Intel Personal Computer ESM 2740 User Manual

ESM-2740/2743  
Intel Pentium® M/Celeron® M /  
Onboard Mobile Intel Celeron 600 MHz 512K L2 Cache  
SOM-ETX CPU Module  
User’s Manual  
1st Ed – 13 February 2007  
Part No. E2047274000R  
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Disclaimer  
Avalue Technology Inc. reserves the right to make changes, without notice, to any product,  
including circuits and/or software described or contained in this manual in order to improve  
design and/or performance. Avalue Technology assumes no responsibility or liability for the  
use of the described product(s), conveys no license or title under any patent, copyright, or  
masks work rights to these products, and makes no representations or warranties that  
these products are free from patent, copyright, or mask work right infringement, unless  
otherwise specified. Applications that are described in this manual are for illustration  
purposes only. Avalue Technology Inc. makes no representation or warranty that such  
application will be suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification.  
Life Support Policy  
Avalue Technology’s PRODUCTS ARE NOT FOR USE AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN  
LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES OR SYSTEMS WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL  
OF Avalue Technology Inc.  
As used herein:  
1. Life support devices or systems are devices or systems which, (a) are intended for  
surgical implant into body, or (b) support or sustain life and whose failure to perform,  
when properly used in accordance with instructions for use provided in the labeling, can  
be reasonably expected to result in significant injury to the user.  
2. A critical component is any component of a life support device or system whose failure to  
perform can be reasonably expected to cause the failure of the life support device or  
system, or to affect its safety or effectiveness.  
A Message to the Customer  
Avalue Customer Services  
Each and every Avalue’s product is built to the most exacting specifications to ensure  
reliable performance in the harsh and demanding conditions typical of industrial  
environments. Whether your new Avalue device is destined for the laboratory or the factory  
floor, you can be assured that your product will provide the reliability and ease of operation  
for which the name Avalue has come to be known.  
Your satisfaction is our primary concern. Here is a guide to Avalue’s customer services. To  
ensure you get the full benefit of our services, please follow the instructions below carefully.  
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Technical Support  
We want you to get the maximum performance from your products. So if you run into  
technical difficulties, we are here to help. For the most frequently asked questions, you can  
easily find answers in your product documentation. These answers are normally a lot more  
detailed than the ones we can give over the phone. So please consult the user’s manual  
first.  
To receive the latest version of the user’s manual; please visit our Web site at:  
If you still cannot find the answer, gather all the information or questions that apply to your  
problem, and with the product close at hand, call your dealer. Our dealers are well trained  
and ready to give you the support you need to get the most from your Avalue’s products. In  
fact, most problems reported are minor and are able to be easily solved over the phone.  
In addition, free technical support is available from Avalue’s engineers every business day.  
We are always ready to give advice on application requirements or specific information on  
the installation and operation of any of our products. Please do not hesitate to call or e-mail  
us.  
Headquarters  
Europe Branch Office  
Avalue Europe A/S  
Nordre Strandvej 13,  
3480 Fredensborg,  
Avalue Technology Inc.  
7F, 228, Lian-cheng Road,  
Chung Ho City, Taipei,  
Taiwan  
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China Branch Office  
US Branch Office  
Avalue Technology Shanghai Inc.  
Room 909, 9F, Section B, No.900,  
Yisan Road, Caohejing Hi-tech Park,  
Shanghai 200233, China  
Avalue Technology Inc.  
Suite 210, 200 Tornillo Way,  
Tinton Falls, NJ 07712  
USA  
Tel : +86-21-5423-4170  
Fax : +86-21-5423-4171  
Tel: +1-732-578-0200  
Fax: +1-732-578-0250  
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Product Warranty  
Avalue warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its products will be free from  
defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the date of purchase.  
This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or altered by  
persons other than repair personnel authorized by Avalue, or which have been subject to  
misuse, abuse, accident or improper installation. Avalue assumes no liability under the  
terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events. Because of Avalue’s high  
quality-control standards and rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our  
repair service. If any of Avalue’s products is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no  
charge during the warranty period. For out-of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according  
to the cost of replacement materials, service time, and freight. Please consult your dealer  
for more details. If you think you have a defective product, follow these steps:  
1. Collect all the information about the problem encountered. (For example, CPU type and  
speed, Avalue’s products model name, hardware & BIOS revision number, other  
hardware and software used, etc.) Note anything abnormal and list any on-screen  
messages you get when the problem occurs.  
2. Call your dealer and describe the problem. Please have your manual, product, and any  
helpful information available.  
3. If your product is diagnosed as defective, obtain an RMA (return material authorization)  
number from your dealer. This allows us to process your good return more quickly.  
4. Carefully pack the defective product, a complete Repair and Replacement Order Card  
and a photocopy proof of purchase date (such as your sales receipt) in a shippable  
container. A product returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for  
warranty service.  
5. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and ship it prepaid to your  
dealer.  
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Contents  
1. Getting started............................................................................................................9  
1.1  
1.2  
1.3  
1.4  
1.5  
1.6  
Safety Precautions....................................................................................................9  
Packing List...............................................................................................................9  
Document Amendment History ...............................................................................10  
Manual Objectives...................................................................................................11  
System Specifications.............................................................................................12  
Architecture Overview.............................................................................................14  
1.6.1 Block Diagram................................................................................................................................ 14  
1.6.2 Intel RG82855GME and FW82801DB (for ESM-2740) ................................................................. 15  
1.6.3 Intel RG82852GM and FW82801DB (for ESM-2743).................................................................... 17  
1.6.4 DRAM Interface (Intel RG855GME)............................................................................................... 18  
1.6.5 DRAM Interface (Intel RG852GM) ................................................................................................. 18  
1.6.6 Chrontel CH7011 TV Transmitter................................................................................................... 19  
1.6.7 PCI Interface .................................................................................................................................. 19  
1.6.8 USB 2.0.......................................................................................................................................... 19  
1.6.9 Ethernet.......................................................................................................................................... 20  
1.6.10  
1.6.11  
Winbond W83627HF.................................................................................................................. 20  
Winbond W83628F & W83629D PCI/ISA Bridge ...................................................................... 21  
2. Hardware Configuration...........................................................................................22  
2.1  
2.2  
Product Overview....................................................................................................23  
Installation Procedure .............................................................................................24  
2.1.1 Installing Processor........................................................................................................................ 24  
2.1.2 Main Memory.................................................................................................................................. 26  
2.3  
2.4  
Jumper and Connector List.....................................................................................28  
Setting Jumpers & Connectors ...............................................................................29  
2.4.1 FSB Select (SW2) .......................................................................................................................... 29  
2.4.2 ETX Connector X1 (ETXA) ............................................................................................................ 30  
2.4.3 Signal Description – ETX Connector X1 (ETXA) ........................................................................... 31  
2.4.4 ETX Connector X2 (ETXB) ............................................................................................................ 33  
2.4.5 Signal Description – ETX Connector X2 (ETXB) ........................................................................... 34  
2.4.6 ETX Connector X3 (ETXC) ............................................................................................................ 36  
2.4.7 Signal Description – ETX Connector X3 (ETXC)........................................................................... 37  
2.4.8 ETX Connector X4 (ETXD) ............................................................................................................ 39  
2.4.9 Signal Description – ETX Connector X4 (ETXD)........................................................................... 40  
3. BIOS Setup................................................................................................................43  
3.1  
Starting Setup .........................................................................................................44  
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3.2  
3.3  
3.4  
3.5  
Using Setup ............................................................................................................45  
Getting Help............................................................................................................46  
In Case of Problems................................................................................................46  
Main Menu ..............................................................................................................47  
3.5.1 Standard CMOS Features.............................................................................................................. 48  
3.5.2 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................................................................. 51  
3.5.3 Advanced Chipset Features........................................................................................................... 55  
3.5.4 Integrated Peripherals.................................................................................................................... 59  
3.5.5 Power Management Setup............................................................................................................. 63  
3.5.6 PnP / PCI Configuration................................................................................................................. 65  
3.5.7 PC Health Status............................................................................................................................ 67  
3.5.8 Frequency / Voltage Control .......................................................................................................... 67  
3.5.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults.................................................................................................................. 68  
3.5.10  
3.5.11  
3.5.12  
3.5.13  
Load Optimized Defaults............................................................................................................ 68  
Set Supervisor / User Password................................................................................................ 69  
Save & Exit Setup...................................................................................................................... 70  
Exit Without Save....................................................................................................................... 71  
4. Drivers Installation ...................................................................................................72  
4.1  
4.2  
4.3  
4.4  
4.5  
4.6  
Install Chipset Driver (For Intel RG82855GME)......................................................73  
Install Chipset Driver (For Intel RG82852GM) ........................................................74  
Install Display Driver (For Intel RG82855GME) ......................................................75  
Install Display Driver (For Intel RG82852GM).........................................................76  
Install Audio Driver (For Intel 82801DB)..................................................................77  
Install Ethernet Driver (For Realtek RTL810x, RTL813x Family) ............................78  
5. Measurement Drawing .............................................................................................79  
Appendix A: BIOS Revisions..........................................................................................81  
Appendix B: AWARD BIOS POST Messages ................................................................82  
Overview............................................................................................................................83  
Post Beep ..........................................................................................................................83  
Error Messages .................................................................................................................83  
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CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED ......................................................................................................... 83  
CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR ............................................................................................................. 83  
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER............................................ 83  
DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR - RUN SETUP.............................................. 83  
DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY...................................................................................... 84  
DISPLAY TYPE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT ..................................................................... 84  
EISA Configuration Checksum Error PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY................... 84  
EISA Configuration Is Not Complete PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY................... 84  
ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE.................................................................... 84  
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ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER..................................................................... 84  
FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT ................................................... 84  
Invalid EISA Configuration PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY .............................. 85  
KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT ................................................................. 85  
Memory Address Error at .............................................................................................................. 85  
Memory parity Error at ................................................................................................................... 85  
MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT ................................................................. 85  
Memory Verify Error at ... ............................................................................................................... 85  
OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND ......................................................................................... 85  
OFFENDING SEGMENT: .............................................................................................................. 85  
PRESS A KEY TO REBOOT ......................................................................................................... 86  
PRESS F1 TO DISABLE NMI, F2 TO REBOOT ........................................................................... 86  
RAM PARITY ERROR - CHECKING FOR SEGMENT ... ............................................................. 86  
Should Be Empty But EISA Board Found PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY....... 86  
Should Have EISA Board But Not Found PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY ....... 86  
Slot Not Empty ............................................................................................................................... 86  
SYSTEM HALTED, (CTRL-ALT-DEL) TO REBOOT .................................................................... 86  
Wrong Board In Slot PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY........................................ 87  
FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) Unable to reset floppy subsystem................................................... 87  
FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) Floppy Type dismatch..................................................................... 87  
Hard Disk(s) fail (80) HDD reset failed.................................................................................... 87  
Hard Disk(s) fail (40) HDD controller diagnostics failed.......................................................... 87  
Hard Disk(s) fail (20) HDD initialization error.......................................................................... 87  
Hard Disk(s) fail (10) Unable to recalibrate fixed disk............................................................. 87  
Hard Disk(s) fail (08) Sector Verify failed................................................................................ 87  
Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key........................................................................................ 87  
Keyboard error or no keyboard present. ........................................................................................ 87  
Manufacturing POST loop.............................................................................................................. 87  
BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted. ................................................................................ 87  
Memory test fail.............................................................................................................................. 87  
POST Codes .................................................................................................................................. 88  
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1. Getting started  
1.1 Safety Precautions  
Warning!  
Always completely disconnect the power cord from your  
chassis whenever you work with the hardware. Do not  
make connections while the power is on. Sensitive  
electronic components can be damaged by sudden power  
surges. Only experienced electronics personnel should  
open the PC chassis.  
Caution!  
Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before  
touching the CPU card. Modern electronic devices are very  
sensitive to static electric charges. As a safety precaution,  
use a grounding wrist strap at all times. Place all electronic  
components in a static-dissipative surface or static-shielded  
bag when they are not in the chassis.  
1.2 Packing List  
Before you begin installing your single board, please make sure that the  
following materials have been shipped:  
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1 x ESM-2740 Intel Pentium® M SOM-ETX CPU Module (Onboard  
Mobile Intel Celeron 600 MHz 0K L2 Cache CPU for ESM-2743)  
1 x Quick Installation Guide  
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1 x CD-ROM contains the followings:  
User’s Manual (this manual in PDF file)  
VGA drivers and utilities  
Audio drivers and utilities  
Ethernet driver and utilities  
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1.3 Document Amendment History  
Revision  
Date  
By  
Comment  
1st  
May 2005  
Feb. 2007  
Vicky Lin  
Lingo Tsai  
Initial Release  
Logo Changed  
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1.4 Manual Objectives  
This manual describes in detail the Avalue Technology ESM-2740/2743 SOM-ETX CPU  
Module.  
We have tried to include as much information as possible but we have not duplicated  
information that is provided in the standard IBM Technical References, unless it proved to  
be necessary to aid in the understanding of this board.  
We strongly recommend that you study this manual carefully before attempting to interface  
with ESM-2740/2743 or change the standard configurations. Whilst all the necessary  
information is available in this manual we would recommend that unless you are confident,  
you contact your supplier for guidance.  
Please be aware that it is possible to create configurations within the CMOS RAM that  
make booting impossible. If this should happen, clear the CMOS settings, (see the  
description of the Jumper Settings for details).  
If you have any suggestions or find any errors concerning this manual and want to inform  
us of these, please contact our Customer Service department with the relevant details.  
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1.5 System Specifications  
System  
CPU  
ESM-2740: Supports Intel® µFC-PGA 478 Pentium® M / Celeron® M  
CPU with 0.13µ and 90nm process technology  
ESM-2740-P11: Onboard Intel® µFC-BGA 479 Pentium® M 1.1 GHz  
(Onboard Mobile Intel® Celeron® 600 MHz with 0K L2 Cache CPU for  
ESM-2743 only)  
Note: Available in different CPU speeds by request  
Award 512 KB Flash BIOS  
BIOS  
System Chipset  
Intel® RG82855GME GMCH/FW82801DB ICH4  
(Intel® RG82852GM GMCH/FW82801DB ICH4 for ESM-2743 only)  
Winbond W83627HF-AW  
I/O Chip  
System Memory  
One 200-pin SODIMM socket supports up to 1 GB DDR 200/266/333  
SDRAM  
Watchdog Timer  
Expansion  
Reset: 1 sec.~255 min. and 1 sec. or 1 min./step  
Four PCI Master bus, ISA bus, SIRQ  
I/O  
MIO  
4 x EIDE (Ultra DMA 100), 2 x FDD, 1 s LPT, 2 x TTL serial, 1x K/B, 1 x  
Mouse  
IrDA  
USB  
115k bps, IrDA 1.0 compliant  
4 x USB 2.0 ports  
Display  
Chipset  
Intel® RG82855GME GMCH integrated Extreme Graphics 2 controller  
(Intel® RG82852GM GMCH integrated Extreme Graphics controller for  
ESM-2743 only)  
Display Memory  
Resolution  
Intel® DVMT 2.0 supports up to 64 MB video memory  
CRT mode: 2048 x 1536 @ 16 bpp (75 Hz)  
LCD/Simultaneous mode: 2048 x 1536 @ 16 bpp (75 Hz)  
AGP 4x VGA/LCD interface  
VGA/LCD Interface  
LVDS  
Intel® RG82855GME supports dual-channel 24-bit LVDS panels  
(Intel® RG82852GM supports dual-channel 24-bit LVDS panels for  
ESM-2743 only)  
TV-Out  
Chrontel CH7011 TV encoder supports both NTSC/PAL  
Supports both S-video and composite video  
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Audio  
Chipset  
Intel® FW82801DB ICH4  
AC97 Codec  
VIA VT1616 supports 5.1 CH Audio  
Audio Interface  
Mic in, Line in, CD Audio in, Line out, Rear out and Center/Subwoofer out  
Ethernet  
Chipset  
Realtek RTL8101L  
Ethernet Interface  
Remote Boot ROM  
IEEE 802.3u 100Base-Tx Fast Ethernet compatible  
Optional built-in boot ROM in Flash BIOS  
Mechanical & Environmental  
+ 5 V @ 3.60 A, + 3.3 V @ 0.01 A, +12 V @ 0.01 A, -5V @ 0.01A, -12 V @  
0.01 A (with Intel® Pentium® M 1.8 GHz & 1 GB DDR SDRAM)  
AT/ATX  
Power Requirement  
Power Type  
Operation Temperature  
Operating Humidity  
Size ( L x W )  
0~60® C (32~140® F)  
0%~90% relative humidity, non-condensing  
4.5" x 3.7” (114 mm x 95 mm)  
Weight  
0.22 lbs (0.1 Kg)  
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1.6 Architecture Overview  
1.6.1  
Block Diagram  
The following block diagram shows the architecture and main components of  
ESM-2740/2743.  
The following sections provide detail information about the functions provided onboard.  
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1.6.2  
Intel RG82855GME and FW82801DB (for ESM-2740)  
The Intel 855GM/855GME GMCH components provide the processor interface, DDR  
SDRAM interface, display interface, and Hub interface. The Intel 855GME also has an  
option for AGP external graphics port, in addition to integrated graphics support for added  
board flexibility options.  
The Intel 855GM GMCH is in a 732-pin Micro-FCBGA package and contains the following  
functionality listed below:  
AGTL+ host bus supporting 32-bit host addressing with Enhanced Intel SpeedStep  
technology support  
Supports a single channel of DDR SDRAM memory  
System memory supports DDR200/266 MHz (SSTL_2) DDR SDRAM  
Integrated graphics capabilities: Display Core frequency at 133 MHz or 200 MHz  
Render Core frequency at 100 MHz ,133 MHz, and 200 MHz  
Provides supports four display ports: one progressive scan analog monitor, dual  
channel LVDS interface and two DVO port.  
The Intel 855GME GMCH is in a 732-pin Micro-FCBGA package and contains all features  
listed above and the additional functionality list below:  
Display Core frequency at 133 MHz, 200 MHz, or 250 MHz  
Render Core frequency at 100 MHz ,133 MHz, 166 MHz, 200 MHz, or 250 MHz  
System memory supports 200/266/333- MHz (SSTL_2) DDR SDRAM.  
Enhanced Power Management Graphics features  
The GMCH IGD provides a highly integrated graphics accelerator delivering high  
performance 2D, 3D, and video capabilities. With its interfaces to UMA using a DVMT  
configuration, an analog display, a LVDS port, and two digital display ports (e.g. flat panel),  
the GMCH can provide a complete graphics solution.  
The GMCH also provides 2D hardware acceleration for block transfers of data (BLTs). The  
BLT engine provides the ability to copy a source block of data to a destination and perform  
raster operations (e.g., ROP1, ROP2, and ROP3) on the data using a pattern, and/or  
another destination. Performing these common tasks in hardware reduces CPU load, and  
thus improves performance. High bandwidth access to data is provided through the system  
memory interface. The GMCH uses Tiling architecture to increase system memory  
efficiency and thus maximize effective rendering bandwidth. The Intel 855GM/855GME  
GMCH improves 3D performance and quality with 3D Zone rendering technology. The Intel  
855GME GMCH also supports Video Mixer rendering, and Bi-Cubic filtering.  
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The Intel 855GM/855GME GMCH has four display ports, one analog and three digital. With  
these interfaces, the GMCH can provide support for a progressive scan analog monitor, a  
dedicated dual channel LVDS LCD panel, and two DVO devices. Each port can transmit  
data according to one or more protocols. The data that is sent out the display port is  
selected from one of the two possible sources, Pipe A or Pipe B.  
The Intel 855GM/855GME GMCH have an integrated dual channel LFP Transmitter  
interface to support LVDS LCD panel resolutions up to UXGA The display pipe provides  
panel up-scaling to fit a smaller source image onto a specific native panel size, as well as  
provides panning and centering support. The LVDS port is only supported on Pipe B. The  
LVDS port can only be driven by Pipe B, either independently or simultaneously with the  
Analog Display port. Spread Spectrum Clocking is supported: center and down spread  
support of 0.5%, 1%, and 2.5% utilizing an external SSC clock.  
The DVO B/C interface is compliant with the DVI Specification 1.0. When combined with a  
DVI compliant external device (e.g. TMDS Flat Panel Transmitter, TV-out encoder, etc.),  
the GMCH provides a high-speed interface to a digital or analog display (e.g. flat panel, TV  
monitor, etc.). The DVO ports are connected to an external display device. Examples of this  
are TV-out encoders, external DACs, LVDS transmitters, and TMDS transmitters. Each  
display port has control signals that may be used to control, configure and/or determine the  
capabilities of an external device. The GMCH provides two DVO ports that are each  
capable of driving a 165-MHz pixel clock at the DVO B or DVO C interface. When DVO B  
and DVO C are combined into a single DVO port, then an effective pixel rate of 330 MHz  
can be achieved. The DVO B/C ports can be driven by Pipe A or Pipe  
B. If driven on Pipe B, then the LVDS port must be disabled.  
The ICH4 is a highly integrated multifunctional I/O Controller Hub that provides the  
interface to the PCI Bus and integrates many of functions needed in today’s PC platform.  
The GMCH and ICH4 communicate over a dedicated hub interface. The 82801DB ICH4  
functions and capabilities include:  
PCI Rev. 2.2 compliant with support for 33MHz PCI operations  
Supports up to 6 Request/Grant pairs (PCI slots)  
Power management logic support  
Enhanced DMA controller, interrupt controller, and timer functions  
Integrated IDE controller; Ultra ATA/100/66/33  
USB host interface; 3 host controllers and supports 6 USB ports; includes a EHCI  
high-speed 2.0 USB controller  
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Integrated LAN controller  
System Management Bus (SMBus) compatible with most IC devices; ICH4 has both  
bus master and slave capability  
AC ’97 2.3 compliant link for audio and telephony codecs; up to 6 channels  
Low Pin Count (LPC) interface  
FWH Interface (FWH Flash BIOS support)  
Alert on LAN* (AOL and AOL2)  
1.6.3  
Intel RG82852GM and FW82801DB (for ESM-2743)  
The Intel 852GM GMCH component provides the processor interface, DDR SDRAM  
interface, display interface, and Hub Interface in an Intel 852GM chipset platform. The Intel  
852GM GMCH is optimized for the Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor-M, Mobile Intel  
Celeron processor and Intel Celeron M processor. It supports a single channel of DDR  
SDRAM memory. Intel 852GM Chipset contains advanced power management logic. The  
Intel 852GM Chipset platform supports the fourth generation mobile I/O Controller Hub to  
provide the features required by a mobile platform.  
The Intel 852GM GMCH is in a 732-pin Micro-FCBGA package and contains the following  
functionality:  
Supports single Intel processor configurations at 400-MHz or 3 GB/s  
1.2-1.30-V AGTL+ host bus supporting 32-bit host bus addressing with Enhanced  
Intel SpeedStep® technology (Intel Celeron M processor and Intel Celeron  
Processor do not support Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology).  
System Memory supports 200/266-MHz (SSTL_2) DDR DRAM Up to 1 GB (with  
256-Mb technology and two SO-DIMMs) of PC1600/2100 DDR SDRAM without  
ECC  
Integrated graphics capabilities, including 3D rendering acceleration and 2D  
hardware acceleration  
Integrated 350-MHz, 24-bit RAMDAC with pixel resolution up to 1600x1200 at 85-Hz  
and up to 1920x1440 @ 60 Hz  
One Dedicated Dual Channel LFP LVDS interface with frequency range of 25 MHz  
to 112 MHz (single channel/dual channel) for support up to SXGA+ (1400x1050 @  
60 Hz) panel resolutions with maximum pixel depth of 18-bpp  
Integrated PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) interface for LFP backlight inverter  
control for panel brightness  
One 165-MHz, 12-bit, DVO interface for TV-out encoder and DVI (LVDS transmitter  
and TMDS transmitter) support I2C and DDC channels supported  
Dual Pipe Independent Display with Tri-view support through LFP, DVO, and CRT  
Deeper Sleep state support  
Distributed arbitration for highly concurrent operation  
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Three USB host controllers provide high performance peripherals with 480 Mbps of  
bandwidth, while enabling support for up to six USB 2.0 ports. This results in a  
significant increase over previous integrated 1-4 port hubs at 12 Mbps  
The latest AC ’97 implementation delivers 20-bit audio for enhanced sound quality  
and full surround sound capability. Integrated audio solutions continue to enjoy  
success as a very cost-effective, yet high-performance solution  
LAN Connect Interface (LCI) provides flexible network solutions such as 10/100  
Mbps Ethernet and 10/100 Mbps Ethernet with LAN manageability  
Dual Ultra ATA/100 controllers, coupled with the Intel® Application Accelerator – a  
performance software package – support faster IDE transfers to storage devices  
Intel Application Accelerator software provides additional performance over native  
ATA drivers by improving I/O transfer rates and enabling faster O/S load time,  
resulting in accelerated boot times  
Communication and Network Riser (CNR) offers flexibility in system configuration  
with a baseline feature set that can be upgraded with an audio card, modem card, or  
network card  
1.6.4  
DRAM Interface (Intel RG855GME)  
The 855GME GMCH system memory controller directly supports the following:  
One channel of PC1600/2100 DDR SDRAM memory  
One channel of PC1600/2100/2700 DDR SDRAM memory  
DDR SDRAM devices with densities of 128-Mb, 256-Mb, and 512-Mb technology  
Up to 1 GB (512-Mb technology) with two SDRAM  
1.6.5  
DRAM Interface (Intel RG852GM)  
The 852GM GMCH system memory controller directly supports the following:  
One channel of PC1600/2100 DDR SDRAM memory  
DDR SDRAM devices with densities of 128-Mb, 256-Mb, and 512-Mb technology  
Variable page sizes of 2-kB, 4-kB, 8-kB, and 16-kB. Page size is individually selected  
for every row and a maximum of 16 pages may be opened simultaneously  
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1.6.6  
Chrontel CH7011 TV Transmitter  
The CH7011 is a Display controller device which accepts a digital graphics input signal, and  
encodes and transmits data to a TV output (analog composite, s-video or RGB). The device  
accepts data over one 12-bit wide variable voltage data port which supports five different  
data formats including RGB and YCrCb.  
The TV-Out processor will perform non-interlace to interlace conversion with scaling and  
flicker filters, and encode the data into any of the NTSC or PAL video standards. The  
scaling and flicker filter is adaptive and programmable to enable superior text display. Eight  
graphics resolutions are supported up to 1024 by 768 with full vertical and horizontal  
underscan capability in all modes. A high accuracy low jitter phase locked loop is integrated  
to create outstanding video quality. Support is provided for Macrovision™ and RGB bypass  
mode which enables driving a VGA CRT with the input data.  
1.6.7  
PCI Interface  
The ICH4 PCI interface provides a 33 MHz, Rev. 2.2 compliant implementation. All PCI  
signals are 5V tolerant, except PME#. The ICH2 integrates a PCI arbiter that supports up to  
six external PCI bus masters in addition to the internal ICH4 requests.  
1.6.8  
USB 2.0  
The ICH4 contains an Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) compliant host controller  
that supports USB high-speed signaling. High-speed USB 2.0 allows data transfers up to  
480Mb/s which is 40 times faster than full-speed USB. The ICH4 also contains three  
Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI) controllers that support USB full-speed and  
low-speed signaling.  
The ICH4 supports 6 USB 2.0 ports. All six USB ports are high-speed, full-speed, and  
low-speed capable. ICH4’s port-routing logic determines whether a USB port is controlled  
by one of the UHCI controllers or by the EHCI controller.  
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1.6.9  
Ethernet  
1.6.9.1 Realtek RTL8101L Ethernet Controller  
The Realtek RTL8101L is a highly integrated and cost-effective single-chip Fast Ethernet  
controller. Featuring an MC'97 interface, the device is able to provide a combo-solution for  
LAN and software modem applications. It is equipped with a PCI and Boot ROM share  
interface (Realtek patent pending) for both EPROM and Flash Memory to provide  
maximum network security and ease of management.  
The RTL8101L offers an ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface) management  
function to provide efficient power management for advanced operating systems with  
OSPM (Operating System Directed Power Management). A remote wake-up function is  
also provided by support to Magic Packet, Link Change, and Wake-up Frame to increase  
cost-efficiency in network maintenance and management. In addition, it supports analog  
Auto Power-down and provides an auxiliary power auto-detect function to further save  
power.  
1.6.10 Winbond W83627HF  
The Winbond W83627F/HF is made to fully comply with Microsoft PC98 and PC99  
Hardware Design Guide. Moreover, W83627F/HF is made to meet the specification of  
PC98/PC99’s requirement in the power management: ACPI and DPM (Device Power  
Management). Super I/O chip provides features as the following:  
Meet LPC Spec. 1.0  
Support LDRQ# (LPC DMA), SERIRQ (serial IRQ)  
Include all features of Winbond I/O W83977TF and W83977EF  
Integrate Hardware Monitor functions  
Compliant with Microsoft PC98/PC99 Hardware Design Guide.  
Support DPM (Device Power Management), ACPI  
Programmable configuration settings  
Single 24 or 48 MHz clock input  
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1.6.11 Winbond W83628F & W83629D PCI/ISA Bridge  
W83628F is a PCI-to-ISA bus conversion IC. W83629D (45-LQF) is a condensed  
centralizer IC for IRQ and DMA control. W83628F (128-QFP) and W83629D together form  
a complete set for the PCI-to-ISA bridge.  
Full ISA Bus Support including ISA Masters  
5V ISA and 3.3V PCI interfaces  
PC/PCI DMA protocol for Software Transparent  
IRQ Serializer for ISA Parallel IRQ transfer to Serial IRQ  
Supports 3 fully ISA Compatible Slots without Buffering  
PCI Bus at 25MHz, 33MHz and up to 40MHz  
Supports Programmable ISA Bus Divide the PCI Bus Clock into 3 or 4  
All ISA Signals can be Isolate  
Supports Configuration registers for programming performance  
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2. Hardware  
Configuration  
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2.1 Product Overview  
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2.2 Installation Procedure  
This chapter explains you the instructions of how to setup your system.  
1. Turn off the power supply.  
2. Insert the DIMM module (be careful with the orientation).  
3. Insert all external cables for hard disk, floppy, keyboard, mouse, USB etc. except for flat  
panel. A CRT monitor must be connected in order to change CMOS settings to support  
flat panel.  
4. Connect power supply to the board via the ATXPWR.  
5. Turn on the power.  
6. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing the delete key during boot up. Use the “LOAD BIOS  
DEFAULTS” feature. The Integrated Peripheral Setup and the Standard CMOS Setup  
Window must be entered and configured correctly to match the particular system  
configuration.  
7. If TFT panel display is to be utilized, make sure the panel voltage is correctly set before  
connecting the display cable and turning on the power.  
2.1.1  
Installing Processor  
2.1.1.1 Installing Pentium M CPU  
The processor socket comes with a screw to secure the processor, please unlock the  
screw first.  
Position the CPU above the socket and the gold triangular mark on the CPU must  
align with pin 1 of the CPU socket. Then Insert the CPU gently seated in place.  
Turn the screw to the lock position.  
Unlock  
Pin 1 of the  
Lock  
Gold  
triangular  
mark  
socket  
Note: Do not force the CPU into the socket. It may bend the pins and damage the  
CPU.  
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2.1.1.2 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink  
Place the heat sink on the top of the board and match Hole 1-1 to 1-2, 2-1 to 2-2, 3-1  
to 3-2, and 4-1 to 4-2.  
Thermal  
Pad x 5  
Hole 1-1  
Hole 2-1  
Heat Sink  
Screws Hole 2-2  
Hole 1-2  
2
3
4
1
5
(Front side)  
(Rear side)  
Hole 3-1  
Hole 4-1  
Hole 4-2  
Hole 3-2  
Insert and fasten the screws to lock the board and heat sink through Hole 1-2 to Hole  
1-1, Hole 2-2 to 2-1, Hole 3-2 to 3-1, and Hole 4-2 to 4-1.  
Assembling completed as below.  
Note: Make sure the thermal pads stuck on the right position above the CPU and  
chipsets to avoid overheating problem that would cause the system to hang  
or unstable  
2.1.1.1 Removing CPU  
Remove the screws and heat sink first.  
Unlock the Pentium M processor.  
Carefully lift up the existing CPU to remove it from the socket.  
Follow the steps of installing a CPU to change to another one.  
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Main Memory  
ESM-2740/2743 provides one 200-pin SODIMM sockets to support DDR SDRAM. The total  
maximum memory size is 1GB.  
SODIMM  
Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing SODIMMs  
or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to  
both the board and the components.  
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Locate the DIMM socket on the board.  
Hold two edges of the DIMM module carefully. Keep away of touching its connectors.  
Align the notch key on the module with the rib on the slot.  
Firmly press the modules into the socket automatically snaps into the mounting notch.  
Do not force the DIMM module in with extra force as the DIMM module only fit in one  
direction.  
Mounting Notch  
Notch Key  
Ejector Tab  
200-pin SODIMM  
To remove the DIMM modules, push the two ejector tabs on the slot outward  
simultaneously, and then pull out the DIMM module.  
Note: (1) Please do not change any DDR SDRAM parameter in BIOS setup to  
increase your system’s performance without acquiring technical  
information in advance.  
(2) Static electricity can damage the electronic components of the computer  
or optional boards. Before starting these procedures, ensure that you  
are discharged of static electricity by touching a grounded metal object  
briefly.  
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2.3 Jumper and Connector List  
You can configure your board to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A  
jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch.  
It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that  
slides over the pins to connect them. To “close” a jumper you connect the pins with the clip.  
To “open” a jumper you remove the clip. Sometimes a jumper will have three pins, labeled 1,  
2, and 3. In this case, you would connect either two pins.  
The jumper settings are schematically depicted in this manual as follows:  
A pair of needle-nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers.  
Connectors on the board are linked to external devices such as hard disk drives, a  
keyboard, or floppy drives. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers that allow you to  
configure your system to suit your application.  
If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for your application, contact  
your local distributor or sales representative before you make any changes.  
The following tables list the function of each of the board's jumpers and connectors.  
Jumpers  
Label  
SW1  
SW2  
Function  
Reserved  
FSB select  
Note  
SMD switch  
Connectors  
Label  
Function  
Note  
ETX connector X1  
ETX connector X2  
ETX connector X3  
ETX connector X4  
200-pin SODIMM socket  
HIROSE FX8-100P-SV  
HIROSE FX8-100P-SV  
HIROSE FX8-100P-SV  
HIROSE FX8-100P-SV  
ETXA  
ETXB  
ETXC  
ETXD  
SODIMM  
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2.4 Setting Jumpers & Connectors  
2.4.1  
FSB Select (SW2)  
Currently, SW2 is set with the below default for FSB selection. Please do not change the  
default setting otherwise it might damage the CPU.  
BIT1  
ON  
BIT2  
OFF  
DEFAULT  
(Rear side)  
* Default  
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ETX Connector X1 (ETXA)  
Signal  
GND  
PCICLK3  
GND  
PIN PIN  
Signal  
GND  
PCICLK4  
GND  
1
3
2
4
5
6
PCICLK1  
REQ3#  
GNT2#  
REQ2#  
REQ1#  
GNT0#  
+5V  
SIRQ  
AD0  
AD1  
AD4  
7
9
8
PCICLK2  
GNT3#  
+3.3V  
GTN1#  
+3.3V  
NC  
10  
12  
14  
16  
18  
20  
22  
24  
26  
28  
30  
32  
34  
36  
38  
40  
42  
44  
46  
48  
50  
52  
54  
56  
58  
60  
62  
64  
66  
68  
70  
72  
74  
76  
78  
80  
82  
84  
86  
88  
90  
92  
94  
96  
98  
100  
11  
13  
15  
17  
19  
21  
23  
25  
27  
29  
31  
33  
35  
37  
39  
41  
43  
45  
47  
49  
51  
53  
55  
57  
59  
61  
63  
65  
67  
69  
71  
73  
75  
77  
79  
81  
83  
85  
87  
89  
91  
93  
95  
97  
99  
+5V  
REQ0#  
+3.3V  
AD2  
AD3  
AD5  
AD7  
AD9  
GND  
AUXAL  
MIC  
AUXAR  
ASVCC  
SNDL  
ASGND  
SNDR  
+5V  
AD6  
CBE0#  
AD8  
(Rear side)  
GND  
AD10  
AD11  
AD12  
AD13  
AD14  
AD15  
CBE1#  
+5V  
PAR  
SERR#  
NC  
GPERR#  
PME#  
LOCK#  
TRDY#  
IRDY#  
FRAME#  
GND  
AD16  
AD17  
AD19  
AD20  
AD22  
AD23  
AD24  
+5V  
AD25  
AD28  
AD27  
AD30  
PCIRST#  
INTC#  
INTA#  
GND  
USB2#  
DEVSEL#  
USB3#  
STOP#  
USB2  
GND  
CBE2#  
USB3  
AD18  
USB0#  
AD21  
USB1#  
CBE3#  
+5V  
AD26  
USB0  
AD29  
USB1  
AD31  
INTD#  
INTB#  
GND  
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2.4.3  
Signal Description – ETX Connector X1 (ETXA)  
2.4.3.1 PCI Signals  
Signal  
Signal Description  
PCI clock outputs for up to 4 external PCI slots or devices.  
The baseboard designer should route these clocks for 1300pS total delay from the  
ETX connector pin to the clock pin of the PCI device. See the ETX Design Guide  
for typical route length calculations.  
PCICLK [1:4]  
Bus Request signals for up to 4 external bus mastering PCI devices. When  
asserted, a PCI device is requesting PCI bus ownership from the arbiter.  
Grant signals to PCI Masters. When asserted by the arbiter, the PCI master has  
been granted ownership of the PCI bus.  
PCI Address and Data Bus Lines. These lines carry the address and data  
information for PCI transactions.  
PCI Bus Command and Byte Enables. Bus command and byte enables are  
multiplexed in these lines for address and data phases, respectively.  
Parity bit for the PCI bus. Generated as even parity across AD [31:0] and CBE  
[3:0]#.  
REQ [0:3]#  
GNT [0:3]#  
AD [0:31]  
CBE [0:3]#  
PAR  
System Error. Asserted for hardware error conditions such as parity errors  
detected in DRAM.  
Parity Error. For PCI operation per exception granted by PCI 2.1 Specification.  
Lock Resource Signal. This pin indicates that either the PCI master or the bridge  
intends to run exclusive transfers.  
SERR#  
PERR#  
LOCK#  
Device Select. When the target device has decoded the address as its own cycle,  
it will assert DEVSEL#.  
Target Ready. This pin indicates that the target is ready to complete the current  
data phase of a transaction.  
Initiator Ready. This signal indicates that the initiator is ready to complete the  
current data phase of a transaction.  
DEVSEL#  
TRDY#  
IRDY#  
Stop. This signal indicates that the target is requesting that the master stop the  
current transaction.  
STOP#  
Cycle Frame of PCI Buses. This indicates the beginning and duration of a PCI  
access. The access will be either an output driven by the Northbridge on behalf of  
the CPU, or an input during PCI master access.  
PCI Bus Reset. This is an output signal to reset the entire PCI Bus. This signal is  
asserted during system reset.  
FRAME#  
PCIRST#  
INTRA#,  
INTRB#,  
INTRC#,  
INTRD#  
PCI interrupts.  
These interrupts are sharable and are typically wired in rotation to PCI slots or  
devices.  
This pin is not present on the ESM-2740/2743 module connector, but it is present  
on each PCI slot connector or device. IDSEL is an input to the device that is used  
to set the device’s configuration address for PCI configuration cycles. The IDSEL  
pin of each device is typically connected to one of the AD lines in order to set a  
unique configuration address.  
In ETX systems, the four external bus slots or devices are assumed to use  
AD[19:22] for IDSEL connections.  
Power management event..  
IDSEL  
PME#  
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2.4.3.2 Audio Signals  
Signal  
Signal Description  
Line-level stereo output left/ right. These outputs have a nominal level of 1 volt  
RMS into a 10K impedance load. These outputs cannot drive low-impedance  
speakers directly.  
SNDL/ SNDR  
Auxiliary A input left/ right. Normally intended for connection to an internal or  
external CDROM analog output or a similar line-level audio source. Minimum input  
impedance is 5KOhm.  
AUXAL/ AUXAR  
Nominal input level is 1 volt RMS.  
Microphone input. Minimum input impedance is 5KOhm, max. Input voltage is 0.15  
Vp-p.  
MIC  
Analog ground for sound controller. Use this signal ground for an external amplifier  
in order to achieve lowest audio noise levels.  
Analog supply voltage for sound controller. This is an output which is used for  
production test only. Do not make external connections to this pin.  
ASGND  
ASVCC  
2.4.3.3 USB Signals  
Signal  
Signal Description  
Universal Serial Bus Port [0:3] positive signal.  
These are the serial data pairs for USB Port N-and Port N#.  
Universal Serial Bus Port [0:3] negative signal.  
These are the serial data pairs for USB Port N-and Port N#.  
USB [0:3]  
USB [0:3]-  
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ETX Connector X2 (ETXB)  
Signal  
GND  
SD14  
SD13  
SD12  
SD11  
SD10  
SD9  
PIN PIN  
Signal  
GND  
SD15  
1
3
2
4
5
6
MASTER#  
DREQ7  
DACK7#  
DREQ6  
DACK6#  
DREQ5  
DACK5#  
DREQ0  
DACK0#  
IRQ14  
IRQ15  
IRQ12  
IRQ11  
IRQ10  
IO16#  
GND  
M16#  
OSC  
BALE  
TC  
DACK2#  
IRQ3  
IRQ4  
+5V  
IRQ5  
7
8
9
10  
12  
14  
16  
18  
20  
22  
24  
26  
28  
30  
32  
34  
36  
38  
40  
42  
44  
46  
48  
50  
52  
54  
56  
58  
60  
62  
64  
66  
68  
70  
72  
74  
76  
78  
80  
82  
84  
86  
88  
90  
92  
94  
96  
98  
100  
11  
13  
15  
17  
19  
21  
23  
25  
27  
29  
31  
33  
35  
37  
39  
41  
43  
45  
47  
49  
51  
53  
55  
57  
59  
61  
63  
65  
67  
69  
71  
73  
75  
77  
79  
81  
83  
85  
87  
89  
91  
93  
95  
97  
99  
SD8  
MEMW#  
MEMR#  
LA17  
LA18  
LA19  
LA20  
LA21  
LA22  
LA23  
GND  
SBHE#  
SA0  
SA1  
SA2  
SA3  
SA4  
SA5  
+5V  
SA6  
SA7  
(Rear side)  
IRQ6  
IRQ7  
SA8  
SA9  
SYSCLK  
REFSH#  
DREQ1  
DACK#  
GND  
DREQ3  
DACK3#  
IOR#  
IOW#  
SA17  
SMEMR#  
AEN  
+5V  
SMEMW#  
SD1  
NOWS#  
SD4  
IRQ9  
SD7  
RSTDRV  
GND  
SA10  
SA11  
SA12  
GND  
SA13  
SA14  
SA15  
SA16  
SA18  
SA19  
IOCHRDY  
+5V  
SD0  
SD2  
SD3  
DREQ2  
SD5  
SD6  
IOCHK#  
GND  
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2.4.5  
Signal Description – ETX Connector X2 (ETXB)  
2.4.5.1 ISA Signals  
Signal  
Signal Description  
These signals provide data bus bits 0 to 15 for any peripheral devices. All 8-bit  
devices use SD[0:7] for data transfers. 16-bit devices use SD[0:15].  
To support 8-bit devices, the data on SD[8:15] is gated to SD[0:7] during 8-bit  
transfers to these devices. 16-bit CPU cycles will be automatically converted into  
two 8-bit cycles for 8-bit peripherals.  
Address bits 0 through 15 are used to address I/O devices. Address bits 0 through  
19 are used to address memory within the system. These 20 address lines, in  
addition to LA[17:23] allow access of up to 16MB of memory. SA[0:19] are gated  
on the ISA-bus when BALE is high and latched on to the falling edge of BALE.  
Bus High Enable indicates a data transfer on the upper byte of the data bus  
SD[8:15]. 16-bit I/O devices use SBHE# to enable data bus buffers on SD[8:15].  
BALE is an active-high pulse generated at the beginning of any bus cycle initiated  
by a CPU module. It indicates when the SA[0:19], LA17.23, AEN, and SBHE#  
signals are valid.  
SD[0:15]  
SA[0:19]  
SBHE#  
BALE  
AEN is an active-high output that indicates a DMA transfer cycle. Only resources  
with a active DACK# signal should respond to the command lines when AEN is  
high.  
AEN  
MEMR# instructs memory devices to drive data onto the data bus. MEMR# is  
active for all memory read cycles.  
SMEMR# instructs memory devices to drive data onto the data bus. SMEMR# is  
active for memory read cycles to addresses below 1MB.  
MEMW# instructs memory devices to store the data present on the data bus.  
MEMW# is active for all memory write cycles.  
SMEMW# instructs memory devices to store the data present on the data bus.  
SMEMW# is active for all memory write cycles to address below 1MB.  
I/O read instructs an I/O device to drive its data onto the data bus. It may be driven  
by the CPU or by the DMA controller. IOR# is inactive (high) during refresh cycles.  
I/O write instructs an I/O device to store the data present on the data bus. It may be  
driven by the CPU or by the DMA controller. IOW# is inactive (high) during refresh  
cycles.  
MEMR#  
SMEMR#  
MEMW#  
SMEMW#  
IOR#  
IOW#  
IOCHK# is an active-low input signal that indicates that an error has occurred on  
the module bus. If I/O checking is enabled on the CPU module, an IOCHK#  
assertion by a peripheral device sends a NMI to the processor.  
The I/O Channel Ready is pulled low in order to extend the read or write cycles of  
any bus access when required. The CPU, DMA controllers or refresh controller can  
initiate the cycle.  
IOCHK#  
Any peripheral that cannot present read data or strobe in write data within this  
amount of time use IOCHRDY to extend these cycles.  
IOCHRDY  
This signal should not be held low for more than 2.5 μs for normal operation. Any  
extension to more than 2.5 μs does not guarantee proper DRAM memory content  
due to the fact that memory refresh is disabled while IOCHRDY is low.  
The M16# signal determines when a 16-bit to 8-bit conversion is needed for  
memory bus cycles. A conversion is done any time the CPU module requests a  
16-bit memory cycle while the M16# line is high. If M16# is high, 16-bit CPU cycles  
are automatically converted on the bus into two 8-bit cycles. If M16# is low, an  
access to peripherals is done 16 bits wide.  
The IO16# signal determines when a 16-bit to 8-bit conversion is needed for I/O  
bus cycles. A conversion is done any time the CPU module requests a 16-bit I/O  
cycle while the IO16# line is high. If IO16# is high, 16-bit CPU cycles are  
automatically converted on the bus into two 8-bit cycles. If IO16# is low, an access  
to peripherals is done at 16 bit width.  
M16#  
IO16#  
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Signal  
Signal Description  
REFSH# is pulled low whenever a refresh cycle is initiated. A refresh cycle is  
activated every 15.6 us in order to prevent loss of DRAM data.  
REFSH#  
The Zero wait state signal tells the CPU to complete the current bus cycle without  
inserting the default wait states. By default the CPU inserts 4 wait states for 8-bit  
transfers and 1 wait state for 16-bit transfers.  
NOWS#  
This signal is used with a DRQ line to gain control of the system bus. A processor  
or a DMA controller on the I/O channel may issue a DRQ to a DMA channel in  
cascade mode and receive a DACK#. Upon receiving the DACK#, a bus master  
may pull MASTER# low, which will allow it to control the system address, data and  
control lines. After MASTER# is low, the bus master must wait one system clock  
period before driving the address and data lines, and two clock periods before  
issuing a read or write command. If this signal is held low for more than 15 us,  
system memory may be lost as memory refresh is disabled during this process.  
SYSCLK is supplied by the CPU module and has a nominal frequency of about 8  
MHz with a duty cycle of 40-60 percent. The frequency supplied by different CPU  
modules may vary. This signal is supplied at all times except when the CPU  
module is in sleep mode.  
MASTER#  
SYSCLK  
OSC is supplied by the CPU module. It has a nominal frequency of 14.31818 MHz  
and a duty cycle of 40-60 percent. This signal is supplied at all times except when  
the CPU module is in sleep mode.  
OSC  
This active-high output is system reset generated from CPU modules. It is  
responsible for resetting external devices.  
RESETDRV  
The asynchronous DMA request inputs are used by external devices to indicate  
when they need service from the CPU modules DAM controllers. DREQ0..3 are  
used for transfers between 8-bit I/O adapters and system memory. DREQ5..7 are  
used for transfers between 16-bit I/O adapters and system memory. DRQ4 is not  
available externally. All DRQ pins have pull-up resistors on the CPU modules.  
DMA acknowledge 0..3 and 5.7 are used to acknowledge DMA requests. They are  
active-low.  
DREQ  
[0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]  
DACK  
[0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]#  
The active-high output TC indicates that one of the DMA channels has transferred  
all data.  
TC  
These are the asynchronous interrupt request lines. IRQ0, 1, 2 and 8 are not  
available as external interrupts because they are used internally on the CPU  
module. All IRQ signals are active-high. The interrupt requests are prioritized.  
IRQ9 through IRQ12 and IRQ14 through IRQ15 have the highest priority (IRQ9 is  
the highest). IRQ3 through IRQ7 have the lowest priority (IRQ7 is the lowest). An  
interrupt request is generated when an IRQ line is raised from low to high. The line  
must be held high until the CPU acknowledges the interrupt request (interrupt  
service routine).  
IRQ [3:7, 9,15]  
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2.4.6 ETX Connector X3 (ETXC)  
Signal  
GND  
PIN PIN  
Signal  
GND  
1
2
R
3
4
B
HSY  
5
6
G
VSY  
7
8
DDCK  
NC  
9
10  
12  
14  
16  
18  
20  
22  
24  
26  
28  
30  
32  
34  
36  
38  
40  
42  
DDDA  
LCDDO16  
LCDDO17  
GND  
LCDDO13  
LCDDO12  
GND  
LCDDO8  
LCDDO9  
GND  
LCDDO4  
LCDDO5  
GND  
11  
13  
15  
17  
19  
21  
23  
25  
27  
29  
31  
33  
35  
37  
39  
41  
LCDDO18  
LCDDO19  
GND  
LCDDO15  
LCDDO14  
GND  
LCDDO11  
LCDDO10  
GND  
LCDDO7  
LCDDO6  
GND  
(Rear side)  
LCDDO1  
LCDDO0  
+5V  
I2C_DAT  
LCDDO3  
LCDDO2  
+5V  
NC  
I2C_CLK  
BIASON  
COMP  
NC  
NC  
+5V  
STB#  
NC  
IRRX  
IRTX  
RXD2  
GND  
RTS2#  
DTR2#  
DCD2#  
DSR2#  
CTS2#  
TXD2#  
RI2#  
43  
45  
47  
49  
51  
53  
55  
57  
59  
61  
63  
65  
67  
69  
71  
73  
75  
77  
79  
81  
83  
85  
87  
89  
91  
93  
95  
97  
99  
44  
46  
48  
50  
52  
54  
56  
58  
60  
62  
64  
66  
68  
70  
72  
74  
76  
78  
80  
82  
84  
86  
88  
90  
92  
94  
96  
98  
100  
ENBKL#  
DIGON  
Y
C
NC  
GND  
AFD#  
PD7  
ERR#  
PD6  
INIT#  
GND  
PD5  
SLIN#  
PD4  
PD3  
PD2  
PD1  
PD0  
+5V  
+5V  
RXD1  
RTS1#  
DTR1#  
DCD1#  
DSR1#  
CTS1#  
TXD1  
RI1#  
ACK#  
BUSY#  
PE  
SLCT#  
MSCLK  
MSDAT  
KBCLK  
KBDAT  
GND  
GND  
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2.4.7  
Signal Description – ETX Connector X3 (ETXC)  
2.4.7.1 LVDS Flat Panel Interface Signals  
Signal  
1 Pixel / Clock LVDS Mode  
2 Pixel / Clock LVDS Mode  
LCDDO0  
LCDDO1  
LCDDO2  
LCDDO3  
LCDDO4  
LCDDO5  
LCDDO6  
LCDDO7  
LCDDO8  
LCDDO9  
LCDDO10  
LCDDO11  
LCDDO12  
LCDDO13  
LCDDO14  
LCDDO15  
LCDDO16  
LCDDO17  
LCDDO18  
LCDDO19  
BIASON  
Txout0#  
Odd Txout0#  
Odd Txout0  
Odd Txout1#  
Odd Txout1  
Odd Txout2#  
Odd Txout2  
Odd Txclk#  
Txout0  
Txout1#  
Txout1  
Txout2#  
Txout2  
Txclk#  
Txclk  
Odd Txclk  
Txout3#  
Odd Txout3#  
Odd Txout3  
Even Txout0#  
Even Txout0  
Even Txout1#  
Even Txout1  
Even Txout2#  
Even Txout2  
Even Txclk#  
Even Txclk  
Txout3  
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Even Txout3#  
Even Txout3  
-
Controls panel contrast voltage.  
Controls panel digital power.  
Controls backlight power enable.  
DIGON  
ENBKL#  
I2C interface for panel parameter EEPROM. This EERPOM is mounted on the  
LVDS receiver. The data in the EEPROM allows the EXT module to automatically  
set the proper timing parameters for a specific LCD panel.  
I2C_DAT, I2C_CLK  
2.4.7.2 IrDA (SIR) Signals  
Signal  
Signal Description  
IRTX, IRRX  
Infrared transmit and receive pins.  
2.4.7.3 Parallel Port Signals  
Signal  
Signal Description  
STB#  
AFD#  
This active-low signal is used to strobe the printer data into the printer.  
This active-low output tells the printer to automatically feed the next single line  
after each preceding line has been printed.  
This bi-directional parallel data bus is used to transfer information between the  
CPU and the peripherals.  
PD[0:7]  
ERR#  
INIT#  
SLIN#  
This active-low signal indicates an error situation has occurred at the printer.  
This active-low signal is used to initiate the printer when low.  
This active-low signal selects the printer.  
This active-low output from the printer indicates that it has received the previous  
data and that it is ready to receive new data.  
ACK#  
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2.4.7.4 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Signals  
Signal  
Signal Description  
Bi-directional keyboard data signal.  
KBDAT  
KBCLK  
MSDAT  
MSCLK  
Keyboard clock signal.  
Bi-directional mouse data signal.  
Mouse clock signal.  
2.4.7.5 Serial Port Signals  
Note that all serial port signals on ESM-2740/2743 connectors are logic level signals.  
External transceiver devices are necessary for the conversion of the logic level signals to  
the desired physical interface such as RS232, RS422, or RS485.  
Signal  
Signal Description  
Active-low data terminal ready outputs for the serial port. Handshake output signal  
notifies the modem that the UART is ready to establish a data communication link.  
Active-low input is for the serial port. Handshake signals notify the UART when a  
telephone ring signal is detected by the modem.  
DTR1#, DTR2#  
RI1#, RI2#  
TXD1, TXD2  
RXD1, RXD2  
Transmitter serial data output from serial port.  
Receiver serial data input.  
Active-low input for serial ports. Handshake signals notify the UART when the  
modem is ready to receive data.  
Active-low output for serial port. Handshake signals notify the modem when the  
UART is ready to transmit data.  
Active-low input for serial port. Handshake signals notify the UART when a carrier  
signal is detected by the modem.  
This active-low input is for serial port. Handshake signals are use to notify the  
UART that the modem is ready to establish the communication link.  
CTS1#, CTS2#  
RTS1#, RTS2#  
DCD1#, DCD2#  
DSR1#, DSR2#  
2.4.7.6 VGA Signals  
Signal  
Signal Description  
Horizontal Sync: This output supplies the horizontal synchronization pulse to the  
CRT monitor.  
HSY  
Vertical Sync: This output supplies the vertical synchronization pulse to the CRT  
monitor.  
VSY  
Red, green and blue analog video output signals for CRT monitors. These lines  
should be terminated with 75 ohms to ground at the video connector.  
These two pins can be used for a DDC interface between the graphics controller  
chip and the CRT monitor.  
R, G, B  
DDCK, DDDA  
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2.4.8  
ETX Connector X4 (ETXD)  
Signal  
GND  
PIN PIN  
Signal  
GND  
1
2
5V_SB  
PS_ON  
PWRBTN#  
KBINH  
RSMRST#  
NC  
3
5
7
9
4
6
8
PWGIN  
SPEAKER  
BATT  
10  
12  
14  
16  
18  
20  
22  
24  
26  
28  
30  
32  
34  
36  
38  
40  
42  
LILED  
11  
13  
15  
17  
19  
21  
23  
25  
27  
29  
31  
33  
35  
37  
ACTLED  
SPEEDLED  
I2CLK  
+5V  
NC  
NC  
+5V  
OVCR#  
EXTSMI#  
I2DAT  
SMBDATA  
NC  
SMBCLK  
SIDE_CS3#  
SIDE_CS1#  
SIDE_A2  
SIDE_A0  
GND  
PDIAG_S  
SIDE_A1  
SIDE_INTRQ 39  
DASP_S  
PIDE_CS3#  
PIDE_CS1#  
GND  
PIDE_A2  
PIDE_A0  
PIDE_A1  
GPE1#  
(Rear side)  
BATLOW  
SIDE_AK#  
SIDE_RDY  
SIDE_IOR#  
+5V  
SIDE_IOW#  
SIDE_DRQ  
SIDE_D15  
SIDE_D0  
SIDE_D14  
SIDE_D1  
SIDE_D13  
GND  
SIDE_D2  
SID E_D12  
SIDE_D3  
SIDE_D11  
SIDE_D4  
SIDE_D10  
SIDE_D5  
+5V  
SIDE_D9  
SIDE_D6  
SIDE_D8  
GPE2  
41  
43  
45  
47  
49  
51  
53  
55  
57  
59  
61  
63  
65  
67  
69  
71  
73  
75  
77  
79  
81  
83  
85  
87  
89  
91  
93  
95  
97  
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46  
48  
50  
52  
54  
56  
58  
60  
62  
64  
66  
68  
70  
72  
74  
76  
78  
80  
82  
84  
86  
88  
90  
92  
94  
96  
98  
PIDE_AK#  
PIDE_RDY  
+5V  
PIDE_IOR#  
PIDE_IOW#  
PIDE_DRQ  
PIDE_D15  
P IDE_D0  
PIDE_D14  
PIDE_D1  
GND  
PIDE_D13  
PIDE_D2  
PIDE_D12  
PIDE_D3  
PIDE_D11  
PIDE_D4  
PIDE_D10  
+5V  
PIDE_D5  
PIDE_D9  
PIDE_D6  
CBLID_P#  
PIDE_D8  
SIDE_D7  
PIDE_D7  
HDRST#  
GND  
RXD#  
RXD  
TXD#  
TXD  
GND  
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Signal Description – ETX Connector X4 (ETXD)  
2.4.9.1 Ethernet Signals  
Signal  
Signal Description  
Ethernet Transmit Differential Pair. These pins transmit the serial bit stream on the  
Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cable. The current-driven differential driver can be  
two-level (10BASE-T) or three-level (100BASE-TX) signals depending on the  
mode of operation. These signals interface to the Ethernet cable through an  
isolation transformer.  
Ethernet Receive Differential Pair. These pins receive the serial bit stream from the  
isolation transformer. The bit stream can be transmitted in either two-level  
(10BASE-T) or three-level (100BASE-TX) signals depending on the mode of  
operation. These signals interface to the Ethernet cable through an isolation  
transformer.  
TXD#, TXD  
RXD#, RXD  
The Activity LED pin indicates either transmitted or received data activity on the  
Ethernet port.  
ACTLED  
LILED  
This pin is asserted low when activity is detected. It can sink 5mA to ground  
through an external LED and a limiting resistor to a 3.3V source.  
The Link Integrity LED pin indicates link integrity. This pin is asserted low when the  
link is valid. It can sink 5mA to ground through an external LED and a limiting  
resistor to a 3.3V source.  
The Speed LED pin indicates high speed operation. This LED is not supported by  
ESM-2740/2743.  
SPEEDLED  
This pin is asserted low when a 100Mbps link is detected, and is not asserted for a  
10Mbps link. It can sink 5mA to ground through an external LED and a limiting  
resistor to a 3.3V source.  
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2.4.9.2 IDE Signals  
Signal  
Signal Description  
PIDE_D[0:15]/  
IDE Data Bus.  
IDE Address Bus.  
SIDE_D[0:15]  
PIDE_A[0:2]/  
SIDE_A[0:2]  
PIDE_CS1#/  
SIDE_CS1#  
PIDE_CS3#/  
SIDE_CS3#  
PIDE_DRQ/  
SIDE_DRQ  
PIDED_AK#/  
SIDED_AK#  
IDE Chip Select 1. This is the Chip Select 1 command output pin that enables the  
IDE device to watch the Read/Write Command.  
IDE Chip Select 3. This is the Chip Select 3 command output pin that enables the  
IDE device to watch the Read/Write Command.  
IDE DMA Request for IDE Master. This signal is asserted by an IDE device. It will  
be active-high in DMA or Ultra-33 mode and always be inactive-low in PIO mode.  
IDE DACK# for IDE Master. This signal grants the IDE DMA request to begin the  
IDE Master Transfer in DMA or Ultra-33 mode.  
IDE Ready. This is the input pin from the IDE Channel. It indicates that the IDE  
device is ready to terminate the IDE command in PIO mode. The IDE device can  
de-assert this input to expand the IDE command if the device is not ready. In  
Ultra-33 mode, this pin has different functions.  
PIDE_RDY/  
SIDE_RDY  
IDE IOR# Command. This is the IOR# command output pin used to tell the IDE  
device to assert the Read Data in PIO and DMA mode. In Ultra-33 mode, this pin  
has different functions.  
PIDE_IOR#/  
SIDE_IOR#  
IDE IOW# Command. This is the IOW# command output pin used to notify the IDE  
device that the available Write Data is already asserted by the IDE Busmaster in  
PIO and DMA mode. In Ultra-33 mode, this pin has different functions.  
PIDE_IOW#/  
SIDE_IOW#  
PIDE_INTRQ/  
SIDE_INTRQ  
Interrupt request signal from the IDE device.  
HDRST#  
Low-active hardware reset (RSTDRV inverted).  
Time-multiplexed, open collector output that indicates that a drive is active. Also  
used for Master/Slave negotiation on the Secondary IDE channel.  
DASP_S  
The signal is used for Master/Slave negotiation on the Secondary IDE channel. It is  
asserted by the Slave to indicate to a master that the slave has passed its internal  
Diagnostic command. If an IDE device such as a Flash Disk exists onboard the  
ETX module, this signal must be connected to the PDIAG_S pin of any other  
device connected to the Secondary IDE channel. On ETX modules that support  
DMA66 or DMA100, this pin may additionally be used to detect the presence of the  
80 conductor IDE cable which is required to support these modes.  
On ETX modules that support DMA66 or DMA100, this pin may be used to detect  
the presence of an 80 conductor IDE cable on the primary IDE channel. This  
allows BIOS or system software to determine whether to enable high-speed  
transfer modes.  
PDIAG_S  
CBLID_P#  
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Signal  
Signal Description  
PC speaker output signal. This logic-level signal can be connected to an external  
transistor in order to drive a piezoelectric or dynamic speaker.  
SPEAKER  
BATT  
3V backup cell input. BATT is typically connected to a 3V lithium backup cell for  
RTC operation and CMOS register non-volatility in the absence of system power.  
These clock and data lines implement an I2C-bus which supports external slave  
devices only. Data rate is approximate 1-10kHz. This interface is intended for  
support of EEPROMs and other simple I/O-devices.  
I2CLK, I2DAT  
System Management Bus clock and data lines. May be used to support external  
SMBUS devices such as temperature and battery monitoring chips. The addresses  
of external SMBUS devices must be chosen so they do not conflict with addresses  
used internally on the ETX module.  
SMBDATA, SMBCLK  
KBINH  
Keyboard Inhibit. Asserting this pin disables data input from the keyboard.  
Over-current detect input. Used to monitor the USB power over-current. Pull with  
open collector to GND if over-current is detected.  
OVCR#  
2.4.9.4 Power Control Signals  
Signal  
Signal Description  
Power input for the internal suspends and power control circuitry. Connect to a 5V,  
100mA stand-by power source available. May be a no-connect if a standby supply  
is not available.  
5V_SB  
Active-low output from ESM-2740/2743. Can be connected to the PS_ON input of  
an ATX power supply in order to switch the main output. In order for this pin to  
function, 5V_SB must be supplied to the ESM-2740/2743.  
PS_ON  
Power Button Input. Connect to GND with momentary-contact switch or open  
collector driver to implement ATX power button control of PS_ON. In order for this  
pin to function, 5V_SB must be supplied to the ESM-2740/2743.  
PWRBTN#  
2.4.9.5 Power Management Signals  
Signal  
Signal Description  
Resume Reset input. This input may be driven low by external circuitry in order to  
reset the power management logic on the ETX module.  
System management interrupt input. May be driven low by external circuitry to  
initiate an SMI.  
RSMRST#  
EXTSMI  
General purpose power management event input 2. May be driven low by external  
circuitry to signal an external power management event. Within the ETX module,  
this pin is commonly connected to the chipset’s RING# input.  
GPE2#  
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3. BIOS Setup  
Note: Installation procedures and screen shots in this section are  
for your reference and may not be exactly the same as  
shown on your screen.  
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3.1 Starting Setup  
The AwardBIOS™ is immediately activated when you first power on the computer. The  
BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of  
checking out the system and configuring it. When it finishes, the BIOS will seek an  
operating system on one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to the operating  
system.  
While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways:  
By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or  
By pressing the <Del> key when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the  
screen during the POST (Power On Self Test).  
Press DEL to enter SETUP  
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the  
system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET" button on the  
system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete>  
keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error  
message will be displayed and you will again be asked to.  
Press F1 to Continue, DEL to enter SETUP  
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3.2 Using Setup  
In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the  
PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to  
quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program  
using the keyboard.  
Button  
Description  
Move to previous item  
Move to next item  
Move to the item in the left hand  
Move to the item in the right hand  
Main Menu -- Quit and not save changes into CMOS  
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu -- Exit current page and  
return to Main Menu  
Esc key  
PgUp key  
PgDn key  
+ key  
Increase the numeric value or make changes  
Decrease the numeric value or make changes  
Increase the numeric value or make changes  
Decrease the numeric value or make changes  
- key  
F1 key  
General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu  
Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color forward, (Shift) F2 to select  
color backward  
(Shift) F2 key  
F3 key  
F4 key  
Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu  
Reserved  
F5 key  
F6 key  
Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu  
Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Option Page Setup  
Menu  
F7 key  
F8 key  
F9 key  
F10 key  
Load the default  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu  
Navigating Through The Menu Bar  
Use the left and right arrow keys to choose the menu you want to be in.  
Note: Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another.  
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To Display a Sub Menu  
Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want. Then press  
<Enter>. A ¾” pointer marks all sub menus.  
3.3 Getting Help  
Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the  
possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc> or the F1  
key again.  
3.4 In Case of Problems  
If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that your computer no  
longer is able to boot, the AwardBIOS™ supports an override to the CMOS settings which  
resets your system to its defaults.  
The best advice is to only alter settings which you thoroughly understand. To this end, we  
strongly recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults. These  
defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your systems manufacturer to  
provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change  
to the chipset setup has the potential for causing you to use the override.  
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3.5 Main Menu  
Once you enter the AwardBIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the  
screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit  
choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and  
enter the sub-menu.  
Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the  
screen.  
Note: The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference purposes  
only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.  
Visit the Avalue website (www.avalue.com.tw) to download the latest  
product and BIOS information.  
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3.5.1  
Standard CMOS Features  
The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into few categories. Each category  
includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and  
then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.  
3.5.1.1 Main Menu Selection  
This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu.  
Item  
Options  
Description  
Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’  
automatically changes when you set the date  
Set the system time  
Date  
MM  
DD  
YYYY  
Time  
HH : MM : SS  
IDE Channel 0 Master  
IDE Channel 0 Slave  
IDE Channel 1 Master  
IDE Channel 1 Slave  
Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu of  
detailed options  
Options are in its sub menu  
None  
360K, 5.25 in  
1.2M, 5.25 in  
720K, 3.5 in  
1.44M, 3.5 in  
2.88M, 3.5 in  
EGA/VGA  
Drive A  
Drive B  
Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in  
your system  
CGA 40  
CGA 80  
Video  
Select the default video device  
MONO  
All Errors  
No Errors  
Select the situation in which you want the BIOS  
to stop the POST process and notify you  
Halt On  
All, but Keyboard  
All, but Diskette  
All, but Disk/Key  
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Item  
Options  
CRT  
Description  
LFP (LVDS)  
CRT+LFP(LVDS)  
TV  
Select Display Device that the screen will be  
shown  
Boot Display  
640x480 TFT  
800x600 TFT  
1024x768 TFT  
1280x1024 TFT  
Off  
NTSC  
PAL  
SECAM  
Automatic  
Composite  
Component  
Both  
Select Panel Resolution that will be displayed  
depending on the LCD Panel (LFP)  
Panel Type  
TV Standard  
Select the output mode of TV Standard  
Select the type of Video display connector  
Video Connector  
Auto  
NTSC_M  
NTSC_M_J  
NTSC_433  
NTSC_N  
PAL_B  
PAL_G  
PAL_D  
PAL_H  
PAL_I  
PAL_M  
PAL_N  
This item allows you to select different TV  
signal format when the TV Standard item is not  
off.  
TV Format  
PAL_60  
SECAM_L  
SECAM_L1  
SECAM_B  
SECAM_D  
SECAM_G  
SECAM_H  
SECAM_K  
SECAM_K1  
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3.5.1.2 IDE Adapter Setup  
The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to configure each  
hard disk drive. The below Figure will shows the IDE primary master sub menu.  
Use the following table to configure the hard disk.  
Item  
Options  
Description  
Press Enter to auto-detect the HDD on  
this channel. If detection is  
successful, it fills the remaining fields  
on this menu.  
IDE HDD Auto-detection  
Press Enter  
Selecting ‘manual’ lets you set the  
remaining fields on this screen.  
Selects the type of fixed disk. "User  
Type" will let you select the number of  
cylinders, heads, etc. Note:  
PRECOMP=65535 means NONE !  
IDE Channel 0 Master  
IDE Channel 0 Slave,  
IDE Channel 1 Master,  
IDE Channel 1 Slave  
None  
Auto  
Manual  
Normal  
LBA  
Large  
Auto  
Choose the access mode for  
this hard disk  
Access Mode  
Capacity  
Disk drive capacity (Approximated).  
Auto Display your disk drive Note that this size is usually slightly  
size  
greater than the size of a formatted  
disk given by a disk checking program.  
The following options are selectable only if the ‘IDE Channel …’ item is set to ‘Manual’  
Min = 0  
Max = 65535  
Min = 0  
Set the number of cylinders for this  
hard disk.  
Cylinder  
Head  
Set the number of read/write heads  
Max = 255  
Min = 0  
Max = 65535  
Min = 0  
Max = 65535  
Min = 0  
Max = 255  
**** Warning: Setting a value of 65535  
means no hard disk  
Precomp  
Landing zone  
Sector  
****  
Number of sectors per track  
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3.5.2  
Advanced BIOS Features  
This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the  
opportunity to select the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation,  
shadowing and security.  
3.5.2.1 Virus Warning  
Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection.  
If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show  
a warning message on screen and alarm beep.  
Item  
Description  
Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to  
appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.  
Enabled  
No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or  
hard disk partition table.  
Disabled  
3.5.2.2 CPU L1 & L2 Cache  
This item allows you to speed up memory access. However, it depends on CPU design.  
Item  
Enabled  
Disabled  
Description  
Enable cache  
Disable cache  
3.5.2.3 CPU L3 Cache  
This is the extra cache that sits on the motherboard between the processor and main  
memory, since the processor already contains L1 and L2 cache and starting to ship with L3  
cache built-in as well to speed up memory operations further. However, it depends on CPU  
design.  
Item  
Enabled  
Disabled  
Description  
Enable cache  
Disable cache  
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3.5.2.4 Quick Power On Self Test  
This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power up the computer. If it  
is set to Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.  
Item  
Enabled  
Disabled  
Description  
Enable quick POST  
Normal POST  
3.5.2.5 First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device  
The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected  
in these items.  
Item  
Description  
Floppy  
LS120  
Floppy Device  
LS120 Device  
HDD-0  
SCSI  
First Hard Disk Device  
SCSI Device  
CDROM  
HDD-1  
HDD-2  
HDD-3  
ZIP100  
USB-FDD  
USB-ZIP  
CDROM Device  
Secondary Hard Disk Device  
Third Hard Disk Device  
Fourth Hard Disk Device  
ZIP-100 Device  
USB Floppy Device  
USB ZIP Device  
USB-CDROM  
USB-HDD  
LAN  
USB CDROM Device  
USB Hard Disk Device  
Network Device  
Disabled  
Disabled any boot device  
3.5.2.6 Swap Floppy Drive  
This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. Selecting Enabled assigns  
physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B.  
Item  
Enabled  
Disabled  
Description  
Enable cache  
Disable cache  
3.5.2.7 Book Up Floppy Seek  
Seeks disk drives during boot up. Disabling seeds boot up.  
Item  
Enabled  
Disabled  
Description  
Enable Floppy Seek  
Disable Floppy Seek  
3.5.2.8 Boot Up NumLock Status  
Select power on state for NumLock.  
Item  
Description  
Enabled  
Disabled  
Enable NumLock  
Disable NumLock  
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3.5.2.9 Gate A20 Option  
Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20.  
Item  
Normal  
Fast  
Description  
A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20  
Lets chipset control GateA20  
3.5.2.10 Typematic Rate Setting  
Key strokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the  
typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected.  
The choice: Enabled/Disabled.  
3.5.2.11 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)  
When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you can select a typematic rate (the rate at  
which character repeats when you hold down a key) of 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 24 or 30 characters  
per second.  
The choice: Enabled/Disabled.  
3.5.2.12 Typematic Delay  
When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you ca select a typematic delay (the delay  
before key strokes begin to repeat) of 250, 500, 750 or 1000 milliseconds.  
The choice: Enabled/Disabled.  
3.5.2.13 Security Option  
Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you  
enter setup.  
Item  
System  
Description  
The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is  
not entered at the prompt.  
The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not  
entered at the prompt.  
Setup  
Note: To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then  
you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything and just press  
<Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled, the system  
will boot and you can enter Setup freely.  
3.5.2.14 APIC Mode  
The BIOS supports versions 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification. When enabled,  
the MPS Version 1.4 Control for OS can be activated.  
The choice: Enabled/Disabled.  
3.5.2.15 MPS Version Control For OS  
This feature is to indicate the version of Multi-Processor Specification (MPS) that is using.  
The choice: 1.1, 1.4  
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3.5.2.16 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB  
Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system.  
The choice: Non-OS2, OS2.  
3.5.2.17 Report No FDD For WIN 95  
The original Windows95 requires the presence of a floppy. Unless the BIOS tells it to  
disregard the absence of the drive, it will generate an error message. For other operating  
systems as Win98 etc this field is without relevance.  
Item  
Description  
No  
Yes  
Don’t generate error message  
Generate error message  
3.5.2.18 Small Logo (EPA) Show  
This item allows you enabled/disabled the small EPA logo show on screen at the POST  
step.  
Item  
Enabled  
Disabled  
Description  
EPA Logo show is enabled  
EPA Logo show is disabled  
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3.5.3  
Advanced Chipset Features  
This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the  
installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory  
resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. It also coordinates communications  
between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus. It must be stated that these items  
should never need to be altered. The default settings have been chosen because they  
provide the best operating conditions for your system. The only time you might consider  
making any changes would be if you discovered that data was being lost while using your  
system.  
The first chipset settings deal with CPU access to dynamic random access memory  
(DRAM). The default timings have been carefully chosen and should only be altered if data  
is being lost. Such a scenario might well occur if your system had mixed speed DRAM  
chips installed so that greater delays may be required to preserve the integrity of the data  
held in the slower memory chips.  
3.5.3.1 DRAM Timing Selectable  
This item allows you to select the DRAM timing value by SPD data or Manual by yourself.  
The choice: Manual, By SPD.  
3.5.3.2 CAS Latency Time  
This item controls the time delay (in clock cycles - CLKs) that passes before the SDRAM  
starts to carry out a read command after receiving it. This also determines the number of  
CLKs for the completion of the first part of a burst transfer. In other words, the lower the  
latency, the faster the transaction.  
The Choices: 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3.  
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3.5.3.3 Active to Precharge Delay  
This item is the minimum delay time between Active and Precharge.  
The Choices: 5, 6, 7.  
3.5.3.4 DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay  
This option allows you to insert a delay between the RAS (Row Address Strobe) and CAS  
(Column Address Strobe) signals. This delay occurs when the SDRAM is written to, read  
from or refreshed. Naturally, reducing the delay improves the performance of the SDRAM  
while increasing it reduces performance.  
The Choices: 2, 3.  
3.5.3.5 DRAM RAS# Precharge  
This option sets the number of cycles required for the RAS to accumulate its charge before  
the SDRAM refreshes. Reducing the precharge time to 2 improves SDRAM performance  
but if the precharge time of 2 is insufficient for the installed SDRAM, the SDRAM may not  
be refreshed properly and it may fail to retain data  
So, for better SDRAM performance, set the SDRAM RAS Precharge Time to 2 but  
increase it to 3 if you face system stability issues after reducing the precharge time.  
The Choices: 2, 3.  
3.5.3.6 DRAM Data Integrity Mode  
Select ECC if your memory module supports it. The memory controller will detect and  
correct single-bit soft memory errors. The memory controller will also be able to detect  
double-bit errors though it will not be able to correct them. This provides increased data  
integrity and system stability.  
The choices: ECC, Non ECC.  
3.5.3.7 MGM Core Frequency  
This field sets the frequency of the DRAM memory installed.  
The choices: Auto Max 266MHz, 400/266/133/200 MHz, 400/200/100/200 MHz,  
400/200/100/133 MHz, 400/266/133/267 MHz, 533/266/133/200 MHz,  
533/266/133/266 MHz, 533/333/166/266 MHz, 400/333/166/250 MHz,  
Auto Max 400/333 MHz, Auto Max 533/333.  
3.5.3.8 System BIOS Cacheable  
This feature is only valid when the system BIOS is shadowed. It enables or disables the  
caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh via the L2 cache. This greatly  
speeds up accesses to the system BIOS. However, this does not translate into better  
system performance because the OS does not need to access the system BIOS much.  
The Choice: Disabled, Enabled.  
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3.5.3.9 Video BIOS Cacheable  
This feature is only valid when the video BIOS is shadowed. It enables or disables the  
caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h-C7FFFh via the L2 cache. This greatly speeds  
up accesses to the video BIOS. However, this does not translate into better system  
performance because the OS bypasses the BIOS using the graphics driver to access the  
video card's hardware directly.  
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
3.5.3.10 Memory Hole At 15M-16M  
Enabling this feature reserves 15MB to 16MB memory address space to ISA expansion  
cards that specifically require this setting. This makes the memory from 15MB and up  
unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB.  
The choice: Enable, Disable.  
3.5.3.11 Delayed Transaction  
This feature is used to meet the latency of PCI cycles to and from the ISA bus. The ISA bus  
is much, much slower than the PCI bus. Thus, PCI cycles to and from the ISA bus take a  
longer time to complete and this slows the PCI bus down.  
However, enabling Delayed Transaction enables the chipset's embedded 32-bit posted  
write buffer to support delayed transaction cycles. This means that transactions to and from  
the ISA bus are buffered and the PCI bus can be freed to perform other transactions while  
the ISA transaction is underway.  
This option should be enabled for better performance and to meet PCI 2.1 specifications.  
Disable it only if your PCI cards cannot work properly or if you are using an ISA card that is  
not PCI 2.1 compliant.  
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
3.5.3.12 Delay Prior to Thermal  
When you system temperature higher, you can set the DRAM access time slowdown  
between on 4 min – 32 min delay.  
The choice: 4 Min, 8 Min, 16 Min, and 32 Min.  
3.5.3.13 AGP Aperture Size  
Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is a portion of  
the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles  
that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.  
The Choice: 4MB,8MB,16MB.32MB, 64MB,128MB,256MB.  
3.5.3.14 On-Chip VGA  
This item is enabled as the onboard VGA is used.  
The Choices: Enabled, Disabled.  
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3.5.3.15 On-Chip Frame Buffer Size  
This item is to select the amount of system memory that will be utilized as internal graphics  
device memory.  
The choices: 1MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB.  
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3.5.4  
Integrated Peripherals  
Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.  
3.5.4.1 OnChip IDE Device  
3.5.4.1.1 On-Chip Primary PCI IDE  
The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled  
to activate the primary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this interface.  
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
3.5.4.1.2 On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE  
The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled  
to activate the secondary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this interface.  
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
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3.5.4.1.3 Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO  
The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each  
of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide  
successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines  
the best mode for each device.  
The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, or Mode 4.  
3.5.4.1.4 Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA  
Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the  
operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus  
master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33,  
select Auto to enable BIOS support.  
The Choice: Auto, Disabled.  
3.5.4.1.5 IDE HDD Block Mode  
Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write.  
If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for  
automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can  
support.  
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
3.5.4.2 Onboard Device  
3.5.4.2.1 USB / USB 2.0 Controller  
This item allows you to set the USB / USB 2.0 Controller to Enabled/Disabled.  
The choice: Enabled, Disabled  
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3.5.4.2.2 USB Keyboard / Mouse Support  
This item allows you to set the system’s USB keyboard/mouse to Enabled/Disabled.  
The choice: Enabled, Disabled  
3.5.4.2.3 AC97 Audio  
This item allows you to decide to enable/disable the 815 chipset family to support AC97  
Audio.  
The choice: Auto, Disabled  
3.5.4.2.4 Init Display First  
This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or AGP first.  
The choice: PCI Slot, AGP/Onboard.  
3.5.4.3 Super IO Device  
3.5.4.3.1 Onboard FDC Controller  
Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system  
board and you wish to use it. If you install and-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive,  
select Disabled in this field.  
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
3.5.4.3.2 Onboard Serial Port 1 / 2  
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports.  
The Choice: Auto, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disable.  
3.5.4.3.3 UART Mode Select  
Select UART 2 mode as standard serial port or IR port.  
The Choice: IrDA, ASKIR, Normal..  
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3.5.4.3.4 RxD , TxD Active  
This item allows you to determine the active of RxD, TxD level.  
The Choice: Hi,Hi , Hi,Lo , Lo,Hi , Lo,Lo  
3.5.4.3.5 IR Transmission Delay  
This item allows you to enable/disable the IR Transmission Delay.  
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
3.5.4.3.6 UR2 Duplex Mode.  
Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Full-duplex mode  
permits simultaneous two-direction transmission. Half-duplex mode permits transmission in  
one direction only at a time.  
The choice: Half, Full.  
3.5.4.3.7 Use IR Pins  
This item allows you to determine the pin definition.  
The Choice: RxD2,TxD2, IR-Rx2Tx2.  
3.5.4.3.8 Onboard Parallel Port  
Select a logical LPT port name and matching address for the physical parallel (printer) port.  
The choice: Auto, 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BCH/IRQ7, Disabled.  
3.5.4.3.9 Parallel Port Mode  
Select an operating mode for the parallel port. Select Compatible or Extended unless you  
are certain both your hardware and software support EPP or ECP mode.  
The choice: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP, Normal.  
3.5.4.3.10EPP Mode Select  
Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9.  
The choice: EPP1.7, EPP1.9.  
3.5.4.3.11ECP Mode Use DMA  
Select a DMA channel for the port.  
The choice: 3, 1.  
3.5.4.3.12PWRON After POW-Fail  
When ATX power supply is used, this item is to set whether the system should reboot after  
a power failure.  
The choices: Off, On, Former-Sts.  
3.5.4.4 Onboard Lan Boot  
This item allows you to boot by the other system through LAN.  
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
3.5.4.5 Watch Dog Timer Select  
This option will determine watch dog timer.  
The choices: Disabled,10 ,20 ,30 ,40 Sec,1,2,4 Min.  
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3.5.5  
Power Management Setup  
The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save  
energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.  
3.5.5.1 ACPI Function  
This item allows you to enable/disable the ACPI function.  
The choice: Enable, Disable.  
3.5.5.2 ACPI Suspend Type  
This item will set which ACPI suspend type will be used.  
The choice: S1(POS), S3(STR).S1&S3.  
3.5.5.3 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume  
This item allows the system to initialize the VGA BIOS from S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep  
state.  
The choice: Auto, Yes, No.  
3.5.5.4 Power Management  
There are three selections for Power Management, and each of them has fixed mode  
settings.  
Item  
Description  
Minimum power management,  
HDD Power Down = 15 Min,  
Maximum power management,  
HDD Power Down =1 Min,  
Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each of the  
ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down which ranges  
from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.  
Min. Power Saving  
Max. Power Saving  
User Defined  
3.5.5.5 Video Off / In Method  
This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.  
The choice: No, Yes.  
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3.5.5.6 Suspend Type  
Select the suspend type.  
The choice: Stop Grant, PwrOn Suspend.  
3.5.5.7 MODEM Use IRQ  
This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use.  
The choice: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, or NA.  
3.5.5.8 Suspend Mode  
Select the suspend type.  
The choice: Disable, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 20, 30, 40 Min, 1 Hour.  
3.5.5.9 HDD Power Down  
After the selected period of drive inactivity, any system IDE devices compatible with the  
ATA-2 specified timeout and then waking themselves up when accessed..  
The choice: Disable, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Min.  
3.5.5.10 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN  
Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off  
state when the system has “hung”.(Only could working on ATX Power supply)  
The choice: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off.  
3.5.5.11 Wake-Up by LAN/PCI card  
This will enable the system to wake up through LAN/PCI Card peripheral.  
The choice: Enable, Disabled.  
3.5.5.12 Power On by Ring  
This determines whether the system boot up if there’s an incoming call from the Modem.  
The choice: Enable, Disabled.  
3.5.5.13 Resume by Alarm  
This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up.  
Reload Global Timer Events  
3.5.5.14 Primary IDE 0/1,Secondary IDE 0/1,FDD,COM,LPT PORT,PCI PIRQ[A-D]#  
Reload Global Timer events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from  
entering a power saving mode or can awake the system from such a mode. In effect ,the  
system remain alert for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as  
Enabled ,even when the system is in a power down mode.  
The choice: Enable, Disabled.  
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3.5.6  
PnP / PCI Configuration  
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer  
Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed  
the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section  
covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced  
users should make any changes to the default settings.  
3.5.6.1 Reset Configuration Data  
Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System  
Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the  
system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot  
boot.  
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
3.5.6.2 Resources Controlled By  
The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot  
and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing  
unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows®95. If you set  
this field to “manual” choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that  
follows this field (a sub menu is preceded by a “¾”).  
The choice: Auto, Manual.  
3.5.6.3 IRQ / DMA Resources  
When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending  
on the type of device using the interrupt.  
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3.5.6.3.1 IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 Assigned to  
This item allows you to determine the IRQ assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to  
any PCI slot. Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification  
requiring a specific DMA channel, PCI/ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and  
Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.  
The choices: Legacy ISA, PCI/ISA PnP.  
3.5.6.3.2 DMA 0/1/3/5/6/7 Assigned to  
To assign to each system DMA channel as one of the flowing types, depending on the type  
of device using the interrupt: Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus  
specification, PCI/ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether  
designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.  
The choices: Legacy ISA, PCI/ISA PnP.  
3.5.6.4 PCI / VGA Palette Snoop  
Leave this field at Disabled.  
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.  
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3.5.7  
PC Health Status  
This section shows the status of your CPU, Fan & System.  
3.5.8  
Frequency / Voltage Control  
This menu specifies your setting for frequency/voltage control.  
3.5.8.1 Auto Detect PCI Clk  
This item allows you to enable/disable auto detect PCI Clock.  
The choice: Enable, Disable.  
3.5.8.2 Spread Spectrum  
These options allow you to set Spread Spectrum and CPU Host/3V66/PCI clock into  
various types of frequencies.  
The choice: Enable, Disable.  
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3.5.9  
Load Fail-Safe Defaults  
Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance for your  
system to operate.  
Press <Y> to load the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance  
system operations.  
3.5.10 Load Optimized Defaults  
Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal  
performance system operations. While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize  
performance, the factory has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs.  
Press <Y> to load the default values setting for optimal performance system operations.  
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3.5.11 Set Supervisor / User Password  
You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them.  
Supervisor Password: able to enter/change the options of setup menus.  
User Password: able to enter but no right to change the options of setup menus.  
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password  
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 password is disabled, the system will boot and you can  
enter Setup freely.  
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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  
3.5.12 Save & Exit Setup  
Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.  
Enter <Y> to store the selection made in the menus in CMOS, a special section in memory  
that stays on after turning the system off. The BIOS configures the system according to the  
Setup selection stored in CMOS when boot the computer next time.  
The system is restarted after saving the values.  
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3.5.13 Exit Without Save  
Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup, and the system is restarted after exiting.  
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4. Drivers Installation  
Note: Installation procedures and screen shots in this section are  
for your reference and may not be exactly the same as  
shown on your screen.  
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4.1 Install Chipset Driver (For Intel RG82855GME)  
Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to  
CD-ROM drive, and it should show the  
index page of Avalue’s products  
automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and  
choose the product from the menu left, or  
link to \Driver_Chipset\Intel\ 855GM.  
Note: The installation procedures and  
screen shots in this section are  
based on Windows XP operation  
system.  
Step 3. Click Next.  
Step1. Locate \Driver_Chipset\Intel\  
Step 4. Click Finish to complete setup.  
855GM\ infinst_enu.exe.  
Step 2. Click Next.  
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4.2 Install Chipset Driver (For Intel RG82852GM)  
Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to  
CD-ROM drive, and it should show the  
index page of Avalue’s products  
automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and  
choose the product from the menu left, or  
link to \Driver_Chipset\Intel\852GM.  
Note: The installation procedures and  
screen shots in this section are  
based on Windows XP operation  
system.  
Step 3. Click Next.  
Step1. Locate \Driver_Chipset\Intel\  
Step 4. Click Finish to complete setup.  
852GM\infinst_enu.exe.  
Step 2. Click Next.  
Step 4. Click Finish to complete setup.  
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4.3 Install Display Driver (For Intel RG82855GME)  
Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to  
CD-ROM drive, and it should show the  
index page of Avalue’s products  
automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and  
choose the product from the menu left, or  
link to \Driver_Video\Intel\855GM.  
Note: The installation procedures and  
screen shots in this section are  
based on Windows XP operation  
system.  
Step 3. Click Next.  
Step 1. Locate Driver_Video\Intel\  
Step 4. Click Yes.  
855GM\Win2K_XP\setup.exe.  
Step 2. Click Next.  
Step 5. Click Finish to complete setup.  
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4.4 Install Display Driver (For Intel RG82852GM)  
Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to  
CD-ROM drive, and it should show the  
index page of Avalue’s products  
automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and  
choose the product from the menu left, or  
link to Driver_Video\Intel\82852GM\  
WinXP_2k.  
Note: The installation procedures and  
screen shots in this section are  
based on Windows XP operation  
system.  
Step 3. Click Next.  
Step 1. Locate Driver_Video\Intel\  
Step 4. Click Yes.  
82852GM\WinXP_2k\win2k_xp147.exe.  
Step 2. Click Next.  
Step 5. Click Finish to complete setup.  
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4.5 Install Audio Driver (For Intel 82801DB)  
Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to  
CD-ROM drive, and it should show the  
index page of Avalue’s products  
automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and  
choose the product from the menu left, or  
link to \Driver_Audio\Intel\ 82801DB\  
VT1616.  
Note: The installation procedures and  
screen shots in this section are  
based on Windows XP operation  
system.  
Step 3. Select Install driver and click  
Next.  
Step 1. Locate \Driver_Audio\Intel\  
Step 4. Click Yes to complete the setup  
82801DB\VT1616\setup.exe.  
and restart the computer.  
Step 2. Click Next.  
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4.6 Install Ethernet Driver (For Realtek RTL810x, RTL813x Family)  
Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to  
CD-ROM drive, and it should show the  
index page of Avalue’s products  
automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and  
choose the product from the menu left, or  
link to \Driver_Network\Realtek\  
RTL810x_813X Family.  
Note: The installation procedures and  
screen shots in this section are  
based on Windows XP operation  
system.  
Step 3. Click Yes to continue the  
installation.  
Step 1. Locate \Driver_Network\Realtek\  
Step 4. Click Finish to complete the  
RTL810x_813X Family\Setup.exe.  
setup.  
Step 2. Setup executing.  
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5. Measurement  
Drawing  
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Appendix A:  
BIOS Revisions  
BIOS Rev.  
New Features  
Bugs/Problems Solved  
Known Problems  
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Appendix B:  
AWARD BIOS POST  
Messages  
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Overview  
During the Power On Self-Test (POST), if the BIOS detects an error requiring you to do  
something to fix, it will either sound a beep code or display a message.  
If a message is displayed, it will be accompanied by:  
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP  
Post Beep  
Currently there are two kinds of beep codes in BIOS. This code indicates that a video  
error has occurred and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional  
information. This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps.  
The other code indicates that your DRAM error has occurred. This beep code consists of  
a single long beep repeatedly.  
Error Messages  
One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error  
during the POST. This list includes messages for both the ISA and the EISA BIOS.  
1. CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED  
CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.  
2. CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR  
Checksum of CMOS is incorrect. This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt. This  
error may have been caused by a weak battery. Check the battery and replace if  
necessary.  
3. DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER  
No boot device was found. This could mean that either a boot drive was not detected or the  
drive does not contain proper system boot files. Insert a system disk into Drive A: and  
press <Enter>. If you assumed the system would boot from the hard drive, make sure the  
controller is inserted correctly and all cables are properly attached. Also be sure the disk  
is formatted as a boot device. Then reboot the system.  
4. DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR - RUN SETUP  
Type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition. Run  
Setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly.  
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5. DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY  
Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This indicates  
the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is  
correct, and then either turn off the system and change the jumper, or enter Setup and  
change the VIDEO selection.  
6. DISPLAY TYPE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT  
Since last powering off the system, the display adapter has been changed. You must  
configure the system for the new display type.  
7. EISA Configuration Checksum Error  
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY  
The EISA non-volatile RAM checksum is incorrect or cannot correctly read the EISA slot.  
This can indicate either the EISA non-volatile memory has become corrupt or the slot has  
been configured incorrectly. Also be sure the card is installed firmly in the slot.  
8. EISA Configuration Is Not Complete  
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY  
The slot configuration information stored in the EISA non-volatile memory is incomplete.  
Note: When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode,  
which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.  
9. ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE  
Hard drive cannot be initialized. Be sure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are  
correctly and firmly attached. Also be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup.  
10. ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER  
Cannot initialize controller. Make sure the cord is correctly and firmly installed in the bus.  
Be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup. Also check to see if any jumper  
needs to be set correctly on the hard drive.  
11. FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT  
Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. Make sure the controller is installed  
correctly and firmly. If there are no floppy drives installed, be sure the Diskette Drive  
selection in Setup is set to NONE.  
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12. Invalid EISA Configuration  
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY  
The non-volatile memory containing EISA configuration information was programmed  
incorrectly or has become corrupt. Re-run EISA configuration utility to correctly program the  
memory.  
Note: When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode,  
which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.  
13. KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT  
Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys  
are being pressed during the boot.  
If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard, set the error halt condition  
in Setup to HALT ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. This will cause the BIOS to ignore the  
missing keyboard and continue the boot.  
14. Memory Address Error at ...  
Indicates a memory address error at a specific location. You can use this location along  
with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips.  
15. Memory parity Error at ...  
Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location. You can use this location along with  
the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips.  
16. MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT  
Memory has been added or removed since the last boot. In EISA mode use Configuration  
Utility to reconfigure the memory configuration. In ISA mode enter Setup and enter the new  
memory size in the memory fields.  
17. Memory Verify Error at ...  
Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory. Use the location along with  
your system's memory map to locate the bad chip.  
18. OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND  
This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY  
ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated.  
19. OFFENDING SEGMENT:  
This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY  
ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem has been isolated.  
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20. PRESS A KEY TO REBOOT  
This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires you to reboot.  
Press any key and the system will reboot.  
21. PRESS F1 TO DISABLE NMI, F2 TO REBOOT  
When BIOS detects a Non-maskable Interrupt condition during boot, this will allow you to  
disable the NMI and continue to boot, or you can reboot the system with the NMI enabled.  
22. RAM PARITY ERROR - CHECKING FOR SEGMENT ...  
Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory.  
23. Should Be Empty But EISA Board Found  
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY  
A valid board ID was found in a slot that was configured as having no board ID.  
Note: When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode,  
which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.  
24. Should Have EISA Board But Not Found  
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY  
The board installed is not responding to the ID request, or no board ID has been found in  
the indicated slot.  
Note: When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode,  
which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.  
25. Slot Not Empty  
Indicates that a slot designated as empty by the EISA Configuration Utility actually contains  
a board.  
Note: When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode,  
which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.  
26. SYSTEM HALTED, (CTRL-ALT-DEL) TO REBOOT ...  
Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted.  
Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL.  
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27. Wrong Board In Slot  
PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY  
The board ID does not match the ID stored in the EISA non-volatile memory.  
Note: When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode,  
which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.  
28. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) Unable to reset floppy subsystem.  
29. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) Floppy Type dismatch.  
30. Hard Disk(s) fail (80)  
31. Hard Disk(s) fail (40)  
32. Hard Disk(s) fail (20)  
33. Hard Disk(s) fail (10)  
34. Hard Disk(s) fail (08)  
HDD reset failed.  
HDD controller diagnostics failed.  
HDD initialization error.  
Unable to recalibrate fixed disk.  
Sector Verify failed.  
35. Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key.  
BIOS detect the keyboard is locked. P17 of keyboard controller is pulled low.  
36. Keyboard error or no keyboard present.  
Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys  
are being pressed during the boot.  
37. Manufacturing POST loop.  
System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the P15 of keyboard controller is pull  
low. This is also used for M/B burn in test.  
38. BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted.  
The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad.  
39. Memory test fail.  
BIOS reports the memory test fail if the onboard memory is tested error.  
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40. POST Codes  
POST (hex)  
Description  
CFh  
Test CMOS R/W functionality.  
Early chipset initialization:  
-Disable shadow RAM  
-Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)  
-Program basic chipset registers  
Detect memory  
C0h  
C1h  
-Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.  
-Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)  
Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM  
C3h  
C5h  
Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow  
RAM.  
0h1  
Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0  
02h  
03h  
04h  
Reserved  
Initial Superio_Early_Init switch.  
Reserved  
1. Blank out screen  
2. Clear CMOS error flag  
Reserved  
1. Clear 8042 interface  
05h  
06h  
07h  
2. Initialize 8042 self-test  
1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O  
08h  
09h  
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).  
0Ah  
3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.  
0Bh  
0Ch  
0Dh  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test  
fails, keep beeping the speaker.  
Reserved  
0Eh  
0Fh  
Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run  
time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support.  
10h  
11h  
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.  
12h  
13h  
14h  
Reserved  
Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default  
values are MODBINable by OEM customers.  
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POST (hex)  
15h  
Description  
Reserved  
16h  
17h  
Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch.  
Reserved  
18h  
Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or  
Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686).  
19h  
1Ah  
1Bh  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W  
interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W  
interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.  
1Ch  
1Dh  
1Eh  
1Fh  
20h  
21h  
22h  
23h  
Reserved  
Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch.  
Reserved  
Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform)  
Reserved  
HPM initialization (notebook platform)  
Reserved  
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 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.  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
2Ah  
2Bh  
2Ch  
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1. Initialize multi-language  
2Dh  
1. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type,  
CPU speed ….  
2Eh  
2Fh  
30h  
31h  
32h  
33h  
34h  
35h  
36h  
37h  
38h  
39h  
3Ah  
3Bh  
3Ch  
3Dh  
3Eh  
3Fh  
40h  
41h  
42h  
43h  
44h  
45h  
46h  
47h  
48h  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.  
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  
49h  
page.  
2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU.  
4Ah  
4Bh  
4Ch  
4Dh  
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  
4Eh  
4Fh  
50h  
Initialize USB  
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51h  
Description  
Reserved  
52h  
Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)  
53h  
Reserved  
54h  
Reserved  
55h  
56h  
Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)  
Reserved  
1. Display PnP logo  
57h  
2. Early ISA PnP initialization  
-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.  
Reserved  
Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code.  
Reserved  
58h  
59h  
5Ah  
(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.  
5Bh  
5Ch  
5Dh  
5Eh  
5Fh  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter  
the CMOS setup utility.  
60h  
61h  
62h  
63h  
64h  
65h  
66h  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Initialize PS/2 Mouse  
Reserved  
Prepare memory size information for function call:  
INT 15h ax=E820h  
67h  
68h  
69h  
6Ah  
Reserved  
Turn on L2 cache  
Reserved  
Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup &  
Auto-configuration table.  
Reserved  
6Bh  
6Ch  
1.Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.  
6Dh  
2.Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in  
Setup is set to “AUTO”.  
6Eh  
6Fh  
Reserved  
1. Initialize floppy controller  
2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware.  
70h  
71h  
72h  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
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Description  
(Optional Feature)  
Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if :  
-AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive.  
-ALT+F2 is pressed  
Reserved  
73h  
74h  
75h  
Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM…..  
76h  
77h  
78h  
79h  
7Ah  
7Bh  
7Ch  
7Dh  
7Eh  
Reserved  
Detect serial ports & parallel ports.  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Detect & install co-processor  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
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:  
ŠClear EPA or customization logo.  
7Fh  
80h  
81h  
Reserved  
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  
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  
82h  
83h  
84h  
85h  
8. Clear noise of IRQs.  
86h  
87h  
88h  
89h  
90h  
91h  
92h  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
93h  
Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code  
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Description  
1. Enable L2 cache  
1. Program boot up speed  
2. Chipset final initialization.  
94h  
3. Power management final initialization  
4. Clear screen & display summary table  
5. Program K6 write allocation  
6. Program P6 class write combining  
1. Program daylight saving  
1. Update keyboard LED & typematic rate  
95h  
1. Build MP table  
2. Build & update ESCD  
96h  
FFh  
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)  
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