QDI BrillianX IV User Manual

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PENTIUM

IIP6I440BX/D

Brilliant IV

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QUANTUM DESIGNS(HK) LTD.

5/F Somerset House, TaiKoo Place 979 Kings Road,

Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

declare that the product

Pentium® II Motherboard

Brilliant IV

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with

is in conformity with

89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)

þ EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance

characteristics of information technology equipment

þ EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard part 1:

Residential, commercial and light industry

þ EN 50082-1 Genetic immunity standard Part 1:

Residential, commercial and light industry

European Representative: QDI COMPUTER ( UK ) LTD QDI COMPUTER ( SCANDINAVIA ) A/S QDI SYSTEM HANDEL GMBHQDI COMPUTER ( NETHERLANDS) B. V. QDI COMPUTER (FRANCE) SARL QDI COMPUTER HANDELS GMBH QDI COMPUTER (ESPANA) S.A. QDI COMPUTER (SWEDEN) AB

Signature : Place / Date : HONG KONG /1998

Printed Name : Anders Cheung Position/ Title : President

Declaration of conformity

Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc.

Model Name: P6I440BX/DP Brilliant IV

Responsible Party: QDI Computer ( U. S. A.) Inc.

Address: 41456 Christy Street

Fremont, CA 94538

Telephone: (510) 668-4933

Facsimile: (510) 668-4966

Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly

Type of Product: AGP Pentium® II Motherboard

Manufacturer: Quantum Designs (HK) Inc.

Address: 5/F, Somerset House, TaiKoo Place

979 Kings Road, Quarry Bay, HONG

KONG

Supplementary Information:

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Signature : Date : 1998

Contents

1. Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------1

Overview --------------------------------------------------------------------1 Key Features----------------------------------------------------------------1

2. Power Supply Requirements ------------------------------------------7

Power ------------------------------------------------------------------------7 Currents ---------------------------------------------------------------------7

3. SecurityEasy-------------------------------------------------------------9

System Password-----------------------------------------------------------9 SecurityEasy ----------------------------------------------------------------9

4. Quick Installation -------------------------------------------------------11

Quick Jumper Setting -----------------------------------------------------12 CPU Frequency Multiple table-------------------------------------------13

5. System Setting by Jumper ---------------------------------------------15

CPU Frequency Selection-------------------------------------------------15 Clear CMOS----------------------------------------------------------------17 Memory Configuration----------------------------------------------------17 Onboard SCSI Selection --------------------------------------------------18 SCSI Terminator Control-------------------------------------------------18 Onboard LAN Selection---------------------------------------------------19

6. Mainboard Connectors -------------------------------------------------21

Power Switch ---------------------------------------------------------------21 Hard Disk LED Connector -----------------------------------------------22 Reset Switch ----------------------------------------------------------------22

Contents

Speaker Connector---------------------------------------------------------22 Power LED Connector ----------------------------------------------------22 Key Lock Connector-------------------------------------------------------22 Status LED Connector-----------------------------------------------------23 Green/Lock Connector ----------------------------------------------------23 Infrared Header-------------------------------------------------------------23 Cooling Fan Connectors --------------------------------------------------24 Chassis Security------------------------------------------------------------24 Wake On Internal Modem Connector-----------------------------------24 I/O Port and Slot Description --------------------------------------------25

7. AWARD BIOS Description ------------------------------------------29

Entering Setup--------------------------------------------------------------29 Load Setup Defaults -------------------------------------------------------29 Standard CMOS Setup ----------------------------------------------------30 BIOS Features Setup-------------------------------------------------------33 Chipset Features Setup----------------------------------------------------36 Power Management Setup ------------------------------------------------38 PNP/PCI Configuration --------------------------------------------------41 Integrated Peripherals-----------------------------------------------------43 System Monitor Setup-----------------------------------------------------45 SecurityEasy Setup---------------------------------------------------------47 Password Setting-----------------------------------------------------------49 IDE HDD Auto Detection-------------------------------------------------50 Power-on Boot--------------------------------------------------------------52

Appendix. Utility Diskette------------------------------------------------- 53

Installation Procedures -------------------------------------54 LogoEasy -----------------------------------------------------57 ManageEasy--------------------------------------------------58

Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Introduction

Overview

P6I440BX/DP Brilliant IV mainboard is designed for servers and workstations. It is a high-performance and powerful system for dual PentiumII processors, which provides onboard LAN for fast Ethernet network at 10/100Mbps, onboard Ultra Wide SCSI at 40MB/sec, RAID and system health monitor support. Using the PCI/ISA architecture, the system provides a highly integrated solution for fully compatible PC/AT platform, featuring the industry standard ATX form factor. Flexible main memory size can be installed from 8MB to 512MB SDRAM DIMM and 8MB to 1GB registered SDRAM DIMM. The system offers a wide range of interfaces to support integrated onboard IDE and onboard I/O function. The current green function is compliant to ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management.

Key Features

CPU - PentiumII

• Supports all Intel Pentium® II processors, eg. 233/266/300/333MHz

with 66MHz bus speed and 350/400/450MHz with 100MHz bus speed

• Supports 100/66MHz bus speed

• Pentium

• On board switching voltage regulator with VID(Voltage ID), and

PentiumII core supply voltage can be selected from 1.3V to 3.5V automatically.

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II core frequency =Bus speed x2.5 x3, x3.5, x4, x4.5, x5, x5.5

Chipset - Intel 440BX

• North Bridge: 82443BX

• South Bridge: 82371EB PIIX4E

Introduction

System memory

• Four 168-pin DIMM sockets

• 3.3V only DIMM DRAM configuration.

• Synchronous 100-MHz or 66-MHz SDRAM

• 4-Mbit, 16-Mbit, 64-Mbit and 128-Mbit DRAM devices.

• For up to 512MB standard SDRAM memory.

• For up to 1GB Registered SDRAM DIMM memory.

• SDRAM 64 bit data interface with ECC support.

Onboard IDE

• Supports two PCI PIO and bus Master IDE ports.

• Supports up to Mode 4 Timing

• Supports 2 Fast IDE interfaces for up to 4 IDE devices, which

include IDE hard disks and CD-ROMs.

• Supports “Ultra DMA/33” Synchronous DMA mode transfers up to

33 Mbytes/sec.

• Integrated 8x32bit buffer for IDE PCI Burst Transfers.

Onboard I/O

• Use WINBOND W83977TF-AW I/O chip

• One floppy port supports up to two 3.5”or 5.25” floppy drives of

360K /720K/1.2M/1.44M/2.88M format.

• Supports LS-120 floppy disk drive and ZIP-100 drive.

• All I/O ports can be enabled/disabled by the BIOS setup

• Two high speed 16550 fast compatible UARTs (COM1/COM2/

COM3 /COM4 selectable) with 16-byte send/receive FIFOs and supports MIDI mode.

• One enabled parallel port at I/O address 378H/278H/3BCH with

additional bi-direction I/O capability and multi-mode (SPP/EPP/ ECP) (IEEE1284 compliant).

• Provides protection circuit to prevent damage to the parallel port when

a connected printer is powered up or operated at a higher voltage.

Chapter 1

Onboard SCSI

• Adaptec AIC-7880 PCI to SCSI controller which is equivalent to

Adaptec AHA-2940UW PCI SCSI Controller.

• Both Ultra wide, narrow SCSI interface

• Data transfer rate up to 40MB/Sec

• Driver for Netware, Windows NT, OS/2, SCO Unix, Unixware. With 1

RAID port, RAID function (RAID0, 1, 0/1 and 5) are supported

• SCSI terminator can be powered up/down by setting automatically or

manually

• Provides an external wide SCSI cable (optional)

Onboard LAN

• Intel 10/100Mbps PCI to LAN controller 82558

• Auto-negotiation

• Supports Full Duplex Flow Control

• Supports Wake On LAN (WOL)

• Supports Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)

• Supports Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)

• Supports Fast EtherChannel (FEC)

• Supports Hotplug

Green function

• Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Interface(ACPI)

specification and OS Directed Power Management

• Supports three green modes: Doze, Standby and Suspend

• Status LED will blink at a frequency of about 0.5Hz when the system

is in the green status

• Doesn’t support green function on Windows NT OS

Advanced features

Introduction

• On board LM80 supports system monitoring (monitor system voltages,

temperature, chassis intrusion and FAN speed))

• Provides LogoEasy function

• Provides ManageEasy

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function ( optional)

• LM75 monitors the temperature of the CPU (Optional)

• Supports LDCM(LanDesk Client Manager) software (Optional)

• On board PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard socket

• Two USB ports

• On board switching voltage regulator with VID (support1.3V to 3.5V)

• Provides Anti-Virus function

• Provides Infrared interface

• Supports Windows 95 Software Power-Down

• Supports both internal and external Modem Ring Power-On

• Supports Auto Fan off when system enters suspend mode

SecurityEasy function

• Protect the system from unauthorized entry or use

• Lock the power switch and reset buttons

• Lock the keyboard, the PS/2 mouse

• Blank the video

• See page 9 for details

BIOS

• Licensed advanced AWARD BIOS, Supports Flash ROM BIOS, Plug

and play ready.

• Full support for ACPI Specification and OS Directed Power

Management

• Supports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI bootup

AGP

• Complies with the A.G.P specification Rev 1.0

• Support for +3.3V A.G.P -66/133 devices

• Synchronous complying with the host bus frequency

Expansion slots

• 2 x ISA slots and 4 x PCI slots

• 1 AGP Slot

• 1 RAID Port (only supports Adaptec 1130 RAID Port card )

Board size

• 305 mm x 310mm (12” x 12.2” )

Chapter 1

Introduction

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Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Power Supply Requirements

The Brilliant IV green mainboard supports the industry standard ATX

power supplies. Check the ratings of the power supply installed to ensure that they meet the following requirements.

Power Normally the maximum rating power for the power supply installed

should be at least 250W. If there are too many peripheral devices in your system, a stronger power supply is needed.

Currents

Voltages

Currents

+3.3V +5V +12V -5V -12V 5VSB

11A 24A 10A 0.25A 0.5A 0.72A

*Warning: If the current of 5VSB by power supply is less than 0.72A,

the system may not work properly.

Assistant Power Connector is an optional connector. If there are too many peripheral devices in your system, a power supply with this assistant power output is recommended to be used.

Power Supply Requirements

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Chapter 3

Chapter 3 SecurityEasy

There are two ways to prevent unauthorized entry or use of the system.

System Password

Set system password in CMOS setup menu “PASSWORD SETTING” item(main menu) , and set the “password setting” item(located in “BIOS FEATURES SETUP”) as “System”. Then the BIOS requires you to enter the password before you can boot the system or enter the CMOS Setup. If the “password setting” is set as “Setup”, the BIOS only requires you to enter the password before you can enter the CMOS setup menu.

SecurityEasy

The Brilliant IV provides additional SecurityEasy function to protect the system from unauthorized entry or use. If the Lock function is enabled, there are two ways to enter LOCK status.

• Push once the button connected to the two-pin header SLEEP. If the Lock

function is disabled, this button is used as SLEEP button.

• When “Keyboard Inactive Timer” is counted to the preset value- from 1

minute to 1hour. In the LOCK status, the power switch and reset buttons are unresponsive, PS/2 mouse is locked, and the Keyboard is locked except for the Administrative Password entering. You can preset the Video as blank in the LOCK status. The only way to exit the LOCK status is to enter the Administrative Password with the keyboard. It means if you set the Lock function as enabled, you must also set the Administrative Password together.

SecurityEasy

Please read the notes below thoroughly. Note 1: The Green function and the Lock function can not be enabled

at the same time.

Note 2: If no Administrative Password has been set by user, the system

will never enter the LOCK status.

Note 3: When entering the Administrative password to exit the

LOCK status, you must use the normal <Enter> key and not the

<Enter> key of the small keypad.

Note 4: On windows NT platform, the Keyboard Inactive Timer is not

an inactive timer but a timer ignoring any operating of the

keyboard or the mouse.

Note 5: See also chapter 7 “ AWARD BIOS Description”.

Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Quick Installation

The Brilliant IV is shipped with the following manufacture default:

• CPU frequency multiple at 3x (200/66MHz or 300/100MHz PentiumII)

• LAN Chip(Intel 82558) Enabled

• SCSI Chip(Adaptec 7880) Enabled

Duplicate the following steps to perform a quick installation of your computer.

Step1. Install CPU, Heatsink and Fan

Make sure the Clock Frequecy is set according to the specification of CPU installed. If only 1 CPU is used, the GTC(GTL Terminator Card) must be plugged into the other slot. While dual proccessors are used, they should be identical.

Step 2. Install the memory

Plug at least 1 piece of 168pin DIMM SDRAM module.

Step 3. Install VGA/AGP card and connect I/O ports

Keyboard, Floppy drive and Hard disk drive need to be connected. If there are any other devices, such as CD-ROM, SCSI, PS/2 Devices, Serial Devices, Parallel Devices etc., they may be also connected in this step.

Step 4. Connect the LEDs and Switches

Be sure the anode / cathode of LEDs are connected properly.

Step 5. Connect the power supply

Connect the ATX connector with the power supply output. Be sure the power supply installed meets

Quick Installation

the requirements of Brillinat 4(refer to Chapter 2).

Step 6. Power on the system

Turn on the AC power of the power supply, then press the Power Button once to turn on the computer power. Before the button is pressed, the status LED should have flashed at a frequency of about 1.5Hz. Refer to chapter 6 for details of Status LED and Power Button.

Step 7. Setting up the system

Enter the “ Setup Menu ” screen of BIOS by pressing the Del key while powering on or reseting the system. Always “ LOAD SETUP DEFAULT ” at first and select others necessary that your system require. Exit the “ Setup Menu ” screen and save the setup data.

Step 8. Enjoy the Brilliant IV

The Brilliant IV is a high-performance, powerful system.

*Note: Please refer to Chapter 6 for details on Hardware Installation.

Quick Jumper Setting

Jumper Setting Description

JP10 CLOSE (Default) Enable Onboard LAN (LAN-SELECT) OPEN Disable Onboard LAN JP15 CLOSE(Default) Enable Onboard SCSI (SCSI-SELECT) OPEN Disable Onboard SCSI JP17 1-2 (Default) Auto (SCSI-TERMINATOR) 2-3 Reserved

OPEN Disable JP3 2-3 (Default) Normal (CLEAR-CMOS) 1-2 Close once to clear CMOS.

Before doing this , you must

turn off the AC power

Chapter 4

*Note: Please refer to chapter 5 for details on jumper setting .

Quick Installation

CPU Frequency multiple table

FREQ.MUT JX1 JX2 JX3 JX4

2 CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE

2.5 OPEN CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE

3 (default) CLOSE OPEN CLOSE CLOSE

3.5 OPEN OPEN CLOSE CLOSE 4 CLOSE CLOSE OPEN CLOSE

4.5 OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE 5 CLOSE OPEN OPEN CLOSE

5.5 OPEN OPEN OPEN CLOSE

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Chapter 4

Chapter 5

PentiumII 266MHz= 4 x66MH

PentiumII 333MHz= 5x66MH

Chapter 5 System Setting by Jumper

The Brilliant IV offers a set of jumper settings to facilitate clock frequency adjustment and other important selections.

CPU Frequency Selection

According to CPU’s specification, set the CPU clock speed carefully. If only one CPU is used, the GTC(GTL Terminator Card) must be plugged into the other slot. While dual processors are used, they should be identical. The following illustration lists the jumper settings for the PentiumII CPUs:

JX4 JX3 JX2 JX1

Note: Please refer to page 13 “CPU Frequency Multiple Table ”

The following settings are for PentiumII processors on 66MHz host Bus.

PentiumII 233MHz =3.5x66MHz

JX4 JX3 JX2 JX1

PentiumII 300MHz =4.5x66MHz

JX4 JX3 JX2 JX1

The following settings are for PentiumII processors on 100MHz host Bus.

JX4 JX3 JX2 JX1

System Setting by Jumper

PentiumII 400MHz= 4x100MH

JX4 JX3 JX2 JX1

PentiumII350MHz=3.5x100MHZ:

PentiumII450MHz=4.5x100MHZ:

M Warning::

Set CPU’s clock speed according to its specification. CPU over speed will be dangerous!

Chapter 5

Clear CMOS ¸ Power down the AC

supply then close once

Normal JP3

Clear CMOS JP3

Warning : You must shut down the

power supply first when

you want to clear the CMOS.

Memory Configuration

The P6I440BX/DP Brilliant IV main board supports up to four 168PIN 3.3V un-buffered 100MHz/66MHz DIMM, provides a flexible size from 8MB up to 512MB SDRAM memory or 8MB up to 1GB Registered SDRAM memory. The following set of rules enables optimum configurations.

Rules for populating a 440BX memory array:

, DIMM sockets can be populated in any order. , Using the serial presence detect (SPD) data structure, programmed into

an E2PROM on the DIMM, the BIOS can determine the SDRAM’S size and speed.

, The DRAM Timing register, which provides the DRAM speed grade

control for the entire memory array, must be programmed to use the timings of the slowest DRAMs installed.

, Pentium® II processors with 100MHz bus speed should be paired only

with 100MHz SDRAM.

, Possible SDRAM memory size is 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB

in each DIMM socket.

System Setting by Jumper

Onboard SCSI Selection

JP10 enables or disables the onboard SCSI controller. Please see the table listed below.

JP10 Comment Close (Default) Onboard SCSI controller is ENABLED. Open Onboard SCSI controller is DISABLED.

SCSI Terminator Control

JP17 powers-down or powers-up the onboard SCSI terminators. The terminator are divided into high byte and low byte. Please see the table listed below.

JP17 High byte terminator Low byte terminator

All Open Power-down Power-down

1-2 Close

(Default)

2-3 Close Reserved

Auto Auto

Onboard LAN Selection

JP15 enables or disables the onboard LAN controller .

JP15 Comment Close (Default) Onboard LAN controller is ENABLED. Open Onboard LAN controller is DISABLED.

Chapter 5

System Setting by Jumper

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Chapter 6

PIN NUMBER

FUNCTION

Chapter 6 Mainboard Connectors

This section lists connector pin assignment and port description on the mainboard. The discriptions of the connectors and ports are illustrated in the following figures. Before inserting these connectors, please pay attention to the directions.

Power Switch (POWER)

1 POWER 2 3V_STB

Connect ATX Power Supply connector to socket J15 first.

1. If you want to power up your system, you should turn on the mechanical switch of ATX power supply first, then push once *the button connected to the two pin header (POWER).

2. If you want to power off your system, you need not turn off the mechanical switch of ATX power supply, just push once* again the button connected to the two-pin header(POWER). The location of connector is as shown below:

*Note: During the period of 4 seconds after power on and the period of 8

seconds after power off, the power switch is unresponsive: .

Mainboard Connectors

PIN NUMBER

FUNCTION

SETTING

FUNCTION

PIN NUMBER

FUNCTION

PIN NUMBER

FUNCTION

SETTING

FUNCTION

Hard Disk LED Connector(HD_LED)

1 LED Anode 2 LED Cathode 3 LED Cathode 4 LED Anode

Reset Switch (RESET)

CLOSE ONCE RESET THE SYSTEM OPEN NORMAL

Speaker Connector(SPEAKER)

1 SPKDATA 2 NC 3 GND 4 VCC

Power LED Connector (PW_LED)

1 LED Anode 2 LED Cathode 3 LED Cathode

The LED connected to “PWR LED” will light slightly when the system is in the soft Power-Down status.

Key Lock Connector (KEY_L)

CLOSE PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard locked OPEN NORMAL

Chapter 6

Status LED Indication

Meaning

SETTING

FUNCTION

CLOSE ONCE

GREEN/LOCK

PIN NUMBER

FUNCTION

VCC

2NC3

IRRX

GND5IRTX

VCC

Status LED Connector(GRN_LED)

The LED connected to the “GRN_LED” shows the status of the system as the following table describes.

Off

No power supply or the current of 5VSB is not strong enough.

On Flashing at a frequency about 1.5Hz Flashing at a frequency about 0.5Hz

Flashing at a frequency about 1/6 Hz

The system is in Power-up status. The system is in soft Power-down status. The system is in Green status. The system is in LOCK status.

If there is only one power LED on your chassis, connecting it to this connector is recommecded.

Green/Lock Connector (SLEEP)

OPEN NORMAL

If the item “Lock Function Select” of “SECURITY FEATURE SETUP” in CMOS setup menu is set as “Disable”, this button is used as the GREEN button. If it is set as “Enable”, the button is used as the LOCK button.

Infrared Header(IR1)

Mainboard Connectors

PIN NUMBER

FUNCTION

FAN ground

PIN NUMBER

FUNCTION

Standby Power(+5V)

Cooling Fan Connectors(CPUFAN1,2, CHSFAN, BAKFAN)

2 FAN power 3 FAN speed sense

*Note: These four fans are set to “ ON ”as the default. They will be stopped automatically when the system enters the suspend mode.

Chassis Security (J18):

Leave it Open if the chassis is closed. Close it if the chassis is opened.

Note* Please refer to QDI’s ManageEasy CD-ROM for more information about “Chassis Security”.

Wake On Internal Modem Connector (WOM)

2 WOM# signal (active low ) 3 GND

Chapter 6

I/O Port and SLOT DescriptionI/O Port and SLOT Description

(See Board layout)(See Board layout)

CONNECTOR FUNCTION

IDE1 Primary IDE Port IDE2 Secondary IDE Port FLOPPY Floppy Drive Port PRINTER Parallel Port UART1 COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4 UART2 COM2/COM3/COM4/COM1 USB1 First USB Port USB2 Second USB Port Keyboard For PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse For PS2 Mouse

CPU1, CPU2 Slots for CPU1 and CPU2. When a single CPU is needed,

you can select any one of the two slots to install the CPU, while another slot is for GTC (GTL Terminator Card). It's necessary to install GTC when the single CPU mode is selected.

LAN Onboard LAN I/O Connector. The onboard LAN adapter

82558 occupies PIRQB of the PCI interrupt.

AGP For AGP cards. Since the onboard LAN occupies PIRQB

of PCI interrupt, you must select PIRQA for AGP Card to avoid the resource’s conflicting.

PCI1

PCI2 It occupies PIRQA. Either a PCI master device or a PCI

PCI3 It occupies PIRQD. Either a PCI master device or a PCI

PCI4 It occupies PIRQC. A PCI slave device can be installed.

It occupies PIRQB. A PCI slave device can be installed. If RAID port is not used, a LAN adapter with IRQ sharing capability (e.g. Intel PRO/100+) can be installed (some OSes don’t support multi-LAN adapters, such as Win95, OS/2 etc.)

slave device can be installed. If a master device is installed, there’s no interrupt available for the AGP card.

slave device can be installed. If a master device in this slot and USB peripherals are used at the same time, conflict may occur.

In most cases, PCI4 combined with the RAID port slot is

Mainboard Connectors

used for RAID port card.

RAID Port The mainboard with the embedded SCSI can be turned to

assist the RAID ready by adding the Adaptec ARO-1130 adapter. This RAID port option after adding the Adaptec ARO1130 adapter can support:

n Bus Master DMA n Up to 133 Mbyte/Sec Burst rate n RAID 5, 1, 0 and 0/1 n Fully Netware 3.11, 3.12, 4.x & WinNT

3.51/4.0 supported by Adaptec

ISA 1, 2 Generally used for ISA cards. DIMM 1, 2, 3, 4 Memory for SDRAM . Narrow SCSI For ultra narrow SCSI peripherals. Be sure the red side of

the cable is aligned with the end of the connector which is marked with " ".

Wide SCSI For ultra wide SCSI peripherals.

Note 1: The Narrow (50 pin) SCSI is an 8 bit SCSI bus, the wide (68 pin) SCSI is a 16 bit SCSI bus which has a pin-to-pin connected to the 50 pins SCSI connector.

Note 2: The SCSI devices are cabled together in a single, connected series. This SCSI cable must run sequentially from one device to the next, with no branches.

Chapter 6

Note 3: Internal narrow SCSI peripherals and internal wide SCSI peripherals can be used at the same time. There is one exception here. When both internal SCSI peripherals and external SCSI peripherals are used (connected by the optional external wide SCSI cable with bracket) at the same time, only four kinds of configuration are executable. Please see the table below. The figure

Internal SCSI External SCSI Onboard Terminators

below shows one kind of configuration.

Wide Wide Power-down Wide Narrow Narrow Wide Auto Narrow Narrow

Auto

Power-down

1. Setting JP17 for control of onboard terminators, see page

18. Besides, the terminators on the SCSI peripherals on the both sides should be enabled (refer to the figure below).

2. To use external narrow SCSI peripherals, you need an

extra 50pin-68pin transferrer.

Note 4: You must assign a different SCSI ID to each device on the SCSI bus connected to the system board. See your SCSI device documentation for directions on how to determine the ID and change it.

Ultra Wide SCSI devices connected to this mainboard’s SCSI connector can be assigned ID from 0 to 15 (for 68 pin Wide SCSI connection). Normally, ID7 will be used by the on-board host.

Mainboard Connectors

The SCSI ID0 is best used for the SCSI hard disk as your computer’s boot device; ID1 is best reserved for a secondary SCSI hard disk. (Only when you use the SCSI hard disks and devices.)

Chapter 7 AWARD BIOS Description

Entering Setup

Power on the computer, when the following message appears briefly at the

bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del> key or simultaneously press <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Esc> keys.

Press <Del> to enter SETUP

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure

1) will appear on the screen. The main menu allows you to select from twelve setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KQ19)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP SYSTEM MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SecurityEasy SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PASSWORD SETTING PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Esc: Quit ↑ ↓ → ← :Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup ( Shift) F2:Change Color

Chapter 7

Figure-1 Main Menu

Load Setup Defaults The Setup Default settings are common and efficient.

Standard CMOS Setup

AWARD BIOS Description

Use the arrow keys to highlight the item, then use the < PgUp> or <PgDn>

keys to select the value you want in each item.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A69KQ19)

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC

Date (mm:dd:yy) : Thu, Mar, 3, 1998 Time (hh:mm:ss) : 17:27:52

HARD DISKS TYPE Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave

Drive A : 1.44M, 3.5 in. Drive B : None

Video : EGA/VGA

SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR

:Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto :Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto :Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto :Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto

Base Memory

Extended Memory : 97280K

Other Memory : 384K

Total Memory : 98304K

Halt On : All Errors ESC: Quit ↑ ↓ → ←:Select Item PU/PD/+/- :Modify F1 :Help (Shift)F2 :Change Color

Figure-2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu

Hard Disk Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary Slave

The categories identify the types of 2 IDE channels that have been installed in

the computer. There are 45 predefined types and 4 user definable types which are used for Enhanced IDE BIOS. Type 1 to Type 45 are predefined. Type “User” is user-definable. If your hard disk drive type does not matched with the drive table or listed in it, you can use Type “User” to define your own drive type manually.

If you have selected Type “Auto”, that means the system can autodetect your

hard disk when it boots up. If you have selected Type “User”, related information is asked to be entered into the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>:

Chapter 7

CYLS number of cylinders HEAD number of heads PRECOMP write pre-compensation LANDZ landing zone SECTOR number of sectors MODE HDD access mode

Video There are two ways to boot up the system:

I. When VGA is used as primary and monochrome is used as

secondary, the selection of the video type is “EGA/VGA” mode.

II. When monochrome is used as primary and VGA is used as secondary,

the selection of the video type is “Mono” mode.

EGA/ VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter / Video Graphic Array. For

EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters.

CGA 40 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 40 column mode. CGA 80 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 80 column mode. MONO Monochrome adapter, including high resolution

monochrome adapters.

Halt On

The category determines whether the computer will stop or not if an error is

detected during powering up.

No errors The system boot will not stop for any error that

may be detected.

All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error,

the system will stop and you will be prompted.

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard

error, but it will stop for all the other errors.

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error;

but it will stop for all the other errors.

All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk

error, but it will stop for all the other errors.

AWARD BIOS Description

Memory The category which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS,

is non-modifiable.

Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount

of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system.

Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended

memory is presented during the POST.

Other Memory This is the memory that can be used for different

applications. Most use for this area is Shadow RAM.

Total Memory Total memory of the system is the sum of the

above memory.

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BIOS Features Setup

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KQI9)

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow :Enabled Pentium(R)II L1 Cache : Enabled C8000~CBFFF Shadow :Disabled Pentium(R)II L2 Cache : Enabled CC000~CFFFF Shadow :Disabled Pentium(R)II L2 Cache ECC : Enabled D0000~D3FFF Shadow :Disabled Quick Power On Self Test : Disabled D4000~D7FFF Shadow :Disabled Boot Sequence : A,C, SCSI D8000~DBFFF Shadow :Disabled Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled DC000~DFFFF Shadow :Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek : Enabled Show Bootup Logo : Enabled IDE Hard Disk Write Protect : Disabled Delay For HDD (Secs) : 0 Drive A Boot Permit : Enabled HDDS.M.A.R.T. capability:Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status : On Gate A20 Option : Fast Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) : 6 Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250 Password Setting : Setup ESC: Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify Report No FDD For Win95 : Yes F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color MPS Version Control For OS : 1.4 F6 : Load BIOS Defaults OS Select For DRAM>64MB : Non-OS2 F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Figure-3 BIOS Features Setup Menu

The following indicates the options of each item and describes the meaning of

each option.

Item Option Description

• Virus Warning Enabled

Disabled

Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

No warning message appears when anything attempts to

access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

AWARD BIOS Description

• Pentium(R)II L1/L2 Cache

• Pentium(R)II L2 Cache ECC

• Quick Power On Self Test

Enabled Disabled Enabled

Disabled Enabled

Note:This function is available only for DOS and other OS that does not trap INT13.

Enables Pentium® II internal Level1/Level2 cache. Disables Pentium® II internal Level1/Level2 cache.

Enables Pentium® II L2 cache ECC(Error Checking and Correction) function.

Disables Pentium® II L2 cache ECC function.

Enables quick POST. BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST to speed up POST after you power on the computer.

Disabled Normal POST.

• Boot Sequence C,A,SCSI,

... C,CDROM,A

Any search sequence can be chosen for bootup.

LS/ZIP, C

• Swap Floppy

Enabled It will exchange the assignment of A&B floppy drives. Drive Disabled The assignment of A&B floppy drives are normal.

• Boot Up Floppy

Seek

Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if drive

is ready for diskette read/write during booting.

Disabled Skips drive seeking to speed up system booting.

• IDE Hard Disk

Write Protect

• Driver A Boot

Permit

• Boot Up Numlock Status

• Gate A20 Option Fast

• Typematic Rate

Setting Disabled

• Typematic Rate 6~30

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Off

Normal

Enabled

Does not allow IDE hard disk to write any data. Allows IDE hard disk to write any data. Boot from driver A function is enabled. Boot from driver A function is disabled. Keypad is used as number keys. Keypad is used as arrow keys.

The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware. It is default. The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method. Enables typematic rate and typematic delay programming. Disables typematic rate and typematic delay programming. The system BIOS will use the default value of these two items. Sets the speed of the typematic rate(characters per

(Chars/Sec) second).

• Typematic

250~1000 Sets the time of the typematic delay. Delay (Msec)

• Password

Setting

Setup

• PCI/VGA

Palette Snoop

• Report No FDD

For Win95

• MPS Version Control For OS

• OS Select For DRAM>64MB OS2

• Video BIOS Shadow

System

Enabled

Disabled

Yes

1.1

1.4

Non-OS2

The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password was not entered when prompted. The system will boot up, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password was not entered when prompted.

Enables PCI/VGA palette snoop. Disables PCI/VGA palette snoop.

Reports No Floppy Disk Drive for Win95 to release IRQ6.

Doesn’t report No Floppy Disk Drive for Win95. MPS Version is 1.1(usually for Unix). MPS Version is 1.4(usually for Windows NT).

If your operating system is not OS/2, please select this item. If system DRAM is more than 64MB and the operating system is OS/2, please select this item.

Enabled Video BIOS will be copied to RAM. Video Shadow will

increase the video speed.

Disabled Video shadow is disabled.

• C8000~CBFFF

Shadow ... DC000-DFFFF Shadow:

• Show Bootup

Logo

• Delay For HDD

(Secs):

• HDD

S.M.A.R.T. capability

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

0∼15

Enabled

Disabled

Optional ROM will be copied to RAM by 16K bytes per

unit.

The shadow function is disabled. Shows Bootup Logo. Does not show Bootup Logo.

Sets the predelay time for hard disk to be ready when accessed by the system.

Enables the S.M.A.R.T. capability of Hard Disk. Disables the S.M.A.R.T. capability of Hard Disk.

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AWARD BIOS Description

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

One additional wait state is inserted before the

assertion of the first CASx# for page hit

setup time to the CASx# for the leadoff page

hit cycle. Page miss and row miss timing are

Chipset Features Setup

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KQI9)

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Auto Configuration : Enabled Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk : Enabled EDO DRAM Speed Selection : 60ns EDO CASx# MA Wait State : 1 EDO RASx# Wait State : 1 SDRAM CAS Latency Time : 3 DRAM Data Integrity Mode : Non-ECC System BIOS Cacheable : Disabled Video RAM Cacheable : Disabled 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time : 1 16 Bit I/O Recovery Time : 1 AGP Aperture Size (MB) : 64

Figure-4 Chipset Features Setup Menu

The following indicates the options of each item and describes the meaning of

each option.

Item Option Description

• Auto Configuration Enabled

Disabled Manually configures.

• EDO DRAM Speed Selection

• EDO CASx# MA

Wait State

50ns, 60ns

Automatically configures DRAM Timing according to the value of “DRAM Speed Selection”.

This item is of selected EDO DRAM read/write timing. You must ensure that your DIMMs are as fast as 50ns, otherwise you have to select 60ns.

cycles. This allows one additional clock of MA

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• EDO RASx# Wait

State

• SDRAM CAS Latency

Time

• DRAM Data Integrity Mode

1 2

3 ECC

not affected by this bit.

Without additional wait state.

One additional wait state is inserted before RASx# is asserted for row misses. This provides one clock of additional MAX[13:0] setup time to RASx# assertion. This bit does not affect page misses since the MAX[13:0] lines are setup several clocks in advance of RASx# assertion for page misses.

Without additional wait state. Defines the CLT timing parameter of SDRAM

expressed in the bus speed (eg. 100 MHz clocks). Latency Time=2 clocks

Latency Time=3 clocks

Provides ECC (Error Checking and Correction) function.

Non-ECC Disables ECC function.

• System BIOS Cacheable

Enabled

Beside conventional memory, the system BIOS

area is also cacheable.

Disabled The system BIOS area is not cacheable.

• Video RAM Cacheable

Enabled Beside conventional memory, video BIOS area

is also cacheable.

Disabled Video BIOS area is not cacheable.

• 8 Bit I/ O Recovery Time

1∼ 8

Defines the ISA Bus 8 bit I/O operating recovery time.

NA 8 bit I/O recovery time does not exist.

• 16 Bit I / O Recovery Time

1∼ 4

Defines the ISA Bus 16 bit I/O operating recovery time.

NA 16 bit I/O recovery time does not exist.

• AGP Aperture Size (MB)

• Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

4∼256 Sets the effective size of the Graphics Aperture

to be used in the particular PAC Configuration.

Enabled Disabled

Enables Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk, it is helpful in reducing EMI.

Disables this function.

AWARD BIOS Description

Power Management Setup

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KQI9)

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. ACPI function :Disabled ** Reload Global Timer Events ** Power Management :User Define IRQ [3-7,9-15], NMI :Enabled PM Control by APM :Yes Primary IDE 0 :Disabled Video Off Method :V/H SYNC+Blank Primary IDE 1 :Disabled Video Off After :Standby Secondary IDE 0 :Disabled MODEM Use IRQ : NA Secondary IDE 1 :Disabled Floppy Disk :Disabled Doze Mode :Disabled Serial Port :Enabled Standby Mode :Disabled Parallel Port :Disabled Suspend Mode :Disabled HDD Power Down :Disabled Throttle Duty Cycle :50% CPUFAN Off In Suspend :Enabled Resume by Ring or LAN :Disabled ESC: Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item Resume by Alarm :Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color IRQ 8 Break Suspend :Disabled F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Figure-5 Power Management Setup Menu

The following indicates the options of each item and describes the meaning of

each option.

Item Option Description

• ACPI function Disabled Enabled

• Power

Management

Disabled User Define

Invalidates ACPI function. Validates ACPI function. Global Power Management (PM) will be disabled. Users can configure their own Power Management

Timer.

Min Saving Pre - defined timer value are used so that all timers

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Standby mode. If any item defined in “Wake

are in their MAX values

Max Saving

• PM Control

by APM

Pre - defined timer values are used so that all timers are in their MIN value System BIOS will ignore APM when Power Management is enabled.

Yes System BIOS will wait for APM’s prompt before it

enters any PM mode e.g. Standby or Suspend.

• Video Off

Blank Screen

Method V / H SYNC +

Blank

DPMS

Note: If APM is installed, and if there is a task running, even the timer is time out, the APM will not prompt the BIOS to put the system into any power saving mode. But if APM is not installed, this option has no effect.

The system BIOS will only blank off the screen when disabling video. In addition to Blank Screen, BIOS will also turn off the V-SYNC & H - SYNC signals from VGA cards to monitor. This function is enabled only for VGA cards supporting DPMS.

Note: Green monitors detect the V/H-SYNC signals to turn off its electron gun .

• Video Off After N/A System BIOS will never turn off the screen.

Suspend Screen off after system enters into Suspend mode. Standby Screen off after system enters into Standby mode. Doze Screen off after system enters into Doze mode.

• MODEM Use

IRQ

3,4,5,7,9, 10,11 NA

Special wake-up event for the Modem. Invalidates this feature.

• Doze mode Disabled The system will never enter Doze mode.

1Min ∼ 1 Hr

• Standby Mode Disabled 1 Min ∼ 1Hr

Defines the continuous idle time before the system entering Doze mode. If any item defined in “Wake Up Events In Doze & Suspend” is On and activated, the system will be waken up.

The system will never enter Standby mode. Defines the continuous idle time before the system

entering Up Events In Doze & Suspend” is On and activated, the system will be waken up.

AWARD BIOS Description

• Suspend Mode Disabled 1 Min ∼ 1Hr

• HDD Power

Down

Disabled 1 ∼15 Min

• Throttle Duty

12.5%

25%

37.5% 50 %

62.5% 75%

• Resume by

Ring or LAN

Enabled

Disabled

• Resume by Alarm Enabled Disabled

• IRQ 8 Break

Suspend

• IRQ [3-7, 9-15],

NMI …

Enabled Disabled

Parallel Port

PNP/PCI Configuration

The system will never enter Suspend mode.

Defines the continuous idle time before the system entering Suspend mode. If any item defined in “Wake Up Events In Suspend” is On and activated, the system will be waken up.

HDD’s motor will not be off.

Defines the continuous HDD idle time before the HDD entering power saving mode (motor off). Selects the duty cycle of the STPCLK# signal when the system is in the system throttling mode.

Allows the system to be powered on when a Ring Indicator signal comes up to UART1 or UART2 from external modem or comes up to WOM# from internal modem card. Also allow the system to be powered on when a remote waker-up signal comes up from Onboard LAN controller. Does not allow Ring Power-On or Wake On LAN. RTC alarm can be used to generate a wake event when the system is in a sleeping or in power off.

No RTC alarm function. Generates a clock event. Does not generate a clock event. Note: IRQ8 Clock Event must be enabled when

you want to use Resume By Ring, Resume by LAN and Alarm.

Reloads global timer. No influence to global timer.

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ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KQ19)

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

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PNP OS Installed : No

PCI Slot 1 Use IRQ No. : Auto

Resources Controlled By : Manual PCI Slot 2 Use IRQ No. : Auto Reset Configuration Data : Disabled

PCI Slot 3 Use IRQ No. : Auto

PCI Slot 4 Use IRQ No. : Auto IRQ-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP IRQ-4 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Used MEM base addr : N/A IRQ-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP IRQ-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Assign IRQ For USB : Disabled IRQ-9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Assign IRQ For VGA : Disabled IRQ-10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP IRQ-11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP IRQ-12 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP IRQ-14 assigned to : Legacy ISA IRQ-15 assigned to : Legacy ISA DMA-0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP ESC: Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item DMA-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify DMA-6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color DMA-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Figure-6 PNP/PCI Configuration Menu

The following indicates the options of each item and describes the meaning of

each option.

Item Option Description

• PNP OS Installed Yes

• Resources Controlled By Manual

Auto

• Reset Configuration Data Enabled

Device resource assigned by PnP OS. Device resource assigned by BIOS.

Assigns system resources (IRQ and DMA) manually by user. Assigns system resources (IRQ and DMA) automatically by BIOS. The system BIOS will force updating ESCD once, then automatically set

AWARD BIOS Description

Disabled

• IRQ-3∼IRQ-15 assigned

• DMA-0∼DMA-7

assigned to

Legacy ISA

PCI/ISA PnP

Legacy ISA PCI/ISA PnP

• PCI Slot 1/2/3/4 Use IRQ

No.

Auto,3,4,5,7,9 10,11,12,14,15

• Used MEM base address C800/8 ∼ 64K

this item as Disabled.

Does not force updating ESCD.

The specified IRQ-x will be assigned to ISA only. The specified IRQ-x will be assigned to ISA or PCI.

The specified DMA-x will be assigned

to ISA only.

The specified DMA-x will be assigned

to ISA or PCI. Assigns an IRQ for PCI slot1/2/3/4 manually or automatically. Claims a memory space occupied by legacy ISA card.

N/A Invalidates this feature.

• Assign an IRQ for USB Enabled Assigns an IRQ for USB when used

Disabled

• Assign an IRQ for VGA Enabled

Disabled

This function is disabled (USB can’t be used in this moment). Assigns an IRQ for the VGA Card which needs it. Does not assign an IRQ for VGA card.

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: 378/IRQ7

: SPP

Integrated Peripherals

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KQ19)

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. IDE HDD Block Mod : Enabled Onboard Parallel Port IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto Parallel Port Mode IDE Primary Slave PIO : Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO : Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO : Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA : Auto IDE Primary Slave UDMA : Auto IDE Secondary Master UDMA : Auto IDE Secondary Slave UDMA : Auto On-Chip Primary PCI IDE : Enabled On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE : Enabled Onboard PCI SCSI Chip : Enabled USB Keyboard Support : Disabled

ESC: Quit ↑↓→← : Select Ite Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/-: Modify Onboard Serial Port 1 :3F8/IRQ4 F5 : Old Value (Shift) F2 : Color Onboard Serial Port 2 :2F8/IRQ3 F6 : Load BIOS Defaults UART Mode Select : Normal F7 : Load Setup Default

Figure-7 Integrated Peripherals Menu

The following indicates the options of each item and describes the meaning of

each option.

Item Option Description

• IDE HDD Block

Mode

Enabled

Allows IDE HDD to read/write several sectors one time.

Disabled IDE HDD only reads/writes a sector for one

time.

• IDE

Primary/ Secondary

Master/Slave PIO

Mode 0 - 4 Auto

Defines the IDE primary/secondary master/

slave PIO mode. The IDE PIO mode is defined according to auto - detect.

AWARD BIOS Description

• IDE

Primary/ Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

• On-chip

Primary/Secondary PCI IDE

• Onboard PCI

SCSI Chip

• USB Keyboard

Support

• Onboard FDC

Controller

• Onboard Serial Port

1/2

Auto Disabled

Enabled Disabled Enabled

Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3,

Ultra DMA mode will be enabled if ultra DMA device is detected.

Disables this function. On-chip primary/secondary PCI IDE port is

enabled.

On-chip primary/secondary PCI IDE port is

disabled.

Onboard PCI SCSI Chip is enabled. Onboard PCI SCSI Chip is disabled. USB Keyboard Support is enabled. USB Keyboard Support is disabled. Onboard floppy disk controller is enabled. Onboard floppy disk controller is disabled. Defines the onboard serial port address and

required IRQ.

3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3,

Auto System automatically defines the onboard

serial port address and required IRQ.

Disabled, Onboard serial port is disabled.

• UART2 Mode Select Normal

ASKIR IrDA

• Onboard Parallel

Port

378/IRQ7,

278/IRQ5,

Defines UART2 as the standard serial port.

Supports SHARP ASK-IR protocol with maximum baud rate up to 57600bps. Supports IrDA version 1.0 SIR protocol with maxiumum baud rate up to 115.2Kbps. Defines the onboard parallel port address and IRQ channel.

3BC/IRQ7 Disabled

• Parallel Port Mode SPP Defines the parallel port mode as

Disables the onboard parallel port.

EPP Standard Parallel Port (SPP), Enhanced ECP, Parallel Port (EPP), or Extended ECP+EPP Capabilities Port (ECP).

System Monitor Setup

Current CPU1 Temperature

: 0°C/32°F

Current CPU2 Temperature

: 0°C/32°F

Current System Temp.

: 32°C/89°F

Current CPUFAN1 Speed

: 4821RPM

Current CPUFAN2 Speed

: 0 RPM

Current Chassis Fan Speed

: 0 RPM

Current Backup Fan Speed

: 0 RPM

+3.3V

: 3.32V

VTT (+1.5V)

: 1.53V`

+5V

: 5.02V

VID1(CPU1)

: 2.02V

+12V

: 11.96V

-12V

: -12.03V

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

SYSTEM MONITOR SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE , INC.

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Figure-8 System Monitor Setup Menu The following indicates the meaning of each item.

Item

• Shutdown Temperature Disabled

Current

data shown

80°C/176°F 85°C/185°F 90°C/194°F

CPU will always work despite the temperature.

When the temperature 80°C/176°F,

85°C/185°F or 90°C/194°F is reached, CPU will shutdown.

• Current CPU1

Temperature

• Current CPU2

Temperature

• Current System Temp.

Displays the current CPU1 temperature detected by “LM75” chip. Displays the current CPU2 temperature detected by “LM75” chip. Displays the current mainboard temperature detected by “LM80” chip.

Description

AWARD BIOS Description

• Current CPUFAN1 Speed

Current CPUFAN2 Speed Current Chassis FAN Speed Current Backup FAN

Speed

• + 3.3V, VTT (+1.5) + 5V, VID1 (CPU1), VID2 (CPU2) +12 V,

- 12 V

RPM (Revolution Per Minute) Speed of fan which is connected to the fan header CPUFAN1, CPUFAN2, CHSFAN or BAKFAN. Fan speed value is based on an assumption that tachometer signal is two pulses per revolution; In other cases, you should regard it relatively.

Displays current Voltage value including all the

most important voltages of the mainboard. +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V are voltages from the ATX power supply, VTT (+1.5) Voltage is GTL Termination Voltage from the on board regulator, and VID1, VID2 are CPU1, CPU2 Core Voltages from the on board switching Power Supply.

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SecurityEasy Setup

SecurityEasy SETUP

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Lock Function select : Enable Administrative Password : Enter

Keyboard Inactive Timer : Disable Floppy Access Control : Read Only Video Blanking Control : Enable

ESC: QUIT ↑↓→← : Select Item F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Figure-9 SecurityEasy Setup Menu The following indicates the meaning of each item.

Item

Current

data shown

• Lock Function Select Enable Disable

• Administrative Password Enter

Enables the LOCK function. The system will never enter the LOCK mode.

To type in the Administrative password is the only way to exit the LOCK mode. When you select this function, the following message “ENTER PASSWORD” will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. Type the Administrative password, up to six characters, 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 <Enter>.

Description

AWARD BIOS Description

• Keyboard Inactive Timer Disable

1Min~

1Hour

• Floppy Access Control R/W Read Only

• Video Blanking Control Enable Disable

Note: See also Chapter 3.

The system will not enter the LOCK mode due to the Keyboard Inactive Timer.

Set the continuous idle time of keyboard before

the system entering the LOCK mode.

The Floppy is Read/Writable. The Floppy is Read Only. Video is blank in the LOCK mode. Video is normal in the LOCK mode.

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Password Setting

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, 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 <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.

To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter

password. A message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED

If you select “System” at “Password Setting” of “BIOS Features Setup”

Menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter “CMOS Setup”.

If you select “Setup” at “Password Setting” of “BIOS Features Setup” Menu, you

will be prompted for the password only when you try to enter “CMOS Setup”.

AWARD BIOS Description

IDE HDD Auto Detection

The Enhanced IDE features was included in all Award BIOS. Below is a brief description of these features.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KQ19)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master:

Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip): N

Option Size Cyls Heads Precomp Landzone Sectors Mode 2(Y) 541 525 32 0 1049 67 LBA 1 541 1050 16 65535 1049 63 NORMAL 3 541 525 32 65535 1049 63 LARGE

Note: Some OSes (like SCO-UNIX) must use “NORMAL” for installation

ESC: Skip

Figure-10 IDE HDD Auto Detection Menu

1. Setup Changes

With auto-detection

• BIOS setup will display all possible modes supported by the HDD

including NORMAL, LBA and LARGE.

• If HDD does not support the LBA modes, no “LBA” option will be shown.

• If number of physical cylinders is less than or equal to 1024,“LARGE”

option may not be shown.

• Users can select their appropriate mode.

With Standard CMOS Setup

CYLS HEADS PRECOMP LAND SECTOR MODE

Drive C: User(516MB) 1120 16 65535 1119 59 Normal Drive D: None(203MB) 684 16 65535 685 38 ---------

ZONE

When HDD type is in “user” type, the “MODE” option will be opened for user to select their own HDD mode.

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2. HDD Modes

The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD modes: NORMAL, LBA and LARGE, also Auto detect.

NORMAL

Generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make any transformation during accessing. The maximum number of cylinders, heads and sectors for NORMAL mode are 1024,16 and 63.

If the user sets his HDD to NORMAL mode,the maximum accessible HDD size will be 528 megabytes even though its physical size may be greater than that.

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode

A new HDD accessing method to overcome the 528 Megabyte bottleneck. The number of cylinders, heads and sectors shown in setup may not be the number physically contained in the HDD.

During HDD accessing, the IDE controller will transform the logical address described by the sector, head and cylinder number into its own physical address inside the HDD. The maximum HDD size supported by LBA mode is 8.4 Gigabytes.

LARGE mode

Some IDE HDDs contain more than 1024 cylinder without LBA support (in some cases, users do not want LBA). The Award BIOS provides another alternative to support these kinds of HDD.

BIOS tricks DOS (or other OS) that the number of cylinders is less than 1024 by dividing it by 2. At the same time, the number of heads is multiplied by 2. A reverse transformation process will be made inside INT13h in order to access the right HDD address.

Auto detect

If using Auto detect, the BIOS will automatically detect IDE hard disk mode and set it to one kind of HDD modes.

3. Remark

To support LBA or LARGE mode of HDDs, there must be some software involved which are located in Award HDD Service Routine(INT13h).It may fail to access a HDD with LBA (LARGE) mode selected if you are running under an Operating System which replaces the whole INT 13h.

AWARD BIOS Description

Power - On Boot

If you have made all the changes to CMOS values and the system can not boot with the CMOS values selected in Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF then ON or press the “RESET” button on the system case. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing the < Ctrl >, < Alt > and < Del > keys.

Appendix A.

Utility Diskette

You may use this diskette to update your BIOS when necessary. For the most updated and additional information about BIOS

upgrade, please refer to “README” in the “Utility Diskette”.

Warning:

1. We strongly recommend that you only upgrade BIOS

when it is really necessary.

2. Before you update your BIOS, you should look over the

“README ” file to avoid making mistake.

Appendix

Appendix B.

Appendix

Retention Mechanism & Pentium® II Processor Installation Procedures (Single CPU shown)

1. Insert the two Retention Mechanism Attach Mounts up through the bottom of the mainboard.

Two Retention Mechanism Attach Mount

2. Place Plastic Guide with captive nuts on mainboard, then fasten all the four nuts.

Plastic Guide with four

nuts

Note: Please pay attention to the direction of the window.

3. Install HSSBASE (Heatsink Support Base) on mainboard, then insert the two plastic pins through the HSSBASE securing it to the mainboard.

Window

Small

4. Insert Pentium® II Processor in Slot1.

Appendix

Big

HSSBASE

Appendix

5. Clip Plastic Bar onto the HSSBASE through the fins on the processors’ heatsink.

6. The Retention Mechnism installation procedure is completed as shown

below.

Remark:

Please skip step3 and step5 for Boxed Pentium® II Processor and refer to relevant details of this kind of processor for your installation.

Appendix

Appendix C. LogoEasy

When you power on or reset your system, the picture listed below will be shown on the screen.

If you press <Esc>, the system will switch to the booting message screen. Otherwise, it enters operating system directly. You can use “cblogo.exe” (See Utility Diskette) to replace the picture by any other logo which is preferred. Regarding the method of using cblogo.exe utility, please refer to its online help. If you prefer not to show any logo on the screen while booting up, set “Disabled” to the “Show Bootup Logo” option. Please refer to page 35.

* We reserve the right of modifying the default full-logo of QDI without further notification.

Appendix

Appendix D ManageEasy

It is well known that guaranteeing the computer’s security and reliability is essential. Especially today, effectively managing and monitoring the computer’s hardware is even more important; because processing and exchanging critical data through computers and networks are occurring everyday.

Moving with the computer’s development, the system of the computer will become more and more complex; at the same time, the control of the computer’s hardware will be strengthened. Today , it is possible to monitor and manage some control functions. It supports stronger functions for Windows 95 and Windows NT. These functions enable users to view more than one hundred of the basic information about their computer and monitor some key reference data remote access and control computers in your local area network. With the installed QDI ManageEasy (QME), you can improve your managing level.

There are three components packed into QME V1.0

(1) Administrator Management Applicant (AMA)

AMA provides the management tools for the administrator. Through AMA, the administrator can do remote monitoring and managing. Using AMA, you can detect or view system information and PC health status for any computer that has installed QDI ManageEasy system. If you have the privilege, special operations can be done on the remote computer, such as watching screen, sending message, shutdown or restart etc.

(2) Local Management Application (QDM)

QDI ManageEasy for local computer can help you view important

information about local system, monitor PC health, configure what and how to monitor and set privileges of AMA.

(3) DMI BIOS Viewer

This is a local application too. It supports the latest DMI version- DMI

V2.1 and is compatible with the popular version DMI V2.0

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