User manual GIGABYTE GA-586HX

[. . . ] GA - 586HX USER'S MANUAL PCI - ISA SOLUTION PENTIUMTM PCI - ISA BUS MAINBOARD REV. 2. 0 Second Edition GA-586HX Who need 82430HX? 1. (Because single bit error correction & Multi-bit error detection is supported. ) 3. (Because 2 USB ports will be ready in the end of Q2/96". ) Why do you need GA-586HX 82430HX motherboard? 1. Because it is the best performance motherboard, see next page, we compare GA-586HX with PC Magazine EDITOR choice-system. [. . . ] You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Del> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to, Y PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP 4. 2. CONTROL KEYS Up arrow Down arrow Left arrow Right arrow Esc key PgUp key PgDn key F1 key F2 key F3 key F4 key F5 key F6 key F7 key F8 key F9 key F10 key Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Change color from total 16 colors Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu Reserved Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Option Page Setup Menu Load the default Reserved Reserved Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu 4. 3. Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. THE MAIN MENU Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 4. 1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from twelve setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC F10 : Quit : Save & Exit Setup (Shift)F2 Time, Date, Hard Disk Type, . . . : Select Item : Chang Color · Figure 4. 1: Main Menu Standard CMOS setup This setup page includes all the items in a standard compatible BIOS. 4-2 GA-586HX · · · · · · · · · · · · · BIOS features setup This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. Chipset features setup This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. Power management setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features. PNP/PCI configuration This setup page includes all the items of PNP/PCI configuration features. Load BIOS defaults BIOS defaults indicates the most appropriate value of the system parameter which the system would be in safe configuration. Load setup defaults BIOS defaults indicates the most appropriate value of the system parameter which the system would be in safe configuration. Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all the items of peripherals features. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. Exit without save Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. 4. 5. STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu (Figure 4. 2) are divided into 8 categories. Use the arrows to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to 4-3 BIOS Configuration select the value you want in each item. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Date (mm:dd:yy) : Fr i, Mar 1 1996 Time (hh:mm:ss) : 16 : 49 : 18 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Secondary Master Slave : Auto : None : None : None 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO ------------------------- Drive A Drive B : 1. 44M , 3. 5 in. : None Base Memory: Extended Memory: Other Memory: Total Memory: 640 K 15360 K 384 K 16384 K Floppy 3 Mode Support : Disabled Video : EGA/VGA Halt On : No Errors ESC : Quit F1 : Help (Shift)F2 : Select Item : Chang Color PU/PD/+/- : Modify Figure 4. 2: Standard CMOS Setup Menu · Date The date format is <day>, <date> <month> <year>. 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>. [. . . ] This function assures that the memory refresh function is working properly. Keyboard controller initialization. POST C0 1 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. Early chip set initialization. BE C1 C5 C6 8 B-1 GA-586HX Memory presence test. 9 A Early Cache Initialization Setup Interrupt Vector Table Test CMOS RAM Checksum Initialize keyboard Initialize Video Interface Cyrix CPU initialization. [. . . ]