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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL ProX-B501 Pentium ® Flex-ATX Motherboard With VGA/Sound/2LAN Prox-B501 M2...
  • Page 2 Copyright Notice Prox-B501 Pentium® M Flex-ATX Motherboard With VGA/ Sound/ 2LAN OPERATION MANUAL COPYRIGHT NOTICE This operation manual is meant to assist both Embedded Computer manufacturers and end users in installing and setting up the system. The information contained in this document is subject to change without any notice.
  • Page 3 Copyright Notice FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION About This Manual ............System Specification ............Safety Precautions ............CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table ....Component Locations ............ How to Set the Jumpers ..........COM Port Connector ……..…………………………... COM3 RI&...
  • Page 5 Contents 2-30 ATX Power Connector ……………………………….. 2-25 2-31 Sound Connector ……………………………….…….. 2-26 2-32 CD Audio-in Connector ………………………………. 2-27 2-33 LVDS Panel Voltage Selection ………………………. 2-27 2-34 LVDS Brightness & Backlight Control Connector …… 2-27 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE UTILITIES Introduction …………..........…..VGA Driver Utility ……………………………….……...
  • Page 6 Contents APPENDIX A EXPANSION BUS PCI Bus Pin Assignment ..........…..AGP Bus Pin Assignment ......………....APPENDIX B TECHNICAL SUMMARY Block Diagram ................Interrupt Map ................RTC & CMOS RAM Map ............Timer & DMA Channels Map ..........I/O & Memory Map ..........…....

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    CHAPTER INTRODUCTION This chapter gives you the information for Prox-B501. It also outlines the System specifications. Section includes: About This Manual System Specifications Safety Precautions Experienced users can skip to chapter 2 on page 2-1 for a Quick Start. Page:1-1...

  • Page 8: About This Manual

    Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL Thank you for purchasing our Prox-B501 Socket 478 Mainboard enhanced with VGA/Sound/2LAN, which is fully PC / AT compatible. The Prox- B501 provides faster processing speed, greater expandability and can handle more tasks than before. This manual is designed to assist you how to install and set up the system.

  • Page 9: System Specification

    Chapter 1 Introduction 1-2. SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS CPU (mPGA478): Intel® Pentium® M / Celeron M Type processor in mPGA478 Socket. 1.3~1.8 GHz clock generator. Front Side Bus 400 MHZ. Auto detect voltage regulator. MEMORY : Supports up to 2GB DDR SDRAM. Two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets on board.
  • Page 10 Chapter 1 Introduction DISPLAY : Built-in Intel 855GME/GM, support for CRT, DVO and LVDS. Onboard 15-pin VGA D-SUB connector, support for resolution on SVGA Monitor. IDE INTERFACE : Two IDE ports support up to four IED devices. Supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100. FLOPPY DISK DRIVER INTERFACE : Support up to two Floppy Disk Drives, 3.5"...
  • Page 11 Chapter 1 Introduction HARDWARE MONITORING FUNCTION : Monitor Voltage, CPU temperature, & Cooling fan. If CPU Temperature is over setting, the buzzer will send out a warming (only under DOS system). IRDA PORT : 5-pin Infrared port, support IrDA v1.0 SIR protocol PARALLEL PORT : SPP / ECP / EPP Function.

  • Page 12: Safety Precautions

    Chapter 1 Introduction 1-3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Follow the messages below to avoid your systems from damage: 1. Keep your system away from static electricity on all occasions. 2. Prevent electric shock. Don‘t touch any components of this card when the card is power-on.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration

    CHAPTER HARDWARE CONFIGURATION ** QUICK START ** Helpful information describes the jumper & connector settings, and component locations. Section includes: Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table Component Locations Configuration and Jumper settings Connector’s Pin Assignments Page 2-1...

  • Page 14: Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-1. JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE COM Port Connector ....…....……… COM1, COM2 COM3, COM4 ………………………………….. COM3 Port RI/Voltage Selection ……………………. COM4 Port RI/Voltage Selection …………………….. RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection .....……… Keyboard/Mouse Connector ..…..……………… JKBMS1 Reset Connector ......…....………. JPANEL (13,15) Hard Disk Drive LED Connector .......……….

  • Page 15: Component Locations

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-2. COMPONENT LOCATIONS Prox-B501 Connector, Jumper and Component locations Page: 2-3 Prox-B501 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 16: How To Set The Jumpers

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-3. HOW TO SET THE JUMPERS You can configure your board by setting jumpers. Jumper is consists of two or three metal pins with a plastic base mounted on the card, and by using a small plastic "cap", Also known as the jumper cap (with a metal contact inside), you are able to connect the pins.
  • Page 17 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration JUMPER DIAGRAMS Jumper Cap looks like this 2 pin Jumper looks like this 3 pin Jumper looks like this Jumper Block looks like this JUMPER SETTINGS 2 pin Jumper close(enabled) Looks like this 3 pin Jumper 2-3 pin close(enabled) Looks like this Jumper Block...

  • Page 18: Com Port Connector

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-4. COM PORT CONNECTOR COM1 : COM1 Connector COM1 is fixed as RS-232. The pin assignment is as follows : COM1 ASSIGNMENT COM2 : COM2 Connector The COM2 is selectable as RS-232/422/485. The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT RS-232 RS-422...
  • Page 19 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration COM3 : COM3 Connector COM3 is fixed as RS-232. The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT COM3 RI-V COM4 : COM4 Connector COM4 is fixed as RS-232. The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT COM4 RI-V Page: 2-7...

  • Page 20: Com3 Ri& Voltage Selection

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-5. COM3 RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION JP1 : COM3 RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: JUMPER JUMPER SELECTION SETTINGS ILLUSTRATION +12V ***Manufacturing Default – RI. Page: 2-8 Prox-B501 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 21: Com4 Ri& Voltage Selection

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-6. COM4 RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION JP3 : COM4 RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: JUMPER JUMPER SELECTION SETTINGS ILLUSTRATION +12V ***Manufacturing Default – RI. Page: 2-9 Prox-B501 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 22: Rs232/422/485(Com2) Selection

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-7. RS232/422/485 (COM2) SELECTION JP5 : RS-232/422/485 (COM2) Selection This connector is used to set the COM2 function. The jumper settings are as follows : COM 2 Jumper Settings Jumper Function (pin closed) Illustrations RS-232 Open 1-2, 5-6, 7-8 RS-422 9-10, 11-12, 13-14...

  • Page 23: Keyboard Or Ps/2 Mouse Connector

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-8. KEYBOARD OR PS/2 MOUSE CONNECTOR JKBMS1 : Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Connector DIN connector can support keyboard, Y-cable, or PS/2 Mouse, user may select the right device to used on “Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Selection”. The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT Keyboard PS/2 Mouse...

  • Page 24: Atx Power Button

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-11. ATX POWER BUTTON JPANEL (14,16) : ATX Power Button The pin assignment is as follows : JPANEL1 ASSIGNMENT PWR_BN1 PWR_BN2 2-12. EXTERNAL SPEAKER CONNECTOR JPANEL (1,3,5,7) : External Speaker Connector SPEAKER The pin assignment is as follows : JPANEL1 ASSIGNMENT SPEAKER SIGNAL...

  • Page 25: Keylock Connector

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-14. KEYLOCK CONNECTOR JPAENL (17,18) : Keylock Connector The pin assignment is as follows: JPANEL1 ASSIGNMENT KEYLOCK 2-15. EXTERNAL SMI CONNECTOR JPAENL (2,4) : External SMI Connector The pin assignment is as follows: JPANEL1 ASSIGNMENT 5VSB 2-16.

  • Page 26: Clear Cmos Data Selection

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-17. CLEAR CMOS DATA SELECTION JP12 : Clear CMOS Data Selection The selections are as follows : JUMPER SETTING JUMPER FUNCTION (pin closed) ILLUSTRATION Normal Clear CMOS *** Manufacturing Default is set as Normal. Note: To clear CMOS data, user must power-off the computer and set the jumper to “Clear CMOS”...

  • Page 27: System Fan Connector

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-19. SYSTEM FAN CONNECTOR JSFAN1 : System Fan connector The pin assignment is as follows: ASSIGNMENT +12V FAN0 2-20. VGA CONNECTOR VGA : VGA CRT Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT GREEN BLUE VGA DDA HSYNC VSYNC VGA DDC CLK...

  • Page 28: Hard Disk Drive Connector

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-21. HARD DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR IDE1: Hard Disk Drive Connector The Prox-B501 possesses two HDD connectors, IDE1 and IDE2. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT IDERST PDD7 PDD8 PDD6 PDD9 PDD5 PDD10 PDD4 PDD11 PDD3 PDD12 PDD2...
  • Page 29 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration IDE2: Hard Disk Drive Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT IDERST SDD7 SDD8 SDD6 SDD9 SDD5 SDD10 SDD4 SDD11 SDD3 SDD12 SDD2 SDD13 SDD1 SDD14 SDD0 SDD15 SDREQ SDIOW# SDIOR# SIORDY PULL LOW SDDACK# IRQ15 SDA1...

  • Page 30: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-22. FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR FDD1 : Floppy Disk Drive Connector You can use a 34-pin daisy-chain cable to connect two-FDDs. On one end of this cable is a 34-pin flat cable to attach the FDD on the board, and the other side is attaches two FDDs.

  • Page 31: Printer Connector

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-23. PRINTER CONNECTOR LPT : Printer Connector As to link the Printer to the card, you need a cable to connect both DB25 connector and parallel port. The pin assignments are as follows : LPT1 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT AFD# PDR0...

  • Page 32: Universal Serial Bus Connector

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-24. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONNECTOR JUSB1: Universal Serial Bus Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT USB0 USB1 USB0+ JUSB1 USB1+ 2-25. IRDA CONNECTOR IRDA1: IrDA (Infrared) Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT IRRX IRDA1 IRTX...

  • Page 33: Usb&Lan Connector

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration JPAENL (21-24) : IrDA Connector The pin assignment is as follows: ASSIGNMENT JPANEL1 IRTX2 IRRX2 2-26. USB&LAN CONNECTOR J1: USB & LAN Connector The pin assignments are as follows: LAN: ASSIGNMENT ISOLATED GND ISOLATED GND ISOLATED GND ISOLATED GND YLED+ YLED-...
  • Page 34 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration USB: ASSIGNMENT USB0- USB0+ USB1- USB1+ J2: USB & LAN Connector The pin assignments are as follows: LAN: ASSIGNMENT ISOLATED GND ISOLATED GND ISOLATED GND ISOLATED GND YLED+ YLED- OLED+ OLED- The green LED detect power link, and the Yellow LED is used to detect data active transfer signal.

  • Page 35: Gigalan (Lan2) Enable/Disable Selection

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration USB: ASSIGNMENT USB0- USB0+ USB1- USB1+ 2-27. GIGALAN (LAN2) ENABLE/DISABLE SELECTION JP2 : GigaLAN (LAN2) Enable/Disable Selection. The selections are as follows: JUMPER JUMPER SETTING FUNCTION ILLUSTRATION (pin closed) Enable Disable Page: 2-23 Prox-B501 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 36: Memory Installation

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-28. MEMORY INSTALLATION Prox-B501 CPU Card can support up to 2GB in two DIMM sockets. DRAM BANK CONFIGURATION DIMM 1 DIMM 2 TOTAL MEMORY 128MB 128MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 512GB 512MB 512MB 2-29. LVDS CONNECTOR J4 : LVDS Connector. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT...

  • Page 37: Atx Power Connector

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-30. ATX POWER CONNECTOR PW1 : ATX Power Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT 3.3V 3.3V 5VSB 3.3V -12V PSON Page: 2-25 Prox-B501 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 38: Sound Connector

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-31. SOUND CONNECTOR JAUDIO1 : Sound Connector, including Line-In, Line-Out & Mic. Also can support only MIC connector. The pin assignments are as follows : Line-In ASSIGNMENT LINE_L LINE_R Line-In Line-Out ASSIGNMENT Line-Out SPK-L Mic-In SPK-R JAUDIO1 Mic-In ASSIGNMENT...

  • Page 39: Cd Audio-In Connector

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-32. CD AUDIO-IN CONNECTOR JCDIN1 : CD Audio-In Connector The pin assignments are as follows: JCDIN1 ASSIGNMENT CD L CD R 2-33. LVDS PANEL VOLTAGE SELECTION JP9 : LVDS Panel Voltage Selection. The selections are as follows: JUMPER SETTING JUMPER SELECTION...

  • Page 40: Chapter 3 Software Utilities

    CHAPTER SOFTWARE UTILITIES This chapter comprises the detailed information of VGA driver, LAN driver, and Flash BIOS update. It also describes how to install the watchdog timer configuration. Section includes: VGA Driver Utility Flash BIOS Update LAN Driver Utility Sound Driver Utility Intel®...

  • Page 41: Introduction

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-1. INTRODUCTION Enclosed with our Prox-B501 package is our driver utility, which may comes in a form of a CD ROM disc or floppy diskettes. For CD ROM disc user, you will only need some of the files contained in the CD ROM disc, please kindly refer to the following chart: Filename Purpose...

  • Page 42: Vga Driver Utility

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-2. VGA DRIVER UTILITY The VGA interface embedded with our Prox-B501 can support a wide range of display. You can display CRT, LVDS simultaneously with the same mode. 1. Win 98/ME program 2. Win NT 4.0 program 3.

  • Page 43: Flash Bios Update

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-3. FLASH BIOS UPDATE 3-3-1. System BIOS Update: Users of Prox-B501 can use the program “Awdflash.exe” contained in the Utility Disk for system BIOS and VGA BIOS update. 3-3-2. To update VGA BIOS for LCD Flat Panel Display: As Prox-B501 user, you have to update the VGA BIOS for your specific LCD flat panel you are going to use.
  • Page 44 Chapter 3 Software Configuration If you want to save up the original BIOS, enter "Y" and press < Enter >. If you choose "N", the following table will appear on screen. FLASH MEMORY WRITER v7.XX (C) Award Software 2001 All Rights Reserved Flash Type –...

  • Page 45: Lan Driver Utility

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-4. LAN DRIVER UTILITY 3-4-1. Introduction Prox-B501 is enhanced with LAN function that can support various network adapters. Installation programs for LAN drivers are listed as follows: 1. Win 98/ME program 2. Win 2000/XP program 3. Win NT 4.0 program 4.

  • Page 46: Sound Driver Utility

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-5. SOUND DRIVER UTILITY 3-5-1. Introduction The Realtek ALC202A sound function enhanced in this system is fully compatible with Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows ME and Windows XP. Below, you will find the content of the Sound driver : 1.

  • Page 47: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-6. INTEL® C HIPSET SOFTWARE INSTALLATION UTILITY 3-6-1. Introduction The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility installs to the target system the Windows* INF files that outline to the operating system how the chipset components will be configured. This is needed for the proper functioning of the following features: Core PCI and ISAPNP Services AGP Support...

  • Page 48: Usb2.0 Software Installation Utility

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-7. USB2.0 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION UTILITY 3-7-1. Installation of Utility for Windows 98SE/ 2000/XP Intel USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller driver can only be used on Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 and Windows XP on Intel Desktop boards. It should be installed right after the OS installation, kindly follow the following steps: 1.

  • Page 49: Chapter 4 Award Bios Setup

    CHAPTER AWARD BIOS SETUP This chapter shows how to set up the Award BIOS. Section includes: Introduction Entering Setup The Standard CMOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PNP/PCI Configuration PC Health Status Frequency Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...

  • Page 50: Introduction

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-1. INTRODUCTION This chapter will show you the function of the BIOS in managing the features of your system. The Prox-B501 Pentium M Flex-ATX Motherboard is equipped with the BIOS for system chipset from Award Software Inc. This page briefly explains the function of the BIOS in managing the special features of your system.

  • Page 51: Entering Setup

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-2. ENTERING SETUP When the system is powered on, the BIOS will enter the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines and the following message will appear on the lower screen: PRESS <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP, ESC TO SKIP MEMORY TEST As long as this message is present on the screen you may press the <Del>...

  • Page 52: The Standard Cmos Features

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-3. THE STANDARD CMOS FEATURES Highlight the STANDARD CMOS FEATURES and press the <ENTER> key and the screen will display the following table: Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, May 2004 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss)
  • Page 53 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup IDE Primary Master / Slave: IDE Secondary Master / Slave: The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operating mode of almost all IDE hard drives. When you select type AUTO for a hard drive, the BIOS detect its specifications during POST, every time system boots.
  • Page 54 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup LBA (Logical Block Addressing): During drive accesses, the IDE controller transforms the data address described by sector, head and cylinder number into a physical block address, significantly improving data transfer rates. For drives greater than 1024 cylinders. DRIVE A AND DRIVE B: Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system.
  • Page 55 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup HARD DISK ATTRIBUTES: Type Cylinders Heads V-P comp LZone Sect Capacity 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 0000 0000 65535 1024 1023 0000 65535 1024 65535 1023 1224 65535 1223 1224 65535 1223 1224 65535 1223 1024...

  • Page 56: The Advanced Bios Features

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-4. THE ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES Choose the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES in the main menu, the screen shown as below. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning [Disabled] Item Help CPU L1 & L2 Cache [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]...
  • Page 57 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup CPU L1 & L2 CACHE : This item allows you to enable L1 & L2 cache. QUICK POWER ON SELF-TEST: This item allows you to speed up Power On Self Test (POST) after power-up the computer. When enabled, the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.
  • Page 58 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 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.

  • Page 59: Advanced Chipset Features

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-5. ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES Choose the ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES from the main menu, the screen shown as below. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Data Integrity Mode Non-ECC Item Help System BIOS Cacheable [Enabled] Video BIOS Cacheable [Disabled]...
  • Page 60 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup DRAM DATA INTEGRITY MODE: Select Parity or ECC (error-correcting code), according to the type of installed DRAM. SYSTEM BIOS CACHEABLE: Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h- FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.
  • Page 61 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup PANEL TYPE: The options for these items are found in its sub menu. By pressing the <ENTER> key, you are prompt to enter the sub menu of the detailed options as shown below: Panel Type 640 x 480 18-bits …..

  • Page 62: Integrated Peripherals

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-6. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Choose INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS from the main setup menu, a display will be shown on screen as below: Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device [Press Enter] Item Help Onboard Device [Press Enter] SuperIO Device...
  • Page 63 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup VIA ONCHIP IDE DEVICE: The options for these items are found in its sub menu. By pressing the <ENTER> key, you are prompt to enter the sub menu of the detailed options as shown below: Phoenix –...
  • Page 64 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33, select Auto to enable BIOS support. 4. IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.
  • Page 65 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4. AC97 Audio: This item allows you to enable/disable to support AC97 Audio. 5. Init Display First This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on-chip VGA first. SUPER IO DEVICE: The options for these items are found in its sub menu.
  • Page 66 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup This item allows you to determine the active of RxD, TxD. 5. IR Transmission Delay This item allows you to enable/disable IR transmission delay. 6. UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select the IR half/full duplex function. 7.

  • Page 67: Power Management Setup

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-7. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Choose POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP option on the main menu, a display will be shown on screen as below : Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function [Enabled] Item Help Power Management [User Define]...
  • Page 68 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup VIDEO OFF OPTION: When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode. Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes. Suspend --> Off Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 69 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup RESUME BY ALARM: When Enabled, your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode. PM EVENTS: PM 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 70: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-8. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION Choose PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION from the main menu, a display will be shown on screen as below: Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data [Disabled] Item Help Menu Level Resources Controlled By [Auto (ESCD)] x IRQ Resources...
  • Page 71 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup RESOURCE CONTROLLED BY: The Award Plug and Play Bios can automatically configure all of the booth and Plug and Play-compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 95.

  • Page 72: Pc Health Status

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-9. PC HEALTH STATUS Choose PC HEALTH STATUS from the main menu, a display will be shown on screen as below: Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Current Warning Temperature [Disabled] Item Help Current CPU Temperature 45 /113 Menu Level...

  • Page 73: Frequency Control

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup CURRENT CPU FAN SPEED: This item shows you the current CPUFAN speed. VCORE: This item shows you the current system voltage. 3.3V / +5V / +12V / -12V / -5V / 5VSB: Show you the voltage of 3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/-5V/5VSB. SHUTDOWN TEMPERATURE: This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature.

  • Page 74: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup AUTO DETECT PCI CLK: This item allows you to enable or disable auto detect PCI Clock. SPREAD SPECTRUM: When the system clock generator pulses, the extreme values of the pulse generate excess EMI. Enabling pulse spectrum spread modulation changes the extreme values from spikes to flat curves, thus reducing EMI.

  • Page 75: Password Setting

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-13. PASSWORD SETTING User is allowed to set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The difference is that the supervisor password can enter and change the options of the setup menus while the user password can enter only but do not have the authority to change the options of the setup menus.

  • Page 76: Save & Exit Setup

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-14. SAVE & EXIT SETUP After you have completed adjusting all the settings as required, you must remember to save these setting into the CMOS RAM. To save the settings, select “SAVE & EXIT SETUP” and press <Enter>, a display will be shown as follows: Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features...

  • Page 77: Exit Without Saving

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-15. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING If you wish to cancel any changes you have made, you may select the “EXIT WITHOUT SAVING” and the original setting stored in the CMOS will be retained. The screen will be shown as below: Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency Control...

  • Page 78: Pci Bus Pin Assignment

    APPENDIX EXPANSION BUS This appendix indicates the pin assignments. Section includes: PCI BUS Pin Assignment AGP BUS Pin Assignment Page: A-1...

  • Page 79: Pci Bus Pin Assignment

    Appendix A Expansion Bus PCI BUS PIN ASSIGNMENT Like ISA-BUS connector, the PCI-BUS edge connector is also divided into two sets: one consists of 98-pin; the other consists of 22-pin. The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT -12V TRST#...

  • Page 80: Agp Bus Pin Assignment

    Appendix A Expansion Bus AGP BUS PIN ASSIGNMENT AGP Connector (Note: only for AGP 4X/1.5V) The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT +12V VDDQ TYPEDET AD22 RESERVED AD20 USB- AD18 INTA AD16 VDDQ FRAME VCC3.3 RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED PIPE VCC3.3 TRDY...
  • Page 81 Appendix A Expansion Bus ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT OVRCNT VDDQ AD21 AD19 USB+ AD17 INTB C/BE VDDQ IRDY VCC3.3 RESERVED RESERVED VCC3.3 DEVEL RESERVED VDDQ SBA0 PERR VCC3.3 SBA2 SERR SB_STB C/BE1 VDDQ SBA4 AD14 SBA6 AD12 RESERVED AD10 RESERVED VCC3.3 VDDQ AD31 AD_STB0 AD29...
  • Page 82 APPENDIX TECHNICAL SUMMARY This section introduce you the maps concisely. Section includes: Block Diagram Interrupt Map RTC & CMOS RAM Map Timer & DMA Channels Map I / O & Memory Map Page: B-1...

  • Page 83: Block Diagram

    Appendix B Technical Summary BLOCK DIAGRAM Page: B-2 Prox-B501 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 84: Interrupt Map

    Appendix B Technical Summary INTERRUPT MAP ASSIGNMENT System TIMER Keyboard Cascade Serial port 2 Serial port 1 Available Floppy Parallel port 1 RTC clock Available Available Available PS/2 Mouse Math coprocessor IDE1 IDE2 Page: B-3 Prox-B501 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 85: Rtc & Cmos Ram Map

    Appendix B Technical Summary RTC & CMOS RAM MAP CODE ASSIGNMENT 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 Shutdown byte Floppy Disk drive type byte...

  • Page 86: Timer & Dma Channels Map

    Appendix B Technical Summary TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP Timer Channel Map : Timer Channel Assignment System timer interrupt DRAM Refresh request Speaker tone generator DMA Channel Map : DMA Channel Assignment Available Available Floppy Available Cascade Available Available Available Page: B-5 Prox-B501 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 87: I/O & Memory Map

    Appendix B Technical Summary I/O & MEMORY MAP Memory Map : MEMORY MAP ASSIGNMENT 0000000-009FFFF System memory used by DOS and application 00A0000-00BFFFF Display buffer memory for VGA/ EGA / CGA / MONOCHROME adapter 00C0000-00DFFFF Reserved for I/O device BIOS ROM or RAM buffer.
  • Page 88 APPENDIX TROUBLE SHOOTING This section outlines the errors may occur when you operate the system. It also gives you the suggestions on solving the problems. Section includes: Trouble Shooting for Error Messages Trouble Shooting for POST Code Page: C-1...

  • Page 89: Trouble Shooting For Error Messages

    Appendix C Trouble Shooting TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR ERROR MESSAGES The following information gives you the error messages and the trouble- shooting. Please adjust your systems according to the messages below. And make sure all the components and connectors are in proper position and firmly attached.
  • Page 90 Appendix C Trouble Shooting 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 91 Appendix C Trouble Shooting 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. INVALID EISA CONFIGURATION PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY The non-volatile memory containing EISA configuration information was...
  • Page 92 Appendix C Trouble Shooting 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. 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 93 Appendix C Trouble Shooting Slot Not Empty : Indicates that a slot designated as empty by the EISA Configuration Utility actually contains a board. SYSTEM HALTED, (CTRL-ALT-DEL) TO REBOOT : Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted.
  • Page 94 Appendix C Trouble Shooting Keyboard error or no keyboard present : Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot. Manufacturing POST loop : System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the P15 of keyboard controller is pull low.

  • Page 95: Trouble Shooting For Post Codes

    Appendix C Trouble Shooting TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR POST CODES The lists below indicate you the post codes. Please follow the instruction to adjust your system. If the error still occurred, please contact with your distributor for maintenance. CFh : Test CMOS R/W functionality. C0h : Early chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM...
  • Page 96 Appendix C Trouble Shooting 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super 08h : I/O Chips. 2. Enable keyboard interface. Reserved 09h : 0Ah : 1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional) 2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap (optional).
  • Page 97 Appendix C Trouble Shooting Reserved 17h : 18h : Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686). Reserved 19h : 1Ah : Reserved 1Bh : Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INIT_HDLR &...
  • Page 98 Appendix C Trouble Shooting Reserved 24h : 25h : Reserved 26h : Reserved Initialize INT 09 buffer 27h : 28h : Reserved 29h : 1. Program CPU internal mtrr (P6 & PII) for 0-640K memory address. 2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU. 3.
  • Page 99 Appendix C Trouble Shooting Reserved 34h : 35h : Reserved 36h : Reserved Reserved 37h : 38h : Reserved 39h : Reserved Reserved 3Ah : 3Bh : Reserved 3Ch : Test 8254 Reserved 3Dh : 3Eh : Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1. 3Fh : Reserved Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.
  • Page 100 Appendix C Trouble Shooting Reserved 48h : 49h : 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page. 2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU. 4Ah : Reserved 4Bh : Reserved Reserved 4Ch : 4Dh : Reserved 4Eh :...
  • Page 101 Appendix C Trouble Shooting Reserved 58h : 59h : Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code. 5Ah : Reserved (Optional Feature) 5Bh : Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional) Reserved 5Ch : 5Dh : 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch. 2. Initialize Init_Onboard_AUDIO switch. Reserved 5Eh : 5Fh :...
  • Page 102 Appendix C Trouble Shooting Reserved 6Ah : 6Bh : Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup and Auto-configuration table. Reserved 6Ch : 6Dh : 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices. 2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to “AUTO”.
  • Page 103 Appendix C Trouble Shooting Reserved 7Bh : 7Ch : Reserved 7Dh : Reserved Reserved 7Eh : 7Fh : 1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported. -If errors occur, report errors and wait for keys -If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue: *Clear EPA or customization logo.
  • Page 104 Appendix C Trouble Shooting Reserved 88h : 89h : Reserved 90h : Reserved Reserved 91h : 92h : Reserved 93h : Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code. 1. Enable l2 cache. 94h : 2. Program boot up speed. 3.
  • Page 105 Appendix C Trouble Shooting PRINTED IN TAIWAN Page: C-18 Prox-B501 USER S MANUAL...

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