User manual ABIT BX6R2

[. . . ] Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of the vendor, who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular part of this document. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special , incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product. Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are property of their respective owners. [. . . ] PM Timer Events: When one of the specifics occurs, the count down made for entry in power saving mode goes back to zero. Since the computer will enter a power saving mode only after an inactivity delay specified (time specific for Doze, Standby and Suspend modes) and after it has no activity, during this time period, any event will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. Resume events are operations or signals that cause the computer to resume time counting. äIRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI: If any IRQ or NMI (Non-Mask Interrupt) activities occur, this will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. äVGA Active Monitor: If there is any VGA data transfer or any I/O activities, this will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. äIRQ8 Break Suspend : Supports the RTC alarm wake up from suspend function (via IRQ8). Introduction of BIOS 3-27 äIDE Primary Master: If any IDE primary master I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. äIDE Primary Slave: If any IDE primary slave I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. äIDE Secondary Master: If any IDE secondary master I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. äIDE Secondary Slave: If any IDE secondary slave I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. äFloppy Disk: If any floppy disk I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. äSerial Port: If any serial port I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. äParallel Port: If any IDE secondary master I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. äMouse Break Suspend: Four options are available: YesèNo (COM1) èNo (COM2) èNo (PS/2) èBack to Yes. 3-28 Chapter 3 (6) PnP/PCI Configuration In this menu, you can change the INT# and IRQ of the PCI bus and other hardware settings. Figure 3-7. PNP/PCI Configuration Menu PnP OS Installed: Device resource assigned by PnP OS or BIOS. Force Update ESCD: If you want to clear ESCD data next time you boot up, and ask the BIOS to reset the settings for the Plug & Play ISA Card and the PCI Card, select Enabled. But the next time you boot up, this option will automatically be set as Disabled. B Computer Knowledge B & ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) The ESCD contains the IRQ, DMA, I/O Port, Memory information of the system. This is a specification and a feature specific to the Plug & Play BIOS. Introduction of BIOS Resources Controlled By: 3-29 When resource are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as one of the following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt: Legacy ISA devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port 1). PCI/ISA devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture. The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. If you select Auto, all the interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them. But if you have trouble in assigning the interrupt resource automatically, you can select Manual to set which IRQ and DMA are assigned to PCI/ISA PnP or legacy ISA cards. Assign IRQ For USB: If you need another IRQ to be freed up, you can choose to disable this item, and you can get an IRQ. [. . . ] Keep the VGA card and the interface card that causes the problem inserted on the motherboard, remove any other card or peripheral, and start again. If you still cannot start, note down the information related to both cards in the add-on Card space provided, and don't forget to indicate the motherboard model, version, BIOS identification number, CPU (refer to main instructions), and give a description of the problem. L H-2 2 Appendix H Example 2: With a system including the motherboard (with CPU, DRAM, COAST. . . ) HDD, CD-ROM, FDD, VGA CARD, LAN CARD, MPEG CARD, SCSI CARD, SOUND CARD, after assembly and after having installed the Sound Card Driver, when you restart the system, when it runs the Sound Card Driver, it resets automatically. procedure, press SHIFT (BY-PASS) key, to skip CONFIG. SYS and AUTOEXEC. BAT; edit CONFIG. SYS with a text editor, and in function the line that loads the Sound Card Driver, add a remark REM, in order to disable the Sound Card Driver. CONFIG. SYS: DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM. SYS DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386. EXE HIGHSCAN DOS=HIGH, UMB FILES=40 BUFFERS=36 REM DEVICEHIGH=C:\PLUGPLAY\DWCFGMG. SYS LASTDRIVE=Z Restart the system. [. . . ]