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BE6 Motherboard User’s Manual Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION OF BE6 FEATURES 1-1 1-1.Features of This Motherboard 1-2. Specifications 1-3. Layout Diagram 1-4. The System Block Diagram 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-5 CHAPTER 2. INSTALLING THE MOTHERBOARD 2-1 2-1. Installing the Motherboard to the Chassis 2-2. Installation of the Pentium II/III, Celeron CPU 2-3. Installing System Memory 2-4. Connectors, Headers and Switches 2-2 2-3 2-3 2-6 CHAPTER 3. INTRODUCTION OF THE BIOS 3-1 3-1.
Introduction of BE6 Features 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction of BE6 Features 1-1.Features of This Motherboard The motherboard is designed for a new generation CPUs. It supports the Intel SLOT1 structure (Pentium II/III and Celeron processors), up to 768MB of memory, super I/O, and Green PC functions. The motherboard provides high performance for server systems and meets the requirements for desktop system for multimedia in the future. The BE6 has the HPT366 Ultra ATA/66 Chipset built-in.
1-2 Chapter1 Please Note If the operating system or application software cannot handle Year 2000 dates, you will still be facing the Y2K threat because it is not a hardware problem that relates to the motherboard itself. According to Award BIOS, it is BIOS source code released after 31 May 1995 complies with all known Y2K issues; however, it may still fail the 2000.exe test. Award has modified its BIOS source code to accommodate the requirements of 2000.exe.
Introduction of BE6 Features 1-3 5. Multi I/O Functions ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2x Channels of Bus Master IDE Ports supporting up to four Ultra DMA 33/66 devices 2x Channels of Bus Master IDE Ports supporting up to four Ultra DMA 33 devices PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors 1x Floppy Port ( up to 2.88MB) 1x Parallel Port (EPP/ECP) 2x Serial Ports 2x USB Connectors 6.
1-4 Chapter1 " Supports Wake On LAN, Keyboard or Mouse, but your ATX power supply 5V standby power must be able to provide at least a 720mA current capacity. Otherwise, the functions may not work normally. " PCI slots 4 and 5 use the same bus master control signal. " PCI slot 3 shares IRQ signals with the HPT366 IDE controller (Ultra ATA/66). The driver for HPT 366 IDE controller supports IRQ sharing with other PCI devices.
Introduction of BE6 Features 1-5 1-3. Layout Diagram Figure 1-2.
1-6 Chapter1 1-4. The System Block Diagram Figure 1-3.
Installing the Motherboard 2-1 Chapter 2. Installing the Motherboard This BE6 motherboard not only provides all standard equipment for classic personal computers, but also provides great flexibility for meeting future upgrade demands. This chapter will introduce step by step all the standard equipment and will also present, as completely as possible, future upgrade capabilities. This motherboard is able to support all Intel Pentium II/III processors and Intel Celeron processor now on the market.
2-2 Chapter2 2-1. Installing the Motherboard to the Chassis Most computer chassis will have a base on which there will be many mounting holes that allows the motherboard to be securely attached and at the same time, prevents short circuits.
Installing the Motherboard 2-3 Note If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don’t line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers, don’t worry, you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes. Just cut the bottom portion of spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so be careful of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short circuits.
2-4 Chapter2 In order to create a memory array, certain rules must be followed. The following set of rules allows for optimum configurations. ! The memory array is 64 or 72 bits wide. (depending on with or without parity) ! Those modules can be populated in any order. ! Supports single and double density DIMMS. Table 2-1.
Installing the Motherboard 2-5 Step 4. Locate your computer’s 168-pin memory expansion DIMM socket. Step 5. Insert the DIMM module into the expansion socket as shown in the illustration. Note how the module is keyed to the socket. You can refer to figure 2-4 for the details. This insures the DIMM module will be plugged into the socket in one way only. Firmly press the DIMM module into the DIMM socket, making certain the module is completely seated in the DIMM socket. Step 6.
2-6 Chapter2 2-4. Connectors, Headers and Switches Inside the case of any computer several cables and plugs have to be connected. These cables and plugs are usually connected one-by-one to connectors located on the motherboard. You need to carefully pay attention to any connection orientation the cables may have and, if any, notice the position of the first pin of the connector. In the explanations that follow, we will describe the significance of the first pin.
Installing the Motherboard 2-7 CON1: ATX Power Input Connector Caution If the power supply connectors are not properly attached to the CON1 power supply, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged. Attach the connector from the power supply to the CON1 connector here. Remember you have to push the connector from the ATX power supply firmly to the end with the CON1 connector, insuring that you have a good connection.
2-8 Chapter2 IR1: IR Header (Infrared) There is a specific orientation for pins 1 through 5, attach the connector from the IR KIT or IR device to the IR1 header (left row only) This motherboard supports standard IR transfer rates. Note: Watch the pin position and the orientation SB-Link: SB-Link™ Header If your PCI audio adapter supports this feature, then you can connect the specific cable from the audio adapter to this header. SB-LINK™ combines Intel's PC-PCI and "Serialized IRQ" protocols.
Installing the Motherboard 2-9 WOL1: Wake on LAN Header If you have a Network adapter that supports this feature, then you can connect the specific cable from the network adapter to this header. This feature lets you wake up your computer via remote control through a local area network. You may need a specific utility to control the wake up event, like using the Intel® LDCM® utility or other similar utilities.
2-10 Chapter2 CCMOS1: CMOS Discharge Jumper Jumper CCMOS1 discharge CMOS memory. When you install the motherboard, make sure this jumper is set for normal operation (pin 1 and 2 shorted). See figure 2-6. Normal Operation (Default) Discharge CMOS Figure 2-6. CCMOS1 jumper setting Note Before you clear the CMOS, you have to turn the power off first (including the +5V standby power). Otherwise, your system may work abnormally or malfunction.
Installing the Motherboard 2-11 PN1 (Pin 1-2-3-4-5): Power LED and Keylock Switch Headers There is a specific orientation for pins 1 through 3. Insert the three-threaded power LED cable to pins 1~3, and the two-threaded keylock cable into pin 4 and pin 5. Check to make sure the correct pins go to the correct connectors on the motherboard. If you install them with the wrong direction, the power LED light will not illuminate correctly. Note: Watch the power LED pin position and orientation.
2-12 Chapter2 PN2 (Pin 1-2): Hardware Reset Switch Header Attach the cable from the case’s front panel Reset switch to this header. Press and hold the reset button for at least one second to reset the system. PN2 (Pin 4-5-6-7): Speaker Header Attach the cable from the system speaker to this header. PN2 (Pin 9-10): Suspend LED Header Insert the two-threaded suspend LED cable into pin 9 and pin 10. If you install it in the wrong direction, the LED light will not illuminate correctly.
Installing the Motherboard 2-13 Table 2-2.
2-14 Chapter2 IDE1 and IDE2 Connectors An IDE hard disk drive ribbon cable has 40 wires and two connectors to provide a connection for two IDE hard disk drives. After connecting the single end to the IDE1 (or IDE2), connect the two connectors on the other end to the IDE hard disk drives (or CD-ROM drive, LS-120, etc.). Before you install a hard disk, there are some things you need to be aware of: ♦ “Primary” refers to the first connector on the motherboard, that is, the IDE1 connector on the motherboard.
Installing the Motherboard 2-15 IDE3 and IDE4: ATA 66/Connectors The BE6 supports the Ultra ATA/66 (Also known as Ultra DMA/66) specification. It enhances existing Ultra ATA/33 technology by increasing both performance and data integrity. This new high-speed interface doubles the Ultra ATA/33 burst data transfer rate to 66.6 Mbytes/sec. The result is maximum disc performance using the current PCI local bus environment.
2-16 Chapter2 and host systems. The Ultra ATA/66 protocol and commands are designed to be compatible with existing ATA (IDE) devices and systems. Although a new 40-pin, 80-conductor cable is required for Ultra ATA/66, the chip set pin connector remains the same at 40. Hard drives that support Ultra ATA/66 also support Ultra ATA/33 and legacy ATA (IDE) specifications. There are four requirements for attaining Ultra ATA/66: *The drive must support Ultra ATA/66.
Installing the Motherboard 2-17 Figure 2-11. BE6 back panel connectors Figure 2-11 shows the BE6 back panel connectors, these connectors are for connection to outside devices to the motherboard. We will describe which devices will attach to these connectors below. KM1 Lower: PS/2 Keyboard Connector Attach a PS/2 keyboard connector to this 6pin Din-connector.
2-18 Chapter2 Serial Port COM1 and COM2 Connector This motherboard provides two COM ports, you can connect an external modem, mouse or other devices that support this communication protocol. Parallel Port Connector This parallel port is also called an “LPT” port, because it usually connects to the printer. You can connect other devices that support this communication protocol, like a scanner, M.O. drive, etc.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-1 Chapter 3. Introduction of the BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard. This program will not be lost when you turn the computer off. This program is also referred to as the boot program. It is the only channel for the hardware circuit to communicate with the operating system.
3-2 Chapter3 Figure 3-1. CMOS Setup Utility In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here: ! Press Esc to quit the BIOS Setup. ! Press ↑↓←→ (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to confirm or to modify.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-3 3-1. CPU Setup [SOFT MENU™ II] The CPU can be setup through a programmable switch (CPU SOFT MENU™ II), that replaces the traditional manual hardware configuration. This feature allows the user to more easily complete the installation procedures. You can install the CPU without configuring any jumpers or switches. The CPU must be setup according its specifications. In the first option, you can press at any time to display all the items that can be chosen for that option.
3-4 Chapter3 settings: ➤233 (66) ➤266 (66) ➤350 (100) ➤366 (66) ➤450 (100) ➤466 (66) ➤User Define ➤300 (66) ➤400 (66) ➤500 (66) ➤300 (100) ➤400(100) ➤500 (100) ➤333 (66) ➤433 (66) ➤550 (100) User defined external clock and multiplier factor: ➤ User Defined $$$$ Warning $$$$ The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-5 Note The increase by 2.5% of the CPU speed is not a standard feature of this product. It is only for use by our development department to verify that the CPU is able to work normally when CPU speed, operating temperature and power supply are 2.5% higher or lower than the standard values. This is to guarantee product stability.
3-6 Chapter3 Note According to Celeron® PPGA MMX processor types, some Celeron® PPGA MMX processors will have the multiplier factor locked and the signal disabled. In this situation, there is no way to choose a higher multiplier factor. ✏ AGPCLK/CPUCLK: The default setting is “ 2/3”. In this state, the AGP bus speed will be the CPU bus speed divided by 3 and times 2. If you choose the setting to “ 1/1 ”, the AGP bus speed will equal to the CPU bus speed.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-7 When you change your CPU: This motherboard has been designed in such a way that you can turn the system on after having inserted a CPU in the socket without having to configure any jumpers or DIP switches. But if you change your CPU, normally you just have to turn off the power supply, change the CPU and then, set up the CPU parameters through SOFT MENU™ II.
3-8 Chapter3 3-2. Standard CMOS Setup Menu This contains the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS. These parameters include the settings of date, hour, VGA card, FDD and HDD. Figure 3-3. Standard CMOS Setup Menu Date (mm:dd:yy): You can set the date information in this item, month (mm), date (dd) and year (yy). Time (hh:mm:ss): You can set time information in this item, hour (hh), minute (mm) and second (ss).
Introduction of the BIOS 3-9 ➤ Normal mode: Standard normal mode supports hard disks of 528MB or less. This mode directly uses positions indicated by Cylinders (CYLS), Heads, and Sectors to access data. ➤ LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode: The earlier LBA mode can support HDDs capacity of up to 8.4GB, and this mode uses a different method to calculate the position of disk data to be accessed. It translates Cylinders (CYLS), Heads and Sectors into a logical address where data are located.
3-10 Chapter3 Video: You can select the VGA modes for your video adapter, four options are available: MONO ( EGA/VGA ( CGA 40 ( CGA 80 ( Back to MONO. The default setting is EGA/VGA. Halt On: You can select which type of error will cause the system to halt. Five options are available: All Errors ( No Errors ( All, But Keyboard ( All, But Diskette ( All, But Disk/Key ( Back to All Errors.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-11 3-3. BIOS Features Setup Menu In each item, you can press at any time to display all the options for this item. Attention BIOS Features Setup Menu has already been set for maximum operation. If you do not really understand each of the options in this menu, we recommend you use default values. Figure 3-4. BIOS Features Setup Virus Warning: This item can be set as Enable or Disable.
3-12 Chapter3 CPU Level 2 Cache: This item is used to enable or to disable the CPU level 2 cache. When the external cache is enabled, the system works faster. The default is Enable. CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Checking: This item is used to enable or to disable the CPU level 2 cache ECC checking function. Quick Power On Self Test: After the computer has been powered on, the BIOS of the motherboard will run a series of tests in order to check the system and its peripherals.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-13 Boot Sequence EXT Means: This option lets you boot your computer from a SCSI drive or ATA/66 drive that is connected to IDE3 or IDE4. It has to co-operate with the “Boot Sequence.” (refer to the above setup item) For example, if you want to boot your computer from a SCSI drive, you have to set the “Boot Sequence” to “EXT, A, C” or “EXT, C, A” first. Then set the “Boot Sequence EXT Means” to “SCSI.” Swap Floppy Drive: This item can be set as Enable or Disable.
3-14 Chapter3 item is disabled, the BIOS will use the default setting. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): When you press a key continuously, the keyboard will repeat the keystroke according to the rate you have set. (Unit: characters/second） Typematic Rate Delay (Msec): When you press a key continuously, if you exceed the delay you have set here, the keyboard will automatically repeat the keystroke according to a certain rate. (Unit: milliseconds) Security Option: This option can be set to System or to Setup.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-15 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB: When the system memory is bigger than 64MB, the communication method between the BIOS and the operating system will differ from one operating system to another. If you use OS/2, select OS2; if you choose another operating system, select Non-OS2. Report No FDD For WIN 95: When using Windows 95 without floppy drive, please set this item to Yes.
3-16 Chapter3 Computer Knowledge: SHADOW What is the SHADOW? The BIOS of standard video or interface cards is stored in ROM, and it is often very slow. With the Shadow feature, the CPU reads the BIOS on the VGA card and copies it into RAM. When the CPU runs this BIOS, the operation is speeded up.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-17 3-4. Chipset Features Setup Menu The Chipset Features Setup Menu is used to modify the contents of the buffers in the chipset on the motherboard. Since the parameters of the buffers are closely related to hardware, if the setup is not correct or is false, the motherboard will become unstable or you will not be able to boot up. If you don’t know the hardware very well, use default values (i.e. use the LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS option). Figure 3-5.
3-18 Chapter3 DRAM Data Integrity Mode: Two options are available: Non-ECC or ECC. This option is used to configure the type of DRAM in your system. ECC is Error Checking and Correction, when your memory is ECC memory, choose the ECC option. System BIOS Cacheable: You can select Enable or Disable. When you select Enabled, you get faster system BIOS executing speed via the L2 cache. Video BIOS Cacheable: You can select Enable or Disable.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-19 Passive Release: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Set the option to enabled or disabled passive release for the Intel PIIX4 chip (Intel PCI to ISA bridge). This function is used to meet the latency of the ISA bus master, if you have an ISA card compatibility problem, you can try to enable or disable this option for optimal result. Delayed Transaction: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled.
3-20 Chapter3 Thermal, Fans Speed and Voltages Monitor: These items list current states of CPU and system temperature as well as fan speed (CPU fan and chassis fan). It can not be changed by the user. The following items list the voltage states of the system power. Just like Thermal & Fan Monitor, it is unchangeable. Note The hardware monitoring features for temperature, fans and voltages will occupy the I/O address from 294H to 297H.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-21 3-5. Power Management Setup Menu The difference between Green PCs and traditional computers is that Green PCs have a power management feature. With this feature, when the computer is powered on but inactive, the power consumption is reduced in order to save energy. When the computer operates normally, it is in Normal mode.
3-22 Chapter3 2. Use the arrow keys to go to the item you want to configure. To change the settings, use PgUP, PgDn, + or - key. 3. After you have configured the Power Management feature, press Esc to go back to the Main Menu. We are now going to briefly explain the options in this menu: ACPI Function (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and Play functions of a computer.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-23 System States and Power States Under ACPI, the operating system directs all system and device power state transitions. The operating system puts devices in and out of low-power states based on user preferences and knowledge of how devices are being used by applications. Devices that are not being used can be turned off. The operating system uses information from applications and user settings to put the system as a whole into a low-power state.
3-24 Chapter3 Doze = 1 hour Standby = 1 hour Suspend = 1 hour ➤ Max Saving When the three saving modes are enabled, the system is set up for maximum power savings. Doze = 1 minute Standby = 1 minute Suspend = 1 minute ➤ Disable Disable the power management function. PM Control by APM: Power Management is completely controlled by the APM. APM stands for Advanced Power Management, it is a power management standard set by Microsoft, Intel and other major manufacturers.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-25 CPU Fan Off Option: CPU fan can be turned off in suspend mode. Modem Use IRQ: You can specify the IRQ for modem use. Doze Mode: When the setting selected for "Power Management" is "User Define", you can define for this mode any delay from 1 minute to 1 hour. If no power management event occurs during this time period, meaning that the computer is inactive during this period, the system will enter the Doze power saving mode.
3-26 Chapter3 HDD Power Down: If the system has not accessed data on the hard disk drive during the specified time period, the engine of the HDD will stop in order to save electricity. You can set 1 to 15 minutes or select Disable according to your use of the HDD. Throttle Duty Cycle: This is used to specify the CPU speed in power saving mode. Six options are available: 12.5%, 25.0%, 37.5%, 50.0%, 62.5% or 75.0% .
Introduction of the BIOS 3-27 ➤ IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI: If any IRQ or NMI (Non-Mask Interrupt) activities occur, this will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. ➤ VGA Active Monitor: If there is any VGA data transfer or any I/O activities, this will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. ➤ IRQ8 Break Suspend: Supports the RTC alarm wake up from suspend function (via IRQ8).
3-28 Chapter3 3-6. PNP/PCI Configuration In this menu, you can change the INT# and IRQ of the PCI bus and other hardware settings. Figure 3-7. PNP/PCI Configuration Menu PNP OS Installed: Device resource assigned by PnP OS or BIOS. Force Update ESCD: If you want to clear ESCD data next time you boot up, and ask the BIOS to reset the settings for the Plug & Play ISA Card and the PCI Card, select Enabled. But the next time you boot up, this option will automatically be set as Disabled.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-29 Legacy ISA devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port 1). PCI/ISA PnP devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for the PCI or ISA bus architecture. Two options are available: Auto or Manual. The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.
3-30 Chapter3 status, if you want to change it. For the relations between the hardware layout of PIRQ (the signals from the PIIX4 chipset), INT# (means PCI slot IRQ signals) and devices, please refer to the table below: Signals PIRQ_0 PIRQ_1 PIRQ_2 PIRQ_3 PCI slot 1 AGP slot INT A INT B INT C INT D PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 INT D INT A INT B INT C INT C INT D INT A INT B PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 INT B INT C INT D INT A ! USB used PIRQ_3.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-31 3-8. Integrated Peripherals In this menu, you can change the onboard I/O device, I/O port address and other hardware settings. Figure 3-8. Integrated Peripherals Menu Onboard IDE-1 Controller: The onboard IDE 1 controller can be set as Enabled or Disabled. ✏ Master Drive PIO Mode: ➤Auto: The BIOS can auto-detect the transfer mode of the IDE devices in order to set its data transfer rate.
3-32 Chapter3 Ultra DMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 33 MB/sec. ➤Auto: When you select Auto, the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device. (Default) ➤Disabled: If you encounter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices, you can try to Disable this item.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-33 ✏ Slave Drive Ultra DMA: ➤Auto: When you select Auto, the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device. (Default) ➤Disabled: If you encounter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices, you can try to Disable this item. PIO MODE 0~4 reflects the IDE device data transfer rate. The higher the MODE value is, the better is the IDE device data transfer rate.
3-34 Chapter3 Note The mouse wake up function can only be used with the PS/2 mouse, not with a mouse that uses the COM port and USB connection. Mouse Left (Mouse Right) means, you need to double click the mouse left (right) button, for the computer to power on. You also need to note the compatibility issue with your PS/2 mouse, some PS/2 mice cannot wake up the system, because of compatibility problems. If the spec. of your keyboard is too old, you may fail to power on.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-35 ✏ RxD , TxD Active: Set IR transmission/reception polarity as High or Low. ✏ IR Transmission Delay: Set IR transmission delays 4 character-time(40 bit-time) when SIR is changed from RX mode to TX mode. Onboard Parallel Port: Sets the I/O address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port. Four options are available: Disable, 3BCh/IRQ7, 278h/IRQ5 and 378h/IRQ7. Default is 378h/IRQ7. ✏ Parallel Port Mode: Can be set as ECP, EPP, ECP+EPP, or Normal (SPP) mode.
3-36 Chapter3 3-9. Password Setting This option allows you to set a password required to start the system (System) or to access to the BIOS (Setup). After you have set a password through the PASSWORD SETTING option, you can enter the Security Option in the “BIOS Features Setup Menu” to select the security level in order to prevent any unauthorized access. Password setting procedure: When you choose the Password setting option, the following message is displayed: “Enter Password:“ Type your password.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-37 3-10. IDE Hard Disk Detection After you have installed the hard disk, in old systems, you had to know the hard disk specifications, such as the number of cylinders, heads and sectors, and to enter the relevant information into the hard disk information section. If the CMOS data was erased, and you had forgotten the hard disk specifications, it was a great problem.
3-38 Chapter3 3-11. Save & Exit Setup Figure 3-9. Save & Exit Setup You can save all your selection to CMOS and exit BIOS to reboot your computer. 3-12. Quit Without Saving Figure 3-10. Exit Without Saving You can exit and without saving all your selection to CMOS, then exit BIOS to reboot your computer.
BIOS Flashing User Instructions A-1 Appendix A BIOS Flashing User Instructions When your motherboard needs to be upgraded with new features or to fix some compatibility problems of the BIOS, you will need to use this BIOS flash utility. This utility is provided by Award Software, and it’s easy to flash by yourself. But you have to read all the information within this section before flashing.
A-2 Appendix A Figure A-2. Award Flash Memory Writer V7.05 Complete Screen Figure A-3 shows you what commands you can use for the flashing program, you need to go into the pure DOS environment and type awdflash, then you will see Figure A-3. Figure A-3.
BIOS Flashing User Instructions A-3 Note A-1 The BIOS file name in the figure shown to you is only an example, you should check which .bin file is to be used with your motherboard, don’t flash with the wrong .bin file. Otherwise, you may cause system malfunctions. Even the same models BIOS, according its release date and according to which problems are fixed, also have different .bin names. Please read the BIOS file description before you download it.
A-4 Appendix A CONFIG.SYS. 2. Please take the following actions to solve problems caused by power shortage or other non-preventable malfunctions during BIOS updating that lead to update failure. First, it is strongly suggested that you format a disk that can boot your computer before you update your BIOS. If the above mentioned problem occurs during BIOS updating you will be able to use this disk to automatically execute a BIOS update.
Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility B-1 Appendix B Installing the HighPoint XStore Pro Utility We provide a useful and powerful utility in our product package, HighPoint XStore Pro. What does XStore do? The XStore Pro is a hard disk enhancement utility which can improve system performance. The basic concept is using a read-ahead caching algorithm to improve the hard disk performance.
B-2 Appendix B XStore Pro in your system, otherwise it will cause system conflict when you install the second bus master driver! 2. This Windows® 95/98 driver does not support CD-ROM Changers. If you have an ATAPI CD-ROM Changer installed in your system, please do not install this driver! 3. We have found that the Windows® 95 OSR2/Windows® 98 version would fail to load the driver on some systems using the Bus Master chipset after you install and restart the system.
Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility B-3 This CD-ROM (Or floppy diskette) has the HighPoint XStore Pro drivers. (Version 1.2) The following procedure describes how to install the HighPoint XStore to your system. If you have a floppy diskette but not the CD-ROM, just insert the diskette and run the Setup.exe file to start installation. Step 1: In Windows® 95/98, place the CD-ROM into the computer. The main menu will show up.
B-4 Appendix B Step 3: Press the “Next” key, you will see the license screen. Step 4: Press “Yes” to the continue screen below. Step 5: When installation process is done, you will see the screen below. This screen will show up only when you install both XStore Pro and CD Xpress. If you want to see the ReadMe file, you can click on the circle.
Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility B-5 Step 6: Choose the “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” button, then system will restart. Or you can choose the “No, I will restart my computer later.”. Note You must restart your computer after you installed the XStore Pro utility. Otherwise, software may works not properly.
B-6 BE6 Appendix B
Hardware Monitoring Function C-1 Appendix C Hardware Monitoring Function (Installing The Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility) Winbond Hardware Doctor is a self-diagnostic system for PCs and must be used with the Winbond chipset: W83781D/W83782D/W83783S IC series products. It will protect PC hardware by monitoring several critical items including power supply voltages, CPU & system fan speeds, and CPU and system temperatures.
C-2 Appendix C Step 3. You can specify the program install path by clicking “Change Directory” button. Or if you want to use the default path, click the icon to continue the install process. Now the screen will show you the percentage of installation progress. Step 4. When the progress finishes, click the “OK” button. Step 5. Go to the Windows toolbar and click the “Start” button, then choose the “program” ( “HWDoctor” (See the arrow mark on figure below).
Hardware Monitoring Function C-3 Once any item is out of its normal range, a warning message will pop up. The figure below shows the warning message windows. Ignore: You can ignore the warning message of the item this time, but it will still pop up when the error of the same item happens again. Disable: The chosen item will be no longer monitored thereafter, unless you activate it in the "Configuration" page. Shutdown: Choosing this button will shutdown the computer..
C-4 BE6 Appendix C
Installing the driver for Ultra ATA/66 D-1 Appendix D Installing the driver for Ultra ATA/66 In this section we will detail the Ultra ATA/66 driver installation procedure when used with various operating systems. DOS The Ultra ATA/66 BIOS supports DOS 5.x (or above) and Windows 3.1x without software driver. Windows 95 Step 1: Install Windows 95 normally.
D-2 Appendix D Step 4: Select “Yes (Recommended)” and then click “Next.” Step 5: Insert the Ultra ATA/66 driver disk into drive A, and then click “Other Locations…” Step 6: Enter "A:\Win95_98" in blank space, and then click "OK." Step 7: Click “Finish.
Installing the driver for Ultra ATA/66 D-3 Step 8: Type "A:\Win95_98" in the “Copy files from: ” text box, and then click "OK." Step 9: Select “A:\Win95_98”, and then click “OK.” Step 10: Click “No” to continue updating another “PCI Mass Storage Controller” driver. The installation procedure is the same as Steps 3 to 10. After updating another controller driver, the system will ask you to restart your computer again. Click “Yes” to restart your computer.
D-4 Appendix D Windows 98 Step 1: Install Windows 98 normally. Step 2: After you have finished installation and entered Windows 95, please enter “Control Panel” ) “System”, and then select “Device Manager” ) “Other Devices.” Select one of the “PCI Mass Storage Controllers” and then click “Properties.” Step 3: Select “Driver” and then click “Update Driver.” Step 4: Click “Next.
Installing the driver for Ultra ATA/66 D-5 Step 5: Select “Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now. (Recommended)”, and then click “Next.” Step 6: Select “Specify a Location” and then type “A:\Win95_98” in the text box. Click “Next.” Step 7: Click “Next.” Step 8: Click “Finish.
D-6 Appendix D Step 9: Click “No” to continue updating another “PCI Mass Storage Controller” driver. The installation procedure is the same as Steps 3 to 10. After updating another controller driver, the system will ask you to restart your computer. Click “Yes” to restart your computer. Step 10: After your system has restarted, you can enter “Control Panel” ) “System”, and then select “Device Manager” ) “SCSI Controllers”. If Ultra ATA/66 driver is installed correctly, you will see the figure on the left.
Installing the driver for Ultra ATA/66 D-7 NOTE If you have a SCSI CDROM, you have to set the “Boot Sequence" as “EXT,C,A" and the "Boot Sequence EXT Means" as "SCSI" in the "BIOS Features Setup" Step 3: Insert the Windows NT installation CD (must be bootable) into your CD-ROM. Press the “F6” key immediately when the message “Setup is inspecting your computer’s hardware configuration…” appears.
D-8 Appendix D Step 7: Press “ENTER” to select “HighPoint Technology Inc. HPT 366 IDE controller.” Step 8: Press “ENTER” to continue Windows NT 4.0 installation. If you have followed the steps described above, you should be finished installing your Ultra ATA/66 IDE controller. For the rest of Windows NT installation steps, please follow the instructions displayed in the NT setup program. Step 9: After the first stage installation of Windows NT 4.0 is finished, you will need to restart your computer.
Installing the driver for Ultra ATA/66 D-9 Step 10: After you have finished Windows NT installation and entered Windows NT, you can enter “Control Panel” ) “SCSI Adapters”. If the Ultra ATA/66 IDE controller is installed correctly, you will see the figure on the left. NOTE ! If you boot from a floppy and type “WINNT /B” to install the Windows NT 4.0, the installation steps are similar to the above steps. You only have to pay attention to two things.
D-10 Appendix D Step 2: The setup program will display a message about installing mass storage devices (see figure left) while you install NT4.0. Please press "S" to install Ultra ATA/66 driver. NOTE There are two suitable times to press “S” to install the Ultra ATA/66 driver. One is before the setup program autodetects your hardware. The other is after setup program autodetects your hardware. If you choose the former, you will need to install every device’s driver manually.
Installing the driver for Ultra ATA/66 D-11 Step 5: Please press "ENTER" to continue setup. Step 6: The setup program will display a message (see left figure) to inform you NT setup has recognized the Ultra ATA/66 controller. Press "ENTER" to continue setup. Step 7: After you configure your hard disk and specify the installation path, the NT setup will ask you to insert the Ultra ATA/66 driver disk into drive A again. Insert the driver disk, and then press "ENTER" to continue setup.
D-12 Appendix D Installing drivers with existing Windows NT: If there is an existing NT 4.0 file system, you can install the Ultra ATA/66 into the existing system by following procedure: Step 1: Open "Control Panel", and then enter "SCSI Adapters". Step 2: Select "Drivers", and then click "Add…" Step 3: Click "Have Disk…" Step 4: Insert the Ultra ATA/66 driver disk into drive A, and then click “OK.
Installing the driver for Ultra ATA/66 D-13 Step 5: Click “OK.” Step 6: Enter "A:\" in blank space, and then click "Continue". Step 7: Click "Yes" to restart your computer.
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The thermal cable E-1 Appendix E The thermal cable We provide a thermal cable in the motherboard package (see the figure below). This thermal cable is for you to detect the CPU temperature. You can attach one end of the two-threaded thermal cable (A) to the motherboard’s CON2 header (see the figure below), then tape the other end of thermal cable (B) onto the CPU’s heat sink.
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Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) F-1 Appendix F Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) If you have a problem during operation and in order to help our technical support personnel to quickly find out what the problem of your motherboard is and to give you the answers you need, before filling in the technical support form, eliminate any peripheral that is not related to the problem, and indicate on the form, the key peripherals.
F-2 Appendix F During the Starting DOS… procedure, press SHIFT (BY-PASS) key, to skip CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT; edit CONFIG.SYS with a text editor, and in function the line that loads the Sound Card Driver, add a remark REM, in order to disable the Sound Card Driver. See the example below. CONFIG.SYS: DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE HIGHSCAN DOS=HIGH, UMB FILES=40 BUFFERS=36 REM DEVICEHIGH=C:\PLUGPLAY\DWCFGMG.SYS LASTDRIVE=Z Restart the system.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) F-3 4. DRIVER REV: Note the driver version number indicated on the DEVICE DRIVER disk (if have) as “Release *.**”.
F-4 Appendix F 5*. OS/APPLICATION: Indicate what are the operating system and the applications your are running on the system. Example: MS-DOS® 6.22, Windows® 95, Windows® NT.... 6*. CPU: Indicate the brand and the speed (MHz) of your CPU. Example:(A) In the “Brand” space, write “Intel”, in the “Specifications” space, write “ Pentium® II MMX 300MHz”。 7. HDD: Indicate the brand and specifications of your HDD(s), specify if the HDD is using .IDE1 or .IDE2.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) F-5 % Technical Support Form 1 Phone #: Company name: * Contact: Model Motherboard Model No.
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