* All other product names are trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners.
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FCC & DOC Compliance Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules, operation is subject to the following
two conditions.
1. This device may not cause harmful interference and,
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interface to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television
equipment reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
l Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
l Move the equipment away from the receiver.
l Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
l Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional
suggestions.
The FCC requires the user to be notified that any change or modifications to the equipment
by the user not expressly approved by the grantee or manufacturer could void the user’s
authority to operate such equipment. The use of shielded cables for connection of the
monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations.
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Product Description
Designed as a flexible, high-performance and cost-effective solution for System
Integrators and End Users alike, this mainboard provides the power and
expandability to meet the requirements of the most advanced operating systems
and software applications.
This mainboard is designed to provide greater overall system throughput by
utilizing the latest in I/O technology. By incorporating such advanced features as
Bus Mastering IDE and Universal Serial Bus (USB) onto the mainboard,
optimum system performance is assured and system design and implementation is
simplified.
Fully “Plug & Play” compatible via an Award BIOS, this mainboard facilitates
easy system configuration and peripheral setup. Advanced BIOS features include
Intelligent Hardware Monitoring and Alert functions. The Award BIOS also
supports ACPI readiness and is compatible with PC97 specification. With support
for up to 512KB or 1MB Pipelined Burst SRAM L2 cache and 384 MB of EDO
or SDRAM System RAM (Type auto-detected by mainboard BIOS). This
mainboard is the ideal foundation for high-end computer systems.
Item ChecklistYour mainboard package should include the items listed below. Damaged or
missing items should be reported to your vendor.
þ The mainboard
þ Mounting bracket with (1) COM2
serial port & (1) PS/2 connector
ribbon cable attached
þ Mounting bracket with (1)
parallel port & (1) serial COM1
port ribbon cables attached
þ Floppy disk ribbon cable
þ IDE ribbon cable
þ Fan adaptive cable
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þ CD-ROM containing
VIA PCI Bridge driver,
VIA VxD driver,
Bus Master IDE driver,
support software for updating the
FLASH BIOS and IDE drivers
Trend ® PC-cillin Anti-Virus
Software
þ This User’s Manual
¨ Optional USB Module
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Features & Specifications
Processor
Chipset
BIOS
Cache
Memory
System
Memory
On-board I/O
Features
Advanced
Features
PCI Bus
Master IDE
Expansion
Slots
Power
Connector
Software Free
Bundle
Form Factor
ZIF socket 7 support AMD K6 / K6-2 (FSB 100MHz) up
to
350 MHz, CYRIX MII up to PR333, INTEL Pentium
MMX up to 233 MHz
VIA MVP3 AGPset
Award BIOS, support ACPI, DMI, Green PC, Plug-and-
Play, Boot from CD-ROM, SCSI, LS-120, and ZIP devices
Symbios SCSI BIOS
Onboard 512KB / 1MB Write-back, Pipelined Burst L2
Cache
3× 168-pin DIMM Sockets support up to 384MB SDRAM
memory capacity
Support 8/16/32/64/128 MB Memory Module
1×Floppy Port (LS-120)2×USB Ports
1×Parallel Port (EPP, ECP Port)1×IrDA TX/RX Header
2×Serial Ports 1×Wake-On-LAN Header
(16550 Fast UART Compatible)
Modem Ring-in Remote Power on
Wake up on LAN
Hardware Monitoring function
2×PCI Bus Master IDE Ports
UltraDMA/33 Mode up o 33MB/Sec.transfer rate
1× 32-bit AGP slot. 4× 32-bit PCI Bus Master slots,
2× 16-bit ISA slots
Baby AT 12-pin Power Connector
ATX 20-Pin Power connector
Trend® PC-Cillin Anti-virus Software
HighPoint/Triones X-store Pro Bus Master IDE driver
Baby-AT Form factor 7.25″ by 8.0″ ( 220mm by 245mm )
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1. AGP slot11. Baby-AT Power connector
2. PCI slots12. ATX Power connector
3. Mainboard BIOS13. Printer port connector
4. ISA slots14. Floppy connector
5. CPU Socket15. PS/2 mouse connector
6. L2 Cache16. AT keyboard connector
7.
VIA MVP3 chipset
8. DIMM sockets18. Infrared (IR) connector
9. Secondary IDE connector19. COM1 connector
10. Primary IDE connector 20. COM2 connector
* Board Size: Baby-AT 220 mm x 245 mm (7.25” x 8.0”)
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1. AGP Slot: AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) is a new bus interface for high
performance graphics capabilities, especially 3D.
2. PCI Slots: (4) 32-bit PCI slots are provided.
3. Mainboard BIOS: Award BIOS supporting “Plug and Play”, DMI, Green PC
specification, on screen setup for Enhanced IDE and Multi-I/O. The BIOS is
FLASH Upgradeable via the AWDFLASH Utility.
4. ISA Slots: (2) 16-bit ISA slots.
5. CPU Socket: ZIF Socket 7 mainboard supports CPU speeds up to 350MHz for
AMD K6-2 (100MHz CPU), AMD K6 up to 300MHz and Cyrix MII CPU up to
PR300, Intel Pentium CPU up to 233MHz.
6. L2 Pipeline-burst Cache: Supports Write Back Secondary Cache with 512KB
or 1MB Pipeline Burst SRAM.
7. VIA® MVP3 Chipset: Features Socket7 100MHz CPU support.
8. DIMM Sockets: (3) 168-pin DIMM sockets are provided to support a
maximum RAM memory capacity of 384 MB. DIMM types of 3.3 Volt true
SDRAM is supported and automatically detected by the BIOS.
9. Secondary IDE Connector: Connector for second IDE channel.
10. Primary IDE Connector: Connector for first IDE channel. The on-board PCI
Bus Mastering IDE controller features support for DMA Mode 2 and PIO
Modes 3 and 4 for faster data transfer rates. (2) Connectors are provided for
support of up to (4) IDE devices on two channels. ATAPI Tape Drives and CDROMs are also supported.
11. Baby-AT Power Connector: 12-pin baby-AT power connector.
12. ATX Power Connector: 20-Pin ATX Power Connector.
13. Printer Port Connector: EPP and ECP compatible 25-pin D-Sub parallel port.
16. AT Keyboard Connector: Supports IBM compatible AT style keyboards.
17. USB Connector: A header connector for an optional USB (Universal Serial
Bus) module. USB is a new technology supporting printers, fax modems and
other telephony device.
18. Infrared (IR) Connector: UART2 can also be used for the optional Infrared
Module, enabling wireless communication capability. A supplied bracket with a
single customized cable connects directly to the infrared pin-header on the
mainboard.
19. COM1 Connector: High-speed UART compatible serial port.
20. COM2 Connector: High-speed UART compatible serial port. COM2 can be
directed to the Infrared Module for wireless connection capability.
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Static PrecautionsStatic electricity can be a serious danger to the electronic components on this mainboard. To
avoid damage caused by electrostatic discharge, observe the following precautions:
ü Don’t remove the mainboard from its anti-static packaging until you are ready to install
it into a computer case. Also, handle add-in cards and modules by the edges or mounting
bracket.
ü Before you handle the mainboard in any way, touch a grounded, anti-static surface, such
as an unpainted portion of the system chassis, for a few seconds to discharge any builtup static electricity.
Installing the CPU
üWARNING: Use of a CPU Cooling Fan is required to prevent CPU from overheating.
The Fan should be installed first before inserting the CPU into its socket.
1. Locate the ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Socket 7.
2. First open the socket by pulling the lever sideways, then upwards. Notice how
the lever locks in place when pressed all the way down.
3. The CPU must be inserted with the
correct orientation. One corner of the
CPU has a “notch” and looks different
that the other three. This corner is also
missing a pin unlike the other three and
is marked with a white dot on top of the
CPU. Align this corner towards the end
of the lever as shown in the figure below.
Insert the CPU, press it down, and close
the lever until it locks into place.
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Setting the Jumpers
Jumpers are used on this mainboard to select various settings and features. A 2-pin
jumper has two settings: Open and Short (or Closed). The jumper is closed by
placing the Jumper Cap across the two pins, thereby connecting them. 3-pin
jumpers can be set to pins 1-2 or 2-3 connected. Pin-1 is labeled on the circuit
board.
3-pin Jumper2-pin Jumper
Pin 1-2
Pin 2-3
CPU Voltage Selection Jumper (JP14)If you are using a dual supply CPU, refer to the following figure to set the CPU
Vcore Voltage according to your specific CPU type. When a single supply CPU is
used, this setting is not relevant.
Open
Short
• If you are uncertain about the speed or voltage requirements of your particular CPU,
you should obtain Technical Documentation from the manufacturer. Such information
is available via the Intel, Cyrix and AMD WWW sites.
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CPU & SDRAM Clock Selection Jumper (JFS0-2, JCK1, JGP1-3 &
JBF0-2)
After installing the CPU, you must set the clock selection jumpers to match the
frequency of the CPU. Find the Jumper Blocks labeled JFS0-2, JCK1, JGP1-3 and
JBF0-2. Set the jumpers according to the following figure and table for your CPU
frequency.
Note: If you are using a CPU with 100MHz system bus, you must also set these
jumpers according to your SDRAM specifications. Earlier SDRAMs may not
support 100MHz.
§ The CPU Clock corresponds to the number marked on the CPU. The Bus Clock
when multiplied with the Ratio gives the CPU Clock.
§ These jumpers automatically set the ISA Clock as well.
§ If you are uncertain about the speed requirements of your particular CPU, you should
obtain Technical Documentation from the manufacturer. Such information is available
via the Intel, Cyrix and AMD WWW sites.
Cooling Fan (JP12)JP12 is a small 3-pin Header Connector that provides 12-Volt power for the CPU
cooling fan. Plug in the fan cable to the connector. Pin-2 corresponds to the RED
power lead as shown:
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Power Supply ConnectorThis mainboard features both ATX and Baby-AT Power Supply Connectors:
Baby-AT Power ConnectorThe two cables from the standard 5-volt power supply
connect to the baby-AT power connector on the
mainboard. You must align the connectors on the power
cable at a slight angle to correctly fit them onto the
mainboard’s power connector. Then, press down on the
connectors to lock them in place. The (2) connectors
should be installed so that the BLACK wires meet in the
middle of the connector.
ATX Power ConnectorThis mainboard also features an ATX Power
Connector. This connector is keyed to prevent
connection in the wrong direction. Line up the
locking mechanism on the connector from the ATX
Power Supply with the tab on the mainboard
connector. Press down until the two connectors are
locked.
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System Function Connector Block (J19)
Pins [3 & 5] Turbo LED switch - The Turbo function is not supported by this
mainboard. Therefore, the Turbo LED will always remain lit as long as the system
power is on.
Pins [7 & 9] Wake-on-Ring lead – Connects to the Wake-on-Ring lead from the
internal modem card. For this switch to be functional, the Power On by Ring/LAN
must first be enabled in the Power Management Setup in the BIOS Setup utility.
Pins [17 & 19] Reset switch lead - Connects to the Reset Switch lead from the
system’s case. The reset switch is used to “cold-boot” the system without actually
turning off the power, reducing wear and tear on the power supply.
Pins [2, 6, 8 & 10] Keyboard lock switch lead – Pins 2 & 6 connect to the power
LED from the system’s case. Pins 8 & 10 connect to the case-mounted keylock
switch.
Pins [14 & 20] Speaker connector - Connects to the Speaker lead from the
system’s case.
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Soft Power Switch (JP9)Connects to the Power Switch featured on ATX case designs. This switch must be
hooked up before the system can be powered on, unlike traditional “Baby-AT”
designs where the power switch is located on the Power Supply itself.
Note: Under the following two conditions, you have to press and hold the switch
for longer than 4 seconds to power off your system, regardless of the BIOS setting
(Refer to page 40).
• Shortly after the system is powered on, when the BIOS message is not yet
appear.
•When CPU hangs.
IDE Activity LED (JP10)Hook the IDE LED lead to this connector, with the RED lead corresponding to
Pin-1.
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IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module ConnectorThe IrDA connector bracket hooks directly to this connector on the mainboard.
This connector provides support for the optional wireless transmitting and
receiving infrared module. You must first configure through the BIOS setup where
UART2 is directed, COM2 or IrDA.
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Wake-up On LAN Connector (JP11)The Wake-up On LAN function will allow the network to wake up a Soft Power
Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can
wake-up the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt. To use the Wake-up
On LAN function, you must enable the “Power On By Ring/LAN” field in the
Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS. Connect the cable that comes with
your LAN card to this connector. Refer to the add-in card’s manual for details.
Note: Your LAN card must support Magic Packet in order to use the Wake-up On
LAN function.
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Serial and Parallel PortsThe cables from the supplied serial port connector bracket hook to the COM1 and
COM2 connectors on the mainboard. Generally, the upper serial port on the
bracket would be configured as COM1 and the lower port as COM2. Make sure to
orient Pin-1 marked on the mainboard to the RED stripe on the ribbon cables.
Wake-on-Ring FunctionThe Wake-on-Ring function allows the modem to remotely power on the system.
Install an external modem (normally to COM2) and enable Power On by
Ring/LAN function from BIOS setup. (Please refer to page 40).
For the function to work for an internal modem card, you must also connect the
Wake-on-Ring cable on the modem card to the Wake-on-Ring function connector(Pin 7 and 9 of J19) on the mainboard.
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Keyboard ConnectorThis connection is for a standard IBM-compatible keyboard. May also be known as
a 101 enhanced keyboard.
USB ConnectorThis 8-pin connector permits connection of two USB peripheral devices directly to
the system without an external hub.
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PS/2 Mouse ConnectorIf you are using a PS/2 mouse, you must purchase the optional connector bracket.
This bracket mounts in one of the slots in the back of the case, and features a
circular external connector for the PS/2 mouse, plus a 6-pin ribbon cable that
connects to the PS/2 mouse connector on the mainboard.
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Floppy drivesThe on-board floppy controller supports (2) floppy disk drives with the floppy
ribbon cable provided. Make sure the RED stripe on the ribbon cable is oriented
towards Pin-1. Notice the “twist” between the sets of connectors on the floppy
cable. The floppy drive “A” position is at the END of the cable, whereas floppy
drive “B” is hooked to one of the connectors on the other side of the twist. The
cable provides both “Edge” and “Pin” connectors for both the A and B positions to
match the connector on your floppy drives.
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IDE Hard Drives and CD-ROMsThe on-board Enhanced IDE controller can support up to (4) IDE hard drives or
other ATAPI devices, such as CD-ROMs. This controller, as with all Enhanced
IDE controllers, consists of both Primary and Secondary ports. Each port has an
associated connector and cable which can support up to (2) ATAPI devices each.
All IDE devices have jumpers which allow the user to configure the device as
either “Master” or “Slave”. A Master device is one that is ALONE on the IDE
cable, whereas a Slave device is installed as a SECOND device on the same cable.
Keep in mind that the Master device will appear before the Slave device in the
CMOS Setup, as well as the Operating System software. *Refer to the device
documentation for jumper settings.
The Secondary IDE port can be used for up to (2) additional ATAPI devices.
Normally it’s recommended that you connect your first hard drive to the Primary
port, and the first CD-ROM to the Secondary.
Make sure to align the RED stripe on the ribbon cable with Pin-1 on the mainboard
IDE connector. On most hard drives and CD-ROMs, the RED stripe should be
oriented towards the power connector of the device.
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Installing the Memory (DIMM)
• This mainboard has three sockets available for 168-pin DIMMs. They must be
3.3 volt Unbuffered Synchronous DRAMs (SDRAM).
• To ensure reliability, it is recommended to use PC100 SDRAM for
your 100 MHz clocked SDRAM performance requirement.
• DIMM Sizes supported: 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, and 128MB
• A total of (3) DIMMs can be installed for a maximum RAM capacity of
384MB.
To insert the DIMMs, the modules must be oriented in the correct way. Notice the
notches of the DIMM. Align these notches as shown in the diagram below. Gently
push the DIMM until the retainers on both sides of the socket lock the module in
place. To remove a DIMM, push the retainers outwards to release the module then
pull the module out of the socket.
1
DIMM3
1
DIMM2
1
DIMM1
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Installing an AGP CardThis mainboard provides an AGP slot to support a new generation of graphics
cards with high performance graphics capability.
Note: Make sure that the AGP card is firmly seated in the AGP slot. For the card
that complies with the AGP 1.x specifications, a slightly more force may be
required to fully insert the card into the slot. For cards that comply with AGP 2.0
and later specifications, the installation should be relatively easy.
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About the BIOSThe Mainboard BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) acts as the bridge between your
Hardware (CPU, Disk Drives, Video, etc.) and Operating System Software
(Windows 95, OS/2 and so on…) The BIOS Setup (also called CMOS Setup) is
where many hardware configuration options are set and stored. This configuration
information will remain in the BIOS until it is changed, or cleared by removing the
battery for a while then reinstalling it back.
CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) refers to the chip in which
the BIOS information is stored.
This mainboard features Award BIOS, which provides an easy to use Setup
program to aid in hardware configuration. In this section we will look at the
various menus and options contained in the Award BIOS Setup Program. This
mainboard also features a “Flash” BIOS. A Flash BIOS can be upgraded via
software, thereby eliminating the need to actually replace the “BIOS Chip” on the
mainboard. Procedures for updating the BIOS follow this section.
The Award BIOS installed in your computer system’s ROM (Read Only Memory)
is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Intel
processor in a standard IBM-AT compatible input/output system.
Using SetupIn general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use
the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press
<Esc> to quit.
Getting HelpPressing F1 will display a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to
use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window
press <Esc>.
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A Final Note about SetupNot all systems have the same Setup. While the basic look and function of the
Setup program remains the same for all systems, individual motherboard and
chipset combinations require custom configurations. For example, you may find
that your Setup main menu has a different number of entries from the main menu
displayed in this manual. These are simply features not supported (or not user
configurable) on your system.
The final appearance of the Setup program also depends on the Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) who built your system. If your OEM has decided
that certain items should only be available to their technicians, those items may
very well be removed from the Setup program.
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Main MenuShortly after the system is powered on, provided a CPU and sufficient RAM are
installed, you will see the message:
Press DEL to enter SETUP
•Press the DEL key to enter the Award BIOS Setup program.
Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear
on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions
and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press
<Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (xxxxxxxx)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
↑↓→← : Select Item
Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of
the screen.
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Base Memory
: 640K
Extended Memory
: 15360K
Other Memory
: 384K
Total Memory
: 16384K
Standard CMOS SetupThis first menu is where the most basic hardware options are set. Information
regarding the system clock, IDE hard disks and floppy drives is stored and
configured in this section. To enter the Standard CMOS Setup, press the [ENTER]
key with this menu highlighted.
Upon entering the Standard CMOS Setup screen, you will see a screen like that
below:
Date (mm:dd:yy) : Fri, Dec 18 1998Time (hh:mm:ss) : 00:00:00
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODEPrimary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AutoPrimary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AutoSecondary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AutoSecondary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Drive A : 1.44M , 3.5in.Drive B : None
Floppy 3 Mode Support: DisabledVideo : EGA / VGA
Halt On : All Errors ESC : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item PU / PD / + / - : Modify
F1 : Help (Shift) F2 : Change Color
First, let’s set the system Date. Use the arrow keys to move to and highlight the
“Date” option. Select the Month by using the PgDn and PgUp keys. This is how
most settings will be configured. Then, move to the day, year and time via the
arrow keys to finish setting the system date and time.
Keep in mind that the system time is set in 24-hour time. With this method, 1PM
is represented as 13:00, 2PM as 14:00 and so on, with 00:00 corresponding to
Midnight.
Pri Master, Pri Slave, Sec Master, Sec Slave - These four options relate to the
(4) IDE hard drives, CD-ROMs or other ATAPI devices that can be controlled via
the on-board IDE controller (review IDE Hard Drives and CD-ROMs on page 24).
The “Pri Master” setting specifies the first device on the primary IDE channel, “Pri
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Slave” - the second. Sec Master and Sec Slave specify the devices on the secondary
channel.
The first option available is the most important: Type. This is where you will
specify the type of device and how it is represented in the BIOS Setup. If the device
is a hard disk or CD-ROM, generally the Auto option is the best choice for fast and
easy setup of the hard disk parameters. Let’s take a look at the difference between
the Auto, User and Types (1-45) options:
•Auto - This option instructs the BIOS to automatically configure the hard disk
by reading the parameters (cylinders, sectors, etc.) directly from the hard
disk’s firmware. Use this option if you are configuring a new hard drive, or
one that has already been formatted using the Auto option. Keep in mind that a
hard drive is configured using a certain set of parameters, those same
parameters must be used for the life of the drive, unless the drive is reFDISKed using a different parameter set. (This procedure deletes the old
partition(s) on the drive and creates a new one, using the new parameters).
•User - This option allows you to
manually enter in the parameters of
the hard drive. Generally, this option
would be used only if the hard drive
has already been formatted with a
certain set of parameters, and assured
consistency between the old and new
parameters is desired.
•Types 1-45 - Similar to the User option, these types should only be used if the
exact parameters for the hard drive are already entered as a specific type stored
in the Setup Program. Again, this would only be needed to assure that the
parameters the drive was formatted with and those it is using now, are
identical. For new hard drives, the Auto option is the preferred choice.
Mode - One of Enhanced IDE’s most important features is LBA (Logical Block
Addressing) Mode. This feature allows the use of larger hard drives by providing a
way to bypass the cylinder limitations imposed by many Operating Systems. LBA
Mode is used to extend a hard drive’s useable capacity by “remapping” the
cylinders in a way that is acceptable to these operating systems. For instance, a
hard drive with the parameters of 2100 Cylinders, 16 Heads and 63 Sectors would
be represented by LBA Mode as 525 Cylinders, 64 Heads and 63 Sectors. (Notice
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that the Cylinders have been divided, and the Heads have been multiplied, by a
factor of 4)
On hard drives smaller in capacity than 528MB, LBA support is not needed. The
option on these devices is ignored, even if enabled. For hard drives greater than
528MB, LBA mode should be enabled. The following rules apply:
• Operating Systems that do not use the FAT file system do not need LBA
Mode, and can use the Normal or Large Modes. Examples would be Netware
and Unix.
• When configuring a new hard drive greater than 528MB in capacity, always
make sure LBA mode is enabled.
• If you are using a hard drive that is over 528MB in capacity, but was already
formatted without using LBA mode, LBA support will be ignored even if it is
enabled. This assures correct access to the drive’s data.
•SCSI Hard Drives are NOT entered into the Mainboard BIOS Setup in any
way. The hard drive settings in the Standard CMOS Setup are only for drives
connected to the IDE Controller. So, if only SCSI drives were installed, all
these settings would be set to Type: None. SCSI Devices are configured via
the SCSI controller’s BIOS.
Floppy Drives A: and B: - Select the Type for the A: and/or B: floppy drives.
Remember, floppy drive A: is the first drive, hooked to the END of the floppy
ribbon cable. Floppy drive B: is hooked up after the twist. Available settings are
listed below:
NoneNo floppy drive installed360K, 5.25 in5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity
1.2M, 5.25 in5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity720K, 3.5 in3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity
1.44M, 3.5 in3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 megabyte capacity
2.88M, 3.5 in3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 megabyte capacity
Floppy 3 Mode Support: - Enable this option ONLY for floppy drive(s) that
support the Japanese standard (1.2MB on 3.5” Diskette). Options: Disabled
(Default), Both, Drive A / B.
Video - This category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system
monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select
their type in Setup.
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EGA/VGAEnhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For
EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters.
CGA 40Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column modeCGA 80Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column modeMONOMonochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome
adapters
Halt On - Determines whether or not the system will prompt you if an error is
detected during POST.
No ErrorsThe system boot will not be stopped for any error that may
be detected.
All ErrorsWhenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will
be stopped and you will be prompted.
All, But KeyboardThe system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will
stop for all other errors.
All, But DisketteThe system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop
for all other errors.
All, But Disk/KeyThe system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it
will stop for all other errors.
Memory - This category is display-only. All memory detected by the POST (Power
On Self Test) of the BIOS is shown as the following types:
Base Memory is the amount of conventional memory installed in the system. This
value is typically 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the
motherboard. The Extended Memory is the amount of memory located above
1MB in the CPU's memory address map. Other Memory refers to the memory
located in the region between 640K and 1MB. This region can be used for
shadowing as well as expanded memory in DOS.
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BIOS Features SetupThis menu provides access to more advanced BIOS configuration settings that deal
with overall performance of the system and peripheral setup. This section allows
you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the opportunity to select
the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and
security.
Anti-Virus Protection: EnabledVideo BIOS Shadow: Enabled
CPU Internal Cache: EnabledC8000-CBFFF Shadow: Disabled
External Cache: EnabledCC000-CFFFF Shadow: Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test: DisabledD0000-D3FFF Shadow: Disabled
Hard Disk Boot From: Pri-IDE-MD4000-D7FFF Shadow: Disabled
Boot Sequence: C, AD8000-DBFFF Shadow: Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive: DisabledDC000-DFFFF Shadow: Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek: Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status: On
Gate A20 Option: Fast
Memory Parity/ECC Check: Disabled
Typematic Rate Setting: Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): 6
Typematic Delay (Msec): 250
Security Option: System
IDE Second Channel Control: Enabled
PCI / VGA Palette Snoop: DisabledF1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB: Non-OS2F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability: DisabledF6 : Load BIOS Defaults
Report No FDD For WIN 95: NoF7 : Load Setup Defaults
Anti-Virus Protection – Enables/Disables the built-in anti-virus for protection
against boot virus infection. Unlike traditional BIOS protection which generally
consists of simply write protecting the hard disk partition table, this Anti-Virus
protection provides more complete virus protection by taking control early in the
boot process, detecting boot viruses before they have a chance to load.
ESC : Quit ↑↓→←: Select Item
CPU Internal Cache - Enables or Disables the Level-1 Internal Cache memory.
Generally, this would only be Disabled for troubleshooting purposes.
External Cache - Enables or Disables the Level-2 External Cache memory.
Generally, this would only be Disabled for troubleshooting purposes.
Quick Power on Self Test - Speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after the
computer is powered on. When set to Enabled, the BIOS will shorten or skip some
checks during POST.
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Hard Disk Boot From - This option lets you choose to boot from Primary IDE
Master (Pri-IDE-M), Primary IDE Slave (Pri-IDE-S), Secondary IDE Master (SecIDE-M), Secondary IDE Slave (Sec-IDE-S), or SCSI hard disk. Same as IDE
options, the Boot Sequence in the next field is set to C, A when the SCSI is chosen.
Boot Sequence - When your system is powered on, the BIOS performs a variety of
operations, then attempts to boot an Operating System from either a hard drive,
floppy drive, CD-ROM or LS-120/ZIP. This setting determines the sequence that
the BIOS will follow when searching devices for a bootable disk. Most users find
the C, A setting to be most beneficial, since it takes the least amount of time to
boot the system. If however, you want the ability to boot from a Floppy or CDROM drive, you would need to choose either the A, C or CDROM, C, A setting.
For instance, if your boot sequence was set to C, A and for some reason you wanted
to boot to your Floppy A: Drive, it would not be possible, since the BIOS would
always boot from the C: drive first. In this case, this setting would need to be
changed to A, C so that the system would first check the floppy drive for a bootable
disk. This would slow bootup speed, however, since the floppy would be checked
on every boot.
A,CSystem will first search for boot sector on floppy disk, then hard
disk.
C, ASystem will first search hard disk drive then floppy disk drive for
boot sector.
C, CDROM, ASystem will first search for boot sector on hard disk drive , then
CDROM drive, and then floppy disk drive.
CDROM, C, ASystem will first search the CDROM drive, then hard disk drive
and then floppy disk drive for boot sector.
C onlySystem will search for boot sector on hard disk drive only.LS/ZIP, CSystem will first search for boot sector on LS-120 IDE floppy drive
or ZIP ATAPI drive, then hard disk.
Swap Floppy Drive - The hardware connections determine which floppy is
configured as drive A: and drive B: “Swapping” the floppy drives can be useful if
your system has two floppy drives, and you want the ability to boot from both. For
example: Since a PC cannot boot from the B: Floppy, you would need to “Swap”
floppy drives A: and B: in order to set the second floppy drive to drive A:, thereby
making it bootable.
Boot Up Floppy Seek - When enabled, BIOS will attempt to move the head of the
floppy disk drive forth and back once during POST to see if the drive is working
properly.
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Boot Up NumLock Status - When On, the NumLock key will be automatically
enabled when the system boots.
Gate A20 Option - This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled.
The gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 Mbytes. Initially, the
gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard (Normal). Today, while keyboards
still provide this support, it is more common, and much faster, for the system
chipset (Fast; default) to provide support for gate A20.
Memory Parity/ECC Check - When Disabled, there will be no memory errors
shown on the monitor for Memory parity SERR# (NMI). When parity DRAM
modules are used, select Parity or ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) to correct
1 bit memory errors in the memory.
Typematic Rate Setting - Determines if the typematic rate is to be used. When
disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one
instance. In other words, the BIOS will only report that the key is down. When the
typematic rate is enabled, the BIOS will report as before, but it will then wait a
moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin to report that the key has been
depressed repeatedly. This feature is used to accelerate cursor movements with the
arrow keys.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) - When the typematic rate is enabled, this selection
allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated: Options are 6
(default), 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24 and 30.
Typematic Delay (Msec) - When the typematic rate is enabled, this selection
allows you to select the delay (in msec) between when the key was first depressed
and when the acceleration begins. Options are 250 (default), 500, 750 and 1000.
Security Option - This option enables password checking every time the computer
is powered on or every time BIOS Setup is executed. If System is chosen, a user
password prompt appears every time the computer is turned on. If Setup is chosen,
the password prompt appears only when the BIOS Setup program is executed.
Refer to the section Supervisor Password for more information.
IDE Second Channel Control - This item enables (default) or disables the
secondary channel of the add-on PCI IDE controller.
PCI / VGA Palette Snoop - This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA MPEG
card installed requires VGA palette snooping.
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OS Select For DRAM > 64MB - This should be set to OS2 if you are running
IBM OS/2 with more than 64MB of RAM in the system. Otherwise, the setting
should be Non-OS2.
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability - The default is Disabled. If you are using hard
drives that support S.M.A.R.T., set this field to Enabled. SMART (SelfMonitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a reliability prediction
technology for ATA/IDE and SCSI drives. The drive will provide sufficient notice
to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive’s failure. SMART is
supported in ATA-3 or later hard drives.
Report No FDD For WIN95 - While the FDD in “STANDARD CMOS SETUP”
is set to NONE, set this option to No to release IRQ6 for passing Win95 logo. This
option is irrelevant under normal operation.
Video BIOS Shadow - This option controls the location of the contents of the
32KB of Video ROM beginning at the C0000h memory location. The settings are:
EnabledThe contents of C0000h-C7FFFh are written to the same address in
system memory (RAM) for faster execution.
DisabledThe video ROM is not copied to RAM. The contents of the video
ROM cannot be read from or written to cache memory.
C8000-DFFFF Shadow - These options control the location of the contents of the
16KB expansion card ROMs beginning at the specified memory location. If no
adapter ROM is using the named ROM area, this area is made available to the
local bus. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB and
1024KB by the amount used for this purpose.
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Chipset Features Setup
This setup menu contains advanced configuration options relating to the
mainboard chipset. These options are rarely changed by the user.
Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing: FP/EDO 70 nsOnChip USB: Enabled
Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing: FP/EDO 70 nsUSB Keyboard Support: Disabled
Bank 4/5 DRAM Timing: FP/EDO 70 ns
SDRAM Cycle Length: 3Slot 1 Use IRQ No.: Auto
DRAM Read Pipeline: EnabledSlot 2 Use IRQ No.: Auto
Cache Rd+CPU Wt Pipeline: EnabledSlot 4 Use IRQ No.: Auto
Cache Timing: Fast
Video BIOS Cacheable: Enabled
System BIOS Cacheable: Enabled** System Hardware Monitor **
Memory Hole At 15M-16M: Disabled
AGP Aperture Size: 64MCPU Fan Malfunction Alarm: Disabled
AGP-2X Mode: DisabledSystem 5V Alarm (< 4.7V): Disabled
Bank 0/1, 2/3, 4/5 DRAM Timing – DRAM timing is controlled by the DRAM
timing registers. The timings programmed into this register are dependent on the
system design. The slower timing may be required in certain system designs to
support loose layouts or slower memory. Options are Turbo, Fast, Medium,
Normal, FP/EDO 60 ns, FP/EDO 70 ns, SDRAM 10ns and SDRAM 8ns.
Slot 3 Use IRQ No.: Auto
CPU Overheat Alarm (> 72 °C)
ESC : Quit ↑↓→←: Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults
: Disabled
SDRAM Cycle Length - This item allows you to set the SDRAM Latency Timer.
Options are 2, 3 (default).
DRAM Read Pipeline - This item allows you to enable/disable the read pipeline.
Options are Disabled, Enabled (default).
Cache Rd+CPU Wt Pipeline - This item allows you to enable/disable the cache
timing. Options are Disabled, Enabled (default).
Cache Timing - This item determines the SRAM timing. Options are Fast
(default) and Fastest.
Video BIOS Cacheable - When Enabled, the Video BIOS cacheable will cause
access to the video BIOS addressed at C0000H to C7FFFH to be cached.
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System BIOS Cacheable - When Enabled, the Video BIOS cacheable will cause
access to the System BIOS addressed at F0000H to FFFFFH to be cached.
Memory Hole At 15M-16M - In order to improve compatibility, certain space in
memory can be reserved for old style ISA cards that map memory between 15M16M. Do not enable this feature unless you use the old style ISA card, otherwise
the memory size may be reduced to 15 MB for some operating systems.
AGP Aperture Size - Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture.
The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics
memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the
AGP without any translation. See www.apgforum.org for AGP information.
The Choices: 4M, 8M, 16M, 32M, 64M, 128M, 256M.AGP-2X Mode - Set to Enabled if your AGP card supports the 2X mode, which
uses a double-clocked data technique to transfer twice the data per each AGP clock.
OnChip USB - If your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller
and you have a USB peripheral, select Enabled. The following option will become
available:
USB Keyboard Support - Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal
Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard.
Slot 1/2/3/4 Use IRQ No. – By default, an IRQ is automatically assigned to PCI
slots 1, 2, 3 and 4. You may also specify an IRQ for these slots.
CPU Overheat Alarm (>72°°C) - When Enabled, once the CPU temperature
exceeds 72 °C, a warning will be issued via the speaker and the operating CPU
speed will be slowed down to ease the situation.
CPU Fan Malfunction Alarm - When Enabled, the system will issue a warning
via the speaker when the CPU fan starts to malfunction.
System 5V Alarm (<4.7V) - When Enabled, you will be warned via the speaker if
the system board operating voltage is below 4.7V.
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Power Management SetupThis menu contains configuration options that reduce power consumption when the
system is not in use. Other “Green-PC” compliant peripherals are also supported.
Power Management allows you to configure you system to use energy most
efficiently, and yet still in a manner consistent with your own style of computer
use.
Power Management: User DefinePrimary INTR: ONPM Control by APM: YesIRQ3 (COM 2): PrimaryVideo Off Option: Suspend -> OffIRQ4 (COM 1): PrimaryVideo Off Method: DPMS SupportIRQ5 (LPT 2): PrimaryMODEM Use IRQ: 3IRQ6 (Floppy Disk): PrimarySoft-Off by PWRBTN: Instant-OffIRQ7 (LPT 1): Primary
Power Management – This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of
power saving and is directly related to the following modes: Doze Mode, Standby
Mode, Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down. There are four selections for Power
Management, three of which have fixed mode settings:
Min SavingMinimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode =
1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min.
Max Saving
Maximum power management – ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL
CPUs. Doze Mode = 1 min., Standby Mode = 1 min., Suspend
Mode = 1 min., and HDD Power Down = 1 min.
User DefinedSet each mode individually. When Enabled, each range is from 1
min. to 1 hr., except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1
min. to 15 min.
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PM Control by APM – When set to Yes, an Advanced Power Management device
will be activated to enhance the Max. Power Saving mode and stop the CPU
internal clock. If the Max. Power Saving is not enabled, this will be preset to No.
Video Off Option – When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate
in a power saving mode.
Always OnMonitor will remain on during power saving modes.Suspend à OffMonitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode.All Modes à OffMonitor blanked when the system enters any power saving mode.
Video Off Method – This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
V/H SYNC+BlankThis selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and
horizontal synchronization ports, writing blanks to the video
buffer.
Blank ScreenThis option only writes blanks to the video buffer.DPMS SupportInitial display power management signaling.
MODEM Use IRQ – Thisitem tells the Power Management BIOS which IRQ is
assigned to the installed MODEM. Options are NA, 3 (default), 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, and
11.
Soft-Off by PWRBTN – With Instant-Off selected, the ATX switch functions like
a normal system power off button. With Delay 4 Sec. selected, you must hold
down the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds to power off the system.
PM Timers – The following four modes are Green PC power saving functions
which are only user configurable when User Defined Power Management has been
selected. See below for available selections.
HDD Power
Down
Doze ModeSuspend
Mode
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk
drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the CPU clock
will run at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed.
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices
except the CPU will be shut off.
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**PM Events**VGA - When set to On , any event occurring at a VGA port will awaken a system
which has been powered down. Default is off.
LPT & COM - When set to On , any event occurring at a LPT(printer)
/COM(serial) port will awaken a system which has been powered down. Default is
LPT/COM.
HDD & FDD - When set to On (default), any event occurring at a hard or floppy
drive port will awaken a system which has been powered down
DMA/master - When set to On, any event occurring to the DMA controller will
awaken a system which has been powered down. Default is OFF.
Power on by Ring/LAN – An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line
(in other words, an incoming call on the modem power on the system or return it to
full power out of suspend / standby mode. With a LAN card installed, the Wake-up
On LAN function allows the network to wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC.
Refer to “Wake-up On LAN Connector” on page 19 for more information.
Power on by RTC Alarm - When enabled, the system will automatically power
on or returns to full power out of suspend/standby mode at the time and date of the
month (0 for daily) specified.
Primary INTR - When set to On (default), any primary interrupt request (see
below) will awake the system which has been powered down.
Following this option is a list of IRQs (Interrupt ReQuests). You can set each IRQ
to be Primary, Secondary or Disabled. When set to Secondary, the interrupt
request will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode
nor awaken it.
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PNP/PCI Configuration SetupThe PCI Personal Component Interconnect Bus was developed by Intel and other
industry leader partners primarily to address two important issues faced by PC
hardware designers today: a) How to allow peripheral devices to take the fullest
advantage of the power of Pentium and Pentium Pro chip technology, and b)
Provide a simpler installation process for peripheral devices, such as Network
cards, EIDE or SCSI controllers.
PCI accomplishes these goals with its 32-bit Data path Local Bus design, and
support for Plug & Play. Unlike older expansion bus architectures, PCI provides
peripherals with a direct connection to the CPU and memory. The PCI bus runs at
33Mhz and has a maximum transfer capability of 132MBps. With Plug & Play, the
system BIOS automatically determines hardware resources for new peripherals,
simplifying installation of multiple interface cards.
This Setup Menu provides configuration options for the PCI Bus and its assigned
resources.
PNP OS Installed: NoCPU to PCI Write Buffer: Enabled
Resources Controlled by: ManualPCI Dynamic Bursting: Enabled
Reset Configuration Data: EnabledPCI Master 0 WS Write: Enabled
ACPI I/O device Node: EnabledPCI Delay Transaction: Enabled
IRQ-3 assigned to: Legacy ISAPCI Master Read Prefetch: Enabled
IRQ-4 assigned to: Legacy ISAPCI#2 Access #1 Retry: Disabled
IRQ-5 assigned to: PCI/ISA PnPAGP Master 1 WS Write: Enabled
IRQ-7 assigned to: Legacy ISAAGP Master 1 WS Read: Disabled
IRQ- 9 assigned to: PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-10 assigned to: PCI/ISA PnPPCI IRQ Actived By: Level
IRQ-11 assigned to: PCI/ISA PnPSYMBIOS SCSI BIOS: Auto
IRQ-12 assigned to: PCI/ISA PnPAssign IRQ For USB: Enabled
IRQ-14 assigned to: Legacy ISAAssign IRQ For VGA: Enabled
IRQ-15 assigned to: Legacy ISA
DMA-0 assigned to: PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to: PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-3 assigned to: PCI/ISA PnPF1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
DMA-5 assigned to: PCI/ISA PnPF5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
DMA-6 assigned to: PCI/ISA PnPF6 : Load BIOS Defaults
DMA-7 assigned to: PCI/ISA PnPF7 : Load Setup Defaults
ESC : Quit ↑↓→←: Select Item
PNP OS Installed - Set to Yes if your operating system supports Plug & Play, such
as Windows 95.
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Resources Controlled By - The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to
automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. This
capability is specifically designed for a Plug and Play operating system such as
Windows 95. Choices are Auto and Manual.
Reset Configuration Data - Reset Configuration Data: When set to Enabled,
ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) is cleared. This setting will
automatically be set back to Disabled when the system reboots. Enabled and
Disabled.
ACPI I/O Device Node – Set to Enabled if you are using an ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface) system. When enabled, I/O Device Node,
including data such as port address and IRQ, is allocated and set aside for the
ACPI device.
IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15, DMA0/1/3/5/6/7 assigned to – These options are
available when the above Resources Controlled by option is set to Manual. By
default, all resources are assigned to the PCI Bus. If an ISA card requires a
particular IRQ or DMA channel, those resources should be set to Legacy ISA so
that the PCI Bus will not try to use them. Choices are Legacy ISA and PCI/ISAPnP.
CPU to PCI Write Buffer - When enabled, up to four D words of data can be
written to the PCI bus without interrupting the CPU. When disabled, a write buffer
is not used and the CPU read cycle will not be completed until the PCI bus signals
that it is ready to receive the data.
PCI Dynamic Bursting - When Enabled, data transfers on the PCI bus, where
possible, make use of the high-performance PCI bust protocol, in which greater
amounts of data are transferred at a single command.
PCI Master 0 WS Write - When Enabled, writes to the PCI bus are command
with zero wait states.
PCI Delay Transaction - The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer
to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with
PCI specification version 2.1.
PCI Master Read Prefetch - This item allows you enable/disable the PCI Master
Read Prefetch.
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PCI#2 Access #1 Retry - This item allows you enable/disable the PCI #2 Access
#1 Retry.
AGP Master 1 WS Write - This implements a single delay when writing to the
PCI Bus. By default, two-wait states are used by the system, allowing for greater
stability.
AGP Master 1 WS Read - This implements a single delay when reading to the
PCI Bus. By default, two-wait states are used by the system, allowing for greater
stability.
PCI IRQ Actived By - This sets the method by which the PCI bus recognizes that
an IRQ service is being requested by a device. Under all circumstances, you should
retain the default configuration unless advised otherwise by your system’s
manufacturer. The choices are Level (default) and Edge.
SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS - When set to Auto (Default), the system will
automatically sense the presence of any SCSI adapter that uses a Symbios
SYM53C8XX SCSI chip:
If the SCSI adapter installed has its own
BIOS on board:
If the SCSI adapter installed doesn’t have
its own BIOS and the card uses or is
compatible with the SYM53C8XX chip:
The on-board SCSI BIOS will not be loaded.
The adapter’s own SCSI BIOS will be used.
The on-board SCSI BIOS will load and
control the SCSI adapter.
*Disabling, the onboard SCSI BIOS prevents it from being active in any way.Assign IRQ For USB - When Enabled, the system automatically assigns an IRQ
for the USB device connected to your system. However, if you are not using USB
devices and an ISA slot requires an IRQ address, set this function to Disabled. The
IRQ address previously occupied by the USB device will be available for the ISA
slot.
Assign IRQ For VGA - The Enabled option allows the BIOS to auto-route an IRQ
for use by a VGA card. While most of the VGA cards do not need the IRQ
assignment, certain VGA cards may need it.
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Load BIOS DefaultsLoads “Fail Safe” settings into the BIOS Setup program. These options are
designed to slow the system down for troubleshooting purposes. To load the default
values, highlight this option and press [ENTER]. Enter “Y” in the confirmation
screen and press [ENTER] again. User-defined options in the Standard CMOSSetup are not affected.
Load Setup DefaultsLoads the default values for best system performance into the BIOS Setup program.
To load the default values, highlight this option and press [ENTER]. Enter “Y” in
the confirmation screen and press [ENTER] again. User-defined options in the
Standard CMOS Setup are not affected.
Integrated Peripherals Setup
This menu is used to configure the integrated IDE subsystem and other peripherals.
OnChip IDE First Channel: EnabledECP Mode Use DMA: 3
OnChip IDE Second Channel: EnabledParallel Port EPP Type: EPP 1.9
IDE Prefetch Mode: Enabled
IDE HDD Block Mode: Enabled
IDE Primary Master PIO: Auto
IDE Primary SlavePIO: Auto
IDE Secondary Master PIO: Auto
IDE Secondary SlavePIO: Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA: Auto
IDE Primary SlaveUDMA: Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA: Auto
IDE Secondary SlaveUDMA: Auto
Init Display First: PCI Slot
Onboard FDD Controller: Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1: Auto
Onboard Serial Port 2: AutoF1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
InfraRed/COM2 Selected: UART COM2F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2: Color
Onboard Parallel Port: 378/IRQ7F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
Onboard Parallel Mode: ECP/EPPF7 : Load Setup Defaults
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On-Chip IDE First Channel - Enables or Disables the primary controller.
Situations where this controller would be disabled are: a) You are not using anyIDE Drives or b) You are using an add-on IDE controller in a PCI Slot.
On-Chip IDE Secondary Channel - Enables or Disables the secondary controller.
Situations where this controller would be disabled are: a) You are not using any
IDE Drives or b) You are using IDE Drives ONLY on the primary controller or c)
You are using an add-on IDE controller in a PCI Slot.
IDE Prefetch Mode - Enable prefetching for IDE drive interfaces that support its
faster drive accesses. If you are getting disk drive errors, change the setting to omit
the drive interface where the errors occur. Depending on the configuration of your
IDE subsystem, this field may not appear, and it does not appear when the Internal
PCI/IDE field, above, is Disabled
IDE HDD Block Mode - This allows your hard disk controller to use fast block
mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive (HDD). Enabled or
Disabled. Enabled is the default.
•IDE PIO Mode- IDE Programmed I/O Mode -
This setting relates to the speed at which the hard
drive is able to transfer data, up to
16.6MB/second for Mode 4 drives. Available
settings are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. As with the
Type setting, Auto is the preferred choice, in that
the supported PIO Mode is read directly from the
hard drive. Be sure not to use a PIO Mode higher than what the drive actually
supports. This could result in loss of data.
•IDE UDMA (Ultra DMA) Mode- The chipset used for this mainboard
improves the IDE performance by implementing UltraDMA/33 Bus Mastering
IDE which can handle data transfer up to 33 Mbyte/sec. This UDMA technology
is downward compatible with existing ATA-2 IDE. So there is no upgrade
required for current hard drives and cabling. *Auto is default.
Init Display First - When your system has an AGP card coexisting with other PCI
or ISA display cards, choose AGP Slot to tell your system to use the AGP card.
Onboard FDD Controller - Set to Enabled if you have a floppy disk drive
installed on the system board and you wish to use it. Even when so equipped, if you
add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this feature.
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Onboard Serial Port 1 - With this option, the on-board Serial Port 1 can be
Disabled, or set to Auto, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4 or 2E8/IRQ3.
Onboard Serial Port 2 - With this option, the on-board Serial Port 2 can be
Disabled, or set to Auto, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4 or 2E8/IRQ3.
InfraRed/COM2 Selected - By default, this field is set to UART COM2, which
directs the second serial port UART to support the COM2 serial port. Choosing
SHARP IR (ASKIR), IrDA SIR (HPSIR), CIR or FIR will activate the on-board
infrared feature and redirect the second serial port UART to support the infrared
module connector on the mainboard.
Onboard Parallel Port - With this option, the on-board Parallel Port can be
Disabled, or set to 378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7 or 278/IRQ5.
Onboard Parallel Mode - Sets the operating mode of the parallel port. Options
are: SPP (Standard Parallel Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)+SPP, ECP(Extended Capability Port) and ECP+EPP (default).
ECP Mode Use DMA - Options are 1 and 3. This field is available only when one
of the two following options in Parallel Port Mode is selected: ECP or ECP/EPP.
Parallel Port EPP Type - Options are 1.7 and 1.9 (default ; IEEE 1284
compliant).
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Supervisor Password and User Password Setting
Passwords can be set to provide protection for the BIOS configuration options, or
to restrict access to the computer itself.
When enabled, User Password will require all users to enter a password in order to
use the system, and/or enter the BIOS setup (but can’t change its contents). A
Supervisor Password is used to protect the stored CMOS options from being
changed by unauthorized users.
Keep in mind that when set, a password is required only when booting the system.
It will not provide protection to a system that is already booted.
The password check option is set in BIOS FEATURES SETUP by choosing
either System (the password prompt appears every time the system is powered on)
or Setup (the password prompt appears only when the user enters the BIOS Setup).
The password is stored in CMOS RAM, and can be cleared by removing the
battery for a while and then re-installing it back.
To set a password:
1. You must first set the Supervisor password by choosing Supervisor Password
and pressing [ENTER]. Setup prompts for a password.
2. Enter a 1-8 character password using letters, numbers, or a combination of
both. The specific characters are not shown as you enter them. Press
[ENTER].
3. A confirmation box appears asking you to re-enter the password. Enter the
password again. Press [ENTER]. Follow the same procedure to set the UserPassword.
Changing a Password:
Select the appropriate password option (Supervisor or User) from the main menu
and press [ENTER]. Enter the current password and press [Enter]. The screen does
not display the characters entered. Enter in the new password, then the
confirmation. You cannot change the current password unless you know it.
Erasing a Password:
1. If you know the current password, but want to disable password checking,
follow the procedure for changing the password. When Setup prompts for the
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new password, simply press [ENTER]. You will see a message indicating that
the password is disabled.
2. If you do not know the current password, the CMOS must be cleared by
removing the battery for a while and then re-installing it back. *This will clear
all user-defined BIOS Setup options.
IDE HDD Auto Detection
Automatically detect and configure hard disk parameters. The Award BIOS
includes this ability in the event you are uncertain of your hard disk’s parameters.
See also “Standard CMOS Setup”.
Low-Level Format Utility
This Award Low-Level-Format Utility is designed as a tool to save your time
formatting your hard disk. The Utility automatically looks for the necessary
information of the drive you selected. The Utility also searches for bad tracks and
lists them for your reference.
Shown below is the Main Menu after you enter into the Award Low-Level-Format
Utility.
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SELECT DRIVE - Select from installed hard disk drive C or D. Listed at the
bottom of the screen is the drive automatically detected by the utility.
BAD TRACK LIST - Auto Scan Bad Track - The utility will automatically scan
bad tracks and list the bad tracks in the window at the right side of the screen. AddBad Track - Directly type in any information about known bad tracks in the
window at the right side of the screen.
Modify Bad Track - Modify information about the added bad tracks in the window
at the right side of the screen. Delete Bad Track - Delete the added bad tracks in
the window at the right side of the screen. Clear Bad Track Table - Clear the
whole bad track list in the window at the right side of the screen.
PREFORMAT - Interleave - Select the interleave number of the hard disk drive
you wish to perform low level format. You may select from 1 to 8. Check the
documentation that came with the drive for the correct interleave number, or select
0 for utility automatic detection.
Auto Scan Bad Track - This allows the utility to scan for bad sectors first then
format by each track. Start - Press <Y> to start low level format.
Save & Exit Setup / Exit Without Saving
Select Save & Exit Setup to save into the CMOS memory all modifications
specified during the current session. To save the configuration changes, highlight
this option in the main menu and press [ENTER]. The system displays a
confirmation message on the screen. Press the “Y” key and then [Enter]. Press the
“N” key and then the [Enter] key to abort. The Exit Without Saving option allows
the user to exit the BIOS Setup without updating any changes made during the
current session.
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PCI Device Listing
This list of installed PCI devices appears after the System Configuration screen:
PCI device listing .....
Bus No. Device No. Func No. Vendor ID Device ID Device Class IRQ
0 7 1 1106 0571 IDE Controller
14/15
0 7 2 1106 3038 Serial bus controller 10
0 9 0 1013 7333 Display controller NA
Bus No.Encoded value indicating 1 of 256 possible buses in a system.Device No.Encoded value indicating 1 of 32 possible devices on a given bus.Func No.Encoded value indicating 1 of 8 possible functions on a
multifunction device.
Vendor ID Identifies the manufacturer of the device. Valid vendor identifiers are
allocated by the PCI SIG (Special Interest Group) to ensure
uniqueness.
Device ID Identifies the particular device. This identifier is allocated by the
vendor.
Device
Class
Specifies one of the following device classes: Mass storage
controller, Network controller, Display controller, Multimedia
device, Bridge device, Simple communication controller, Base
system peripherals, Input device, Docking station, Processor and
Serial bus controller.
The PCI device listing is useful for troubleshooting purposes. More detailed
information for each field may be obtained through the PCI specification
documentation.
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BUILT-IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS
To provide easy to use and cost effective support for adapters using or compatible
with the Symbios Logic 53C8XX SCSI chips, this mainboard features built-in
Symbios SCSI BIOS.
In most cases you should not need to change the default configuration of your host
adapter. You may decide to alter these default values if there is a conflict between
device settings, or if you need to optimize system performance. A message appears
on your computer monitor (for about 5 seconds) during boot that looks like this:
Press Crtl-C to start Symbios Configuration Utility
If you decide to press Ctrl-C during boot, the following message appears:
You can select an adapter only if the current status is “On”. Changes are only
possible with SCSI adapters that support NVRAM (non-volatile memory). Check
the “NvRAM Found” column to see if NVRAM is present on your adapter. If you
choose to alter any of these settings, exit via the Quit option and the system will
reboot.
Change Adapter Status - Allows you to activate or deactivate a host adapter and
all SCSI devices attached to it. The change takes place after a reboot, which is
automatic upon exit from the utility when this option is changed.
Adapter Boot Order - Allows you to set the order in which host adapters will boot
when more than one Symbios host adapter is present in the system. To change an
adapter’s boot order, select it and press <Enter>. You are then prompted to enter
the new boot sequence number. When the adapters are ordered properly, press the
<Esc> key to exit this menu.
•Adapter Setup: Adapter settings are viewed and changed.SYM53C860
Adapter Setup
SCAM SupportOnParityOnHost SCSI ID7Scan OrderLow to High (0..Max)Removable Media SupportNoneCHS MappingSCSI Plug and Play MappingSpinup Delay (Secs)2HelpRestore Default SetupExit this menu
SCAM Support - SCAM (SCSI Configured AutoMatically) is the SCSI Plug and
Play protocol supported by Symbios BIOS version 4.X.
Parity - The Symbios host adapters always generate parity, but some SCSI devices
do not. Therefore, you are offered the option of disabling parity checking.
Note: When disabling parity checking, it is also necessary to disable disconnect for
all devices, as parity checking for the reselection phase will not be disabled. If
a device does not supporting parity disconnects, the I/O will never complete
because the reselection phase will halt.
Host SCSI ID - The host adapter SCSI ID should remain on 7 (default), as this
setting gives the adapter the highest priority on the SCSI bus. However, if you
have two adapters on the same SCSI bus, you should give one of them an
unassigned ID to avoid duplication of SCSI IDs.
Scan Order - This option allows you to tell the host adapter BIOS and your device
drivers to scan the SCSI bus from low to high (0 to max) SCSI IDs, or from
high to low (max to 0) SCSI IDs. If you have more than one device on the
SCSI bus, changing the scan order changes the order in which drive letters are
assigned by the system.
Removable Media Support - Determine if the removable media will be used as
BIOS device. A BIOS device here is a device that can be controlled via BIOS
INT 13H, i.e. it does not need a device driver and can be bootable. However,
when used as a BIOS device, the full removability of removable media devices
is not preserved. The following constraints apply:
a) The device can only work as a fixed disk, i.e. media change is not allowed.
b) The media must be inserted before the system boot-up.
c) Only media with 512Bytes/sector is supported.
NoneThe removable media devices will not be used as BIOS devices.Boot Drive
Only
With Media
Installed
CHS Mapping – Cylinder, Head, Sector mapping. Options are “SCSI Plug and Play
Mapping” (default) and “Alternate CHS Mapping”.
Spinup Delay – 1-10 seconds. The default is a 2-second delay before the BIOS starts to
scan for SCSI devices during initialization. This amount of time is enough for most
devices to get ready for proper operation. Since some older hard drives may need more
time to spin up, you may need to extend the delay for those devices.
•Device Selections: Settings for the devices attached to the selected adapter are
Dev2 N/A208On10YesYesOnNoDev3 N/A208On10YesYesOnNoDev4 N/A208On10YesYesOnNoDev5 N/A208On10YesYesOnNoDev6 N/A208On10YesYesOnNoSYM53C860208On10YesYesOnNoDevices 8 to15HelpExit this menu
The above menu provides information about individual SCSI devices attached
to the selected host adapter, as well as the adapter itself. To make changes to
these settings select a device from this display and press <Enter> to bring up
the individual Device Setup menu.
Allows only the removable media installed as Drive C: to work as a
BIOS device.
Enables all removable disk drives to work as BIOS devices.
When you select a specific device from the Device Selection menu, your computer
displays the following Device Setup menu. The settings in this menu effect
individual SCSI devices attached to the selected host adapter. Changes made from
this menu will require a system reboot upon exit from the SCSI Configuration
utility.
SYM53C860 Setup for All devices on this adapter
Sync Rate (MBytes/sec)20Width (bits)8DisconnectOnRead Write I/O Timeout (secs)10Scan for Device at Boot TimeYesScan for SCSI LUNSYesQueue TagsOnInitial Boot DeviceNoFormatVerifyHelpRestore Default SetupExit this menu
Sync Rate (Mega Bytes/sec) - Defines the maximum transfer rate the host adapter
attempts to negotiate. The host adapter and a SCSI device must agree to a rate they
can both handle.
Width (bits) - Sets the maximum data width the host adapter will attempt to
negotiate. The host adapter and a SCSI device must agree to a width they can both
handle. Only those host adapters that support 16 bit data transfers will show this
option as enabled.
Disconnect - SCSI devices have the ability to disconnect from the bus during an
I/O transfer. This option tells the host adapter whether or not to allow a device to
disconnect. Some devices run faster with disconnect enabled (mostly newer
devices), while some run faster with disconnect disabled (mostly older devices).
Read Write I/O Timeout (secs) - This option sets the time the host adapter waits
for a read, write, verify, or seek command to complete before trying the I/O
transfer again. Since this provides a safeguard allowing the system to recover if an
I/O operation fails, it is recommended that you always set the time-out to a value
greater than zero (no time-out).
Scan for Device at Boot Time - When there is a device you do not wish to make
available to the system, set this option to No for that device. Also, on a bus with
only a few devices attached, you can speed up boot time by changing this setting to
No for unused SCSI IDs.
Scan for SCSI LUNs - You can set this option to No if you have problems with a
device that responds to all LUNs whether they are occupied or not.
Queue Tags - If your device driver can issue queue tags, this option allows you to
enable or disable the issuing of queue tags during I/O requests.
Format - Low level format the selected device. All information on the drive will be
erased.
Verify – This command is used to detect bad blocks on the chosen disk. With your
confirmation, the bad blocks detected can be reassigned for future operations. This
command is non-destructive, and therefore won’t destroy the data on the drive.
Since some changes only take effect after your system reboots, it is important that
you quit this Configuration utility properly. You should return to the Main Menu
and exit via the Quit option. If you reboot the system without properly exiting the
utility, some changes may not be saved.
Device Drivers
To function properly with different SCSI devices under different operating systems
you’ll need to install device drivers. The device driver information should be
available in your SCSI adapter’s package.
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FLASH BIOS PROGRAMMING UTILITY
Updating the Award BIOS Code is made easy with the AWDFLASH Utility. Since
this mainboard features FLASH BIOS, it is not necessary to change the actual
BIOS chip in order to upgrade the System BIOS. The user can simply re-program
the old BIOS using the AWDFLASH Utility as follows:
1. First, boot the system with DOS or to “Safe Mode” under Windows 95. If you
are booting DOS from a hard drive or floppy disk, press [F5] when the message
“Starting MS-DOS…” appears on the screen. If you are booting Windows 95,
press the [F8] key, and select the “Safe mode command prompt” option. This
will assure that the system is running in “real mode” with no device driversloaded. This is the only correct way to run the AWDFLASH Utility program.
2. There are (2) important files needed to re-program the BIOS. The first is
“AWDFLASH.EXE” which is the FLASH BIOS Programming Utility. The
second file needed is the updated “BIN” file which contains the actual BIOS
code. This file will have the extension [.bin], such as “P598GH.BIN”. Make
sure these files are on the diskette or hard drive in the same directory.
3. Start the AWDFLASH Utility by changing to the directory where the two
required files exist and typing: AWDFLASH and pressing [ENTER].
4. The AWDFLASH Utility Screen appears. You will be asked for the file name to
program. Type in the name of the new BIOS (.bin) file and hit [ENTER].
5. The program will then ask if you want to backup the old BIOS. This is
recommended in case there are any problems with the new “.bin” file. Enter the
name of the new backup file (such as “backup.bin”) and press [ENTER].
6. At this time the system will prompt you for final confirmation before beginning
programming. The Utility can be aborted at this time by hitting “n”. To begin
programming, hit “y”…
7. When the Flash programming starts, a bar indicator will show the progress of
the programming operation. After successful completion, hit the reset button or
power off the computer.
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DMI UTILITY
This mainboard supports the Desktop Management Interface (DMI), which is a
new method of providing enterprise management for personal computers. The
main component of DMI is the Management Information Format Database (MIF),
which contains information about the computer system and its components, such as
BIOS version/vendor, CPU speed/type, memory size/type, L1/L2 cache, port
connectors (IDE, floppy, 2S/1P, USB, keyboard, mouse, ), slots … etc. Using DMI,
remote PC management software is able to obtain various information about the
system, including hardware profiles, capabilities, operational status, installation
dates, and other information about the system and its components.
This DMI utility, DMICFG.EXE, allows you to add additional information, such as
serial numbers, vendor information, and enclosure/chassis configurations, into the
MIF.
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Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector
=== Display component ===
Type : BIOS Information
Handle : 0000
Vendor Name : Award Software International, Inc.
BIOS Version : 4.51 PG
BIOS starting Address Segment : E000
BIOS Build Date : 08/26/98
BIOS Characteristics : Press [ENTER] for detail
Size of BIOS ROM : 0256K