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1. ENS 2 586ITOX System Board User s Manual The Basic Input Output System The Basic Input Output System BIOS is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals In addition the BIOS also contain codes for various advanced features found in this system board This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up your system the BIOS message appears on your screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart your system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main program screen will appear ROM PCT ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD FAIL SAFE SETTINGS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING LOAD OPTIMAL SETTINGS Esc Quit T Oo Select Item 10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Standard CMOS Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Setup and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to t
2. 586 Rev System Board User s Manual 34070910 Copyright This publication contains the information that is protected by copyright No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders This publication is provided for informational purposes only The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express orimplied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Theuser will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes All Rights Reserved Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS Windows and Windows 95 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Cyrix 6x86 6x86L and 6x86MX are registered trademarks of Cyrix Corporation AMD K5 and K6 are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc IBMis a registered trademark of International Business Machine Corporation Award is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc Other trademarks and regist
3. Remove the system board from its original packing box Be careful to avoid touching all connectors and pins on the board Please refer to the handling instructions for proper handling techniques Insert the memory modules into the memory banks on the system board The quantity and location of the memory modules depends on the memory configuration and type of modules you intend to use Install the processor Be sure pin 1 of the processor is aligned with pin 1 of the socket oet the corresponding jumpers Install the prepared system board into the case and replace the screws Reinstall all cards and connectors and replace the system unit cover Reconnect all power cords and cables 63 w 586 System Board Users Manual APPENDIX D Connecting Cables 64 Ww NEN Connecting Cables Ports and Connectors The ATX double deck ports consist of one PS 2 mouse port one PS 2 keyboard port two USB ports a printer port two serial ports and a VGA port Serial Ports The system board is equipped with two on board serial ports at locations J4 COM 2 and J9 COM 1 of the system board The system board is also equipped with two 9 connectors J5 COM2 and J10 COM for optional serial port cables Connect one serial port cable to connector J10 f
4. 586ITOX System Board User s Manual Brand Chip Number Fujitsu D4516161G5 7JF NEC D4516161G5 7JF SEC KM416S1120AT G12 NEC D4516821G5 A12 7F Mitsubishi 5 4 16530 KM44S4020AT G12 KM44S4020AT G10 D4516821G5 A12 7F 04564841 GG5 A10 9JF 04564841 GG5 A10 9JF 80 APPENDIX z Watchdog Timer Ww F 586ITOX System Board User s Manual Using the Watchdog Timer Function The following are the parameters for enabling or disabling the Watchdog Timer function when using the GWBASIC or ASSEMBLY applications When enabled the application accesses read port 443 HEX When disabled it accesses read port 43 HEX GWBASIC To enable Watchdog Timer and reload the timer type A INP amp H443 To disable type A INP amp H43 ASSEMBLY To enable Watchdog Timer and reload the timer type MOV 0443H IN AL DX To disable type MOV DX 043H IN AL DX Please note that your custom software must regularly reload the timer by reading that port before the Watchdog Timer times out Otherwise the system will think the machine has already hung up and will next reboot Remember to disable it before the software ends exits 82 APPENDIX Driver Installation o mu ma F
5. Ww NEN Connecting Cables IrDA Connector The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wire less connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices Connect your IrDA cable to connector J16 on the system board Refer to UART2 Mode Select Integrated Peripherals setup in Chapter 2 of this manual for more information You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use this connector Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation 71 w 586 System Board Users Manual CPU Fan Connector The system board is equipped with a 3 pin fan connector at location J6 of the system board Function ATX Connector The system board is equipped with an ATX power connector at location J1 of the system board Using an ATX power supply you can either shut down your computer by pressing the Power button located on the front bezel of your computer or by executing the Shut Down command under the Windows 95 operating system Your system will enter the soft power off state To power on your system automatically enable Resume By Alarm in the Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS This will allow you to set the day and time you would like your system to wake Up An ATX power supply also provides adequate airflow throughout the chassis to pr
6. notch R key 1 Position the SIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket 2 Seat the module at a 45 angle into the bank Make sure it is completely seated Tilt the module upright until it locks in place in the socket Cache Memory The system board supports 512KB pipeline burst direct Eid cC map write back cache installed d erus at locations U1 and U6 of the 226 110 system board SRAM is mounted on location U10 for tag SRAM to store the cacheable addresses 43 o mu ma 3 586ITOX System Board Users Manual Processor Upgrade Information The system board allows for easy installation of Er E cem pu processors Make sure all L ES JH AL jumpers are set correctly besten before applying power or you may damage the processor or system board Use a needle nosed plier to move the jumpers if necessary Jumpers JP4 JP5 and JP7 are used to set the external bus clock of your processor The clock generator will determine the external bus clock that must be sent to the processor through these settings Refer to the following pages for the external bus clock that corresponds to your processor and set these jumpers accordingly After setting these jumpers an Intel processor will multiply the
7. Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done 3 Ww ED Bi 3 586ITOX System Board Users Manual CHAPTER 3 Upgrade Guide 38 Ww Upgrade Guide System Memory The system board supports two kinds of memory modules DIMM and SIMM DIMM which sometimes uses SDRAM performs better than SIMM which uses DRAM When you are purchasing DIMMs please specify you want the Intel compatible type There are DIMMs made for other types of computers that are not compatible Note DIM and SIM modules cannot exist on the system board at the same time Use either SIMM or DIMM only DIMM The two 168 pin DIMM 0 AT Dual In line Memory Module 1 sockets use x64 EDO FPM and SDRAM The system board can support 8 to 256MB memory The table below summarizes the DIMM sockets and modules needed for the corresponding memory sizes DIM 0 DIM 1 39 586ITOX System Board Users Manual DIM 0 DIM 1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a socket on the system board Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket d Notch yamamami Tab Tab Pini 1 Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM
8. 3 Make sure your video card s output frequencies are supported by this monitor The screen seems to be constantly wavering 1 If the monitor is close to another monitor the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering Power Supply When the computer is turned on nothing happens amp p 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using 3 The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive 1 The floppy diskette may not be formatted Format the diskette and try again 2 The diskette may be write protected Use a diskette that is not write protected 3 You may be writing to the wrong drive Check the path statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive 87 ENS G 586ITOX System Board User s Manua 4 There is not enough space left on the diskette Use another diskette with adequate storage space Hard Drive Hard disk failure 1 Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS 2 If the system is configured
9. Award BIOS Setup Utility Software Power off Enabled Uses the ATX power supply to Soft Power On or Soft Power Off the PC Default Disabled The ATX power supply is always On and will turn Off only when the AC power is Off or disconnected from the PC The advantages of this setting are 1 When power returns after a power failure the PC will continue to operate 2 You may use the AC power to power On or Off the PC When this function is Disabled make sure JP13 pins 2 and 3 is set to On Watchdog Timer The system board supports the Watchdog Timer function allowing your application to regularly clear the system at the set time interval If the system hangs or fails to function it will reset at the set time interval so that your system will continue to operate You may set the time interval in 0 5 1 2 4 8 16 32 or 64 sec The default is 1 sec Refer to Appendix E for instructions on using the Watchdog Timer function 23 NH ENS 2 586ITOX System Board User s Manual Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy If you like to use the soft power down feature of Windows 95 you must enable the Power Management below Select Min Power Max Power or User Defined Either one can be used as long as it is NOT disabled ROM BIOS POWER MA
10. 586I TOX System Board User s Manual The system board comes with an IDE driver diskette The IDE drivers supported by the system board are DOS Windows 3 1 Windows 95 and Windows 4 0 To install the IDE drivers please refer to the Readme file contained in the provided diskette If you are running Windows 95 Win95 Win95 Win95 Windows 95 OEM Service Release 1 Win95 OSR2 Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 0 or Win95 OSR2 1 Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 0 plus USB Supplement you need to run a utility Please refer to the Readme file contained the provided diskette The system board also comes with a VGA driver diskette To install the VGA drivers please refer to the Readme file contained in the provided diskette All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please refer to the readme files for the latest information 84 APPENDIX G Troubleshooting 586ITOX System Board User s Manua Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer To efficiently troubleshoot your system treat each problem individually This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes Some of th
11. User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a user s password with the System option selected in the BIOS Features Setup If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a user s password with the Setup option selected in the BIOS Features Setup Using user s password to enter Setup allows a user to access only the User Password option that appears on the main screen Access to all other options is denied To set confirm verify disable or delete a users password follow the procedures described in the section Supervisor Password If you forget your password refer to the procedure described in the same section 35 ENS 2 586ITOX System Board User s Manual IDE HDD Auto Detection Use this option to detect the parameters for the hard disk drives installed in your system These parameters will then be automatically entered into the Standard CMOS Setup The IDE HDD Auto Detection screen displays the following categories of information Size Cylinders Heads Precomp LandZone Sectors and Mode ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD RECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Select Primary Master Option N Skip N OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE S 853 827 32 0 653 LBA 853 1654 16 65535 1653 Normal 3 853
12. during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files 57 ENS 4 586lT OX System Board User s Manual Using the DMI Utility System Enclosure Chassis Type BIOS Information Processor Handle 0000 Memory Controller Vendor Name Memory Module BIOS Version Memory Module BIOS Starting Address Segment F000 Memory Module BIOS Build Date Memory Module BIOS Characteristics Cache Size of BIOS ROM 0128K Cache Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector System Slots T Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort amp Exit The four menus located on top of the DMI Configuration Utility screen are Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File and Save DMI File Use the lt or left or right arrow keys to select a menu from the Menu O bar O On the left side of the screen is a list of the system configuration items Use the T or J up or down arrow keys to select an item The commands at the bottom of the screen will allow you to navigate through the various setup menus Edit DMI 1 Use the or arrow keys to select the Edit DMI menu 2 Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to edit by using the T or J arrow keys then press Enter 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also
13. 2 88MB capacity Note Choosing an incorrect type might cause your system to format the floppy disk improperly and you cannot access your data Video This category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type in Setup The default setting is EGA VGA BIOS default Setup default Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mono Monochrome adapter Includes high resolution monochrome adapters Ww NH Award BIOS Setup Utility Halt On This category determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up The default setting is All Errors BIOS default Setup default No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Memory The base memory size exten
14. 54 Jumper JP12 Onboard VGA Enable Disable The system board is equipped with an onboard VGA port If you wish to install a VGA add in card set JP12 to Off to disable the onboard VGA 111 4273 UH ns a 2 11 74 dn ocio default Disabled a Ww Upgrade Guide Jumper Settings for Software Power off Jumper JP13 Software Power off Select Jumper JP13 is used to set the method of powering off the PC The default setting uses the ATX power supply to power off the PC If you wish to use the AC power set JP13 pins 2 and 3 to On Refer to Chipset Features SES Setup in Chapter 2 of this manual for more information 1 2 3 1 2 3 A 1 2 On power 2 3 On AC power default 55 w ED Bi 4 586lT OX System Board User s Manual CHAPTER 4 Desktop Management Interface 56 Ww NH Desktop Management Interface Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier With
15. Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled External Cache Enabled CCO000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled Boot Sequence C SCSI D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup PCI VGA Palette Snoo Disabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Quit Tl Select Item Help Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Fail Safe Settings Load Optimal Settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Virus Warning This category protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive When this item is enabled the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear After seeing the error message if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running
16. external bus clock by the frequency ratio to become the internal clock speed Internal clock speed is the commonly known speed of Intel processors in the market and is the actual operating clock of the processor external bus clock x frequency ratio internal clock speed Cyrix and AMD processors use the PR rating system which is the overall processor performance rating Jumper JP1 is used to set the voltage of your processor Make sure these jumpers are set correctly otherwise your system will hang The table below shows the External System Bus Clock of the processors supported by the system board and their corresponding PCI Clock and ISA Bus Clock Ext System Bus Clock PCI CLK ISA Bus CLK 60MHz 30MHz 7 5MHz 66MHz 33MHz 8 25MHz Upgrade Guide Jumper Settings for Intel Processors Processors Ext Bus CLK 90MHz 60MHz JF All Off 100MHz 66MHz All Off 120MHz 60MHz 1 2 On 133MHz 66MHz 1 2 On 150MHz 60MHz 1 2 3 4 On 166MHz 66MHz 1 2 3 4 On 200MHz 66MHz 3 4 On MMX166MHz 66MHz 1 2 3 4 On MMX200MHz 66MHz 3 4 On MMX233MHz 66MHz All Off I Pins 1 2 Pins 3 4 2 8V MMX 29V 3 2V 3 3V VR 3 5V VRE Default 45 3 586ITOX System Board Users Manual Jumper Settings for Cyrix IBM Pro
17. installed in your system There are 45 predefined types and 4 user definable types for hard drives Type 1 to Type 45 are predefined Type User is user definable Press lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press Enter The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category 15 o mu ma 2 586ITOX System Board User s Manual 16 You can use Type User to define your own drive type manually This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor If the controller of the HDD interface is ESDI you must select Type 1 If the controller of the HDD interface is SCSI you must select None If you select Type Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD amp CD drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD amp CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None and press Enter Drive A and Drive B These categories identify the types of floppy disk drives installed The options for drive A and B are None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2 capacity 720K 3 5 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 1 44MB capacity 2 88 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive
18. 1 min User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually When enabled each option ranges from 1 min to 1 hr 24 Ww NH Award BIOS Setup Utility PM Control by APM Y amp An Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPUS in ternal clock Use this option in Windows 95 default No The system BIOS will ignore APM when initiating the Power Management mode Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked WH SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Bank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DAVE Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it Video Off After N A The system BIOS will never turn off the screen The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode The screen is off when the system is in the Standby mode Doze The screen is off when the system is in the Doze mode Doze Mode This is user configurable only when the Power Management category is set to User Defined When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the CPU clock will run at a slower speed 1 2 of full speed while all other devices still operate at full speed otandby Mode Th
19. DMI a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a particular computer system without physically going to it Quite often a service call may be unnecessary as the problem can be solved remotely The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration Information about the type and speed of CPU type and amount of memory for each memory slot BIOS revision level types of add in PCI boards and components certain revision numbers of hardware installed etc are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS Additional information such as ISA based peripherals which may not be automatically detected can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated whenever the system hardware or 9 setup is altered Running the DMI Utility To run the DMI utility type DMICFG EXE You can download this utility from http Awww dfi com tw BIOS amp DRIVERS section or ftp dfiusa com pub DMI directory The DMI utility must run in real mode with at least 180K of base memory Memory managers like HIMEM SYS required by Windows must not be installed You may do this by using one of the 3 methods listed below 1 Bootup from a system diskette without the AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files 2 REM HIMEM SYS in the CONFIG SYS or Press F5
20. When disabled the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any waming message if the drive installed is 360KB Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function 19 o mu ma 2 586ITOX System Board User s Manual 20 of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys Typematic Rate Setting When disabled continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down When the typematic rate is enabled the BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys Typematic Rate Chars Sec This selection allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This selection allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins Security Option The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Seiuo The system will boot but access
21. above the socket with the notches in the module aligned with the keys on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place 40 Upgrade Guide The SIM sockets are divided into two banks on the H system board Bank 0 and Bank 1 Each bank consists of 2 SIMM sockets LL T LI Your system board supports 8MB to 256MB of memory using 1MBx32 2MBx32 4MBx32 8MBx32 or i 16MBx32 72 pin SIMMs Single In line Memory L Module You will need 2 or 4 pieces of SIM modules on the amount of memory you intend to install Make sure you insert the same type of SIMMs in one bank You can install SIMMs in either banks but you must populate one bank first before going to the next bank The following table summarizes the bank locations and modules needed for the corresponding memory sizes Memory Size 8MB 41 586ITOX System Board Users Manual Bank 0 Memory Size SIV3 SIMA 4MB 16MB 42 Ww Upgrade Guide Installing a SIM Module A SIM module simply snaps into a socket on the system board Pin 1 of the SIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket Pin 1
22. chips These settings are not optimal and tum off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option on the main menu and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Load Fail Safe Settings Y N N If you want to proceed type Y and press Enter The default settings will be loaded Load Optimal Settings 30 The Load Optimal Settings option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the Setup default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option on the main menu and press Enter The message below will appear Load Optimal Settings Y N N Type Y and press Enter to load the Setup default values Ww NH Award BIOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ROM BIOS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled KBC input clock 8MHz IDE Primary Master PIO Auto Onboard FDC Controller Enabled IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto UART2 Mode Select Normal IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto Parallel Port Mode SPP IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto On chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled On chip Second
23. display the auto detected information 4 Press lt F10 gt to update the edited information into the flash ROM 58 i Desktop Management Interface Add DMI 4 Use the lt or arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the or arrow keys then press Enter The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the added item Press lt F10 gt to save information into the flash ROM To view information about the added items go to the Edit DMI menu Load DMI File 1 2 Use the or arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for load Press Enter The DMI files will appear on the screen Select the file you would like to load and press Enter The following message will appear Do you want to execute Y N Type Y All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the new file will be saved into the flash ROM Save DMI File Use the lt or arrow keys to select the Save DMI File menu The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for save Press Enter Enter the directory and filename under which you would like the DMI file saved 99 w 586ITOX System Board User s Ma
24. should be aligned with pin 1 of amp connector J11 2 nstall the other 34 pin header connector s into the disk drive s Align the colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable with pin 1 of the drive edge connector s The end most connector should be attached to the drive you want to designate as Drive A IDE Hard Disk Interface The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE Integrated Drive Electronics hard disk drives Connecting the IDE Hard Disk Interface To prevent improper IDE cable installation each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism The 40 pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header 67 586ITOX System Board Users Manual Header Note An IDE cable with a standard 40 pin connector without the keying mechanism can be installed in the shrouded IDE header Be extremely careful to match the colored edge of the ribbon With pin 1 of the header Connecting the Hard Disk Cable 1 If you are connecting two hard drives install the 40 pin nl r3 9 connector of the IDE cable 9 into the primary shrouded IDE header connector J15 If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device install the 40 pin connector of the ps other IDE cable into the secondary shrouded IDE header con
25. specification The options are EPP1 9 and EPP1 7 Default setting EPP1 9 If you selected ECP ECP Mode Use will appear This is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel port The options are 1 and 3 Default setting 3 If you selected ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA and EPP Mode Select will both appear on the screen Supervisor Password 34 If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry set a supervisors password with the System option selected in the BIOS Features Setup If you want to protect access to setup only but not your system set a supervisors password with the Setup option selected in the BIOS Features Setup You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight the Supervisor Password option and press Enter The message below will appear Ww NH Award BIOS Setup Utility Enter Password Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the password function highlight Supervisor Password and press Enter instead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu
26. that your system will continue to operate Refer to Watchdog Timer in the Chipset Features Setup of the Award BIOS 8 step counter 0 5 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 sec controlled by the BIOS Onboard Graphics Accelerator e Trio64V accelerated 64 bit graphics controller e 1MB video memory onboard Video Playback feature e VESA DDC2B for Plug and Play monitors HDD Interface Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices e Ultra DMA 33 supported Synchronous DMA mode data transfer rate up to 33MB sec e PIO Mode and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE data transfer rate up to 16 6MB sec Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer e ATAPI CD ROM supported Ww NH Introduction FDD Interface e One floppy drive interface supports two 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB floppy drives ATX Double Deck Ports Two DB 9 serial ports One DB 25 parallel port e Onemini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port e One mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port e One 15 pin analog VGA port Two USB ports USB Ports The system board is equipped with two USB ports USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices Expansion Slots The system board is eq
27. to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt PCI VGA Palette Snoop It determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards can work with PCINGA or not The default value is Disabled Enabled PCIA GA working with MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards Disabled not working with MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This item allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 The options are Non OS 2 and OS 2 Ww NH Award BIOS Setup Utility Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM Video Shadow will increase the video speed Note that some graphics boards require that this option be disabled The default value is Enabled Enabled Video shadow is enabled Disabled Video shadow is disabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow to DCO000 DFFFF Shadow These categories determine whether option ROMs will be copied to RAM Enabled Optional shadow is enabled Disabled Optional shadow is disabled 21 e 2 HUN Fi 586ITOX System Board User s Manual Chipset Features Setup ROM PCT ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Auto Configuration DRAM Timing DRAM Leadoff Timing DRAM Read Burst EDO FP DRAM Write Burst Timing Fast EDO Lead Off Refresh RAS Assertion Fast RAS To CAS Delay DRAM Page Idle Timer DRAM Enhanced Paging Fa
28. 15 82439 10 chip PCI Slot 2 E J17 E ISA Slot 1 oe 15 81012 m JP13 i JP10 ISA Slot 3 JP11 HOOO ISA Slot 4 5 i Battery 9 ISA Slot 5 e BIOS 0 ISA Slot 6 2 J3 Mouse USBO Printer KB USB1 J4 2 square denotes pin 1 J9 COM1 77 Ww D 586ITOX System Board User s Manual APPENDIX D DIM and SIM Modules 78 Types of Modules DIM and SIM Modules HUM Pi e The following modules have been tested with this board Most untested brands will work but a few may fail to do so 1MBx32 x36 Fujitsu Chip Number 81C1000A 70 1MBx32 51440 70 2MBx32 x36 511000 70 2MBx32 NEC 424400 60 2MBx32 2MBx32 x36 Micron TI 40447 60 TMS4400DJ 70 2MBx32 Micron MT4C4007 70 EDO 2MBx32 Micron 4007 60 EDO 2MBx32 NEC 4218165 60 EDO L 4MBx32 x36 4MBx32 x36 Hitachi Fujitsu 400AS 70 8117400 70 4MBx32 x36 Mitsubishi 422A06 70 4MBx32 x36 Hitachi 5117400 5 70 4MBx32 NEC 4217400 60 4MBx32 NEC 4217405 70 EDO 8MBx32 NEC 4217405 60 EDO 16MBx32 LGS 71C16100AJ6 79
29. 6ITOX System Board User s Manual APPENDIX C System Board Layout 76 e system Board Layout J1 ATX Power Connector Pin 1 E pu 15 JP4 d 46 5 42332 m JEE JP1 J8 2100018 2 JPT 18OO05 Tag SRAM U10 nw 1 III IDN 8 2 UUU 56 J10 co J13 eo Ex e U E SIM ma 5 3 EE E fto lt Trio64V Ca 2 am SE 5 m E JP12 m0000 J16 J11 m m PCI Slot 1 J14 J
30. 827 32 65536 1653 63 Large Note Some OS like SCO UNIX must be NORMAL for installation ESC Skip The settings on the screen are tor reterence only Your version may not be identical to this one For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select Normal or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select 36 Ww NH Award BIOS Setup Utility Save amp Exit Setup When all the changes have been made highlight Save amp Exit Setup and press Enter The message below will appear Save to CMOS and Exit Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press Ctrl lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing is done Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Quit Without Saving Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press Ctrl
31. If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system amp chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection Installing the System Board If you are installing the system board the following outlines the basic installation steps Before installing the system board into your system unit you should prepare the tools you will need You will need e One medium size flat bladed screwdriver One medium Philos screwdriver One needle nosed pliers e One small nutdnver 1 Unlock your system unit Turn off the power and disconnect all power cords and cables 2 Remove the system unit cover Refer to the manufacturer s instructions if necessary 62 10 11 Installation Instructions Detach all connectors from the old system board and remove expansion cards seated in any expansion slots Loosen the screws holding the original system board and remove the board from the system Save the screws Remove the I O shield located at the rear of the system unit and replace it with the 1 shield included in the package Refer to your system chassis manual for instructions on removing and installing the I O shield E 5 L ep D L o f gt lt IL d PI 321
32. NAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Power Management Disabled Reload Global Timer Events PM Control by APM Yes IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI Enabled Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank Primary IDE 0 Disabled Video Off After Standby Primary IDE 1 Disabled Secondary IDE 0 Disabled Doze Mode Disabled Secondary IDE 1 Disabled Standby Mode Disabled Floppy Disk Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled Ser e ds t HDD Power Down Disabled Parallel Port Throttle Duty Cycle 62 5 VGA Active Monitor Enabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN Hold 4 Sec Resume by Ring Enabled Resume by Alarm Disabled Quit gt lt Select Item Break Event From Suspend Help PU PD 4 Modify IRQ 8 Clock Event Disabled Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Fail Safe Settings Load Optimal Settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before each of the following modes are activated Doze mode Standby mode and Suspend mode Disable No power management Disables the Doze Standby and Suspend modes Mn Power Saving Minimum power management Doze Mode 1 hr Standby Mode 1 hr and Suspend Mode 1 hr Max Power Saving Maximum power management Doze Mode 1 min Standby Mode 1 min and Suspend Mode
33. Soft Off your system If the power button is released in less than 4 sec time your system will enter the Suspend mode Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume By Ring Enabled Enables the Modem Ring on feature This allows your system to power on to respond to incoming calls Make sure JP10 is set according to the COM port where your modem is connected Disabled Disables the Modem Ring on feature Your system will not respond to incoming calls Resume By Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the day and time you would like your system to wake up Disabled Disables the automatic wake up function default Break Event From Suspend and Reload Global Timer Events When enabled access to the specified IRQ will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode When disabled the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to the specified IRQ 27 Ww NH 2 586ITOX System Board User s Manual PNP PCI Configuration This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings PNP OS Installed Resources Controlled By Reset Config
34. abled The BIOS will reset the configuration data once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data PCI IDE IRQ Map To This category is used to configure your system to the type of IDE disk controller in use PCHAuto The system will scan and determine the PCI slot that is installed with an IDE controller card EA Designates the ISA slot that is installed with an IDE controller card that is if you are using an IDE controller card Primary IDE INT and Secondary IDE INT The Primary and Secondary IDE INT categories are used to select the PCI interrupt A B C or D that is associated with the connected hard drives 29 o mu ma 2 586ITOX System Board User s Manual Assign IRQ for VGA If Enabled the system will automatically set an IRQ for the VGA card installed Your VGA card will need an IRQ address only when using the video capture function of the card If you are not using this function and a new device requires an IRQ address you can set this function to Disabled The IRQ address previously occupied by the VGA card will be available for your new device Note When Disabled a Yellow mark will in Windows 955 Device Manager Load Fail Safe Settings The Load Fail Safe Settings option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM
35. ary PCI IDE Enabled Quit Tle Select Item Help Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Fail Safe Settings Load Optimal Settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IDE HDD Block Mode Enabed The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode IDE Primary Master Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves Your system supports five modes O default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive s timing 0 4 You can select mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors 31 o mu ma 2 586ITOX System Board User s Manual IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master Slave UDMA T
36. cessors Processor Ext Bus CLK 6x86L PR150 60MHz 1 2 On 6x86L PR166 66MHz 1 2 On 6x86MX PR166 60MHz 1 2 3 4 On 6x86MX PR166 66MHz 2 3 On 1 2 On 6x86MX PR200 66MHz 2 3 On 1 2 3 4 On Core Voltage Pins 1 2 Pins 3 4 Pins 5 6 Pins 7 8 24 6 8 HOOO 1357 Default 46 Jumper Settings for AMD Processors Processor Ext Bus CLK K5 PR90 60MHz 2 3 On All Off K5 PR100 66 2 1 2 On All Off K5 PR120 60MHz 2 3 On All Off K5 PR133 66 2 1 2 On All Off K5 PR166 66MHz 1 2 On 1 2 3 4 On K6 166 66MHz 1 2 On 1 2 3 4 On K6 200 66 2 1 2 On 3 4 On K6 233 66MHz 1 2 On Pi All Off Core Voltage Pins 1 2 2 8 Pins 5 6 Pins 7 8 2 9V K6 166 K6 200 3 2V K6 233 3 3V Default Upgrade Guide 1 35 24 6 8 OOOO HOOO 1357 47 o mu ma 3 586ITOX System Board Users Manual Installing Upgrade Processors 48 The system board is equipped with a 321 pin Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket This socket is designed for easy removal of an old processor and easy insertion of an upgrade processor The ZIF socket allows you to carefully place the new processor into its position If you ne
37. ch that the air from the side of the fan heatsink will flow across the heat regulators on the system board Clearance Requirements Your processor comes with a heatsink mounted on top To maintain proper airflow once the upgrade is installed on the system board the processor and heatsink require certain space clearances The clearance above the processor s fan heatsink must be at least 0 4 inches The clearance on at least 3 of 4 sides of the processor and heatsink must be at least 0 2 inches All cables for floppy drive hard drive CD ROM etc must be routed clear of the processor and its airspace Fan Exhaust X The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink The temperature of the air entering the fan heatsink cannot exceed 45 C 113 F The ambient or room temperature must be below 37 C 99 F 51 Ww 3 mm 586ITOX System Board Users Manual Jumper Settings for Modem Ring on 52 Jumper JP10 Modem Ring on Select The system board supports the Modem Ring on feature which allows the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on to respond to incoming calls With an external modem installed you can remotely transmit or access data without physically going to your system To power on your system follow the steps below Make sure Hesume By Ring in the Power Management Setup is enabled 1 Set JP10 according to the COM port where your modem
38. ded memory size and the other memory size cannot be altered your computer automatically detects and displays them Base Memory The POST will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU s memory address map Other Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640K to 1024K address space This is the memory that can be used for different applications DOS uses this area to load device drivers in an effort to keep as much base memory free for application programs The BIOS is the most frequent user of this RAM area since this is where it shadows the ROM 17 o mu ma 2 586ITOX System Board User s Manual BIOS Features Setup 18 The BIOS Features Setup allows you to configure your system for basic operation Some entries are defaults required by the system board while others if enabled will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference ROM PCT ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled CPU Internal Cache
39. e alarm The system board is able to detect the output voltage of your power supply If the output voltage is over or under 5V or 12V 51096 an alarm will sound warning you of voltage irregularity Some of the most common causes leading to unstable output voltage of a power supply are The power supply is not functioning normally Turn off your system and replace the power supply The AC input from the power outlet to your system is unstable Automatic processor fan control to save energy prevent system overheat prolong fan life and implement silent system With the system s power switched on the processor s fan will rotate only if the temperature of the processor is over 25 C 10 ED WS o mu ma 586ITOX System Board User s Manual 10 Dual Function Power Button Dual Function Power Button allows two distinct OFF modes In Sleep mode a PC powers down but not off In Soft Off a PC shuts down but requires a reboot to awaken it Soft Off By in the Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS allows you to select the method of powering off your system Watchdog Timer The system board is designed for Industrial PC applications It supports the Watchdog Timer function allowing your application to regularly clear the system at the set time interval If the system hangs or fails to function it will reset at the set time interval so
40. e most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below 1 2 3 The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on All cables and power cords are tightly connected The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are connected is working Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device The monitor is turned on The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display 86 If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 2 Make sure that the monitor s power switch is on Check that one end of the monitor s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outlet Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system s display adapter Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness control knob HUN Fi Ww Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving 1 The monitor has lost its vertical sync Adjust the monitor s vertical sync 2 Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display
41. ed to apply excessive force to insert the processor you are not installing the processor correctly Warning Open the socket only if you are actually installing a processor The warranty on the onginal processor will be voided if the S N seal is broken Before proceeding with the upgrade take note of the following The microprocessor and heatsink may be hot if the system has been running To avoid the possibility of a burn power the system off and let the processor and heatsink cool for 20 minutes The 321 pin ZIF socket consists of five rows of pin holes on each side To prevent improper processor installation the ZIF socket has a Plug Keying mechanism Several holes in the socket are plugged so that the processor will go in only one way If you cannot easily insert the processor verify that pin 1 of the processor is aligned with pin 1 of the socket Also verify that all the pins are straight and not bent nor broken Zero Insertion Force ZIF Socket Ww Upgrade Guide To install an upgrade processor do the following 1 Make sure the handle on the side of the ZIF socket is up To raise the handle push it down slightly pull it out to the side then raise it as far as it will go It may be necessary to initially apply a small amount of sideways force to free the handle from its retaining tab Once clear of the tab the handle will open relatively easily The top plate
42. ered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an expe
43. erial port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the problem may be due to the onboard I O or the address setting Make sure the COM settings and address are configured correctly Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 1 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set 3 Verify that all SIMMs are seated securely into the SIMM sockets 4 Make sure the SIMMs are in the correct locations 89 o mu ma 586ITOX System Board User s Manua 5 If the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components Gently press each component into the socket 6 If you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup and load the BIOS defaults 90
44. event overheating the processor 72 Ww NEN Connecting Cables Install the 20 pin ATX power cable connector into location J1 on the system board The 20 pin connector can be inserted into J1 only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of J1 21 T 1 rA _ ML 1 000000 0508 i Function i Function cnm 73 w e 586 System Board Users Manual J17 LEDs and Switches PW LED ATX power LED Anode Cathode HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED G LED Green LED Anode Cathode Anode Cathode PWR SW ATX power switch ional Ground G SW Green switch Signal Ground Reset switch Signal Ground SPEAKER Speaker connector SPK OUT N C Ground VCC KEYLOCK Keylock Connector 74 Anode N C Cathode Keylock Ground Ww Connecting Cables Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 dedicated PCI slot 5 dedicated 16 bit ISA slots and 1 shared PCI ISA slot All PCI and ISA slots are bus masters Dedicated PC slot 1 Sharad E PC 1453 shot C Dedicated GR a SA spots wa C 58
45. he one on the next page will appear Award BIOS Setup Utility ROM PCT ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Date mm dd yy Mon Jul 29 1996 Time hh mm ss 13 27 50 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Primary Slave Auto 0 Auto Secondary Master Auto 0 Auto Secondary Slave Auto 0 Auto 0 0 0 0 Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in DriveB None Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 64512K Video EGA VGA Other Memory 384K Halt on All Errors Total Memory 65536K Quit TL ze Select Item Modify Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Date The date format is day month date year Day displays a day from Sunday to Saturday Month displays the month from January to December Date displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master and Secondary Slave These categories allow you to enter the appropriate specifications for the type of hard disk drive s
46. hese categories allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD ROM Aulo The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories On Chip Primary PCI IDE and On Chip Secondary PCI IDE These categories allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller The default is Enabled Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller KBC Input Clock This is used to select the input clock of your keyboard The options are 2 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz The default is 8MHz Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Aulo The system will automatically select an address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 3F8 IRQ4 2 2 8 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 1 and or serial port 2 32 Ww NH Award BIOS Setup Utility UART2 Mode Select The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices You may not use IrDA J16 and the COM 2 serial p
47. ields can also damage your system board Once you have selected the ideal location unpack the system board carefully Handling the System Board It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your system board even before installing it in your system unit Static electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage You must take extra care in handling the system board to ensure against electrostatic build up otatic Electricity Precautions 1 To prevent electrostatic build up leave the board in its anti static bag until you are ready to install it 61 o mu ma 586ITOX System Board User s Manual 2 Wear an antistatic wrist strap 3 Doall preparation work on a static free surface with the system board components facing up 4 Hold the system board only by its edges Be careful not to touch any of the components contacts or connections especially gold contacts on the board 5 Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors Hold modules and connectors by their ends Warning Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk arives add in boards and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis
48. is connected ji 1 P sip 2 If your ATX power supply has an On Off switch set this to On so that even when you have shut down soft power off your system it will always remain in standby mode You can shut down your computer by executing the Shut Down command under Windows 95 3 Enable Power Management This will allow your system to enter Suspend mode after you have finished accessing data Refer to the Power Management Setup section for more information D Important Before connecting your extemal modem to COM 1 or COM 2 you must first turn on the power of your modem This is to protect your ATX power supply and system against harmful interference 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 On COM 1 2 3 On COM 2 Off Disabled default Ww Upgrade Guide Jumper Settings for CMOS Clear Jumper JP1 1 CMOS Clear for some reason the CMOS E becomes corrupted the system can be reconfigured with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values power off your system and set JP11 pins 3 and 4 to On Wait rji for a few seconds and set JP1 1 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On You may now power y on your system 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 On Normal 3 4 On CMOS Clear default 53 w 3 586ITOX System Board Users Manual Jumper Settings for VGA
49. is is user configurable only when the Power Management category Is set to User Defined When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the CPU clock will run at a speed slower than the speed during Doze mode 1 3 of full speed while all other devices still op erate at full speed 25 ENS 2 586ITOX System Board User s Manual 26 Suspend Mode This is user configurable only when the Power Management category Is set to User Defined When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off HDD Power Down This is user configurable only when the Power Management category Is set to User Defined When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Throttle Duty Cycle This category allows you to select the rate of reduction with your ex ternal system bus clock to save power Options 12 5 25 0 37 5 50 0 62 5 75 0 87 5 Default 62 5 VGA Active Monitor Enabled activities will cause the system to wake up from power saving mode Disabled activities will not cause the system to wake up from power saving mode ooft Off by PWR BTTN This category allows you to select the method of powering off your system Hold 4 Sec Press the power button for more than 4 seconds to ooft power off
50. nd EPP modes You can set the port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals setup of the Award BIOS Standard Parallel Port Function Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only Allows parallel port to operate in ECP Extended Capabilities Port bidirectional mode and at a speed EFP Enhanced Parallel Port higher than the maximum data transfer rate Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed The parallel port on your system board can be set to any of the following system I O addresses I O Address 3BC 3BE Hex 378 37A Hex default 2 8 27A Hex Ww NEN Connecting Cables Floppy Disk Drive Controller The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk header that supports two standard floppy disk drives You can install any 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB floppy disk drives To prevent improper floppy cable installation the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism The 34 pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header Make sure Onboard FDC Controller in the Integrated Peripherals Setup of the Award BIOS is enabled Connecting the Floppy Disk Cable 1 Install the 34 pin header connector into the shrouded floppy disk header 111 i1 dl the system board The colored edge of the ribbon
51. nector J14 2 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin 1 of the drive edge connector s Note Refer to your disk drive users manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings 68 Ww NEN Connecting Cables Adding a Second IDE Hard Drive When using two IDE drives one must be set as the master and the other as the slave Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and or switches on the drives We recommend that you use Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 and ATA 3 hard drives be from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important 5 If you encountered problems while using ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode Preparing an IDE Drive for Use IDE disk drives are already low level formatted with any bad track errors entered when shipped by the drive manufacturer Do not attempt to do a low level format or you may cause serious damage to the drive To use an IDE drive you need to enter the drive type this information is provided by the drive manufacture
52. nergy consumption RTC Timer to Power On the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically wake up on the set day and time Set the day and time you would like your system to power on in the Resume By Alarm field Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS Modem Wake up Ring on The Modem Wake Up feature allows the sleeping Suspend mode PC to wake up to respond to incoming calls The Modem Ring on feature allows the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on to respond to incoming calls Enable this function in the Resume By Ring field Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS and set JP10 to the COM port where your modem is connected Note This feature supports external modem only Introduction Damage Free Intelligence Monitors processor temperature and overheat alarm If the temperature of the processor is over 85 C an alarm will sound and the Green LED will illuminate warning you of system overheat Some of the most common causes leading to high temperature are The fan is not functioning normally or has stopped Turn off your system and replace the fan The space clearance of the processor fan and heat sink is inadequate to maintain proper airflow and heat dissipation Refer to the Clearance Requirements section in Chapter 3 of this manual The chassis or cabinet has poor ventilation Monitors 5V and 12V power voltages and failur
53. nual APPENDIX A Installation Instructions 60 Ww Installation Instructions This chapter summarizes the steps to install the system board into your system unit It also includes a description of the area in which you must work and directions for memory installation Before installing the system board obtain the memory you plan to install Refer to the System Memory section for the number and type of memory modules needed for the amount of memory you require Preparing the Area Before unpacking the system board make sure the location you have selected is relatively free of dust and static electricity Excessive exposure to dust static electricity direct sunlight excessive humidity extreme cold and water can damage the operational capabilities of your system board Avoid placing the unit on surfaces such as carpeted floors These areas also attract static electricity which can damage some circuits on your system board Make sure the power source has a properly grounded three pronged socket It is essential that the power connection be properly grounded for correct functioning of your system board For further protection we recommend that you use a surge suppressor This will protect the system board from damage that may result from a power surge on the electrical line Move items that generate magnetic fields away from your system board since magnetic f
54. or COM 1 primary serial and ez Emm O the other serial port cable to 3 connector J5 for the COM 2 secondary serial port Make sure the colored stripes on the ribbon cables are aligned with pins 1 of connectors J5 and J10 Mount the card edge bracket to the system chassis These built in serial ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices The serial ports use the following system I O addresses Port Configuration Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Default 65 e Parallel Port The system board has a standard on board printer port J7 for in terfacing your PC to a parallel printer The system board is also equipped with a 25 pin connector J8 for optional printer port cable Attach the DB 25 printer port cable to connector J8 on the system board Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable aligns with pin 1 of connector J8 Use a small nutdriver to mount the HUN Fi 586ITOX System Board Users Manual I Ea fo A cable into a DB 25 cutout in the system chassis If your printer port cable is attached to a card edge bracket connect the cable to connector J8 on the system board and mount the card edge bracket to the system chassis The printer port supports SPP ECP a
55. ort at the same time If you are using the COM 2 serial port make sure UART2 Mode Select is set to Normal To use the IrDA function follow the steps below 1 Connect your IrDA cable to connector 416 on the system board 2 Set UART2 Mode Select to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA peripheral device IrDA or ASKIR 3 following will appear right after UART2 Mode Select IR Transmission Delay amp If this option is Enabled transmission of data will be slower This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device The options are Enabled and Disabled 33 o mu ma 2 586ITOX System Board User s Manual Onboard Parallel Port 3 8H IRQ7 7 278H IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port Mode will appear only if you selected an I O address and IRQ in Onboard Parallel Port shown above This option ap plies to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripheral s manual for the best option Select the parallel port mode according to the type of printer device connected to your onboard parallel port The parallel modes are SPP EPP ECP and If you selected EPP EPP Mode Select will appear This option applies to standard
56. r into the system s CMOS setup table Then run FDISK and FORMAT provided with your operating system You may also use the IDE HDD Auto Detection function which will allow the BIOS to auto detect your hard drive type Refer to the Chapter 2 IDE HDD Auto Detection section for details Warning Do not run FDISK and FORMAT programs on a drive that has already been formatted or you will lose all programs and data stored on the drive 69 w 586 System Board Users Manual VGA Port Universal Serial Bus Ports 70 The system board is equipped with an on board VGA port at location J12 of the system board It is also equipped with a 15 pin connector J13 for optional VGA port cable The system board may come with a 15 pin connector only without the on board VGA port Connect the VGA port cable to connector J13 on the 5 Ra system board Make sure the T m colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J13 Use a small nutdriver to mount the VGA port into a cutout in the system chassis The system board is equipped with two on board USB ports at location J3 USB allows data ex change between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use these ports Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation
57. rienced radio TV technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Features and Specifications u uu 7 Package EE 12 Chapter 2 Award BIOS Setup Utility The Basic Input Output System s 14 Standard CMOS Seklup 14 BIOS Features Selup u u 18 Chipset EE e 22 Power Management Geh pe 24 PNP PCI L vue TC e NEE 28 Load Fail Safe Settings u u 30 Load Optimal Settings 30 Integrated e VC E 31 Se Ze e Le 34 Re e conne 35 IDE HDD Auto Deteclion l u u 36 Save EXE ne 37 Exit Without Saving u 37 Chapter 3 Upgrade Guide SE ul ue VE 39 Cache ue VE 43 Processor Upgrade Information ss 44 Jumper Settings for Modem Ring on 52 Jumper Settings for CMOS Clear u 53 Jumper Settings for VOA 54 J
58. st MA to RAS Delay SDRAM CAS Lat RAS to CAS System BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable 8 Bit I O Recovery Time 16 Bit I O Recovery Time Memory Hole At 15 16 Extented CPU PIIX4 PHLDA Host to PCI Bridge Retry PCI Concurrency Mem Drive Str MA RAS Enabled Software Power off Normal Watchdog Timer 11 73 x333 x444 x333 Disabled 5 Clks 23 4 Clks Enabled 22 Hel Disabled Disabled Old Values Shift F2 Color Disabled Load Fail Safe Settings Enabled 16mA 16mA 2 Clks 3 3 Disabled Disabled 4 Quit T gt lt Select Item PU PD Modify Load Optimal Settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus These items should not be altered unless necessary Depending on your add in boards you may not or should not enable some of those features The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incom patibility or that data was being lost while using your system 22
59. such a program we recommend that you first disable this category Also disable this category if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 95 or the operating system may not install nor work Ww NH Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These categories speed up the memory access The default value is enabled Enable the External Cache for better performance Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on your system If it is set to Enabled the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST Boot Sequence This category determines which drive to search first for the disk operating system i e DOS The default is A C SCSI The options are CA SCS G CDROM CDROM C A DA SS EA FASS IAG SCSI C C only LSZIP C Swap Floppy Drive When this option is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this option is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You must have two floppy drives to use this function Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks
60. uipped with one dedicated PCI slots five dedicated 16 bit ISA slots and one shared PCI ISA slot All PCI slots are bus masters ATX Power Supply Connector The system board is equipped with an ATX power supply connector Using an ATX power supply you can either shut down your com puter by pressing the Power button located on the front bezel of your computer or by executing the Shut Down command under the Windows 95 operating system Your system will then enter the Soft Off state 11 Ww 86 System Board User s Manual To power on your system automatically enable Resume By Alarm in the Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS This will allow you to set the day and time you would like your system to wake up An ATX power supply also provides adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor Package Checklist The 586 package contains the following items e The 586ITOX system board e he 586ITOX user s manual e 40 pin IDE hard disk cable e 34 pin floppy disk drive cable e One VGA port cable optional IDE driver diskette e One VGA driver diskette e I O shield 2 Five spare jumpers If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance 12 2 Award BIOS Setup Utility
61. umper Settings for Software Power off sss 55 Chapter 4 Desktop Management Interface Desktop Management Interface ss 57 Appendix A Installation Instructions Preparing the 61 Handling the ul e e s 61 Appendix B Connecting Cables Ports and Conpeche EE 65 Appendix C System Board Layout System Board E e 77 Appendix D DIM and SIM Modules Types of BI 79 Appendix E Watchdog Timer Using the Watchdog Timer Function sss 82 Appendix F Driver Installation Driver 84 17 11 0 84 Appendix G Troubleshooting 0 86 586 System Board User s Manual CHAPTER 1 Introduction Ww NH Introduction Features and Specifications Processor Upgrade The system board is equipped with a 321 pin ZIF socket Intel Socket 7 This socket is designed for easy removal of an old processor and easy insertion of an upgrade processor It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that supports 2 8V 2 9V 3 2V 3 3V and 3 5V core voltage for various processors e Intel Pentium processor with MMX technology 166 200 233MHz e Intel Pentium 90 100 120 133 150 166 200MHz Cyrix 6
62. uration Data identical to this one PNP OS Installed No PCI IDE IRQ Map To Auto Primary IDEINT Disabled The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be ROM PCT ISA BIOS PNP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC PCI Auto Secondary IDE INT B Assign IRQ for VGA Enabled Quit Tab esa Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Fail Safe Settings Load Optimal Settings Select Item This category is used to enable or disable Plug and Play with your operating system Y amp Select this option when you need Windows 95 to detect the No 28 Plug and Play devices automatically Select this option when you need the BIOS to detect the Plug and Play devices for some compatible resources We recommend that you select this option default Ww NH Award BIOS Setup Utility Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Aulo The system will automatically detect the settings for you The categories that follow will not be shown on the Screen Manual This will allow you to set the IRQ DMA you have assigned your add in card to Legacy ISA or PnP For non PnP ISA cards select Legacy ISA For PnP ISA or PCI cards select PCI SA PnP Reset Configuration Data En
63. will slide back Do not use screw drivers or other tools to open the socket or you may damage the system or socket Lifting the Handle 2 the lever is completely up remove the old processor carefully by lifting it straight out of the socket You are now ready to insert the new processor Pin 1 49 Ww 3 586ITOX System Board Users Manual 50 3 Position the processor above the ZIF socket Make sure pin 1 of the processor is aligned with pin 1 of the socket Lower the processor until the pins are inserted properly in their corresponding holes Remember that very little force is needed to install the processor If the processor is not easily inserted verify whether or not pin 1 of the processor is aligned with pin 1 of the socket Applying too much pressure can damage the processor or the socket Positioning the Processor above the ZIF Socket 4 Push the handle down until the handle locks into place The top plate will slide forward You will feel some resistance as pressure starts to secure the processor in the socket This is normal and will not damage the processor However if the handle is not completely closed damage to the processor and or system board may result Ww Upgrade Guide Installing A Fan Heatsink Position the fan heatsink on the processor su
64. with two hard drives make sure the bootable first hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave The master hard drive must have an active bootable partition Excessively long formatting period 1 If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to format it is likely a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is ordine 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard I O address and IRQ settings are configured correctly 4 Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured correctly If it works the printer can be assumed to be in good condition If the printer remains inoperative replace the printer cable and try again 88 Troubleshooting Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters 1 Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is on line Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a s
65. x86 6x86L PR150 PR166 e 6x86MX PR166 PR200 e AMD K5 PR90 PR100 PR120 PR133 PR166 AMD K6 166 K6 200 K6 233 Chipset e Intel 82430TX PClset chipset System Memory The system board supports 8MB to 256MB of memory It is equipped with two DIMM and four SIMM sockets The 168 pin DIMM sockets use x64 EDO 60 70ns fast page mode 60 70ns or SDRAM 10 12 13ns 3 3V The 72 SIMM sockets use EDO or fast page mode 60 70ns x32 DRAM 5V Cache Memory e 512KB pipeline burst direct map write back cache installed on the system board BIOS Award BIOS Windows 95 Plug and Play compatible e Hash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades Supports DMI function ENS 586ITOX System Board User s Manual Energy Efficient Design System power management supported CPU stopped clock control e Hardware supports SMI green mode e Microsoft Intel APM 1 2 compliant Soft Power supported ACPI v1 0a specification ACPI Specification and OS Directed Power Management The system board is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Configuration Power Interface specification It has energy saving fea tures which enable operating systems to reliably manage and coordi nate power planes PnP Plug and Play peripherals and cooling fans The system board is PC 97 compliant Microsoft s PC 97 OnNow design allows continual power on with reduced e

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