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WARNING For the system to operate normally, please make sure JP8 of the mainboard is set as below. Refer to Fig. 3 in this manual for the location JP8. If JP8 is shorted to 2-3, no CMOS data can be retained. CAUTION The motherboard is an electrostatic sensitive device.
CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2 JUMPER SETTINGS JUMPERS PRESENTATION CPU TYPE 2.2.1 INTEL PENTIUM CPU 2.2.2 INTEL PENTIUM w/ MMX™ TECH (P55C) CPU 2.2.3 AMD-K6 CPU 2.2.4 AMD-K5 CPU 2.2.5 CYRIX 6x86 CPU 2.2.6 CYRIX 6x86L CPU 2.2.7 CYRIX 6x86MX CPU 2.2.8 IDT WinCHIP C6 CPU GRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF JUMPER SETTINGS...
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CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP GUIDE AWARD BIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP MENU PCI CONFIGURATION INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP MENU LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS MENU SUPERVISOR PASSWORD 4.10 USER PASSWORD 4.11 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION 4.12 SCSI HARD DISK INSTALLATION 4.13...
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Preface The motherboard is a full ATX form factor high performance all in one mainboard. It is developed around the pentium microprocessor with 64 bit access to data transfer and MMX technology. It includes SiS 5598 PCI/ISA System Chipset with Graphics/Video accelerate function build-in, Winbond W83877F super I/O chip, ESS 1869 Sound System.
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Chapter 1 Fig. 1 Key Components of the Mainboard...
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Introduction Multi I/O • On board Multi-I/O supports two serial, one parallel ports and floppy drive controller. • Serial ports are 16550 Fast UART compatible. • Parallel port has EPP and ECP capabilities. • PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector is provided. •...
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Chapter 1 Environment Working Specifications Actual Field MTBF (hours) 104,515 hours Preventive Maintenance Not Required Environmental Limits Operating Non-operating Temperature 0 to 50 degree Celsius -10 to 65 Degree Celsius Relative Humidity (without condensation) 8 to 85% 5 to 95% Altitude 10,000ft 40,000ft...
CHAPTER 2 JUMPER SETTINGS JUMPERS PRESENTATION Pins 1 and 2 are shorted with a jumper cap. 1 2 3 Pins 2 and 3 are shorted with a jumper cap. 1 2 3 The jumper is shorted when the jumper cap is placed over the two pins of the jumper.
Chapter 2 2.2.2 INTEL PENTIUM w/ MMX™ ™ TECH (P55C) CPU The Intel Pentium w/ MMX™ Tech (P55C) CPU is offered with dual voltage supply - 2.8V for core and 3.3V (I/O) interface. The following is the marking for identify the CPU type.
Jumper Settings 2.2.4 AMD-K5 CPU The AMD-K5 family CPU operates on different operation voltage depending on the CPU type. The operating voltage can be known through the marking on the surface of the CPU. (The following diagram is provided as an example only. It does not necessarily indicate a valid product marking.) Fig.
Chapter 2 2.2.6 CYRIX 6x86L CPU The Cyrix 6x86L has different I/O and core voltage. Please refer to the CPU marking. Fig. 2f CPU Description (Top Side) 2.2.7 CYRIX 6x86MX CPU The Cyrix 6x86MX has different I/O and Core Voltage. Please refer to the CPU marking.
Jumper Settings 2.2.8 IDT WinCHIP C6 CPU The IDT WinChip C6 CPU has different operating voltage. Please refer to the CPU marking to identify the operating voltage. Fig. 2h CPU Description...
Jumper Settings CPU VOLTAGE 2.4.1 CPU VOLTAGE BIOS SELECTION The CPU Voltage can be selected through BIOS setup “CPU Core Voltage Selection”. It can be set as following table: AMD K6 (2.2V)/K6-2 Intel MMX (P55C); Cyrix 6x86L AMD K6 (2.9V); Cyrix 6x86MX/M II; IBM 6x86MX AMD K6 (3.2V) Intel Pentium 3.52...
Chapter 2 2.4.2 CPU VOLTAGE MANUAL SELECTION The CPU Core Voltage can be selected by SW1-1, 2, 3 and 4. Voltage CPU Type 2.2V AMD K6 (2.2V)/K6-2 2.8V Intel Pentium w/MMX (P55C); Cyrix 6x86L 2.9V AMD K6 (2.9V); Cyrix 6x86MX/M II; IBM 6x86MX 3.2V AMD K6 (3.2V)
Jumper Settings CPU TO BUS FREQUENCY RATIO (SW1-5,6,7) These jumpers set the frequency ratio between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the External frequency (called the Bus clock) within the CPU. These must be set together with the above jumpers CPU External (Bus) Frequency Selection. CPU EXTERNAL (BUS) FREQUENCY SELECTION (SW1-8,9,10) These switches tell the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU.
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Chapter 2 CPU Type Freq. Ratio Ratio Setting Bus Freq. Setting Freq. SW1-5 SW1-6 SW1-7 SW1-8 SW1-9 SW1-10 Cyrix 6x86L-PR150 120MHz 2.0x 60MHz Cyrix 6x86L-PR166 133MHz 2.0x 66MHz Cyrix 6x86L-PR200 150MHz 2.0x 75MHz Cyrix 6x86MX-PR166 150MHz 2.5x 60MHz Cyrix 6x86MX-PR200 150MHz 2.0x 75MHz Cyrix 6x86MX-PR200 166MHz 2.5x 66MHz...
Jumper Settings JP8 - CLEAR CMOS DATA JP8 is used to clear the content of the CMOS Data in the RTC (Build in SiS 5598 chip) Normal Mode Fig. 6a Reset Content of RTC Fig. 6b...
Jumper Settings JP3 - ONBOARD AUDIO SELECT JP3 is used to set the onboard Audio enabled or disabled. Table 4:Onboard Audio Select 2.10 JP4, 5 - ONBOARD VGA SELECT JP4 and JP5 is used to set the onboard VGA enabled or disabled. Table 5: Onboard VGA Select 2.11 RESERVED JUMPERS JP6 is reserved for manual setting of Cyrix CPU linear burst.
Chapter 2 2.12 MEMORY CONFIGURATION The mainboard lets user upgrade system memory via DIMM sockets on the mainboard. On board memory is located in two banks: Bank 0 and Bank 1 are provided two DIMM sockets (DIMM1, DIMM2) are available for the SDRAM DIMM.
CHAPTER 3 CONNECTOR CONFIGURATION Once the mainboard has been fastened into system case, the next step is to connect the internal cables and external cables. The mainboard connectors have varying numbers of pins and are the points of contact between the mainboard and other parts of the computer. Fig 8 Connector Location...
Chapter 3 J1 - MULTIPLE FUNCTION JUMPER J1 is a front panel multi-function jumper include speaker, reset, keylock, Harddisk LED, ATX power switch, ACPI (suspend) LED and power button (suspend switch). The pin definition is as following figure. Fig. 9 Multiple Function Jumper Power Switch: It is used to switch on or off the power supply.
Connector Configuration J4 - CD-ROM AUDIO CONNECTOR (SONY) J4 is a four pin connector, which is used to connect with the Sony CD-ROM audio output. This pin definition is as following: Fig. 11 CD-ROM Audio Connector J5 - FLOPPY DRIVE CONNECTOR This connector supports the floppy drive ribbon cable.
Chapter 3 JP9 - INTERNAL MODEM RING-IN CONNECTOR JP9 is a 3 pin connector which is used to connect the Internal Modem’s Ring-In signal to the mainboard. Thus, the mainboard can be waked up from suspend mode through the internal modem ring-in. Fig 13 Internal Modem Ring-In Connector J10 - FEATURE CONNECTOR This connector is the feature connector for VGA controller.
Connector Configuration 3.11 J17 - CPU FAN CONNECTOR J17 is a three pin connector, which is used to connect with the CPU Fan power cable. Fig. 15 CPU Fan Connector 3.12 J18 – TV OUT CONNECTOR J18 is a six pin connector for AV cable connection. An optional AV cable may be attached with the motherboard.
Chapter 3 Fig. 17 Feature Connector 3.13 PS/2 KEYBOARD CONNECTOR This connector is a six-pin female mini DIN connector using a PS/2 plug. If a standard AT size keyboard plugs, you may use the DIN to mini DIN adaptor. 3.14 PS/2 MOUSE CONNECTOR This connector is a six-pin female mini DIN connector using a PS/2 plug.
Connector Configuration 3.18 AUDIO PORT CONNECTOR Three 1/8” female connectors used as speaker, line in and microphones. SPK can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speakers. Line In allows tape players or other audio sources to be recorded by your computer or played through the SPK.
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP GUIDE This following manual is specially provided for the BIOS supported system. After the configuration of the mainboard, and have assembled the components, user can turn on the completed system. At this point, run the software setup to ensure that the system information is correct.
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Chapter 4 Press the <DEL> key to enter the AWARD BIOS setup program and the following screen appears: ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IIG3B) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION...
Award BIOS Setup Guide STANDARD CMOS SETUP ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IIG3B) STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Date (mm:dd:yy) : Wed, May 21 1997 Time (hh:mm:ss) : 20 : 27 : 55 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master : Auto AUTO...
Chapter 4 BIOS FEATURES SETUP ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IIG3B) BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled External Cache : Enabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled Quick Power On Self Test : Disabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow...
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Award BIOS Setup Guide Swap Floppy Drive: Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option lets end users to change the Drive A: or B: to others. Boot Up NumLock Status: Choose On or Off. On puts numeric keypad in Num Lock mode at boot-up.
Chapter 4 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP The Advanced Chipset Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer. Note: Change these Settings only if user is familiar with the Chipset. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IIG3B) CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Award BIOS Setup Guide ISA Bus Clock Frequency: It is used to select the bus clock for the ISA bus. The available options are “7.159MHz”, “CPUCLK/4” and “CPUCLK/3”. CPU Speed ISA Bus Clock Frequency 75MHz CPUCLK/3 Other than 75MHz CPUCLK/4 VGA Shared Memory Size: If external VGA card is installed, this option will not be shown.
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Chapter 4 A short description of the screen items follows: Power Management: Available selection are “Disabled”, “User Define”, “Max Saving” and “Min Saving”: “Disabled” will disable all the power saving functions. “User Define” makes the time period waiting for Suspend Mode to be programmed. “Max Saving”...
Award BIOS Setup Guide PCI CONFIGURATION The PCI Configuration Setup option is used to configure the PCI add-on Cards on PCI Slots. Without proper setup the PCI Add-on Cards might not function properly. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IIG3B) PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Resources Controlled By : Manual PCI IRQ Actived By...
Chapter 4 IRQ#/DMA# assigned to: These items will be shown only when “Resources Controlled By” option is set the “Manual”. The available options are “Legacy ISA” and “PCI/ISA PnP”. If the option is set to “Legacy ISA”, the BIOS will never assign the specified IRQ/DMA resource to PCI or ISA PnP Devices.
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Award BIOS Setup Guide A short description of the screen items follows: Internal PCI/IDE: This item is used to set the onboard IDE controller. The settings are Primary, Secondary, Both or Disabled. The default setting is Both. IDE HDD Block Mode: This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to your hard disk drive.
Chapter 4 Onboard Parallel Mode: Choose SPP, EPP/SPP, ECP, ECP/EPP Mode. Make proper selection with the attached printer port device. ECP Mode Use DMA: Choose “1” or “3” to select the DMA channel used for the ECP device. This item is shown if the Onboard Parallel Mode is chosen as “ECP” or “ECP/EPP” option. Parallel Port EPP Type: Choose “EPP1.7”...
Award BIOS Setup Guide Change the password as follows: Choose “PASSWORD SETTING” in the Main Menu and press <Enter>. The following message appears: “ENTER PASSWORD:” Enter the Password and press <Enter>. The following message appears: “CONFIRM PASSWORD:” Important: Keep a safe record of the new password. If forget or lose the password, the only way to access the system is to disconnect the CMOS batteries and then re-enter the password.
Chapter 4 4.12 SCSI HARD DISK INSTALLATION In Standard CMOS Setup Utility, select hard disk type to be “Not Installed”. In Advanced CMOS Setup Utility, Disable “Adapter ROM Shadow DC00”. On the SCSI Controller card, set the jumpers which configure the SCSI card BIOS segment address located at DC00 or DE00.
CHAPTER 5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION In order to let the system board to work efficiently, a series of drivers have to install according to the operating system used. The drivers are distributed by CD-ROM Title. Please refer to the following section: PCI IDE DRIVER INSTALLATION Please refer to the README.TXT file in \DRIVERS\IDE directory for detail installation procedures to be used in various kind of operation system (DOS,...
Chapter 5 THE AUDIORACK32 FOR WIN95 5.4.1 INTRODUCTION The AudioRack32 enables you to take advantage of your computer’s audio capabilities with all of the controls conveniently in one compact space. You can play audio CDs, wave files (in .WAV and .AUD formats), and MIDI files (in .MID and .RMI formats).
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Software Installation In the Run dialog box, type the letter of the drive and setup (for example, D:\ESS1869\AUDIORACK\W95\SETUP), then click OK. The first AudioRack32 Setup dialog box appears. Note the instructions, then click Next to proceed or Cancel to leave Setup. Next the Choose Destination Location dialog box appears.
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Chapter 5 If you wish to install the AudioRack32 in a directory other than the default directory, enter the directory path in the Browse dialog box. When you are done click OK or Cancel to return to the Choose Destination Location dialog box.
Software Installation Upon successful completion of the AudioRack32 installation, the following message will be displayed. 5.4.3 UNINSTALLING THE AudioRack32 To remove the AudioRack32 from your system, start by clicking on (but not releasing) Start on the taskbar. Move the cursor to Settings and select Control Panel.
CHAPTER 6 AWARD ZERO-VOLT DATA-SUSPEND UTILITY INTRODUCTION The zero-volt data-suspend utility, ZVHDD.EXE, stores all the information about your current operating session on your hard drive when you turn off your system, using just one Windows function to replace the sometimes tedious process of closing data files, applications, and the Windows environment.
Chapter 6 RUNNING THE PROGRAM 6.3.1 INSTALLATION There is no special installation program. You may run the program ZVHDD.EXE from your hard drive or from a diskette. When you install ZVHDD, it creates either a binary file or a hard drive partition as you select, in which to store a saved session.
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Award Zero-Volt Data-Suspend Utility Creating a Storage File Here is an example of creating a storage file. The specified memory size, 8MB, is an example only. At the DOS command line, type ZVHDD/C /file /M:8 ↵ A screen similar to this appears: ZVHDD 1.31--Award EliteBIOS™...
Chapter 6 If you don’t have adequate free space on your hard drive, a screen similar to this appears: ZVHDD 1.31--Award EliteBIOS™ ™ v4.51GPM Zero-Volt Partition Utility Copyright (c) Award Software Inc. 1996. All Rights Reserved. Warning: Not enough free disk space exists to create the partition. If you wish to make space for the partition, that will DESTROY ALL the data on your hard disk!! OK to proceed, Answer Yes / No?
Award Zero-Volt Data-Suspend Utility In systems that do not have a built-in software power-off function, a screen similar to this appears: Award EliteBIOS v4.51GPM™ ™ Save to Disk Manager Copyright (c) Award Software International Inc. 1996 Status Save to disk in progress. Please wait..Progress System Information: Transferred...
Chapter 6 6.4.2 REFORMATTING THE STORAGE PARTITION If you suspect the storage partition has become corrupted, you can reformat it with the command ZVHDD /r 6.4.3 DELETING THE STORAGE FILE OR PARTITION You can delete the storage file or partition with the /D switch. At the DOS prompt, type ZVHDD /D /file ZVHDD /D /partition ↵...
CHAPTER 7 FLASH AND DMI UTILITY AWARD FLASH UTILITY This section will provide instructions to guide you through updating your old BIOS. The file name we use to program here is test.bin, and the file name to save old BIOS is 2A59F000.OLD.
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Chapter 7 If you do not wish to save the old BIOS: Please type “N”, and then press the ENTER key. Then you will be request to answer: “Are You Sure to Program?” Answer “N” if you do not want to program, and then it will exit. To save the old BIOS: Please respond “Y”, and then press the ENTER key.
Flash and DMI Utility DESKTOP MANAGEMENT INTERFACE (DMI) OVERVIEW This motherboard can support DMI within the BIOS level. DMI is able to auto- detect and record information pertinent to a computer’s system such as the CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size. The onboard BIOS will detect as many system information as possible and store those collected information in a 4KB block in the motherboard’s flash EPROM and allow the DMI to retrieve data from this database.
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Chapter 7 Use the ←→ (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the ↑↓ (up-down) cursor to move between the left hand menu items. The bottom of the screen will show the available keys for each screen. Press enter at the menu item to enter the right hand screen for editing. “Edit component”...
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Flash and DMI Utility Load DMI File You can load the disk file to memory by entering a drive and path and file name here.
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Chapter 7 Save DMI File You can save the DMI (normally only saved to flash ROM) to a file by entering the drive and path here. If you want to cancel save, you may press ESC and a message “Bad File Name” appears here to show it was not saved.
APPENDIX A QUICK GUIDE The table below summaries the functions and settings of each jumper of the motherboard. Function Jumper Settings 3.3V Single Voltage CPU SW1-1: CPU Voltage Selection For P54C, P54CT and 3.3V IDT WinChip C6 SW1-2: SW1-3: SW1-4: S1, JP2: short 3.5V Single Voltage CPU...
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Appendix A Function Jumper Settings CPU Speed For 100MHz and 233MHz Intel Pentium, AMD-K6/233, SW1-5: Selection AMD-K5-PR100, AMD-K5-PR150, Cyrix M II-300, SW1-6: using 66MHz and IBM 6x86MX-PR300 CPU SW1-7: SW1-8: SW1-9: SW1-10: For 120MHz Intel Pentium, AMD-K5-PR120 and SW1-5: Cyrix 6x86L-PR150 CPU SW1-6: SW1-7: SW1-8:...
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Quick Guide Function Jumper Settings CPU Speed For 188MHz Cyrix 6x86MX-PR233 CPU SW1-5: Selection SW1-6: SW1-7: SW1-8: SW1-9: SW1-10: For 200MHz Intel Pentium, AMD-K6/200, Cyrix SW1-5: 6x86MX-PR233 and IDT WinChip C6-200 CPU SW1-6: SW1-7: SW1-8: SW1-9: SW1-10: For 208MHz IBM 6x86MX-PR266 CPU SW1-5: SW1-6: SW1-7:...
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Appendix A Function Jumper Settings Enabled (Default) JP3: short On board Sound Chip Disabled JP3: open Selection 2-3 short Enabled (Default) JP5: 1-2 short On board VGA Chip Selection JP4: 1-2 short Disabled JP5: 2-3 short Clear RTC Normal (Default) JP8: 1-2 short CMOS Data...
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