ICP Electronics WAFER-7850 User manual

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WAFER-7850
Pentium® III, Celeron with
Single Port Ethernet, VGA, 3.5” SBC
Ver 1.2
@Copyright 2000
All Rights Reserved.
Manual first edition August 21, 2000
The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in
order to improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a
commitment on the part of the manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental,
or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or
documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights
are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical,
electronic, or other means in any form without prior written permission of the
manufacturer.
Trademarks
WAFER-7850 is registered trademarks of ICP Electronics Inc., IBM PC is a
registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel is a
registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Award is registered trademarks of
Award Software International, Inc. Other product names mentioned herein are
used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
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Contents
Contents .............................................................................2
Introduction ........................................................................5
1.1 Specifications: .....................................................................................6
1.2 What You Have........................................................................................7
Installation ..........................................................................8
2.1 WAFER-7850's Layout ...........................................................................9
2.2 WAFER-7850's .....................................................................................10
2.3 Clear CMOS Setup ................................................................................11
2.4 BIOS Protection Setting ........................................................................12
2.5 COM2 RS232 or RS422/485 Selection...............................................12
2.6 CompactFlash Card Master/Slave Mode Setting .................................12
2.7 LED Indications .....................................................................................14
Connection.......................................................................15
3.1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ...............................................................15
3.2 Ultra ATA33/66/100 IDE Disk Drive Connector...............................16
3.3 Parallel Port............................................................................................17
3.4 Serial Ports .............................................................................................17
3.5 Keyboard Connector ..............................................................................18
3.6 USB Port Connector..............................................................................19

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3.7 IrDA Infrared Interface Port ..................................................................19
3.8 Fan Connector ........................................................................................19
3.9 LAN RJ45 Connector............................................................................20
3.10 VGA Connector...................................................................................20
3.11 Audio Connectors ................................................................................21
3.12 CompactFlash Storage Card Socket...............................................22
Award BIOS Setup .........................................................23
4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................23
4.2 Starting Setup.........................................................................................23
4.3 Using Setup............................................................................................24
4.4 Main Menu .............................................................................................25
4.5 Standard CMOS Setup ..........................................................................29
4.6 Advanced BIOS Features ......................................................................33
4.7 Advanced Chipset Features ...................................................................39
4.8 Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................43
4.9 Power Management Setup.....................................................................46
4.10 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup .............................................................49
4.11 Frequency/Voltage Control .................................................................51
4.12 Defaults Menu......................................................................................52
4.13 Supervisor/User Password Setting .....................................................53
4.14 Exit Selecting.......................................................................................55
Appendix A. Watchdog Timer......................................56
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Appendix B. Address Mapping ....................................58
IO Address Map ...........................................................................................58
1st MB Memory Address Map ....................................................................59
IRQ Mapping Table .....................................................................................59
DMA Channel Assignments........................................................................59
8 Bit Programmable Digital I/O ..................................................................60
Appendix C. Install CPU with Cooler ..........................61
Appendix D. Wafer-7851 Daughter Board ................64
D.1 RS422/485 Port ....................................................................................65
D.2 4-IN AND 4-OUT DIGITAL I/O........................................................65
D.3 TV OUT ................................................................................................66

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Introduction
Welcome to the WAFER-7850 Pentium® III, Celeron Single
Board Computer. The WAFER-7850 board is a big 4 pin 3.5
inches form factor board, which comes equipped with high
performance Pentium® III, or economical Celeron Processor
with
the Intel advanced chipset 815E. This product is 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 WAFER-7850 provides on chip VGA. The VGA
which provides up to 1600x1200 resolution. The VGA memory is
share main memory.
An advanced high performance super AT I/O chip – ITE IT8702
is used in the WAFER-7850 board. Both on-chip UARTs are
compatible with the NS16C550. The parallel port and IDE
interface are compatible with IBM PC/AT architecture's.
WAFER-7850 uses Intel 82801BA embedded LAN controller,
which is a fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX LAN solution
with high performance networking functions and Alert-on-Lan
features.
WAFER-7850 uses the advanced INTEL Chipset,815E
which is provided up to 133MHz for FSB and 133MHz for
SDRAM memory.
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1.1 Specifications:
•CPU : Celeron® Processor, 300MHz and above
Pentium® III(FC-PGA) Processor, 450MHz and above
•DMA channels : 7
•Interrupt levels : 15
•Chipset : Intel 815E
•RAM memory : Single 144 pin SODIMM socket . The memory
capability is up to 256MB/133MHz.
•Ultra ATA/33/66/100 IDE Interface : Single PCI Enhance IDE
channel. The south bridge ICH2 supports Ultra ATA/33/66/100 IDE
interface. To support Ultra ATA66/100 Hard disk, a specified cable
must be available.
•Floppy disk drive interface : Single 2.88 MB, 1.44MB, 1.2MB,
720KB, or 360KB floppy disk drive.
•CompactFlash Card Storage Card interface : Supports Type II
CompactFlash and IBM Micro Drive.
•Two high speed Series ports : 16C550 compatible UARTs
•Bi-directional Parallel Port IEEE1284 compatible
•IrDA port : Supports Serial Infrared(SIR) and Amplitude Shift
Keyed IR(ASKIR) interface.
•USB port : Support single USB port for future expansion. USB 1.0
compatible.
•AC97Codec : Supports two channel Left/Right Line IN/OUT, and
Left/Right speaker out, MIC IN, CD IN.
•Watchdog timer : Time resolution 1 second or 1 minute, maximum
255 unit. Reset was generated when CPU did not periodically trigger
the timer.
•VGA Controller : Embedded VGA controller, Screen Resolution :
up to 1600x1200 in 256 Colors at 85Hz Refresh.
•Intel 82801BA embedded Lan Controller : IEEE 802.3u Auto-
Negotiation support for 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX standard. Fast
back-to-back transmission support with minimum interframe spacing.
Connected to your LAN through RJ45 connector.

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•Keyboard Controller: 8042 compatible for keyboard and PS/2
mouse
•Daughter Board (Option) : A special 20X2 connector left for
daughter board Wafer-7851 is option. The Wafer-7851‘s full features
are TV out with resolution 1024X768, 8 bit programmable digital I/O
with 4 input and 4 output, auto-direction RS422/485
•Power Consumption : 25W; with 5V/4.8A and 12V/0.074A, as
running by PIII 550MHz and 256MB SODIMM
•Operating Temperature : 0°~ 55°C ( CPU needs Cooler)
1.2 What You Have
In addition to this User's Manual, the WAFER-7850 package
includes the following items:
•WAFER-7850 Celeron®, Pentium® III Single Board Computer
with a heat sink on the GMCH chip
•RS-232 cable
•Printer cable
•FDD cable
•IDE cable.
•USB cable
•Audio cable with 6X2 2.0mm pitch female connector.
•Cooler and Heat sink module
•Y cable for PS/2 keyboard and mouse
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Installation
This chapter describes how to install the WAFER-7850. At first,
the layout of WAFER-7850 is shown, and the unpacking
information that you should be careful is described. The
jumpers and switches setting for the WAFER-7850's
configuration, such as CPU type selection, system clock setting,
and watch dog timer, are also included.

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2.1 WAFER-7850's Layout
<This area is intentionally left blank>
IDE PRINTER FLOPY DISK COM
2
AUDIO
COM1
RJ45
PS2
KB/MS
VGA
FAN RESET
BIG 4PIN
JP3
JP2
USB
IRDA
CD-IN
BAT
JP4
JP1 DAUGHTER BOARD SLOT
COMPONENT SIDE VIEW
144PIN SODIMM
COMPACT FLASH TYPE II
IBM MICRO DRIVE
COMPATIBLE
SOLDER SIDE VIEW
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2.2 WAFER-7850's
Dimension

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2.3 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 JP2 about 3 seconds, then
open again. Set back to normal operation mode, open JP2.
•JP2: Clear CMOS Setup
JP2 DESCRIPTION
1-2 Keep CMOS Setup
(Normal Operation)
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2-3 Clear CMOS Setup
2.4 BIOS Protection Setting
To protect the bios from writing, place the cap on the location 2-
3.
•JP1 : Flash Protection Setting
JP1 DESCRIPTION
2-3 Locked
1-2 Unlocked
2.5 COM2 RS232 or RS422/485 Selection
•JP4 : COM2 RS232 or RS422/485 Selection
JP4 DESCRIPTION
RS232 Short
RS422/485 Opened
Caution: While RS232 is selected, to be sure no daughter board
Wafer-7851 with RS422/485 function equipped. If RS422/485 is
in use, the COM2 on the main board would be disable.
2.6 CompactFlash Card Master/Slave Mode Setting
•JP3 : Master/Slave Mode Setting
JP3 DESCRIPTION
OPEN SLAVE
SHORT MASTER

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2.7 LED Indications
The WAFER-7850 is equipped 4 LEDs to indicate the system status.
There are two LEDs on the D6. The upper green one indicates the IDE
status.
While the IDE is transferring data, this LED is in flicker. The lower
yellow LED indicates the power on/off. After the power on, the yellow
LED will light on.
On the RJ45 connector, while the network is in linking, the yellow LED
turns on. During data transmitting or receiving, the green LED will flicker.
The flicker rate depends on the activity load.
D6
GREEN
YELLOW
YELLOW GREEN
RJ45

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Connection
This chapter describes how to connect peripherals, switches and
indicators to the WAFER-7850 board.
3.1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
WAFER-7850 board equipped with a 34-pin daisy-chain driver
connector cable.
•CN5 : 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 W RITE GATE#
25 GROUND 26 TRACK 0#
27 GROUND 28 WRITE PROTECT#
29 N/C 30 READ DATA#
31 GROUND 32 SIDE 1 SELECT#
33 N/C 34 DISK CHANGE#
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3.2 Ultra ATA33/66/100 IDE Disk Drive Connector
You can attach two IDE( Integrated Device Electronics) hard
disk drives to the WAFER-7850 IDE controller.
CN4 (IDE 1) : Primary IDE 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
41 VCC 5V 42 VCC 5V
43 GROUND 44 N/C
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3.3 Parallel Port
This port is usually connected to a printer, The WAFER-7850
includes an on-board parallel port, accessed through a 26-pin
flat-cable connector CN10.Three modes – SPP,EPP and ECP –
are supported.
•CN10 : 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 ACKNOW LEDGE
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 26 NC
3.4 Serial Ports
The WAFER-7850 offers two high speed NS16C550 compatible
UARTs with Read/Receive 16 byte FIFO serial ports.
CN14 : COM1
CN8 : COM2
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•CN14 : COM1 9-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)
•CN8 : COM2 10-pin Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD)
2 DATA SET READY (DSR)
3 RECEIVE DATA (RXD)
4 REQUEST TO SEND (RTS)
5 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD)
6 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS)
7 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR)
8 RING INDICATOR (RI)
9 GROUND
10 NC
3.5 Keyboard Connector
The WAFER-7850 provides 6-PIN MINI-DIN keyboard/mouse
connector.
•CN5 : 6-pin Mini-DIN Keyboard/Mouse Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 KEYBOARD DATA
2 MOUSE DATA
3 GROUND
4 +5V
5 KEYBOARD CLOCK
6 MOUSE CLOCK
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910

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3.6 USB Port Connector
The WAFER-7850 built-in an USB port for the future new I/O
bus expansion.
CN2 :
1. VCC
2. DATA-
3. DATA+
4. GROUND
3.7 IrDA Infrared Interface Port
The WAFER-7850 built-in a IrDA port which support Serial
Infrared(SIR) or Amplitude Shift Keyed IR(ASKIR) interface.
When use the IrDA port have to set SIR or ASKIR model in the
BIOS’s Peripheral Setup’s COM 2. Then the normal RS-232
COM 2 will be disabled.
•CN6 : IrDA connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 VCC5V
2 N/C
3 IR-RX
4 Ground
5 IR-TX
3.8 Fan Connector
The WAFER-7850 provides CPU cooling fan connector and
chassis fan connector. These connectors can supply
12V/500mA
to the cooling fan. The Fan’s rotation is in full speed.
•FAN1/FAN2 : CPU Fan Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
3 NC
2 12V
1 2 3 4
1
2
3
4
5
3 2 1
20
1 Ground
3.9 LAN RJ45 Connector
WAFER-7850 is equipped with a built-in 10/100Mbps Ethernet
Controller. You can connect it to your LAN through RJ45 LAN
connector. The pin assignments are as following:
•CN14 : 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
3.10 VGA Connector
WAFER-7850 built-in 15-pin VGA connector directly to your
CRT monitor.
•CN17 : 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

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3.11 Audio Connectors
The AC97 Codec support several audio functions. The
connector are described as below.
CN11 : AUDIO CONNECTOR
1. LEFT SPEAKER OUT SIGNAL (WITH OP AMPLIFIER)
2. RIGHT SPEAKER OUT SIGNAL (WITH OP AMPLIFIER)
3. GROUND(FOR SPK CONNECTOR)
4. GROUND(FOR LINE OUT CONNECTOR)
5. LEFT LINE OUT SIGNAL
6. RIGHT LINE OUT SIGNAL
7. LEFT LINE IN SIGNAL
8. RIGHT LINE IN SIGNAL
9. GROUND(FOR LINE IN CONNECTOR)
10. GROUND(NO USE)
11. MIC IN
12. GROUND(FOR MIC IN CONNECTOR)
CN9 : CD IN
1. CD LEFT SIGNAL
2. GROUND
3. GROUND
4. CD RIGHT SIGNAL
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1 2 3 4
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3.12 CompactFlash Storage Card Socket
The WAFER-7850 configures CompactFlash Storage Card in
IDE Mode. This type II Socket is compatible with IBM Micro
Drive.
•CN17 : CompactFlash Storage Card Socket pin
assignment
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 GROUND 26 CARD DETECT1
2 D3 27 D11
3 D4 28 D12
4 D5 29 D13
5 D6 30 D14
6 D7 31 D15
7 CS1# 32 CS3#
8 N/C 33 N/C
9 GROUND 34 IOR#
10 N/C 35 IOW#
11 N/C 36 OBLIGATORY TO
PULL HIGH
12 N/C 37 IRQ15
13 VCC 38 VCC
14 N/C 39 MASTER/SLAVE
15 N/C 40 N/C
16 N/C 41 RESET#
17 N/C 42 IORDY
18 A2 43 N/C
19 A1 44 OBLIGATORY TO
PULL HIGH
20 A0 45 ACTIVE#
21 D0 46 PDIAG#
22 D1 47 D8
23 D2 48 D9
24 N/C 49 D10
25 CARD DETECT2 50 GROUND

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Award BIOS Setup
4.1 Introduction
This chapter discusses the Setup program built into the BIOS. The
Setup program allows users to configure the system. This configuration
is then stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup
information while the power is off.
4.2 Starting Setup
The BIOS is immediately active when you turn on the computer. 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 (Power On Self-
Test).
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
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4.3 Using Setup
In general, you can 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 details about how to navigate in the Setup program using the
keyboard.
Key Function
Up Arrow Move to the previous item
Down
Arrow
Move to the next item
Left Arrow Move to the item on the left (menu bar)
Right Arrow Move to the item on the right (menu bar)
Esc Main Menu: Quit without saving changes
Submenus: Exit Current page to the next higher level
menu
Move Enter Move to the item you desired
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
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
F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys
F5 key Load previous values from CMOS
F6 key Load the fail-safe defaults from BIOS default table
F7 key Load the optimized defaults
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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4.4 Main Menu
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 ) 1984-2000 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
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.
4.4.1 Setup Items
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The main menu includes the following main setup categories. Recall
that some systems may not include all entries.

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Standard CMOS Features
Use this menu for basic system configuration. See Section 4.5 for the
details.
Advanced BIOS Features
Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.
See Section 4.6 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 4.7 for the details.
Integrated Peripherals
Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. See
section 4.8 for the details.
Power Management Setup
Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. See
section 4.9 for the details.
PnP / PCI Configuration
This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI. See section 4.10
for the details.
Frequency/Voltage Control
Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.
See section 4.11 for the details.
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
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Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable
performance for your system to operate. See section 4.12 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 4.12 for the
details.
Supervisor / User Password
Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords. See section 4.13
for the details.
Save & Exit Setup
Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. See section 4.14
for the details.
Exit Without Save
Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. See section 4.14 for
the details.

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4.5 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.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-2000 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Date: Mon, Feb 8 2000
Time: 16:19:20
 IDE Primary Master HD Model Name
 IDE Primary Slave <Press Enter> None
 IDE Secondary Master <Press Enter> None
 IDE Secondary Slave <Press Enter> None
Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B None
Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All,But Keyboard
Based Memory 640K
Extended Memory 129024K
Total Memory 130048K
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
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Main Menu Selections
Item Options Description
Date MM DD YYYY Set the system date.
Time HH : MM : SS Set the system time
IDE
Primary Master
Options are in its sub
menu
(described in Table 3)
Press <Enter> to enter
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 Master
Options are in its sub
menu
(described in Table 3)
Press <Enter> to enter
the sub menu of detailed
options
IDE
Secondary Slave
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
Video EGA/VGA
CGA 40
CGA 80
MONO
Select the default video
device
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
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Total Memory N/A Displays the total
memory available in the
system
Table 2 Main Menu Selections
IDE Adapters
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.
CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984-2000 Award Software
IDE Primary Master
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter
IDE Primary Master Auto
Access Mode Auto
Capacity 15362 MB
Cylinder 29765
Head 16
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 29764
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
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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 Auto Display
your disk drive
size
Disk drive capacity
(Approximated). Note that
this size is usually slightly
greater than the size of a
formatted disk given by a
disk checking program.
Access Mode CHS
LBA
Large
Auto
Choose the access mode for
this hard disk
Table 3 Hard disk selections

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4.6 Advanced BIOS Features
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.
CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 – 2000 Award Software
Advanced BIOS Features
Virus Warning Disabled
CPU Internal Cache Enabled
External Cache Enabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled
Process Number feature Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test Disabled
First Boot device Floppy
Second Boot device HDD-0
Third Boot device LS120
Boot other device Enabled
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
Report NO FDD For Win 95 No
Item Help
______________________
_
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
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F1:General Help
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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
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write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen
and alarm beep.
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.
Processor Number Feature
This item allows you to enable/disable support KLAMATH.
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

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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, LS120, HDD0-3, SCSI, CDROM, ZIP 100 , LAN,
Disabled.
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: On/Off.
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

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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.
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.
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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.
Report No FDD For Win 95
Whether report no FDD for Win 95 or not.
Thechoice:Yes,No.

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4.7 Advanced Chipset Features
CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 – 2000 Award Software
Advanced Chipset Features
SDRAM CAS Latency Time 3
SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc 7/9
SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay 3
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Memory Hole At 15M-16M
Disabled
CPU Latency Timer Disabled
Delay Transaction Enabled
AGP Graphics Aperture Size 64MB
Use VGA BIOS In VBU Block Enabled
On-Chip Video Window Size 64MB
Output Device Priority CRT/FP/TV
Item Help
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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.
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DRAM Settings
The first chipset settings deal with CPU access to dynamic random
access memory (DRAM). The default timings have been carefully
chosen and should only be altered if data is being lost. Such a scenario
might well occur if your system had mixed speed DRAM chips installed
so that greater delays may be required to preserve the integrity of the
data held in the slower memory chips.
SDRAM CAS Latency Time
When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of
CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing.
The Choice: 2, 3
SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc
Select the number of SCLKs for an access cycle.
The Choice: 5/7, 6/8.
SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay
This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS
strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed.
Fast gives faster performance; and Slow gives more stable
performance. This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is
installed in the system.
The Choice: 2, 3.
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time
If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for the RAS to accumulate
its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete and the
DRAM may fail to retain data. Fast gives faster performance; and Slow
gives more stable performance. This field applies only when
synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.
The Choice: 2, 3.