This operation manual is meant to assist both Embedded Computer
manufacturers and end-users in installing and setting up the system. The
information contained in this document is subject to change without any
prior notice.
This manual is copyrighted October 28, 2002. Revised Edition: Nov. 29,
2002. You may not reproduce or transmit in any form or by any means,
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Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1-1 About This Manual .......................................................1-2
1-2 System Specifications ...................................................1-3
This chapter gives you the information for Prox-1230. It also
outlines the System specifications.
Section includes:
z About This Manual
z System Specifications
z Safety precautions
Experienced users can skip to chapter 2 on page 2-1
for a Quick Start.
CHAPTER
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL
Thank you for purchasing our Prox-1230, 3.5” Embedded Board enhanced
with VGA/Sound/LAN, is fully PC / AT compatible. The Prox-1230
provides faster processing speed, greater expandability and can handle
more tasks than before. This manual is designed to assist you how to install
and set up the system. It contains four chapters. The user can apply this
manual for configuration according to the following chapters :
Chapter 1 Introduction
This chapter introduces you to the background of this manual, and the
specifications for this system. The final page of this chapter will indicate
how to avoid damaging this Embedded Board.
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration
This chapter outlines the component locations and their functions. In the
end of this chapter, you will learn how to set jumper and how to configure
this card to meet your own needs.
Chapter 3 Software Utilities
This chapter contains helpful information for proper installations of the
VGA Utility, LAN Utility, Sound Utility, and Flash BIOS Update. It also
describes the Watchdog-timer configuration.
Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup
This chapter indicates you how to set up the BIOS configurations.
Appendix A Expansion Bus
This Appendix introduces you the expansion bus for PCI BUS.
Appendix B Technical Summary
This section gives you the information about the Technical maps.
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1-2. SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
z CPU :
VIA C3™ low power processors (667/800 MHz)
Auto detect voltage regulator.
z SYSTEM CHIPSET :
VIA VT8606, VT82C686B
z MEMORY :
Up to 512MB SDRAM
One 144-pin SO-DIMM socket on board.
z CACHE :
Built-in CPU.
z REAL-TIME CLOCK / CALENDAR :
CMOS data back up from BIOS set or BIOS default.
Built-in VIA VT82C686B.
PS/2 keyboard with mini DIN connector or one external 5-pin boxheader
connector with mini DIN cable
Supports Y-Cable.
z MOUSE CONNECTOR :
PS/2 mouse connector with min DIN cable
Selectable with keyboard DIN connector
z BUS SUPPORT :
PC/104 Plus Bus
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z DISPLAY :
Built-in VIA VT8606, supports CRT & LCD (LVDS).
Integrated S3®’s Savage4™ 2D/3D/Video Accelerator.
Optimized Shared Memory Architecture (SMA).
2~32 MB Frame Buffer using system memory.
Supports simultaneous display of CRT & LCD.
Interface:
One 15-pin connector supports for CRT Monitor.
Two 21-pin connector support up to 36bit LVDS, with selectable
resolution for 1024 x 768 (default), 800 x 600, and 640 x 480.
z WATCHDOG :
I / O port 0443H to Enable watchdog.
I / O port 0441H to Disable watchdog.
Selectable for Reset / NMI Watchdog function.
Time-out timing select 0 / 8 / 16 / 24 / 32 / 40 / 48 / 56 / 64 / 72 / 80 / 88 /
96 / 104 / 112 / 120 sec +/- 25%.
z IDE INTERFACE :
One EIDE port supports Ultra DMA-100/66/33.
One channel supports up to two devices.
One Compact Flash Card connector
z FLOPPY DISK DRIVER INTERFACE :
Supports up to two Floppy Disk Drives, 3.5" and 5.25" (360K / 720K /
1.2M / 1.44M / 2.88M / LS-120).
z USB CONNECTOR :
Universal Serial Bus Connector, supports up to two USB ports.
z LAN ADAPTER :
Realtek 8100BL PCI Fast Ethernet
10/100 Base-TX PCI-BUS
z INFRARED FUNCTION :
One Infrared port.
Supports IrDA v1.0 SIR protocol.
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z SERIAL PORT :
Two high speed 16550 Compatible UARTs with Send / Receive 16 Byte
FIFOs; COM1 for RS-232; COM2 for RS-232/422/485
COM1 with 9-pin D-SUB connector on board
COM2 with two 5-pin boxheader connector on board
MIDI Compatible
Programmable Baud Rate Generator
z PARALLEL PORT :
Supports SPP, ECP, EPP Function mode.
Bi-directional parallel port.
z SOUND FUNCTION :
Integrated Sound Blaster / DirectSound AC97 audio.
Dual Full duplex direct sound channels bet. system memory & AC97 link.
32 byte FIFO of each Direct Sound Channel.
VIA VT1612A, AC97 SoundMAX® Codec
Interface: MIC, line-out, and speaker.
z GREEN FUNCTION :
Software supported by BIOS setup.
Hardware supported by switch control.
z HARDWARE MONITORING FUNCTION :
Monitor CPU Voltage, CPU temperature, and Cooling Fan.
z LED INDICATOR :
HDD LED: one 2-pin headpin on board
power LED: one 2-pin headpin on board
z DMA CONTROLLER :
82C37 x 2
z DMA CHANNELS :
7
z INTERRUPT CONTROLLERS :
82C59 x 2
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z INTERRUPT LEVELS :
15
z OPERATING TEMPERATURE :
0 to 60°C (32°F to 140°F)
z SYSTEM POWER REQUIREMENT :
DC Voltage: +5V Standby, minimum +4.75V, maximum +5.25V.
DC Ampere: 0.04A.
DC Voltage: +5V, minimum +4.75V, maximum +5.25V.
DC Ampere: 2.4A.
DC Voltage: +12V, minimum +11.4V, maximum +12.6V.
DC Ampere: 0.2A.
z BOARD DIMENSION :
102mm x 145mm (4.02” x 5.71”)
z BOARD NET WEIGHT :
175g (0.385 lb)
1-3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Follow the messages below to avoid your systems from damage:
1. Keep your system away from static electricity on all occasions.
2. Prevent electric shock. Don‘t touch any components of this card when
the card is power-on. Always disconnect power when the system is not
in use.
3. Disconnect power when you change any hardware devices. For instance,
when you connect a jumper or install any cards, a surge of power may
damage the electronic components or the whole system.
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HARDWARE
CHAPTER
CONFIGURATION
** QUICK START **
Helpful information describes the jumper & connector settings, and
component locations.
This section includes:
z Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table
z Component Locations
z Configuration and Jumper settings
z Connector‘s Pin Assignments
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2-1. JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE
COM Connector .................................................……….COM1, COM2
Prox-1230 Connector, Jumper and Component locations
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2-3. HOW TO SET THE JUMPERS
You can configure your board by setting the jumpers. Jumper is consists of
two or three metal pins with a plastic base mounted on the card, and by using
a small plastic "cap", Also known as the jumper cap (with a metal contact
inside), you are able to connect the pins. So you can set-up your hardware
configuration by "opening" or "closing" pins.
The jumper can be combined into sets that called jumper blocks. When the
jumpers are all in the block, you have to put them together to set up the
hardware configuration. The figure below shows how this looks like.
JUMPERS AND CAPS
If a jumper has three pins (for example, labelled PIN1, PIN2, and PIN3), You
can connect PIN1 & PIN2 to create one setting and shorting. You can either
connect PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The same jumper diagrams are
applied all through this manual. The figure below shows what the manual
diagram looks like and what they represent.
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JUMPER DIAGRAMS
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration
JUMPER SETTINGS
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2-4. COM PORT CONNECTOR
There are two COM ports enhanced in this board namely: COM1 and
COM2. COM1 is fixed for RS-232, while COM2 is selectable for RS232/422/485.
COM1 : COM1 Connector
The COM1 Connector assignments are as follows :
24bit and below panel used LVDS1, 36/48bit panel used LVDS1
and LVDS2.
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21
20
LVDS1
21
20
LVDS2
1
2
1
2
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2-21. LVDS PANEL VOLTAGE SELECTION
JP7 : LVDS Panel Voltage Selection
The voltage selection are as follows:
VOLTAGE
SELECTION
5V VCC
JUMPER SETTINGS
(pin closed)
1-2
ILLUSTRATION
3.3V VCC 2-3
2-22. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONNECTOR
USB : Universal Serial Bus Connector
USB connector of this board can support two USB ports.
The pin assignments are as follows:
PIN ASSIGNMENT
1 VCC
2
3
4 GND
5 GND
6 VCC
7
8 USBP1+
9 GND
10 GND
USBP∅−
USBP∅+
USBP1−
JUMPER
CN2
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2-23. FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR
FDD1 : Floppy Disk Drive Connector
You can use a 34-pin daisy-chain cable to connect two FDDs. On one end of
this cable there is a 34-pin flat cable to attach the FDD on the board, the
other side attaches to two FDDs.
The pin assignments are as follows :
LPT1 : Printer Connector
As to link the Printer to the card, you need a cable to connect both DB25
connector and parallel port.
The pin assignments are as follows :
J2, J3 : AT/ATX Power Selection
The selections are as follows:
POWER
SELECTION
JUMPER SETTING
(pin closed)
JUMPER
ILLUSTRATION
J2 J3
ATX Open Open
AT Close Close
***Manufacturing Default: ATX
As a reminder, when you choose to use the ATX function, please be
sure to set the corresponding configuration found in BIOS setup such
as:
1. Inside the “CHIPSET FEATURES” setting, set the power supply
type to ATX.
2. Inside the “POWER MANAGEMENT” setting, set the ACPI
function to enable.
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2-30. SOUND CONNECTOR
CN1 : Sound Connector
This connector is used to connect the microphone, line-in, and line-out
through our adapter card. The pin assignments are as follows:
The following table indicates how to set CPU Ratio Frequency.
RATIO BR0 BR1 BR2 BR3 BR4
9.0X 0 0 0 0 0
3.0X 1 0 0 0 0
4.0X 0 1 0 0 0
10.0X 1 1 0 0 0
5.5X 0 0 1 0 0
3.5X 1 0 1 0 0
4.5X 0 1 1 0 0
9.5X 1 1 1 0 0
5.0X 0 0 0 1 0
7.0X 1 0 0 1 0
8.0X 0 1 0 1 0
6.0X 1 1 0 1 0
12.0X 0 0 1 1 0
7.5X 1 0 1 1 0
8.5X 0 1 1 1 0
6.5X 1 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 0 1
11.0X 1 0 0 0 1
12.0X 0 1 0 0 1
1 1 0 0 1
13.5X 0 0 1 0 1
11.5X 1 0 1 0 1
12.5X 0 1 1 0 1
10.5X 1 1 1 0 1
13.0X 0 0 0 1 1
15.0X 1 0 0 1 1
16.0X 0 1 0 1 1
14.0X 1 1 0 1 1
0 0 1 1 1
15.5X 1 0 1 1 1
0 1 1 1 1
14.5X 1 1 1 1 1
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SOFTWARE
CHAPTER
3
UTILITIES
This chapter comprises the detailed information of VGA driver,
LAN driver, sound driver, and Flash BIOS update. It also describes
how to install the watchdog timer configuration.
Section includes:
z VGA Driver Utility
z Flash BIOS Update
z LAN Driver Utility
z Sound Driver Utility
z Watchdog Timer Configuration
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Chapter 3 Software Configuration
3-1. INTRODUCTION
Enclosed with our Prox-1230 package is our driver utility, which may comes
in a form of a CD ROM disc or floppy diskettes. For CD ROM disc user,
you will only need some of the files contained in the CD ROM disc, please
kindly refer to the following chart:
Filename
(Assume that CD ROM drive is D:)
D:\VGA\VIA S3 Twister For VGA driver installation
D:\Flash\ For BIOS update
D:\LAN\RTL8100BL Realtek RTL8100BL
D:\Sound\VIA\VT1612A For Sound Driver installation
3-2. VGA DRIVER UTILITY
The VGA interface embedded with our Prox-1230 can support a wide range
of display mode, such as SVGA, STN, TFT .....etc. You can display CRT
and LVDS simultaneously with the same mode.
Purpose
For LAN Driver installation
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2. Win ME program
3. Win NT program
4. Win 2000 progr am
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3-3. FLASH BIOS UPDATE
3-3-1. System BIOS Update:
Users of Prox-1230 can use the program “Awdflash.exe” contained in
the Utility Disk for system BIOS and VGA BIOS update.
3-3-2. To update VGA BIOS for LCD Flat Panel Display:
As Prox-1230 user, you have to update the VGA BIOS for your specific
LCD flat panel you are going to use. For doing this, you need two files.
One is the “Awdflash.exe” file and the other is the VGA BIOS for LCD
panel display. Both file must be provided by the vendor or manufacturer.
When you get these two files ready, follow the following steps for
updating your VGA BIOS:
1. Install “Awdflash.exe” from Utility Disk to Drive C.
2. Insert the VGA BIOS file you have obtained from the vendor.
3. Type the path to Awdflash.exe and execute the VGA BIOS update
with file C30bxxxx.bin
C:\UTIL\AWDFLASH>AWDFLASH C30bxxxx.bin
4. The screen will display the table below:
FLASH MEMORY WRITER v7.XX
(C) Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved
For 8604-686B-6A6LLP69C-0 DATE: 04/23/2001
Flash Type - MXIC 29F002(N)T /5V
File Name to Program:
Checksum: XXXXX
C30bxxxx.bin
Error Message : Do You Want To Save BIOS (Y/N)
If you want to save up the original BIOS, enter "Y" and press < Enter > .
If you choose "N", the following table will appear on screen.
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FLASH MEMORY WRITER v7.XX
(C) Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved
For 8604-686B-6A6LLP69C-0 DATE: 04/23/2001
Flash Type - MXIC 29F002(N)T /5V
File Name to Program: C30bxxxx.bin
Checksum: XXXXX
Error Message : Are You Sure To Program (Y/N)
Select "Y", and the BIOS will be renewed. When you are refreshing the
BIOS, do not turn off or reset the system, or you will damage the BIOS.
After you have completed all the programming, the screen displays the
table below:
FLASH MEMORY WRITER v7.XX
(C) Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved
For 8604-686B-6A6LLP69C-0 DATE: 04/23/2001
Flash Type - MXIC 29F002(N)T /5V
File Name to Program: C30bxxxx.bin
Checksum: XXXXX
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Reset System or Power off to
accomplish update process!
F1: Reset F10: Exit
Please reset or power off the system, and then the Flash BIOS is fully
implemented.
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3-4. LAN DRIVER UTILITY
3-4-1. Introduction
Prox-1230 Embedded Board is enhanced with LAN function that can
support various network adapters. Installation programs for LAN
drivers are listed as follows:
1. Win 98/2000 program
2. Win NT program
3. WFW 3.11
4. LINUX
3-4-2. Installation Procedures of LAN Driver
1. Install LAN Driver to Windows 98/2000
Executing Windows 98/Windows 2000, it will auto-detect your
system configuration and find the adapter hardware.
(1) Ask you to select which driver you want to install, select “Driver
from disk provided by hardware manufacturer”.
(2) Insert the Realtek RTL8100B driver disk into the drive A or CD
drive and specify the setup file pathname, ex: A:\ .
(3) Win 98/ Win 2000 will appear some messages to insert Windows
98/Win2000 system disk to complete setup step.
(4) Windows 98/Windows 2000 will finish the other installation
procedure automatically, and then restart the system.
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2. Install LAN Driver to Windows NT 3.0/4.0
(1) In the Main group of NT, select the “Control Panel” icon.
(2) In the Control Panel window, choose the “Network” icon.
(3) In the Network Settings dialog box, choose the “Add adapter”
button. The Add Network Adapter dialog box appears.
(4) In the list of network cards, select “<other> Requires disk from
manufacturer”, and then press <Enter> button.
(5) Insert the LAN driver utility, and enter the filename (ex. A:\
pathname) where the setup file OEMSETUP.INF is located, and
then choose OK button.
(6) The screen will appear “Select Line Speed” dialog box, which is
provided by R8139n5.SYS driver. The default value is “auto”
so that the line speed can be auto detected as 10MB or 100MB,
while the R8139n5.SYS is loading.
(7) The screen will appear “Input Ethernet ID” dialog box, which is
provided by R8139n5.SYS driver. This option is only required
when you have more than one RTL8100B PCI Fast Ethernet
adapters on this computer. Select “SKIP” if only one adapter is
installed on this computer.
(8) “Bus Location” displayed in next screen. Your machine
contains more than one hardware bus, please select the Bus Type
and Bus number on which your network adapter card is installed.
(9) NT will then perform the binding process. If any additional
network software options were installed, you may be prompted
for specific information for these packages.
(10) Re-starting your system you will acquire network service.
Note: For Installing Multiple LAN Adapters:
Enter Windows NT and follow above setup procedure step 2, in
the “Network Settings” dialog box, choose the “Configure...”
button. The “Input Ethernet ID” dialog box appears and input
adapter’s Ethernet ID. Last step to select OK and close
NETWORK SETUP. Select SKIP if only one adapter is
installed on this computer.
For more information on installation procedure, please refer to TXT
directory found on LAN DRIVER UTILITY.
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3-5. SOUND DRIVER UTILITY
3-5-1. Introduction
The sound function enhanced in this system is fully compatible with
Windows 9x/98SE/ME, Windows NT, DOS, OS2, Linux, and Windows
2000. Below, you will find the content of the Sound driver :
3-5-2. Installation Procedure In Windows NT
(1) Open “Main” Window in Program Manager.
(2) Select “Control Panel” in Main Window, then open it.
(3) Select “Drivers” in Control Panel. Double Click it to open this
window. Then choose “ADD” item to add driver.
(4) Choose “Unlisted or Updated Driver” on the list. Then press
“OK” button.
(5) Change the “Install Driver” directory to the “VIA Audio Driver
directory”. Then press “OK” button.
(6) If it correct, you will see a pop window, which shows “VIA PCI
Audio Controller”. Press “OK” button to process installing.
(7) Restart the computer.
Chapter 3 Software Configuration
1. Win 9x/98SE/ME program
2. Win NT/2000 program
3. Linux program
4. Os2 program
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3-6. WATCHDOG TIMER CONFIGURATION
This board has watchdog timer function for monitoring whether the system
is still work or not after a period of time. The user can select watchdog
timer to system reset or NMI (Non Maskable interrupt) depending on the
jumper set in “Reset/NMI/Clear Watchdog Selection” found in chapter 2.
This is defined at I/O port 443H. When you want to enable the watchdog
timer, please write I/O port 443H, and then the system will either reset itself
or perform the NMI function. Likewise, when you want to disable the
function, write I/O port 441H, the system will run the command to stop the
Watchdog function.
In Prox-1230 watchdog function, you must write your program so when it
writes I/O port address 443 for enable watchdog and write I/O port address
441 for disable watchdog. The timer's intervals have a tolerance of 25% so
you should program an instruction that will refresh the timer about every
second.
The following program shows you how to program the watch timer in your
program.
Watchdog enable program:
MOV AX, 000FH (choose the values you need; start from 0)
MOV DX, 443H
OUT DX, AX
Watchdog disable program:
MOV AX, 000FH (this value can be ignored)
MOV DX, 441H
OUT DX, AX
The Watchdog Timer control table is as follows:
Level Value Time/secLevel Value Time/sec
1 F 0 9 7 64
2 E 8 10 6 72
3 D 16 11 5 80
4 C 24 12 4 88
5 B 32 13 3 96
6 A 40 14 2 104
7 9 48 15 1 112
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AWARD
CHAPTER
4
BIOS SETUP
This chapter shows how to set up the Award BIOS.
Section includes:
z Introduction
z Entering Setup
z The Standard CMOS Features
z The Advanced BIOS Features
z The Advanced Chipset Features
z Integrated Peripherals
z Power Management Setup
z PNP/PCI Configuration
z PC Health Status
z Frequency/Voltage Control
z Load Fail-Safe Defaults
z Load Optimized Defaults
z Password Setting
z Save and Exit Setup
z Exit Without Saving
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Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup
4-1. INTRODUCTION
This chapter will show you the function of the BIOS in managing the
features of your system. The Prox-1230 3.5” Embedded Board is equipped
with the BIOS for system chipset from Award Software Inc. This page
briefly explains the function of the BIOS in managing the special features of
your system. The following pages describe how to use the BIOS for system
chipset Setup menu.
Your application programs (such as word processing, spreadsheets, and
games) rely on an operating system such as DOS or OS/2 to manage such
things as keyboard, monitor, disk drives, and memory.
The operating system relies on the BIOS (Basic Input and Output system), a
program stored on a ROM (Read-only Memory) chip, to initialize and
configure your computer's hardware. As the interface between the hardware
and the operating system, the BIOS enables you to make basic changes to
your system's hardware without having to write a new operating system.
The following diagram illustrates the interlocking relationships between the
system hardware, BIOS, operating system, and application program:
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4-2. ENTERING SETUP
When the system is powered on, the BIOS will enter the Power-On Self
Test (POST) routines and the following message will appear on the lower
screen:
PRESS <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP, ESC TO SKIP MEMORY TEST
As long as this message is present on the screen you may press the <Del>
key (the one that shares the decimal point at the bottom of the number
keypad) to access the Setup program. In a moment, the main menu of the
Award SETUP program will appear on the screen:
You may use the cursor the up/down keys to highlight the individual menu
items. As you highlight each item, a brief description of the highlighted
selection will appear at the bottom of the screen.
►Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
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4-3. THE STANDARD CMOS FEATURES
Highlight the〝STANDARD CMOS FEATURES〞and press the <ENTER>
key and the screen will display the following table:
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Standard CMOS Features
Date (mm:dd:yy)
Time (hh:mm:ss)
▶ IDE Primary Master
▶ IDE Primary Slave
▶ IDE Secondary Master
▶ IDE Secondary Slave
Drive A
Drive B
Video
Halt On
Base Memory
Extended Memory
Total Memory
Wed, Oct
92002
5 : 43 : 0
[Maxtor 32049H2]
[FX54++W]
[None]
[None]
[1.44M, 3.5 in.]
[None]
[EGA/VGA]
[All, But Keyboard]
640K
113664K
114688K
Item Help
Menu Level ►
Change the day, month,
year and century
↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
In the above Setup Menu, use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use
the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
Date:
< Month >, < Date > and <Year >. Ranges for each value are in the CMOS
Setup Screen, and the week-day will skip automatically.
Time:
< Hour >, < Minute >, and < Second >. Use 24 hour clock format, i.e., for PM
numbers, add 12 to the hour. For example: 4: 30 P.M. You should enter the
time as 16:30:00.
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IDE Primary Master / Slave:
IDE Secondary Master / Slave:
The options for these items are found in its sub menu. By pressing the
<ENTER> key, you are prompt to enter the sub menu of the detailed options
as shown below:
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Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup
IDE Primary Master
IDE HDD Auto-Detection
IDE Primary Master
Access Mode
Capacity
Cylinder
Head
Precomp
Landing Zone
Sector
↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
To auto-detect the
HDD’s size, head…on
this channel
Table 1 – IDE Primary Master sub menu
Descriptions on each item above are as follows:
1. IDE HDD Auto-detection
Press the enter key to auto-detect the HDD on this channel. If detection
is successful, it fills the remaining fields on this menu.
2. IDE Primary Master
There are three available options on this category, namely: None, Auto,
and Manual. By selecting “Manual”, you can set the remaining fields
on this screen, such as -
a. Cylinder – Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk.
b. Head – Set the number of read/write heads.
c. Precomp - ***Warning! Setting a value of 65535 means no HDD.
d. Landing Zone
e. Sector – Set the number of sector per track
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3. Access Mode
There are four available options for this item, namely: Normal, LBA,
Large and Auto. Choose the access mode for this hard disk.
4. Capacity
Disk Drive capacity (Approximated). Note that this size is usually
slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a diskchecking program.
DRIVE A AND DRIVE B:
Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. The available
options are 360KB 5.25in, 1.2KB 5.25in, 720KB 3.5in, 1.44MB 3.5in,
2.88MB 3.5in and None.
VIDEO:
This category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system
monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to
select the type in Setup. Available Options are as follows:
adapters.
CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode.
CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode.
MONO Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution
monochrome adapters.
HALT ON:
This category allows user to choose whether the computer will stop if an error
is detected during power up. Available options are “All errors”, “No errors”,
“All, But keyboard”, “All, But Diskette”, and “All But Disk/Key”.
BASE MEMORY:
Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up.
EXTENDED MEMORY:
Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up.
TOTAL MEMORY:
Displays the total memory available in the system.
Allows you to choose
the VIRUS warning
feature for IDE Hard
Disk boot sector
protection. If this
function is enabled and
someone attempt to
write data into this area,
BIOS will show a
warning message on
screen and alarm beep
The “BIOS FEATURES SETUP” allow you to configure your system for
basic operation. The user can select the system’s default speed, boot-up
sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security.
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A brief introduction of each setting in the BIOS FEATURES SETUP
program is given below.
VIRUS WARNING :
This item allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk
boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to
write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and
alarm beep.
CPU INTERNAL CACHE/EXTERNAL CACHE :
These two categories speed up memory access. However, it depends on
CPU/chipset design.
CPU L2 CACHE ECC CHECKING :
This item allows you to enable or disable CPU L2 Cache ECC checking.
QUICK POWER ON SELF-TEST:
This item allows you to speed up Power On Self Test (POST) after power-up
the computer. When enabled, the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items
during POST.
FIRST/SECOND/THIRD/OTHER BOOT DEVICE:
The BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the
sequence selected in these items.
SWAP FLOOPY DRIVE:
This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. Selecting
Enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to
logical drive B.
BOOT UP FLOPPY SEEK:
You may enable / disable this item to define whether the system will look for
a floppy disk drive to boot at power-on, or proceed directly to the hard disk
drive.
BOOT UP NUMLOCK STATUS:
Select power on state for NumLock.
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GATE A20 OPTION:
This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. When Normal
was set, a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20. And when Fast
was set, the chipset controls Gate A20.
TYPEMATIC RATE SETTING:
Enable this item if you wish to be able to configure the characteristics of
your keyboard. Typematic refers to the way in which characters are entered
repeatedly if a key is held down. For example, if you press and hold down
the "A" key, the letter "a" will repeatedly appear on your screen on your
screen until you release the key. When enabled, the typematic rate and
typematic delay can be selected.
TYPEMATIC RATE (CHARS/SEC):
This item sets the number of times a second to repeat a key stroke when you
hold the key down.
TYPEMATIC DELAY (MSEC):
The item sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to
repeat the keystroke.
SECURITY OPTION:
This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to
Setup.
System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be
denied if the correct password is not entered at the
prompt.
Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be
denied if the correct password is not entered at the
prompt.
To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and
then you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything and just
press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled, the
system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
OS SELECT FOR DRAM >64MB :
Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB or RAM
on the system. You may choose OS2 or Non-OS2.
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VIDEO BIOS SHADOW :
Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM. However, it is
optional depending on chipset design. Video Shadow will increase the
video speed.
C8000-CBFFF SHADOW ~ DC000-DFFFF SHADOW:
These categories determine whether option ROMs will be copied to RAM.
An example of such option ROM would be support of on-board SCSI.
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4-5. ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES
Choose the〝ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES〞from the main menu,
the screen shown as below.
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced Chipset Features
DRAM Timing by SPD
x DRAM Clock
x SDRAM Cycle Length
x Bank Interleave
Memory Hole
P2C/C2P Concurrency
System BIOS Cacheable
Video RAM Cacheable
Frame Buffer Size
AGP Aperture Size
AGP-4X Mode
AGP Driving Control
x AGP Driving Value
Panel Type
Boot Device Select
OnChip USB
USB Keyboard Support
OnChip Sound
CPU to PCI Write Buffer
PCI Dynamic Bursting
PCI Master 0 WS Write
PCI Delay Transaction
PCI#2 Access #1 Retry
AGP Master 1 WS Write
AGP Master 1 WS Read
IO Channel check NMI
↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
The parameter allows you to configure the system based on the specific
features of the installed chipset. The chipset manages bus speed and
access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache.
It also coordinates communications between conventional ISA bus and the
PCI bus. It must be stated that these items should never need to be altered.
The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for the system. The only time you might consider making
any changes would be if you discovered that data was being lost while
using your system.
DRAM CLOCK:
This item allows you to control the DRAM speed.
SDRAM CYCLE LENGTH:
When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS
latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from the
default value specified by the system designer.
MEMORY HOLE:
In order to improve performance, certain space in memory is reserved for ISA
cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB.
P2C/C2P CONCURRENCY:
This item allows you to enable/disable the PCI to CPU, CPU to PCI
concurrency.
SYSTEM BIOS CACHEABLE:
This item allows you to enable caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000hFFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program
writes to this memory area, a system error may result.
VIDEO RAM CACHEABLE:
Select Enabled allows caching of the video RAM, resulting in better system
performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a
system error may result.
AGP APERTURE SIZE:
This allows you to adjust the graphics aperture size. The aperture is a
portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory
address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the
AGP without any translation.
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AGP-4X MODE:
This item allows you to enable or disable the AGP-4X Mode.
AGP DRIVING CONTROL:
This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force. Choose Manual to
key in an AGP Driving Value in the next selection. This field is
recommended to set in Auto for avoiding any error in your system.
AGP DRIVING VALUE:
This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force.
ONCHIP USB:
This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system
board and you want to use it. Even when so equipped, if you add a higher
performance controller, you will need to disable this feature.
USB KEYBOARD SUPPORT:
Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB)
controller and you have a USB keyboard.
ONCHIP SOUND:
This item allows you to control the onboard AC ’97 audio.
CPU TO PCI WRITE BUFFER:
When this field is Enabled, writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered,
to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus.
When Disabled, the writes are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the
write is complete before starting another write cycle.
PCI DYNAMIC BURSTING:
When Enabled, every write transaction goes to the write buffer. Burstable
transactions then burst on the PCI bus and non-burstable transaction don’t.
PCI MASTER 0 WS WRITE:
When Enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states.
PCI DELAY TRANSACTION:
The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay
transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI
specification version 2.1.
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PCI#2 ACCESS #1 RETRY:
When disabled, PCI#2 will not be disconnected until access finishes. When
Enabled, PCI#2 will be disconnected if max retries are attempted without
success.
AGP MASTER 1 WS WRITE:
When Enabled, writes to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed
with one wait state.
AGP MASTER 1 WS READ:
When Enabled, read to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed
with one wait state.
IO CHANNEL CHECK NMI:
This field enables or disables IO channel check NMI. Before selecting this
function, the user should check first that NMI function is enabled as described
in chapter 2 (Reset/NMI/Clear Watchdog Selection).
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4-6. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
Choose〝INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS〞from the main setup menu, a
display will be shown on screen as below:
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Integrated Peripherals
On-Chip IDE Channel0
On-Chip IDE Channel1
IDE Prefetch Mode
Primary Master PIO
Primary Slave PIO
Secondary Master PIO
Secondary Slave PIO
Primary Master UDMA
Primary Slave UDMA
Secondary Master UDMA
Secondary Slave UDMA
Init Display First
IDE HDD Block Mode
Onboard FDD Controller
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
UART 2 Mode
x IR Function Duplex
x TX,RX inverting enable
Onboard Parallel Port
Onboard Parallel Mode
x ECP Mode Use DMA
x Parallel Port EPP Type
↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
By moving the cursor to the desired selection and by pressing the <F1> key,
the all options for the desired selection will be displayed for choice.
ONCHIP IDE CHANNEL 0:
The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE
channels. Select Enabled to activate the primary IDE interface. Select
Disabled to deactivate this interface.
ONCHIP IDE CHANNEL 1:
The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE
channels. Select Enabled to activate the secondary IDE interface. Select
Disabled to deactivate this interface.
IDE PREFETCH MODE:
The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE pre-fetching for faster drive
accesses. If you install a primary and or secondary add-in IDE interface,
set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support pre-fetching.
The four IDE PIO fields allow you to set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the
four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through
4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system
automatically determines the best mode for each device.
Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive
supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows
95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If you hard drive and your
system software both support Ultra DMA/33, select Auto to enable BIOS
support.
INIT DISPLAY FIRST:
This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on-chip VGA
first. The choices are PCI Slot and Onboard.
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IDE HDD BLOCK MODE:
Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple
sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new
drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of
block read/writes per sector the drive can support.
ONBOARD FDC CONTROLLER:
Select Enabled if the system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on
the system board and you wish to use it. If you install and-in FDC or the
system has no floppy drive, select Disabled.
ONBOARD SERIAL PORT 1:
ONBOARD SERIAL PORT 2:
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the 1
serial ports.
UART 2 MODE:
This item allows you to select which mode for the Onboard Serial Port 2.
IR FUNCTION DUPLEX:
This item allows you to select the IR half/full duplex function.
TX, RX INVERTING ENABLE:
This item allows you to enable TX, RX inverting which depends on
different H/W requirement. This field is not recommended to change its
default setting for avoiding any error in your system.
ONBOARD PARALLEL PORT:
This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with
which I/O address.
ONBOARD PARALLEL MODE:
Select an operating mode for the onboard (printer) port. Select Normal
unless you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the
other available modes.
ECP MODE USE DMA:
Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode.
st
, 2nd, 3rd and forth
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PARALLEL PORT EPP TYPE:
Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9 as required by your parallel peripheral.
4-7. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
Choose〝POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP〞option on the main menu, a
display will be shown on screen as below :
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Power Management Setup
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ACPI Function
►Power Management
PM Control by APM
Video Off Option
Video Off Method
MODEM Use IRQ
Soft-Off by PWRBTN
State After Power Failure
The “Power Management Setup” allows the user to configure the system to
the most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with
your own style of computer use.
ACPI FUNCTION:
Users are allowed to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and
Power Management (ACPI).
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POWER MANAGEMENT:
This item allows the user to select the type or degree of power saving and is
directly related to HDD Power Down, Doze Mode and Suspend Mode.
PM CONTROL BY APM:
If Advanced Power Management (APM) is installed on your system, selecting
Yes gives better power savings.
VIDEO OFF OPTION:
This category determines the power-saving modes during which the monitor
goes blank:
ALWAYS ON Monitor remains on during power-saving modes.
SUSPEND → OFF
Monitor blanked when system enters Suspend
mode.
SUSP,STBY → OFF
Monitor blanked when system enters either
Suspend or Standby mode.
ALL MODES → OFF
Monitor blanked when system enters any power
saving mode.
VIDEO OFF METHOD:
This category determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
V/H SYNC+BLANK This selection will cause the system to turn off
the vertical & horizontal synchronization ports
and writes blanks to video buffer.
BLANK SCREEN This selection only writes blanks to video buffer.
DPMS SUPPORT Initial display power management signaling.
MODEM USE IRQ:
This item enable you to name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to
the modem (if any) on your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always
awakens the system.
SOFT-OFF BY PWRBTN:
Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to
enter the Soft-Off state when the system has “hung”. The choices are
Delay 4 Sec and Instant-Off.
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STATE AFTER POWER FAILURE:
This field lets you determine the state that your system returns to after a power
failure. When set to OFF, the system will not boot after a power failure.
When set to ON, the system will restart after a power failure.
WAKE UP EVENTS:
Wake up events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system
from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a
mode.
In effect, the system remains alert for anything that occurs to a device,
which is configured as ON, even when the system is in a power down mode.
VGA:
When Enabled, you can set the VGA awakens the system.
LPT & COM:
When ON ofLPT & COM, any activity from one of the listed system
peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system.
HDD & FDD:
When ON ofHDD & FDD, any activity from one of the listed system
peripheral devices wakes up the system.
PCI MASTER:
When ON of PCI Master, any activity from one of the listed system
peripheral devices wakes up the system.
WAKE UP ON LAN/RING:
This category allows you to wake up the system from LAN from remote
host. And it also can be awaken from an input signal on serial Ring
Indicator (RI) line (incoming call on the modem).
RTC ALARM RESUME:
When Enabled, you can set the date and the time at which the RTC alarm
awakens the system from Suspend mode.
PRIMARY INTR:
When set to Off, IRQ Activity Monitoring is set to BIOS default. When set
to On, user may select the desired setting.
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4-8. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
Choose 〝PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION〞 from the main menu, a display
will be shown on screen as below:
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
PnP/PCI Configurations
PNP OS Installed
Reset Configuration Data
Resources Controlled By
x IRQ Resources
x DMA Resources
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Assign IRQ for VGA
Assign IRQ for USB
[Yes]
[Disabled]
[Auto(ESCD)]
Press Enter
Press Enter
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
Item Help
Menu Level ►
Select Yes if you are
using a Plug and Play
capable operating
system Select No if
you need the BIOS to
configure non-boot
devices
↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
This section describes how to configure PCI bus system. PCI, also known as
Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system, which allows I/O devices to
operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers technical items,
which is strongly recommended for experienced users only.
PNP OS INSTALLED:
This item allows you to determine install PnP OS or not.
RESET CONFIGURATION DATA:
Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended
System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have
installed a new add-on and the system configuration has caused such a
serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot.
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RESOURCE CONTROLLED BY:
The Award Plug and Play Bios can automatically configure all of the booth
and Plug and Play-compatible devices. However, this capability means
absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system
such as Windows 95. By choosing “manual”, you are allowed to
configure the IRQ Resources, DMA Resources and Memory Resources.
The choices are Auto (ESCD) and Manual.
IRQ RESOURCES:
You may assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of
device using the interrupt.
DMA RESOURCES:
When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA channel
a type, depending on the type of device using the DMA channel.
PCI/VGA PALETTE SNOOP:
Leave this field at disabled.
ASSIGN IRQ FOR USB:
Enable or Disable to assign IRQ for USB.
ASSIGN IRQ FOR VGA:
Enable or Disable to assign IRQ for VGA.
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4-9. PC HEALTH STATUS
Choose 〝PC HEALTH STATUS〞 from the main menu, a display will
be shown on screen as below:
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
PC Health Status
Item Help Current CPU Temp.
Menu Level ►
Current CPU FAN Speed
Vcore
2.5V
3.3V
5V
12V
34½C/ 93½F
0 RPM
1.14V
2.56V
3.33V
5.20V
12.24V
↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
This setup menu allows you to specify your settings for frequency/voltage
control.
AUTO DETECT DIMM/PCI CLK:
This item allows you to enable or disable auto detect DIMM/PCI Clock.
SPREAD SPECTRUM:
This item allows you to enable or disable the spread spectrum modulate.
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4-11. LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS
By pressing the <ENTER> key on this item, you get a confirmation dialog
box with a message similar to the following:
Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( Y/N ) ? N
To use the BIOS default values, change the prompt to "Y" and press the
<Enter > key. CMOS is loaded automatically when you power up the
system.
4-12. LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS
When you press <Enter> on this category, you get a confirmation dialog
box with a message similar to the following:
Load Optimized Defaults ( Y/N ) ? N
Pressing "Y" loads the default values that are factory setting for optimal
performance system operations.
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4-13. PASSWORD SETTING
User is allowed to set either supervisor or user password, or both of them.
The difference is that the supervisor password can enter and change the
options of the setup menus while the user password can enter only but do not
have the authority to change the options of the setup menus.
TO SET A PASSWORD
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the
center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.
Enter Password:
Type the password up to eight characters in length, and press < Enter >.
The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from
CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the
password again and press the < Enter > key. You may also press < Esc >
to abort the selection and not enter a password.
User should bear in mind that when a password is set, you will be
asked to enter the password everything you enter CMOS setup Menu.
TO DISABLE THE PASSWORD
To disable the password, select this function (do not enter any key when
you are prompt to enter a password), and press the <Enter> key and a
message will appear at the center of the screen:
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PASSWORD DISABLED!!!
Press any key to continue...
Press the < Enter > key again and the password will be disabled. Once the
password is disabled, you can enter Setup freely.
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4-14. SAVE & EXIT SETUP
After you have completed adjusting all the settings as required, you must
remember to save these setting into the CMOS RAM. To save the settings,
select “SAVE & EXIT SETUP” and press <Enter>, a display will be shown
as follows:
When you confirm that you wish to save the settings, your system will be
automatically restarted and the changes you have made will be implemented.
You may always call up the setup program at any time to adjust any of the
individual items by pressing the <Del> key during boot up.
SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y
►Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Password
Setup
Saving
Save Data to CMOS
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4-15. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
If you wish to cancel any changes you have made, you may select the
“EXIT WITHOUT SAVING” and the original setting stored in the CMOS
will be retained. The screen will be shown as below:
0 System TIMER interrupt from TIMER-0
1 Keyboard output buffer full
2 Cascade for IRQ 8-15
3 Serial port 2 / Modem
4 Serial port 1
5 Parallel port 2 / Sound Blaster
6 Floppy
7 Parallel port 1
8 RTC clock
9 Available
10 COM4
11 COM3
12 PS/2 Mouse
13 Math coprocessor
14 IDE1
15 IDE2
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RTC & CMOS RAM MAP
CODE ASSIGNMENT
00 Seconds
01 Second alarm
02 Minutes
03 Minutes alarm
04 Hours
05 Hours alarm
06 Day of week
07 Day of month
08 Month
09 Year
0A Status register A
0B Status register B
0C Status register C
0D Status register D
0E Diagnostic status byte
0F Shutdown byte
10 Floppy Disk drive type byte
11 Reserve
12 Hard Disk type byte
13 Reserve
14 Equipment byte
15 Base memory low byte
16 Base memory high byte
17 Extension memory low byte
18 Extension memory high byte
30 Reserved for extension memory low byte
31 Reserved for extension memory high byte
32 Date Century byte
33 Information Flag
34-3F Reserve
40-7f Reserved for Chipset Setting Data
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TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP
Timer Channel Map
Timer Channel Assignment
0 System timer interrupt
1 DRAM Refresh request
2 Speaker tone generator
DMA Channel Map
DMA Channel Assignment
0 Available
1 Available / Sound Blaster
2 Floppy
3 Available / ECP
4 Cascade for DMA controller 1
5 Available
6 Available
7 Available
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I/O & MEMORY MAP
Memory Map :
MEMORY MAP ASSIGNMENT
0000000-009FFFF System memory used by DOS and
application
00A0000-00BFFFF Display buffer memory for VGA/ EGA /
CGA / MONOCHROME adapter
00C0000-00DFFFF Reserved for I/O device BIOS ROM or
RAM buffer.
00E0000-00EFFFF Reserved for PCI device ROM
00F0000-00FFFFF System BIOS ROM
0100000-FFFFFFF System extension memory