Soyo SY-5EMM User Manual

SY-5EMM

TM

Super 7

Mainboard

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Pentium® Class CPU supported

ETEQ82C663 PCI/AGP Mainboard

Micro-ATX Form Factor

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User's Guide

&

Technical Reference

SOYO™ SY-5EMM

FC

About This Guide

This User's Guide is for assisting system manufacturers and end users in setting up
and installing the mainboard. Information in this guide has been carefully checked for
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information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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Edition: September 1998
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Table of Contents SY-5EMM

Table of Contents

SY-5EMM MAINBOARD LAYOUT....................................................... 1

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION........................................................... 2

1-1 KEY FEATURES ............................................................ 2

1-2 HANDLING THE MAINBOARD......................................5

1-3 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS......... 5

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE SETUP.................................................... 6

2-1 PREPARATIONS......................................................6

2-2 UNPACKING THE MAINBOARD...............................7

2-3 INSTALLATION GUIDE.............................................8

CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY................................................ 36

3-1 STANDARD CMOS SETUP......................................... 38

3-2 BIOS FEATURES SETUP............................................ 41

3-3 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP..................................... 47

3-4 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP................................ 51

3-5 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP........................... 56

3-6 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ........................................... 59

3-7 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS............................................... 59

3-8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS .................................... 60

3-9 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD........................................ 64

3-10 USER PASSWORD...................................................... 65

3-11 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION...................................... 66

CHAPTER 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION ......................................... 67

CHAPTER5 ALS120 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION.................. 70

5-1 WINDOWS 3.1............................................................. 71

5-2 DOS UTILITY (DOSINST.EXE).................................... 72

5-3 WINDOWS 95/98......................................................... 73

5-4 WINDOWS NT 3.5/4.0 ................................................. 75

5-5 SETUP UTILITY PROGRAM..................................... 75

5-6 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................. 77

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Mainboard Features SY-5EMM

AGP Slot

ISA Slot #1

3V

Lithium

Battery

ETEQ

EQ82C6629B

P.B. SRAM

TAG 32Kx8

JP19

JP20

1

3

IDE 2

FDC

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IDE 1

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JP8

JP9

ETEQ

EQ82C6638

DIMM 2

ALS120

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CHAFAN

PCI Slot #2

PCI Slot #3

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PCI Slot #1

SW1

RST

PW2

SPK

Keylock

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+

Flash BIOS

Flash BIOS

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SY-5EMM Mainboard Layout

PS/2 KB

PS/2 Mouse

Connector

Connector

ATX Power

USB

PRT

COM1

COM2

JOYSTICK

LINE-OUT

LINE-IN
MIC JACK

JP44

IR

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1

SMC

FDC37C669Q

SIMM1

SIMM2

DIMM 1

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JP16
JP17

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JP30

64Kx64

JP1JP2

CPUFAN

JP10

JP5

Power
LED

Turbo

LED

HDD
LED

ON

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Back Panel

SY-5EMM Platform

Key Features

Ø Super 7 TM Platform
Ø 512KByte L2 cache
Ø Supports CPU voltage from

2.0v to 3.5v in 0.1v increments

Ø PC97, ACPI, Ultra DMA/33MHz
Ø Power-on by modem or alarm

Ø Supports Wake On LAN (WOL)
Ø Fan-off in Suspend mode
Ø 5x32-bit bus mastering PCI slots
Ø 2xUSB ports, 1xIrDA port
Ø Supports multiple-boot function
Ø DMI utility

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Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

The SY-5EMM AGP/PCI mainboard is a high-performance Micro­ATX form-factor system board. SY-5EMM uses the ETEQ82C663
PCI Chipset technology and supports Pentium® class processors.
This mainboard is fully compatible with industry standards and adds
many technical enhancements.

1-1 KEY FEATURES

l CPU

Ø Supports Intel Pentium Processor P54C/P55C series

CPUs featuring speeds of 100-233 MHz

Ø Supports Cyrix 6x86/6x86L/6x86MX CPUs with PR150-

PR266 speeds and Cyrix M II-300-350 CPU

Ø Supports AMD K5 CPUs running at PR100-PR166 speeds,

AMD K6 CPUs running at speeds of 166-300 MHz speeds,
and AMD K6-2 266-350 CPU

Ø Features Socket 7 for CPU easy upgrade
Ø Supports P54C/P55C series SIMM Mode and CPU Stop

Clock

l L2 Cache Controller

Ø On-board 512KB Level 2 Pipeline Burst SRAM Cache

l DRAM Controller

Ø Supports 2 strips of 168-pin SDRAM unbeffured DIMM

2 x 168-pin DIMM banks support 8/16/32/64/128/256 MB
unbuffered DIMM modules

Ø Support 2 strips of 72-pin FPM/EDO SIMM 2 x 72-pin

SIMM banks support 8/16/32/64 MB SIMM modules

Ø Memory configuration:

u System memory: 8MB to 640MB with EDO/SDRAM

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SY-5EMM PLATFORM FEATURES

Board Size 4-layer PCB, 20x24.5cm(7.9”x9.5”), Micro-ATX Form

Factor

Socket 7 Socket for Pentium® class CPUs

with Host Bus frequency of 66/100MH; Supports:

Ø Intel Pentium® Processors P54C/P55C (100-233MHz)
Ø Cyrix 6x86™ (PR166+-PR200+),

Cyrix 6x86 MX™ (PR166-PR266) and Cyrix M II™
(300~350)

Ø AMD K5™ (PR100-PR166), and AMD K6™ (166-300)

and AMD K6™-2 (266~350)

Chipset ETEQ82C663 PCI/AGP Bus Chipset
ATX Power 20-pin Male Connector

CPUFAN 3-pin CPU Cooling Fan Connector
CHAFAN 3-pin Chassis Cooling Fan Connector
Memory DIMM Bank (DIMM1 & DIMM2)

Ø 168-pin Unbuffered SDRAM DIMM Module
Ø Supports 8~256MB DIMM in each Bank
Ø Supports ECC configuration

SIMM Bank (SIMM1 &SIMM2)

Ø Supports 8-64MB
Ø 2strips of 72-pin SIMM

BIOS System BIOS built-in, Award BIOS

Ø APM, ACPI and "Plug-and-Play" function
Ø Supports multiple-boot function
Ø DMI utility

PCI Slots 3 x 32-bit Bus Mastering Slots
ISA Slots 2 x 16-bit ISA Slots
IDE1, IDE2 2 x 40-pin Bus Mastering E-IDE/ATAPI Ports

Ø IDE1: Primary IDE Device Connector
Ø IDE2: Secondary IDE Device Connector
Ø Supports Ultra DMA/33

FDC 1 Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Port

(Supports 1.2MB/1.44MB/2.88MB and LS120/3-mode FDD)

SIR 5-pin Serial Infrared Device Connector
Keylock 5-pin KeyLock Connector
Reset 2-pin Reset Switch Connector
Speaker 4-pin PC Speaker Connector
TB_LED 2-pin Turbo LED Connector

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HDD_LED 2-pin IDE Device LED Connector
PWRBT ATX Power On/Off Switch 2-pin Connector
JP5 CMOS Clear Jumper
JP8 CPU bus clock frequency Jumper
JP9, JP10 SDRAM frequency Jumpers
JP1, JP2 Single or Dual voltage selection Jumper
JP30 CPU Voltage Selection Jumper
JP16, JP17 2 x CD Line-in 4-pin Connectors
JP19, JP20 Enabled/Disabled Onboard Sound Function Jumpers
JP44 WOL (Wake-On-LAN) 3-pin Connector
SW1 CPU frequency Settings Jumper

BACK-PANEL FEATURES

PRT 1 x Onboard 26-pin Female Parallel Printer Port
COM1, COM2 2 x Onboard RS-232 Serial Port
PS/2 KB 1 x Onboard PS/2 Keyboard Connector
PS/2 Mouse 1 x Onboard PS/2 Mouse Connector
USB1, USB2 2 x Onboard USB
JOYSTICK 1 x Onboard 15-pin Joystick Port
LINE-OUT 1 x Onboard Line-out Audio Stereo Jack
LINE-IN 1 x Onboard Line-in Audio Stereo Jack
MIC JACK 1 x Onboard Microphone Stereo Jack

(Universal Serial Bus)

Connectors

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1-2 HANDLING THE MAINBOARD

To avoid damage to your mainboard, follow these simple rules while
unpacking:

Ø Before handling the mainboard, ground yourself by grasping an

unpainted portion of the system's metal chassis.

Ø Remove the mainboard from its anti-static packaging. Hold the

mainboard by the edges and avoid touching its components.

Ø Check the mainboard for damage. If any chip appears loose,

press carefully to seat it firmly in its socket.

Warning: Do not apply power if the mainboard appears
damaged. If there is damage to the board, contact your
dealer immediately.

1-3 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS

Make sure to ground yourself before handling the mainboard or
other system components. Electrostatic discharge can easily
damage the components. Note that you must take special
precautions when handling the mainboard in dry or air-conditioned
environment.

To protect your equipment from electrostatic discharge, take the
following precautions:

Ø Do not remove the anti-static packaging until you are ready to

install.

Ø Ground yourself before removing any system component from

its protective anti-static packaging. (To ground yourself, grasp
the expansion slot covers or other unpainted portions of the
computer chassis.)

Ø Frequently ground yourself while working or use a grounding

strap.

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Chapter 2

HARDWARE SETUP

Congratulations on your purchase of SY-5EMM Super 7
Mainboard. You are about to install and connect your new

mainboard.
Note: Do not unpack the mainboard from its protective

anti-static packaging until you have made the following

preparations.

TM

2-1 Preparations

Gather and prepare all the following hardware equipment to
complete the installation successfully:

1. Pentium processor with CPU cooling fan.

2. DIMM memory module

3. Computer case and chassis with adequate power supply unit

4. Monitor

5. Keyboard

6. Pointing Device (PS/2 mouse)

7. Speaker(s) (optional)

8. Disk Drives: HDD, CD-ROM, Floppy drive…

9. External Peripherals: Printer, Plotter, and Modem (optional)

10. Internal Peripherals: Modem and LAN cards (optional)

Frequently Asked Questions:

l Do I need to install a sound card?
The answer is NO since, for your convenience, the SY-5EMM

mainboard already features built-in audio-stereo ports (Line-in,
Line-out, and Microphone).

l What kind of speaker can connect to "Line-out" port?
This motherboard requires a speaker with built-in amplifier to

generate proper output sound volume.

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2-2 Unpacking the Mainboard

When unpacking the mainboard, check for the following items:

Ø The SY-5EMM ETEQ82C663 PCI/AGP Mainboard
Ø This Quick Start Guide *
Ø The Installation CD-ROM *
Ø One IDE Device Flat Cable
Ø One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable

* If your board comes with a driver disc and a paper manual, the Quick Start Guide
and the CD-ROM are not included in the package.

Warning: Do not unpack the mainboard from its anti-static
packaging until you are ready to install it.

Like most electronic equipment, your mainboard may be damaged
by electrostatic discharge. To avoid permanent damage to
components ground yourself while working by using a grounding
strap. Otherwise, ground yourself frequently by touching the
unpainted portion of the computer chassis to drain the static
charges.
Handle the mainboard carefully, holding it by the edges.
You are now ready to start the installation.

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2-3 Installation Guide

We will now begin the installation of the mainboard. Please follow
the step-by-step procedure designed to lead you to a complete and
correct installation.

Step 1. CPU Installation

Follow these instructions to install your Pentium® class processor
correctly.
Locate the CPU socket labeled Socket 7 on your mainboard and
note the distinctive pinhole arrangement.
Note the corresponding pinhole arrangement on the processor.

Blunt Edge Blunt Edge

CPU

Socket 7

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Follow these steps to install the CPU in the Socket 7:

1. Lift the socket handle up to a vertical position.

2. Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole
distinctive edge on the socket.

3. Seat the processor in the socket completely and without forcing.

4. Then close the socket handle to secure the CPU in place.

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3 4

Step 2. CPU Fan Installation

Your Pentium® processor kit comes with a cooling fan. Mount the fan
on the processor according to the instructions provided by the
manufacturer. The fan is a key component that will ensure system
stability. The fan prevents overheating, therefore prolonging the life
of your CPU.

Note: Remember to connect the fan to the appropriate power
source.

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*

Flash BIOS

JP30

CPU Voltage

Single or Dual

Voltage Selection

Step 3. CPU Voltage Setting (JP30,JP1 and JP2)

JP1 JP2

8
6
4
2

7
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3

1

Please verify the correct voltage with your dealer before installation.
Use the following tables to set JP30 to the proper "Voltage Value",
according to the specifications marked on your CPU: This
mainboard comes with pre-configured setting of CPU voltage.
However the voltage of your CPU maybe different with the default
setting.

l CPU VOLTAGE SETTING (JP30,JP1 and JP2)
JP30 is used to set the CPU core voltage, JP1 and JP2 are used to
select the CPU voltage type single voltage or dual voltage.
There are two kinds of CPU voltages currently on the market
depending on the CPU manufacturer:

Ø Single Voltage (CPU: P54C, AMD-K5, Cyrix 6x86)
Ø Dual Voltage (CPU: P55C, AMD-K6, AMD-K6-2 Cyrix

6x86L,Cyrix 6x86MX, Cyrix M II)

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Those processors may come in various voltages on different
markets. Therefore, always make sure you know the type of the
CPU you are installing and adjust the settings on JP30 accordingly.

This motherboard supports CPU core voltages from 2.0 to 3.52V in

0.1V increments. Use the following tables to set the CPU voltage

jumpers JP30 to match the voltage value of your CPU:

CPU Core Voltage Setting: JP30

Voltage Value 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

3.5V close close close close

3.4V open close close close

3.3V close open close close

3.2V open open close close

3.1V close close open close

3.0V open close open close

2.9V close open open close

2.8V open open open close

2.7V close close close open

2.6V open close close open

2.5V close open close open

2.4V open open close open

2.3V close close open open

2.2V open close open open

2.1V close open open open

2.0V open open open open

Single or Dual voltage selection: JP1 and JP2

Voltage Type JP1 JP2

Single Voltage

(P54C, AMD-K6, Cyrix 6x86)

Dual Voltage

(P55C, AMD-K6, AMD-K6-2, Cyrix
6x86L, Cyrix 6x86MX, Cyrix M II)

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Voltage Settings for Various Processors
Processor

Voltage Value: JP30 JP1 JP2

Voltage Setting

Intel P54C - P100
Intel P54C - P133

Intel P54C - P166
Intel P54C - P200

Intel P55C - P166
Intel P55C - P200
Intel P55C - P233

AMD K5 - PR100
AMD K5 - PR133
AMD K5 - PR166

AMD K6 166
AMD K6 200

AMD K6 233

Single Voltage
VORE:3.3V
VI/O:3.3V

Single Voltage
VORE:3.5V
VI/O:3.5V

Dual Voltage
VORE:2.8V
VI/O:3.3V

Single Voltage
VORE:3.5V
VI/O:3.5V

Dual Voltage
VORE:2.9V
VI/O:3.3V

Dual Voltage
VORE:3.2V
VI/O:3.3V

AMD K6 266
AMD K6 300
AMD K6-2 266
AMD K6-2 300
AMD K6-2 333
AMD K6-2 350

Dual Voltage
VORE:2.2V
VI/O:3.3V

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Voltage Settings for Various Processors (continued)
Processor

Voltage Value: JP30 JP1 JP2

Voltage Setting

Cyrix 6x86(L) PR166+
Cyrix 6x86(L) PR200+

The Cyrix 6x86(L) come in several versions
with different voltages. Please ask your

dealer for the correct voltage.
Cyrix 6x86MX-PR166*
Cyrix 6x86MX-PR200*
Cyrix 6x86MX-PR233*
Cyrix 6x86MX-PR266*
Cyrix M II 300*

Dual Voltage

VORE:2.9V

VI/O:3.3V
Cyrix M II 333*
Cyrix M II 350*

* Set the proper CPU voltage according to the marking on the CPU.

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*

Flash BIOS

Host Bus Frequency

Frequency Multiplier

Step 4. CPU Frequency Setting (SW1)

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The SY-5EMM mainboard is designed to support most Pentium
class processors currently on the market. Jumpers SW1 is used to
configure the mainboard frequency parameters to match the
working frequency of your CPU.

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l CPU FREQUENCY SETTING (SW1)
Configure the SW1 jumpers to the settings that match your CPU

speed. Refer to the following tables to set the Frequency Multiplier
and Host Bus Frequency of your CPU:

Frequency Multiplier Host Bus Frequency

Multiplier 1 2 3

1.5/3.5x off off off 66MHz off off off

2.0x* on off off 75MHz off on off

2.5x on on off 83MHz on on off

3.0x off on off 95MHz on off on

4.0x on off on 100MHz off off on

4.5x on on on 112MHz off on on

5.0x off on on 124MHz on off off

Host Bus

Frequency

4 5 6

Example: If the working frequency of your CPU is 133MHz, then
select Multiplier=2.0x and Host Bus Frequency=66Mhz accordingly.

Also, as newer and higher frequency CPUs may not be listed in this
section, please refer to the tables CPU Frequency Settings for
Various Processors on page 8 for complementary information.

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Please refer to the following table that gives you the correct
frequency settings for the specific brand and model of CPU you are
installing on this mainboard.

Frequency Settings for Intel® Processors
Processor

Frequency Setting

Ratio

Bus

Clock

AGP

Clock

PCI

Clock

Frequency

Setting: SW1

Intel P54C - P100 1.5 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

Intel P54C - P133 2.0 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

Intel P54C - P166 2.5 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

Intel P54C - P200 3.0 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

Intel P55C - P166 2.5 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

Intel P55C - P200 3.0 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

Intel P55C - P233 3.5 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

* Set the proper CPU frequency according to the marking on the CPU.

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Frequency Settings for AMD™ Processors
Processor

Frequency Setting

Ratio

Bus

Clock

AGP

Clock

PCI

Clock

Frequency

Setting: SW1

AMD K5 - PR100 1.5 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

AMD K5 - PR133 2.0 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

AMD K5 - PR166 2.5 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

AMD K6 - 166 2.5 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

AMD K6 - 200 3.0 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

AMD K6 - 233 3.5 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

AMD K6 - 266 4.0 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

AMD K6 - 300 4.5 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

AMD K6-2 266 4.0 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

ON

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AMD K6-2 300 3.0 x 100MHz 66MHz 33MHz

AMD K6-2 333 3.5 x 95MHz 63.4MHz 31.7MHz

AMD K6-2 350 3.5 x 100MHz 66MHz 33MHz

ON

ON

ON

* Set the proper CPU frequency according to the marking on the CPU.

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Frequency Settings for Cyrix™ Processors
Processor

Frequency Setting

Ratio

Bus

Clock

AGP

Clock

PCI

Clock

Frequency

Setting: SW1

Cyrix 6x86 - PR166+ 2.0 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

Cyrix 6x86 - PR200+ 2.0 x 75MHz 75MHz 37.5MHz

Cyrix MX - PR166** 2.0 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

Cyrix MX - PR200** 2.5 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

Cyrix MX - PR200** 2.0 x 75MHz 75MHz 37.5MHz

Cyrix MX - PR233** 2.5 x 75MHz 75MHz 37.5MHz

Cyrix MX - PR266** 2.5 x 83MHz 55MHz 27.5MHz

Cyrix M II - 300** 3.5 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

Cyrix M II - 300** 3.0 x 75MHz 75MHz 37.5MHz

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ON

ON

Cyrix M II - 333** 4.0 x 66MHz 66MHz 33MHz

Cyrix M II - 333** 3.5 x 75MHz 75MHz 37.5MHz

Cyrix M II - 333** 3.0 x 83MHz 55MHz 27.5MHz

Cyrix M II - 333** 2.5 x 100MHz 66MHz 33MHz

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Clock

Clock

66MHz

66MHz

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2-3

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66MHz

75MHz

75MHz

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2-3

75MHz

2-3

1-2

1-2

55MHz

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83MHz

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95MHz

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100MHz

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Frequency Settings for Cyrix™ Processors (Continued)
Processor

Frequency Setting

Ratio

Bus

Clock

AGP

Clock

PCI

Clock

Frequency

Setting: SW1

Cyrix M II - 350** 3.0 x 100MHz 66MHz 33MHz
** Set the proper CPU frequency according to the marking on the CPU.

Over specification is not guaranteed.

ON

Step 5. Set JP8,JP9,JP10 for SDRAM frequency

JP8 is used to indicate the frequency of the CPU bus clock to the
ETEQ chipset.
JP9 and JP10 are used to determine that the SDRAM is running at
the frequency of the CPU bus clock or the AGP clock.

CPU BUS

AGP BUS

JP10 JP8 JP9 SDRAM Clock

83MHz 55MHz

95MHz 63.4MHz
100MHz 66MHz
112MHz 75MHz
124MHz 82.6MHz

Note: Use 8ns or faster SDRAM modules (PC100 compliant) when
SDRAM is set to run at the frequency of 95/100 MHz.

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DIMM1

DIMM2

SIMM1

SIMM2

Step 6. DRAM Module Installation

This mainboard supports two strips of 72-pin 5V FPM/EDO DRAM
(SIMM) from 4 to 64 MB and two strips 168-pin 3.3V/5V Unbuffered
DIMM modules from 8 to 256 MB. The mainboard requires SIMM
modules of at least 70ns access time.

This mainboard supports both EDO and SDRAM types of memory
modules.

Note:

(1) Do not install EDO type of DIMM modules if you already use

SDRAM in any DIMM bank..

l MEMORY CONFIGURATION
This mainboard features 2 x DIMM Banks for 168-pin 3.3V
unbuffered DIMM modules and 2 x SIMM Banks for 72-pin

Your board comes with tow DIMM sockets and two SIMM sockets,
providing support for up to 512MB of main memory using DIMM

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modules from 8MB to 256MB;SIMM modules from 4MB to 64MB.
For 66MHz host bus CPUs use 12ns or faster DIMM modules; for
83MHz or faster host bus CPUs use 8ns modules.

Memory configuration Table

SIMM Bank DIMM BanksMEMORY

CONFIGURATION
RAM Type FPM/EDO/BEDO EDO/SDRAM EDO/SDRAM

Single RAM
Module Size (MB)

Notice: 1.You must install two SIMM modules to complete the SIMM Bank

2. Do not use EDO type of DIMM if you already use SDRAM.

Bank 1,2 DIMM 1 DIMM 2

4/8/16/32/64

8/16/32/64/128/

256

8/16/32/64/128/

256

Step 7. IDE Device Installation (HDD, CD-ROM)

This mainboard offers two primary and secondary IDE device
connectors (IDE1, IDE2.) It can support up to four high-speed HDD
or CD-ROM.
Connect one side of the 40-pin flat cable to the IDE device (HDD or
CD-ROM) and plug the other end to the primary (IDE1) or secondary
(IDE2) directionally keyed IDE connector on the mainboard.
This mainboard can support up to four HDDs.

Step 8. Floppy Drive Installation

The system supports 5 possible floppy drive types: 720 KB, 1.2 MB,

1.44 MB, 2.88 MB, and LS-120. In addition, this mainboard supports
a 3-mode (720KB/1.25MB/1.44MB) floppy commonly used in Japan.
Connect one side of the 34-pin flat cable to the floppy drive and plug
the other end to the floppy drive connector on the mainboard.
This mainboard can support up to 2 floppy drives.

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PWRBT

Speaker

Keylock

Power

_ _

+

Step 9. Front Panel Connections

LED

+

Reset

Turbo

LED

HDD
LED

Plug the computer case's front panel devices to the corresponding
connectors on the mainboard.

1. Power LED & KeyLock

Plug the Power LED cable into the 5-pin Keylock connector.
Some systems may feature a KeyLock function with a front panel
switch for enabling or disabling the keyboard. Connect the KeyLock
switch to the 5-pin Keylock connector on the mainboard.
Please install according to the following pin assignment: pin 1,3 are
for Power LED and pin 4,5 are for Keylock.

2. Reset

Plug the Reset push-button cable into the 2-pin Reset connector on
the mainboard. Pushing the Reset button on the front panel will
cause the system to restart the boot-up sequence.

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3. Speaker

Attach the 4-pin PC speaker cable from the case to the Speaker
connector on the mainboard.

4. Turbo LED

Connecting the 2-pin Turbo LED cable to the corresponding Turbo
LED connector will cause the LED to light whenever the system is in
Turbo mode.
The manufacturer has permanently set this mainboard in Turbo
mode due to most hardware and software compliance to turbo
mode.

5. IDE LED

Attach the 2-pin IDE device LED cable to the corresponding IDE
LED connector on the mainboard. This will cause the LED to lighten
when an IDE (HDD, CD-ROM) device is active.

6. ATX Power On/Off Switch

Attach the 2-pin momentary type switch to the PWRBT connector for
turning On or Off your ATX power supply.

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PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Mouse

Step 10. Back Panel Connections

All external devices such as the keyboard, printer, PS/2 mouse,
modem, USB, can be plugged directly onto the mainboard back
panel.
Only after you have fixed and locked the mainboard to the computer
case can you start connecting the external peripheral devices.

When connecting an external device, use the following figure to
locate and identify which back panel connector to plug the device to.

PRT

PRT

Connector

Connector

PS/2 KB

PS/2 KB

Connector

Connector

USB2

USB2

USB1

USB1

COM1

COM1

COM2

COM2

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1. Onboard Serial Port COM1,COM2

External peripherals that use serial transmission scheme include:

- serial mouse,

- and modem.

Plug the serial device cables directly into the COM1or COM2 9-pin
male connector located at the rear panel of the mainboard.

2. Parallel Port PRT

This parallel port is used to connect the printer or other parallel
devices.
Plug the parallel device cable into the 26-pin female connector
located at the rear panel of the mainboard.

3. PS/2 Keyboard

Plug the keyboard jack directly into the 6-pin female PS/2 keyboard
connector located at the rear panel of the mainboard.

4. PS/2 Mouse

Similarly, plug the mouse jack directly into the 6-pin female PS/2
mouse connector.

5. Universal Serial Bus USB1/USB2

This mainboard provides two USB ports for your additional devices.
Plug the USB device jack into the available USB connector USB1 or
USB2.

- USB devices under Win98 are allowed.

- With Win95, use the flow HCI V1.1 specifications.

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4

5

IRTX

Serial Infrared (SIR) Connector

1. Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Attach the 3-pin connector from the LAN card which supports the
Wake-On-LAN (WOL) function to the JP44 connector on the
mainboard. This WOL function lets users wake up the connected
computer through the LAN card.
Please install according to the following pin assignment:

Wake-On-LAN

JP44 Pin Assignment

MP_Wakeup

2. Infrared (IR)

Plug the 5-pin infrared device cable to the IR connector. This will
enable the infrared transfer function. This mainboard meets both the
ASKIR and HPSIR specifications.
Please install according to the following pin assignment:

GND

3

2

5VSB

1

SIR Pin Assignment

VCCIRRXGND

123

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CPU Cooling Fan

CPUFAN Pin Assignment

1

GND

12V

Chassis Cooling Fan

CHAFAN Pin Assignment

1

GND

12V

Step 11. CPU Cooling Fan Installation

After you have seated the CPU cooling fan properly on the
processor, attach the 3-pin fan cable to the CPUFAN connector on
the mainboard.
To avoid damage to the system, install according to the following pin
assignment:

3

2

NC

Step 12. Chassis Cooling Fan Installation

After you have seated the Chassis cooling fan properly on the
processor, attach the 3-pin fan cable to the CHAFAN connector on
the mainboard.
To avoid damage to the system, install according to the following pin
assignment:

3

2

NC

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ATX Power

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Step 13. ATX Power Supply

Plug the connector from the power directly into the 20-pin male ATX
PW connector on the mainboard, as shown in the following figure.

Warning: Follow these precautions to preserve your
mainboard from any remnant currents when connecting to
ATX power supply:

Turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord
of the ATX power supply before connecting to ATX PW
connector.

The mainboard requires a power supply with at least 200 Watts and
a "power good" signal. Make sure the ATX power supply can take at
least 10 mA load on the 5V Standby lead (5VSB) to meet the
standard ATX specification.

* Note: If you use the Wake-On-LAN (WOL) function, make sure the
ATX power supply can support at least 720 mA on the 5V Standby
lead (5VSB).

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ATX Power

12V

5VSB

PW-0K

32132

1

Please install the ATX power according to the following pin
assignment:

3.3V

-12V
GND

PS-ON

GND
GND
GND

-5V
5V
5V

3.3V

3.3V
GND

Ø Pay special care to the directionality.

5V
GND
5V
GND

Step 14. CMOS Clearing (JP5)

After you have turned off your computer, clear the CMOS memory
by momentarily shorting pins 2-3 on jumper JP5, for a few seconds.
Then restore JP5 to the initial 1-2 jumper setting in order to recover
and retain the default settings.

CMOS Clearing Clear CMOS Data Retain CMOS Data

Short pin 2-3 for

JP5 Setting

a few seconds to
clear the CMOS

Note: You must unplug the ATX power cable from the ATX power
connector when performing the CMOS Clear operation.

Short pin 1-2
to retain new
settings

Step 15. Onboard Sound Jumpers (JP19,JP20)

The onboard audio features of your mainboard are controlled by
jumpers JP19 and JP20. You can choose to enable or disable the
available sound function by setting JP19 and JP20 accordingly.
l Open pins on jumpers JP19 and JP20 to enable the onboard sound

function. Then, you can plug your external audio devices such as
amplified-speakers, CD-player, and microphone to the mainboard
Line-out, Line-in and Mic ports right after the mainboard is installed.
(You do not need to install any sound card.)

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l To disable the onboard sound options short pins on jumpers JP19

and JP20.

Onboard

Sound

JP19
JP20

Step 16. MULTI I/O ADDRESSES

Default settings for multi-I/O addresses are as follows:

Port I/O Address IRQ Status

LPT1
COM1
COM2

Warning: If a default I/O address conflicts with other I/O
cards such as sound card, you must change one of the I/O
addresses to remedy to this address conflict. (I/O addresses
can be adjusted from the BIOS Setup Utility)

Step 17. CACHE CONFIGURATION

This mainboard has a built-in 512KB Level 2 Pipelined Burst cache
onboard to improve the system performance.

Open jumpers
to enable the
onboard sound
function.

Enable Disable

Short jumpers
to disable the
onboard sound
function.

378H 7 ECP + EPP
3F8H 4
2F8H 3

The cache size and RAM locations are specified as follows:

Cache Size Cache RAM TAG RAM

512 KB

64K x 64

on U3

32K x 8

on U5

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Range

WT: 128 MB

WB: 64 MB

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Step 18. Onboard Joystick Port

A joystick, in computer graphics, is a lever with at least two degrees
of freedom used as an input device. The joystick is normally used as
a locator in at least a 2-D plane.
The joystick device is most widely used in video games applications.
Attach the joystick cable to the 15-pin JOYSTICK port at the rear
panel of your mainboard.

Step 19. Onboard Audio

This mainboard features three built-in audio-stereo ports (labeled
line-in, line-out, and mic jack) convenient to directly plug-in all your
external audio devices. Your SY-5EMM mainboard is making use of
the ALS120 sound chipset technology and applications programs.

Note: Please refer to Chapter 5- ALS120 Audio Driver Installation
for a detailed procedure on how to install the audio driver depending
on the particular environment (DOS, Win NT 3.5/4.0, Win 95, Win

3.1) installed on your system.

Features

l Single, mixed-signal, high performance VLSI sound ASIC
l Built-in 3D Sound Effect Processor
l Built-in ALSFM Synthesizer with external wavetable support
l ISA plug-and-Play support logic
l Supports Sound Blaster ADPCM decompression
l MPU-401 MIDI controller with FIFO
l Support 8-bit Type F DMA playback
l Software selectable DMA lines (0, 1, 3)
l 8/16-bit mono/stereo digital audio from 4 kHz to 48 kHz
l Enhanced normal & digital game port support
l MIDI port with input and output FIFO
l 16-bit PNP address I/O decoder

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Software Support

l Windows 3.1
l Windows 95/98
l Windows NT 3.5/4.0
l Windows Sound System
l All DOS-based Games

Compatibility

l Sound Blaster™
l Sound Blaster Pro™
l Sound Blaster 16™ Emulation
l Windows Sound System™

Connecting your Audio Devices

You can connect audio devices to the following ports:

- headphones or pre-amplified speakers to the "line-out" port;

- a line-in device such as CD/Cassette player to the "line-in" port;

- a microphone to the "mic" port.

MIC JACKLINE-INLINE-OUT

Audio-Stereo Jack

MIC JACKLINE-INLINE-OUT

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Connecting Speakers

You can connect external speakers to the "Line-out" port on your
SY-5EMM mainboard.

LINE-INLINE-OUT

MIC JACK

(Amplified Speakers)

Note: This mainboard requires a speaker with built-in

amplifier (Amplified Speaker) to generate proper output
sound volume.

Using the Avance Audio Driver

To access the Avance™ Sound Mixer audio driver controls, follow
these steps:

1. Open the Windows 95/98 [Start] menu.

2. Select [Programs], [Accessories], and [Multimedia] path.

3. Find and click the [Volume Control] option to run the
application.

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The audio control panel appears as shown in the following figure.
The audio mixer gives control of the sound inputs of all audio
devices. You can adjust the internal volume and balance of each
individual audio device. Also, this audio mixer lets you apply ave
sound effects.

Important: The [Playback] volume controls the master
output sound volume of your system. Depending on the
speaker you use you will need to adjust both the volume
control on the speaker itself and the audio volume control
menu under Windows 95/98 to get the proper sound output.

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Step 20. Power On

You have now completed the hardware installation of your
mainboard successfully.

1. Turn the power on

2. To enter the BIOS Setup Utility, press the <DEL> key while the

system is performing the diagnostic checks,

Note: If you have failed to enter the BIOS, wait until the boot
up sequence is completed. Then push the RESET button and
press <DEL> key again at the beginning of boot-up, during
diagnostic checks.

Repeat this operation until you get the following screen.

3. The BIOS Setup screen appears:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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

Esc

: Quit

F10

: Save & Exit Setup

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

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

↑ ↓ → ←
(Shift) F2

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

: Select Item
: Change Color

You are now ready to configure your system with the BIOS setup
program. Go to Chapter 3: BIOS SETUP

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Esc

Chapter 3

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

This mainboard's BIOS setup program uses the ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
program from Award Software Inc.
To enter the Award BIOS program's Main Menu:

1. Turn on or reboot the system.

2. After the diagnostic checks, press the [Del] key to enter the

Award BIOS Setup Utility.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

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

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

: Quit

F10

: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

↑ ↓ → ←

(Shift) F2

: Select Item
: Change Color

Selecting items

l Use the arrow keys to move between items and select fields.
l From the Main Menu press arrow keys to enter the selected

submenu.

Modifying selected items

l Use the [Up]/[Down] keys to modify values within the selected

fields. Some fields let you enter values directly.

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Esc

F10

(Shift) F2

Esc

F10

(Shift) F2

Hot Keys: Function keys give you access to a group of commands
throughout the BIOS utility.

Function Command Description

F1

Shift F2

F5
F6
F7

F10

[Esc]

Help Gives the list of options available for each item.
Color Change the color of the display window.
Old values Restore the old values. These are the values that

the user started the current session with.
Load BIOS
Defaults
Load Setup

Loads all options with the BIOS Setup default

values.

Loads all options with the Power-On default values.
Defaults
Save & Exit

Saves your changes and reboots the system.
Setup
Quit Lets you return at anytime and from any location to

the Main Menu.

SAVE AND EXIT SETUP

Select the [SAVE & EXIT SETUP] option from the Main Menu to
save data to CMOS and exit the setup utility. This option saves all
your changes and causes the system to reboot.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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

: Quit
: Save & Exit Setup

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

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

↑ ↓ → ←

: Select Item
: Change Color

Type [Y] to save the
changes and exit or [N] to
return to the Main Menu
and keep current values.

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Selecting the [EXIT WITHOUT SAVING] option allows you to
abandon all data and exit setup, therefore ignoring all your changes.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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

: Quit
: Save & Exit Setup

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? _

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

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

↑ ↓ → ←

: Select Item
: Change Color

Type [Y] to abandon
changes and exit or [N] to
return to the Main Menu
and keep current values.

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3-1 STANDARD CMOS SETUP

Select the [STANDARD CMOS SETUP] option from the Main Menu
and press [Enter] key.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Date (mm:dd:yy)
Time (hh:mm:ss)

HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

Primary Master
Primary Slave
Secondary Master
Secondary Slave

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

Video : EGA/VGA
Halt On : All Errors

EscF1: Quit

: Help

This screen allows you to modify the basic CMOS settings.
After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] key to return to
the Main Menu.

: Fri, May 29 1998
: 9 : 42 : 43

: AUTO
: None
: None
: None

↑ ↓ → ←

(Shift) F2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

: Select Item
: Change Color

0
0
0
0

Extended Memory:

0
0
0
0

Base Memory:

Other Memory:

Total Memory: 4096K

PU/PD/+/-F3: Modify

0
0
0
0

: Toggle Calendar

640K

3328K

128K

0

AUTO

0

- - - -

0

- - - -

0

- - - -

3-1.1 Date & Time

Display Setting Please Note

Date

Time

mm/dd/yyyy Type the current date You can also the

hh:mm:ss Type the current time 24-hour clock format

PUp/PDn keys to
toggle

3:15 PM is displayed
as 15:15:00

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3-1.2 Hard Disks Type & Mode

Choose the type and mode for the hard disks that you have already
installed.

Primary

Setting Description Note
(Secondary)
Master & Slave

Type

Auto BIOS detects hard disk type

automatically.
1-47 Selects standard hard disk type.
User User defines the type of hard

disk.

Mode

Auto BIOS detects hard disk mode

automatically.
Normal Normal IDE hard disk <528MB
LBA Enhanced IDE hard disk >528MB
Large Large IDE hard disk (for certain

hard disk)

Note: If you have any questions on your hard disk type or
mode, ask your hard disk provider or previous user for details.

3-1.3 Floppy Drives
Floppy Drives Setting Description Note

Drives A & B

360KB, 5.25 in.

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

1.44MB, 3.5 in. Default

2.88MB, 3.5 in.
None Not installed

Default

Default

Floppy 3-Mode
Support

Disabled Default
Drive A
Drive B
Both

Supports 3-mode
floppy diskette:
740KB/1.25MB/1.
44MB on selected
disk drive.

Special disk
drive commonly
used in Japan

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3-1.4 Video

Select the video mode: EGA/VGA (Default), CGA 40, CGA 80,
Mono (Monochrome).

3-1.5 Halt On

When the BIOS detects system errors, this function will stop the
system. Select which type of error will cause the system halt: All
Errors (Default), No Errors, All But Diskette, All But Keyboard, All
But Disk/Key.

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3-2 BIOS FEATURES SETUP

Select the [BIOS FEATURES SETUP] option from the Main Menu
and press [Enter] key.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Virus Warning
CPU Internal Cache
External Cache
Quick Power On Self Test
Boot Sequence
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up NumLock Status
Gate A20 Option
Memory Parity /ECC Check
Typematic Rate Setting
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Security Option
IDE Second Channel Control
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
Report No FDD For WIN 95

: Disabled
: Enabled
: Enabled
: Enabled
: A, C, SCSI
: Disabled
: On
: Fast
: Enabled
: Disabled
: 6
: 250
: Setup
: Enable
: Disabled
: Non-OS2
: No

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

ESC

: Quit

F1

: Help

F5

: Old Values

F6F7: Load BIOS Defaults

: Load Setup Defaults

: Enabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled

↑ ↓ → ←
PU/PD/+/­ (Shift) F2

: Select Item
: Modify
: Color

After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] key and follow
the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without
saving.

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3-2.1 Virus Warning

Setting Description Note

Virus Warning

3-2.2 Cache Memory Options

CPU Internal Cache

Disabled Default
Enabled Enable this option to protect

the boot sectors and
partition tables of your hard
disk. Any attempt to write to
them will the system to halt
and display a warning
message.

Setting Description Note

Disabled
Enabled Enables the CPU's

internal cache.

Default

External Cache

Disabled
Enabled Enables the external

memory.

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3-2.3 System Boot Control Settings
System Boot

Control Settings

Setting Description Note

Quick Power On
Self Test

Boot Sequence

Swap Floppy
Drive

Boot Up
NumLock
Status

Disabled
Enabled Provides a fast POTS at

boot-up.

A, C, SCSI
C, A, SCSI
C, CD-ROM, A
CD-ROM, C, A
D, A, SCSI
E, A, SCSI
F, A, SCSI
SCSI, A, C
SCSI, C, A
C only
LS/ZIP, C

Disabled Default
Enabled Changes the sequence

On Puts numeric keypad in

Off Puts numeric keypad in

Choose the boot
sequence adapted to
your needs, for example:
l [A, C, SCSI] means

the BIOS will look for an
operating system first in
drive A, then in drive C,
and eventually in SCSI
device.

of A and B drives.

NumLock mode at boot­up.

arrow key mode at boot­up.

Default

Default

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System Boot Control Settings (continued)
System Boot

Setting Description Note

Control Settings
Gate A20 Option

Normal
Fast Allows RAM access

Default
above 1MB using the fast
gate A20 line.

Memory Parity
Check/ ECC
Check

Enabled This allows to perform a

redundancy check on the
parity bit in the data

Default

strings. This method is
used for error detection
when the parity is not
found.

Disabled

3-2.4 Typematic Settings
Typematic

Setting Description Note

Settings
Typematic

Rate Setting

Disabled Default
Enabled Enables to adjust the

keystroke repeat rate.

The following [Typematic Rate] and [Typematic Delay] fields are
active only if [Typematic Rate Setting] is set to [Enabled]

Typematic Rate
(Chars/Sec)

6 (Char/sec)
8 (Char/sec)
10 (Char/sec)
12 (Char/sec)
15 (Char/sec)
20 (Char/sec)
24 (Char/sec)
30 (Char/sec)

Choose the rate at which
a character is repeated
when holding down a
key.

Default

Typematic Delay
(Msec)

250 (msec)
500 (msec)
750 (msec)
1000 (msec)

Choose how long after
you press a key down the
character begins
repeating.

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3-2.5 Other Control Options
Other Control

Options

Setting Description Note

Security
Option

IDE Second
Channel
Control

PCI/VGA
Palette Snoop

OS Select for
DRAM>64MB

Setup Use this feature to prevent

Unauthorized system boot-up
or use of BIOS Setup.
“Setup”, If a password is set,
the password prompt only
appears if you attempt to
enter the Setup program.

System Each time the system is

booted the password prompt
appears.

Disabled Turn off the on-board IDE.
Enabled Use a PS/2 mouse. Default

Disabled Default
Enabled
The color of the monitor may be altered
when using an MPEG card. Enable this

option to restore the monitor's normal
color.

OS2 When using an OS2

operating system.

Non-OS2 When using another,

non-OS2 operating system.

Default

Default

Report No
FDD For WIN
95

No Windows will reserve INT 6

for your FDD, whether it is
Disabled or not.

Yes Windows will release IRQ line

6 (normally used by the
Floppy Disk Drive) after you
disable you on-board FDD
and set this field to [Yes].

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Other Control Options (Continued)
Other Control

Options

Setting Description Note

Video or
Adapter BIOS
Shadow

Disabled
Enabled
The BIOS is shadowed in a 16K segment
if it is enabled and if it has BIOS present.
These 16 segments can be shadowed
from ROM to RAM. BIOS shadow copies
BIOS code from slower ROM to faster
RAM.
BIOS can then execute from RAM.

Default

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3-3 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

Caution: Change these settings only if you are already
familiar with the Chipset.

The [CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP] option changes the values of
the chipset registers. These registers control the system options in
the computer.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

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DIMM1 DRAM Timing
DIMM2 DRAM Timing
SIMM 1,2 DRMA Timing
DRAM Read Pipeline
Cache Rd+ CPU Wt Pipeline
Linear Burst

Video BIOS Cacheable
System BIOS Cacheable
Memory Hole At 15Mb Addr.
AGP Aperture Size
AGP –2x Mode
On Chip USB
USB Keyboard Support
Spread Spectrum Modulated

: FP/EDO/60ns
: FP/EDO/60ns
: FP/EDO/60ns
: Enabled
: Disabled
: Disabled

: Enabled
: Enabled
: Disabled
: 64M
: Disabled
: Enable
: Disabled
: Disabled

CPU Warning Temperature
Current System Temp.
Current CPU Temperature
Current CPUFAN Speed
Current CHAFAN Speed
Vcorc : Vio
+3.3V : +5V
+12 V : -12 V

- 5 V : -

ESC

: Quit

F1

: Help

F5

: Old Values

F6F7: Load BIOS Defaults

: Load Setup Defaults

↑ ↓ → ←
PU/PD/+/­ (Shift) F2

: Enabled
:
:
:
:
:
:
: -

: Select Item
: Modify
: Color

After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] and follow the
instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without
saving.
The following table describes each field in the CHIPSET
FEATURES SETUP Menu and how to configure each parameter.

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CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
CHIPSET

FEATURES

Setting Description Note

DIMM1 DRAM
Timing
DIMM2 DRAM
Timing
SIMM 1,2 DRAM
Timing

DRAM Read
Pipeline

Cache Rd+CPU
Wt Pipeline

Cache Timing

Linear Burst

Video BIOS
Cacheable

FP/EDO
70ns

Normal
Medium
Fast,
Turbo

Disabled
Enabled Enhances system

Disabled
Enabled Enhances system

Fast Enhances system
Fastest

Disabled Use the default setting Default
Enabled Linear mode SRAM support

Disabled
Enabled The ROM area A0000-

Use the default setting Default
Choose DRAM Timing.

Default

performance

Default

performance

Default

performance

for Cyrix type of CPU.

Default

BFFFF is cacheable.

System BIOS
Cacheable

Memory Hole
15Mb Addr.

Disabled
Enabled The ROM area F0000H-

FFFFFH is cacheable

Disabled Some interface cards will

map their ROM address to
this area.

Enabled

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CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP (Continued)
CHIPSET

FEATURES

Setting Description Note

AGP Aperture
Size

AGP-2X Mode

OnChip USB

USB Keyboard
Support

Spread Spectrum
Modulated

CPU Warning
Temperature

64M
4-256M

Disabled Default
Enabled Enable only if your AGP card

Disabled
Enabled Enable if you use a separate

Disabled Default
Enabled Enabled if you use an USB

Disabled Use the default setting Default
Enabled When using Spread

Disabled Use the default setting Default
Enabled Set CPU temperature from

AGP could use the DRAM
as its video RAM. Choose
the JDRAM size that you
wish to allocate as video
RAM.

supports 2x mode (faster)

USB controller card

Keyboard.

Spectrum Modulated 1.5%
or 6% for FCC or DOC
testing.

50°C to 70°C. The CPU will
slow down when CPU
temperature goes beyond
the preset value. The CPU
will continue to run slow until
the temperature returns
back within the safe range.

Default

Default

Current System
Temp.

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP (Continued)

°C/°F

Show the current status of
the system temperature.

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CHIPSET
FEATURES

Current CPU
Temperature

Current CPUFAN
Temperature

Current CHAFAN
Temperature

Vcorc, Vio, +3.3V,
+12V, -5V, +5V, ­12V

Setting Description Note

°C/°F

°C/°F

°C/°F

V Show the current voltage

Show the current status of
CPU temperature

Show the current status of
CPU Fan

Show the current status of
the chassis Fan

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3-4 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

The [POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP] sets the system's power
saving functions.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

ACPI function
Power Management
PM Control by APM
Video Off Option
Video Off Method
Modem Use IRQ
Sof-Off by PWR-BTTN

** PM Timers **
HDD Power Down
Doze Mode
Suspend Mode
** PM Events **
VGA
LPT & COM
HDD & FDD
DMA/ master
Modem Ring Resume
RTC Alarm Resume

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: Disabled
: User Define
: Yes
: Suspend ->Off
: V/H SYNC+ Blank
: 3
: Instant – Off

: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled

: OFF
: LPT/COM
: ON
: OFF
: Disabled
: Disabled

Primary INTR
IRQ3 (COM2)
IRQ4 (COM1)
IRQ5 (LPT2)
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk)
IRQ7 (LPT1)
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm)
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir)
IRQ10 (Reserved)
IRQ11 (Reserved)
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse)
IRQ13 (Coprocessor)
IRQ14 (Hard Disk)
IRQ15 (Reserved)

ESC

: Quit

F1

: Help

F5

: Old Values

F6F7: Load BIOS Defaults

: Load Setup Defaults

↑ ↓ → ←
PU/PD/+/­ (Shift) F2

: ON
: Primary
: Primary
: Primary
: Primary
: Primary
: Disabled
: Secondary
: Secondary
: Secondary
: Primary
: Primary
: Primary
: Disabled

: Select Item
: Modify
: Color

After you have completed the Power Management Setup, press
[Esc] to return to the Main Menu.

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3-4.1 Power Management Controls
Power

Setting Description Note
Management
Controls

ACPI
function

Power
Management

PM Control
by APM

Video Off
Option

Video Off
Method

Disabled Default

Enabled Enabled if you use Windows

98 and want to use ACPI

User Define Lets you define the HDD and

system power down times.

Doze timer Standby timer Suspend timer

Min Saving 40 Min 40 Min 40 Min

Max Saving 20 Sec 20 Sec 20 Sec

Yes To use Advanced Power

Default
Management (APM) you
must run [power.exe] under
DOS V6.0 or later version.

No
Suspend

->Off
All Modes

->Off
Always On

V/H
SYNC+Blank

The monitor will be switched
off in suspend mode,
the monitor will be switched
off in all power saving
modes

Selects the method by which
the monitor is blanked.

Default

Default

Blank screen
DPMS
Supported

Modem Use
IRQ

Soft-Off by
PWRBTN

3 Default

3-11, NA

Instant - Off Default
Delay 4 Sec

Assigns an IRQ# to the
modem device.

Select the Power Button
Mode.
Instant – Off : One push off.
Delay 4 Sec : Push for 4s to
switch off.

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3-4.2 PM Timers
PM Timers Setting Description Note

HDD Power
Down

Disable Default
1-15Min When the set time has

elapsed, BIOS sends a
command to the HDD to
power down. This turns off
the HDD motor.

Some older
model HDDs
may not support
this advanced
function.

The following [Doze Mode] field may be configured only if [Power
Management] is set to [User Define]

Doze Mode

Disable Default
10sec­1Hour

When the set time has
elapsed, BIOS sends a
command to the system to

System clock
drops to
33MHz.

enter Doze Mode.

The following [Suspend Mode] field may be configured only if
[Power Management] is set to [User Define]

Suspend
Mode

Disable Default
10sec­1Hour

In Suspend mode, the
CPU stops completely (no
instructions are executed.)

Only an SL­Enhanced (or
SMI) CPU can
enter this mode.

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3-4.3 PM Events
PM Events Setting Description Note

VGA

LPT & COM

HDD & FDD

DMA/master

Modem Ring
Resume

ON Enabled the power

managemnet.

OFF Default
LPT/COM Enabled the power

management timer.
COM
LPT
NONE

ON Enabled the power

management timers when the

event is detected on the Hard

Disk Drive and Floppy Disk

Drive device.
OFF

ON The system will not have SIM

signal until the master is

finished while the master is

working.
OFF Default

Disabled Only work when the computer is

powered on. The system will

resume active when modem is

ringing.
Enabled The system will not resume

when modem is ringing.

Default

Default

Default

RTC Alarm
Resume

Primary INTR

Disabled The system ignores the alarm. Default
Enabled Set alarm to wake up the

system either by the date (1-31)

or time (hh:mm:ss), and if the

date is set to 0, it means that

the system will wake up by the

alarm everyday.
ON Use the default setting. Default

OFF

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PM Events (Continued)
PM Events Setting Description Note

IRQ#

Primary IRQ3(COM2), IRQ4(COM1),

IRQ5(LPT2), IRQ6(Floppy

Disk), IRQ7(LPT1), IRQ12(PS/2

mouse), IRQ13(Coprocessor),

IRQ14(HardDsik)
Secondary IRQ9(IRQ2 Redir),

IRQ10( Reserved),

IRQ11(Reserved)
Disabled IRQ8 (RTC Alarm), IRQ15

(Reserved)

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3-5 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP

This option sets the mainboard's PCI Slots.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP

PNP OS Installed
Resources Controlled By
ACPI I/O Device Node
IRQ-3 assigned to
IRQ-4 assigned to
IRQ-5 assigned to
IRQ-7 assigned to
IRQ-9 assigned to
IRQ-10 assigned to
IRQ-11 assigned to
IRQ-12 assigned to
IRQ-14 assigned to
IRQ-15 assigned to
DMA-0 assigned to
DMA-1 assigned to
DMA-3 assigned to
DMA-5 assigned to
DMA-6 assigned to
DMA-7 assigned to

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: No
: Manual
: Disabled
: Legacy ISA
: Legacy ISA
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP
: PCI/ISA PnP

CPU to PCI Write Buffer
PCI Master Broken Timer
PCI IRQ Actived By
Assign IRQ For USB
Assign IRQ For VGA
Assign IRQ For ACPI

ESC

: Quit

F1

: Help

F5

: Old Values

F6F7: Load BIOS Defaults

: Load Setup Defaults

↑ ↓ → ←
PU/PD/+/­ (Shift) F2

: Enabled
: Disabled
: Level
: Enabled
: Enabled
: IRQ10

: Select Item
: Modify
: Color

Note: Starred (*) items will disappear when the [Resources
Controlled By] option is set to [Auto].

After you have completed the PCI Slot Configuration, press [Esc]
and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or
exit without saving.

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3-5.1 PNP/PCI Configuration Controls
PNP/PCI

Controls

Setting Description Note

PNP OS
Installed

Resources
Controlled By

Reset
Configuration
Data

ACPI I/O
Device Node

Yes Use the default setting Disabled
NO

Manual BIOS does not manage PCI/ISA

PnP card IRQ assignment.
Requires to assign IRQ-# and DMA-# to PCI
or ISA PnP manually.
IRQ-3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 assigned to: _
DMA-0,1,3,5,6,7 assigned to: _
Auto The Plug-and-Play BIOS

auto manages PCI/ISA

PnP card IRQ assignment

automatically.
Disabled Retain PnP configuration

data in BIOS.
Enabled Reset PnP configuration

data in BIOS.
Disabled Use the default setting Default

Enabled

Recommended

Default

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3-5.2 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup
PNP/PCI

Setting Description Note

Setup

If [Resources Controlled By] is set to [Manual]

IRQ-# and
DMA-#
assigned to:

PCI/ISA PnP Choose IRQ-# and

DMA-# assigned to
PCI/ISA PnP card.

Legacy ISA Choose IRQ-# and

DMA-# assigned to
Legacy ISA card.

IRQ-3,4,5,7,9,10,
11,12,14,15

DMA-0,1,3,5,6,7
IRQ-3,4,5,7,9,10,

11,12,14,15
DMA-0,1,3,5,6,7

CPU to PCI
write Buffer

PCI Master
Broken Timer

Assign IRQ
For USB

Assign IRQ
For VGA

Assign IRQ
For ACPI

Disabled
Enabled Enable buffering of

Default
CPU writes to the
PCI bus, the CPU
will not have to wait.

Disabled Default
Enabled Enable to allow for

slow PCI masters.

Disabled
Enabled Enable RSB IRQ Default

Disabled
Enabled Enable if your VGA

Default
card needs an
interrupt.

IRQ10
IRQ11
IRQ9

If you enable ACPI
on your system, set
this item to a free

Default

interrupt for ACPI to
use.

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3-6 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

Select the [LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS] option from the Main Menu to
load the system values you have previously saved. This option is
recommended if you need to reset the system setup and to retrieve
the old values.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

STANDARD CMOS SETUP
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

Load SETUP Defaults (Y/N)? _

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

Esc

: Quit

F10

: Save & Exit Setup

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Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

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

↑ ↓ → ←

(Shift) F2

: Select Item
: Change Color

Type [Y] to use the Setup
Defaults followed by [Enter]
or otherwise [N] to return to
the Main Menu and keep
current values.

3-7 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

Select the [LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS] option from the Main Menu to
load the system default values. BIOS Defaults values are adjusted
to yield high performance.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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

Esc

: Quit

F10

: Save & Exit Setup

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Load BIOS Defaults (Y/N)? _

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

Warning: If you run into any problems after loading BIOS
DEFAULTS, please load the SETUP DEFAULTS for stable
performance.

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

↑ ↓ → ←

: Select Item

(Shift) F2

: Change Color

Type [Y] to use the Setup
Defaults followed by [Enter]
or otherwise [N] to return to
the Main Menu and keep
current values.

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3-8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

Caution: Change these settings only if you are already
familiar with the Chipset.

The [INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS] option changes the values of
the chipset registers. These registers control the system options in
the computer.

The following screen shows default settings.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

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OnChip IDE First Channel
OnChip IDE Second Channel
IDE Prefetch Mode

IDE HDD Block Mode
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
Init Display First

Onboard FDC Controller
Onboard UART 1
Onboard UART 2
Onboard UART 2 Mode

: Enabled
: Enabled

: Enabled
: Enabled
: Auto
: Auto
: Auto
: Auto
: Auto
: Auto
: Auto
: Auto
: PCI Slot

: Enabled
: 3F8/IRQ4
: 2F8/IRQ3
: Standard

Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode
ECP Mode Use DMA
Parallel Port EPP Type

ESC

: Quit

F1

: Help

F5

: Old Values

F6F7: Load BIOS Defaults

: Load Setup Defaults

: 378
: Normal
: 3
: EPP1.9

↑ ↓ → ←
PU/PD/+/­ (Shift) F2

: Select Item
: Modify
: Color

The following tables describe each field in the INTEGRATED
PERIPHERALS Menu and provide instructions on how to configure
the IDE controls, FDC controls, and the onboard serial and parallel
ports.

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Disabled

Ø

3-8.1 IDE Device Controls
IDE Controls Setting Description Note

Onchip IDE Primary
Channel

Onchip IDE Second
Channel

IDE Prefetch Mode

Enabled
Disabled

Enabled
Disabled

Enabled Enable to enhance

Use the On-board IDE
Channel

Turn off the On-board
IDE Channel

Default

Default

Default

system performance.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Disabled
Enabled Invokes multi-sector

Default
transfer instead of one
sector per transfer. Not
all HDDs support this
function.

The following fields may be configured only if [Internal PCI/IDE] is
set to [Both], [Primary], or [Secondary].

IDE

Ø Primary Master PIO
Ø Primary Slave PIO
Ø Secondary Master PIO

Secondary Slave PIO

Mode 0-4 0 is the slowest speed

4 is the fastest speed

Auto For better performance

and stability, we
suggest you use the

Default

Auto setting to set the
HDD control timing.

IDE

Ø Primary Master UDMA
Ø Primary Slave UDMA
Ø Secondary Master UDMA
Ø Secondary Slave UDMA

Disabled
Auto Select Auto to enable

Ultra DMA Mode
support.

Default

The following field may be configured only if [Internal PCI/IDE] is set
to [Both], [Primary], or [Secondary].

Init Display First

PCI Slot Select the VGA card

Default
that connects to the
primary monitor.

AGP

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3-8.2 FDC Controls
FDC Controls Setting Description Note

Onboard FDC
controller

3-8.3 Onboard Serial Ports
Onboard Serial

Ports
Onboard UART 1

Onboard UART 2

Onboard UART 2
Mode

Disabled Turn off the on-board
Enabled Use the on-board

Setting Description Note

Disabled
3F8/IRQ4 Default

2F8/IRQ3 Default
3E8/IRQ4

2E8/IRQ3
Auto

Standard Supports a serial
HPSIR Supports HP serial

ASKIR Supports a Sharp

floppy controller
floppy controller

Choose serial port 1 &
2's I/O address.
Do not set port 1 & 2 to
the same address
except for Disabled or
Auto.

infrared IrDA.
infrared interface

format.
serial interface format.

Default

(port 1)

(port 2)

Default

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Type (EPP Version)

3-8.4 Onboard Parallel Ports
IR Pins Controls Setting Description Note

IR Duplex mode

Use IR Pins

3-8.5 Onboard Parallel Ports
Onboard Parallel

Ports
Onboard Parallel

Port

Parallel Port Mode

If [Parallel Port Mode] is set to [ECP] or [ECP+EPP].

ECP Mode Use DMA

Half Default
Full

IR-RX2TX2 Default
IR-RX TX

Setting Description Note

378 Default
Disabled
3BC
278

ECP + EPP
Normal Default
EPP
ECP

3 Choose DMA3 Default
1 Choose DMA1

Select the IR mode
your IR module
supports

Choose the printer I/O
address.

The mode depends on
your external device
that connects to this
port.

If [Parallel Port Mode] is set to [EPP] or [ECP+EPP].

Parallel Port EPP

EPP1.9 Choose EPP Ver. 1.9 Default
EPP1.7 Choose EPP Ver. 1.7

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3-9 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

Based on the setting you have made in the [Security Option] of the
[BIOS FEATURES SETUP] section, the password prevents access
to the system or the setup program by unauthorized users. Follow
this procedure to set a new password or disable the password:

1. Choose [BIOS FEATURES SETUP] in the Main Menu and
press [Enter]. Select the [Security Options] item and set the
field to:

a. [System]: The password is required every time the system

is booted. This means only a person who knows the
password can use this computer.

b. [Setup]: The password is required only when you attempt

to enter the BIOS Setup program.

2. Choose [SUPERVISOR PASSWORD] from the Main Menu and
press [Enter]. The following prompt appear:

Enter Password:

Warning: If you forget or lose the password, the only way
to access the system is to set jumper JP5 to clear the
CMOS RAM. All setup information is lost and you must run
the BIOS setup program again.

Note: If you do not wish to use the password function,
press [Enter] directly and the following message appears:

Password Disabled!!

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F10

(Shift) F2

↔

Type the Password
Press:

password, press

to exit

Type the Password

Press <Enter> without

After you confirm the password,

3. Enter your new password and press [Enter]. The following
message appears, prompting to confirm the new password:

Confirm Password:

4. Re-enter your password and then press [Enter] to exit to the
Main Menu.

This diagram outlines the password selection procedure:

and Press: <Enter>

↔

STANDARD CMOS SETUP
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

Enter Password:

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

Confirm Password:

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

Esc

: Quit
: Save & Exit Setup

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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Enter Password:

∗∗∗∗∗

∗∗∗∗∗

After you confirm the

press <Esc> to exit

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

Press:

entering the password

Without entering password

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
USER PASSWORD

Password Disabled!!

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

↑ ↓ → ←

°

: Select Item
: Change Color

3-10 USER PASSWORD

When the user password option is on, you are not allowed to change
any setting in the [CMOS SETUP UTILITY] except for changing the
user's password.

The password setting procedure is similar to that for the
[SUPERVISOR PASSWORD] (Refer to section 3-9).

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3-11 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

This Main Menu function automatically detects the hard disk type
and configures the STANDARD CMOS SETUP accordingly.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

Primary Master
Primary Slave
Secondary Master
Secondary Slave

Note: This function is only valid for IDE type of hard disk drives.

: AUTO
: None
: None
: None

0

0
0
0
0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Do you accept this drive C (Y/N)? _

ESC :

Skip

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

AUTO

0

- - - -

0

- - - -

0

- - - -

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Chapter 4

DRIVERS INSTALLATION

Your SY-5EMM Super 7™ Mainboard comes with a CD-ROM
labeled "SOYO CD." The SOYO CD contains the user's manual file
for your new Mainboard, the drivers software available for
installation, and a database in HTML format with information on
SOYO Mainboards and other products.

Step 1. Insert the SOYO CD into the CD-ROM drive

The SOYO CD will auto-run, and the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will
display as shown below.

(SOYO CD Start Up Program Menu)

The SOYO CD Start Up Program automatically detects which SOYO
Mainboard you own and displays the corresponding model name.

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Step 2. Installation procedure for Windows 95/98

The following describes the best way of installing Windows 95 or Windows 98 on your
5EMM mainboard:

Ø The following BIOS default settings should not be changed:

1. The ‘USB Controller’ item under ‘Chipset features’ is set to enabled.

2. The ‘USB Assigned IRQ’ item under ‘PnP/PCI Configuration is set to enabled.
You MUST have these two items enabled for Windows 95/98 to run properly on your

system.

Ø Install Windows 95/98
Ø After installation of windows, you will need to install the ETEQ drivers. Follow the

instruction below.

Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of drivers that can be installed on your
mainboard. The start-up program displays the drivers available for the 5EMM and the
Windows version you use. For Windows 95 four drivers will be listed (see ‘Driver Installation
Menu’ below), for Windows 98 three drivers will be listed (the ACPI drivers will be left out).
We recommend you to install all drivers, and to do so in the right sequence (top to bottom).

If you want to see all the drivers available on the SOYO –CD, click the Display all drivers
on the SOYO CD button. Do NOT install drivers that are not suitable for you board,
otherwise your system may crash.

(Driver Installation Menu)

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Select which driver you want to install and click OK, or click Cancel
to return to the main menu. When the installation program of a driver
starts running the SOYO-CD will exit. After finishing the installation,
restart the SOYO-CD and install the next driver.

Note: Once you have selected a driver, the system will automatically
exit the SOYO CD to begin the driver installation program. When the
installation is complete, most drivers require to restart your system
before they can become active.

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Chapter 5

ALS120 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION

This section describes how to install the ALS120 audio driver and
application program. Your mainboard comes with a ALS120
installation CD-ROM. The "CD Title Disk" contains the following
applications programs:

l Windows 3.1
l DOS Utility (DOSINST.EXE)
l Windows 95/98
l Windows NT 3.5/4.0
l Setup Utility Program (A3CONFIG.EXE)

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5-1 Windows 3.1

Follow these steps to perform the ALS120 audio driver installation in
Windows 3.1 environment:

1. Start Windows 3.1.

2. Insert the "CD Title Disk" into diskette drive D (CD-ROM).

3. Select [Run] from the Program Manager File menu and type
D:\drivers\ALS_aud\setup on the command line.

4. A Welcome dialog box will appear. Click [Next] to continue the
installation.

5. A Choose Destination Location dialog box will appear. Click
[Next] in the Choose Destination dialog box to install the
ALS120 sound driver to the default directory or click on [Browse]
if you want to install to a different directory.

6. Setup will automatically create a folder and icons for the sound
application.

7. A Modifying AUTOEXEC.BAT dialog box will appear. Click on
[Next] to accept the default and "Let Setup modify the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file”.

8. A Configuration Panel dialog box will appear for the first time
installation and please check each hardware settings and make
changes according to hardware installed and also if you do not
hear music at tests.

9. Click on [Finish]. Setup will configure the hardware settings.
Refer to the "Setup Utility Program" in a next chapter to
configure your sound card.

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5-2 DOS Utility (DOSINST.EXE)

You can also install the ALS120 audio driver by running the
DOSINST.EXE application program in DOS environment:

1. Insert the CD Title Disk into diskette drive D (CD-ROM).

2. If Windows 3.1/95 is running, exit the application.

3. At the C:\> prompt, type d: (CD-ROM) and press the <Enter>

key.

4. At the D:\drivers\ALS_aud\> prompt, type DOSINST.EXE and

press the <Enter> key.

5. The Avance Sound Chip Installation Program screen will be

displayed showing the following defaults:

Avance software copy to: C:\A3SOUND
System bootup drive: C:\

l To make changes to the defaults, select the parameter with the

Up/Down Arrow keys and press the <Enter> key. Then change
the parameter and press the <Enter> key again to accept the
changes.

l When satisfied with the new parameters or to accept the

defaults, select “accept the above” with the Up/Down Arrow
keys and press the <Enter> key.

6. The installation of the Avance Logic software drivers will now

begin.

7. When all of the files are copied to the fixed disk, installation

program will automatically update the AUTOEXEC.BAT, saving
copies of the original files with the extension “.ALS”, and the
A3CONFIG.EXE utility will automatically start. Use the
instructions given in “Setup Utility Program" in a next section to
set up the ALS120 sound card.

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5-3 Windows 95/98

Ø After first installing Windows95 , follow these steps:

1. Click [Start] menu and select [Control Panel] from [Settings]

group.

2. Select [System] icon.

3. Select [Device Manager] , if the following entries exist, delete

them: [PnP Sound Chip] or [Creative Labs sound Blaster 16 or
AWE32] ,and [Gameport Joystick] ,and [MPU-401 Compatible].

4. Restart the computer.

5. Place CD-ROM disk into the CD driver.

6. When the “Update Device Driver Wizard” comes up, Click

[Next].

7. Click the [Other ] Button from “Insert Disk”.

8. Click the [Browse] from “Copying Files”.

9. Select “D:\drivers\ALS_AUD” directory, and click [OK].

10. Windows95 will automatically copy all of the needed files and

configure the ALS sound card.

Ø After first installing Windows98 , follow these steps:

1. Click [Start] menu and select [Control Panel] from [Settings]
group.

2. Select [System] icon.

3. Select [Device Manager], Remove all [PnP Sound Chip] under
[Other devices].

4. Restart the computer.

5. Place CD-ROM disk into the CD driver.

6. When the “Add New Hardware Wizard” comes up, Click [Next] .

7. Select “Display a list of all the drivers….” Click [Next].

8. Select “Sound, video and game controllers”Click [Next].

9. Click [Have Disk] button.

10. Click [Browse] button.

11. Select “D:\drivers\ALS_AUD” directory and Click [OK].

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12. Click [Finish] Button.

13. Windows98 will automatically copy all of the needed files and
configure the ALS sound card.

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5-4 Windows NT 3.5/4.0

1. Ensure that ALS120 is installed properly and power on the

system.

2. Insert the ‘ CD Title Disk’ into drive D (CD-ROM). Go to [Control

Panel/Multimedia/Device/Add] and choose [OK] for ‘ Avance
Logic, Inc. Sound Chip’ .

3. While installing, “Driver Exists" warning message will appear

and ask whether to keep the old ‘ midimap.cfg’ or [re-install].
Please select [re-install], otherwise MIDI will not function
properly.

4. Configure the proper I/O’ s and DMA’ s if necessary as they

appear on screen.

5-5 Setup Utility Program

A3CONFIG.EXE

This utility program is used to set up the ALS120 sound card. It is
automatically started when the Avance Logic software drivers are
first installed in a DOS or Windows 3.1 application. It should be re­run anytime the system hardware configuration is changed or a
change to the ALS120 sound card configuration is desired. The
A3CONFIG.EXE utility resides in the directory into which the Avance
Logic software drivers were stored.

Configuration

To run the A3CONFIG.EXE, perform the following:

1. If Windows 3.1 is running, exit the application and at the C:\>

prompt, set the current directory to the directory containing the
A3CONFIG.EXE utility (A3SOUND was the default directory at
the time of installation), type A3CONFIG.EXE, and then press
the <Enter> key to execute the utility.

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2. The ALS120 Sound Chip Configuration Program screen will be

displayed. Use the Tab, Space, Enter, Down Arrow, and ESC
keys and/or the mouse to select and set options in menus, to
move between menus, and to make and set changes to values.

3. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, the SB16

configuration screen showing the I/O port, DMA, and IRQ
settings will be displayed, and the default settings are: I/O Port:
220, DMA1: 1, DMA2:3 and IRQ: 5. Select and set any
changes or accept the defaults.

4. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, select

“MPU401” to configure the external MIDI. The Enable/Disable
box can be selected by using mouse or [space] key. If the
external MIDI is enabled, the I/O port and IRQ settings will be
displayed and can be changed by mouse control or [down
arrow] key. The default settings are: I/O Port: 330 and IRQ: 9.
Select and set any changes or accept the defaults.

5. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, select “CD-

ROM” to configure the CD-ROM. The Enable/Disable box can
be selected by using mouse or [space] key.

6. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, select

“ADLIB” to configure the OPL3. The Enable/Disable box can
be selected by using mouse or [space] key.

7. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, select “Game

Port” to configure the game port. The Enable/Disable box can
be selected by using mouse or [space] key.

8. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, select “Set

Volume”. The Setting Volume screen will be displayed. Make
and set any changes or accept the existing settings and return
to the Main Menu.

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9. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, 8-Bit

Sound/16-Bit Sound/FM Music box will be displayed. Select

each box and verify the correct operation of the ALS120 sound
card. Follow the instructions given for each mode. If the sound
card does not operate correctly in any mode, reconfigure it by
re-running this procedure.

10. When satisfied with the operation of the ALS120 sound card,

select [OK] to exit the utility.

5-6 Troubleshooting

The ALS120 sound card is designed to run trouble free once it is
installed and set up. Most problems will be encountered during
installation and setup or will be encountered later when something is
changed in the system. The following are descriptions of and
solutions for the more common problems that you may encounter.
Please review these problems before requesting technical
assistance.

Troubleshooting in DOS

Symptom Possible Cause Corrective Action

No sound when playing
a DOS game

There may be a conflict
in the SB16 settings.

Rerun the
A3CONFIG.EXE utility
and try another Port,
DMA, or IRQ address.

Troubleshooting in Windows 3.1

Symptom Possible Cause Corrective Action

There is no “Sound” or
“MIDI Sequencer” item
in the Device pull-down
menu in the Media
Player or the alsrack.exe
application does not
work.

The MIDI software driver
may not be loaded. Check
the system.ini file for the
following lines. If any are
missing, perform the steps
outlined in the Solution. If
all are present, call for
technical assistance.

Run the
A3CONFIG.EXE
utility in its entirety.

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