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Lin Kou 2nd Industrial Park, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C. declare under sole responsibility that the PIINS motherboard meets the intent of Directive 89/336/ECC for Electromagnetic Compatibility. Compliance was demonstrated to the following specifications as listed in the official Journal of the European Communities:...
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About This Manual This manual will guide the user how this SCSI motherboard was consisted. All useful information will be described in later chapters. Keep this manual for your future upgrade or system configuration changed. The chapter Quick Installation --- This chapter’s description is suitable for most user, Just follow step by step in installing the system.
Chapter 1- Overview 1.1 Features 1.2 Specif ications Chapter 2- Quick Installation Chapter 3- Hardware Installation 3.1 Preparation and Inspection 3.2 Placement 3.3 CPU group 3.4 Cache Memory 3.5 D-RAM Conf iguration 3.6 SCSI Interf ace 3.7 RAIDBUS 3.8 IDE Interf ace 3.9 USB 3.10 Enhanced Multi-IO 3.11 Other...
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Chapter 1. USB PS2 ATX P. PCI#1 Slot 1 Connector PCI#2 PCI#3 PCI#4 P. IDE S. IDE RAID Bank 0 Bank 2 Bank 1 Bank 3 U. SCSI BIOS W. SCSI P.Control JP18 Figure 1:Connectors for PIINS...
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Connector Function Description ATX P. 20 pin Standard ATX power input connector BIOS BIOS (Basic Input Output System) Bank 0 SIMM Socket(Single In-line Memory Module ) J15, J16 Bank 1 SIMM Socket(Single In-line Memory Module ) J14, J9 Bank 2 SIMM Socket(Single In-line Memory Module ) J8, J7 Bank 3 SIMM Socket(Single In-line Memory Module ) J6, J5...
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Jumper Setting CMOS Normal/Clear select Auto Terminator select SCSI Enabled/Disabled select PCI#3&4 JP16 Modem Ring-In Enabled Diamond VGA Enabled Quick Installation Step 1. Install CPU card Follow following to screw the Processor Rentention Mechanism.
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There are two sets of the Thread Studs need to screw to the Slot1’s Processor Retention Mechanism by a criss-cross screw driver. Plug the Slot1 CPU card into the Slot1 Rentention Mechanism in horizontal direction down to make sure that were contact correctly.
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Step 2. Install CPU Cooler’s power Hook the CPU Cooler’s power cable to JP1 that marked “FAN”. Step 4. Adjust the CPU frequency With the special design on this motherboard. Once the jumper cap was inserted, it will automatically caculate the Internal/ External Clock and CLKMUL (Clock Multiplier).
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Step 6. Install the Internal Peripherals The internal peripherals means devices that in the computer chassis like the Floppy Disk Drive, Hard Disk Drive, CD ROM Drive …etc. With this motherboard package, there are 34, 40, 50 and 68 pin flat cable. Use these cables to connect the motherboard and internal devices.
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Some computer chassis provides a SMI switch to front pannel control. Use the chassis provides a 2 pin housing and connect to this SMI switch(any direction can function this). Step 9. Install the Reset switch Most computer chassis provides a reset switch to front pannel control.
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Step 10. Install the Keylock Most computer chassis will provides a keylock switch. Normally connect the marked keylock connector to the motherboard keylock. This will cause the keyboard out of function once you switch the keylock to “Lock”. This will prevent any un-authorized keyin.
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the JP18(front panel power on/off switch) is necessory to be connected. Step 15. Install the Keyboard Follow the keyboard cable’s key direction and connect to this motherboard. Step 16. Install the Display Card Finally, follow the display card you have and insert in horizontal direction into the PCI/ISA expansion slot.
1.1 Featuress This PIINS SCSI Motherboard is based on the Intel 82440FX chipset, is the newest member to our SCSI Motherboard solution products families that under ATX form factor. The processor support both the Pentium Pro and Slot1 processor. Onboard the Adaptec PCI Ultra Wide SCSI AIC-7880(AHA-2940UW) that four times the Fast SCSI speed.
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Page Mode and Extended Data Output (EDO) module. Ultra Wide SCSI interface: ◼ PIINS equipe with Adaptec PCI Ultra Wide SCSI (AIC-7880 chip) built in which is equilevent to Adaptec AHA-2940UW PCI SCSI controller. The data transfer rate up to 40MB/Sec. ...
Enabled/Disable selectable from system BIOS Non-Burst Mode DMA Option,16 Byte Data FIFO 3 Mode Driver (option) ◼ Serial Port: Two high speed 16550 UART serial port IRQ selectable from BIOS. Address changeable form system BIOS ...
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HAPTER 2 Manufacture Default This SCSI Motherboard is shipped with manufacture preset at : CPU Clock at 233 MHz Adaptec SCSI Chip Enabled Adaptec Wide SCSI Mode Enabled SCSI Terminator Control by BIOS Printer ECP Mode at DMA3 Printer at IRQ7 , Address at 378h Serial 1 at IRQ4, Serial 2 at IRQ3 PS/2 MOUSE at IRQ 12 Reference to the Chapter 3 &...
Hardware Installation 3.1 Preparation and Inspection This PIINS SCSI Motherboard, like all electronic equipment is static sensitive. Please take the proper precautions when handling this board. You should avoid static up. If possible, You should ground yourself by touching a metal table or your computer frame.
3.2 Placement USB PS2 ATX P. PCI#1 Slot 1 Connector PCI#2 PCI#3 PCI#4 P. IDE S. IDE RAID Bank 0 Bank 2 Bank 1 Bank 3 U. SCSI BIOS W. SCSI P.Control JP18 Figure 1 : Placement for PIINS...
3.3 CPU group 3.3.1 CPU Connector This CPU connector provides flexibility for Intel Pentium II processors family by this Slot1 Retention Mechanism. The manufacture will provide this mechanism in the packing box, care in screw this mechanism by criss- cross screw driver. First separate the Slot1 Retention Mechanism into three parts.
3.3.3 CPU Clock Select JP19 is a 2 X 11 pin jumper, with one "colored" jumper cap on it. One and only one jumper cap need to put on this connector for selecting the CPU clock. Just put the colored yellow jumper cap to the speed your CPU really is (the CPU internal/external clock ratio and ISA clock will be automatically selected by setup the JP13).
Bank 2 Bank 1 Bank 3 Install the SIMM The PIINS supports different type of system memory. No jumper needed for this function or configure. NOTE: PIINS support both Fast Page DRAM or EDO DRAM, but they cannot be mixed within the same memory bank.
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This PIINS is a Ultra Wide SCSI and use the 16 bit Bus, this can connect the maximum 15 devices. And perform the 40MB/Sec transfer speed by this Ultra Wide SCSI.
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devices. Be-sure the cable's colored side should align to pin #1 of this connector. 3.5.3 Link Internal Ultra & Ultra Wide SCSI devices The SCSI devices are cabled together in a single, connected series. This SCSI cable must run sequentially from one device to the next, with no branches.
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3.5.4 Link Internal & External SCSI devices The concept of linking the internal and external SCSI devices is still the same--- cabled together in a single, connected series. This SCSI cable must run sequentially from one device to the next, with no branches. The manufacture provides two kinds of option --- Fast SCSI and Wide SCSI external expansion kit for user’s multiple choices.
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You must assign a different SCSI ID to each device on the SCSI bus connected to this motherboard. See your SCSI device documentation for directions on how to determine the ID and change it. ◼ Ultra/ Fast SCSI devices that connect to this mainboard's SCSI connector can be assigned ID from 0 to 7.
3.6 RAIDBUS slot (P55AVW only) 3.6.1 SCSI RAIDPort Turn this SCSI embedded motherboard to be hardware assist RAID ready by adding the RAIDBUS 1130 adapter. This RAIDBUS slot by adding the RAIDBUS 1130 adapter can support : ◼ Bus Master DMA ◼...
3.7.2 IDE LED A 2 pins IDE detect LED connector. 3.9 USB (Universal Serial Bus) Basically the USB is suitable for middle low speed devices like Mouse, Keyboard, Joystick..etc. In before, all these were using different connectors, and it is complicated for end user in installing the system. A 4 pin standard USB connector was designed on this motherboard, user just plug all their USB peripherals on these kinds of connector and just run.
3.10 Enhanced Multi-IO 3.10.1 FDC Connector The IBM compatible floppy disk drive has 360KB, 720KB, 1.2KB, 1.44KB and 2.88KB. The most popular is 1.44MB in 3.5 inch. There is also one kind of 2.88MB FDD is using on the Japan NEC PC98 series computer.
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ECP Mode DMA Channel Select by BIOS printer Port Address and IRQ Select by BIOS (378h/3BC with IRQ7, 278h with IRQ5.)
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Printer and IEEE 1284 cable The IEEE 1284 compliant cables have better features on the following: Twisted pairs of conductors Full foil shield Wire braid Controlled impedance -- 62 ohm Limited cross-walk With these features will guarantee the IEEE 1284 cable perform at much higher bandwidth rates that the fast Centronics, EPP and ECP modes perform at.
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3.11.2 Power Supply Connector There are two types of power connector provided by this SCSI motherboard. The 20 pin box header is ATX standard power connector. (will describe this on next chaptor ATX Form Factor). Note: The standard AT power supply will not power-up f rom JP18 f or it doesn’t has the “POWER O.K.”...
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Note : This mainbaord has no Turbo function, it will not support Turbo switch. The Power LED will light-on when you connect a computer case that mounted Turbo LED and power on this system. 3.11.4 PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Mosuse is a 6 pin Mini-DIN PS/2 mouse connector, the manufacture default is IRQ12.
HAPTER 4 ATX Form-Factor Overview The PIINS has been designed with ATX form -factor. The board size is 12" x 9.6" (305mm x 244mm). The ATX form -factor improves over Baby AT and LPX in a number of ways. By using the ATX chassis then the power supply orientation...
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ON/OFF button should be a momentary Switch or togle switch , depends on the JP12 setting . The PIINS has been designed with "soft off" functions. You can turn OFF the system from one of two sources: One is the front panel power ON/OFF switch, and the other is "Soft off"...
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ATX Power Supply Connector : Single Name Single Name 3.3V 3.3V -12.0V 3.3V PS-ON 5.0V 5.0V -5.0V PW-OK 5.0V 5VSB 5.0V 12.0V...
HAPTER 5 Award BIOS Setup Notice The information in this manual is subject to change without notice. The software described in this guide is furnished under a license agreement and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Award Software, Inc.
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Starting Setup The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the computer. The BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it. When it finishes, the BIOS will seek an operating system on one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to the operating system.
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+ key Increase the numeric value or make changes - key Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu (Shift)F2 key Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color forward , (Shift) F2 to select color backward F3 key Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu...
5.1 Main Menu Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter>...
Super / User Password Setting Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. Power Management Setup This entry only appears if your system supports Power Management, screen PC”, standards.
Automatically detect and configure hard disk parameters. The Award BIOS includes this ability in the event you are uncertain of your hard disk parameters. HDD Low Level Format If supported by your system, this provides a hard disk low level format utility. Save &...
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5.2 Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. 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.
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Daylight saving The category adds one hour to the clock when daylight-saving time begins. It also subtracts one hour when standard time returns. Enabled Enable daylight-saving Disabled Disable daylight-saving Primary Master/ Primary Slave/ Secondary Master/ Secondary Slave The categories identify the types of 2 channels that have been installed in the computer.
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If a hard disk has not been installed Select NONE and press <Enter>. The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that have been installed in the computer. None No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive;...
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No errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped and you will be prompted. All errors The system boot will not be stopped for any error that may be detected. All, The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will But Keyboard stop for all other errors.
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5.3 BIOS Features Setup This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the opportunity to select the system default speed, boot -up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX) BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
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NOTE: Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table can cause the above warning message. If you will be running such a program, we recommend that you first disable Virus Protection beforehand. CPU Internal Cache/ External Cache These two categories speed up memory access.
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Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks. Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks.
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Normal keyboard Fast chipset Typematic Rate Setting This determines if the typematic rate is to be used. When disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance. In other words, the BIOS will only report that the key is down. When the typematic rate is enabled, the BIOS will report as before, but it will then wait a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin the report that the key has been depressed repeatedly.
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250 msec 500 msec 750 msec 1000 1000 msec Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
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Enabled Video shadow is enabled Disabled Video shadow is disabled C8000 - CBFFF DC000 - DFFFF These categories determine whether option ROMs will be copied to RAM. An example of such option ROM would be support of on-board SCSI. Enabled Optional shadow is enabled Disabled Optional shadow is disabled...
DRAM Settings The first chipset settings deal with CPU access to dynamic random access memory (DRAM). The default timings have been carefully chosen and should only be altered if data is being lost. Such a scenario might well occur if your system had mixed speed DRAM chips installed so that greater delays may be required to preserve the integrity of the da ta held in the slower memory chips.
DRAM R/W Leadoff Timing This sets the number of CPU clocks allowed before reads and writes to DRAM are performed. Seven clocks leadoff for reads and six clocks leadoff for writes. Six clocks leadoff for reads and five clocks leadoff for writes. 7/6 Leadoff timing is the default.
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DRAM Write Burst Timing This sets the timing for burst mode writes from DRAM. Burst read and write requests are generated by the CPU in four separate parts. The first part provides the location within the DRAM where the read or write is to take place while the remaining three parts provide the actual data.
Turn-Around Insertion When this is enabled, the chipset will insert one extra clock to the turn -around of back-to-back DRAM cycles. Disabled is the default. ISA Clock This item allows you to select the PCI clock type. PCI CLK/3 PCI clock type PCI CLK/4 PCI clock type Cache Features...
PCI and IDE Configuration Bit I/O Recovery Time The recovery time is the length of time, measured in CPU clocks, which the system will delay after the completion of an input/output request. This delay takes place because the CPU is operating so much faster than the input/output bus that the CPU must be delayed to allow for the completion of the I/O.
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Chipset Special Features When disabled, the chipset behaves as if it were the earlier DRAM ECC/PARITY Select This item allows you to select between two methods of DRAM error checking, ECC and Parity (default). Memory Parity / ECC Check This item allows you to select between three methods of memory error checking, Auto, Enabled and Disabled Single Bit Error Report L2 Cache Cacheable...
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Pipeline Cache Timing This item allows you to select two timing of pipeline cache, Faster and Fastest. 5.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.
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HDD Power Down There are four selections for Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings. Disable (default) No power management. Disables all four modes Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min.
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Doze Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the CPU clock will run at slower speed while all other devices still operate at f ull speed. Standby Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the fixed disk drive and the video would be shut off while all other devices still operate at full speed.
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5.6 PnP/ PCI Configuration Setup This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components.
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Reset Configuration Data This item allows you to determine reset the configuration data or not. Choices are Enabled and Disabled (default). IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/1 4/15, DMA0/1/3/5/6/7 assigned to This item allows you to determine the IRQ / DMA assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot.
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Remember that this setting refers to the hard disk drive itself, rather than individual partitions. Since each IDE controller supports two separate hard drives, you can select the INT# for each. Again, you will note that the primary has a lower interrupt than the secondary as described in lot x Using INT#”...
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5.7 Integrated Peripherals ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled...
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IDE PIO IDE hard drive controllers can support up to two separate hard drives. These drives have a master/slave relationship which are determined by the cabling configuration used to attach them to the controller. Your system supports two IDE controllers--a primary and a secondary--so you have to ability to install up to four separate hard disks.
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Enabled Primary HDD controller used Disabled Primary HDD controller not used. Enabled is the default. 5.8 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS The chipset defaults are settings which provide for maximum system performance. While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance, the manufacturer has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs.
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5.9 Supervisor/User Password Setting You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences between are: supervisor password : can enter and change the options of the setup menus. user password : just can enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus.
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When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration. Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted.
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HAPTER 6 SCSI BIOS Setup Like the system BIOS, the SCSI BIOS is responsible for management/ control the SCSI hardware parameters setting. These paramenters include the SCSI ID, Terminator setting, and SCSI devices behavior pattern on the SCSI system. During system power on or warm reset the SCSI BIOS will scan all SCSI devices that connect to the SCSI bus and according to each setting default perform its behavior pattern.
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To start SCSI Select, press Ctrl + A when the BIOS banner first appears on the screen. Note: If you only connect a non-bootable device, this BIOS can not be installed. 6.2 SCSISelect Utility Options After you press Ctrl + A then it will displays the Options menu as below. AIC-78xx at Bus: Device xx:xxh Arrow keys to move cursor, <Enter>...
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6.3 Configure/View Host Adapter Settings The Configure / View Host Adapter Settings menu lists three settings under SCSI Channel Interface Definitions , as shown in following Figure. Adaptec AIC-78xx < SCSISelect(TM) > Utility v1.XX AIC-78xx at Bus: Device xx:xxh Configuration SCSI Channel Interface Definitions Host Adapter SCSI ID SCSI Parity Checking...
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When selecting the host adapter SCSI ID, consider the following: ⚫ If you install more than one SCSI host adapter in the computer, each board has its own SCSI bus. This means devices can have duplicate SCSI IDs, as long as they are not on the same SCSI bus (e.g. each SCSI b us can have a device with SCSI ID 0 , ets.).
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6.3.5 SCSI Device Configuration This option allows you to configure certain parameters of each SCSI device on the SCSI bus. Use the cursor keys ( ) to move between options . Press Enter to display a pop-up menu with a selection of values . Use the cursor keysx ...
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This option , which is supported by some SCSI devices, determines whether the Start Unit Command (SCSI command 1B) is sent to the SCSI device (most devices do not require this ). Enabling this option reduces the load on your computer's power supply by allowing the host adapter to power -up SCSI devices one - at - a-time when you boot your computer.
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⚫ Host Adapter BIOS This option enables or disables the on board SCSI BIOS . The default setting is Enabled. The host adapter BIOS must be enabled if you want the computer to boot from a SCSI hard disk drive connected to the host adapter . Several SCSISelect options cannot be used unless the SCSI BIOS is enabled .
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⚫ Display <Ctrl-A> Message Durig BIOS initialization. This option allows you to enable or disable the BIOS prompt for the SCSI utility. ⚫ Multiple Lun Support This option a llows you to enable or disable the SCSI Lun support ◼ BIOS Support for Int13 Extensions This option allows you to Enabled or Disabled the Int13 Extensions.
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Most SCSI disk devices are pre-formatted and do not need to be formatted again . The Adapter Format Disk utility is compatible with the vast majority of SCSI disk drives .Run it on hard disk drives or removable - media drives that were previously used with a non - Adaptec host adapter.
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Appendix A—CPU Confluence Intel CPU CPU Spec. Internal Clk Voltage Pentium 75 Full Series 75Mhz 3.38V Pentium 90 Full Series 90Mhz 3.38V Pentium 100 Sx886, Sx910, Sx956, 100Mhz 3.38V Q0656, Q0657, Q0697/S, Sx963, Q0784, SY007 Pentium 100 Sx960, Q0658, Sx962, 100Mhz 3.52V Q0698/S, Sx970...
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AMD CPU There are only two kinds of AMD CPU available in present market.(SSA/5 5k86 CPU and K5). The printing on SSA/5 CPU : AMD5k86-P90 AMD-SSA/5-90Abxxx Behind the AMD5k86 is the processor speed. The value behind the SSA/5 is the internal clock (for example 90). There are 75 and 90 MHz clock available today’s market.
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Cyrix CPU The Cyrix CPU’s printing is: 6x86-P166+GP 133Mhz 3.52V (028) The first lineP166 processor index. The second line is internal clock. (for example P133 is 133 Mega Hertz) The J15 should adjust to the same value as the CPU really are. The third line is CPU working voltage index.
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