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BIOS Setup

The mainboardÕs BIOS setup program is the ROM PCI/ISA BIOS from
Award Software Inc. Enter the Award BIOS programÕs Main Menu as
follows:

1.

Turn on or reboot the system. After a series of diagnostic checks,
you are asked to press DEL to enter Setup.

2.

Press the <DEL> key to enter the Award BIOS program and the
main screen appears:

 

 

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Esc : Quit                           

↑  ↓  →  ←

  : Select Item 

F10 : Save & Exit Setup              (Shift) F2 : Change Color

3.

Choose an option and press <Enter>. Modify the system parameters
to reflect the options installed in the system. (See the following
sections.)

4.

Press <ESC> at anytime to return to the Main Menu.

5.

In the Main Menu, choose ÒSAVE AND EXIT SETUPÓ to save
your changes and reboot the system. Choosing ÒEXIT WITHOUT
SAVINGÓ ignores your changes and exits the program.

The Main Menu options of the Award BIOS are described in the sections
that follow.

Summary of Contents for 5EA5

Page 1: ...5EA5 A5C P54C P55C PCI Mainboard User s Guide Technical Reference...

Page 2: ...in the specifications of the product described within it at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such revision or change The information contained in this manual is...

Page 3: ...0 x clock 10 Step 2 CPU Single Dual Voltage Setting 11 Single Voltage CPU Setting 11 Dual Voltage CPU Setting 12 Memory Configuration 12 Memory Configuration Table 13 RAM Bank Installation Notice 13...

Page 4: ...tup 20 Chipset Features Setup 23 Power Management Setup 25 PNP PCI Configuration Setup 28 Load Setup Defaults 30 Load BIOS Defaults 30 Integrated Peripherals 31 Supervisor Password 33 User Password 34...

Page 5: ...e Supports P54C P55C series SMM Mode and CPU Stop Clock L2 Cache Controller Write Back Cache Modes and Direct Mapped Organization On board 512K Pipeline Burst SRAMs Cache DRAM Controller Supports FPM...

Page 6: ...contact your dealer immediately Electrostatic Discharge Precautions Make sure you ground yourself before handling the mainboard or other system components Electrostatic discharge can easily damage th...

Page 7: ...et 7 for P54C P55C 10 SIMM Bank 2 EQ82C661X Chipset 11 Floppy Connector 3 Pipelined Burst SRAM 12 IDE1 IDE2 Connector 4 Super I O Chip 13 Parallel Port Connector 5 PnP FLASH BIOS 14 COM1 COM2 Connecto...

Page 8: ...J18 J19 J17 J23 HD LED J24 Keylock SPK COM1 COM2 SMC 669 EQ6617 P B SRAM 64Kx32 EQ6617 P B SRAM 64Kx32 CN1 CN2 PW FDC IDE 1 IDE 2 TAG SRAM IBM 6x86 P200 CPU Note 2 Flash BIOS USB CN3 J25 1 IR CN5 1 J...

Page 9: ...IMM BANK 0 SIMM BANK 1 EQ6619 JP14 JP13 JP30 RST J18 J19 J17 J23 HD LED J24 Keylock SPK COM1 COM2 SMC 669 EQ6617 P B SRAM 64Kx32 EQ6617 P B SRAM 64Kx32 CN1 CN2 PW FDC IDE 1 IDE 2 TAG SRAM 586 CPU Fami...

Page 10: ...whenever you upgrade or reconfigure your system CAUTION Turn off power to the mainboard system chassis and peripheral devices before performing any work on the mainboard or system Jumpers JP5 CMOS Cle...

Page 11: ...sets the PCI bus on 32MHz to get the synchronous setting Set JP16 to Synchronous mode when the system is unstable Host Bus CPU Bus PCI Bus Frequency Synchronous PCI Bus Frequency Asynchronous 50 MHz...

Page 12: ...ngs 1 5 x clock AMD K5 PR75 PR90 PR100 PR120 PR133 1 5 x clock EQ6619 JP14 JP13 586 CPU Family EQ6618 1 JP12 JP11 JP10 P54C P55C 75 50 MHz AMD K5 PR 75 50MHz P54C P55C 90 60 MHz AMD K5 PR 90 60MHz AMD...

Page 13: ...P11 JP10 P54C P55C 100 50 MHz Cyrix 6x86 6x86L P120 50 MHz Cyrix 6x86 6x86L P133 55 MHz 1 JP12 JP11 JP10 1 JP12 JP11 JP10 Cyrix 6x86 6x86L P200 75 MHz 1 JP12 JP11 JP10 P54C P55C 120 60 MHz Cyrix 6x86...

Page 14: ...P11 JP10 Cyrix 6x86MX PR233 75MHz 1 JP12 JP11 JP10 EQ6619 Figure 2 1 3 CPU Jumper Settings P54C P55C 180 200 CPU Settings 3 0 x clock AMD K6 PR200 CPU Setting Cyrix 6x86MX PR233 PR266 CPU Settings JP1...

Page 15: ...ed traditionally The CPUs which fall into this category are P54CX AMD K5 PRxxxBx AMD K5 PRxxxCx AMD K5 PRxxxFx and Cyrix 6x86 Refer to the following figures to set these CPUs voltage JP30 586 CPU Fami...

Page 16: ...sk your CPU dealer for the exact VIO and VCORE voltage before you install it Memory Configuration The mainboard supports two banks of 72 pin FPM EDO Burst EDO DRAM SIMM and one strip of 3 3V 168 pin U...

Page 17: ...Notice Due to the RAS line share architecture of ETEQ chipset the possible combination of DIMM SIMM in this mainboard are as one of the followings 1 In Bank 1 2 In Bank 2 3 In Bank 1 Bank 2 4 In DIMM...

Page 18: ...Q7 which may conflict with printing functions If this occurs do not use sound card functions at the same time you print Connectors Attach the mainboard to case devices or an external battery via conne...

Page 19: ...7 Keylock Power LED Connector J17 is a connector for a lock that may be installed on the system case for enabling or disabling the keyboard J17 also attaches to the case s Power LED Pin 1 3 for power...

Page 20: ...ector Enable Disable Toggle this jumper to force the system into power saving Green mode Any hardware IRQ signal makes the system wakeup CN3 Universal Serial Bus Connectors Attach 9 pin USB cable to t...

Page 21: ...ONFIGURATION LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Time Date Hard Disk Type Esc Qui...

Page 22: ...11 Help Shift F2 Change Color F3 Toggle Calendar Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 3328K Other Memory 128K Total Memory 4096K 2 Use arrow keys to move between items and select values Modify selected fi...

Page 23: ...360KB 5 1 4 in 1 2MB 5 1 4 in 720KB 3 1 2 in 1 44M 3 1 2 in default 2 88 MB 3 1 2 in or Not installed Video Choose Monochrome Color 40x25 VGA EGA default Color 80x25 Halt On When BIOS detects system e...

Page 24: ...faults F7 Load Setup Defaults Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled DC00...

Page 25: ...On or Off On puts numeric keypad in Num Lock mode at boot up Off puts this keypad in arrow key mode at boot up Typematic Rate Setting Enable this option to adjust the keystroke repeat rate Typematic...

Page 26: ...monitor normal Disabled Default setting OS Select for DRAM 64MB OS2 Choosing this when you are using OS 2 operation system Non OS 2 Choosing this when you are using no OS 2 operation system Video or...

Page 27: ...DRAM Timing Control Auto Read Pipeline Disabled Write Pipeline Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Memory Hole At 15Mb Addr Disabled OnChip USB Disabled 2 Use the arr...

Page 28: ...FH is cacheable if cache controller is enabled Memory Hole At 15Mb Addr Choose Enabled or Disabled default Some interface cards will map their ROM address to this area If this occurs you should select...

Page 29: ...F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults Power Down Resume Events IRQ 5 LPT 2 Primary IRQ 6 Floppy Disk Primary IRQ 7 LPT 1 Primary IRQ 8 RTC Alar...

Page 30: ...ing HDD Power Down When the set time has elapsed the BIOS sends a command to the HDD to power down which turns off the motor Time is adjustable from 1 to 15 minutes The default setting is Disabled Som...

Page 31: ...u can choose any IRQ IRQ When set at Primary the processor will power down only after the BIOS detects a no IRQ activity during the time specified by the Suspend time If set at Secondary event the sys...

Page 32: ...nP DMA 0 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 1 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 3 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 6 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 7 assigned to PCI ISA PnP PCI IRQ Actived B...

Page 33: ...IRQ Map To Select PCI AUTO ISA or assign a PCI SLOT number depending on which slot the PCI IDE is inserted The default setting is PCI AUTO If PCI AUTO does not work then assign an individual PCI SLOT...

Page 34: ...mmended if you need to reset the system setup Note The SETUP Defaults are optimized for the most stabilized performance Load BIOS Defaults Choose this item and the following message appears Load BIOS...

Page 35: ...Mode Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto Onboard FDC...

Page 36: ...the on board floppy controller default Disabled Turn off the on board floppy controller Onboard UART 1 Onboard UART 2 Choose serial port 1 2 s I O address Do no set port 1 2 to the same value except f...

Page 37: ...system boots or an attempt is made to enter the Setup program Change the password as follows 1 Choose SUPERVISOR PASSWORD in the Main Menu and press Enter The following message appears Enter Password...

Page 38: ...d and press Enter If you do not wish to use the password function you can just press Enter and a Password disabled message appears 3 After you enter your password the following message appears prompti...

Page 39: ...dingly Note This function is only valid for IDE hard disks ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC Do you accept this drive C Y N N ESC Skip HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ...

Page 40: ...you want to install a Cyrix CPU Default setting is Open for non Cyrix CPUs 2 Press Enter to go to the BIOS Setup Menu when booting the computer 3 Select Chipset Features Setup 4 Choose Enabled in item...

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