protech ProX-1635LF User Manual

USER’S
MANUAL

ProX-1635LF

For Socket 370
Half-size CPU Card
With VGA / LAN

Prox-1635LF M2

Copyright Notice

Prox-1635LF Socket 370

Half-size Embedded Card

With VGA / LAN

OPERATION MANUAL

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

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 notice.

This manual is copyrighted January 2004. You may not reproduce or transmit in
any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying
and recording.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of
their respective owners.

CE NOTICE

This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause
radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate
measures.

Copyright Notice

FCC NOTICE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user
will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not
expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void your
authority to operate such equipment.

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1-1 About This Manual ....................................................... 1-2

1-2 System Specification ..................................................... 1-3

1-3 Safety Precautions ......................................................... 1-6

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION

2-1 Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table ............... 2-2

2-2 Component Locations ................................................... 2-3

2-3 How to Set the Jumpers ................................................ 2-5

2-4 COM Port Connector ………………………………… 2-7

2-5 RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ............................... 2-8

2-6 PS/2 Mouse Connector …………….....................…... 2-9

2-7 Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Selection .......................…... 2-9

2-8 External Keyboard Connector ....................................... 2-10

2-9 Reset Connector ............................................................ 2-10

2-10 ATX Power Button ………………............................... 2-10

2-11 AT/ATX Function Selection …………………………. 2-11
2-12 Hard Disk Drive LED Connector …..………………… 2-12
2-13 EXTSMI Connector …………………………………. 2-12

2-14 VGA Connector ...................................…………….... 2-13

2-15 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ...................................... 2-14

2-16 Hard Disk Drive Connector .......................................... 2-15

2-17 Printer Connector …………………………………….. 2-16
2-18 CPU Fan Connector ………………………………….. 2-17
2-19 ATX Signal Connector ……………..………………… 2-17
2-20 Wake-on-LAN Connector ……….…………………… 2-17
2-21 Universal Serial Bus Connector …………..………….. 2-18
2-22 Reset/NMI/Clear Watchdog Selection ………………. 2-19
2-23 LAN Connector …………………..…………………... 2-20
2-24 Power Connector ……………………………………. 2-20
2-25 IRDA Connector ……………………..………………. 2-21
2-26 Clear CMOS Data Selection …………………………. 2-21
2-27 Memory Installation ……………….…………………. 2-22
2-28 INTB/SERIRQ Selection …………………………….. 2-22

Contents

2-29 PPCI Connector ………………………………………. 2-23
2-30 CPU Speed Selection ………………………………… 2-24
2-31 LCD Connector ………………………………………. 2-25
2-32 Inverter Connector ……………………………………. 2-26
2-33 Power LED Connector ……………………………….. 2-26

CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE UTILITIES

3-1 Introduction …………................................................... 3-2

3-2 VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver 3-2
3-3 VGA Driver Utility ………………………………….. 3-3

3-4 Flash BIOS Update ....................................................... 3-4

3-5 LAN Driver Utility …................................................... 3-6

3-6 USB2.0 Software Installation Utility ………………… 3-8

3-7 Watchdog Timer Configuration .................................... 3-9

CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP

4-1 Introduction ................................................................... 4-2

4-2 Entering Setup ............................................................... 4-3

4-3 The Standard CMOS Setup ………............................... 4-4

4-4 The Advanced BIOS Features ....................................... 4-8

4-5 Advanced Chipset Features ........................................... 4-11

4-6 Integrated Peripherals …............................................... 4-13

4-7 Power Management Setup ............................................ 4-18

4-8 PNP/PCI Configuration …............................................. 4-22

4-9 PC Health Status ……................................................... 4-24

4-10 Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................... 4-25

4-11 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................ 4-26

4-12 Load Optimized Defaults .........................................…. 4-26

4-13 Password Setting …………………………………….. 4-27

4-14 Save & Exit Setup ......................................................... 4-28

4-15 Exit Without Saving ………………………………… 4-29

APPENDIX A EXPANSION BUS

ISA Bus Pin Assignment .......................................................... A-2

Contents

APPENDIX B TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Block Diagram ......................................................................... B-2

Interrupt Map ............................................................................ B-3

RTC & CMOS RAM Map ....................................................... B-4

Timer & DMA Channels Map .................................................. B-5

I/O & Memory Map ................................................................. B-6

APPENDIX C TROUBLE SHOOTING

Trouble Shooting for Error Messages ...................................... C-2

Trouble Shooting for POST Codes .......................................... C-8

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INTRODUCTION

This chapter gives you the information for Prox-1635LF. 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.

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1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL

Thank you for purchasing our Prox-1635LF Socket 370 Half-Size ISA CPU

Card with VGA/ LAN/CF Card, which is fully PC / AT compatible. The Prox­1635LF 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 Card.

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, and Flash BIOS Update. It also describes the Watchdog­timer 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 ISA BUS.

Appendix B Technical Summary

This section gives you the information about the Technical maps.

Appendix C Trouble Shooting

This section outlines the error messages and offers you the methods to solve
the problems.

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1-2. SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

z CPU :

Intel® Celeron

TM

/ Pentium® III/ Tualatin/ C3 processors in 370-pin socket

566MHz ~ 1GHz clock generator
Auto detect voltage regulator

z MEMORY :

Up to 1GB DDR
One 184-pin DIMM socket on board

z CACHE :

Built-in CPU

z REAL-TIME CLOCK / CALENDAR :

Built-in VIA VT8235

z BIOS :

Phoenix-Award PnP, Firmware HUB BIOS memory size 4MB, with VGA
BIOS
Easy update 256KB flash EEPROM
Support Green Function.
Support S/IO Setup.

z KEYBOARD AND MOUSE CONNECTOR :

Mini DIN connector, support for keyboard or PS/2 mouse.
One additional 5-pin external keyboard connector

z BUS SUPPORT :

External PPCI Bus

z DISPLAY :

Build in VIA CLE266.
Support CRT, 24bits TTL Panel.
Onboard 15-pin CRT connector, support resolutions up to 1600 x 1200.
Onboard 41-pin connector on TTL Panel.

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z WATCHDOG :

I / O port 0443H to Enable watchdog.
I / O port 0441H to Disable watchdog.
Watchdog function is selectable for Reset or NMI 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 enhanced IDE port, support Ultra DMA-33/66/100.
One channel, support up to four devices.

z FLOPPY DISK DRIVER INTERFACE :

Support up to two Floppy Disk Drives, 3.5" and 5.25" ( 1.2M / 1.44M /

2.88M).

z USB CONNECTOR :

Universal Serial Bus Connector, support up to four USB 2.0 ports.

z LAN ADAPTER :

Single port, VIA 6103 PHY Chip
10/100 Base-TX Ethernet, support Wake-on-LAN

z CF Card Connector :

Compact Flash connector on board with second IDE, support type II CF.

z SERIAL PORT :

Two high speed 16550 Compatible UARTs with Send / Receive 16 Byte
FIFOs;
COM1 is fixed as RS-232; COM2 selectable for RS-232/422/485.
MIDI Compatible
Programmable Baud Rate Generator

z PARALLEL PORT :

SPP, ECP, EPP Function.
Bi-directional parallel port.

z GREEN FUNCTION :

Software supported by BIOS setup.
Hardware supported by switch control.

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z HARDWARE MONITORING FUNCTION :

CPUFAN
CPU Temperature
Auto Detect Voltage

z IRDA :

One Infrared port

z LED INDICATOR :

Hard Disk access
Power Indicator

z DMA CONTROLLER :

82C37 x 2

z DMA CHANNELS :

7

z INTERRUPT CONTROLLERS :

82C59 x 2

z INTERRUPT LEVELS :

15

z OPERATING TEMPERATURE :

0 to 60°C.

z INPUT POWER REQUIREMENT :

DC Voltage: +5V, minimum +4.75V, maximum 5.25V.
DC Ampere: 15A.
DC Voltage: +12V, minimum +11.4V, maximum 12.6V.
DC Ampere: 500mA.

z BOARD DIMENSIONS :

185mm x 122mm

z BOARD NET WEIGHT :

0.28 Kilograms.

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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. Stay safe from the 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
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

RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ........................ JP3

Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Connector ……………. DIN1
Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Selection ……………... JP4
External Keyboard Connector …………………… EXKB1

Reset Connector ..................................................... JP8 (1,2)

ATX Power Button ……………….…………...… JP11 (5,7)
AT/ATX Function Selection ……………………..
…………………….

JP8 (3,4), JP13,

JP9

Hard Disk Drive LED Connector .......................... JP11 (2,4,6,8)

EXTSMI Connector …………………………… JP11 (1,3)

VGA Connector ………......................................... VGA1

Floppy Disk Drive Connector ................................ FDD1

Hard Disk Drive Connector ................................... IDE1

Printer Connector ................................................... LPT1

CPU Fan Connector ............................................... FAN2

ATX Signal Connector ………………………….. JP10
Wake-On-LAN Connector ………………………. WOL1

Universal Serial Bus Connector ............................. JP5, JP6

NMI/Reset/Clear Watchdog …………………..…. JP8

LAN Connector ..................................................... UTP1

Power Connector ………………………………… PW1
IrDA Connector …………………………………. IRDA1
Clear CMOS Data Selection …………..……..….. JP1

Memory Installation ...............................................

DIMM1

INTB/SERIRQ Selection ……………………….. JP7
PPCI Connector ……………….………………… PPCI
CPU Speed Selection ……………………………. JP2
LCD Connector ………………………………….. LCD1
Inverter Connector ………………………………. JP15
Power LED Connector ………………………….. PW_LED1

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2-2. COMPONENT LOCATIONS

Prox-1635LF Connector, Jumper and Component locations – Front View

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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

JUMPER SETTINGS

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2-4. COM PORT CONNECTOR

There are two COM port enhanced in this board namely: COM1 & COM2.
COM1 is fixed for RS-232, while COM2 is selectable for RS-232/422/485.

COM1 : COM1 Connector
The COM1 Connector assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 DCD
2 RX
3 TX
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI

COM2 : COM2 Connector
The COM2 Connector assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

RS-232 RS-422 RS-485

1 DCD TX- TX­2 RX TX+ TX+
3 TX RX+ RX+
4 DTR RX- RX­5 GND GND GND
6 DSR RTS- NC
7 RTS RTS+ NC
8 CTS CTS+ NC
9 RI CTS- NC

10 NC NC NC

COM1

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2-5. RS232/422/485 (COM2) SELECTION

JP3 : RS-232/422/485 Selection
COM2 is selectable for RS-232, 422, 485 function.
The jumper settings are as follows :

COM 2

Function

Jumper Setting

(pin closed)

Jumper

Illustration

RS-232

Open

RS-422

1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10
11-12,13-14,15-16
17-18, 19-20

RS-485

1-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-10
11-12,13-14,15-16
17-18, 19-20

*** Manufactory default --- RS-232.

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2-6. PS/2 MOUSE CONNECTOR

DIN1 : PS/2 Mouse Connector
DIN connector can support keyboard, Y-cable, or PS/2 Mouse, user may
select the right device to used on “Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Selection”.
The pin assignments are as follows :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

Keyboard PS/2 Mouse

1 KBDATA MSDATA
2 MSDATA MSDATA
3 GND GND
4 IOVSB IOVSB
5 KBCLK MSCLK
6 MSCLK MSCLK

2-7. KEYBOARD OR PS/2 MOUSE SELECTION

JP4 : Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Selection
If User select to use Y-Cable, please set the jumper same as AT keyboard.
The jumper settings are as follows:

DEVICE

TYPE

JUMPER SETTINGS

(pin closed)

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

AT KEYBOARD

3-5
4-6

PS/2 MOUSE

1-3
2-4

*** Manufactory default -- AT Keyboard

1
2

3

4

5

6

DIN1

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2-8. EXTERNAL KEYBOARD CONNECTOR

EXKB1 : External Keyboard Connector
The pin assignments are as follows :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 KBCLK
2 KBDATA
3

N

C
4 GND
5 IOVSB

2-9. RESET CONNECTOR

JP8 (1,2) : Reset Connector.
The pin assignments are as follows :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 RST_SW
2 GND

2-10. ATX POWER BUTTON

JP11 (5,7) : ATX Power Button
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

5 GND
7 PW_BTN

JP8

9

1
2

10

RST

1

JP11

2

7
8

PW _BTN

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2-11. AT/ATX FUNCTION SELECTION

JP8, JP13, JP9 : ATX or AT Power Selection
The selections are as follows:

JUMPER SETTINGS

Power Selection

JP8 JP13 JP9

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

ATX OPEN OPEN CLOSE

JP13

1

JP9

1

JP8

9

1
2

10

ATX Power

AT CLOSE CLOSE OPEN

JP13

1

JP9

1

JP8

9

1

2

10

AT Power

***Manufacturing Default: ATX

 Please be aware, when you choose to use the AT function, please be

sure to set the corresponding configuration found in BIOS setup:

1. Inside the “POWER MANAGEMENT” setting, set the ACPI

function to disable.

 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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2-12. HARD DISK DRIVE LED CONNECTOR

JP11 (2,4,6,8) : Hard Disk Drive LED Connector
The pin assignments are as follows :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

2 VCC
4 HD_LED
6 HD_LED
8 HD_LED

2-13. EXTSMI CONNECTOR

JP11 (1,3) : EXTSMI Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND
3 EXTSMI

1

JP11

2

7
8

HDD_LED

1

JP11

2

7
8

EXTSMI

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2-14. VGA CONNECTOR

VGA1 : VGA Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 RED
2 GREEN
3 BLUE
4 NC
5 GND
6 GND
7 GND
8 GND

9 VCC
10 GND
11 NC
12 SPD1
13 HSYNC
14 VSYNC
15 SPCLK1

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2-15. 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 :

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND 2 DRVDEN0#
3 GND 4 NC
5 GND 6 NC
7 GND 8 INDEX#

9 GND 10 MOA
11 GND 12 NC
13 GND 14 DSA#
15 GND 16 NC
17 GND 18 DIR#
19 GND 20 STEP#
21 GND 22 WD#
23 GND 24 PWE#
25 GND 26 TRAK0#
27 GND 28 WP#
29 NC 30 RDATA#
31 GND 32 HEAD#
33 NC 34 DSKCHG#

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2-16. HARD DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR

IDE : Hard Disk Drive Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 IDERST1# 21 PD_DREQ
2 GND 22 GND
3 PDD_7 23 PD_IOW#
4 PDD_8 24 GND
5 PDD_6 25 PD_IOR#
6 PDD_9 26 GND
7 PDD_5 27 P_IORDY
8 PDD_10 28 PULL LOW

9 PDD_4 29 PD_DACK#
10 PDD_11 30 GND
11 PDD_3 31 IRQ_14
12 PDD_12 32 NC
13 PDD_2 33 PD_A1
14 PDD_13 34 GPIOA
15 PDD_1 35 PD_A0
16 PDD_14 36 PD_A2
17 PDD_0 37 PD_CS1#
18 PDD_15 38 PD_CS3#
19 GND 39 -HD_LED1
20 N.C. 40 GND

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2-17. PRINTER CONNECTOR

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 :

LPT1

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 STB 14 AUTFE

2 P0 15 ERROR

3 P1 16 INIT

4 P2 17 SLCTIN

5 P3 18 GND

6 P4 19 GND

7 P5 20 GND

8 P6 21 GND

9 P7 22 GND
10 ACK 23 GND
11 BUSY 24 GND
12 PE 25 GND
13 SLCT 26 NC

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2-18. CPU FAN CONNECTOR

FAN2 : CPU Fan Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND
2 +12V
3 FAN_CTL

2-19. ATX SIGNAL CONNECTOR

JP10 : ATX Signal Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 PS_ON
2 GND
3 5VSB

2-20. WAKE-ON-LAN CONNECTOR

WOL1 : Wake-On-LAN Connector.
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 5VSB
2 GND
3 RING

1

JP10

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2-21. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONNECTOR

JP5: 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

USBP∅−

3

USBP∅+
4 GND
5 GND
6 VCC
7

USBP1−
8 USBP1+
9 GND

10 GND

JP6: 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

USBP2−
3 USBP2+
4 GND
5 GND
6 VCC
7

USBP3−
8 USBP3+
9 GND

10 GND

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2-22. RESET/NMI/CLEAR WATCHDOG

JP8 : Reset/NMI/Clear Watchdog Selection
The selections are as follows:

FUNCTION

JUMPER SETTING

(pin closed)

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

RESET

5-6

JP8

9

1
2

10

NMI

7-8

JP8

9

1
2

10

CLEAR WATCHDOG

9-10

JP8

9

1

2

10

 User may select to use the Reset or NMI watchdog. NMI, also known as Non-

Maskable Interrupt, is used for serious conditions that demand the processor’s
immediate attention, it cannot be ignored by the system unless it is shut off
specifically. To clear NMI command, user should short the “Clear Watchdog”
pin via push button.

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2-23. LAN CONNECTOR

UTP1: LAN Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 TXP
2 TXN
3 RXP
4 CGND
5 CGND
6 RXN
7 CGND
8 CGND

LAN LED Indicator:
Left side LED:

Green Color On 10/100 LAN Speed Indicator
Off No LAN switch/hub connected

Right side LED:

Yellow Color Blinking LAN Message Active
Off No LAN Message Active

2-24. POWER CONNECTOR

PW1 : Power Connector
The pin assignments are as follows :

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 NC
2 VCC
3 +12V
4 -12V
5 GND
6 GND

UTP1

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2-25. IRDA CONNECTOR

IRDA1 : IrDA (Standard IR) Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 VCC
2 NC
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX

2-26. CLEAR CMOS DATA SELECTION

JP1 : Clear CMOS Data Selection
The selection are as follows :

FUNCTION JUMPER SETTING

(pin closed)

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

Normal 1-2

Clear CMOS 2-3

*** Manufacturing Default is set as Normal.

Note: To clear CMOS data, user must power-off the computer and set the

jumper to “Clear CMOS” as illustrated above. After five to six
seconds, set the jumper back to “Normal” and power-on the
computer.

IRDA1IRDA1

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2-27. MEMORY INSTALLATION

The Prox-1635LF Embedded Computer supports 1DDR bank.

DRAM BANK CONFIGURATION

DIMM 1 TOTAL MEMORY

128M 128M
256M 256M
512M 512M

1GB 1GB

2-28. INTB/SERIRQ SELECTION

JP7 : INTB/SERIRQ Selection
The selections are as follows:

Power Selection JUMPER SETTINGS

(pin closed)

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

INTB 1-2

JP7

1

SERIRQ 2-3

JP

7

1

 As a reminder, the jumper is setting when use EPCI interface.

*** Manufacturing Default is set as INTB.

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2-29. PPCI CONNECTOR

You will find a PPCI connector on our Prox-1635LF. This connector is used

to connect our SCSI daughter boards.

The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

A1 GND B1 GND
A2 AD0 B2 AD1
A3 AD2 B3 AD3
A4 AD4 B4 AD5
A5 AD6 B5 AD7
A6 AD8 B6 AD9
A7 AD10 B7 AD11
A8 VCC B8 VCC
A9 AD12 B9 AD13
A10 AD14 B10 AD15
A11 AD16 B11 AD17
A12 AD18 B12 AD19
A13 AD20 B13 AD21
A14 AD22 B14 AD23
A15 VCC B15 VCC
A16 AD24 B16 AD25
A17 AD26 B17 AD27
A18 AD28 B18 AD29
A19 AD30 B19 AD31
A20 INIT B20 PAR
A21 PCICLKA B21 IRDY#
A22 ID SEL B22 TRDY#
A23 CBE#0 B23 CBE#1
A24 CBE#2 B24 CEB#3
A25 GNT#3 B25 REQ#3
A26 SERR# B26 PERR#
A27 INTR#A B27 PCIRST#
A28 STOP# B28 PLOCK#
A29 DEVSEL# B29 FRAME#
A30 GND B30 GND

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2-30. CPU SPEED SELECTION

JP2 : CPU Speed Selection
The selections are as follows:

Power Selection

JUMPER SETTINGS

(pin closed)

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

66 MHz 1-2, 3-4

JP2

1

2

3

4

100 MHz 3-4

JP2

1

2

3

4

133 MHz open

JP2

1

2

3

4

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2-31. LCD CONNECTOR

LCD1 : LCD Connector
The pin assignments are as follows :

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 FP20 2 GND
3 FP16 4 LCD_VCC5
5 FP21 6 FP0
7 FP17 8 FP8

9 FP22 10 FP1
11 FP18 12 FP9
13 FP23 14 FP2
15 FP19 16 FP10
17 LCD_VCC5 18 FP3
19 FPVS 20 FP11
21 FPDEN 22 FP4
23 FPHS 24 FP12
25 FPCLK 26 FP5
27 LCD_VCC3 28 FP13
29 LCD_VCC3 30 FP6
31 FPENABKL 32 FP14
33 VCC 34 FP7
35 ENVEE 36 FP15
37 GND 38 +12V
39 GND 40 +12V
41 NC

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2-32. INVERTER CONNECTOR

JP15 : Inverter Connector
The pin assignment is as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 +12V
2 +12V
3 GND
4 VCC
5 GND
6 ENABKL (Inverter backlight

ON/OFF control signal)

2-33. POWER LED CONNECTOR

PW_LED1 : Power LED Connector
The pin assignment is as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 PW_LED+
2 PW_LED+
3 PW_LED-

JP15

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SOFTWARE
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 VIA 4 IN 1 Service Pack Driver

z VGA Driver Utility

z Flash BIOS Update

z LAN Driver Utility

z USB 2.0 Chipset Software Installation Utility

z Watchdog Timer Configuration

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3-1. INTRODUCTION

Enclosed with our Prox-1635LF 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:)

Purpose

D:\ Utility\ For VIA Hyperion 4 in 1
D:\ VGA\ For VGA driver installation
D:\ Award Flash\ For BIOS update
D:\ LAN\ VIA 6103

For LAN Driver installation

D:\ USB 2.0\ USB 2.0 Software Installation

Utility
For Win 98SE, 2000, ME, XP

3-2. VIA 4IN1 SERVICE PACK DRIVER

3-2-1. Introduction

The 4-in-1 drivers are a collection of periodically updated drivers that
provide enhanced VIA chipset to support under Microsoft Windows.
This drivers should be installed after the OS is fully installed, to improve
performance, fix issues, and minimize any incompatibilities.

The VIA 4 In 1 driver includes four system drivers to improve the
performance and maintain the stability of systems using VIA chipsets.
These four drivers are: VIA Registry (INF) Driver, VIA AGP VxD
driver, VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver and VIA PCI IRQ Miniport
Driver

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1. Win NT program

2. Win 2000 program

3. Win 98/SE program

4. Win ME program

3-3. VGA DRIVER UTILITY

The VGA interface embedded with our Prox-1635LF can support a wide

range of display mode, such as SVGA, STN, TFT .....etc. You can display

CRT, LVDS and PanelLink simultaneously with the same mode.

1. Win 98/98SE/ME prog ra m

2. Win NT program

3. Win 2000/XP program

4. Linux program

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3-4. FLASH BIOS UPDATE

3-4-1. System BIOS Update:

Users of Prox-1635LF can use the program “Awdflash.exe” contained in
the Utility Disk for system BIOS and VGA BIOS update.

3-4-2. To update VGA BIOS for LCD Flat Panel Display:

As Prox-1635LF 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 B75xxxxx.bin
C:\UTIL\AWDFLASH>AWDFLASH B35B1XP1.bin

4. The screen will display the table below:

FLASH MEMORY WRITER v7.XX

(C) Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved

Flash Type - MXIC 29F004T /5V

File Name to Program: B35B1XP1.bin

Checksum: XXXXX

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

Flash Type - MXIC 29F004T /5V

File Name to Program:

B35B1XP1.bin

Checksum: XXXXX

Error Message : Are You Sure To Program (Y/N)

Select "Y", and the BIOS will be renewed. When you are refreshing th e
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

Flash Type - MXIC 29F004T /5V

File Name to Program:

B35B1XP1.bin

Checksum: XXXXX

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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3-5. LAN DRIVER UTILITY

3-5-1. Introduction

Prox-1635LF Embedded Board is enhanced with LAN function that can
support various network adapters. Installation programs for LAN
drivers are listed as follows:

1. Win 98SE program

2. Win ME program

3. Win NT4.0 program

4. Win 2000 program

5. Win XP program

3-5-2. Installation Procedures of LAN Driver

1. Install LAN Driver to Windows 98SE/2000/XP
Executing Windows 98SE/Windows 2000/Windows XP, 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 VIA 6103 driver disk into the drive A or CD drive and

specify the setup file pathname, ex: A:\ .

(3) Win 98/ Win 2000/ Win XP will appear some messages to insert

Windows 98/Win2000/Win XP system disk to complete setup
step.

(4) Windows 98/Windows 2000/ Windows XP will finish the other

installation procedure automatically, and then restart the system.

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2. Install LAN Driver to Windows NT4.0
(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 VIA 6103.SYS driver. The default value is “auto”
so that the line speed can be auto detected as 10MB or 100MB,
while the VIA 6103.SYS is loading.

(7) The screen will appear “Input Ethernet ID” dialog box, which is

provided by VIA 6103.SYS driver. This option is only required
when you have more than one VIA 6103 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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3-6. USB2.0 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION UTILITY

3-6-1. Installation of Utility for Windows 98SE/ 2000/XP

Intel USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller driver can only be used on
Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 and Windows XP on Intel Desktop
boards. It should be installed right after the OS installation, kindly
follow the following steps:

1. Place insert the Utility Disk into Floppy Disk Drive A/B or CD

ROM drive.

2. Under Windows 98SE, 2000, and XP system, go to the directory

where Utility Disc is located.

3. Start the “System” wizard in control panel. (Click

Start/Settings/Control Panel).

4. Select “Hardware” and click “Device Manager ” button.

5. Double Click “USB Root Hub”.

6. Select “Driver”.

7. Click “Install” to install the driver.

8. Follow th e instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

9. Click “Finish ” after the driver installation is complete.

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3-7. 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-1635LF 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/sec Level 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
8 8 56 16 0 120

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AWARD
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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4-1. INTRODUCTION

This chapter will show you the function of the BIOS in managing the
features of your system. The Prox-1635LF Socket 370 CPU Card 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:

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

►Standard CMOS Features

►Advanced BIOS Features

►Advanced Chipset Features

►Integrated Peripherals

►Power Management Setup

►PnP/PCI Configurations

►PC Health Status

►Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type .…

Setup program initial 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.

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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)

Fri, Jan 4 2002
18 : 48 : 51

Item Help

▶ 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

[ST320011A]
[ATAPI 52X CDROM]
[None]
[None]

[1.44M, 3.5 in.]
[None]

[EGA/VGA]
[All, But Keyboard]

640K

228352K
229376K

Menu Level ►

Change the day, month,
year and century

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

CMOS Setup screen

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 BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operating
mode of almost all IDE hard drives. When you select type AUTO for a hard
drive, the BIOS detect its specifications during POST, every time system
boots.

If you do not want to select drive type AUTO, other methods of selecting
drive type are available:

1. Match the specifications of your installed IDE hard drive(s) with the

preprogrammed values for hard drive types 1 through 45.

2. Select USER and enter values into each drive parameter field.

3. Use the IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION function in Setup.

Here is a brief explanation of drive specifications:

Type: The BIOS contains a table of pre-defined drive types. Each
defined drive type has a specified number of cylinders, number of heads,
write precompensation factor, landing zone, and number of sectors.
Drives whose specifications do not accommodate any predefine type are
classified as type USER.

• Size: Disk drive capacity (approximate). Note that this size is usually

greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk-checking
program.

• Cyls: number of cylinders.

• Head: number of heads.

• Precomp: write precompensation cylinders.

• Landz: landing zone.

• Sector: number of sectors.

• Mode: Auto, Normal, Large or LBA.

Auto: The BIOS automatically determines the optimal mode.

 Normal: Maximum number of cylinders, heads, sectors

supported are 1024, 16 and 63.

 Large: For drives that do not support LBA and have more

than 1024 cylinders.

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 LBA (Logical Block Addressing): During drive accesses, the

IDE controller transforms the data address described by
sector, head and cylinder number into a physical block
address, significantly improving data transfer rates. For
drives greater than 1024 cylinders.

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:

EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array.

For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor

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.

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HARD DISK ATTRIBUTES:

Type Cylinders Heads V-P comp LZone Sect Capacity

1 306 4 128 305 17 10
2 615 4 300 615 17 20
3 615 6 300 615 17 30
4 940 8 512 940 17 62
5 940 6 512 940 17 46
6 615 4 65535 615 17 20
7 642 8 256 511 17 30
8 733 5 65535 733 17 30

9 900 15 65535 901 17 112
10 820 3 65535 820 17 20
11 855 5 65535 855 17 35
12 855 7 65535 855 17 49
13 306 8 128 319 17 20
14 733 7 65535 733 17 42
15 000 0 0000 000 00 00
16 612 4 0000 663 17 20
17 977 5 300 977 17 40
18 977 7 65535 977 17 56
19 1024 7 512 1023 17 59
20 733 5 300 732 17 30
21 733 7 300 732 17 42
22 733 5 300 733 17 30
23 306 4 0000 336 17 10
24 977 5 65535 976 17 40
25 1024 9 65535 1023 17 76
26 1224 7 65535 1223 17 71
27 1224 11 65535 1223 17 111
28 1224 15 65535 1223 17 152
29 1024 8 65535 1023 17 68
30 1024 11 65535 1023 17 93
31 918 11 65535 1023 17 83
32 925 9 65535 926 17 69
33 1024 10 65535 1023 17 85
34 1024 12 65535 1023 17 102
35 1024 13 65535 1023 17 110
36 1024 14 65535 1023 17 119
37 1024 2 65535 1023 17 17
38 1024 16 65535 1023 17 136
39 918 15 65535 1023 17 114
40 820 6 65535 820 17 40
41 1024 5 65535 1023 17 42
42 1024 5 65535 1023 26 65
43 809 6 65535 852 17 40
44 809 6 65535 852 26 61
45 776 8 65335 775 33 100

47 AUTO

Award Hard Disk Type Table

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4-4. THE ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES

Choose the〝ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES〞in the main menu, the screen
shown as below.

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced BIOS Features

Virus Warning

CPU Internal Cache

[Disabled]
[Enabled]

Item Help

External Cache

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Processor Number Feature

Quick Power On Self Test

First Boot Device

Second Boot Device

Third Boot Device

Boot Other Device

Swap Floppy Drive

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Boot Up NumLock Status

Gate A20 Option

Typematic Rate Setting

X Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
X Typematic Delay (Msec)

Security Option

OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

Video BIOS Shadow

Small Logo (EPA) Show

[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Floppy]
[HDD-0]
[LS120]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[On]
[Fast]
[Disabled]
6
250
[Setup]
[Non-OS2]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]

Menu Level ►

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

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

BIOS Features Setup Menu

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.

A brief introduction of each setting in the BIOS FEATURES SETUP
program is given on the next few pages.

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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.

PROCESSOR NUMBER FEATURE:

This option is for Pentium® III processor only. During Enabled, this will
check the CPU Serial number. Disabled this option if you don’t want the
system to know the Serial number.

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 20A 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.

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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.

VIDEO BIOS SHADOW:

Determines whether video BIOS will be coped to RAM. However, it is
optional depending on chipset design. Video Shadow will increase the
video speed.

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4-5. ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES

Choose the〝ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES〞from the main menu,

the screen shown as below.

Phoenix – Award CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced Chipset Features

Item Help

▶DRAM Clock/Drive Control
▶AGP & P2P Bridge Control
▶CPU & PCI Bus Control

Memory Hole
System BIOS Cacheable
Video RAM Cacheable
Power-Supply Type
VGA Share Memory Size
Select Display Device
Panel Type
PCI SERR# NMI
Memory Parity/ECC Check

[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[ATX]
[32M]
[CRT+LCD]
[ 18 Bits 800x600 ]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Chipset Features Setup Screen

This 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.

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DRAM CLOCK/DRIVE CONTROL:

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:

Phoenix – Award WorkstationCMOS Setup Utility

DRAM clock / Drive Control

Item Help

Current FSB Frequency
Current DRAM Frequency
DRAM Clock

DRAM Timing
X DRAM Cas Latency
X Bank Interleave
X Precharge to Active (Trp)
X Active to Precharge (Tras)
X Active to CMD (Trcd)
DRAM Command Rate

100 MHz
133MHz
[By SPD]
[By SPD]

2.5
Disabled
3T
6T
3T

[2T Command]

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Descriptions on each item above are as follows:

1. Current FSB Frequency

This item shows the CPU front-side Bus Frequency

2. Current DRAM Frequency

This item shows the DRAM frequency

3. DRAM Clock

This item allows you to control the DRAM speed at either equal to or
one-half of the SYSCLK (system clock signal) speed. While speed is
always desirable, choosing the higher setting may prove to be too fast
for some components.

4. DRAM Timing

The value in this field depends on performance parameters of the
installed memory chips (DRAM). Do not change the value from the
factory setting unless you install new memory that has a different
performance rating than the original DRAMs.

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5. DRAM CAS Latency

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of
CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing.

6. Bank Interleave

7. Precharge to Active (Trp)

8. Active to Precharge (Tras)

This item controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRAS.

9. Active to CMD (Trcd)

10. DRAM Command Rate

This item set the DRAM command rate.

AGP & P2P BRIDGE CONTROL:

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:

Phoenix – Award CMOS Setup Utility

AGP & P2P Bridge Control

Item Help

AGP Aperture Size

AGP Mode

AGP Driving Control
X AGP Driving Value
AGP Fast Write
AGP Master 1 WS Write
AGP Master 1 WS Read

[64M]

[4X]
[Auto]
DA
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Descriptions on each item above are as follows:

1. AGP Aperture Size

This field determines the effective size of the Graphic Aperture used
for a particular GMCH configuration. It can be updated by the
GMCH-specific BIOS configuration sequence before the PCI standard
bus enumeration sequence takes place. If it is not updated then a
default value will select an aperture of maximum size.

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2. AGP Mode

This item allows you to set the AGP mode.

3. 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.

4. AGP Driving Value

This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force.

5. AGP Fast Write

This item will enable the AGP model into fast write mode.

6. AGP Master 1 WS Write

When Enabled, writes to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are
executed with one wait state.

7. AGP Master 1 WS Read

When Enabled, reads to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are
executed with one wait state.

CPU & PCI BUS CONTROL:

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:

Phoenix – Award CMOS Setup Utility

CPU & PCI Bus Control

Item Help

CPU to PCI Write Buffer

PCI Master 0 WS Write

PCI Delay Transaction

[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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Descriptions on each item are as follows:

1. 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.

2. PCI Master 0 WS Write

When Enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states.

3. 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.

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.

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 BIOS CACHEABLE:

Select Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h-F7FFFh,
resulting in better video performance. However, if any program writes to this
memory area, a system error may result.

PCI SERR# NMI:

This field enables or disables PCI SERR# 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)

MEMORY PARITY/ECC CHECK:

This item enabled to detect the memory parity and Error Checking &
Correcting.

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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 – Award CMOS Setup Utility

Integrated Peripherals

▶

VIA OnChip IDE Device

▶VIA OnChip PCI Device
▶SuperIO Device

[Press Enter]

[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]

Item Help

Init Display First

[PCI Slot]

Menu Level

►

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Setup Screen

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.

 In bios setup menu item if support USB device boot, it will cause that Win9x

detects the same storage twice when reboot the system, then USB HDD will
fail.
Note: this cause only happen under Win9x, the phenomenon is a limitation.

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VIA ONCHIP IDE DEVICE:

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:

Phoenix – Award CMOS Setup Utility

VIA OnChip IDE Device

Item Help

OnChip IDE Channel 0
OnChip IDE Channel 1
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
IDE HDD Block Mode

[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Enabled]

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Descriptions on each item above are as follows:

1. OnChip IDE Channel 0 / 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.

2. 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 pre­fetching.

3. Primary Master/Slave PIO

Secondary Master/Slave PIO

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.

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4. Primary Master/Slave UDMA

Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

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.

5. 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.

VIA ONCHIP PCI DEVICE:

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:

Phoenix – Award CMOS Setup Utility

VIA OnChip PCI Device

Item Help

USB 2.0 Support
VIA-3043 OnChip LAN
OnChip USB Controller
USB Keyboard Support

[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[All Enabled]
[Disabled]

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Descriptions on each item above are as follows:

1. OnChip USB Controller

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.

2. USB Keyboard Support

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB)
controller and you have a USB keyboard.

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SUPER IO DEVICE:

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:

Phoenix – Award CMOS Setup Utility

SuperIO Device

Item Help

Onboard FDC Controller
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
UART Mode Select
X UART Duplex Mode
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode
X ECP Mode Use DMA

[Enabled]
[3F8/IRQ4]
[2F8/IRQ3]
[Normal]
Half
[378/IRQ7]
[SPP]
3

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Descriptions on each item above are as follows:

1. 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.

2. Onboard Serial Port 1/2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second
serial ports.

3. UART Mode Select

This item allows you to select UART mode.

4. UR2 Duplex Mode

This item allows you to select the IR half/full duplex function.

5. Onboard Parallel Port

This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port
controller with which I/O address.

6. Parallel Port Mode

Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port.

Select Normal, Compatible, or SPP unless you are certain your

hardware and software both support one of the other available modes.

7. ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode.

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INIT DISPLAY FIRST:

This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on-chip VGA
first.

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

ACPI Function

Power Management Option

[Enabled]
[User Define]

Item Help

Suspend Mode
Video off Option
Video off Method
MODEM Use IRQ
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
Ac Loss Auto Restart

▶ IRQ/Event Activity Detect

[Disabled]
[Suspend -> off]
[V/H SYNC+Blank]]
[3]
[Instant-off]
[Auto]
[Press Enter]

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Power Management Setup Screen

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).

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.

SUSPEND MODE:

When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except
the CPU will be shut off.

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VIDEO OFF OPTION:

When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power
saving mode.

Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes.
Suspend --> Off Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend

mode.

Susp,Stby --> Off Monitor blanked when the system enters either Suspend or

Standby modes.

All Modes --> Off Monitor blanked when the 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 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 PWR-BTTN:

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.

IRQ/EVENT ACTIVITY DETECT:

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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Phoenix – Award CMOS Setup Utility

IRQ/Event Activity Detect

Item Help

VGA
LPT & COM
HDD & FDD
PCI Master
PowerOn by PCI Card
Modem Ring Resume
RTC Alarm Resume
X Date (Of Month)
X Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)
▶ IRQs Activity Monitoring

[OFF]
[LPT/COM]
[ON]
[OFF]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
0
0 : 0 : 0
[Press Enter]

Menu Level ►

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F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Descriptions on each item above are as follows:

1. VGA

When Enabled, you can set the VGA awakens the system.

2. LPT & COM

When On of LPT & COM, any activity from one of the listed system

peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system.

3. HDD & FDD

When On of HDD & FDD, any activity from one of the listed system

peripheral devices wakes up the system.

4. PCI Master

When On of PCI Master, any activity from one of the listed system

peripheral devices wakes up the system.

5. PowerOn by PCI Card

An input signal from PME on the PCI card awakens the system from a
soft off state.

6. Modem Ring Resume

An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words,
an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off
state.

7. RTC Alarm Resume

When Enabled, your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-

time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode.

8. IRQ Activity Monitoring

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By entering this section, you will find a list of IRQ’s, which can be
exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can. When
an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it
signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. When the operating system
is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the
service.

When set On, activity will neither prevent the system from going into a

power management mode nor awaken it.

• Primary INTR

• IRQ3 (COM 2 )

• IRQ4 (COM 1)

• IRQ5 (LPT 2)

• IRQ6 (Floppy Disk)

• IRQ7 (LPT 1)

• IRQ8 (RTC Alarm)

• IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir)

• IRQ10 (Reserved)

• IRQ11 (Reserved)

• IRQ12 ( PS / 2 Mouse )

• IRQ13 (Coprocessor)

• IRQ14 (Hard Disk)

• IRQ15 (Reserved).

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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

[No]
[Disabled]

Item Help

Resources Controlled By
x IRQ Resources
x DMA Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Assign IRQ for VGA

Assign IRQ for USB

[Auto (ESCD)]

Press Enter
Press Enter

[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]

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

F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Screen

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 DM channel.

PCI/VGA PALETTE SNOOP:

Leave this field at disabled.

ASSIGN IRQ FOR VGA:

This item Enable/Disable to assign IRQ for VGA.

ASSIGN IRQ FOR USB:

This item Enable/Disable to assign IRQ for USB.

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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

Shutdown Temperature

Vcore

VTT

3.3V

+5 V

+12V

-12V

3VSB (V)

5VSB (V)

VBAT (V)

CPU Temperature

CPU FAN Speed

[Disabled]

1.34V

1.50V

3.29V

4.91V

11.96V

(-)11.37V

3.54V

4.91V

3.44V

43℃

4687 RPM

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

PC Health Status Setup Screen

The setup menu allows you to select whether to choose between monitoring or
ignoring the hardware monitoring function of your system.

SHUTDOWN TEMPERATURE:

This item allows you to set the CPU shutdown Temperature. This
function is only effective under Window 98 ACPI mode.

+3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/3VSB/5VSB:

This item shows you the voltage of +3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/3VSB/5VSB.

VCORE:

This item shows you the current system voltage.

CPU TEMPERATURE:

This item shows you the current CPU temperature.

CPUFAN SPEED:

This item shows you the current CPUFAN speed.

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4-10. FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL

Choose 〝FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL〞 from the main menu,
a display will be shown on screen as below:

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Frequency/Voltage Control

Item Help

VIA C3 Clock Ratio

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

Spread Spectrum

CPU Clock

[Default]

[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[100]

Menu Level ►

↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Frequency / Voltage Control Setup Screen

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 MODULATED:

This item allows you to enable or disable the spread spectrum modulate.

CPU CLOCK:

Select Default or select a timing combination for the CPU and the PCI bus.
When set to Default, the BIOS uses the actual CPU and PCI bus clock
values.

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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:

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:

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

►Standard CMOS Features

►Advanced BIOS Features

►Advanced Chipset Features

►Integrated Peripherals

►Power Management

►PnP/PCI Configura

►PC Health Status

►Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

word

etup

Saving

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS ↑↓→← : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Save Data to CMOS

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

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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:

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

►Standard CMOS Features

►Advanced BIOS Features

►Advanced Chipset Features

►Integrated Peripherals

►Power Management

►PnP/PCI Configura

►PC Health Status

►Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

word

etup

Saving

Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS ↑↓→← : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Abandon all Datas

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

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EXPANSION
BUS

This appendix indicates the pin assignments.

Section includes:

z ISA BUS Pin Assignment

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ISA BUS PIN ASSIGNMENT

There are two edge connector (called “gold fingers“) on this CPU Card, on the
right hand is the connector of ISA Bus, followed up by PCI BUS connector.
The ISA-bus connector is divided into two sets : one consists of 62 pins; the
other consists of 36 pins. The pin assignment is as follows:

B A D C

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

B1 GND A1 -I/O CH CHK D1 -MEMCS16 C1 SBHE
B2 RESET A2 SD07 D2 -I/OCS16 C2 LA23
B3 +5V A3 SD06 D3 IRQ10 C3 LA22
B4 IRQ9 A4 SD05 D4 IRQ11 C4 LA21
B5 -5V A5 SD04 D5 IRQ12 C5 LA20
B6 DRQ2 A6 SD03 D6 IRQ15 C6 LA19
B7 -12V A7 SD02 D7 IRQ14 C7 LA18
B8 OWS A8 SD01 D8 -DACK0 C8 LA17
B9 +12V A9 SD00 D9 DRQ0 C9 -MEMR
B10 GND A10 -I/O CH RDY D10 -DACK5 C10 -MEMW
B11 -SMEMW A11 AEN D11 DRQ5 C11 SD08
B12 -SMEMR A12 SA19 D12 -DACK6 C12 SD09
B13 -IOW A13 SA18 D13 DRQ6 C13 SD10
B14 -IOR A14 SA17 D14 -DACK7 C14 SD11
B15 -DACK3 A15 SA16 D15 DRQ7 C15 SD12
B16 -DRQ3 A16 SA15 D16 +5V C16 SD13
B17 -DACK1 A17 SA14 D17 -MASTER C17 SD14
B18 -DRQ1 A18 SA13 D18 GND C18 SD15
B19 -REFRESH A19 SA12
B20 BCLK A20 SA11
B21 IRQ7 A21 SA10
B22 IRQ6 A22 SA09
B23 IRQ5 A23 SA08
B24 IRQ4 A24 SA07
B25 IRQ3 A25 SA06
B26 -DACK2 A26 SA05
B27 T/C A27 SA04
B28 BALE A28 SA03
B29 +5V A29 SA02
B30 OSC A30 SA01
B31 GND A31 SA00

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TECHNICAL
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This section introduce you the maps concisely.

Sections include:

z Block Diagram

z Interrupt Map

z RTC (Standard) RAM Bank

z Timer & DMA Channels Map

z I / O & Memory Map

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INTERRUPT MAP

IRQ ASSIGNMENT

0 System TIMER interrupt from TIMER-0
1 Keyboard output buffer full
2 Cascade for IRQ 8-15
3 Serial port 2
4 Serial port 1
5 Available
6 Floppy Disk adapter
7 Parallel port 1
8 RTC clock

9 Available
10 Available
11 Available
12 Available
13 Math coprocessor
14 Hard Disk adapter
15 Available

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RTC (STANDARD) RAM BANK

CODE ASSIGNMENT

00h Seconds
01h Second alarm
02h Minutes
03h Minutes alarm
04h Hours
05h Hours alarm
06h Day of week
07h Day of month
08h Month

09h Year
0Ah Status register A
0Bh Status register B
0Ch Status register C
0Dh Status register D

0Eh-7Fh 114 Bytes of User RAM

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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
2 Floppy Disk adapter
3 Available
4 Cascade
5 Available
6 Available
7 Available

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I/O & MEMORY MAP

Fixed I/O Ranges Decoded by ICH2

:

I/O Address Read Target Write Target Internal Unit

00h-08h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
09h-0Eh Reserved DMA Controller DMA
0Fh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
10h-18h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
19h-1Eh Reserved DMA Controller DMA
1Fh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
20h-21h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
24h-25h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
28h-29h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
2Ch-2Dh Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
2Eh-2Fh LPC SIO LPC SIO Forwarder to LPC
30h-31h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
34h-35h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
38h-39h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
3Ch-3Dh Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
40h-42h Timer/Counter Timer/Counter PIT (8254)
43h Reserved Timer/Counter PIT
4E-4F LPC SIO LPC SIO Forwarder to LPC
50h-52h Timer/Counter Timer/Counter PIT
53h Reserved Timer/Counter PIT
60h Microcontroller Microcontroller Forwarder to LPC
61h NMI Controller NMI Controller Processor I/F
62h Microcontroller Microcontroller Forwarder to LPC
63h NMI Controller NMI Controller Processor I/F
64h Microcontroller Microcontroller Forwarder to LPC
65h NMI Controller NMI Controller Processor I/F
66h Microcontroller Microcontroller Forwarder to LPC
67h NMI Controller NMI Controller Processor I/F
70h Reserved5 NMI & RTC controller RTC
71h RTC Controller RTC Controller RTC
72h RTC Controller NMI & RTC controller RTC
73h RTC Controller RTC Controller RTC
74h RTC Controller NMI & RTC controller RTC
75h RTC Controller RTC Controller RTC
76h RTC Controller NMI & RTC controller RTC
77h RTC Controller RTC Controller RTC

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I/O Address Read Target Write Target Internal Unit

80h DMA Controller DMA controller &

LPC/PCI

DMA

81h-83h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
84h-86h DMA Controller DMA Controller &

LPC or PCI

DMA

87h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
88h DMA Controller DMA Controller &

LPC or PCI

DMA

89h-8Bh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
8Ch-8Eh DMA Controller DMA Controller &

LPC or PCI

DMA

08Fh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
90h-91h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
92h Reset Generator Reset Generator Processor I/F
93h-9Fh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
A0h-A1h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
A4h-A5h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
A8h-A9h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
ACh-ADh Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
B0h-B1h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
B2h-B3h Power Management Power Management Power Management
B4h-B5h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
B8h-B9h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
BCh-BDh Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
C0h-D1h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
D2h-DDh Reserved DMA Controller DMA
DEh-DFh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA
F0h See Note 3 FERR# /IGNNE#/

Interrupt Controller

Processor interface

170h-177h IDE Controller1 IDE Controller1 Forwarded to IDE
1F0h-1F7h IDE Controller2 IDE Controller2 Forwarded to IDE
376h IDE Controller1 IDE Controller1 Forwarded to IDE
3F6h IDE Controller2 IDE Controller2 Forwarded to IDE
4D0h-4D1h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt
CF9h Reset Generator Reset Generator Processor interface

Notes:

1. Only if IDE Standard I/O space is enabled for Primary Drive. Otherwise, the target is PCI.

2. Only if IDE Standard I/O space is enabled for Secondary Drive. Otherwise, the target is PCI.

3. If POS_DEC_EN bit is enabled, reads from F0h will not be decoded by the ICH2. If
POS_DEC_EN is not enabled, reads from F0h will forward to LPC.

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Memory Decode Ranges From Processor Perspective :

Memory Range Target Dependency/Comments

0000 0000h-000D FFFFh
0010 0000-TOM (Top of
Memory)

Main Memory TOM registers in Host Controller

000E 0000h-000F FFFFh FWH Bit 7 in FWH Decode Enable

Register is set
FEC0 0000h-FEC0 0100h I/O APIC inside ICH2
FFC0 0000h-FFC7 FFFFh
FF80 0000h-FF87 FFFFh

FWH Bit 0 in FWH Decode Enable

Register
FFC8 0000h-FFCF FFFFh
FF88 0000h-FF8F FFFFh

FWH Bit 1 in FWH Decode Enable

Register
FFD0 0000h-FFD7 FFFFh
FF90 0000h-FF97 FFFFh

FWH Bit 2 in FWH Decode Enable

Register is set
FFD8 0000h-FFDF FFFFh
FF98 0000h-FF9F FFFFh

FWH Bit 3 in FWH Decode Enable

Register is set
FFE0 0000h-FFE7 FFFFh
FFA0 0000h-FFA7 FFFFh

FWH Bit 4 in FWH Decode Enable

Register is set
FFE8 0000h-FFEF FFFFh
FFA8 0000h-FFAF FFFFh

FWH Bit 5 in FWH Decode Enable

Register is set
FFF0 0000h-FFF7 FFFFh
FFB0 0000h-FFB7 FFFFh

FWH Bit 6 in FWH Decode Enable

Register is set
FFF8 0000h-FFFF FFFFh
FFB8 0000h-FFBF FFFFh

FWH Always Enabled.

The top two 64K blocks of this

range can be swapped as

described in Section 6.4.1.
FF70 0000h-FF7F FFFFh
FF30 0000h-FF3F FFFFh

FWH Bit 3 in FWH Decode Enable 2

Register is set
FF60 0000h-FF6F FFFFh
FF20 0000h-FF2F FFFFh

FWH Bit 2 in FWH Decode Enable 2

Register is set
FF50 0000h-FF5F FFFFh
FF10 0000h-FF1F FFFFh

FWH Bit 1 in FWH Decode Enable 2

Register is set
FF40 0000h-FF4F FFFFh
FF00 0000h-FF0F FFFFh

FWH Bit 0 in FWH Decode Enable 2

Register is set
Anywhere in 4GB range D110 LAN Controller Enable via BAR in Device

29:Function 0 (D110 LAN

Controller)
All Other PCI None

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SHOOTING

This section outlines the error messages that may occur when you
operate the system. It also gives you the suggestions on solving the
problems.

Section includes:

z Trouble Shooting for Error Messages

z Trouble Shooting for POST Code

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TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR ERROR MESSAGES

The following information gives you the error messages and the trouble­shooting. Please adjust your systems according to the messages below. And
make sure all the components and connectors are in proper position and
firmly attached. If the errors still encountered, please contact with your
distributor for maintenance.

POST BEEP :

Currently there are two kinds of beep codes in BIOS. One code indicates
that a video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot initialize the video
screen to display any additional information. This beep code consists of a
single long beep followed by two short beeps. The other code indicates that
your DRAM error has occurred. This beep code consists of a single long
beep repeatedly.

CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED :

This message informs you that the CMOS battery is no longer functional.
The user should replace it.

CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR :

This message informs you that the CMOS is incorrect. This error may
have caused by a weak battery. Check the battery and replace if necessary.

DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER :

No boot device was found. This could mean that either a boot drive was
not detected or the drive does not contain proper system boot files. Insert a
system disk into Drive A: and press < Enter >. If you assumed the system
would boot from the hard drive, make sure the controller is inserted
correctly and all cables are properly attached. Also make sure the disk is
formatted as a boot device. Then reboot the system.

DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR - RUN SETUP :

Type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS
definition. Run Setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly.

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DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY :

Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or
color. This indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in
Setup. Determine which setting is correct, and then either turn off the
system and change the jumper, or enter Setup and change the VIDEO
selection.

DISPLAY TYPE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT :

Since last powering off the system, the display adapter has been changed.
You must configure the system for the new display type.

EISA CONFIGURATION CHECKSUM ERROR
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY :

The EISA non-violatile RAM checksum is incorrect or cannot correctly
read the EISA slot. This can indicate either the EISA non-volatile
memory has become corrupt or the slot has been configured incorrectly.
Also be sure the card is installed firmly in the slot.

EISA CONFIGURATION IS NOT COMPLETE
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY :

The slot configure information stored in the EISA non-volatile memory is
incomplete.
Note: When either of these errors appear, the system will boot in ISA mode,
which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE :

Hard drive cannot be initialized. Be sure the adapter is installed correctly
and all cables are correctly and firmly attached. Also be sure the correct
hard drive type is selected in Setup.

ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER :

Cannot initialize controller. Make sure the cord is correctly and firmly
installed in the bus. Be sure the correct hard drive is selected in Setup. Also
check to see if any jumper needs to be set correctly on the hard drive.

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FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT :

Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. Make sure the
controller is installed correctly and firmly. If there are no floppy drives
installed, be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE.

INVALID EISA CONFIGURATION
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

:

The non-volatile memory containing EISA configuration information was
programmed incorrectly or has become corrupt. Re-run EISA configuration
utility to correctly program the memory.
Note: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which
allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT

:

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure that the keyboard is properly
attached and no keys being pressed during the boot.
If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard, set the
error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. This
will cause the BIOS to ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot.

MEMORY ADDRESS ERROR AT ... :

Indicates a memory address error at a specific location. You can use this
location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the
bad memory chips.

MEMORY PARITY ERROR AT ... :

Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location. You can use this
location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the
bad memory chips.

MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT :

Memory has been added or removed since the last boot. In EISA mode use
Configuration Utility to reconfigure th e memory configur ation. In ISA
mode enter Setup and enter the new memory size in the memory fields.

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MEMORY VERIFY ERROR AT ... :

Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory. Use the
location along with your system's memory map to locate the bad chip.

OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND :

This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and
RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the
problem cannot be isolated.

OFFENDING SEGMENT :

This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and
RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the
problem has been isolated.

PRESS A KEY TO REBOOT :

This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that
requires you to reboot. Press any key and the system will reboot.

PRESS F1 TO DISABLE NMI, F2 TO REBOOT :

When BIOS detects a Non-maskable Interrupt condition during boot, this
will allow you to disable the NMI and continue to boot, or you can reboot
the system with the NMI enabled.

RAM PARITY ERROR – CHECKING FOR SEGMENT :

Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory.

Should be Empty But EISA Board Found
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY :

A valid board ID was found in a slot that was configured as having no
board ID.
Note: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which
allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

Should Have EISA Board But Not Found
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY :

The board installed is not responding to the ID request, or no board ID has
been found in the indicated slot.
Note: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which
allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

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Slot Not Empty :

Indicates that a slot designated as empty by the EISA Configuration Utility
actually contains a board.

SYSTEM HALTED, (CTRL-ALT-DEL) TO REBOOT :

Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be
rebooted. Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL.

Wrong Board in Slot
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY :

The board ID does not match the ID stored in the EISA non-volatile
memory.
Note: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which
allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

FLOPPY DISK(S) FAIL (80) :

Unable to reset floppy subsystem.

FLOPPY DISK(S) FAIL (40) :

Floppy type dismatch.

Hard Disk(S) Fail (80) :

Hard Disk Drive reset failed.

Hard Disk(S) Fail (40) :

Hard Disk Drive controller diagnostics failed.

Hard Disk(S) Fail (20) :

Hard Disk Drive initialization error.

Hard Disk(S) Fail (10) :

Unable to recalibrate fixed disk.

Hard Disk(S) Fail (08) :

Sector Verify failed.

Keyboard is locked out – Unlock the key :

BIOS detect the keyboard is locked. P17 of keyboard controller is pulled
low.

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Keyboard error or no keyboard present :

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached
correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot.

Manufacturing POST loop :

System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the P15 of keyboard
controller is pull low. This is also used for M/B burn in test.

BIOS ROM checksum error – System halted :

The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad.

Memory test fail :

BIOS reports the memory test fail if the onboard memory is tested error.

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TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR POST CODES

The lists below indicate you the post codes. Please follow the instruction to
adjust your system. If the error still occurred, please contact with your
distributor for maintenance.

CFh :

Test CMOS R/W functionality.

C0h :

Early chipset initialization

- Disable shadow RAM

- Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

- Program basic chipset registers

C1h :

Detec t memory

- Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC

- Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

C3h :

Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM.

C5h :

Call chipset hook to copy BIOS black to E000 & F000 shadow
RAM.

0h1 :

Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0

02h :

Reserved.

03h :

Initial Superio_Early_Init switch.

04h :

Reserved.

05h :

1. Blank out screen

2. Clear CMOS error flag

06h :

Reserved

07h :

1. Clear 8042 interface

2. Initialize 8042 self-test

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08h :

1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super
I/O Chips.

2. Enable keyboard interface.

09h :

Reserved

0Ah

:

1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional)

2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port &
interface swap (optional).

3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.

0Bh

:

Reserved

0Ch

:

Reserved

0Dh

:

Reserved

0Eh

:

Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not.
If test fails, keep beeping the speaker.

0Fh

:

Reserved

10h

:

Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the
run time area in F000 for ESCD and DMI support.

11h

:

Reserved

12h

:

Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS
circuitry. Also set real-time clock power status, and then check
for override.

13h

:

Reserved

14h

:

Program chipset default values into chipset. Ch ipset default
values are MODBINable by OEM customers.

15h

:

Reserved

16h

:

Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch.

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17h :

Reserved

18h :

Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel)
and CPU level (586 or 686).

19h :

Reserved

1Ah

:

Reserved

1Bh

:

Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W
interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INIT_HDLR & S/W
interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.

1Ch

:

Reserved

1Dh

:

Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch

1Eh

:

Reserved

1Fh

:

Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform)

20h

:

Reserved

21h

:

HPM initialization (notebook platform)

22h

:

Reserved

23h

:

1. Check validity of RTC value:
e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute.

2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum
fails, use default value instead.

3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is
valid, take into consideration of the ESCD’s legacy information.

4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective
clock resource to empty PCI & DIMM slots.

5. Early PCI initialization:

-Enumerate PCI bus number

-Assign memory & I/O resource

-Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into

C000:0.

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24h :

Reserved

25h :

Reserved

26h :

Reserved

27h :

Initialize INT 09 buffer

28h :

Reserved

29h :

1. Program CPU internal mtrr (P6 & PII) for 0-640K memory
address.

2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.

3. Program early chipset according to CMOS setup.

Example: onboard IDE controller.

4. Measure CPU speed.

5. Invoke video BIOS.

2Ah :

Reserved

2Bh :

Reserved

2Ch :

Reserved

2Dh :

1. Initialize multi-language

2. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU
type, CPU speed …

2Eh :

Reserved

2Fh :

Reserved

30h

:

Reserved

31h

:

Reserved

32h

:

Reserved

33h

:

Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.