
Enterprise-III EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to VL-Bus....................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 2 Enterprise-III Description .................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Chapter 3 Installation .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Step 1 Unpack the Motherboard.......................................................................................................................................... 13
Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options................................................................................................................................ 15
Step 3 Install Memory ......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Step 4 Install Upgrade Processor ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Step 5 Install the Motherboard ............................................................................................................................................ 24
Step 6 Connect the Power Supply ....................................................................................................................................... 25
Step 7 Connect the Keyboard .............................................................................................................................................. 28
Step 8 Connect the Mouse................................................................................................................................................... 29
Step 9 Connect Cables......................................................................................................................................................... 30
Step 10 Install Adapter Cards.............................................................................................................................................. 34
Step 11 Perform Initial Test and Configuration................................................................................................................... 41
Chapter 4 AMIBIOS Power-On Self Test .......................................................................................................................................................... 43
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup.................................................................................................................................................................................. 49
Section 1 Running AMIBIOS Setup ..................................................................................................................................................... 51
AMIBIOS Setup Keys ......................................................................................................................................................... 52
Auto Configuration With BIOS Defaults ............................................................................................................................ 53
Auto Configuration With Power-On Defaults ..................................................................................................................... 53
Write to CMOS and Exit ..................................................................................................................................................... 54
Do Not Write to CMOS RAM and Exit .............................................................................................................................. 54
Section 2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP ................................................................................................................................................ 55
STANDARD CMOS SETUP Options ............................................................................................................... 55
Date And Day Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 55
Hard Disk Drive Types ...................................................................................................................................... 57
Floppy Drive A and Floppy Drive B:................................................................................................................. 58
Primary Display ................................................................................................................................................. 58
Keyboard ........................................................................................................................................................... 58
Section 3 ADVANCED CMOS SETUP ............................................................................................................................................... 59
Typematic Rate Programming, Typematic Rate Delay, and Typematic Rate .................................................... 60
System Boot Up Num Lock .............................................................................................................................. 61
Floppy Drive Seek At Boot ............................................................................................................................... 61
System Boot Up Sequence ................................................................................................................................ 61
System Boot Up CPU Speed.............................................................................................................................. 61
External Cache Memory .................................................................................................................................... 61
Password Checking Option................................................................................................................................ 62
Video ROM Shadow.......................................................................................................................................... 62
Boot Sector Virus Protection ............................................................................................................................. 64
Section 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP........................................................................................................................................... 65
Section 5 AMIBIOS Password Support ................................................................................................................................................ 69