Gigabyte GA-586UX User manual

GA - 586UX
USER'S MANUAL
Dual PENTIUM

PCI - ISA BUS MAINBOARD
REV. 1 First Edition

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The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may
appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the
information contained herein.
IBM PC/AT, PC/XT are trademarks of International Business Machine
Corporation.
PENTIUM is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
AWARD is a trademark of Award Software, Inc.
MS-DOS WINDOWS NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
UNIX is a trademark of Bell Laboratories.
NOVEMBER 21, 1996 Taipei, Taiwan
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents
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1. INTRODUCTION...............................................................................1-1
1.1. PREFACE......................................................................................1-1
1.2. KEY FEATURES............................................................................1-1
1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST....................................................................1-2
1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM..........................................................................1-3
1.5. INTRODUCE THE PCI - BUS..........................................................1-4
1.6. FEATURES....................................................................................1-4
2. SPECIFICATION...............................................................................2-1
2.1. HARDWARE..................................................................................2-1
2.2. SOFTWARE...................................................................................2-2
2.3. ENVIRONMENT.............................................................................2-2
3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION............................................................3-1
3.1. UNPACKING..................................................................................3-1
3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT...................................................................3-2
3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS................3-2
3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION...................................................................3-4
3.5. CPU INSTALLATION AND JUMPERS SETUP................................3-5
3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS SRAM............................................3-6
3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION......................................3-6
3.8. POWER LED & KEY LOCK CONNECTOR INSTALLATION ............3-6
3.9. HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION........3-6
3.10. GREEN FUNCTION INSTALLATION ............................................3-6
3.11. ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION....................................................3-7
3.12. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION........................................3-7
3.13. KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION...............................3-7
3.14. KEYBOARD SETTING FUNCTION...............................................3-7
4. BIOS CONFIGURATION...................................................................4-1
4.1. ENTERING SETUP........................................................................4-1
4.2. CONTROL KEYS ...........................................................................4-1
4.3. GETTING HELP.............................................................................4-2
4.3.1. Main Menu............................................................................4-2

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4.3.2. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu..............4-2
4.4. THE MAIN MENU...........................................................................4-2
4.5. STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU.................................................4-4
4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP...............................................................4-8
4.7. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP........................................................4-11
4.8. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP....................................................4-12
4.9. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION...........................................................4-14
4.10. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS......................................................4-15
4.11. LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS............................................................4-18
4.12. USER PASSWORD......................................................................4-19
4.13. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION.......................................................4-20
4.14. SAVE & EXIT SETUP...................................................................4-21
4.15. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING..............................................................4-22
5. AT TECHNICAL INFORMATION.......................................................5-1
5.1. I/O BUS CONNECTOR PIN OUT....................................................5-1
5.1.1. ISA SLOT PIN OUT .................................................................5-1
5.1.2. PCI - BUS SLOT PIN OUT.......................................................5-2
5.2. I/O & MEMORY MAP......................................................................5-3
5.3. TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP....................................................5-3
5.4. INTERRUPT MAP ..........................................................................5-4
5.5. RTC & CMOS RAM MAP................................................................5-5
APPENDIX A: POST MESSAGE..............................................................A-1
APPENDIX B: POST CODES...................................................................B-1
APPENDIX C: BIOS DEFAULT DRIVE TABLE.........................................C-1
APPENDIX D: PROBLEM SHEET............................................................D-1

Introduction
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. PREFACE
Welcome to use the GA - 586UX motherboard. The motherboard is a 512 KB
cache PENTIUMProcessor based PC / AT compatible system with ISA bus
and PCI Local Bus, and has been designed to be the fastest PC / AT system.
There are some new features allow you to operate the system with just the
performance you want.
This manual also explains how to install the motherboard for operation, and
how to set up your CMOS CONFIGURATION with BIOS SETUP program.
1.2. KEY FEATURES
qIntel PentiumProcessor based PC / AT compatible mainboard.
q4 Master / Slave PCI Bus slots, 4 ISA Bus slots.
qSupports Pentium processor,PODP running at 75-200 MHz,
Cyrix 6x86, and AMD 5k86 Processor.
qSupports 321 Pins (Socket 7) ZIF white socket on board, and Dual POWER
(2.8V/3.3V) Processor.
qSupports 512 KB Pipeline Burst Sync. 2nd Cache.
qCPU L1 / L2 Write-Back cache operation.
qSupports 8 - 512 MB DRAM memory on board.
qSupports 2 channels Enhance PCI IDE ports for 4 IDE Device.
qSupports 2xCOM (16550), 1xLPT (EPP / ECP), 1x1.44MB Floppy port.
qSupports Green function, Plug & Play function.
qLicensed AWARD BIOS, FLASH EEPROM for BIOS update.
qBENCHMARQ3287 / DALLAS 12887 / ODIN 12C887 RTC on board.
qATX form factor, 4 layers PCB.

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1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST
The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular
benchmark testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there
is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users.
(The different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different
benchmark testing results.)
•CPU Pentiumprocessor 200 MHz
•DRAM 32 MB EDO
•CACHE SIZE 512 KB 2nd cache
•DISPLAY Matrox Millennium 2MB
•STORAGE Onboard IDE port + Quantum FB 1280AT IDE Drive
•O.S. Windows95A with Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 256
colors x 70Hz & BusMaster IDE Driver.
Program Pentium-200 Pentium-MMX-200
Winstone32 index 124.7 142.9
Winstone96 index 91.1 100.5
WinBench96
CPUmark32 395 432
Disk WinMark96 1250 1310
Graphics WinMark96 38.9 52.9
SYS MARK32 Ver.10 164 186

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1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM
Pentium Processor
R
3.3V
Main
Memory
(DRAM)
Control
Address
Data
Host Bus
Second Level
Cache
Cache
(SRAM)
Tag
Cntl
Tag Cntl
TIO[7:0]
TIO[10:8]
TXC
Addr
Data
ECC
Cntl
PCI Bus Control
Address/Data
PCI
Device(s)
ISA
Device(s)
PIIX3CD ROM
Hard Disk
Fast IDE
ISA Bus

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1.5. INTRODUCE THE PCI - BUS
Connecting devices to a CPU local bus can dramatically increase the speed of
I/O-bound peripherals with only a slight increase in cost over traditional
systems. This price / performance point has created a vast market potential for
local bus products. The main barrier to this market has been the lack of an
accepted standard for local bus peripherals. Many mainboard and chipset
manufactures developed their own local bus implementations, but they are
incompatible with each other. The VL (Video Electronics Standards Association)
local bus and PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus specification was
created to end this confusion.
The PCI - bus standard, under development since Jun. 1992, which is designed
to bring workstation-level performance to standard PC platform. The PCI - bus
removes many of the bottlenecks that have hampered PC for several years. On
the PCI - bus, peripherals operate at the native speed of the computer system,
thus enabling data transfer between peripherals and the system at maximum
speed. This performance is critical for bandwidth-constrained devices such as
video, multimedia, mass storage, and networking adapters.
PCI - bus standard provides end-users with a low-cost, extendible and portable
local bus design, which will allow system and peripherals from different
manufactures to work together.
1.6. FEATURES
q32 bits bus transfer mode.
qBus Master or Slave access.
qMemory burst transfer to 132 MB/sec.
q33 MHz operation speed.
q10 device loading ability.
qCPU independent.

Specification
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2. SPECIFICATION
2.1. HARDWARE
•CPU −Pentiumprocessor 75 - 200 MHz, P55C.
−PentiumOverDriveprocessor, (PODP).
−AMD5K86, Cyrix6x86 processor.
−321 pins (socket 7) ZIF white socket on board.
−3.3V / 2.8V Dual Power Ready for P55C,Cyrix &
AMD processor.
•COPROCESSOR −Included in Pentium.
•SPEED −50 / 55 / 60 / 66 MHz system speed.
−25 / 27.5 / 30 / 33 PCI-Bus speed.
−7.5 / 8 MHz AT bus speed.
−Hardware and Software speed switchable function.
•DRAM MEMORY −2 banks 72 pins SIMM module socket on board.
−Use 4 / 8 / 16 / 32 / 64 /128 MB 60~70 ns SIMM
module DRAM.
−8 ~ 512 MB DRAM size.
−Support Fast Page / EDO DRAM access mode.
•CACHE MEMORY −16 KB cache memory included in Pentium.
−512 KB Pipeline Burst 2nd cache.
−Support Write Back cache function for both CPU &
on board cache.
•I/O BUS SLOTS −4 Master / Slave PCI-BUS.
−4 16 bits ISA BUS.
•IDE PORTS −2 Enhanced IDE channels on board.(Using
IRQ14,15)
−Support Mode 3,4 IDE & ATAPI CD - ROM.
•I/O PORTS −Supports 2 16550 COM ports. (Using IRQ4, 3)
−Supports 1 EPP/ECP LPT port. (Using IRQ7 or 5
and DMA3 or 1)
−Supports 1 1.44MB Floppy port. (Using DMA2 &
IRQ6)
−Supports PS/2 Mouse. (Using IRQ12 )
−Supports PS/2 Keyboard.
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GREEN FUNCTION −Standby & Suspend mode support.
−Green switch & LED support.
−IDE & Display power down support.
−Monitor all IRQ / DMA / Display / I/O events.

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•BIOS −128KB FLASH EEPROM.
−Supports Plug & Play Function.
•DIMENSION −ATX Form Factor, 4 layers PCB.
2.2. SOFTWARE
•BIOS −Licensed AWARD BIOS.
−AT CMOS Setup, BIOS / Chipset Setup, Green
Setup, Hard Disk Utility included.
•O.S. −Operation with MS-DOS, Windows95,
WINDOWSNT, OS/2, NOVELL and SCO
UNIX.
2.3. ENVIRONMENT
•Ambient Temp. −0°C to +50°C (Operating).
•Relative Hum. −0 to +85% (Operating).
•Altitude −0 to 10,000 feet (Operating).
•Vibration −0 to 1,000 Hz.
•Electricity −4.9 V to 5.2 V.
−5 A to 7 A current.