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BH6 Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction of BH6 Features (1) Specifications Layout diagram The system block diagram 1-1 1-3 1-4 Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Installing the Motherboard to the Casing Standard External Connectors Jumper and Switches (4) Installation of the Pentium II/III, Celeron™ CPU (5) Installing System Memory 2-2 2-4 2-9 2-10 2-11 Chapter 3 Introduction of BIOS (1) CPU Setup (2) Standard CMOS Setup Menu (3) BIOS Features Setup
Appendix A Quick Installation Appendix B General Discussion About HDD Installation Appendix C Flash BIOS User Instructions Appendix D How to install the IDE Bus Master driver Appendix E How to install the PCI bridge driver for 440BX chipset Appendix F Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility Appendix G Technical Support
Introduction Of BH6 Features 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction Of BH6 Features 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. (1) Specifications 1.
1-2 Chapter 1 I/O Functions Multi zýFloppy port supports up to 2.
Introduction Of BH6 Features (2) Layout Diagram Figure 1-1 Motherboard Component Locations 1-3
1-4 (3) The System Block Diagram Chapter 1
Installing the Motherboar 2-1 Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard This BH6 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 Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard to the Casing 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 Motherboar 2-3 Note: If the motherboard has mounting holes, but don’t line up with the holes on the base and their are no slots to attach the spacers, don’t worry, you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes. Just cut the button portion of spacers (the spacer may be a little and 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 Chapter 2 Standard External Connectors 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 Motherboar 2-5 PN1 (Pin 8-9): Power Switch Header Pin number 8 9 Name or significance of signal Ground Power On/Off switch PN1 (Pin 10-11): Hardware Suspend Switch (SMI Switch) Header Attach the cable from the case’s suspend switch (if there is one) to this switch. Use this switch to enable/disable the power management function by hardware.
2-6 Chapter 2 PN2(Pin 9-10): Suspend LED Header Pin number 9 10 Name or significance of signal LED power Suspend LED active KM1 MOUSE: PS/2 Mouse Connector Attach a PS/2 mouse to this 6-pin Din-connector. Pin number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Name or significance of signal Mouse data No connection Ground +5VDC Mouse clock No connection KM1 KB: PS/2 Keyboard Connector Attach a keyboard to this 6-pin Din-connector.
Installing the Motherboar CONT1: ATX Power Input Connector Caution: If power supply connectors are not properly attached to ATX PWR, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged. Attach the connectors from the power supply to CONT1. Pin number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Name or significance of signal +3.3VDC +3.3VDC Ground +5VDC Ground +5VDC Ground Power Good +5VSB +12VDC +3.
2-8 Chapter 2 IR1: IR Header (Infrared) Pin number 1 2 3 4 5 Name or significance of signal +5V No connection IR_RX Ground IR_TX I/O Port Connectors Name IDE1 IDE2 FDC LPT COM1 COM2 USB Pin number 40 40 34 25 9 9 8 Description IDE channel 1 connector IDE channel 2 connector Floppy disk connector Parallel port Serial port COM1 connector Serial port COM2 connector Universal serial Bus Notes: *IDE1, IDE2 are high performance PCI IDE connectors. Up to four IDE interface devices are supported.
Installing the Motherboar 2-9 (3) Jumper and Switches You can set jumper switches on the motherboard to configure various hardware options. See Figure 1-1 for jumper locations. Throughout this section, the following symbols are used to indicate jumper settings. For 3-pin jumpers, the symbols below are used: Short Pins 1 and 2 with a jumper cap. Short Pins 2 and 3 with a jumper cap.
2-10 Chapter 2 CCMOS 1: CMOS Discharge Jumper Jumper CCMOS discharge CMOS memory. When you install the motherboard, make sure this jumper is set for Normal Operation(1-2). See the jumper below. Setting CCMOS Normal Operation (Default) Discharge CMOS (4) Installation of the Pentium II/III, Celeron™ CPU The installation method for the CPU is printed on the package of the retention mechanism that comes with the motherboard. You can refer to it while you install the CPU.
Installing the Motherboar 2-11 (5) Installing System Memory The motherboard provides three 168-pin DIMM sites for memory expansion.. The DIMM socket supports 1Mx64(8MB), 2Mx64(16MB), 4Mx64(32MB), 8Mx64(64MB), 16Mx64(128MB), and 32Mx64(256MB) or double sided DIMM modules. Minimum memory size is 8MB and maximum memory size is 768MB SDRAM. There are three Memory module sockets on the system board.(Total six banks) In order to create a memory array, certain rules must be followed.
2-12 Chapter 2 Supported SDRAM Memory Configurations DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DIMM DRAM DARM MA Size Type SDRAM SDRAM SDRAM Tech 16M Depth Width SS DS x64 x64 Addressing Row Col Banks Min Max (1 row) (2 row) 1M 16 1M 2M Asymmetric 12 8 2 8MB 16MB 2M 8 2M 4M Asymmetric 12 9 2 16MB 32MB 2M 8 2M 4M Asymmetric 13 8 2 16MB 32MB 4M 4 4M 8M Asymmetric 12 10 2 32MB 64MB 4M 4 4M 8M Asymmetric 14 8 2 32MB 64MB 64M 2M 32 2M 4M Asymmetric 12 9
Introduction of BIOS 3-1 Chapter 3 Introduction of 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 Chapter 3 Fig 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: z Press Esc to quit the BIOS Setup. z Press (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to confirm or to modify.
Introduction of BIOS 3-3 ™ (1) CPU Setup The CPU can be setup through a programmable switch (CPU SOFT MENU™ II), that replaces traditional manual hardware configuration. This feature allows the user to complete more easily 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 Chapter 3 CPU Operating Speed: This option sets the CPU speed. In this field, the CPU speed is indicated like this: CPU speed = External clock * Multiplier factor, select the CPU speed according the type and the speed of your CPU. For Intel Pentium® II and Pentium® III MMX processors, you can choose the following settings: ³ 233 (66*3.5) ³ 266 (66*4) ³300 (66*4.5) ³ 333 (66*5) ³ 350 (100*3.5) ³400 (100*4) ³ 450 (100*4.5) ³ 500 (100*5.
Introduction of BIOS 3-5 Default setting is “ 2/3”. In this state, AGP bus speed will be CPU bus speed divided by 3 and times 2. If you choose the setting to “ 1/1 ”, AGP bus speed will equal to CPU bus speed. L2 Cache Latency: Sixteen setting are available, Default, and 1 to 15. This item can let you adjust the processor L2 cache speed, the larger the value, the faster the L2 cache will run. You have to be aware that if you set the L2 cache speed too fast, it will cause the L2 cache to fail.
3-6 Chapter 3 Method 1: Setup up the CPU for the lowest speed for its brand. Turn the power supply off and change the CPU. Then turn the system on again, and set up the CPU parameters through CPU SOFT MENU™ II. Method 2: Since you have to open the computer case when you change the CPU, it could be a good idea to use the CCMOS jumper to erase the parameters of the original CPU and to enter BIOS Setup to set up CPU parameters again.
Introduction of BIOS 3-7 If you use non-specification settings for normal operation, your system may not be stable, and may effect system reliability. Also, we do not guarantee the stability and compatibility for settings that are not within specification, and any damage of any elements on the motherboard or peripherals, is not our responsibility.
3-8 Chapter 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. Fig 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 BIOS 3-9 The HDD auto detection option in the Main Menu will automatically detect the parameters of your hard disk and the mode supported. ³ 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. ³ LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode: The earlier LBA mode can support HDDs capacity of up to 8.
3-10 Chapter 3 FDD supporting 3 Mode: 3 Mode floppy disk drives (FDD) are 3 1/2” drives used in Japanese computer systems. If you need to access data stored in this kind of floppy, you must select this mode, and of course you must have a 3 Mode floppy drive. Video: You can select the VGA modes for your video adapter, five options are available: MONOÎEGA/VGA ÎCGA 40ÎCGA 80 ÎBack to MONO. The default setting is EGA/VGA. Halt On: You can select which type of error will cause the system to halt.
Introduction of BIOS 3-11 (3) BIOS Features Setup Menu 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. In each item, you can press at any time to display all the options for this item. Fig 3-4 BIOS Features Setup Virus Warning: This item can be set as Enable or Disable.
3-12 Chapter 3 External 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 L2 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 BIOS 3-13 Boot Up Floppy Seek: When computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has FDD or not. When this item is enabled, if the BIOS detects no floppy drive, it will display a floppy disk drive error message. If this item is disabled, the BIOS will skip this test. Boot Up NumLock Status: ³ On: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in numeric mode. ³ Off: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in cursor control mode. IDE HDD Block Mode: This item can be set as Enable or Disable.
3-14 Chapter 3 Security Option: This option can be set to System or to Setup. After you have created a password through PASSWORD SETTING, this option will deny access to your system (System) or modification of computer setup (BIOS Setup) by unauthorized users. ³ SYSTEM: When you choose System, a password is required each time the computer boots up. If the correct password is not given, the system will not start. ³ SETUP: When you choose Setup, a password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup.
Introduction of BIOS 3-15 Processor Number Feature: This feature can let the program read the data inside your processor. This feature only works with Intel® Pentium® III processors. When you install a Pentium® III processor into your motherboard, and when your system boots-up then this item will show up in BIOS. Two items will be available: Enabled and Disabled. When you choose Enabled, the specific program can read your processor's serial number.
3-16 Chapter 3 Shadowing address ranges (D8000-DBFFF Shadow): This option allows you to decide if the memory block (BIOS) of an interface card at the address D8000-DBFFF uses the shadow feature or not. If you have no interface card using this memory block, don’t enable this option. Shadowing address ranges (DC000-DFFFF Shadow): This option allows you to decide if the memory block (BIOS) of an interface card at the address DC000-DFFFF uses the shadow feature or not.
Introduction of BIOS 3-17 (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 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).
3-18 Chapter 3 SDRAM CAS latency Time: Three options are available: Auto, 2 and 3. You can select SDRAM CAS (Column Address Strobe) latency time according your SDRAM specification. SDRAM Precharge Control: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. This option specifies the length Disabled of the RAS precharge part of the DRAM system memory access cycle when SDRAM system memory is installed. The default setting is Disabled. DRAM Data Integrity Mode: Two options are available: Non-ECC or ECC.
Introduction of BIOS 3-19 Memory Hole At 15M-16M: This option is used to free up the 15M-16M memory block. Some special peripherals need to use a memory block located between 15M and 16M, and this memory block has a size of 1M. We recommend that you disable this option. 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).
3-20 Chapter 3 Note: The monitor features for temperature, fans and voltages will occupy the I/O address from 294H to 297H. If you have a network adapter, sound card or other add-on cards will use those I/O address, so please adjust your add-on card I/O address, to avoid the use of those address, because those addresses will occupied by the LM79, and cannot changed.
Introduction of BIOS 3-21 (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 Chapter 3 2. Use 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 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 Chapter 3 ³ 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 ³ 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 BIOS 3-25 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 computer is inactive during this period, the system will enter the Doze power saving mode. If this mode is disabled, the system will enter the next mode in the sequence (Standby or Suspend mode).
3-26 Chapter 3 Resume by LAN: To enable this feature, you must make sure your network software and network adapter (LAN card) support such a function. This function is also called “ Wake on LAN “ (WOL). Power on by Ring: If you connect an external modem to the onboard serial port, the system will be turned on when a telephone ring-up occurs. Power on by Alarm: RTC alarm can turn on the system. You can set date ( of month ) and time ( hour , minute , second ).
Introduction of BIOS 3-27 ³IDE Secondary Slave: If any IDE secondary slave I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. ³Floppy Disk: If any floppy disk I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to recount the time elapsed. ³Serial Port: If any serial port I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to recount the time elapsed. ³Parallel Port: If any IDE secondary master I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed.
3-28 Chapter 3 (6) PNP/PCI Configuration In this menu, you can change the INT# and IRQ of the PCI bus and the onboard I/O device, I/O port address and other hardware settings. Fig 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.
Introduction of BIOS 3-29 Resources Controlled By: When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as one of the following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt: 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.
3-30 Chapter 3 You must be familiar with the PCI interrupt distribution mechanism to adjust this setting. This feature is for the operating system which will record and fix the PCI configuration status, if you want to change it.
Introduction of BIOS 3-31 (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. î Master Drive PIO Mode: ³Auto: The BIOS can auto-detect the transfer mode of the IDE devices in order to set its data transfer rate.
3-32 Chapter 3 î Master Drive Ultra DMA: 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. ³Auto: When you select Auto, the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device. (Default) ³Disabled: If you encounter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices, you can try to Disable this item.
Introduction of BIOS 3-33 î Slave Drive Ultra DMA: ³Auto: When you select Auto, the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device. (Default) ³Disabled: 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 Chapter 3 î Onboard IR Function: Three options are available: ³ IrDA (HPSIR) mode. ³ ASK IR (Amplitude Shift Keyed IR) mode. ³ Disabled. î RxD , TxD Active: Set IR transmission/reception polarity as High or Low. î 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.
Introduction of BIOS 3-35 (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.
3-36 Chapter 3 (11) Save & Exit Setup Fig 3-9 Save & Exit Setup You can save all your selection to CMOS and exit BIOS to reboot your computer. (12) Exit Without Saving Fig 3-10 Exit Without Saving You can exit and without saving all your selection to CMOS, then exit BIOS to reboot your computer.
Quick Installation A-1 Appendix A Quick Installation Appendix A will give you a simplified installation procedure, in order to allow you to install your motherboard quickly and correctly. If you need further information or if you need to change some other settings, start reading from Chapter 1. Installing the CPU Mount the retention mechanism onto Slot 1, then fix the screw on the four corners of the mechanism.
A-2 Appendix A Installing CD-ROM drive Watch the pin position and the orientation IDE2 (Secondary IDE): Connect one end of the 40-pin cable that comes with the drive to the CD-ROM connector, and the other end to the IDE2 pin connector on the motherboard. Note: Be sure that the red line on the cable connects to the first pin of the connectors. Installing Keylock and power LED Watch the pin position and the connectors orientation PN1 Pin 1-5: There is a specific orientation for pin 1 to pin 5.
Quick Installation A-3 Installing suspend switch connector PN1 Pin 10-11: There is no specific orientation for pin 10 and pin 11. Connect the two-threads suspend switch connector of the computer case to correct pins of header on the motherboard. You can ignore this connector since most of computer cases do not support this feature (the motherboard itself supports it).
A-4 Appendix A Pin number 9 10 Name or significance of signal LED Power Suspend LED active Watch the pin position and the orientation Installing ATX Power input connector CONT1: Connect the power supply unit to the correct connectors on the motherboard. Pin number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Name of the signal or signification +3.3VDC +3.
Quick Installation A-5 Pin number 1 2 3 Name of the signal or signification Ground +12V Sense signal Adjusting other jumpers Some jumpers are reserved for future functions or are not to be adjusted in normal operation. Adjust them according to the following recommendations. CCMOS Always put jumper on pin 1 and pin 2, this is default setting.
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General Discussion about HDD Installation Appendix B B-1 General Discussion About HDD Installation Most of the present HDDs use IDE interface. Installing an IDE hard disk does not require a lot of knowledge like installing the driver for a SCSI hard disk, but this means that the user often must install the hard disk by himself and cope with all the problems they may encounter. Here, we will try to help you solve these potential problems.
B-2 Appendix B The higher the MODE value is, the best is the hard disk data transfer rate. But this does not mean that you can select the highest mode value as you like. You must be sure that your hard disk supports that type of fast data transfer, otherwise your hard disk will not be able to operate correctly. Here are some examples of data transfer rates for IDE HDD with DMA mode: DMA Mode 0 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 4.16Mbyte/sec DMA Mode 1 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 13.
General Discussion about HDD Installation B-3 Installing a hard disk: In the Standard CMOS Setup Menu, ♦ Primary means the first connector on the motherboard, that is, connector IDE1 on our motherboard. ♦ Secondary means the second connector on the motherboard, that is, connector IDE2 on our motherboard. ♦ Two HDDs can be connected to the each connector: The first HDD is referred to as Master, The second HDD is referred to as Slave.
B-4 Appendix B Installing two HDDs: The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the connector. Method 1: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master, and the other drive at Slave. Connect one of the connectors of the 40-pin cable to the first drive, another connector to the second drive, and the other end of the cable to connector IDE1 on the motherboard.
General Discussion about HDD Installation B-5 Installing three HDDs: The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the connector. Method 1: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master, set the second drive at Slave. Connect one connector of the 40-pin cable to the first drive, another connector to the second drive, and the other end of the cable to connector IDE1 on the motherboard.
B-6 Appendix B BIOS Setup: ♦ If all your HDDs are new, you can use the IDE HDD Auto Detection option in the CMOS to auto detect the parameters of all your drives. You don’t need to set any hard disk parameter. ♦ If one or several of your HDDs are old, and if you don’t know their parameters, and you want to reconfigure your drives, you can still use the IDE HDD Auto Detection option in the CMOS to auto detect the drives parameters.
General Discussion about HDD Installation B-7 reboot automatically. Boot from a system floppy disk, and type FORMAT C: /S ”Using FORMAT: (DOS command) This command is found in the DOS disks. FORMAT is used to format the hard disk. The HDD have to be formatted before use. Don’t forget to add /S after C:, otherwise the hard disk will not be bootable after formatting.
B-8 Appendix B
BIOS Flashing User Instructions Appendix C C-1 BIOS Flashing User Instructions When your motherboard needs to be upgraded with new features or to fix some compatibility problems of a 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.
C-2 Appendix C When you have finished updating your BIOS, you will see the screen as in Figure C-2. You then need to press the “F1” key to reset the system, or press the “F10” key to exit the writer. Figure C-2. Award Flash Memory Writer V7.05 Complete Screen Figure C-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 C-3. Figure C-3.
BIOS Flashing User Instructions C-3 Note C-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.
C-4 Appendix C before you update your BIOS. If the above mentioned problem occurs during BIOS update you will be able to use this disk to automatically execute a BIOS updating. The content of the disk should be the following: a. Startup system files (COMMAND.COM, MSDOS.SYS, IO.SYS...) b. AWDFLSH.EXE c. The NEWBIOS file which can be downloaded from ABIT’s website. d. AUTOEXEC.BAT, which has the following content: A:\AWDFLASH NEWBIOS /PY /SN /CC For example, to update the IT6B BIOS version to FZ (it6b_fz.
How to install the IDE Bus Master driver Appendix D D-1 How to install the IDE Bus Master driver This motherboard not only supports the IDE Bus Master, it also supports the Ultra DMA/33 HDD . If your hard disk drive supports this function you need to install the Ultra DMA driver software on the CD-ROM included with this motherboard for better performance (Some model’s packaging may only have a floppy diskette).
D-2 Appendix D 1. Welcome: Click ‘NEXT’ 2. License screen: Notepad will show the content, close the notepad to continue.
How to install the IDE Bus Master driver 3. Question: Click ‘Yes’ 4. Select Components: Click ‘INSTALL 5.
D-4 Appendix D 6. Information: Click ‘OK’ After previous instructions have been followed, the driver will automatically install. It will automatically restart the computer after it has finished installing. 7. When you restart your Windows® 95, just follow the step shows on the screens. After you see the screen below, please set the path to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS then finish the following steps.
How to install the PCI bridge driver for the 440BX chipset E-1 Appendix E How to install the PCI bridge driver for the 440BX chipset This CD-ROM (Or floppy diskette) has the Intel’s 82371xB INF update 3.2.2 drives version. It can be used to update the 440BX chipset motherboard. The following procedure describes how to install and update the PCI bridge. If you have a floppy diskette and not the CD-ROM, just insert the diskette and execute the Setup.exe file to start installation of the INF update files.
E-2 Appendix E Step2. Execute the Product CD-Title ABITCD.EXE and choice Driver Î PCI Bridge Driver for Windows® 95, then you will see the screen below: Step3. Click NEXT Step 4. You will see the license agreement dialog screen, click Yes.
How to install the PCI bridge driver for the 440BX chipset Step 5. Click Next, then wait a while, until you see the installation complete screen. Step 6. Click OK, the system will restart.
E-4 Appendix E Step 7. Restart your computer, then check the Device Manager again. First, you can check Hard Disk Controller, then take a look to see if the Bus Master driver is already recognized.
How to install the PCI bridge driver for the 440BX chipset E-5 Step 8. Also check System Device, to find out if four devices are identified as well. (Please see the arrows below) You have completed all things now.
E-6 Appendix E
Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility F-1 Appendix F Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility We provide a useful and powerful utility in our product package, the HighPoint XStore Pro. What does XStore do? The XStore Pro is a hard disk enhancement utility which can improve the system performance. The basic concept is using read-ahead caching algorithm to improve the hard disk performance.
F-2 Appendix F 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. The following step could solve this problem if it happens: 1. 2. 3.
Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility F-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 Pro 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.
F-4 Step 3. Press the “Next” key, you will see the license screen.
Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility F-5 Step 4. Press the “Yes” to continue screen below. Step 5. When install process done, you will see the screen below. This screen will show up only when you select install both XStore Pro and CD Xpress. If you want to see the ReadMe file, you can click on to the circle.
F-6 Appendix F 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.
Technical Support G-1 Appendix G Technical Support / If you have a problem during operation & In order to help our technical support personnel to quickly find out what is the problem of your motherboard 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.
G-2 Appendix G 5 Example 2: With a system including the motherboard (with CPU, DRAM, COAST...) HDD, CD-ROM, FDD, VGA CARD, LAN CARD, MPEG CARD, SCSI CARD, SOUND CARD, after assembly and after having installed the Sound Card Driver, when you restart the system, when it runs the Sound Card Driver, it resets automatically. This problem may be due to the Sound Card Driver. During the Starting DOS… procedure, press SHIFT (BY-PASS) key, to skip CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT; edit CONFIG.
Technical Support G-3 '' Main instructions... To fill in this “Technical Support Form”, refer to the step-by-step instructions given below: 1*. MODEL: Note the model number given in your user’s manual. Example: BX6, BH6, etc… 2*. Motherboard model number (REV): Note the motherboard model number labeled on the motherboard as “REV:*.**”. Example: REV: 1.01 3* . BIOS ID and Part Number : See below: Example: 4. Note the driver version number indicated on the DEVICE DRIVER disk (if have) as “Release *.
G-4 Appendix G 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 233MHz” 7. HDD: Indicate the brand and specifications of your HDD(s), specify if the HDD is using …IDE1 or …IDE2.
Technical Support 9. G-5 System Memory (DRAM): Indicate the brand and specifications (SIMM / DIMM) of your system memory. Examples: In the Brand space, write “Panasonic”, in the Specifications space, write “SIMM-FP DRAM 4MB-06”. Or, in the Brand, write “NPNX”, in the Specifications space, write “SIMM-EDO DRAM 8MB-06”. Or, in the Brand space, write “SEC”, in the Specifications space, write “DIMM-S DRAM 8MB-G12”. 10.
G-6 Appendix G
Technical Support ) G-7 Technical Support Form Company name: - Contact: Model Motherboard model no. OS/Application + Phone #: 2Fax #: BIOS ID # * DRIVER REV * * Hardware name Brand C.P.
G-8 Appendix G
