Kootenay (SEA440LX) Motherboard User Manual
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1. CHASSIS INTRUSION Port Connectors PARALLEL MOUSE CD LAN LEDs i e E ee eb LAN KEYBRD USB COM 1 COM 2 Central Processing Unit This motherboard is designed to operate with a single Intel Pentium II microprocessor The Pentium II processors include the following features e Intel s highest performance processor combining the power of the Pentium Pro processor with the capabilities of MMX technology e At 266MHz the Pentium II processor delivers a 1 6x to over 2x performance boost compared to the 200MHz Pentium processor on industry standard processor benchmarks and over twice the performance on multimedia benchmarks e Takes advantage of the same high performance Dual Independent Bus architecture used in the Pentium Pro processor for high bandwidth and performance e Single Edge Contact S E C cartridge packaging technology delivers high performance processing and bus technology to mainstream systems The cartridge includes the processor core second level cache except in the case of the Celeron CPU s thermal plate and back cover e Optimized for 32 bit applications running on advanced operating systems e All versions have 32 KByte 16K 16K non blocking level one cache PII 512 KByte unified non blocking level two cache Mendocino 128 KByte unified non blocking level two cache Celeron no level two cache e Enables systems whic2. 3F8h 3E8h Auto and Disabled The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are both Auto 43 Serial Port2 Mode This option specifies the operating mode for serial port 2 This option only appears if the Onboard Serial Port2 option is not set to Auto or Disabled The settings are IR infrared or Normal The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are Normal Duplex Mode This option specifies the type of duplexing used for infrared on serial port 2 This option only appears if the Onboard Serial Port2 option is not set to Auto or Disabled The settings are Half or Full There are no default settings OnBoard Parallel Port This option enables the parallel port on the motherboard and specifies the parallel port base I O port address The settings are 378h 278h 3BCh Auto and Disabled The default setting for Optimal and Fail safe is Auto Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode ECP Extended Capabilities Port and EPP Enhanced Parallel Port are both bi directional data transfer schemes that adhere to the IEEE P1284 specifications The settings are Normal SPP EPP and ECP The default setting is Normal EPP EPP uses the existing parallel port signals to provide asymmetric bi directional data transfer driven by the host device ECP ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve transfer rates of approximately 2 5 M
3. 0cccccceeceeececcececeececceeececceeeaeececceeeaeeeeeens 46 AUTO CONFIGURATION WITH FAIL SAFE SETTINGS ooccocccnnccnnccnnncnnncnnncnnnncnnncnnnnnnnnrnnncnnnncnnns 46 SAVE SETTINGS ANDE een 47 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING atar sala a aa alo bla 47 UPGRADING THE BIOS eae i Ca a OA Or EE 47 4 ERROR AND INFORMATION MESSAGES cccccsecceecceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeees 48 BEEP OODE O a nd a e 49 ERROR MESSAGES a a dd rada 50 SGEOSSAR EEN 52 1 Product Description Pentium Il Processor based ATX board supporting the Accelerated Graphics Port The Kootenay motherboard is an innovative high performance ATX platform for the Pentium II processor giving your customers the performance needed for today s Windows based business applications and providing performance for tomorrow s even more advanced software The Accelerated Graphics Port AGP includes a new bus and port for the graphics controller freeing system resources to quickly move memory intensive graphics data in and out of system memory This enables a new level of sophisticated lifelike 3D graphics with higher speeds and resolutions than previously possible Off loading bandwidth intensive graphics from the PCI bus also contributes to an increase in overall system performance The Intel 440LX AGPset which makes AGP support possible also provides additional advanced capabilities including SDRAM support Ultra DMA 33 and Dynamic Power Management Architecture Memory support to 384 MB
4. Advanced CMOS Setup AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED CMOS SETUP 1996 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Quick Boot 1 Boot Device 2 Boot Device 3 Boot Device 4th Boot Device Try Other Boot Devices Initial Display Mode Display Mode at Add on ROM Init Floppy Access Control Hard Disk Access Control S M A R T for Hard Disks BootUp Numlock Floppy Drive Swop Floppy Drive Seek PS 2 Mouse Support Primary Display Password Check Boot to OS 2 gt 64MBYTES CPU MicroCode Updation External Cache Cache Bus ECC System BIOS Cacheable C000 16K Shadow C400 16K Shadow C800 16K Shadow CC00 16K Shadow D000 16K Shadow D400 16K Shadow D800 16K Shadow DC00 16K Shadow Disabled Floppy IDE 0 CDROM Disabled Yes BIOS Force BIOS Read Write Read Write Disabled On Disabled Disabled Enabled VGA EGA Setup No Enabled WriteBack Disabled Enabled Cached Cached Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Available Options Disabled IDE 0 IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 3 FLOPPY FLOPTICAL CDROM SCSI ESC Exit Tl Sel PgUp PgDn Modify F2 F3 Color 31 This section describes the Setup options available in the Advanced CMOS Setup menu which are used to configure basic system performance parameters If you select certain options the Setup program switches to a subscreen for the selected option Quick Boot Enabling this option instructs the BIOS to boot quickly whe
5. 1 and 60 minutes before the system enters the Suspend mode Default is Disable Throttle Slow Clock Ratio This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in power saving modes The settings are expressed as a ratio between the normal clock speed and the power down clock speed The default setting is 50 62 5 38 Display Inactivity 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 Ignore The default setting is Ignore Devices 0 to 8 These options enable event monitoring When the computer is in a power saving mode activity on the named port 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 39 PCI Plug and Play Setup AMIBIOS SETUP PCI PLUG AND PLAY SETUP O 1996 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Plug and Play Aware O S Yes Available Options Clear NVRAM on every Boot No No Onboard LAN Controller Enabled Yes PCI Latency Timer PCI clocks 64 Primary Graphics Adapter PCI PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slo
6. ateucieceneeseeeseenscecieestevay 9 INTEL 82371AB PCI ISA IDE XCELERATOR PIIXAE ooooccccccccononcoocococcononcncnnnnnancconeranenonns 9 ACCELERATED GRAPHICS PORT AGP EE 10 UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS E E 10 LIE SUPPORT eene 10 REAL TIME CLOCK CMOS RAM AND Bart 10 SUPER O CONTROLLER ia A cinc 11 BIOS OY OTE MOU PROB TE aia aaa 12 EXPANSION SLOTS ninas ai a 15 ONBOARD AN ostia isa E EE 16 WAKE ON LAN HEADER WO Dita a a eet 16 WAKE ON RING WOR oral A a 16 FRONT PANESGONNECTOR ana an ao 17 FANS ONNEGT ORS ai iia 17 MAIN POWER ee ene 17 MANAGEMENT EXTENSION HARDWARE 0ccccceececeeececeucceceucceueueeeueueeeueueesueueusueueusuaeeesauess 17 Bcc ble eo 121210 EECHER 18 SYSTEM OE CUI TY EE 18 2 INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS ccccccsccsesccsesccsesccesscscessccesscsessccessess 19 JUMPER wl le 19 ei GER ER E E de unica aa 22 SYSTEM MEMORY INSTALLATION nara nnnarananacinns 24 BATTERY REPLACEMENT oa aa 25 EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION curada 25 3 USING THE BIOS SETUP PROGRAM ccccccssescssesensscnseeeneseeeneeeens 26 STANDARD CMOS EE 29 ADVANCED CMOS SETUP atrial aia lia 31 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP ee ee ee euer e 34 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP see ids kas ais 37 PCI PLUG AND PLAY NEE 40 PERIPHERAL SE EE 43 HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP EE 45 AUTO DETECT HARD DISKS ta a ticas 46 CHANGE USER PASSWORD CHANGE SUPERVISOR PASSWORD coocccccnccccnnccnnnccconaninnnananos 46 3 AUTO CONFIGURATION WITH OPTIMAL SETTINGS
7. in coordinating the startup configuration of computers Plug and play ready AMIBIOS automatically configures the computer s hard drives disk drives processors chipsets memory and boot up of the operating system The system BIOS from AMI provides ISA PnP and PCI PnP compatibility The BIOS is contained in a flash memory device The BIOS provides the power on self test POST the system Setup program a PCI and IDE auto configuration The system BIOS is always shadowed Shadowing allows any BIOS routines to be executed from fast 32 bit onboard DRAM instead of from the slower 8 bit flash device Plug and Play Rev 1 0A support Boot Block Protection Auto detects Pipeline Burst SRAM and Cache size IDE mode type and size Supports APM 1 2 Supports DMI 2 0 Supports USB Supports Booting from a Floppy drive IDE device CD ROM SCSI Floptical or Network O e gt I Se 12 8 1MBYTES 2MBYTES flash EEPROM for easy BIOS upgrade PCI IDE Ultra DMA 33 Synchronous DMA IDE support Meets Microsoft requirement for PC97 Fully compatible with PCI spec V2 1 Supports PCI Bus Mastering Supports Multi word DMA mode 0 1 2 Supports PCI burst Read Write Supports Primary and Secondary IDE for a total of 4 drives 4 2 3 4 5 Supports Mode 3 and Mode 4 for Enhanced IDE specification 6 7 8 9 IDE CD ROM support PCI Auto configuration The PCI auto configuration works in conjunction with the Setup prog
8. notch in the base of the mechanism When properly seated the base of the mechanism is flush with the motherboard CAUTION Over tightening the captive nuts on the retention mechanism can damage the motherboard Tighten the captive nuts E to no more than 6 0 in Lb 1 0 in lb 0 678 N m 0 113 N m 3 Finger tighten all four captive nuts to make sure they start correctly on the threads of the attachment studs 4 To secure the mechanism tighten the captive nuts with the torque screwdriver to no more than 6 0 in Lb 1 0 in lb 0 678 N m 0 113 N m 22 Installing the Processor To install the processor follow these steps 1 Insert the processor in the retention mechanism A 2 Press down on the processor until it is firmly seated in the Slot 1 connector and the latches B on the processor lock into place The CPU Heatsink may not appear as shown in the illustrations Your heatsink will most likely be fitted with an electric fan connect the fan connector to the Header on the motherboard marked for this purpose After installing the processor set the processor speed by using the Setup program See Chapter 3 to set processor speed 23 System Memory Installation You can install from 8 MBytes to 384 MBytes of memory in the motherboard DIMM sockets The LX motherboard has DIMM sockets arranged as banks 0 I and 2 The motherboard supports the following memory features e 168 pin 3 3 V EDO DIMMs e 66 MHz
9. out if the USB function is set to Disabled When Enabling the USB Function this may be set to Enabled or Disabled The default setting is set to Disabled 36 Power Management Setup AMIBIOS SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 1996 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Power Management APM Green PC Monitor Power State Video Power Down Mode Hard Disk Power Down Mode Standby Time Out Minute Suspend Time Out Minute Throttle Slow Clock Ratio Modem Use I O Port Modem Use IRQ Display Activity Device 6 Serial Port 1 Device 7 Serial Port 2 Device 8 Parallel Port Device 5 Floppy Disk Device 0 Primary master IDE Device 1 Primary slave IDE Device 2 Secondary master IDE Device 3 Secondary slave IDE System Thermal Thermal Slow Clock Ratio CPU Critical Temperature CPU FAN Stop in Suspend Power Button Function Restore on AC Power Loss Ring Resume from Soft Off LAN Resume from Soft Off RTC Alarm Resume from Soft Off RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute RTC Alarm Second Enabled Stand By Suspend Stand By Disabled Disabled 50 62 5 N A N A Ignore Monitor Monitor Ignore Monitor Monitor Ignore Monitor Ignore Ignore 50 62 5 65 C 149 F Disabled On Off Last State Disabled Disabled Disabled 15 12 30 30 Available Options Disabled Enabled ESC Exit Tl Sel PgUp PgDn Modify F2 F3 Color 37 This section describ
10. the use of ECC Removing Memory To remove a DIMM follow these steps 1 Gently spread the retaining clips at each end of the socket The DIMM pops out of the socket 2 Hold the DIMM by the edges lift it away from the socket and store it in an antistatic package 24 3 Reinstall and reconnect any parts you removed or disconnected to reach the DIMM sockets Battery Replacement When your computer is turned off a lithium battery keeps the time of day clock and the values in CMOS RAM current The battery should last about seven years When the battery begins to die it loses voltage when the voltage drops below a certain level the Setup program settings stored in CMOS RAM for example the date and time might not be accurate Replace the battery with an equivalent one If your local ordinances permit you may dispose of individual batteries as normal trash Do not expose batteries to excessive heat or fire Keep all batteries away from children CAUTION Danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the equipment manufacturer Discard used batteries according to manufacturer s instructions Expansion Card Installation The computer system should be switched off and the power cord removed before installing any expansion cards into the system Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards Before install
11. well into the future AMI s USB WARE serves as a total firmware system solution for anyone using a USB micro controller AMIBIOS 97 offers advanced features for ease of use and flexibility Full Hub Support Full Bus Enumeration Dynamic Hard Attach Detach Legacy Keyboard and Mouse Support 14 The motherboard features two USB ports as a factory installed option The ports permit the direct connection of two USB peripherals without an external hub If more devices are required an external hub can be connected to either of the built in ports This motherboard fully supports the standard Universal Host Controller Interface UHCI and uses standard software drivers that are UHCI compatible Features of the USB include e Self identifying hot pluggable peripherals e Automatic Mapping of function to driver and configuration e Support for lsochronous and Asynchronous transfer types over the same set of wires e Support for up to 127 physical devices e Guaranteed bandwidth and low latencies appropriate for telephony audio and other applications Error handling and fault recovery mechanisms built into protocol BIOS Upgrades Because the BIOS is stored in a flash memory device you can easily upgrade the BIOS without having to disassemble the system The flash upgrade process can be done by running a utility from a diskette or hard disk or over a network A WARNING For information about the latest BIOS update for the Kootenay cont
12. 2 operating system with 64 Mbytes or more of DRAM set this option to yes The default setting is No 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 FOOOOh 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 33 Advanced Chipset Setup AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP 1996 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Auto Configure EDO DRAM Timing Enabled Available Options EDO DRAM Speed ns 60 Disabled EDO Read Burst Timing x222 Enabled EDO Write Burst Timing x222 EDO RAS Precharge Timing 3 clocks EDO RAS to CAS Delay 3 clocks MA Wait State Slow RRA OT DAN Timing SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 2 clocks SDRAM CAS Lattency 3 clocks SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 2 clocks DRAM Integrity Mode Non ECC A G P Aperture Size 64MBYTES ESC Exit TJ Sel USB Passive Release Enabled PgUp PgDn Modify PIIX4 Passive Release Enabled F2 F3 Color USB Function Enabled USB Keyboard Legacy Support Disabled This section describes the Setup options available in the Advanced Chipset Setup menu which are used to configure the features specific to the chipset used on this motherboard If you selec
13. BIOS Setup Utility Setup Key Move to the next field lt Esc gt Closes the current operation and return to the previous level lt Enter gt Selects the current item or option Decrements a value Moves to the next field to the left right up and down lt PgUp gt lt PgDn gt Modifies the numeric value or makes changes lt F2 gt lt F3 gt Changes screen colour lt F10 gt Saves current CMOS changes at the Main Menu level and exit Numeric Keys 0 to 9 are used in the Virtual Keyboard and Numeric Keyboard The Setup program initially displays the Main menu screen In each screen there are options for modifying the system configuration Use the up lt T gt or down lt gt arrow keys to highlight items in the BIOS setup screen Use the lt Enter gt key to select an item for modification For certain items pressing lt Enter gt brings up a sub screen After you have selected an item use the lt gt lt gt lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to modify the setting To exit press lt ESC gt until the Main Menu window appears Choose Save Settings and Exit to save your changes and reboot the system or Exit without Saving to ignore your changes and exit the BIOS Setup program 28 Standard CMOS Setup AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP 1996 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yy Fri Jan 21 1998 Base Memory 640 KB Time hh mm ss 16 38 13 Extd Memory 63
14. Bytess ECP provides symmetric bi directional communications Parallel Port ECP DMA Channel This option is only available if the setting for the Parallel Port Mode is ECP 0 OnBoard IDE This option enables or disables the onboard IDE controller channels Available options are Disabled Primary Secondary or Both The default setting is Both 44 Hardware Monitor Setup AMIBIOS SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP 1996 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved CPU Speed Selection 300 MHz Available Options lt lt System Hardware Monitor gt gt Chassis Intrusion Disabled Current CPU Temperature 33 C 91 F Current System Temperature 30 C 86 F Current CPU Fan Speed 4166 RPM Current Case Fan 1 Speed 0 RPM Current Case Fan 2 Speed 0 RPM Vcore 2 800 V Vit 1 488 V Vio 3 328 V 5 000V 5 109 V 12 000V 12 256 V 12 000V 12 238 V ESC Exit Tl Sel 5 000V 5 144 V PgUp PgDn Modify F2 F3 Color H W Monitor BIOS Support This function is responsible for monitoring certain Voltages Fan rates and Temperatures of components on the motherboard 45 Auto Detect Hard Disks This Auto Detect Hard Disks option detects the parameters of IDE hard disk drives and automatically enters them into the standard CMOS setup screen Change User Password amp Change Supervisor Password AMI BIOS has two optional password features Supervisor Password sets a password tha
15. ED Speed On status indicates a 100 MBps connection Off status indicates a 10 MBps connection Green LED ACT Indicates there is activity on the LAN Yellow LED LNK Indicates if the LAN cable is connected linked Remote reset capabilities are possible from a remote peer or server using the LANDesk Client Manager Version 3 11 1 and service layers when available Wake On LAN Header WOL The header JP3 is used to implement the Wake on LAN feature when the onboard LAN is not installed Connect this header to a PCI LAN adapter that supports the Wake on LAN feature The adapter monitors network traffic When the adapter detects a Magic Packet it asserts a signal through the Wake on LAN header to wake up the computer This signal can wake up the computer only when the AC power cord is still plugged into the socket and the computer is turned off using the Standby Power button Wake On Ring WOR e The Wake On Ring header JP9 is a 2 pin header that allows the computer to wake from sleep mode when a call is received on a telephony device such as a modem that supports WOR e WOR also supports the on board COM1 or COM2 ports The first incoming call powers up the computer a second call must be made to access the computer Front Panel Connector 1 27 PWR ON S
16. Kootenay SEA440L X Motherboard User Manual Version 2 0 USER S NOTICE No part of this product including the product and software may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the express written permission of Seanix Technology Inc herein after referred to as Seanix except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes Seanix provides this manual as is without warranty of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall Seanix be liable for any loss or profits loss of business loss of use or data interruption of business or for indirect special incidental or consequential damages of any kind even if Seanix has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Seanix may revise this manual from time to time without notice Products mentioned in this manual are mentioned for identification purposes only Product names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies The product name and revision number are both printed on the board itself Manual revisions are released for each design represented by the digit before and after the period and for manual updates represented by the thi
17. LP INFRARED HDLED PWRLED RST SPEAKER PWR ON Pins 1 amp 2 connected to Standby Switch via twisted pair cable SLP Pins 3 amp 4 connected to Sleep Switch via twisted pair cable orange white INFRARED Pins 6 11 not currently used HD LED Pins 15 amp 16 connected to the HDD LED via twisted pair cable red white PWR LED Pins 18 amp 20 connected to the Power LED via twisted pair cable white green respectively RST Pins 22 amp 23 connected to Reset Switch via twisted pair cable orange white SPEAKER Pins 24 26 amp 27 connected to the case speaker via twisted pair cable red black Fan Connectors Three fan connectors are provided Fan 1 is recommended for the CPU heatsink fan Fans 2 amp 3 can be used for any other case or heatsink fans The pin assignment for these connectors are as follows Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 12V Pin 3 Sensor Main Power Connector The power supply connector is an ATX style twenty pin male connector The connector from the power supply can fit into the socket in only one direction Management Extension Hardware The optional Management Extension component National Semiconductor LM 78 or LM79 provides low cost instrumentation capabilities designed to reduce the total cost of owning a PC when used with LANDesk Client Manager The hardware implementation is a single chip ASIC Feature include e Integrated temperature monitoring e Fan speed monitoring
18. MBYTES Floppy Drive A 1 44 MBYTES 3 Floppy Drive B Not Installed LBA Blk PIO 32Bit Type Size Cyln Head Wpcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode Pri Master Auto On Pri Slave Auto On Sec Master Auto On Sec Slave Auto On Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Month Jan Dec ESC Exit TJ Sel Day 01 31 PgUp PgDn Modify Year 1901 2099 F2 F3 Color This section describes the Setup options found on the Standard CMOS Setup menu lt is used to set the time and date and to configure the disk drives If you select certain options from the main screen e g Primary IDE Master the Setup program switches to a sub screen for the selected option Date Time Select the Date Time option to change the date or time The current date and time are displayed Enter new values through the displayed window Floppy Drive A B Choose the Floppy Drive A or B option to specify the floppy drive type The settings are 360 KB 5 25 inch 1 2 MBYTES 5 25 inch 720 KB 3 5 inch 1 44MBYTES 3 5 inch and 2 88 MBYTES 3 5 inch The default is 1 44MBYTES 3 5 inch 29 Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Choose these options to configure the hard disk drive shown in the field When you select an option the following parameters are listed Type LBA Large Mode Block Mode 32Bit Mode and PIO Mode Use the cursor to highlight Type and then choose Auto or other options If y
19. S Checksum Failure CMOS System Options Not Set CMOS Display Type Mismatch CMOS Memory Size Mismatch CMOS Time and Date Not Set D Drive Error D drive failure Diskette Boot Failure Display Switch Not Proper DMA Error Explanation Gate A20 on the keyboard controller 8042 is not working Replace the 8042 Error in the address decoding circuitry on the motherboard No response from drive C Run the AMIDiag Hard Disk Utility Check the C hard drive type in Standard Setup No response from hard drive C Replace the drive Cache memory is defective Run AMIDiag An AT system has two timers There is an error in timer 2 CMOS RAM is powered by a battery The battery power is low Replace the battery CMOS RAM checksum is different than the previous value Run BIOS Setup The values stored in CMOS RAM have been destroyed Run BIOS Setup The video type in CMOS RAM does not match the type detected Run BIOS Setup The amount of memory found by AMIBIOS is different than the amount in CMOS RAM Run BIOS Setup Run Standard Setup to set the date and time No response from drive D Run the AMIDiag Hard Disk Utility Check the hard disk type in Standard Setup No response from hard disk drive D Replace the drive The boot disk in floppy drive A is corrupt It cannot be used to boot the system Use another boot disk and follow the screen instructions Some systems require a video switch be set to e
20. act your service representative Expansion Slots This motherboard has two 16 bit ISA slots four PCI expansion slots and an AGP slot that supports A G P boards only PCI Slots Using a 32 bit CPU the PCI bus transfers data at 132 MBytes second Part of the reason for high transfer rates is the PCI bus can operate concurrently with the processor bus it doesn t override it The CPU can be processing data in an external cache while the PCI bus is busy transferring information between other parts of the system Another key feature of the PCI bus is it s plug and play capabilities which eliminates the need for jumper and dip switches for configuring a PCI card The PCI slots on the Kootenay LX motherboard are labeled as PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 1 to PCI 4 These are all fully functional bus mastering slots PCI 3 This slot shares the PCI Interrupt used by the integrated onboard LAN PCI 4 This slot shares the PCI Interrupt used by the USB port Onboard LAN The onboard LAN for the Kootenay motherboard is driven by the Intel 82558 chipset The Intel82558 is a 10 100 MBps PCI Ethernet LAN Controller It automatically detects between 10 Base T or 100 Base TX Fast Ethernet connections This function is a manufacturing option if it is not installed the JP1 jumper will also NOT be installed and the Wake On LAN header WILL be installed The LAN LED s which are mounted next to the LAN connector indicate the following Red L
21. are jumper on the Series 745 board is disabled ECC Multibit errors are detected and reported as parity errors Single bit errors are corrected by the chipset and are written back to DRAM system memory If a soft correctable memory error occurs writing the fixed data back to DRAM system memory will 35 resolve the problem Most DRAM errors are soft errors If a hard uncorrectable error occurs writing the fixed data back to DRAM system memory does not solve the problem In this case the second time the error occurs in the same location a Parity Error is reported indicating an uncorrectable error If ECC is selected AMIBIOS automatically enables the System Management Interface SMI If you do not want to enable power management set the Power Management APM option to Disabled and set all Power Management Setup timeout options to Disabled To enable power management set Power Management APM to Enabled and set the power management timeout options as desired AGP Aperture Size This option specifies the amount of system memory that can be used by the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP The settings are 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB or 256 MB The Optimal default setting is 64MBytes USB Function This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus devices The default setting is set to Disabled until USB devices become available USB Keyboard Legacy Support This option is automatically grayed
22. ays the error messages Displayed error messages in most cases allow the system to continue to boot Beeps Error Message Description 1 Refresh Failure The memory refresh circuitry on the motherboard is faulty 2 Parity Error Parity error in the base memory the first 64 KB block of memory 3 Base 64 KB Memory Memory failure in the first 64 KB Failure 4 Timer Not Operational A memory failure in the first 64 KB of memory or Timer 1 on the motherboard is not functioning 5 Processor Error The CPU generated an error 6 8042 Gate A20 The BIOS cannot switch to protected mode Failure 7 Processor Exception The CPU on the CPU card generated an Interrupt Error exception interrupt 8 Display Memory The system video adapter is either missing or Read Write Error its memory is faulty This is not a fatal error 9 ROM Checksum Error The ROM checksum value does not match the value encoded in the BIOS 10 CMOS Shutdown The shutdown register for CMOS RAM has Register Read Write failed Error Cache Memory Bad Do Not Enable Cache The cache memory test failed Cache memory is disabled Do not press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Shift gt lt gt to enable cache memory 49 Error Messages An error can occur after the system display has been initialized Error Message 8042 Gate A20 Error Address Line Short C Drive Error C Drive Failure Cache Memory Failure Do Not Enable Cache CH 2 Timer Error CMOS Battery State Low CMO
23. ctions DOS DISK OPERATING SYSTEM Software that controls the activities performed by the computer DOS sets up an environment under which application software can load and function It is an interface between the system and application software DRAM DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY A type of RAM that requires a refresh cycle to keep information valid Main system memory uses DRAM EXPANSION SLOT A connector on the system board into which an adapter card can be inserted EXTENDED MEMORY Memory beyond the 1 MBYTES limit that is accessed by programs such as Windows HERTZ A unit of frequency which is equivalent to one cycle per second INTERFACE The connection between the system board and a peripheral INTERLEAVING A technique for improving system performance by speeding up memory access Successive memory locations are assigned to different memory banks Then when the system requires the information it accesses both banks simultaneously rather than having to access a single bank sequentially 53 INTERRUPT Special operation used by hardware peripheral devices to allow them to communicate with the Central Processing Unit Each peripheral device is allocated a unique interrupt number which the CPU recognizes when talking to the device ISA Industry Standard Architecture JUMPER A patch cable wire or other such device used to establish a circuit MEMORY RAM and ROM are devices used to hold information and prog
24. d in this chapter only at an ESD workstation If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the computer Jumper Settings The motherboard contains configuration jumpers that make it possible to change the system configuration Normally the only time you will ever change a jumper is if you need to e Change the system operating speed e Change the System mode e Power Supply Type e Clear Password Jal NOTE A jumper is a small plastic encased conductor that slips over jumper pins To change a jumper setting use a pair of fine needle nosed pliers to remove the jumper from its current location and slide it onto the new pins to obtain the desired setting CAUTION Do not squeeze the pliers or other tool you use to remove a jumper or you might bend or break the pins Jumper settings silk screened on Motherboard CPU Speed Setting CPU Speed JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 233MHz On Off Off On 266MHz Off On On On 300MHz Off On Off On 333MHz Off Off On On Flash Device Mode Settings Mode J23 J21 Prog Dev 1 2 1 2 PnP 2 3 1 2 Write Protect 2 3 2 3 J18 Clear Password 1 2 Normal 2 3 Clear Password To clear the BIOS password do the following e Power down the system e Remove the system cover to access the motherboard e Change the setting of J18 to 2 3 see the motherboard layout for it s location e Turn on the system wa
25. delay inserted between the RAS and CAS signals of the DRAM system memory access cycle when EDO DRAM system memory is installed in this computer The settings are 2 CLKs or 3 CLKs The default setting is 3 CLKs MA Wait State This option specifies the length of the delay inserted between MA signals The settings are Slow or Fast The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are Slow SDRAM Timing Latency RAS To CAS This option specifies the length of the delay inserted between the RAS and CAS signals of the DRAM system memory access cycle The settings are 2 CLKs or 3 CLKs The Optimal default setting is 2 CLKs CAS Latency This option sets the latency period for the CAS signal The settings are 2 CLKs or 3 CLKs The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are 3 CLKs RAS Pre charge Time This option specifies the length of the RAS pre charge part of the DRAM system memory access cycle when EDO DRAM system memory is installed in this computer The settings are 3 CLKs or 2 CLKs The Optimal default setting is 2 CLKs DRAM Integrity Mode This option sets the type of system memory checking The settings are Setting Description Non ECC No error checking or error reporting is done ECC Only Multibit errors are detected and reported as parity errors Single bit errors are corrected by the chipset Corrected bits of data from memory are not written back to DRAM system memory If Level is selected the J25 External SMI softw
26. e Power supply voltage monitoring to detect levels above or below acceptable values e Registers for storing POST hardware test results and error codes e Chassis Intrusion This is carried out by the installation of a light sensitive device on the motherboard close to the BIOS This will detect the presence of light if the chassis cover is removed Alternatively a header close to the BIOS is installed on the motherboard for the connection of a micro switch to detect chassis intrusion When suggested ratings for temperature fan speed or voltage are exceeded an interrupt is activated to report the status LS 120 Support LS 120 MBytes Diskette technology enables users to store 120 MBytes of data on a single 3 5 Inch removable diskette LS 120 technology is backward both read and write compatible with 1 44 MBytes and 720 KB DOS formatted diskettes and is supported by Windows 95 and Windows NT operating systems The Kootenay motherboard allows connection of an LS 120 compatible drive and a standard 3 5 inch diskette drive The LS 120 drive can be configured as a boot device if selected in the BIOS setup utility System Security The BIOS provides Supervisor level and User level passwords that you can enable through the Setup program Chassis Intrusion Detection is also available as a manufacturing option 2 Installation and Settings CAUTION Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage components Perform the procedures describe
27. e Setup program the floppy interface can be configured for the following floppy drive capacities and sizes e 360 KB 5 25 inch e 1 2 MBYTES 5 25 inch e 720 KB 3 5 inch e 1 44 MBYTES 3 5 inch e 2 88 MBYTES 3 5 inch Keyboard and Mouse Interface PS 2 keyboard and mouse connectors are located on the back panel The 5 V lines to these connectors are protected with a PolySwitch circuit that like a self healing fuse reestablishes the connection after an over current condition is removed Power to the computer should be turned off before a keyboard or mouse is connected or disconnected The keyboard controller also supports the hot key sequence lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt for a software reset This key sequence resets the computer s software by jumping to the beginning of the BIOS code and running the Power On Self Test POST Infrared Support On the front panel I O connector JP2 pins 6 11 there are six pins that support Hewlett Packard HSDL 1000 compatible infrared IR transmitters and receivers In the Setup program Serial Port 2 can be directed to a connected IR device The connection can be used to transfer files to or from portable devices like laptops PDAs and printers The Infrared Data Association IrDA specification supports data transfers of up to 115 Kbaud at a distance of 1 meter BIOS System Support BIOS an acronym for Basic Input Output System stands as the first link between hardware and software
28. er a chance to back up the device and or replace the device before actual failure occurs The default setting is set to Disabled BootUp Num Lock Set this option to On to turn the Numlock key on when the computer is booted The settings are On and Off The default setting is On 32 Floppy Drive Swap Set this option to Enable to permit drives A and B to be swapped The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Disabled Floppy Drive Seek Set this option to Enabled to specify that floppy drive A will perform a Seek operation at system boot The settings are Disabled or Enabled The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are Disabled PS 2 Mouse Support Set this option to enable or disable the system detecting and assigning an IRQ to a PS 2 mouse The default setting is Enabled Primary Display This option specifies the type of display monitor and adapter in the computer The settings are Mono CGA40 CGA80 EGA VGA or Absent The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are EGA VGA Password Check This option enables password checking every time the computer is powered on or every time WINBIOS Setup is executed If Always is chosen a user password prompt appears every time the computer is turned on If Setup is chosen the password prompt appears if WINBIOS is executed The Optimal default setting is Always Boot to OS 2 gt 64MBYTES When using the OS
29. erator PIIX4E The PIIX4E is a multifunction PCI device implementing the PCI to ISA bridge PCI IDE functionality Universal Serial Bus USB host hub function and enhanced power management The PIIX4E comes in a 324 pin BGA package that features e Multifunction PCI to ISA bridge e USB controller e Integrated dual channel enhanced IDE interface e Enhanced DMA controller e Interrupt controller based on 82C59 e Power management logic e Real time Clock e 16 bit counters timers based on 82C54 Accelerated Graphics Port A G P The Accelerated Graphics Port A G P is a high performance interconnect for graphic intensive applications such as 3D applications A G P is independent of the PCI bus and is intended for exclusive use with graphical display devices A G P provides these performance features e Pipelined memory read and write operations that hide memory access latency e De multiplexing of address and data on the bus for near 100 percent bus efficiency e AC timing for 133 MHz data transfer rates allowing data throughput of 500 MBYTES sec e A G P complies with the 66 MHz PCI specification Universal Serial Bus USB The motherboard has two USB ports one USB peripheral can be connected to each port For more than two USB devices an external hub can be connected to either port The motherboard fully supports the universal host controller interface UHCI and uses UHCI compatible software drivers USB feat
30. es the Setup options available in the Power Management Setup menu used to configure the power conservation features If you select certain options the Setup program switches to a sub screen for the selected option Power Management Power Management allows the user to reduce power consumption Set this option to Enabled to enable the power management and APM Advanced Power Management features The default setting is Enabled 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 inactivity has expired The settings are Disabled Off Standby or Suspend The default setting is Standby Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the power management state that the video subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The settings are Disabled Standby and Suspend The default setting is Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode This option specifies the power management state that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of inactivity has expired The settings are Disable Standby and Suspend The default setting is Standby Standby Time Out Choose the inactive time between 1 and 60 minutes before the system enters the Suspend mode The default setting is Disable Suspend Time Out Choose the inactive time between
31. h are scalable up to two processors and 64 GByte of physical memory e Data integrity and reliability features include system bus ECC Fault Analysis Recovery and Functional Redundancy Checking Memory Support for up to 384 MBytes synchronous DRAM SDRAM using two or three DIMM sockets with 168 pin DIMM modules The motherboard supports the following memory features e 168 pin 3 3 V EDO DIMMs e 66 MHz unbuffered SDRAM e Non ECC 64 bit or ECC 72 bit memory EX chipsets support non ECC memory only e Supports 8 MBytes 16 MBytes 32 MBytes 64 MBytes and 128 MBytes modules Cache Memory The Pentium ll microprocessor includes 32 KByte 16K 16K non blocking level one cache and 512 KByte unified non blocking level two cache on the substrate in the Single Edge Connector S E C cartridge The level two cache could be OK 128 Kbyte 256 Kbyte 512 Kbyte or 1 MByte Intel 82443 PCI A G P controller PAC The PAC provides bus control signals address paths and data paths for transfers between the processor s host bus PCI bus Accelerated Graphics Port A G P and main memory The PAC comes in a 492 pin BGA package and features e Processor interface control e Integrated DRAM controller e Integrated PCI bus mastering controller e Accelerated Graphics Port A G P controller e Fully synchronous PCI bus interface e Data Buffering e Support for system management mode SMM Intel 82371AB PCI ISA IDE Xcel
32. il safe Setting by pressing lt enter gt at the Fail safe Setting 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 46 Save Settings and Exit Saves the changes to CMOS RAM and exits the Setup program You can also press the lt F10 gt key anywhere in the BIOS Setup program main menu to do this Exit Without Saving Exits the Setup program without saving any changes This means that any changes made while in the Setup program are discarded and NOT SAVED Pressing the lt ESC gt key in BIOS Setup program main menu will do this Upgrading The BIOS The system BIOS resides on a flash component You can upgrade a flash BIOS through software without taking the system apart or replacing the flash component This appendix tells how to upgrade your system BIOS from a diskette in particular for your motherboard Your service representative can provide you with the latest BIOS upgrade for your system A WARNING Upgrading BIOS other than the one provided by the Motherboard manufacturer will automatically have the product warranty voided Using the incorrect BIOS for upgrade might cause permanent unrecoverable damage to the motherboard Re flashing the BIOS 1 Insert the BIOS diskette into your floppy drive At A type Flash632 lt BIOS filename gt and hit lt enter gt 2 A Flash EPROM Programming Ut
33. ility screen pops up Make sure the version of the AMIFLASH Utility is 6 32 or above Press Y to continue A WARNING System must NOT be turned off during the Programming operation System will Re Boot if Programming is successfully complete 3 Please wait for the programming operation to complete Once completed take the BIOS diskette out from the floppy drive and press any key to restart the computer 4 Once reboot go into the CMOS Setup main menu refer to Chapter 2 Select Auto Configuration with Optional Settings and then Load high performance setting You can change your CMOS setting again 5 Save and exit BIOS Setup Program 4 Error and Information Messages This chapter describes the following e Jumper block locations and functions e Procedures to remove and install optional components e Information about replacing the battery Before You Begin e Be sure to do each procedure in the correct order e Set up an equipment log to record the system model and serial numbers all installed options and other information about the system If you need this information it will be easier to consult the log than to open up and examine the system e You will need a medium flat bladed screwdriver and a jumper removal tool such as a pair of fine needle nosed pliers We recommend that you use an antistatic wrist strap and a conductive foam pad when working on the board A WARNING The procedures in this cha
34. ing an expansion card read it s documentation regarding any hardware or software settings that may be required to set up your specific card e Set any necessary jumpers on the expansion card e Remove your computer system s cover e Identify the type of slot where the expansion card will be installed and isolate one of the vacant slots for your card e Remove the blanking bracket for that slot and retain for possible future use e Carefully align the cards edge connector with the motherboard slot and press down firmly to seat the card in the slot a rocking motion usually makes this easier e Secure the cards back plate with the screw you removed earlier e Replace the computer system s cover e Plug in the power cord and proceed to install any drivers or software needed for that card 25 3 Using the BIOS Setup Program This chapter tells how to use the Setup program that is built into the BIOS The Setup program makes it possible to change configuration information such as the types of peripherals that are installed and the boot up sequence for the system The Setup information is stored in CMOS random access memory RAM and is backed up by a battery when power is off If the board does not operate as described here see Chapter 3 for problem descriptions and error messages Record the Setup Configuration To make sure you have a reference to the Setup values for your system we recommend you to write down the current sett
35. ings and keep this record up to date AMI BIOS Setup Menu Overview The AMI BIOS Setup program is easy to use and can be controlled by the keyboard Enter the AMI BIOS Setup main menu as follows 1 Turn on or reboot your system 2 When the message Hit lt DEL gt if you want to run SETUP appears press the lt DEL gt key to enter the BIOS setup program The AMI BIOS setup utility Main Menu screen as illustrated on the next page will appear 26 AMIBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 19 1996 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Standard CMOS Setup Advanced CMOS Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Power Management Setup PCI Plug and Play Setup Peripheral Setup Hardware Monitor Setup Auto Detect Hard Disks Change User Password Change Supervisor Password Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings Save Settings and Exit Exit Without Saving ESC Exit TJ Sel F2 F3 Colour F10 Save amp Exit Optimal Settings These settings provide the best performance settings Fail safe Settings These settings are more likely to configure a workable computer when something is wrong If you cannot boot the computer successfully select the Fail safe options and try to diagnose the problem after the computer boots These settings do not provide optimal performance 27 Overview of the Setup Keys The following keys have special functions in the AMI
36. is set to Disabled PCI Latency Timer This option sets latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus The settings are in units equal to PCI clocks The settings are 32 64 96 120 160 192 224 or 248 The default setting of 64 PCI Clocks enables maximum PCI performance for this motherboard PCI VGA Palette Snoop When this option is set to Enabled multiple VGA devices operating on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video device Bit 5 of the command register in the PCI device configuration space is the VGA Palette Snoop bit 0 is disabled For example if there are two VGA devices in the computer one PCI and one ISA and VGA Palette Snoop Bit Action Disabled Data read and written by the CPU is only directed to the PCI VGA device s palette registers Enabled Data read and written by the CPU is directed to the both the PCI VGA device s palette registers and the ISA VGA device palette registers permitting the palette registers of both devices to be identical This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA adapter card installed in the system requires VGA palette snooping The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are Disabled Allocate IRQ To PCI VGA Set this option to Yes to allocate an IRQ to the VGA device on the PCI bus The settings are Yes or No The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are Yes 41 PCI IDE BusMaster Set this optio
37. it until you see video and turn the system off again e Change the setting of J18 back to 1 2 the default e Replace the system cover e Turn on the system and change the BIOS settings according to your preferences JP8 Clear CMOS 1 2 Normal 2 3 Clear CMOS To clear the CMOS do the following e Power down the system e Remove the system cover to access the motherboard e Change the setting of JP8 to 2 3 see the motherboard layout for it s location e Turn on the system wait until you see video and turn the system off again e Change the setting of JP8 back to 1 2 the default e Replace the system cover e Turn on the system and set the BIOS settings according to your preferences 20 JP1 Power Supply Selection 1 2 The 5V standby voltage can deliver the 0 75A needed for the WOL function 2 3 The 5V standby voltage can deliver only 0 1A the WOL function will not work Default Settings 21 CPU Installation Installing the Retention Mechanism Jal NOTE To install the retention mechanism you need a Phillips 2 bit manual torque screwdriver capable of a 6 0 in lb 1 0 in lb 0 678 N m 0 113 N m setting The screwdriver also must have a shaft longer than 2 inches To install the retention mechanism follow these steps 1 Locate Slot 1 A and the four attachment studs B on the motherboard 2 To position the mechanism C orient it as shown above The tab D on the connector fits into a
38. ither colour or monochrome Turn the system off set the switch properly then power on Error in the DMA Controller 50 Error Message DMA 1 Error DMA 2 Error FDD Controller Failure HDD Controller Failure INTR1 Error INTR2 Error Invalid Boot Diskette Keyboard is Locked Unlock It Keyboard Interface Error No ROM BASIC Off Board parity Error On Board Parity Error Parity Error Explanation Error in the first DMA channel Error in the second DMA channel AMIBIOS cannot communicate with the floppy disk drive controller Check all appropriate connections after the system is powered down AMIBIOS cannot communicate with the hard disk drive controller Check all appropriate connections after the system is powered down Interrupt channel 1 failed POST Interrupt channel 2 failed POST gt The BIOS can read the disk in floppy drive A but cannot boot the system with it Use another boot disk and follow the screen instructions The keyboard lock on the system is engaged The system must be unlocked to continue to boot There is an error in the keyboard connector Cannot find a proper bootable sector on either drive A or C AMIBIOS cannot find ROM Basic Parity error in memory installed on an adapter card in an expansion slot The format is OFF BOARD PARITY ERROR ADDR XXXX XXXX is the hex address where the error occurred Run AMIDiag to find and correct memory problems Parity error in
39. lt settings are PCI PnP 42 Peripheral Setup AMIBIOS SETUP PERIPHERAL SETUP 1996 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnBoard FDC Auto Available Options OnBoard Serial Port 1 Auto Auto OnBoard Serial Port 2 Auto Disabled Serial Port 2 Mode Normal Enabled Serial Port 2 Duplex Mode N A Serial Port 2 Receiver Polarity N A Serial Port 2 Xmitter Polarity N A OnBoard Parallel Port Auto Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP Version N A Parallel Port IRQ Auto Parallel Port ECP DMA Channel N A OnBoard IDE Both ESC Exit Tl Sel PgUp PgDn Modify F2 F3 Color This section describes the Setup options available in the Peripheral Setup menu to configure the I O support If you select certain options the Setup program switches to a sub screen for the selected option OnBoard FDC This option enables the floppy drive controller on the motherboard The settings are Auto Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Auto OnBoard Serial Port This option enables Serial Port 1 on the motherboard and specifies the base l O port address for serial port 1 The settings are 3F8h 3E8h 2F8h 2E8h Auto and Disabled The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are both Auto OnBoard Serial Port2 This option enables serial port 2 on the motherboard and specifies the base l O port address for serial port 2 The settings are 2F8h 2E8h
40. motherboard memory The format is ON BOARD PARITY ERROR ADDR XXXX XXXX is the hex address where the error occurred Run AMIDiag to find and correct memory problems Parity error in system memory at an unknown address Run AMIDiag to find and correct memory problems 51 5 Glossary ADDRESS Specific location in the memory of the computer where information about programs data and software drivers is stored Peripheral devices such as mouse modems etc require a specific 1 0 port address and interrupt in order to function properly BIOS BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM That part of a ROM that is the interface between the system hardware and the operating system The ROM BIOS is a group of low level programs responsible for interfacing the computer to peripheral devices such as disk drives serial and parallel ports keyboard and video display Low level BIOS routines are common to all operating systems and are generally resident in ROM High level BIOS routines are specific to the particular operating system in use and are therefore generally stored on disk and loaded only when the operating system is booted BIT A binary digit that is the most reducible element of computer information Eight bits make one byte BOOT or BOOTSTRAP A small ROM based program which is automatically loaded when the system is first powered up or booted in order to load and execute an operating system or other large program from disk Also
41. n the computer is powered on System memory above 1MBYTES is not tested there is no 40 second wait for the HDD ready signal or the 0 5 sec wait for the reset signal to the HDD The Optimal and the Fail safe default setting is Disabled Boot Sequence Boot Devices 1 4 Set this option to the sequence of boot drives floppy drive A hard disk drive C CD ROM drive SCSI hard drive Floptical or Network that the AMI BIOS attempts to boot from after AMI BIOS POST completes The default setting is A C CD ROM Try Other Boot Device Set this option to Yes for the BIOS to try to boot from other devices if all selected boot devices failed to boot The default setting is Yes Floppy Access Control This option specifies the read write access that is set when booting from a floppy drive The settings are Read Write or Read only The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are Read Write Hard Disk Access Control This option specifies the read write access that is set when booting from a hard disk drive The settings are Read Write or Read only The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are Read Write S M A R T for Hard Drives S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a technology developed to manage the reliability of the hard disk by predicting some but not all of the future device failures This feature helps the BIOS warn the user of possible device failures Thereby giving the us
42. n 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 setting is Disabled e PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority e PCI Slot2 IRQ Priority e PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority e PCI Slot4 IRQ Priority These options specify the IRQ priority for PCI devices installed in the PCI expansion slots The settings are Auto IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 and 11 in priority order The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are Auto DMA Channel 0 to DMA Channel 7 This option can be used to reserve a DMA channel for use by legacy ISA adapter cards The settings are Disabled DMA Chl DMA Ch 3 DMA Ch 5 DMA Ch 6 or DMA Ch 7 The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are PnP IRQ3 to IRQ15 These options specify the bus that the named interrupt request lines IRQs are used on These options allow you to specify IRQs for use by legacy ISA adapter cards 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 ISA EISA setting Onboard I O is configurable by AMIBIOS The IRQs used by onboard I O are configured as PCi PnP The settings are PCI PnP or ISA EISA The Optimal and Fail safe defau
43. ou choose Auto the BIOS will automatically detect the type of HDD before booting the operating system You can press lt enter gt again then the BIOS will show the complete parameters of HDD type AMIBIOS automatically detects the IDE drive parameters including ATAPI CD ROM drives and displays them Click on the OK button to accept these parameters Or you can set the parameters manually if you are absolutely certain that you know the correct IDE drive parameters Click on LBA Large Mode and choose On to enable support for IDE drives with capacities greater than 528 MBYTES Click on Block Mode and choose On to support IDE drives that use Block Mode Click on 32Bit Mode and click on On to support IDE drives that permit 32 bit accesses Click on PIO Mode to select the IDE Programmed UO mode PIO programming also works with ATAPI CD ROM drives The settings are Auto 0 1 2 3 4 or 5 Click on Auto to allow AMIBIOS to automatically find the PIO mode that the IDE drive being configured uses If you select 0 5 you must make absolutely certain that you are selecting the PIO mode supported by the IDE drive being configured Configuring a CD ROM Drive Select the appropriate drive icon Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master or Sec Slave Choose the Type parameter and select CDROM You can boot the computer from a CD ROM drive You can also choose Auto and let AMIBIOS automatically set the correct drive parameters 30
44. pter assume familiarity with the general terminology associated with personal computers and with the safety practices and regulatory compliance required for using and modifying electronic equipment Disconnect the system from its power source and from any telecommunications links networks or modems before doing any of the procedures described in this chapter Failure to disconnect power telecommunications links networks or modems before you open the system or do any procedures can result in personal injury or equipment damage Some circuitry on the system board may continue to operate even though the front panel power button is off CAUTION Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage components Do the procedures described in this chapter only at an ESD workstation If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis 48 Add in boards can be extremely sensitive to ESD and always require careful handling After removing the board from its protective wrapper or from the system place the board flat on a grounded static free surface component side up Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper Do not slide the board over any surface Beep Codes Fatal errors which halt the boot process are communicated through a series of audible beeps IF AMI BIOS POST can initialize the system video display it displ
45. ram to support using PCI add in boards in the system When you turn on the system power after installing a PCI board the BIOS automatically configures interrupts DMA channels I O space and so on Since PCI add in boards use the same interrupt resources as ISA add in boards you must specify the interrupts used by non PnP ISA boards in the Setup program Chapter 3 tells how to use the Setup program The PCI auto configuration program complies with version 2 1 of the PCI BIOS specification IDE Auto configuration When an IDE drive is installed in the system the IDE auto configuration function automatically detects and configures the drive for operation in the system This function eliminates the need to enter the Setup program after you install an IDE drive ISA Plug and Play Capability This provides auto configuration of Plug and Play ISA cards and resource management for legacy non Plug and Play ISA cards Universal Serial Bus USB Support AMIBIOS 97 stands as the first BIOS to offer full support for the Universal Serial Bus USB standard The USB technology enables users to quickly and easily attach and reconfigure a wide range of peripheral devices from keyboards to printers to telephony devices With comprehensive support for both USB host controllers and USB devices AMIBIOS 97 offers the ability to fully utilize USB technology now Support for Intel s Universal Host Controller Interface UHCI ensures compatibility and usability
46. rams while they are being accessed by the system MICROPROCESSOR Also known as the CPU The brain of the system which contains the circuitry used for calculation and communication with the rest of the system PAGE MODE Special function in DRAM that saves cycle time by not re loading the Row Address strobe bits PARALLEL PORT Also called printer port or LPT 1 the parallel port is used to attach a printer or other peripheral using a Centronics parallel cable PARITY BIT An additional non informational bit appended to a group of 8 bits to make the number of ones in the group of bits either even or odd This is an elementary error correction mechanism Example During a subsequent read from a memory location and using odd parity the system will check the sum of ones If the sum of ones is NOT still odd then the system knows that the information at that location has been corrupted SERIAL PORT Communication port used by the computer to communicate with the outside world An IBM PC compatible normally recognizes four standard serial ports COM1 COM2 COM3 and COM4 which are used to attach a mouse modems serial printers plotters and other serial devices SHADOW RAM Refers to the technique of copying BIOS routines from slower ROM chips to faster RAM thereby increasing system performance 54
47. rd digit in the manual revision number For updated BIOS drivers or product release information you may visit Seanix home page at http www seanix com O Copyright 1998 Seanix Technology Corp All rights reserved Trademarks Seanix makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Seanix assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document Seanix makes no commitment to update nor to keep current the information contained in this document No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Seanix Pentium II is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Microsoft is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation Third party brands and trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright O 1997 Seanix TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 0 cccccccsecccsseccseseeseeceseeeenseeeeeeeeaeeeeneeeaeeeeaes 5 FEATURES OF THE KOOTENAY 2 X MOTHERBOApD 5 MOTHERBOARD LAVOE WEE 7 PORT SONNECTOAS EE E 8 CENTRAL PROCESSING UN Eon aa aaa aaa iaa 8 MEMORY select poset atic oncut EE ech tiled ara call 8 AGT e EE 9 INTEL 82443 PCI A G P CONTROLLER PAC scccc ccdsecestedeceecieceeeeats
48. section on Expansion Slots for more details Two USB connectors Onboard AGP connector that supports add in A G P cards Optional hardware monitor that integrates a temperature sensor fan speed headers power supply voltage monitor and support for chassis intrusion Optional Onboard LAN using the Intel 558 chipset to provide Wake On LAN capability Wake on Ring WOR support support for Intel LANDesk Client Manager Motherboard Layout PS 2 MOUSE KBRD USB b SERIAL PARALLEL PORTS JPIA Rm g O Intel B82558 O DIMM SOCKETS FAN 2 E POWER Pentium Il CPU SLOT RW CRU Floppy BANK O BANK 1 BANK 2 82443LX PAC e RW CRU SEA440LX Rev 2 0 SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE TR BERR RRR RRR AA AGP SLOT DR DDR DDR ERE DDR DDR CRU D RBD DDDR RR CRU PCI SLOTS DND DR RR DR RRR ERE REE SS CRU DDR DR DR DR DR DDR RR CRU ISA SLOTS y 82371AB PA JP2 FRONT PANEL CONNECTORS O
49. t certain options the Setup program switches to a sub screen for the selected option EDO DRAM Speed Choose DRAM timings from 7Ons 60ns or Manual When choosing 60ns the system performance will be the best if you use the 60ns DRAM If choosing 70ns the system performance will not be the best but it will be more stable If choosing Manual you can modify the options from DRAM Refresh Rate to Turn Around Insertion and will affect the system performance and its stability The recommendation is to change only the speed of both the DRAM Refresh Rate and the ISA Clock Divisor so that the speed is the same as the CPU Bus Clock If the system becomes unstable we recommend the user to choose the 70ns option 34 EDO Read Burst Timing This option specifies the timings for EDO DRAM system memory for Read operations in burst mode The settings are x222 or x333 The Optimal default setting is x222 EDO Write Burst Timing This option specifies the timings for EDO DRAM system memory for Write operations in burst mode The settings are x222 or x333 The Optimal default setting is x222 EDO RAS Pre charge This option specifies the length of the RAS pre charge part of the DRAM system memory access cycle when EDO DRAM system memory is installed in this computer The settings are 3 CLKs or 4 CLKs The default setting is 3 CLKs EDO RAS To CAS This option specifies the length of the
50. t will be used to protect the system and the setup utility User Password sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when the BIOS Setup is executed The password is stored in CMOS RAM When you select Supervisor or User AMI BIOS prompts for a password You must set the Supervisor password before you can set the User password Enter a 1 6 character password The password does not appear on the screen when typed Make sure you write it down If you forget it you must clear the BIOS Passwords see the section on Jumper Settings To enter these passwords do the following e Boot your system and press DEL to enter into the BIOS setup program e Select the Change Supervisor Password option and press Enter e You will be prompted to enter your Supervisor password two times e The Change User Password option is now enabled select this option and press Enter e You will be prompted to enter your User password two times e Select the Save Settings and Exit option press Y to save the current settings Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings You can load the Optimal default settings The Optimal default settings are best case values that should optimize system performance If CMOS RAM is corrupted the Optimal settings are loaded automatically Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings You can load the Fa
51. t2 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot4 IRQ Priority Auto DMA Channel 0 PnP DMA Channel 1 PnP DMA Channel 3 PnP DMA Channel 5 PnP DMA Channel 6 PnP DMA Channel 7 PnP IRQ 3 PCI PnP IRQ 4 PCI PnP IRQ 5 PCI PnP IRQ 7 PCI PnP IRQ 9 PCI PnP ESC Exit TL Sel IRQ 10 PCI PnP PgUp PgDn Modify IRQ 11 PCI PnP F2 F3 Color IRQ 14 PCI PnP IRQ 15 PCI PnP Reserved Memory Size Disabled Reserved Memory Address C8000 40 This section describes the Setup options available in the PCI Plug and Play Setup menu to configure the PCI and Plug amp Play features If you select certain options the Setup program switches to a sub screen for the selected option Plug and Play Aware OS Set this option to Yes if the operating system installed in the computer is Plug and Play aware AMI BIOS only detects and enables PnP ISA adapter cards that are required for system boot The Windows 95 operating system detects and enables all other PnP aware adapter cards Windows 95 is PnP aware Set this option to No if the operating system such as DOS OS 2 Windows 3 x does not use PnP You must set this option correctly or PnP aware adapter cards installed in your computer will not be configured properly The default setting for Optimal setting is Yes On Board LAN Controller This option is set to enabled when your motherboard has the manufacturing option of on board LAN installed The default setting
52. the process of starting the computer either by turning on the power pressing the Reset switch or by pressing the CTRL ALT DEL keys simultaneously The latter is known as a warm boot BYTE Smallest unit of storage required to hold a character of information in memory or on a disk BUS CLOCK The speed at which data is transferred between the microprocessor and the UO channel CMOS Acronym for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CMOS integrated circuitry uses very little electrical power Hence CMOS RAM is ideal for storing system configuration information that cannot be stored permanently in ROM COM PORT Communication port where devices such as a mouse or an external modem are attached 52 CONFIG SYS A file usually located in the root directory of the boot disk that contains information required to load installable device drivers and other system configuration parameters CONVENTIONAL MEMORY System main memory from 0 to 640KB Many programs run in this area COPROCESSOR An auxiliary processor that reduces microprocessor overhead and increases system speed by executing certain math related functions In Pentium systems the math coprocessor is built into the microprocessor CPU CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT Also called the microprocessor The brain of the computer where program instructions and arithmetic operations are executed CPU CLOCK The speed at which the microprocessor executes its instru
53. unbuffered SDRAM DIMMs e Non ECC 64 bit or ECC 72 bit memory LX only e 8 MBytes 16 MBytes 32 MBytes 64 MBytes and 128 MBytes modules When adding memory follow these guidelines e You can install DIMMs in any of the three banks e You can use different size DIMMs in different banks e The BIOS detects the size and type of installed memory e For ECC operation to be available all installed memory must be ECC and you must enable the ECC Configuration feature in the Setup program see chapter 3 The motherboard layout at the beginning of this manual shows the location of the DIMM sockets To install DIMMs follow these steps 1 Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer Turn off the computer 2 Remove the computer cover and locate the DIMM sockets 3 Holding the DIMM by the edges remove it from its antistatic package 4 Make sure the clips at either end of the socket are pushed away from the socket 5 Position the DIMM above the socket Align the two small notches in the bottom edge of the DIMM with the keys in the socket 6 Insert the bottom edge of the DIMM into the socket 7 When the DIMM is seated push down on the top edge of the DIMM until the retaining clips at the ends of the socket snap into place Make sure the clips are firmly in place 8 Replace the computer cover 9 If you installed a DIMM with ECC memory start the computer and use the ECC Configuration feature in Setup to enable
54. ures include e Self identifying peripherals that can be plugged in while the computer is running e Automatic mapping of function to driver and configuration e Supports isonchronous and asynchronous transfer types over the same set of wires e Supports up to 127 physical devices e Guaranteed bandwidth and low latencies appropriate for telephony audio and other applications e Error handling and fault recovery mechanisms built into the protocol IDE Support The motherboard has two independent bus mastering PCI IDE interfaces These interfaces support PIO Mode 3 PIO Mode 4 ATAPI devices e g CD ROM and Ultra DMA 33 synchronous DMA mode transfers The BIOS supports logical block addressing LBA and extended cylinder head sector ECHS translation modes The BIOS automatically detects the IDE device transfer rate and translation mode Programmed I O operations usually require a substantial amount of processor bandwidth However in multitasking operating systems the bandwidth freed by bus mastering IDE can be devoted to other tasks while disk transfers are occurring Real time Clock CMOS RAM and Battery The real time clock is compatible with DS1287 and MC146818 components The clock provides a time of day clock and a multi century calendar with alarm features and 10 century rollover The real time clock supports 256 bytes of battery backed CMOS SRAM in two banks that are reserved for BIOS use The time date and CMOS
55. values can be specified in the Setup program The CMOS values can be returned to their defaults by using the Setup program An external coin cell battery powers the real time clock and CMOS content When the computer is not plugged into a wall socket the battery has an estimated life of three years When the computer is plugged in the 3 3 V standby current from the power supply extends the life of the battery Super I O Controller The SMC 37C672 is an ISA Plug and Play compatible multifunction I O device that provides the following features e Two Serial Ports with high speed 16C550 compatible enhanced UARTs e Multi mode bidirectional parallel port e Floppy disk controller e Keyboard and mouse controller e Supports an IrDA and Consumer IR compliant infrared interface By default the I O controller interfaces are automatically configured during boot up The I O controller can also be manually configured in the Setup program Serial Ports Two 9 pin D Sub serial port connectors are located on the back panel and are compatible with 16450 and 16550A UARTs Parallel Ports The connector for the multi mode bidirectional parallel port is a 25 pin D Sub connector located on the back panel In the Setup program the parallel port can be configured for the following e Compatible standard mode e Bidirectional PS 2 compatible e Extended Parallel Port EPP e Enhanced Capabilities Port ECP Floppy disk Controller In th
56. ytes along with enhanced manageability and it s clear why the Kootenay motherboard is the ideal choice for Pentium II processor based systems Features of the Kootenay 2 x Motherboard e Support for one 233 266 300 or 333 MHz Intel Pentium II processor in a Single Edge Contact S E C cartridge e Support for up to 384 MBytes of 66 MHz synchronous DRAM SDRAM using three DIMM sockets with 168 pin DIMM modules and 3 3 V memory only two DIMM sockets if your motherboard uses the EX chipset e Intel 440LX or EX AGPset that includes a high speed processor interface controller a DRAM controller the Accelerated Graphics Port A G P interface a Universal Serial Bus USB controller a fully synchronous PCI bus interface the real time clock and support for power management and system management mode e SMC 37C672 I O component that includes the floppy drive interface one multi mode parallel port two FIFO serial ports keyboard and mouse controller and an IrDA compatible interface e AMI BIOS that supports power management Plug and Play advanced IDE features DMI 2 0 APM 1 2 and password security e Ultra DMA 33 The LX chipset has six expansion slots two 16 bit ISA AT compatible slots and four PCI compatible expansion slots Refer to the section on Expansion Slots for more details The EX chipset has five expansion slots two 16 bit ISA AT compatible slots and three PCI compatible expansion slots Refer to the
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