AT6 Pentium II Mainboard USER`S MANUAL
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1. Ifyou still cannot boot up Try installing another brand model VGA card and see if the system will start If it still does not start note the VGA card model mainboard model Bios identification number CPU on the technical support form refer to main instructions and describe the problem in the problem description space provided Ifyou can boot up Insert back the interface cards you have removed one by one and try to start the system each time you insert a card until the system doesn t start anymore Keep the VGA card and the interface card that causes the problem inserted on the mainboard remove any other card or peripheral and start again If you still cannot start note down the information related to both cards in the Add On Card space provided and don t forget to indicate the mainboard model version BIOS identification number CPU refer to main instructions and give a description of the problem Appendix C Example 2 With a system including the mainboard with CPU DRAM OOO COAST HDD CD ROM FDD VGA CARD LAN CARD MPEG CARD SCSI CARD SOUND CARD after assembly and after having installed the Sound Card Driver when you restart the system when it runs the Sound Card Driver it resets automatically This problem may be due to the Sound Card Driver During the Starting DOS procedure press SHIFT BY PASS key to skip CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT edit CONFIG SYS with a text editor and in front2. Press UP up down left right to choose in the main menu the option you want to confirm or to modify Press F10 when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu Press Page Up Page Down or keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option Oiii CMOS DATA knowledge Maybe you have heard somebody saying that their CMOS DATA was lost What is the CMOS Is it important The CMOS is the memory used to store the BIOS parameters that you have configured This memory is passive You can read its data and you can also store data in it But this memory has to be powered by a battery in order to avoid any loss of its data when the computer is turned off Since you may have to change the CMOS battery when it is out of power and indoing so you will loose all CMOS data therefore we recommend that you write down all the parameters of your hardware or to put a label with these parameters on your hard disk Introduction of BIOS 3 3 CPU Setup iCPU SOFT MENU j The CPU can be setup through a programmable switch CPU_SOFT MENU that replaces traditional manual hardware configuration This feature allows the user to complete more easily the installation procedures You can install the CPU without configuring any jumpers or switches The CPU must be setup according its specifications In the first option you can press lt F1 g
3. Sleep LED connector PN2 This connector has a specific orientation Connect the two threads LED connector on the mainboard Name of the signal or signification 9 LED s Cathode LED s Anode Installing speaker connector PN2 There is no specific orientation for pin 4 to pin 7 Connect the four threads speaker cable to the PN2 connector pins on the mainboard Name of the signal or signification 5VDC Sound Signal Installing Power ON OFF switch connector A 4 Appendix A PNI Connect the two threads switch connector on the mainboard Name of the signal or signification a u Power on off 11 Installing ATX Power input connector W4ch the pin position and the orientation ATXPWR Connect the power supply unit to the correct connectors on the mainboard number signification number signification 1 7 POWERGOOD 5VDC 5VDC 5VDC 10 12VDC 5VDC Installing Keyboard connector KB1 There is an orientation pin Connect your keyboard connector to connector on the mainboard WOLI WOL2 Connector Name or significance of signal Quick Installation A 5 GND 5VSB i SB Link Connector Pin number Name or significance of signal GNTA GND REQA QND SERIRQ ds BOE MOUS Mouse There is an orientation pin Connect your mouse connector to connector on the mainboard Installing CPU Fan Power connector FAN mae kat aii orientation Connect the three threads CPU Fan p
4. Use arrow keys to go to the item you want to configure To change the settings use PgUP PgDn and 3 After you have configured the Power Management feature press Esc to go back to the Main Menu We are now going to briefly explain the options in this menu Power Management Four options gt User Define User Define defines the delay for accessing the power modes gt Min Saving When the three saving modes are enabled the system is set up for minimum power savings Doze hour Standby 1 hour Suspend 1 hour gt Max Saving When the three saving modes are enabled the system is set up for maximum power savings Doze minute Standby 1 minute Suspend 1 minute PM Control by APM Power Management is completely controlled by the APM APM stands for Advanced Power Mangement it is a power management standard set by Microsoft Intel and other major manufacturers Video Off Method Three video off methods are available Blank V H SYNC Blank and DPMS The default is V H SYNC Blank If this setting does not shut off the screen select Blank If your monitor and video card support DMPS standard select DPMS Introduction of BIOS 3 19 Video Off After Select the saving mode in which the video is switched off gt NA The video will never be switched off in no saving mode gt Doze The video will be switched off in all saving modes gt Standby The video will only be swit
5. number C 4 Appendix C 4 DRIVER REV Note the driver version number indicated on the DEVICE DRIVER disk as Release Example IDE Device Driver Drivers Diskette Release 1 09A Release 1 09A 5 OS APPLICATION Indicate what are the operating system and the applications your are running on the system Example MS DOS 6 22 Windows 3 1 6 CPU Indicate the brand and the speed MHz of your CPU Example A In the Brand space write Intel in the Specifications space write 150MHz C B In the Brand space write Cyrix in the Specifications space write P166 C C In the Brand space write AMD in the Specifications space write P75 7 HDD Indicate the brand and specifications of your HDD s specify if the HDD is using OIDE1 or OIDE2 If you know the disk capacity indicate it and check y ie in case you give no indication we will consider that your HDD is MIDE1 Master Example In the HDD space check the box in the Brand space write Seagate in the Specifications space write ST31621A 1 6GB 8 CD ROM Drive Indicate the brand and specifications of your CD ROM drive specify if it uses O IDE or OIDE2 Aand check v aie in case you give no indication we will consider that your CD ROM is MIDE2 Master Example In the CD ROM drive space check the box in the Brand spac
6. CP1 7 To update BIOS and create a backup of the current system BIOS execute this command AWDFLASH NEWBIOS Py SAVEBIOS Sy To update BIOS create a backup of current system BIOS and clear the CMOS execute this command AWDFLASH NEWBIOS SAVEBIOS CC To update BIOS and clear PnP settings execute this command AWDFLASH NEWBIOS Sn CP To make a backup of the current system BIOS execute the following command AWDFLASH NEWBIOS Pn SAVEBIOS Notes NEWBIOS indicates file name for the new BIOS which can be downloaded from our website at http www abit com tw user can choose a different file name in place of NEWBIOS SAVEBIOS indicates the filename of the old system BIOS user can choose a different file name in place of SAVEBIOS D 2 D Appendix Explanation of parameter names CC Clears CMOS data CP Clears PnP data Remarks When executing AWDFLASH EXE do not run HIMEM SYS and EMM386 EXE in the CONFIG SYS Please take the following actions to solve problems caused by power shortage or other other unpreventable malfunctions during BIOS update that lead to update failure First it is strongly suggested that you format a disk that can boot your computer before you update your BIOS If the above mentioned problem occurs during BIOS update you will be able to use this disk to automatically execute a BIOS update The content of the disk should be the following a Startup system files COMMAND C
7. Chapter 4 Bus Master IDE Driver The Intel PIIX4Bus Master IDE is now include in the mainboard OS Support Windows 95 Windows NT 3 5 3 51 4 0 OS 2 V2 x amp Warp 3 0 Installation Each OS has different install procedure please check README TXT file under each OS s directory Chapter Quick Installation A 1 Appendix A Quick Installation Appendix A will give you a simplified installation procedure in order to allow you to install tour mainboard quickly and correctly If you need further information or if you need to change some other settings read from Chapters 1 I nstalling the CPU Mount the retention mechanism onto Slot 1 then fix the screw on the four corners of the mechanism Slightly and gently insert the Pentium II processor into the retention base make sure all the components are affixed securely Adjusting CPU voltage and speed According to your CPU speed set up the CPU in the CPU SOFT MENU of the BIOS SETUP Installing DRAM DIMM1 DIMM2 Installing FDD FDC Connect one end of the 34 pin cable that comes with the drive to the FDD connector and the other end of the cable to the FDC pin connector on the mainboard Note Be sure that the red line on the cable connects to the first pin of the connectors Appendix A Installing HDD IDE1 Connect one end of the 40 pin cable that comes with the drive to the HDD connector and the other end to IDE1 pin connector on the mainboard Note Be sur
8. System Memory 8MB 256MB If DRAM module size will increase in the feature the supported memory size will increase as well according to the available DRAM module on the market Introduction of BIOS 3 1 Chapter 3 Introduction of BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Read Only Memory chip on the mainboard This program will not be lost when you turn the computer off This program is also referred to as the boot program It is the only channel for the hardware circuit to communicate with the operating system Its main function is to manage the setup of the mainboard and interface cards parameters including simple parameters such as time date hard disk drive as well as more complex parameters such as hardware synchronization device operating mode CPU SOFT MENU techniques setup of CPU voltage and speed The computer will operate normally or will operate at its best only if all these parameters are correctly configured through the BIOS Don t change the parameters inside the BIOS unless you know what you are doing The parameters inside the BIOS are used to setup the hardware synchronization or the device operating mode If the parameters are not correct they will produce errors the computer will crash and sometimes you will even not be able to boot the computer after it has crashed We recommend that you do not change the parameters inside the BIOS unless you are familiar with them If you are not able to boot you
9. about HDD installation refer to Appendix B Introduction of BIOS 3 9 BIOS Features Setup Menu BIOS Features Setup Menu has already been set for maximum operation If you do not really understand each of the options in this menu we recommend you use default values In each item you can press lt F1 gt at any time to display all the options for this item ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A59IA1B gt BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow CPU Internal Cache s C86 6 CBFFF Shadow External Cache CC6 G CFFFF Shadow Quick Power On Self Test z DG64G6 D3FFF Shadow Boot Sequence 4 D4666 D7FFF Shadow Swap Floppy Drive D8 00 DBFFF Shadow Boot Up Floppy Seek DCG6G DFFFF Shadow Boot Up NumLock Status F Boot Up System Speed IDE HDD Block Mode Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate Chars Sec gt Typematic Delay lt Msec gt Security Option PCI UGA Palette Snoop OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB i Tle Select Item Delay IDE Initial lt Sec gt p PU PD 7 Modify z Old Values lt Shift gt F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Fig 3 3 BIOS Features Setup Virus Warning This item can be set as Enable or Disable When this feature is enabled if there is any attempt from a software or an application to access the boot sector or the partition table the BIOS will warn you that a boot virus is attempting to access to the hard disk CPU Internal
10. on the line that loads the Sound Card Driver add a remark REM in order to disable the Sound Card Driver See the example below CONFIG SYS DEVICE C DOS HIMEM SYS DEVICE C DOS EMM386 EXE HIGHSCAN DOS HIGH UMB FILES 40 BUFFERS 36 REM DEVICEHIGH C PLUGPLAY DWCFGMG SYS LASTDRIVE Z Restart the system If the system starts and does not reset you can be sure that the problem is due to the Sound Card Driver Note down the Sound Card model mainboard model BIOS identification number on the technical support file refer to main instructions and describe the problem in the space provided Technical Support C 3 GY 6Y Main instructions To fill in this Technical Support Form refer to the step by step instructions given below 1 MODEL Note the model number given in your user s manual Example PTS5R2 PRSR2 2 Mainboard model number REV Note the mainboard model number labeled on the mainboard as REV Exemple REV 2 11 3 BIOS ID See below Example Award Modular BIOS v4 51PG An Energy Star Ally t Copyright lt C gt 1984 97 Award Software Inc GREEN PCI ISA SYSTEM PENTIUM MMX CPU at 233MHz aE Memory Test 32768K OK EPA POLLUTION PREY Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1 fA Copyright lt C gt 1997 Award Software Inc Press DEL to enter SETUP 84 21 97 i1438UX ALi5123 2AS9GALEC 3R 3R is the BIOS ID number 2A59GA1EC is the BIOS part
11. the memory block BIOS of an interface card at the address D4000 D7FFF uses the shadow feature or not If you have no interface card using this memory block don t enable this option Shadowing address ranges D8000 DBFFF Shadow This option allows you to decide if the memory block BIOS of an interface card at the address D8000 DBFFF uses the shadow feature or not If you have no interface card using this memory block don t enable this option 3 14 Chapter Shadowing address ranges DC000 DF FFF Shadow This option allows you to decide if the memory block BIOS of an interface card at the address DCO00 DFFFF uses the shadow feature or not If you have no interface card using this memory block don t enable this option Computer knowledge SHADOW What is the SHADOW The BIOS of standard video or interface cards is stored in ROM and it is often very slow With the Shadow feature the CPU reads the BIOS on the VGA card and copies it into RAM When the CPU runs this BIOS the operation is speeded up Introduction of BIOS 3 15 Chipset Features Setup Menu The Chipset Features Setup Menu is used to modify the contents of the buffers in the chipset on the mainboard Since the parameters of the buffers are closely related to hardware if the setup is not correct or false the mainboard will become unstable or you will not be able to boot up If you don t know the hardware very well use default values use the LOAD SETUP DEFAUL
12. users but only under a license agreement with terms at least as restrictive as those contained in Intel s End User License Agreement attached as Exhibit A and c modify copy and distribute the end user documentation va 3 Question Click Yes Question 23 Have you read the license agreement and agreed to the terms we How to install the Ultra DMA 33 drive E 3 4 Select Components Click INSTALL INSTALL To install the Intel PIIX Bus Master IDE Driver DE INSTALL To de instal the Intel Pilx Bus Master IDE Driver Back Next gt Cancel 5 Question Click Yes 2 The driver may have problems on systems where a real mode ATAPI CD ROM cevice ice nal AU TOEXEC BAT or CONFIG SYS Do you stil wish to instal the m 6 Suea Click Yes Ques thon SETUP detected that a previous version of the Intel PIIX Bus Master DE Driver is currently installed on the system Do you stil wish to install the diver YES wil update the Current driver to the version included with this setup program i E 4 Appendix E 7 Information Click OK Information SETUP has completed modifications and will now restart your system After previous instructions have been followed the driver will automatically install It will automatically restart the computer after it has finished installing How to install the PCI Bridge Batch File F 1 Appendix F How to install the
13. AT6 Pentium II Mainboard USER S MANUAL Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction of AT6 Features DES pecans ttle AE esa a okt 1 1 2D Layout Ciara tis cAasarunitavstet ele catatdeseiauises cuastuontaatetens 1 3 The system block diagram cccccsccsseseeseseeseees 1 4 Chapter 2 Installing the Mainboard Installing the Mainboard to the Casing 006 2 3 Standard External Connectors cccccccceeeseeeeseeeeees 2 4 Jumper and Switches 0 cccccccccsceesesseeesseeeeeeees 2 11 Installation of the CPU c ccccccccccsesessescsceseseseeeees 2 13 Installing System Memor iDRAM Memory j 2 16 Chapter 3 Introduction of BIOS CPU Setup iCPU SOFT MENU j uu 3 3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu u eccccceeeseeeeeees 3 7 BIOS Features Setup Menu ceeceeccceseeeseseseeeees 3 9 Chipset Features Setup Menu ccscceseeeseseeees 3 15 Power Management Setup Menu cecceeeeees 3 17 PCI amp Onboard I O Setup oo ceccceccccsssceseseeseees 3 22 Load BIOS Defaults o c ccccccccssessceesseseseeseeseees 3 26 Load Setup Defaults cc c sscccecsersssesseeeessesees 3 26 Password Setting iciscosccsisessessarsisneveyeaversdentaessonvs 3 27 IDE HDD Auto Detection c ccceccceceeteeees 3 28 Chapter 4 Bus Master IDE Driver Appendix A Quick Installation Appendix B General Discussion about HDD Installation Appendix C Technical Support Appendix D Flash BIOS U
14. Cache This item is used to Enable or to Disable the CPU internal cache When the cache is set at Disable it is much slower so the default setting for this item is Enable Some old and very bad programs will make the computer malfunction or crash if the system speed is to high In that case you should Disable this feature 3 10 Chapter CPU External Cache This item is used to enable or to disable the CPU external cache When the external cache is enabled the system works faster The default is Enable Quick power on self test After the computer has been powered on the BIOS of the mainboard will run a series of tests in order to check the system and its peripherals If the Quick power on self test feature is Enable the BIOS will simplify the test procedures in order to speed up the boot process The default is Enable Boot Sequence When the computer boots up it can load the operating system from floppy drive A hard disk drive C SCSI disk drive or CD ROM There are many options for the boot sequence A C SCSI C A SCSI C CD ROM A CD ROM C A D A SCSI at least 2 IDE HDD can be used E A SCSI at least 3 IDE HDD can be used F A SCSI at least 4 IDE HDD can be used SCSI A C SCSI C A A SCSI C LS120 C y YYYYYYYYYY Swap Floppy Drive This item can be set as Enable or Disable When this feature is enabled you don t need to open the computer case to swap the position of floppy disk drive c
15. M configuration and speed we recommend you not change the DRAM options but enable this option DRAM settings The other DRAM settings are all closely related to hardware If you do not understand this very well don t make any changes Our BIOS is able to autodetect the characteristics of your DRAM and to choose the best settings Memory Hole At 15M 16M This option is used to free up the 15M 16M memory block Some special peripherals need to use a memory bloc located between 15M and 16M and this memory block has a size of IM We recommend that you disable this option There are small differences in the chipset feature setup according to different mainboard models but this has no influence upon performance Our default setup should be the best one That is the reason why we do not describe all the features of this menu Introduction of BIOS 3 17 Power Management Setup Menu The difference between Green PCs and traditional computers is that Green PCs have a power management feature With this feature when the computer is powered on but inactive the power consumption is reduced in order to save energy When the computer operates normally it is in Normal mode In this mode the Power Management Program will control the access to video parallel ports serial ports and drives and the operating status of the keyboard mouse and other device These are referred to as Power Management Events In cases where none of these events occur t
16. OM MSDOS SYS IO SYS AWDFLSH EXE c The NEWBIOS file which can be downloaded from ABIT s website d AUTOEXEC BAT which has the following content A AWDFLASH NEWBIOS Py Sn CC When a version of BIOS that is for the incorrect mainboard model the following message will appear The program file s part number does not match with your system Appendix E How to install the Ultra DMA 33 drive How to install the Ultra DMA 33 drive For best results from your Ultra DMA 33 your PC must meet the following requirements Your motherboard must support the Ultra DMA 33 interface It must support the Ultra DMA hard drive It must support the operating system s Ultra DMA driver software All packages sold by ABIT contain this driver software Complete the installation process exactly as below 1 2 3 In Windows 95 place the Ultra DMA 33 diver disk into the floppy drive The file Bmide_95 compressed will appear Run this file The file will automatically decompress the following files README TXT _INST32I EX_ _SETUT DLL _SETUP LIB PITIXDRV Z SETUP EXE SETUP INS Run SETUP EXE and the following seven windows will appear Click NEXT 1 SETUP requires systems with Windows 95 and a PIIX Bus Master IDE Controller You must close et all Windows programs before tunning this program See README TXT for more information You must read and agree to the license agreement in order to c
17. PCI Bridge Batch File First of all you may ask why do I have to install it Well the main reason is that Windows 95 has no way of recognising the 440LX chip set Because of this the error PCI Bridge will appear in the system content see picture below System Properties 2 x General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type C View devices by connection CDROM H E Disk dives rc Display adapters Floppy dsk controllers Hard disk controllers E3 Keyboard 2 4A 4 iF 2 amp 9 Network adapters J Other devices 0 F PCI Bridge gt y PCI Universal Serial Bus H Ports COM amp LPT F g Sound video and game controllers Ml System devices To get rid of this from the system content the batch file must be run F 2 Appendix F The file can be found at our web site at lt http www abit com tw html loadut htm or http www abit com tw html cloadut htm gt Just download PCI_TX EXE and run it It will automatically decompress and you will see 26 icon files appear in Windows 95 e5 3 Floppy A X File Edit View Help A A aaae Abitapp cpp AbitApp h AbILTX aps AbitTX dsp Abit TX dsw AbItTX A A 2 A a amp i AbitTX mak AbitTXncb AbitTX opt AbitTX plg AbRTX re Daing cpp Doing h Oo 8 a a Face01 Facel2 Facel3 FaceD4 Logocur logo ICO MainFframe c 2 B MainFrame h Resource h Sad Smil
18. TS option ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A69JA1A gt CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Auto Configuration Enabled SDRAM RAS Precharge Time DRAM Speed Selection 5 SDRAM CAS latency Time MA Wait State Fast EDO RASH To CASH Delay oa EDO RASH Precharge Time 4 EDO DRAM Read Burst z x222 EDO DRAM Write Burst x222 DRAM Data Integrity Mode CPU To PCI IDE Posting g System BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable 8 Bit I 70 Recovery Time 16 Bit I O Recovery Time Memory Hole At 15M 16M E gt Quit Tle Select Item Passive Release z Help PU PD Modify Delayed Transaction z Old Values lt Shift F2 Color AGP Aperture Size lt MB gt Load BIOS Defaults SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay z Load Setup Defaults Fig 3 4 Chipset Features Setup You can use the arrow keys to move between the items Use PgUP PgDn and to change the values When you have finished setting up the chipset press ESC to go back to the main menu Auto Configuration This option allows Enable or prevents Disable the BIOS from using default values for Auto Configuration The BIOS default is Enable gt When you select Enable the BIOS will automatically use the values related to DRAM You will not be able to set up the following options gt When you select Disable you can manually set up DRAM options 3 16 Chapter Attention Unless you are very familiar with your computer and with the DRA
19. an Active partition otherwise your hard disk will not be bootable For further information about FDISK refer to the FDISK section in the DOS user s manual After you have partitioned the hard disk with FDISK the system will reboot automatically Boot from a system floppy disk and type FORMAT C S Using FORMAT DOS command This command is found in the DOS disks FORMAT is used to format the hard disk The HDD have to be formatted before use Don t forget to add S after C otherwise the hard disk will not be bootable after formatting Technical Support C 1 Appendix C Technical Support When you have a problem during operation In order to help our technical support personnel to quickly find out what is the problem of your mainboard and to give you the answers you need before filling in the technical support form eliminate any peripheral that is not related to the problem and indicate on the form the key peripherals Fax this form to your dealer or to the company where you bought the hardware in order to benefit from our technical support You can refer to the examples given below Example 1 With a system including mainboard with CPU DRAM COAST HDD CD ROM FDD VGA CARD MPEG CARD SCSI CARD SOUND CARD after the system is assembled if you cannot boot up check the key components of the system using the procedure described below First remove all interface cards except the VGA card and try to reboot
20. ched off in Standby or Suspend mode gt Suspend The video will only be switched off in Suspend mode IDE HDD Power Down If the system has not accessed data on the hard disk drive during the specified time period the engine of the HDD will stop in order to save electricity You can set 1 to 15 minutes or select Disable according to your use of the HDD Doze Mode When the setting selected for Power Management is User Define you can define for this mode any delay from 1 minute to 1 hour If no power management event occurs during this time period meaning that computer is inactive during this period the system will enter the Doze power saving mode If this mode is disabled the system will enter the next mode in the sequence Standby or Suspend mode Standby Mode When the setting selected for Power Management is User Define you can define for this mode any delay from 1 minute to 1 hour If no power management event occurs during this time period meaning the computer is inactive during this period the system will enter the Standby power saving mode If this mode is disabled the system will enter the next mode in the sequence Suspend mode 3 20 Chapter Suspend Mode When the setting selected for Power Management is User Define you can define for this mode any delay from 1 minute to 1 hour If no power management event occurs during this time period meaning the computer is inactive during this period the
21. e 26 object s 654KB After you open the file run AbitTX and a view will appear see picture below Click on OK Abit Mother Board If you want update TX chip info Qs Your OS now is 4 00 Build is 1111 pls select OK else select Cancel esters fe How to install the PCI Bridge Batch File F 3 After the process has been completed another view will appear see picture below Again click on OK Abit Mother Board Ea es Your OS now is 4 00 Build is 1111 If you want update TX chip info pls select OK else select Cancel reese Pees After clicking on OK the driver will automatically install and restart the computer after it has finished Appendix F
22. e hour minute second 3 22 Chapter PCI amp Onboard I O Setup In this menu you can change the INT and IRQ of the PCI bus and the onboard I O device I O port address and other hardware settings ROM PCI ZISA BIOS lt 2A69JA1C gt PNP PCI amp ONBOARD 170 AWARD SOFTWARE INC Force Update ESCD Onboard FDC Controller PNP OS Installed Onboard Serial Port 1 Resources Controlled By Onboard Serial Port 2 IRQ DMA Assigned to PCI ISA PnP Onboard IR Function IRQ 3 IRQ 4 IRQ 5 IRQ IR Tr Re Polarity IRQ IRQi6 IRQi1 IRQi2 Onboard Parallel Port IRQi4 IRQi5 DMA DMA 1 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP1 9 DMA 3 DMA 5 DMA 6 DMA 7 ECP Mode Use DMA Assign IRQ For PCI UGA PCI IDE Card 2nd Channel PCI IDE Card IRQ Map To Primary IDE INT Secondary IDE INT USB Keyboard Support Via Onboard IDE 1 Controller Master Drive Mode Slave Drive Mode Onboard IDE 2 Controller Master Drive Mode Slave Drive Mode gt Quit Tie Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values CShift gt F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Fig 3 6 PCI amp Onboard I O Setup PnP OS Install Device resource assigned by PnP OS or BIOS Force Update ESCD If you want to clear ESCD data next time you boot up and ask the BIOS to reset the settings for the Plug amp Play ISA Card and the PCI Card select Enabled But the next time you boot up this option w
23. e write Mitsumi in the Specifications space write FX 400D Technical Support C 5 9 System Memory DRAM Indicate the brand and specifications SIMM DIMM of your system memory Examples In the Brand space write Panasonic in the Specifications space write SIMM FP DRAM 4MB 06 Or in the Brand write NPNX in the Specifications space write SIMM EDO DRAM 8MB 06 Or in the Brand space write SEC in the Specifications space write DIMM S DRAM 8MB G12 10 COAST Indicate the brand and specifications of your COAST Example In the Brand space write Winbond in the Specifications space write 256KB or W25PO10AF 8 C 11 ADD ON CARD Indicate which add on cards you are absolutely sure are related to the problem If you cannot identify the problem origin indicate all the add on cards inserted into your system Note Items between the are absolutely necessary Appendix C Technical Support C 7 Technical Support Form Company name Phone Contact Fax BIOS ID Mainboard model no DRIVER REV Fs a IDE2 se _ IDE2 DRAM Problem Description Appendix C Flash BIOS User Instructions D 1 Appendix D Flash BIOS User Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4 Instructions AWDFLASH CCFLASH gt CPATHILFILENAME Py Pn CCSAVE gt CPATHILFILENAME 1 Sy Sn ee CMOS gt CC lt CLEAR PaP
24. e CPU in the socket without having to configure any jumpers or DIP switches But if you change your CPU normally you just have to turn off the power supply change the CPU and then set up the CPU parameters through CPU SOFT MENU However if the CPU brand and type is the same and if the new CPU is slower than the old one we offer you two methods to successfully complete the CPU change operation Method 1 Setup up the CPU for the lowest speed for its brand Turn the power supply off and change the CPU Then turn the system on again and set up the CPU parameters through CPU SOFT MENU Method 2 Since you have to open the computer case when you change the CPU it could be a good idea to use the CCMOS jumper to erase the parameters of the original CPU and to enter BIOS Setup to set up CPU parameters again Note The increase by 2 5 of the CPU speed is not a standard feature of this product It is only for use by our development department 3 6 Chapter 3 to verify that the CPU is able to work normally when CPU speed operating temperature and power supply are 2 5 higher or lower than the standard values This is to guarantee product stability We require the manufacturer of the Clock Generator to meet the demands of our development department and to add a TURBO Frequency feature used for testing purposes by our R amp D department Of course you can use this feature to test the stability of your own system but after you have tested
25. e that the red line on the cable connects to the first pin of the connectors Installing CD ROM Drive IDE2 Connect one end of the 40 pin cable that comes with the drive to the CD ROM connector and the other end to the IDE2 pin connector on the mainboard Note Be sure that the red line on the cable connects to the first pin of the connectors T Watch the pin position and the orientation PN1 There is a specific orientation for pin 1 to pin 5 Insert the five threads keylock cable into correct pins of connector on the mainboard Installing Keylock connector in number Name of the signal or signification 1 5VDC No connection Ground Keyboard inhibit Signal Ground Installing HDD LED connector Wch the pin position and the orientation PN1 There is a specific orientation for pin 7 and pin 8 Connect the two threads IDE LED connector to the connector on mainboard in number Name of the signal or signification 7 HDD LED signal iLED Cathode j HDD LED signal ILED Anode j Quick Installation A 3 Installing Suspend switch connector PN1 There is a specific orientation for pin 10 and pin 11 Connect the two threads suspend switch connector of the computer case to correct pins of connector on the mainboard You can ignore this connector since most of computer cases do not support this feature the mainboard itself supports it Name of the signal or signification Suspend signal 13 B i o
26. eeds to access hard disk data the CPU delivers input output I O orders through the chipset on the mainboard to the hard disk drive and than puts these data into the system memory This is the PIO mode What is the Master mode When the system needs to access hard disk data these data are directly accessed from the hard disk by the chipset on the mainboard using a DMA or a PIO mode and then the data is put into the memory In this case the CPU does not participate in the data transfer What is the DMA mode Usually DMA mode refers to accessing the hard disk data by the chipset it does not refers to data transfer mode Here are some examples of data transfer rates for IDE HDD with PIO interface PIO Mode 0 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 3 3Mbyte sec PIO Mode 1 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 5 2Mbyte sec PIO Mode 2 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 8 3Mbyte sec PIO Mode 3 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 11 1 Mbyte sec PIO Mode 4 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 16 6Mbyte sec B 2 Appendix B The higher the MODE value is the best is the hard disk data transfer rate But this does not mean that you can select the highest mode value as you like You must be sure that your hard disk supports that type of fast data transfer otherwise your hard disk will not be able to operate correctly Here are some examples of data transfer rates for IDE HDD with DMA mode DMA Mode 0 The fastest data transfer rate
27. elay Msec When you press a key continuously if you exceed the delay you have set here the keyboard will automatically repeat the keystroke according a certain rate Unit milliseconds 3 12 Chapter Security Option This option can be set to System or to Setup After you have created a password through PASSWORD SETTING this option will deny access to your system System or modification of computer setup BIOS Setup by unauthorized users gt SYSTEM When you choose System a password is required each time the computer boots up If the correct password is not given the system will not start gt SETUP When you choose Setup a password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup If you have not set a password in the PASSWORD SETTING option this option is not available Notice Don t forget your password If you forget the password you will have to open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system But doing this you have to reset all the options you had set up before PCI VGA Palette Snoop This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA Status and to modify the information delivered from the Feature Connector of the VGA card to the MPEG Card This option can solve the display inversion to black after you have used the MPEG card Delay IDE Initial This item is using for support some old model or special type of hard disks or CDROMs Because the BIOS may not detect those k
28. hard disk drive used for boot up at Master set the second drive at Slave Connect one connector of the 40 pin cable to the first drive another connector to the second drive and the other end of the cable to connector IDE1 on the mainboard Set the other the third drive at Master and connect one end of the 40 pin cable to the drive and the other end to connector IDE2 on the mainboard Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master and connect one end of the 40 pin cable to the drive and the other end to connector IDE on the mainboard Set another drive the second drive at Master and the third drive at Slave connect one connector of the 40 pin cable to the second drive another connector to the third drive and the other end of the cable to connector IDE2 on the mainboard Installing three HDDs one CD ROM drive Tie red tine on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the connector Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master set another HDD the second at Slave connect one connector of the 40 pin cable to the first drive another connector to the second drive and the other end of the cable to connector IDE1 on the mainboard Set the third hard disk drive at Master set the CD ROM drive at Slave connect one connector of the 40 pin cable to the third HDD another connector to the CD ROM drive and the other end of the cable to connector IDE2 on the mainboard BIOS Setup If all your HDDs are new
29. he pegs securely Apply slight pressure on the peg and push the peg foward the clip while pushing the clip forward Push the latches on the processor E outward until they click into place in the retention mechanism The latches must be secured for proper electrical connection of the processor an power cable Note Installing a heat sink and cooling fan is necessary for proper heat dissipation from your CPU Failing to install these items may result in overheating and damage of your CPU Please refer to your boxed Pentium II processor installation or other documentation attached with your CPU for detailed installing instructions 2 16 Chapter Installing System Memory The mainboard provides two 168 pin DIMM sites for memory expansion The DIMM socket supports 1Mx64 8MB 2Mx64 16MB 4Mx64 32MB 8Mx64 64MB 16Mx64 128MB and 32Mx64 256MB or double sided DIMM modules Minimum memory size is 8MB and maximum memory size is 256 MB There are three banks of Memory on the system board In order to create a memory array certain rules must be followed The following set of rules allows for optimum configurations The memory array is 64 or 72 bits wide Without parity or with parity Those modules can be populated in any order Support single and double density DIMMS The following is the valid memory configuration Memory Module Total Memory BankO DIMM1 omm oo Bmp 128MB DIMM2 128MB Total
30. he system enters the power saving mode When one of the controlled events occurs the system immediately returns to normal mode and operates at its maximum speed Power saving modes can be divided into three modes according to their power consumption Doze Mode Standby Mode and Suspend Mode The four modes proceed in the following sequence Normal Mode gt Doze Mode gt Standby Mode gt Suspend Mode The system consumption is reduced according the following sequence Normal gt Doze gt _ Standby gt Suspend 1 In the Main Menu select Power Management Setup and press Enter The following screen is displayed ROM PCI ISA BIOS lt 2A69JALA gt D POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Reload Global Timer Events UGA Active Monitor IRQ 3 7 9 151 NMI IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave Floppy Disk Disable Serial Port Disable Parallel Port Disable Disable Power Management PM Control by APM Video Off Method Video Off After Power Button Override CPU Fan Off Option Modem Use IRQ Doze Mode Standby Mode Suspend Mode IDE HDD Power Down Throttle Duty Cycle IRQ 8 Break Suspend Quit Tiee Select Item Enabled Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift gt F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Resume by Ring Resume by Alarm Date Cof Month gt Time hh mm ss gt Fig 3 5 Power Management Setup Menu 3 18 Chapter 2
31. hoose the Password setting option the following message is displayed Enter Password Type your password When complete press lt Enter gt The following message is displayed Confirm Password Type your password again When complete press lt Enter gt The password setting is completed Password clearing procedure When you select the Password setting option the following message is displayed Enter Password Press lt Enter gt the message Password Disable is displayed Press a key The password clearing procedure is completed Notice Do not forget your password If you forget it you will have to open the computer case clear the contents of the CMOS and boot the system up again But doing this you must reset all your settings 3 28 Chapter IDE HDD Auto Detection After you have installed the hard disk in old systems you had to know the hard disk specifications such as the number of cylinders heads and sectors and to enter the relevant information into the hard disk information section If the CMOS data were erased and you had forgotten the hard disk specifications it was a great problem But now you can use this option to autodetect the hard disk type and specifications and the BIOS will automatically detect all the relevant information and place them in the Hard Disk data section of the Standard CMOS Setup Menu in order to allow you to use your hard disk Bus Master IDE Driver 4 1
32. ill automatically be set as Disabled Computer Knowledge ESCD Extended System Configuration Data The ESCD contains the IRQ DMA I O Port Memory information of the system This is a specification and a feature specific to Plug amp Play BIOS Introduction of BIOS 3 23 Resources Controlled By When you select Auto the BIOS will automatically assign the IRQ and DMA to PCI ISA PnP When this option is Manual you can choose which IRQ or DMA can assign to PCI ISA PnP PCI IDE Card 2nd Channel This option can be enabled or disabled BIOS default is Enable Since this channel uses IRQI5 if you want to use this channel you have to enable this option to make the BIOS assign IRQ15 to this channel PCI IDE Card IRQ Map to Three options are available for this item PCI Auto PCI slotX and ISA gt PCI Auto The onboard BIOS auto detects which PCI slot has an IDE card inserted in gt PCI slotX Some old PCI IDE cards cannot be detected by the BIOS If the onboard BIOS cannot detect a PCE IDE card you have to specify on which PCI slot the IDE card is inserted to make the BIOS assign IRQ14 for use by the interrupt number INT of this PCI slot gt ISA If you select ISA it means that your PCI IDE card features a paddleboard and a cable that can be connected to IRQ on the ISA slot because the BIOS will not assign any IRQ to this PCI slot Attention Primary Channel and Secondary Channel The BIOS needs two indepe
33. inds of devices during system booting OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB When the system memory is bigger than 64MB the communication method between the BIOS and the operating system will differ from one operating system to another If you use OS 2 select OS2 if you choose another operating system select Non OS2 Introduction of BIOS 3 13 Video BIOS Shadow This option is used to define whether the BIOS on the video card uses shadow feature or not You should set this option to Enable otherwise the display performance of the system will greatly decrease Shadowing address ranges C8000 CBFFF Shadow This option allows you to decide if the memory block BIOS of an interface card at the address C8000 CBFFE uses the shadow feature or not If you have no interface card using this memory block don t enable this option Shadowing address ranges CC000 CF FFF Shadow This option allows you to decide if the memory block BIOS of an interface card at the address CC000 CFFFF uses the shadow feature or not If you have no interface card using this memory block don t enable this option Shadowing address ranges D0000 D3F FF Shadow This option allows you to decide if the memory block BIOS of an interface card at the address DOO00 D3FFF uses the shadow feature or not If you have no interface card using this memory block don t enable this option Shadowing address ranges D4000 D7F FF Shadow This option allows you to decide if
34. lel port is EPP two EPP version options are available EPP1 7 or EPP1 9 On board IDE 1 Controller Introduction of BIOS 3 25 Onboard PCI IDE 1 controller can be set as Enable or Disable Master drive PIO Mode gt Auto the BIOS can auto detect the PIO mode of the HDD in order to set its data transfer rate Default Mode 0 Mode 4 User can specify the PIO mode of the HDD in order to set its data transfer rate Slave drive PIO Mode gt Auto the BIOS can auto detect the PIO mode of the HDD in order to set its data transfer rate Default Mode 0 Mode 4 User can specify the PIO mode of the HDD in order to set its data transfer rate On board IDE 2 Controller The onboard IDE 2 controller can be set at Enable of Disable Master drive PIO Mode gt Auto the BIOS can auto detect the PIO mode of the HDD installed in order to set its data transfer rate Default gt Mode 0 Mode 4 User can specify the PIO mode of the HDD in order to set its data transfer rate Slave drive PIO Mode gt Auto the BIOS can auto detect the PIO mode of the HDD installed in order to set its data transfer rate Default gt Mode 0 Mode 4 User can specify the PIO mode of the HDD in order to set its data transfer rate MODE 0 4 reflects the HDD data transfer rate The higher the MODE value is the better is the HDD data transfer rate But it does not mean that you can select the highest MODE value just as you like
35. m you can according to your operating system choose three operating modes NORMAL LBA or LARGE gt Normal mode Standard normal mode supports hard disks of 528MB or less This mode directly uses positions indicated by Cylinders CYLS Heads and Sectors to access data 3 8 Chapter 3 gt LBA Logical Block Addressing mode LBA mode supports hard disk drives up to 8 4Giga This mode uses a different method to calculate the position of disk data to be accessed It translates Cylinders CYLS Heads and Sectors into a logical address where data are located The Cylinders Heads and Sectors displayed in this menu do not reflect the actual structure of the hard disk they are just reference values used to calculate actual positions Currently all high capacity hard disks support this mode that s why we recommend you use this mode The HDD AUTODETECTION option in the Main Menu will automatically detect the parameters of your hard disk and the mode supported gt LARGE Mode When the number of cylinders CYLs of the hard disk exceeds 1024 and DOS is not able to support it or if your operating system does not support LBA mode you should select this mode e FDD supporting 3 Mode 3 Mode floppy disk drives FDD are 3 1 2 drives used in Japanese computer systems If you need to access data stored in this kind of floppy you must select this mode and of course you must have a 3 Mode floppy drive B For further information
36. ndent interrupt number INT lines to be allocated to the PCI IDE card Be careful not to choose twice the same interrupt number INT Assign IRQ for PCI VGA You can assign IRQ for PCI VGA or not On Board FDD Controller This is to Enable or Disable the Onboard FDD Controller 3 24 Chapter On board Serial Port 1 This is used to specify the I O address and IRQ of Serial Port 1 Ten options are available Disable 3F8h IRQ4 2F8h IRQ3 3E8h IRQ4 or 2E8h IRQ3 3F8h IRQIO 2F8h IRQ11 3E8h IRQ10 2E8h IRQ11 and AUTO On board Serial Port 2 This is used to specify the I O address and IRQ of Serial Port 2 Ten options are available Disable 3F8h IRQ4 2F8h IRQ3 3E8h IRQ4 or 2E8h IRQ3 3F8 IRQ10 2F8 IRQI1 3E8 IRQ10 2E8 IRQ11 and AUTO Onboard IR function Three options are available gt IrDA HPSIR mode gt ASK IR Amplitude Shift Keyed IR mode gt Disabled IR Tr Re Polarity Set IR transmission reception polarity as High or Low On board Parallel Port Set the I O address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port Four options are available Disable 3BCh IRQ7 278h IRQ5 and 378h IRQ7 Default is 378h IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode Can be set as ECP EPP ECP EPP or Normal SPP mode Default is Normal SPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA When the mode selected for the onboard parallel port is ECP the DMA channel selected can be Channel 1 or Channel 3 EPP Mode Select When the mode selected for the onboard paral
37. nectors located on the mainboard You need to carefully pay attention to any connection orientation the cables may have and if any notice the position of the first pin of the connector In the explanations that follow we will describe the significance of the first pin PNI SP LED SPEAKER RESET 11 0 ejoje e e ejoj ef 11 eje ojo ojo oo ooji SMI pow on HDD LED KEYLOCK PN2 PN1 Pin 4 5 6 7 Speaker Connector Attach the system speaker to connector PN1 Pin number Name or significance of signal 4 5VDC 5 pS Ground S O Speaker data Installing the Mainboard 2 5 PN1 Pin 1 2 Hardware Reset Connector Attach the cable from the case s Reset switch to this connector Press and hold the reset button for at least one second to reset the system Name or significance of signal PN2 Pin 10 11 Hardware Suspend Switch Connector SMI Switch Attach the cable from the case s suspend switch if there is one to this switch Use this switch to enable disable the power management function by hardware Name or significance of signal Suspend signal PN2 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Keylock and Power LED Connector Attach the case s keylock to the connector Name or significance of signal 5VDC power LED power LED power LED Keylock inhibit signal key lock key lock The keylock switch is used to lock the computer s keyboard This disables the keyboard so that unauthorized persons cannot
38. one end of the 40 pin cable to the drive and the other end to connector IDE2 on the mainboard Installing two HDDs one CD ROM drive The red line on the connection cable must be lined up Method 1 Method 2 with pin 1 on the connector Set the hard disk drive used for boot up as Master set the other HDD at Slave connect one connector of the 40 pin cable to the first drive another connector to the second drive and the other end of the cable to connector IDE1 on the mainboard You can ignore the setting of the CD ROM drive Connect one end of the 40 pin cable to the drive and the other end to connector IDE2 on the mainboard We recommend you use this method which has no influence on HDD speed Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master connect one end of the 40 pin cable to the drive and the other end to connector IDE1 on the mainboard Set the other hard disk drive at Master and be sure that the CD ROM drive is set at Slave Most of CD ROM drives are set at Slave as a default so you will normally not have to set the CD ROM drive After you have verified the settings connect one connector of the 40 pin cable to the HDD another connector to the CD ROM drive and the other end of the cable to connector IDE2 on the mainboard General Discussion about HDD Installation B 5 Installing three HDDs The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the connector Method 1 Method 2 Set the
39. onnect one end of the 40 pin cable on the drive connector and the other end to connector IDE1 on the mainboard Installing one HDD one CD ROM drive the rea line on the connection cable must be lined up Method 1 Method 2 with pin 1 on the connector Set the HDD at Master and the CD ROM drive at Slave Connect one connector of the 40 pin cable to the hard disk another one to the CD ROM drive and the other end to connector IDE1 on the mainboard Set the HDD as Master and connect one end of the 40 pin cable to the HDD and the other end to connector IDE1 on the mainboard You can ignore the setting of the CD ROM drive just connect one end of the 40 pin cable to the CD ROM drive and the other end to connector IDE2 on the mainboard We recommend you use this kind of connection which has no influence on HDD speed B 4 Appendix B Installing two HDDs the red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the connector Method 1 Method 2 Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master and the other drive at Slave Connect one of the connectors of the 40 pin cable to the first drive another connector to the second drive and the other end of the cable to connector IDE1 on the mainboard Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master connect one end of the 40 pin cable to the drive and the other end to connector IDE1 on the mainboard Set the other hard disk drive at Master connect
40. onnectors Drive A can be set as drive B and drive B can be set as drive A Boot Up Floppy Seek When computer boots up the BIOS detects if the system has FDD or not When this item is enabled if the BIOS detects no floppy drive it will display a floppy disk drive error message If this item is disabled the BIOS will skip this test Introduction of BIOS 3 11 Boot Up NumLock Status gt On At boot up the Numeric Keypad is in numeric mode gt Off At boot up the Numeric Keypad is in cursor control mode IDE HDD Block Mode This item can be set as Enable or Disable Most of new hard disk drives IDE drives support multi sector transfers This feature speeds up hard disk drive access performance and reduces the time necessary to access data When this item is enabled the BIOS will automatically detect if your hard disk drive supports this feature or not and will choose the right settings for you B For further details about hard disk drive installation refer to appendix B Typematic Rate Setting This item allows you to adjust the keystroke repeat rate When enabled you can set the two keyboard typematic control that follow Typematic Rate and Typematic Rate Delay If this item is disabled the BIOS will use the default setting Typematic Rate Chars Sec When you press a key continuously the keyboard will repeat the keystroke according to the rate you have set Unit characters second Typematic Rate D
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42. or Infrared 5V Pin number Name or significance of signal 7 9 Noconnection No connection I O port connectors eom o sera prt COMI como Cooma o sera prt CoM connector Cos 8 oeenn Notes IDE1 IDE2 are high performance PCI IDE connectors Up to four IDE interface devices are supported 2 10 Chapter WOL1 WOL2 Connector Wake On Lan Name or significance of signal GND SVSB SB Link Connector Pin number Name or significance of signal Installing the Mainboard 2 11 Jumper and Switches You can set jumper switches on the mainboard to configure various hardware options See Figure 1 1 for jumper locations Throughout this section the following symbols are used to indicate jumper settings For 3 pin jumpers the symbols below are used Pin 1 2 Short Pins 1 and 2 with a jumper cap 3 2 1 Pin 2 3 EE ii Short Pins 2 and 3 with a jumper cap 3 2 1 For 2 pins jumpers the following symbols are used ON ju aj Place the jumper cap over the two pins of the jumper to Short the jumper 2 1 OFF Remove the jumper cap to Open the jumper cap 2 1 Note To avoid losing jumper caps attach the removed jumper cap to one of the jumper pins 2 12 Chapter CCMOS 1 CMOS Discharge Jumper Jumper CCMOS discharge CMOS memory When you install the mainboard make sure this jumper is set for Normal Operation 1 2 See the jumper below Normal Operation Defaul
43. ose specifications are still unknown The specifications of all present CPUs are included in the default settings Unless you are very familiar with all CPU parameters it is very easy to make mistakes when you define by yourself the external clock and the multiplier factor Turbo Frequency This item will only be displayed if your CPU external clock supports Turbo mode The Turbo mode allows you to speed up the external clock by approximately 2 5 This feature is used to verify the design flexibility It is a very important tool for test units to verify CPU stability Do not use this feature gt Disable CPU external clock is operating within the normal limits Introduction of BIOS 3 5 gt Enable CPU external clock is operating within the limits of the Turbo mode Solution in case of booting problem due to invalid clock setup Normally if the CPU clock setup is wrong you will not be able to boot In this case turn the system off than on again The CPU will automatically use its standard parameters to boot You can then enter BIOS Setup again and set up the CPU clock If you can t enter BIOS setup you must try turning the system on a few times 3 4 times and the system will automatically use its standard parameters to boot You can then enter BIOS SETUP again and set up the new parameters When you change your CPU The mainboard have been designed in such a way that you can turn the system on after having inserted th
44. ower cable to the Fan connector on the mainboard CPU FAN1 FAN2 Name of the signal or signification Control on off A 6 Appendix A ALUSE OMET HID CIS Some jumpers are reserved for future functions or are not to be adjusted in normal operation Adjust them according to the following recommendations CCMOS ut jumper on pin 1 and pin 2 BIOS Setup Parameters and CPU settings After you have followed the steps described above and completed the installation when you power the computer on you will see the following message displayed PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP Press immediately Del key to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Setup Defaults than enter CPU Soft Menu to set CPU parameters General Discussion about HDD Installation B 1 Appendix B General Discussion about HDD Installation Most of the present HDDs use IDE interface Installing an IDE hard disk does not require a huge amount of intelligence like installing the driver for a SCSI hard disk but this means that the user often must install the hard disk by himself and cope with all the problems he may encounter Here we will try to help you solve these possible problems The data stored in the hard disk are accessed through a chipset located on the mainboard You probably often hear about the PIO mode Master mode or DMA mode of HDD These modes reflect the way data is transferred from and to the IDE drive and the mainboard What is the PIO mode When the system n
45. r computer anymore please refer to the section Erase CMOS data in Chapter 2 When you start the computer it is controlled by the BIOS program The BIOS first operates an auto diagnostic for all the necessary hardware configurates the parameters of the hardware synchronization and detects all the hardware Only when these tasks are completed does it give up control of the computer to the program of the next level which is the operating system Since the BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate it will be the key factor to system stability and to ensure that your system performs at its best After the BIOS has achieved the auto diagnostic and auto detection operations it will display the following message PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP 3 2 Chapter 3 Three to five seconds after the message is displayed if you press the Del key you will access the BIOS Setup menu At that moment the BIOS will display the following message ROM PCI7ISA BIOS lt 2A69JA1A gt CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP Esc Quit TESE Select Item Fi Save amp Exit Setup CShift gt F2 Change Color Fig 3 BIOS Setup main menu In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3 you can see several options We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here Press Esc to quit the BIOS Setup
46. reaches 4 16Mbyte sec DMA Mode 1 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 13 3Mbyte sec DMA Mode 2 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 16 6Mbyte sec Usually PIO mode means that the hard disk data are accessed by the CPU through the chipset and placed into memory and the chipset is using PIO mode to access hard disk data MASTER mode means that hard disk data are accessed by the chipset and that the chipset places the data into memory The chipset is using DMA or PIO mode to access data stored in the hard disk drive The Master mode can reduce the CPU load especially in a Multi task environment This can help system performance General Discussion about HDD Installation B 3 Installing a hard disk In the Standard CMOS Setup Menu Primary means the first connector on the mainboard that is connector IDE1 on our mainboard Secondary means the second connector on the mainboard that is connector IDE2 on our mainboard Two HDDs can be connected to the each connector The first HDD is referred to as Master The second HDD is referred to as Slave The Master or Slave status of the hard disk drive is set on the hard disk itself Refer to the hard disk drive manual Installing one HDD Tre red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the connector Be sure that your hard disk drive is set at Master Actually most hard disk drives are set at Master as a default so you don t need to adjust any setting Just c
47. ser Instructions Appendix E How to install Ultra DMA 33 drive Appendix F How to install PCI Bridge Batch file Introduction of AT6 Feature 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction of AT6 Feature The mainboard is designed for the new generation CPU It supports the Intel CPU SLOT 1 Pentium ID up to 256MB of memory super I O and Green PC functions The mainboard provides high performance for the server system and meets the requirements of the desktop system for multimedia in the future Specifications L CPU CPU SOFT MENU eliminates the need for jumpers or DIP switches needed to set CPU parameters Employs switching type regulators to stabilize CPU operation Supports 66 75 and 83 MHz CPU external clock speeds Supports Pentium II 233 300 MHz processor cartridge 2 Chipset Intel 440LX chipset 82443LX and 82371AB Supports Ultra DMA 33 IDE protocol Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface ACPI Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 66MHz 133MHz Sideband 3 3V device 3 Cache Memory Level 1 and Level 2 cache built into Intel Pentium IJ processor card 4 Memory DRAM 2 168 pin DIMM sockets support SDRAM and EDO DRAM modules Supports up to 256MB MAX ECC suppor Chapter 1 5 System BIOS AWARD BIOS Supports Plug and Play PnP Supports Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACPI Supports Desktop Management Interface DMI 6 Multi T O Functions Floppy por
48. system will enter the Suspend power saving mode The CPU stops working completely If this mode is disabled the system will not enter the Suspend mode Throttle Duty Cycle This is used to specify the CPU speed in saving mode Seven options are available 12 5 25 0 37 5 50 0 62 5 or 75 0 CPU Fan Off In Option CPU fan can be turn off in suspend mode Power Button Override Support ACPI Power Button Over ride The user presses the power button for more then four seconds while the system is in the working state then the system will transition to the soft off Power off by software This is called the power button over ride IRQ8 Break Suspend Support RTC alarm wake up from suspend function via IRQ8 Reload Global Timer Events When one of the speficied occurs the count down made for entry in power saving mode goes back to zero Since the computer will enter a power saving mode only after an inactivity delay specified time speficied for Doze Standby and Suspend modes and after it has no activity during this time period any event will cause the computer to re count the time elapsed Resume events are operations or signals that cause the computer to resume time counting Resume by Ring To connect a external modem with the onboard serial port the system will be turned on when telephone ring up Introduction of BIOS 3 21 Resume by Alarm RTC alarm can turn on the system You can set date of month and tim
49. t Discharge CMOS Installing the Mainboard 2 13 Installation of the Pentium II CPU 1 Mount the two black plastic pegs noto the mainboard These pegs will be used to attach the fan heat sink supports Notice that one hole and the base of one peg are larger than the other hole and peg base Push each peg into its hole firmly to the end until you hear it click into place Retention mechanism Large peg and hold 2 Slide a black plastic support onto each end of the fan heat sink making sure that the hole and clip are on the outside edge of the support Slide each support toward the center of the processor until the support is seafed in the outside groove in the fan housing Top of processor Groove in fan housing 2 14 Chapter 3 Slide the clip A on each support toward the processor exposing the hole that will fit the peg on the mainboard Push the latches B on the processor toward the center of the processor until they click into place 4 Hold the processor so that the fan shroud is facing toward the pegs on the mainboard Slide the processor Direction C into the retention mechanism and press evenly and gently Ensure that the pegs on the mainboard slide into the holes in the heat sink support and that the alignment notch in the processor fits over the plug in Slot 1 Installing the Mainboard 2 15 5 Slide the clips on the supports D forward until they click into place to hold t
50. t at any time to display all the items that can be chosen for that option CPU Name Is Turbo Frequency External Clock Speed Error Hold CPU Name Is CPU Operating Speed Disabled 66MHz2 Multiplier Factor Disabled ROM PCI ISA LN AWARD SOFTWARE Intel Pentium II MMX User Define x3 5 C2AS9TALB gt NU ft INC Tie Select Item PU PD Modify Old Values Shift gt F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Fig 3 1 CPU SOFT MENU gt Intel Pentium IT MMX 3 4 Chapter 3 CPU Operating Speed This option sets the CPU speed In this field the CPU speed is indicated like this CPU speed external clock x multiplier factor Select the CPU speed according the type and the speed of your CPU iNote 1 jFor Intel Pentium II MMX CPUs you can choose the following settings gt 233 66x3 5 gt 266 66x4 gt 300 66x4 5 jNote 4 jUser define external clock and multiplier factor gt User Define External Clock gt 66MHz gt 75MHz gt 83MHz Multiplier Factor You can choose the following multiplier factors gt 2 0 gt 2 5 gt 3 0 gt 3 5 gt 4 0 gt 4 5 gt 5 0 gt 5 5 However differences will exist because of the various brands and types available Normally we do not recommend that you use the User Define option to setup CPU speed and multiplier factor This option is for setup of future CPUs wh
51. t supports up to 2 88MB and 3 mode floppy Ultra DMA 33 bus master IDE supports up to 4 IDE devices Including LS 120 MB floppy drive Built in Standard EPP ECP parallel port connector Two built in 16550 fast UART compatible serial port connectors Built in PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse port connectors Built in standard IrDA TX RX header and SB Link header Two built in USB connectors Bulit in EISCA 12 pin header 7 Miscellaneous ATX form factor One AGP slot Three PCI slots and Three ISA slots PC97 Compliant Board size 305 170mm Note All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners Above 66MHz bus speed supported but not guaranteed due to the PCI specs Specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice Introduction of AT6 Feature 1 3 Layout diagram KEYBOARD MOUSE INYA FW82443LX o jE E 5 E AB AT6 Figure 1 1 Component Locations 1 4 Chapter 1 The System block diagram CPU SLOT1 Control Address P 824 MC 43LX PCI SLOT s PCI IDE HEADER ISA SLOT s Address Data ISA BUS RTC X BUS Flash BIOS Installing the Mainboard 2 1 Chapter 2 Installing the Mainboard This AT6 mainboard not only provides all standard equipment for classic personal computers but also provides great flexibility for meeting future upgrade demands This chapter will in
52. the product we recommend that you set it back to its normal value in order to guarantee system stability Attention After setting up the parameters and you leave the BIOS SETUP and you have verified that the system can be booted do not press the Reset button or turn off the power supply Otherwise the BIOS will not read correctly the parameters will fail and you must enter CPU SOFT MENU again to set up the parameters all over again Introduction of BIOS 3 7 Standard CMOS Setup Menu It is the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS These parameters include the settings of date hour VGA card FDD and HDD ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A59IA1B gt STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Date lt mm dd yy gt Fri Time Chh mm ss IDEs lt HDDs gt TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR Primary Master Auto 5 5 5 Primary Slave z 5 5 5 Secondary Master a Secondary Slave 5 Drive A Drive B Base Memory Floppy 3 Mode Support Extended Memory K Other Memory be A 4 Video Halt On Total Memory 512K ESC Quit tTiwe Select Item PU PD Modify Fi Help CShift gt F2 Change Color Fig 3 2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu e Set up of HDD operating mode iNORMAL LBA LARGE j Since old operating systems were only able to support HDD whose capacity was not bigger than 528MB any hard disk with more than 528MB was unusable AWARD BIOS features a solution to this proble
53. troduce step by step all the standard equipment and will also present as completely as possible future upgrade capabilities This mainboard is able to support all Intel Pentium II processors now on the market For details see specifications in Chapter 1 This chapter is organized according the following features Installing the Mainboard to the Casing Standard external connectors Jumpers and switches Presentation and Installing of the CPU Installing the system memory G9OO000O LEZ Before proceeding with the installation Before installing the mainboard please be sure to turn off or disconnect the power supply unit Before making any modifications to the hardware configuration of the mainboard the power supply to any areas of the mainboard you plan to modify should be turned off to avoid unnecessary damage to the hardware 2 2 Chapter 2 L User friendly instructions Our objective is to enable the novice computer user to perform the installation by themselves We have attempted to write this document in a very clear concise and descriptive manner to help overcome any obstacles you may face during installation Please read our instructions carefully and follow them carefully step by step Installing the Mainboard 2 3 Installing the Mainboard to the Casing Most computer cases will have a base on which there will be many mounting holes that allows the mainboard to be securely attached and at the same time preven
54. ts short circuits There are two ways to attach the mainboard to the base with spacers or with bolts In principle the best way to attach the motherboard is with bolts and only if you are unable to do this should you attach the board with spacers Take a careful look at the mainboard and you will see many mounting holes on it Line these holes up with the mounting holes on the base If the holes line up and there are screw holes this means you can attach the mainboard with bolts If the holes line up and there are only slots this means you can only attach the mainboard with spacers Take the tip of the spacers and insert it into the slots After doing this to all the slots you can slide the mainboard into position aligned with the slots After the mainboard has been positioned check to make sure everything is OK before putting the casing back on Note If the mainboard has mounting holes but don t line up with the holes on the base and their are no slots to attach the spacers don t panic you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes Just cut the spacers along the dotted line the spacer may be a little hard so be careful of our hands In this way you can still attach the mainboard to the base without worrying about short circuits 2 4 Chapter 2 Standard External Connectors Inside the case of any computer several cables and plugs have to be connected These cables and plugs are usually connected one by one to con
55. use it When this function is in use you will need to use the unlock key to activate the keyboard Computer Knowledge 2 6 Chapter 2 PN2 Pin 6 7 HDD LED Connector Attach the cable from the case s HDD LED to this connector Name or significance of signal 6 LED power PN2 Pin 8 9 Power Switch Connector Name or significance of signal p 8 Ground S O 9 O Power Switch signal PN1 Pin 9 10 Sleep LED Connector LED Power O O OoOO O LED Power Green LED Active Installing the Mainboard 2 7 LET KEYBOARD COMI COM2 MOUSE PS 2 Mouse Connector Attach a PS 2 mouse to this 6 pin Din connector P Gomi S O pS Mousecclock L 6 Nocomection _ KB PS 2 Keyboard Connector Attach a keyboard to this 6 pin Din connector Pin number 1 5VDC Keyboard clock No connection 2 8 ATX PWR ATX Power input Connector Caution If power supply connectors are not properly attached to ATX PWR the power supply or add on cards may be damaged Attach the connectors from the power supply to ATX PWR Pin number Name or significance of signal 4 3 3V 4 3 3V Ground 5V Ground 5V Ground Powergood 12V 3 3V 12V Ground ON OFF control signal Ground Ground Nn Nn n lt Pin number _ O 6 O 8 O 9 EANI1 FAN2 DC FAN Power Connector Ooo I Ground Ground 1 Chapter 2 Installing the Mainboard 2 9 IR IR Connect
56. you can use the IDE HDD Auto Detection option in the CMOS to autodetect the parameters of all your drives You don t need to set any hard disk parameter If one or several of your HDDs are old and if you don t know their parameters and you want to reconfigure your drives you can also use the IDE HDD Auto Detection option in the CMOS to autodetect the drives parameters B 6 Appendix B If one or several of your HDD are old and if you don t want to erase the data stored in your drives you will have to remember the parameters Type Cylinders Heads Sectors Mode of the drive s you don t want to erase After you have used the IDE HDD Auto Detection option in the CMOS enter the Standard CMOS Setup Menu to change the settings of the related hard disk drive Software use The basic step in using a hard disk drive is to make a HDD Low Level Format than run FDISK and than FORMAT the drive Most of present HDD have already been subjected to low level format at the factory so you probably can skip this operation Boot with a bootable floppy disk then enter FDISK Using FDISK DOS command This command is found in the DOS disks FDISK is a tool used to organize and to partition the hard disk The hard disk must have been partitioned before use You can create one unique partition on the hard disk or create several partition and use a different Operating System on each partition Just don t forget that you have to specify
57. you first have to be sure that your HDD supports this MODE otherwise the hard disk will not be able to operate normally B For further information about HDD installation refer to Appendix B 3 26 Chapter Load BIOS Defaults BIOS defaults are the reference settings that allow your system to work at a comparatively low performance When you choose the option the following message is displayed Load BIOS Defaults Y N N If you want to use BIOS default values press Y than lt Enter gt Load Setup Defaults Setup defaults are the settings that allow your system to operate at its highest performance When you choose this option the following message is displayed Load Setup Defaults Y N N If you want to use BIOS Setup default values press Y than lt Enter gt to complete the loading of the settings for best performance You should first load the best settings than enter the CPU Soft Menu to set up CPU parameters otherwise the BIOS will replace set parameters by default parameters Introduction of BIOS 3 27 Password Setting This option allows you to set a password required to start the system System or to access to the BIOS Setup After you have set a password through the PASSWORD SETTING option you can enter the Security Option in the BIOS Features Setup Menu to select the security level in order to prevent any unauthorized access Password setting procedure When you c
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