Pentium GA - 586ATV User manual

GA - 586ATV
¡] REV. 4 ¡^
USER'S MANUAL
PCI - ISA SOLUTION
Pentium
 Processor PCI - ISA BUS MAINBOARD
REV. 4 First Edition

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Quick Installation Guide:
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1. PentiumProcessor 75MHz ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF
2. PentiumProcessor 90MHz ON OFF OFF OFF ON OFF
3. PentiumProcessor 100MHz OFF ON OFF OFF ON OFF
4. PentiumProcessor 120MHz ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF
5. PentiumProcessor 133MHz OFF ON OFF ON ON OFF
6. PentiumProcessor 150MHz ON OFF ON ON ON OFF
7. PentiumProcessor 166MHz OFF ON ON ON ON OFF
8. PentiumProcessor 200MHz OFF ON ON OFF ON OFF
9. MMX-166MHz OFF ON ON ON ON OFF
10. MMX-200MHz OFF ON ON OFF ON OFF
11. MMX-233MHz OFF ON OFF OFF ON OFF
12. P54CTB-166MHz OFF ON ON ON ON OFF
13. P54CTB-200MHz OFF ON ON OFF ON OFF
14. P54CTB-233MHz OFF ON OFF OFF ON OFF
15. AMD K5-PR75 ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF
16. AMD K5-PR90 ON OFF OFF OFF ON OFF
17. AMD K5-PR100 OFF ON OFF OFF ON OFF
18. AMD K5-PR133 OFF ON OFF ON ON OFF
19. AMD K5-PR166 OFF ON ON ON ON OFF

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AMD-K6 / CyrIx / IBM CPU SW
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20. AMD-K6/166¡]2.9V¡^OFF ON ON ON ON OFF
21. AMD-K6/200¡]2.9V¡^OFF ON ON OFF ON OFF
22. AMD-K6/233¡]3.2V¡^OFF ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
23. Cyrix/IBM6X86-PR120+¡]100MHz¡^ON ON OFF ON ON OFF
24. Cyrix/IBM6X86-PR150+¡]120MHz¡^ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF
25. Cyrix/IBM6X86-PR166+¡]133MHz¡^OFF ON OFF ON ON OFF
26. Cyrix/IBM6X86-PR200+¡]150MHz¡^OFF OFF OFF ON ON OFF
27. Cyrix/IBM6X86L-PR150+¡]2.8V¡^ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF
28. Cyrix/IBM6X86L-PR166+¡]2.8V¡^OFF ON OFF ON ON OFF
29. Cyrix/IBM6X86L-PR200+¡]2.8V¡^OFF OFF OFF ON ON OFF
30.Cyrix/IBM6X86MX-PR166GP
¡]150MHz¡^
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31.Cyrix/IBMX686MX-PR200GP
¡]166MHz¡^
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32.Cyrix/IBMX686MX-PR233GP
¡]188MHz¡^
OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF
¡° Auto-detect 2.8V / 2.9V or 3.3V / 3.5V CPU
The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may
appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the
information contained herein.

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Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
JULY 01, 1997 TAIPEI, TAIWAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................... 1-1
1.1. PREFACE.............................................................................................................1-1
1.2. KEY FEATURES................................................................................................... 1-1
1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST.........................................................................................1-2
1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM................................................................................................1-3
1.5. INTRODUCE THE PCI - BUS..............................................................................1-4
1.6. FEATURES...........................................................................................................1-4
2. SPECIFICATION.................................................................................. 2-1
2.1. HARDWARE.........................................................................................................2-1
2.2. SOFTWARE .........................................................................................................2-2
2.3. ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................2-2
3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION .............................................................. 3-1
3.1. UNPACKING......................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT (REV.3 AND ABOVE)........................................................3-2
3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS................................. 3-2
3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION.........................................................................................3-5
3.5. SRAM INSTALLATION.........................................................................................3-6
3.5.1 Onboard Sync. SRAM (Pipe Line Burst SRAM)............................................3-6
3.6. CPU INSTALLATION AND JUMPERS SETUP................................................... 3-6
3.7. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS SRAM................................................................3-6
3.8. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION......................................................... 3-7
3.9. POWER LED & KEY LOCK CONNECTOR INSTALLATION .............................3-7

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3.10. TURBO SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION............................................3-7
3.11. TURBO LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION ................................................... 3-7
3.12. HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION .....................3-7
3.13. GREEN FUNCTION INSTALLATION................................................................ 3-8
3.14. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION ...........................................................3-8
3.15. KEYBOARD SETTING FUNCTION...................................................................3-8
4. BIOS CONFIGURATION...................................................................... 4-1
4.1. ENTERING SETUP.............................................................................................. 4-1
4.2. CONTROL KEYS..................................................................................................4-2
4.3. GETTING HELP ...................................................................................................4-3
4.3.1. Main Menu4.................................................................................................. 4-3
4.3.2. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu.................................. 4-3
4.4. THE MAIN MENU.................................................................................................4-3
4.5. STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU..................................................................... 4-5
4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP....................................................................................4-9
4.7. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP...........................................................................4-13
4.8. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP...................................................................... 4-14
4.9. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION.............................................................................. 4-16
4.10. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS........................................................................4-17
4.11. LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS...............................................................................4-21
4.12. USER PASSWORD..........................................................................................4-22
4.13. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION.......................................................................... 4-23
4.14. SAVE & EXIT SETUP....................................................................................... 4-24
4.15. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING................................................................................. 4-25
5. AT TECHNICAL INFORMATION.......................................................... 5-1
5.1. I/O BUS CONNECTOR PIN OUT........................................................................5-1
5.1.1. ISA SLOT PIN OUT...................................................................................... 5-1
5.1.2. PCI - BUS SLOT PIN OUT........................................................................... 5-2
5.2. I/O & MEMORY MAP............................................................................................5-3
5.3. TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP......................................................................... 5-3
5.4. INTERRUPT MAP ................................................................................................5-4

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5.5. RTC & CMOS RAM MAP .....................................................................................5-5
APPENDIX A: POST MESSAGE..............................................................A-1
APPENDIX B: POST CODES...................................................................B-1
APPENDIX C: BIOS DEFAULT DRIVE TABLE ........................................C-1
APPENDIX D: PROBLEM SHEET............................................................D-1
APPENDIX E: FCC DOCUMENT .............................................................E-1

Introduction
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. PREFACE
Welcome to use the GA - 586ATV motherboard. The motherboard is a 512
KB CACHE PentiumProcessor based PC / AT compatible system with ISA
bus and PCI Local Bus, and has been designed to be the fastest PC / AT
system. There are some new features allow you to operate the system with
just the performance you want.
This manual also explains how to install the motherboard for operation, and
how to set up your CMOS CONFIGURATION with BIOS SETUP program.
1.2. KEY FEATURES
qPentiumProcessor based PC / AT compatible mainboard.
qSupports 321 Pins (Socket 7) ZIF white socket on board.
qAuto detect 3.3V - 3.5V and 2.8V - 2.9V CPU.
qSupports PentiumProcessor, running at 75-233 MHz.
qSupports 512 KB Pipeline Burst Sync. 2nd Cache.
q4 Master / Slave PCI Bus slots, 3 ISA Bus slots.
qSupports 8 - 128 MB DRAM memory on board.
qSupports 2 channels Enhance PCI IDE ports for 4 IDE Device.
qSupports 2xCOM (16550), 1xLPT (EPP / ECP), 1x2.88MB Floppy port.
qUSB function is ready for option.
qSupports Green function, Plug & Play function.
qLicensed AWARD BIOS, FLASH EEPROM for BIOS update.
q2/3 BABY AT size, 4 layers PCB.

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1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST
The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular
benchmark testing programs. These data are just referred by users.
(The different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different
benchmark testing results.)
•CPU Pentiumprocessor 233 MHz
•DRAM 32 MB EDO
•CACHE SIZE 512 KB Pipeline Burst SRAM
•DISPLAY Matrox Millennium 2MB
•STORAGE Onboard IDE port + Quantum Fireball 1280AT
•SOUND Creative 32 PnP
•O.S. Windows 95 OSR2
with Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 256 colors x 75Hz
CPU
Software Intel MMX-233 AMD K6-233
Winbench 97
CPU mark32 471 566
Winstone 97
Business
Hi-End
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20.8
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20.7
Intel Media
Bench mark 1.0 298.31 247.98