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Page 2: ... make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of the revision or change IN NO EVENT WILL THE VENDOR BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDW...

Page 3: ...Memory CPU Type and Speed Selection System Speed Change Chapter 3 Software Guide Software Setup Running Award BIOS Standard CMOS Setup BIOS Features Setup Chipset Features Setup Power Management Setup Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Password Setting IDE HDD Auto Detection Save and Exit Setup Exit Without Saving 2 3 4 4 5 7 8 11 15 18 19 19 19 21 23 26 29 33 33 34 34 35 35 486F39X User s Man...

Page 4: ...e Authorization RMA number A receipt or copy of invoice with date of purchase is also required before any warranty service will be rendered Write the RMA number legibly on the outside of the shipping carton and mail prepaid or hand carry to the manufacturer Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that have to be mailed when service is complete This warranty covers normal consu...

Page 5: ... DX DX2 487SX 486 Over Drive Processor Optional 128KB 256KB 512KB external cache 72 pin DRAM SIMM modules in multiple configurations up to 64 MB Power Saving functions for SL and non SL CPUs with a flexible power management setup Compatible with EPA Energy Star specifications and power management utilities such as Microsoft APM 3 32 bit VL Bus slots and 5 16 bit ISA slots System and Video BIOS rel...

Page 6: ...comes even more important Most power supplies in the market meet the standards required bythe CPU however some have been found to be out of specification To be certain of the highest performance by your system be sure your power supply provides a voltage range of 5 25 volts maximum to 4 95 volts minimum In areas with noisy power transmission we suggest the use of a line noise filter between the po...

Page 7: ...ystem cover discharge any static electricity that might have accumulated in your body by touching a grounded or anti static surface e g anti static pads If nothing is available touch the power supply housing This assumes the system unit is plugged in and grounding the case Be certain to do this before removing components from their anti static coverings l When handling separate cards boards or mod...

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Page 21: ...Toggling the Turbo Switch 1 Set the turbo switch to the on position to slow down the system speed 2 Set the turbo switch to the off position to speed up the system speed l Pressing the Keyboard Keys Note Before using the keyboard keys to control the system speed the turbo switch has to be set to the off position 1 Press the CTRL ALT keys while simultaneously pressing the key to slow down the syste...

Page 22: ...Toggling the Turbo Switch 1 Set the turbo switch to the on position to slow down the system speed 2 Set the turbo switch to the off position to speed up the system speed l Pressing the Keyboard Keys Note Before using the keyboard keys to control the system speed the turbo switch has to be set to the off position 1 Press the CTRL ALT keys while simultaneously pressing the key to slow down the syste...

Page 23: ... AWARD BIOS When the system is powered on the BIOS will enter the Power On Self Test POST routines These routines perform the various diagnostic checks at the time the system is powered up if an error is encountered the error will be reported in one of two different ways If the error occurs before the display device is initialized a series of beeps will be transmitted If the error occurs after the...

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Page 26: ... the information needed Cyl This is the number of cylinders found in the specified drive type Heads This is the number of heads found in the specified drive type WPcom WPcom is the read delay circuitry which takes into account the timing differences between the inner and outer edges of the surface of the disk platter The number designates the starting cylinder of the signal L Zone LZone is the lan...

Page 27: ...s are Monochrome CCA40 CGA80 and EGA VGA Halt on Controls whether the system stops in case of an error The options are All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key The default setting is All Errors After you have made your selections exit to the main program screen by pressing the ESC key BIOS Features Setup Selecting BIOS FEATURE SETUP on the main program screen display...

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Page 29: ...is the optimum setting for the mainboard The other option is Normal Typematic Rate Setting The default setting is Disable If enabled you can set the typematic Rate and typematic Delay Typematic Rate Chars Sec This setting controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes The choices range from 6 to 30 char sec The default setting is 6 Typematic Delay Msec This setting controls t...

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Page 34: ...pt the BIOS to put the system into any power saving mode Video Off Method This setting controls the Video off method in power saving mode The default setting is V H SYNC Blank This setting disables V H SYNC signals and blank the screen in power saving mode The other option is Blank Screen HDD Power Down Setting Range from 1 Min to 15 Min Disable and When Suspend The IDE hard drive will spin down i...

Page 35: ...gement event is detected Local Master The default setting is Enable This makes the chipset to monitor VESA Bus Master card activity such as SCSI card Local Device The default setting is Disable This makes the chipset to monitor VESA Bus Slave card activity such as VESA VGA card or VESA IDE Card Video Activities The default setting is Disable When enabled the Video display activity will be monitore...

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Page 37: ...key and then press Enter key if you want to load the BIOS defaults Press N if you don t want to proceed Load Setup Defaults LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS loads optimized settings which are stored in the BIOS ROM The auto configured settings only affect the BIOS Features Setup and Chipset Features Setup screens There is no effect on the Standard CMOS Setup To use this feature highlight on the main screen and...

Page 38: ...age will appear confirming that the password is disabled Note If you forget your password the only way to solve this problem is to discharge the CMOS static memory by removing the jumper shunt from pin 2 and pin 3 of JP4 default setting placing it at the position to short pin 1 and pin 2 of JP4 for 5 seconds then recover it to its default setting IDE HDD Auto Detection If your system has an IDE ha...

Page 39: ...Enter key to save the new setting information in the CMOS memory and continue with the booting process Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing the Enter key lets you exit the Setup Utility without recording any new values or changing old ones 486F39X User s Manual 35 ...

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