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Manual for Synactix 1E

The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD modes: NORMAL, LBA and LARGE.

NORMAL

Generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make any trans-

formation during accessing. The maximum number of cylinders, heads and sectors for

NORMAL mode are 1024,16 and 63.

If the user sets his HDD to NORMAL mode, the maximum accessible HDD size will be 528

megabytes even though its physical size may be greater than that.

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode

A new HDD accessing method to overcome the 528 Megabyte bottleneck. The number of

cylinders, heads and sectors shown in setup may not be the number physically contained

in the HDD.

During HDD accessing, the IDE controller will transform the logical address  described  by

sector,  head  and  cylinder  number  into its own physical address inside the HDD.

LARGE mode

Some IDE HDDs contain more than 1024 cylinder without LBA support (in some cases,

users do not want LBA). The Award BIOS provides another alternative to support these

kinds of HDD.

BIOS tricks DOS (or other OS) into divising the number of cylinders is less than 1024 by dividing

it by 2. At the same time, the number of heads is multiplied by 2. A reverse transformation

process will be made inside INT13h in order to access the right HDD address.

If using Auto detect, the BIOS will automatically detect the  IDE hard disk mode and set it as

one of the three modes.

Remark

To support LBA or LARGE mode of HDDs, there must be some softwares involved which

are located in Award HDD Service Routine(INT13h).It may fail to access a HDD with LBA

(LARGE) mode selected if you are running under an Operating System which replaces the

whole INT 13h.

BIOS Description

Summary of Contents for SynactiX 1E

Page 1: ...ial damages arising out of the use or the possibility of such damages All trademarks are the property of their respective owners If you require further information please visit our web site www qdigrp...

Page 2: ...adio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment EN 50081 1 Generic emission standard Part 1 Residential commercial and light industry EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 R...

Page 3: ...bly Type of Product Mainboard Manufacturer Quantum Designs HK Inc Address 20th Floor Devon House TaiKoo Place 979 King s Road Quarry Bay HONG KONG Supplementary Information This device complies with P...

Page 4: ...UART2 FrontPanelUSBPort USB3 4 10 ATX Power Supply Connector Power Switch POWER SW 11 HardDiskLEDConnector HD_LED 11 Reset Switch RESET 11 SpeakerConnector SPEAKER 11 PowerLEDConnector PWRLED 11 GREEN...

Page 5: ...alInformation 21 3 BIOS Description 23 Utility Support 23 AWDFLASH EXE 23 AWARD BIOS Description 23 EnteringSetup 24 Load Optimized Defaults 24 StandardCMOSFeaturesSetup 24 CPUSpeedEasySetup 28 Advanc...

Page 6: ...rd or the system memory might be seriously damaged The power status of the system is indicated by the red LED near the battery If the LED is on adding or removing devices like SDRAM memory is prohib i...

Page 7: ...ss the Del key to enter BIOS Setup 4 Enter CPU SpeedEasy Setup menu to set up the CPU speed Note If you do not set the CPU speed your system will run at the default setting 400MHz processor with 133MH...

Page 8: ...enu BIOS provides you with a set of basic values for your processor selection instead of the jumper settings The processor speed can be manually selected on the CPU SpeedEasy SETUP menuscreen Warning...

Page 9: ...Manual for Synactix 1E Intel Pentium III FC PGA Celeron FC PGA Celeron PPGA 370 Del BIOS CPU SpeedEasy Setup 1 3 3 CPU 400 100 CPU 300 66 CPU 200 CPU BIOS S 3 SynactiX 1E...

Page 10: ...Manual for Synactix 1E SpeedEasy CPU SpeedEasy Setup SpeedEasy BIOS jumper CPU SpeedEasy Setup S 4 SpeedEasy...

Page 11: ...des cavaliers pages 16 19 5 Ins rez le processeur dans son logement avec son ventilateur que vous brancherez au connecteur CPUFAN 6 Ins rez la les barrette s m moire dans les slots DIMM 7 Installez vo...

Page 12: ...s d informations sur les fonctions du BIOS vous pouvez consulter la version fran aise du manuel sur le CD ROM 5 Pressez la touche F10 ou choisissez Save and exit pour enregistrer vos param tres et rel...

Page 13: ...de red marrer une nouvelle fois l ordinateur Note si vous cliquez sur Annuler au lieu de Suivant pendant la proc dure ci dessus le p riph rique son risque de ne pas tre d tect red marrez alors l ordi...

Page 14: ...Sauvegardez et quittez le Bios CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software SpeedEasy CPU Setup CPU Model Intel Celeron Item Help CPU Speed 433 Mhz 66x6 5 X Multiplier X2 Menu Level X Bus Clo...

Page 15: ...t application is also supplied to enable remote monitoring and configuration of the system Intel 815E Chipset Intel 815E can support 133MHZ FSB and PC 133 Intel s 3D with Direct AGP is easily upgraded...

Page 16: ...rts up to two double sided or three single sided DIMMs 4 Rows Max at 133MHz system memory bus PC 133 OnchipAGP l Integrated 2D 3D Graphics Controller l Up to 1600x1200 in 8bit color at 85MHz refresh l...

Page 17: ...GP data transfers Advanced features l PCI 2 2 Specification Compliant l Provides Trend ChipAwayVirus On Guard l Provides PC Cillin software with killing virus function l Supports Windows 95 98 2000 so...

Page 18: ...bled You can choose to populate the AGP slot with AGP graphics card to utilitze the advanced features that your AGP card may provide you or with an AIMM card to enable the highest possible internal gr...

Page 19: ...consumes only a small fraction of the power used for full operation Instead of shutting down the system when not in use and then having to reboot later Suspend to RAM solution enables the system to s...

Page 20: ...m 66 6MB s to 100MB s by reducing the pulse width from 30ns to 20ns and increasing the strobe rate When the ATA_FAST bit is set for any of the 4 IDE devices then the timings for the transfers to and f...

Page 21: ...tegrated LAN Controller includes a 32 bit PCI controller that provides en hanced scatter gather bus mastering capabilities and enables the LAN Controller to per form high speed data transfers over the...

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Page 23: ...er should be used to fit this connector PS 2 mouse connector is for the usage of PS 2 mouse USB1 USB2 and LAN Connector LAN is manufacturing optional Two USB ports are for connecting USB devices The R...

Page 24: ...Initializing Video Interface 1 0 0 1 BIOS Sign On 1 0 1 0 Testing Base and Extended Memory 1 0 1 1 Assign Resource to all ISA 1 1 0 0 Initializing Hard Drive Controller 1 1 0 1 Initializing Floppy Dri...

Page 25: ...Power Supply Connector 20 1 5V 5 V 5V GND GND PSON 12V 3 3V GND 12V 5VSB 5V GND 3 3V GND 5V GND PS OK 3 3V GND POWER SW Hard Disk LED Connector HD_LED The connector connects to the case s IDE indicato...

Page 26: ...once the switch connected to this header the system enters suspend mode Key Lock Connector KEYLK The connector can be connected to the keyboard lock switch on the case for locking the keyboard Infrar...

Page 27: ...et Wake Up by LAN Ring as Enabled in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP section of the BIOS Save exit then boot the operating system once to make sure this function takes effect chapter 2 CPUFAN PWRFAN CHSFAN...

Page 28: ...equence when the FrontAudio is available the RearAudio and the ActiveAudio will be cut off When the RearAudio is available the ActiveAudio will be cut off An onboard amplifier is needed for the case o...

Page 29: ...can support audio and or modem functions Furthermore it provides a LAN interface for networking functions when the mainboard have LAN connectors the CNR can t support LAN function What its superiorit...

Page 30: ...condary IDE port CNR CNRslot AGP AGP slot FLOPPY Floppy Drive Port Jumper Settings Jumpers are located on the mainboard they represent clear CMOS jumper JCC enable keyboard password power on function...

Page 31: ...n3 closed default Other wise set JSD with pin1 pin2 closed for disabling this function Enable keyboard password power on function JKB The mainboard provides the advanced keyboard password power on fun...

Page 32: ...low for the location of these jumpers and the table for information on how to set them Installation Instructions CPU FSB 66MHz 100MHz 133MHz AUTO JFS1 2 3 2 3 OPEN 1 2 JFS0 2 3 OPEN OPEN 1 2 1 2 repre...

Page 33: ...WH Whenever the system hardware configuration is changed DMI informa tion will be updated automatically However setting jumper JAV as closed makes flashing BIOSandupdatingDMIinformationimpossible Refe...

Page 34: ...supplied with this mainboard all drivers can be installed from this CD ROM Before installing the drivers check the system requirements such as the enough system memory at least 32MB for Windows 95 98...

Page 35: ...evelopment the system of the computer will become more and more complex at the same time the control of computer s hardware will be strengthened Today it is possible to monitor and manage your complex...

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Page 37: ...te by typing Format A s from the DOS prompt under DOS6 xx or Windows 9x environment 2 Copy AWDFLASH EXE version 7 71 from the directory Utility located on QDI Mainboard Utility CD onto your new bootab...

Page 38: ...ven setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press the Enter key to accept or enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main Menu Load Optimized Defaults The Optimized D...

Page 39: ...2 IDE channels installed in the computer system There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS None Auto and User None means no HDD is installed or set Auto means the system can auto detec...

Page 40: ...cribed by sector head and cylinder number into its own physical address inside the HDD LARGE mode Some IDE HDDs contain more than 1024 cylinder without LBA support in some cases users do not want LBA...

Page 41: ...s Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but it will stop for all other errors Al...

Page 42: ...den This item is only for users who understand all the CPU parameters i e system bus frequency x8 66MHz and multiplication of processor core frequency for system bus frequency x3 x3 5 x4 x4 5 x5 x5 5...

Page 43: ...External Enabled Enables external L2 cache This allows better Cache p erformance Disabled Disables external cache l CPU L2 Cache Enabled Enables CPU L2 Cache ECC Error Checking and ECC Checking Corre...

Page 44: ...ch character repeats when you chars sec hold down a key l Typermatic Delay 250 1000 The delay before keystrokes begin to repeat Msec l Security Option Setup Selects whether the password is required ev...

Page 45: ...area is also cacheable l Video BIOS Enabled Besides conventional memory video RAM area Cacheable is also cacheable Disabled Video RAM area is not cacheable l Memory hole at Enabled Memory hole at 15...

Page 46: ...r Min Saving Pre defined timer values are used All timers are in their MAX values Max Saving Pre defined timer values are used All timers are in their MIN values l Video Off Blank Screen The system BI...

Page 47: ...Allows the system to be powered on when a Ring LAN Ring indicator signal comes up to UART1 or UART2 from external modem to LAN Wake up Header from LAN adapter or to modem Ring on Header from internal...

Page 48: ...add on and the system reconfiguration has caused serious conflicts preventing the OS from booting Disabled Disables the configuration data function l Resources Auto ESCD BIOS can automatically config...

Page 49: ...troller Enabled Enables onchip USB controller Disabled Disables onchip USB controller l USB Keyboard Enabled Supports USB Keyboard under legacy OS Support Disabled Does not support USB Keyboard under...

Page 50: ...terrupt number 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Onboard serial port address and IRQ are automatically assigned Disabled Onboard serial port is disabled l UART Mode Normal This option is used to configure UART M...

Page 51: ...the system status is before the AC power supply cuts off the system resumes in the previous status ON OFF when the AC power supply resumes l Game Port Disabled This option is used to configure Game Po...

Page 52: ...C 1450 F 750 C 1670 F 800 C 1760 F 850 C 1850 F 900 C 1940 F 660 C 1510 F 950 C 2050 F 700 C 1580 F 750 C 1670 F 800 C 1760 F 850 C 1850 F 900 C 1940 F 950 C 2050 F Disabled No alarm beep l Current Sy...

Page 53: ...U core 12 V voltage from the on board switching Power 12 V Supply 5V Standby Voltage l Shutdown 600 C 1400 F Under ACPI OS the system will shut down 650 C 1490 F automatically when the CPU temperature...

Page 54: ...BLED If you have selected System in Security Option of BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enter BIOSSetup Ifyouhavesele...

Page 55: ...d A IntelINF B VGA Driver C Network Driver D Direct X E Audio Driver 2 Accessory Using this choice you can install some common software It includes game interface software DirectX system management so...

Page 56: ...system directly You can use cblogo exe included on the QDI Mainboard Utility CD to replace it by any other logo which you prefer Regarding the method of using cblogo exe utility please refer to it s o...

Page 57: ...e figure 1 Userscancreateanddeletepartitions mirrorpartitions activatepartitions anduninstall RecoveryEasy in Partition User Interface 1 0 Install RecoveryEasy for the first time a The utility checks...

Page 58: ...r partition If answering N the whole disk space left can be assigned See figure 2 Note a The system will prompt Insert system floppy then reset when the first partition on the first hard disk is creat...

Page 59: ...reverse order for example from partition 4 to 1 Steps After pressing the DELETE MIR button only the final mirror partition can be deleted in order to keep the continuous disk space If the warning mess...

Page 60: ...1 BACKUP PAR Function Backups the content of the partition to its mirror area Limitation If no mirror partition exists this button is disabled Steps a Use F5 key to choose the partition with mirror ar...

Page 61: ...le every time the system reboots b In order to implement this function users need to enable the switch when install ing the OS or modifying the partition properties Please note Do not create or delete...

Page 62: ...Easy creates a so called mirror partition with same size for the hard disk partition on the same hard disk and then completely backups all the data sector by sector to the mirror area This mirror part...

Page 63: ...ns even terminate during operation However the disk tools bundled in the OS such as Windows NT Windows 2000 Unix and OS2 could change the mirror partition 8 Why does it happen that a prompt installati...

Page 64: ...ely backuped or recovered If the computer accidentally powers off the partition should be backuped or recovered once again 13 What if users lose the password To make sure the security the password is...

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