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Table 2-1

Drive Control Settings

Diskette Drive

Setting

Description

Normal

Diskette drive functions normally

Write Protect All Sectors

Disables the write function on all sectors

Write Protect Boot Sector

Disables the write function only on the
boot sector

Disabled

Disables all diskette functions

Hard Disk Drive

Setting

Description

Normal

Hard disk drive functions normally

Write Protect All Sectors

Disables the write function on all sectors

Write Protect Boot Sector

Disables the write function only on the
boot sector

Disabled

Disables all hard disk functions

System Boot Drive

Setting

Description

Drive A then C

The system checks drive A first. If there
is a diskette in the drive, the system
boots from drive A. Otherwise, it boots
from drive C.

Drive C then A

The system checks drive C first. If there
is a hard disk (drive C) installed, the
system boots from drive C. Otherwise, it
boots from drive A.

The system always boots from drive C.

The system always boots from drive A.

User’s Guide

Summary of Contents for V55LA

Page 1: ...V55LA System User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...laims any warranties merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not this company its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the soft...

Page 3: ...Other brand and product names are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective holders iii ...

Page 4: ...eating these openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register or in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided 7 This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on the marking label If you are ...

Page 5: ...ing or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 13 Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed b If liquid has been spilled into the product c If the product has been exposed to rain or ...

Page 6: ...plode if not handled properly Do not recharge disassemble or dispose of in fire Keep away from children and dispose of used battery promptly 16 Use only the proper type of power supply cord set provided in your keyboard manual accessories box for this unit It should be a detachable type UL listed CSA certified type SVT SJT rated 6A 125V minimum VDE approved or its equivalent Maximum length is 15 f...

Page 7: ... this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit di...

Page 8: ...apters Chapter 1 System Board This chapter describes the system board and all its major components It contains the system board layout jumper settings cache and memory configurations and information on other internal devices Chapter 2 BIOS Utility This chapter gives information about the system BIOS and tells how to configure the system by changing the settings of the BIOS parameters viii ...

Page 9: ...e to press on the keyboard NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures TIP Tells how to accompl...

Page 10: ...through little shortcuts x ...

Page 11: ...grade 1 12 1 4 1 Installing a SIMM 1 14 1 4 2 Removing a SIMM 1 15 1 4 3 Reconfiguring the System 1 16 1 5 IDE Hard Disk Support 1 16 1 6 CPU Installation 1 17 1 7 Video Memory Upgrade 1 18 1 8 Second level Cache Configuration 1 19 1 9 Audio Features 1 20 1 9 1 Installing the Audio I O Board 1 21 1 9 2 Audio I O Board Features 1 22 1 9 3 WaveTable Daughterboard Optional 1 23 1 9 4 Audio I O Device...

Page 12: ... 6 Video Display 2 8 2 2 7 Communication Settings 2 9 2 2 8 Enhanced IDE Features 2 9 2 2 9 Num Lock After Boot 2 10 2 2 10 Memory Test 2 11 2 2 11 Auto Configuration Mode 2 11 2 2 12 Fast Boot Mode 2 11 2 2 13 Quiet Boot 2 12 2 2 14 Configuration Table 2 12 2 3 Advanced System Configuration 2 13 2 3 1 Shadow RAM 2 14 2 3 2 Internal Cache CPU Cache 2 14 2 3 3 External Cache 2 14 2 3 4 ECC Parity M...

Page 13: ...2 Onboard Communication Ports 2 21 2 5 3 Onboard PS 2 Mouse IRQ 12 2 24 2 5 4 Crystal Audio Chip 2 24 2 5 5 Setup Password 2 25 2 5 6 Power On Password 2 26 2 6 PCI System Configuration 2 27 2 6 1 PCI IRQ Setting 2 27 2 6 2 PCI IRQ Sharing 2 28 2 6 3 VGA Palette Snoop 2 28 2 7 Load Setup Default Settings 2 29 2 8 Leaving Setup 2 30 2 9 IDE Hard Disk Types 2 31 xiii ...

Page 14: ... 5 1 5 20 Pin Multifunction Connector CN19 1 10 1 6 Installing a SIMM 1 14 1 7 Removing a SIMM 1 15 1 8 Installing a Pentium CPU 1 17 1 9 Installing a Video Memory Chip 1 18 1 10 Audio Connectors Onboard 1 20 1 11 Installing the Audio I O Board 1 21 1 12 Audio I O Board 1 22 1 13 WaveTable Daughterboard 1 23 1 14 Installing the WaveTable Daughterboard 1 24 1 15 Audio I O External Devices 1 25 xiv ...

Page 15: ...ions 1 9 1 7 Memory Configurations 64 bit 1 12 1 8 Memory Configurations 32 bit 1 13 1 9 IDE Hard Disk Configuration 1 16 1 10 Second level Cache Configurations 1 19 1 11 System Error Messages 1 27 2 1 Drive Control Settings 2 20 2 2 Serial Port 1 Settings 2 21 2 3 Serial Port 2 Settings 2 22 2 4 Parallel Port Settings 2 22 2 5 Parallel Port Operation Mode Settings 2 23 xv ...

Page 16: ...standard 1 MB video DRAM comes onboard and is upgradable up to 2 MB Two DRAM banks composed of four 72 pin sockets come with the board to support single and double density SIMMs for a maximum system memory of 128 MB The SIMM sockets accommodate both the standard page mode and extended data output EDO type SIMMs The board supports a standard 256 KB asynchronous second level cache The board also sup...

Page 17: ...lash ROM for system BIOS VGA BIOS and PnP ESCD Two PCI enhanced IDE interfaces that support up to four IDE devices System clock calendar with 256 byte CMOS RAM Interfaces for CD audio fax voice modem and WaveTable support Standard 1 MB video DRAM onboard plus two upgrade sockets for up to 2 MB video memory 188 pin connector for PCI ISA slot board Feature socket for multimedia or Ethernet solution ...

Page 18: ...vel cache 4 Pentium CPU socket 5 CPU voltage regulators 6 SIMM sockets 7 Buzzer 8 Switch 2 SW2 9 Video RAM upgrade sockets 10 Video RAM 11 VIdeo port 12 Parallel port 13 BIOS 14 Serial port 2 15 Slot board connector 16 Serial port 1 17 Mouse port 18 Keyboard port 19 RJ 45 connector Figure 1 1 System Board Layout System Board 1 3 ...

Page 19: ... board carries the PCI and ISA bus slots for system enhancements and future expansion The slot board may vary in size and layout depending on your system housing Figures 1 2 and 1 3 show the two kinds of slot boards Figure 1 2 2 PCI 3 ISA Slot Board for desktop systems 1 4 User s Guide ...

Page 20: ...s 1 2 Jumpers and Connectors 1 2 1 Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 1 4 shows the jumper and connector locations on the system board Figure 1 4 System Board Jumper and Connector Locations The blackened pin of a jumper represents pin 1 System Board 1 5 ...

Page 21: ...econd level Cache JP3 JP4 1 2 1 2 256 KB asynchronous or pipeline burst SRAM Flash BIOS Function JP5 1 2 2 3 for Intel 28F001 Allows boot block programming Normal operation BIOS ROM Type JP6 1 2 2 3 Open Flash ROM 28F010 EPROM Block Flash EEPROM SST 29EE010 Regulator JP7 Closed Open For CPUs using one voltage P54C For CPUs using two different voltages P55C SMM Reset Switch JP11 1 2 2 3 3 4 Support...

Page 22: ...or core 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 3 5V 3 3V 2 5V 2 8V 1 In the 1 4 mode the M1 CPU performs a single transfer read cycle prior to the burst cycle This mode is compatible with Intel CPUs 2 In linear burst mode the M1 CPU performs a burst cycle but the address sequences are different from those of the Intel Pentium Operating the CPU in linear burst mode minimizes the CPU bus activity thus enhancing overall sy...

Page 23: ... OFF ON 66 MHz Table 1 3 SW2 Settings 3 and 4 Frequency Ratio Setting 3 Setting 4 Intel CPUs M1 K5 ON ON 5 2 1 1 2 1 OFF OFF 3 2 3 1 3 2 ON OFF 2 1 2 1 OFF ON 3 1 4 1 Table 1 4 SW2 Setting 5 Setting 5 Function ON Onboard sound chip disabled OFF Onboard sound chip enabled Table 1 5 SW2 Setting 6 Setting 5 Function ON Password bypass OFF Password check 1 8 User s Guide ...

Page 24: ... CN3 Power connector CN5 LAN connector CN6 WaveTable connector CN7 PS 2 keyboard connector CN8 PS 2 mouse connector CN9 Audio I O board connector CN10 Diskette drive connector CN11 IDE connector 2 CN12 IDE connector 1 CN13 Serial pot 1 CN14 Serial pot 2 CN17 Parallel port CN18 CPU fan connector CN19 Multifunction connector CN21 Video port CN22 Fax modem connector Fujitsu CN23 ATI multimedia connec...

Page 25: ...itch 1 2 SMM switch 2 3 Reset switch 3 4 Reserved JP14 Power on switch connector pins 1 2 JP15 Standby power connector JP30 External battery connector The multifunction connector CN19 accommodates the front panel connectors for speaker LEDs keylock reset and turbo Figure 1 5 shows the CN19 pin assignments for each of the front panel connectors Figure 1 5 20 Pin Multifunction Connector CN19 1 10 Us...

Page 26: ...e a component from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it 2 Wear a wrist grounding strap before handling electronic components Wrist grounding straps are available at most electronic component stores Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless you are a qualified technician System Board 1 11 ...

Page 27: ...MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 16 MB 4 MB 4 MB 8 MB 8 MB 24 MB 8 MB 8 MB 4 MB 4 MB 24 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 32 MB 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB 4 MB 4 MB 16 MB 16 MB 40 MB 16 MB 16 MB 4 MB 4 MB 40 MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 16 MB 48 MB 16 MB 16 MB 8 MB 8 MB 48 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 4 MB 4 MB 32 MB 32 MB 72 MB 32 MB 32 MB 4 MB 4 ...

Page 28: ...32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 128 MB System Board 1 13 ...

Page 29: ... 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 12 MB 4 MB 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB 4 MB 4 MB 16 MB 24 MB 4 MB 4 MB 32 MB 40 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 4 MB 20 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 24 MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 8 MB 8 MB 32 MB 48 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 4 MB 36 MB 16 MB 16 MB 8 MB 40 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 48 MB 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 4 MB 68 MB 32 MB 32 MB 8 MB 72 MB 32 MB 32 MB 16 MB 80 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 96 MB ...

Page 30: ...e direction If you slip in a SIMM but would not completely fit you may have inserted it the wrong way Reverse the orientation of the SIMM 2 Gently push the SIMM to a vertical position until the pegs of the socket slip into the holes on the SIMM and the holding clips lock the SIMM into position The SIMM should be at a 90 angle when installed Figure 1 6 Installing a SIMM System Board 1 15 Hole Peg P...

Page 31: ... the holding clips on both sides of the SIMM outward to release it 2 Move the SIMM to a 45 angle 3 Pull the SIMM out of the socket Figure 1 7 Removing a SIMM Always remove SIMMs from the socket labeled SIMM 4 then SIMM 3 and so on 1 16 User s Guide 1 2 3 Holding Clip ...

Page 32: ...wice to exit and reboot the system The system boots with the new memory configuration 1 5 IDE Hard Disk Support The system board supports four IDE hard disks or any other IDE devices through the two onboard PCI IDE interfaces See Figure 1 1 for the location Follow the instructions in the housing installation manual on how to install a hard disk in the system Connect the cables according to the IDE...

Page 33: ...install a Pentium CPU 1 Lift up the socket lever 2 Insert the CPU to the socket Make sure that the notched corner of the CPU matches the pin 1 indicator on the socket Be careful not to bend any pins 3 Pull down the socket lever Figure 1 8 Installing a Pentium CPU 1 18 User s Guide STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 Notched Corner Pin 1 Indicator ...

Page 34: ...4 Set the CPU jumpers accordingly Refer to Table 1 1 System Board 1 19 ...

Page 35: ...se steps to upgrade the video memory 1 Locate the video DRAM upgrade sockets labeled U3 and U4 on the system board See Figure 1 1 2 Gently insert a 256K x 16 60 ns EDO SOJ chip into each of the upgrade sockets Make sure that the pin 1 indicator on the chip matches the notched corner of the socket Figure 1 9 Installing a Video Memory Chip 1 20 User s Guide Pin 1 Indicator Notched Corner ...

Page 36: ...for a 256 KB upgrade Table 1 10 shows the second level cache configuration options Table 1 10 Second level Cache Configurations Cache Size Cache Type Upgrade Option 256 KB onboard Asynchronous 32K 8 15 ns x 9 None 256 KB onboard Pipeline Burst 32K 32 7 ns x 2 None 0 KB 9 cache sockets mounted Asynchronous Upgradable to 256 KB using 32K 8 15 ns x 9 including tag RAM System Board 1 21 ...

Page 37: ...board WaveTable CD ROM and fax voice modem You may disable the audio feature in the BIOS Utility Figure 1 10 shows the four audio connectors on the system board 1 Audio I O board connector CN9 2 WaveTable connector CN6 3 CD audio connector CN2 4 Fax voice modem connector CN22 Figure 1 10 Audio Connectors Onboard 1 22 User s Guide CN9 CN6 CN2 CN22 ...

Page 38: ...nstalling the Audio I O Board The connector CN9 on the system board accommodates the audio I O board Figure 1 11 shows how to install the board Figure 1 11 Installing the Audio I O Board System Board 1 23 CN9 ...

Page 39: ...devices With the internal audio connectors functioning exactly as the external audio ports you can utilize all the sound features supported by the system board Since external speakers microphone and other audio devices give better sound quality the external audio ports take higher priority than the internal connectors When you attach external audio devices to the ports the internal audio devices a...

Page 40: ...le daughterboard supports the same external connectors as the audio I O board but comes with enhanced audio features It bundles the Crystal chipsets that work together to produce better sound quality Figure 1 13 shows the WaveTable daughterboard layout Figure 1 13 WaveTable Daughterboard System Board 1 25 Microphone Port Line in Port Line out Port MIDI Game Port ...

Page 41: ...d underside Match these two connectors with the audio I O connector CN9 and WaveTable connector CN6 on the system board Figure 1 14 shows how to install the WaveTable connector Figure 1 14 Installing the WaveTable Daughterboard 1 26 User s Guide CN9 CN6 ...

Page 42: ...ure 1 15 shows the various devices that you can connect to the audio I O board Figure 1 15 Audio I O External Devices System Board 1 27 Microphone Synthesizer CD Player Stereo Amplifier Head phones Speakers MIDI Adapter Joystick ...

Page 43: ...are error messages are returned by your operating system or application These messages typically occur after you boot the operating system or when you run your applications If you receive this type of message consult your application or operating system manual for help 1 10 2 System Error Messages A system error message indicates a problem with the computer itself A message of this type normally a...

Page 44: ...ce the diskette drive Diskette Drive A Type Mismatch Run Setup and select the proper drive type Diskette Drive B Type Mismatch Run Setup and select the proper drive type Equipment Configuration Error Modify the memory configuration to agree with one of the options in Table 1 3 Hard disk Controller Error Run Setup Hard disk 0 Error Check all cable connections Replace hard disk Hard disk 1 Error Che...

Page 45: ...rs ask for technical assistance Onboard Serial Port 1 Conflict Run Setup and disable the port Onboard Serial Port 2 Conflict Run Setup and disable the port Onboard Parallel Port Conflict Run Setup and disable the port Pointing Device Error Check and connect pointing device Pointing Device Interface Error Replace the pointing device or contact your dealer Press l key to continue or b a for Setup Pr...

Page 46: ... major cause of power on error messages especially for a new system 2 Remove the system unit cover Check that the jumpers on the system board and any expansion boards are set correctly 3 If you cannot access a new disk it may be because your disk is not properly formatted Format the disk first using the FDISK and FORMAT commands 4 Check that all connectors and boards are securely plugged in If you...

Page 47: ... repeatedly receive Run Setup messages the battery may be bad In this case the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS Ask a qualified technician for assistance Before running Setup have the following information ready Diskette drive type The standard type is either a 5 25 inch 1 2 MB or a 3 5 inch 1 44 MB diskette drive IDE hard disk drive type The drive information is on a label pasted...

Page 48: ...System Configuration Advanced System Configuration Power Saving Configuration System Security PCI System Configuration Load Setup Default Settings Move Highlight Bar Select Esc Exit and Reboot The parameters on the screens show default values These values may not be the same as those in your system The grayed items denoted with asterisks on the screens have fixed settings and are not user configur...

Page 49: ...x xx xx IDE Drive 2 Auto IDE Drive 3 Auto Base Memory xxx KB Extended Memory xxxx KB Total Memory xxxx KB Math Coprocessor Installed Video Display VGA EGA Move Highlight Bar Change Setting PgDn PgUp Move Screen F1 Help Esc Exit The command line at the bottom of the menu tells you how to highlight items change settings and move from one screen to another Press or on the cursor edit keypad to highli...

Page 50: ...Boot Enabled Configuration Table Disabled Move Highlight Bar Change Setting PgDn PgUp Move Screen F1 Help Esc Exit The following sections explain the different parameters and their settings 2 2 1 Date and Time The real time clock keeps the system date and time After setting the date and time you need not enter them every time you turn on the system As long as the internal battery remains good appr...

Page 51: ...cond 00 to 59 2 2 2 Diskette Drives To enter the configuration value for the first diskette drive drive A highlight the Diskette Drive A parameter Press or key to view the options and select the appropriate value Possible settings for the Diskette Drive parameters None 360 KB 5 25 inch 1 2 MB 5 25 inch 720 KB 3 5 inch 1 44 MB 3 5 inch 2 88 MB 3 5 inch Follow the same procedure for Diskette Drive B...

Page 52: ... performs self testing and self initialization before loading the operating system and applications the BIOS utility automatically determines your IDE drive type You can see the drive type and its values when you enter the BIOS Utility Cylinder Head Sector IDE Drive 0 xx MB Auto xx xx xx If desired you can save the values under the option User Cylinder Head Sector IDE Drive 0 xx MB User xx xx xx T...

Page 53: ...Follow the same procedure to auto configure other IDE drives BIOS Utility 2 7 ...

Page 54: ...E drive parameter 2 Select the option User and press 3 Type in the number of cylinders heads and sectors of the drive under the appropriate columns Be sure to have the correct IDE hard disk drive information beforehand 4 Choose YES when asked if you want to save CMOS data 2 2 4 System Memory The system automatically detects the total amount of onboard memory during the POST and sets the memory par...

Page 55: ...e parity stop bit and data length for the first serial port COM 1 The values for this parameter are Baud rate 110 to 9600 bits per second BPS Parity odd even or none Stop bit 1 or 2 stop bits Data length 7 or 8 bit data word The baud rate maximum value 9600 BPS applies only to POST under UNIX environment The system I O chipset SMC 37C665GT supports up to 115 2K BPS There is one restriction on the ...

Page 56: ... support the advanced PIO mode If not set this parameter to Disabled Refer to your hard disk documentation for information about the advanced PIO mode Hard Disk Size 504 MB This enhanced IDE feature works only under DOS and Windows 3 x environments If enabled it allows you to use a hard disk with a capacity of more than 504 MB This is made possible through the Logical Block Address LBA mode transl...

Page 57: ...is parameter allows the system to perform a RAM test during the POST routine When set to Disabled the system detects only the memory size and bypasses the test routine The default setting is Disabled This item is fixed to Disabled and is not user configurable if you enabled the Fast Boot Mode parameter on page 2 of the Basic System Configuration menu See section 2 2 12 2 2 11 Auto Configuration Mo...

Page 58: ...g is Enabled you may also switch to the text mode while booting by pressing after you hear a beep that indicates the activation of the keyboard When set to Disabled BIOS is in the conventional text mode where you see the system initialization details on the screen 2 2 14 Configuration Table This parameter allows you to display the configuration table after POST but before booting The configuration...

Page 59: ...ration Page 1 1 Shadow RAM E0000h FFFFFh System BIOS Enabled C0000h C7FFFh Video BIOS Enabled C8000h CBFFFh Disabled CC000h CFFFFh Disabled D0000h D3FFFh Disabled D4000h D7FFFh Disabled D8000h DBFFFh Disabled DC000h DFFFFh Disabled Internal Cache CPU Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Cache Scheme Write Back ECC Parity Mode Selection ECC Memory at 15MB 16MB Reserved for System Use Plug Play OS Y...

Page 60: ...o BIOS This item is fixed to Enabled and is not user configurable The remaining address ranges are for I O ROM functions 2 3 2 Internal Cache CPU Cache This parameter enables or disables the internal cache memory This item is fixed to Enabled and is not user configurable if you enabled the Auto configuration Mode and Fast Boot Mode parameters on page 2 of the Basic System Configuration menu Otherw...

Page 61: ... system and expansion boards reserve this memory range for the use of either the system or an expansion board Before setting this parameter check your add on card manual to determine if your add on card needs this memory space If not set this parameter to System Use 2 3 6 Plug Play OS Set this parameter to Yes if you installed the Windows 95 operating system Enabling this parameter allows Windows ...

Page 62: ...ement Mode Enabled Monitor Power Saving Timer 15 Minute s IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer 15 Minute s System Standby Timer OFF System Suspend Timer OFF Monitored Activities IRQ 2 IRQ 9 Disabled DRQ 0 Disabled IRQ 3 Disabled DRQ 1 Disabled IRQ 4 Disabled DRQ 3 Disabled IRQ 5 Disabled DRQ 5 Disabled IRQ 7 Disabled DRQ 6 Disabled IRQ 10 Disabled DRQ 7 Disabled IRQ 11 Disabled IRQ 12 Enabled IRQ 15 Enable...

Page 63: ... on your setting When you access the hard disk again allow 3 to 5 seconds depending on the hard disk for the disk to return to normal speed Set this parameter to Off if your hard disk does not support this function System Standby Timer This parameter sets the system to a fast on power saving mode It automatically enters the standby mode after a specified period of inactivity Any keyboard or mouse ...

Page 64: ... monitor system activities occurring through the IRQ and DRQ channels to determine whether or not to enter power saving mode For example if you assign IRQ 3 to a fax modem and you set this item to Enabled any fax modem activity wakes up the system from standby mode 2 18 User s Guide ...

Page 65: ...ess 378 IRQ 7 Operation Mode Enhanced Parallel Port EPP Mode ECP DMA Channel Onboard PS 2 Mouse IRQ 12 Enabled Crystal Audio Chip Enabled Setup Password None Power On Password None Move Highlight Bar Change Setting PgDn PgUp Move Screen F1 Help Esc Exit 2 5 1 Disk Drive Control The disk drive control features allow you to enable or disable the read write functions of a disk drive These features ca...

Page 66: ...tors Disables the write function on all sectors Write Protect Boot Sector Disables the write function only on the boot sector Disabled Disables all hard disk functions System Boot Drive Setting Description Drive A then C The system checks drive A first If there is a diskette in the drive the system boots from drive A Otherwise it boots from drive C Drive C then A The system checks drive C first If...

Page 67: ...rom the drive specified in the System Boot Drive parameter 2 5 2 Onboard Communication Ports Serial Port 1 Base Address This parameter allows you to set the serial port 1 logical base address Table 2 2 Serial Port 1 Settings Setting Description 3F8h Serial port 1 with address 3F8h using IRQ4 2F8h Serial port 1 with address 2F8h using IRQ3 3E8h Serial port 1 with address 3E8h using IRQ4 2E8h Serial...

Page 68: ...F8h to serial port 1 you may only assign 2F8h or 2E8h to serial port 2 If you assign 2F8h to serial port 1 you may only assign 3F8h or 3E8h to serial port 2 Parallel Port Base Address The system has one parallel port Table 2 4 lists the options for selecting the parallel port address You also have the option to disable the parallel port Table 2 4 Parallel Port Settings Setting Function 3BCh IRQ 7 ...

Page 69: ...fferent operation modes Table 2 5 Parallel Port Operation Mode Settings Setting Function Standard Parallel Port SPP Allows normal speed one way operation Standard and Bidirectional Allows normal speed operation in a two way mode Enhanced Parallel Port EPP Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed Extended Capabilities Port ECP Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mo...

Page 70: ...ssigned with IRQ12 When set to Disabled it deactivates the mouse and frees IRQ12 for the use of other devices 2 5 4 Crystal Audio Chip This parameter allows you to enable or disable the onboard Crystal 4236 sound chip The default setting is Enabled If you install a sound card disable this parameter to avoid conflict with the onboard chip 2 24 User s Guide ...

Page 71: ...s 2 Type a password The password may consist of up to seven characters Exercise caution when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen 3 Press A prompt asks you to retype the password to verify your first entry 4 Retype the password then press After setting the password the system automatically sets the Setup Password parameter to Present The next time you want to ent...

Page 72: ...ult values Should this happen call your dealer for assistance 2 5 6 Power On Password The Power On Password secures your system against unauthorized use Once you set this password you have to type it whenever you boot the system To set this password follow the same procedure as in setting the Setup password 2 26 User s Guide ...

Page 73: ...p Disabled Move Highlight Bar Change Setting PgDn PgUp Move Screen F1 Help Esc Exit 2 6 1 PCI IRQ Setting This parameter allows for Auto or Manual configuration of PCI devices If you use plug and play PnP devices you can keep the default setting Auto The system then automatically configures the PnP devices If your PCI device is not a PnP you can manually assign the interrupt for each of the device...

Page 74: ... to assign the same IRQ to more than one PCI device installed in the system When set to No you must assign different IRQs to the PCI devices 2 6 3 VGA Palette Snoop PCI devices support the palette snooping technique that enables the device to control access to their palette registers Set this parameter to Enabled to activate the palette snooping function in the PCI VGA devices installed in your sy...

Page 75: ...heir fixed settings These grayed parameters are not user configurable If you want to change the settings of these items disable the Fast Boot Mode parameter in the Basic System Configuration menu The following dialog box appears when you select Load Setup Default Settings from the main menu Load Setup Default Settings Are you sure Yes No Select Yes to load the default settings BIOS Utility 2 29 ...

Page 76: ...wer or the CMOS chip is damaged you will know what values to enter when you rerun Setup Press to leave the system configuration setup If there is any change in the BIOS utility functions the following screen appears Do you want to save CMOS data Yes No Use the arrow keys to select your response Select Yes to store the new data in CMOS Select No to retain the old configuration values Press 2 30 Use...

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