ET863i
Intel Pentium III = PN133T
ETX CPU Module
USER ’S MANUAL
Version 1.0
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Acknowledgments
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Inc.
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Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................... 1
Product Description ........................................................1
Checklist........................................................................2
Specifications .................................................................3
Dimensions.....................................................................4
Connector Locations on ET863i.......................................5
BIOS Setup.....................................................................11
Drivers Installation.......................................................33
VIA 4 in 1 Drivers Installation....................................... 34
VGA Drivers Installation............................................... 39
LAN Drivers Installation............................................... 42
Audio Drivers Installation.............................................. 46
Appendix ........................................................................49
A. I/O Port Address Map.............................................. 49
B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) .................................. 50
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Introduction
Product Description
ET863i is an ETX CPU module with Intel Pentium III processors on board.
Using Intel's advanced 0.18-micron process technology, the onboard
mobile Intel Pentium III processor (500MHz) runs at a fixed speed and
offers lower power.
ETX stands for Embedded Technology extended, a technology or form
factor that offers flexible time-to-market solution, enabling product
development time to shrink from four months to just four weeks. It also
features low power consumption and low heat emission, eliminating the
need for a CPU fan.
System memory is provided by a SO-DIMM socket that supports up
512MB of SDRAM memory. The Award BIOS facilitates easy system
configuration and peripheral setup. Other advanced features of ET863i
includes:
On Board Savage AGP4X Graphics, LVDS
Realtek RTL8100BL LAN Controller
Built-in Audio with AC97 Codec, TV-out
4 USB port interface
The ET863i has four board-to-board high-density interface connectors for
I/O signals that plug onto baseboards specific to customer’s applications.
ETX embedded solutions provide fast time-to-market through the
interchangeability and scalability of both the ETX module and the
baseboard.
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Checklist
Your ET863i package should include the items listed below.
· The ET863i CPU Module
· This User’s Manual
· 1 CD containing the following:
· Chipset Drivers
· Flash Memory Utility
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Specifications
Product Name ET863i
Form Factor ETX
CPU Type Intel Mobile Pentium III 500Mhz or higher
CPU Voltage 1.05V~1.825V
CPU External 100Mhz
Clock
Chipset VIA Pro Savage TwisterT (PN133T)+VT82C686B Chipset
North Bridge: VT8606 552 Pin PBGA
South Bridge: VT82C686A/B 352 Pin BGA
BIOS Award BIOS Support ACPI Function
Cache 128K/256K Level 2 Cache (CPU integrated)
On Board VGA VT8606 with Integrated Savage4 AGP4x Graphic
8/16/32 MB frame buffer using system memory
Integrated 2-channel 110MHZ LVDS interface
LAN Realtek RTL8100BL Single Chip Ethernet Controller
10/100 Base-T support
Sound VT82C686A/B Built-in Sound controller + AC97 Codec
VIA1611A (Line-out, Line-in, Mic.)
Memory Type 1x SODIMM 3.3V Max. 512MB
Support PC100/PC133 SO-DIMM Module
Super I/O VIA VT82C686A/B: IrDAx1 Parallel x1, COM1/2
(RS-232), FDC 2.88MB (3 Mode support), Hardware
monitor(2 thermal inputs,4 voltage monitor inputs, VID0-4
RTC/CMOS VT82C686A/B Built-in
Local Bus IDE VT82C686A/B Built-in, IDE1, IDE2
ETX Interface Connectors x 4
For PCI-bus, USB, Sound, VGA LCD, COM1, COM2,
LPT, Floppy, IrDA, Mouse, Keyboard, IDE1, IDE2,
Ethernet, ISA
USB Supports 4 ports, transfer rate up to 12Mb/s
Board Size 95mm x 114mm (3.74” x 4.5”)
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Dimensions
(Top View)
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Connectors on ET863i
1. CN1 (ISA-Bus)........................................................................................6
2. CN2 (IDE 1, IDE 2, Ethernet, Misc)......................................................7
3. CN3 (PCI-Bus, USB, Sound).................................................................8
4. CN4 (VGA, LCD, Video, COM, COM2, LPT/Floppy, IrDA, Mouse,
Keyboard)....................................................................................................8
5. J2: FDD Connector.................................................................................9
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1. CN1 (ISA-Bus)
Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GND 2 GND 51 VCC 52 VCC
3 SD14 4 SD15 53 SA6 54 IRQ5
5 SD13 6 MASTERJ 55 SA7 56 IR06
7 SD12 8 DREQ7 57 SA8 58 IRQ7
9 SD11 10 DACKJ7 59 SA9 60 SYSCLK
11 SD10 12 DREQ6 61 SA10 62 REFSHJ
13 SD9 14 DACKJ6 63 SA11 64 DREQ1
15 SD8 16 DREQ5 65 SA12 66 DACKJ 1
17 MEMWJ 18 DACKJ5 67 GND 68 GND
19 MEMRJ 20 DREQ0 69 SA13 70 DREQ3
21 LA17 22 DACKJ0 71 SA14 72 DACKJ3
23 LA18 24 IRQ14 73 SA15 74 IORJ
25 LA19 26 IR015 75 SA16 76 IOWJ
27 LA20 28 IRQ12 77 SA18 78 SA17
29 LA21 30 IRQ11 79 SA19 80 SMEMRJ
31 LA22 32 IRQ10 81 IOCHRD 82 AEN
Y
33 LA23 34 1016J 83 VCC 84 VCC
35 GND 36 GND 85 SD0 86 SMEMWJ
37 SBHEJ 38 M16J 87 SD2 88 SD1
39 SAO 40 OSC 89 SD3 90 NOWSJ
41 SA1 42 BALE 91 DREQ2 92 SD4
43 SA2 44 TC 93 SD5 94 IRQ9
45 SA3 46 DACKJ2 95 SD6 96 SD7
47 SA4 48 IR03 97 IOCHKJ 98 RSTDRV
49 SA5 50 IRQ4 99 GND 100 GND
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2. CN2 (IDE 1, IDE 2, Ethernet, Misc)
Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GND 2 GND 51 SIDE IOWJ 52 PIDE_IORJ
3 5V SB 4 PWGIN 53 SIDE DRQ 54 PIDE IOWJ
5 PS ON 6 SPEAKER 55 SIDE D15 56 PIDE DRQ
7 PWRBTNJ 8 BATT 57 SIDE DO 58 PIDE D15
9 KBINH 10 LILED 59 SIDE D14 60 PIDE DO
11 NC 12 ACTLED 61 SIDE D1 62 PIDE D14
13 NC 14 SPEEDLED 63 SIDE D13 64 PIDE D1
15 NC 16 NC 65 GND 66 GND
17 VCC 18 VCC 67 SIDE D2 68 PIDE D13
19 OVCRJ 20 GPCSJ 69 SIDE D12 70 PIDE D2
21 EXTSMI 22 NC 71 SIDE D3 72 PIDE D12
23 SMBCLK 24 SMBDATA 73 SIDE-D 1 74 PIDE D3
25 SIDE_CS3J 26 N.C. 75 SIDE D4 76 PIDE D11
27 SIDE CS1J 28 DASP S 77 SIDE D10 78 PIDE D4
29 SIDE A2 30 PIDE_CS3J 79 SIDE D5 80 PIDE D10
31 SIDE AO 32 PIDE CS1J 81 VCC 82 VCC
33 GND 34 GND 83 SIDE-D9 84 PIDE D5
35 NC 36 PIDE_A2 85 SIDE D6 86 PIDE D9
37 SIDE Al 38 PIDE_A0 87 SIDE-D8 88 PIDE D6
39 SIDE INTRO 40 PIDE A1 89 N.C. 90 N.C.
41 N.C. 42 N.C. 91 RXD- 92 PIDE D8
43 SIDE_AKJ 44 PIDE INTRO 93 RXD+ 94 SIDE D7
45 SIDE_RDY 46 PIDE_AKJ 95 TXD- 96 PIDE D7
47 SIDE_IORJ 48 PIDE RDY 97 TXD+ 98 HDRSTJ
49 VCC 50 VCC 99 GND 100 GND
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3. CN3 (PCI-Bus, USB, Sound)
Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GND 2 GND 51 VCC 52 VCC
3 PCICLK3 4 PCICLK4 53 PAR 54 SERRJ
5 GND 6 GND 55 GPERRJ 56 N C
7 PCICLK1 8 PCICLK2 57 PMEJ 58 USB20
9 REQJ3 10 GNTJ3 59 LOCKJ 60 DEVSELJ
11 GNTJ2 12 3V 61 TRDYJ 62 USB30
13 REQJ2 14 GNTJ1 63 IRDYJ 64 STOPJ
15 REQJ 1 16 3V 65 FRAMEJ 66 USB21
17 GNTJ0 18 N.C. 67 GND 68 GND
19 VCC 20 VCC 69 AD16 70 CBEJ2
21 SERIRQ 22 REQJ0 71 AD17 72 USB31
23 AD0 24 3V 73 AD19 74 AD18
25 AD1 26 AD2 75 AD20 76 USB00
27 AD4 28 AD3 77 AD22 78 AD21
29 AD6 30 AD5 79 AD23 80 USB10
31 CBFJ0 32 AD7 81 AD24 82 CBEJ3
33 AD8 34 AD9 83 VCC 84 VCC
35 GND 36 GND 85 AD25 86 AD26
37 AD10 38 AUXAL 87 AD28 88 USB01
39 AD11 40 MIC 89 AD27 90 AD29
41 AD12 42 AUXAR 91 AD30 92 USB11
43 AD13 44 ASVCC 93 PCIRSTJ 94 AD31
45 AD14 46 SNDL 95 IRQY 96 IRQZ
47 AD15 48 ASGND 97 IRQW 98 IRQX
49 CBEJ1 50 SNDR 99 GND 100 GND
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4. CN4 (VGA, LCD, Video, COM, COM2, LPT/Floppy, IrDA,
Mouse, Keyboard)
Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GND 2 GND 51 N C 52 N C
3 R 4 B 53 VCC 54 GND
5 HSY 6 G 55 /STB 5 6 /AFD
7 VSY 8 DDCK 57 ic. 58 PD7
9 NC 10 DDDA 59 IRRX 60 /ERR
11 TYCLK# 12 NC 61 IRTX 62 PD7
13 TYCLK 14 NC 63 RXD2 64 /INIT
15 GND 16 GND 65 GND 66 GND
17 TY1 18 TY2 67 RTS2J 68 PD5
19 TY1# 20 TY2# 69 DTR2J 70 /SLIN
21 GND 22 GND 71 DCD2J 72 PD4
23 NC 24 TY0 73 DSR2J 74 PD3
25 NC 26 TY0# 75 CTS2J 76 PD2
27 GND 28 GND 77 TXD2J 78 PD1
29 TX2# 30 TXCLK 79 RI2J 80 PD0
31 TX2 32 TXCLK# 81 VCC 82 VCC
33 GND 34 GND 83 RXD1 84 /ACK
35 TX0 36 TX1 85 RTS1J 86 /BUSY
37 TX0# 38 TX1# 87 DTR1J 88 PE
39 VCC 40 VCC 89 DCD1J 90 /SLCT
41 JILI_DAT 42 LTGIO0 91 DSR1J 92 MSCLK
43 JILi_CLK 44 BLON# 98 CTS1J 94 MSDAT
45 BIASON 46 DIGON 95 TXD1 96 KBCLK
47 COMP 48 Y 97 RI1J 98 KBDAT
49 NC 50 C 99 GND 100 GND
5. J2: FDD Connector
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 VCC 2 INDEX
3 VCC 4 DRV_SEL
5 VCC 6 DSK_CH
7 NC 8 NC
9 NC 10 MOTOR
11 DINST 12 DIR
13 NC 14 STEP
15 GND 16 WDATA
17 GND 18 EGATE
19 GND 20 TRACK
21 NC 22 WPROT
23 GND 24 RDATA
25 GND 26 SIDE
Note: JP1 and S1 are for manufacturing test use only.
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BIOS Setup
This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS
that comes with the CPU card. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows:
BIOS Introduction.......................................................................12
BIOS Setup...................................................................................12
Standard CMOS Setup ...............................................................14
Advanced BIOS Features ..........................................................17
Advanced Chipset Features ......................................................20
Integrated Peripherals .................................................................23
Power Management Setup.........................................................25
PNP/PCI Configurations.............................................................28
PC Health Status..........................................................................29
Frequency/Voltage Control.......................................................30
Load Fail-Safe Defaults ..............................................................31
Load Setup Defaults ...................................................................31
Set Supervisor/User Password..................................................31
Save & Exit Setup........................................................................31
Exit Without Saving....................................................................31
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BIOS Introduction
The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer
system’s ROM supports Intel Pentium II/III processors. The BIOS
provides critical low-level support for a standard device such as disk
drives, serial ports and parallel ports. It also adds virus and password
protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset
controlling the entire system.
BIOS Setup
The Award BIOS provides a Setup utility program for specifying the
system configurations and settings. The BIOS ROM of the system stores
the Setup utility. When you turn on the computer, the Award BIOS is
immediately activated. Pressing the key immediately allows you to
enter the Setup utility. If you are a little bit late pressing the key,
POST (Power On Self Test) will continue with its test routines, thus
preventing you from invoking the Setup. If you still wish to enter Setup,
restart the system by pressing the ”Reset” button or simultaneously
pressing the , and keys. You can also restart by
turning the system Off and back On again. The following message will
appear on the screen:
Press to Enter Setup
In general, you press the arrow keys to highlight items, to select,
the and keys to change entries, for help and
to quit.
When you enter the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on
the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup
functions and exit choices.
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Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control
Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults
Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password
Power Management Setup Set User Password
PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup
PC Health Status Exit Without Saving
ESC : Quit á â à ß : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…
The section below the setup items of the Main Menu displays the control
keys for this menu. At the bottom of the Main Menu just below the control
keys section, there is another section which displays information on the
currently highlighted item in the list.
Note: If the system cannot boot after making and saving system
changes with Setup, the Award BIOS supports an override to
the CMOS settings that resets your system to its default.
Warning: It is strongly recommended that you avoid making any
changes to the chipset defaults. These defaults have been
carefully chosen by both Award and your system
manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance
and reliability. Changing the defaults could cause the system
to become unstable and crash in some cases.
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Standard CMOS Setup
“Standard CMOS Setup” choice allows you to record some basic
hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system
clock and error handling. If the board is already installed in a working
system, you will not need to select this option. You will need to run the
Standard CMOS option, however, if you change your system hardware
configurations, the onboard battery fails, or the configuration stored in
the CMOS memory was lost or damaged.
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Standard CMOS Features
Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, Mar 26 2000 Item Help
Time (hh:mm:ss) 00 : 00 : 00 Menu Level
IDE Primary Master None Change the day, month,
IDE Primary Slave None Year and century
IDE Secondary Master None
IDE Secondary Slave None
Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B None
Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All, But Keyboard
Select Display Device CRT+LCD
Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 129024K
Total Memory 130048K
At the bottom of the menu are the control keys for use on this menu. If you
need any help in each item field, you can press the key. It will display
the relevant information to help you. The memory display at the lower
right-hand side of the menu is read-only. It will adjust automatically
according to the memory changed. The following describes each item of
this menu.
Date
The date format is:
Day : Sun to Sat
Month : 1 to 12
Date : 1 to 31
Year : 1994 to 2079
To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the PageUp/ PageDown
or +/- keys to set the current time.
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Time
The time format is: Hour : 00 to 23
Minute : 00 to 59
Second : 00 to 59
To set the time, highlight the “Time” field and use the < PgUp>/ or
+/- keys to set the current time.
IDE Primary HDDs / IDE Secondary HDDs
The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Secondary
channels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices.
Each channel can support up to two hard disks; the first is the “Master”
and the second is the “Slave”.
Press to configure the hard disk. The selections include Auto,
Manual, and None. Select ‘Manual’ to define the drive information
manually. You will be asked to enter the following items.
CYLS : Number of cylinders
HEAD : Number of read/write heads
PRECOMP : Write precompensation
LANDZ : Landing zone
SECTOR : Number of sectors
The Access Mode selections are as follows:
Auto
Normal (HD < 528MB)
Large (for MS-DOS only)
LBA (HD > 528MB and supports
Logical Block Addressing)
Drive A / Drive B
These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has
been installed in the computer. The available specifications are:
360KB 1.2MB 720KB 1.44MB 2.88MB
5.25 in. 5.25 in. 3.5 in. 3.5 in. 3.5 in.
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Video
This field selects the type of video display card installed in your system.
You can choose the following video display cards:
EGA/VGA For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA
or PGA monitor adapters. (default)
CGA 40 Power up in 40 column mode.
CGA 80 Power up in 80 column mode.
MONO For Hercules or MDA adapters.
Halt On
This field determines whether or not the system will halt if an error is
detected during power up.
No errors The system boot will not be halted for any error
that may be detected.
All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error,
the system will stop and you will be prompted.
All, But Keyboard The system boot will not be halted for a
keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors
All, But Diskette The system boot will not be halted for a disk
error; it will stop for all other errors.
All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not be halted for a key-
board or disk error; it will stop for all others.
Select Display Device
This field selects the type of video display device. The options are Auto,
CRT, LCD, CRT+LCD, and TV.
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Advanced BIOS Features
This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows
you to set up some system features according to your preference.
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced BIOS Features
Virus Warning Disabled ITEM HELP
CPU Internal Cache Enabled Menu Level
External Cache Enabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Allows you choose
the VIRUS warning
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled
feature for IDE Hard
First Boot Device Floppy
Disk boot sector
Second Boot Device HDD-0
protection. If this
Third Boot Device CDROM
function is enabled
Boot Other Device Enabled
and someone attempt
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
to write data into this
Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled
area, BIOS will show
Boot Up Numlock Status On
a warning message
Gate A20 Option Fast on screen and alarm
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled beep
Typematic Rate (chars/Sec) 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option Setup
OS Select For DRAM>64MB Non-OS2
Video BIOS Shadow Enabled
C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled
CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled
D0000-D3FFF Shadow : Disabled
D4000-D7FFF Shadow : Disabled
D8000-DBFFF Shadow : Disabled
DC000-DFFF Shadow : Disabled
Small Logo (EPA) Show : Enabled
Virus Warning
This item protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk against
accidental modifications. If an attempt is made, the BIOS will halt the system and
display a warning message. If this occurs, you can either allow the operation to
continue or run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem.
CPU Internal Cache / External Cache
Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional
DRAM (system memory). CPUs from 486-type on up contain internal cache
memory, and most, but not all, modern PCs have additional (external) cache
memory. When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data
from the main DRAM into cache memory, for even faster access by the CPU.
These items allow you to enable (speed up memory access) or disable the cache
function. By default, these items are Enabled.
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CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
This field enables or disables the ECC (Error Correction Checking) checking of the
CPU level-2 cache. The default setting is Enabled.
Quick Power On Self Test
When enabled, this field speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after the
system is turned on. If it is set to Enabled, BIOS will skip some items.
First/Second/Third Boot Device
These fields determine the drive that the system searches first for an operating
system. The options available include Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD-0, SCSI,
CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, LAN and Disable.
Boot Other Device
These fields allow the system to search for an operating system from other
devices other than the ones selected in the First/Second/Third Boot Device.
Swap Floppy Drive
This item allows you to determine whether or not to enable Swap Floppy Drive.
When enabled, the BIOS swaps floppy drive assignments so that Drive A
becomes Drive B, and Drive B becomes Drive A. By default, this field is set to
Disabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
When enabled, the BIOS will seek whether or not the floppy drive installed has 40
or 80 tracks. 360K type has 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M all have 80
tracks.
Boot Up NumLock Status
This allows you to activate the NumLock function after you power up the
system.
Gate A20 Option
This field allows you to select how Gate A20 is worked. Gate A20 is a device used
to address memory above 1 MB.
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Typematic Rate Setting
When disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate
only one instance. When enabled, you can set the two typematic controls listed
next. By default, this field is set to Disabled.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
When the typematic rate is enabled, the system registers repeated keystrokes
speeds. Settings are from 6 to 30 characters per second.
Typematic Delay (Msec)
When the typematic rate is enabled, this item allows you to set the time interval
for displaying the first and second characters. By default, this item is set to
250msec.
Security Option
This field allows you to limit access to the System and Setup. The default value is
Setup. When you select System, the system prompts for the User Password
every time you boot up. When you select Setup, the system always boots up and
prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up.
OS Select for DRAM > 64MB
This option allows the system to access greater than 64MB of DRAM memory
when used with OS/2 that depends on certain BIOS calls to access memory. The
default setting is Non-OS/2.
Video BIOS Shadow
This item allows you to change the Video BIOS location from ROM to RAM.
Video Shadow will increase the video speed.
C8000 - CBFFF Shadow/DC000 - DFFFF Shadow
Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB to 1024KB.
These fields determine whether or not optional ROM will be copied to RAM.
Small Logo (EPA) Show
This field enables the showing of the EPA logo located at the upper right
of the screen during boot up.
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Advanced Chipset Features
This Setup menu controls the configuration of the chipset.
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced Chipset Features
DRAM Timing By SPD Enabled ITEM HELP
Memory Hole Disabled Menu Level
P2C/C2P Concurrency Enabled
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Frame Buffer Size 8M
AGP Aperture Size 64M
AGP-4X Mode Enabled
AGP Driving Control Auto
Panel Type 07
Boot Device Select Both
Power Supply Type AT
OnChip USB Enabled
USB Keyboard Support Disabled
OnChip Sound Enabled
CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled
PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled
PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled
PCI Delay Transaction Disabled
PCI#2 Access #1 Retry Enabled
AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled
AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled
DRAM Timing by SPD
This field enables or disables the DRAM Timing based on SPD.
Memory Hole
It is recommended to leave as disabled, although enabling 15M-16M can
help with sound issues.
P2C / C2P Concurrency
Set to Disabled for best performance. You may set this to Enabled if you
want any sort of system stability.
System BIOS Cacheable
The setting of Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at
F000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any
program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.
Video BIOS Cacheable
The Setting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h-
F7FFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, if any program
writes to this memory area, a system error may result.
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Frame Buffer Size
The default setting of the frame buffer size is 8M.
AGP Aperture Size
The field sets aperture size of the graphics. The aperture is a portion of the
PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space.
Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without
any translation. The default setting is 64M.
AGP-4X Mode
The field enables or disables the AGP-4X mode of the integrated VGA
function.
AGP Driving Control
This BIOS function allows you to adjust the control of the AGP driving
force. It is set to Auto by default.
Panel Type
This field sets the panel type that is supported by the system. Below are
the selections for the different panel types:
Panel Type 0 640x480 18bit TFT
1 800x600 18bit TFT
2 1024x768 36bit TFT
3 1280x1024 36bit TFT
4 640x480 16bit DSTN
5 800x600 16bit DSTN
6 1024x768 16bit DSTN
7 1024x768 18bit 1CH LVDS
8 640x480 18bit TFT
9 800x600 18bit TFT
A 1024x768 18bit TFT
B 1280x1024 18bit TFT
C 1400x1050 36bit 2CH LVDS
D 800x600 16bit DSTN
E 1024x768 16bit DSTN
F 1280x1024 16bit DSTN
Power-Supply Type
This field that power supply type that the system is using. By default, this
field is set to AT.
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OnChip USB
The default setting of this filed is Enabled to enable the USB function on
board.
OnChip Keyboard Support
Enable this if you are using a USB keyboard.
OnChip Sound
This field enables or disables the on board audio function.
CPU to PCI Write Buffer
This controls the CPU write buffer to the PCI bus. If this buffer is disabled,
the CPU writes directly to the PCI bus. The default setting is Enabled.
PCI Dynamic Bursting
This option controls the PCI write buffer. If this is enabled, then every
write transaction on the PCI bus goes straight to the write buffer. Burst
transactions are then sent on their way as soon as there are enough to
send in a single burst.
PCI Master 0 WS Write
This function determines whether there's a delay before any writes to the
PCI bus. If this is enabled, then writes to the PCI bus are executed
immediately (with zero wait states), as soon as the PCI bus is ready to
receive data.
PCI Delay Transaction
The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay
transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI
specification version 2.1.
PCI#2 Access #1 Retry
This BIOS feature is linked to the CPU to PCI Write Buffer. Normally, the
CPU to PCI Write Buffer is enabled. All writes to the PCI bus are, as such,
immediately written into the buffer, instead of the PCI bus. This frees up
the CPU from waiting till the PCI bus is free. The data are then written to
the PCI bus when the next PCI bus cycle starts.
AGP Master 1 WS Write/Read
When enabled a single wait state is used when writing/reading to the AGP
bus. When disabled a 2 wait state is used. For optimal performance set this
to enabled. For improved stability set it to disabled.
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Integrated Peripherals
This section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated
peripherals.
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Integrated Peripherals
Enabled ITEM HELP
On-Chip IDE Channel 0
Enabled Menu Level
On-Chip IDE Channel 1
Enabled
IDE Prefetch Mode
Auto
IDE Primary Master PIO
IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto
Auto
IDE Secondary Master PIO
Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO
Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA
IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto
Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA
Auto
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA
Init Display First PCI Slot
IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled
Onboard FDD Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4
Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3
Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7
UART 2 Mode Standard
Onboard Parallel Mode Normal
Onboard Legacy Audio Disabled
OnChip IDE Channel 0 / 1
The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with
support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel
separately.
IDE Prefetch Mode
This field enables/disables the prefetch buffers in the PCI IDE controller.
The prefetch buffers are used as a temporary storage place as data is
transferred from one location to another.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO
These fields allow your system hard disk controller to work faster. Rather
than have the BIOS issue a series of commands that transfer to or from the
disk drive, PIO (Programmed Input/Output) allows the BIOS to
communicate with the controller and CPU directly.
The system supports five modes, numbered from 0 (default) to 4, which
primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the
best available mode.
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IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
These fields allow your system to improve disk I/O throughput to
33Mb/sec with the Ultra DMA/33 feature. The options are Auto and
Disabled.
Init Display First
This field allows the system to initialize first the VGA card on chip or the
display on the PCI Slot. By default, the PCI Slot VGA is initialized first.
IDE HDD Block Mode
This field allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to
transfer data to and from your hard disk drive.
Onboard FDD Controller
Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller installed on the
CPU card and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the system
has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. This option allows you to
select the onboard FDD port.
Onboard Serial/Parallel Port
These fields allow you to select the onboard serial and parallel ports and
their addresses. The default values for these ports are:
Serial Port 1 3F8H/IRQ4
Serial Port 2 2F8H/IRQ3
Parallel Port 378H/IRQ7
UART 2 Mode
This item allows you to determine which Infra Red (IR) function of
onboard I/O chip. The options are Standard, IrDA, and ASKIR.
Parallel Port Mode
This field allows you to determine parallel port mode function.
SPP Standard Printer Port
EPP Enhanced Parallel Port
ECP Extended Capabilities Port
Onboard Legacy Audio
Enable or disable the on board legacy audio with this option. If enabled,
some audio options will appear.
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Power Management Setup
The Power Management Setup allows you to save energy of your system
effectively.
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Power Management Setup
Disabled ITEM HELP
ACPI Function
Power Management Press Enter Menu Level
PM Control by APM Yes
Suspend -> Off
Video Off Option
V/H Sync + Blank
Video Off Method
Modem Use IRQ 3
Instant-Off
Soft-Off by PWRBTN
50%
Thermal Duty Cycle
Press Enter
Wake Up Events
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Power Management Setup
User Define ITEM HELP
Power Management
Disabled Menu Level
HDd Power Down
Doze Mode Disabled
Disabled
Suspend Mode
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IRQ/Event Activity Detect
OFF ITEM HELP
VGA
LPT / COM Menu Level
LPT & COM
ON
HDD & FDD
OFF
PCI Master
Disabled
PowerOn by PCI Card
Disabled
Modem Ring Resume
Disabled
RTC Alarm Resume
Press Enter
IRQs Activity Monitoring
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IRQs Activity Monitoring
IRQ3 Enabled ITEM HELP
Enabled Menu Level
IRQ4
Enabled
IRQ5
Enabled
IRQ6
Enabled
IRQ7
Disabled
IRQ8
Disabled
IRQ9
Disabled
IRQ10
Disabled
IRQ11
Enabled
IRQ12
IRQ13 Enabled
IRQ14 Enabled
IRQ15 Disabled
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ACPI Function
Use this option to enable or disable the ACPI function
Power Management
When you press Enter while selecting this field, the menu for Power
Management appears. The following are the fields in this menu.
Power Management
This field allows you to select the type of power saving management
modes. There are four selections for Power Management.
Min. Power Saving Minimum power management
Max. Power Saving Maximum power management.
User Define Each of the ranges is from 1 min. to 1hr.
(Default) Except for HDD Power Down which
ranges from 1 min. to 15 min.
Under this option, you can also configure other features such HDD
Power Down, Doze Mode and Suspend Mode.
HDD Power Down
After the selected period of drive inactivity, the hard disk drive powers
down while all other devices remain active. Control of this mode is
independent of the Power Management mode selected previously.
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.
Suspend Mode
This option decides when to shutdown video for power saving. You
can select it as always on or turn off video when system enters suspend
mode.
PM Control by APM
If Advanced Power Management (APM) is installed on your system,
selecting Yes gives better power savings.
Video Off Option
This option decides when to shutdown video for power saving. You can
select it as always on or turn off video when system enters suspend mode.
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Video Off Method
This field defines the Video Off features. There are three options.
V/H SYNC + Blank Default setting, blank the screen and turn off
vertical and horizontal scanning.
DPMS Allows the BIOS to control the video display
card if it supports the DPMS feature.
Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video
buffer.
Modem Use IRQ
This field sets the IRQ used by the Modem. By default, the setting is 3.
Soft-Off by PWRBTN
This field defines the power-off mode when using an ATX power supply.
The Instant Off mode allows powering off immediately upon pressing the
power button. In the Delay 4 Sec mode, the system powers off when the
power button is pressed for more than four seconds or enters the suspend
mode when pressed for less than 4 seconds. The default value is Instant
Off.
Thermal Duty Cycle
This field enables or disables the thermal duty cycle. The default setting is
50%.
Wake Up Events
The HDD, FDD, COM, LPT Ports, and PCI PIRQ are I/O events which can
prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the
system from such a mode. When an I/O device wants to gain the attention
of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. When
the operating system is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself
and performs the service.
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PNP/PCI Configurations
This option configures the PCI bus system. All PCI bus systems on the
system use INT#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value.
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PnP/PCI Configurations
No ITEM HELP
PNP OS Installed
Disabled Menu Level
Reset Configuration Data
Default is Disabled.
Resources Controlled By Manual
Select Enabled to reset
Press Enter
IRQ Resources
Extended System
Press Enter
DMA Resources Configuration Data
(ESCD) when you exit
Setup if you have
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled
installed a new add-on
Enabled
Assign IRQ for VGA
and the system
reconfiguration has
Enabled
Assign IRQ for USB
caused such a serious
conflict that the OS
cannot boot
PNP OS Installed
Enable the PNP OS Install option if it is supported by the operating system
installed. The default value is No.
Reset Configuration Data
This field allows you to determine whether to reset the configuration data
or not. The default value is Disabled.
Resources Controlled by
This PnP BIOS can configure all of the boot and compatible devices
automatically with the use of a use a PnP operating system such as
Windows 95.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Some non-standard VGA display cards may not show colors properly. This field
allows you to set whether or not MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with
PCI/VGA. When this field is enabled, a PCI/VGA can work with an MPEG
ISA/VESA VGA card. When this field is disabled, a PCI/VGA cannot work with
an MPEG ISA/VESA card.
Assign IRQ for VGA/USB
By default, this fields are Enabled.
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PC Health Status
This section shows the parameters in determining the PC Health Status.
These parameters include temperatures, fan speeds and voltages.
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PC Health Status
ITEM HELP
CPU Warning Temperature 70°C/150°F
34°C/95°F
Current System Temperature
Current CPU Temperature 28°C/82°F
1.45V
Vcore (V)
2.5V 2.47V
3.34V
3.3(V)
5.05V
5(V)
12.09V
12(V)
CPU Warning Temperature
This field sets the temperature threshold that when reached, the system
would give an audible warning. The default is 80°C.
Temperatures/Fan Speeds/Voltages
These fields are the parameters of the hardware monitoring function
feature of the CPU card. The values are read-only values as monitored by
the system and show the PC health status.
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Frequency/Voltage Control
This section shows the user how to configure the processor frequency.
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Frequency/Voltage Control
Default ITEM HELP
VIA C3 Clock Ratio
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Disabled Menu Level
Disabled
Spread Spectrum
Default
Host CPU/PCI Clock
VIA C3 Clock Ratio
The clock ratio is set as Default.
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk
This field enables or disables the auto detection of the DIMM/PCI clock.
The default setting is Disabled.
Spread Spectrum
This field sets the value of the spread spectrum. The default setting is
Disabled. This field is for CE testing use only.
Host CPU/PCI Clock
The Host CPU/PCI Clock has a default setting of Default which automatically
detects the systems host CPU clock and PCI clock. You can also use this
parameter to overclock your system. However, it is important to note that
overclocking the system/CPU can cause your system to become unstable or crash.
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Load Fail-Safe Defaults
This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values
permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-
optimal and disable all high-performance features.
Load Setup Defaults
This option allows you to load the default values to your system
configuration. These default settings are optimal and enable all high
performance features.
Set Supervisor/User Password
These two options set the system password. Supervisor Password sets a
password that will be used to protect the system and Setup utility. User
Password sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system. To
specify a password, highlight the type you want and press . The
Enter Password: message prompts on the screen. Type the password, up
to eight characters in length, and press . The system confirms
your password by asking you to type it again. After setting a password,
the screen automatically returns to the main screen.
To disable a password, just press the key when you are prompted
to enter the password. A message will confirm the password to be
disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can
enter Setup freely.
Save & Exit Setup
This option allows you to determine whether or not to accept the
modifications. If you type “Y”, you will quit the setup utility and save all
changes into the CMOS memory. If you type “N”, you will return to Setup
utility.
Exit Without Saving
Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the changes you
have made in this session. Typing “Y” will quit the Setup utility without
saving the modifications. Typing “N” will return you to Setup utility.
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Drivers Installation
This section describes the installation procedures for software and
drivers under the Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000. The
software and drivers are included with the CPU card. If you find the items
missing, please contact the vendor where you made the purchase. The
contents of this section include the following:
VIA 4 in 1 Drivers Installation....................................... 34
VGA Drivers Installation............................................... 39
LAN Drivers Installation............................................... 42
Sound Drivers Installation.............................................. 46
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VIA 4 in 1 Drivers Installation
Before installing the drivers for VGA, LAN and Audio, install the VIA 4 in
1 drivers first. Follow the instructions below to complete the installation.
1. Insert the CD that comes with the CPU card and the screen below would
appear. Click VIA Chipsets on the left side.
2. Click VIA 4 IN 1 Drivrs.
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3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next.
4. Click Next to agree with the license agreement statement and to
continue.
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5. Select the Setup Mode and click Next to continue.
6. Click Next to install the drivers listed.
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7. Click Next to install the VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver.
8. Click Next to enable DMA Mode.
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9. Click Next to install the VIA AGP VxD in Turbo mode.
10. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect.
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VGA Drivers Installation
After installing the VIA 4 in 1 drivers, you may now install the VIA 8606
VGA Driver. Follow the steps below to proceed with the installation.
NOTE: Before installing the VGA drivers on Windows NT 4.0, you
need to install Service Pack 3 or above.
1. In your Windows operating system, click Start à Settings à Control
Panel à Display à Settings à Advanced.
2. Click the Adapter tab, then click on the Change icon.
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3. The Update Device Driver Wizard will appear. Click Next to search for
the VGA drivers.
4. Click Next to continue the search for the drivers.
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5. Click on the Specify a location checkbox and type the location path as
E:\VIA\VIA8606\Win9x. This is assuming that E: is your CDROM drive
and you are installing drivers for Windows 9x. Please select other
subdirectories if you are using other operating systems.
6. When Windows find the driver, click Next for Windows to install the
drivers into the system.
7. When the driver installation is finished, click Finish for changes to take
effect.
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LAN Drivers Installation
This section describes LAN features and driver installation of the onboard Realtek
RTL8139C Ethernet controller.
Introduction
Realtek RTL8139C is a 32-bit 10/100MBps Ethernet controller for PCI local
bus-compliant PCs. It supports bus mastering architecture, and auto-negotiation
feature which make it possible to combine one common type of Ethernet cabling –
an RJ-45 connector for twisted-pair cabling that can be used for both 10Mbps and
100Mbps connection. Extensive driver support for commonly used network
operating systems is also provided.
Features
l Conforms to the Ethernet IEEE 802.3u standard
l Compatible with PCI Local Bus Revision 2.1 specification
l IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation for automatic speed selection
l Supports Full-Duplex/Half-Duplex Operation
l Provides 32-bit bus mastering data transfer
l Supports 10Mbps and 100Mbps operation in a single port
The following section describes the installation driver procedure for
Windows 98.
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Installing LAN Drivers for Windows 98
This section describes the procedure to install Windows 98 drivers for
Realtek RTL8100BL PCI Fast Ethernet controller.
1. Under Windows 98, click Start, then Settings, then Control Panel.
Double click System Properties. Under System Properties, click Device
Manager, then Other Properties. Remove the two PCI Ethernet
Controller and click Refresh.
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2. Windows will start to search for the new drivers for the Ethernet
controllers. In the Add New Hardware Wizard, click Next.
3. Now, select Search for the best driver for your device, (Recommended),
and click Next.
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4. Select Specify a location: and specify the path of the drivers. Assuming
that the drivers are in diskettes, the path would be
A:\RTL8139C\Win98. But if your drivers come in a CD disc, the path
would be (assuming d: is your CDROM drive)
d:\LAN\RTL8139X\WIN98 . After entering the path, click Next. Click
Next to start the driver search.
5. When the driver location has been verified, click Next to start the driver
installation.
6. After file copying is done, click Finish and restart the computer when
prompted.
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Audio Drivers Installation
Follow the This chapter describes the VIA 686A/B audio driver installation
process for Windows 98SE and Windows NT. Follow the installation steps
below to finish the audio driver installation.
Windows 98SE Audio Driver Installation
1. Insert the driver CD disc to the CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM autoruns
and displays the selections available. Click on VIA Chips Driver and
the following window appears. Click VIA 686A/B PCI Multimedia
Audio Driver.
2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to proceed with the
audio driver installation.
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3. The Select Components window will appear. Click Next to install the
audio driver.
4. After the necessary files are copied, click Finish.
5. When Windows restarts, the new hardware wizard window will appear.
The wizard searches for the drivers for VIA PCI Audio Controller
(WDM). Click Next to continue.
6. In the next window, select Search for the best driver for your device
(Recommended). Click Next.
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7. Now, select Specify a location, then key in location path as
d:\via\via686A\win98\win98se, assuming that D: is your CDROM drive
and the driver CD is in the CDROM. Now, click Next à Next.
8. When prompted to insert the Windows 98SE CD, do so accordingly and
click OK. When the screen appears with a message can’t find
viaudio.dat, insert the driver CD into the CDROM and key in the file
path as d:\via\via686a\win98\win98se and click Finish.
9. Restart your computer when prompted for changes to take effect.
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Appendix
A. I/O Port Address Map
Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port
addresses, which also becomes the identity of the device. The following
table lists the I/O port addresses used.
Address Device Description
000h - 01Fh DMA Controller #1
020h - 03Fh Interrupt Controller #1
040h - 05Fh Timer
060h - 06Fh Keyboard Controller
070h - 07Fh Real Time Clock, NMI
080h - 09Fh DMA Page Register
0A0h - 0BFh Interrupt Controller #2
0C0h - 0DFh DMA Controller #2
0F0h Clear Math Coprocessor Busy Signal
0F1h Reset Math Coprocessor
1F0h - 1F7h IDE Interface
278 - 27F Parallel Port #2(LPT2)
2F8h - 2FFh Serial Port #2(COM2)
2B0 - 2DF Graphics adapter Controller
378h - 3FFh Parallel Port #1(LPT1)
360 - 36F Network Ports
3B0 - 3BF Monochrome & Printer adapter
3C0 - 3CF EGA adapter
3D0 - 3DF CGA adapter
3F0h - 3F7h Floppy Disk Controller
3F8h - 3FFh Serial Port #1(COM1)
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B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ)
Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service
required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on
board.
Level Function
IRQ0 System Timer Output
IRQ1 Keyboard
IRQ2 Interrupt Cascade
IRQ3 Serial Port #2
IRQ4 Serial Port #1
IRQ5 Reserved
IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller
IRQ7 Parallel Port #1
IRQ8 Real Time Clock
IRQ9 Reserved
IRQ10 Reserved
IRQ11 Reserved
IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse
IRQ13 80287
IRQ14 Primary IDE
IRQ15 Secondary IDE
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