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Mini-ITX Mainboard Manual

 

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Serial Port2 IRQ 

This item allows you to select IRQ of Serial Port2. 
Options: IRQ5 (Default) / IRQ3 / IRQ4 / IRQ7 / IRQ9 / IRQ10 / IRQ11 
 

Serial Port3 Address 

This item allows you to select the address of Serial Port3. 
Options: 2F0 (Default) / 3E8 / 2E8 / 2E0 
 

Serial Port3 IRQ 

This item allows you to select IRQ of Serial Port3. 
Options: IRQ5 (Default) / IRQ3 / IRQ4 / IRQ7 / IRQ9 / IRQ10 / IRQ11 
 

Serial Port4 Address 

This item allows you to select the address of Serial Port4. 
Options: 2E0 (Default) / 3E8 / 2E8 / 2F0 
 

Serial Port4 IRQ 

This item allows you to select IRQ of Serial Port4. 
Options: IRQ5 (Default) / IRQ3 / IRQ4 / IRQ7 / IRQ9 / IRQ10 / IRQ11 
 

Parallel Port Address 

This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with 

which I/O Address. 
Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled 
 

Parallel Port Mode 

This item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. 
Options: Normal (Default) 

Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port. 

 

EPP  

 

 

Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. 

 

ECP  

 

 

Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. 

 

ECP+EPP  

 

Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode. 

Summary of Contents for BI94GS-IAB

Page 1: ...ce will not occur in a particular installation The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or...

Page 2: ...2 Installation 7 2 1 CPU 7 2 2 Fan Header 7 2 3 System Memory 8 2 4 Power Supply 9 2 5 Onboard Slot Connector Header Jumper 10 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 19 3 1 Main Menu 21 3 2 Advanced Menu 25 3 3 PCI PnP...

Page 3: ...p to remove the static charge Avoid touching the components on mainboard or the rear side of the board unless necessary Hold the board on the edge do not try to bend or flex the board Do not leave any...

Page 4: ...z DIMM supports 256MB 512MB 1GB Max Memory Capicity 1GB Side port memory interface Registered DIMM or ECC DIMM is not supported IDE ICH7M Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Bus Master Mode Supports PIO Mode 0 4 Supp...

Page 5: ...VGA Port x1 DVI Port x1 LAN port x2 USB Port x4 Audio Jack x3 1 x RS 232 1 x RS 232 422 485 by jumper Board Size 170 mm W x 170 mm L Mini ITX OS Support Windows XP XPE Linux Biostar reserves the righ...

Page 6: ...O M 1 JVGA_DVI1 JRJ45USB1 JRJ45USB2 JAUDIO1 PCI1 BIO S JPANEL1 JCMOS_AT1 USB1 JHDD1 SATA2 SATA1 IDE1 JSFAN1 JATXPWR1 DIMMA1 JSEL5_6 COM3 COM4 JSEL4 JSEL3_1 JSEL2 JDIO1 JPRNT1 Intel Atom N270 CPU1 Int...

Page 7: ...fans built in the system The fan cable and connector may be different due to the fan manufacturer JSFAN1 System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 1 3 Note The System Fan He...

Page 8: ...IMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot 3 Insert the DIMM firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Memory...

Page 9: ...Source Connector This connector provides 12V to system power circuit Pin Assignment 1 12V 2 12V 3 Ground 1 2 3 4 4 Ground JHDD1 SATA Power Connector This connector provides power connection of SATA de...

Page 10: ...omponent Interconnect Slot This mainboard is equipped with 1 standard PCI slot PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and it is a bus standard for expansion cards This PCI slot is designated...

Page 11: ...or which can connect a master and a slave drive so you can connect up to two ATA devices 1 2 43 44 SATA1 SATA2 Serial ATA Connectors These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cable...

Page 12: ...ED 3 HD LED 4 Power LED 5 HD LED HDD LED 6 Power LED Power LED 7 Reset GND 8 Power 9 Reset Reset Button 10 Power GND Power Button USB1 USB 2 0 Header The mainboard provides 1 front USB pin header allo...

Page 13: ...RS485 1 PDCD TX TX 2 PSIN TX TX 3 PSOU T RX NC 4 PDTR RX NC 5 GND GND GND 6 PDSR NC NC 7 PRTS NC NC 8 PCTS NC NC 9 PRI NC NC COM2 COM1 10 NC NC NC JSEL2 RS 232 422 485 Switch Headers for JCOM1A The he...

Page 14: ...or controlling the 9Pin of JCOM1A to switch 5V or 12V and determines that JCOM1A belongs to RS 232 422 or 485 1 2 PRI Default 3 4 5V 5 6 12V 7 8 RS 232 Default 9 10 RS 422 11 12 RS 485 JSEL4 Voltage S...

Page 15: ...DTR 5 GND 6 PDSR 7 PRTS 8 PCTS 9 PRI 1 9 2 10 COM4 COM3 10 5V 12V JSEL5_6 Voltage Switch Header for COM3 COM4 This header is for controlling the 10Pin of COM3 COM4 to switch 5V or 12V Pin 1 3 Close 5V...

Page 16: ...Normal Operation 1 5 2 6 5 3 Pin 3 5 Close Clear CMOS data Clear CMOS Procedures 1 Remove AC power line 2 Set the jumper to Pin 3 5 close 3 Wait for five seconds 4 Set the jumper to Pin 1 3 close 5 Po...

Page 17: ...r port on the PC 1 25 2 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Strobe 14 Ground 2 ALF 15 Data 6 3 Data 0 16 Ground 4 Error 17 Data 7 5 Data 1 18 Ground 6 Init 19 ACK 7 Data 2 20 Ground 8 Scltin 21 Busy 9 Dat...

Page 18: ...22H Input bit0 3 Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 Digital In 30 3 Digital Out 20 4 Digital In 31 5 Digital Out 21 6 Digital In 32 7 Digital Out 22 8 Digital In 33 9 Digital Out 23 10 GND 1 2 9 10 How to Setup Ju...

Page 19: ...nd disk drives BIOS activates at the first stage of the booting process loading and executing the operating system Some additional features such as virus and password protection or chipset fine tuning...

Page 20: ...d you can use these keys to select item and change the settings Notice z The default BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance of the motherboard If the system becomes unst...

Page 21: ...nd Exit Exit Tab F1 F10 ESC Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Time System Overview AMI BIOS System Memory 00 00 System Date Tue 01 01 2008 IDE Configuration Versi...

Page 22: ...xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit Enter F1 F10 ESC IDE Confuguration Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SAT...

Page 23: ...Data Transfer Enabled Device Type Auto The BIOS detects the information and values of respective devices and these information and values are shown below to the name of the sub menu Type Select the ty...

Page 24: ...Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS Options Disabled Default Enabled IDE Detect Time Out Sec...

Page 25: ...se system to malfunction USB Configuration SuperIO Configuration Hardware Health Configuration ACPI Configuration CPU Configuration Exit CPU Configuration This item shows the CPU information that the...

Page 26: ...Enabled Default Disabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled for Windows XP and Linux OS optimized for Hyper Threading Technology and disabled for other OS OS not optimized for Hyper Threading Technol...

Page 27: ...lel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode Normal Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Watch Dog Degree Second Watch Dog Timer 00000 Second IO UART IRQ MODE This item allows you to select IRQ mode for PCI or ISA Optio...

Page 28: ...address of Serial Port4 Options 2E0 Default 3E8 2E8 2F0 Serial Port4 IRQ This item allows you to select IRQ of Serial Port4 Options IRQ5 Default IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 Parallel Port Address T...

Page 29: ...dware Health Configuration This item shows the system temperature fan speed and voltage information Advanced Hardware Health Configuration H W Health Function Enabled CPU Temperature SYStem Temperatur...

Page 30: ...ETUP UTILITY Advanced vxx xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit F1 F10 ESC Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI Version F...

Page 31: ...Enabled Chipset ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced vxx xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit F1 F10 ESC...

Page 32: ...the computer in the power off state Choosing Enabled will restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs Options Power Off Default Power ON Last State USB Configuration This...

Page 33: ...systems without an EHCI hand off feature Options Enabled Default Disabled USB Mass Storage Device Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced vxx xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrends Inc Select...

Page 34: ...F10 ESC Clear NVRAM during System Boot Advanced PCI PnP Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Plug Play O S No PCI Latency Timer 64 Allocate IRQ to P...

Page 35: ...Options Yes Default No Palette Snooping Some old graphic controllers need to snoop on the VGA palette and then map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility This...

Page 36: ...annel 3 Available DMA Channel 5 Available DMA Channel 6 Available DMA Channel 7 Available Reserved Memory Size Disabled IRQ3 4 5 7 9 10 11 14 15 These items will allow you to assign each system interr...

Page 37: ...nabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Boot Device Priority Exit Boot Device Priority Items in this sub menu specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device ite...

Page 38: ...en LOGO Disaply This item allows you to enable disable Full Screen LOGO Show function Options Disabled Default Enabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This item sets the display mode for option ROM Options For...

Page 39: ...Hit DEL to enter Setup message during memory initialization Options Enabled Default Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When set t...

Page 40: ...ms of this menu may cause system to malfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset vxx xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen Gen...

Page 41: ...recha 15 DRAM Clocks Memory Hole Disabled Boots Graphic Adapter Priority PCI IGD Internal Graphics Mode Select Enabled 8MB Video Function Configuration DRAM Frequency Auto Options Auto 400 Mhz 533 Mhz...

Page 42: ...Options PCI IGD Default IGD Internal Graphics Mode Select This item will be different as your memory modules When the memory size is decided this frame buffer size will also be fixed Options Enabled 8...

Page 43: ...CRT Only DVI Only CRT DVI South Bridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset vxx xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit...

Page 44: ...bled SLP_S4 Min Assertion Width Options 1 to 2 seconds Default 4 to 5 seconds 3 to 4 seconds 2 to 3 seconds Onboard LAN 1 2 This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN 1 2 Options Enable...

Page 45: ...operation Exit Options Security Settings Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Security Exit Save Changes and Exit Save all configuration changes to CMOS...

Page 46: ...r Virus Protection Disabled Exit Change Supervisor Password Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility You will be pr...

Page 47: ...Sector Virus Protection This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to...

Page 48: ...llation To install the driver please click on the Driver icon The setup guide will list the compatible driver for your mainboard and operating system Click on each device driver to launch the installa...

Page 49: ...adapter Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps Troubleshooting Action 1 3 Reseat the memory or replace with known good modules 6 7 Fatal error indicating a serious problem with the syste...

Page 50: ...o disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup 2 Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of bre...

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