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Gigabyte GA-586UX User Manual

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GA - 586UX
USER'S MANUAL
Dual PENTIUM
PCI - ISA BUS MAINBOARD
REV. 1 First Edition

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  • Page 1 GA - 586UX USER'S MANUAL Dual PENTIUM PCI - ISA BUS MAINBOARD REV. 1 First Edition...
  • Page 2 GA-586UX The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein. IBM PC/AT, PC/XT are trademarks of International Business Machine Corporation. PENTIUM is a trademark of Intel Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents INTRODUCTION................1-1 1.1. PREFACE ..................1-1 1.2. KEY FEATURES ................1-1 1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST..............1-2 1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM................1-3 1.5. INTRODUCE THE PCI - BUS............1-4 1.6. FEATURES ..................1-4 SPECIFICATION................2-1 2.1. HARDWARE .................. 2-1 2.2. SOFTWARE................... 2-2 2.3.
  • Page 4 GA-586UX 4.3.2. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu....4-2 4.4. THE MAIN MENU................4-2 4.5. STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU ..........4-4 4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP............... 4-8 4.7. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ............4-11 4.8. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP............ 4-12 4.9.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction INTRODUCTION 1.1. PREFACE Welcome to use the GA - 586UX motherboard. The motherboard is a 512 KB cache PENTIUM Processor based PC / AT compatible system with ISA bus and PCI Local Bus, and has been designed to be the fastest PC / AT system. There are some new features allow you to operate the system with just the performance you want.

  • Page 6: Performance List

    GA-586UX 1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular benchmark testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users. (The different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)

  • Page 7: Block Diagram

    Introduction 1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM Pentium Processor Host Bus 3.3V Control Address Data Second Level Cache Cntl Addr Cache Data Main (SRAM) Tag Cntl Memory (DRAM) TIO[7:0] TIO[10:8] Cntl PCI Bus Control Address/Data Hard Disk Fast IDE Device(s) CD ROM PIIX3 Device(s) ISA Bus...

  • Page 8: Introduce The Pci - Bus

    GA-586UX 1.5. INTRODUCE THE PCI - BUS Connecting devices to a CPU local bus can dramatically increase the speed of I/O-bound peripherals with only a slight increase in cost over traditional systems. This price / performance point has created a vast market potential for local bus products.

  • Page 9: Specification

    Specification SPECIFICATION 2.1. HARDWARE Pentium processor 75 - 200 MHz, P55C. Pentium OverDrive processor, (PODP). AMD5 K 86, Cyrix6 x 86 processor. 321 pins (socket 7) ZIF white socket on board. 3.3V / 2.8V Dual Power Ready for P55C,Cyrix & AMD processor.

  • Page 10: Software

    GA-586UX BIOS 128KB FLASH EEPROM. Supports Plug & Play Function. DIMENSION ATX Form Factor, 4 layers PCB. 2.2. SOFTWARE BIOS Licensed AWARD BIOS. AT CMOS Setup, BIOS / Chipset Setup, Green Setup, Hard Disk Utility included. O.S. Operation with MS-DOS , Windows 95, WINDOWS NT, OS/2, NOVELL and SCO UNIX.

  • Page 11: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1. UNPACKING The mainboard package should contain the following: The GA - 586UX mainboard. USER'S MANUAL for mainboard Installation. Cable set for IDE & Floppy device. Diskette for BUS MASTER IDE Driver & SCSI controller. The mainboard contains sensitive electric components which can be easily damaged by static electricity, so the mainboard should be left in its original packing until it is installed.

  • Page 12: Quick Reference For Jumpers & Connectors

    GA-586UX COMB Keyboard Mouse COMA ATXPOW SLOT7 SLOT5 SLOT3 SLOT1 SIMM 1 PCI4 PCI3 PCI2 PCI1 SIMM 4 POWER +12V GA-586UX Socket 7 IDE1 IDE2 FLOPPY SLOT8 SLOT6 SLOT4 SLOT2 P.B. SRAM DIP SWITCH P.B. SRAM CN10 ×Figure 3.1Ø 3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS...
  • Page 13 Hardware Installation GND (-) t J5: Hard Disk active LED Pin No. Function LED POWER (+) LED POWER (-) LED POWER (-) LED POWER (+) t J6: INFRARED Connector (IR) -- Function Option Pin No. Function IR Data Output IR Data Input POWER (+) t J7: GN-SW Pin No.

  • Page 14: Dram Installation

    GA-586UX t CN1-5,8-10: I/O Ports Connector For Keyboard I/O port. For PS/2 Mouse port. For Serial port2 (COM B). For LPT port. For Serial port1(COM A). For Primary IDE port. For Secondary IDE port. CN10 For Floppy port. t POWER: Power Connector Pin No.

  • Page 15: Cpu Installation And Jumpers Setup

    Hardware Installation Double None Ex. 8MB, 32MB, 128MB Double Single Double Double The DRAM installation position refer to Figure 3.1, and notice the Pin 1 of SIMM module must match with the Pin 1 of SIMM socket when the DRAM SIMM module is installed.

  • Page 16: Speaker Connector Installation

    GA-586UX internal battery to keep the DATA inviolate & effective. The RTC is a REAL- TIME CLOCK device which provides the DATE & TIME to system. The CMOS SRAM is used for keeping the information of ISA device system configuration, so the system can automatically boot OS.

  • Page 17: Keyboard & Ps/2 Mouse Installation

    Hardware Installation After the I/O device installation and jumpers setup, the mainboard can be mounted into the case and fixed by screw. To complete the mainboard installation, the peripheral device could be installed now. The basic system needs a display interface card. If the PCI - Bus device is to be installed in the system, any one of four PCI - Bus slots can be used if Slave PCI - Bus device being installed;...

  • Page 19: Bios Configuration

    GA-586UX BIOS CONFIGURATION Award's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery- backed CMOS SRAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

  • Page 20: Main Menu

    BIOS Configuration 4.3.1. Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. 4.3.2. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item.

  • Page 21: Standard Cmos Setup Menu

    GA-586UX BIOS features setup This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. Chipset features setup This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. Power management setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features.
  • Page 22 BIOS Configuration select the value you want in each item. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Date (mm:dd:yy) : Mon, Feb 7 1994 Time (hh:mm:ss) : 10 : 45 : 38 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP...
  • Page 23 GA-586UX The category identify the types of hard disk drive C drive F 4 devices that has been installed in the computer. There are 45 pre-defined types and a user definable type. Type 1 to Type 45 are pre-defined. Type User is user-definable and type Auto will automatically detect HDD's type..
  • Page 24 BIOS Configuration Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drive. Video The category detects the type of adapter used for the primary system monitor that must matches your video display card and monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type in setup.
  • Page 25 GA-586UX conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512 K memory installed on the motherboard, or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

  • Page 26: Bios Features Setup

    BIOS Configuration 4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP 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 : Enabled CC000 - CFFFF Shadow : Disabled Quick Power On Self Test...
  • Page 27 GA-586UX This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer. If it is set to Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST. The default value is Enabled. Enabled Enable quick POST...
  • Page 28 BIOS Configuration 6-30 Set the maximum typematic rate from 6 chars. per second to 30 chars. per second. Typematic Delay (mSec) The default value is 250. 250-1000 Set the time delay from first key to repeat the same key in to computer.

  • Page 29: Chipset Features Setup

    GA-586UX C8000 - CFFFF Shadow / D0000 - DFFFF Shadow These categories determine whether optional ROM will be copied to RAM by 16 K byte.The default value are Disabled. Enabled Optional shadow is enabled Disabled Optional shadow is disabled 4.7. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP...

  • Page 30: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Configuration The default value is ECC. Enable ECC function when using 36 bit DRAM Module. PARITY Enable PARITY function when using 36 bit DRAM Module. Memory Parity / ECC Check The default value is Disabled. Disabled Disable Memory Parity or ECC check function. Auto BIOS will automatically detect whether 36 bit DRAM Module being used, If yes, the BIOS will Enable the function.

  • Page 31: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    GA-586UX The default value is Yes. Enable software APM function. Disable software APM function. Video off Method The default value is DPMS Support. V/H SYNC + Blank BIOS will turn off V/H-SYNC when gets into Green mode for Green monitor power saving.

  • Page 32: Resources Controlled By

    BIOS Configuration ROM PCI / ISA BIOS PNP/PCI CONFGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Resources Controlled by : Manual Reset Configuration Data : Disabled IRQ-3 assigned to : Legacy ISA IRQ-4 assigned to : Legacy ISA IRQ-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP IRQ-7 assigned to : Legacy ISA IRQ-9 assigned to...

  • Page 33: Integrated Peripherals

    GA-586UX 4.10. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ROM PCI / ISA BIOS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled PCI Slot IDE 2nd Channel : Enabled On-Chip Primary PCI IDE : Enabled On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE : Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO...
  • Page 34 BIOS Configuration On-Chip Secondary IDE The default value is Enabled. Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. IDE Primary Master PIO (for onboard IDE 1st channel). The default value is Auto. Auto BIOS will automatically defect the IDE HDD Accessing mode.
  • Page 35 GA-586UX The default value is COM1/3F8. COM1/3F8 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 3F8H. COM2/2F8 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 2F8H. COM3/3E8 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 3E8H. COM4/2E8 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 2E8H.

  • Page 36: Load Setup Defaults

    BIOS Configuration 4.11. LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ROM PCI / ISA BIOS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP USER PASSWORD BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SAVE & EXIT SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION Load SETUP Defaults (Y/N)? N INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS...

  • Page 37: User Password

    GA-586UX 4.12. USER PASSWORD When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. ENTER PASSWORD ROM PCI / ISA BIOS USER PASSWORD AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP...

  • Page 38: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    BIOS Configuration 4.13. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION ROM PCI / ISA BIOS IDE HDDD AUTO DETECTION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS. HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip): N OPTION SIZE CYLS. HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE...

  • Page 39: Save & Exit Setup

    GA-586UX 4.14. SAVE & EXIT SETUP ROM PCI / ISA BIOS SAVE & EXIT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP USER PASSWORD BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SAVE & EXIT SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP...

  • Page 40: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS Configuration 4.15. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ROM PCI / ISA BIOS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP USER PASSWORD BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SAVE & EXIT SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING PCI CONFIGURATION Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS...

  • Page 41: At Technical Information

    GA-586UX AT TECHNICAL INFORMATION 5.1. I/O BUS CONNECTOR PIN OUT 5.1.1. ISA SLOT PIN OUT -I/O CH CHK RESET SD07 SD06 IRQ9 SD05 SD04 DRQ2 SD03 -12V SD02 SD01 +12V SD00 -I/O CH RDY -SMEMW -SMEMR SA19 -IOW SA18 -IOR...

  • Page 42: Pci - Bus Slot Pin Out

    AT Technical Information 5.1.2. PCI - BUS SLOT PIN OUT -12V +12V INTA# INTB# INTC# INTD# PST#1 PST#2 RST# GNT# REQ# AD_31 AD_30 SBO# AD_29 SERR# AD_28 AD_27 AD_26 CBE#1 AD_15 AD_25 AD_14 AD_24 AD_13 CBE#3 IDSEL AD_12 AD_11 AD_23 AD_10 AD_22 AD_09...

  • Page 43: I/O & Memory Map

    GA-586UX 5.2. I/O & MEMORY MAP MEMORY MAP: [0000000-009FFFF] System memory used by DOS and application program. [00A0000-00BFFFF] Display buffer memory for VGA/ EGA/CGA/MONOCHROME adapter. [00C0000-00DFFFF] Reserved for I/O device BIOS ROM or RAM buffer. [00E0000-00EFFFF] Reserved for PCI device ROM.

  • Page 44: Interrupt Map

    AT Technical Information 5.4. INTERRUPT MAP NMI: Parity check error IRQ (H/W): 0 System TIMER interrupt from TIMER-0 1 KEYBOARD output buffer full 2 Cascade for IRQ 8-15 3 SERIAL port 2 4 SERIAL port 1 5 PARALLEL port 2 6 FLOPPY DISK adapter 7 PARALLEL port 1 8 RTC clock...

  • Page 45: Rtc & Cmos Ram Map

    GA-586UX 5.5. RTC & CMOS RAM MAP RTC & CMOS: Seconds Second alarm Minutes Minutes alarm Hours Hours alarm Day of week Day of month Month Year Status register A Status register B Status register C Status register D Diagnostic status byte...

  • Page 47: Appendix A: Post Message

    Appendix A: Post Message APPENDIX A: POST MESSAGE When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP will be shown in the information box at the bottom.
  • Page 48 GA-586UX Ö DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, and then either turn off the system and change the jumper, or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection.
  • Page 49 Appendix A: Post Message Ö FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. Make sure the controller is installed correctly and firmly. If there are no floppy drives installed, be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE. Ö...
  • Page 50 GA-586UX Ö Memory Verify Error at ... Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory. Use the location along with your system's memory map to locate the bad chip. Ö OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated.
  • Page 51 Appendix A: Post Message you to run the EISA Configuration Utility. Ö Slot Not Empty Indicates that a slot designated as empty by the EISA Configuration Utility actually contains a board. When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

  • Page 53: Appendix B: Post Codes

    GA-586UX APPENDIX B: POST CODES EISA POST codes are typically output to port address 300h. ISA POST codes are typically output to port address 80h. POST Name Description Turn Off Chipset OEM Specific-Cache control. Cache Processor Test 1 Processor Status (1 FLAGS) Verification.
  • Page 54 Appendix B: Post Codes OEM chip set routines. Clear low 64 K of memory. Test first 64 K memory. Early Cache Cyrix CPU initialization. Initialization Cache initialization. Setup Interrupt Initialize first 120 interrupt vectors with Vector Table SPURIOUS_INT-HDLR and initialize INT 00h-1Fh according to INT_TBL.
  • Page 55 GA-586UX 1B-1E Reserved Set EISA Mode If EISA non-volatile memory checksum is good, execute EISA initialization. If not, execute ISA tests an clear EISA mode flag. Test EISA Configuration Memory Integrity (checksum & communication interface). Enable Slot 0 Initialize slot 0 (System Board).
  • Page 56 Appendix B: Post Codes 48-4D Reserved Manufacturing Reboot if Manufacturing POST Loop pin is set. POST Loop or Otherwise display any messages (i.e., any non-fatal Display Messages errors that were detected during POST) and enter Setup. Security Check Ask password security (optional). Write CMOS Write all CMOS values back to RAM and clear screen.

  • Page 57: Appendix C: Bios Default Drive Table

    GA-586UX APPENDIX C: BIOS DEFAULT DRIVE TABLE Type Size Cylinders Heads Sectors Write / Land Example Model (MB) Precomp Zone 10 MB TEAC SD510 MMI 112, 5412 20 MB Seagate ST225, ST4026 31 MB 62 MB 47 MB 20 MB...
  • Page 58 Appendix C: BIOS Default Drive Table 69 MB 65535 Maxtor2140, Priam S14 41 MB Maxtor2190, Priam S19 68 MB 65535 Maxtor1085 Micropolis1325 53 MB Maxtor1105, 1120, 4780 94 MB 1024 65535 1024 Maxtor1170 128 MB 1024 65535 1024 CDC9415 43 MB 1024 1024 1024...

  • Page 59: Appendix D: Problem Sheet

    GA-586UX APPENDIX D: PROBLEM SHEET 1. Customer Data Tel. No. Name Fax. No. Address Purchase Date 2. Mainboard Date Rev. No. Model NO. Serial No. 3. System Configuration CPU Type: CPU Brand: CPU Speed: q 16 q 32 MB DRAM Type:...

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