SOLTEK SL-53D2, SL-53D5 User's Manual & Technical Reference

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Edition: August 1997
Version: 1.0
SL-53D2/D5 SERIAL

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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction --------------------------------------- 1

Features ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

CPU ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1
Chipset -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
L2 Cache ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1
Main Memory ----------------------------------------------------------- 1
BIOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2
I/O Function ------------------------------------------------------------- 2
Other Functions --------------------------------------------------------- 2

Mainboard Setting for Pentium MMX-166----------------------------- 3

Chapter 2: Hardware Setup---------------------------------- 4

CPU VCORE Voltage Setting---------------------------------------------- 4

JP1: CPU VCore Voltage Setting ----------------------------------- 4

JP2: Single/Dual Voltage Select Jumper ------------------------- 5
Intel Pentium MMXÐ166/200/233 --------------------------------------- 6
AMD K6 CPU Settings------------------------------------------------------ 7

AMD K6 Ð 166/200/233 ---------------------------------------------- 7
Cyrix 6x86MX (M2) Ð PR150/166/200/233/266 --------------------- 8
Cyrix 6x86L Ð PR133+/PR150+/PR166+/PR200+ CPUs----------- 9
Intel Pentium/AMD K5 CPU Settings-------------------------------- 10

CPU 1.5X Clock Setting (Red Caps) ------------------------------ 10

CPU 2.0X Clock Setting (Red Caps) ------------------------------ 11

CPU 2.5X Clock Setting (Red Caps) ------------------------------ 11

CPU 3.0X Clock Setting (Red Caps) ------------------------------ 12
System Memory Configuration----------------------------------------- 12
Jumper Settings ------------------------------------------------------------- 13

JBAT1: Clear CMOS Data ------------------------------------------ 13

JBF & JCK: Bus Ratio and External Bus Clock Select-------- 13

Power Connector ----------------------------------------------------- 14

Contents iii

IDE LED Activity Light: (J2 pin1Ð4)------------------------------ 15

Infrared Port Module Connector (J2 pin6Ð10) ----------------- 15

J2 pin12, 13: Reserved ----------------------------------------------- 15

SMI Switch (J2 pin14, 15)-------------------------------------------- 15

Speaker Connector (J1 pin1Ð4) ------------------------------------ 15

Reset Switch (J1 pin5, 6)--------------------------------------------- 15

Power LED and Keylock Switch (J1 pin8Ð12)------------------ 15

Turbo LED (J1 pin14, 15)-------------------------------------------- 16

USB: USB Connector ------------------------------------------------ 17

J2 Switch Signal Summary ----------------------------------------- 18

J1 Switch Signal Summary ----------------------------------------- 19

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup --------------------------------------- 20

Standard CMOS Setup ---------------------------------------------------- 21
BIOS Features Setup ------------------------------------------------------- 23
Chipset Features Setup --------------------------------------------------- 26
Power Management Setup ----------------------------------------------- 29
PnP/PCI Configuration Setup ------------------------------------------ 32
Load Setup Defaults ------------------------------------------------------- 34
Integrated Peripherals ---------------------------------------------------- 34
Supervisor/User Password---------------------------------------------- 38
IDE HDD Auto Detection ------------------------------------------------ 39
Save & Exit Setup ---------------------------------------------------------- 39
HDD Low Level Format -------------------------------------------------- 40
Exit Without Saving ------------------------------------------------------- 40

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Features

CPU

1. Supports Intel Pentium P54C/MMX (P55C) CPUs at 90

2. Supports Cyrix 6x86(L) CPUs at PR133+ ~ PR200+ MHz

3. Supports AMD K5: PR90 ~ PR200 and AMD K6: 166 ~

4. Provides SOCKET 7 ZIF Socket;

5. Supports 75MHz CPU clock.

Chipset

1. VIA Apollo VPX chipset;

2. PCI Rev 2.1 and APM1.1 compliant.

L2 Cache

1. Onboard supports 256K/512k write back cache with

Chapter 1

Introduction

~ 233 MHz;

and 6x86MX (M2) CPUs at PR166+ ~ PR266

233;

Pipelined Burst SRAMs.

+;

Main Memory

1. Memory range from 4MB (minimum) to 512MB
(maximum) with DRAM Table Free configurations;

2. Supports Fast Page Mode/EDO/Synchronous DRAM
with 60ns/70ns DRAM speed;

3. Supports 4 pcs 72pin SIMM sockets and 1 piece of
168pin DIMM sockets (3.3V unbuffered type).

Introduction 1

BIOS

1. AWARD Plug and Play BIOS;

2. Supports Advanced Power Management Function;

3. Flash Memory for easy upgrade.

I/O Function

1. Integrated USB (Universal Serial Bus) controller with
two USB ports;

2. Supports 2 IDE channels with 4IDE devices (including
120MB IDE floppy);

3. Provides PCI IDE Bus Master function;

4. One floppy port (including 3.5", 1.2MB Mode 3
function);

5. Two high speed 16550 FIFO UART ports;

6. One parallel port with EPP/ECP/SPP capabilities;

7. PS/2 mouse connector;

8. Infrared module connector.

Other Functions

1. AT Form Factor with 22cm x 23cm;

2. 4 PCI Master slots and 3 ISA slots;

3. Supports SCSI/CD-ROM Boot function;

Note: 1. Make sure that the SDRAM module not only has to be

168 pin DIMM but designed for 3.3V unbuffered
SDRAM as well. Double check with the SDRAM
supplier before install any SDRAMs. The mainboard
manufacturer has no obligation to any damage of the
board by using the incorrect specification of SDRAM.

2. Pentium MMX (P55C), Cyrix 6x86L/6x86MX (M2),
and AMD K6 are dual voltage CPUs. JP1/JP2 must
be set correctly (refer to page 4). Check with your
CPU supplier for the CPU voltage specification.

2

Mainboard Setting for Pentium MMX-166

The default settings of the following figure is for the INTEL
Pentium MMX-166 with the 512K (or 256K) cache. To get
the best cooling effect, make sure that the airflow from the
CPU fan is facing the heatsink.

USB

FDC37C669

1

SL1

SL2

SL3

PCI4 PCI3 PCI2 PCI1

Flash BIOS

1

JBAT1

+

Battery

IDE1FDC

IDE1LPT

PS/2

K/B

Mouse

Power Con.

COM2 COM1

SIMM4

SIMM3

SIMM2

(Bank 2)

(Bank 1)

DIMM1 (BANK0) 3.3V Unbuffered SDRAM

SIMM1

JP1

12

11 12

J2
J1

VT82C586VPX

Heat

Sinks

Heat Sinks

HDLED IR

JP2

12
56

Power LEDRESETSPK

Air Flow

SM1

T/LED

VT826586

MMX–166

CPU

Figure 1Ð1. SLÐ53D2/D5 Motherboard Layout

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

1

P.B.SRAM

P.B.SRAM

Introduction 3

JCK1

JCK2

JCK3

VT82C587VP

VT82C587VP

Chapter 2

Hardware Setup

CPU V

CORE

JP1: CPU V

V

Core

Voltage

3.5V

Pentium

(P54C), 6x86,

K5

3.3V

3.2V

K6 Ð 233

(and higher)

Voltage Setting

Voltage Setting

Core

JP1 V

12

11 12

12

11 12

12

Core

Voltage

2.9V

K6 Ð 166/200

6x86MX

(M2)

2.8V

MMX, 6x86L

Reserved

JP1

12

11 12

12

11 12

12

11 12

4

11 12

CPU Type V

Pentium (P54C), 6x86, K5 3.52V
MMX (P55C) 2.8V
6x86L 2.8V
K6-166/200, 6x86MX (M2) 2.9V
K6-233 (or higher) 3.2V

Note: 1. Refer to the table above to choose the correct voltage

for the CPU everytime that you install a CPU.

2. Make sure that your JP1 & JP2 is matched with the

CPU voltage, otherwise will damage the CPU or
make the system unstable.

3 When the new CPU is announced and is not listed

on this manual, please refer to the above table, select
the correct voltage setting for it.

JP2: Single/Dual Voltage Select Jumper

JP2 is an jumper to use to select either single or dual CPU
voltage. This jumper is designed to use with JP1 together in
order to set the correct CPU voltage. Incorrect

combinations may cause the system unstable or damage
the CPU.

CPU JP2 Note

MMX, K6, 6x86L,
6x86MX (M2)

Pentium, K5, 6x86

12

Dual Voltage

56

(default)

12

Single Voltage

Core

56

Hardware Installation 5

Intel Pentium MMX–166/200/233

Intel MMX

JP2

12

11 12

(2.8V)

JP2

12
56

CPUs

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

JCK1

JCK2

1

JCK3

MMX – 166

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

2.5x clock

Figure 2Ð1. CPU Type Configuration

MMX – 200

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

3.0x clock

MMX – 233

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

3.5x clock

6

AMD K6 CPU Settings

AMD K6 – 166/200/233

AMD K6

JP1

12

11 12

JP2

12
56

CPUs

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

JCK1

JCK2

JCK3

1

AMD K6 – 166

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

JP1

12

11 12

(2.9V)

AMD K6 – 200

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

JP1

12

11 12

(2.9V)

AMD K6 – 233

JP1

12

11 12

(3.2V)

Figure 2Ð2. CPU Type Configuration

Note: K6Ð233 CPU is 3.2V or 2.1V depending on its prcess.

Please check its spec before using it.

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

Hardware Installation 7

Cyrix 6x86MX (M2) – PR150/166/200/233/266

JCK1

JCK2

JCK3

JP1

12

11 12

(2.9V)

JP2

12
56

Cyrix

6x86MX(M2)

CPUs

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

1

6x86MX – PR150

JCK1

JCK2

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

JCK3

1

JCK2

JCK3

6x86MX– PR200

JCK1

JCK2

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

JCK3

1

6x86MX– PR233

1

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

6x86MX– PR166

JCK1

1

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

Figure 2Ð3. CPU Type Configuration

JCK1

JCK2

JCK3

6x86MX– P266

JCK1

JCK2

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

JCK3

1

8

Cyrix 6x86L –
PR133+/PR150+/PR166+/PR200+ CPUs

1

Cyrix 6x86L

JP1

12

11 12

(2.8V)

JP2

12
56

CPUs

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

JCK1

JCK2

JCK3

6x86L – PR133

JCK1

JCK2

1

JCK3

JCK1

JCK2

+

6x86L – PR166

JCK3

JCK1

1

JCK2

+

6x86L – PR150

1

Figure 2Ð4. CPU Type Configuration

+

6x86L – PR200

JCK3

+

JCK1

JCK2

1

JCK3

Hardware Installation 9

Intel Pentium/AMD K5 CPU Settings

CPU 1.5X Clock Setting (Red Caps)

Pentium CPUs

JP1

12

11 12

(3.5V)

JP2

12
56

K5 CPUs

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

JCK1

JCK2

1

JCK3

10

Pentium – 90

K5 – PR90

JCK1

JCK2

1

JCK3

Pentium – 100

K5 – PR100

1

Figure 2Ð5. CPU Type Configuration

JCK1

JCK2

JCK3

CPU 2.0X Clock Setting (Red Caps)

Pentium CPUs

JP1

12

11 12

JP2

12
56

K5 CPUs

(3.5V)

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

JCK1

JCK2

1

JCK3

Pentium – 120

K5 – PR120

JCK1

JCK2

1

JCK3

Pentium – 133

K5 – PR133

JCK1

1

Figure 2Ð6. CPU Type Configuration

CPU 2.5X Clock Setting (Red Caps)

Pentium CPUs

JCK1

JCK2

K5 CPUs

JCK3

Pentium – 166

K5 – PR166

JCK1

1

JP1

12

11 12

(3.5V)

JP2

12
56

Pentium – 150

K5 – PR150

1

JCK2

JCK3

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

JCK2

JCK3

JCK1

JCK2

1

JCK3

Figure 2Ð7. CPU Type Configuration

Hardware Installation 11

CPU 3.0X Clock Setting (Red Caps)

JCK1

JCK2

1

JCK3

JP1

12

11 12

JP2

12
56

Pentium CPUs

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

(3.5V)

JCK1

JCK2

1

JCK3

Pentium – 200Pentium – 180

JCK1

1

JCK2

Figure 2Ð8. CPU Type Configuration

System Memory Configuration

This Apollo VPX motherboard supports 72-pin SIMMs and
168pin DIMMs (3.3V unbuffered type) of 4MB, 8MB, 16MB,
or 32MB to form a memory size between 4MB to 512MB
(total of 6 rows are supported).

The Apollo VPX chipset supports ÒTable FreeÓ configuration
so that DRAM module can be installed at any capacity.

JCK3

12

Jumper Settings

JBAT1: Clear CMOS Data

Clear the CMOS memory by shorting this jumper
momentarily; then remove the cap to retain new settings.

COMS Data JBAT1

1

Clear Data

1

Retain Data

(default)

JBF & JCK: Bus Ratio and External Bus Clock Select

Set the jumper according to your CPU clock.

JBF1~3 1.5x

3.5x

CPU
Bus
Ratio

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

Setting

JCK1~3 50MHz 55MHz 60MHz

1

CPU Clock
Setting

2.0x 2.5x 3.0x

JCK2

JCK1

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

JCK3

1

JCK2

JCK1

JCK3

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

1

JCK1

JCK3

JCK2

JBF3
JBF2
JBF1

66MHz 75MHz 83MHz

1

JCK2

JCK1

JCK3

1

JCK2

JCK1

JCK3

1

JCK1

Hardware Installation 13

JCK3

JCK2

Power Connector

The power connector has two 10-pin male header
connectors. Plug the dual connectors from the power
directly onto the board connector while making sure the
black leads are in the center.

Power Con.

14

IDE LED Activity Light: (J2 pin1–4)

This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator
light on the case.

Infrared Port Module Connector (J2 pin6–10)

The system board provides a 5-pin infrared connectorÑIR1
as an optional module for wireless transmitting and
receiving. Pin 6 through 10 are Transmit, GND, Receive

(low speed), Receive (high speed), and Vcc, respectively.

J2 pin12, 13: Reserved

SMI Switch (J2 pin14, 15)

Toggle this jumper forces the system to sleep and the system
wonÕt wake up until the hardware event is coming. (The
BIOS Power Management setting muse be Enabled.)

Speaker Connector (J1 pin1–4)

The speaker connector is a 4-pin connector for connecting
the system and the speaker. (See the following drawing for
jumper position.)

Reset Switch (J1 pin5, 6)

The system board has a 2-pin connector for rebooting your
computer without having to turn off your power switch.
This prolongs the life of the systemÕs power supply.

Power LED and Keylock Switch (J1 pin8–12)

The keylock switch is a 5-pin connector for locking the
keyboard for security purposes. (See the following drawing
for jumper position, and pin1~3 is connected to power LED
and pin 4~5 is connected to keylock switch.)

Hardware Installation 15

Turbo LED (J1 pin14, 15)

Connect the caseÕs turbo LED to this connector.

HDLED IR

J2
J1

HDLED IR

J2
J1

RESETSPK

Power LEDRESETSPK

Power

LED

SM1

T/LED

SM1

T/LEDKeylock

16

HD/LED

J2

1234 678910 12131415
123456 89101112 1415

IR CON

J1

SPK

Reset

Power

LED

Keylock

SMI

Turbo

LED

USB: USB Connector

This jumper connects to the USB cable to provide USB
device.

USB

1

USB

1

D0–

GND

D1–

GND

Vcc

D0

Vcc

D1

12

+

+

15 16

GND

Hardware Installation 17

J2 Switch Signal Summary

J2 Pin Signal Description

HDD LED Connector 2 HDD LED Signal

N.C. 5 No Connection

Infrared Connector 8 Infrared Receive Signal

N.C. 12 No Connection

SMI 14 GND

1 +5V

3 HDD LED Signal
4 +5V

6 Infrared Transmit Signal
7 GND

(low speed)

9 Infrared Receive Signal

(high speed)
10 +5V
11

13

15 SMI Signal

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J1 Switch Signal Summary

J1 Pin Signal Description

Speaker Connector 2 No Connection

Reset Switch 5 Reset Signal

N.C. 7 No Connection

Power LED Connector 9 No Connection

Keylock Connector 11 Keylock Signal

N.C. 13 No Connection
Turbo LED Connector 14 Turbo LED Connector

1 Speaker Signal

3 Ground
4 +5V

6 Ground

8 +5V

10 Ground

12 GND

15 Ground

Hardware Installation 19

Chapter 3

Award BIOS Setup

This VIA VPX motherboard comes with the AWARD BIOS
from AWARD Software Inc. Enter the Award BIOS
programÕs Main Menu as follows:

1. Turn on or reboot the system.

After a series of diagnostic checks, the following message
will appear:

PRESS <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP

2. Press the <DEL> key and the main program screen
appears as in the following page.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
USER PASSWORD
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

20

3. Using one of the arrows on your keyboard to select an
option and press <Enter>. Modify the system parameters
to reflect the options installed in the system.

4. You may return to the Main Menu anytime by press
<ESC> .

5. In the Main Menu, ÒSAVE AND EXIT SETUPÓ saves your
changes and reboots the system, and ÒEXIT WITHOUT
SAVINGÓ ignores your changes and exits the program.

Standard CMOS Setup

Standard CMOS Setup allows you to record some basic
system hardware configuration and set the system clock and
error handling. You only need to modify the configuration
values of this option when you change your system
hardware configuration or the configuration stored in the
CMOS memory got lost or damaged.

Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows:

1. Choose ÒSTANDARD CMOS SETUPÓ from the Main
Menu and a screen with a list of options appears.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Date (mm:dd:yy) : Thu, May 9 1996
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 15 : 45 : 10

HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto

Primary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Secondary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Secondary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto

Drive A : 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B : None
Floppy 3 Mode Support : Disabled

Video : EGA/VGA
Halt On : All Errors

Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item PU/PD/+/– : Modify
F1 : Help (Shift) F2 : Change Color

Base Memory: 640K

Extended Memory: 15360K

Other Memory: 384K
Total Memory: 16384K

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and
modify the selected options by using PgUp/PgDn/+/Ð
keys.

Award BIOS Setup 21

A short description of screen options follows:

Date (mm:dd:yy)

Set the current date and time.

Time (hh:mm:ss)

Primary
(Secondary)
Master/Slave

This field records the specifications
for all non-SCSI hard disk drives
installed in your system. Refer to
the respective documentation on
how to install the drivers.

Drive A/B Set this field to the types of floppy

disk drives installed in your system.
The choices are:
360KB, 5.25 in.,

1.2MB, 5.25 in.,
720KB, 3.5 in.,

1.44M, 3.5 in. (default),

2.88MB, 3.5 in., or None
120MB, 3.5in., IDE Floppy Drive
(Auto detect).

Floppy 3 Mode
Support

Drive A/B, Both: Enabled 3.5-inch,

1.2MB function.
Disabled (default): Disabled 3.5­inch, 1.2MB function.

Video Set this field to the type of video

display card installed in the system.
The choices are: Monochrome;
Color 40x25; VGA/EGA (default);
or Color 80x25

22

Halt On Set this filed to the type of errors

that will cause the system to halt.
The choices are: All Errors (default);
No Errors; All, But Keyboard;
All, But Diskette; or
All, But Disk/Key

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish
setting up in the ÒStandard CMOS SetupÓ.

BIOS Features Setup

BIOS Features Setup allows you to improve your system
performance or set up some system features according to
your preference.

Run the BIOS Features Setup as follows:

1. Choose ÒBIOS FEATURES SETUPÓ from the Main Menu
and a screen with a list of options appears.

Virus Warning : Disabled
CPU Internal Cache : Enabled
External Cache : Enabled
Quick Power on Self Test : Enalbed
Boot Sequence : A,C, SCSI
Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek : Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status : On
Gate A20 Option : Fast
Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250
Security Option : Setup
IDE second Channel Control: Enabled
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled
OS Select for DRAMs>64MB : Non-OS/2

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and
modify the selected options by using PgUp/PgDn/+/Ð
keys. An explanation of the <F> keys follows:

<F1>: ÒHelpÓ gives options available for each item.

Shift <F2>: Change color.

<F5> : Get the previous values. These values are the

values with which the user started the
current session.

<F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default

values.

Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled
C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled
CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled
D0000-D3FFF Shadow : Disabled
D4000-D7FFF Shadow : Disabled
D8000-DBFFF Shadow : Disabled
DC000-DFFFF Shadow : Disabled

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

<F7>: Load all options with the Setup default

values.

Award BIOS Setup 23

A short description of screen options follows:

Virus Warning Enabled: Activates automatically

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

Disabled: No warning message

will appear when there is
something attempts to
access the boot sector or
hard disk partition table

Note: Many diagnostic (or boot

manager) programs which
attempt to access the boot sector
table can cause the above
warning message. If you will be
running such a program, we
recommend that you disable the
virus protection first.

CPU Internal
Cache

Choose Enabled (default) or
Disabled. This option allows you to
enable or disable the CPUÕs internal
cache.

24

External Cache Choose Enabled (default) or

Disabled. This option allows you to
enable or disable the external cache
memory.

Quick Power On
Self Test

Choose Enabled (default)or
Disabled. This option allows you to
speed up the Power On Self Test
routine.

Boot Sequence Default is ÒA, C, SCSIÓ. This option

determines which drive to look for
first for an operating system.

Swap Floppy Drive Choose Enabled or Disabled

(default). This option swaps floppy
drive assignments when it is
enabled.

Boot Up Floppy
Seek

Enabled: During POST, BIOS
checks the track number of the
floppy disk drive to see whether it
is 40 or 80 tracks.

Disabled (default): During POST,
BIOS will not check the track
number of the floppy disk drive.

Boot Up NumLock
Status

Choose On (default) or Off. This
option lets user to activate the
NumLock function at boot-up.

Gate A20 Option Choose Normal or Fast (default).

This option allows the RAM to
access the memory above 1MB by
using the fast gate A20 line.

Typematic Rate
Setting

Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default). Enable this option to
adjust the keystroke repeat rate.

Typematic Rate
(Chars/Sec)

Range between 6 (default) and 30
characters per second. This option
controls the speed of repeating
keystrokes.

Typematic Delay
(Msec)

Choose 250 (default), 500, 750, and

1000. This option sets the time
interval for displaying the first and
the second characters.

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Security Option Choose System or Setup (default).

This option is to prevent
unauthorized system boot-up or use
of BIOS Setup.

IDE Second
Channel Control

PCI/VGA palette
Snoop

Video BIOS
Shadow

C8000-CBFFF to
DC000-DFFF
Shadow

3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or
disregard your settings.

Enabled: (default) Reserved IRQ15

Disabled: Release IRQ15 for other

Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default). It determines whether the
MPEG ISA cards can work with
PCI/VGA or not.

Enabled (default): Map the VGA
BIOS to system RAM.
Disabled: DonÕt map the VGA

These options are used to shadow
other expansion card ROMs.

Chipset Features Setup

for secondary IDE
device.

devices.

BIOS to system RAM.

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Chipset Features Setup changes the values of the chipset
registers. These registers control the system options.

Run the Chipset Features Setup as follows:

1. Choose ÒCHIPSET FEATURES SETUPÓ from the Main
Menu and a screen with a list of options appears.

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and

modify the selected options by using PgUp/PgDn/+/Ð
keys.

DRAM Auto Configuration : Enabled
DRAM Timing Control : Normal
SDRAM Cycle Length : 3

Sustained 3T Write : Disabled
Read Pipeline : Enabled
Write Pipeline : Enabled
Cache Timing : Fast
Linear Burst : Disabled

Video BIOS Cacheable : Disabled
System BIOS Cacheable : Disabled
Memory Hole At 15Mb. Addr.: Disabled

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A short description of screen options follows:

DRAM Auto
Configuration

OnChip USB : Disabled
USB Keyboard Support* : Disabled

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

Choose Enabled (default) or
Disabled. The system sets all
options on the left side of the screen
automatically when choose
Enabled.

DRAM Timing
Control

Choose 60ns or 70ns (default). Do
not change this setting unless you
know the DRAM access time spec.

SDRAM Cycle

Use the default setting.

Length

Sustained 3T Write Use the default setting.

Read/Write

Use the default setting.

Pipeline

Cache Timing Use the default setting.

Linear Burst Choose Disabled (default) or

Enabled. Only when the CPU is
either Cyrix or AMD then you may
choose Enabled.

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Video BIOS
Cacheable

Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default). When Enabled, the access
to the VGA BIOS ROM addressed at
C0000H-C7FFFH is cached.

System BIOS
Cacheable

Memory Hole At
15M-16M

SDRAM
Speculative Read

OnChip USB

Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default). When Enabled, the access
to the system BIOS ROM addressed
at F0000H-FFFFFH is cached.

Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default). In order to improve
performance, certain space in
memory can be reserved for ISA
cards. This memory must be
mapped into the memoryÕs space
below 16MB.

Use the default setting. This
function allows a DRAM read
request to be generated slightly
before the address has been fully
decoded.

Enabled: Enable USB function and
will occupy one IRQ.

Disabled (default): Disable USB
function and will not occupy IRQ.
Choose Disabled when it is not
connect to an USB device.

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USB Keyboard
Support

Choose Disabled (default) or
Enabled.
Disabled: No USB keyboard is

installed.

Enabled: USB keyboard is

connected.

3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or
disregard your settings.

Power Management Setup

Power Management Setup sets the systemÕs power saving
functions.

1. Choose ÒPOWER MANAGEMENT SETUPÓ from the

Power Management : Disabled
PM Control by APM : No
Video Off option : Suspend -> Off
Video Off Method : V/H SYNC+Blank
Conserve Mode : Disabled
Modem Use IRQ : 3

HDD Power Down : Disabled
Doze Mode : Disabled
Suspend Mode : Disabled

VGA : OFF
LPT & COM : LPT/COM
HDD & FDD : ON
DMA/Master : OFF
Primary INTR : ON
IRQ3 (COM 2) : Primary
IRQ4 (COM 1) : Primary

Main Menu and a screen with a list of options appears.

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IRQ 5 (LPT 2) : Primary
IRQ 6 (Floppy Disk) : Primary
IRQ 7 (LPT 1) : Primary
IRQ 8 (RTC Alarm) : Disabled
IRQ 9 (IRQ2 Redir) : Secondary
IRQ 10 (Reserved) : Secondary
IRQ 11 (Reserved) : Secondary

** PM Timers **

** PM Events **

IRQ 12 (PS/2 mouse) : Primary
IRQ 13 (Coprocessor) : Primary
IRQ 14 (Hard Disk) : Primary
IRQ 15 (Reserved) : Disabled

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

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and
modify the selected options by using PgUp/PgDn/+/Ð
keys.

A short description of screen options follows:

Power
Management

PM Control by
APM

Choose Max. Saving, User Define,
Disabled (default), or Min Saving.

Choose Yes or No (default). You
need to choose Yes when the
operating system has the APM
functions, choose No otherwise.

Video Off Option Choose N/A (default), Doze,

Standby, or Suspend. This function
determines the timing of the
monitor closed down functions.

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Video Off Method Choose Blank , DPMS, or V/H

Sync+Blank (default). You can
chose either DPMS or V/H
Sync+Blank when the monitor has
the Green function. You need to
choose Blank when the monitor
does not have the Green function.

Note: Some VGA cards donÕt allow

V/H Sync to be turned off
directly.

Conserve Mode Use the default setting.

MODEM Use IRQ Assign the IRQ number to the

modem which is being used so that
the ring signal can wakeup the
system. The default setting is 3
(COM2).

HDD power Down Time is adjustable from 1 to 15

minutes. When the set time has
elapsed, the BIOS sends a command
to the HDD to power down, which
turns off the motor.

Doze Mode This option sets the CPU speed

down to 33MHz during this mode.

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Suspend Mode This option allows you to choose

the mode for the different timers.
The Standby Mode turns off the
VGA monitor, and the Suspend
Mode turns off the CPU and saves
the energy of the system.

VGA Enabled: the system can not enter

the power saving mode
when monitor is on.

Disabled: the system can enter the

power saving mode
when monitor is on.

LPT & COM Use the default setting.

HDD & FDD Use the default setting.

DMA/Master Use the default setting.

Primary INTR Use the default setting.

IRQ x Set these IRQs individually.

Activity detected from any enabled
IRQ channel (ON) will wake up the
system.

3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or
disregard your settings.

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PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

PnP/PCI Configuration Setup configures the PCI bus slots.

Run the PnP/PCI Configuration Setup as follows:

1. Choose ÒPnP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUPÓ from the
Main Menu and a screen with a list of options appears.

PNP OS Installed : No
Resources Controlled By : Manual
Reset Configuration Data : Disabled

IRQ-3 assigned to : Legacy ISA
IRQ-4 assigned to : Legacy ISA
IRQ-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-12 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-14 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-15 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

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CPU to PCI Write Buffer : Enabled
PCI Dynamic Bursting : Enabled
PCI Master 0 WS Write : Enabled

PCI IRQ Actived By : Edge
PCI IDE IRQ Map to : PCI-AUTO
Primary IDE INT# : A
Secondary IDE INT# : B

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

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2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and
modify the selected options by using PgUp/PgDn/+/Ð
keys.

A short description of screen options follows:

PNP OS Installed Yes: OS supports Plug and Play

function.
No (default): OS doesnÕt support
Plug and Play function.

Note: BIOS will automatically disable

all PnP resources except the boot
device card when select Yes on
Non-PnP OS.

Resources
Controlled By

Choose Manual (default) or Auto.
The BIOS checks the IRQ/DMA
channel number on the ISA and PCI
card manually if chose Manual and
the IRQ/DMA channel number will
be checked automatically if choose
Auto.

Reset
Configuration Data

Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default). Disabled means to retain
PnP configuration data in BIOS and
Enabled means to reset PnP
configuration data in BIOS.

IRQ-x assigned to
DMA-x assigned to

Legacy ISA: Manually assigns
IRQ/DMA to device.

PCI/ISA PnP: BIOS assigns
IRQ/DMA to device automatically.

CPU To PCI Write

Use the default setting.

Buffer

PCI Dynamic

Use the default setting.

Bursting

PCI Master 0 WS

Use the default setting.

Write

3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or
disregard your settings.

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Load Setup Defaults

Load Setup Defaults option loads the default system values
to the system configuration fields. If the CMOS is corrupted
the defaults are loaded automatically. Choose this option
and the following message appears:

“Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)? N”

To use the Setup defaults, change the prompt to ÒYÓ and
press <Enter>.

Integrated Peripherals

Integrated Peripherals option changes the values of the
chipset registers. These registers control system options in
the computer.

1. Choose ÒINTEGRATED PERIPHERALSÓ from the Main
Menu and a screen with a list of options appears.

On-Chip IDE First Channel : Enabled
On-Chip IDE Second Channel : Enabled
IDE Prefetch Mode : Enabled
IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled
IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto
IDE Primary Slave PIO : Auto
IDE Secondary Master PIO : Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO : Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA : Auto

Onboard FDD Controller : Enabled
Onboard UART 1 : Auto
Onboard UART 2 : Auto
Onboard UART2 Mode : Standard
IR Duplex Mode* : Half
Use IR Pins* : IR-RX2TX2
Fast_IR MODE Pins* : IRR3

*: These Settings are only effective under “Onboard UART 2 Mode” option is set HPSIR.

+

: These options only valid at Parallel Port Mode at ECP+EPP.

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Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7
Parallel Port Mode+ : Normal
ECP Mode Use DMA+ : 3
Parallel Port EPP Type+ : EPP1.7

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

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and
modify the selected options by using PgUp/PgDn/+/Ð
keys.

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A short description of screen options follows:

OnChip IDE
First/Second

Enabled (default): Turn on the
onboard IDE function.

Channel

Disabled: Turn off the onboard IDE
function.

IDE Prefetch Mode Use the default setting.

IDE HDD Block
Mode

Choose Enabled (default) or
Disabled. If your hard disk size is
larger than 540MB, choose Enabled,
and, if you are using the IDE HDD
Auto Detection option, the BIOS
will choose this option
automatically. (Note: Some old
HDD models donÕt provide this
feature.)

IDE Primary
Master/Slave PIO
IDE Secondary
Master/Slave PIO

Choose Auto (default) or Mode 0~4.
The BIOS will detect the HDD Mode
type automatically when you
choose Auto. You need to set to a
lower mode than Auto when your
hard disk becomes unstable.

IDE Primary
Master/Slave
UDMA
IDE Secondary
Master/Slave
UDMA

Onboard FDD
Controller

Choose Disabled or Auto (default).
Auto: Automatically detects

the HDD Ultra DMA
function.

Disabled: Disabled the HDD Ultra

DMA function.

Choose Enabled (default) or
Disabled. Choose Disabled when
you use an ISA card with FDD
function, or , choose Enabled to use
the onboard FDD connector.

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Onboard UART1 Choose Auto (default), 3F8/IRQ4,

2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, or
Disabled.

Do not set port 1 & 2 to the same
value except for Disabled.

Onboard Serial
UART2

Choose Auto (default), 3F8/IRQ4 ,
2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, or
Disabled.

Onboard UART2

Choose Standard, HPSIR, or ASKIR.

Mode

IR Duplex Mode Choose Half (default), or Full.

Half: DoesnÕt transmit and receive

activities at the same time.

Full: Transmit and receive

activities at the same time.

Use IR Pins;

Use default setting.

FAST_IR MODE
Pins

Onboard Parallel
Port

Choose the printer I/O address:
378H/IRQ7 (default), 3BCH/IRQ7,
278H/IRQ5

Parallel Port Mode Choose SPP (default), ECP + EPP,

EPP, or ECP mode. The mode
depends on your external device
that connects to this port.

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ECP Mode Use
DMA

Choose DMA3 (default) or DMA1.
Most sound cards use DMA1.
Check with your sound card
configuration to make sure that
there is no conflict with this
function.

*: This option will not be displayed

unless the EPP/ECP function is
selected..

Parallel Port EPP
Type

Choose EPP1.7 (default) or EPP1.9.
EPP1.9 supports hardware
handshake. This setting is
dependent on your EPP device.

Note: The above 2 options will not be

displayed unless the EPP/ECP
function is selected.

3. Press <ESC> and follow the screen instructions to save or
disregard your settings.

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Supervisor/User Password

These two options allows you to set your system passwords.
Normally, supervisor has a higher right to change the CMOS
setup option than the user. The way to set up the passwords
for both Supervisor and User are as follow:

1. Choose ÒChange PasswordÓ in the Main Menu and press
<Enter>. The following message appears:

“Enter Password:”

2. The first time you run this option, enter your password
up to only 8 characters and press <Enter>. The screen
does not display the entered characters.

3. After you enter the password, the following message
appears prompting you to confirm the password:

“Confirm Password:”

4. Enter exact the same password you just typed again to
confirm the password and press <Enter>.

5. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the
password.

6. If you need to delete the password you entered before,
choose the Supervisor Password and press <Enter>. It
will delete the password that you had before.

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7. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the option
you did, otherwise the old password will still be there
when you turn on your machine next time.

8. Press <ESC> to exit to the Main Menu.

Note: If you forget or lose the password, the only way to access

the system is to clear the CMOS RAM by setting JBAT1.
All setup information will be lost and you need to run the
BIOS setup program again.

IDE HDD Auto Detection

IDE HDD Auto Detection detects the parameters of an IDE
hard disk drive and automatically enters them to the
Standard CMOS Setup screen.

The screen will ask you to select a specific hard disk for
Primary Master after you select this option. If you accept a
hard disk detected by the BIOS, you can enter ÒYÓ to
confirm and then press <Enter> to check next hard disk.
This function allows you to check four hard disks and you
may press the <ESC> after the <Enter> to skip this function
and go back to the Main Menu.

Save & Exit Setup

Save & Exit Setup allows you to save all modifications you
have specified into the CMOS memory. Highlight this
option on the Main Menu and the following message
appears:

SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Press <Enter> key to save the configuration changes.

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HDD Low Level Format

Do not use this utility unless you have help from engineers
or some technical background.

Exit Without Saving

Exit Without Saving allows you to exit the Setup utility
without saving the modifications that you have specified.
Highlight this option on the Main Menu and the following
message appears:

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

You may change the prompt to ÒYÓ and press <Enter> key
to leave this option.

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