Table of Contents

JUMPER COMPONENT LOCATION DIAGRAM................A

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION..........................................2

1-1 SYSTEM FEATURES.........................................................3

1-2 SOFTWARE POWER OFF CONTROL...............................4

1-3 CHECK LIST OF THE PACKING........................................5

CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION...........................................6

2-1 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES ........................................6

2-2 CPU INSTALLATION..........................................................7

2-3 SYSTEM MEMORY INSTALLATION..................................16

2-4 SRAM INSTALLATION........................................................18

2-5 OTHER JUMPERS AND CONNECTORS

DESCRIPTION ..................................................................19

2-6 IDE DRIVER INSTALLATION.............................................23

CHAPTER 3 AWARD BIOS SETUP.................................24

3-1 UPDATE BIOS PROCEDURES..........................................25

3-2 AWARD SYSTEM BIOS CONFIGURATION SETUP..........26

APPENDIX A ......................................................................52
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

This manual describes to configure the ATC-5000 mainboard for

different environments. It's an overview of the layout and features of
the mainboard, and also provides information for you to change the
configuration or system environment.

This manual is divided into two sections :

PART ONE includes page A and two chapters as following:

Page A contains layout diagram of the mainboard.
Please refer to it when you configure the system.

Chapter 1 is an overview of the mainboard features and

packing contents.
Chapter 2 describes how to upgrade and to change hardware
configurations such as memory size, CPU type, and
lists of jumper settings and connectors.

PART TWO includes chapter 3 which contains Award BIOS

description..

Chapter 3 is the user's guide of the Award BIOS setup utility and
Flash ROM BIOS. The menu shown in this chapter are
the default settings.

Your system dealer will set up the mainboard according to your

demand of the computer. It means that the current settings of your
mainboard may not be the same as the defaults shown in this user's
manual. If you need to change your configuration, please ask your
dealer first. Be sure this will not void your system warranty, or ask your
dealer to do it for you.

REMARK
Intel® is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
All other brands and product names are trademarks registered trademarks of their respective
companies.

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1-1 SYSTEM FEATURES

 Intel Pentium (P54C) CPU operating at 90MHz to 200MHz ie.

Intel Pentium MMXTM 166~233MHz, AMD K5, AMD K6, Cyrix
6x86MXTM, 6x86L.
 INTEL 82430TX PCIset.
 Using four 72-pin SIMM sockets, provides two banks of 64-bit
wide path up to 256MB addressing page mode DRAMs.
 Using two 168-pin DIMM sockets for 3.3V SDRAM or EDO
DRAM module.
 Supporting two types of DRAM including EDO (Extended Data
Out), or FPM (Fast Page Mode).
 Built-in 256KB or 512KB PB SRAM on board
 Supporting four PCI bus master revision 2.1, 5V interface
compliant and three 16-bit ISA slots.
 Dual Master IDE connectors support Ultra UMA/33 (33MB/sec
transfer rate), up to four devices in two channels for connection
of high capacity hard disk drive, CD-ROM, tape backup etc..
 AT style keyboard connector and PS/2 mouse connector.
 SMC Ultra Multi-I/O chipset, integrated Keyboard controller.
Supporting Infrared transfer (IrDA TX/RX) connection.
One FDC port supports two devices up to 2.88MB
Two 16550A fast UARTs compatiable serial ports
One EPP/ECP mode parallel port
 Supporting Dual channel USB connection.
 Built-in Switching Voltage Regulator
 Supports ACPI Power Management - OSPM (OS directed
power management)
 Optional ATX power connector support Soft-OFF Control.
 PCB Dimension is 220mm x 260mm (8.66" x 10.24") with four
layers designed.
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1-2 SOFT-OFF CONTROL (option)
The mainboard design supports Soft-Off Control feature through
the SMM code in the BIOS under Windows 95, Windows 3.1x, and
MS-DOS operation system environment. It needs to use ATX
power supply. (please contact your supplier for this option)

Firstly, you should connect power switch cable (provided by ATX

case supplier) to the connector JP7 (next to system BIOS socket)
on the mainboard.

In Windows 95, if you would like to soft power off the system, you
just choose “shutdown the computer ?” in “Shut Down Windows“
from Windows 95, then push the Power Switch* (on ATX case),
then system will be in soft off status directly. If you would like to
restart the system, just press the button of the power switch, and
the system will be power on.
* Default value (Power management of BIOS screen) is “Instant-
off‘, you can change to ’Delay 4 Sec.‘, then you should push the
Power Switch at least 4 seconds otherwise the system will be under
SMI mode only.

In Windows 3.1x or MS-DOS, you should copy the program of

“[Link]” (you can find it in the diskette of IDE driver) into hard
drive. When you would like to power off the system, just run this
“[Link]”, then the system will be shutdown and stay in standby
status.

Note : If you will leave your system several days, we suggest you
use hardware mechanical power off to shutdown your system.

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1-3 CHECK LIST OF THE PACKING
The mainboard comes securely packed in a durable box and
shipping carton. If any of the above items are missing or damaged,
please contact your supplier.

Each mainboard containing:

Q'TY Description
1 Mainboard : ATC-5000.
1 Diskette : Enhanced IDE driver (3.5").
1 Cable : Enhanced IDE connector.
1 Cable : F.D.D. connector.
1 Cable : Serial port.
1 Cable : Serial/Parallel.
1 Manual : User`s manual.

NOTE : Leave the mainboard in its original packing until you are
ready to install it.

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CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION
2-1 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE

Before installing the computer, please prepare all components

such as CPU, DRAM; peripherals such as hard disk devices,
keyboard, CD-ROM drive; and accessories such as cables. Then,
install the system as following :

1. Plug CPU, heat sink, cooling fan, and DRAM modules in

the mainboard.
2. Set jumpers based on your configuration.
3. Plug add-on cards in PCI/ISA slots.
4. Connect cables to peripherals, power supply..
5. Make sure all components and devices are well
connected, turn on the power and setup System BIOS
based on your configuration.
6. Install peripheral, add-on card drivers and test them.
7. If all of above procedures are success, turn-off the power
then plug all of them into your computer case.

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2-2 CPU INSTALLATION
ATC-5000 supports one Pentium level CPU.
It can auto detect single or dual CPU voltage power supply type
without jumper setting. For installation, please notice CPU pin 1
must align with the ZIF socket 7 Pin 1 location. Before you install or
upgrade your CPU, please read CPU guide from CPU
manufacturer to make sure the CPU voltage specification. Then
choose the right installation in section 2-2-1 based on your CPU
type/brand and follow the description to setup jumpers. If your CPU
is not in the list of 2-2-1, please refer to 2-2-2 and 2-2-3 for
installation.

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2-2-1 CPU TYPE SELECTION

A. INTEL PENTIUM CPU (P54C)

※ P54C VRE : 3.400V ~ 3.600V (The fourth line of the mark on the
under-side of the processor contains a code that identifies
the voltage level type. V is VRE, S is standard. )

JP6
1-2

INTERNAL CPU CLOCK JP3 JP2 Ext.x Frq.

120MHz 1-2, 5-6 2-3, 4-5 60x2.0
133MHz 1-2, 4-5 2-3, 4-5 66x2.0
150MHz 1-2, 5-6 2-3, 5-6 60x2.5
166MHz 1-2, 4-5 2-3, 5-6 66x2.5
180MHz 1-2, 5-6 1-2, 5-6 60x3.0
200MHz 1-2, 4-5 1-2, 5-6 66x3.0

JP3
1 。。4 JP2
2 。。5 1 。。。4 7
3 。。6 2 。。。5 8
3 。。。6 9

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※ P54C STD : 3.135V ~ 3.600V (The fourth line of the mark on the
under-side of the processor contains a code that identifies
the voltage level type. V is VRE, S is standard. )

JP6
3-4

INTERNAL CPU CLOCK JP3 JP2 Ext.x Frq.

120MHz 1-2, 5-6 2-3, 4-5 60x2.0
133MHz 1-2, 4-5 2-3, 4-5 66x2.0
150MHz 1-2, 5-6 2-3, 5-6 60x2.5
166MHz 1-2, 4-5 2-3, 5-6 66x2.5
180MHz 1-2, 5-6 1-2, 5-6 60x3.0
200MHz 1-2, 4-5 1-2, 5-6 66x3.0

Intel Pentium CPU, the first letter after ‘/’

denotes voltage type.

xxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxx
Sxxxx/SMU

JP3
1 。。4 JP2
2 。。5 1 。。。4 7
3 。。6 2 。。。5 8
3 。。。6 9

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B. INTEL PENTIUM MMXTM CPU (P55C)

JP6
9-10

INTERNAL CPU CLOCK JP3 JP2 Ext.x Frq.

166MHz 1-2, 4-5 2-3, 5-6 66x2.5
200MHz 1-2, 4-5 1-2, 5-6 66x3.0
233MHz 1-2, 4-5 1-2, 4-5 66x3.5

JP3
1 。。4 JP2
2 。。5 1 。。。4 7
3 。。6 2 。。。5 8
3 。。。6 9

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C. Cyrix 6x86MX CPU

JP6
7-8

INTERNAL CPU CLOCK JP3 JP2 Ext.x Frq.

PR150 @60 Bus 2x 1-2, 5-6 2-3, 4-5 60x2.0
PR166 @66 Bus 2x 1-2, 4-5 2-3, 4-5 66x2.0
PR166 @60 Bus 2.5x 1-2, 5-6 2-3, 5-6 60x2.5
PR200 @66 Bus 2.5x 1-2, 4-5 2-3, 5-6 66x2.5
PR200 @75 Bus 2x 2-3, 4-5 2-3, 4-5 75x2.0

The bottom line of the mark on the processor

contains a code 2.9V that identifies the voltage
level type. The second line will show the bus
6x86MX-PR200
75MHz Bus 2x MHz and Clock Multiplier for jumper setting.
2.9V

JP3
1 。。4 JP2
2 。。5 1 。。。4 7
3 。。6 2 。。。5 8
3 。。。6 9

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D. Cyrix 6x86L CPU (dual voltage)

JP6
9-10

INTERNAL CPU CLOCK JP3 JP2 Ext.x Frq.

PR150+ @ 120MHz 1-2, 5-6 2-3, 4-5 60x2.0
PR166+ @ 133MHz 1-2, 4-5 2-3, 4-5 66x2.0
PR200+ 2-3, 4-5 2-3, 4-5 75x2.0

The mark on the processor is shown as a sample

on the left. The code-name 6x86L is dual voltage
6x86L-PRxx+GP
xxxMHz mode processor.
2.8V

JP3
1 。。4 JP2
2 。。5 1 。。。4 7
3 。。6 2 。。。5 8
3 。。。6 9

E. AMD-K5 CPU

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 JP6
1-2

INTERNAL CPU CLOCK JP3 JP2 Ext.x Frq.

PR90 1-2, 5-6 1-2, 4-5 60x1.5
PR100 1-2, 4-5 1-2, 4-5 66x1.5
PR120 1-2, 5-6 1-2, 4-5 60x1.5
PR133 1-2, 4-5 1-2, 4-5 66x1.5
PR166 1-2, 4-5 2-3, 5-6 66x2.5

F. AMD-K6 CPU

INTERNAL CPU CLOCK JP6 JP3 JP2 Ext.x Frq.

K6-166 ALR 7-8 1-2, 4-5 2-3, 5-6 66x2.5
K6-200 ALR 7-8 1-2, 4-5 1-2, 5-6 66x3.0
K6-233 ANR 5-6 1-2, 4-5 1-2, 4-5 66x3.5

JP3
JP2
1 。。4
1 。。。4 7
2 。。5
2 。。。5 8
3 。。6
3 。。。6 9

2-2-2 CPU VOLTAGE SETTING

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ATC-5000 can auto detect single or dual CPU voltage supply type
without jumper setting. JP6 is used for various CPU voltage value
types, please refer to CPU‘s marking on/under CPU.

※CPU Core Voltage Type : JP6

INTEL VRE(P54C) INTEL STD(P54C)

2 1

10
4
6
8
10
2
4
6
8

7
5

9
3

7
1

INTEL MMXTM (P55C) AMD K5

2 1

10
10

4
6
8
2
4
6
8

7
5

9
3

7
1

CYRIX 6x86L CYRIX 6x86MX

2 1

10
10

4
6
8
2
4
6
8

7
5

9
3

7
1

AMD-K6/166,200 ALR AMD-K6/233 ANR

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 2 1

10
10

4
6
8
2
4
6
8

7
5

9
3

7
1

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2-2-3 CPU CLOCK SETTING

EXTERNAL CPU CLOCK JP3

60(MHz) 1-2, 5-6
66(MHz) 1-2, 4-5
75(MHz) 2-3, 4-5

60MHz 66MHz 75MHz

JP3 1 4 JP3 JP3

2 5
3 6

INTERNAL CPU CLOCK JP2

INTEL EXTERNAL CLOCK X 1.5 1-2, 4-5
INTEL EXTERNAL CLOCK X 2.0 2-3, 4-5
INTEL EXTERNAL CLOCK X 2.5 2-3, 5-6
INTEL EXTERNAL CLOCK X 3.0 1-2, 5-6
INTEL EXTERNAL CLOCK X 3.5 1-2, 4-5

x 1.5 x 2.0 x 2.5 x 3.0 x 3.5

JP2 1
2
3
4
5
6

2-3 SYSTEM MEMORY INSTALLATION

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 ATC-5000 provides four 72-pin SIMM sockets for system
memory expansion from 4MB to 256MB. These four SIMMs are
arranged to two banks, Bank0 (SIM 1, 2) and Bank1(SIM 3, 4),
please refer to page A. Each bank provides 64-bit wide data path.

The mainboard accepts Fast Page Mode DRAM, and EDO Mode
(Extended Data Out) DRAM, with a speed no slower than 70
nanosecond. You should plug DRAM modules into two sockets
(same bank) or four sockets at one time. Each pair of modules in
the same bank must be the same size, type, and speed; no matter
single-side or double-side module. Please plug in Bank 0 firstly if
you only have 2 modules. The mainboard supports mixing of EDO
and fast page mode DRAM among different banks, please plug
EDO in Bank 0.

Also this mainboard provides two optional 168-pin DIMM

sockets for 3.3V SDRAM or 3.3V EDO DRAM expansion. You
should plug SDRAM/DRAM module into each DIMM sockets (as a
bank) or two sockets at one time.

CAUTION: It‘s not recommended to install the 3.3V SDRAM and

5V EDO or Fast Paged mode memory within a system. The 72-pin
DRAM cannot work with 168-pin DRAM in the same time. Changing
EDO/FPM DRAM to SDRAM, you don‘t have to adjust jumper
setting or BIOS value, nor change SDRAM to EDO/FPM DRAM. (※
Please make sure the SDRAM plugged-in fully, to prevent contact loss.)

※ System Memory Combinations Options ※

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BANK0 BANK1 Total Memory

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SIM 1, 2 SIM 3, 4 SIM 1- 4
4MBx2 - 8MB
- 4MBx2 8MB

8MBx2 - 16MB

- 8MBx2 16MB

4MBx2 4MBx2 16MB

4MBx2 8MBx2 24MB

8MBx2 4MBx2 24MB

16MBx2 - 32MB

- 16MBx2 32MB

8MBx2 8MBx2 32MB

4MBx2 16MBx2 40MB

16MBx2 4MBx2 40MB

8MBx2 16MBx2 48MB

16MBx2 8MBx2 48MB

32MBx2 - 64MB

- 32MBx2 64MB

16MBx2 16MBx2 64MB

4MBx2 32MBx2 72MB

32MBx2 4MBx2 72MB

8MBx2 32MBx2 80MB

32MBx2 8MBx2 80MB

16MBx2 32MBx2 96MB

32MBx2 16MBx2 96MB

32MBx2 32MBx2 128MB

64MBx2 - 128MB

- 64MBx2 128MB

- continue -

4MBx2 64MBx2 136MB

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 64MBx2 4MBx2 136MB

8MBx2 64MBx2 144MB

64MBx2 8MBx2 144MB

16MBx2 64MBx2 160MB

64MBx2 16MBx2 160MB

32MBx2 64MBx2 192MB

64MBx2 32MBx2 192MB

64MBx2 64MBx2 256MB

*128MBx2 - 256MB

- *128MBx2 256MB

* Please confirm this with your supplier firstly.

2-4 SRAM INSTALLATION

ATC-5000 is built-in 512KB/256KB Sync. Pipeline Burst SRAM
on board.

2-5 OTHER JUMPERS AND

CONNECTORS DESCRIPTION

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 When you plug a cable into the following I/O connectors, you
should have the pin 1 edge of the cable aligned with the pin 1 end
of the connector.

CONN1 : speaker, power LED, reset, SMI,

turbo LED, and IDE LED connectors.

SPK : speaker
IDE-LED TB-LED SMI RST
KEYLOCK

VCC
GND
GND
Speaker
SPK
+
+

KEYLOCK ( Power LED connector)

GND (power)
N/C
Power LED +

RST : Reset connector

GND
Reset Signal

SMI : SMI lead

SMI Signal
GND

TB-LED : Turbo LED indicator

+5V
GND

IDE-LED : IDE devices indicator LED

connector. IDE-LED stays ON indicates
+5V on-board IDE devices in operation. If
GND plug wire into wrong connector, color
of LED will20be lighter and the IDE dvices
can still function properly.
 FAN1 : CPU cooling fan connector. Wire with
1 GND 2 +12V voltage (most likely red wire) must be
+12V plugged into pin2, and GROUND wires
(most likely black wires) must be plugged
3 GND
into pin1 and/or pin3. please confirm the wire
color representation with your supplier.

CAUTION: Plug wire into wrong connector will

DAMAGE fan and mainboard.

IR1 : Infrared module connector.

1 +5V
2 N/C
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX

USB1 : USB connector; Universal Serial Bus;this

(red) is used to connect USB devices through an
VCC GND optional dual head cable with a iron plane.
D1 - D0 + OC0 and OC1 are used to mention the status
of the USB power supply lines.
D1+ D0 -
CAUTION: Plug wire into wrong connector
GND VCC
will DAMAGE USB devices and mainboard.
OC0 OC1
(black)

USB
KB1 : 5-pin AT style keyboard connector.

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 PS/2 Mouse: connector, which is used to
connect an optional cable.
4 6 pin1 : data
2 pin2 : N/C
1 pin3 : GND
3 5 pin4 : VCC
pin5 : clock
pin6 : N/C

PW1 : +5 Voltage power supply connector.(P8,P9)

PG +12V GND +5V

+5V -12V -5V

PW2 : ATX mode +3.3/5/12V power supply

connector.(optional)
1 3.3V 6 +5V 11 3.3V 16 GND
1 10
2 3.3V 7 GND 12 -12V 17 GND
3 GND 8 PWRGD 13 GND 18 -5V
11 20
4 +5V 9 5VSB 14* PS_ON 19 +5V
5 GND 10 +12V 15 GND 20 +5V
* PS_ON : Soft-Off power control

COM1/COM2 : these two connectors are

1 2
used to connect serial port cables.
3 4
5 6
7 8 22
9 10
 pin signal name
1 DCD
2 Serial In
3 Serial Out
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
COM1/COM2 8 CTS
9 RI
10 N/C

FDC : this connector is used to connect floppy

disk drive through cable.
1 2
pin signal pin signal
2 RWC- 20 STEP-
4 reserved 22 Write Data
6 FDEDIN 24 Write Gate
8 Index- 26 Track 00-
10 Motor EnableA- 28 Write Protect-
33 34
12 Drive Sele.B- 30 Read Data-
14 Drive Sele.A- 32 Side 1 Sele.-
16 Motor EnableB- 34 DisketteChange
8 DIR-
All of odd pins are ground(except pin 5)

1 14 LPT : this connector is used to connect parallel

2 15 port cable.
pin signal pin signal
1 STROBE- 10 ACK-
2 Data Bit 0 11 BUSY

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 3 Data Bit 1 12 PE
4 Data Bit 2 13 SLCT
5 Data Bit 3 14 Auto Feed-
6 Data Bit 4 15 ERROR-
7 Data Bit 5 16 INIT-
8 Data Bit 6 17 SLCT IN-
9 Data Bit 7 26 N/C
pin18 -- pin25 are ground

IDE1/IDE2 : these two connectors are used to

connect max. 4 devices through IDE cable.
1 2
3 4 pin signal pin signal
1 Reset IDE 21 DDRQ0(1)
2 GND 22 GND
3 Host Data 7 23 I/O Write-
4 Host Data 8 24 GND
5 Host Data 6 25 I/O Read-
6 Host Data 9 26 GND
39 40 7 Host Data 5 27 IORDY
8 Host Data 10 28 N/C
9 Host Data 4 29 DDAK0-(1-)
10 Host Data 11 30 GND
LPT 11 Host Data 3 31 IRQ14*
12 Host Data 12 32 IOCS16-
13 Host Data 2 33 Addr 1
14 Host Data 13 34 N/C
* 15 Host Data 1 35 Addr 0
IDE1: pin31 is IRQ14;
IDE2: pin31 is IRQ15 16 Host Data 14 36 Addr 2
or MIRQ0 17 Host Data 0 37 ChipSele. 1P-
18 Host Data 15 38 ChipSele 3P-
19 GND 39 Activity
20 Key 40 GND

2-6 IDE DRIVER INSTALLATION

Setup for Windows 95 : (Windows 95 version 950/950a/950b)

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1. Starting Windows 95
2. Select “START”, “RUN”.
3. Install [Link] before you install IDE driver, please refer to
readme file.
4. Type “A:\WIN95\[Link]”.
5. Restart computer, then follow the instructions on your
screen to install new IDE driver we offer in the 3.5“ diskette
6. Exit Windows 95, turn power off; then turn power on.
After installation, the screen will show a yellow ！, please ignore it.
(The other platforms please refer to readme file.)

Make sure your HDD should follow ATA standard, and your CD-
ROM should follow ATAPI standard. When you plug-in the IDE
devices, please plug your first and second devices into IDE 1 port
(Master then Slave), then plug third and forth devices into IDE 2
port. If you have CD-ROM drive, please set it behind hard disk
devices as the last device. For example, if you have 2 HDDs and 1
CD-ROM, you should set HDD1 and HDD2 in IDE1 Master and
Slave, set CD-ROM in IDE 2 Master. Some of the brands devices
combination may not work under this sequence, you can try to re-arrange the
devices sequence, or contact your vendor.

Primary Primary Secondary Secondary

Master Slave Master Slave
ATA no ATAPI
ATA ATAPI disk & CD-ROM
ATA ATAPI use only one cable
CD-ROM and a tape
ATA ATAPI ATAPI
or two CD-ROMs

CHAPTER 3 AWARD BIOS

SETUP

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 This chapter explains the system BIOS setup, and how to update
new BIOS. All BIOS screens showed in the following pages are
default values, your system dealer will set up these
values according to your demand of computer.

ATC-5000 uses Flash ROM to make BIOS easier to be

updated by the floppy disk-based program and to committe
Microsoft Windows 95 plug & play feature.

The update CMOS process is mechanical power off (or unplug the
power cord) to ensure there is no power to the mainboard, firstly.
Set JP8 to ‘open’, then the CMOS is cleared. Reset is set JP8 to
‘close’, power on the power switch (or plug the power cord).

close NORMAL＊ JP8

open CLEAR CMOS
＊is default setting

Nomal Clear

3-1 UPDATE BIOS PROCEDURES

If the BIOS needs to be updated, it can be obtained on a diskette
from your system supplier. The BIOS diskette includes 3 files:
“[Link]” -- BIOS update utility program
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 “[Link]”
“(update BIOS filename with version number).bin”

The update procedures are as following:

1. Boot the system to DOS mode in a normal manner.

2. Insert the updated diskette to drive A (or B).
3. Change working directory to floppy drive, A or B, which contains
the update BIOS diskette. -- Type “a:\” or “b:\”, “ENTER”.
4. Run the BIOS update utility -- Type “awdflash”, “ENTER”.
5. Type “(update BIOS file name with version number).bin”,
ENTER.
6. Type “N” when the screen displays the message : " Do you want
to save BIOS (Y/N) ?".
7. Type “Y“ when the screen shows the message : " Are you sure
to program (Y/N) ?".
8. Follow instructions displayed on the screen. DO NOT remove
the update BIOS diskette from the floppy drive nor turn the
system power off until the BIOS update is completed.
9. Turn the system power on and test your system working
properly or not.

3-2 AWARD SYSTEM BIOS

CONFIGURATION SETUP
The following pages explain how to set up the system
configuration (CMOS) under the AWARD BIOS. The SETUP
program is stored in the Read-Only-Memory (ROM) on the
mainboard. Enter the SETUP procedure, press the <Del> key when
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the system is booting up. The following main menu will appear.
Please select " STANDARD CMOS SETUP" to enter the next
screen.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
ESC: Quit áâàß:Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type .....

The section on the bottom of the main menu explains how tocontrol
this screen. The other one section displays the items highlighted in
the list.

This screen records some basic hardware information, and set the
system clock and error handling. These records can be lost or
corrupted if the on-board battery is failed or weak.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

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BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
ESC: Quit áâàß:Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type .....

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)

STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Date (mm:dd:yy) : Fri, Feb 14 1997
Time(hh:mm:ss) : 13 : 7 : 14
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Primary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Secondary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Secondary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto

Drive A : 1.44M, 3.5 in. Base Memory : 640K

Drive B : None Extended memory : 64512K
Floopy 3 Mode support : Disabled Other Memory : 384K
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Video : EGA/VGA Total Memory : 65536K
Halt On: All Errors
ESC : Quit áâàß:Select Item PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F1 : Help (Shift) F2 : Change Color

Date mm is month, dd is date, yy is year.

date from 1 to 31
month from Jan. to Dec.
year from 1900 to 2099

Time hh is hour, mm is minute, ss is second.

hh from 0 to 23 (24-hour military -time)
mm from 1 to 59
ss from 1 to 59
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Primary Master The categories identify the types of 2
Primary Slave channels that have been installed in the
Secondary Master computer. There are 45 predefined types
Secondary Slave and 4 user definable types are for Enhanced
IDE BIOS. Type 1 to 45 are predefined. Type
‘user’is user- definable. Press PgUp/PgDn
to select a numbered hard disk type or type
the number and press<Enter>. If you select
‘Auto’ BIOS will auto-detect the HDD & CD-
ROM Drive at the POST stage and showing
the IDE for HDD & CD-ROM Drive. If you select
‘user’, you will need to know the information
listed below. Enter the information directly
from the keyboard and press <Enter>.
This information should be from your hard disk
vender or dealer. If the controller of HDD
interface is ESDI, the selection shall be
‘Type 1’; is SCSI, the selection shall be
‘None’. If the device has not been installed
select‘NONE’ and press <Enter>.
Type drive type
SIZE automatically adjusts
CYLS number of cylinders
HEAD number of heads
PRECOMP write precom
LANDZ landing zone
SECTOR number of sectors
MODE mode type

Drive A The category identifies the types of floppy

Drive B disk drive A or drive B that have been
installed in the computer.

None No floppy drive installed

360K, 5.25 in 5.25“ PC-type 360KB capacity
1.2M, 5.25 in 5.25“ AT-type 1.2MB capacity
720K, 3.5 in 3.5“ double-side 720KB capacity
1.44M, 3.5 in 3.5“ double-side 1.44MB capacity
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 2.88M, 3.5 in 3.5“ double-side 2.88MB capacity

Floopy 3 mode This is the Japanese standard floppy drive.

support The standard stores 1.2MB in a 3.5“ diskette

Video The category selects the type of video adapter

used for the primary system monitor. Although
secondary monitors are supported, you do not
have to select the type in Setup.

Halt On The category determines whether the computer

will stop if an error is detected during power up.

No errors When the BIOS detects a non-fatal error

the system will be stopped and you will
be prompted
All errors The system boot will not be stopped for
any error that may be detected
All, But The system boot will not stop for a
Keyboard keyboard error, it will stop for all other
errors
All, But The system boot will not stop for a disk
Diskette error, it will stop for all other errors
All, But The system boot will not stop for a disk
Disk/Key or keyboard error, it will stop for all other
errors

Memory The category is display-only which is deter-

mined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the
BIOS. Base Memory The value of the base
memory is typically 512K or 640K based on
the memory installed on the mainboard.

Extended Memory How much extended

memory is present during the POST. This is
the amount of memory located above 1MB

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 in the CPU‘s memory address map.
Other Memory This refers to the memory
located in the 640K to 1024K address space.
The BIOS is the most frequent user of this RAM
area since this is where it shadows RAM.

This screen is a list of system configuration options. Some of them are

defaults required by the mainboard's design, others depend on the
features of your system.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

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CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
ESC: Quit áâàß:Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Virus, Protection, Boot Sequence

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)

BIOS FEATURES SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled
CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled
External Cache : Enabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test : Enabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Sequence : A, C, SCSI D4000-D7FFF Shadow : Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled D8000-DBFFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek : Enabled DC000-DFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status : On
Boot Up System Speed : High
Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled
Typematic Rate(Chars/Sec) :6
Typematic Delay(Msec) : 250 Esc : Quit áâàß:Select Item
Security Option : Setup F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled F5 : Old Values (SHIFT)F2 : Color
Assign IRQ for VGA : Enabled F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
OS select for DRAM>64MB : Non-OS2 F7 : Load Setup Defaults
Report No FDD for WIN 95 : NO

Virus Warning When this item is enabled, the BIOS will

monitor the boot sector and partition table
of the hard disk drive for any attempt at
modification. If an attempt is made, the BIOS
will halt the system and the following error
message will appear. Many disk diagnostic
programs which attempt to access the boot
sector table can cause the above warning
message. If you will be running such a
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 program, we recommend that you first
disable Virus Protection beforehand.

! WARNING !

Disk boot sector is to be modified

Type ‘Y’ to accept write or ‘N’ to abort write
Award Software, Inc.

Enabled Activates 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 message will appear when
anything attempts to access the boot
sector or hard disk partition table.

CPU These two categories speed up memory

Internal Cache [Link], it depends on CPU/
External Cache chipset [Link] default value

Quick Power On is‘enabled‘.This category speeds up Power

Self Test On Self Test after you power up the computer.
If you set Enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip
some check items during POST.

Swap Floppy This item allows you to determine whether

Drive enable the swap floppy drive or not.

Boot Up Floppy During POST, BIOS will determine if the

Seek floppy disk drive installed is 40 tracks (360K)
or 80 tracks (720K, 1.2M, 1.44M)
Enabled BIOS searchs for floppy disk drive to
determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks
Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of

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 floppy disk drive by track number

Boot Up This allows you to determine the default

NumLock Status state of the numeric keypad. By default,
the system boots up with NumLock on.

Boot Up System Selects the default system speed - the

Speed normal operating speed at power up.

Typematic Rate This determines if the typematic rate is to be used.

Setting When disabled, continually holding down a key
on your keyboard will generate only one instance.

Typematic Rate When the typematic rate is enabled, this

(Chars/Sec) section allows you select the rate at which
the keys are accelerated.
6 6 characters per second
8 8 characters per second
10 10 characters per second
12 12 characters per second
15 15 characters per second
20 20 characters per second
24 24 characters per second
30 30 characters per second

Typematic Delay When the typematic rate is enabled, this

(Msec) section allows you select the delay between
when the key was first depressed and when
the acceleration begins.
250 250 msec
500 500 msec
750 750 msec
1000 1000 msec

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Security Option This category allows you to limit access to
the system and Setup, or just to Setup
System The system will not boot and access to
Setup 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 entered at the prompt
To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING
at Main Menu and then you will be asked to
enter password. Do not type anything and
just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once
the security is disabled, the system will boot
and you can enter Setup freely.

PCI/VGA It determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA

Palette Snoop VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not.
Enabled When PCI/VGA working with MPEG
ISA/VESA VGA Card
Disabled When PCI/VGA not working with
MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Card

OS Select for This item allows you to access the memory

DRAM > 64MB that over 64MB in OS/2

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Video BIOS Determines whether video BIOS will be
Shadow copied to RAM. However it is optional
depending on chipset design. Video
Shadow will increase the video speed.

C8000 - CBFFF These categories determine whether

Shadow option ROMs will be copied to RAM. An
DC000 - DFFFF example of such option ROM would be
Shadow support of onboard SCSI.

This screen controls the setting for the chipset on the mainboard.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

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PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
ESC: Quit áâàß:Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
AT Clock, DRAM Timmings .....

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Auto Configuration : Enabled
DRAM Timing : 60ns

DRAM Leadoff Timing : 10/6/3

DRAM Read Burst (EDO/FP) : x222/X333
DRAM Write Burst Timing : x222
Fast EDO Lead Off : Disabled
Refresh RAS# Assertion : 4 Clks
Fast RAS to CAS Delay :3
DRAM Page Idle Timer : 2 Clks
DRAM Enhanced Paging : Enabled
Fast MA to RAS# Delay : 1 Clks
SDRAM (CAS Lat/RAS-to-CAS) : 3/3
SDRAM Speculative Read : Disabled
System BIOS Cacheable : Disabled
Video BIOS Cacheable : Disabled Esc: Quit :Select Item
8-bit I/O Recovery Time :1 F1 : Help PU/PD/+/-:Modify
16-bit I/O Recovery Time :2 F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 :Color
Memory Hole At 15M-16M : Disabled F6 :Load BIOS Defaults
PCI 2.1conpliance : Disabled F7 :Load Setup Defaults

Auto Pre-defined values for DRAM, cache..timing

Configuration according to CPU type & system clock.
When this item is enabled, the pre-defined
items will become SHOW-ONLY.

DRAM Timing The DRAM speed is controlled by the DRAM

timing Registers. The timings programmed
into this register are dependent on the
system design.
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DRAM RAS# DRAM must continually be refreshed or it will
Precharge Time lose its data. Normally, DRAM is refreshed
entirely as the result of a single request. This
option allows you to determine the number
of CPU clocks allocated for the Row
Address Strobe to accumulate its charge
before the DRAM is refreshed. If insufficient
time is allowed, refresh may be incomplete
and data lost.

Fast RAS# to When DRAM is refreshed, both rows and

CAS# Delay columns are addressed separately. This
setup item allows you to determine the
timing of the transition from RAS to Column
Address Strobe (CAS).

DRAM Read This sets the timing for burst mode read (or
Burst (EDO/FP) writes)from DRAM. Burst read and write
DRAM Write requests are generated by the CPU in four
Burst Timing separate parts. The first part provides the
location within the DRAM where the read or
write is to take place while the remaining
three parts provide the actual data. The
lower the timing numbers, the faster the
system will address memory.

ISA Bus Clock This item allows you to select the PCI clock
type. Choices are PCI CLK/3; PCI CLK/4

System BIOS When enabled, accesses to the system BIOS

Cacheable ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are
cached, provided that the cache controller
is enabled.

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 Video BIOS As with changing the system BIOS above,
Cacheable enabling the Video BIOS cache will cause
access to video BIOS addressed at C0000H
to C7FFFH to be cached, if the cache
controller is also enabled.

8-bit I/O The recovery time is the length of time,

Recovery Time measured in CPU clocks, which the system will
delay after the completion of an I/O request.
This item allows you to determine the
recovery time allowed for 8-bit I/O. Choices
are from NA, 1 to 8 CPU clocks.

16-bit I/O This item allows you to determine the

Recovery Time recovery time allowed for 16-bit I/O.
Choices are from NA, 1 to 4 CPU clocks.

Memory Hole At In order to improve performance, certain

15M-16M space in memory can be reserved for ISA
cards. This memory must be mapped into
the memory below 16MB.

This screen controls the 'green' features of this mainboard.

* are only enabled under ATX power environment
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

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PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
ESC: Quit áâàß:Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Sleep Timer, Suspend Timer, .....

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Power Management : Disabled *Reload Global Timer Events*
PM Control by APM : Yes IRQ {3-7, 9-15}, NMI : Disabled
Video Off Method : V/H SYNC Primary IDE 0 : Disabled
+Blank Primary IDE 1 : Disabled
Video Off After : Standby Secondary IDE 0 : Disabled
Doze Mode : Disabled Secondary IDE 1 : Disabled
Standby Mode : Disabled Floppy Disk : Disabled
Suspend Mode : Disabled Serial Port : Enabled
HDD Power Down : Disabled Parallel Port : Disabled
Throttle Duty Cycle : 62.5%
ZZ Active in Suspend : Disabled
VGA Active Monitor : Enabled

CPU FAN Off In Suspend : Enabled

Esc: Quit áâàß :Select Item
Resume by Ring* : Enabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old values (Shift) F2: Color
*Break Events From Suspend* F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
IRQ 8 Clock Event : Disabled F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Power This category allows you to select the type

Management (or degree) of power saving and is directly
related to the following modes : Doze;
Standby; Suspend; HDD Power Down.
Disabled No power management. Disables all 4
modes
Min. Power Minimum power management. Doze
Saving =1hr.; Standby=1hr.; Suspend=1hr.;
HDD Power Down=15min
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 Max. Maximum power management only
Power available for SL CPU‘[Link]=1min.;
Saving Standby=1min.;Suspend=1min.;HDD
Power Down=1min
User Allows you to set each mode indivi-
Defined dually. When not disabled, each of the
ranges are from 1min. to 1hr. except for
HDD Power Down which ranges from 1
to 15min. and disable

PM Control When enabled, an Advanced Power

by APM Management device will be activated to
enhance the Max. Power Saving Mode and
stop the CPU internal clock. If the Max. Power
Saving is not enabled, this will be present to NO.

Video Off This determines the manner in which the

Method monitor is blanked.
V/H SYNC This selection will cause the system
+ Blank to turn off the vertical and horizontal
sync. ports and write blanks to the
video buffer
Blank This option only writes blanks to the
Screen video buffer
DPMS Initial display power management
signaling

The Following 4 modes are Green PC power saving function which

are only user configuration when ‘User Defined’ power management
has been selected.

Doze Mode When enabled and after the set time of

system inactivity, the CPU clock will run at
slower speed while all other devices still
operate at full speed

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 Standby Mode When enabled and after the set time of
system inactivity, the fixed disk drive and the
video would be shut off while all other
devices still operate at full speed

Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of

system inactivity, all devices expect the CPU
will be shut off

HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system
inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered
down while all other devices remain active

Wake Up Events In Doze & Standby

Power Down & These are I/O events whose occurrence can
Resume Events prevent the system from entering a power
saving mode or can awaken the system from
IRQ3 ~ IRQ15 such a mode. In effect, the system remains
alert for anything which occurs to a device
which is configured as On, even when the
system is in a power down mode. When an
I/O device wants to gain the attention of the
operating system, it signals this by causing an
IRQ (Interrupt ReQuests) to occur. When the
operating system is ready to respond to the
request, it interrupts itself and performs the
service. When set off, activity will neither
prevent the system from going into a power
management mode nor awaken it.

This screen configures the PCI Bus slots.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

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PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
ESC: Quit áâàß:Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
IRQ Settings, Latency Timers, .....

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
PNP OS Installed : No PCI IDE IRQ Map to : PCI-AUTO
Resources Controlled by : Auto Primary IDE INT# :A
Reset Configuration Data : Disabled Secondary IDE INT# : B

Esc: Quit áâàß :Select Item

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2: Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Resource The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the

Controlled by capacity to automatically configure all of the
boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.
However, this capability means absolutely
nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play
OS such as Windows 95 Choices are Auto
and Manual

Reset Config- This item allows you to determine reset the

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uration Data configuration data or not.

PCI IRQ This sets the method by which the PCI bus
Actived By recognizes that an IRQ service is being
requested by a device. Under all circumstances,
you should retain the default configuration
unless advised otherwise by your system‘s
manufacturer. Choices are Level and Edge

PCI IDE IRQ This allows you to configure your system to the
Map To type of IDE disk controller in use. If you have
equipped your system with a PCI controller,
changing this allows you to specify which slot
has the controller and which PCI interrupt
(A,B,C,D) is associated with the connected
hard disk. Select ‘PCI Auto’ allows the system
to automatically determine how your IDE disk
system is configured.

This section page includes all the items of IDE hard drive and
Programmed Input/Output features. See also Section “Chipset Features
Setup”.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

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CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
ESC: Quit áâàß:Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type .....

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
IDE HDD Block Mode : Disabled Onboard Parallel Port : 378H/IRQ7
IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto Parallel Port Mode ECP
IDE Primary Slave PIO : Auto ECP Mode Use DMA :3
IDE Secondary Master PIO : Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO : Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA : Auto
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE : Enabled
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE : Enabled
USB Keyboard Support : Disabled

Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled Esc: Quit áâàß :Select Item

Onboard Serial Port 1 : Auto F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
Onboard Serial Port 2 : Auto F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2: Color
UART 2 Mode : Standard F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

IDE HDD Block This allows your HD controller to use the fast
Mode block mode to transfer data to and from your
HD drive
Enabled IDE controller uses block mode
Disabled IDE controller uses standard mode

IDE Primary PIO - Programmed Input/Output, it allows the

Master/Slave PIO BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and
IDE Secondary then let the controller and the CPU perform the
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Master/Slave PIO complete task by themselves. This simpler and
more faster. Your system supports five mods, 0 -
4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is
selected,the BIOS will select the best available
mode.

On-Chip Primary This setup item allows you either to enable or

PCI IDE disable the primary/secondary controller. You
On-Chip Second- might choose to disable the controller if you
ary PCI IDE were to add a higher performance or
specialized controller.

PCI Slot IDE This item allows you designate an IDE controller
2nd Channel controller board insert into one of the physical
PCI slots as your secondary IDE
Enabled External IDE controller designated as
the secondary controller
Disabled No IDE controller occupying a PCI
slot

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP

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LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
ESC: Quit áâàß:Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type .....

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Hard Disks Type Size CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Mster :

Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip) : N

Options Size CYLS Head PRECOMP LANDZ Sector Mode
2(Y) 1337 648 64 0 2594 63 LBA
1 1339 2595 16 65535 2594 63 NORMAL
3 1338 1297 32 65535 2594 63 LARGE
Note : Some Oses (like SCO-UNIX) must use “Normal” for installation
ESC : Skip

The last step is 'save and exit'. If you select this item and press
'Y', then these records will be saved in the CMOS memory on
the mainboard. It will be checked every time when you turn your
computer on.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IA29-S672)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
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BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
ESC: Quit áâàß:Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type .....

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N):Y

ESC: Quit áâàß:Select Item

F10: Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Auto-Configure HDD: Sector, Cylinder, Head .....

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

When your mainboard has problems and need to
debug or troubleshoot the system, you can use this function.
The default values loaded only affect the BIOS Features
Setup, Chipset Features Setup, Power Management
Setup and PNP/PCI Configuration Setup. There is
no effect on the Standard CMOS [Link] use this
function,select it from main menu and press <Enter>.
A line will appear on the screen asking if you want
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 to load the BIOS default values. Press <Yes> and <Enter>
then the BIOS default values will be loaded.

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

This allows you load optimal settings which are stored
in the BIOS ROM to get better performance. The default
values loaded only affect the BIOS Features Setup,
Chipset Features Setup, Power Management Setup
and PNP/PCI Configuration [Link] is no effect on
the Standard CMOS Setup. To use this function, select
it from main menu and press <Enter>.A line will appear
on the screen asking if you want to load the Setup
default values. Press <Yes> and <Enter> then the
Setup default values will be loaded.

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD / USER PASSWORD

This allows you to set the password. the mainboard
defaults password disabled.
Enter/Change password : Enter the current
password,at the prompt key-in your new password
(up to eight alphanumeric characters), press <Enter>.
At the next prompt, confirm the new password by
typing it and press <Enter> again.
Disable password : Press <Enter> key instead of
entering a new password when the ‘Enter Password’
dialog box appears. A message will appear
confirming that the password is disable.

If you set both supervisor and user passwords, only the

supervisor password allows you to enter the BIOS
SETUP program.

CAUTION :If you forget your password, you must

disable the CMOS by turning power off and set JP8
‘open‘. Then reload the system.

IDD HDD AUTO DETECTION

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 This allows you to detect IDE hard drives‘
parameters and enter them into ‘Standard CMOS
Setup’ automatically.

If the auto-detected parameters displayed do not

match the ones that should be used for your hard
drive, do not accept them. Press <N> to reject the
values and enter the correct ones manually on
the Standard CMOS Setup screen.

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

This allows you to save the new setting values in
the CMOS memory and continue with the booting
process. Select what you want to do, press <Enter>.

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

This allows you to exit the BIOS setup utility without
recording any new values or changing old ones.

※ Control Key Description ※

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 Esc Main Menu : Quit and not save
changes

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 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 make
changes
F1 KEY Help General help
F2 KEY ＜Shift＞+F2 Change color from total 16 colors
F5 KEY Old Value Restore the pervious CMOS value
from CMOS
F6 KEY Load BIOS Load the default CMOS value from
default BIOS default table
F7 KEY Load setup Load Setup default
default
F10 KEY Save & Exit Save all the CMOS changes and
Setup Exit setup, only for Main Menu

APPENDIX A
※※TECHNICAL SUPPORT REQUEST FORM※※

If the mainboard doesn't function properly, please complete the following

information and return it to your system dealer. If the further information
is needed, please attach this separating sheets.

Model No : ATC-5000 Date of Purchase : ______________

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 Serial No : ___________________

HARDWARE :
BRAND MODEL SPEED Q'TY
CPU
SIM Module
PB SRAM on Board
TAG SRAM
Sync. SRAM Module

SIMM :_______MB (__ EDO, __FastPage)

Hard Disk Interface Controller : __ __ IDE, ____ SCSI
Hard Disk Brand :___________, Model :_________, Capacity :________
Display Controller Brand :_____________,Model :__________
Controller Chip Brand :_____________,Model :__________
AWARD SYSTEM BIOS: Version _______ Date Code _____________

Other Add-on Cards Information:

Add-on Card Bus Interface Model Remark

Error Description :

H-160-5000-020400-70915

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