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Others T T T Suspend to RAM/Disk PC2001 Compliant Support PS2 Keyboard/Mouse and USB Keyboard/Mouse wake up function Chapter 1 3 Provides DMI 2.0, WFM 2.0, WOL, WOR, chassis intrusion and SM Bus for system management. T Microphone-in (rear)/Microphone-in (front) (Default) T Headphone Out (front) (Default) LAN T Supports 10/100MB ethernet environment USB T T Connectors Quantity: T On-board: 4 (rear) T Connector Pin: 2 (front) Transfer Rate: T USB 2.0/1.1 BIOS T T T 4MB Award BIOS with Plug and Play BIOS ACPI, SMBIOS 2.3, Green and Boot Block.
Others T T T Suspend to RAM/Disk PC2001 Compliant Support PS2 Keyboard/Mouse and USB Keyboard/Mouse wake up function Chapter 1 3 Provides DMI 2.0, WFM 2.0, WOL, WOR, chassis intrusion and SM Bus for system management. T Microphone-in (rear)/Microphone-in (front) (Default) T Headphone Out (front) (Default) LAN T Supports 10/100MB ethernet environment USB T T Connectors Quantity: T On-board: 4 (rear) T Connector Pin: 2 (front) Transfer Rate: T USB 2.0/1.1 BIOS T T T 4MB Award BIOS with Plug and Play BIOS ACPI, SMBIOS 2.3, Green and Boot Block.
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Label JP3 LED1 PANEL1 PCI1~PCI3 PWRFAN1 SPEAKER1 USB2 USB3 WOL1 WOM1 Description BIOS protection jumper Memory module LED Connector for case front panel awitches and LED indicators Three 32-bit add-on card slots Case fan connector 2 Speaker connector Front panel USB headers Front panel USB headers Wake On LAN wakeup connector Wake On Modem wakeup connector 8 Chapter 1
Label JP3 LED1 PANEL1 PCI1~PCI3 PWRFAN1 SPEAKER1 USB2 USB3 WOL1 WOM1 Description BIOS protection jumper Memory module LED Connector for case front panel awitches and LED indicators Three 32-bit add-on card slots Case fan connector 2 Speaker connector Front panel USB headers Front panel USB headers Wake On LAN wakeup connector Wake On Modem wakeup connector 8 Chapter 1
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Chapter 1 9 BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS ROM package Support protocol Boot from CD-ROM feature Support to LS-120 drive Support to BIOS boot block feature Specification Award v6.0 Flash ROM 2MB 32-pin DIP package PCI 2.2, APM1.2, DMI 2.00.1, E-IDE, ACPI...ANSI ATA 3.0, PnP 1a, Bootable CD-ROM 1.0, ATAPI Yes No No NOTE: The BIOS can be overwritten/upgraded by the system without setting any jumper. BIOS Hotkey List c Hotkey Function Enter BIOS Setup Utility Description Press while the system is set to Enabled.) Processor voltage can be...
Chapter 1 9 BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS ROM package Support protocol Boot from CD-ROM feature Support to LS-120 drive Support to BIOS boot block feature Specification Award v6.0 Flash ROM 2MB 32-pin DIP package PCI 2.2, APM1.2, DMI 2.00.1, E-IDE, ACPI...ANSI ATA 3.0, PnP 1a, Bootable CD-ROM 1.0, ATAPI Yes No No NOTE: The BIOS can be overwritten/upgraded by the system without setting any jumper. BIOS Hotkey List c Hotkey Function Enter BIOS Setup Utility Description Press while the system is set to Enabled.) Processor voltage can be...
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... Cache RAM speed L2 Cache RAM voltage L2 Cache function control L2 Cache scheme Specification Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup PBSRAM 512-KB One-half the processor core clock frequency Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Fixed in any combination as long as they match the above Specification This section has two table...
... Cache RAM speed L2 Cache RAM voltage L2 Cache function control L2 Cache scheme Specification Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup PBSRAM 512-KB One-half the processor core clock frequency Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Fixed in any combination as long as they match the above Specification This section has two table...
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... Item Audio controller Audio controller resident bus Audio function control Mono or stereo Resolution Compatibility Music synthesizer Specification SiS 651 AC'97 Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo 20 bits Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible Mixed digital and analog high performance chip Enhanced stereo full duplex operation High performance audio accelerator...
... Item Audio controller Audio controller resident bus Audio function control Mono or stereo Resolution Compatibility Music synthesizer Specification SiS 651 AC'97 Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo 20 bits Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible Mixed digital and analog high performance chip Enhanced stereo full duplex operation High performance audio accelerator...
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... bus Number of parallel ports Support ECP/EPP Connector type Parallel port function control Optional ECP DMA channel (in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port I/O address (via BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port IRQ (via BIOS Setup) Specification SiS 962 ISA bus 1 SPP / Bi-directional / ECP / EPP 25-pin D-type female ... port controller Serial port controller resident bus Number of serial port 16550 UART support Connector type Optional serial port I/O address (via BIOS Setup) Specification SiS 962 ISA bus 2 Yes 9-pin D-type female connector COM1: 2F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h COM2: 3E8h, 3F8h, 2F8h 12 Chapter...
... bus Number of parallel ports Support ECP/EPP Connector type Parallel port function control Optional ECP DMA channel (in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port I/O address (via BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port IRQ (via BIOS Setup) Specification SiS 962 ISA bus 1 SPP / Bi-directional / ECP / EPP 25-pin D-type female ... port controller Serial port controller resident bus Number of serial port 16550 UART support Connector type Optional serial port I/O address (via BIOS Setup) Specification SiS 962 ISA bus 2 Yes 9-pin D-type female connector COM1: 2F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h COM2: 3E8h, 3F8h, 2F8h 12 Chapter...
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Serial Port Item Optional serial port IRQ (via BIOS Setup) COM1: IRQ 3, and 4 COM2: IRQ 4, and 3 Specification Modem Item Fax modem data baud rate (bps) Data modem data baud rate (bps) Voice modem Modem ... 128KBytes 32KBytes 96Kbytes 64Kbytes Size 64Kbytes Function Host Memory Host/PCI Memory PCI/ISA Video Buffer Memory Video BIOS Memory ISA Card BIOS & Buffer Memory BIOS Extension Memory Setup and Post Memory PCI Development BIOS System BIOS Memory Main Memory PCI Memory PCI INTx# and IDSEL Assignment Map PCI INTx # INTA# INTB# INTC# INTD# ADIMM...
Serial Port Item Optional serial port IRQ (via BIOS Setup) COM1: IRQ 3, and 4 COM2: IRQ 4, and 3 Specification Modem Item Fax modem data baud rate (bps) Data modem data baud rate (bps) Voice modem Modem ... 128KBytes 32KBytes 96Kbytes 64Kbytes Size 64Kbytes Function Host Memory Host/PCI Memory PCI/ISA Video Buffer Memory Video BIOS Memory ISA Card BIOS & Buffer Memory BIOS Extension Memory Setup and Post Memory PCI Development BIOS System BIOS Memory Main Memory PCI Memory PCI INTx# and IDSEL Assignment Map PCI INTx # INTA# INTB# INTC# INTD# ADIMM...
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... . These values may find out that this version is found. The grayed items on the screens show default values. However, you will soon find the BIOS menu is largely different from one screen to The parameters on the screens have fixed settings and are already in your system. again to another.... NOTE: Due to the application of a new version of the menu tells you how to the main menu. The command line at the bottom of BIOS Setup program, you may not be the same as those in the main menu, press exit Setup. T To select an option, move within a screen and...
... . These values may find out that this version is found. The grayed items on the screens show default values. However, you will soon find the BIOS menu is largely different from one screen to The parameters on the screens have fixed settings and are already in your system. again to another.... NOTE: Due to the application of a new version of the menu tells you how to the main menu. The command line at the bottom of BIOS Setup program, you may not be the same as those in the main menu, press exit Setup. T To select an option, move within a screen and...
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Product Information The screen below appears if you select Product Information from the main menu: The Product Information menu contains general data about the system, such as the product name, serial number, BIOS version, etc. These information is necessary for troubleshooting (maybe required when asking for technical support). 22 Chapter 2
Product Information The screen below appears if you select Product Information from the main menu: The Product Information menu contains general data about the system, such as the product name, serial number, BIOS version, etc. These information is necessary for troubleshooting (maybe required when asking for technical support). 22 Chapter 2
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...of the SMBIOS utility installed in this menu: Parameter Product Name System S/N Main Board ID Main Board S/N System BIOS Version SMBIOS version System BIOS ID BIOS Release Date Description Displays the model name of your system's serial number. Displays the main board's identification number....software during start up. Specifies the version ID of the BIOS utility. Displays your system. Specifies the version of your system. Chapter 2 23 Displays your BIOS utility. Displays the release date of the BIOS utility. The following table describes the parameters found in ...
...of the SMBIOS utility installed in this menu: Parameter Product Name System S/N Main Board ID Main Board S/N System BIOS Version SMBIOS version System BIOS ID BIOS Release Date Description Displays the model name of your system's serial number. Displays the main board's identification number....software during start up. Specifies the version ID of the BIOS utility. Displays your system. Specifies the version of your system. Chapter 2 23 Displays your BIOS utility. Displays the release date of the BIOS utility. The following table describes the parameters found in ...
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... PCs use extended memory. Extended memory is available to standard DOS programs. DOS systems have an address space od 1MB, but Diskette All by the BIOS, the selected diskette drive can use VGA only, this function is almost useless and may be disregarded in any special manner and is the standard...
... PCs use extended memory. Extended memory is available to standard DOS programs. DOS systems have an address space od 1MB, but Diskette All by the BIOS, the selected diskette drive can use VGA only, this function is almost useless and may be disregarded in any special manner and is the standard...
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...message on screen and beep. Disbaled Setting to Enabled will swap floppy drive a: and Enabled b:. Disabled Setting to Enabled will make BIOS seek floppy Enabled drive a: before booting the system. Enabled Disabled Enabled Disbaled Options The items allow you to load the disk ...If the function is recommended. Settings in this menu. Disabled Chapter 2 27 Advanced BIOS Features The following screen shows the Advanced BIOS Features: The following the order of boot device where BIOS attempts to set the virus warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection....
...message on screen and beep. Disbaled Setting to Enabled will swap floppy drive a: and Enabled b:. Disabled Setting to Enabled will make BIOS seek floppy Enabled drive a: before booting the system. Enabled Disabled Enabled Disbaled Options The items allow you to load the disk ...If the function is recommended. Settings in this menu. Disabled Chapter 2 27 Advanced BIOS Features The following screen shows the Advanced BIOS Features: The following the order of boot device where BIOS attempts to set the virus warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection....
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.... Security Option Specifies the type of extended memory. Enabling APIC mode will turn on . Setting to Off will allows users to the first 64KB of BIOS password protection that is On powered on the Off NumLock key when the system is enabled, this item allows you to run Setup. You need...
.... Security Option Specifies the type of extended memory. Enabling APIC mode will turn on . Setting to Off will allows users to the first 64KB of BIOS password protection that is On powered on the Off NumLock key when the system is enabled, this item allows you to run Setup. You need...
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... Boot ROM IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDC Controller Description Options This item lets you enable or disable the USB keyboard driver within the onboard BIOS. The keyboard driver simulates legacy keyboard command and lets you use a USB keyboard during POST or after boot if you do not have a...of the onboard LAN chip. Enabled Disabled This item lets you to "Enable" allows you enable or disable the USB mouse driver within the onboard BIOS. Enabled Disabled Setting this parameter to connect your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do not have a USB driver in the...
... Boot ROM IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDC Controller Description Options This item lets you enable or disable the USB keyboard driver within the onboard BIOS. The keyboard driver simulates legacy keyboard command and lets you use a USB keyboard during POST or after boot if you do not have a...of the onboard LAN chip. Enabled Disabled This item lets you to "Enable" allows you enable or disable the USB mouse driver within the onboard BIOS. Enabled Disabled Setting this parameter to connect your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do not have a USB driver in the...
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... experienced users should leave it as Manual and go into each of the sub menu to the PCI VGA device's palette registers. Disabled Enabled This BIOS can also set it unchanged. Reserved Disabled - Data read or written by the CPU is only directed to choose specific resources. You can automatically configure...
... experienced users should leave it as Manual and go into each of the sub menu to the PCI VGA device's palette registers. Disabled Enabled This BIOS can also set it unchanged. Reserved Disabled - Data read or written by the CPU is only directed to choose specific resources. You can automatically configure...
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Load Default Settings The default settings are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for the most stable system performance. 38 Chapter 2 When you select the item, a message as below appears: Pressing Y (Yes) loads the BIOS default values for optimal performance of the mainboard.
Load Default Settings The default settings are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for the most stable system performance. 38 Chapter 2 When you select the item, a message as below appears: Pressing Y (Yes) loads the BIOS default values for optimal performance of the mainboard.
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Select Y (Yes) to the main menu. Save & Exit Setup/Exit Without Saving If you select Save and Exit Setup, you will discard all the changes you will exit the BIOS utility. Chapter 2 41 Select N (No) to return to exit Setup. If you select Exit Without Saving, you made and exit Setup. The following dialogue box will appear.
Select Y (Yes) to the main menu. Save & Exit Setup/Exit Without Saving If you select Save and Exit Setup, you will discard all the changes you will exit the BIOS utility. Chapter 2 41 Select N (No) to return to exit Setup. If you select Exit Without Saving, you made and exit Setup. The following dialogue box will appear.
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... fatal. Power-On Self-Test (POST) Each time you turn on the system, the Power-on password option. The Power-On Self Test (POST) is a BIOS procedure that must be diagnosed and/or initialized by POST to the user.
... fatal. Power-On Self-Test (POST) Each time you turn on the system, the Power-on password option. The Power-On Self Test (POST) is a BIOS procedure that must be diagnosed and/or initialized by POST to the user.
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...Early chipset initialization: • Disable shadow RAM • Disable L2 Cache (socket 7 or below ) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0 Reserved Initial Superio_Early_Init switch .... • Auto-detection of preset numbers called check point to be read and shown on a debug board. The following table describes the Acer common tasks carried out by a port & interface swap (optional) 3. Auto detect ports for Winbond 977 series Super I /O chips Reserved Reserved...
...Early chipset initialization: • Disable shadow RAM • Disable L2 Cache (socket 7 or below ) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0 Reserved Initial Superio_Early_Init switch .... • Auto-detection of preset numbers called check point to be read and shown on a debug board. The following table describes the Acer common tasks carried out by a port & interface swap (optional) 3. Auto detect ports for Winbond 977 series Super I /O chips Reserved Reserved...
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...buffer Reserved 52 Chapter 4 Chipset default values are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR. Reserved Reserved Initial interrupts vector table. Prepare BIOS resource map for override. Init onboard PWM 3. Reserved Use walking 1's algorithm to empty PCI & DIMM slots. 2. Reserved Program chipset .... If ESCD is valid, take into consideration of 5Ah is an invalid value for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into BIOS stack. Disable respective clock resource to check out interface in F000 for ESCD & DMI support. Check validity of RTC ...
...buffer Reserved 52 Chapter 4 Chipset default values are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR. Reserved Reserved Initial interrupts vector table. Prepare BIOS resource map for override. Init onboard PWM 3. Reserved Use walking 1's algorithm to empty PCI & DIMM slots. 2. Reserved Program chipset .... If ESCD is valid, take into consideration of 5Ah is an invalid value for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into BIOS stack. Disable respective clock resource to check out interface in F000 for ESCD & DMI support. Check validity of RTC ...