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EPOX nForce2 Ultra 400 User Manual

Nvidia nforce2 ultra 400 (nforce2 spp) mainboard for amd socket a processor
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Manual Revision 3.0
November 06, 2003

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  • Page 1 Ultra 400 (nForce2 SPP) nForce2 Ultra 400 (nForce2 SPP) nVIDIA nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 (nForce2 SPP) nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 (nForce2 SPP) nForce2 Ultra 400 (nForce2 SPP) mainboard for AMD Socket A processor mainboard for AMD Socket A processor...
  • Page 2 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THE MANUFACTURER LIMITED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ITS PRODUCTS; INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT.
  • Page 3 80 Port Frequently Asked Questions (Optional) Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems and solutions. For more detailed information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix E in this manual. P O ST C O D E P r o bl e m So l uti o n FFh o r CFh...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Page Section 1 Introduction Package Contents ..........1-1 Overview Athlon Processors ..........1- 2 Chipset Overview ..........1-3 Accelerated Graphics Port ........1-4 Ultra ATA66/100/133 ..........1- 4 LAN (Optional) ............. 1- 4 Hardware Monitoring ........... 1- 4 Serial ATA (Optional) ...........
  • Page 5 Section 4 Award BIOS Setup BIOS Instructions ..........4-1 Standard CMOS Setup ......... 4-2 Advanced BIOS Features ........4-3 Advanced Chipset Features ........ 4-7 Integrated Peripherals .......... 4-11 Power Management Setup ........4-16 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup ......4-18 PC Health Status ..........4-20 Power BIOS Features ..........
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  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION Package Contents Contents Deluxe Pack Items A. Mainboard G. Game & COM bracket cable B. User’s manual H. S-ATA data and power cable C. Floppy disk drive cable I. IEEE 1394 two ports bracket D. HDD drive cable or round cable Optional Items E.

  • Page 8: Athlon Tm Processors

    Introduction Athlon Processors The AMD Athlon is a seventh-generation micro architecture with an integrated L2 cache, which is powerful enough to support the bandwidth requirements of a large range of applications, hardware, graphics, and memory technologies. These processors implement advanced design techniques such as: Socket A (PGA 462) 266/333/400MHz system interface based on the Alpha™...

  • Page 9: Chipset Overview

    AMD Athlon XP Processor to boost system performance beyond its nominal speed grade. The nForce2 Ultra 400 delivers twice the bandwidth by implementing the new NVIDIA DualDDR™ Memory Architecture speed to DDR 400 memories. This generation System Platform Processor also implements the AGP 8×...

  • Page 10: Accelerated Graphics Port

    Introduction Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) The AGP slot on the board is compliant with the new AGP 3.0 specification. This new specification enhances the functionality of the original AGP specification by allowing 8X data transfers ( 8 data samples per clock) resulting in maximum band- width of 2.1GB/s.

  • Page 11: Ieee1394 (Optional)

    Introduction IEEE1394 (Optional) IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus developed by Apple that allows users to connect up to 63 devices to the serial bus on a PC. IEEE is sometimes called the IEEE 1394 standard, the i.Link connector, FireWire, and the High Performance Serial Bus (HPSB).

  • Page 12: Mainboard Form-Factor

    Introduction Mainboard Form-Factor The board is designed with ATX form factor - the latest industry standard of chassis. The ATX form factor is essentially a Baby-AT baseboard rotated 90 degrees within the chassis enclosure and a new mounting configuration for the power supply.

  • Page 13: I/O Shield Connector

    Introduction I/O Shield Connector The I/O back panel for this mainboard is shown below (Figure 3). When installing the mainboard into the computer case, use the bundled I/O shield to protect this back panel. RJ45 LAN Parallel Port (Optional) Line-in/Rear out (Light Blue) PS/2 Mouse Line-out/Front out (Lime)

  • Page 14: System Block Diagram

    Introduction System Block Diagram Figure 5: System Block Diagram Page 1-8...

  • Page 15: Features

    - Athlon XP (1500+ to 3000+) with 266/333MHz Front Side Bus, - Barton (2500+ to 3200+) with 333/400MHz Front Side Bus Chipset nVidia AGPset : nForce2 Ultra 400 (nForce2 SPP) + MCP Main Memory Three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets for 64-bit, Unbuffered, Single/...
  • Page 16 Features LAN --> Embedded 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet controller with onboard (Optional) RTL8201BL Integrated 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet controller from RTL8101L chip (for high-end model only) S-ATA --> Integrated Serial ATA controller from Silicon Image SIL3112A (Optional) for 2 ports solution with RAID 0, 1support up to 150MB/sec transfer rate For more detailed information about S-ATA, refer to user’s manual in the attached CD.

  • Page 17: Expansion Slots

    Features S/PDIF-out Coaxical jack S/PDIF-out Optical (Optional) Serial port RJ45 LAN connector (Optional) Four USB2.0 ports Three Audio jacks Onboard connector and pin-header floppy drive connector IDE connectors extra USB2.0 ports CD-IN and One AUX-IN connector S/PDIF in/out connector IR connector Front Panel Audio connector Game port connector S-ATA connectors (Optional)
  • Page 18 Features Other Features Magic Health – a BIOS H/W monitoring utility for voltage, temperature and fan-speed sensing displayed during POST EZ Boot – A simple shortcut to select the boot device, e.g. hard drive, CD- ROM or floppy without entering CMOS setup Supports exclusive KBPO (Keyboard Power On) function Power BIOS for excellent over clocking capabilities through - subtle voltage tuning for CPU, Memory, AGP...

  • Page 19: Installation

    Installation Section 3 INSTALLATION Page 3-1...

  • Page 20: Mainboard Layout

    Installation Mainboard Layout <Figure 1> Page 3-2...

  • Page 21: Easy Installation Procedure

    Installation Easy Installation Procedure The following must be completed before powering on your new system: 3-1. CPU Installation 3-2. Jumper Settings 3-3. System Memory Configuration 3-4. Expansion Slots 3-5. Device Connectors 3-1 CPU Installation CPU Insertion: (use AMD Athlon as reference) Step 1 Open the socket by raising the actuation lever.
  • Page 22 Installation Step 3 Close the socket by lowering and locking the actuation lever. <Figure 4> Step 4 Thermal compound and qualified heatsink recommended by AMD are a must to avoid CPU overheat damage. For more information about installing your CPU, please refer to the AMD website article “Socket A AMD processor and Heatsink Installation Guide”...

  • Page 23: Jumper Settings

    Installation 3-2 Jumper Settings JCMOS: Clear CMOS data Jumper If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the supervisor or user password, clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to the default values stored in the ROM BIOS. Settings: 1-2: Normal (Default) 2-3: Clear CMOS...

  • Page 24: System Memory Configuration

    Installation 3-3 System Memory Configuration Memory Layout The mainboard accommodates three PC1600/2100/2700/3200 184-pin DIMMs (Dual In- line Memory Modules): • Supports up to 3.0GB of 200/266/333/400MHz DDR SDRAM • Supports up to 3 DDR DIMMs (refer to Table 1) • Supports 64/128/256/512Mb, 1Gb x8 &...

  • Page 25: Dimm Module Installation

    Installation DIMM Module Installation Figure 7 displays the notch on the DDR DIMM memory module. DIMMs have 184 pins and one notch that matches with the DDR DIMM socket. DIMM modules are installed by placing the chip firmly into the socket and pressing straight down as shown in figure 8 until the white clips close and the module fits tightly into the DIMM socket (figure 9).

  • Page 26: Expansion Slots

    Installation 3-4 Expansion Slots AGP Slot The mainboard is equipped with an AGP slot. Make sure you install a card that supports the 1.5V specification. AGP Slot PCI Slots The mainboard is equipped with 5 PCI slots. PCI Slots Installing an Expansion Card The steps below assume that the mainboard is already installed in the system chassis.
  • Page 27 Installation AGP Card Installation Caution 1. AGP card component is blocked by DIMM socket lock. 2. AGP slot clicker is not locked. 3. AGP card edge connector is not inserted properly. 1. AGP card component is not blocked by DIMM socket lock. 2.

  • Page 28: Device Connectors

    Installation 3-5 Device Connectors RJ45 LAN Parallel Port (Optional) Line-in/Rear out (Light Blue) PS/2 Mouse Line-out/Front out (Lime) PS/2 Mic-in/Center&Subwoofer (Pink) Keyboard S/PDIF-out S/PDIF-out COM1 USB2.0 x 4 ports Coaxial Jack Optical (Optional) Figure 10 - I/O Ports JPWR_FAN JCPU_FAN JCPU_FAN / JPWR_FAN / JSYS_FAN: CPU/Power/Chassis Fan Power Connectors JCPU_FAN: The CPU must be kept cool by using a...
  • Page 29 Installation Floppy Controller Connector This mainboard is equipped with a floppy disk drive connector for connecting up to 2 floppy disk drives. IDE1/IDE2:Ultra DMA-66/100/133 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector IDE1 IDE2 This mainboard is equipped with 2 IDE disk connec- tors for connecting up to 4 ATA-133 IDE drives. It supports PIO and DMA mode operations for maximum data transfer rate of 133MB/sec per channel.
  • Page 30 Installation AUD2: Front Panel Audio Connector When the jumpers are removed this connec- tor can be used for front panel audio. The front panel line-out phone jack should have a “normal close” switch . Without a phone- plug inserted, the rear panel audio is enabled.
  • Page 31 Installation GAME1: Game/MIDI connector This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick. COM2: Serial Port Connector The serial port can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial device. Ground RXD DTR SATA1 / SATA2: Serial ATA Connectors (Optional)
  • Page 32 Installation C1394-1 / C1394-2 : (Optional ) 400Mbps 1394a (FireWire) Connectors C1394-1 and C1394-2 enable you to connect two IEEE 1394 ports for use with external devices that conform to the IEEE 1394 specification. TPB+ +12V (Fused) TPA+ TPA- +12V (Fused) GND C1394-1 C1394-2 TPB- LED1: 80 Port Debug LED (Optional)
  • Page 33 Installation CUSB3: Two USB 2.0 ports This mainboard includes 2 additional onboard USB ports, identified by two 10-pin connector. If you wish to use the additional USB ports, install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then insert its cables to this 10-pin connector. USB2.0 allows data transfer speed up to 480Mbps.
  • Page 34 Installation CFP: Front Panel Connector HD_LED This LED will light up whenever the hard drive is being accessed. PWR_LED This connects to the power button of the system chassis This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.

  • Page 35: Str (Suspend To Ram) Function

    Installation 3-6 STR (Suspend To RAM) Function This mainboard supports the STR (Suspend To RAM) power management scheme by maintaining the appropriate power states in the DDR SDRAM interface signals. The power source to the DDR SDRAM is kept active during STR (ACPI S3).

  • Page 36: Cpu Overheating Protection

    Installation 3-7 CPU Overheating Protection This mainboard is equipped with CPU Overheating Protection. It will automati- cally remove power to shutdown the system when CPU temperature reaches approximately 110°C. This is to prevent long term damage to the CPU from overheating.

  • Page 37: Bios Setup

    BIOS Section 4 BIOS SETUP Main Menu The ROM BIOS contains a built-in Setup program which allows user to modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The modified data is stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off.

  • Page 38: Standard Cmos Setup

    BIOS The main menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need to reconfigure. The selection is made by moving the cursor (press any direction (arrow key ) to the item and pressing the ‘Enter’ key. An on-line help message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a better understanding of each function.

  • Page 39: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS Notes: • If the hard disk Primary Master/Slave and Secondary Master/Slave are set to Auto, the hard disk size and model will be auto-detected. • The “Halt On:” field is used to determine when the BIOS will halt the system if an error occurs.
  • Page 40 BIOS Enabled: Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector. Disabled: No warning message appears when anything attempts to access the boot sector. Note: Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the virus warning message.
  • Page 41 BIOS Swap Floppy Drive This will swap your physical drive letters A & B if you are using two floppy disks. Enabled: Floppy A & B will be swapped under the O/S. Disabled: Floppy A & B will be not swapped. Boot Up Floppy Seek If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time.
  • Page 42 BIOS HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance. S.M.A.R.T. Software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer. The disk drive software monitors the internal performance of the motors, media, heads, and electronics of the drive.

  • Page 43: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS 4-3 Advanced Chipset Features Choose the “ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu to display following menu. Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup System Performance This item will help you to configure your system. Options: Optimal, Aggressive, Turbo, Expert. Note: Selecting higher performance may cause instability.

  • Page 44: Cpu Interface

    BIOS FSB Frequency Enables you to set the CPU front side bus speed. Enables you to subtle tuning FSB. CPU Interface Allows you to set CPU/FSB parameters for CPU most stable or overclocked. Options: Optimal, Aggressive. Memory Frequency Enables you to select the memory frequency. Options: By SPD, 50%, 60%, 66%, 75%, 80%, 83%, 100%, 120%, 125%, 133%, 150%, 166%, 200%, Auto.
  • Page 45 BIOS T (RP) This item refers to the number of cycles required to return data to its original location to close the bank or the number of cycles required to page memory before the next bank activate command can be issued. Options: 1 ~ 7.
  • Page 46 BIOS AGP Fast Write Capability This item allows you to use Fast Write protocol for AGP card. Options: Disabled, Enabled. CPU THRM-Throttling This item sets the percentage of time that the CPU is idled if CPU throttling is initiated by excess heat. The default setting is 50%. Options: 12.5%, 25.0%, 37.5%, 50.0%, 62.5%, 75.0%, 87.5%.

  • Page 47: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS 4-4 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5: Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Cnannel 0/1 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled (default) to activate each channel separately. Options: Enabled, Disabled. Note: If you do not use the onboard IDE connector, set the Onboard Primary PCI IDE and Onboard Secondary PCI IDE to “Disabled”.
  • Page 48 BIOS IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 to 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automati- cally determines the best mode for each device.
  • Page 49 Options: Enabled, Disabled. AC97 Audio This item allows you to disable the chipset on-chip support for AC97 Audio. Options: Auto, Disabled. MAC Lan (nVIDIA) (Optional) Enables the onboard LAN feature. Options: Auto, Disabled. Machine MAC (NV) Address (Optional) Machine MAC (NV) addrress selection.
  • Page 50 BIOS Any KEY: Enables you to set any keyboard activity to power on the computer. BUTTON ONLY: Requires you to push the computer power button to power on the system. Keyboard 98: Enables you to set the Windows 98 key to power on the system. Keyboard Power ON Password Press “Enter”...
  • Page 51 BIOS UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select IR half/full duplex function. Options: Half, Full. Use IR Pins This item allows you to select IR transmission routes, one is RxD2, TxD2 (COM Port) and the other is IR-Rx2Tx2. Options: IR-Rx2Tx2, RxD2, TxD2.

  • Page 52: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Midi Port IRQ Select an interrupt for the Midi port. Options: 5, 10. 4-5 Power Management Setup Choose the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY to display the following screen. This menu allows the user to modify the power management parameters and IRQ signals.
  • Page 53 BIOS Power Management Use this to select your Power Management selection. The default is User define. Max. saving: Maximum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode. Min. saving: Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode. User define: Allows user to define PM Timers parameters to control power saving mode.

  • Page 54: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    BIOS USB Resume from S3/S4 This item allows a USB device to wake-up the system from S3/S4 suspend state. Options: Enabled, Disabled. Power-On by Alarm When set to “Enabled” RTC alarm resume, you can set the date (of month) and time (hh:mm:ss), that will awaken a system which has been powered down.
  • Page 55 BIOS PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This item is designed to overcome problems that may be caused by some nonstandard VGA cards. Options: Enabled, Disabled. Assign IRQ For VGA This item requests BIOS to assign an IRQ for the VGA. Selecting “Disabled” will free the IRQ for use by other devices.

  • Page 56: Pc Health Status

    BIOS 4-7 PC Health Status Figure 8: PC Health Status Show PC Health in POST When this function is enabled the PC Health information is displayed during the POST (Power On Self Test). Options: Disabled, Enabled. CPU Warning Temperature Sets the temperature at which the computer will respond to an overheating CPU. The default is Disabled.
  • Page 57 BIOS Vcore (V) The voltage level of the CPU(Vcore). Vdimm(V) The voltage level of the DRAM. Vagp(V) The voltage level of the AGP card. VBAT(V) The voltage level of the battery. ± 5V, +12V, 5VSB(V) The voltage level of the switching power supply. ACPI Shutdown Temperature This is the temperature that the computer will turn off the power to combat the effects of an overheating system.

  • Page 58: Power Bios Features

    BIOS 4-8 Power BIOS Features This page lets you adjust various parameters to obtain improved performance for overclocking. Warning: Overclocking requires expert knowledge and risks permanent damage to system components. We recommend you leave these parameters at their default values for proper operation. Figure 9: Frequency/Voltage Control In the following items, “Default Voltage”...

  • Page 59: Defaults Menu

    BIOS DIMM Voltage Regulator This item allows you to set the DIMM slot voltage. Options: 2.50V, 2.63V, 2.77V, 2.90V. We recommend that you leave this at the default value. VDD Voltage Regulator This item allows you to set the chipset slot voltage. Options: 1.6V, 1.8V, 2.0V.

  • Page 60: Supervisor/User Password Setting

    BIOS 4-10 Supervisor/User Password Setting This function lets you set either Supervisor or User Password, or both, to prevent unauthorized changes to BIOS menus. supervisor password: full rights to enter and change options of the setup menus. user password: only enter but no rights to change options of the setup menus.

  • Page 61: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS 4-11 Exiting BIOS Save & Exit Setup Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS.
  • Page 62 BIOS Page 4-26...

  • Page 63: Driver Installation

    The “SATARaid INSTALLATION UTILITY” item is for installing the Silicon Image Raid Administrator. (Optional) Step 5 : Click “nVIDIA USB2.0” to install USB2.0 driver under Windows 9X system , for Windows XP operation system refer to README.HTM file introduction to install USB V2.0 driver.

  • Page 64: Realtek Sound Manager Quick User-Guide

    Drivers Installation Realtek Sound Manager Quick User-guide Introduction To obtain the best performance from your audio system, run the "Sound Manager" utility to adjust the settings to suit your needs. This section of the manual is intended to provide a quick user-guide to setup "Sound Manager". For more detailed information, refer to "Sound Manager manual"...

  • Page 65: Drivers Installation

    Drivers Installation Equalizer: <Figure 3> 3. There are 10 bands of equalizer control, check "ON" when you want to adjust the equalizer. Speaker Configuration: <Figure 4> 4. This page displays the mainboards's phone jack function when a corresponding audio mode (no. of speaker) is selected. Figure 4 above shows the phone jack setup for 2 channel mode.
  • Page 66 Drivers Installation Speaker Configuration: <Figure 5> 5. For 6 channel mode, the audio combination is shown above. Speaker Test: <Figure 6> 6. To test the speaker , select the “Speaker Test” page and click directly on the speakers shown on the screen. Page 5-4...
  • Page 67 Drivers Installation SPDIF-In: <Figure 7> 7. This page shows S/PDIF IN function on your system. a. Click "Auto Lock" to detect S/PDIF input and display its information. b. Check "Real-time S/PDIF-In monitor" to listen to the S/PDIF IN signal through Line-out connector. SPDIF-Out: <Figure 8>...
  • Page 68 Drivers Installation This board is equipped with Jack Sensing capability. If an audio device is plugged into the wrong connector, a warning message will appear to remind users to check the connection. Connector Sensing: <Figure 9> 9. Push "Start" button to start the sensing. Please remember to terminate all audio applications before starting the sensing.
  • Page 69 Drivers Installation Connector Sensing: <Figure 11> 11. After closing EZ-Connector, this page will show the latest connector status as above. General: <Figure 12> 12. This page displays information regarding the audio hardware and software. To remove "Sound Manager" icon from Windows Task bar, uncheck "Show icon in system tray".
  • Page 70 Drivers Installation Page 5-8...

  • Page 71: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix A Realtek Media Player User’s Guide Realtek Media Player Platform 06 - Reo Speedwagon 06-Reo Speedwagon - K 03:31 Functional Descriptions A. Playback Windows Display Playback windows displays the following mode information: 1. Playback Time Display 2. Voice Cancellation Mode Display 3.
  • Page 72 Appendix B. Playback Function Controls There are 8 selectable functions for the playback: 1. Volume control High/Low Adjustment Bar. 2. Pitch control 4-step High/Low Adjustment Bar. 3. Repeat mode Choice of Repeat, All Repeat, Random or No Repeat Mode. 4. Mute Mute On/Off Mode select.
  • Page 73 Appendix D. Seeking bar Display Animated Playback Status E. Title/Play List Windows Display Currently Selected Title(s) F. Title/Play List Edit Controls There title/play list controls include “Add”, “Del”, “Clear”, “Load”, & “Store”. 1. Add Add to the Title/Play List. 2. Del Remove form the Title/Play List.
  • Page 74 Appendix J. Platform Display Panel Controls The platform display panel control include “Minimize” & “Close”. 1. Minimize Minimize Platform Display Panel. 2. Close Close/Exit Platform Display Panel. K. Equalizer Control Panel The Equalizer Control Panel include “On/Off” & “Preset”. 1. On/Off Enable/Disable Equalizer.

  • Page 75: Update Your System Bios

    Appendix Appendix B Update Your System BIOS Download the xxxxx.EXE file corresponding to your model from our website to an empty directory on your hard disk or floppy. Run the downloaded xxxxx.EXE file and it will self extract. Copy these extracted files to a bootable disk. Note: The disk should contain NO device drivers or other programs.
  • Page 76 Appendix 5. Key in File Name to save previous BIOS to file. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin 6. To confirm and proceed, please key in [Y] to start the programming. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin 7. The BIOS update is finished. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin F10 : Exit...

  • Page 77: Eeprom Bios Remover

    Appendix Appendix C EEPROM BIOS Remover Do not remove the BIOS chip, unless instructed by a technician and only with a PLCC IC extractor tool. The BIOS socket is fragile may be damaged if an improper method to replace the BIOS chip is applied.
  • Page 78 Appendix...

  • Page 79: Ghost 7 Quick User's Guide (Optional

    Appendix Appendix D (Optional) GHOST 7 Quick User’s Guide Installation is very easy. You only need to copy the Ghost7 folder or Ghost.exe to your hard disk. Main Menu Description of Menu Ghost clones and backs up Disk and Partition. In which Disk indicates hard disk options Partition indicates partition options Check indicates check options...
  • Page 80 Appendix There are 3 hard disk functions: 1. Disk To Disk (disk cloning) 2. Disk To Image (disk backup) 3. Disk From Image (restore backup) Important! 1. To use this function, the system must have at least 2 disks. Press the Tab key to move the cursor.
  • Page 81 Appendix Disk To Image (Disk Backup) 1. Select the location of the Source drive. 2. Select the location for storing the backup file. 3. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes to start. Disk From Image (Restore Backup) 1.
  • Page 82 Appendix 2. Select the Destination drive of the disk to be restored. 3. When restoring disk backup, set the required partition size as shown in the following figure. 4. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes to start. Partition...
  • Page 83 Appendix There are 3 partition functions: 1. Partition To Partition (partition cloning) 2. Partition To Image (partition backup) 3. Partition From Image (restore partition) Partition To Partition (Partition Cloning) The basic unit for partition cloning is a “partition”. Refer to “disk cloning” for the operating method.
  • Page 84 Appendix 4. Is the file compressed? There are 3 options: (1) No: do not compress data during backup (2) Fast: Small volume compression (3) High: high ratio compression. File can be compressed to its minimum, but requiring longer execution time. 5.
  • Page 85 Appendix 3. Select the disk to be restored. 4. Select the partition to be restored. 5. Select Yes to start restoring. Check This function is to check possible error caused by defective FAT or track during backup or restoring.
  • Page 86 Appendix How to Reinstall Windows in 2 Minutes This chapter guides you how to setup your computer properly and, if necessary, reinstall Windows in 2 minutes. Ghost provides different methods to complete this task. The following two sections explain how to create an emergency Recover Floppy and Recover CD: Emergency Recover Floppy Divide a hard disk into two partitions.
  • Page 87 Appendix (2) After booting, the screen displays the Menu. Select Backup or Restore: Since the user may install other applications in the future, he/she may alter Autoexec.bat file to back up or restore the user-defined Image file as follows: B a c k u p B a c k u p B a c k u p B a c k u p...
  • Page 88 Appendix Recover CD The following is a simple guide to create a recover CD: 1. First, create a recover floppy disk contains the following with any copy program such as “Easy CD Create” (Note 2) : Bootable files (Command.com and Io.sys and MSDOS.SYS) Config.sys (Configuration setup file) Autoexec.bat (Auto-execution batch file) Mscdex.exe (CD-Rom execution file)

  • Page 89: Post Codes (Optional

    Appendix Appendix E POST CODES (Optional) POST (hex) DESCRIPTION Test CMOS R/W functionality. Early chipset initialization: - Disable shadow RAM - Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) - Program basic chipset registers Detect memory - Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. - Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 &...
  • Page 90 Appendix Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686). 19-1Ah Reserved Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR. Reserved Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch.
  • Page 91 Appendix Test 8259 functionality. Reserved 45-46h Reserved Initialize EISA slot Reserved Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU. 4A-4Dh Reserved Program MTRR of M1 CPU Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range.
  • Page 92 Appendix Reserved Initialize floppy controller Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware. 70-72h Reserved (Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if : -AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive. -ALT+F2 is pressed Reserved Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM….. Reserved Detect serial ports &...

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