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  • Page 1 AP55CS User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Copyright Copyright © 1995 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.
  • Page 3 Disclaimer This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not this company, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in...
  • Page 4 FCC Statement FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 5 About this Manual Purpose and Scope This manual tells how to install and configure the system board. Organization This manual consists of four chapters and one appendix. Chapter 1, Features, covers the specifications, layout and components of the system board. Chapter 2, Hardware Setup , tells how to set the jumpers, upgrade the CPU and the system memory, install the system board and add expansion cards.
  • Page 6 About this Manual Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: Text entered by user, Represent text input by the user, default settings, default settings and recommended recommended selections selections Denotes actual messages that appear message displayed on screen Represent the actual keys that you a , e , s , etc have to press on the keyboard.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Features Specifications.............1-2 Board Layout............1-3 System Board Parts..........1-4 Microprocessor.......... 1-4 ASICs ............1-4 AMI BIOS...........1-5 Expansion Slots......... 1-5 DRAM Sockets........... 1-5 SRAMs............1-5 Super I/O Controller........1-6 VGA Controller .......... 1-6 Two-channel PCI Mode 4 Enhanced IDE Interface......1-6 Keyboard Connector........1-6 Hardware Setup ESD Precautions..........2-1 Installing a Microprocessor ........2-2...
  • Page 8 Table of Contents Changing the CPU Type and Speed..2-5 Changing the Flash ROM Type....2-6 Selecting the ECP DMA Channel....2-6 Enabling the FDC and Super I/O Chip..2-7 Selecting the Cache Mode......2-7 Enabling the Onboard VGA.......2-8 Clearing the CMOS........2-9 Memory Configuration........
  • Page 9 Table of Contents Drivers and Utilities..........3-2 Getting Started .......... 3-2 Supported Applications......3-2 Driver Diskettes ......... 3-3 Installing the Drivers........3-5 Standard Display Modes........3-6 Enhanced Video Modes........3-7 MPEG Function..........3-9 AMI BIOS AMI BIOS Setup Main Menu ......4-1 Standard CMOS Setup........4-2 Date/Time ..........4-2 Floppy Drives A and B.......4-3 Hard Disk Drives........
  • Page 10 Table of Contents Hit “Del” Message Display......4-9 Extended BIOS RAM Area......4-9 Wait for F1 If Any Error......4-9 System Boot-up Num Lock......4-9 Floppy Drive Seek at Boot.......4-10 Floppy Drive Swapping......4-10 System Boot-up Sequence......4-10 Password Checking......... 4-10 Cache Memory......... 4-10 Shadow............4-11 ............4-12 1st Priority IRQ for PCI/PnP ....4-18 2nd IRQ ...........4-18 3rd IRQ ............4-18...
  • Page 11 Table of Contents Cache and Memory........4-24 ISA Bus Clock and Timing.......4-25 PCI Timing..........4-26 Power Management Setup.......4-27 Power Management/APM......4-28 Standby Timeout........4-28 Suspend Timeout........4-28 Standby Mode Clock Speed....4-29 Green PC Monitor........4-29 Green PC Monitor State ......4-29 Video Power-down Mode......4-29 IDE Power-down Mode......4-29 Video Access...........
  • Page 12 Table of Contents Serial Port 1..........4-33 Serial Port 2..........4-33 Parallel Port..........4-33 IRQ Active..........4-34 Parallel Port Mode........4-34 Utility Setup............4-35 IDE Setup ..........4-35 Color Set..........4-36 Default Setup ...........4-37 Original ............4-37 Optimal ............4-37 Fail-safe...........4-38 Security Setup..........4-39 Password..........4-39 Anti-virus..........4-41 Exit Setup............4-42 NCR SCSI BIOS and Drivers......4-43 Appendix A Jumper Summary...
  • Page 13 It allows a maximum display resolution of 1280 x 1024, 256 colors, non- interlaced. The AP55CS board measures 220 mm x 280 mm, a size that easily fits most housings. User’s Guide...

  • Page 14: Features

    Features Specifications Intel Pentium (3.3V) Processor, Cyrix 6x86 Microprocessor 75/90/100/120/133/150/166 MHz 128 MB (maximum) Memory SIMM Sockets Four 72-pin, 32-/64-bit SiS5511 ASICs SiS5512 SiS5513 SiS6205 64-bit graphics and video accelerator ISA, PCI Bus Architecture Three ISA and three PCI slots Expansion Slots One parallel port (SPP/ECP/EPP) Ports...

  • Page 15: Board Layout

    Features Board Layout Power connector 14. IDE1 connector 72-pin SIMM sockets 15. IDE2 connector SiS5512 ASIC 16. FDD connector 256-KB pipelined-burst cache 17. ISA slots CPU socket 18. Keyboard controller Voltage Regulator Module 19. COM1 connector (VRM) connector (optional) 20. COM 2 connector Heatsink 21.

  • Page 16: System Board Parts

    System Board Parts Microprocessor The AP55CS system board uses an Intel Pentium (3.3V) or a Cyrix 6x86 processor running at speeds of 75, 90, 100, 120, 133, 150 or 166 MHz. Chapter 2 gives details on how to upgrade the Pentium processor.

  • Page 17: Ami Bios

    Fast Page or Extended Data Out (EDO) modes. Chapter 2 discusses the different memory configurations available. Second-level Cache The system board comes with an onboard 256-KB pipelined-burst cache. This enables AP55CS to enhance the performance of a Pentium system. User’s Guide...

  • Page 18: Super I/O Controller

    5.25-inch drives with 360 KB or 1.2 MB format and 3.5-inch drives with 720-KB, 1.44-MB or 2.88-MB format. VGA Controller The AP55CS board has a built-in SiS6205 VGA chip. This chip functions both as a graphics and a video accelerator. See Chapter 3 for more details on the VGA feature.

  • Page 19: Hardware Setup

    Chapter Hardware Setup2 This chapter tells how to set jumpers, upgrade system memory, add expansion boards, and install the system board. Install the CPU, memory, and set the jumpers before you install the system board inside a system housing. You may add the other components after installing the board.

  • Page 20: Installing A Microprocessor

    Hardware Setup Installing a Microprocessor ZIF Microprocessor Socket The motherboard has a zero-insertion force microprocessor socket that allows you to install a CPU without using any tools. Follow these steps to install a CPU in a ZIF-type upgrade socket: Make sure that the system power is off before installing any component.

  • Page 21: Upgrading The Microprocessor

    Hardware Setup Set the jumpers accordingly. See the following sections for the correct jumper settings. Upgrading the Microprocessor Follow these steps to upgrade the CPU: Turn off the system power. Pull up the socket lever. Remove the installed CPU. Install the upgrade CPU. Refer to the section Installing a Microprocessor on how to install the CPU.

  • Page 22: Jumper Settings

    Hardware Setup Jumper Settings You have to change the jumper settings when you reconfigure your system. This section tells how to reset the jumpers. The figure below shows the jumper locations. The jumpers JP3, JP8 and JP13 are reserved for manufacturer use. See Appendix A for the default settings.

  • Page 23: Changing The Cpu Type And Speed

    Hardware Setup Changing the CPU Type and Speed Set jumpers JP9, JP10, JP22 and JP23 according to the CPU type and speed. See the figure below. CPU Type JP10 JP22 JP23 P54C-75 P54C-90 P54C-100 P54C/CS/CQS-120 P54C/CS/CQS-133 P54CS/CQS-150 P54CS/CQS-166 Cyrix 6x86-P120+ Cyrix 6x86-P150+ Cyrix 6x86-P166+ User ’s Guide...

  • Page 24: Changing The Flash Rom Type

    Hardware Setup Changing the Flash ROM Type Set the six-pin jumper JP18 according to the type of Flash ROM in use. If the system uses EEPROM instead of Flash ROM, you must reset the jumper to 2-3 and 4-5 The default setting depends on the BIOS ROM type. FLASH ROM JP18 a.

  • Page 25: Selecting The Cache Mode

    Hardware Setup ports, one parallel port and FDD functions. Set the jumper to 2-3 in case you want to use a separate I/O card. Enabled Disabled JP14 Selecting the Cache Mode The motherboard comes with a 256-KB pipelined-burst cache that supports both the linear and the interleave cache modes.
  • Page 26 Hardware Setup Enabled Disabled The AP55CS support the PnP function. The system automatically disables the onboard VGA if you plug-in a VGA card. There is no need to reset the jumpers. User ’s Guide...

  • Page 27: Clearing The Cmos

    Hardware Setup Clearing the CMOS You need to clear the CMOS if you forget your system password. To do this, shut off the system power and short pins 2-3 of JP19 for a few seconds. Then set the jumper to normal setting by shorting pins 1-2 with a jumper cap. Enter Setup to specify a new password.

  • Page 28: Memory Configuration

    Hardware Setup Memory Configuration The system memory is expandable to 128 MB by adding single in-line memory modules (SIMMs). The four 72-pin SIMM sockets accommodate 1- , 4-, 16- and 64-MB single-density SIMMs, and 2-, 8- and 32-MB double- density SIMMs. These SIMM sockets also accept both Fast Page type and Extended Data Output (EDO) type DRAMs.
  • Page 29 Hardware Setup The following are the possible SIMM configurations. Notice that you must install the same SIMMs in one bank. Bank 0 Bank 1 Total SIMM 1 SIMM 2 SIMM 3 SIMM 4 Memory 2 MB 2 MB 4 MB 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB...

  • Page 30: Installing A Simm

    Hardware Setup Installing a SIMM Observe the ESD precautions when installing components. Follow these steps to install a SIMM: Slip a SIMM at a 45 angle into a socket with the component side facing down. Always install SIMMs beginning with Bank 0. Be careful when inserting or removing SIMMs.

  • Page 31: Removing A Simm

    Hardware Setup Removing a SIMM Press the holding clips on both sides of the SIMM outward to release it. Press the SIMM downward to about a 45 angle. Gently pull the SIMM out of the socket. User ’s Guide 2-13...

  • Page 32: Connectors

    Hardware Setup Connectors Multifunction Connector This 20-pin connector is marked JP24 on the system board. It supports a number of system functions: LED, turbo, reset, keylock, and speaker. Attach the front panel connectors to the corresponding pins as in the illustration below.
  • Page 33 Speaker Break Switch Turbo Switch ( Turbo Switch ) Ground The AP55CS does not support the turbo function. Therefore, we recommend that you connect the turbo switch to JP17. Refer to the Break/Suspend connector section for more information. User ’s Guide...

  • Page 34: Keyboard Connector

    Hardware Setup Keyboard Connector The keyboard connector is a five-pin, AT-compatible connector marked J1 on the system board. The following figure shows how to connect the keyboard. Power Connector A standard power supply has two cables with six wires each. Attach these cables to the power connector on the board in such a way that all the black wires are in the center.

  • Page 35: Fan Connector

    Hardware Setup Fan Connector The two-pin fan connector is marked J7 on the system board. To connect, plug the connector to its corresponding pin as shown in the following figure. +12V Two-pin fan connector 2-pin fan power connector (J2) VGA Connector The VGA connector marked J3 onboard is different from the VGA connectors that you normally find on other system boards.

  • Page 36: Break/Suspend Connector

    Pressing the break switch on the front bezel forces the system to enter the suspend mode. Pressing any key on the keyboard returns the system to normal mode. The AP55CS does not support the turbo function. Therefore, we recommend that you connect the turbo switch to JP17.

  • Page 37: Installing The System Board

    Hardware Setup Make sure that you have already installed the system board components like the CPU and memory, and have set the appropriate jumpers before you proceed. Installing the System Board Open the system housing. Use at least two screws that come with the housing to secure the board. Attach the power supply cables to the power connector and the front panel connectors to the multifunction connector.

  • Page 38: Installing Expansion Boards

    Hardware Setup Installing Expansion Boards Install expansion boards after you have installed the system board into the housing. Follow these steps to install an expansion board. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you want to use. Save the cover for future use. Save the screw to secure the expansion board. Remove the board from its protective packaging.
  • Page 39 Chapter The AP55CS integrates a SiS6205 high-performance graphics and video accelerator. It enhances the display capabilities of the system with PCI bus through its three-in-one PCI true-color graphic function. It also enables the system to deliver a high-quality full-motion video from CD-ROM drives.

  • Page 40: Vga

    Drivers and Utilities Getting Started See to it that you have the following before you install the drivers: • DOS 5.0, 6.0, 6.2 (or higher version) or OS/2 2.0, 2.1 (or higher version) • VGA analog monitor We recommend that you create backup copies of the original driver diskettes.

  • Page 41: Driver Diskettes

    • VersaCAD/386 v2.1 • WordPerfect 5.x & 6.0 Driver Diskettes The AP55CS comes with a set of display drivers contained in five 1.44-MB diskettes. The driver files contained in each diskette are as follows: Diskette 1 Application Program Drivers SISTAG Disk Tag file for NT 3.1 and NT 3.5...
  • Page 42 PCAD6 <DIR> Contains the PCAD driver files UTILITY <DIR> Contains the DOS utilities VCAD <DIR> Contains the VersaCAD driver files WP51 <DIR> Contains the WordPer f ect driver files ET24 <DIR> Contains ETen Chinese System display driver (ETDSPDRV.COM) ver 1.16B01 to support the SiS VGA WINNT31 <DIR>...

  • Page 43: Installing The Drivers

    Diskette 4 Microsoft Video for Windows 1.1D Runtime Programs Root Files Microsoft Video for Windows 1.1D Runtime programs Diskette 5 OS/2 3.0 Driver OS23OD <DIR> Contains the Double Bytes (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.), IBM OS/2 3.0 (Warp) driver fil e s IDEDRV <DIR>...

  • Page 44: Standard Display Modes

    Standard Display Modes The table below lists the supported standard display modes. MODE TYPE DISPLAY COLORS FRAME H-SYNCH VIDEO SIZE SHADES RATE FREQ. Text 320 x 200 31.5K 25.1M Text 320 x 250 31.5K 25.1M Text 360 x 400 31.5K 28.3M Text 320 x 200...

  • Page 45: Enhanced Video Modes

    Enhanced Video Modes The table below lists the enhanced video modes supported by the SiS6205 PCI graphics and video accelerator. MODE TYPE DISPLAY COLORS FRAME H-SYNCH VIDEO SIZE SHADES RATE FREQ. Memory Size Text 1056 x 352 30.5K 40.0M Text 1056 x 350 30.5K 40.0M...
  • Page 46 Enhanced Video Modes (continued) MODE TYPE DISPLAY COLORS FRAME H-SYNCH VIDEO SIZE SHADES RATE FREQ. Memory Size Graphics 640 x 480 31.5K 25.1M 1 MB Graphics 640 x 480 37.9K 31.5M Graphics 640 x 480 37.5K 31.5M Graphics 640 x 480 16.8M 31.5K 25.1M...

  • Page 47: Mpeg Function

    MPEG Function The onboard VGA chip also supports the MPEG video playback function. The following MPEG group icons appear in your VGA program group: However, you need to obtain and install your own Xing MPEG drivers to enable the function. The MPEG drivers are not included in the driver diskettes that come with the system board.

  • Page 48: Ami Bios

    Chapter AMI BIOS AMI BIOS Setup Main Menu The AMI BIOS Setup Main Menu appears below. Press c to enter the system menu. The AMI BIOS is in Windows form. You can use either the keyboard or a mouse to move between the items. To select among the Setup groups, use v to highlight the selected group or simply click on the icon of the selected Setup menu.

  • Page 49: Standard Cmos Setup

    AMI BIOS Standard CMOS Setup using v or simply click on the Setup icon. Select Highlight Setup to input configuration values such as the date, time, and Standard disk types. The Standard CMOS Setup pop-up window appears below: Date/Time To set the date and time, highlight and press e or Date/Time double-click on the Date/Time icon.

  • Page 50: Floppy Drives A And B

    AMI BIOS Use the arrow keys to move among the items. Press the + and - keys or click the + and - icons to set the current date and time. Close the window by pressing e or double-clicking the Control menu box in the upper-left corner of the window.

  • Page 51: Hard Disk Drives

    AMI BIOS Hard Disk Drives Select to configure the first hard disk. The Master Hard Disk following values appear on the screen: If you cannot find your hard disk drive type on the list, select User and enter the disk parameters. You can also select Utility .

  • Page 52: Advanced Cmos Setup

    AMI BIOS Advanced CMOS Setup The window below appears if you select the Advanced option. The screen above does not show all the parameters of the Advanced Configuration menu. Use w or y to highlight the desired parameter. Press } to view the rest of the parameters. The following screens appear: User’s Guide...
  • Page 53 AMI BIOS User’s Guide...

  • Page 54: Typematic Rate (Chars./Sec.)

    AMI BIOS Typematic Rate (Chars./Sec.) This parameter determines the typematic rate. The typematic rate settings are 15, 20, 30 and Disabled The default setting is Select Disabled to disregard the rate setting. User’s Guide...

  • Page 55: System Keyboard

    AMI BIOS System Keyboard Set this parameter to if there is a keyboard connected to Present the system. However, some servers may not have keyboards. Select Absent if there is no keyboard present. Primary Display This function detects the type of VGA in use. The settings are VGA/EGA, CGA 40 x 25, CGA 80 x 25, Mono , and Absent default setting is...

  • Page 56: Hit "Del" Message Display

    AMI BIOS Hit “Del” Message Display This option lets you enable or disable the Hit <Del> if you want Setup message from appearing when the system boots. The default setting Enabled Extended BIOS RAM Area This function allows you to relocate the BIOS from ROM to RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance as information access is faster than ROM.

  • Page 57: Floppy Drive Swapping

    AMI BIOS Floppy Drive Swapping This parameter allows you to swap floppy drives. For example, if you have two floppy drives (A and B), you can assign the first drive as drive B and the second drive as drive A or vice-versa. Disable the parameter to bypass the function.

  • Page 58: Shadow

    AMI BIOS System BIOS Shadow Cacheable Enabling this parameter allows you to change the system BIOS location from ROM to RAM. When the system boots, the BIOS routines are copied into the RAM area. This enhances system performance as information access is faster in RAM than in ROM. Disabling the parameter prevents the system BIOS from being cached.

  • Page 59: Ide

    AMI BIOS The F000 and E000 addresses are exclusively shadowed for BIOS. IDE Boot-up Detection There are cases wherein the HDD parameters that you entered and those detected by the auto-detection function are mismatched. This causes the system not to boot. If this happens, we recommend that you set this parameter to to bypass the auto-detection Disabled...
  • Page 60 AMI BIOS Offboard (Add-on) PCI IDE The onboard PCI slots allow you to install expansion cards into your system. If you install a PCI add-on card, you need to specify the slot that it occupies. The selections are Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3 and Absent. If the PCI slots are vacant, the parameter is automatically set to Absent PRIMARY INT# LINE...
  • Page 61 AMI BIOS Primary Controller 32-bit Transfer Enabling this function improves disk performance of the PCI IDE functioning as primary controller by increasing the data transfer rate from 16 bit to 32 bit. However, if you select the add-on card to function as the primary controller, you must check your add-on card manual before enabling the parameter.
  • Page 62 AMI BIOS LBA MODE This feature allows you to use a hard disk with a capacity of higher than 528 MB. This is made possible through the Logical Block Address (LBA) mode translation. Enable the parameter if the hard disk functioning as primary master supports this feature. Primary Slave ADVANCED PIO This parameter lets you set the PIO mode that your onboard PCI IDE...
  • Page 63 AMI BIOS Secondary Controller Hard Disks You may install additional hard disk(s) in your system. This parameter lets you set the number of hard disks that can function as secondary controller. The allowable maximum number is 2. Secondary Controller 32-bit Transfer Enabling this function improves disk performance of the PCI IDE functioning as secondary controller by increasing the data transfer rate from 16 bit to 32 bit.
  • Page 64 AMI BIOS LBA MODE This feature allows you to use a hard disk with a capacity of higher than 528 MB. This is made possible through the Logical Block Address (LBA) mode translation. Enable the parameter if the hard disk functioning as secondary master supports this feature. Secondary Slave ADVANCED PIO This parameter lets you set the PIO mode that your onboard PCI IDE...

  • Page 65: 1St Priority Irq For Pci/Pnp

    AMI BIOS 1st Priority IRQ for PCI/PnP This parameter lets you set the first available IRQ that can be assigned for PCI/PnP function to prevent IRQ conflicts. The IRQ selections are IRQ 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15. The default setting is IRQ 11.

  • Page 66: Isa Memory Block Size

    AMI BIOS ISA Memory Block Size If you enable the ISA Memory Block Base parameter, then you need to specify the memory size that you want to reserve for your ISA cards. This parameter allows you to set the memory size for ISA card functions.

  • Page 67: Chipset Features Setup

    AMI BIOS Chipset Features Setup The Chipset Features Setup controls the board's chipset settings. The controls for this menu are the same as for the previous screen. The Chipset Setup DRAM control parameters differ depending on the Chipset Setup Mode setting in the Advanced CMOS Setup. The following screen appears if you select the Chipset option from the Setup menu and if the Chipset Setup Mode parameter setting is End-user.
  • Page 68 AMI BIOS User’s Guide 4-21...
  • Page 69 AMI BIOS The following screens appear if your Chipset Setup Mode parameter setting is Engineer . Take note of the new parameters. This manual describes only parameters found in the Chipset Setup screen for the End-user setting. 4-22 User’s Guide...

  • Page 70: Vga Shared Memory Size

    AMI BIOS VGA Shared Memory Size This function lets you set the memory size to reserve for VGA function. The settings are 1 MB and 2 MB. Select if you want 2 MB to support higher resolution. See the Enhanced Video Modes table in Chapter 3 for the required VGA memory size for each supported resolution.

  • Page 71: Sram

    AMI BIOS SRAM Cache Tag Size This parameter lets you set the tag size that your cache supports. The selections are 7 bits and 8 bits. The default is 8 bits Cache and Memory Noncacheable Block (1 and 2) This feature allows you to allocate the memory to either DRAM or PCI bus.

  • Page 72: Isa Bus Clock And Timing

    AMI BIOS ISA Memory Hole at 15-16 MB To prevent memory address conflicts between the system and expansion boards, reserve this memory range for the use of either the system or an expansion board. Disable the parameter to disregard the option. ISA Bus Clock and Timing ISA Bus Clock This parameter allows you to set the ISA bus clock that your board...

  • Page 73: Pci Timing

    AMI BIOS PCI Timing CPU-to-PCI Post Write Enable this parameter to control the posting of the CPU-to-memory write data in the posting buffers. Disable the parameter to deactivate the buffering function. The default is Enabled CPU-to-PCI Burst Write Enabling this parameter allows the translation of the host cycles into memory-burst cycles and controls the memory-burst-write cycles.

  • Page 74: Power Management Setup

    AMI BIOS Power Management Setup To take advantage of the power management features, select from the Setup menu. To select, highlight Power Management and press e or double-click on the Power Power Mgmt Management icon. The following screen appears: The screen above does not show all the parameters of the Power Management Setup menu.

  • Page 75: Power Management/Apm

    AMI BIOS Power Management/APM Set this parameter to to take advantage of the power- Enabled saving feature. Disable the parameter to bypass the feature. Standby Timeout This function lets you set when to put the system into standby mode. In standby mode, the CPU clock slows down. Any event detected returns the system to full power.

  • Page 76: Standby Mode Clock Speed

    AMI BIOS Standby Mode Clock Speed When the system enters the standby mode, the CPU clock starts to slow down. The parameter lets you set the clock speed in standby mode. The settings are Clk/4, Clk/8, Clk/12 and Clk/16. The default setting is Clk/16 Green PC Monitor...

  • Page 77: Video Access

    AMI BIOS Video Access Set this option to if you want to check the video activities. Monitor Any video activity detected resumes the system to normal mode. Select Ignore to bypass video activities during power-saving mode. IDE Hard Disks Set this option to Monitor if you want to check the IDE hard disk activities.

  • Page 78: Monitor I/O Port

    AMI BIOS Monitor I/O Port Set this option to if you want to check the I/O port Monitor activities. Any I/O port activity detected resumes the system to normal mode. Select Ignore to bypass the function during power- saving mode. Size -- Number of Ports This parameter is configurable only if the Monitor I/O Port is set to Monitor...

  • Page 79: Irq 3, Irq 4, Irq 5, Irq 7, Irq 9, Irq 10, Irq 11, Irq

    AMI BIOS IRQ 3, IRQ 4, IRQ 5, IRQ 7, IRQ 9, IRQ 10, IRQ 11, IRQ 14 and IRQ 15 Activities These options let you monitor the IRQ activities. Set these parameters to Monitor to check IRQ activities. Any IRQ activity detected resumes the system to normal mode.

  • Page 80: Programming Mode

    AMI BIOS Programming Mode The settings for this option are Auto and Manual. The Manual setting allows you to set up the screen items manually. The Auto setting sets up all the items automatically except for the Parallel Port Mode parameter.

  • Page 81: Irq Active

    AMI BIOS IRQ Active This option specifies if the parallel and serial port IRQs are active high or active low. The settings are High and Low. The default is High. Parallel Port Mode This option lets you set the parallel port mode. The settings are Normal or Extended.

  • Page 82: Utility Setup

    AMI BIOS Utility Setup IDE Setup This function allows your system to automatically configure your IDE hard disk(s). This screen appears if you select IDE Setup After a few seconds, the screen below appears showing your disk(s) parameters. Select to accept the values. User’s Guide 4-35...

  • Page 83: Color Set

    AMI BIOS Color Set This pop-up window appears if you select from the Color Set Utility Setup menu. Color Set lets you select the background color of your Setup window. The selections are LCD, Army, Pastel, and Sky. 4-36 User’s Guide...

  • Page 84: Default Setup

    AMI BIOS Default Setup Select this option to automatically set your system configuration parameters. To select, highlight and press e . Default Original This option loads the values that you saved before shutting off the system. The following prompt appears if you choose Original from the Default Setup menu .

  • Page 85: Fail-Safe

    AMI BIOS Fail-safe Choose this option and the BIOS automatically configures the system using the most stable settings. These settings are not necessarily the best settings for system performance, but safe and stable enough to guarantee you that your system will boot. This is useful if you are having problems with your current system configuration and need to determine the cause.

  • Page 86: Security Setup

    AMI BIOS Security Setup Password The system password prevents unauthorized use of your computer. If you enabled the password feature, it is impossible to boot the computer without entering the password. To set a password, highlight Password or simply double-click the Password icon.
  • Page 87 AMI BIOS If you forget your password, you must clear the CMOS RAM and reconfigure the system. To disable the password, press e when prompted for your password. Press e again when prompted to retype the password. 4-40 User’s Guide...

  • Page 88: Anti-Virus

    AMI BIOS Anti-virus Set this parameter to to protect the boot sector and Enabled partition table of your hard disk from virus intrusion. Set it to Disabled to bypass the feature. A prompt appears when you select from the Security Anti-virus Setup menu: Select...

  • Page 89: Exit Setup

    AMI BIOS Exit Setup To exit Setup, you can either double-click on the Control menu box or simply press ^ . A dialog box appears on the screen. If you select Save Changes Exit the BIOS automatically saves all CMOS values before leaving Setup. Select to exit Setup without Do Not Save Changes and Exit saving the CMOS values.

  • Page 90: Ncr Scsi Bios And Drivers

    AMI BIOS NCR SCSI BIOS and Drivers The NCR 53C810 SCSI BIOS resides on the same flash memory chip as the system BIOS. To use the onboard NCR BIOS, you need to install an NCR 53C810 SCSI controller card in your system. All SCSI devices that you install in your system require software drivers.
  • Page 91 Appendix Jumper Summary CPU Type and Speed CPU Type JP10 JP22 JP23 P54C-75 P54C-90 P54C-100 P54C/CS/CQS-120 P54C/CS/CQS-133 P54CS/CQS-150 P54CS/CQS-166 Cyrix 6x86-P120+ Open Open Cyrix 6x86-P150+ Open Open Cyrix 6x86-P166+ Open Open Flash ROM Type Type JP18 Flash ROM 5V Vpp 2-3, 5-6 12V Vpp 1-2, 5-6...
  • Page 92 Jumper Summary Cache Mode Cache Mode Linear (Cyrix) Interleave (Intel) Function Enabled Disabled Open CMOS Function JP19 Normal Clear CMOS Default Setting for Reserved Jumpers Jumper Default Setting 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 JP13 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 User’s Guide...

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