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Summary of Contents for DXPS

Page 1: ...DX XP PS S U U D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l Overview Hardware Installation Drivers Utilities BIOS Setup Glossary Troubleshooting Technical Support DXPS DXPS Plus...

Page 2: ...U 1 What s in this manual 2 You Must Notice 8 Before You Start 9 Overview 10 Feature Highlight 11 DXPS Series Comparison Table 14 Quick Installation Procedure 15 Motherboard Map 16 Hardware Installati...

Page 3: ...29 Connecting 68pin Ultra320 SCSI Cable DXPS Plus DXPS Plus U 30 Connecting COM2 Connector 32 Connecting IPMB Connector 33 Support Two USB1 1 Channels four Ports 35 Resettable Fuse 38 Low ESR Capacito...

Page 4: ...Utility 96 Running the SCSISelect Utility 99 Utility Options 100 Configure View Host Adapter Settings Menu 103 Advanced Configuration Options 115 SCSI Disk Utilities 118 Disk Drives Over 1 GByte 121 W...

Page 5: ...cation and Networking Riser 125 CODEC Coding and Decoding 126 DDR Double Data Rated SDRAM 126 DIMM Dual In Line Memory Module 126 DMA Direct Memory Access 126 ECC Error Checking and Correction 127 EDO...

Page 6: ...130 PC 100 DIMM 130 PC 133 DIMM 130 PC 1600 or PC 2100 DDR DRAM 130 PCI Peripheral Component Interface Bus 131 PDF Format 131 PnP Plug and Play 131 POST Power On Self Test 131 RDRAM Rambus DRAM 132 RI...

Page 7: ...X XP PS S U U D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l USB Universal Serial Bus 134 VCM Virtual Channel Memory 135 ZIP file 135 Troubleshooting 136 Technical Support 140 Pro...

Page 8: ...ll product and brand names used on this manual are used for identification purposes only and may be the registered trademarks of their respective owners All of the specifications and information conta...

Page 9: ...future upgrades or system configuration changes This Online Manual is saved in PDF format we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 0 for online viewing it is included in Bonus CD disc or you can get...

Page 10: ...Plus DXPS U DXPS Plus U motherboard can support Intel Socket 604 Intel Xeon and 400 533MHz Front Side Bus FSB clock The dual channel SCSI architecture supports Ultra320 SCSI with bandwidth of up to 32...

Page 11: ...Slots Including three 64 bit 100MHz two 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots and one 64bit 100MHz PCI slot with ZCR Function support DXPS Plus DXPS Plus U SCSI On board DXPS Plus DXPS Plus U The dual channel Adapte...

Page 12: ...controllers Another cost effective feature for network solution is the integration of Intel 82545 GbE and Intel 82551 10 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controllers The Intel 82545 GbE integrates Intel s four...

Page 13: ...the power saving standards of the U S Environmental Protection Agency EPA Energy Star program It also offers Plug and Play helping save users from configuration problems and makes the system user frie...

Page 14: ...Dual CPU DXPS Server Works GC SL FSB 400MHz Support Intel Xeon 1 8 GHz above FSB 400MHz DXPS Plus With SCSI Server Works GC SL FSB 400MHz Support Intel Xeon 1 8 GHz above FSB 400MHz DXPS U Server Work...

Page 15: ...s page gives you a quick procedure on how to install your system Follow each step accordingly 1 Installing CPU and Fan 2 Installing System Memory DIMM 3 Connecting Front Panel Cable 4 Connecting IDE a...

Page 16: ...2 EPS 24 pin 12V Power Connector IDE Connector IDE2 COM2 Connector Flash ROM BIOS Intel 82545 GbE Ethernet Controller Slim FDD Connector EPS 8 pin 12V Power Connector Intel 82551 10 100Mbps Ethernet C...

Page 17: ...c discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drives expansion boards and other components Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component 1 Do not remove a component f...

Page 18: ...anufacture Upgrade Optional Although all of AOpen s motherboards have included many amazing and powerful features sometimes not every user is familiar with these powerful features As a result of this...

Page 19: ...socket Note Those pictures are for example only it may not exactly look the same with your motherboard 1 Pull up the CPU socket level and up to 90 degree angle 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look f...

Page 20: ...g C CP PU U a an nd d H Ho ou us si in ng g F Fa an ns s Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3 pin CPU FAN connector and housing fan cable to the HFan connectors Note Some CPU fans do not have sensor pi...

Page 21: ...XP PS S P Pl lu us s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l D DI IM MM M S So oc ck ke et ts s This motherboard has four 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC200 or PC266 memory up...

Page 22: ...e es s Please follow the procedure as shown below to finish memory installation 1 Make sure the DIMM module s pin face down and match the socket s size as depicted below 2 Insert the module straight d...

Page 23: ...on nn ne ec ct to or r Attaching such as power switch reset switch HDD LED connector etc to corresponding pins Locate the power switch cable from your ATX housing It is 2 pin female connector from the...

Page 24: ...erboard comes with a 24 pin and 8 pin ATX power connector Make sure you plug in the right direction We strongly recommend you to connect the 8 pin 12V ATX connector before connecting the 24 pin ATX po...

Page 25: ...al l A AC C P Po ow we er r A Au ut to o R Re ec co ov ve er ry y A traditional ATX system remains at power off stage when AC power resumes from power failure This design is inconvenient for a network...

Page 26: ...d color Addition to normal connectors we provide you a slim type IDE2 connector and a slim type FDD connector Please be informed that DO NOT connect Secondary IDE Slim connector and Secondary IDE Conn...

Page 27: ...e depends on the jumper on your IDE device so please refer to your hard disk and CDROM manual accordingly Warning The specification of the IDE cable is a maximum of 46cm 18 inches make sure your cable...

Page 28: ...Time Data Transfer Rate PIO mode 0 30ns 20 600ns 1 600ns x 2byte 3 3MB s PIO mode 1 30ns 13 383ns 1 383ns x 2byte 5 2MB s PIO mode 2 30ns 8 240ns 1 240ns x 2byte 8 3MB s PIO mode 3 30ns 6 180ns 1 180...

Page 29: ...2 Keyboard For standard keyboard which is using a PS 2 plug PS 2 Mouse For PC Mouse which is using a PS 2 plug USB Port Available for connecting USB devices Parallel Port To connect with SPP ECP EPP...

Page 30: ...ct ti in ng g 6 68 8p pi in n U Ul lt tr ra a3 32 20 0 S SC CS SI I C Ca ab bl le e D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s U U The DXPS Plus provides two 68 pin Ultra320 SCSI connectors f...

Page 31: ...P Pl lu us s U U A ZCR card is a PCI card that allows a RAID card to use the onboard SCSI chip thus lowering cost of RAID solution A Zero channel RAID adapter is a PCI RAID controller that doesn t hav...

Page 32: ...on nn ne ec ct ti in ng g C CO OM M2 2 C Co on nn ne ec ct to or r This motherboard comes with a COM1 connector on the back panel However we provide an extra COM2 connector for your convenience Once...

Page 33: ...to or r IPMB offers good support for communication with on board devices that are accessed on an occasional basis IPMB s competitive advantage over other low speed short distance communication schemes...

Page 34: ...ck k P Pa as ss sw wo or rd d J Ju um mp pe er r This motherboard provides check password function You can use JP1 to enable or disable this function which could prevent your system from unauthorized...

Page 35: ...h ha an nn ne el ls s f fo ou ur r P Po or rt ts s This motherboard provides two USB channels to link USB devices such as mouse keyboard modem printer etc There are two connectors on the PC99 back pan...

Page 36: ...th generation Gigabit MAC design with fully integrated physical layer circuitry to provide a standard IEEE 802 3 Ethernet interface for 1000BASE T and 100BASE TX applications The left green LED indica...

Page 37: ...on nn ne ec ct to or r O Op pt ti io on na al l Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is a hardware level interface specification defines a message based interface to platform monitoring and...

Page 38: ...herboard uses fuses to prevent Keyboard and USB port from over current or shortage These fuses are soldered onboard that when it is broken function to protect motherboard user cannot replace them and...

Page 39: ...nu ua al l L Lo ow w E ES SR R C Ca ap pa ac ci it to or r The quality of low ESR capacitor Low Equivalent Series Resistance during high frequency operation is very important for stability of CPU powe...

Page 40: ...t ti il li it ty y There are motherboard drivers and utilities included in AOpen Bonus CD You don t need to install all of them in order to boot your system But after you finish the hardware installat...

Page 41: ...aler There is no need to run BIOS setup program when starting the computer unless you get a run setup program message The setup program loads configuration values into the battery backed nonvolatile m...

Page 42: ...i in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 42 The system will reboot immediately after you exit Setup E En nt te er ri in ng g S Se et tu up p To enter Setup press the DELETE key You must press DELETE while the sys...

Page 43: ...you are an advanced user you may want to check the detailed configuration of your system Detailed system configurations are contained in the Advanced Level To view the Advanced Level press The asteri...

Page 44: ...d items on the screens have fixed settings and are not user configurable Use the arrow keys and to move around the Setup Utility screen Use to move to the next page or to return to the previous page i...

Page 45: ...l li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 45 S Sy ys st te em m I In nf fo or rm ma at ti io on n The following screen appears if you select System Information from the Main menu The System Information menu sho...

Page 46: ...peed parameter specifies the speed of the processor currently installed in your system CPU SDRAM BUS Frequency This parameter specifies the currently FSB Front Side Bus frequency of the CPU SDRAM Leve...

Page 47: ...E device connected to the master port of the primary IDE channel IDE Primary Channel Slave This parameter specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the slave port of the prima...

Page 48: ...2 3 and 4 respectively The None setting indicates that there is no DRAM installed Serial Port 1 This parameter shows the serial port 1 address and IRQ setting Serial Port 2 This parameter shows the s...

Page 49: ...od du uc ct t I In nf fo or rm ma at ti io on n The Product Information contains the general data about the system such as the product name serial number BIOS version etc This information is necessar...

Page 50: ...lu us s D DX XP PS S U U D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 50 Product Name This parameter specifies the official name of the system System S N This parameter specifi...

Page 51: ...ntification number Main Board S N This parameter specifies the motherboard s serial number System BIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the BIOS utility SMBIOS Version This parameter sp...

Page 52: ...n ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 52 Floppy Drives To enter the configuration value for the first floppy drive highlight the Floppy Drive A parameter Press or key to view the options and select the appropriat...

Page 53: ...nd floppy drive IDE Drives To configure the IDE drives connected to your system select the parameter that represents the channel and port where the desired hard disk to configure is connected The opti...

Page 54: ...er None If you select Manual you need to fill in all remaining field such as Cylinder Head and Sector on this selected item If the item Auto is selected the items will remain 0 And when the system boo...

Page 55: ...ecifies the number of heads of your hard disk and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting Sector This parameter specifies the number of sectors of your hard disk and is automatic...

Page 56: ...he Block Mode function If supported it allows data transfer in blocks multiple sectors at a rate of 256 bytes per cycle To disregard the feature change the setting to Disable O On nb bo oa ar rd d P P...

Page 57: ...D DX XP PS S D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s D DX XP PS S U U D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 57 This page is the lower half of Onboard Peripherals submenu...

Page 58: ...l lu us s D DX XP PS S U U D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 58 Serial Ports 1 and 2 Serial Port 1 2 Enabled Default Disabled These parameters allow you to enable or...

Page 59: ...1 3F8h Default 3E8h 2E8h Serial Port 2 2F8h Default 2E8h 3E8h This item allows you to assign address and interrupt for the board serial port IRQ IRQ Serial Port 1 4 Default 11 Serial Port 2 3 Default...

Page 60: ...Address and IRQ parameters for each port are configurable only if the port is enabled Parallel Port Parallel Port Enabled Default Disabled This parameter allows you to enable or disable the parallel p...

Page 61: ...lel Port is enabled If you install an add on card that has a parallel port whose address conflicts with the onboard parallel port a warning appears on the screen Check the parallel port address of the...

Page 62: ...y mode Enhanced Parallel Port EPP Allows bi directional parallel port operation at maximum speed Extended Capabilities Port ECP Allows parallel port to operate in bi directional mode and at a speed hi...

Page 63: ...u us s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 63 Onboard Device Settings The Onboard Device Settings menu allows you to configure the onboard communication ports and the onboard devices Selecting t...

Page 64: ...D DX XP PS S D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s D DX XP PS S U U D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 64 Floppy Disk Controller...

Page 65: ...onboard floppy disk controller IDE Controller IDE Controller Both Default Primary Disabled Set this parameter to Primary to enable only the primary IDE controller Both to enable both primary and secon...

Page 66: ...led it deactivates the function USB Legacy Mode USB Legacy Mode Enabled Disabled Default This parameter lets you enable or disable the USB controller on board When enabled it activates the USB functio...

Page 67: ...d Ethernet Chip Enabled Default Disabled This parameter allows you to enable or disable the onboard network feature P Po ow we er r M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t The Power Management menu allows you...

Page 68: ...D DX XP PS S D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s D DX XP PS S U U D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 68 This page is the lower half of Power Management submenu...

Page 69: ...s s D DX XP PS S U U D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 69 A parameter with an asterisk mark indicates that the parameter appears only when you are using in the Advanc...

Page 70: ...disk and system timers Setting it to Disabled deactivates the power management feature and its timers IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer Off Default 1 to 15min This parameter all...

Page 71: ...d or mouse action or any activity detected from the IRQ channels resumes system operation Sleep Mode Sleep Mode Standby Suspend Default This parameter lets you specify the power saving mode that the s...

Page 72: ...ower switch is pressed for less than 4 seconds When set to Suspend the system enters the suspend mode when pressed for less than 4 seconds System Wake up Event The system wake up event allows the syst...

Page 73: ...CI power management function RTC Alarm RTC Alarm Enabled Disabled Default This item allows you to set a certain time on a certain day to wake up the system from suspend mode Resume Day Resume Day 1 to...

Page 74: ...r option Here you can specify what time you want to wake up the system Restart On AC Power Failure Restart On AC Power Failure Enabled Disabled Default Pre State When Enabled the system automatically...

Page 75: ...XP PS S P Pl lu us s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 75 B Bo oo ot t O Op pt ti io on ns s This option allows you to specify your preferred setting for boot up The following screen appears...

Page 76: ...arches fail then it boots from this drive z 4 th If the 1 st 2 nd and 3 rd searches fail then it boots from this drive BIOS will display an error message if the drive s specified is not bootable Prima...

Page 77: ...lays the operating system prompt such as DOS or logo such as Windows 95 If any error occurs while booting the system automatically switches to the text mode Even if your setting is Enabled you may als...

Page 78: ...en set to Enabled this 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 Release All...

Page 79: ...a an nd d T Ti im me e The real time clock keeps the system date and time After setting the date and time you do not need to enter them every time you turn on the system As long as the internal batte...

Page 80: ...weekday month day year format Valid values for weekday month day and year are z Weekday Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat z Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec z Day 1 to 31 z Year 1980 t...

Page 81: ...s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 81 S Sy ys st te em m S Se ec cu ur ri it ty y The Setup program has a number of security features to prevent unauthorized access to the system and its dat...

Page 82: ...U U D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 82 Supervisor Password Supervisor Password None Default Present This item can prevent unauthorized access to the BIOS utility Th...

Page 83: ...type the password to verify your first entry then press ENTER key again 4 Highlight the Set or change password option and press ENTER key 5 Press the ESC key to return the System Security screen 6 Pr...

Page 84: ...tain drive while the other drives are operational under DOS mode only The table below lists the drive control settings and their corresponding functions Floppy Drive Setting Description Normal Floppy...

Page 85: ...e write function only on the boot sector S Sy ys st te em m E Ev ve en nt t L Lo og g The system event log enables you to record and monitor events that occurs in your system like system temperature f...

Page 86: ...D DX XP PS S D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s D DX XP PS S U U D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 86 This page is the lower half of System Event Log submenu...

Page 87: ...S S P Pl lu us s D DX XP PS S U U D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 87 System Event Logging This option allows you to record monitored events that occur during the op...

Page 88: ...ion Clear Event Logs Clear Event Logs Enabled Disabled Default This item allows you to enable or disable the system event logs clearing function Please enable it if you want to clear the event log whe...

Page 89: ...Event Logs Available Space for Event Logs The percentage of space that is still available for logging system events View Event Logs View Event Logs Opens the system event log file for viewing Events...

Page 90: ...s temperature voltage and CPU fan ECC ECC Enabled Default Disabled ECC or Error Correcting Code tests the accuracy of data as it passes in and out of memory This parameter enables or disables the mon...

Page 91: ...t This parameter allows you to select the action after BIOS finds a critical event The critical events include multiple bits ECC error and PCI device error POST Error Stop Post Error Stop Enabled Defa...

Page 92: ...Control Threshold Event Control Enabled Disabled Default This parameter lets you enabled or disabled the threshold event control function Temperature Threshold Setting CPU CPU User Input This item al...

Page 93: ...lu us s D DX XP PS S U U D DX XP PS S P Pl lu us s U U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 93 Voltage Threshold Setting Voltage Threshold Setting CPU This parameter lets you setting CPU core voltage...

Page 94: ...load the default settings for the optimized system configuration When you load the default settings some of the parameters are grayed out with their fixed settings These grayed parameters are not user...

Page 95: ...ha an ng ge e Use this option to disregard your changes to the BIOS and reload your previous settings The following dialog box appears when you select Abort Settings Change from the main menu Select...

Page 96: ...he SCSISelect utility allows you to change SCSI controller settings without opening the system or changing jumpers The table below lists the settings that you can change using the SCSISelect utility a...

Page 97: ...r SCSI ID 7 SCSI Parity Checking Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination Enabled Boot Device Option 0 zero Host Adapter BIOS Enabled Support Removable Disks under BIOS as Hard Disks Boot only Extended B...

Page 98: ...s Send Start Unit SCSI Command No Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes When to Use the SCSISelect Utility Use the SCSI Select utility if you need to do any one of the following z Change any of the default va...

Page 99: ...IS Se el le ec ct t U Ut ti il li it ty y A screen message giving the option to access the SCSISelect utility appears after the BIOS and POST routine To start the utility press A when the following me...

Page 100: ...that the AIC 7902W SCSI controller is in the system it displays the following Options menu Adaptec AIC 7902W SCSISelect TM Utility v2 10 You have an AIC 7902W SCSI host adapter in your system Move the...

Page 101: ...U O On nl li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 101 Configuring Channel A The following screens appear if you select Channel A If you choose to configure Channel B a similar SCSI Utility Screen will appear T...

Page 102: ...ections in the SCSISelect utility Press at any time to return to the previous menu You can press to toggle the display between color and monochrome modes This feature may not work with some kinds of m...

Page 103: ...IC 7902W SCSISelect TM Utility v2 10 Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit default Using and to select a parameter Press to display a pop up menu with a list of possible setting...

Page 104: ...lt settings are marked with an asterisk throughout the selection submenus Host Adapter SCSI ID This parameter allows you to change the host controller SCSI ID The following screen shows the available...

Page 105: ...nd it determines the device s priority on the bus during the arbitration phase The arbitration phase determines which device controls the bus when two or more devices request for the use of it Using a...

Page 106: ...default setting is Enabled Adaptec AIC 7902W SCSISelect TM Utility v2 10 Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit default AIC 7902W at Bus 02h Device 09h Channel A Configuration S...

Page 107: ...s menu Boot Device Options This parameter shows the target ID of your boot device The default setting is 0 zero We recommend that you keep the default setting since most system applications run only i...

Page 108: ...ns run only in this setting Below is the Boot Device Configuration menu screen Adaptec AIC 7902W SCSISelect TM Utility v2 10 Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit default AIC 79...

Page 109: ...ing since most system applications run only in this setting Below is the Boot Device Configuration menu screen Adaptec AIC 7902W SCSISelect TM Utility v2 10 AIC 7902W at Bus 02h Device 09h Channel A C...

Page 110: ...keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit default AIC 7902W at Bus 02h Device 09h Channel A Configursation SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Host Adapter SCSI ID 7 BIOS Information Interrupt...

Page 111: ...card SCSI Device Configuration This parameter allows you to configure details of each SCSI device on the SCSI bus The screen shows a column of information for each SCSI ID even if some SCSI IDs are no...

Page 112: ...o select a value then press SCSI Device Configuration SCSI Device ID 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sync Transfer Rate MB Sec 160 0 160 0 160 0 160 0 160 0 160 0 160 0 160 0 Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes Yes Yes Yes...

Page 113: ...ing negotiation This is a standard SCSI protocol Some older SCSI 1 devices do not support Fast SCSI data transfer rates This may cause the system to operate erratically or hang if the transfer rate is...

Page 114: ...is Enabling this item reduces the load on the system power supply by allowing the SCSI controller to power up SCSI devices one at a time upon booting Otherwise all the devices power up at the same tim...

Page 115: ...to exit default Using or to move between options then press to display a pop up menu with a list of options Using or to select an option then press AIC 7902W at Bus 02h Device 09h Channel A Configurat...

Page 116: ...SCSISelect utility during BIOS initialization The default setting is Enabled Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives 1 GByte This option allows you to enable or disable extended translation for SCSI...

Page 117: ...d No removable media drives are treated as hard disk drives In this case software drivers are needed because the drives are not controlled by BIOS Support for removable media drives means that the SCS...

Page 118: ...s When you select SCSI Disk Utilities from the Options menu the SCSISelect Utility scans the SCSI bus and lists all SCSI devices installed on the SCSI bus The list shows the individual SCSI IDs assign...

Page 119: ...Esc to exit default Select a disk device to display a small menu window From this menu select Format Disk or Verify Media Using or to move between options then press to display a pop up menu with a l...

Page 120: ...I disk drives Run it on hard disk drives or removable media drives that were previously used with a non Adaptec SCSI controller A low level format destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up you...

Page 121: ...s This feature supports disk drives of up to 8 GB capacity under DOS The section Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives 1 GB explains how to change the setting of this option Most operating systems...

Page 122: ...e enabled Drives with mixed partitions Use standard translation not extended translation on drives formatted with two or more partitions for different operating systems Partitions for UNIX and NetWare...

Page 123: ...full control of power management to operating system and bypass BIOS The chipset or super I O chip needs to provide standard register interface to operating system such as Windows 98 This is a bit sim...

Page 124: ...A AP PM M A Ad dv va an nc ce ed d P Po ow we er r M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t Unlike ACPI BIOS controls most APM power management functions AOpen Suspend to Hard Drive is a good example of APM po...

Page 125: ...e devices B Bu us s M Ma as st te er r I ID DE E D DM MA A m mo od de e The traditional PIO Programmable I O IDE requires the CPU to involve in all the activities of the IDE access including waiting f...

Page 126: ...memory intensive server and workstation applications DDR low cost and low voltage will ultimately make it an ideal solution for all segments of the PC market high performance desktop and mobile PCs V...

Page 127: ...t Page Mode Unlike traditional FPM that tri states the memory output data to start the pre charge activity EDO DRAM holds the memory data valid until the next memory access cycle that is similar to pi...

Page 128: ...o apply DoC label separately without a shielding of housing F FC C P PG GA A F Fl li ip p C Ch hi ip p P Pi in n G Gr ri id d A Ar rr ra ay y FC means Flip Chip FC PGA is a new package of Intel for Pe...

Page 129: ...ment provides overall configuration control of the serial bus in the form of optimizing arbitration timing guarantee of adequate electrical power for all devices on the bus assignment of isochronous c...

Page 130: ...eeds one address decoding time and automatically sends the remaining QWords to CPU according to a predefined sequence Normally it is 3 1 1 1 total 6 clocks which is faster than asynchronous SRAM PBSRA...

Page 131: ...read PDF file by web browser such as IE and Netscape note that you need to install PDF plug in first Included in Acrobat Reader P Pn nP P P Pl lu ug g a an nd d P Pl la ay y The PnP specification sug...

Page 132: ...e M Me em mo or ry y M Mo od du ul le e 184 pin memory module that supports RDRAM memory technology A RIMM memory module may contain up to maximum of 16 RDRAM devices S SD DR RA AM M S Sy yn nc ch hr...

Page 133: ...MB Bu us s S Sy ys st te em m M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t B Bu us s SMBus is also called IPMB bus It is a two wire bus developed for component communication especially for semiconductor IC For exam...

Page 134: ...chipset that support computer bus technology Ultra DMA support in your computer means that it will boot start and open new applications more quickly It will help users of graphic intensive and applic...

Page 135: ...tem s ability to service multimedia requirements VCM increases memory bus efficiency and performance of any DRAM technology by providing a set of fast static registers between the memory core and I O...

Page 136: ...ua al l 136 Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable then remove all of the add on cards and cables including VGA IDE FDD COM1 COM2 and printer T Tr ro ou ub bl le es sh ho oo ot ti in ng g I...

Page 137: ...li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 137 Then connect your monitor and keyboard Turn on the power and check if the power supply and CPU fan work properly The problem is probably caused by power supply or mo...

Page 138: ...li in ne e M Ma an nu ua al l 138 Continue Press Ctrl and Alt key at the same time hold them and then press Del to reboot the system Check if there is display No Yes Perhaps your monitor is defective...

Page 139: ...u ua al l 139 Continue During system rebooting press Del to enter BIOS setup Choose Load Setup Default Check if the system can reboot successfully No The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or H...

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