Page 1 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The MICRO ATX EX7 mainboard is a high-performance personal computer ® ® mainboard based on the Intel Pentium II processor. This mainboard ® combines leading edge AGP ATI 3D RAGE PRO technology in graphics ® ® ®...
Page 2 1.1 Mainboard Features ® ® Slot 1 for Intel Pentium II/Celeron processor. Supports 233MHz, 266MHz, 300MHz, and 333MHz. Chipset ® Intel 82440EX chipset. Clock Generator 66.6MHz clock is supported. Main Memory Supports four memory banks using two 168-pin unbuffered DIMM sockets .
Page 3 ® 3D RAGE PRO - Running on AGP BUS. - Onboard 8MB SDRAM. - 3D Acceleration. Sound ® YAMAHA YMF740 - PCI 2.1 compliant - AC97/98 specification compliant - 3D audio effects. - 32-voice XG wavetable synthesizer - Direct Sound Hardware Accelerator - Direct Music Hardware Accelerator - Full-Duplex stereo BIOS...
Page 4 1.2 Mainboard Layout PSFAN1 JFAN1 Top: mouse Bottom: keyboard CFAN1 BATT Top: Port 1 Bottom: Port 2 JSW1 Top: LPT Bottom: COM A VGA Port FW82443EX COM 2 Top: Midi/ Game Port Bottom: Line-In Line-Out ATI 3D JCD1 BIOS RAGE PRO PCI SLOT 1 JBAT1 YAMAYA...
Page 5 Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ® ® The mainboard operates with Intel Pentium II processor. The mainboard uses a CPU Slot called Slot 1 for easy CPU installation and a jumper switch (JP1) 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 6 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 7 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 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 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 12 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 13 ® 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 14 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 15 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 16 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 17 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 18 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 19 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 20 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 cap inward. - Pull the retention cap upward.
Page 21 2.1-2 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedures 1. The jumper JP1 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 Core/Bus ratio...
Page 22 2.1-3 CPU Speed Setting: JP1 To adjust the speed of the CPU, you must know the specification of your CPU (always ask the vendor for CPU specification). Then look at Table 2.1 ® (200 ~ 333MHz Pentium II/Celeron processor ) for proper setting. Type 200MHz 233MHz...
Page 23 2.1-4 Fan Power Connectors: JFAN1/PSFAN1/CFAN1/SFAN1 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 24 A battery must be used to retain the mainboard configuration in CMOS RAM. If you use the on-board battery, you must short 1-2 pins of JBAT1 to keep 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 25 2.3-1 Memory Bank Configuration The mainboard supports a maximum of 256MB of memory for EDO and SDRAM: It provides two 168-pin unbuffered DIMMs (Double In-Line Memory Module) sockets. It supports 8 MB to 256 Mbytes DIMM memory module. The memory module can be either SDRAM or EDO (Extended Data Output) Mode DRAM.
Page 26 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 27 2.3-3 Memory Population Rules 1. Supports EDO and SDRAM. 2. Supports unbuffered DIMM. 3. To operate properly, at least one 168-pin DIMM module must be installed. 4. This mainboard supports Table Free memory, so memory can be installed on DIMM1 or DIMM 2 in any order. 5.
Page 28 Table 2.3-1 EDO DRAM Memory Addressing DRAM MB/DIMM Address Size DRAM DRAM Density & Addressing Tech. Single Double Column Width pcs. pcs. Side(S) Side(D) 1Mx16 SYMM 8MBx4 16MBx8 1Mx16 ASYM 8MBx4 16MBx8 2Mx8 ASYM 16MBx8 32MBx16 2Mx8 ASYM 16MBx8 32MBx16 4Mx4 SYMM 32MBx16 64MBx32...
Page 29 The Power Switch, Reset Switch, Power LED, Speaker, Keylock and HDD LED are all connected to the JFP1 connector block. Reset Switch Power Switch Speaker Single Dual Color Color L E D Keylock JFP1 2-25...
Page 30 2.4-1 Power Switch Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. This switch had the same feature with JSW1. 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 31 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 32 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 33 2.7-1 ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JPWR1 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 34 2.7-2 Remote Power On/Off Switch: JSW1 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 35 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. IRRX IRTX 2-31...
Page 36 The mainboard has a 9-pin male DIN connector for serial port COM A. This port are 16550A high speed communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a mouse or a modem cable directly into this connec- tor. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 COM A...
Page 37 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) L P T PIN DEFINITION SIGNAL...
Page 38 ® 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 39 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 connector for the microphones. Line Out Line In Mic 1/8”...
Page 40 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 41 The mainboard provides a DB 15-pin connector to connect to a VGA monitor. Analog Video Display Connector(DB15-S) Signal Description Green Blue Not used Ground Ground Ground Ground Not used Ground Not used Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync 2-37...
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 2-38...
Page 43 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 44 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 45 The JMODEM1 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. JMODEM1 SIGNAL MDM_WAKEUP 5VSB Note: Modem wake-up signal is active “low”.
Page 46 The mainboard provides CD Line-in connector to let you connect to the cable provided by the CD-ROM. JCD1 2-42...
Page 47 This is used to check the CPU temperature. The J1 is a sensor that is placed near the processor heatsink. This will monitor the CPU temperature. 2-43...
Page 48 The mainboard provides Auxiliary input for audio. JLIN1 2-44...
Page 49 This connector is for Modem with internal voice connector. TELE1 2-45...
Page 50 ® 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 51 ® 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 52 ® ® 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 53 ® 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. PCI Configuration Setup This category specifies the IRQ level for PCI and ISA devices. Load Setup Defaults Chipset defaults indicates the values required by the system for the maximum performance.
Page 54 ® 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 55 ® 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 56 ® 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 57 ® ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JM49) BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Virus Protection By : None Video BIOS Shadow :Enabled CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow :Disabled External Cache : Enabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow :Disabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow :Disabled Quick Power on Self Test : Disabled D4000-D7FFF Shadow :Disabled Boot From LAN First...
Page 58 ® None No warning message to appear when anything (default) attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. Both/Trend/ Activates automatically when the system boots Award up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector of hard disk partition table.
Page 59 ® Boot From LAN First During Enabled, the system will boot from the LAN card (if there’s any) first. 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 only.
Page 60 ® 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 61 ® 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 62: Table Of Contents
® 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(2A69JM49) CMOS SETUP UTILITY CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP...
Page 63: Auto Configuration
® Auto Configuration Choosing Enabled (default) will automatically configure chipset features using default settings. Choose Disable to customize setup. DRAM Speed Selection The DRAM timing is controlled by the DRAM Timing Registers. The timings programmed into this register are dependent on the system design.
Page 64 ® EDO DRAM Write Burst This sets the timing for burst mode writes from DRAM (EDO). Burst read and write requests are generated by the CPU in four separate parts. The lower the timing numbers, the faster the system will address memory. x222 Write DRAM timings are 2-2-2-2 x333...
Page 65: Passive Release
® 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. This delay takes place because the CPU is operating so much faster than the input/output bus that the CPU must be delayed to allow for the completion of the I/O.
Page 66 ® SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay This item allows you to select SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay. The settings are Fast or Slow. SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This item allows you to select SDRAM RAS Precharge Time. The settings are Fast or Slow. SDRAM CAS Latency Time This item allow you to select the SDRAM Latency Time.
Page 67: Rom Pci/Isa Bios(2A69Jm49)
® The Power Management Setup will appear on your screen like this: ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JM49) POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. IRQ 8 Break Suspend : Disabled ACPI Function : Enabled Power Management :User Define ** Reload Global Timer Events ** PM Control by APM :Yes IRQ [3-7,9-15],NMI : Disabled...
Page 68 ® ACPI Function During Enabled, this will support ACPI function. 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 69 ® 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.
Page 70 ® Standby Mode Disable System will never enter STANDBY mode. 1 Min/2 Min/ Defines the continuous idle time before the 4 Min/8 Min/ system enters STANDBY mode. 12 Min/20 Min/ If any item defined in the options of “Power 30 Min/40 Min/ Down and Resume events”...
Page 71 ® 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 72 ® Resume by Alarm This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up. During Disabled, you cannot use this function. During Enabled, choose the Date and Time Alarm: Date(of month) Alarm You can choose which day of the month the system will boot up.
Page 73 ® 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 (2A69JM49) PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. PnP OS Installed PCI IDE IRQ Map To : PCI-Auto Resources Controlled By :Manual Primary IDE INT#...
Page 74 ® 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 75 ® 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 76 ® Assign IRQ for VGA Lets the user choose which IRQ to assign for VGA card. Assign IRQ for USB Set to Enabled when USB port will be used. Set to Disable if the USB port will not be used. Used MEM base addr Lets the user choose the Legacy ISA addr.
Page 77 ® This Special Features Setup are use by System Hardware Monitor chipset. You can manually change the value of each option. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JM49) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. ********* SYSTEM MONITOR ******** ******** POST SHOWING ******** Chassis Fan Detected :Disabled Power Fan Detected :Disabled...
Page 78 ® Chassis/Power/CPU Fan RPM During Enabled, this will monitor the RPM of your CPU/Chassis/ Power fan. System Temperature/CPU Temperature This will show the System and CPU temperature. CPU Critical Temp This option is for setting the critical temperature level for the proces- sor.
Page 79 ® ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69IM49) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Onboard Parallel Mode :378/IRQ7 IDE HDD Block Mode :Enabled Parallel Port Mode :SPP IDE Primary Master PIO :Auto ECP Mode Use DMA IDE Primary Slave PIO :Auto EPP Mode Select :EPP1.7 IDE Secondary Master PIO :Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO...
Page 80 ® 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 81 ® USB Keyboard Support Enabled/Disabled Choosing Enabled will allow the system to use USB keyboard without a device driver. Onboard Sound Enabled/Disabled Choosing Enabled will allow the system to use onboard sound. Choose Disabled, when using add-on sound card. Onboard FDD Controller Enabled/Disabled The system has an on-board Super I/O chip with a FDD controller that supports...
Page 82 ® Onboard Serial Port 2 Disabled/(3F8/IRQ4)/(2F8/IRQ3)/(3E8/IRQ4)/(2E8/IRQ3) The system has an On-board Super I/O chipset with 2 serial ports. The On-board serial ports can be selected as: Disabled 3F8/IRQ4 COM 1 uses IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 COM 2 uses IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 COM 3 uses IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 COM 4 uses IRQ4 Note: Because the ISA Bus Interrupt accepts low to high edge trigger, the...
Page 83 ® Parallel Port Mode SPP : Standard Parallel Port EPP : Enhanced Parallel Port ECP : Extended Capability Port To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose “SPP.” To operate the onboard parallel port in the ECP and SPP modes simulta- neously, choose “ECP/SPP.”...
Page 84 ® 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 85 ® 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 86 ® 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 87 ® 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 88 ® 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 89 ® 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 90 ® 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 Enabled 2nd Boot Device IDE 0 Disabled...
Page 91 ® 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 92 ® S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks This option sets the SMART Function for the hard disk. The hard disk need to have SMART function for this feature to work. 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.
Page 93 ® Parity Check Set this option to Enabled to use the Parity Check function. The DIMM module need to have parity bit for this function to work. ® Boot to OS/2 Set this option to Enabled to permit the BIOS to run properly, if ®...
Page 94 ® C800, 16k Shadow/CC00, 16k Shadow These options specify how the contents of the adaptor ROM named in the option title are handled. The ROM area that is not used by ISA adapter cards will be allocated to PCI adapter cards. The settings are; Disabled - The specified ROM is not copied to RAM.
Page 95 ® 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: Auto Configure EDO DRAM Timing Enabled EDO DRAM Speed (ns) Enabled Disabled EDO Read Burst Timing...
Page 96 ® Description of the item on screen follows: Auto Configure EDO DRAM Timing Choose Enabled(default) will automatically configure the DRAM timing depending on the “DRAM Speed” selection. Choose disable to customize setup. EDO DRAM Speed (ns) This option specifies the RAS access time (in nanoseconds) for the DRAM used in the computer.
Page 97 ® SDRAM CAS Latency This option determines the CAS latency time parameter of SDRAM. The settings are 2 clks or 3 clks. SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This option defines the RAS# precharge requirements for the SDRAM memory type in 66MHz clocks. Fixed Memory Hole This option allows the end user to specify the location of a memory hole.
Page 98 ® ® 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 99 ® 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 Disabled Enabled Green PC Monitor Power State Stand By Disabled Video Power Down Mode...
Page 100 ® Description of the item on screen follows: Power Management/APM Set this option to Enabled to enable the chipset’s power management 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 101 ® Standby Time Out 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 102 ® Display Activity/Device 6/Device 7/Device 8/Device 5/Device 0/Device 1/Device 1/Device 2/Device 3/System Thermal When set to Monitor, these options enable event monitoring on the specified hardware interrupt request line. If set to Monitor and the computer ® is in a power saving state, AMI BIOS watches for activity on the specified IRQ line.
Page 103 ® 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 PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks) PCI VGA Palette Snoop...
Page 104 ® 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 or 98 is PnP-aware. The settings are Yes or No. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings No.
Page 105 ® Offboard PCI IDE Card This option specifies if an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is installed in the computer. You must specify the PCI expansion slot on the mainboard where the offboard PCI IDE controller is installed. If an offboard PCI IDE controller is used, the onboard IDE controller is automatically ®...
Page 106 ® 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 107 ® 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 Yamaha Sound(optional) Enabled Enabled OnBoard FDC Enabled Disabled OnBoard Serial PortA 3F8h/COM1 OnBoard Serial PortB 2F8h/COM2...
Page 108 ® Description of the item on screen follows: 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.
Page 109 ® Onboard Parallel Port Choose Auto, the BIOS automatically assigned onboard parallel port to the available parallel port or disabled. If the ISA add-on card has Onboard parallel port to be set as LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 PORT I/O:378H I/O:278H I/O:3BCH ASSIGNED ASSIGNED Disabled...
Page 110 ® Parallel Port IRQ If the onboard parallel mode is not on auto mode, the user can select the interrupt line for onboard parallel port. We suggest that the user select the interrupt for the onboard parallel port as shown below: Onboard parallel port set at Parallel Port IRQ LPT1(378H)
Page 111 ® 4.8 Hardware Monitor Setup (optional) The Hardware Monitor Setup is used to monitor the Current CPU temperature, CPU Fan speed, Chassis Fan Speed, Power fan speed, Vcore, etc. AMIBIOS SETUP - HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Available Options: -=System Hardware Monitor=-...
Page 112 Chapter 5 ® ® 3D RAGE PRO/ATI 3D RAGE IIC VGA DRIVER ® ® The ATI 3D RAGE PRO/ATI 3D RAGE IIC is a highly integrated graphics controller. Incorporated within this single chip are the 2D, 3D, and video accelerators, palette DAC, and dual-clock synthesizer. This multi-function integrated controller delivers TV-quality scaled video optimized for MPEG playback, industry-leading mach64 2D performance.
Page 113 1.3 System Requirements This section describes system requirements for the VGA Driver installation and Usage. ® ® Computer Intel Pentium II processor or higher Monitor VGA Support, mimimum 640x480 resolution ® Operating system DOS 5.0 or higher, Windows ® ® Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0, or OS/2 CD-ROM...
Page 114 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 Norton Antivirus. Just click the button for automatic installation for VGA driver. ® 2.1 Windows ®...
Page 115 2.1-2 Changing resolution, color depth, and refresh rate: Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings group. Step 2: Select Display icon. Step 3: Select Settings. Step 4: Select Color Palette to change between 16 color, 256 color, Hi color, or True color.
Page 116 ® 2.2 Windows NT 4.0 ® You need to install Windows NT “Service Pack”, before you install ® Windows NT driver. 2.2-1 Display Driver Installation Procedure: Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings group. Step 2: Select Display icon. Step 3: Select Settings on the Display Properties.
Page 117 2.2-2 Changing resolution, color depth, and refresh rate: Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings group. Step 2: Select Display icon. Step 3: Select Settings. Step 4: Select Color Palette to change between 16 color, 256 color, 32768 colors, 65536 colors, and 16777216 colors.
Page 118 Chapter 6 YAMAHA YMF740 AUDIO DRIVER ® The YAMAHA YMF740 PCI audio integrates OPL3, MPU401 MIDI interface and joystick port. This function is suitable for multi-media applica- tions. 1.1 Features Support Sound Blaster game compatibility. Support Windows sound system compatibility. Full Duplex Operation.
Page 119 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, Norton Anti-virus, and LDCM (optional). Just click the button for automatic installation for audio driver.
Page 120 2.1-3 YAMAHA XG Wavetable Installation Step 1: Insert the provided CD_ROM disk into the CD-ROM drive. Step 2: Look for the CD_ROM drive, double click on the CD_ROM icon. This will show the setup screen. Step 3: Click on “YAMAHA XG Studio” icon. Step 4: Follow the setup procedure.
Page 121 ® 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.

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