Revision 1.

Single S1563S/Dual S1563D

Pentium Class 430 HX
75MHz thru 200MHz
PCI-ISA System Board
User's Manual
 Table Of Contents

1. Introduction....................................................................... 4
1.1 Overview................................................................4
1.2 Hardware Specifications..........................................5
1.3 Software Specifications.......................................... 6
1.4 Environment........................................................... 6
2. Board Installation.............................................................. 7
2.1 Unpacking.............................................................. 7
2.2 Installation.............................................................. 7
3. S1563On Board Resource Settings................................. 8
3.1 S1563Board Layout & Jumper Locations................ 8
3.2 Quick Reference for Jumpers.................................. 9
3.3 CMOS RTC............................................................13
3.4 Speaker Connector.................................................. 13
3.5 Turbo Switch.......................................................... 13
3.6 Turbo LED Connect................................................ 13
3.7 Reset Connector..................................................... 14
3.8 Flash EPROM Jumpers.......................................... 14
3.9 CMOS & Password Reset...................................... 14
3.10 DRAM Installation................................................ 15
3.11 CPU Installation.................................................... 18
3.12 Cache Memory.................................................... 19
3.13 Understanding Different Clock Speeds................... 20
3.14 Peripheral Device Installation................................. 21
3.15 Connecting The Power Supply...............................22
4. BIOS Configuration........................................................... 24
4.1 Entering Setup....................................................... 24
4.2 Control Keys......................................................... 25
4.3 Getting Help........................................................... 26
4.4 The Main Menu...................................................... 26
4.5 Standard CMOS Setup Menu...................................28
4.6 BIOS Features Setup.............................................. 31
4.7 Chipset Features Setup............................................ 34
4.7.1 Power Management Setup........................ 39
4.8 PCI Slot Configuration.............................................41
4.9 Integrated Peripherals............................................. 43
4.10 Load Setup Defaults.............................................. 44
4.11Password Setting................................................... 44
4.12 IDE HDD Auto Detection..................................... 46
4.13 Save & Exit Setup................................................. 46
4.14 Keyboard Setting Functions....................................47

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5.AMI WinBIOS....................................................................48
5.1 Standard Setup Options........................................... 48
5.2 Advanced Setup..................................................... 49
5.3 Advanced Chipset.................................................. 52
5.4 Power Management................................................ 56
5.5 Peripheral............................................................... 57
5.6 Utility..................................................................... 58
5.7 Security.................................................................. 58
5.8 Defaults................................................................. 58
6. Flash Writer Utility............................................................ 59
6.1 The Flash Memory Writer Utility Screen...................61
7. Timer &DMA Channel Map............................................. 62
7.1 Interrupt Map......................................................... 62

Information presented in this publication 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.

Trademarks
Award BIOS/Flash are trademarks of Award Software International Inc.
AMI BIOS is a trademarks of American Megatrends Inc.
IBM,PC,AT,PS/2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation
INTEL,Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Cyrix is a trademark of Cyrix Corp.
Copyright c 1996 TYAN Computer Corp.
Tomcat III, S1563.

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1. Introduction

1.1 Overview

The S1563D is a quality, high performance dual processor mainboard

based on the powerful Intel Pentium microprocessors. This mainboard is
designed around the latest and fastest Intel 430HX(II) chipset and can
support CPU speeds of 75MHz through 200MHz and beyond. The
S1563S is single processor mainboard and the S1563D is a dual processor
mainboard.

The S1563 supports single or dual Pentium and singleCyrix processors,

EDO memory, ECC memory and memory parity checking.The S1563's
PCI Local Bus provides high performance capabilities that are ideal for a
wide range of demanding applications such as: CAD, CAM, CAE,
networking, multi-user environments, database management, desktop
publishing, image processing and 3D animation.

This integrated system board achieves the highest reliability and yet is
small enough for all of its features to be supported in a "Baby-AT" form-
factor. Some of the features included are: on-board dual channel PCI
IDE, on-board floppy controller, on-board high speed I/O, and support for
pipeline-burst SRAM.

Flexibility and expandibility have been designed into the S1563. With I/O
and drive controller support built on-board, the four PCI and five ISA
(One ISA and one PCI as a shared slot) slots are free for any add-on
expansion cards. With eight SIMM sockets, the S1563 can provide a very
flexible memory configuration of 8MB to 512MB of RAM. With the
S1563D's support for dual Pentium processors, you can start a system
with just one CPU, and later add another, when more processing power is
required.

Notice
This board uses the Intel 430HX chipset. According to Intel , the USB
function in this chipset is not guaranteed. Compatibility tests cannot be
conducted for USB at this time due to no availability of such devices
and drives. Please log on to the Tyan web page for the latest infomation.

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1.2 Hardware Specifications/Features

wCPU Intel Pentium 75 MHz thru 200 MHz (Socket 7)

(Single or Dual CPU configuration)
Cyrix 6x86 P120, P150 and P166(Single Only)
wCoprocessor On-chip floating point unit

wSpeed 50/60/66 MHz system bus

25/30/33 MHz PCI bus
7.5/8.33 MHz ISA bus speed

wDRAM 4 double banks of 72 pin SIMM sockets

Supports 5V or 3.3V memory
Supports EDO(Exended Data Out) DRAMs
Supports ECC(Error Correcting Code)w/ parity
Supports Fast Page Mode DRAMs
Supports 8MB to 512MB of DRAMs

wL2 Cache 512KB on board 2nd level cache memory

Supports synchronous pipeline-burst cache

wEIDE Controller Primary and secondary PCI EIDE channels on

board for support of up to four EIDE Mode 0
through Mode 4 drives.
Supports DMA(Bus Master) mode 1 and 2.
( Bus Master driver on web at www.tyan.com)

wEnhanced I/O Multi-mode bi-directional parallel port that

supports standard, EPP and ECP modes.
Supports 16550 compatible UARTS for on-board
high speed serial ports.
Support for an IrDA compliant InfraRed inter-
face.
On-board floppy controller.

wMouse On-board PS/2 mouse connector.

wI/O Bus Slots 4 Master/Slave PCI-Bus

5 ISA Bus (One ISA and one PCI shared slot)

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1.3 Software Specifications

wBIOS Licensed Award or AMI BIOS

AT CMOS setup, BIOS/CHIPSET setup,
and hard disk utility included.
Support for easy BIOS upgrades with flash
EEPROM chip.
wO.S. Operates with MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows
for Work Groups 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT,
OS/2, Novell Netware, Novell UnixWare 1.1 and
SCO Unix.

1.4 Environment

Ambient Temperature 0 to +50 C (operating)

Relative Humidity 0 to +85% (operating)
Altitude 0 to 10,000 feet (operating)
Vibration 0 to 1,000 Hz
Voltage 4.9 to 5.2 V

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2. Board Installation

2.1 Unpacking

The mainboard package should contain the following:

wS1563 Mainboard
wOne IDE 40 pin cables
wTwo serial cables
w One parallel cable
wOne 34 pin floppy cable
wUser's Manual

The mainboard contains sensitive electric components which can be easily

damaged by static electricity, so the mainboard should be left in its original
packaging until it is ready to be installed.

With the power supply pluged in and turned off touch an unpainted area of
the system chassis imedietly before handling the mainboard or any compo-
nent. Doing so discharges the static charge your body may have built.

After opening the mainboard carton, extract the system board holding it by
its edges ,and place it only on a grounded anti-static surface, component
side up. Inspect the board for damage. Press down on all of the socket IC's
to make sure that they are properly seated. Do this only with the board
placed on an anti-static mat. Do not touch the bottom of the board.

DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN

DAMAGED!

2.2 Installation

You are now ready to install your mainboard. The mounting hole pattern of
the S1563 matches the "Baby AT" system board spec. It is assumed that
the chassis is for a standard IBM XT/AT form factor.

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 3. On Board Resource Setting PS/2 Keyboard
Figure 3.1 S1563 Board Layout Mouse CON
Header
pin 1
IR2 pin 1

USB2

USB1
KB CTR
PWR CON. 5V

1 1 1
Com2
J28
1
J29 Com1 1
pin 1
J30
J31 J15 J14
J32 1

Secondary IDE
J33

Parallel Port
Primary IDE
Floppy Con.
J34
J35
J36

PCI Slot 4

PCI Slot 3

PCI Slot 1
PCI Slot 2

J11
J1

J2
J9
J45
J10
ISA Slot 3

ISA Slot 2

ISA Slot 1

Bank 0

Bank 0

Bank 1
Bank 1
ISA Slot 4
ISA Slot 5

82371SB J13
pin 1

pin 1
J48

82039AA Only on S1563D

AMI/AWARD

J16
82439HX
BIOS

Socket 7

CPU 1
RTC
Bank 2
Bank 2
Bank 3

Bank 3
SRAM

SRAM

J46

J50 pin 1
Socket 7

SRAM

SRAM

J42
J43 CPU 0
J44
J53
J52
J54

J19 J20 IR1

J25
J41
J39
J38
J37

J40

J56
J55

J26 J22
J12
J27 J 2 4 J 2 3 pin 1

Jumper is open/off
Jumpers shown are
Jumper is closed/on defaults

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3.2 Jumper Settings

CPU Speed: J13 J19 J20 CPU Speed

1-2, 3-4 Off Off 75 MHz
3-4 Off Off 90 MHz
1-2 Off Off 100 MHz
3-4 On Off 120 MHz Cyrix P150+
1-2 On Off 133 MHz Cyrix P166+
3-4 On On 150 MHz
1-2 On On 166 MHz
1-2 Off On 200 MHz
1-2, 3-4 On Off 100MHz Cyrix P120+

DRAM Voltage Setting:J1, J2, J11, J12, J8, J9, & J10

Damage to system can result if these are set incorrectly!

Volts J1 J2 J11 J12 J8 J9 J10
Default 5V On On On On Off Off Off
3.3V Off Off Off Off On On On

CMOS Reset: J46

Off: Normal operation(Default)

On: Clears password and resets CMOS

wWith power off, put jumper on J46 for about 10 seconds.

wRemove jumper and power system on and the CMOS will be reset.

APIC For DP: J50 (Dual CPU Jumper for S1563D only)

J50
Dual CPU 2-3 Default
Single CPU 1-2

*Note: When using two Pentiums, Intel recommends that the chips
have the same s-spec number. These numbers are stamped on
the top and bottom or the Pentium chips. Check with your
CPU vendor for more info about s-spec numbers.

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I/O Selection: J14 & J15

J14 J15
For COM 1 and 2 1-2 1-2 Default
For InfraRed 2-3 2-3

Speaker Connector: J23

Pinout Assignments
1 Speaker out
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 + 5V

Keylock Connector: J22

Pinout Assignments
Pins 1 to 3 for power LED. 1 Led Output
2 No Connect
3 Ground
Pins 4 and 5 for Keylock 4 Keylock
5 Ground

Turbo Switch: J26 ( Non-Turbo Mode Not Supported )

HDD LED: J24

Pinout Assignments
1 Cathode
2 Anode
3 Cathode
4 Anode

Pins 1 and 2 are for primary IDE channel.

Pins 3 and 4 are for secondary IDE channel.

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Reset Connector: J27
Pinout Assignment
1 Power Good
2 Ground

Turbo LED Connector: J25

Pinout Assignment
1 Cathode
2 Anode

Flash EEPROM: J48

This jumper should be left at the factory default.

J48 1-2

InfraRed Interface: Con7 and Con9

Pinout Assignment
1 Signal In
2 Gnd
3 Signal Out
4 VCC

PS/2 Pinout:

Ground Data VCC

Keyboard
Connector

ClK

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CPU Voltage Regulator Settings:

Pentium MMX requires two voltage sources, J60, J61, & J62 are settings for
one source. J63, J64 and J65 are settings for the second voltage source. The
default setting is for P54C/Cyrix CPU's.

P54C(Pentium) & Cyrix P55C(Pentium MMX)

3.6V 3.5V 3.3V 3.0V 2.85V 2.65V
J39 off on off J42 on off off
J38 on off off J43 off off on
J37 off off on J44 off on off
J40 on J40 off
J41 on J41 off
J42 off J52 off Settings for
J43 off Default settings J53 on P55C only
J44 off for P54C and Cyrix J54 on
J52 on
J53 off
J54 off

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3.3 CMOS RTC

CMOS RTC includes an internal battery and Real Time Clock circuit. It
provides the date and the time for the system. Normally the life span of a
RTC internal battery is 10 years. When replacing, you should use the same
model.

3.4 Speaker Connector Installation

S1563 provides a 4-Pin header (J23) to connect the speaker. The polarity
can go either way.

3.5 Turbo Switch

The front panel on your case may have a turbo switch to control system
speed when slower program execution is required for software developed
in the old XT days.

The Intel 430HX chipset doesn't support a de-turbo mode, but the S1563
has a connector (J26) for the cable that may come with the case.

3.6 Turbo LED Connector Installation

The TURBO LED on the front case panel can indicate the current speed
status of the system. The TURBO LED connector should be installed to
J25 in the correct direction.

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3.7 Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation

The RESET switch on your cases' display panel provides users with the
HARDWARE RESET function which is the same as power on/off. The
system will do a cold start after the RESET switch is pushed by the user.
The RESET switch is a 2 pin connector and should be installed on jumper
J27.

3.8 Flash EEPROM-Jumper J48

The S1563 uses flash memory to store BIOS data. It can be updated as
new versions of the BIOS becomes available. The flash utility will guide
you through the process step by step. If your system is functioning properly,
you may want to forego updating your BIOS in the event the new one
causes problems with your existing hardware and software.

J48 determines which type of EPROM is used. This jumper have been
set to match the on board BIOS chip. The factory default for the S1563 is
on pins 1-2.

Refer to chapter 6 for Flash EEPROM upgrade procedures.

3.9 Hardware CMOS & Password Reset

(The following steps are valid provided the board has a DS12887A RTC)

If you have been locked out of your system because you forgot your pass-
word or set the CMOS incorrectly, follow the instructions below.
a. Power off the system

b. Short jumper J46.

c. Wait for 5 seconds then remove the jumper from J46.

d.Then power on the system again.

By doing the above procedures, your password will be erased and the CMOS
will be reset to the BIOS defaults.

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3.10 DRAM Installation

The S1563 uses a 64-bit data path from memory to CPU and can
accommodate up to 512 MB of RAM. The mainboard supports
standard, EDO (Extended Data Out) and ECC(Error Correcting Code)
72 pin SIMMS . All installed memory will be automatically detected so
there is no need to set jumpers.

wSIMM modules must be installed in pairs.

wEach pair of SIMMs must be of the same size and type.

wThe mainboard supports 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16MBx32 SIMMS.

wThe table below shows some of the available memory configurations.

Total Memory In Bank

Bank0 Bank1 Bank2 Bank3 0 0&1 0,1&2 Total
1MB*2 (1MB*2) (1MB*2) (1MB*2) 2MB 4MB 6MB 8MB
1MB*2 (2MB*2) (2MB*2 (2MB*2) 2MB 6MB 10MB 14MB
1MB*2 (4MB*2) (4MB*2) 4MB*2) 2MB 10MB 18MB 26MB
1MB*2 (8MB*2) (8MB*2) (8MB*2) 2MB 18MB 34MB 50MB
1MB*2 (16MB*2) (16MB*2) (16MB*2) 2MB 34MB 66MB 98MB
1MB*2 (32MB*2) (32MB*2) (32MB*2) 2MB 66MB 130MB 194MB
1MB*2 (64MB*2) (64MB*2) (64MB*2) 2MB 130MB 258MB 386MB

2MB*2 (1MB*2) (1MB*2) 1MB*2) 4MB 6MB 8MB 10MB

2MB*2 (2MB*2) (2MB*2) (2MB*2) 4MB 8MB 12MB 16MB
2MB*2 (4MB*2) (4MB*2) (4MB*2) 4MB 12MB 20MB 28MB
2MB*2 (8MB*2) (8MB*2) (8MB*2) 4MB 20MB 36MB 52MB
2MB*2 (16MB*B) (16MB*2) (16MB*2) 4MB 36MB 68MB 100MB
2MB*2 (32MB*2) (32MB*2) (32MB*2) 4MB 68MB 132MB 196MB
2MB*2 (64MB*2) (64MB*2) (64MB*2) 4MB 132MB 260MB 388MB

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 Total Memory In Bank
Bank0 Bank1 Bank2 Bank3 0 0&1 0,1&2 Total
4MB*2 (1MB*2) (1MB*2) (1MB*2) 8MB 10MB 12MB 14MB

4MB*2 (2MB*2) (2MB*2) (2MB*2) 8MB 12MB 16MB 20MB

4MB*2 (4MB*2) (4MB*2) (4MB*2) 8MB 16MB 24MB 32MB

4MB*2 (8MB*2) (8MB*2) (8MB*2) 8MB 24MB 40MB 56MB

4MB*2 (16MB*2) (16MB*2) (16MB*2) 8MB 40MB 72MB 104MB

4MB*2 (32MB*2) (32MB*2) (32MB*2) 8MB 72MB 136MB 200MB

4MB*2 (64MB*2) (64MB*2) (64MB*2) 8MB 136MB 264MB 392MB

8MB*2 (1MB*2) (1MB*2) (1MB*2) 16MB 18MB 20MB 22MB

8MB*2 (2MB*2) (2MB*2) (2MB*2) 16MB 20MB 24MB 28MB

8MB*2 (4MB*2) (4MB*2) (4MB*2) 16MB 24MB 32MB 40MB

8MB*2 (8MB*2) (8MB*2) (8MB*2) 16MB 32MB 48MB 64MB

8MB*2 (16MB*2) (16MB*2) (16MB*2) 16MB 48MB 80MB 112MB

8MB*2 (32MB*2) (32MB*2) (32MB*2) 16MB 80MB 144MB 208MB

8MB*2 (64MB*2) (64MB*2) (64MB*2) 16MB 144MB 272MB 400MB

16MB*2 (1MB*2) (1MB*2) (1MB*2) 32MB 34MB 36MB 38MB

16MB*2 (2MB*2) (2MB*2) (2MB*2) 32MB 36MB 40MB 44MB

16MB*2 (4MB*2) (4MB*2) (4MB*2) 32MB 40MB 48MB 56MB

16MB*2 (8MB*2) (8MB*2) (8MB*2) 32MB 48MB 64MB 80MB

16MB*2 (16MB*2) (16MB*2) (16MB*2) 32MB 64MB 96MB 128MB

16MB*2 (32MB*2) (32MB*2) (32MB*2) 32MB 96MB 160MB 224MB

16MB*2 (64MB*2) (64MB*2) (64MB*2) 32MB 160MB 288MB 416MB

32MB*2 (1MB*2) (1MB*2) (1MB*2) 64MB 66MB 68MB 70MB

32MB*2 (2MB*2) (2MB*2) (2MB*2) 64MB 68MB 72MB 76MB

32MB*2 (4MB*2) (4MB*2) (4MB*2) 64MB 72MB 80MB 88MB

32MB*2 (8MB*2) (8MB*2) (8MB*2) 64MB 80MB 96MB 112MB

32MB*2 (16MB*2) (16MB*2) (16MB*2) 64MB 96MB 128MB 160MB

32MB*2 (32MB*2) (32MB*2) (32MB*2) 64MB 128MB 192MB 256MB

32MB*2 (64MB*2) (64MB*2) (64MB*2) 64MB 192MB 320MB 448MB

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 Total Memory In Bank
Bank0 Bank1 Bank2 Bank3 0 0&1 0,1&2 Total
64MB*2 (1MB*2) (1MB*2) (1MB*2) 128MB 130MB 132MB 134MB
64MB*2 (2MB*2) (2MB*2) (2MB*2) 128MB 132MB 136MB 140MB

64MB*2 (4MB*2) (4MB*2) (4MB*2) 128MB 136MB 144MB 152MB

64MB*2 (8MB*2) (8MB*2) (8MB*2) 128MB 144MB 160MB 176MB

64MB*2 (16MB*2) (16MB*2) (16MB*2) 128MB 160MB 192MB 224MB

64MB*2 (32MB*2) (32MB*2) (32MB*2) 128MB 192MB 256MB 320MB

64MB*2 (64MB*2) (64MB*2) (64MB*2) 128MB 256MB 384MB 512MB

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3.11 CPU Installation

Many types of Pentiums (75 thru 200 MHz) and Cyrix CPUs can be
used on the S1563. Please refer to the previous pages for the correct CPU
jumper settings for your board.

w The CPU is a sensitive electronic component and it can be easily

damaged by static electricity. Do not touch the CPU pins with your
fingers.

w When installing the CPU into the socket, match the CPU pins to the
socket pins.

w Before the CPU is installed, the mainboard must be placed on a flat

plane. You should be able to insert the CPU with minimal pressure.
Do not push down hard, use firm pressure.

w A cooling fan and heat sink assembly is required to protect the

CPU from being damaged.

1. Make sure the ZIF socket lever is up. To raise the lever, pull it out
to the side a little and raise it as far as it will go. The top plate will
slide back.

2. Align the CPU and socket Pin 1 corners. The pins on the bottom
should align with the rows of holes in the socket.

3. Insert the CPU in the socket. It should insert easily. If it does

not, adjust the position of the lever a little.

4. Press the lever down. The top plate will slide forward. You will
feel some resistance as the pressure starts to secure the CPU in
the socket. This is normal and will not damage the CPU.
The lever should snap into place at the side of the socket.

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3.12 Cache Memory

The S1563 comes with 512Kb of L2 synchronous pipeline burst SRAM.

The S1563's L2 cache is surface mounted and can be enabled or dis-
abled through the BIOS setup.

wThe BIOS will auto detect the cache size so a you don't need to change
any jumpers.

wThe mainboard has an 11 bit tag built on board so cachability of main

memory is to 512MB.

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3.13 Understanding The Different Clock Speeds

The following chart shows the different CPU, mainboard and PCI fre-
quencies. As you may have noticed, all the Intel Pentium CPUs use an
internal clock multiplier(x3, x2.5, x2 or x1.5 Motherboard speed). All
Cyrix 6x86 can only use a x2 clock mulitipplier.

Pentium Mainboard PCI Bus

Internal Clock Clock Clock
75 MHz 50 MHz 25 MHz
90 MHz 60 MHz 30 MHz
100 MHz 66.67 MHz 33 MHz
120 MHz 60 MHz 30 MHz
133 MHz 66.67MHz 33 MHz
150 MHz 60 MHz 30 MHz
166 MHz 66.67 MHz 33 MHz
200 MHz 66.67 MHz 33 MHz

In the table above, the 50, 60 and 66.67 MHz figures are oscillator speeds
that establish the external clock speed. The PCI Bus clock speed is fixed at
one half of the mainboard clock speed. The 150MHz Pentium when set for
2.5x mode will achieve a 30MHz PCI bus speed but if it is set for 3x mode
you will get a slower 25MHz PCI bus speed.

Since all of the Cyrix 6x86 CPU's use a x2 mulitplier, the 100MHz P120+
must run on a 50MHz host bus. The PCI speed will then be at 25MHz.

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3.14 Peripheral Device Installation

After all the jumpers on the mainboard have been set, then it can be mounted
into the case. Then proceed to install the display card and any other periph-
eral devices.

If a PCI-Bus interface card is to be installed in the system, any one of the

five PCI-Bus slots can support either a Master or a Slave device.

After installing the peripheral controllers, the user should check everything
again, and prepare to power-on the system.

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3.15 Connecting the Power Supply

The system power supply connectors on the mainboard is for a 5 volt

power supply. Incorrect installation of the power supply could result in
serious damage to the system board and connected peripherals.

Pin 1
Good Power Signal
VCC
+12V 5 volt
-12V power
GND connector
GND pinout
GND
GND
-5V
VCC
VCC
VCC

To connect the leads from either voltage power supply, you should first
make sure the power supply is unplugged. Most power supplies have two
leads. Each lead has six wires, two of which are black.

Orient the connectors so the black wires are in the middle of the
5V power supply.

Caution: Some power supplies also include "3V" connectors. The

connection wires normally have two colors with 3 black wires on
one side. Please be very careful. Don't to use the wrong connec-
tor.

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Align the plastic guide pins on the lead cables to their receptacles on the
mainboard. You may need to hold the lead at an angle to line it up.Once
you have the guide pins aligned, press the lead connector so that the
plastic clips on the lead snap into place and secure the lead to the connec-
tor.

Connecting 5V power supply

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4. BIOS Configuration

Award's BIOS has a built in setup program that allows the user to modify
the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in the
battery-backed CMOS SRAM. Entering incorrect information or for-
getting your password can lock you out of your system.(refer to 3.15
for resetting of CMOS)

4.1. Entering Setup

Power ON the computer and press <Del> immediately and you will enter
Setup. The other way to enter setup is to power on the computer, when the
below message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the post
(Power On Self Test), press <Del> key or simultaneously press <Ctrl>,
<Alt>, and <Esc> keys.

* TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS CTRL-ALT-

ESC OR DEL KEY

If the message disappears before you respond and you wish to enter Setup,
restart the system by turning it OFF then ON or by pressing "Reset" on the
system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>,
and <Del> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time, the
system will not boot and an error message will appear on the screen.You
will be asked to,

* PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO

ENTER SETUP.

Figure 4.1 will appear on the sceen. The Main Menu allows you to select
from the 8 setup functions and 2 exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select
among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

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 4.2. Control Keys

PgUp key Increases the numeric value or make changes

PgDn key Decreases the numeric value or make changes
F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup menu
and Option Page Setup Menu
F2 key Change color from a total of 16 colors
F3 key Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu
F4 key Reserved
F5 key Restore the previous CMOS value, only for Option
Page Setup Menu
F6 key Load defaults
F8 key Reserved
F9 key Reserved
F10 key Save all CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

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4.3. Getting Help

4.3.1. Main Menu

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the

bottom of the screen.

4.3.2. Setup Page menu/Option Page Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys
to use and the possible selections for the highlighted items. To exit the Help
Window, press <Esc>.

4.4. The Main Menu

Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu
(Figure 4.4) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to
select from the eight setup functions and 2 exit choices. Use the arrow
keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the
sub-menu.
Figure 4.4: Main Menu
ROM ISA BIOS (2A59CT51)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

BIOS FEATURED SETUP PASSWORD SETTING

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

POWER MANAGEMENT SAVE & EXIT SETUP

PCI SLOT CONFIGURATION EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

ESC : Save & Exit Setup :Select Item
F10 : Quit (Shift)F2 :Change Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type,.....

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w Standard CMOS setup
This setup page includes all the items in a standard compatible BIOS.

w BIOS features setup

This setup page includes all of the enhanced features of Award's BIOS.

w Chipset features setup

This setup page includes all the items of the 430HX chipset features.

w Power Management setup

Change, set, or disable system power management options

w PCI slot configuration

This setup page allows you to modify the configuration of PCI slot
parameters.

w Load setup defaults

BIOS defaults indicate the most appropriate values of each system param-
eter for your system.

w Password setting
Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the
system and Setup.

w IDE HDD auto detection

Automatically configure hard disk parameters.

w Save and exit setup

Save changes to CMOS and exit setup

w Exit without saving

Abandon all CMOS changes and exit setup.

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4.5. Standard CMOS Setup Menu
The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu (Figure 4.5) are divided into 9
categories. Each category includes one or more setup items. Use the
arrows to highlight the item and use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to
select the value you want for each item.

Figure 4.5: Standard CMOS Setup Menu

ROM ISA BIOS (2A59CT51)
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Date (mm:dd:yy) : Tue, Dec 7 1995
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 18 : 01 : 38
Type Size CYLS. HEADS. PRECOMP. LANDZONE SECTORS
Primary Master : none 0mb 0 0 0 0 0
Primary Slave: none 0mb 0 0 0 0 0
Secondary Master: none 0mb 0 0 0 0 0
Secondary Slave: none 0mb 0 0 0 0 0
Drive A : 1.44 M, 3.5 in.
Base Memory: 640 K
Drive B : 1.2 M, 5.25 in.
Extended Memory: 7168 K
Expanded Memory: 0K
Video : EGA/VGA
Other Memory: 384 K
Halt On : All errors
Total Memory: 8192 K

ESC: Quit : Select Item PU/PD/+/-: Modify

F1: Help (Shift)F2: Change Color F3: Toggle Calendar

w Date
The date format is <month>, <day>, <year>. Press <F3> to show the
calendar.
w Time
The time format is <hours>, <minutes>, <seconds>. The time is calcu-
lated based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example 1 p.m. is
13:00:00.

Day The day, from Sun to Sat, Determined by the BIOS date,
month and year entries.
Date The date, from 1 to 31 (or maximum allowed in a month)
Month The month, Jan to Dec.
Year The year, from 1900 to 2099

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w Primary/Secondary Drive type
This category identifies the types of hard disk drives that have been in-
stalled in the computer. There are 46 predefined types and a user definable
type.

Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type a number
and press <Enter>. Note that the specifications of your drive must match
with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter
improper information for this category. If your hard disk type is not listed,
you can Type User to define your own drive manually.

If you select Type User, you will be asked to enter the following info. Enter
the parameters directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. The hard
disk information should be provided in the documentation from the hard disk
vendor or the system manufacturer.

CYLS number of cylinders

HEADS number of heads
PRECOMP written precom
LANDZONE landing zone
SECTORS number of sectors
Mode Normal Access mode for IDE drives under 528MB
Mode LBA Access mode for EIDE drives over 528MB
Mode Large Access mode for IDE drives over 528MB that don't
support LBA

If a SCSI hard disk has been installed or you have a CD-ROM/Tape

drive connected to an IDE channel, select NONE and press<Enter>.

w Drive A type/Drive B type

This category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or B, that
have been installed in your computer.

None No floppy drive installed

360K, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity
1.2M,5.25 in. 5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity
720K, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity
1.44M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 megabyte capacity
2.88M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 megabyte capacity

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w Video
This category detects the type of graphics adapter used for the primary
display system. It must match your video display card and monitor. Al-
though secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select that
type in setup.

EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array.

For VGA,SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters.
CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode.
CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode.
Mono Monochrome adapter, includes hi-res monochrome.
w Halt On
The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is
detected during power up.

All errors Whenever the BIOS has detected a non-fatal error, the
system will be stopped and you will be promted.
No errors The system boot will not be stopped for any errors that
are detected.
All, but Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error;it
will stop for all other errors.
All, but Diskette The system boot will not stop for disk errors; it will
stop for all other errors.
All, but Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk
error; it will stop for all other errors.

w Memory
The category is for display-only and it is determined by POST Power On
Self Test of the BIOS.
Base Memory
The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of
base (or conventional) memory installed in the system.
The value of the base memory is typically 640K.

Extended Memory
The BIOS determines how much extended memory is
present during the POST. This is the amount of
memory located above 1MB in the CPU's memory
address map.

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 Expanded Memory
Expanded Memory (EMS) defines a 64 K page frame in
the area between 640K and 1Mb containing four 16K pages
that are windows into the EMS memory. Programs issue
requests to the EMS manager to switch the page to any
part of EMS memory. Extended memory can be converted
to emulate EMS by using a memory manager such as
EMM386 that ships with Windows and DOS.

Other Memory
This refers to memory located in the 640K to 1024K ad
dress space. This memory can be used for different
applications. DOS uses this area to load device drivers to
keep as much conventional memory free for application
programs as possible.

4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP

ROM ISA BIOS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Virus Warning :Enabled Video BIOS Shadow :Enabled

CPU Internal Cache :Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow :Disabled
External Cache :Enabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow :Disabled
Boot Sequence :A,C D0000-D3FFF Shadow :Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive :Disabled
D4000-D7FFF Shadow :Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek :Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status :On
D8000-DBFFF Shadow :Disabled
Memory Parity Check :Enabled DC000-DFFFF Shadow :Disabled
Gate A20 Option :Fast
Typematic Rate Setting :Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/sec) :6
Typematic Delay (msec) :250 ESC :Quit :Select Item
Security Option :Setup
PS/2 mouse function :Disabled F1 :Help PU/PD/+/- :Modify
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop :Disabled F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2 :Color
F6 :Load BIOS Defaults
F7 :Load Setup Defaults

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w Virus warning
This category flashes on screen. During and after the system boot up,
any attempt to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard
disk drive will halt the system and the following error message will
appear. In the meantime, you can run an anti-virus program to locate the
problem. Default value is Enabled.

Enabled Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning

message to appear when anything attemps to access the boot sector
or hard disk partition table.
Disable No warning message to appear when anything attemps to access the
boot sector or hard disk partition table.

w CPU Internal Cache/External Cache

These two categories speed up the memory access. However, it de-
pends on the CPU/Chipset design. Default value is Enabled.

Enabled Enables the cache

Disabled Disables the cache

w Boot Sequence
This category determines which drive the computer searches first for the
disk operating system (i.e. DOS). Default value is A,C.

A,C System will first search for floppy disk drive then hard disk drive.
C,A System will first search for hard disk drive then floppy disk drive

w Swap Floppy Drive

Default value is Disabled

E n a b l e d Floppy A & B will be swapped under DOS

D i s a b l e Floppy A & B will be normal definition.

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w Boot Up Floppy Seek
During POST, the BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is
40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M
are all 80 tracks. Default value is Enabled

Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determined if it is 40 or 80

tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot tell from 720k, 1.2M or 1.44M
drive type as they are all 80 tracks
Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track
number. Note that there will not be any warning messages if the
drive installed is 360K

w Boot Up NumLock Status

Default value is On
On Keypad is number keys
Off Keypad is arrow keys

w Memory Parity Check

The default value is disabled

w Gate A20 Option

Gate A20 controls the ability to access memory addresses above 1 MB
by enabling (Fast) or disabling (Normal) access to the processor.
Default value is Fast

w Typematic Rate Setting, Typematic Rate (char/sec), and

Typematic Delay.
Typematic Rate Setting enables or disables the following two options.
TheTypematic Rate (6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, or 30 characters per second)
and Typematic Rate Delay (250, 500, 750, or 1000 milliseconds) controls
the speed at which the keystroke is repeated. The selected character is
displayed when a key is held down after a delay set by the Typematic
Rate Delay. It then repeats at a rate set by the Typematic Rate.

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w Security Option
This category allows you to limit access to the system setup, or just
setup. Default value is Setup
System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the
correct password is not entered at the prompt
Setup The system will boot, but access to setup will be denied if the
password is not entered at the prompt
w PS/2 Mouse Function
Enables or disables PS/2 mouse function. Default is Disabled.
w PCI/VGA Palette Snooping
The purpose of this option is to allow multiple VGA devices on
different busses in a system to have data written from CPU to each
set of palette registers of every video device. Default is disabled.

w Video BIOS Shadow

It determines whether Video BIOS will be copied to RAM, however, it
is an optional chipset design. Default is Enabled.
4.7 Chipset Features Setup
This screen controls the settings for the board's chip set. The controls for
this screen are the same as the previous screen.

The Chipset Features Screen

ROM ISA BIOS
CHIPSET SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Auto Configuration :Disabled Memory Parity/ECC Check :Disabled

DRAM Timing :70ns Single Bit Error Report :Disabled
DRAM RAS# Precharge Time :4 L2 Cache Cacheable Size :64MB
DRAM R/W Leadoff Timing :7/6 Chipset NA# Asserted :Enabled
Fast RAS# To CAS# Delay :3 Pipline Cache Timing :Faster
DRAM Read Burst Timing :x4444
DRAM Write Burst Timing :x4444
Turbo Read Leadoff :Disabled
DRAM Speculative Leadoff :Disabled
Turn-Around Insertion :Disabled
ISA Clock :PCILK/4
System BIOS Cacheable :Enabled
Video BIOS Cacheable :Enabled
8 bit I/O Recovery Time :1
16 bit I/O Recovery Time :1
ESC :Quit :Select Item
Memory Hole at 15M/16M :Disabled
Peer Concurrency :Enabled
Chipset Special Features :Enabled F1 :Help PU/PD/+/- :Modify
DRAM ECC/Parity Select :Parity F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2 :Color
F6 :Load BIOS Defaults
F7 :Load Setup Defaults

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w Chipset Features
The DRAM timings can be altered from the default to optimize system
performance. Be aware though that these settings are sensitive to the
type and speed of DRAMs being used and can cause lockups or data
lost if set incorrectly. The default settings should work with most
DRAMs.

w DRAM RAS# Precharge Time

DRAM must continually be refreshed or it will lose its data. Normally,
DRAM is refreshed entirely as the result of a single request. This option
allows you to determine the number of CPU clocks allocated for the
Row Address Strobe to accumulate its charge before the DRAM is
refreshed. If insufficient time is allowed, refresh may be incomplete
and data will be lost. A lower setting may increase performance.
The default value is 4 clocks.

w DRAM R/W Leadoff Timing

This sets the number of CPU clocks allowed before reads and
writes to DRAM are performed. The default of 8/7 would set the
leadoff timing for reads to eight clocks and writes to seven clocks.
A lower setting may increase performance.
The default value is 8/7.

w DRAM RAS to CAS Delay

When DRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed
separately. This option allows you to determine the timing of the
transition from Row Address Strobe (RAS) to Column Address
Strobe(CAS). A lower setting may increase performance.
The default is 3 cpu clock delay.

w DRAM Read/Write Burst Timing

This sets the timing for Burst mode reads from DRAM. Burst read and
write requests are generated by the CPU in four separate parts. The
"x" is the leadoff cycle and is determined by the chipset and the memory
timing. The remaining four numbers is the actual data cycles. The lower
the timing numbers, the faster the system will address memory.
The default for read burst timing is x4444.
The default for write burst timing is x4444.

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w Speculative Leadoff
The 430HX chipset is capable of allowing a DRAM read request to be
generated slightly before the address has been fully decoded. This can
reduce all read latencies.

More simply, the CPU will issue a read request and included with this
request is the place(address) in memory where the desired data is to be
found. This request is received by the DRAM controller. When enabled,
the controller will issue the read command slightly before it has finished
determining the address.
The default is disabled.

w Turn-Around Insertion
When this is enabled, the chipset will insert one extra clock to the
turn-around of back to back DRAM cycles.
The default is disabled.

w System BIOS Cacheable

When enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at
F0000H-FFFFFH are cached. Enable this for best performance under
DOS/Windows or Windows95. When using operating systems that do
not access the BIOS (Unix, OS/2, NT, etc...) this setting can be
disabled.
The default is enabled.

w Video BIOS Cacheable

As with caching the system BIOS above, enabling the Video BIOS
cache will cause access to the video BOS addressed at C0000h to
C7FFFFh to be cached.
The default is enabled.

w 8/16 bit I/O Recovery Time

The recovery time is the length of time measured in CPU clocks, which
the system will delay after the completion of an I/O request. This delay
takes place because the CPU is operationg so much faster than the
I/O bus that the CPU must be delayed to allow for the completion of the
I/O request. This option allows you to determine the recovery time
allowed for 8/16 bit I/O.
The default is 1 clock cycle.

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w Memory Hole at 15M-16M
Some ISA cards may not function correctly when more than 16MB of
RAM is installed. If this is the case, then enable this option. Most ISA
card should work fine with this option disabled.
The default is disabled.

w IDE HDD Block Mode

This option allows the hard disk controller to use fast block mode
transfer to and from the hard disk drive. The hard drive must support
block mode transfer for this option to be enabled.(Most new drives do.)
If you are not sure if your drive supports this, call your hard drive
vendor. The default is enabled.

w IDE 32-bit Transfer Mode

Enabling 32-bit transfer mode allows faster access to data on your hard
disk drive. Not all drives will support this feature.
The default is enabled.

w IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a
transfer to or from the disk drive, PIO(Programmed Input/Output)
allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and lets the
controller and the CPU perform the complete task themselves. This
method is simpler, more efficeint and faster. This BIOS supports five
modes (0 thru 4) and can be set by the user or set to Auto detect.
The default is Auto.

w On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE

This option enables or disables the on board PCI IDE controllers.
The default is enabled.

w PCI Slot IDE 2nd Channel

This option allows you to designate an IDE controller board inserted into
one of the physical PCI slots as a secondary IDE controller. If you don't
have a third party PCI IDE controller installed, this option should be
disabled. The default is disabled.

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w Peer Concurrency
When enabled, multiple PCI devices can be active at any one time.
When disabled, only one PCI device can have access to the PCI bus.
at any one time. The default is Enabled.

w Chipset Special Features

When disabled, the chipset behaves as if it were the earlier 430FX
chipset. This option should be enabled for best performance.
The default is Enabled.

w DRAM ECC/Parity Select

This item allows you to select between two methods of DRAM error
checking, ECC or Parity. Must have parity SIMMs to select ECC or
Parity. The ECC algorithm is built into the chipset and can correct
one bit errors. The default is Parity.

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 4.7.1 Power Management Setup

ROM ISA BIOS

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC

Power Management :Disabled IRQ3 (Com2) :Off

PM Control By APM :No IRQ4 (Com1) :Off
Video Off Method :Blank Screen IRQ5 (LPT2) :Off
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) :Off
Doze Mode :Disabled IRQ7 (LPT1) :Off
Standby Mode :Disabled IRQ8 (RTC Timer) :Off
Suspend Mode :Disabled IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) :Off
HDD Power Down :Disabled IRQ10 (Reserved) :Off
IRQ11 (Reserved) :Off
IRQ3 (Wake-Up Event) :Off IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) :Off
IRQ4 (Wake-Up Event) :Off IRQ13 (Coprocessor) :Off
IRQ8 (Wake-Up Event) :Off IRQ14 (Hard Disk) :Off
IRQ12 (Wake-Up Event) :Off IRQ15 (Reserved) :Off

w Power Management
Options are disabled, user defined, Min saving, and Max saving.

w PM Control by APM(Advanced Power Management)

Options are "Yes" and "No". When set for "No", system BIOS will
ignore APM when power managing the system. If set on "Yes" the
system BIOS will wait for APM's prompt before it enters any PM
mode, e.g. Doze, Standby or Suspend.

w Video Off Method

The "Blank Screen" option will let the system BIOS blanks the screen
when disabling video. V/H SYNC+Blank will let the BIOS turn off the
V-SYNC and H-SYNC signals from the VGA card to the monitor.

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w Doze Mode
Defines the continous idle time before the system enters Doze mode.

w Standby Mode
Defines the continous idle time before the system enters Standby mode.

w Power Down Activities

Defines the the activities that can cause the PM timers to reload. (Break-
ing out of PM Mode)

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4.8 PCI Slot Configuration

ROM ISA BIOS

PCI/PNP Configuration
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Resource Controlled by :Manual PCI IRQ Actived by :Level
Reset Configuration :Disabled PCI IDE IRQ Map to :PCI-Auto
Primary IDE INT# :A
IRQ3 assigned to :legacy ISA Secondary IDE INT# :B
IRQ4 assigned to :legacy ISA
IRQ5 assigned to :PCI/PnP
IRQ7 assigned to :legacy ISA
IRQ9 assigned to :PCI/PnP
IRQ10 assigned to :PCI/PnP
IRQ11 assigned to :PCI/PnP
IRQ12 assigned to :PCI/PnP
IRQ14 assigned to :legacy ISA
IRQ15 assigned to :legacy ISA
DMA0 assigned to :PCI/PnP ESC: Quit
DMA1 assigned to :PCI/PnP :Select Item
DMA3 assigned to :PCI/PnP F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- :Modify
DMA5 assigned to :PCI/PnP F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 :Color
DMA6 assigned to :PCI/PnP
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
DMA7 assigned to :PCI/PnP
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

w PCI Slot 1/Slot 2/Slot 3/Slot 4/Slot 5 INT#

w For Default Setting.
Connect to PCI System INT#
PCI Slot1 INTA INTA
PCI Slot1 INTB INTB
PCI Slot1 INTC INTC
PCI Slot1 INTD INTD
PCI Slot2 INTA INTB
PCI Slot2 INTB INTC
PCI Slot2 INTC INTD
PCI Slot2 INTD INTA
PCI Slot3 INTA INTC
PCI Slot3 INTB INTD
PCI Slot3 INTC INTA
PCI Slot3 INTD INTB
PCI Slot4 INTA INTD
PCI Slot4 INTB INTA
PCI Slot4 INTC INTB
PCI Slot4 INTD INTC
PCI Slot5 INTA INTA
PCI Slot5 INTB INTB
PCI Slot5 INTC INTC
PCI Slot5 INTD INTD

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w Resources Controlled By
The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure all the boot
and Plug and Play compatible devices. If you seelect Auto, all the
interrupt request and DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS
automatically assigns them.

w IRQ n assigned to
When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt
as one of the following types, depending on the type of device using
the interrupt.

Legacy ISA
Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification.

PCI/ISA PnP
Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed
for the PCI or ISA bus architecture.

w PCI IRQ Activated By:

Select the PCI IRQ Active scheme either LEVEL or EDGE.
Default value is LEVEL.

w PCI IDE IRQ Map To:

Select the IDE IRQ Map to ISA IRQ#.

w Primary IDE INT#

Select the PCI INT# that the Primary IDE controller will use.
Default value is A.

w Secondary IDE INT#

Select the PCI INT# that the Secondary IDE controller will use.
Default value is B

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4.9 Integrated Peripherals

Integrated Peripherals
Award Software, Inc.

IDE HDD Block Mode :Enabled

IDE Primary Master PIO :Auto (See page 43 for IDE settings)
IDE Primary Slave PIO :Auto
IDE Secondary Master PIO :Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO :Auto
On-Chip Primary PCI-IDE :Enable
On-Chip Secondary PCI-IDE :Enable
PCI Slot IDE 2nd Channel :Enable

On-Board FDC Controller :Enable

On-Board Serial Port 1 :Com1/3F8
On-Board Serial Port 2 :Com2/2F8
On-Board Parallel Port :378/IRQ7
Parallel Port Mode :Normal

w Onboard FDC Controller

This option lets you enable or disable the onboard floppy controller.
The default is enabled.

w Onboard Serial Port 1/2

This option lets you select how this port will be addressed. The options
are Com1 thru Com4 or disabled.
The default is Com1for port 1 and Com2 for port 2.

w Onboard Parallel Port

This option lets you select the LPT port address. Options are
3BC/IRQ7, 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 or Disabled.
Note: Cannot use EPP or ECP+EPP when using 3BC/IRQ7
The default is 378/IRQ7.

w Parallel Port Mode

This option lets you select which mode the parallel port will run in. The
options are Normal, EPP, ECP, or ECP + EPP.
Normal- Standard parallel port mode.
EPP - Bi-directional mode.
ECP - Fast, buffered mode.
EPP/ECP- Bi-directional and buffered.
Check the documentation of your device to see how it needs to be set.
The default is Normal.

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4.10. LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

ROM ISA BIOS

CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE INC.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING

BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP DAVE & EXIT SETUP

Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)? N
PCI SLOT configuration EXIT WITH OUT SAVING

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

ESC : Save & Exit Setup :Select Item

F10 : Quit (Shift)F2 :Change Color

Load SETUP Defaults except standard CMOS SETUP

w Load SETUP defaults

To load SETUP default values to CMOS SRAM, enter "Y". If not,
enter "N"

w If any problem has occurred, loading the SETUP DEFAULTS is

recommended.

4.11. PASSWORD SETTING

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the
center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.
ENTER PASSWORD

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 ROM ISA BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING

BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP DAVE & EXIT SETUP

Enter Password

PCI SLOT CONFIGURATION EXIT WITH OUT SAVING

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

ESC : Save & Exit Setup :Select Item

F10 : Quit (Shift)F2 :Change Color

Change/Set/Disable Password

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The

password typed now will clear the previously entered password from
CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the
password again and press <Enter>. You may also just press <Esc> to
abort the selection and not enter a password.

To disable the password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to
enter a password. A message will confirm that the password has been
disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED

If you select System at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you
will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any
time you try to enter setup. If you select Setup at Security Option of BIOS
Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter
setup.

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4.12. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
ROM ISA BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

CYLS. HEAD PRECOMP LANZONE SECTORS

Drive C: (202 Mb) 989 12 65535 989 35

Do you want to accept this as drive C (Y/N)?

Esc:Skip

Type "Y" to accept the H.D.D parameter reported by BIOS. Type "N" to keep the old
H.D.D parameter info.

4.13. SAVE & EXIT SETUP

ROM ISA BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING

BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP DAVE & EXIT SETUP

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? N
PCI SLOT CONFIGURATION EXIT WITH OUT SAVING

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

ESC : Save & Exit Setup :Select Item

F10 : Quit (Shift)F2 :Change Color

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type,.....

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Type "Y" and you will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup values
to RTC CMOS SRAM. Type "N" to return to Setup Utility.

4.14 KEYBOARD SETTING FUNCTION

After booting the O.S., there are some special functions used by the key-
board as follows:
"CTRL_ALT_DEL" -Pressing these keys simultaneously will cause the
system to WARM START/BOOT(Soft Reset).

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5.0 AMI WINBIOS
The AMI WINBIOS is based on a Graphical User Interface that enables
the user to access all of the BIOS setup options with either a mouse or
keyboard. You can enter the BIOS setup by pressing the "DEL" key during
the memory test/count.
The WINBIOS Setup screen consists of the following option groups:

American AMIBIOS Setup

Megatrends (C)1995, American Megatrends Inc.

Setup Security

Standard Advanced Chipset Supervisor User

Power Mgnt PCI/Pnp Peripheral Anti-Virus

Utility Default

Color Set Language Original Optimal Fail-safe

Alt+H: Help

5.1 Standard Setup Options

Date, Day and Time Configuration
Select the Standard Option, then select the Date and Time Icon. The cur-
rent values for each category are displayed. Use the arrow keys or mouse
to highlight the date or time fields. Use the + or - keys the change the field
values. The system will automatically select the appropriate day of the week.

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w Primary/Secondary Master
w Primary/Secondary Slave
Select one of these hard disk drive icons to configure the drive named in the
option. WINBIOS supports up to four IDE hard disk drives: the primary
master, primary slave, secondary master and secondary slave. If the hard
disk drive is an IDE drive, select DETECT PRIMARY or DETECT SLAVE
from the Utility Setup Option Section of the WINBIOS Setup Main Menu
to have WINBIOS automatically detect the IDE drive parameters and re-
port them to this screen.The SCSI option or none must be selected if a
SCSI Disk Drive is installed.For CD-ROM drives you should use none.

You can also manually enter the hard disk drive parameters. Hard disk type
47 is the user-definable drive type. The drive parameters are: Type, Cylin-
ders, Heads, Write precompensation, Landing Zone, Sectors and Capacity.

w Floppy Drive A:
w Floppy Drive B:
Move the cursor to these fields via the up and down arrow keys and select
the floppy type. The settings are 360 KB 5 1/4 inch, 1.2MB 5 1/4 inch,
720MB 3 1/2 inch, 1.44MB 3 1/2 inch and 2.88MB 3 1/2 inch..

5.2 Advanced Setup

The WINBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected by
choosing the Advanced Setup Icon from the WINBIOS Setup Main
Menu.

w Quick Boot
When enabled the BIOS will skip the memory test and will not access
the floppy drive during POST. When enabled the BIOS does a memory
test and will access and verify floppy drive types.
The default is Enabled.

w BootUp Sequence
This option let the user specify in what sequence the BIOS will look for
a boot device. Options are A:C:, CDROM, C:A:,CDROM or
CDROM,C:A:. The default is C:A:,CDROM.

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w BootUp Num-Lock
This option gives the user the option to turn on or off the num-lock on
boot-up. The default is On.

w Floppy Drive Swap

When enabled, the system allows the floppy drives to swap drive letters
with each other. The default is disabled.

w Mouse Support
Enable or disable the onboard PS/2 support..
The default is enabled.

w Primary Display
This option detects the primary graphics display system.
The default is VGA/EGA.

w Password Check
This option enables the password check option everytime the system
boots or the user runs WinBIOS setup. If Always is chosen, a user
password prompt appears everytime the computer is powered on. If
Setup is chosen, the passwrd prompt appears if WinBIOS setup is
executed. The default is Setup.

w OS/2 Compatible Mode

This option lets you turn on or off the BIOS support for OS/2.
The default is disabled.

w Internal Cache
This option lets the user enable or disable the Pentiums level 1 cache.
When this option is set for WriteBack the CPUs level 1 cache is
enabled. When this option is set for Disabled, the CPU will not use its
internal cache. The default is WriteBack.

w External Cache
This option lets the user enable or disable the mainboards level 2 cache.
The default is Enabled.

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w System BIOS Cacheable
If this option is enabled, the F000 segment of the BIOS shadow will be
cached. The default is enabled.

w Adaptor ROM Shadow C000 to DC00

The adaptor ROMs present on the system may either execute
out of ROM(disabled), RAM(Shadow), or execute out of RAM and
be cached(Cache). The adaptor ROM area should be left disabled
unless the device in that region can support shadowing (Its ROM being
copied to RAM for better performance). The default is disabled.

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5.3 Advanced Chipset

w Global 430HX Enable

This option provides a method to enable or disable all of the additional
features provided by the 430HX chipset(enhancements to 430FX).

w Shutdown to Port 92
When disabled, the 430HX forwards a Shutdown special cycle from
the host bus to the PCI bus. When enabled, the TXC will write a 1 to
I/O address 92 in response to a shutdown special cycle on the host bus.
The default is disabled.

w Memory Hole
This option lets you create a memory hole for either the 512-640KB
region or the 15-16MB region. The default is disabled.

w IRQ12/M Mouse Function

Enables or disables PS/2 mouse access to IRQ12.
The default is enabled.

w 8 bit I/O Recovery Time

16 bit I/O Recovery Time
These options set the 8 bit and 16 bit I/O recovery time in the chipset.
I/O devices may not function correctly if two back to back I/O writes
occur too close together. These options increase the delay between
back to back I/O instructions.
The options for 8 bit are 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Sysclk or Disabled.
The options for 16 bit are 1,2,3,4 Sysclk or Disabled.
The default for both options is 1 Sysclk.

w DRAM Timing
This setup question allows the system to be set to either optimal
settings for 60ns or 70ns DRAM, or to be set to manual. In this mode
the next nine options are made available for customizing the memory
timing.

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♦Refresh Rate
Allows the refresh rate to be set according to the memory bus clock
(50mhz, 60mhz or 66mhz). The default depends on CPU speed.

♦Turbo Read LeadOff

A feature to enable the skipping of the first input register in the DRAM
data pipeline. This results in a 1 HCLK savings of all READ leadoff
timings.

♦Read/Write Burst Timing

Allows customizing of the read timings in the memory design.
The options are x2222, x3333 and x4444. The lower the number, the
faster the DRAM will be accessed.

♦Fast RAS to CAS Delay (Clocks)

If enabled, the row miss leadoff timing delay is set to 2 clocks, other
wise it is set to 3 clocks. The default is 7/6/3/4.

♦LeadOff Timing
This bit controls additional DRAM timings. This includes: Read
LeadOff, Write LeadOff, RAS# Precharge, and Refresh RAS asser-
tion.

♦Turbo Read Pipelining

This bit affects the Read timings.
The options are enabled or disabled. The default is disabled.

♦Speculative LeadOff
In this mode the DRAM controller read request is presented before the
final memory target (main memory, cache, or PCI) is decoded. This
results in a 1 HCLK increase in DRAM read leadoff latencies.
The default is disabled.

♦Turn-Around Insertion
When enabled the chipset inserts 1 extra clock of turnaround on the MD
lines after asserting memory write enable (MWE#).

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♦Memory Address Drive Strength
This setup option allows the selection of memory address output buffer
drive affecting the MA(memory address) and MWE#(memory write
enale)pins. The default is 8ma/8ma.

♦NA Disable (NAD) For External Cache

When enabled the NA#(next address) pin is never asserted, otherwise
the assertion is dependent upon the cache type and size.
The default is enabled.

♦Peer Concurrency
When enabled the CPU will be allowed to run DRAM/L2 cycles when
non-PHLD( PCI masters are running non-locked cycles targeting PCI
peer devices. The default is enabled.

♦ECC Test
This is a test mode described in the 430HX( Xcellerated Controller)
external design specification. This should be enabled only when using
ECC memory.
The default is disabled.

♦DRAM Data Integrity Mode

This option allows the selection of the DRAM error detection. Either
parity or ECC modes are supported. The default is parity.

♦SERR# (System Error)Output Type

This allows the selection of the output type of the SERR# signal. Valid
options are Open drain and Normal (actively driven high). The default
is normal.

♦SERR#(System Error) Duration Mode

This option allows the determination of the SERR# output’s duration
when it is asserted. The modes are Pulse (asserted for 1PCLK), or
Level (asserted until the error flags are cleared).
The default is Pulse.

♦SERR# (System Error)Enable

This is the master enable bit for SERR# generation. The default is
disabled.

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♦SingleBit Correctable Error
This option if enabled will assert SERR# upon the detection of a single
bit error (SBE). The default is disabled.

♦MultiBit Uncorrectable Error

This option if enabled will assert SERR# upon the detection of a multi
bit error (MBE) or parity error. The default is disabled.

♦Bad Parity On Uncorrectable Error

The TXC forces bad parity on PCI read data starting from the time an
uncorrectable DRAM error is detected,until the end of the current
cycle. The default is disabled.

♦PCI 2.1 Passive Release Enable

If enabled, this option causes the PIIX3 to use the passive release
mechanism on the PHOLD# signal. If disabled the PHOLD# signal
behaves as it did previously with the Triton I chipset.
The default is enabled.

♦Delayed Transaction Enable

If enabled the delayed transaction mechanism is used when the PIIX3 is
the target of a PCI transaction. The default is enabled.

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5.4 Power Management

w Advanced Power Management

This option enables or disables power management.
The default is disabled.

w Standby to Suspend Timeout Value

This option indicates the time before standby and suspend power saving
modes will occur. The options are from disabled thru 255 minutes.
The default is disabled.

w IDE Drive Power Down In

This option specifies which mode the IDE drives will power down in.
The options are disabled, standby or suspend.
The default is disabled.

w VESA Video Power Down In

This option specifies which mode the video will power down in.
The options are disabled, standby or suspend.
The default is disabled.

w VESA Power Down In

This option specifies the power saving mode for the video.
The options are standy, suspend or off.
The default is standby.

w Slow Clock Ratio

This ratio indicates the amount the CPU will be slowed when the CPU
enters standby mode.
The default is 1:1.

w IRQ x Break Event (x= 0 to 15)

These break events indicate which IRQ events will wake up the system
and/or reload the standby and suspend timers. The options are disabled
and enabled.
The default is disabled.

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5.5 Peripheral

w Programming Mode
When set to manual, you can customize all the settings below.
When set to auto, they system will automatically configure all the ports.
The default is Manual.

w OnBoard FDC
This option lets you enable or disable the onboard floppy disk controller.
The default is enabled.

w Serial Port 1
This option lets you configure the address of serial port 1. The options
are 3F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h or disabled.
The default is 3F8h.

w Serial Port 2
This option lets you configure the address of serial port 2. The options
are 2F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h and disabled.
The default is 2F8h.

w Parallel Port
This option lets you configure the address of the onboard parallel port.
The options are 3BCh, 378h, 278h or disabled.
The default is 378h.

w Parallel Port Mode

This option lets you configure the mode that the onboard parallel port
will function in. The options are Extended or Normal.
The default is Extended.

w IRQ Active
This options lets you set the IRQ trigger. The options are High or Low.
The default should be used in most cases.
The default is High.

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5.6 Utility

Detect Master/Detect Slave

These options, when invoked will enable the CMOS to query the IDE
drive firmware for its cylinder, head and sector parameters.

Color Set
This option lets you select the color scheme of the WinBIOS setup
screen. T he options are LCD, Army, Pastel and Sky.
The default is LCD (Very boring).

5.7 Security

Password
The password feature prohibits unauthorized changes to the system setup
accessed via the CMOS setup program. The default password is "AMI".

Anti-Virus
If enabled, this option will protect the boot sector of the hard disk drive.
Nothing can be written to the boot sector while this option is enabled.
This option should be disabled if you are installing a new operating system
that writes to the boot sector. The default is disabled.

5.8 Defaults

Original
This option restores the CMOS setup to factory default settings.

Optimal
This option will configure the CMOS setup to its fastest settings.

Fail-Safe
This option will configure the CMOS setup to its most conservative
settings.

CMOS Save & Exit

To save the changes made to the CMOS setup, press the ESCape key
unitl the "exit CMOS" menu appears, then select your choice.

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6.0 Flash Writer Utility

You can upgrade the BIOS of your mainboard by using a "Flash

Memory Writer"(FMW) utility. This utility can be downloaded from the
factory's BBS(Consult your system vendor for the phone #). The
system BIOS is stored on a 'flash' EPROM chip on the mainboard
which can be erased and reprogrammed by the FMW.
The following three files make up the FMW.

AWDFLASH.EXE -The Flash Memory Writer utility for

Award to Award upgrade.
AMIFLASH.COM -The Flash Memory Writer utility for
AMI to AMI upgrade.

README -A text file of instructions

*S56AWXX.BIN -XX-A 2-digit version number.

Flash memory writer records (or ‘programs’) a new BIOS

onto the flash memory chip. You cannot upgrade an Award
BIOS to a AMI BIOS or a AMI BIOS to an Award BIOS.

*This file name is subject to change and can have either a "bin" or a
"rom" extension.

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To reprogram the System BIOS, you must first do the following:

1. Check jumpers J48

The S1563 uses a 5V Flash EPROM so jumper J48

should be left in the default postion on pins 1 and 2. This
jumpers should never be moved.

2. Make sure the CPU is running in ‘real mode’.

FMW will not run if the CPU is operating in a protected or

virtual mode. This means that you can not run it with Windows
running or with any memory manager software. You must
disable any memory manager first. The easiest way to do this
is to:

a. Boot your system from a bootable floppy disk with no

CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT files, and then run Flash
Memory Writer from a backup copy of your support disk. You
can make your back-up floppy bootable when you format it, and
use one disk for both purposes.

b. If you are using MS-DOS 6.x, you can use the feature that
allows you to bypass the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
file. You do this while pressing <F5> while the “Starting MS-
DOS...” line is on the screen.

There are other ways to accomplish the same result. The main
point is to make sure no memory managers are running. If you
are not sure, try running FMW. If it runs, then you have suc-
ceeded. If it displays a warning message about the CPU
mode, you will have to try again.

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 Once you have satisfied the two requirements mentioned above,
you can run FMW. You can copy the contents of the “Flash”
directory to your hard drive, or you can run the utility from a
backup of the support floppy disk. Make sure the new BIOS file
is in the same directory as the FMW utility.

To run FMW, change to the “Flash” directory if you are not al-
ready in it. Type “Awdflash” at the DOS command line and press
the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear.

6.1 The Flash Memory Writer Utility Screen (Award)

FLASH MEMORY WRITER V3.0

Copyright (C) 1993, AWARD Software Inc.,

For FX/HX-2A59CT51 Date:4/13/95

File Name to Program:

Error Message:

Type in the whole file name, e.g. S56AW10.BIN and confirm

that you want to program the BIOS. The utility will then ‘Blank’,
‘Erase’, and then ‘Program’ the flash memory on the mainboard with the
new BIOS file. You should choose “yes” to save the original system
BIOS to a floppy diskette before you program the new BIOS. This
leaves you with a backup of your original BIOS in case you need to re-
install it. This option is highly recommended. If you can not sucessfully
program the BIOS file for whatever reason, re-install you original BIOS
from the backup file.

Warning: If you do not successfully install a complete BIOS file

in the flash memory on the Mainboard, your system may not be able to
boot. If this happens, it will require service by your system vendor.
Follow the requirements and instructions in this section precisely to aviod
inconvenience.

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7.0 TIMER & DMA CHANNEL MAP

TIMER MAP: TIMER Channel-0 system timer interrupt

TIMER Channel-1 DRAM REFRESH request
TIMER Channel-2 SPEAKER tone generator

DMA CHANNELS: DMA Channel-0 Available

DMA Channel-1 Available
DMA Channel-2 FLOPPY DISK adapter
DMA Channel-3 Available
DMA Channel-4 Cascade for DMA controller 1
DMA Channel-5 Available
DMA Channel-6 Available
DMA Channel-7 Available

7.1 INTERRUPT MAP

NMI: Parity check error

IRQ (H/W) 0 System TIMER interrupt from TIMER-0

1 KEYBOARD output buffer full
2 Cascade for IRQ 9-15
3 SERIAL port 2
4 SERIAL port 1
5 PARALLEL port 2
6 FLOPPY DISK adapter
7 PARALLEL port 1
8 RTC clock
9 Available
10 Available
11 Available
12 Available
13 MATH co-processor
14 HARD DISK controller
15 HARD DISK controller

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