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USER’S MANUAL PCI-531LF Intel ® Core Duo/Solo Half Size CPU Card With VGA/2LAN PCI-531LF M5...
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Copyright Notice ® PCI-531LF Intel Core Duo/Solo Half Size CPU Card With VGA/ 2LAN OPERATION MANUAL COPYRIGHT NOTICE This operation manual is meant to assist both Embedded Computer manufacturers and end users in installing and setting up the system. The information contained in this document is subject to change without any notice.
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Copyright Notice FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION About This Manual ............System Specification ............Safety Precautions ............CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table ....Component Locations ............ How to Set the Jumpers ..........COM Port Connector ……..…………………………... COM1/2 RI&...
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Contents 2-31 Inverter Connector …………………………………….. 2-25 2-32 LVDS Panel Voltage Selection ……………………….. 2-25 2-33 Power State Selection ………………………………… 2-26 2-34 Reset/NMI Watchdog Selection ……………………… 2-27 2-35 CF Card Master/ Slave Selection …………………….. 2-28 2-36 PCI Slot 3.3V Voltage Selection …………………….. 2-29 2-37 TV Out Connector ……………………………………..
CHAPTER INTRODUCTION This chapter gives you the information for PCI-531LF. It also outlines the System specifications. Section includes: About This Manual System Specifications Safety Precautions Experienced users can skip to chapter 2 on page 2-1 for a Quick Start. Page:1-1...
Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL Thank you for purchasing our PCI-531LF Intel® Core Duo/Solo Half Size CPU Card enhanced with VGA/2LAN, which is fully PC / AT compatible. The PCI-531LF provides faster processing speed, greater expandability and can handle more tasks than before. This manual is designed to assist you how to install and set up the system.
BUS SUPPORT : PCI Bus, CF (only available if no IDE device attached) DISPLAY : Built-in Intel 945GME, support for CRT, LVDS, TV-Out. Onboard 15-pin VGA D-SUB connector, support for resolution on QXGA Monitor. ′ Page: 1-3 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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Fully Compliant AC’97 Analog I/O Component 16-Bit Stereo Full-Duplex Codec Four Analog Line-level Stereo Inputs for Connection. High Quality CD Input with Ground Sense Stereo Line-Level Output Interface: Line-In, Line-Out, Microphone, and CD Audio-In. ′ Page: 1-4 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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DMA CHANNELS : INTERRUPT CONTROLLERS : 82C59 x 2 INTERRUPT LEVELS : OPERATING TEMPERATURE : 0 to 60°C. BOARD DIMENSIONS : 185 mm x 122 mm, 7.28” x 4.8” BOARD NET WEIGHT : 810 gram. ′ Page: 1-5 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
3. Disconnect power when you change any hardware devices. For instance, when you connect a jumper or install any cards, a surge of power may damage the electronic components or the whole system. ′ Page: 1-6 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
You can connect PIN1 & PIN2 to create one setting by shorting. You can either connect PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The same jumper diagrams are applied all through this manual. The figure below shows what the manual diagrams look and what they represent. Page: 2-4 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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Jumper Block looks like this JUMPER SETTINGS 2 pin Jumper close(enabled) Looks like this 3 pin Jumper 2-3 pin close(enabled) Looks like this Jumper Block 1-2 pin close(enabled) Looks like this ′ Page: 2-5 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
DCD1 DTR1 DSR1 RTS1 CTS1 COM2: COM2 Connector The COM2 is selectable as RS-232/422/485. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 DCD2 DTR2 DSR2 RTS- RTS2 RTS+ CTS2 CTS+ CTS- Page: 2-6 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-5. COM Port RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION JP1, JP2: COM Port RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: JUMPER JUMPER SELECTION SETTINGS ILLUSTRATION ***Manufacturing Default – RI ′ Page: 2-7 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
This connector is used to set the COM2 function. The jumper settings are as follows: COM 2 JUMPER JUMPER FUNCTION SETTINGS ILLUSTRATIONS RS-232 All Open RS-422 1-2, 3-4, 9-10 RS-485 1-2, 5-6, 7-8 *** Manufacturing default – RS-232 Page: 2-8 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
MSCLK MSCLK 2-8. KEYBOARD OR PS/2 MOUSE SELECTION JP11: Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Selection The selections are as follows: JUMPER JUMPER SELECTION ILLUSTRATION SETTING KEYBOARD PS/2 MOUSE *** Manufacturing Default – AT Keyboard ′ Page: 2-9 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
JPANEL1 (5, 7): Reset Connector. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT RST_BTN 2-11. HARD DISK DRIVE LED CONNECTOR JPANEL1 (1, 3): Hard Disk Drive LED Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT HD_LED+ HD_LED- Page: 2-10 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
JPANEL1 (14, 16, 18, 20): External Speaker Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT 2-14. POWER LED CONNECTOR JPANEL1 (2, 4): Power LED Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT PW_LED+ PW_LED- ′ Page: 2-11 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
Note: To clear CMOS data, user must power-off the computer and set the jumper to “Clear CMOS” as illustrated above. After five to six seconds, set the jumper back to “Normal” and power-on the computer. Page: 2-12 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
2-16. CPU FAN CONNECTOR FAN2: CPU Fan connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT FANPWM1 +12V FAN1_P3 2-17. SYSTEM FAN CONNECTOR FAN1: System Fan connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT FANPWM2 +12V FAN2_P3 ′ Page: 2-13 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
34-pin flat cable to attach the FDD on the board, and the other side is attaches two FDDs. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT RWC# DS1# INDEX MOA# DSB# DSA# MOB# DIR# STEP# TRK0# RDATA# HEAD# DSKCHG ′ Page: 2-15 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
As to link the Printer to the card, you need a cable to connect both DB25 connector and parallel port. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT AFD# PDR0 ERROR# PDR1 PAR_INIT# PDR2 SLIN# PDR3 PDR4 PDR5 PDR6 PDR7 ACK# BUSY SLCT Page: 2-16 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-21. VGA CONNECTOR VGA1: VGA Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT GREEN BLUE VGA IIC DATA HSYNC VSYNC VGA IIC CLK ′ Page: 2-17 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-22. SERIAL ATA CONNECTOR SATA1, SATA2: The PCI-531LF possesses two Serial ATA Connector, SATA1, SATA2. The pin assignments are as follows: SATA1: SATA Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT SATA_TXP0 SATA_TXN0 SATA_RXN0 SATA_RXP0 SATA2: SATA Connector...
USB1: Universal Serial Bus Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT VCCUSB1 VCCUSB1 USB_PN2 USB_PN3 USB_PP2 USB_PP3 USB2: Universal Serial Bus Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT VCCUSB0 VCCUSB0 USB_PN0 USB_PN1 USB_PP0 USB_PP1 ′ Page: 2-19 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
Left side LED: Green Color on 10/100 LAN Speed Indicator Orange Color on Giga LAN Speed Indicator No LAN switch/hub connected Right side LED: Yellow Color Blinking LAN Message Active No LAN Message Active Page: 2-20 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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Left side LED: Green Color on 10/100 LAN Speed Indicator Orange Color on Giga LAN Speed Indicator No LAN switch/hub connected Right side LED: Yellow Color Blinking LAN Message Active No LAN Message Active ′ Page: 2-21 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
2-25. IRDA CONNECTOR IRDA1: IrDA (Infrared) Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT IRRX IRTX 2-26. ATX POWER CONNECTOR PW1: ATX 12V Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT +12V 5VSB PS-ON -12V Page: 2-22 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT MIC_IN1 AUDIO_GND LINE_L AUDIO_GND SPK_L MIC_VDD AUDIO_GND LINE_R AUDIO_GND SPK_R 2-29. AUDIO CD-IN CONNECTOR JCDIN1: Audio CD-In Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT CD L CDGND CDGND CD R ′ Page: 2-23 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
2-30. LVDS CONNECTOR J2: LVDS CONNECTOR The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT LVDS_VCC CLKBM CLKBP YBM2 YBP2 YBM1 YBP1 YBP0 YBM0 CLKAP CLKAM YAP2 YAM2 YAP1 YAM1 YAP0 YAM0 LVDS_VCC LVDS_VCC Page: 2-24 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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ENABKL (Inverter backlight ON/OFF control signal) 2-32. LVDS PANEL VOLTAGE SELECTION JP8: LVDS Panel Voltage Selection. The pin assignments are as follows: JUMPER JUMPER SELECTION SETTING ILLUSTRATION (pin closed) +3.3V *** Manufacturing Default – +3.3V ′ Page: 2-25 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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JP4, JP5: Power State Selections. The pin assignments are as follows: JUMPER SELECTIONS JUMPER ILLUSTRATIONS SETTING Open *** Manufacturing Default – ATX Note: JP4 Pin1~Pin4 - POWER STATE SELECTION JP4 Pin5~Pin12 - RESET/NMI SELECTIONS Page: 2-26 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-34. RESET/ NMI SELECTIONS JP4: Reset/ NMI Selections The pin assignments are as follows: JUMPER SELECTIONS JUMPER ILLUSTRATION SETTING RESET CLEAR WDG 9-10 *** Manufacturing Default – Reset ′ Page: 2-27 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-35. CF CARD MASTER/SLAVE SELECTIONS JP6: CF Card Master/ Slave Selection. The pin assignments are as follows: JUMPER SELECTIONS JUMPER ILLUSTRATION SETTING Master Close Slave Open *** Manufacturing Default – Slave Page: 2-28 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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2-36. PCI SLOT 3.3V VOLTAGE SELECTIONS JP9: PCI Slot 3.3V Voltage Selection. The pin assignments are as follows: JUMPER SELECTIONS JUMPER ILLUSTRATION SETTING 3.3V from Mainboard 3.3V from Open Backplane *** Manufacturing Default – 3.3V from Backplane ′ Page: 2-29 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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JTV1: TV OUT CONNECTOR The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT Luminance(Y) CVBS Chrominance(UV) 2-38. MEMORY INSTALLATION PCI-531LF CPU Card can support up to 1GB in one SODIMM sockets. DRAM BANK CONFIGURATION DIMM1 Total memory size 256 MB 256 MB 512 MB...
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CHAPTER SOFTWARE UTILITIES This chapter comprises the detailed information of VGA driver, LAN driver, and Flash BIOS update. It also describes how to install the watchdog timer configuration. Section includes: VGA Driver Utility Flash BIOS Update LAN Driver Utility Sound Driver Utility ®...
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Chapter 3 Software Utilities 3-1. INTRODUCTION Enclosed with our PCI-531LF package is our driver utility, which may comes in a form of a CD ROM disc or floppy diskettes. For CD ROM disc user, you will only need some of the files contained in the CD ROM disc, please...
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Chapter 3 Software Utilities 3-2. VGA DRIVER UTILITY The VGA interface embedded with our PCI-531LF can support a wide range of display. You can display CRT, PCI-E (SDVO) simultaneously with the same mode. 3-2-1. Installation of VGA Driver: To install the VGA Driver, simply follow the following steps: Place insert the Utility Disk into Floppy Disk Drive A/B or CD ROM drive.
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Utility Disk for system BIOS and VGA BIOS update. 3-3-2. To update VGA BIOS for LCD Flat Panel Display: As PCI-531LF user, you have to update the VGA BIOS for your specific LCD flat panel you are going to use. For doing this, you need two files.
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File Name to Program: H531xxxx.bin Checksum: XXXXX Reset System or Power off to accomplish update process! F1: Reset F10: Exit Please reset or power off the system, and then the Flash BIOS is fully implemented. ′ Page:3-5 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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Chapter 3 Software Utilities 3-4. LAN DRIVER UTILITY 3-4-1. Introduction PCI-531LF is enhanced with LAN function that can support various network adapters. Installation programs for LAN drivers are listed as follows: For more details on Installation procedure, please refer to Readme.txt file found on LAN DRIVER UTILITY.
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“D:\Sound\pathname” refers to the full path to the source files. Click on the OK button or press the ENTER key. Click on the “Next” and OK prompts as they appear. Reboot the system to complete the driver installation. ′ Page:3-7 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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Click Setup.exe file for utility installation. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Once installation is completed, shut down the system and restart in order for the changes to take effect. Page:3-8 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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Select “Hardware” and click “Device Manager” button. Double Click “USB Root Hub”. Select “Driver”. Click “Install” to install the driver. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Click “Finish” after the driver installation is complete. ′ Page:3-9 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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The RAID controller management can be used on windows 2000 and windows 2003 and windows XP. It should be installed right after the OS installation. For more details on Installation procedure, please refer to Readme.txt file found on RAID DRIVER UTILITY. Page:3-10 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; Disable Watch-Dog Timer ;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- dx, (800h+66h) ; Disabled Watch Dog al, 00h dx, al dx, (800h+67h) al, 00h dx, al dx, (800h+68h) ; Clear Status Bit al, 00h dx, al ′ Page:3-11 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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CHAPTER AWARD BIOS SETUP This chapter shows how to set up the Award BIOS. Section includes: Introduction Entering Setup The Standard CMOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PNP/PCI Configuration PC Health Status Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Password Setting...
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4-1. INTRODUCTION This chapter will show you the function of the BIOS in managing the features of your system. The PCI-531LF Intel® Core Duo Half Size CPU Board is equipped with the BIOS for system chipset from Phoenix -Award Software Inc.
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You may use the cursor the up/down keys to highlight the individual menu items. As you highlight each item, a brief description of the highlighted selection will appear at the bottom of the screen. ′ Page: 4-3 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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< Hour >, < Minute >, and < Second >. Use 24 hour clock format, i.e., for PM numbers, add 12 to the hour. For example: 4: 30 P.M. You should enter the time as 16:30:00. Page: 4-4 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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LBA (Logical Block Addressing): During drive accesses, the IDE controller transforms the data address described by sector, head and cylinder number into a physical block address, significantly improving data transfer rates. For drives greater than 1024 cylinders. ′ Page: 4-5 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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BASE MEMORY: Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up. EXTENDED MEMORY: Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up. TOTAL MEMORY: Displays the total memory available in the system. Page: 4-6 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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BIOS Features Setup Screen The “BIOS FEATURES SETUP” allow you to configure your system for basic operation. The user can select the system’s boot-up sequence and security. A brief introduction of each setting is given below. ′ Page: 4-7 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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Do not type anything and just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. Page: 4-8 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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This parameter allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset. The chipset manages bus speed and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. ′ Page: 4-9 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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The choices are 2 & 3. PRECHARGE DEALY (tRAS): Precharge Delay This setting controls the precharge delay, which determines the timing delay for DRAM precharge System Memory Frequency: Allow to choose different frequency of memory module. Page: 4-10 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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If bios setup menu item supports USB device boot, it will cause Win9x detects the same storages twice when the system is rebooted, and USB HDD will fail. Note: this cause just happen under Win9x, the phenomenon is a limitation. ′ Page: 4-11 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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IDE DMA Transfer Access To Enable/Disable the IDE DMA transfer access On-Chip Primary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately. Page: 4-12 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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[Enhanced Mode]: Enable both SATA and PATA. Max.of 6 IDE drives are supported. [SATA Only]: SATA is operating in legacy mode. PATA IDE Mode To select PATA IDE Mode sequence SATA Port According PATA IDE Mode to determine SATA sequence ′ Page: 4-13 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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Even when so equipped, if you add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this feature. USB 2.0 Controller Enable the USB 2.0 controller Page: 4-14 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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Select Normal, Compatible, or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the other available modes. ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode. ′ Page: 4-15 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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Soft-Off state when the system has “hung”. The choices are Delay 4 Sec and Instant-Off. PWRON AFTER PWR-FAIL: This item allows you to select if you want to power on the system after power failure. The choice: Off and On Page: 4-16 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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Plug and Play-compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 95. By choosing “manual”, you are allowed to configure the IRQ Resources and DMA Resources. ′ Page: 4-17 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Descriptions on each item above are as follows: IRQ-n Assigned to: You may assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. Page: 4-18 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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This item shows you the current CPU temperature. VCORE: This item shows you the current system voltage. 5V / 12V : Show you the voltage of5V/12V. FAN1/FAN2 SPEED: This item shows you the current CPU/ SYSTEM FAN speed. ′ Page: 4-19 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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When you press <Enter> on this category, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to the following: Load Optimized Defaults ( Y/N ) ? N Pressing "Y" loads the default values that are factory setting for optimal performance system operations. Page: 4-20 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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PASSWORD DISABLED!!! Press any key to continue... Press the < Enter > key again and the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, you can enter Setup freely. ′ Page: 4-21 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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You may always call up the setup program at any time to adjust any of the individual items by pressing the <Del> key during boot up. Page: 4-22 ′ PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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►Integrated Peripherals word Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N ►Power Management etup ►PnP/PCI Configura Saving ►PC Health Status Esc : Quit : Select Item ↑↓→← F10 : Save & Exit Setup Abandon all Datas ′ Page: 4-23 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
Appendix B Technical Summary INTERRUPT MAP ASSIGNMENT System TIMER Keyboard Cascade Serial port 2 Serial port 1 Available Floppy Parallel port 1 RTC clock Available Available Available PS/2 Mouse Math coprocessor IDE1 IDE2 ′ Page: B-3 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
Extension memory low byte Extension memory high byte Reserved for extension memory low byte Reserved for extension memory high byte Date Century byte Information Flag 34-3F Reserve 40-7f Reserved for Chipset Setting Data ′ Page: B-4 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP Timer Channel Map : Timer Channel Assignment System timer interrupt DRAM Refresh request Speaker tone generator DMA Channel Map : DMA Channel Assignment Available Available Floppy Available Cascade Available Available Available ′ Page: B-5 PCI-531LF USER S MANUAL...
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