Intel LH500 user manual

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ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data): a format for storing information about Plug-n-Play devices in the system BIOS. This information helps properly configure the system each time it boots.

Firmware: low-level software that controls the system hardware.

Form factor: an industry term for the size, shape, power supply type, and external connector type of the Personal Computer Board (PCB) or motherboard. The standard form factors are the AT and ATX.

IDE (Integrated Device/Drive Electronics): a simple, self-contained HDD interface. It can handle drives up to 8.4 GB in size. Almost all IDEs sold now are in fact Enhanced IDEs (EIDEs), with maximum capacity determined by the hardware controller.

IDE INT (IDE Interrupt): a hardware interrupt signal that goes to the IDE.

I/O (Input/Output): the connection between your computer and another piece of hardware (mouse, keyboard, etc.)

IRQ (Interrupt Request): an electronic request that runs from a hardware device to the CPU. The interrupt controller assigns priorities to incoming requests and delivers them to the CPU. It is important that there is only one device hooked up to each IRQ line; doubling up devices on IRQ lines can lock up your system. Plug-n-Play operating systems can take care of these details for you.

Latency: the amount of time that one part of a system spends waiting for another part to catch up. This occurs most commonly when the system sends data out to a peripheral device and has to wait for the peripheral to spread (peripherals tend to be slower than onboard system components).

NVRAM: ROM and EEPROM are both examples of Non-Volatile RAM, memory that holds its data without power. DRAM, in contrast, is volatile.

OPROM: Firmware on adapter cards that control bootable peripherals. The system BIOS interrogates the option ROMs to determine which devices can be booted.

Parallel port: transmits the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time.

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect): a 32 or 64-bit local bus (data pathway) which is faster than the ISA bus. Local buses are those which operate within a single system (as opposed to a network bus, which connects multiple systems).

PCI PIO (PCI Programmable Input/Output) modes: the data transfer modes used by IDE drives. These modes use the CPU for data transfer (in contrast, DMA channels do not). PCI refers to the type of bus used by these modes to communicate with the CPU.

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Contents LH500 Arima Computer Corp Table of Contents IDE Channel sub-menu Boot Feature sub-menu Legal Disclaimer Technical Support Safety Instruction Unpacking CongratulationsCN46 Quick Installation GuideFeatures Highlight Motherboard Specification Bios Motherboard Layout major components Hardware Monitor Mounting the motherboard Hardware InstallationInstalling the processor Page Page Page Heatsink not included in the package Dimm combination Installing the memoryPage Installing Dimm modules Page Clear Cmos header Jumpers ConfigurationEnable onboard VGA header PCI-X Slot 1 Jumper Setting PCI-X Slot 2 Jumper PCI-X Slot 5 Jumper LAN 82546GB ATX 24-pin power connector Power SupplyPage ATX 8-pin power connector Floppy disk drive connector Cables & ConnectorsPage IDE connectors Front Panel Connectors Computer without turning on/off your power switch Rear Panel I/O ports OFF Back Panel LAN LEDBlink Front Panel LAN LED Connector System Speaker Connector Front USB Connector Page Front Panel Serial Port Connector Bios Setup KEY Function Using SetupTroubleshooting MM/DD/YYYY Main MenuCD-ROM IDE Channel sub-menuFpio 3/ DMA Fpio 4/ DMA Boot Feature sub-menu DOS Advanced MenuPage Advanced Chipset Control Sub Menu looks like the following Advanced Chipset Sub MenuPCI Express Device Control Sub Menu Advanced Processor Options Sub Menu IRQ 4 I/O Device Configuration Sub MenuPC-ANSI Console Redirection Sub MenuVT-UTF8 XON/XOFF CTS/RTSIpmi Sub Menu looks like the following Ipmi Sub MenuDD MM Yyyy MM DD YyyyYyyy MM DD Security Security MenuPower Power MenuThis state but remain in a lower Boot Boot MenuExit Menu Load Setup DefaultsSaving Changes Exit Discarding ChangesSave Changes Discard ChangesUsing Phoenix QuietBoot About the Boot UtilitiesPage Atapi CD-ROM Phoenix MultiBootExecuting Phoenix Phlash Bios Flash Upgrade UtilityPHLASH16 BBLAppendix I Glossary Page Page Page Page Appendix II Block Diagram Page Appendix III FAQ