Soltek SL-67EV User Manual

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Edition: March 1999
Version: 1.0
SL-67EV SERIALS

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Contents

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

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

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

Mainboard Layout with Default Settings ------------------------------ 3

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

CPU Type Configuration--------------------------------------------------- 4

CPU 3.5X Clock Setting ----------------------------------------------- 4

Deschutes Ð 350/100MHz --------------------------------------- 4
Pentium II Ð 233/66MHz---------------------------------------- 4

CPU 4.0X Clock Setting ----------------------------------------------- 5

Deschutes Ð 400/100MHz --------------------------------------- 5
Pentium II Ð 266/66 MHz --------------------------------------- 5

CPU 4.5X Clock Setting ----------------------------------------------- 5

Deschutes Ð 450/100MHz --------------------------------------- 5
Pentium II Ð 300/66 MHz --------------------------------------- 5

CPU 5.0X Clock Setting ----------------------------------------------- 5

Deschutes Ð 500/100MHz --------------------------------------- 5

Pentium II Ð 333/66 MHz --------------------------------------- 5
System Memory Configuration------------------------------------------- 6
CPU Installation -------------------------------------------------------------- 6

Contents iii

Jumper Settings ------------------------------------------------------------- 10

JP2: Keyboard Power Selection----------------------------------- 10
XFAN 1: Onboard FAN (12V) Connector ---------------------- 11
JBAT1: Clear CMOS Data ------------------------------------------ 11
JP6: Power Lost Resume-------------------------------------------- 11
JP3, JP4: USB Port Select-------------------------------------------- 12
JVGA1: VGA Card--------------------------------------------------- 12
SW1: 5Ð6 Bus Clock Select ----------------------------------------- 12
SW1: 1Ð4: Bus Ratio Select ----------------------------------------- 13
IDE LED Activity Light: (J2 pin1Ð4)------------------------------ 13
Infrared Port Module Connector (J2 pin6Ð10) ----------------- 14
J2 pin12, 13: PWR Switch------------------------------------------- 14
SLEEP Switch (J2 pin14, 15) ---------------------------------------- 14
Speaker Connector (J3 pin1Ð4) ------------------------------------ 14
Reset Switch (J3 pin5, 6)--------------------------------------------- 14
J1: Audio Socket (SB Link)----------------------------------------- 14
Power LED and Keylock Switch (J3 pin8Ð12)------------------ 14
JWOL1: Wake On Lan (WOL) Connector ---------------------- 15
Green LED (J3 pin14, 15)-------------------------------------------- 15
J2 Switch Signal Summary ----------------------------------------- 16
J3 Switch Signal Summary ----------------------------------------- 17

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup --------------------------------------- 18

Standard CMOS Setup ---------------------------------------------------- 19
BIOS Features Setup ------------------------------------------------------- 21
Chipset Features Setup --------------------------------------------------- 25
Power Management Setup ----------------------------------------------- 29
PnP/PCI Configuration Setup ------------------------------------------ 33
Load Setup Defaults ------------------------------------------------------- 37
Integrated Peripherals ---------------------------------------------------- 37
Supervisor/User Password---------------------------------------------- 41
IDE HDD Auto Detection ------------------------------------------------ 42
Save & Exit Setup ---------------------------------------------------------- 42
Exit Without Saving ------------------------------------------------------- 42

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Features

CPU

1. Supports Intel Pentium II/III, and Celeron

2. Supports CPU voltage autodetect circuit

3. Supports 66/100MHz Bus Clock with autodetect (BIOS

Chipset

1. VIA 693 chipset

2. PCI Rev 2.1, 5V, 33MHz interface compliant

3. Supports AGP 1x/2x Mode, 3.3V AGP (Accelerated

L2 Cache

1. PII /PIIIsupports 256K/512k write back cache

Chapter 1

Introduction

(Mendocino) CPUs using SLOT1 at 233 ~ 533 MHz

PII/Celeron (Mendocino) or 800MHz PIII

provides 103/112 MHz Bus Clock without auto detect)

Graphics Port) slot

with Pipelined Burst SRAMs

Main Memory

1. Memory range from 8MB (minimum) to 768MB (SDRAM)

(maximum) with DRAM Table Free configurations

2. Supports SDRAM with 12/10/8ns DRAM speed

3. Supports 3 pcs 168pin DIMM sockets (3.3V

Unbuffered type)

4. DRAM supports ECC or Parity function

Introduction1

BIOS

1. AWARD Plug and Play BIOS

2. Supports Advanced Power Management Function

3. Flash Memory for easy upgrade

Super 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 and supports

Ultra DMA33/66 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. Built-in RTC, CMOS, keyboard controller on single I/O
chip

9. Peripherals boot function (with ATX power)

Other Functions

1. ATX size 17cm x 30.5cm

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

3. Supports CPU temperature warning function (optional)

4. Provides DIP switch setting

5. Supports 66/100MHz Bus Clock

6. Supports keyboard Power On function

7. Supports Wake On LAN function

8. BIOS supports 103/112MHz Bus clock.

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Mainboard Layout with Default Settings

The default settings of the following figure is for the
Pentium II/III (Celeron (Mendocino)) 300/66MHz or
PII/PIII 450/100MHz.

Figure 1-1. Motherboard Layout

Note: For 100MHz CPU environment the SDRAM must
comply with PC-100 spec.

Introduction 3

Hardware Setup

CPU Type Configuration

CPU 3.5X Clock Setting

Pentium II/III¡Ð350/100MHz
Pentium II/Celeron¡Ð233/66MHz

Figure 2-1 CPU Type Configuration

Chapter 2

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CPU 4.0X Clock Setting

Pentium II/III - 400/100MHz
Pentium II/Celeron -266/66 MHz

Figure 2-2 CPU Type Configuration

CPU 4.5X Clock Setting

Pentium II/III - 450/100MHz
Pentium II/Celeron -300/66 MHz

Figure 2-3 CPU Type Configuration

CPU 5.0X Clock Setting

Pentium II/III -500/100MHz
Pentium II/Celeron -333/66 MHz

Figure 2-4 CPU Type Configuration

Hardware Introduction

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System Memory Configuration

This VIA 693 motherboard supports 168 pin DIMM of

16MB, 32MB, 64MB and 128MB to form a memory size

between 8MB to 768MB (SDRAM). VIA 693 chipsets
provide ÒTable-FreeÓ 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 100MHz CPU

environment, the SDRAM specification must comply with
PC-100 spec.

CPU Installation

Follow the following steps in order to install your Intel
Pentium II , Celeron (Mendocino), and Deschutes properly.

Step 1:

Be sure you are in contact with heat sink vendors for
attaching the heat sink on to the CPU.

Latch

Heat Sink

Intel Pentium II (or Celeron)

CPU Side View

Heat Sink

Latch

Intel Pentium II (Klamath)

CPU Top View

Notice that the heat sink may be different from the drawings
shown here.

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Step 2:

Install the 2 pairs of screws, which are shown in the
following drawing, onto the mainboard under the SLOT1
Socket.

Two of the screws are right around the SLOT1 Socket and
the other pair of screws should be inserted opposite the first
pair. The screws should be inserted from the bottom of the
motherboard upward.

Step 3:

Retention clip is shown in the following figure:

Set the board according to the following diagram before
installing the retention clip.

Hardware Installation 7

CPU Heatsink

should be on this side.

The retention clip should be inserted so that the small
rectangle window is more toward to the right hand side of
the board.

If installed incorrectly, you will not be able to insert the CPU
into the retention clip and in this situation you might need
to rotate the retention clip by 180¡.

Tighten the 4 screws on the retention clip till the neck of the
screws can not be seen from the bottom of the board

Step 4:

Pull the latches up on the base of the CPU supporter and
insert it into the two holes directly to the left of the retention
clip so that the larger hole is on the bottom.

Press the base of the CPU supporter down in to the holes
and lock the latches.

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Latch Latch

Side View of CPU Supporter Base

Step 5:

Flatten the two latches on the side of CPU. Insert the CPU
into the retention clip and notice that the heat sink is on the
right hand side of the board. Lock the two latches to secure
the CPU.

Hardware Installation 9

Step 6:

Insert the clip portion of the CPU supporter so that the heat
sink can sit on the top of the whole CPU supporter.

Top View of CPU Support Clip

Notice that the base and the clip of CPU Supporter may be
different from the figures shown here.

Jumper Settings

JP2: Keyboard Power Selection

Keyboard Power On

Disabled (default)

JP2

1

3
1

Enabled

3

Note: 1. If the JP2 is fixed by jumperwire then the board

does not support keyboard power on function.

2. When the keyboard power on function shows
any compatible problem, choose Disabled and
report the keyboard model to the vendor/maker.

3. Keyboard power on function must be set from
the BIOS. Refer to the “Integrated Peripherals”
section in the Chapter 3.

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XFAN 1: Onboard FAN (12V) Connector

FAN# Function

SFAN1 System FAN
CFAN1 CPU FAN
PFAN1 Chasis FAN

JBAT1: Clear CMOS Data

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

CMOS Data

Clear Data

Retain Data

(default)

JP6: Power Lost Resume

This jumper allows you to use the switch of ATX power
supply to control on/off switch directly instead of using the
power switch on the mainboard.

Power Lost Resume

Normal

Enabled

JBAT1

31

31

JP6

31

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This feature must work with BIOS. Please refer to the
ÒPower On After PWR-FailÓ section on page 29 for
description.

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JP3, JP4: USB Port Select

USB Port JP3/JP4

Redirect all USB ports

to USB connector

(default)

Redirect USB1 to

AGP port

JVGA1: VGA Card

For Special VGA Card*

Normal

(default)

Note: This jumper is set for the special VGA card. Open

this jumper when the systme isn’t able to boot

SW1: 5–6 Bus Clock Select

Bus Clock

JP3

13

JP4

13

JP3
JP4

JVGA1

SW: 5~6

12

66MHz

100MHz

Auto Detect

(default)

On

On

Off

65

On

Off

Off

65

On

On

Off

65

SW1: 1–4: Bus Ratio Select

Bus Ratio SW: 1~4

3.0x

3.5x

4.0x

4.5x

On

Off

On

Off

Off

On

Off

On

On

4321

On

Off

4321

OnOnOn

4321

On

Off

4321

ON

ON

ON

ON

Bus Ratio

5.0x

5.5x

6.0x

6.5x

SW: 1~4

ON

On

On

Off

Off

4321

ON

On

Off

Off

Off

4321

ON

On

On

On

Off

4321

ON

On

On

Off

Off

4321

IDE LED Activity Light: (J2 pin1–4)

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

Bus Ratio

7.0x

7.5x

8.0x

SW: 1~4

ON

On

On

Off

Off

4321

ON

On

Off

Off

Off

4321

ON

On

On

Off

Off

4321

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Infrared Port Module Connector (J2 pin6–10)

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

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

J2 pin12, 13: PWR Switch

Power Switch: Toggle this pin for turnning on/off of the
power supply (for ATX power only).

SLEEP Switch (J2 pin14, 15)

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

Speaker Connector (J3 pin1–4)

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

Reset Switch (J3 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 (J3 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.)

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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.

Green LED (J3 pin14, 15)

Reserved.

HD/LED IR PWR/SW

J2
J3

HD/LED IR PWR/SW

KEYLOCKRESETSPK

J2

J3

KEYLOCKRESETSPK

EXTSM1

GRN-LED

EXTSM1

GRN-LED

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J2 Switch Signal Summary

J2 Pin Signal Description

HDD LED Connector 2 HDD LED Signal

N.C. 5 No Connection

Infrared Connector 8 Infrared Receive Signal

N.C. 11 No Connection
PWR 12 5V StandBy

SLEEP 14 SMI Signal

1 +5V

3 HDD LED Signal
4 +5V

6 Infrared Transmit Signal
7 GND

(low speed)

9 Infrared Receive Signal

(high speed)

10 +5V

13 Power Switch (for ATX

Power)

15 GND

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J3 Switch Signal Summary

J3 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
Power Saving 14 Green LED Signal
Connector 15 Ground

1 Speaker Signal

3 Ground
4 +5V

6 Ground

8 +5V

10 Ground

12 GND

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Chapter 3

Award BIOS Setup

This VIA 693 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 19

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

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

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

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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
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking : 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

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

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

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

Shift <F2>: Change color.

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

values with which the user started the
current session.

<F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default

values.

<F7>: Load all options with the Setup default

values.

Award BIOS Setup 21

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.

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CPU Internal
Cache

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

External Cache Choose Enabled (default) or

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

CPU L2 Cache ECC

Use the default setting.

Checking

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.

Award BIOS Setup 23

Security Option Choose System or Setup (default).

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

PCI/VGA palette
Snoop

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

OS Select for
DRAM > 64MB

Non-OS2 (default): For Non-OS/2
system.
OS: For OS/2 system.

Video BIOS
Shadow

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

C8000-CBFFF to
DC000-DFFF

These options are used to shadow
other expansion card ROMs.

Shadow

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

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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.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing : SDRAM 10ns
Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing : SDRAM 10ns
Bank 4/5 DRAM Timing : SDRAM 10ns
Bank 6/7 DRAM Timing : SDRAM 10ns
SDRAM Cycle Length : 3
DRAM Clock : Host CLK
Memory Hole : Disabled
Read Around Write : Disabled
Concurrent PCI/Host : Disabled
Video RAM Cacheable : Disabled
AGP Aperture Size : 64M
AGP-2X Mode : Disabled
OnChip USB : Disabled
USB Keyboard Support : Disabled

CPU Host Clock : Default
CPU Warning Temperature : Disabled
Current System Temp. :
Current CPU1 Temperature :
Current CPUFAN1 Speed :
Current CPUFAN2 Speed :
Current CPUFAN3 Speed :
INO (V) : IN1 (V) :
IN2 (V) : + 5 V :
+12 V : -12 V :-

- 5 V :

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

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

A short description of screen options follows:

Bank 0 ~ 7 DRAM
Timing

The DRAM timing of Bank 0/1, 2/3,
4/5, 6/7 in this field is set by the
system board manufacturer,
depending on whether the board
has fast paged DRAMs or EDO
(extended data output) DRAMs.
The Choice: Normal, Medium, Fast,
Turbo, FP/EDO 60ns, FP/EDO
70ns.

Award BIOS Setup 25

SDRAM Cycle
Length

This field sets the CAS latency
timing.
The Choice: 2, 3.

DRAM Clock Use the default setting

Memory Hole Choose Enabled or Disabled

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

Read Around Write DRAM optimization feature: If a

memory read is addressed to a
location whose latest write is being
held in a buffer before being written
to memory, the read is satisfied
through the buffer contents, and the
read is not sent to the DRAM
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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Concurrent
PCI/Host

When disable, CPU bus will be
occupied during the entire PCI
operation period.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Video RAM
Cacheable

Choose Enabled or Disabled
(default). When Enabled, the access
to the VGA RAM addressed is
cached.

AGP Aperture Size 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

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.

OnChip USB

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.

USB Keyboard
Support

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

installed.

Enabled: USB keyboard is

connected.

CPU Host Clock Choose CPU host clock ratio from:

default, 66MHz, 68MHz, 75MHz,
83MHz, 100MHz, 103MHz, 112,
MHz, or 133MHz.

CPU Warning
Temperature

+

Choose Disabled (default),
50¡C/122¡F, 53¡C/127¡F,
56¡C/133¡F, 60¡C/140¡F,
63¡C/145¡F, 66¡C/151¡F,
70¡C/150¡F.

When CPU temperature is over the
setting value, the speaker will
sound an alarm and the clock will
drop until the temperature is within
optimum the temperature range.

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Current CPU
Temp

+

BIOS will displays CPUÕs
temperature, fan speed, and voltage
value.

+

: These two functions are dependent

on the necessary hardware installation.

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

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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.

ACPI Function : Disabled
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 PWR-BTTN : Instant-Off
HDD Power Down : Disabled
Doze Mode : Disabled
Suspend Mode : Disabled
** PM Events **
VGA : OFF
LPT & COM : LPT/COM
HDD & FDD : ON
DMA/Master : OFF
Wake Up On LAN : Disabled
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.

Primary INTR : ON
IRQ3 (COM 2) : Primary
IRQ4 (COM 1) : Primary
IRQ5 (LPT 2) : Primary
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) : Primary
IRQ7 (LPT 1) : Primary
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) : Disabled
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) : Secondary
IRQ10 (Reserved) : Secondary
IRQ11 (Reserved) : Secondary
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) : Primary
IRQ13 (Coprocessor) : Primary
IRQ14 (Hard Disk) : Primary
IRQ15 (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

A short description of screen options follows:

ACPI Function This item allows you to

enable/disable the Advanced
Configuration and Power
Management (ACPI).
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Power
Management

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

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PM Control by
APM

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 NA, Suspend, Standby

(default), or Doze.

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 has
neither the Green function.

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).

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Soft-Off by PWR­BTTN

Instant-off: (default) turns off the

system power at once
after pushing the
power button.

Delay 4 Sec: turns off the system

power 4 seconds after
pushing the power
button (to meet PC97
spec.)

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.

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.

VGA When Enabled, your can set the

VGA awakens the system.

LPT & COM When On of LPT & COM, any

activity from one of the listed
system peripheral devices or IRQs
wakes up the system.

HDD & FDD When On of HDD & FDD, any

activity from one of the listed
system peripheral devices wakes up
the system.

Wake On LAN Enabled: Wake up the system

from LAN card (LAN
card must support Wake
Up On LAN function
and the power supply
must provide at least
5V/750mA standby
current.

Disabled: (default) Disabled Wake

On LAN function.

Modem Ring
Resume

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.

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RTC Alarm
Resume

Enabled: Wake up the system at

assigned time, and also,
the user needs to set
both ÒDate AlarmÓ and
ÒTime AlarmÓ 2
options.

Disabled: (default) Disable this

feature.

Primary INTR When set to On, any event

occurring at will awaken a system
which has been powered down.

IRQ [3, 15] When this function is set to ÒONÓ,

activities will neither prevent the
system from going into a power
management mode nor awaken it.

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

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PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

PnP/PCI Configuration Setup configures the PCI bus slots.

Run the Chipset Features Setup as follows:

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

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

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

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
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.

CPU to PCI Write Buffer : Enabled
PCI Dynamic Bursting : Enabled
PCI Master 0 WS Write : Enabled
PCI Delay Transaction : Enabled
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
Assign IRQ for ACPI : IRQ10
Report No FDD For WIN 95 : No

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

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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 automaticaly

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

Resources
Controlled By

Reset
Configuration Data

IRQ-x assigned to
DMA-x assigned to

Choose Manual or Auto (default).
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.

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

Legacy ISA: Manually assigns
IRQ/DMA to device.

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

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CPU to PCI Write
Buffer

When this field is Enabled, writes
from the CPU to the PCI bus are
buffered, to compensate for the
speed differences between the CPU
and the PCI bus. When Disabled,
the writes are not buffered and the
CPU must wait until the write is
complete before starting another
write cycle.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

PCI Dynamic
Bursting

PCI Master 0 WS
Write

PCI Delay
Transaction

PCI #2 Access #1
Retry

AGP Master 1 WS
Write

When Enabled, every write
transaction goes to the write buffer.
Burstable transactions then burst on
the PCI bus and nonburstable
transactions donit.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled

When Enabled, writes to the PCI
bus are executed with zero wait
states.
The choice: E nabled, Disabled

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.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled

When PCI#2 (AGP bus) access to
PCI#1 (PCI bus) has a error
occurred.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled

When Enabled, writes to the
AGP(Accelerated Graphics Port) are
executed with one wait states.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled

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AGP Master 1 WS
Read

When Enabled, read to the AGP
(Accelerated Graphics Port) are
executed with one wait states.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled

PCI IRQ ActivedByChoose Level or Edge. Use the

default setting.

Assign IRQ for
USB

Assign IRQ for
VGA

Assign IRQ for
ACPI

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

controller.

Deisabled: Remove IRQ from USB

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

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

controller.

Deisabled: Remove IRQ from VGA

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

Choose IRQ9, 10 (default), 11. This
option is valid only when ÒACPI
FunctionÓ is set to ÒEnabledÓ. Refer
to Power Management Setup
section.

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

Load Setup Defaults

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

“Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)? N”

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

Integrated Peripherals

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

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

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

OnChip IDE Channel0 : Enabled
OnChip IDE Channel1 : Enabled
IDE Prefetch Mode : Enabled
Primary Master PIO : Auto
Primary Slave PIO : Auto
Secondary Master PIO : Auto
Secondary Slave PIO : Auto
Primary Master UDMA : Auto
Primary Slave UDMA : Auto
Secondary Master UDMA : Auto
Secondary Slave UDMA : Auto
Init Display First : PCI Slot
KBC Input Clock : 8 MHz
Onboard FDD Controller : Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 : 3F8/IRQ4
Onboard Serial Port 2 : 2F8/IRQ3
UART Mode Select : IrQA
RxD, TxD Active : Lo, Lo
IR Transmition Delay : Enabled

Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7
Parallel port Mode : Normal
ECP Mode Use DMA : 3
EPP Mode Select : EPP1.7
POWER ON Function : BUTTON ONLY
KB Power On Password : Enter
Hot Key Power On : Ctrl-F1

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

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

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A short description of screen options follows:

OnChip IDE
Channel 0/1

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

IDE Prefetch Mode Use the default setting.

Primary
Master/Slave PIO
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

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

the HDD Ultra DMA
function.

Disabled: Disabled the HDD Ultra

DMA function.

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Init Display First This item allows you to decide to

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

KBC Input Clock Choose 6MHz, 8MHz (default),

12MHz, or 16MHz. There might be
a compatible problem when is
above 8MHz.

Onboard FDC
Controller

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 Serial
Port 1

Choose Auto (default), 3F8/IRQ4 ,
2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, or
Disabled. Do no set port 1 & 2 to
the same value except for Disabled.

Onboard Serial
Port 2

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

UART Mode select Choose Normal (default), IrDA, or

ASKIR.

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.

IR Transmition
Delay

Enabled: Enabled delay when

transfers data.

Disabled (default) Disabled delay

when transfers data.

Onboard Parallel
Port

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

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

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

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ECP Mode Use
DMA

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

*: This option will not be displayed

unless the EPP/ECP function is
selected..

EPP Mode Select 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.

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Power On
Function;
KB Power On
Password;
Hot Key Power On

Choose BUTTON ONLY (default),
Password, Mouse Left, or Mouse
Right.
Mouse Left: Use the PS/2 Mouse

Left to boot the system.

Mouse Right: Use the PS/2 Mouse

Right to boot the system.

Password: Choose a special

password which is defined by
the user or use one of the HOT
keys (from CTRL-F1 to CTRL­F12) to boot the system.

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.

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 JBAT1. All setup information will be lost and
you need to run the BIOS setup program again.

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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.

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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