Chapter 3
Onboard Resource Settings
Chassis Intrusion Alarm Connector
The J8 connector is an intrusion alarm, that can be connected to the system chassis. When active (J8 is closed), this alarm will alert the system administra- tor anytime someone opens the system’s case.
Windows 95 Users:
You may encounter problems with some of the devices in the Intel 82371EB chipset. Neither the PCI Bridge nor the PCI Universal Serial Bus device IDs for this chipset (also called PIIX4e) are recognized by Windows 95. This is a soft- ware problem, not a hardware problem, and can be easily remedied by either upgrading to Windows 98 or by installing the
!Note that USB requires Windows 95 OSR 2.1 or above; please contact Microsoft important! for the USB update.
CMOS RTC
The 440BX AGPset includes a Real Time Clock (RTC) circuit, which provides the date and time for the system. If the external battery for the RTC is low, it will prevent your system from POSTing, and you will not get a display. Normally the life span of an external battery is 2 years. If yours is running low, you will need to replace it with a new 3V lithium battery (Sony CR2032).
Flash EEPROM
The Tiger 100 uses flash memory to store BIOS programs. It can be updated as new versions of the BIOS become available. You can upgrade your BIOS easily using the Flash Writer Utility (see
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