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Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Features,

Continued

Power Monitors The Goliath baseboard includes power monitor that make sure all power lines

are stable before the CPUs are started. The onboard voltage monitors check all
voltages and provide a warning if power is about to fail.

IDE Features

IDE support on the Goliath baseboard includes:

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supports up to 2 IDE drives on the local bus,

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supports IDE programmed I/O (PIO) modes 3 and 4,

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provides bus mastering IDE support,

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provides IDE on the local bus,

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supports 32-bit data transfers,

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provides Fast ATA support, and

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supports LBA and Block Mode.

AMIBIOS

AMIBIOS includes a PCI BIOS with WINBIOS Setup in flash ROM. Features
include:

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automatic CPU detection,

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Plug and Play NVRAM,

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PCI-PCI bridge support,

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DMI support,

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ATAPI support for IDE CD-ROM drives,

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ability to boot from a CD-ROM drive,

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complies with the Intel NSP specification,

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automatically detects IDE drive parameters,

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supports Enhanced IDE, including support for 2 IDE drives,

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supports ATA IDE mode programming,

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provides LBA and Block Mode support,

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provides boot sector virus protection,

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automatically detects and configures system memory, cache memory, and the CPU
type,

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automatically configures PCI devices, and

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complies with the Plug and Play Version 1.0A BIOS specification.

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Страница 1: ...Goliath PCI Quad Pentium Pro EISA System User s Guide MAN 730 6 7 96 ...

Страница 2: ...ided with the product Trademarks Intel and Pentium Pro are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation MS DOS Microsoft Word and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows Windows 95 and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation SMC is a registered trademark of SMC Corporation IBM AT VGA PS 2 OS 2 and EGA are registered trademarks of International Busine...

Страница 3: ... written for the OEM to assist in the proper installation and operation of this product This manual describes the specifications and features of the Goliath system It explains how to assemble a system based on the Goliath system and how to use the AMIBIOS that is specifically designed for this system This manual is not meant to be read by the computer owner who purchases a computer with this syste...

Страница 4: ... User s Guide iv Technical Support If you need help installing configuring or running this product call American Megatrends technical support at 770 246 8645 You can also send questions to tech support at support american megatrends com ...

Страница 5: ...ory card can easily be damaged by static electricity Make sure you take appropriate precautions against static electric discharge wear a properly grounded wristband while handling the Goliath system or any other electrical component touch a grounded anti static surface or a grounded metal fixture before handling the Goliath system handle system components by the mounting bracket if possible Batter...

Страница 6: ...memory card The Goliath system was designed to run with the memory card and both CPU Cards installed on the baseboard However the second CPU Card does not have to be installed if a Series 733 GTL terminator is installed in J8 the CPU Card 2 connector CPUs The Pentium Pro CPUs are mounted on two separate CPU Cards for easy CPU upgrades Each CPU card holds one or two Pentium Pro CPUs All Intel Penti...

Страница 7: ...er PCI buses The buses can transfer data simultaneously at a maximum rate of 132 MBs All PCI slots are bus master slots and comply with the PCI Version 2 0 specification All PCI expansion slots except the Primary PCI 3 slot can handle full length PCI adapter cards Integrated I O The Goliath baseboard provides the following integrated I O one bidirectional parallel port that operates in Normal EPP ...

Страница 8: ...des Fast ATA support and supports LBA and Block Mode AMIBIOS AMIBIOS includes a PCI BIOS with WINBIOS Setup in flash ROM Features include automatic CPU detection Plug and Play NVRAM PCI PCI bridge support DMI support ATAPI support for IDE CD ROM drives ability to boot from a CD ROM drive complies with the Intel NSP specification automatically detects IDE drive parameters supports Enhanced IDE incl...

Страница 9: ... MHz 30 MHz Goliath Dimensions The full size AT Goliath baseboard is approximately 12 by 13 1 The Series 732 CPU Card 2 is 13 long and 6 high The Series 731 CPU Card 1 is 7 long by 6 high The Series 741 Memory Card is 6 25 long and 6 high CPU Card 1 CPU Card 2 Memory Card Bolt the Memory Card to the steel bracket with a plastic spacer between the bracket and the Memory Card Bolt the memory card to...

Страница 10: ...tall the baseboard 5 Attach cables to connectors Connect the power supply Attach the keyboard cable Connect the mouse cable Attach connector cables 6 Connect the serial ports 7 Connect the parallel port 8 Connect floppy drives 9 Connect the IDE drive s 10 Test and configure Warning This baseboard contains sensitive electronic components that can be easily damaged by static electricity Follow the i...

Страница 11: ... Ser1 P10 PCI SLOT 2 PCI SLOT 4 P1 P5 J20 J21 J16 Real Time Clock J29 HLED J27 RESET J28 SPKR The points toward Pin 1 P10 PCI SLOT 1 P12 PCI SLOT 3 PCI SLOT 5 PCI SLOT 6 J2 IDE J10 Mouse J6 Ser2 J7 LPT1 P2 P4 P3 J3 Floppy P6 J11 J12 J19 J18 J24 J23 J15 J17 J4 Series 730 Rev C Goliath C 1996 American Megatrends J22 KBD Lock J25 Ext SMI ...

Страница 12: ...atic electricity can damage the baseboard and other computer components Keep the baseboard in the anti static bag until it is to be installed Wear an anti static wrist grounding strap before handling the baseboard Make sure you stand on an anti static mat when handling the baseboard Avoid contact with any component or connector on any adapter card printed circuit board or memory module Handle thes...

Страница 13: ... at the same point as the anti static mat Or use a sheet of conductive aluminum foil grounded through a 1 megohm resistor instead of the anti static mat Similarly a strip of conductive aluminum foil wrapped around the wrist and grounded through a 1 megohm resistor serves the same purpose as the wristband 3 Inside the carton the baseboard is packed in an anti static bag and sandwiched between sheet...

Страница 14: ... a 3 pin berg that sets the APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller mode Always Short Pins 2 3 of J17 External Clock J16 is a 6 pin berg on the baseboard that sets the PCI external bus clock speed The primary and secondary PCI clock is set to 30 MHz or 33 MHz by a 2 synchronous divisor External PCI Clock Speed J16 CPU Internal Speed Internal PCI Speed 60 MHz Short Pins 1 2 Short Pins 5 6 1...

Страница 15: ...can be set to different internal clock ratios J15 for CPU Card 1 J190 for CPU Card 2 Ratio External CPU Speed Internal CPU Speed Short Pins 1 2 Short Pins 3 4 Short Pins 5 6 Short Pins 7 8 2 1 66 MHz 133 MHz Short Pins 1 2 Short Pins 3 4 Short Pins 5 6 3 1 60 MHz 180 MHz Short Pins 1 2 Short Pins 3 4 Short Pins 5 6 3 1 66 MHz 200 MHz Short Pins 1 2 Short Pins 3 4 Short Pins 7 8 5 2 60 MHz 150 MHz ...

Страница 16: ...CPU Cards set the VRM output for the first CPU J2 sets the VRM output for the second CPU For a 3 3V CPU short Pins 1 2 Pins 5 6 and Pins 7 8 CPU Fans JP1 for the first CPU and JP2 for the second CPU are the 12V connectors for the cooling fans The CPU fan cable must be connected to one of these connectors Pin 1 of JP1 and JP2 is 12V Pin 2 is Ground CPU Power Module The CPU Cards include two sockets...

Страница 17: ...J1 on the CPU Cards set the VRM output for the first CPU J2 sets the VRM output for the second CPU For a 3 3V CPU short Pins 1 2 Pins 5 6 and Pins 7 8 CPU Fans JP1 for the first CPU and JP2 for the second CPU are the 12V connectors for the cooling fans The CPU fan cable must be connected to one of these connectors Pin 1 of JP1 and JP2 is 12V Pin 2 is Ground CPU Power Module The CPU Cards include t...

Страница 18: ...d before you turn the computer on again The most frequent cause of overheating is a non working CPU fan or a disconnected CPU fan Install CPUs Install the Pentium Pro CPUs in the ZIF zero insertion force socket on the CPU Card as shown below Do not install the CPU Card in the baseboard until after the CPUs are installed Both CPU Cards should be installed even if only one CPU Card includes a mounte...

Страница 19: ... like this 2 Check for bent pins on the CPU Gently straighten any bent pins with pliers Place the CPU in the middle of the socket as shown below Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is aligned with pin 1 of the socket Make sure you are properly grounded while handling the CPU 3 Lift the ZIF lever to the other side of the socket Close the handle until it latches ...

Страница 20: ...sink will appear as follows I n t e l u I n t e l u 5 Attach the fan cable to the appropriate fan connector JP1 for the first CPU or JP2 for the second CPU Latch the CPU clip on both sides to the tabs on the CPU socket 6 Install the voltage regulator VRM module in the socket above each installed CPU as shown below Cont d ...

Страница 21: ... 1 only insert the Terminator Card in the CPU Card 2 socket Do not use CPU Card 2 alone Step 3 Install Memory System Memory System memory for the Goliath is mounted on the memory card which supports up to 1 GB of system memory Use 60 ns Fast Page ECC 3 3V 168 pin ECC buffered memory module fast page mode or EDO DIMMs Dual Inline Memory Modules The memory card has eight 168 pin sockets Set DRAM Vol...

Страница 22: ...2 pins on SIMMs Data Bits The memory modules are 72 data bit modules No ECC It is raw single CAS DRAM There is NO ECC logic on the memory module ECC Error Correction Code is implemented in the motherboard chipset ECC does not require parity chips Buffers 3 3V volt buffers typically 163244 or 16244LVT are used to buffer the CAS Address lines and Write enables The x 72 ECC modules are buffered The G...

Страница 23: ...2G 60X EDO Advantage A64 ECCDIMM Samsung KMM372V803J6 AJ6 IBM 11M8730CBD 16 MB x 72 3 3V Advantage A128ECCDIMM ECC FPM IBM 11M16730CBD 128 MB Samsung KMM372V1680J6 Samsung KMM372V1680AJ6 Memory Suppliers Company Contact Phone Fax Advantage Memory Corp Dwayne Abrades 800 245 5299 714 453 8158 Centon Paul Kindley Steve Rick 714 855 9111 714 855 1144 Samsung Greg Mordecai 770 447 6154 770 447 6714 Ne...

Страница 24: ... memory bank must have either 1 2 or 4 DIMMs installed in it DRAM system memory must be populated one bank at a time All DIMMs in a bank must be of the same memory type Each socket can hold one DIMM You can use 1 MB x 72 2 MB x 72 4 MB x 72 8 MB x 72 or 16 MB x 72 DIMMs Memory Display System memory is reported by AMIBIOS as it boots and again when the AMIBIOS System Configuration Screen is display...

Страница 25: ...32 MB None None None None 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB 64 MB None None None 2 MB None None None 2 MB 32 MB None None 2 MB 2 MB None None 2 MB 2 MB 64 MB 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB 128 MB None None None None None None None 1 MB 8 MB None None None None 1MB 1MB 1 MB 1 MB 32 MB 1 MB 1 MB 1 MB 1 MB 1 MB 1 MB 1 MB 1 MB 64 MB None None None None None None None 4 MB 32 MB None None None None 4MB 4MB ...

Страница 26: ...x 72 DIMMs Place the Memory Card on an anti static mat Each of the 8 DIMM sockets has a latch on either end Make sure all DIM latches are fully open With the component side of the DIMM facing you insert the DIMM into the socket and secure the latches on either end of the DIMM as shown below DIMM with Latches Secured Install Memory Card Insert the Memory Card in the baseboard after installing the b...

Страница 27: ...p with the edge with the power supply connector away from you The keyboard and mouse should be to the left 4 Carefully slide the baseboard into the chassis Make certain the edge connectors fit the ports in the rear of the chassis The baseboard should rest level with the chassis 5 Mount CPU 1 CPU 2 and memory cards in their sockets Fasten the brackets on the Series 731 and 732 cards to the back of ...

Страница 28: ...metallic screws make sure you use them only in the plated mounting holes If using metallic screws make sure the head of the screw fits completely inside the plated mounting holes See the following graphic Plating The screw head must not be larger than the plating around the mounting hole ...

Страница 29: ...nge of voltages and must be set usually via a switch to the proper range Power supplies are discussed below Power Cables Attach the power supply cables to the P3 and P4 power connectors on the baseboard AT compatible power supplies have two 6 pin power connectors as shown below The power supply manufacturers may have specific names like P8 and P9 Be aware of this when you discuss the connectors re...

Страница 30: ...installed 32A are required on 5V for the processors alone Also each EISA and PCI adapter card that is installed requires power usually 2 5A on 5V Add the power required for all installed CPUs and installed adapter cards Check the electrical specification for each adapter card for the power requirements Make sure you check the power requirements for all drives The base board needs 5A on the 5 volt ...

Страница 31: ...r cables should be 24 inches or longer with the power outputs length compensated The cable lengths are specified as a general guideline only The standard 18 inch cables will be short in a larger chassis Power Supply Vendors Supplier Model Contact Phone Fax Antec RPS 6002 Frank Fu 510 770 1200 510 770 1288 Astec SA451 3500 Sales 619 757 1880 619 439 4243 PC Power Cooling Turbo cool 3 3 T45G Larry A...

Страница 32: ...rent power supply for drives Redundancy and hot swap are system and customer dependent not basic requirements Connector Keys The keys on the connector must be cut to fit on some power supplies as shown below P3 Pinout Pin Description 1 Power Good Orange wire Not used 2 VCC Red wire 3 12 Volts Yellow wire 4 12 Volts Blue wire 5 Ground Black wire 6 Ground Black wire P4 Pinout Pin Description 1 Groun...

Страница 33: ... Brown wire P2 Pinout Pin Description 1 Ground Black wire 2 Ground Black wire 3 Ground Black wire 4 3 3V Brown wire 5 3 3V Brown wire 6 3 3V Brown wire P5 Pinout P5 and P6 provide 5V power for additional drives Pin Description 1 5V Red wire 2 5V Red wire 3 5V Red wire 4 Ground Black wire 5 Ground Black wire 6 Ground Black wire P6 Pinout Pin Description 1 5V Red wire 2 5V Red wire 3 5V Red wire 4 G...

Страница 34: ...arallel port connector J7 Floppy connector J3 IDE drive connector J2 Cable Connector Ends When connecting chassis connectors to the baseboard make sure to connect the correct connector end Most connector wires are color coded Match the color of the wires leaving the switch or LED to the same pin on the connector end There may be more than one connector with the same color coded wires If so follow ...

Страница 35: ... 12 use IRQ 12 Use J24 The onboard PS 2 mouse uses IRQ12 Short Pins 1 2 factory setting IRQ 12 is available for bus devices Short Pins 2 3 PS 2 Mouse Cable Attach the customized 10 pin to 9 pin mouse connector cable supplied by American Megatrends to the 10 pin mouse berg connector J10 on the baseboard Attach the standard 9 pin mouse connector at the other end of the mouse cable to the mouse conne...

Страница 36: ...rs When connecting chassis connectors to the baseboard make sure to connect the correct connector end Most connector wires are color coded Match the color of the wires leaving the switch or LED to the same pin on the connector end There may be more than one connector with the same color coded wires If so follow the wire to the switch or LED Pin 1 is always indicated on the baseboard J27 Reset J27 ...

Страница 37: ...o the keyboard lock connector The computer chassis may not include the keyboard lock and Power LED on a single connector The keyboard lock allows the user to lock the keyboard Pin 1 on the baseboard is identified Pin Description 1 LED power 2 LED power 3 Ground 4 Keyboard Lock 5 Ground IDE Indicator LED J29 is a two pin berg that is attached via a cable to the externally mounted IDE Activity LED T...

Страница 38: ...for a hard disk or floppy controller and serial or parallel ports J6 J5 Serial J6 and J5 are 10 pin connectors that provide an AT compatible serial port interface Connect the cables supplied with the Goliath system to the customized American Megatrends 10 pin to 9 pin D type cable to the 10 pin serial connectors The serial port base I O port address and other serial port settings can be selected i...

Страница 39: ...BE 2 PD0 3 PD1 4 PD2 5 PD3 6 PD4 7 PD5 8 PD6 9 PD7 10 ACK 11 BUSY 12 PE 13 SLCT 14 AUTOFD 15 ERROR 16 INIT 17 SLCTIN 18 Ground 19 Ground 20 Ground 21 Ground 22 Ground 23 Ground 24 Ground 25 Ground 26 Ground EPP DRQ J18 and J19 are 6 pin bergs that select the Enhanced Parallel Port EPP DRQ as follows EPP DRQ J18 J19 DRQ0 Short Pins 1 2 Short Pins 1 2 DRQ1 Short Pins 3 4 Short Pins 3 4 DRQ3 Short Pi...

Страница 40: ...ler is installed Choose Standard Setup and Peripheral Setup to configure the floppy controller The baseboard supports up to two 720 KB 1 44 MB or 2 88 MB 3 drives and 360 KB and 1 2 MB 5 drives The connecting cable is a 34 pin ribbon connector with two 34 pin edge connectors for attaching the floppy disk drives There is a small twist in the cable between the floppy connectors The last end connecto...

Страница 41: ...ATE0 7 GND 8 INDEX 9 GND 10 MOTOR0 11 GND 12 FDSEL1 13 GND 14 FDSEL0 15 GND 16 MOTOR1 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 21 GND 22 WDATA 23 GND 24 WGATE 25 GND 26 TRK0 27 GND 28 WRPROT 29 GND 30 RDATA 31 GND 32 HDSEL 33 GND 34 DSKCHNG Twist in Floppy Cable Floppy B to A Floppy B to A Floppy B to A Floppy B to A 10 to 16 12 to 14 14 to 12 16 to 10 11 to 15 13 to 13 15 to 11 ...

Страница 42: ...dual inline berg that connects an ATA IDE drive to the primary onboard IDE connector This baseboard supports IDE Modes 0 1 2 3 and 4 IDE prefetch LBA Logical Block Address mode high capacity drives over 528 MB 32 bit data transfer and fast IDE transfer These IDE features are configured in Peripheral Setup in the WINBIOS Setup utility Disable the onboard IDE interface in Peripheral Setup to use an ...

Страница 43: ...1 RESET 2 GND 3 DATA7 4 DATA8 5 DATA6 6 DATA9 7 DATA5 8 DATA10 9 DATA4 10 DATA11 11 DATA3 12 DATA12 13 DATA2 14 DATA13 15 DATA1 16 DATA14 17 DATA0 18 DATA15 19 GND 20 KEY N C 21 N C 22 GND 23 IOW 24 GND 25 IOR 26 GND 27 IDERDY 28 ALE 29 N C 30 GND 31 INT14 32 IOCS16 33 HA1 34 N C 35 HA0 36 HA2 37 CS0 38 CS1 39 IDEACT 40 GND ...

Страница 44: ...ort if there are problems BIOS Errors If the system operates normally a display should appear on the monitor The BIOS Power On Self Test POST should execute If POST does not run successfully it will beep or display error messages Beeps indicate a serious problem with the system configuration or hardware The Beep Code indicates the problem AMIBIOS Beep Codes are defined in the AMIBIOS Technical Ref...

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Страница 46: ... the computer is powered on The system parameters are configured by a system BIOS Setup utility Historically BIOS Setup utilities have been character based required keyboard input and have had user interfaces that were not very intuitive Graphical Interface American Megatrends has a new type of system BIOS Setup utility WINBIOS Setup has a graphical user interface you can access using a mouse The ...

Страница 47: ...e click to perform an operation in the selected field Using the Keyboard with WINBIOS Setup WINBIOS has a built in keyboard driver that uses simple keystroke combinations Keystroke Action Tab Change or select a global field Change or select the current field Enter Perform an operation in the current field Increment a value Decrement a value Esc Abort any window function PgUp Return to the previous...

Страница 48: ...unctions are described below Main Windows The WINBIOS Setup main windows are Setup described in Section 1 has icons that permit you to set system configuration options such as date time hard disk type floppy type and many others Utilities described in Section 2 sets the screen color and allows language changes Security described in Section has three icons that control AMIBIOS security features and...

Страница 49: ...Standard Setup options are described in this section Date Time Select the Standard option Select the Date and Time icon The current values for each category are displayed Enter new values through the keyboard Floppy Drive A and B Move the cursor to these fields via and and select the floppy type The settings are 360 KB 5 inch 1 2 MB 5 inch 720 KB 3 inch 1 44 MB 3 inch or 2 88 MB 3 inch ...

Страница 50: ...ters Select LBA Large Mode Select On if the drive has a capacity greater than 540 MB Select Block Mode Select On to allow block mode data transfers Select 32 Bit Transfer Select On to allow 32 bit data transfers Select the PIO Mode It is best to select Auto to allow AMIBIOS to determine the PIO mode If you select a PIO mode that is not supported by the IDE drive the drive will not work properly If...

Страница 51: ...nsation circuitry on the hard disk compensates for the physical difference in sector size by boosting the write current for sectors on inner tracks This parameter is the track number on the disk surface where write precompensation begins Landing Zone This number is the cylinder location where the heads normally park when the system is shut down Sectors The number of sectors per track MFM drives ha...

Страница 52: ...2 17 43 MB 22 733 5 300 733 17 30 MB 23 306 4 0 336 17 10 MB 24 925 7 0 925 17 54 MB 25 925 9 65535 925 17 69 MB 26 754 7 754 754 17 44 MB 27 754 11 65535 754 17 69 MB 28 699 7 256 699 17 41 MB 29 823 10 65535 823 17 68 MB 30 918 7 918 918 17 53 MB 31 1024 11 65535 1024 17 94 MB 32 1024 15 65535 1024 17 128 MB 33 1024 5 1024 1024 17 43 MB 34 612 2 128 612 17 10 MB 35 1024 9 65535 1024 17 77 MB 36 ...

Страница 53: ...timal and Fail Safe default settings are Enabled Boot Up Num Lock When this option is set to On AMIBIOS turns off the Num Lock key when the system is powered on so you can use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard The settings are On or Off The Optimal default and Fail Safe default settings are On Password CheckThis option specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that...

Страница 54: ...aces the old Above 1 MB Memory Test option The Optimal default setting is Disabled The Fail Safe default setting is Disabled Setting Description Disabled AMIBIOS tests all system memory AMIBIOS wait up to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE drive AMIBIOS waits up to 5 seconds after sending a RESET signal to the IDE drive to permit the IDE drive to send a READY signal AMIBIOS checks if the D...

Страница 55: ...nabled MPS Mode This option specifies the version of the Intel Multiprocessor Specification MPS being used The settings are 1 1 or 1 4 The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are 1 4 Windows NT supports MPS 1 4 OS 2 supports MPS 1 1 L1 L2 Cache This option specifies the caching algorithm used for both L1 internal and L2 secondary cache memory on the CPU The settings are WriteThru WriteBack or D...

Страница 56: ...ten to cache memory Shadow The contents of the video ROM area from C0000h C7FFFh are copied from ROM to RAM for faster execution The Optimal default setting is Cached The Fail Safe default setting is Disabled C800 16K Shadow CC00 16K Shadow D000 16K Shadow D400 16K Shadow D800 16K Shadow DC00 16K Shadow These options specify how the contents of the adapter ROM named in the option title are handled...

Страница 57: ...Set this option to Enabled to enable fast strings The settings are Disabled or Enabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled ECC Set this option to Enabled to enable ECC Error Checking and Correction in the Orion Memory Controller OMC The OMC detects errors on the Pentium Pro system bus by checking the ECC value with data and the parity provided with the control signals The OMC a...

Страница 58: ...t this option to Enabled to enable PCI writes to the Pentium Pro system bus to be posted in the OPB Orion PCI Bridge The write is actually performed at a later time but setting this option to Enabled guarantees that the write will be performed The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal default setting is Enabled The Fail Safe default setting is Disabled OPB Burst Write Assembly Set this opti...

Страница 59: ...to Enabled to enable the EISA PCI line buffer The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal default setting is Enabled The Fail Safe default setting is Disabled PCEB Master Retry Timer This option sets the length of a delay inserted before an EISA bus mastering device retries a failed operation The settings are Disabled 16 CLKs 32 CLKs or 64 CLKs The Optimal default setting is Disabled The Fail...

Страница 60: ...PCI and one ISA and the VGA Palette Snoop Bit Setting Action Disabled Data read and written by the CPU is only directed to the PCI VGA device s palette registers Enabled Data read and written by the CPU is directed to the both the PCI VGA device s palette registers and the ISA VGA device palette registers permitting the palette registers of both devices to be identical This option must be set to E...

Страница 61: ...g WINBIOS Setup option cannot be selected The settings are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 or 248 The Optimal default setting is 64 The Fail Safe default setting is 128 PCI Slot 1 IRQ Preference PCI Slot 2 IRQ Preference PCI Slot 3 IRQ Preference PCI Slot 4 IRQ Preference PCI Slot 5 IRQ Preference PCI Slot 6 IRQ Preference These options specify the IRQ priority to be used for PCI devices installed in PCI...

Страница 62: ... secondary PCI slots if you have installed a PCI adapter card in PCI expansion slot 4 5 or 6 These options determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that can be configured by the BIOS The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM If more IRQs must be removed from the pool set these options to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA set...

Страница 63: ...cify the bus that the DMA channel is used on The settings are PnP or ISA EISA The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are PnP Reserved Memory Size This option specifies the size of the memory area reserved for legacy ISA adapter cards The settings are Disabled 16K 32K or 64K The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled Reserved Memory Address This option specifies the beginning addre...

Страница 64: ... Onboard Primary IDE Controller option is set to Enabled The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal default setting is Disabled The Fail Safe default setting is N A Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address used by serial port 1 The settings are Disabled 3F8h or 3E8h The Optimal default setting is 3F8h The Fail Safe default setting is Disabled The Fail Safe default...

Страница 65: ...il Safe default setting is N A The settings are Setting Description Normal The normal parallel port mode is used EPP The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Enhanced Parallel Port EPP specification EPP uses the existing parallel port signals to provide asymmetric bidirectional data transfer driven by the host device ECP The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere t...

Страница 66: ...word or either password can be configured Supervisor Password The Supervisor password takes precedence over the User password WINBIOS setup can be configured so that certain Setup screens or options only appear when the Supervisor password has been properly entered User Password The computer can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when WINBIOS Setup...

Страница 67: ...OS is run The password is encrypted and stored in NVRAM As shown on the above screen you are prompted for a 1 6 character password You can either type the password on the keyboard or select each letter of the password one at a time using the mouse The password does not appear on the screen when typed Make sure you write it down If you forget it you must drain NVRAM and reconfigure If You Do Not Wa...

Страница 68: ... a record of the new password when the password is changed If you forget the password remove the computer cover set switch 1 2 the DIAG switch to ON power on the computer AMIBIOS will erase the password Anti Virus When this icon is selected from the Security section of the WINBIOS Setup main menu AMIBIOS issues a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write t...

Страница 69: ... the WINBIOS Setup screens and to use a set of screen instructions written in a different language The text for the screen messages written different language must have been incorporated into the AMIBIOS when the BIOS was manufactured Color Set Color Set sets the Setup screen colors Language If this feature is enabled you can select WINBIOS Setup messages in different languages ...

Страница 70: ...INBIOS Setup when you first began this WINBIOS Setup session Optimal You can load the optimal default settings for the WINBIOS by selecting the Optimal icon The Optimal default settings are best case values that should optimize system performance If NVRAM is corrupted the Optimal settings are loaded automatically Fail Safe You can load the Fail Safe WINBIOS Setup option settings by selecting the F...

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Страница 72: ... operation Pins 2 3 of J26 are always shorted This is the factory setting Programming the Flash EPROM Step Action 1 Turn power off Make sure the computer has a working speaker 2 Remove the computer cover 3 Insert the floppy disk with the S730P ROM file in drive A 4 Before DOS boots press and hold down the Ctrl and Home keys to reprogram the Flash EPROM based AMIBIOS The bootblock code immediately ...

Страница 73: ... is not programmed Should you inadvertently open the disk drive door or turn power off to the computer while programming the Flash EPROM the bootblock will be unaffected Simply turn power back on and begin the Flash ROM programming process again S730P ROM S730P ROM resides on a floppy disk and contains the updated main BIOS code American Megatrends will provide this file when the AMIBIOS for the G...

Страница 74: ...disk The floppy disk is read There is no beep if this step is successful 4 Check for BIOS file size The BIOS file size is checked There is no beep if this step is successful 5 Check for Flash EPROM The BIOS looks for an Intel i28F001BX T Flash EPROM It does not beep if this step is successful 6 Erase the Flash EPROM Two beeps sound when the BIOS begins erasing the Flash EPROM 7 Program the Flash E...

Страница 75: ... error beep codes and when they can occur are Number of Beeps Description 1 Insert diskette in floppy drive A 2 The AMIBOOT ROM file was not found in the root directory of the diskette in floppy drive A 3 Base memory error 4 Flash program successful 5 Floppy read error 6 Keyboard controller BAT command failed 7 No Flash EPROM detected 8 Floppy controller failure 9 Bootblock BIOS checksum error 10 ...

Страница 76: ...et if any E9h Program the CPU clock dependent chip set parameters EAh Enable the timer and the floppy diskette interrupt Enable the internal cache Copy the bootblock BIOS and pass control to the bootblock BIOS in the 0000h segment EDh Initialize the floppy drive EEh Look for a diskette in drive A Read the first sector of the diskette EFh Floppy read error F0h Search for AMIBOOT ROM in the root dir...

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