ICP Electronics ROCKY-772EV User manual

ROCKY – 772EV
DuronTM & Athlon(XP)TM with Dual LAN
Integrated S3 savage4 AGP4X VGA SBC
Ver 1.1
@Copyright 2001
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Manual first edition JUNE 26,2001
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Contents
1. Introduction .....................................................................4
1.1 Specifications ......................................................................................5
1.2 What You Have...................................................................................7
2. Installation.......................................................................8
2.1 ROCKY – 772EV's Layout................................................................9
2.2 Unpacking Precautions .....................................................................10
2.3 Setting the CPU of ROCKY-772EV ...............................................11
2.4 Watch-Dog Timer .............................................................................11
2.5 DiskOnChip™ Flash Disk ..............................................................11
2.6 Clear CMOS Setup ...........................................................................12
2.7 Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Setting.........................................................12
2.8 Onboard Keyboard/Mouse Source
Setting……………………….12
3. Connection ....................................................................13
3.1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ..........................................................14
3.2 PCI E-IDE Disk Drive Connector ...................................................15
3.3 Parallel Port .......................................................................................16
3.4 Serial Ports ........................................................................................16
3.5 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector................................................17
3.6 External Switches and Indicators .....................................................18
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3.7 USB Port Connector .........................................................................19
3.8 IrDA Infrared Interface Port .............................................................19
3.9 CPU & SYSTEM Fan Connector....................................................19
3.10 LAN RJ45 & STATE LED Connector ...........................................20
3.11 VGA Connector ................................................................................20
3.12 AUDIO Headphone & Input Connector .......................................20
3.13 ATX 20-PIN Power Connector .......................................................21
4. AWARD BIOS Setup .......................................... 22
4.1 Introduction........................................................................................22
4.2 Starting Setup....................................................................................22
4.3 Using Setup .......................................................................................23
4.4 Getting Help.......................................................................................24
4.5 Main Menu.........................................................................................25
4.6 Standard CMOS Setup ....................................................................28
4.7 Advanced BIOS Features Setup .....................................................32
4.8 Advanced Chipset Features Setup ..................................................36
4.9 Integrated Peripherals Setup............................................................39
4.10 Power Management Setup .............................................................43
4.11 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup ..........................................................48
4.12 PC Health Status Setup…………….................................................50
4.13 Frequency / Voltage Control Setup …………….. ...........................51
4.14 Defaults Menu Setup …………….. ..................................................52
4.15 Change Supervisor/User Password……………..............................53
4.16 Exit Selection …………….. ...............................................................54

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5. Appendix A. Watch-Dog Timer ...................................55
Appendix B. I/O Address Map .....................................57
Appendix C. ATX Power Supply .................................59
Appendix D. How to used Wake Up Function.............61
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Introduction
Welcome to the ROCKY-772EV DuronTM & Athlon(XP)TM Single
Board Computer. The ROCKY-772EV board is an ISA/PCI form
factor board, which comes equipped with high performance
Athlon(XP)TM Processor and advanced high performance multi-
mode I/O, designed for the system manufacturers, integrators,
or VARs that want to provide all the performance, reliability, and
quality at a reasonable price.
In addition, the ROCKY-772EV provides S3 Savage4 AGP4X
VGA on board. The VGA chip is 3D graphics chipset, which
provides up to 1920x1440x16-color resolution. The VGA on
board has 8 to 32MB frame buffer sharing with system memory.
This board has a built-in DiskOnChip™(DOC) Flash Disk Socket
for embedded applications. The DOC Flash Disk is 100%
software compatible with hard disks. Users can use any DOS
command without any extra software utility. The DOC currently
is available from 2MB to 144MB.
An advanced high performance super AT I/O chip – VIA
VT82C686B is used in the ROCKY-772EV board. Both on-chip
UARTs are compatible with the NS16C550. The parallel port
and IDE interface are compatible with IBM PC/AT architecture.
The ROCKY-772EV uses dual Intel 82559 /Realtek RTL8100
Fast Ethernet Multifunction PCI Controller as LAN controllers.
They are fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX LAN solution
with high performance networking functions and low power
features.

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The ROCKY-772EV uses the advanced VIA KM/KL133A
Chipset which is 100% software compatible chipset with PCI 2.1
standard.
1.1 Specifications
CPU(PGA462) AMD DuronTM and Athlon(XP)TM Processor,
supports 200/266 MHz FSB
Bus interface PCI/ISA bus, PICMG compliant
Bus speed ISA : 8MHz, PCI: 33MHz
DMA channels 7
Interrupt levels
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Chipset VIA KM/KL133A
Real-time
clock/calendar
VT82C686B
RAM memory
Three 168-pin DIMM sockets support SDRAM
and VCM RAM module. The max. Memory is up
to 1.5GB.
ATA/100
IDE interface
Up to four PCI Enhanced IDE hard drives. The
ATA/100 IDE can handle data transfer up to
100MB/s. Compatible with existing ATA-2 IDE
specifications its best advantage, so there is no
need to do any changes for users’ current
accessories.
Floppy disk
drive interface
Supports up to two floppy disk drives,
5.25”(360KB and 1.2MB) and/or 3.5” (720KB,
1.44MB, and 2.88MB)
Serial ports
Two RS-232 ports with 16C550 UART (or
compatible) with 16-byte FIFO buffer. Support up
to 115.2Kbps. Ports can be individually
configured to COM1, COM2 or disabled.
Bi-directional Configurable to LPT1, LPT2, LPT3 or disabled.
S t EPP/ECP/SPP
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parallel port Supports EPP/ECP/SPP
Hardware
monitor
Built-in to monitor power supply voltage and fan
speed status
IrDA port Supports Serial Infrared(SIR) and Amplitude Shift
Keyed IR(ASKIR) interface
USB port Supports 4 USB ports for future expansion
Watch-dog
timer
Software Programmable Reset or NMI is
generated when CPU does not periodically
trigger the timer. Your can use I/O Port hex
043(843) & 443 to control the watchdog and
generate a system reset.
VGA controller
Integrated S3 Savage4 AGP4X 3D graphics Core
plus Advanced Memory Controller.
Screen Resolution: up to 1920x1440x16.
Ethernet
Dual Intel 82559 /Realtek 8100 Fast Ethernet
controllers, IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation
support for 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX standard.
Two RJ45 connectors are located on the mounting
bracket for easy connection.
Flash disk
socket
The DiskOnChip™ compatible 32-pin dip socket
is provided for Flash Disk (DiskOnChip™)
application which will let users to use the Flash
Disk with DOS command, without any extra
software utility.
Keyboard and
PS/2 mouse
connector
A 6-pin mini DIN connector is located on the
mounting bracket for easy connection to a
keyboard or PS/2 mouse. For alternative
application, a keyboard and a PS/2 mouse pin
header connector are also available on board.
Compactflash It can be used with a passive adapter (True IDE
Mode ) in a Type I/II Socket.
Power
consumption
( AthlonTM (K7) 1.4GHz,512MB PC133 SDRAM)
+5V @ 12.5A ,+12V @ 168mA ,-12V @40mA.

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Recommended : 300-watt power supply or higher
Operating
temperature
0°~ 50°C
( *CPU needs Cooler & silicone heatsink paste* )
WARNING ! :Never run the processor without the heatsink(Cooler)
properly and firmly attached.
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1.2 What You Have
In addition to this User's Manual, the ROCKY-772EV package
includes the following items:
•One ROCKY-772EV Single Board Computer
•One RS-232 x2 and Printer Cable with bracket
•One FDD cable
•One AUDIO cable.
•One ATA/100 IDE cables
•One 6-pin Mini-Din converts to two 6-pin mini-Din cables for
keyboard and mouse connection.
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact the
dealer from whom you purchased this product. Save the
shipping materials and carton in case you want to ship or store
the product in the future.

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Installation
This chapter describes how to install the ROCKY-772EV. At first,
the layout of ROCKY-772EV is shown, and the unpacking
information that you should be careful is described. The
jumpers and switches setting for the ROCKY-772EV's
configuration, such as CPU clock setting, and watchdog timer,
are also included.
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2.1 ROCKY – 772EV's Layout

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2.2 Unpacking Precautions
Some components on ROCKY-772EV SBC are very sensitive to
static electric charges and can be damaged by a sudden rush
of power. To protect it from unintended damage, be sure to
follow these precautions:
 Ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching
your ROCKY-772EV SBC. You can do it by using a grounded
wrist strap at all times or by frequently touching any conducting
materials that is connected to the ground.
 Handle your ROCKY-772EV SBC by its edges. Don’t touch IC
chips, leads or circuitry if not necessary.
 Do not plug any connector or jumper while the power is on.
Table of Jumpers
LABEL FUNCTION
JP1 &
JP7
CPU FSB 200/266MHz Setting
JP2 Onboard LAN2 enable/disable.
JP3 CompactFlash Master(close)/Slave(open) Setting.
JP4 Onboard LAN1 enable/disable.
JP5 Watch-Dog Active Type Setting
JP6 DiskOnChip Memory Address Setting
JKB1 Keyboard/Mouse power source Setting
JBAT1 CMOS state setting
Note: All shaded rows in tables of this manual are the default settings
for the ROCKY-772EV.
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2.3 Setting the CPU of ROCKY-772EV
•JP1 & JP7 : CPU FSB 200/266MHz Setting
JP1 JP7
CPU FSB 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 1-2
200 MHz CLOSE CLOSE OPEN CLOSE CLOSE
266 MHz OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN
When you change CPU with FSB 266MHz to that with 200MHz
be sure to clear CMOS before first power ON.
2.4 Watch-Dog Timer (JP5)
Reading I/O port 443H enables the Watch-Dog Timer. It should
be triggered before the time-out period ends, otherwise it will
assume the program operation is abnormal and will issue a
reset signal to start again, or activate NMI to CPU. The Watch-
Dog Timer is disable by reading I/O port 043H or 843H. Refer to
Appendix A for detailed information on Watch-Dog Timer.
•JP5 : Watch-Dog Active Type Setting
JP5 DESCRIPTION
1-2 ACTIVATE NMI TO CPU WHEN WDT TIME-
OUT
2-3 RESET WHEN WDT TIME-OUT
OPEN DISABLE WDT
2.5 DiskOnChip™ Flash Disk
The DiskOnChip™ Flash Disk Chip(DOC) is produced by M-
Systems. Because the DOC is 100% software compatible to
hard disk and DOS, users don‘t need any extra software utility. It
is just “plug and play” easy and reliable. At present the DOC is
available from 2MB to 144MB. The DiskOnChip only shares
8KB memory address.

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•JP6 : DiskOnChip Memory Address Setting
Address 1-2 3-4 5-6
CE000 – CFFFF OFF ON ON
D6000 – D7FFF ON OFF ON
DE000 – DFFFF OFF OFF ON
2.6 Clear CMOS Setup
If want to clear the CMOS Setup (for example forgot the
password you should clear the setup and then set the password
again.), you should close the JBAT1 (1-2) about 3 seconds,
then open it again. Set back to normal operation mode, open
JP1.•JBAT1 : Clear CMOS Setup (Reserve Function)
JBAT1 DESCRIPTION
1-2 Normal Operation
2-3 Clear CMOS Setup
2.7 Onboard LAN1(JP4) / LAN2(JP2) Setting
The onboard LAN controllers can be disabled if you don’t want to use
then. All the hardware resource will be released. After they are disabled.
JP2/JP4 DESCRIPTION
CLOSE Enable
OPEN Disable
2.8 Onboard Keyboard/Mouse source Setting
JKB1 DESCRIPTION
1-2 Vcc (+5V)
2-3 5VSB
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Connection
This chapter describes how to connect peripherals, switches
and indicators to the ROCKY- 772EV board.
Table of Connectors
LABEL FUNCTION
FAN1,FAN2 CPU /SYSTEM Fan Connectors
CN1 ATX 20-PIN Power Connector
CN2 IrDA connector
CN3 ATX BUTTON (Power ON) Switch
CN5 Parallel Port Connector
CN6 FDC Connector
CN7 Secondary IDE Connector
CN8 Primary IDE Connector
CN9,CN10 USB Connectors
CN11,CN14 Serial Port 10-pin Connectors
CN12 External Switches and Indicators
CN13 Backplane to Mainboard Connectors
CN16,CN17 LAN State LED Connectors
CN18 AUDIO MIC-IN
CN19 AUDIO LINE-IN
CN20 AUDIO CD-IN
CN21 VGA 15-pin Female Connector
CN22,CN24 LAN RJ45 Connectors
CN25 External 5-pin Header Keyboard Connector
CN26 PS/2 MOUSE & KEYBOARD Connector

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3.1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
The ROCKY-772EV board is equipped with a 34-pin daisy-chain
drive connector cable.
•CN6 : FDC Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 GROUND 2 REDUCE WRITE
3 GROUND 4 N/C
5 GROUND 6 N/C
7 GROUND 8 INDEX#
9 GROUND 10 MOTOR ENABLE A#
11 GROUND 12 DRIVE SELECT B#
13 GROUND 14 DRIVE SELECT A#
15 GROUND 16 MOTOR ENABLE B#
17 GROUND 18 DIRECTION#
19 GROUND 20 STEP#
21 GROUND 22 WRITE DATA#
23 GROUND 24 WRITE GATE#
25 GROUND 26 TRACK 0#
27 GROUND 28 WRITE PROTECT#
29 GROUND 30 READ DATA#
31 GROUND 32 SIDE 1 SELECT#
33 GROUND 34 DISK CHANGE#
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3.2 PCI E-IDE Disk Drive Connector
You can attach four IDE( Integrated Device Electronics) hard
disk drives on two channels. These connectors support Ultra-
DMA100 IDE devices. Non-DMA100 devices are suggested to
be connecting to the secondary IDE connector.
CN8 (IDE 1) : Primary IDE Connector
CN7 (IDE 2) : Secondary IDE Connector
•CN8/CN7 : IDE Interface Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 RESET# 2 GROUND
3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8
5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9
7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10
9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11
11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12
13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13
15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14
17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15
19 GROUND 20 N/C
21 N/C 22 GROUND
23 IOW# 24 GROUND
25 IOR# 26 GROUND
27 N/C 28 BALE – DEFAULT
29 N/C 30 GROUND – DEFAULT
31 INTERRUPT 32 IOCS16#-DEFAULT
33 SA1 34 N/C
35 SA0 36 SA2
37 HDC CS0# 38 HDC CS1#
39 HDD ACTIVE# 40 GROUND

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3.3 Parallel Port
This port is usually connected to a printer. The ROCKY-772EV
includes an on-board parallel port, accessed through a 26-pin
flat-cable connector.
•CN5 : Parallel Port Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 STROBE# 2 DATA 0
3 DATA 1 4 DATA 2
5 DATA 3 6 DATA 4
7 DATA 5 8 DATA 6
9 DATA 7 10 ACKNOWLEDGE
11 BUSY 12 PAPER EMPTY
13 PRINTER SELECT 14 AUTO FORM FEED #
15 ERROR# 16 INITIALIZE
17 PRINTER SELECT LN# 18 GROUND
19 GROUND 20 GROUND
21 GROUND 22 GROUND
23 GROUND 24 GROUND
25 GROUND
3.4 Serial Ports
The ROCKY-772EV offers two high speeds NS16C550
compatible UART.
CN14 (COM1) : 10-pin header on board
CN11 (COM2) : 10-pin header on board
Serial port connections
Connector Ports Address Interrupt
CN14 COM1 3F8 IRQ4
CN11 COM2 2F8 IRQ3
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•Serial Port 10-pin Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD)
2 RECEIVE DATA (RXD)
3 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD)
4 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR)
5 GROUND (GND)
6 DATA SET READY (DSR)
7 REQUEST TO SEND (RTS)
8 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS)
9 RING INDICATOR (RI)
10 GROUND (GND)
3.5 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector
A 6-pin mini DIN connector (CN26) is located on the mounting
bracket for easy connection to a keyboard or a PS/2 mouse.
The card comes with a cable to convert from the 6-pin mini-DIN
connector to two 6-pin mini-DIN connectors for keyboard and
mouse connection.
•CN26 : 6-pin Mini-DIN Keyboard Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 KEYBOARD DATA
2 MOUSE DATA
3 GROUND
4 +5V
5 KEYBOARD CLOCK
6 MOUSE CLOCK
For alternative application, a keyboard and a PS/2 mouse pin
header connector are also available on board, located on CN25
respectively.
•CN25 : 5-pin Header Keyboard Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 KEYBOARD CLOCK
2 KEYBOARD DATA
3 N/C
4 GROUND
5 +5V

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3.6 External Switches and Indicators
There are several external switches and indicators for
monitoring and controlling your CPU board. All the functions are
in the CN12 connector.
CN12 : External Switches and Indicators
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 +5V 2 Speaker
3 N/C 4 N/C
Power
LED 5 GND 6 N/C
7N/C 8 +5V
Speaker
9 GND 10 Reset Switch
11 GND 12 GND
Reset
button
13 IDE LED+ 14 IDE LED-
•CN3 : 2-pin Header ATX BUTTON Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 ATX BUTTON
2 GND
•CN13 : Backplane to Mainboard Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 5VSB
2 ATX-ON
3 GND
★Power source from Backplane with ATX Connector
(Through Power Button & +5VSB)
3.7 USB Port Connector
The ROCKY- 772EV provide 4 built-in USB ports for the future
new I/O bus expansion.
CN9 / CN10
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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 VCC 2 GROUND
3 DATA- 4 DATA+
5 DATA+ 6 DATA-
7 GROUND 8 VCC
3.8 IrDA Infrared Interface Port
The ROCKY-772EV has a built-in IrDA port which supports
Serial Infrared (SIR) or Amplitude Shift Keyed IR (ASKIR)
interface. If you want to use the IrDA port, you have to configure
SIR or ASKIR model in the BIOS under Peripheral Setup COM2.
Then the normal RS-232 COM 2 will be disabled.
•CN2: IrDA connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 VCC
2 NC
3 IR-RX
4 Ground
5 IR-TX
3.9 CPU & SYSTEM Fan Connectors (FAN1,FAN2)
The ROCKY-772EV provides two CPU cooling fan connectors,
FAN2 as well as a SYSTEM Fan connector, These connectors
can supply 12V/500mA to the cooling fan. All connectors have
the same pin assignments and provide a "rotation" pin to get
rotation signals from fans and notice the system. So the system
BIOS can recognize the fan speed. Please note that only
specified fan can issue the rotation signals.
•FAN1/FAN2 : Fan Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 Rotation Signal
2 12V
3 Ground
3.10 LAN RJ45 & State LED Connectors
The ROCKY-772EV is equipped with two built-in 10/100Mbps
Ethernet controllers. You can connect it to your LAN through

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RJ45 LAN connectors. There are two LED on the connector
indicating the status of LAN. The pin assignments are as
following:
•CN22(LAN1)/CN24(LAN2): LAN RJ45 Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 TX+ 5. N/C
2 TX- 6. RX-
3. RX+ 7. N/C
4. N/C 8. N/C
•CN17(LAN1)/CN16(LAN2): LAN State LED Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1-2 ACT/LINK
3-4 100TX
3.11 VGA Connector
The ROCKY-772EV has a built-in 15-pin VGA connector directly
connects to your CRT monitor.
•CN21 : 15-pin Female Connector
1 RED 2 GREEN
3 BLUE 4 NC
5 GROUND 6 GROUND
7 GROUND 8 GROUND
9 NC 10 GROUND
11 NC 12 DDC DAT
13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC
15 DDCCLK
3.12 AUDIO Headphone & Connector
The ROCKY-772EV has a built-in AC’97 AUDIO CODEC;
connector directly connects to your MIC-IN & CD-IN & LINE-IN.
•CN23: AUDIO Headphone Jack (Output)
•CN19: AUDIO LINE-IN Connector (Input)
•CN20: AUDIO CD-IN Connector (Input)
•CN18: AUDIO MIC-IN Connector (Input)
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
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CN20 CN19 CN18
1 LEFT LEFT MIC-IN
2 GND GND GND
3 GND GND GND
4 RIGHT RIGHT NC
3.13 ATX 20-PIN Power Connector (CN1)
This connector supports the ATX power, functions such as
modem Ring on, wake-up LAN and soft power off are supported
by mainboard. (Power source from Mainboard)
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 3.3V 2 3.3V
3 GND 4 5V
5 GND 6 5V
7 GND 8 PW_OK
9 5VSB 10 12V
11 3.3V 12 -12V
13 GND 14 ATX-ON
15 GND 16 GND
17 GND 18 -5V
19 5V 20 5V
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AWARD BIOS SETUP
4.1 Introduction
This manual discusses Award's Setup program built into the ROM BIOS.
The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system
configuration. This special information is then stored in battery-backed
RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
4.2 Starting Setup
The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the
computer.The BIOS reads the system information contained in the
CMOS and begins the process of checking out the system and
configuring it. When it finishes, the BIOS will seek an operating system
on one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to the
operating system.
While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one
of two ways:
1. By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or
2. by pressing the <Del>key when the following message appears
briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST.
Press DEL to enter SETUP.
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to
enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or
pressing the "RESET" button on the system case. You may also restart
by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you do
not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an
error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to...
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP
4.3 Using Setup
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In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to
select, use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries, press
<F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table provides
more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program using the
keyboard.
Up arrow Move to previous item
Down arrow Move to next item
Left arrow Move to the item in the left hand
Right arrow Move to the item in the right hand
Esc key Main Menu -- Quit and not save changes into CMOS
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup
Menu -- Exit current page and return to Main Menu
PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes
PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
+ key Increase the numeric value or make changes
- key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and
Option Page Setup Menu
(Shift)F2 key Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color
forward, (Shift) F2 to select color backward
F3 key Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu
F4 key Reserved
F5 key Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only
for Option Page Setup Menu
F6 key Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default
table, only for Option Page Setup Menu
F7 key Load the default
F8 key Reserved
F9 key Reserved
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu
4.4 Getting Help

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Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate
keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit
the Help Window press <Esc> or the F1 key again.
If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover
that your computer no longer is able to boot, the Award BIOS supports
an override to the CMOS settings which resets your system to its
defaults.
The best advice is to only alter settings which you thoroughly
understand. To this end, we strongly recommend that you avoid making
any changes to the chipset defaults. These defaults have been
carefully chosen by both Award and your systems manufacturer to
provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Even a
seemingly small change to the chipset setup has the potential for
causing you to use the override.
4.5 Main Menu
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Once you enter the AwardBIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu
will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from
several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to
select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-
menu.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-2001 Award Software
Standard CMOS Feature
Advanced BIOS Feature
Advanced Chipset Feature
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
E s c : Q u i t ↑↓←→: Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type….
Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the
bottom of the screen.
The main menu includes the following main setup categories. Recall
that some systems may not include all entries.
Standard CMOS Features
Use this menu for basic system configuration. See Section 4.6 for the
details.

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Advanced BIOS Features
Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.
See Section 4.7 for the details.
Advanced Chipset Features
Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and
optimize your system's performance. See section 4.8 for the details.
Integrated Peripherals
Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. See
section 4.9 for the details.
Power Management Setup
Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. See
section 4.10 for the details.
PnP / PCI Configuration
This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI. See section 4.11
for the details.
PC Health Status
Use this menu to monitor your hardware. See section 4.12 for the details.
Frequency/Voltage Control
Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.
See section 4.13 for the details.
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Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable
performance for your system to operate. See section 4.14 for the
details.
Load Optimized Defaults
Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings
for optimal performance system operations. While Award has designed
the custom BIOS to maximize performance, the factory has the right to
change these defaults to meet their needs. See section 4.14 for the
details.
Supervisor / User Password
Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords. See section 4.15
for the details.
Save & Exit Setup
Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. See section 4.16
for the details.
Exit Without Save
Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. See section 4.16 for
the details.

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4.6 Standard CMOS Setup
The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories.
Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the
arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn>
keys to select the value you want in each item.
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Standard CMOS Features
Date: Mon, Jan 1 2001
Time: 16:19:20
 IDE Primary Master 2557 MB
 IDE Primary Slave None
 IDE Secondary Master None
 IDE Secondary Slave None
Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B None
LCD&CRT Both
Panel : Hardware Setting
Halt On All Errors
Based Memory 640K
Extended Memory 64512K
Total Memory 65536K
Item Help
Menu Level 
Change the day, month,
year and century
↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
Figure 1: The Main Menu
Main Menu Selections
Item Options Description
Date MM DD YYYY Set the system date.
Time HH : MM : SS Set the system time
IDE O
p
tions are in its sub Press <Enter> to enter
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Primary Master menu
(described in Table 3)
the sub menu of detailed
options
IDE
Primary Slave
Options are in its sub
menu
(described in Table 3)
Press <Enter> to enter
the sub menu of detailed
options
IDE
Secondary
Options are in its sub
menu
(described in Table 3)
Press <Enter> to enter
the sub menu of detailed
options
IDE
Secondary
Options are in its sub
menu
(described in Table 3)
Press <Enter> to enter
the sub menu of detailed
options
Drive A
Drive B
None
360K, 5.25 in
1.2M, 5.25 in
720K, 3.5 in
1.44M, 3.5 in
2.88M, 3.5 in
Select the type of floppy
disk drive installed in
your system
Halt On All Errors
No Errors
All, but Keyboard
All, but Diskette
All, but Disk/Key
Select the situation in
which you want the BIOS
to stop the POST
process and notify you
Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of
conventional memory
detected during boot up
Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of
extended memory
detected during boot up
Total Memory N/A Displays the total
memory available in the
system
Table 2 Main Menu Selections
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The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu
to configure each hard disk drive.
Figure 2 shows the IDE primary master sub menu.
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IDE Primary Master
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter
IDE Primary Master Auto 2557 MB
Access Mode Auto
Cylinder 4956
Head 16
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 4955
Sector 63
Item Help
Menu Level 
To auto-detect the HDD’s size,
head... on this channel
↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
Figure 2 IDE Primary Master sub menu
Use the legend keys to navigate through this menu and exit to
the main menu. Use Table 3 to configure the hard disk.
Item Options Description
IDE HDD Auto-
detection
Press Enter Press Enter to auto-detect
the HDD on this channel. If
detection is successful, it
fills the remaining fields on
this menu.
IDE Primary Master None
Auto
Manual
Selecting ‘manual’ lets you
set the remaining fields on
this screen. Selects the
type of fixed disk. "User
Type" will let you select the
number of cylinders, heads,
etc. Note:
PRECOMP=65535 means
NONE !
Capacity
A
uto Dis
p
la
y
Disk drive ca
p
acit
y
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your disk drive
size
(Approximated). Note that
this size is usually slightly
greater than the size of a
formatted disk given by a
disk checking program.
Access Mode Normal
LBA
Large
Auto
Choose the access mode
for this hard disk
The following options are selectable only if the ‘IDE Primary Master’ item is
set to ‘Manual’
Cylinder Min = 0
Max = 65535
Set the number of cylinders
for this hard disk.
Head Min = 0
Max = 255
Set the number of read/write
heads
Precomp Min = 0
Max = 65535
**** Warning: Setting a
value of 65535 means no
hard disk
Landing zone Min = 0
Max = 65535
****
Sector Min = 0
Max = 255
Number of sectors per track
Table 3 Hard disk selections
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This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation.
You have the opportunity to select the system’s default speed, boot-up
sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security.
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Virus Warning Disabled
CPU Internal Cache Enabled
External Cache Enabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled
First Boot device Floppy
Second Boot device HDD-0
Third Boot device LS120
Boot other device Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status On
Gate A20 Option Fast
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option Setup
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2
Item Help
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Menu Level 
Allows you to choose the
VIRUS warning feature for
IDE Hard Disk boot sector
protection. If this function is
enabled and someone
attempt to write data into this
area, BIOS will show a
warning message on screen
and alarm beep
↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
Virus Warning
Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot
sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to
write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen
and alarm beep.
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Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up
causing a warning message to appear when anything
attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk
partition table.
Disabled No warning message will appear when anything
attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk
partition table.
CPU Internal Cache/External Cache
These two categories speed up memory access. However, it depends
on CPU/chipset design.
Enabled Enable cache
Disabled Disable cache
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC checking.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Quick Power On Self Test
This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power up
the computer. If it is set to Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some check
items during POST.
Enabled Enable quick POST
Disabled Normal POST
First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device
The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the
sequence selected in these items.
The Choice: Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD, SCSI, CDROM, Disabled.

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Swap Floppy Drive
If the system has two floppy drives, you can swap the logical drive name
assignments. The choice: Enabled/Disabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Seeks disk drives during boot up. Disabling speeds boot up.
The choice: Enabled/Disabled.
Boot Up NumLock Status
Select power on state for NumLock. The choice: Enabled/Disabled.
Gate A20 Option
Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control GateA20.
Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls
GateA20
Fast Lets chipset control GateA20
Typematic Rate Setting
Key strokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller.
When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected.
The choice: Enabled/Disabled.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Sets the number of times a second to repeat a key stroke when you
hold the key down.
The choice: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat
the keystroke.
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The choice: 250, 500, 750, 1000.
Security Option
Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or
only when you enter 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 correct password is not entered at the prompt.
Note: To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu
and then you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything and
just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled,
the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
Select the operating system that is running with greater than
64MB of RAM on the system.
The choice: Non-OS2, OS2.
Video BIOS Shadow
This item allows the video BIOS to be copied to system memory for
faster performance.
The Choice : Enable , Disable.
4.8 Advanced Chipset Features
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Advanced Chipset Features
DRAM Timing By SPD Enabled
DRAM Clock 133M
SDRAM Cycle Length 3
Bank Interleave Disabled
Memory Hole Disabled
PCI Master Pipeline Req Enabled
P2C/C2P Concurrency Disabled
Fast R-W Turn Around Disabled
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Frame Buffer Size 8M
AGP Aperture Size 64MB
Power-supply Type AT
OnChip USB Disabled
USB Keyboard Support Disabled
OnChip Sound AUTO
CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled
PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled
PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled
Item Help
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Menu Level 
↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific
features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and
access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external
cache. It also coordinates communications between the conventional
ISA bus and the PCI bus. It must be stated that these items should
never need to be altered. The default settings have been chosen
because they provide the best operating conditions for your system.
DRAM Timing By SPD
This item allows you to select the value in this field, depending on whether the
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board has paged DRAMs or EDO (extended data output) DRAMs.
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.
DRAM Clock
This item allows you to control the DRAM speed.
The Choice: CPU FSB 200MHz(133/100MHz) ;
CPU FSB 266MHz(133MHz)
SDRAM Cycle Length
When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS
latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from the default
value specified by the system designer. The Choice: 2, 3.
Memory Hole
In order to improve performance, certain space in memory is reserved for ISA
cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB.
The Choice: 15M-16M, Disabled.
P2c/C2P Concurrency
This item allows you to enable/disable the PCI to CPU, CPU to PCI concurrency.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
System BIOS Cacheable
Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh,
resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this
memory area, a system error may result. The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Vedio RAM Cacheable
Select Enabled allows caching of the video RAM , resulting in better
system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory
area, a system error may result. The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
OnChip USB