Sun Microsystems F815D/V IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO, USB Controller, Onboard Lan Chip

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Award BIOS Setup

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO:

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.

The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3 and Mode 4.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA:

Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33, select “Auto” to enable BIOS support.

The choice: Auto, Disabled.

USB Controller:

Select “Enabled” if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

USB Keyboard Support:

Select “Enabled” if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Init Display First:

This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on-chip VGA first.

The choice: PCI Slot, Onboard.

Onboard Lan Chip (82559):

The setting enables or disables the onboard LAN.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard SCSI Chip (53C895):

The setting enables or disables the onboard SCSI.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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Contents F815D Full-Size Single Board ComputerPage Copyright TrademarkContents Award Bios Setup Page Section Introduction Unpacking F815D Series¡ ATX power control cable Features Description3 F815D Series Overview 2 I/O Shield ConnectorHardware Monitoring System Block Diagram ¡ Bios ¡ Form Factor ¡ Weight¡ Extended Function Section Installations System Installation CPU InstallationDimm Memory and 168-pins Socket Removing a CPURemoving a Dimm Setting Jumpers Jumper & Connector Location Board LayoutJumper Setting Table for Jumper Location Description Jumpers FunctionsJP1  COM port setting select JP1 FunctionLocation  Clear Cmos setting select JP2 Function JP2 Watchdog Timer setting select JP3 Function JP3Connector’s Description Connector Location Table for Connector’s Location Description Connectors FunctionsDRQ  Power fan connector CN4 Pin # Assignment DRQ  ATX power connector CN8 Pin # Assignment TX+ RX+ HDD LED ResetSpeaker PWR LED PS/2 mouse connector Mini Din 6-pins CN14 Pin # Assignment  System fan power connector CN18 Pin # Assignment  CPU fan connector CN20 Pin # Assignment  COM1 RS-232 serial port connector D-SUB 9-pins male CN21 Pin # AssignmentDSR Data Set Ready Section Award Bios Setup Bios InstructionsAdvanced Bios Features Setup ItemsStandard Cmos Features Advanced Chipset FeaturesLoad Fail-Safe Defaults Power Management SetupPnP / PCI Configuration Load Optimized DefaultsEGA/VGA Total Memory Option N/A Base Memory Option N/AExtended Memory Option N/A IDE Adapters IDE HDD Auto-detection Options Press EnterAward Bios Setup Virus Warning HDD-0First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device Processor Number FeatureQuick Power On Self Test CPU Internal Cache/External CacheTypematic Rate Setting Boot Up Floppy SeekBoot Up NumLock Status Typematic Delay MsecHDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Video Bios ShadowOS Select For Dram 64MB Report No FDD For WinSdram CAS Latency Time Sdram Cycle Time Tras/TrcVideo Bios Cacheable Sdram RAS-to-CAS DelaySystem Bios Cacheable CPU Latency TimerSystem Memory Frequency Delayed TransactionAGP Graphics Aperture Size On-Chip Video Window SizeOnChip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE SPPUSB Controller IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIOIDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave Udma USB Keyboard SupportIR Transmission delay IDE HDD Block ModeUart Mode Select UR2 Duplex ModeEPP Mode Select Use IR PinsParallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMAPower Management Acpi FunctionDpms Power On by Ring Suspend ModeHDD Power Down Resume by AlarmPM Events Reset Configuration Data PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPNP OS Installed DMA Resources Resource controlled byIRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette SnoopCurrent CPU Temp CPU Warning TemperatureCurrent System Temp Current Chassis Fan SpeedShutdown Temperature +3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/-5VAuto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK CPU/PCI/SDRAM/AGP Skew AdjustFrequency/Voltage Control Spread Spectrum ModulatedCPU Clock Ratio Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Supervisor/User Password Setting Enter PasswordExit Without Saving Exit Selecting Save & Exit SetupSave to Cmos and Exit Y/N? Y Quit without saving Y/N? Y

F815D, F815D/V specifications

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