RioWorks HDAMB-F User Manual

HDAMB

Overview

User’s Guide

Version: 0.70
Release Date: July 2003

Install

Hardware

BIOS

Setup

Appendix

AccelerTech ServerBoard Manual

COPYRIGHTS AND DISCLAIMERS.......................................... C-I

Overview

GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.......................................C-2

ESD PRECAUTIONS ........................................................C-2

OPERATING PRECAUTIONS................................................C-2

ABOUT THIS USER'S MANUAL ...........................................C-3

GETTING HELP ...............................................................C-3

WORKSTATIONBOARD SPECIFICATIONS ..............................C-5

MAINBOARD LAYOUT ......................................................C-6

MAINBOARD MAP...........................................................C-7

I/O PORT ARRAY ...........................................................C-7

Hardware Installation

MAP OF JUMPERS...........................................................C-9

JUMPER SETTINGS ..........................................................C-9

INSTALLING MEMORY .....................................................C-10

RECOMMENDED MEMORY CONFIGURATIONS ......................C-12

INSTALLING THE PROCESSOR AND HEATSINK .....................C-13

THE AGP PRO SLOT ...................................................C-15

MAP OF MAINBOARD CABLE CONNECTORS ......................C-16

ATX POWER CONNECTORS ............................................C-17

PRIMARY IDE CONNECTORS ...........................................C-18

FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR ...................................C-18

FRONT PANEL SWITCHES ..............................................C-19

FRONT/BACK/CPU/AUX FAN CONNECTORS .....................C-20

REAR PANEL I/O PORTS ...............................................C-21

ADDITIONAL I/O CONNECTORS........................................C-22

INSTALLING EXPANSION CARDS .......................................C-23

PROMISE CHIPSET AND SERIAL ATA (OPTIONAL) ..............C-24

INTEGRATED AUDIO .......................................................C-25

USB 2.0 PORTS AND HEADER.......................................C-26

IEEE 1394 (FIREWIRE) PORTS AND HEADER (OPTIONAL) C-26

POWERING ON YOUR SYSTEM ..........................................C-27

BIOS

STARTING THE BIOS SETUP ..........................................C-30

USING THE BIOS SETUP UTILITY....................................C-30

BIOS SETUP MAIN MENU .............................................C-32

MASTER AND SLAVE SUBMENUS ....................................C-33

ADVANCED MENU .........................................................C-35

HYPERTRANSPORT CONFIGURATION SUBMENU..................C-36

8X AGP CONTROL OPTIONS SUBMENU...........................C-38

CHIPSET CONFIGURATION SUBMENU ...............................C-40

KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION SUBMENU ............................C-42

I/O DEVICE CONFIGURATION SUBMENU ...........................C-43

CONSOLE REDIRECTION SUBMENU .................................C-45

PCI DEVICES SUBMENU ...............................................C-46

SECURITY MENU...........................................................C-48

PASSWORDS.................................................................C-48

SETTING AND USING PASSWORDS....................................C-49

POWER MENU ..............................................................C-50

BOOT MENU ................................................................C-52

SERVER MENU .............................................................C-53

HARDWARE MONITOR SUBMENU.....................................C-54

EXIT MENU ..................................................................C-55

PHOENIX BOOT UTILITIES...............................................C-57

USING PHOENIX QUIETBOOT ..........................................C-57

PHOENIX MULTIBOOT ....................................................C-58

BIOS FLASH UPGRADE UTILITY .....................................C-59

CREATE A CRISIS RECOVERY DISKETTE ...........................C-59

UPDATING THE CRISIS RECOVERY DISKETTE .....................C-60

EXECUTING PHOENIX PHLASH .........................................C-60

DISABLING MEMORY MANAGERS .....................................C-61

Troubleshooting C-62

POST Errors and Beep Codes C-65

Addendum A: Recommended Memory Modules C-67

Addendum B: Symptom Report Form C-69

COPYRIGHTS AND DISCLAIMERS

The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The
vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes
no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or

organization of the updates.

RioWorks reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and
without notice. This product, including software, if any, and documentation may not, in whole or in part,
be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior
written consent.

IN NO EVENT WILL RioWorks BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECULATIVE
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR
DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN PARTICULAR,
THE VENDOR ALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, OR DATA STORED OR
USED WITH THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING, REPLACING, INTEGRATING,
INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, OR DATA.

Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of

This shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes. Total liability for all claims will
not exceed the price paid for the hardware product.

Unless you request and receive written permission from RioWorks,
you may not copy any part of this document.

Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Other products and
companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies or mark holders.

Copyright © 2003 by RioWorks .
All rights reserved.

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Overview

Thank you for choosing this high performance motherboard. This is a dual AMD® Opteron
micro-Socket 940 motherboard (M/B) based on the ATX form factor and features both the
AMD® HyperTransport I/O Hub (8111) and the AMD® AGP Tunnel (8151)chipset. The
board features a Hyper Transport bandwidth of 6.4 GB/s.

For memory options, there are four (4) sockets to support up to 8 GB of memory using 184­pin Registered PC2700/2100 ECC DDR memory modules.

Flexibility and expandability are provided by ve (5) 32-bit/33Mhz PCI slots and an 8x AGP
slot. This selection of PCI slots permits the use of numerous add-on cards and Peer PCI
transaction support provides increased system performance.

Other features include an onboard Promise Serial ATA interfaces, a Broadcom Gigabit
Ethernet controller, an onboard RealTek ALC-650 audio chip, IEEE 1394 and USB 2.0 to
provide high system capabilities that meet a wide range of demanding applications.

Before we begin the manual, we would like to go over some precautions to insure the safety
of both the MainBoard and the technician/operator. Please read the General Safety, ESD,
and Operating Precautions in their entirety before beginning.

This Section is divided as follows:

General Safety Precautions C-2
ESD Precautions C-2
Operating Precautions C-2
About this User's Manual C-3
Getting Help C-3
WorkStationBoard Specications C-5
MainBoard Layout C-6
MainBoard Map C-7
I/O Port Array C-7

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MainBoard Manual

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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

* Keep the area around the Server clean and free of clutter.
* Servers weigh a lot. They can average about 50 lbs. (~22.68 kg)
When lifting the system, two people should lift slowly from opposite ends with their feet
spread out to distribute the weight. Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs.
* Place the chassis top cover and any system components that have been removed away
from the system or on a table so that they won’t accidentally be stepped on.
* While working on the system, do not wear loose items such as neckties and unbuttoned
shirt sleeves. They can come into contact with electrical circuits or get pulled into a
cooling fan.
* Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body, which are excellent metal
conductors and can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with
printed circuit boards or areas where power is present.

¡System Safety!

ESD PRECAUTIONS

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is generated by two objects with different electrical charges
coming into contact with each other. An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this
difference, which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards. The
following measures are generally sufcient to neutralize this difference before contact is
made to protect your equipment from ESD:
* Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
* Keep all components and printed circuit boards (PCBs) in their antistatic bags until ready
for use.
* Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag.
* Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing, which may retain a
charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap.
* Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips,
memory modules or contacts.
* When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
* Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.
* For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent
conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and the
motherboard.
* After accessing the inside of the system, close the system back up and secure it to the
rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made.

OPERATING PRECAUTIONS

Care must be taken to insure that the chassis cover is in place when the server is
operating to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the server can occur if
this practice is not strictly followed.

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ABOUT THIS USER'S MANUAL

This manual explains how to build your system in detail. Please follow the procedures in this
User Manual carefully and pay special attention to these icons.

This icon informs you on particularly important details regarding
the setup or maintenance of your system. While we point out

IMPORTANT

WARNING

NOTE

TIP

the most vital paragraphs in a chapter, you should always read
the entire section carefully.
This icon alerts you to potential dangers during the setup of
your system. These warnings should not be considered as the
whole of your safety precautions. Never forget that computers
are electronic devices and are capable of delivering and
receiving shocks. Prevent damage to yourself and your
MainBoard by always working with proper grounding straps
and making sure that your system is turned off and unplugged
whenever you are working on it,

This icon brings certain notes to your attention during the setup
process. It provides you with useful information especially for
setting up a new system.

This icon gives you tips on how to congure your system in
simple and easy ways. This icon provides useful descriptions
in helping you congure your system.

GETTING HELP

If a problem arises with yours system during Installation or Operation, you should rst ask
your dealer for help as they have most likely congured your system. They generally have
the best grasp of your issues and the fastest response for your symptoms. If your dealer
is near your location, it is recommended that you rst bring your system to them to have it
serviced instead of attempting to solve the problem yourself.

If those options don't work for you, RioWorks also provides some helpful resources to help
you.

1. Visit RioWorks™ website at www.RioWorks.com and navigate to this product’s
page which contain links to product updates such as Jumper settings or BIOS
updates.

2. The FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) sections in the RioWorks™ website are
often helpful since other users often have the same questions.

3. Email us at: [email protected] and we will try to answer your questions within
24 hours. Before you email your symptoms to [email protected], ll in the
symptom report to inform and aid our engineers in solving your problem quickly.

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WORKSTATIONBOARD SPECIFICATIONS

Processor AMD Dual Opteron Socket 940 CPUs

* Supports 1.8 GHz and faster
* HyperTransport of 6.4 GB/s bandwidth
* Built-In Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

Chipset * AMD 8111 (HyperTransport I/O Hub)

* AMD 8151 (AGP Tunnel)

Memory * 4 + 0 socket for 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

* Uses Registered PC2700/PC2100 ECC DDR memory
* Supports total system memory size of up to 8 GB

Internal I/O connectors * 34-pin Floppy Connector

* 4-pin CD-In and Aux-In audio input connectors

Accelerated Graphics Port 8x AGP Pro slot

IDE Bus * 2x 40-pin IDE connectors, supports up to four (4) Enhanced IDE devices

* Dual Channel Master Mode
* Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33

On-Board LAN Integrated single Broadcom 5702 Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Audio Integrated Realtek ALC-650, Professional 6-channel Audio

* AC '97 CODEC

USB Integrated VIA VT6202L with four (4) USB 2.0 ports (2x onboard, 1x header)

Expansion Slots 5x PCI 32 bit / 33 MHz

Rear Panel I/O PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors with Wake-Up function

1x UART 16550 serial port (COM1)
1x 25-pin parallel port with ECP/EPP support
2x onboard USB 1.1 connectors
1x GigaBit Ethernet LAN RJ-45 port
Audio Phone Jacks - Speaker Out, Mic In, Line-In.

System Management Hardware Monitor (CPU Thermal, Fan, Voltage, Intrusion)

Super I/O NS87366

System BIOS 4Mb Flash EEPROM with Phoenix BIOS

I2C support. SMBIOS 2.3 and DMI 2.0 compliant
Soft Power-Down
Secure Boot, Multiple Boot support

Form Factor Extended ATX form factor (12” x 9.6”)

EPS 12V power connectors (24 pin + 8 pin)

Serial ATA (Optional) Promise PDC 20378 chipset

* 2 Serial ATA ports and 1 Parallel ATA with RAID 0, 1, and 10

IEEE 1394 (Optional) Integrated VIA VT6307S for IEEE 1394 port (1x onboard, 1x header)

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AUX_In

MAINBOARD LAYOUT

CD_In

PCI 32-bit (5x)

Broadcom

8x AGP
Pro Slot

Audio
Jacks

GigE LAN
+ USB 1.1

USB 2.0

CPU2

IEEE
1394

(Optional)

Parallel Port

CPU1

COM1

PS/2

Mouse

KB

IDE S,P

Floppy

IEEE 1394

(Optional)

Promise

S-ATA

(Optional)

AMD 8111

AMD 8151

Memory Bank

DIMM A1,B1,A2,B2

Power

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MAINBOARD MAP

BroadCom

F_Audio

CD_In

AUX_In
USB 2.0
Header

IEEE 1394

Header

(Optional)

Front Panel

Switches

Sys_Fan3

CMOS Battery

Wake_ON

LAN

Secondary

IDE

Primary

IDE

Floppy

I/O PORT ARRAY

Five (5) 32-bit/33 MHz PCI slots

VIA

VT6307S

(Optional)

VIA

VT6202L

Parallel IDE
for Promise

Chipset

(Optional)

Port1 Por t2

Serial-ATA

Connectors

(Optional)

AMD
8111

HyperT

Promise

S-ATA/RAID

(Optional)

Clear CMOS

8x AGP Slot2

Speaker

Sys_Fan2

Sys_Fan1

Intruder

Alert

AMD

Opteron

Socket 940

(CPU2)

AMD
8151

AGP

A1
B1
A2
B2

I/O Port Array

CPU_Fan2

AMD

Opteron

Socket 940

(CPU1)

Memory Bank

ECC DDR DIMMs

CPU_Fan1

8-pin,12V
Power

24-Pin
Power

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 KBD

COM1

Parallel Port

IEEE
1394

(Optional)

GigE LAN

USB 1.1
Ports (2)

USB 2.0
Ports (2)

Audio Jacks:

Line-In

Spk-Out

Mic-In

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Hardware Installation

this section, we detail the procedures for how to install processors and other hardware
components in your MainBoard. Go to the specic sections to read more about section you
are interested

This section is divided as follows:

Map of Jumpers C-9
Jumper Settings C-9
Installing Memory C-10
Recommended Memory Congurations C-12
Installing the Processor and Heatsink C-13
The AGP Pro Slot C-15
Map of MainBoard Cable Connectors C-16
ATX Power Connectors C-17
Primary IDE connectors C-18
Floppy Disk Drive Connector C-18
Front Panel Switches C-19
Front/Back/CPU/Aux Fan Connectors C-20
Rear Panel I/O Ports C-21
Additional I/O Connectors C-22
Installing Expansion Cards C-23
Promise Chipset and Serial ATA (Optional) C-24
Integrated Audio C-25
USB 2.0 Ports and Header C-26
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Ports and Header (Optional) C-26
Powering on your System C-27

This motherboard contains sensitive electronic components that can be easily damaged by

WARNING

static electricity. Follow the instructions carefully to ensure correct Installation and to avoid
static damage.

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MAP OF JUMPERS

Refer to the following illustration to nd the location of the MainBoard's jumpers

Clear CMOS

JUMPER SETTINGS

Clear CMOS Header

The onboard button cell battery powers the CMOS RAM. It contains all the BIOS setup
information. Keep the jumper connected to pins 1-2 (Default) to retain the RTC data as
shown below.

1-2 2-3

Normal

(default)

Under certain circumstances, you will need to reset system settings. Follow these
instructions to clear the CMOS RTC data:

1. Turn off the computer.

2. Short pins 2 and 3 with a jumper for a few seconds.

3. Replace the jumper to pins 1 and 2.

4. Turn on your computer by pressing the power-on button.

5. Hold down <F2> during boot and select either <Load Optimal Defaults> or

<Load Failsafe Defaults> in the “Exit” section. Then go through the BIOS
setup to re-enter user preferences. Refer to Chapter 2 BIOS SETUP for more
information.

Clear

CMOS

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This MainBoard uses Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM). Two 4-DIMM socket memory
banks are available, one memory bank for each CPU socket. The DIMM sockets
accommodate 184-pin PC2100/PC2700 (DDR266/DDR333) and Double Data Rate (DDR)
memory modules in 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB and 2GB size combinations. Total
installed memory size is between a minimum of 128MB to a maximum of 8GB.

This section outlines how to install Registered PC2100/PC2700 DDR DIMMs into the
MainBoard.

INSTALLING MEMORY

IMPORTANT

* The MainBoard has strict memory and timing requirements. Before buying DDR

(Double Data Rate) DIMMs for use with the MainBoard, it is recommended that
you consult your local reseller for the best and most compatible memory to use.

* This MainBoard only supports Registered PC2100/PC2700 (DDR266/DDR333)

compliant modules.

Memory Installation Procedures

Memory

Bank

1. Locate the Memory Bank on the MainBoard, where you will be installing the

DIMMs.

A1

B1

A2

B2

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Installing Memory continued...

2. Make sure the DIMM’s pins are facing down, and check that the pin

arrangement on the memory module resembles the one pictured below.

80 pins

3. Insert the module into the DIMM socket and press down evenly on both ends

rmly until the DIMM module is securely in place. (The tabs of the DIMM socket
will close-up to hold the DIMM in place when the DIMM is properly installed on
the socket’s bottom.)

Notch Notch

Release Tab

4. Repeat step 1 to step 3 for all additional DIMM modules.

The notch

hole should

line up with

the notch on

the slot

DIMM Slot B1

DIMM Slot A1

104 pins

Release Tab

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The AMD Opteron processors have very specic memory module requirements, and due to
the design of the MainBoard, there are certain congurations of memory that work best to
make the most effective use of the memory bandwidth.

The AMD Opteron features 128-bit DDR memory channels. DDR Memory Modules are only
64-bit. In order to benet from the full bandwidth, you should always install the DIMMs in
pairs. The MainBoard is designed to pair up DIMM slots A1/B1 and slots A2/B2 for the 128­bit pathway.

The DIMM memory banks are shared over the dual CPU sockets. It is possible to operate a
system with two CPUs and only a pair of DIMMs in the memory bank.

The Opteron does support 64-bit only operation, but due to the design of the DIMM banks,
the single DIMM must be inserted in either DIMM slot A1 or DIMM slot A2 to function. The
system will NOT boot otherwise.

The following is our recommended DIMM installation path based on the number of DIMMS
being installed (Remember to check that the DIMMS are 2.5V Registered ECC DDR PC2100/
PC2700/DDR266/DDR333 DIMMs and that they appear on in Appendix A: Recommended
Memory Modules:

IMPORTANT

* The Opteron features a 128-bit wide DDR memory interface. To take advantage

of the 128-bit interface, you must install DIMMs in pairs of two (2). DIMM slots A1
and B1 are paired, and slots A2 and B2 are paired. If you are only installing two
DIMMS into a Memory Bank, it is recommended that you install them in slots A1
and B1 to get the full bandwidth.

* To ensure compatibility, only use DIMM pairs of the same exact type and size

and made by the same company. Refer to “Appendix A: Recommended Memory
Modules” for a list of supported DIMMS.

RECOMMENDED MEMORY CONFIGURATIONS

If you have... You should install them in...

1 DIMM Slot A1 or slot A2

2 DIMMs Slots A1/B1 OR Slots A2/B2

4 DIMMs Slots A1,B1,A2,B2

(Note: this conguration only provides 64-bit memory access)

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INSTALLING THE PROCESSOR AND HEATSINK

The MainBoard accommodates AMD® Opteron micro-PGA Socket 940 processors and
a HyperTransport bandwidth of 6.4 GB/s. You must rst insert a CPU into CPU socket 1
(CPU1) before installing one in CPU socket 2 (CPU2).

Processor (CPU) Installation

This section outlines how to install a CPU into the MainBoard

1. Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket and Pin 1 on the CPU itself.

2. Lift up the lever on the CPU Socket 940. Then line up Pin 1 on the CPU with the

Pin 1 marking on the socket before inserting the CPU into the Socket 940. Check
that the CPU is ush in the socket, and lower the lever to lock the CPU in place.

Pin1

3. Apply Thermal Compound (Thermal grease) to the top of the CPU.

4. Mount the Heatsink on top of the installed CPU by attaching it to the

motherboard with the included screws (rst on one side, then the other).

Pin 1 of
CPU is
lined up
with Pin1
of Socket.

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Installing the Processor and Heatsink continued...

5. Connect the 3-wire fan cable to the CPU_Fan1 connector on the motherboard.

Black Red Yellow

GND

6. Repeat steps 1 thru 5 to install a second CPU (CPU2)

12V

Sensor

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THE AGP PRO SLOT

The MainBoard does not feature an integrated video solution. Therefore, you will need to
install a video card to use the MainBoard. The Accelerated Graphics Port Pro (AGP Pro) slot
is specically designed to support a new generation of AGP graphics cards with ultra-high
memory bandwidths (up to 8x).

This mainboard supports 4x/8x (1.5V) and 3.3V AGP video cards. The MainBoard will
automatically supply extra voltages as necessary to adapt to the installed AGP card.

8x AGP slot

AGP 2x

Notch

IMPORTANT

AGP 4x/8x

Notch

* Both 1.5V and 3.3V AGP cards are supported by this 8x AGP Pro slot. Refer to

the documentation that came with your AGP card for more information on Card
Settings..

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MAP OF MAINBOARD CABLE CONNECTORS

The following map of the MainBoard illustrates the location of all the connectors on the
MainBoard. Use this map to aide you in connecting devices to your MainBoard.

BroadCom

(Optional)

Front Panel

CMOS Battery

Secondary

F_Audio

CD_In

AUX_In

USB 2.0

Header

IEEE 1394

Header

Switches

Sys_Fan3

Wake_ON

LAN

IDE

Primary

IDE

Floppy

Five (5) 32-bit/33 MHz PCI slots

VIA

VT6307S

(Optional)

VIA

VT6202L

Parallel IDE
for Promise

Chipset

(Optional)

Port1 Por t2

Serial-ATA

Connectors

(Optional)

AMD
8111

HyperT

Promise

S-ATA/RAID

(Optional)

Clear CMOS

8x AGP Slot2

Speaker

Sys_Fan2

Sys_Fan1

Intruder

Alert

AMD

Opteron

Socket 940

(CPU2)

AMD
8151

AGP

A1
B1
A2
B2

I/O Port Array

CPU_Fan2

AMD

Opteron

Socket 940

(CPU1)

Memory Bank

ECC DDR DIMMs

CPU_Fan1

8-pin,12V
Power

24-Pin
Power

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ATX POWER CONNECTORS

ATX 24-pin connectors connect the MainBoard to the ATX power supply. Find the proper
orientation of the connectors and push down rmly to make sure that the pins are aligned
(the connector will only insert properly when properly aligned). The 8-pin connector is a
dedicated power connector to supply power for the CPUs. For Wake on LAN support, the
5-volt Stand-by lead (+5VSB) from the ATX power supply must supply at least 2A.

8-pin Power Supply

Connector (+12V)

GND

GND

GND

GND

+12V

+12V

+12V

+12V

24-pin Power Supply

Connector

+3.3V

+12V

+12V

5VSB

PWR_OK

COM

+5V

COM

+5V

COM

+3.3V

+3.3V

COM

+5V

+5V

+5V

Reserved

COM

COM

COM

PS_ON

COM

-12V

+3.3V

It is recommended that you use an ATX Power Supply that complies with the Intel ATX 2.03

IMPORTANT

specication.

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This 34-pin connector supports the standard oppy disk drive ribbon cable. Connect the
single connector end to the MainBoard. Then, plug the other end of the ribbon into the
oppy drive. Make sure you align the Pin 1 on the connector with the Pin 1 alignments on
the MainBoard and the oppy drive.

The two 40-pin IDE connectors (primary and secondary channels) support 80-conductor
IDE ribbon cables. Connect the single connector end to the MainBoard. Then, connect
the two connectors at the other end to your IDE device(s). If you connect two hard disks
to the same cable, you must set the second drive as a Slave through its jumpers settings.
Refer to the IDE device's documentation for the specic jumper settings. (Pin 20 is removed
to prevent the connector from being insertied in the wrong orientation when using ribbon
cables with pin 20 plugged in). The BIOS supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133.

FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR

PRIMARY IDE CONNECTORS

Pin1

34-pin Floppy

Connector

Pin1

40-pin IDE

Connectors

IDE_S IDE_P

IMPORTANT

Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the
connector. IDE ribbon cables must be less than 46 cm (18 inches) long, with the second drive
connector no more than 15 cm (6 inches) away from the rst connector.

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FRONT PANEL SWITCHES

The front panel switches header connects the front control panel buttons and LEDs to the
MainBoard.

Front Panel

Switch Headers

Reset

Speaker

Power

Switch

0

Power

LED

+

0

HDD_
LED

+

Reset Switch (2-pin RST)

This 2-pin connector connects to the chassis-mounted reset switch for rebooting your
computer without turning your power switch off and on. This is a preferred method of
rebooting your system to prolong the life of your system’s power supply.

Hard Disk Activity LED (2-pin HDD_LED)

This connector supplies power to the chassis's HDD/IDE activity LED. Read and Write
activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the
front panel LED to light up.

Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER)

There is one jumper over pin1 and pin2 (default setting) for the internal buzzer. If you want
to use the external case-mounted speaker instead of the internal buzzer, remove the jumper
and connect the speaker wire to the 4-pin connector.

ATX Power Switch / Soft Power Switch (2-pin PWR_SW)

A momentary switch connected to this 2-pin connector controls the system power. Pressing
the button once will switch the system between ON and SLEEP mode. The system power
LED shows the status of the system’s power.

System Power LED (3-pin PWR_LED)

This 3-pin connector connects to the chassis-mounted system power LED, which lights up
when the system is powered on.

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FRONT/BACK/CPU/AUX FAN CONNECTORS

There are nine 3-pin fan connectors in the MainBoard motherboard. Two fans are used for
CPU0 and CPU1; seven are for auxiliary power. These connectors support cooling fans
of 500mA (6W) or less. Depending on the fan manufacturer, the wiring and plug may be
different. Connect the fan’s plug to the MainBoard with respect to the polarity of the fan
connector.

3-pin Fan Connector

The CPU and/or motherboard will overheat if there is not enough airow across the CPU and
onboard heatsink. Damage may occur to the motherboard and/or the CPU fan if these pins
are incorrectly used. These are NOT jumpers, do NOT place jumper caps over these pins.

WARNING

Sensor +12V GND

Sys_Fan1
CPU_Fan2

CPU_Fan1

Sys_Fan3

Sys_Fan2

NOTE

* The “Rotation” signal can only be used with fans specially designed for the

rotation signal.

* Only fans connected to CPU _Fan1 and CPU_Fan2 are monitored by the BIOS.

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REAR PANEL I/O PORTS

This is an illustration of the MainBoard rear I/O port array

COM1

Parallel Port

IEEE
1394

(Optional)

GigE LAN

USB 1.1
Ports (2)

USB 2.0
Ports (2)

Audio Jacks:

Line-In

Spk-Out

Mic-In

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 KBD

PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin Female)

The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is detected. If no mouse is detected,
IRQ12 will be free for expansion cards to use.

PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin Female)

This connection is for standard keyboards using a PS/2 (mini DIN) plug. This connector will
not accept standard AT size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. You may need a DIN to mini DIN
adapter for standard AT keyboards.

Universal Serial Bus Ports (4-pin Female)

Two (2) onboard external USB 1.1 ports are available for connecting USB devices.
Depending on your MainBoard model, you may have two (2) onboard USB 2.0 ports
available. Refer to USB 2.0 Ports & Header for more information.

IEEE 1394 / FireWire Connector (6-pin Male) (Optional)

Depending on your MainBoard model, you may have one (1) onboard IEEE 1394 connector
port for connecting FireWire devices. Refer to IEEE 1394 Ports & Header for more
information.

Serial Port (COM1) Connector (9-pin Male)

The COM1 serial port can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. See BIOS
for more on serial port setup.

Parallel Printer Connector (25-pin Female)

You can enable the parallel port and choose an IRQ through the BIOS. You can choose
between ECP and EPP support through the BIOS setup.

Onboard LAN Port (RJ-45)

This MainBoard uses the Broadcom BCM5702 Gigabit Ethernet Controller. The controller
consists of both the Media Access Controller (MAC) and Mbps Physical Layer (PHY)
interface. Refer to the “Onboard LAN User Guide” for further information.

Audio Jacks (Phone Jacks)

The interface with the onboard RealTek ALC-650. It has 3 phone jacks for Speaker-Out,
Microphone In, and Line-In.

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The MainBoard also contains connectors for adding additional ports and devices to the
MainBoard.

In order to use the front audio connector, you need to have a chassis that has a front­audio connector. Make sure that the pin assignment of the cables are the same as the pin
assignment on the MainBoard

* If you want use the rear audio connectors, keep the jumpers installed. (Default setting)
* If you want use front audio connectors, remove the jumpers and connect the Front Audio
Connector Cable.

There are both CD-In and Aux-In 4-pin connectors to connect your internal sound devices
to the Sound Card. See Audio for setup information.

ADDITIONAL I/O CONNECTORS

Front Audio Jumpers and Headers (F_Audio)

1 2

9 10

CD_In & Aux_In Audio Inputs (4-pin)

4-pin Onboard

Audio Header

1

F_Audio Pin Assignments

Pin Desc. Pin Desc.

1 Mic1 2 GND
3 Mic2 4 Power
5 Front Audio R 6 Rear Audio R
7 Reserved
9 Front Audio L 10 Rear Audio L

Audio Pin Assignments

Pin Description

1 Audio- L
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Audio - R

F_Audio Header

CD-In for Sound Card

Aux-In for Sound Card

Wake On LAN

Case Intruder

Case Intruder (2-pin)

This connector enables the Case Open / Intruder Alert item in the Hardware Monitor.
Connect this header to the appropriate cable in the system chassis to enable.

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Additional I/O Connectors continued...

Wake On LAN (3-pin)

This connector enables an expansion LAN card to boot up and control the system. The
connector powers on the system when a WakeUp pakcet or signal is received through the
LAN card. Use the Wake_ON_LAN cable to connect the MainBoard to the expansion card.

1

WOL Pin Assignments

Pin Description

1 PME
2 Ground
3 +5 V StandBy

INSTALLING EXPANSION CARDS

This outlines the procedure for adding expansion cards to your MainBoard. Remember to
read the documentation for your expansion cards and make the necessary hardware and
software setting changes (i.e. jumper settings).

The MainBoard features ve (5) PCI-32 (32-bit, 33MHz) slots to accomodate PCI expansion
cards.

1. Remove the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use. Keep the bracket for

possible future use.

2. Insert the PCI card into the correct slot on the MainBoard, pushing down with

your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card.

3. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above.

Completely power OFF your power supply when adding or removing any expansion cards

WARNING

or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your
MainBoard and expansion cards.

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The Serial version of this MainBoard is equipped with an integrated Promise PDC20378
Serial ATA chipset. This chipset supports up to 4 IDE devices at transfer rates of up to
150MB/s.

The Promise Chipset also supports RAID congurations. RAID stands for "Redundant
Array of Independent Devices" and provides different levels of safety, redundancy and
performance. This chipset supports RAID 0, 1, and 10, which are dened as follows:

The Serial version of this MainBoard features two (2) Serial ATA ports and a Blue 40-pin
connector for 2 parallel IDE devices. Refer to the documentation that came with the drives
for more information about settings and installation.

PROMISE CHIPSET AND SERIAL ATA (OPTIONAL)

RAID Type Description

RAID 0 Striping: high performance, designed ot connect multiple drives to act as one

RAID 1 Mirroring: writes data to two drives at once in case one drive fails, the other

one will be a complete replica and can continue on. Full fail-over

RAID 10 a combination of RAID 0 and 1: over 4 drives, The drives are split in half and

striped together, and the 2 new striped drives are then mirrored.

40-pin IDE

Connectors

Pin1

7-pin Serial ATA

Ports (2x)

Serial ATA Pin Assignments

Pin Description

1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND

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INTEGRATED AUDIO

This MainBoard features an integrated RealTek ALC-650 audio chip. It is a professional 6­channel processor using the AC '97 CODEC. Due to that, there are a few extra connectors
dedicated to the audio capabilities of this chip.

There is a Front Audio Connector with Jumpers. There is a bar of phone jacks in the back for
audio output that can be used as normal (Speaker Out, Mic In, Line In) or you can modify the
Windows XP conguration to get 6 speaker sound using the same 3 phone jacks.

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The Serial Version of this MainBoard features the VIA VT6202L chip integrated into the
board. This chip supports four (4) USB 2.0 ports. USB 2.0 supports transfer rates of up to
480MB/s. Two show up on the on-board I/O array, and a header completes the last two (2)
for external installation.

The Serial Version of this MainBoard features an integrated VIA VT6307S chip which
supports two (2) IEEE 1394 (Firewire) ports. IEEE 1394 (FireWire) supports transfer rates of
up to 400MB/s. One port is installed on the on-board I/O array, and a header completes the
last port for external installation.

USB 2.0 PORTS AND HEADER

5-pin Onboard

USB Header

1

USB Pin Assignments

Pin Description

1 VCC
2 Data ­3 Data +
4 Ground
5 NC / Key

IEEE 1394 (FIREWIRE) PORTS AND HEADER (OPTIONAL)

9-pin Onboard

IEEE 1394 Header

1

IEEE 1394 Pin Assignments

Pin Desc. Pin Desc.

1 TPB+ 2 TPB­3 GND 4 GND
5 TPA+ 6 TPA­7 VCC 8 VCC
9 N/C

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POWERING ON YOUR SYSTEM

Follow these instructions to power on the computer after you have installed the MainBoard
and all system devices.

1. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, Off is marked by “O”).

2. After double-checking all jumper settings and connections, close the system

chassis cover.

3. Connect the power cord to the power cord connector located on the power

supply at the back of your system chassis and plug the power cord into a power
outlet that is equipped with a surge protector.

4. Turn on your devices in the following order:

− Monitor

− External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain)

− System power
For ATX power supplies, you need to switch On the power supply, then press

the ATX power switch on the front of the chassis the rst time you start up the
system.

5. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light up. For ATX power

supplies, the system LED will light up when the ATX power switch is pressed.
The monitor LED may light up after the system’s LED if it complies with “Green”
standards or if it has a power standby feature. The system will rst run its
“power-on” tests. While the tests are running, additional messages will appear
on the screen. If you do not see anything on the screen within 30 seconds from
the time you turn on the power, the system may have failed a power-on test.
Re-check your jumper settings and connections. Contact your retailer/dealer for
assistance if everything else fail.

6. During power-on, hold down <F2> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in

BIOS for further setup information.

To Power OFF your system, You have to rst exit or shut down your operating system before

NOTE

switching OFF the power switch. In most operating systems with ATX power supplies,
the Advanced Power Management Interface (APMI) features will turn the computer off
automatically. In some ATX power supplies, you need to press the ATX power switch after
exiting or shutting down your operating system to turn off your system.

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BIOS

This chapter discusses the PhoenixBIOS Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup
program allows users to modify the basic system conguration.

The BIOS is the Basic Input / Output System used in all IBM® PC, XT™, AT®, and PS/2®
compatible computers. The PhoenixBIOS ash chip stores the system parameters, such
as type of disk drives, video displays, etc. in the CMOS. When the computer is turned
off, a back-up battery provides power to the BIOS ash chip, enabling it to retain system
parameters. Each time the computer is powered-on the computer is congured with the
values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS, which gains control at boot-up.

The PhoenixBIOS installed in your computer system’s ROM (Read Only Memory) is a
custom version of an industry standard BIOS. The BIOS provides critical low-level support
for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports.

This section is divided up as follows:

Starting the BIOS Setup C-30
Using the BIOS Setup Utility C-30
BIOS Setup Main Menu C-32
Master and Slave SubMenus C-33
Advanced Menu C-35
HyperTransport Conguration SubMenu C-36
8x AGP Control Options SubMenu C-38
Chipset Conguration SubMenu C-40
Keyboard Conguration SubMenu C-42
I/O Device Conguration SubMenu C-43
Console ReDirection SubMenu C-45
PCI Devices SubMenu C-46
Security Menu C-48
Passwords C-48
Setting and Using Passwords C-49
Power Menu C-50
Boot Menu C-52
Server Menu C-53
Hardware Monitor SubMenu C-54
Exit Menu C-55
Phoenix Boot Utilities C-57
Using Phoenix QuietBoot C-57
Phoenix MultiBoot C-58
BIOS Flash Upgrade Utility C-59
Create a Crisis Recovery Diskette C-59
Updating the Crisis Recovery Diskette C-60
Executing Phoenix Phlash C-60
Disabling Memory Managers C-61

BIOS

Setup

BIOS Setup

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STARTING THE BIOS SETUP

The PhoenixBIOS is immediately activated every time you power on the system. The BIOS
reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking
the system and conguring it. After conguring the system, the BIOS will follow the Boot
Order to seek out an operating system. The BIOS then turns control of the system over to
the operating system.

The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering
the BIOS Setup utility.

1. Power on the System.

Note: Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory test.

2. As the memory is being tested, you can access the BIOS Setup Utility by

pressing the <F2> key when “Press F2 to enter SETUP” appears briey at the
bottom of the screen.

From the main menu of the BIOS Setup Utility, you can access the other setup screens, such
as the Security and Power menus.

USING THE BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Navigating through the BIOS Setup Utility is straight forward. Use the arrow keys to highlight
items, press <Enter> to select items in menus, and press <Esc> to quit. The following table
provides more details about how to navigate in the Setup program using the keyboard.

Up ArrowKey Move to the previous item

Down Arrow Key Move to the next item

Left Arrow Key Move to the previous menu

Right Arrow Key Move to the next menu

<Esc> key or

<Alt-X>

<Enter> Key Select the highlighted item. When available, a pop-up list will display for you to

<PgUp> Key Previous page on Scrollable menus or Jump to the rst interactive item listed
<PgDn> Key Next page on Scrollable menus or Jump to the last interactive item listed

+ Key Increase the numeric value or make a change
– Key Decrease the numeric value or make a change

<F1> Key or

<Alt-H>

<F5> Key

<F6> Key or <Space> Select next higher value for eld

<F7> Key Load Optimal Defaults this page
<F9> Key

<F10> Key

<Tab> or <Shift-Tab> Select Next / Previous Field in the menu

<Home> or <End> Move cursor to top or bottom of window.

<PgUp> or <PgDn> Move cursor to next / previous page in scrollable menus.

<Alt-R> Refresh screen.

In the Submenu: Exit the submenu.
In the BIOS main menu: Jump to the Exit Menu

select the item value or select a submenu

General Help on Setup navigation keys.
Press <F1> key to view a small help window that describes the appropriate keys
to use and the possible options for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window,
press <ESC> key or press the <F1> key again.

Select next lower value for eld

Load Conguration
Save Conguration and exit the BIOS Setup Utility

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Navigating the Menus

Use the arrow keys to move between the options. The scroll bar on the right of any window
indicates that there is more than one page of information in the window. Use <PgUp> and
<PgDn> to navigate between the pages. Pressing <Home> and <End> displays the rst
and last page. Press <Esc> to exit the current window.

The Field Help Window

The help panel/window on the right side of each menu displays the help text for the currently
selected eld. It updates as you move through each eld.

Activating SubMenus

Use the arrow keys to move the cursor over the desired submenu option. Press <Enter> and
the submenu will be accessed. A » symbol designates all submenus.

Saving Values

To Save the values you have just set, move the cursor to the Exit Menu. The Save Values
option saves all values currently displayed in the menus.

The BIOS does NOT automatically save values that you have modied. If you do not save

IMPORTANT

your values before you exit the BIOS Setup Utility, all your changes will be lost.

If after making and saving system changes with the BIOS Setup Utility, you discover that your
computer is no longer able to boot, the PhoenixBIOS supports an override, which will reset
your system to the Failsafe defaults. If that fails, it is possible to manually clear the present
CMOS information through the "Clear CMOS Header" on the motherboard (Refer to Jumper
Settings for more information).

The best advice is to ONLY alter settings which you thoroughly understand. The default
settings have been carefully chosen by PhoenixBIOS to provide the maximum system
performance and reliability. Even a slight change to the chipset setup may cause potential
and unpredictable failure to the system.

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This is the rst screen that is displayed when you enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

You can make these modications on the Main Menu itself. Select the Submenus to modify
those settings.

* A large disk is one that has:

- more than 1024 cylinders,

- more than 16 heads, or

- more than 63 tracks per sector

BIOS SETUP MAIN MENU

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Server Exit

System Time: [16:19:20]
System Date: [03/02/2003]

Legacy Diskette A: [1.44/1.25 MB 3”]
Legacy Diskette B: [Disabled]

»

Primary Master 6449 MB

»

Primary Slave None

»

Secondary Master CD-ROM

»

Secondary Slave None
HDD Post Write Buffer: [Disabled]
Large Disk Access Mode: [DOS]

Boot Summary Screen: [Disabled]
Extended Memory Testing: [Just zero it]
System Memory: 640 KB
Extended Memory: 31744 KB

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

Feature Options Description

System Time HH:MM:SS Set the system time.

System Date MM/DD/YYYY Set the system date.

Diskette A
Diskette B

HDD Post Write Buffer Disabled

Large Disk Access Mode

Boot Summary Screen Disabled

Extended Memory Testing Enabled

System Memory N/A Displays amount of conventional memory detected

Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of extended memory detected

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

<Tab>, <Shift-Tab> or <Enter> selects eld

<Tab>, <Shift-Tab> or <Enter> selects eld

Disabled

360 KB, 5 ”

1.2 MB, 5 ”
720 KB, 3 ”

Selects oppy-disk type installed in your system.
Note that 1.25 MB 3” references a 1024 byte/
sector Japanesemedia format. The 1.25 MB 3”
diskette requires a Mode 3 oppy disk drive.

1.44/1.25 MB, 3 ”

2.88 MB, 3 ”

Enable/disable HDD post write buffer support.

Enabled

Other

DOS

Enable this item for better performance.

Unix, Novell Netware or other operating systems,
select "Other".

* If you are installing new software and the drive
fails, change this selection and try again. Different
operating systems require different representations
of drive geometries.

Display system conguration on Boot.

Enabled

Determines which type of tests will be performed on

Just zero it

the Extended memory (above 1M)

Disabled

during boot up.

during boot up.

Item Specic Help

<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>,
or <Enter> selects
eld

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MASTER AND SLAVE SUBMENUS

The Master and Slave submenus accessed from the Main Menu controls Hard-Disk Drives,
Removable-Disk Drives (such as Zip Drives) and CD-ROM Drives.

The PhoenixBIOS 4.0 supports up to two IDE disk controllers. They are referred to as primary
and secondary controllers. Each controller supports one master drive and one slave drive.
When designing your system, it is recommended that you install your IDE devices on the
two controllers as follows (refer to your IDE device's documentation on how to set them as
Master or Slave) :

* If you have 1 drive: 1 Primary Master
* If you have 2 drives: 1 Primary Master, 1 Primary Slave OR
1 Primary Master, 1 Secondary Master
* If you have 3 drives: 2 Masters, 1 Slave
* If you have 4 drives: 2 Masters, 2 Slaves

There is one IDE connector for each controller on your machine, normally labeled “Primary
IDE” and “Secondary IDE.” There are usually two connectors on each IDE ribbon cable.
When the ribbon cable is attached to the system's IDE connector and connected to two
drives, the device on the end of the cable is the Master. If you set your drive to "Cable
Select", then the drive may show up as either a master or a slave depending on which
connector it is attached and what other device is connected to the same ribbon cable.

In the Main Menu, it displays the results of Autotyping—information each drive provides
about its own parameters (e.g., cylinders, heads, and sectors)—and the drives appear how
they are arranged in the system as Primary or Secondary and Masters or Slaves.

Select one of the Master or Slave drive submenus if you need to change your drive settings.
Pressing <Enter> on the selected drive displays the following submenu:

Main

Type: [Auto]

Cylinders: [13328]

Heads: [ 15]
Sectors: [ 63]
Maximum Capacity: 6449 MB

Total Sectors: [0]
Maximum Capacity: [0MB]
Multi Sector Transfer: [16 Sectors]
LBA Mode Control: [Enabled]
32-bit I/O: [Enabled]
Transfer Mode: [Fast PIO 4]
Ultra DMA Mode: [Enabled]

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Primary Master Item Specic Help

User = You enter

CHS Format

LBA Format

parameters of hard­disk Drive installed
at this connection.
Auto = Auto-Types
hard-disk drive
installed here.
1-39 = You select
pre-determined type
of hard-disk drive
installed here.
CD-ROM = a CD-ROM
drive is installed
here
ATAPI Removable =
removable disk drive
is installed here

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Use the following chart to congure your Master/Slave devices:

Max. Capacity 0 ~ current limit Displays total disk capacity. Not Selectable

Total Sectors 1 to 63 Number of sectors per track.

Max. Capacity 0 ~ current limit Displays total disk capacity. Not Selectable

Transfer Mode Standard

Master/Slave SubMenu continued...

Feature Options Description

Type None

CHS Format * Selectable ONLY when Type = [User]

Cylinders 1 to 65,536 Number of cylinders.

Heads 1 to 16 Number of read/write heads.

Sectors 1 to 63 Number of sectors per track.

LBA Format * Selectable ONLY when Type = [User]

Multi-Sector

Transfers

LBA Mode

Control

32-Bit I/O Disabled

Ultra DMA

Mode

1 to 39

User
Auto

IDE Removable

CD-ROM

ATAPI Removable

Disabled
2 sectors
4 sectors
8 sectors

16 sectors

Disabled

Enabled

Enabled

Fast PIO 1 ~ 4
FPIO 3 / DMA 1
FPIO 4 / DMA 2

Disabled

Mode 0 ~ 6

None = Either that Autotyping is not able to supply the drive type OR the
end user has selected "None", disabling any drive that may be installed.
User = The end-user supplies the hard-disk/device information.
Auto = Autotyping, the drive itself supplies the drive information.
IDE Removable = Removable read-and-write media drive (e.g., IDE Zip
drive).
CD-ROM = Readable CD-ROM drive.
ATAPI Removable =Drive that Reads-and-writes to a media (e.g., LS120,
USB Floppy, USB Zip).

(You do NOT need to set Landing Zone and Write Precomp for IDE drives)

Specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfers.
"MAX" refers to the size the disk returns when queried.

Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Addressing to be used in place of
Cylinders, Heads, & Sectors.

This setting Enables/Disables 32-bit IDE Data Transfers

Select the method for moving data to / from the drive.
Auto-Type the drive to select the optimum transfer mode.

Selects the Ultra DMA mode used for moving data to / from the drive.
Auto-Type the drive to select the optimum transfer mode.

Some older drives, do not use Autotyping and require that the end-user select a pre-dened
xed-disk-type value or specifying the drive parameters separately with the "User" type
option selected. You can nd the correct parameters for hard-disk drives in the device's
manual or written on the casing of the drive itself.

NOTE

Once you have established correct parameters for your drive, write them down and store
them in a safe place in case these values are lost in the CMOS or if autotyping fails. If these
parameters are not correctly entered in CMOS, you will NOT be able to access the data on
your drive.

WARNING

Incorrect settings can cause your system to malfunction. To correct mistakes, return to the
Setup and rst restore the Setup Defaults with <F9>. Then, enter the correct drive info.

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ADVANCED MENU

The Advanced menu selection in the menu bar on top of the screen displays the following:

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Server Exit

Installed O/S: [Other]

Reset Conguration Data: [No]

»

HyperTransport Conguration

»

8x AGP Control Options

USB Host Controller: [Enable]
USB BIOS Legacy Support: [Enable]
4GB Memory Hole Adjust: [Auto]
4GB Memory Hole Size: [64 MB]
Multiprocessor Specication: [1.4]
Use PCI Interrupt Entries in MP Table: [Yes]

»

Chipset Conguration

»

Keyboard Conguration

»

I/O Device Conguration

QuickBoot Mode: [Enable]
Boot Diagnostic Screen: [Disable]

»

PCI Conguration

»

Console Redirection

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

Use this chart to help you congure your Advanced Menu:

Feature Options Description

Installed Operating

System

Reset Conguration

Data

USB Host Controller Disable

USB BIOS Legacy

Support

4GB Memory Hole

Adjust

4GB Memory Hole

Size

Multiprocessor

Specication

Use PCI Interrupt

Entries in MP Table

QuickBoot Mode Disable

Boot Diagnostic

Screen

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Other

Win95

Select the operating system installed on your system which you will
use most commonly.

Win98

WinMe

Win2000

No

Yes

Select "Yes" if you want to clear the Extended System Conguration
Data (ESCD) area.

Enables or Disables the USB hardware.

Enable

Disable

Enable

(Disabled resources will be freed up for other uses)

Enables or Disables support for USB Keyboards and Mice.
(Enable for use with a non-USB aware Operating System such as
DOS or UNIX)

Manual

Auto

Auto = Adjust the memory hole size automatically according to the
memory space used by PCI devices.
Manual = memory hole size is determined manually.

64 MB

4GB Memory Hole Size
128 MB
256 MB
512 MB

1 GB
2 GB

1.1

1.4

Yes

Congures the MultiProcessor Specication revision level. Some

Operating Systems will require 1.1 for compatibility reasons

Congures the MP Table with PCI Interrupt entries.

No

Allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will

Enable

Disable

decrease the time needed to boot the system.

Display the diagnostic screen during Boot.

Enable

Item Specic Help

Select the
operating system
installed on your
system which you
will use most
commonly.

Note: An
incorrect setting
can cause some
operating systems
to display
unexpected
behavior.

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BIOS

Setup

This screen is displayed when you select the " HyperTransport Conguration" SubMenu from
the Advanced Menu.

This screen is displayed when you select the "Lokar Side A" SubMenu from the
HyperTransport SubMenu.

Use this chart to help you congure your Lokar Side A SubMenu:

Lokar Side A

Lokar Side A

Lokar Side A

HYPERTRANSPORT CONFIGURATION SUBMENU

Advanced

»

Lokar Side A

»

Lokay Side B

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

HyperTransport Conguration Item Specic Help

Lokar Side A SubMenu

Advanced

Lokar Side A Width: [8-bit]
Lokar Side A Speed: [200 MHz]

Lokar Side A Pos Edge Comp: [CALCOMP]
Lokar Side A Neg Edge Comp: [CALCOMP]
Lokar Side A Impedence Comp: [CALCOMP]

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

Feature Options Description

Width

Speed

Lokar Side

A Pos Edge

Comp

DATA 0~31 Select the value to be used with the Auto-Compensation logic,

Lokar Side

A Neg Edge

Comp

Impedence

Comp

8-bit

16-bit

2-bit
4-bit

200 MHz
400 MHz
600 MHz
800 MHz

CALCOMP

DATA
CALCOMP + DATA
CALCOMP - DATA

CALCOMP

DATA
CALCOMP + DATA
CALCOMP - DATA

CALCOMP

DATA
CALCOMP + DATA
CALCOMP - DATA

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

HyperTransport
Link Conguration
and Compensation
Control.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Lokar Side A Item Specic Help

Transmitting
port’s width. The
width of receiving
port on the other
side of the link
is also controlled
by this value

Transmitting port's width.
The width of receiving port on the other side of the link is also controlled
by this value

The port's transmission frequency.

Transmitter rising edge (P) drive strength compensation mode.

Either apply CALCOMP directly, apply DATA directly, add DATA to
CALCOMP or subtract DATA from CALCOMP.
CALCOMP = a calculated value from the auto-compensation circuitry

Result clamped between 1 and 19.

Type in value, or use the <+> and <-> keys

Transmitter falling edge (N) drive strength compensation mode.

Result clamped between 1 and 19

Receiver impedence compensation

Result clamped between 0 and 31

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HyperTransport Conguration SubMenu continued...

Lokar Side B SubMenu

This screen is displayed when you select the "Lokar Side B" SubMenu from the
HyperTransport SubMenu.

Advanced

Lokar Side B Pos Edge Comp: [CALCOMP]
Lokar Side B Neg Edge Comp: [CALCOMP]
Lokar Side B Impedence Comp: [CALCOMP]

Lokar Side B Width: [8-bit]
Lokar Side B Speed: [200 MHz]

Thor0 Port0 Tx Pos Mode: [CALCOMP]
Thor0 Port0 Tx Neg Mode: [CALCOMP]
Thor0 Port0 Rx Imp Mode: [CALCOMP]

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

Use this chart to help you congure your Lokar Side B SubMenu:

Feature Options Description

Lokar Side

B Pos Edge

Comp

DATA 0~31 Select the value to be used with the Auto-Compensation logic,

Lokar Side

B Neg Edge

Comp

Lokar Side B

Impedence

Comp

Lokar Side B

Width

Lokar Side B

Speed

Thor0 Port0

Tx Pos Mode

Thor0 Port0

Tx Neg Mode

Thor0 Port0

Rx Imp Mode

Lokar Side B Item Specic Help

CALCOMP

DATA

CALCOMP + DATA

CALCOMP - DATA

CALCOMP

DATA

CALCOMP + DATA

CALCOMP - DATA

8-bit
2-bit
4-bit

200 MHz
400 MHz

CALCOMP

DATA

CALCOMP + DATA

CALCOMP - DATA

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Tranmitter rising edge (P)
drive strength compensation
mode.

Result clamped between 1
and 19

Transmitter rising edge (P) drive strength compensation mode.

Either apply CALCOMP directly, apply DATA directly, add DATA to
CALCOMP or subtract DATA from CALCOMP.
CALCOMP = a calculated value from the auto-compensation circuitry

Result clamped between 1 and 19.

Type in value, or use the <+> and <-> keys

Transmitter falling edge (N) drive strength compensation mode.

Result clamped between 1 and 19

Receiver impedence compensation

Result clamped between 0 and 31

Transmitting port's width.
The width of receiving port on the other side of the link is also controlled
by this value

The port's transmission frequency.

Transmitter rising edge (P) drive strength compensation mode.

Result clamped between 1 and 19.

Transmitter falling edge (N) drive strength compensation mode.

Result clamped between 1 and 19.

Receiver impedence compensation.

Result clamped between 0 and 31.

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Setup

8X AGP CONTROL OPTIONS SUBMENU

This screen is displayed when you select the "8x AGP Control Options" SubMenu from the
Advanced Menu.

Advanced

AGP Operations: [Enabled]
Graphics Aperture: [64 MB]
AGP 8x Mode: [Enabled]
Fast Writes: [Disabled]
Side Band Signals: [Disabled]
Calibration Cycle Time: [64 Milliseconds]
AGP Comp Data Neg Edge Mode: [CALCOMP]
AGP Comp Data Pos Edge Mode: [CALCOMP]
AGP Comp Strobe Neg Edge Mode: [CALCOMP]
AGP Comp Strobe Pos Edge Mode: [CALCOMP]
AGP Comp Data Skew Value: [0]
AGP Comp Strobe Skew Value: [0]

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

8x AGP Control Options Item Specic Help

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Advanced Features for the
Accelerated Graphics Port
(AGP).

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Setup

8x AGP Control Options SubMenu continued...

Use this chart to help you congure your 8x AGP Control Option SubMenu:

Feature Options Description

AGP Operations Disabled

Graphics Aperture 32 MB

AGP 8x Mode Enabled

Fast Writes Enabled

Side Band Signals Disabled

Calibration Cycle Time 4 milliseconds

AGP Comp Data Neg

Edge Mode

AGP Comp Data Pos

Edge Mode

AGP Comp Strobe Neg

Edge Mode

AGP Comp Strobe Pos

Edge Mode

DATA 0~255 Select the value to be used with the Auto-Compensation logic,

AGP Data Skew Value 0~15 Select the value to be used with the Auto-Compensation logic.

AGP Strobe Skew

Value

Enabled

64 MB
128 MB
256 MB
512 MB

1 GB
2 GB
None

Disabled

Disabled

Enabled

16 milliseconds
64 milliseconds

256 milliseconds

CALCOMP

DATA

CALCOMP + DATA

CALCOMP - DATA

0~15 Select the value to be used with the Auto-Compensation logic.

Choose to Allow / Disallow advanced AGP operations
(DevA: 0xAB bit 8)

Selects the size of the Graphics Aperture for the AGP Video
Device.

Enables special AGP 3.0 version Signaling and Data Transfers.
If your card does NOT specify 8x support, then Disable 8x mode.

Performance Option:
Some AGP cards support the faster signal timing.
If you experience problems, try Disabling the Fast Writes.

Some cards need side-band signals to increase their
performance.

Period between cycles:
000b = 4 ms, 001b = 16 ms
010b = 64 ms, 011b - 256 ms

Compensation modes for the AGP Bus. AGP Output signal edge
drive strength compensation mode.

Either apply CALCOMP directly, apply DATA directly, add DATA
to CALCOMP or subtract DATA from CALCOMP.

CALCOMP = a calculated value from the auto-compensation
circuitry

Type in value, or use the <+> and <-> keys

Type in value, or use the <+> and <-> keys

Type in value, or use the <+> and <-> keys

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BIOS

Setup

CHIPSET CONFIGURATION SUBMENU

This screen is displayed when you select the "Chip Conguration" SubMenu. In a system
with no PCI, select “Advanced Chipset Control” from the Advanced menu to display this
screen.

Advanced

Setting items on this menu to incorrect

values may cause your system to malfunction.

DRAM Bank Interleave: [Disabled]
Node Memory Interleave: [Disabled]
ECC: [Enabled]
Dram ECC: [Enabled]
ECC Scrub Redirection: [Disabled]
Chip-Kill: [Enabled]

DCACHE ECC Scrub CTL: [Disabled]
L2 ECC Scrub CTL: [Disabled]
Dram ECC Scrub CTL: [Enabled]

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

The chipset consists of one or more integrated circuits that act as an interface between the
CPU and much of the system’s hardware. You can use this menu to change the values in the
chipset registers and optimize your system’s performance

Chipset Conguration Item Specic Help

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Setup Warning

Select Options for
Advanced Chipset
Features.

The contents of this menu depend on the chipset installed on your motherboard. Incorrect
settings can cause your system to malfunction.

NOTE

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Setup

Chipset Conguration SubMenu continued...

Use this table in conguring the system chipset features:

Feature Options Description

Dram Bank

Interleave

Node Memory

Interleave

ECC Disabled

Dram ECC Disabled

ECC Scrub
Redirection

Chip-Kill Disabled

DCACHE ECC

Scrub CTL

L2 ECC Scrub

CTL

Dram ECC
Scrub CTL

Disabled

AUTO

Disabled

AUTO

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

40 ns

80 ns
160 ns
320 ns
640 ns

1.28 us

2.56 us

Disabled

40 ns

80 ns
160 ns
320 ns
640 ns

1.28 us

2.56 us

Disabled

1.31 ms

2.62 ms

5.24 ms

10.49 ms

20.97 ms

42.0 ms

84.0 ms

Enable this item to increase memory speed. Interleave memory blocks
across Dram chip selects.

BIOS will AUTO detect compatibility on each node.

Interleave memory blocks across Processor Nodes.
BIOS will AUTO detect compatibility of /memory System

ECC Check/Correct Mode
This is a Global enable function for all blocks within the CPU core and North
Bridge.

Note; After loading setup defaults, restart and enter setup to access Dram
ECC setup options.

If all memory in the system supports ECC (x72), enabling this will Initial
scrub Dram and enable system requests to Dram to be checked and/or
corrected.

This option only appears if the ECC option is enabled.

Enable ECC Scrubber to correect errors detected in DRAM during normal
CPU requests (Foreground Scrubbing)

Enable Chip-Kill ECC on Nodes with all x4 ECC capable DIMMs

Sets the rate of Background Scrubbing for DCACHE lines.

This option only appears if the ECC option is enabled.

Sets the rate of Background Scrubbing for CACHE lines.

This option only appears if the ECC option is enabled.

Sets the rate of BACKGROUND Scrubbing for DRAM (in addition to normal
ECC Scrubbing from system requests).

Note: BACKGROUND agent works independently of CPU requests and bus
masters, but it canNOT be enabled without rst enabling Dram ECC.

This option only appears if the ECC option is enabled.

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BIOS

Setup

This screen is displayed when you select the "Keyboard Coniguration" SubMenu. If the
system has a PCI chipset, select “Advanced Chipset Control” from the Advanced menu to
display this screen.

This menu enables you to congure your keyboard behavior at system boot time .

use this chart to help congure your keyboard.

Keyboard auto-repeat rate 30/sec

KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION SUBMENU

Advanced

NumLock: [Auto]

Keyboard auto-repeat rate: [30/sec]
Keyboard auto-repeat delay: [1/2 second]

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

Feature Options Description

Numlock Auto

Keyboard auto-repeat

delay

Keyboard Conguration Item Specic Help

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

On
Off

26.7/sec

21.8/sec

18.5/sec

13.3/sec
10/sec

6/sec
2/sec

 sec
 sec
 sec

1 sec

On or Off sets the keyboard NumLock status (either
ON or OFF) on boot up. "Auto" sets the NumLock
ON if it nds a numeric key pad.

Sets the number of times a second to repeat a
keystroke when the key is held down.

Selects Key Repeat Rate.

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before
it begins to repeat the keystroke.

Selects Delay before the Key Repeats

Keyboard Feature
Conguration Menu

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BIOS

Setup

I/O DEVICE CONFIGURATION SUBMENU

The CPU communicates with external devices such as printers through devices called
Input/Output (I/O) ports such as serial and parallel ports. These I/O devices require the use
of system resources such as I/O addresses and interrupt lines. If these devices are Plug
and Play, either the BIOS can allocate the devices during POST, or the operating system
can do it. If the I/O devices are not Plug and Play, they may require manually setting them
in Setup.

On some systems, the chipset manages the communication devices. Other systems have,
instead, a separate I/O chip on the motherboard for conguring and managing these
devices.

This submenu allows you to control the conguration settings for the I/O ports. Select “I/O
Device Conguration” on the Advanced Menu to display this menu and specify how you
want to congure these I/O Devices:

Advanced

Serial Port A: [Enabled]

Base I/O address: [3F8]

Parallel Port: [Enable]
Mode: [ECP]
Base I/O address: [378]
Interrupt: [IRQ5]
DMA channel: [DMA 1]

Floppy disk controller: [Enabled]
Base I/O address: [Primary]

PS/2 Mouse: [Enabled]

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

I/O Device Conguration Item Specic Help

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Congure Seial Port A
using Options:
Disabled = No
conguration
Enabled = User
Conguration
AUTO = BIOS or OS
chooses conguration
OS Controlled =
Displayed when
controlled by OS

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Setup

Use the following chart to congure the Input/Output settings:

I/O Device Conguration SubMenu continued...

Feature Options Description

Serial port A: Disabled

Enabled

Auto

Base I/O Address 3FB

2FB
3EB
2EB

Parallel Port Disabled

Enabled

Auto

Mode Output Only

Bi-Directional

EPP
ECP

Base I/O Address 378

328

Interrupt IRQ 5

IRQ 7

DMA Channel DMA 1

DMA 3

Floppy Disk Controller Disabled

Enabled

AUTO

Base I/O Address Primary

Secondary

PS/2 Mouse Disabled

Enabled

Congure Serial Ports using Options:
Disabled = No conguration
Enabled = User conguration
AUTO = BIOS or OS chooses conguration

Select the Base I/O address for the Serial Ports.

Congure the Parallel Port using Options:
Disabled turns off the port.
Enabled requires you to enter the base Input/Output
address and the Interrupt number on the next line.
Auto makes the BIOS congure the port
automatically during POST.

Set the mode for the Parallel Port using options:
Output Only = standard one-way protocol for a
parallel device (SPP)
Bi-directional = two-way protocol
EPP = Extended Parallel Port
ECP = Extended Capabilities Port

Set the Base I/O address for the Parallel Port.

Set the Interrupt for the Parallel Port.

Select which DMA (Direct Memory Access) channel
to be used by the parallel port. if using in ECP mode.

Enables the on-board legacy diskette controller.
Disabled turns off all legacy diskette drives.
Auto = BIOS or OS chooses the conguration.

Set the Base I/O address for the Floppy Disk
Controller.

Disabled = prevents any installed PS/2 mouse from
functioning, but frees up IRQ 12.
Enabled = forces PS/2 mouse port to be enabled
regardless if a mouse is present.

WARNING

If you choose the same I/O address or Interrupt for more than one port, the menu displays a
yellow asterisk (*) at the conicting settings.

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Setup

CONSOLE REDIRECTION SUBMENU

This submenu controls the conguration to remotely control the system.

Advanced

Console Redirection Item Specic Help

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

COM Port Address: [Disabled]

Console Connection: [Direct]
Baud Rate: [19.2K]
Flow Control : [CTS/RTS]
Console Type: [ANSI]

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

Use the following chart in conguring the Console Redirection submenu:

Feature Options Description

COM Port Address Disabled

On-board COM A

Console Connection Direct

Via modem

Baud Rate 300

1200
2400
9600

19.2K

38.4K

57.6K

115.2K

Flow Control None

XON/XOF

CTS/RTS

Console Type vt100

vt100 8bit
ANSI 7bit

ANSI

vt100 plus

UTF8

If Enabled, it will use a port on the MainBoard.

Indicate whether the console is connected directly to
the system or a modem is used to connect.

Enables the specied baud rate.

Enables Flow Control.
XON/XOF is software ow control
CTR/RTS is hardware ow control

Enables the specied console type.

Additional Setup
menus to congure
the console.

If enabled, it
will use a port
on the motherboard

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BIOS

Setup

PCI DEVICES SUBMENU

If the system has a PCI bus, selecting “PCI Devices” from the Advanced menu displays the
following submenu:

PCI Devices are devices equipped for operation with a PCI (Peripheral Component
Interconnect) bus, a standardized Plug-and-Play hardware communication system that
connects the CPU with other devices.

Advanced Exit

»

Onboard Device Control

»

PCI/PNP IRQ Exclusion

»

PCI/PNP UMB Exclusion

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

PCI Conguration Item Specic Help

Additional Setup
Menus to congure
PCI devices

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PCI Devices SubMenu continued...

Use this submenu to congure the PCI devices installed on your system by selecting each
individual submenu. Use the following chart in conguring the PCI devices submenus:

OnBoard Device Control SubMenu

The Onboard Device Control SubMenu is for conguring specic PCI devices.

Onboard Device Control

Feature Options Description

Onboard LAN1/2 Enabled

Disabled

Option ROM Scan Enabled

Disabled

Onboard SATA Enabled

Disabled

Onboard 1394 Enabled

Disabled

Onboard AC97 Enabled

Disabled

Enable / Disable the onboard LAN function and LAN port.

Initialize device expansion ROM.

Enables the onboard Serial ATA RAID function.

Enable / Disable onboard IEEE 1394 Controller

Enable / Disable onboard AC97 Audio Controller

PCI/PNP IRQ Exclusion SubMenu

The PCI/PNP IRQ Exclusion SubMenu is for reserving specic IRQs for use by legacy ISA
devices.

PCI/PNP IRQ Exclusion

Feature Options Description

IRQ 3/4/5/7/10/11 Available

Reserved

Items marked with an asterisk (*) indicate a DMA, IRQ, I/O, or memory resource conict with another device.

Reserves the specied IRQ for use by Legacy ISA Devices.

PCI/PNP UMB Exclusion SubMenu

The PCI/PNP UMB Exclusion SubMenu is for reserving specic upper memory blocks for
use by legacy ISA devices.

PCI/PNP UMB Exclusion

Feature Options Description

C800 – CBFF ~

DC00 - DFFF

*Items marked with an asterisk indicate a DMA, IRQ, I/O, or memory resource conict with another device.

Available

Reserved

Reserves the specied block of upper memory for use by
Legacy ISA Devices.

The contents of this menu depend on the devices installed on your system. Incorrect settings

NOTE

can cause your system to malfunction. To correct mistakes, return to Setup and restore the
System Defaults (F9).

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Setup

SECURITY MENU

The Security menu selection in the menu bar on top of the screen displays the following:

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Server Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Item Specic Help

Use this menu to specify your security settings. The settings here determine who has
access to the BIOS setup utility program and to the system.

The Setup Utility allows you to specify passwords in the Security menu. The passwords
control access to the BIOS and certain Security menu options during system startup.
The passwords are NOT case sensitive. In other words, a password can be entered using
either upper or lower case letters.

The "Supervisor Password" controls access to the BIOS Setup Utility screen and can be
used to access the system during boot up. The "User Password" controls the usage of the
system. If so enabled, the end-user could be required to enter a password to be able to
boot up the system.

Supervisor Password is: Clear
User Password is: Clear

Set Supervisor Password:[Enter]
Set User Password: [Enter]

Password on boot: [Disabled]
Fixed disk boot sector: [Normal]
Diskette access: [Supervisor]

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

Supervisor
Password controls
access to the
setup utility.

PASSWORDS

When Passwords are set and Enabled in the BIOS, the system will prompt for passwords in

NOTE

the appropriate situations.

* During System Boot and BIOS entry, if three (3) WRONG passwords are entered,

the system will be disabled and will require the user to reset the system.

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SETTING AND USING PASSWORDS

The Security Menu allows you to set the Supervisor and User passwords for the system.
Select the appropriate options and press <Enter> to start the process.

Set Supervisor Password

This eld allows you to set the Supervisor password. To set the Supervisor password,
highlight this eld and press the [Enter] key. The following dialog box appears:

Set Supervisor Password

Enter New Password [ ]
Conrm New Password [ ]

Type the password and press the [Enter] key. You can type up to eight alphanumeric
characters. Symbols and other keys can NOT be used in the password. To conrm the
password, type the password again and press the [Enter] key. The Supervisor password is
now set. This password allows full access to the BIOS Setup menus.

To Clear the Supervisor Password

To clear the Supervisor Password, highlight the "Set Supervisor Password" eld and press
the [Enter] key. The following dialog box appears:

Set Supervisor Password

Enter Current Password [ ]
Enter New Password [ ]
Conrm New Password [ ]

* Enter the current password.
* Leave the Enter New Password eld blank and press [Enter] twice. The

Password is now cleared

Set User Password

This eld allows you to set the User password. (The Supervisor password must be set
before the User password.) To set the User password, follow the instructions for setting the
Supervisor password. The User password allows restricted access to the Setup menus.

Feature Options Description

Password on boot Disabled

Enabled

Fixed Disk Boot Sector Normal

Write Protect

Diskette Access User

Supervisor

This option requires the Supervisor password to be set to function.
When enabled, the system will require either the Supervisor or
User password before the system will bootup.

This option requires the Supervisor password to be set to function.
When set to Normal, the system will allow normal access to the
HDD boot sector. When set to Write Protect, the BIOS blocks all
access to the boot sector.

This option requires the Supervisor or User password be set to
function. When set to Supervisor or User, the system will prompt
the user for the supervisor or user password before allowing
access to the oppy diskette drive.

Write protecting the HDD boot sector will protect the HDD against boot sector viruses

NOTE

However, this option may interfere with the normal operation of certain operating systems or
anti-virus programs which normally need access to the boot sector area.

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Setup

POWER MENU

Use this menu to specify your settings for Power Management. Remember that the options
available depend upon the hardware installed in your system. Those shown here are from
a typical system.

The Power menu selection in the menu bar on top of the screen displays the following:

A power-management system reduces the amount of energy used after specied periods
of inactivity. The Setup menu pictured here supports a Full On state, a Standby state with
partial power reduction, and a Suspend state with full power reduction.

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Server Exit

ACPI Enabled: [Yes]

ACPI SRAT Table: [Disabled]
Spread spectrum modulation [No]
Suppress Unused PCI Slot Clocks [Yes]
WakeUp On LAN/PME: [Enabled]

Power Savings: [Customize]

Standby Timeout: [15 sec]

Auto Suspend Timeout: [15 sec]

Resume On Time: [Off]

Resume Time: [00:00:00]
Resume Date: [00/00/0000]

After Power Failure: [Last State]

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Item Specic Help

Select Power
Management Mode.
Choosing modes
changes system
power management
settings. Maximum
Power Savings
conserves the
greatest amount of
system power while
Maximum Performance
conserves power
but allows greatest
system performance.
To alter these
settings, choose
Customize. To
turn off power
management, choose
Disable.

Use the Advanced Options on this menu to specify whether or not the activity of interrupts
can terminate a Standby or Suspend state and restore Full On. Do NOT change these
settings if you do not know which devices use the interrupts.

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Power Menu continued...

Use this chart to help congure the system's power settings:

Feature Options Description

ACPI Enabled No

ACPI SRAT Table Disabled

Spread Spectrum

Modulation

Suppress Unused

PCI Slot Clocks

WakeUp On

LAN/PME

Power Savings Disabled

Maximum Power-Savings

Standby Timeout Off

Auto Suspend

Timeout

Resume On Time Off

Resume Time HH/MM/SS Specify the time when the system is to wake up.

Resume Date MM/DD/YYYY Specify the date when the system is to wake up.

After Power

Failure

Yes

Enabled

No

0.10%

0.40%

0.70%

1.00%

1.30%

1.60%

2.00%

Yes

No

Disabled
Enabled

Customize

Maximum Performance

1 min
2 min
4 min
6 min

8 min
12 min
16 min

Disabled

5 min
10 min
15 min
20 min
30 min
40 min
60 min

On

Stay Off

Last State

Power On

This mainboard supports ACPI (Advanced Conguration
and Power management Interface). Use this item to enable
or disable the ACPI feature. ACPI is a power management
specication that makes hardware status information
available to the operating system. ACPI enables a PC to turn
its peripherals on and off for improved power management
especially in portables. It also allows the PC to be turned on
and off by external devices, so that the touch of a mouse or the
press of a key will “wake up” the machine.

Enables and disables the ACPI 2.0 SRAT (Static Resource
Afnity Table) for ccNUMA systems

If you enable spread spectrum, it can signicantly reduce the
EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference) generated by the system.

Enables frequency spreading on clock generators to reduce
EMI emissions.

When enabled, the BIOS will disable the unused clock signals
of free PCI slots to reduce EMI and power consumption.

Enables WakeUp on LAN/PME support.

Maximum Power-Savings = conserves the greatest amount of
system power.
Maximum Performance = conserves power but allows greatest
system performance.
To alter these settings, choose Customize.
To turn off power management, choose Disabled.

Amount of time the system needs to be in Idle mode before
entering Standby mode.
Standby mode turns off various devices in the system,
including the screen, until you start using the computer again.

Amount of time the system needs to be in Standby mode
before entering the Suspend mode.

Enabled, it wakes the system up at a specic time.

Sets the mode of operation if an AC Power Loss occurs.
Stay Off = returns the system to an OFF state.
Power On = returns the system to a Full ON state.
Last State = returns the system to the state when the AC
Power Loss occured.

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BIOS

Setup

BOOT MENU

After you turn on your computer, it will attempt to load an operating system (such as Windows

98) from the rst device set in the Boot Menu. If it cannot nd an operating system on that
device, it will attempt to load it from one or more other devices in the order specied in the
Boot Menu. Boot devices can include: hard drives, oppy drives, CD-ROMs, removable
devices (e.g., Iomega Zip drives), and network cards.

Specifying any device as a boot device on the Boot Menu requires the availability of an
operating system on that device. Most systems come with an operating system already
installed on hard-drive C:\.

The Boot menu selection in the menu bar on top of the screen displays the following:

NOTE

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Server Exit

CD-ROM Drive

–Hard Drive
Primary Master
Bootable Add-in Cards
–Removable Devices
Legacy Floppy Drives
Network Boot
MBA v6.20.0 Slot 0230

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Item Specic Help

Keys used to view or
congure devices:
<Enter> expands or
collapses devices with
a + or ­<Ctrl+Enter> expands all
<Shift+1> enables or
disables a device
<+> and <-> moves the
device up or down
<n> may move removable
devices between Hard
Disk and Removable
Devices
<d> removes a device
that is not installed

Use this menu to arrange to specify the priority of the devices from which the BIOS will
attempt to boot the Operating System.

In the example above, the BIOS will rst attempt to boot from the CD-ROM Drive. Failing
that, it will then attempt to boot from the Primary Master Hard Disk, and so on down the list.

Removable Devices, Hard Drive, and Network Boot are the generic types of devices on
your system from which you can boot an operating system. You may have more than one
device of each type. If so, the generic type is marked with a plus sign. Use the <Enter> key
to expand or collapse the devices marked with a <+> or <->. Press <Ctrl+Enter> to expand
all such devices

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Setup

Boot Menu continued...

To change a device’s priority on the list, rst select it with the up-or-down arrows, and move
it up or down using the <+> and <-> keys. Pressing <n> moves a device between the
Removable Devices and Hard Drive. Pressing <Shift+1> enables or disables a device.
Pressing <d> removes a device that is not installed.

Feature Options Description

Hard Drive Primary Master To attempt to boot the primary master IDE Device

Bootable Add-in Cards To attempt to boot from Bootable cards (such as LAN or

Removable Devices Legacy Floppy Drive The computer attempts to boot from the oppy disk drive.

CD-ROM Drive The computer attempts to boot from the CD-ROM drive.

Network Boot The computer attempts to boot from the network through

MBA v. 6.20.0

Slot 0230

SCSI cards)

the additional LAN card (if installed)

The computer attempts to boot from the network through
the On-Board LAN connection.

SERVER MENU

The Server menu selection in the menu bar on top of the screen displays the following:

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Server Exit

Display without KB ERR MSG: [No]

»

Hardware Monitor

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Item Specic Help

Control the POST
Error Message
Display or not when
without KB

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

Many servers are run as "Headless" appliances (no KB, mouse, or monitor connected).
Under normal settings, if no keyboard is detected, the POST will display an error message
and pause the system boot, as it is a requirement for system boot up. This screen allows
the end-user to NOT have that error message displayed, and allows the system to boot up
normally even when a keyboard is not detected.

Here are the options for the Server Menu:

Feature Options Description

Display without KB ERR

MSG

Yes

No

Controls the POST Error Message Display.
Use the "Yes" option to suppress the POST KB error message
and allow the system to boot even if no KB is detected
The "No" option will continue to display the error message and
pause the system boot up if no KB is detected.

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BIOS

Setup

HARDWARE MONITOR SUBMENU

Selecting “Hardware Monitor” from the Server menu displays the following submenu:

Server

CPU 0 Vcore = 1.59 V
CPU 1 Vcore = 1.104 V
V (bat) = No Function
V (Vdd) = 5.10 V
V (Vcc3) = 3.30 V
CPU 0 Temperature = 56 ºC
CPU 1 Temperature = 58 ºC
VH = 1.2725 V
VCC25 = 2.5067 V
CPU Fan 0 Speed = No Function
CPU Fan 1 Speed = No Function
System Fan Speed = 3037 RPM

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Hardware Monitor Item Specic Help

All items on this
menu can NOT be
modied in User
mode. If any items
require changes,
please consult your
System Supervisor.

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BIOS Setup

BIOS

Setup

EXIT MENU

The Exit menu selection in the menu bar on top of the screen displays the following:

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Server Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Item Specic Help

Exit Saving Changes
Exit Discarding Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes

F1 Help ^v Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit <> Select Menu Enter Select » Submenu F10 Save and Exit

The following sections describe each of the options on this menu. Note that <Esc> does not
exit this menu. You must select one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit.

Exit System Setup
and save your
changes to CMOS.

Exit Saving Changes

After making your selections on the Setup menus, select “Exit Saving Changes” or “Save
Changes” to see a screen similar to the following:

Setup Conrmation

Save conguration changes and exit now?

[Yes] [No]

* Select Yes and press <Enter> to save the changes.

Both procedures will store the selections displayed in the menus into the CMOS (short for
“battery-backed CMOS RAM”) a special section of memory that stays on after you turn
your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS congures your system
according to the Setup selections stored in the CMOS.

During boot up, PhoenixBIOS attempts to load the values saved in CMOS. If those values
cause the system boot to fail, reboot and press <F2> to enter Setup. In Setup, you can
restore the Default Values <F9> or try to change the selections that caused the boot to fail.

Exit Discarding Changes

Use this option to exit Setup without saving in the CMOS any new selections or changes you
may have made. The selections previously in effect remain in effect.

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BIOS

Setup

To load the default values for all the Setup menus, select “Load Setup Defaults” from the
Main Menu. The program displays this message:

If, during boot up, the BIOS program detects a problem in the integrity of values stored in
CMOS, it displays these messages:

The CMOS values have been corrupted or modied incorrectly (perhaps by an application
program that modies stored CMOS data.)

Press <F1> to resume the boot or <F2> to run Setup with the ROM default values already
loaded into the menus. You can make other changes before saving the values to CMOS.

If, during a Setup Session, you change your mind about changes you have made and
have not yet saved the values to CMOS, you can restore the values you previously saved
to CMOS.
Selecting “Discard Changes” on the Exit menu will update all the selections with the
previous values stored in the CMOS and displays this message:

Exit Menu continued...

Load Setup Defaults

Setup Conrmation

Load default conguration now?

[Yes] [No]

* Select Yes and press <Enter> to load the default conguration.

System CMOS checksum bad - run SETUP
Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup

Discard Changes

Setup Conrmation

Load previous conguration now?

[Yes] [No]

* Select Yes and press <Enter> to load the previous conguration.

Save Changes

Selecting “Save Changes” saves all the selections without exiting Setup. Selecting this
option will display this message:

Setup Conrmation

Save conguration changes now?

[Yes] [No]

* Select Yes and press <Enter> to save conguration changes and continue

working in BIOS Setup.

You can return to the other menus if you want to review and change your selections.

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BIOS Setup

BIOS

Setup

PHOENIX BOOT UTILITIES

This MainBoard comes with the following boot utilities:

* Phoenix QuietBoot™: Phoenix QuietBoot displays a graphic illustration rather

than the traditional POST messages while keeping you informed of diagnostic
problems.

* Phoenix MultiBoot™: Phoenix MultiBoot is a boot screen that displays a selection

of boot devices from which you can boot your operating system.

USING PHOENIX QUIETBOOT

Right after you turn on or reset the computer, Phoenix QuietBoot displays the QuietBoot
Screen, a graphic illustration created by the computer manufacturer instead of the text­based POST screen, which displays a series of PC diagnostic messages.

To exit the QuietBoot screen and run Setup, display the MultiBoot menu, or simply display
the PC diagnostic messages, you can simply press one of the hot keys described below.

The QuietBoot Screen stays up until just before the operating system loads unless one of
the following actions occurs:

* Press <Esc> to display the diagnostic/POST screen
* Press <F2> to enter Setup
* POST issues an error message
* The BIOS or an option ROM requests keyboard input

Here are the possible QuietBoot scenarios in greater detail:

When Escape is

pressed

Press <F2> to

enter Setup

POST issues an

error message

The BIOS

or an option
ROM requests
keyboard input

Pressing <Esc> switches to the POST screen and takes one of two actions:

1. If MultiBoot is installed, the boot process continues with the POST screen
until the end of POST, and then displays the Boot First Menu, text-based with
these options:

* Load the operating system from the boot device of your choice.
* Enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
* Exit the Boot First Menu (with <Esc>) and load the operating system from

the boot devices specied in the BIOS Setup.

OR

2. If MultiBoot is not installed, the boot process continues as usual.

Pressing <F2> at any time during POST switches to the POST screen (if not already
displayed) and enters Setup.

Whenever POST detects a non-fatal error, QuietBoot switches to the POST screen and
displays the errors. It then displays this message:

Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup
Press <F1> to continue with the boot. Press <F2> if you want
to correct the error in Setup.

If the BIOS or an Option ROM (add-on card) requests keyboard input, QuietBoot switches
over to the POST screen and the Option ROM display prompts the user to enter the
information. POST then continues from there with the regular POST screen.

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BIOS

Setup

Phoenix MultiBoot expands your boot options by letting you choose your boot device on
startup, which could be a hard disk, oppy disk, or a CD-ROM. You can congure your boot
device in Setup, or you can choose a different device each time you boot during POST by
selecting your boot device in The Boot First Menu.

MultiBoot consists of:

Refer to the Boot Menu in BIOS Setup for more information on the Setup Boot Menu. The
following describes the Boot First Menu.

Display the Boot First Menu by pressing <Esc> during the POST. In response, the BIOS rst
displays the message, “Entering Boot Menu ...” and then displays the Boot Menu at the end
of POST. Use the menu to select any of these options:

PHOENIX MULTIBOOT

* The Setup Boot Menu
* The Boot First Menu

The Boot First Menu

* Override the existing boot sequence (for this boot only) by selecting another

boot device. If the specied device does not load the operating system, the

BIOS reverts to the boot sequence stored in Setup.
* Enter Setup.
* Press <Esc> to continue with the existing boot sequence

Boot Menu

Select boot device or Setup.

Use the Up and Down arrows to select the Boot
First device, then press <Enter> or <Esc> to exit.

1. Hard Drive

2. ATAPI CD-ROM

3. Diskette Drive

4. Removable Devices

5. MBA v6.20.0 Slot 0230

<Setup>

If there is more than one bootable hard drive, then the rst one in the Setup Boot menu is
the one represented here.

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BIOS

Setup

BIOS FLASH UPGRADE UTILITY

Phoenix Phlash gives you the ability to update your BIOS from a oppy disk without having
to install a new ROM BIOS chip.

Phoenix Phlash is a utility for “ashing” (copying) a BIOS to the Flash ROM installed on your
computer from a oppy disk. A Flash ROM is a Read-Only Memory chip that you can write to
using a special method called “ashing.” Use Phoenix Phlash for the following tasks:

* Update the current BIOS with a new version.
* Restore a BIOS when it has become corrupted.
* Installation

Phoenix Phlash is shipped on a oppy disk with your computer as a compressed le called
CRISDISK.ZIP that contains the following les:

CRISDISK.BAT Executable le for creating the Crisis Recovery Diskette.

PHLASH.EXE Programs the ash ROM.

PHLASH16.EXE Performs platform-dependent functions.

BIOS.ROM Actual BIOS image to be programmed into ash ROM.

MINIDOS.SYS Allows the system to boot in Crisis Recovery Mode.

MAKEBOOT.EXE Creates the custom boot sector on the Crisis Recovery Diskette.

Installing Phoenix Phlash

To install Phoenix Phlash on your hard disk, follow this simple procedure:

1. Insert the distribution diskette into drive A:

2. Unzip the contents of CRISDISK.ZIP into a local directory, presumably

C:\PHLASH16.

3. Store the distribution diskette in a safe place.

CREATE A CRISIS RECOVERY DISKETTE

If the OEM or dealer from whom you purchased your system has not provided you with one,
then you should create a Crisis Recovery Diskette before you use the Phlash utility.

If you are unable to boot your system or successfully load the Operating System, the BIOS
may have been corrupted, in which case you will have to use the Crisis Recovery Diskette
to reboot your system.

There are several methods that you can use to create the Crisis Recovery Diskette. Below
is one recommended procedure.

1. Be sure you have successfully installed the Phlash Utility onto your hard disk.

2. Insert a clean diskette into drive A: or B:

3. From the local directory, enter the following: CRISDISK [drive]: where [drive]

is the letter of the drive into which you inserted the diskette. For help, type

CRISDISK /? or CRISDISK /h.
CRISDISK.BAT formats the diskette, then copies MINIDOS.SYS, VGABIOS.EXE

(if available), PHLASH.EXE, PLATFORM.BIN and BIOS.ROM to the diskette, and

creates a custom boot sector.

4. Write protect and label the Crisis Recovery Diskette

NOTE

You can only supply a volume label after the Crisis Recovery Diskette has been formatted
and the necessary les copied because MINIDOS.SYS must occupy the rst directory entry
for the diskette to boot properly.

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BIOS

Setup

If the BIOS image (BIOS.ROM) changes due to an update or bug x, you can easily update
the Crisis Recovery Diskette.

You can run Phoenix Phlash in one of two modes:

For your own protection, be sure your have a Crisis Recovery Diskette ready to use before
executing Phlash.

Use this mode to update or replace your current BIOS. To execute Phlash in this mode,
move to the directory into which you have installed Phoenix Phlash and type “Phlash” at
the prompt:

Phoenix Phlash automatically updates or replaces the current BIOS with the one which your
OEM or dealer supplies you (it's a .ROM le).

Command Example:

Syntax:

UPDATING THE CRISIS RECOVERY DISKETTE

* Simply copy the new BIOS.ROM image onto the Crisis Recovery Diskette. No

further action is necessary.

EXECUTING PHOENIX PHLASH

* Command Line Mode
* Crisis Recovery Mode

WARNING

Command Line Mode

C:\Phlash> phlash16 [lename] /BBL /C

C:\Phlash> phlash16 HDAMB_120.ROM /BBL /C

phlash16 Phlash command name
HDAMB_120.ROM Filename of new BIOS ROM supplied by dealer
/BBL Flash the Boot Block
/C Clean CMOS

Phlash may fail if your system is using memory managers, in which case the utility displays
the following message:

Cannot ash when memory managers are present.

If you see this message after you execute Phlash, you must disable the memory manager on
your system. To do so, follow the instructions in the following sections.

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BIOS

Setup

DISABLING MEMORY MANAGERS

To avoid failure when ashing, you must disable the memory managers that load from
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT. There are two recommended procedures for disabling
the memory managers. One consists of pressing the <F5> key (if you are using DOS 5.0 or
above), and the other requires the creation of a boot diskette.

Diabling with DOS 5.0 (or later version)

For DOS 5.0 and later, follow the two steps below to disable any memory managers on your
system. If you are not using at least DOS 5.0, then you must create a boot diskette to bypass
any memory managers (See Create a Boot Diskette, below).

1. Boot DOS 5.0 or later version. (In Windows 95, at the boot option screen, choose

Option 8, “Boot to a previous version of DOS.”)

2. When DOS displays the “Starting MS-DOS” message, press <F5>.
After you press <F5>, DOS bypasses the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT

les, and therefore does not load any memory managers.

3. Go to the Phlash directory, and you can now execute Phlash.

Create a Boot Diskette

To bypass memory managers in DOS versions previous to 5.0, follow this recommended
procedure:

1. Insert a diskette into your A: drive.

2. Enter the following from the command line: Format A: /S

3. Reboot your system from the A: drive.
Your system will now boot without loading the memory managers, and you can

then execute Phlash.

4. move to the Phlash directory, and you are now free to execute Phlash.

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Appendix

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Flowchart

Here are some owcharts to help you check for common problems encountered during
system assembly

Unexpected

Symptom

Turn OFF the system power and unplug the AC power cord.

Remove all add-on cards and peripherals including VGA,

Check that the CPU, memory modules, mouse, and keyboard

are properly installed on the mainboard and that the 115/230V

Floppy, IDE and ATAPI devices.

Check that all jumper settings are correct.

switch on the power is properly set.

Then, connect onboard VGA port to a monitor.

Contact your

authorized

dealer to

check your

system.

Plug the power cord into the onboard power connector(s) and

Make sure the system is still in a soft-OFF state.

Clear the CMOS using the Clear CMOS Header

NO

turn ON the power supply.

on the Mainboard

Power-On the system and check that
the power supply is working and that the
fans connected to the mainboard are ON

YES

Check to see that the

NO

VGA card or

monitor may

be defective

POST screen appears on

the monitor.

YES

Continue to

Next Page of

Flowchart

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Appendix

Troubleshooting Flowchart continued...



Press <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del> key simultaneously

Check that the system can be re-booted.

YES

During system boot, press the <F2> key to enter BIOS Setup.

Select <Load Optimal Defaults> in the

Power OFF the system and re-connect the oppy and IDE

cables to the onboard FDD and IDE connectors.

Power ON the system and check to see that

YES

If the system boots up successfully, but the Operating System

still does NOT start up, then you will need to re-install the

operating system you intend to use on this system

to reboot the system

NO

<Exit> Menu of BIOS Setup

NO

the system can boot successfully.

(i.e. Win98,Win NT, Win2000, etc.)

Keyboard

may be

defective

IDE cable or

Hard Disk may

be defective

END

WARNING

Before inserting or installing any add-on cards or hardware components in the MainBoard,
always remember to FIRST disconnect the power cord.

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Appendix

Symptom Checklist

Use this chart for more detailed information about some common problems that occur
during assembly and in the mainetnance of systems.

Symptom Check point

No Power

(FAN is not spinning)

Able to power ON

the system (FAN is

spinning), but NO

screen display.

Memory Error(s) * Check that the memory DIMM modules are inserted properly into the DIMM sockets.

* Make sure that no short circuit exists between the mainboard and chassis
* Check that all jumpers are set to their default positions.
* Check that the 115V/230V switch on the power supply is properly set.
* Check that the CPU is properly inserted in the CPU socket.
* Check that the power connector of the CPU fan is plugged in the correct position.
* Turn the power switch ON and OFF to test the system.
* Check the power of the battery on the mainboard.
(In general, the battery voltage is around 3VDC)

* Disconnect and remove all components from the mainboard except for the CPU,
memory modules, and the CPU fans.
* Check that the memory is Registered ECC DIMM. Refer to Appendix A:
Recommended Memory Modules or contact your authorized dealer for a list of
qualied memory vendors and models.
* Check that all jumpers are set to their default positions.
* Clear the CMOS through the Clear CMOS header.
* Check that the onboard VGA port and the monitor are properly connected.
* Check that you are using a 400 FSB CPU and PC2100/PC2700 (DDR266/DDR333)
Memory modules in the MainBoard. If not, change the CPU to 400 FSB or memory to
PC2100/PC2700 (DDR266/DDR333) and try to power ON the system again.
* Use the onboard speaker to aide in determining the problem.

* Check to see if different speed memory modules are mixed in and used in the
MainBoard memory banks. Verify that the BIOS setup is congured for the fastest
speed of RAM used. RioWorks recommends that you always install the same speed
DDR RAM in your system.
* Make sure all your memory modules in the MainBoard are compliant with the
PC2100/PC2700 (DDR266/DDR333) Specications and that they appear either in
Appendix A: Recommended Memory Modules or on your authorized dealer's Qualied
Vendor's List of Memory Modules.

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Appendix

Appendix

POST Errors and Beep Codes

PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0

When you turn on or reset an IBM-compatible PC, the BIOS rst performs a number of tasks,
called the Power-On-Self-Test (POST). These tasks test and initialize the hardware and then
boot the Operating System from the hard disk.

At the beginning of each POST task, the BIOS outputs the test-point error code to I/O port
80h. Programmers and technicians use this code during troubleshooting to establish at
what point the system failed and what routine was being performed. Some motherboards
are equipped with a seven segment LED display that displays the current value of port
80h.

For production boards which do not contain the LED display, you can purchase an
installable “Port 80h” card that performs the same function. If the BIOS detects a terminal
error condition, it issues a terminal-error beep code, attempts to display the error code
on the upper left corner of the screen and on the port 80h LED display, and halts POST. It
attempts repeatedly to write the error to the screen. This attempt may “hash” some CGA
displays.

If the system hangs before the BIOS can process the error, the value displayed at the port
80h is the last test performed. In this case, the screen does not display the error code.

Terminal POST Errors

There are several POST routines that require success to nish POST. If they fail, they issue
a POST Terminal Error and shut down the system. Before shutting down the system, the
error handler issues a beep code signifying the test point error, writes the error to port 80h,
attempts to initialize the video, and writes the error in the upper left corner of the screen
(using both mono and color adapters).

The routine derives the beep code from the test point error as follows:

1. The 8-bit error code is broken down to four 2-bit groups.

2. Each group is made one-based (1 through 4) by adding 1.

3. Short beeps are generated for the number in each group.

Example:

Testpoint 16h = 00 01 01 10 = 1-2-2-3 beeps

POST Task Routines

The following is a list of Terminal Test Point codes written to port 80h at the start of each
routine, the beep codes issued along with the terminal errors, and a description of the POST
routine. Unless otherwise noted, these codes are valid for PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0.

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POST Errors and Beep Codes continued...

The documented routines are sorted by their test point numbers assigned in the BIOS code.

NOTE

Their actual order of execution during the POST can be quite different.

Code Beep POST Routine Description

16h 1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum

20h 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh

22h 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller

2Ch 1-3-4-1 RAM failure on address line xxxx

2Eh 1-3-4-3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus

30h 1-4-1-1 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of high byte of memory bus

46h 2-1-2-3 Check ROM copyright notice

58h 2-2-3-1 Test for unexpected interrupts

98h 1-2 Search for Option ROMs.

B4h 1 One short beep before BOOT

F4h 1 Output one beep before BOOT

If the BIOS detects an error in test codes 2Ch, 2Eh, or 30h (base 512K RAM error), it
displays an additional word-bitmap (xxxx) indicating the address line or bits that failed.
For Example:

“2C 0002” means address line 1 (bit one set) has failed.
“2E 1020” means data bits 12 and 5 (bits 12 and 5 set) have failed in the lower 16 bits.

One long, Two shor t beeps on Checksum failure.

For Boot Block in Flash ROM

(for Boot Block in Flash ROM)

The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80h LED display. It rst displays the check point
code, followed by a delay, the high-order byte, another delay, and then the low-order byte of
the error and a delay. The system will continually repeat this sequence.

Copyright © 1997 by Phoenix Technologies Ltd., All Rights Reserved

Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (Desktop Division)

135 Technology Drive, Irvine, CA 92618

http://www.phoenix.com

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Appendix

Appendix

Addendum A: Recommended Memory Modules

* All modules in the following tables have been validated by the manufacturer *

As of 24-Apr-2003

ATP

256MB 266MHz

256MB 266MHz

256MB 333MHz

512MB 266MHz

512MB 333MHz

1GB 266MHz

1GB 266MHz

1GB 333MHz

2G 266MHZ

SAMSUNG
K4H280838D-TCB0

SAMSUNG
K4H560838D-TCB0

SAMSUNG
K4H560838D-TCB3
SAMSUNG
K4H560838D-TCB0
SAMSUNG
K4H560838D-TCB3
SAMSUNG
K4H560438D-TCB0
SAMSUNG
K4H560438D-TCB0
SAMSUNG
K4H560438D-TCB3

SAMSUNG
K4H510438M-TCB0

AB32L72A8S4B0S

AB32L72Q8SQB0S

AB32L72Q8SQB3S

AB64L72Q8S8B0S

AB64L72Q8S8B3S

AB28L72P4SQB0S

AB28L72P4SMB0S

AB28L72P4SMB3S

AB56L72P4SMB0S

Corsair

512MB 266MHz MT 46V32M8-75C CM72SD512RLP-2100/M

512MB 333MHZ

1GB 266MHz

1GB 266MHz

SAMSUNG
K4H560838D-TCB3
SAMSUNG
K4H560438D-TCB0

NANYA
NT5DS64M4AT-7K

CM72SD512RLP-2700/S

CM78SD1024R-2100/S

CM74SD1024RLP-2100/Y

1GB 333 MHz MT 46V64M4-6TC CM74SD1024RLP-2700/M

2GB 266MHz

SAMSUNG
K4H510438M-TCA2

CM74SD2048R-2100/S

Inneon

256MB 266MHz

Inneon
HYB25D12800AT-7

HYS72D32001GR-7-A

Pan RAM

1G 266MHz

NANYA
NT5DS64M4AW-7K

184DR1G664,NA,PG20

MainBoard Manual

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Appendix

Kingston

256MB 266MHz

256MB 266MHz

256MB 266MHz

512MB 266MHz

1GB 266MHz

1GB 266MHz

2GB 266MHz MIT 17319-00 KVR266X72RC25/2G

Inneon
HYB25D256800BT-7

HYNIX
HY5DU28822AT-H

SAMSUNG
K4H280838C-TCB0

Inneon
HYB25D256400AT-7

SAMSUNG
K4H560438C-TCB0

Inneon
HYB25D256400BT-7

KVR266X72RC25L/256

KVR266X72RC25L/256

KVR266X72RC25/256

KVR266X72RC25/512

KVR266X72RC25L/1000

KVR266X72RC25/1024

Micron

256MB 266MHZ MT 46V32MB-75C MT9VDDT3272G-265C3

512MB 266MHZ MT 46V64M4-75C MT18VDDT6472G-265C3

1GB 266MHZ MT 17327-02 MT36VDDT12872G-265C2

Smart

512MB 266MHZ

SAMSUNG
K4H560438D-TCB0

SM6472RDDR3H1LP

512MB 266MHz MT 46V64M4-75C SM6472RDDR3H1LP-M

512MB 266MHz

Viking

512MB 266MHz

512MB 266MHz

1GB 266MHz

2GB 266MHz

1GB 266MHZ

NANYA
NT5DS64M4AT-7K

SAMSUNG
K4H510638D-TCB0

SAMSUNG
K4H1G0638M-TCB0

SAMSUNG
K4H560438D-TCB0
SAMSUNG
K4H560438D-TCB0
SAMSUNG
K4H560438D-TCB0

SM6472RDDR301LP2-N

SM12872RDDR3H1LP

SM25672RDDR3H1LP

VI647224DTH

VI647228DTH

VI4CR287224DYH

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Appendix

Appendix

Addendum B: Symptom Report Form

Mother
Board

CPU 0 Speed (MHz)

CPU 1 Speed (MHz)

DDR DIMM

Floppy Drive A: Drive B:

OnBoard
IDE

OnBoard
Serial ATA

PCI Slots

Operating
System

HDAMB

pair 1
(slot A1, A2)

pair 2
(slot B1, B2)

Pri. IDE Master Slave

Sec. IDE Master Slave

Vendor Part Number

Size x2 Chip

Vendor Part Number

Size x2 Chip

Port 0 Parallel Port

Port 1

PCI-32 -1 PCI-32 -4

PCI-32 -2 PCI-32 -5

PCI-32 -3

Serial Number

Bios Version

Power
Supply

Symptoms

Contact
Information

Name Phone

Company Email