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Pro Vision Software Ltd.
SYSTEM BOARD
Spring Circle ST 586 Rev. P 564-3
User's Guide
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Contents page
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1. Features 5
2. Mainboard installation 7
3. Jumper settings 9
4. DRAM installation 12
5. AWARD BIOS Setup description 14
6. Password/CMOS Clear procedure 31
7. Flash BIOS Update procedure 32
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Copyright ©2000, PRO-Vision Software, V.A. Parkhomchuk
http://provision.virtualave.net/spring;
e-mail: vadzim@operamail.com
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1. Features
CPU
- Supports PentiumTM Microprocessor P54C/CT/CS/CQS, P55C; Cyrix
Microprocesor 6x86TM, 6x86L; AMDTM Microprocessors 5k86TM, K5TM; K6TM;
- Provides 321-pin ZIF socket (Socket 7).
Chipset
- System board based on Intel 430 VX chipset ( Intel Triton VX)
- Super I/O chip LGSTM Prime 3C
TM
66
TM
Green functions
- Supports power management operation via BIOS.
- Power down timer from 2 mins to 30 mins.
- Wakes up by any key pressed or mouse activity.
- Green mode selection via software or hardware.
Speed
- Supports CPU bus clock from 50 MHz to 75 MHz.
- Supports 25-37.5 MHz PCI Bus speed.
- Speed selection via software.
- I/O Clock 8 MHz for ISA Bus.
Shadow RAM
- A memory controller that provides shadow RAM and supports 8-bit ROM
BIOS.
DRAM Memory
- Supports 2 banks (4 pcs) 72-pin 4MB/8MB/16MB/32MB SIMM module
socket.
- Supports DRAM memory 8MB to 128 MB on board.
- Supports EDO, BEDO & FPM DRAM.
- Supports Symmetrical and Asymmetrical DRAM.
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Cache Memory
- Supports Pipelined Burst SRAM 256 KB.
Bus Slots
- Provides three 16-bit ISA Bus slots and three PCI Bus slots.
Flash Memory
- Supports PnP mode for BIOS function.
PCI Enhanced IDE Built-in On Board
- Supports 4 IDE hard disk drives.
- Supports PIO mode 4, Master mode, high performance hard disk drives.
- Supports IDE interface with CD-ROM.
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- Supports high capacity hard disk drives.
- Supports LBA mode.
ISA I/O Built-in On Board
- Supports one multi-mode parallel port (SPP/EPP/ECP).
- Supports two serial ports, 16550 UART, with 16 Byte FIFO.
- Supports 360 KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB floppy disk drives.
- Supports one Infrared transmission (IR). (optional)
- Supports PS/2 mouse.
Universal Serial Bus
- Supports two Universal Serial Bus (USB) Port (optional).
- Supports 48 MHz USB (optional).
Software
- Award legal friendly BIOS
- Offers the highest performance for MS-DOS, OS/2, Windows, Novell, UNIX,
SCO UNIX etc.
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Socket 7
PCI 1
PCI 2
1 1
2. Mainboard installation
88
Kbd
JP6
JP4
BAT
JP1
1
POWER AT
COM1 COM2
JP513
Flash ROM LGS
LPT
Floppy
IDE 0
IDE 1
PCI 0
Holtek HT6542B VT82885N
ISA
ISA
ISA
SIMM 2 BANK1
SIMM1 BANK 1
SIMM2 BANK 0
SIMM1 BANK 0
Intel
82437VX
JP13 1
JP14 1
JP15 1
Intel
82438
Intel
82438
JP16
Intel
SB82371SB
JP 17
1
4
1
SiS
8132
SiS
8132
JP21 JP20
Connectors
PRO-Vision Software, V.A. Parkhomchuk, 2000
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Remark: Connectors block:
99
Power LED Lock JP 19 Speaker
Turbo LED Turbo
switch
SMI Reset
switch
Connectors.
Kbd – Keyboard connector.
[JP 6] – PS/2 mouse connector
[JP4] – USB port connector
[JP 21] – IR port connector
Power AT - AT Power supply.
Pin Description Pin Description
HDD
LED
1 Power Good 7 Ground
2 +5V DC 8 Ground
3 +12V DC 9 -5V DC
4 -12V DC 10 +5V DC
5 Ground 11 +5V DC
6 Ground 12 +5V DC
IDE0 – Primary IDE interface
IDE1 – Secondary IDE interaface
Floppy – Floppy drives interface connector
COM1, COM2 – Serial ports
LPT – Parallel port
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3. Jumper settings
A jumper is several pins which may or may not be covered by a plastic jumper
cap. A jumper is used to select different system options.
JP1 Flash ROM Type voltage Select / Flash ROM rewrite option
Description Pin
5V flash /Write disabled 1-2
12V flash/Write enabled 2-3
JP5 (1-2) – CMOS clear function
Description JP5 (1-2)
Normal open
Clear short
This function offer to clear non-volatile (CMOS) memory (password clear purposes
for example).
JP5A or JP5 3-4 pins can be used for CMOS Battery check functions. Voltage
between this pins means battery cell goodness.
JP 13, 14, 15 – System bus (FSB) speed select
Jumper 50MHZ 51 MHZ 55MHZ 62MHZ 60MHZ 66MHZ 69MHz 75MHZ
JP 13 1-2 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3
JP 14 2-3 2-3 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2
JP 15 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2
PCICLK 25 25.5 27.5 31 30 33.3 34.5 37.5
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JP 20 – CPU/Bus multiplier select
1111
2-3
*
2.0 2.5 3.0
1-2
1-2
2-3
Multiplier 1.5/3.5
JP20
5-6
5-6
4-5
4-5
* - 3.5 multiplier supports for Intel Pentium MMX-technology processors only.
JP 16, JP 17 – CPU Voltage selection
IO/core
voltage, Volts
JP 17
JP 16 - - 2-3 1-2
WARNING!!! INCORRECT CPU VOLTAGE SELECTION CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR
YOUR MICROPROCESSOR OR MAINBOARD. SOME MICROPROCESSORS MAY BE
SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. BEFORE PROCESSOR INSTALLATION CHECK SUPPORTED
3.3 /3.3 3.45/3.45 3.3/2.8 3.3/2.5
2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2
4-5 5-6 4-5 4-5
VOLTAGE(S) ON THE PROCESSOR FRONT SIDE. SEE ALSO TABLE BELOW.
Supported CPUs
Type CPU speed,
MHz
Intel
Pentium 75 50 1.5 3.3/3.3
Pentium 90 60 1.5 3.3/3.3
Pentium 100 66 1.5 3.3/3.3
Pentium 120 60 2.0 3.3/3.3
Pentium 133 66 2.0 3.3/3.3
Pentium 150 60 2.5 3.3/3.3
Pentium 166 66 2.5 3.3/3.3
Pentium 200 66 3.0 3.3/3.3
Pentium MMX 166 66 2.5 3.3/2.8
Bus clock, ÌHz Multiplier IO/core
voltage, volts
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Type CPU speed,
MHz
Bus clock, ÌHz Multiplier IO/core
voltage, volts
Pentium MMX 200 66 3.0 3.3/2.8
Pentium MMX 233 66 3.5 3.3/2.8
AMD
K5 PR75 50 1.5 3.45/3.45
K5 PR90 60 1.5 3.45/3.45
K5 PR100 66 1.5 3.45/3.45
K5 PR133 66 2.0 3.45/3.45
K5 PR150 60 2.5 3.3/2.8
K5 PR166 66 2.5 3.3/2.8
K5 PR200 66 3.0 3.3/2.5
K6 166 66 2.5 3.3/2.8
K6 200 66 3.0 3.3/2.8
K6 233 66 3.5 3.3/2.8
Cyrix
6x86 P-120+ 50 2.0 3.45/3.45
6x86 P-133+ 55 2.0 3.45/3.45
6x86 P-150+ 60 2.0 3.45/3.45
6x86 P-166+ 66 2.0 3.45/3.45
6x86 P-200+ 75 2.0 3.45/3.45
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4. DRAM installation
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Total memory
size, MB
Bank 0
(SIMM 1-2)
Bank 1
(SIMM 3-4)
8 4M x 2 pcs --8 --- 4M x 2 pcs
16 8M x 2 pcs --16 --- 8M x 2 pcs
32 16M x 2 pcs --32 --- 16M x 2 pcs
64 32M x 2 pcs --64 --- 32M x 2 pcs
16 4M x 2 pcs 4M x 2 pcs
24 4M x 2 pcs 8M x 2 pcs
32 8M x 2 pcs 8M x 2 pcs
40 4M x 2 pcs 16M x 2 pcs
48 8M x 2 pcs 16M x 2 pcs
64 16M x 2 pcs 16M x 2 pcs
72 4M x 2 pcs 32M x 2 pcs
80 8M x 2 pcs 32M x 2 pcs
96 16M x 2 pcs 32M x 2 pcs
128 32M x 2 pcs 32M x 2 pcs
DRAM Access Time: fast page mode 70ns required or EDO mode 60ns required.
DRAM Type: 4/8/16/32 MB SIMM module (72 pins).
Each bank can be installed and worked individually, the mainboard provides
optimal performance and free choices depending on your needs.
The list above for DRAM configuration is just for reference.
EDO Type DRAM and FAST PAGE Type DRAM can be mixed in each bank.
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8. AWARDTM BIOS Setup description
Award's ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program which allows user to
modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The modified
data will be stored in a battery-backed CMOS ram so data will be retained even
when the power is turned off.
In general, the information saved in the CMOS ram stay unchanged unless
there is config. change in the system, such as hard drive replacement or new
equipment change.
It is possible that CMOS had a battery failure which cause data loss in CMOS
ram. If so, re-enter system config. parameters become necessary.
TO ENTER SETUP PROGRAM
Power on the computer and press <Del> key immediately will bring you into BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59GS9B)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
¦ STANDARD CMOS SETUP ¦ INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ BIOS FEATURES SETUP ¦ SUPERVISOR PASSWORD ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ¦ USER PASSWORD ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ¦ IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION ¦ HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS ¦ SAVE & EXIT SETUP ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ¦ EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ¦
¦------------------------------------------------------------------------------¦
¦ Esc : Quit _ _ _ _ : Select Item ¦
¦ F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift)F2 : Change Color ¦
¦------------------------------------------------------------------------------¦
¦ ¦
¦ ¦
¦ ¦
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
The menu displays all the major selection items and allows user to select any
one of show item. The selection is made by moving cursor (press any direction
key) to the item and press "enter" key. An on line help message is displayed at the
bottom of the screen as cursor is moving to various items which provides user
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better understanding of each function. When a selection is made, the menu of
selected item will appear so the user can modify associated configuration
parameters.
8.1. Standard CMOS setup
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59GS9B)
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
¦ ¦
¦ Date (mm:dd:yy) : Sun, Feb 11 1997 ¦
¦ Time (hh:mm:ss) : 19 : 6 : 9 ¦
¦ ¦
¦ HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE ¦
¦ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ¦
¦ Primary Master : None 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------ ¦
¦ Primary Slave : None 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------ ¦
¦ Secondary Master : None 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------ ¦
¦ Secondary Slave : None 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------ ¦
¦ ¦
¦ Drive A : None +--------------------------------------¦
¦ Drive B : None ¦ Base Memory: 0K ¦
¦ ¦ Extended Memory: 0K ¦
¦ Video : EGA/VGA ¦ Other Memory: 512K ¦
¦ Halt On : All Errors ¦ ----------------------- ¦
¦ ¦ Total Memory: 512K ¦
¦------------------------------------------------------------------------------¦
¦ ESC : Quit : Select Item PU/PD/+/- : Modify ¦
¦ F1 : Help (Shift)F2 : Change Color ¦
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
The Standard CMOS setup screen is displayed above, System BIOS
automatically detects memory size, thus no changes are necessary, it has a few
items for setting.
Each item may have one or more option settings. It allows you to change the
system Date and Time, IDE hard disk, floppy disk drive types for drive A: and B:
boot up video display mode, and POST error handling selection. Use the arrow
keys to highlights the item and then use the <Pgup> or <Pgdn> keys to select
the value you want in each item.
Hard Disk Configurations
TYPE : Select from "1" to "45" to fill remaining fields with redefined values of
disk drives. Select "User" to fill the remaining fields. Select "Auto" to detect the
HDD type automatically.
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SIZE : The hard disk size. The unit is Mega Byte.
CYLS : The cylinder number of the hard disk.
HEAD : The read/write head number of hard disk. The range is from "1" to
"16".
PRECOMP : The cylinder number at which the disk drive changes the write
timing.
LANDZ :The cylinder number that the disk drive heads (read/write) are seated
when the disk drive is parked.
SECTOR : The sector number of each track defined on the hard disk. The
range is from "1" to "64".
Mode : Select "AUTO" to detect the mode type automatically. If your hard disk
supports the LBA mode, select "LBA" or "Large". However, if your hard disk
cylinder is more than 1024 and does not support the LBA function, you have to set
at "Large". Select "Normal" if your hard disk supporting cylinder is below 1024.
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5.2. BIOS Features Setup
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59GS9B)
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
¦ Virus Warning : Enabled ¦ Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled ¦
¦ CPU Internal Cache : Enabled ¦ C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled ¦
¦ External Cache : Enabled ¦ CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled ¦
¦ Quick Power On Self Test : Enabled ¦ D0000-D3FFF Shadow : Disabled ¦
¦ Boot Sequence : C,CDROM,A¦ D4000-D7FFF Shadow : Disabled ¦
¦ Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled ¦ D8000-DBFFF Shadow : Disabled ¦
¦ Boot Up Floppy Seek : Disabled ¦ DC000-DFFFF Shadow : Disabled ¦
¦ Boot Up NumLock Status : On ¦ ¦
¦ Boot Up System Speed : High ¦ ¦
¦ Gate A20 Option : Fast ¦ ¦
¦ Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled ¦ ¦
¦ Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) : 6 ¦ ¦
¦ Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250 ¦ ¦
¦ Security Option : Setup ¦ ¦
¦ PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled +--------------------------------------¦
¦ OS Select For DRAM > 64MB : Non-OS2 ¦ ESC : Quit ____ : Select Item ¦
¦ ¦ F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify ¦
¦ ¦ F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color ¦
¦ ¦ F6 : Load BIOS Defaults ¦
¦ ¦ F7 : Load Setup Defaults ¦
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Selecting the "BIOS FEATURES SETUP" option in the CMOS setup utility menu
allows user to change system related parameters in the display menu. This menu
shows high-performance values of ST586. Again, user can move the cursor by
pressing direction keys and <PgDn> or <PgUp> key to modify the parameters.
Pressing [F1] key to display help message of the selected item.
The setup program also provides 2 convenient ways to load the default parameter
data from CMOS [F7] area if shown data is corrupted. This provides the system a
capability to recover from any possible error.
Virus Warning:
When enabled, assigns the BIOS to monitor the master boot sector and the DOS
boot sector of the first hard disk drive.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled (Default)
CPU Internal Cache:
When enabled, improves the system performance. Disable this item when testing
or trouble-shooting.
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The options are : Enabled (Default), Disabled
External Cache:
When enabled, supports an optional cache SRAM.
The options are : Enabled (Default), Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test:
When enabled, allows the BIOS to bypass the extensive memory test.
The options are : Enabled, Disabled (Default)
Boot Sequence:
Allows the system BIOS to first try to boot the operating system from the selected
disk drive.
The options are : A,C(Default); C,A; C,CDROM,A; CDROM,C,A; C only.
Swap Floppy Drive:
When enabled, allows you to switch the order in which the operating system
accesses the floppy drives during boot up.
The options are : Enabled, Disabled (Default)
Boot Up Floppy Seek:
When enabled, assigns the BIOS to perform floppy diskette drive tests by issuing
the time-consuming seek commands.
The options are : Enabled (Default), Disabled
Boot Up Numlock Status:
When set to On, allows the BIOS to automatically enable the Num Lock function
when the system boots up.
The options are : On (Default), Off
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Gate A20 Option:
When enabled, allows the A20 bus line signal generated from the chipset PC/AT to
directly pass to port 92H, instead of the keyboard controller. It will speed up the
system performance.
The options are : Fast, Normal(Default)
Typematic Rate Setting:
The term "typematic" means that when a keyboard key is held down, the
character is repeatedly entered until the key is released. When this item is
enabled, you may change the typematic repeat rate.
The options are : Disabled (Default), Enabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec):
Sets the rate of a character repeat when the key is held down.
The options are : 6 (Default), 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30
Typematic Delay (Msec):
Sets the delay time before a character is repeated.
The options are : 250 (Default), 500, 750, 1000 millisecond
Security Option:
Allows you to set the security level of the system.
The options are : Setup (Default), System
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop:
When enabled, allows you install an enhanced graphics adapter card. If your
graphics adapter card does not support the Pallete Snoop function, please set at
Disable to avoid system malfunctions.
The options are : Enabled, Disabled (Default)
Video BIOS Shadow:
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When enabled, allows the BIOS to copy the video ROM code of the add-on video
cards to the system memory for faster access.
The options are : Enabled (Default), Disabled
C8000-CBFFF to DC000-DFFFF Shadow:
When enabled, allows the BIOS to copy the BIOS ROM code of the add-on card to
system memory for faster access. It may improve the performance of the add-on
card. Some add-on cards will not function properly if it’s BIOS ROM code is
shadowed. To use these options correctly, you need to know the memory address
range used by the BIOS ROM of each add-on card.
The options are : Enabled, Disabled (Default)
5.3. Chipset Features Setup
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59GS9B)
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
¦ Auto Configuration : Enabled ¦ Delayed Transaction : Disabled ¦
¦ DRAM Timing : 60 ns ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ DRAM RAS# Precharge Time : 4 ¦ ¦
¦ DRAM R/W Leadoff Timing : 6 ¦ ¦
¦ Fast RAS To CAS Delay : 3 ¦ ¦
¦ DRAM Read Burst (EDO/FP) : x222/x333 ¦ ¦
¦ DRAM Write Burst Timing : x333 ¦ ¦
¦ Fast MA to RAS# Delay CLK: 1 ¦ ¦
¦ Fast EDO Path Select : Disabled ¦ ¦
¦ Refresh RAS# Assertion : 5 Clks ¦ ¦
¦ ISA Bus Clock : PCICLK/4 ¦ ¦
¦ SDRAM(CAS Lat/RAS-to-CAS): 2/2 ¦ ¦
¦ System BIOS Cacheable : Enabled ¦ ¦
¦ Video BIOS Cacheable : Enabled +--------------------------------------¦
¦ 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time : 1 ¦ ESC : Quit ____ : Select Item ¦
¦ 16 Bit I/O Recovery Time : 1 ¦ F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify ¦
¦ Memory Hole At 15M-16M : Disabled ¦ F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color ¦
¦ Peer Concurrency : Enabled ¦ F6 : Load BIOS Defaults ¦
¦ Passive Release : Enabled ¦ F7 : Load Setup Defaults ¦
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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Video BIOS Cacheable:
When enabled, allows the system to use the video BIOS codes C0000H-C7FFFH
from cache, instead of the slower DRAMs or ROMs. Video BIOS must be shadowed
first.
The options are : Enabled (Default), Disabled
System BIOS Cacheable:
When enabled, allows the ROM area E0000H-FFFFFH to be cacheable when cache
controller is activated.
The options are : Enabled (Default), Disabled
Memory Hold At 15M-16M:
When enabled, the memory hole at the 15MB address will be relocated to the
15~16MB address range of the ISA cycle when the processor accesses the
15~16MB address area.
When disabled, the memory hole at the 15MB address will be treated as a DRAM
cycle when the processor accesses the 15~16MB address.
The options are : Enabled, Disabled (Default)
Peer Concurrency, Passive Release, Delayed Transaction:
PCI ver. 2.1 (Bus Mastering) control. Enabled, Enabled, Disabled options – PCI 2.1
enabled.
The options are : Enabled, Disabled (Default)
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5.4. Power Management Setup
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59GS9B)
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
¦ Power Management : User Define ¦ ¦
¦ PM Control by APM : No ¦ ¦
¦ Video Off Method : Blank Screen ¦ ¦
¦ MODEM Use IRQ : NA ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ Doze Mode : Disable ¦ ¦
¦ Standby Mode : Disable ¦ ¦
¦ Suspend Mode : Disable ¦ ¦
¦ HDD Power Down : Disable ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ** Wake Up Events In Doze & Standby **¦ ¦
¦ IRQ3 (Wake-Up Event): OFF ¦ ¦
¦ IRQ4 (Wake-Up Event): OFF ¦ ¦
¦ IRQ8 (Wake-Up Event): OFF ¦ ¦
¦ IRQ12 (Wake-Up Event): OFF +--------------------------------------¦
¦ ¦ ESC : Quit ____ : Select Item ¦
¦ ¦ F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify ¦
¦ ¦ F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color ¦
¦ ¦ F6 : Load BIOS Defaults ¦
¦ ¦ F7 : Load Setup Defaults ¦
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Power Management:
When enable, allows you to use Power Management features.
PM Control by APM:
The option "No" allows the BIOS to ignore the APM (Advanced Power
Management) specification. Selecting "Yes" will allow the BIOS wait for APM's
prompt before it enters Doze mode, Standby mode, or Suspend mode. If the APM
is installed, it will prompt the BIOS to set the system into the power saving mode
after all tasks are done.
Video Off Method:
The option "V/H SYNC+ Blank" allows the BIOS to blank off screen display by
turning off the V-Sync signals sent from add-on VGA card. "DPMS Supported"
allows the BIOS to blank off screen display by your add-on VGA card which
supports DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling function). "Blank Screen"
allows the BIOS to blank screen display by turning off the red-green-blue signals.
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Modem use IRQ:
When the system is in green function, modem wakes up the system through IRQ.
HDD Power Down:
Selecting "Disabled" will turn off the hard disk drive (HDD) motor.
Selecting "1Min ...15Min" allows you to define the HDD idle time before the HDD
enters Power Saving mode. The option "When Suspend" lets the BIOS turn the
HDD motor off when the system is in Suspend mode.
The options "1Min ... 15Min" and "When Suspend" will not work concurrently.
When HDD is in Power Saving Mode, any access to the HDD will wake the HDD
up.
Doze Mode:
When disabled, the system will not enter Doze mode. The specified time option
define the idle time the system takes before it enters Doze mode.
Suspend Mode:
When disabled, the system will not enter Suspend mode. The specified time
option defines the idle time the system takes before it enters Suspend mode.
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5.5. PNP/PCI Configuration
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59GS9B)
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
¦ Resources Controlled By : Manual ¦ PCI IRQ Actived By : Edge ¦
¦ Reset Configuration Data : Disabled ¦ PCI IDE IRQ Map To : PCI-AUTO ¦
¦ ¦ Primary IDE INT# : A ¦
¦ IRQ-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP ¦ Secondary IDE INT# : A ¦
¦ IRQ-4 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP ¦ ¦
¦ IRQ-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP ¦ Used MEM base addr : N/A ¦
¦ 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 ¦ ESC : Quit ____ : Select Item ¦
¦ DMA-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP ¦ F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify ¦
¦ DMA-6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP ¦ F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color ¦
¦ DMA-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP ¦ F6 : Load BIOS Defaults ¦
¦ ¦ F7 : Load Setup Defaults ¦
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
PCI IRQ Actived By:
If your IDE cards is triggered by edge, set it at "Edge".
The options are : Level, Edge (Default)
PCI IDE IRQ Map To:
Set to auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically detect which interrupt is
used by the PCI master drive.
The options are : PCI-AUTO (Default), PCI-SLOT1, PCI-SLOT2, PCI-SLOT3, PCISLOT4, ISA
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5.6. Load BIOS Defaults
The BIOS defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters
that allows minimum system performance. The OEM manufacturer may change
the defaults through MODBIN before the binary image burns into the ROM.
5.7 Load Setup Defaults
Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which
the system automatically detects.
5.8. Integrated Peripherals
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59GS9B)
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
¦ IDE HDD Block Mode : Disabled ¦ Parallel Port EPP Type : EPP1.9 ¦
¦ IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto ¦ ¦
¦ IDE Primary Slave PIO : Auto ¦ ¦
¦ IDE Secondary Master PIO : Auto ¦ ¦
¦ IDE Secondary Slave PIO : Auto ¦ ¦
¦ On-Chip Primary PCI IDE: Enabled ¦ ¦
¦ On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE: Enabled ¦ ¦
¦ PCI Slot IDE 2nd Channel : Enabled ¦ ¦
¦ USB Controller : Enabled ¦ ¦
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¦ Onboard FDD Controller : Enabled ¦ ¦
¦ Onboard Serial Port 1 : 3F8/IRQ4 ¦ ¦
¦ Onboard Serial Port 2 : 2F8/IRQ3 ¦ ¦
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¦ ¦ ESC : Quit ____ : Select Item ¦
¦ ¦ F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify ¦
¦ Onboard Parallel Port : 3BC/IRQ7 ¦ F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color ¦
¦ Onboard Parallel Mode : ECP/EPP ¦ F6 : Load BIOS Defaults ¦
¦ ECP Mode Use DMA : 1 ¦ F7 : Load Setup Defaults ¦
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On-Chip Primary PCI IDE:
When enabled, allows the IDE driver to use the first channel of the primary IDE.
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE:
When enabled, allows the IDE drive to use the second channel of the primary
IDE.
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IDE Primary Master PIO, IDE Primary Slave PIO, IDE Secondary Master
PIO, IDE Secondary Slave PIO,:
The default value is Auto.
Auto: BIOS will automatically detect IDE HDD accessing mode.
Mode 0-4 : Manually set the IDE accessing mode.
Onboard FDD Controller:
The default value is Enabled.
Enabled : Enabled the onboard I/O Chip's floppy drive interface controller.
Disabled : Disabled the onboard I/O Chip's floppy drive interface controller. When
use on-card ISA FDC's controller.
Onboard Serial Port 1:
The field allows the user to select the serial port. The default value is AUTO.
3F8H/IRQ4: Enable onboard serial port1 and address is COM1/3F8H
2F8H/IRQ3: Enable onboard serial port1 and address is COM2/2F8H
3E8H/IRQ4: Enable onboard serial port1 and address is COM3/3E8H
2E8H/IRQ3: Enable onboard serial port1 and address is COM4/2E8H
Disabled: Disable onboard I/O Chip's Serial port 1.
AUTO : BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Serial Port.
Onboard Serial Port 2:
The field allows the user to select the serial port. The default value is AUTO.
3F8H/IRQ4: Enable onboard serial port2 and address is COM1/3F8H
2F8H/IRQ3: Enable onboard serial port2 and address is COM2/2F8H
3E8H/IRQ4: Enable onboard serial port2 and address is COM3/3E8H
2E8H/IRQ3: Enable onboard serial port2 and address is COM4/2E8H
Disabled: Disable onboard I/O Chip's Serial port 1.
AUTO : BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Serial Port.
Onboard Parallel Port:
The field allows the user to select the LPT port. The default value is 378H/IRQ7.
378H : Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378H and IRQ7
278H : Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278H and IRQ5
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3BCH : Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BCH and IRQ7
Disabled : Disable onboard I/O Chip's LPT port
5.9. Supervisor password/ User Password
1.If CMOS is corrupted or the option was not used, a default password stored in
the ROM will be used. The screen will display the following message:
Enter Password
Press the [Enter] key to continue after proper password is given
2.If CMOS is corrupted or the option was used earlier and the user wish to change
default password, the SETUP UTILITY will display a message and ask for a
confirmation.
Confirm Password:
3.After pressing the [Enter] key (ROM password if the option was not used) or
current password (user-defined password), the user can change the password
and store new one in CMOS RAM. A maximum of 8 characters can be entered.
5.10. IDE HDD Auto Detection
The "IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION" utility is a very useful tool specially when
you do not know which kind of hard disk type you are using. You can use this
utility to detect the correct disk type installed in the system automatically. But now
you can set HARD DISK TYPE to auto in the STANDARD CMOS SETUP.
You don't need the"IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION" utility. The BIOS will Auto-detect
the hard disk size and model on display during POST.
Note: HDD modes
The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD modes : Normal, LBA&LARGE.
Normal mode:
Generic access mode in which either the BIOS or the IDE controller will make any
transformations during accessing.
The maximum number of cylinders, head & sectors for Normal mode are 1024, 16
& 63.
no.Cyclinder (1024)
x no.Head (16)
x no.Sector (63)
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x no.per sector (512)
------------------------------ 528 Megabytes
If user set in Normal mode, the maximum accessible HDD size will be 528
Megabyte even though its physical size may be greater than that !
LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode:
A new HDD accessing method to overcome the 528 Megabyte bottleneck. The
number of cylinders, head & sectors show in setup may not be the number
physically contained in the HDD.
During HDD accessing, the IDE controller will transform the logic address
described by sector, head & cylinder into its own physical address inside the HDD.
The maximum HDD size supported by LBA mode is 8.4 Gigabytes which is
obtained by the following formula:
no.Cylinder (1024)
x no.Head (255)
x no.Sector (63)
x bytes.per sector (512)
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8.4 Gigabytes
LARGE mode:
Extended HDD access mode supported by Award Software.
Some IDE HDDs contain more than 1024 cylinder without LBA support(in some
cases, user do not want LBA). The Award BIOS provides another alternative to
support these kinds of LARGE mode:
CYLS. HEADS SECTOR MODE
1120 16 59 Normal
560 32 59 Large
BIOS tricks DOS (or other OS) that the number of cylinders is less than 1024 by
dividing it by 2. At the same time, the number of heads is multiplied by 2. Averse
transformation process will be made inside INT 12h in order to access the right
HDD addess the right HDD address !
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no.Cylinder (1024)
x no.Head (32)
x no.Sector (63)
x bytes.per sector (512)
----------------------------- 1 Gigabytes
Note:
To support LBA or LARGE mode of HDDs, there must be
some softwares involved. All these softwares are
located in the Award HDD Service Routine (INT 13h). It
may be failed to access a HDD with LBA (LARGE) mode
selected if you are runing under a operating system
which replaces the whole INT 13h. UNIX operating
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systems do not support either or LARGE and
must utilize the standard mode. UNIX can support
drives large than 528MB.
5.11. Save & Exit Setup
After you have made changes under Setup, press <ESC> to return to the main
menu. Move cursor to "Save and Exit Setup" or press "F10" and then press "Y" to
change the CMOS setup. If you did not change anything, press <ESC> again or
move cursor to "Exit Without Saving" and press "Y" to retain the Setup settings.
The following message will appear at the center of the screen to allow you to save
data to CMOS and exit the setup utility.
SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?
5.12. Exit Without Saving
The "EXIT WITHOUT SAVING" option will bring you back to normal boot up
procedure without saving any into CMOS RAM.
All of the old data in the CMOS will not be destroyed.
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If you select this feature, the following message will appear at the center of the
screen to allow you to exit the setup utility without saving CMOS modifications:
Quit Without Saving(Y/N)?
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6. Password / CMOS Clear procedure
To clear CMOS setup memory or password stored in CMOS follow the procedures
below:
a) Power Off your system;
b) On the mainboard close (short) jumper JP5;
c) Power On;
d) After memory count finished, Power Off;
e) Open JP5 jumper;
f) Power On;
g) Reset your desired password.
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7. BIOS Update procedure.
To update flash ROM BIOS:
1. Use original Award Flash Memory Writer, for example FLASH MEMORY WRITER
version 5.35A and later.
2. Prepare bootable diskette with MS-DOS ver. 3.30 – 6.22.
3. Copy new BIOS file and flash memory writer to floppy disk.
4. Reboot from diskette.
5. Execute AWDFLASH.EXE
6. Under prompt File Name To Program enter name of new BIOS name and press
ENTER.
7. After prompt Do You Want To Save BIOS (Y/N)? press Y as an Yes answer.
8. Under Filename To Save enter name BIOS to save.
9. On Are You Sure To Program? prompt press Y for flash programming.
10. After displaying message: Don’t Turn Off Power Or Reset System! – do not
touch any key and don’t reboot your system.
11. After displaying: Please Power Off Or Reset System ! – reset your system.
If flash ROM updated successfully computer reboots and new BIOS will work. If
system do not reboots you can use the Boot Block BIOS feature to program your
old BIOS.
Award Boot Block BIOS update procedure.
1. Remove any PCI Video card, installed on your system.
2. Install ISA video card.
3. Reboot your system from diskette prepared on previous procedure.
4. Use AWDFLASH program to flash your old BIOS.
5. Reboot system.
WARNING! Use only original flash ROM update files designed specially for your
mainboard model.
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