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1. IrDA J10 a aoo PCH Figure 2 Jumper Location on the TIGNL TIGNL User s Manual 13 Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard 4 1 CPU Frequency Select SW1 1 8 Refer to the following table for the correct setting to match the CPU frequency Pentium II CPU FREQ SW1 1 8 Switch Settings 12345678 Pentium II 233MHz off off off off on off off on 12345678 Pentium II 266MHz off off off off off on on on 12345678 Pentium II 300MHz off off off off off on off on 12345678 Pentium II 333MHz off off off off off off on on 4 2 Clear CMOS Select JP7 Use JP7 a 3 pin header to clear the contents of the CMOS RAM Do not clear the CMOS RAM unless it is absolutely necessary You will lose your password etc Jumper Setting pin 1 2 short Normal pin 2 3 short Clear CMOS NOTE clear CMOS the ATX power connector should be disconnected from the motherboard 14 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 5 Installation Chapter 5 Installation This chapter describes the interface that the TI6NL provides for creating a working system Refer to Figure 3 for the location of the connectors The following items are covered in this chapter 3 1
2. Figure 3 Connector Location on the TIGNL 16 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 5 Installation 5 1 Connectors The I O connectors connect the TI6NL the most common peripherals To attach cables to these connectors carefully align Pin 1 of the cables to that of the connectors Refer to Figure 4 for the location and orientation of the connectors RED MARK CABLE Figure 4 Orientation of the Connector 5 2 PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connectors PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Below are the pin out assignments of the connectors MR GND Nes GND 3 Keyboard clock TIGNL User s Manual 17 Chapter 5 Installation 5 3 J2 J3 Serial Ports The onboard serial ports of the TIGNL J2 and J3 are two DB 9 external connectors The following table shows the pin out assignments of the these connectors DCD Data carrier detect 2 6 DSR Data set ready RXD Receive data RTS Request to send TXD Transmit data 3 8 CTS Clear to send DTR Data terminal ready 4 9 RI Ring indicator GND ground 5 10 NotUsed J5 Parallel Port J2 COMI J3 COM2 5 4 J5 Parallel Port Connector J5 is a DB 25 external connector as seen in the above figure The following table describes the pin out assignments of this connector Signal Name Signal Nam
3. Speaker Pins 1 4 This connector provides an interface to a speaker for audio tone generation 8 ohm speaker is recommended 10 TIGNL User s Manual 23 Chapter 5 Installation 24 Power LED and Keylock Pins 11 15 The power LED indicates the status of the main power switch The keylock switch when closed will disable the keyboard function J20 Pn Signal Name 10 Power LED o o o oo o Ground 1 Keylock ATX Power ON Switch Pins 7 and 17 This 2 pin connector is an ATX Power Supply On Off Switch on the motherboard that connects to the power switch on the case When pressed the power switch will force the motherboard to power on When pressed again it will force the motherboard to power off 1 10 Turbo LED Connector Pins 8 18 There is no turbo deturbo function on the motherboard The Turbo LED on the control panel will always be On when attached to this connector 10 E 20 Pin Sees Name TE E Um TIGNL User s Manual 1 Chapter 5 Installation Reset Switch Pins 9 and 19 The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch Off and then On Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header 1 10 42 81 Hard Disk Drive LED Connector Pins 10 and 20 This conne
4. Pentium II 440LX Motherboard User s Manual Version 2 0A Contents Contents Chapter 1 1 Chapter 2 2 2 2 Chapter 3 Hardware Description 4 Bide 8 6 3 2 2 Cache eet RH EAR 6 3 3 Memoty 5ebseethetis aepo p iR 6 9 3 5 Onboard 1 nete 9 3 6 Optional Winbond W83781D Hardware Monitoring IC 9 3 7 Onboard Multi I O tenente 10 3 8 Interrupt Request IRQ Lines 10 3 9 Onboard 2 1 11 3 10 Channels terrent E 11 3 11 Port Address 11 Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard 12 4 1 CPU Frequency Select 5 1 1 8 2 22 2 2242424242 122 14 4 2 Clear CMOS Select 7 00 14 Chapter 5 lt 15 5 1 I O GoOnnectors iit nee RET 17 5 2 J1 PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connectors 17 3 33 12 J9z Serial Ports aet oie Oi E les 18 5 4 J5 Parallel Port 120202 0 0 2000001 10 18 5 5 J4 USB 19 5 6 16 Floppy Drive Connector 19 5 7 19
5. n io eto bct SEEN E Ho 17 5 2 J1 PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connectors 17 23 312 9 Serial POFtSs iret eee n een 18 5 4 J5 Parallel Port 18 23 5 J4 USB Connect Jut e ose tte pri es 19 5 6 16 Floppy Drive 19 5 7 19 ATX Power Supply Connector 2 02 20 5 8 J10 IrDA Connector seen 20 5 9 J16 CPU Fan Power Connector see 20 5 10 118 J17 EIDE Connectors eee 21 5 11 119 Chassis Fan Power Connector esee 23 5 12 J20 Front Bezel Connectors seen 23 Speaker Pins 1 4 Power LED and Keylock Pins 11 15 ATX Power ON Switch Pins 7 and 17 Turbo LED Connector Pins 8 and 18 Reset Switch Pins 9 and 19 Hard Disk Drive LED Connector Pins 10 and 20 5 13 JP2 Wake on LAN 25 5 14 JP5 CPU Voltage Testing 25 5 15 JP6 SB Link 26 TI6NL User s Manual 15 Chapter 5 Installation W839771F IrDA J10 BIOS
6. 256 _ 38MB 8MB 8MB TI6NL User s Manual Chapter 3 Hardware Description 3 4 BIOS The BIOS on the TIGNL motherboard provides the standard BIOS functions plus the following additional features 1 ISA Plug and Play PnP Extension Unlike PCI cards that are Plug and Play ISA cards require setting jumpers to resolve hardware conflicts To make a computer system PnP an ISA PnP standard is established and supported by new operating systems such as Windows 95 Under Windows 95 the motherboard BIOS must have an ISA PnP extension to support new ISA PnP cards 2 Power Management The power management feature provides power savings by slowing down the CPU clock turning off the monitor screen and stopping the HDD spindle motor The BIOS fully conforms to ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification 3 5 Onboard AGP Slot The AGP Accelerated Graphics Port slot supports AGP compliant VGA cards to achieve rich 3D and video graphics display AGP is a platform bus specification that enables 3D graphics capabilities including support for z buffering alpha blending and faster texture mapping 3 6 Optional Winbond W83781D Hardware Monitoring IC The W83781D is a hardware status monitoring IC that is used to monitor several hardware parameters including power supply voltages fan speeds and temperatures which are very important for a high end computer system to work stable and properly The
7. 52 7 1 Introd ction 53 7 2 Installation 54 OO A Slot 1 Retention 59 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This manual is designed to give you information on the TI6NL motherboard It is divided into the following sections Introduction Specifications Hardware Description Configuring the Motherboard Installation BIOS Configuration LANDesk User s Guide Checklist Please check that your package is complete and contains the items below If you discover damaged or missing items please contact your dealer 000 TI6NL Motherboard 1 IDE ribbon cable 1 floppy ribbon cable 1 CD containing Intel LANDesk or System Monitor software Bus Master IDE driver and utilities or 1 diskette containing 4 Bus Master IDE driver and flash utility Your package comes with Intel s LANDesk or System Monitor software if your motherboard supports the onboard hardware monitoring IC TI6NL User s Manual 1 Chapter 2 Specifications Chapter 2 Specifications The TI6NL is a high performance ATX 440LX motherboard with a Slot 1 connector for Pentium II processors It offers flexibility in terms of CPU frequency and main memory type and size The main features of the motherboard consist of the following CPU Socket Slot 1 Processor Intel Pentium II 233 266
8. BIOS JP6 SB Link 18 Figure 1 Layout of the TIGNL Motherboard TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 3 Hardware Description 3 1 Processor The TIGNL motherboard is designed to take a Pentium II processor running 233MHz 266MHz 300MHz 333MHz with its Slot 1 processor connector 3 2 L2 Cache The L2 cache is integrated in the Pentium II processor 3 3 Main Memory The TIGNL motherboard supports four 168 pin DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets to form a memory configuration from 8MB to 512MB DIMM modules can be 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB and 128MB in SDRAM or EDO DRAM In populating the DIMM sockets DIMMI DIMM2 DIMM3 and DIMM4 bank can be populated first Refer to the following table on how to configure the memory 168 pin DIMM 3 3V SDRAM or EDO DRAM DIMM4 DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMMI 2 ee ies 77 IMB me je eee ipe SEGMBI Ee ro sees ae ae SEME E ae eee 12 2 525 2 1 2235552 di cesso sp 8 sB mB 8MB 24MB 3MB 8MB 4MB 8MB 7MB psms 8MB 13698 8MB 8MB SMB 24MB 8MB 8MB 24MB 16 8MB SMB 2MB 32MB 8MB SMB 48MB 8MB SMB 80MB 128MB 8MB 8 14MB
9. Quit V Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults IDE HDD Block Mode This field allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO These fields allow your system hard disk controller to work faster Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands that transfer to or from the disk drive PIO Programmed Input Output allows the BIOS to communicate with the controller and CPU directly The system supports five modes numbered from 0 default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields allow your system to improve disk I O throughput to 33Mb sec with the Ultra DMA 33 feature The options are Auto and Disabled TIGNL User s Manual 47 Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel separately USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If
10. 300 333MHz L2 Cache CPU integrated L2 cache Main Memory Four 168 pin DIMM sockets Memory types Extended Data Output EDO DRAM SDRAM Synchronous DRAM Memory size 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB Chipset Intel 82440L X with built in PCI IDE Super I O Onboard super I O is an Winbond W83977TF that provides Two 16550 UART compatible serial ports One parallel port ECP EPP compatible One floppy controller 2 88MB compatible One IrDA port Keyboard Controller PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Ultra DMA 33 Onboard PCI Bus Master IDE Ultra DMA 33 controller with two connectors for up to four IDE devices in two channels supporting faster data transfer rates enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Backup and CD ROM drives PIO Mode 3 4 and Bus Mastering Ultra DMA 33 You have to install the Bus Master IDE driver to enable this feature 2 TI6NL User s Manual Chapter 2 Specifications BIOS Award BIOS with ISA Plug and Play PnP extension DMI bootable CD ROM and power management features Mouse Connector PS 2 type Keyboard Connector PS 2 type USB Connector 2 ports onboard Win95 shut off Allows shut off control from within Windows 95 Onboard AGP Slot The AGP Accelerated Graphics Port slot supports AGP compliant cards to achieve rich 3D and video graphics display is a platform bus specification that enables 3D graphics capabilities including support for z buffering alpha blending and faster textu
11. 48 LQFP package IC is fully software compatible with Intel LDCM TIGNL User s Manual 9 Chapter 3 Hardware Description 3 7 Onboard Multi I O The onboard multi I O chip W83977TF supports a keyboard controller AMI copyright two serial ports one parallel port one floppy controller and one IrDA port The serial ports are 16550 UART compatible The parallel port features high speed EPP ECP mode The floppy controller supports up to 2 88 MB format 3 8 Interrupt Request IRQ Lines There is a total of 15 IRQ lines available on the motherboard Peripheral devices use an interrupt request to notify the CPU for the service required The following table shows the IRQ lines used by the devices on the motherboard Level Function IRQO System Timer Output IRQI Keyboard IRQ2 Interrupt Cascade Real Time Clock Software Redirected to Int OAh Reserved Reserved Reserved Co Processor Primary IDE Secondary IDE IRQ3 INTERRUPT 4 Serial Port 1 5 INTERRUPT IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller IRQ7 Parallel Port 1 10 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 3 Hardware Description 3 9 Onboard PCI IDE The PCI IDE controller is a part of 82440LX PCIset It supports PIO mode 3 4 and bus mastering Ultra DMA 33 The peak transfer rate of PIO mode 3 4 can be as high as 17MB sec Using HDDs that support Ultra DMA 33 the peak transfer rate can reach 33MB sec There are two IDE connectors primary IDE and secondary IDE With two devices p
12. 6 TI6NL User s Manual Chapter 3 Hardware Description 168 pin DIMM 3 3V SDRAM or EDO DRAM continued Bank0 1 Bank2 Bank3 Total Memory DIMMA4 DIMMS DIMM2 DIMMI 16 16 32MB 32MB 16 48 64MB 16MB 80MB 12MB 16 14MB 128 16MB 8 15 8 16 16 6 16 16 96 128 16 16 160 16 32 64MB 128MB 16MB 64MB 16 16 16 112MB 128MB 32MB 32MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 128MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 8MB 32MB 64MB 8MB 8MB 128MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 16MB TI6NL User s Manual 7 Chapter 3 Hardware Description 168 pin DIMM 3 3V SDRAM or EDO DRAM continued Bank0 DIMM4 64MB 32MB 64MB 128 128 3 6 3 6 3 6 2 4 2 4 4 4 B B B B B B B B B B B B B M M M 128MB M M M DIMM3 32MB 32MB 32MB 32MB 32 32MB 32MB 32MB 64MB 64MB MB MB MB MB MB MB MB MB MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 128MB 128MB 00 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 DIMM2 8MB 8MB 8 8 128 128 Bank3 Total Memory DIMMI 798MB 128 19MB 192MB 16MB 160 8 24B 19MB
13. SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Auto 0 Primary Slave None 0 Secondary Master None 0 Secondary Slave None 0 Drive A 1 44 3 5in Base Memory Drive B None Extended Memory 15360K Floppy Mode Support Disabled Other Memory 384K Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Total Memory 16384 ESC Quit gt Select Item PU PD Modify F1 Help Shift F2 Change Color At the bottom of the menu are the control keys for use on this menu If you need any help in each item field you can press the F1 key It will display the relevant information to help you The memory display at the lower right hand side of the menu is read only It will adjust automatically according to the memory changed The following describes each item of this menu Date The date format is Day Sun to Sat Month 1 to 12 Date 1to31 Year 1994 to 2079 To set the date highlight the Date field and use the PageUp PageDown or keys to set the current time 32 TI6NL User s Manual Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration Time The time formatis Hour 001023 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 To set the time highlight the Time field and use the lt PgUp gt lt PgDn gt or keys to set the current time Primary HDDs Secondary HDDs The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices Each channel can suppo
14. as well as remotely controlling the PCs The remote access is based upon granted rights by the managed client LDCM provides the user with self help diagnostics including a PC health meter local alerting of potential problems and hardware and software inventory Automatic polling and alerting of memory and hardware conditions and predictive failure mechanisms minimize downtime and increase effective troubleshooting LDCM take periodic snapshots of critical configuration files for easy change management and restoration when needed To use LDCM your computer must meet the following requirements Operating System Windows 95 Windows NT 3 51 or Windows 4 0 e Memory about 200KB Disk Storage Space 3 5MB e Hardware System a DMI BIOS is required for full LDCM functionality For network computers the following requirements also apply Protocols or IP WinSock enabled communication protocol loaded on the client e Hardware Interfaces a network card for communication on the network TIGNL User s Manual 53 Chapter 7 LANDesk User s Guide 7 2 Installation The optional LANDesk utility that comes with the CPU card runs in Windows NT or Windows 95 operating system Upon entering the Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 95 environment insert the CD Windows will autorun the installation program and show the following screen NOTE During Setup you will be asked to install Internet Explorer 3 02 in ord
15. displaying the first and second characters By default this item is set to 250msec Security Option This field allows you to limit access to the System and Setup The default value is Setup When you select System the system prompts for the User Password every time you boot up When you select Setup the system always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some non standard display cards may not show colors properly This field allows you to set whether MPEG ISA VESA Cards can work with PCI VGA or not When this field is enabled a PCI VGA can work with a MPEG ISA VESA card When this field is disabled a PCI VGA cannot work with a MPEG ISA VESA Card OS Select for DRAM 64MB This option allows the system to access greater than 64MB of DRAM memory when used with OS 2 that depends on certain BIOS calls to access memory The default setting is NON OS 2 Video BIOS Shadow This item allows you to change the Video BIOS location from ROM to RAM Video Shadow will increase the video speed C8000 CBFFF Shadow DC000 DFFFF Shadow Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB to 1024KB These fields determine whether optional ROM will be copied to RAM or not TIGNL User s Manual 37 Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration 6 5 Chipset Features Setup This Setup menu controls the configuration of the motherboard chipset ROM PCI IS
16. eee pter 35 Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache Quick Power On Self Test Boot Sequence Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Boot Up System Speed Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate Chars Sec Typematic Delay Msec Security Option PCI VGA Palette Snoop OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB Video BIOS Shadow C8000 CBFFF Shadow DC000 DFFFF Shadow 6 5 Chipset Features 38 Auto Configuration DRAM Cycle Speed Selection MA Wait State CPU to PCI IDE Posting TI6NL User s Manual 27 Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration 28 System BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable 8 Bit I O Recovery Time 16 Bit I O Recovery Time Memory Hole at 15MB Addr Passive Release Delayed Transaction AGP Aperture Size MB SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay SDRAM RAS Precharge Time SDRAM CAS Latency Time CPU Warning Temperature Current CPU Chips Block Temp Current System Temp Current Chassis CPU Fan Speed VCC3 6 6 Power Management Setup sese 41 Power Management PM Control by APM Video Off Method Video Off After Modem Use IRQ Doze Mode Standby Mode Suspend Mode HDD Power Down Throttle Duty Cycle Active Monitor IRQ 8 Break Suspend Soft Off by PWR BTTN Resume by Ring Resume by Alarm Reload Global Timer Events 6 7 PNP PCI 44 PNP OS Installed Resource
17. to low level format determining the bad tracks and proceeding with pre formatting 50 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration 6 14 Save amp Exit Setup This option allows you to determine whether to accept the modifications or not If you type you will quit the setup utility and save all changes into the CMOS memory If you type you will return to Setup utility ROM BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD POWER ETECTION PNP PCI CONFI FORMAT LOAD BIOS LOAD SETUP D ESC Quit V gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Save Data to CMOS amp Exit Setup 6 15 Exit Without Saving Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the changes you have made in this session Typing will quit the Setup utility without saving the modifications Typing will return you to Setup utility 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 MANA ETECTION FORMAT LOAD BIOS ESC Quit V gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Abandon all Data amp Exit Setup TIGNL User s Manual 51 Chapt
18. you install an add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field This option allows you to select the onboard FDD port Onboard Serial Parallel Port These fields allow you to select the onboard serial and parallel ports and their addresses The default value for these ports are Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 UART Mode Select This field determines the UART mode in your computer The settings are Normal IrDA and ASKIR The default value is Normal Parallel Port Mode This field allows you to determine parallel port mode function SPP Normal Printer Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port 48 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration 6 11 Supervisor User Password These two options set the system password Supervisor Password sets a password that will be used to protect the system and Setup utility User Password sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system To specify a password highlight the type you want and press Enter The Enter Password message prompts on the screen Type the password up to eight characters in length and press Enter The system confirms your password by asking you to type it again After setting a password the screen automatically returns to the main screen To disable a password just press the Enter key when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the
19. A BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Auto Configuration Enabled CPU Warning Temperature 669 1519 DRAM Speed Selection 60ns MA Wait State Slow Current CPU Block Temp 41 105 F DRAM Integrity Mode Non ECC Current CPU Chips Block Temp 27 C 80 F CPU To PCI IDE Posting Enabled Current System Temp 34 93 F System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Current Chassis Fan Speed 2789 RPM Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled Current CPU Fan Speed 2045 RPM 16 Bit I O Recovery Time ig 3 45 V 5V 499V Memory Hole At 15MB Disabled 12 V 12 46 12V 12 54V Passive Release Enabled 5 5 21 Delayed Transaction Disabled AGP Aperture Size MB 64 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay Slow SDRAM RAS Precharge Time Slow SDRAM CAS Latency Time 3 ESC Quit V gt Select F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults Auto Configuration This field predefined values for DRAM cache timing according to CPU type and system clock When this field is enabled the predefined items will become read only Video RAM Cacheable Disabled 8 Bit I O Recovery Time 4 VCCP V 1 98V 1 50V DRAM Cycle Speed Selection This field sets the DRAM cycle speed The options 60ns and 70ns default this field is set to 6075 MA Wait State This field sets the wait state of the memory address The settings ar
20. ATX Power Supply Connector sees 20 5 8 110 Connector rere rtr cased 20 5 9 J16 CPU Fan Power Connector eee 20 5 10 118 J17 EIDE Connectors eee 21 5 11 119 Chassis Fan Power 23 5 12 120 Front Bezel Connectors sees 23 5 13 JP2 Wake on LAN Connector 25 5 14 JP5 CPU Voltage Testing 25 5 15 JP6 SB Link 26 TIGNL User s Manual i Contents Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration 27 6 1 BIOS Introduction nemo penetret 30 6 2 BIOS 30 6 3 Standard CMOS Setup 32 6 4 BIOS Features Setup essere nennen nenne 35 6 5 Chipset Features Setup 38 6 6 Power Management Setup sees 41 6 7 PNP PCI Configuration 2 44 6 8 Load BIOS 46 6 9 Load Setup Defaults essere 46 6 10 Integrated Peripherals eee 47 6 11 Supervisor User Password sse 49 6 12 IDE HDD Auto 50 6 13 HDD Low Level 50 6 14 Save amp Exit 8 51 6 15 Exit Without 5 51 Chapter 7 LANDesk User s Guide
21. F2 Change Color Load BIOS Defaults except Standard CMOS Setup To load BIOS defaults value to CMOS SRAM enter If not enter 6 9 Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values to your system configuration These default settings are optimal and enable all high performance features 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 MANA ETECTION FORMAT LOAD BIOS LOAD SETUP D UY ESC Quit V gt Select Item To load SETUP defaults value to CMOS SRAM enter If not enter 46 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration 6 10 Integrated Peripherals This option sets your hard disk configuration mode and port ROM PCI ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC DE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard FDC Controller Enabled DE Primary Master PIO 5 Onboard Serial Port 1 SF8 IRQ4 DE Primary Slave PIO Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 DE Secondary Master PIO UART Mode Select Normal DE Secondary Slave PIO DE Primary Master UDMA DE Primary Slave UDMA Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 DE Secondary Master Parallel Port Mode SPP UDMA DE Secondary Slave UDMA On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled ESC
22. IOS will halt the system and display a warning message If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem NOTE Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table can cause the virus warning If you will run such a program disable the Virus Warning feature CPU Internal Cache External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory CPUs from 486 type on up contain internal cache memory and most but not all modern PCs have additional external cache memory When the CPU requests data the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even faster access by the CPU These items allow you to enable speed up memory access or disable the cache function By default these items are Enabled TIGNL User s Manual 35 Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration Quick Power On Self Test This choice speeds up the Power On Self Test POST after you power up the system If itis set to Enabled BIOS will skip some items By default this choice is Enabled Boot Sequence This field determines the drive that the system searches first for an operating system The options are A C SCSI D A SCSI SCSLC A C A SCSI E A SCSI C CDROM A F A SCSI LS ZIP C CDROM C A SCSLA C The default value is A C SCSI Swap Floppy Drive This item allows you to de
23. V gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Time Date Hard Disk Type The section below the setup items of the Main Menu displays the control keys for this menu Another section at the bottom of the Main Menu just below the control keys section displays information on the currently highlighted item in the list NOTE After making and saving system changes with Setup you find that your computer cannot boot the Award BIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings that resets your system to its default We strongly recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability TIGNL User s Manual 31 Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration 6 3 Standard CMOS Setup Standard CMOS Setup choice allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling If the motherboard is already installed in a working system you will not need to select this option You will need to run the Standard CMOS option however if you change your system hardware configurations the onboard battery fails or the configuration stored in the CMOS memory was lost or damaged ROM PCI ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Date mm dd yy Mon Dec 1 1996 Time hh mm ss 00 00 00 HARD DISKS TYPE
24. al Reset Configuration Data This field allows you to determine whether to reset the configuration data or not The default value is Disabled IRQ3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 DMA0 1 3 5 6 7 assigned to These fields allow you to determine the IRQ DMA assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot User s Manual Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration PCIIDE IRQ Map To This field lets you select PCI IDE IRQ mapping or PC AT ISA interrupts If your system does not have one or two PCI IDE connectors on the system board select values according to the type of IDE interface s installed in your system PCI or ISA Standard ISA interrupts for IDE channels are IRQ14 for primary and 15 for secondary Used MEM base addr Select a base address for the memory area used by any peripheral that requires high memory The default setting is N A TIGNL User s Manual 45 Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration 6 8 Load BIOS Defaults This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM These default settings are non optimal and disable all high performance features ROM BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD POWER MANAG PNP PCI CONFI LOAD BIOS LOAD SETUP D os ESC Quit Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift
25. ctor connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed 10 J20 Pin Signal Name Ground 5 13 JP2 Wake on LAN Connector JP2 is a 3 pin header for the Wake on LAN function on the motherboard The following table shows the pin out assignments of this connector Wake on LAN will function properly only with an ATX power supply with 5VSB that has 200mA JP2 Pin Signal Name mm Wake on LAN 5 14 JP5 CPU Voltage Testing Connector JP5 is a 10 pin connector used for testing CPU voltages This connector should not be short closed TIGNL User s Manual 25 Chapter 5 Installation 5 15 JP6 SB Link Connector The following table shows the pin out assignments of this connector This connector is used for the Creative Sound AWE64D PCI sound card 2 2 ASST 3 No Connect 4 5 Goma 6 SERIRQ 26 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS The topics covered in this chapter are as follows 6 1 BIOS 30 6 2 1 5 56 ce e 30 6 3 Standard CMOS 32 Date Time Primary HDDs Secondary HDDs Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support Video Halt On 6 4 BIOS Features Setup entente
26. e 18 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 5 Installation 5 5 JA USB Connector 14 18 the standard USB external connector consisting of two ports USB support allows connections of up to 64 plug and play external peripherals per channel The following table shows the pin outs of these ports PORT2 Signal Name e 23 1 PORT1 5 6 J6 Floppy Drive Connector J6 of the TI6NL is a 34 pin header and will support up to 2 88MB floppy drives The following table shows its pin out assignments i BEER 8 9 Ground 23 24 Write gate a a n Side 1 select Diskette change TIGNL User s Manual 19 Chapter 5 Installation 5 7 J9 ATX Power Supply Connector J9 is a 20 pin ATX power supply connector Refer to the following table for the pin out assignments Signal Name Signal Name aa EAE 0 10 E 0000000000 5 8 110 IrDA Connector This connector is used for an IrDA connector that supports infrared wireless communication J10 Pin Sy 3 Ir RX N C GND 5 9 J16 CPU Fan Power Connector 11615 a 3 header for the CPU fan power connector The fan must be a 12V fan J16 Pin Signal Name 20 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 5 Installation 5 10 J18 J17 EIDE Connectors TIGNL User s Manual o o o o o o
27. e Fast and Slow By default this field is set to Slow CPU to PCI IDE Posting When enabled the CPU to PCI IDE posting cycles are treated as normal I O write transactions The default setting is Enabled System BIOS Cacheable When enabled access to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is disabled 38 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration Video BIOS Cacheable When enabled access to video BIOS addressed at CO000H to C7FFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is disabled Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh resulting in better video performance However if any program writes to this memory area a memory access error may result 8 Bit Recovery Time This option specifies the length of the delay in sysclks inserted between consecutive 8 bit I O operations The settings are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 or 8 The default setting is 4 16 Bit I O Recovery Time This option specifies the length of the delay in sysclks inserted between consecutive 16 bit I O operations The settings are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 or 8 The default setting is 3 Memory Hole at 15 Addr In order to improve performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards This field allows you to reserve 15 to 16MB memory address space to ISA expansion cards This makes memory from 15MB and up unavailable to
28. er connector up to four IDE devices can be supported 3 10 DMA Channels There are seven DMA channels available on the motherboard Only 2 is used by the floppy controller In the case that ECP mode on the parallel port is utilized DMA1 or DMA3 will be used 3 11 Port Address Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I O port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device There is a total of 1K port address space available The following table lists the I O port addresses used on the motherboard 000h 01Fh DMA Controller 41 O0COh ODFh DMA Controller 2 TIGNL User s Manual 11 Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard The following sections describe the necessary procedures and proper jumper settings to configure the TI6NL motherboard For the locations of the jumpers refer to Figure 2 4 1 CPU Frequency Select SW1 1 8 esses 14 4 2 Cleat CMOS Select e bp 14 The following examples show the conventions used in this chapter Jumper Open Jumper Closed Short Switch 1 and switch 2 are set to OFF Switch 3 and switch 4 are set to ON 12 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard KI n LA W SEP B s 32 CO a
29. er 7 LANDesk User s Guide Chapter 7 LANDesk User s Guide This chapter gives a brief introduction to the optional LANDesk Client Manager LDCM utility as well as the installation procedures The following items are covered in this chapter T 1 Introd ctiOn Ure eb tens 53 7 2 Installation tede EB 54 7 2 1 Installing the Local Version of LDCM 55 7 2 2 Installing the Administrative Version of LDCM 57 LANDesk is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation 52 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 7 LANDesk User s Guide 7 1 Introduction LANDesk Client Manager LDCM 3 1 provides the capability for managing components network interface cards memory printers software applications etc within a PC system It uses the Desktop Management Interface DMI standard established by the Desktop Management Task Force DMTF Manageable components can be viewed monitored and administrated across multiple platforms either locally or remotely on a network The LDCM package has been implemented in two different ways a user client local version and administrative version Remote Companion The user version provides the ability to only manage the local PC The administrative version allows a network administrator to manage the local PC and other PC nodes on the network This means that the administrative version has the ability to gather information about remote PCs
30. er to continue or else Setup will be aborted LDCM supports various languages and will default to English if it is unable to load language dl 54 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 7 LANDesk User s Guide 7 2 1 Installing the Local Version of LDCM Double Click on LANDesk Client Manager in the initial screen and the following screen will appear Double click on the local version of LANDesk Client Manager nstaller in Win 95 ol x LANDesk Client Manager Local LANDesk Client Manager Admin When the Welcome screen appears click on Next to continue with Setup Welcome to the Client Manager Setup program This program will install Client Manager on your computer It is strongly recommended that you exit Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Cancel TIGNL User s Manual 55 Chapter 7 LANDesk User s Guide Choose the directory location where Setup will install LANDesk Client Manager Click Browse if you want to change the directory suggested Otherwise click Next to start instal
31. gurations and settings The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility When you turn on the computer the Award BIOS is immediately activated Pressing the Del key immediately allows you to enter the Setup utility If you are a little bit late pressing the Del key POST Power On Self Test will continue with its test routines thus preventing you from invoking the Setup If you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by pressing the Reset button or simultaneously pressing the Ctrl Alt and Delete keys You can also restart by turning the system Off and back On again The following message will appear on the screen Press lt DEL gt to Enter Setup In general you press the arrow keys to highlight items Enter to select the lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt keys to change entries F1 for help and lt Esc gt to quit When you enter the Setup utility the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices 30 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration 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 SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit
32. ling LDCM Choose Destination Location When Setup is finished changes will have been made to the file AUTOEXEC BAT Restart your computer for the changes to take effect LANDesk Client Manager Setup Complete 56 TI6NL User s Manual Chapter 7 LANDesk User s Guide 7 2 2 Installing the Administrative Version of LDCM After double clicking on LANDesk Client Manager in the initial screen select the administrative version of the LDCM and the Welcome screen below will appear Click on Next to continue The screen below allows you to install the documentation in Adobe Acrobat format and the Adobe Acrobat Reader software Select the options you need and click on Next to start the installation Select Components TI6NL User s Manual 57 Chapter 7 LANDesk User s Guide After LANDesk Client Manager Setup is complete restart your computer to be able to use the LANDesk Client Manager LANDesk Client Manager Setup Complete 58 TI6NL User s Manual Appendix Appendix A Slot 1 Retention Mechanism 1 Toinstall the Slot 1 mechanism fasten it with the four screws from underneath the motherboard Refer to the drawing below 2 Torelease the CPU module from the retention mechanism press the two sides of the module Refer to the drawing below 227 1 e TI6NL User s Manual 59
33. ll not be halted for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not be halted for a key board or disk error it will stop for all others 34 TI6NL User s Manual Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration 6 4 BIOS Features Setup This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference ROM PCI ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled External Cache Enabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled Boot Sequence C SCSI D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up Floppy Drive Enabled DC000 DFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up Numlock Status On Boot Up System Speed High Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 ESC Quit M V gt Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults Virus Warning This item protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk against accidental modifications If an attempt is made the B
34. lock runs only part of the time You may select the percent of time that the clock runs 42 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration Active Monitor When enabled any video activity restarts the global timer for Standby mode The default setting is Enabled IRQ 8 Break Suspend You can enable or disable monitoring of IRQ8 the Real Time Clock so it does not awaken the system from Suspend mode Soft Off by PWR BTTN This field defines the power off mode when using an ATX power supply The Instant Off mode allows powering off immediately upon pressing the power button In the Delay 4 Sec mode the system powers off when the power button is pressed for more than four seconds or places the system in a very low power usage state with only enough circuitry receiving power to detect power button activity or Resume by Ring activity see next field when pressed for less than 4 seconds The default value is Instant Off Resume by Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state Resume by Alarm This allows a computer to be turned on automatically through the timer set int he BIOS to make the system more scheduleable By degault this field is set to Disabled Reload Global Timer Events When enabled an event occurring on each listed device restarts the global timer for Standby mode TIGNL User s Manual 43 Chapter 6 BIOS C
35. o nu n n n o o o o o o o J18 Primary IDE Connector Signal Name Ground Host data 8 Host data 9 Host data 10 Host data 11 Host data 12 Host data 13 Host data 14 Host data 15 Ke Ground Ground Ground Host ALE Ground N Chapter 5 Installation J17 Secondary IDE Connector Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name 1 2 Ground Host data 7 3 Host data 8 Host data6 Host data9 nuo 5 BB Host daah data tener po data data 100598817 Hosdaa4 9 data 4 10 Hostdatall data 11 aa s Host data 2 13 14 Host data 13 as d Ground 19 20 Ke T Host IOW 23 24 Ground 5 DACKI 29 30 Ground Address 1 33 34 No connect Activit 39 40 Ground 22 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 5 Installation 5 11 J19 Chassis Fan Power Connector 119 is a 3 pin header for the CPU fan power connector The fan must be a 12V fan J19 Pin Signal Name 2 12V 5 12 120 Front Bezel Connectors The front bezel of the case has a control panel which provides light indication of the computer activities and switches to change the computer status J20 is a 20 pin header that provides interfaces for the following functions Hard Disk Drive LED m Reset Switch Turbo LED Connector Power On Switch Not Defined Power LED and Keylock Speaker
36. on in these fields If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed you can use Type User to define your own drive type manually Drive A Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer The available specifications are 360KB 12MB 720KB 144MB 288MB 5 25in 5 25 3 5 3 5in 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support This is the Japanese standard floppy drive The standard stores 1 2MB in 3 5 inch diskette You have four options to choose Disabled No 3 mode floppy drive installed default Drive A Installed 3 mode drive at drive A Drive B Installed 3 mode drive at drive B Both Installed 3 mode drive at drive A and B Video This field selects the type of video display card installed in your system You can choose the following video display cards EGA VGA For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters default CGA 40 Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Power up in 80 column mode MONO For Hercules or MDA adapters Halt On This field determines whether the system will halt if an error is detected during power up No errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted All errors The system boot will not be halted for any error that may be detected default All But Keyboard The system boot will not be halted for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot wi
37. onfiguration 6 7 PNP PCI Configuration This option configures the PCI bus system PCI bus systems on the system use INTE thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value ROM PCI ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC PNP OS Installed PCI IDE IRQ Map To PCI AUTO Resources Controlled by Manual Primary IDE INT Reset Configuration Data Disabled Secondary IDE INT B Legacy ISA Used MEM base addr Legacy ISA ISA PnP acy ISA SA PnP SA PnP SA PnP SA PnP SA PnP RQ 3 assigned RQ 4 assigned RQ 5 assigned RQ 7 assigned RQ 9 assigned RQ 10 assigned RQ 11 assigned RQ 12 assigned RQ 14 assigned RQ 15 assigned SA PnP DMA 0 assigned SA PnP DMA 1 assigned SA PnP ESC Quit V Select Item DMA 3 assigned F1 Help PU PD Modify DMA 5 assigned F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color DMA 6 assigned F6 Load BIOS Defaults DMA 7 assigned SA PnP F7 Load Setup Defaults 5 PNP OS Installed This field allows you to specify if the operating system installed in your system is plug and play aware NOTE Operating systems such as DOS OS 2 and Windows 3 x do not use PnP Resources Controlled by This PnP BIOS can configure all of the boot and compatible devices automatically However this capability needs you to use a PnP operating system such as Windows 95 The default value is Manu
38. ow SDRAM CAS Latency Time When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer CPU Warning Temperature This field sets the threshold temperature at which an alert is sounded through the system s speaker The CPU temperature is monitored by the onboard thermal sensor to prevent the CPU from overheating Current CPU Chips Block Temp Current System Temp These read only fields reflect the functions of the optional hardware thermal sensor that monitors the chip blocks and system temperatures to ensure the system runs stable Current Chassis CPU Fan Speed These optional and read only fields show the current speeds in RPM revolution per minute for the CPU fan and Chassis fan as monitored by the optional hardware monitoring IC VCC3 These optional and read only fields show the current voltages in the voltage regulators and power supply as monitored by the optional hardware monitoring IC 40 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration 6 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to save energy of your system effectively It will shut down the hard disk and turn off video display after a period of inactivity ROM BIOS 2 591 29 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Power Management Disabled Reload Global Timer Event
39. ower Saving mode and stop the CPU s internal clock If the Max Power Saving is not enabled this will be preset to NO Video Off Method This field defines the Video Off features There are three options SYNC Blank Default setting blank the screen and turn off vertical and horizontal scanning DPMS Allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer Video Off After As the system moves from lesser to greater power saving modes select the mode in which you want the monitor to blank Modem Use IRQ This field names the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to the modem Gf any on your system Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system By default the IRQ is set to 3 Doze Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the CPU clock will run at a slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed Standby Mode After the selected period of system inactivity the fixed disk drive and the video shut off while all other devices still operate at full speed Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Throttle Duty Cycle When the system enters Doze mode the CPU c
40. password to be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely 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 MANAG FORMAT LOAD BIOS UP ESC Quit V gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Change Set Disable Password TIGNL User s Manual 49 Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration 6 12 IDE HDD Auto Detection This option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen ROM PCI ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Select Primary Master Option N SKIP N NOTE Some OSes like SCO UNIX must use NORMAL for installation Up to four IDE drives can be detected with parameters for each appearing in sequence inside a box To accept the displayed entries press the Y key to skip to the next drive press the key If you accept the values the parameters will appear listed beside the drive letter on the screen 6 13 HDD Low Level Format This option should only be used by a professional Low level formatting can cause irreparable damage to your hard disk The procedures include selecting the drive you want
41. re mapping Expansion Slots Five PCI 32 bit slots Two ISA 16 bit slots One AGP slot Form Factor 12 x 6 9 30 5cm x 17 5 TIGNL User s Manual 3 Chapter 3 Hardware Description Chapter 3 Hardware Description This chapter briefly describes each of the major features of the TIGNL motherboard The layout of the board in Figure 1 shows the location of the key components The topics covered in this chapter are as follows Sel PrOCGSSOR dnt eti 6 3 2 E2 Cache zoe 6 3 3 Mam Memory 6 334 BIOS ysis 9 3 5 Onboard AGP rod e de 9 3 6 Optional Winbond W83781D Hardware Monitoring 9 2 7 Onboard Multt O s iio itt tme bet iret 10 3 8 Interrupt Request IRQ Lines eere 10 3 9 Onboard PCEIDE iere tiere 11 3 10 Peer RR 11 3 11 Port Address Map sese 11 TI6NL User s Manual Chapter 3 Hardware Description 6 10 GV 201 z B B J2 2 DD J6 1 mS we Zo n 191 gt 2 PCIO FAN CONN 25 W83977TF IrDA PES
42. rt up to two hard disks the first is the Master and the second is the Slave To enter the specifications for a hard disk drive you must select first a Type There are 45 predefined types and 4 user definable types are for Enhanced IDE BIOS Type 1 to 45 are predefined Type User is user definable For the Primary Master Slave as well as Secondary Master Slave you can select Auto under the TYPE and MODE fields This will enable auto detection of your IDE drives and CD ROM drive during POST Press lt PgUp gt lt PgDn gt to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press the Enter key The hard disk will not work properly if you enter incorrect information for this field 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 Number of cylinders HEAD Number of read write heads PRECOMP Write precompensation LANDZ Landing zone SECTOR Number of sectors SIZE Automatically adjust according to the configuration MODE for IDE HDD only Auto Normal HD 528MB Large for MS DOS only LBA 528 and supports Logical Block Addressing TIGNL User s Manual 33 Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration NOTE The specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter incorrect informati
43. s PM Control by APM Yes IRQ3 3 7 9 15 NMI Disabled Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank Primary IDE 0 Enabled Video Off After Standby Primary IDE 1 Enabled MODEM Use IRQ 13 Secondary IDE 0 Disabled Doze Mode Disabled Secondary IDE 1 Disabled Standby Mode Disabled Floppy Disk Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled Serial Port Enabled HDD Power Down Disabled Parallel Port Disabled Throttle Duty Cycle 62 596 VGA Active Monitor Enabled RQ 8 Break Suspend Disabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Resume by Ring Disabled Resume by Alarm Disabled ESC Quit V gt Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults Power Management This field allows you to select the type of power saving management modes There are fours selections for Power Management Disabled No power management Min Power Saving Minimum power management Max Power Saving Maximum power management Only available for SL CPU User Define Each of the ranges are from 1 min to 1 Except for HDD Power Down which ranges from min to 15 min Default NOTE In order to enable the CPU overheat protection feature the Power Management field should not be set to Disabled TI6NL User s Manual 41 Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration PM Control by APM This field allows you to use the Advanced Power Management device to enhance the Max P
44. s Controlled by Reset Configuration Data IRQ3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 3 5 6 7 assigned to PCIIDE IRQ Map To Used MEM base addr TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration 6 8 Load BIOS Defaults 2 2 2 2 2 2 46 6 9 Load Setup Defaults 2 46 6 10 Integrated Peripherals esee 47 IDE HDD Block Mode IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE USB Keyboard Support Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Parallel Port UART Mode Select Parallel Port Mode 6 11 Supervisor User Password sese 49 6 12 IDE HDD Auto Detection eese 50 6 13 HDD Low Level Format eese 50 6 14 Saye amp Exit Sup tti iem 51 6 15 Exit Without Saving 2 51 TIGNL User s Manual 29 Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration 6 1 BIOS Introduction The Award BIOS Basic Input Output System installed in your computer system s ROM supports Intel Cyrix AMD processors in a standard IBM AT compatible I O system The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as disk drives serial and parallel ports It also adds virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system 6 2 BIOS Setup The Award BIOS provides a Setup utility program for specifying the system confi
45. termine whether to enable Swap Floppy Drive or not When enabled the BIOS swaps floppy drive assignments so that Drive A becomes Drive B and Drive B becomes Drive A By default this field is set to Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will seek whether or not the floppy drive installed has 40 or 80 tracks 360K type has 40 tracks while 760K 1 2M and 1 44M all have 80 tracks By default this field is set to Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to activate the NumLock function after you power up the system By default the system boots up with NumLock On Boot Up System Speed This has no function and selects the default system speed High Gate A20 Option This field allows you to select how Gate A20 is worked The Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 MB By default this field is set to Fast Typematic Rate Setting When disabled continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance When enabled you can set the two typematic controls listed next By default this field is set to Disabled 36 TIGNL User s Manual Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the typematic rate is enabled the system registers repeated keystrokes speeds You can select speed range from 6 to 30 characters per second By default this item is set to 6 Typematic Delay Msec When the typematic rate is enabled this item allows you to set the time interval for
46. the system Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB By default this field is set to Disabled Passive Release When enabled CPU to PCI bus accesses are allowed during passive release Otherwise the arbiter only accepts another PCI master access to local DRAM Delayed Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 The default setting is Disabled AGP Aperture Size MB The field sets aperture size of the graphics The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The options available are 4M 8M 16M 32M 64M 128M and 256M The default setting is 64M TIGNL User s Manual 39 Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals used when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed Fast gives faster performance and Slow gives more stable performance The default setting is Slow SDRAM RAS Precharge Time If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data Fast gives faster performance and Slow gives more stable performance The default setting is Sl

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