Lucky Star 6M810 User Manual

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  • Page 1 i810 Chipset MicroATX Form Factor Main Board User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Copyright Copyright ©1999 by this company. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means without prior written permission. This manual and the information contained herein are protected by copyright.
  • Page 3 Warning and disclaimer This manual is designed to provide information about the Pentium® II (Socket370) main board. Each effort has been made to make this manual as accurate as possible, but no warranty or fitness is implied. All the information is provided on an 'as is' basis. The author and his corresponding publishing company shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this manual or...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents „ Chapter 1 Introduction…………………..…...…..…. .. Overview……………………………….………...…………….….1 Specifications…….……………………….….………..……………3 Limitation……………………….……….………………………….5 Notice of Hardware Installation.……...………..…..…………….6 Notice of CD Driver Installation...………….……..………………7 Software Driver Installation……………..………………………...8 „ Chapter 2 Installation……… ………………….……. Layout Reference……………… ……………………………….10 Jumper Setting..……………………………………………...…11 2-2-1 Jumper Setting Table…………………………………………….11 2-2-2 S1 : CPU Frequency Selector…………………………………….12 2-2-3 JP9 : CPU Host BusFrequency Selector………..……………13 2-2-4...
  • Page 5 2-3-9 J1/JP4: TV-OUT Function & NTSC/PAL Connector….………26 2-3-10 JP1 : CD-in………………………………………………………27 2-4 DIMM Installation…….…….…. .………….…………….…...…….28 „ Chapter 3 BIOS Setup.……….……………..…..…. Award BIOS CMOS Setup……………………………….……29 3-1-1 Standard CMOS Setup.……………………………………..……30 3-1-2 Advanced BIOS Features ……………… ……………………...36 3-1-3 Chipset Features Setup……………...……………………………40 3-1-4 Integrated Perpherals……………..……………………………43 3-1-5 Power Management Setup………..
  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview The main board utilized Intel’s latest i810 chipset which is integrated with new architects such as integrated graphic, sound, ULTRA DMA-66(optional), USB & AMR is designed to fit INTEL PPGA type Socket-370 CPUs. Intel’s i810 is a cost-effective but high performance chipset which has integrated graphics controller(i752) with a 24 Bit 230MHz RAMDAC &...
  • Page 8 The main board has 2 dual in-line memory modules (DIMM) which can be installed with PC-100 SDRAM memory. The memory subsystem supports up to 512 MB SDRAM of non-buffered 3.3V using standard 168-pin DIMM sockets. The main board is strengthened with Power Management Wake up Event such as “Modem ring on”...
  • Page 9: Specifications

    1-2 Specifications Chipset: There are 4 sets of i810 listed as below: Type 810-L 810-DC100 810-DC-133 North GMCH0 GMCH0 GMCH GMCH-E ICH0 South 100MHz 100MHz 100MHz 133MHz Display Cache NO Yes, 100MHz Yes, 100MHz ATA33 ATA66 ATA66 ATA66 PCI REQ/GNT 4 CPU : can take current 66MHz FSB Celeron-A CPU or later 100MHz version.
  • Page 10 Other features • Modem ring on • Windows 95/98 power off • Keyboard wake-up • Mouse wake-up • DMI, ACPI supported BIOS INTEL 810...
  • Page 11: Limitation

    1-3 Limitation There are some limitations on i810 chipset shown as below: 1. Hardware: ∗ Must use PC-100 specification DIMM ∗ Must use over 1 Ampere current (I) power supply. ∗ PCI3 slot is limited as “Slave” mode only; it can not take “Master“ mode add-on cards like SCSI….
  • Page 12: Notice Of Hardware Installation

    1-4 Notice of Hardware Installation Before installing the main board hardware, note the following things. A. Check the package If any of the below items is missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom you purchase. Leave this main board in its original package until you are ready to install it.
  • Page 13: Notice Of Cd Driver Installation

    1-5 Notice of CD Driver Installation This CD contains the following drivers. The user must read “Index” (HTML format) before installing required drivers. Index offers all the information on all the drivers. CD driver is always updated with the latest version, and the actual CD content may have some differences with the above picture.
  • Page 14: Software Driver Installation

    Software Driver Installation Unlike i440BX or i440LX, Windows-95 or Windows-98 still hasn’t drivers for i810 chipset, USER NEEDS TO INSTALL DRIVERS VERY CAREFULLY OR SYSTEM WILL HANG UP UNEXPECTEDLY! Load drivers from attached CD & find sub-directories under i810 directory as: INTELINF………….
  • Page 15 (3) VGA Driver Installation : A. Find directory VGAPV10 and Win9X sub-directory then execute SETUP and RESTART system. B. Find DX61 and execute DIRECTx61, then RESTART system to complete VGA drivers installation. (4) Audio Driver Installation A. Find “AD1881 DRI” sub-directory, then find Win-95 sub-directory, then find “DRIVER 0040”...
  • Page 16: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Layout Reference INTEL 810...
  • Page 17: Jumper Setting

    2-2 Jumper Setting There are 4 jumpers on this main board. Different setups have different functions. The following pages will tell how to set the jumpers under different circumstances. 2-2-1 Jumper Setting Table CPU Speed FSB Speed 66MHz Celeron 300A Celeron 333 66MHz 66MHz...
  • Page 18: S1 : Cpu Frequency Selector

    2-2-2 S1 : CPU Frequency Selector S1 is a 4-pin DIP switch. Select the right frequency according to your CPU, and see details as below. CPU FSB FREQ. 66 MHz 75 MHz 83 MHz 90 MHz 95 MHz 100MHz INTEL 810...
  • Page 19: Jp9 : Cpu Host Busfrequency Selector

    2-2-3 JP9 : CPU Host Bus Frequency Selector JP9 is a 2-pin selector. Select the right frequency according to your CPU, and see details as below. 66MHz ∼ 95MHz 100MHz The standard Celeron-A CPU is 2.2V of Vcore & 66MHz of front side bus speed. The manufacturer shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising by user’s over-clocking or over-voltage.
  • Page 20: Jp10 : Cmos Status

    2-2-4 JP10 - CMOS status JP10, a 3-pin connector is to clear CMOS if password is forgotten. Below is the details to clear CMOS. Procedure to clear CMOS: Step 1: Shut down the system and disconnect the power supply from AC power. Step 2: Pull out the power supply cable from the power connector.
  • Page 21: Jp15: Audio Function Selector

    2-2-5 JP15: Audio Function Selector JP15 is a 3-pin jumper to enable/disable on-board Audio function. Set “2-3” to use on-board sound if AC97 CODEC IC is existed, set “1-2” to disable on board audio function & allow AMR card or any PCI/ISA sound card installed on slots. The default is on-board audio.
  • Page 22: Connectors

    2-3 Connectors There are many connectors on this main board. Refer to the following pages for details. 2-3-1 Front Panel Connectors Front panel has connectors such as “PW-LED,” “KEYLOCK,” “SPEAKER,” “RESET,” “HDD-LED,” “TB-LED,” ”SOFT-PWR.” Please refer to the following further information. INTEL 810...
  • Page 23 PW-LED is a 3-pin connector. It is used to connect to the LED on the case front panel. The LED shows the status of the power. KEYLOCK is a 2-pin connector. It is used to connect the key lock on the case front panel (if there is).
  • Page 24: Back Panel

    2-3-2 Back Panel Connectors Back Panel Connectors are GAME Port, MIC, LINE-IN, LINE-OUT, COM1/ COM2, LPT, USB, PS/2 keyboard, and PS/2 mouse on case back panel. Refer to below details. G a m e p ort L P T PS/2 Mouse Keyboard C O M 1 V G A...
  • Page 25: Com 1/Com2

    COM1 & COM2 The onboard serial port 1 and port 2 are the 9-pin D-subminature male connector COM1 and COM2. COM1 and COM2 can be disabled in BIOS setup. Please refer to Chapter 3 “Integrated Peripherals” for more information. KBD/PS2 MOUSE The onboard PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors are 6-pin Mini-Din connectors.
  • Page 26: Atx Power Supply Connector

    2-3-3 ATX Power Supply Connector ATX power connector has 20 pins, which is designed for ATX case especially. The ATX power supply supports the function of the “Soft Power On Momentary switch” which connects on the front panel switch to the 2-pin SOFT-PWR on the system board.
  • Page 27: Cpu Fan Connectors

    2-3-4 CPU Fan Connectors There are 3 fan connectors on this system board, and it is marked as “CPUFAN”. Each fan connector has three pins. INTEL 810...
  • Page 28: Connector

    2-3-5 I.R. : IrDA Connector IR connector supports wireless infrared module. With this module and application software like Laplink, or Win95 Direct Cable Connection, user can transfer data to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA and printers. This connector supports HPSIR, ASKIR, and Fast IR.
  • Page 29: Floppy Disk Connector

    2-3-6 Floppy Disk Connector Floppy Disk connector has 34 pins and is used to attach the floppy drive cable. INTEL 810...
  • Page 30: Ide1 & Ide2

    IDE1 & IDE2 2-3-7 IDE1 and IDE2 are 39 – pin IDE connectors (Ultra 66). IDE1 is primary channel, and IDE2 is secondary channel. Each channel supports 2 IDE devices, and 4 devices in total for this main board. INTEL 810...
  • Page 31: Jp3: Sb-Link Connector

    2-3-8 JP3 SB-Link Connector(Optional) SB-LINK is used to attach any “PC/PCI” standard sound card like Creative AWE64D or Yamaha XG…for compatibility under DOS mode. INTEL 810...
  • Page 32: J1/Jp4: Tv-Out Function & Ntsc/Pal Connector

    2-3-9 J1/JP4 : TV-OUT Function & NTSC/PAL Connector (optional) J1 is a 7-pin connector providing TV-OUT function. JP4 is a 2-pin connector providing to connect NTSC/PAL.(optional item) INTEL 810...
  • Page 33: Jp1: Cd-In

    2-3-10 JP1: CD-in JP1 is a CD ROM external audio input signal to line-out (speaker) of the main board. INTEL 810...
  • Page 34: Dimm Installation

    2-4 DIMM Installation Please make sure DIMM is 3.3V DIMM. Either DIMM1 or DIMM2 supports 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, and 128MB. Maximum memory for SDRAM is up to 512 MB. The user may insert DIMM modules in either DIMM1, or DIMM2. Insert the module as shown.
  • Page 35: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award® BIOS CMOS Setup CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999 Standard CMOS Feature Frequency/Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Feature Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Feature Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP/PCI Configurations Save &...
  • Page 36: Standard Cmos Setup

    3-1-1 Standard CMOS Setup Standard CMOS Features Date: Mon, Feb 8 Item Help 1999 __________________________ Time: 16:19:20 ¾ ¾ Menu Level IDE Primary Master 2557 MB ¾ IDE Primary Slave None Change the day, month, ¾ IDE Secondary Master None year and century ¾...
  • Page 37 CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 – 1999 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Primary Master Auto ___________________________________ ¾ Capacity 8455MB Menu Level Access Mode Auto To auto-detect the HDD’s size, head Cylinder 16383 ……on this channel.
  • Page 38: Hard Disk Configurations

    Hard Disk Configurations 1. IDE HDD Auto-Detection : press this item to Auto detect the HDD type. 2. IDE Primary Master : select “AUTO” to detect the mode type automatically. Select “NORMAL” users have to redefine the following 4-8 items according to HDD. “NONE”...
  • Page 39 The Award® BIOS supports 3 HDD modes: NORMAL, LBA & LARGE. 1. Normal mode Generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make any transformations during accessing. The maximum number of cylinders, head & sectors for normal mode are 1024, 16 &...
  • Page 40 The maximum HDD size supported by LBA mode is 8.4 GB which is obtained by the following formula: No. Cylinder (1024) No. Head (255) No. Sector (63) No. Bytes Per Sector (512) 8.4 GB 3. Large Mode Extended HDD access mode supported by Award® software. Some IDE HDDs contain more than 1024 cylinder without LBA support (in some cases, users do not want LBA).
  • Page 41 To support LBA or large mode of HDDs, there must be some softwares involved. All these softwares are located in the Award® HDD service routine (int 13h). It may be failed to access a HDD with LBA (large) mode selected if you are running under an operating system which replaces the whole int 13h.
  • Page 42: Advanced Bios Features

    3-1-2 Advanced BIOS Features Menu below shows all of the manufacturer's default values of this main board. Move the cursor by pressing <PageDown>/- or <PageUp>/+ key to modify the parameters, pressing [F1] key to display help message of the selected item. This setup program also provide 2 convenient ways to load the default parameter data from BIOS [F6] and [F7] area if shown data is corrupted.
  • Page 43 Virus Warning :Enabled (default) :Disabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled : enable L1 cache(default) Disabled: disable L1 cache External Cache Enabled (default): enable L2 cache Disabled: disable L2 cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled (default): enable L2 cache ECC checking Disabled: disable L2 cache ECC checking Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up power on self test.
  • Page 44 Third Boot Device This category determines which drive the system searches first. System will search in turn for floppy disk drive; second is hard disk drive, and finally Floppy drive. Default value is “LS/ZIP”. Options are as below: FLOPPY; LS/ZIP; HDD-0; SCSI; CDROM; HDD-1; HDD-2; HDD-3; LAN; Disable Swap Floppy Drive Enabled: floppy A&B will be swapped.
  • Page 45 15 : 15 Characters Per Second 20 : 20 Characters Per Second 24 : 24 Characters Per Second 30 : 30 Characters Per Second Typematic Delay (Msec) This is the interval between the first and second character displayed. 250 : 250 msec (default) 500 : 500 msec 750 : 750 msec 1000 :1000 msec...
  • Page 46: Chipset Features Setup

    3-1-3 Chipset Features Setup CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 – 1999 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features SDRAM CAS Latency Time Item Help SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc ___________________________________ ¾ SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay Menu Level SDRAM RAS Precharge Time System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled...
  • Page 47 SDRAM RAS to CAS delay This controls the DRAM page miss and row miss leadoff timing. : 3 (default) SDRAM RAS Precharge Time SDRAM precharge time by RAS. : 3 (default) System BIOS cacheable define whether system BIOS area cacheable or not. :Enabled (default) :Disabled Video BIOS cacheable: to define whether video BIOS area cacheable or not.
  • Page 48 Paging Mode Control :Close(default) :Open RAS-to-CAS Override :by CAS # LT(default) :Override(2) RAS# Timing :Slow(default) :Fast RAS# Precharge Timing :Slow(default) :Fast INTEL 810...
  • Page 49: Integrated Peripherals

    3-1-4 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 – 1999 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Item Help OnChip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled ___________________________________ ¾ IDE Primary Master PIO Auto Menu Level IDE Primary Slave Auto If your IDE hard drive supports IDE Secondary Master...
  • Page 50 IDE Primary Slave PIO This feature detects your primary master hard disk device. :Auto (default) :Mode 0,1,2,3,4 IDE Secondary Master PIO This feature detects your secondary master hard disk device. :Auto (default) :Mode 0,1,2,3,4 IDE Secondary Slave PIO This feature detects your secondary master hard disk device. :Auto (default) :Mode 0,1,2,3,4 IDE Primary Master UDMA...
  • Page 51 USB Keyboard support :Enabled :Disabled(default) Init Display First :PCI Slot(default) :On board AC97 Audio :Enabled(default) :Disabled AC97 Modem :Enabled :Disabled(default) IDE HDD Block Mode :Enabled(default) :Disabled Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled (default) : Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 : 3F8/IRQ4 : 2F8/IRQ3 : 3E8/IRQ4 : 2E8/IRQ3(default)
  • Page 52 : 3E8/IRQ4 : 2E8/IRQ3 : Auto : Disabled UART Mode Select : Normal : SCR : IrDA : ASKIR Onboard Parallel Port : Disabled : 3BC/IRQ7 : 378/IRQ7(default) : 278/IRQ5 PWRON After PWR-Fail : Off : On : Former-Sts Game Port Address : Disabled : 201(default) : 209...
  • Page 53: Power Management Setup

    3-1-5 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 – 1999 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Item Help Power Management User Define ___________________________________ ¾ Video Off Method DPMS Menu Level Video Off In Suspend Suspend Type Stop Grant Suspend Mode...
  • Page 54 Power Management :User Define(default)--users can configure their own power management :Min Saving :Max Saving Video Off Method :DPMS(default) :Blank Screen :V/H Sync+Blank Video Off In Suspend : Yes (default) : No MODEM Use IRQ :3 (default) :4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA HDD Power Down :Disabled(default), 1 min --- 15 min Suspend mode...
  • Page 55: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    3-1-6 PNP / PCI Configuration Setup CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984-1999 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PnP OS Installed Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled ------------------------- ¾ Menu Level Resources Controlled By Auto(ESCD) ¾ IRQ Resources Press Enter Default is Disabled. Select ¾...
  • Page 56 PnP OS Installed :No(default) OS will not recognize PnP devices. :Yes OS will arrange the setup of PnP devices. Reset Configuration Data :Disabled(default) :Enabled--- to reset “Extended System Configuration Data(ESCD) when you exit setup if you have installed a new add-on card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot up.
  • Page 57: Frequency/Voltage Control

    3-1-7 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984-1999 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CIK Enabled Item Help Spread Spectrum Disabled ------------------------- ¾ CPU Host/PCI Clock Default Menu Level CPU Ratio ↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CIK...
  • Page 58: Pc Health Status

    3-1-8 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984-1999 Award Software PC Health Status Voltage 0 1.984 V Item Help Voltage 1 1.792 V ------------------------- ¾ Voltage 2 3.376 V Menu Level Voltage 3 4.972 V Voltage 4 11.840V Voltage 5 ( )10.881V...
  • Page 59: Supervisor/User Password

    3-1-9 Supervisor/User Password The "Supervisor/User Password setting" utility sets the security protection. There are two kinds of password functions in the setup menu : one is “Supervisor Password,” and the other is “User Password.” Their difference is: Supervisor Password: this function allows you the right to change the options of setup menu.
  • Page 60 Time, Date, Hard Disk Type Step 2: Confirm Password Typing the password again and pressing <Enter> . CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999 Standard CMOS Feature Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Feature Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Feature Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password...
  • Page 61 2. How to Disable “Supervisor Password” & “User Password” Step 1: Go to CMOS Setup Menu (need to key in password first) Step 2: Enter “Supervisor Password” or “User Password” After enter, it shows “Enter Password.” Press the <Enter> key instead of entering a new password when "ENTER PASSWORD"...
  • Page 62: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    3-1-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999 Standard CMOS Feature Frequency/Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Feature Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Feature Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP/PCI Configurations...
  • Page 63: Load Optimized Defaults

    3-1-11 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999 Standard CMOS Feature Frequency/Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Feature Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Feature Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP/PCI Configurations...
  • Page 64: Save And Exit Setup

    3-1-12 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999 Standard CMOS Feature Frequency/Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Feature Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Feature SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? N Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password...
  • Page 65: Quit Without Saving

    3-1-13 Quit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999 Standard CMOS Feature Frequency/Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Feature Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Feature Load Optimized Defaults Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP/PCI Configurations...
  • Page 66: Chapter 4 Appendix

    Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Memory Map Address range Size Description 00000-7FFFF 512K Conventional memory 80000-9FBFF 127K Extended conventional memory 9FC00-9FFFF Extended BIOS data area if PS/2 mouse is installed A0000-C7FFF 160K Available for hi DOS memory C8000-DFFFF Available for hi DOS memory and adapter ROMs E0000-EEFFF Available for UMB...
  • Page 67: I/O Map

    4-2 I/O Map 000-01F DMA controller (master) 020-021 Interrupt controller (master) 022-023 Chipset control registers. I/O ports 040-05F Timer control registers 060-06F Keyboard interface controller (8042) 070-07F RTC ports & CMOS I/O ports 080-09F DMA register 0A0-0BF Interrupt controller (slave) 0C0-0DF DMA controller (slave) 0F0-0FF...
  • Page 68: Time & Dma Channels Map

    4-3 Time & DMA Channels Map Time map: Timer channel 0 system timer interrupt Timer channel 1 DRAM refresh request Timer channel 2 speaker tone generator Dma channels: DMA channel 0 available DMA channel 1 onboard ECP (option) DMA channel 2 floppy disk (ITE chip) DMA channel 3 onboard ECP (default) DMA channel 4 cascade for DMA controller 1 DMA channel 5 available...
  • Page 69: Interrupt Map

    4-4 Interrupt Map A. NMI: non-maskable interrupt B. IRQ(H/W): 0 system timer interrupt from timer 0 1. 1 keyboard output buffer full 2. cascade for IRQ 8-15 3. serial port2 4. serial port1 5. parallel port 2 6. floppy disk (ITE chip) 7.
  • Page 70: Rtc & Cmos Ram Map

    4-5 RTC & CMOS RAM Map Seconds Seconds 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 Type Drive Type Byte Hard Disk Type Byte Reserved...
  • Page 71: Award Bios Hard Disk Type

    Award BIOS Hard Disk Type Type Cylinder Heads Write Landing Sectors Size Pre-comp Zone 10MB 21MB 32MB 65MB 49MB 65535 21MB 32MB 65535 31MB 65535 117MB 65535 21MB 65535 37MB 65535 52MB 21MB 65535 44MB 21MB 42MB 65535 59MB 1024 1023 62MB 31MB...
  • Page 72 Type Cylinder Heads Write Landing Sectors Size Pre-comp Zone 1224 65535 117MB 1224 65535 159MB 1024 65535 71MB 1024 65535 1023 98MB 65535 1023 87MB 65535 72MB 1024 65535 1023 89MB 1024 65535 1023 106MB 1024 65535 1023 115MB 1024 65535 1023 124MB...
  • Page 73: Isa I/O Address Map

    4-7 ISA I/O Address Map I/O Address (HEX) I/O device 000 - 01F DMA Controller 1, 8237A-5 020 - 03F Interrupt Controller 1, 8259A 040 - 05F System Timer, 8254-2 060 - 06F 8042 Keyboard Controller 070 - 07F real-time Clock/CMOS and NMI Mask 080 - 09F DMA Page Register, 74LS612 0A0 - 0BF...
  • Page 74 I/O Address (HEX) I/O device 364 - 367 Reserved 368 - 36B PC Network (High Address) 36C - 36F Reserved 378 - 37F Parallel Printer Port 1 I/O Address (HEX) I/O device 380 - 38F SDLC, Bisynchronous 2 390 - 393 Cluster 3A0 - 3AF Bisynchronous 1...
  • Page 75: Chapter 5 Q & A

    Chapter 5 Q & A 5-1 Error Messages During Power on Self Test During power on self test (post), BIOS will automatically detect the system devices. Below are the questions that users may always meet. The user may press “Esc” key to skip the full memory test. Beep sound On power on, the system make beep sound to offer different messages.
  • Page 76: Cmos Checksum Error

    CMOS checksum error It indicates the CMOS checksum is incorrect. Load the default values in BIOS to solve this problem. This error may result from a weak BIOS, so replace a new BIOS if necessary. Hard disk initialize Please wait a moment… Some hard drives require more time to initialize.
  • Page 77 Primary slave hard disk fail The BIOS finds an error in the primary slave hard disk drive. Secondary master hard disk fail The BIOS finds an error in the secondary slave master hard disk drive. Secondary slave hard disk fail The BIOS finds an error in the secondary slave IDE hard disk drive.

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