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  • Page 1 User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Copyright Copyright Ó 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 Copyright Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
  • Page 5 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 6 About this Manual Purpose and Scope This manual tells how to install and configure the system board. Organization This manual consists of three 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 7 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 recommended selections Denotes actual messages that appear message displayed on screen Represent the actual keys that you , etc have to press on the keyboard.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Features Specifications............1-2 Board Layout............1-3 System Board Components.........1-4 Microprocessor..........1-4 ASICs 1-4 Award BIOS..........1-4 Expansion Slots..........1-5 DRAM Sockets..........1-5 Dual-channel PCI Mode 3 IDE....1-5 Super I/O Controller........1-6 Keyboard Connector........1-6 SRAM 1-6 SCSI Feature............1-7 Power Management..........1-7 Hardware Setup ESD Precautions..........2-1 Installing a Microprocessor........2-2 Upgrading the Microprocessor......2-4 Jumper Settings...........2-5 Dual-processor/ Single-processor...
  • Page 9 Table of Contents Changing the CPU Type and Speed..2-7 Selecting the Primary-level Cache Mode. . .2-8 Selecting the Cache Size......2-8 Enabling the Second-level Cache Parity..2-9 Changing the Flash ROM Type....2-10 Enabling the Enhanced-IDE Controller..2-10 Enabling the FDC and Super I/O Chip..2-11 Selecting the ECP DMA Channel.....2-11 Enabling the SCSI Chip Termination..2-12 Selecting the SCSI Device Size....2-12...
  • Page 10 Table of Contents Installing Expansion Boards.....2-22 Award BIOS Award BIOS Setup Main Menu......3-1 Standard CMOS Setup........3-2 Date 3-3 Time 3-3 Hard Disks...........3-3 Floppy Drive Types........3-4 Video 3-4 Error Halt.............3-5 Memory............3-5 BIOS Features Setup..........3-7 Virus Warning..........3-7 CPU Internal Cache/External Cache..3-8 Quick Power-on Self-test......3-8 Boot Sequence...........3-8 Swap Floppy Drive........3-8 Boot-up Floppy Seek........3-9...
  • Page 11 Table of Contents Memory Parity Check........3-10 Typematic Rate Setting......3-10 Typematic Rate.........3-10 Typematic Delay........3-10 Security Option.........3-11 IDE Second-channel Control....3-11 Video BIOS Shadow.........3-11 C8000-CBFFF Shadow to DC000-DFFFF Shadow.............3-11 Chipset Features Setup........3-12 Auto-configuration Function......3-12 Power-management Setup........3-13 Power Management........3-14 PM Control by APM........3-14 Video-off Method........3-15 Doze Mode, Standby Mode, Suspend Mode..........3-15 HDD Power Down........3-15...
  • Page 12 Table of Contents Onboard SCSI...........3-18 Available IRQs..........3-18 PCI IRQ Activated By.......3-19 PCI IDE IRQ Map To........3-19 Onboard PCI SCSI Chip......3-19 Onboard PCI IDE Chip......3-19 Onboard FDC Controller......3-19 Onboard Serial Ports 1 and 2....3-20 COM3 & COM4 Address......3-20 Parallel Port..........3-21 Parallel Port Mode........3-21 Load BIOS Defaults...........3-22 Load Setup Defaults..........3-23 Password Setting..........3-24...
  • Page 13 Chapter Features The DP5 is a dual-Pentium Ô (3.3V) system board that utilizes the PCI/ISA architecture. It has two zero-insertion force (ZIF)-type CPU sockets that accommodate Pentium CPUs. It also has three ISA-AT slots, two PCI slots, one ISA-/PCI-shared slot, and six 72-pin single in-line memory module (SIMM) sockets that can accommodate a maximum memory of 384 MB.

  • Page 14: Features

    Features Specifications Microprocessor Pentium™ (3.3V) Processor 75/90/100 MHz Memory 384 MB SIMM Sockets Six 72-pin, 32-bit ASIC Chip Intel Neptune 82434NX 82433NX (2 pcs) 82379AB Bus Architecture ISA, PCI Expansion Slots Three ISA slots, two PCI slots and one ISA-/PCI shared slot Ports One parallel port (SPP/ECP/EPP) Two serial ports (UART 16C550)

  • Page 15: Board Layout

    Features Board Layout 1. Keyboard controller 11. IDE1 connector 2. System BIOS 12. SIMM sockets 3. PS/2 mouse connector* 13. Second-level cache 4. AT keyboard connector / 14. Voltage regulator PS/2 keyboard connector 15. Primary CPU socket 5. COM1 connector 16.

  • Page 16: System Board Components

    Features System Board Components Microprocessor The DP5 system board uses dual Pentium (P54C) processors running at 50, 60 or 66 MHz (75/90/100 MHz core clock). Chapter 2 gives details on how to upgrade the Pentium processor. ASICs The ASICs onboard are the Intel Neptune 82434NX, 82433NX, and 82379AB.

  • Page 17: Expansion Slots

    Features Expansion Slots The board expansion slots consist of three ISA-AT, two PCI and one ISA-/PCI-shared slots. These expansion slots are the parallel bars on the system board. Each slot has rows of golden pins that serve as a clutch to secure the contacts of expansion boards. Chapter 2 tells how to install expansion boards.

  • Page 18: Super I/O Controller

    Features Super I/O Controller The onboard super I/O controller chip supports two UART 16450/16550-compatible serial ports and a parallel port (SPP, EPP, ECP) It also accommodates 1.2-/1.44-/2.88-MB diskette drives allowing full-range access to 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. Keyboard Connector The keyboard connector at the rear of the system board accepts any AT-compatible keyboard.

  • Page 19: Scsi Feature

    SCSI manual or diskette for more information on using SCSI. Power Management The DP5 conforms to the power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star program. The system board features four system power-saving modes that reduce power consumption.

  • Page 20: Hardware Setup

    Chapter Hardware Setup This chapter discusses the CPU options, 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 board into a housing. You may add the other components after installing the board.

  • Page 21: Installing A Microprocessor

    Hardware Setup Installing a Microprocessor The system board comes with two zero-insertion force (ZIF)-type CPU sockets. Follow these steps to install a Pentium CPU in a ZIF-type upgrade socket: Read the ESD Precautions before you unpack and install the CPU. Make sure that the system power is off before you install any component.
  • Page 22 Hardware Setup Pull up the CPU socket lever. See Step 3 in illustration. Insert the Pentium CPU into the socket. Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU matches the hole 1 of the socket. See Step 4. Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 User’s Guide...

  • Page 23: Upgrading The Microprocessor

    Hardware Setup Pull down the socket lever to lock the CPU into the socket. See Step 5. Plug-in the fan cable into the onboard fan connector. Set the jumpers properly. See the following sections for the correct jumper settings. Upgrading the Microprocessor Follow these steps to upgrade the Pentium CPU: Turn off the system power.

  • Page 24: 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. Jumpers JP8, JP15 and JP25 are reserved for manufacturer use. See Appendix A for the default settings.

  • Page 25: Dual-Processor/ Single-Processor Operation Select

    Hardware Setup Dual-processor/ Single-processor Operation Select The DP5 dual Pentium board supports both dual-processor and single-processor operation. Set jumpers JP17, JP18, JP19, JP20 and JP21 according to the number of processors operating. JP17 JP18 JP19 JP20 JP21 Single processor (only...

  • Page 26: Changing The Cpu Type And Speed

    Hardware Setup Changing the CPU Type and Speed You must reset jumpers JP16 and JP23 if you change the CPU type and speed. See the following figure for the correct settings. JP16 JP23 P54C-75 P54C-90 P54C-100 User’s Guide...

  • Page 27: Selecting The Primary-Level Cache Mode

    Hardware Setup Selecting the Primary-level Cache Mode The jumper JP22 allows you to select the primary-level cache (L1) mode. The L1 may support either write-back or write-through mode, depending on the CPU installed. JP22 Write-back (default) Write-through Selecting the Cache Size The system board supports 256-KB and 512-KB second-level cache.

  • Page 28: Enabling The Second-Level Cache Parity

    Hardware Setup Enabling the Second-level Cache Parity The jumper JP13 lets you enable or disable the second-level cache parity. To enable the L2 cache, close pins 1-3 and 2-4. To disable, close pins 1-2 and 3-4. JP13 Enabled (1-3, 2-4) (default) Disabled (1-2, 3-4)

  • Page 29: Changing The Flash Rom Type

    Hardware Setup Changing the Flash ROM Type The 3-pin jumper marked JP1 on the system board allows you to choose the flash ROM type. 5V Flash ROM Mode (default) 12V Flash ROM Mode Enabling the Enhanced-IDE Controller The 3-pin jumper JP7 is used to enable or disable the E-IDE controller.

  • Page 30: Enabling The Fdc And Super I/O Chip

    Hardware Setup Enabling the FDC and Super I/O Chip The 3-pin jumper JP6 enables or disables the super I/O chip. The SMC665 onboard I/O chip supports two serial ports, one parallel port and FDD functions. Set the jumper to Disabled if you want to use a separate I/O card.

  • Page 31: Enabling The Scsi Chip Termination

    Hardware Setup Enabling the SCSI Chip Termination The onboard SCSI chip is the AIC-7870. The jumper JP4 lets you enable or disable the onboard SCSI chip termination. Enabled (default) Disabled Selecting the SCSI Device Size If the SCSI chip is enabled, you must select the SCSI device size. The jumpers JP9, JP10, JP11 and JP12 enable you to set the SCSI size.

  • Page 32: Enabling The Ps/2 Mouse (Optional)

    Hardware Setup Enabling the PS/2 Mouse (optional) The system board accepts both AT and PS/2 mice. To enable the PS/2 mouse, set the 2-pin jumper JP5 open. To disable, close pins 1- Enabled Disabled Clearing the CMOS The jumper JP14 is a 2-pin jumper used to clear the values in the CMOS.

  • Page 33: Memory Configuration

    Hardware Setup Memory Configuration The system board supports a maximum memory of 384 MB. The six 72-pin SIMM sockets accommodate 1-, 4-, 16- and 64-MB single- sided SIMMs, and 2-, 8- and 32-MB double-sided SIMMs. All SIMMs support a DRAM speed of 70/80 ns or less. The table below lists the SIMM types and their corresponding capacity.

  • Page 34: Installing A Simm

    Hardware Setup You can install SIMMs in any bank. However, make sure that you install the same SIMM type in a given bank. For example: Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2 Total SIMM 0 SIMM 1 SIMM 2 SIMM 3 SIMM 4 SIMM 5 Memory...

  • Page 35: Removing A Sim

    Hardware Setup The SIMM should be at a 90 angle when installed. 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. 2-16 User’s Guide...

  • Page 36: Upgrading Cache Memory

    Hardware Setup Upgrading Cache Memory The second-level cache is upgradable from 256 KB to 512 KB. The system supports both write-back and write-through modes. See the table below for the possible cache configurations. Cache Size Data SRAM Location 256 KB 32 Kb x 8 x 8 pcs U47, U48, U49, U52 U55, U56, U57, U58...

  • Page 37: Connectors

    Hardware Setup Press the SRAM chip gently but firmly into place. Be careful not to bend the pins. Connectors Multifunction Connector This 20-pin connector is marked CON5 on the system board. supports a number of system functions: LED, turbo, reset, keylock, and speaker.
  • Page 38 Hardware Setup Speaker Power LED Keylock Speaker Power LED Keylock Reset Break Switch Green Mode LED ( Turbo Switch ) ( Turbo LED ) Reset Turbo Switch Turbo LED Some housings have a five-pin connector for the keylock and power LED.

  • Page 39: Keyboard Connector

    Hardware Setup Other housings may have a 12-pin connector. If your housing has this type of connector, plug it into CON5 as shown in the following figure. Make sure that the red wire of the connector connects to pin Ground Reset Keylock Res-VCC...

  • Page 40: Power Connector

    Hardware Setup 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. User’s Guide 2-21...

  • Page 41: Cpu Fan Connector

    +12V 2-pin fan power connector (J2) Installation The full baby-AT size DP5 system board easily fits most housings. It has mounting holes that conform to the standard system housing. Some housings may differ slightly in design, requiring additional steps to install the board. Read the documentation that comes with the housing.

  • Page 42: Installing The System Board

    Hardware Setup Installing the System Board Open the system housing. Use at least two of the 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. See the section Connectors.

  • Page 43: Award Bios

    Chapter Award BIOS This chapter explains the Setup utility for the Award BIOS and tells how to configure the system by setting the BIOS parameters. Award BIOS Setup Main Menu The Award BIOS Setup Main Menu appears below. During booting, a prompt asks you to enter the system menu.

  • Page 44: Standard Cmos Setup

    Award BIOS The section at the bottom of the screen tells how to control the menu. Press the arrow keys to move between items, to color scheme of the display, to exit, and to save the changes before exiting. Another section at the bottom gives a brief description of the highlighted item.

  • Page 45: Date

    Award BIOS Date To set the date, highlight the Date parameter. Press to set the current date. The date format is month, date, and year. Time To set the time, highlight the Time parameter. Press to set the current time in hour, minute, and second format. The time is based on the 24-hour military clock.

  • Page 46: Floppy Drive Types

    Award BIOS Floppy Drive Types Press to select a floppy disk drive type. The settings are: · 360K, 5.25 in. · 1.2M, 5.25 in. · 720K, 3.5 in. · 1.44M, 3.5 in. · 2.88M, 3.5 in. Select None if you have no floppy drive. Video This parameter allows you to configure the video display card present in your system.

  • Page 47: Error Halt

    Award BIOS Error Halt This parameter enables you to control the system stops in case of error. The available settings are: · No Errors · All Errors · All, But Keyboard · All, But Diskette · All, But Disk/Key The default setting is All Errors Memory The Memory parameters are for display only.
  • Page 48 Award BIOS Expanded Memory Expanded memory is the memory defined by the Lotus/Intel/Microsoft (LIM) standard as EMS. Since a number of standard DOS applications can not utilize memory above 640 KB, the Expanded Memory Specification (EMS) swaps the memory which is not utilized by DOS with a section, or frame.

  • Page 49: Bios Features Setup

    Award BIOS BIOS Features Setup This screen appears when you select BIOS Features Setup from the Main Menu. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled External Cache...

  • Page 50: Cpu Internal Cache/External Cache

    Award BIOS Any attempt during boot-up to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive stops the system and the following warning message appears on the screen. Run an anti-virus program to locate the problem. ! WARNING ! Disk Boot Sector is to be modified Type "Y"...

  • Page 51: Boot-Up Floppy Seek

    Award BIOS Boot-up Floppy Seek Set this parameter to Enabled to detect the type of floppy disk drive by tracks. Set it Disabled to disregard searching. Note that in the Disabled setting, no warning message appears if the drive installed is 360 KB. The default setting is Enabled Boot-up NumLock Status Setting this parameter to...

  • Page 52: Memory Parity Check

    Award BIOS Memory Parity Check This parameter lets you enable or disable the optional parity DRAM. The default setting is Disabled If you install SIMMs with parity bit chips, you must set this parameter to Enabled Typematic Rate Setting Set this parameter to Enabled to determine the typematic rate.

  • Page 53: Ide Second-Channel Control

    Award BIOS To disable the security option, select Password Setting from the Main Menu and press IDE Second-channel Control Set this parameter to Enabled if the system uses the second IDE channel. Disable the parameter if only the primary IDE channel is in use.

  • Page 54: Chipset Features Setup

    Award BIOS Chipset Features Setup This screen appears when you select Chipset Features Setup from the Main Menu. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Auto-Configuration : Enabled Memory Hole at 15 MB Addr: : Disabled DRAM Burst of 4 Refresh : Enabled DRAM RAS# Active : Asserted...

  • Page 55: Power-Management Setup

    Award BIOS Do not change the values of the Chipset parameters unless you are a qualified technician. To configure, simply set the Auto-configuration Function to Enabled Power-management Setup The Power-management Setup controls the mainboard’s green features. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

  • Page 56: Power Management

    Award BIOS Power Management This function enables you to control the power-saving modes, display turn off and HDD power down. The four settings are as follows: Setting Description Max Saving Maximize energy conservation by putting the system into power-saving mode after a brief period of system inactivity.

  • Page 57: Video-Off Method

    Award BIOS Video-off Method If your video display adapter supports the green features, then you can set this parameter to its default setting which is SYNC+Blank . If not, then set this to Blank Setting The default setting saves more power since it turns off the CRT vertical and horizontal scanning once the monitor screen blanks.

  • Page 58: Irq3, 4, 8 And 12

    Award BIOS HDD Power Down does not affect SCSI hard disks. IRQ3, 4, 8 and 12 This function allows you to monitor IRQ3, 4, 8 and 12 activities. An activity detected from any enabled ports returns the system to normal mode.

  • Page 59: Pci Configuration Setup

    Award BIOS PCI Configuration Setup This screen configures the PCI Bus slots. All the slots use INTA#. If you install a card, you should set the card to INTA#. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. PnP BIOS Auto-config : Disabled Onboard PCI SCSI Chip : Enabled Onboard PCI IDE Chip...

  • Page 60: Slots 1, 2, And 3 Using Int

    Award BIOS Slots 1, 2, and 3 Using INT# Each PCI slot supports four interrupt pins. These parameters let you select which interrupt pin to use. The selections are interrupt pins A, B, C, D and Auto. However, you must always start with interrupt pin A.

  • Page 61: Pci Irq Activated By

    Award BIOS PCI IRQ Activated By This option lets the user set when to activate the PCI IRQ. The available settings are Edge and Level. The Edge is the start of the signal and Level is the point at which the signal is high. The default setting for this parameter is Level PCI IDE IRQ Map To...

  • Page 62: Onboard Serial Ports 1 And 2

    Award BIOS Onboard Serial Ports 1 and 2 These lines allow you to assign addresses for the board’s serial connectors. The serial ports can be assigned as follows: Port Address COM1 3F8H (onboard serial port 1 default) COM2 2F8H (onboard serial port 2 default) COM3 338H COM4...

  • Page 63: Parallel Port

    Award BIOS · 338H, 238H The default settings are 338H 238H Parallel Port This parameter controls the onboard parallel port connector. The options for this parameter are: · 378H · 3BCH · 278H · Disabled The default setting is 278H If you are using an I/O card with a parallel port, make sure that the addresses don’t conflict.

  • Page 64: Load Bios Defaults

    Award BIOS Load BIOS Defaults This option loads the default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. If the values specified in the Setup utility become corrupted, these defaults load automatically when you turn on the system power. These settings are non-optimal and bypass all high-performance features.

  • Page 65: Load Setup Defaults

    Award BIOS Load Setup Defaults The Load Setup Defaults option loads settings which are a combination of the BIOS defaults and higher-performance settings your system can use as detected during POST. The auto-configured settings only affect the BIOS Features Setup, Chipset Features Setup and PCI Configuration Setup.
  • Page 66 Award BIOS 3-24 User’s Guide...

  • Page 67: Password Setting

    Award BIOS Password Setting This option lets you set a password. A password prevents unauthorized use of your computer. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT POWER MANAGEMENT...

  • Page 68: Ide Hdd Auto-Detection

    Award BIOS If you use the Password features, the Security Option line in the BIOS Features Setup determines when to enter the password. IDE HDD Auto-detection If your system has an IDE hard drive, you can use this utility to detect its parameters and enter them into the Standard CMOS Setup automatically.

  • Page 69: Save & Exit Setup

    Award BIOS This utility only detects one set of parameters for your IDE hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set of parameters. If your hard disk is formatted using different parameters than those detected, have enter parameters manually.
  • Page 70 Chapter Award BIOS This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS and tells how to configure the system by setting the BIOS parameters. Award BIOS Setup Main Menu The Award BIOS Setup Main Menu appears below. During booting, a prompt asks you to enter the system menu.
  • Page 71 Award BIOS The section at the bottom of the screen tells how to control the screen. Use the arrow keys to move between items, to color scheme of the display, to exit, and to save the changes before exit. Another section at the bottom of the screen displays a brief description of the highlighted item.
  • Page 72 Award BIOS Date To set the date, highlight the Date parameter. Press to set the current date. The date format is month, date, and year. Time To set the time, highlight the Time parameter. Press to set the current time in hour, minute, and second format. The time is based on the 24-hour military clock.
  • Page 73 Award BIOS Floppy Drive Types Press to select a floppy disk drive type. The settings are: · 360 KB 5.25-inch · 1.2 MB 5.25-inch · 720 KB 3.5-inch · 1.44 MB 3.5-inch · 2.88 MB 3.5-inch. Choose None if you have no floppy drive. Video This parameter allows you to configure the video display card present in your system.
  • Page 74 Award BIOS Error Halt This parameter enables you to control the system stops in case of error. The available settings are: · No Errors · All Errors · All But Keyboard · All But Diskette · All But Disk/Key The default setting is All Errors Memory The Memory parameters are for display only.
  • Page 75 Award BIOS Expanded Memory Expanded memory is the memory defined by the Lotus/Intel/Microsoft (LIM) standard as EMS. Since a number of standard DOS applications can not utilize memory above 640 KB, the Expanded Memory Specification (EMS) swaps the memory which is not utilized by DOS with a section, or frame.
  • Page 76 Award BIOS BIOS Features Setup This screen appears when you select BIOS Features Setup from the Main Menu. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled External Cache...
  • Page 77 Award BIOS Any attempt during boot-up to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive stops the system and the following warning message appears on the screen. Run an anti-virus program to locate the problem. ! WARNING ! Disk Boot Sector is to be modified Type "Y"...
  • Page 78 Award BIOS Boot-up Floppy Seek Set this parameter to Enabled to detect the type of floppy disk drive by tracks. Set it Disabled to disregard searching. Note that in the Disabled setting, no warning message appears if the drive installed is 360 KB. The default setting is Enabled Boot-up NumLock Status Setting this parameter to...
  • Page 79 Award BIOS Memory Parity Check This parameter lets you enable or disable the optional parity DRAM. The default setting is Disabled If you install SIMMs with parity bit chips, then you must set this parameter to Enabled Typematic Rate Setting Set this parameter to Enabled to determine the typematic rate.
  • Page 80 Award BIOS Video BIOS Shadow If enabled, this copies the video display card BIOS into the system DRAM to improve system performance. The default setting for this parameter is Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow to EC000-EFFFF Shadow These ten lines are for shadowing other expansion cards with ROMs. Disabled The default setting for these areas is .
  • Page 81 Award BIOS Chipset Features Setup This screen appears when you select Chipset Features Setup from the Main Menu. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. DRAM Burst of 4 Refresh : Enabled Memory Hole Start Address : 15 MB DRAM RAS# Active : Deassert Memory Hole Size...
  • Page 82 Award BIOS Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup controls the mainboard’s green features. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Power Management : Disabled IRQ1 (Keyboard) : OFF PM Control by APM : Yes IRQ3 (COM2) : OFF Video Off Method : V/H SYNC+Blank IRQ4...
  • Page 83 Award BIOS Power Management This function enables you to control the power-saving modes, display turn off and HDD power down. The four settings are as follows: Setting Description Max Saving Maximize energy conservation by putting the system into power-saving mode after a brief period of system inactivity.
  • Page 84 Award BIOS Video Off Method If your video display adapter supports the green features, then you can set this parameter to its default setting which is SYNC+Blank . If not, then set this to Blank Setting The default setting saves more power since it turns off the CRT vertical and horizontal scanning once the monitor screen blanks.
  • Page 85 Award BIOS HDD Power Down does not affect SCSI hard disks. IRQ3, 4, 8 and 12 This function allows you to monitor IRQ3, 4, 6 and 12 activities. An activity detected from any enabled ports resumes the system to normal mode. Power Down Activities COM, LPT, Drive Ports Accessed These parameters allow you to monitor the activities of the COM, LPT...
  • Page 86 Award BIOS PCI Configuration Setup This screen configures the PCI Bus slots. All the slots use INTA#. If you install a card, you should set the card to INTA#. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Slot 1 Using INT# : AUTO Onboard PCI SCSI Chip : Enabled...
  • Page 87 Award BIOS The default setting for these parameters is Auto . This automatically sets the system IRQ for the PCI slot. Available IRQs These parameters let you assign a system IRQ to each PCI slot. The available settings are 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 and NA. The NA setting means no IRQ is assigned to the slot.
  • Page 88 Award BIOS Onboard PCI IDE Chip This parameter lets you enable or disable the onboard PCI IDE chip. The default setting is Enabled Onboard FDC Controller If enabled, this parameter allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy disk connector instead of a separate Disabled controller card.
  • Page 89 Award BIOS Make sure that the ports have different assignments. 4-20 User’s Guide...
  • Page 90 Award BIOS COM3 & COM4 Address These lines allow you to set the COM3 and COM4 addresses. The available options are as follows: · 3E8H, 2E8H · 2E8H, 2E0H · 220H, 228H · 338H, 238H The default settings are 338H 238H Parallel Port This parameter controls the onboard parallel port connector.
  • Page 91 Award BIOS Parallel Port Mode The default setting for this function is Normal . If your system has a parallel interface peripheral device, set this function according to the enhanced mode that your device supports. The available options are: · Normal ·...
  • Page 92 Award BIOS Load BIOS Defaults This option loads the default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. If the values specified in the Setup utility become corrupted, these defaults load automatically when you turn on the system power. These settings are non-optimal and bypass all high-performance features.
  • Page 93 Award BIOS Load Setup Defaults The Load Setup Defaults option loads settings which are a combination of the BIOS defaults and higher-performance settings your system can use as detected during POST. The auto-configured settings only affect the BIOS Features Setup, Chipset Features Setup and PCI Configuration Setup.
  • Page 94 Award BIOS User’s Guide 4-25...
  • Page 95 Award BIOS Password Setting This option lets you set a password. Password prevents unauthorized use of your computer. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT POWER MANAGEMENT SAVE &...
  • Page 96 Award BIOS If you use the Password features, the Security Option line in the BIOS Features Setup determines when to enter the password. IDE HDD Auto-detection If your system has an IDE hard drive, you can use this utility to detect its parameters and enter them into the Standard CMOS Setup automatically.
  • Page 97 Award BIOS This utility only detects one set of parameters for your IDE hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set of parameters. If your hard disk is formatted using different parameters than those detected, have enter parameters manually.
  • Page 98 Appendix Jumper Summary Dual-processor/Single-processor Operation Select Selection JP17 JP18 JP19 JP20 JP21 Single processor Open Open Dual processor Closed Closed Changing the CPU Type and Speed CPU Type-Speed JP16 JP23 P54C-75 Open P54C-90 P54C-100 Selecting the Primary-level Cache (L1) Mode Mode JP22 Write-back...
  • Page 99 Jumper Summary Enabling the Second-level Cache Parity Function JP13 Enabled 1-3, 2-4 Disabled 1-2, 3-4 Selecting the Flash ROM Type Flash ROM Type 5V Flash ROM 12V Flash ROM Enabling the Enhanced IDE Controller Function Enabled Disabled Enabling the Super I/O Chip Function Enabled Disabled...
  • Page 100 Jumper Summary Enabling the SCSI Chip Termination Function Enabled Open Disabled Closed Selecting the SCSI Device Size JP10 JP11 JP12 8-bit SCSI Open Open 16-bit SCSI Closed Closed Enabling the PS/2 Mouse (optional) Function Enabled Open Disabled Closed Clearing the CMOS Function JP14 Normal...
  • Page 101 Jumper Summary User’s Guide...
  • Page 102 Appendix NS PC87410 Device Drivers The system board comes with a NS PC87410 software package that includes two diskettes. The first diskette contains the software drivers for DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows NT, Novell 3.1X, 4.X and OS/2. The second diskette contains the software driver for SCO UNIX 3.X. The following sections tell how to install the device drivers.
  • Page 103 NS PC87410 Device Drivers The Microsoft driver does not support the secondary channel Track Remapping feature. Therefore, do not enable the 32-bit disk access during installation if the target disk is connected to the secondary channel. The 32-bit disk access will be enabled after the Windows driver installation.
  • Page 104 NS PC87410 Device Drivers OS/2 v2.1X Insert Diskette 1 into drive A. Type A:\INSTALL When prompted where to copy the files, do not select drive C. Follow the screen instructions. After you install OS/2, click on the Drive Setup icon to complete the instructions.

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