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1. Installing an AGP Card This mainboard provides an AGP slot to support a new generation of graphics cards with high performance graphics capability Note Make sure that the AGP card is firmly seated in the AGP slot For the card that complies with the AGP 1 x specifications a slightly more force may be required to fully insert the card into the slot For cards that comply with AGP 2 0 and later specifications the installation should be relatively easy User s Manual 19 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP About the BIOS The Mainboard BIOS Basic Input Output System acts as the bridge between your Hardware CPU Disk Drives Video etc and Operating System Software Windows 95 OS 2 and so on The BIOS Setup also called CMOS Setup is where many hardware configuration options are set and stored This configuration information will remain in the BIOS until it is changed or cleared by removing the battery for a while then reinstalling it back CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor refers to the chip in which the BIOS information is stored This mainboard features Award BIOS which provides an easy to use Setup program to aid in hardware configuration In this section we will look at the various menus and options contained in the Award BIOS Setup Program This mainboard also features a Flash BIOS A Flash BIOS can be upgraded via sof
2. JFS D 1 83MHz J12 AGP Slot 1 GEESE IrDA IR n JP4 Wakeup JP12 MO gu E CPU Thema On LAN 5 ensor Ss B B ES s gt 8 5 gt 3 o c ea R3 c Im 57 E 1 ES 8 5 5 o D s s R e e gt ele 212 ete USB HL H 8 PS 2 12 Eco o S y Key vu 2 board Fan Power 5 User s Manual INSTALLATION 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 Y Don t remove the board from its anti static packaging until you are ready to install it into a computer case Handle add in cards and modules by the edges or mounting bracket Y 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 Installing the CPU Your mainboard features SLOT 1 architecture a modular design that can accommodate Intel Pentium II as well as Celeron processors Before installing the CPU attach the retention mechanism first Attaching the Retention Mechanism For Celeron CPUs Locate SLOT 1 Push the Retention Mechanisms until they are firmly locked into place Fig 1 For Pentium II CPUs Loca
3. CPU Thermal Sensor JP 12 For the CPU Temperature Monitoring function to work properly you must use the optional CPU Cooling Fan provided by manufacturer 2 24 Hook the Thermal Sensor lead attached on the Fan to this connector 8 1 hi regardless of the polarity Fan Power User s Manual 13 INSTALLATION Soft Power Switch JP9 Connects to the Power Switch featured on ATX case designs This switch must be hooked up before the system can be powered on unlike traditional designs where the power switch is located on the Power Supply itself Note Under the following two conditions you have to press and hold the switch for longer than 4 seconds to power off your system regardless of the BIOS setting Refer to page 31 e Shortly after the system is powered on when the BIOS message is not yet appear When CPU hangs IDE Activity LED JP2 Hook the IDE LED lead to this connector with the RED lead corresponding to Pin 1 Power Supply Connector This mainboard features an ATX style Power Supply Connector This connector is keyed to prevent connection in the wrong direction Line up the lock
4. 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 User s Manual 41 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 Configuration Utility If you decide to press Ctrl C during boot the following message appears Please wait invoking Configuration Utility After a brief pause your computer will display the Main Menu of the utility The Symbios SCSI Configuration Utility This menu driven utility allows you to view and change the default configuration settings for host adapters using Symbios 53C8XX chips Note Pressing Ctrl A after memory count during re boot allows you to recover the default settings and reconfigure The following tables list the configuration settings you can change e Global Affects both the adapter and all SCSI devices e Device Aff
5. You cannot change the current password unless you know it Erasing a Password 1 If you know the current password but want to disable password checking follow the procedure for changing the password When Setup prompts for the new password simply press ENTER You will see a message indicating that the password is disabled 2 If you do not know the current password the CMOS must be cleared by removing the battery for a while and then re installing it back This will clear all user defined BIOS Setup options User s Manual 39 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically detect and configure hard disk parameters The Award BIOS includes this ability in the event you are uncertain of your hard disk s parameters See also Standard CMOS Setup Low Level Format Utility This Award Low Level Format Utility is designed as a tool to save your time formatting your hard disk The Utility automatically looks for the necessary information of the drive you selected The Utility also searches for bad tracks and lists them for your reference Shown below is the Main Menu after you enter into the Award Low Level Format Utility Hard Disk Low Level Format Utility NO CYLS HEAD SELECT DRIVE BAD TRACK LIST PREFORMAT Current select drive is C Drive C CYLINDER 0 HEAD 0 SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master 850 1647 16 65535 1646 63 AUTO Primary Slave 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO Secondar
6. floppy drive CD ROM or LS 120 ZIP This setting determines the sequence that the BIOS will follow when searching devices for a bootable disk Most users find the C setting to be most beneficial since it takes the least amount of time to boot the system If however you want the ability to boot from a Floppy or CD ROM drive you would need to choose either the A C or CDROM C A setting For instance if your boot sequence was set to C A and for some reason you wanted to boot to your Floppy A Drive it would not be possible since the BIOS would always boot from the C drive first In this case this setting would need to be changed to A C so that the system would first check the floppy drive for a bootable disk This would slow bootup speed however since the floppy would be checked on every boot System will first search for boot sector on floppy disk then hard disk System will first search hard disk drive then floppy disk drive for boot sector C CDROM A System will first search for boot sector on hard disk drive then CDROM drive and then floppy disk drive CDROM C A System will first search the CDROM drive then hard disk drive and then floppy disk drive for boot sector System will search for boot sector on hard disk drive only LS ZIP C System will first search for boot sector on LS 120 IDE floppy drive or ZIP ATAPI drive then hard disk Swap Floppy Drive The hardware connections determine which floppy is configure
7. 95 Choices are Auto and Manual default Reset Configuration Data Reset Configuration Data When set to Enabled ESCD Extended System Configuration Data is cleared This setting will automatically be set back to Disabled when the system reboots Enabled default and Disabled IRQ3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 DMA0 1 3 5 6 7 assigned to By default all resources assigned to the PCI Bus except IRQs 3 and 4 If an ISA card requires a particular IRQ or DMA channel those resources should be set to Legacy ISA so that the PCI Bus will not try to use them Choices are Legacy ISA and PCI ISA PnP Slot 1 2 3 4 Use IRQ No By default an IRQ is automatically assigned to PCI slots 1 2 3 and 4 You may also specify an IRQ for these slots 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 34 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP If the SCSI adapter installed has its own The on board SCSI BIOS will not be loaded BIOS on board The adapter s own SCSI BIOS will be used If the SCSI adapter installed doesn t have The on board SCSI BIOS will load and its own BIOS and the card uses or is control the SCSI adapter compatible with the SYM53C8XX chip Disabling the onboard SCSI BIOS prevents it from being active in any way PCI Latency Timer This option sets latency timer of all PCI devices on the PCI bus The sett
8. Blocks labeled 266MHz x4 0 66MHz JFSO JFS1 JFS2 and JP5 on the mainboard 300MHz x4 5 66MHz Set the jumper according to the table at right 333MHz x5 0 66MHz for the CPU frequency you are using 366MHz x5 5 66MHz 400MHz x6 0 66MHz The CPU Clock corresponds to the number marked on the CPU The Bus Clock when multiplied with the Ratio gives the CPU Clock CPU Clock Ratio Bus Clock an zm Jrs2 zm x35 4 ag x45 51 588 m ini 1 50 ODD 66MHz l m 5 E x5 5 6 6 5 1552 on d JFso OOD s c 75MHz x7 52 7 5 Bo JFS2 DOS 57 ODO 885 83MHz These jumpers automatically set the ISA Clock as well Intel 440EX chipset supports only 66 MHz bus clock The 75 83MHz settings are for internal test only Over clocking may cause serious system damage e If you are uncertain about the speed requirements of your particular CPU you should obtain Technical Documentation from the manufacturer Such information is available via the Intel WWW site 12 User s Manual INSTALLATION Connections Cooling Fan J7 J7 is a small 3 pin Header Connector that provides 12V 12 Volt power for CPU Cooling Fan Plug in the fan cable to the connector Pin 2 corresponds to the power lead as shown GND GND
9. IDE channel Pri Slave the second Sec Master and Sec Slave specify the devices on the secondary channel The first option available is the most important Type This is where you will specify the type of device and how it is represented in the BIOS Setup If the device is a hard disk or CD ROM generally the Auto option is the best choice for fast and easy setup of the hard 22 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP disk parameters Let s take a look at the difference between the Auto User and Types 1 45 options e 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 e User This option allows you to manually enter in the parameters of the hard drive Generally this option would be used only if the hard drive has already been formatted with a certain set of parameters and assured consistency between the old and new parameters is desired e 1 45 Similar to the Use
10. Mastering IDE controller features support for DMA Mode 2 and PIO Modes 3 and 4 for faster data transfer rates 2 Connectors are provided for support of up to 4 IDE devices on two channels ATAPI Tape Drives and CD ROMs are also supported User s Manual INTRODUCTION Comprehensive Mainboard View Turbo LED Green Switch SMI Reset 2 Arepuoses 3901 1998905 IDE LED Soft Power Power State Function ISA Bus 1 dies JPX1 UD Enable Power Stale lt G Power State Disable Power Stale ISABus 2 8 CPU Clock 8 ISA Bus 3 a e 3 ms m 8 feel X 60 m e amp Ul Cosa a cm e r3 3 5 5 o 9j Bas mes gas PCI Bus 2 Bus Clock Je DD Fi HB GMHZ PCI Bus 3 Battery 2 JFSO Enn 2 JFS2 Gap 1552 BBE POI pud 51 5819 1 257 BB JFSQ
11. 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 PCI VGA Palette Snoop This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA MPEG card installed requires VGA palette snooping The settings are Disabled or Enabled Assign IRQ For VGA The Enabled option allows the BIOS to auto route an IRQ for use by a VGA card While most of the VGA cards do not need an IRQ assignment certain VGA cards may need it OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB This should be set to OS2 if you are running IBM OS 2 with more than 64MB of RAM in the system Otherwise the setting should be Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART Self Monitor
12. be Disabled or set to 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 or 2E8 IRQ3 Auto is Default Onboard Serial Port 2 With this option the on board Serial Port 2 can be Disabled or set to 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 or 2E8 IRQ3 Auto is Default InfraRed COM2 Selected By default this field is set to COM2 which directs the second serial port UART to support the COM2 serial port Choosing SHARP IR ASKIR or IrDA SIR HPSIR will activate the on board infrared feature and redirect the second serial port UART to support the infrared module connector on the mainboard Onboard Parallel Port With this option the on board Parallel Port can be Disabled or set to 378 IRQ7 Default 3BC IRQ7 or 278 IRQ5 Onboard Parallel Port Mode Sets the operating mode of the parallel port Options are Normal EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Normal ECP Extended Capability Port and ECP EPP default ECP Mode Use DMA Options are 1 and 3 This field is available only when one of the two following options in Parallel Port Mode is selected ECP or ECP EPP User s Manual 37 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Parallel Port EPP Type Options are 1 7 and 1 9 default IEEE 1284 compliant 38 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 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 requir
13. especially 3D INFRARED IR CONNECTOR UART 2 can also be used for the optional Infrared Module enabling wireless communication capability A supplied bracket with a single customized cable connects directly to the infrared pin header on the mainboard SLOT 1 Slot 1 CPU socket for Pentium II as well as Celeron CPUs COM2 CONNECTOR High speed UART compatible serial port COM2 can be directed to the Infrared Module for wireless connection capability PRINTER PORT CONNECTOR EPP and ECP compatible 25 pin D Sub parallel port COM1 CONNECTOR High speed UART compatible serial port USB CONNECTORS These connectors permit the connection of two USB peripheral devices directly to the port without an external hub USB is a new technology supporting printers fax modems and other telephony device PS 2 MOUSE CONNECTOR Supports PS 2 style mice PS 2 KEYBOARD CONNECTOR Supports PS 2 style keyboards POWER CONNECTOR 20 Pin ATX Power Connector INTEL 440EX CHIPSET Features SDRAM Ultra DMA 33 and AGP support DRAM SOCKETS 2 168 pin DIMM sockets are provided to support a maximum RAM memory capacity of 256 MB DIMM types of 3 3 Volt true SDRAM is supported and automatically detected by the BIOS FLOPPY CONNECTOR Built in floppy controller supports 2 5 25 or 3 5 1 44MB or 2 88MB floppy drives SECONDARY IDE CONNECTOR Connector for second IDE channel PRIMARY IDE CONNECTOR Connector for first IDE channel The on board PCI Bus
14. 15 NMI Enabled Video Off Method DPMS Primary IDE 0 Disabled Video Off After Doze Primary IDE 1 Disabled MODEM Use IRQ 52 Secondary IDE 0 Disabled Doze Mode Disabled Secondary IDE 1 Disabled Standby Mode Disabled Floppy Disk Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled Serial Port Enabled HDD Power Down Disabled Parallel Port Disabled Throttle Duty Cycle 62 5 VGA Active Monitor Enabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off PWRON After PWR Fail On Power up by Ring LAN Disabled Power up by Alarm Disabled Quit TL lt Select Item Help Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color IRQ 8 Break Suspend Disabled Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes Doze Mode Standby Mode Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down There are four selections for Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings Disabled No power management Disables all four modes Min Saving Minimum power management Doze Mode 1 hr Standby Mode 1 hr Suspend Mode 1 hr and HDD Power Down 15 min Maximum power management ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL CPUs Doze Mode 1 min Standby Mode 1 min Suspend Mode min and HDD Power Down 1 min User Defined Set each mode individually When Enabled each range is from 1 min RE to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges f
15. 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 44 User s Manual BUILT IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS 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 removab
16. DATE 84 26 94 Flash Type File Name to Program Error Message 4 The AWDFLASH Utility Screen appears You will be asked for the file name to program Type in the name of the new BIOS bin file and hit ENTER 5 The program will then ask if you want to backup the old BIOS This is recommended in case there are any problems with the new bin file Enter the name of the new backup file such as backup bin and press ENTER 6 At this time the system will prompt you for final confirmation before du programming The a can be aborted at this time by hitting To begin programming hit 7 When the Flash PR UN starts a bar indicator will show the progress of the programming operation After successful completion hit the reset button or power off the computer User s Manual 48 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
17. MAINBOARD User s Manual REV 1 01 Date April 98 All other products names are trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners FCC amp 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 e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Move the equipment away from the receiver e Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the deal
18. OS setup where UART2 is directed or IrDA Pin 6 is reserved for consumer IR Y To M B Infrared z F Connector 5 pin socket 08 9 tid d 4 069 IR Adapter Wake up On LAN Connector J12 The Wake up On LAN function will allow the network to wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can wake up the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt To use the Wake up On LAN function you must enable the Power up By Ring LAN field in the Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS Connect the cable that comes with your LAN card to location J12 on the system board Refer to the add in card s manual for details Note Your LAN card must support Magic Packet in order to use the Wake up On LAN function 16 User s Manual INSTALLATION Power State Function JPX1 This feature will power on the PC when power returns after a power failure Set JPX1 to On short to enable this function Power State Function JPX1 Enable Power State JPX1 Disable Power State PWRON After PWR Fail in the Power Management Setup must be set accordingly Refer to pages 31 and 32 for mor
19. This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation You have the opportunity to select the system s default speed boot up sequence keyboard operation shadowing and security Virus Warning Disabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 CPU Internal Cache Enabled HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled External Cache Enabled Report No FDD For WIN 95 No Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Hard Disk Boot From Pri IDE M Video BIOS Shadow Enabled Boot Sequence C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled Floppy Disk Access Control R W D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled Auto Disable Unused Clock Enabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option System Quit lt Select Item PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Help PU PD Modify Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Virus Warning When enabled the T WARNING BIOS will warn the user when any Disk boot sector is to be modified program attempts to write to or format the Type to accept write or N to abort write boot sector If an attempt is made the Award Software Inc BIOS will halt the system and the followin
20. a modular design that supports Intel Pentium IL as well as Celeron9 processors ATX form factor design allows for more efficient system assembly with built in mouse serial and parallel port connectors This eliminates the need for separate ribbon cable connector brackets and speeds the manufacturing process This mainboard is designed to provide greater overall system throughput by utilizing the latest in I O technology By incorporating such advanced features as Bus Mastering IDE and Universal Serial Bus USB onto the mainboard optimum system performance is assured and system design and implementation is simplified Fully Plug amp Play compatible via an Award BIOS this mainboard facilitates easy system configuration and peripheral setup Advanced BIOS features include Intelligent Hardware Monitoring and Alert functions The Award BIOS also supports ACPI readiness and is compatible with PC97 specification With support for up to 256MB of System RAM Type auto detected by mainboard BIOS 3 3V SDRAM and 3 3V EDO this mainboard is the ideal foundation for high end computer systems Item Checklist Your mainboard package should include the items listed below Damaged or missing items should be reported to your vendor The mainboard O Optional Thermal Sensor Cable Floppy disk ribbon cable O Optional I O Shield M IDE ribbon cable O Optional Infrared Module Diskette containing software for Optional AGP Graphic Ca
21. al it must first be enabled in the Power Management Setup in the BIOS Setup utility Pins 17 amp 19 Reset switch lead Connects to the Reset Switch lead from the system s case The reset switch is used to cold boot the system without actually turning off the power reducing wear and tear on the power supply Pins 2 6 8 10 Keyboard lock switch lead Pins 2 amp 6 connect to the Power LED from the system s case Pins 8 amp 10 connect to the case mounted keylock switch Pins 14 amp 20 Speaker connector Connects to the Speaker lead from the system s case Serial and Parallel Ports A 25 pin D Sub header is provided on the back panel for a Parallel Port multi mode bi directional parallel port Two 9 D Sub headers are also provided on the back 00000 00000 panel for Serial ports o eee Jo Modem Ring In Power On 1 COM2 Install a modem normally to COM2 and enable Power up User s Manual 15 INSTALLATION by Ring LAN function from BIOS setup Please refer to page 31 This allows the modem to remotely power on the system or return it to full power out of suspend standby mode 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 BI
22. ange an adapter s boot order select it and press lt Enter gt You are then prompted to enter the new boot sequence number When the adapters are ordered properly press the lt Esc gt key to exit this menu Boot Order Port lq Status NvRAM Num Level Current Next Boot Found SYM53C860 9 Yes SYM53C820 0 0 Off Off 2 SYM53C825 FDOO 9 On On Yes SYM53C815 FE00 10 Display Mode Determines how much information about your host adapters and SCSI devices is displayed on your computer monitor during boot e verbose for more complete information e terse for a faster boot User s Manual 43 BUILT IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Mono Color Allows you to choose between a black and white or color display for the SCSI Configuration utility Language English mode only Help Brings up a help screen with information about the Main menu Quit Exits the SCSI Configuration utility Adapter Utilities Menu When you select a host adapter from the main menu the following screen is displayed ___ SYM53C860 Utilities Adapter Setup Device Selections Help Exit this menu e Adapter Setup Adapter settings are viewed and changed SYM53C860 Adapter Setup SCAM Support On Parity Enabled Host SCSI ID 7 Scan Order Low to High 0 Max Removable Media Support None Help Restore Default Setup Exit this menu SCAM Support SCAM SCSI Configured
23. ce 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 SYM53C860 Setup for All devices on this adapter Sync Rate Mega Bytes sec 20 Width bits 8 Disconnect On Read Write I O Timeout secs 10 Scan for Device at Boot Time Yes Scan for SCSI LUNS Yes Queue Tags Enabled Format Device Help Restore Default Setup Exit this menu Sync Rate Mega Bytes sec Defines the maximum transfer rate the host adapter attempts to negotiate The host adapter and a SCSI device must agree to a rate they can both handle Width bits Sets the maximum data width the host adapter will attempt to negotiate The host adapter and a SCSI device must agree to a width they can both handle Only those host adapters that support 16 bit data transfers will show this option as enabled Disconnect SCSI devices have the ability to disconnect from the bus during an I O transfer This option tells the host adapter whether or not to allow a device to disconnect Some devices run faster with disconnect enabled mostly newer devices while some run faster with disconnect disabled mostly older devices Read Write I O Timeout secs This option sets the time the host adap
24. d as drive A and drive B Swapping the floppy drives can be useful if your system has two floppy drives and you want the ability to boot from both For example Since a PC cannot boot from the B Floppy you would need to Swap floppy drives A and B in order to set the second floppy drive to drive A thereby making it bootable Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled BIOS will attempt to move the head of the floppy disk drive forth and back once during POST to see if the drive is working properly Floppy Disk Access Control When R W the floppy disk can be read and written The other option is Read Only which protects the floppy disk from any modification 26 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Boot Up NumLock Status When On the NumLock key will be automatically enabled when the system boots Auto Disable Unused Clock When enabled any clock not in use will be disabled to reduce EMI radiation Typematic Rate Setting Determines if the typematic rate is to be used When disabled continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance In other words the BIOS will only report that the key is down When the typematic rate is enabled the BIOS will report as before but it will then wait a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly This feature is used to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys Typematic Rate Chars
25. de is enabled e Ifyou 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 User s Manual 23 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP e SCSI Hard Drives are NOT entered into the Mainboard BIOS Setup in any way The hard drive settings in the Standard CMOS Setup are only for drives connected to the IDE Controller So if only SCSI drives were installed all these settings would be set to Type None SCSI Devices are configured via the SCSI controller s BIOS Floppy Drives A and B Select the Type for the A and or B floppy drives Remember floppy drive A is the first drive hooked to the END of the floppy ribbon cable Floppy drive B is hooked up after the twist Available settings are listed below No floppy drive installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch PC type standard drive 360 kilobyte capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch AT type high density drive 1 2 megabyte capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 720 kilobyte capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 1 44 megabyte capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 2 88 megabyte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support Enable this option ONLY for floppy drive s that support the Japanese standard 1 2MB on 3 5 Diskette Options Disabled Default Both Drive A B Video This category selects the type of vi
26. deo adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select their type in Setup EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter includes high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On Determines whether or not the system will prompt you if an error is detected during POST The system boot will not be stopped for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted But Keyboard other errors errors all other errors Memory This category is display only All memory detected by the POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS is shown as the following types Base Memory is the amount of conventional memory installed in the system This value is typically 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard The Extended Memory is the amount of memory located above 1 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 24 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP BIOS Features Setup This menu provides access to more advanced BIOS configuration settings that deal with overall performance of the system and peripheral setup
27. e all users to enter a password in order to use the system and or enter the BIOS setup but can t change its contents A Supervisor Password is used to protect the stored CMOS options from being changed by unauthorized users Keep in mind that when set a password is required only when booting the system It will not provide protection to a system that is already booted The password check option is set in BIOS FEATURES SETUP by choosing either System the password prompt appears every time the system is powered on or Setup the password prompt appears only when the user enters the BIOS Setup The password is stored in CMOS RAM and can be cleared by removing the battery for a while and then re installing it back To set a password 1 You must first set the Supervisor password by choosing Supervisor Password and pressing ENTER Setup prompts for a password 2 Enter 1 8 character password using letters numbers or a combination of both The specific characters are not shown as you enter them Press ENTER 3 A confirmation box appears asking you to re enter the password Enter the password again Press ENTER Follow the same procedure to set the User Password Changing a Password 1 Select the appropriate password option Supervisor or User from the main menu and press ENTER Enter the current password and press Enter The screen does not display the characters entered Enter in the new password then the confirmation
28. e available in your SCSI adapter s package User s Manual 47 FLASH BIOS PROGRAMMING UTILITY Updating the Award BIOS Code is made easy with the AWDFLASH Utility Since this mainboard features FLASH BIOS it is not necessary to change the actual BIOS chip in order to upgrade the System BIOS The user can simply re program the old BIOS using the AWDFLASH Utility as follows 1 First boot the system with DOS or to Safe Mode under Windows 95 If you are booting DOS from a hard drive or floppy disk press F5 when the message Starting MS DOS appears on the screen If you are booting Windows 95 press the F8 key and select the Safe mode command prompt option This will assure that the system is running in real mode with no device drivers loaded This is the only correct way to run the AWDFLASH Utility program 2 There are 2 important files needed to re program the BIOS The first is AWDFLASH EXE which is the FLASH BIOS Programming Utility The second file needed is the updated BIN file which contains the actual BIOS code This file will have the extension bin such as P598GH BIN Make sure these files are on the diskette or hard drive in the same directory 3 Start the AWDFLASH Utility by changing to the directory where the two required files exist and typing AWDFLASH and pressing ENTER LASH MEMORY WRITER 5 2 TED lt C gt 1993 Award Software Inc For SIS 85C471 14868U2G
29. e device is installed as a SECOND device on the same cable Keep in mind that the Master device will appear before the Slave device in the CMOS Setup as well as the Operating System software Refer to the device documentation for jumper settings The Secondary IDE port can be used for up to 2 additional ATAPI devices Normally it s recommended that you connect your first hard drive to the Primary port and the first CD ROM to the Secondary Make sure to align the RED stripe on the ribbon cable with Pin 1 on the mainboard IDE connector On most hard drives and CD ROMs the RED stripe should be oriented towards the power connector of the device 18 User s Manual INSTALLATION Installing the Memory DIMM e This mainboard has two sockets available for 168 pin DIMMs They must be 3 3 volt Unbuffered Synchronous DRAMs SDRAM or 3 3 volt EDO RAM DIMM Sizes supported SMB 16MB 32MB 64MB and 128MB e total of 2 DIMMs can be installed for a maximum RAM capacity of 256MB 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
30. e information USB Connector This 8 pin connector permits connection of two USB peripheral devices directly to the system without an external hub USB PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors PS 2 These two connectors are located on the back panel of the Mouse 22 mainboard PS 2 4 Keyboard Floppy drives The on board floppy controller supports 2 floppy disk drives with the floppy ribbon cable provided Make sure the RED stripe on the ribbon cable is oriented towards Pin 1 Notice the twist between the sets of connectors on the floppy cable The floppy drive A position is at the END of the cable whereas floppy drive B is hooked to one of the connectors on the other side of the twist The cable provides both Edge and Pin connectors for both the A and B positions to match the connector on your floppy drives User s Manual 17 INSTALLATION IDE Hard Drives and CD ROMs The on board Enhanced IDE controller can support up to 4 IDE hard drives or other ATAPI devices such as CD ROMs This controller as with all Enhanced IDE controllers consists of both Primary and Secondary ports Each port has an associated connector and cable which can support up to 2 ATAPI devices each All IDE devices have jumpers which allow the user to configure the device as either Master or Slave A Master device is one that is ALONE on the IDE cable whereas a Slav
31. e 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 key and then the Enter key to abort The Exit Without Saving option allows the user to exit the BIOS Setup without updating any changes made during the current session PCI Device Listing This list of installed PCI devices appears after the System Configuration screen PCI device listing Bus No Device No Func No VendorID Device ID Device Class IRQ 0 7 1 8086 7111 IDE Controller 14 15 0 2 8086 7112 Serial bus controller 11 0 0 1013 7333 Display controller 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 This identifier is allocated by the vendor Device Class Specifies one of the following device classes Mass storage controller Network controller Display controller Multimedia device Bridge device Simple communication controller Base system peripherals Input device
32. eature 2 7 3 4 5 19 Eej 6 18 ef H EH 1 17 48 6 B a H 11 12 13 16 15 14 1 ISA slots 11 USB connectors 2 Keyboard BIOS 12 PS 2 mouse connector top 3 Mainboard BIOS 13 PS 2 keyboard connector bottom 4 PCIslots 14 Power connector 5 AGP slot 15 Intel amp 440EX chipset 6 Infrared IR connector 16 DIMM sockets 7 SLOT 1 CPU 17 Floppy connector 8 2 connector 18 Secondary IDE connector 9 Printer port connector 19 Primary IDE connector 10 COMI connector Board Size 305 mm x 185 mm 12 x 7 3 User s Manual 7 INTRODUCTION 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ISA SLOTS 3 16 bit ISA slots KEYBOARD BIOS Firmware chip controlling keyboard operations MAINBOARD BIOS Award BIOS supporting Plug and Play DMI Green specification on screen setup for Enhanced IDE and Multi I O The BIOS is FLASH Upgradeable via the AWDFLASH Utility PCI SLOTS 4 32 bit PCI slots are provided AGP SLOT AGP Accelerated Graphics Port is a new bus interface for high performance graphics capabilities
33. ects only the individual SCSI devices Global Default Settings Device Default Settings SCAM Support On Synchronous Transfer Rate MB sec Enabled Data Width I8 7 Disconnect Low to High 0 Read Write I O Timeout secs Scan for Devices at Boot Yes Time Scan for SCSI LUNs Queue Tags Enabled User s Manual 42 BUILT IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Main Menu r MAIN MENU Port 2 Status NvRAM Num Level Current Next Boot Found SYM53C860 9 Yes SYM53C820 0 0 Off Off SYM53C825 FDOO 9 On On Yes SYMB53C815 00 10 Change Adapter Status Adapter Boot Order Additional Adapter Configuration Display Mode Terse Mono Color Language Help Quit You can select an adapter only if the current status is Changes are only possible with SCSI adapters that support non volatile memory Check the 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 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 ch
34. er in a PCI Slot 36 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 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 0 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 e IDE UDMA Ultra DMA Mode The chipset used for this mainboard improves the IDE performance by implementing UltraDMA 33 Bus Mastering IDE which can handle data transfer up to 33 Mbyte sec This UDMA technology is downward compatible with existing ATA 2 IDE So there is no upgrade required for current hard drives and cabling Auto is default USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB keyboard driver within the onboard BIOS The keyboard driver simulates lagacy keyboard command and let you use USB keyboard during POST or after boot if you don t have USB driver in the operating system Init AGP Display First When your system has an AGP card coexisting with other PCI or ISA VGA cards enabling this option tells your system to use the AGP card Onboard FDD Controller Enables or Disables the on board Floppy Disk Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 With this option the on board Serial Port 1 can
35. er 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 2 User s Manual Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Ire eres 5 Prod ct Descripti n 256mm tes 5 Itein Checklist tec ena PERDE 5 Features amp Specifications essere 6 Board Level Features erit dea tete ee e Ra due eae 7 Comprehensive Mainboard View 9 INSTALLATION inneren 10 Installing the eee ERE ee EUER 10 Setting the 12 CONMECHONS u TE 13 Installing the Memory 2 00 40 000000 00000000000000000000000002222 19 Installing an 19 MAINBOARD BIOS J J J 20 Aboutthe BIOS bu sits caste ep etr 20 Mam Menu s L aut it 21 Standard CMOS Setup a u Q u kan a 0 22 BIOS Features Setup 2 425 2 cre init nr ss ayka as
36. ey with this menu highlighted Date mm dd yy Fri Apr 7 1996 Time hh mm ss 00 00 00 HARD DISKS SIZE CYLS HEAD LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Primary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Secondary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Secondary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Drive A 1 44M 3 5in Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 15360 384K AU Errors Total Memo 16384K Video EGA VGA T 1 gt c Select Item PU PD Modify Shift F2 Change Color Upon entering the Standard CMOS Setup screen you will see a screen like that above First let s set the system Date Use the arrow keys to move to and highlight the Date option Select the Month by using the PgDn and PgUp keys This is how most settings will be configured Then move to the day year and time via the arrow keys to finish setting the system date and time Keep in mind that the system time is set in 24 hour time With this method 1PM is represented as 13 00 2PM as 14 00 and so on with 00 00 corresponding to Midnight Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave These four options relate to the 4 IDE hard drives CD ROMs or other ATAPI devices that can be controlled via the on board IDE controller review IDE Hard Drives and CD ROMs on page 18 The Pri Master setting specifies the first device on the primary
37. g error message will appear You can accept or abort this operation Note This feature is designed to guard against viruses that modify the boot sector on hard disks However many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table as well as partition and format programs will also trigger this warning If you will be running such a program you can disable Virus Protection first or choose Y to accept the boot sector modification when this message shows up User s Manual 25 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 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 Quick Power on Self Test Speeds up Power On Self Test POST after the computer is powered on When set to Enable the BIOS will shorten or skip some checks during POST Hard Disk Boot From This option lets you choose to boot from Primary IDE Master Pri IDE M Primary IDE Slave Pri IDE S Secondary IDE Master Sec IDE M Secondary IDE Slave Sec IDE S or SCSI hard disk Same as IDE options the Boot Sequence in the next field is set to A when the SCSI is chosen Boot Sequence When your system is powered on the BIOS performs a variety of operations then attempts to boot an Operating System from either a hard drive
38. her devices still operate at full speed Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off HDD Power When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard Down disk drive will spin down while all other devices remain active Throttle Duty Cycle This item determines the duty cycle for the clock control thermal throttling mode The duty cycle indicates the percentage of time the STPCLK signal is asserted VGA Active Monitor When enabled the video detect logic will generate a timer reload event for device monitor 11 Soft Off by PWR BTTN With Jnstant Off selected the ATX switch functions like a normal system power off button With Delay 4 Sec selected you must hold down the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds to power off the system PWRON After PWR Fail This feature will power on the PC when power returns after a power failure The table on the next page lists the options available and the corresponding System State when power returns 32 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP System State When System State When Options Available Power Failure Occurred Power Returns Power by Ring LAN With a modem installed this item enables the modem to 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 Refer to Wake up On LAN Connector
39. ility of removable media devices is not preserved The following constraints apply a The device can only work as a fixed disk i e media change is not allowed b The media must be inserted before the system boot up c Only media with 512Bytes sector is supported None The removable media devices will not be used as BIOS devices Boot Drive Allows only the removable media installed as Drive C to work as a Only BIOS device With Media Enables all removable disk drives to work as BIOS devices Installed e Device Selections Settings for the devices attached to the selected adapter are viewed and changed SYM53C860 Device Selections 0 7 Sync Data Disc Time Scan Queue Rate Width Out Bus LUNS Tags 0 0 20 8 10 Yes Yes Enabled 1 Devi N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled 2 Dev2 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled 3 Dev3 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled 4 Dev4 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled 5 Dev5 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled 6 Dev6 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled SYM53C860 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled Device Selections 8 15 Help Exit this menu The above menu provides information about individual SCSI devices attached to the selected host adapter as well as the adapter itself To make changes to these settings select a device from this display and press lt Enter gt to bring up the individual Device Setup menu User s Manual 45 BUILT IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Devi
40. ing Analysis and Reporting Technology is a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure SMART is supported in ATA 3 or later hard drives Report No FDD For WIN95 While the FDD in STANDARD CMOS SETUP is set to NONE set this option to No to release IRQ6 for passing Win95 logo This option is irrelevant under normal operation User s Manual 27 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Video BIOS Shadow This option controls the location of the contents of the 32KB of Video ROM beginning at the memory location The settings are Enabled The contents of C0000h C7FFFh are written to the same address in system memory RAM for faster execution Disabled The video ROM is not copied to RAM The contents of the video ROM cannot be read from or written to cache memory C8000 DFFFF Shadow These options control the location of the contents of the 16KB expansion card ROMs beginning at the specified memory location If no adapter ROM is using the named ROM area this area is made available to the local bus Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB and 1024KB by the amount used for this purpose The settings are Enabled or Disabled Chipset Features Setup This setup menu contains advanced configuration options relating to the mainboard chipset These options are rarely changed by the user Auto Co
41. ing mechanism on the connector from the Power Supply with the tab on the mainboard connector Press down until the two connectors are locked SSS LLLI LL 412V Plo 94 w 5VSB C PowerGood gt 9 48 5 e lt gt 9 lt GND e e Llp olo PwW ON V 172v 3 3V 3 3V 14 User s Manual INSTALLATION System Function Connector Block J11 p 12 Turbo __ Keyboard LED C E Lock Eme Green Switch 5 Speaker Reset B 19 20 HU Pins 3 amp 5 Turbo LED switch The Turbo function is not supported by this mainboard Therefore the Turbo LED will always remain lit as long as the system power is on Pins 7 amp 9 SMI suspend switch lead If your system s case has a suspend switch hook the lead from the switch to pins 7 amp 9 A suspend switch is used to save electricity by putting the system into a suspend mode when the computer is not being used This switch could also be used by the Turbo switch on the front of the system since this mainboard does not support that function For this switch to be function
42. ings are in units equal to PCI clocks Available settings are 0 248 The default is 80 Assign IRQ for USB When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the USB device connected to your system However if you are not using USB devices and an ISA slot requires an IRQ set this function to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the USB device will be available for the ISA slot Used MEM base address This item allows you to determine which basic addresses are not to be occupied by PCI Card and leave these addresses for some special ISA Card used only Choices are C800 00 D000 D400 D800 DC00 Load BIOS Defaults Loads Fail Safe settings into the BIOS Setup program These options are designed to slow the system down for troubleshooting purposes To load the default values highlight this option and press ENTER Enter Y in the confirmation screen and press ENTER again User defined options in the Standard CMOS Setup are not affected Load Setup Defaults Loads the default values for best system performance into the BIOS Setup program To load the default values highlight this option and press ENTER Enter Y in the confirmation screen and press ENTER again User defined options in the Standard CMOS Setup are not affected User s Manual 35 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Integrated Peripherals Setup This menu is used to configure the integrated IDE subsystem and other peripherals IDE HDD B
43. input output bus Therefore the CPU must be delayed to allow for the completion of I O transfers This item allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 8 bit I O Choices from NA 1 to 8 ISA BUS clocks is the default 16 Bit I O Recovery Time This item allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 16 bit I O Choices are from NA 1 to 4 ISA BUS clocks is the default Memory Hole At 15M 16M In order to improve compatibility certain space in memory can be reserved for old style ISA cards that map memory between 15M 16M Do not enable this feature unless you use the old style ISA card otherwise the memory size may be reduced to 15 MB for some O S Disabled is the default Passive Release The provides a programmable Passive Release mechanism to meet the required master latencies When enabled default ISA masters may see long delays in access to any PCI memory including the main DRAM array Delayed Transaction When enabled the delay transaction mechanism will be in effect when is the target of a PCI transaction Disabled is the default AGP Aperture Size MB Options are 4 8 16 32 64 default 128 and 256 MB SDRAM RAS To CAS Delay This option allows you to determine the delay time between the assertion of RAS To CAS Options are slow and fast default This has no impact on page hit cases and affects only row and page misses SDRAM RAS Precharge Time SDRAM must cont
44. installation dates and other information about the system and its components This DMI utility DMICFG EXE allows you to add additional information such as serial numbers vendor information and enclosure chassis configurations into the MIF Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI FILE Save DMI FILE BIOS System Display Componert Base Board AOS Information Endasure Chassis Handle 0000 Processor Vendor Name Softwere Intemational Inc Memory Controller BIOS Version 4 51 PG Memory module BIOS starting Address Segment E000 Memory module BIOS Build Date 04 21 38 Cache BIOS Characteristics Press ENTER for detail Cache Size of BIOS 0256K Port Connedor Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector System slots System slots System slots System slots System slots System slots System slots System slots System Event Log Move cursor Enter Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort8E xit Note The DMI utility must be run in real mode without the EMM386 memory manager loaded 49 User s Manual DMI UTILITY 50 User s Manual HARDWARE MONITORING UTILITY The mainboard has an advanced built in hardware monitoring feature to keep track of CPU temperature system board voltage and CPU fan speed When an abnormal condition occurs the system speaker will BEEP
45. inually be refreshed or it will lose its data Normally SDRAM is refreshed entirely as the result of a single request This option allows you to determine the timing for the Row Address Strobe to accumulate its charge before the SDRAM is refreshed If insufficient time is allowed refresh may be incomplete and data will be lost Options are slow and fast default SDRAM CAS Latency Time This item allows you to select the CAS latency for all SDRAM cycles Options are 3 or 2 Clocks Default 2 Clocks CPU Overheat Alarm gt 65 C When Enabled once the CPU temperature exceeds 65 C a warning will be issued via the speaker and the operating CPU speed will be slowed down to ease the situation CPU Fan Malfunction Alarm When Enabled the system will issue a warning via the speaker when the CPU fan starts to malfunction System 5V Alarm lt 4 7V When Enabled you will be warned via the speaker if the system board operating voltage is below 4 7V 30 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Power Management Setup This menu contains configuration options that reduce power consumption when the system is not in use Other Green PC compliant peripherals are also supported Power Management allows you to configure you system to use energy most efficiently and yet still in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use Power Management User Defined Reload Global Timer Events PM Control by APM Yes IRQ 3 7 9
46. lock Mode Enabled ECP Mode Use DMA 23 On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Parallel Port EPP Type EPP 1 9 IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto USB Keyboard Support Disabled Init AGP Display First Disabled Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto Quit T1 lt Select Item Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto Help PU PD 4 Modify InfraRed COM2 Selected UART COM2 Old Values Shift F2 Color Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Load BIOS Defaults Onboard Parallel Mode ECP EPP Load Setup Defaults IDE HDD Block Mode This allows your hard disk controller to use fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive HDD Enabled or Disabled Enabled is the default On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enables or Disables the primary controller Situations where this controller would be disabled are a You are not using any IDE Drives or b You are using an add on IDE controller in a PCI Slot On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enables or Disables the secondary controller Situations where this controller would be disabled are a You are not using any IDE Drives or b You are using IDE Drives ONLY on the primary controller or c You are using an add on IDE controll
47. moved from the Setup program 20 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 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 e Press the DEL key to enter the Award BIOS Setup program Main Menu Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu ROM PCI ISA BIOS xxxxxxxx CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION PNP PCI CONFIGURATION HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Esc Quit c Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Time Date Hard Disk Type Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen User s Manual 21 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Standard CMOS Setup This first menu is where the most basic hardware options are set Information regarding the system clock IDE hard disks and floppy drives is stored and configured in this section To enter the Standard CMOS Setup press the ENTER k
48. nfiguration SDRAM RAS Precharge Time Fast DRAM Speed Selection SDRAM CAS Latency Time 2 2 Wait State EDO RAS To CAS Delay System Hardware Monitor EDO RAS Precharge Time CPU Overheat Alarm gt 65 C Disabled EDO DRAM Read Burst X333 CPU Fan Malfunction Alarm Disabled EDO DRAM Write Burst x222 System 5V Alarm lt 4 7V Disabled CPU To PCI IDE Posting Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled 8 Bit I O Recovery Time x 16 Bit I O Recovery Time eT Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled Passive Release Enabled Quit gt lt Select Item Delayed Transaction Disabled Help PU PD Modify AGP Aperture Size MB 64 Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults SDRAM RAS To CAS Delay Load Setup Defaults Auto Configuration When Enabled pre defined values for DRAM Cache Timings etc are set according to the CPU type amp system clock Enabled is the recommended setting These settings are only editable when Auto Configuration is Disabled Note The first chipset settings deal with CPU access to dynamic random access memory DRAM The default timings have been carefully chosen and should only be altered if data is being lost Such a scenario might occur if your system had mixed speed DRAM chips 28 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP installed Here greater delays may be required to preserve the integrit
49. ng installation of multiple interface cards User s Manual 33 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP This Setup Menu provides configuration options for the PCI Bus and its assigned resources PNP OS Installed No Slot 1 Use IRQ No Auto Resources Controlled by Manual Slot 2 Use IRQ No Auto Reset Configuration Data Enabled Slot 3 Use IRQ No Auto Slot 4 Use IRQ No Auto 3 assigned PCI ISA PnP IRQ 4 assigned PCI ISA PnP SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto IRQ 5 assigned PCI ISA PnP PCI Latency Timer 80 PCI Clocks IRQ 7 assigned PCI ISA PnP Assign IRQ For USB Enabled IRQ 9 assigned PCI ISA PnP Used MEM base addr N A IRQ 10 assigned PCVISA PnP IRQ 11 assigned PCI ISA PnP IRQ 12 assigned PCI ISA PnP TRQ 14 assigned PCI ISA PnP IRQ 15 assigned PCI ISA PnP DMA 0 assigned PCI ISA PnP DMA 1 assigned PCI ISA PnP Quit lt Select Item DMA 3 assigned PCI ISA PnP Help PU PD Modify DMA 5 assigned PCIASA PnP Old Values Shift F2 Color DMA 6 assigned PCI ISA PnP Load BIOS Defaults DMA 7 assigned PCI ISA PnP Load Setup Defaults PNP OS Installed Set to Yes if your operating system supports Plug amp Play such as Windows 95 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
50. on page 16 for more information Power up by Alarm When enabled the system will automatically power on at the time and date of the month 0 for daily specified IRQ 8 Break Suspend When RQ 8 Clock Event is enabled the unmasked IRQ8 will generate a Fast Burst Timer reload or stop break event Reload Global Timer Events IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI Enable an unmasked IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI when asserted reload the Global Standby Timer Primary Secondary IDE 0 1 Floppy Disk Serial Port Parallel Port Enable reload events from the respective device monitor to reload the Global Standby Timer PNP PCI Configuration Setup The PCI Personal Component Interconnect Bus was developed by Intel and other industry leader partners primarily to address two important issues faced by PC hardware designers today a How to allow peripheral devices to take the fullest advantage of the power of Pentium and Pentium Pro chip technology and b Provide a simpler installation process for peripheral devices such as Network cards EIDE or SCSI controllers PCI accomplishes these goals with its 32 bit Data path Local Bus design and support for Plug amp 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 amp Play the system BIOS automatically determines hardware resources for new peripherals simplifyi
51. r option these types should only be used if the exact parameters for the hard drive are already entered as a specific type stored in the Setup Program Again this would only be needed to assure that the parameters the drive was formatted with and those it is using now are identical For new hard drives the Auto option is the preferred choice Mode One of Enhanced IDE s most important features is LBA Logical Block Addressing Mode This feature allows the use of larger hard drives by providing a way to bypass the cylinder limitations imposed by many Operating Systems LBA Mode is used to extend a hard drive s useable capacity by remapping the cylinders in a way that is acceptable to these operating systems For instance a hard drive with the parameters of 2100 Cylinders 16 Heads and 63 Sectors would be represented by LBA Mode as 525 Cylinders 64 Heads and 63 Sectors Notice that the Cylinders have been divided and the Heads have been multiplied by a factor of 4 On hard drives smaller in capacity than 528 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 can use the Normal or Large Modes Examples would be Netware and Unix e When configuring a new hard drive greater than 528MB in capacity always make sure LBA mo
52. rd FLASH BIOS and IDE L1 Optional Pentium II CPU Retention This User s Manual nn with nuts 1 Celeron CPU Retention Kit Racks 2 User s Manual 5 INTRODUCTION Features amp Specifications Processor SLOT 1 support Intel Pentium II 233 333 MHz as well as Celeron processors Intel 440 AGPset BIOS Award PCI BIOS support ACPI DMI Green PC Plug and Play Boot from CD ROM SCSI LS 120 and ZIP devices Symbios SCSI BIOS System Memory 2x 168 pin DIMM Sockets support up to 256 MB SDRAM 512MB EDO memory capacity Support 8 16 32 64 128 MB Memory Module On board I O 1xFloppy Port Up to 2 88 Features 1xParallel Port EPP ECP Port 2xSerial Ports 16550 Fast Compatible 2xUSB Ports IxIrDA TX RX Header 1xWake up On LAN Header 1xPower state Header Advanced 1 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP slot supports AGP 66 133 Features MHz Sideband 3 3V device 2 Hardware monitoring Voltage CPU Fan Temperature 3 Modem Ring in Power on PCI Bus Master 2xUItraDMA 33 IDE Ports support Expansion Slots 1x 32 bit AGP slot 4x 32 bit PCI Bus Master slots 3x 16 bit ISA slots ATX Double 2XUSB Ports Decker 1xPS 2 Keyboard Ports 1 5 2 Mouse Ports 1xParallel Port 2 Ports ATX Power 5 and 2 20 Pin ATX Power connector Connector ATX Form factor 12 by 7 3 305mm by 185mm 6 User s Manual INTRODUCTION Board Level F
53. rom min to 15 min PM Control by APM When set to Yes an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock If the Max Power Saving is not enabled this will be preset to No User s Manual 31 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and SYNC Blank horizontal synchronization ports writing blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initial display power management signaling Video Off After This is to determine when to activate the video off function Options are Standby Doze default Suspend and N A MODEM Use IRQ This item tells the Power Management BIOS which IRQ is assigned to the installed MODEM Options are NA 3 default 4 5 7 9 10 and 11 PM Timers The following four modes are Green PC power saving functions which are only user configurable when User Defined Power Management has been selected See below for available selections Doze Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the CPU clock will run at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed Standby Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the fixed disk drive and the video will be shut off while all ot
54. ss 25 Chipset Features Setup vice ceci tet teen eei teneret iti d 28 Power Management Setup iie ote et te ei ie 31 PNP PCI Configuration Setup 33 Load BIOS 35 Load Setup Defaults eee Ese 35 Integrated Peripherals Setup a onset Pee eee 36 Supervisor Password and User Password Setting 39 IDE HDD Auto Detection ere E Det eoo De debe a Pep due 40 Low Level Format 40 User s Manual 3 TABLE CONTENTS Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without 5 41 PCL Device ListmnP idee tree rr eI 41 BUILT IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS eene 42 FLASH BIOS PROGRAMMING UTILITY eere 48 DMI UT Mc PPP 49 HARDWARE MONITORING UTILITY eene 51 4 User s Manual INTRODUCTION Product Description This mainboard represents the highest level of technology available in PC Mainboards today Designed as a flexible high performance and cost effective solution for System Integrators and End Users alike this mainboard provides the power and expandability to meet the requirements of the most advanced operating systems and software applications This mainboard features SLOT 1 architecture
55. te SLOT 1 Attach the Retention Mechanism as illustrated below Fig 2 Make sure all components are correctly oriented CG Fig 1 10 User s Manual INSTALLATION Installing Pentium IT or Celeron CPU Y Warning It is required to use a CPU Cooling Fan to prevent the CPU from overheating Install the fan first before inserting the CPU into the socket 1 Slide the CPU down into the retention mechanism and seat it firmly into the slot Make sure the CPU is correctly oriented Fig 1 2 Lock the CPU in place by pushing the two tabs on the CPU outwards Fig 2 Fig 1 Fig 2 User s Manual 11 INSTALLATION Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on this mainboard to 3 pin Jumper 2 pin Jumper select various settings and features A 2 pin Pin 1 2 Open jumper has two settings Open and Short or M Closed The jumper is closed by placing 0 0 the Jumper Cap across the two pins thereby Pin 2 3 Short connecting them 3 pin jumpers can be set an to pins 1 2 or 2 3 connected Pin 1 is c labeled on the circuit board Setting the CPU Clock Selection Jumpers 5 JFS0 JFS1 and JFS2 After installing the CPU you must set the CPU Ratio Bus Clock clock selection jumper to match the frequency 533MHz x35 66MHz of the CPU Find the Jumper
56. ter waits for a read write verify or seek command to complete before trying the I O transfer again Since this provides a safeguard allowing the system to recover if an I O operation fails it is recommended that you always set the time out to a value greater than zero no time out Scan for Device at Boot Time When there is a device you do not wish to make available to the system set this option to No for that device Also on a bus with only a few devices attached you can speed up boot time by changing this setting to No for unused SCSI IDs Scan for SCSI LUNs You can set this option to No if you have problems with a device that responds to all LUNs whether they are occupied or not Queue Tags If your device driver can issue queue tags this option allows you to enable or disable the issuing of queue tags during I O requests Format Device Low level format the selected device All information on the drive will be erased 46 User s Manual BUILT IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS 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 b
57. to warn the user to trouble shoot the failed part of the system Note When an application is using the speaker the user may LOSE the WARNING BEEP The Hardware Monitor utility included with your mainboard is designed for Windows 95 Windows NT With this utility installed an error message will pop up under Windows 95 Windows NT in addition to the warning beep to alert the user when problem occurs The utility includes the following files e Hardware monitor utility e HMINSTALL EXE Hardware monitor utility installation program e Readme file Installation Un installation procedure Run HMINSTALL EXE under Windows 95 Windows NT to install MONITOR EXE to your fixed disk MONITOR EXE will then be executed automatically every time with Windows 95 bootup User s Manual 51
58. tual data The lower the timing numbers the faster the system will address memory Options are x333 and x222 EDO DRAM Write Burst Sets the timing for burst mode writes from DRAM Burst read and write requests are generated by the CPU in four separate parts The first part provides the location within the DRAM where the read or write is to take place while the remaining three parts provide the actual data The lower the timing numbers the faster the system will address memory Options are x333 and x222 CPU To PCI IDE Posting When disabled the CPU to PCI IDE posting cycles will be treated as normal I O write transactions System BIOS Cacheable When Enabled the contents of the F0000h system memory segment can be cached to the Level 2 cache memory The contents of the F0000h memory segment are always copied from the BIOS ROM to system RAM for faster execution and PCI compliance Video BIOS Cacheable When Enabled to C7FFH become cacheable memory Video RAM Cacheable Enabled will cause access to the video RAM addressed at B0000H to BFFFH to be cacheable and also let the A0000H to AFFFFH to be UC memory type Disabled is the default User s Manual 29 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 8 Bit I O Recovery Time The recovery time is the length of time measured in ISA BUS clocks that the system will delay after the completion of an input output request This delay takes place because the CPU is operating faster than the
59. tware thereby eliminating the need to actually replace the BIOS Chip on the mainboard Procedures for updating the BIOS follow this section The Award BIOS installed in your computer system s ROM Read Only Memory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports Intel processor in a standard IBM AT compatible input output system Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items press lt Enter gt to select use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries press lt F1 gt for help and press lt Esc gt to quit Getting Help Pressing F1 will display a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt 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 re
60. y Master 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO Secondary Slave 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO Up Down Select item ENTER Accept ECS Exit Abort Copyright c Award Software Inc 1992 98 Rights Reserved SELECT DRIVE Select from installed hard disk drive C or D Listed at the bottom of the screen is the drive automatically detected by the utility BAD TRACK LIST Auto Scan Bad Track The utility will automatically scan bad tracks and list the bad tracks in the window at the right side of the screen Add Bad Track Directly type in any information about known bad tracks in the window at the right side of the screen Modify Bad Track Modify information about the added bad tracks in the window at the right side of the screen Delete Bad Track Delete the added bad tracks in the window at the right side of the screen Clear Bad Track Table Clear the whole bad track list in the window at the right side of the screen 40 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP PREFORMAT Interleave Select the interleave number of the hard disk drive you wish to perform low level format You may select from 1 to 8 Check the documentation that came with the drive for the correct interleave number or select O for utility automatic detection Auto Scan Bad Track This allows the utility to scan for bad sectors first then format by each track Start Press Y to start low level format Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Select Save amp Exit Setup to sav
61. y of the data held in the slower memory chips DRAM Speed Selection DRAM timing is controlled by the DRAM timing registers The timings programmed into this register are dependent on the system design 60ns is the fastest rate The 70ns timing is slower and may be required in certain system designs to support loose layouts or slower memory MA Wait State This item determines the wait state before the assertion of the first MA and CAS RAS assertion during DRAM read or write leadoff cycle Options are slow and fast EDO RAS To CAS Delay This option allows you to determine the number of clocks allocated between the assertion of RAS To CAS Options are 3 or 2 Clocks This has no impact on page hit cases and affects only row and page misses EDO RAS Precharge Time DRAM must continually be refreshed or it will lose its data Normally DRAM is refreshed entirely as the result of a single request This option allows you to determine the number of CPU clocks allocated for the Row Address Strobe to accumulate its charge before the DRAM is refreshed If insufficient time is allowed refresh may be incomplete and data will be lost Options are 3 or 4 Clocks EDO DRAM Read Burst Sets the burst mode read timing for EDO DRAM Burst read and write requests are generated by the CPU in four separate parts The first part provides the location within the DRAM where the read or write is to take place while the remaining three parts provide the ac

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