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Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
The MICRO ATX BX11 mainboard is a high-performance personal computer
mainboard based on the Intel
features the leading edge Creative
ogy in audio. The Intel
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The mainboard uses the highly integrated Intel
support the PCI/ISA and Green standards, and to provide the Host/AGP
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bridge. The Intel
such as ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface). The ACPI
provides more Energy Saving Features for the OSPM(OS Direct Power
Management) function. The Intel
transfer rate by supporting Ultra DMA/33 IDE that transfers data at the rate
of 33MB/s.
The mainboard also supports the System Hardware Monitor Controller. Its
functions include: CPU /power supply/chassis fan revolution detect, CPU/
system voltage monitor, system temperature monitor, and chassis intrusion
detect(optional).
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Pentium
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ES1371/ES1373(reserved) PCI technol-
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82371EB chipset integrates all system control functions
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  • Page 1 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The MICRO ATX BX11 mainboard is a high-performance personal computer ® ® mainboard based on the Intel Pentium II processor. This mainboard ® features the leading edge Creative ES1371/ES1373(reserved) PCI technol- ® ® ogy in audio. The Intel...

  • Page 2: Mainboard Features

    1.1 Mainboard Features ® ® Slot 1 for Intel Pentium II/Celeron processor. Supports 233MHz, 266MHz, 300MHz, 333MHz, 350MHz, 400MHz, 450MHz, and faster. Chipset ® Intel 82443BX/PIIX4E chipset. Clock Generator 66 and 100 MHz clocks are supported Main Memory Supports four memory banks using two 168-pin unbuffered DIMM. Supports a maximum memory size of 256MB (8M x 8) or 512MB (16M x 4) registered DIMM only.
  • Page 3 On-Board Peripherals On-Board Peripherals include: - 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes. - 2 USB ports - 2 serial port (COM 1) and (COM 2) - 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode - 1 IrDA connector for SIR. Sound ®...
  • Page 4 Mounting 6 mounting holes. System Hardware Monitor CPU/Power Supply/Chassis Fan Revolution Detect CPU Fan Control (the fan will automatically stop when the system enters suspend mode) System Voltage Detect CPU Overheat Warning. Display Actual Current Voltage Other Features Keyboard Password Wake-Up (reserved) LAN Wake-Up Internal/External Modem Wake-Up...

  • Page 5: Mainboard Layout

    Game Port Bottom: J6: MDM_IN Line-Out Line-In J5: AUX_IN J8: CD_IN AGP SLOT BATT PCI SLOT 1 Creative ES1371 SYSFAN JWOL1 PCI SLOT 2 JMDM1 FW82371EB JBAT1 PCI SLOT 3 JGS1 JGL1 JFP1 ISA SLOT 1 MS-6156 MICRO ATX BX11 Mainboard...

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ® ® The mainboard operates with Intel Pentium II/Celeron processor. The mainboard uses a CPU Slot called Slot 1 for easy CPU installation and a jumper switch (SW1) to set the proper speed for the CPU. The CPU should always have a Heat Sink and a cooling fan attached to prevent overheating.

  • Page 7: Cpu Installation Procedures

    2.1-1 CPU Installation Procedures ® Different kinds of Pentium II processor that is currently used: the OEM ® version, the Boxed version, and Celeron . OEM Pentium II Processor has ® no Heat Sink, Fan and Heat Sink Support, the Boxed Pentium II Processor is provided with Heat Sink w/ fan and Heat Sink Support, while the Celeron...
  • Page 8 HSSBASE through the fins on the ATX heatsink. ® **Heat Sink w/ fan - Heat Sink that can be attached to the Pentium processor with metal clip. Note: * Provided by MSI mainboard. ** Provided by Special request. HSSBASE HSSPIN RMAM...
  • Page 9 Step 1: Insert the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount at the bottom of the mainboard. Step 2: Install the Retention Mechanism. Look for the key on Slot 1, and match it with the Notch Key on the Retention Mechanism for proper direction. Then, attach the Retention Mechanism to the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount.
  • Page 10 Step 3: Install the Heat Sink Support Base. Look for the Two holes across Slot 1, and match it with the Two legs of the Heat Sink Support Base for the proper direction. Take note that one hole/leg is bigger than the other. The Four top pins of the Heat Sink Support Base should also be oriented towards Slot 1.
  • Page 11 Step 5: Install the Heat Sink with Fan to the Processor. Push down the metal clips, so that they are in line with the back of the Heat Sink. Be careful, so as not detach the metal clips from the Heat Sink.
  • Page 12 Step 6: Install the Processor. Unlock the Processor by pushing in the Processor Locks. Insert the Processor like inserting a PCI or an ISA card. Step 7: Lock the Processor Locks. Secure the CPU by pulling the Processor Locks out.
  • Page 13 Step 8: Install the Heat Sink Support Top Bar. Push the Heat Sink Support Top Bar to the Heat Sink Support Base, Until you hear a “click” sound. Check for a perfect fit. Heatsink Support Top The installation is now complete.
  • Page 14 ® B. Boxed Pentium II Processor Installation Procedures ® The Boxed Pentium II Processor has a built- in Fan and Heat Sink. It also has a Heat Sink Support. So if you’re going to use a Boxed Pentium Processor, all you need is the Retention Mechanism. Step 1: Insert the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount at the bottom of the mainboard.
  • Page 15 Step 3: Install the Heat Sink Support Base. Look for the 2 holes across Slot 1, and match it with the 2 Heat Sink Support Base. Take note that one hole/base is bigger than the other. Retention Mechanism Notch Hole PC-3742 Heat Sink Support Base...
  • Page 16 Step 4: Install the Heat Sink Support. Attach the 2 Heat Sink Supports to the sides of the Processor. These Heat Sink Supports will fit in any direction, so be sure that the Heat Sink Support Locks are oriented outwards for the proper direction. ®...
  • Page 17 Step 5: Unlock the Processor Locks and Heat Sink Support Locks. Push in the Processor Locks. Open the Heat Sink Support Locks. Processor Lock Heatsink Support Lock PC-3744 Step 6: Insert the Processor like inserting a PCI or an ISA card. 2-12...
  • Page 18 PC-3745 Step 7: Lock the Processor Locks and Heat Sink Support Locks Secure the CPU by pushing out the Processor Locks. Close the Heat Sink Support Locks. The installation is now complete. 2-13...
  • Page 19 C. OEM Celeron Processor Installation Procedures Step 1: Insert the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount at the bottom of the mainboard. Step 2: Install the Retention Mechanism. Look for the key on Slot 1, and match it with the Notch Key on the Retention Mechanism for proper direction.
  • Page 20 Step 3: Install the MSI Heat Sink (optional) to the Processor. Celeron Heat Sink processor The instruction procedure may vary depending on the Heat Sink that you’re using. plastic Clip Push down the plastic clips, so that they are in line with the hole on the processor.
  • Page 21 Procedure for detaching the Retention Cap: Notch Hole Retention Cap (Top View) To remove the Retention Cap, you need a Screw Driver (0.3 cm) tip. - Insert the screw driver into the retention cap notch hole. - Push the retention cap plastic lock inward. - Pull the retention cap upward.

  • Page 22: Cpu Core Speed Derivation Procedure

    2.1-2 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure 1. The DIP Switch SW1 (1, 2, 3, and 4) is used to set the Core/Bus (Fraction) ratio of the CPU. The actual core speed of the CPU is the Host Clock Frequency multiplied by the Core/Bus ratio. For example: CPU Clock 66MHz/100MHz Core/Bus ratio...
  • Page 23 2.1-3 CPU Speed Setting: SW1 To adjust the speed of the CPU, you must know the specification of your CPU (always ask the vendor for CPU specification). The mainboard can auto-detect between 66 or 100MHz CPU Bus Frequency. 2-18...
  • Page 24 a. 66MHz CPU Bus Frequency Type 233MHz 266MHz 300MHz 333MHz ® Table 2.1 233 ~ 333MHz Intel Pentium ® II/Celeron processor b. 100MHz CPU Bus Frequency Type 350MHz 400MHz 450MHz ® Table 2.2 350 ~ 450MHz Intel Pentium ® II processor 2-19...
  • Page 25 2.1-4 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN/PSFAN/SYSFAN These connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three pin head connector. When connecting the wire to the connector, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.
  • Page 26 A battery must be used to retain the mainboard configuration in CMOS RAM. Short 1-2 pins of JBAT1 to store the CMOS data. JBAT1 Clear Data Keep Data Note: You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin, while the system is off. Then, return to 1-2 pin position.

  • Page 27: Memory Bank Configuration

    2.3-1 Memory Bank Configuration The mainboard supports a maximum memory size of 256MB (8M x 8) or 512MB (16M x 4) registered DIMM for SDRAM: It provides two 168-pin unbuffered DIMMs (Double In-Line Memory Module) sockets. It supports 8 MB to 256 Mbytes DIMM memory module. There are two kinds of DIMM specification supported by this mainboard: PC100 and PC66.

  • Page 28: Memory Installation Procedures

    2.3-2 Memory Installation Procedures A. How to install a DIMM Module Single Sided DIMM Double Sided DIMM 1. The DIMM slot has a two Notch Key “VOLT and DRAM”, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. 2.

  • Page 29: Memory Population Rules

    2.3-3 Memory Population Rules 1. Supports only SDRAM DIMM. 2. To operate properly, at least one 168-pin DIMM module must be in- stalled. 3. This mainboard supports Table Free memory, so memory can be installed on DIMM1 or DIMM 2 in any order. 4.
  • Page 30 The Power Switch, Reset Switch, Power LED, Speaker, Keylock and HDD LED are all connected to the JFP1 connector block. Reset Switch Power Switch Single Dual Speaker Color Color Power LED Buzzer (short pin) L E D Keylock JFP1 2-25...
  • Page 31 2.4-1 Power Switch Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. This switch has the same feature with JRMS1. 2.4-2 Reset Switch Reset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON/ OFF. Avoid rebooting while the HDD LED is lit. You can connect the Reset switch from the system case to this pin.
  • Page 32 The mainboard also provides a standard floppy disk connector FDC that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 2-27...
  • Page 33 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA/33 function. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary). You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices to IDE1 and IDE2.

  • Page 34: Atx 20-Pin Power Connector: Jwr1

    2.7-1 ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JWR1 This connector supports the power button on-board. Using the ATX power supply, functions such as Modem Ring Wake-Up and Soft Power Off are supported by this mainboard. This power connector supports instant power on function which means that system will boot up instantly when the power connector is inserted on the board.
  • Page 35 2.7-2 Remote Power On/Off Switch: JRMS1 Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. During OFF state, press once and the system turns on. During ON stage, push once and the system goes to sleep mode: pushing it more than 4 seconds will change its status from ON to OFF.
  • Page 36 The mainboard provides one 5-pin infrared (IR) connector for IR modules. This connector is for optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function. FIR and Consumer IR are reserved functions. IRTX IRRX 2-31...
  • Page 37 The mainboard has two 9-pin male DIN connectors for serial port COM 1 and COM 2. These ports are 16550A high speed communication port that send/ receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a mouse or a modem cable directly into this connector.
  • Page 38 The mainboard provides a 25 pin female centronic connector for LPT. A parallel port is a standard printer port that also supports Enhanced Parallel Port(EPP) and Extended capabilities Parallel Port(ECP). See connector and pin definition below: Parallel Port (25-pin Female) LPT 1 PIN DEFINITION SIGNAL...
  • Page 39 ® The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse mini DIN connector for ® ® attaching a PS/2 mouse. You can plug a PS/2 mouse directly into this connector. The connector location and pin definition are shown below: Pin5 Mouse Clock Pin6 Pin3 Pin4...
  • Page 40 You can connect joystick or game pads to this connector. Joystick/MIDI Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used for external CD player, Tape layer, or other audio devices. Mic is a connector for the microphones. Line Out Line In Mic 1/8”...
  • Page 41 The mainboard provides a UHCI(Universal Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices like: keyboard, mouse and other USB devices. You can plug the USB device directly to this connector. USB Port 2 1 2 3 4 USB Port 1 SIGNAL -Data0...
  • Page 42 Attach a power saving switch to JGS1. When the switch is pressed, the system immediately goes into suspend mode. Press any key and the system wakes up. JGS1 2-37...
  • Page 43 JGL1 can be connected with Power Saving LED. There are two type of LED that you can use: 3-pin LED or 2-pin LED(ACPI request). LED will lit while the system is in suspend mode. JGL1 3-pin LED 2-pin LED Green Color Green Color Orange Orange...
  • Page 44 The mainboard supports three kinds of system boot up: the Boot-Up by switch, Immediate Boot-Up, and Last State. With the Boot-Up by Switch, the system will boot up only when the power on switch is pressed. For Immediate Boot-Up, the system will boot up instantly when the power connector is connected into the system;...
  • Page 45 The JWOL connector is for use with LAN add-on cards that supports Wake Up on LAN function. To use this function, you need to set the “Resume By Ring” to enable at the BIOS Power Management Setup. JWOL SIGNAL 5VSB MP_WAKEUP Note: LAN wake-up signal is active “high”.
  • Page 46 The JMDM1 connector is for used with Modem add-on card that supports the Modem Wake Up function. To use this function, you need to set the “Resume By Ring” to enable at the BIOS Power Management Setup. JMDM1 SIGNAL MDM_WAKEUP 5VSB Note: Modem wake-up signal is active “low”.
  • Page 47 The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector. SPK IN GND MIC OUT SPK_IN is connected to the Modem Speaker Out connector. MIC_OUT is connected to the Modem Microphone In connector. 2-42...
  • Page 48 This connector is used for DVD Add on Card with Line In connector. 2-43...
  • Page 49 This connector is for CD-ROM voice connector. LGND R 2-44...
  • Page 50 This is used to check the CPU temperature. The JSOR1 is a sensor that is placed near the processor heatsink. This will monitor the CPU temperature. JSOR1 2-45...
  • Page 51 This connector is connected to 2-pin connector chassis switch. If the Chassis is open, the switch will be short. The system will record this status. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS settting and clear the status. 2-46...
  • Page 52 The JVSB1 jumper is for setting keyboard power. This function should be set in the BIOS for the keyboard and PS/2 mouse Wake-up function. JVSB1 5V (default) 5V Standby Disable keyboard Enable keyboard power on function power on function Note: To be able to use this function, you need a power supply that provide enough power for this feature.

  • Page 53: Award Bios Setup

    ® Chapter 3 AWARD BIOS SETUP ® Award BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed RAM (CMOS RAM), so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

  • Page 54: Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu

    ® Power on the computer and press <Del> immediately to allow you to enter Setup. The other way to enter Setup is to power on the computer. When the below message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del>...

  • Page 55: Bios Features Setup

    ® ® 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 eleven setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter>...
  • Page 56 ® Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. Power Management Setup This category determines the power consumption for system after setting the specified items. Default value is Disable. PNP/PCI Configuration Setup This category specifies the IRQ level for PCI and ISA devices. Supervisor Password/User Password Change, set or disable password.
  • Page 57 ® The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 catego- ries. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

  • Page 58: Primarymaster/Primaryslave Secondarymaster/Secondary Slave

    ® Date The date format is <day><month> <date> <year>. Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. month The month from Jan. through Dec. date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys.
  • Page 59 ® If the controller of HDD interface is ESDI, the selection shall be “Type 1”. If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”. If the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be “None”.
  • Page 60 ® ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IM4A) BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Anti-Virus Protection : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow :Enabled CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow :Disabled External Cache : Enabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow :Disabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking: Enabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow :Disabled Quick Power on Self Test : Disabled...

  • Page 61: Cpu Internal Cache

    ® CPU Internal Cache The default value is Enabled. Enabled (default) Enable cache Disabled Disable cache Note: The internal cache is built in the processor. External Cache Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option enables the level 2 cache memory. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Choose Enabled or Disabled.
  • Page 62 ® Boot From LAN First During Enabled, if there’s a LAN card onboard, the priority from booting will be from the LAN. Boot Sequence This category determines which drive the computer searches first for the disk operating system (i.e., DOS). The settings are A,C,SCSI/ C,A,SCSI/C,CD-ROM,A/CD-ROM,C,A/D,A,SCSI/E,A,SCSI/F,A,SCSI/ SCSI,A,C/SCSI,C,A/C,LS/ZIP,C only.

  • Page 63: Security Option

    ® Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Setup(default) The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered...

  • Page 64: Video Bios Shadow

    ® Report No FDD For WIN 95 ® This function is only used when you are testing SCT for Windows 95 Logo. Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution. Video shadow will increase the video performance. Enabled (default) Video shadow is enabled Disabled...
  • Page 65 ® The Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer. Choose the “CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” from the Main Menu and the following screen will appear. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A59IM4A) CMOS SETUP UTILITY CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP...
  • Page 66 ® SDRAM Configuration by You can select the parameters to program SDRAM from SPD or Manual (default). SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay You can select the SDRAM RAS to CAS delay time in HCLKs of 2 or 3 (default). You should set the values in this field, depending on the SDRAM installed.
  • Page 67 ® Video RAM Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the video RAM, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time The recovery time is the length of time, measured in CPU clocks, which the system will delay after the completion of an input/output request.

  • Page 68: Agp Aperture Size (Mb)

    ® AGP Aperture Size (MB) Select the size the of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.

  • Page 69: Power Management

    ® The Power Management Setup will appear on your screen like this: ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IM4A) POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Wake Up on LAN : Disable Power Management :User Define Restore AC/Power Loss :Power On PM Control by APM :Yes IRQ 8 Break Suspend :Disabled...
  • Page 70 ® Power Management Disable Global Power Management will be disabled. User Define Users can configure their own power management. Min Saving Pre-defined timer values are used such that all timers are in their MAX value. Max Saving Pre-defined timer values are used such that all timers are in their MIN value.

  • Page 71: Video Off After

    ® Video Off After The settings are N/A, Standby, Doze, or Suspend. This option is for choosing the setting in which the monitor will turn off. Always turn on. Doze During Doze mode, the monitor will be turned off. Standby During Standby mode, the monitor will be turned off. Suspend During Suspend mode, the monitor will be turned off.
  • Page 72 ® Standby Mode Disable System will never enter STANDBY mode. Defines the continuous idle time before the 1 Min/2 Min/ system enters STANDBY mode. 4 Min/6 Min/ If any item defined in the options of “Power 8 Min/10 Min/ Down and Resume events” is enabled & active, 20 Min/30 Min/ STANDBY timer will be reloaded.

  • Page 73: Soft-Off By Pwr-Bttn

    ® Throttle Duty Cycle This option will determine how much power will be used by the CPU , if the system goes into suspend mode. VGA Active Monitor During Enabled, if there’s no activity in the monitor screen, the system will go into Power Saving Mode. During Disabled, the system will go into Power Saving Mode, whether there is activity in the monitor screen or not.

  • Page 74: Power Led

    ® Power LED This item determines which state the Power LED will use. The settings are Blink, Dual color, and Single color. During blink, the power LED will blink when the system enters the suspend mode. When the mode is in Dual Color, the power LED will change its color in suspend mode.
  • Page 75 ® Reload Global Timer Events IRQ[3-7,9-15], NMI : Enabled Primary IDE 0 : Enabled Primary IDE 1 : Disabled Secondary IDE 0 : Disabled Secondary IDE 1 : Disabled Floppy Disk : Enabled Serial Port : Enabled Parallel Port : Enabled During Enabled, if any interrupt event occurs, the system will wake- up from suspend mode.

  • Page 76: Pnp Os Installed

    ® You can manually configure the PCI Device’s IRQ. The following pages tell you the options of each item & describe the meanings of each options. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69HM4D) PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. PnP OS Installed Assign IRQ for VGA : Enabled Resources Controlled By :Manual...

  • Page 77: Resources Controlled By

    ® Resources Controlled By By Choosing “Auto”, the system BIOS will detect the system resource and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA Channel for each peripheral. By Choosing “Manual”(default), the user will need to assign IRQ & DMA for add-on cards. Be sure that there is no conflict for IRQ/DMA and I/O ports.

  • Page 78: Assign Irq For Vga

    ® IRQ-15 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual”...
  • Page 79 ® This Main Menu item loads the default system values. If the CMOS is corrupted, the defaults are loaded automatically. Choose this item and the following message appears: “ Load Setup Defaults (Y / N) ? N “ To use the Setup defaults, change the prompt to “Y” and press < Enter > Note: The Setup defaults can be customized to increase performance.
  • Page 80 ® This Special Features Setup is used by System Hardware Monitor chipset. You can manually change the value of each option. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69HM4C) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. ********* SYSTEM MONITOR ******** ******** POST SHOWING ******** Chassis FAN RPM Chassis Fan Detected :Disabled Power FAN RPM...
  • Page 81 ® Chassis Intrusion Detect Set this option to Enabled, Reset, or Disabled the chassis intrusion detector. During Enabled, any intrusion on the system chassis will be recorded. The next time you turn on the system, it will show a warning message.

  • Page 82: Ide Hdd Block Mode

    ® ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69HM4D) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. IDE HDD Block Mode :Enabled Onboard Parallel Mode :378/IRQ7 IDE Primary Master PIO :Auto Parallel Port Mode :SPP IDE Primary Slave PIO :Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO :Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO :Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA :Auto...
  • Page 83 ® IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto/Mode0/Mode1-4 For these 4 IDE options, choose “Auto” to have the system BIOS auto detect the IDE HDD operation mode for PIO access. Note: Some IDE HDD can not operate at the responding HDD’s mode. When the user has selected “Auto”...

  • Page 84: Init Display First

    ® On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled/Disabled The system provides for a On-Board On-Chipset PCI IDE controller that supports Dual Channel IDE (Primary and Secondary). A maximum of 4 IDE devices can be supported. If the user install the Off-Board PCI IDE controller (i.e.

  • Page 85: Onboard Serial Port

    ® Onboard FDC Controller Enabled/Disabled The system has an on-board Super I/O chip with a FDD controller that supports 2 FDDs for 360K/720K/1.2M/1.44M/ 2.8M. Choose “Enabled” to use the on- board FDD controller for accessing the FDD. Otherwise choose “Disabled” to use the off-board FDD controller.

  • Page 86: Parallel Port Mode

    ® Onboard Parallel Mode Disabled There is a built-in parallel port on the (3BCH/IRQ7)/ on-board Super I/O chipset that pro- (278H/IRQ5)/ vides Standard, ECP, and EPP features. (378H/IRQ5) It has the following options: Disable 3BCH/IRQ7 Line Printer port 0 278H/IRQ5 Line Printer port 2 378H/IRQ5 Line Printer port 1...
  • Page 87 ® port is EPP Spec. compliant, so after the user chooses the onboard parallel port with the EPP function, the following message will be displayed on the screen: “EPP Mode Select.” At this time either EPP 1.7 spec. or EPP 1.9 spec. can be chosen.
  • Page 88 ® This Main Menu item lets you configure the system so that a pass- word is required each time the system boots or an attempt is made to enter the Setup program. Supervisor Password allows you to change all CMOS settings but the User Password setting doesn’t have this function.
  • Page 89 ® You can use this utility to automatically detect the characteristics of most hard drives. When you enter this utility, the screen asks you to select a specific hard disk for Primary Master. If you accept a hard disk detected by the BIOS, you can enter “Y”...
  • Page 90 ® Chapter 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE The system configuration information and chipset register information is stored in the CMOS RAM. This information is retained by a battery when the power is off. Enter the BIOS setup (if needed) to modify this information. The following pages will describe how to enter BIOS setup, and all about options.

  • Page 91: Enter Bios Setup

    ® 4.1 Enter BIOS Setup ® Enter the AMI setup Program’s Main Menu as follows: 1. Turn on or reboot the system. The following screen appears with a series of diagnostic check. AMIBIOS (C) 1996 American Megatrends Inc. AGIOMS VXXX XXXXXX Hit <DEL>...
  • Page 92 ® AMIBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITIES - VERSION 1.07 (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Standard CMOS Setup Advanced CMOS Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Power Management Setup PCI/Plug and Play Setup Peripheral Setup Hardware Monitor Setup (optional) Auto-Detect Hard Disks Change User Password Change Supervisor Password Change Language Setting...

  • Page 93: Standard Cmos Setup

    ® 4.2 Standard CMOS Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Standard CMOS Setup” of the main menu screen . AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP (C)1998 American Megatrends,Inc.All Rights Reserved Date (mm/dd/yyyy): Fri March 20, 1998 Time (hh/mm/ss): 17:09:25 Floppy Drive A: 1.44 MB 3 1/2 Floppy Drive B: Not Installed...

  • Page 94: Advanced Cmos Setup

    ® 4.3 Advanced CMOS Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Advanced CMOS Setup” of the main menu AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CMOS SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Quick Boot Enabled Available Options: Ist Boot Device Floppy Disabled 2nd Boot Device IDE 0 Enabled...
  • Page 95 ® Description of the item on screen follows: Quick Boot ® Set this option to Enabled to permit AMI BIOS to boot within 5 seconds. This option replaces the old ABOVE 1 MB Memory Test option. The Optimal default setting is Enabled. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
  • Page 96 ® Boot up Num Lock ® When this option is set to Off, AMI BIOS turns off the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. The end user can then use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard. The settings are On or Off.

  • Page 97: System Bios Cacheable

    ® Cache Bus ECC ® This option is for Pentium II processor. During Enabled, this will affect the system performance. Disabled this option if you don’t want to affect the system performance. System BIOS Cacheable ® BIOS always copies the system BIOS from ROM to RAM for faster execution.

  • Page 98: Advanced Chipset Setup

    ® 4.4 Advanced Chipset Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Advanced Chipset Setup” of the main menu screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Available Options: ******** SDRAM Timing ******** Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD Disabled Disabled Enabled...
  • Page 99 ® Description of the item on screen follows: Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD Enabling this option will set the SDRAM timing value to the value provided by the DIMM SPD, otherwise, value will be set to the values you set. Note: It is recommended that under 100MHz, you use DIMM with SPD.

  • Page 100: Memory Hole

    ® DRAM Refresh Rate This option is for setting the frequency of refreshing the DRAM. Available settings are 62.4, 124.8, and 249.6 us. Memory Hole This option allows the user to specify the location of a memory hole. The cycle matching the selected memory hole will be passed to the ISA bus.

  • Page 101: Graphics Aperture Size

    ® USWC Write Post Set this option to Enabled to use USWC(Uncacheable, Speculatable, Write-Combined) memory. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. Graphics Aperture Size This option determines the effective size of the graphics aperture used in the particular PAC configuration.

  • Page 102: Usb Function

    ® ® PIIX4 Passive Release ® The PIIX4 ISA bridge support GAT (Guaranteed Access Time) mode, which will now violate the spirit of the PCI specification. The systems provides a programmable passive release mechanism to meet the required master latencies. During Enabled, ISA masters may see long delays in accessing PCI memory, including the main DRAM array.

  • Page 103: Power Management Setup

    ® 4.5 Power Management Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Power Management Setup” of the main menu screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Available Options: Power Management / APM Enabled Disabled Green PC LED Status Blinking Enabled Green PC Monitor Power State...
  • Page 104 ® Description of the item on screen follows: Power Management/APM Set this option to Enabled to enable the chipset’s power manage- ment features and APM(Advanced Power Management). The settings are Enabled, Inst-On(instant-on) or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. Green PC Monitor Power State This option specifies the power state that the green PC-compliant ®...
  • Page 105 ® Standby Time Out (Minute) This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in Full power on state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters Standby power state. The settings are Disabled, 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 4 min, 5 min, 6 min, 7 min, 8 min, 9 min, 10 min, 11 min, 12 min, 13 min, 14 min or 15 min.

  • Page 106: Thermal Slow Clock Ratio

    ® ® BIOS reloads the Standby and Suspend timeout timers if activity occurs on the specified IRQ line. Thermal Slow Clock Ratio When set to Monitor, then you can choose the throttle ratio. This option is connected with the CPU Critical Temperature Option. CPU Critical Temperature This option is for setting the CPU temperature that would be critical enough, so that it would use the Thermal Slow Clock Ratio to cool down the...
  • Page 107 ® it goes to the operating system. Then, power off the system. This function will work the next time you power on. LAN Resume from Soft-Off During Disabled, the system will ignore any incoming signal from the LAN network card. During Enabled, the system will boot up if there’s an incoming signal from the LAN network card.

  • Page 108: Pci/Plug And Play Setup

    ® 4.6 PCI/Plug and Play Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “PCI/Plug and Play Setup” of the main menu screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - PCI/PLUG AND PLAY SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Available Options: Plug and Play Aware O/S Enabled Clear NVRAM PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks)

  • Page 109: Primary Graphics Adapter

    ® Description of the item on screen follows: Plug and Play Aware O/S Set this option to Yes if the operating system in this computer is aware of and follows the Plug and Play specification. Currently, only ® Windows 95/98 are PnP-aware. The settings are Yes or No. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings No.

  • Page 110: Pci Ide Busmaster

    ® PCI IDE BusMaster Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus includes a bus mastering capability. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. Offboard PCI IDE Card This option specifies if an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is installed in the computer.
  • Page 111 ® IRQ3/IRQ4/IRQ5/RQ7/IRQ9/IRQ10/IRQ11/IRQ14/IRQ15 These options specify the bus that the specified IRQ line is used on. These options allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter cards. ® These options determine if AMI BIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS.

  • Page 112: Peripheral Setup

    ® 4.7 Peripheral Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Peripheral Setup” of the main menu screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - PERIPHERAL SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Available Options: OnBoard Sound Chip Enabled Auto OnBoard FDC Auto Disabled OnBoard Serial PortA Auto Enabled OnBoard Serial PortB...

  • Page 113: Onboard Fdc

    ® Onboard FDC Choose Auto, for the BIOS to automatically detect the device If the ISA add-on card has Onboard FDC to be set at Disabled FDC exist Enabled none FDC exist Choose Enabled, Enabling onboard FDC. Choose Disabled, Disabling onboard FDC. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Auto.
  • Page 114 ® IR I/O pin Location Select Choosing SINB/SOUTB allows you to connect an external IR device to COMB. Set this option to IRRX/IRTX when using an internal IR device which is connected to IR1 connector. Serial PortB Mode Choosing Normal will set the Serial Port B for normal use, not for IR device.
  • Page 115 ® Parallel Port Mode This option allows user to choose the operating mode of the onbaord parallel port. The settings are Normal, SPP/EPP or ECP mode. EPP Version This option is for setting which EPP version will be used. The settings are 1.7 and 1.9.
  • Page 116 ® 4.8 Hardware Monitor Setup (optional) The Hardware Monitor Setup is used to set the CPU speed and monitor the current CPU Temperature, CPU Fan speed, Chassis Fan Speed, Power fan speed, Vcore, etc. 1. Press <ENTER> on “Hardware Monitor Setup” of the main menu screen.

  • Page 117: System Requirements

    Chapter 5 CREATIVE AUDIO DRIVER ® The Creative ES1371/1373 (reserved) digital controller provides the next generation of audio performance to the PC market. 1.1 Features SoundScape WaveTable Synthesizer. Full DOS Game Compatibility. PCI Bus Master for fast DMA. Fully Compliant with PC97 Power Management Specification. 1.2 System Requirements This section describes system requirements for the Audio Driver installation and Usage.
  • Page 118 Insert the CD-title into your CD-ROM drive. This CD will auto-run. This will display installation for VGA driver and sound driver. Also ® ® included are Intel PIIX4 patch for Windows 95, PC-cillin 98, and Bus Master driver. Just click the button for automatic installation for audio driver.
  • Page 119 ® 2.2 Windows NT 4.0 2.2-1 Audio Driver Installation Procedure: Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings group. Step 2: Select Multimedia icon. Step 3: Click on the Devices tab. Step 4: Click Add. Step 5: Double click on Unlisted or Updated Driver in the list. Step 6: Insert the CD-ROM Disk into the CD-ROM Drive.
  • Page 120 Differences of BX & ZX chipset: A. Chipset Features Features Unbuffered DIMM Registered DIMM Supported Not supported ECC Function Supported Not supported PCI Master Note: The MS-6156BX specifications features 2 DIMM & 4 PCI Master (including audio chipset). Hence, the ZX chipset can also support the mentioned specifications above.

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