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Page 1: ...any defect or error in this manual or product Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are...

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Page 3: ...ITCHES 2 6 CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCTIONS FOR THE BIOS 3 1 CPU SETUP CPU SOFT MENU II 3 3 3 2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU 3 8 3 3 BIOS FEATURES SETUP MENU 3 11 3 4 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP MENU 3 16 3 5 POWER MAN...

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Page 5: ...asily wake up your system by these devices The motherboard can provide high performance for workstations and meets the requirements for desktop systems for multimedia in the future The PPGA processor...

Page 6: ...application software cannot handle Year 2000 dates you will still be facing the Y2K threat because it is not a hardware problem that relates to the motherboard itself According to Award BIOS it is BI...

Page 7: ...up to 2 88MB and 3 mode floppies l Ultra DMA 33 bus master IDE supports up to 4 IDE devices Including LS 120 MB floppy drive l Built in Standard EPP ECP parallel port connector l Two built in 16550 fa...

Page 8: ...ions may not work normally Above 66MHz 100MHz bus speeds are supported but not guaranteed due to the PCI and chipset specifications Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd i...

Page 9: ...Introduction of ZM6 Features 1 5 User s Manual 1 3 Layout Diagram Figure 1 2 Motherboard component location...

Page 10: ...1 6 Chapter1 ZM6 1 4 The System Block Diagram Figure 1 3 System diagram of the 440ZX chipset...

Page 11: ...Motherboard to the Chassis 2 2 Installation of the Celeron PPGA processor 2 3 Installing System Memory 2 4 Connectors Headers and Switches NNNN Before Proceeding with the Installation NNNN Before you...

Page 12: ...e unable to do this should you attach the board with spacers Take a careful look at the motherboard and you will see many mounting holes on it Line these holes up with the mounting holes on the base I...

Page 13: ...The Intel Celeron PPGA package processor installation is easy like Pentium processors before Because it uses the Socket 370 ZIF Zero Insertion Force socket it can easily let you fix the processor on...

Page 14: ...MB 128MB 256MB 8MB 256MB Total System Memory 8MB 256MB Note 1 When you install RAM modules we strongly suggest that you install them in the order of filling DIMM 1 DIMM3 If you install RAM modules dis...

Page 15: ...r motherboard is an easy thing to do You can refer to figure 2 5 to see what a 168 pin PC100 SDRAM module looks like Unlike installing SIMMs DIMMs may be snapped directly into the socket Note Certain...

Page 16: ...g certain the module is completely seated in the DIMM socket Step 6 Once the DIMM module has been installed the installation is complete and the computer s cover can be replaced Or you can continue to...

Page 17: ...connect them Please pay attention and read the whole section for necessary information before attempting to finish all of the hardware installation inside the computer chassis Figure 2 7 shows you all...

Page 18: ...that you have a good connection Note Watch the pin position and the orientation 2A and 2B Headers CPUFAN and FAN2 Headers Attach the connector from the individual CPU fan to the header named CPUFAN an...

Page 19: ...hese technologies can be found in Intel s TX LX BX and newer core logic chipsets This technology provides the DMA and IRQ signals present in ISA Bus today but not available on the PCI Bus The SB LINK...

Page 20: ...B and 7C RT1 RT2 and RT3 Header The Thermistors RT1 and RT3 are already onboard RT1 or R317 is used to detect the system environment temperature and RT3 is used to detect the CPU temperature The RT2 i...

Page 21: ...wer Otherwise your system may work abnormally or malfunction 9 PN1 and PN2 Headers PN1 and PN2 are for switches and indicators for the chassis s front panel there are several functions that come from...

Page 22: ...e Watch the power LED pin position and orientation PN1 Pin 6 7 HDD LED Header Attach the cable from the case s front panel HDD LED to this header If you install it in the wrong direction the LED light...

Page 23: ...to reset the system PN2 Pin 4 5 6 7 Speaker Header Attach the cable from the system speaker to this header PN2 Pin 9 10 Suspend LED Header Insert the two threaded suspend LED cable into pin 9 and pin...

Page 24: ...nctions are FDC1 Connector This 34 pin connector is called the floppy disk drive connector You can connect a 360K 5 25 1 2M 5 25 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 or 2 88M 3 5 floppy disk drive you can even connect...

Page 25: ...otherboard that is the IDE2 connector on the motherboard Two hard disks can be connected to each connector The first HDD is referred to as the Master The second HDD is referred to as the Slave For per...

Page 26: ...lity MS1 Upper PS 2 Mouse Connector Attach a PS 2 mouse to this 6 pin Din connector USB Port Connectors This motherboard provides two USB ports Attach the USB connector from the individual device to t...

Page 27: ...17 User s Manual Parallel Port Connector This parallel port is also called an LPT port because it usually connects to the printer You can connect other devices that support this communication protocol...

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Page 29: ...rrors the computer will crash and sometimes you will even not be able to boot the computer after it has crashed We recommend that you do not change the parameters inside the BIOS unless you are very f...

Page 30: ...Up Page Down or keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option Computer Knowledge CMOS Data Maybe you have heard somebody saying that their CMOS DATA was lost What is the CMOS...

Page 31: ...s or switches The CPU must be setup according its specifications In the first option you can press F1 at any time to display all the items that can be chosen for that option Figure 3 2 CPU SOFT MENU I...

Page 32: ...e intention of this explanation These should be used for engineering testing not for normal applications If you use non specification settings for normal operation your system may not be stable and ma...

Page 33: ...ur own system but after you have tested the product we recommend that you set it back to its normal value in order to guarantee system stability External Clock 66MHz 1 2 75MHz 1 3 83MHz 1 2 100MHz 1 3...

Page 34: ...define the external clock and the multiplier factor by yourself Solution in case of booting problem due to invalid clock setup Normally if the CPU clock setup is wrong you will not be able to boot In...

Page 35: ...e power supply Otherwise the BIOS will not read correctly the parameters will fail and you must enter SOFT MENU II again to set up the parameters all over again CPU Power Supply This option allows you...

Page 36: ...this item month mm date dd and year yy Time hh mm ss You can set time information in this item hour hh minute mm and second ss Setup of the HDD operating mode NORMAL LBA LARGE Since old operating sys...

Page 37: ...we recommend you use this mode Currently the BIOS can support the INT 13h extension function enabling the LBA mode to support hard disk drive capacities exceeding 8 4GB LARGE Mode When the number of...

Page 38: ...ting is EGA VGA Halt On You can select which type of error will cause the system to halt Five options are available All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key Back to All...

Page 39: ...tions in this menu we recommend you use default values Figure 3 4 BIOS Features Setup Virus Warning This item can be set as Enable or Disable When this feature is enabled if there is any attempt from...

Page 40: ...r On Self Test After the computer has been powered on the BIOS of the motherboard will run a series of tests in order to check the system and its peripherals If the Quick power on self test feature is...

Page 41: ...t multi sector transfers This feature speeds up hard disk drive access performance and reduces the time necessary to access data When this item is enabled the BIOS will automatically detect if your ha...

Page 42: ...et the password you will have to open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system But by doing this you will have to reset all the options you had set up...

Page 43: ...ss ranges This option allows you to decide if the ROM BIOS area of an interface card at a specific address uses the shadow feature or not If you have no interface card using this memory block don t en...

Page 44: ...S option Figure 3 5 Chipset Features Setup You can use the arrow keys to move between the items Use PgUP PgDn or key to change the values When you have finished setting up the chipset press ESC to go...

Page 45: ...ons For an earlier 8 bit Add on card sometimes you need to adjust its recovery time to make it work normally 16 Bit I O Recovery Time Five options are available NA 4 1 2 3 Back to NA This option speci...

Page 46: ...m Three options are available Disable 0 50 CNTR 0 5 DOWN For EMC Electro Magnetic Compatibility Test testing you may need to adjust these options for optimal results we do not recommend you change the...

Page 47: ...have a network adapter sound card or other add on cards that might use those I O addresses please adjust your add on card I O address to avoid the use of those addresses There are small differences i...

Page 48: ...e These are referred to as Power Management Events In cases where none of these events occur the system enters the power saving mode When one of the controlled events occurs the system immediately ret...

Page 49: ...st fully support ACPI both hardware and software drivers If you want to know if your devices or add on cards support ACPI or not please contact the device or add on card manufacture for more informati...

Page 50: ...wake up the computer from this state Power switch Sleeping mode or power off mode RTC alarm Sleeping mode or power off mode LAN Sleeping mode or power off mode Modem Sleeping mode or power off mode IR...

Page 51: ...nagement standard set by Microsoft Intel and other major manufacturers Video Off Method Three video off methods are available Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank and DPMS The default is V H SYNC Blank If this...

Page 52: ...Standby Mode When the setting selected for Power Management is User Define you can define for this mode any delay from 1 minute to 1 hour If no power management event occurs during this time period me...

Page 53: ...AN To enable this feature you must make sure your network software and network adapter LAN card support such a function This function is also called Wake on LAN WOL Power on by Ring If you connect an...

Page 54: ...ctivity occurs it will cause the computer to re count the time elapsed IDE Secondary Master If any IDE secondary master I O activity occurs it will cause the computer to re count the time elapsed IDE...

Page 55: ...e Update ESCD If you want to clear ESCD data next time you boot up and ask the BIOS to reset the settings for the Plug Play ISA Card and the PCI Card select Enabled But the next time you boot up this...

Page 56: ...you can select Manual to set which IRQ and DMA are assigned to PCI ISA PnP or legacy ISA cards Assign IRQ For VGA You can assign an IRQ for the PCI VGA or Disabled Assigned IRQ For USB If you need an...

Page 57: ...USB used PIRQ_4 l Each PCI slot has four INT s INT A INT D and the AGP slot has two INT INTA and INT B Note 5 PCI Slots Although the ZX chipset only supports 4 PCI bus master signals the ZM6 offers u...

Page 58: ...Master Drive PIO Mode Auto The BIOS can auto detect the transfer mode of the IDE devices in order to set its data transfer rate Default You can select the PIO mode from 0 to 4 of the IDE devices in o...

Page 59: ...s item Onboard IDE 2 Controller The onboard IDE 2 controller can be set at Enabled or Disabled Master Drive PIO Mode Auto The BIOS can auto detect the transfer mode of the IDE devices in order to set...

Page 60: ...rt the USB keyboard Depending on the situation Two options are available OS or BIOS OS is the default setting With the BIOS option you can use a USB keyboard under the MS DOS environment but don t nee...

Page 61: ...item and use your keyboard wake up key to wake up your computer Hot Key Power On There are twelve options are available Ctrl F1 to Ctrl F12 You can select this item and using the Ctrl plus the one of...

Page 62: ...e I O address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port Four options are available Disable 3BCh IRQ7 278h IRQ5 and 378h IRQ7 Default is 378h IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode Can be set as ECP EPP ECP EPP or Normal...

Page 63: ...essage is displayed Enter Password Type your password When complete press Enter The following message is displayed Confirm Password Type your password again When complete press Enter The password sett...

Page 64: ...formation into the hard disk information section If the CMOS data was erased and you had forgotten the hard disk specifications it was a great problem But now you can use this option to auto detect th...

Page 65: ...re 3 9 Save Exit Setup You can save all your selection to CMOS and exit BIOS to reboot your computer 3 12 Exit Without Saving Figure 3 10 Exit Without Saving You can exit and without saving all your s...

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Page 67: ...e the full line commands that are described in this section The utility will then flash your BIOS When you finish the flash operation you will see the screen as in Figure A 2 Note A 1 The other method...

Page 68: ...lash Memory Writer V7 05 Complete Screen Figure A 3 shows you what commands you can use for the flashing program you need to go into the pure DOS environment and type awdflash then you will see Figure...

Page 69: ...e BIOS create a backup of current system BIOS and clear the CMOS execute this command AWDFLASH NEWBIOS SAVEBIOS CC Example 3 To update the BIOS and clear PnP settings execute this command AWDFLASH NEW...

Page 70: ...sk to automatically execute a BIOS update The content of the disk should be the following 1 Startup system files COMMAND COM MSDOS SYS IO SYS 2 AWDFLSH EXE 3 The NEWBIOS file which can be download fro...

Page 71: ...you need CD Xpress We ll tell you more about it CD ROM technology is growing fast but its performance is still unacceptable compared to today s hard drives The transfer rates of today s hard drives ca...

Page 72: ...heck next to Use automatic setting 7 Uncheck the box and when the system asks you to reboot click yes 8 After the system restarts the yellow mark should be gone 4 De Installation To uninstall XStore P...

Page 73: ...etup exe file to start installation Step 1 In Windows 95 98 place the CD ROM into the computer The main menu will show up Click the HighPoint XStore Pro Install button then you will see the XStore Pro...

Page 74: ...se screen Step 4 Press Yes to the continue screen below Step 5 When installation process is done you will see the screen below This screen will show up only when you install both XStore Pro and CD Xpr...

Page 75: ...Choose the Yes I want to restart my computer now button then system will restart Or you can choose the No I will restart my computer later Note You must restart your computer after you installed the...

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Page 77: ...may result in permanent damage of the PC Once any item is out of its normal range a warning message will pop up and remind the user to take proper measures The following description will tell you how...

Page 78: ...use the default path click the icon to continue the install process Now the screen will show you the percentage of installation progress Step 4 When the progress finishes click the OK button Step 5 G...

Page 79: ...pop up when the error of the same item happens again Disable The chosen item will be no longer monitored thereafter unless you activate it in the Configuration page Shutdown Choosing this button will...

Page 80: ...save it Otherwise the program will start with the default value the next time If you meet any problems or have any questions about the software settings and adjustments please use the Winbond hardware...

Page 81: ...VGA card and see if the system will start If it still does not start note the VGA card model motherboard model Bios identification number CPU on the technical support form refer to main instructions...

Page 82: ...stem If the system starts and does not reset you can be sure that the problem is due to the Sound Card Driver Note down the Sound Card model motherboard model BIOS identification number on the technic...

Page 83: ...te the driver version number indicated on the DEVICE DRIVER disk if have as Release or on the CD Title For example 5 OS APPLICATION Indicate what are the operating system and the applications your are...

Page 84: ...IDE2 A and check in case you give no indication we will consider that your CD ROM is IDE2 Master Example In the CD ROM drive space check the box in the Brand space write Mitsumi in the Specifications...

Page 85: ...al Technical Support Form Company name Phone J Contact Fax Model BIOS ID Motherboard Model No DRIVER REV OS Application Hardware name Brand Specifications CPU HDD IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 Syst...

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