Tekram S3AP-A User Manual

Rev: 1.00

Date: January - 99

MAINBOARD

User’s Manual

* All other product names are trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners.

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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Table of Contents

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

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

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

Specifications .................................................................................................7

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

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

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

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

Setting the Jumpers ......................................................................................12

Connections..................................................................................................15

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

Installing an AGP Card................................................................................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 ............................................................................42

PNP/PCI Configuration Setup.......................................................................45

Load BIOS Defaults......................................................................................47

Load Setup Defaults......................................................................................47

Integrated Peripherals Setup.........................................................................48

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

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

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

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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

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

APPENDIX A...................................................................................64

VIA Apollo Pro+ Driver Installation for AGP Implementation ....................64

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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 Pentium –based (FSB 100MHz) system by
utilizing the VIA Apollo Pro+ AGPset on ATX AGP/PCI Platform. By
incorporating such advanced features as Ultra DMA/66 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
Temperature Monitoring and Alert functions designed to prevent the CPU from
overheating. Also, the Award BIOS supports ACPI Readiness and is compatible
with the PC’97 specification. With support for up to 768MB of EDO or SDRAM
System RAM, 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
þ Floppy disk drive ribbon

cable

þ IDE ribbon cable

þ Fan adaptive cable
þ This User’s Manual

þ CD-ROM/Diskettes containing

§ -VIA PCI Bridge driver,

§ -VIA VxD driver,

§ -VIA PCI Mini-port driver

§ -Xstore Pro IDE Bus Master

driver

§ -Support software for updating

the FLASH BIOS and IDE
drivers

§ -Trend ® PC-cillin Anti-Virus

Software

§ -ESS Solo-1 Drivers

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Specifications

Processor Socket 370 support INTEL Celeron (S370) processors up to 466

MHz

Chipset VIA  Apollo Pro+ AGPset
BIOS Award  BIOS, support DMI, Green PC, Plug-and-Play, ACPI,

Boot from CD-ROM, SCSI, LS-120 120MB F.D.D., and ZIP
Devices

Support Symbios SCSI BIOS

Anti-Virus BIOS to prevent boot-virus

System Memory 3×168-pin DIMM sockets for up to 768 MB SDRAM memory

capacity
Support 8/16/32/64/128/256 MB memory modules
ECC supported

On-board I/O
Features

Advanced
Features

PCI Bus Master
IDE

Power
Connector
Switching VR

Expansion Slots 1×32-bit AGP slot, 5×32-bit PCI Slots, 2×16-bit ISA Slots
Onboard Audio

Features

Form Factor

1×FDC Port ( LS120)
1×Parallel Port (EPP, ECP Port)
2×Serial Port (16550 Fast UART Compatible)
2×USB ports
1×IrDA TX/RX Header

1. Modem Ring-in / Keyboard / Mouse Power on

2. Wake up on LAN

3. Hardware Monitoring (CPU Fan, CPU Temperature, Voltage)

4. SB-Link supports Sound Blaster card for early DOS games

5. Free bundle Xstore Pro IDE Bus Master Driver

6. Free bundle Anti-Virus PC-Cillin software

2×UltraDMA/66 IDE Port
UltraDMA/66 Mode up to 66MB/s transfer rate

3V, 5V and 12V ATX 20-pin Power Connector

Switching Voltage Regulator to support 1.3V to 3.5V

ESS Solo1 PCI Sound Chip – software Wavetable support
1×MIDI/Game port
1×Audio jacks: Line-out, Line-in and Mic-in
ATX Size ( 7.5” x 12” or 190mm x 305mm)

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PS/2 Keyboard connector(bottom)

10.

Board Level Feature

1. ISA slots 11. CPU socket ( Socket 370)

2. Mainboard BIOS 12. Via Apollo Pro+ AGPset

3. PCI slots 13. DRAM DIMM sockets

4. COM2 connector 14. Floppy connector

5. Printer port connector 15. Primary IDE connector

6. COM1 connector 16. Secondary IDE connector

7. USB connectors

8. PS/2 Mouse connector(top) 18. Sound chip

9.
ATX power connector 20. Audio port

* Board Size: ATX Size : 7.5” x 12” (190mm x 305mm)

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19. MIDI/Game port

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1. ISA SLOTS: (2) 16-bit ISA slots.

2. MAINBOARD BIOS: Award BIOS supporting “Plug and Play”, DMI, Green

PC specification, Enhanced IDE and Multi-I/O. The BIOS is FLASH
Upgradeable via the AWDFLASH Utility.

3. PCI SLOTS: (5) 32-bit PCI slots are provided.

4. COM2 CONNECTOR: High-speed UART compatible serial port. COM2 can

be directed to the Infrared Module for wireless connection capability

5. PRINTER PORT CONNECTOR: EPP and ECP compatible parallel port.

6. COM1 CONNECTOR: High-speed UART compatible serial port.

7. 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 keyboards, mouse, printers, fax modems and other
telephony devices.

8. PS/2 MOUSE CONNECTOR: Supports PS/2 style mice

9. PS/2 KEYBOARD CONNECTOR: Supports PS/2 style keyboards.

10. ATX POWER CONNECTOR: 20-pin ATX Power Connector.

11. CPU SOCKET: Socket 370 mainboard supports CPU speeds up to 466MHz.

12. CHIPSET: VIA Apollo Pro+ AGPset can support Socket 370 100MHz CPUs.

13. DRAM DIMM SOCKETS: (3) 168-pin DIMM sockets are provided to

support a maximum RAM memory capacity of 768 MB.DIMM types 3.3V
Extended Data Output (EDO) DRAMs and SDRAM.

14. FLOPPY CONNECTOR: Built-in floppy controller supports (2) floppy

drives.

15. PRIMARY IDE CONNECTOR: Connector for first IDE channel. The on-

board PCI Bus Mastering IDE controller features support for DMA Mode 2,
PIO Modes ¾, and Ultra DMA/33 (33MB/sec) for faster data transfer rates. (2)
Connectors are provided for support of up to (4) IDE devices on two channels.
Other ATAPI and Enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Drives and CD-ROMs
are also supported.

16. SECONDARY IDE CONNECTOR: Connector for second IDE channel.

17. AGP SLOT: (1) Accelerated Graphics Port for high performance graphics

capabilities, especially 3D.

18. SOUND CHIP: ESS PCI Sound Chip supporting software wavetable.

19. MIDI/GAME PORT: 15-pin female MIDI/Joystick connector.

20. AUDIO PORT: Three 1/8” female jacks for Line Out, Line In and MIC.

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Comprehensive Mainboard View

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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.

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.

ü Handle add-in cards and modules by the edges or mounting bracket.

Installing the CPU

ü WARNING: 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 370.

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. Align this corner towards the end of the
lever as shown in the figure at right. Insert the
CPU, press it down.

4. 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 Jumper 2-pin Jumper

Pin 1-2

Pin 2-3

Setting the Bus Clock Override Jumper (JP21)

Open

Short

• 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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Setting the CPU Clock Selection Jumpers (JP5)

Note: JP5 is for test purpose only. The final

product of Intel S-370 will have its CPU ratio
preset and locked internally. The CPU ratio
setting from the mainboard will be ignored.

* The Internal (Core) frequency corresponds to

the number marked on the CPU. The
External Frequency when multiplied with
the Ratio gives the CPU's internal frequency.

CPU

Clock

233MHz
266MHz
300MHz
333MHz
366MHz
400MHz
433MHz
350MHz
400MHz
450MHz
500MHz
550MHz

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Ratio Bus Clock

×3.5
×4.0
×4.5
×5.0
×5.5
×6.0
×6.5
×3.5
×4.0
×4.5
×5.0
×5.5

66MHz
66MHz
66MHz
66MHz
66MHz
66MHz

66MHz
100MHz
100MHz
100MHz
100MHz
100MHz

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Keyboard Power-on Jumper (JP1)

This mainboard features the Keyboard Power-on function. You have the options of
pressing a key combination (Ctrl and one of the function keys F1-F12) to power on
the system, or you may choose to type a password to power on the system. These
options are set in the Integrated Peripherals Setup of the BIOS. (Please refer to
page 48.)

Note: If you choose to use a password to power on the system, it is recommended
to keep a written record of your password. If you forget the password, the CMOS
must be cleared by removing the mainboard’s battery AND disconnecting the
mainboard’s power supply for a couple of seconds then re-installing them back.
This is the only way you can power on your system again.

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Connections

Cooling Fan Connector (J7 and JP18)

This mainboard features a fan speed monitoring function to alert you when the
cooling fan starts to malfunction.

Plug the 3-pin Header Connector from the cooling fan to J7 or JP18. These
connectors are keyed to ensure proper connection.

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IDE Activity LED (JP2)

Hook the IDE LED lead to this jumper, with the RED lead corresponding to Pin1.

Soft Power Switch (JP9)

Connects to the Power Switch featured on ATX case design. This switch must be
hooked up before the system can be powered on, unlike the 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 “Soft-Off by
PWRBTN” setting in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS.

• 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 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 Functions Jumper 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 Green Switch lead – If your system’s case has the Green
Switch, hook the lead from the switch to pins 7 and 9. A Green 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 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 case. Pins 8 & 10 connect to the case-mounted keylock
switch.

Pins [14 & 20] Speaker connector - Connects to the Speaker lead from the
system case.

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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 “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 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.

Wake-on-Ring Function (JP11)

The 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 42).

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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
(JP11) on the mainboard.

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B

USB Connector

This 8-pin connector permits connection of two USB peripheral devices directly to
the system without an external hub.

US

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

PS/2
Mouse

PS/2
Keyboard

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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 Power on by Ring/LAN function

from BIOS setup. (Please refer to page 42). This allows the modem to remotely
power on the system.

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
(JP11) on the mainboard.

Pa rallel Port

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COM2

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IrDA-compliant infrared module connector

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 “UART2 Mode” in
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP where UART2 is directed, COM2 or
IrDA.

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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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MIDI/Game Port

You may plug a joystick or game pad to this 15-pin female connector for game
playing, or connect a MIDI device for playing or editing audio.

Audio Port

You can connect powered speakers or headphones to Line Out jack. Cassette
players or other external audio sources can be connected to Line In jack. Plug in
your microphones to MIC jack.

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Audio Connectors (J21 & J22)

The AUX connector J22 is used to connect an internal audio source, such as a TV
Tuner or an MPEG card. A CD Audio connector is available (J21) for connecting
the CD-ROM drive using CD audio cables.

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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Installing the Memory (DIMM) Modules

• This mainboard has three sockets available for 168-pin DIMMs. They must be

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

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

• A total of (3) DIMMS can be installed for a maximum RAM capacity of

768MB.

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.

notch notch

DIMM3
DIMM2

DIMM1

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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 1: 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.

Note 2: Before installing the AGP drivers under Windows 95/98, specific software

support must be included in your system first. For detailed driver
installation procedure, please refer to Appendix A.

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MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP

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

↑ ↓ → ← : 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 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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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
(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/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.

Anti-Virus Protection : 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 : Yes
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking : Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test : Disabled 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 : Enabled D4000-D7FFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status : On D8000-DBFFF Shadow : Disabled
IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled DC000-DFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Gate A20 Option : Fast
Memory Parity/ECC Check : Enabled
Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) : 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250
Security Option : System F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
PCI / VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color

ESC : Quit ↑ ↓ → ←: Select Item

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : 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.

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.

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

CDROM drive, and then floppy disk drive.

CDROM, C, A System will first search the CDROM drive, then hard disk drive

and then floppy disk drive for boot sector.

C only System will search for boot sector on hard disk drive only.
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.

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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.

Boot Up NumLock Status - When On, the NumLock key will be automatically
enabled when the system boots.

IDE HDD Block Mode - This item allows your hard disk controller to use the fast
block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive (HDD). Select
Enabled only if your hard drives support block mode.

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
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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.

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:

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.

Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing : SDRAM 10 ns Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk : Enabled
Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing : SDRAM 10 ns Spread Spectrum : Enabled
Bank 4/5 DRAM Timing : SDRAM 10 ns CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI) : Default
SDRAM Cycle Length : 3 Current CPU Temperature
DRAM Clock : Host CLK Current CPU Fan Speed : 5400 RPM
Memory Hole : Disabled Current System Fan Speed : 0 RPM
Read Around Write : Enabled Vcore : 2.81V +3.3V : 3.36V
DRAM PostWrite Bfr. Depth : 4 level + 5V : 5.14V +12V : 12.16V
Concurrent PCI/Host : Enabled -12V : -12.35V -5V : - 5.04V
System BIOS Cacheable : Enabled
Video RAM Cacheable : Enabled CPU Warning Temperature : Disabled
AGP Aperture Size : 64M CPU FAN Warning Speed : Disabled
AGP-2X Mode : Enabled System 5V Alarm : Disabled
OnChip USB : Disabled

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

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.

: 47°C/116°F

SDRAM Cycle Length - This item allows you to set the SDRAM Latency Timer.
Options are 2, 3 (default).

DRAM Clock – The Host CLK option allows the DRAM clock to synchronize
with the CPU clock. The 66 MHz option allows the DRAM clock to be fixed at 66
MHz. If you are using non-PC100 SDRAM with 100 MHz CPU, set to 66 MHz to
ensure stability.

Memory Hole - In order to improve compatibility, certain space in memory can be
reserved for old style ISA cards that map memory between 15M-16M. 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.

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Read Around Write – DRAM optimization feature: If a memory read is addressed
to a location whose latest write is being held in a buffer before being written to
memory, the read is satisfied through the buffer contents, and the read is not sent
to the DRAM.

DRAM PostWrite Bfr. Depth – The 4 level option results in higher system
efficiency but stability may not be ensured depending on system design.

Concurrent PCI/Host – When Disabled, CPU bus will be occupied during the
entire PCI operation period.

System BIOS Cacheable – When enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM
addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache controller is
enabled.

Video RAM Cacheable - Enabled allows caching of the video RAM, resulting in
better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a
system error may result.

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.

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 controller and you
have a USB peripheral, select Enabled. The next option will become available:

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk – When enabled, any DIMM/PCI clock not in use
will be disabled to reduce EMI radiation.

Spread Spectrum – Enable this option to reduce EMI radiation peak.
CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI) – This option lets you select the CPU/PCI clock. The

chipset supports only the 66 and 100 MHz CPU bus clock. With this option, the
bus clock can be extended from 66 MHz to 75 or 83 MHz, or from 100 MHz to 103
up to 150 MHz for internal test. Over-clocking may cause serious system damage.

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

CPU Warning Temperature - 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 - 70°C/158°F.

CPU FAN 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, 1000, 2000, 3000 RPM.

System 5V Alarm – When <4.75V or >5.25V is selected, a warning beep will be
issued via the speaker once the system board operating voltage falls below 4.75V or
rises above 5.25V.

Shutdown Temperature – The CPU will be shut down when the operating
temperature exceeds the temperature specified. This function is only available for
Windows 98 and NT5.0.

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 still in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.

ACPI function : Enabled Primary INTR : ON
Power Management : User Define IRQ3 (COM 2) : Primary
PM Control by APM : Yes IRQ4 (COM 1) : Primary
Video Off After : Suspend IRQ5 (LPT 2) : Primary
Video Off Method : DPMS Support IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) : Primary
MODEM Use IRQ : 3 IRQ7 (LPT 1) : Primary
Soft-Off by PWRBTN : Instant-Off IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) : Disabled

** PM Timers ** IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) : Secondary

HDD Power Down : Disabled IRQ10 (Reserved) : Secondary
Doze Mode : Disabled IRQ11 (Reserved) : Secondary
Suspend Mode : Disabled IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) : Primary
** PM Events ** IRQ13 (Coprocessor) : Primary
VGA : OFF IRQ14 (Hard Disk) : Primary
LPT & COM : LPT/COM IRQ15 (Reserved) : Disabled
HDD & FDD : ON
DMA/master : OFF
Power On by Ring/LAN : Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

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Power On by RTC Alarm : Disabled F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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

Configuration and Power Interface which offers improved power management.

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 Saving Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode = 1

hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min.

Max Saving

User Defined Set each mode individually. When Enabled, each range is from 1 min. to

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 On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes.
Suspend à Off Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode.
All Modes à Off Monitor 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+Blank

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

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.

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.

1 hr., except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min.

This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and

horizontal synchronization ports, writing blanks to the video buffer.

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.

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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 Mode
Suspend

Mode

**PM Events**
VGA - When set to On, any event occurring at a VGA port will awaken a system

which has been powered down.
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.
HDD & FDD - When set to On, 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.
Power on by Ring/LAN – An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line in

other words, an incoming call on the modem (either external modem or internal
modem card) power on the system. Refer to “Wake-on-Ring Function” on page 19
for more information. 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 “Wake­up On LAN Connector” on page 19 for more information.

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.

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
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PNP/PCI Configuration Setup
The 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 : No CPU to PCI Write Buffer : Enabled
Resources Controlled by : Manual PCI Dynamic Bursting : Enabled
Reset Configuration Data : Enabled PCI Master 0 WS Write : Enabled

IRQ-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP PCI#2 Access #1 Retry : Disabled
IRQ-4 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP AGP Master 1 WS Write : Enabled
IRQ-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP AGP Master 1 WS Read : Disabled
IRQ-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ- 9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP PCI IRQ Actived By : Level
IRQ-10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS : Auto
IRQ-11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Onboard Sound Chip : Enabled
IRQ-12 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Assign IRQ For USB : Enabled
IRQ-14 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Assign IRQ For VGA : Enabled
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

PCI Delay Transaction : Enabled

ESC : Quit ↑ ↓ → ←: Select Item

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

Resources Controlled By - The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to
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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.

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, that resource should be set to Legacy ISA so that
the PCI Bus will not try to use them.

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#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
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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, 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:

* Disabling the onboard SCSI BIOS prevents it from being active in any way.
Onboard Sound Chip – Enabling this option allows the system to use the onboard

ESS Solo-1 PCI sound chip. If you want to use an add-on audio card instead, set
this option to disabled to avoid possible conflict.

Assign IRQ For USB - When Enabled, the system automatically assigns an IRQ
for the USB device connected to your system. However, if no USB devices are used
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.

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.

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.

OnChip IDE Channel 0 : Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 : 3F8/IRQ4
OnChip IDE Channel 1 : Enabled Onboard Serial Port 2 : 2F8/IRQ3
IDE Prefetch Mode : Enabled InfraRed/COM2 Selected : UART COM2
Primary Master PIO : Auto
Primary Slave PIO : Auto Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7
Secondary Master PIO : Auto Parallel Port Mode : ECP+EPP
Secondary Slave PIO : Auto ECP Mode Use DMA : 3
Primary Master UDMA : Auto EPP Mode Select : EPP 1.9
Primary Slave UDMA : Auto Power ON after Power-Fail : Off
Secondary Master UDMA : Auto
Secondary Slave UDMA : Auto
Slow Down UDMA2 : Disabled
Init Display First : PCI Slot

Power ON Function : BUTTON ONLY

ESC: Quit ↑ ↓ → ←: Select Item

KBC input clock : 8 MHz F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2: Color
Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

On-Chip IDE Channel 0 - 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.

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

On-Chip IDE Channel 1 - 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 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

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

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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.

Slow Down UDMA2 – If you find hard disk compatibility problem, enable this
option to bring the UDMA 2 mode down.

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.

Power ON Function - This option allows you select one of the various methods to
power on your system:

Option
Button Only By your conventional power button
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Password By typing the password on your keyboard (See below)
Hot Key By pressing the hot key combination on your keyboard (See below)
Mouse Left By left-clicking the mouse (for PS/2 mouse only)
Mouse Right By right-clicking the mouse (for PS/2 mouse only)

KB Power On Password – Available when the Power ON Function above is set

to Password. Press [Enter] at this option then a dialog box will appear to prompt
you to enter a password. Once a password is stored in the system, you can power on
the system by typing the password, provided that JP1 is set to Enabled (Refer to
page 14). Note: If you forget the password, clear the CMOS by removing the
mainboard’s battery AND disconnecting the mainboard’s power supply. Wait a
couple of seconds before re-installing them back. This is the only way you can
power on your system again.

Hot Key Power On– Available when the Power ON Function above is set to Hot
Key. You can power on the system by pressing the hot key specified here, provided

that JP1 is set to Enabled (Refer to page 14).
KBC input clock – This option allows you to determine the clock of the keyboard

controller. Options are 6, 8, 12 and 16 MHz.

How to Power on your System

By pressing the Wakeup button on your PC98 keyboard

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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 (Default), 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 (Default), 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 (*Default), 3BC/IRQ7 or 278/IRQ5.

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 (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.

EPP Mode Select - Options are 1.7 and 1.9 (default ; IEEE 1284 compliant).
Power ON after Power-Fail – The table below lists the options available and the

corresponding “System State” when power returns after a power failure.

Options Available System State When

Power Failure Occurred

Former-State On On

Off Off

Off On Off

Off Off

On On On

Off On

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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 User
Password.

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.

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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 1106 0571 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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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:

Please wait, invoking Symbios 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

Adapter Setup
Device Selections
Help
Exit this menu

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• Adapter Setup: Adapter settings are viewed and changed.
SYM53C860

Adapter Setup

SCAM Support On
Parity On
Host SCSI ID 7
Scan Order Low to High (0..Max)
Removable Media Support None
CHS Mapping SCSI Plug and Play Mapping
Spinup Delay (Secs) 2
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.

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b) The media must be inserted before the system boot-up.
c) Only media with 512Bytes/sector is supported.

None The 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

viewed and changed.

SYM53C860

Devices 0 to 7

Dev0 N/A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No
Dev1 N/A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No

Dev2 N/A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No
Dev3 N/A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No
Dev4 N/A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No
Dev5 N/A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No
Dev6 N/A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No
SYM53C860 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No
Devices 8 to15
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.

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

Queue Init

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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.

SYM53C860 Setup for All devices on this adapter

Sync Rate (MBytes/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 On
Initial Boot Device No
Format
Verify
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).

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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 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.

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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.

[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
Memory Module
Memory Module
Memory Module
Memory Module

Cache

Cache
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 : 08/26/98
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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APPENDIX A

VIA Apollo Pro+ Driver Installation
for AGP Implementation

Before installing the AGP drivers under Windows 95/98, specific software support
must be included in your system first:

Note: If your AGP card uses Intel I740 AGP chip, its driver must be v1.5 or later

to be compatible with this mainboard.

Windows 95

A. Though Windows 95 OSR2.0 supports AGP, it is necessary that you first upgrade

OSR2.0 to OSR2.1 with a USB upgrade to take full advantage of the AGP features.

B. To access the advanced 3D features in Windows 95, you also need to first install the

Microsoft DirectX 5.0.

C. Then install the following VIA drivers:

1) VIA PCI Bridge driver.

2) VIA Bus Master driver.

3) VIA VxD driver.

Make sure all the above are included in your system before you install the display driver.

Windows 98

Install VIA VxD driver before you install the display driver.

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