Soltek SL-56D5 User Manual

Notice to End Users

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Edition: August 1998
Version: 1.0
SL-56D5/D1 SERIALS

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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-200----------------------------- 3

Chapter 2: Hardware Setup---------------------------------- 5

CPU VCORE Voltage Setting---------------------------------------------- 5

JP4: CPU VCore Voltage Setting ----------------------------------- 5

AGP Driver for Win95 Installation -------------------------------------- 6

Requirement ------------------------------------------------------------- 6

Installation Procedure ------------------------------------------------- 6
Intel Pentium MMXÐ166/200/233 CPUs ------------------------------ 7
AMD K6 CPU Settings------------------------------------------------------ 8

AMD K6 Ð 166/200/233 CPUs and K6-2 266 CPU ------------- 8
AMD K6-2 Ð 250/266/300/333/350 CPU Settings ------------------ 9
Cyrix MII Ð PR300/333/350 CPUs------------------------------------- 10
IDT C6 Ð 200/225/240 CPUs -------------------------------------------- 11
Intel Pentium/AMD K5 Ð 133/166/200 CPUs---------------------- 12
System Memory Configuration----------------------------------------- 13
Jumper Settings ------------------------------------------------------------- 13

JP8: Clear CMOS Data ---------------------------------------------- 13

JP11, JP12: CPU Dual/Single Voltage Select ------------------ 14

SW1: 4~6: Bus Ratio Select----------------------------------------- 14

JP6, JP7: Chipset Clock Settings ---------------------------------- 15

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IDE LED Activity Light: (J1 pin1Ð4)------------------------------ 15

Infrared Port Module Connector (J1 pin6Ð10) ----------------- 15

J1 pin12, 13: ATX Power Button ---------------------------------- 15

J1 pin14, 15: Reserved ----------------------------------------------- 15

Speaker Connector (J2 pin1Ð4) ------------------------------------ 15

Reset Switch (J2 pin5, 6)--------------------------------------------- 16

Power LED and Keylock Switch (J2 pin8Ð12)------------------ 16

JWOL1: Wake On Lan (WOL) Connector ---------------------- 16

Turbo LED (J2 pin14, 15)-------------------------------------------- 17

J1 Switch Signal Summary ----------------------------------------- 18

J2 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 ------------------------------------------ 31
Load Setup Defaults ------------------------------------------------------- 34
Integrated Peripherals ---------------------------------------------------- 35
Supervisor/User Password---------------------------------------------- 38
IDE HDD Auto Detection ------------------------------------------------ 39
Save & Exit Setup ---------------------------------------------------------- 39
HDD Low Level Format -------------------------------------------------- 39
Exit Without Saving ------------------------------------------------------- 40

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Features

CPU

1. Supports Intel Pentium MMX CPUs at 100 ~ 233 MHz;

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

3. Supports AMD K5: PR100 ~ PR200MHz, AMD K6: 166 ~

4. Suports IDT C6: 200 ~ 225MHz;

5. Provides SOCKET 7 ZIF Socket;

6. Supports 66/75/83/95/100/112/124/133 MHz CPU clock.

Chipset

1. VIA Apollo MVP3 chipset;

2. PCI Rev 2.1 and APM1.1/1.2 compliant.

L2 Cache

1. Onboard supports 512K/1MB write back cache with

Chapter 1

Introduction

and 6x86MX (MII) CPUs at PR166+ ~ PR350+MHz;

333MHz, and AMD K6-2: 250 ~ 350MHz;

Pipelined Burst SRAMs.

Main Memory

1. Memory range from 4MB (minimum) to 768MB
(maximum) with DRAM Table Free configurations;

2. Supports SDRAM with 8/10ns;

3. Supports 3 pcs of 168pin DIMM sockets (3.3V
unbuffered 4 clock type).

Introduction 1

BIOS

1. AWARD Plug and Play BIOS;

2. Supports Advanced Power Management, ACPI
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;

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. ATX Form Factor with 18cm x 30.5cm;

2. 5 PCI Master slots, 2 ISA slots, and 1 AGP slot;

3. Supports SCSI/CD-ROM Boot function;

4. Supports Wake On Lan (WOL)*, Modem Ring Up
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. For 100MHz CPU environment, the SDRAM
must compliant PC-100MHz specification,
otherwise, the system maybe unstable.

*: To support WOL, the ATX Power Supply has to have

at least 5V/720mA standby current.

2

Mainboard Setting for Pentium MMX-200

The default settings of the following figure is for the INTEL
Pentium MMX-200, Vcore: 2.8V.

FAN1

1

MMX-200 CPU

VIA

MVP3

Chipset

AGP

JP4

1

TAG RAM

JP6
JP7

1

JP12
JP11

Pipelined

Pipelined

FDD1

Upper

PS/2

USB0

USB1

COM2 COM1

Lower

K/B

SW1

Off

654321

On

Off
On
On

Off

ON

LPT1

ATX Power Conn.

DIMM1

DIMM3

DIMM2

Clock Gen.

PCI1

SRAM

SRAM

IDE2

IDE1

W83877F

/877AF

JWOL1

PCI2

PCI3

VT82C586B

PCI4

1

FLASH BIOS

PCI5

Li BAT

JP8

ISA1

ISA2

Figure 1–1. Motherboard Layout

Note: Double Check JP6/JP7 if system can not be boot up.

Introduction 3

HD LED IR CON PWR

J1

J2

RESET

SPK KEYLOCK T/LED

Chapter 2

Hardware Setup

CPU V

Voltage Setting

CORE

JP4, JP11, JP12: CPU V

V

Core

Voltage

2.2V

K6-266

(or higher)

K6-2

V

Core

Voltage

3.2V

K6-233

JP12
JP11

JP12

JP11

JP4

1

V

Core

Voltage

2.8V

1

JP4

MMX, 6x86L

V

Core

Voltage

1

JP12
JP11

JP11

JP12

3.3V

1

IDT C6

CPU Type V

Pentium, 6x86, K5 3.52V
MMX, 6x86L 2.8V
IDT C6 3.3V
K6-166/200, 6x86MX (MII) 2.9V
K6-233 3.2V
K6-266 (or higher), K6-2 2.2V

Voltage Setting

Core

JP12

JP4

JP11

JP12

JP11

1

JP12

JP4

JP11

1

JP12

JP11

1

V

Core

Voltage

2.9V

K6-166/200

6x86MX/MII

V

Core

Voltage

3.5V

Pentium (P54C)

6x86

K5

Core

JP12
JP11

JP11

1

JP12
JP11

JP11

1

JP12

JP12

JP4

11

JP4

11

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 JP4 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.

AGP Driver for Win95 Installation

Requirement

¥ Microsoft Windows95OSR2.1 (OSR2.0 with USB upgrade)

¥ Apollo MVP3 AGP VxD Driver

¥ AGP VGA Card with Driver

¥ DirectX 5.0 DDK (or higher) or SDK

Installation Procedure

Step1 Go to the next step if you are running

Win95OSR2.0/2.1, and if not, install Windows95

4.00.950B or later version

Step2 Install USBSUPP.EXE program (USB upgrade)

Step3 Install Microsoft DirectX 5.0 (or higher) DDK or

SDK

Step4 Install AGP driver for Windows95

Step5 Install Apollo MVP3 AGP VxD Driver, run

ÒSETUP.EXEÓ program

To make sure if the Apollo MVP3 AGP driver is properly
installed, boot up the system and run the ÒRegeditÓ to check
if the following path with VIAGARTD exists:

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ÒHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES\System\CurrentControlSet\
Services\VxDÓ.

Follow the below procedure to check if the AGP driver is
capable to activate:

1. Activate ÒControl Panel,Ó

2. Click ÒDirectX,Ó

3. Click ÒDirectDraw,Ó and

4. Check if there are some values in ÒBitÓ and ÒOverlays.Ó
If there are some values, the AGP is able to activate.

Intel Pentium MMX–166/200/233 CPUs

JP7

JP6

1

MMX–166

ON ON ON

On

On

Off

Off

1

2On3On4

5 6 123456 123456

MMX–200

On

On

On

Off

Off

Off

MMX-200 CPU

SW1

MMX–233

On

On

Off

JP4

1

(2.8V)

1

JP12

JP11

Off

Off

Off

Figure 2–1. CPU Type Configuration

Hardware Installation 7

AMD K6 CPU Settings

AMD K6 – 166/200/233 CPUs and K6-2 266 CPU

ON ON ON

On

On

OffOnOff

Off

On

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

K6-2-266

K6–266

On

On

OffOnOff

On

K6–300K6–200 K6–233

OnOnOn

On

On

Off

123456123456 123456 123456

ON

JP4

SW1

K6–233K6–200

JP4

JP11

JP4

1

(3.2V)

1

JP12

JP7

JP6

K6-2–266

JP4

1

(2.9V)

K6–266/300

1

(2.2V)

AMD K6 CPU

1

Figure 2–2. CPU Type Configuration

Note: 1. K6–233 CPU is 3.2V. Please check its spec

before using it.

2. K6–266/300 is 2.2V CPU.Make sure that its
specification before using it.

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AMD K6-2 – 250/266/300/333/350 CPU
Settings

K6-2–250

(100MHz x 2.5)

On

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

123456

JP7

ON

1

JP6

K6-2–300

(100MHz x 3.0)

Off

Off

Off

OffOnOff

K6-2–350

(100MHz x 3.5)

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

123456123456

AMD K6-2

CPUs

K6-2–333

(95MHz x 3.5)

ONON

123456

SW1

JP4

1

(2.2V)

1

JP12

JP11

ON

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Figure 2–3. CPU Type Configuration

Note: K6-2-266 setting is the same as K6-266.

Hardware Installation 9

Cyrix MII – PR300/333/350 CPUs

MII–300

(66MHz x 3.5)

On

On

Off

123456 123456 123456

MII–300

(75MHz x 3.0)

On

Off

Off

123456 123456 123456

For 66/75MHz For 83MHz

JP61JP7

JP61JP7

MII–333

(100MHz x 2.5)

ON ON ON

Off

Off

Off

On

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

MII–333

(66MHz x 4.0)

ON ON ON

On

Off

Off

OnOnOn

On

Off

Off

MII–350

(83MHz x 3.5)

On

Off

MII–350

(100MHz x 3.0)

Off

Off

MII–333

(75MHz x 3.5)

ON

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

123456

SW1

Cyrix 6x86MX/MII

CPUs

JP4

1

Off

Off

Off

Off

OffOnOff

Off

1

JP6

JP7

For 95/100/112/124/133MHz

JP61JP7

Figure 2–4. CPU Type Configuration

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(2.9V)

JP11

JP12

1

IDT C6 – 200/225 CPUs

JP7

JP6

C6–200

(66MHz x 3.0)

ON ON

On

On

Off

Off

Off

1

2 3On4 5

6 123456

C6–225

(75MHz x 3.0)

On

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

SW1

IDT C6 CPUs

1

JP4

1

(3.3V)

JP11

JP12

1

Figure 2–5. CPU Type Configuration

Hardware Installation 11

Intel Pentium/AMD K5 – 133/166/200 CPUs

JP7

1

JP6

Pentium–166

K5–PR166

ON ON ON

OnOnOn

Off

Off

1

2On3

4 5

6 123456 123456

Pentium–200

K5–PR200

On

On

On

Off

Off

Off

SW1

Pentium/K5

CPUs

Pentium–133

K5–PR133

OnOnOn

Off

Off

JP4

1

(3.5V)

1

JP12

JP11

Off

12

Figure 2–6. CPU Type Configuration

System Memory Configuration

This Apollo MVP3 motherboard supports 168pin DIMMs
(3.3V unbuffered type) of 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, or 64MB
to form a memory size between 4MB to 768MB (total of 6
rows are supported).

The Apollo MVP3 chipset supports ÒTable FreeÓ
configuration so that DRAM module can be installed at any
capacity.

Note: For 100MHz CPU environment, the SDRAM must

compliant PC-100MHz specification, otherwise the
system maybe unstable.

Jumper Settings

JP8: Clear CMOS Data

Clear the CMOS memory by shorting this jumper on 2Ð3
momentarily; then remove the cap to retain new settings.

COMS Data

Retain Data

(default)

Clear Data

JP8

1

3

1

3

Hardware Installation 13

JP11, JP12: CPU Dual/Single Voltage Select

JP11/JP12

Single

Votage

Dual

Votage

3

1

3

1

Note: Wrong setting of JP11/JP12 will damage the CPU.

Please double check before powering on the
system.

SW1: 4~6: Bus Ratio Select
SW1: 1~3: CPU Clock Setting

Set the SW1 jumper according to your CPU Bus Ratio and
CPU Clock. (SW1 must work with JP6/JP7.)

SW1: 4~6

CPU Bus
Ratio Setting

SW1: 4~6

CPU Bus
Ratio Setting

1.5x or

3.5x

Off

4

Off

5
6

Off

4.0x

4

Off

5
6

2.0x 2.5x 3.0x

4

Off

5
6

Off

ON

ON

4.5x 5.0x 5.5x

On

4
5
6

On

ON

ON

CPU Type

Pentium P54C, K5,
6x86, IDT

MMX, 6x86L/6x86MX,
K6, K6-2, MII

On On

4
5
6

Off

On Off

4

On

5
6

On

Off

4

On On

5
6

Off

ON

Off

4

On Off

5

On

6

ON

ON

On

ON

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SW1: 1~3

CPU Bus
Ratio Setting

66MHz 75MHz

Off

1
2
3

Off

1

On

Off

2

On

3

ON

100MHz

1
2
3

112MHz

Off

1

Off

2

Off

3

ON

On

ON

On
On
On

ON

83MHz

Off

1

On

2
3

Off

ON

124MHz

On

Off

On

ON

95MHz

On

1
2

Off

3

Off

ON

133MHz

On

1

On

2
3

Off

ON

JP6, JP7: Chipset Clock Settings

JP6, JP7 setting must depend on the CPU clock. The system
will not boot up with wrong setting.

Chipset Clock

66/75 MHz

83 MHz

95/100/112/

124/133 MHz

JP7, JP6

1

3

1

3

1

3

IDE LED Activity Light: (J1 pin1–4)

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

Infrared Port Module Connector (J1 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.

J1 pin12, 13: ATX Power Button

Toggle this switch to turn on/off the system.

J1 pin14, 15: Reserved

Speaker Connector (J2 pin1–4)

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

Hardware Installation 15

Reset Switch (J2 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 (J2 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.)

JWOL1: Wake On Lan (WOL) Connector

This connector is designed to use Lan to bootup the system.
Connect the wake on signal from Lan card to this connector.

16

Turbo LED (J2 pin14, 15)

Connect the caseÕs turbo LED to this connector.

HD LED IR CON PWR

SPK KEYLOCK T/LED

RESET

HD/LED IR PWR/SW

J1
J2

KEYLOCKRESETSPK

J1
J2

EXTSM1

T/LED

HD/LED

J1

1234 678910 12131415
123456 89101112 1415

IR CON

J2

SPK

Reset

Power

LED

Keylock

Power

Button

Turbo

LED

Hardware Installation 17

J1 Switch Signal Summary

J1 Pin Signal Description

HDD LED Connector 2 HDD LED Signal

N.C. 5 No Connection

Infrared Connector 8 Infrared Receive Signal

Power Button (ATX 12 ATX Power Button
Power) 13
N.C. 14 No Connection

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 No Connection

15 No Connection

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J2 Switch Signal Summary

J2 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 MVP3 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...

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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

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).

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

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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.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

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 : Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status : On
Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250
Security Option : Setup
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled
OS Select for DRAMs>64MB : Non-OS/2

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:

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

<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.

<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.

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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

Boot Up NumLock
Status

Typematic Rate
Setting

Typematic Rate
(Chars/Sec)

Typematic Delay
(Msec)

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

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

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

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

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

Choose 250 (default), 500, 750, and

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

Security Option Choose System or Setup (default).

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

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PCI/VGA palette
Snoop

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

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): 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

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.

BIOS to system RAM.

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ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing : FP/EDO 70ns
Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing : FP/EDO 70ns
Bank 4/5 DRAM Timing : FP/EDO 70ns
SDRAM Cycle Length : 3
DRAM Read Pipeline : Enabled

Cache Rd+CPU Wt Pipeline : Enabled
Cache Timing : Fast
Video BIOS Cacheable : Enabled
System BIOS Cacheable : Enabled
Memory Hole At 15Mb. Addr.: Disabled
AGP Aperture Size : 64MB
AGP-2x Mode : Disabled

OnChip USB : Disabled
USB Keyboard Support : Disabled

A short description of screen options follows:

Bank 0~5 DRAM
Timing Control

Use the default setting. Do not
change this setting unless you know
the DRAM access time spec.

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

SDRAM Cycle

Use the default setting.

Length

DRAM Read

Use the default setting.

Pipeline

Cache Rd+CPU Wt

Use the default setting.

Pipeline

Cache Timing Use the default setting.

Video BIOS
Cacheable

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

System BIOS
Cacheable

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

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AGP Aperture Size
(MB)

Choose 4 , 8, 16, 32, 64 (default), 128,
or 256 MB. Memory mapped and
graphics data structures can reside
in a Graphics Aperture. This area is
like a linear buffer. BIOS will auto
report the starting address of this
buffer to the O.S.

AGP-2X Mode

OnChip USB

USB Keyboard
Support

Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default).
Enabled: Turn on AGP 2X mode

(133MHz).

Disabled: Turn off AGP 2X mode.

This function must
match AGP2X function.
Check AGP cardÕs spec
before turn on it.

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.

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

installed.

Enabled: USB keyboard is

connected.

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

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Power Management : User Define
PM Control by APM : No
Video Off option : Suspend -> Off
Video Off Method : V/H SYNC+Blank
Modem Use IRQ : 3
Soft-Off by PWRBTN : Instant-Off

** PM Timers **
HDD Power Down : Disabled
Doze Mode : Disabled
Suspend Mode : Disabled

** PM Events **
VGA : OFF
LPT & COM : LPT/COM
HDD & FDD : ON
DMA/Master : OFF
Modem Ring Resume : Disabled
RTC Alarm Resume : Disabled

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:

Primary INTR : ON
IRQ3 (COM 2) : Primary
IRQ4 (COM 1) : Primary
IRQ 5 (LPT 2) : Primary
IRQ 6 (Floppy Disk) : Primary
IRQ 7 (LPT 1) : Primary
IRQ 8 (RTC Alarm) : Disabled
IRQ 9 (IRQ2 Redir) : Disabled
IRQ 10 (Reserved) : Disabled
IRQ 11 (Reserved) : Disabled
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

Power
Management

PM Control by
APM

Choose Max. Saving, User Define
(default), Disabled, 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 don’t

allow V/H Sync to be turned
off directly.

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.

Modem Ring
Resume

RTC Alarm
Resume

Primary INTR Use the default setting.

IRQ x Set these IRQs individually.

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

Enabled: Wake up the system

from ring signal.

Disabled: (default) Ring signal can

not wake up the system.

Enabled: Wake up the system at

specified time (user must
define the time.)

Disabled: (default) turn off this

function.

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

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.

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ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

PNP OS Installed : No
Resources Controlled By : Manual
Reset Configuration Data : Disabled
ACPI I/O Device Node : Enabled
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

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

CPU to PCI Write Buffer : Enabled
PCI Dynamic Bursting : Enabled
PCI Master 0 WS Write : Enabled
PCI Delay Transaction : Disabled
PCI Master Read Prefetch : Disabled
PCI#2 Access #1 Retry : Disabled
AGP Master 1 WS Write : Enabled
AGP Master 1 WS Read : Disabled

PCI IRQ Actived By : Level
Assign IRQ For USB : Enabled
Assign IRQ For VGA : Enabled

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

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

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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.

ACPI I/O Device
Node

IRQ-x assigned to
DMA-x assigned to

CPU To PCI Write
Buffer

PCI Dynamic
Bursting

PCI Master 0 WS
Write

Assign IRQ for
USB/VGA

Choose Disabled (default) or
Enabled. Enabled is only used
when the ACPI device is installed
on to the system.

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

Use the default setting.

Use the default setting.

Use the default setting.

Choose Enabled (default) or
Disabled.
Enabled: Add one IRQ to

USB/VGA controller.

Deisabled: Remove IRQ from

USB/VGA controller. The
system will have extra IRQ
for other devices but the
USB/VGA controller will
still not disabled (only IRQ
was removed.)

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>.

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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.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

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
Init Display First : PCI Slot

Onboard FDD Controller : Enabled
Onboard UART 1 : Auto
Onboard UART 2 : Auto
UART2 Mode : Standard
IR Function Duplex* : Half
RxD, TxD Active* : Lo, Lo

*: These Settings are only effective under ÒOnboard UART 2 ModeÓ option is set HPSIR or ASKIR.

+

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

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:

Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7
Parallel Port Mode : SPP
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

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.

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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.

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.

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Onboard Serial
UART2

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

UART2 Mode Choose Standard (default), HPSIR,

or ASKIR.

IR Function
Duplex

Choose Half (default), or Full.
Half: DoesnÕt transmit and receive

activities at the same time.

Full: Transmit and receive

activities at the same time.

RxD, TxD Active Choose Hi/Hi, Hi/Lo, Lo/Hi, or

Lo/Lo (default).

¥: The above 2 options will not work

unless UART2 Mode
HPSIR/ASKIR is selected.

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

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..

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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.

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.

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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.

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 JP2. 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.

HDD Low Level Format

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

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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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