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1. 42 I ST120 User s Manual 22 BIOS SETUP I BIOS Introduction The Award BIOS Basic Input Output System installed in your computer system s ROM supports VIA C3 processors The BIOS provides critical low level support for a standard device such as disk drives serial ports and parallel ports It also adds virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system BIOS Setup The Award BIOS provides a Setup utility program for specifying the system configurations and settings The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility When you turn on the computer the Award BIOS is immediately activated Pressing the lt Del gt key immediately allows you to enter the Setup utility If you are a little bit late pressing the lt Del gt key POST Power On Self Test will continue with its test routines thus preventing you from invoking the Setup If you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by pressing the Reset button or simultaneously pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt keys You can also restart by turning the system Off and back On again The following message will appear on the screen Press lt DEL gt to Enter Setup In general you press the arrow keys to highlight items lt Enter gt to select the lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt keys to change entries lt F1 gt for help and lt Esc gt to qu
2. 17 J15 CON 8 F Card Reader J16 IDA Connector IE ee ER ag meo RT OE EE aaa J17 COM3 4 5 6 Serial Pert u u u Re Re Re Re A J18 Scanner Device Connector J19 CON 6 F VED Comnector l au ua A Re J20 Audio Connector ese ee Re L TMS ls ad J21 CD in Connector J22 PS 2 Keyboard Connector J23 PS 2 Mouse Connector J24 COMI Serial Port J25 Line Out Connector J26 Primary Parallel Port Connector eee 20 J27 RJ45 Connector for LAN uu u u esne 21 J28 CardBus Connector eerstes rirerire E EEE a r Ears 21 VGAI VGA CRT Connector oeer ae E Sau aa 21 USB1 USBI1 2 CORnheGLOE salan 21 IX USB3 4 Ge sanoneen EE N OR bar adoro 21 ee EE E ST120 User s Manual 11 INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on ST120 N a a a pd E c w a a moc Connectors on ST120 ST120 User s Manual 12 INSTALLATIONS P1 Power Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name DE A RS GND sn CN1 CompactFlash Socket J1 LCD Inverter Connector LP Signal Name E J3 LCD TTL Output Connector 22x2 pin Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name 12V 1 2 12V 3 GND 5V33V 5 6 5V33v ENAVEE 7 8 GND HERR ame ee Ed ST120 User s Manual 13 INSTALLATIONS J4 LCD TTL Output Connector 6x2 pin Signal Name Pin Pin Signal
3. paan KB_CIK2 9 J19 CON 6 F VFD Connector Pin Signal Name 2 GND 6 VIXD ST120 User s Manual 18 INSTALLATIONS J20 Audio Connector J20 a 12 pin header connector supports an optional external connector supporting 3 sockets for Line Out Line In and Mic functions The following table shows the pin assignments of this connector Signal Name Pins Pin Signal Name 6 LineInR 8 GND Mc 9 J21 CD in Connector J21 is the 4 pin CD in connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name Keyboard data KB DATAI GND 5V Signal Name NC ST120 User s Manual 19 INSTALLATIONS I J24 COM1 Serial Port The COMI serial port uses a typical RJ45 connector as its interface connector Signal Name Signal Name DCDI VDSR DTRI GND VCTS GND RTS1 VTXD RII RXDI J25 Line Out Connector The line out connector comes in a phone jack type connector J26 Primary Parallel Port Connector The following table describes the pin out assignments of this connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name PD2 parallel data 2 17 PD4 parallel data4 6 PD7 parallel data 7 ww srcmso D H rs wirr rn ed ST120 User s Manual 20 INSTALLATIONS J27 RJ45 Connector for LAN J28 CardBus Connector VGA1 VGA CRT Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name Red 1 2 Gren EEO a
4. Halt On This field determines whether or not the system will halt if an error is detected during power up No errors All errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key The system boot will not be halted for any error that may be detected Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted The system boot will not be halted for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors The system boot will not be halted for a disk error it will stop for all other errors The system boot will not be halted for a key board or disk error it will stop for all others ST120 User s Manual 27 BIOS SETUP Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference Phoenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled ITEM HELP CPU Internal Cache Enabled Menu Level External Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Allows you choose Processor Number Feature Enabled the VIRUS warning Quick Power On Self Test Enabled feature for IDE Hard First Boot Device HDD 0 de AA Second Boot Device HDD 0 function is enabled Third Boot Device CDROM and someone Boot Other Device Enabled attempt to write data Swap Floppy Drive Disabled into this area BIOS Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled will show a warning Boot Up Numlock Status On message on
5. Small Logo EPA Show This field enables the showing of the EPA logo located at the upper right of the screen during boot up I ST120 User s Manual 30 BIOS SETUP il Advanced Chipset Features This Setup menu controls the configuration of the chipset Phoenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing By SPD Enabled ITEM HELP Memory Hole Disabled Menu Level P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Frame Buffer Size 8M AGP Aperture Size 64M AGP 4X Mode Enabl AGP Driving Control Auto Panel Type 07 Boot Device Select Both OnChip USB Enabled OnChip USB2 Enabled Power Supply Type ATX USB Keyboard Support Enabled OnChip Sound Enabled CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled DRAM Timing by SPD This field enables or disables the DRAM Timing based on SPD Memory Hole It is recommended to leave as disabled although enabling 15M 16M can help with sound issues P2C C2P Concurrency Set to Disabled for best performance You may set this to Enabled if you want any sort of system stability System BIOS Cacheable The setting of Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memo
6. ww mssssr ssw ms sss aG ST120 User s Manual 24 BIOS SETUP Standard CMOS Setup Standard CMOS Setup choice allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling If the board is already installed in a working system you will not need to select this option You will need to run the Standard CMOS option however if you change your system hardware configurations the onboard battery fails or the configuration stored in the CMOS memory was lost or damaged Phoenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue Mar 26 2000 Item Help Time hh mm ss 00 00 00 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Press Enter 13020 MB Change the day month IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None Year and century IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None Drive A None Drive B None Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 129024K Total Memory 130048K At the bottom of the menu are the control keys for use on this menu If you need any help in each item field you can press the lt F1 gt key It will display the relevant information to help you The memory display at the lower right hand side of the menu is read only It will adjust automatically according to the memory changed The following describes each item of this menu Date The date format is Day Sun to Sat Month 1 to 12 Date 1 t
7. Cache 128K Level 64K Level2 CPU integrated UART 16550A COM1 2 3 4 RS232 w 16 Byte FIFO 4 Port COM1 RJ 45 JACK COM2 3 4 Pin Header On Board VGA LCD interface LAN 1 VT8606 with Integrated Savage4 AGP4x Graphic 8 16 32 MB frame buffer using system memory Integrated 2 channel 110MHZ LVDS interface Support 36 Bit TTL LCD Interface and 2 channel LVDS Realtek 8139C Single Chip Ethernet Controller 10 100 BaseT support Sound VT82C686A B Built in Sound controller AC97 Codec Realtek ALC101 Line out CD in Amplify NJM2073 Memory type 2x 168 Pin DIMM 3 3V Max 1GB Support PC100 PC133 DIMM Module SUPER I O VIA VT82C686A B Parallel x1 Serial 2 FDC 2 88MB 3 Mode support Hardware monitor 3 thermal inputs 4 voltage monitor inputs VIDO 4 2 fan input Optional ITE IT8874F Serial x2 Winbond 83877 Serial x2 RTC CMOS VT82C686A B Built in Battery Lithium Battery Keyboard VT82C686A B Controller EPP ECP Yes Local bus IDE VT82C686A B built in IDE1 2 Ultra DMA 33 USB 2 ports transfer rate up to 12Mb s JACK CompactFlash Support CompactFlash TYPE I Socket CardBus Optional Ti1410 PCI Single Chip Card bus Controller Support one slot one channel Board Size 160mm x 270mm ST120 User s Manual 2 INTRODUCTION Board Dimensions l d E 2 d L I ST120 User s Manual 3 INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and c
8. Mode and Suspend Mode HDD Power Down After the selected period of drive inactivity the hard disk drive powers down while all other devices remain active Control of this mode is independent of the Power Management mode selected previously Doze Mode After the selected period of system inactivity the CPU clock runs at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed Suspend Mode This option decides when to shutdown video for power saving You can select it as always on or turn off video when system enters suspend mode PM Control by APM If Advanced Power Management APM is installed on your system selecting Yes gives better power savings Video Off Option This option decides when to shutdown video for power saving You can select it as always on or turn off video when system enters suspend mode Www rsswIrrri ST120 User s Manual 37 BIOS SETUP uz Video Off Method This field defines the Video Off features There are three options V H SYNC Blank Default setting blank the screen and turn off vertical and horizontal scanning DPMS Allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer Modem Use IRQ This field sets the IRQ used by the Modem By default the setting is 3 Soft Off by PWRBTN This field defines the power off mode when using an ATX power supply The Instant Off mode allows powering off
9. Name J5 System Function Connector The System Function Connector provides interfaces for light indicators of system activities HDD Power and computer status switches ATX Power ON Switch Pins 7 and 8 This 2 pin connector connects to the power switch When pressed the power switch will force the system to power on When pressed again it will force the system to power off Power LED Pins 4 5 6 The power LED indicates the status of the main power switch 1 40 Pin Signal Name FE CEEE 5VSB nogauuulJauucu 5 Hard Disk Drive LED Connector Pins 9 and 10 This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed ST120 User s Manual 14 INSTALLATIONS J6 Touch Screen Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name DSR RTS Dm 5 6 cs ER GND 9 J7 Floppy Drive Connector J7 is a 34 pin header and will support up to 2 88MB floppy drives Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name svon 5 6 NC ww rs ST120 User s Manual 15 INSTALLATIONS J9 J8 1st and 2nd Channel LVDS Connector d Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name me 132 EER EE 5V33V 18 17 ENABKL J11 System Fan Power Connector J11 is a 3 pin header for the system fan The fan must be a 12V fan Eco M MOM K ax s 3 Rotation detection J12 CPU Fan Power Connector J12 is a 3 pin header for the CPU fan
10. immediately upon pressing the power button In the Delay 4 Sec mode the system powers off when the power button is pressed for more than four seconds or enters the suspend mode when pressed for less than 4 seconds The default value is Instant Off Thermal Duty Cycle This field enables or disables the thermal duty cycle Wake Up Events The HDD FDD COM LPT Ports and PCI PIRQ are I O events which can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service www ssWas wx y ST120 User s Manual 38 BIOS SETUP PNP PCI Configurations This option configures the PCI bus system All PCI bus systems on the system use INT thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS Install No ITEM HELP Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level Resources Controlled By Manual Sab om elect Enabled to rese IRG Resources Pross Emer Extended System DMA Resources Press Enter Configuration Data ESCD when you exit PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Setup if you have Enabled installed a new add on Assign IRQ for VGA nable and the system Assign IRQ for USB Enabled reconfiguration has caused such a se
11. 2 cache The default setting is Enabled Processor Number Feature When enabled this feature allows external systems to detect the processor number type of the CPU Quick Power On Self Test When enabled this field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST after the system is turned on If it is set to Enabled BIOS will skip some items First Second Third Boot Device These fields determine the drive that the system searches first for an operating system The options available include Floppy LS ZIP HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 LAN and Disable Boot Other Device These fields allow the system to search for an operating system from other devices other than the ones selected in the First Second Third Boot Device Swap Floppy Drive This item allows you to determine whether or not to enable Swap Floppy Drive When enabled the BIOS swaps floppy drive assignments so that Drive A becomes Drive B and Drive B becomes Drive A By default this field is set to Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will seek whether or not the floppy drive installed has 40 or 80 tracks 360K type has 40 tracks while 760K 1 2M and 1 44M all have 80 tracks Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to activate the NumLock function after you power up the system Gate A20 Option This field allows you to select how Gate A20 is worked Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above MB EERBARE ST120 User s Manual 29 B
12. 8 JP3 FDD Pin 1 3 5 Power Selection JP4 LED Power Selection e oer entrer roe ea eni EE NER na JRPS Clear CMOS Content crus aro Ie ee va a E EI eee JP7 VFD s DSR CTS Selection JP8 COM5 COM6 Enable Disable ee ee JP9 PCMCIA Slot Enable Disable sese SW2 CPU Bus Speed Selector sess ST120 User s Manual 6 INSTALLATIONS Jumper Locations on ST120 ST120 User s Manual 7 INSTALLATIONS JP1 AT ATX Power Selection E Short Closed Select ATX Power JP2 CF Card Master Slave Selection Setting Master Slave EZRA JP3 FDD Pin 1 3 5 Power Selection Setting Voltage A Pin 1 2 45V e Short Closed Pin 2 3 GND Short Closed Default JP4 LCD Power Selection Pin 1 2 3 3V 3 Short Closed Default Pin 2 3 5V E Short Closed ST120 User s Manual 8 INSTALLATIONS JP5 Clear CMOS Content Pin 1 2 Normal Operation Short Closed Pin 2 3 Clear CMOS Content Short Closed JP7 VFD s DSR CTS Selection j Setting Function 10 n3 Pin 1 2 Short Closed Ne VER 1 2 213 Pin 1 3 2 4 Short Closed VED Enable JP8 COM5 COM6 Enable Disable Use this jumper to enable or disable the COM5 COM6 serial ports Pin 1 2 Enable e d Short Closed un Pin 2 3 Disable B Short Closed JP9 PCMCIA S
13. Chip USB2 The default setting of this filed is Enabled to enable the USB function on board Power Supply Type The default setting of this filed is ATX I ST120 User s Manual 32 BIOS SETUP OnChip Keyboard Support Enable this if you are using a USB keyboard OnChip Sound This field enables or disables the on board audio function CPU to PCI Write Buffer This controls the CPU write buffer to the PCI bus If this buffer is disabled the CPU writes directly to the PCI bus The default setting is Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting This option controls the PCI write buffer If this is enabled then every write transaction on the PCI bus goes straight to the write buffer Burst transactions are then sent on their way as soon as there are enough to send in a single burst PCI Master 0 WS Write This function determines whether there s a delay before any writes to the PCI bus If this is enabled then writes to the PCI bus are executed immediately with zero wait states as soon as the PCI bus is ready to receive data But if it is disabled then every write transaction to the PCI bus is delayed by one wait state It s recommended to enable this for faster PCI performance PCI 2 Access 1 Retry This BIOS feature is linked to the CPU to PCI Write Buffer Normally the CPU to PCI Write Buffer is enabled All writes to the PCI bus are as such immediately written into the buffer instead of the PCI bus This frees up the CPU from wa
14. IOS SETUP Typematic Rate Setting When disabled continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance When enabled you can set the two typematic controls listed next By default this field is set to Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the typematic rate is enabled the system registers repeated keystrokes speeds Settings are from 6 to 30 characters per second Typematic Delay Msec When the typematic rate is enabled this item allows you to set the time interval for displaying the first and second characters By default this item is set to 250msec Security Option This field allows you to limit access to the System and Setup The default value is Setup When you select System the system prompts for the User Password every time you boot up When you select Setup the system always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This option allows the system to access greater than 64MB of DRAM memory when used with OS 2 that depends on certain BIOS calls to access memory The default setting is Non OS 2 Video BIOS Shadow This item allows you to change the Video BIOS location from ROM to RAM Video Shadow will increase the video speed C8000 CBFFF Shadow DC000 DFFFF Shadow Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB to 1024KB These fields determine whether or not optional ROM will be copied to RAM
15. R1 R01 R2 R02 R3 R03 R04 R6 FPD9 R11 R12 R13 R14 FPD10 R2 R02 R3 R03 R4 R04 Go Ros R7 FPD11 R12 R13 R14 G1 R15 FPD12 G2 Goo G2 FPD13 G3 G10 Go FPD14 Go Goo G4 G01 R3 FPD15 G10 G5 G11 FPD16 Go Goo G1 G01 G02 G4 FPD17 G10 G11 G12 FPD18 Go Goo G1 G01 G2 G02 RO G03 G5 FPD19 G10 G11 G12 R1 G13 G1 FPD20 G1 G01 G2 G02 G3 G03 R2 G04 G6 FPD21 G11 G12 G13 R3 G14 FPD22 G2 G02 G3 G03 G4 G04 R4 G05 G7 FPD23 G12 G13 G14 R5 G15 FPD24 B00 B2 FPD25 B10 BO FPD26 BO B00 B01 B3 FPD27 B10 B11 FPD28 BO B00 B1 B01 B02 B4 FPD29 B10 B11 B12 FPD30 BO B00 B1 B01 B2 B02 B03 B5 FPD31 B10 B11 B12 B13 B1 FPD32 B1 B01 B2 B02 B3 B03 B04 B6 FPD33 B11 B12 B13 B14 FPD34 B2 B02 B3 B03 B4 B04 B05 B7 FPD35 B12 B13 B14 B15 EE PEE ST120 User s Manual 47
16. ST120 PN133T Main Board USER S MANUAL Version 1 1 Acknowledgments Award is a registered trademark of Award Software International Inc PS 2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Winbond is a registered trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners ST120 User s Manual ii Table of Contents IBtrOd ctI u afora EE EE EE 1 Product Description eeen 1 Specifications ze ere eee eerta 2 Board Dimensions 3 Installations naka 4 Installing the Memory DIMM 5 Setting the Jumpers esee ener 6 Connectors on ST 120 n e Leeds 11 BIOS SEP siese eed RS Gee eN ON DE GO se 22 flojo iplo p d Sk ee ke Ge ke 44 A VO Port Address Map eeen 44 B Interrupt Request Lines IRQ 45 C STN Flat Panel Data Outputs 46 D TFT Flat Panel Data Outputs 47 ST120 User s Manual iii This page was intentionally left blank fo EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EI ST120 User s Manual iv INTRODUCTION Introduction Product Description ST120 is a high performance flexible Main board based on the VIA ProSavage TwisterT PN133T chipset The chipset is based o
17. Screen Gate A20 Option Fast and alarm beep Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled DC000 DFFF Shadow Disabled Small Logo EPA Show Enabled Virus Warning This item protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk against accidental modifications If an attempt is made the BIOS will halt the system and display a warning message If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem CPU Internal Cache External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory CPUs from 486 type on up contain internal cache memory and most but not all modern PCs have additional external cache memory When the CPU requests data the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even faster access by the CPU These items allow you to enable speed up memory access or disable the cache function By default these items are Enabled ST120 User s Manual 28 BIOS SETUP A CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This field enables or disables the ECC Error Correction Checking checking of the CPU level
18. al Port 4 2E8H Serial Port 4 Use IRQ IRQ11 Onboard Legacy Audio Disabled OnChip IDE Channel 0 1 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel separately IDE Prefetch Mode These field enables disables the prefetch buffers in the PCI IDE controller The prefetch buffers are used as a temporary storage place as data is transferred from one location to another IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO These fields allow your system hard disk controller to work faster Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands that transfer to or from the disk drive PIO Programmed Input Output allows the BIOS to communicate with the controller and CPU directly The system supports five modes numbered from O default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode EE EE EE RR EE EE EE V ST120 User s Manual 34 BIOS SETUP SS IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields allow your system to improve disk I O throughput to 33Mb sec with the Ultra DMA 33 feature The options are Auto and Disabled Init Display First This field allows the system to initialize first the VGA card on chip or the display on the PCI Slot By default the PCI Slot VGA is initialized first IDE HDD Block Mode This field allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block
19. ature threshold that when reached the system would give an audible warning Temperatures Fan Speeds Voltages These fields are the parameters of the hardware monitoring function feature of the board The values are read only values as monitored by the system and show the PC health status I ST120 User s Manual 40 BIOS SETUP Frequency Voltage Control This section shows the user how to configure the processor frequency Phoenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency Voltage Control VIA C3 Clock Ratio Default ITEM HELP Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Disabled Menu Level Spread Spectrum Disabled Host CPU PCI Clock Default VIA C3 Clock Ratio This field sets the clock ratio of the C3 processor The default setting is Default This means that the clock ratio uses the clock ratio that is default with the processor Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk This field enables or disables the auto detection of the DIMM PCI clock The default setting is Disabled Spread Spectrum This field sets the value of the spread spectrum The default setting is Disabled This field is for CE testing use only Host CPU PCI Clock The Host CPU PCI Clock has a default setting of Default which automatically detects the systems host CPU clock and PCI clock You can also use this parameter to overclock your system However it is important to note that overclocking the system CPU can cause your system to become unstable or crash Www sss IV mr ST120 Us
20. er s Manual 41 BIOS SETUP uL CC Load Fail Safe Defaults This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM These default settings are non optimal and disable all high performance features Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values to your system configuration These default settings are optimal and enable all high performance features Set Supervisor User Password These two options set the system password Supervisor Password sets a password that will be used to protect the system and Setup utility User Password sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system To specify a password highlight the type you want and press Enter The Enter Password message prompts on the screen Type the password up to eight characters in length and press Enter The system confirms your password by asking you to type it again After setting a password the screen automatically returns to the main screen To disable a password just press the Enter key when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password to be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely Save amp Exit Setup This option allows you to determine whether or not to accept the modifications If you type Y you will quit the setup utility and save a
21. it When you enter the Setup utility the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices ww sCsssrwsUEK s uui ST120 User s Manual 23 BIOS SETUP Phoenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit AV gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type The section below the setup items of the Main Menu displays the control keys for this menu At the bottom of the Main Menu just below the control keys section there is another section which displays information on the currently highlighted item in the list Note If the system cannot boot after making and saving system changes with Setup the Award BIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings that resets your system to its default Warning It is strongly recommended that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability Changing the defaults could cause the system to become unstable and crash in some cases
22. iting till the PCI bus is free The data are then written to the PCI bus when the next PCI bus cycle starts 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 AGP Master 1 WS Write Read When enabled a single wait state is used when writing reading to the AGP bus When disabled a 2 wait state is used For optimal performance set this to enabled For improved stability set it to disabled ST120 User s Manual 33 BIOS SETUP sO sss Integrated Peripherals This section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals On Chip IDE Channel 0 Enabled ITEM HELP On Chip IDE Channel 1 Enabled Menu Level IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto Init Display First PCI Slot IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART 2 Mode Standard Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Onboard Parallel Mode Normal Onboard Serial Port 3 3E8H ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Parallel Port EPP Type EPP 1 9 Serial Port 3 Use IRQ IRQ10 Onboard Seri
23. ll changes into the CMOS memory If you type N you will return to Setup utility Exit Without Saving Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the changes you have made in this session Typing Y will quit the Setup utility without saving the modifications Typing N will return you to Setup utility I ST120 User s Manual 42 BIOS SETUP FEE m i This page is intentionally left blank I ST120 User s Manual 43 APPENDIX Appendix A VO Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I O port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device The following table lists the I O port addresses used Address Device Description 000h 01Fh 020h 03Fh 040h 05Fh 060h 06Fh 070h 07Fh 080h 09Fh OAOh OBFh Interrupt Controller 2 0C0h ODFh DMA Controller 2 OFOh Clear Math Coprocessor Busy Signal IFOh IF7h IDE Interface _ 2FSh 2FFh Serial Port 2 COM2 EGA adapter ee EE E F n ST120 User s Manual 44 APPENDIX B Interrupt Request Lines IRQ Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board IRQO System Timer Output IRQI Keyboard IRQ2 Interrupt Cascade IRQ3 Serial Port 2 IRQ4 Serial Port 1 IRQS Reserve TRO6 Floppy Disk Controller IRQ9 Reserved IRQI3 80287 IRQI4 Primary IDE IRQI5 Sec
24. lot Enable Disable ere Pin 1 2 Enable E Short Closed a Pin 23 Disable ae Short Closed ST120 User s Manual 9 INSTALLATIONS SW2 CPU Bus Speed Selector 66MHz off off on on 12 3 100MHz off off off on 234 133MHz off off off off MEE EE EE EE EE EE AE EE EE EE EE TI ST120 User s Manual 10 INSTALLATIONS ERES Connectors on ST120 The connectors on ST120 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard floppy disk drives hard disk drives printers etc The following table lists the connectors on ST120 and their respective functions Connector Locations on ST120 a 12 P4 Power Connector sie EE GE EE GEES Ee Ee ee ED eN gee 13 CNI1 CompactFlash Socket nee deett 13 JT LCD Inverter Connector soassa eere co rin ee SEGE See GESE EER Gee ee 13 J3 LCD TTL Output Connector 22x2 pin 13 J4 LCD TTL Output Connector 6x2 pin 14 JS System Function Connector essere 14 J6 Touch Screen Connector sireenit o aee EAEE e 15 J7 Floppy Drive Connector J9 J8 1st and 2nd Channel LVDS Connector DF13 20 16 J11 System Fan Power Connector sees 16 J12 CPU Fan Power Connector J13 Con IR Connector usa uya ars gas J14 J2 Primary and Secondary IDE Connector
25. mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive Onboard FDD Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller installed on the board and you wish to use it If you install an add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field This option allows you to select the onboard FDD port Onboard Serial Parallel Port These fields allow you to select the onboard serial and parallel ports and their addresses The default values for these ports are Serial Port 1 3F8H IRQ4 Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 Serial Port 3 3E8H IRQIO Serial Port 4 2E8H IRQ11 Parallel Port 2 Disabled UART 2 Mode This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of onboard I O chip The options are Standard IrDA and ASKIR Parallel Port Mode This field allows you to determine parallel port mode function SPP Standard Printer Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port Onboard Legacy Audio Enable or disable the on board legacy audio with this option If enabled some audio options will appear ST120 User s Manual 35 BIOS SETUP SS Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to save energy of your system effectively Phoenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Power Management PM Control by APM Video Off Option Video Off Method Modem Use IRQ Soft Off by PWRBTN Thermal Duty Cycle Wake Up Events Power Management HDD Power D
26. n Jeje li ep 7 e ano j Nc 9 10 cm ESSE USB1 USB Connector USBI consists of a two stacked USB ports Refer to the section below for the respective pin assignments JX1 USB3 4 Connector JX1 is the onboard USB pin header that supports an external USB connector with two ports mg Signal Name RENE un 5 5VSB 0 DH HLH ST120 User s Manual 21 BIOS SETUP BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS that comes with the board The topics covered in this chapter are as follows BIOS Introduction cssecsccsescssssesscsssesssssesscsessessessscssssssesssssessesees 23 BIOS Setup M23 Standard CMOS Setup ce 25 Advanced BIOS Features 28 Advanced Chipset Features 31 Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup 36 PNP PCI Configurations 39 PC Health Status a 40 Frequency Voltage Control 41 Load Fail Safe Defaults 42 Load Setup Defaults we 42 Set Supervisor User Password a 42 Save amp Exit Setup e 42 Exit Without Saving
27. n an innovative and scaleable architecture with proven reliability It is a two chip set consisting of the VT8606 North Bridge Controller and VT82C686B South Bridge Controller ST120 supports the VIA C3 processors that features Native x86 execution Integrated full speed 192KB L1 L2 cache 100 133MHz Front Side Bus Advanced multimedia instruction set and MMX amp 3DNow The VT8606 integrated graphics accelerator supports 8 16 32MB frame buffer using the system memory integrated 2 channel 110MHz LVDS interface One Ethernet can be supported by the Realtek 8139C single chip Ethernet controller Additional key features include support for two USB ports AC 97 link for audio hardware monitoring and power management System memory is provided by two 168 pin DIMM socket that accommodates SDRAM with a maximum capacity of IGB The Award BIOS facilitates easy system configuration and peripheral setup Other advanced features include four serial ports one optional Cardbus slot one channel LAN USB interface and Compact Flash socket for type 1 CF memory cards sS E ST120 User s Manual 1 INTRODUCTION p EE EE Specifications Product Name ST120 CPU Type VIAC3 800 1000 MHz Processor CPU Voltage 1 1V 1 8 5V CPU FSB 133MHz Chipset VIA ProSavage TwisterT PN133T VT82C686A B North Bridge VT8606 552 PIN PBGA South Bridge VT82C686A B 352 PIN BGA BIOS Award BIOS Support ACPI Function
28. o 31 Year 1994 to 2079 To set the date highlight the Date field and use the PageUp PageDown or keys to set the current time 4 i ST120 User s Manual 25 BIOS SETUP Time The time format is Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 To set the time highlight the Time field and use the lt PgUp gt lt PgDn gt or keys to set the current time IDE Primary HDDs IDE Secondary HDDs The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices Each channel can support up to two hard disks the first is the Master and the second is the Slave Press lt Enter gt to configure the hard disk The selections include Auto Manual and None Select Manual to define the drive information manually You will be asked to enter the following items CYLS Number of cylinders HEAD Number of read write heads PRECOMP Write precompensation LANDZ Landing zone SECTOR Number of sectors The Access Mode selections are as follows Auto Normal HD lt 528MB Large for MS DOS only LBA HD gt 528MB and supports Logical Block Addressing Drive A Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer The available specifications are 360KB 1 2MB 720KB 1 44MB 2 88MB 5 25in 525in 35in 3 5in 35in ee EE Ee ST120 User s Manual 26 BIOS SETUP
29. ondary IDE I ST120 User s Manual 45 APPENDIX C STN Flat Panel Data Outputs Pin STN8 STN16 STN24 DSTN8 DSNT16 DSTN24 DSTN16 DSTN24 PDO RO RO RO LRO LRO LRO LB3 PD1 Go Go Go LR3 LB2 PD2 BO BO BO LGO LGO LGO LB1 LB1 PD3 R1 R1 R1 LBO LBO PD4 G1 G1 G1 LBO LBO LBO UB3 PDS B1 B1 B1 UB2 PD6 R2 R2 R2 LR1 LR1 LR1 UB UB1 PD7 G2 G2 G2 LG3 UBO UBO PD8 B2 B2 LG1 LG1 LG3 PD9 R3 R3 LG2 LG2 PD10 G3 G3 LB1 LB1 LG LG1 PD11 B3 B3 LGo LGO PD12 R4 R4 LR2 LR2 UG3 PD13 G4 G4 LB3 UG2 UG2 PD14 B4 B4 LG2 LG2 UG UG1 PD15 R5 R5 UGO UGO PD16 G5 LR3 PD17 B5 LR2 LR2 PD18 R6 URO URO URO LR LR1 PD19 G6 URS LRO LRO PD20 B6 UGO UGO UGO UR3 PD21 R7 UR2 UR2 PD22 G7 UBO UBO UBO UR UR1 PD23 B7 URO URO PD24 UR1 UR1 UR1 PD25 UG3 PD26 UG1 UG1 PD27 PD28 UB1 UB1 PD29 UB3 PD30 UR2 UR2 PD31 PD32 UG2 UG2 PD33 PD34 PD35 nmmn Ww r HTKw s ii ST120 User s Manual 46 APPENDIX D TFT Flat Panel Data Outputs Pin TFT9 TFT2x9 TFT12 TFT2x12 TFT15 TFT2x15 TFT18 TFT2x18 TFT24 FPDO ROO R2 FPD1 R10 RO FPD2 RO Roo BO R01 R3 FPD3 R10 B1 R11 FPD4 RO R00 R1 R01 B2 R02 R4 FPD5 R10 R11 B3 R12 FPD6 RO ROO R1 R01 R2 R02 B4 R03 R5 FPD7 R10 R11 R12 B5 R13 R1 FPD8
30. onnectors on the ST120 in order to set up a workable system The topics covered are Installing the Memory DIMM setting the Jumpers ederet etti 6 Connectors on ST120 ST120 User s Manual 4 INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory DIMM The ST120 board supports two 168 pin DIMM socket for a maximum total memory of 1GB in SDRAM type The memory module capacities supported are 64MB 128MB 256MB and 512MB Installing and Removing DIMMs To install the DIMM locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps 1 Hold the DIMM so that the two keys of the DIMM align with those on the memory slot 2 Gently push the DIMM in an upright position until the clips of the slot close to hold the DIMM in place when the DIMM touches the bottom of the slot 3 To remove the DIMM press the clips with both hands Lock Lock Lock Lock Top View of DIMM Socket ST120 User s Manual 5 INSTALLATIONS EE EE EE Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on ST120 to select various settings and features according to your needs and applications Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs The following lists the connectors on ST120 and their respective functions Jumper Locations on ST120 7 JP1 AT ATX Power Selection 8 JP2 CF Card Master Slave Selection aa
31. own Doze Mode Suspend Mode VGA LPT 8 COM HDD 8 FDD PCI Master PowerOn by PCI Card Modem Ring Resume RTC Alarm Resume Primary INTR Press Enter ITEM HELP Yes Menu Level Suspend gt Off V H Sync Blank 3 Instant Off 50 Press Enter Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Wake Up Events User Define ITEM HELP Disabled Menu Level Disabled Disabled Phoenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Event Activity Detect OFF ITEM HELP LPT COM Menu Level ON OFF Disabled Disabled Disabled On IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter Phoenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQs Activity Monitoring Enabled ITEM HELP Enabled Menu Level Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled EE EE RR EE EE EE Ee i ST120 User s Manual 36 BIOS SETUP Tse Power Management When you press Enter while selecting this field the menu for Power Management appears The following are the fields in this menu Power Management This field allows you to select the type of power saving management modes There are four selections for Power Management Min Power Saving Minimum power management Max Power Saving Maximum power management User Define Each of the ranges is from 1 min to Default lhr Except for HDD Power Down which ranges from min to 15 min Under this option you can also configure other features such HDD Power Down Doze
32. power Pins SignalName f GND 3 1 GND J13 Con IR Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name LON 5 6 NC NC 7 8 KB DATA SEND 9 N 30 5 END Default 13 14 1718 fo NG 15 16 N Short NG 19 20 3 NC ST120 User s Manual 16 Signal Name Reset IDE Host data 7 Host data 6 Host data 5 Host data 4 Host data 3 Host data 2 Host data 1 Host data O GND Host IOW Host IOR IOCHRDY DACKO IRQI4 Address 1 Address 0 INSTALLATIONS J14 J2 Primary and Secondary IDE Connector Pin Pin Signal Name 1 GND 3 Host data 8 5 Host data 9 7 Host data 10 10 Host data 11 11 12 Host data 12 13 14 Host data 13 15 16 Host data 14 17 18 Host data 15 19 20 Protect pin 21 22 GND 23 24 GND 25 26 GND 27 28 Host ALE 29 30 GND 31 32 NC 33 34 NC 35 36 Address 2 Chip selectO 37 38 Chipselectl Default 1 2 3 4 Short J16 IrDA Connector OD GO O GO n J15 CON 8 F Card Reader Pin Signal Name GND Signal Name ST120 User s Manual 17 INSTALLATIONS J17 COM3 4 5 6 Serial Ports J17 is a 40 pin connector for the COM3 4 5 6 serial ports on ST120 DTE Data terminal ready 5 mw 6 DSR Datasetready 8 TS Clartosend 9 RLRingindicator J18 Scanner Device Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name Default 6 TOTST TERIO 8 KBDAT
33. rious conflict that the OS cannot boot PNP OS Install Enable the PNP OS Install option if it is supported by the operating system installed The default value is No Reset Configuration Data This field allows you to determine whether to reset the configuration data or not The default value is Disabled Resources Controlled by This PnP BIOS can configure all of the boot and compatible devices automatically with the use of a use a PnP operating system such as Windows 95 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some non standard VGA display cards may not show colors properly This field allows you to set whether or not MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA When this field is enabled a PCI VGA can work with an MPEG ISA VESA VGA card When this field is disabled a PCI VGA cannot work with an MPEG ISA VESA card Assign IRQ for VGA USB By default this fields are Enabled W mrrFO a hr ST120 User s Manual 39 BIOS SETUP EE U PC Health Status This section shows the parameters in determining the PC Health Status These parameters include temperatures fan speeds and voltages Phoenix AwardBlOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature 80 C 176 F ITEM HELP Current System Temp 34 C 95 F Current CPU Temperature 28 C 82 F Current CPUFan Speed 4166 RPM Current SystemFan Speed 0 RPM Vcore V 1 44 5V 2 4 5V 2 47V 3 3 V 3 34V 5 V 5 0 5V 12 V 12 09V CPU Warning Temperature This field sets the temper
34. ry area a system error may result Video BIOS Cacheable The Setting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h F7FFFh resulting in better video performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result il ST120 User s Manual 31 BIOS SETUP Frame Buffer Size The default setting of the frame buffer size is 8M AGP Aperture Size The field sets aperture size of the graphics The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The default setting is 64M AGP 4X Mode The field enables or disables the AGP 4X mode of the integrated VGA function AGP Driving Control This BIOS function allows you to adjust the control of the AGP driving force It is set to Auto by default Panel Type This field sets the panel type that is supported by the system Below are the selections for the different panel types Panel Type 0 640x480 18bit TFT 1 800x600 18bit TFT 2 1024x768 36bit TFT 3 1280x1024 36bit TFT 4 640x480 16bit DSTN 5 800x600 16bit DSTN 6 1024x768 16bit DSTN 7 1024x768 18bit ICH LVDS 8 640x480 18bit TFT 9 800x600 18bit TFT A11024x768 18bit TFT B 1280x1024 18bit TFT C 1400x1050 36bit 2CHLVDS D 800x600 16bit DSTN E 1024x768 16bit DSTN F 1280x1024 16bit DSTN OnChip USB On

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