Abit BF6 Manual PDF
Abit BF6 Manual PDF
Abit BF6 Manual PDF
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If you do not properly set the motherboard settings causing the motherboard to
malfunction or fail, we cannot guarantee any responsibility.
The BF6 has built-in hardware monitoring functions (you can refer to Appendix C for
detailed information), they can monitor and protect your computer insuring a safe
computing environment. The BF6 also supports the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, password
and hot key wake up features (you can refer to section 3-5 for detailed information), letting
you easily wake up your system by these devices. The motherboard can provide high
performance for workstations and meets the requirements for desktop systems for
multimedia in the future.
The BF6 uses the ABIT newest BIOS technology – CPU Soft MenuTM III. The ABIT CPU
Soft MenuTM III technology not only lets you configure CPU settings easily but also lets you
have a greater choice of CPU FSB clock settings. It provides 120 different CPU FSB clock
settings. From 84 to 200 MHz, the increment for CPU FSB clock settings is 1Mhz by 1MHz
(you can refer to section 3-1 for detailed information).
The potential threat of Year 2000 (Y2K) problems are making everyone very nervous. The
Y2K issue applies to almost any device, firmware, or software that operates on or with year
based dates. This problem is caused by a design flaw in the Real Time Clock (RTC) unit.
The RTC only changes the last two digits of the year code, but not the century information.
As a result, when it comes to 12:00 AM January 1, 2000 the RTC will switch from
December 31 11:59 PM 1999 to 12:00 AM January 1 1900.
Y2K compliance deals with the date change over from 31 December 1999 to 1 January 2000,
and with recording and reporting of all dates from the RTC including leap year dates. This
motherboard is free from the Y2K problem because its BIOS are Y2K compliant.
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Please Note
If the operating system or application software cannot handle Year 2000 dates, you will
still be facing the Y2K threat because it is not a hardware problem that relates to the
motherboard itself. According to Award BIOS, it is BIOS source code released after 31
May 1995 complies with all known Y2K issues; however, it may still fail the 2000.exe
test. Award has modified its BIOS source code to accommodate the requirements of
2000.exe. Award BIOS source code issued later than 18 November 1996 passes the
NTSL 2000.exe test program.
1-2. Specifications
1. CPU
! Supports Intel Pentium III 450 ~800 MHz Processor cartridge.
! Supports Intel Pentium II 233 ~ 450 MHz Processor cartridge.
! Supports Intel® Celeron™ 266 ~ 533MHz processors (Based on 66MHz PPGA package)
! Supports 66 and 100MHz CPU external clock speeds
2. Chipset
! Intel® 440BX chipset (82443BX and 82371EB)
! Supports Ultra DMA/33 IDE protocol
! Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI)
! Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 1x and 2x mode (Sideband) 3.3V
device
4. System BIOS
! CPU SOFT MENU™ III, can easily set the processor parameters
! AWARD 6.0 Version BIOS
! Supports Plug-and-Play (PnP)
! Supports Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI)
! Supports Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
! Year 2000 compliant
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6. Miscellaneous
! ATX form factor
! One AGP slot, six PCI slots and one ISA slot
! Supports PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, password and hot key wake-up functions
! Built-in Wake on LAN header
! Built-in IrDA TX/RX header
! Built-in SB-Link™ header
! Built-in Wake On Ring header
! Built-in two SMBus headers
! Hardware monitoring:Included fan speed, voltages, CPU and system environment
temperature
! One Thermal Sensor Cable included
! Board size: 305 * 200mm
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" Supports Wake On LAN, Keyboard or Mouse, but your ATX power supply 5V
standby power must be able to provide at least a 720mA current capacity.
Otherwise, the functions may not work normally.
" PCI slot 2 shares IRQ signals with the PCI slot 5
" PCI slot 3 shares IRQ signals with the PCI slot 6
" PCI slot 4 shares IRQ signals with the USB controller
" PCI slot 6 is fully bus slave. Thus you can’t install a PCI card that needs to use bus
master signals into PCI slot 6. But you can install voodoo 1 or 2 that doesn’t need to
use bus aster signals into PCI slot 6.
# Above 66MHz/100MHz bus speeds are supported but not guaranteed due to the PCI and
chipset specifications.
# Sound Blaster™ is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. in the United
States and certain other countries. Sound Blaster - LINK™ and SB-LINK™ are
trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd.
# Specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without
notice.
Note
All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Our objective is to enable the novice computer user to perform the installation by himself.
We have attempted to write this document in a very clear, concise and descriptive manner to
help overcome any obstacles you may face during installation. Please read our instructions
carefully and follow them step-by-step.
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! with studs
! or with spacers
Please refer to the figure 2-1 that shows the studs and spacers, they may have several types,
but all look like the figures below:
Figure 2-2 shows you the way to affix the motherboard using studs or spacers:
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Note
If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don’t line up with the holes on the base
and there are no slots to attach the spacers, don’t worry, you can still attach the spacers
to the mounting holes. Just cut the bottom portion of spacers (the spacer may be a little
hard to cut off, so be careful of your hands). In this way you can still attach the
motherboard to the base without worrying about short circuits. Sometimes you may
need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard PCB surface,
because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don’t let the screw contact
any printed circuit wire or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it
may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning.
Note:
! Installing a heat sink and cooling fan is necessary for proper heat dissipation from
your CPU. Failing to install these items may result in overheating and damage of
your CPU.
! Please refer to your boxed processor installation or other documentation attached
with your CPU for detailed installing instructions.
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In order to create a memory array, certain rules must be followed. The following set of rules
allows for optimum configurations.
Generally, installing SDRAM modules to your motherboard is an easy thing to do. You can
refer to figure 2-3 to see what a 168-pin PC100 SDRAM module looks like.
The following procedure will show you how to install a DIMM module into a DIMM socket.
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Step 5. Insert the DIMM module into the expansion socket as shown in the illustration.
Note how the module is keyed to the socket. You can refer to figure 2-4 for the
details. This insures the DIMM module will be plugged into the socket in one way
only. Firmly press the DIMM module into the DIMM socket, making certain the
module is completely seated in the DIMM socket.
Step 6. Once the DIMM module has been installed, the installation is complete and the
computer’s cover can be replaced. Or you can continue to install other devices and
add-on cards that are mentioned in the following section.
Note
When you install a DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket, the eject tab should be
locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention on the both sides.
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We will show you all connectors, headers and switches here, and tell you how to connect
them. Please pay attention and read the whole section for necessary information before
attempting to finish all of the hardware installation inside the computer chassis.
Figure 2-5 shows you all of the connectors and headers that we’ll discuss in the next section,
you can use this diagram to visually locate each connector and header we describe.
All connectors, headers and switches mentioned here, will depend on your system
configuration. Some features you may (or may not) have and need to connect or configure
depending on the peripheral. If your system doesn't have such add-on cards or switches you
can ignore some special feature connectors.
First, Let’s see the headers that BF6 uses, and what their functions are.
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Caution
If the power supply connectors are not properly attached to the ATX power supply, the
power supply or add-on cards may be damaged.
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TSYS2 header:
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NOTE
If you enable the power recovery function and connect a ZIP device to the LPT port, you
have to turn off the power of your ZIP device after you shutdown your computer.
Otherwise, the onboard battery will run down.
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Note
Before you clear the CMOS, you have to turn the power off first (including the +5V
standby power). Otherwise, your system may work abnormally or malfunction.
PN2 pins
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Let’s now see the I/O connectors that BF6 uses, and what their functions are.
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FDC1 Connector
Note
A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. You need to align the
wire pin 1 to the FDC1 connector pin 1, then insert the wire connector into the FDC1
connector.
♦ “Primary” refers to the first connector on the motherboard, that is, the IDE1 connector on
the motherboard.
♦ “Secondary” refers to the second connector on the motherboard, that is, the IDE2
connector on the motherboard.
♦ Two hard disks can be connected to each connector:
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Note
!The Master or Slave status of the hard disk drive is set on the hard disk itself. Please
refer to the hard disk drive user’s manual.
!A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. You need to align the
wire pin 1 to the IDE1 (or IDE2) connector pin 1, then insert the wire connector into
the IDE1(or IDE 2) connector.
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NOTE
When you enable Soft Menu III, all DIP switches must be set to OFF.
The following tables will present the adjustment for the CPU frequency and multiplier factor.
(The default settings are all “OFF.”)
External
Multiplier Clock
DS1 DS2 DS3 DS4 DS5 DS6 DS7 DS8
Factor Frequency
1.5 ON OFF ON ON 66 OFF OFF OFF OFF
2.0 OFF ON ON OFF 75 OFF ON OFF OFF
2.0 ON OFF OFF ON 83 ON OFF OFF OFF
2.5 OFF OFF ON OFF 100 OFF OFF ON OFF
3.0 OFF ON OFF OFF 103 ON ON ON OFF
3.5 OFF OFF OFF OFF 112 OFF ON ON OFF
4.0 OFF ON ON ON 124 ON ON OFF OFF
4.5 OFF OFF ON ON 133 ON OFF ON OFF
5.0 OFF ON OFF ON
5.5 OFF OFF OFF ON
6.0 ON ON ON OFF
6.5 ON OFF ON OFF
7.0 ON ON OFF OFF
7.5 ON OFF OFF OFF
8.0 ON ON ON ON
AGP Frequency
The DS9 lets you set the frequency ratio between AGP clock and the Front Side Bus (CPU
Bus). Generally, if you set the CPU FSB clock to 66MHz, you ought to set this switch to
“OFF (1/1)”. If you set the CPU FSB clock to 100Mhz or higher, you ought to set this switch
to “ON (2/3)”
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DS9
ON AGP Clock / Front Side Bus = 2/3
OFF AGP Clock / Front Side Bus = 1/1
The DS10 lets you enable or disable Soft Menu III. The Soft Menu III allows you to
configure the CPU settings easily through BIOS setup (refer to section 3-1). When you
enable Soft Menu III, all DIP switches must be set to OFF.
DS10
ON Disable Soft Menu III
OFF Enable Soft Menu III
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& Do not change the parameters inside the BIOS unless you fully understand
their meanings and consequences.
The parameters inside the BIOS are used to setup the hardware synchronization or a
device’s operating mode. If the parameters are not correct, they will produce errors, the
computer will crash, and sometimes you will even not be able to boot the computer after
it has crashed. We recommend that you do not change the parameters inside the BIOS
unless you are very familiar with them. If you are not able to boot your computer
anymore, please refer to the “CMOS Discharge Jumper” in Section 2-4, Chapter 2.
When you start the computer, it is controlled by the BIOS program. The BIOS first operates
an auto-diagnostic test called POST (Power On Self Test) for all the necessary hardware, it
then configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization, and detects all the
hardware. Only when these tasks are completed does it give up control of the computer to
the program of the next level, which is the operating system (OS). Since the BIOS is the only
channel for hardware and software to communicate, it is the key factor for system stability,
and in insuring that your system performs at its best. After the BIOS has achieved the
auto-diagnostic and auto-detection operations, it will display the following message:
The message will be displayed for three to five seconds, if you press the Del key, you will
access the BIOS Setup menu. At that moment, the BIOS will display the following screen:
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Note
' To improve stability and functions, BIOSes are constantly improving, therefore; the
BIOS screens in this chapter may not fully match your current BIOS screen.
( All default setting is use the Load Optimized Defaults settings. If you use the Load
Fail-Safe Defaults, some items default values will be changed.
This motherboard uses a totally different operating interface so the Award BIOS screens are
different than in other versions. It provides more functions with increased user friendliness.
In the BIOS Setup main menu in Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We will explain
these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short
description of the function keys you may use here:
! Press !"#$ (up, down, and right) to choose the option you want to confirm or to modify
in the main menu.
! Press the Enter key to select the item you want. Simply move the highlight to the field
you want to select, and press Enter.
! Press F10 when you have completed setting up the BIOS parameters to save them and exit
the BIOS Setup menu.
! Press Esc to Exit the BIOS Setup.
! Press F1 to display the General Help screen.
In addition to the Item Help window, more information can be provided for the alternate
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Note
The item heading in the square outlet represents the default setting for that field
Maybe you have heard of someone losing CMOS DATA. What is the CMOS? Is it
important? CMOS is the memory in which the BIOS parameters that you have
configured are stored. This memory is passive, you can both read its data, and store data
in it. But this memory has to be powered by a battery in order to avoid data loss when
the computer is turned off. If the CMOS battery dies, you will loose all CMOS data. We
therefore recommend that you write down all the parameters of your hardware, or you
put a label with these parameters on your hard disk.
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In this field, the CPU speed is indicated like this: CPU speed = External clock * Multiplier
factor, select the CPU speed according the type and the speed of your CPU.
For Intel Pentium II and Celeron™ PPGA MMX processors, you can choose the following
settings:
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➤233 (66) ➤266 (66) ➤300 (66) ➤333 (66) ➤300 (100)
➤350 (100) ➤400(100) ➤450 (100) ➤366 (66) ➤400 (66)
➤433 (66) ➤466 (66) ➤500 (66) ➤533 (66) ➤533 (133)
➤500 (100) ➤550 (100) ➤600(100) ➤600 (133) ➤650 (100)
➤667 (133) ➤700 (100) ➤750 (100) ➤800 (100) ➤733 (133)
➤800 (133) ➤User Define
Note
CPU bus speed above 66MHz/100MHz supported but not guaranteed due to the PCI
and chipset specs.
➤ User Defined:
When you choose the User Define, you will be able to set the following five items.
The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may
cause CPU damage. Setting the working frequency higher than the PCI chipset or
processor specs, may cause abnormal memory module functioning, system hangs,
hard disk drive data lose, abnormal functioning of the VGA card, or abnormal
functioning with other add-on cards. Using non-specification settings for your CPU is
not the intention of this explanation. These should be used for engineering testing, not
for normal applications.
If you use non-specification settings for normal operation, your system may not be
stable, and may effect system reliability. Also, we do not guarantee the stability and
compatibility for settings that are not within specification, and any damage of any
elements on the motherboard or peripherals, is not our responsibility.
Note
CPU bus speed above 66MHz/100MHz supported but not guaranteed due to the PCI
and chipset specs.
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✏ Multiplier Factor:
You can choose the following multiplier factors:
➤x2 ➤ x 2.5 ➤ x 3 ➤ x 3.5 ➤ x 4 ➤ x 4.5 ➤ x 5 ➤ x 5.5 ➤ x 6
➤ x 6.5 ➤ x 7 ➤ x 7.5 ➤ x 8
✏ SEL100/66# Signal
Two options are available: Default and Low. The default setting is “Default”.
You must check the CPU document to make sure your CPU core voltage before
you want to adjust this item. Incorrect CPU core voltage settings in certain
circumstances may cause CPU damage.
✏ I/O Voltage
This item lets you select the voltage supplied to the DRAM, chipset and AGP. You
can change values in the “I/O Voltage” option lists by using the arrow up and down
keys.
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Normally, we do not recommend that you use the “User Define” option to setup CPU speed
and multiplier factors This option is for setup of future CPUs whose specifications are still
unknown. The specifications of all present CPUs are included in the default settings. Unless
you are very familiar with all CPU parameters, it is very easy to make mistakes when you
define the external clock and the multiplier factor by yourself.
This motherboard has been designed in such a way that you can turn the system on after
having inserted a CPU in the socket without having to configure any jumpers or DIP
switches. But if you change your CPU, normally you just have to turn off the power supply,
change the CPU and then, set up the CPU parameters through SOFT MENU™ III. However,
if the new CPU is slower than the old one (and is same brand and type), we offer you two
methods to successfully complete the CPU change operation.
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Method 1: Setup up the CPU for the lowest speed for its brand. Turn the power supply off
and change the CPU. Then turn the system on again, and set up the CPU
parameters through SOFT MENU™ III.
Method 2: Since you have to open the computer case when you change the CPU, it could be
a good idea to use the CCMOS jumper to erase the parameters of the original
CPU and to enter BIOS Setup to set up CPU parameters again.
Attention
After setting up the parameters and leaving the BIOS SETUP, and having verified that
the system can be booted, do not press the Reset button or turn off the power supply.
Otherwise the BIOS will not read correctly, the parameters will fail and you must enter
SOFT MENU™ III again to set up the parameters all over again.
For EMC (Electro-Magnetic Compatibility Test) testing you maybe need to adjust this item
for optimal results, we do not recommend you change the default, except for special reasons.
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Date (mm:dd:yy):
You can set the date in this item: month (mm), date (dd) and year (yy).
Time (hh:mm:ss):
You can set the time in this item: hour (hh), minute (mm) and second (ss).
These items have a sub-menu to let you choose further options. You can refer to the follow
figure to check what options are available.
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Note
' A new IDE HDD must be first formatted, otherwise it can not read/write. The basic
step in using a HDD is to make a HDD low-level format, then run FDISK, and then
FORMAT the drive. Most current HDDs have already been subjected to low-level
format at the factory, so you can probably skip this operation. Remember though, the
primary IDE HDD must have its partition set to active within the FDISK procedure.
( If you are using an old HDD that is already formatted, auto detection can not detect
the correct parameters. You may need to do a low-level format or set the parameters
manually, and then check if the HDD is working.
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solution to this problem: you can, according to your operating system, choose four operating
modes: NORMAL , LBA , LARGE ,Auto.
The HDD auto detection option in the sub-menu will automatically detect the parameters of
your hard disk and the mode supported.
➤ Auto:
Just let the BIOS detect your HDD access mode and make the decisions.
➤ Normal mode:
Standard normal mode supports hard disks of up to 528MB or less. This mode directly
uses positions indicated by Cylinders (CYLS), Heads, and Sectors to access data.
➤ LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode:
The earlier LBA mode can support HDD capacities of up to 8.4GB, and this mode uses a
different method to calculate the position of disk data to be accessed. It translates
Cylinders (CYLS), Heads and Sectors into a logical address where data is located. The
Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors displayed in this menu do not reflect the actual structure
of the hard disk, they are just reference values used to calculate actual positions.
Currently, all high capacity hard disks support this mode, that’s why we recommend you
use this mode. Currently, the BIOS can support the INT 13h extension function,
enabling the LBA mode to support hard disk drive capacities exceeding 8.4GB.
➤ Large Mode:
When the number of cylinders (CYLs) of the hard disk exceeds 1024 and DOS is not
able to support it, or if your operating system does not support LBA mode, you should
select this mode.
+ Capacity:
This item auto displays your HDD size. Note that this size is usually slightly greater than the
size given by a disk checking program of a formatted disk.
Note
All the items below are available when you set the item Primary IDE Master to Manual.
+ Cylinder:
When disks are placed directly above one another along the shaft, the circular vertical
"slice" consisting of all the tracks located in a particular position is called a cylinder. You
can set the number of cylinders for a HDD. The minimum number you can enter is 0, the
maximum number you can enter is 65536.
+ Head:
This is the tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to create and read back the
magnetic patterns on the disk (also called the read/write head). You can configure the
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number of read/write heads. The minimum number you can enter is 0, the maximum number
you can enter is 255.
+ Precomp:
The minimum number you can enter is 0, the maximum number you can enter is 65536.
Warning
+ Landing Zone:
This is a non-data area on the disk's inner cylinder where the heads can rest when the power
is turned off. The minimum number you can enter is 0, the maximum number you can enter
is 65536.
+ Sector:
The minimum segment of track length that can be assigned to stored data. Sectors usually
are grouped into blocks or logical blocks that function as the smallest units of data permit.
You can configure this item to sectors per track. The minimum number you can enter is 0,
the maximum number you can enter is 255.
If you have installed the floppy disk drive here, then you can select the type of floppy drive
it can support. Six options are available: None,360K, 5.25 in. , 1.2M, 5.25in. , 720K,
3.5 in. , 1.44M, 3.5 in. , 2.88M, 3.5 in.
Four options are available: Disabled , Driver A , Driver B , Both. The default setting is
Disabled. 3 Mode floppy disk drives (FDD) are 3 1/2” drives used in Japanese computer
systems. If you need to access data stored in this kind of floppy, you must select this mode,
and of course you must have a 3 Mode floppy drive.
Video:
You can select the VGA modes for your video adapter, four options are available:
EGA/VGA , CGA 40 , CGA 80 , MONO. The default setting is EGA/VGA.
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Halt On:
You can select which type of error will cause the system to halt. Five options are available:
All Errors , No Errors , All, But Keyboard , All, But Diskette , All, But Disk/Key.
You can see your system memory list in the lower right box, it shows the Base Memory,
Extended Memory and total Memory size configurations in your system. It is detected by the
system during boot-up procedure.
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Attention
Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu has already been set for maximum operation. If
you do not really understand each of the options in this menu, we recommend you use
the default values.
After the computer has been powered on, the BIOS of the motherboard will run a series of
tests in order to check the system and its peripherals. If the Quick Power on Self-Test feature
is enable, the BIOS will simplify the test procedures in order to speed up the boot process.
The default setting is Enabled.
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Virus Warning:
This item can be set to Enabled or Disabled, the default setting being Disabled. When this
feature is enabled, if there is any attempt from a software or an application to access the boot
sector or the partition table, the BIOS will warn you that a boot virus is attempting to access
the hard disk.
This item is used to enable or to disable the CPU level 1 cache. When the cache is set to
Disabled it is much slower, so the default setting for this item is Enabled since it will speed
up memory access. Some old and very poorly written programs will make the computer
malfunction or crash if the system speed is too high. In this case, you should disable this
feature. The default setting is Enabled.
This item is used to enable or to disable the CPU level 2 cache. When the external cache is
enable, it will speed up memory access, and the system works faster. The default setting is
Enabled.
This item is used to enable or to disable the CPU level 2 cache ECC (Error Correction Code)
checking function. The default setting is Enabled.
This feature can let the program read the data inside your processor. This feature only works
with Intel® Pentium® III processors. When you install a Pentium® III processor into your
motherboard, and when your system boots-up then this item will show up in BIOS.
Two items will be available: Enabled and Disabled. When you choose Enabled, the specific
program can read your processor's serial number. When you choose Disabled it will not
allow the program to read your processor's serial number. The default setting is Disabled.
When the computer boots up, the BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the
devices in the sequence selected in these items: floppy disk drive A, LS/ZIP devices, hard
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drive C, SCSI hard disk drive or CD-ROM. There are ten options for the boot sequence that
you can choose (The default setting is Floppy.):
NOTE
The UDMA66 option is only for the motherboard that has built-in HPT 366 IDE
controller.
Description is the same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is HDD-0.
Description is same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is LS/ZIP
Two options are available: Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. This setting
allows the BIOS to try three kinds of boot devices that set from the above three items.
This item can be set as Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. When this
feature is enabled, you don’t need to open the computer case to swap the position of floppy
disk drive connectors. Drive A can be set as drive B and drive B can be set as drive A.
When the computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has a FDD or not. When this
item is enable, if the BIOS detects no floppy drive, it will display a floppy disk drive error
message. If this item is disabled, the BIOS will skip this test. The default setting is Disabled.
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This item allows you to adjust the keystroke repeat rate. When set to Enabled, you can set
the two keyboard typematic controls that follow (Typematic Rate and Typematic Rate
Delay). If this item is set to Disabled, the BIOS will use the default setting. The default
setting is Enabled.
When you press a key continuously, the keyboard will repeat the keystroke according to the
rate you have set (Unit: characters/second). Eight options are available: 6 ! 8 ! 10 ! 12
! 15 ! 20 ! 24 ! 30 ! Back to 6. The default setting is 30.
Security Option:
This option can be set to System or Setup. The default setting is Setup. After you have
created a password through PASSWORD SETTING, this option will deny access to your
system (System) or modification of computer setup (BIOS Setup) by unauthorized users.
➤SYSTEM: When you choose System, a password is required each time the computer
boots up. If the correct password is not given, the system will not start.
➤SETUP: When you choose Setup, a password is required only when accessing the
BIOS Setup.
If you have not set a password in the PASSWORD SETTING option, this option is not
available.
To disable security, select Set Supervisor Password at main menu and then you will be asked
to enter password. Do not type anything and just press the Enter key and it will disable
security. Once security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter the BIOS setup
menu freely
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Notice
Don’t forget your password. If you forget the password, you will have to open the
computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the
system. But by doing this, you will have to reset all previously set options.
When the system memory is bigger than 64MB, the communication method between the
BIOS and the operating system will differ from one operating system to another. If you use
OS/2, select OS2; if you are using another operating system, select Non-OS2. The default
setting is Non-OS2.
When using Windows® 95 without a floppy drive, please set this item to Yes. Otherwise, set
it to No. The default setting is No.
This option is used to define whether the BIOS on the video card uses the shadow feature or
not. You should set this option to Enabled, otherwise the display performance of the system
will greatly decrease.
This option allows you to decide if the ROM BIOS area of an interface card at a specific
address uses the shadow feature or not. If you have no interface card using this memory
block, don’t enable this option.
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What is the SHADOW? The BIOS of standard video or interface cards is stored in
ROM, and it is often very slow. With the Shadow feature, the CPU reads the BIOS on
the VGA card and copies it into RAM. When the CPU runs this BIOS, the operation is
speeded up.
This item is used to support some old models or special types of hard disks or CD-ROMs.
They may need a longer amount of time to initialize and prepare for activation. Since the
BIOS may not detect those kinds of devices during system booting. You can adjust the value
to fit such devices. Larger values will give more delay time to the device. The minimum
number you can enter is 0, the maximum number you can enter is 15. The default setting is
0.
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You can use the arrow keys to move between the items. Use ) , * and Enter key to change
the values. When you have finished setting up the chipset, press Esc to go back to the main
menu.
The first chipset settings deal with CPU access to 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 has 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.
Two options are available: 2 and 3. The default setting is 3. This item lets you insert a timing
delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from,
or refreshed. Fast gives faster performance; and Slow gives more stable performance. This
item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.
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Two options are available: 2 and 3. The precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for
the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refreshs. If insufficient time is allowed,
refresh maybe incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data. This field applies only if
synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.
Two options are available: 2 and 3. The default setting is 3. You can select SDRAM CAS
(Column Address Strobe) latency time according your SDRAM specification.
This option determines the action taken when a page missing occurs (SDRAM only). When
select Disabled, means SDRAM issue precharge on all command, and gives more stable
performance.
Two options are available: Non-ECC or ECC. This option is used to configure the type of
DRAM in your system. ECC is Error Checking and Correction, when your memory is ECC
memory, choose the ECC option.
You can select Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. When you select
Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better
system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error
may result.
You can select Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. When you select
Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS, resulting in better system performance.
However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.
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You can select Enable or Disable. When you select Enabled, you get faster video RAM
executing speed via the L2 cache. You must check your VGA adapter manual to find out if
any compatibility problems will occur.
Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. This
option is used to reserve the memory block 15M-16M for ISA adapter ROM. Some special
peripherals need to use a memory block located between 15M and 16M, and this memory
block has a size of 1M. We recommend that you disable this option.
Passive Release:
Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Set the option to enabled or disabled
passive release for the Intel PIIX4 chip (Intel PCI to ISA bridge). This function is used to
meet the latency of the ISA bus master, if you have an ISA card compatibility problem, you
can try to enable or disable this option for optimal result.
Delayed Transaction:
Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. Set the
option to enabled or disabled PCI 2.1 features including passive release and delayed
transaction for the chipset. This function is used to meet the latency of PCI cycles to or from
the ISA bus. This option must be enabled to provide PCI 2.1 compliance. If you have an ISA
card compatibility problem, you can try to enable or disable this option for optimal results.
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Two options are available: 3 and 4. This item lets you set the SDRAMs access speed. You
can leave it on the default setting (3). If you want to adjust this item, you must check out
your SDRAM SPD values first.
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The onboard IDE 1 controller can be set as Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is
Enabled. The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two
IDE channels. If you choose Disabled, it will effect the settings of four items not available.
For example, if you disabled the Onboard IDE-1 Controller, you will also disable the
Master/Slave Drive PIO Mode and Master/Slave Drive Ultra DMA.
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Ultra DMA/33 or Ultra DMA/66 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).
➤Auto: If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33, select
Auto to enable BIOS support. For Ultra DMA/66 devices, please refer the
requirements mentioned in page 2-18. (Default setting)
➤Disabled: If you encounter a problem in using Ultra DMA devices, you can try to disable
this item.
Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. If your
system contains a USB keyboard, set it to Enabled.
This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI slot or AGP slot VGA first.
This item is only for the ABIT’s BE6-II motherboard. Please leave it on the default setting.
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 default setting is Enabled.
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Power On Function:
This item allows you to select which way you want your system to power on. Five items are
available: Button Only , Keyboard 98 , Password , Hot Key , Mouse Left , Mouse
Right. Default setting is Button Only.
Note
! The power on function has to cooperate with the JP1 setting (see section 2-4).
! The mouse wake up function can only be used with the PS/2 mouse, not with a mouse
that uses the COM port and USB connection. Mouse Left (Mouse Right) means, you
need to double click the mouse left (right) button, for the computer to power on. You
also need to note the compatibility issue with your PS/2 mouse. Some PS/2 mice
cannot wake up the system, because of compatibility problems. Also, if the specs of
your keyboard are too old, it may fail to power on.
✏ Keyboard 98:
If you are using Windows® 98 and you have a keyboard that is designed for the
Windows® 98 operating system. You can enable this item, and use your keyboard wake
up key to wake up your computer.
✏ KB Power ON Password:
If your Power On Function is set to Password, then you need to enter the password for
keyboard wake up. When your computer is shutdown and you want to wake it up you
only need to type the correct password, then you can power on.
This item allows you to change the keyboard clock, if you have a keyboard problem, like
keyboard failure, slow typing response time, etc. You may try to change the keyboard clock
settings for optimal result.
Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. You can
enable or disable the onboard FDC controller.
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This is used to specify the I/O address and IRQ of Serial Port 1. Six options are available:
Disabled , 3F8/IRQ4 , 2F8/IRQ3 , 3E8/IRQ4 , 2E8/IRQ3 , AUTO. The default
setting is 3F8/IRQ4.
This is used to specify the I/O address and IRQ of Serial Port 1. Six options are available:
Disabled , 3F8/IRQ4 , 2F8/IRQ3 , 3E8/IRQ4 , 2E8/IRQ3 , AUTO. The default
setting is 2F8/IRQ3.
This is used to specify the I/O address and IRQ of Serial Port 1. Ten options are available:
Disable, 3F8h/IRQ4, 2F8h/IRQ3, 3E8h/IRQ4 or 2E8h/IRQ3, 3F8h/IRQ10, 2F8h/IRQ11,
3E8h/IRQ10, 2E8h/IRQ11, and AUTO.
This is used to specify the I/O address and IRQ of Serial Port 1. Ten options are available:
Disable, 3F8h/IRQ4, 2F8h/IRQ3, 3E8h/IRQ4 or 2E8h/IRQ3, 3F8h/IRQ10, 2F8h/IRQ11,
3E8h/IRQ10, 2E8h/IRQ11, and AUTO.
✏ Onboard IR Function:
Three options are available:
➤ Normal
➤ IrDA (HPSIR) mode.
➤ ASK IR (Amplitude Shift Keyed IR) mode.
✏ IR Transmission Delay:
Set IR transmission delays 4 character-time(40 bit-time) when SIR is changed from RX
mode to TX mode.
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Sets the I/O address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port. Four options are available:
Disable, 3BCh/IRQ7, 278h/IRQ5 and 378h/IRQ7. Default is 378h/IRQ7.
This setting lets you set the system action after a power failure. Three options are available:
Off , On , Former-Sts. The default setting is Off.
NOTE
This function has to cooperate with the JP2 setting (see section 2-4).
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2. Use the arrow keys to go to the item you want to configure. To change the settings, use
),* and Enter key.
3. After you have configured the power management feature, press Esc to go back to the
Main Menu.
ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and
Play functions of a computer.
There are two options that can be selected, “Enabled” and “Disabled”. You can select
“Enabled” to enable ACPI functions. If you want ACPI functions to work normally, you
should notice two things. One is your operating system must support ACPI, as of now only
Microsoft® Windows® 98 supports these functions. The second thing is that all devices and
add-on cards in your system must fully support ACPI, both hardware and software (drivers).
If you want to know if your devices or add-on cards support ACPI or not, please contact the
device or add-on card manufacture for more information. If you want to know more about
ACPI specifications, please go to the address below for more detailed information:
http://www.teleport.com/~acpi/acpihtml/home.htm
Note: If you enable the ACPI function in the BIOS setup, the SMI function will not work.
! Plug and Play (including bus and device enumeration) and APM functionality normally
contained in the BIOS.
! Power management control of individual devices, add-in cards (some add-in cards may
require an ACPI-aware driver), video displays, and hard disk drives.
! A Soft-off feature that enables the operating system to power off the computer.
! Support for multiple wake-up events (see Table 3-6-1).
! Support for a front panel power and sleep mode switch. Table 3-6-2 describes the system
states based on how long the power switch is pressed, depending on how ACPI is
configured with an ACPI-aware operating system.
Note
If you enable the ACPI function in the BIOS setup, the SMI switch function will not
work.
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Under ACPI, the operating system directs all system and device power state transitions. The
operating system puts devices in and out of low-power states based on user preferences and
knowledge of how devices are being used by applications. Devices that are not being used
can be turned off. The operating system uses information from applications and user settings
to put the system as a whole into a low-power state.
The table below describes which devices or specific events can wake the computer from
specific states.
Power Management:
This item allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to
the following modes:
1. Doze Mode
2. Standby Mode
3. Suspend Mode
4. HDD Power Down
There are three options for power management, three of which have fixed mode settings:
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➤ User Define
“User Define” defines the delay for accessing the power modes.
➤ Min Saving
When these two saving modes are enabled, the system is set up for minimum power
savings.
Doze Mode = 1 Hour
Standby Mode = 1 Hour
Suspend Mode = 1 Hour
HDD Power Down = 15 Min
➤ Max Saving
When the two saving modes are enabled, the system is set up for maximum power
savings.
Doze Mode = 1 Min
Standby Mode = 1 Min
Suspend Mode = 1 Min
HDD Power Down = 1 Min
PM Control by APM:
APM stands for Advanced Power Management, it is a power management standard set by
Microsoft, Intel and other major manufacturers.
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Three video off methods are available: "Blank Screen", "V/H SYNC + Blank" and "DPMS".
The default is " V/H SYNC + Blank ".
If this setting does not shut off the screen, select “Blank Screen”. If your monitor and video
card support DMPS standard, select “DPMS”.
Blank Screen: This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
V/H SYNC + Blank: This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and
horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS: Initial display power management signaling.
➤ NA
The video will never be switched off in no power saving mode.
➤ Suspend
The video will only be switched off in Suspend mode.
➤ Standby
The video will only be switched off in Standby or Suspend mode.
➤ Doze
The video will be switched off in all power saving modes.
You can specify the IRQ for modem use. Eight options are available: N/A , 3 , 4 , 5 ,
7 , 9 , 10 , 11. The default setting is N/A.
Doze Mode:
When the setting selected for "Power Management" is "User Define", you can define for this
mode any delay from 1 minute to 1 hour. If no power management event occurs during this
time period, meaning that the computer is inactive during this period, the system will enter
the Doze power saving mode. If this mode is disabled, the system will enter the next mode in
the sequence (Standby or Suspend mode).
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Standby Mode:
When the setting selected for "Power Management" is "User Define", you can define for this
mode any delay from 1 minute to 1 hour. If no power management event occurs during this
time period, meaning the computer is inactive during this period, the system will enter the
Standby power saving mode.
If this mode is disabled, the system will enter the next mode in the sequence (Suspend
mode).
Suspend Mode:
When the setting selected for "Power Management" is "User Define", you can define for this
mode any delay from 1 minute to 1 hour. If no power management event occurs during this
time period, meaning the computer is inactive during this period, the system will enter the
Suspend power saving mode. The CPU stops working completely.
If this mode is disabled, the system will not enter the Suspend mode.
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN:
Two options are available: Instant-Off and Delay 4 Sec.. The default setting is Instant-Off.
Pressing the power button for more than four seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off
state when the system has "hung".
Power On by Ring:
Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. If you connect
an external modem to the onboard serial port, the system will be turned on when a telephone
ring-up occurs.
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Resume by Alarm:
Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. The RTC
alarm can turn on the system. You can set Date (of month) and Time (hour, minute, and
second) when you set this item to Enabled.
Resume by LAN:
Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. When select Enabled, an input signal
from a local area network (LAN) awakens the system from a soft off state.
PM Timer Events:
When one of the specified events occur, the count down made for entry in power saving
mode goes back to zero. Since the computer will enter a power saving mode only after an
inactivity delay specified (time specific for Doze, Standby and Suspend modes) and after it
has no activity, during this time period, any event will cause the computer to re-count the
time elapsed. Resume events are operations or signals that cause the computer to resume
time counting.
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➤ Floppy Disk:
If any floppy disk I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time
elapsed.
➤ Serial Port:
If any serial port I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time
elapsed.
➤ Parallel Port:
If any Parallel port I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time
elapsed.
➤ Mouse Break Suspend:
Four options are available: Yes,No (COM1) ,No (COM2) ,No (PS/2) ,Back to
Yes.
Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. When select Enabled the CPU fan turns
off during Suspend mode
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PNP OS Installed:
Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. 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 card and the system
reconfiguration has caused a resource conflict that the operating system can not boot.
Two options are available: Auto(ESCD) and Manual. Default setting is Auto(ESCD). When
the setting is Auto(ESCD), the IRQ Resources and Memory Resources can not be changed
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manually. When resources are controlled manually, the IRQ Resources DMA Resources and
Memory Resources can then be changed.
The ESCD contains the IRQ, DMA, I/O port, memory information of the system. This
is a specification and a feature specific to the Plug & Play BIOS.
Legacy ISA devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific
interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port 1).
PCI/ISA PnP devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for the
PCI or ISA bus architecture.
The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot
and PnP compatible devices. If you select Auto (ESCD), The IRQ, DMA and Memory
Resources items will be disabled, as the BIOS automatically assigns them. But if you have
trouble in assigning the interrupt resources automatically, you can select Manual to set
which IRQ and DMA are assigned to PCI/ISA PnP or legacy ISA cards.
+ IRQ 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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+ DMA Resources
When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA channel a type,
depending on the type of device using the DMA channel.
+ Memory Resources
This sub menu can let you control the memory resource.
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This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA Status, and to modify the information
delivered from the Feature Connector of the VGA card to the MPEG Card. This option can
solve the display inversion to black after you have used the MPEG card.
You can select enabled if your system has a USB controller and you have one or more USB
devices connected. If you are not using your system USB controller, you can select Disabled
to free the IRQ resource.
Eleven options are available: Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15. Default setting is Auto.
This item allows the system to automatically specify the IRQ number for the device installed
on PCI slots. Which means, the system can specify the fixed IRQ number for the device
installed on the PCI slots (PCI slot 1 to PCI slot 6). This is a useful function when you want
to fix the IRQ for a specific device.
For example, if you want to move your hard disk to another computer and don’t want to
re-install Windows® NT, then you can specify the IRQ for the device installed on the new
computer to fit the original computer settings.
Note
If you specify the IRQ in this item, then you cannot specify the same IRQ to the ISA
bus, otherwise, it will cause a hardware conflict.
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This feature is for the operating system which will record and fix the PCI configuration
status, if you want to change it.
For the relations between the hardware layout of PIRQ (the signals from the PIIX4 chipset),
INT# (means PCI slot IRQ signals) and devices, please refer to the table below:
Signals PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 PCI Slot 6
AGP Slot
PIRQ_0 INT A INT B INT C INT D INT B INT C
PIRQ_1 INT B INT D INT D INT A INT A INT D
PIRQ_2 INT C INT C INT A INT B INT D INT A
PIRQ_3 INT D INT A INT B INT C INT C INT B
! Each PCI slot has four INT#s (INT A~INT D), and the AGP slot has two INT# (INTA and
INTB).
! USB used PIRQ_3.
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Shutdown Temperature
This item lets you select the limit for the system shutdown temperature. If the temperature
extends beyond the limit, the system will shut down. The default setting is 75°C / 167°F.
This item lets you select the temperature at which you want the system to send out a warning
message to the PC speakers of when the temperature goes beyond either limit. You can
select the temperatures you want. The ranges are from 30°C / 86°F to 120°C / 248°F, default
setting is 70°C / 158°F.
These items list the current states of the CPU and environment temperatures as well as fan
speeds (CPU fan and chassis fan). It can not be changed by the user.
The following items list the voltage states of the system power. It is also unchangeable.
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Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance
system operations.
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When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message
similar to:
Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance
system operations.
After you have set a password through the Set Password option, you can enter the
“Advanced BIOS Features” (refer to 3-3) to set the “Security Option”. In this way, you
can prevent unauthorized access.
When you choose the Set Password option, the following message is displayed:
“Enter Password:“
Type your password. When complete, press <Enter>. The following message is displayed:
“Confirm Password:“
Type your password again. When complete, press <Enter>. The password setting is
completed.
When you select the Set Password option, the following message is displayed:
“Enter Password:“
Press <Enter>, the message “Password Disabled !!!” is displayed. Press a key. The
password clearing procedure is completed.
Notice
Do not forget your password. If you forget it, you will have to open the computer case,
clear the contents of the CMOS, and boot the system up again. By doing this, you must
reset all your parameters.
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Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS - a special section of
memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer,
the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS. After
saving the values the system is restarted again.
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This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections
remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer.
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Before you can flash the BIOS you need to go into the pure DOS environment by rebooting
your system and going directly into DOS. Basically, there are two ways to flash your BIOS.
One is to directly type the full line commands that are described in this section. The utility
will then flash your BIOS. When you finish the flash operation, you will see the screen as in
Figure F-2 Note F-1.
The other method is to just type awdflash (under Award flash BIOS utility directory) then
press enter. The Flash Memory Writer V7.22 screen will appear. Please refer to Figure F-1
Note F-1
. You need to type “NEWBIOS” (the file name or you can use another name if you
choose) into the “File Name to Program”, then press enter.
When you have finished updating your BIOS, you will see the screen as in Figure F-2. You
then need to press the F1 key to reset the system, or press the F10 key to exit the writer.
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Figure F-3 shows you what commands you can use for the flashing program. You need to go
into the pure DOS environment and type awdflash. Figure F-3 will then appear.
Figure F-3. Award Flash Memory Writer V7.22 Flash Commands Screen
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Note F-1
The BIOS file name in the figure shown is only an example. You should check
which .bin file is to be used with your motherboard. Don’t flash with the wrong .bin file
otherwise you may cause system malfunctions. Even the same model BIOS, according
to their release dates and which problems have been fixed, have different .bin names.
Please read the BIOS file description before you download it.
Example 1: To update the BIOS and create a backup of the current system BIOS execute
this command:
Example 2: To update the BIOS, create a backup of current system BIOS, and clear the
CMOS, execute this command:
Example 3: To update the BIOS and clear PnP settings execute this command:
Example 4: To make a backup of the current system BIOS execute the following command:
Note F-2
“NEWBIOS” indicates the file name for the new BIOS which can be downloaded from
our web site at http://www.abit.com.tw (the user can choose a different file name in
place of NEWBIOS). “SAVEBIOS” indicates the filename of the old system BIOS (the
user can choose a different file name in place of SAVEBIOS).
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Remarks:
2. Please take the following actions to solve problems caused by power shortages or other
non-preventable malfunctions during BIOS updating that lead to update failures. First, it
is strongly suggested that you format a disk that can boot your computer before you
update your BIOS. If the above mentioned problem occurs during BIOS updating, you
will be able to use this disk to automatically execute a BIOS update. The content of the
disk should be as follows:
(2) AWDFLSH.EXE
(3) The NEWBIOS file which can be download from ABIT web site.
For example, to update the BF6 BIOS version to MJ (BF6_MJ.BIN), you need to
type:
3. If you try to flash an incorrect version of a BIOS (i.e. for another motherboard) the
following message will appear:
“The program file’s part number does not match with your system!”
Note
Please do not use the Award flash flash memory writer version that earlier than Version
7.22 to flash your WX6 motherboard BIOS. Otherwise, it may cause flash fail or
anticipate problems.
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XStore Pro utilizes the bigger system memory size to enhance memory management by
working with Windows® 95 and 98. XStore Pro optimizes higher system performance by
read ahead caching after seeking, with large block sizes of hard disks. And best of all,
XStore Pro supports several PCI Bus Master Controllers such as Intel, SiS, Ali, Via and
others.
When you install XStore Pro, you can choose to install CD Xpress at the same time. Why do
you need CD Xpress? We’ll tell you more about it.
CD-ROM technology is growing fast, but its performance is still unacceptable compared to
today's hard drives. The transfer rates of today's hard drives can exceed 18MB/sec with
access times below 12ms. However, transfer rates for the fastest CD-ROM drives on the
market are below 2MB/sec with access times over 100 ms.
CD Xpress was created to accelerate the accessing speed of the CD-ROM drive by utilizing
the hard drive's high performance. CD Xpress reads and buffers data from the CD-ROM to
an area in the hard drive. With CD Xpress, when you access CD-ROM data, you are actually
accessing data from a swap file in the hard drive. This results in a tremendous increase in
CD-ROM performance without penalties.
Before you install this utility, there are several things you need to know.
Important Note
1. You can only install one Bus Master Driver at a time in your system, or the drivers will
result in conflict and cause system hangs. Please make sure you don’t have any Bus
Master Driver installed in your system before you install XStore Pro! You must remove
all components of the previous Bus Master Driver before you install XStore Pro to your
system. For example, you cannot install both the Intel® bus master driver and HighPoint
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XStore Pro in your system, otherwise it will cause system conflict when you install the
second bus master driver!
2. This Windows® 95/98 driver does not support CD-ROM Changers. If you have an ATAPI
CD-ROM Changer installed in your system, please do not install this driver!
3. We have found that the Windows® 95 OSR2/Windows® 98 version would fail to load the
driver on some systems using the Bus Master chipset after you install and restart the
system. The following step could solve this problem if it happens:
(2) Double click System then go to Device Manger and View Devices by Type.
(4) Double click PCI Bus Master IDE Controller (Ultra DMA supported). (There should
be a yellow mark besides this item)
(5) Click Resources and you should see a box near the bottom of the screen that says “Set
Configuration Manually”.
(6) Click on “Set Configuration Manually” and you will see a check next to “Use
automatic setting”.
(7) Uncheck the box and when the system asks you to reboot click “yes”.
(8) After the system restarts the yellow mark should be gone
4. De-Installation:
To uninstall XStore Pro from your system, run "Uninstall" from the HighPoint XStore Pro
program group. This uninstall utility will: deactivate CD Xpress, if CD Xpress is active,
remove the buffer space, and uninstall XStore Pro and CD Xpress from the system. After
uninstalling XStore Pro, the hard disk will return to its original status. We suggest users to
reboot the system after finishing uninstalling.
5. The ATAPI LS-120 device will be recognized as a removable device in retail Windows
95(4.00.95) and OSR1 Windows 95(4.00.95 A) after the XStore Pro driver is installed.
6. This driver might lock on certain motherboards. Please check HighPoint Technology first
if you encounter problems.
For more detailed information, please check the read me file stored in the XStore Pro
Program Group. If you want to upgrade to a new version of driver or want to know more
about XStore Pro products, please go to the HighPoint Technologies Inc’s company WEB
site, the URL is http://www.highpoint-tech.com/.
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This CD-ROM (Or floppy diskette) has the HighPoint XStore Pro drivers. (Version 1.2) The
following procedure describes how to install the HighPoint XStore to your system. If you
have a floppy diskette but not the CD-ROM, just insert the diskette and run the Setup.exe
file to start installation.
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Note
You must restart your computer after you installed the XStore Pro utility. Otherwise,
software may works not properly.
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It will protect PC hardware by monitoring several critical items including power supply
voltages, CPU & system fan speeds, and CPU and system temperatures. These items are
important for the operation of the system, errors may result in permanent damage of the PC.
Once any item is out of its normal range, a warning message will pop up and remind the user
to take proper measures.
The following description will tell you how to install the Hardware Doctor and use it. This
CD-ROM (Or floppy diskette) has the Winbond Hardware Doctor utility. If you have a
floppy diskette and not the CD-ROM, just insert diskette 1 and execute the Setup.exe file to
start installation.
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Once any item is out of its normal range, a warning message will pop up.
Ignore: You can ignore the warning message of the item this time, but it will still pop up
when the error of the same item happens again.
Disable: The chosen item will be no longer monitored thereafter, unless you activate it in
the "Configuration" page.
Help: You can read more information and self-diagnose simple problems.
If the warning message pops up due to the wrong warning limit, you can adjust it in the
“Configuration” option. For example if you set the temperature high limit to 40°C, you are
easy to exceed proper temperature.
Please pay attention to two things when you want to make any changes in the
“Configuration” option. Firstly, you have to make sure your new setting is in the proper
range. Secondly, after you finished the configuration, you have to save it. Otherwise, the
program will start with the default value the next time.
If you meet any problems or have any questions about the software settings and adjustments,
please use the Winbond hardware doctor on-line help, it should give you enough
information to answer your questions.
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After you have installed the thermal cable, you will see the detected temperature in the BIOS
Setup and Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility.
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Notice: All suggestions are only for reference, ABIT doesn’t guarantee
any hardware configuration beyond its specification.
What is PC133?
PC133 is the latest memory standard, increasing bus speeds 33% when compared to the
PC100. In the past, 133MHz speed was only available when users overclocked their BX
system. But users have previously found that they could not overclock their system to
133MHz successfully due to set CPU, chipset and memory restrictions. The highest CPU
FSB clock was 100MHz. Chipsets and memory also only supported up to a 100MHz system
bus clock. The 133MHz CPU front side bus is now available and the memory standard has
been advanced to the higher 133MHz speed. The 133 MHz system is now ready for market.
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the power to adjust according to system demands. We will detail these setting items in the
following.
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CPU Speed FSB Clock PCI Clock / CPU FSB Clock AGP Clock / CPU FSB Clock
233 66 1/2( 33 ) 1/1 (66)
266 66 1/2 ( 33 ) 1/1 (66)
300 66 1/2 ( 33 ) 1/1 (66)
333 66 1/2 ( 33 ) 1/1 (66)
300 100 1/3 (33.3) 2/3 (66.67)
350 100 1/3 (33.3) 2/3 (66.67)
400 100 1/3 (33.3) 2/3 (66.67)
450 100 1/3 (33.3) 2/3 (66.67)
366 66 1/2 ( 33 ) 1/1 (66)
400 66 1/2 ( 33 ) 1/1 (66)
433 66 1/2 ( 33 ) 1/1 (66)
466 66 1/2 ( 33 ) 1/1 (66)
500 66 1/2 ( 33 ) 1/1 (66)
533 66 1/2 ( 33 ) 1/1 (66)
533 133 1/4 (33.25) 2/3 (88.67)
500 100 1/3 (33.33) 2/3 (66.67)
550 100 1/3 (33.33) 2/3 (66.67)
600 100 1/3 (33.33) 2/3 (66.67)
600 133 1/4 (33.25) 2/3 (88.67)
650 100 1/3 (33.33) 2/3 (66.67)
667 133 1/4 (33.25) 2/3 (88.67)
700 100 1/3 (33.33) 2/3 (66.67)
750 100 1/3 (33.33) 2/3 (66.67)
800 100 1/3 (33.33) 2/3 (66.67)
733 133 1/4 (33.25) 2/3 (88.67)
800 133 1/4 (33.25) 2/3 (88.67)
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If you want to choose “user define” and configure every setting manually, please pay
attention to the following:
First, when you are selecting the “PCI/CPU FSB Clock”, please refer to the CPU FSB clock
you set and choose the ratio which brings the PCI clock as close to 33MHz as possible.
Second, when you are selecting the “AGP/CPU FSB clock”, please refer to the CPU FSB
you set and choose the ratio which brings the AGP clock as close to 66MHz as possible.
Finally for the PC133 system, we recommend the setting of the “PCI/CPU FSB Clock” to
“1/4”; the “AGP/CPU FSB Clock” to 2/3; the “AGP Transfer Mode” to “Normal”; and the
“In-Order Queue Depth” to “1.”
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! AGP Cards
Testing Equipment:
CPU: Intel Coppermine 733 MHz ( 133 MHz FSB) OS: Win98 SE
Memory: TWINMOS Winbond 128M*3 PC-133 HDD: IBM DMVS-950
CD-ROM: Mitsumi 40X SCSI Card: Adaptec AHA-2940UW Pro
Sound Card: FIC Hi-Five Power Supply: High Power HPC-250G2
BIOS: beh_qj.bin
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! Memory Modules
Configuration:
CPU Coppermine 667MHz ( FSB:133MHz )
OS Windows NT4.0 Warkstation
BIOS beh_qj.bin
VGA DIAMOND RIVA TNT2 Ultra
HDD Quantum fireball CX6400AT
Power Supply Seventeam ST-301HR
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PC-133
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Capacity : 128MB
CRUCIAL / MICRON / MT48LC8M8A2-75 B / ECC / SPD √ √ √
CRUCIAL/MICRON/MT48LC16M4A2-75 B/ECC/SPD ® √ √ √
CRUCIAL/MICRON/MT48LC16M4A2-75 B/SPD √ √ √
BUFFALO/MICRON/MT48LC8M8A2/SPD √ √ √
KINGMAX/KSV884T4A1A-07/SPD √ √ √
TWINMOS / MOSEL / V54C365804VBT75 / SPD √ √ √
Capacity : 64MB
CRUCIAL / MICRON / MT48LC8M8A2-75 B / ECC / SPD √ √ √
CRUCIAL/MICRON/MT48LC8M8A2-75 B/ECC/SPD ® √ √ √
CRUCIAL / MICRON / MT48LC8M8A2-75 B / SPD √ √ √
APACER / SIEMEMS / HYB39S64800AT-7.5 / SPD √ √ √
APACER / LGS / GM72V66841ET75 / SPD √ √ √
Capacity : 32MB
CRUCIAL / MT48LC4M16A2-75 B / SPD √ √ √
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PC-100
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Capacity : 256MB
TWINMOS / SEC / KM44S16030BT-GL / SPD √ √ √
Capacity : 128MB
CRUCIAL / MICRON / MT48LC8M8A2-8E / ECC / SPD √ √ √
TWINMOS / TOSHIBA / TC59S6408BFT-80 / ECC / SPD √ √ √
CORSAIR / SEC / KM48S8030BT-GL / ECC /SPD √ √ √
Capacity : 64MB
APM / APM / F886488CT-8 / SPD √ √ √
CRUCIAL / MICRON / MT48LC8M8A2-8C / SPD √ √ √
TOSHIBA / TOSHIBA / TC59S6416BFT-80 / SPD √ √ √
BUFFALO / SEC / KM48S8030BT-GH / SPD √ √ √
CORSAIR / SEC / KM48S8030BT-GL / ECC / SPD √ √ √
GENUINE / NEC / D4564841G5-A80-9JF / SPD √ √ √
GENERIC / SIEMENS / HYB39S64800AT-8 / SPD √ √ √
TWINMOS / M.TEC / TBS6408B4E-8 / SPD √ √ √
Capacity : 32MB
ARMAS / NEC / D4564163G5-A80-9JF / SPD √ √ √
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Thank you for choosing ABIT products. ABIT sells all our products through distributors,
resellers and system integrators, we have no direct sales to end-users. Before sending email
for tech support please check with your resellers or integrators if you need any services, they
are the ones who sold you your system and they should know best as to what can be done,
how they serve you is a good reference for future purchases.
We appreciate every customer and would like to provide the best service to you. Providing
fast service to our customers is our top priority. However we receive many phone calls and a
huge amount of email from all over the world. At the present time it is impossible for us to
respond to every single inquiry. Therefore it is quite possible that if you send an email to us
that you may not receive a response.
We have done many compatibility tests and reliability tests to make sure our products have
the best quality and compatibility. In case you need service or technical support, please
understand the constraint we have and always check with the reseller who sold the
product to you first.
To expedite service, we recommend that you follow the procedures outlined below before
contacting us. With your help, we can meet our commitment to provide the best service to
the greatest number of ABIT customers:
1. Check the Manual. It sounds simple but we have taken a lot of care in making a
well written and thorough manual. It is full of information that doesn't only
pertain to motherboards. The CD-ROM included with your board will have the
manual as well as drivers. If you don't have either one go to our Program
Download Area of the website or FTP server at:
http://www.abit.com.tw/download/index.htm
3. Check the ABIT Technical Terms Guide and FAQ on our website. We are
trying to expand and make the FAQs more helpful and information rich. Let us
know if you have any suggestions. For hot topics check out our HOT FAQ!
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4. Internet Newsgroups. They are a great source of information and many people
there can offer help. ABIT's Internet News group,
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit, is an ideal forum for the public to exchange
information and discuss experiences they have had with ABIT products. Many
times you will see that your question has already been asked before. This is a
public Internet news group and it is reserved for free discussions, Here is a list of
some of the more popular ones:
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
alt.comp.hardware.overclocking
alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Ask your reseller. Your ABIT authorized distributor should be able to provide the
fastest solution to your technical problem. We sell our products through distributors who
sell to resellers and stores. Your reseller should be very familiar with your system
configuration and should be able to solve your problem much more efficiently than we
could. After all, your reseller regards you as an important customer who may purchase
more products and who can urge your friends to buy from him or her as well. They
integrated and sold the system to you. They should know best what your system
configuration is and your problem. They should have reasonable return or refund
policies. How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase.
5. Contacting ABIT. If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can
send email to the ABIT technical support department. First, please contact the
support team for the branch office closest to you. They will be more familiar with
local conditions and problems and will have better insight as to which resellers
offer what products and services. Due to the huge number of emails coming in
every day and other reasons, such as the time required for problem reproduction,
we will not be able to reply to every email. Please understand that we are selling
through distribution channels and don't have the resources to serve every end-
user. However, we will try to do our best to help every customer. Please also
remember that for many of our technical support team English is a second
language, you will have a better chance of getting a helpful answer if your
question can be understood in the first place. Be sure to use very, simple, concise
language that clearly states the problem, avoid rambling or flowery language and
always list your system components. Here is the contact information for our
branch offices:
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Example 1: With a system including: motherboard (with CPU, DRAM, COAST...) HDD,
CD-ROM, FDD, VGA CARD, MPEG CARD, SCSI CARD, SOUND CARD,
etc. After the system is assembled, if you cannot boot up, check the key
components of the system using the procedure described below. First remove
all interface cards except the VGA card and try to reboot.
Try installing another brand/model VGA card and see if the system will
start. If it still does not start, note the VGA card model, motherboard model,
Bios identification number, CPU on the technical support form (refer to
main instructions), and describe the problem in the problem description
space provided.
Insert back the interface cards you have removed one by one and try to start
the system each time you insert a card, until the system doesn’t start
anymore. Keep the VGA card and the interface card that causes the problem
inserted on the motherboard, remove any other card or peripheral, and start
again. If you still cannot start, note down the information related to both
cards in the add-on Card space provided, and don’t forget to indicate the
motherboard model, version, BIOS identification number, CPU (refer to
main instructions), and give a description of the problem.
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Example 2: With a system including the motherboard (with CPU, DRAM, COAST...) HDD,
CD-ROM, FDD, VGA CARD, LAN CARD, MPEG CARD, SCSI CARD,
SOUND CARD, after assembly and after having installed the Sound Card
Driver, when you restart the system, when it runs the Sound Card Driver, it
resets automatically. This problem may be due to the Sound Card Driver.
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During the Starting DOS… procedure, press SHIFT (BY-PASS) key, to skip
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT; edit CONFIG.SYS with a text editor,
and in function the line that loads the Sound Card Driver, add a remark REM, in
order to disable the Sound Card Driver. See the example below.
CONFIG.SYS:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE HIGHSCAN
DOS=HIGH, UMB
FILES=40
BUFFERS=36
REM DEVICEHIGH=C:\PLUGPLAY\DWCFGMG.SYS
LASTDRIVE=Z
Restart the system. If the system starts and does not reset, you can be sure that
the problem is due to the Sound Card Driver. Note down the Sound Card model,
motherboard model, BIOS identification number on the technical support file
(refer to main instructions), and describe the problem in the space provided.
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%% Main instructions...
To fill in this “Technical Support Form”, refer to the step-by-step instructions given below:
1*. MODEL: Note the model number given in your user’s manual.
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4. DRIVER REV: Note the driver version number indicated on the DEVICE DRIVER
disk (if have) as “Release *.**”. For example:
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5*. OS/APPLICATION: Indicate what are the operating system and the applications your
are running on the system.
6*. CPU: Indicate the brand and the speed (MHz) of your CPU.
Example:(A) In the “Brand” space, write “Intel”, in the “Specifications” space, write
“ Pentium® II MMX 300MHz”。
7. HDD: Indicate the brand and specifications of your HDD(s), specify if the HDD is using
&IDE1 or &IDE2. If you know the disk capacity, indicate it and check (“'”) “ ”; in
case you give no indication, we will consider that your HDD is “(IDE1” Master.
Example: In the “HDD” space, check the box, in the Brand space, write “Seagate”, in the
Specifications space, write “ST31621A (1.6GB)”.
8. CD-ROM Drive: Indicate the brand and specifications of your CD-ROM drive. Specify
if it uses & IDE1 or &IDE2, and check (“'”) “ ”; in case you give no indication, we
will consider that your CD-ROM is “(IDE2” Master.
Example: In the “CD-ROM drive” space, check the box, in the Brand space, write
“Mitsumi”, in the Specifications space, write “FX-400D”.
9. System Memory (DRAM): Indicate the brand and specifications (SIMM / DIMM) of
your system memory. For example:
In the Brand space, write “Panasonic”, in the Specifications space, write “SIMM-FP
DRAM 4MB-06”.
Or, in the Brand, write “NPNX”, in the Specifications space, write “SIMM-EDO DRAM
8MB-06”.
Or, in the Brand space, write “SEC”, in the Specifications space, write “DIMM-S
DRAM 8MB-G12”.
10. ADD-ON CARD: Indicate which add-on cards you are absolutely sure are related to the
problem.
If you cannot identify the problem’s origin, indicate all the add-on cards inserted into
your system.
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$ Contact: +Fax #:
Model * BIOS ID # *
Motherboard DRIVER REV
Model No.
OS/Application
*
Problem Description:
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