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BIOS Features Setup

The BIOS Features Setup allows you to configure your system for basic
operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board,
while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or
let you set some features according to your preference.

Base
Memory

Extended
Memory

Other
Memory

This refers to the amount of base or conventional memory
installed on the system board.

This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the
memory address map of the CPU.

This memory size refers to the memory located in the ad-
dress space between 640K and 1024K. DOS uses this
area to load device drivers to keep base memory free for
application programs. The most appropriate use of this
area is for Shadow RAM.

Virus Warning

This category protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard
disk drive. When this item is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the
boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive. If an attempt is
made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive,
the BIOS will halt the system and the following error message will
appear.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Virus Warning
CPU Internal Cache
External Cache
Quick Power On Self Test
Boot Sequence
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up NumLock Status
Typematic Rate Setting
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Security Option
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

: Disabled
: Enabled
: Enabled
: Disabled
: A, C, SCSI
: Disabled
: Enabled
: On
: Disabled
: 6
: 250
: Setup
: Disabled
: Non-OS2

Video BIOS Shadow
C8000-CBFFF Shadow
CC000-CFFFF Shadow
D0000-D3FFF Shadow
D4000-D7FFF Shadow
D8000-DBFFF Shadow
DC000-DFFFF Shadow

: Enabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled

ESC
F1
F5
F6
F7

: Quit
: Help
: Old Values
: Load Fail-Safe Settings
: Load Optimal Settings

↑↓→ ←

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Summary of Contents for 586ITB

Page 1: ...586ITB Rev A SystemBoard User sManual 33870428...

Page 2: ...rs 21 Installing Upgrade CPUs 22 InstallingA Fan Heatsink 24 Jumper settings for Modem Ring on 25 FactoryT esting Jumpers 26 PortsandConnectors 27 Serial Ports 27 Parallel Port 27 Floppy Disk Drive Co...

Page 3: ...rt 59 Driver Installation 61 Chapter4 TroubleshootingChecklist 64 AppendixA TypesofModules 67 AppendixB MemoryandI OMaps 69 AppendixC ConnectorPinAssignments 71 Caution Danger of explosion if battery...

Page 4: ...dard Architecture ISA standards It is equipped with 3 dedicated PCI slots 2 dedicated 16 bit ISA slots and 1 shared PCI ISA slot The 586ITB is equipped with two NS16C550A compatible serial connec tors...

Page 5: ...icrosoft s PC 97 OnNow design allowing con tinual power on with reduced energy consumption The Modem Wake Up feature allows the sleeping PC to power on to respond to incoming calls PC 97 Compliance de...

Page 6: ...ory 8MBto256MBmemory Two 168 pin DIMM sockets using x64 EDO 60 70ns fast page mode 60 70ns or SDRAM 10 12 13ns 3 3V Four 72 pin SIMM sockets using EDO or fast page mode x32 DRAM 60 70ns 5V BIOS Award...

Page 7: ...360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB floppy drives CPUSocket 321 pin ZIF socket Intel Socket 7 Equipped with a switching voltage regulator which can support 10A current to the CPU core Connectors 2 con...

Page 8: ...inprinterportcableandaPS 2 mouseportcable Option 2 One card edge bracket with two 9 pin serial port cables and a PS 2 mouse port cable One 25 pin printer port cable for chassis mounting One 40 pin IDE...

Page 9: ...ors These areas also attract static electricity which can damage some circuits on your system board Make sure the power source has a properly grounded three pronged socket It is essential that the pow...

Page 10: ...mponents Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD station only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an anti static wrist strap and at...

Page 11: ...ntothememorybanksonthe586ITB The quantity and location of the memory modules depends on the memory configuration and type of modules you intend to use 7 Install the CPU Be sure pin 1 of the CPU is ali...

Page 12: ...12 BoardLayout square denotes pin 1...

Page 13: ...6 bit ISA slots page33 page33 Refer to J7 PrimaryIDEHDDconnector J8 SecondaryIDEHDDconnector J14 PS 2mouseport J15 AT keyboard port J16 PS 2 keyboard port J10 Keylock connector Speakerconnector Resets...

Page 14: ...e 586ITB system board can support 8MB to 32MB memory using 1MBx64 2MBx64 or 4MBx64 DIMM The table below shows the supported DIM modules and their corresponding memorysizes DIMMs 1MBx64 2MBx64 4MBx64 M...

Page 15: ...to the nextbank The 586ITB system board can support 8MB to 256MB of memory using 1MBx32 2MBx32 4MBx32 8MBx32 or 16MBx32 72 pin SIMMs The table on the next page shows the supported SIM modules and the...

Page 16: ...2 SIMM2 1MBx32 2MBx32 1MBx32 1MBx32 2MBx32 4MBx32 2MBx32 1MBx32 4MBx32 2MBx32 4MBx32 8MBx32 4MBx32 1MBx32 8MBx32 2MBx32 8MBx32 MemorySize 8MB 8MB 16MB 16MB 16MB 24MB 24MB 32MB 32MB 32MB 40MB 40MB 48MB...

Page 17: ...32 1MBx32 16MBx32 2MBx32 16MBx32 4MBx32 16MBx32 8MBx32 16MBx32 8MBx32 4MBx32 16MBx32 8MBx32 16MBx32 1MBx32 16MBx32 2MBx32 16MBx32 4MBx32 16MBx32 8MBx32 16MBx32 1 Position the SIMM above the socket wit...

Page 18: ...sedtosettheexter nalsystembusclockofyourprocessor Refertothefollowingpagesforthe external system bus clock that corresponds to your processor and set this jumper accordingly The clock generator will d...

Page 19: ...sed to set the voltage of your processor Makesurethesejumpersaresetcorrectly otherwiseyoursystemwillhang The table below shows the External System Bus Clock of the CPUs sup portedbythesystemboardandth...

Page 20: ...2On Intel Processors 90 120 150MHz 100 133 166 200MHz MMX 166 200 233MHz Ext System BusClk 60MHz 66MHz JP28 1 2On 1 2Off JP28 Default JP1 JP2 Default CPUVoltages 2 8V 2 9V 3 2V 3 3V 3 5V Pins 7 8 O n...

Page 21: ...2On 2 3On 2 3On 1 2On 1 2On PR Rating K5 PR90 PR100 PR120 PR133 K5 PR150 PR166 K6 PR2 166 K6 PR2 200 K6 PR2 233 JP2 1 2On 1 2On 2 3On 2 3On 1 2On JP28 JP1 JP2 Default CPUVoltages 2 8V 2 9V 3 2V 3 3V...

Page 22: ...on the original CPU will be voided if the S N seal is broken Before proceeding with the upgrade take note of the following The micropro cessor and heatsink may be hot if the system has been running T...

Page 23: ...is up To raise the handle push it down slightly pull it out to the side then raise it as far as it will go It may be necessary to initially apply a small amount of sideways force to free the handle f...

Page 24: ...Position the fan heatsink on the CPU such that the air from the side of the fan heatsink will flow across the heat regulators on the system board See the figure below 3 Position the CPU above the ZIF...

Page 25: ...d clear of the CPU and its airspace FanExhaust The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink The tempera ture of the air entering the fan heatsink cannot exceed 45o C 113o F The ambient or ro...

Page 26: ...his will allow your system to enter Suspend mode after you have finished accessing data Refer to the Power Management Setup section for more information 3 Set Jumper JP26 accordingly This will depend...

Page 27: ...rd printer connector U26 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports SPP ECP and EPP modes You can set the connector s mode in the Integrated Peripherals setup of the Award BIOS Refer to...

Page 28: ...Disk Drive Controller The 586ITB system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk header that supports two standard floppy disk drives You can install any 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB flopp...

Page 29: ...hould be attached to the drive you want to designate as Drive A IDE Hard Disk Interface The 586ITB system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE Inte...

Page 30: ...the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the 586ITB system board Preparing an...

Page 31: ...sing an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode UniversalS...

Page 32: ...e USB Controller in the Inte gratedPeripheralssetupoftheAwardBIOSisEnabled USB port cables optional IrDAConnector The 586ITB system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity b...

Page 33: ...33 Installing Expansion Cards The 586ITB system board is equipped with 3 dedicated PCI slots 2 dedicated 16 bit ISA slots and 1 shared PCI ISA slot All PCI and ISA slots are bus masters...

Page 34: ...d Del keys simultaneously If you have set a password and selected System in the Security Op tion of the BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted...

Page 35: ...T SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD FAIL SAFE SETTINGS LOAD OPTIMAL SETTINGS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT SAVE EXIT SETUP EXIT WI...

Page 36: ...ategories allow you to enter the appropriate specifications for the type of hard disk drive s installed in your system There are 45 predefined types and 4 user definable types for IDE hard drives Type...

Page 37: ...rive 1 2megabytecapacity 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 720 kilobyte capacity 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 1 44 megabyte capacity 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 2 88 megabyte capacity If the controller...

Page 38: ...es whether the system will stop if an error is de tected during power up The default setting is All Errors BIOS default Setup default NoErrors All Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk...

Page 39: ...hen this item is enabled the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk dr...

Page 40: ...theoperatingsystemmaynotinstallnorwork BIOS issues a warning when any program or virus sends a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive No warning message wil...

Page 41: ...ill determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks while 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M are all 80 tracks The BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed...

Page 42: ...GAcards Enabled Disabled PCI VGAPaletteSnoop This is used to select whether to allow MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards to work with PCI VGA or not OSSelectforDRAM 64MB This item allows you to access the memory...

Page 43: ...ions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incom patibility or that data was being lost while using your system Enabled Disabled Optional...

Page 44: ...eo Off After Doze Mode Standby Mode Suspend Mode HDD Power Down Throttle Duty Cycle VGA Active Monitor Soft Off by PWR BTTN Resume by Ring Resume by Alarm Break Event From Suspend IRQ 8 Clock Event Di...

Page 45: ...to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer This option only writes blanks to the video buffer Initializes display power management signaling Use...

Page 46: ...not cause the system to wake up from power savingmode Hold4 Sec Instant Off This option allows you to power off your system by pressing power button for 4 sec at least If you press power button once w...

Page 47: ...arm time default BreakEventFromSuspendandReloadGlobalTimerEvents These are I O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mod...

Page 48: ...the capacity to automatically con figure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices The system will automatically detect the settings for you The categories that follow will not be shown on...

Page 49: ...ated with the connected hard drives AssignIRQforVGA If Enabled the system will automatically set an IRQ for the VGA card installed Your VGA card will need an IRQ address only when using the video capt...

Page 50: ...block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive installed The IDE HDD uses the standard mode ROM PCI ISA BIOS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC IDE HDD Block Mode IDE Primary Master PIO...

Page 51: ...ies allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD ROM Auto Disabled The BIOS will automaticaly detect...

Page 52: ...F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Options Default 6MHz 8MHz 12MHzand16MHz 8MHz OnboardIRController The 586ITB system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectiv ity between your comp...

Page 53: ...ions are Enabled and Disabled IRIRQSelect Selects an IRQ for the IrDA peripheral device installed The options are IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ10 and IRQ11 The default setting is IRQ10 OnboardParallelPort Selects the...

Page 54: ...to protect access to setup only but not your system set a supervisor s password with the Setup option selected in the BIOS Fea tures Setup You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot t...

Page 55: ...d If you for get your password refer to the procedure described in the same sec tion IDEHDDAutoDetection This option detects the hard disk parameters for the hard disk drives installed in your system...

Page 56: ...sectors for Normal mode are 1024 16 and 63 respectively no Cylinders 1024 x no Heads 16 x no Sectors 63 x bytes per sector 512 528megabytes If you set your HDD to Normal mode the maximum accessible HD...

Page 57: ...everse conversion is done by the INT13h routine MaximumHDDsize no Cylinders 1024 x no Heads 32 x no Sectors 63 x bytes per sector 512 1 gigabyte Note To support LBA or Large mode address translation s...

Page 58: ...ready have been low level formatted at the factory Do a high level format only for these drives Refer to the manual that comes with your operating system Save ExitSetup When all the changes have been...

Page 59: ...beep codes in the BIOS One code indicates that a video error has occured and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long...

Page 60: ...tup Determine which setting is correct either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection FLOPPY DISK S fail 80 Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK...

Page 61: ...the Readme file contained in the provided diskette for detail information All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally up...

Page 62: ...p your system This problem occurs for Win95 has not recognized the TX chipset on the 586ITB board To change files for Win95 by knowing TX chipset you may need to change some filies in Win95 Please fol...

Page 63: ...g of Start 8 Choose Device Manager on the top of System Properties screen 9 Choose View devices by connection and click on Plug Play BIOS 10 Click on PCI BUS and choose Remove on the buttom of the scr...

Page 64: ...by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seate...

Page 65: ...on and that the printer is on line 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ settings are configured corre...

Page 66: ...ure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process SystemBoard 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in...

Page 67: ...pNumber D4516161G5 7JF D4516161G5 7JF KM416S1120AT G12 D4516821G5 A12 7F M5M4V16S30CTP KM44S4020AT G12 KM44S4020AT G10 D4516821G5 A12 7F SIMM 1MBx32 x36 1MBx32 2MBx32 x36 2MBx32 2MBx32 2MBx32 x36 2MBx...

Page 68: ...68 SIMM 4MBx32 x36 4MBx32 x36 4MBx32 4MBx32 8MBx32 16MBx32 Brand Mitsubishi Hitachi NEC NEC NEC LGS ChipNumber 422A06 70 5117400AS 70 4217400 60 4217405 70 EDO 4217405 60 EDO 71C16100AJ6...

Page 69: ...AM 00A0000to 128KBVideo Reserved for Graphics 00BFFFF DisplayMemory DisplayMemory 00C0000to 160KBI O ReservedforROMon 00E7FFF ExpansionROM I OAdapterCard 00E8000to 96KBROMon SystemBoardBIOS 00FFFFF th...

Page 70: ...F Interrupt Controller 2 8259A 00C0 00DF DMA Controller 2 8237A 5 00E8 ShadowRAMandCacheControlBit 00F0 ClearNumericProcessor ExtensionBusy 00F1 Reset Numeric Processor Extension 00F8 00FF Numeric Pro...

Page 71: ...COM 1 serial port COM 2 serial port AT power connector ATXpowerconnector Parallel printer port Floppy disk drive connector IrDA connector Primary IDE hard disk drive connector Secondary IDE hard disk...

Page 72: ...J16 J10 PS 2mouseport AT keyboard port PS 2 keyboard port keyboard lock connector Speakerconnector Resetswitchconnector SMI switch connector Powerswitchconnector GreenLEDconnector HDDLEDconnector ATXL...

Page 73: ...V Data Data Ground Key J14 PS 2mouseport Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function MouseData N C Ground 5V MouseClock Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function IrTX Ground IrRXL N C 5V CN8 ATXpowerconnector Pin 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19...

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