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AI6NFK/KP6
Pentium II Baby AT Motherboard
User's Manual
Version 1.0
Contents
0Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................
Chapter 3 Hardware Description...........................................
3.1 Processor................................................................................
3.2 L2 Cache.................................................................................
3.3 Main Memory.........................................................................
3.4 BIOS.......................................................................................
3.5 I/O Port Address Map.............................................................
3.6 DMA Channels.......................................................................
3.7 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines................................................
3.8 Onboard PCI-IDE...................................................................
3.9 Onboard Multi-I/O.................................................................
Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard..............................
4.1 CPU Frequency: DSW1, DSW2............................................
4.2 Clear CMOS Selection: JP8...............................................14
Chapter 5 Installation..........................................................15
5.1 I/O connectors....................................................................17
5.2 J2, J8: AT Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector..............17
5.3 J4: AT Power Supply Connector.......................................18
5.4 J5: ATX Power Supply Connector.....................................18
5.5 J6: Parallel Port Connector.................................................19
5.6 J7: Floppy Drive Connector...............................................19
5.7 J9, J10: Serial Ports............................................................20
5.8 J11, J12: EIDE Connectors................................................20
5.9 J13, J14: USB Connectors..................................................21
5.10 J24: IrDA Connector..........................................................21
5.11 J25: Front Bezel Connectors..............................................22
5.12 J26: CPU Fan Connector…………....................................24
5.13 JP1: ATX Power On/Off Switch........................................24
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Contents
Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup.........................................
6.1 Invoking the System Setup Program......................................
6.2 Running the Setup..................................................................
6.3 Setup Main Menu...................................................................
6.4 Standard Setup Menu.............................................................
6.5 Advanced Setup Menu...........................................................
6.6 Chipset Setup Menu...............................................................
6.7 Power Management Setup......................................................
6.8 PCI/PnP Setup Menu..............................................................
6.9 Peripheral Setup Menu...........................................................
6.10 Password.................................................................................
6.11 Anti-Virus...............................................................................
Appendix ................................................................................. 50
A. Slot 1 Retention Mechanism and KP6 CPU module .............50
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
This manual is designed to give you information on the AI6NFK/KP6 motherboard. It is divided into the following six sections:
· Introduction
· Specifications
· Hardware Description
· Configuring the Motherboard
· Installation
· BIOS and System Setup
Checklist
Please check that your package is complete and contains the items below. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your dealer.
u The AI6NFK/KP6 Motherboard
u This User Manual
u 1 IDE Ribbon Cable
u 1 Floppy Ribbon Cable
u 2 Serial Ribbon Cables*
u 1 Parallel Ribbon Cable
u 1 Diskette Containing Intel PCI Driver and Flash Memory
Utility
* Use the two serial cables supplied to avoid possible
compatibility problems.
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Chapter 2 Specifications
Chapter 2 Specifications
The AI6NFK/KP6 is a high-performance Baby AT PCI motherboard with a SLOT1 CPU socket for next-generation processors. It offers flexibility in terms of CPU frequency and main memory type and size. The main features of the motherboard consist of the following:
Processor
KP6 CPU module with Socket 8 for Intel Pentium Pro running 150/166/180/200MHz
Processor Upgrade
Intel Pentium II processor running 233/266/300MHz
CPU Socket
Slot 1
L2 Cache
CPU integrated L2 cache
CPU Voltage
Switching voltage regulator on board supporting multiple voltage ranging 1.8V-3.5V
Main Memory
Six 72-pin SIMMs of 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 384MB. Supports Fast Page Mode (FPM) and Extended Data Output (EDO) DRAM
Chipset
Intel 82440FX with built-in PCI-IDE
BIOS
AMIBIOS with ISA Plug and Play (PnP) extension, DMI, bootable CD-ROM and power-management features
Power Connector
Standard AT Power Connector and ATX Power Connector
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PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors for up to four IDE devices in two channels, supporting faster data transfer rates, Enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM drives, PIO Mode 3/4 and Bus Master IDE
Super I/O
Onboard super I/O is an SMC 37C669 SIO that provides:
Two 16550 UART compatible serial ports One parallel port (ECP/EPP compatible) One floppy controller (2.88MB compatible) One IrDA port
Mouse Connector
PS/2 Type
Keyboard Connector
AT type
USB Connector
2 ports, onboard headers
IrDA Connector
Onboard 5-pin header
Win95-shut-off (ATX power supply only)
Allows shut-off control from within Windows 95
Modem-ring-on (ATX power supply only)
Supports Modem-ring-on capability through an external modem connected to COM1 or COM2.
DMI BIOS Support
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) allows users to download system hardware-level information such as CPU type, CPU speed, internal/external frequencies and memory size.
Expansion Slots
Four PCI slots Four ISA slots
Form Factor
Baby AT (13x 8.6
Chapter 3 Hardware Description
Chapter 3 Hardware Description
This chapter briefly describes each of the major features of the AI6NFK/KP6 motherboard. The layout of the board in Figure 1 shows the location of the key components. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows:
q 3.1 Processor..................................................................................
q 3.2 L2 Cache..................................................................................
q 3.3 Main Memory..........................................................................
q 3.4 BIOS.........................................................................................
q 3.5 I/O Port Address Map..............................................................
q 3.6 DMA Channels........................................................................
q 3.7 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines.................................................
q 3.8 Onboard PCI-IDE....................................................................
q 3.9 Onboard Multi-I/O...................................................................
q
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Figure 1: Layout of the AI6NFK/KP6 Motherboard
Chapter 3 Hardware Description
3.1 Processor
The AI6NFK/KP6 motherboard is designed to take a Pentium Pro running at 180MHz/200MHz on a KP6 CPU module or a Pentium II processor running 233MHz/266MHz. The KP6 module is compatible with the Slot 1 connector of the AI6NFK/KP6 that provides an upgrade path to the Pentium II processor. To upgrade, just replace the KP6 CPU module with the Pentium II processor.
3.2 L2 Cache
The L2 cache, 256KB or 512KB, is integrated into the Pentium Pro / Pentium II CPU. The private L2 cache bus is not connected to package pins, rather its signals are routed between the two cavities using standard package techniques. It can be driven at full CPU core speed. The high-performance bandwidth is used by the CPU to serve all L1 cache misses, the characteristic of a CPU-cache bus, and is utilized 90­95 percent of the time.
3.3 Main Memory
The AI6NFK/KP6 provides three 64-bit memory banks for up to 384MB of main memory. Each bank consists of two SIMMs,
SIMM1/SIMM2, SIMM3/SIMM4 and SIMM5/SIMM6. Burst Extended
Data Output (BEDO), Extended Data Output (EDO) and Fast Page Mode DRAM are supported. The size of the SIMM can be 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB and 64MB, and can be configured to support ECC (Error Checking and Correction) or parity checking.
The following are to be noted in populating the SIMM sockets:
1. Either SIMM1/SIMM2 or SIMM3/SIMM4 or SIMM5/SIMM6 bank can be populated first.
2. Each bank should consist of the same size of SIMMs.
3. Each bank should consist of the same type of SIMMs, i.e. SIMM1 and SIMM2 should be BEDO, EDO or page mode.
4. SIMMs can be mixed by the bank. For example, SIMM1/SIMM2 are Page Mode and SIMM3/SIMM4 are EDO.
5. SIMMs can be with or without parity. If you need ECC or parity support, you need to use SIMMs with parity bits.

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Available memory configurations are shown in the following table:

Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2 Total Memory

4MB´2
----- ----- 8MB
8MB´2
----- ----- 16MB
16MB´2
----- ----- 32MB
32MB´2
----- ----- 64MB
4MB´2 4MB´2
----- 16MB
4MB´2 4MB´2 4MB´2
24MB
4MB´2 8MB´2
----- 24MB
4MB´2 8MB´2 8MB´2
40MB
4MB´2 16MB´2
----- 40MB
4MB´2 16MB´2 16MB´2
72MB
4MB´2 32MB´2
----- 72MB
4MB´2 32MB´2 32MB´2
136MB
8MB´2 8MB´2
----- 32MB
8MB´2 8MB´2 8MB´2
48MB
8MB´2 16MB´2
----- 48MB
8MB´2 16MB´2 16MB´2
80MB
8MB´2 32MB´2
----- 80MB
8MB´2 32MB´2 32MB´2
144MB
16MB´2 16MB´2
----- 64MB
16MB´2 16MB´2 16MB´2
96MB
16MB´2 32MB´2
----- 96MB
16MB´2 32MB´2 32MB´2
160MB
32MB´2 32MB´2
----- 128MB
32MB´2 32MB´2 32MB´2
192MB
64MB´2 64MB´2
----- 256MB
64MB´2 64MB´2 64MB´2
384MB
Note: Bank 0 designates the memory bank populated first:
SIMM1/SIMM2 or SIMM3/SIMM4 or SIMM5/SIMM6.
Chapter 3 Hardware Description
3.4 BIOS
The BIOS on the AI6NFK/KP6 motherboard provides the standard BIOS functions plus the following additional features:
1. DMI (Desktop Management Interface)
The motherboard supports DMI to enable computer system management in an enterprise.
2. ISA Plug and Play (PnP) Extension
Unlike PCI cards that are Plug and Play, ISA cards require setting jumpers to resolve hardware conflicts. To make a computer system PnP, an ISA PnP standard is established and supported by new operating systems, such as Windows 95. Under Windows 95, the motherboard BIOS must have an ISA PnP extension to support new ISA PnP cards.
3. Power Management
The power management feature provides power savings by slowing down the CPU clock, turning off the monitor screen and stopping the HDD spindle motor. The BIOS fully conforms to APM 1.2 specifications.
3.5 I/O Port Address Map
Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device. There is a total of 1K port address space available. The following table lists the I/O port addresses used on the motherboard.
Address Device Description
000h - 01Fh DMA Controller #1 020h - 03Fh Interrupt Controller #1 040h - 05Fh Timer 060h - 06Fh Keyboard Controller 070h - 07Fh Real Time Clock,, NMI 080h - 09Fh DMA Page Register 0A0h - 0BFh Interrupt Controller #2 0C0h - 0DFh DMA Controller #2 0F0h Clear Math Coprocessor Busy Signal 0F1h Reset Math Coprocessor 1F0h - 1F7h IDE Interface 2F8h - 2FFh Serial Port #2(COM2)
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378h - 3FFh Parallel Port #1(LPT1) 3F0h - 3F7h Floppy Disk Controller 3F8h - 3FFh Serial Port #1(COM1)
3.6 DMA Channels
There are seven DMA channels available on the motherboard. Only DRQ2 is used by the floppy controller. In the case that ECP mode on the parallel port is utilized, DRQ1 or DRQ3 will be used.
3.7 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines
There is a total of 15 IRQ lines available on the motherboard. Peripheral devices use an interrupt request to notify the CPU for the service required. The following table shows the IRQ lines used by the devices on the motherboard:
Level Function
IRQ0 System Timer Output IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Interrupt Cascade
IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Software Redirected to Int 0Ah IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 Reserved IRQ13 Co-Processor IRQ14 Primary IDE
IRQ15 Secondary IDE IRQ3 INTERRUPT IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ5 INTERRUPT IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller IRQ7 Parallel Port #1
3.8 Onboard PCI-IDE
The PCI-IDE controller is a part of the 82440FX PCIset. It supports PIO mode 3/4 and bus mastering. The peak transfer rate of PIO mode 3/4 can be as high as 17MB/sec. Using HDDs that support bus mastering, the peak transfer rate can reach 22MB/sec. There are two IDE connectors - primary IDE and secondary IDE. With two devices per connector, up to four IDE devices can be supported.
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3.9 Onboard Multi-I/O
The onboard multi-I/O chip, SMC37C66X, provides two serial ports, one parallel port and one floppy controller. The serial ports are 16550 UART compatible. The parallel port supports high-speed EPP/ECP mode. The floppy controller supports up to 2.88 MB format.
Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard
Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard
The following sections describe the necessary procedures and proper jumper settings to configure the AI6NFK/KP6 motherboard. For the locations of the jumpers, refer to Figure 2.
q 4.1........................................CPU Frequency: DSW1, DSW2
.................................................................................................
q 4.2...............................................Clear CMOS Selection: JP8
.................................................................................................
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Figure 2: Jumper Location on the AI6NFK/KP6
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4.1 CPU Frequency: DSW1, DSW2
DSW1: sets the clock generator frequency to 50, 60 or 66MHz, which
is the frequency of the CPU, to the bus clock. DSW2: sets the ratio of the bus clock to the CPU internal clock.
Refer to the following table for the correct setting to match the CPU frequency.
Pentium Pro (KP6)
CPU FREQ.
DSW1 DSW2
Pentium Pro
150MHz
Pentium Pro
166MHz
Pentium Pro
180MHz
Pentium Pro
200MHz
Pentium II
CPU FREQ.
DSW1 DSW2
Pentium II
233MHz
Pentium II
266MHz
Pentium II
300MHz
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4.2 Clear CMOS Selection: JP8
Use JP8, a 2-pin header, to clear the contents of the CMOS RAM. Do not clear the CMOS RAM unless it is absolutely necessary. You will lose your password, etc.

JP8 Function

Normal
Clear CMOS
Chapter 5 Installation
Chapter 5 Installation
This chapter describes the interface that the AI6NFK/KP6 provides for creating a working system. Refer to Figure 3 for the location of the connectors.
The following items are covered in this chapter:
q 5.1 I/O Connectors.....................................................................17
q 5.2 J2, J8: AT Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector...............17
q 5.3 J4: AT Power Supply Connector.........................................18
q 5.4 J5: ATX Power Supply Connector......................................18
q 5.5 J6: Parallel Port Connector..................................................19
q 5.6 J7: Floppy Drive Connector.................................................19
q 5.7 J9, J10: Serial Ports..............................................................20
q 5.8 J11, J12: EIDE Connectors..................................................20
q 5.9 J13, J14: USB Connectors...................................................21
q 5.10 J24: IrDA Connector............................................................21
q 5.11 J25: Front Bezel Connectors................................................22
q 5.12 J26: CPU Fan Connector......................................................24
q 5.13 JP1: ATX Power On/Off Switch..........................................24
q
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Figure 3: Connector Location on the AI6NFK/KP6
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5.1 I/O Connectors
The I/O connectors connect the AI6NFK/KP6 to the most common peripherals. To attach cables to these connectors, carefully align Pin 1 of the cables to that of the connectors. Refer to Figure 4 for the location and orientation of the connectors.
Figure 4: Orientation of the I/O Connector
5.2 J2, J8: AT Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector
J2: AT Keyboard Connector
J2 Pin # Signal Name
1 Keyboard data
2 N.C. 3 GND 4 5V 5 Keyboard clock 6 N.C.
J8: PS/2 Mouse Connector
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Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
N.C. 1
N.C. 3 4 Mouse clock N.C. 5 6 5V
Mouse data 7 8 N.C.
GND 9 10 N.C.
5.3 J4: AT Power Supply Connector
When using an AT compatible power supply, plug both of the power supply connectors into J4. Make sure the power supply connectors are connected in the right orientation. The power supply connectors are connected in the right orientation if the black wires of each power cable are ADJACENT to each other. That is, black wires of each connector should be aligned in the center of the J4 power supply connector.
J4 Pin # Description Wire Color
1
Q
Power Good Orange
2
l
+5V Red
3
l
+12V Yellow
4
l
-12V Blue
5
l
Ground Black
6
l
Ground Black
7
Q
Ground Black
8
l
Ground Black
9
l
-5V White
10
l
+5V Red
11
l
+5V Red
12
l
+5V Red
5.4 J5: ATX Power Supply Connector
J5 is a 20-pin ATX power supply connector. Refer to the following table for the pin out assignments.
11 1
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
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20 10
3.3V 11 1 3.3V
-12V 12 2 3.3V Ground 13 3 Ground PS-ON 14 4 +5V Ground 15 5 Ground Ground 16 6 +5V Ground 17 7 Ground
-5V 18 8 Power good +5V 19 9 5VSB +5V 20 10 +12V
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5.5 J6: Parallel Port Connector
The following table describes the pin out assignments of this connector.
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
Line printer strobe 1 14 AutoFeed PD0, parallel data 0 2 15 Error PD1, parallel data 1 3 16 Initialize PD2, parallel data 2 4 17 Select PD3, parallel data 3 5 18 Ground PD4, parallel data 4 6 19 Ground PD5, parallel data 5 7 20 Ground PD6, parallel data 6 8 21 Ground PD7, parallel data 7 9 22 Ground
ACK, acknowledge 10 23 Ground
Busy 11 24 Ground
Paper empty 12 25 Ground
Select 13 N/A N/A
5.6 J7: Floppy Drive Connector
J7 of the AI6NFK/KP6 is a 34-pin header and will support up to
2.88MB floppy drives.
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
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Ground 1 2 RM/LC Ground 3 4 No connect Ground 5 6 No connect Ground 7 8 Index Ground 9 10 Motor enable 0 Ground 11 12 Drive select 1 Ground 13 14 Drive select 0 Ground 15 16 Motor enable 1 Ground 17 18 Direction Ground 19 20 Step Ground 21 22 Write data Ground 23 24 Write gate Ground 25 26 Track 00 Ground 27 28 Write protect Ground 29 30 Read data Ground 31 32 Side 1 select Ground 33 34 Diskette change
5.7 J9, J10: Serial Ports
The onboard serial ports of the AI6NFK/KP6 are 10 pin-header connectors. J9 is COM1 and J10 is COM2. The following table shows the pin out of the these connectors.
Pin # Signal Name
1 DCD, Data carrier detect
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2 RXD, Receive data
3 TXD, Transmit data 4 DTR, Data terminal
ready 5 GND, ground 6 DSR, Data set ready 7 RTS, Request to send 8 CTS, Clear to send 9 RI, Ring indicator
10 Not Used
5.8 J11, J12: EIDE Connectors
J11: Primary IDE Connector
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
Reset IDE 1 2 Ground Host data 7 3 4 Host data 8 Host data 6 5 6 Host data 9 Host data 5 7 8 Host data 10 Host data 4 9 10 Host data 11 Host data 3 11 12 Host data 12 Host data 2 13 14 Host data 13 Host data 1 15 16 Host data 14 Host data 0 17 18 Host data 15
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Ground 19 20 Key
DRQ0 21 22 Ground
Host IOW 23 24 Ground
Host IOR 25 26 Ground
IOCHRDY 27 28 Host ALE
DACK0 29 30 Ground
IRQ14 31 32 No connect Address 1 33 34 No connect Address 0 35 36 Address 2
Chip select 0 37 38 Chip select 1
Activity 39 40 Ground
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J12: Secondary IDE Connector
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
Reset IDE 1 2 Ground Host data 7 3 4 Host data 8 Host data 6 5 6 Host data 9 Host data 5 7 8 Host data 10 Host data 4 9 10 Host data 11 Host data 3 11 12 Host data 12 Host data 2 13 14 Host data 13 Host data 1 15 16 Host data 14 Host data 0 17 18 Host data 15
Ground 19 20 Key
DRQ0 21 22 Ground
Host IOW 23 24 Ground
Host IOR 25 26 Ground
IOCHRDY 27 28 Host ALE
DACK1 29 30 Ground
MIRQ0 31 32 No connect Address 1 33 34 No connect Address 0 35 36 Address 2
Chip select 0 37 38 Chip select 1
Activity 39 40 Ground
5.9 J13, J14: USB Connectors
J13 (USB1)and J14 (USB2) are the USB connectors. The following table shows the pin outs of these connectors.
J13
1 2
J14
1 2
J13 Pin # J14 Pin # Signal Name
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3 4
USB
3 4
1 1 Vcc 2 2 USB­3 3 USB+ 4 4 Ground
5.10 J24: IrDA Connector
This connector is used for an IrDA connector that supports infrared wireless communication.
+5V IRRX IRTX
N.C. GND
J17 Pin # Signal Name
1 +5V 2 No connect 3 Ir RX 4 Ground 5 Ir TX
5.11 J25: Front Bezel Connectors
The front bezel of the case has a control panel which provides light indication of the computer activities and switches to change the computer status. J25 is a 20-pin header that provides interfaces for the following functions.
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Speaker: Pins 1 - 4
This connector provides an interface to a speaker for audio tone generation. An 8-ohm speaker is recommended.
J25 Pin # Signal Name
1 Speaker out 2 No connect 3 Ground 4 +5V
Power LED and Keylock: Pins 11 - 15
The power LED indicates the status of the main power switch. The keylock switch, when closed, will disable the keyboard function.
J25 Pin # Signal Name
11 Power LED 12 No connect 13 Ground 14 Keylock 15 Ground
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SMI/Hardware Switch: Pins 6 and 16
This connector supports the "Green Switch" on the control panel, which, when pressed, will force the system board into the power-saving mode immediately.
J25 Pin # Signal Name
6 Sleep
16 Ground
ATX Power ON Switch: Pins 7 and 17
This 2-pin connector is an TX Power Supply On/Off Switchon the motherboard that connects to the power switch on the case. When pressed, the power switch will force the motherboard to power on. When pressed again, it will force the motherboard to power off.
Turbo LED Connector: Pins 8 and 18
There is no turbo/deturbo function on the motherboard. The Turbo LED on the control panel will always be On when attached to this connector.
J25 Pin # Signal Name
8 5V
18 Ground
Reset Switch: Pins 9 and 19
The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch Off and then On. Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header.
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Hard Disk Drive LED Connector: Pins 10 and 20
This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel. This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed.
J26 Pin # Signal Name
10 Ground 20 5V
5.12 J26: CPU Fan Power Connector
J26 is a 2-pin connector for a CPU fan. The fan must be a 12V fan.
J26 Pin # Signal Name
1 +12V
2 Ground
5.13 JP1: ATX Power On/Off Switch
This 2-pin connector is also an TX Power Supply On/Off Switchon the motherboard which has a similar function as J25 pin 7 and 17. When pressed, the switch will force the motherboard to power on. When pressed again, it will force the motherboard to power off.
Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup
Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup
This chapter describes the different settings available in the BIOS. The AI6NFK/KP6 motherboard comes with AMIBIOS. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows:
q 6.1 Invoking the System Setup Program...................................28
q 6.2..............................................................Running the Setup
.................................................................................................
Point and Click Interface..................................................................
Using a Mouse with Setup.......................................................
Using the Keyboard with Setup...............................................
q 6.3...............................................................Setup Main Menu
.................................................................................................
Default Values..................................................................................
Original....................................................................................
Optimal.....................................................................................
Fail safe....................................................................................
Save Changes and Exit.............................................................
Setup Menu Categories............................................................
q 6.4.........................................................Standard Setup Menu
.................................................................................................
Date/Time.........................................................................................
Floppy Drive A, B....................................................................
Configuring IDE Drives...........................................................
Configuring an MFM Drive.....................................................
User-Defined Drive..................................................................
Configuring a CD-ROM Drive................................................
q 6.5.........................................................Advanced Setup Menu
Quick Boot........................................................................................
Pause on Config. Screen (Sec.)............................................36
Boot From SCSI.......................................................................
BootUp Sequence.....................................................................
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BootUp NumLock....................................................................
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Floppy Drive Seek...................................................................
Floppy Access Control.........................................................37
HDD Access Control...........................................................37
PS/2 Mouse Support.................................................................
Primary Display.......................................................................
Password Check.......................................................................
Boot to OS/2.............................................................................
Internal Cache......................................................................38
System BIOS cacheable...........................................................
C000-D800 16K Shadow.....................................................38
q 6.6............................................................Chipset Setup Menu
39
Auto Configure DRAM Timing............................................................39
DRAM Speed.......................................................................39
DRAM Parity/ECC..............................................................39
Fixed Memory Hole.............................................................39
CPU-to-PCI IDE Posting.....................................................39
USB Function ......................................................................39
q 6.7..................................................Power Management Setup
Power Management/ APM........................................................................
Green PC Monitor Power State............................................40
Video Power Down Mode...................................................40
Hard Disk Power Down Mode.............................................40
Standby Time Out (Minute).................................................41
Suspend Time Out (Minute)................................................41
Slow Clock Ratio.................................................................41
Modem Use IRQ..................................................................41
Display Activity...................................................................41
IRQ 3/4/5/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15.....................................42
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q 6.8..........................................................PCI/PnP Setup Menu
43
Plug and Play Aware OS.......................................................................43
Clear NVRAM on Every Boot.............................................43
PCI Latency Timer (in PCI Clocks).....................................43
PCI VGA Palette Snoop.......................................................44
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA...................................................44
PCI IDE BusMaster.............................................................44
Offboard PCI IDE Card.......................................................44
Offboard PCI IDE Primary IRQ..........................................44
Offboard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ......................................44
IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15..............................................44
Reserved Memory Size........................................................45
DMA Channel 0//1/3/5/6/7, IRQ 3/4/5/9/10/11/12/14/15. ..45
q 6.9........................................................Peripheral Setup Menu
46
Onboard FDC........................................................................................46
Onboard Serial Port 1...........................................................46
Onboard Serial Port 2...........................................................46
Serial Port2 Mode................................................................47
Parallel Port Mode...............................................................47
Parallel Port DMA...............................................................47
Onboard IDE........................................................................47
q 6.10...........................................................................Password
If You Do Not Want to Use a Password...................................................
Setting a Password...................................................................
q 6.11 Anti-Virus.......................................................................
Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup
6.1 Invoking the System Setup Program
Power on the system and the screen will display:
Hit <Del> to enter Setup
Hit the <Del> key and screen will display the main Setup screen.
6.2 Running the Setup
Point and Click Interface
The Setup uses the familiar point and click navigation technique. You can point with your mouse anywhere on the screen, click the left mouse button and Setup control is transferred to the new location. The previous window is closed. All parameters that have been changed will automatically be saved, pending the selection on the exit screen.
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Using a Mouse with Setup
Setup can be accessed via a keyboard, mouse or pen. The mouse click functions are:
· Single click to change or select both global and current fields, and
· Double-click to perform an operation in the selected field.
Using the Keyboard with Setup
Use the following keys to modify and move around in the Setup:
Keystroke Function
<Tab> Move to the next window or field. à, ß, á, â Move to the next field to the right, left, above, or
below.
<Enter>
Select in the current field.
+
Increases a value.
-
Decreases a value.
<Esc> Close the current operation and return to
the previous level. <PgUp> Returns to the previous page. <PgDn> Advances to the next page. <Home> Returns to the beginning of the text. <End> Advances to the end of the text. <Alt><H> Access a help window. <Alt><Spacebar> Exit WINBIOS Setup. Alphabetic Keys A to Z are used in the virtual keyboard
and are not case-sensitive. Numeric Keys 0 to 9 are used in the virtual keyboard
and numeric keypad.
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6.3 Setup Main Menu
Default Values
The icons in this section permit you to select a group of settings for all the Setup options. Not only can you use these icons to quickly set system configuration parameters, you can choose a group of settings that have a better chance of working when the system is having configuration-related problems.
Original
Choose the Original icon to return to the system configuration values present in WINBIOS Setup when you first began this WINBIOS Setup session.
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Optimal
You can load the optimal default settings for the BIOS by selecting the Optimal icon. The Optimal default settings are best-case values that should optimize system performance. If CMOS RAM is corrupted, the Optimal settings are loaded automatically.
Note: The optimal values are for regular use.
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Fail safe
You can load the Fail-Safe BIOS Setup option setting by selecting the Fail-Safe icon from the Default section of the Setup main menu.
The Fail-Safe settings provide far-from-optimal system performance, but are the most stable settings. Use this option as a diagnostic aid if the system is behaving erratically.
Save Changes and Exit
Select this option to save into the CMOS RAM all the modifications you have specified during the current session.
Note: If you would like to review or modify the configuration in more
detail, you could select the ontinueoption to go to the next page before you decide to choose the ave Changes and Exit option.
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Setup Menu Categories
Your Setup program can have up to six separate screens. Different types of system configuration parameters are set on each screen.
Type Description
Standard Setup Set the time and date.
Configure disk drives.
Advanced Setup Configure basic system
performance parameters.
Chipset Setup Configure features specific to the
chipset used in the computer.
Power Management Setup Configure power conservation features.
PCI/PnP Setup Configure PCI and Plug-and-Play
features.
Peripheral Setup Configure I/O support.
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6.4 Standard Setup Menu
Standard Setup options are displayed by choosing the Standard icon from the Setup menu. All Standard Setup options are described below.
Date/Time
Select the Date/Time option to change the date or time. The current date and time are displayed. Enter new values through the displayed window.
Floppy Drive A, B
Choose the Floppy Drive A or B icon to specify the floppy drive type. The settings are 360KB 5 1/4", 1.2MB 5 1/4 720KB 3 1/2", 1.44MB 3 1/2" and 2.88MB 3 1/2"
Configuring IDE Drives
If the hard disk drive to be configured is an IDE drive, select the appropriate drive icon (Pri Master, Pri Slave, Sec Master or Sec Slave). Choose the Type parameter and select Auto. The BIOS automatically detects the IDE drive parameters and displays them. Click on the OK button to accept these parameters.
Configuring an MFM Drive
In configuring an old MFM hard disk drive, you must know the drive parameters (number of heads, number of cylinders, number of sectors, the starting write precompensation cylinder and drive capacity). Choose Type and choose the appropriate hard disk drive type (1-46).
User-Defined Drive
If you are configuring a SCSI drive or an MFM, RLL, ARLL or ESDI drive with drive parameters that do not match drive types 1-46, you must select User in the Type field and enter the drive parameters on the screen that appears. The drive parameters include:
· Cylinder (number of cylinders),
· Hd (number of heads),
· WP (starting write precompensation cylinder),
· Sec (number of sectors), and
· Size (drive capacity).
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Configuring a CD-ROM Drive
Select the appropriate drive icon (Pri Master, Pri Slave, Sec Master or Sec Slave). Choose the Type parameter and select CDROM. You can boot the computer from a CD-ROM drive.
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6.5 Advanced Setup Menu
Quick Boot
Set this option to Enabled to instruct AMIBIOS to boot quickly when the computer is powered on. This option replaces the old Above 1 MB
Memory Test Advanced Setup option.
Pause on Config. Screen (Sec.)
This option sets the time of pause made by the configuration screen during boot up which can be two to 15 seconds. The default setting is Disabled.
Boot From SCSI / IDE
This option sets the boot driver from SCSI primary, then sequenced by bootup sequence ITEM. The default setting is IDE.
BootUp Sequence
This option sets the sequence of boot drives (floppy drive A:, hard disk drive C:, or a CD-ROM drive) that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes. The settings are C:, A:, CDROM;
CDROM, C:, A: and A:, C:, CDROM. The default setting is A:, C:, CDROM.
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BootUp NumLock
Set this option to Off to turn the Num Lock key off when the computer is booted so you can use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard. The settings are On and Off. The default setting is
On.
Floppy Drive Seek
Set this option to Enabled to specify that floppy drive A: will perform a Seek operation at system boot. The settings are Disabled and Enabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
Floppy Access Control
Setting this option to Normal enables the floppy drive to perform a read and write operation. The settings are Normal or Read Only. The default setting is Normal.
HDD Access Control
Setting this option to Normal enables the hard disk drive to perform a read and write operation. The settings are Normal or Read Only. The default setting is Normal.
PS/2 Mouse Support
When this option is set to Enabled, AMIBIOS supports a PS/2-type mouse. The default setting is Enabled.
Primary Display
This option specifies the type of display monitor and adapter in the computer. The settings are Mono, CGA40, CGA80, EGA/VGA and Absent. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is EGA/VGA.
Password Check
This option enables password checking every time the computer is powered on or every time BIOS Setup is executed. If Always is chosen, a user password prompt appears every time the computer is turned on. If Setup is chosen, the password prompt appears if BIOS is executed. The Optimal and Power On defaults are Setup.
Boot to OS/2
Set this option to Yes to permit AMIBIOS to run with IBM OS/2. The settings are Yes and No. The default setting is No.
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Internal Cache
This option specifies the caching algorithm used for L1 internal cache memory. The settings are:
Setting Description
Disabled Neither L1 internal cache memory on the CPU or L2
secondary cache memory is enabled.
Write Back (default)
Use the write-back caching algorithm.
Write Thru Use the write-through caching algorithm.
System BIOS cacheable
When this option is set to Enabled, the contents of the F0000h system memory segment can be read from or written to L2 secondary cache memory. The contents of the F0000h memory segment are always copied from the BIOS ROM to the system RAM for faster execution.
The settings are Enabled and Disabled. The Optimal default setting is Enabled. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
C000, 16K Shadow C400, 16K Shadow C800, 16K Shadow CC00, 16K Shadow
D000, 16K Shadow D400, 16K Shadow D800, 16K Shadow
These options control the location of the contents of the 16KB of ROM 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. The settings are:
Setting Description
Shadow The contents of C0000h - C3FFFh are written to the same
address in system memory (RAM) for faster execution.
Cache The contents of the named ROM area are written to the same
address in system memory (RAM) for faster execution, if an adapter ROM will be using the named ROM area. Also, the contents of the RAM area can be read from and written to cache memory.
Disable The video ROM is not copied to RAM. The contents of the
video ROM cannot be read from or written to cache memory.
The C000~C7FF 32K default setting is Enabled; for other segments it is Disabled.
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6.6 Chipset Setup Menu
Auto Configure DRAM Timing
Use this option to specify the timing on the memory Bus. The default setting is Enabled.
DRAM Speed
This specifies the RAS access speed of the SIMMs installed as system memory. The settings are 50ns, 60ns and 70ns. The default is 60ns.
DRAM Parity/ECC
Fixed Memory Hole
Enabling this feature reserves (15MB to 16MB or 512KB to 640KB) memory address space to ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting. This makes the memory from (15MB or 512KB) and up unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB. The default is Disabled.
USB Function
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6.7 Power Management Setup
Power Management/ APM
Set this option to Enabled to enable the power-management and APM (Advanced Power Management) features. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. The default setting is Enabled.
Green PC Monitor Power State
This option specifies the power-management state that the Green PC­compliant video monitor enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings are Disabled, off Standby and Suspend. The default setting is Suspend.
Video Power Down Mode
This option specifies the power-management state that the video subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings are Disabled, Standby and Suspend. The default is Suspend.
Hard Disk Power Down Mode
This option specifies the power-management state that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings are Disabled, Standby and Suspend. The default setting is
Disabled.
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Standby Time Out (Minute)
This option specifies the length of the period of system inactivity when the computer is in Full On mode before the computer is placed in Standby mode. In Standby mode, some power use is curtailed. The settings are Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min and all one minute intervals up to and including 15 Min. The default setting is Disabled.
Suspend Time Out (Minute)
This option specifies the length of the period of system inactivity when the computer is already in Standby mode before the computer is placed in Suspend mode. In Suspend mode, nearly all power use is curtailed. The settings are Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min and all one minute intervals up to and including 15 Min. The default setting is Disabled.
Slow Clock Ratio
This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in power- saving modes. The settings are expressed as a ratio between the normal clock speed and the power down clock speed. The settings are
1:1, 1:2 (half as fast as normal), 1:4 (the normal clock speed), 1:8, 1:16, 1:32, 1:64 and 1:128. The default setting is 1:8.
Modem Use IRQ
This option specifies the IRQ used by an external modem connected to a serial port. The settings are 3, 4 and N/A. For COM1 the IRQ is 4; for COM2 it is 3. The default setting is N/A.
Display Activity
This option specifies if AMIBIOS is to monitor activity on the display monitor for power-conservation purposes. When this option is set to Monitor and there is no display activity for the length of time specified in the value in the Full On to Standby Timeout (Min) option, the computer enters a power-saving state. The settings are Monitor, Wake
up, Ignore and Both. The default setting is Ignore.
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IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ8 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ13 IRQ14 IRQ15
These options enable event monitoring. When the computer is in a power-saving mode, activity on the named interrupt request line is monitored by AMIBIOS. When any activity occurs, the computer enters the Full On mode. Each of these options can be set to Monitor, Ignore, WakeUp or Both.. The default setting for IRQ5, IRQ8, IRQ9, IRQ10, IRQ11 is Ignore, Monitor for IRQ7, IRQ14 and IRQ15, and
Both for IRQ3, IRQ4 and IRQ12.
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6.8 PCI/PnP Setup Menu
Plug and Play Aware OS
Set this option to Yes if the operating system installed in the computer is Plug and Play-aware. AMIBIOS only detects and enables PnP ISA adapter cards that are required for system boot. The Windows 95 operating system detects and enables all other PnP-aware adapter cards. Windows 95 is PnP-aware.
Set this option to No if the operating system (such as DOS, OS/2, Windows 3.x) does not use PnP. You must set this option correctly or PnP-aware adapter cards installed in your computer will not be configured properly. The settings are No and Yes. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are No.
Clear NVRAM on Every Boot
Enabling this option erases the NVRAM containing PnP information on every boot. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are No.
PCI Latency Timer (in PCI Clocks)
This option sets latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus. The settings are in units equal to PCI clocks. The settings are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160,
192, 244 and 248. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are 32.
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PCI VGA Palette Snoop
This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA adapter card installed in the computer requires VGA palette snooping. The settings are Disabled and Enabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA
Enabling this option allocates an IRQ to the PCI VGA card in the motherboard. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Yes.
PCI IDE BusMaster
Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus has bus mastering capability. The settings are Disabled and Enabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
Offboard PCI IDE Card
This option specifies if an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is used in the computer. You must also specify the PCI expansion slot on the motherboard where the offboard PCI IDE controller card is installed. If an offboard PCI IDE controller is used, the onboard IDE controller on the motherboard is automatically disabled. The settings are Disabled, Auto, Slot1, Slot2, Slot3 and Slot4.
If Auto is selected, AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct setting for this option. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is
Auto.
Offboard PCI IDE Primary IRQ
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is INTA.
Offboard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is INTB.
IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9
IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ14 IRQ15
These options specify the bus that the named interrupt request lines (IRQs) are used on. These options allow you to specify IRQs for use by legacy ISA adapter cards.
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These options determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to BIOS configurable devices. The available IRQs pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM. If more IRQs must be removed from the pool, the end user can use these PCI/PnP Setup options to remove the IRQ by assigning the option to the ISA/EISA setting. Onboard I/O is configurable by AMIBIOS. The IRQs used by onboard I/O are configured PCI/PnP.
The settings are PCI/PnP and ISA/EISA. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is PCI/PnP.
Reserved Memory Size
This option specifies the size of the memory area reserved for legacy ISA adapter cards. The settings are Disabled, 16K, 32K and 64K. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7, IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15
These fields allow you to determine the IRQ/DMA assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot.
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6.9 Peripheral Setup Menu
Peripheral Setup options are displayed by choosing the Peripheral Setup icon from the Setup main menu. All Peripheral Setup options are described in this section.
Onboard FDC
This option enables the floppy drive controller on the motherboard. The settings are Auto, Enabled and Disabled. The Optimal default setting is Auto. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
Onboard Serial Port 1
This option enables serial port 1 on the motherboard and specifies the base I/O port address for serial port 1.
The settings are 3F8h, 3E8h, Auto and Disabled. The Optimal default setting is 3F8ho. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
Onboard Serial Port 2
This option enables serial port 2 on the motherboard and specifies the base I/O port address for serial port 2.
The settings are 2F8h, 2E8h, Auto and Disabled. The Optimal default setting is 2F8h. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
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Serial Port2 Mode
This option specifies the mode for which the serial port2 on the motherboard is used. The settings are Standard, IrDA or ASK IR. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is Standard.
Onboard Parallel Port
This option enables the parallel port on the motherboard and specifies the parallel port base I/O port address. The settings are 378h, 278h, Auto and Disabled. The Optimal default setting is Auto. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
Parallel Port Mode
This option specifies the parallel port mode. ECP and EPP are both bi­directional data transfer schemes that adhere to the IEEE P1284 specifications. The settings are:
Setting Description
Normal The normal parallel port mode is used. This is the default
setting.
Bi-Dir Use this setting to support bi-directional transfers on the
parallel port.
EPP The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the
Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) specification. EPP uses the existing parallel port signals to provide asymmetric bi­directional data transfer driven by the host device.
ECP The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the
Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) specification. ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve transfer rates of approximately 2.5MB/sec. ECP provides symmetric bi­directional communications.
Parallel Port DMA
This option is only available if the setting for the Parallel Port Mode option is ECP. The settings are N/A, DMA CH (channel) 0, DMA CH 1 and DMA CH 3. The default setting is Auto.
Onboard IDE
This option specifies the onboard IDE controller channels that will be used. The settings are Primary, Secondary, Both and Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Both.
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6.10 Password
If You Do Not Want to Use a Password
Just press <Enter> when the password prompt appears.
Setting a Password
The password check option is enabled in Advanced Setup by choosing either Always (the password prompt appears every time the system is powered on) or Setup (the password prompt appears only when BIOS is run). The password is stored in the CMOS RAM.
You can enter a password by:
· typing the password on the keyboard,
· selecting each letter with the mouse, or
· selecting each letter with the pen stylus.
Pen access must be customized for each specific hardware platform.
When you select Supervisor or User, AMIBIOS prompts for a password. You must set the Supervisor password before you can set the User password. Enter a 1-6 character password. The password does not appear on the screen when typed. Make sure you write it down. If you forget it, you must drain the CMOS RAM and reconfigure the system.
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6.11 Anti-Virus
When this icon is selected from the Security section of the Setup main menu, AMIBIOS issues a warning when any program (or virus) issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. If enabled, the following appears when a write is attempted to the boot sector. You may have to type N several times to prevent the boot sector write.
Boot Sector Write!!!
Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? _
The following appears after any attempt to format any cylinder, head, or sector of any hard disk drive via the BIOS INT 13 Hard Disk Drive Service:
Format!!!
Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? _
Appendix
APPENDIX
A. Slot 1 Retention Mechanism and KP6 CPU module
1. To install the Slot 1 mechanism, fasten it with the four screws from underneath the motherboard. Refer to the drawing below.
2. To release the KP6 CPU module from the retention mechanism, press the two sides of the module. Refer to the drawing below.
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