Supero SUPER P4STA User Manual

®

SUPER P4STA

(Pentium®4 1.5GHz-1.3GHz Processors

and Intel 850 Chipset Supported)

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use
of the SUPER P4STA motherboard. The SUPER P4STA supports Single Intel
Pentium® 4 423-pin FPGA, 1.3 GHz -1.5 GHz+ processors at the front side
bus speed of 400 MHz. Please refer to the support section of our web site
(http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm) for a complete listing of sup­ported processors.

Single 423-pin Pentium 4 PGA processors are housed in a 423-pin package.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard

box, describes the features, specifications and performance of the SUPER
P4STA mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices. Read
this chapter when you want to install the processor and RIMM memory mod­ules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to this
chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, the IDE interfaces, the
parallel and serial ports and the twisted wires for the power supply, the reset
button, the keylock/power LED, the speaker and the keyboard.

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshoot-
ing procedures for the video, the memory and the setup configuration stored
in CMOS. For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
section is provided. Instructions are also included for contacting technical
support. In addition, you can visit our web site at www.supermicro.com/
techsupport.htm for more detailed information.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information
on running the CMOS Setup utility.

The Appendix A provides BIOS POST Codes.

The Appendix B lists BIOS POST Messages

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Table of Contents

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Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii

Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1

Checklist .................................................................................................... 1-1

Contacting Supermicro ............................................................................ 1-2

SUPER P4STA Image............................................................................... 1-3

850 Chipset: System Block Diagram.................................................... 1-6

Motherboard Features ............................................................................ 1-7

1-2 Chipset Overview........................................................................................... 1-9

1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-10

Communication and Networking Riser ................................................ 1-10

1-4 PC Health Monitoring.................................................................................... 1-10

1-5 ACPI/PC 99 Features ................................................................................... 1-12

1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-14

1- 7 Super I/O......................................................................................................... 1-14

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ............................................................................... 2-1

2-2 Processor Installation .................................................................................... 2-2

2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis ................................................. 2-4

2-4 Installing RIMMs............................................................................................... 2-5

2- 5 Port/Front Control Panel Connector Locations ...................................... 2-6,7

2-6 Connecting Cables ......................................................................................... 2-8

Power Supply Connector ....................................................................... 2-8

Infrared Connector ................................................................................... 2-8

PWR_ON .................................................................................................... 2-9

Reset........................................................................................................... 2-9

Hard Drive LED ........................................................................................ 2-9

Keylock/Power LED ................................................................................. 2-9

Speaker ..................................................................................................... 2-9

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ....................................................... 2-10

Universal Serial Bus.............................................................................. 2-10

Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-10

Wake-On-LAN ......................................................................................... 2-10

CD Headers............................................................................................. 2-11

Fan Headers ........................................................................................... 2-11

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Chassis Intrusion Header ..................................................................... 2-11

Overheat LED .......................................................................................... 2-11

2- 7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-12

Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................................ 2- 12

Rambus Bus Speed............................................................................... 2-12

CMOS Clear............................................................................................. 2-13

AC'97 Enable/Disable ............................................................................. 2-13

Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-13

Keyboard Wake-Up................................................................................. 2-14

2- 8 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and AGP Connections ................ 2-14

Parallel Port Connector ......................................................................... 2- 15

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-15

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 2- 15

AGP Slot ................................................................................................... 2-16

2-9 Installing Software Drivers ......................................................................... 2-17

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ......................................................................... 3- 1

Before Power On ...................................................................................... 3- 1

No Power ................................................................................................... 3 -1

No Video .................................................................................................... 3 -1

Memory Errors .......................................................................................... 3 -2

Losing the System’s Setup Configuration ............................................ 3- 2

3-2 Technical Support Procedures ..................................................................... 3 -2

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ......................................................................... 3 -3

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service ............................................................. 3- 6

Chapter 4: Award BIOS

4-1 Introduction....................................................................................................... 4-1

4- 2 Running Setup.................................................................................................. 4-2

4- 3 Main BIOS Setup.............................................................................................. 4-2

4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup .................................................................................... 4-6

4-5 PCI/PnP Menu ................................................................................................. 4-18

4-6 Power Management ...................................................................................... 4-19

4-7 Boot-up Devices ............................................................................................ 4-22

4-8 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-24

4- 9 Exit Setup ....................................................................................................... 4-26

Appendices:

Appendix A: Award BIOS POST Messages ....................................................... A-1

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Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes ...............................................................B-1

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Appendix C: Award BIOS POST Codes ...............................................................C-1

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac­knowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with
the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in
quality and performance.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your
motherboard. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your
retailer.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

Two (2) ATA66/100 ribbon cable for IDE devices

One (1) floppy ribbon cable for (1) 5.25-inch floppy and (2) 3.5-inch floppy
drives

One (1) Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

Two (2) CPU heat sink Holders (Retention)

Two (2) continous Memory Modules

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CONTACTING SUPERMICRO

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

2051 Junction Avenue

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (Technical Support)
Web site: www.supermicro.com

European Office

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML,

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (Technical Support)

[email protected] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Tel: [phone] ext.102
Fax : [phone]

E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

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SUPER P4STA

Figure 1-1. SUPER P4STA Image

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Figure 1-3. SUPER P4STA Layout

(not drawn to scale)

SUPER P4STA

COM1

KB/

MOUSE

J24

24-pin SSI and 20-pin ATX

supported. (*Note below)

J10

USB 0/1

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PCI 2

PCI 3

USB2

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LINE IN

MIC

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1

JBT1

FWH

P4 423-pin

Processor

FCPGA Package

COM2

GAME PORT

AC'97 Audio
CODEC chip

JL1

JOH

PCI 4

PCI 5

AGP 4X PRO (1.5V only)

CNR/USB3

J12

J14

CD2

CD1

SUPER I/O

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J18

J22

Clock

12V PW

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CHA BANK1

CHB BANK1

J3

J4 J2

J5

1

J21

Overheat

Fan

1

(*Note: The Power Supply meets the spec. of 24-pin SSI connector, but it also
supports a 20-ATX connector. Make sure that Pin1 of the PS connector is seated
on Pin 1 of J21.)

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P4STA Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear Pins 1-2 (Normal)
J2/J2A1 Memory Speeds (see the table below)

JP4 AC97 Audio Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPWAKE Keyboard Wake-Up Pins 1-2 (Disabled)

Connectors Description

CD1 Audio CD Input (large connector)
CD2 Audio CD Input (small connector)
CNR Communications/Networking Riser
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector
CPU FAN CPU Fan Header
Chassis Fan Chassis Fan Header
Overheat Fan Thermal Control Fan Header(OH Backup
Fan)GAME Game Port
J2, J3, J4, J5 Memory (RIMM) Slots
J6, J7 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors
JP5 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
*J21, J24(See Notes)ATX 12V Power Connector (1: 24-pin,1: 4pin)
J17 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
J18, J19, J20 Universal Serial Bus Ports
J15 Parallel Printer Port
JF1, JF2 Front Control Panel
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH Overheat LED
JWOR Wake-On-Ring Header
LINE IN Audio In Connector
LINE OUT Audio Out (Speaker) Connector
MIC Microphone Input
USB3 Universal Serial Bus Port #3
WOL Wake-on-LAN Header

JP2 JP2A1 RAMBUS
1-2 1-2 AUTO
2-3 OPEN 300 MHZ
OPEN OPEN 400MHZ

*Notes:1. J24 4-pin connector must be connected to meet the
safety requirement of the ATX 12 V Spec. unless you have a SSI
24-pin power supply. (If you have a SSI 24-pin Power Supply, you
need to populate J21.) 2. Also see chapter 2 for detailed
information on Jumpers, I/O ports and JF1/JF2-Front

Panel Connectors (Pg.2-6). Jumpers not indicated are for test
purposes only.

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PCI 1

Figure 1-5. 850 Chipset:

System Block Diagram

NOTE: This is a general block diagram and may not

exactly represent the features on your motherboard. See

the following pages for the actual specifications of each

motherboard.

LEDs

4XAGP

PGA423
CPU

82850
MCH

82801
ICH2

82802
FWH

USB0,1

USB2,3

RIMM Bank0

RIMM Bank1

LPC I/O

CNR

Audio
Codec

(Optional)

PCI 5

PCI 4

PCI 3

PCI 2

PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard

Serial Port

Parallel Port

Mic In

Line In

CD ROM

AC Link

LPC Bus

PCI Bus

Dual RIMM

channels

AGP Interface

system Bus

ATA-33/66/100

USB

IDEs

850 Chipset

Line Out

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Features of the P4STA Motherboard

CPU

• Single Pentium® 4 423-pin PGA 1.3 GHz-1.5 GHz+ processors at 400
MHz front side bus speed

Memory

• Four 184-pin RIMM modules for 600/800 MHz RDRAM memory up to 2
GB. Error Checking & Correction and Parity Checking are fully sup­ported.

Chipset

• Intel 850 Chipset

Expansion Slots

• Five 32-bit PCI slots

• One 4x AGP Pro (1.5V) slot

• One CNR (Communications and Network Riser Card) slot

BIOS

• 4 Mb Firmware Hub Award BIOS® Flash BIOS

• APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0, Plug and Play (PnP)

PC Health Monitoring

• Seven onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, chipset voltage, +3.3V,

+5V and ±12V

• Three-fan status monitor with firmware/software on/off control

• Environmental temperature monitoring and control

• CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

• Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss

• System overheat LED and control

• System resource alert

• Hardware BIOS virus protection

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core

ACPI/PC 98 Features

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

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• BIOS support for USB keyboard

• Real-time clock wake-up alarm

• Main switch override mechanism

• External modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• Dual Ultra DMA Bus Master with DMA IDE 100MB supported

• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports

• 1 EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) and ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)

supported parallel port

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• 1 infrared port

• 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports

Other

• Internal/external modem ring-on

• Recovery from AC power loss control

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Multiple CPU clock frequency ratio selections (set in BIOS)

CD Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility

• Drivers for 850 chipset utilities

Dimensions

• ATX: 12" x 9.6" (305 x 244 mm)

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1-2 Chipset Overview

Intel’s 850 chipset is made up of three main components:
*82850 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) with Accelerated Hub Architecture
(AHA) bus,

*82801 BA I/O Controller Hub (ICH2) with AHA bus,

*82802 AB Firmware Hub (FWH).

Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

The MCH includes the host (CPU) interface, RDRAM interface, ICH interface
and 4xAGP interface for the 850 chipset. It contains advanced power
management logic and supports dual channels for RDRAM. The AGP 2.0
interface supports 4x data transfers and operates at a peak bandwidth of
1056 GB. The MCH host interface bus runs at 100 MHz.

I/O Controller Hub (ICH2)

The ICH2 is the I/O Controller Hub subsystem on the P4STA, which inte­grates many of the Input/Output functions of the 850 chipset, including a
two-channel ATA-33/66/100 Bus Master IDE controller. It also provides the
interface to the PCI Bus and communicates with the MCH over a dedicated
hub interface bus-the AHA. The P4STA has the more powerful ICH2, which
includes a dual channel IDE controller and two USB controllers that offer 24
Mbps of bandwidth across four ports. ICH2 also features an enhanced
AC'97 interface that supports full surround sound for the Dolby Digital Audio
used on DVDs.

Firmware Hub (FWH)

The FWH is a component that brings added security and manageability to
the PC platform infrastructure. This device includes an integrated Random
Number Generator (RNG) for stronger encryption, digital signing and secu­rity protocols. The FWH stores the system BIOS and video BIOS to eliminate
a redundant nonvolatile memory component.

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Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond
when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose
for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the
power switch to turn it back on) or for it to automatically return to a power
on state. See the Power Lost Control setting in the BIOS chapter of this
manual to change this setting. The default setting is Always OFF.

1-3 Special Features

Communication and Networking Riser

The CNR slot supports audio, modem and networking cards and provides
interfaces that support multichannel audio, V.90 analog modems, home net­working through a telephone line, 10/100 Ethernet-based networking and
future technologies. Separating sound and communications systems from
the motherboard makes them less sensitive to noise.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER
P4STA. Both have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports
PC health monitoring.

Seven Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core, Chipset
Voltage, +3.3V,

++

++

+5V and

±±

±±

±12V

The onboard voltage monitor will scan these seven voltages continuously.
Once a voltage becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error
message to the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define
the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

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Three-Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software On/Off
Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The
onboard 3-pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power manage­ment functions. The thermal fan is controlled by the overheat detection
logic.

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and
will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds
a user-defined threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from
the CPU. It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the
CPU is in sleep mode. Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high,
it will automatically turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat
damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the
overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature
is too high.

CPU Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode

The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on. It can be turned off
when the CPU is in sleep mode. When in sleep mode, the CPU will not run
at full power, thereby generating less heat.

CPU Overheat LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning
function in the BIOS. This allows the user to define an overheat tempera­ture. When this temperature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the
warning LED are turned on.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Intel's LANDesk Client Manager
(optional). It is used to notify the user of certain system events. For
example, if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insuf­ficient hard drive space for saving the data, you can be alerted of the
potential problem.

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Hardware BIOS Virus Protection

The system BIOS is protected by hardware so that no virus can infect the
BIOS area. The user can only change the BIOS content through the flash
utility provided by SUPERMICRO. This feature can prevent viruses from
infecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable data.

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The 3-phase-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to
60A current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 1.1V to 1.85V. This
will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable.

1-5 ACPI/PC 99 Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The ACPI
specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro­vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout
a PC system, including its hardware, operating system and application soft­ware. This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals
such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard disk drives and printers. This also
includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs, TVs, tele­phones and stereos.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI
provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper­ating system-independent interface for configuration control. ACPI lever­ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor
architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with both Win­dows 98 and Windows NT 5.0. Note: To utilize ACPI, you must reinstall
Windows 98. To reinstall Windows 98 with ACPI, enter DOS and type
"setup /p J" at the CDROM prompt (usually D:\) with the Windows 98 CD
loaded. (Make sure you include the spaces after "setup" and "p".) Then hit
<Enter>. You can check to see if ACPI has been properly installed by
looking for it in the Device Manager, which is located in the Control Panel in
Windows.

Microsoft OnNow

The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to
system and device power control. OnNow is a term for a PC that is always
on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other re-

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quests.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start
blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses
any key, the CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking
and remain on.

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it keyboard will
function like a normal keyboard during system boot-up.

Real Time Clock Wake-Up Alarm

Although the PC may be perceived to be off when not in use, it is still
capable of responding to preset wake-up events. In the BIOS, the user can
set a timer to wake-up the system at a predetermined time.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a
system suspend button. When the user depresses the power button, the
system will enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the
hard drive will spin down. Depressing the power button again will cause
the whole system to wake-up. During the SoftOff state, the ATX power
supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive. In
case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just
depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off
and no power will be provided to the motherboard.

Wake-On-Ring Header

Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem
ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state. Note that external modem
ring-on can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power
supply.

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Introduction

1-7 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a floppy disk
drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data
separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selec­tion, a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA
logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly
reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk
drives. The Super I/O supports four 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M
disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re­motely power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up­dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that
daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The
motherboards have a 3-pin header (WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on
a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN
must be enabled in BIOS. Note that Wake-On-Lan can only be used with an
ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

1-6 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for
proper and reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that
have high CPU clock rates of 1.3 GHz and above.

The SUPER P4STA accommodates ATX 12V power supplies. Although most
power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some
are inadequate.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that
meets ATX 12V power supply Specification 1.1 or above. Additionally, in
areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to in­stall a line filter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that
you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by
power surges.

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It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication
ports (UARTs), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each
UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate
generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys­tem. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps
as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s,
which support higher speed modems.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Con­figuration and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI
power management through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features
auto power management to reduce power consumption.

The IRQs, DMAs and I/O space resources of the Super I/O can be flexibly
adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements, which suppport ACPI and APM (Ad­vanced Power Management).

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To
prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very
carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your
equipment from ESD.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti-

static bag.

• Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, periph­eral chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

• Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when

not in use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides ex­cellent conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting
fasteners and the motherboard.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage.
When unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

Installation Procedures

Follow the procedures below for the installation of the motherboard and the
system:

1. Installing the processor and the heat sink.

2. Installing the motherboard in the chassis.

3. Installing the memory and add-on cards.

4. Finally, installing the cables and drivers.

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IMPORTANT: Always connect the power cord last and always re­move it before adding, removing or changing any hardware compo­nents. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU
socket before you install the CPU heat sink.

!

2-2 Processor and Heat Sink Installation

When handling the processor package, avoid placing
direct pressure on the label area of the fan.

Installation of the Processor and Heat Sink

1. Locate the following components that are included in the
shipping package.

Retentions (2)

Clips (2)

Screws (4)- (*Note below)

(*Note: These screws are to be used
for mounting the motherboard on the
back panel of the chassis that has 4
mounting holes.)

White pegs (flexible) -(4)

2. Insert white pegs into the holes of
black pegs. (Do not push the white
pegs all the way into the holes of black
pegs. Only 1/3 of white pegs should be
inside the holes of black pegs.)

3. Place a retention in its position and
secure the retention in its position by
pressing two pegs into the retention holes
until you hear the click sound. (*The click
sound indicates that the peg is locked and
secured.)

Two pegs in
the position

One Retention in its
position

Black pegs (flexible)- (4)

(*For the chassis that does not have 4 holes in
the chassis:)

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5. Lift the CPU socket lever.

Socket Lever

6. Install the CPU in the socket. Make sure
that Pin 1 (the corner with a triangle) of the
CPU is seated on Pin 1 of the socket (the
corner with a triangle).

Pin 1

7. Press down the lever

into its lock position until
you hear a click sound.

Socket Lever in
its lock position

4. Secure another reten-

tion into its position by
repeating Step 3.

8. Apply the proper amount of thermal glue on the CPU die.

9. Place the heat sink on
the top of the CPU.

Heat sink

CPU

10.Secure the heat sink in its

proper position by locking the
retention clips into the proper
position.

11. Connect the cord of CPU

Fan to the CPU Fan Connec­tor.

CPU Fan
Connector

CPU Fan
Cord

Retention Clip

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2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of
chassis. Chassis may include a variety of mounting fasteners made of
metal or plastic. Although a chassis may have both types, metal fasteners
are the most highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to
the chassis. For this reason, it is best to use as many metal fasteners as
possible.

Lever

Processor

(installed)

Figure 2-1. PGA 423-Pin Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed

Pin 1

Pin 1

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2-4 Installing RIMMs

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing RIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage.

RIMM Installation (See Figure 2-2)

1.

Insert a pair of RDRAM modules (of the same type and the same size)

in the two slots of Bank 0 first (Figure 2-2B). If needed, insert
another pair of RDRAMs (of the same type and same size) into both

slots of Bank1 (Figure 2-2A).
However, if you only install two RDRAM modules on the two slots of
Bank0, then, you need to populate both slots of Bank1with two
"Continuous Memory Modules" to close the signal loop in order to
meet the requirement Rambus Interface (Figure 2.2B). See "RAMBUS
Support" below for details on supported memory.

2. Insert each RDRAM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the

two notches along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the
RDRAM incorrectly.

3. Gently press down on the RDRAMs module until it snaps into place.

4. The P4STA will support two (2) or four (4) (600 MHz or 800 MHz)

modules of 184-pin RDRAM with a total up to 2GB MB of system
memory. Both ECC (Error Checking Correction) and Parity Checking
are supported. PC133 and PC100 memory are also fully supported
at their respective speeds.

RAMBUS Support (Important!)

The Memory Controller Hub (MCH) enables the use of RAMBUS in the
RIMM slots on the P4STA. This hub supports both ECC and non­ECC type memory. Check the Memory ECC Mode BIOS setting to
enable the use of ECC. (See Section 1-2 for more on the MCH.)

Bank0

Bank1

Figure 2-2A. Bank0/Bank1 with 4 RIMMs installed Figure 2-2B. Bank0: 2RIMMs & Bank1:

2 Continuous Memory Modules installed

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2-5 Port/Control Panel Connector Locations

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specification to
make setting up your system easier. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors
and locations of the various I/O ports.

Parallel Port
(Burgundy)

Game Port
(Gold)

COM1 Port
(Turquoise)

Keyboard
(Purple)

Mouse
(Green)

USB

Ports-0/1

(Black)

Figure 2-3. I/O Port Locations and Definitions

COM2 Port
(Turquoise)

Figure 2-3. RIMM Installation

Line Out Line In Mic

(Lime) (Light blue) (Pink)

Note: Notches

should ali

g

n

with their

receptive points

on the slot.

RIMM Slot

Side View of RIMM Installation into Slot

RIMM

Tab

Notch

Tab

Notch

Tab Tab

To Install:

With the tabs
pulled outward,
insert the RIMM
module
vertically and
press down
straight down
until it snaps
into place. Pay
attention to the
alignment of the
two notches.

Top View of RIMM Slot

Tab Tab

To Remove:

Use your thumbs to
gently push out the tabs
at both ends of the
module. This should
release it from the slot.

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Front Control Panel

JF1 and JF2 contain header pins for various
front control panel connectors. See Figure
2-4 for the pin definitions of the speaker,
keyboard lock, hard drive LED, infrared
connector, and power on and reset button
headers, which are all located on JF1 and
JF2. Refer to pages 2-7 to 2-8 for details.

Figure 2-4. Front Control Panel Connectors

JF2 JF1

Power O n

11

IR
Connector

X

Reset

X

Speaker

Keylock

Power LED

HDD LED

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2-6 Connecting Cables (see previous page for locations)

Infrared Connector

The infrared connector is located
on pins 1-5 of JF1. See Table 2-2
for pin definitions. See the Tech­nical Support section of our web
page for information on the infra­red devices you can connect to
the system.

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4
5

Definition

+5V
Key

IRRX

Ground

IRTX

Table 2-2

Infrared Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Pins #

1 & 2
3 & 4

Definition

Ground

+12 V

Table 2-1c

+12V PW R Supp ly

Connector

(J24)

Table 2-1a

ATX Power Supply 24-pin Connector

Pin Defin itions (ATX POW E R )

Pin N umber Defin i tio n
13 +3.3V
14 -12V
15 COM
16 PS_ON #
17 COM
18 COM
19 COM
20 Res(NC )
21 +5V
22 +5V
23 +5V
24 COM

Pin N umber Defin i tio n

1 +3 .3 V
2 +3 .3 V
3 COM

4 +5 V

5 COM

6 +5 V

7 COM

8 PWR_O K
9 5VSB
10 +12 V
11 +12 V
12 +3.3V

The primary power supply connec­tor on the P4STA meets the SSI
(Superset ATX) 24-pin specifica­tions; however, it also supports an
ATX 20-pin connector. Thus, both
20-pin ATX and 24-pin SSI con­nectors can be installed on the
P4STA as long as the PS connec­tor is correctly oriented. (Make
sure that pin 1 of the PS connec­tor is seated on pin 1 of the
header of J21). If a 24-pin con­nector is used, please refer to
Table 2-1a for pin definitions.
(Also see Figure A below for con­nector orientation). If a 20-pin
connector is used, please refer to
Table 2-1b.for pin definitions.
(Also see Figure B below for con­nector orientation). Refer to Table
2-1c for J24 (12V connctor).

Table2-1b

ATX Power Supply 20-pin Connector

Pin Number Definititio
11 + 3 .3 V
12 -12V
13 C OM
14 PS_ ON
15 CO M
16 CO M
17 CO M
18 -5V
19 +5V
20 +5V

Pin # Definitio n
1 + 3 .3 V
2 + 3 .3 V
3 C OM
4 + 5 V
5 C OM
6 + 5 V
7 C OM
8 P W -OK
9 5 V S B
10 +12V

234567890123456789012345678

9

234567890123456789012345678

9

234567890123456789012345678

9

234567890123456789012345678

9

23456789012345678901234

5

23456789012345678901234

5

23456789012345678901234

5

23456789012345678901234

5

(Figure A SSI 24-pin PS is used)

(Figure B ATX 20-pin PS is used)

Pin 1

Pin 1

Pin 12

Pin 24 Pin 13

Pin 10

Pin 11

Pin 20

Co lo r Definitio n
Orange +3.3V
Bla ck Com
Re d 5 V
White P o w e r OK
Yellow +1 2V
Purple 5V standby
Bro w n -5 V
(For Reference only)

Table 2-1d

W

R Supply Color Definitio

n

Power Supply Connector

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Keylock/Power LED
Connector

The keylock/power LED connector
is located on pins 5 to 9 of JF2.
See Table 2-6 for pin definitions.

Pin

Number

5
6
7
8
9

Function
VCC +5V
VCC +5V

Ground
Ground

Table 2-6

Keylock/Power LED Pin

Definitions (JF2)

Definition

LED power

LED power or key

Black wire

Keyboard inhibit

Black wire

Table 2-5

Hard Drive LED Pin

Definitions

(JF2)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4

Definition

+5V
HD Active
HD Active

+5V

Hard Drive LED

The hard drive LED is located on
pins 1 to 4 of JF2. Attach the hard
drive LED cable to pins 1 and 2.
See Table 2-5 for pin definitions.

Speaker Connector

The speaker connector is located
on pins 10 to 13 of JF2. See Table
2-7 for pin definitions.

(*Note: NC indicates no-connec­tion.)

Table 2-7

Speaker Connector Pin

Definitions (JF2)

Pin

Number

10
11
12
13

Function

+

Key

Definition

Red wire, Speaker data

No connection

Key

Speaker data

Reset Connector

The reset connector is located on
pins 12 and 13 of JF1. This con­nector attaches to the hardware
reset switch on the computer
case. See Table 2-4 for pin

Pin

Number

12
13

Definition

Ground

Reset

Table 2-4

Reset Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

SpeakerOut

*NC

Power +5V

+5V

+5V

keylock

F

PW_ON Connector

The PW_ON connector is located
on pins 9 and 10 of JF1. Momen­tarily contacting both pins will
power on/off the system. The
user can also configure this but­ton to function as a suspend but­ton. (See the Power Button Mode
setting in BIOS.) To turn off the
power when set to suspend mode,
hold down the power button for at
least 4 seconds. See Table 2-3
for pin definitions.

Pin

Number

9

10

Definition

PW_ON

Ground

Table 2-3

PW_ON Connector

Pin Definitions

(JF1)

Key

NC

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Pin

Number

1
2
3

Definition

+5V Standby

Ground

Wake-up

Table 2-11
Wake-On-LAN Pin
Definitions (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is lo­cated on WOL. Refer to Table 2­11 for pin definitions. You must
enable the LAN Wake-Up setting in
BIOS to use this function. (You
must also have a LAN card with a
Wake-on-LAN connector and cable
to use this feature.)

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Two Universal Serial Bus connec­tors (USB0 and USB1) are located
on J18 and J19. See Table 2-9 for
pin definitions. The P4STA also
provides support for two addi­tional USB ports: USB2 is a header
located near the IDE connectors
and provides easy front side chas­sis access (cable not included).
USB3 is incorporated into the CNR
slot - the CNR card you plug in
here should have a USB port.

Table 2-9

Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions

Pin# Definition
1 +5V
2 P0­ 3 P0+
4 Ground

Pin# Definition
1 +5V
2 P0­ 3 P0+
4 Ground

J18

J19

Serial Ports

Two connectors, for the COM1
and COM2 serial ports, are
provided on your board. See
Table 2-10 for pin definitions.

Table 2-10

Serial Port Pin Definitions

Pin Number Definition
1 D C D
2 D S R
3 Serial In
4 RT S
5 Serial Out

Pin Number Definition
6 CT S
7 DT R
8 RI
9 Ground
10 NC

(J20)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4
5

Definition

+5V
PO-

PO+

Ground

Key

(*Note: NC indicates no-connection.)

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and
PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the
PS/2 mouse are located on J17.
See Table 2-8 for pin definitions.
(The mouse port is above the key­board port. See Figure 2-3 for lo­cations.)

Table 2-8

PS/2 Keyboard

and Mouse Port

Pin Definitions

(J17)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4
5
6

Definition

Data

NC

Ground

VCC

Clock

NC

Ground

Pin Number Definition
1 DC D
2 Serial In
3 Serial Out
4 D T R
5 Ground

Pin Number Definition
6 D SR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI
10 N C*

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CD Headers

There are two CD headers of dif­ferent sizes on the motherboard
for audio CD playback. You must
connect an audio cable from your
CD player to the header that fits
your cable's connector. Refer to
Table 2-12 for pin definitions.

Table 2-12

Audio CD Header Pin Definitions

(CD1)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4

Definition

Left Stereo Signal

Ground
Ground

Right Stereo Signal

Overheat LED (JOH)

The JOH header is used to con­nect an LED to provide warning of
chassis overheating. Refer to
Table 2-15 for pin definitions.

Pin

Number

1
2

Definition

12VDC

OH Active

Table 2-15

Overheat LED

Pin Definitions (JOH)

Chassis Intrusion

The Chassis Intrusion header is lo­cated on JL1. See the board layouts
in Chapter 1 for its location. See
Table 2-14 for pin definitions.

Pin

Number

1
2

Definition

Intrusion Input

Ground

Table 2-14

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Definitions (JL1)

Table 2-13

Fan Header Pin Definitions

(CPU FAN,CH FAN 1/2, OH

FAN)

Pin

Number

1
2
3

Definition

Ground (black)

+12V (red)

Tachometer

* Caution: These fan headers
are DC power.

Fan Headers*

The CPU Fan, chassis Fan and
thermal control fan headers are
designated CPU FAN, CH Fan1, CH
Fan2, and OH Fan respectively.
Refer to Table 2-13 for pin defini­tions.

Audio CD Header Pin Definitions

(CD2)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4

Definition

Right Stereo Signal

Ground
Ground

Left Stereo Signal

left stero signal

Ground

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2-7 Jumper Settings

Explanation of
Jumpers

To modify the operation of the moth­erboard, jumpers can be used to
choose between optional settings.
Jumpers create shorts between two
pins to change the function of the
connector. Pin 1 is identified with a
square solder pad on the printed cir­cuit board. See the motherboard
layout pages for jumper locations.

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Settin

g

Pin 1-2 short

Rambus Bus Speed

The Rambus speed is set with JP2
and JP2A1. Table 2-16 displays
the settings for these two jump­ers. The CPU speed can also be
changed by software control in
BIOS (see CPU Speed setting).
The CPU Speed setting will show
you the actual CPU speed for each
FSB speed option selected.
Note: If the system does not
reboot after changing the CPU
speed, 1) clear CMOS and reboot
(as described on the next page)
and then set the correct CPU
speed with the BIOS setting men­tioned above.

3 2 1

3 2 1

Table 2-16

Front Side Bus Speed Jumper Settin

g

s

(JP2, JP2A1)

JP2

1-2
2-3

Open

JP2A1

1-2
Open
Open

Rambus CLK

Auto
300 MHz
400 MHz

* Note: The Auto setting allows the CPU

to set the speed.

*Note: The Auto setting allows the System to set
the speed.

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AC'97 Enable/Disable

AC'97 brings high quality audio to
PCs. When enabled with JP4, au­dio is processed onboard and the
CNR slot will support modems
only. The disabled setting should
be selected when you wish to use
an add-on card for audio either in
the CNR or a PCI slot. See Table
2-18 for jumper settings.

Jumper

Position

1-2
2-3

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

Table 2-18
AC'97 Enable/Disable
Jumper Settings (JP4)

CMOS Clear

Refer to Table 2-17 for instruc­tions on how to clear CMOS. Al­ways remove the AC power cord
from the system before clearing
CMOS.

Note: For an ATX power supply, you must
completely shut down the system, remove the
AC power cord, then use JBT1 to clear CMOS.
Replace JBT1 back to the pin 1-2 position be­fore powering up the system again. Do not
use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS.

Table 2-17

CMOS Clear Jumper Settings

(JBT1)

Jumper

Position

1-2
2-3

Definition

Normal

CMOS Clear

Position

1-2

Position

2-3

Normal

CMOS Clear

Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is desig­nated as JWOR on the P4STA. This
function allows your computer to re­ceive and be "woken up" by an incom­ing call when in the suspend state.
Refer to Table 2-19 for pin definitions.
You must also have a WOR card and
cable to use WOR.

Pin

Number

1
2

Definition

+5V Standby

Wake-up

Table 2-19

Wake-On-Ring Pin

Definitions (JWOR)

Ground

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2-8 Parallel Port, AGP and Floppy/Hard Disk Drive

Connections

Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive
cables.

• The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

• A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.

• A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to

provide for two floppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires always
connects to drive A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires
always connects to drive B.

• The 80-wire ATA66/100 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your
system has two connectors to support two drives. This special cable
should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology
offers. The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector inter­face and the other connector(s) to your hard drive(s). Consult the docu­mentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper
locations and settings for the hard disk drive.

Keyboard Wake-Up

The JPWAKE jumper is used to­gether with the Keyboard Wake­Up function in BIOS. Enable both
the jumper and the BIOS setting to
allow the system to be awakened
up by depressing a key on the
keyboard. See Table 2-20 for
jumper settings. Your power sup­ply must meet ATX specification

2.01 or higher and supply 720 mA

of standby power to use this fea­ture.

Jumper
Position

1-2
2-3

Definition

Disabled

Enabled

Table 2-20

Keyboard Wake-Up

Jumper Settings

(JPWAKE)

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IDE Connectors

There are no jumpers to config­ure the onboard IDE interfaces
J6 and J7. Refer to Table 2-23
for pin definitions. You must
use the ATA100/66 cable in­cluded with your system to
benefit from the ATA100/66
technology.

Parallel Port Connector

The parallel port is located on J15.
See Table 2-21 for pin definitions.

Floppy Connector

The floppy connector is located
on JP5. See Table 2-22 for pin
definitions.

Pin Number Function
1 Strobe­ 3 Data Bit 0
5 Data Bit 1
7 Data Bit 2
9 Data Bit 3
11 Data Bit 4
13 Data Bit 5
15 Data Bit 6
17 Data Bit 7
19 A C K
21 BUSY
23 P E
25 SLCT

Pin Number Function
2 Auto Feed­ 4 Error­ 6 Init­ 8 SLCT IN­ 10 G N D
12 G N D
14 G N D
16 G N D
18 G N D
20 G N D
22 G N D
24 G N D
26 N C

Table 2-21

Parallel (Printer) Port Pin Definitions

(J15)

Pin Number Function
1 GN D
3 GN D
5 Ke y
7 GN D
9 GN D
11 GN D
13 GN D
15 GN D
17 GN D
19 GN D
21 GN D
23 GN D
25 GN D
27 GN D
29 GN D
31 GN D
33 GN D

Pin Number Function
2 FDHDIN
4 Reserved
6 FDEDIN
8 Index­ 10 Motor Enable
12 Drive Select B­ 14 Drive Select A­ 16 Motor Enable
18 DIR­ 20 STEP­ 22 Write Data­ 24 Write Gate­ 26 Track 00­ 28 Write Protect­ 30 Read Data­ 32 Side 1 Select­ 34 Diskette

Table 2-22

Floppy Connector Pin Definitions (JP5)

Pin Number Function
1 Reset IDE
3 Host Data 7
5 Host Data 6
7 Host Data 5
9 Host Data 4
11 Host Data 3
13 Host Data 2
15 Host Data 1
17 Host Data 0
19 G N D
21 DRQ3
23 I/O Write­ 25 I/O Read­ 27 IOCHRDY
29 DACK3­ 31 IRQ14
33 Addr 1
35 Addr 0
37 Chip Select 0
39 Activity

Pin Number Function
2 G N D
4 Host Data 8
6 Host Data 9
8 Host Data 10
10 Host Data 11
12 Host Data 12
14 Host Data 13
16 Host Data 14
18 Host Data 15
20 Key
22 G N D
24 G N D
26 G N D
28 BALE
30 G N D
32 IOCS16­ 34 G N D
36 Addr 2
38 Chip Select 1­ 40 G N D

Table 2-23

IDE Connector Pin Definitions

(J6, J7)

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AGP Pro/4xAGP Slot (1.5V only)

The AGP Pro slot is backward compatible with AGP Pro and 4xAGP
graphics cards, which have fewer pins than AGP Pro cards. Because of
this, care must be taken when installing a graphics card into this slot, as
doing so incorrectly can damage your motherboard. For AGP Pro cards,
you should remove the orange sticker covering one end of the slot. For
other cards, leave this sticker in place and make sure your card does not
plug into the section it covers. A general rule of thumb is to make sure
your card fills the center section of pins first, then the end toward the
edge of the motherboard if there are more. If the I/O shield of your card
is flush with the edge of the motherboard, the card should be inserted
correctly.

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2-9 Installing Software Drivers

After all the hardware has been installed, you must install, first of all, the
operating system, and then, the software drivers. The necessary drivers
are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your
motherboard. After inserting this CD into your CDROM drive, the display
shown in Figure 2-5 should appear. (If this display does not appear, click
on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CDROM
drive. Finally, double click on the S "Setup" icon.)

Figure 2-5. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files
for each item. Click the tabs to the right of these

in order from top to

bottom

to install each item one at a time. After installing each item, you

must reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the
list. You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility,

which is optional. The Security and Graphics Drivers support multiple lan­guages. Click the arrows to pull down a menu of choices. The bottom icon
with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD.
Note: The memory size reported in the device manager may be less than
expected because some is used by the onboard graphics. Higher screen
resolutions will take up more of this memory.

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NOTES

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have
followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the
‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’
section(s) in this chapter. Note: Always disconnect the power cord

before adding, changing or installing any hardware components.

Before Power On

1. Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and
chassis.

2. Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those
for the keyboard and mouse.

3. Remove all add-on cards.

4. Install a CPU (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the chassis
speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. (Check all jumper
settings as well.)

No Power

1. Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the
chassis.

2. Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions.

3. Check that the 115V/230V switch on the power supply is properly set.

4. Turn the power switch on and off to test the system.

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it
still supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

No Video

1. If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards
and cables.

2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to
Appendix A for details on beep codes.

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4. Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots.

5. Check the power supply voltage 115V/230V switch.

Losing the System’s Setup Configuration

1. Check the setting of jumper JBT1. Ensure that you are using a high

quality power supply. A poor quality power supply may cause the
system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to Section 1-6 for
details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it
still supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3. If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem, contact
your vendor for repairs.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also,
note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly
to end-users, so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for
troubleshooting services. They should know of any possible problem(s)
with the specific system configuration that was sold to you.

NOTE

If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnos-

tics card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to

App. B.

Memory Errors

1. Make sure the RIMM modules are properly and fully installed. Inter­leaved memory requires that modules must be installed in pairs (two
slots at a time).

2. Determine if different speeds of RIMMs have been installed and verify
that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of memory
used. It is recommended to use the same memory speed for all
RIMMs in the system.

3. Check for bad RIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between
slots and noting the results.

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Troubleshooting

1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently
Asked Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our

web site (http://www.supermicro.com/techsupport.htm) before con­tacting Technical Support.

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at
http://www.supermicro.com/techsupport/download.htm.

Note: Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifica­tions to the boot block code.

3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information
when contacting Supermicro for technical support:

•Motherboard model and PCB revision number

•BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when

your system first boots up)

•System configuration
An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at
http://www.supermicro.com/techsupport/contact_support.htm.

4. Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number
ready when placing a call to our technical support department. We can
be reached by e-mail at [email protected] or by fax at (408)
895-2012.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What are the various types of memory that the P4STA
motherboard can support?

Answer: The P4STA has four 184-pin RIMM slots that support up to 2 GB

MB. ECC memory and Parity Checking are supported. The 600/800 MHz
memory bus fully supports both PC133 and PC100 memory.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are

not experiencing problems with your system. Updated BIOS files are lo­cated on our web site at http://www.supermicro.com. Please check our
BIOS warning message and the info on how to update your BIOS on our
web site. Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer
than your BIOS before downloading. Select your motherboard model and
download the BIOS file to your computer. Unzip the BIOS update file and
you will find the readme.txt (flash instructions), the fwhflash.com (BIOS
flash utility) and the BIOS image (xxxxxx.rom) files. Copy these files onto

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a bootable floppy and reboot your system. It is not necessary to set BIOS
boot block protection jumpers on the motherboard. At the DOS prompt,
enter the command "fwhflash." This will start the flash utility and give you
an opportunity to save your current BIOS image. Flash the boot block and
enter the name of the update BIOS image file.

Note: It is important to save your current BIOS and rename

it "super.rom" in case you need to recover from a failed BIOS update.

Select flash boot block, then enter the update BIOS image. Select "Y" to
start the BIOS flash procedure and do not disturb your system until the
flash utility displays that the procedure is complete. After updating your
BIOS, please clear the CMOS then load Optimal Values in the BIOS.

Question: After flashing the BIOS my system does not have video.
How can I correct this?

Answer: If the system does not have video after flashing your new BIOS,

it indicates that the flashing procedure failed. To remedy this, first clear
CMOS per the instructions in this manual and retry the BIOS flashing proce­dure. If you still do not have video, please use the following BIOS Recov-
ery Procedure. First, make sure the JPWAKE jumper is disabled. Then,
turn your system off and place the floppy disk with the saved BIOS image
file (see above FAQ) in drive A. Press and hold <CTRL> and <Home> at the
same time, then turn on the power with these keys pressed until your
floppy drive starts reading. Your screen will remain blank until the BIOS
program is done. If the system reboots correctly, then the recovery was
successful. The BIOS Recovery Procedure will not update the boot block
in your BIOS.

Question: Do I need the CD that came with your motherboard?

Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs

that will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the
CD and install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include
850 chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers.

Question: Why can't I turn off the power using the momentary
power on/off switch?

Answer: The instant power off function is controlled in BIOS by the Power

Button Mode setting. When the On/Off feature is enabled, the motherboard

will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the
system. When the Standby or Suspend feature is enabled or when the
BIOS is not in control such as during memory count (the first screen that

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appears when the system is turned on), the momentary on/off switch must
be held for more than four seconds to shut down the system. This feature
is required to implement the ACPI features on the motherboard.

Question: I see some of my PCI devices sharing IRQs, but the sys­tem seems to be fine. Is this correct or not?

Answer: Some PCI Bus Mastering devices can share IRQs without perfor-

mance penalties. These devices are designed to work correctly while shar­ing IRQs. See Table 3-1 below for details on shared IRQs.

Table 3-1. Shared IRQs

P4STA

PCI 1 shares an IRQ with PCI 5 and the AGP Pro slot
PCI 2 shares an IRQ with onboard audio and SM bus*
PCI 3 has a dedicated IRQ (does not share)
PCI 4 shares one IRQ with USB

Question: I installed my microphone correctly but I can't record any
sound. What should I do?

Answer: Go to <Start>, <Programs>, <Accessories>, <Entertainment> and

then <Volume Control>. Under the Properties tab, scroll down the list of
devices in the menu and check the box beside "Microphone".

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3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is
required before any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain
service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization
(RMA) number. When returning to the manufacturer, the RMA number
should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton, and
mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and handling charges will be ap­plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam­ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse
or improper maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor first for any product
problems.

Question: How do I connect the ATA66/100 cable to my IDE
device(s)?

Answer: The 80-wire/40-pin ATA66/100 IDE cable that came with your

system has two connectors to support two drives. This special cable must
be used to take advantage of the speed the ATA66/100 technology offers.
Connect the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other
connector(s) to your hard drive(s). Consult the documentation that came
with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings.

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BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the Award BIOS for the P4STA. The Award ROM
BIOS is stored in a Flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy
disk-based program.

Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been
added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Refer to the
Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that are
not reflected in this manual.

System BIOS

The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM® PC, XT™, AT®,
and PS/2® compatible computers. The AwardBIOS Flash chip stores the
system parameters, such as amount of memory, type of disk drives and
video displays, etc. CMOS requires very little power. When the computer
is turned off, a back-up battery provides power to the BIOS Flash chip,
enabling it to retain the system parameters. Each time the computer is pow­ered-on, the computer is then configured with the values stored in the BIOS
ROM by the system BIOS, which gains control when the computer is pow­ered on.

How To Change the Configuration Data

The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be
changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be ac­cessed by pressing <Del> at the appropriate time during system boot.

Starting the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory
test. As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the
main menu of the BIOS Setup utility. From the main menu, you can access
the other setup screens, such as the Chipset and Power menus. Section 4­3 gives detailed descriptions of each parameter setting in the Setup utility.

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4-2 Running Setup

*Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted.

The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos­ing the appropriate text from the Main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed
text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all
you need to understand how to set the options (see on next page).

Use the Up/Down arrow keys or the <Tab> key to move between the
different settings in the above menu.

Press the <ESC> key to exit theCMOS Setup Menu and use the Left/Right
arrow keys to enter the the other categories of BIOS settings. The next
section is described in detail to illustrate how to navigate through the
menus.

when you first power on the computer, the AwardBIOS™ is immediately
activated.

While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two
ways:

1. By pressing <Del> immediately after turning the system on, or

2. When the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the
screen during the POST (Power On Self-Test), press the <Del> key to
activate the Main Setup Menu.

Press DEL to enter SETUP

4-3 Main BIOS Setup

All Main Setup options are described in this section. The Main BIOS Setup
screeen is displayed below.

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Main BIOS Setup Menu

Main Setup Features

[Date/Time]

Set the system date and time. Key in the correct information in the fields
when the options of "Month, DD, YYYY" and "HH:MM:SS" appear in the

screen. Press the "Enter" key to save the data.

[Drive A/Drive B]

These options allow the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed in
the system. The settings are: None, 360K, 5.25in, 1.2M, 5.25in, 720K, 3.5in,

1.44M, 3.5in, 2.88M, 3.5in.

[Swap Floppy Drive]

These options allow the user to swap the names of floppy disk drives
installed in the system, if there are two floppy disk drives installed on the
main board. The settings are: Disabled and Enabled. The default setting is

"Disabled".

[IDE Primary Master/IDE Primary Slave/IDE Secondary Master/IDE
Secondary Slave]

These options allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary
Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master/Slave slots. Hit "Enter" to activate
the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the
correct configurations accordingly. The items included in the sub-menu are
listed below:

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drives.

[IDE Primary Master PIO]

The IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) field allows you to set a PIO
mode (0-4) for the IDE Primary device: Mode 0 through Mode 4, with
each increase in number indicates increase in performance,
correspondently. The settings are "Auto", "Mode 0", "Mode 1", "Mode
2", "Mode 3", and "Mode 4". The default setting is "Auto".

[Access Mode]

The settings are "CHS", "LBA", "Large", "Auto". The default setting is
"Auto".

[IDE Primary Master UDMA]

This option is available only when your IDE hard drive supports Ultra
DMA/33 and the operating environment also includes a DMA drive
(Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your
IDE hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33,
select "Auto" to enable BIOS support. The settings are "Auto", and
"Disabled". The default setting is "Auto".

[IDE HDD Auto-Detection]
Press the <Enter> key to activate the function of "IDE HDD

Auto-Detection" to automatically detect the status of the IDE
HDD installed in the system, such as the sizes of the Hard

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[HaltOn]

This option allows the user to select the situation in which you want the
BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you about the status of the
system. The settings are All Errors, No Errors, All, but Keyboard, All, but
Diskette, All, but Disk/Key. The default setting is "All, but Keyboard".

[Base Memory]

This feature displays the amount of conventional memory detected during
boot-up. The default setting for this option is "NA".

[Extended Memory]

This feature displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot­up. The default setting for this option is NA.

[Total Memory]

This feature displays the amount of total memory available in the system The
default setting for this option is NA.

[Video]

This option allows the user to select the setting for the default video device.
The settings are EGA/VGA, CGA 40, CGA 80, and MONO. The default setting
is "EGA/VGA"

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4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup

Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS Setup Utility main menu
with the Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display. Select
one of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub screen for that
item. Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option
using the arrow keys. All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this
section.

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[Boot Up NumLock Status]

This option enables the system to check the Status of the NumLock key
during boot-up. The settings are "On" and "Off". The default setting is

"On".

4-4.1 Advanced BIOS Features

When the item of Advanced BIOS Features is highlighted, hit the
<Enter> key to activate the screen below:

[Init Display First]

[Quick Power-On Self Test]

If enabled, this feature will speed up the process of POST (Power On Self
Test) after the computer is switched on. The settings are "Enabled" and
"Disabled". If "disabled", the process of POST will remain in the normal
speed. The default setting is "Disabled".

This option allows the user to determine which device will be first displayed
when the sytem boots up--the device installed in the PCI slot or the device
intalled in the AGP slot? The settings are "PCI slot" and "AGP". The default
setting is AGP.

[Gate A20 Option]

This option allows the user to determine if the chipset or the keyboard
controller should have the control over Gate A20. The settings are "Normal"
or "Fast". If set to "Normal", a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate
A20. If "Fast" is selected, the chipset will have the control over Gate A20.
The default setting is "Fast".

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[Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)]

If enabled, the option allows the user to set the number of times a key
stroke repeats itself in a second when the key is held down. The settings
are: "6", "8", "10", "12", "15", "20", "24", and "30". The default setting is
"6".

[Typematic Delay]

The option sets the delay time after a key is held down before it
begins to repeat the keystroke. The settings are: "250", "500", "750",
"1000". The default setting is "250".

[OS Select For DRAM> 64MB]

The option allows the user to select the operating system that requires a
DRAM memory greater than 64MB in order to function properly. The
settings are "OS2", and "Non OS2". The default setting is "Non OS2".

[Power On after Power Fail]

This option allows the user to determine if the system's power will be
automatically turned on or remains "off" after a power failure. The settings
are "On", "Off" and "Former Status". The default setting is "Off".

[Typematic Rate Setting]

Key strokes repeat at a rate pre-determined by the keyboard
controller. The key stroke repeating rate is called the Typematic rate.
If "enabled", this option allows the user to set the Typematic Rate of
the system. If "Disabled", the user will not be allowed to set the
Typematic rate and the following two items-Typematic Rate and
Typematic Delay will not be displayed. The settings are "Enabled"
and "Disabled". The default setting is "Disabled".

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4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Features

This section documents the functionality the AwardBIOS provides to the
user in configuring the system based upon the special features offered by
the chipset installed in the motherboard--Intel's 850 chipset. The 850 chipset
manages the operations of major components of the board--such as the bus
speed of the CPU, the access to the memory and the communication
between the PCI slots and the CPU. Normally, the default settings for the
Advanced Chipset Features listed in the section are pre-configured by the
manufacturer for the optimal performance of the system. It is not
recommended for the user to alter the default settings. This section is
provided as an emergency measure for the user to restore the functions of
the system when the critical data stored in the BIOS is lost.

When the item of Advanced Chipset Features is highlighted, hit the <Enter>
key to activate the screen below:

[DRAM Data Integrity Mode]

This item regulates CPU's access to the data stored in the protected area
of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) on the motherboard. To
preserve its integrity, critical information of the system is usually stored in a
protected area of memory. If set to the "ECC" mode, the CPU will have the
access to data stored in the area when performing ECC (Error Correction/
Checking) activities. The settings are "ECC" and "Non-ECC". The default
setting for this item is "Non-ECC".

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[System BIOS Cacheable]

If enabled, the system BIOS information stored in the BIOS ROM (Read Only
Memory) chip will be written and temporarily stored in the "cacheable"
memory section of the CPU, so the CPU has faster access to the information.
The settings are: "Enabled" or "Disabled". The default setting is "Enabled".

[Video BIOS Cacheable]

If enabled, the information regarding the Video BIOS stored in the BIOS ROM
(Read Only Memory) chip will be written and temporarily stored in the
"cacheable" memory section of the CPU to allow the CPU to have faster
access to the information. The settings are: "Enabled" or "Disabled". The
default setting is "Enabled".

[Video RAM Cacheable]

If enabled, the information regarding the Video card stored in the RAM chip
(Randon Access Memory) will be written and temporarily stored in the
"cacheable" memory section of the CPU to allow the CPU to have faster
access to the information. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". The
default setting is "Enabled".

[Memory Hole at 15M-16M]

To improve the performance of the sytem, a certain section of the memory
will be reserved for the use of the devices installed in the PCI slots. This
section of memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB.
The settings are: "15M-16M" or "Disabled". The default setting is "15M16M".

[Delayed Transition]

If enabled, the information regarding Video BIOS stored in the BIOS ROM
(Read Only Memory) chip will be written and temporarily stored in the
"cacheable" memory section of the CPU, so the CPU has faster access to
the information. The settings are: "Enabled" or "Disabled". The default setting
is "Enabled".

[AGP Aperture Size <MB>]

This option allows the user to set the Aperture size of Accelerated Graphics
Port (AGP). The settings are: "4M", "8M", "16M", "32M", "65M", "128M", and
"256M". The default setting is "64MB".

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[Delay Prior to Thermal]

If enabled, the information regarding theVideo BIOS stored in the BIOS ROM
(Read Only Memory) chip will be written and temporarily stored in the
"cacheable" memory section of the CPU, so the CPU has faster access to
the information. The settings are: "Enabled" or "Disabled". The default setting
is "Enabled".

4-4.3 Integrated Peripherals

When the item "Integrated Peripherals" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key to
activate the following sub-menu screen.

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[USB Controller]

If set to "Enabled", the BIOS support for the USB Controller will be
activated. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". The default setting is
"Enabled".

[USB Keyboard Controller]

If set to "Enabled", the BIOS support for the USB Keyboard Controller will
be activated. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". The default setting
is "Enabled".

[AC 97 Audio]

This option allows the user to activate the BIOS support for the AC97
Audio. The settings are "Auto" and "Disabled". The default setting is "Auto".

[AC 97 Modem]

This option allows the user to activate the BIOS support for the AC97
Modem. The settings are "Auto" and "Disabled". The default setting is
"Auto".

[On-Chip Primary PCI IDE]

The Intel 850 Chip contains a PCI IDE controller which supports two IDE
channels. Set this option to "Enabled" to activate the Primary PCI IDE
interface. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". The default setting is
"Enabled".

[On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE]

The Intel 850 Chip contains a PCI IDE controller which supports two IDE
channels. Set this option to "Enabled" to activate the Secondary PCI IDE
interface. If enabled, The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". The default
setting is "Enabled".

[Onboard FDC controller]

Select "Enabled", if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed
on the main board and you wish to use it. The settings are "Enabled" and
"Disabled". The default setting is "Enabled".

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[IR Transmission Delay]

If "Enabled", the transmssion of IR (-Infra Red) Signals will be delayed.
The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". The default setting is "Enabled".

[UR2 Duplex Mode]

The option set the mode for the UR2 Duplex Mode. The settings are "Full"
and "Half". The default setting is "Half".

[Use IR Pins]

This item sets the mode for Use IR Pins. The settings are "RxD2, TxD2" and
"IR-Rx2Tx2". The default setting is "IR-Rx2Tx2".

[Onboard Parallel Port]

This option allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ
for the onboard Parallel port. The settings are "Disabled" , "378/IRQ7",
"278/IRQ5", and "3BC/IRQ7". The default setting for the Parallel Port1 is
"378/IRQ7".

[Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2]

This option allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ
for the Serial Port1 and Serial Port 2. The settings are "Disabled" , "3F8/
IRQ4", "2F8/IRQ3", "3E8/IRQ4", "2E8/IRQ3", and "Auto ". The default setting
for Serial Port1 is "3F8/IRQ4" and the defualt for Port 2 is is "2F8/IRQ3".

[UART Mode Select]

This option allows the user to select the UART mode for BIOS. The settings
are "IrDA", "ASKIR", and "Normal". The default setting is "Normal".

[RxD, TxD Active]

This option allows the user to set the settings for the function of RxD, TxD

Active. The settings are "Hi, Hi", "Hi, Lo", "Lo, Hi", and "Lo, Lo". The

default setting is "Hi, Lo".

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[ECP Mode Use DMA]

This option allows the user to select the ECP use DMA mode. The settings
are "1" and "3". The default setting is "3 ".

[EPP Mode Select]

This option allows the user to select the EPP mode. The settings are "EPP

1.9" and "EPP 1.7". The default setting is "EPP 1.7 ".

[Parallel Port Mode]

This option set the mode for the onboard Parallel port. The settings are
"SPP" , "EPP", "ECP", and "ECP+EPP". The default setting is "ECP".

[Game Port Address]

This option allows the user to set the Game Port address. The settings
are "Disabled", "201" and "209". The default setting is "201 ".

[Midi Port Address]

This option allows the user to set the Midi Port address. The settings are
"Disabled", "330", "300", and "290". The default setting is "330".

[Midi Port IRQ]

This option allows the user to set the Midi Port IRQ. The settings are "5",
and "10". The default setting is "10".

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4-4.4 Hardware Monitors

When the item "Hardware Monitors" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key to
activate the sub-menu of "Hardware Monitors". The "Hardware Monitors"
sub-menu screen is listed bellow:

[CPU Warning Temperatures]

This item allows the user to set the CPU temperature threshold. When the
CPU temperature reaches the threshold temperature set by the user, the
alarm will be set off and a warning message will be displayed on the
screen. The settings are "Disabled", "500C/1220F", "600C/1400F", "650C/
1510F" and "700C/1580F". The default setting is"700C/1580F".

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4-4.5 Pr ocessor Features

When the item "Processor Features" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key to
activate the sub-menu of "Processor Features" listed below:

[CPU L1 & L2 Cache]

Set this option to "Enable" to activate the function of CPU L1 and L2 cache.
The settings are "Disabled", and "Enabled". The default setting is "Enabled".

Compitable FPU OPCODE]

The settings are "Disabled", and "Enabled". The default setting is
"Disabled".

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[CPU Fast-String]

Set this option to "Enable" to activate the function of CPU Fast-String. The
settings are "Disabled", and "Enabled". The default setting is "Enabled".

[CPU Clock Ratio]

This option allows the user to set the CPU Clock Ratio. The settings are "x8",

"x9", "x10"...........to "x23". The default setting is "x8".

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4-5 PCI/PnP Configurations

When the Item "PCI/PnP" is highlighted on the main menu bar, hit
the <Enter> key to activate the following screen:

[Reset Configuration Data]

If you have installed a new add-on device and this add-on device has
caused conflicts in system configuration and has resulted in system boot­upfailure, then, select "Enabled" to reset "Extended System Configuration
Data" (ESCD) for the OS to reboot the system, The settings are
"Enabled" and "Disabled". The default setting is"Disabled".

[Resources Controlled By]

The Award BIOS can automatically configure all the boot devices and all Plug
and Play compatible devices. However, if this item is set to "Auto (ESCD)",
the user is not able to set the IRQ DMA and memory address, since the
Award BIOS will automatically assign the values to these fields. The
settings are "AUTO (ESCD)" and "Manual". The default setting is "AUTO
(ESCD)".

[PCI/VGA Palette Snoop]

For best performance of the system, this item has been pre-set to "Disabled"
by the manufacturer. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". The
default setting is"Disabled".

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When the Item "Power" is highlighted on the main menu bar, hit the
<Enter> key to activate the following screen:

[ACPI Function]

This item allows you to enable and disable the function of Advanced
Configuration and Power Management. The settings are "Enabled", and
"Disabled". The default setting is "Enabled".

[ACPI Suspend Type]

This item allows the user to determine the ACPI Suspend type. The
settings are "S1 (POS)", and "S3 (STR)". The default setting is "S1 (POS)".

[Power Management]

This option sets the degree of power saving for the system, especially for
HDD Power Down, Doze Mode and Suspesnd Mode. The settings are "User
Define", "Min Saving", and "Max. Saving". The default setting is "Min
Saving".

[Video Off Method]

This item determines the manner in which the monitor is turned off. The
settings are "Blank Screen", "V/H SYNC+Blank", and "DPMS". Select the
"V/H SYNC+Blank" to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization
ports and the monitor. Select "Blank Screen" to turn off the video buffer and
the monitor. Select "DPMS" to initiate display power management signals.
The default setting is "DPMS".

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[Wake-Up On LAN]

If "Enabled", the user is able to "wake up" the system via LAN (Local Area
Network). The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". The default setting is
"Enabled".

[USB KB Wake-Up from S3]

If "Enabled", the user is able to "wake up" the USB keyboard from S3. The
settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". The default setting is "Disabled".

[Video Off In Suspend]

Select "Yes" to turn off the Video and the monitor when the system is in the
Suspend Mode. If set to "No", the Video and the monitor will not be turned
off when the system is in the Suspend Mode. The settings are "No" and
"Yes". The default setting "Yes".

[Suspend Type]

This item sets the system suspend type. The settings are "Stop Grant" and
"PwrOn Suspend". The default setting is "Stop Grant".

[Modem Use IRQ]

This item allows the user to determine the IRQ that the modem will use. The
settings are "NA", "3", "4", "5", "7", "9","10", and "11".The default setting is
"3".

[Soft-off by PWR-BTTN]

This item determines the system's "Soft-off" mode when the user presses
the power-button. The settings are "Instant-off" and "Delay 4 Sec". The
default setting is "Instant-off".

[Wake-Up by PCI Card]

If "Enabled", the user is able to "wake up" the system by using a PCI card.
The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". The default setting is "Enabled".

[Power On by Ring]

If "Enabled", the user is able to "power on" the system by using a modem.
The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". The default setting is "Enabled".

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[CPU THRM-Throttling]

THRM throttling is used to lower power consumption and reduce the heat
gererated by the CPU. The settings are "87.5%", "75.0%", "62.5%", "50%",
"37.5%", "25.5%", and "12.5%". The default setting is"87.5%

[Primary/Secondary IDE 0]

If "Enabled", the functions of Primary IDE 0 or Secondary IDE 0 will be
activated. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". The default setting is
"Disabled".

[Power On Function]

The option allows the user to determine the method by which the system
activates the power on function. The settings are "Password", "Hot Key",
"Mouse Left", "Mouth Right", "Any key", "Button Only", and "Keyboard 98".
The default setting is "Button Only".

[KB Power On Password ]

This item allows the user to set the password to activate the power on
function through keyboard. Press the <Enter> key to enter the password.

[Hot Key Power On]

This option allows the user to set the hot key to activate the power on
function. The settings are "Ctrl F1", "Ctrl F2", "Ctrl F3", "Ctrl F4", "Ctrl F5",
"Ctrl F6", "Ctrl F7", "Ctrl F8", "Ctrl F9","Ctrl F10", "Ctrl F11", and "Ctrl F12".
The default setting is "Ctrl F1".

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4-7 Boot-up Devices

When the Item "Boot" is highlighted on the main menu bar, hit the
<Enter> key to activate the following screen:

Award BIOS attempts to load the operating system from devices
specified by the users in a user-specified sequence.

[First Boot Device]

This item allows the user to set the device as the first boot-up device. The
settings are "Floppy", "LS120", ""HDD", "SCSI", "CDROM","ZIP100", "LAN", and
"Disabled". The default setting is "Floppy".

[Second Boot Device]

This item allows the user to set the device as the second boot-up device.
The settings are "Floppy", "LS120", ""HDD", "SCSI", "CDROM","ZIP100", "LAN",
and "Disabled". The default setting is "CDROM".

[Third Boot Device]

This item allows the user to set the device as the third boot-up device. The
settings are "Floppy", "LS120", ""HDD", "SCSI", "CDROM","ZIP100", "LAN", and
"Disabled". The default setting is "HDD".

[Boot Other Device]

If enabled, this option enables the BIOS to load the OS from another device
rather than the ones that have been specified as the first, second, and third
boot up devices. The settings are "Enabled", and "Disabled". The default
setting is "Enabled".

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[Virus Warning]

This item allows the user to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for the IDE
Hard Drive Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and
someone attempts to write data into this area, then, the BIOS will display a
warning message and the alarm will be set off. The settings are "Enabled",
and "Disabled". The default setting is "Disabled".

[Boot Up Floppy Seek]

Set this option to "Enabled" to allow the BIOS to test floppy drives to
determine whether they have 40 tracks or 80 tracks. The settings are
"Enabled" or "Disabled". The default setting is "Enabled".

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4-8 Security Setup

When the Item "Security" is highlighted on the main menu bar, hit
the <Enter> key to activate the following screen:

[Set Supervisor's Password]

When the item "Set Supervisor Password" is highlighted on the
above screen, hit the <Enter> key to activate the following screen.
When prompted, type in Supervisor's password in the dialogue box
to set or to change Supervisor's Password.

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[Set User's Password]

When the item "Set User's Password" is highlighted on the Security
Main Menu, hit the <Enter> key to activate the following screen. When
prompted, type in User's password in the dialogue box to set or to
change the User's Password.

[Security Option]

When the item "Security Option" is highlighted on the Security Main
Menu, hit the <Enter> key to activate the following screen.

This option allows the user to determine if the password is required
every time when the system boots up or if the password is required
only when you enter the CMOS setup. The settings are "System" and
"Setup". The default setting is "Setup".

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Select "Exit" from the Main Menu bar and hit the <Enter> key to
activate the following screen:

4-9 Exit Setup

[Save & Exit Setup]

If you highlight the letter "Y" and press <Enter> when the above screen ap­pears, you will save the changes you've made in the BIOS program (CMOS)
and exit. Your system should, then, continue with the boot up procedure. The
options are "Y", and "N". The default setting is "N".

When the item "Save & Exit" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key to
activate the following sub-screen.

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[Exit without Saving]

If you highlight the letter "Y" and press <Enter> when the above "Exit without
Saving" screen appears, all the changes you've made in the CMOS will not be
saved before you exit the CMOS Setup. Your system should, then, continue
with the boot up procedure.

When the item "Load Fail Safe Defaults" is highlighted, hit the
<Enter> key to activate the following screen:

When the dialogue box appears in the above screen, press the key "Y" to
load the BIOS Fail-Safe default values for the most stable system operation.
The settings are "Yes" and "No". The default setting is "No".

[Load Fail-Safe Defaults]

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When the dialogue box appears in the above screen, press the key "Y" to
load the default values for the optimal system performance. The settings are
"Yes" and "No". The default setting is "No".

[Load Optimal Defaults]

Appendix A: Post Messages

APPENDIX A

Appendix A: Award BIOS POST Messages

During the Power On Self-Test (POST), if the BIOS detects an error and correction
is needed, then, the BIOS will activate the alarm or display a message.

If a message is displayed, it will be accompanied by the following:

PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP

POST Beep

Currently, there are two kinds of beep codes in the Award BIOS. This code
indicates that a video error has occurred and that the BIOS cannot initialize the
video screen to display any additional information. This beep code consists of
a single long beep followed by two short beeps. The other code indicates that
your Rambus error has occurred. This beep code consists of a single long beep
repeatedly.

Error Messages

One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an
error during the POST. This list includes messages for both the ISA and the EISA
BIOS.

CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED

CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.

CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR

Checksum of CMOS is incorrect. This can indicate that CMOS has become
corrupt. This error may have been caused by a weak battery. Check the battery
and replace if necessary.

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DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

No boot device was found. This could mean that either a boot drive was not
detected or the drive does not contain proper system boot files. Insert a system
disk into Drive A: and press <Enter>. If you assumed the system would boot from
the hard drive, make sure the controller is inserted correctly and all cables are
properly attached. Also be sure the disk is formatted as a boot device. Then
reboot the system.

DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR - RUN SETUP

Type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS
definition. Run Setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly.

DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY

Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This
indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine
which setting is correct, and then either turn off the system and change the
jumper, or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection.

DISPLAY TYPE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT

Since last powering off the system, the display adapter has been changed. You
must configure the system for the new display type.

EISA Configuration Checksum Error
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The EISA non-volatile RAM checksum is incorrect or cannot correctly read the
EISA slot. This can indicate either the EISA non-volatile memory has become
corrupt or the slot has been configured incorrectly. Also be sure the card is
installed firmly in the slot.

EISA Configuration Is Not Complete
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The slot configuration information stored in the EISA non-volatile memory is
incomplete.

Note: When either of these errors appear, the system will boot in ISA mode, which
allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

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ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE

Hard drive cannot be initialized. Be sure the adapter is installed correctly and all
cables are correctly and firmly attached. Also be sure the correct hard drive type
is selected in Setup.

ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER

Cannot initialize controller. Make sure the cord is correctly and firmly installed
in the bus. Be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup. Also check
to see if any jumper needs to be set correctly on the hard drive.

FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT

Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. make sure the controller is
installed correctly and firmly. If there are no floppy drives installed, be sure the
Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE.

Invalid EISA Configuration
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The non-volatile memory containing EISA configuration information was pro­grammed incorrectly or has become corrupt. Re-run EISA configuration utility
to correctly program the memory.

NOTE: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows
you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and
no keys are being pressed during the boot.

If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard, set the error halt
condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. This will cause the BIOS
to ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot.

Memory Address Error at ...

Indicates a memory address error at a specific location. You can use this location
along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory
chips.

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Memory parity Error at ...

Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location. You can use this location
along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory
chips.

MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT

Memory has been added or removed since the last boot. In EISA mode use
Configuration Utility to reconfigure the memory configuration. In ISA mode enter
Setup and enter the new memory size in the memory fields.

Memory Verify Error at ...

Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory. Use the location
along with your system’s memory map to locate the bad chip.

OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND

This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM
PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem
cannot be isolated.

OFFENDING SEGMENT:

This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM
PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem has
been isolated.

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PRESS A KEY TO REBOOT

This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires
you to reboot. Press any key and the system will reboot.

PRESS F1 TO DISABLE NMI, F2 TO REBOOT

When BIOS detects a Non-maskable Interrupt condition during boot, this will
allow you to disable the NMI and continue to boot, or you can reboot the system
with the NMI enabled.

RAM PARITY ERROR - CHECKING FOR SEGMENT ...

Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory.

Should Be Empty But EISA Board Found
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

A valid board ID was found in a slot that was configured as having no board ID.

NOTE; When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows
you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

Should Have EISA Board But Not Found
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The board installed is not responding to the ID request, or no board ID has been
found in the indicated slot.

NOTE: W hen this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which
allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

Slot Not Empty

Indicates that a slot designated as empty by the EISA Configuration Utility
actually contains a board.

NOTE: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows
you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

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SYSTEM HALTED, (CTRL-ALT-DEL) TO REBOOT ...

Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be
rebooted. Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL.

Wrong Board In Slot
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The board ID does not match the ID stored in the EISA non-volatile memory.

NOTE: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows
you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) ® Unable to reset floppy subsystem.

FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) ® Floppy Type dismatch.

Hard Disk(s) fail (80) ® HDD reset failed

Hard Disk(s) fail (40) ® HDD controller diagnostics failed.

Hard Disk(s) fail (20) ® HDD initialization error.

Hard Disk(s) fail (10) ® Unable to recalibrate fixed disk.

Hard Disk(s) fail (08) ® Sector Verify failed.

Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key.

BIOS detect the keyboard is locked. P17 of keyboard controller is pulled low.

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Keyboard error or no keyboard present.

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and
no keys are being pressed during the boot.

Manufacturing POST loop.

System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the P15 of keyboard controller
is pull low. This is also used for M/B burn in test.

BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted.

The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad.

Memory test fail.

BIOS reports the memory test fail if the onboard memory is tested error.

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Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes

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POST (hex) Description

CFh Test CM OS R/W functionality.
C 0 h Ea rly chi ps e t in itia liz a tio n :

-D is a b le sh a d o w R AM

-D is a b le L 2 c a che (so c k e t 7 o r b e lo w)

-P ro g ra m ba s ic c h ip s et re g ist ers

C1h Detect memory

-Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and E C C.

-Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below )
C3h Expand compressed B IOS code to DRA M
C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E 000 & F000 shadow

RAM .
0h1 Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0
02h Reserved
03h Initial Superio_Early_Init sw itch.
04h Reserved
05h 1. B lank out screen

2. C lea r C MO S erro r flag
06h Reserved
07h 1. C lear 8042 interface

2. Initialize 8042 self-test
08h 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super

I/O c h ip s .

2. E n a ble k e y bo ard in terfac e.
09h Reserved
0Ah 1. D isable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).

2. A uto detect ports for keyboard & mouse follow ed by a port & interface swap

(optional).

3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
0Bh Reserved
0Ch Reserved
0Dh Reserved
0Eh Test F000h segm ent shadow to see w h eth er it is R/W -able or not. If

test fails, k eep be eping the speak er.

Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes

This section lists the POST (Power On Self Testing) Codes for the Award BIOS.

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0Fh Reserved
10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the

run time area in F000 f or ESCD & DMI support.
11h Reserved
12h Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS

circuitry. Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for

override.
13h Reserved
14h P rogram chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default

values are MODBINable by OEM customers.
15h Reserved
16h Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch.
17h Reserved
18h Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or

Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686).
19h Reserved
1Ah Reserved
1Bh Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W

interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W

interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.
1Ch Reserved
1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_ INI T s witch.
1Eh Reserved
1Fh Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform)
20h Reserved
21h HP M initializ ation (notebook platfor m)
22h Reserved
23h 1. Check validity of RTC value:

e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute.

2. Load CMOS settings into B IOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default
value instead.

3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into
consideration of the E SCD’s legacy information.

4. Onboar d c lock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource to
empty PCI & DIMM slots.

5. Ea rly PCI initia liz a tion:

-Enumerate PCI bus number

-Assign memory & I/O resource

-Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it

into C000:0.
24h Reserved
25h Reserved
26h Reserved
27h Initializ e INT 09 buffer
28h Reserved
29h 1. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-640K memory address.

2. I nitial ize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.

3. Program early chipset according to CMOS setup. Example: onboard IDE
controller.

4. Measure CPU speed.

5. Invoke video BIOS.

2Ah Reserved
2Bh Reserved
2Ch Reserved

POST (hex) Description

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2Dh 1. Initial iz e multi-language

2. Put information on screen displa y, including Award title, CPU type, CPU
speed ….

2Eh Reserved
2Fh Reserved
30h Reserved
31h Reserved
32h Reserved
33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
34h Reserved
35h Reserved
36h Reserved
37h Reserved
38h Reserved
39h Reserved
3Ah Reserved
3Bh Reserved
3Ch Test 8254
3Dh Reserved
3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1.
3Fh Reserved
40h T est 8 259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.
41h Reserved
42h Reserved
43h T est 8 259 functionality.
44h Reserved
45h Reserved
46h Reserved
47h Initializ e E ISA slot
48h Reserved
49h 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page.

2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU.

4Ah Reserved
4Bh Reserved
4Ch Reserved
4Dh Reserved
4Eh 1. Pro gram MTRR of M1 CPU

2. Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable
range.

3. I nitial ize the APIC for P6 class CPU.

4. On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the
cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical.

4Fh Reserved
50h Initializ e USB
51h Reserved
52h T est all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)
53h Reserved
54h Reserved
55h Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)
56h Reserved
57h 1. Display PnP logo

2. Ea rly ISA PnP initializa tion

-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.

POST (hex) Description

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POST (hex) Description

58h Reserved
59h Initializ e the co mbined Tr e nd Anti-Virus code.
5Ah Reserved
5Bh (Optional Feature)

Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional)
5Ch Reserved
5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch.

2. Initialize Init_Onboard_AUDIO switch.
5Eh Reserved
5Fh Reserved
60h Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users

enter the CMOS setup utility.
61h Reserved
62h Reserved
63h Reserved
64h Reserved
65h Initializ e P S/2 M ouse
66h Reserved
67h P re pare memory size information for function call:

INT 15h ax=E820h
68h Reserved
69h T urn on L2 cache
6Ah Reserved
6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup &

Auto-configuration table.
6Ch Reserved
6Dh 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.

2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is
set to “AUTO”.

6Eh Reserved
6Fh 1. Initialize floppy controller

2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware.

70h Reserved
71h Reserved
72h Reserved
73h (Op tional Feature)

Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if :

-AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive.

-ALT+F2 is pressed
74h Reserved
75h Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM…..
76h Reserved
77h Detect serial ports & parallel ports.
78h Reserved
79h Reserved
7Ah Detect & install co-proce s sor
7Bh Reserved
7Ch Reserved
7Dh Reserved
7Eh Reserved
7Fh 1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported.

-If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys

-If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue:

MClear EPA or customization logo.

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POST (hex) Description

80h Reserved
81h Reserved
82h 1. Call chipset power management hook.

2. Recover the text font used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo)

3. If password is set, ask for password.
83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS
84h Initializ e IS A PnP boot devices
85h 1. USB final Initialization

2. NET PC: Build SYSID structure

3. Switch screen back to text mode

4. Set up ACPI table at top of memory.

5. In voke ISA adapter ROMs

6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices

7. Initialize APM

8. Clear noise of IRQs.
86h Reserved
87h Reserved
88h Reserved
89h Reserved
90h Reserved
91h Reserved
92h Reserved
93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code
94h 1. Enable L2 cache

2. Pro gram boot up speed

3. Chipset final initializa tion.

4. P ower management final initialization

5. Clear screen & display summary table

6. P ro g ram K6 write allocatio n

7. Program P6 class write combining
95h 1. Program daylight saving

2. Update keyboard LED & typematic rate
96h 1. B uild M P table

2. Build & upda te ES CD

3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h

4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick

5. Build MSI RQ routing table.
FFh Boot att empt (I NT 19h)

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Appendix C: Award BIOS Beep Codes

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Beep Code Error Message Description

1 short beep System boot.
2 short beeps Incorrect CMOS setting.
1 long + 1 short DRAM error.
1 long + 2 short VGA error.
1 long + 3 short Keyboard error.
1 long + 9 short ROM error.
Long beeps Memory module error.
High beeps Power error.

Appendix C: Award BIOS Error Beep Codes

This section lists the Award BIOS Error Beep Codes.

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