Bank 1 and Bank 2 are accepted. 5 > Bank 0/1 support 168pin 3.3V Sync. and EDO DRAM. Bank 2/3/4/5 support 72 pin 5V EDO and fast page mode 6 > DRAM _____________________________________________________________ P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual Page 5...
<Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to, PRESS <F1> TO CONTINUE, <CTRL-ALT-ESC> OR <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP _____________________________________________________________ Page 8 P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual...
Default value is Disable. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP This category specifies the value (in units of PCI bus clocks) of the latency time for this PCI bus master and the IRQ level for a PCI device. _____________________________________________________________ P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual Page 9...
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HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT To perform low level format of hard disk drive. SAVE & EXIT SETUP Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. EXIT WITHOUT SAVE Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. _____________________________________________________________ Page 10 P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual...
The year, depends on the year of BIOS Time The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. _____________________________________________________________ P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual Page 11...
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5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity 720K, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity 1.44M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 megabyte capacity 2.88M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 megabyte capacity _____________________________________________________________ Page 12 P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual...
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Most use for this area is Shadow RAM. symbol 254 \f "MS LineDraw" \s 10.5 } Total Memory System total memory is the sum of basic memory, extended memory, and other memory. _____________________________________________________________ P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual Page 13...
Note: This function is available only for DOS and other OSes that do not trap INT13. CPU Internal Cache These two categories speed up memory access. The default value is Enable. Enabled Enable cache Disabled Disable cache _____________________________________________________________ Page 14 P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual...
BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number, Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K. Boot Up NumLock Status The default value is On. Keypad is number keys Keypad is arrow keys _____________________________________________________________ P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual Page 15...
It determines whether video BIOS will be copied to system RAM, however, it is optional from chipset design. Video Shadow will increase the video speed. Enabled Video shadow is enabled Disabled Video shadow is disabled _____________________________________________________________ Page 16 P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual...
The default setting is Enabled On-Chip USB This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. This option enbaled or disabled the USB controller. USB Keyboard Support If you are using the USB keyboard should this item be enabled. _____________________________________________________________ P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual Page 17...
3. Min Saving Pre-defined timer values are used such that all timers are in their MAX value 4. Max Saving Pre-defined timer values are used such that all timers MIN value _____________________________________________________________ Page 18 P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual...
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2. 4 Use IRQ 4 3. 5 Use IRQ 5 4. 7 Use IRQ 7 5. 9 Use IRQ 9 6. 10 Use IRQ 10 7. 11 Use IRQ 11 8. NA Not Use IRQ _____________________________________________________________ P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual Page 19...
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* Remark 1: All items mark with (*) in this menu, will be loaded with predefined values as long as the item ‘Power Management’ is not configured to ‘User Defined’ These items are : Item ‘System Doze’ & ‘System Suspend’ _____________________________________________________________ Page 20 P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual...
You can manually configurate the PCI Device’s IRQ. The following pages tell you the options of each item & describe the meanings of each option. The following pages tell you the options of each item & describe the meanings of each option. _____________________________________________________________ P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual Page 21...
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IRQ 14 & 15 directly from ISA slot thru a cord. (This cord is called Legacy Header) To tell which INT the PCI IDE card is using Primary IDE INT# for its interrupts Secondary IDE INT# _____________________________________________________________ Page 22 P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual...
OnChip IDE Second Channel This option enables the secondary channel IDE on the motherboard. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. IDE Secondary Master PIO This option selected the on board PCI IDE secondary master HDD PIO Mode. _____________________________________________________________ P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual Page 23...
This option specifies the COM 2 port operation mode as Standard, HPSIR or ASKIR. Onboard Print Port This option specifies the print port address and IRQ on the motherboard. Onboard Print Mode This option print port is ECP/EPP or normal moed. _____________________________________________________________ Page 24 P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual...
Setup. If you select Setup at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup. AWARD BIOS SETUP _____________________________________________________________ P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual Page 25...
(2) HDD Modes The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD modes : NORMAL, LBA & LARGE NORMAL mode Generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make any transformations during accessing. _____________________________________________________________ Page 26 P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual...
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The BIOS tricks DOS (or any other OS) into thinking that the number of cylinders is less than 1024 by dividing it by 2. At the same time, the number of heads is multiplied by 2. A reverse _____________________________________________________________ P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual Page 27...
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All these software is located in the Award HDD Service Routine(INT 13h). It may fail to access the HDD when LBA (LARGE) mode is selected if you are running under an Operating System which replaces the whole INT 13h. _____________________________________________________________ Page 28 P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual...
CMOS values selected in Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF then ON or Pressing the "RESET" button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. Upon restarting the system, immediately press <Insert> to load BIOS defaults CMOS. _____________________________________________________________ P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual Page 29...
174 \f "Symbol" \s 10→} →} Sector Verify failed. Hard Disk(s) fail (08) symbol 174 \f "Symbol" \s 10→} →} Unlock the key. Keyboard is locked out symbol 174 \f "Symbol" \s 10→} _____________________________________________________________ Page 30 P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual...
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M/B burn in test. BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted. The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad. Memory test fail. BIOS reports the memory test failed if the onboard memory is tested in error. _____________________________________________________________ P5V580-AT-C M/B Manual Page 31...
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