ICP Electronics ROCKY-3722EVS User manual

ROCKY – 3722EVS
Dual CeleronTM & Pentium® III with
Dual LAN & Dual ULTRA160 SCSI
& SiS 6326 VGA SBC Ver 2.0
@Copyright 2001
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Manual first edition MAR 21,2001
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Contents
1. Introduction.....................................................................4
1.1 Specifications ......................................................................................5
1.2 What You Have...................................................................................8
2. Installation.......................................................................9
2.1 ROCKY – 3722EVS's Layout .........................................................10
2.2 Unpacking Precautions.....................................................................11
2.3 Setting the CPU of ROCKY-3722EVS ..........................................11
2.4 Watch-Dog Timer .............................................................................12
2.5 DiskOnChip™ Flash Disk ..............................................................12
2.6 Clear CMOS Setup ...........................................................................13
2.7 PS/2 Mouse IRQ12 Setting..............................................................13
2.8 SMI Type Setting………………………………………………...12
3. Connection ....................................................................14
3.1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ..........................................................15
3.2 PCI E-IDE Disk Drive Connector ...................................................16
3.3 Parallel Port .......................................................................................17
3.4 Serial Ports ........................................................................................17
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3.5 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector................................................18
3.6 External Switches and Indicators .....................................................19
3.7 USB Port Connector .........................................................................20
3.8 IrDA Infrared Interface Port .............................................................20
3.9 CPU & SYSTEM Fan Connector....................................................20
3.10 LAN RJ45 & STATE LED Connector ...........................................21
3.11 VGA Connector ................................................................................21
3.12 ULTRA 160 SCSI & Active LED
Connector ……………………20
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....................................................................................................24
4.6 Standard CMOS Setup..................................................................................27
4.7 BIOS Features Setup.....................................................................................30
4.8 Chipset Features Setup..................................................................................36
4.9 Power Management Setup............................................................................40
4.10 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup ......................................................................45
4.11 Integrated Peripherals Setup..........................................................................47
4.12 Supervisor/User Password Setting……………...........................................50
5. Appendix A. Watch-Dog Timer ...................................52
Appendix B. I/O Address Map .....................................53

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Appendix C. ATX Power Supply .................................55
Appendix D. How to used Wake Up Function.............57
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1
Introduction
Welcome to the ROCKY-3722EVS Dual Celeron & Pentium®
III Single Board Computer. The ROCKY-3722EVS board is an
ISA/PCI form factor board, which comes equipped with high
performance Pentium® III 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-3722EVS provides SiS 6326 VGA on
board. The VGA chip is SiS 3D graphics chipset which provides
up to 1600x1200 colors resolution. The VGA memory on board
is 4MB SDRAM RAM.
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 – Winbond
W83977TF is used in the ROCKY-3722EVS 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-3722EVS uses dual Intel 82559 Fast Ethernet
Multifunction PCI Controller as a LAN controller. The 82559 is a
fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX LAN solution with high
performance networking functions and low power features.
The ROCKY-3722EVS uses the advanced INTEL
Chipset,440BX
which is 100% ISA/PCI software compatible chipset with PCI
2.1 standard.

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1.1 Specifications
CPU(PGA370) Intel Celeron® and Pentium® III (FC-PGA)
Processor, supports 66 MHz and 100 MHz FSB
Bus interface PCI(4 MASTER)/ISA bus, PICMG compliant
Bus speed ISA : 8MHz, PCI: 33MHz
DMA channels 7
Interrupt levels
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Chipset Intel 440BX
Real-time
clock/calendar
SGS M4T28 or equivalent device
RAM memory
Four 168-pin DIMM sockets support SDRAM and
EDO RAM module. The max. memory is up to
1GB.
Ultra DMA/33
IDE interface
Up to four PCI Enhanced IDE hard drives. The
Ultra DMA/33 IDE can handle data transfer up to
33MB/s. The compatible with existing ATA-2 IDE
specifications is 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
parallel port
Configurable to LPT1, LPT2, LPT3 or disabled.
Supports EPP/ECP/SPP
Hardware
monitor
Built-in LM78 to monitor power supply voltage
and fan speed status
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IrDA port Supports Serial Infrared(SIR) and Amplitude Shift
Keyed IR(ASKIR) interface
USB port Supports two USB ports for future expansion
Watch-dog
timer
Can be set by PROGRAM period. Reset or NMI is
generated when CPU does not periodically
trigger the timer. Your program use hex 043 and
443 to control the watch-dog and generate a
system reset.
VGA controller
SiS6326 3D graphics chipset w/ 4MB SDRAM
RAM.
Screen Resolution : up to 1600x1200x16/256.
Ethernet
Dual Intel 82559 Fast Ethernet controller , IEEE
802.3u Auto-Negotiation support for 10BASE-
T/100BASE-TX standard. An RJ45 connector is
located on the mounting bracket for easy
connection.
SCSI
Dual Port ULTRA 160 SCSI.Complies with the
PCI 2.1 specification .performs wide,SCSI
synchronous transfers as fast as 160 Mbytes/s on
each SCSI channl for a total of 320Mbytes/s.
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,
located on CN9 and CN10 respectively.
Power
consumption
+5V @ 7,8A ( Dual Pentium® III 600MHz,128MB
SDRAM)
+12V @ 380mA ,-12V @40mA
Operating 0°~ 55°C ( CPU needs Cooler)

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temperature
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1.2 What You Have
In addition to this User's Manual, the ROCKY-3722EVS
package includes the following items:
•ROCKY-3722EVS Single Board Computer
•One RS-232 x2 and Printer Cable with bracket
•One FDD cable
•One HDD cable
•One SCSI cable
•One 6-pin Mini-Din convert to two 6-pin mini-Din cable 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-3722EVS. At
first, the layout of ROCKY-3722EVS is shown, and the
unpacking information that you should be careful is described.
The jumpers and switches setting for the ROCKY-3722EVS's
configuration, such as CPU type selection, system clock setting,
and watch dog timer, are also included.
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2.1 ROCKY – 3722EVS's Layout

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2.2 Unpacking Precautions
Some components on ROCKY-3722EVS 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-3722EVS 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-3722EVS 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
JP4,JP5 CPU Type Setting
JP8 CPU Multiplier Setting,Normal by AUTO detect.
JP12 CMOS state settng
JP13 SMI Type Setting
JP14 DiskOnChip Memory Address Setting
JP16 Watch-Dog Active Type Setting
JP18 IRQ12 Enable/Disable Setting
Note:
A
ll shaded rows in tables of this manual are the default settings
for the ROCKY-3722EVS.
2.3 Setting the CPU of ROCKY-3722EVS (JP4, JP5)
•JP4 & JP5 : Celeron or Pentium III Dual Processor
Function JP4 JP5
Celeron 1-2 1-2
Pentium III 2-3 2-3
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•JP8 : CPU Multiplier Setting
Speed 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8
3.0 x CLOSE OPEN CLOSE CLOSE
3.5 x CLOSE OPEN OPEN CLOSE
4.0 x OPEN CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE
4.5 x OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE
5.0 x OPEN OPEN CLOSE CLOSE
5.5 x OPEN OPEN OPEN CLOSE
6.0 x CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE OPEN
6.5 x CLOSE CLOSE OPEN OPEN
7.0 x CLOSE OPEN CLOSE OPEN
7.5 x CLOSE OPEN OPEN OPEN
8.0 x OPEN CLOSE CLOSE OPEN
PS: If CPU RATIO is fixed by Intel ,the JP8 is no purpose.
2.4 Watch-Dog Timer (JP16)
The Watch-Dog Timer is enabled by reading I/O port 443H. 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.
•JP16 : Watch-Dog Active Type Setting
JP16 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 (JP14)
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

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available from 2MB to 144MB. The DiskOnChip only shares
8KB memory address.
•JP14 : 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 (JP12)
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 JP1 about 3 seconds, then open it
again. Set back to normal operation mode, open JP1.
•JP12 : Clear CMOS Setup (Reserve Function)
JP12 DESCRIPTION
OPEN Normal Operation
CLOSE Clear CMOS Setup
2.7 PS/2 Mouse IRQ12 Setting (JP18)
While operating, the on board PS/2 mouse will use IRQ12.
•JP18 : IRQ12 Enable/Disable Setting
JP18 DESCRIPTION
CLOSE Enable IRQ12 for PS/2 Mouse Operating
OPEN Disable PS/2 Mouse. Release IRQ12 to bus
2.8 SMI Type Setting (JP13)
JP13 DESCRIPTION
1-2 Single processor
2-3 Dual processors
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Connection
This chapter describes how to connect peripherals, switches
and indicators to the ROCKY- 3722EVS board.
Table of Connectors
LABEL FUNCTION
CN1 System Board Fan Connector
CN2 CPU Fan Connector
CN3 CPU Fan Connector
CN4 Primary IDE Connector
CN5,CN7 ULTRA 160 SCSI Connector
CN6 Secondary IDE Connector
CN8 IrDA connector
CN9 FDC Connector
CN10,CN12 Serial Port 10-pin Connector
CN11 Parallel Port Connector
CN13 External Switches and Indicators
CN14,CN15 USB Connector
CN16 External 5-pin Header PS/2 MOUSE
Connector
CN17 External 5-pin Header Keyboard Connector
CN18,CN21 LAN RJ45 Connector
CN19 15-pin Female Connector
CN20 PS/2 Mouse & Keyboad Connector
CN22,CN24 LAN State LED Connector
CN25,CN26 ULTRA 160 SCSI Active LED Connector

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3.1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (CN9)
The ROCKY-3722EVS board is equipped with a 34-pin daisy-
chain drive connector cable.
•CN9 : 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 (CN4, CN6)
You can attach four IDE( Integrated Device Electronics) hard
disk drives on two channels. These connectors support Ultra-
DMA33 IDE devices. Non-DMA33 devices are suggested to be
conneted to the secondary IDE connector.
CN4 (IDE 1) : Primary IDE Connector
CN6 (IDE 2) : Secondary IDE Connector
•CN4/CN6 : 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 (CN11)
This port is usually connected to a printer. The ROCKY-
3722EVS includes an on-board parallel port, accessed through
a 26-pin flat-cable connector CN11.
•CN11 : 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 (CN10, CN12)
The ROCKY-3722EVS offers two high speed NS16C550
compatible UART.
CN12 (COM1) : 10-pin header on board
CN10 (COM2) : 10-pin header on board
Serial port connections (CN12, CN10)
Connector Ports Address Interrupt
CN12 COM1 3F8 IRQ4
CN10 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 (CN20)
A 6-pin mini DIN connector(CN20) is located on the mounting
bracket for easy connection to a keyboard or a PS/2 mouse.
The card comes with an cable to convert from the 6-pin mini-
DIN connector to two 6-pin mini-DIN connectors for keyboard
and mouse connection.
•CN20 : 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 CN17
and CN16 respectively.
•CN16 : PS/2 Mouse Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 MOUSE DATA
2 NC
3 GROUND
4 +5V
5 MOUSE CLOCK

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•CN17 : 5-pin Header Keyboard Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 KEYBOARD CLOCK
2 KEYBOARD DATA
3 N/C
4 GROUND
5 +5V
3.6 External Switches and Indicators (CN13)
There are several external switches and indicators for
monitoring and controlling your CPU board. All the functions are
in the CN13 connector.
CN13 : 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
7 KeyLock 8 +5V
Speaker
KeyLock
9 GND 10 Reset Switch
11 GND 12 GND
Reset
button
13 N/C 14 IDE LED
15 ATX Power
Control Pin
16 +5V
IDE LED
★ATX
Signal
17 ATX 5Vsb 18 ATX Power
Button
19 ATX 5Vsb 20 ATX 5Vsb
ATX
Power
Button
★For backplanes with ATX Connector (through Power Button
& +5VSB)
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3.7 USB Port Connector (CN14,CN15)
The ROCKY- 3722EVS has two built-in USB ports for the future
new I/O bus expansion.
CN14 USB0 CN15 USB1
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1
VCC
1
VCC
2DATA-2DAT
A
-
3 DATA+ 3 DATA+
4 GROUND 4 GROUND
3.8 IrDA Infrared Interface Port (CN8)
The ROCKY-3722EVS 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.
•CN8 : IrDA connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 VCC
2 FIR-RX
3 IR-RX
4 Ground
5 IR-TX
6 CIRRX
3.9 CPU & SYSTEM Fan Connector (CN1, CN2, CN3)
The ROCKY-3722EVS provides two CPU cooling fan
connectors, CN2 and CN3 as well as a chassis fan connector,
CN1. 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.
•CN1/CN2/CN3 : Fan Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

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1 Rotation Signal
2 12V
3 Ground
3.10 LAN RJ45 & State LED Connector (CN18,CN21)
The ROCKY-3722EVS is equipped with two built-in 10/100Mbps
Ethernet controllers. You can connect it to your LAN through
RJ45 LAN connectors. There are two LEDs on the connector
indicating the status of LAN. The pin assignments are as
following:
•CN18/CN21: 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
•CN22/CN24: LAN State LED Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1-2 ACT/LINK
3-4 100TX
3.11 VGA Connector (CN19)
The ROCKY-3722EVS has a built-in 15-pin VGA connector
directly connects to your CRT monitor.
•CN19 : 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 ULTRA 160 SCSI & Active LED Connector
The ROCKY-3722EVS provides two SCSI connectors -- Port A
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and Port B. Each port supports 16 SCSI devices at 160Mbps
speed. There are also two connectors indicating the status of
the SCSI channels.
•CN5(Port A)/CN7(Port B) : Ultra 160 SCSI Connector, 68-
pin
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 CHA_SCDP12 35 CHA_SCDM12
2 CHA_SCDP13 36 CHA_SCDM13
3 CHA_SCDP14 37 CHA_SCDM14
4 CHA_SCDP15 38 CHA_SCDM15
5 CHA_SCDPHP 39 CHA_SCDPHM
6 CHA_SCDP0 40 CHA_SCDM0
7 CHA_SCDP1 41 CHA_SCDM1
8 CHA_SCDP2 42 CHA_SCDM2
9 CHA_SCDP3 43 CHA_SCDM3
10 CHA_SCDP4 44 CHA_SCDM4
11 CHA_SCDP5 45 CHA_SCDM5
12 CHA_SCDP6 46 CHA_SCDM6
13 CHA_SCDP7 47 CHA_SCDM7
14 CHA_SCDPLP 48 CHA_SCDPLM
15 GND 49 GND
16 CHA_DIFFSENSE 50 N/C
17 TRMPWRS 51 TRMPWRS
18 TRMPWRS 52 TRMPWRS
19 N/C 53 N/C
20 GND 54 GND
21 CHA_ATNP 55 CHA_ATNM
22 GND 56 GND
23 CHA_BSYP 57 CHA_BSYM
24 CHA_ACKP 58 CHA_ACKM
25 CHA_RSTP 59 CHA_RSTM
26 CHA_MSGP 60 CHA_MSGM
27 CHA_SELP 61 CHA_SELM
28 CHA_CDP 62 CHA_CDM
29 CHA_REQP 63 CHA_REQM
30 CHA_IOP 64 CHA_IOM
31 CHA_SCD8P 65 CHA_SCDM8
32 CHA_SCD9P 66 CHA_SCDM9

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33 CHA_SCD10P 67 CHA_SCDM10
34 CHA_SCD11P 68 CHA_SCDM11
•CN26: Ultra160 SCSI port A active LED connector.
•CN25: Ultra160 SCSI port B active LED connector.
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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.
The Award BIOS installed in your computer system’s ROM (Read Only Memory)
is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports
Intel PGA370 processors in a standard IBM-AT compatible input/output system.
The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk
drives and serial and parallel ports.
The Award BIOS has been customized by adding important, but non-standard,
features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for
detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of
configuring your system using Setup.
4.2 Starting Setup
The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the computer.
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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 (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
4.3 Using Setup
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

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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
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.
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4.5 Main Menu
Once you enter the Award BIOS 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.
Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom
of the screen.
Setup Items
The main menu includes the following main setup categories. Recall that some
systems may not include all entries.
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This setup page includes all the items in a standard, AT-compatible BIOS.
BIOS Features Setup
This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.
Super / User Password Setting
Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and
Setup, or just to Setup.
Chipset Features Setup
This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features.
Power Management Setup
This entry only appears if your system supports Power Management, “Green PC”,
standards.
PNP / PCI Configuration Setup
This entry appears if your system supports PNP / PCI.
Load BIOS Defaults
The BIOS defaults have been set by the manufacturer and represent settings
which provide the minimum requirements for your system to operate.
Load Setup Defaults
The chipset defaults are settings which provide for maximum system
performance. While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize
performance, the manufacturer has the right to change these defaults to meet
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their needs.
Integrated Peripherals
This section page includes all the items of IDE hard drive and Programmed
Input / Output features. See also Section 5, “Chipset Features Setup”.
IDE HDD Auto Detection
Automatically detect and configure hard disk parameters. The Award BIOS
includes this ability in the event you are uncertain of your hard disk’s parameters.
See also “Standard CMOS Setup”.
Save & Exit Setup
Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.
Exit Without Save
Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
4.6 Standard CMOS Setup
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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.
Date
The date format is <day>, <date> <month> <year>. Press <F3> to show the
calendar.
day The day, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is
display-only
date The date, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)
month The month, Jan through Dec.
year The year, from 1900 through 2099
Time
The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated based on
the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.
Daylight saving
The category adds one hour to the clock when daylight-saving time begins. It
also subtracts one hour when standard time returns.
Enabled Enable daylight-saving
Disabled Disable daylight-saving
Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary
Master/Secondary Slave
The categories identify the types of 2 channels that have been installed in the
computer. There are 45 predefined types and 4 user definable types are for
Enhanced IDE BIOS. Type 1 to Type 45 are predefined. Type user is user-
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definable.
Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type the 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 drive type is not matched or listed,
you can use Type “User” to define your own drive type manually.
If you select Type “User”, you will need to know the information listed below.
Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. This
information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor
or the system manufacturer.
If the controller of HDD interface is ESDI, the selection shall be “Type 1”.
If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”.
If you select Type ”Auto”, BIOS will Auto-Detect the HDD & CD-ROM Drive at the
POST stage and showing the IDE for HDD & CD-ROM Drive.
TYPE drive type
CYLS. Number of cylinders
HEADS number of heads
PRECOMP write precom
LANDZONE landing zone
SECTORS number of sectors
MODE mode type
If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press <Enter>.
Drive A Type / Drive B Type
The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that have been
installed in the 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

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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
Video
The category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system
monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select
the type in Setup.
EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For
EGA, VGA, SEGA, 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 high resolution monochrome
adapters
Halt On
The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected
during power up.
No errors The system boot will not be stopped for any error that
may be detected.
All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the
system will be stopped and you will be prompted.
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 a disk error; 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.
4.7 BIOS Features Setup
This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation.
You have the opportunity to select the system’s default speed, boot-up
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sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security.
Virus Warning
When this item is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and
partition table of the hard disk drive for any attempt at modification. If an attempt
is made, the BIOS will halt the system and the following error message will
appear. Afterwards, if necessary, you will be able to run an anti-virus program to
locate and remove the problem before any damage is done.
! WARNING !
Disk boot sector is to be modified
Type "Y" to accept write or "N" to abort write
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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.
NOTE: Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot
sector table can cause the above warning message. If you will be
running such a program, we recommend that you first disable
Virus Protection beforehand.
CPU Internal Cache/External Cache
These two categories speed up memory access. However, it depends on
CPU/chipset design. The default value is en able.
Enabled Enable cache
Disabled Disable cache
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
Boot Sequence
This category determines which drive to search first for the disk operating system
(i.e., DOS). Default value is A,C.
C,A System will first search for hard disk drive then floppy disk
drive.
A,C System will first search for floppy disk drive then hard disk
drive.
CDROM, C, A System will first search for CDROM drive, then hard disk
drive and the next is floppy disk drive.
C, CDROM, A System will first search for hard disk drive , then CDROM
drive, and the next is floppy disk drive.
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Swap Floppy Drive
This item allows you to determine whether enable the swap floppy drive or not.
The choice: Enabled/Disabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80
tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.
Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80
tracks. Note that BIOS can not 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 message if
the drive installed is 360K.
Boot Up NumLock Status
This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default,
the system boots up with NumLock on.
On Keypad is number keys
Off Keypad is arrow keys
Boot Up System Speed
Selects the default system speed -- the normal operating speed at power up.
High Set the speed to high
Low Set the speed to low
Gate A20 Option
This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The gate A20 is a
device used to address memory above 1 Mbytes. Initially, the gate A20 was
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support, it is more common, and much faster, for the system chipset to provide
support for gate A20.
Normal keyboard
Fast chipset
Typematic Rate Setting
This determines if the typematic rate is to be used. When disabled, continually
holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance. In other
words, the BIOS will only report that the key is down. When the typematic rate is
enabled, the BIOS will report as before, but it will then wait a moment, and, if the
key is still down, it will begin the report that the key has been depressed
repeatedly. For example, you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor
movements with the arrow keys.
Enabled Enable typematic rate
Disabled Disable typematic rate
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
When the typematic rate is enabled, this selection allows you select the rate at
which the keys are accelerated.
6 6 characters per second
8 8 characters per second
10 10 characters per second
12 12 characters per second
15 15 characters per second
20 20 characters per second
24 24 characters per second
30 30 characters per second
Typematic Delay (Msec)
When the typematic rate is enabled, this selection allows you to select the delay
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between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins.
250 250 msec
500 500 msec
750 750 msec
1000 1000 msec
Security Option
This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to 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 > 64
This item allows you to access the memory that over 64MB in OS/2.
The choice: Non-OS2, OS2.
PCI / VGA Palette Snoop
It determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Cards can work with PCI/VGA
or not.
Enabled When PCI/VGA working with MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Card.
Disabled When PCI/VGA not working with MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Card.
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Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM. However, it is optional
depending on chipset design. Video Shadow will increase the video speed.
Enabled Video shadow is enabled
Disabled Video shadow is disabled
C8000 - CBFFF Shadow/DC000 - DFFFF Shadow
These categories determine whether option ROMs will be copied to RAM. An
example of such option ROM would be support of on-board SCSI.
Enabled Optional shadow is enabled
Disabled Optional shadow is disabled
4.8Chipset Features Setup
Auto Configuration
Auto Configuration selects predetermined optimal values of chipset parameters.
When Disabled, chipset parameters revert to setup information stored in CMOS.
Many fields in this screen are not available when Auto Configuration is Enabled.
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The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.
EDO DRAM Speed Selection
The DRAM timing is controlled by the DRAM Timing Registers. The timings
programmed into this register are dependent on the system design. Slower rates
may be required in certain system designs to support loose layouts or slower
memory.
50ns DRAM Timing Type.
60ns DRAM Timing Type.
EDO CASx# MA Wait State
You could select the timing control type of EDO DRAM CAS MA (memory
address bus).The choice: 1, 2.
You could select the timing control type of EDO DRAM RAS MA (memory
address bus).The choice: 1, 2.
SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay
You can select RAS to CAS Delay time in HCLKs of 2/2 or 3/3. The system
board designer should set the values in this field, depending on the DRAM
installed. Do not change the values in this field unless you change specifications
of the installed DRAM or the installed CPU..
The Choice: 2, 3.
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time
Defines the length of time for Row Address Strobe is allowed to precharge.
The Choice: 2, 3.