Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction............................................................ 5
Features and Specifications.................................................. 6
Package Checklist .............................................................. 8
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation............................................... 9
Preparing the Area.............................................................. 9
Handling the System Board.................................................. 9
Installing the System Board.................................................10
Board Layout ....................................................................12
System Memory................................................................13
SIMM........................................................................14
Cache Memory.................................................................16
CPU Installation................................................................17
Jumper Settings for CPUs..............................................18
Installing Upgrade CPUs................................................21
Installing A Fan/Heatsink for Cyrix CPUs...........................23
Built-in Ports.....................................................................25
Serial Ports.................................................................26
PS/2 Mouse Port.......................................................... 26
Parallel Port ................................................................26
Floppy Disk Drive Controller...........................................27
IDE Hard Disk Interface.................................................27
Installing Expansion Cards...................................................29
Chapter 3: Software Installation...............................................31
Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility...........................................31
Standard CMOS Setup..................................................32
BIOS Features Setup....................................................36
Chipset Features Setup.................................................41
Power Management Setup.............................................41
PNP/PCI Configuration Setup..........................................43
Load BIOS Defaults......................................................45
Load Setup Defaults.....................................................46
Integrated Peripherials...................................................46
Supervisor Password....................................................49
User Password............................................................49
IDE HDD Auto Detection................................................50
HDD Low Level Format .................................................52