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- Page 1 VT-502 MAINBOARD MANUAL DOC No. : 16049 Rev. : A0 Date : 8, 1997 Part No. : 25-10809-00...
- Page 2 Notice Handling Precautions Warning : 1. Static electricity may cause damage to the integrated circuits on the mainboard. Before handling any mainboard outside of its protective packaging, ensure that there is no static electric charge in your body. 2. There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Package Checklist ..................2 The VT-502 Mainboard ................3 Main Features ..................... 4 Something Interesting ................. 6 The BIOS Setup Utility ..............6 IRQ Functionality ................6 DMA Channels of ISA Cards ............7 Enhanced IDE ................... - Page 4 VT-502 Mainboard Manual 5). Connector Cables and Power Supply ............ 30 Serial Port Connectors: COM1, COM2 ........30 CPU Fan Connector: FAN............30 Floppy Diskette Drive Connector: FLOPPY ......31 Infrared Connector: IR .............. 31 Front Panel Block Connector: F_PNL ........32 Standard Power Connector: POWER ........
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Page 5: Chapter 1 Overview
128 MB high-speed EDO DRAM or 128MB lightning-fast SDRAM coupled with an onboard 512KB/256KB Pipeline Burst SRAM Level 2 cache. Built on the highly concise Baby AT form factor, the VT-502 integrates a full set of I/O features onboard, including two 16550A UART compatible serial... -
Page 6: Package Checklist
VT-502 Mainboard Manual Package Checklist Please check that your package contains all the items listed below. If you discover any item is damaged or missing, please contact your vendor. The VT-502 mainboard This user manual One IDE HDD cable One floppy disk drive cable... - Page 7 Overview The VT-502 Mainboard...
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Page 8: Main Features
VT-502 Mainboard Manual Main Features The VT-502 mainboard comes with the following high-performance features: Easy Installation Award BIOS with support for Plug and Play, auto detection of Hard Drive, LS-120 drives, and IDE features, MS Windows 95. Flexible Processor Support... - Page 9 Overview Leading Edge Chipset Intel 82430VX chipset, including a CPU interface controller, advanced cache controller, integrated DRAM controller, synchronous ISA bus controller, PCI local bus interface, integrated power management unit. Ultra-fast Level II Cache Supports onboard 512KB/256KB synchronous PBSRAM direct-mapped write-back cache memory.
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Page 10: Something Interesting
VT-502 Mainboard Manual Something Interesting This section provides useful information that you will need to know should you decide to modify or upgrade the configuration of the mainboard and the system it is installed in. If you do not have the confidence to upgrade the mainboard yourself, we advise that you consult a qualified service technician for assistance. -
Page 11: Dma Channels Of Isa Cards
Overview which you might have to change if that IRQ is already in use and cannot be shared. Both ISA and PCI add-on cards may need to use IRQs. System IRQs are available to add-on cards installed on the ISA bus first; the remaining ones can be used by cards installed on the PCI bus. -
Page 12: Serial Infrared (Sir) Connections
VT-502 Mainboard Manual Serial Infrared (SIR) Connections This mainboard features support for highly-sophisticated SIR technology, which allows bi-directional and cordless data transactions with other IrDA compliant computers and peripheral devices using infrared as a medium. This transmission is carried out in either Full Duplex Mode or Half Duplex Mode. -
Page 13: Installation Procedures
Chapter 2 Installation Procedures The VT-502 has several user-adjustable jumpers on the board that allow you to configure your system to suit your requirements. This chapter contains information on the various jumper settings on your mainboard. To set up your computer, you should follow these installation steps:... -
Page 14: Mainboard Layout
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Page 15: Set System Jumpers
Installation Procedures 1). Set System Jumpers Jumpers Jumpers are used to select the operation modes for your system. Some jumpers on the board have three metal pins with each pin representing a different function. To set a jumper, a black cap containing metal contacts is placed over the jumper pin/s according to the required configuration. -
Page 16: Clear Password: Cpw
VT-502 Mainboard Manual Clear Password: CPW This jumper allows you to set the password configuration to Enabled or Disabled. You may need to enable this jumper if you forget your password. Flash EPROM Type Selection: EP1, EP2 These two jumpers allow you to configure the Flash EPROM chip... -
Page 17: Install System Ram Modules
The system cannot act upon data unless it is loaded into RAM. When more memory is added, the working memory of the computer is larger, thereby increasing total performance. The VT-502’s RAM is comprised of four industry standard 72-pin Single In-line Memory Modules (SIMMs) and two 168-pin Dual In-line Memory Modules (DIMMs). -
Page 18: Ram Module Configuration
VT-502 Mainboard Manual RAM Module Configuration SIMMs and DIMMs in Bank 0 and Bank 1 can be installed in many combinations. Some of them are listed in the following table. Please note that SIMMs and DIMMs should not be installed at the same time. -
Page 19: Install Simms
Installation Procedures Install SIMMs Complete the following procedures to install SIMMs: CAUTION : Always turn the system power off before installing or removing any device; and see “Handling Precautions” at the start of this manual. 1. Locate the SIMM slots on the mainboard. (See figure below.) NOTE : SIMMs in each bank must be of the same type;... -
Page 20: Install Dimms
VT-502 Mainboard Manual Install DIMMs Complete the following procedures to install DIMMs: 1. Locate the DIMM slots on the mainboard. 2. Install the DIMM straight down into the DIMM slot with both hands. 3. The clips of the slot will close up to hold the DIMM in place when the DIMM touches the slot’s bottom. -
Page 21: Cache Memory
Installation Procedures Cache Memory The mainboard comes with onboard 512KB (256KB is optional) synchronous 3V Pipeline Burst SRAMs. Cache memory access is very fast compared to main memory access. The cache holds data for imminent use. Since cache memory is from five to more than ten times faster than main memory, the CPU’s access time is reduced, giving you better system performance. -
Page 22: Install The Cpu
VT-502 Mainboard Manual 3). Install the CPU The CPU module resides in the Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket on the mainboard. CAUTION : Always turn the system power off before installing or removing any device. Always observe static electricity precautions. -
Page 23: Cpu External Clock (Bus) Frequency: Clk1, Clk2, Clk3
Installation Procedures CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency: CLK1, CLK2, CLK3 The table below shows the jumper settings for the different CPU speed configurations. CPU to Bus Frequency Ratio: FREQ1, FREQ2, FREQ3 These three jumpers are used in combination to decide the ratio of the internal frequency of the CPU to the bus clock. -
Page 24: Intel Pentium/Pentium Mmx Cpus
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Page 25: Voltage
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Page 26: Amd-K5/K6 Cpus
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Page 28: Cyrix 6X86/6X86Mx Cpus
VT-502 Mainboard Manual Cyrix 6x86/6x86MX CPUs Frequency NOTE : Please refer to your Cyrix CPU top marking about the actual CPU speed and ratio. -
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Page 30: Ibm 6X86/6X86Mx Cpus
VT-502 Mainboard Manual IBM 6x86/6x86MX CPUs Frequency NOTE : Please refer to your IBM CPU top marking about the actual CPU speed and ratio. -
Page 31: Voltage
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Page 32: Install Expansion Cards
VT-502 Mainboard Manual 4). Install Expansion Cards Your mainboard features three 16-bit ISA Bus and four 32-bit PCI Bus expansion slots. (See the photo below right.) This section describes how to connect an expansion card to one of your system's expansion slots. Expansion cards are printed circuit boards that, when connected to the mainboard, increase the capabilities of your system. - Page 33 Installation Procedures Holding the edge of the peripheral card, carefully align the edge connector with the expansion slot. (See figure below.) Push the card firmly into the slot. Push down on one end of the expansion card, then the other. Use this “rocking” motion until the add-in card is firmly seated inside the slot.
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Page 34: Connector Cables And Power Supply
VT-502 Mainboard Manual 5). Connector Cables and Power Supply Serial Port Connectors: COM1, COM2 These two connectors allow you to connect with your devices that take serial ports, such as a serial mouse or a modem. Usually, it is recommended to connect your serial mouse to COM1 and your fax/modem to COM2. -
Page 35: Floppy Diskette Drive Connector: Floppy
Installation Procedures Floppy Diskette Drive Connector: FLOPPY This 34-pin block connector connects to your floppy disk drive using the cable that is provided with this mainboard. Infrared Connector: IR This 10-pin male connector is used for connecting to the infrared SIR port and allows the data transaction with another system which also supports the SIR feature. -
Page 36: Standard Power Connector: Power
VT-502 Mainboard Manual Front Panel Block Connector: F_PNL This block connector concludes: PW_LED, KB_LOCK, TB_LED, SP_SW, SPK, SP_LED, IDE_LED, RPW_SW, and RST connectors. Item Connector Pin Type Feature PW_LED 2-pin male indicates the system power status KB_LOCK 2-pin male allows the keyboard to access the... - Page 37 Installation Procedures This 12-pin block connector is used for connecting to the standard 5V power supply. In the picture below, notice that, in most cases, there are two marks “P8” and “P9” on the surface of the connector. You have to insert the “P8”plug into the “P8”...
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Page 38: Ide Hdd Device Connectors: Primary, Secondary
VT-502 Mainboard Manual IDE HDD Device Connectors: PRIMARY, SECONDARY These two 40-pin block connectors are used for your IDE hard disks. If you have one IDE hard disk, connect it to the PRIMARY connector using the IDE HDD flat cable provided with the mainboard. The BIOS auto detection sets it to be a “Primary Master”... -
Page 39: Remote Power Supply Connector: Rpw_Con
Installation Procedures Remote Power Supply Connector: RPW_CON This 3-pin male connector allows you to enable (or disable) the system power if the RPW_SW is on (or off). AT Keyboard Connector: AT_KB This 5-pin female connector is used for your 101-key enhanced keyboard or 106-key Windows 95 keyboard. - Page 40 VT-502 Mainboard Manual...
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Page 41: Printer Connector: Printer
Installation Procedures Printer Connector: PRINTER This 26-pin male connector is attached to your printer via a ribbon cable. When inserting the cable, please be sure that the red dash line of the ribbon cable is on the same side as pin 1 of this connector. Universal Serial Bus Connectors: USB1, USB2 These two connectors are featured to link with the USB peripheral devices via the optional USB riser card. -
Page 42: Award Bios Setup
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup The mainboard comes with the Award BIOS chip that contains the ROM Setup information of your system. This chip serves as an interface between the processor and the rest of the mainboard's components. This chapter explains the information contained in the Setup program and tells you how to modify the settings according to your system configuration. -
Page 43: Standard Cmos Setup
VT-502 Mainboard Manual Standard CMOS Setup The Standard CMOS Setup screen is displayed above. Each item may have one or more option settings. The system BIOS automatically detects memory size, thus no changes are necessary. 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 44 Award BIOS Setup PRECOMP: The cylinder number at which the disk drive changes the write timing. LANDZ: The cylinder number that the disk drive heads (read/write) are seated when the disk drive is parked. SECTOR: The sector number of each track defined on the hard disk. MODE: Select Auto to detect the mode type automatically.
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Page 45: Bios Features Setup
VT-502 Mainboard Manual BIOS Features Setup Virus Warning When enabled, assigns the BIOS to monitor the master boot sector and the DOS boot sector of the first hard disk drive. The options are: Enabled, Disabled (Default). CPU Internal Cache When enabled, improves the system performance. Disable this item when testing or trouble-shooting. - Page 46 Award BIOS Setup Boot Sequence (LS120/ZIP100) Allows the system BIOS to first try to boot the operating system from the selected disk drive. The options are: A, C (Default); C, A; C, CDROM, A; CDROM, C, A; C Only; LS/ZIP, C. Swap Floppy Drive Allows you to switch the order in which the operating system accesses the floppy drives during boot up.
- Page 47 VT-502 Mainboard Manual Typematic Delay (Msec) Sets the delay time before a character is repeated. The options are: 250 (Default), 500, 750, 1000 millisecond. Security Option Allows you to set the security level of the system. The options are: Setup (Default), System.
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Page 48: Chipset Features Setup
Award BIOS Setup Chipset Features Setup Auto Configuration When set at Enabled, it allows you to configure the features that from the third one, Fast RAS To CAS Delay, to the eighth one, Refresh RAS# Assertion. The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. DRAM Timing Allows you to select the speed of data access to EDO DRAM. - Page 49 VT-502 Mainboard Manual DRAM Write Burst Timing Allows you to define DRAM write burst timing. The options are: X-3-3-3, X-2-2-2, X-4-4-4. Fast MA to RAS# Delay CLK Allows you to select the clock of the memory address (MA) to RAS# delay.
- Page 50 Award BIOS Setup 16 Bit I/O Recovery Time Allows you to set the 16-bit ISA I/O recovery time. The options are: 1 (Default), 2, 3, 4. Unit: Bus clock. Memory Hole At 15M-16M When enabled, the memory hole at the 15MB address will be relocated to the 15~16MB address range of the ISA cycle when the processor accesses the 15~16MB address area.
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Page 51: Power Management Setup
VT-502 Mainboard Manual Power Management Setup Power Management This item allows you to adjust the power management features. Select Disable for disabling global power management features. Select User Defined for configuring your own power management features. MIN Saving initiates all predefined timers in their minimum values. MAX Saving, on the other hand, initiates maximum values. - Page 52 Award BIOS Setup Video Off Method The option V/H SYNC+Blank allows the BIOS to blank off screen display by turning off the V-Sync and H-Sync signals sent from add-on VGA card. DPMS Supported allows the BIOS to blank off screen display by your add- on VGA card which supports DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling function).
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Page 53: Pnp Configuration Setup
VT-502 Mainboard Manual Selecting OFF allows the BIOS to refrain from waking up the system. Selecting ON allows the BIOS to wake up the system from Doze mode, Standby mode, or Suspend mode. The options are: OFF, ON. The default of IRQ3, 4, 12 (Wake-Up Event): ON. - Page 54 Award BIOS Setup If you set at Auto, the BIOS automatically arranges all system resources for you. If there exists conflict or you are not satisfy with the configuration, simply set all the resources listed in the above figure by selecting Manual. The options are: Auto (default), Manual.
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Page 55: Load Bios Defaults
VT-502 Mainboard Manual Load BIOS Defaults BIOS defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. The OEM manufacturer may change the defaults through MODBIN before the binary image burns into the ROM. Load Setup Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. -
Page 56: Integrated Peripherals
Award BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals IDE HDD Block Mode When enabled, the system executes read/write requests to hard disk in block mode. The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. On-Chip Primary PCI IDE When enabled, allows you to use the onboard primary PCI IDE. The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. - Page 57 VT-502 Mainboard Manual IDE Secondary Master PIO Allows an automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI secondary IDE hard disk (master) mode. The options are: Auto (Default), Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4. IDE Secondary Slave PIO Allows an automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI secondary IDE hard disk (slave) mode.
- Page 58 Award BIOS Setup Onboard UART2 Mode Allows you to select the IR modes if the serial port 2 is used as an IR port. Set at Standard, if you use COM2 as the serial port as the serial port, instead as an IR port.
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Page 59: Supervisor/User Password
VT-502 Mainboard Manual Supervisor/User Password To enable the Supervisor/User passwords, select the item from the Standard CMOS Setup. You will be prompted to create your own password. Type your password up to eight characters and press Enter. You will be asked to confirm the password. -
Page 60: Ide Hdd Auto Detection
Award BIOS Setup IDE HDD Auto Detection The IDE Hard Disk Drive Auto Detection feature automatically configures your new hard disk. Use it for a quick configuration of new hard drives. This feature allows you to set the parameters of up to four IDE HDDs. The option with (Y) are recommended by the system BIOS. -
Page 61: Save And Exit Setup
VT-502 Mainboard Manual Save and Exit Setup After you have made changes under Setup, press Esc to return to the main menu. Move cursor to Save and Exit Setup or press F10 and then press Y to change the CMOS Setup. If you did not change anything, press Esc again or move cursor to Exit Without Saving and press Y to retain the Setup settings. -
Page 62: Appendix A Bios Update Instruction
Appendix A BIOS Update Instruction Flash Process The mainboard provides a Flash BIOS. If you have any question about the BIOS updage, please contact your local dealer for more information. The follwoing insturctions are introduced when the upgrade is needed. 1. - Page 63 VT-502 Mainboard Manual Wait until it displays Message: Power Off or Reset the system. Once the BIOS has been loaded successfully, remove the floppy diskette and reboot the system holding the END key prior to power on until you enter CMOS setup.
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Page 64: Appendix B Software Utilities
Appendix B Software Utilities DMI Utility DMI (Desktop Management Interface) is a standard for organizing system configuration information. Using DMI, computer configuration can be made much simpler, quicker, and easier. Computer system configuration information can be read and modified from remote locations, permitting remote configuration and boot up. -
Page 65: Ide Utility
VT-502 Mainboard Manual Type DMICFG under DOS to run the DMI utility. A menu like the figure above will appear in your monitor. It provides record data about your computer system. IDE Utility The mainboard package provide IDE utility in the attached utility disk for three operating systems: Windows 95, Windows NT, and OS2.