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ch1. Motherboard Feature............................................................................1
!SPECIFICATIONS..............................................................................1
!WHAT IS B598 MOTHERBOARD....................................................3
!PACKAGING CHECK LIST ..............................................................3
ch2. Setup Guide ............................................................................................4
!MAINBOARD LAYOUT DRAWING................................................4
!JUMPER & CONNECTOR SETTING ...............................................5
!MEMORY INSTALLATION............................................................11
ch3. Award BIOS Setup ..............................................................................12
!THE MAIN MENU ...........................................................................14
!STANDARD CMOS SETUP.............................................................16
!BIOS FEATURES SETUP ................................................................17
!CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP .........................................................23
!POWER MANAGEMENT ................................................................24
!PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP ............................................26
!INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS .......................................................27
!LOAD BIOS DEFAULT ...................................................................28
!LOAD SETUP DEFAULT ................................................................28
!SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD SETTING..............................28
!IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION........................................................29
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Contents CONTENTS ch1. Motherboard Feature................1 !SPECIFICATIONS................1 !WHAT IS B598 MOTHERBOARD............3 !PACKAGING CHECK LIST ..............3 ch2. Setup Guide ....................4 !MAINBOARD LAYOUT DRAWING..........4 !JUMPER & CONNECTOR SETTING ..........5 ................5 CONNECTOR SETTING ..............7 JP1 OTHER JUMPER SETTING ................8 CPU TYPE SELECT ................10 FAN CONNECTOR !MEMORY INSTALLATION............11...
  • Page 2: Ch1. Motherboard Feature

    B598 Chapter 1 Motherboard Feature SPECIFICATIONS Cyrix Cx5530, AT compatibility logic System Chipset Cyrix Media Gxm Processor speed up to 300 MHz CPU Clock 16KByte unified L1 cache MicroClock MK1491-06, support power down mode Clock Generator and PCI clock stop mode...
  • Page 3 B598 PC98 compliant EXTRA Function Power Management Supporting Compatible with PnP requirement Compliant with ACPI spec Rev 1.0 1 x IrDA Port (IrDA 1.0-SIR/ on UART 2) External Connectors 1 x Parallel Port Connect Support ECP/EPP/SPP mode 2 x PS/2 Port for PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse...
  • Page 4: What Is B598 Motherboard

    32/64-bit memory bus and concurrent multi- bus with highly efficient, deep FIFO between the buses, such as the HOST/PCI/ISA/IDE bus. B598 only supports Cyrix Media GXm CPUs but it has perfect performance when you use the Cyrix Media GXm CPU. PACKAGING CHECK LIST The motherboard comes securely packed in a durable box and shipping carton.
  • Page 5: Ch2. Setup Guide

    B598 Chapter 2 SETUP GUIDE B598 Motherboard Layout Drawing T: Mouse DIMM B: K/B DIMM U S B 1/2 JCLK S ocket 7 T: LPT1 B:COM1 VGA Port JBFA T: Game Port JCD1 B: Audio Port JCFAN1 JWOL CX5530 B attery...
  • Page 6: Jumper & Connector Setting

    B598 JUMPER & CONNECTOR SETTING Connector Setting JBAT - CMOS RAM operation mode Shorted Function Remark Normal operating Default setting Clear CMOS RAM Removed VCC5VSB J1 - External speaker for PC-BEEP Function Remark On board beeper Default Remove short-cap External speaker...
  • Page 7 B598 JFP1 - MicroATX front end connector Signal name Signal name HDD LED Anode (+) PWR_SUSP LED Anode (+) HDD LED Cathode (-) PRW_SUSP LED Cathode (-) Reset switch (GND) PWR_ON switch Reset switch PWR_ON switch (GND) Suspend switch IRRX...
  • Page 8: Jp1 Other Jumper Setting

    B598 JP2_RV - Keyboard lock connector Signal name Remark Key lock (KBDINHX) JSIR JP2_RV JFP1 – OTHER JUMPER SETTING HDD_LED Reset IRTX Suspend PWR_SUSP LED PWR_ON...
  • Page 9: Cpu Type Select

    B598 Name Description 1 - 3 HDD_LED HDD LED 5 - 7 Reset Reset switch 9 - 15 IRTX IRTX 2 - 4 PWR_SUSP LED Power Suspend LED 6 - 8 PWR_ON Power Button 10 - 12 Suspend Suspend switch...
  • Page 10 B598 2. Gxm 266MHz CPU speed JCLK JBFA Gxm 266MHz None JCLK JBFA CPU TYPE SELECT LIST Combination of JCLK and JBFA for Cyrix Mwdia GX CPU speed setting CPU speed JCLK JBFA Gxm 200MHz Gxm 233MHz Gxm 266MHz None JBFA –...
  • Page 11: Fan Connector

    B598 JCLK – Bus frequency selection Shorted Function Remark 1-3, 2-4 Reserved 1-3, 4-6 Reserved 33MHz 30MHz 3-5, 2-4 Reserved 3-5, 4-6 Tristate all clocks JP1 – Gxm CPU V-core voltage selection Shorted Function Remark None Shutdown 2.1 V 2.3 V 1-2, 3-4 2.3 V...
  • Page 12: Memory Installation

    MEMORY INSTALLATION No jumper setting is necessary for DRAM setting, BIOS will check DRAM type and size automatically. B598 motherboard contains 2 by 168-pin DIMM sockets(DIMM1,DIMM2). B598 motherboard has table-free ( or auto-bank ) feature and user can install DIMM into any bank. The Two DIMMs Sockets for system memory expansion from 8MB to 256 MB.
  • Page 13: Ch3. Award Bios Setup

    B598 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 information is stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
  • Page 14 B598 Status Page setup menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu PgUp Key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 Key General help, only for Status Page Setup...
  • Page 15: The Main Menu

    B598 The Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the Screen.. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept or enter the sub-menu. ROM PC/ISA BIOS (2A434PNA) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
  • Page 16 B598 This menu allows the user to modify PNP / PCI configuration function. Load BIOS Defaults BIOS defaults indicates the most appropriate value of the system parameter which the system would be in minimum performance. Load Setup Defaults Chipset defaults indicates the values required by the system for the maximum performance.
  • Page 17: Standard Cmos Setup

    B598 Standard CMOS Setup The item in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories. 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 18: Bios Features Setup

    B598 BIOS Features Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A434PN9) BIOS FEATURE SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled Quick Power On Self Test...
  • Page 19 B598 Enabled Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. Disabled No warning message to appear when anything attempt to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.
  • Page 20 B598 C,A,SCSI/ D,A,SCSI/ E,A,SCSI/ F,A,SCSI: System will first search for IDE hard disk driver ( C: D: or E: or F:) then second search floppy disk driver then SCSI hard disk driver. SCSI,A,C: System will first search SCSI hard disk driver then second search for floppy disk driver then IDE hard disk driver.
  • Page 21 B598 Boot Up NumLock Status The default value is On. Keypad is number keys Off: Keypad is arrow keys Boot Up System Speed It selects the default system speed - the speed that the system will run at immediately after power up.
  • Page 22 B598 : 20 characters per second : 24 characters per second : 30 characters per second Typematic Delay (Msec) When holding the a key, the time between the first and second character will be displayed. : 250 msec : 500 msec...
  • Page 23: Video Bios Shadow

    B598 Video BIOS Shadow It determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM, however, it is optional from chipset design. Video shadow will increase the video speed. Enabled: Video shadow is enabled Disabled: Video shadow is disabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow/DC000-DFFFF Shadow These categories determine whether optional ROM will be copied to RAM by 16K byte.
  • Page 24: Chipset Features Setup

    B598 Chipset Features Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A434PN9) CHIPSET FEATURE SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC SDRAM CAS latency Time : 3 T SDRAM Clock Ratio Div By 16-bit I/O Recovery (CLK) 8-bit I/O Recovery (CLK) USB Controller : Disabled ↑↓→← : Selection Item...
  • Page 25: Power Management

    B598 Power Management ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A434PN9) POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Power Management : User Define IRQ1 (KeyBoard) : ON IRQ3 (COM 2) : ON ** PM Timers ** IRQ4 (COM 1) : ON Doze Mode : Disabled...
  • Page 26 B598 Item Options Descriptions A. Power Management 1. Disable Global Power Management will be disabled 2. User Define Users can configure their own power management 3. Min Saving Pre-defined timer values are used such that all timers are in their MAX value 4.
  • Page 27: Pnp / Pci Configuration Setup

    B598 PNP / PCI Configuration Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A434PN9) PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. PNP OS Installed : No PCI IRQ Actived By : Level Resources Contorlled By : Manual Reset Configuration Data : Disabled Used MEM base addr : N/A...
  • Page 28: Integrated Peripherals

    B598 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ROM PC/ISA BIOS(2A434PN9) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. IDE HDD Block Mode : Disable Primary IDE Channel : Enabled Master Driver PIO Mode : Auto Build in CPU Audio : SB 16 Slave Driver PIO Mode : Auto...
  • Page 29: Load Bios Default

    B598 Load BIOS Default When you access "Load BIOS Default", the following message appears: Load BIOS Default (Y/N) ?N The BIOS Default values are the "worst case" default, and are the most stable values for the system. Use them if the system is performing erratically due to hardware problems.
  • Page 30: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    B598 IDE HDD Auto Detection This feature allows you to check all the informations on your hard disk formation. When you access "IDE HDD Auto Detection", the system executes auto detection. At the prompt, it represents all the informations on your HDD, and you are...

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