Tekram Technology P6F40-B5 User Manual

P6F40-B5 MAINBOARD

User’s Manual

REV: 1.1
Date: 01/97

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TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION.................................................................................4

Product Description........................................................................................... 4

Item Checklist ...................................................................................................4

BOARD LEVEL FEATURES..............................................................5

INSTALLING THE CPU AND MEMORY.........................................8

Static Precautions..............................................................................................8

Installing the CPU.............................................................................................8

Connecting the CPU Cooling Fan......................................................................8

Setting the CPU Clock Selection Jumpers..........................................................9

Installing the Memory (DRAM SIMMS) ...........................................................10

SETTING THE JUMPERS..................................................................11

CONNECTIONS...................................................................................13

Power Supply Cables .........................................................................................13

Serial and Parallel Ports .................................................................................... 13

IrDA-compliant infrared module connector .......................................................13

USB Connector..................................................................................................13

Keyboard Connector.......................................................................................... 14

PS/2 Mouse Connector ...................................................................................... 14

Floppy Drives.................................................................................................... 14

IDE Hard Drives and CD-ROMs ....................................................................... 14

MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP................................................................15

Using Setup.......................................................................................................15

Getting Help......................................................................................................15

A Final Note About Setup.................................................................................. 15

MAIN MENU....................................................................................................16

STANDARD CMOS SETUP.............................................................................17

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BIOS FEATURES SETUP.................................................................................20

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP.......................................................................... 23

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP....................................................................26

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP ...............................................................28

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS ................................................................................. 29

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS .............................................................................. 29

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS........................................................................30

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD AND USER PASSWORD SETTING ...................32

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION ........................................................................33

HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT ..........................................................................33

SAVE & EXIT SETUP / EXIT WITHOUT SAVING........................................34

BUILT-IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS .......................................................35

FLASH BIOS PROGRAMMING UTILITY .......................................40

DMI UTILITY ......................................................................................41

DC-310U PCI ULTRA SCSI ADAPTER .............................................42

þ MAINBOARD DIAGRAMS

Board Level Features ........................................................................................5

Comprehensive Mainboard View .......................................................................7

Jumper Locations..............................................................................................11

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

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Product Description

The P6F40-B5 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, the P6F40-B5 provides the power and expandability to
meet the requirements of the most advanced operating systems and software applications.

Support for Intel® Pentium Pro® processors at speeds of up to 200Mhz is just the beginning.
The P6F40-B5 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, the P6F40-B5 facilitates easy system
configuration and peripheral setup. With support for up to 512MB of System RAM, Fast
Page mode, EDO, and BEDO, the P6F40-B5 is the ideal foundation for high-end computer
systems. The type of System RAM installed is auto detected by mainboard BIOS.

Item Checklist

Your mainboard package should include the items listed below. Damaged or missing items
should be reported to your vendor.

þ The P6F40-B5 mainboard

þ Floppy disk drive ribbon cable
þ (1) IDE ribbon cable
þ This User’s Manual
þ Diskette containing support software

for updating the FLASH BIOS and
IDE drivers

¨ Optional PS/2 connector Module

¨ Optional Infrared Module
¨ Optional USB Module

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1

1

1

1

SIMM 4

SIMM 3

SIMM 2

SIMM 1

PCI Bus 1

PCI Bus 2

PCI Bus 3

PCI Bus 4

PCI Bus 5

ISA Bus 1

ISA Bus 2

ISA Bus 3

1

1

1

1

1

1

7 8

2

1

1

1

1

2019

2

Socket 8

1
1

1
1

12345

6

7
8

9

1

0

11
1

21314

1

5

16

17

18

19

1.

Keyboard BIOS

11.

DRAM SIMM sockets

2.

Mainboard BIOS

12.

Floppy connector

3.

USB connector

13.

Primary IDE connector

4.

Back Infrared (IR) connector

14.

Secondary IDE connector

5.

PS/2 mouse connector

15.

Front Infrared (IR) connector

6.

AT-keyboard connector

16.

Real Time Clock/Battery

7.

COM1 connector

17.

CPU socket

8.

COM2 connector

18.

ISA slots

9.

Printer port connector

19.

PCI slots

10.

Power connector

* Board Size: Baby AT 220mm x 280mm (8.66” x 11”)

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1. KEYBOARD BIOS: Firmware chip controlling keyboard operations.

2. 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.

3. USB CONNECTOR: A connector for an optional USB (Universal Serial Bus)

module is provided. This connector permits 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 devices.

4. BACK 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 back infrared pin-header on the
mainboard. For computer cases that support a front IR device, see number 14.

5. PS/2 MOUSE CONNECTOR: Connector for optional PS/2 mouse bracket/connector.

If you are using a PS/2 mouse, you must purchase this bracket to insert into your PC
and connect to the PS/2 mouse pin-header on the mainboard.

6. AT-KEYBOARD CONNECTOR: Supports IBM compatible AT style keyboards.

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

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

directed to the Infrared Module for wireless connection capability.

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

10. POWER CONNECTOR: 12-Pin Power Connector.

11. DRAM SIMM SOCKETS: (4) 72-pin SIMM sockets are provided to support a

maximum RAM memory capacity of 512 MB. SIMM types of either Fast Page Mode
(FPM), Extended Data Output (EDO) or Burst EDO (BEDO) are supported and
automatically detected by the BIOS.

12. FLOPPY CONNECTOR: Built-in floppy controller supports (2) 5.25" or 3.5"

(1.44MB or 2.88MB) floppy drives.

13. 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 CD-ROMs are also supported.

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

15. FRONT INFRARED (IR) CONNECTOR: This is convenient to system cases that

support a front IR connector.

16. REAL TIME CLOCK: Circuitry responsible for the system time and date.

17. CPU SOCKET: ZIF Socket 8 for Pentium Pro CPUs. This mainboard supports CPU

speeds of 150/166/180/200mhz for Intel.

18. ISA SLOTS: (3) 16-bit ISA slots

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

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Comprehensive Mainboard View

Real Time

Clock

Mainboard BIOS

Keyboard BIOS

Floppy

IDE 0 (Primary)

IDE 1 (Secondary)

1

1

Printer

Power Connector

COM 2

COM 1

1

1

SIMM 4

SIMM 3

SIMM 2

SIMM 1

PCI Bus 1

PCI Bus 2

PCI Bus 3

PCI Bus 4

PCI Bus 5

ISA Bus 1

ISA Bus 2

ISA Bus 3

Key­board

PS/2

Mouse

1

1

1

1

USB

IrDA
(IR)

1

IrDA (IR)

Fan Power

JP1

JP2

JP3
JP4

J13

J14

JP5

1

7 8

2

1

HD LED (IDE)

CPUClockratio

JP6

1

ClearCMOS

J16

1

2019

Turbo
LED

SMI

Reset

Keyboard
Lock

Speaker

J15

1

2

Socket 8

1
1

1
1

x2 x4

x3 x2.5

x3.5

66MHz

60MHz

JP3
JP4

Bus Clock

Super
I/O

Enabled Disabled

PS/2
mouse

Enabled Disabled

normal

Clear

12V

G

G

CPU Clock ration (JP5)

x2

133
120

266

200

240

180

233

166

210

150

x3 x4 x2.5

x3.5

Bus Clock
(JP3, JP4)

66MHz
60MHz

CPU
Clock
(MHz)

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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: Pentium Pro CPUs require a fan to keep

them cool and prevent overheating. Fans designed

specifically for the ZIF Socket 8 are recommended.
These fans provide a metal bracket that “snaps on” to
the tabs on the socket, holding the fan and CPU
firmly in place and preventing the CPU from working
loose during shipping. Other Fans should be installed first before inserting the CPU

into its socket.

1. Locate the ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Socket 8. This socket supports Pentium Pro

CPUs (150-200Mhz).

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 marked with a white dot
on top of the CPU. Align this corner in the opposite direction of the lever as shown in
the figure above. Insert the CPU, hold it down, and close the lever until it locks into
place.

Connecting the CPU Cooling Fan (JP13)

JP13 is a small 3-pin Header Connector that provides 12-Volt power for CPU
Cooling Fans. This is useful if your Fan provides this type of connector,
instead of the normal Molex-Type Power-Supply connector. Pin-2
corresponds to the RED power lead as shown:

White Dot

Lever

Lock

Socket 8Socket 8

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Setting the CPU Clock Selection Jumpers (JP3-5)

After installing the CPU, you must set
the clock selection jumper to match the
frequency of the CPU. Find the Jumper
Blocks labeled JP3-4 and JP5 on the
mainboard (Refer to the diagram on
page 7). Set the jumper according to the
table below for the CPU frequency you are using.

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

Bus Clock (MHz) CPU Clock Ratio

60 66 x2 x2.5 x3 x3.5 x4

JP3
JP4

JP5

These jumpers automatically set the ISA Clock as well.
* If you are uncertain about the speed or voltage requirements of your particular CPU, you

should obtain Technical Documentation from the manufacturer. Such information is
available via the Intel WWW site.

CPU Clock

Ratio

Bus Clock

150MHz x2.5 60MHz
166MHz x2.5 66MHz
180MHz x3.0 60MHz
200MHz x3.0 66MHz

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Installing the Memory (DRAM SIMMS)

• The P6F40-B5 mainboard supports 72-pin SIMMS of three types:

• Fast Page Mode (Asymmetric or Symmetric)

• EDO (Extended Data Output)

• BEDO (Burst EDO)

• SIMM Sizes supported: 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, and 128MB

• A total of (4) SIMMS can be installed for a maximum RAM capacity of 512MB. (With

four 128MB SIMMS Installed)

• Minimum RAM capacity is 8MB (With two 4MB SIMMS Installed)

• SIMMS speed requirements: 70ns or 60ns

1. This mainboard contains (2)

SIMM Banks. Each bank consists
of (2) SIMM Sockets. Memory

must be installed two SIMMS
(1 Bank) at a time. The two
SIMMS in a bank must be
identical.

2. Install SIMMS 1 and 2 first. The

SIMMS must be oriented in the
correct way. There is a notch in one end of the SIMM. Align this notch as shown in the
Diagram below. Retainers on either side of the SIMM will hold it in place.

SIMM 4

SIMM 3

SIMM 1

SIMM 2

Mainboard

1

1

1

1

mounting

hole

notched en

d

mounting

hole

1

Bank 1

Bank 0

SETTING THE JUMPERSSETTING THE JUMPERS

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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 for these jumpers as shown:

JP1: Super I/O Selection - [1-2] Enabled / [2-3] Disabled. The onboard Super-I/O
controller (W83877F) can be disabled to allow the use of an add-on I/O controller. Set JP1
to pins [2-3] to disable the onboard Floppy Controller, Serial Ports, Parallel Port, and IrDA
support.

JP2: PS/2 Mouse on IRQ12 - JP2 enables or disables the on-board PS/2 mouse lead
connector. When closed, the port becomes active and uses IRQ12.

3-pin Jumper 2-pin Jumper

Pin 1-2 Open

Pin 2-3 Short

1

1

1

1

SIMM 4

SIMM 3

SIMM 2

SIMM 1

PCI Bus 1

PCI Bus 2

PCI Bus 3

PCI Bus 4

PCI Bus 5

ISA Bus 1

ISA Bus 2

ISA Bus 3

1

1

1

1

1

1

7 8

2

1

1

1

2019

2

Socket8

1
1

1
1

123

4

5

6

7

8

9

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

JP1
JP2
JP3
JP4
JP5
J13
J16
J15
JP6

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JP3, 4: Bus Clock Selection - This jumper set is explained in detail on page 9.
JP5: CPU Clock Ratio Selection - This jumper set is explained in detail on page 9.
J13: CPU cooling fan connector - Hook the CPU cooling fan power connector to this

jumper, observing the correct polarity. Pin-2 corresponds to the RED power
lead as shown:

J16: IDE Activity LED - Hook the IDE LED lead to this jumper, with the
RED lead corresponding to Pin-1.

J15: System Functions Jumper Block

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 of J15. 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.

JP6: Clear CMOS RAM - When closed, the CMOS information is reset to default. All
user-entered information is cleared. To clear the CMOS, first turn the computer off, then
connect a jumper cap over the two pins for a moment. Remove the jumper and power the
system on.

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Power Supply Cables

The two cables from the standard 5-volt power supply
connect to the power connector on the mainboard (refer
to page 4). You must align the connectors on the power
cable at a slight angle to correctly fit them onto the
mainboards power connector. Then, press down on the
connectors to lock them in place. The (2) connectors
should be installed so that the BLACK wires meet in
the middle of the connector.

Serial and Parallel Ports

The cables from the supplied serial port connector bracket hook to the COM1 and COM2
connectors on the mainboard. Generally, the upper serial port on the bracket would be
configured as COM1 and the lower port as COM2. Make sure to orient Pin-1 marked on the
mainboard to the RED stripe on the ribbon cables.

The cable from the supplied parallel port connector bracket hooks to the parallel connector
on the mainboard. Make sure to orient Pin-1 marked on the mainboard to the RED stripe on
the ribbon cable.

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 the BIOS setup where UART2 is directed, COM2 or IrDA.

USB Connector

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

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Keyboard Connector

This connection is for a standard IBM-compatible keyboard. May also be known as a 101

enhanced keyboard.

PS/2 Mouse Connector
If you are using a PS/2 mouse, you must purchase one bracket to

insert into your PC and a single customized cable to directly
connect to the PS/2 mouse pin-header on your mainboard.

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.

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 CD­ROM 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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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 via the “Clear CMOS” jumper (see page 12).

CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) refers to the chip in which the BIOS
information is stored.

The P6F40-B5 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/Cyrix/AMD
processors 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>.

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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• 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.

MAIN MENU

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 (2A59F008)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Esc : Quit

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the
screen.

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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.

Date (mm:dd:yy) : Fri, Apr 7 1996
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

Base Memory

: 640K

Extended Memory

: 15360K

Video : EGA / VGA

Other Memory

: 384K

Halt On : All Errors

Total Memory

: 16384K

ESC : Quit ↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item PU / PD / + / - : Modify
F1 : Help (Shift) F2 : Change Color

Upon entering the Standard CMOS Setup screen, you will see a screen like that below.
Again, notice that the bottom of the screen provides information relating to the highlighted
item as you move around the screen.

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 14). The “Pri Master” setting
specifies the first device on the primary IDE channel, “Pri 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

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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 re-FDISKed 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 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.

TYPE drive type
CYLS. number of cylinders
HEADS number of heads
PRECOMP write precom
LANDZONE landing zone
SECTORS number of sectors
MODE mode type

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• 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.

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

Error Halt - 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:

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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.

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 : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled
CPU L1 Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled
CPU L2 Cache : Enabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test : Enabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow : Disabled
Hard Disk Boot From : Pri-IDE D4000-D7FFF Shadow : Disabled
System Boot Sequence : C, A D8000-DBFFF Shadow : Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled DC000-DFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek : Disabled
Floppy Disk Access Control : R/W
Boot Up NumLock Status : On
Boot Up System Speed : High

Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) : 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250
Security Option : System

ESC : Quit ↑ ↓ → ←: Select

PCI / VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Mod
Assign PCI IRQ For VGA : Disabled F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64MB : Non-OS2 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:

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 up.

! WARNING !

Disk boot sector is to be modified

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

Award Software, Inc.

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CPU L1 Cache - Enables or Disables the Level-1 Internal Cache memory. Generally, this
would only be Disabled for troubleshooting purposes.

CPU L2 Cache - Enables or Disables the Level-2 External Cache memory. Generally, this
would only be Disabled for troubleshooting purposes.

Quick Power on Self Test - Speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after the computer is
powered on. When set to Enable, the BIOS will shorten or skip some checks during POST.

Hard Disk Boot From - This option lets you boot from the Primary IDE Master (Pri-IDE)
*Default, Secondary IDE Master (Sec-IDE), or First SCSI hard disk.

System 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, or CD-ROM. 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 CD-ROM 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.

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

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 determine if the floppy disk drive
installed is 40 or 80 tracks. It will display a warning if the floppy is Low Density (40 Trks).

Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that

BIOS can not tell from 720K, 1.2M or 1.44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks.

Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number.

Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K.

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

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

Boot Up System Speed - Sets the system speed to High or Low. Generally, low speed
would only be used for troubleshooting purposes.

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. See the table to the right:

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.

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. The settings are Disabled or Enabled.

Assign PCI IRQ For VGA - The Enabled option allows you to auto-route an IRQ for use
by a PCI VGA card.

OS/2 Onboard Memory > 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.

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.

Enabled Enable typematic rate
Disabled Disable typematic rate

6 6 characters per second
8 8 characters per second
10 10 characters per second
12 12 characters per second
15 15 characters per second
20 20 characters per second
24 24 characters per second
30 30 characters per second

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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. The settings are Enabled or Disabled.

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

This setup menu contains advanced configuration options relating to the mainboard chipset.
These options are rarely changed by the user.

Auto Configuration : Enabled 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time : 1
DRAM Speed Selection : 70ns 16 Bit I/O Recovery Time : 1
DRAM RAS# Precharge Time : 4 T Memory Hole At 15M-16M : Disabled
MA Additional Wait State : Disabled Passive Release : Enabled
RAS# To CAS# Delay : Enabled Delayed Transaction : Disabled
DRAM Read Burst (B/E/F) : x2/3/4
DRAM Write Burst (B/E/F) : x3/3/3
ISA Bus Clock : PCI CLK/4

DRAM Refresh Type : CBR
DRAM ECC/PARITY Select : Disabled
DRAM Leadoff Timing : Disabled
Read-Around-Write : Enabled
PCI Burst Write Combine : Enabled
PCI-To-DRAM Pipeline : Enabled
CPU-To-PCI Write Post : Enabled

ESC : Quit ↑ ↓ → ←: Select

USWC Write Posting : Enabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Mod
CPU-To-PCI IDE Posting : Enabled F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
System BIOS Cacheable : Disabled F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
Video RAM Cacheable : Disabled F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Auto Configuration - When Enabled, pre-defined values for DRAM, Cache, Timings, etc.
are set according to the CPU type & system clock. Enabled is the recommended setting.
These settings are only editable when Auto Configuration is Disabled.

Note: The first chipset settings deal with CPU access to dynamic random access memory
(DRAM). The default timings have been carefully chosen and should only be altered if data
is being lost. Such a scenario might occur if your system had mixed speed DRAM chips
installed. Here, greater delays may be required to preserve the integrity of the data held in
the slower memory chips.

DRAM Speed Selection - DRAM timing is controlled by the DRAM timing registers. The
timings programmed into this register are dependent on the system design. 60ns is the
fastest rate. The 70ns timing is slower and may be required in certain system designs to
support loose layouts or slower memory.

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DRAM RAS# Precharge Time - DRAM must continually be refreshed or it will lose its
data. Normally, DRAM is refreshed entirely as the result of a single request. This option
allows you to determine the number of CPU clocks allocated for the Row Address Strobe to
accumulate its charge before the DRAM is refreshed. If insufficient time is allowed, refresh
may be incomplete and data will be lost. Options are 3 or 4 Clocks. *Default = 4 CPU
Clocks.

MA Additional Wait State - Enabled would insert one additional wait state before the
assertion of the first MA and CAS#/RAS# assertion during DRAM read or write leadoff
cycle. And no clock would be inserted for Disabled (Default).

RAS# To CAS# Delay - Enabled (Default) would insert one clock between assertion of
RAS# and CAS#. And no clock would be inserted for Disabled. This has no impact on page
hit cases and affects only row and page misses.

DRAM Read Burst (B/E/F) - Sets the burst mode read timing for three different DRAM
types - (BEDO/EDO/FPM). Burst read and write requests are generated by the CPU in four
separate parts. The first part provides the location within the DRAM where the read or
write is to take place, while the remaining three parts provide the actual data. The lower the
timing numbers, the faster the system will address memory. *x2/3/4 timing is the default.

x2/3/4 Read DRAM (BEDO/EDO/FPM) timings are 2-2-2/3-3-3/4-4-4
x2/2/3 Read DRAM (BEDO/EDO/FPM) timings are 2-2-2/2-2-2/3-3-3
x3/4/4 Read DRAM (BEDO/EDO/FPM) timings are 3-3-3/4-4-4/4-4-4

DRAM Write Burst (B/E/F) - Sets the timing for burst mode writes from DRAM. Burst
read and write requests are generated by the CPU in four separate parts. The first part
provides the location within the DRAM where the read or write is to take place, while the
remaining three parts provide the actual data. The lower the timing numbers, the faster the
system will address memory. *x3/3/3 timings is the default.

x2/2/3 Write DRAM timings (BEDO/EDO/FPM) are 2-2-2/2-2-2/3-3-3
x3/3/3 Write DRAM timings (BEDO/EDO/FPM) are 3-3-3/3-3-3/3-3-3
x3/3/4 Write DRAM timings (BEDO/EDO/FPM) are 3-3-3/3-3-3/4-4-4
x4/4/4 Write DRAM timings (BEDO/EDO/FPM) are 4-4-4/4-4-4/4-4-4

ISA Bus Clock - This item allows you to select the PCI clock type. PCI CLK/3 or PCI
CLK/4 (Default).

DRAM Refresh Type - Two options: CBR (CAS# Before RAS#; Default) and RAS only.
DRAM ECC/PARITY Select - When Disabled (Default), there will be no memory errors

shown on the monitor for Memory parity SERR# (NMI). When parity DRAM modules are
used, you may select Parity or ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) to correct 1 bit
memory errors in the memory.

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DRAM Leadoff Timing - Controls the DRAM leadoff timing. Slower leadoffs may be
required in certain system designs to support slower memories. Disabled is the default.

Read-Around-Write - When Enabled (Default), the execution efficiency of the processor
will be increased. When there is no dependence between the read and write commands, this
would allow the processor to execute read commands out of order.

PCI Burst Write Combine - When Enabled (Default), the execution efficiency of the PCI
bus will be increased by combining several CPU to PCI write cycles into one. VGA
performance will also be increased via this setting.

PCI-To-DRAM Pipeline - When Enabled (Default), the bandwidth of the path between the
PCI and DRAM will be increased to enhance the PCI bus efficiency and DRAM accessing.

CPU-To-PCI Write Post - When Enabled (Default), the efficiency of PCI bus is increased
and processor execution is accelerated.

USWC Write Posting - When Enabled (Default), allows USWC (Uncacheable,
Speculatable, Write-Combining) write posting during I/O bridge access.

CPU-To-PCI IDE Posting - When Enabled (Default), the CPU to PCI IDE posting cycles
will be treated as normal I/O write transactions.

System BIOS Cacheable - When Enabled (Default), the contents of the F0000h system
memory segment can be read from or written 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.

Video RAM Cacheable - Enabled will cause access to the video BIOS addressed at
C0000H to C7FFFH to be cached and also let the B0000H to BFFFFH to be a USWC
memory type. *Disabled is the default.

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. *NA is the default.

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. *NA is the default.

Memory Hole At 15M-16M - In order to improve performance, certain space in memory
can be reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below
16 MB. *Disabled is the default.

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Passive Release - The PIIX3 (PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator) provides a programmable Passive
Release mechanism to meet the required master latencies. When enabled (default), ISA
masters may see long delays in access to any PCI memory, including the main DRAM array.

Delayed Transaction - It is used by targets that cannot complete the initial data phase
within the requirements of the PCI 2.1 specification. Disabled is the default.

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.

Power Management : User Defined ** Suspend & Resume Events **
PM Control by APM : Yes IRQ3 (COM 2) : OFF
Video Off Method : V/H SYNC+Blank IRQ4 (COM 1) : ON
Video Off Option : Susp, Stby -> Off IRQ5 (LPT 2) : ON
Suspend Switch : Enabled IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) : ON
MODEM Use IRQ : 3 IRQ7 (LPT 1) : ON

IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) : OFF
Doze Mode : Disabled IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) : ON
Standby Mode : Disabled IRQ10 (Reserved) : ON
Suspend Mode : Disabled IRQ11 (Reserved) : ON
HDD Power Down : Disabled IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) : ON

IRQ13 (Coprocessor) : ON
** Wake Up Events In Doze & Standby ** IRQ14 (Hard Disk) : ON
IRQ3 ( Wake - Up Event ) : OFF IRQ15 (Reserved) : ON
IRQ4 ( Wake - Up Event ) : ON

ESC : Quit ↑ ↓ → ←: Select Item
IRQ8 ( Wake - Up Event ) : OFF F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
IRQ12 ( Wake - Up Event ) : ON F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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 (Default) 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 Mode
= 1 min., and HDD Power Down = 1 min.

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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 Enabled, 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 YNC+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 Option - This is to determine when to activate the video off function. Options
are: “Susp, Stby -. Off” (Default), “All Modes -> Off”, and “Always On”.

Suspend Switch - Enables or Disables the SMI connector on the mainboard. (See page 12)
When Enabled, a switch on the computer case can be used to trigger power saving
functions.

MODEM Use IRQ - This setting tells the BIOS which IRQ the modem is using, so that any
activity on that interrupt can bring the system out of power saving mode. Options are: NA, 3
(Default), 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11.

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
above for available selections.

Doze Mode - 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.

Standby Mode - 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.

Suspend Mode - When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices
except the CPU will be shut off.

HDD Power Down - When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk
drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.

Wake Up Events in Doze & Standby - When set to ON, any activity on the specified IRQ
will cause the system to “wake up” from Doze or Standby mode. The OFF setting disables
wake up for the specified IRQ.

Suspend & Resume Events - Suspend and Resume events are I/O events whose occurrence
can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from

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such a mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device
which is configured as On, even when the system is in a power down mode.

When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it signals this by
causing an IRQ to occur. When the operating system is ready to respond to the request, it
interrupts itself and performs the service. As above, the choices are On and Off. Off is the
default. When set On, activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power
management mode nor awaken it.

You can set IRQ3 - 15 individually. Activity detected from any enabled IRQ channel will
wake up the system.

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.

Resources Controlled by : Manual PCI IRQ Activated By : Level
Reset Configuration Data : Disabled PCI IDE IRQ Map To : PCI-AUTO

Primary IDE INT# : A
IRQ-3 assigned to : Legacy ISA Secondary IDE INT# : B
IRQ-4 assigned to : Legacy ISA On Board SCSI BIOS : Auto
IRQ-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP PCI Latency Timer : 80 PCI Clocks
IRQ-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ- 9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-12 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-14 assigned to : Legacy ISA
IRQ-15 assigned to : Legacy ISA
DMA-0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

ESC : Quit ↑ ↓ → ←: Select Item

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

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DMA-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Resources Controlled By - The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to
automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. This
capability is specifically designed for a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows



95. Choices are Auto (Default) 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 (Default).

IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15, DMA0/1/3/5/6/7 assigned to - By default, all resources are
assigned to the PCI Bus except IRQs 3 and 4. 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.

PCI IRQ Activated By - This sets the method by which the PCI bus recognizes that an IRQ
service is being requested by a device. Under all circumstances, you should retain the
default configuration unless advised otherwise by your system’s manufacturer. Choices are
Level (Default) and Edge.

PCI IDE IRQ Map To - Configures what type of IDE disk controller is in use. By default,
Setup assumes that you are using the on-board PCI IDE Controller and this option is set to
PCI-AUTO. If you have equipped your system with an add-on PCI controller, changing this
setting allows you to specify which slot has the controller and which PCI interrupt (A, B, C
or D) is associated with the Primary and/or Secondary port. Most add-on IDE controllers are
configured to use INT# A for the primary and INT# B for the secondary.

On Board 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:

SCSI adapter has its own BIOS on board:

uses adapter’s own SCSI BIOS

SCSI adapter doesn’t have its own BIOS:

uses SCSI BIOS built-in Mainboard BIOS

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. The default is 80.

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.

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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 Primary PCI IDE : Enabled
IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto
IDE Primary Slave PIO : Auto
Onboard Secondary PCI IDE : Enabled
IDE Secondary Master PIO : Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO : Auto
PCI Slot IDE 2nd Channel : Disabled
USB Controller : Disabled

Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 : COM1/3F8
Onboard Serial Port 2 : COM2/2F8
InfraRed/COM2 Selected : UART COM2
Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7
Onboard Parallel Mode : Normal ESC: Quit ↑ ↓ → ←: Select

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2: Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup 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). Enabled or Disabled. Enabled is the default.

PIO Mode - IDE Programmed I/O Mode - This setting relates to the speed at which the
hard drive is able to transfer data, up to 16.6MB/second for Mode 4 drives. Available
settings are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. As with the Type setting, Auto is the preferred choice, in
that the supported PIO Mode is read directly from the hard
drive. Be sure not to enter in a PIO Mode Setting that is
higher than what the drive actually supports. This will
probably result in loss of data.

• The relation between the IDE PIO mode value and IDE

cycle timing is shown in the following table:

PIO Mode

Timing

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

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Onboard 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.

Enabled Primary onboard HDD controller used -- (Default)
Disabled Primary onboard HDD controller not used.

Onboard 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.

Enabled Secondary onboard HDD controller used
Disabled Secondary onboard HDD controller not used.

PCI Slot IDE 2nd Channel - Allows you designate an IDE controller board inserted into
one of the PCI slots as your secondary IDE controller. *Disabled (Default).

USB Controller - Enables or Disables the on-board USB (Universal Serial Bus) controller.
Onboard FDC Controller - Enables or Disables the on-board Floppy Disk Controller.
Onboard Serial Port 1 - With this option, the on-board Serial Port 1 can be Disabled, or

set to COM1/3F8 (Default), COM2/2F8, COM3/3E8 or COM4/2E8.
Onboard Serial Port 2 - With this option, the on-board Serial Port 2 can be Disabled, or

set to COM2/2F8 (Default), COM1/3F8, COM3/3E8 or COM4/2E8.
InfraRed /COM2 Selected - By default, this field is set to UART COM2, which directs

the second serial port UART to support the COM2 serial port. Choosing IrDA SIR or
SHARP IR will activate the on-board infrared feature and redirect the second serial port
UART to support the infrared module connector on the mainboard.

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

Onboard Parallel Mode - Sets the operating mode of the parallel port. Options are:
Normal, EPP/Normal, ECP 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 Version - Options are 1.7 (Default) and 1.9 (IEEE 1284 compliant).

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SUPERVISOR PASSWORD AND USER PASSWORD SETTING

Passwords can be set to provide protection for the BIOS configuration options, or to restrict
access to the computer itself.

When enabled, User Password will require all users to enter a password in order to use the
system, and/or enter the BIOS setup (but can’t change its contents). A Supervisor Password
is used to protect the stored CMOS options from being changed by unauthorized users.

Keep in mind that when set, a password is required only when booting the system. It will
not provide protection to a system that is already booted.

The password check option is set in BIOS FEATURES SETUP by choosing either System
(the password prompt appears every time the system is powered on) or Setup (the password
prompt appears only when the user enters the BIOS Setup). The password is stored in
CMOS RAM, and can be cleared with the Clear CMOS Jumper.

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:

1. 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 via the Clear

CMOS Jumper, JP3 (See page 10). *This will clear all user-defined BIOS Setup
options.

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IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

Automatically detect and configure hard disk parameters. The Award BIOS includes this
ability in the event you are uncertain of your hard disk’s parameters. See also “Standard
CMOS Setup”.

LOW-LEVEL FORMAT UTILITY

This Award Low-Level-Format Utility is designed as a tool to save your time formatting
your hard disk. The Utility automatically looks for the necessary information of the drive
you selected. The Utility also searches for bad tracks and lists them for your reference.
Shown below is the Main Menu after you enter into the Award Low-Level-Format Utility.

Hard Disk Low Level Format Utility NO. CYLS HEAD

SELECT DRIVE
BAD TRACK LIST
PREFORMAT

Current select drive is : C

Drive : C: CYLINDER : 0 HEAD : 0

SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master : 850 1647 16 65535 1646 63 AUTO
Primary Slave : 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Secondary Master : 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Secondary Slave : 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO

Up/Down - Select Item ENTER - Accept ECS - Exit/Abort

Copyright (c) Award Software, Inc. 1992-94 All Rights Reserved

SELECT DRIVE - Select from installed hard disk drive C or D. Listed at the bottom of
the screen is the drive automatically detected by the utility.

BAD TRACK LIST - Auto Scan Bad Track - The utility will automatically scan bad tracks
and list the bad tracks in the window at the right side of the screen. Add Bad Track -
Directly type in any information about known bad tracks in the window at the right side of
the screen.
Modify Bad Track - Modify information about the added bad tracks in the window at the
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the right side of the screen. Clear Bad Track Table - Clear the whole bad track list in the
window at the right side of the screen.

PREFORMAT - Interleave - Select the interleave number of the hard disk drive you wish
to perform low level format. You may select from 1 to 8. Check the documentation that
came with the drive for the correct interleave number, or select 0 for utility automatic
detection.
Auto Scan Bad Track - This allows the utility to scan for bad sectors first then format by
each track. Start - Press <Y> to start low level format.

SAVE & EXIT SETUP / EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Select Save & Exit Setup to save into the CMOS memory all modifications specified during
the current session. To save the configuration changes, highlight this option in the main
menu and press [ENTER]. The system displays a confirmation message on the screen. Press
the “Y” key and then [Enter]. Press the “N” key and then the [Enter] key to abort. The Exit
Without Saving option allows the user to exit the BIOS Setup without updating any changes
made during the current session.

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

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

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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

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 lists the configuration settings you can change:

• Global: Affects both adapter and all SCSI devices

• Device: Affects only the individual SCSI devices

Global Default Settings Device Default Settings

Settings Default Settings Default

SCAM Support On Synchronous Transfer

Rate (MB/sec)

20

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)

10

Scan for Devices at Boot
Time

Yes

Scan for SCSI LUNs Yes
Queue Tags Enabled

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.

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Main Menu

MAINMEN

U

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

Num Level Current Next-Boot Found

1. SYM53C860 FC00 9 On On Yes

2. SYM53C820 0 0 Off Off ?

3. SYM53C825 FD00 9 On On Y es

4. SYM53C815 FE On On No
B ... Adapter Boot Order.
C ... Change Adapter Status.
D ... DisplayMode = Terse.
M ... Mono/Color.
F1 .. Help
Q ... Quit

1000

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.

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.

BootOrder

:

Port Irq ---------Status------- NvRAM
Num Level Current Next-Boot Found

1. SYM53C860 FC00 9 On On Yes

2. SYM53C820 0 0 Off Off ?

3. SYM53C825 FD00 9 On On Yes

4. SYM53C815 FE On On No

10

00

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.

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.

Help - Brings up a help screen with information about the Main menu.

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Quit - Lets you out of the SCSI Configuration utility.

Adapter Utilities Menu

When you select a host adapter from the main menu, the following screen is displayed:

Utilities

1.SYM53C860

A - Adapter Setup
D - Device Selections
F1 .. Helps.
ESC .. Exitthis menu.

• Adapter Setup: views and changes the selected adapter settings.

Adapter Setup

1.SYM53C860

S - SCAM Support .......... On

P - Parity ......................... Enabled

I - HostAdapter ID ........ 7

O - ScanOrder ................ Lowto High (0..Max)

F1 .. Help.
F2 .. Restore DefaultSetup.
ESC .. Exitthis menu.

SCAM Support - SCAM (SCSI Configured AutoMatically) is the SCSI Plug and Play

protocol supported by this Symbios BIOS version 4.X.

Parity - The Symbios host adapters always generate parity, but some SCSI devices do

not. So you are offered the option of disabling parity checking.

Note: When disabling parity checking, it is also necessary to disable disconnects for all

devices, as parity checking for the reselection phase is not disabled. If a device does
not generate parity, and it disconnects, the I/O never completes because the reselection
never completes.

Host SCSI ID - It’s not suggested to change your host adapter SCSI ID (default: 7), as

this gives it the highest priority on the SCSI bus. However, if you have two adapters on
the same SCSI bus, you should give one of them a currently 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 (o to max) SCSI ID, or from high to low
(max to 0) SCSI ID. 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.

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• Device Selections: views and changes settings for the devices attached to the selected

adapter.

1.SYM53C860

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

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
7 - SYM53C860 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled
D -Device Selection 8-15
F1 .. Help.
ESC .. Exit this menu.

Device Selection0-7

The above menu provides information about individual SCSI devices attached to the
selected host adapter, and 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.

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 do cause the system to
reboot upon exit from the SCSI Configuration utility.

Dev0 N/A Setup

1.SYM53C860

R - SyncRate (Mega Bytes/sec) ..... 20 Mb/sec

W- Width (bits) .................................. 8

D - Disconnect ................................ On

T -Read Write I/O Timeout (secs) ... 10
S - Scan for Device at Boot Time ... Yes

L - Scan for SCSI LUNs ................. Yes

Q - Queue Tags .............................. Enabled

F1 .. Help.
F2 .. Restore Default Setup.
ESC .. Exit thismenu.

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 attempts to negotiate. The
host adapter and a SCSI device must agree to a width they can both handle. Only host
adapters that can do 16 bit data transfers have this option 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.

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Some devices run faster with disconnects enabled (mostly newer devices), while some run
faster with disconnects disabled (mostly older devices).

Read Write I/O Timeout (secs) - This option sets the time the host adapter waits for a
read, write, verify, or seek command to complete before trying the I/O transfer again. Since
this provides a safeguard allowing the system to recover if an I/O operation fails, it is
recommended that you always set the time-out to a value greater than zero (no time-out).

Scan for Device at Boot Time - When there is a device you do not wish to make available
to the system, set this option to No for that device. Also, on a bus with only a few devices
attached, you can speed up boot time by changing this setting to No for unused SCSI IDs.

Scan for SCSI LUNs - You can set this option to No if you have problems with a device
that responds to all LUNs whether they are occupied or not.

Queue Tags - If your device driver can issue queue tags, this option allows you to enable or
disable the issuing of queue tags during I/O requests.

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 take effect.

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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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].

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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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.

áâßà

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

[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

System slots

=== 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 : 10/07/96
BIOS Characteristics :
Size of BIOS ROM : 0256K

Press [ENTER] for detail

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

manager loaded.

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The DC-310U is an Ultra-SCSI Host Adapter based on the Symbios Logic
SYM53C860 Ultra-SCSI Chip. Designed to provide a low cost, easy to implement
SCSI solution, this adapter utilizes the built-in Symbios Logic SCSI BIOS on
supported mainboards.

Fully Plug & Play and PCI 2.1 compliant, enhanced SCSI features include
Disconnect/Reconnect, Scatter/Gather, and Tag Queuing to greatly improve
overall system performance, particularly under multitasking environments.

Jumper-less hardware design, Active SCSI Bus Termination, and 32-bit PCI DMA
Bus Mastering are a few more of the advanced features built-in to the DC-310U,

providing the best performance and ease of use possible.

S P E C I F I C A T I O N S :

SCSI Performance

SCSI Chip:

• Symbios SYM53C860

SCSI devices:

• Max: 7

SCSI bus transfers:

• Async: 7MB/sec & Sync: 20MB/sec

Bus master data transfers:

• 133MB/sec (at 33MHz)

• 80-byte DMA FIFO for 2/4/8/16 dwords

burst across PCI bus

PCI Integration

• Full 32-bit PCI DMA bus master

• Jumper-less design

• Active SCSI bus termination

Reliability

SYMTolerANT technology with:

• Active negation of SCSI Data, Parity,

Request, and Acknowledge signals for
improved fast SCSI transfer rates.

• Input signal filtering on SCSI receivers

improves data integrity, even in noisy
cabling environments.

Drivers & Utilities

• DOS, Win3.1, Win95, NT 3.5/4.x,

Netware 3.x/4.x, SCO 3.2v4.2/5.0,
UnixWare 2.x., OS/2 Warp

• BIOS (& Flush utility), Installation,

Low Level Format.

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Mainboard BIOS Support
Adapter Setup

Device Setup