MX3ZA User's Guide Printed in Taiwan PART NO.: 49.88101.081 DOC. NO.
MX3ZA Motherboard User's Guide Document Number : MX3ZA-1-E9903A Model and revision : For MX3ZA rev 1.xx Manual version : English, rev A Release Date : Mar 18, 1999 More help for latest information: Taiwan http://www.aopen.com.tw USA http://www.aopenusa.com Europe http://www.aopen.
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FCC Class B Radio Frequency Declaration of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Subassembly -CPU Board device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Organization Chapter 1, Overview, covers the introduction and specifications of the system board and special features. Chapter 2, Hardware Installation, describes hardware jumpers, connectors and memory configuration. There are user friendly drawings to locate jumper and connector. Chapter 3, AWARD BIOS, explains the system BIOS and tells how to configure the system by setting the BIOS parameters.
Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: Text entered by user, default settings, recommended selections Represent text input by the user, default settings and recommended selections , ,, , , etc Represent the actual keys that you have to press on the keyboard. , Note: Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. Warning: Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW 1.1 SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................4 1.2 APM SUSPEND TO HARD DRIVE ..............................................................5 1.3 ZERO VOLTAGE WAKE ON MODEM .........................................................8 1.4 SYSTEM VOLTAGE MONITORING............................................................10 1.5 FAN MONITORING .................................................................................
2.5.1 Setting Up in Windows 95/98 .........................................................20 2.5.2 Setting Up in NT4.0........................................................................21 CHAPTER 3 AWARD BIOS ........................................................................1 3.1 ENTERING THE AWARD BIOS SETUP MENU ............................................2 3.2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP ........................................................................3 3.3 BIOS FEATURES SETUP ................
Chapter 1 Overview MX3ZA is a new generation Socket 370 based system board that utilizes Intel 82440ZX AGPset on Micro ATX PCI/ISA platform. This AGPset is designed for Celeron PPGA CPU, and supports new architectures such as a high speed AGP graphic port, SDRAM, Ultra DMA/33, Bus Master IDE and USB port. It has two Dual in-line Memory Module (DIMM) slots that allow to install SDRAMs and expand up to a maximum of 256MB. Also, MX3ZA uses a 2M bit Flash ROM BIOS to reserve for future new functions.
Overview ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive The conventional "Suspend to Hard Drive" function is a private design of AOpen motherboards, the requirement to run it is a BIOS revision and correct chipset that supports this function. However, nowadays "Suspend to Hard Drive" has been become widely known as the "S4 - Hibernation" state defined in the ACPI specification; in this case not only the BIOS itself but also the operation system (i.e.
Overview Over Current Protection The Over Current Protection was very popular implemented on the Baby AT or ATX 3.3V/5V/12V switching power supply. However, the new generation Celeron PPGA CPU uses different voltage that have regulator to transfer 5V to CPU voltage (for example, 2.0V), and make 5V over current protection useless. MX3ZA with switching regulator onboard support CPU over current protection, in conjunction with 3.3V/5V/12V power supply provide the full line over current protection.
Overview 1.1 Specifications Form Factor Board Size CPU System Memory Chipset Onboard Audio Onboard AGP Expansion Slots Serial Port Parallel Port Floppy Interface IDE Interface USB Interface PS/2 Mouse Keyboard RTC and Battery BIOS 1-4 Micro ATX 244 mm x 220 mm Celeron PPGA 168-pin DIMM x2, maximum 256MB SDRAM. Intel 82440ZX AGPset ESS Solo-1 ATI 3D Rage Pro Turbo AGP ISA x1 and PCI x3 Two serial ports UART 16C550 compatible, and the 3rd UART for IR function.
Overview 1.2 APM Suspend to Hard Drive Suspend to Hard Drive saves your current work (system status, memory and screen image) into hard disk, and then the system can be totally power off. Next time, when power is on, you can resume your original work directly from hard disk within few seconds without go through the Win95 booting process and run your application again. If your memory is 16MB, normally, you need to reserve at least 16MB HDD space to save your memory image.
Overview Option2: Use /partition switch (applied to FAT16/FAT32 file system): To create a separate partition for Suspend to Hard Drive, please make sure you have reserved a free partition. We suggest you reserve the free partition which space is appropriate for your future memory expansion.
Overview Tip: The following VGA cards have been tested & recognized as VESA compatible VGA device. AOpen PV90 (Trident 9680) AOpen PT60 (S3 Virge/BIOS R1.00-01) AOpen PV60 (S3 Tiro64V+) AOpen PT70 (S3 Virge/DX) ProLink Trident GD-5440 ProLink Cirrus GD-5430 ProLink Cirrus GD-5446 ATI Mach 64 GX ATI 3D RAGE II Diamond Stealth64D (S3 868) Diamond Stealth64V (S3 968) KuoWei ET-6000 Tip: The following sound cards have been tested OK for Suspend to Hard Drive.
Overview 1.3 ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive For a detailed installation procedure please refer to the following procedure to enable ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive on the AOpen MX3ZA motherboard. First please check if your system meets the following requirements, then follow the procedure step by step. I. Fresh installation of Windows 98 on a new system 1. Execute "Setup.exe /p j" to install Windows 98 2. After Windows 98's installation is complete, go to the Control Panel --> Power Management. a.
Overview 3. Reboot system. 4. Clean boot into DOS and run "AOZVHDD.EXE /C /File" III. Changing from ACPI to APM 1. Run "Regedit.exe" a. Go through the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE MICROSOFT WINDOWS CURRENT VERSION DETECT ACPI OPTION b. Right click and select "Modify, change "01" to "00" to make it "0000 02". Note: "02" means Windows 98 is ACPI acknowledged but the ACPI function is disabled. c. Save changes. 2. Select "Add New Hardware" under Control Panel.
Overview 1.4 Zero Voltage Modem Wake Up The Wake On Modem discussed here is to wakeup from true power off (defined as the fan of power supply being off), This motherboard still supports traditional green PC suspend mode but is not discussed here.
Overview For Internal Modem Card (AOpen MP56): 1. Go into the BIOS Setup, select Power Management and Æ 0V Wake On Modem. Select “Enabled.” 2. Install your application, put into Windows 95 StartUp. 3. Turn the system power off by soft power switch. 4. Connect the 4-pin Wake On Modem cable from MP56 RING connector to the MX3ZA WOM connector. 5. Connect your telephone line to the MP56 modem. You are now ready to use Wake On Modem. For External Box Modem: 1.
Overview 1.5 System Voltage Monitoring This motherboard implements a voltage monitoring system. As you turn on your system, this smart design will continue to monitor your system’s working voltage. If any of the system’s voltage is over the component's standard there will be an alarm through application software such as the Hardware Monitoring Utility to warn the user. The system voltage monitoring function monitors CPU core voltage.
Overview 1.7 CPU Thermal Protection This motherboard implements special thermal protection circuits. When temperature is higher than a predefined value, there will be warning through application software such as the Hardware Monitor utility to notify the user. It is automatically implemented by the BIOS and the Hardware Monitoring Utility, no hardware installation is needed. 1.8 Battery-less Design To preserve the earth, this motherboard implements the battery-less motherboard design.
Overview 1.9 Wake On Keyboard/Mouse This function allows you to power on your system by clicking a hot key or a mouse button that you specified. Besides, you can also disable the function of the power button and only the preset keys (like a password) can boot your system. Please follow the procedure below to enable Wake on Keyboard/Mouse function. 1. Set JP28 at pin 2-3 is to enable this function 2. Go to BIOS Setup Æ Integrated Peripherals Æ Power On Function. You can select different wake up mode.
Overview Caution: To implement this function, the 5V Stand By current of ATX power supply must be greater than 800mA. Caution: Wake On Mouse function applies to PS/2 mouse only Caution: The mouse can’t be moved between double clicking. Caution: If you set a Password but forget it, please clear CMOS. Caution: If you want to use Wake On Mouse function in DOS, it is necessary to install the DOS driver of the mouse.
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter gives you a step-by-step procedure on how to install your system. Follow each section accordingly. Caution: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and other components. Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component. 1. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it. 2.
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Hardware Installation Jumpers: JP11: JP12: JP14: JP23: JP28: Enable/Disable Onboard AGP Enable/Disable Onboard Audio Clear CMOS AGP Ratio Enable/Disable KB/MS Wake Up Connectors: PS2: KB: COM1: COM2: PRINTER: PWR2: USB: FDC: IDE1: IDE2: CPUFAN1: CDUFAN2: FAN: IrDA: PANEL: CD-IN: MODEM-CN: WOM: WOL: PS/2 mouse connector PS/2 keyboard connector COM1 connector COM2 connector Printer connector ATX power connector USB connector Floppy drive connector IDE1 primary channel IDE2 secondary channel CPU fan connect
Hardware Installation 2.2 Jumpers With the help of VID signal and SMbus, this motherboard is jumper-less design. 2.2.1 Selecting the CPU Frequency Celeron PPGA VID signal and SMbus clock generator provide CPU voltage auto-detection and allow user to set CPU frequency through CMOS setup, no jumper or switch is needed. The correct CPU information is saved into EEPROM, with these technologies, the disadvantages of Pentium base jumper-less design are eliminated.
Hardware Installation 2.2.2 Setting the CPU Voltage This motherboard supports Celeron PPGA VID function, the CPU core voltage is automatically detected, the range is from 1.3V to 2.05V. 2.2.3 Clearing the CMOS JP14 1-2 2-3 Clear CMOS Normal operation (default) Clear CMOS You need to clear the CMOS if you forget your system password. To clear the CMOS, follow the procedures listed below: JP14 JP14 1 2 3 1 2 3 Normal Operation (default) Clear CMOS The procedure to clear CMOS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Hardware Installation press Power button at the same time. Note that do not release key until POST screen appearing. 2.2.4 Onboard AGP JP11 1-2 2-3 Onboard AGP Enabled (default) Disabled If you want to install another VGA card, you have to disable the onboard AGP by setting this jumper to Disabled. JP11 1 2 3 Enabled (default) JP11 1 2 3 Disabled 2.2.
Hardware Installation 2.2.6 KB/MS Wakeup JP28 1-2 2-3 KB/MS Wakeup Disabled Enabled This jumper is used to enable or disable Keyboard/Mouse Power ON function. If you select Enabled, you may decide the wakeup mode from BIOS Setup. To implement this function, the 5V Stand By current must be greater than 800mA. Note that only PS/2 mouse supports Wake On Mouse function.
Hardware Installation 2.3 Connectors 2.3.1 Power Cable The ATX power supply uses 20-pin connector shown below. Make sure you plug in the right direction. Caution: Make sure that the power supply is off before connecting or disconnecting the power cable. 3.3V +5V 5V SB 3.3V +5V PWR2 2.3.2 Fan Plug in the fan cable to the fan connectors onboard. The fan connectors are marked CPUFAN1, CPUFAN2 and FAN on the system board.
Hardware Installation 2.3.3 PS/2 Mouse The onboard PS/2 mouse connector is a 6-pin Mini-Din connector marked PS2. The view angle of drawing shown here is from back panel of the housing. PCB PS/2 Mouse 2.3.4 Keyboard The onboard PS/2 keyboard connector is a 6-pin Mini-Din connector marked KB2. The view angle of drawing shown here is from back panel of the housing.
Hardware Installation 2.3.5 Serial Devices (COM1/COM2) The onboard serial connectors are 9-pin D-type connectors on the back panel of mainboard. The serial port 1 connector is marked as COM1 and the serial port 2 connector is marked as COM2. PCB COM1 2.3.6 Serial Devices (COM2) Plug in the 10-pin flat cable to the COM2 connectors.
Hardware Installation 2.3.7 Printer The onboard printer connector is a 25-pin D-type connector marked PRINTER. The view angle of drawing shown here is from back panel of the housing. PRINTER PCB 2.3.8 USB Device You can attach USB devices to the USB connector. The motherboard contains two USB connectors, which are marked as USB.
Hardware Installation 2.3.9 Floppy Drive Connect the 34-pin floppy drive cable to the floppy drive connector marked as FDC on the system board. 2 34 1 33 FDC 2.3.10 IDE Hard Disk and CD ROM This mainboard supports two 40 pin IDE connectors marked as IDE1 and IDE2. IDE1 is also known as primary channel and IDE2 as secondary channel, each channel supports two IDE devices that make total of four devices.
Hardware Installation Caution: The specification of IDE cable is maximum 46cm (18 inches), make sure your cable does not excess this length. Caution: For better signal quality, it is recommended to set far end side device to master mode and follow the suggested sequence to install your new device. Please refer to the following figure. IDE1 (Primary Channel) Slave (2nd) Master (1st) IDE2 (Second Channel) Slave (4th) Master (3rd) 2.3.
Hardware Installation 1 Keylock IDE LED 11 + + SPWR + ACPI & + + Power LED + Speaker Reset 10 20 PANEL 2.3.12 IrDA Connector The IrDA connector can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application software such as Laplink or Win95 Direct Cable Connection, user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA and printers. This connector supports HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters), ASK-IR (56Kbps) and Fast IR (4Mbps, 2 meters).
Hardware Installation 2.3.13 Wake On Modem Connector This mainboard implements special circuit to support Wake On Modem, both Internal Modem Card (AOpen MP56) and external box Modem are supported. Since Internal Modem card consumes no power when system power is off, it is recommended to use Internal Modem. To use AOpen MP56, connect 4-pin cable from RING connector of MP56 to WOM connector on the mainboard. Pin 1 2 3 4 Description +5V SB NC RING GND Pin 1 2 3 Description +5V SB GND LID 1 2 3 4 WOM 2.
Hardware Installation 2.3.15 CD Audio Connector This connector is used to connect CD audio cable. Pin 1 2 3 4 Description L GND GND R Pin 1 2 3 4 Description Mono In GND GND Mic Out 1 2 3 4 CD-IN 2.3.16 Mono In/Mic Out Connector This connector is used to connect Mono In/Mic Out connector of an internal modem card. The pin 1-2 is Mono In, and the pin 3-4 is Mic Out. Please note that there is no standard for this kind of connector yet, only some internal modem cards implement this connector.
Hardware Installation 2.4 Configuring the System Memory The DIMM types supported are SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) only. This motherboard has two 168 pin DIMM sockets (Dual-in-line Memory Module) that allow you to install system memory up to 256MB. Pin1 DIMM modules can be identified by the following factors: I. Size: single side, 1Mx64 (8MB), 2Mx64 (16MB), 4Mx64 (32MB), 8Mx64 (64MB), 16Mx64 (128MB), and double side, 1Mx64x2 (16MB), 2Mx64x2 (32MB), 4Mx64x2 (64MB), 8Mx64x2 (128MB).
Hardware Installation III. Buffered and non-buffered: This motherboard supports non-buffered DIMMs. You can identify non-buffered DIMMs and buffered DIMMs according to the position of the notch, following figure is for your reference: non-buffered Reserved buffered Because the positions are different, only non-buffered DIMMs can be inserted into the DIMM sockets on this motherboard. Although most of DIMMs on current market are non-buffered, we still suggest you to ask your dealer for the correct type. IV.
Hardware Installation The following table lists the recommended DRAM combinations of DIMM: DIMM Data chip 1M by 16 Bit size per side 1Mx64 Single/ Double side x1 Chip count 4 DIMM size Recommended 8MB Yes 1M by 16 1Mx64 x2 8 16MB Yes 2M by 8 2Mx64 x1 8 16MB Yes 2M by 8 2Mx64 x2 16 32MB Yes 4M by 16 4Mx64 x1 4 32MB Yes 4M by 16 4Mx64 x2 8 64MB Yes 8M by 8 8Mx64 x1 8 64MB Yes 8M by 8 8Mx64 x2 16 128MB Yes DIMM Data chip 2M by 32 Bit size per side 2Mx64 Singl
Chapter 3 Software Installation This chapter gives you a step-by-step procedure on how to install the driver and utility of this motherboard. Because chipset and technology improvement is faster than operating system, sometimes we need certain procedures to successfully install necessary software. Please follow each section accordingly.
Software Installation 3.1 Onboard Audio This motherboard comes with a 16-bit sound processor (ESS Solo-1) onboard. Game Port PCB SPK MIC LINE-IN To fully utilize the audio functions, you may connect various peripheral devices that the audio chip supports. The following figure shows the different devices that you can connect. Stereo Amplifier Headphones Speakers SPK Line-in Mic CD Player Microphone 3-2 Tape Deck, Synthesizer, etc.
Software Installation The onboard audio has the following features: Advanced technology support ESS Solo-1 PCI audio accelerator in 16 bits stereo chip High-quality ESFM music synthesizer 64 voices software wavetable 3-D stereo effects processor Support DLS (downloadable sound) Support Microsoft DirectMusic Support Microsoft positional 3D Support DirectSound and DirectSound 3D ADPCM data compression Internal modem connector Full DOS game compatibility Plug a
Software Installation 3.1.1 Setting Up in Windows 95/98 This motherboard comes with CD-ROM disc (AOpen Bonus Pack) containing the Windows 95/98 drivers and software (including the Music Center application). Refer to their online help for details. Note: Refer to your Windows 95/98 manual or online help for any questions on Windows 95/98. Installing the Drivers and the Application After turning on the system, Windows 95/98 begins loading and starts detecting new hardware installed on the system. 1.
Software Installation Install the Application 1. Insert AOpen Bonus Pack disc, setup the applications from “Motherboard Drivers” of the autorun program, or browse CD and select X:\Mx3za\ Sound\Setup.exe. Dos Legacy mode Setup 1. 2. 3. Insert AOpen Bonus Pack disc, setup the applications from “Motherboard Drivers” of the autorun program, or browse CD and select X:\Mx3za\ Sound\Setup.exe. Select Application button from setup menu. Choose Dos Legacy Support item to begin setup.
Software Installation 3. Place your NT4.0 installation CD and press OK (the default path is the i386 directory). 4. The Generic MPU-401/Joystick Setup dialog box will pop up. Select the default configuration resource and press OK. 5. Click on the Restart Now button. Note: X: means your CD drive letter, please change it according to the actual drive letter.
Software Installation 3.2 Onboard AGP PCB VGA This motherboard comes with a high performance onboard graphics accelerator (ATI 3D Rage Pro Turbo AGP). 3.2.1 Installing ATI enhanced driver in Win95/98 1. Place the CD disc into the CDROM drive. 2. In the Taskbar, click Start. 3. Click Run. 4. Type D:\Mx3za\Agp\Win9x\Disk1\Setup.exe in the text entry area, and press OK. (If D is not your CDROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter.) 5. Follow the instructions displayed in the help. 3.2.
Software Installation 6. NT will prompt you for the correct path, enter D:\Mx3za\Agp\Win9x. (If D is not your CDROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter.) 7. A list of ATI graphics accelerators will be displayed. Select the one you are using, then click on the "OK" button. 8. Windows NT will once again prompt for confirmation. All appropriate files are then copied to the hard disk. 9. Restart Windows NT. Windows NT will start up using the mach64 drivers. 10.
Software Installation 3.3 Install Hardware Monitoring Utility There are four high-valued "Hardware Monitoring" features being implemented on this motherboard. 1. Over Current Protection: Providing over current protection for CPU Vcore. In conjunction with the over current protection provided by ATX power supply on 3.3V/5V/12V, it gives the full line over current protection. 2. System Voltage Monitoring: As you turn your system on, this smart design will continue to monitor your system working voltage.
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Software Installation 3.4 Install Norton AntiVirus You can install this antivirus software from AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc, please follow the procedure below. To install Norton Antivirus, please follow the procedure below. To run AOchip, please follow the procedure below. 1. Choose “Norton Antivirus” from the autorun menu of AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc. 2. Choose one language version accordingly and click “OK” button. ~ 0r ~ Brazilian version: Run \Nav\Brazilian\Setup.
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Software Installation 3.5 Install Docucom Reader The AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc includes an online manual of this motherboard, which is PDF file format. You must use Docucom Reader to read these PDF files. To install Docucom Reader, please follow the procedure below. Choose “Docucom Reader” from the autorun menu of AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc. ~ 0r ~ Run \Utility\Docucom\Setup\Setup.
Software Installation 3.6 Eliminate “?” mark in Win95 VIA has introduced Apollo Pro Plus chipset with latest feature of "ACPI", "USB" & "Ultra DMA/33". Since these devices are so new that Win'95 did not anticipate to support them on Aug. of '95 which Win'95 initially is being released, there will be question marks or "standard IDE controller" presented under Device Manager after installing Win'95 on this board.
Software Installation 3.7 Install Bus Master IDE Driver The traditional PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires the CPU to involve in all the activities of the IDE access including waiting for the mechanical events. To reduce the workload of the CPU, the bus master IDE device transfers data from/to memory without interrupting the CPU and releases CPU to operate concurrently while data is transferring between memory and IDE device.
Chapter 4 Award BIOS This chapter tells how to configure the system parameters and upgrade the BIOS. Important: Because the BIOS code is the most often changed part of the mainboard design, the BIOS information contained in this chapter (especially the Chipset Setup parameters) may be a little different compared to the actual BIOS that came with your motherboard.
AWARD BIOS 4.1 Entering the Award BIOS Setup Menu The BIOS setup utility is a segment of codes/routines residing in the BIOS Flash ROM. This routine allows you to configure the system parameters and save the configuration into the 128 byte CMOS area, (normally in the RTC chip or directly in the main chipset). To enter the BIOS Setup, press during POST (Power-On Self Test). The BIOS Setup Main Menu appears as follows. Tip: Choose "Load Setup Defaults" for recommended optimal performance.
AWARD BIOS 4.2 Standard CMOS Setup The "Standard CMOS Setup" sets the basic system parameters such as the date, time, and the hard disk type. Use the arrow keys to highlight an item and or to select the value for each item. Standard CMOS Æ Date To set the date, highlight the Date parameter. Press current date. The date format is month, date, and year. or to set the Standard CMOS Æ Time To set the time, highlight the Time parameter. Press or to set the current time in hour, minute, and second format.
AWARD BIOS Standard CMOS Æ Primary Master Æ Type Standard CMOS Æ Primary Slave Æ Type Standard CMOS Æ Secondary Master Æ Type Standard CMOS Æ Secondary Slave Æ Type Type Auto User None This item lets you select the IDE hard disk parameters that your system supports. These parameters are Size, Number of Cylinder, Number of Head, Start Cylinder for Pre-compensation, Cylinder number of Head Landing Zone and Number of Sector per Track.
AWARD BIOS Standard CMOS Æ Drive A Standard CMOS Æ Drive B Drive A None 360KB 5.25" 1.2MB 5.25" 720KB 3.5" 1.44MB 3.5" 2.88MB 3.5" These items select the floppy drive type. The available settings and types supported by the mainboard are listed to the left. Standard CMOS Æ Video Video EGA/VGA CGA40 CGA80 Mono This item specifies the type of video card in use. The default setting is VGA/EGA. Since current PCs use VGA only, this function is almost useless and may be disregarded in the future.
AWARD BIOS 4.3 BIOS Features Setup This screen appears when you select the option "BIOS Features Setup" from the main menu. BIOS Features Æ Virus Warning Virus Warning Enabled Disabled Set this parameter to Enabled to activate the warning message. This feature protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk from virus intrusion. Any attempt during boot up to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive stops the system and the following warning message appears on the screen.
AWARD BIOS BIOS Features Æ External Cache External Cache Enabled Disabled Enabling this parameter activates cache (currently, PBSRAM cache). parameter slows down the system. recommend that you leave it enabled troubleshooting a problem. the secondary Disabling the Therefore, we unless you are BIOS Features Æ CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Disabled This item lets you enable or disable L2 Cache ECC checking.
AWARD BIOS BIOS Features Æ Boot Sequence Boot Sequence A,C,SCSI C,A,SCSI C,CDROM,A CDROM,C,A CDROM,A,C D,A,SCSI E,A,SCSI F,A,SCSI SCSI,A,C SCSI,C,A C only LS/ZIP,C This parameter allows you to specify the system boot up search sequence. The hard disk ID are listed below: C: Primary master D: Primary slave E: Secondary master F: Secondary slave LS: LS120 Zip: IOMEGA ZIP Drive BIOS Features Æ Swap Floppy Drive Swap Floppy Drive Enabled Disabled This item allows you to swap floppy drives.
AWARD BIOS BIOS Features Æ PCI/VGA Palette Snoop PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Enabled Disabled Enabling this item informs the PCI VGA card to keep silent (and to prevent conflict) when palette register is updated (i.e., accepts data without responding any communication signals). This is useful only when two display cards use the same palette address and plugged in the PCI bus at the same time (such as MPEQ or Video capture). In such case, PCI VGA is silent while MPEQ/Video capture is set to function normally.
AWARD BIOS BIOS Features Æ Show Logo On Screen Show Logo On Screen Enabled Disabled This item lets you show or hide AOpen logo on the POST screen. BIOS Features Æ Video BIOS Shadow Video BIOS Shadow Enabled Disabled VGA BIOS Shadowing means to copy video display card BIOS into the DRAM area. This enhances system performance because DRAM access time is faster than ROM.
AWARD BIOS 4.4 Chipset Features Setup The "Chipset Features Setup" includes settings for the chipset dependent features. These features are related to system performance. Caution: Make sure you fully understand the items contained in this menu before you try to change anything. You may change the parameter settings to improve system performance. However, it may cause your system to be unstable if the setting is not correct for your system configuration.
AWARD BIOS Chipset Features Æ SDRAM CAS Latency Chipset Features Æ SDRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay SDRAM CAS Latency 2T 3T Auto These are timing of SDRAM CAS Latency and RAS to CAS Delay, calculated by clocks. They are important parameters affects SDRAM performance, default is Auto. If you install DIMMs with SPD and set this item to Auto, BIOS will automatically detect your DIMMs and then set to a appropriate timing; If you use DIMMs without SPD and set this item to Auto, BIOS will set it to 3/3.
AWARD BIOS Chipset Features Æ 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NA For some old I/O chips, after the execution of an I/O command, the device requires a certain amount of time (recovery time) before the execution of the next I/O command. Because of new generation CPU and mainboard chipset, the assertion of I/O command is faster, and sometimes shorter than specified I/O recovery time of old I/O devices.
AWARD BIOS Chipset Features Æ Delayed Transaction Delayed Transaction Enabled Disabled This item lets you control the Delayed Transaction function of the PIIX4E chipset (Intel PCI to ISA bridge). This function is used to meet latency of PCI cycles to or from ISA bus. Try to enable or disable it, if you have ISA card compatibility problem. Chipset Features Æ AGP Aperture Size (MB) AGP Aperture Size (MB) 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 This item lets you determine the effective size of the AGP Graphic Aperture.
AWARD BIOS Chipset Features Æ System Frequency System Frequency 233 MHz 266 MHz 300 MHz 333 MHz 350 / 100 366 MHz 400 MHz 400 / 100 433 MHz 450 / 100 466 MHz 500 MHz 500 / 100 Manual This item lets you set CPU frequency. If you want to set to other values, please choose "Manual " to set CPU clock frequency and clock ratio manually. /100 indicates the setting supports a 100MHz FSB CPU. Chipset Features Æ CPU Clock Frequency CPU Clock Frequency 66.8 MHz 75.0 MHz 83.
AWARD BIOS Chipset Features Æ CPU Clock Ratio CPU Clock Ratio 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 Intel Pentium II is designed to have different Internal (Core) and External (Bus) frequency. This item lets you select the ratio of Core/Bus frequency. The default value is 3.5x. Chipset Features Æ Y2K CMOS Update Y2K CMOS Update Enabled Disabled 4-16 This item is designed for some Y2K testing programs, for example, Check It 98.
AWARD BIOS 4.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup screen enables you to control the motherboard green features. See the following screen. Power Management Æ ACPI Function ACPI Function Enabled Disabled If your OS is ACPI enabled you have to set this item to Enabled, or there may be unexpected errors. If your OS is APM mode, you can remain the Disabled setting.
AWARD BIOS Min Saving Max Saving 1 hour 1 min 1 hour 1 min 1 hour 1 min 15 min 1 min Power Management Æ PM Controlled by APM PM Controlled by APM Yes No If "Max Saving" is selected, you can turn on this item, transfer power management control to APM (Advanced Power Management) and enhance power saving function. For example, stop CPU internal clock. Power Management Æ Video Off Method Video Off Method V/H SYNC + Blank DPMS Blank Screen This determines the way that the monitor is off.
AWARD BIOS Power Management Æ Doze Mode Doze Mode Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 12 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 1 Hour This item lets you set the period of time after which the system enters into Doze mode. The system activity (or event) is detected by monitoring the IRQ signals or other events (such as I/O).
AWARD BIOS Power Management Æ HDD Power Down HDD Power Down Disabled 1 Min ..... 15 Min This option lets you specify the IDE HDD idle time before the device enters the power down state. This item is independent from the power states previously described in this section (Standby and Suspend). Power Management Æ 0V Wake On Modem 0V Wake On Modem Enabled Disabled This option lets you specify enable or disable Wake On Modem function.
AWARD BIOS Power Management Æ Throttle Duty Cycle Throttle Duty Cycle 12.5 % 25.0 % 37.5 % 50.0 % 62.5 % 75.0 % 87.5 % Clock Throttling means at the Doze/Standby state, the CPU clock count in a given time (not the frequency) is reduced to the ratio specified in this parameter. Actually, the period per CPU clock is not changed. For example, a 66MHz CPU clock remains the same 30ns clock period when system goes into Doze/Suspend.
AWARD BIOS Power Management Æ Date (of Month) Date (of Month) 0 1 ..... 31 This item is displayed when you enable the Wake On RTC Timer option. Here you can specify what date you want to wake up the system. For Example, setting to 15 will wake up the system on the 15th day of every month. Note: Setting this item to 0 will wake up the system on the specified time (which can be set in the Wake On RTC Timer ) every day.
AWARD BIOS Power Management Æ Primary IDE 0 Power Management Æ Primary IDE 1 Power Management Æ Secondary IDE 0 Power Management Æ Secondary IDE 1 Power Management Æ Floppy Disk Power Management Æ Serial Port Power Management Æ Parallel Port Primary IDE 0 Enabled Disabled These items enable or disable the detection of IDE, floppy, serial and parallel port activities for power down state transition. Actually it detects the read/write to/from I/O port.
AWARD BIOS 4.6 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup The PNP/PCI Configuration Setup allows you to configure the ISA and PCI devices installed in your system. The following screen appears if you select the option "PNP/PCI Configuration Setup" from the main menu. PNP/PCI Configuration Æ PnP OS Installed PnP OS Installed Yes No Normally, the PnP resources are allocated by BIOS during POST (Power-On Self Test).
AWARD BIOS PNP/PCI Configuration Æ Reset Configuration Data Reset Configuration Data Enabled Disabled In case conflict occurs after you assign the IRQs or after you configure your system, you can enable this function, allow your system to automatically reset your configuration and reassign the IRQs, DMAs, and I/O address.
AWARD BIOS PNP/PCI Configuration Æ PCI IDE IRQ Map To PCI IDE IRQ Map To ISA PCI-Slot1 PCI-Slot2 PCI-Slot3 PCI-Slot4 PCI-Auto Some old PCI IDE add-on cards are not fully PnP compatible. These cards require you to specify the slot in use to enable BIOS to properly configure the PnP resources. This function allows you to select the PCI slot for any PCI IDE add-on card present in your system. Set this item to Auto to allow BIOS to automatically configure the installed PCI IDE card(s).
AWARD BIOS PCI Slot Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 (if any) Location 1 (pin A6) INTA INTB INTC INTD INTD Location 2 (pin B7) INTB INTC INTD INTA INTA Location 3 (pin A7) INTC INTD INTA INTB INTB Location 4 (pin B8) INTD INTA INTB INTC INTC PNP/PCI Configuration Æ Modem Use IRQ Modem Use IRQ N/A 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 This item lets you set an IRQ for the modem.
AWARD BIOS PNP/PCI Configuration Æ Used MEM Length Used MEM Length 8K 16K 32K 64K If your ISA card is not PnP compatible and requires special memory space to support its function, specify the memory size in this parameter to inform the PnP BIOS to reserve the specified memory space for installed legacy ISA card.
AWARD BIOS 4.7 Load Setup Defaults The "Load Setup Defaults" option loads optimized settings for optimum system performance. Optimal settings are relatively safer than the Turbo settings. All the product verification, compatibility/reliability test report and manufacture quality control are based on "Load Setup Defaults". We recommend you to use this settings for normal operation. "Load Setup Defaults" is not the slowest setting for this motherboard.
AWARD BIOS 4.9 Integrated Peripherals The following screen appears if you select the option "Integrated Peripherals" from the main menu. This option allows you to configure the I/O features. Integrated Peripherals Æ IDE HDD Block Mode IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Disabled 4-30 This feature enhances disk performance by allowing multisector data transfers and eliminates the interrupt handling time for each sector. Most IDE drives, except with old designs, can support this feature.
AWARD BIOS Integrated Peripherals Æ IDE Primary Master UDMA Integrated Peripherals Æ IDE Primary Slave UDMA Integrated Peripherals Æ IDE Secondary Master UDMA Integrated Peripherals Æ IDE Secondary Slave UDMA IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto Disabled This item allows you to set the Ultra DMA/33 mode supported by the hard disk drive connected to your primary IDE connector.
AWARD BIOS Integrated Peripherals Æ Power On Function Power On Function Button Only Keyboard 98 Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right This item is used to select Wake on Keyboard/Mouse mode. Button Only: Disable Wake on KB/MS function. You can boot up your system by power button only. Keyboard 98: If selecting this option, you can boot up the system by power button and the “Wake” key on keyboard which complies to Keyboard 98 standard.
AWARD BIOS Integrated Peripherals Æ Keyboard Power On Password Keyboard Power On Password You can specify 1-5 keys as a password. Note: Before setting a password you have to make sure JP28 has been enabled, or your system cannot be boot up properly any more. Under this situation, the only solution is to clear CMOS.
AWARD BIOS Power Management Æ AC PWR Auto Recovery AC PWR Auto Recovey Former-Sts On Off A traditional ATX system should remain at power off stage when AC power resumes from power failure. This design is inconvenient for a network server or workstation, without an UPS, that needs to keep power-on. This item is used to solve this problem. Selecting On lets the system can automatically power-on after AC power resumes; in the other hand, the system will power-off if you select Off.
AWARD BIOS Integrated Peripherals Æ UART Mode Select UART Mode Select Standard HPSIR ASKIR This item is configurable only if the "Onboard UART 2" is enabled. This allows you to specify the mode of serial port2. The available mode selections are: • Standard - Sets serial port 2 to operate in normal mode. This is the default setting. • HPSIR - Select this setting if you installed an Infrared module in your system via IrDA connector (refer to section 2.3 "Connectors").
AWARD BIOS Integrated Peripherals Æ Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Port This item controls the onboard parallel port address and interrupt. 3BC/IRQ7 378/IRQ7 278/IRQ5 Disabled Note: If you are using an I/O card with a parallel port, make sure that the addresses and IRQ do not conflict. Integrated Peripherals Æ Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port Mode SPP EPP ECP ECP + EPP This item lets you set the parallel port mode.
AWARD BIOS 4.10 Password Setting Password prevents unauthorized use of your computer. If you set a password, the system prompts for the correct password before boot or access to Setup. To set a password: 1. At the prompt, type your password. Your password can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters. When you type the characters, they appear as asterisks on the password screen box. 2. After typing the password, press. 3. At the next prompt, re-type your password and press again to confirm the new password.
AWARD BIOS 4.13 Load EEPROM Default Except "Load Setup Default" and "Load Turbo Default", you may also use "Save EEPROM Default " to save your own settings into EEPROM, and reload by using this item. 4.14 Save EEPROM Default You may use this item to save your own settings into EEPROM. Then, if the data in CMOS is lost or you forget the previous settings, you may use "Load EEPROM Default " to reload. 4.15 Exit without Saving Use this function to exit Setup without saving the CMOS value changes.
AWARD BIOS 4.17 How to Upgrade the BIOS AOpen Easy Flash is more user friendly than traditional flash method. The BIOS binary file and flash routine are combined together and you simply run a single file to complete the flash process. 1. Get new BIOS upgrade program from AOpen's web site. For example, MX3ZA200.EXE. It is recommended to save it to a bootable DOS floppy diskette for error recovery. 2. Reboot the system to DOS mode without loading any memory handler (such as EMM386) or device driver.
