Seanix Gatineau, Reference Manual

Page 1: ...Version 1 0 Gatineau Motherboard Reference Manual ...

Page 2: ...may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies The product name and revision number are both printed on the board itself Manual revisions are released for each design represented by the digit before and after the period and for manual updates represented by the third digit in the manual revision number For updated BIOS drivers or product release information you may vi...

Page 3: ...hipset 10 Super I O Controller 13 BIOS System Support 15 Expansion Slots 17 Hardware Monitor 17 Onboard LAN Optional 18 Onboard Sound Optional 18 Wake On LAN Header WOL 19 Front Panel Connector 19 CD Audio in Connector 19 Fan Connectors 20 Main Power Connector 20 Management Extension Hardware 20 LS 120 Support 21 System Security 21 ...

Page 4: ...2 BIOS Features Setup 34 Chipset Features Setup 37 Power Management Setup 40 PNP PCI Configuration 43 Integrated Peripherals 44 Load BIOS Defaults 46 Load Setup Defaults 46 Auto Detect Hard Disks 46 Supervisor Password and User Password settings 46 IDE HDD Auto Detection 46 Save and Exit Setup 46 Exit Without Saving 46 Upgrading the BIOS 47 4 Error and Information Messages 48 5 Glossary 51 6 Speci...

Page 5: ...ading bandwidth intensive graphics from the PCI bus also contributes to an increase in overall system performance Features of the Gatineau Motherboard ATX form factor of 300mm x 207mm Microprocessor Single Intel Celeron Pentium II or Pentium III processor 100MHz and 66MHz host bus speeds All current processor speeds voltages and bus frequencies Slot 1 connector Main memory Three 168 pin DIMM socke...

Page 6: ...grates standard I O functions Two USB ports Seven expansion slots One AGP slot Three PCI slots One shared PCI ISA slot One ISA slot Other features AWARD BIOS Plug and Play compatible Advanced Power Management APM 1 2 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI 1 0 ...

Page 7: ...AGPset Intel PCIset ES1373 1 27 Reset HDD LED Speaker Power LED InfraRed Sleep Power on WOR Slot 1 connector ATX Power connector DIMM sockets Front panel connectors Primary IDE Secondary IDE Floppy Mouse PS 2 port Keyboard PS 2 port USB ports Line In Mic Line Out Parallel port printer port LPT1 Serial port COM1 Serial port COM2 LAN connector Joystick MIDI connector CPU jumpers Battery Chassis Intr...

Page 8: ...ssing and bus technology to mainstream systems The cartridge includes the processor core second level cache thermal plate and back cover Optimized for 32 bit applications running on advanced operating systems Data integrity and reliability features include system bus ECC Fault Analysis Recovery and Functional Redundancy Checking Memory The motherboard has three dual inline memory module DIMM socke...

Page 9: ... design pcisets memory ECC Memory ECC memory detects multiple bit errors and corrects single bit errors When ECC memory is installed the BIOS supports both ECC and non ECC mode ECC mode is enabled in the Setup program The BIOS automatically detects if ECC memory is installed and provides the Setup option for selecting ECC mode If any non ECC memory is installed the Setup option for ECC configurati...

Page 10: ... 66 MHz 32 bit addressing Desktop Optimized GTL compliant host bus interface Integrated DRAM controller with support for 3 3 V only DIMM DRAM configurations Up to four double sided DIMMs Synchronous 100 MHz or 66 MHz SDRAM SDRAM 64 bit data interface with ECC support A G P interface Complies with the A G P specification see Section 6 2 for specification information Support for 3 3 V PCI 66 A G P 6...

Page 11: ...Two USB ports see Section 6 2 for specification information Support for legacy keyboard and mouse Support for UHCI interface see Section 6 2 for specification information Integrated dual channel enhanced IDE interface Support for up to four IDE devices PIO Mode 4 transfers at up to 16 MB sec Support for Ultra DMA 33 synchronous DMA mode transfers up to 33 MB sec Bus master mode with an 8 x 32 bit ...

Page 12: ...ontroller interface UHCI and uses UHCI compatible software drivers USB features include Self identifying peripherals that can be plugged in while the computer is running Automatic mapping of function to driver and configuration Supports isonchronous and asynchronous transfer types over the same set of wires Supports up to 127 physical devices Guaranteed bandwidth and low latencies appropriate for ...

Page 13: ...mponents The clock provides a time of day clock and a multi century calendar with alarm features and century rollover The real time clock supports 256 bytes of battery backed CMOS SRAM in two banks that are reserved for BIOS use The time date and CMOS values can be specified in the Setup program The CMOS values can be returned to their defaults by using the Setup program An external coin cell batt...

Page 14: ... sizes 360 KB 5 25 inch 1 2 MBYTES 5 25 inch 720 KB 3 5 inch 1 44 MBYTES 3 5 inch 2 88 MBYTES 3 5 inch Keyboard and Mouse Interface PS 2 keyboard and mouse connectors are located on the back panel The 5 V lines to these connectors are protected with a PolySwitch circuit that like a self healing fuse re establishes the connection after an over current condition is removed Power to the computer shou...

Page 15: ...system Setup program a PCI and IDE auto configuration The system BIOS is always shadowed Shadowing allows any BIOS routines to be executed from fast 32 bit onboard DRAM instead of from the slower 8 bit flash device 1 Plug and Play Rev 1 0A support 2 Boot Block Protection 3 Auto detects Pipeline Burst SRAM and Cache size IDE mode type and size 4 Supports APM 1 2 5 Supports DMI 2 0 6 Supports USB 7 ...

Page 16: ... legacy non Plug and Play ISA cards Universal Serial Bus USB Support The USB technology enables users to quickly and easily attach and reconfigure a wide range of peripheral devices from keyboards to printers to telephony devices With comprehensive support for both USB host controllers and USB devices AWARD BIOS offers the ability to fully utilize USB technology The motherboard features two USB po...

Page 17: ...ferring information between other parts of the system Another key feature of the PCI bus is it s plug and play capabilities This eliminates the need for jumper and dip switches for configuring a PCI card The PCI slots on the Gatineau motherboard are numbered 1 4 with 1 being closest to the AGP slot All PCI slots are fully functional bus mastering slots PCI 1 This slot shares the PCI Interrupt used...

Page 18: ...00 MBps connection Off status indicates a 10 MBps connection Green LED ACT LINK Indicates there is activity on the LAN Indicates if the LAN cable is connected linked Remote reset capabilities are possible from a remote peer or server using the LANDesk Client Manager and service layers when available Onboard Sound Optional The onboard sound is powered by the Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1373 chipset...

Page 19: ...hat can supply 720 mA current at the 5V standby output Front Panel Connector PWR ON Pins 1 2 connected to Standby Power On Off Switch via twisted pair cable SLEEP Pins 3 4 connected to Sleep Switch via twisted pair cable orange white INFRARED Pins 6 11 not currently used HD LED Pins 15 16 connected to the HDD LED via twisted pair cable red white PWR LED Pins 18 20 connected to the Power LED via tw...

Page 20: ...ted power cord when power resumes the computer returns to the power state it was in before power was interrupted on or off Management Extension Hardware The optional Management Extension component Analog Device AMD9240A provides the instrumentation capabilities designed to reduce the total cost of owning a PC when used with Intel LANDesk Client Manager Feature include Integrated temperature monito...

Page 21: ...ted by Windows 95 98 and Windows NT operating systems The Gatineau motherboard allows connection of an LS 120 compatible drive and a standard 3 5 inch diskette drive The LS 120 drive can be configured as a boot device if selected in the BIOS setup utility System Security The BIOS provides Supervisor level and User level passwords that you can enable through the Setup program Chassis Intrusion Dete...

Page 22: ...per is if you need to Change the system operating speed Clear CMOS Clear Password Change the Onboard LAN Power Supply voltage source NOTE A jumper is a small plastic encased conductor that slips over jumper pins To change a jumper setting use a pair of fine needle nosed pliers to remove the jumper from its current location and slide it onto the new pins to obtain the desired setting CAUTION Do not...

Page 23: ... clear the CMOS do the following Power down the system Remove the system cover to access the motherboard Change the setting of JP9 to 2 3 see the motherboard layout for it s location Turn on the system wait until you see video and turn the system off again Change the setting of JP9 back to 1 2 the default Replace the system cover Turn on the system and change the BIOS settings according to your pr...

Page 24: ... setting of JP10 to 2 3 see the motherboard layout for it s location Turn on the system wait until you see video and turn the system off again Change the setting of JP10 back to 1 2 the default Replace the system cover Flash Device Mode Settings JP2 and JP1 JP2 JP1 Program Device 1 2 1 2 Write Protect 2 3 2 3 Default setting ...

Page 25: ... 2 Press the two locking latches inward to release the CPU from the retention module Slide the CPU upward and out of the retention module Installing a Pentium II III Processor 1 Slide the CPU into the retention module Press the CPU down firmly into the slot 1 until the two locking latches clip in place 2 Connect the CPU fan plug to the Fan1 header on the motherboard your CPU heatsink may not have ...

Page 26: ...1 connector on the motherboard 2 Push the CPU module down firmly until the notches on the sides of the heat sink clip into place on the retention module 3 Change the CPU speed jumpers on the motherboard to match the speed of CPU you installed The jumper settings are shown in the previous chapter Note It is possible that your retention module may be different to the one shown however the basics of ...

Page 27: ... Setup program see chapter 3 The motherboard layout at the beginning of this manual shows the location of the DIMM sockets To install DIMMs follow these steps 1 Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer Turn off the computer 2 Remove the computer cover and locate the DIMM sockets 3 Holding the DIMM by the edges remove it from its anti static package 4 Make sure the clips at either ...

Page 28: ... Setup program settings stored in CMOS RAM for example the date and time might not be accurate Replace the battery with an equivalent one If your local ordinances permit you may dispose of individual batteries as normal trash Do not expose batteries to excessive heat or fire Keep all batteries away from children CAUTION Danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with t...

Page 29: ...at slot and retain for possible future use Carefully align the cards edge connector with the motherboard slot and press down firmly to seat the card in the slot a rocking motion usually makes this easier Secure the cards back plate with the screw you removed earlier Replace the computer system s cover Plug in the power cord and proceed to install any drivers or software needed for that card ...

Page 30: ...p Menu Overview The AWARD BIOS Setup program is easy to use and can be controlled by the keyboard Enter the AWARD BIOS Setup main menu as follows 1 Turn on or reboot your system 2 When the message Hit DEL if you want to run SETUP appears press the DEL key to enter the BIOS setup program The CMOS Setup Utility screen as illustrated below will appear ROM PCI ISA BIOS UA69KS01 CMOS Setup Utility AWAR...

Page 31: ...ges Increase the numeric value or makes changes Decrease the numeric value or makes changes F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 Change color from total 16 colors F2 to select color forward Shift F2 to select color backward F3 Calendar only for Status Page Setup Menu F4 Reserved F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6...

Page 32: ...et the time and date and to configure the disk drives If you select certain options from the main screen e g Primary IDE Master the Setup program switches to a sub screen for the selected option Date Time Select the Date Time option to change the date or time The current date and time are displayed Enter new values through the displayed window Floppy Drive A B Choose the Floppy Drive A or B option...

Page 33: ...s greater than 528 MB Click on Block Mode and choose On to support IDE drives that use Block Mode Click on 32Bit Mode and click on On to support IDE drives that permit 32 bit accesses Click on PlO Mode to select the IDE Programmed I O mode PIO programming also works with ATAPI CD ROM drives The settings are Auto 0 1 2 3 4 or 5 Click on Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically find the PIO mode that...

Page 34: ...led DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Security Option Setup PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled OS Select For DRAM 64MB Non OS2 HDD SMART capability Enabled Report No FDD For Win 95 Yes ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults This section describes the options available in the BIOS Feature Setup menu which are used to configure basic...

Page 35: ...ST Better to find a problem during POST than lose data during your work Boot From LAN First When Enabled the BIOS attempts to boot from a LAN boot image before it attempts to boot from a local storage device Boot Sequence The original IBM PCs loaded the DOS operating system from drive A floppy disk so IBM PC compatible systems are designed to search for an operating system first on drive A and the...

Page 36: ...ic rate and typematic delay Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the typematic rate setting is enabled you can select a typematic rate the rate at which character repeats when you hold down a key of 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 or 30 characters per second Typematic Delay Msec When the typematic rate setting is enabled you can select a typematic delay the delay before key strokes begin to repeat of 250 500 750 or 1...

Page 37: ...Disabled DRAM Data Integrity Mode Non ECC System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled 8 Bit I O Recovery Time 1 16 Bit I O Recovery Time 1 Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled Passive Release Enabled Delayed Transaction Disabled AGP Aperture Size MB 64 ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup D...

Page 38: ...his field applies only if EDO DRAM is installed in the system EDO RASx Wait State The board designer may elect to insert one additional wait state before RAS is asserted for row misses thus allowing one additional MAX 13 0 setup time to RASx assertion This field applies only if EDO DRAM is installed in the system SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and ...

Page 39: ...ry Time The I O recovery mechanism adds bus clock cycles between PCI originated I O cycles to the ISA bus This delay takes place because the PCI bus is so much faster than the ISA bus These two fields let you add recovery time in bus clock cycles for 16 bit and 8 bit I O Memory Hole at 15M 16M You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reserved it cannot be ca...

Page 40: ...bal Timer Events IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI Disabled Primary IDE 0 Disabled Primary IDE 1 Disabled Secondary IDE 0 Disabled Secondary IDE 1 Disabled Floppy Disk Disabled Serial Port Enabled Parallel Port Disabled Power on by Ring Disabled Wake Up On LAN Enabled IRQ 8 Break Suspend Disabled ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults Thi...

Page 41: ...ower management values Blank Screen System only writes blanks to the video buffer Video Off After As the system moves from lesser to greater power saving modes select the mode in which you want the monitor to blank Doze Mode After the selected period of system inactivity the CPU clock runs at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed Standby Mode After the selected period of...

Page 42: ...abled turning the system off with the on off button places the system in a very low power usage state with only enough circuitry receiving power to detect power button activity or Resume by Ring activity Power on by Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state Wake Up On Ring When enabled an input si...

Page 43: ... PNP OS Installed Select Yes if the system operating environment is Plug and Play aware e g Windows 95 Resources Controlled By The Plug and Play Award BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices If you select Auto all the interrupt request IRQ and DMA assignment fields disappear as the BIOS automatically assigns them Reset Configuration Data Normally you leav...

Page 44: ...ld Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults This section describes the options available in the Integrated Peripherals menu to configure the peripheral support If you select certain options the setup program switches to a sub screen for the selected option IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your I...

Page 45: ...nabled to activate each channel separately USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard Init Display First Initialize the AGP video display before initializing any other display device on the system Thus the AGP display becomes the primary display Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk ...

Page 46: ...omatically enters them into the standard CMOS setup screen Supervisor Password and User Password settings Change set or disable a password In BIOS versions that allow separate user and supervisor passwords only the supervisor password permits access to Setup The user password generally allows only power on access IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically detect and configure IDE hard disk parameters Sa...

Page 47: ...unrecoverable damage to the motherboard Flashing the BIOS 1 Insert the BIOS diskette into your floppy drive At A type awdflash BIOS filename and hit enter 2 A Flash EPROM Programming Utility screen pops up Press Y to continue WARNING System must NOT be turned off during the programming operation The system will re boot if programming is successfully completed 3 Please wait for the programming oper...

Page 48: ...s incorrect indicating the BIOS code may have become corrupt Contact your system dealer to replace the BIOS CMOS battery failed CMOS battery is no longer functional Contact your system dealer for a replacement battery CMOS checksum error Defaults loaded Checksum of CMOS is incorrect so the system loads the default equipment configuration A checksum error may indicate that CMOS has become corrupt T...

Page 49: ...re the system without a keyboard set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL BUT KEYBOARD The BIOS then ignores the missing keyboard during POST Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key This message usually indicates that one or more keys have been pressed during the keyboard tests Be sure no objects are resting on the keyboard Memory Test This message displays during a full memory test coun...

Page 50: ...ST screen Phoenix Technologies offers a save to disk feature for notebook computers This message may appear when the operator re starts the system after a save to disk shutdown See the Press TAB message above for a description of this feature Secondary master hard disk fail POST detects an error in the primary slave IDE hard drive Secondary slave hard disk fail POST detects an error in the seconda...

Page 51: ...ng system is booted BIT A binary digit that is the most reducible element of computer information Eight bits make one byte BOOT or BOOTSTRAP A small ROM based program which is automatically loaded when the system is first powered up or booted in order to load and execute an operating system or other large program from disk Also the process of starting the computer either by turning on the power pr...

Page 52: ...Software that controls the activities performed by the computer DOS sets up an environment under which application software can load and function It is an interface between the system and application software DRAM DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY A type of RAM that requires a refresh cycle to keep information valid Main system memory uses DRAM EXPANSION SLOT A connector on the system board into which ...

Page 53: ...d printer port or LPT 1 the parallel port is used to attach a printer or other peripheral using a Centronics parallel cable PARITY BIT An additional non informational bit appended to a group of 8 bits to make the number of ones in the group of bits either even or odd This is an elementary error correction mechanism Example During a subsequent read from a memory location and using odd parity the sy...

Page 54: ... Desktop Management Interface BIOS specification Version 2 0 October 16 1995 American Megatrends Inc Award Software International Inc Dell Computer Corporation Intel Corporation Phoenix Technologies Ltd SystemSoft Corporation El Torito Bootable CD ROM format specification Version 1 0 January 25 1995 Phoenix Technologies Ltd IBM Corporation The El Torito specification is available on the Phoenix we...