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1. fINVLEX MPE PNTM System Board BIOS User s Guide P N 771920 D02 Version DO2 August 1994 MPE PNTM BIOS User s Guide Preface PREFACE Thank you for your choice of a Mylex MPE PNTM System Board product With proper installation and care your Mylex System Board will operate for years without any service requirement This Installation and Operation Guide will guide you in the installation process The information contained herein is subject to change without notice BIOS Modifications For information on Mylex s modifications to the AMIBIOS please refer to the Appendix A section of this manual Hardware The MPE PNTM motherboard uses the NCR53C810 PCI SCSI chip to interface with standard fast SCSI drives The NCR53C810 resides on the PCI bus allowing high speed transfers from the SCSI drives Mylex does not represent or warrant that this Installations and Opera tions Guide is correct in any or all respects and shall not be liable for technical or editorial omissions or errors made herein Except as specifically provided herein Mylex makes no warranties express or implied respecting this guide or the Mylex products referred to herein including but not limited to any warranty of design merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose even if Mylex has been informed of such purpose PIN 771920 D02 Copyright 1994 by Myl ex Corporation P O Box 5035 Fremont California 94537 5035 Copyright 19942. Enabled The Fail Safe de fault setting is Disabled Version DO2 Copyright 1994 Chipset SETUP MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual PCI IDE Card Present In The default is Absent The motherboard contains an on board IDE interface However if a PCI IDE expan sion card is plugged in this option will have to be set The above option supports the PCI IDE cards which are not truly PCI compliant The PCI IDE card s slot number needs to be specified for this purpose The examples given below explain all the possible options If a PCI IDE card without any configuration space so there is no means by which BIOS can identify this card as PCI card is used BIOS will assume that I O ports 1 FO IF7 1 0 Ports 3F6 3F7 and IRQ14 are used by this card The PCI IDE card s slot number needs to be specified for such a card If a PCI IDE card with a READ ONLY configuration space so BIOS can see this card as PCI card but can t program the configuration space BIOS will assume that I O ports 1 FO 1 F7 VO Ports 3F6 3F7 and IRQ14 are used by this card In this case user NEED NOT specify the presence of the card in setup since it can be identified by BIOS as PCI IDE card For a true PCI IDE card without option ROM BIOS will allocate VO ports 1 FO 1 F7 VO Ports 3F6 3F7 and IRQ14 to this card The PCI IDE card s slot number needs to be specified for such a card For a true PCI IDE card with an option ROM BIOS will automatically confi
3. If Internal is chosen only the internal cache memory in the Pentium CPU is enabled If Disabledis chosen all cache memory is disabled The settings are Internal Disabled or Both The Optimal default setting is Both The Fail Safe default setting is Disabled Copyright 1994 Version DO2 4 5 MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Advanced SETUP External Cache Mode This option selects the type of caching algorithm used by AMIBIOS and the computer for L2 external sec ondary cache memory The settings are Wr Thru or Wr Back The Optimal default setting is Wr Back The Fail Safe default setting is Wr Thru Adapter Shadow Cacheable Once any Adapter BIOS is shadowed in RAM using the ISA Adapter ROM options this option could be used to cache the shadow RAM Enable this option only if all the adapters that have ROM shadowed work properly with this option disabled If enabling this option results in problems immediately disable this If all the Adapter BIOS ROMs are not shadowed leave this option as disabled System BIOS Shadow Cacheable If enabled this option will make the BIOS area E000 0 to FFFF F cachable Disable this only for a fail safe operation Password Checking This option is only valid if the password is defined under security Options are Setup or Always Setup will only check the password when entering into CMOS setup Always will check the password when booting 4 6 Version DO2 Copyright 1994 Advanced SETUP MPE
4. Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are 378h IRQ Active State This option specifies if the parallel and serial port IRQs are active high or active low The settings are Low or High The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are High Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode The set tings are Norma or Extended The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Normal Copyright 1994 Version DO2 7 3
5. must expire before the IDE hard disk drive is placed in IDE Standby Power Down Mode The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled Copyright 1994 Version DO2 6 1 Perioheral SETUP MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Chapter 7 Peripheral Setup The WinBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the option from the Periph eral Setup screen Peripheral Setup is selected from the Setup section on the WinBIOS Setup main menu Programming Mode The settings are Auto or Manual When set to Auto WinBIOS automatically detects all adapter cards in stalled in the system and configures the onboard I O serial ports parallel ports floppy controllers and IDE controller automatically All other Peripheral Setup option settings are ignored Any serial port parallel port floppy controller or IDE Integrated Drive Elec tronics controller on an adapter card in an expansion slot is configured before onboard I O If Auto is se lected WinBIOS also attempts to avoid IRQ conflicts If the offboard serial ports are configured to specific starting 1 0 ports via jumper settings WinBIOS config ures the onboard serial ports to avoid conflicts For example if the default serial port starting 1 0 ports serial porti 3F8h serial port2 2F8h serial ports 3E8h serial port4 2E8h are the following configura tions are possible two off board serial 3E8h and 2F8h 3
6. sets the size of the VGA frame buffer The settings are Disabled 1 MB 2 MB or 4 MB The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled 5 2 Version DO2 Copyright 1994 Chipset SETUP MPE PNTM BIOS User s Manual ISA VGA Frame Buffer Base Address Memory Hole This option sets the base address or starting point of the VGA frame buffer This option must be set to Enabled if the VGA card installed in the system re quires a frame buffer The settings are dependent on the setting of the ISA VGA Frame Buffer Size option as shown in the following table Also see the table to create a memory hole below 16MB N A 15MB 16MB 14MB 16MB 12MB 16MB Disabled 1MB The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are N A Copyright 1994 Version DO2 MPE PNTM BIOS User s Manual Chipset SETUP ISA IRQ 9 IRQ x Four setup options are available for PCI IRQs i e the IRQs that can be assigned to PCI devices They are IRQ9 IRQ1 0 IRQ11 and IRQ15 The setup option for each IRQ is either ISA or PCI When set to ISA the designated IRQ is not available for PCI devices and If set to PCI the designated IRQ will be available for PCI devices The IRQs that are available for PCI devices are allo cated in the following manner First all available IRQs are allocated to the PCI de vices so that the interrupt does not have to share If there are no more available IRQ numbers
7. this manual since AMIBIOS is new and unfamiliar to most Ameri can megatrends clients Default Settings Every option in AMIBIOS Setup contains two default values an Fail Safe default and the Optimal default value Optimal Defaults The Optimal default values provide optimum perform ance settings for all devices and system features Fail Safe Defaults Copyright 1994 The Fail Safe default settings consist of the safest set of parameters Use them if the system is behaving erratically They should always work but do not provide optimal system performance characteristics Version DO2 4 1 MPE PNTM BIOS User s Manual Advanced SETUP Advanced Setup Options Typematic Rate Chars Sec This option sets the rate at which characters displayed on the screen repeat when a key is pressed and held down The settings are Disabled 15 20 or 30 charac ters per second The Optimal default setting is 30 cps The Fail Safe default setting is Disabled Mouse Support When this option is set to Enabled AMIBIOS supports a PS 2 type mouse The settings are Enabled or Dis abled The Optimal default setting is Enabled The Fail Safe default setting is Disabled Use Disabled if a PS 2 mouse is not being used Above 1 MB Memory Test When this option is set to Enabled the AMIBIOS memory test is performed on all system memory When this option is set to Disabled the memory test is done only on the first 1 MB of system memory Th
8. E8h and 2E8h ports two off board serial 3F8h and 3E8h 3F8h and Disabled ports Copyright 1994 Version DO2 7 1 MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Peripheral SETUP one off board serial 3F8h and Disabled port one off board serial 2F8h Disabled port If Manual is selected the settings chosen by the end user in Peripheral Setup pply WinBIOS reports any 1 O conflicts after displaying the BIOS Configuration Summary Screen but only if Manual is chosen The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Auto On Board FDC This option enables the use of the FDC Floppy Drive Controller on the motherboard if installed The set tings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled On Board IDE Drive This option enables the use of the IDE controller on the motherboard if installed The settings are En abled or Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled Serial Port 1 This option enables serial port 1 on the motherboard if installed The settings are 2E8h The Optimal and Fail Safe defaults are 3F8h 7 2 Version DO2 Copyright 1994 Peripheral SETUP MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Serial Port 2 This option enables serial port 2 on the motherboard if installed The settings are 2F8h The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are 2F8h Parallel Port This option enables the parallel port on the mother board if installed The settings are 378h The
9. ISA IROTO fis eoo te EE o RATA 5 5 ISA IRQI T sirios 5 5 A A R E ARA 5 6 PCI VGA Palette Snooping esos comete ERR ts Gees ee 5 6 On Board PCI SCSI Controller EIS a est oo od 5 6 PCI SCSI BIOS a ad ardt ne 5 6 PCI IDE Card Present In stas a Stee RP e E e 5 7 PELIDEAIRO str ces salen a int aci 5 8 Chapter 6 Power Management SETUP IDE Standby Power Down Mode 6 I Chapter 7 Peripheral SETUP Programming Mode cc oa oder mesilla d aA e esters 7 1 On Board EDO once E a an REC RE ES 7 2 On Board IDE Drive see cepe ner t EB dotes 7 2 Serial Port oet viverr dad Duas Sh obe sa 7 2 Setial PONT 2 otia A Cree te e eb eg 7 3 Parallel Port tono da a 7 3 IRQ Active State 7 3 IRQ Active State tica eT a RR Ee eR dant rue 7 3 Parallel Port Mode 4 ciao vine EC de hee 7 3 Copyright 1994 Version DO2 ix Introduction MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Copyright 1994 Chapter 1 Introduction This manual documents the AMIBIOS for the Intel Mercury Chipset with SMC FCD637C665 support de signed for a Pentium based EISA computer system with an SMC FDC637C665 Super I O Controller This AMIBIOS also supports the NCR SCSI 810 chip on the PCI local bus There is no generic AMIBIOS for the Intel Mercury chipset Because of the complex issues involving this chipset the AMIBIOS must be customized for each system based on the Mercury ch
10. Mylex may obtain an RMA number If the Mylex product was purchased from a reseller or distributor you must contact that company for service The following rules procedures apply to all RMA s 1 The product must be returned in original packaging or other suitable materials 2 Each returned unit will be inspected for damage or other irregularities If a unit is shown to be modified the customer will be notified before any action is taken 3 Mylex will not be responsible for non Mylex products shipped with an RMA unit This includes memory math co processors and other internal and external peripher als Products must be shipped to Mylex with freight paid Upon completion of service Mylex will ship the product back UPS Ground or similar service at no charge unless prior arrangements have been made iv Version DO2 Copyright 1994 MPE PNTM BIOS User s Guide Preface Customer Service Mylex Technical Support is available 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m pacific standard time Monday through Friday except holidays They can be reached at 510 796 6100 or by FAX at 510 7457715 If you purchased a system with this board please contact your system supplier Copyright 1994 Version DO2 v Table of Contents MPE PNTM BIOS User s Guide Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction System BIOS Etes ss EXT RT do etiam cee 1 2 Configuration Data sis rene ent NI eem di EN 1 2 How Data is Configured s 29 o So ici aa 1 2 Types of AMIBIO
11. PNTM BIOS Users Manual ISA Video ROM C000 32K When this option is set to Enabled the video ROM area from C0000h C7FFFh is copied shadowed from ROM to RAM for faster execution The settings are Absent Present or Shadow ISA Adapter ROM C800 16K ISA Adapter ROM CC00 16K ISA Adapter ROM D000 16K ISA Adapter ROM D400 16K ISA Adapter ROM D800 16K These options enable shadowing of the contents of the ROM area beginning at the address named in the option title for example the Shadow C800 16K op tion can enable shadowing of the contents of the ROM area from C8000h CBFFFh to RAM The settings are Absent Present or Shadow The ROM area that is not used by ISA adapter cards will be allocated to PCI adapter cards If no ISA adapter ROM exists at the location make sure the option is marked as Absent so that the PCI boards can be automatically configured to use these ROM areas If the option is set to Present it means there is an ISA adapter ROM present in this address and the ISA adapter ROM will not be shadowed and this address can not be used for PCI option ROM If the option is set to Shadow it means there is a ISA adapter ROM present in this address and ISA adapter ROM will be shadowed Therefore this address cannot be used for PCI option ROM Copyright 1994 Version DO2 4 7 MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Advanced SETUP IDE Block Mode This option enables multiple sector reads and writes for IDE driv
12. S SETUP ics evden cee ERR Ru Rx EYES l 3 Chapter 2 PCI Local Bus What PCI Accomplishes ir o Re a rise ns 2 1 A 24 tack oes heme ee a D NUES alates Ne Bees 2 Other PCI Features 2e ce ete re dr EXER ERE AREA os 2 2 Buffered Read and Writes 2 3 Concurrent Operational eri PRU ee 2 3 Bus Mastering 2 3 Burst Mode ehe LAE i boa tea be dete ko Dua o b Lug 2 3 Multiplexing 5 53 eR e aa REEL gba ER 2 3 PCI Component Classes vb Ee T Eb e EET SR ek 2 4 Chapter 3 Standard SETUP Date Day and Time Configuration 3 1 Hard Disk C Type Hard Disk D Type 3 1 Entering Drive Parameters 3 2 Hard Disk Drive Types oe esee Tessa Face Fo POOL ioa SOR dal 3 3 Using Auto Detect Hard Disk only for IDE drives 3 5 Floppy Drive A7Floppy Drive B 3 5 Copyright 1994 Version DO2 vii MPE PNTM BIOS User s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 4 Advanced SETUP Default Setting Sansenoi na e op s C REIR deor d d ab esed 4 1 Optimal Defaults sat ceno sud NN 4 l Fail Safe Defaults 53 495 1x ats poc pct es soc a e ses 4 l Advanced SETUP Options st rwr ores EROR T deas e 4 2 Typematic Rate Chars Sec 4 2 Mouse SUDDOFL 5 tar em s m om o ee at aos 4 2 Above 1 MB Memory Test une lan la ans
13. Select the correct type and press Enter If the hard disk drive is an IDE drive select Detect C or Detect D from the Utility section of the AMIBIOS Setup main menu to have AMIBIOS automatically detect the IDE drive pa rameters and report them to this screen Version DO2 3 1 MPE PNTM BIOS User s Manual Standard SETUP Entering Drive Parameters You can also enter the hard disk drive parameters The drive parameters are Type The number for a drive with sertain identification parameters Cylinders The number of cylinders in the disk drive Heads The number of heads Write Precompensation This size of a sector gets rogressively smaller as the rack diameter diminishes Yet gach sector must still hold 512 aytes Wriie precomensation zircuitry on the hard disk compensates for the physical difference in sector size by boosting the write current for sectors on inner tracks This parameter is the track number where write precomensation begins Landing Zone The number os the cylinder location where the heads will normally park when the system is shut down Sectors The number of sectors per track MFM drives have 17 sectors per track RLL drives have 26 sectors per track ESDI drives have 34 sectors per track SCSI and IDE drives may have even more sectors per track 3 2 Version DO2 Copyright 1994 Standard SETUP MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Capacity The formatted capacity of the drive is Number of heads
14. Version DO2 Preface MPE PNTM BIOS User s Guide Copyright Notice This manual is copyrighted by Mylex Corporation It may not in whole or in part be copied reproduced photocopied translated on paper electtvnic media or computer readable form or be used to make a derivative work without written permission from Mylex Corporation a a permitted by the United States Copyright Act of 7976 as amended FCC Warning This device has been tested and found to comply within the limits of a Class B device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC regulations Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received in cluding interference that may cause undesired opera tion This equipment has been designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential area This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy This device if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruc tions may cause harmful interference to radio communications There is no guarantee however interference will not occur in a particular installation Should it be determined that this equipment is causing interference to radio or television reception the following suggested actions may be taken Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between the antenna and the computer Plug
15. ation of bus master and slave Burst Mode The PCI specification also provides for burst mode of any length for both reads and writes Multiplexing PCI is a multiplexed bus Multiplexing allows more than one signal to be sent on the same electrical path Copyright 1994 Version DO2 2 3 MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual PCI Local Bus The control mechanisms have been modified and ex tended to optimize O support PCI Component Classes PCI components must be one of three classes Bus master e Slave or Master slave combination 2 4 Version DO2 Copyright 1994 Standard SETUP MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Chapter 3 Standard SETUP The AMIBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate high level icon from the Standard Setup screen Standard Setup is selected from the Setup section on the AMIBIOS Setup main menu see the previous page All dis played icons are described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the option Date Day and Time Configuration Select the Standard option Select the Date and Time icon The current values for each category are dis played Enter new values through the keyboard Hard Disk C Type Hard Disk D Type Copyright 1994 Select one of these hard disk drive icons to configure the drive named in the option A scrollable screen that lists all valid disk drive types is displayed
16. c tests that can generate a message followed by Press lt F1 gt to continue If this option is set to Enabled AMIBIOS waits for the end user to press before continuing If this option is set to Disabled AMIBIOS continues the boot process without waiting for to be pressed The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal default and Fail Safe default settings are Enabled System Boot Up Num Lock When this option is set to On AMIBIOS turns off Num Lock when the system is powered on so the end user can use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard The settings are On or Off The Optimal default and Fail Safe default settings are On 4 4 Version DO2 Copyright 1994 Advanced SETUP MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Floppy Drive Seek At Boot When this option is set to Enabled AMIBIOS performs a Seek command on floppy drive A before booting the system The settings are Enabled or Disabled The O default and Fail Safe default settings are Dis abled System Boot Up Sequence This option sets the sequence of boot drives either floppy drive A or hard disk drive C that AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST com pletes The settings are C A or A C The Optimal default setting is C 4 The Fail Safe default setting is e Cache Memory This option enables internal on the microprocessor and secondary external cache memory If Both is selected internal cache and external cache memory is enabled
17. e settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal default and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled 4 2 Version DO2 Copyright 1994 Advanced SETUP MPE PNTM BIOS User s Manual Memotv Test Tick Sound This option enables turns on or disables turns off the ticking sound during the memory test The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal defautt and Fail Safe default settings are Enabled Paritv Error Check This option enables or disables parity error checking for system RAM The settings are Enabled all system RAM parity is checked or Disabled parity is checked only on the first 1 MB of system RAM The Optimal defautt and Fail Safe defautt settings are Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Disabling this option prevents Hit lt Del gt if you want to run Setup from appearing when the system boots The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal default and Fail Safe default settings are Enabled Copyright 1994 Version DO2 4 3 MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Advanced SETUP Extended BIOS RAM Area Specify in this option if the top 1 KB of the system programming area beginning at 639K DOS 1K or address 0 300 in the AMIBIOS area in low memory will be used to store extended BIOS RAM information The settings are DOS 1Kor 0 300 The Optimal default and Fail Safe default settings are 0 300 For extended BIOS RAM area set this option to 0 300 Wait for F1 If Any Error AMIBIOS POST runs system diagnosti
18. e ERR S 4 2 Memory Test Tiik Sound era m ehh E rm nm Res 4 3 Parii Error Check tenias d rs Bi RE Eh e ELRQ AR RR 4 3 Hit Del Message Display Resto eta nad Seed 4 3 Extended BIOS RAM Area i ih op n DR eR ER e RD tes 4 4 Wait for F41 If Any Error dense to dis i cbe debas 4 4 System Boot Up Num Lock s s nr ehh 4 4 Floppy Drive Seek At Boot 4 5 System Boot Up Sequence 4 5 System Boot Up CPU Speed 4 5 Cache Memo seen an ane SIRE Re Bee ned 4 5 External Cache Mode cios in SR ERE Qe CO ete 4 6 Adapter Shadow Cacheable 4 6 System BIOS Shadow Cacheable 4 6 Password Checking estais MMS 4 6 ISA Video ROM COOO 32K 15x cr ed Sos m c iren tis 4 7 IDE Block Moda serpii iR eR RE RR Rr RES ER I nh 4 8 Auto Keylock Timeout 52454 screw err Rye cee ees 4 6 Chapter 5 Chipset SETUP Base Memory SIZE ey e PERAGERE A AAA 5 l Host To Host Memory Posting 5 1 Host To PC1 Posting s ess vo UICE RA o ener ea 5 l PCl To Memory Posting i cock rci A en ts 5 1 DRAM Speed qnia uA a ea la ia Lip cud 5 2 ISA VGA Frame Buffer Size xe hy e 5 2 viii Version DO2 Copyright 1994 Table of Contents MPE PNTM BIOS User s Guide ISA VGA Frame Buffer Base Address Memory Hole 5 3 SATA ts as Dr to Sat ok eet ae on A ed 5 4
19. e product must be free of damage Any software including firmware is provided as is without warranty of any kind expressed or implied The purchaser bears complete risk of the performance and quality of the software Mylex s sole responsi Copyright 1994 Version DO2 ii Preface MPE PNTM BIOS Users Guide bility and the purchaser s only remedy to any defect in workmanship shall be replacement of the defective medium diskette or ROM All expressed or implied warranties for the MPE PNTM including but not limited to warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are restricted to the duration of the warranty period Under no circumstances shall Mylex be held liable in any way to the pur chaser for damages including any lost profits lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use this product Some states do not allow warranty or liability restrictions or limitations so the preceding limitations may not apply to you Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA All products returned to Mylex for warranty service or for other reasons must be assigned a RMA number before shipment to Mylex The RMA number may be obtained by contacting Mylex s Technical Support Department Any product received without a RMA number will be returned to the shipper unopened Important Note Only the company or individual that purchased the product directly from
20. es The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal default setting is Disabled The Fail Safe defautt setting is Enabled WARNING Do not enable this option if the IDE hard disk does not support block mode File corruption will result 4 8 Version DO2 Copyright 1994 Chipset SETUP MPE PNTM BIOS User s Manual Chapter 5 Chipset Setup Base Memory Size This option sets the size of the base system memory The settings are 512 KB or 640 KB The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are 640 KB Host To Host Memory Posting The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled WABNINGL If any bus mastering boards are in the system the host to host memory posting must be set to dis abled Host To PCI Posting Enable this option for better performance PCI To Memory Posting The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled Enable this option for better performance Copyright 1994 Version DO2 5 1 MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Chipset SETUP DRAM Speed This option specifies the type of DRAM system mem ory used in this computer The settings are Slow or Fast The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Slow WARNING This setting is a future option Do not enable ISA VGA Frame Buffer Size This option must be set to Enabled if the VGA adapter card installed in the system requires a frame buffer This option
21. free This option specifies if IRQ 10 is used in ISA The settings are Free or Used The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Free ISA IRQ 11 At least one IRQ must be free for each PCI adapter card in the system If the PCI adapter card includes a multifunction device at least two or more IRQs must be free This option specifies if IRQ 11 is used in ISA The settings are Free or Used The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Used Version DO2 5 5 Copyright 1994 MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Chipset SETUP ISA IRQ 15 At least one IRQ must be free for each ISA adapter card in the system If the PCI adapter card includes a multifunction device at least two or more IRQs must be free This option specifies if IRQ 15 is used in ISA The settings are Free or Used The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Free PCI VGA Palette Snooping This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA adapter card installed in the system requires VGA palette snooping The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled On Board PCI SCSI Controller Set this option to Enabled to use the PCI Controller on the motherboard The settings are Enabled or Dis abled The Optimal default setting is Enabled The Fail Safe default setting is Disabled PCI SCSI BIOS Set this option to Enabled to enable the PCI SCSI BIOS The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal default setting is
22. gure the IDE card as a true PCI device assuming the option ROM is capable of han dling allocated resources properly and IRQ14 are used by this card The PCI IDE card s slot number needs to be specified for such a card This option specifies which PCI expansion slot the on board IDE controller is attached to The settings are Absent Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Absent Copyright 1994 Version DO2 5 7 MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Chipset SETUP PCI IDE IRQ Connect To This option specifies the interrupts used by the on board PCI IDE controller connected to one of the available IRQs Settings are NT A 10 INT B 11 INT C 12 INT D 13 8 Version DO2 Copyright 1994 Power Management SETUP MPE PNTM BIOS User s Manual Chapter 6 Power Management SETUP The WinBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate option from the Power Mgmt Setup screen Power Mgmt Setup is selected from the Setup section on the WinBIOS Setup main menu All options are described in this section A sample Power Management Setup screen is shown below AMIBCP Ver 3 3 AMIBIOS POSTCONFIGURATION MENU C Copyright 1993 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Power Management Setup IDE Standby Power Down Mode Dieenied IJ IDE Standby Power Down Mode This option specifies the length of time of hard disk drive inactivity that
23. ipset This manual describes both the AMIBCP options that may be used by the system integrator to configure this BIOS and the AMIBIOS Setup utility that is one of the outputs when the AMIBIOS ROM files described in this manual are used with the American Megatrends AMIBCP BIOS Configuration Program This AMIBIOS also supports the Intel PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect local bus specification This AMIBIOS includes support for The SMC FCD637C665 Super I O Controller The NCR 53C810 PCI SCSI BIOS V1 07 The Weitek 5816 Video BIOS v1 50 Please see the Intel NCR ATI Weitek and SMC technical documentation for additional information Version DO2 l I MPE PNTM BIOS User s Manual Introduction System BIOS The BIOS is the basic input output system used in all IBM PC XTM AT amp and PS 2 compatible com puters The AMIBIOS is a high quality example of a system BIOS Configuration Data AT Compatible systems also called ISA Industry Standard Architecture must have a place to store system information when the computer is turned off The original IBM AT had 84 bytes of non volatile mem ory storage in CMOS RAM All AT Compatible sys tems have at least 84 bytes of CMOS RAM which is usually part of the Real Time Clock Many systems have 128 bytes of CMOS RAM How Data Is Configured AMIBIOS provides a Setup utility in ROM that is ac cessed by pressing lt Del gt at the appropriate time during system bo
24. or peripheral chip makers and the logic requirements for a PCI Controller While PCI defines a local bus standard it also defines a standard component level interface PCI is a common VO component interface The PCI Local Bus Specification is a standard set of interface architecture timings electrical and physical specifications that permits all PCI Local Bus products to be totally interchangeable PCI is a multiplexed extension of the CPU bus In PCI the CPU bus control mechanisms have been ex tended to optimize I O support PCI establishes a local bus standard in which a large variety of O components can be directly connected without using any glue logic What PCI Accomplishes PCI is a way to physically interconnect highly inte grated peripheral components and processor memory Systems PCI Features Up to ten PCI loads can be used in the same system on the PCI bus including the PCI Controller and an expansion bus controller for EISA ISA or MCA PCI decouples the CPU from the expansion bus and works Copyright 1994 Version DO2 2 1 MPE PNTM BIOS User s Manual PCI Local Bus at 33 MHz but can use either a 32 bit or 64 bit data connection path to the CPU Other PCI Features e Processor independent e Has a multiplexed address command and data bus and supports burst mode operation on reads and wriies e Runs synchronous with the CPU at speeds up to 33 MHz e Has a maximum data transfer rate of 120 MB
25. ot Setup configures data in CMOS RAM The AMIBIOS Setup utility included in the AMIBIOS for the Intel Mercury Chipset can also be executed via a hot key 1 2 Version DO2 Copyright 1994 Introduction Types of AMIBIOS Setup Standard SETUP MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Sets time date hard disk type types of floppy drives monitor types and if keyboard is installed Advanced SETUP Chipset SETUP Sets Typematic Rate and Delay Above 1MB Memory Test memory Test Tick Sound Hit lt Del gt Message Display System Boot Up Sequence and many others Sets chipset specific options and features Peripheral SETUP Controls O Controller related options Power Management SETUP Detect C Detect D Colorset Copyright 1994 Controls power conservation options Autodetect IDE Drive Autodetect IDE Drive Allows you to change the BIOS Setup screen colors Version DO2 1 3 MPE PNTM BIOS User s Manual Password Antivirus Original Introduction Allows you to enter a user selected password that will enable this option Enable Disable antivirus protection For default values Optimal Fail Safe For best performance For safest default values Version DO2 Copyrig ht 1994 PCI Local Bus MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Chapter 2 PCI Local Bus PCI is a specification for a local bus standard The PCI specification also provides the electrical specifications f
26. s with a peak rate of 132 MBs on a 32 bit data path e Has a maximum data transfer rate of 240 MBs with a peak rate of 264 MBs on a 64 bit data path e Has an optional 64 bit data path that is transpar ently interoperable with the 32 bit data path e Has low latency random accesses about 60 ns write access latency to slave registers from a PCI bus master on the PCI bus e Is capable of full concurrency with the processor and PCI bus masters e Has full multimaster capability allowing any PCI Master peer to peer access to any PCI slave e Has hidden and overlapped central arbitration e Has a low pin count master 47 slave 45 e Has address and data parity and e Uses three physical address spaces 32 bit mem ory 32 bit W O and a 256 byte per agent configura tion space 2 2 Version DO2 Copyright 1994 PCI Local Bus MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Buffered Reads and Writes The PCI Controller buffers reads and writes between the memory CPU and PCI peripheral devices Concurrent Operation The CPU in a PCI system runs concurrently with PCI bus mastering peripherals Although bus mastering peripheral devices are arbitrated significant data transfer rate improvements can be achieved without splitting resource utilization between the CPU and a bus mastering device Peripheral devices can operate at up to 33 MHz in a PCI environment Bus Mastering PCI devices can be bus masters slaves or a combi n
27. the computer into a different AC outlet so that the two conflicting devices are using a different branch circuit Contact the dealer that sold this equipment and or a reputable radio television service technician for additional suggestions Version DO2 Copyright 1994 MPE PNTM BIOS User s Guide Preface CAUTION Only equipment certified to comply with Class B computer input output devices terminals printers etc should be attached to this equipment and must have shielded interface cables Finally any changes or modifications to the equipment by the user not expressly approved by the guarantee or manufacturer could void the users authority to operate such equipment Trademarks Mylex and MPE PNTM are registered trademarks of Mylex Corpora tion All other products and companies are trademarks of their respec tive owners and licensees Mylex Warranty Customer Service Policy One Year Limited Warranty This product is guaranteed to be free from manufacturing or material defects for a period of 1 one year after the date of purchase Should the product fail during this period Mylex will repair or replace at Mylex s option the product free of charge with the following provisions 1 Proof of purchase must be provided 2 The product must have been properly installed in accord ance to the documentation provided 3 The product must not have been modified by any party except by Mylex or an authorized agent 4 Th
28. then an already used IRQ will be allocated in which case that IRQ must be sharable For example if two PCI cards are present and if IRQ9 IRQ10 and IRQ11 are avail able for PCI then the on board SCSI PCI card in slot land the PCI card in slot 2 each will be allocated a unique IRQ But if only two IRQsare available such as IRQ9 and IRQ11 then IRQ9 must be sharable The on board SCSI port in the Pentium Motherboard ney sits on the PCI bus without taking up any PCI slots Note The on board SCSI port enabled through the on board PCI SCSI device option will consume an interrupt Hence if the on board SCSI port is enabled make sure an IRQ is made available to it by assigning it to PCI IRQ9 should be set to ISA PCI IRQ Set to Level normally This setting also allows sharing of PCI interrupts Make sure all the PCI cards can operate with the setting defined here 5 4 Version DO2 Copyright 1994 MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Chipset SETUP At least one IRQ must be free for each PCI adapter card in the system If the PCI adapter card includes a multifunction device at least two or more IRQs must be free The settings are Free or Used The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Free WARNING Set IRQ9 to ISA when using the on board NCR SCSI ISA IRQ 10 At least one IRQ must be free for each PCI adapter card in the system If the PCI adapter card includes a multifunction device at least two or more IRQs must be
29. x Number of cylinders x Number of sectors per track x 512 bytes per sector Hard Disk Drive Types Not Installed 128 Copyright 1994 Version DO2 3 3 Standard SETUP MPE PNTM BIOS User s Manual N t e e Copyright 1994 Version DO2 Standard SETUP MPE PNTM BIOS User s Manual 987 987 USER DEFINED HARD DRIVE ENTER USER SUPPLIED PARAMETERS ESDI SCSI Using Auto Detect Hard Disk Only for IDE Drives If you select Detect C or Detect D from the Utility section of the AMIBIOS Setup main menu AMIBIOS automatically finds all IDE hard disk drive parameters AMIBIOS places the hard disk drive parameters that it finds in the Drive C Type or Drive D Type fields in Standard Setup Floppy Drive A Floppy Drive B Move the cursor to these fields via and and select the floppy type The settings are 360 KB 5W inch 7 2 MB 51A inch 720 KB 3 inch 1 44 MB 31 inch or 2 88 MB 31 inch Copyright 1994 Version DO2 3 5 Advanced SETUP MPE PNTM BIOS Users Manual Chapter 4 Advanced SETUP The Advanced Setup options that will be included in the AMIBIOS Setup generated through AMIBCP and the AMIBIOS for the Intel Mercury chipset with SMC 665 support are described in this chapter Although these options are described in the American Megafrends AMIBIOS User s Guide for the 12 1 5 93 core AMIBIOS they are also described in
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