This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and used properly, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures :
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help and for additional suggestions.
The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful “How to Identify
and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems.” This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office.
Washington, DC 20402, Stock 004-000-00345-4
FCC Warning
The user is cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s
authority to operate this equipment.
Note : In order for an installation of this product to maintain compliance with the limits for a Class B device, shielded
cables and power cord must be used.
CE Notice:
Following standards were applied to this product, in order to achieve compliance with the electromagnetic
compatibility :
- Immunity in accordance with EN 50082-1: 1992
- Emissions in accordance with EN 55022: 1987 Class B.
NOTICE
Copyright 1997.
All Right Reserved
Manual Ver 2.0 ( For HOT-571 V2.x )
All information, documentation, and specifications contained in this manual are subject to change without prior
notification by the manufacturer.
The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may appear in this document nor does
it make a commitment to update the information contained herein.
TRADEMARKS
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation
Pentium Processor is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation
PC/AT is a registered trademark of International Business Machine Corporation.
PS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation.
All other brand and product names referred to in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
HOT-571 mainboard is a highly integrated IBM PC/AT compatible system board. The
design will accept Intel Pentium P54C, Pentium MMX, Cyrix/IBM 6x86, 6x86L,
6x86MX and AMD K5, K6processors and also features high-performance pipelined
burst secondary cache memory support with size of 512KB. The memory subsystem is
designed to support up to 256 MB of EDO RAM, Standard Fast Page DRAM and
SDRAM in standard 72-pin SIMM socket and 168-pin 3.3 V DIMM socket.
HOT-571 provides a new level of I/O integration. Intel's 82430TX PCIset chipset
provides increased integration and improved performance over other chipset designs.
The 82430TX PCIset chipset provides an integrated Bus Mastering IDE controller with
two high performance Ultra 33 DMA IDE interfaces for up to four IDE devices.
The onboard Giga I/O controller provides the standard PC I/O functions: floppy interface, two FIFO serial ports, an IrDA device port and a SPP/EPP/ECP capable parallel
port.
Up to four PCI local bus slots provide a high bandwidth data path for data-movement
intensive functions such as graphics, and up to three ISA slots complete the I/O function.
The HOT-571 provides the foundation for cost effective, high performance, highly
expandable platforms, which deliver the latest in Pentium processor and I/O standard.
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The HOT-571 Mainboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high performance and many intelligent features in a compact package:
Intel Chipset:
CPU Support:
Secondary Cache:
Versatile Memory Supports:
FEATURES
Features Intel's 430TX PCIset with I/O subsystems.
Equipped with four SIMM sockets to support (4, 8, 16, 32, or 64MB) 72-pin EDO or FP
memory modules and three DIMM sockets to (8, 16, 32, 64, or 128MB) 168-pin
SDRAM memory modules up to 256 MB.
PCI and ISA Expansion Slots:
Provides four 32-bit PCI slots and three 16-bit ISA slots.
Onboard GiGA-I/O:
Provides one Floppy port; one optional PS/2 mouse connector; two high-speed UART
compatible serial ports and one parallel port with ECP and EPP capabilities. Serial Port
2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections.
Onboard PCI Bus Master IDE Controller:
Two Ultra DMA/33 Bus Master IDE Ports supports four IDE devices up to 33 MB/sec
IDE transfers and supports Enhanced PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA
Mode 2 devices.
Onboard 12-pin AT and 20-pin ATX Power Supply:
Provides AT and ATX power connector onboard.
ATX power supports soft-on/off function.
System BIOS:
Provides licensed Award V4.51PG BIOS on Flash EEPROM.
Supports Green PC, DMI and Bundled with NCR SCSI BIOS.
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ACPI:
Support ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) function. ACPI provide
more Energy Saving Features for the future operating system supporting OS Direct
Power Management (OSPM) functionality.
Board Size:
3/4 baby AT compact size 220mm x 280mm.
Spread Spectrum Modulated:
Spread Spectrum built in - ±1.5% modulation to reduce the EMI.
Intelligences:
CPU voltage Auto-detecting and Setting -- HOT-571 Provides CPU type auto-detect
and auto-setup proper voltage to CPU. HOT-571 can distinguish Intel Pentium P54C,
Pentium P55C (MMX), Cyrix/IBM 6x86, 6x86L, 6x86MX and AMD K5, K6 166/200
MHz, K6 233 and K6 266MHz.
Dual Function Power Button (ATX power only) -- The system can be one of two
states, one is Suspend mode and the other is the Soft-off mode. Pushing the power
button for less than 4 seconds will place the system into Suspend mode. When push the
power button for more than 4 seconds, the system enters the Soft-off mode.
Temperature Monitoring and Alert -- HOT-571 Provides two temperature sensors to
monitor CPU and system temperature. Support CPU temperature alert to prevent CPU
overheat and damage.
Voltages Monitoring -- System voltages levels are monitored to ensure stable current to
motherboard components.
System voltages include Vcore and Vio for CPU, and +5V, +12V, -5V, -12V for system.
CPU Clock Slow Down -- When CPU cooling FAN is malfunctioning, CPU temperature
over the alarm thresholds which setup on BIOS, system will be forced CPU slow down
to Doze mode to prevent CPU damage from system overheat.
FAN Status Monitoring -- To prevent CPU overheat, CPU fan is monitored for RPM
and failure. (CPU Cooling FAN with RPM sensor is required)
Auto FAN Off -- The system and CPU FANs will power off automatically even in
suspend mode.
Optional EISCA Cooler Connector :
The EISCA (Enhanced Intelligent System Cooler Architecture) cooler is a off-board
device which serves as a hardware monitor of cooling fans.
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ACCESSORIES OF HOT-571
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Hardware Configuration
Jumper Setting
Jumper setting becomes a easier thing on HOT-571 of Shuttle's Mainboard. SW1 is
composed by a 6 fingers DIP Switch
and a 6 set 4-pin jumper group
which can fullfil System Clocks, CPU
Clock Multiplier, and CPU Voltages
setting.
System Clock and CPU Clock
Multiplier - DIP Switch of SW1
DIP switch finger 1 to finger 3 are
used to adjust System Clock from 50
to 83 MHz, finger 4 to finger 6 used to
adjust CPU Clock Multiplier from
1.5x to 5.5x. (please also refer to page
9 CPU Clock Configuration section)
CPU Voltages - Jumper group of SW1
Jumper group SW1 are used to adjust onboard voltages
output from Switching regulators to CPU.
Further more, HOT-571 Mainboard provide intelligent
CPU Voltages detecting and auto-adjusting function. Enable this function by inserting a mini jumper
pack on SW1 jumper group row 2/3 (factory default),
none of other mini jumpers are required on jumper group.
HOT-571 Mainboard will assign proper voltages to CPU
automatically.
(please also refer to page 13, CPU Voltage Configuration section)
Listed below show the processors which can be detected and assigned voltages
automatically by HOT-571.
* Note: The main board will assign 2.1V Vcore for AMD 266MHz K6 processor
automatically, for 3.2V Vcore K6 266MHz processor, the user may need to
adjust voltage manually.
**Note: Since the main board will assign 3.52V for all Cyrix/IBM 6x86 processor
automatically, for meeting voltage requirement of 3.3V 6x86 processor, the
user need to adjust voltage manually.
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CPU Clock Configuration
Like as previously section mentioned, HOT-571 provides multiple setting function of CPU clock on a
single DIP switch SW1. On SW1, the user can set up System Clock and CPU Clock Multiplier.
SW1 is a 6-finger DIP Switch, finger 1~3 are used to adjust system clock from 50MHz to 83 MHz,
finger 4~6 are used to adjust CPU multiplier from 1.5X to 5.5X.
Listed diagrams on right side show the sample fingers position on SW1:
1) Finger 5 set to ON,
the others set to OFF.
2) Finger 1, 4, 5 set to ON,
Finger 2, 3, 6 set to OFF.
Listed tables show the System Clock and Multiplier for each single processor.
Table 2-1
Processors
Sys tem Cloc k
/ Multiplie r
AMD-K6 266MHz 66 MHz / x 4
AMD-K6 233MHz 66 MHz / x 3.5
AMD-K6 200MHz 66 MHz / x 3
AMD-K6 166MHz 66 MHz / x 2.5
AMD-K5 PR166 66 MHz / x 2.5
AMD-K5 PR133 /PR100 66 MHz / x 1.5
AMD-K5 PR120/PR90 60 MHz / x 1.5
SW 1 6-finger DIP Switch
Finger 4, 6 ON
Finger 1, 2, 3, 5 OFF
All Fingers OFF
Finger 5 ON
Finger 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 OFF
Finger 4, 5 ON
Finger 1, 2, 3, 6 OFF
Finger 4, 5 ON
Finger 1, 2, 3, 6 OFF
All Fingers OFF
Finger 1 ON
Finger 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 OFF
AMD-K5 PR75 50 MHz / x 1.5
Finger 1, 2, 3 ON
Finger 4, 5, 6 OFF
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Processors
System Clock
/ Multiplier
SW1 6-Finger DIP Switch
Table 2-2
Pentium P55C
MMX 233 MHz
Pentium P55C
MMX 200 MHz
Pentium P54C
200 MHz
Pentium P55C
MMX 166 MHz
Pentium P54C
166 MHz
Pentium P54C
150 MHz
Pentium P54C
133 MHz
Pentium P54C
120 MHz
66 MHz / x 3.5
66 MHz / x 3
66 MHz / x 3
66 MHz / x 2.5
66 MHz / x 2.5
60 MHz / x 2.5
66 MHz / x 2
60 MHz / x 2
All Fingers OFF
Finger 5 ON
Finger 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 OFF
Finger 5 ON
Finger 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 OFF
Finger 4, 5 ON
Finger 1, 2, 3, 6 OFF
Finger 4, 5 ON
Finger 1, 2, 3, 6 OFF
Finger 1, 4, 5 ON
Finger 2, 3, 6 OFF
Finger 4 ON
Finger 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 OFF
Finger 1, 4 ON
Finger 2, 3, 5, 6 OFF
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Pentium P54C
100 MHz
Pentium P54C
90 MHz
Pentium P54C
75 MHz
66 MHz / x 1.5
60 MHz / x 1.5
50 MHz / x 1.5
All Fingers OFF
Finger 1 ON
Finger 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 OFF
Finger 1, 2, 3 ON
Finger 4, 5, 6 OFF
Processors
System Clock
/ Multiplier
SW1 6-Fingers DIP Switch
Table 2-3
Cyrix/IBM
6x86MX PR266
Cyrix/IBM
6x86MX PR233
Cyrix/IBM
6x86MX PR200
Cyrix/IBM
6x86MX PR166
Cyrix/IBM
6x86L P166+
Cyrix/IBM
6x86 P166+
Cyrix/IBM
6x86 P150+
Cyrix/IBM
6x86 P133+
66 MHz / x 3.5
66 MHz / x 3
66 MHz / x 2.5
60 MHz / x 2.5
66 MHz / x 2
66 MHz / x 2
60 MHz / x 2
55 MHz / x 2
All Fingers OFF
Finger 5 ON
Finger 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 OFF
Finger 4, 5 ON
Finger 1, 2, 3, 6 OFF
Finger 1, 4, 5 ON
Finger 2, 3, 6 OFF
Finger 4 ON
Finger 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 OFF
Finger 4 ON
Finger 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 OFF
Finger 1, 4 ON
Finger 2, 3, 5, 6 OFF
Finger 1, 2, 4 ON
Finger 3, 5, 6 OFF
Cyrix/IBM
6x86 P120+
50 MHz / x 2
Finger 1, 2, 3, 4 ON
Finger 5, 6 OFF
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For whom like to set up system manually, listed tables show all the System Clock and
CPU Multiplier that HOT-571 can offer.
Table 2-4 shows the System Clock from 50 MHz to 83 MHz.
Table 2-5 shows CPU Multiplier from 1.5X to 5.5X.
Note: 75MHz and 83MHz are out of Intel chipset specification.
System
Cl ock
50 MHz
55 MHz
60 MHz
66 MHz
75 MHz
83 MHz
Table 2-4
DIP Switch of SW 1
Finger 1 ~ 3
Finger 1, 2, 3 ON
Finger 1, 2 ON
Finger 3 OFF
Finger 1 ON
Finger 2, 3 OFF
Finger 1, 2, 3 OFF
Finger 2 ON
Finger 1, 3 OFF
Finger 1, 3 ON
Finger 2 OFF
Multiplier
1.5 x
2 x
2.5 x
3 x
3.5 x
4 x
4.5 x
5 x
DIP Switch of SW 1
Finger 4 ~ 6
Finger 4, 5, 6 OFF
Finger 4 ON
Finger 5, 6 OFF
Finger 4, 5 ON
Finger 6 OFF
Finger 5 ON
Finger 4, 6 OFF
Finger 4, 5, 6 OFF
Finger 4, 6 ON
Finger 5 OFF
Finger 4, 5, 6 ON
Finger 5, 6 ON
Finger 4 OFF
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5.5 x
Table 2-5
Finger 6 ON
Finger 4, 5 OFF
CPU Voltage Configuration
HOT-571 main board provides jumper group of
SW1 to adjust onboard voltages output from
Switching regulators to CPU.
HOT-571 Mainboard provide intelligent CPU
Voltages detecting and auto-adjusting function.
Enable this function by inserting a mini jumper
pack on SW1 jumper group row 2/3 (factory
default), none of other mini jumpers are required
on jumper group. HOT-571 Mainboard will
assign proper voltages to CPU automatically.
Voltage Auto-Setting -- Inserting jumper pack on
jumper group row 2/3 of SW1. Setting to AUTO
on " CPU Voltage" item in Chipset Setup Feature
of BIOS Software. System will auto-detect CPU
type and assign proper voltages.
Adjust Voltage Manually from BIOS -- Inserting jumper pack on group row 2/3 of
SW1. Adjusting voltage from 2.0V to 3.52V on "CPU Voltage" item in Chipset Setup
Feature of BIOS Software.
Adjust Voltage Manually by Hardware -- Removing jumper pack from group row
2/3 and insert it to row 3/4 of SW1, adjust voltage on SW1-7 to SW1-12 on jumper
group row 1/2 manually. Voltage output ranging from 2.0V to 3.52V. "CPU Voltage"
item in Chipset Setup Feature of BIOS Software become not available.
Listed diagrams on right side show the sample position on jumper group of SW1:
1) Voltage Auto-setting or adjust voltage from BIOS
- jumper pack on row 2/3.
2) Adjust voltage manually from hardware
- jumper pack on row 3/4, voltage set to 2.8V manually.
Table 2-6 on next page shows the voltage setting for the processors and Table 2-7 shows
the total voltage setting that HOT-571 can offer.
HOT-571 mainboard supports two types of Flash EEPROM: 5 volt and 12 volt. By
setting up jumper JP19, the main board can use both 5V or 12V flash EEPROM with new
system BIOS files as they come available.
JP19 Pin 2-3 Close for 5V Flash EEPROM
JP19 Pin 1-2 Close for 12V Flash EEPROM
Clear CMOS - JP40
HOT-571 mainboard supports jumper JP40 for discharging mainboard's CMOS memory.
This jumper can clear the CMOS data stored in the Intel 371AB chip. To clear the
CMOS data please follow listed steps:
1) Turn off the PC,
2) Remove the jumper cap from JP40 pin 1-2,
3) Insert the jumper cap to JP40 pin 2-3 for a brief while,
4) Remove the jumper cap from JP40 pin 2-3,
5) Reinsert the jumper cap to JP40 pin 1-2,
6) Turn on the PC.
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Connectors & Sockets
Connectors & Sockets
ITEMFUNCTIONITEMFUNCTION
J2, 3, 4, 5On-board SIMM socketsJ10, 11Universal Serial Bus (USB) Connectors
DIM1, 2, 3On-board 3.3V DIMM socketsJP3Infra-re d Communication Port Connector
J23, 17, 18, 19 On-board PCI SlotsJP4, JP5CPU and System Cooling Fan Connectors
J20, 21, 22On-board ISA SlotsJP33Green LED
J6On-board PCI Primary IDE ConnectorJP15EPMI Connector
J7On-board PCI Secondary IDE ConnectorJP22On-board Enhanced IDE R/W LED Connector
CN1On-board Floppy Controller ConnectorJP12Hardware Reset Switch Connector
CN4On-board Paral lel Port ConnectorJ14Power LED a nd Keylock Connector
CN2On-board Seria l port-1 ConnectorJ12PC Speaker Connector
CN3On-board Seria l Port-2 ConnectorJP2ATX Power Switch
J99On-board PS/2 Mouse Port ConnectorPW1ATX Powe r Supply Connector
JP6EISCA Cooler Conne c torJ15AT Power Supply Connector
IDE, Floppy, Parallel and Serial port connectors
The main board shipped with one 40-pin ribbon cable for IDE
H.D.D , one 34-pin ribbon cable for F.D.D, one 25-pin ribbon
cable for printer and two 9-pin ribbon cable for COM port
devices. Ribbon cables should always be connected with the
red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector.
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J99- PS/2 Mouse 5 pins connector
The main board provides a 5 pins PS/2 mouse
connector for an optional PS/2 mouse cable. Diagram on the right side indicates the pinout of the
connector.
HOT-571 mainboard supplies two types of optional
PS/2 mouse adapter cable, type 1 have 6holes plug with hole 2 and hole 6 wireless; type 2 have 5-holes plug with hole 2
wireless.
Caution : When a PS/2 mouse is used,
make sure connect PS/2 mouse adapter
cable hole 1 to the pin 1 of onboard PS/2
connector (J99). Reversed connecting
may cause damage to your PS/2 mouse.
J10, J11 - USB connectors
The main board provides two sets USB (Universal Serial Bus)
connectors - J10 and J11 for USB devices use.
JP3 - Infrared module connector
The main board provides a 5-pin infrared
connector - JP3 as an optional infrared
module for wireless transmitting and
receiving.
JP4, JP5 12V cooling fan power connector
The main board provides two onboard 12V
cooling fan power connector which provide
maximum 100mAMP(1.2W) current each for
CPU and System cooling fan. Depending on the
fan maker, the wiring and plug may be different.
The red wire should be connected to +12V and
black wire should be connected to ground (GND), and the
yellow wire should be connected to sense signal.
JP15 - EPMI connector
The main board provides an EPMI connector-JP15, this allows
the user to manually place the system into suspend mode. This
2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted suspend switch.
If you do not have a switch for the connector, you may use the
"Turbo Switch" since it does not have a function.
If you want to use this connector, "Power Management" in the
Power Management Setup of the BIOS section should be
enabled.
JP33 - Green LED connector
JP33 is a 3-pin Green LED connector,
the user can connect LED on
pin 1-2(setting 1) or pin 2-3(setting 2).
Setting 1 will turn off LED during
normal operation and turn on LED during suspend mode. On
the contrary, setting 2 will turn on LED during normal operation and turn off LED during suspend mode.
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JP2 - ATX Power Switch Button Connector
(Available when ATX power supply is used).
When "Soft-off by PWR-BTTN" is set to Delay 4 sec. in
Power management setup of BIOS program. The system power
can be controlled by a momentary switch connector. Pushing
the switch button for less than 4 seconds will switch the system
between ON and SUSPEND. Pushing the switch button for
more than 4 seconds will turn off the system.
When "Soft-off by PWR-BTTN" is set to Instant-Off in
Power management setup of BIOS program. Pushing the
switch button will turn the system off directly.
Note:
When a AT Power Supply is used to HOT-571, please
do not connect any switch to JP2.
AT and ATX Power connectors
The main board provides AT and ATX Power connectors on
board. None of hardware jumper settings are required except
the user need to set power supply type from "AT" to "ATX" in
Chipset Setup Feature of BIOS program.
EISCA cooler connectors
The EISCA (Enhanced Intelligent System Cooler Architecture)
cooler is a off-board device which serves as a hardware monitor
of cooling fans at any microprocessor based system. Via a 12pin connector JP6 from mainboard to cooler, the host can query
the cooler at any time to read CPU temperature, power supply
voltages, fan speeds and interrupt status.
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Memory Configuration
The HOT-571 mainboard provides four 72-pin SIMM sockets and three 168-pin
DIMM sockets that make it possible to install up to 256MB of RAM. The SIMM
socket support 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB and 64MB 5V single- or double-side
fast page or EDO DRAM modules, and DIMM socket support 8MB, 16MB,
32MB, 64MB, and 128MB 3.3V single- or double-side SDRAM, fast page, or
EDO modules.
The four SIMM sockets are arranged in two banks of two sockets each, the three
DIMM socket are arranged in two banks of one socket each. Each bank provides a
64/72-bit wide data path.
Note:
Maximum memory size is 256MB total for all SIMM or DIMM sockets.
If using SIMM modules, each bank must be filled with a pair of same
modules.
The user should not populate both 5V SIMM modules & 3.3V DIMM
modules at the same time.
DIM 3 will not support 64MB or 128MB DIMMs with 64Mbit SDRAM cells.
If DIM 1 and/or DIM 2 has 64MB or 128MB DIMMs with 64Mbit SDRAM
cells, DIM 3 must be empty.
DIMMs with 64Mbit cells are e.g. 64MB with 8 chips and 128MB with 16 Chips.
The memory configuration tables on next page list the SIMMs and DIMMs
memory configuration.
This chapter briefly discusses Award Flash utility in order to guide you through updating
your old BIOS. The file name we use to program here is test.bin, and the file name to
save old BIOS is 571.OLD. Please note that those file names are not absolute. They are
only examples to let you have a more clear understanding of the updating process.
How to Begin
1. Please type “awdflash” and press the ENTER key to begin the updating process.
2. Once you enter, you will see a main menu displaying:
3. Move the cursor to “File Name to Program: “
4. Type the program name “test.bin”, and then press the ENTER key.
5. At the bottom of the menu, you will be requested to answer:
“Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N)? “
The following manual is intended to guide you through the process of both “No” and
“Yes” cases respectively.
If “No”
If you do not wish to save the old BIOS:
1. Please type “N”, and then press the ENTER key.
2. Then you will be requested to answer:
“Are You Sure to Program? “
3. Answer “N” if you do not want to program, and then it will exit.
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If “Yes”
To save the old BIOS:
1. Please respond “Y”, and then press the ENTER key.
2. Move the cursor to “File Name to Save: “
3. Type file name “571.OLD”, and then press the ENTER key. (Your old BIOS will be
saved in the file name you create. In this case, the old BIOS is saved in the file name,
571.OLD).
4. Then you will be requested to answer:
“Are You Sure to Program (Y/N)? “
5. Type “Y” to begin programming, and press the ENTER key.
6. When the programming is finished, the showing message will appear:
7. Once you see the showing message “Power Off or Reset System”, please restart your
system.
8. When you power on the computer again, you will find your old BIOS has already
been successfully updated.
To view a complete usage of FLASH utility, please type “awdflash /?” and press the
ENTER key.
Notes About Award Flash Utility
Please note that Award Flash Utility cannot run under EMM386 or QEMM. Thus, when
executing the command “awdflash”, an error message will appear:
“Error Message: Fail — Due to EMM386 or QEMM !”
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BIOS Setup
HOT-571 BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic
system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed RAM so that it
retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
Entering Setup
Power on the computer and press <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. The
other way to enter Setup is to power on the computer, when the below message appear
briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del>
key or simultaneously press <Ctrl>,<Alt>, and <Esc> keys.
"TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL KEY"
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the
system to try again by turning it OFF the ON or pressing the "RESET" button on the
system case. You may also restart by simultaneously press <Ctrl>,<Alt>, and <Delete>
keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an
error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to,
"PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP"
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Main Menu
Standard CMOS setup
This setup page includes all items in a standard compatible BIOS.
BIOS features setup
This setup page includes all items of Award special enhanced features.
Chipset features setup
This setup page includes all items of chipset features.
Power Management Setup
This setup page includes all items of Power Management features.
PnP/PCI Configuration setup
This item specifies the value (in units of PCI bus blocks) of the latency timer for the
PCI bus master and the IRQ level for PCI device. Power-on with BIOS defaults
Load BIOS Defaults
BIOS defaults loads the values required by the System for the maximum performance.
However, you can change the parameter through each Setup Menu.
Load Setup Defaults
Setup defaults loads the values required by the system for the normal performance.
However, you can change the parameter through each Setup Menu.
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Integrated Peripherals
This setup page includes all items of peripheral features.
IDE HDD auto detection
Automatically configure IDE hard disk drive parameters.
Supervisor Password
Change, set, or disable supervisor password. It allows you to limit access to the
system and Setup, or just to Setup.
User Password
Change, set, or disable user password. It allows you to limit access to the system and
Setup, or just to Setup.
Save & Exit setup
Save CMOS value change to CMOS and exit setup
Exit without saving
Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
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Standard CMOS Setup
Date
The date format is <day>, <month> <date> <year>. Press <F3> to show the calendar.
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Time
The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the
24-hour military-time clock. For example. 5 p.m. is 17:00:00.
Hard Disks Type
This item identify the types of hard disk drives that has been installed in the computer.
There are 46 predefined types and a user definable type.
Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press
<Enter>. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table.
The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this item.
If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Type User to define
your own drive type manually.
If you select Type User, related information is asked to be entered to the following
items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Those
information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or
the system manufacturer.
The user may also set those items to AUTO to auto configure hard disk drives parameter when system power-on.
If a hard disk drive has not been installed select NONE and press <Enter>.
Drive A type/Drive B type
This item specifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in
the system.
Video
This item selects the type of adapter used for the primary system monitor that must
matches your video display card and monitor. Although secondary monitors are
supported, you do not have to select the type in Setup.
Error halt
This item determines if the system will stop, when an error is detected during power
up.
Memory
This item is display-only. It is automatically detected by POST (Power On Self Test)
of the BIOS.
Base Memory
The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory
installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems
with 512K memory installed on the mainboard, or 640K for systems with 640K or
more memory installed on the mainboard.
Extended Memory
The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This
is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU's memory address map.
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BIOS Features Setup
Virus Warning
When this item is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition
table of the hard disk drive for any attempt at modification. If an attempt it made, the
BIOS will halt the system and the following error message will appear. Afterwards, if
necessary, you will be able to run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the
problem before any damage is done.
!WARNING!
Disk boot sector is to be modified
Type "Y" to accept write or "N" to abort write
Award Software, Inc.
CPU Internal/External Cache
This item enables CPU internal cache and external cache to speed up memory access.
Quick Power On Self Test
This item speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer. If it
is set to Enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.
Boot Sequence
This item determines which drive computer searches first for the disk operating system.
Default setting is A, C, SCSI.
BIOS also support system boot from CD-ROM drive or SCSI hard disk drive.
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Swap Floppy Drive
When this item enables, the BIOS will swap floppy drive assignments so that Drive A:
will function as Drive B: and Drive B: as Drive A:.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks.
Boot Up NumLock Status
When this option enables, BIOS turns on Num Lock when system is powered on.
Boot Up System Speed
This option sets the speed of CPU at system boot time. The settings are High or Low.
This determines if the typematic rate and typematic delay are to be used. When the
typematic rate setting is enabled, typematic rate allows you select the rate at which
the keys are accelerated and typematic delay allows you to select the delay between
when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins.
Security Option
This item allows you to limit access to the System and Setup, or just to Setup.
When System is selected, the System will not boot and access to Setup will be denied
if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
When Setup is selected, the System will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the
correct password is not entered at the prompt.
PCI VGA Palette Snoop
This item must be set to enabled if there is a MPEG ISA card installed in the system,
and disabled if there is no MPEG ISA card installed in the system.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
This item allows you to access the memory that over 64 MB in OS/2.
Video BIOS Shadow/XXXXX-XXXXX Shadow
These items determine whether Video BIOS or optional ROM will be copied to RAM.
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Chipset Features Setup
Auto Configuration
This item auto configures the following items: DRAM Leadoff Timing, DRAM Read
Burst, DRAM Write Burst Timing, Fast EDO Lead off and Refresh RAS# Assertion.
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DRAM Timing
This item set the DRAM Read/Write timings that the system uses. When item, "Auto
Configuration", is disabled, this item will not show up.
DRAM Leadoff Timing
This item sets the number of CPU clocks allowed before DRAM Read and Write are
performed.
DRAM Read Burst (EDO/FP)
This item set the EDO/FP DRAM Read Burst Timing. The timing used depends on
the type of DRAM (EDO burst mode or standard fast page mode) on each bank basis.
The options are x222/x333, x333/x444, and x444/x444.
DRAM Write Burst Timing
This item set the DRAM Write Burst Timing. The timing used depends on the type of
DRAM (standard page mode or EDO burst mode) on each bank basis. The options are
x4444, x3333, and x2222.
Fast EDO Lead off
This item is used to defined which fast path is selected for CPU to DRAM read cycles
for the leadoff, the options are "Enable" or "Disable".
Refresh RAS# Assertion
This item is used to set the number of clocks RAS# is asserted for Refresh cycles.
Fast RAS To CAS Delay
When DRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are address separately. This setup
item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from Row Address Strobe
(RAS) to Column Address Strobe (CAS). The options are 3 and 2 CLKs.
Fast MA to RAS# Delay CLK
This item is used to set Fast MA (Memory Address) to RAS# Delay which control
DRAM Row Miss timings.
DRAM Page Idle Timer
This item determine the amount of time in HCLKs the 430TX DRAM controller will
wait to close a DRAM page after CPU becomes idle.
DRAM Enhanced Paging
If this item set to Enabled, the 430TX DRAM controller will keep the page open until
a page or row miss occurs. If set to Disabled, the DRAM page is kept open when CPU
host bus is non-idle, or PCI interface owns the bus.
SDRAM (CAS Lat/RAS-to-CAS)
This item is used to set CAS# Latency and RAS# to CAS# clock for SDRAM. If
SDRAMs absent, this item will not show up.
SDRAM Speculative Read
This item is used to set the SDRAM speculative read logic is enabled or disabled.
(Leave on default settings of Disabled)
System BIOS Cacheable
This item allows the user to set the system BIOS F000~FFFF areas that are cacheable
or non-cacheable.
Video BIOS Cacheable
This item allows the user to set the video BIOS C000~C7FF areas that are cacheable or
non-cacheable.
8 Bit I/O Recovery Time
The recovery time is the length of time, measured in CPU clocks, that the system will
delay after the completion of an input/output request. This delay takes place because
CPU is operating more than the input/output bus that CPU must be delayed to allow
for the completion of the I/O.
This item allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 8 bit I/O. Choices are
from NA, 1 to 8 CPU clocks.
16-Bit I/O Recovery Time
This item allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 16 bit I/O. Choices
are from NA, 1 to 4 CPU clocks.
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Memory Hole At 15M-16M
In order to improve performance, some space in memory can be reserved for ISA
cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB.
PCI 2.1 Compliance
Since the 2.1 revision of the PCI specification requires much tighter controls on target
and master latency. PCI cycles to or from ISA typically take longer. When enabled, the
chipset provides a programmable delayed completion mechanism to meet the required
target latencies.
Power-Supply Type
This item allows the user to set the type of power supply. ATX power supply support
Soft-off function. The options are AT and ATX.
Spread Spectrum Modulated
This item allows the user to enable Spread Spectrum Modulated to reduce the EMI.
CPU Core Voltage
Since the mainboard support CPU voltage auto-detecting and setting, this item allows
the user to enable this function when set to Auto. The user can also set CPU core
voltage manually in BIOS from 2.0V to 3.5V.
CPU Warning Temperature
Since the mainboard support CPU temperature monitoring and overhear alert. This
item allows the user to set the threshold of CPU warning temperature. When CPU
temperature over the threshold, system will slow down clock to prevent CPU damage.
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Current CPU Temperature
Since the mainboard support CPU temperature monitoring and overheat alert. This
item indicate the current CPU temperature.
Current System Temperature
Since the mainboard support System temperature monitoring and overheat alert. This
item indicate the current main board temperature.
Current CPUFAN1 Speed
The mainboard can detect two fans rotation speed, one for CPU cooler and the other for
system. This item indicate the CPU cooling fan's rotation speed.
Vcore/Vio/+5V/+12V/-5V/-12V
The mainboard support CPU and mainboard voltages monitoring. The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltages output of the voltage regulators and power
supply.
Power Management Setup
Power Management
This item determines the options of the power management function. Max Saving puts
the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactivity; MinSaving is the same as Max Saving except the time of the system inactivity period is
longer; Disabled disables the power saving feature; User Defined allows you to set
power saving options according to your preference.
PM Control by APM
If this item set to No, system BIOS will be ignored and APM calls the power to
manage the system.
If this item setup to Yes , system BIOS will wait for APM's prompt before it enter any
PM mode e.g. DOZE, STANDBY or SUSPEND.
Video Off Method
This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and
horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS Allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS
feature..
Video Off After
This item define when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. The settings are N/A, Doze, Standby and Suspend.
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Doze Mode, Standby Mode, Suspend Mode
These items set the period of time after which each of these mode activate, the periods
are from 1 min to 1 hour.
Doze Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, CPU clock will
run at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed.
Standby Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the fixed
disk drive and the video would be shut off while all other devices still operate at full
speed.
Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices
except CPU will be shut off.
HDD Power Down
This item defines the continuous HDD idle time before the HDD enters power saving
mode (motor off). The options are from 1 min to 15 min and Disabled.
Throttle Duty Cycle
This itemdetermines the duty cycle for the clock control thermal throttling mode. The
duty cycle indicates the percentage of time while in the thermal throttle mode. The
settings between 12.5% and 87.5%.
VGA Active Monitor
If this item is set to Enabled, the VGA activity event will be monitored to reload global
timer.
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
(This feature is available for ATX power only)
The setting of Instant-Off allows the ATX switch to function as a normal system
power off button when pressed for less than 4 seconds. The setting of Delay 4 Sec.
allows the button to have a dual function where to press the button for less than 4
seconds will place the system in suspend mode, and pressing the button for more than
4 seconds will shut place the system off.
CPU FAN Off In Suspend
This item determine CPU fan status when the system enters suspend mode. The
options Enabled and Disabled.
Resume by Ring
This item determine the system will resume by activating of modem ring.
Resume by Alarm
(This feature is available for ATX power only)
This item determine the system will resume by activity of R.T.C. If enabled this
feature and enter resume date and time. When date and time expire, system will
power-on itself from power off.
Listed two items will shown up when enabled "Resume by Alarm",
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Date (of month) Alarm:
This item determine the date when system will resume from power-off.
Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm:
This item determine the time when system will resume from power-off.
IRQ 8 Clock Event
You can turn On or Off monitoring of IRQ8 (the Real Time Clock) so it does not
awaken the system from Suspend mode.
** Reload Global Timer Events **
If any of these items is set to Disabled, that system activity event will not be monitored
to reload global timer.
If these items is set to Enabled, that system activity event will be monitored to reload
global timer.
These items include IRQ[3-7, 9-15], NMI, Primary IDE0/1, Secondary IDE 0/1,
Floppy Disk, Serial Port and Parallel Port.
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PCI Configuration Setup
PNP OS Installed
When this item is set to Yes, it will allow the PnP OS(Windows 95) to control the
system resources except PCI devices and PnP boot devices.
Default setting is No.
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Resources Controlled By
The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the
boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system as Windows 95.
Reset Configuration Data
This item allows you to determine whether to reset the configuration data or not.
IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15, assigned to
These items allow you to determine the IRQ assigned to the ISA bus and is not
available for PCI slot.
Choices are Legacy ISA and PCI/ISA PnP.
DMA 0/1/3/5/6/7 assigned to
These items allow you to determine the DMA assigned to the ISA bus and is not
available for PCI slot.
Choices are Legacy ISA and PCI/ISA PnP.
PCI IRQ Activated by
This item sets the method by which the PCI bus recognize that an IRQ service is being
requested by a device. You should never change the default configuration unless
advised otherwise by your System's manufacturer. Choices are Level(default) andEdge.
PCI IDE IRQ Map to
This items allows you to configure your system to the type of IDE disk controller in
use. By default, Setup assumes that your controller is an ISA device rather than a PCI
controller.
If you have equipped your system with a PCI controller, changing this allows you to
specify which slot has the controller and which PCI interrupt (A, B, C or D) is associated with the connected hard drives.
Remember that this setting refers to the hard disk drive itself, rather than individual
partitions. Since each IDE controller supports two separate hard disk drives, you can
select the INT# for each. Again, you will note that the primary has a lower interrupt
than the secondary as described in "Slot x Using INT#" above.
Selecting "PCI Auto" allows the system to automatically determine how your IDE disk
system is configured.
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Integrated Peripherals
IDE HDD Block Mode
This item is used to set IDE HDD Block Mode. If your IDE Hard Disk supports block
mode, then you can enable this function to speed up the HDD access time. If not,
please disable this function to avoid HDD access error.
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IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO
In these items, there are five modes defined in manual mode and one automatic mode.
There are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and AUTO mode. Auto is the default settings for on board
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO timing.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
On this mainboard, Intel 430TX PCIset improves IDE transfer rate using Bus Master
UltraDMA/33 IDE which can handle data transfer up to 33MB/sec. The options are
Disabled,Enabled and Auto, Auto is the default settings for on board Primary/Second-
ary Master/Slave UltraDMA33.
Note : Your hard drive must also support UDMA for this feature to work.
On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE
This item is used to defined on chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE controller is Enable
or Disable setting.
Onboard FDC Control
This item specifies onboard floppy disk drive controller. This setting allows you to
connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy connector. Choose the "Dis-abled" settings if you have a separate controller card.
Onboard UART1/2
This item is used to define onboard serial port 1/Port2 to 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/
IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Auto or Disabled.
UR2 Mode
The main board support IrDA(HPSIR) and Amplitudes Shift Keyed IR(ASKIR)
infrared through COM 2 port. When IR is enable, the onboard COM2 port will be
disabled. This item specifies onboard Infra Red mode to IrDA 1.0, ASKIR, MIR
0.57M, MIR 1.15M, FIR or Standard (Disabled).
Note : FIR is not supported currently.
IR Duplex Mode
This item specifies onboard infrared transfer mode to full-duplex or half-duplex. This
item will not show up when IrDA, ASKIR, or MIR UR2 modes are selected.
Onboard Parallel Port
This item specifies onboard parallel port address to 378H, 278H, 3BCH or Disabled.
Parallel Port Mode
This item specifies onboard parallel port mode. The options are SPP (Standard
Parallel Port), EPP(Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), and
EPP+ECP.
ECP Mode Use DMA
This item specifies DMA (Direct Memory Access) channel when ECP device is in use.
The options are DMA 1 and DMA 3. This item will not show up when SPP and EPP
printer mode is selected.
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Password Setting
This section describes the two access modes that can be set using the options found in the
Supervisor Password and User Password.
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Supervisor Password and User Password
The options on the Password screen menu make it possible to restrict access to the Setup
program by enabling you to set passwords for two different access modes: Supervisor
mode and User mode.
In general, Supervisor mode has full access to the Setup options, whereas User mode has
restricted access to the options. By setting separate Supervisor and User password, a
system supervisor can limit who can change critical Setup values.
Enter Password
Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now
will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to
reconfirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also
press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.
To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A
message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the
system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
Password Disable
If you select System at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted for the
password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup. If you select Setup at
Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter
Setup.
Warning : Retain a record of your password in a safe place. If you forget the password, the only way
to access the system is to clear CMOS memory, please refer to "Clear CMOS" or "Clear Password"
section.
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HOT-571
Pentium™ processor
Based PCI MAIN BOARD
User's Manual
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