mainboard bios setup

Rev: 1.00

Date: April - 2000

MAINBOARD

User's Manual

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

* Specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change

without notice.

FCC & DoC Compliance Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules, operation is subject to the following two conditions.

1. This device may not cause harmful interference and,

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interface to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

,

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

,

Move the equipment away from the receiver.

,

Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

,

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions.

The FCC requires the user to be notified that any change or modifications to the equipment by the user not expressly approved by the grantee or manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate such equipment. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations.

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Package Checklist

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

þ The mainboard

þ Floppy disk ribbon cable for

3.5” floppy drive

þ 80 pin IDE ribbon cable for internal ATA66 or ATA33

IDE drive (Note: The 80pin ribbon cable is designed with a 40pin connector.)

þ This User’s Manual

Support CD-ROM containing the following support software:

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

§ VIA

â

PCI Bridge driver,

§ VIA VxD driver, http://www.via.com.tw/drivers

§ Support software for updating the

FLASH BIOS

§ Trend

â

PC-cillin Anti-Virus software http://www.antivirus.com

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Table of Contents

1. I NT RO DU CT IO N .........................................................................6

1.1 P rod uct D esc rip tio n...............................................................................6

1.2 F eat ure s & Sp eci fic ati ons .....................................................................7

1.3 B oar d Lev el Fe atu re...............................................................................8

1.3 .1 Bo ard L eve l Par t Def ini tio ns ........................................................9

1.4 C omp reh ens ive M ain boa rd Vie w ......................................................10

2. H AR DWA RE I NS TALLATIO N .................................................11

2.1 J ump er Se tti ng ......................................................................................11

2.1 .1 S ett ing t he Ju mpe rs ......................................................................11

2.1 .2 K eyb oar d Po wer -on J ump er .......................................................12

2.1 .3 F las h BIO S Wri te Pr ote ct/ Ena ble .............................................12

2.1 .4 Cl ear C MO S..................................................................................13

2.1 .5 S US P ow er ....................................................................................13

2.1 .6 A C97 /MC 97 M ode S ele cti on J ump er ......................................14

2.2 C onn ect ion s..........................................................................................1 5

2.2 .1 In sta lli ng th e CPU ........................................................................15

2.2 .2 Co oli ng F an...................................................................................1 6

2.2 .3 In sta lli ng th e Mem ory M odu les ( DI MM ).................................1 7

2.2 .4 F lop py, ID E Har d and C D- RO Ms D riv es .................................18

2.2 .5 P ow er LE D Co nne cti ons ............................................................1 9

2.2 .6 P ow er Su ppl y Con nec tor ............................................................20

2.2.7 IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector..........................20

2.2 .8 LA N Wake -up C onn ect or............................................................2 1

2.2 .9 M ode m Wake -up F unc tio n..........................................................21

2.2 .10 E xte rna l Con nec tor s...................................................................2 2

2.2 .11 I ns tal lin g an AG P Car d ..............................................................24

2.2 .12 I ns tal lin g an AM R Car d .............................................................24

3. M AI NB OA RD B IO S SE TU P....................................................25

3.1 A bou t the B IO S ....................................................................................25

3.2 M ain M enu ............................................................................................27

3.3 S tan dar d CM OS F eat ure s ...................................................................28

3.4 A dva nce d BIO S Fe atu res ....................................................................32

3.5 A dva nce d Chi ps et Fe atu res ................................................................35

3.6 I nte gra ted P eri phe ral s ........................................................................38

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3.7 P ow er Ma nag eme nt Se tup ..................................................................38

3.8 P nP /PC I Con fig ura tio ns .....................................................................47

3.9 P C Hea lth S tat us ..................................................................................50

3.1 0 Fr equ enc y / Volta ge Co ntr ol ............................................................51

3.1 1 Loa d Fai l-S afe D efa ult s ....................................................................52

3.1 2 Loa d Op tim ize d Def aul ts..................................................................5 2

3.13 Supervisor Password and User Password Setting .........................52

3.1 4 Sav e & Exi t Set up / Ex it Wi tho ut Sa vin g .......................................53

3.1 5 PC I Dev ice L is tin g ............................................................................54

4. BUILT-IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS .............................................55

5. FLASH BIOS PROGRAMMING UTILITY...............................62

6. DMI UTILITY ..............................................................................64

7. INSTANTLY AVAILABLE PC...................................................65

7.1 W hat i s an In st ant ly Ava ila ble P C? ...................................................65

7.2 C ore Te chn olo gy S us pen d to RA M (S 3) ..........................................65

7.3 T he Ke y Ing red ien ts ............................................................................66

7.4 I ns tal lat ion ............................................................................................67

7.5 U sin g Su sp end t o RA M .......................................................................68

7.6 R ela ted D ocu men ts ..............................................................................69

8. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

.......................................................

70

8.1 I ns tal l Via PC I Bri dge D riv er .............................................................72

8.2 I ns tal l Via Vx d Dr ive r .........................................................................73

8.3 Install Sound Chip Driver (for On-Board Audio Only)..................74

8.4 T ren d PC -Ci lli n An ti- Viru s So ftw are ...............................................75

8.5 I ns tal l Via Bu s Ma ste r ID E Dri ver .....................................................77

8.6 I ns tal l Via Mi ni- por t Dri ver ...............................................................78

8.7 H ard Ware M oni tor ing U til ity .............................................................79

8.8 I ns tal lAD OB E Acr oba t Rea der V 4.0 ................................................80

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Product Description

T his mainboard represents the highest level of technology available in PC

Mainboards today. Designed as a flexible, high-performance and costeffective solution for System Integrators and End Users alike, this mainboard provides the power and expandability to meet the requirements of the most advanced operating systems and software applications.

This mainboard feature "SLOT A" architecture, a modular design that supports the latest high performance AMD Althon K7 (FSB 100/133MHz) system board that utilizes the VIA Apollo KX133 chipset on ATX Platform. Leading edge

AGP 2X/4X graphic capability is provided for the full range of graphic intensive games and programs. The ATX form factore design allows for more efficient system assembly with built-in mouse, serial and parallel port connectors. This providing next generation features and great graphics performance at a lower cost.

Advanced hardware designs include ACPI's Suspend to RAM for the implementation of Instantly Available PCs. Also, by incorporating AMR, 2X/4X

AGP, AC97, Super I/O, Ultra DMA/66 Bus Mastering IDE and Universal

Serial Bus (USB) onto the mainboard, optimum system performance is assured and system design and implementation is simplified.

Fully Plug & Play compatible via an Award BIOS, this mainboard facilitates easy system configuration and peripheral setup. Advanced BIOS features include Intelligent

Hardware Monitoring and Alert functions. The Award BIOS also supports ACPI readiness and is compatible with Pc98 specification. This mainboard is the ideal foundation for high-end computer systems.

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1.2 Specification

Processor

Chipset

BIOS

System

Memory

On-board I/O

Features

Slot A Athlon processors 500MHz to 1GHz

VIA

â

KX133

North Bridge : VT8371

2MB Award

South Bridge : VT82C686A

â

PCI BIOS, support ACPI, DMI, P nP

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

Anti-virus BIOS to prevent Boot-Virus

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´

168-pin DIMM Sockets up to 768 MB SDRAM Memory

Support 32/64/128/256 MB Memory Module

Support PC-100/PC-133 SDRAM Module

Rear I/O Panel

1

´

PS/2 Mouse Port

1

´

Parallel Port ( EPP, ECP Port )

2

´

Serial Port ( 16550 UART )

1

´

Audio Jacks: Line Out, Line In, and Mic. In

Standard I/O Feature

1

´

Floppy Port ( Up to 2.88MB )

1

´

IrDA TX/RX Header

2

´

USB Header

1

´

PS/2 Keyboard Port

2

´

USB Ports

1

´

MIDI/Game Port

2

´

IDE Hard Disk Port support up to 4 Hard drive

Advanced

Features

1. 4X AGP upgrade

2. AC97 Audio on-board

3. Modem Ring-in / Keyboard / Mouse Power On

4. Wake Up On LAN / Modem

5. Hardware Monitoring function ( CPU temperature, CPU Fan, Voltage )

6. PC-Cillin Anti-Virus Software

7. Suspend to RAM (STR) to support “Instantly Available” PC

8. Support AMR for MC97 modem upgrade

2

´

ATA33/66 IDE Ports Support up to 66MB/Sec.

PCI Bus Master

IDE

Expansion Slot

5

´

32-bit PCI Bus Master Slots, 1

´

16-bit ISA Slots, 1

´

4X/2X AGP Slot, 1

AMR Slot

ATX Power

Connector

Switching VR

3V, 5V and 12V 20 Pin ATX Power connector.

Switching Voltage Regulator to support 1.3V to 3.5V

Form Factor

ATX Size (7.5’’

´

12’’ or 190mm

´

305mm )

Specifications are subject to change without notice. All brands and product names are trademarks of their respective companies.

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INTRODUCTION

1.2 Board Level Feature

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1

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5

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20

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16

15

4

14

2

6

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1.3.1 Board Level Part Definitions

1 ISA Slot: (1) 16-bit ISA slots.

2 USB Header: Connects to the USB bracket for (2) additional USB ports.

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

4 AMR Slot: Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Connector.

5 AGP Slot: Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP).

6 MIDI/Game Port: 15-pin female MIDI/Joystick connector.

7 Audio Port: Three 1/8 female jacks for Line Out, Line In and MIC.

8 COM2 Port: COM2 can be directed to the Infrared Module for wireless connection capability.

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

10 COM1 Port: High-speed UART compatible serial port.

11 USB Ports: 2 USB Connectors.

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

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

14 Power Connector: 20-Pin ATX Power Connector.

15 CPU Slot : Slot A for AMD

Athlon processors 500MHz - 1GHz.

16 VIA KX133 AGPset: Features PC133 SDRAM, and AGP 2X or 4X support.

17 DIMM Sockets: (3) 168-pin DIMM sockets.

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

19 Primary IDE Connector: Connector for first IDE channel.

20 Secondary IDE Connector: Connector for second IDE channel.

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1.4 Comprehensive Mainboard View

LAN

Wake-up

JP12

Modem

Wake-up

JP10

Speaker

J11

20 19

Reset

Green Switch

(SMI)

Power/

Suspend

LED

Soft

Power

JP9

1 1

IDE

LED

JP2

J11

JP9

1

JP2

SCSI LED

Fan2

JP18

Speed

Sensor

G

1

Clear CMOS

JBAT1

Normal

1

Clear CMOS

12V

JBAT1

IrDA (IR)

JP4

PCI Bus 5

PCI Bus 4

PCI Bus 3

PCI Bus 2

PCI Bus 1

JP7

JP8

ISA Bus

SUS Power

JP19

Enable

Disable

AGP Slot

JP19

AMR

1 1

1

FLASH BIOS

JP20

Write Enable

Write Protect

JP20

USB

1

2

JP14

JP7

JP8

AC97/MC97 Mode

1

1

Onboard AC97

Only

AMR Only

Onboard AC97 &

AMR MC97

CD

J13

1

RAM Power

LED

Fan Power

J7

G

12V

Speed

Sensor

Power

Connector

Keyboard

Power-on

1

Enabled

Normal

JP1

USB

PS/2

Mouse

Keyboard

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HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2. Hardware Installation

2.1 Jumpers Setting

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:

[ Don't remove the mainboard from its anti-static packaging until you are ready to install it into a computer case. Also, handle add-

[ in cards and modules by the edges or mounting bracket.

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 built-up static electricity.

2.1.1 Setting the Jumpers

Jumpers are used on this mainboard to select various settings and features. A 2-pin jumper has two settings: Open and Short (or Closed). The jumper is closed by placing the Jumper

Cap across the two pins, thereby connecting them. 3-pin jumpers can be set to pins 1-2 or

2-3 connected. Pin-1 is labeled on the circuit board.

3-pin Jumper

Pin 1-2

Pin 2-3

2-pin Jumper

Open

Short

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2.1.2 Keyboard Power-on Jumper (JP1)

This feature will power on the system from the keyboard. In addition to the jumper setting, the Wake up Events in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS must be set properly also.

Keyboard Power-on

JP1

1

Normal

KB Wake-up

2.1.3 Flash BIOS Write Protect/Enable (JP20)

To re-program the mainboard BIOS, short this jumper to enable writing to the flash BIOS.

Set to Write Protect to prevent writing to the flash BIOS.

Flash BIOS JP20

Write Protect

Write Enable

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2.1.4 Clear CMOS (JBAT1)

If you have set the password, either to protect the BIOS configuration or to restrict access to the computer, the password is stored in CMOS RAM. If you forget the password, the CMOS can be cleared by setting this jumper to Clear

CMOS. Also in case there is a CMOS error or improper CPU setting through the mainboard's BIOS that causes boot failure, the CMOS must cleared by setting this jumper to Clear CMOS to allow the system to boot.

* Clearing the CMOS will clear all user-defined BIOS setup options.

1

Clear CMOS

JBAT1

Normal

Clear CMOS

2.1.5 SUS Power (JP19)

Enabled this Jumper is to provided the 3.3V to PCI for STR function.

SUS Power

JP19

Enabled

Normal

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2.1.6 AC97/MC97 Mode Selection Jumper (JP7 & JP8)

Set this jumper block according to the audio/modem device(s) used:

! Onboard AC97 Only: When using the onboard AC97 audio and no AMR card.

! AMR Only: When using an AMR audio/modem add-on card and not the onboard AC97 audio.

!

Onboard AC97 & AMR MC97: When using both the onboard AC97 audio and

AMR modem (MC97) card.

JP7

JP8

AC97/MC97 Mode

1

1

Onboard AC97

Only

AMR (MC97 Only)

Onboard AC97 &

AMR MC97

4

To use the onboard AC97/MC97 support, also make sure the AC97 Audio / AC97 Modem option in the Advanced Chipset Feature of the mainboard BIOS is set to Auto.

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2.2 Connections

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:

[ Don't remove the mainboard from its anti-static packaging until you are ready to install it into a computer case. Also, handle add-in cards and modules by the edges or mounting bracket.

[ Before you handle the mainboard in any way, touch a grounded, antistatic surface, such as an unpainted portion of the system chassis, for a few seconds to discharge any built-up static electricity.

2.2.1 Installing the CPU

You Mainboard features "SLOT A" architecture, a modular design that can accommodate the latest AMD K7 processors.

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[ WARNING: Use of a CPU Cooling Fan is required to prevent CPU from overheating. The Fan should be installed first before inserting the CPU into its Slot.

K

The CPU retention mechanism is already attached onboard. Before installing the CPU, simply unfold the retention mechanism to the upright position as shown below.

L Slide the CPU down into the retention mechanism. Make sure the CPU is correctly oriented.

M Seat the CPU firmly into the slot until the two tabs on the CPU click outwards to lock the CPU in place.

2.2.2 Cooling Fan

These are small 3-pin Header

Connectors that provide 12-Volt power for CPU and chassis cooling fans. Plug in the fan cable to the connector. Pin-2 corresponds to the RED power lead as shown:

+12V

1

GND

Speed

Sensor

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2.2.3 Installing the Memory Modules (DIMM)

[

This mainboard has three sockets available for 168-pin DIMMs. They must be 3.3 volt Unbuffered Synchronous DRAMs (SDRAM).

[

DIMM Sizes supported:32MB, 64MB, 128MB and 256MB

[

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

768MB.

To insert the DIMMs, the modules must be oriented in the correct way. Notice the notches of the DIMM. Align these notches as shown in the diagram below.

Gently push the DIMM until the retainers on both sides of the socket lock the module in place.

To remove a DIMM, push the retainers outwards to release the module then pull the module out of the socket.

Caution:

Before removing a DIMM, make sure the RAM Power LED Indicator is off.

The blinking of the LED indicates that power is provided for the DRAM, as in normal operation as well as in Suspend to RAM mode. Removing a DIMM in the Suspend to RAM mode will result in loss of system context.

1

1

1

1 n o t c h

D I M M 1

D I M M 2

D I M M 3

RAM Power

LED

n o t c h

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2.2.4 Floppy Drives

The on-board floppy controller supports (2) floppy disk drives with the floppy ribbon cable provided.

Note: Make sure the RED stripe on the ribbon cable is oriented towards

Pin-1.

2.2.4 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.

Note: 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

1 1

1

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2.2.5 Power LED Connections

System Function Connector Block (J11)

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. 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] Power/Suspend LED lead Pins 2 & 6 connect to the power LED from the system's case. This LED blinks to indicate the system is in suspend mode.

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

IDE Activity LED (JP2)

Hook the IDE LED lead to this connector, with the RED lead corresponding to

Pin-1.

Soft Power Switch (JP9)

Connects to the Power Switch featured on ATX case designs. This switch must be hooked up before the system can be powered on.

Note: Under the following two conditions, you have to press and hold the switch for longer than 4 seconds to power off your system, regardless of the Soft-Off by PWRBTN setting in the BIOS.

!

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

!

When CPU hangs.

Speaker

J11

20 19

Reset

Green Switch

(SMI)

Power/ Suspend

LED

JP9

Soft

Power

1 1

JP2

IDE

LED

2 1

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2.2.6 Power Supply Connector

The ATX-style Power Supply Connector is keyed to prevent connection in the wrong direction. Line up the locking mechanism on the connector from the Power Supply with the tab on the mainboard connector. Press down until the two connectors are locked.

+12V

+15VSB

PowerGood

+5V

GND

+3.3V

+5V

-5V

GND

PW_ON

GND

-12V

+3.3V

2.2.7 IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (JP4)

The IrDA connector bracket hooks directly to this connector on the mainboard. This connector provides support for the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. You must first configure through the BIOS setup where UART2 is directed, COM2 or IrDA.

GND

NC

1

IRTX

IRRX

+5V

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2.2.8 LAN Wake-up Connector (JP12)

The LAN Wake-up function will allow the network to wake up a Soft Power

Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can wake-up the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt. To use the LAN

Wake-up function, you must enable the Wake Up On LAN/Ring field (under

Wake Up Events) in the Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS. Connect the cable that comes with your LAN card to this connector on the system board.

Refer to the add-in card's manual for details.

Note: Your LAN card must support Magic Packet in order to use the LAN Wakeup function.

2.2.9 Modem Wake-up Function (JP11)

The Modem Wake-up function allows the modem to remotely power on the system. Install an external modem (normally to COM2) and enable the Wake Up

On LAN/Ring field (under Wake Up Events) function in the Power

Management Setup from the BIOS.

For the function to work for an internal modem card, you must also connect the Modem

Wake-up cable on the modem card to this Modem Wake-up function connector on the mainboard.

JP11

JP12

Modem Wake-up

LAN Wake-up

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2.2.10 External Connectors

MIDI/Game Port (Optional)

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

Audio Port (Optional)

You can connect powered speakers or headphones to (Lime color) Line Out jack.

Cassette players or other external audio sources can be connected to ( Light Blue color) Line In jack. Plug in your microphones to (Pink color) MIC jack.

MIDI/Game Port

(Gold)

Note:

To use the on-board direct sound AC97 audio features, the AC97/MC97 Mode jumper block should be properly set

(Refer to page 16). Also make sure the

AC97 Audio option is set to Auto

(default) in Advanced Chipset Features of the BIOS.

Line Out

(Lime)

Line In

MIC In

(Pink)

(Light Blue)

Audio Connectors (J13)

This CD Audio connector is available for connecting the CD-ROM drive using CD audio cable.

J13

CD

1

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Serial and Parallel Ports

Parallel Port

(Burgundy)

A (Burgundy color) 25-pin D-Sub header is provided on the back panel for a multimode bi-directional parallel port.

Two (Teal/Turquoise color) 9-pin D-Sub headers are also provided on the back panel for Serial ports.

PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors

COM 1 COM 2

(Teal/Turquoise)

These two connectors (Green color) PS/2 Mouse and (Purple color) PS/2 Keyboard are located

on the back panel of the mainboard.

PS/2

Mouse

(Green)

PS/2

Keyboard

(Purple)

USB Connectors

This mainboard supports (Black color) 4 USB devices.

8

1

The Cable from the

USB connector bracket hooks to the

USB header on the mainboard.

USB

(BLACK)

These two connectors permit connection of two

USB peripheral devices directly to the system.

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2.2.11 Installing an AGP Card

The mainboard provides an AGP slot to support 2X or 4X AGPset with model shipped with the package.

2.2.12 Installing an AMR Card

One AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) standard interface connector is supports Audio

Codec 97 (AC97) and/or Modem Codec 97 (MC97) cards. This provides an upgreadeable audio and/or modem solution at an increbibly low cost. There are two type of AMR, one defined as primary and another defined as secondary. This mainboard uses as primary channel so, a secondary AMR can coexit without the need to disable the onboard CODEC. The mainboard's onboard CODEC must be disable when using the primary AMR.

Note:

If your audio function is coming from the AMR card instead of the onboard audio feature, set AC97/MC97 Mode jumper block properly (Refer to page

16). Also make sure the AC97 Audio option is set to Auto (default) in

Advanced Chipset Features of the

BIOS.

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MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP

3. MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP

3.1 About the BIOS

The Mainboard BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) acts as the bridge between your Hardware (CPU, Disk Drives, Video, etc.) and Operating System Software

(Windows 95, OS/2 and so on ) The BIOS Setup (also called CMOS Setup) is where many hardware configuration options are set and stored. This configuration information will remain in the BIOS until it is changed, or cleared by removing the battery for a while then reinstalling it back or by setting the

Clear CMOS jumper if there is one.

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

This mainboard features Award BIOS, which provides an easy to use Setup program to aid in hardware configuration. In this section we will look at the various menus and options contained in the Award BIOS Setup Program. This mainboard also features a Flash BIOS. A Flash BIOS can be upgraded via software, thereby eliminating the need to actually replace the BIOS Chip on the mainboard. Procedures for updating the BIOS follow this section.

The Award BIOS installed in your computer system's ROM (Read Only Memory) is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports

Intel processor in a standard IBM-AT compatible input/output system.

Using Setup

In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, <Enter> to select or display the possible selections, <PageUp> and <PageDown> keys to change entries, <F1> for general help and <Esc> to quit.

An item marked with a indicates that there is a submenu for this item. A gray-out item marked with an x indicates that the item is not available. The item may be associated with another item and its availability is dependent on that associated item. Gray-out items are for information display only and contain no selectable fields.

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Getting Help

Pressing <F1> will display a help window that describes the appropriate keys to use. Pressing <Enter> will display a small help window that describes the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press

<Esc>.

A brief description of some highlighted selection may appear at the right frame

(titled Item Help) of the setup screen.

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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3.2 Main Menu

Shortly after the system is powered on, provided a CPU and sufficient RAM are installed, you will see the message:

Press DEL to enter SETUP

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Press the DEL key to enter the Award BIOS Setup program.

Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.

CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software

4 Standard CMOS Features

4 Advanced BIOS Features

4 Advanced Chipset Features

4 Integrated Peripherals

4 Power Management Setup

4 PnP / PCI Configurations

4 PC Health Status

Esc : Quit

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

4 Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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

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3.3 Standard CMOS Features

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 Features setup screen, press the [ENTER] key with this menu highlighted.

Upon entering the Standard CMOS Setup screen, you will see a screen like that below:

Date (mm:dd:yy)

Time (hh:mm:ss)

4 IDE Primary Master

4 IDE Primary Slave

4 IDE Secondary Master

4 IDE Secondary Slave

Drive A

Drive B

Video

Halt On

Base Memory

Extended Memory

Total Memory

Mon, Dec 18 2000

00 : 00 : 00

Press Enter None

Press Enter None

Press Enter None

Press Enter None

1.44M, 3.5 in.

None

EGA / VGA

All, But Keyboard

640K

65472K

1024K

Item Help

Menu Level 4

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F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Date and Time

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.

IDE Primary Master, IDE Primary Slave, IDE Secondary Master, IDE Secondary

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 in the Installation Guide). The IDE Primary Master setting specifies the first device on the primary IDE channel, IDE Primary Slave - the second. IDE Secondary

Master and IDE Secondary Slave specify the devices on the secondary channel.

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Pressing <Enter> at each of the four selections brings up a submenu such as one shown below:

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

IDE Primary Master

Access Mode

Capacity

Cylinder

Head

Precomp

Landing Zone

Sector

Press Enter

Auto

Auto

2113 MB

4095

16

65535

4094

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Automatically detects and configures hard disk parameters. The Award

BIOS includes this ability in the event you are uncertain of your hard disk's parameters.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave

This is where you will specify the type of device and how it is represented in the

BIOS Setup. If the device is a hard disk or CD-ROM, generally the Auto option is the best choice for fast and easy setup of the hard disk parameters. Let's take a look at the difference between the Auto and Manual options:

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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).

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Manual

This option allows you to manually enter in the parameters (cylinder, head, precomp, landing zone and sector) 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.

Access 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.)

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On hard drives smaller in capacity than 528MB, LBA support is not needed. The option on these devices is ignored, even if enabled. For hard drives greater than 528MB, LBA mode should be enabled. The following rules apply:

Operating Systems that do not use the FAT file system do not need LBA

Mode, and can use the Normal or Large Modes. Examples would be

NetWare and Unix.

When configuring a new hard drive greater than 528MB in capacity, always make sure LBA mode is enabled.

If you are using a hard drive that is over 528MB in capacity, but was already formatted without using LBA mode, LBA support will be ignored even if it is enabled. This assures correct access to the drive's data.

SCSI Hard Drives are NOT entered into the Mainboard BIOS Setup in any way. The hard drive settings in the Standard CMOS Setup are only for drives connected to the IDE Controller. So, if only SCSI drives were installed, all these settings would be set to None. SCSI Devices are configured via the SCSI controller's BIOS.

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Drive A/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

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

CGA 40

CGA 80

MONO

Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA,

VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters.

Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode

Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode

Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome adapters

Halt On

Determines whether or not the system will stop and prompt you if an error is detected during POST.

Memory

This category is display-only. All memory detected by the POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS is shown as the following types:

Base Memory

Is the amount of conventional memory installed in the system. This value is typically

640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard. The

Extended Memory is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU's memory address map. Other Memory refers to the memory located in the region between 640K and 1MB. This region can be used for shadowing as well as expanded memory in DOS.

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3.4 Advanced BIOS Features

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 advanced operation. You have the opportunity to select the system's default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation and security.

Anti-Virus Protection

CPU Internal Cache

Enabled

Enabled

External Cache Enabled

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled

Quick Power On Self Test

First Boot Device

Second Boot Device

Third Boot Device

Boot Other Device

Swap Floppy Drive

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Boot Up NumLock Status

Gate A20 Option

Typematic Rate Setting x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) x Typematic Delay (Msec)

Security Option

Disabled

Floppy

HDD-0

LS/ZIP

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Off

Normal

Disabled

6

250

Setup

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2

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Anti-Virus Protection

Enables/Disables the built-in anti-virus for protection against boot virus infection. This

Anti-Virus protection provides more complete virus protection by taking control early in the boot process.

CPU Internal Cache

Enables or Disables the Level-1 Internal Cache memory. Generally, this would only be

Disabled for troubleshooting purposes.

External Cache

Enables or Disables the Level-2 External Cache memory. Generally, this would only be

Disabled for troubleshooting purposes.

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CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

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

Quick Power on Self Test

Speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after the computer is powered on. When set to

Enabled, the BIOS will shorten or skip some checks during POST.

First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device

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 (IDE or SCSI), floppy drive,

CD-ROM, LS-120/ZIP or LAN. This setting determines the sequence that the BIOS will follow when searching devices for a bootable disk.

Swap Floppy Drive

The hardware connections determine which floppy is configured as drive A: and drive B:

Swapping the floppy drives can be useful if your system has two floppy drives, and you want the ability to boot from both. For example: Since a PC cannot boot from the B:

Floppy, you would need to Swap floppy drives A: and B: in order to set the second floppy drive to drive A:, thereby making it bootable.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

When enabled, BIOS will attempt to move the head of the floppy disk drive forth and back once during POST to see if the drive is working properly.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This set to On, the NumLock key will be automatically enabled when the system boots.

Gate A20 Option

This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 Mbytes. Initially, the gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard (Normal). Today, while keyboards still provide this support, it is more common, and much faster, for the system chipset (Fast; default) to provide support for gate A20.

Typematic Rate Setting

Determines if the typematic rate is to be used. When disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance. In other words, the BIOS will only report that the key is down. When the typematic rate is enabled, the BIOS will report as before, but it will then wait a moment, and, if the key is still down,it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly. This feature is used to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys.

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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

When the typematic rate is enabled, this selection allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated: Options are 6 (default), 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24 and 30.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

When the typematic rate is enabled, this selection allows you to select the delay (in msec) between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins. Options are

250 (default), 500, 750 and 1000.

Security Option

This option enables password checking every time the computer is powered on or every time BIOS Setup is executed. If System is chosen, a user password prompt appears every time the computer is turned on. If Setup is chosen, the password prompt appears only when the BIOS Setup program is executed. Refer to the section Supervisor Password for more information.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

This should be set to OS2 if you are running IBM OS/2 with more than 64MB of RAM in the system. Otherwise, the setting should be Non-OS2.

Report No FDD For WIN95/98

When no floppy disk drive is installed, set this option to No to release IRQ6 for passing

Windows 95/98 logo. This option is irrelevant under normal operation.

Video BIOS Shadow

This option controls the location of the contents of the 32KB of Video ROM beginning at the C0000h memory location. The settings are:

Enabled The contents of C0000h-C7FFFh are written to the same add ress 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 t o cache memory.

C8000-DFFFF Shadow

These options control the location of the contents of the 16KB expansion card ROMs beginning at the specified memory location. If no adapter ROM is using the named ROM area, this area is made available to the local bus. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB and 1024KB by the amount used for this purpose.

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3.5 Advanced Chipset Features

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

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Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing



SDRAM CAS Latency

DRAM Clock

Memory Hole

P2C/C2P Concurrency

Fast R-W Turn Around

System BIOS Cacheable

Video RAM Cacheable

AGP Aperture Size

AGP-4X Mode

OnChip USB

USB Keyboard Support

AC97 Audio

AC97 Modem

CPU to PCI Write Buffer

PCI Dynamic Bursting

PCI Master 0 WS Write

Memory Hole

P2C/C2P Concurrency

Fast R-W Turn Around

System BIOS Cacheable

Video RAM Cacheable

AGP Aperture Size

AGP-4X Mode

OnChip USB

USB Keyboard Support

AC97 Audio

AC97 Modem

CPU to PCI Write Buffer

PCI Dynamic Bursting

PCI Master 0 WS Write

PCI Delay Transaction

PCI #2 Access #1 Retry

AGP Master 1 WS Write

AGP Master 1 WS Read

Memory Parity/ECC Check

SDRAM 10 ns

SDRAM 10 ns

SDRAM 10 ns

3

Host CLK

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

64M

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Auto

Auto

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

64M

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Auto

Auto

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level 4

Item Help

Menu Level 4

Bank 0/1, 2/3, 4/5 DRAM Timing

DRAM timing is controlled by the DRAM timing registers. The timings programmed into this register are dependent on the system design.

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SDRAM CAS Latency

This item allows you to set the SDRAM CAS Latency Timer. Options are 2, 3 (default) and

Auto. Select Auto if you encounter problem.

DRAM Clock

The Host CLK option allows the DRAM clock to synchronize with the CPU clock. The

HCLK-33M (and HCLK+33M) option allows the 66/100 and 100/133 memory/CPU (and

CPU/memory) asynchronous system architecture.

Memory Hole

In order to improve compatibility, certain space in memory can be reserved for old style

ISA cards that map memory between 15M-16M.

P2C/C2P Concurrency

Determines the PCI bus and CPU bus concurrency. When disabled, CPU bus will be occupied during the entire PCI operation period.

Fast R-W Turn Around

Enabling this fast read-write turn around option can improve performance, however, stability problem may occur.

System BIOS Cacheable

When Enabled, the contents of the F0000h system memory segment can be cached to the

Level-2 cache memory.

Video RAM Cacheable

When Enabled, C0000h to C7FFH become cacheable memory.

AGP Aperture Size

Select the size of the AGP aperture. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space.

AGP-4X Mode

Set to Enabled if your AGP card supports the 4X mode.

AGP Driving Control

Set to Manual for the next selection "AGP Driving Value" to enter the value of AGP

Driving Value.

K7 CLK_CTL Select

Set to Optimal for K7 clock ramp according to system clock multiplier and the system bus speed.

OnChip USB

Select Enabled. The next option will become available:

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USB Keyboard Support

This item allows you to enable or disable the USB keyboard within the onboard BIOS.

AC97 Audio

If you want to use the Sound Blaster compatible mode or an add-on audio card instead, set this option to Disabled to avoid possible conflict.

AC97 Modem

If you want to use the legacy modem compatible mode or an add-on modem card instead, set this option to Disabled to avoid possible conflict.

CPU to PCI Write Buffer

When Enabled, up to four D words of data can be written to the PCI bus without interrupting the CPU. When disabled, a write buffer is not used and the CPU read cycle will not be completed until the PCI bus signals that it is ready to receive the data.

PCI Dynamic Bursting

When Enabled, data transfers on the PCI bus, where possible, make use of the highperformance PCI bust protocol, in which greater amounts of data are transferred at a single command.

PCI Master 0 WS Write

When Enabled, writes to the PCI bus are command with zero wait states.

PCI Delay Transaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1.

PCI#2 Access #1 Retry

This item allows you enable/disable the PCI #2 Access #1 Retry.

AGP Master 1 WS Write

This implements a single delay when writing to the PCI Bus. By default, two wait states are used by the system, allowing for greater stability.

AGP Master 1 WS Read

This implements a single delay when reading to the PCI Bus. By default, two wait states are used by the system, allowing for greater stability.

Memory Parity/ECC Check

When Disabled, there will be no memory errors shown on the monitor for Memory parity

SERR# (NMI). When parity DRAM modules are used, select Parity or ECC (Error

Checking and Correcting) to correct 1 bit memory errors in the memory.

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3.6 Integrated Peripherals

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

OnChip IDE Channel 0

OnChip IDE Channel 1

IDE Prefetch Mode

Primary Master PIO

Primary Slave PIO

Secondary Master PIO

Secondary Slave PIO

Primary Master UDMA

Primary Slave UDMA

Secondary Master UDMA

Secondary Slave UDMA

Init Display First

IDE HDD Block Mode

Onboard FDD Controller

Onboard Serial Port 1


UART 2 Mode x IR Function Duplex x Tx, Rx inverting enable

IDE HDD Block Mode

Onboard FDD Controller



UART 2 Mode x IR Function Duplex x Tx, Rx inverting enable

Onboard Parallel Port

Onboard Parallel Mode

ECP Mode Use DMA

Parallel Port EPP Type

Onboard Legacy Audio

Sound Blaster

SB I/O Base Address

SB IRQ Select

SB DMA Select

MPU-401

MPU-401 I/O Address

Game Port (200-207H)

Enabled

Enabled

Auto

Auto

Standard

Half

No, Yes

378/IRQ7

ECP/EPP

3

EPP 1.9

Enabled

Disabled

220H

IRQ 5

DMA 1

Disabled

330 -333H

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

PCI Slot

Enabled

Enabled

Auto

Auto

Standard

Half

No, Yes

Item Help

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Item Help

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On-Chip IDE Channel 0

Enables or Disables the primary controller. Situations where this controller would be disabled are: a) You are not using any IDE Drives or b) You are using an add-on IDE

controller in a PCI Slot.

On-Chip IDE Channel 1

Enables or Disables the secondary controller. Situations where this controller would be disabled are: a) You are not using any IDE Drives or b) You are using IDE Drives ONLY on

the primary controller or c) You are using an add-on IDE controller in a PCI Slot.

IDE Prefetch Mode

Enable prefetching for IDE drive interfaces that support its faster drive accesses. If you are getting disk drive errors, change the setting to omit the drive interface where the errors occur. Depending on the configuration of your IDE subsystem, this field may not appear, and it does not appear when the Internal PCI/IDE field, above, is Disabled.

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IDE PIO Mode

IDE Programmed I/O Mode - This setting relates to the speed at which the hard drive is able to transfer data, up to 16.6MB/second for Mode 4 drives. Available settings are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.

As with the Type setting, Auto is the preferred choice, in that the supported PIO Mode is read directly from the hard drive. Be sure not to use a

PIO Mode higher than what the drive actually supports. This could result in loss of data.

PIO Mode Timing

0

1

2

3

4

600 ns

383 ns

240 ns

180 ns

120 ns

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IDE UDMA (Ultra DMA) Mode

The chipset used for this mainboard improves the IDE performance by implementing UltraDMA/66 Bus Mastering IDE which can handle data transfer up to 66 Mbyte/sec. This UDMA technology is downward compatible with existing

ATA-2 IDE. So there is no upgrade required for current hard drives and cabling.

Init Display First

When your system has an AGP card coexisting with other PCI display card, this option tells your system which display card to use initially.

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).

Onboard FDD Controller

Set to Enabled if you have a floppy disk drive installed on the system board and you wish to use it. Even when so equipped, if you add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this feature.

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Onboard Serial Port 1

With this option, the on-board Serial Port 1 can be Disabled, or set to Auto, 3F8/IRQ4,

2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4 or 2E8/IRQ3.

Onboard Serial Port 2

With this option, the on-board Serial Port 2 can be Disabled, or set to Auto, 3F8/IRQ4,

2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4 or 2E8/IRQ3.

UART 2 Mode

By default, this field is set to Standard, which directs the second serial port

UART to support the COM2 serial port.

Choosing ASKIR (SHARP IR) or HPSIR (IrDA) will activate the on-board infrared feature and redirect the second serial port UART to support the infrared module connector on the mainboard. The following infrared function related options will become available:

IR Function Duplex

Select the option required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission. Half-duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time.

Tx, Rx inverting enable

Determines the Infrared Transmission and Receiving inverting mode.

Onboard Parallel Port

With this option, the on-board Parallel Port can be Disabled, or set to 378/IRQ7,

3BC/IRQ7 or 278/IRQ5.

Onboard Parallel Mode

Sets the operating mode of the parallel port. Options are: Normal, EPP, ECP and ECP/EPP.

Normal: Standard Parallel Port, EPP: Enhanced Parallel Port, ECP: Extended Capability

Port.

ECP Mode Use DMA

Options are 1 and 3. This field is available only when one of the two following options in

Parallel Port EPP Type

Options are 1.7 and 1.9 (default ; IEEE 1284 compliant).

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Onboard Legacy Audio

Enabling this option allows the system to use the on-chip legacy SoundBlastercompatible audio support.

*** The following fields are available only when the Onboard Legacy Audio is Enabled.

Sound Blaster

Enables/Disables the Sound Blaster compatible mode.

SB I/O Base Address

This option allows the user to select the audio I/O base address in Sound Blaster compatible mode.

SB IRQ Select

This option allows the user to select the IRQ for audio in Sound Blaster compatible mode.

SB DMA Select

This option allows the user to select the DMA for audio in Sound Blaster compatible mode.

MPU-401

Enables/Disables the MPU-401 MIDI interface standard.

MPU-401 I/O Address

This option allows the user to select the I/O base address for the use of MPU-401 MIDI device.

Game Port (200-207H)

Enable this option to use the game port, which occupies 200-207H address.

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3.7 Power Management Setup

Power Management allows you to configure you system to use energy most efficiently, and still in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.

ACPI function

4 Power Management

ACPI Suspend Type

PM Control by APM

Video Off Option

Video Off Method

MODEM Use IRQ

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

State After Power Failure

4 Wake Up Events

Enabled

Press Enter

S1(POS)

Yes

Suspend -> Off

V/H SYNC+Blank

3

Instant-Off

Off

Press Enter

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This option allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power

Interface, which makes hardware status information available to the operating system and offers improved power management. To make an ACPI system, you must use an ACPI OS such as Windows 98.

Power Management

Press <Enter> to bring up the submenu. This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of Green PC power saving and is directly related to the HDD Power Down, Doze

Mode and Suspend Mode options in the submenu. There are three selections for Power

Management, two of which have fixed mode settings:

User Define Set each mode individually. When Enabled, each range is from 10 sec. to 1 hr., except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min.

Max Saving Maximum power management – ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL

CPUs. Doze Mode = 10 sec., Suspend Mode = 10 sec.

Min Saving Minimum power management.

Doze Mode = 1 hr, Suspend Mode = 1 hr.

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When User Define Power Management has been selected, the following modes become user configurable:

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.

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.

Suspend Mode

When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the

CPU will be shut off.

ACPI Suspend Type

Determines the ACPI defined suspend type.

Suspend

Type

Power Consumption

S1 (POS)

S3 (STR)

State 1 (Power On Suspend) - below 30W

CPU stops working through STPCLK#, while the power is still provided for the whole system.

State 3 (Suspend to RAM) - Less than 10W

Power is provided only to DRAM and wake-up devices circuit, while the rest of the system is powered off.

* Available only when ATX style power supply is used.

PM Control by APM

When set to Yes, an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the

Max. Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock. If the Max. Power Saving is not enabled, this will be preset to No.

Video Off Option

When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode.

Always On

Suspend à Off

Monitor will remain on during power saving modes.

Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode.

All Modes à Off Monitor blanked when the system enters any power saving mode.

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

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Blank Screen

V/H

SYNC+Blank

DPMS Support

This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.

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

Initial display power management signaling.

MODEM Use IRQ

This item tells the Power Management BIOS which IRQ is assigned to the installed MODEM. Options are NA, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, and 11.

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

Available only when ATX styled power supply is used. With Instant-Off selected, the ATX switch functions like a normal system power off button. With Delay 4 Sec. selected, you must hold down the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds to power off the system.

State After Power Failure

This feature will power-on the PC when power returns after a power failure. The following table lists the options available and the corresponding System State when power returns.

Options Available

Auto

On

Off

System State When

Power Failure Occurred

On

Off

On

Off

On

Off

System State When

Power Returns

On

Off

On

On

Off

Off

Wake up Events

Wake up Events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as On/Enabled, even when the system is in a power down mode.

Press <Enter> to bring up the submenu:

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VGA

LPT & COM

HDD & FDD

PCI Master

Keyboard Resume

Wake Up On LAN/Ring

RTC Alarm Resume x Date (of Month) x Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

4 IRQs Activity Monitoring

OFF

LPT/CO M

ON

OFF

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

0

0 : 0 : 0

Press Enter

Item Help

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VGA

When set to On, any event occurring at a VGA port will awaken a system which has been powered down.

LPT & COM

Determines if any event occurring at a LPT (printer) and/or COM (serial) port will awaken a system which has been powered down.

HDD & FDD

When set to On, any event occurring at a hard or floppy drive port will awaken a system which has been powered down.

PCI Master

When set to On, any event occurring to the PCI bus will awaken a system which has been powered down.

Keyboard Resume

Enabling this option allows pressing any key on the keyboard to wake up a system.

In addition to this BIOS setting, you need to also set the Keyboard Power-on

Jumper. Refer to page 13.

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Wake Up On LAN/Ring

An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line in other words, an incoming call on the modem (either external modem or internal modem card) power on the system. Refer to Modem Wake-up Function (JP11) on page 21 for more information. With a LAN card installed, the Wake-up On LAN function allows the network to wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. Refer to LAN Wake-up

Connector (J12) on page 21 for more information.

RTC Alarm Resume

When enabled, the system will automatically power on or returns to full power out of suspend/standby mode at the time and date of the month (0 for daily) specified.

IRQs Activity Monitoring

Press <Enter> to bring up the submenu.

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Primary INTR

When set to On (default), any primary interrupt request (see below) will awake the system which has been powered down.

8

On the submenu is a list of IRQs (Interrupt ReQuests). You can set each IRQ to be Primary, Secondary or Disabled. When set to

Secondary, the interrupt request will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it.

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3.8 PnP/PCI Configurations

The PCI Personal Component Interconnect Bus was developed to address two important issues: a) How to allow peripheral devices to take the fullest advantage of the power of Pentium and Pentium Pro chip technology, and b) Provide a simpler installation process for peripheral devices, such as Network cards, EIDE or SCSI controllers.

PCI accomplishes these goals with its 32-bit Data path Local Bus design, and support for Plug & Play. Unlike older expansion bus architectures, PCI provides peripherals with a direct connection to the CPU and memory. The PCI bus runs at

33Mhz and has a maximum transfer capability of 132MBps. With Plug & Play, the system BIOS automatically determines hardware resources for new peripherals, simplifying installation of multiple interface cards.

This Setup Menu provides configuration options for the PCI Bus and its assigned resources.

PNP OS Installed

Reset Configuration Data

Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources x DMA Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Assign IRQ For VGA

Assign IRQ For USB

Slot 1 Use IRQ No.

Slot 2 Use IRQ No.

Slot 3, AC97 Use IRQ No.

Slot 4,5 USB Use IRQ No.

SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS

No

Disabled

Auto (ESCD)

Press Enter

Press Enter

Disabled

Enabled

Enabled

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

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PNP OS Installed

Set to Yes if your operating system supports Plug & Play, such as Windows

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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.

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.

When set to Manual, you are able to configure the IRQ and DMA Resources.

Pressing <Enter> at the selection field brings up a submenu like the one shown below:

IRQ-3 assigned to

IRQ-4 assigned to

IRQ-5 assigned to

IRQ-7 assigned to

IRQ- 9 assigned to

IRQ-10 assigned to

IRQ-11 assigned to

IRQ-12 assigned to

IRQ-14 assigned to

IRQ-15 assigned to

PCI/ISA PnP

PCI/ISA PnP

PCI/ISA PnP

PCI/ISA PnP

PCI/ISA PnP

PCI/ISA P nP

PCI/ISA PnP

PCI/ISA PnP

PCI/ISA PnP

PCI/ISA PnP

Item Help

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IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 assigned to

By default, all resources are assigned to the PCI Bus. If an ISA card requires a particular IRQ, 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.

Pressing <Enter> at DMA Resources brings up a submenu that gives you the

= following options:

DMA 0/1/3/5/6/7 assigned to

By default, all resources are assigned to the PCI Bus. If an ISA card requires a particular DMA channel, those resources

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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/VGA Palette Snoop

This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA MPEG card installed requires VGA palette snooping.

Assign IRQ For VGA

The Enabled option allows the BIOS to auto-route an IRQ for use by a VGA card. While most of the VGA cards do not need the IRQ assignment, certain VGA cards may need it.

Assign IRQ For USB

When Enabled, the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the USB device connected to your system. However, if no USB devices are used and an ISA slot requires an IRQ address, set this function to Disabled. The IRQ address previously occupied by the USB device will be available for the ISA slot.

Slot 1-5

Auto-routes or specifies an IRQ for the particular device.

SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS

When set to Auto (Default), the system will automatically sense the presence of any SCSI adapter that uses a Symbios SYM53C8XX SCSI chip:

If the SCSI adapter installed has its own

BIOS on board:

If the SCSI adapter installed does not

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

The on-board SCSI BIOS will not be loaded. The adapter’s own SCSI BIOS will be used.

The on-board SCSI BIOS will load and control the SCSI adapter.

*Disabling the onboard SCSI BIOS prevents it from being active in any way.

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3.9 PC Health Status

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

Current CPU Temp.

Current System Temp .

Current CPUFAN1 Speed

Current CPUFAN2 Speed

Vcore

2.5V

3.3V

5V

12V

35

30

°

°

C/ 95

C/ 86

°

°

5400 RPM

0 RPM

2.04 V

2.33 V

3.21 V

4.97 V

11.85 V

F

F

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3.10 Frequency / Voltage Control

Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

Spread Spectrum

CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI)

VIO Voltage

Enabled

Disabled

Default

3.3V

Item Help

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Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

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

Spread Spectrum

The default is the optimal value determined by the system designer to reduce EMI radiation peak. Users should not attempt to change it.

CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI)

This option lets you select the CPU/PCI Bus clock. Over-clocking may cause

serious system damage.

VIO Voltage

This option allows you select the processor's input and output pins voltage.

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3.11 Load Fail-Safe 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.

3.12 Load Optimized 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.

3.13 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 Advanced BIOS Features by choosing either System

(the password prompt appears every time the system is powered on) or Setup (the password prompt appears only when the user enters the BIOS Setup). The password is stored in CMOS RAM, and can be cleared by the Clear CMOS jumper. (Refer to page 14.)

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To set a password:

1. You must first set the Supervisor password by choosing Supervisor

Password and pressing [ENTER]. Setup prompts for a password.

2. Enter a 1-8 character password using letters, numbers, or a combination

of both. The specific characters are not shown as you enter them. Press

[ENTER].

3. A confirmation box appears asking you to re-enter the password. Enter the

password again. Press [ENTER]. Follow the same procedure to set the

User Password.

Changing a Password:

Select the appropriate password option (Supervisor or User) from the main menu and press [ENTER]. Enter the current password and press [Enter]. The screen does not display the characters entered. Enter in the new password, then the confirmation. You cannot change the current password unless you know it.

Erasing a Password:

1. If you know the current password, but want to disable password checking,

follow the procedure for changing the password. When Setup prompts for

the new password, simply press [ENTER]. You will see a message

indicating that the password is disabled.

2. If you do not know the current password, the CMOS must be cleared by

cleared by the Clear CMOS jumper (Refer to page 14). *This will clear all

user-defined BIOS Setup options.

3.14 Save & Exit Setup / Exit Without Saving

Select Save & Exit Setup to save into the CMOS memory all modifications specified during the current session. To save the configuration changes, highlight this option in the main menu and press [ENTER]. The system displays a confirmation message on the screen. Press the Y key and then [Enter]. Press the

N key and then the [Enter] key to abort. The Exit Without Saving option allows the user to exit the BIOS Setup without updating any changes made during the current session.

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3.15 PCI Device Listing

This list of installed PCI devices appears after the System Configuration screen:

PCI device listing .....

Bus No. Device No. Func No. Vendor ID Device ID Device Class IRQ

0 7 1 1106 0571 IDE Controller 14/15

0 7 2 1106 3038 Serial Bus Controller 5

0 7 3 1106 3038 Serial Bus Controller 5

0 7 5 1106 3038 Multimedia Device 10

0 9 0 5333 8A22 Display controller 11

ACPI Controller 9

Bus No. Encoded value indicating 1 of 256 possible buses in a system.

Device No. Encoded value indicating 1 of 32 possible devices on a given bus.

Func No. Encoded value indicating 1 of 8 possible functions on a multifunction device.

Vendor ID Identifies the manufacturer of the device. Valid vendor identifiers are allocated by the PCI SIG (Special Interest Group) to ensure uniqueness.

Device ID Identifies the particular device. Th is identifier is allocated by the vendor.

Device

Class

Specifies one of the following device classes: Mass storage controller, Network controller , Display controller, Multimedia device, Bridge device, Simple communication controller, Base system peripherals, Input device, Docking station, Processor and

Serial bus controller.

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

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BUILT-IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS

4. BUILT-IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS

To provide easy to use and cost effective support for adapters using or compatible with the Symbios Logic 53C8XX SCSI chips, this mainboard features built-in Symbios SCSI BIOS.

In most cases you should not need to change the default configuration of your host adapter. You may decide to alter these default values if there is a conflict between device settings, or if you need to optimize system performance. A message appears on your computer monitor (for about 5 seconds) during boot that looks like this:

Press Crtl-C to start Symbios Configuration Utility

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

Please wait, invoking Symbios Configuration Utility

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

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The Symbios SCSI Configuration Utility

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

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

The following tables list the configuration settings you can change:

Global: Affects both the adapter and all SCSI devices

Device: Affects only the individual SCSI devices

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Global Default Settings

Settings

SCAM Support On

Default

Device Default Settings

Settings

Synchronous Transfer

Rate (MB/sec)

Default

20

Parity Checking On

Host Adapter SCSI ID 7

Scan Order

Data Width

Disconnect

Low to High (0-Max) Read Write I/O Timeout

(secs)

8

On

10

Yes Scan for Devices at Boot

Time

Scan for SCSI LUNs

Queue Tags

Yes

No

Main Menu

MAIN MENU

SYM53C860

Port

Num

EC00

Change Adapter Status

Adapter Boot Order

Additional Adapter Configuration

Irq

Level

1

Display Mode = Verbose

Mono/Color

Language

Help

Quit

----------Status---------

Current

On

Next-Boot

On

NvRAM

Found

Yes

You can select an adapter only if the current status is On . Changes are only

possible with SCSI adapters that support NVRAM (non-volatile memory).

Check the NvRAM Found column to see if NVRAM is present on your adapter.

If you choose to alter any of these settings, exit via the Quit option and the system will reboot.

Change Adapter Status

Allows you to activate or deactivate a host adapter and all SCSI devices attached to it. The change takes place after a reboot, which is automatic upon exit from the utility when this option is changed.

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Adapter Boot Order

Allows you to set the order in which host adapters will boot when more than one Symbios host adapter is present in the system. To change an adapter's boot order, select it and press

<Enter>. You are then prompted to enter the new boot sequence number. When the adapters are ordered properly, press the <Esc> key to exit this menu.

Boot Order

Port

Num

Irq

Level

----------Status---------

Current Next-Boot

NvRAM

Found

SYM53C860

SYM53C820

SYM53C825

SYM53C815

FC00

0

FD00

FE00

9

0

9

10

On

Off

On

On

On

Off

On

On

Yes

?

Yes

No

Display Mode

Determines how much information about your host adapters and SCSI devices is displayed on your computer monitor during boot:

!

verbose: for more complete information

!

terse: for a faster boot

Mono/Color

Allows you to choose between a black and white or color display for the SCSI

Configuration utility.

Language

English mode only.

Help

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

Quit

Exits the SCSI Configuration utility.

Adapter Utilities Menu

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

SYM53C860

Adapter Setup

Device Selections

Help

Exit this menu

!

Adapter Setup:

Adapter settings are viewed and changed.

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SYM53C860

Adapter Setup

SCAM Support

Parity

Host SCSI ID

Scan Order

Removable Media Support

CHS Mapping

Secondary Cluster Server

Spinup Delay (Secs)

Termination

Help

Restore Default Setup

Exit this menu

Off

On

7

Low to High (0..Max)

None

SCSI Plug and Play Mapping

No

2

Auto

SCAM Support

SCAM (SCSI Configured AutoMatically) is the SCSI Plug and Play protocol supported by

Symbios BIOS version 4.X.

Parity

The Symbios host adapters always generate parity, but some SCSI devices do not.

Therefore, you are offered the option of disabling parity checking.

Note: When disabling parity checking, it is also necessary to disable disconnect for all devices, as parity checking for the reselection phase will not be disabled. If a device does not supporting parity disconnects, the I/O will never complete because the reselection phase will halt.

Host SCSI ID

The host adapter SCSI ID should remain on 7 (default), as this setting gives the adapter the highest priority on the SCSI bus. However, if you have two adapters on the same SCSI bus, you should give one of them an unassigned ID to avoid duplication of SCSI IDs.

Scan Order

This option allows you to tell the host adapter BIOS and your device drivers to scan the

SCSI bus from low to high (0 to max) SCSI IDs, or from high to low (max to 0) SCSI IDs.

If you have more than one device on the SCSI bus, changing the scan order changes the order in which drive letters are assigned by the system.

Removable Media Support

Determine if the removable media will be used as BIOS device. A BIOS device here is a device that can be controlled via BIOS INT 13H, i.e. it does not need a device driver and can be bootable. However, when used as a BIOS device, the full removability of removable media devices is not preserved. The following constraints apply:

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a) The device can only work as a fixed disk, i.e. media change is not allowed.

b) The media must be inserted before the system boot-up.

c) Only media with 512Bytes/sector is supported.

None

Boot Drive

Only

With Media

Installed

The removable media devices will not be used as BI OS devices.

Allows only the removable media installed as Drive C: to work as a

BIOS device.

Enables all removable disk drives to work as BIOS devices.

CHS Mapping

Cylinder, Head, Sector mapping. Options are SCSI Plug and Play Mapping (default) and

Alternate CHS Mapping .

Spinup Delay (Secs)

1-10 seconds. The default is a 2-second delay before the BIOS starts to scan for SCSI devices during initialization. This amount of time is enough for most devices to get ready for proper operation. Since some older hard drives may need more time to spin up, you may need to extend the delay for those devices.

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Device Selections: Settings for the devices attached to the selected adapter are viewed and changed.

SYM53C860

Devices 0 to 7

Dev0 N/A

Dev1 N/A

Dev2 N/A

Dev3 N/A

Dev4 N/A

Dev5 N/A

Dev6 N/A

SYM53C860

Devices 8 to15

Help

Exit this menu

Sync Data Disc Time

Rate Width Out

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

On

On

On

On

On

On

On

On

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Bus

Scan

LUNS

Queue

Tags

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

On

On

On

On

On

On

On

On

Init

Boot

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

The above menu provides information about individual SCSI devices attached to the selected host adapter, as well as the adapter itself. To make changes to these settings select a device from this display and press <Enter> to bring up the individual Device Setup menu.

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Device Setup Menu

When you select a specific device from the Device Selection menu, your computer displays the following Device Setup menu. The settings in this menu effect individual SCSI devices attached to the selected host adapter. Changes made from this menu will require a system reboot upon exit from the SCSI

Configuration utility.

SYM53C860 Setup for All devices on this adapter

Sync Rate (MBytes/sec)

Width (bits)

Disconnect

Read Write I/O Timeout (secs)

Scan for Device at Boot Time

Scan for SCSI LUNS

Queue Tags

Initial Boot Device

Format

Verify

Help

Restore Default Setup

Exit this menu

20

8

On

10

Yes

Yes

On

No

Sync Rate (Mega Bytes/sec)

Defines the maximum transfer rate the host adapter attempts to negotiate. The host adapter and a SCSI device must agree to a rate they can both handle.

Width (bits)

Sets the maximum data width the host adapter will attempt to negotiate. The host adapter and a SCSI device must agree to a width they can both handle. Only those host adapters that support 16 bit data transfers will show this option as enabled.

Disconnect

SCSI devices have the ability to disconnect from the bus during an I/O transfer. This option tells the host adapter whether or not to allow a device to disconnect. Some devices run faster with disconnect enabled (mostly newer devices), while some run faster with disconnect disabled (mostly older devices).

Read Write I/O Timeout (secs)

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

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Scan for Device at Boot Time

When there is a device you do not wish to make available to the system, set this option to

No for that device. Also, on a bus with only a few devices attached, you can speed up boot time by changing this setting to No for unused SCSI IDs.

Scan for SCSI LUNs

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

Queue Tags

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

Format

Low level format the selected device. All information on the drive will be erased.

Verify

This command is used to detect bad blocks on the chosen disk. With your confirmation, the bad blocks detected can be reassigned for future operations. This command is nondestructive, and therefore won't destroy the data on the drive.

Since some changes only take effect after your system reboots, it is important that you quit this Configuration utility properly. You should return to the Main

Menu and exit via the Quit option. If you reboot the system without properly exiting the utility, some changes may not be saved.

Device Drivers

To function properly with different SCSI devices under different operating systems you'll need to install device drivers. The device driver information should be available in your SCSI adapter's package.

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FLASH BIOS PROGRAMMING UTILITY

5. FLASH BIOS PROGRAMMING

UTILITY

Updating the Award BIOS Code is made easy with the AWDFLASH Utility found under the Utilities folder of the supplied CD-ROM. 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 command prompt only under

Windows 95/98. 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 95/98, press the [F8] key, and select the Safe mode command prompt only 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, typing: AWDFLASH and pressing [ENTER].

4. The AWDFLASH Utility Screen appears. You will be asked for the file name to program. Type in the name of the new BIOS (.bin) file and hit [ENTER].

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5. The program will then ask if you want to backup the old BIOS. This is recommended in case there are any problems with the new .bin file. Enter the name of the new backup file (such as backup.bin ) and press [ENTER].

6. At this time the system will prompt you for final confirmation before beginning programming. The Utility can be aborted at this time by hitting n . To begin programming, hit y

7. When the Flash programming starts, a bar indicator will show the progress of the programming operation. After successful completion, hit the reset button or power off the computer.

Be sure to perform Load Optimized Defaults for your new BIOS to synchronize the previous BIOS with the updated BIOS.

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DMI UTILITY

6. DMI UTILITY

This mainboard supports the Desktop Management Interface (DMI), which is a new method of providing enterprise management for personal computers. The main component of DMI is the Management Information Format Database (MIF), which contains information about the computer system and its components, such as BIOS version/vendor, CPU speed/type, memory size/type, L1/L2 cache, port connectors (IDE, floppy, 2S/1P, USB, keyboard, mouse, ), slots etc. Using DMI, remote PC management software is able to obtain various information about the system, including hardware profiles, capabilities, operational status, installation dates, and other information about the system and its components.

This DMI utility, DMICFG.EXE found under the Utilities folder of the supplied

CD-ROM, allows you to add additional information, such as serial numbers, vendor information, and enclosure/chassis configurations, into the MIF.

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

BIOS

System

Base Board

Enclosure/Chassis

Processor

Memory Controller

Memory Module

Memory Module

Memory Module

Memory Module

Memory Module

Memory Module

Memory Module

Memory Module

Cache

Cache

Port Connector

Port Connector

Port Connector

Port Connector

=== Display component ===

Type : BIOS Information

Handle : 0000

Vendor Name : Award Software International, Inc.

BIOS Version : 4.51 PG

BIOS starting Address Segment : E000

BIOS Build Date : 08/26/98

BIOS Characteristics : Press [ENTER] for detail

Size of BIOS ROM : 0256K

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

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

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INSTANTLY AVAILABLE PC

7. INSTANTLY AVAILABLE PC

7.1 What is an Instantly Available PC?

Instantly Available Technology Boosts PC Energy Savings and Improves

PC's Ease of Use at full system capability

Wouldn't it be nice if your personal computer is ready when you are, just like any home appliance, with just a touch of a button? How about keeping your personal computer available 24 hours a day to answer phones, receive faxes, and connect users to each other, with power consumption no more than a night light?

It's here the Instantly Available PC is here to bring these new capabilities to PC users!

With an Instantly Available PC, users can allow their PCs to power down to a very deep sleep state, consuming very little power, while retaining the capability to respond to various external or user programmed events such as a phone call, network alerts or a backup procedure. And the wakeup is quick, within a few seconds. So no more time-consuming shutdown/restart/reboot process to interrupt and resume operation!

7.2 Core Technology Suspend to RAM (S3)

The ideal sleep state with the lowest power consumption for an Instantly

Available PC is Suspend to RAM (STR). In this state over 95% of the PC's power is shut off while the system context is maintained in system memory, enabling a breakthrough in power savings while maintaining full system capability and connectivity.

Suspend To RAM (STR) is defined by the Advanced Configuration and Power

Interface (ACPI) specification as the S3 sleep state. ACPI is a power management specification proposed by Intel, Toshiba and Microsoft, which makes hardware status information available to the operating system and is an

Operating System Directed Power Management.

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APM vs. ACPI

The old generation APM (Advanced Power Management) is a BIOS directed power management can be activated to save energy, but at the expense of system performance and/or connectivity due to its unawareness of the system states.

With ACPI and Suspend to RAM technology, the user will not have to make any tradeoffs when it comes to power management. Network and modem connections will still be there and you will enjoy full system capabilities along with aggressive power management.

7.3 The Key Ingredients

>

An ACPI -enabled Operating System such as Microsoft Windows 98 or

Windows 2000 family is required to direct the system-wide power management.

>

BIOS on Motherboard must support ACPI and Suspend to RAM (STR) sleep state.

>

Hardware circuits, especially Auxiliary Power Source and Split Power

Planes must be implemented on motherboard.

> Add-on adapters must support ACPI capabilities to make whole system

Instantly Available . Refer to Add-on Device Compatibility List .

> ATX power must comply with ATX 2.01 specification (Provide more than 720mA

Stand-By current at 5V)

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7.4 Installation

Mainboard BIOS

Enable the ACPI option provided in the BIOS by:

1. Enter Power Management Setup of the BIOS.

2. Set ACPI function to Enabled .

3. Set ACPI Suspend Type to S3 (STR) .

Operating System

If your existing 98 system is in APM mode, update the system to ACPI mode as follows:

1. Boot-up with Windows 98.

2. Open the "Control Panel" and double-click the "System" icon.

3. Click the "Device Manager" Tab and then the "System devices".

4. Double-click the "Plug and Play BIOS" .

5. Click the "Driver" Tab and choose "Update Driver" .

6. "Update Device Driver Wizard" starts. Click on the "Next" button.

7. The Wizard provides a choice between having the Wizard search for a

better driver than the one in use or displaying a list of drivers from a

specific location. Choose "Display ..." and click on the "Next" button.

8. Select "Show all hardware" and then "Advanced Configuration and

Power Interface (ACPI) BIOS" .

9. Click on the "Next" button.

10. An "Update Driver Warning" dialog box appears. Click on the "Yes"

button.

11. "Update Device Driver Wizard" will starts again. Click on the "Next"

button.

12. When copying files to the system is completed, click on the "Finish"

button.

13. Restart the computer. Your windows 98 system is in the ACPI mode.

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7.5 Using Suspend to RAM

How to put your system into Suspend to RAM (STR) sleep state

There are several ways to initiate Suspend to RAM (STR):

Note: The Message LED should be blinking while system is in standby,

Suspend to RAM mode. Depending on the mainboard and the chassis designs, the Message LED may be the Power LED or other LED on the front panel of the chassis.

Using the mouse button:

1. From the "Start" menu in Windows 98, select "Shut Down" .

2. Select "Stand by" in the Shut Down Windows dialog box.

3. Press "OK" to enter the "Suspend to RAM (STR)" sleep state.

Setting the standby time

1. Enter "Control Panel" .

2. Double-click the "Power Management" icon.

3. "Power Management Properties" dialog box appears. Select "Power

Schemes" tab.

4. Use "System standby" option to set the time for the system to

automatically enter standby mode when the system is not in use.

Using the system power button:

1. Enter "Control Panel" .

2. Double-click the "Power Management" icon.

3. In the Power Management Properties dialog box, select "Advanced" tab.

4. Define the System Power Button to be "Standby" or "Shutdown" :

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Standby

When the power switch of the front bezel or "Sleep" key of the Windows

98 keyboard is pressed, Windows 98 will enter "Suspend to RAM" mode and later can be waken up by pressing the "Wakeup" key or power switch.

Now you can press the Power on button to enter the "Suspend to RAM

(STR)" sleep state

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Shutdown

System is turned off almost immediately without corrupting the data.

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Using the Windows 98 keyboard buttons:

Press the "Sleep" button to enter the Suspend to RAM mode.

Note:

1. The "Power Off" button on the Windows 98 keyboard can also be used to

enter the standby mode as described above.

2. You need to set the mainboard BIOS to use the "Wakeup" button. Please

see the following section.

How to recover your system from "Suspend to RAM (STR)" sleep

state

You can set the way to wake up the system from the mainboard BIOS Setup:

At the Integrated Peripherals Setup Screen, under "Wake Up Events":

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Keyboard Resume Enabling this option allows pressing any key on the keyboard to wake up a system which has been powered down.

Wake Up On LAN/Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line in other words, an incoming call on the modem (either external modem or internal modem card) power on the system.

With a LAN card installed, the Wake-up On LAN function allows the network to wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC.

RTC Alarm Resume - When enabled, the system will automatically power on or returns to full power out of suspend/standby mode at the time and date of the month (0 for daily) specified.

7.6 Related Documents

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ACPI, Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Revision 1.0b, http://www.teleport.com/~acpi/spec.htm

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ACPI Implementers' Guide, http://www.teleport.com/~acpi/impguid.htm

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Instantly Available PC Technology, http://developer.intel.com/technology/iapc/

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OnNow Whitepapers, http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/onnow.htm/

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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

8. Software Installation

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

Note: The Support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice.

Setup Items

Install Via PCI Bridge Driver

Install PCI Bridge Driver for Windows 95/98/NT/2000.

Install Via VxD Driver

Install VxD Driver for Windows 95/98/NT/2000.

Install Sound chip Driver(For On_board Audio Only)

Install the drivers and utilities needed to run the on-board audio AC97 codec chipset.

Trend PC-Cillin Anti-Virus Software

Install the PC-Cillin virus protection software. View the readme for more information.

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Install Via IDE Bus Master Driver

Install Bus Masster IDE driver for Windows 95/98/NT/2000.

Install Via Mini-Port Driver

Install Mini-Port Driver for Windows 95/98/NT/2000.

HardWare Monitoring Utility

Installs this utility to monitor yours computer's Fan, temperature and voltages.

Install Adobe Acrobat Reader

Installs this Adobe Acrobat Reader to read "pdf" files format.

Exit

Exits the CD Setup Items Menu.

Operating Systems

This mainboards passed testing on most operating system, the OS shown in these sections will be Microsoft's Windows 98. You should always use the latest OS and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy. For Windows

95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later. For Windows NT 4.0, you must use Service

Pack 3.0 or later.

Microsoft Window 98

When Windows 98 is installed for the first time. System will Subsequent restarts with the plug and play initializing the "Add New Hardware Wizard" and may attempt to install the a Windows default driver from its system registry. When prompted to restart, Select

NO

and then follow the normal setup procedure later in this section.

NOTE:

Because there are various mainboard settings, options, and expansion cards, the following can only be uses as a guide and general reference and not an exact reflection of your system.

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8.1 Install Via PCI Bridge Driver

Insert the Support CD that shipped with the motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in

"My computer"

to bring up the setup screen.

Step 1 Step 3

Press here

Press here

Step 2 Step 4

Press here

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8.2 Install Via VxD Driver


"My computer"


Step 1

Step 3

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Step 2 Step 4

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8.3 Install Sound chip Driver

(For with onboard audio only)


"My computer"


Step 1 Step 3

Press here

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Step 4 Step 2

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8.4 Trend PC-Cillin Anti-Virus Software


"My computer"


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8.5 Install VIA IDE Bus Master Driver


"My computer"


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8.6 Install Via Mini-port Driver


"My computer"


Step 1 Step 3

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8.7 HardWare Monitoring Utility


"My computer"


Step 1

Step 3

Press here

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8.8 Install ADOBE Acrobat Reader V4.0


"My computer"


Press here

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