G.B.T GA-BX2000, Manual

Page 1: ...RDWARE 2 1 2 2 SOFTWARE 2 2 2 3 ENVIRONMENT 2 2 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3 1 UNPACKING 3 1 3 2 MAINBOARD LAYOUT 3 2 3 3 QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS CONNECTORS 3 2 3 4 DRAM INSTALLATION 3 6 3 5 CPU SPEED SETUP 3 6 3 6 CMOS RTC ISA CFG CMOS SRAM 3 7 3 7 SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION 3 8 3 8 HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION 3 8 3 9 POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION 3 8 3 10 IDE ATAPI DEVIC...

Page 2: ... Option Page Setup Menu 4 2 4 4 THE MAIN MENU 4 2 4 5 STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU 4 4 4 6 BIOS FEATURES SETUP 4 8 4 7 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP 4 13 4 8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 4 17 4 9 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION 4 21 4 10 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS 4 23 4 11 LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS 4 24 4 12 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 4 25 4 13 SPUERVISOR PASSOWORD USER PASSWORD 4 30 4 14 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION 4 31 4 15 SAVE EXIT SET...

Page 3: ...AT compatible main board q Slot 1 supports Pentium II III Celeron processor running at 233 650 MHz q Intel 440BX chipset Supports AGP SDRAM Ultra DMA 33 IDE Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Power On ACPI features q Supports 4xDIMMs using 3 3V SDRAM DIMM module q Supports Intel LDCM Network Manageability q Supports 8 MB 1GB SDRAM memory on board q Supports ECC or Non ECC type DRAM module q 1xAGP slot 5xPCI ...

Page 4: ...Introduction 1 2 q 30 5 cm x 19 cm ATX SIZE form factor 4 layers PCB ...

Page 5: ...um II III processor DRAM 32 x 2 MB SDRAM MICRON MT 48LC2M8A1 8 CACHE SIZE 512 KB included in CPU DISPLAY GA 630 AGP Display Card 4MB SGRAM STORAGE Onboard IDE Seagate ST34520A O S Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 4 DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 16bit colors x 75Hz TRIONES Bus Master IDE Driver 3 60 Intel Pentium II III Processor 350MHz 100x3 5 500MHz 100x5 Winbench99 CPU mark32 906 1260 FPU Win...

Page 6: ...Ultra DMA 33 IDE Ports IDE Bus PCI Bus ISA Bus AGP Bus LPT Port Keyboard Floppy Port COM Ports PS 2 Mouse USB Bus 14 318MHz 48MHz 14 318MHz I O CHIPSET ITE 8671 AGP Host Bus INTEL 82443BX CHIPSET PIIX4 82371EB CHIPSET ICS 9248 55 9279 01 SLOT 1 66MHz 66 100 MHz 66 100 MHz 33 MHz 66 100 MHz ...

Page 7: ...BX2000 1 5 1 5 INTRODUCE THE Pentium II III Processors Figure 1 Universal Retention Mechanism attach Mount Figure 2 OEM Pentium II Processor ...

Page 8: ...The AGP port can be used either as fast PCI port 32 bits at 66MHz vs 32 Bits at 33MHz or as an AGP port which supports 2x data rate a read queue and side band addressing When the 2x data rate is used the port can transmit data at 533MB sec 66 6 2 4 The read queue can be used to pipeline reads removing the effects of the reads latency Side band addressing can be used to transmit the data address on...

Page 9: ...D 66 100 MHz system speed 66 MHz AGP bus speed 2X mode 133MHz 33 MHz PCI Bus speed 8 MHz AT bus speed DRAM MEMORY 4 banks 168 pins DIMM module sockets on board Use 8 16 32 64 128 256 MB DIMM module DRAM 8 1GB SDRAM Supports 3 3V SDRAM Supports ECC or Non ECC type DRAM Supports Suspend To RAM Function CACHE MEMORY 32 KB L1 cache memory included in CPU 128KB 512 KB L2 cache memory included in CPU Su...

Page 10: ... Support Dual BIOS Supports Plug Play DMI ACPI Function DIMENSION ATX Form Factor 4 layers PCB 2 2 SOFTWARE DRIVER INTEL Bus Master IDE Driver Suspend to HD utility INTEL LDCM BIOS Licensed AWARD BIOS AT CMOS Setup BIOS Chipset Setup Green Setup Hard Disk Utility included O S Operation with MS DOS Windows 95 Windows 98 WINDOWS NT OS 2 NOVELL and SCO UNIX 2 3 ENVIRONMENT Ambient Temp 0 C to 50 C Op...

Page 11: ...should be done on a grounded anti static mat The operator should be wearing an anti static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti static mat Inspect the main board carton for obvious damage Shipping and handling may cause damage to your board Be sure there are no shipping and handling damages on the board before proceeding After opening the main board carton extract the system board and ...

Page 12: ...9 JP20 JP21 Figure 3 1Ø 3 3 QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS CONNECTORS t I O Ports Connector USB USB port PS 2 For PS 2 Keyboard Mouse port IDE 1 For Primary IDE port IDE 2 For Secondary IDE port Floppy For Floppy port COM B For Serial port2 COM B Support External Modem Ring On COM A For Serial port1 COM A Support External Modem Ring On LPT For LPT port ATX POWER For ATX Power Connector t Slot 1 For P...

Page 13: ...r Ac Back Open Soft Off Default Short Full On t JP1 Keyboard Power On Selection Pin No Function 1 2 short Enabled Keyboard power on 2 3 short Disabled Keyboard power on Default t JP11 System Acceleration 1 2 short For 100MHz Turbo and other frequencies 2 3 short For 100MHz Normal Default t JP7 Wake on LAN Connector Pin No Function 1 5VSB 2 GND 3 CTRL Signal t JP12 CASE OPEN Pin No Function 1 Signa...

Page 14: ... DATA OUTPUT 2 GND 3 IR DATA INPUT 4 NC 5 POWER t JP14 CLEAR CMOS Pin No Function 1 2 short Clear CMOS 2 3 short Normal Default t JP18 JP19 Single Dual BIOS OPTIONAL Pin No Function Open Dual BIOS Default Short Single BIOS t JP13 JP17 Close STR Enable Pin No Function 1 Signal 2 GND t RING POW ON Pin No Function 1 Signal 2 GND t JP20 JP21 For PCB 1 1 and after use ...

Page 15: ...Operation Short Power On Off RE Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Short For Hardware Reset System P P P Power LED PIN 1 anode PIN 2 cathode PIN 3 cathode SPKR External Speaker Connector PIN 1 VCC PIN 2 VCC PIN 3 Data PIN 4 Data SPKR Internal Speaker Connector Default PIN 1 VCC PIN 2 PIN3 Short PIN 4 Data 1 1 JP9 PW P P P H RE SPKR GN G 1 1 1 1 H GN G 1 ...

Page 16: ...m on main board consists of bank 0 1 2 bank 3 Since 168 pins DIMM module is 64 bits width therefore 1 piece of DIMM module may match a 64 bits system The total memory size is 8 MB 1GB SDRAM The DRAM installation position refer to Figure 3 1 and notice the Pin 1 of DIMM module must match with the Pin 1 of DIMM socket Insert the DRAM DIMM module into the DIMM socket at Vertical angle If there is a w...

Page 17: ... component and it can be easily damaged by static electricity so users must keep it away from metal surface when the CPU is installed onto main board 3 6 CMOS RTC ISA CFG CMOS SRAM There re RTC CMOS SRAM on board they have a power supply from external battery to keep the DATA inviolate effective The RTC is a REAL TIME CLOCK device which provides the DATE TIME to system The CMOS SRAM is used for ke...

Page 18: ...anel of case The Power LED will light on off or flash to indicate which step on the system The connector should be connected to PWR of main board in correct direction 3 10 IDE ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION There are two Enhanced PCI IDE ports IDE1 IDE2 on board which following ATAPI standard SPEC Any one IDE port can connected to two ATAPI devices IDE Hard Disk CD ROM Tape Driver so total four ATAPI d...

Page 19: ...rts PS 2 Mouse The BIOS will auto detect whether the PS 2 Mouse is installed or not assign IRQ12 for PS 2 Mouse port if it is installed After installing the peripheral device the user should check everything again and prepare to power on the system ...

Page 20: ...OL KEYS Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item in the left hand Right arrow Move to the item in the right hand Esc key Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or mak...

Page 21: ... item To exit the Help Window press Esc 4 4 THE MAIN MENU Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 4 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from nine setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu Figure 4 1 Main Menu Standard CMOS setup This setup page includes all the i...

Page 22: ...on Load Performance defaults Performance Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters that the system would be in the best performance configuration Integrated peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Supervisor password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup User password Change set or disable password It ...

Page 23: ...lect the value you want in each item Figure 4 2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu Date The date format is day month date year day The day from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only month The month Jan through Dec date The date from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month year The year from 1994 through 2079 Time The times format in hour minute second The time is calculated base on the 2...

Page 24: ...r Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer CYLS Number of cylinders HEADS number of heads PRECOMP write precomp LANDZONE Landing zone SECTORS number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter Drive A type Drive B type The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has b...

Page 25: ...r PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter includes high resolution monochrome adapters Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up NO Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected All Errors Whene...

Page 26: ...Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map Expanded Memory Expanded Memory in memory defined by the Lotus Intel Microsoft LIM standard as EMS Many standard DOS applications can not utilize memory above 640 K the Expanded Memory Specification EMS swaps memory which not utilized by DOS...

Page 27: ...8 address space This is memory that can be used for different applications DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep as much base memory free for application programs Most use for this area is Shadow RAM ...

Page 28: ...t sector or partition table of the hard disk drive The system will halt and the warning message will appear in the mean time You can run anti virus program to locate the problem Default value is Disabled Enabled Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Disabled No warning messag...

Page 29: ...r Number Feature This item will show up when you install the Pentium III processor The default value is Enabled Enabled Pentium III Processor Number Feature Disabled Disable this function Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on the computer If it is set to Enable BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST The default value is Enabled ...

Page 30: ...value is Disabled Enabled Floppy A B will be swapped under DOS Disabled Floppy A B will be normal definition VGA Boot From The default value is AGP AGP VGA Boot From AGP PCI VGA Boot From PCI Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360 K type is 40 tracks 720 K 1 2 M and 1 44 M are all 80 tracks The default value is Enabled Enabled BIO...

Page 31: ...t key to repeat the same key in to computer Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup The default value is Setup System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entere...

Page 32: ... OS2 operating system OS2 Using OS2 operating system and DRAM 64MB HDD S M A R T Capability The default value is Disabled Enable Enable HDD S M A R T Capability Disable Disable HDD S M A R T Capability Report No FDD For WIN 95 The default value is No No Assign IRQ6 For FDD Yes FDD Detect IRQ6 Automatically Video BIOS Shadow It determines whether video BIOS is able to copy to RAM however it is opti...

Page 33: ... Case Opened will show No If the case have been opened Case Opened will show Yes If you want to reset Case Opened value set Reset Case Open Status to Yes and restart your computer Slow Down CPU Duty Cycle Optional The default value is Normal Normal Normal Operation 12 5 75 0 Monitor CPU Temp will cause system slow down CPU Duty Cycle to 12 5 75 0 ...

Page 34: ...Monitor CPU Temp at 70 C 158 F if Temp 70 C 158 F system will automatically power off 75 C 167 F Monitor CPU Temp at 75 C 167 F if Temp 75 C 167 F system will automatically power off Temp Select C F Optional The default value is 70 C 158 F 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU Temp at 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F Monitor CPU Temp at 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU Temp at 70 C 158 F 75 C 167 F Monitor CPU Temp at 75 ...

Page 35: ...l Detect system s voltage status automatically EDO CASx MA Wait State The default value is 1 1 Set EDO CASx MA Wait State to 1 2 Set EDO CASx MA Wait State to 2 EDO RASx Wait State The default value is 1 1 Set EDO RASx Wait State to 1 2 Set EDO RASx Wait State to 2 SDRAM CAS latency Time The default value is Auto 3 For 67 83 MHz SDRAM DIMM module 2 For 100 MHz SDRAM DIMM module Auto CAS latency ti...

Page 36: ...OS Cacheable The default value is Enabled Enabled Enable video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Disable video BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable The default value is Disabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable this function to get better VGA performance while some brands of VGA must be disabled this function e g ET4000W32P 16 Bit I O Recovery Time The default value is 1 1 4 Set 16 Bit I O recove...

Page 37: ...ce in system Clock Spread Spectrum The default value is Disabled Disabled Disabled this function Enabled Enabled Clock Spread Spectrum 4 8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Figure 4 5 Power Management Setup R These two items will show up when Resume by Alarm is Enabled Power Management The default value is Enabled Enabled Enable Green function Disabled Disable Green function ...

Page 38: ...ts into Green mode DPMS BIOS will use DPMS Standard to control VGA card The Green type VGA card will turn of V H SYNC automatically Suspend Mode The default value is Disabled Disabled Disable Suspend Mode 1 min 1 Hour Setup the timer to enter Suspend Mode HDD Power Down The default value is Disabled Disable Disable HDD Power Down mode function 1 15 mins Enable HDD Power Down mode between 1 to 15 m...

Page 39: ...oft Off Status Full On Set System Full On Status Power LED in Suspend The default value is BLINKING BLINKING Set Power LED in Suspend at BLINKING mode ON Set Power LED in Suspend at ON mode OFF DUAL Set Power LED in Suspend at OFF DUAL mode CPUFAN Off In Suspend The default value is Enabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Stop CPU FAN when entering Suspend mode PME Event Wakeup The default ...

Page 40: ...o RAM Resume by Alarm The default value is Disabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If the Resume by Alarm is Enabled Date of Month Alarm 0 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI The default value is Enabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable monitor IRQ 3 7 9 15 for Green event Primary IDE 0 1 The default value is Disabled...

Page 41: ...nabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable monitor Floppy Disk for Green event Serial Port The default value is Enabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable monitor Serial Port for Green event Parallel Port The default value is Disabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable monitor Parallel Port for Green event 4 9 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION ...

Page 42: ...s used by legacy ISA DEVICE Auto BIOS automatically use these PnP rescuers Reset Configuration Data The default value is Disabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable clear PnP information in ESCD IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 assigned to The default value is Legacy ISA or PCI ISA PnP Legacy ISA The resource is used by Legacy ISA device PCI ISA PnP The resource is used by P...

Page 43: ...EM block size Assign IRQ For USB The default value is Enabled Enabled Assign a specific IRQ for USB Disabled No IRQ is assigned for USB 4 10 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS Figure 4 7 Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS Defaults To load BIOS defaults value to CMOS SRAM enter Y If not enter N ...

Page 44: ...BIOS Configuration 4 25 4 11 LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS Figure 4 8 Load PERFORMANCE Defaults Load PERFORMANCE Defaults To load PERFORMANCE defaults value to CMOS SRAM enter Y If not enter N ...

Page 45: ... Block Mode Disabled Disable IDE HDD Block Mode IDE Primary Master PIO for onboard IDE 1st channel The default value is Auto Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode0 4 Manually set the IDE Accessing mode IDE Primary Slave PIO for onboard IDE 1st channel The default value is Auto Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode0 4 Manually set the IDE ...

Page 46: ...lly detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode0 4 Manually set the IDE Accessing mode IDE Primary Master UDMA The default value is Auto Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Disabled Disable UDMA function IDE Primary Slave UDMA The default value is Auto Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Disabled Disable UDMA function IDE Secondary Master UDMA The d...

Page 47: ...hannel IDE port USB Keyboard Support The default value is Disabled Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support Onboard FDC Controller The default value is Enabled Enabled Enable onboard FDC port Disabled Disable onboard FDC port Onboard Serial Port 1 The default value is 3F8 IRQ4 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port...

Page 48: ...ault value is 378 IRQ7 Disabled Disable onboard LPT port 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Ex...

Page 49: ...ed Disable Keyboard Power on Multikey Enter multikey combination to Power on system KB Power ON Multikey Enter Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password M You can power on your system by entering the keyboard power on password If your password consists of more than one character you have to press the ENTER key after entering the password ...

Page 50: ...the password Type the password again and press Enter To disable password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely If you select System at Security Option in BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted for the password eve...

Page 51: ...E HDD Auto Detection Type Y will accept the H D D parameter reported by BIOS Type N will keep the old H D D parameter setup If the hard disk cylinder number is over 1024 then the user can select LBA mode or LARGER mode for DOS partition larger than 528 MB ...

Page 52: ...BIOS Configuration 4 33 4 15 SAVE EXIT SETUP Figure 4 12 Save Exit Setup Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS SRAM Type N will return to Setup Utility ...

Page 53: ...BX2000 4 34 4 16 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Figure 4 13 Exit Without Saving Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS SRAM Type N will return to Setup Utility ...

Page 54: ... technician for additional suggestions You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void Your authority to operate such equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subjected to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must a...

Page 55: ...1 apparatus Residual commercial and light industry EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55081 2 Generic emission standard Part 2 of radio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment fluorescent lamps and luminaries EN 55020 Immunity from radio interference of EN 55082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment equipment EN 55022 ...