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Preface

About This Manual

T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m h o u s e s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d

knowledgeable PC end users. It provides information for the installation and

use of the SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM motherboard. SUPER

370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM motherboards support Intel® Celeron™

333/366 MHz or higher PPGA processors.

The new addition of the Intel Celeron processor family with the Dual Indepen-

dent Bus Architecture is housed in a new package called the Plastic Pin Grid

Array (PPGA). This new package and its associated "370-pin socket"

i n f r a s t r u c t u r e w i l l p r o v i d e t h e h e a d r o o m f o r f u t u r e l o w - c o s t , h i g h -

performance processors.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1, Introduction, describes the features, specifications and perfor-

mance of the SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM system board, pro-

vides detailed information about the chipset, and offers warranty information.

Refer to Chapter 2, Installation, for instructions on how to install the Celeron

PPGA processor and the heat sink support. This chapter provides you with

the instructions for handling static-sensitive devices. Read this chapter when

you want to install DIM modules and to mount the system board in the chassis.

Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, IDE

interfaces, parallel port, serial ports, as well as the cables for the power

supply, reset cable, Keylock/Power LED, speaker and keyboard.

If you encounter any problem, please see Chapter 3, Troubleshooting, which

describes troubleshooting procedures for video, memory, and the setup con-

figuration stored in memory. For quick reference, a general FAQ (frequently

asked questions) is provided. Instructions are also included for technical

support procedure, for returning merchandise for service and for BIOS up-

grades using our BBS#.

See Chapter 4 for configuration data and BIOS features.

Chapter 5 has information on running setup and includes default settings for

Standard Setup, Advanced Setup, Chipset function, Power Management, PCI/

PnP Setup, and Peripheral Setup.

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Summary of Contents for SUPER 370SBA

Page 1: ... SUPER 370SBA SUPER 370SBM SUPER 370SLA SUPER 370SLM USER S AND BIOS MANUAL Revision 1 0 Preliminary SUPER ...

Page 2: ... medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM 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 HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT IN...

Page 3: ...for instructions on how to install the Celeron PPGA processor and the heat sink support This chapter provides you with the instructions for handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install DIM modules and to mount the system board in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives IDE interfaces parallel port serial ports as well as the...

Page 4: ...Appendix A offers information on BIOS error beep codes and messages Appendix B shows post diagnostic error messages iv Preface ...

Page 5: ... CPU I O 3 3V 5V and 12V 1 14 Three Fan Status Monitors with Firmware Software Control On Off 1 14 Environment Temperature Control 1 14 CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode 1 14 CPU Overheat LED and Thermal Fan Control 1 15 Chassis Intrusion Detection 1 15 System Resource Alert 1 15 Hardware BIOS Virus Protection 1 15 Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core 1 15 Intel LANDesk Client Manager LDCM Su...

Page 6: ...PW_ON Connector 2 4 Reset Connector 2 4 IDE LED Connector 2 4 Keylock Power LED Connector 2 5 Speaker Connector 2 5 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports 2 5 Universal Serial Bus 2 5 ATX Serial Ports 2 6 CMOS Clear 2 6 Wake on LAN 2 6 Fan Connectors 2 6 Chassis Intrusion 2 7 Keyboard Wake Up 2 7 Overheat LED 2 7 Bus Speed 2 7 2 6 Installing the DIM Modules 2 8 2 7 Connecting Parallel Floppy and H...

Page 7: ...st 4 1 4 2 BIOS Features 4 2 BIOS Configuration Summary Screen 4 3 AMIBIOS Setup 4 3 Chapter 5 Running Setup 5 1 Setup 5 1 Standard Setup 5 1 Advanced Setup 5 3 Chipset Setup 5 7 Power Management 5 12 PCI PnP Setup 5 14 Peripheral Setup 5 17 5 2 Security Setup 5 20 Supervisor User 5 20 5 3 Utility Setup 5 21 Anti Virus 5 21 Language 5 21 5 4 Default Setting 5 21 Optimal Default 5 21 Fail Safe Defa...

Page 8: ...lel Port 2 10 J20 J20 COM1 2 6 J21 J21 COM2 2 6 J22 J22 Floppy Connector 2 10 J32 J32 ATX Power Connector 2 3 J34 J34 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 2 5 JF1 1 4 JF1 1 4 IDE LED 2 4 JF1 5 7 JF1 5 7 Power ON LED 2 5 JF1 8 9 JF1 8 9 Keylock 2 5 JF1 10 13 JF1 10 13 Speaker 2 5 JF2 1 5 JF2 1 5 IR Infrared Connector 2 4 JF2 9 10 JF2 7 8 Power ON Switch 2 4 JF2 12 13 JF2 10 11 Reset Switch 2 4 JOH 1 2 JOH 1 2 O...

Page 9: ...ctor Please see pages 2 4 through 2 7 for pin definitions IDE LED Keyboard Lock Speaker IR Con Power On X Reset JF2 JF1 X Power LED 1 1 IDE LED Keyboard Lock Speaker IR Com Power On Reset JF1 X X 1 JF2 1 Overheat LED Power LED Keylock JF1 JF2 JOH ...

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Page 11: ...f fered SDRAM memory with three 168 pin dual inline memory module DIMM sockets SUPER 370SBA and 370SBM motherboards can support a 100 MHz system bus speed for future Celeron PPGA upgrades and with its 440BX chipset you can install up to 768 MB of PC100 registered SDRAM SUPER 370SLA and 370SLM motherboards support a 66 MHz system bus speed and can accept either PC66 EDO or PC100 SDRAM DIMMs AGP red...

Page 12: ...SUPER 370SBA 370SBM 370SLA 370SLM User s Manual 1 2 SUPER 370SBA Figure 1 1 SUPER 370SBA Motherboard Picture ...

Page 13: ...AN JT2 CHASSIS FAN see Note 2 BIOS ATX Power Celeron Processor PPGA package 1 Jumper Settings JPWAKE 1 2 Disable Keyboard Wake Up default 2 3 Enable Keyboard Wake Up see Note 1 JP11 1 2 Auto Select Bus Speed 2 3 66MHz Bus Speed OFF 100MHz Bus Speed JBT1 1 2 Normal 2 3 CMOS Clear Notes 1 To enable Keyboard Wake Up set JPWAKE jumper to 2 3 and ENABLE Keyboard Wake Up function in system BIOS 2 Chassi...

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Page 15: ...Wake Up see Note 1 JP11 1 2 Auto Select Bus Speed 2 3 66MHz Bus Speed OFF 100MHz Bus Speed JBT1 1 2 Normal 2 3 CMOS Clear Notes 1 To enable Keyboard Wake Up set JPWAKE jumper to 2 3 and ENABLE Keyboard Wake Up function in system BIOS 2 Chassis Intrusion Switch JL1 is normally open If connected to chassis switch removing chassis cover causes switch input to close 3 No CPU jumper settings are requir...

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Page 17: ... JBT1 CMOS CLEAR JT3 THERMAL CTL FAN JT2 CHASSIS FAN see Note 2 BIOS ATX Power Celeron Processor PPGA package 1 Jumper Settings JPWAKE 1 2 Disable Keyboard Wake Up default 2 3 Enable Keyboard Wake Up see Note 1 JBT1 1 2 Normal 2 3 CMOS Clear Notes 1 To enable Keyboard Wake Up set JPWAKE jumper to 2 3 and ENABLE Keyboard Wake Up function in system BIOS 2 Chassis Intrusion Switch JL1 is normally ope...

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Page 19: ...MOS CLEAR JT3 THERMAL CTL FAN JT2 CHASSIS FAN Jumper Settings JPWAKE 1 2 Disable Keyboard Wake Up default 2 3 Enable Keyboard Wake Up see Note 1 JBT1 1 2 Normal 2 3 CMOS Clear Notes 1 To enable Keyboard Wake Up set JPWAKE jumper to 2 3 and ENABLE Keyboard Wake Up function in system BIOS 2 Chassis Intrusion Switch JL1 is normally open If connected to chassis switch removing chassis cover causes swi...

Page 20: ...X LX AGP SET System Block Diagram Single Processor CPU 440BX or 440LX AGP Port PIIX4E Power Management SDRAM Host Bus PCI Slots SMBus USB Ports USB IDE Ports ISA Slots BIOS SIO ATX motherboards have 3 ISA and 4 PCI slots microATX motherboards have 1 ISA and 3 PCI slots ...

Page 21: ...The maximum memory cacheability size depends on processor capability Error Checking and Correction and Error Checking support Chipset Intel 440BX for 370SBA and 370 SBM Intel 440LX for 370SLA and 370 SLM Expansion Slots 370SBA 370SLA 370SBM 370SLM 4 PCI slots 3 PCI slots 3 ISA slots 1 ISA slots one PCI ISA shared slot one PCI ISA shared slot 1 AGP slot 1 AGP slot BIOS 2 Mb AMI Flash BIOS APM 1 2 D...

Page 22: ...nism External modem ring on On Board I O 2 EIDE Bus Master interfaces support Ultra DMA 33 and Mode 4 1 floppy port interface 2 Fast UART 16550 serial ports EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and ECP Extended Capabilities Port parallel port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard Infrared port 2 USB Universal Serial Bus ports CD Utilities Intel LANDesk Client Manager for Windows NT and Windows 95 optional PIIX4 Upgr...

Page 23: ...ation The AGP interface is based on the AGP Specification Rev 1 0 It can support up to 133 MHz 532 MB s data transfer rates 440LX Chipset The 440LX chipset developed by Intel is a high performance processor platform targeted for existing 3D graphics and multimedia applications Along with System to PCI bridge integrated with optimized DRAM controller and data path the chipset introduced the Acceler...

Page 24: ...fan is controlled by the ACPI BIOS and the ACPI enabled operating system The thermal fans are controlled by the overheat detection logic Environment Temperature Control The thermal control sensor will monitor the real time CPU temperature It will turn on the back up fan whenever the CPU temperature goes over the user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can s...

Page 25: ...ailable when the user is running Intel s LANDesk Client Manager and SUPERMICRO s Super Doctor System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Intel s LANDesk Client Manager The user can be notified of certain system events For example if the system is running low on virtual memory the hard drive space is not enough to save the data you are then alerted of the potential problems Hard...

Page 26: ...rdware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs phones and stereos In additio...

Page 27: ... a timer to wake up the system at a predetermined time Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button When the user presses on the power button the system will enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During th...

Page 28: ...all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for high CPU clock rates like 333 or 366 MHz Celeron PPGA processor SUPER 370SBA 370SBM 370SLA 370SLM accommodates ATX power sup plies and the 370SBM and 370SLM accommodates the new SFX power sup plies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications re quired by the C...

Page 29: ...lity and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate up to 115 2 Kbps and also ad vanced speed with baud rates of 230 K 460 K or 921 Kbps which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP and also Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Ca pabilities Port ECP Also available through the printer...

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Page 31: ...ou remove the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the system board and peripherals back into their anti static bags when not in use Be sure your computer system s chassis allows excellent conductive con tacts between its power suppl...

Page 32: ...hen handling any components 3 Inserting the processor chip incorrectly may damage the chip 2 Carefully handle the processor chip by its edges and avoid touching any of the pins on the bottom of the chip 3 The processor chip has a notch on one corner identifying pin 1 Pin 1 on the socket is located in the blank triangle area near the end of the level when latched Align the notch pin 1 on the chip w...

Page 33: ...you have securely mounted the motherboard to the chassis you are ready to connect the cables Attach power supply cables to J32 for an ATX power supply See Table 2 1 for pin definitions of an ATX power supply Table 2 1 ATX Power Supply Connector Pin Definitions for J32 Pin Number Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 Ground 4 5V 5 Ground 6 5V 7 Ground 8 PW OK 9 5VSB 10 12V Pin Number Definition 11 3 3V 12 12V...

Page 34: ...are Reset switch on the computer case See Table 2 5 for pin definitions Pin Number 9 10 Definition PW_ON Ground Table 2 4 PW ON Connector Pin Definitions for JF2 Table 2 6 IDE Hard Drive LED Pin Definitions for JF1 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 Definition 5V HD Active HD Active 5V Pin Number 12 13 Definition Ground Reset Table 2 5 Reset Pin Definitions for JF2 IDE LED Connector The IDE hard drive LED connect...

Page 35: ...ion Red wire Speaker data No connection Key Speaker data Speaker Connector The speaker connector is located on pins 10 to 13 of JF1 See Table 2 8 for pin definitions Table 2 9 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports Pin Definitions for J34 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC Universal Serial Bus The two Universal Serial Bus con nectors are located on J17 and J18 See Table ...

Page 36: ... how to clear the CMOS For ATX power supply you need to completely shut down the sys tem then use JBT1 to clear the CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear the CMOS A second way of resetting the CMOS contents is by pressing the ins key then turning on the system power Release the key when the power comes on ATX Serial Ports ATX serial port COM1 is located on J20 and serial port COM2 is locate...

Page 37: ... JOH Re fer to Table 2 17 for pin definitions Bus Speed The Bus Speed jumper is located on JP11 Note Bus speed select JP11 is not available on the 370SLA and 370SLM using the 440 LX chipset Refer to Table 2 18 for instructions on setting the bus speed using jumper JP11 JP11 jumper setting 1 2 is the default setting Note Current Celeron processors only support a 66 MHz bus speed Future Celeron proc...

Page 38: ...100 Notches 2 6 Installing the DIM Modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing the DIM modules to prevent any possible damages 1 Insert DIM modules DIMMs in Bank 0 through Bank 3 as required for the desired system memory 2 Insert each DIMM vertically into its socket Pay attention to the two notches to prevent inserting the DIMM at a wrong position The component side of the DI...

Page 39: ...ith twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have the twisted wires always connects to drive B An IDE hard disk drive requires a data ribbon cable with 40 wires A single IDE hard disk drive cable has two connectors to provide for two drives To select an IDE disk drive as C you would normally set the drive select jumper on the drive to DS1 or Master To select an IDE ...

Page 40: ...er Function 1 Strobe 3 Data Bit 0 5 Data Bit 1 7 Data Bit 2 9 Data Bit 3 11 Data Bit 4 13 Data Bit 5 15 Data Bit 6 17 Data Bit 7 19 ACK 21 BUSY 23 PE 25 SLCT Pin Number Function 2 Auto Feed 4 Error 6 Init 8 SLCT IN 10 GND 12 GND 14 GND 16 GND 18 GND 20 GND 22 GND 24 GND 26 NC Table 2 19 Parallel Port Pin Definitions for Connector J19 Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is located on J19 See ...

Page 41: ...NT VCC3 3 ST1 Reserved PIPE GND Spare SBA1 VCC3 3 SBA3 Reserved GND SBA5 SBA7 KEY KEY KEY KEY AD30 AD28 VCC3 3 AD26 AD24 GND Reserved C BE3 B Vddq3 3 AD21 AD19 GND AD17 C BE2 Vddq3 3 IRDY GND VCC3 3 DEVSEL Vddq3 3 PERR GND SERR C BE1 Vddq3 3 AD14 AD12 GND AD10 AD8 Vddq3 3 AD_STB0 AD7 GND AD5 AD3 Vddq3 3 AD1 SMB0 A Vddq3 3 AD22 AD20 GND AD18 AD16 Vddq3 3 Frame GND VCC3 3 TRDY STOP Spare GND PAR AD1...

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Page 43: ... cards except the video graphics card Be sure the video graphic card is inserted properly 4 Install a CPU a chassis speaker and power LED to this motherboard Check all the jumper settings as well 5 Install one bank of memory module 6 Check power supply voltage monitor 115V 230V switch Power On Sytem Power LED on System Hold Speaker Beeps Speaker Beeps Number of Beeps Video Display Power Supply OK ...

Page 44: ... Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details about beep codes NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended for port 80h codes Refer to Appendix B Memory Error If you encounter memory error follow the procedures below 1 Check to determine if DIM modules are improperly installed 2 Make sure that different types of DIMM...

Page 45: ...blem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 3 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from the SUPER BBS 408 895 2022 24 hours a day using 1200 28800 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity BIOS upgrades can also be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 4 If you still cannot re...

Page 46: ...y and SDRAM cannot be mixed 3 Registered SDRAM and unbuffered SDRAM cannot be mixed 4 Mixing PC 100 DIMM and PC 66 DIMM will result in an unexpected memory count or system errors 5 User should populate the DIMM starting with the DIMM socket located the furthest from the BX chip 6 If EDO memory is used the CPU bus should be set at 66 MHz Bus speed only Question How do I update my BIOS Answer Update...

Page 47: ...th the saved BIOS image file see above FAQ in drive A Press and hold CTRL and Home at the same time then turn on power with these keys pressed until your floppy drive starts reading Your screen will remain blank until the BIOS program is done If system reboots correctly then recovery is done Question I have memory problems What is the correct memory to use and which BIOS setting should I choose An...

Page 48: ...ode is best for this installa tion Question Why can t I turn off the power using the momentary power on off switch Answer The instant power off function is controlled by the BIOS When this feature is enabled in the BIOS the motherboard will have instant off capabili ties as long as the BIOS has control of the system When this feature is disabled or when the BIOS is not in control such as during me...

Page 49: ... the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or imprope...

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Page 51: ...to store system information when the computer is turned off The original IBM AT had 64 bytes of non volatile memory storage in CMOS RAM All AT compatible systems have at least 64 bytes of CMOS RAM which is usually part of the Real Time Clock Many systems have 128 bytes of CMOS RAM How Data Is Configured AMIBIOS provides a Setup utility in ROM that is accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate tim...

Page 52: ...120 drive made by Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics Industries Ltd The LS120 can be used as a boot device is accessible as the next available floppy drive AMIBIOS supports PC Health Monitoring chips When a failure occurs in a monitored activity AMIBIOS can sound an alarm and display a message The PC Health Monitoring chips monitor CPU temperature additional temperature sensors chassis intrusion dete...

Page 53: ...isplays a screen that looks similar to the following when the POST routines complete successfully AMIBIOS Setup See the following page for examples of the AMIBIOS Setup screen featuring options and settings Figure 4 1 shows the Standard option highlighted To highlight other options use the arrow keys or use the tab key to move to other option boxes Figure 4 2 shows the settings for the Standard se...

Page 54: ...SUPER 370SBA 370SBM 370SLA 370SLM User s Manual 4 4 Figure 4 1 Standard Option Highlighted Figure 4 2 Settings for Standard Option ...

Page 55: ... Select Auto Detect IDE to let AMIBIOS automatically configure the drive A screen with a list of drive parameters appears Click on OK to configure the drive Type How to Configure IDE Select Type Select Auto to let AMIBIOS determine the parameters Click on OK when AMIBIOS displays the drive parameters Select LBA Mode Select On if the drive has a capacity greater than 540 MB Select the Block Mode Se...

Page 56: ...n also enter the hard disk drive parameters The drive parameters are Parameter Description Type The number for a drive with certain identification parameters Cylinders The number of cylinders in the disk drive Heads The number of heads Write The size of a sector gets progressively smaller as the track Precompensation diameter diminishes Yet each sector must still hold 512 bytes Write precompensati...

Page 57: ...t Advanced Setup option The settings are Setting Description Disabled AMIBIOS tests all system memory AMIBIOS waits up to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE hard disk drive AMIBIOS waits for 5 seconds after sending a RESET signal to the IDE drive to allow the IDE drive time to get ready again AMIBIOS checks for a Del key press and runs AMIBIOS Setup if the key has been pressed Enabled AMIB...

Page 58: ... hard disk and so on For example if the system has a hard disk connected to Primary Slave and another hard disk to Secondary Master then 1st IDE HDD will be referred to as the hard disk connected to Primary Slave and 2nd IDE HDD will be referred to as the hard disk connected to the Secondary Master 3rd IDE HDD and 4th IDE HDD are not present Note that the order of the initialization of the devices...

Page 59: ...changed even if this setup question is selected as Force BIOS If selected as Keep Current then the current display mode will remain unchanged Floppy Access Control The settings for this option are Read Write or Read Only Hard Disk Access Control The settings for this option are Read Write or Read Only S M A R T for Hard Disks S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a technol...

Page 60: ...d from or written to cache memory The contents of this memory segment are always copied from the BIOS ROM to system RAM for faster execution The settings are Enabled or Disabled Note The Optimal default setting is Enabled and the Fail Safe default setting is Disabled Set this option to Enabled to permit the contents of F0000h RAM memory segment to be written to and read from cache memory CPU ECC T...

Page 61: ...Mouse or Disabled Set this option to Enabled to enable the USB keyboard and mouse Port 64 60 Emulation The settings for this option are Enabled or Disabled Set this option to Enabled to enable the USB Universal Serial Bus functions SERR System Error The settings for this option are Enabled or Disabled Set to Enabled to enable the SERR signal on the bus BX asserts this signal to indicate a system e...

Page 62: ...on are Enabled or Disabled This option sets the status of USWC Uncacheable Speculative Write Combining posted writes and is used to combine several partial writes to the frame buffer into a single write in order to reduce the data bus traffic Set to Enabled to enable USWC posted writes to I O Set to Disabled to disable USWC posted writes to I O BX GX Master Latency Timer CLKs This option specifies...

Page 63: ... This option regulates the column address strobe The settings are 2 SCLKs 3 SCLKs or Auto SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This option specifies the length of the delay inserted between the RAS and CAS signals of the DRAM system memory access cycle if SDRAM is installed The settings are Auto AMIBIOS automatically determines the optimal delay 2 SCLKs or 3 SCLKs Note The Optimal default setting is Auto and th...

Page 64: ...acy support requires the ability to have a second graphics controller monochrome in the system In an AGP system accesses in the normal VGA range are forwarded to the AGP bus Since the monochrome adapter may be on the PCI or ISA bus the 82443BX must decode cycles in the MDA range and forward them to PCI The settings for this option are Yes or No Set this option to Yes to let AMIBIOS search for MDA ...

Page 65: ...he Enabled option enables the SERR signal for the Intel PIIX4 chip USB Passive Release BX releases USB bus when it is idle to maximize the USB bus usage The settings for this option are Enabled or Disabled Set this option to Enabled to enable passive release for USB PIIX4 Passive Release This option functions similarly to USB Passive Release The settings for this option are Enabled or Disabled Set...

Page 66: ...wer button mounted externally on the computer chassis is used The settings are Suspend or On Off When set to On Off pushing the power button turns the computer on or off When set to Suspend pushing the power button places the computer in Suspend mode or Full On power mode Green PC Monitor Power State This option specifies the power state that the green PC compliant video monitor enters when AMIBIO...

Page 67: ...cs Standby Timeout This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in full power on state When this length of time expires the computer enters standby power state The settings are Disabled and 4 Min through 508 Min in 4 minute intervals Suspend Timeout Minutes This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in standby state When this length of time e...

Page 68: ... Monitor The Fail Safe default for each option is Monitor LAN Wake Up RTC Wake Up Options for LAN Wake Up and RTC Real Time Clock Wake Up are Disabled or Enabled When RTC Wake Up is enabled the Hour and Minute settings can be set to the desired wake up time relative to the current real time clock PCI PnP Setup Plug and Play Aware OS The settings for this option are No or Yes Set this option to Yes...

Page 69: ...ontroller on the PCI bus has bus mastering capabilities Under Windows 95 you should set this option to Disabled and install the Bus Mastering driver Offboard PCI IDE Card This option specifies if an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is installed in the computer The PCI expansion slot on the motherboard where the offboard PCI IDE controller is installed must be specified If an offboard PCI I...

Page 70: ...settings are PnP or ISA EISA IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ14 IRQ15 These options specify which bus the specified IRQ line is used on and allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter cards If more IRQs must be removed from the pool the end user can use these options to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA EISA setting to it Onboard I O is configured by AMIBIOS All IRQs used by o...

Page 71: ... Primary Video This feature supports multiple displays and selects the default video device based on card type The settings are AGP or PCI Peripheral Setup Remote Power On Microsoft s Memphis OS supports this feature which can wake up the system from SoftOff state through devices such as an external modem that are connected to COM1 or COM2 The settings are Disabled or Enabled CPU Current Temperatu...

Page 72: ...POWER switch Always ON will automatically power on the system whenever source power is applied to the system the power cord is plugged in The Previous setting remembers the previous power state ON or OFF and restores that power state upon the return of source power Keyboard Wake up Function This option allows the system to wake up from standby or sleep mode by pressing any key on the keyboard Sett...

Page 73: ...ort address of the parallel port on the motherboard The settings are Auto AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct base I O port address Disabled 378 278 or 3BC Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode The settings are Normal Bi Dir EPP or ECP When set to Normal the normal parallel port mode is used Use Bi Dir to support bidirectional transfers Use EPP Enhanced Parallel ...

Page 74: ...t want to use a password just press Enter when the password prompt appears The password check option is enabled in the Advanced Setup by choosing either Always or Setup The password is stored in CMOS RAM You can enter a password by typing the password on the keyboard selecting each letter via the mouse or selecting each letter via the pen stylus Pen access must be customized for each specific hard...

Page 75: ...default settings for this option are English 5 4 Default Setting Every option in WinBIOS Setup contains two default settings a Fail Safe default and an Optimal default Optimal Default The Optimal default settings provide optimum performance settings for all devices and system features Fail Safe Default The Fail Safe default settings consist of the safest set of parameters Use them if the system is...

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Page 77: ...normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manu facturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the correspo...

Page 78: ...enerated an error 6 8042 Gate A20 Failure The keyboard controller 8042 contains the Gate A20 switch which allows the CPU to operate in virtual mode This error means that the BIOS cannot switch the CPU into protected mode 7 Processor Exception The CPU on the motherboard generated Interrupt Error an exception interrupt 8 Display Memory Read Write The system video adapter is either Error missing or i...

Page 79: ...it still beeps replace the keyboard controller If it still beeps try a different keyboard or replace the keyboard fuse if the keyboard has one 8 times there is a memory error on the video adapter Replace the video adapter or the RAM on the video adapter 9 times the BIOS ROM chip is bad The system probably needs a new BIOS ROM chip 4 5 7 the motherboard must be replaced or 10 times ...

Page 80: ...nable Cache CH 2 Timer Error Most ISA computers include two times There is an error in time 2 CMOS Battery State Low CMOS RAM is powered by a battery The battery power is low Replace the battery CMOS Checksum Failure After CMOS RAM values are saved a checksum value is generated for error checking The previous value is different from the current value Run WINBIOS Setup or AMIBIOS Setup CMOS System ...

Page 81: ...follow the screen instructions Display Switch Some compters require a video switch on the Not Proper motherboard be set to either color or monochrome Turn the computer off set the switch then power on DMA Error Error in the DMA controller DMA 1 Error Error in the first DMA channel DMA 2 Error Error in the second DMA channel FDD Controller Failure The BIOS cannot communicate with the floppy disk dr...

Page 82: ...oard connector No ROM BASIC Cannot find a bootable sector on either disk drive A or hard disk drive C The BIOS calls INT 18h which generates this message Use a bootable disk Off Board Parity error in memory installed in an Parity Error expansion slot The format is OFF BOARD PARITY ERROR ADDR HEX XXXX XXXX is the hex address where the error occurred Run AMIDiag to find and correct memory problems O...

Page 83: ...abling cache memory 06 Uncompressing the post code unit next 07 Next initializing the CPU init and the CPU data area 08 The CMOS checksum calculation is done next 0B Next performing any required initialization before keyboard BAT command is issued 0C The keyboard controller I B is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller 0E The keyboard controller BAT command result has been ve...

Page 84: ...zing the chipset 14 The 8254 timer test will begin next 19 The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next 1A The memory refresh test line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next 23 Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interru...

Page 85: ...trol to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control 2E Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next 2F The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin 30 The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next 31 The displ...

Page 86: ...raparound at 0 0 next 45 Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next 46 The memory wraparound test has completed The memory size calculation has been completed Writing patterns to test memory next 47 The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next 48 Patterns written in base memory Deter...

Page 87: ... Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next 51 The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Testing the memory above 1 MB next 52 The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next 53 The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next 54 Shutdown was successful The CPU is in ...

Page 88: ...arted Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next 81 A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next 82 The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and initializing the circular buffer next 83 The command byte was written and global data initialization has been...

Page 89: ... 2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check next 8C Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next 8D The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next 8F The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next 91 The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next 95 Initializing th...

Page 90: ...y required initialization after the Coprocessor test next 9E Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2 Displaying any soft errors next A3 The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next A4 The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait s...

Page 91: ... is starting Next the initialization cade checksum will be verified D1h Initializing the DMA controller Performing the keyboard controller BAT test Starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initia...

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