User manual ZIDA-TOMATO MOTHERBOARD 5STX-J98

Handling Precautions CAUTION High potential static charge may cause damage to the integrated circuits on the board. Before handling the mainboard outside of its protective packaging, ensure that there is no static electric charge in your body. Danger of explosion with incorrectly replaced battery: Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. There are some basic precautions when handling the mainboard or other computer components: Keep the board in its anti-static bag until you are ready to install it. Protect your board from static electricity by well grounding of your body and the equipment during the installation, such as wearing a grounded wrist strap. Always handle the board by its edges. Do not touch the components on the boards. Ensure the system power is completely turn-off before doing any installation work. Notice to Customers The information in this User's Guide contains with no liability whatsoever, and disclaims any express or implied warranty, relating to sale and/or use of products including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose, or infringement of any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right. We shall not be liable for any loss or profits, loss of business, loss of use or data, interruption of business, or for indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this User's Guide or product. We retains the right to make changes on this User's Guide and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Table of Contents TrademarksTM TM Intel®, Pentium®are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. ® ® IBM, IBM PC, IBM PC/AT ,PC-DOS, OS/2 and OS/2 WARP are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. MS-DOS, Windows and Windows 95 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. AWARD BIOS is a product of Award Software International Inc. Sound Blaster and Blaster are registered trademarks in U.S.A. and/or other countries. SB-LINK DynaRAM and WavEffects are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. Third-party brands and names mentions in this User's Guide are the property of their respective owners. User's Guide Revision : 1.01 Release Date : July 1998 Copyright © 1998, All rights reserved. Page ii Table of Contents Table of Contents FEATURES OF THE BOARD...................................................................................................................... 1 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................................................... 1 AUTO JUMPER YES ........................................................................................................................................ 1 FEATURES SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 1 MOTHERBOARD INSTALLATION........................................................................................................... 3 INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS.............................................................................................................. 3 A QUICK INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 3 JUMPERS SETTING ......................................................................................................................................... 3 CPU INSTALLATION...................................................................................................................................... 4 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY (RAM)................................................................................................ 5 EXPANSION CARDS INSTALLATION..................................................................................................... 7 CONNECTING EXTERNAL CONNECTOR .............................................................................................. 7 REPLACING BATTERY........................................................................................................................... 10 QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE.............................................................................................................. 11 QUICK REFERENCE OF YOUR MOTHERBOARD ............................................................................................... 16 AWARD BIOS AND CMOS SETUP UTILITY ......................................................................................... 20 GETTING START..................................................................................................................................... 20 ENTERING SETUP................................................................................................................................... 20 GETTING HELP ....................................................................................................................................... 21 THE MAIN MENU.................................................................................................................................... 21 STANDARD CMOS SETUP ..................................................................................................................... 23 BIOS FEATURES SETUP ......................................................................................................................... 25 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP .................................................................................................................. 27 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ............................................................................................................ 28 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................................... 30 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP.................................................................................................... 32 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS .......................................................................................................................... 34 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ....................................................................................................................... 34 PASSWORD SETTING............................................................................................................................. 34 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION................................................................................................................. 34 SAVE AND EXIT SETUP......................................................................................................................... 34 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING........................................................................................................................ 34 MOTHERBOARD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION................................................................................ 35 ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................................................... 35 DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT.................................................................................................................. 35 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION .............................................................................................................. 35 POWER CONSUMPTION......................................................................................................................... 35 REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT ................................................................................................ 36 Page iii Motherboard Installation FEATURES OF THE BOARD Overview Congratulations on purchasing the highest performance Pentium® motherboard. With the advanced technologies available today, this motherboard is designed to run Intel's Pentium® processors at speeds up to 233 MHz. The on-board system memory consists of SIMM and DIMM that gives you the most flexibility for system design. It supports up to 256 MB of DRAM using standard 72-pin SIMM sockets that accept either Fast Page Mode (FPM) and Extended Data Out (EDO) memory. In addition, two unbuffered, 3.3 Volts, 168-pin SDRAM sockets are also included for up to 256MB Synchronous Dynamic Memory support. A 321-pin, type 7, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket allows an easy upgrade path for the future Pentium Overdrive® processors. This motherboard utilizes Intel's 82430TX PCI chipset. The Intel 82371AB PCI/ISA IDE Xccelerator (PIIX4) provides an integrated Bus Mastering IDE controller with two high performance IDE interfaces for up to four IDE devices (such as hard drives or CD-ROM) and "Ultra 33" Synchronous DMA mode transfers up to 33Mbytes/sec. The integrated I/O controller integrates the standard PC I/O functions: floppy interface, two FIFO serial ports, one EPP/ECP capable parallel port, and support for an IrDA and Consumer Infra Red compatible interface. The three on-board 32-bit PCI local bus slots allows a higher bandwidth data path, which serves as a super highway, for intensive data-movement such as video or networking. The BIOS support PCI bridge user configuration, which allows for further expansion of the system with PCI peripherals. And the three 16-bit ISA slots allow this board backward hardware compatible with the older expansion card. A total of six expansion slots may be populated with full lengths add-in cards, since one PCI and ISA slot share the same chassis I/O panel. Auto Jumper Yes This motherboard (5STX-J98) is one of our "Auto Jumper Yes" series, which eliminates the necessity for the user to be bored by jumper settings on the motherboard. It is capable of detecting the CPU brand, and setting the appropriate CPU core voltage and speed according to instructions from the user through CMOS setup menu. In contrast to "Jumperless", "Auto Jumper Yes" allows switching to manual mode that enables physical jumpers on the mainboard, so as to prevents the potential impacts on jumperless boards from future CPU specifications. On the other hand, pressing "F" to clear CMOS setting and "J" to re-detect CPU during power on the system, to avoid the difficulties to reset the CMOS data. Features Summary This motherboard comes with following features: Supports Intel Pentium® Processor up to 233MHz, which included the newest MMX CPU. þ þ Intel 430TX PCIset, including and 82371AB PCI ISA IDE Xccelerator (PIIX4). þ Supports "Auto Jumper Yes" for detecting all brands CPU configurations. þ WAKEUP-LINK interface header supporting Intel Wake-On-LAN þ SB-LINK interface header supporting CreativeTM AWE64D PCI 3D sound card þ TB-LINK interface headers supporting TOMATOTM SCE8/SCV6 sound card using the CreativeTM Audio chip. Page 1 Motherboard Installation þ CPU fan will power off and blinking LED automatically in sleep mode. þ PnP BIOS with support for power management, enhanced IDE/SCSI features and desktop management interface (DMI) which allows higher level of hardware compatibility. þ Flash BIOS for a more easy upgrade path. þ Up to 2 each 72-pin SIMM sockets, supports up to 256 MB DRAM in two banks, which included FPM, EDO DRAM types þ Two high speed unbuffered synchronous dynamic RAM sockets þ Three 16-bit ISA expansion slots and three 32-bit PCI expansion slots. þ Integrated two PCI bus master IDE controller with two on-board connectors supports up to four IDE one high speed EPP/ECP capable parallel port, one Infra Red port. devices such as Hard Disk, CD-ROM or Tape Backup drives. Supports "Ultra 33" Synchronous DMA mode transfers up to 33 Mbytes/sec. þ Integrated I/O chipset featuring one floppy disk controller, two 16550 UART compatible serial ports, þ Supports "Modems Ring On" (Requires ATX power supply and External COM2) þ Two USB ports for serial transfers at 12 or 1.5Mbit/sec. It supports legacy keyboard and mouse Page 2 Motherboard Installation MOTHERBOARD INSTALLATION INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS During installation and initial test, use caution to avoid personal injury and damage to wiring due to sharp pins on connectors and printed circuit assemblies, rough chassis edges and corners, and hot components. Adhere to warnings and limitations regarding accessibility into areas designated only for authorized technical personnel. A QUICK INTRODUCTION To Install and operate your the new motherboard, you must follow the steps below: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Set Jumpers on the motherboard Install the CPU with cooling fan Install RAM modules Connect cables, wires and power connector Install expansion cards Jumpers Setting There are several user-adjustable jumpers on the board which allow you to configure your system to match your requirements. This chapter contains the information on the various jumpers settings and connector on your motherboard. Jumpers Jumpers are used to make several hardware settings on the motherboard. From the "Map of the Motherboard" shown above, you can identify the location of the jumpers. There are two kinds of jumper ", " " inside stands on-board, 2-pin jumper and 3-pin jumper. On the symbol of jumper likes " for pin 1. To set a jumper, a black cap containing metal contacts is placed across the jumper pin/s according to your required configuration. The jumper settings will also be described numerically such as [open] for open, [short] for short, [1-2] for connect pins 1&2, [2-3] for connects pins 2&3 respectively. Pin 1 symbol on the silk screen Black cap Onboard jumper Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 CAUTION Users are not recommended to change any jumpers in it's default setting listed on this User's Guide. Changing the jumper settings improperly may affect the system performance. Page 3 Motherboard Installation CPU Installation The motherboard provides a 321-pin, type-7, ZIP socket. The CPU should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If this is not the case then purchase a fan before you turn-on the system. 45 degree Index corner 90 1 2 Intel Pentium CPU COOLING FAN Socket 7 +12V (Red) Ground (Black) CPU Installation Diagram CAUTION Without a effective cooling fan, the CPU can overheat and cause damage to both the CPU and the motherboard. Page 4 Motherboard Installation INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY (RAM) The motherboard supports two 72-pin SIMMs (Single-In-Line Memory Modules) from 8MB up to 256MB memory size and two 168-pin DIMM. The two 72-pin SIMMs sockets are divided into two memory banks, Bank 0 and Bank 1, and each bank has two SIMM sockets which accept either FPM or EDO DRAM module. Push upward to lock Retaining latch 2 3 45 degree insert into the socket To remove the SIMM/s, pull the retaining latch on both ends 1 1 3 Notched end towards the Keyboard connector side SIMM Module Installation Diagram CAUTION Each bank must have the same size and type of memory module installed in pairs. Page 5 Motherboard Installation 2 1 Vertically Insert for Installation Push to remove DIMM module 128 Bit 168 PIN DRAM DIMM 3.3V Key Unbuffered DRAM Key Push to remove DIMM module 7 168-Pin SDRAM Module Installation Diagram CAUTION SDRAM Module cannot be used together with the SIMMs Module. Page 6 Motherboard Installation EXPANSION CARDS INSTALLATION At the most of beginning, you must read your expansion card documentation on any hardware and software settings that may be required. The installation procedures are summarized as below: 1. Read the User's Guide/Manual of your expansion card. 2. If necessary, set any jumpers on your expansion card. 3. Power-off the system and then disconnected the power cord. 4. Remove your computer's cover. 5. Remove the metal bracket from one of the empty slot, ISA or PCI, corresponding to the type of expansion card. 6. Carefully align the card's connectors and press firmly, make sure that the connection is good. 7. Secure the card on the slot. 8. Replace the computer's cover. 9. Setup the BIOS configuration if necessary. 10. Install the required software drivers for your expansion card. CAUTION Before adding or removing any expansion card or other system components, make sure that you unplug your system power supply. Failure to do so may cause damage of your motherboard and expansion cards CONNECTING EXTERNAL CONNECTOR AT Power Connector A 12-Pin power supplies provide two plugs incorporates standard ±5V and ±12V, each containing six wires, two of which are black. Orient the connectors so that the black wires are together. Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 Signal Name Power Good Signal +5V +12V -12V Ground Ground Pin 7 8 9 10 11 12 Signal Name Ground Ground -5V +5V +5V +5V Two 6-Pin Plugs From AT Power Supply Vertically Insert For Installation Place 2 Black Wires, On Each Of The Plug, Closed To The Centre AT Power Connector Installation Page 7 Motherboard Installation ATX Power Connector A single 20-pin connector incorporates standard ±5V and ±12V, optional 3.3V and soft-power signals. With a power supply supports remote power on/off, the motherboard can turn off the system power through software control, such as the shutdown in Windows 95 Start menu. The system BIOS will turn the system power off when it receives the proper APM command from the OS. APM must be enabled in the system BIOS and OS in order for the soft-off feature to work correctly. Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Signal Name +3.3V +3.3V Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground PWRGOOD +5VSB +12V Pin 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Signal Name +3.3V -12V Ground PW_ON Ground Ground Ground -5V +5V +5V ATX Power Connector Connector's Lock (push to release) Onboard receptacle PW1 From ATX Regulated Power Supply 6DXP Motherboard ATX Power Connector Installation Floppy Drive Connector This 34-pin connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the on-board "FLOPPY" connector, connect the remaining plugs on the other end to the floppy drives correspondingly. IDE Connectors The two on-board IDE connectors support the provided 40-pin IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two remaining plugs at the other end of your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must configure the two drives by setting its jumpers according to the documentation of your hard disk. Also, you may connect the two hard disks to be both Masters using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and one on the secondary IDE connector. Page 8 Motherboard Installation Provided 10 Pin Ribbon cable Red Wire Side Provided 40 Pin Ribbon cable Pin 1 Side Pin 1 Side Ribbon cable Installation Example NOTICE For the flat ribbon cable connection, please make sure that the pin 1 of the ribbon cable (the red wire side of the cable) is correctly connected to the on-board connector's pin 1 as shown on the "Map of the Motherboard". Front Panel Function Connectors All the front panel indicator, speaker, and switch functions are grouped into a on-board 26-pin connector, JP10. Front panel features supported include: · · · · · · System Reset, RESET Power LED, form KEYLOCK Hard Drive activity LED, IDE LED System Speaker, SPEAKER Soft-touch button power on/off, SW ON External power saving control, EXTSMI (optional) The connector pin out are described as the figure below: SPEAKER VCC GND SPKR EXTSMI GND EXT SMI GND KEYLOCK GND KEY LOCK PW LED 13 26 GND RST 14 JP10 PUSH-ON GND SBV IDE LED RESET PWBT IDE LED The Onboard Function Connector Pin Out Page 9 Motherboard Installation Integrated Function Connector The total of two USB device connectors, a PS/2 mouse, and an Infrared devices are all allocated at this connector (JP2). · · · · Pin1 to Pin5 for USB1 connector Pin11 to Pin15 for USB2 connector Pin6 to Pin10 for PS/2 connector Pin16 to Pin20 InfraRed connector Signal Name USB +5 Volt USB Port 1USB Port 1+ Ground No Connect PS/2 Data PS/2 Clock Ground No Connect +5V Pin 11 (USB2) 12 13 14 15 16 (IR) 17 18 19 20 Signal Name USB +5 Volt USB Port 2USB Port 2+ Ground No Connect +5V No Connect Infrared Receive Ground Infrared Transmit The connector pin out signal definitions are described as the table below: Pin 1 (USB1) 2 3 4 5 6 (PS/2 Mouse) 7 8 9 10 11 USB 2 IR 20 1 USB 1 PS/2 Mouse 10 REPLACING BATTERY A 3V, CR-2030, Lithium battery is installed on the on-board battery socket. This battery is used to supply the CMOS RAM backup power during system powered-off. Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Therefore, if you have any difficulties, please consult to the technical personnel. Page 10 Motherboard Installation QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE A B C D COM1 JP2 FUN. CON Z Y CPU_FAN PRINTER JP4 JP5 COM2 E F G H I J K L M N i FLOPPY PRI. IDE SEC. IDE JP15 BF0-->BF2 JP6 JP7 JP14 VID4 <-- VID0 Page 11 r Socket 7 JP10 X W V U T S R Q P O Motherboard Installation A B C D E F G H I J K L M SIMM RAM Sockets Integrated Functions Connector AT Keyboard Connector 3.3v DIMM Sockets AT Power Supply Connector Parallel (Printer) Port Header Serial (COM1 and 2) Port Headers Floppy Drive Connector IDE Connectors Integrated I/O Controller WAKEUP-LINK Header 3V Lithium Battery SB-LINK and TB-LINK Creative PCI Header N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z TB-LINK Creative ISA Header Front Panel Connector ISA Bus Connectors Flash BIOS EEPROM Voltage Regulator Intel 82430TX PCIset-PIIX4 PCI Bus Connectors Pentium Socket 7 Intel 430TX PCIset System Controller System Clock Chip ATX Power Supply Connector 256/512K Cache RAM TAG RAM Page 12 Motherboard Installation "Auto Jumper Yes" Guide · To enable the "Auto Jumper Yes", the onboard jumper JP14 must shorted (1-2). Then, the CPU brands and its core voltage will automatically detected. But one thing to remind is the CPU speed is necessary to select a suitable one at the CMOS setup. Or, if JP14 is shorted (2-3), that means you should follow the jumper table (at the next page) to setup your CPU settings manually. On the other hand, pressing the key "F" to clear the CMOS setting and "J" to re-detect the CPU setting during power up your system. "CPU Voltage Selection" · The voltage regulator will automatically detect and switch between Single Power Plane & Dual Power Planes. Page 13 Motherboard Installation INTEL PENTIUM P54C/P55C CPU Internal CPU Speed (MHz) 90 100 120 133 150 166 200 233 P150+ P166+ PR200 PR233 PR266 PR300 PR90 PR100 PR133 PR166/K6-166 PR200 PR233 PR266 PR300 External Bus Speed (MHz) 60 66 60 66 60 66 66 66 60 66 75 66 66 66 60 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 50 75 60 66 75 JP4 [3-5],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [3-5],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [3-5],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [3-5],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [1-3],[4-6] [1-3],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [3-5],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [3-5],[4-6] [1-3],[4-6] [3-5],[2-4] [1-3],[2-4] [1-3],[4-6] JP5 [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] Frequency Ratio 1.5x 1.5x 2.0x 2.0x 2.5x 2.5x 3.0x 3.5x 2.0x 2.0x 2.0x 3.0x 3.5x 3.5x 1.5x 1.5x 1.5x 2.5x 3.0x 3.5x 4.0x 4.5x 3.0x 2.0x 3.0x 3.0x 3.0x BF2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 BF1 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 BF0 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 CYRIX/IBM 6x86 M1/M2 CPU AMD-K5/K6 CPU IDT-C6 150 150 180 200 225 CPU Voltage Selection CPU type Intel Pentium P54C, Cyrix/IBM M1 6x86, AMD-K5,IDTC6 Intel Pentium P55C, Cyrix/IBM M1 6x86L Cyrix/IBM 6x86M2, K6-PR166/200 AMD-K6-PR233, PR266 CPU Core Voltage Table Vcore VID4 VID3 VID2 2.2V 1-2 1-2 1-2 2.8V 1-2 2-3 1-2 2.9V 1-2 2-3 1-2 3.2V 1-2 2-3 2-3 Voltage Requirements 3.4V (STD) / 3.5V (VRE) 2.8V 2.9V 2.2V, 2.9V, 3.2V or 3.3V Bus Frequency Ratio Ratio BF2 BF1 2.0x 1-2 1-2 2.5x 1-2 2-3 3.0x 1-2 2-3 3.5x / 1.5x 1-2 1-2 VID1 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 VID0 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2 BF0 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 Page 14 Motherboard Installation 3.3V 3.4V 3.5V 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-2 2-3 4.0x 4.5x 5.0x 5.5x 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 Page 15 Award BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility Quick Reference of Your Motherboard [A] SIMM Sockets This motherboard provides two 72-pin SIMM sockets. The minimum memory size is 8 MB by using two 1M x 32 SIMM modules and maximum memory size is 256 MB by four 16M x 32 SIMM modules. Memory timing can be configured through the BIOS setup, please refer to the chapter of BIOS setup. They support both Fast Page Mode and Extended Date Output (EDO). The two sockets are arranged into two banks, Bank 0 and Bank 1, of two sockets each. Each bank provides a 64/72-bit wide data path. Both SIMMs modules in a bank must be of the same memory size and type. There are no jumper settings required for the memory size or type, which is automatically detected by the system BIOS. EDO DRAM Extended Data Out (or Hyper Page) DRAM is designed to improve the DRAM read performance. EDO DRAM holds the memory data valid until the next memory access cycle, unlike standard fast page mode DRAM that tri-states the memory data when the precharge cycle occurs, prior to the next memory access cycle. [B] I) Integrated Functions Connector From Pin1 to Pin5 is the first USB device "USB1" and Pin11 to Pin15 is the second USB device "USB2" connector. Universal Serial Bus (USB) is new interface standard for any I/O device "Outside the Box". USB makes your peripherals have a real plug and play (PnP) capabilities with up to 12MB/sec data speed In the coming soon, any external device connected to your computer will be standardized into USB standard which are all have a special 4-pin rectangle shape connector. Therefore, with the Intel chipset, this motherboard builds two USB headers on-board for you future investment. If you are using an USB device, you must purchase an optional USB connector. From Pin6-10 is the PS/2 device, likes some PS/2 keyboard and mouse, are all have a standard 6pin round shape connector. However, it does not have a unique onboard standard. Therefore, please refer to the Chapter "Motherboard Installation", in order to purchase an suitable PS/2 Mouse Connector. From Pin16-20 is a 5-pin interface on the front panel I/O connector is provided to allow connection to a Hewlett Packard HSDSL-1000 compatible Infra-red (IrDA) transmitter/receiver. Once the module is connected to the front panel I/O header, Serial port 2 can be re-directed to the IrDA module. When configured for IrDA, the user can transfer files to or from portable devices such as laptops, PDA's and printers using application software such as LapLink. The IrDA specification provides for data transfers at 115kbps from a distance of 1 meter. Support for Consumer Infra Red (ASK-IR) is also included, please refer to your IR equipment for more detailed information. II) III) [C] [D] AT Keyboard Connector SDRAM Socket This connection is used for a standard IBM-compatible keyboard, such as 101 enhanced keyboard. There have a Unbuffered, 3.3 Volts, SDRAM socket on-board provides more flexibility for your system memory upgrade. Page 16 Award BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility [E] AT Power Supply Connector Based on the AT specification, one 12-pin power connector covers all the required power sources, ±5V and ±12V. [F] [G] [H] Parallel (Printer) Port Connector Serial (COM 1 and 2) Port Headers Floppy Drive Connector One Parallel port with SPP, EPP and ECP capabilities. This motherboard provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports. A 34-pin connector on-board allows connection to two 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44, 2.88M floppy disk drives. [I] IDE Connectors The fast IDE interface supports up to four IDE devices providing an interface for IDE hard disks and CDROMs. Each IDE device can have independent timings. The IDE interface supports PIO IDE transfers up to 14 Mbytes/s and Bus Master IDE transfers up to 33 Mbytes/sec. [J] Integrated I/O Controller On the motherboard, keyboard controller, serial ports, parallel port and floppy drive are all integrated into a single chip. The I/O port allows you to configure through the BIOS setup. This integrated I/O chip provides: · · · · · [K] Plug-and-Play compatible. Supports two 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44, 2.88M floppy disk drives One multi-mode high performance parallel port which can be BIOS configured as standard (SPP) mode, enhanced (EPP) mode, high speed (ECP) mode. Supports two 16C550 compatible enhanced serial ports. Supports IrDA or ASKIR infra-red interface. WAKEUP-LINK Interface This header is used to connect an add-in NIC (Network Interface Card) which has WOL capability to a motherboard. [L] 3V Lithium Battery An on-board battery holder is used to hold a 3 Volts CR-2032 Lithium battery which makes the battery's replacement more convenient. This battery is used to supply power for the RTC CMOS RAM in order to save your system setting and date/time counting during system power-off. In general, the battery's lifetime is about 5 years. If you see a "BIOS checksum error" message happened while system turn-on, it maybe caused by the battery low. You can try to fix it by simply replaced the battery. [M] SB-LINK Interface This header is a Creative SB-LINKTM interface, which makes its debut with the Sound Blaster® AWE64D PCI sound solutions. SB-LINKTM uses Intel's PC-PCI technology found in Intel TX and newer corelogic chipsets. Page 17 Award BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility [N] [O] TB-LINK Interface Front Panel Connector This headers interface supporting TOMATOTM SCE8/SCV6 Sound Card using the Creative Audio Chip. For you convenience, all the front panel functions are integrated into a single connector, which included power LED and keyboard lock, turbo switch, reset switch, SMI switch and speaker. [P] [Q] ISA Add-in Board Connectors Flash BIOS This motherboard provides three 16 bit ISA slots which allows backward hardware compatibility. The flash BIOS allows user have more flexibility to upgrade their motherboard. The flash BIOS can be programmed by software easily. For the latest BIOS upgrade information, please feel free to visit our web site: http://www.zida.com. [R] Voltage Regulator The voltage regulator combines switching regulator and low dropout linear regulator in single chip which provides high efficiency voltage sources to the motherboard. [S] · · · Intel 82430TX PCIset PCI ISA IDE Xecelerator (PIIX4) Interface between the PCI local bus and ISA bus. Supports for 2 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports. Integrated IDE controller supports two IDE connectors for up to four IDE devices providing an interface for IDE hard disks and CD ROMs. Up to four IDE devices can be supported in Bus Master Mode, it also support for "Ultra 33" synchronous DMA compatible devices. Enhanced DMA controller with Fast Type-F DMA Two Interrupt Controller based on two 82C59 and Timers based on 82C54 which provides System Timer, Refresh Request, Speaker Tone Output. It contains full support for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification. The Intel 82371AB is a 324-pin BGA package IC which provides the following features: · · · [T] [U] PCI Add-in Board Connectors Pentium® Type-7 Socket This motherboard provides three 32-bits PCI slots with up to 133MB/sec burst data transfer rate. The type-7 socket is a 321-pin, zero insertion force (ZIF) socket. It provides users with a performance upgrade path to Pentium® OverDrive technology. PENTIUM® PROCESSOR An approved Pentium heatsink is necessary for proper thermal dissipation in an AT compliant chassis. The processor/heatsink assembly must be securely fastened to the Socket 7 ZIF socket by two clips. These clips fit over the heatsink assembly and attach to the outer wide tabs of the Socket 7 assembly. Page 18 Award BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility [V] Intel 430TX PCIset System Controller The Intel 82430TX integrates the cache and main memory DRAM control functions and provides bus control for transfers between the CPU, cache, main memory and the PCI Bus. The TX comes in a 324pins BGA package. [W] System Clock Chip This system clock chip provides all the clock signals for the system, such as CPU clock, PCI bus clock, and etc. [X] ATX Power Supply Connector Based on the ATX specification, one 20-pin power connector covers all the required power sources, ±5V, ±12V and ±3.3V, with soft-touch button power on/off features. This connector reduces the installation time and minimizes the chance of defects caused by incorrect connection. [Y] [Z] 256K/512K Cache RAM TAG RAM An 256K/512K Cache RAM on-board in order to further enhanced of your system performance. High speed Tag RAM. Page 19 Award BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility Award BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility GETTING START All computer motherboards provide a Setup utility program for specifying the system configuration and settings. If your motherboard came in a computer system, the proper configuration entries may have already been made. This motherboard has been programmed with Award BIOS setup utility. The setup utility program is stored inside the on-board programmable Flash ROM chip. This Setup program allows user to modify the basic system configuration. The system configuration is stored in the battery backup CMOS RAM (inside the real time clock chip) so that it retains the setup information when the power is turned off. This chapter explains the setup utility for the Award BIOS. ENTERING SETUP When you turn on the computer, the system allows you an opportunity to enter the BIOS Setup utility. During the POST (Power On Self Test), you can see the below message appears at the bottom of the screen, press key or simultaneously press , and keys. Press DEL to enter SETUP, ESC to skip memory test If the message disappears before you respond, POST will continue with its test routines, thus preventing you from calling up the Setup utility. However, if you still want to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF and then ON or pressing the "RESET" button on the system case. You may also restart your system by simultaneously pressing , and keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot up, and error message below may be displayed and you will again be asked to, PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-DEL TO ENTER SETUP Summary of Control Keys Up arrow Down arrow Left arrow Right arrow Esc key PgUp key PgDn key + key - key F1 key (Shift)F2 key F3 key F5 key F6 key F7 key F10 key Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Main Menu ­ Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu -- Exit current page and return to Main Menu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color forward, (Shift) F2 to select color backward Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Option Page Setup Menu Load the setup default, only for Option Page Setup Menu Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu Page 20 Award BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility GETTING HELP Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window, press . THE MAIN MENU Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from ten setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept or enter the sub-menu. The CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu Standard CMOS Setup This setup page includes all the items in a standard compatible BIOS. BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. Page 21 Award BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of green features. PnP/PCI Configuration This setup page includes all the items of PnP , PCI IRQ and ISA IRQ settings. You can allocate these resources for your system use in this menu. Load BIOS Defaults This function is for user to load the BIOS default settings. The BIOS defaults indicates the most appropriate value of the system parameter which the system would be in minimum performance. Load SETUP Defaults This function is for user to load the SETUP default settings. SETUP defaults indicates the values required by the system for the maximum performance. Integrated Peripherals This setup page is used to configure the On-board multi I/O and IDE interface. Supervisor/User Password This function is for Change, set, or disable the supervisor or user password. The supervisor password allows you to limit the user access to the system and Setup. IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically configure hard disk parameters. HDD Low Level Format This Automatically configure hard disk parameters. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Save Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. Page 22 Award BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility STANDARD CMOS SETUP The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in each item. Date & Time Enter current Date & Time to set system clock. The date format is and the time format is . The time is calculated based on the 24-hour military-time clock. Primary and Secondary Master / Slave The categories identify the types of IDE hard disk on primary or secondary IDE channel that have been installed in the computer. There are 46 pre-defined types and a user definable type. Type "1" to Type "46" are predefined. Type "User" is user-definable. Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press . Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Type User to define your own drive type manually. If you select Type "User", related information is asked to be entered to the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press . This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. There are the option of Type "AUTO" and Mode "AUTO" to auto detect the hard disk type and the hard disk mode (Normal, LBA and Large). If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press . Page 23 Award BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility NOTICE FOR HARD DISK LARGER THAN 528MB The Mode settings are for IDE hard disks only. There are three entries you can select from in the mode field, "Normal", "Large" and "LBA". Set Mode to the Normal settings for IDE hard disk drives smaller than 528MB. Use the LBA setting for drives over 528MB that use Logical Block Addressing mode to allow larger IDE hard disks. Drive A / Drive B This category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that have been installed in the computer. Video This category selects the type of adapter used for the primary system monitor that must match your video display card and monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type in Setup. Halt On This category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up. There are different types of error can be configured in this category. Total Memory This category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS. Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard. Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU's memory address map. Other Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640K to 1024K address space. This is memory that can be used for different applications. DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep as much base memory free for application programs. Generally, this area is used for Shadow RAM. Page 24 Award BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility BIOS FEATURES SETUP The item BIOS Features Setup Menu is divided into 23 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in each item. The Default Setting of BIOS Features Setup Virus Warning You can "Enable" or "Disable" this feature. When enabled, it will activate automatically if anything attempt to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table during system boot-up. The default value is "Disabled". CPU Internal Cache This category enables or disables the internal cache to speed up memory access. The default value is "Enabled". External Cache This category enables or disables the secondary (L2) cache to speed up memory access. The default value is "Enabled". Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer. If it is set to "Enabled", BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST. The default value is "Disabled". Boot Sequence This category determines which drive computer searches first for the disk operating system (i.e., DOS). The default setting is "A,C", means that the system will determine the drive A before drive C. Page 25 Award BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility Swap Floppy Drive This feature allows you to enable the system swap floppy function, the default is "Disabled". When this function enables, the system will assign the Drive A as Drive B, and vice versa. Boot Up Floppy Seek The default setting is "Enabled", so that the BIOS will search for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks. If disabled, BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will be no warning message if the drive installed is 360K. Boot Up NumLock Status It determine the Num-Lock is turned on/off Num Lock. when the system is powered on so that the end user can use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard. The default value is "On". Boot Up System Speed It selects the default system speed - the speed that the system will run at immediately after power up. The default value is "High". Gate A20 Option The A20 signal option specify A20 controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware. The default is "Fast", therefore, the A20 signal is controlled by chipset specific method. Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate sets the rate at which characters on the screen at which characters on the screen repeat. The default setting is Disabled. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Typematic rate sets the rate at which characters on the screen repeat when a key is pressed and held down. You can select 6-30 characters per second. The default setting is "6". Typematic Delay (M sec) When holding down a key, the time between the first and second character display. you specified numbers of times of character repeat on the screen. The default setting is "250". Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup. When you select system, the system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. If you select Setup, the system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. The default setting is "Setup". PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This option controls the system to access the PCI VGA card palette register. In general, this option is "Disabled". However, you may need to enable this option for some VGA cards which have incorrect color displayed on some software application. OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Some the OS/2 application access the memory in different mode. Enable this option to allow the system use another mode to access the main memory for OS/2 applications. VIDEO BIOS Shadow The system BIOS is automatically shadowed. The default setting for the "Video BIOS Shadow" is "Enabled". It determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM. However, it is optional from chipset design. Video Shadow will increase the video speed. Page 26 Award BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility C8000 - CFFFF Shadow/E8000 - EFFFF Shadow These categories determine whether optional ROM will be copied to RAM by 16K byte. You can enable the optional shadow or you can disable it. The default setting is disabled. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. The Default Setting of Chipset Features Setup Auto Configuration The "Auto Configuration" default is "Enabled". This automatically setting up your system at optimum performance. You cannot change the setting with the Auto Configuration enabled. You are not recommended to change the setting unless you know what are the functions of the item. CPU Type, CPU Vcore, CPU Speed. Able to set the CPU Speed manually, but for the CPU type and the CPU Voltage will automatically detected by BIOS if you set the "Auto Jumper Yes" enabled. If you faced an unpredictable case that make your system cannot start, press "J" during power up to override and set up your system again. Page 27 Award BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Power Management setup controls the system board Power Management features. This is a feature of microprocessor with the energy-efficient technology. The setup screen is shown in figure below. The Default Setting of Power Management Setup Power Management "Power Management" is the master control for the power saving features, including HDD power down, Doze, Standby and suspend Modes and the I/O Device Timer, that together form the hard-ware power conservation scheme. There are three options: User Defined Max Saving Min Saving Disable - Allows you to configure the power conservation features by yourself. - Factory default setting for optimal power saving setting - Factory default setting for minimal power saving setting - Turn off all the power conservation features. PM Control by APM This feature is automatically set to "Yes", the system BIOS will wait for APM prompt before it enters the GREEN mode. NOTICE If APM is installed, & if there is a task running, event the timer is time out, the APM will not prompt the BIOS to put the system into any power saving mode! Page 28 Award BIOS and CMOS Setup Utility Video Off Method There are three options you can choose to turn off the VGA display. · · · Blank Screen The system will blank the screen only. DPMS This function is enabled for only the VGA card supporting DPM. V/H SYNC + Blank Choose this mode if your system use the monitor with power management feature. In addition to the blank screen, the system will turn off the horizontal and vertical sync signal. Most monitor will turn off itself if these signal are inactive. The default setting is "V/H SYNC+Blank". Video Off After As the system moves from lesser to greater power-saving modes, select the mode in which you want the monitor to blank. Doze Mode After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1 hour), the CPU clock runs at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed. Standby Mode After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1 hour), the fixed disk drive and the video shut off while all other devices still operate at full speed.