Tekram P6B40-A4X User Manual

MAINBOARD

User’s Manual

REV: 1.30

∗ All other product names are trademarks or copyrights of their respective

owners.

∗ Specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to

change without notice.

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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INTRODUCTION........................................................................................5

Product Description........................................................................................ 5

Item Checklist ................................................................................................6

Features & Specifications ...............................................................................7

Board Level Feature........................................................................................8

Comprehensive Mainboard View..................................................................10

INSTALLATION.......................................................................................11

Installing the CPU........................................................................................11

Setting the Jumpers ......................................................................................13

Connections..................................................................................................16

Installing the Memory (DIMM)....................................................................27

Installing an AGP Card................................................................................28

Installing the Support Drivers and Utilities ...................................................28

MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP.....................................................................29

About the BIOS............................................................................................29

Main Menu...................................................................................................31

Standard CMOS Setup..................................................................................32

BIOS Features Setup.....................................................................................36

Chipset Features Setup .................................................................................40

Power Management Setup ............................................................................43

PNP/PCI Configuration Setup.......................................................................46

Load BIOS Defaults......................................................................................48

Load Setup Defaults......................................................................................48

Integrated Peripherals Setup.........................................................................49

Supervisor Password and User Password Setting...........................................51

IDE HDD Auto Detection.............................................................................52

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Save & Exit Setup / Exit Without Saving......................................................52

PCI Device Listing .......................................................................................53

BUILT-IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS..............................................................54

FLASH BIOS PROGRAMMING UTILITY.................................................61

DMI UTILITY ............................................................................................ 63

HARDWARE MONITORING UTILITY......................................................64

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Product Description

This mainboard represents the highest level of technology available in PC
Mainboards today. 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 features “SLOT 1” architecture, a modular design that supports
Intel® Pentium® III, Pentium® II processors as well as Celeron® processors. The
ATX form factor design allows for more efficient system assembly with built-in
mouse, serial and parallel port connectors. This eliminates the need for separate
ribbon cable/connector brackets and speeds the manufacturing process.

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 512 MB of System RAM (Type auto-detected by mainboard BIOS), 3.3V
SDRAM, and 3.3V EDO, This mainboard is the ideal foundation for high-end
computer systems.

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Item Checklist
Your mainboard package should include the items listed below. Damaged or

missing items should be reported to your vendor.
þ The mainboard

with CPU retention mechanism attached

þ Floppy disk ribbon cable
þ IDE ribbon cable
þ This User’s Manual
þ CD-ROM containing the following support software:

(The latest drivers can always be found at their respective web sites.)

§ Intel IDE Bus Master Driver

http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets

§ Support software for updating the FLASH BIOS

§ HighPoint® XStore Pro IDE Bus Master

http://www.highpoint-tech.com

§ Trend ® PC-cillin Anti-Virus software

http://www.antivirus.com

§ ESS Solo-1 Drivers

http://www.esstech.com

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Features & Specifications

Processor SLOT 1 support Intel Pentium III, 450~700 MHz (FSB 100MHz),

533~733 MHz (FSB 133MHz), Pentium II processor,
233~333 MHz (FSB 66MHz), 350~450 MHz (FSB 100MHz) and
Celeron processor

Chipset Intel 440BX AGPset
BIOS Award PCI BIOS, support ACPI, DMI, Green PC, Plug-and-Play,

Boot from CD-ROM, SCSI, LS-120, and ZIP devices
Symbios SCSI BIOS

System Memory 4× 168-pin DIMM Sockets support up to 1GB SDRAM memory

capacity
Support 8/16/32/64/128/256 MB Memory Module
ECC supported

On-board I/O
Features

Advanced
Features

PCI Bus Master
IDE

Expansion Slots 1× 32-bit AGP slot

ATX Double
Decker

ATX Power
Connector
Switching VR
Form Factor ATX Form factor 12″ by 6.7″ ( 305mm by 170mm )

Onboard H/W
Monitor
Features

1×Floppy Port (Up to 2.88MB) 2×USB Ports
1×Parallel Port (EPP, ECP Port) 1×IrDA TX/RX Header
2×Serial Ports (16550 Fast UART Compatible)
1×Wake-On-LAN Header
1×Power state Header
Modem Ring-in Power on
Soft Power Off
2×UltraDMA/33 IDE Ports support
UltraDMA/33: 33MB/Sec.

4× 32-bit PCI Bus Master slots
3× 16-bit ISA slots
2×USB Ports
1×PS/2 Keyboard Port
1×PS/2 Mouse Port
1×Parallel Port
2×COM Ports
3V, 5V and 12V 20-Pin ATX Power connector

Switching Voltage Regulator to support 1.3V to 3.5V

H/W Monitor of Fan Status, CPU Voltage, System Temperature
S/W LanDesk Client Manager (LDCM) - Optional

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Board Level Feature

1. ISA slots 11. SLOT 1 (CPU)

2. PCI slots 12.

3. Mainboard BIOS 13. Power connector

4. Infrared (IR) connector 14. DIMM sockets

5. COM2 connector 15. Floppy connector

6. Printer port connector 16. Primary IDE connector

7. COM1 connector 17. Secondary IDE connector

8. USB connectors 18. AGP slot

9. PS/2 mouse connector (top) 19. SB-Link

10. PS/2 keyboard connector (bottom)

* Board Size: ATX 305 mm x 170 mm (12” x 6.7”)

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1. ISA Slots: (3) 16-bit ISA slots.

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. 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.

5. COM2 Connector: High-speed UART compatible serial port. COM2 can be

directed to the Infrared Module for wireless connection capability.

6. Printer Port Connector: EPP and ECP compatible 25-pin D-Sub parallel port.

7. COM1 Connector: High-speed UART compatible serial port.

8. USB Connectors: These connectors permit the connection of two USB

peripheral devices directly to the port without an external hub. USB is a new
technology supporting printers, fax modems and other telephony device.

9. PS/2 Mouse Connector: Supports PS/2 style mice.

10. PS/2 Keyboard Connector: Supports PS/2 style keyboards.

11. SLOT 1: Slot 1 CPU socket for Pentium

®

III, Pentium

®

II and Celeron® CPUs.

12. INTEL® 440BX Chipset: Features SDRAM, Ultra DMA/33 and AGP

support.

13. Power Connector: 20-Pin ATX Power Connector.

14. DRAM Sockets: (4) 168-pin DIMM sockets are provided to support a

maximum RAM memory capacity of 512 MB. DIMM types of 3.3 Volt true
SDRAM is supported and automatically detected by the BIOS.

15. Floppy Connector: Built-in floppy controller supports (2) 5.25" or 3.5"

(1.44MB or 2.88MB) floppy drives.

16. 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.

17. Secondary IDE Connector: Connector for second IDE channel.

18. AGP Slot: AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) is a new bus interface for high

performance graphics capabilities, especially 3D.

19. SB-Link: Provides backward compatibility between PCI and ISA audio chips

in order to use Creative Sound Blaster Card for earlier DOS games.

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Static Precautions
Static 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

Your mainboard features “SLOT 1” architecture, a modular design that can
accommodate Intel® Pentium® III, Pentium® II and Celeron® processors.

The Central Processing Unit: CPU
Pentium® II Processor

Processor
Lock

Heat Sink
with Fan

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Installing the CPU
üü Warning: It is required to use a CPU Cooling Fan to prevent the CPU from

overheating. Install the fan first before inserting the CPU into the socket.

1. The CPU retention mechanism is already attached onboard. Before installing

the CPU, simply unfold the retention mechanism to the upright position as
shown below.

2. Slide the CPU down into the retention mechanism. Make sure the CPU is

correctly oriented.

3. Seat the CPU firmly into the slot until the two tabs on the CPU click outwards

to lock the CPU in 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

3-pin Jumper

Pin 1-2

Pin 2-3

2-pin Jumper

Open

Short

board.

Setting the CPU Clock Selection Jumper (JP5)
After installing the CPU, you must set the clock selection jumper to match the

frequency of the CPU. Find the Jumper Blocks labeled JP5 on the mainboard. Set
the jumper according to the table below for the CPU frequency you are using.

CPU Clock Ratio Bus Clock

233MHz x3.5 66MHz
266MHz x4.0 66MHz
300MHz x4.5 66MHz
333MHz x5.0 66MHz
366MHz x5.5 66MHz
350MHz x3.5 100MHz
400MHz x4.0 100MHz
450MHz x4.5 100MHz
500MHz x5.0 100MHz
550MHz x5.5 100MHz
600MHz x6.0 100MHz
650MHz x6.5 100MHz
700MHz x7.0 100MHz
533MHz x4.0 133MHz
600MHz x4.5 133MHz
667MHz x5.0 133MHz
733MHz x5.5 133MHz

§ The CPU Clock corresponds to the

number marked on the CPU. The
Bus Clock when multiplied with
the Ratio gives the CPU Clock.

§ If you are uncertain about the speed

requirements of your particular
CPU, you should obtain Technical
Documentation from the CPU
manufacturer.

§ New settings may be available for

new CPU products.

§ Such information is available via

the Intel WWW site.

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§ These jumpers automatically set the ISA Clock as well.

• Intel 440BX chipset supports only 66/100 MHz bus clock. The bus clock can

be extended for internal test only (Please refer to Chipset Features Setup on
page 40). Over-clocking may cause serious system damage.

Setting the Bus Clock Override Jumper (JP21)

• Setting the Bus Clock Override Jumper to Enabled overrides the CPU’s

default Bus Clock and set it at 100 MHz.

• Over-clocking may cause serious system damage.

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Power State Function (JP19)
This feature will power-on the PC when power returns after a power failure.

“PWRON After PWR-Fail” in the Power Management Setup must be set
accordingly. Refer to pages 43 and 45 for more information.

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GND

12V

GND

Connections

Cooling Fan (J7 and JP18)
J7 and JP18 are small 3-pin Header Connectors that provide 12-Volt power for

CPU and chassis cooling fans. Plug in the fan cable to the connector. Pin-2
corresponds to the RED power lead as shown:

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IDE Activity LED (JP2)
Hook the IDE LED lead to this connector, with the RED lead corresponding to

Pin-1.

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 43).

• Shortly after the system is powered on, when the BIOS message is not yet

appear.

• When CPU hangs.

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Power Supply Connector
This mainboard features an ATX-style Power Supply Connector. This connector is

keyed to prevent connection in the wrong direction. Line up the locking
mechanism on the connector from the 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 (J11)

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] SMI suspend switch lead - If your system’s case has a suspend
switch, hook the lead from the switch to pins 7 & 9. A suspend switch is used to
save electricity by putting the system into a suspend mode when the computer is
not being used. This switch could also be used by the Turbo switch on the front of
the system, since this mainboard does not support that function. For this switch to
be functional, it 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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Serial and Parallel Ports
A 25-pin D-Sub header is provided on the back panel for a multi-mode bi-

directional parallel port.

Two 9-pin D-Sub headers are also provided on the back panel for Serial ports.

* Modem Ring-In Power On
Install a modem (normally to COM2) and enable “PowerOn by Ring/LAN”

function from BIOS setup. (Please refer to page 43). This allows the modem to
remotely power on the system.

ParallelPort

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IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (JP4)
The 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.

* Pin 6 is reserved for consumer IR.

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Wake-up On LAN Connector (J12)
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 “PowerOn by
Ring/LAN” field in the Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS. Connect

the cable that comes with your LAN card to location J12 on the system board.
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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Chassis Intrusion Detector (JP20)

This lead works with specially designed chassis for monitoring the chassis to see if
it has been opened.

SB-Link (JP22)
Connect SB-Link cable on the

Creative Sound Blaster Card
to this connector. This PC to
PCI bridge provides backward
compatibility between PCI
and ISA audio chips for
earlier DOS games.

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USB Connector
This 8-pin connector permits connection of two USB peripheral devices directly to

the system without an external hub.

USB

PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors
These two connectors are located on the back panel of the mainboard.

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Floppy drives
The 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-ROMs

The 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 four sockets available for 168-pin DIMMs. They must be

3.3 volt Unbuffered Synchronous DRAMs (SDRAM) or 3.3 volt EDO RAM.

For using SDRAMs:

• If you are using a CPU with a 100MHz system bus, you can use only

the 100MHz (-10 ns) or faster SDRAMs.

• If you are using a CPU with a 66MHz system bus, you can use either

the 66 MHz or 100MHz SDRAMs, or mix them both.

• DIMM Sizes supported: 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB and 256MB

• A total of (4) DIMMs can be installed for a maximum RAM capacity of 1 GB.

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

DIMM 4

1

DIMM 3

1

DIMM 2

1

DIMM 1

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Installing an AGP Card
This 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.

Installing the Support Drivers and Utilities

Included in your mainboard package you can find a CD-ROM containing support
drivers and utilities. Just insert the CD-ROM, and from the Autorun screen, click
the driver/utility that you want to install. Follow the on-screen instructions to
complete the installation.

More utilities can be found under the “Utilities” folder of the CD-ROM.

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About the BIOS
The 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 Setup
In 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 Help
Pressing 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 Setup
Not 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 Menu
Shortly 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 SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

↑ ↓ → ← : 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 Setup
This 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 1998
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 00:00:00

HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Primary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Secondary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Secondary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto

Drive A : 1.44M , 3.5in.
Drive B : None

Floppy 3 Mode Support: Disabled
Video : 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 26).
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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CYLS. number of cylinders
HEADS number of heads
PRECOMP write precom
LANDZONE landing zone
SECTORS number of sectors
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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:

None No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity

1.2M, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity
720K, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity

1.44M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 megabyte capacity

2.88M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 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, 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/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA,

VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters.

CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode
CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode
MONO Monochrome 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 Errors The system boot will not be stopped for any error that may

be detected.

All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will

be stopped and you will be prompted.

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will

stop for all other errors.

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop

for all other errors.

All, But Disk/Key The 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 Setup
This 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.

Virus Warning : Enabled OS Select For DRAM > 64MB : Non-OS2
CPU Internal Cache : Enabled HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability : Disabled
External Cache : Enabled Report No FDD For WIN 95 : No
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking : Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test : Enabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled
Hard Disk Boot From : Pri-IDE-M C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Sequence : C, A CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek : Disabled D4000-D7FFF Shadow : Disabled
Floppy Disk Access Control : R/W D8000-DBFFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status : On DC000-DFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Gate A20 Option : Fast
Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) : 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250
Security Option : System
PCI / VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
Assign IRQ For VGA : Enabled F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Virus Warning - When enabled, the BIOS will warn the user when any program

attempts to write to or format the boot
sector. If an attempt is made, the
BIOS will halt the system and the
following error message will appear:

ESC : Quit ↑ ↓ → ←: Select Item

! WARNING !

Disk boot sector is to be modified

Type "Y" to accept write or "N" to abort write

Award Software, Inc.

You can accept or abort this operation.
Note: This feature is designed to guard against viruses that modify the boot sector

on hard disks. However, many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access
the boot sector table, as well as partition and format programs, will also trigger this
warning. If you will be running such a program, you can disable Virus Protection
first, or choose “Y” to accept the boot sector modification when this message shows
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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.

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking - Enables or Disables ECC (Error Checking and
Correcting) for the CPU’s Level 2 built-in cache.

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.

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,C System will first search for boot sector on floppy disk, then hard disk.
C, A System will first search hard disk drive then floppy disk drive for boot

sector.

C,

CDROM, A

CDROM,

C, A

System will first search for boot sector on hard disk drive , then

CDROM drive, and then floppy disk drive.

System will first search the CDROM drive, then hard disk drive and

then floppy disk drive for boot sector.

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LS/ZIP, C System 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.

Floppy Disk Access Control - When R/W, the floppy disk can be read and
written. The other option is Read Only, which protects the floppy disk from any
modification.

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.

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.

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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.

PCI / VGA Palette Snoop - This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA MPEG
card installed requires VGA palette snooping.

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 an IRQ
assignment, certain VGA cards may need it.

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 - If you are using hard drives that support
S.M.A.R.T., set this field to Enabled. SMART (Self-Monitoring, 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:

Enabled The contents of C0000h-C7FFFh are written to the same address in

system memory (RAM) for faster execution.

Disabled The 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.

SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay : 3 Current CPU Temp.
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time : 3 Current System Temp.
SDRAM CAS latency Time : 3 Current CPU Fan Speed : 5400 RPM
SDRAM Precharge Control : Disabled Current Chassis Fan Speed : 0 RPM
DRAM Data Integrity Mode : Non-ECC V5.0 : 5.14V V-5.0 : - 5.04V
System BIOS Cacheable : Enabled V12.0 : 12.16V V-12.0 : -12.35V
Video BIOS Cacheable : Enabled V3.3 : 3.36V VCore : 2.81V
Video RAM Cacheable : Enabled CPU Warning Temp. : Disabled
8 Bit I/O Recovery Time : 1 System Warning Temp. : Disabled
16 Bit I/O Recovery Time : 1 CPUFAN Warning Speed : Disabled
Memory Hole At 15M-16M : Disabled
Passive Release : Enabled Auto Disable Unused Clock : Disabled
Delayed Transaction : Enabled Ext. Clock Frequency : 68.5/103Mhz
AGP Aperture Size (MB) : 64

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

SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay – This option allows you to determine the number of

clocks allocated between the assertion of RAS to CAS. Do not change the value in
this field unless you change to different DRAM or CPU with different
specifications.

: 47°C/116°F
: 35°C/95°F

SDRAM RAS Precharge Time – Defines the length of time that Row Address
Strobe is allowed to precharge. If insufficient time is allowed, refresh may be

incomplete and data will be lost.
SDRAM CAS Latency Time - This item allows you to select the CAS# latency for

all SDRAM cycles. Options are 3 or 2 Clocks.
SDRAM Precharge Control - Determines the SDRAM precharge control action

taken when a page miss occurs. Enabling this option allows precharge only the
bank targeted by the page miss cycle.

DRAM Data Integrity Mode - When set at Non-ECC (default), there will be no
memory errors shown on the monitor for Memory parity SERR# (NMI). When

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parity DRAM modules are used, select ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) to
correct 1 bit memory errors in the memory.

System BIOS Cacheable - When Enabled, the contents of the F0000h system
memory segment can be cached to the Level-2 cache memory. The contents of the
F0000h memory segment are always copied from the BIOS ROM to system RAM
for faster execution and PCI compliance.

Video BIOS Cacheable - When Enabled, C0000h to C7FFH become cacheable
memory.

Video RAM Cacheable - Enabled will cause access to the video RAM addressed
at B0000H to BFFFH to be cacheable and also let the A0000H to AFFFFH to be a
UC memory type.

8 Bit I/O Recovery Time - The recovery time is the length of time, measured in
ISA BUS clocks, that the system will delay after the completion of an input/output
request. This delay takes place because the CPU is operating faster than the
input/output bus. Therefore the CPU must be delayed to allow for the completion of
I/O transfers. This item allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 8 bit
I/O. Choices are from NA, 1 to 8 ISA BUS clocks.

16 Bit I/O Recovery Time - This item allows you to determine the recovery time
allowed for 16 bit I/O. Choices are from NA, 1 to 4 ISA BUS clocks.

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 O.S.

Passive Release - The PIIX4 provides a programmable Passive Release mechanism
to meet the required master latencies. When enabled, ISA masters may see long
delays in access to any PCI memory, including the main DRAM array.

Delayed Transaction - When enabled, the delay transaction mechanism will be in
effect when PIIX4 is the target of a PCI transaction.

AGP Aperture Size (MB) - Select the size of the 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.agpforum.org
for AGP information. Options are 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 and 256 MB.

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System Hardware Monitor - The onboard hardware monitor allows you to
observe the current temperatures of the CPU and system, current speeds (in RPM,
rotation per minute) of the CPU fan and chassis fan, as well as the various
operating voltages. (If the fan is not installed, 0 RPM will be shown.)

CPU Warning Temp. - Once the CPU temperature exceeds the temperature
specified, a warning will be issued via the speaker and the operating CPU speed
will be slowed down to ease the situation. Options are Disabled, 50°C/122°F ­80°C/176°F (in every 5°C interval).

System Warning Temp. - Once the system temperature exceeds the temperature
specified, a warning will be issued via the speaker. Options are Disabled,
40°C/104°F, 45°C/113°F, and 50°C/122°F.

CPUFAN Warning Speed - Once the speed of the CPU cooling fan falls below the
speed specified (in RPM, rotation per minute), a warning will be issued via the
speaker. Options are Disabled, 3000, 3500, 4000 RPM.

Auto Disable Unused Clock - When enabled, any clock not in use will be disabled
to reduce EMI radiation.

Ext. Clock Frequency - Intel 440BX chipset supports only the 66.8/100 MHz bus
clock. With this option, the bus clock can be extended from 66.8 MHz to 68.5, 75
or 83.3 MHz, or from 100 MHz to 103, 112 or 133.3 MHz for internal test only.

Over-clocking may cause serious system damage.

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Power Management Setup
This 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.

ACPI function : Disabled ** Reload Global Timer Events **
Power Management : Min Saving IRQ[3-7, 9-15], NMI : Disabled
PM Control by APM : Yes Primary IDE 0 : Disabled
Video Off Method : DPMS Primary IDE 1 : Disabled
Video Off After : Doze Secondary IDE 0 : Disabled
MODEM Use IRQ : 3 Secondary IDE 1 : Disabled
Doze Mode : Disabled Floppy Disk : Disabled
Standby Mode : Disabled Serial Port : Enabled
Suspend Mode : Disabled Parallel Port : Disabled
HDD Power Down : Disabled
Throttle Duty Cycle : 62.5%
PCI/VGA Act-Monitor : Disabled
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN : Instant-Off

PWRON After PWR-Fail : On
PowerOn by Ring/LAN : Disabled
Resume by Alarm : Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
IRQ 8 Break suspend : Disabled F7 : Load Setup Defaults

ACPI function – This option allows you to enable/disable the Advanced

Configuration and Power Interface which offers improved power management.

ESC : Quit ↑ ↓ → ←: Select Item

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:

Disabled No power management. Disables all four modes
Min Saving Minimum 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
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User Defined Set 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.

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 Method - This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H

SYNC+Blank

This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical
and horizontal synchronization ports, writing blanks to the
video buffer.

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS Initial display power management signaling.

Video Off After - This is to determine when to activate the video off function.

Options are: “Standby”, “Doze”, “Suspend” and “N/A”.
MODEM Use IRQ - This item tells the Power Management BIOS which IRQ is

assigned to the installed MODEM. Options are NA, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, and 11.
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.

Doze Mode

Standby Mode

Suspend Mode

HDD Power

Down

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, the fixed

disk drive and the video will be shut off 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.

When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard

disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain
active.

Throttle Duty Cycle - This item determines the duty cycle for the clock control
thermal throttling mode. The duty cycle indicates the percentage of time the
STPCLK# signal is asserted.

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PCI/VGA Act- Monitor - When enabled, the video detect logic will generate a
timer reload event for device monitor 11.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN - 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.

PWRON After PWR-Fail – This feature will power-on the PC when power
returns after a power failure. The table on the next page lists the options available
and the corresponding “System State” when power returns.

Options Available System State When

Power Failure Occurred

Former-State On On

Off Off

Off On Off

Off Off

On On On

Off On

PowerOn 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.

Resume by 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.

IRQ 8 Break Suspend - When IRQ 8 Clock Event is enabled, the unmasked IRQ8
will generate a Fast Burst Timer reload or stop break event.

** Reload Global Timer Events **
IRQ[3-7, 9-15], NMI: Enable an unmasked IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI, when asserted,

reload the Global Standby Timer.
Primary/Secondary IDE 0/1, Floppy Disk, Serial Port, Parallel Port: Enable reload

events from the respective device monitor to reload the Global Standby Timer.

System State When

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PNP/PCI Configuration Setup
The PCI Personal Component Interconnect Bus was developed primarily to

address two important issues: 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 : No Slot1 Use IRQ No. :Auto
Resources Controlled by : Manual Slot2 Use IRQ No. :Auto
Reset Configuration Data : Enabled Slot3 Use IRQ No. :Auto
Slot4 Use IRQ No. :Auto

IRQ-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-4 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Use MEM base addr : N/A
IRQ-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Assign IRQ for USB : Enabled
IRQ- 9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS : Auto
IRQ-10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP PCI Latency Timer : 80 PCI Clocks
IRQ-11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-12 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-14 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-15 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
DMA-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
DMA-6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
DMA-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F7 : Load Setup Defaults

PNP OS Installed - Set to Yes if your operating system supports Plug & Play, such
as Windows 95.

ESC : Quit ↑ ↓ → ←: Select Item

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

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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.

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/ISA
PnP.

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.

Used MEM base address - This item allows you to determine which basic
addresses are not to be occupied by PCI Card and leave these addresses for some
special ISA Card used only. This option is available when the Resources
Controlled by option is set to Manual.

Choices are C800, CC00, D000, D400, D800, DC00.
Used MEM length - Select a length for the memory area specified in the previous

field. This field does not appear if no base address is specified. Options are 8K,
16K, 32K, 64K.

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.

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

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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

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its own BIOS and the card uses or is
compatible with the SYM53C8XX chip:

control the SCSI adapter.

*Disabling the onboard SCSI BIOS prevents it from being active in any way.
PCI Latency Timer - This option sets latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus.

The settings are in units equal to PCI clocks. Available settings are 0 ~ 248.

Load BIOS Defaults
Loads “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 CMOS
Setup are not affected.

Load Setup Defaults
Loads 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.

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Integrated Peripherals Setup
This menu is used to configure the integrated IDE subsystem and other peripherals.

IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE : Enabled Parallel port Mode : ECP+EPP
IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto ECP Mode Use DMA : 3
IDE Primary Slave PIO : Auto EPP Mode Select : EPP 1.9
IDE Primary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA : Auto
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE : Enabled
IDE Secondary Master PIO : Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO : Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA : Auto
USB Keyboard Support : Disabled
Init Display First : PCI Slot

KBC input Clock : 8 MHz
Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 : 3F8/IRQ4 F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
Onboard Serial Port 2 : 2F8/IRQ3 F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2: Color
InfraRed/COM2 Mode Select : UART COM2 F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

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).

ESC: Quit ↑ ↓ → ←: Select Item

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE - Enables or Disables the primary controller.

Situations where this controller would be disabled are: a) You are not using any
IDE Drives or b) You are using an add-on IDE controller in a PCI Slot.

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE - 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 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
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PIO Mode Timing

0 600 ns
1 383 ns
2 240 ns
3 180 ns
4 120 ns

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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.

USB Keyboard Support - This item allows you to enable or disable the USB
keyboard driver within the onboard BIOS. The keyboard driver simulates legacy
keyboard command and let you use USB keyboard during POST or after boot if you
don’t have USB driver in the operating system.

Init Display First - When your system has an AGP card coexisting with other PCI
display cards, this option allows you to select which card your system will use
initially.

KBC input Clock - This option allows you to determine the clock of the Keyboard
Controller. Options are 6, 8, 12, 16 MHz.

Onboard FDC 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.

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 Mode 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.

IR Transmission Delay – Available when the above option is set to IrDA.
Enabling this option to allow transmission delay when SIR is changed from
receiving mode to transmission mode, ensuring data integrality.

Onboard Parallel Port - With this option, the on-board Parallel Port can be
Disabled, or set to 378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7 or 278/IRQ5.

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Parallel Port 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.

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.

EPP Mode Select - Options are 1.7 and 1.9 (default ; IEEE 1284 compliant).

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 User
Password.

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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
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”.

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. Vender ID Device ID Device Class IRQ
0 7 1 8086 7010 IDE Controller 14/15
0 7 2 8086 8829 Serial bus controller 11
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.

Vender 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

The PCI device listing is useful for troubleshooting purposes. More detailed
information for each field may be obtained through the PCI specification
documentation.

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.

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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 Configuration Utility

If you decide to press Ctrl-C during boot, the following message appears:

Please wait, invoking Configuration Utility …

After a brief pause, your computer will display the Main Menu of the utility.

The Symbios SCSI Configuration Utility

This menu driven utility allows you to view and change the default configuration
settings for host adapters using Symbios 53C8XX chips.

Note: Pressing Ctrl-A after memory count during re-boot allows you to recover the
default settings and reconfigure.

The following tables list the configuration settings you can change:

• Global: Affects both the adapter and all SCSI devices

• Device: Affects only the individual SCSI devices

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Global Default Settings Device Default Settings

Settings Default Settings Default

SCAM Support On Synchronous Transfer

Rate (MB/sec)

Parity Checking Enabled Data Width 8
Host Adapter SCSI ID 7 Disconnect On
Scan Order Low to High (0-Max) Read Write I/O Timeout

(secs)

Scan for Devices at Boot

Time

Scan for SCSI LUNs Yes
Queue Tags Enabled

Main Menu

MAIN MENU

Port Irq ----------Status--------- NvRAM

Num Level Current Next-Boot Found
SYM53C860 FC00 9 On On Yes
SYM53C820 0 0 Off Off ?
SYM53C825 FD00 9 On On Yes
SYM53C815 FE00 10 On On No
Change Adapter Status
Adapter Boot Order
Additional Adapter Configuration
Display Mode = Terse
Mono/Color
Language
Help
Quit

20

10

Yes

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.

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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.

Boot Order

Port Irq ----------Status--------- NvRAM

Num Level Current Next-Boot Found
SYM53C860 FC00 9 On On Yes
SYM53C820 0 0 Off Off ?
SYM53C825 FD00 9 On On Yes
SYM53C815 FE00 10 On On No

Display Mode - Determines how much information about your host adapters and

SCSI devices is displayed on your computer monitor during boot:

• verbose: for more complete information

• terse: for a faster boot

Mono/Color - Allows you to choose between a black and white or color display for
the SCSI Configuration utility.

Language - English mode only.
Help - Brings up a help screen with information about the Main menu.
Quit - Exits the SCSI Configuration utility.

Adapter Utilities Menu
When you select a host adapter from the main menu, the following screen is

displayed:

SYM53C860

Utilities

Adapter Setup
Device Selections
Help
Exit this menu

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• Adapter Setup: Adapter settings are viewed and changed.
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Adapter Setup

SCAM Support On
Parity Enabled
Host SCSI ID 7
Scan Order Low to High (0..Max)
Removable Media Support None
Help
Restore Default Setup
Exit 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.

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None The removable media devices will not be used as BIOS devices.
Boot Drive

Only

With Media

Installed

• Device Selections: Settings for the devices attached to the selected adapter are

viewed and changed.

Device Selections 0-7

0 – Dev0 N/A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled
1 – Dev1 N/A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled

2 – Dev2 N/A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled
3 – Dev3 N/A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled
4 – Dev4 N/A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled
5 – Dev5 N/A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled
6 – Dev6 N/A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled
SYM53C860 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled
Device Selections 8-15
Help
Exit 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.

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Sync Data Disc Time Scan Queue
Rate Width Out Bus LUNS Tags

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Device Setup Menu

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.

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Sync Rate (Mega Bytes/sec) 20
Width (bits) 8
Disconnect On
Read Write I/O Timeout (secs) 10
Scan for Device at Boot Time Yes
Scan for SCSI LUNS Yes
Queue Tags Enabled
Format Device
Help
Restore Default Setup
Exit 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
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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 Device - Low level format the selected device. All information on the
drive will be erased.

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 (found under the “Utility” folder of
the supplied CD-ROM) 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 drivers
loaded. 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].

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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.

Be sure to perform “LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” for your new BIOS to
synchronize the previous BIOS with the updated BIOS.

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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 (found under the “Utility” folder of the supplied
CD-ROM), allows you to add additional information, such as serial numbers,
vendor information, and enclosure/chassis configurations, into the MIF.

[Edit DMI] [Add DMI] [Load DMI FILE] [Save DMI FILE]

BIOS

System

Base Board

Enclosure/Chassis

Processor

Memory Controller

Memory Module
Memory Module
Memory Module
Memory Module

Cache

Cache
Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector
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 : 04/21/98
BIOS Characteristics : Press [ENTER] for detail
Size of BIOS ROM : 0256K

←← →→

↑↑ ↓↓

Move cursor Enter-Accept DEL-Delete ESC-Abort&Exit

Note: The DMI utility must be run in real mode without the EMM386 memory
manager loaded.

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The mainboard has an advanced built-in hardware monitoring feature to keep track
of CPU temperature, system board voltage and CPU fan speed. When an abnormal
condition occurs, the system speaker will BEEP to warn the user to trouble shoot
the failed part of the system.

Note:
When an application is using the speaker, the user may LOSE the WARNING

BEEP!
The Hardware Monitor utility included with your mainboard is designed for

Windows 95/Windows NT. With this utility installed, an error message will pop up
under Windows 95/Windows NT in addition to the warning beep to alert the user
when problem occurs.

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