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- Page 1 GA - 586AL/S USER'S MANUAL PCI - ISA SOLUTION PENTIUM™ PCI - ISA BUS MAINBOARD REV. 2S First Edition...
- Page 2 IBM PC/AT, PC/XT are trademarks of International Business Machine Corporation. PENTIUM is a trademark of Intel Corporation. AWARD is a trademark of Award Software, Inc. MS-DOS WINDOWS NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents ________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ......................5 1.1. PREFACE......................5 1.2. KEY FEATURES ....................5 1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST..................6 1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM....................7 1.5. INTRODUCE THE PCI - BUS ................7 1.6. FEATURES......................8 2. SPECIFICATION ......................9 2.1. - Page 4 GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ 4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP..................24 4.7. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP................27 4.8. PCI SLOT CONFIGURATION................29 4.9. LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ..................31 4.10. PASSWORD SETTING ..................32 4.11. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION ................33 4.12. HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT ................33 4.13.
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Page 5: Introduction
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. PREFACE Welcome to use the GA - 586AL motherboard. The motherboard is a 256 KB / 512 KB / 1 MB CACHE PENTIUM™ CPU based PC / AT compatible system with ISA bus and PCI Local Bus, and has been designed to be the fastest PC / AT system. -
Page 6: Performance List
These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users.( The different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.) Pentium™ 60 / 66 MHz DRAM 16 MB - 70 ns CACHE SIZE... -
Page 7: Block Diagram
Introduction ________________________________________________________________ 1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM ×Figure 1.1Ø SLOT1-4 Data Address M1451 M1449 Control Control 60/66 MHz CACHE DRAM SLOT1-3 30/33 MHz 42C25 PCI BUS ISA BUS 14.318 MHz CLOCK Generator IDE1 Floppy COM1 COM2 IDE2 1.5. INTRODUCE THE PCI - BUS Connecting devices to a CPU local bus can dramatically increase the speed of I/O-bound peripherals with only a slight increase in cost over traditional systems. -
Page 8: Features
GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ thus enabling data transfer between peripherals and the system at maximum speed. This performance is critical for bandwidth-constrained devices such as video, multimedia, mass storage, and networking adapters. PCI - bus standard provides end-users with a low-cost, extendible and portable local bus design, which will allow system and peripherals from different manufactures to work together. -
Page 9: Specification
DRAM. − 2 ~ 160 MB DRAM size. − Support Fast Page DRAM access mode. − 16 KB cache memory included in Pentium. l CACHE MEMORY − 256 KB / 512 KB / 1 MB second cache memory on board. -
Page 10: Software
GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ 2.2. SOFTWARE − Licensed AWARD BIOS. l BIOS − AT CMOS Setup, BIOS / Chipset Setup and Hard Disk Utility included. − Operation with MS-DOS, WINDOWS NT, OS/2, l O.S. & IDE DRIVER NOVELL and SCO UNIX. 2.3. ENVIRONMENT −... -
Page 11: Hardware Installation
________________________________________________________________ 3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1. UNPACKING The mainboard package should contain the following: l The GA - 586AL mainboard. l Diskette for Enhanced IDE Device Driver ( 1 x 1.44MB Diskette). l USER'S MANUAL. l Cable set for I/O Device. -
Page 12: Mainboard Layout
60 MHz JP20 BIOS ISA SLOT 3 27C010 BIOS ISA SLOT 4 JP14 PCI SLOT #3 Pentium JP13 GA - 586AL PCI SLOT #2 PCI SLOT #1 & I/O REV.2 IDE2 LPT PORT SOCKET 4 COM 2/4 HD-LED IDE1 FLOPPY PORT... - Page 13 Hardware Installation ________________________________________________________________ t JP16: Reset Switch Open For normal operation. Close For hardware reset system. t JP17: Power LED and Key-Lock Connector Pin No. Function LED anode (+). LED cathode (-). Key lock. GND. t JP18: Turbo Switch Pin No. Function Close For low speed (Non-cache).
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Page 14: Dram Installation
GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ t JP3: CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector Pin No. Function +12V t CN1-6 I/O Ports Connector For COM 1/3 (Serial port1 ) For COM 2/4 (Serial port2 ) For Floppy port For LPT port For Primary IDE port For Secondary IDE port 3.4. -
Page 15: Sram Installation And Jumpers Setup
JUMPER (JP21) selection to set up the system speed to 60 MHz or 66 MHz for 60 or 66 MHz PENTIUM™ CPU. The mainboard can use PENTIUM™ or P5T CPU, and the CPU speed must match with the frequency of CLOCK GEN. It will cause system hanging up if the CLOCK GEN.'S frequency is higher than CPU's. -
Page 16: Cmos Rtc & Isa Cfg Cmos Sram
GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ M The CPU is a sensitive electric component and it can be easily damaged by static electricity, so users must keep it away from metal surface when the CPU is installed onto mainboard. M When the user installs the CPU on socket, please notice the PIN 1 of CPU is in the same corner as the PIN 1 of socket! M Before the CPU is installed, the mainboard must be placed on a flat plane in order to avoid being broken by the pressure of CPU installation. -
Page 17: Turbo Led Connector Installation
Hardware Installation ________________________________________________________________ program developed on XT should be executed with a low speed system, so a high speed system needs the speed switching function to change its running speed. The mainboard uses helf speed method to implement TURBO switching function. The JP18 on mainboard should be connected to the TURBO switch on panel, and user can push in or pop out the TURBO switch to enable or disable the turbo function of system. -
Page 18: Bios Configuration
GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ 4. BIOS CONFIGURATION Award's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS SRAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. -
Page 19: Getting Help
BIOS Configuration ________________________________________________________________ F7 key Load the default F8 key Reserved F9 key Reserved F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu 4.3. GETTING HELP 4.3.1.Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. - Page 20 GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ • Standard CMOS setup This setup page includes all the items in a standard compatible BIOS. • BIOS features setup This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. • Chipset features setup This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. •...
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Page 21: Standard Cmos Setup Menu
BIOS Configuration ________________________________________________________________ 4.5. STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu (Figure 4.2) are divided into 9 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrows to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item. - Page 22 GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ in the computer. There are 46 pre-defined types and a user definable type. Type 1 to Type 46 are pre-defined. Type User is user-definable. Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press <Enter>.
- Page 23 BIOS Configuration ________________________________________________________________ NO errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped and you will be prompted All errors The system boot will not be stopped for any error that may be detected All, The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for But Keyboard all other errors All, But Diskette...
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Page 24: Bios Features Setup
GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ 4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP ROM PCI / ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Virus Warning : Enabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000 - CFFFF Shadow : Disabled External Cache : Enabled Quick Power On Self Test : Disabled Boot Sequence... -
Page 25: Ide Second Channel Control
BIOS Configuration ________________________________________________________________ is A,C. System will first search for floppy disk drive then hard disk drive System will first search for hard disk drive then floppy disk drive • Swap Floppy Drive The default value is Disabled. Enabled Floppy A & B will be swapped under DOS Disabled Floppy A &... - Page 26 GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ It determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM, however, it is optional from chipset design. Video Shadow will increase the video speed. The default value is Enabled. Enabled Video shadow is enabled Disabled Video shadow is disabled •...
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Page 27: Chipset Features Setup
BIOS Configuration ________________________________________________________________ 4.7. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ROM PCI / ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. L2 Cache Update Policy : Write Back Onboard PCI / IDE chip : Enabled Cache Wait / 1 = 66, 0 = 60 MHz : 0 Wait Onboard FDD Controller : Enabled DRAM Timing Option... - Page 28 GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ • DRAM Refresh Peroid The default value is Long. Long For DRAM Refresh Peroid = 60 us. ( better Performance) Normal For DRAM Refresh Peroid = 15 us. ( standard ) • Hidden Refresh Control The default value is Enable. Enable For better Performance DRAM Refresh Operation.
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Page 29: Pci Slot Configuration
BIOS Configuration ________________________________________________________________ • Onboard Serial Port1 The default value is COM1. COM1 Enable onboard Serial port1 and address is 3F8H COM3 Enable onboard Serial port1 and address is 3E8H None Disable onboard Serial port1 • Onboard Serial Port2 The default value is COM2. COM2 Enable onboard Serial port2 and address is 2F8H COM4... - Page 30 GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ ISA device then the user must keep the IRQ out of the available table. • PCI IDE IRQ Map To: ISA For PCI IDE card using paddle card to connect ISA IRQ or using onboard IDE controller. PCI-Auto For PCI specification compliant IDE device, the BIOS can Auto-detect the card using PCI SLOT NO.
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Page 31: Load Setup Defaults
BIOS Configuration ________________________________________________________________ 4.9. LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ROM PCI / ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP Load SETUP Defaults (Y/N)? N LOAD SETUP DEFAU OUT SAVING... -
Page 32: Password Setting
GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ 4.10. PASSWORD SETTING When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. ENTER PASSWORD ROM PCI / ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOS FEATURES SETUP... -
Page 33: Ide Hdd Auto Detection
BIOS Configuration ________________________________________________________________ ROM PCI / ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS. HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip): N OPTION SIZE CYLS. HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE 1 (Y) 1060 65535 1059... -
Page 34: Save & Exit Setup
GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ 4.13. SAVE & EXIT SETUP ROM PCI / ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? N LOAD SETUP DEFAU OUT SAVING... -
Page 35: Exit Without Saving
BIOS Configuration ________________________________________________________________ 4.14. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ROM PCI / ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N LOAD SETUP DEFAU OUT SAVING... -
Page 36: At Technical Information
GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ 5. AT TECHNICAL INFORMATION 5.1. I/O BUS CONNECTOR PIN OUT 5.1.1.ISA SLOT PIN OUT -I/O CH CHK -MEMCS16 SBHE RESET SD07 -I/OCS16 LA23 SD06 IRQ10 LA22 IRQ9 SD05 IRQ11 LA21 SD04 IRQ12 LA20 DRQ2 SD03 IRQ15 LA19 -12V SD02 IRQ14 LA18... -
Page 37: Pci - Bus Slot Pin Out
AT Technical Information ________________________________________________________________ 5.1.2.PCI - BUS SLOT PIN OUT -12V +12V INTA# INTB# INTC# INTD# PST#1 PST#2 RST# GNT# REQ# AD_31 AD_30 AD_29 AD_28 AD_27 AD_26 AD_25 AD_24 CBE#3 IDSEL AD_23 AD_22 AD_21 AD_20 AD_19 AD_18 AD_17 AD_16 CEB#2 FRAME# IRDY# TRDY#... -
Page 38: I/O & Memory Map
GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ 5.2. I/O & MEMORY MAP MEMORY MAP: [0000000-009FFFF] System memory used by DOS and application program. [00A0000-00BFFFF] Display buffer memory for VGA/ EGA/CGA/MONOCHROME adapter. [00C0000-00DFFFF] Reserved for I/O device BIOS ROM or RAM buffer. [00E0000-00EFFFF] Reserved for PCI device ROM. [00F0000-00FFFFF] System BIOS ROM. -
Page 39: Interrupt Map
AT Technical Information ________________________________________________________________ 5.4. INTERRUPT MAP NMI: Parity check error IRQ (H/W): 0 System TIMER interrupt from TIMER-0 1 KEYBOARD output buffer full 2 Cascade for IRQ 8-15 3 SERIAL port 2 4 SERIAL port 1 5 PARALLEL port 2 6 FLOPPY DISK adapter 7 PARALLEL port 1 8 RTC clock... -
Page 40: Appendix A: Post Message
GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ APPENDIX A: POST MESSAGE When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT- ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP will be shown in the information box at the bottom. - Page 41 Appendix A: Post Message ________________________________________________________________ Ö DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, and then either turn off the system and change the jumper, or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection.
- Page 42 GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ Also check to see if any jumper needs to be set correctly in the hard drive. Ö FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. Make sure the controller is installed correctly and firmly.
- Page 43 Appendix A: Post Message ________________________________________________________________ Ö MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT Memory has been added or removed since the last boot. In EISA mode use Configuration Utility to re-configure the memory configuration. In ISA mode enter Setup and enter the new memory size in the memory fields. Ö...
- Page 44 GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ Ö Should Be Empty But EISA Board Found PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY A valid board ID was found in a slot that was configured as having no board F When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.
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Page 45: Appendix B: Post Codes
Appendix B: Post Codes ________________________________________________________________ APPENDIX B: POST CODES F EISA POST codes are typically output to port address 300h. ISA POST codes are typically output to port address 80h. POST Name Description Turn Off Chipset OEM Specific-Cache control. Cache Processor Test 1 Processor Status (1 FLAGS) Verification. - Page 46 GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ Setup shadow RAM - Enable shadow according to Setup. Test DMA Controller 0 BIOS checksum test. Keyboard detect and initialization. Test DMA Controller 1 Test DMA Page Test DMA Page Registers. registers 12-13 Reserved Test Timer Counter 2 Test 8254 Timer 0 Counter 2.
- Page 47 Appendix B: Post Codes ________________________________________________________________ Messages detected during POST) and enter Setup. Security Check Ask password security (optional). Write CMOS Write all CMOS values back to RAM and clear screen. Pre-boot Enable Enable parity checker. Enable NMI, Enable cache before boot. Initialize Option ROMs Initialize any option ROMs present from C8000h to EFFFFh.
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Page 48: Appendix C: Bios Default Drive Table
GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ APPENDIX C: BIOS DEFAULT DRIVE TABLE Type Size (MB) Cylinders Heads Sectors Write / Land Example Model Precomp Zone 10 MB TEAC SD510 MMI 112, 5412 20 MB Seagate ST225, ST4026 31 MB 62 MB 47 MB 20 MB 65535 Seagate ST125 Tandon TM262... - Page 49 Appendix D: PROBLEM SHEET ________________________________________________________________ 69 MB 65535 Miniscribe 3650 RLL 114 MB 65535 Conner CP3104 152 MB 1224 65535 1223 Conner CP3204 User ________________________________________________________________...
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Page 50: Appendix D: Problem Sheet
GA-586AL ________________________________________________________________ APPENDIX D: PROBLEM SHEET 1. Customer Data Name Tel. No. Address Fax. No. Purchase Date 2. Mainboard Data Model No. Rev. No. Serial No. 3. System Configuration CPU Type: CPU Brand: CPU Speed: q 16 q 32 MB DRAM Type q 80 q 70...