Chapter 3 Award BIOS This chapter tells how to configure the system parameters. You may update your BIOS via AWARD Flash Utility. Important: Because the BIOS code is the most often changed part of the mainboard design, the BIOS information contained in this chapter (especially the Chipset Setup parameters) may be a little different compared to the actual BIOS that came with your mainboard. 3.
AWARD BIOS ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
AWARD BIOS ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX) STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) HARD DISK Primary Master : Primary Slave : Secondary Master: Secondary Slave : TYPE Auto Auto Auto Auto : : Wed. Mar 00:00:00 SIZE 0 0 0 0 Drive A : Drive B : 1.44M, 3.
AWARD BIOS Standard CMOS à Standard CMOS à Standard CMOS à Standard CMOS à Type Auto User None 1 2 ... 45 Primary Master à Type Primary Slave à Type Secondary Master à Type Secondary Slave à Type This item lets you select the IDE hard disk parameters that your system supports. These parameters are Size, Number of Cylinder, Number of Head, Start Cylinder for Pre-compensation, Cylinder number of Head Landing Zone and Number of Sector per Track.
AWARD BIOS Standard CMOS à Drive A Standard CMOS à Drive B Drive A None 360KB 5.25" 1.2MB 5.25" 720KB 3.5" 1.44MB 3.5" 2.88MB 3.5" These items select floppy drive type. The available settings and types supported by the mainboard are listed on the left. Standard CMOS à Video Video EGA/VGA CGA40 CGA80 Mono This item specifies the type of video card in use. The default setting is VGA/EGA. Since current PCs use VGA only, this function is almost useless and may be disregarded in the future.
AWARD BIOS 3.3 BIOS Features Setup This screen appears when you select the option "BIOS Features Setup" from the main menu. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX) BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
AWARD BIOS BIOS Features à External Cache External Cache Enabled Disabled Enabling this parameter activates the secondary cache (currently, PBSRAM cache). Disabling the parameter slows down the system. Therefore, we recommend that you leave it enabled unless you are troubleshooting a problem. BIOS Features à Power-On Self-Test Quick Power-on Self-test Enable Disabled This parameter speeds up POST by skipping some items that are normally checked.
AWARD BIOS Boot-up Floppy Seek Enabled Disabled When enabled, the BIOS issues the seek command to the floppy drive during POST to move floppy drive head forward and backward. BIOS Features à Boot-up NumLock Status Boot-up NumLock Status On Off Setting this parameter to On enables the numeric function of the numeric keypad. Set this parameter to Off to disregard the function. Disabling the numeric function allows you to use the numeric keypad for cursor control.
AWARD BIOS BIOS Features à Typematic Rate Typematic Rate 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 This item allows you to control the speed of repeated keystrokes. The default is 30 characters/sec. BIOS Features à Typematic Delay Typematic Delay 250 500 750 1000 This parameter allows you to control the delay time between the first and the second keystroke (where the repeated keystrokes begin). The typematic delay settings are 250, 500, 750, and 1000 msec.
AWARD BIOS BIOS Features à PCI/VGA Palette Snoop PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Enabled Disabled Enabling this item informs the PCI VGA card to keep silent (and to prevent conflict) when palette register is updated (i.e., accepts data without responding any communication signals). This is useful only when two display cards use the same palette address and plugged in the PCI bus at the same time (such as MPEQ or Video capture). In such case, PCI VGA is silent while MPEQ/Video capture is set to function normally.
AWARD BIOS Note: The F000 and E000 segments are always shadowed because BIOS code occupies these areas.
AWARD BIOS 3.4 Chipset Features Setup The "Chipset Features Setup" includes settings for the chipset dependent features. These features are related to system performance. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX) CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
AWARD BIOS Chipset Features à Auto Configuration Auto Configuration Enabled Disabled When Enabled, the DRAM and cache related timing are set to pre-defined value according to CPU type and clock. Select Disable if you want to specify your own DRAM timing. Chipset Features à DRAM Timing DRAM Timing 60 ns 70 ns There to sets of DRAM timing parameters can be automatically set by BIOS, 60ns and 70ns. Warning: The default memory timing setting is 60ns to get the optimal performance.
AWARD BIOS DRAM Read Burst (EDO/FP) x444/x444 x333/x444 x222/x333 Read Burst means to read four continuous memory cycles on four predefined addresses from the DRAM. The default value is x222/x333 for 60ns EDO or FPM (Fast Page Mode) DRAM. Which means the 2nd,3rd and 4th memory cycles are 2 CPU clocks for EDO and 3 clocks for FPM. The value of x is the timing of first memory cycle and depends on the "DRAM Leadoff Timing" setting.
AWARD BIOS DRAM Page Idle Timer 2 Clks 4 Clks 6 Clks 8 Clks This item determines the amount of time in CPU clocks that DRAM page will be close after CPU becomes idle. Chipset Features à DRAM Enhance Paging DRAM Enhance Paging Enabled Disabled When Enabled, TX chipset will keep DRAM page open as long as possible according to enhanced method. Chipset Features à SDRAM(CAS Lat/RAS-to-CAS) SDRAM(CAS Lat/RAS-to-CAS) 2/2 3/3 These are timing of SDRAM CAS Latency and RAS to CAS Delay, calculated by clocks.
AWARD BIOS Chipset Features à Video BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled Disabled Allows the video BIOS to be cached to allow faster video performance. Chipset Features à 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NA For some old I/O chips, after the execution of an I/O command, the device requires a certain amount of time (recovery time) before the execution of the next I/O command.
AWARD BIOS Chipset Features à Memory Hole At 15M-16M Memory Hole At 15M-16M Enabled Disabled This option lets you reserve system memory area for special ISA cards. The chipset accesses code/data of these areas from the ISA bus directly. Normally, these areas are reserved for memory mapped I/O card. Chipset Features à PCI Passive Release PCI Passive Release Enabled Disabled This item lets you control the Passive Release function of the PIIX4 chipset (Intel PCI to ISA bridge).
AWARD BIOS 3.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup screen enables you to control the mainboard’s green features. See the following screen. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX) POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
AWARD BIOS Power Management à PM Controlled by APM PM Controlled by APM Yes No If "Max Saving" is selected, you can turn on this item, transfer power management control to APM (Advanced Power Management) and enhance power saving function. For example, stop CPU internal clock. Power Management à Video Off Method Video Off Method Blank Screen V/H SYNC+Blank DPMS This determines the way that monitor is off. Blank Screen writes blanks to video buffer.
AWARD BIOS Power Management à Standby Mode Standby Mode Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 12 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 1 Hour This item lets you set the period of time after which the system enters into Standby mode. In this mode, CPU clock slows down, hard disk will be shut off and the monitor power-saving feature activates. Any activity detected returns the system to full power. The system activity (or event) is detected by monitoring the IRQ signals.
AWARD BIOS Suspend Mode Option Power On Suspend Suspend to Hard Drive You can select suspend mode by this item. Power On Suspend is the traditional Green PC suspend mode, the CPU clock is stop, all other devices are shut off. But power must be kept On to detect activities from modem, keyboard/mouse and returns the system to full power. The system activities is detected by monitoring the IRQ signals.
AWARD BIOS IRQ 8 Clock Event Enabled Disabled To enable or disable the detection of IRQ8 (RTC) event for power down state transition. OS2 has periodically IRQ8 (RTC) interruptions, If IRQ8 is not set to Disabled, OS/2 may fail to go into Doze/Standby/Suspend mode. Power Management à IRQ [3-7,9-15],NMI IRQ [3-7,9-15],NMI Enabled Disabled To enable or disable the detection of IRQ3-7, IRQ9-15 or NMI interrupt events for power down state transition.
AWARD BIOS 3.6 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup The PNP/PCI Configuration Setup allows you to configure the ISA and PCI devices installed in your system. The following screen appears if you select the option "PNP/PCI Configuration Setup" from the main menu. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX) PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
AWARD BIOS PNP/PCI Configuration à Resources Controlled By Resources Controlled by Auto Manual Setting this option to Manual allows you to individually assign the IRQs and DMAs to the ISA and PCI devices. Set this to Auto to enable the autoconfiguration function.
AWARD BIOS PNP/PCI Configuration à PNP/PCI Configuration à PNP/PCI Configuration à PNP/PCI Configuration à PNP/PCI Configuration à PNP/PCI Configuration à DMA 0 DMA 1 DMA 3 DMA 5 DMA 6 DMA 7 If your ISA card is not PnP compatible and requires a special DMA channel to support its function, set the selected DMA channel to Legacy ISA. This setting informs the PnP BIOS to reserve the selected DMA channel for the installed legacy ISA card. The default is PCI/ISA PnP.
AWARD BIOS Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 (if any) (pin A6) INTA INTB INTC INTD INTD (pin B7) INTB INTC INTD INTA INTA (pin A7) INTC INTD INTA INTB INTB (pin B8) INTD INTA INTB INTC INTC PNP/PCI Configuration à Used MEM Base Addr Used MEM base addr N/A C800 CC00 D000 D400 D800 DC00 This item, in conjunction with the "Used MEM Length", lets you set a memory space for non-PnP compatible ISA card. This item specifies the memory base (start address) of the reserved memory space.
AWARD BIOS 3.8 Load Turbo Defaults The "Load Turbo Defaults" option gives better performance than Optimal values. However, Turbo values may not be the best setting of this mainboard but these values are qualified by the AOpen RD and QA department as the reliable settings especially if you have limited loading of add-on card and memory size (for example, a system that contains only a VGA/Sound card and two SIMMs).
AWARD BIOS 3.9 Integrated Peripherals The following screen appears if you select the option "Integrated Peripherals" from the main menu. This option allows you to configure the I/O features. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
AWARD BIOS IDE Primary Master PIO Auto Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Setting this item to Auto activates the HDD speed auto-detect function. The PIO mode specifies the data transfer rate of HDD. For example: mode 0 data transfer rate is 3.3MB/s, mode 1 is 5.2MB/s, mode 2 is 8.3MB/s, mode 3 is 11.1MB/s and mode 4 is 16.6MB/s. If your hard disk performance becomes unstable, you may manually try the slower mode.
AWARD BIOS Integrated Peripherals à USB Legacy Support USB Legacy Support Enabled Disabled This item lets you enable or disable the USB keyboard driver within the onboard BIOS. The keyboard driver simulates legacy keyboard command and let you use USB keyboard during POST or after boot if you don't have USB driver in the operating system. Caution: You can not use both USB driver and USB legacy keyboard at the same time. Disable "USB Legacy Support" if you have USB driver in the operating system.
AWARD BIOS Integrated Peripherals à Onboard UART 1 Integrated Peripherals à Onboard UART 2 Onboard UART 1 Auto 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Disabled This item allow you to assign address and interrupt for the board serial port. Default is Auto. Note: If you are using an network card, make sure that the interrupt does not conflict. Integrated Peripherals à Onboard UART 2 Mode Onboard UART 2 Mode Standard HPSIR ASKIR • • • This item is configurable only if the "Onboard UART 2" is enabled.
AWARD BIOS Integrated Peripherals à IR Duplex Mode IR Duplex Mode Full Half This item lets you set the duplex mode for the IR communication. Full - Allows IR communication in bidirectional mode. Half - Allows IR communication in single direction only. Note: This option appears only if the IR function is activated and the Onboard UART 2 Mode parameter is NOT set to Standard.
AWARD BIOS ECP Mode Use DMA 3 1 This item lets you set the DMA channel of ECP mode. Integrated Peripherals à CPU Thermal (Temp.) CPU Thermal (Temp.) Ignore Monitor This function lets you control the Thermal Detection function. When you set this option to Monitor and the temperature of CPU exceeds predefined value, then: 1. The PC speaker will beep 5 times. 2. The CPU cycle timer will descend about 35%. Note:The CPU cycle timer won't be restored to the original status until you reset the system. 3.
AWARD BIOS 3.11 IDE HDD Auto Detection If your system has an IDE hard drive, you can use this function to detect its parameters and enter them into the "Standard CMOS Setup" automatically. This routine only detects one set of parameters for your IDE hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set of parameters. If your hard disk is formatted using different parameters than those detected, you have to enter the parameters manually.
AWARD BIOS visit our homepage at http://www.aopen.com.tw. Please make sure that you have the correct BIOS ready, the BIOS filename is normally like AP5TR110.BIN, which means model AP5T BIOS revision 1.10. There are two useful programs, Checksum utility CHECKSUM.EXE and AOpen Flash utility AOFLASH.EXE. Follow the procedures below to upgrade your BIOS. [CHECKSUM.EXE] This utility will help you to determine if the BIOS has been downloaded correctly or not. 1. Execute C:> CHECKSUM Biosfile.bin Biosfile.
AWARD BIOS 8. Reload the "BIOS SETUP DEFAULT" and reconfigure other items as previous set. 9. Save & Exit. Done! Warning: DO NOT turn off the power during "FLASHING". If the BIOS programming is not successfully finished, the system will not be boot again, and you may need to physically replace the BIOS chip. Tip: You may load back original BIOS "BIOS.OLD" by the same procedure. 3.
AWARD BIOS 2. Go into BIOS setup, PNP/PCI Configuration à PnP OS Installed, select "No". This can give BIOS the capability to allocate system resources for Suspend to Hard Drive. 3. Bootup your system into DOS command prompt. If you are Win'95 user, Please restart your Windows 95 under "Command Prompt" by pressing "F8" while system shows "Windows 95 Starting ...". Choose "Safe Mode Command Prompt Only" from selection so that system will start in DOS command prompt. 4. Copy AOZVHDD.
AWARD BIOS Option2: Use /partiton switch (applied to FAT16/FAT32 file system): To create a separate partiton for Suspend to Hard Drive, please make sure you have reserved a free partition. We suggest you reserve the free partition which space is appropriate for your future memory expansion.
AWARD BIOS Tip: Following VGA card have been tested & recognized as VESA compatible VGA device. AOpen PV90 (Trident 9680) AOpen PT60 (S3 Virge/BIOS R1.00-01) AOpen PV60 (S3 Tiro64V+) AOpen PT70 (S3 Virge/DX) ProLink Trident GD-5440 ProLink Cirrus GD-5430 ProLink Cirrus GD-5446 ATI Mach 64 GX ATI 3D RAGE II Diamond Stealth64D (S3 868) Diamond Stealth64V (S3 968) KuoWei ET-6000. Tip: Following Sound card have been tested OK for Suspend to Hard Drive.
