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1. 12142910 1 1 PCI IDE 33 06 823715 pes DIM U9 U1 82438V 82438V 2701 n DS1288 Ui m CW 82437VX CPU U26 JP1 ae IDE_LE 1426 29 7 ESET SPEAKER ExpertBoard 12 8661 User s Manual OTHER JUMPER DESCRIPTION FOR PARALLEL PORT FOR STANDARD PARALLEL amp JP8 AT BUS CLOCK EQUAL T BUS CLOCK PCICLK A OR FREQUENCY 60 66 2 FOR FREQUENCY 50MHZ NORMAL MODE oo SMI MODE JP12 NORMAL CLEAR CMOS Default Setting 13 ExportBoard 8661 User s Manual CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION CONNEC PIN OUT SIGNAL NAME TOR CONNECTOR DATA OUT DATA OUT GROUND GROUND RESET IN KEYBOARD INHIBITOR GROUND USB CONNECTOR J24 KEYLOCK CONNECTOR 425 SPEAKER CONNECTOR J26 IDE_LED DATA OUT DATA OUT 5V DC MS1 PS 2 MOUSE CONNECTOR 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 EXTERNAL POWER SAVING CONNECTOR ExpertBoard 14 8661 User s Manual CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM AMI BIOS SETUP WinBIOS Setup can be accessed via keyboard mouse or pen The mouse click functions are e single click change or select both global and current fields and double click to perform an operation in the selected field Using the keyboard with WinBIOS Setup WinBIOS Setup has a2. INTRODUCTION 1 1 OVERVIEW 8661 motherboard is complemented by a maximum 512K L2 Write Back cache providing workstation level computing performance SIMM and DIMM sockets support up to 128MB of DRAM The 8661 motherboard offers the outstanding capabilities Three PCI Local Bus slots provide a high bandwidth data path for data movement intensive functions such as graphics Four ISA slots complete the I O mix The EXP8661 motherboard provides the foundation for cost effective high performance and highly expandable platforms which deliver the latest CPU and I O technologies 1 2 SYSTEM FEATURES The EXP8661 motherboard supports the following features INTEL PENTIUM 75 90 100 120 133 150 166 200 MHz CPU CYRIX 6 86 120 100 6 86 133 110 2 6 86 150 120MHz 6x86 166 133MHz AMD 5 486 P75 5 86 P90 5 86 P100 K5 PR120 90MHz K5 PR133 100MHz K5 PR166 CPU 3 MASTER 32 bit PCI Bus L1 L2 Write Back Write Through Cache 256KB 512KB cache cize 72 pin SIMM Modules and 168 pin DIMM Module 2 Serial 1 Parallel 1 FDC on board 2 CHANNEL PCI IDE on board MESI Modified Exclusive Shared Invalid protocol to maintain the data coherence for L2 Cache to optimize CPU bus 1 000000 ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual 1 3 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Processor INTEL PENTIUM 75 90 100 120 133 150 166 200 MHz CPU CYRIX 6x86 120 100MHz 6x86 133 110MHz 6x86 150 120MHz 6x86 166
3. Rate Chars Sec 6 characterspersecond 7 8 ________ 8 characterspersecond Delay When holding key the time between the first and second character displayed 8661 User s Manual e Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Note To disable security select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be asked to enter password Do not type anything and just press lt Enter gt it will disable security the security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely System BIOS Shadow It determines whether system BIOS will be copied to RAM or the system BIOS is always shadow to support LBA HDD Enabled System shadow is enabled Disabled System shadow is disabled Video BIOS Shadow It determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM however it is optional from chipset design Video Shadow will increase the video speed Enabled Video shadow is enabled Disabled Video shadow is disabled 4 7 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ROM PCI ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Auto Configuration Enabled DRAM Timing 70 ns DRAM RAS
4. System total memory is the sum of basic memory extended memory and other memory ExpertBoard 40 8661 User s Manual 4 6 BIOS FEATURES SETUP MENU ROM PCI ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Enabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled Shadow Disabled External Cache Enabled C8000 CBFFF Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Disabled Shadow Disabled Boot Sequence CC000 CFFFF Disabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Shadow Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled D0000 D3FFF Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status Shadow Boot Up System Speed High D4000 D7FFF Gate A20 Option Fast Shadow Typematic Rate Setting Disabled D8000 DBFFF Typematic Rate 6 Shadow Chars Sec 250 0 000 Typematic Delay Msec Setup Shadow Security Option Disabled PCI VGA Palette Snoop Non OS2 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB ESC Quit T4 5 lt Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults e Virus Warning This category flashes on the screen During and after the system boots up any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive will halt the system and the following error message will appear in the mean time you can run an anti virus program to locate the problem WARNING Disk boot sector is to be modified Type Y to accept write o
5. 133MHz CPU AMD 5 86 P75 5 86 90 5 86 100 K5 PR120 K5 PR133 K5 PR166 CPU CPU Clock Speed 50 55 60 66 MHz Memory 8MB to 128MB SRAM 256K 512K BIOS type AMI AWARD BIOS Additional BIOS Feature Set Program Resides in ROM Slot type Four 16 bit ISA Bus Three 32 bit PCI Bus Dimension 28x22 cm Additional Features Miscellaneous Connectors Reset button Suspend button Board Design 4 layer Implementation for Low noise operation 1 4 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE POWER NORTON LANDMARK METER V1 8 V8 0 V2 0 MIPS CPU SPEED 8661 User s Manual AMD K5 PR120 90MHz 817 54 MHz 59 2 MIPS 394 3 AMD K5 PR133 100MHz 897 72 MHz 64 6 MIPS AMD K5 PR166 1047 35 MHz 76 9 MIPS 505 1 JEN fev J3 4 1741 8376 2 ___ 1 9 4b 1 413 5 12 FDG 2 PCI 33 06 823715 SIMM1 2 5 22 09 01 82438 82438V 2701 Pe 051288 57 U1 E n JPIO 82437VX JP1H JP1 U26 Ue JP1 i n PB PB J
6. JPA s CPU JP1 U26 2 2 ke PB JP22 7 5 3 1 IDE_LE 1 1 26 8 EL RESET SPEAKER J CACHE SIZE CONFIGURATION 2 RAM r 5 8KX8 16KX8 32KX32 32KX8 JP15 122 4 12 TAG RAM SK on Bara DATA RAM TAG RAM DATA RAM 16KX8 32KX8 32KX32 16 8 32KX8 64KX32 JP15 RS H 12 2 1 1 2 1 Default setting 2 3 CPU TYPE JUMPER SETTING 7 ExportBoard 8661 User s Manual CPU TYPE JUMPER SETTING AMD 5 amp 86 P75 PENTIUM 75MHz AMD K5 PR166 PENTIUM 166MHz ExpertBoard 8 8661 User s Manual 24 CPU I O amp CPU CORE VOLTAGE SELECT J22 U9 Ut e 2701 DS1288 7 JPY L m 82437VX ity JPA A CPU JP1 U26 u2 U2 JP1 Lb PB 22 75 IDE_LE 4 1 26 Em 925 CPU I O VOLTAGE SELECT The jumper setting is only for Dual Voltage CPU INTEL P55C etc 3 45V Normal
7. Precharge 4 DRAM R W Leadoff Timing Fast RAS To CAS Delay 3 DRAM Read Burst EDO FP X222 x333 DRAM Write Burst Timing X333 Fast MA to RAS Delay EM CLK Fast EDO Path Select Disabled ExpertBoard 44 8661 User s Manual Refresh RAS Assertion 5 Clks ISA Bus Clock PCICLK 4 System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled 8 Bit I O Recovery Time 1 16 Bit I O Recovery Time 1 Quit Noe Select Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled Help PU PD Modify Peer Concurrency Enabled Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults 4 8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The Power management setup will appear on your screen like this ROM PCI ISA BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Power Disable Power Down amp Resume Events Management PM Control by Yes 2 Video Off Method SYNC IRQ4 COM1 Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 IRQ5 LPT2 ON Floppy Disk Doze Mode Disable IRQ7 LPT1 ON Standby Mode Disable IRQ8 OFF Alarm Suspend Mode Disable IRQ9 2 Redir HDD Power Down Disable IRQ1 Reserved 0 IRQ1 Reserved 1 Wake Up Events In Doze amp 1 5 2 Standby 2 Mouse IRQ3 Wake up ON Event 3 sor IRQ4 Wake up ON IRQ1 Hard Event 4 Disk IRQ8 Wake
8. Then press lt Enter gt key to invoke the setup function 6 Use lt Esc gt key to go back to the previous screen 17 ExportBoard 8661 User s Manual 3 1 SYSTEM SETUP 3 1 1 Advanced Setup Optimal Setting You can load the optimal default settings for the WINBIOS by pressing the END key upon power up The Optimal default settings are best case values that should optimize system performance The Optimal settings will automatically detect and load the parameter of hard disk type Advanced Setup Advanced Setup options are displayed by choosing the Advanced icon from the WINBIOS Setup main menu All Advanced Setup options are described in this section Quick Boot Set this option to Enabled to instruct AMIBIOS to boot quickly when the computer is powered on This option replaces the old Above 1 MB Memory Test Advanced Setup option The settings are AMIBIOS test all system memory AMIBIOS waits up to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE hard disk drive Disabled AMIBIOS waits for 5 seconds after sending a RESET signal to the IDE drive to allow the IDE drive time to get ready again AMIBIOS checks for a Del key press and runs WINBIOS Setup if the key has been pressed AMIBIOS does not test system memory above 1 MB AMIBIOS does not wait up to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE hard disk drive If a READY signal is Enabled not received immediately from the IDE drive AMIBIOS does not config
9. 2 key Change color from total 16 colors F2 to select color forward Shift F2 to select color backward F3 key F4key F8 key F9 key F10 key Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu 4 3 GETTING HELP Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up 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 F1 or lt Esc gt 4 4 THE MAIN MENU Once you enter AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from ten setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu ROM PCI ISA BIOS 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 amp EXIT SETUP Expert Board 34 8661 User s Manual LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Esc Quit 7 4 2 lt Select F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Time Date Hard Disk Type e Standard CMOS Setup This setup page includes all t
10. 451 011200400 REVISION D EXP8661 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION eese eese eet entente natns 1 TI OVERVIEW he itid thee tnit 1 2 SYSTEM FEATURES 1 3 SYSTEM SPECIFICATION 1 4 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE 1 5 EXP8661 BOARD LAYOUT CHAPTER 2 2 1 DRAM INSTALLATION 2 2 SRAM INSTALLATION 2 3 CPU TYPE JUMPER SETTING 2 4 CPU I O amp CPU CORE VOLTAGE SELECT 2 5 FLASH ROM INSTALLATION 2 6 EPP MODE SETTING CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM BIOS 2 3T SYSTEM SETUP rite enn 3 2 SECURITY SETUP 3 3 DEFAULT SETUP CHAPTER 4 SYSTEM AWARD BIOS 29 4 1 ENTERING 29 4 2 CONTROL KEYS tite tree etse 29 43 GETTING HELP eontra 30 44 THE MAIN 30 4 5 STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU 32 4 6 BIOS FEATURES 35 47 CHIPSET FEATURES 38 4 8 POWER MANAGEMENT 39 4 9 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION 41 4 10 INTEGRATED 5 4 2 2 42 4 11 PASSWORD 43 4 12 IDE HDD 2 2 2 2 2 44 RMA FORM CHAPTER 1 8661 User s Manual
11. CI IDE Primary IRQ This option specifies the PCI interrupt used by the primary IDE channel the offboard PCI IDE controller The settings are Disabled INTA INTB INTC or INTD The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled Offboard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ This option specifies the PCI interrupt used by the secondary IDE channel on the offboard PCI IDE controller The settings are Disabled INTA INTB INTC or INTD The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled PCI PnP Setup These options specify the bus that the named interrupt request lines IRQs are used on These options allow you to specify IRQs for use by legacy ISA adapter cards These options determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to BIOS configurable devices The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM If more IRQs must be removed from the pool the end user can use these PCI PnP Setup options to remove the IRQ by assigning the option to the SA EISA setting Onboard I O is configurable by AMIBIOS The IRQs used by onboard are configured as PCI PnP The settings are PCI PnP or ISA EISA The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are PCI PnP Reserved Memory Size This option specifies the size of the memory area reserved for legacy ISA adapter cards The settings are Disabled 16 32K or 64K The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled Reserved Memory Address This op
12. CPU Single Voltage ee 27 22 22 CPU CORE VOLTAGE SELECT oe a JPA JPA e JPA2 ee 12 577 1 2 3 122 3 Default setting 9 ExportBoard 8661 User s Manual 2 5 FLASH ROM INSTALLATION 051288 922 UP JP9 CPU 2 09 u1 e U1 82437VX JP1 U2 U2 ExpertBoard Default Setting 10 8661 User s Manual 2 6 EPP MODE SETTING KEYBOARD 1 4 7 PCI IDE 06 39 41 39 1 823715 2 5 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION FOR EPP DEVICE ExportBoard 11 8661 User s Manual 2 7 OTHER JUMPER amp CONNECTOR INSTALLATION A J T327 1 kevBoAR KEYBOARD R MS COM1 1 1 W8376
13. Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master Auto PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto On Chip Primary Enabled IDE On Chip Secondary PCI Enabled IDE PCI Slot IDE 2nd Channel Enabled USB Controller Disabled Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto UART2 Mode Standard Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Onboard Parallel Mode SPP Quit Noe Select Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults 49 ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual 4 11 PASSWORD SETTING ROM PCI ISA BIOS 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 CONFIRURATION HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT LOAD BIOS DEFAULT Enter Password T SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Esc Quit Noe Select Item F1 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color 0 Change set Disable Password When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters and press Enter password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confir
14. LBA Prin Select Primary Slave Option Skip OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEADS PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE 1 Y 0 0 0 0 0 0 NORMAL Note Some OSes like SCO UNIX must use NORMAL for ESC ExpertBoard 52 RMA FORM When the motherboard not work well please up this form to describe related _ situations If the space is not enough to use you can attach separate paper MODEL MODEL NO HARDWARE i CPU Brand Model Speed MHz i CD PROCESSOR Brand Model Speed MHz i SIMM Brand Speed ns Q ty pcs Total MB CACHE Brand Speed ns Total K TAG RAM Brand Speed ns BIOS DATA CODE SYSTEM SPEED RUNNING MHz i VIDEO CARD Chip RAM VGA Mode ISA VESA or OTHER ADD ON CARDS SOFTWARE i OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION i SOFTWARE PROGRAM BIOS SETUP DRAM Wait State CACHE Wait State _ If you change BIOS SETUP please describe the changes lt A gt ERROR OHANG UP SCREEN DIFLOPPY R W ERROR DISK R W ERROR MEMORY ERROR 8661 User s Manual lt B gt ERROR MESSAGES ON YOUR SCREEN PLEASE SHOW US THE WHOLE SENTENCE lt C gt PROBLEM DESCRIPTION ExpertBoard
15. P22 L S IDE LE 1 1 26 213 port Board ESET SPEAKER 8661 User s Manual CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION Before the system is ready to operate the hardware must be set up for various functions of the system motherboard is a simple task jumpers connectors and sockets 2 1 DRAM INSTALLATION The 8661 motherboard can support expanded memory from 2MB to 128MB board layout below shows the locations of the DRAM memory banks BANK BANKO BANKO BANK1 15 2 DRAM INSTALLATION To set up the EXP8661 The user only has to set a few SIMM1 SIM SIMM3 SIMM DIM TOTA ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual Each group includes two SIMMs each SIMM size can be 1 2 4 8 16 32MB please install the same DRAM size in one group ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual m TABLE 1 SIMM TOTAL MEMORY TABLE 2 DIMM DIM1 TOTAL MEMORY Note DIMM and SIMM can t install together 2 2 SRAM INSTALLATION ExpertBoard 6 8661 User s Manual J22 09 01 82438 82438V JP 2 2701 0 1288 JPY m JPT 82437VX JPA Ei JP1H
16. You can manually configurate the Device s IRQ The following pages tell you the options of each item amp describe the meanings of each options ROM PCI ISA BIOS CONFIGURATION SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Resources Controlled Manual PCI IRQ Actived BY Level 47 ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual By Reset Configuration Data IRQ 3 assigned to IRQ 4 assigned to IRQ 5 assigned to IRQ 7 assigned to IRQ 9 assigned to IRQ assigned to 10 IRQ assigned to 11 IRQ assigned to IRQ assigned to IRQ assigned to DMA assigned to assigned to assigned to assigned to assigned to assigned to The following pages tell you the options of each item amp describe the Disabled Legacy ISA Legacy ISA PnP PnP PnP PnP meanings of each options ExpertBoard PCI IDE IRQ Map To PCI AUTO Primary IDE INT A Secondary IDE B INT Quit Noe Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Shift F2 Color Values Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults 48 8661 User s Manual 4 10 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ROM BIOS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC IDE HDD Block MODE
17. al 4 5 STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item ROM PCI ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Date mm dd yy Tue July 23 1996 Time hh mm ss 10 21 21 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDE SECTOR MODE Primary Master Auto Primary Slave Auto Secondary Master Auto Secondary Slave Auto Drive 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Base 640 Video EGA VGA Extended 15360K Halt On All Errors Other 384K 16384K Select Item PU PD Shift F2 Change Color Date The date format is day date month year Press F3 to show the calendar The day of week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS is read only DATE The date from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month can key in the numerical function key MONTH The month Jan through Dec YEAR The year depend on the year of BIOS Time 37 ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt which accepts both function key or numerical key The time is calculated based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Drive Type Drive Type The categories i
18. built in keyboard driver that uses simple keystroke combinations KEYSTROKE FUNCTION gt t Move to the next field to the right left above or below lt Enter gt Select in the current field a value Decrements a value lt Esc gt Closes the current operation and return to previous level Alphabetic keys A to Z are used in the Virtual Keyboard and are not case sensitive 15 ExportBoard 8661 User s Manual Numeric Keys 0 to 9 are used in the Virtual Keyboard and Numeric Keypad The hardware features and options of the 8661 are on site selectable for maximum flexibility You will need to configure these options through the built in Setup Utility prior to using EXP8667 for the first time This setup Utility is a multi screen menu driven program and is contained within the BIOS EPROM ExpertBoard 16 8661 User s Manual The following sections show the procedures that you may need to configure EXP8661 1 Press lt DEL gt while turning on or rebooting the system to invoke Setup Utility program 2 The main menu will be shown as follows 2 gt Standard Advanced 594 1 3 functions are grouped into four categories which are Setup Utility Security and Default 4 By using lt TAB gt key or mouse cursor to select the function group 5 Use arrow keys or mouse to select the function icon within the group
19. dby Time out This option specifies the length of the period of system inactivity when the computer is in Full On mode before the computer is placed in Standby mode In Standby mode some power use is curtailed The settings are Disabled 1 Min 2 Min and all one minute intervals up to and including 15 Min The default settings are Disabled Suspend Time out This option specifies the length of the period of system inactivity when the computer is already in Standby mode before the computer is placed in Suspend mode In Suspend mode nearly all power use is curtailed The settings are Disabled 1 Min 2 Min and all one minute intervals up to and including 15 Min The default settings are Disabled Slow Clock Ratio ExpertBoard 20 8661 User s Manual This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in power saving modes The settings are expressed as a ratio between the normal clock speed and the power down clock speed The settings are 7 1 1 2 half as fast as normal 1 4 the normal clock speed 1 8 1 16 1 32 1 64 1 128 The default setting is 1 1 Display Activity This option specifies if AMIBIOS is to monitor activity on the display monitor for power conservation purposes When this options set to Monitor and there is no display activity for the length of time specified in the value in the Full On to Standby Timeout Min option the computer enters a power saving state The settings are Monitor or Igno
20. dentify the types of hard disk drive C or drive D that have been installed in the computer There are 45 predefined types and 2 user definable types are for Normal BIOS Type 1 to Type 45 are predefined Type User is user definable e Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave The categories identify the types of 2 channels that have been installed in the computer There are 45 predefined types and 4 user definable types are for Enhanced IDE BIOS Type 1 to Type 45 are predefined Type User is user definable Press PgUp lt gt or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type type the number and press lt Enter gt Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed you can use Type User to define your own drive type manually If you select Type User related information is asked to be entered to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press lt Enter gt This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer If the controller of HDD interface is ESDI the selection shall be Type 1 If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI the selection shall be None If the controller of HDD interface is CD ROM the selection shall be None CYLS Number of Cy
21. for a password 25 ExportBoard 8661 User s Manual Enter a 1 6 character password The password does not appear on the screen when typed WinBIOS will ask you to retype the password Make sure you write it down If you forget it you must drain CMOS RAM and the system WinBIOS will then display the following American AMIBIOS Setup X megatrenas gt 1995 American Megatrends Inc Setup Supervisor Security Color Set Set Supervisor Password P Figure 3 Select the Password icon from the Security section of the WinBIOS Setup main menu Enter the password and press lt Enter gt The screen does not display the characters entered After the new password is entered retype the new password as prompted and press lt Enter gt If the password confirmation is incorrect an error message appears If the new password is entered without error press lt Esc gt to return to the WinBIOS Setup Main Menu password is stored in CMOS RAM after WinBIOS Setup completes The next time the system boots you are prompted for the password if the password function is present and is enabled Remember the Password Keep a record of the new password when the password is changed If you forget the password and you computer has an American Board 26 8661 User s Manual Megatrends motherboard remove the computer cover set switch 1 2 the DIAG switch to ON power on the computer WinBIOS erase
22. he items in a standard compatible BIOS BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features e Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features Power Management Setup This category determines how much power consumption for system after selecting belo items Default value is Disable PNP PCI Configuration Setup This category specifies the balue in units of PCI bus clocks of the latency timer for this PCI bus master and the IRQ level for PCI device e Load BIOS Defaults BIOS defaults indicates the most appropriate value of the system parameter which the system would be in minimum performance The OEM manufacturer may change the defaults through MODBIN before the binary image burn into the ROM e Load Setup Defaults Chipset defaults indicates the values required by the system for the maximum performance The OEM manufacturer may change to defaults through MODBIN before the binary image burn into the ROM User Password 35 ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically configure hard disk parameters Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Save Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup ExpertBoard 36 8661 User s Manu
23. linders HEADS Nnumber of Heads PRECOMP LANDZONE Landing Zone SECTORS Nnumber of Sectors MODE HDD Aaccess Mode If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter Drive Type Drive Type ExpertBoard 38 8661 User s Manual The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that have been installed in the computer NONE NO FLOPPY DRIVE INSTALLED 360K 5 1 4 inch 5 1 4 inch PC type standard drive 360 kilobyte capacity 1 2M 5 1 4 inch 5 1 4 inch AT type high density drive 1 2 megabyte capacity 720K 3 1 2 inch 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 720 kilobyte capacity 1 44M 3 1 2 inch 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 1 44 megabyte capacity 2 88M 3 1 2 inch 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 2 88 megabyte capacity e Video The category selects the type of adapter used for the primary system monitor that must match your video display card and monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type in Setup You have two ways to boot up the system 1 When VGA as primary and monochrome as secondary the selection of the video tape is Mode 2 When monochrome as primary and VGA as secondary the selection of the video type is Monochrome mode EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SEGA or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter
24. m the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password ExpertBoard 50 8661 User s Manual To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message will confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED If you select System at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup If you select Setup at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup 4 12 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION The Enhance IDE features was included in all Award BIOS Below is a brief description of this feature 1 Setup Changes Auto detection e BIOS setup will display all possible modes that supported by the HDD including NORMAL LBA amp LARGE If HDD does not support LBA modes no LBA option will be shown e If of cylinders is less than or equal to 1024 no LARGE option will be show e Users can select a mode which is appropriate for them ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC 51 ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE 5 HEAD LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master 1282 621 64 0 2483 63
25. matically Fail Safe You can load the Fail Safe WinBIOS Setup option settings by selecting the Fail Safe icon from the Default section of the WinBIOS Setup main menu ExpertBoard 28 8661 User s Manual The Fail Safe settings provide far from optimal system performance but are the most stable settings Use this option as a diagnostic aid if the system is behaving erratically 29 ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual 902000 0020 0 0 0 060 00000 200505050 5207602 Restore Old Setup Values 14 55 s 5 9 0505050 050 e Or Or Or Or Os Os Os Os 72920 2920 00 Or Or De Ore Ov Ov Derr 95 5 2 25 265757576767 TS IOLO Load Fail safe Default Values 2 7576767 95 95929490 920209 6 30 8661 User s Manual WINBIOS BEEP CODES ERROR MESSAGE DESCRIPTION Refresh Failure The memory refresh circuitry is faulty Parity error in the base memory the first Parity Error 64 block of memory Base 64 KB Memory Failure Memory failure in first 64 KB Timer Not Operational A memory failure in the first 64 KB of memory or Timer 1 is not functioning 8042 Gate A20 Failure Cannot switch to protected mode 7 Processor Exception Interrupt en the CPU Card generated Error an exception interrupt The system video adapter is either missing o
26. power up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter includes high resolution monochrome adapters e Error Halt The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up No errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped and you will be prompted The system boot will not be stopped for any error that may be detected All But The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Keyboard Diskette Disk Key errors e Memory 39 ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU s memory address map Other Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640K to 1024K address space This is memory that can be used for different applications DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep as much base memory free for application programs Most use for this area is Shadow RAM Total Memory
27. r N to abort write Award Software Inc ENABLED Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table 8661 User s Manual DISABLED No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Note This function is available only for DOS and other OSes that do not trap INT13 CPU Internal Cache External Cache These two categories speed up memory access However it depends on CPU chipset design The default value is Enable If your CPU without Internal Cache then this item CPU Internal Cache will not be show Enabled Enable cache Disabled Disable cache Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on the computer If it is set to Enable BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during Enabled Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST Boot Sequence This category determines which drive computer searches first for the disk operating system i e DOS Default value is A C System will first search for hard disk drive then floppy disk drive System will first search for floppy disk drive then hard disk drive Note This function is only available for IDE type For SCSI type is always boot from A Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 track
28. r its memory is faulty This is not a fatal error The ROM checksum value does not EN Error match the value encoded WinBIOS CMOS Shutdown Register The shutdown register for CMOS RAM Read Write has failed Error Display Memory Read Write Error The cache memory test failed Cache Cache Memory Bad Do Not memory is disabled Do not Enable Cache press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Shift gt lt gt to enable cache memory 31 ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual What to Do If the Computer Beeps is what you need to do if your computer has a WinBIOS and it starts beeping IF THE SYSTEM 12 0735 Reseat memory SIMMs DIPs If the system still beeps OF SMES replace the memory Reseat the keyboard controller chip If it still beeps replace 6 times the keyboard controller If it still beeps try a different keyboard or replace the keyboard fuse if the keyboard has one There is a memory error on the video adapter Replace the a video adapter or the RAM on the video adapter new BIOS ROM chip Reseat the cache memory on the motherboard If it still beeps replace the cache memory 4 5 7 or 10 times The motherboard must be replaced 11 times ExpertBoard 32 8661 User s Manual CHAPTER 4 SYSTEM AWARD BIOS SETUP The section will explain how to set up the system configuration CMOS underr the AWARD BIOS The SETUP program is contained in
29. re The default settings are Ignore IRQ Xx These options enable event monitoring When the computer is in a power saving mode activity on the named interrupt request line is monitored by AMIBIOS When any activity occurs the computer enters Full On mode Each of these options can be set to Monitor or Ignore The default setting for all options is 3 1 3 PCI PnP Setup PCI PnP Setup options are displayed by choosing the PCI PnP Setup icon from the WINBIOS Setup main menu All PCI PnP Setup options are described in this section Plug and Play Aware O S Set this option to Yes if the operating system installed in the computer is Plug and Play aware AMIBIOS only detects and enables PnP ISA adapter cards that are required for system boot The Windows 95 operating system detects and enables all other PnP aware adapter cards Windows 95 is 21 ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual PnP aware Set this option to No if the operating system such as DOS OS 2 Windows 3 x does not use PnP You must set this option correctly or PnP aware adapter cards installed in your computer will not be configured properly The settings are No or Yes The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are No PCI Burst Mode Set this option to Enabled to enable PCI burst mode The settings are Disabled or Enabled The Optimal default setting is Enabled The Fail Safe default setting is Disabled PCI Latency Timer PCI Clocks This option sets la
30. rving state This option is only available if supported by the computer hardware AMIBIOS uses the RTC Alarm function to wake the computer at a prespecified time The settings are Enabled or Disabled The default settings are Disabled Green PC Monitor Power State This option specifies the power management state that the Green PC compliant video monitor enters after the specified period of display 19 ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual inactivity has expired The settings are Disabled Off Standby or Suspend The default settings are Disabled Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the power management state that the video subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The settings are Disabled Standby or Suspend The default settings are Disabled Hard Disk Power Down Mode This option specifies the power management state that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The settings are Disabled Standby or Suspend The default settings are Disabled Hard Disk Time out Min This option specifies the length of a period of hard disk inactivity When this period expires the hard disk drive enters the power conserving mode specified in the Hard Disk Power Down Mode option described on the previous page The settings are Disabled 1 Min minutes and all one minute intervals up to and including 15 Min The default settings are Disabled Stan
31. s 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K 1 2M and 1 44M are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K Boot Up NumLock Status The default value is On ExpertBoard 42 8661 User s Manual On Keypad is number keys Keypadis arrow keys Keypad is arrow keys Boot Up System Speed It selects the default system speed the speed that the system will run at immediately after power up Set the speed to high Set the speed to low IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Enable IDE HDD Block Mode The BIOS will detect the block size of the HDD and send block command automatically Disabled Disable IDE HDD Block Mode e Gate A20 Option The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware Default Fast The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method Rate Setting This determines the typematic rate Enabled Enable typematic rate and typematic delay programming Disabled Disable typematic rate and typematic delay programming The system BIOS will use default value of this 2 items and the default is controlled by keyboard
32. s the password When this icon is selected from the Security section of the WinBIOS Setup main menu WinBIOS issues a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The following screen appears when you select the Anti Virus icon 3 American AMIBIOS Setup 2 Megatrends lt lt gt 1995 American Megatrends Inc E virus Protection Disabled Enabled Utility Figure 4 The setting are Enabled or Disabled If enabled the following appears when a write is attempted to the boot sector You may have to type N several times to prevent the boot sector write 27 ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual 3 3 Default Setup The icons in this section permit you to select a group of settings for all WinBIOS Setup options Not only can you use these icons to quickly set system configuration parameters you can choose a group of settings that have a better chance of working when the system is having configuration related problems Original Choose the Original icon to return to the system configuration values present in WinBIOS Setup when you first began this WinBIOS Setup session Optimal You can load the optimal default settings for the WinBIOS Setup options by selecting the Optimal icon The Optimal default settings are best case values that should optimize system performance If CMOS RAM is corrupted the Optimal settings are loaded auto
33. tency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus The settings are in units equal to PCI clocks The settings are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 or 248 The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are 64 PCI Palette Snoop This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA adapter card installed in the computer requires palette snooping The settings are Disabled Enabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled PCIIDE BusMaster Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus has bus mastering capability The settings are Disabled or Enabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled Offboard PCI IDE Card This option specifies if an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is used in the computer You must also specify the PCI expansion slot on the motherboard where the offboard PCI IDE controller card is installed If an offboard PCI IDE controller is used the onboard IDE controller on the motherboard is automatically disabled The settings are Disabled Auto 51011 51012 Slot3 or 51014 If Auto is selected AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct setting for this option The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Auto ExpertBoard 22 8661 User s Manual In the AMIBIOS for the Intel Triton chipset this option forces IRQ 14 and 15 to a PCI slot on the PCI local bus This is necessary to support non compliant PCI IDE adapter cards Offboard P
34. the system s Read Only Memory rather than on a diskette 4 1 ENTERING SETUP Power on the computer and press lt Del gt immediately will allow you to enter Setup The other way to enter Setup is to power on the computer when the below message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the Power On Self Test press lt Del gt key or simultaneously press lt gt lt Alt gt and lt Esc gt keys TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS lt CTRL ALT ESC gt OR lt DEL gt KEY If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET button on the system case You may also restart by simultaneously pressing Ctrl lt gt and Delete keys If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to PRESS TO CONTINUE lt CTRL ALT ESC gt OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP 4 2 CONTROL KEYS Uparrow __ Move to previous item 7 Esc key Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes 8661 User s Manual PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 key General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Shift F
35. tion specifies the beginning address in hex of the reserved memory area The specified ROM memory area is reserved for use by legacy ISA adapter cards 23 ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual The settings are C0000 C4000 C8000 000 00000 D4000 28000 DC000 The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are C0000 ExpertBoard 24 8661 User s Manual 3 2 Security Setup WinBIOS Setup has an optional password feature The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when WinBIOS Setup is executed The following screen appears when you select the password icon American AMIBIOS Setup Megatrends lt 21995 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Enter New Password Set Supervisor Password Figure 2 You can enter a password by e typing the password on the keyboard e selecting each letter via the mouse or e selecting each letter via the pan stylus Pen access must be customized for each specific hardware platform The password check option is enabled in Advanced Setup by choosing either Always the password prompt appears every time the system is powered on or Setup the password prompt appears only when WinBIOS Setup is run The password is stored in CMOS RAM CMOS RAM The system asks
36. up OFF IRQ1 Reserved Event 5 45 ExpertBoard 8661 User s Manual IRQ12 Wake up Event Quit Noe Select Help PU PD Modify Old ift F2 Color Values Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Power Management This category determines how much power consumption for system after selecting below items Default value is Disable The following pages tell you the options of each item amp describe the meanings of each options ITEM OPTIONS DESCRIPTIONS A Power 1 Disable Global Power Management will be Management disabled po o management 3 Min Saving Pre defined timer values are used such that all timers are in their MAX value sich that all timers MIN value Control System BIOS will ignore APM when rey power managing the system 2 Yes System BIOS will wait for APM s prompt before it enter any PM mode e g DOZE STANDBY or SUSPEND Note If APM is installed amp if there is a task running even the timer is time 8661 User s Manual EE EE out the APM will not prompt the BIOS to put the system into any power saving mode Note if APM is no installed this 99 pee SUSPEND mode Ee STANDBY or SUSPEND mode pee Eee STANDBY or SUSPEND mode Note The M B markers are recommended to fix this item to 2 or 3 amp hidden it by using MODBIN Utility 4 9 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP
37. ure that drive AMIBIOS does not wait for 5 seconds after sending a RESET signal to the IDE drive to allow the IDE drive time to get ready again You cannot run WINBIOS Setup at system boot because there is no delay for the Hit Del to run Setup message The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Enabled ExpertBoard 18 8661 User s Manual OS 2 Compatible Mode Set this option to Enabled to permit AMIBIOS to run with IBM OS 2 The settpings are Enabled or Disabled The default settings are Disabled System BIOS Cacheable When this option is set to Enabled the contents of the F0000h system memory segment can be read from or written to L2 secondary cache memory The contents of the F0000h memory segment are always copied from the BIOS ROM to system RAM for faster execution The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal default setting is Enabled The Fail Safe default setting is Disabled 3 1 2 Power Management Setup Power Management Setup options are displayed by choosing the Power Mgmt icon from the WINBIOS Setup main menu All Power Management Setup options are described in this section Power Management APM Set this option to Enabled to enable the power management and APM Advanced Power Management features The settings are Enabled or Disabled The default settings are Disabled Instant On Timeout Set this option to Enabled to allow the computer to go to full power on mode when leaving a power conse
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