Soltek SL-65EB User Manual

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SL-65EB V1.0 USER MANUAL

Product Model : SL-65EB
Manual Revision : V1.0

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C O N T E N T

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION.................................................................. 6

1-1 ITEM LIST CHECK UP .............................................................................. 6

1-2 CHIPSET ................................................................................................... 6

1-3 PROCESSOR ............................................................................................ 6

1-4 ADVANCED HIGH-PERFORMANCE DRAM CONTROLLER ................... 6

1-5 FULL FEATURED ACCELERATED GRAPHICS PORT ............................ 6

1-6 MULTI-I/O FUNCTION ............................................................................... 7

1-7 EXTENSION SLOTS ................................................................................. 7

1-8 BIOS .......................................................................................................... 7

1-9 POWER MANAGEMENT........................................................................... 7

1-10 FORM FACTOR....................................................................................... 7

1-11 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT --- 65EB ....................................................... 8

1-12 CHIPSET SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM................................................... 9

CHAPTER 2

HARDWARE SETUP ......................................................... 11

2-1 CPU INSTALLATION ............................................................................... 11

2-2 MEMORY INSTALLATION ....................................................................... 13

2-3 Hdd / fdd installation ................................................................................ 14

2-4 CPU TYPE CONFIGURATION ................................................................ 15

2-5 SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION .................................................. 16

2-6 JUMPER DEFINITION ............................................................................. 16

2-6.1 ONBOARD (CFAN1/SFAN1/PFAN1) ....................................................16

2-6.2 KEYBOARD POWER ON (JP2) ........................................................... 17

2-6.3 USB PORT SELECT (JP6/JP7) ............................................................ 17

2-6.4 POWER LOST RESUME (JP12) .......................................................... 17

2-6.5 VGA CARD (JVGA1) ............................................................................ 18

2-6.6 CLEAR CMOS DATA (JBAT1) .............................................................. 18

2-6.7 WAKE ON LAN (WOL) FUNCTION (JWOL1) ...................................... 18

2-7 CONNECTORS ....................................................................................... 19

2-7.1 J1 SWITCH SIGNAL SUMMARY ......................................................... 20

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2-7.2 J2 SWITCH SIGNAL SUMMARY ......................................................... 22

2-7.3 ATX POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR .................................................. 24

2-7.4 PS/2 MOUSE AND PS/2 KEYBOARD.................................................. 24

2-7.5 IRQ DESCRIPTION .............................................................................. 25

CHAPTER 3

SOFTWARE SETUP.......................................................... 26

3-1 ABOUT THE SUPPORT CD ....................................................... 26

3-2 INTEL CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION (FOR ....................... 26

WINDOWS 95/98/2000) .............................................................. 26

CHAPTER 4

BIOS SETUP ..................................................................... 28

4-1 INTRODUCE THE BIOS .......................................................................... 28

4-2 WHAT IS BIOS SETUP ............................................................................28

4-3 HOW TO RUN BIOS SETUP ................................................................... 28

4-4 WHAT IS CMOS ...................................................................................... 29

4-5 WHAT IS POST ....................................................................................... 29

4-6 BIOS UPGRADE...................................................................................... 29

4-6.1 BEFORE UPGRADE BIOS ...................................................................29

4-6.2 UPGRADE PROCESS ......................................................................... 30

4-7 CMOS SETUP UTILITY ........................................................................... 33

4-8 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES .............................................................. 34

4-9 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ................................................................ 37

4-10 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ....................................................... 41

4-11 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS .............................................................. 45

4-12 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP.......................................................... 50

4-13 PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION ................................................................55

4-14 FREQUENCY CONTROL ...................................................................... 58

4-15 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ............................................................. 58

4-16 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD .............................................60

4-17 SAVE & EXIT SETUP ............................................................................ 61

4-18 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ....................................................................... 61

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1-1 ITEM LIST CHECK UP

• Motherboard

• Support CD

• User’s Manual

• Bundle Bonus Pack CD

• Bundle Bonus Pack Manual

• ATA33 IDE Cable

1-2 CHIPSET

• North Bridge - Intel 82443BX.

• South Bridge - 82371EB PCI-To-ISA.

• Supper I/O - Winbond W83977.

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

1-3 PROCESSOR

• Supports Intel® FC-PGA Pentium III

Bus only).

• Supports

• Supports VIA Cyrix III up to 600MHz.

• Supports

• Supports CPU using front side Bus 66MHz and 100MHz only.

Intel® FC-PGA 370 Celeron & PGA 370 Celeron up to 700MHz.

CPU voltage Auto - Detect circuit.

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up to 1GHz (100MHz Front Side

1-4 ADVANCED HIGH-PERFORMANCE DRAM CONTROLLER

• Supports SDRAM memory up to 3 DIMMS.

• 64-bit data width and 3.3V DRAM interface.

• Supports up to 768MB memory space.

• Different DRAM types may be used in mixed combinations.

1-5 FULL FEATURED ACCELERATED GRAPHICS PORT

• Supports 66MHz 1x and 2x modes.

• AGP Specification Rev 1.0 compliant.

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1-6 MULTI-I/O FUNCTION

• Two UltraDMA-33 Master Mode PCI EIDE ports.

• Two UARTs for Complete Serial Ports.

• One dedicated IR connector:

Third serial port dedicated to IR function either through the two complete serial ports or the

third dedicated port Infrared-IrDA (SIR) and ASK (Amplitude Shift Keyed) IR.

• Multi-mode parallel connector:

Standard mode, ECP and EPP support.

• Floppy Disk connector:

One FDD with drive swap support.

• Universal Serial Bus connector:

USB V1.0 compatible.

Provides 2 build-in USB ports.

• PS/2 Keyboard connector.

• PS/2 Mouse connector.

1-7 EXTENSION SLOTS

• Five PCI bus Mater slots.

• Three DIMM slots.

• One ISA slot.

• One AGP 2X mode slot.

1-8 BIOS

• Award BIOS V6.0.

• Supports Plug & Play V1.0.

• Flash Memory for easy upgrade.

• Year 2000 compliant.

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1-9 POWER MANAGEMENT

• ACPI 1.0 compliant (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface).

• APM V1.2 compliant (Legacy power management).

• System event monitoring with two event classes.

• Supports PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse power on.

• Supports Wake On LAN (WOL) & Wake On Modem.

• Supports real time clock (RTC) with date alarm, month alarm, and century field.

1-10 FORM FACTOR

• ATX from factor, 4 layers PCB.

• Motherboard size 18.0cm x 30.5cm.

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1-11 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT --- 65EB

• DEFAULT SETTING: Celeron 300/66MHz.

3

upper

PS/2

upper

MOUSE

lower

USB1

lower

PS/2

USB0

K/B

JP2

1

CFAN1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

Clock
Generator

FDC

LPT1

COM2 COM1

I/O

Controller

JWOL1

1 3

JP12

ISA

ATX POWER

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

SFAN1

JP6
JP7

FLASH BIOS

SW1

ONDIP

1 3
1 3

JVGA1

82443BX

Host

Bridge

AGP

SOCKET 370

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

PC100/PC133 SDRAM

IDE2

IDE1

15

JBAT1

1 3

15

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

HD/LED IR PWR SMI

J1

J2

PFAN1

82371EB

(PIIX4E)

(PCI-to-ISA

Bridge)

Li

Battery

NOTE: FOR 100 / 133MHz CPU ENVIRONMENT, THE SDRAM MUST COMPLY WITH PC-100 / PC-

133 SPEC.

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1-12 CHIPSET SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM

Socket 370

CPU

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AGP Slot or

3D Graphics

Controller

IDE x 2 Ports

(Ultra DMA/33)

USBx2

Super lO

Serial Port x 2
Infrared Port x 1
Parallel Port x 1

FDD x1

AGP 2X Slot

BIOS
ROM

82443BX

Host

Bridge

82371EB

(PIIX4E)

(PCI-to-ISA

Bridge)

PCI1

PCI2

Main
Memory
(DRAM)

PCI3

Keyboard
& Mouse

PCI4

PCI5

ISA1

Figure 1-11. 82443BX System Block Diagram Using the
82371EB South Bridge

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ATTENTION !!!

1. Please refer to your processor installation or other
documentation attached with your CPU for detailed
installing instruction.

2. Installing a heat sink and cooling fan is necessary for
proper heat dissipation from your CPU. Uncorrected
installation may result in overheating and damage of
your CPU.

3. Before changing the setting of CPU Vcore from BIOS
program, user SHOULD make sure of correct specifi­cation both of CPU CLOCK and RATIO. Uncorrected
setting may cause damage to your CPU.

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CHAPTER 2

HARDWARE SETUP

2-1 CPU INSTALLATION

WARNING ! Never run you processor without the heat sink properly and

firmly attached. PERMANET DAMAGE WILL RESULT!

1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket, and then raise the lever up
to a 90-degree angle.

SOCKET 370

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2. Take note of the red circle as below picture. When insert the CPU into
socket, you can find out there is a definite pin orientation for CPU and
socket.

SOCKET 370

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3. Make sure that the CPU positions in the socket tightly, and then put the
lever down to complete the CPU installation.

ET 370

K

C

SO

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2-2 MEMORY INSTALLATION

WARING!

• Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing
memory modules or other system components, failure to do so may cause

severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.

• Be careful when inserting or removing DIMM, forcing a DIMM in or out of a
socket can be damaged the memory module or the socket. Some of DIMMs
contain EDO or FTP DRAM that accept only 5V power. These DIMM types
are incompliant with the motherboard, the M/B only supports 3.3V true SDRAM
DIMMs

Installing DIMM:

• Make sure you have the correct memory module type for your motherboard.

• Insert the module(s) as shown, DIMMs have 168-pins and two notches that
will match with the onboard DIMM socket, memory modules are installed by
inserting them straight into the slot until they “click” into place. They only fit in
one direction so do not force them into place.

168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions(3.3V)

DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position

Unbuffered

3.3V

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Removing:

• Press the holding clips on both sides of socket out ward to release the DIMM,
Gently pull the DIMM out of the socket.

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2-3 HDD / FDD INSTALLATION

• you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper
accordingly.Please refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper
settings.

• To install FDD (Floppy Disk Drive), you may connect the single end to the
board , and connect two plugs on the other end to the floopy drives.

• Even though the IDE controller on the Motherboard supports Ultra ATA33
only, but it also compatible with ultra ATA66, ATA100 and legacy IDE devise.

3

JP2

lower

upper

PS/2

upper

MOUSE

lower

USB1

COM2 COM1

PS/2

USB0

K/B

LPT1

1

CFAN1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

Clock
Generator

FDC

Floppy Disk Drive
Connector:
Orient the red markings
on the floppy ribbon

SOCKET 370

cable to Pin1.

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Controller

JWOL1

ISA

I/O

FLASH BIOS

1 3

JP12

ATX POWER

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

SFAN1

JP6
JP7

SW1

1 3
1 3

82443BX

Host

Bridge

ONDIP

AGP

PCI 1

PCI 2

JVGA1

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

PC100/PC133 SDRAM

IDE2

IDE1

15

82371EB
(PIIX4E)

(PCI-to-ISA

Bridge)

Battery

15

SPK RST PWR/LED SUSLED

JBAT1

HD/LED IR PWR SMI

Li

1 3

J1

J2

PFAN1

Hard Disk Drive
Connector:
Orient the red markings
on the IDE ribbon cable
to Pin1.

2-4 CPU TYPE CONFIGURATION 2-4.1 BUS RATIO SELECT

• Normally, the Bus Ratio (Frenquency Multiple) of your processor is locked
by processor’s Vendor,setting of the CPU Bus Ratio will have no effect.

• Bus Ratio exceed 8.0X, user can not change all values from DIP switch,
the Bus ratio will be detected by BIOS automatically.

• The Bus Ratio Setting is available on unlocked processors only.

SW1 DIP1 ~ DIP4 SETTING

ONONON

ON

3.0x 3.5x

4.0x 4.5x

5.0x 5.5x

6.0x 6.5x

7.0x 7.5x

8.0x

OFF

12345678

ONONON

OFF

12345678

ON

OFF

OFF

12345678

ONONON

ON

12345678

ONONON

OFF

12345678

ON

ON

OFF

12345678

ON

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

ON

OFF

ONONON

OFF

12345678

ONONON

OFF

12345678

ON

OFF

OFF

12345678

ONONON

12345678

ON

ON

OFF

12345678

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

OFF

OFF

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2-4.2 BUS CLOCK SELECT

• Over clocking is not recommended, your system may work unstable.

SW1 DIP5 ~ DIP8 SETTING

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

87654321

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

87654321

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

87654321

ON

ON

ON

Auto Select 66/100 MHz

(default)

66MHz

100MHz

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2-5 SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION

• This Intel 82443BX motherboard supports 168pin DIMM of 32MB, 64MB,
128MB, and 256MB to form a memory size between 32MB up to 768MB
(SDRAM). Intel 82443BX chipset provides “Table-Free” function. It means
that users can install DRAM with any configuration and in any bank, and
that is why the DRAM table is not needed but do remember that the DRAM
must be 3.3V type. For 100 MHz CPU environment, the SDRAM specifi-

cation must comply with PC-100 / PC-133 spec.

2-6 JUMPER DEFINITION

• The figure below shows the location of the motherboard’s jumper blocks.

CAUTION

• Do not move the jumper with the power on. Always turn off the power and unplug

the power cord from the computer before changing the jumper. Otherwise, the
motherboard could be damaged.

2-6.1 ONBOARD (CFAN1/SFAN1/PFAN1)

CFAN1/SFAN1/PFAN1: ONBOARD FAN (12V)

CPU FAN

CFAN1

SYSTEM FAN

CHASSIS FAN

SFAN1

PFAN1

Those connectors support processor/system/chassis cooling fan with
+12V. Those support three pin head connector. When connecting the wire
to FAN connectors, user should give attention that the red wire is the
positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground
and should be connected to GND. If your motherboard has Hardware
Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with
speed sensor to take advantage of this function.
For fans with fan speed sensor, every rotation of the fan will send out
2 pulses. System Hardware Monitor will count and report the fan rotation

speed.

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GND
+12V
SENSOR

NOTE 1: Always consult vendor for proper CPU cooling fan.
NOTE 2: CPU FAN supports the FAN control. You can install PC
Alert utility. This will automatically control the CPU FAN
speed according to the actual CPU temperature.

2-6.2 KEYBOARD POWER ON (JP2)

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JP2: KEYBOARD POWER ON

Disabled (default)

Enabled

JP2

JP2

NOTE: This function allows you to use PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse

to power on your system, the function must be set in junction
with “Power on function” state in BIOS setup “Integrated
peripherals” section.

2-6.3 USB PORT SELECT (JP6/JP7)

JP6/JP7: USB PORT SELECT

Redirect USB port to USB 1
connector (default)

Redirect USB port to AGP

JP6
JP7

JP6
JP7

1 3

1 3
1 3

1 3

2-6.4 POWER LOST RESUME (JP12)

JP12: POWER LOST RESUME

1 3

Enabled

Normal (default)

JP12

JP12

1 3

3

1
3

1

NOTE: This jumper allows user to use the switch of ATX power supply

to control ON/OFF switch directly instead of using the power
switch on the motherboard.

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2-6.5 VGA CARD (JVGA1)

JVGA1 : VGA CARD

For PCI VGA Card

Normal (default)

JVGA1

JVGA1

NOTE: This jumper is set for the PCI VGA Card only. Open this

jumper when the system is not able to boot up. If you use
AGP Card, it is important to leave “JVGA1” at default setting.

2-6.6 CLEAR CMOS DATA (JBAT1)

JBAT1: CLEAR CMOS DATA

Clear CMOS Data

Retain Data (default)

JBAT1

JBAT1

NOTE: We recommend user to unplug the power cord from ATX

power supply to take precautions. Clear CMOS memory by
shorting this jumper pin 2 & pin3 momentarily, and then
remove the cap back to pin 1 & pin2 to retain original CMOS
setting.

3

1
3

1

2-6.7 WAKE ON LAN (WOL) FUNCTION (JWOL1)

JWOL1 : WAKE ON LAN (WOL) FUNCTION

Connect the Wake On LAN signal from LAN card ¤
to JWOL1

JWOL1

+5V standby
GND

PME

This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake On LAN output.
The connector powers up the system when a wake-up packet or signal is
received through the LAN card.
This feature requires that Wake On LAN feature is enabled at the
BIOS “Power Management Setup” and that your system has an ATX
power supply with at least 720mA / +5V standby power.

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2-7 CONNECTORS

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A1 A2

--

++

1 15

J1

1 15

J2

EF

B

-

+

H I

G

A1 : 1st HDD LED
A2 : 2nd HDD LED
B : INFRARED (IR)
C : POWER SWITCH
D : SMI
E : SPEAKER
F : RESET SWITCH
G : POWER LED
H : KEYLOCK
I : SUSPEND LED

A.

B. C.

C

D

D. E. F. G.

A : PS/2 MOUSE
B : USB O
C : LPT 1
D : PS/2 KEYBOARD
E : USB 1
F : COM 1
G : COM 2

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2-7.1 J1 SWITCH SIGNAL SUMMARY

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J1

J2

HDD LED CONNECTOR

PIN 1 +5V
PIN 2 HDD LED SIGNAL
PIN 3 HDD LED SIGNAL
PIN 4 +5V

This connector supplies power to the cabinet's IDE

DESCRIPTION

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J1

J2

INFRARED CONNECTOR

PIN 6 INFRARED TRANSMIT SIGNAL
PIN 7 GND
PIN 8 INFRARED RECEIVE SIGNAL
PIN 9 NONE
PIN 10 +5V

DESCRIPTION

activity LED. Read and write activity by devices
connected to the Primary or SecondaryIDE
connector will cause the LED to light up.

This connector supports an optional wireless
transmitting and receiving infrared module. This
module mounts to a small opening on system cases
that support this feature.
User must also configure the setting through
BIOS program "Peripheral Setup" to select whether
UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA.
Use the five pins and connect a ribbon cable from
the module to the motherboard's IR connector
according to the pin definitions.

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J1

J2

ATX POWER SWITCH

PIN 12 ATX POWER SWITCH
PIN 13 GND

The system power is controlled by a momentary
switch connected to this lead.
Pressing the button once will switch the system

DESCRIPTION

between ON and SOFT OFF.
Pushing the switch while in the ON mode for more
4 seconds will turn the system off.
The system power LED shows the status of the
system's power.

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J1

J2

SMI CONNECTOR

PIN 14 SMI(System Managment Interrupt) SIGNAL
PIN 15 GND

This allows user to manually place the system into a
suspend mode or "Green" mode, where system
activity is decreased to save electricity and prolong
the life of certain components when the system is
not in use. This 2-oin connector connects to the
case-mounted suspend switch. If you do not have a

DESCRIPTION

switch for the connector, you may use the "Turbo
Switch".
SMI is activated when it detects a short to open
moment and therefore leaving it shorted will not
cause any problems. This may require one or two
presses depending on the position of the switch.
Wake-Up can be controlled by settings in the BIOS
but the keyboard will always allow wake-up(the SMI
lead cannot wake up the system).

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2-7.2 J2 SWITCH SIGNAL SUMMARY

J1

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J2

SPEAKER CONNECTOR

PIN 1 SPEAKER SIGNAL
PIN 2 NONE
PIN 3 GND
PIN 4 +5V

This SPEAKER connector connects to the case-

DESCRIPTION

J1

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J2

mounted speaker. Two sources (LINE OUT and
SPEAKER) allow you to hear system beeps and
warnings. Only SPEAKER allows you to hear system
beeps before the integrated audio has been properly
initialized.

RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR

PIN 5 RESET SIGNAL
PIN 6 GND

RESET SWITCH connector connects to the case-

DESCRIPTION

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mounted reset switch for rebooting your system
without having to turn off your power switch. This is
a preferred method of reboot to prolong the life of
the system's power supply.

J1

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J2

POWER LED CONNECTOR

PIN 8 +5V
PIN 9 NONE
PIN 10 GND

This Power LED connector connects the system

DESCRIPTION

power LED, which lights when the system is
powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode.

J1

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J2

SUSPEND LED

PIN 14 SUSPEND LED SIGNAL
PIN 15 GND

DESCRIPTION Connect to Suspend indicator light.

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2-7.3 ATX POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR

• This connector connects to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power
supply only inserts in an orientation because of the different hole sizes.
Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that all pins
are aligned.

• Reminding that your power supply should support at least 10mA on the 5V
standby voltage. It may cause an difficulty to power on the system if the
power supply can’t support the load.

• For Wake On LAN function, the power supply should support at least
720mA current.

+12V

+5V Standby

Power Good

GND
VCC
GND
VCC

GND
VCC3
VCC3

VCC
VCC

-5V
GND
GND
GND
Power Supply on
GND

-12V
VCC3

2-7.4 PS/2 MOUSE AND PS/2 KEYBOARD

PIN 6 : None
PIN 5 : Mouse Clock
PIN 4 : Vcc
PIN 3 : GND
PIN 2 : None
PIN 1 : Mouse Data

PS/2 MOUSE

PS/2 KEYBOARD

PIN 6 : None
PIN 5 : Keyboard Clock
PIN 4 : Vcc
PIN 3 : GND
PIN 2 : None
PIN 1 : Keyboard Data

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2-7.5 IRQ DESCRIPTION

IRQ Function Description Priority

IRQ 0 System Timer 1
IRQ 1 Keyboard Controller 2
IRQ 2 Programmable Interrupt N/A
IRQ 3 Serial Port (COM 2) 11
IRQ 4 Serial Port (COM 1) 12
IRQ 5 13
IRQ 6 Floppy Disk Controller 14
IRQ 7 Parallel Port (LPT1) 15
IRQ 8 Real Time Clock (RTC) 3
IRQ 9 4
IRQ 10 5
IRQ 11 6
IRQ 12 PS/2 Mouse Port 7
IRQ 13 Coprocessor 8
IRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel 9
IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel 10

• Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may require IRQs. System IRQs are
available to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first, then any remain­ing IRQs are available to PCI cards. Currently, there are two types of ISA
cards.

• The original ISA expansion card design, now referred to as “Legacy” ISA
card, requires that you configure the card’s jumpers manually and then
install it in any available slot on the ISA bus. To see a map of your used and
free IRQs in Windows 98, the Control Panel in My Computer, contains a
System icon, which gives you a Device Manager tab. Double-Clicking on a
specific hardware device gives you a Resources tab which shows the Inter­rupt number and address. Double-Clicking Computers to see all the inter-
rupts and addresses for your system. Make sure that no two devices use
the same IRQ or your computer will experience problems when those two
devices are in use at the same time.

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CHAPTER 3

SOFTWARE SETUP

3-1 ABOUT THE SUPPORT CD

• In support CD, it contains most informations for user’s requirement, such
as Acrobat Reader, BIOS, User’s Manual, Driver, Hardware Monitor (if
motherboard supports this function), Patch, and Utility etc.,User can browse
the CD and get further details in regard of our motherboard. Of course,
welcome to vendor’s website for the newest release.

3-2 INTEL CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION (FOR WINDOWS 95/98/2000)

Step 1:

• Please put the Support CD attached to motherboard into the CD-ROM
drive.

• When appears a welcome window as left screen, then user should choose
“Install Driver”.

Step 2:

• Click on the “INTEL Chipsets Driver”.

Step 3:

• Click on the “INF Utility for All INTEL Chipsets”.

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Step 4:

• Press Next button to continue.

Step 5:

• Press “Yes” to accept Software
License Agreement.

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Step 6:

• After all the setup process is
finished, please restart your
computer by clicking on Finish.

bout Hard Disk DMA Function

A

Last but not least, user must enable the Hard Disk DMA function. The process is below:

1. [Start] [Setting] [Control Panel] [System] [Device Manager].

2. In Device Manager, select [Disk Drivers] [GENERIC IDE TYPEXX].

3. Select [Properties] for GENERIC IDE TYPEXX.

4. In Properties, select [Settings].

5. In Option item, select the DMA checkbox.

6. Restart your computer.

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CHAPTER 4

BIOS SETUP

4-1 INTRODUCE THE BIOS

• BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System. It is sometimes called ROM
BIOS because it is stored in a Read-Only Memory(ROM) chip on the
motherboard. BIOS is the first program to run when you turn on your
computer.

• BIOS performs the following functions:

1. Initializing and testing hardware in your computer (a process called “POST”,

for Power On Self Test).

2. Loading and running your operating system.

3. Helping your operating system and application programs to manage your

PC hardware by means of a set of routines called BIOS Run-Time Service.

4-2 WHAT IS BIOS SETUP

• Setup is an interactive BIOS program that you need to run when:

1. Changing the hardware on your system. (For example: installing a new

Hard Disk etc.)

2. Modifying the behavior of your computer. (For example: changing the

system time or date, or turning special features on or off etc.)

3. Enhancing your computer’s behavior. (For example: speeding up perfor-

mance by turning on shadowing or caching)

4-3 HOW TO RUN BIOS SETUP

• One way of running SETUP is to press a special function key or key combi­nation during POST, before the operating system is loaded during POST,
the BIOS usually displays a prompt such as:

Press DEL to enter SETUP

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4-4 WHAT IS CMOS

• CMOS is a special kind of memory maintained by a battery after you turn
your computer off. The BIOS uses CMOS to store the settings you selected
in SETUP. The CMOS also maintains the internal clock. Every time you
turn on your computer, the BIOS Looks in CMOS for the settings you se­lected and configures your computer accordingly. If the battery charge runs
too low, the CMOS content will be lost and POST will issue a “CMOS in­valid” or “CMOS checksum invalid” message. If this happens, you may
have to replace the battery. After the battery is replaced, the proper set­tings will need to be stored in SETUP.

4-5 WHAT IS POST

• POST is an acronym for Power On Self Test. It’s a traditional name for the
routines that the BIOS uses to test and initializes the devices on your sys­tem when the PC is powered on. Its meanings has grown to include any­thing the BIOS does before the operating system is started. Each of POST
routines is assigned a POST code, an unique number which is sent to I/O
port 080h before the routine is executed.

4-6 BIOS UPGRADE

• Motherboards incorporate the system BIOS in a Flash memory component.
Flash BIOS allows user upgrades without the need to replace an EPROM
component.

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• The upgrade utility fits on a floppy diskette and provides the capability to
save, verify, and update the system BIOS. The upgrade utility can be run
from a hard disk drive or a network drive, but no memory managers can be
installed during upgrades.

4-6.1 BEFORE UPGRADE BIOS

• It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS
along with a Flash EPROM Programming utility (AWDFLASH.EXE) to a
bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later.

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4-6.2 UPGRADE PROCESS

Note: Normally, to upgrade BIOS that is unnecessary if the system is working fine
without any problem, user should upgrade the BIOS unless you experienced
incompatible problem or need BIOS upgrade to create new features. However,
please read all information in this section before upgrading.

“AWDFLASH.EXE” is a Flash EPROM Programming utility that up dates the
BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the
motherboard, This program only works in pure DOS environment, the utility

can not be worked in win95/98, ME, NT or WINDOWS 2000 environment.

Upgrading the system BIOS

Set 1. Pleas visit the board maker’s website, download the newest BIOS file and
newest award flash utility “AWDFLASH.ESE” for the motherboard. The BIOS
file you downloaded will be a *. bin format.

Step 2. Create a bootable diskette. Then copy the BIOS file and award flash utility
“AWDFLASH,EXE” into the diskette.

Step 3. Insert the diskette into drive A, reboot you system and boot form the diskette.

Step 4. When booting is finished type awdflash *.bin/sn/py/cc and then press
<Enter> to run BIOS upgrade program. (*.bin depends on your motherboard
model and version code).

Step 5. After upgraded, please press <F1> or <F10> to exit or reset your system,
Warning ! If there appears Write Fail while Award “FLASH MEMORY
WRITER” verifying Flash memory, just repeat the process, please DO NOT
reset or turn off the system. If the award memory flash utility was not able to
update the BIOS successfully, you system may not able to boot up,

Step 6. You will see a message “CMOS checksum error-Default loaded” during
booting the system. Please press <Del> to run CMOS setup utility, then
reload ‘LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” or “Load Optimized Defaults” and
save this change.

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Figure 1 : Award Flash Memory Writer Start Screen

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Figure 2 : Award Flash Memory Writer Start Screen

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The parameters of AWDFLASH.EXE

/sn: No original BIOS backup
/py: Program flash memory
/cc: Clear CMOS data after programming

NOTE: User can type AWDFLASH /? to get further details about

parameters. Wrong usage of parameter will damage the
BIOS information, so that we strongly recommend user to
leave parameters away unless you realize their function.

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4-7 CMOS SETUP UTILITY

• This 82443BX Apollo Pro Plus motherboard comes with the AWARD BIOS
from AWARD Software Inc. Enter the Award BIOS program Main Menu by:

1. Turn on or restart your 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 will appear as follows.

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Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

Frequency/Voltage Control

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

: Select Item

3. Using the arrows on your keyboard, select an option, and press <Enter>.

Modify the system parameters to reflect the options installed in your system.

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

5. In the Main Menu, “SAVE AND ESIT SETUP” saves your changes and

reboots the system, and “EXIT WITHOUT SAVING” ignores your changes
and exits the program.

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4-8 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES

• 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 gets lost or damaged.

Run the STANDARD CMOS SETUP as following:

1. Choose “STANDARD CMOS SETUP” from the Main Menu and a screen

with a list of option will appear:

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Fri, October 11 2000
Time (hh:mm:ss) 9 : 52 : 15

IDE Primary Master Press Enter 13022 MB
IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None
IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None
IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B None

Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All,But Keyboard

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 31744K
Total Memory 32768K

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

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

lected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys.

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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 drives.

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IDE Primary Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter

IDE Primary Master Auto
Access Mode Auto

Capacity 13022 MB

Cylinder 25232
Head 16
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 25231
Sector 63

Item Help

Menu Level

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Drive A / Drive B Set this field to the type(s) of floppy disk drive(s) in-

stalled in your system. The choices are:
360KB, 5.25in.,

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

1.44MB, 3.5in.,

2.88MB, 3.5in.,
None.

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Video Set this field to the type of video display card installed

in the system. The choices are:
Monochrome,
Color 40x25,
VGA / EGA,
Color 80x25.

Halt On Set this warning feature for the type of errors that will

cause the system to halt. The choices are:
No Errors,
All, But Keyboard,
All, But Diskette,
All, But Disk / Key.

Base Memory Typically 640KB. Also called conventional memory.

The DOS operating system and conventional appli­cations use this area.

Extended Memory Above the 1MB boundary. Early IBM personal com-

puters could not use memory above 1MB, but cur­rent PCs and their software can use extended
memory.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all

items.

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4-9 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES

• ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES allows you to improve your system perfor­mance or set up system features according to your preference.

Run the BIOS FEATURES SETUP as following:

1. Choose “BIOS FEATURES SETUP” from the Main Menu and a screen

with a list of option will appear:

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

lected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the
<F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” 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 in the current session.
<F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values.
<F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

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Advanced BIOS Features

Virus Warning
CPU Internal Cache
External Cache
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
Process or Number Feature
Quick Power On Self Test
First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Boot Other Device
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up NumLock Status
Gate A20 Option
Typematic Rate Setting
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Security Option
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
Video BIOS Shadow
C8000-CBFFF Shadow
CC000-CFFFF Shadow
D0000-D3FFF Shadow
D4000-D7FFF Shadow
D8000-DBFFF Shadow
DC000-DFFFF Shadow

Disabled
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Floppy
HDD-0
LS120
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
On
FAST
Disabled
6
250
Setup
Non-OS2
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled

Menu Level

Item Help

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:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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Virus Warning Enabled: Activates automatically when the system

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

Disabled: No warning message will appear when there

is something attempting to access the boot
sector or hard disk partition table.

NOTE: Many diagnostic (or boot manager) programs which at-

tempt 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 or Disabled. This option allows you

to enable or disable the CPU’s internal cache.

External Cache Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option allows you

to enable or disable the external cache.

CPU L2 Cache ECC

Checking

This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache
ECC checking.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Processor Number

Feature

Choose Disabled or Enabled. When enabled, the pro­cessor serial number will display during the boot up
screen.

Quick Power On Self

First/Second/Third/

Other Boot Device

Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option allows you

Test

to speed up the Power-On Self-Test routine.

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from
the devices in the sequence selected in these items.
The choice: Floppy, LS120/ZIP, HDD, SCSI, CDROM,

Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option swaps

floppy drive assignments when it is enabled.

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Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled: During POST, BIOS checks the track num-

ber 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.

Boot Up NumLock

Status

Choose ON or OFF. This option lets user activates
the NumLock function at boot-up.

Gate A20 Option Choose Normal or Fast. 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. Enable this option to

adjust the keystroke repeat rate.

Typematic Rate (Chars

Typematic Delay

(Msec)

Range between 6 and 30 characters per second. This

/ Sec)

option controls the speed of repeating keystrokes.

Choose 250, 500, 750 and 1000. This option sets
the time interval for displaying the first and the sec­ond characters.

Security Option Choose System or Setup. This option prevents un-

authorized system boot-up or use of BIOS setup.

OS Select For DRAM >

Non-OS/2: For Non-OS/2 system.

64MB

OS: For OS/2 operating system.

Video BIOS Shadow Enabled copies Video BIOS to shadow RAM for im-

proving performance.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

C8000-CBFFF to

DC000-DFFFF Shadow

These options are used to shadow other expansion
card ROMs.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all

items.

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4-10 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES

• CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP allows you to change the values of chipset

registers. These registers control the system options.

Run the CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP as following:

1. Choose “CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” from the Main Menu and a screen

with a list of option will appear:

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software

Advanced Chipset Features

Auto Configuration Enabled
EDO DRAM Speed Selection 60ns
EDO CASx# MA Wait State 1
EDO RASx# Wait State 1
SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay 3
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3
SDRAM CAS Iatency Time 3
SDRAM Precharge Control Disabled
DRAM Data Integrity Mode Non-ECC
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Video BIOS Cacheabl Disabled
Video RAM Cacheabl Disabled
8 bit I/O Recovery Time 1
16 bit I/O Recovery Time 1
Memory Hole At 15M-16M Disabled
Rassive Release Enabled
Delayed Transaction Disabled¤
AGP Aperture Size 64

Item Help

Menu Level

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:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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

lected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the
<F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” 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 in the current session.
<F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values.
<F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

Auto Configuration Auto Configuration selects predetermined optimal

values of chipset parameters. When Disabled, chipset
parameters revert to setup information stored in
CMOS. Many fields in this screen are not available
when Auto Configuration is Enabled.

EDO DRAM Speed

Selection

EDO CASx# MA Wait

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The value in this field must correspond to the speed
of the DRAM installed in your system. DO NOT
change the default setting of this field, as determined
by the system board manufacturer for the installed
DRAM, This value is access speed, so a lower value
means a faster system. This field applies only if EDO
DRAM is installed in the system.

The board designer may elect to insert one additional

State

wait state before the assertion of the first CASx# for
page het cycles, thus allowing one additional clock of
MA setup time to the CASx# for the leadoff page hit
cycle. Do not change from the manufacturer’s default
unless you are getting memory addressing errors.
Thel field applies only if EDO DRAM is installed in
the system.

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EDO RASx# Wait State The board designer may elect to insert one additional

wait state before RASx# is asserted for row misses,
thus allowing one additional MAX [13:0] setup time to
RASx# assertion. This field applies only if EDO DRAM
is installed in the system.

SDRAM RAS-to-CAS

Delay

SDRAM RAS

Precharge Time

SDRAM CAS latency

Time

SDRAM Precharge

Control

This field lets you insert a timing delay between the
CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is
written to, read from, or refreshed. Fast gives faster
performance; and Slow gives more stable
performance. This field applies only when synchro­nous DRAM is installed in the system.

If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for the
RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh,
the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may
fail to retain data. Fast gives faster performance; and
Slow gives more stable performance. This field ap­plies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in
the system.

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of
clock cycles of CAS latency depends on he DRAM
timing. Do not reset this field from the default value
specified by the system designer.

When Enabled, all CPU cycles to SDUAM result in
an All Banks Precharge Command on the SDRAM
interface.

DRAM Data integrity

Mode

System BIOS

Cacheable

Select Parity or ECC (error-correcting code), accord­ing to the type of installed DRAM.

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

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Video BIOS Cacheable Choose Enabled or Disabled. When enabled, the

access to the VGA RAM addressed is cached.

Video RAM Cacheable Choose Enabled or Disabled. When enabled, the

access to the VGA RAM addressed is cached.

8/16 bit I/O Recovery

The I/O recovery mechanism adds bus clock cycles

Time

between PCI-originated I/O cycles to the ISA bus. This
delay takes place because the PCI bus is much faster
than the ISA bus.

Memory Hole At 15M-

You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA

16M

adapter ROM. When this area is reserved, it can not
be cached. The user information of peripherals that
need to use this area of system memory usually dis­cusses their memory requirements.

Rassive Release When Enabled, CPU to PCI bus accesses are allow

during passive release. Otherwise, the arbiter only
accepts another PCI master access to local DRAM.

Delayed Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write

buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select
Enabled to support compliance with PCI specifica­tion version 2.1.

AGP Aperture Size Choose 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 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 automatically report the starting address of
this buffer to the O.S.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all

items.

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4-11 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

• INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS option allows you to get some informations

inside your system when it is working.

Run the INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS as following:

1. Choose “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS” from the Main Menu and a screen

with a list of option will appear:

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

lected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the
<F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” 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 in the current session.
<F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values.
<F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

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Integrated Peripherals

IDE Primary Master PIO
IDE Primary Slave PIO
IDE Secondary Master PIO
IDE Secondary Slave PIO
IDE Primary Master UDMA
IDE Primary Slave UDMA
IDE Secondary Master UDMA
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE
USB Keyboard Support
Init Display First
IDE HDD Block Mode
Power ON Function
KB Power ON Password
Hot Key Power On
KBC input clock
Onboard FDC Controller
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
UART Mode Select
UR2 Duplex Mode
RxD, TxD Active
IR Transmission delay
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode
ECP Mode Use DMA
EPP Mode Select

Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Enabled
Enabled
Disabled
AGP
Enabled
BUTTON ONLY
Enter
Ctrl-F1
8MHz
Enabled
3F8/IRQ4
2F8/IRQ3
Normal
Half
Hi, Lo
Enabled
378/IRQ7
SPP
3
EPP1.7

Menu Level

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F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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IDE Primary

Master / Slave PIO

Secondary

Master / Slave PIO

IDE Primary

Master / Slave UDMA

Secondary

Master / Slave UDMA

On-Chip Primary/

Secondary PCI IDE

USB Keyboard Sup-

port

Choose Auto 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.
The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3,

Mode 4.

Ultra DMA/66 implementation is possible only if your
IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environ­ment includes a DMA drive and your system software
both support Ultra DMA/66, select Auto to enable
BIOS support.
The choice: Auto, Disabled.

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with sup­port from two IDE channels. Select Enabled to acti­vate the first and/or the second IDE interface. Select
Disabled to deactivate an interface if you install a pri­mary and/or second add-on IDE interface.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal
Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB
keyboard.
The choice: Enabled,Disabled

Init Display First This option allows you to decide to activate PCI Slot

or AGP first.
The choice: PCI Slot, AGP.

IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple

commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE
hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do),
select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal
number of block read/write per sector the drive can
support.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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Power ON Function This option allows you to select <KB Power ON

Password> , <Hot-Key Power ON> or others.
The choice : Any Key, Button only, Keyboard 98,
Password, Hot-Key, Mouse Move, Mouse Click.

KB Power ON Pass-

When user sets a password for keyboard, the pass-

word

word user set that return the system to Full On state.

Hot-Key Power ON Boot up the system via predetermined keyboard hot

key.
The choice:<Ctrl>+<F1>...<F12>

KBC input clock The system designer must select the correct fre-

quency for the keyboard controller input clock. Do not
change this value from the default value.

Onboard FDC

Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy drive con­troller (FDC) installed on the system board and you
want to use it. If you install add-in FDC or the system
has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard Serial

Port 1 / Port2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the
first and second serial ports.
The choice:3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/

IRQ3, Disabled, Auto.

UART Mode Select This item allows you to select UART mode.

The choice:Normal,IrDA,ASKIR,SCR.

UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select the IR half/full duplex

function.
The choice : Full, Half.

RxD, TxD Active Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select

the correct setting of the TxD and RxD signals.
The choice : Hi, Hi/Hi, Lo/Lo, Hi/Lo, Lo.

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IR Transmission delay This item allows you to select IR Transmission delay.

The choice : Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine onboard parallel

port controller I/O address setting.
The choice: 378H/IRQ7, 278H/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7,

Disabled.

Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel

(printer) port. Select Normal, Compatible, or SPP
unless you are certain your hardware and software
both support one of the other available modes.
The choice: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP + EPP.

ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use

during ECP mode.
The choice: 3, 1.

EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all

items.

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4-12 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

• POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP allows you to set the system’s power

saving functions.

Run the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP as following:

1. Choose “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” from the Main Menu and a

screen with a list of option will appear:

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

lected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the
<F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” 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 in the current session.
<F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values.
<F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Function
Power Management
PM Control by APM
Video Off Method
Video Off After
MODEM Use IRQ
Doze Mode
Standby Mode
Suspend Mode
HDD Power Down
Throttle Duty Cycle
VGA Active Monitor
Soft-Off by PWRBTN
CPU FAN off In Suspend
Power On by Ring
Resum by Alarm
Date (of Month) Alarm
Time (Hour) Alarm
Time (Min) Alarm
Time (Sec) Alarm
Wake Up On LAN
IRQ 8 Break Suspend
**Reload Global Timer Events**
IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI
Primary IDE 0
Primary IDE 1
Secondary IDE 0
Secondary IDE 1
Floppy Disk
Serial Port
Parallel Port

Enabled
User Define
Yes
V/H SYNC+Blank
Standby
3
Disable
Disable
Disable
Disable

62.5%
Disabled
Instant-off
Enabled
Enabled
Disabled
0
7
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0
Enabled
Disabled

Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled

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ACPI Function Enabled: Turn on ACPI function.

Disabled: Turn off ACPI function.

Power Management Choose Max. Saving, User Define, Disabled or Min.

Saving.

PM Control by APM When enabled, an Advanced Power Management

device will be activated to enhance the Max. Power
Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock, If Ad­vanced Power Management (APM) is installed on your
system, selecting Yes gives better power savings. If
the Max. Saving is not enabled, this will be present to
No.

Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is
blanked.

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Video Off After Choose NA, Suspend, Standby, or Doze.

MODEM Use IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can

use.
The choice: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA.

Doze Mode This mode sets the CPU speed down to 33MHz.

Standby Mode /

Suspend Mode

These two options allow 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.

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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.

Throttle Duty Cycle When the system enters Doze mode, the CPU clock

runs only part of the time. You may select the percent
of time that the clock runs.

VGA Active Monitor When Enabled, any video activity restarts the global

time for Standby mode.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-Off: Turn off the system power at once after

pushing the power button.
Delay 4 Sec: Turn off the system power 4 seconds
after pushing the power button. (To meet PC97/98
spec)

CPU FAN off In Sus-

The Choose: Disabled, Enabled.

pend

Power On by Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line

(in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awak­ens the system from a soft off state.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Resume by Alarm When Enabled, you can set the data and time at the

which the RTC (Real Time Clock) alarm awakens the
system from suspend mode.
The choice: Disabled, Enabled.

Date (of Month) Set a certain date when RTC Alarm Resume option

is Enabled to awaken the system. This option is con­current with Resume Time option.

Time (hh:mm:ss) Set a certain time when RTC Alarm Resume option is

Enabled to awaken the system. This option is con­current with Date option.

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Wake Up On LAN When Enabled, an input signal from a local area net-

work (LAN) awakens the system from a soft off state.

IRQ 8 Break Suspend You can Enable or Disable monitoring of IRQ 8 (the

Real Time Clock) so it does not awaken the system
from Suspend mode.

Reload Global Timer

Events

Floppy disk When On of FDD, any activity from one of the listed

Serial Port The Choose: Disabled, Enabled.

Reload Global Timer Events are I/O events whose
occurrence can prevent the system from entering a
power saving mode or can awaken the system from
such a mode. In effect, the system remains alert for
anything which occurs to a device which is config­ured as Enabled, even when the system is in a power
down mode.

Primary IDE 0

Primary IDE 1

Secondary IDE 0

Secondary IDE 1

FDD, COM, LPT Port

PCI PIPQ[A-D]

system peripheral devices wakes up the system.

Parallel Port The Choose: Disabled, Enabled.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all

items.

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4-13 PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

• PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP allows you to set the system’s power

saving functions.

Run the PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP as following:

1. Choose “PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP” from the Main Menu and a

screen with a list of option will appear:

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PnP/PCI Configurations

PNP OS Installed
Reset Configuration Data

Resources Controlled By
IRQ Resources
DMA Resources
Memory Resources

No
Disabled

Auto(ESCD)
Press Enter
Press Enter
Press Enter

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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Assign IRQ For VGA
Assign IRQ For USB

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Disabled
Enabled
Enabled

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

lected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the
<F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” 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 in the current session.
<F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values.
<F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

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PNP OS Installed Yes: OS supports Plug and Play function.

No: OS doesn’t support Plug and Play function.

NOTE: BIOS will automatically disable all PnP resources except

the boot device card when you select Yes on Non-PnP
operating system.

Reset Configuration

Choose Enabled or Disabled. Disabled retains PnP

Data

configuration data in BIOS and Enabled resets the
PnP configuration data in BIOS.

Resource ControlledByChoose Manual or Auto. The BIOS checks the IRQ /

DMA channel number on the ISA and PCI card manu­ally if you choose Manual and the IRQ / DMA channel
number will be checked automatically if you choose
Auto.

IRQ Resources Press Enter. Please refer to the below list.

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IRQ Resources

IRQ-3 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-4 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
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

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DMA Resources Press Enter. Please refer to the below list.

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DMA Resources

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

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA status,

and to modify the information delivered form the fea­ture Connector of the VGA card to MPEG card. This
option can solve the display inversion to black after
you have used MPEG card.

Assign IRQ for VGA Enabled: Add one IRQ to VGA controller.

Disabled: Remove IRQ from USB controller. The sys­tem will have extra IRQ for other devices but the VGA
controller will still not be disabled. (Only IRQ was
removed)

Assign IRQ for USB Enabled : Add one IRQ to USB controller.

Disabled: Remove IRQ from USB controller. The sys­tem will have extra IRQ for other devices but the USB
controller will still not be disabled. (Only IRQ was
removed)

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all

items.

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4-14 FREQUENCY CONTROL

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Frequency Control

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK Enabled
Spread Spectrum  Disabled
CPU Host Clock 66
CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI) Default

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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Item Help

Auto Detect

DIMM/PCI CLK

This item allows you to enable/disable detect DIMM/
PCI Clock.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Spread Spec-

trum Modulated

This item allows you to enable/disable the spread
spectrum modulate.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

CPU Host Clock

(CPU/PCI)

This item allows you to select CPU/PCI frequency.
The choice: Key in a DEC number between Min=66

to Max=200.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all

items.

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4-15 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS

• When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box

with a message similar to:

“ Load Optimized Defaults (Y / N) ? N ”

Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS default values that are factory settings for opti-

mal performance system operations.

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4-16 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD

• These two options allow you to set your system passwords. Normally, the

supervisor has a higher ability to change the CMOS setup option than the
user. The way to set up the passwords for both Supervisor and User are
as follows:

1. Choose “Change Password” 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 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 the same password “exactly” as 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 Super-

visor 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, other-

wise the old password will still be there the next time you turn your system
on.

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

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

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

NOTE: You determine when the password is required within the

Advanced BIOS Features and its Security option.If the
Security option is set to “system”, the password will be
required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “setup”,
prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.

4-17 SAVE & EXIT SETUP

• SAVE & EXIT SETUP allows you to save all modifications you have speci-

fied 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.

4-18 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

• EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option 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 “Y” and press <Enter> key to leave this op­tion .

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