User manual GIGABYTE GA-586DX

[. . . ] GA - 586DX USER'S MANUAL Dual PENTIUM® PCI - ISA BUS MAINBOARD REV. 1 Third Edition GA-586DX The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein. IBM PC/AT, PC/XT are trademarks of International Business Machine Corporation. UNIX is a trademark of Bell Laboratories. OCTOBER 01, 1996 Taipei, Taiwan TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] day date month year Time The day, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display-only The date, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) The month, Jan. The year, from 1900 through 2099 · The time format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-time clock. 4-5 GA-586DX For example, 1 p. m. is 13:00:00. · Primary HDDs / Secondary HDDs The category identify the types of hard disk drive C drive F 4 devices that has been installed in the computer. Type User is user-definable and type Auto will automatically detect HDD's type. Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press <Enter>. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Type User to define your own drive type manually. If you select Type User, related information is asked to be entered to the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Those information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. HEADS PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTORS number of cylinders number of heads write precomp landing zone number of sectors · If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press <Enter>. Drive A type / Drive B type The category identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. None No floppy drive installed 4-6 BIOS Configuration 360K, 5. 25 in. 1. 44M, 3. 5 in. 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity. 5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1. 2 megabyte capacity (3-1/2 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled). 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1. 44 megabyte capacity. · Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Janpan Area) Disable Drive A Drive B Both Normal Floppy Drive. Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drive. · Video The category detects the type of adapter used for the primary system monitor that must matches your video display card and monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type in setup. For EGA, VGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome adapters · Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up. NO errors All errors The system boot will not be stopped for any error that may be detected Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the 4-7 GA-586DX All, But Keyboard All, But Diskette All, But Disk/Key system will be stopped and you will be prompted The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will stop for all other errors · Memory The category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS. [. . . ] RAM must be periodically refreshed in order to keep the memory from decaying. This function assures that the memory refresh function is working properly. Keyboard controller initialization. 2 3 Processor Test 2 Initialize Chips 4 Test Memory Refresh Toggle Blank video, Initialize keyboard Reserved Test CMOS Interface and Battery Status Chipset Default Initialization Memory presence test Early Shadow Cache presence test Setup low memory 5 6 7 Verifies CMOS is working correctly, detects bad battery. Memory presence test. BE C1 C5 C6 8 B-1 Appendix B: Post Codes OEM chip set routines. [. . . ]