IBM EP 8KTA User Manual

EP -8 KTA  
An AMD S o c k e t A P r o c e s s o r  
b a s e d m a in b o a r d (1 3 3 /1 0 0 MH z )  
S u p p o r t s P C-1 3 3 S DRAM Mo d u le s  
TRADEMARK  
All products and company names are trademarks or registered  
trademarks of their respective holders.  
These specifications are subject to change without notice.  
Manual Revision 1.0  
June 21, 2000  
EP-8KTA  
Defaults Menu ..................................................... 4-22  
Supervisor/User Password Setting ..................... 4-23  
Exit Selecting ...................................................... 4-24  
Appendix  
Appendix A  
Memory Map ....................................................... A-1  
I/O Map ................................................................ A-1  
Timer & DMA Channels Map ............................. A-2  
Interrupt Map ....................................................... A-2  
RTC & CMOS RAM Map .................................... A-3  
Appendix B  
POST Codes......................................................... B-1  
Appendix C  
Load Setup Defaults ............................................ C-1  
Appendix D  
GHOST 5.1 Quick User’s Guide......................... D-1  
EP-8KTA  
P a g e Le ft Bla n k  
EP-8KTA  
Introduction  
S e c t io n 1  
INTRODUCTION  
Co m p o n e n t s Ch e c k lis t  
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Introduction  
EP-8KTA  
Ove r vie w  
AMD Du ro n TM & At h lo n TM P ro c e s s o rs  
The AMD Athlon is a seventh-generation micro architecture with an integrated L2  
cache, which is powerful enough to support the bandwidth requirements of a large  
range of applications, hardware, graphics, and memory technologies. These  
processors implement advanced design techniques such as:  
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Socket A (PGA 462)  
200MHz system interface based on the Alpha™ EV6 bus protocol.  
Three out-of-order, superscalar, pipelined Multimedia Units.  
Three out-of-order, superscaler, pipelined Integer Units.  
Fixed-sized internal instruction formats (MacroOPs).  
72-entry Instruction Control Units.  
AMD enhanced 3DNow!™ technology  
L1 and L2 caches.  
Dynamic branch prediction.  
Socket A is the name for AMD’s new socketed interface designed to support both  
AMD Duron and AMD Athlon processors. This innovation is made possible by  
integrating the L2 cache memory on chip with the processor. Socket A will help  
enable smaller enclosures, and ultimately result in a wider variety of solutions in  
the market.  
The AMD Duron & Athlon processors in the Socket A format continue to deliver  
the ultimate performance for cutting-edge applications. Both bring to desktop  
systems running industry-standard x86 software superscalar RISC performance.  
Being provided in the Socket A format they are the world’s most powerful x86  
processors. They easily deliver the highest integer, floating-point, and 3D multi-  
media performance for applications running on x86 platforms around.  
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Introduction  
The AMD Duron processor is derived from the AMD Athlon processor core. It  
features full-speed, on-chip cache memory, a 200MHz front side system bus, and  
enhanced 3DNow!™ technology. Although both processors are related, there are  
key differences. The AMD Athlon processor is targeted at the performance  
segment, and as such will have more cache memory and higher clock speeds.  
Ac c e le ra t e d Gra p h ic s Po r t  
(AGP o r A.G.P .)  
Typically, 3D graphics rendering requires a tremendous amount of memory, and  
demands ever increasing throughput speed as well. As 3D products for the  
personal computer become more and more popular, these demands will only  
increase. This will cause a rise in costs for both end users and manufacturers.  
Lowering these costs as well as improving performance is the primary motivation  
behind AGP. By providing a massive increase in the bandwidth available between  
the video card and the processor, it will assist in relieving some of these pressures  
for quite sometime.  
Ha rd w a re Mo n it o rin g  
Hardware monitoring allows you to monitor various aspects of your systems  
operations and status. The features include CPU temperature, voltage and RPM of  
fan.  
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EP-8KTA  
EP -8 KTA Fo r m -Fa c t o r  
The EP-8KTA is designed with ATX form factor - the new industry standard of  
chassis. ATX form factor is essentially a Baby-AT baseboard rotated 90 degrees  
within the chassis enclosure and a new mounting configuration for the power  
supply. With these changes the processor is relocated away from the expansion  
slots, allowing them all to hold full length add-in cards. ATX defines a double  
height aperture to the rear of the chassis which can be used to host a wide range of  
onboard I/O. Only the size and position of this aperture is defined, allowing PC  
manufacturers to add new I/O features (e.g.; TV input, TV output, joystick, modem,  
LAN, etc.) to systems. This will help systems integrators differentiate their  
products in the marketplace, and better meet your needs.  
Smaller size promotes a smaller system size.  
I/O shield does not need to be retooled in an ATX 2.01 or later. The  
mainboard should be used in an ATX 2.01 (or later) compliant case.  
A smaller power supply can be used. High integration on mainboard  
reduces the system costs.  
Expandable I/O  
Single chassis  
fan for system  
ATX  
Power  
Supply  
ATX power connec-  
tor  
Full length  
slots  
CPU located near  
Power Supply  
Floppy / IDE  
connectors  
close to  
3 1/2"  
Bay  
5 1/4"  
Bay  
peripheral  
bays  
Figure 2: Summary of ATX chassis features  
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Introduction  
I/O S h ie ld Co n n e c t o r  
The EP-8KTA is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/O  
shield (figure 3).  
Joystick/Midi port  
parallel port  
PS/2 Mouse  
USB port  
PS/2  
KEYBOARD  
COM1  
COM2  
Speaker  
Line_in  
MIC  
Figure 3: I/O back panel layout  
Pow e r-On /Off (Re m o t e )  
The EP-8KTA has a single 20-pin connector for ATX power supplies. For ATX  
power supplies that support the Remote On/Off feature, this should be connected  
to the systems front panel for system Power On/Off button. The systems power  
On/Off button should be a momentary button that is normally open.  
The EP-8KTA has been designed with “Soft Off" functions. You can turn Off the  
system from one of two sources: The first is the front panel Power On/Off  
button, and the other is the "Soft Off" function (coming from the EP-8KTA’s  
onboard circuit controller) that can be controlled by the operating system such  
asWindows® 95/98 or Windows®2000.  
ATX  
POWER SUPPLY  
J 3  
Case (chassis) Power  
ON/OFF button (J 3)  
Figure 4: Simple ATX Power ON/OFF Controller  
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S ys t e m Blo c k Dia g ra m  
AMD  
S o c ke t A  
P ro c e s s o rs  
133/100MHz  
4X  
PAC  
133/100MHz  
66MHz  
P CI Brid g e  
a n d m e m o r y  
c o n t ro lle r  
VT8 3 6 3  
AC  
97  
VT8 2 C6 8 6 A  
I/O Brid g e  
USB 0,1 USB 2,3  
Figure 5: System Block Diagram  
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Features  
S e c t io n 2  
FEATURES  
EP -8 KTA Fe a t u re s :  
• EP-8KTA is based on the AMD Socket A Processors operating at 600  
~ 1GHz on Socket A.  
• Designed with VIA KT133 AGPset.  
• Supports up to 768MB of DRAM (minimum of 32 MB) on board (please  
see Section 3-2).  
• EP-8KTA will support Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) when using  
parity SDRAM memory modules. This will detect multiple bit errors and  
correct 1-bit memory errors.  
• Supports (1) 16 bit ISA slots, (6) 32 bit PCI slots, (1) 4X AGP slot and  
provides (2) independent high performance PCI IDE interfaces capable of  
supporting PIO Mode 3/4 and Ultra DMA 33/66 devices.  
The EP-8KTA supports (6) PCI Bus Master slots and a jumperless PCI  
INT# control scheme which reduces configuration confusion when plug  
ging in PCI card(s).  
• Supports ATAPI (e.g. CD-ROM) devices on both Primary and Secondary  
IDE interfaces.  
• Designed with on chip Multi I/O: (1) floppy port, (1) parallel port (EPP,  
ECP), and (2) serial ports (16550 Fast UART).  
Note: Japanese “Floppy 3 mode” is also supported  
• Features Award Plug & Play BIOS. With Flash Memory you can always  
upgrade to the current BIOS as they are released.  
• EP-8KTA utilizes a Lithium battery which provides environmental  
protection and longer battery life.  
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• 4 USB ports provided, 2 ports are onboard and another 2 USB ports as optional.  
• Built-in ATX 20-pin power supply connector.  
• Software power-down when using Windows® 95/98 or Windows®2000.  
• Supports ring-in feature (remote power-on through external modem,  
allows system to be turned on remotely).  
• Resume by Alarm - Allows your system to turn on at a preselected time.  
• Power Loss Recovery - In the event of a power outtage your system will  
automatically turn itself back on without user intervention.  
• Supports CPU Hardware sleep and SMM (System Management Mode).  
• Supports Keyboard power ON function (KBPO).  
• Built-in WOL (Wake-up On Lan) Connector.  
• Built-in AC97 PCI Audio.  
• Supports STR (Suspend to RAM) function.  
• Supports CPU Front Side Bus setting via BIOS.  
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Installation  
S e c t io n 3  
INS TALLATION  
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Installation  
EP-8KTA  
EP-8KTA Detailed Layout  
Figure 1  
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EP-8KTA  
Installation  
Ea s y In s t a lla t io n P ro c e d u re  
The following must be completed before powering on your new system:  
3-1. CPU Insertion  
3-2. Jumper Settings  
3-3. System memory Configuration  
3-4. Device Connectors  
3-5 External Modem Ring-in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON  
Functions (KBPO)  
3-6. STR Function  
S e c t io n 3 -1  
CP U In s e r t io n  
CPU Insertion: (use AMD AthlonTM as reference)  
Step 1  
Open the socket by raising the actuation  
lever.  
Figure 2  
Step 2  
Insert the processor.  
Ensure proper pin 1 orientation by aligning  
the FC-PGA corner marking with the  
socket corner closest to the actuation arm  
tip. The pin field is keyed to prevent mis-  
oriented insertion.  
Don’t force processor into socket. If it does  
not go in easily, check for mis-orientation and  
debris.  
Figure 3  
Make sure the processor is fully inserted  
into the socket on all sides.  
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Step 3  
Close the socket by lowering and  
locking the actuation lever.  
Figure 4  
Step 4  
Thermal conductive and qualified heatsink recommended by AMD are must a to  
avoid CPU overheat and burned.  
Figure 5  
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S e c t io n 3 -2  
J u m p e r S e t t in g s  
The EP-8KTA motherboard was designed with very few jumpers to make your  
installation faster and easier.  
SW1: CPU Vcore Voltage Selection  
SW1  
CPU Vcore  
(V)  
ON  
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5
OFF  
ON  
OFF  
OFF  
ON  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
ON  
OFF  
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ON  
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ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
1.30  
1.35  
1.40  
1.45  
1.50  
1.55  
1.60  
1.65  
1.70  
1.75  
1.80  
1.85  
1.90  
1.95  
2.00  
2.05  
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1 2 3 4 5  
SW1 Pin6  
OFF  
ON  
OFF = Vcore adjustable by switch  
ON = Vcore auto detected  
ON  
OFF  
ON  
OFF  
OFF  
ON  
ON  
OFF  
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OFF  
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OFF  
ON  
OFF  
OFF  
ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
OFF  
ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
*Note: any Vcore setting over CPU specification  
may cause CPU to be burned.  
JP1  
JP2  
CMOS Clear  
JP1 = 1-2 Normal (Default)  
= 2-3 Clear CMOS  
1
STR Function  
JP2 = 1-2 Disabled  
= 2-3 Enabled  
1
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JP3  
Power Loss Recovery  
JP3 = 1-2 Disabled  
= 2-3 Enabled  
1
JP13  
Keyboard Power-ON Function  
JP13= 1-2 Disabled (Default)  
= 2-3 Enabled  
1
JP14  
CPU Host Clock Select  
JP14= 1-2 100MHz  
= 2-3 133MHz  
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S e c t io n 3 -3  
S ys t e m Me m o r y Co n fig u ra t io n  
Me m o r y La yo u t  
The EP-8KTA supports (3) PC133 168-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory  
Module). The DIMMs is for SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) only.  
DIMM SDRAM may be 83MHz (12ns), 100MHz (10ns) or  
125MHz (8ns) bus speed.  
If you use both 50ns and 60ns memory you must configure  
your BIOS to read 60ns.  
When using Synchronous DRAM we recommend using the  
4 clock variety over the 2 clock.  
Figure 2 and Table 1 show several possible memory configurations.  
Bank 0/1  
Bank 2/3  
Bank 4/5  
DIMM 1  
DIMM 2  
DIMM 3  
Synchronous  
DRAM  
Figure 2  
DIMM 1  
(Bank 0/1)  
DIMM 2  
(Bank 2/3)  
DIMM 3  
(Bank 4/5)  
Total Memory  
SDRAM*  
32MB, 64MB, 128MB,  
256MB X 1  
= 256MB  
Maximum  
None  
None  
SDRAM*  
32MB, 64MB, 128MB,  
256MB X 1  
SDRAM*  
32MB, 64MB,  
128MB, 256MB X 1  
= 512MB  
Maximum  
None  
SDRAM*  
32MB, 64MB, 128MB,  
256MB X 1  
SDRAM*  
32MB, 64MB, 128MB,  
256MB X 1  
SDRAM*  
32MB, 64MB, 128MB,  
256MB X 1  
= 768MB  
Maximum  
Table 1  
* SDRAM only supports 32, 64, 128, 256MB DIMM modules.  
* We recommend to use PC100 Memory Module for bus speed 100MHz and  
PC133 Memory for bus speed over 100MHz.  
* Using non-compliant memory with higher bus speed (over clocking) may  
severely compromise the integrity of the system.  
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DIMM Mo d u le In s t a lla t io n  
Figure 3 displays the notch marks and what they should look like on your DIMM  
memory module.  
DIMMs have 168-pins and two notches that will match with the onboard DIMM  
socket. DIMM modules are installed by placing the chip firmly into the socket at a  
90 degree angle and pressing straight down (figure 4) until it fits tightly into the  
DIMM socket (figure 5).  
LEFT KEY ZONE  
(UNBUFFERED)  
CENTER KEY ZONE  
(3.3 V DRAM)  
Figure 3  
Figure 4  
DIMM Module clip before installation  
Figure 5  
DIMM Module clip after installation  
To remove the DIMM module simply press down both of the white clips on  
either side and the module will be released from the socket.  
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S e c t io n 3 -4  
De vic e Co n n e c t o rs  
Joystic/Midi  
parallel port  
PS/2 Mouse  
USB port  
PS/2  
KEYBOARD  
COM2  
COM1  
Speaker  
Line_in  
MIC  
Figure 7  
J2,J3: Chassis Panel Connector  
• Power_LED, Speaker, Reset, Sleep, Turbo LED and HDD LED  
J4:  
J5:  
J6:  
J7:  
CPU Fan Power  
• A plug-in for the CPU Fan Power  
SYS Fan Power  
• A plug-in for the Power Supply Fan Power  
Chassis Fan Power  
• A plug-in for the chassis Fan Power  
WOL (Wake On Lan) Connector  
IDE1: Primary IDE Connector (White Color)  
IDE2: Secondary IDE Connector (Black Color)  
FDD1: Floppy Controller Connector (Black Color)  
PW1: ATX Power Connector  
• 20-pin power connector  
CD1: CD Audio_IN Connector  
• Pin1(CD_IN_Left), Pin2/Pin3(CD_Reference), Pin4(CD_IN_Right)  
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AUX1: Auxiliary Line_IN Connector  
• Pin1(Left Line_IN), Pin2/Pin3(GND), Pin4(Right Line-IN)  
MODEM1: Telephony Connector  
• Pin1(Audio_in), Pin2/Pin3(GND), Pin4(Mic-out to Modem)  
USB2: USB port header pins for adding two additional USB ports.  
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VCC  
-Data  
+Data  
GND  
+Data  
-Data  
GND  
VCC  
5
10  
USB port header pin descriptions.  
PIN#  
1
Wire color  
Red  
Signal Name Comment  
Vcc  
Cable Power  
2
White  
Green  
Black  
Black  
Black  
Black  
Green  
White  
Red  
-Data  
+Data  
Ground  
Ground  
Ground  
Ground  
+Data  
-Data  
Vcc  
Data  
3
Data  
4
Cable Ground  
Case Ground  
Case Ground  
Cable Ground  
Data  
5
6
7
8
9
Data  
10  
Cable Power  
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De vic e Co n n e c t o rs (c o n t in u e d )  
(This is connected to the power button on the case. Using the Soft-Off  
by Pwr-BTTN feature, you can choose either Instant Off (turns system  
off immediatly), or 4 sec delay (you need to hold the button down for  
4 seconds before the system turns off). When the system is in 4 sec  
delay mode, there is a special feature to make the system to go into  
suspend mode when the button is pressed momentarily).  
Power On/Off  
J3  
1
Turbo LED indicator - LED ON when higher speed is selected  
+
IDE LED indicator - LED ON when Onboard PCI IDE Hard disks  
is activate  
+
IR Connector  
1. VCC  
2. NC  
4. GND  
5. IRTX  
3. IRRX  
1
J2  
Power LED - Power LED connector  
1. Power LED(+) 4. NC  
2. N/C  
5. GND  
3. GND  
1
Speaker - Connect to the system's speaker for beeping  
1. Speaker  
3. GND  
2. N/C  
4. GND  
1
1
Reset - Closed to restart system.  
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S e c t io n 3 -5  
Ex t e r n a l Mo d e m Rin g -in Po w e r  
ON a n d Ke yb o a rd Po w e r ON  
Fu n c t io n s (KBP O)  
On the basis of bounded functions in I/O chipset, the two serial ports are able to  
support the External Modem Ring-in Power ON function. Once users connect the  
external modem to COM1 or COM2, the EP-8KTA mainboard allows users to turn  
on their system through the remote and host's dial-up control.  
Exclusive Keyboard Power ON Function  
To innovate a unique feature to benefit users, we devoted the easiest and most  
convenient way to turn on your system based on the the ATX power supply.  
How to work with it  
Step 1: Please check JP13 at the position 2-3 after you finished the system  
installation.  
JP13  
Keyboard Power-ON Function  
JP13= 1-2 Disabled (Default)  
= 2-3 Enabled  
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Step 2: You can enjoy the Keyboard Power ON function (KBPO) by pressing any  
key and BUTTON only to turn on your system. Your system will be turned  
on automatically, after releasing the keys. To power off you system, you  
can use the Soft-OFF function under Windows® 95/98 or Windows®2000.  
Notes: ATX version 2.0 specification has recommended you use the power  
supply with 0.72A(720mA) in 5.0VSB. With our EP-8KTA mainboard,  
the 5.0VSB standby power only has to be > = 0.72A (720mA) then you  
can enjoy this unique benefit. However, the ATX power supply which is  
< 0.72A (720mA) is still applicable to your system by placed JP13 at the  
position 1-2 to disable this feature.  
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3 -6 S TR (S u s p e n d To RAM) Fu n c t io n  
The EP-8KTA supports the STR power management state by maintaining the  
appropriate states on the SDRAM interface signals. The power source must be  
kept alive to the SDRAM during STR (ACPI S3). Advanced Configuration  
Power Interface (ACPI) provides more Energy Saving Features for operating  
systems that supporting Instant ON and QuickStartTM function.  
1. To enable the ACPI function and use the STR functionally to save your system  
energy, you are recommended to confirm the following requirements:  
a. Please do install all ACPI qualified add-on cards such as AGP, LAN,  
Modem cards.  
b. In BIOS, please select “ ACPI function: Enable” and “ACPI Suspend Type:  
S3(STR)” in the Power Management Setup menu.  
c. Then, please install the Windows® 98SE or Windows® 2000.  
d. Restart your system.  
e. Getting in to the “Advanced” of the Power Management icon of Control  
Panel, and selecting the “Stand By” in the Power Buttons.  
2. Getting start with STR function, please click the START button and choose  
Shut Down. Then, select the Stand By option in the Shut Down Windows box  
to get into STR mode.  
Here are the differences between STR power saving mode and Green (or  
Suspend) mode:  
a. It is the most advanced Power Management mode  
b. It cuts all the power supplied to peripherals except to Memory - max. power  
saving  
c. It saves and keeps all on-screen data including any executed applications to  
SDRAM.  
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d. You must push the Power button connected with onboard J3 pin to wake up  
you system (not to click to mouse or press keyboard to wake up the system).  
Just pushing Power button, your system will quickly back to the last screen for  
you.  
The “LED Indicator for ACPI Status” table shown below will guide you and give  
you a reference for ACPI status on this mainboard.  
ACPI Onboard’s LED Status Indicator Table  
Status  
Onboard’s  
LED  
Shutdown  
(Soft-OFF)  
(S5)  
Plug in the ATX  
Power Core  
Power ON  
Green Mode  
(S1)  
STR  
(S3)  
Location  
J3(PW-ON)  
LED1  
(Red LED)  
OFF  
OFF  
ON  
ON  
ON  
ON  
OFF  
OFF  
J2  
PW_LED  
Blinking  
Blinking  
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BIOS  
S e c t io n 4  
AWARD BIOS S ETUP  
Ma in Me n u  
Award’s ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program which allows user to  
modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The modified  
data will be stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even  
when the power is turned off. In general, the information saved in the CMOS  
RAM will stay unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system,  
such as hard drive replacement or a device is added.  
It is possible for the CMOS battery to fail, this will cause data loss in the CMOS  
only. If this does happen you will need to reconfigure your BIOS settings.  
To enter the Setup Program :  
Power on the computer and press the <Del> key immediately, this will bring you  
into the BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY.  
Figure 1: CMOS Setup Utility  
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The menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need to  
reconfigure. The selection is made by moving the cursor (press any direction key  
) to the item and pressing the ‘Enter’ key. An on-line help message is displayed at  
the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a  
better understanding of each function. When a selection is made, the menu of the  
selected item will appear so that the user can modify associated configuration  
parameters.  
4 -1 S t a n d a rd CMOS S e t u p  
Choose “Standard CMOS Setup” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu (Figure 2).  
The Standard CMOS Setup allows the user to configure system settings such as  
the current date and time, type of hard disk drive installed, floppy drive type, and  
display type. Memory size is auto-detected by the BIOS and displayed for your  
reference. When a field is highlighted (use direction keys to move the cursor and  
the <Enter> key to select), the entries in the field can be changed by pressing the  
<PgDn> or the <PgUp> key.  
Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup  
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NOTE: If the hard disk Primary Master/Slave and Secondary Master/  
Slave are set to Auto, then the hard disk size and model will be  
auto-detected.  
NOTE: The “Halt On:” field is used to determine when to halt the system  
by the BIOS if an error occurs.  
NOTE: Floppy 3 Mode support is a mode used to support a special 3.5”  
drive used in Japan. This is a 3.5” disk that stores only 1.2 MB,  
the default setting for this is disabled.  
4 -2 Ad va n c e d BIOS Fe a t u re s  
Selecting the “BIOS FEATURES SETUP” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY  
menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu.  
This menu shows all of the manufacturer’s default values for the EP-8KTA.  
Pressing the [F1] key will display a help message for the selected item.  
Figure 3: BIOS Features Setup  
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Virus Warning: During and after the system boots up, any attempt to write to the  
boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive will halt the system and an  
error message will appear.  
You should then run an anti-virus program to locate the virus. Keep in mind that  
this feature protects only the boot sector, not the entire hard drive.  
The default value is Disabled.  
Enabled: Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning  
message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector.  
Disabled: No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the  
boot sector.  
Note: Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table  
can trigger the virus warning message. If you plan to run such a  
program, we recommend that you first disable the virus warning.  
CPU Internal Cache: This controls the status of the processor’s internal cache  
area. The default is Enabled.  
Enabled: This activates the processor’s internal cache thereby increasing  
performance.  
Disabled: This deactivates the processor’s internal cache thereby lowering  
performance.  
External (L2) Cache: This controls the status of the external (L2) cache area.  
The default is Enabled.  
Enabled: This activates the CPU’s L2 cache thereby increasing performance.  
Disabled: This deactivates the CPU’s L2 cache thereby lowering performance.  
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking: This control if the CPU’s L2 Cache will  
support Error Checking and Correcting (ECC). The default is Disabled.  
Enabled: Enables ECC support for the CPU’s L2 cache. Performance will  
decrease 2% ~ 4%.  
Disabled: Disables ECC support for the CPU’s L2 cache.  
Quick Power On Self Test: This category speeds up the Power On Self Test  
(POST). The default is Enabled.  
Enabled: This setting will shorten or skip of the items checked during POST.  
Disabled: Normal POST.  
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First /Second/Third/Other Boot Device: The BIOS attempts to load the operat-  
ing system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items.  
The choice: Floppy, LS120, HDD, SCSI, CDROM, Disabled.  
Swap Floppy Drive: This will swap your physical drive letters A & B if you are  
using two floppy disks. The default is Disabled.  
Enabled: Floppy A & B will be swapped under the O/S.  
Disabled: Floppy A & B will be not swapped.  
Boot Up Floppy Seek: During Power-On-Self-Test (POST), BIOS will deter-  
mine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360K type is 40  
tracks while 760K, 1.2MB and 1.44MB are all 80 tracks. The default is Enabled.  
Enabled: The BIOS will search the floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or  
80 tracks.  
Disabled: The BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track  
number.  
Note: BIOS can not tell the difference between 720K, 1.2MB and 1.44MB  
drive types as they are all 80 tracks.  
Boot Up NumLock Status: This controls the state of the NumLock key when the  
system boots. The default is On.  
On: The keypad acts as a 10-key pad.  
Off: The keypad acts like the cursor keys.  
Gate A20 Option: This refers to the way the system addresses memory above  
1MB (extended memory). The default is Normal.  
Normal: The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard controller or chipset  
hardware.  
Fast:  
The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method.  
Typematic Rate Setting: This determines the keystrokes repeat rate.  
The default is Disabled.  
Enabled: Allows typematic rate and typematic delay programming.  
Disabled: The typematic rate and typematic delay will be controlled by the  
keyboard controller in your system.  
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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): This is the number of characters that will be  
repeated by a keyboard press. The default is 6.  
6: 6 characters per second.  
10: 10 characters per second.  
15: 15 characters per second.  
24: 24 characters per second.  
8: 8 characters per second.  
12: 12 characters per second.  
20: 20 characters per second.  
30: 30 characters per second.  
Typematic Delay (msec): This setting controls the time between the first and  
the second character displayed by typematic auto-repeat. The default is 250.  
250: 250 msec.  
500: 500 msec.  
750: 750 msec.  
1000: 1000 msec.  
Security Option: This category allows you to limit access to the System and  
Setup, or just to Setup. The default is Setup.  
System: The system will not boot and the access to Setup will be denied if the  
correct password is not entered at the prompt.  
Setup:  
The system will boot; but the access to Setup will be denied if the  
incorrect password is not entered at the prompt.  
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB: Some operating systems require special  
handling. Use this option only if your system has greater than 64MB of memory.  
The default is Non-OS2.  
OS2:  
Select this if you are running the OS/2 operating system with greater  
than 64MB of RAM.  
Non-OS2: Select this for all other operating systems and configurations.  
Video BIOS Shadow: This option allows video BIOS to be copied into RAM.  
Video Shadowing will increase the video performance of your system.  
The default is Enabled.  
Enabled: Video shadow is enabled.  
Disabled: Video shadow is disabled.  
C8000 - CBFFF Shadow:  
CC000 - CFFFF Shadow:  
D0000 - D3FFF Shadow:  
D4000 - D7FFF Shadow:  
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D8000 - DBFFF Shadow:  
DC000 - DFFFF Shadow:  
These categories determine whether ROMs from option cards will be copied into  
RAM. This will be in 16K byte or 32K byte units, and the size will depend on  
chipset of the option card.  
Enabled: Optional shadow is enabled.  
Disabled: Optional shadow is disabled.  
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Choose the “CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu  
to display following menu.  
Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup  
Bank 0/1, 2/3, 4/5 DRAM Timing: This value in this field is set by the system  
board manufacturer, depending on whether the board has paged DRAMs or EDO  
(extended data output) DRAMs.  
The Choice: Bank 0/1, 2/3, 4/5.  
SDRAM Cycle length: This setting defines the CAS timing parameter of the  
SDRAM in terms of clocks. The default is 3.  
2: Provides faster memory performance.  
3: Provides better memory compatibility.  
Auto: Determined by BIOS.  
Bank Interleave: The item allows you to set how many banks of SDRAM support  
in your mainboard.  
The Choice: 2 Bank, 4 Bank, Disabled.  
DRAM Page-Mode: The item will active or inactive chipset page registers.  
Enabled: Page-Mode Enabled.  
Disabled: No page registers update and non Page-Mode operation.  
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Memory Hole : You can reserve this memory area for the use of ISA adaptor  
ROMs. The default is Disabled.  
Enabled: This field enables the main memory (15~16MB) to remap to ISA BUS.  
Disabled:Normal Setting.  
Note: If this feature is enabled you will not be able to cache this memory segment.  
System BIOS Cacheable: This allows you to copy your BIOS code from slow  
ROM to fast RAM. The default is Disabled.  
Enabled: The option will improve system performance. However, if any program  
writes to this memory area, a system error may result.  
Disabled: System BIOS non-cacheable.  
Video BIOS Cacheable: This option copies the video ROM BIOS to fast RAM  
(C0000h to C7FFFh). The default is Enabled.  
Enabled: Enables the Video BIOS Cacheable to speed up the VGA Performance.  
Disabled: Will not use the Video BIOS Cacheable function.  
Video RAM Cacheable: This option allows the CPU to cache read/writes of the  
video RAM. The default is Enabled.  
Enabled: This option allows for faster video access.  
Disabled: Reduced video performance.  
AGP Aperture Size: The amount of system memory that the AGP card is  
allowed to share. The default is 64.  
4: 4MB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card.  
8: 8MB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card.  
16: 16MB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card.  
32: 32MB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card.  
64: 64MB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card.  
128: 128MB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card.  
AGP-4X Mode: Chipset AGP Mode support.  
Options: x1 , x2 and x4.  
AGP Driving Control: This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force.  
Choose Manual to key in a AGP Driving Value in the next selection. This field is  
recommended to set in Auto for avoiding any error in your system.  
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K7 CLK_CTL Select: Use this item to specify the clock control for ramp rate.  
Select default for a defaulted time value, and optimal for optimum time value  
which depends on different CPU ratio.  
The choice: Default, Optimal  
OnChip USB/USB2: USB Connector (Port 0-1)/(Port 2-3).  
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
USB Keyboard Support: This controls the activation status of an optional USB  
keyboard that may be attached. The default is disabled.  
Enabled: Enable USB keyboard support.  
Disabled: Disable USB keyboard support.  
OnChip Sound: Turn on/off onchip sound device.  
CPU to PCI Write Buffer: When enabled, up to four D words of data can be  
written to the PCI bus without interruting the CPU. When disabled, a write buffer  
is not used and the CPU read cycle will not be completed until the PCI bus signals  
that it is ready to receive the data.  
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
PCI Dynamic Bursting: When Enabled, data transfers on the PCI bus, where  
possible, make use of the high-performance PCI bust protocol, in which graeater  
amounts of data are transferred at a single command.  
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
PCI Master 0 WS Write: When Enabled, writes to the PCI bus are command  
with zero wait states.  
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
PCI Delay Transaction: The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer  
to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with  
PCI specification version 2.1.  
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
PCI #2 Access #1 Retry: This item allows you enabled/disable the PCI #2  
Access #1 Retry.  
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
Memory Parity/ECC Check: If the DRAM chip in your system support Parity/  
ECC check, select Enabled.  
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Figure 5: Integrated Peripherals  
Note: If you do not use the Onboard IDE connector, then you will need to set Onboard  
Primary PCI IDE: Disabled and Onboard Secondary PCI IDE: Disabled  
Note: The Onboard PCI IDE cable should be equal to or less than 18 inches (45  
cm.).  
OnChip IDE Channel0: The default value is Enabled.  
Enabled: Enables Onboard IDE primary port.  
Disabled: Disables Onboard IDE primary port.  
OnChip IDE Channel1: The default is Enabled.  
Enabled: Enables Onboard IDE secondary port.  
Disabled: Disables Onboard IDE secondary port.  
IDE Prefetch Mode: Enable prefetching for IDE drive interfaces that support its  
faster drive accesses. If you are getting disk drive errors, change the setting to  
omit the drive interface where the errors occur. Depending on the configuration  
of your IDE subsystem, this field may not appear, and it does not appear when the  
Internal PCI/IDE field, above, is Disabled.  
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
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Primary Master PIO: The default is Auto.  
Auto:  
BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Primary Master PCI IDE  
HDD Accessing mode.  
Mode 0~4: Manually set the IDE Programmed interrupt mode.  
Primary Slave PIO: The default is Auto.  
Auto:  
BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Primary Slave PCI IDE  
HDD Accessing mode.  
Mode 0~4: Manually set the IDE Programmed interrupt mode.  
Secondary Master PIO: The default is Auto.  
Auto:  
BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Secondary Master PCI  
IDE HDD Accessing mode.  
Mode 0~4: Manually set the IDE Programmed interrupt mode.  
Secondary Slave PIO: The default is Auto.  
Auto:  
BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Secondary Slave PCI  
IDE HDD Accessing mode.  
Mode 0~4: Manually set the IDE Programmed interrupt mode.  
Primary Master UDMA: This allows you to select the mode of operation for  
the hard drive. The default is Auto.  
Auto:  
The computer will select the optimal setting.  
Disabled: The hard drive will run in normal mode.  
Primary Slave UDMA: This allows you to select the mode of operation for the  
hard drive. The default is Auto.  
Auto:  
The computer will select the optimal setting.  
Disabled: The hard drive will run in normal mode.  
Secondary Master UDMA: This allows you to select the mode of operation for  
the hard drive. The default is Auto.  
Auto:  
The computer will select the optimal setting.  
Disabled: The hard drive will run in normal mode.  
Secondary Slave UDMA: This allows you to select the mode of operation for  
the hard drive. The default is Auto.  
Auto:  
The computer will select the optimal setting.  
Disabled: The hard drive will run in normal mode.  
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Init Display First: If two video cards are used (1 AGP and 1 PCI) this specifies  
which one will be the primary display adapter. The default is PCI Slot.  
PCI Slots: PCI video card will be primary adapter.  
AGP:  
AGP video card will be primary adapter.  
IDE HDD Block Mode: IDE Block Mode allows the controller to access blocks  
of sectors rather than a single sector at a time. The default is Enabled.  
Enabled: Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode. Provides higher HDD transfer rates.  
Disabled: Disable IDE HDD Block Mode.  
Onboard FDD Controller: This controls the state of the onboard floppy  
controller. The default value is Enabled.  
Enabled: Enable the Onboard VIA686A Chips’s floppy drive interface controller.  
Disabled: Disable the Onboard VIA686A Chip’s floppy drive interface controller.  
Onboard Serial Port 1: This field allows the user to configure the 1st serial  
port. The default is Auto.  
AUTO: Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is Auto adjusted.  
COM1: Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8H/IRQ4.  
COM2: Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8H/IRQ3.  
COM3: Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8H/IRQ4.  
COM4: Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8H/IRQ3.  
Disabled: Disable Onboard SMC CHIP’s Serial port 1.  
Onboard Serial Port 2: This field allows the user to configure the 2nd serial port.  
The default is Auto.  
AUTO: Enable Onboard Serial port 2 and address is Auto adjusted.  
COM1: Enable Onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8H/IRQ4.  
COM2: Enable Onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8H/IRQ3.  
COM3: Enable Onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8H/IRQ4.  
COM4: Enable Onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8H/IRQ3.  
Disabled: Disable Onboard SMC CHIP’s Serial port 2.  
UART 2 Mode: This item allows you to determine which Infra Red (IR) function  
of onboard I/O chip.  
The Choice: Standard, ASKIR, HPSIR.  
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Onboard Parallel port: This field allows the user to configure the LPT port.  
The default is 378H / IRQ7.  
378H:  
278H:  
Enable Onboard LPT port and address is 378H and IRQ7.  
Enable Onboard LPT port and address is 278H and IRQ5.  
3BCH: Enable Onboard LPT port and address is 3BCH and IRQ7.  
Disabled: Disable Onboard Winbond Chip’s LPT port.  
Onboard Parallel Port Mode: This field allows the user to select the parallel  
port mode.  
The default is Normal.  
Normal: Standard mode. IBM PC/AT Compatible bidirectional parallel port.  
EPP: Enhanced Parallel Port mode.  
ECP: Extended Capabilities Port mode.  
EPP+ECP: ECP Mode & EPP Mode.  
ECP Mode USE DMA: This field allows the user to select DMA1 or DMA3 for  
the ECP mode. The default is DMA3.  
DMA1: This field selects the routing of DMA1 for the ECP mode.  
DMA3: This field selects the routing of DMA3 for the ECP mode.  
Parallel Port EPP Type: This item allows you to determine the IR transfer  
mode of onboard I/O chip.  
The Choice: EPP1.9, EPP1.7.  
Onboard Legacy Audio: Legacy Audio enabled/disabled.  
Sound Blaster: Sound Blaster compatible device enabled/disabled.  
SB I/O Base Address: Sound Blaster I/O resource selection.  
SB IRQ Select: Legacy audio device IRQ selection.  
SB DMA Select: Sound Blaster DMA channel selection.  
MPU-401: MPU-401 function enabled/disabled.  
MPU-401 I/O Address: Built-in MPU-401 compatible MIDI I/O port selection:  
300-303H  
310-313H  
320-323H  
330-333H (default)  
Game Port (200-207H): Built-in joystick port support disabled/enabled(default).  
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4 -5 Pow e r Ma n a g e m e n t S e t u p  
Choose the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY to  
display the following screen. This menu allows the user to modify the power  
management parameters and IRQ signals. In general, these parameters should not  
be changed unless it’s absolutely necessary.  
Figure 6: Power Management Setup  
ACPI Function: This option allows you to select ACPI Function.  
The default is Enabled.  
Enabled: Support ACPI function for new O.S  
Disabled: No Support ACPI function.  
You can only change the content of Doze Mode, Standby Mode, and Suspend  
Mode when the Power Management is set to ‘User Define’.  
Power Management: Use this to select your Power Management selection.  
The default is User define.  
Disabled:  
The system operates in NORMAL conditions (Non-GREEN), and  
the Power Management function is disabled.  
Max. saving: Maximum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode.  
Min. saving: Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode.  
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User define: Allows user to define PM Timers parameters to control power  
saving mode.  
ACPI Suspend Type: This item allows you to select S1(POS) or S3(STR) function.  
The choice: S1(POS), S3(STR).  
PM controlled by APM: This option shows weather or not you want the Power  
Management to be controlled the Advanced Power Management (APM).  
The default is Yes.  
Yes: APM controls your PM  
No: APM does not control your PM  
Video Off Option: Tells you what time frame that the video will be disabled  
under current power management settings. The default is Standby.  
Standby: Video powers off after time shown in standby mode setting.  
Doze:  
Suspend: Video powers off after time shown in suspend mode setting.  
N/A: Video power off not controlled by power management.  
Video powers off after time shown in doze mode setting.  
Video Off Method: This option allows you to select how the video will be  
disabled by the power management. The default is V/H Sync + Blank  
V/H Sync + Blank: System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization  
ports and writes blanks to the video buffer.  
DPMS:  
Select this option if your monitor supports the Display  
Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the  
Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). Use the  
software supplied for your video subsystem to select video  
power management values.  
Blank Screen:  
System only writes blanks to the video buffer.  
MODEM Use IRQ: Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the  
modem (if any) on your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the  
system. Default is IRQ 3.  
N/A: No IRQ is used.  
4: IRQ 4  
7: IRQ 7  
3: IRQ 3  
5: IRQ 5  
9: IRQ 9  
11: IRQ 11  
10: IRQ 10  
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Soft-Off by PWRBTN: Use this to select your soft-off function.  
The default is Delay 4 sec.  
Instant Off: Turns off the system instantly.  
Delay 4 Second : Turns off the system after a 4 second delay. If momentary  
press of button, the system will go into Suspend Mode. Press  
the power botton again to take system out of Suspend Mode.  
State After Power Failure: This field lets you determine the state that your PC  
returns to after a power failure. If set to Off, the PC will not boot after a power  
failure, if set to On, the PC will restart after a power failure.  
CPU FAN In Suspend: This option is used to set if the CPU fans will turn off  
during suspend mode. The default is Off.  
On: The system will turn off the CPU fans during suspend mode.  
Off: The system will not turn off the CPU fan during suspend mode.  
VGA: When set to On (default), any event occurring at a VGA port will awaken a  
system which has been powered down.  
LPT & COM: When set to On (default), any event occurring at a COM(serial)/  
LPT (printer) port will awaken a system which has been powered down.  
HDD & FDD: When set to On (default), any event occurring at a hard or floppy  
drive port will awaken a system which has been powered down.  
PCI Card: When set to On (default), any event occurring to the DMA controller  
will awaken a system which has been powered down.  
Modem Ring Resume: When set to Enabled, any event occurring to the Modem  
Ring will awaken a system which has been powered down.  
RTC Alarm Resume: When set to Enable rtc alarm resume, you could set the  
date (of month) and timer (hh:mm:ss), any event occurring at will awaken a  
system which has been powered down.  
Primary INTR: When set to On (default), any event occurring at will awaken a  
system which has been powered down.  
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The PNP/PCI configuration program is for the user to modify the PCI/ISA IRQ  
signals when various PCI/ISA cards are inserted in the PCI or ISA slots.  
WARNING: Conflicting IRQ’s may cause the system to not find certain devices.  
Figure 7: PCI Configuration Setup  
PNP OS Installed: Do you have a PNP OS installed on your system. The default  
is No.  
Yes: Select if you are using a PNP OS.  
No: Select if your OS does not support PNP.  
Resources Controlled By: Who controlled the system PNP/PCI resources.  
The default is Auto.  
Manual: PNP Card’s resources will be controlled manually. You can set which  
IRQ-X and DMA-X are assigned to PCI/ISA PNP or Legacy ISA Cards.  
Auto:  
If your ISA card and PCI card are all PNP cards, BIOS will assign the  
interrupt resource automatically.  
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Reset Configuration Data: This setting allows you to clear ESCD data.  
The default is Disabled  
Disabled: Normal Setting.  
Enabled: If you have plugged in some Legacy cards to the system and they were  
recorded into ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data), you can  
set this field to Enabled in order to clear ESCD.  
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: Leave this field at Disabled.  
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
Assign IRQ For USB: This item allows BIOS to assign whether IRQ is with USB  
or not. If you have not connect the USB device. Can release the IRQ for other  
device. The default is Enabled.  
Enabled: Provides IRQ for USB device.  
Disabled: Release IRQ for other device.  
Slot 1 to Slot 5 Use IRQ No: These settings allow the user to specify what IRQ  
will be assigned to PCI devices in the chosen slot. Options available: Auto,3,4,5,  
7,9,10,11,12,14 & 15. The defaults are Auto.  
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31oC/87oF  
0oC/32oF  
6135RPM  
0 RPM  
1.62V  
3.20V  
3.22V  
5.01V  
12.12V  
Current CPU Temperature: This is the current temperature of the CPU.  
Current System Temperature: This is the Current temperature of the system.  
Current CPU FAN Speed: The current CPU fan speed in RPMs.  
Current Chassis FAN Speed: The current chassis fan speed in RPMs.  
CPU(V): The voltage level of the CPU(Vcore/3.3V Stand by).  
3.3V, 5V, 12V: The voltage level of the switch power supply.  
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DRAM Clock : The item will synchronize/asynchronize DRAM operation clock.  
Host Clock: DRAM has same working clock with CPU host bus.  
2/3 Host: DRAM running with lower operation clock.  
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk: When enabled the motherboard will automatically  
disable the clock source for a DIMM socket which does not have a module in it.  
Same applies for PCI slots. The default is Enabled.  
Enabled: Enables this option.  
Disabled: Disables this option.  
CPU Host/PCI/Spread Spec. : Allows the external clock to be modified  
depending upon what FSB has been selected. Should not be used to clock proces-  
sor faster than it was designed for. The default is Default.  
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Selecting “Defaults” from the main menu shows you two options which are described  
below  
Load Fail-Safe Defaults  
When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a  
message similar to:  
Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N  
Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-perfor-  
mance system operations.  
Load Optimized Defaults  
When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a  
message similar to:  
Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N  
Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal perfor-  
mance system operations.  
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4 -1 0 S u p e r vis o r/Us e r Pa s s w o rd S e t t in g  
You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then. The differences  
between are:  
supervisor password : can enter and change the options of the setup menus.  
user password  
: just can only enter but do not have the right to change the  
options of the setup menus. When you select this function, the following message  
will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.  
ENTER PASSWORD:  
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The pass-  
word typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory.  
You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press  
<Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.  
To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the  
password. A message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the pass-  
word is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.  
PASSWORD DISABLED.  
When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time you  
try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of  
your system configuration.  
Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request  
a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized  
use of your computer.  
You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu  
and its Security option (see Section 3). If the Security option is set to “System”, the  
password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”,  
prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.  
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Save & Exit Setup  
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:  
Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y  
Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special section  
of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot  
your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selec-  
tions stored in CMOS. After saving the values the system is restarted again.  
Exit Without Saving  
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:  
Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y  
This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous  
selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer.  
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A-1 MEMORY MAP  
Address Range  
[00000-7FFFF]  
[80000-9FBFF]  
[9FC00-9FFFF]  
Size  
Description  
Conventional memory  
Extended Conventional memory  
Extended BIOS data area if PS/2 mouse is  
installed  
512K  
127K  
1K  
[A0000-C7FFF]  
[C8000-DFFFF]  
160K  
96K  
Available for Hi DOS memory  
Available for Hi DOS memory and adapter  
ROMs  
[E0000-EEFFF]  
[EF000-EFFFF]  
60K  
4K  
Available for UMB  
Video service routine for Monochrome &  
CGA adaptor  
[F0000-F7FFF]  
[F8000-FCFFF]  
[FD000-FDFFF]  
[FE000-FFFFF]  
32K  
20K  
4K  
BIOS CMOS setup utility  
BIOS runtime service routine (2)  
Plug and Play ESCD data area  
BIOS runtime service routine (1)  
8K  
A-2 I/O MAP  
[000-01F]  
[020-021]  
[022-023]  
[040-05F]  
[060-06F]  
[070-07F]  
[080-09F]  
[0A0-0BF]  
[0C0-0DF]  
[0F0-0FF]  
[1F0-1F8 ]  
[278-27F]  
[2B0-2DF]  
DMA controller.(Master)  
INTERRUPT CONTROLLER.(Master)  
CHIPSET control registers. I/O ports.  
TIMER control registers.  
KEYBOARD interface controller.(8042)  
RTC ports & CMOS I/O ports.  
DMA register.  
INTERRUPT controller.(Slave)  
DMA controller.(Slave)  
MATH COPROCESSOR.  
HARD DISK controller.  
PARALLEL port 2.  
GRAPHICS adapter controller.  
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[2F8-2FF]  
[360-36F]  
[378-37F]  
[3B0-3BF]  
[3C0-3CF]  
[3D0-3DF]  
[3F0-3F7]  
[3F8-3FF]  
SERIAL port 2.  
NETWORK ports.  
PARALLEL port 1.  
MONOCHROME & PARALLEL port adapter.  
EGA adapter.  
CGA adapter.  
FLOPPY DISK controller.  
SERIAL port 1.  
A-3 TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP  
TIMER MAP:  
TIMER Channel 0 System timer interrupt.  
TIMER Channel 1 DRAM REFRESH request.  
TIMER Channel 2 SPEAKER tone generator.  
DMA CHANNELS:  
DMA Channel 0  
DMA Channel 1  
DMA Channel 2  
DMA Channel 3  
DMA Channel 4  
DMA Channel 5  
DMA Channel 6  
DMA Channel 7  
Available.  
Onboard ECP (Option).  
FLOPPY DISK (SMC CHIP).  
Onboard ECP (default).  
Cascade for DMA controller 1.  
Available.  
Available.  
Available  
A-4 INTERRUP T MAP  
NMI :  
Parity check error.  
IRQ (H/W):  
0
1
2
3
4
5
System TIMER interrupt from TIMER 0.  
KEYBOARD output buffer full.  
Cascade for IRQ 8-15.  
SERIAL port 2.  
SERIAL port 1.  
PARALLEL port 2.  
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7
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FLOPPY DISK (SMC CHIP).  
PARALLEL port 1.  
RTC clock.  
9
Available.  
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
Available.  
Available.  
PS/2 Mouse.  
MATH coprocessor.  
Onboard HARD DISK (IDE1) channel.  
Onboard HARD DISK (IDE1) channel.  
A-5 RTC & CMOS RAM MAP  
RTC & CMOS:  
00  
01  
02  
03  
04  
05  
06  
07  
08  
09  
0A  
0B  
0C  
0D  
0E  
0F  
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
Seconds.  
Second alarm.  
Minutes.  
Minutes alarm.  
Hours.  
Hours alarm.  
Day of week.  
Day of month.  
Month.  
Year.  
Status register A.  
Status register B.  
Status register C.  
Status register D.  
Diagnostic status byte.  
Shutdown byte.  
FLOPPY DISK drive type byte.  
Reserve.  
HARD DISK type byte.  
Reserve.  
Equipment type.  
Base memory low byte.  
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16  
Base memory high byte.  
17  
18  
Extension memory low byte.  
Extension memory high byte.  
19-2d  
2E-2F  
30  
31  
32  
Reserved for extension memory low byte.  
Reserved for extension memory high byte.  
DATE CENTURY byte.  
33  
INFORMATION FLAG.  
34-3F Reserve.  
40-7F Reserved for CHIPSET SETTING DATA.  
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B-1 P OS T CODES  
For BIOS 6.0 Code  
POST (hex)  
CFh  
C0h  
DESCRIPTION  
Test CMOS R/W functionality.  
Early chipset initialization:  
- Disable shadow RAM  
- Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)  
- Program basic chipset registers  
Detect memory  
C1h  
- Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.  
- Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)  
Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM  
Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000  
shadow RAM.  
C3h  
C5h  
0h1  
Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address  
1000:0  
Reserved  
Initial Superio_Early_Init switch.  
Reserved  
1. Blank out screen  
02h  
03h  
04h  
05h  
2. Clear CMOS error flag  
Reserved  
1. Clear 8042 interface  
2. Initialize 8042 self-test  
06h  
07h  
08h  
1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977  
series Super I/O chips.  
2. Enable keyboard interface.  
Reserved  
1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).  
2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by  
a port & interface swap (optional).  
09h  
0Ah  
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3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O  
chips.  
0Ch  
0Dh  
0Eh  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-  
able or not. If test fails, keep beeping the speaker.  
Reserved  
Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W  
codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI  
support.  
0Fh  
10h  
11h  
12h  
Reserved  
Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in  
CMOS circuitry. Also set real-time clock power status,  
and then check for override.  
13h  
14h  
Reserved  
Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset  
default values are MODBINable by OEM customers.  
Reserved  
Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch.  
Reserved  
Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type  
(Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686).  
Reserved  
15h  
16h  
17h  
18h  
19h  
1Ah  
1Bh  
Reserved  
Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all  
H/W interrupts are directed to PURIOUS_INT_HDLR  
& S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.  
Reserved  
Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch.  
Reserved  
Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform)  
Reserved  
HPM initialization (notebook platform)  
Reserved  
1Ch  
1Dh  
1Eh  
1Fh  
20h  
21h  
22h  
23h  
1. Check validity of RTC value: e.g. a value of 5Ah is an  
invalid value for RTC minute.  
2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS  
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checksum fails, use default value instead.  
3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If  
ESCD is valid, take into consideration of the ESCD’s  
legacy information.  
4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable  
respective clock resource to empty PCI & DIMM  
slots.  
5. Early PCI initialization:  
- Enumerate PCI bus number  
- Assign memory & I/O resource  
- Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and  
put it into C000:0.  
24h  
25h  
26h  
27h  
28h  
29h  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Initialize INT 09 buffer  
Reserved  
1. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-640K  
memory address.  
2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.  
3. Program early chipset according to CMOS setup.  
Example: onboard IDE controller.  
4. Measure CPU speed.  
5. Invoke video BIOS.  
2Ah  
2Bh  
2Ch  
2Dh  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
1. Initializemulti-language  
2. Put information on screen display, including Award  
title, CPU type, CPU speed ꢀ.  
2Eh  
2Fh  
30h  
31h  
32h  
33h  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O  
chips.  
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34h  
35h  
36h  
37h  
38h  
39h  
3Ah  
3Bh  
3Ch  
3Dh  
3Eh  
3Fh  
40h  
41h  
42h  
43h  
44h  
45h  
46h  
47h  
48h  
49h  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Test 8254  
Reserved  
Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1.  
Reserved  
Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Test 8259 functionality.  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Initialize EISA slot  
Reserved  
1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double  
word of each 64K page.  
2. Program write allocation for AMD K5 CPU.  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
1. Program MTRR of M1 CPU  
2. Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU  
with proper cacheable range.  
3. Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU.  
4. On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to  
smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between  
each CPU are not identical.  
Reserved  
4Ah  
4Bh  
4Ch  
4Dh  
4Eh  
4Fh  
50h  
Initialize USB  
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51h  
52h  
53h  
54h  
55h  
Reserved  
Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Display number of processors (multi-processor  
platform)  
56h  
57h  
Reserved  
1. Display PnP logo  
2. Early ISA PnP initialization  
- Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.  
58h  
59h  
5Ah  
5Bh  
Reserved  
Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code.  
Reserved  
(Optional Feature) Show message for entering  
AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional)  
Reserved  
1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch.  
2. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO switch.  
5Ch  
5Dh  
5Eh  
5Fh  
60h  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage  
can users enter the CMOS setup utility.  
61h  
62h  
63h  
64h  
65h  
66h  
67h  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Initialize PS/2 Mouse  
Reserved  
Prepare memory size information for function call:  
INT 15h ax=E820h  
68h  
69h  
6Ah  
6Bh  
Reserved  
Turn on L2 cache  
Reserved  
Program chipset registers according to items described  
in Setup & Auto-configuration table.  
Reserved  
6Ch  
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6Dh  
1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.  
2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the  
corresponding item in Setup is set to “AUTO”.  
Reserved  
1. Initialize floppy controller  
2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware.  
6Eh  
6Fh  
70h  
71h  
72h  
73h  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
(Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if :  
- AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive.  
- ALT+F2 is pressed  
74h  
75h  
Reserved  
Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP,  
CDROMꢀ..  
Reserved  
Detect serial ports & parallel ports.  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Detect & install co-processor  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
76h  
77h  
78h  
79h  
7Ah  
7Bh  
7Ch  
7Dh  
7Eh  
7Fh  
1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is  
supported.  
- If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys  
- If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue:  
wClear EPA or customization logo.  
Reserved  
80h  
81h  
82h  
Reserved  
1. Call chipset power management hook.  
2. Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not for full  
screen logo)  
3. If password is set, ask for password.  
Save all data in stack back to CMOS  
83h  
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84h  
85h  
Initialize ISA PnP boot devices  
1. USB final Initialization  
2. NET PC: Build SYSID structure  
3. Switch screen back to text mode  
4. Set up ACPI table at top of memory.  
5. Invoke ISA adapter ROMs  
6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices  
7. Initialize APM  
8. Clear noise of IRQs.  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
86h  
87h  
88h  
89h  
90h  
91h  
92h  
93h  
Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus  
code  
1. Enable L2 cache  
94h  
2. Program boot up speed  
3. Chipset final initialization.  
4. Power management final initialization  
5. Clear screen & display summary table  
6. Program K6 write allocation  
7. Program P6 class write combining  
1. Program daylight saving  
2. Update keyboard LED & typematic rate  
1. Build MP table  
2. Build & update ESCD  
95h  
96h  
3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h  
4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick  
5. Build MSIRQ routing table.  
Boot attempt (INT 19h)  
FFh  
B-7  
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NOTE:  
The "LOAD Optimized DEFAULTS" function loads the system default data directly  
from ROM and initializes the associated hardware properly. This function will be  
necessary when you accept this mainboard, or the system CMOS data is corrupted.  
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-1998  
Standard CMOS Feature  
Advanced BIOS Feature  
Advanced Chipset Feature  
Integrated Peripherals  
Frequency/Voltage Control  
Load Fail-Safe Defaults  
Load Optimized Defaults  
Set Supervisor Password  
d  
Power Management S
Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? Y  
PnP/PCI Configuratio
PC Health Status  
p  
Exit Without Saving  
Esc  
F10  
:
Quit  
: Select Item  
↑ ↓ ← →  
:
Save & Exit Setup  
Time, Date, Hard Disk Typeꢀ.  
LOAD Optimized DEFAULTS  
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D-1 GHOS T 5 .1 Qu ic k Us e rs Gu id e  
Installation is very easy. You only need to copy the Ghost5 folder or  
Ghost.exe to your hard disk.  
The current market version is for single Client, so the LPT and NetBios  
portions will not be explained further.  
Description of Menus  
Ghost clones and backs up Disk and Partition.  
In which Disk indicates hard disk options  
Partition indicates partition options  
Check indicates check options  
Disk  
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There are 3 hard disk functions:  
1. Disk To Disk (disk cloning)  
2. Disk To Image (disk backup)  
3. Disk From Image (restore backup)  
Important!  
1. To use this function, the system must have at least 2 disks. Press the  
Tab key to move the cursor.  
2. When restoring to a destination disk, all data in that disk will be  
completely destroyed.  
Disk To Disk (Disk Cloning)  
1. Select the location of the Source drive.  
2. Select the location of the Destination drive.  
3. When cloning a disk or restoring the backup, set the required partition  
size as shown in the following figure.  
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4. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes to  
start.  
Disk To Image (Disk Backup)  
1. Select the location of the Source drive.  
2. Select the location for storing the backup file.  
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3. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes to  
start.  
Disk From Image (Restore Backup)  
1. Select the Restore file.  
2. Select the Destination drive of the disk to be restored.  
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3. When restoring disk backup, set the required partition size as shown in  
the following figure.  
4. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes to  
start.  
Partition  
D-5  
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There are 3 partition functions:  
1. Partition To Partition (partition cloning)  
2. Partition To Image (partition backup)  
3. Partition From Image (restore partition)  
Partition To Partition (Partition Cloning)  
The basic unit for partition cloning is a partition. Refer to disk cloning for  
the operation method.  
Partition To Image (Partition Backup)  
1. Select the disk to be backed up.  
2. Select the first partition to be backed up. This is usually where the  
operating system and programs are stored.  
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3. Select the path and file name for storing the backup file.  
4. Is the file compressed? There are 3 options:  
(1)No: do not compress data during backup  
(2)Fast: Small volume compression  
(3)High: high ratio compression. File can be compressed to its minimum,  
but this requires longer execution time.  
5. During confirmation, select Yes to start performing backup.  
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Partition From Image (Restore Partition)  
1. Select the backup file to be restored.  
2. Select the source partition.  
3. Select the disk to be restored.  
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4. Select the partition to be restored.  
5. Select Yes to start restoring.  
Check  
This function checks the hard disk or backup file for backup or  
restoration error due to FAT or track error.  
D-9  

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