Apollo TI6VGA, User Manual

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Chapter 3 Hardware Description
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3.4 BIOS
The BIOS on the TI6VGA motherboard provides the standard BIOS
functions plus the following additional features:
1. ISA Plug and Play (PnP) Extension
Unlike PCI cards that are Plug and Play, ISA cards require setting
jumpers to resolve hardware conflicts. To make a computer system
PnP, an ISA PnP standard is established and supported by new
operating systems, such as Windows 95. Under Windows 95, the
motherboard BIOS must have an ISA PnP extension to support new
ISA PnP cards.
2. Power Management
The power management feature provides power savings by slowing
down the CPU clock, turning off the monitor screen and stopping the
HDD spindle motor. The BIOS fully conforms to ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface) specification.
3.5 Onboard AGP Slot
The AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot supports AGP compliant
VGA cards to achieve rich 3D and video graphics display. AGP is a
platform bus specification that enables 3D graphics capabilities including
support for z-buffering, alpha blending and faster texture mapping.
3.6 Winbond W83781D Hardware Monitoring IC
The W83781D is a hardware status monitoring IC that is used to monitor
several hardware parameters including power supply voltages, fan
speeds, and temperatures, which are very important for a high-end
computer system to work stable and properly. The 48-pin LQFP-package
IC is fully software compatible with the Intel LANDesk Client Manager.
3.7 Onboard Multi-I/O
The onboard multi-I/O chip, Winbond 83877TF, supports a keyboard
controller, two serial ports, one parallel port, one floppy controller and
one IrDA port. The serial ports are 16550 UART compatible. The
parallel port features high-speed EPP/ECP mode. The floppy controller
supports up to 2.88MB format.