American Megatrends MAN 758 User Manual

MegaRUM

Dual Pentium® II

PCI ISA Motherboard

User's Guide

MAN-758

6/5/97

Preface

To the OEM

Thank you for purchasing the high performance American Megatrends

MegaRUM Dual Pentium II PCI ISA motherboard. This product is a state of the

art motherboard that includes the famous AMIBIOS. It is assumed that you

have also licensed the rights to use the American Megatrends documentation

for the American Megatrends MegaRUM motherboard.

This manual was written for the OEM to assist in the proper installation and

operation of this motherboard. This manual describes the specifications and

features of the MegaRUM PCI motherboard. It explains how to assemble a

system based on the MegaRUM PCI motherboard and how to use the

AMIBIOS that is specifically designed for this motherboard.

This manual is not meant to be read by the computer owner who purchases a

computer with this motherboard. It is assumed that you, the computer

manufacturer, will use this manual as a sourcebook of information, and that

parts of this manual will be included in the computer owner's manual.

Technical Support If an American Megatrends motherboard fails to operate as described or you

are in doubt about a configuration option, please call technical support at 770-

246-8600.

Web Site

We invite you to access the American Megatrends world wide web site at:

http://www.ami.co m.

Preface

iii

Packing List

You should have received the following:

a MegaRUM Dual Pentium II PCI ISA motherboard,

two serial cables,

one parallel cable,

one VGA cable,

two VGA driver diskettes for Windows 95 and Windows NT V3.5x,

5 SCSI driver diskettes,

a diskette containing the American Megatrends DMI Wizard 95 software utility,

The DMI Wizard 95 User’s Guide,

the SystemGuru User’s Guide,

4 diskettes containing the SystemGuru Server Management Software for Windows NT,

a Warranty Card, and

the American Megatrends MegaRUM Dual Pentium II PCI ISA Motherboard User's Guide.

Warning

Do not use 16 MB x 36 (64 MB) SIMMs that have 36 chips per SIMM.

This type of 16 MB SIMM does not work reliably because of

excessive loading on the motherboard circuitry. If you must use 64

MB SIMMs, use only SIMMs that have 12 or 8 chips per SIMM.

Do not use 70 ns SIMMs. The system memory timing cycle on this

motherboard are very sensitive. This motherboard does not work

reliably with 70 ns SIMMs.

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1 Hardware Installation

Overview

The American Megatrends MegaRUM PCI Dual Pentium II ISA motherboard

features include:

two Intel Pentium II CPUs operating at 120, 133, 150, 166, 180, 200, 210, 233,

240, 266 MHz or higher speeds ,

up to 1 GB of system memory on the motherboard,

parity checking or ECC (Error Checking and Correction),

PCI local bus throughput of 132 megabytes per second,

two Ultra Wide SCSI channels operating at 40 MBs,

specially designed for the American Megatrends RAID Upgrade controller

cards,

onboard ATI Rage II PCI VGA controller with 2 MB of synchronous

graphics RAM,

the American Megatrends SystemGuru server management software,

two ISA expansion slots, and

six PCI expansion slots.

CPUs

The MegaRUM motherboard will support all Intel Slot1 CPUs operating at 233

MHz, 266 MHz, or faster speeds.

PCI Bus Speed AMIBIOS automatically configures the PCI slots. The PCI slots are

synchronous with the CPU clock:

CPU External Clock Frequency

PCI Expansion Slot Frequency

66 MHz

60 MHz

33 MHz

30 MHz

Cont’d

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Overview, Continued

Onboard I/O

The MegaRUM motherboard includes:

an onboard ATI Rage II PCI VGA controller with 2 MB of synchronous

graphics memory,

two onboard Symbios Logic 53C875 SCSI controllers that provide 2 40

MBs ultra wide SCSI channels and one ultra wide/narrow SCSI channel,

two 40-pin IDE connectors for 1 – 4 IDE drives,

a 34-pin floppy drive connector,

two serial port connectors,

a 25-pin parallel port connector,

a keyboard DIN connector,

two 4-pin USB ports, and

a 9-pin berg mouse connector.

Server Management Software The American Megatrends SystemGuru server management

software is included with the MegaRUM motherboard. SystemGuru uses the

I²C interface to constantly monitor and report the CPU temperature, fan speed,

ECC memory errors, ambient temperature, CPU voltage, system voltage and

other user-specified system status information to any remote client computer.

See the American Megatrends SystemGuru User’s Guide for additional

information.

Onboard PCI VGA The PCI VGA on the MegaRUM motherboard is supported by the ATI 3D

RAGE II 264GT PCI Graphics Controller chip. The PCI VGA features are:

2 MB SGRAM (not upgradable),

a VGA cable is included, and

video drivers for Windows 95 and Windows NT will be provided.

You can download video drivers for all other operating systems from the ATI

BBS at 905-764-9404. Make sure you load the ATI 3D RAGE II drivers from the

diskette provided. Windows 95 auto detection tries to load the ATI Mach 64

drivers, which will not function properly.

MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

MegaRUM PCI Dimensions

The motherboard is approximately 12.25” by 13.8”. The motherboard height

restrictions are shown below:

Warning

This motherboard contains sensitive electronic components

that can be easily damaged by static electricity. Follow the

antistatic instructions carefully to ensure correct installation

and to avoid damage.

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

MegaRUM PCI Motherboard Layout

MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Step 1 Unpack the Motherboard

Step

Action

Inspect the cardboard carton for obvious damage. If

damaged, call 770-246-8645. Leave the motherboard in its

original packing.

Perform all unpacking and installation procedures on a

ground-connected anti-static mat. Wear an anti-static

wristband grounded at the same point as the anti-static

mat. Or use a sheet of conductive aluminum foil grounded

through a 1 megohm resistor instead of the anti-static mat.

Similarly, a strip of conductive aluminum foil wrapped

around the wrist and grounded through a 1 megohm

resistor serves the same purpose as the wristband.

Inside the carton, the motherboard is packed in an

anti-static bag, and sandwiched between sheets of

sponge. Remove the sponge and the anti-static bag. Place

the motherboard on a grounded anti-static surface

component side up. Save the original packing material.

Inspect the motherboard for damage. Press down on all

ICs mounted in sockets to verify proper seating. Do not

apply power to the motherboard if it has been damaged.

If the motherboard is undamaged, it is ready to be

installed.

Set Jumpers

Set all jumpers and install the CPU before placing the motherboard in the

chassis.

Avoid Static Electricity

Static electricity can damage the motherboard and other computer components.

Keep the motherboard in the anti-static bag until it is to be installed. Wear an

anti-static wrist grounding strap before handling the motherboard. Make sure

you stand on an anti-static mat when handling the motherboard.

Avoid contact with any component or connector on any adapter card, printed

circuit board, or memory module. Handle these components by the mounting

bracket.

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 2 Configure CPU Speed

If using two CPUs with different speed ratings, set the motherboard jumpers to

the lower CPU speed. J21 and J24 select the CPU speed. The drawings on the

next screens show how J24 and J21 should look for each possible CPU speed:

CPU Speed

J21

J24

120MHz

OPEN

Short Pins 1-2,

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 1-2,

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins3-4

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 1-2

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 1-2

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pin 5-6

Short Pin 7-8

Short Pin 5-6

Short Pin 7-8

Short Pins 1-2

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 1-2

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 7-8

133 MHz

Shorted

150 MHz

166 MHz

180 MHz

200 MHz

OPEN

Shorted

OPEN

Open

210 MHz

233 MHz

240 MHz

OPEN

Shorted

OPEN

266 MHz

Shorted

Important

Please contact American Megatrends technical support at

770-246-8645 to support a CPU running at other speeds.

Cont’d

MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Step 2 Configure CPU Speed, Continued

Cont’d

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 2 Configure CPU Speed, Continued

MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Step 3 Configure CPU Voltage

J5 and J15

Each CPU can be independently set to the correct CPU core voltage. J5 sets the

voltage for the CPU in CPU Slot1. J15 sets the voltage for the CPU in Slot2.

Core CPU Voltage

J5 and J15 Setting

3.50V

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 9-10

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 9-10

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 9-10

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 9-10

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 9-10

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 9-10

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 9-10

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 9-10

Short Pins 1-2

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 9-10

Short Pins 1-2

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 1-2

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 9-10

Short Pins 1-2

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 5-6

Short Pins 1-2

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 7-8

Short Pins 9-10

Short Pins 1-2

Short Pins 3-4

Short Pins 7-8

None

3.40V

3.3V (Factory Setting)

3.2V

3.1V

3.0V

2.9V

2.8V

2.7V

2.6V

2.5V

2.4V

2.3V

2.2V

2.1V

2.05V

2.0V

1.95V

1.90V

1.85V

1.8V

No CPU

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 4 Install Additional Voltage Regulator

One Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) is shipped with every MegaRUM

motherboard. You need another VRM if you install two CPUs. You can order

VRMs for Intel Pentium II CPUs from:

Manufacturer

VXI

Part Number

073-20715-02

SPX560KM

AMI Part Number

MDL-P681-V5A140

Corsair

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Step 5 Connect CPU Fans

J1 and J7 (shown below) are 3-pin bergs that connect the fan on the CPU heat

sink to the motherboard power. J1 is the CPU fan connector for the CPU in CPU

Slot1. J7 is the CPU fan connector for the CPU in CPU Slot2.

Ground

+12V

Fan Sense

Pin 1

J1, J7, and

J23 pinout

All Pentium II CPUs are shipped with a heat sink and a CPU fan. The

connector from the CPU fan usually has three leads (has red, yellow, and black

leads). Connect the Red lead to Pin 3 (+12V). Make sure that you use fans

that have 3 leads. The 3^rd(yellow) lead should provide a tachometer output to

permit the fan speed to be monitored by the onboard server management

hardware. If you must use fans with only 2 leads, connect the red lead to Pin 3.

J23 Chassis Fan J23 is a 3-pin berg located near the VRM for the CPU 2 socket. The pinout is

the same for J23 as it is for J1 and J7. J23 provides +12V power to the main

chassis fan. The chassis fan should provide a tachometer output on Pin 3 so it

can be monitored by the onboard server management hardware.

Step 6 Install CPU

The Pentium II CPUs are on Intel Slot1 adapter cards. Insert the Slot1 cards into

the CPU card sockets on the motherboard. The CPU Slot1 sockets are below

the SIMM sockets.

Warning

Improper CPU installation can damage the CPU and the

motherboard. You must follow the procedures in this section

exactly as documented. Make sure you wear an antistatic

wristband while installing the CPU. Follow all antistatic

procedures.

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 7 Install Memory

System Memory There are eight 32-bit SIMM (Single Inline Memory Module) sockets. System

memory must be populated one bank at a time. Each bank has two sockets.

Each bank must be populated with the same type of SIMM. If a 4 MB SIMM is

installed in the first socket in Bank0, then the same type of 4 MB SIMM must

be installed in the second Bank0 SIMM socket. The minimum amount of

system memory supported by the MegaRUM PCI is 8 MB. Each socket can

hold one SIMM. You can use:

1 MB x 32 (or 36),

2 MB x 32 (or 36),

4 MB x 32 (or 36),

8 MB x 32 (or 36),

16 MB x 32 (or 36), or

32 MB x 32 (or 36) SIMMs.

The MegaRUM motherboard will support 128 MB SIMMs when they become

available, permitting up to 1 GB of system memory to be installed on the

motherboard.

Fast Page Mode, EDO, and Burst EDO SIMMs cannot be mixed. The

motherboard supports SIMMs operating at 60 or 70 ns (RAS access time). Set

the Chipset Setup DRAM Speed (ns) option correctly.

Memory Display System memory is reported by AMIBIOS as it boots and again when the

AMIBIOS System Configuration Screen is displayed just before the operating

system boots. The memory displayed by AMIBIOS on the System

Configuration Screen is 384 KB less than the total memory installed.

Cont’d

12 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Step 7 Install Memory, Continued

Select SIMMs

SIMMs must meet the following specifications:

Parameter

Page Mode

Refresh

Specification

FAST

CAS before RAS

CAC

20 ns

80 ns

45 ns

RAC

70 ns

CPA

45 ns

SIMM Part Numbers

Type

Manufacturer

Part Number

1 MB x 36

“

Micron

Mitsubishi

PNY

MT12D136M-7

MH1M36ADJ-7

P361000-70

“

Motorola

Oki

Samsung

PNY

MCM36100AS-70

MSC2355-70YS12

KMM5361000AV-7

P362000-70

2 MB x 36

“

Samsung

Micron

Mitsubishi

Motorola

PNY

EMM53620036-70

MT12D436M-7

MH4M36SAJ-7

MCM36400S-70

P364000-70

4 MB x 36

“

Samsung

Motorola

PNY

KMM5364100-7

MCM36800S-70

P368000-707

8 MB x 36

“

Samsung

KMM5368100-7

KMM53616000AKG-6

16 MB x 36

Cont’d

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 7 Install Memory, Continued

Installing SIMMs The four SIMM sockets on the motherboard can be filled with either 1 MB x 32

(or 36), 2 MB x 32 (or 36), 4 MB x 32 (or 36), 8 MB x 32 (or 36), or 16 MB x 32 (or

36) SIMMs.

Place the motherboard on an anti-static mat. With the component side of the

SIMM facing you, firmly push the SIMM into the socket at an angle, then push

it up. When properly inserted, the SIMM clicks into place as the latching pins

engage. The SIMM installation process is shown below:

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Step 8 Install the Motherboard

The motherboard mounting hole pattern is shown below. Standoffs and

mounting screws are not supplied with the motherboard. The chassis

manufacturer should supply these parts.

Step

Action

Place the chassis on an anti-static mat. Connect the chassis to ground to avoid static

damage during installation. Connect an alligator clip with a wire lead to any

unpainted part of the chassis. Ground the other end of the lead at the same point as

the mat and the wristband.

Rotate the chassis so the front is to the right, and the rear is to the left. The side facing

you is where the motherboard is mounted. The power supply is mounted at the far end

of the chassis.

Hold the motherboard, component-side up, with the edge with the SIMM sockets

toward you and the edge with the power supply connector away from you. The

keyboard, mouse, and video connectors should be to the left.

Carefully slide the motherboard into the chassis. Make certain the edge connectors fit

the ports in the rear of the chassis. The motherboard should rest level with the

chassis.

Place the mounting screws in the holes provided and tighten them. If necessary, shift

the motherboard slightly to align the mounting holes on the motherboard with the

holes on the chassis,

Warning

If using metallic screws, make sure you use them only in

the plated mounting holes.

If using metallic screws, make sure the head of the screw

fits completely inside the plated mounting holes.

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 9 Attach Cables

Connectors

The MegaRUM PCI motherboard includes many connectors. Connection

instructions, illustrations of connectors, and pinouts are supplied in the

following pages. A list of all connectors described in this section follows:

Connector

Power supply connectors P1, P2, P3, and P4

Drain CMOS RAM power – J35

Keyboard connector J12

PS/2 mouse connector J2

Chassis intrusion LED – J29

External SMI connector – J18

Disable onboard VGA – J14

Hardware reset switch J28

Speaker J46

SCSI activity LED – J40

Keyboard lock connector J41

Turbo LED connector J33

IDE LED connector J38

USB port 1 connector J19

USB port 2 connector J20

System override – J47

AMI-specific VGA cable – J16

Disable VGA interrupt – J13

Serial port 1 connector J9

Serial port 2 connector J8

Parallel port connector J3

Floppy connector J4

IDE channel 0 connector J10

IDE channel 1 connector J11

SCSI channel 1 (Wide) – J44

SCSI channel 1 (Narrow) – J36

SCSI channel 2 (Wide) – J45

SCSI channel 2 (Narrow) – J37

Cont’d

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Step 9 Attach Cables, Continued

Cable Connector Ends When connecting chassis connectors to the motherboard, make sure to

connect the correct connector end. Most connector wires are color-coded.

Match the color of the wires leaving the switch or LED to the same pin on the

connector end. There may be more than one connector with the same color-

coded wires. If so, follow the wire to the switch or LED. All motherboard

components are outlined by a white rectangular box with a broad arrow at one

end. Pin 1 is always at the arrow end of the white outlined box, as shown

below:

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 9 Attach Cables, Continued

Connect Power Supply The power supply should match the physical configuration of the

chassis. Make sure the power switch is off before assembly.

Before attaching all components, make sure the proper voltage has been

selected. Power supplies often can run on a wide range of voltages and must

be set (usually via a switch) to the proper range. Use at least a 450 watt power

supply, which should have built-in filters to suppress radiated emissions.

Connect Power Cables Attach the power supply cables to the power connector (P1 and P3) on

the motherboard. AT-compatible power supplies have two six-pin connectors,

attached as shown below. The six-pin connector on the power cable with three

red wires and two black wires is attached to P3. The other connector on the end

of the power cable is attached to P1.

Cont’d

18 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Step 9 Attach Cables, Continued

Power Connector Keys The power connectors are keyed to prevent incorrect installation. The

keys on the connector must be cut to fit on some power supplies, as shown

below.

P1 Pinout

Description

Power Good (Orange wire) (Not used)

VCC (Red wire)

+12 Volts (Yellow wire)

-12 Volts (Blue wire)

Ground (Black wire)

P3 Pinout

Description

Ground (Black wire)

-5 Volts (White wire)

VCC (Red wire)

Cont’d

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 9 Attach Cables, Continued

P2 Pinout

Description

Ground

P4 Pinout

Description

Ground

J35 Erase Password J35 is a 2-pin berg that can be used to erase the contents of CMOS RAM,

where all system configuration information is stored.

If you forget the AMIBIOS password, you can place a shorting bridge on J35

for a few seconds to erase the old password (and all system configuration

information as well). You must then reboot the computer, run AMIBIOS Setup,

and restore all system configuration information. The J35 settings are:

CMOS Drain

Normal operation (factory setting).

The contents of CMOS RAM are destroyed.

J35 Setting

OPEN

Shorted

Cont’d

20 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Step 9 Attach Cables, Continued

J12 Keyboard Connector The keyboard connector is a 6-pin DIN socket. The pinout is shown

below.

Assignments

Keyboard clock

3, 6

Keyboard data

Not used

Ground

VCC

Connect Mouse Cable The mouse connector (J2) is a 10-pin berg. The mouse cable is the same as

the serial cable in the motherboard. Two serial cables are shipped with the

motherboard. Use one of these cables for the mouse, or make your own cable.

The pinout is:

Description

Mouse Clock

N/C

Description

N/C

Ground

VCC

Mouse Data

N/C

J29 Chassis Door Intrusion J29 is a 2-pin berg that can be used to attach a wire to the chassis

door intrusion connector, if the chassis has this feature. The logic must be set

so that Pin 1 and Pin 2 are shorted when the chassis door is closed and open

when the chassis door is opened.

J18 External SMI J18 is a 3-pin berg. An external SMI (System Management Interrupt) source

can be connected to J18. When an external SMI needs to generate an SMI to

the system, Pin 1 must be shorted to Pin 2 (as a pulse).

Cont’d

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 9 Attach Cables, Continued

J28 Reset Switch Connector J28 is a two-pin single-inline berg that is attached via a cable to an

externally-mounted reset switch.

When the reset switch is pressed, the system performs a hard reset. Pin 1 is

ground and Pin 2 is Hard Reset.

J46 Speaker Connector J46 is a four-pin single-inline berg that is optionally attached via a cable

to a standard system speaker. AMIBIOS signals hardware problems through

the speaker. Pin 1 on the motherboard is identified by the arrow on the white

box around the berg. The MegaRUM PCI motherboard also has a built-in

speaker mounted on the motherboard.

Description

Data Out

Key

N/C

VCC

J40 SCSI Activity J40 is a 4-pin berg that attaches to a cable connected to the SCSI activity

indicator.

J47 System Override J47 is a 2-pin berg that attached to a system override switch.

Cont’d

22 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Step 9 Attach Cables, Continued

J41 Keyboard Lock J41 is a 5-pin single-inline berg that is attached via a cable to the keyboard

lock connector (or separate keyboard lock and Power LED connectors). The

computer chassis may not include the keyboard lock and Power LED on a

single connector. The keyboard lock allows the user to lock the keyboard,

protecting the system from unauthorized use. Pin 1 on the motherboard is

identified by the broad arrow.

Description

VCC

Ground

Keyboard Lock (KBDINH)

Ground

J33 Turbo LED J33 is a 2-pin berg that is attached via a cable to the externally-mounted bipolar

Turbo LED. The LED lights when the motherboard is running at high speed.

J38 IDE LED

J38 is a two-pin berg that is attached via a cable to the externally-mounted IDE

Activity LED. This LED lights when the IDE drive is running.

Warning

In some IDE drives, you may have to disable the

IDE LED mounted on the drive by changing a

jumper or setting a switch on the IDE drive itself,

before the IDE drive sends a signal to J34.

Cont’d

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 9 Attach Cables, Continued

Optional USB Cable You can only use a custom USB cable with this motherboard. You can order

this USB cable (AMI part number CBLKIT-USB-1) from American Megatrends

at 800-828-9264.

Warning

The pinout for the optional USB Cable Box is:

Pin 1

Pin 2

Pin 3

Pin 4

Red

VCC

Green Data +

White Data -

Black Ground

Please make sure that the USB cable is correctly installed. Incorrect

installation will damage the motherboard.

J19, J20 USB Connectors J19 and J20 are 4-pin USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors. The

pinouts are:

Signal Description

VCC

Data+

Data–

Ground

J14 Enable Onboard PCI VGA J14 is a 2-pin berg that enables or disables the onboard PCI ATI

VGA controller. The J14 settings are:

Onboard PCI ATI VGA Setting

PCI VGA Enabled

J19 Setting

OPEN (Default)

Shorted

PCI VGA Disabled

Cont’d

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Step 9 Attach Cables, Continued

J13 VGA Interrupt Enable J13 is a 2-pin berg that enables interrupt support for the onboard PCI

ATI VGA controller:

Onboard PCI ATI VGA Interrupt Setting

PCI interrupt enabled for onboard PCI VGA.

PCI interrupt disabled for onboard PCI VGA.

J13 Setting

OPEN

Shorted (Default)

J16 VGA Connector J16 is a 14-pin dual inline berg for the onboard ATI Rage II PCI VGA

controller. Connect the VGA cable supplied with this motherboard to J16. This

cable converts J16 14-pin berg signals to a standard DB15 VGA connector,

which can be mounted on the chassis. Make sure the red wire on the cable is

connected to Pin1 of J16. The pinout is:

Signal Description

Red

Green

Signal Description

Ground

Fuse

Ground

Pin is Cut

Blue

VSYNC

HSYNC

MONID1

MONID2

VGA Cable and J16 Connectors The following drawing illustrates the VGA connectors on the

VGA cable and J16 on the motherboard:

Cont’d

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 9 Attach Cables, Continued

Standard VGA Connector The pinout for the standard female DB15 VGA connector is shown

below:

P in

G ro un d

R ed

G ro und

G r een

G ro un d

P in 11

Pin 1 2 M O N ID 1

P in

Blu e

Pin 1 3 H SYN C

Pin 1 4 VS YN C

F use

G r ou nd

Pin 15 M O N ID 2

Pin 1 0 G r ou nd

Standard VGA Female Connector

J16 VGA Connector and Standard VGA The connections on the VGA cable that has a standard

DB15 female VGA connector and a 14-pin berg connector at the other end are

shown below:

J16

Standard VGA Connector

Signal

Red

Green

Blue

Green

Blue

N/A

VSYNC

HSYNC

VSYNC

HSYNC

MONID1

MONID2

Ground

Fuse

MONID1

MONID2

Ground

Fuse

Ground

Pin is Cut

N/A

Ground

N/A

4, 11

Unused

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Step 10 Connect I/O

Onboard Adapters The MegaRUM PCI motherboard has:

two serial ports (J8 and J9),

a parallel port (J2),

two Ultra Wide SCSI connectors,

two Ultra narrow SCSI connectors,

an IDE controller on the PCI bus (the primary IDE connector is J12 and the secondary IDE connector is

J10), and

a floppy controller (J1).

The serial and parallel port connectors are described below.

Conflicts

AMIBIOS minimizes conflicts between onboard and offboard I/O devices.

AMIBIOS automatically checks the adapter cards installed in the expansion

slots on the MegaRUM PCI motherboard for a hard disk or floppy controller

and serial or parallel ports.

J8 SER1 J9 SER2 J8 and J9 are 9-pin connectors that provide an AT-compatible serial port

interface. Connect the cables supplied with the motherboard to J8 and J9. The

serial port base I/O port address and other serial port settings can be selected

in Peripheral Setup in WINBIOS® Setup.

The J8 and J9 pinout is shown below.

Pin Signal Description Pin

Signal Description

Data Set Ready

Request to Send

Clear to Send

Carrier Detect

Receive Data

Transmit Data

Data Terminal

Ready

Ring Indicator

Ground

CUT PIN

Cont’d

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 10 Connect I/O, Continued

J3 Parallel Port J3 is a 25-pin connector for a parallel port. The J3 pinout is shown below.

Connect the 16-pin to DB25 cable provided with the motherboard to J3. The

parallel port interface supports:

the standard Centronics-compatible parallel port,

the ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), and

the EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) port.

All parallel port settings must be correctly configured through Peripheral Setup

in WINBIOS Setup.

Signal

Signal Description

Description

STROBE#

PD1

PD0

PD2

PD3

PD4

PD5

PD6

PD7

ACK#

BUSY

SLCT

AUTOFD#

INIT#

Ground

ERROR#

SLCTIN#

Ground

Cont’d

28 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Step 10 Connect I/O, Continued

J4 Floppy

J4 is a 34-pin dual-inline berg. Connect the cable from the floppy drive to J4, as

shown below. The onboard floppy controller cannot be used if a hard disk card

with a floppy controller is installed. Choose Standard Setup and Peripheral

Setup to configure the floppy controller.

The motherboard supports up to two 720 KB, 1.44 MB, or 2.88 MB 3½" drives

and 360 KB and 1.2 MB 5¼" drives. The connecting cable is a 34-pin ribbon

connector with two 34-pin edge connectors for attaching the floppy disk

drives. There is a small twist in the cable between the floppy connectors. The

last (end) connector should be connected to floppy drive A:.

Cont’d

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 10 Connect I/O, Continued

J1 Floppy Connector Pinout

Use

DENSE1

N/C

GND

DRATE0

-INDEX

-MOTOR0

-FDSEL1

-FDSEL0

-MOTOR1

DIR

-WDATA

-WGATE

-TRK0

-WRPROT

-RDATA

HDSEL

DSKCHNG

Twist in Floppy Cable

Floppy B to A

10 to 16

Floppy B to A

12 to 14

Floppy B to A

14 to 12

15 to 11

16 to 10

11 to 15

13 to 13

Cont’d

30 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Step 10 Connect I/O, Continued

IDE Drives

Attach the IDE drives in the following manner. Choose Peripheral Setup in

WINBIOS Setup to enable the onboard IDE controller.

Cont’d

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 10 Connect I/O, Continued

Attach IDE Cable to J10 J10 is the primary IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) hard disk drive

connector. Both the primary master and the primary slave IDE drives must be

connected by cable to J10, as shown below.

J10 is a 40-pin dual-inline berg that connects an IDE drive to the primary

onboard IDE connector. This motherboard supports IDE Modes 0, 1, 2, 3, and

4, IDE prefetch, LBA (Logical Block Address) mode, high capacity drives (over

528 MB), 32-bit data transfer, and fast IDE transfer. These IDE features are

configured in Peripheral Setup in the WINBIOS Setup utility.

Disable the onboard IDE interface in Peripheral Setup to use an ISA ESDI, RLL,

MFM, or SCSI hard disk drive controller.

Cont’d

32 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Step 10 Connect I/O, Continued

J10 Pinout

J10 is the primary IDE connector. The J10 pinout is:

Use

-RESET

DATA7

DATA6

DATA5

DATA4

DATA3

DATA2

DATA1

DATA0

GND

-REQ

-IOW

-IOR

IDERDY

-ACK

Use

GND

DATA8

DATA9

DATA10

DATA11

DATA12

DATA13

DATA14

DATA15

KEY (N/C)

GND

Pulldown

GND

N/C

INT14

HA1

HA0

-CS0

-IDEACT

N/C

HA2

-CS1

GND

J11 Secondary IDE Controller J11, the secondary IDE connector, is a 40-pin dual-inline berg that

connects the secondary primary and slave IDE drives to the secondary

onboard IDE controller.

Attach the secondary master and slave IDE drives to J11 via a standard 40-pin

IDE cable.

Cont’d

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 10 Connect I/O, Continued

J11 Pinout

J11 is the secondary IDE connector. The J11 pinout is:

Use

-RESET

DATA7

DATA6

DATA5

DATA4

DATA3

DATA2

DATA1

DATA0

GND

-REQ

-IOW

-IOR

IDERDY

-ACK

Use

GND

DATA8

DATA9

DATA10

DATA11

DATA12

DATA13

DATA14

DATA15

KEY (N/C)

GND

Pulldown

GND

N/C

INT15

HA1

HA0

-CS2

N/C

HA2

-CS3

GND

34 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Step 11 Connect SCSI I/O

SCSI Connectors J44 (SCSI channel 1) and J45 (SCSI channel 2) are 68-pin high density (Wide)

SCSI connectors. J36 (SCSI channel 1) and J37 (SCSI channel 2) are 50-pin low

density (Narrow) SCSI connectors.

All SCSI connectors are located in the same area below the two ISA

connectors.

High Density SCSI Connectors The 68-pin high density connectors are 0.050” pitch unshielded

connectors. The high-density connector pinouts are shown below:

These connectors provide all signals needed to connect to wide SCSI devices.

The connector pinouts are for a single-ended primary bus (P-CABLE) as

specified in SCSI-3 Parallel Interface X3T9.2, Project 885-D, revision 1.2b, date

July 2, 1993.

The cable assemblies that interface with this 68-pin connector are:

flat ribbon or twisted pair cable for connecting internal wide SCSI devices,

flat ribbon or twisted pair cable for connecting internal and external wide SCSI devices,

cable assembly for converting from internal wide SCSI connectors to internal non-wide (Type 2)

connectors,

cable assembly for converting from internal wide to internal non-wide SCSI connectors (Type 30), and

cable assembly for converting from internal wide to internal non-wide SCSI connectors.

Cont’d

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 11 Connect SCSI I/O, Continued

High-Density 68-Pin SCSI Connector Pinout

Signal

Connector Pin Cable

Cable

Connector Pin

Signal

-DB(12)

Ground

TERMPWR

Reserved

Ground

-DB(13)

-DB(14)

-DB(15)

-DB(P1)

-DB(0)

-DB(1)

-DB(2)

-DB(3)

-DB(4)

-DB(5)

-DB(6)

-DB(7)

-DB(P)

Ground

TERMPWR

Reserved

Ground

-ATN

Ground

-BSY

-ACK

-RST

-MSG

-SEL

-C/D

-REQ

-I/O

-DB(8)

-DB(9)

-DB(10)

-DB(11)

Cont’d

36 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Step 11 Connect SCSI I/O, Continued

50-Pin Low-Density SCSI Connector The MegaRUM motherboard includes a 50pin low-density

0.0100” pitch shrouded SCSI connector for each SCSI channel. The pinout for

the 50-pin low-density connector is specified in SCSI-2 X39T9.2 project 375R,

revision 10K, April 28, 1993.

50-Pin Low-Density SCSI Connector Pinout

Signal

Connector Pin

Cable

Cable Connector Pin

Signal

-DB(0)

Ground

Reserved

OPEN

Reserved

Ground

Reserved

Ground

-DB(1)

-DB(2)

-DB(3)

-DB(4)

-DB(5)

-DB(6)

-DB(7)

-DB(8)

-DB(P)

Ground

Reserved

TERMPWR

Reserved

Ground

-ATN

Ground

-BSY

-ACK

-RST

-MSG

-SEL

-C/D

-REQ

Cont’d

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 11 Connect SCSI I/O, Continued

Single-Ended Ultra SCSI Understanding the cable requirements, termination and stub lengths is

key to the successful implementation of a Ultra-SCSI subsystem.

SCSI Cables - Up to Four Devices The total external SCSI cable length for single-ended when

using up to 4 Ultra-SCSI devices (maximum. capacitance of device = 25pf)

should be less than or equal to:

(3 meter-(SCSI signal length on AMI RAID)-(SCSI length in storage box)

= (3 meter - 0.305 meter - SCSI length in storage box)

= 2.695 - SCSI length in storage box

SCSI Cables - More than Four Devices The total external SCSI cable length for single-ended

when using from five to eight Ultra-SCSI devices (max. cap of device = 25pf)

should be less than or equal to:

(1.5 meter-(SCSI signal length on AMI RAID)-(SCSI length in storage box)

= (1.5 meter - 0.305 meter - SCSI length in storage box)

= 1.195 - SCSI length in storage box

Spacing Devices The SCSI devices should be uniformly spaced between terminators with the

end devices located as close as possible to the terminators.

SCSI Signal Path The SCSI signal path is a controlled impedance environment with the

following characteristic impedance:

90 ohms +/- 6 ohms for the REQ and ACK signals

90 ohms +/- 10 ohms for all other signals

Cont’d

38 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Step 11 Connect SCSI I/O, Continued

SCSI Termination The SCSI channels on the MegaRUM motherboard use active termination for

each SCSI channel. You must terminate the SCSI bus properly. The SCSI bus

on each SCSI channel is an electrical transmission line and it must be

terminated properly at both ends to minimize reflections and losses. You

complete the SCSI bus by setting termination at both ends.

Do not add terminators in the middle of the SCSI bus. The end devices must be

located as close as possible to the terminators. A simple rule is to place SCSI

terminator after the last SCSI device on each of the SCSI connectors.

MegaRUM automatically terminates the onboard SCSI connectors.

Stub length

SCSI Cables

The stub length shall not exceed 0.1 meter. The spacing of devices on the SCSI

bus should be at least three times the stub length to avoid stub clustering.

Teflon flat ribbon cables give the best performance in the Ultra-SCSI

environment. These cables should be used for all internal cabling. To minimize

discontinuities and signal reflections, the use of cables with different

impedance’s on the same bus should be minimized.

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 11 Connect SCSI I/O, Continued

SCSI Termination Possibilities

S C S I

terminator

Termination on

S C S I d e v i c e s

(termination disabled on both)

Termination on controller

motherboard

enabled

enabled.

Setup using one connector for one channel

S C S I

terminator

S C S I

terminator

Termination on

S C S I d e v i c e s

(termination disabled on both)

Termination on controller

mothdi

adrd

S C S I d e v i c e s

(termination disabled on both)

disabled.

Setup using two connectors for one channel

If the MegaRUM is at one end of a cable, it sets termination automatically at

that end. Otherwise, MegaRUM disables its own termination and you must set

termination at the cable ends. If another connector on MegaRUM is also used

for the same channel, the termination on MegaRUM is disabled automatically

and termination should be set on the device at the farthest end of the cable.

For a disk array, set SCSI bus termination so that removing or adding a SCSI

device does not disturb termination. An easy way to do this is to connect

MegaRUM at one end of the SCSI cable for each channel and to connect an

external terminator module at the other end of each cable. The connectors

between the two ends can connect SCSI devices. Disable termination on the

SCSI devices. See the manual for each SCSI device to disable termination.

Selecting a SCSI Terminator Use ALT-2 type external SCSI terminators on SCSI channels

operating at 10 MBs or higher synchronous data transfer.

Cont’d

40 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Step 12 Install Drivers

The following drivers are provided with the MegaRUM motherboard:

one VGA driver diskettes for Windows NT v3.51 and v4.0,

one VGA driver diskette for Windows 95,

one diskette containing the American Megatrends DMI Wizard 95 utility,

four diskettes containing the American Megatrends SystemGuru server management software,

one diskette with SCSI drivers for Windows NT v3.51 and v4.0,

one diskette with SCSI drivers for SCO Unix V5.0,

one diskette with SCSI drivers for Windows 95,

one diskette with SCSI drivers for DOS and SCSI utility programs,

One diskette with SCSI drivers for Novell NetWare v3.xx and 4.xx.

Installing DMI Wizard 95 The American Megatrends DMI Wizard 95 User’s Guide is provided

with the MegaRUM motherboard. Follow the DMI Wizard 95 installation

instruction in the American Megatrends DMI Wizard 95 User’s Guide.

Installing SystemGuru The American Megatrends SystemGuru User’s Guide is provided with

the MegaRUM motherboard. Follow the DMI Wizard 95 installation instruction

in the American Megatrends SystemGuru User’s Guide.

Installing VGA Drivers The VGA driver installation process is operating system-dependent. See

the user documentation for the operating system that is installed in this

computer for information about the VGA driver installation procedure.

Installing SCSI Drivers The SCSI driver installation process is operating system-dependent.

See the user documentation for the operating system that is installed in this

computer for information about the SCSI driver installation procedure.

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Step 13 Test and Configure

Review the following points before powering up:

make sure that all adapter cards are seated properly,

make sure all connectors are properly installed,

make sure the CPU is seated properly,

make sure there are no screws or other foreign material on the

motherboard,

plug the system into a surge-protected power strip, and

make sure blank back panels are installed on the back of the chassis to minimize RF emissions.

Start the Test

BIOS Errors

Plug everything in and turn on the switch. If there are any signs of a problem,

turn off the unit immediately. Reinstall the connectors. Call Technical Support if

there are problems.

If the system operates normally, a display should appear on the monitor. The

BIOS Power On Self Test (POST) should execute.

If POST does not run successfully, it will beep or display error messages.

Beeps indicate a serious problem with the system configuration or hardware.

The Beep Code indicates the problem. AMIBIOS Beep Codes are defined in the

AMIBIOS Technical Reference. Make sure the affected part is properly seated

and connected. An error message is displayed if the error is less serious.

Recheck the system configuration or the connections.

Configure the System Run WINBIOS Setup. You must enter the requested information and save

the configuration data in NVRAM. The system will then reset, run POST, and

boot the operating system. See the following chapter for information on

configuring the computer.

42 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

2 WINBIOS® Setup

In ISA and EISA computers, the system parameters (such as amount of

memory, type of disk drives and video displays, and many other elements) are

stored in NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory), also called CMOS

RAM. Unlike the DRAM (dynamic random access memory) that is used for

standard system memory, NVRAM requires very little power. When the

computer is turned off, a back-up battery provides power to NVRAM, which

retains the system parameters. Every time the computer is powered-on, the

computer is configured with the values stored in NVRAM by the system BIOS,

which gains control when the computer is powered on.

The system parameters are configured by a system BIOS Setup utility.

Historically, BIOS Setup utilities have been character-based, required keyboard

input, and have had user interfaces that were not very intuitive.

Graphical Setup American Megatrends has a new type of system BIOS Setup utility. WINBIOS

Setup has a graphical user interface the end user can access using a mouse.

The WINBIOS Setup code is so compact that it can reside on the same ROM as

the system BIOS. The system configuration parameters are set by WINBIOS

Setup.

Since WINBIOS Setup resides in the ROM BIOS, it is available each time the

computer is turned on.

Starting WINBIOS Setup As POST executes, the following appears:

Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP

Press <Del> to run WINBIOS Setup.

Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup

Using a Mouse with WINBIOS Setup

WINBIOS Setup has a built-in mouse driver and can be accessed by either a

serial mouse or PS/2-style mouse. WINBIOS Setup supports Microsoft-

Compatible serial mice and all PS/2-type mice.

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.

Using the Keyboard with WINBIOS Setup

WINBIOS has a built-in keyboard driver that uses simple keystroke

combinations:

Keystroke

Action

<Tab>

Change or select a global field.

Change or select the current field.

Perform an operation in the current

field

<®, ¬ , • , ¯

<Enter>

Increment a value.

–

Decrement a value.

<Esc>

<PgUp>

<PgDn>

<Home>

<End>

Abort any window function.

Return to the previous screen

Advance to the next screen

Returns to the beginning of the text.

Advance to the end of the text.

Change to high speed

Change to low speed.

44 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

WINBIOS Setup Menu

The WINBIOS Setup main menu is organized into four sections. Each of these

sections corresponds to a section in this chapter.

Each section contains several icons. Clicking on each icon activates a specific

AMIBIOS function. The WINBIOS Setup main windows and related functions

are described below.

Main Windows The WINBIOS Setup main windows are:

WINBIOS Setup Windows

See Section

The Setup icons allow you to set system configuration options

such as date, time, hard disk type, and floppy type.

The Utilities section allows you to change the WINBIOS

Setup screen colors and to change the language that WINBIOS

Setup screen message are written in.

The Security icons allow you to configure passwords and

enable AMIBIOS anti-virus protection.

Default has three icons that permit you to select a group of

settings for all AMIBIOS WINBIOS Setup options.

Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup

Section 1 Setup

Standard Setup

Standard Setup options are displayed by choosing the Standard icon from the

WINBIOS Setup main menu. All Standard Setup options are described in this

section.

Date/Time

Select the Standard option. Select the Date and Time icon. The current values

for each category are displayed. Enter new values through the keyboard.

Floppy Drive A: and B: Move the cursor to these fields via • and ¯ and select the floppy type.

The settings are 360 KB 5¼ inch, 1.2 MB 5¼ inch, 720 KB 3½ inch, 1.44 MB

3½ inch, or 2.88 MB 3½ inch.

46 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Standard Setup, Continued

Pri Master, Pri Slave, Sec Master, Sec Slave Select one of these hard disk drive icons to

configure the hard disk drive named in the option. Select Auto from the drive

parameters screen to let AMIBIOS automatically configure the drive. A screen

with a list of drive parameters appears. Click on OK to configure the drive.

Drive Type

How to Configure

SCSI

Type

SCSI

Select

. Select

in the drive parameter screen. The SCSI drivers

provided by the SCSI drive or SCSI host adapter manufacturer should allow

you to configure the SCSI drive.

IDE

Type.

Auto

to let AMIBIOS determine the parameters. Click

Select

on OK when AMIBIOS displays the drive parameters.

LBA/Large Mode

Select

than 540 MB.

if the drive has a capacity greater

. Select

Block Mode

Select

. Select

to allow block mode data transfers.

32-Bit Transfer

Select

. Select

to allow 32-bit data transfers.

Auto

PIO Mode

Select the

. It is best to select

to allow AMIBIOS to

determine the PIO mode. If you select a PIO mode that is not supported by the

IDE drive, the drive will not work properly. If you are absolutely certain that

you know the drive’s PIO mode, select PIO mode 0 - 5, as appropriate.

CD-ROM

Type

CDROM

Select

the drive parameters.

Type.

. Select

. Click on when AMIBIOS displays

Standard MFM

Drive

Select

exactly matches your drive’s parameters.

Type.

You must know the drive parameters. Select the drive type that

Non-Standard

MFM Drive

Select

If the drive parameters do not match the drive parameters listed

User

for drive types 1 - 46, select

parameters.

and enter the correct hard disk drive

Cont’d

Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup

Standard Setup, Continued

Entering Drive Parameters You can also enter the hard disk drive parameters. The drive

parameters are:

Parameter

Description

Type

The number for a drive with certain identification

parameters.

Cylinders

Heads

The number of cylinders in the disk drive.

The number of heads.

Write

Precompensatio

The actual physical size of a sector gets

progressively smaller as the track diameter

diminishes. Yet each sector must still hold 512

bytes. Write precompensation circuitry on the

hard disk compensates for the physical difference

in sector size by boosting the write current for

sectors on inner tracks. This parameter is the

track number on the disk surface where write

precompensation begins.

Landing Zone

Sectors

This number is the cylinder location where the

heads normally park when the system is shut

down.

The number of sectors per track. MFM drives

have 17 sectors per track. RLL drives have 26

sectors per track. ESDI drives have 34 sectors per

track. SCSI and IDE drives have even more

sectors per track.

Capacity

The formatted capacity of the drive is the number

of heads times the number of cylinders times the

number of sectors per track times 512 (bytes per

sector).

Cont’d

48 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Standard Setup, Continued

Hard Disk Drive Types

Type

Cylinders

Heads

Write

Landing

Zone

Sectors

Capacity

Precompensation

306

615

940

615

462

733

900

820

855

306

733

612

977

1024

733

306

925

754

699

823

918

1024

612

1024

615

987

820

977

981

830

917

1224

128

300

305

615

940

615

511

733

901

820

855

319

733

663

977

1023

732

733

336

925

754

699

823

918

1024

612

1024

615

987

820

977

981

830

918

1223

10 MB

20 MB

31 MB

62 MB

47 MB

20 MB

31 MB

30 MB

112 MB

20 MB

35 MB

50 MB

20 MB

43 MB

20 MB

41 MB

57 MB

60 MB

30 MB

43 MB

30 MB

10 MB

54 MB

69 MB

44 MB

69 MB

41 MB

68 MB

53 MB

94 MB

128 MB

43 MB

10 MB

77 MB

68 MB

41 MB

25 MB

57 MB

41 MB

48 MB

69 MB

114 MB

152 MB

300

512

65535

256

65535

128

65535

300

65535

512

300

65535

754

65535

256

65535

918

65535

1024

128

65535

512

128

987

820

977

981

512

65535

AMIBIOS automatically sets IDE drive parameters. Select USER to enter MFM, ESDI, or RLL drive

parameters. Select Not Installed for SCSI drives. Select CDROM for CD-ROM drives.

Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup

Advanced Setup

Advanced Setup options are displayed by choosing the Advanced icon from

the WINBIOS Setup main menu. All Advanced Setup options are described in

this section.

Typematic Rate This option sets the rate at which characters on the screen repeat when a key is

pressed and held down. The settings are Slow or Fast. The Optimal and Fail-

Safe default settings are Fast.

System Keyboard This option does not specify if a keyboard is attached to the computer. Rather,

it specifies if error messages are displayed if a keyboard is not attached. This

option permits you to configure workstations with no keyboards. The settings

are Absent or Present. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Present.

Primary Display This option configures the type of monitor attached to the computer. The

settings are Mono, CGA40x25, CGA80x25, VGA/EGA, or Absent. The Optimal

and Fail-Safe default settings are VGA/EGA.

Setup Color Scheme This option specifies the foreground, background, and border color

combinations that AMIBIOS Setup is displayed in. The settings are Pastel,

Army, LCD, and Sky. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are LCD.

PS/2 Mouse Support Set this option to Enabled to enable AMIBIOS support for a PS/2-type

mouse. Pins 2-3 of the PS/2 Mouse Selector jumper on the motherboard must

be shorted together to enable PS/2 mouse support. The settings are Enabled or

Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Enabled.

Cont’d

50 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Advanced Setup, Continued

Hit <DEL> Message Display Set this option to Disabled to prevent

Hit <DEL> if you want to run Setup

from appearing when the system boots. The settings are Enabled or Disabled.

The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Enabled.

Wait for <F1> If Error AMIBIOS POST runs system diagnostic tests that can generate a

message followed by:

Press <F1> to continue

If this option is set to Enabled, AMIBIOS waits for the end user to press <F1>

before continuing. If this option is set to Disabled, AMIBIOS continues the

boot process without waiting for <F1> to be pressed. The settings are Enabled

or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Enabled.

Pause on Config. Screen This option specifies the length of time that the AMIBIOS

configuration screen appears. The settings are 2 sec, 3 sec, 4 sec, 5 sec, 6 sec, 7

sec, 8 sec, 9 sec, or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are

Disabled.

Boot Up Num Lock Set this option to Off to turn the Num Lock key off when the computer is

booted so you can use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the

keyboard. The settings are On or Off. The default settings are On.

Password Check This option enables password checking every time the system boots or when

you run AMIBIOS Setup. If Always is chosen, a user password prompt appears

every time the computer is turned on. If Setup is chosen, the password prompt

appears if AMIBIOS is executed. See the Advanced Setup chapter for

instructions on changing a password. The Optimal and Fail-Safe defaults are

Setup.

Cont’d

Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup

Advanced Setup, Continued

Boot To SCO Unix Set this option to Yes only if running the SCO Unix v3.0, 5.0 or higher

operating system. The settings are Yes or No. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default

settings are No.

Boot To OS/2

Set this option to Yes if running OS/2 operating system and using more than 64

MB of system memory on the motherboard. The settings are Yes or No. The

Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are No.

Floppy Drive Seek Set this option to Enabled to specify that floppy drive A: will perform a Seek

operation at system boot. The settings are Disabled or Enabled. The Optimal

and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Floppy Drive Swap Set this option to Enabled to permit drives A: and B: to be swapped. The

settings are Enabled or Disabled. The default settings are Disabled.

Floppy Access Control This option specifies the read/write access that is set when booting from

a floppy drive. The settings are Read/Write or Read-Only. The Optimal and

Fail-Safe default settings are Read/Write.

Hard Disk Access Control This option specifies the read/write access that is set when booting

from a hard disk drive. The settings are Read/Write or Read-Only. The Optimal

and Fail-Safe default settings are Read/Write.

S.M.A.R.T. For Hard Disks Set this option to Enabled to permit AMIBIOS to use the SMART

(Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) protocol for reporting

server system information over a network. The settings are Enabled or

Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Cont’d

52 MegaRUM PCI Motherboard User’s Guide

Advanced Setup, Continued

Quick Boot

Set this option to Enabled to instruct AMIBIOS to boot quickly when the

computer is powered on. This option replaces the old Above 1 MB Memory

Test Advanced Setup option. The settings are:

Setting

Description

AMIBIOS test all system memory. AMIBIOS waits up to 40 seconds for a

READY signal from the IDE hard disk drive. AMIBIOS waits for .5 seconds

after sending a RESET signal to the IDE drive to allow the IDE drive time to

get ready again. AMIBIOS checks for a <Del> key press and runs AMIBIOS

Setup if the key has been pressed.

Disabled

AMIBIOS does not test system memory above 1 MB.

Enabled

AMIBIOS does not wait up to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE

hard disk drive. If a READY signal is not received immediately from the IDE

drive, AMIBIOS does not configure that drive. AMIBIOS does not wait for .5

seconds after sending a RESET signal to the IDE drive to allow the IDE drive

time to get ready again.

You cannot run AMIBIOS Setup at system boot, because there is no delay for

Hit < Del> to run Setup

the

message.

The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

1^stBoot Device This option sets the type of device for the first boot drives that the AMIBIOS

attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes. The settings are

Disabled, Network, Floptical, SCSI, CDROM, IDE-0, IDE-1, IDE-2, or IDE-3.

The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are IDE-0.

2nd Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the second boot drives that the

AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes. The settings

are Disabled, Floppy, Floptical, CDROM, or IDE-0. The Optimal and Fail-Safe

default settings are Floppy.

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Advanced Setup, Continued

3rd Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the third boot drives that the AMIBIOS

attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes. The settings are

Disabled, Floptical, Floppy, CDROM, or IDE-0. The Optimal and Fail-Safe

default settings are CD-ROM.

4th Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the third boot drives that the AMIBIOS

attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes. The settings are

Disabled, Floppy, Floptical, CDROM, or IDE-0. The Optimal and Fail-Safe

default settings are CD-ROM.

Try Other Boot Devices Set this option to Yes to instruct AMIBIOS to attempt to boot from any

other drive in the system if it cannot find a boot drive among the drives

specified in the 1^stBoot Device, 2^ndBoot Device, 3^rdBoot Device, and 4^thBoot

Device options.

The settings are Yes or No. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Yes.

L1/L2 Cache

This option sets the type of caching algorithm used by the L1 internal cache

memory on the CPU and the L2 secondary cache memory. The settings are

WriteBack, WriteThru, or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings

are WriteBack.

System BIOS Cacheable When set to Enabled, the contents of the F0000h system memory

segment can be read from or written to cache memory. The contents of this

memory segment are always copied from the BIOS ROM to system RAM for

faster execution. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal default

setting is Enabled. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.

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Advanced Setup, Continued

Caching Controller Set this option to Present if a caching controller is installed in the computer.

The settings are Present or Absent. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings

are Absent.

Video Shadow C000,32KThis option specifies how the 32 KB of video ROM at C0000h is

treated. The settings are:

Setting

Description

Disable

The contents of the video ROM are not copied to RAM.

Enable

The contents of the video ROM area from C0000h -

C7FFFh are copied (shadowed) from ROM to RAM for

faster execution.

Cached

The contents of the video ROM area from C0000h -

C7FFFh are copied from ROM to RAM and can be written

to or read from cache memory.

The Optimal default setting is Cached. The Fail-Safe default setting is

Disabled.

Shadow C800,16K

Shadow CC00,16K

Shadow D000,16K

Shadow D400,16K

Shadow D800, 16K

Shadow DC00,16K These options enable shadowing of the contents of the ROM area named in

the option. ROM areas not used by ISA adapter cards are allocated to PCI

adapter cards. The settings are:

Setting

Description

Disable

The contents of the named ROM area (C800, CC00, etc.)

are not copied to RAM.

Cached

The contents of the named ROM area (C800, CC00, etc.)

are copied from ROM to RAM and can be written to or

read from cache memory.

Enable

The contents of the named ROM area (C800, CC00, etc.)

are copied from ROM to RAM for faster execution.

The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup

Chipset Setup

Chipset Setup options are displayed by choosing the Chipset icon from the

WINBIOS Setup main menu. All Chipset Setup options are described in this

section.

PCI 2.1 Compliance Set this option to Enabled to program the chipset to comply with the PCI

Version 2.1 specification. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal

and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

DRAM Speed (ns) This option specifies the RAS access time (in nanoseconds) of the DRAM

used in the computer for system memory. The settings are 60 ns or 70 ns. The

Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are 70 ns.

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Chipset Setup, Continued

DRAM ECC Mode This option sets the type of system memory checking. The settings are:

Setting

Description

No error checking or error reporting is done.

Disabled

Multibit errors are detected and reported as parity errors. Single-bit errors are

corrected by the chipset. Corrected bits of data from memory are not written back

Level I

to DRAM system memory. If

is selected, the J27 External SMI software

jumper on the Series 735 board is disabled.

Multibit errors are detected and reported as parity errors. Single-bit errors are

corrected by the chipset and are written back to DRAM system memory.

If a soft (correctable) memory error occurs, writing the fixed data back to DRAM

system memory will resolve the problem. Most DRAM errors are soft errors. If a

hard (uncorrectable) error occurs, writing the fixed data back to DRAM system

memory does not solve the problem. In this case, the second time the error occurs

in the same location, a Parity Error is reported, indicating an uncorrectable error.

Level II

is selected, AMIBIOS automatically sets the Standard Power

Enabled

Management option in Power Management Setup to

to make sure

that the System Management Interface (SMI) is enabled. If you do not want to

enable power management, set the Advanced Power Management (APM) option

Disabled

and set all Power Management Setup timeout options to

Disabled.

To enable power management, setAdvanced Power Management

Enabled

(APM) to

and set the power management timeout options as desired.

The following illustrates the difference between Level I and Level II ECC.

Suppose a DRAM SIMM has a single bit uncorrectable error. Even writing

fixed data to this bit will not remove the error.

Setting

then...

Level I

the data error is fixed during the memory read cycle every time

the bad bit is accessed and the system continues to run, although

every time the bad bit is read and corrected, CPU cycles are

wasted.

Level II

the system tries to write the corrected data back to the bad bit in

the DRAM SIMM. Since the bad bit in the SIMM cannot be fixed,

writing data to the bad bit has no effect. The next time the error

location is read, the chipset will once again find a bad bit. The

chipset generates a Parity Error, indicating an uncorrectable

memory error.

The Optimal and Fail-Safe defaults are Disabled.

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Chipset Setup, Continued

PCI VGA USWC/Video Frame Buffer Set this option to Enabled to enable the USWC memory

attribute and improve video performance when a PCI video adapter is installed.

However, VGA card drivers may not behave correctly when this option is set to

Enabled. This option is only available if the PCI VGA card supports pre-

fetchable video frame buffers.

The settings are Disabled or Enabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe defaults are

Disabled.

Optional ROM The MegaRUM motherboard has an empty option ROM socket. You can

install a 32 KB ROM in this socket. The starting memory address of this ROM

can be either C000h (only if this computer does not have a VGA controller),

C800h, D000h, or D800h. The following three Chipset Setup options

configure the option ROM only if you have installed a ROM chip in the

option ROM socket.

Optional ROM Decode This option specifies the starting address of an adapter ROM to be

decoded. The settings are C000h, C800h, D000h, D800h, or Disabled. The

Optimal and Fail-Safe defaults are Disabled.

Optional ROM Shadow Before Init Set this option to Enabled to permit the contents of the

option ROM to be copied to RAM before being initialized by AMIBIOS during

Power On Self Test. This option does not appear if the Optional ROM Decode

option is set to Disabled. The settings are Disabled or Enabled. The Optimal

and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Optional ROM Cacheable Set this option to Enabled to allow the contents of the option ROM

to be read from or written to cache memory. This option does not appear if the

Optional ROM Shadow Before Init option is set to Disabled. The settings are

Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

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Chipset Setup, Continued

SCSI Channel #1 Set this option to Enabled to enable SCSI channel 1 on the motherboard. The

settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings

are Disabled.

SCSI Channel #2 Set this option to Enabled to enable SCSI channel 2 on the motherboard. The

settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings

are Disabled.

Watchdog Timer This motherboard has an integrated system watchdog timer. The watchdog

timer reboots the computer if the computer locks up (if there is no bus activity

for 1.2 seconds). Set this option to Enabled when running applications (such

as a security system) that require continuous monitoring. The computer then

automatically resets after it locks up and the application can continue running

with no human intervention required. The settings are Enabled or Disabled.

The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

CPU Thermal Alarm Set this option to Enabled to enable an alarm if the Pentium II CPU

overheats. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe

default settings are Disabled.

ISA 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time This option specifies the length of the delay that is added to the

CPU cycle between consecutive 8-bit I/O operations. The length of the delay is

related to the CPU type and frequency. The settings are 1 Sysclock, 2

Sysclocks, 3 Sysclocks, 4 Sysclocks, 5 Sysclocks, 6 Sysclocks, 7 Sysclocks, 8

Sysclocks, or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are

Disabled.

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Chipset Setup, Continued

ISA 16 Bit I/O Recovery This option specifies the length of the delay that is added to the CPU

cycle between consecutive 16-bit I/O operations. The length of the delay is

related to the CPU type and frequency. The settings are 1 Sysclock, 2

Sysclocks, 3 Sysclocks, 4 Sysclocks, or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe

default settings are Disabled.

Memory Hole

This option specifies the location of an area of memory that cannot be

addressed on the ISA bus. The settings are Disabled, 15 MB-16 MB, or

512KB-640KB. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Deturbo Frequency (MHz) This option specifies the deturbo frequency (in megahertz). The

deturbo frequency is a low speed used only for old software that cannot

operate at high speed. The settings are 6 MHz, 8 MHz, 12 MHz, or Disabled.

The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

USB Function

Set this option to Enabled to enable the system BIOS USB (Universal Serial

Bus) functions. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-

Safe default settings are Disabled.

USB Keyboard/Mouse Legacy Support Set this option to Enabled to enable USB support for

legacy keyboards and mice. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal

and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

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Power Management Setup

The AMIBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected by

choosing the Power Management Setup icon from the Setup section on the

AMIBIOS Setup main menu.

Standard Power Management Set this option to Enabled to enable standard power management,

including SMI support. The settings are Enabled, Instant On, or Disabled. The

Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Advanced Power Management (APM) Set this option to Enabled to enable APM. The settings

are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are

Disabled.

Instant-On Timeout (Minute) This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity

while the computer is in Full power on state. When this length of time expires,

the computer enters a low power consumption state, but the computer can

return to full power instantly when any system activity occurs. This option is

only available if supported by the computer hardware. The settings are

Disabled, 1 min. (minute), 2 min, 3 min., 4 min., 5 min., 6 min, 7 min., 8 min., 9

min., 10 min., 11 min., 12 min., 13 min., 14 min, or 15 min. The Optimal and

Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Auxiliary Power Supply Timeout This option specifies the power state that the auxiliary power

supply enters when AMIBIOS places it in a power saving state after the

specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings are Standby,

Suspend or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

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Power Management Setup, Continued

DPMS Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the power state that a DPMS (Display

Power Management Specification)-compliant video subsystem enters when

AMIBIOS places it in a power saving state after the specified period of display

inactivity has expired. The settings are Standby, Suspend or Disabled. The

Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Green PC Monitor Power State This option specifies the power state that the green PC-

compliant video monitor enters when AMIBIOS places it in a power saving

state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings

are Standby, Suspend, or Off. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are

Disabled.

Hard Disk Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk

drive enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired. The

settings are Disabled, Standby, or Suspend. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default

settings are Disabled.

Hard Disk Timeout (Minute) This option specifies the length of a period of hard disk drive

inactivity. When this length of time expires, the computer enters power-

conserving state specified in the Hard Disk Power Down Mode option. The

settings are Disabled, 1 min. (minute), 2 min, 3 min., 4 min., 5 min., 6 min, 7

min., 8 min., 9 min., 10 min., 11 min., 12 min., 13 min., 14 min, or 15 min. The

Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

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Power Management Setup, Continued

Standby Timeout This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in Full

power on state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters Standby

power state. The settings are Disabled, 1 min. (minute), 2 min, 3 min., 4 min., 5

min., 6 min, 7 min., 8 min., 9 min., 10 min., 11 min., 12 min., 13 min., 14 min, or

15 min. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Suspend Timeout This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in

Standby state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters Suspend

power state. The settings are Disabled, 1 min. (minute), 2 min, 3 min., 4 min., 5

min., 6 min, 7 min., 8 min., 9 min., 10 min., 11 min., 12 min., 13 min., 14 min, or

15 min. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Slow Clock Ratio This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in power

saving states. The settings are expressed as a ratio between the normal CPU

clock speed and the CPU clock speed when the computer is in the power-

conserving state. The settings are 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16, 1:32, 1:64, or 1:128.

The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are 1:8.

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Power Management Setup, Continued

IRQ3

IRQ4

IRQ5

IRQ7

IRQ9

IRQ10

IRQ11

IRQ12

IRQ15

When set to Monitor, these options enable event monitoring on the specified

hardware interrupt request line. If set to Monitor and the computer is in a

power saving state, AMIBIOS watches for activity on the specified IRQ line.

The computer enters the Full On state if any activity occurs. AMIBIOS reloads

the Standby and Suspend timeout timers if activity occurs on the specified IRQ

line. The settings for each of these options are Monitor or Ignore. The Optimal

and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

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PCI/PnP Setup

Choose the PCI/PnP Setup icon from the WINBIOS Setup screen to display the

PCI and Plug and Play Setup options, described below.

PCI VGA Palette Snoop When this option is set to Enabled, multiple VGA devices operating on

different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers

on every video device. Bit 5 of the command register in the PCI device

configuration space is the VGA Palette Snoop bit (0 is disabled). For example: if

there are two VGA devices in the computer (one PCI and one ISA) and:

VGA Palette Snoop

Bit Setting

Action

Data read and written by the CPU is only directed to the PCI VGA

device's palette registers.

Disabled

Data read and written by the CPU is directed to the both the PCI VGA

device's palette registers and the ISA VGA device palette registers,

permitting the palette registers of both devices to be identical.

Enabled

This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA adapter card installed in the

system requires VGA palette snooping. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default

settings are Disabled.

Allocate IRQ To PCI VGA Set this option to Yes to allow AMIBIOS to allocate an IRQ for the

VGA controller on the PCI bus. When set to No, AMIBIOS will not allocate an

interrupt to the PCI VGA, even if the PCI VGA request an interrupt. The

settings are Yes or No. The Optimal default setting is No. The Fail-Safe default

setting is Yes.

USB Device Latency This option specifies the latency for USB device. The settings are

Disabled, The settings are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, or 248. The Optimal

and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

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PCI/PnP Setup, Continued

PCI Slot-1 Latency

PCI Slot-2 Latency

PCI Slot-3 Latency

PCI Slot-4 Latency

PCI Slot-5 Latency

PCI Slot-6 Latency These options specify the latency timings (in PCI clocks) for PCI devices

installed in the PCI expansion slots. The settings are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192,

224, or 248. The Optimal default setting is 248. The Fail-Safe default setting is

248.

USB Device IRQ Preference

PCI Slot-1 IRQ Preference

PCI Slot-2 IRQ Preference

PCI Slot-3 IRQ Preference

PCI Slot-4 IRQ Preference

PCI Slot-5 IRQ Preference

PCI Slot-6 IRQ Preference These options specify the IRQ priority for USB and PCI devices

installed in the PCI expansion slots. The settings are Disabled, Auto, IRQ 5,

IRQ 9, IRQ10, IRQ11, IRQ 14, or IRQ15. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default

settings are Auto.

PCI SCSI-1 Latency

PCI SCSI-2 Latency These options specify the latency timings (in PCI clocks) for PCI SCSI

devices. The settings are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, or 248. The Optimal

and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

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PCI/PnP Setup, Continued

PCI SCSI-1 IRQ Preference

PCI SCSI-2 IRQ Preference

PCI SCSI-3 IRQ Preference

PCI SCSI-4 IRQ Preference

PCI SCSI-5 IRQ Preference

PCI SCSI-6 IRQ Preference These options specify the IRQ priority for USB and PCI devices

installed in the PCI expansion slots. The settings are Disabled, Auto, IRQ 5,

IRQ 9, IRQ10, IRQ11, IRQ 14, or IRQ15. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default

settings are Auto.

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PCI/PnP Setup, Continued

IRQ3

IRQ4

IRQ5

IRQ7

IRQ9

IRQ10

IRQ11

IRQ12

IRQ14

IRQ15

These options specify the bus that the specified IRQ line uses. Use these

options to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter cards. The setting determines if

AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to

devices that can be configured by the system BIOS. The BIOS reads the ESCD

NVRAM to find all available IRQs. If more IRQs must be removed from the

pool, use these options to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to

it. Onboard I/O is configured by AMIBIOS. All IRQs used by onboard I/O are

configured as PnP. IRQ12 only appears if the PS/2 Mouse Support option in

Advanced Setup is set to Disabled. IRQ14 and 15 are not available if the

onboard PCI IDE is enabled. If all IRQs are set to ISA and IRQ14 and 15 are

allocated to the onboard PCI IDE, IRQ9 is still available because at least one

IRQ must be available for PCI and PnP devices. The settings are ISA, Auto,

PnP, Primary PCI, or Secondry PCI. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings

are Auto.

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PCI/PnP Setup, Continued

DMA Channel 0

DMA Channel 1

DMA Channel 3

DMA Channel 5

DMA Channel 6

DMA Channel 7 These options allow you to specify the bus type used by each DMA channel.

The settings are PnP or ISA. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are

PnP.

Reserved ISA Card Memory Size This option specifies the size of the memory area reserved for

legacy ISA adapter cards. The settings are Disabled, 16K, 32K, or 64K. The

Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Reserved ISA Card Memory Address This option specifies the beginning address (in hex) of the

reserved memory area. The specified ROM memory area is reserved for use by

legacy ISA adapter cards.

This option does not appear if the Reserved Memory Size option is set to

Disabled.

The settings are C0000, C4000, C8000, CC000, D0000, D4000, D8000, or

DC000. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are N/A.

Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup

Peripheral Setup

Peripheral Setup options are displayed by choosing the Peripheral Setup icon

from the WINBIOS Setup main menu. All Peripheral Setup options are

described in this section.

Onboard Floppy Controller Set this option to Enabled to enable the floppy drive controller on

the motherboard. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-

Safe default settings are Enabled.

Onboard Primary/Secondary IDE This option specifies the IDE channel used by the onboard

IDE controller. The settings are Disabled, Primary, Secondary, or Both. The

Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Onboard IDE Bus Master Set this option to Enabled if the onboard IDE controller is a PCI bus

mastering device. This option is not available if the Onboard

Primary/Secondary IDE option is set to Disabled. The settings are Enabled or

Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Enabled.

Onboard Primary Prefetch This option enables the prefetch feature for the specified IDE device

attached to the onboard Primary IDE controller. The settings are Master, Slave,

Both, or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Onboard Secondary Prefetch This option enables the prefetch feature for the specified IDE

device attached to the onboard Secondary IDE controller. The settings are

Master, Slave, Both, or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings

are Disabled.

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Peripheral Setup, Continued

Offboard PCI/ISA IDE Card This option specifies the expansion slot that the offboard PCI or ISA

IDE Controller adapter card is installed in. The Onboard Primary/Secondary

IDE option must be set to Disabled if this option is set to any value except

Disabled.

The settings are Absent, Primary PCI, Secondry PCI, or ISA. The Optimal and

Fail-Safe default settings are Absent.

Offboard Primary/Secondary This option specifies the IDE channel used by the offboard PCI

controller. The settings are Primary, Secondary, or Both. The Optimal and Fail-

Safe default settings are Primary.

Offboard PCI IDE Primary IRQ

Offboard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ These options specify the PCI interrupt used by the primary

and secondary IDE channels if an offboard IDE controller is installed in the

computer. The settings are Disabled, Hardwired, INTA, INTB, INTC, or INTD.

The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Serial Port1 IRQ This option specifies the IRQ (Interrupt Request Line) used by serial port 1.

The settings are IRQ 4 or Disabled. The Optimal default setting is IRQ 4. The

Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.

Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I/O port address for serial port 1. The

settings are 3E8h, 3F8h, or Disabled. The Optimal default setting is 3F8h. The

Fail-Safe default setting is not provided

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Serial Port1 FIFO This option enables the FIFO buffer for the first serial port. The settings are

Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal default setting is Disabled. The Fail-Safe

default setting is Disabled.

Caution

Do not enable the Serial Port 1 FIFO option if a mouse is

attached to COM1.

Serial Port2 IRQ This option specifies the IRQ (Interrupt Request Line) used by serial port 1.

The settings are IRQ 3, IRQ 4 or Disabled. The Optimal default setting is IRQ

3. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.

Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I/O port address for serial port 2. The

settings are 2F8h, 2E8h, or Disabled. The Optimal default setting is 2F8h. The

Fail-Safe default setting is not provided.

Serial Port2 FIFO This option enables the FIFO buffer for the second serial port. The settings

are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal default setting is Disabled. The Fail-Safe

default setting is not provided.

Caution

Do not enable the Serial Port2 FIFO option if a mouse is

attached to COM2.

Parallel Port IRQ This option specifies the IRQ (Interrupt Request Line) used by the parallel

port. The settings are Disabled, IRQ 5, or IRQ 7. The Optimal default setting is

IRQ 7. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.

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Peripheral Setup, Continued

Parallel Port Address This option specifies the base I/O port address for the parallel port. The

settings are 378h, 278h, or Disabled. The Optimal default setting is 378h. The

Fail-Safe default setting is not provided.

Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode. ECP and EPP are both

bidirectional data transfer modes that adhere to the IEEE P1284 specifications.

The settings are:

Setting

Description

The standard AT-compatible parallel port mode is used.

Normal

The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Enhanced Parallel

Port (EPP) specification. EPP uses the existing parallel port signals to provide

asymmetric bidirectional data transfer driven by the host device.

The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Extended

Capabilities Port (ECP) specification. ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve

data transfer rates up to 2.5 Megabits per second. ECP provides symmetric

bidirectional communication.

EPP

ECP

The Optimal default setting is Normal. The Fail-Safe default setting is not

provided.

Parallel Port DMA Channel This option is only available if the setting for the Parallel Port

Mode option is Extended or ECP. This option sets the DMA channel used by

the parallel port. The settings are DMA CH 1 or DMA CH 3. The Optimal and

Fail-Safe default settings are not provided.

Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup

Section 2 Security

Three icons appear in this part of the WINBIOS Setup screen:

Supervisor (Password),

User (Password), and

Anti-Virus.

Two Levels of Passwords Both the Supervisor and the User icons configure password support. If

you use both, the Supervisor password must be set first.

The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every

time the system boots or when WINBIOS Setup is executed, using either or

both the Supervisor password or User password.

AMIBIOS Password Support

The Supervisor and User icons activate two different levels of password

security: Supervisor and User.

In addition, the computer can be configured so that all users must enter a

password every time the system boots or when WINBIOS Setup is executed.

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Setting a Password

The password check option is enabled in Advanced Setup by choosing either

Always (the password prompt appears every time the system is powered on) or

Setup (the password prompt appears only when WINBIOS is run). The

password is encrypted and stored in NVRAM.

password. You can either type the password on the keyboard or select each

letter of the password, one at a time, using the mouse. The password does not

appear on the screen when typed. Make sure you write it down. If you forget it,

you must drain NVRAM and reconfigure.

If You Do Not Want to Use a Password Just press <Enter> when the password prompt appears.

Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup

Changing a Password

Select the Supervisor or User icon from the Security section of the WINBIOS

Setup main menu. Enter the password and press <Enter>. The screen does not

display the characters entered. After the new password is entered, retype the

new password as prompted and press <Enter>.

If the password confirmation is incorrect, an error message appears. If the new

password is entered without error, press <Esc>. The password is stored in

NVRAM after WINBIOS completes. The next time the system boots, a

password prompt appears if the password function is present and enabled.

Remember the Password Keep a record of the new password when the password is changed. If

you forget the password, you must erase the system configuration information

in NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory).

Anti-Virus

When this icon is selected from the Security section of the WINBIOS Setup

main menu, AMIBIOS issues a warning when any program (or virus) issues a

Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk

drive. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. If enabled, the following appears

when a write is attempted to the boot sector. You may have to type N several

times to prevent the boot sector write.

Boot Sector Write!!!

Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? _

The following appears after any attempt to format any cylinder, head, or sector

of any hard disk drive via the BIOS INT 13 Hard Disk Drive Service:

Format!!!

Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? _

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Section 3 Utility

The icons in this section of the WINBIOS Setup main screen permit you to

choose a different set of colors for the WINBIOS Setup screens and to display

all WINBIOS Setup text displayed on the screen in a different language.

If you choose to display the WINBIOS Setup screen text in a different

language, the text for the screen messages written in the selected language

must have been incorporated into the WINBOIS Setup code in AMIBIOS when

the BIOS was manufactured.

Color Set

Language

Color Set sets the Setup screen colors.

If this feature is enabled, you can choose to display all WINBIOS Setup screen

text in different languages.

Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup

Section 4 Default

The icons in this section permit you to select a group of settings for all

WINBIOS Setup options. Not only can you use these icons to quickly set

system configuration parameters, you can choose a group of settings that have

a better chance of working when the system is having configuration-related

problems.

Original

Optimal

Choose the Original icon to return to the system configuration values present

in WINBIOS Setup when you first began this WINBIOS Setup session.

You can load the optimal default settings for the WINBIOS by selecting the

Optimal icon. The Optimal default settings are best-case values that should

optimize system performance. If NVRAM is corrupted, the Optimal settings are

loaded automatically.

Fail-Safe

You can load the Fail-Safe WINBIOS Setup option settings by selecting the

Fail-Safe icon from the Default section of the WINBIOS Setup main menu.

The Fail-Safe settings provide far from optimal system performance, but are the

most stable settings. Use this option as a diagnostic aid if the system is

behaving erratically.

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3 Programming Flash ROM

All versions of the MegaRUM PCI motherboard use Flash EPROM to store the

system BIOS. The advantage of Flash EPROM is the EPROM chip does not

have to be replaced to update the BIOS. The end user can actually reprogram

the BIOS, using a ROM file supplied by American Megatrends.

Programming the Flash EPROM

Step

Action

Turn power off. Make sure the computer has a working speaker.

S758P.ROM file

Insert the floppy disk with the

in drive A:.

Press and hold the <Ctrl> and <Home> keys down while turning the power on.

Continue to hold the <Ctrl> and <Home> keys down until the access light on the

floppy drive comes on. It may take 10 seconds or more before this light turns on.

Release the <Ctrl> and <Home> keys. AMIBIOS issues a series of beep codes that

indicate that the system BIOS ROM file is being updated.

When the flash ROM has successfully been programmed, the computer will reboot.

When the computer reboots, check the BIOS Release text at the bottom of the first

boot screen to make sure that the correct BIOS has been used.

The error message

NVRAM checksum bad, NVRAM cleared

will appear during the first boot after a successful BIOS ROM update. This

message indicates that the NVRAM area in the system BIOS has been cleared.

AMIBIOS will reconstruct the NVRAM area before the computer boots

completely, so you can safely ignore this message.

Load the optional default and save.

Cont’d

Chapter 3 Programming the Flash ROM

Programming the Flash ROM, Continued

Bootblock Actions When you reprogram from system boot, the bootblock code:

Step

Action

Reads S758P.ROM from the root directory of the floppy disk in

drive A:.

Erases the Flash EPROM.

Programs the Flash EPROM with the data read from the floppy

disk in drive A:.

Generates a CPU reset, rebooting the computer.

The bootblock part of the Flash EPROM is not programmed. Should you

inadvertently open the disk drive door or turn power off to the computer while

programming the Flash EPROM, the bootblock will be unaffected. Simply turn

power back on and begin the Flash ROM programming process again.

S758P.ROM

S758P.ROM resides on a floppy disk and contains the updated main BIOS

code. American Megatrends will provide this file when the AMIBIOS for the

MegaRUM PCI ISA motherboard must be updated.

S758P.ROM must be present in the root directory of the floppy disk before the

onboard Flash EPROM can be reprogrammed. The file that has the main BIOS

code must be named S758P.ROM.

Cont’d

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Programming the Flash ROM, Continued

Beep Codes

The bootblock code produces a series of beeps during Flash ROM

programming to: signify completion of a step (as shown on the previous

screen), or to signal an error.

Error beeps are arranged in a coded sequence and have different meanings

depending on when they occur. The error beep codes and when they can occur

are:

Number of

Beeps

Description

Insert diskette in floppy drive A:.

The S758P.ROM file was not found in the root directory of the diskette in

floppy drive A:.

Base memory error.

Flash program successful.

Floppy read error.

Keyboard controller BAT command failed.

No Flash EPROM detected.

Floppy controller failure.

Boot Block BIOS checksum error.

Flash erase error.

Flash Program error.

S758P.ROM file size error.

Continuous

Flash Programming successful. Turn power off. Then turn power on again to

restart.

beep

Chapter 3 Programming the Flash ROM

Bootblock Code Checkpoint Codes

Code

Description

E0h

E1h

E2h

Verify the Boot Block BIOS checksum. Disable the internal cache, DMA,

and interrupt controllers. Initialize the system timer. Startmemory refresh.

Initialize the chipset registers. Set the BIOS size to 128K. Make the 512

KB base memory available.

Test the base 64 KB of system memory. Send the BAT command to the

keyboard controller. Make sure that <Ctrl> <Home> was pressed. Verify the

main system BIOS checksum.

E3h

E4h

E5h

E6h

E7h

E8h

E9h

EAh

The main system BIOS is good. Transfer control to the main system BIOS.

Start the memory test.

The memory test is over. Initialize the interrupt vector table.

Initialize the DMA and interrupt controllers.

Determine the CPU internal clock frequency.

Initialize the I/O chipset, if any.

Program the CPU clock-dependent chip set parameters.

Enable the timer and the floppy diskette interrupt. Enable the internal

cache. Copy the boot block BIOS and pass control to the boot block BIOS

in the 0000h segment.

EDh

EEh

EFh

F0h

Initialize the floppy drive.

Look for a diskette in drive A:. Read the first sector of the diskette.

Floppy read error.

Search for S758P.ROM in the root directory of the floppy diskette in drive

A:.

F1h

F2h

The S758P.ROM file is not in the root directory.

Read the FAT table. Analyze the FAT to find the clusters occupied by the

S758P.ROM.

F3h

F4h

F5h

Start reading the S758P.ROM file, cluster by cluster.

The S758P.ROM file is not the correct size.

Disable the internal cache. Raise the Vpp. Enable Flash write and reset the

Flash ROM.

FBh

FCh

FDh

FEh

FFh

Detect the flash type.

Start erasing flash blocks.

Program the Flash ROM in the E0000-EFFFFh region.

Start programming Flash at F0000-FFFFF region.

Flash programming is successful. The computer reboots.

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4 Deleting a Password

If you forget the passwords you set up through WINBIOS Setup, the only way

you can restart the computer is to erase the system configuration information

where the passwords are stored. System configuration data is stored in CMOS

RAM, a type of memory that consumes very little power.

Erase Old Password You can drain CMOS RAM power via J33 on the motherboard. J35 is a 2-pin

berg that is normally always OPEN. Perform the following steps to erase the old

password.

Important

Make sure you are properly grounded before

performing the following procedure. You must be

certain that no electrostatic discharge (ESD)

occurs. ESD can ruin your motherboard. Wear an

antistatic wristband attached to a ground. See

“Avoid Static Electricity” on the following screen.

Step

Action

Turn the computer power off and remove the computer cover.

Place a shorting bridge on J35.

Turn on computer power for about 10 seconds.

Turn the computer off again.

Remove the shorting bridge from J35.

Turn on computer power again.

Since you drained power from CMOS RAM, all system configuration information

has been erased. You must now re-enter the system configuration information by

running WINBIOS Setup.

Chapter 4 Deleting a Password

Avoid Static Electricity

Static electricity can damage the motherboard and other computer components.

Keep the motherboard in the anti-static bag until it is to be installed. Wear an

anti-static wrist grounding strap before handling the motherboard. Make sure

you stand on an anti-static mat when handling the motherboard.

Avoid contact with any component or connector on any adapter card, printed

circuit board, or memory module. Handle these components by the mounting

bracket.

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A Specifications

Engineering Specifications

Temperature Ranges The following values are ambient temperatures inside the computer case.

The board temperatures reflect the dual Pentium II CPU Heat dissipation

requirements because they will be the hottest motherboard components.

Temperature specifications vary with the CPU frequency.

Frequency

Heat

Sink

Airflow

over CPU

Airflow

over other

component

Temperatur

e Range

120, 133, 150, 166,

180, 200, 210, 233,

240, 266 MHz or

higher speeds

YES

200 feet

per

minute

Not critical

0 ° through

50 ° C.

ambient

You must make sure that there is adequate air flow over the CPU inside the

case.

Humidity

The recommended humidity range for operation of the motherboard is 20% to

80% non-condensing.

Chapter 4 Deleting a Password

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