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EPOX EP-4B2AE User Manual

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  • Page 1 User’ User’ s s s s s User’ User’ User’ Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual entium 4 Pr entium 4 Pr ocessor based ocessor based ocessor based A A A A A GP A P entium 4 Pr entium 4 Pr entium 4 Pr ocessor based ocessor based (4X) mainboar...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Page Section 1 Introduction Components Checklist ..........1-1 Overview System Overview ............1-2 Chipset Components ..........1-3 Intel Pentium 4 Processors ........1-4 Accelerated Graphics Port ........1-5 Utlra ATA66/100 ............1-5 Hardware Monitoring ..........1-6 Bandiwdth Overview ..........1-6 Mainboard Form-Factor ..........
  • Page 3 Section 4 Award BIOS Setup Main Menu ..............4-1 Standard CMOS Setup ..........4-3 Advanced BIOS Features ........... 4-7 Advanced Chipset Features ........4-10 Integrated Peripherals ..........4-13 Power Management Setup ........4-18 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup ........4-21 PC Health Status ............4-23 Frequency/Voltage Control ........

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION Components Checklist Package Contents Optional Item F. (1) ATA-33 Hard drive ribbon A. (1) Mainboard cable B. (1) User’s manual G. (1) USB Cable C. (1) Floppy ribbon cable D. (1) ATA-66/100 Hard drive ribbon cable E.

  • Page 5: System Overview

    Introduction System Overview ® ® This board is designed with Intel 845 chipset. The Intel 845 chipset includes MCH(FW82845), ICH2(FW82801BA) and FWH three chips. This board is designed for Intel’s FC-PGA socket 423 package architecture and support the 4X capability of the AGP 2.0 Interface Specification. A new chipset component ®...

  • Page 6: Chipset Components

    Introduction Chipset Components ® The Intel 845 chipset consists of the Memory Controller Hub (MCH), the I/O Controller Hub (ICH2) and the Firmware Hub (FWH). Memory Controller Hub (MCH) The MCH provides the interconnect between the SDRAM and the system logic.

  • Page 7: Intel Pentium 4 Processors

    Introduction Intel Pentium 4 processors Formally known as the Willamette, the Pentium 4 is the next generation IA-32 processor from Intel. This next generation design is based upon a new micro- architecture that brings higher clock speeds and performance than previous processors could deliver.

  • Page 8: Accelerated Graphics Port

    Introduction 133MHz bus seen in previous Pentium III processors. This allows 3.2Gbytes per second of throughput while the Pentium III had a limited 1.06Gbyte/s throughput. Willamette will reportedly be introduced in the 0.18-micron using aluminum. For more information about all the cool new features the Pentium 4 deliv- ers check out the Intel website at http://www.intel.com Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP or A.G.P.)

  • Page 9: Hardware Monitoring

    Introduction Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring allows you to monitor various aspects of your systems operations and status. The features include CPU temperature, voltage and RPM of fan. Bandwidth Overview ® Table 1 provides a summary of the bandwidth requirements for the Intel 845 chipset.

  • Page 10: Figure

    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 11: I/O Shield Connector

    Introduction I/O Shield Connector The board is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/O shield (figure 3). Joystick/Midi port parallel port PS/2 Mouse USB port PS/2 KEYBOARD COM1 COM2 Speaker Line_in Figure 3: I/O back panel layout Power-On/Off (Remote) The board has a single 20-pin and 4-pin connector for ATX or ATX12V power supplies.

  • Page 12: System Block Diagram

    Introduction System Block Diagram Pentium 4 Processor 423 pin Package 100MHz 4X, 2X (1.5V only) 133MHz 66MHz DIMM Modules (Memory Controller Hub) ICH2 (I/O Controllrer Hub) CNR Slot USB 1,2 USB 3,4 FWH (Firm Ware Hub) AC'97 Flash memory Audio Serial Port 1 LPC I/O serial Port 2...
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  • Page 14: Features

    Features Section 2 FEATURES Mainboard Features: PROCESSOR ® - Intel Pentium 4 Processor with FC-PGA socket 423 package: Operating at 1.3 ~ 2.0GHz CHIPSET - Intel 82845 AGPset Front Side Bus - 100MHz (a data transfer rate of 400MHz) DRAM MODULE - 168pin DIMM x 3 for PC133 Memory - DRAM Size: 64MB to 3GB EXPANSION SLOT...
  • Page 15 Features - CNR supports multi-channel audio, V.90 analog modem, Home PNA, 10/ 100 LAN I/O CONNECTOR - PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 style Keyboard - USB connector x 4 (2 for Opt.) Built-in AC97 Digital Audio - Dual full-duplex Direct Sound channels - H/W Sound Blaster Pro for DOS legacy compatibility - FM synthesis for legacy compatibility - Supports game and MIDI port...

  • Page 16: Installation

    Installation Section 3 INSTALLATION Page 3-1...

  • Page 17: Mainboard Detailed Layout

    Installation EP-4B2AE Mainboard Detailed Layout Figure 1 Page 3-2...

  • Page 18: Step

    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. Device Connectors 3-5. External Modem Ring-in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Functions (KBPO) 3-6.
  • Page 19 Installation Step 3 Close the socket by lowering and locking the actuation lever. Figure 4 Note: Intel’s reference design thermal solution is an active heatsink; an extruded aluminum heatsink based and a fan attached to the top on the fin array. (See Figure 5) Figure 5 Page 3-4...
  • Page 20 Installation Section 3-2 Jumper Settings JCMOS CMOS Clear 1-2 Normal (Default) 2-3 Clear CMOS JKBPO Keyboard Power On Function 1-2 Enabled 2-3 Disabled (Default) Page 3-5...
  • Page 21 Installation Section 3-3 System Memory Configuration Memory Layout The board supports (3) PC133 168-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Module). The DIMMs is for SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) . • DIMM SDRAM may be 100MHz (10ns), 125MHz (8ns) or 133MHz (7.5ns) bus speed. Supports SDR-SDRAM at 133MHz operation (PC133). •...

  • Page 22: Dimm Module Installation

    Installation DIMM Module Installation Figure 7 displays the notch marks and what they should look like on your DIMM memory module. DIMMs have 168-pins and two notches that will match with the onboard DIMM socket. DIMM modules are installed by placing the chip firmly into the socket at a 90 degree angle and pressing straight down (figure 8) until it fits tightly into the DIMM socket (figure 9).
  • Page 23 Installation Section 3-4 Device Connectors Joystick/Midi port parallel port PS/2 Mouse USB port PS/2 KEYBOARD COM1 COM2 Speaker Line_in Figure 10 JFAN2 JFAN1 JFAN1 / JFAN2 / JFAN3: • A plug-in for the CPU/Power/Cassis Fan power FAN1: CPU Fan FAN2: PW Fan FAN3: Chasis Fan JFAN3 JWOL:WOL (Wake On LAN) Connector...
  • Page 24 Installation FDD1: Floppy Controller Connector (Black color) IDE2: Ultra 66/100 Primary IDE Connector (Blue color) IDE1: Ultra 66/100 Secondary IDE Connector (Blue color) PW1: ATX or ATX12V Power Connector • 20-pin power connector PW2: ATX12V Power Connector • 12V 4-pin power connector Note: The board requires a minimum of 250 Watt ATX or ATX 12V power supply to operate.
  • Page 25 Installation USBCON1: USB port header pins for share with two USB ports. -Data +Data +Data -Data USB port header pin descriptions. CNR Conn.: The board supports one CNR connector to provide a Modem Code (MC) or Phone-line base networking and 10/100 Ethernet base networking configuration.
  • Page 26 Installation Power On/Off (This is connected to the power button on the case. Using the Soft-Off by Pwr-BTTN feature, you can choose either Instant Off (turns system off immediately), or 4 sec delay (you need to push the button down for 4 seconds before the system turns off).
  • Page 27 Installation Section 3-5 External Modem Ring-in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Functions (KBPO) On the basis of bounded functions in I/O chipset, the two serial ports are able to support the External Modem Ring-in Power ON function. Once users connect the external modem to COM1 or COM2, the mainboard allows users to turn on their system through the remote and host's dial-up control.
  • Page 28 Installation Notes: 1. Intel ATX version 2.0 specification recommended you use the power supply with >=1.0A in 5.0VSB. With our mainboard, the 5.0VSB standby power only has to be > = 0.1A (100mA) then you can enjoy this unique benefit. However, an ATX power supply which is <...
  • Page 29 Installation 3-6 STR (Suspend To RAM) Function The board supports the STR power management state by maintaining the appropriate states on the SDRAM interface signals. The power source must be kept alive to the SDRAM during STR (ACPI S3). Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides more Energy Saving Features for operating systems that supporting Instant ON and QuickStart function.
  • Page 30 Installation d. You must push the Power button connected with onboard J3 pin or click to USB’s mouse or press USB’s keyboard to wake up you system (not to click to PS/2 mouse or press PS/2 keyboard to wake up the system). Just pushing Power button or USB’s mouse/keyboard your system will quickly back to the last screen for you.
  • Page 31 Installation Page Left Blank Page 3-16...

  • Page 32: Bios Setup

    BIOS Section 4 BIOS SETUP Main Menu Once you enter the AwardBIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.
  • Page 33 BIOS Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s performance. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

  • Page 34: Standard Cmos Setup

    BIOS 4-1 Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each cat- egory includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to high- light the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

  • Page 35: Main Menu Selections

    BIOS Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu Item Options Description Date Month YYYY Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically hanges when you set the date Time HH : MM : SS Set the system time Options are in its sub menu Press <Enter>...

  • Page 36: Ide Adapters

    BIOS IDE Adapters The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk drive. Figure 2 shows the IDE primary master sub menu. Figure 2 IDE Primary Master sub menu Page 4-5...
  • Page 37 BIOS Use the legend keys to navigate through this menu and exit to the main menu. Use Table 3 to configure the hard disk. Item Options Description IIDE HDD Auto-detection Press Enter Press Enter to auto-detect the HDD on this channel. If detection is successful, it fills the remaining fields on this menu.

  • Page 38: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS 4-2 Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the opportunity to select the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security. Virus Warning Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection.
  • Page 39 BIOS Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power up the computer. If it is set to Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. APIC Mode This item allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller.
  • Page 40 BIOS Boot Up Floppy Seek Seeks disk drives during boot up. Disabling speeds boot up. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Typematic Rate Setting Key strokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected. The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

  • Page 41: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS 4-3 Advanced Chipset Features [By SPD] This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. It also coordinates communica- tions between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus.
  • Page 42 BIOS CAS Latency Time When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. The Choice: 2, 3. Active to Prcharge Delay This field lets you setup the minimum RAS pulse width. The Choice: 7, 6, 5.
  • Page 43 BIOS Video BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS , resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The Choice: Enabled, Disabled. Video RAM Cacheable This option allows the CPU to cache read/writes of the video RAM. Enabled: This option allows for faster video access.

  • Page 44: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS 4-4 Integrated Peripherals On Board IDE Device Setup OnChip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. 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.
  • Page 45 BIOS 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 46 BIOS Select Enable of AC97 Modem item, you must be primary Modem Riser Card (MR) in hardware. The choice: Auto, Disabled. Onboard/CNR LAN selection This item allows you to decide to select Onboard or CNR LAN. The choice: Onboard, Ext. CNR. On Board I/O Chip Setup Power On Function There are “Button Only”, “Hot Key”...
  • Page 47 BIOS Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install and-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 48 BIOS Parallel Port Mode This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode. The default is EPP+ECP. Normal: Standard mode. IBM PC/AT Compatible bidirectional parallel port. EPP: Enhanced Parallel Port mode. ECP: Extended Capabilities Port mode. EPP+ECP: ECP Mode & EPP Mode. EPP Mode Select This item allows you to determine the IR transfer mode of onboard I/O chip.

  • Page 49: Power Management Setup

    BIOS 4-5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. ACPI Function This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Man- agement (ACPI).
  • Page 50 BIOS There are four selections for Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings. Disable (default) No power management. Disables all four modes Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min.
  • Page 51 BIOS HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off state when the system has “hung.”...

  • Page 52: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    BIOS 4-6 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.
  • Page 53 BIOS into each of the sub menu that follows this field. The choice: Auto(ESCD), Manual. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field at Disabled. The Choice: Enabled, Disabled. PCI Latency Timer (CLK) The latency timer defines the minimum amount of time, in PCI clock cycles, that the bus master can retain the ownership of the bus.

  • Page 54: Pc Health Status

    BIOS 4-7 PC Health Status C/91 C/138 [0 RPM] [0 RPM] [0 RPM] [1.50V] [1.75V] [3.30V] [4.97V] [12.12V] -[12.28V] -[5.09V] [3.48V] [4.89V] Show PC Health in Post When enable this function, you can see PC Health in Post screen. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. CPU Warning Temperature This is the temperature that the computer will respond to an overheating CPU.
  • Page 55 BIOS Vcore (V) The voltage level of the Vcore. Vdimm (V) The voltage level of the DRAM. +5V, +12V, -5V, -12V, VBAT(V), 5VSB(V): The voltage level of the switch power supply. Shutdown Temperature This is the temperature that the computer will turn off the power to combat the effects of an overheating system.

  • Page 56: Frequency/Voltage Control

    BIOS 4-8 Frequency/Voltage Control [X8] [1.75V] [1.75V] [1.50V] [1.50V] [3.30V] [3.30V] CPU Clock Ratio This item allows you to select the CPU ratio. If the CPU ratio is fixed. This item was no function. The choice: [x8]...[x24]. Auto Detect PCI Clk This item allows you to disable the each PCI slot clock.
  • Page 57 BIOS Memory Frequency This item allows you to select the memory frequency. The default is Auto, this option follows spd data to set memory frequency clock. The option: Auto, FSB, FSB*4/3. AGP/PCI Clock This item allows you to select the AGP/PCI Clock. The default is Auto, if FSB > 117MHz then AGP/PCI fixed to 66MHz/33MHz.

  • Page 58: Defaults Menu

    BIOS 4-9 Defaults Menu Selecting “Defaults” from the main menu shows you two options which are described below Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing ‘Y’...

  • Page 59: Supervisor/User Password Setting

    BIOS 4-10 Supervisor/User Password Setting You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then. The differences between are: supervisor password : can enter and change the options of the setup menus. user password : just can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus.

  • Page 60: Exit Selecting

    BIOS 4-11 Exit Selecting 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 61 BIOS Page Left Blank Page 4-30...

  • Page 62: Driver Installation

    Drivers Installation Section 5 845 and Sound Driver Installation Easy Driver Installation Insert the bundled autorun driver CD-disk. Step 1 : Click the INTEL CHIPSET INF FILES/INSTALLATION UTILITIES to install all components recommended. Step 2 : Click the INTEL ULTRA STORAGE DRIVER to install ultra storage.
  • Page 63 Drivers Installation Page Left Blank Page 5-2...

  • Page 64: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix A A-1 Avance Media Player User’s Guide ® ® Avance Media Player Platform Functional Descriptions A. Playback Windows Display Playback windows displays the following mode information: 1. Playback Time Display 2. Voice Cancellation Mode Display 3. Pitch Mode Display 4.
  • Page 65 Appendix 3. Repeat mode Choice of Repeat, All Repeat, Random or No Repeat Mode. 4. Mute Mute On/Off Mode select. 5. Voice cancellation Voice Cancellation On/Off Mode select for Karaoke. 6. Surround mode A total of 26 Surround Sound mode select as shown in the table below.
  • Page 66 Appendix 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. 3. Clear Clear the Title/Play Lost. 4. Load Load Title/Play List. 5.
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  • Page 68: Ghost 5.1/6.03 Quick User's Guide

    Appendix Appendix B B-1 GHOST 5.1/6.03 Quick User’s Guide Installation is very easy. You only need to copy the Ghost5 folder or Ghost.exe to your hard disk. The current market version is for single Client, so the LPT and NetBios portions will not be explained further.
  • Page 69 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 70 Appendix 4. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes to start. Disk To Image (Disk Backup) 1. Select the location of the Source drive. 2. Select the location for storing the backup file.
  • Page 71 Appendix 3. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes to start. Disk From Image (Restore Backup) 1. Select the Restore file. 2. Select the Destination drive of the disk to be restored.
  • Page 72 Appendix 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 73 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 operation method.
  • Page 74 Appendix 3. Select the path and file name for storing the backup file. 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 this requires longer execution time.
  • Page 75 Appendix Partition From Image (Restore Partition) Select the backup file to be restored. 2. Select the source partition. 3. Select the disk to be restored.
  • Page 76 Appendix 4. Select the partition to be restored. 5. Select Yes to start restoring. Check This function checks the hard disk or backup file for backup or restoration error due to FAT or track error.
  • Page 77 Appendix How to Reinstall Windows in 2 Minutes This chapter teaches you how to set your computer properly and, if necessary, reinstall Windows in 2 minutes. Ghost can use different methods to complete this task. The following two sections explain the creation of the emergency Recover Floppy and Recover CD: Emergency Recover Floppy Divide a hard disk into two partitions.
  • Page 78 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 design Autoexec.bat as a Menu 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...
  • Page 79 Appendix Recover CD In recent years, well-known computer manufacturers (such as IBM, Acer, Compaq, etc.) bundle Recover CDs with their computers to reduce the cost resulting from servicing, while at the same time increasing their market competitiveness. The following is a simple guide to how to create a recover CD: 1.
  • Page 80 Appendix Ghost Command Line Switches Reference Ghost may be run in interactive or in batch mode. Batch mode is useful for automat- ing installations for backups using Ghost. Most of the Ghost switches are used to assist with batch mode operation. To list switches from Ghost, type ghost.exe -h. -clone The full syntax for this switch is: clone,MODE={copy|load|dump|pcopy|pload|pdump},SRC=...
  • Page 81 Appendix c) DST This defines the destination location for the operation: Mode Meaning COPY/ LOAD Destination drive (e.g, 2 for drive two) DUMP Disk image filename or device,(e.g, g:\images\system2.img) PCOPY/ PLOAD Destination partition,(e.g, 2:2 indicates the second partition on drive two). PDUMP Partition image filename (e.g, g:\images\part1.img).
  • Page 82 Appendix data space has been satisfied will be distributed between the destination partitions in proportion to the data usage in the source partitions Someexamples follow that will help illustrate: flag Exit. Normally when Ghost has finished copying a new system to a disk, it prompts the user to reboot with a press Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot window.
  • Page 83 Appendix Example 1: To copy drive one to drive two on a PC, without final prompt if OK to proceed. ghost.exe -clone,mode=copy,src=1,dst=2 –sure Example 2: To connect via NetBIOS to another PC running Ghost in slave mode, and dump a disk image of local drive two to the remote file c:\drive2.gho ghost.exe -clone,mode=dump,src=2,dst=C:\drive2.gho -nbm Note: The slave Ghost can be started with ghost –nbs Example 3:...

  • Page 84: Eeprom Bois Remover

    Appendix Appendix C C-1 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 may be damaged if using an improper method to replace the BIOS chip.
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  • Page 86: Update Your System Bios

    Appendix Appendix D D-1 Update Your System BIOS Download the xxxxx.EXE file corresponding to your model form the 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 DOS floppy disk.
  • Page 87 Appendix 5. Key in File Name to save previous BIOS to file. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin 6. Are you sure to program (y/n), please key in [Y] to start the programming. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin 7. The programming is finished. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin...

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