CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

The Micro ATX IR2 mainboard is a high-performance personal computer

mainboard based on the AMD Athlon® processor. This mainboard provides
onboard Creative® ES1373 PCI technology in audio. The AMD Athlon®
processor is the newest microprocessor in the AMD K86TM family of
microprocessors.

The mainboard uses the highly integrated AMD® 751 system controller and
AMD 756 peripheral controller. The AMD-751 system controller features:
the S2k system interface supports a 100Mhz clock and double-data rate
(DDR) transfers, the 33MHz 32-bit bus interface supports up to three
masters, the 66MHz AGP 1.0 compliant interface supports 2x data transfer
mode, and High Speed memory designed to support a 100MHz SDRAM (PC-
100-compatible-DIMM) with serial presence detect(PSD). The AMD-756
peripheral bus controllers feature an integrated ISA bus controller, an
enhanced IDE controller with Ultra DMA-66 support, and a keyboard/mouse
controller.

The MS-6191 ATX IR2 mainboard is one of our system board to implement
the AMD-750 chipset (AMD-751 and AMD-756), which supports a single
Slot A for AMD Athlon® processor.

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1.1 Mainboard Features

CPU
l Slot A for AMD® AthlonTM processor.
l Support 500MHz, 550MHz, 600MHz, or higher processor

Chipset
l AMD® IrongateTM chipset. (Northbridge)
- 200MHz EV6 System Interface speed
- 100MHz SDRAM
- 1x/2x AGP
- Status - Silicon currently in bring-up
l AMD® 756TM (Viper) chipset. (Southbridge)
- OHCI USB
- APIC
- ACPI Power Management

Front Side Bus (FSB)

l 100MHz clock is supported.

Main Memory
l Supports two memory banks using two 168-pin unbuffered DIMM
sockets.
l Supports a maximum memory size of 512MB for SDRAM.
l Supports 3.3v PC100 SDRAM DIMM.

Slots
l One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot.
- AGP specification compliant
- AGP 66/133MHz 3.3v device support
l Three 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots.
l Supports 3.3v/5v PCI bus Interface.
l PCI 2.2 Compliant

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On-Board IDE
l An IDE controller on the AMD® 756TM Viper chipset provides IDE HDD/
CD-ROM with PIOand Ultra DMA/66 operation modes.
l Can connect up to four IDE devices.

On-Board Peripherals
l On-Board Peripherals include:
- 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and
2.88Mbytes.
- 2 serial ports (COMA + COMB)
- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
- 4 USB ports
- 1 IrDA connector for SIR.

BIOS
l The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the
peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
l The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function
which records your mainboard specifications.

Dimension
l Micro ATX Form Factor

Mounting
l 6 mounting holes.

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1.2 Mainboard Layout

Top: mouse
Bottom:

Power Supply
keyboard

ATX
USB
Top: Port 1
Bottom:
Port 2

IDE2
SLOT A

Top: LPT

DIMM 1
DIMM 2
Bottom: AMD-751 J12
COM A
COM B
chipset

IDE1

FDD
Top: MIDI/
Game Port

Bottom:
Audio Port
J16
J14
J15
J9

J6
AGP Slot BATT
+

JSLP1
PCI SLOT 1
Creative
ES1373

USB2

PCI SLOT 2 IR

AMD-756
W83977ATF

BIOS

chipset
Winbond

-AW

PCI SLOT 3
JWOL
JBAT1 JFP1
JMODEM

MS-6191 Micro ATX IR2 Mainboard

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Chapter 2

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 Central Processing Unit: CPU

2.1-1 Processor Installation Procedure

Step 1: Install the Retention Mechanism.
Attach the Retention Mechanism to the Mainboard. Push the Plastic
lock to secure the Retention Mechanism into the mainboard.

Secure the processor by

pulling up the Retention
Insert the processor
Mechanism Processor
like inserting a PCI or
Lock
an ISA card

To release the
processor, push the
Retention Mechanism
Processor lock down

Step 2: Install the Processor.

Insert the Processor like inserting a PCI or an ISA card.

Step 3: Lock the Processor.

Lock the processor by pulling up the Retention Mechanism proces-
sor lock shown above.

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2.1-2 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure

The Mainboard can auto-detect the processor speed. Just insert the
AMD Athlon processor into Slot A.

If CPU Clock = 100MHz

Core/Bus ratio = 5
then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio
= 100MHz x 5
= 500MHz

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2.1-4 Fan Power Connectors: J9, J12, & J6

These connectors support system cooling fan with + 12V. It supports three
pin head connector. When connecting the wire to the connector, always
take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the
+12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If your
mainboard has System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a
specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of this function.

GND
+12V
Sensor

J12

GND +12V SENSOR

Sensor +12V GND

J9
J6

J9: Processor Fan

J12: Power Fan
J6: System Fan

Note: For fans with fan speed sensor, every rotation of the fan will send out
2 pulses. System Hardware Monitor will count and report the fan rotation
speed. This is an optional function for System Hardware Monitor.

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2.2 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1

A battery must be used to retain the mainboard configuration in CMOS
RAM. Short 1-2 pins of JBAT1 to store the CMOS data.

3 1

JBAT1

1 1

2 2

3 3

Keep Data Clear Data

Note: You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin, while the system is off.
Then, return to 1-2 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while
the system is on, it will damage the mainboard. Always unplug
the power cord from the wall socket.

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2.3 Memory Installation

2.3-1 Memory Bank Configuration

The mainboard supports a maximum memory size of 512MB for SDRAM: It

provides two 168-pin unbuffered DIMMs (Double In-Line Memory Module)
sockets. It supports 8 MB to 256 Mbytes DIMM memory module.

DIMM1(Bank0+ Bank1)
DIMM2(Bank2+ Bank3)

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2.3-2 Memory Installation Procedures

A. How to install a DIMM Module

Single Sided DIMM

Double Sided DIMM

1. The DIMM slot has 2 Notch Keys “VOLT and DRAM”, so the
DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot.
Then push it in.

DRAM VOLT

3. The plastic clip at the side of the DIMM slot will automatically
close.

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2.3-3 Memory Population Rules

1. Supports only PC100 SDRAM DIMM.

2. To operate properly, at least one 168-pin DIMM module must be in-

stalled.
3. This mainboard supports Table Free memory, so memory can be installed
on DIMM1 or DIMM 2 in any order.

4. Supports 3.3 volt DIMM.

5. The DRAM addressing and the size supported by the mainboard is

shown below:

Table 2.3-1 SDRAM Memory Addressing

DRAM DRAM DRAM Address Size MB/DIMM

Tech. Density & Addressing Single no. Double no.
Width Row Column Side(S) pcs. Side(D) pcs.
16M 1Mx16 ASYM 11 8 8MBx4 16MBx8
2Mx8 ASYM 11 9 16MBx8 32MBx16
64M 2Mx32 ASYM 11 9 32MBx2 64MBx4
2Mx32 ASYM 12 8 16MBx2 32MBx4
4Mx16 ASYM 11 10 32MB 64MB
4Mx16 ASYM 13 8 32MB 64MB
8Mx8 ASYM 13 9 64MB 128MB
64M 2Mx32 ASYM 11 8 16MB 32MB
4Mx16 ASYM 12 8 --- ---
8Mx8 ASYM 12 9 --- ---

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2.4 Case Connector: JFP1

The Keylock, Power Switch, Reset Switch, Power LED, Speaker, and HDD
LED are all connected to the JFP1 connector block.

Keylock

HDD
LED +
Buzzer
Power LED (short
Dual
Color
pin)
LED + 14 Speaker
15
Power
Switch
Reset
Switch

JFP1

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2.4-1 Power Switch

Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. This switch has the same feature
with JRMS1.

2.4-2 Reset Switch

Reset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON/
OFF. Avoid rebooting while the HDD LED is lit. You can connect the Reset
switch from the system case to this pin.

2.4-3 Power LED

The Power LED is lit while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED
from the system case to this pin. There are two types of LED that you can
use: 3-pin single color LED or 2-pin dual color LED(ACPI request).
a. 3 pin single color LED connect to pin 4, 5, & 6. This LED will lit
when the system is on.
b. 2 pin dual color LED connect to pin 5 & 6.
GREEN Color: Indicate the system is in full on mode.
ORANGE Color: Indicate the system is in suspend mode.

2.4-4 Speaker
Speaker from the system case is connected to this pin.
If on-board Buzzer is available:
Short pin 14-15: On-board Buzzer Enabled.
Open pin 14-15: On-board Buzzer Disabled.

2.4-5 HDD LED

HDD LED shows the activity of a hard disk drive. Avoid turning the power
off while the HDD led is lit. You can connect the HDD LED from the system
case to this pin.

2.4-6 Keylock
Keylock allows you to disable the keyboard for security purposes. You can
connect the keylock to this pin.

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2.5 Floppy Disk Connector: FDD

The mainboard also provides a standard floppy disk connector FDD that
supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This
connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.

FDD

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2.6 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA/66 (ICH)/
Ultra DMA/33(ICH0) Controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master,
and Ultra DMA/33 function. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and
IDE2 (secondary). You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM,
120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices to IDE1 and
IDE2. These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk cable.

Secondary IDE Connector

Primary IDE Connector

1 1

IDE1(Primary IDE Connector)

The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can
connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard
drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly.

IDE2(Secondary IDE Connector)

IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.

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2.7 Power Supply

2.7-1 ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JPWR1

This connector supports the power button on-board. Using the ATX power
supply, functions such as Modem Ring Wake-Up and Soft Power Off are
supported by this mainboard. This power connector supports instant power
on function which means that system will boot up instantly when the power
connector is inserted on the board.
10 20

1 11

ATX
Power Connector

PIN DEFINITION
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 3.3V 11 3.3V
2 3.3V 12 -12V
3 GND 13 GND
4 5V 14 PS_ON
5 GND 15 GND
6 5V 16 GND
7 GND 17 GND
8 PW_OK 18 -5V
9 5V_SB 19 5V
10 12V 20 5V
Warning: Since the mainboard has the instant power on function, make
sure that all components are installed properly before inserting the power
connector to ensure that no damage will be done.

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2.8 IrDA Infrared Module Connector: IR

The mainboard provides one infrared (IR) connector for IR modules. This
connector is for optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module.
You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR
function.

VCC NC IRRXGND IRTX

1

IR

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2.9 Serial Port Connectors: COM A and COM B

The mainboard provides two 9-pin male DIN connector for serial port COM
A and COM B. These port are 16550A high speed communication port that
send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a mouse or a modem cable
directly into this connector.

1 234 5

678 9

COM A COM B

Serial Port (9-pin Male)

PIN DEFINITION

PIN SIGNAL
1 DCD(Data Carry Detect)
2 SIN(Serial In or Receive Data)
3 SOUT(Serial Out or Transmit Data)
4 DTR(Data Terminal Ready)
5 GND
6 DSR(Data Set Ready)
7 RTS(Request To Send)
8 CTS(Clear To Send)
9 RI(Ring Indicate)

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2.10 Parallel Port Connector: LPT1

The mainboard provides a 25 pin female centronic connector for LPT. A

parallel port is a standard printer port that also supports Enhanced Parallel
Port(EPP) and Extended capabilities Parallel Port(ECP). See connector and
pin definition below:

Parallel Port (25-pin Female)

LPT 1
13 1

25 14

PIN DEFINITION
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 STROBE 14 AUTO FEED#
2 DATA0 15 ERR#
3 DATA1 16 INIT#
4 DATA2 17 SLIN#
5 DATA3 18 GND
6 DATA4 19 GND
7 DATA5 20 GND
8 DATA6 21 GND
9 DATA7 22 GND
10 ACK# 23 GND
11 BUSY 24 GND
12 PE 25 GND
13 SELECT

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2.11 Mouse Connector: JKBMS1

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse mini DIN connector for
attaching a PS/2® mouse. You can plug a PS/2® mouse directly into this
connector. The connector location and pin definition are shown below:

Pin5
Pin6 Mouse Clock
NC
Pin3
GND
Pin4 Pin1
VCC Mouse DATA

Pin2
NC

PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

2.12 Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® keyboard mini DIN connector for
attaching a keyboard. You can plug a keyboard cable directly to this
connector.

Pin5
KBD Clock

Pin6
NC

Pin4
VCC

Pin2 Pin3
NC Pin1 GND
KBD DATA

PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)

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2.13 USB Connectors

The mainboard provides a UHCI(Universal Host Controller Interface)

Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices like: keyboard, mouse
and other USB devices. You can plug the USB device directly to this
connector.

USB Port 2

1 2 3 4

USB Port 1

PIN SIGNAL
1 VCC
2 -Data0
3 GND
4 +Data0

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2.14 Joystick/Midi Connectors

You can connect joystick or game pad to this connector.

Joystick/MIDI

2.15 Audio Port Connectors

Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used for

external CD player, Tape layer, or other audio devices. Mic is a connector for
the microphones.

Line Out Line In Mic

1/8” Stereo Audio Connectors

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2.16 USB Front Connector

The mainboard provides a front Universal Serial Bus connector. This is an

optional USB connector for Front Panel.

USB2

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2.17 Wake-Up on LAN Connector: JWOL

The JWOL connector is for use with LAN add-on cards that supports Wake
Up on LAN function. To use this function, you need to set the “Wake-Up
on LAN” to enable at the BIOS Power Management Setup.

3 1

JWOL

PIN SIGNAL
1 5VSB
2 GND
3 MP_WAKEUP
Note: LAN wake-up signal is active “high”.

Note: To be able to use this function, you need a power supply that
provide enough power for this feature. (Power supply with 750mA
5V Stand-by)

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2.18 Power Saving Switch Connector: JSLP1

Attach a power saving switch to JSLP1. When the switch is pressed, the
system immediately goes into suspend mode. Press any key and the system
wakes up.

JSLP1

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2.19 Modem Wake Up Connector: JMODEM

The JMODEM connector is for use with Modem add-on card that supports
the Modem Wake Up function. To use this function, you need to set the
“Power On By Ring” to enable at the BIOS Power Management Setup.

1 5

JMODEM

PIN SIGNAL
1 NC
2 GND
3 MDM_WAKEUP
4 NC
5 5VSB
Note: Modem wake-up signal is active “low”.

Note: To be able to use this function, you need a power supply that
provide enough power for this feature.
(Power supply with 750mA 5V Stand-by)

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2.20 Modem-In: J16

The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector.

4 1

SPK IN GND MIC OUT

J16

SPK_IN is connected to the Modem Speaker Out connector.

MIC_OUT is connected to the Modem Microphone In connector.

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2.21 CD-In Connector: J14

This connector is for CD-ROM Audio Connector.

4 1

L GND R
J14

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2.22 Aux Line In Connector: J15

This connector is used for DVD Add on Card with Line In connector.

4 1

L GND R
J15

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Chapter 3

AWARD® BIOS SETUP

Award® BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify
the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in
battery-backed RAM (CMOS RAM), so that it retains the Setup information
when the power is turned off.

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3.1 Entering Setup

Power on the computer and press <Del> immediately to allow you to

enter Setup. The other way to enter Setup is to power on the computer.
When the below message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during
the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del> key or simultaneously press
<Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Esc> keys.

TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT, PRESS <CTRL-ALT-ESC>

OR <DEL> KEY

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to
enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or
pressing the “RESET” button on the system case. You may also restart by
simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you do not
press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error
message will be displayed and you will again be asked to,

PRESS <F1> TO CONTINUE, <CTRL-ALT-ESC>

OR <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP

3.2 Getting Help

Main Menu
The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed
at the bottom of the screen.

Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropri-
ate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit
the Help Window, press <Esc>.

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3.3 The Main Menu

Once you enter Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1)
will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from twelve
setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the
items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-1999 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults
Advanced Chipset Feature Set Supervisor Password
Integrated Peripherals Set User Password
Power Management Setup Save & Exit Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving
Frequency/Voltage Control

Esc : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Standard CMOS Features

Use this Menu for basic system configurations.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your
system.

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Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and
optimize your system’s performance.

Integrated Peripherals
Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

PnP/PCI Configurations
This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.

Frequency/Voltage Control
Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable
performance for your system to operate.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory
settings for optimal performance system operations.

Supervisor/User Password
Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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3.4 Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 catego-
ries. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the
arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys
to select the value you want in each item.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-1999 Award Software
Standard CMOS Setup
Date(mm:dd:yy): Fri, July 23,1999
Time(hh:mm:ss): 00:00:00 Item Help

IDE Primary Master Press Enter 2557MB

Menu Level >
IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None
IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None
IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5in.

Drive B None

Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All Errors

Based Memory 640K

Extended Memory 64512K
Total Memory 65536K

↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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Date
The date format is <day><month> <date> <year>.

Day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by

BIOS. Read-only.
month The month from Jan. through Dec.
date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric
function keys.
year The year, depends on the year of the BIOS

Time
The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>.

PrimaryMaster/PrimarySlave
SecondaryMaster/Secondary Slave
Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select Manual, None, Auto type.
Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table.
The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for
this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can
use Manual to define your own drive type manually.

If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the

following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This
information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk
vendor or the system manufacturer.

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If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be

“None”.
If the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be
“None”.

Access Mode The settings are Auto, Normal, Large,LBA.

Cylinder number of cylinders
Head number of heads
Precomp write precom
Landing Zone landing zone
Sector number of sectors

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3.5 Advanced BIOS Features

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-1999 Award Software

Advanced BIOS Features
Virus Warning Disabled
CPU Internal Cache Enabled Item Help
External Cache Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test Disabled
First Boot device Floppy
Menu Level >
Second Boot device HDD-0
Third Boot device LS/Zip
Boot other device Enabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled
Boot Up Numlock Status Off
Gate A20 Option Fast
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option Setup
OS Select for DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2
Video BIOS Shadow Enabled

↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Virus Warning
Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE
Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and
someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a
warning message on screen and alarm beep.
Disable(default) No warning message to appear when
anything attempts to access the boot
sector or hard disk partition table.
Enable Activates automatically when the
system boots up causing a warning
message to appear when anything
attempts to access the boot sector of
hard disk partition table.

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CPU Internal Cache

The default value is Enabled.
Enabled (default) Enable cache
Disabled Disable cache
Note: The internal cache is built in the processor.

External Cache
Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option enables the level 2 cache
memory.

Quick Power On Self Test

This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power
on the computer. If this is set to Enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip some
check items during POST.
Enabled Enable quick POST
Disabled (default) Normal POST

First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in
the sequence selected in these items. The settings are Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD-
0/HDD-1/HDD-2/HDD-3, SCSI, CDROM, LAN, and Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

Switches the floppy disk drives between being designated as A and
B. Default is Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is
40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80
tracks.

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Boot Up NumLock Status

The default value is On.
On Keypad is numeric keys.
Off(default) Keypad is arrow keys.

Gate A20 Option

Normal The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard
controller or chipset hardware.
Fast(default) The A20 signal is controlled by port 92 or
chipset specific method.

Typematic Rate Setting

Key strokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller.
When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected.
The settings are: Enabled/Disabled.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Sets the number of times a second to repeat a key stroke when you
hold the key down. The settings are: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to
repeat the keystroke The settings are: 250, 500, 750, 1000.

Security Option
This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or
just to Setup.
System The system will not boot and access to Setup
will be denied if the correct password is not
entered at the prompt.
Setup(default)The system will boot, but access to Setup will
be denied if the correct password is not entered
at the prompt.

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OS Selection for DRAM > 64MB

Allows OS2® to be used with > 64 MB of DRAM. Settings are Non-
OS/2 (default) and OS2. Set to OS/2 if using more than 64MB and running
OS/2®.

Video BIOS Shadow

Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster
execution. Video shadow will increase the video performance.

Enabled (default) Video BIOS will be enabled

Disabled Video BIOS will be disabled

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3.6 Advanced Chipset Features

The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the

values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system
options in the computer.

Choose the “ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES” from the Main

Menu and the following screen will appear.
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Advanced Chipset Features
SDRAM Precharge Control Disabled
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Item Help
Video RAM Cacheable Disabled
Memory Hole At 15M-16M Disabled
AGP Aperture Size (MB) 64
Menu Level >
AGP ISA Aliasing Enabled
K7 CLK CTL Select Optimal
SDRAM PH Limit 64 Cycle
SDRAM Idle Limit 8 Cycle
SDRAM Trc Timing Value 7 Cycle
SDRAM Trp Timing Value 2 Cycle
SDRAM Tras Timing Value 5 Cycle
SDRAM CAS Latency 3 Cycle
SDRAM Trcd Timing Value 2 Cycle

↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset.

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SDRAM Precharge Control

This items allows you to Enabled or Disabled SDRAM Precharge
Control.

System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at
F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any
program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The settings
are: Enabled and Disabled.

Video RAM Cacheable

Select Enabled allows caching of the video RAM, resulting in better
system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a
system error may result.

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM.
When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. The user information of
peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually discusses
their memory requirements. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

AGP Aperture Size (MB)

Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. 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 for-
warded to the AGP without any translation.

AGP ISA Aliasing

This item allows you to enabled or disabled the AGP ISA aliasing.

K7 CLK_CTL Select
During Optimal, this item will auto-detect the processor clock genera-
tor. During None, the processor clock will always be set to 100MHz.

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SDRAM PH Limit
This item specify the number of consecutive Page-Hit requests to
allow before choosing a non Page-Hit request. The settings are: 1/4/32/64
cycles.

SDRAM Idle Limit

This item specify the number of idel cycles to wait before precharging
an idle bank. The settings are: 1/8/32/64 cycles.

SDRAM Trc Timing Value

This item specify the minimum time to activate the same bank. The
settings are: 3/4/5/6/7/8 cycles or reserved.

SDRAM Trp Timing Value

This item specify the delay from precharge command to activate
command. The settings are 3/2/1 cycles

SDRAM Tras Timing Value

This item specify the minimum bank active time. The settings are: 2/
3/4/5/6/7 cycles or reserved.

SDRAM CAS latency

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles
of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. The settings are: 2/3 cycles.

SDRAM Trcd Timing Value

This item specify the delay from activation of a bank to the time that a
read or write command is accepted. The settings are: 1/2/3/4 cycles.

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3.7 Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals
IDE Read/Write Prefetch Disabled
IDE Primary Master PIO Auto Item Help
IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto
IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto
Menu Level >
IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled
USB Host Controller Enabled
USB Keyboard Support Enabled
Init Display First PCI Slot
IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled
Onboard FDC Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4
Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3
Onboard IR Controller Disabled
IR Address Select 2E8H
IR Mode IrDA
IR Transmittion delay Enabled
IR IRQ Select IRQ10

↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

IR Mode Use DMA Disable

Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7
Parallel Port Mode SPP
ECP Mode Use DMA 3
EPP Mode Select EPP1.9

IDE Read/Write Prefetch

During Enabled, the IDE Read/Write prefetch buffer will be
used to store data for faster performance.

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IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO
mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface
supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance.
In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each
device. The settings are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive
supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows
95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your
system software both support Ultra DMA/33 and Ultra DMA/66, select
Auto to enable BIOS support. The settings are: Auto, Disabled.

OnChip 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. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

USB Host Controller

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB)
controller and you have USB peripherals. The settings are: Enabled,
Disabled.

USB Keyboard Support

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB)
controller and you have a USB keyboard. The settings are: Enabled,
Disabled.

Init Display First

This item allows you to decide to activate whether PCI Slot or on-
chip VGA first. The settings are: PCI Slot, Onboard.

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IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or
multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most
new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number
of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. The settings are:
Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD)
installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on
FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.
The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and
second serial ports. The settings are: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/
IRQ3, Disabled, Auto.

Onboard IR Controller
This item allows you to Enabled or Disabled the onboard IR(Infrared)
controller.

IR Address Select
This item allows you to select which address the IR will occupy.

IR Mode
This item allows you to select the IR mode.

IR Transmittion Delay
This item allows you to Enabled or Disabled the IR transmitting delay.

IR IRQ Select
This item allows you to select which IRQ the IR will occupy.

IR Mode Use DMA

This item allows you to Enabled or Disabled the IR using DMA
mode.

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Onboard Parallel Port

Disabled There is a built-in parallel port on the
(3BCH/IRQ7)/ on-board Super I/O chipset that pro-
(278H/IRQ5)/ vides Standard, ECP, and EPP features.
(378H/IRQ7) It has the following options:

Disable
3BCH/IRQ7 Line Printer port 0
278H/IRQ5 Line Printer port 2
378H/IRQ7 Line Printer port 1

Onboard Parallel Mode

SPP : Standard Parallel Port
EPP : Enhanced Parallel Port
ECP : Extended Capability Port

SPP/EPP/ECP/ To operate the onboard parallel port as

ECP+EPP Standard Parallel Port only, choose
“SPP.” To operate the onboard parallel
port in the EPP modes simultaneously,
choose “EPP.” By choosing “ECP”, the
onboard parallel port will operate in ECP
mode only. Choosing “ECP + EPP” will
allow the onboard parallel port to
support both the ECP and EPP modes
simultaneously. The ECP mode has to
use the DMA channel, so choose the
onboard parallel port with the ECP
feature. After selecting it, the following
message will appear: “ECP Mode Use
DMA” At this time, the user can
choose between DMA

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channels 3 or 1. The onboard parallel

port is EPP Spec. compliant, so after the
user chooses the onboard parallel port
with the EPP function, the following
message will be displayed on the
screen: “EPP Mode Select.” At this
time either EPP 1.7 spec. or EPP 1.9 spec.
can be chosen.

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3.8 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system

to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with
your own style of computer use.

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Power Management Setup
ACPI Function Enabled
Power Management User Define Item Help
Video Off Method DPMS Support
Suspend Type PwrOn Suspend
Standby Mode Disabled
Menu Level >
HDD Power Down Disabled
HDD Down In Suspend Disabled
Soft-Off by BTN Instant-Off
RI Resume/WOL 3
Modem Use IRQ 3
RTC Resume Disabled
Date (of Month) Alarm 0
Date (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0
Primary IDE 0 Enabled
Primary IDE 1 Enabled
Secondary IDE 0 Enabled
Secondary IDE 1 Enabled
Parallel Port Disabled
Serial Port Disabled
IRQ3 (COM 2) Disabled
IRQ4 (COM 1) Disabled
IRQ5 (LPT 2) Disabled
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) Disabled

↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

IRQ7 (LPT 1) Disabled

IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) Disabled
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) Disabled
IRQ10 (Reserved) Disabled
IRQ11 (Reserved) Disabled
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) Disabled
IRQ13 (Coprocessor) Disabled
IRQ14 (Hard Disk) Disabled
IRQ15 (Reserved) Disabled

ACPI Function
This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration
and Power Management (ACPI). The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

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Power Management
This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power
saving and is directly related to the following modes:
1. Suspend Mode
2. HDD Power Down
There are three selections for Power Management, two of which have fixed
mode settings.
Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Suspend Mode = 1
hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min.
Max. Power Saving Maximum power management — Suspend
Mode = 1 min., and HDD Power Down = 1 min.
User Defined (default) Allows you to set each mode individually.
When not disabled, each of the ranges are from
1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down
which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.

Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off
the vertical and horizontal synchronization
ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video
buffer.
DPMS (default) Initial display power management signaling.

Suspend Type
Select the Suspend Type. The settings are: PWRON Suspend, Stop
Grant.

Standby Mode
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices
except will be shut off. The settings are: 1/2/4/8/12/20/30/40 Min, 1 Hour,
and Disabled.

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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.
The settings are: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15Min and Disabled.

HDD Down In Suspend

When enabled, the hard disk drive will be powered down with the
other device during suspend mode.
The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

Soft-Off by PWRBTN
Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system
to enter the Soft-Off state. The settings are: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off.

RI Resume/WOL
To use this function, you need a LAN add-on card which support power on
functions. It should also support the wake-up on LAN jumper (JWOL).
Enabled Wake up on LAN supported.
Disabled Wake up on LAN not supported.

Modem Use IRQ

This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use.
The settings are: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA.

RTC Resume
This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot
up. During Disabled, you cannot use this function. During Enabled, choose
the Date and Time Alarm:
Date(of month) Alarm You can choose which month the
system will boot up. Set to 0, to boot
every day.
Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm You can choose what hour, minute and
second the system will boot up.
Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up until
it goes to the operating system, before this function will work.

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Reload Global Timer Events

Reload Global Timer events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the
system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from
such a mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything which occurs to
a device which is configured as Enabled , even when the system is in a power
down mode.

Primary IDE 0
Primary IDE 1
Secondary IDE 0
Secondary IDE 1
Parallel Port
Serial Port
IRQ3 (COM 2)
IRQ4 (COM 1)
IRQ5 (LPT 2)
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk)
IRQ7 (LPT 1)
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm)
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir)
IRQ10 (Reserved)
IRQ11 (Reserved)
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse)
IRQ13 (Coprocessor)
IRQ14 (Hard Disk)
IRQ15 (Reserved)

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3.9 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal
Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at
speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its
own special components. This section covers some very technical items
and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make
any changes to the default settings.

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PnP/PCI Configuration Setup
PnP OS Installed No
Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help

Resources Controlled By Auto

IRQ Resources Press Enter
Menu Level >
Memory Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled

↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

PNP OS Installed
This item allows you to determine, whether to install PnP OS or not.
The settings are: Yes or No.

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Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset
Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you
have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such
a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot.
The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

Resource Controlled By
The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically
configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However,
this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and
Play operating system such as Windows95/98. If you set this field to
“manual” choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that
follows this field (a sub menu is preceded by a “Ø”). The settings are:
Auto(ESCD), Manual.

IRQ Resources
When resources are controlled manually, assign each system inter-
rupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.

Memory Resources
This sub menu can let you control the memory resource.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Leave this field at Disabled. The settings are Enabled, Disabled.

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3.10 Frequency/Voltage Control

This section is for setting CPU Frequency/Voltage Control.

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Frequency/Voltage Control
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled
CPU Clock/Spread Spectrum Default Item Help

Menu Level >

↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK

This item allows you to enable/disable auto detect DIMM/PCI Clock.
The settings are: Enabled, Disabled.

CPU Clock/Spread Spectrum

This item allows you to set the CPU Clock/Spread Spectrum.

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3.11 Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box
with a message similar to:

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-
performance system operations.

Load Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box
with a message similar to:

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal
performance system operations.

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3.12 Set Supervisor/User Password

You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The
differences are:
Supervisor password : can enter and change the options of the setup
menus.

User password : Can only enter but do not have the right to change
the options of the setup menus. When you select
this function, the following message will appear at
the center of the screen to assist you in creating a
password.

ENTER PASSWORD:

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The
password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS
memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again
and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not
enter a password.

To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the
password. A message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the
password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED.

When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every
time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from chang-
ing any part of your system configuration.

Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to
request a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent
unauthorized use of your computer.

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You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features
Setup Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is set to “Sys-
tem”, the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set
to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.

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Chapter 3

AMI® BIOS USER’S GUIDE

The system configuration information and chipset register information is

stored in the CMOS RAM. This information is retained by a battery when
the power is off. Enter the BIOS setup (if needed) to modify this information.

The following pages will describe how to enter BIOS setup, and all about
options.

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3.1 Enter BIOS Setup

Enter the AMI® setup Program’s Main Menu as follows:

1. Turn on or reboot the system. The following screen appears with

a series of diagnostic check.

AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrends Inc.

A6191 VXXX XXXXXX

Hit <DEL> if you want to run setup

(C) American Megatrends Inc.

61-XXXX-001169-00111111-071592-i82440FX-H

2. When the “Hit <DEL>” message appears, press <DEL> key to

enter the BIOS setup screen.

3. After pressing <DEL> key, the BIOS setup screen will appear.

Note: If you don’t want to modify CMOS original setting, then don’t press any
key during the system boot.

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AMIBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITIES - VERSION 1.22

(C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights
Reserved

Standard CMOS Setup

Advanced CMOS Setup
Advanced Chipset Setup
Power Management Setup
PCI/Plug and Play Setup
Peripheral Setup
Auto-Detect Hard Disks
Change User Password
Change Supervisor Password
Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings
Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings
Save Settings and Exit
Exit without Saving

Auto-detect all hard disk parameters

ESC:Exit ↑↓: Sel F2/F3:Color F2:Save & Exit

4. Use the <Up> and <Down> key to move the highlight scroll up or
down.

5. Use the <ENTER> key to select the option.

6. To exit, press <ESC>. To save and exit, press <F10>.

7. Section 3.2 to 3.7 will explain the option in more details.

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3.2 Standard CMOS Setup

1. Press <ENTER> on “Standard CMOS Setup” of the main menu

screen .

AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP

(C)1999 American Megatrends,Inc.All Rights Reserved

Date (mm/dd/yyyy): Fri Oct 29, 1999

Time (hh/mm/ss): 17:09:25

Floppy Drive A: 1.44 MB 3 1/2

Floppy Drive B: Not Installed

LBA Blk PIO 32Bit

Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode
Pri Master :Auto ON ON AUTO ON
Pri Slave :Auto ON ON AUTO ON
Sec Master :Auto ON ON AUTO ON
Sec Slave :Auto ON ON AUTO ON

Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled

Month : Jan-Dec ↑↓
↑↓:Sel
ESC:Exit↑↓
Day : 01-31 PgUp/PgDn:Modify
Year : 1901-2099 F1:Help F2/F3:Color

2. Use <Up> and <Down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and
<PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item.

3. After you have finished with the Standard CMOS Setup, press
<ESC> to go back to the main menu.

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3.3 Advanced CMOS Setup

1. Press <ENTER> on “Advanced CMOS Setup” of the main menu

AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CMOS SETUP

(C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Quick Boot Enabled Available Options:

1st Boot Device Floppy Disabled
2nd Boot Device CD-ROM Enabled
3rd Boot Device IDE0
Try Other Boot Devices Yes
Initial Display Mode Silent
Display Mode at Add-On ROM Init Force-BIOS
Floppy Access Control Read-Write
Hard Disk Access Control Read-Write
S.M.A.R.T. For Hard Disk Disabled
BootUp Num-Lock On
Floppy Drive Swap Disabled
Floppy Drive Seek Disabled
PS/2 Mouse Support Enabled
Primary Display VGA/EGA
Password Check Setup
Boot to OS/2 > 64M No
Internal Cache WriteBack
External Cache WriteBack
L2 Cache ECC TableDefault
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled
C000, 32k Shadow Cached
C800, 16K Shadow Disabled
CC00, 16K Shadow Disabled
D000, 16K Shadow Disabled
D400, 16K Shadow Disabled ↑↓:Sel
↑↓
ESC:Exit↑↓
D800, 16K Shadow Disabled PgUp/PgDn:Modify
DC00, 16K Shadow Disabled F1:Help F2/F3:Color

2. Use <Up> and <Down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and
<PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item.

3. After you have finished with the Advanced CMOS Setup, press
<ESC> to go back to the main menu.

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Description of the item on screen follows:

Quick Boot
Set this option to Enabled to permit AMI® BIOS to boot within 5
seconds. This option replaces the old ABOVE 1 MB Memory Test option.
The Optimal default setting is Enabled. The Fail-Safe default setting is
Disabled.

1st Boot Device/2nd Boot Device/3rd Boot Device

This option sets the sequence of boot drives.
The settings are:
IDE0 The system will boot from the first HDD.
IDE1 The system will boot from the Second HDD.
IDE2 The system will boot from the Third HDD.
IDE3 The system will boot from the Fourth HDD.
F(optical) The system will boot from LS-120(120M Floppy).
SCSI The system will boot from the SCSI.
Network The system will boot from the Network drive.
CD-ROM The system will boot from the CD-ROM.
Disable Disable this sequence.

Try other Boot Devices

This option sets the device boot, if all the Four Boot Devices failed.

Initial Display Mode

This option sets the device boot, if all the Four Boot Devices failed.

Display Mode at Add-On ROM Init

This option sets the device boot, if all the Four Boot Devices failed.

Floppy Access Control

This option sets the Floppy to Read-only or Read-Write.

Hard Disk Access Control

This option sets the Hard Disk to Read-only or Read-Write. During
Read-Only, if you try to write on the Hard Disk, the system will halt.

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S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks

This option sets the SMART Function for the hard disk. The hard
disk need to have SMART function for this feature to work.

Boot up Num Lock

When this option is set to Off, AMI® BIOS turns off the Num Lock
key when the system is powered on. The end user can then 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.

Floppy Drive Swap

Set this option to Enabled to specify that floppy drives A: and B:
are swapped. The setting are Enabled and Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-
Safe default settings are Disabled.

Floppy Drive Seek

When this option is set to Enabled, AMI® BIOS performs a Seek
command on floppy drive A: before booting the system. The settings are
Enabled and Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are
Disabled.

PS/2® Mouse Support

When this option is set to Enabled, AMI® BIOS supports a PS/2®
mouse. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe
default settings are Enabled.

Primary Display
This option configures the primary display subsytem in the
computer. The settings are Mono(monochrome), 40CGA, 80CGA or VGA/
EGA. The optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are VGA/EGA.

Password Check
This option specifies the type of AMI® BIOS password protection
that is implemented. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Setup.

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Boot To OS/2® > 64MB

Set this option to Enabled to permit the BIOS to run properly, if
OS/2® is to be used with > 64MB of DRAM. The settings are Enabled or
Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-safe default settings are Disabled.

Internal Cache
This option Enabled or Disabled the Internal Cache.

External Cache
This option Enabled or Disabled the External Cache.

L2 CacheECC
This option enables the Level 2 Cache memory ECC(Error Check
Correction).

System BIOS Cacheable

AMI® BIOS always copies the system BIOS from ROM to RAM for
faster execution. Set this option to Enabled to permit the contents of the
F0000h RAM memory segment to be written to and read from cache memory.
The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal default setting is Ena-
bled. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.

C000, 32K Shadow

These options specify how the contents of the video ROM are
handled. The settings are:
Disabled - the Video ROM is not copied to RAM.
Cached - the contents of the video ROM from C0000h - C7FFFh are
not only copied from ROM to RAM; it can also be written
to or read from cache memory.
Shadow - the Contents of the video ROM from C0000h - C7FFFh are
copied(shadowed) from ROM to RAM for faster execution.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is Cached.

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3.4 Advanced Chipset Setup

1. Press <ENTER> on “Advanced Chipset Setup” of the main menu

screen.

AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP

(C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

******** SDRAM Timing ******** Available Options:

Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD Disabled Disabled
SDRAM PH Limit 32 Cycles Enabled
SDRAM Idle Cycle Limit 8 Cycles
SDRAM TRC Bank Cycle Timing 8 Cycles
SDRAM TRP SRAS Precharge 3 Cycles
SDRAM TRAS Timing 5 Cycles
SDRAM CAS Latency 3 Cycles
SDRAM TRCD Timing 2 Cycles

DRAM Integrity Mode Disabled

Memory Hole Disabled
DRAM Burst Refresh Enabled
Graphics Aperture Size 64MB
MDA Support No
Spread Spectrum Enabled
Stop Un-used PCI/DIMM Clock Enabled
USB Function Enabled ↑↓:Sel
↑↓
ESC:Exit↑↓
USB KB/Mouse Legacy Support Disabled PgUp/PgDn:Modify
F1:Help F2/F3:Color

2. Use <Up> and <Down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and
<PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item.

3. After you have finished with the Advanced Chipset Setup, press
<ESC> to go back to the main menu.

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Description of the item on screen follows:

Configure SDRAM Timing By SPD

Choose Enabled, will automatically configure the DRAM Timing
depending on the “DRAM Speed” selection. Choose Disabled, to customize
the setup.

SDRAM PH Limit
This item specify the number of consecutive Page-Hit requests to
allow before choosing a non Page-Hit request. The settings are: 1/4/32/64
cycles.

SDRAM Idle Cycle Limit

This item specify the number of idel cycles to wait before
precharging an idle bank. The settings are: 0/8/12/16/24/32/48 cycles or
disabled.

SDRAM TRC Bank Cycle Timing

This item specify the minimum time to activate the same bank. The
settings are: 3/4/5/6/7/8 cycles or reserved.

SDRAM TRP SRAS Precharge

This item specify the delay from precharge command to activate
command. The settings are 2/3 cycles.

SDRAM Tras Timing

This item specify the minimum bank active time. The settings are:
2/3/4/5/6/7 cycles or reserved.

SDRAM CAS Latency

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles
of CAS Latency depends on the DRAM timing. The settings are: 2/3 cycles.

SDRAM Trcd Timing

This item specify the delay from activation of a bank to the time
that a read or write command is accepted. The settings are: 1/2/3/4 cycles.

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DRAM Integrity Mode

Set this option to Enabled or Disabled the DRAM integrity mode.
The Optional and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Memory Hole
This option allows the end user to specify the location of a memory
hole. The cycle matching the selected memory hole will be passed to the
ISA bus. If Enabled, the selected hole is not remapped.

DRAM Burst Refresh

Set this option to Enabled or Disabled the DRAM burst refresh.

Graphics Aperture Size

This option determines the effective size of the graphics aperture
used in the particular PAC configuration. The AGP aperture is memory-
mapped, while graphics data structure can reside in a graphics aperture. The
aperture range should be programmed as not cacheable in the processor
cache, accesses with the aperture range are forwarded to the main memory,
then PAC will translate the original issued address via a translation table
that is maintained on the main memory. The option allows the selection of
an aperture size of 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, and 256MB.

MDA Support
This option determines whether the VGA card can support the
monochrome. During Enabled, the VGA can support monochrome. The
default setting is Disabled.

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Spread Spectrum
This item allows you to seclect the clock generator Spread Spec-
trum function. the default is Enabled. This item should always be set to
Disabled, if you overclock the processor. If you set to Enabled, it will work
better for EMI test.

Stop Un-used PCI/DIMM Clock

During Enabled, any unpopulated DIMM socket or PCI slot will be
non-operational. During Disabled, all DIMM socket or PCI slot will be
operational. The default setting is Enabled.

USB Function
Set this option to Enabled or Disabled the on-chip USB controller.
The Optional and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

USB KB/Mouse Legacy Support

Set this option to Enabled or Disabled USB Mouse & keyboard.
The Optional and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

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3.5 Power Management Setup

1. Press <ENTER> on “Power Management Setup” of the main menu

screen.

AMIBIOS SETUP - POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

(C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

ACPI Aware O/S Yes Available Options:

Power Management/APM Enabled Disabled
Green PC Monitor Power State Suspend Enabled
Video Power Down Mode Suspend
Hard Disk power Down Mode Suspend
Suspend Time Out (Minute) Disabled
Modem Use IO Port N/A
Modem Use IRQ N/A
Power Button Function On/Off
Restore on AC/Power Loss Power Off
Ring Resume from Soft Off Disabled
LAN Resume from Soft Off Disabled
PME# Resume from Soft Off Disabled
RTC Alarm Resume from Soft Off Disabled
RTC Alarm Date 15
RTC Alarm Hour 12
RTC ALarm Minute 30
RTC Alarm Second 30

↑↓:Sel
↑↓
ESC:Exit↑↓
PgUp/PgDn:Modify
F1:Help F2/F3:Color

2. Use <Up> and <Down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and
<PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item.

3. After you have finished with the Power Management Setup, press
<ESC> to go back to the main menu.

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Description of the item on screen follows:

ACPI Aware O/S

This option sets the ACPI Power Management to be active or not.
The settings are yes or no.

Power Management/APM
Set this option to Enabled to enable the chipset’s power manage-
ment features and APM(Advanced Power Management). The settings are
Enabled, Inst-On(instant-on) or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default
settings are Disabled.

Green PC Monitor Power State

This option specifies the power state that the green PC-compliant
video monitor enters when AMI® BIOS places it in a power savings state
after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings are
Off, Standby, Suspend or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default
settings are Standby.

Video Power Down Mode

This option specifies the power conserving state that the VESA
VGA video subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity
has expired. The settings are Disabled, Standby or Suspend. The Optimal
and Fail-Safe default settings are Standby.

Hard Disk Power Down Mode

This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk
drive enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired.
The settings are Disabled, Standby or Suspend. The Optimal and Fail-Safe
default settings are Disabled.

Suspend Time Out (Minute)

This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity
while in Suspend state. When this length of time expires, the computer
enters Suspend power state. The settings are Disabled, 1 min, 2 min, 4 min, 8
min, 10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 40 min, 50 min or 60 min. The Optimal and Fail-
Safe default settings are Disabled.

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Modem Use IO Port

This indicates which I/O port will be used by the Modem (if there is
a modem installed)

Modem Use IRQ

This indicates which IRQ number will be used by the Modem (if
there is a modem installed).

Power Button Function

During Suspend, if you push the switch once, the system goes
into suspend mode and if you push it more than 4 seconds, the system will
be turned off. During On/Off, the system will turn off once you push the
switch.

Restore on AC/Power Loss

The settings are power on, power off or last state. During power
on, after every AC power loss, the system will be turned on. During last
status, after every AC power losss, whatever the system status, it will be the
same when the AC power returns.

Ring Resume from Soft-Off

During Disabled, the system will ignore any incoming call from the
modem. During Enabled, the system will boot up if there’s an incoming call
from the modem.

Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up until
it goes to the operating system. Then, power off the system. This
function will work the next time you power on.

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LAN Resume from Soft-Off

During Disabled, the system will ignore any incoming signal from
the LAN network card. During Enabled, the system will boot up if there’s an
incoming signal from the LAN network card.

Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up until
it goes to the operating system. Then, power off the system. This
function will work the next time you power on.

PME# Resume from Soft Off

During Disabled, the system will ignore any event on PME (Power
Management Event). During Enabled, the system wull boot up if there’s an
event on PME. The default setting is Disabled.

RTC Alarm Resume From Soft-Off

This function is for setting the Date, Hour, Minute, and Second for
your computer to boot up. During Disabled, you cannot use this function.
During Enabled, Choose the Date, Hour, Minute, and Second:
RTC Alarm Date Choose which day the system will boot up.
RTC Alarm Hour Choose which hour the system will boot up.
RTC Alarm Minute Choose which minute the system will boot up.
RTC Alarm Second Choose which second the system will boot up.

Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up until
it goes to the operating system. Then, power off the system. This
function will work the next time you power on.

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3.6 PCI/Plug and Play Setup

1. Press <ENTER> on “PCI/Plug and Play Setup” of the main menu

screen.

AMIBIOS SETUP - PCI/PLUG AND PLAY SETUP

(C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Plug and Play Aware O/S No Available Options:

Clear NVRAM No Enabled
PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks) 64 Disabled
Primary Graphics Adapter PCI
PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled
OffBoard PCI IDE Card Auto
OffBoard PCI IDE Primary IRQ Disabled
OffBoard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ Disabled
DMA Channel 0 PnP
DMA Channel 1 PnP
DMA Channel 3 PnP
DMA Channel 5 PnP
DMA Channel 6 PnP
DMA Channel 7 PnP
IRQ3 PCI/PnP
IRQ4 PCI/PnP
IRQ5 PCI/PnP
IRQ7 PCI/PnP
IRQ9 PCI/PnP
IRQ10 PCI/PnP
IRQ11 PCI/PnP
IRQ14 PCI/PnP
IRQ15 PCI/PnP
Reserved Memory Size Disabled ↑↓:Sel
↑↓
ESC:Exit↑↓
Reserved Memory Address C8000 PgUp/PgDn:Modify
F1:Help F2/F3:Color

2. Use <Up> and <Down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and
<PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item.

3. After you have finished with the PCI/Plug and Play Setup, press
<ESC> to go back to the main menu.

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Description of the item on screen follows:

Plug and Play Aware O/S

Set this option to Yes if the operating system in this computer is
aware of and follows the Plug and Play specification. Currently, only
Windows® 95 is PnP-aware. The settings are Yes or No. The Optimal and
Fail-Safe default settings No.

Clear NVRAM
During Yes, this will clear NVRAM data on every boot.

PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks)

This option specifies the latency timings (in PCI clocks) for all PCI
devices on the PCI bus. The settings are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224 or 248.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are 64.

Primary Graphics Adapter

This option is for selecting which VGA card is to be your primary
display graphics adapter.

PCI VGA Palette Snoop

When this option is set to Enabled, multiple VGA devices operating
on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette
registers on every video device. Bit 5 of the command register in the PCI
device configuration space is the VGA Palette Snoop bit (0 is disabled). For
example, if there are two VGA devices in the computer (one PCI and ISA)
and the Bit settings are:
Disabled - Data read and written by the CPU is only directed to the
PCI VGA device’s palette registers.
Enabled - Data read and written by the CPU is directed to
both the PCI VGA device’s palette registers and the
ISA VGA device palette registers, permitting the
palette registers of both devices to be identical.
This option must be set to Enabled if an ISA adapter card requires
VGA palette snooping. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal
and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

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Offboard PCI IDE Card

This option specifies if an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card
is installed in the computer. You must specify the PCI expansion slot on the
mainboard where the offboard PCI IDE controller is installed. If an offboard
PCI IDE controller is used, the onboard IDE controller is automatically
disabled. The settings are Auto(AMI® BIOS automatically determines where
the offboard PCI IDE controller adaper card is installed), Slot1, Slot2, or
Slot3. The Optimal and Fail-Safe settings are Auto.
If an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is installed in the
computer, you must also set the Offboard PCI IDE Primary IRQ and Offboard
PCI IDE Secondary IRQ options.

Offboard PCI IDE Primary IRQ/

Offboard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ
These options specify the PCI interrupt used by the Primary (or
Secondary) IDE channel on the offboard PCI IDE controller. The settings are
Disabled, Hardwired, INTA, INTB, INTC or INTD. The Optimal and Fail-Safe
default settings are Disabled.

DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7

These options specify the bus that the specified DMA channel is
used. These options allow you to reserve DMAs for legacy ISA adapter
cards.
These options determine if AMI® BIOS should remove a DMA from
the available DMAs passed to devices that are configurable by the system
BIOS. The available DMA pool is determined by reading the ESCD
NVRAM. If more DMAs must be removed from the pool, the end user can
use these options to reserve the DMA by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to
it.

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IRQ3/IRQ4/IRQ5/RQ7/IRQ9/IRQ10/IRQ11/IRQ14/IRQ15
These options specify the bus that the specified IRQ line is used
on. These options allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter cards.
These options determine if AMI® BIOS should remove an IRQ from
the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the
system BIOS. The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD
NVRAM. If more IRQs must be removed from the pool, the end user can
use these options to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to it.
Onboard I/O is configured by AMI® BIOS. All IRQs used by onboard I/O
are configured as PCI/PnP. If all IRQs are set to ISA/EISA and IRQ14 and 15
are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE, IRQ9 will still be available for PCI and
PnP devices, because at least one IRQ must be available for PCI and PnP
devices. The settings are ISA/EISA or PCI/PnP. The Optimal and Fail-Safe
default settings are IRQ3 through 7 are ISA/EISA. The Optimal and Fail-
Safe default settings PCI/PnP.

Reserved Memory Size

This option allows the user to reserved the memory size for old
add-on card. The settings are 16k/23k/64k/Disabled.

Reserved Memory Address

This option allows the user to reserved the memory size of the old
add-on card in the reserved memory address. The default setting is C8000.

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3.7 Peripheral Setup

1. Press <ENTER> on “Peripheral Setup” of the main menu screen.

AMIBIOS SETUP - PERIPHERAL SETUP

(C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Onboard FDC Auto Available Options:

Onboard Serial Port A 3F8h/COM1 Auto
Onboard Serial Port B 2F8h/COM2 Disabled
Enabled
IR Port Support Disabled
IR Mode Select N/A
IR IRQ Select N/A
IR DMA Select N/A
Onboard Parallel Port Auto
Parallel Port Mode ECP
EPP Version N/A
Parallel Port IRQ Auto
Parallel Port DMA Channel Auto
Onboard IDE Both
Onboard Sound Enabled

↑↓:Sel
↑↓
ESC:Exit↑↓
PgUp/PgDn:Modify
F1:Help F2/F3:Color

2. Use <up> and <down> to choose the item and <PgUp> and
<PgDn> keys to modify the highlighted item.

3. After you have finished with the Peripheral Setup, press <ESC> to
go back to the main menu.

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Description of the item on screen follows:

Onboard FDC
Choose Auto, for the BIOS to automatically detect the device
If the ISA add-on card has Onboard FDC to be set at

FDC exist Disabled

none FDC exist Enabled

Choose Enabled, Enabling onboard FDC.
Choose Disabled, Disabling onboard FDC.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Auto.

Onboard Serial Port A/Onboard Serial Port B

Choose 3F8, for the BIOS to automatically detect the device.
If the ISA add-on card has Onboard Serial port to be set at
COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 IRQ IRQ
PORT1 PORT2
(I/O:3F8H) (I/O:3F8H) (I/O:3E8H) (I/O:2E8H) ASSIGNED ASSIGNED

ü ü ü ü DISABLED X DISABLED X
ü ü X X COM3 4 COM4 3
X X ü ü COM1 4 COM2 3
ü X X ü COM2 3 COM3 4
X ü ü X COM1 4 COM4 3
ü ü ü X COM4 3 DISABLED X
ü ü X ü COM3 4 DISABLED X
ü X ü ü COM2 3 DISABLED X
X ü ü ü COM1 4 DISABLED X
X X X X COM1 4 COM2 3
ü X X X COM2 3 COM3 4
X ü X X COM1 4 COM3 4
X X ü X COM1 4 COM2 3
X X X ü COM1 4 COM2 3

Note: If the onboard serial port interrupt and ISA add-on card interrupt are in
conflict, the serial port will not work properly. Please disable one of the
devices.

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IR Port Support/IR Mode Select/IR IRQ Select/IR DMA

Select
This items allows the user to determine which InfraRed (IR) func-
tion of the onboard I/O chip.

Onboard Parallel Port

Choose Auto, the BIOS automatically assigned onboard parallel
port to the available parallel port or disabled.

If the ISA add-on card has Onboard parallel port to be set as

LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 PORT IRQ

I/O:378H I/O:278H I/O:3BCH ASSIGNED ASSIGNED
ü ü ü Disabled X
ü ü X LPT3 5
ü X ü LPT2 5
X ü ü LPT1 7
ü X X LPT2 5
X ü X LPT1 7
X X ü LPT1 7
X X X LPT1 7

Note: If the onboard parallel port interrupt and ISA add-on card interrupt are
in conflict, the parallel port will not work properly. Please disable one of
the devices.

Parallel Port Mode

This option allows user to choose the operating mode of the
onbaord parallel port. The settings are Normal, SPP/EPP or ECP mode.

EPP Version
This option is for setting which EPP version will be used. The
settings are 1.7 and 1.9.

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Parallel Port IRQ

If the onboard parallel mode is not on auto mode, the user can
select the interrupt line for onboard parallel port. We suggest that the user
select the interrupt for the onboard parallel port as shown below:

Onboard parallel port set at Parallel Port IRQ

LPT1(378H) 7
LPT2(278H) 5
LPT3(3BCH) 5

Parallel Port DMA Channel

This option allows user to choose DMA channel 1 to 3 for the
onboard parallel port on ECP mode.

Onboard IDE
Set this option to enable or disable on board IDE controller.

Onboard Sound
This item allows you to enable/disable the onboard Aureal audio
chipset. The settings are Enabled, Disabled.

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3.8 Auto-Detect Hard Disks

You can use this utility to automatically detect the characteristics of

most hard drives.

AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP

(C)1999 American Megatrends,Inc.All Rights Reserved

Date (mm/dd/yyyy): Fri Oct 29, 1999

Time (hh/mm/ss): 17:09:25

Floppy Drive A: 1.44 MB 3 1/2

Floppy Drive B: Not Installed

LBA Blk PIO 32Bit

Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode
Pri Master :Auto ON ON AUTO ON
Pri Slave :Auto ON ON AUTO ON
Sec Master :Auto ON ON AUTO ON
Sec Slave :Auto ON ON AUTO ON

Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled

Month : Jan-Dec ↑↓
↑↓:Sel
ESC:Exit↑↓
Day : 01-31 PgUp/PgDn:Modify
Year : 1901-2099 F1:Help F2/F3:Color

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3.9 Range User/Supervisor Password

This Main Menu item lets you configure the system so that a
password is required each time the system boots or an attempt is made to
enter the Setup program. Supervisor Password allows you to change all
CMOS settings but the User Password setting doesn’t have this function.
The way to set up the passwords for both Supervisor and User are as follow:

1. Choose “Change Password” in the Main Menu and press <Enter>.

The following message appears:

“Enter Password:”

2. The first time you run this option, enter your password up to 6 characters
only and press <Enter>. The screen will not display the entered charac-
ters. For no password, just press <Enter>.

3. After you enter the password, the following message appears prompting
you to confirm the password:

“Retype Password:”

4. Enter exactly the same password you just typed in to confirm the pass-
word and press <Enter>.

5. Move the cursor to Save Settings and Exit to save the password.

6. If you need to delete the password you entered before, choose the
Supervisor Password and press <Enter>. It will delete the password that
you had before.

7. Move the cursor to Save Settings and Exit to save the option you did.
Otherwise, the old password will still be there when you turn on your
machine next time.

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Chapter 4

CREATIVE® AUDIO DRIVER

1. Overview

The Creative® ES1373 digital controller provides the next generation of audio
performance to the PC market.

1.1 Features

l SoundScape WaveTable Synthesizer.

l Full DOS Game Compatibility.
l PCI Bus Master for fast DMA.
l Fully Compliant with PC97 Power Management Specification.

1.2 System Requirements

This section describes system requirements for the Audio Driver

installation and Usage.

Computer AMD®Athlon ® processor or higher

Operating system DOS 5.0 or higher, Windows® 95/98,
Windows® NT 3.51 or 4.0, or OS/2®
CD-ROM Double Speed or Higher
Chipset Creative® ES1373

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2. Audio Driver Setup & Usage Procedures

Insert the CD-title into your CD-ROM drive. This CD will auto-run.
This will display installation for VGA driver and sound driver. Just
click the button for automatic installation for audio driver.

2.1 Windows® 95/98/NT 4.0

If you start Windows® 95/98/NT 4.0, this will automatically detect this
hardware onboard “PCI Multimedia Audio Device” and “Gameport
Joystick”. You need to click “Next”, then “Finish”. Do not click on
the “Cancel”. The driver need these ID.

2.1-1 Audio Driver Installation Procedure:

Step 1: Insert the provided CD_ROM disk into the CD-ROM drive.
Step 2: Look for the CD_ROM drive, double click on the CD_ROM
icon. This will show the setup screen.
Step 3: Click on “ Creative AudioPCI” icon.
Step 4: This will copy the audio drivers into the hard drive.
Step 5: A message will appear stating you must restart the Win-
dows® 95/98/NT 4.0 system, select yes to restart.

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