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CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 1
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
The MSI LPX SI15 mainboard is a high-performance personal computer
mainboard based on the Pentium
®
®
Intel
Pentium
/Pentium
®
6x86MX, AMD
K5/K6, and IDT C6
The mainboard utilizes the SiS
UMA mode. In addition there is an on-chipset USB and IDE controller
which supports IDE PIO/Bus master operation mode for IDE HDD/CD-ROM.
The PIO mode supports Mode 0,1,2,3 and 4, with a transfer rate up to 22 MB
per/sec.
®
processor. This mainboard supports
®
TM
with MMX
Technology, Cyrix
TM
processors.
®
5597 chipset, which has Built-in VGA using
1-1
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
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6x86/6x86L/

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  • Page 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The MSI LPX SI15 mainboard is a high-performance personal computer ® mainboard based on the Pentium processor. This mainboard supports ® ® ® ® Intel Pentium...
  • Page 2 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION 1.1 Mainboard Features ® ® ® Socket 7 supports Intel Pentium /Pentium with MMX technology Processor ® ® The Cyrix 6x86/6x86L/6x86MX ,AMD K5/K6 and IDT C6 processors are also supported.
  • Page 3 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION On-Board IDE ® An IDE controller on the SiS 5597 PCI Chipset provides IDE HDD/CD- ROM with PIO and Bus Master Operation Mode. The PIO Mode supports modes 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 with a transfer rate of 22 Mbytes per second.
  • Page 4 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION BIOS The system board BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. The system board provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your system board specifications.
  • Page 5 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION 1.2 Mainboard Layout Line PS/2 PS/2 Speaker mouse keyboard JCD1 JCD2 COM B COM A JFEAU JSON JGAME1 JMODEM JLAN2 Power Connector JIR1 5597 HDD1 HDD2 SW 1 JFP1...
  • Page 6 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Line PS/2 PS/2 Speaker mouse keyboard JCD1 JCD2 COM B COM A JFEAU JLAN2 JSON JGAME1 JMODEM Power Connector JIR1 5597 HDD1 HDD2 SW 1 JFP1 JFAN1 JRM1...
  • Page 7 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ® ® ® The MSI LPX SI15 mainboard operates with Intel Pentium /Pentium ® ® with MMX technology, Cyrix 6x86/6x86L/6x86MX, AMD K5/K6 and IDT C6 processors. It could operate with 2.8V to 3.52V processors. The mainboard provides a 321-pin ZIF Socket 7 for easy CPU installation, a DIP switch (SW1) to set the proper speed for the CPU.
  • Page 8 2.1-2 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure 1. The DIP Switch SW1 (4, 5, and 6) is used to adjust the CPU Clock Frequency. See the following chart to set the different Host Clock Frequencies. Clock 50MHz 55MHz 60MHz 66MHz 75MHz 2.
  • Page 9 2.1-3 CPU Jumperless Voltage Setting: JV1(reserved)/JV2 This mainboard provides a jumperless voltage setting. The moment you change your CPU, the BIOS will auto-detect and enter BIOS Setup menu. Press “F10” or select “ Save and Exit”. The system will reboot. ®...
  • Page 10 ® Table 2.1 Intel Processor ® ® Intel Pentium Processors CPU Speed Type 90MHz 100MHz 120MHz 133MHz 150MHz 166MHz 200MHz ® ® Intel Pentium Processors with MMX Technology 166MHz 200MHz 233MHz...
  • Page 11 ® Table 2.2 Cyrix Processor ® Cyrix processor uses PR to rate the speed of their processor based on ® ® Intel Pentium processor core speed. For example, P150 (120MHz) has ® ® 150MHz core speed of Intel Pentium processor but has 120MHz core ®...
  • Page 12 ® Cyrix 6x86MX Processors with MMX Technology (reserved) CPU Speed Type PR166 (60 x 2.5) PR200 (66 x 2.5) PR200 (75 x 2) PR233 (66 x 3) PR233 (75 x 2.5) PR266 (66 x 3.5) PR266 (75 x 3)
  • Page 13 ® Table 2.3 AMD Processor ® processor uses PR to rate the speed of there processor based on ® ® Intel Pentium processor core speed. For example, PR133 (100MHz) has ® ® 133MHz core speed of Intel Pentium processor but has 100MHz core ®...
  • Page 14 Table 2.4 IDT Processor IDT C6 Processors CPU Speed Type 150MHz 180MHz 200MHz...
  • Page 15 2.1-5 CPU Fan Connectors: JFAN1/JFAN2 These connectors support fan with +12V. When connecting the wire to the connector, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V pin. The black wire should be connected to GND. We recommend on using the JFAN2, for easy installation.
  • Page 16 A battery must be used to retain the system board configuration in CMOS RAM. If you use the on-board battery, you must short pins of JB1 to keep the CMOS data. JB1 (PCB ver 2.X)/ JB2 (PCB ver 1.X) KEEP DATA CLEAR DATA 2-10...
  • Page 17 Attach a power saving switch to JG1. When the switch is pressed, the system immediately goes into suspend mode. Press any key and the system wakes up. JG2 can be connected with LED to monitor the JG1. When you use an ATX power supply, shorting JG1 more than 4 sec will turn off the system.
  • Page 18 2.4-1 Memory Bank Configuration The mainboard provides two 168-pin unbuffered DIMM(Double In-Line Memory) sockets to support a maximum of 128MB memory. You can use DIMM from 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, to 64MB. 2-12...
  • Page 19 2.4-2 Memory Installation Procedures A. How to install a DIMM Module Single Sided DIMM Double Sided DIMM 1. The DIMM slot has a two Notch Key called “VOLT and DRAM” , so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. 2.
  • Page 20 2.4-3 Memory Population Rule 1. You can only use a 3.3v EDO and SDRAM DIMM. 2. You can only used an unbuffered DIMM. 3. To operate properly, at least one 168-pin DIMM module must be installed. 4. DIMM1 must be populated first. 5.
  • Page 21 The Reset Switch, Power Switch, Power LED, Suspend Switch, LAN LED, and HDD LED all are connected to the JFP1 connector block. Reset Switch Power Switch Power Suspend Switch JFP1 2-15...
  • Page 22 2.5-1 Reset Switch Reset switch are used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON/OFF. You can connect the Reset switch from the system case to this pin. But avoid rebooting while the HDD LED is lit. 2.5-2 Power LED The Power LED is always lit while the system power is on.
  • Page 23 The mainboard also provides a standard floppy disk connector FDD that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. You can attach a floppy disk cable directly to this connector. 2-17...
  • Page 24 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that supports PIO mode 4 and Ultra DMA33 speed. It has two HDD connectors, HDD1 (primary) and HDD2 (secondary). You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices to HDD1 and HDD2.
  • Page 25 The mainboard has two serial ports COM A and COM B. These two ports are 16550A high speed communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a mouse or a modem cable directly into these connec- tors. COM B COM A 2-19...
  • Page 26 The mainboard provided a MIDI/Joystick connector for connecting the joystick port. JGAME1 2-20...
  • Page 27 2.10-1 ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JATX1 This type of connector already supports the remote ON/OFF function. However, you need to connect the Remote Power On/OFF switch (JRM1). Power Connector ATX Power Connector Pin Description 3.3V PS_ON -12V PW_Ok 5V_SB 2-21...
  • Page 28 2.10-2 ATX Power On/Off Switch: JRM1 Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. Every time the switch is shorted by pushing it once, the power supply will change its status from OFF to ON or vice-versa. JRM1 2-22...
  • Page 29 The mainboard provides 5-pin infrared (IR) connectors for IR modules. This connector is for optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup. 2-23...
  • Page 30 The mainboard provides a DB 15-pin connector to connect to a VGA monitor. Analog Video Display Connector(DB15-S) Signal Description Green Blue Not used Ground Ground Ground Ground Not used Ground Not used Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync 2-24...
  • Page 31 This is a standard 26-pin VGA feature connector use for TV-Tuner card and MPEG card. JFEAU 2-25...
  • Page 32 The mainboard provides a RJ-45 connector for your network need. RJ-45 Connector 2-26...
  • Page 33 This connector is used to Enable/Disable the on-board LAN chip. JLAN2 (PCB ver 1.X) JLAN2 (PCB ver 2.X) ENABLED DISABLED Note: Short pin 1-2, to enable the LAN. Short pin 2-3 , to disable the LAN. 2-27...
  • Page 34 The JMODEM connector is for use with Modem add-on card that supports the Modem Wake Up function. JMODEM SIGNAL MDM_WAKEUP 5VSB Note: Modem wake-up signal is active “low”. 2-28...
  • Page 35 Speaker is a connector for Speaker or Headphone. Line In is used for external CD player, Tape player, or other audio devices. Mic is used for connecting microphone. Line In Speaker 1/8” Stereo Audio Connectors 2-29...
  • Page 36 This can be connected to the audio cable provided by the CD-ROM. JCD2 Right Channel Right Channel Left Channel Left Channel JCD1 2-30...
  • Page 37 This connector is used to Enable/Disable the on-board audio chip. JSON (PCB ver 1.X) JSON (PCB ver 2.X) ENABLED DISABLED Note: Short pin 1-2, to enable the audio function. Short pin 2-3 , to disable the audio function. 2-31...
  • Page 38 The mainboard provides a connector for LPT. A parallel port is a standard printer port that also supports Enhanced Parallel Port(EPP) and Extended capabilities Parallel Port(ECP). Parallel Port (25-pin Female) PIN DEFINITION 2-32...
  • Page 39 ® The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a keyboard. You can plug a keyboard cable directly to this connector. ® The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse mini DIN connector for ® ® attaching a PS/2 mouse.
  • Page 40 The mainboard provides a USB(Universal Serial Bus) connector for attaching a keyboard, mouse or other USB devices. You can plug it directly to this connector. 1 2 3 4 Connector PIN1: PIN2: DATA- PIN3: DATA+ PIN4: 2-34...
  • Page 41 The mainboard provides a riser card slot to install the MS-5926 riser card. The MS-5926 riser card provides one PCI/one ISA or two ISA slot. The PCI slot supports 3.3v add-on card. Riser Card Slot MS-5926 PCI Slot ISA Slot ISA Slot EISA1(Riser Card Slot) 2-35...
  • Page 42 MS-5201 Chassis Installation Guide Chassis Installation Guide VERSION 1.0 1997/08/13 ROC...
  • Page 43 User’s Guide Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO- STAR INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document, but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice.
  • Page 44 MS-5201 Chassis Installation Guide Table of Contents MS-5201 Chassis Installation Guide 1. Overview ............... 1-1 2. Installation tools ............. 1-1 3. Installation procedure ..........1-2 4. How to Upgrade CPU ........... 1-11...

  • Page 45: Overview

    User’s Guide MS-5201 Chassis Installation Guide 1. Overview The MS-5201 is a specially design chassis for MS-5150 mainboard. The chassis can accomodate one Floppy drive, Hard drive, and CD-ROM. It also provide one security lock , for protecting system. The chassis back panel support one ®...

  • Page 46: Installation Procedure

    MS-5201 Chassis Installation Guide 3. Installation Procedure Step 1: Open the chassis top cover Unscrew these three screws, at the back of the chassis. Then pull the top cover toward yourself. Note: If there’s a power supply inside the chassis, you need to remove it first.
  • Page 47 User’s Guide Step 4: Install CPU Step 5: Install CPU Fan CPU Fan Step 6: Insert DIMM Module. DIMM If you have only 1 DIMM module, insert it into the first DIMM slot.
  • Page 48 MS-5201 Chassis Installation Guide Step 7: Plug-in the cables for COM A and COM B and the CD-ROM audio cable. Use a long nose plier to screw the COM port connectors on the back panel. screw Step 8: Inser the MS-5296 in the riser card slot in the middle of the mainboard.
  • Page 49 User’s Guide screw screw Secure the MS-5296 riser card into the Chassis with screws. Step 9: Power Supply Put back the power supply and plug-in the power connector onto the mainboard. Power Connector Secure the power supply into the chassis with 3 screws indicated below.
  • Page 50 MS-5201 Chassis Installation Guide Step 10: Plug in the case connector into the mainboard. ( refer to MS-5150 user’ s guide) Step 11: 3.5” Floppy Drive - Insert the floppy drive into the floppy drive bracket from the front panel. - Secure the floppy drive into the bracket with 4 screws -- 2 on each side.
  • Page 51 User’s Guide Step 12: Hard Drive screw Remove the 3 1/2” HDD Bracket by removing the above screw. 3 1/2” HDD Bracket Secure the hard disk into the 3 1/2” HDD Brakcet with 4 screws -- 2 on each side. Hard Drive - Secure the 3 1/2”...
  • Page 52 MS-5201 Chassis Installation Guide Step 13: CD-ROM Drive CD-ROM Drive - Secure the CD-ROM into the proper bracket with 2 screws on each side. - Connect the 40-pin IDE cable from the CD-ROM drive into the mainboard secondary IDE connector. Pin 1 is indicated by red wire on the cable.
  • Page 53 User’s Guide Step 14: Install the optional Case Lock. Secure the optional case lock into the chassis. Step 15: Close the Case. Chassis Keylock There are three keylock on the side of the case, so you need to slide the chassis cover.
  • Page 54 MS-5201 Chassis Installation Guide The installation is now completed. 1-10...

  • Page 55: How To Upgrade Cpu

    User’s Guide 4. How to Upgrade CPU Step 1: Unscrew the Floppy Disk Drive and CD-ROM Drive and move half way out of the front panel. Step 2: Remove CPU Fan, change CPU, and install back CPU fan. Step 3: Put back the Floppy drive and the CD-ROM Drive and secure them with screws.
  • Page 56 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Chapter 4 AWARD ® ® ® ® ® BIOS SETUP ® Award BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration.
  • Page 57 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 4.1 Entering Setup 4.1 Entering Setup 4.1 Entering Setup 4.1 Entering Setup 4.1 Entering Setup Power on the computer and press <Del>...
  • Page 58 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 4.3 The Main Menu 4.3 The Main Menu 4.3 The Main Menu 4.3 The Main Menu 4.3 The Main Menu ®...
  • Page 59 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Standard CMOS Setup This setup page includes all the items in a standard compatible BIOS.
  • Page 60 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically configure hard disk parameters. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
  • Page 61 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 4.4 Standard CMOS Setup 4.4 Standard CMOS Setup 4.4 Standard CMOS Setup 4.4 Standard CMOS Setup 4.4 Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories.
  • Page 62 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Date The date format is <day><month> <date> <year>. Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS.
  • Page 63 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP If the controller of HDD interface is ESDI, the selection shall be “Type 1”. If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”.
  • Page 64 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 4.5 BIOS Features Setup 4.5 BIOS Features Setup 4.5 BIOS Features Setup 4.5 BIOS Features Setup 4.5 BIOS Features Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IM4A) BIOS FEATURES SETUP...
  • Page 65 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Disabled No warning message to appear when anything (default) attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.
  • Page 66 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Boot Sequence This category determines which drive the computer searches first for the disk operating system (i.e., DOS). The settings are A,C,SCSI/ C,A,SCSI/C,CD-ROM,A/CD-ROM,C,A/D,A,SCSI/E,A,SCSI/F,A,SCSI/ SCSI,A,C/SCSI,C,A/C only.
  • Page 67 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.
  • Page 68 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP OS Selection for DRAM > 64MB ® Allows OS2 to be used with > 64 MB of DRAM. Settings are Non- OS/2 (default) and OS2.
  • Page 69 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 4.6 Chipset Features Setup 4.6 Chipset Features Setup 4.6 Chipset Features Setup 4.6 Chipset Features Setup 4.6 Chipset Features Setup This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset.
  • Page 70 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Auto Configuration This items allows you to selects pre-deteremined optimal values of chipset parameters. When Disabled, Chipset parameters revert to setup information stored in CMOS.
  • Page 71 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP RAS Precharge Time Defines the length of time for Row Address Strobe is allowed to precharge.
  • Page 72 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP SDRAM WR Retire Rate Chipset has a post write buffer. The buffer will store the data of all CPU write cycle first, and then forward the data to DRAM.
  • Page 73 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Memory Hole at 15M-16M You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved it can be cached.
  • Page 74 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 4.7 Power Management Setup 4.7 Power Management Setup 4.7 Power Management Setup 4.7 Power Management Setup 4.7 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner...
  • Page 75 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Power Management This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: 1.
  • Page 76 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Video Off Option When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode.
  • Page 77 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Stdby Speed (div by) Sets the CPU’s speed during Doze mode. The speed is reduced to a fraction of the CPU’s normal speed.
  • Page 78 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP PM Events PM Events PM Events PM Events PM Events Power Down Activities events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode.
  • Page 79 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP VGA Activity When set to On (default), any event occurring at VGA will awaken a system which has been powered down.
  • Page 80 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 4.8 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup 4.8 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup 4.8 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup 4.8 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup 4.8 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup This section describes configuring the PCI bus system.
  • Page 81 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP PnP OS Installed When set to YES, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting (VGA, IDE, SCSI).
  • Page 82 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port 1). PCI/ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.
  • Page 83 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Assign IRQ for VGA Lets the user choose which IRQ to assign for VGA card. 4.9 Load BIOS/Setup Defaults 4.9 Load BIOS/Setup Defaults 4.9 Load BIOS/Setup Defaults...
  • Page 84 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 4.10 Special Features Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69HM4D) SPECIAL FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Ring Power Up COntrol :Enabled CPU Type: Intel Pentium-MMX...
  • Page 85 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CPU Vcore This item allows you to select Auto or other voltage. The default settings is Auto.
  • Page 86 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 4.11 Integrated Peripherals ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69HM4D) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. USB Controller :Enabled Internal PCI/IDE :Both...
  • Page 87 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Internal PCI/IDE This chipset contains an internal PCI IDE interface which supports two IDE channels. The settings are Primary, Secondary, Both, or Disabled. IDE PIO IDE PIO IDE PIO...
  • Page 88 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP IDE Data Port Post Write PCI speed is faster than the speed of a physical hard disk or CD- ROM.
  • Page 89 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with I/O address. The settings are 378H/IRQ7, 278H/IRQ5, 3BCH/ IRQ7, or Disabled.
  • Page 90 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 4.12 Supervisor/User Password Setting 4.12 Supervisor/User Password Setting 4.12 Supervisor/User Password Setting 4.12 Supervisor/User Password Setting 4.12 Supervisor/User Password Setting This Main Menu item lets you configure the system so that a password is required each time the system boots or an attempt is made to...
  • Page 91 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 4.13 IDE HDD Auto Detection 4.13 IDE HDD Auto Detection 4.13 IDE HDD Auto Detection 4.13 IDE HDD Auto Detection 4.13 IDE HDD Auto Detection You can use this utility to automatically detect the characteristics of...
  • Page 92 CHAPTER 5 ® 5597/5598 VGA DRIVER Chapter 5 ® 5597/5598 VGA DRIVER 1. Overview ® The SiS 5597/5598 on-chip VGA integrates 2D Graphic/Video accelerator. It’s 2D performance produced compelling interactive multimedia. It is also designed for high-quality MPEG/video playback to users. 1.1 System Requirements ®...
  • Page 93 CHAPTER 5 ® 5597/5598 VGA DRIVER ® 2 . SiS 5597/5598 VGA Driver Setup & Usage Procedures Insert the MS-5150 CD into your CD-ROM drive. This CD will auto- run. This will display installation for VGA driver, Sound driver, and ®...
  • Page 94 CHAPTER 5 ® 5597/5598 VGA DRIVER 2.1-2 Changing resolution, color depth, and refresh rate: Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings group. Step 2: Select Display icon. Step 3: Select Settings. Step 4: Select Color Palette to change between 16 color, 256 color, Hi color, or True color.
  • Page 95 CHAPTER 5 ® 5597/5598 VGA DRIVER ® 2.2 Windows NT 4.0 2.2-1 Display Driver Installation Procedure: Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings group. Step 2: Select Display icon. Step 3: Select Settings on the Display Properties. Step 4: Select Display Type.
  • Page 96 CHAPTER 5 ® 5597/5598 VGA DRIVER ® ® 2.3 IBM OS/2 Warp 3.0 (Double Byte Character) 2.3-1 Display Driver Installation Procedure: ® ® Step 1: Before installing SiS OS/2 Warp display driver, start up ® OS/2 system in standard VGA mode. Step 2: Select Command Prompt folder.
  • Page 97 CHAPTER 5 ® 5597/5598 VGA DRIVER ® ® 2.4 IBM OS/2 Warp 3.0 (Single Byte Character) 2.4-1 Display Driver Installation Procedure: ® ® Step 1: Before installing SiS OS/2 Warp display driver, start up ® OS/2 system in standard VGA mode. Step 2: Select Command Prompt folder.
  • Page 98 CHAPTER 6 LAN DRIVER Chapter 6 LAN DRIVER For Concerto I (MS-5150 version 1.X), please refer to W89C940 Ethernet LAN Driver and for Concerto II (MS-5150 version 2.X) refer to ® Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Driver. 6.1 W89C940 Ethernet LAN Driver (Concerto I) 6.1-1 Overview The W89C940F ELANC-PCI (Twisted-pair Ether-LAN Controller with PCI ®...
  • Page 99 CHAPTER 6 LAN DRIVER 6.1-2 W89C940 LAN Driver Setup ® Windows Iinsert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM will autorun. Click the button for installing LAN driver. Wait for the setup to complete. ® Windows NT 4.0 Step 1: Insert the Network CD-Title Driver disk into the CD-ROM drive: Step 2: Copy all the files in the Net directory of the CD into the hard...
  • Page 100 CHAPTER 6 LAN DRIVER ® 6.1-3 How to install the Novell RPL Server (Boot ROM) 1. You must create a remote boot diskette. The files on this boot diskette, for example, are the following: COMMAND attrib -s -h io.sys MSDOS attrib -s -h msdos.sys 940-OD IPXODI...
  • Page 101 CHAPTER 6 LAN DRIVER 2. Boot a workstation with at least one floppy disk drive, and log in to the server as SUPERVISOR. 3. Change directory to SYS:SYSTEM 4. With the DOS boot diskette in driver A: execute the DOSGEN utility. This creates a DOS boot image file named NET$DOS.SYS.
  • Page 102 CHAPTER 6 LAN DRIVER 8. Edit the AUTOEXEC.NCF file in the SYS:SYSTEM directory. For example: (IF W89C940 CARD IS USED ON SERVER) ® file server name WINBOND ipx internal net 831123 load 940-OD name=W940_1 frame=ETHERNET_802.2 load 940-OD name=W940_2 frame=ETHERNET_II load 940-OD name=W940_3 frame=ETHERNET_802.3 load 940-OD name=W940_4 frame=ETHERNET_Snap bind ipx to W940_1 net=21 bind ipx to W940_2 net=22...
  • Page 103 CHAPTER 6 LAN DRIVER ® 6.2 Intel Fast Ethernet LAN Driver (Concerto II) 6.2-1 Overview The 82558 is a sophisticated 32-bit PCI component, with enhanced scatter- gather bus mastering capabilities. Its true 32-bit architecture enables it to perform high speed data transfers on the PCI bus using four DMA channels. Features IEEE 802.3/802.3u 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible Glueless 32-bit PCI bus master interface...
  • Page 104 CHAPTER 6 LAN DRIVER ® 6.2-2 Intel 82558 LAN Driver Setup ® Windows Iinsert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM will autorun. Click the button for installing LAN driver. Wait for the setup to complete. ® Windows NT 4.0 Step 1: Insert the Network CD-Title Driver disk into the CD-ROM drive:...
  • Page 105 CHAPTER 7 ® 1869 AUDIO DRIVER Chapter 7 ® 1869 AUDIO DRIVER 1. Overview ® The ESS 1869 Audio chip allows you to play high quality music for ® Windows multimedia application and computer games that lets you enjoy CD-quality digital audio. Chip List: ®...
  • Page 106 CHAPTER 7 ® 1869 AUDIO DRIVER 2. Driver ® 2.1 Install Enhance Audio Drivers for Windows ® After installing Windows in the mainboard. To get a higher performance, you need to install the Driver. To install Enhance Audio Drivers, follows the steps below: ®...
  • Page 107 CHAPTER 7 ® 1869 AUDIO DRIVER ® 2.1 Install Enhance Audio Drivers for Windows NT 4.0 ® After installing Windows NT. To get a higher performance, you need to install the Driver. To install Enhance Audio Drivers, follows the steps below: Step 1: Click the Control Panel Group.
  • Page 108 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 8 MEMORY COMPATIBILITY TEST MEMORY COMPATIBILITY TEST MEMORY COMPATIBILITY TEST MEMORY COMPATIBILITY TEST MEMORY COMPATIBILITY TEST Chapter 8 MEMORY COMPATIBILITY TEST Different memory modules were tested for compatibility. The testing configuration are as follows: BIOS W550MS V1.5B4 ®...
  • Page 109 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 8 MEMORY COMPATIBILITY TEST MEMORY COMPATIBILITY TEST MEMORY COMPATIBILITY TEST MEMORY COMPATIBILITY TEST MEMORY COMPATIBILITY TEST Manufacturer Model Number Type Size Result SDRAM GM72V16821BT10K (ECC) 16MB SDRAM GM72V16821BT10K 32MB SDRAM GM72V16821CT10K 32MB Fail SDRAM...