Pine Technology PT-431A User manual

486 PCI/ISA MAIN BOARD
(486SX / DX / DX2 / DX4)
PT-431A
USER'S MANUAL
431A/002/0595
BEFORE INSTALLING THIS 486 MAIN BOARD PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL OMPLETELY AND
RETAIN IT FOR FUTURE REFEREN E.

The Green Connection :
Please refer to page 5. section 1.3.
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The manufacturer reserves the right to modify the specifications from time to time to match ith the
technology change.
TABLE OF ONTENTS
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SE TION 1.............................................................................................................................................................................................
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................................................
1.1 Overvie ..................................................................................................................................................................................
1.2 Checklist...................................................................................................................................................................................
1.3 Green PC Po er Management..............................................................................................................................................
SECTION 2............................................................................................................................................................................................
SPECIFICATIONS..............................................................................................................................................................................
2.1 PT-431A System Board Specifications..................................................................................................................................
2.2 Jumpers and Connectors........................................................................................................................................................
2.3 5V to 3.3V Daughterboard Board Installation (DX4/3.3V CPU)....................................................................................
2.4 SIMM MEMORY Configuration..........................................................................................................................................
SECTION 3............................................................................................................................................................................................
AMI BIOS Setup..................................................................................................................................................................................
3.1 About CMOS Setup................................................................................................................................................................
3.2 Using AMI WinBIOS Setup ith Mouse.............................................................................................................................
3.3 Using AMI WinBIOS Setup ith Keyboard.......................................................................................................................
3.4 Getting Help...........................................................................................................................................................................
3.5 Starting AMI WinBIOS Setup...............................................................................................................................................
3.6 AMI WinBIOS Setup Main Menu.........................................................................................................................................
3.7 Standard Setup........................................................................................................................................................................
3.8 Advanced Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................
3.10 Po er Management Setup..................................................................................................................................................
3.11 Detect C:................................................................................................................................................................................
3.12 Detect D:................................................................................................................................................................................
3.13 Color Set................................................................................................................................................................................
3.14 Pass ord Setup....................................................................................................................................................................
3.15 Anti-Virus..............................................................................................................................................................................
3.16 Original Setup......................................................................................................................................................................
3.17 Optimal Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................
3.18 Fail-safe Setup......................................................................................................................................................................
SECTION 4............................................................................................................................................................................................
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.............................................................................................................................................................
4.1 DOS & Windo s 3.x Driver Installation.............................................................................................................................
4.2 Other Drivers Supported.......................................................................................................................................................
SECTION 5............................................................................................................................................................................................
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE.........................................................................................................................................................
5.1 No Display After Po er On...................................................................................................................................................
5.2 Cannot Boot Up.......................................................................................................................................................................
5.3 Lose CMOS Data....................................................................................................................................................................
5.4 No System Management Mode..............................................................................................................................................
5.5 General Notes..........................................................................................................................................................................
SECTION 6............................................................................................................................................................................................
DIAGRAM LAYOUT...........................................................................................................................................................................
SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION
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1.1 Overvie
·PT-431A offers a 32-bit programming architecture compatible with the software base of the 486 microprocessor. It
is a reliable motherboard using a UM chipset and a multi-layer printed circuit board. The chipset consists of
UM8881F and UM8886AF which provides the most cost effective and high performance solution for a 486
computer system.
·The UM8881F is a Host Bridge compliant to P I spec. 2.0 for 486 mother board which contains a sophisticated
direct-mapped cache controller with write-back or write through operation, fast page mode DRAM ontroller, and
support system managment mode operation. The UM8886AF provides the bridge between the P I bus and ISA
bus , Enhanced DMA function, incorporates two 82 59 interupt controllers, one 82c54 16-bit counter/timers, NMI
control logic, built-in hardware keyboard controller, RT and NVM direct interface, primary and secondary P I
IDE controller interface.
·PT-431A is a P I Local Bus motherboard. The four P I Bus slots fully comply with the P I spec. v2.0. The speed
of I/O peripherals can be dramatically increased by connecting P I compatible controller cards to the P I Bus slots
on the PT-431A.
·PT-431A offers you the option for an excellent PU upgrade path. Designed to work with most brands of 486
PUs such as 486SX/DX and DX2, this motherboard has been equipped with an option for lowering the voltage of
the PU down to 3.3V in order to enable use with Intel & AMD DX4 PUs (and other 3.3Volt PUs), offering up
to 100MHz speeds. This option is in the form of a DX4 converter/daughter board is fully described in Section 2.3
of this manual.
·PT-431A is a green design mother-board which means when there is no system activity for a specific period of time
(this period is software programmable), the PT-431A will slow down its original working frequency to 8 Mhz speed
when used with standard PUs. If an ‘SMM’ (System Management Mode) PU is used, the green feature of PT-
431A slows down the PU clock to zero. This will help save the power consumption, reducing energy related
pollution and protecting our environment. PT-431A is also equipped with a unique AUX Green connector which
can be connected up to an external product, called an ‘E O-PAD’ which can control the on/off switching of
external power devices such as printers, monitors and scanners, through the motherboard BIOS. If you do not use
an E O-PAD then you can use the VGA Green connector in PT-431A connected to a range of “PT-xxxx” VGA
cards or APT2000/APT2000A controller cards to perform VGA Green or power down I/O chip function. For further
information on the E O-PAD or other “PT” products please contact your dealer or sales representative.
"This is an ENERGY STARTM compliant product."
The Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STARTM program defines that as an Ally of this program the
specified manufacturer must produce systems, or system components which enable a computer system to operate and
draw 30 watts or less of power in idle mode. Although the EPA do not endorse any particular product or service, the
program is designed to offer a cooperative effort between the EPA and the component manufacturer (Ally) to provide
energy saving products and education to customers."
"It runs ith Net are"
The PT-431A was authorized by Novell to use the Novell Yes, It runs with Netware certification mark.
"FCC Approval"
The PT-431A motherboard has been approved for F lass B when properly installed in a barebone configuration
using the following case/power supply:
Brand Model F ID
Procase P -109 SM JPJPINE429G109
Procase P -609 T/M JPJPINE429G609
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Procase P -709 T/M JPJPINE429G709
FCC Notice:
Information to the User
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a lass B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
F Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Should you experience
interference to radio or television reception then the user is encouraged to try to correct this interference by one or more
of the following measures:
·Re-locate the receiving antenna.
·Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
·onnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
·onsult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help and for additional suggestions.
The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal ommunications ommission helpful:
“How to identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems.” This booklet is available from the U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D 20402, Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.
FCC Warning
The user is cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s
authority to operate this equipment.
Note : In order for an installation of this product to maintain compliance with the limits for a Class B
device, shielded cables and power cord must be used.
1.2 Checklist
Please check your PT-431A package to ensure that it contains the following items :
·PT-431A Main Board
·PT-431A User's Manual
·PT-431A P I IDE Driver Diskette
·Two pieces IDE cable
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your local dealer or sales representative for assistance.
1.3 Green PC Po er Management
The Green P mode is a state that minimizes power consumption. There are three different Green P modes :
1) Doze mode. This mode is available for all kinds of PU. The clock of the PU will slow down to 8 Mhz.
2) Standby mode. This mode is only available for the SMM PUs. The clock of the PU will slow down to
the pre-set frequency.
3) Inactive mode. This mode is only available for the SMM PUs. The PT-431A can stop the PU clock
under this mode.
The PT-431A extends the Green P feature to a Green connector (JP45) and a VGA Green connector(JP24), through
these connectors, the user can connect the PT-431A with a E O-PAD and connect the PT-431A and PT-xxxx VGA
card. These enable :
·E O-PAD - Turn off video monitor,
·E O-PAD - Turn off printer (or other peripheral) power.
·PT-xxxx VGA cards - Black screen after the pre-set time.
·APT2000/APT2000A controller cards - Power down the I/O chip after the pre-set time.
(Note : The hardware function on “PT-xxxx” VGA cards is more efficient than a green software driver (screen saver) as it works with
all types of software applications such as DOS or Windows. It is completely independent of software being used at the time).
The PT-431A will be placed into Green P mode as a result of one of the following events :
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·Suspend switch (JP25) is pressed.
·Expiration of the internal Green P Timer. The Green P Timer is software programmable which can
configure in the "Power Management Setup" option of the BIOS MOS setup. (Refer to 3.10 Power
Management Setup). The power management feature will be enable as default, however the timing
may differ due to production control. It is recommended that you re-adjust these timings according to
your personal requirements/set-up.
·Execution of the system hot key for power down sequencing <CTRL> <ALT> <\>.
Through system activity monitoring and management, the PT-431A will not go into Green P mode if any of the
following activity is detected:
·P I slave activity
·LPT port activity
·OM port activity
·ISA master activity
·IDE activity
·Floppy activity
·VGA activity
·Keyboard activity
For further details on the E O PAD or ‘PTxxxx’ VGA cards please contact your local dealer or sales representative for
assistance.
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SECTION 2
SPECIFICATIONS
2.1 PT-431A System Board Specifications
·Supports 2pcs. of 72 pins SIMM(single or double bank).
·Auto configure memory size without hardware jumper.
·32K, 128K, 256K, 512K cache memory size selectable.
·Fast PU reset and Fastgate A20 logic.
·Speed switching with hardware and software selection.
·Board size 204 mm by 223 mm.
·Three 16-bit ISA slots; four P I slots.
·lock chip design makes PU speed changing easier.
·I/O slot signal protector on: IRQ9, DRQ2, 0WS#.
·On board P I IDE for primary and secondary ports.
·Selectable built-in / external keyboard controller.
·Green features to slow down / stop the PU clock & turn off VGA display signals.
·Supports DX4 PU by a safe-proof 3.3V daughter board (DX4DB).
·Supports E O-PAD for turning off external power devices in green modes.
·On-board PU cooling fan power socket can be switched off automatically in green modes.
2.2 Jumpers and Connectors
Jumpers / onnector Description
N1 P I Primary IDE onnector
N2 P I Secondary IDE onnector
J1,JP50,JP51 3.3V Daughter Board onnector
JP1,JP7,JP8 Reset signal connector for different chipset version
JP2,JP4,JP14,JP15,JP23,JP26 Internal / External Keyboard ontroller Select
JP3 Key-lock onnector
JP5 P I IDE LED onnector
JP6 Speaker onnector
JP9 Hardware Turbo Switch onnector
JP10 Turbo LED onnector
JP11 Hardware Reset Switch
JP12 Hardware Light Green Stanby Switch
JP13 Power Supply Power Down onnector
JP16,JP17,JP21,JP27-JP30,JP36,JP40 PU Mode Select
JP18 Flash ROM Power Select
JP19 yrix M9 Select
JP20,JP22,JP31 P24D Select
JP24 Hardware VGA Green onnector
JP25 Intel P24D ache Line
JP32,JP34,JP35 PU lock Select
JP37 Factory Setting Short 2-3
JP38 External Battery onnector
JP39 Intel P24 PU lock Select
JP41 ooling Fan Power onnector
JP42 Powergood Generation
JP43 ooling Fan ontrol
JP44 ache Size Select
JP45 E O Pad onnector
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JP46,JP47 PU Type Select
KB1 Keyboard onnector
PS1 Power onnector
To assist you in locating the necessary jumpers in order to configure your system, the follo ing
graphical guide has been added for jumper location.
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CPU
PCI SLOT
ISA SLOT
SIMM BANK
JUMPER
POSITION

Shaded Box represents default setting
PS1: Power Supply onnector Pin Assignment
1 Power Good
2 +5V
3 +12V
4 -12V
5 Ground
6 Ground
7 Ground
8 Ground
9 -5V
10 +5V
11 +5V
12 +5V
These connectors are for the system case main power supply connector. This connector can only be attached in one specific way
to avoid any crossed signals/shorts. This also contains the ‘Power Good’ signal. This is a signal from your power supply
which recognizes that the system board is stable enough to release its power to. Should your power supply not have a ‘Power
Good’ signal, then you should choose the internal ‘On-board Power Good’ on this motherboard as per jumper JP36.
JP1, JP7, JP8 : Reset Signal For different version Chipset (Factory Setting )
hip version JP1 JP8
UM8886F 1-2 2-3
UM8886AF 1-2 1-2
These jumpers are used to select the reset signal for different version of UM8886, normally the jumper should be set to the default
setting.
JP2, JP4, JP14, JP15, JP23, JP26 : Internal or External Keyborad Controller Select
JP2 JP4 JP14 JP15 JP23 JP26
Internal 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 7-9, 8-10 1-2
External 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-3,2-4,5-7,6-8 2-3
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JP5 : PCI IDE LED Connector
Pin 1 LED anode
Pin2 LED cathod
JP12 : Hard are Light Green Stanby S itch
Press one time to go in suspend mode
Press another time to go back normal mode
Some system cases will also have a cable for switch on the case front which when pressed will automatically put the system in to /
and out of ‘ suspend’ mode. onnect that cable here.
JP13 : Po er Supply Po er Do n Connector
This connector can add further power saving Green features to the new design power supply which has a cable connect to this
jumper for performing Green function after the preset time.
JP16, JP17, JP21, JP27-JP30, JP36, JP40 : CPU Type Select
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PU Type JP16 JP17 JP21 JP27 JP28 JP29 JP30 JP36 JP40
486DX/DX2 OPEN OPEN OPEN 1-2,3-4 OPEN OPEN OPEN 1-2 3-4
486SX OPEN OPEN OPEN 2-3 OPEN OPEN OPEN 1-2 OPEN
486SX SL OPEN 1-2 OPEN 2-3 2-3,4-5 OPEN 1-2 3-4 OPEN
486DX/DX2 SL OPEN 1-2 OPEN 1-2,3-4 2-3,4-5 OPEN 1-2 3-4 3-4
P24 OPEN 1-2 OPEN 1-2,3-4 2-3,4-5 OPEN 1-2 3-4 3-4
P24D OPEN 1-2 OPEN 1-2,3-4 2-3,4-5 OPEN 1-2 3-4 3-4
P24T 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2,3-4 2-3,4-5 2-3 1-2 3-4,5-6 2-3
x486S 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2,3-4 1-2 2-3 3-4 OPEN
x486DX 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2,3-4 1-2,3-4 2-3 2-3 3-4 3-4
x486M9 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2,3-4 2-3,4-5 OPEN 1-2 3-4 3-4
UM U5 OPEN 2-3 OPEN 2-3 OPEN 3-4 OPEN 1-2 1-2,3-4
AMD486DXLT OPEN 2-3 OPEN 1-2,3-4 OPEN 3-4 OPEN 1-2 1-2,3-4
AMD Enhanced PU OPEN 1-2 OPEN 1-2,3-4 2-3,4-5 OPEN 1-2 3-4 3-4
Note :
P24 : Intel DX4-100 Write Through PU
P24D : Intel DX4-100 Write Back PU
P24T : Intel Overdrive PU
AMD Enhanced PU : AMD DX4-100 Write Back PU
This mother board has been designed to work with a wide range of PUs
from various vendors. Set this according to the type of PU used.
WARNIN : If you are using a 3.3V/3.45V or 4V CPU,
please ensure you have the optional ‘DX4DB’ converter connected.
JP18 : Flash ROM Po er Select
1-2 12 Volt
2-3 5 Volt
Open Normal EPROM
This mother board can use a FLASH ROM in order to change the system BIOS through software. This allow you to constantly
update your system BIOS as changes are made. Should you wish to use this feature then you must set this jumper according to the
voltage of that FLASH ROM. When using FLASH ROMs a Flash Memory Writer Utility software driver is required. For details
on this driver please contact your dealer or sales representative.
JP19 : Cyrix M9 Select
Short yrix M9 Enable
Open Other PU
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Short this jumper for using yrix M9 PU.
JP20, JP22, JP31 : P24D Select
JP20 Short
JP22 Short
JP31 Short
Short all these jumpers if P24D is using.
JP24 : Hard are VGA Green Connector
This connector can add further power saving Green features to your Green VGA card or ‘PT-xxxx’ Green VGA card by
connecting a Green cable between this jumper and the Green jumper on VGA card.
JP25 : Intel P24D or AMD DX2-80 CPU Cache Line
1-2 For Intel P24D Write Back ache
2-3 For AMD DX2-80 Write Through ache
OPEN Other PU
JP32, JP34, JP35 : CPU Clock Select
lock Freq. JP32 JP34 JP35
20MHz 2-3 2-3 2-3
25MHz 1-2 2-3 2-3
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33MHz 1-2 1-2 1-2
40MHz 1-2 2-3 1-2
50MHz 2-3 1-2 2-3
This selects the speed of PU clock signal. Please note that some PUs are clock-doubling or clock-tripling of of internal clock.
JP37 : Clock Mode Select
Factory Default Short 2-3
JP38 : External Battery Connector
For External Battery : Pin 1 is ‘+’, Pin 4 is ‘-’
Default is using the built-in battery of DS12887.
JP39 : Intel P24C CPU Internal Clock Select
OPEN 3 X Extenal lock
1-2 2.5 X External lock
2-3 2 X External lock
DX4 PUs can perform high speed processing due to internal clock multiplication. This type of PU is capable of multiplying
the clock by 2X/2.5X and 3X to reach 100mhz speed. However PU vendors recommend that it is far more stable to use the 3X
clock method. Therefore this is the default.
JP41 : Cooling Fan Po er Connector
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onnect the cooling fan power cable to this connector, then the cooling fan can be controlled by power supply or PU, please
refer to JP43 as well.
JP42 : Po er Good Generator
1-2 On Board Power Good Generator
2-3 Power Supply Power Good
Most power supplies produce a ‘Power Good’ signal which recognizes that the system board is stable enough to release the power
to, however this mother board also includes an on-board Power Good circuit for additional safety.
JP43 : Cooling Fan Control
1-2 ontrol By PU
2-3 ontrol By Power Supply
This mother board has been equipped with an on-board power connector for the PU cooling fan. The advantage of this feature is
that as well as the PU, the cooling fan itself can be slowed down according to the power management settings in the Green
system BIOS. Here there are options for control by BIOS or cooling fan permanently on.
JP44 : Cache Size Select
ache Size JP44 ache RAM Tag RAM
128KB OPEN 32K8 x 4 8K8 x 1
256KB 1-2 64K8 x 4 32K8 x 1
512KB 1-2,3-4 128K8 x 4 64K8 x 1
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This selects the size and type of cache RAM on the mother board. This mother board can work with three types of cache RAM
which allows for extra flexibiity should you wish to upgrade. The jumpers will be set accordingly during production.
JP45 : ECO PAD Connector
Pin 1 +5V For E O PAD
Pin 2 Ground For E O PAD/VGA/IDE
Pin 3 ontroll Signal For E O PAD/VGA/IDE
This connector can add further power saving Green features to your system when used in conjunction with an E O-PAD, a ‘PT-
xxxx’ Green VGA card or ‘PT-xxxx’ Green IDE I/O card with hardware connection. For further details refer to the ‘Green P
Power Managment’ section of this manual.
JP46,JP47 : CPU Brand Select
Brand JP46 JP47
Intel 1-2 1-2
yrix 1-2 2-3
AMD/UM 2-3 1-2
This selects the PU brand to get the optimal perfomance of PU.
All of the follo ing jumpers share the same position
JP3 : Po er LED & Key-Lock Connector
1 +5V
2 N
3 Ground
4 Key-Lock
5 Ground
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JP6 : Speaker Connector
1 Speaker data
2 N
3 Ground
4 +5V
JP9 : Turbo S itch
OPEN Turbo Speed
LOSE Normal Speed
JP10 : Turbo LED Connector
1 LED anode
2 LED athod
JP11 : Reset S itch
OPEN Normal
LOSE Reset
2.3 5V to 3.3V Daughterboard Board Installation (DX4/3.3V CPU)
Remark : The user should read carefull all the procedures shown below before the go to install the
3.3V/3.45V CPU and the 3.3V/3.45V daughter board (DX4DB).
J1,JP50,JP51 : 3.3V/3.45V Daughter Board (DX4DB) Connector
This is an optional component which converts the voltage from 5V down to 3.3V/3.45V. Some PUs, such as the Intel or AMD
DX4 operate at 3.3V. If you want to use this PU then you must first add this extra component. If you have not purhcased this
component beforehand please contact your dealer or sales representative.
5V to 3.3V/3.45V Daughter Board Installation (DX4 CPU or 3.3V/3.45V CPU)
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Step 1, remove the 4 mini jumpers from J1.
JP50,JP51 J1
Step 2, insert the DX4DB 3.3V daughter board on to the 8 pin header (J1) and the 10 pin ID socket (JP50+JP51).
DX4DB 3.3V/3.45V Daughter Board
Setp 3, refer to the above PU Type Select Table to choose the correct setting of the 3.3V PU
2.4 SIMM MEMORY Configuration
This motherboard can work with various types of SIMM module. It’s auto-banking feature means that you do not have
to set any jumpers to designate the bank, size or type of SIMM - just install the modules and the motherboard will
auto-configure on booting up.
This motherboard supports 72-Pin SIMM module.
·72-Pin
These are 32-bit modules (sometimes referred to as ‘x32’ or ‘x36’). Because they are fully 32-Bit you only
need to use one piece. Therefore this type of SIMM occupies one bank on its own. The exception to this rule is
that some 72-Pin modules are double sided and will occupy two banks. The table below shows you what types
of SIMM are single or dual banked.
RAS Signals - The UM chipset of this motherboard supports 4 RAS signals. Each of these RAS signals is equivalent
to one bank. Therefore this motherboard can support 4 banks.
Some 72-pin SIMM modules are double-bank as mentioned above . This means that although they only occupy one
socket, they require 2 RAS signals. To help you with identifying the type of 72-pin module your system uses please
refer to the table below.
SIMM TYPE RAS Signals used.
For 1 Pc SIMM
TOTAL MEMORY
For 1 Pc SIMM
256k x 32 (Non-Parity) one - single bank 1 MB
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JP50,+JP51
10 pin IDCsocket
JP2+JP4+JP5
10 pin header
J1
8 pin header
JP3
8 pin IDC socket

256k x 36 (Parity) one - single bank 1 MB
512k x 32 (Non-Parity) two - dual bank 2 MB
512k x 36 (Parity) two - dual bank 2 MB
1M x 32 (Non-Parity) one - single bank 4 MB
1M x 36 (Parity) one - single bank 4 MB
2Mx 32 (Non-Parity) two - dual bank 8 MB
2M x 36 (Parity) two - dual bank 8 MB
4M x 32 (Non-Parity) one - single bank 16 MB
4M x 36 (Parity) one - single bank 16 MB
8M x 32 (Non-Parity) two - dual bank 32 MB
8M x 36 (Parity) two - dual bank 32 MB
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SECTION 3
AMI BIOS Setup
3.1 About CMOS Setup
After the PT-431A motherboard has been integrated into the system, you need to run the Setup Program to set system
configuration. Upon completion of this the Setup Program is then stored in the read-only memory (ROM), and can only
be accessed when you turn on or reset the system.
The settings you specify within the Setup program are recorded in a special area of memory called MOS RAM. This
memory is backed up by a battery so that it will not be erased when you turn off or reset the system. Whenever you turn
on the power, the system reads the settings stored in MOS RAM and compares them to the equipment check conducted
during the POST. If an error occurs, an error message will be displayed on screen, and you will be prompted to run the
Setup program again.
AMI WinBIOS Setup configures system information that is stored in MOS RAM. AMI WinBIOS Setup has an easy-to-
use graphical user interface that will be immediately recognizable to anyone who has ever used Microsoft Windows.
WinBIOS Setup sets a new standard in BIOS user interfaces.
3.2 Using AMI WinBIOS Setup ith Mouse
WinBIOS Setup can be accessed via mouse, or pen. The mouse click functions are:
·single click to change or select both global and current fields and
·double click to perform an operation in the selected field.
3.3 Using AMI WinBIOS Setup ith Keyboard
WinBIOS Setup has a built-in keyboard driver that uses simple keystroke combinations:
 
<Tab> Move to t e next window or field.
®,¬,,¯Move to t e next field to t e rig t, left, above, or below.
<Enter> Select in t e current field.
+ Increments a value.
- Decrements a value.
<Esc> Closes t e current operation and return to previous level.
<PgUp> Returns to t e previous page.
<PgDn> Advances to t e next page.
<Home> Returns to t e beginning of t e text.
<End> Advances to t e end of t e text.
<Alt> <H> Access a elp window.
<Alt> <Spacebar> Exit WinBIOS Setup.
Alp abetic keys A to Z are used in t e Virtual Keyboard, and are not case-sensitive.
Numeric keys 0 to 9 are used in t e Virtual Keyboard and Numeric Keypad.
3.4 Getting Help
WinBIOS Setup provides Help screens for Advanced Setup, hipset Setup, Power Management Setup, and Peripheral
Setup. Help on mouse and keyboard use is also available. hoose Help by pressing <Alt> <H>.
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3.5 Starting AMI WinBIOS Setup
When you turn on the system and in the course of the system POST, you will be presented with the screen depicted
below.
To enter the Setup program at this time, press the [DEL] key. This will display the first page of the AMI BIOS Setup
menu. If you do not press the [DEL] key at the right time, press [ trl-Alt-Del] to restart the system and try again.
If you do not press the key at the correct time and the system fails to boot, an error message KEYBOARD ERROR will
be displayed and you will again be asked to :
RUN SETUP UTILITY
Press <F1> to resume
If you press and hold the [Ins] key hile the system is booting until you hear a single beep, the
default Setup values ill be loaded into CMOS. Release the key after the beep to prevent a
keyboard error.
3.6 AMI WinBIOS Setup Main Menu
The WinBIOS Setup Menu, shown below, is organized into four windows. Each windows contains several icons.
licking on each icon activates a specific function. The windows are: Setup /Utilities / Scurity / Default.
Each WinBIOS Setup option has two default settings. These settings can be applied to all WinBIOS Setup options when
you select the Default section on the WinBIOS Setup main menu. The types of defaults are:
Optimal these settings provide the best performance characteristics.
Fail-Safe these settings are more likely to configure a workable computer when something is wrong. If you cannot
boot the computer successfully, select the Fail-Safe WinBIOS Setup options and try to diagnose the
problem after the computer boots. These settings do not provide optimal performance.
Notes :
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