User manual MATSONIC MS7142A

Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Product Specifications r Processor - Supports up to 600MHz Intel Pentium® II/Pentium® III processors and Celeron processors up to 500MHz - Slot 1 CPU socket with retention mechanism for SEPP, SECC and SECC2 - High efficiency Switching Power Module (VRM v8.4 compliant) - Supports 66/100/133 MHz system clock speeds - Innovative SeePU technology (software CPU installation with no jumper settings) Advanced over-clocking capability with Vcore(0.1V increment) and frequency(Down to 1MHz precision and up to 152MHz) subtle tuning technology. r Chipset - VIA Pro133 82C693A+82C686A two chip PCIset r DRAM Memory - Three 3.3V 168-pin DIMM sockets support up to 384MB - Provides Parity/single-bit ECC capability r Expansion Slots - One AMR slot (Rev 1.0 compliant) for cost effective soft modem riser - One 32-bit AGP slot (Rev 1.0 compliant) - Four 32-bit PCI slots (Rev 2.1 compliant) - Two 16-bit ISA slots (one PCI/ISA shared slot) r BIOS - Award System BIOS, supports PnP, APM, DMI,ACPI & Multi-device booting features i.e. floppy, LS120, CD-ROM, HDD(IDE, SCSI), ZIP-ATAPI etc. - Includes Trend ChipAway Virus protection for virus-free boot and virus free operating system @ The Trend ChipAway Virus is a rule-based anti-virus technology and does not require periodical updates of virus code r Embedded Ultra DMA-66 PCI IDE controller - Supports two IDE ports up to 4 ATAPI devices - Supports up to PIO Mode 4 up to 14MBps, Multi Mode 4 up to 66MBps with bus mastering - Bus Mastering software drivers for all well known multi-task operating systems 1 Chapter 1 r Embedded Super I/O Functions - Three UARTs support two serial ports and IR function for HPSIR and ASKIR - One parallel supports SPP/ECP/EPP - One floppy disk drive connector supports up to 2.88MB, Japanese 3- Mode and 1Mbps transfer rate r Double Stack Back-Panel I/O Connectors with PC99 Colored Codes - PS/2 Mini-DIN keyboard and mouse ports Two Channel USB ports Two D-Sub 9-pin male serial port One D-Sub 25-pin female Printer port One D-Sub 15-pin female Game/MIDI port Audio Line-out, Line-in, Mic-in jacks r Integrated PCI Audio Subsystem - AC'97 v2.1 CODEC onboard - Full-duplex operation for simultaneous recording and playback - Direct mixed audio streams to USB speakers - Advanced wavetable Synthesizer using wavedata on the system memory - Legacy DOS games compatible via TDMA - Meets ACPI standard and PC98 WHQL audio requirements r Two Channel USB Ports Now under compatibility testing with different peripherals r Board Dimensions - Standard ATX form factor, 305mm x190mm, 4 Layers - Six mounting holes r Advanced Management Features Power-on events: - WOL(Wake-on-LAN), network card, Modem ring, RTC Alarm - Software power-off control for Win95 - Over-ride power button, Enhanced Power-failure recovery - Embedded LDCM compliant System Monitor Hardware - Poly-fuse over-current protection with error warning for USB and keyboard circuitry - ACPI features ready when ACPI-enabled O/S is available - Hardware design meets Microsoft PC99 requirements - Complete Data Security First industrial mainboard to combine Trend ChipAway Virus and PC-cillin for a 100% virus free system boot-up in one 2 Introduction r Switching Power Supply Requirement (at least 200 Watts) Output Voltage Max. Regulation Requirement Min. Current Requirement (Amps) +12V +5V +3.3V -5V -12V +5VSB +/- 5% +/- 5% +/- 5% +/- 10% +/- 10% +/- 5% 0 1 10* 0 0 0.75 Table 1-1 3.3V at 10Amps is necessary to guarantee full loading operation because some AGP cards and memory modules have high current consumption. 3 Chapter 1 1-2 Package Contents This product comes with the following components: r One mainboard r One 40-pin Ultra DMA-66 IDE connector ribbon cable (Figure 1-1) * Color coded connection for UDMA/66 cable Blue to mainboard, Ground in blue, Gray to Master and Black to slave r One 34-pin floppy disk drive ribbon cable (Figure 1-2a) or (Figure 1-2b) r One User's Manual r One CD-ROM that includes - Acrobat Reader - Award Flash Utility and Award DMI Utility for DOS - VIA Bus Master IDE drivers for Win95/NT - VIA ACPI Patch file for Win9x - VIA Sound Driver and Applications for Win95/NT - Trend PC-cillin 98 with multilingual support - Optional AIRBAG software group including Norton Ghost, Norton AntiVirus and High Point Xstore Pro Figure 1-1 UDMA66 IDE cable Figure 1-2a Standard Floppy cable Figure 1-2b Optional 5.25 in. floppy cable 4 Introduction 1-3 Mainboard Layout PCB G am e B a ck P a ne l I/O C o n n ecto r COM2 COM1 USB2 USB1 K /B M o us e P rin te r COM2 COM1 P U S B x 2 & S /2 M o u se. K /B C o n n IS A 2 IS A 1 CN1 1 P C I4 P C I3 P C I2 P C I1 1 CN2 AB P rin te r JP4 FA N 1 + JP 4 CD S w itc hin g p ow e r m od u le AM R B attery + V IA V T82 C 693 PROplus C N 11 V IA V T 8 2 C 6 86 A A G P p o rt FA N 2 JP 2 CN9 CN5 P ow er su pply conn. JP3 ID E # 1 ID E #2 1 1 1 FA N 3 FLO PP Y 1-4 Connector and Jumper Reference Chart Jumper & Connector No. Function Power indicator LED connector System reset switch connector Speaker connector CN9 Green switch / Green LED connector Turbo LED connector IDE activity LED connector Over-ride power button connector Power Connector ATX Power supply connector CN1 CN2 CN4 CN5 FAN1/2/3 JP2 JP3 JP4A/B/C/D Ports Ports CD-ROM audio in connector AUX audio in connector Infrared connector WOL(Wake On LAN) connector CPU/ System/Case cooling fan connector System Bus setting jumper Clear CMOS data jumper AMR/MR jumper PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports Page 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 16 16 14 14 15 16 15 16 15 17 5 Chapter 1 - Memo 6 Hardware Setup Chapter 2 Hard Hardware Setup If your mainboard has already been installed in your computer you may still need to refer to this chapter if you plan to upgrade your system's hardware. Be sure to disconnect the power cable from the power source before performing any work on your mainboard, i. e. installing a CPU, memory module, changing a jumper setting, etc. Not doing so may result in electrical shock! 2-1 Introduction to Jumpers Jumpers are used to select between various operating modes. A jumper consists of a row of gold colored pins that protrude from the surface of the mainboard. It is important not to confuse jumpers with connectors or headers. Putting jumper caps on anything that is not a jumper may result in damaging your mainboard. Please refer to Section 1-3, Mainboard Layout, for the location of jumpers on your mainboard. As indicated in Figure 2-1 below, a cap is used to cover the pins of a jumper, resulting in shorting those pins that it covers. If the cap is removed from the top of the pins, the jumper is left "open." The number 1 shown both in the diagram below and in all multiple pin jumper and header diagrams in this manual indicates the pin designated with the number 1. The numbering of the remaining pins follows in sequence. Pins 1 A 3-pin jumper Cap 1 Setting A cap over pin 1 and pin 2 shorts these pins Figure 2-1 7 Chapter 2 2-2 Installing an S.E.C.C. Processor in Slot 1 1. Insert the Pentium II/Pentium III processor into the retention mechanism. Press evenly and gently until the snaps on the upper side of the processor have been inserted into the holes at the top of the retention mechanism. 2. Note that when removing the processor, these snaps should be clicked into a completely vertical position, leaving your hands free to stabilize the board. Pull the processor evenly and gently out of the retention mechanism. 3. Also note that like PCI and ISA slots, Slot 1 has a divider that prevents backwards insertion of the CPU. Installing a heat sink with cooling fan is necessary for proper heat dissipation from your CPU. Failing to install these items may result in overheating and possible burn-out of your CPU. 2-3 Setting Your CPU's Parameters(SeePU Technology) SeePU is a new user friendly technology that enables the user to setup a mainboard's CPU parameters through an easy to use BIOS setup procedure. It is no longer necessary to make many jumper settings as on conventional mainboards. 1. After installing all your hardware into your PC system, turn on your system's power. Enter the CMOS Setup Utility by pressing the Delete key when your BIOS identification screen appears. 2. Move the cursor to SeePU & Chipset Setup menu and press Enter. Find the CPU Setup commands at the right hand side of the BIOS screen (Figure 2-2) Commands for operating the cursor in BIOS are found at the Bottom right of the BIOS screen. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGC39) SeePU & HARDWARE MONITORING AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. ***** CPU Setup ****** CPU Type : 350MHz(100*3.5) CPU Vcore : Default Current CPU Temp. : 25 oC/77 oF Current System Temp. : 25 oC/77 oF Current CPUFAN Speed : 3600 RPM Current SYSFAN Speed : 3600 RPM Vcore : 2.08V 2.5V : 2.49 3.3V : 3.34V 5V : 5.19 12V : 12.43V ESC : Quit F1 : Help PU/PD/+/F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 F7 : Load Setup Defaults :Select Item : Modify : Color Figure 2-2 8 Hardware Setup 3. Change the CPU Type according to the speed of your Pentium II/III processor. See Figure 2-3 for frequency specifications. CPU CPU Type External Clock Speed Internal 266 300 333 366 400 350 400 450 500 550 533 600 Clock Frequency Ratio 4 4.5 66 5 5.5 6 Pentium II/III Celeron Processors 100 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 4 133 4.5 Figure 2-3 4. Use the User Define option to custom set your CPU's parameters. Set the frequency ratio (also known as external clock multiplier factor) and CPU bus frequency according to your processor's specifications. See Figure 2-4. You do not need to make voltage settings because SeePU automatically sets your CPU voltage. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGC39) SeePU & HARDWARE MONITORING AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. ***** CPU Setup CPU Type Frequency Ratio CPU Bus Frequency ****** : User's Define : 3.5X : 100MHz CPU Vcore : Default Current CPU Temp. : 25 oC/77 oF Current System Temp. : 25 oC/77 oF Current CPUFAN Speed : 3600 RPM Current SYSFAN Speed : 3600 RPM Vcore : 2.08V 2.5V : 2.49 3.3V : 3.34V 5V : 5.19 12V : 12.43V ESC : Quit F1 : Help PU/PD/+/F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 F7 : Load Setup Defaults :Select Item : Modify : Color Figure 2-4 5. Press Esc to return to the CMOS Setup Utility, press F10 to Save and Exit Setup and choose 'Y' to confirm. The system will automatically reboot and during startup you will see the correct CPU type shown on the screen. 9 Chapter 2 Overclocking Operating a CPU at a higher frequency than it's specification allows is called overclocking. If the CPU frequency is set at a higher frequency than it's specification allows, it may or may not run at that freqency, depending on the quality of your CPU and the extent to which the frequency has been overset. The mainboard manufacturer highly discourages overclocking as it may result in data loss, CPU burn-out, system failure, etc. Many Pentium processors are frequency locked processors and are not able to perform overclocking. Regardless of whether the processor is a frequency locked, overclocking may cause some processors to hang when turning on the system. When the processor hangs, the screen remains blank and the system does not boot. To solve this problem, do the following. 1. Turn off the computer and then press the Home key on your keyboard 2. Turn on your computer, wait for five seconds and then release the Home key. (Pressing the Home key allows the computer to boot at a low system speed. For example, for 66MHz external clock CPUs, the CPU boot-up speed is 233MHz. For 100MHz external clock CPUs, the CPU boot-up speed is 350MHz.) 3. Enter BIOS and reconfigure your CPU parameters as described in this section. Unique Frequency modulation features for Overclocking 1. Programable linear frequency output up to 150MHz. 2. Change CPU frequency without re-starting the system. 3. Optional DOS and Windows application for frequency on-line tuning. (SMD4.exe in DOS and CPUBOOST.exe for Windows) Vcore subtle tuning for Overclocking Supports +0.1V,+0.2V.. and Default (auto tune for CPU) setting. 10 Hardware Setup 2-4 Connector and Jumper Settings Connectors are used to link the system board with other parts of the system, including the power supply, the keyboard, and the various controllers on the front panel of the system case. The power supply connector is the last connection to be made while installing a mainboard. Before connecting the power supply, please make sure it is not connected to the power source. ATX Power Supply Connector 1 1 AB CD This mainboard requires a power supply of at least 200 watts. The power cord leading from the system's power supply to the external power source must be the very last part connected when assembling a system. + 1 1 1 The ATX power supply provides a single 20-pin connector interface which incorporates standard +/-5V, +/-12V, optional 3.3V and Soft-power signals. The Soft-power signal, a 5V trickle supply is continuously supplied when AC power is available. When the system is in the Soft-Off mode, this trickle supply maintains the system in it's minimum power state. Software Power-Off Control This mainboard can be powered down using theWindows 95 Software Power-Off function. To power down your computer, click the START button on the Windows 95 task bar. Select "Shut Down The Computer" and the system turns off. The message "It is now safe to turn off your computer" will not be shown when using this function. Power-On By Modem While in Soft-off state, if an external modem ring-up signal occurs, the system wakes up and can be remotely accessed. You may enable this function in BIOS's Power Management Setup menu. (See section 3-4) 11 Chapter 2 Front Panel Connector Set (CN9) A through G 1 1 AB CD 1 1 1 1 Tu rb o L E D + + P o w e r In d ica to r L E D A. Over-ride Power Button Connector The power button on the ATX chassis can be used as a normal power switch as well as a device to activate Advanced Power Management Suspend mode. This mode is used for saving electricity when the computer is not in use for long periods of time. The Soft-OFF by PWR-BTTN function in BIOS's Power Management Setup menu must be set to "Delay 4 Sec." to activate this function. (See section 3-4) When the Soft-OFF by PWR-BTTN function is enabled, pushing the power button rapidly will switch the system to Suspend mode. Any occurence of external activities such as pressing a key on the keyboard or moving the mouse will bring the system back to Full-On. Pushing the button while in Full-On mode for more than 4 seconds will switch the system completely off. See Over-ride Power Button Operation diagram. B. Power Indicator LED Connector The power indicator LED shows the system's power status. It is important to pay attention to the correct cables and pin orientation (i.e., not to reverse the order of these two connectors.) Pin 1 2 3 Definition +5V DC No Connect Ground + G ree n S w itch G re en L E D + S p e ake r H e ad e r R ese t S w itch + ID E A ctivity L E D O ver-rid e Po w er B utto n Over-ride Power Button Operation Blinking LED in Suspend Mode While in Suspend mode, the LED light on the front panel of your computer will flash. Suspend mode is entered by pressing the Override Power Button, pushing the Green button on your ATX case, or enabling the Power Management and Suspend Mode options in BIOS's Power Management menu. (See section 3-4) 12 Hardware Setup 1 1 AB CD 1 1 1 C. Green Switch/Green LED Connector Some ATX cases provide a Green switch which is used to put the system in Suspend mode. In Suspend mode, the power supply to the system is reduced to a trickle, the CPU clock is stopped, and the CPU core is in it's minimum power state. The system is woken up whenever the keyboard or mouse is touched. The system resumes in different ways as defined by Power Management Setup screen in BIOS. D. System Reset Switch Connector This connector should be connected to the reset switch on the front panel of the system case. The reset switch allows you to restart the system without turning the power off. Pin Definition System GND 1 2 + 1 Tu rb o L E D + + P o w e r In d ica to r L E D G ree n S w itch G re en L E D + S p e ake r H e ad e r R ese t S w itch + ID E A ctivity L E D O ver-rid e Po w er B utto n E. Speaker Connector PIN 1 2 3 4 Definition Speaker Signal NC NC +5V DC F. IDE Activity LED Connector The IDE activity LED lights up whenever the system reads/ writes to the IDE devices. G. Turbo LED Connector This mainboard does not have a Turbo/De-turbo speed modes. So the turbo LED will always light . 13 Chapter 2 Infrared Connector (CN4) 1 1 AB CD If you enable the COM2 Mode in BIOS's Integrated Peripherals menu the COM2 port will support IR functions. (See section 3-8) + 1 1 1 WOL (Wake-on-LAN) Connector (CN5) 1 1 AB CD 1 1 1 Enable the Wake Up On LAN selection in BIOS's Power Management Menu to use this function. The capability to remotely manage PCs on a network is a significant factor in reducing administrative and ownership costs. Magic Packet technology is designed to give WOL (Wake-onLAN) capability to the LAN controller. When a PC capable of receiving wake up command goes to sleep, the Magic Packet mode in the LAN controller is enabled. When the LAN controller receives a Magic Packet frame, the LAN controller will wake up the PC. This header is used to connect an add-in NIC (Network Interface Card) which gives WOL capability to the mainboard. To support this function, a switching power supply with a minimum of 750mA 5VSB standby signal is required. Poly-fuse Over Current Protection The poly-fuse protects the system from dangerous voltages the system might be exposed to via the keyboard or USB connectors. In case of such exposure, the polyfuse will immediately be disconnected from the circuit, just like a normal fuse. After being disconnected for a certain period of time, the poly-fuse will return to its normal state, after which the keyboard or USB can function properly again. Unlike conventional fuses, the poly-fuse does not have to be replaced, relieving the user wasted time and inconvenience. + 14 Hardware Setup Clear CMOS Data Jumper (JP3) 1 1 1 AB Normal (default) 1 Clear CMOS data + CD 1 1 1 To clear the contents of the CMOS, please follow the steps below. 1.Disconnect the system power supply from the power source. 2.Set the jumper cap at location 2~3 for 5 seconds, then set it back to the default position. 3.Connect the system's power and then start the system. 4.Enter BIOS's CMOS Setup Utility and choose Load Setup Defaults. Type Y and press enter. 5.Set the system configuration in the Standard CMOS Setup menu. PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Ports 1 1 AB CD If a PS/2 mouse is used, BIOS will automatically detect and assign IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse. Pin 1 Definition Data No Connect Ground +5V (fused) Clock No Connect + 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 CPU/System/Case Cooling Fan Connectors (FAN1/FAN2/FAN3) 1 1 AB CD 1 1 1 SYS FAN CPU FAN Case FAN G ND + 12 V R o ta te G ND +12V NC FAN1/2 FAN3 These added connectors allow the fan to draw their power from the mainboard instead of the disk drive connector. The board's management extension hardware is able to detect the CPU and system fan speed in rpm (revolutions per minute). These connectors supports 3-pin cooling fans with minimum of 3500 RPM. The wiring and plug may vary depending on the manufacturer. On standard fans, the red is positive (+12V), the black is ground, and the yellow wire is the rotation signal. FAN3 (Case Fan) is an independent power line that is not control by system health monitor and power management. 15 + Chapter 2 CD-ROM Audio-in (CN1) 1 1 AB CD Use the audio cable enclosed with your CD-ROM disk drive to connect the CD-ROM to your mainboard. This will enable your CD-ROM's audio function. 1 L GND + 1 1 1 R AUX Audio-in Connector (CN2) 1 1 AB CD Use the cable enclosed with your CD-ROM disk drive to connect the CD-ROM to your mainboard. This will enable your CD-ROM's audio function. 1 L GND R + 1 1 1 System Bus Setting Jumper (JP2) 1 1 AB 2 6 1 CD 5 66MHz 1 5 2 6 100MHz 1 5 2 6 133MHz + 1 1 1 This jumper allows the external clock frequency to be determined by the user. If the pins are left open the external clock is always 66MHz. If the pins 1-2 & 3-4 are shorted the CPU external clock speed is at 100MHz. and if the pins 3-4 & 5-6 are shorted the CPU external clock speed is at 133MHz AMR/MR Jumpers (JP4A/B/C/D) 1 1 AB AB 11 33 CD 1 3 1 CD 3 1 3 AB 1~2 Short:Soft-Modem riser only (default) (On board AC'97 CODEC enabled) 2~3 Short:Soft-Audio/Modem riser only (On board AC'97 CODEC disabled) + 11 33 CD 1 3 1 1 1 Short pin 1-2 to enable Soft Modem riser only (On-board AC97 CODEC enabled). Short pin 2-3 to enable Soft Audio Modem riser (On-board AC97 CODEC disabled). 16 Hardware Setup USB(Universal Serial Bus) Ports and USB 3/4 Connector 1 1 AB CD 1 1 1 USB3/4 USB3 U SB 4 JP 1 Optional USB Adaptor If you want to use a USB keyboard, you must enable the USB keyboard support function in BIOS's Integrated Peripherals menu (See Section 3-7). USB is an open industry standard, providing a simple and inexpensive way to connect up to 125 devices to a single computer port. Keyboards, mice, tablets, digitizers, scanners, bar-code readers, modems, printers and many more can all be used at the same time. USB is a dynamically reconfigurable serial bus with an elementary data rate of 12Mbps. Based on off the shelf, low cost micro-controller technology, its modular layered software protocol supports sophisticated devices and application programs. This board contains a USB Host controller and includes a root hub with two USB ports (meets USB Rev 1.0 spec.) and a connector for optional USB Adaptor (USB3/4). Four USB peripherals or hub devices are able to be connected. Compatibility with different USB peripherals is still being tested. + 17 Chapter 2 2-5 Main Memory Configuration The DRAM memory system consists of three banks and the memory size ranges from 16~384 MBytes. It does not matter which bank you want to install first. DIM M 1 DIM M 2 DIM M 3 1 128 Bank0 Bank1 2 Bank2 DRAM Specifications FSB SDRAM Type FSB 66 FSB+33 FSB-33 100 FSB FSB+33 FSB-33 133 FSB 7.5ns or faster 10ns or faster 12ns or faster 10ns or faster 7.5ns or faster 10ns or faster 768MB SDRAM Type 12ns or faster Max Memory DIMM type Module size: Parity: 3.3V, unbuffered, registered, 64/72-bit SDRAM with SPD* Single/double-side 16/32/64/128 MBytes Either parity or non-parity The compatibility with 256MB and Registered DIMM is still under testing and cannot be guaranteed. This mainboard supports 3.3v, unbuffered, 4-clock, SDRAM DIMM only. Buffered, 5V, or 2-clock SDRAM DIMMs should not be used. Due to loading anomalies, using DIMM with an 'n x 4' DRAM base on this mainboard is not recommended. For example, a DIMM that uses sixteen 16Mb x 4 devices should not be used. 18 Hardware Setup SPD (Serial Presence Detect) This is an EPROM that contains speed and design information about the memory module. The mainboard queries the module and makes adjustments to system operation based on what it finds. ECC DRAM Capability This mainboard can be configured to support ECC (Error Check and Correct) function when utilizing parity DIMM modules. To utilize the chipset's ECC features, you must use a 72-bit DIMM module.These modules are automatically detected during bootup. However, the user must configure the DRAM Data Integrity Mode to "ECC" in BIOS's SeePU&Chipset Features Setup menu to enable the ECC function. ECC detects double bit errors and detects and corrects single bit memory errors on the fly without user intervention. Errors may be generated by a defective memory module, conflicting memory speeds between different banks, DMA, etc. 19 Chapter 2 - Memo 20 Award BIOS Setup Program Chapter 3 3 Award BIOS Setup Program Award's BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it can retain the setup information, even when the power is turned off. When you turn on or reboot the system, press the Delete key to enter the Award BIOS setup program. The primary screen as shown in Figure 3-1 is a list of the menus and functions available in the setup program. Select the desired item and press enter to make changes. Operating commands are located at the bottom of this and all other BIOS screens. When a field is highlighted, on-line help information is displayed on the left bottom edge of the screen. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGC39) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING SeePU & HARDWARE MONITORING INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ESC : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Select Item : Change Color Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... Figure 3-1 Setup Program Initial Screen 21 User's Manual 3-1 Standard CMOS Setup The Standard CMOS Setup allows users to configure system components such as hard disk drive, floppy disk drive and video display as well as date, time and bootup error signaling. This configuration menu should be changed when installing a mainboard for the first time, changing hardware in your system such as the HDD, FDD, video display, or when the CMOS data has been lost or contaminated. Choose the Standard CMOS Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 31) to display the following screen. When a field is highlighted, on-line help information is displayed on the left bottom edge of the screen. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGC39) STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Date (mm : dd : yy) : Fri, Sep 19 1997 Time (hh : mm : ss) : 9: 14: 43 HARD DISKS Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave TYPE Auto Auto Auto Auto SIZE 0 0 0 0 CYLS 0 0 0 0 HEAD 0 0 0 0 PRECOMP 0 0 0 0 LANDZ 0 0 0 0 SECTOR 0 0 0 0 MODE Auto Auto Auto Auto : : : : Drive A : 1.44M, 3.5 in. Drive B : None Floppy 3 ModeSupport : Disabled Video : EGA/VGA Halt On : All Errors Base Memory : 640K Extended Memory : 15360K Other Memory : 384K Total Memory : 16384K ESC : Quit F1 : Help (Shift) F2 : Select Item : Change Color PU/PD/+/- : Modify Figure 3-2 Standard CMOS Setup Screen Date/Time Set the date and time. Do not skip this function as all of your timed events such as power management, saving files, etc. are based on this timer. Hard Disk Setup (Primary/Secondary; Master/Slave) This category identifies up to four IDE hard disk drives that have been installed in the computer. This section does not show information on other IDE devices such as CD-ROM drives or other hard drive types such as SCSI drives. 22 Award BIOS Setup Program Type (Auto/User/None): Use the fields under the Type column to determine the method you will use to configure the IDE devices. If you choose Auto, BIOS will automatically detect and make optimal settings for most IDE hard drives. The mainboard manufacturer recommends that you choose Auto for all drives. Choose User to define your own drive type manually. You must enter values indicated in the table below into each drive parameter field. This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or system manufacturer: TYPE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Setting method Number of cylinders Number of heads Write precompensation cylinder Landing zone Number of sectors Mode type Table 3-1 Hard Disk Drive Parameters Cyls/Head/Sector: The number of Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors can usually be found written on the top of the hard disk. If you have a relatively new hard drive, entering this information alone is usually sufficient for normal hard disk operation. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for these categories. Precomp: Older hard drives (i.e., MFM or RLL drives) have the same number of sectors per track at the innermost tracks as at the outermost tracks. Thus, the data density at the innermost tracks is higher and the bits are lying closer together. Even though the physical size of a sector gets progressively smaller as the track diameter diminishes, each sector must still hold 512 bytes. Write precompensation circuitry compensates for the difference in sector size by boosting the write current for inner track sectors. Landz: This defines the address of the landing zone and is only used for older hard drives which do not have an auto-parking feature. Mode: If the Type value is not None for any device, you must set the Mode value for that device. There are four different Mode values: Auto, Normal, Large, and LBA. Auto - BIOS detects and enters the IDE drive type during bootup. Normal - for IDE drives that meet the old IDE specification which support a maximum capacity of 528MB (1024 cylinders, 16 heads, and 63 sectors). 23 User's Manual Large - for IDE drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders. Try this setting if your hard disk does not operate properly with the LBA setting. Large mode is not supported by all operating systems, i.e., only certain versions of DOS support large mode. LBA - (Large/Logical Block Addressing) With LBA, the IDE controller transforms the data address described by sector, head, and cylinder number into a physical block address, significantly improving data transfer rates. This mode is for drives with greater than 1024 cylinders and between 528MB and 8.4GB in size. This protocol is the current common standard. Choose None for Type if there are no IDE HDD devices in your system. @ You can use the IDE HDD Auto Detection function to auto detect your hard drive parameters. Using this function will automatically insert the parameters discussed under Hard Disk Setup and will indicate User for the Field value. Please see Section 3-9 for more information. Floppy Disk Drives Choose the memory capacity and disk size that corresponds with that of your floppy disk drive(s). Video Select the type of video adapter present in your system. You can ignore this setting if you are using a VGA monitor since VGA BIOS automatically configures this setting. Halt When the system is powered on, BIOS performs a series of diagnotic tests called POST (Power On Self Test). This function stops the computer if BIOS detects a hardware error. You can tell BIOS to halt on all errors, no errors, or not to halt on specific errors. 24 Award BIOS Setup Program 3-2 BIOS Features Setup By choosing the BIOS Features Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGC39) BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Anti-Virus Protection CPU Internal Cache External Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Quick Power On Self Test Boot Sequence Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status IDE HDD Block Mode Memory Parity/ECC Check Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Typematic Delay (Msec) Security Option PCI/VGA Palette Snoop OS Select (For DRAM>64MB) : Disabled : Enabled : Enabled : Enabled : Enabled : A,C,SCSI : Disabled : Enabled : On : Enabled : Disabled : Disabled :6 : 250 : Setup : Disabled : Non-OS2 Video C8000 CC000 D0000 D4000 D8000 DC000 BIOS CBFFF CFFFF D3FFF D7FFF DBFFF DFFFF Shadow : Enabled Shadow : Disabled Shadow : Disabled Shadow : Disabled Shadow : Disabled Shadow : Disabled Shadow : Disabled ESC F1 F5 F7 : Quit : Help PU/PD/+/: Old Values (Shift) F2 : Load Setup Defaults :Select Item : Modify : Color Figure 3-3 BIOS Feature Setup Screen A. Anti-VIRUS PROTECTION Trend ChipAway Virus Trend ChipAway Virus is a code incorporated in the mainboard's BIOS firmware. During the boot-up sequence, BIOS loads before loading of the partition table or boot sector. ChipAway Virus loads with BIOS and is able to detect boot-up viruses before they have a chance to infect the hard drive. ChipAway Virus employs rule-based logic that doesn't look for specific viruses but rather detects patterns found in every virus, eliminating the need to perform periodical version updates after new viruses have been found. 25 User's Manual B. Cache Control CPU Internal Cache/External Cache Cache memory is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory. These fields allow you to enable or disable the CPUs Level 1 built-in cache and Level 2 external cache. Both settings are left enabled to significantly increase the performance of your computer. C. Boot Up Features After turning on the system, BIOS will perform a series of device initializations and diagnostic tests discussed below. Quick Power On Self Test (POST) Enable this function to reduce the amount of time required to run the POST (Power On Self Test). BIOS saves time by skipping some items during POST. It is recommended that you disable this setting. Discovering a problem during bootup is better than loosing data during your work. Boot Sequence This option sets the sequence of drives BIOS attempts to boot from after POST completes. BIOS will search these drives for an operating system. Swap Floppy Drive Enabling this function will swap the floppy drive assignment so that drive A will function as drive B, and drive B will function as drive A. Note that the boot sequence assignment mentioned directly above does not inlcude booting from floppy drive B. This function is useful if floppy drives B and A are of a different format and you want to boot from floppy drive B. Boot up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine if the installed floppy disk drive has 40 or 80 tracks. A 360K drive has 40 tracks and 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M drives have 80 tracks. All modern floppy disk drives have 80 tracks. Boot Up NumLock Status This function defines the keyboard's numberpad as number keys or arrow keys. Block D . IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. 26 Award BIOS Setup Program E. Memory Parity/ECC Check If the DRAM chips in your system support parity/ECC check, select Enabled F. Keyboard Interface Typematic Rate Setting When enabled, you can set the following two typematic control items. When disabled, keystrokes are determined arbitrarily by the keyboard controller in your system. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) The typematic rate sets the rate at which characters on the screen repeat when a key is pressed and held down. Typematic Delay (Msec) The typematic delay sets how long after you press a key that a character begins repeating. G. Security Option The Supervisor and/or User Password functions shown in Figure 3-1 must be set to take advantage of this function. See Section 3-8 for password setting information. When the Security Option is set to System, a password must be entered to boot the sysvtem or enter the BIOS setup program. When the Security Option is set to Setup, a password is required to enter the BIOS setup program. H. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Some non-standard VGA cards or MPEG video cards may not show colors properly. Setting this function to Enabled can correct this problem. I. OS Select (For DRAM > 64MB) If your system's DRAM is larger than 64MB and you are running OS/2, select OS/2 as the item value. Otherwise, set the item value to Non-OS/2 for all other operating systems. J. Shadow Memory Software such as system BIOS, video BIOS, SCSI BIOS, etc that resides in ROM (Read Only Memory) chips is called firmware. Shadowing of firmware occurs when BIOS is copied to RAM address C0000h through DFFFFh. Video BIOS loads into the C0000-C7FFF memory area when video shadowing is enabled. If an expansion peripheral in your system contains ROM-based firmware, you need to know the address range the ROM occupies to shadow it into the correct area of RAM. 27 User's Manual Shadowing improves the firmware's performance because the firmware can be read by the CPU through the 16- or 32-bit DRAM bus as opposed to the 8-bit XT bus. However, shadowing also results in reducing the amount of high memory (640 KB to 1 MB) for loading device drivers. Shadowing is used mostly for ROM chips on ISA cards and not for PCI cards. Shadowing and playing games at the same time may result in system instability as some games access the RAM memory area being shadowed. 28 Award BIOS Setup Program 3-3 Chipset Features Setup By choosing the Chipset Features Setup option from the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu(Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGC39) CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing Bank 4/5 DRAM Timing SDRAM Cycle Length DRAM Clock Memory Hole Read Around Write Concurrent PCI/Host System BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable AGP Aperture Size AGP 2X Mode Flash BIOS Protection Hardware Reset Protect OnChip Sound OnChip Modem : SDRAM 10ns : SDRAM 10ns : SDRAM 10ns :3 : Host CLK : Disabled : Disabled : Disabled : Disabled : Disabled : 64M : Enabled : Disabled : Disabled : Enabled : Disabled Spectrum Spread : Disabled ESC F1 F5 F7 : Quit : Help PU/PD/+/: Old Values (Shift) F2 : Load Setup Defaults :Select Item : Modify : Color Figure 3-4 Chipset Features Setup Screen With the exception of the CPU Setup, all of the above settings have been determined by the mainboard manufacturer and should not be changed unless you are absolutely sure of what you are doing. Explanation of the DRAM timing and chipset features setup is lengthy, highly technical and beyond the scope of this manual. Below are abbreviated descriptions of the functions in this setup menu. You can look on the world wide web for helpful chipset and RAM configuration information including AWARD's web site at http://www.award.com. A. DRAM Setting The first settings deal with CPU access to dynamic random access memory (DRAM). The default timings have been carefully chosen and should only be altered if data is being lost. Such a scenario might well occur if your system had mixed speed DRAM chips installed so that greater delays may be required to preserve the integrity of the data held in the slower memory chips. 29 User's Manual B. BANK 0/1, 2/3 & 4/5 DRAM Timing This item allows you to select the value in this field, depending on whether the board has paged DRAM or EDO (Extended Data Output) DRAMs. C. SDRAM Cycle Length When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of the clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this setting from the default value specified by the system designer. D. Memory Hole Enabling this function will reserve the memory address space between 15MB and 16MB for ISA expansion cards. However, enabling this function will result in not allowing the system to have access to memory above 16MB. Please note that some expansion cards require this setting to be enabled. E. Read Around write DRAM optimization feature : If a memory read is addressed to a location whose latest write is being held in a buffer before being written to memory, the read is satisfied through the buffer contents, and the read is not sent to the DRAM. Default is Disabled. F. Concurrent PCI/Host Disabled this function, the CPU bus will be occupied during the entire PCI operation period. G. Video RAM Cacheable Enabling this function will allows caching of the video RAM, resulting in better system performance. However, if any programs write to this memory area, a system error may occur. H. AGP Aperture Size (MB) This function determines the amount of system memory that is given to the AGP card. Options range from 4MB to 256MB. This is a dynamic memory allotment in that the AGP card will only use the amount of memory that it needs. The remaining memory not in use will be available for the system to use. For example, if 16MB are alloted to the AGP card and the card only needs 8MB, the remaining 8MB will be available for system use I. AGP-2X Mode Enable this setting to utilize the 2X mode (twice as fast as 1X) offered by advanced AGP cards. Your VGA card must support 2X mode in order to take advantage of the faster speed. 30 Award BIOS Setup Program J. Flash BIOS Protection The mainboard manufacturer developed BIOS protection technology that protects the System BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses. When enabled, the BIOS data cannot be changed when attempting to update BIOS with the the FLASH utility. When disabled, the BIOS data can be updated by using the FLASH utility. K. Hardware Reset Protect When this function is enabled, your PC's hardware reset button will not function. This function is especially useful to prevent accidental resets for file servers and routers, etc., which should be available 24 hrs/day. When disabled, your PC's hardware reset button will function normally. L. OnChip Sound This function must be enabled in order to use the onboard audio function. To terminate this function set it to disable. M. OnChip Modem This function must be enabled in order to use the modem for AMR slot. To terminate this function set it to disable. Be sure to set AMR/MR Setting jumpers (JP4A/ B/C/D) as discussed in Section 2-4 of this manual to enable this function. N. Spectrum Spread When Enabled this function will cause lower EMI by spreading the system frequency spectrum. For normal operation, Disable this function. 31 User's Manual 3-4 Power Management Setup This section provides information on the Green PC power management funtcions. By choosing the Power Management Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGC39) POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. ACPI Function Power Management PM Control by APM Video Off Option Video Off Method MODEM Use IRQ Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN PWRON After PW Fail HDD Power Down Doze Mode Suspend Mode ** PM Events ** VGA LPT & COM HDD &FDD PCI Master Wake Up On LAN Power On By Alarm : Enabled : User Define : Yes : Suspend : DPMS Support :3 : Delay 4 Sec. : Off : Disabled : Disabled : Disabled : OFF : LPT/COM : ON : OFF : Disabled : Disabled Power On By Modem Primary INTR IRQ 3 (COM2) IRQ 4 (COM1) IRQ 5 (LPT 2) IRQ 6 (Floppy Disk) IRQ 7 (LPT 1) IRQ 8 (RTC Alarm) IRQ 9 (IRQ2 Redir) IRQ 10 (Reserved) IRQ 11 (Reserved) IRQ 12 (PS/2 Mouse) IRQ 14 (Hard Disk) IRQ 15 (Reserved) ESC F1 F5 F7 : Disabled : ON : Primary : Primary : Primary : Primary : Primary : Disabled : Secondary : Secondary : Secondary : Primary : Primary : Disabled :Select Item : Modify : Color : Quit : Help PU/PD/+/: Old Values (Shift) F2 : Load Setup Defaults Figure 3-5 Power Management Setup Screen A. Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) ACPI management enables the operating system to control the amount of power given to each device attached to the computer. With ACPI, the operating system can turn off peripherals devices, such as CD-ROM players, when they are not in use. B. Power Management Power management allows the computer to save electricity when it is not in use by entering increasingly deep power saving modes as shown by the diagram below. Power Saving Mode Flow Chart 32 Award BIOS Setup Program The computer runs in Normal operation mode until the Doze timer expires, at which point the computer enters Doze mode. If no external activity occurs, the computer will go into Standby and Suspend modes when their respective timers expire. If external activity occurs, the computer will wake up from Power Management and return to Normal mode. To activate the function, set Power Management to Maximum Saving, User Define, or Minimum Saving described below. For a description of the power saving modes (Doze, Standby, and Suspend) see their descriptions below. Disabled - Turns off the Power Management functions. Max. Saving - All timers are set at the minimum value of one minute to maximize power saving. Min. Saving - All timers are set at the maximum value of one hour for minimal power saving. User Define - User can configure the timer to a desired time according to the values available. @ Note that enabling the Power Management function will result in enabling the HDD Power Down function (Max Saving = 15 min, Min Saving = 1 min). The HDD Power Down function is not part of the Power Management scheme as indicated in Figure 3-6 Refer to the Standby Mode, Suspend Mode, and HDD Power Down descriptions below for more informaiton on hard drive power management. C. PM Control by APM This function allows software other than BIOS to control Power Management features Enable this function in BIOS and make sure APM (Advanced Power Management) is present. For example, run the Power utility program located in the DOS directory, C:\DOS\POWER.EXE to use Power Management features under DOS. For Windows 3.1x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. D. Video Off Option This setting determines when the monitor enters power saving mode. As the function name indicates, the monitor enters the power saving mode after the chosen event expires. The Power Management function must be enabled to use this function. 33 User's Manual E. Video Off Method This function serves as both a screen saver and power saver for monitors. See the next function, Video Off After, for setting the video timer. Blank - BIOS will only blank the monitor's screen. The electricity saved in this mode is negligible and this function is only used as a screen saver to prevent screen damage while the screen is on but not in use. V/H SYNC+Blank - The system turns off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports, writes blanks to the VGA buffer and the monitor's electron gun turns off. This function requires a monitor with Green features in order to take advantage of the power saving function. If you enable this function and do not have a Green monitor, the result will be the same as if you had selected Blank. This function serves as both a screen saver and an electricity saver. DPMS Supported - Select this option if your video card supports the Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard (i.e., you have a monitor that supports Green features). Use software supplied by your your video subsystem to set video power management options. F. Modem Use IRQ If your computer has an modem, use this function to tell BIOS which IRQ is being occupied by the modem card. When the system is in Green mode, the modem requires an IRQ assignment to wake up the system and perform tasks. This assignment is compliant with the APM 1.2 specification and is to be used in coordination with APM 1.2 compliant operating systems. G. Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN When set to Delay 4 Sec., this function allows the power button to put the system in Suspend, a power saving mode. See Section 2-4 for operation instructions of the over-ride power button operation wich puts the system in Suspend mode. When set to Instant-Off the Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN function is disabled and the computer turns completely off when the power button is pressed. H. HDD Power Down The Power Management function must not be set to disabled to enable this function. When the HDD idle time has elapsed, BIOS sends a command to the hard disk to turn off the motor. Set a time between 1 and 15 to indicate time required to wait before the hard drive enters a power saving mode. Some old hard drives may not support this function. 34 Award BIOS Setup Program I. Doze Mode The Power Management function must not be set to disabled to enable this function. If no interrupts have occured and the Doze timer expires, system will enter Doze mode. In Doze mode, the CPU clock runs at a lower speed while all other devices operate normaly. @ Power saving modes achieved in lower power saving states will either be maintained or enter higher power saving modes when switching to higher power saving states. For example, the CPU clock will not switch back to normal in Standby mode. It will maintain a decreased rate in Standby Mode and turn off in Suspend Mode. J. Suspend Mode The Power Management function must not be set to disabled to enable this function. If the system runs in Standby mode and the Suspend timer expires, all devices regulated by power management will shut off and the CPU speed will be 0 MHz. K. VGA