CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The ATX BX1 mainboard is a high-performance personal computer mainboard based on the Pentium® II processor. The Pentium® II processor supports MMXTM (Multimedia Extension) technology. The mainboard uses the highly integrated Intel® 82443BX AGP chipset to support the PCI/ISA and Green standards, and to provide the Host/AGP bridge. The Intel® 82371EB chipset integrates all system control functions such as ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface).
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Mainboard Features CPU l l l Slot 1 for Pentium® II processor. Supports 233MHz, 266MHz, 300MHz, 333MHz, 400MHz, and faster. Core/Bus ratios are x2, x2.5, x3, x3.5, x4, x4.5, x5, x5.5, x6 and higher. Switching Voltage Regulator l On-board switching mode DC-DC Step Down Regulator. l Conforms to Intel® VRM ver 8.2 specifications. l Over-Voltage and Over-Current protection. Chipset l Intel® 82440BX AGP chipset. Clock Generator l 66.6MHz and 100MHz clocks are supported.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION On-Board IDE l An IDE controller on the Intel® 82371EB PCI chipset provides IDE HDD/ CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA/33 operation modes. l Can connect up to four IDE devices. On-Board Peripherals l On-Board Peripherals include: - 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes. - 2 serial ports (COMA + COMB) - 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode - 2 USB ports - 1 IrDA connector for Fast IrDA.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Keyboard Connector l PS/2® keyboard interface and PS/2® mouse interface. Dimension ATX Form Factor: 30cm(L) x 22.5cm(W) x 4 layers PCB. Double deck I/O connectors, compatible with Intel® Venus Mainboard. l l Mounting l 9 mounting holes. Other Features l Keyboard Password Wake-Up.(reserved) l LAN Wake-Up. l Internal/External Modem Wake-Up. l AC Power Loss Restore.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard operates with Intel® Pentium® II processor. The mainboard used a CPU Slot called Slot 1 for easy CPU installation. To set the proper speed for the CPU, you should first check your mainboard. There are two kinds of mainboard: CPU Plug & Play mainboard & Standard mainboard. CPU Plug & Play mainboard speed setting is set on the BIOS setting. Standard mainboard speed setting is set by DIP switch.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1-1 CPU Installation Procedures Different kinds of Pentium® II processor that is currently used: the OEM version, the Boxed version, and CeleronTM. OEM Pentium® II Processor has no Heat Sink, Fan and Heat Sink Support, the Boxed Pentium® II Processor is provided with Heat Sink w/ fan and Heat Sink Support, while the CeleronTM processor is a plane processor card without cover or heatsink.. A.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION *Heat Sink Support Pin (HSSPIN) - Plastic pins inserted through the HSSBASE to secure it to the mainboard (2 required per Assembly). *Heat Sink Support Top Bar (HSSTOP) - Plastic bar that clips onto the HSSBASE through the fins on the ATX heatsink. **Heat Sink w/ fan - Heat Sink that can be attached to the Pentium® II processor with metal clip. Note: * Provided by MSI mainboard. ** Provided by Special request.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 1: Insert the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount at the bottom of the mainboard. Step 2: Install the Retention Mechanism. Look for the key on Slot 1, and match it with the Notch Key on the Retention Mechanism for proper direction. Then, attach the Retention Mechanism to the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount. Use a Screwdriver to secure the Retention Mechanism.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 3: Install the Heat Sink Support Base. Look for the Two holes across Slot 1, and match it with the Two legs of the Heat Sink Support Base for the proper direction. Take note that one hole/leg is bigger than the other. The Four top pins of the Heat Sink Support Base should also be oriented towards Slot 1. pins Heat Sink Support Pin Leg Heat Sink Support Base Push the Heat Sink Support Base onto the mainboard, until you hear a click sound. Check for a perfect fit.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 5: Install the Heat Sink with Fan to the Processor. Push down the metal clips, so that they are in line with the back of the Heat Sink. Be careful, so as not detach the metal clips from the Heat Sink. Heat Sink w/ Fan â should be The arrow pointing down. Heat Sink Base Holder Metal Clips In case the metal clips are detached from the Heat Sink, re-attach them. Look for the arrow on the metal clip.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 6: Install the Processor. Unlock the Processor by pushing in the Processor Locks. è ç Insert the Processor like inserting a PCI or an ISA card. Step 7: Lock the Processor Locks. Secure the CPU by pulling the Processor Locks out.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 8: Install the Heat Sink Support Top Bar. Push the Heat Sink Support Top Bar to the Heat Sink Support Base, Until you hear a “click” sound. Check for a perfect fit. Heatsink Support Top Bar The installation is now complete.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION B. Boxed Pentium® II Processor Installation Procedures The Boxed Pentium® II Processor has a built- in Fan and Heat Sink. It also has a Heat Sink Support. So if you’re going to use a Boxed PentiumTM II Processor, all you need is the Retention Mechanism. Step 1: Insert the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount at the bottom of the mainboard. Step 2: Install the Retention Mechanism.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 3: Install the Heat Sink Support Base. Look for the 2 holes across Slot 1, and match it with the 2 Heat Sink Support Base. Take note that one hole/base is bigger than the other. Retention Mechanism Notch Hole PC-3742 Heat Sink Support Base Push the Heat Sink Support Base onto the mainboard, until you hear a click sound. Check for a perfect fit.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 4: Install the Heat Sink Support. Attach the 2 Heat Sink Supports to the sides of the Processor. These Heat Sink Supports will fit in any direction, so be sure that the Heat Sink Support Locks are oriented outwards for the proper direction.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 5: Unlock the Processor Locks and Heat Sink Support Locks. Push in the Processor Locks. Open the Heat Sink Support Locks. Processor Lock Heatsink Support Lock PC-3744 Step 6: Insert the Processor like inserting a PCI or an ISA card.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION PC-3745 Step 7: Lock the Processor Locks and Heat Sink Support Locks Secure the CPU by pushing out the Processor Locks. Close the Heat Sink Support Locks. The installation is now complete.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION C. OEM CeleronTM Processor Installation Procedures Step 1: Insert the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount at the bottom of the mainboard. Step 2: Install the Retention Mechanism. Look for the key on Slot 1, and match it with the Notch Key on the Retention Mechanism for proper direction. Then, attach the Retention Mechanism to the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount. Use a Screwdriver to secure the Retention Mechanism.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 3: Install the Heat Sink to the Processor. Push down the plastic clips, so that they are in line with the hole on the processor. check for perfect fit. Step 4: Insert the Processor in Insert the Processor like inserting a PCI or an ISA card. Step 5: Lock the Procesoor Lock the processor by putting the Retention Cap provided.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1-2 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure 1. The DIP Switch SW1 (1, 2, 3, and 4) is used to set the Core/Bus (Fraction) ratio of the CPU. The actual core speed of the CPU is the Host Clock Frequency multiplied by the Core/Bus ratio. For example: If then CPU Clock = Core/Bus ratio = CPU core speed = = = 66MHz 3.5 Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio 66MHz x 3.5 233MHz SW1 CPU 1 ON ON 2 OFF ON 3 ON OFF 4 ON ON Core/Bus Ratio 2.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1-3 CPU Speed Setting To adjust the speed of the CPU, you must know the specification of your CPU (always ask the vendor for CPU specification). a. 66MHz CPU Bus Frequency CPU Type SW1 DIP ON ON 200MHz OFF 1 2 4 DIP ON 233MHz 3 ON OFF 1 2 ON 3 4 DIP ON 266MHz OFF 1 2 ON 3 4 DIP ON 300MHz OFF 1 2 ON 3 4 DIP 333MHz ON OFF 1 2 3 4 Table 2.1 200 ~ 333MHz Intel® Pentium® II processor b.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1-4 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/PSFAN1/SYSFAN1 These connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three pin head connector. When connecting the wire to the connector, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If your mainboard got Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of that.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.2 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 A battery must be used to retain the mainboard configuration in CMOS RAM. If you use the on-board battery, you must short 1-2 pins of JBAT1 to keep the CMOS data. 1 3 JBAT1 1 2 3 1 3 Clear Data Keep Data Note: 2 You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin, while the system is off. Then, return to 1-2 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on; it will damage the mainboard.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.3 Memory Installation 2.3-1 Memory Bank Configuration The mainboard supports a maximum of 512MB (8M x 8) or 1GB (16M x 4) registered DIMM only. It provides four 168-pin DIMMs (Double In-Line Memory Module) sockets. It supports 8 MB to 256 Mbytes DIMM memory module. DIMM4(Bank6 + Bank7) DIMM3(Bank4 + Bank5) WARNING! DIMM2(Bank2 + Bank3) DIMM1(Bank0 + Bank1) ! There are two kinds of DIMM specification supported by this mainboard: PC100 and PC66.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.3-2 Memory Installation Procedures A. How to install a DIMM Module Single Sided DIMM Double Sided DIMM 1. The DIMM slot has a two Notch Key “VOLT and DRAM”, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. 2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in. DRAM VOLT 3. The plastic clip at the side of the DIMM slot will automatically close. Note: You can only use a 3.3 volt DIMM module (SDRAM).
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.3-3 Memory Population Rules 1. Supports SDRAM DIMM. 2. To operate properly, at least one 168-pin DIMM module must be installed. 3. This mainboard supports Table Free memory, so memory can be installed on DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3, or DIMM 4 in any order. 4. Supports 3.3 volt DIMM. 5. The DRAM addressing and the size supported by the mainboard is shown below: Table 2.3-1 SDRAM Memory Addressing DRAM Tech.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.4 Case Connector: JFP1 The Power Switch, Reset Switch, Key Lock, Power LED, Speaker and HDD LED are all connected to the JFP1 connector block.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.4-1 Power Switch Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. This switch had the same feature with JRMS1. 2.4-2 Reset Switch Reset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON/ OFF. Avoid rebooting while the HDD LED is lit. You can connect the Reset switch from the system case to this pin. 2.4-3 Keylock Keylock allows you to disable the keyboard for security purposes. You can connect the keylock to this pin. 2.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.5 Floppy Disk Connector: FDD The mainboard also provides a standard floppy disk connector FDC that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector support the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.6 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 Primary IDE Connector Secondary IDE Connector The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA/33 function. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary). You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices to IDE1 and IDE2. These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk cable.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.7 Power Supply 2.7-1 ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JPW1 This connector supports the power button on-board. Using the ATX power supply, functions such as Modem Ring Wake-Up and Soft Power Off are supported by this mainboard. This power connector supports instant power on function which means that system will boot up instantly when the power connector is inserted on the board.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.7-2 Remote Power On/Off Switch: JRMS1 Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. During OFF state, press once and the system turns on. During ON stage, push once and the system goes to sleep mode: pushing it more than 4 seconds will change its status from ON to OFF. If you want to change the setup, you could go to the BIOS Power Management Setup.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.8 IrDA Infrared Module Connector: IR1 The mainboard provides one 5-pin infrared (IR1) connector for IR modules. This connector is for optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function. FIR and Consumer IR are reserved functions.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.9 Serial Port Connectors: COM A & COM B The mainboard has two 9-pin male DIN connectors for serial ports COM A and COM B. These two ports are 16550A high speed communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a mouse or a modem cable directly into these connectors.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.10 Parallel Port Connector: LPT The mainboard provides a 25 pin female centronic connector for LPT. A parallel port is a standard printer port that also supports Enhanced Parallel Port(EPP) and Extended capabilities Parallel Port(ECP).
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.11 Mouse Connector: JKBMS1 The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2® mouse. You can plug a PS/2® mouse directly into this connector. The connector location and pin definition are shown below: Pin6 NC Pin4 VCC Pin5 Mouse Clock Pin3 GND Pin1 Mouse DATA Pin2 NC PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female) 2.12 Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1 The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a keyboard.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.13 USB Connector: USB The mainboard provides a UHCI(Universal Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices like: keyboard, mouse and other USB devices. You can plug the USB device directly to this connector.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.14 Power Saving Switch Connector: JGS1 Attach a power saving switch to JGS1. When the switch is pressed, the system immediately goes into suspend mode. Press any key and the system wakes up.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.15 Power Saving LED Connector: JGL1 JGL1 can be connected with LED. This will lit while the system is in suspend mode.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.16 Power On Mode Jumper: JP2 The mainboard supports two kinds of system boot up: the Boot-Up by switch and the Immediate Boot-Up. With the Boot-Up by Switch, the system will boot up only when the power on switch is pressed. For Immediate BootUp, the system will boot up instantly when the power connector is connected into the system. JP2 Table 2.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.17 SB_LinkTM Card Sound Connector: SB_LINK The mainboard provides a distributed DMA connector for PCI sound card with this feature, such as Creative® PCI 3D sound card.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.18 Modem Wake Up Connector: JMDM1 The JMDM1 connector is for used with Modem add-on card that supports the Modem Wake Up function. 1 5 JMDM1 PIN 1 2 3 4 5 SIGNAL NC GND MDM_WAKEUP NC 5VSB Note: Modem wake-up signal is active “low”. Note: To be able to use this function, you need a power supply that provide enough power for this feature.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.19 Wake-Up on LAN Connector: JWOL1 The JWOL1 connector is for use with LAN add-on cards that supports Wake Up on LAN function. 1 3 JWOL1 PIN 1 2 3 SIGNAL 5VSB GND MP_WAKEUP Note: LAN wake-up signal is active “high”. Note: To be able to use this function, you need a power supply that provide enough power for this feature.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.20 CPU Temperature Sensor: JSOR1 This is used to check the CPU temperature. The JSOR1 is a sensor that is placed near the processor heatsink. This will monitor the CPU temperature.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.21 Chassis Intrusion Connector: JP3 This connector is connected to 2-pin connector chassis switch. If the Chassis is open, the switch will be short. The system will record this status. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS settting and clear the status.
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.22 Keyboard Power-On Enabled: JVSB (reserved) This is used to enable the keyboard power on feature. This mainboard supports keyboard power-on feature. The keyboard needs to have a power supply which can provide sufficient 5V standby power for both the keyboard and the mainboard. JVSB Feature JVSB Enabled Keyboard Wake-up System Power Feature Disabled Keyboard Wake-up System Power Feature Note: a.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP Chapter 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP Award® BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed RAM (CMOS RAM), so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP 3.1 Entering Setup Power on the computer and press immediately to allow you to enter Setup. The other way to enter Setup is to power on the computer. When the below message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press key or simultaneously press , , and keys.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP 3.3 The Main Menu Once you enter Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from ten setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept or enter the sub-menu. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IM4C) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. Power Management Setup This category determines the power consumption for system after setting the specified items. Default value is Disable. PCI Configuration Setup This category specifies the IRQ level for PCI and ISA devices. Supervisor Password/User Password Change set or disable password. This function allows the user access to the system and setup or just setup.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP 3.4 Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in each item. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IM4A) STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP Date The date format is . Day month date year Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. The month from Jan. through Dec. The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys. The year, depends on the year of the BIOS Time The time format is . PrimaryMaster/PrimarySlave SecondaryMaster/Secondary Slave These categories identify the types of 2 channels that have been installed in the computer.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP If the controller of HDD interface is ESDI, the selection shall be “Type 1”. If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”. If the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be “None”. CYLS.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP 3.5 BIOS Features Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IM4A) BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
CHAPTER 3 Note: AWARD® BIOS SETUP None (default) No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. Both/Trend/ Award Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector of hard disk partition table. This function is available only for DOS and other OS that do not trap INT13. CPU Internal Cache The default value is Enabled.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP Boot From LAN First During Enabled, If there’s a LAN card onboard the priority from booting will be from the LAN. Boot Sequence This category determines which drive the computer searches first for the disk operating system (i.e., DOS). The settings are A,C,SCSI/ C,A,SCSI/C,CD-ROM,A/CD-ROM,C,A/D,A,SCSI/E,A,SCSI/F,A,SCSI/ SCSI,A,C/SCSI,C,A/C only. Default value is A,C,SCSI. Swap Floppy Drive Switches the floppy disk drives between being designated as A and B.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Setup(default) The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. PCI VGA Palette Snooping Choose Disabled or Enabled.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP Report No FDD For WIN 95 This function is only use when you are testing SCT for Windows® 95 Logo. Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution. Video shadow will increase the video performance. Enabled (default) Disabled Video shadow is enabled Video shadow is disabled C8000 - CFFFF Shadow/E8000 - EFFFF Shadow Determines whether the optional ROM will be copied to RAM for faster execution.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP 3.6 Chipset Features Setup The Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer. Choose the “CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” from the Main Menu and the following screen will appear.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP Auto Configuration Choosing Enabled (default) will automatically configure chipset features using default settings. Choose Disable to customize setup. SDRAM CAS Latency Time You can select CAS latency time in HCLKs of 2 or 3. The system board designer should set the values in this field, depending on the DRAM installed. DRAM Data Integrity Mode Select Non-ECC or ECC(error-correcting code), according to the type of installed DRAM. The settings are Non-ECC or ECC.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time The recovery time is the length of time, measured in CPU clocks, which the system will delay after the completion of an input/output request. This delay takes place because the CPU is operating so much faster than the input/output bus that the CPU must be delayed to allow for the completion of the I/O. This items allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 8 bit I/O. Choices are from NA, 1 to 8 CPU clocks.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP 3.7 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup will appear on your screen like this: ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IM4A) POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP ACPI Function During Enabled, this will support ACPI function. Power Management Disable User Define Min Saving Max Saving Global Power Management will be disabled. Users can configure their own power management. Pre-defined timer values are used such that all timers are in their MAX value. Pre-defined timer values are used such that all timers are in their MIN value. PM Control by APM No Yes System BIOS will ignore APM when power managing the system.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP Video Off After The settings are N/A, Standby, Doze, or Suspend. This option is for choosing the setting in which the monitor will turn off. N/A Always turn on. Doze During Doze mode, the monitor will be turned off. Standby During Standby mode, the monitor will be turned off. Suspend During Suspend mode, the monitor will be turned off. The default setting is Standby. MODEM Use IRQ Name the interrrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your system.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP Standby Mode Disable System will never enter STANDBY mode. 1 Min/2 Min/ 4 Min/6 Min/ 8 Min/10 Min/ 20 Min/30 Min/ 40 Min/1 Hr Defines the continuous idle time before the system enters STANDBY mode. If any item defined in the options of “Power Down and Resume events” is enabled & active, STANDBY timer will be reloaded. When the system has entered Standby mode , any of the items that are enabled in “Wake Up Events of Doze and Standby” will trigger the system to wake up.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP Throttle Duty Cycle This option will determine how much power will be used by the CPU , if the system goes into suspend mode. VGA Active Monitor During Enabled, if there’s no activity in the monitor screen the system will go into Power Saving Mode. During Disabled, the system will go into Power Saving Mode, whether there is activity in the monitor screen or not. The settings are Disabled and Enabled. Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN The settings are Delay 4 sec or Instant-off.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP Resume by Alarm This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up. During Disabled, you cannot use this function. During Enabled, choose the Date and Time Alarm: Date(of month) Alarm Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm You can choose which month the system will boot up. Set to 0, to boot every month. You can choose what hour, minute and second the system will boot up.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP IRQ 8 Clock Event IRQ[3-7,9-15], NMI Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE 1 Floppy Disk Serial Port Parallel Port : Enabled : Enabled : Disabled : Disabled : Disabled : Enabled : Enabled : Enabled During Enabled, if any interrupt event occurs, the system will wakeup from suspend mode. During Disabled, the system will not monitor any interrupt event.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP 3.8 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup You can manually configure the PCI Device’s IRQ. The following pages tell you the options of each item & describe the meanings of each options. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69HM4D) PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP Resources Controlled By By Choosing “Auto”, the system BIOS will detect the system resource and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA Channel for each peripheral. By Choosing “Manual”(default), the user will need to assign IRQ & DMA for add-on cards. Be sure that there is no conflict for IRQ/DMA and I/ O ports. Note: When choosing “Auto” you must be sure that all of the system add-on cards are PnP type.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP IRQ-15 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual” is chosen for the Resources Controlled By function. Legacy is the term which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides for non PnP ISA add-on card.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP 3.9 Load BIOS/Setup Defaults This Main Menu item loads the default system values. If the CMOS is corrupted the defaults are loaded automatically. Choose this item and the following message appears: “ Load Setup Defaults (Y / N) ? N “ To use the Setup defaults, change the prompt to “Y” and press < Enter > Note: The Setup defaults can be customized to increase performance.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP 3.10 Special Features Setup (optional) This Special Features Setup are use by System Hardware Monitor chipset. You can manually change the value of each option. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69HM4C) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. ******** POST SHOWING ******** Chassis Fan Detected :Disabled Power Fan Detected :Disabled CPU Fan Detected :Enabled Chassis Intrusion Detect :Disabled Voltage Detected :Enabled Vcore Voltage Detected :Enabled +2.5V Voltage Detected :Enabled +3.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP Chassis Intrusion Detect Set this option to Enabled, Reset, or Disabled the chassis intrusion detector. During Enabled, any intrusion on the system chassis will be recorded. The next time you turn on the system, it will show a warning message. To be able to clear those warning, choose Reset. After clearing the message it will go back to Enabled. CPU Speed Check you processor and set this function accordingly.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP 3.11 Integrated Peripherals ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69HM4D) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto/Mode0/Mode1-4 For these 4 IDE options, choose “Auto” to have the system BIOS auto detect the IDE HDD operation mode for PIO access. Note: Some IDE HDD can not operate at the responding HDD’s mode. When the user has selected “Auto” and the system BIOS has accepted the HDD response mode, the user may degrade the HDD’s operation mode.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP USB Keyboard Support Enabled/Disabled Choosing Enabled will allow the system to use USB keyboard without a device driver. Onboard FDC Controller Enabled/Disabled The system has an on-board Super I/O chip with a FDD controller that supports 2 FDDs for 360K/720K/1.2M/1.44M/ 2.8M. Choose “Enabled” to use the onboard FDD controller for accessing the FDD. Otherwise choose “Disabled” to use the off-board FDD controller.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP UART Mode Select This item allow you to determine which Infra Red (IR) function of onboard I/O chip. Onboard Parallel Port Disabled (3BCH/IRQ7)/ (278H/IRQ5)/ (378H/IRQ5) Disable 3BCH/IRQ7 278H/IRQ5 378H/IRQ5 There is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that provides Standard, ECP, and EPP features.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP channels 3 or 1. The onboard parallel port is EPP Spec. compliant, so after the user chooses the onboard parallel port with the EPP function, the following message will be displayed on the screen: “EPP Mode Select.” At this time either EPP 1.7 spec. or EPP 1.9 spec. can be chosen.
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP 3.12 Supervisor/User Password Setting This Main Menu item lets you configure the system so that a password is required each time the system boots or an attempt is made to enter the Setup program. Supervisor Password allows you to change all CMOS settings but the User Password setting doesn’t have this function. The way to set up the passwords for both Supervisor and User are as follow: 1. Choose “Change Password” in the Main Menu and press .
CHAPTER 3 AWARD® BIOS SETUP 3.13 IDE HDD Auto Detection You can use this utility to automatically detect the characteristics of most hard drives. When you enter this utility, the screen asks you to select a specific hard disk for Primary Master. If you accept a hard disk detected by the BIOS, you can enter “Y” to confirm and then press to check next hard disk.
