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Chapter 4

BIOS Configuration

Chipset Setup

Choose Chipset Setup on the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Chipset
Setup options are then displayed. AMIBIOS Setup can be customized.
AMIBIOS Setup can be customized via AMIBCP. See the AMIBIOS
Utilities Guide for additional information.

Fail-Safe Default

Optimal Default

USB Function

Disabled

**USB KB/Mouse Legacy Support

Disabled

**Port 64/60 Emulation

Disabled

SERR#

Disabled

PERR#

Disabled

WSC# Handshake

Enabled

USWC Write Post

Enabled

BX Master Latency Timer (Clks)

Multi-Trans Timer (Clks)

PCI1 to PC10 Access

Disabled

Method of Memory Detection

Auto & SPD

**DRAM Integrity Mode

N/A

DRAM Refresh Rate

15.6 us

Memory Hole

Disabled

SDRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

3 SCLKs

SDRAM RAS# Precharge

3 SCLKs

Power Down SDRAM

Disabled

Enabled

ACPI Control Register

Disabled

Gated Clock

Disabled

Graphics Aperture Size

64MB

Search for MDA Resources

Yes

AGP Mlti-Trans Timer (AGP Clks)

Disabled

AGP Low-Priority Timer (Clks)

Disabled

AGP SERR

Disabled

AGP Parity Error Response

Disabled

8bit I/O Recovery Time

Disabled

16bit I/O Recover Time

Disabled

PIIX4 SERR#

Disabled

USB Passive Release

Enabled

PIIX4 Passive Release

Enabled

PIIX4 Delayed Transaction

Disabled

TypeF DMA Buffer Control1

Disabled

TypeF DMA Buffer Control2

Disabled

DMA-0 Type

Normal ISA

Summary of Contents for S1846 Tsunami ATX

Page 1: ...orated Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation IBM PC AT PS 2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation INTEL Pentium II Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation S1846 Tsunami and Tsunami ATX are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation Information contained in this publication has been carefully checked for accuracy and reliability In no event will Tyan Computer be held liable for any direct or...

Page 2: ... Jumpers 26 Map of Motherboard Jumpers 27 Hardware CMOS Password Reset 30 Soft Power Connector 31 Speaker Connector Installation 31 Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation 32 External SMI 32 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Connector 32 Ensoniq Audio Connectors 32 CMOS RTC 33 Flash EEPROM 33 RAM Installation 34 Cache Memory 35 Frequently Asked Questions 36 4 BIOS Configuration 38 Standard Setup 40 Adv...

Page 3: ...y 67 Anti Virus Security 68 Detect IDE Utility 69 Language Utility 69 Flash Writer Utility 69 5 System Resources 72 POST Checkpoint Codes 72 Beep Codes 80 Troubleshooting System Problems 81 Displayed Error Messages 82 Glossary 84 ...

Page 4: ...r a wide range of demanding appli cations such as CAD CAM CAE desktop publishing 3D animation and video production This integrated system board achieves high reliability with numerous features and yet is small enough to be supported in an ATX form factor Some of the features included are onboard dual channel PCI PIO BUS Master IDE and UltraDMA 33 onboard floppy controller and onboard high speed I ...

Page 5: ...pter you should always read every word in the text Failing to do so can lead to exasperation and expense Wherever possible we have included step by step instruc tions for setting up your system which are indicated by this icon However it is in your best interest to read an entire section and perhaps the entire manual before you begin to fiddle with your motherboard While we have alerted you to pot...

Page 6: ...Information 12V power source for DC fan onboard 3 3V DRAM support Utilizes GTL bus to reduce power consumption and EMI Main Memory Up to 768MB onboard Three 168 pin DIMM sockets Supports 100MHz SDRAM with SPD System Management Optional National LM79 and LM75 ASICs with onboard alarm for monitoring temperature supply voltages and fan speed Intel LANDesk Client Manager software with LM79 installed C...

Page 7: ...ft power down multiple boot options Win98 NT5 ready DMI 2 0 compliant PCI 2 1 APM 1 1 compliant Disk Drive System I O Two PCI bus mastering EIDE channels Supports EIDE CD ROMs PIO Mode 3 4 up to 17MB sec DTR UltraDMA 33 bus mastering mode up to 33MB sec DTR Support for two floppy drives up to 2 88MB Two serial ports 16550 UARTs One ECP EPP parallel port One IR InfraRed I O interface port Two USB r...

Page 8: ...blication has been carefully checked for reliability However no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Technical Support If a problem arises with your system you should turn to your dealer for help first Your system has most likely been configured by them and they should have the best idea of what hardware and softw...

Page 9: ...or any product problems This warranty only covers normal customer use and does not cover damages incurred during shipping or failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products For Resellers Only A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service can be rendered You can obtain service by calling the manufacturer for...

Page 10: ... Manual 1 Retention module 1 Driver CD with Ensoniq AudioPCI manual and installation instruc tions S1846S only 1 System Management Driver CD with Ensoniq AudioPCI manual and installation instructions 1846SLA only Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard The mounting hole pattern of the S1846 matches the ATX system board specifications Your chassis should be that of a standard ATX...

Page 11: ...take any electronic device out of its protective bag until you are ready to actually install it into the computer case If you don t ground yourself you risk zapping the motherboard or adapter card Subsequent problems may not arise immediately because electrostatic discharge damage unlike physical damage causes the device to fail over time Install the motherboard into your case Follow the instructi...

Page 12: ...u shouldn t be able to plug the power connector in any other way but just to be safe make sure it looks like Figure 2 above Make absolutely certain that you do not miss any pins because if you do you will void your warranty and cause damage to yourself or your motherboard when you turn the system on After connecting the power make sure the connector is seated firmly into its socket so it will not ...

Page 13: ...tors In Figure 3 you can see how the IDE cables should look when they are connected to your hard drive Notice how Pin 1 denoted by a red stripe is connected so that it is next to the power connector of the drive In most cases this is the proper way of connecting your IDE cable to the hard drive Figure 4 shows the IDE cable properly con nected to the motherboard INSTALL Figure 3 Figure 4 Pin 1 ...

Page 14: ...e constantly on bad IDE cable or defective drives motherboard Try another HDD Hard drives do not power up check power cables and cabling May also be a bad power supply or IDE drive Now that you have installed your IDE drives your floppies are next Pin 1 on the floppy cable is usually denoted by a red or colored stripe down one side of the cable see Figure 5 Most of the current floppy drives on the...

Page 15: ...ally caused by faulty cables backward cables or a bad floppy or motherboard Try another single floppy drive to verify the problem or try another cable Also check to see if the onboard floppy is enabled in the BIOS Floppy Drive Fail message at bootup the cable floppy or motherboard may be faulty Try another cable or floppy drive to verify Light on the floppy is on constantly a dead give away that t...

Page 16: ... above Note that for this board the PS 2 mouse port is the upper PS 2 port and the PS 2 keyboard port is the lower PS 2 port The PS 2 connectors are probably quite familiar to you The USB connectors however may be foreign The USB Universal Serial Bus is a versatile port This one port type can function as a serial parallel mouse keyboard or joystick port It is fast enough to support video transfer ...

Page 17: ... one of the two PCI slots can support a Master or Slave device NEVER force a card into a slot If it doesn t fit look at the socket on the computer to make sure there are no wires or other obstructions to the slot NEVER plug an ISA card into a PCI slot or a PCI card in an ISA slot You will void your warranty and damage your system board if you do this When plugging the card in especially when insta...

Page 18: ...red with performance in mind you should use add in components that match Some DIMM modules may seem to be high quality because of name or feel but that does not guarantee real world usability Some cheaper or OEM memory may have brand name components but they may contain inferior or substan dard parts which do not meet the critical tolerances our products require Because of this your memory may not...

Page 19: ...DIMM slot Figure 9 shows how to sit the DIMM into its slot To insert the DIMM push down vertically on the module with even force as shown in the photo Do not shove one end in first doing so will bend the DIMM pins To lock the DIMM into place push the plastic clips on either end of the slot onto the notches in the ends of the DIMM see Figure 10 on the next page To remove your DIMM simply pull the c...

Page 20: ...y be damaged by static electricity Do not touch the CPU pins with your fingers Before the CPU is installed the mainboard must be placed on a flat surface You should be able to insert the CPU with minimal but firm pressure Do not press down hard on the CPU Currently Intel produces two types of Pentium II processors the active or boxed processor and the passive processor see Figures 11 and 12 on the...

Page 21: ...rboard on a flat surface Locate the key pin on one end of the Pentium II slot on the board Then carefully line up the key notch on the retention module with the key pin on the Pentium II slot the key pin on the Pentium II slot indicates the correct orientation of the CPU Drop the retention module Figure 14 on the following page down over the Pentium II slot so that the retention module sits flat a...

Page 22: ... you have an active pro cessor you will also need to connect the CPU s cooling fan cable to the cooling fan power connector on the board Locate the cooling fan connector e g FAN1 on the motherboard Plug the CPU s cooling fan cable into the cooling fan connector on the board There will be a plastic clip assembly similar to that of the ATX power connector that will force you to connect the fan cable...

Page 23: ...lot Insert the heat sink mount into the holes on the motherboard When the bracket is properly inserted into the holes on the motherboard you will hear a clicking noise Align the CPU with the CPU retention module Make sure the heat sink is lined up with the heat sink mount bracket If you put the CPU in the wrong way you may damage the CPU the motherboard and or the CPU socket Slowly press down on t...

Page 24: ... unlocked Gently pull up on the CPU taking care not to bend the motherboard or the CPU retention module To remove the lock from the retention module gently press the ends of the locks inward and pull You are done Other than checking the jumper settings and cable connections and putting the case back on you are done Installing a new motherboard may sound difficult but by following these directions ...

Page 25: ...r jumper pins that are inactive Jumpers and pins are connected by slipping the blue plastic jumper connector overtop of two adjacent jumper pins The metal rod inside the plastic shell bridges the gap between the two pins completing the circuit See the drawings below for examples of on and off pins and jumpers 2 pin jumpers off on 3 or more pin jumpers 1 2 2 3 open 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 INSTALL ...

Page 26: ...mpers for CPU speed wake on events and external connector pin assignments among other things The miniature motherboard maps will help you locate the jumpers on your board A full page map of the motherboard can be found on the facing page Chapter 3 Onboard Resource Settings chapter 3 Onboard Resource Settings ...

Page 27: ...ithium battery COM2 COM1 Printer Port PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 AGP port PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 ISA slot 2 ISA slot 1 Flash BIOS 1 J8 Intel 82443BX PCI slot 1 CPU slot Slot One type Intel 82371EB FAN3 1 Secondary IDE connector Floppy drive connector ATX power connector National LM79 National LM75 EXTSMI 1 JP8 1 1 JP2 FAN1 1 1 FAN2 1 J9 Ensoniq Audio PCI 1 J11 1 J13 J10 1 1 1 CON3 CON2 Joystick Line in ...

Page 28: ...tings Intel 443BX LM75 3 DIMM slots AGP port Intel PIIX4e AMIBIOS LM79 2 ISA slots 5 PCI slots SEC slot Slot One type PS 2 ports USB ports COM2 LPT1 COM1 Joystick Audio ports Ensoniq 1371 AudioPCI AC97codec National Super I O OnBoard Speaker BiColor LED ...

Page 29: ...tionality or damage to components caused by operating a CPU memory or any bus at higher than rated speeds overclocking Sound Settings d n u o S e l b a n E e l b a s i D 7 1 P J F F O N O JP10 JP11 JP12 JP13 JP2 JP17 d e e p S k c o l C t l u M 0 1 P J 1 1 P J 2 1 P J 3 1 P J z H M 3 3 2 5 3 x N O F F O F F O N O z H M 6 6 2 4 x F F O N O N O N O z H M 0 0 3 5 4 x F F O N O F F O N O z H M 3 3 3 5...

Page 30: ...IOS defaults InfraRed Floppy Drive Settings s n i P 2 1 0 1 6 6 1 3 1 0 2 8 1 3 2 2 2 7 2 4 2 n o i t c n u F r e w o P f f O n O d e R a r f n I D E L D D H D E L r e w o P t e s e R h c t i w S r e k a e p S t n e m n g i s s A f f o n o 1 B S V 5 2 V 5 6 X R R I 8 D N G 9 X T R I 0 1 V 5 3 1 D E L 5 1 D E L 6 1 D E L p e e l S 8 1 D E L r e w o P 0 2 D N G 2 2 t e s e R 3 2 V 5 4 2 l a n r e t ...

Page 31: ...o On Off which is the default pressing the power button once after the BIOS has booted up will turn the system on and off If the Power Button Function option is set to Suspend pressing the power button once will wake the system or send it in to Suspend mode In this case you cannot turn the system off unless you shut down through the Windows operating system or you hold the power button down for fo...

Page 32: ...sociated with these plug in cards use the interface for hardware control and queries Chassis Intrusion Alarm Connector The J7 connector is an intrusion alarm that can be connected to the system chassis When active J7 is closed this alarm will alert the system administrator anytime someone opens the system s case Ensoniq Audio Connectors There are four black 4 pin connec tors onboard which are used...

Page 33: ... com html drivers html or at ftp download intel com design pcisets busmastr setupex exe Note that USB requires Windows 95 OSR 2 1 or above please contact Microsoft for the USB update CMOSRTC The 440BX AGPset includes a Real Time Clock RTC circuit which provides the date and time for the system If the exter nal battery for the RTC is low it will prevent your system from POSTing and you will not get...

Page 34: ...not a DIMM is unbuffered see the figure below All installed memory will be automatically detected so there is no need to set any jumpers Some details of memory installation s One unbuffered DIMM must be installed for the system to POST s The mainboard supports 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB SDRAM DIMM modules The table on the following page shows some of the possible memory configurations Chap...

Page 35: ...2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 8 B M 0 4 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 8 4 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 B M 0 8 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 2 3 B M 6 9 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 2 3 B M 8 2 1 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 B M 0 6 1 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 B M 2 9 1 1 x B M 8 2 1 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 B ...

Page 36: ...s unstable How should I check the system A The first thing to do is to check and see if you have any device conflict in address IRQ or DMA If you are using Windows 95 the Device Manager is a good place to start Please consult your operating system manual for details Second of all slowing down the memory timing in the BIOS s chipset setup section will help the situation as well Many memory modules ...

Page 37: ...AGP supports 1X and 2X modes which yield bandwidths of 264MB s at 33MHz bus speed and 533MB s at 66MHz bus speed respectively Compare this with the mere 132MB s at 33MHz bus speed that you get with the PCI bus Q Does my operating system support AGP A Currently only Windows 98 and Windows NT 5 0 will have built in support for AGP Some AGP cards require Windows 95 OSR2 1 or a special driver from Int...

Page 38: ...tup screen is shown below Setup Security Standard Advanced Chipset Supervisor User Power Management PCI PnP Peripheral Anti Virus American AMIBIOS Setup Version 2 5 Megatrends 1997 American Megatrends Inc Set Date Time Floppy Hard Disk Alt H Utility Default Detect IDE Language Optimal Fail safe ...

Page 39: ...ed Setup menu you can only see Quick Boot through Try Other Boot Devices In order to see the other options you must scroll down the menu using either the scroll bar at the left hand side or the arrow keys If you are confused press Alt and H at the same time to bring up the help menu You should not have any trouble though the AMIBIOS Setup program is easy to use and fairly intuitive Note that the g...

Page 40: ...ppears Type To have the BIOS autodetect the IDE drive select Auto Other wise you may choose one of the 46 drive types offered or enter the parameters yourself see Entering Drive Parameters on the next page Consult the table at the top of the next page to see how to configure various drive types yourself If Type is set to Auto then LBA Large Mode Block Mode and PIO Mode will be autodetected Standar...

Page 41: ... a r t a t a d e d o m k c o l b w o l l a o t t c e l e S e d o M t i B 2 3 t c e l e S n O t c e l e S s r e f s n a r t a t a d t i b 2 3 w o l l a o t e h t e d o M O I P t c e l e s o t t s e b s i t I o t u A o t S O I B I M A w o l l a o t t o n s i t a h t e d o m O I P a t c e l e s u o y f I e d o m O I P e h t e n i m r e t e d u o y f I y l r e p o r p k r o w t o n l l i w e v i r d e...

Page 42: ... e t y b 2 1 5 d l o h l l i t s t s u m r o t c e s h c a e t e Y s e h s i n i m i d r e t e m a i d l a c i s y h p e h t r o f s e t a s n e p m o c k s i d d r a h e h t n o y r t i u c r i c n o i t a s n e p m o c e r p r e n n i n o s r o t c e s r o f t n e r r u c e t i r w e h t g n i t s o o b y b e z i s r o t c e s n i e c n e r e f f i d e t i r w e r e h w e c a f r u s k s i d e h...

Page 43: ...our keyboard The clock runs on a 24 hour cycle i e 1 00 PM is 13 00 Floppy Drive A and B Move the cursor to these fields via the arrow keys and select the floppy type The settings are 360KB 5 inch 1 2 MB 5 inch 720KB 3 inch 1 44MB 3 inch or 2 88MB 3 inch If you are not sure what type of floppy drive you have consult the documentation that came with your drive Date Time Date Tue Feb 13 1998 Time 23...

Page 44: ...ues provide optimum performance settings for all devices and system features Fail Safe Defaults The Fail Safe default settings consist of the safest set of parameters Use them if the system is behaving erratically They should always work but do not provide optimal system performance characteristics Fail Safe Default Optimal Default Quick Boot Disabled Disabled Pri Master ARMD Emulated as Auto Auto...

Page 45: ...ings are g n i t t e S n o i t p i r c s e D d e l b a s i D y r o m e m m e t s y s l l a s t s e t S O I B I M A 5 r o f s t i a w S O I B I M A e v i r d k s i d d r a h E D I e h t m o r f l a n g i s Y D A E R a r o f s d n o c e s 0 4 o t p u s t i a w S O I B I M A n i a g a y d a e r t e g o t e m i t e v i r d E D I e h t w o l l a o t e v i r d E D I e h t o t l a n g i s T E S E R a g n...

Page 46: ...SI NETWORK and I2 O 2nd Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the second boot drive that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes The settings are Disabled 1st IDE HDD 2nd IDE HDD 3rd IDE HDD 4th IDE HDD Floppy ARMD FDD ARMD HDD ATAPI CDROM and SCSI 3rd Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the third boot drive that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot fro...

Page 47: ...keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard The settings are On or Off PS 2 Mouse Support Set this option to Enabled to enable AMIBIOS support for a PS 2 type mouse The BIOS will allocate IRQ12 for the PS 2 mouse The settings are Enabled or Disabled Primary Display This option configures the type of monitor attached to the computer The settings are Absent VGA EGA CGA40x25 CGA80x25 or Mono Pas...

Page 48: ... or Disabled The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are Enabled Default Primary Video For systems which have both AGP and PCI VGA cards you may select one as the primary video card The settings are AGP or PCI C000 16K Shadow and C400 16K Shadow These options specify how the 32 KB of video ROM at C0000h is treated The settings are g n i t t e S n o i t p i r c s e D d e l b a s i D M A R o t d ...

Page 49: ...p i r c s e D d e l b a s i D s g n i t t e s t l u a f e d e f a s l i a F d n a l a m i t p O M A R o t d e i p o c t o n e r a M O R o e d i v e h t f o s t n e t n o c e h T d e l b a n E r e t s a f r o f M A R o t M O R m o r f d e w o d a h s d e i p o c e r a a e r a M O R o e d i v e h t f o s t n e t n o c e h T n o i t u c e x e d e h c a C d a e r r o o t n e t t i r w e b n a c d n a ...

Page 50: ...ry Detection Auto SPD Auto SPD DRAM Integrity Mode N A N A DRAM Refresh Rate 15 6 us 15 6 us Memory Hole Disabled Disabled SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3 SCLKs 3 SCLKs SDRAM RAS Precharge 3 SCLKs 3 SCLKs Power Down SDRAM Disabled Enabled ACPI Control Register Disabled Disabled Gated Clock Disabled Disabled Graphics Aperture Size 64MB 64MB Search for MDA Resources Yes Yes AGP Mlti Trans Timer AGP Clks Di...

Page 51: ... mouse devices if the USB Function option is set to Enabled The settings are Enabled or Disabled Port 64 60 Emulation Setting this option to Enabled allows a USB keyboard to act like a legacy keyboard If this option is not Enabled USB keyboard lights will not work under Windows NT With other operating systems a USB keyboard will work normally with this option Disabled The settings are Enabled or D...

Page 52: ...settings are Disabled 32 64 96 128 160 192 or 224 PCI1 to PCI0 Access Set this option to Enabled to enable access between two different PCI buses PCI1 and PCI0 The settings are Enabled or Disabled Method of Memory Detection This option determines how your system will detect the type of system memory you have installed Options are Auto SPD or Auto only g n i t t e S n o i t p i r c s e D d e l b a ...

Page 53: ... m e t s y s M A R D C C E d e t c e r r o c e r a s r o r r e t i b e l g n i S s r o r r e y t i r a p s a d e t r o p e r d n a d e t c e t e d e r a s r o r r e t i b i t l u M e l b a t c e r r o c t f o s a f I y r o m e m m e t s y s M A R D o t k c a b n e t t i r w e r a d n a t e s p i h c e h t y b e v l o s e r l l i w y r o m e m m e t s y s M A R D o t k c a b a t a d d e x i f e h t...

Page 54: ...ies the amount of system memory that can be used by the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP The settings are 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB or 256 MB Search for MDA Resources Set this option to Yes to let AMIBIOS search for MDA resources The settings are Yes or No AGP Mlti Trans Timer AGP Clks This option sets the AGP multi trans timer The settings are in units of AGP Clocks The settings are Disable...

Page 55: ...he SERR signal for the Intel PIIX4 chip The settings are Enabled or Disabled USB Passive Release Set this option to Enabled to enable passive release for USB The settings are Enabled or Disabled PIIX4 Passive Release Set this option to Enabled to enable passive release for the Intel PIIX4e chip This option must be Enabled to provide PCI 2 1 compliance The settings are Enabled or Disabled PIIX4 DEL...

Page 56: ... Default Optimal Default ACPI Aware O S No No Power Management APM Enabled Enabled Power Button Function On Off On OFf Green PC Monitor Power State Stand By Suspend Video Power Down Mode Disabled Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode Disabled Suspend Hard Disk Time Out Minute Disabled Disabled Power Savng Type Sleep Sleep Standby Suspend Timer Unit 4 min 4 min Standby Time Out Disabled Disabled Suspen...

Page 57: ...ge 31 for more information The settings are shown in the table below Green PC Monitor Power State This option specifies the power state that the green PC compliant video monitor enters when AMIBIOS places it in a power saving state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The settings are Off Stand By or Suspend Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the power state that t...

Page 58: ... asleep you want your system to be In deeper sleep modes more energy is saved However upon waking up the system must reorient itself and reestablish control over the system s sleeping components The settings are POS Sleep Stop Clock and Deep Sleep POS is the lightest sleep mode Deep Sleep is the heaviest Standby Suspend Timer Unit This option specifies the unit of time used for the Standby and Sus...

Page 59: ...e identity When set to Monitor these options enable event monitoring on the specified hardware interrupt request line If set to Monitor and the computer is in a power saving state any activity on the IRQ line will cause the system to enter the Full On state AMIBIOS reloads the Standby and Suspend timeout timers if activity occurs on the specified IRQ line The settings for each of these options are...

Page 60: ... OffBoard PCI IDE Primary IRQ Disabled Disabled OffBoard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ Disabled Disabled PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority Auto Auto PCI Slot2 IRQ Priority Auto Auto PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority Auto Auto PCI Slot4 IRQ Priority Auto Auto DMA Channel n PnP PnP IRQ3 PCI PnP PCI PnP IRQ4 PCI PnP PCI PnP IRQ5 PCI PnP PCI PnP IRQ7 PCI PnP PCI PnP IRQ9 PCI PnP PCI PnP IRQ10 PCI PnP PCI PnP IRQ11 PCI PnP PCI PnP ...

Page 61: ...ard Please note that most PCI VGA cards do not use IRQ only a select few The settings are Yes or No PCI IDE BusMaster Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI bus has bus mastering capability The settings are Disabled or Enabled OffBoard PCI IDE Card This option specifies whether or not an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is used in the computer and where it...

Page 62: ... be assigned to a specific PCI slot but is limited according to the availability of the IRQ The settings are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 or 15 DMA Channel n These options allow you to specify the bus type used by each DMA channel The settings are PnP or ISA EISA IRQn These options specify the bus that the specified IRQ line is used on These options allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter c...

Page 63: ...s option specifies the beginning address in hex of the reserved memory area The specified ROM memory area is reserved for use by legacy ISA adapter cards This option does not appear if the Reserved Memory Size option is set to Disabled The settings are C0000 C4000 C8000 CC000 D0000 D4000 D8000 or DC000 The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are C8000 PCI Device Search Order This option changes...

Page 64: ... IRRX1 OnBoard Parallel Port 378 378 Parallel Port Mode Normal Normal EPP Version N A N A Parallel Port DMA Channel N A N A OnBoard IDE Both Both Setting is not Selectable Power Interruption The settings are Enabled or Disabled Onboard FDC Set this option to Enabled to enable the floppy drive controller on the motherboard The settings are Auto Enabled or Disabled Onboard Serial Port1 This option s...

Page 65: ...RX1 e d o M n o i t p i r c s e D x e l p u D l l u F t o n l l i w d n e s u o y a t a d y n A e c n o t a s n o i t c e r i d o w t n i d e t t i m s n a r t s i a t a D e c i v e d r e h t o e h t y b d e v i e c e r n e e b s a h t i l i t n u n e e r c s r u o y n o r a e p p a s e d o m o w t e h t f o r e t s a f e h t s i x e l p u d l l u F u o y o t k c a b t n e s d n a x e l p u D f l ...

Page 66: ...h c a o t l o c o t o r p A M D e h t s e s u P C E s n o i t a c i f i c e p s P C E n o i t a c i n u m m o c l a n o i t c e r i d i b c i r t e m m y s s e d i v o r p P C E d n o c e s r e p s t i b a g e M 5 2 o t EPP Version This option specifies the Enhanced Parallel Port specification version number that is used in the system This option only appears if the Parallel Port Mode option is se...

Page 67: ...ssword before you create a user password If you select the User Security option first the following dialog box will appear When you select the Supervisor Security option a dialog box shown below will appear allowing you to enter a password You may either type the password in or click on the onscreen buttons Your password must be between one and six characters long Error Install Supervisor Password...

Page 68: ...sked to enter the current password After you do so you will be prompted to enter the new password In either the Supervisor or User Security options pressing Enter once when asked for a new password and a second time when asked to confirm the new password will uninstall the existing password Note that uninstalling the Supervisor password uninstalls the User password as well Anti VirusSecurity If En...

Page 69: ...scription of the drive parameters and of PIO Block and LBA modes Language Utility Currently the BIOS Setup program is available only in English FlashWriter Utility The AMI Flash Writer Utility is now included in the AMIBIOS and so it is simpler to upgrade the BIOS of your mainboard The system BIOS is stored on a flash EEPROM chip on the mainboard which can be erased and reprogrammed by following t...

Page 70: ...nd write the BIOS infor mation contained on the floppy disk in that drive to the EEPROM chip When the BIOS has been totally reprogrammed the system will reboot with the new BIOS in operation 5 If the system does not reboot in three minutes power down the system wait a few seconds and then turn the power back on again You will be prompted to press F1 to run Setup You may check your settings at this...

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Page 72: ...ower On Self Test it writes diagnostic codes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h If the computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I O port 0080h The following AMIBIOS POST checkpoint codes are valid for all AMIBIOS products with a core BIOS date of 7 15 95 Enhanced ...

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Page 78: ...l o r t n o c h 1 9 k s i d d r a h e h t g n i r u g i f n o C d e r u g i f n o c n e e b s a h r e l l o r t n o c e v i r d y p p o l f e h T t x e n r e l l o r t n o c e v i r d h 5 9 r o f 1 7 e g a p e e S t x e n 0 0 8 C m o r f s M O R n o i t p o s u b e h t g n i z i l a i t i n I n o i t a m r o f n i l a n o i t i d d a h 6 9 0 0 8 C t a M O R r o t p a d a e h t o t l o r t n o c g ...

Page 79: ...d a h M O R n o i t p o 0 0 0 E e h t r e t f a d e r i u q e r n o i t a z i l a i t i n i h A A e h t g n i y a l p s i D d e t e l p m o c s a h l o r t n o c M O R n o i t p o 0 0 0 E r e t f a n o i t a z i l a i t i n I t x e n n o i t a r u g i f n o c m e t s y s h B A y r a s s e c e n f i e l b a t r o s s e c o r p i t l u m e h t g n i d l i u B h C A t x e n T S O P I M D g n i z i l ...

Page 80: ...xt page for the beep code chart s t i B n o i t p i r c s e D 4 7 s t i B 0 0 0 0 s u b e h t n o s e c i v e d l l a e l b a s i D 0 n o i t c n u F 1 0 0 0 s u b e h t n o s e c i v e d c i t a t s e z i l a i t i n I 1 n o i t c n u F 0 1 0 0 s u b e h t n o s e c i v e d t u p t u o e z i l a i t i n I 2 n o i t c n u F 1 1 0 0 s u b e h t n o s e c i v e d t u p n i e z i l a i t i n I 3 n o ...

Page 81: ...i a f y r o m e M 4 l a n o i t a r e p O t o N r e m i T t o n s i 1 r e m i T r o y r o m e m f o B K 4 6 t s r i f e h t n i e r u l i a f y r o m e m A g n i n o i t c n u f 5 r o r r E r o s s e c o r P r o r r e n a d e t a r e n e g U P C e h T 6 e r u l i a F 0 2 A e t a G 2 4 0 8 e d o m d e t c e t o r p o t h c t i w s t o n n a C 7 r o r r E t p u r r e t n I n o i t p e c x E r o s s ...

Page 82: ...n a h t t n e r e f f i d s i m u s k c e h c M A R S O M C m e t s y S S O M C t e S t o N s n o i t p O p u t e S S O I B N I W n u R d e y o r t s e d n e e b e v a h M A R S O M C n i d e r o t s s e u l a v e h T e p y T y a l p s i D S O M C h c t a m s i M S O I B N I W n u R d e t c e t e d e p y t e h t h c t a m t o n s e o d M A R S O M C n i e p y t o e d i v e h T p u t e S e z i S y ...

Page 83: ... k s i d e h t d a e r n a c S O I B I M A s n o i t c u r t s n i n e e r c s e h t w o l l o f d n a e t t e k s i d t o o b r e h t o n a e s U t i h t i w m e t s y s s I d r a o b y e K t I k c o l n U d e k c o L e b t s u m m e t s y s e h T d e g a g n e s i m e t s y s e h t n o k c o l d r a o b y e k e h T t o o b o t e u n i t n o c o t d e k c o l n u r o r r E d r a o b y e K r e l l...

Page 84: ...on that includes the disk controller on the device itself It allows CD ROMs and tape drives to be configured as master or slave devices just like hard drives ATX form factor was designed to replace the AT form factor It improves on the AT design by rotating the board ninety degrees so that the IDE connec tors are closer to the drive bays and the CPU is closer to the power supply and cooling fan Th...

Page 85: ...at will be needed often by an application Using a cache lowers data access times since the needed information is stored in the SRAM instead of in the slower DRAM Note that the cache is also much smaller than your regular memory a typical cache size is 512KB while you may have as much as 1GB of regular memory Cache size refers to the physical size of the cache onboard This should not be confused wi...

Page 86: ...sks As with IRQs it is vital that you do not double up devices on a single line Plug and Play devices will take care of this for you In Doze mode only the CPU s speed is slowed DRAM Dynamic RAM is a widely available very affordable form of RAM which has the unfortunate tendency to lose data if it is not recharged regu larly every few milliseconds This refresh requirement makes DRAM three to ten ti...

Page 87: ... SYNC controls the horizontal properties of the monitor IC Integrated Circuit is the formal name for the computer chip IDE Integrated Device or Drive Electronics is a simple self contained hard drive interface It can handle drives up to 8 4GB in size Almost all IDEs sold now are in fact Enhanced IDEs EIDEs IDE INT IDE Interrupt is a hardware interrupt signal that goes to the IDE I O Input Output i...

Page 88: ... eight different wires at the same time that is in parallel form eight bits at the same time PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI is a 32 bit local bus data pathway which is faster than the ISA bus Local buses are those which operate within a single system as opposed to a network bus which connects multiple systems The PCI PIO PCI Programmable Input Output modes are the data transf...

Page 89: ...you add or change any part of your hardware The term RAM Random Access Memory while technically referring to a type of memory where any byte can be accessed without touching the adjacent data is often used to refer to the system s main memory This memory is available to any program running on the computer ROM Read Only Memory is a storage chip which contains the BIOS Basic Input Output System the ...

Page 90: ... the old DMA channel UltraDMA is also called UltraATA Without UltraDMA your system cannot take advantage of the higher data transmission rates of the new UltraATA hard drives Universal Serial Bus or USB is a versatile port This one port type can function as a serial parallel mouse keyboard or joystick port It is fast enough to support video transfer and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy cha...

Page 91: ...n outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Notice for Canada This apparatus complies with the Class B limits for radio interference as specified in the Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations Cet appareil est conforme aux normes de Classe B d interference radio tel que spécifié par...

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