User manual ARIMA RIOWORKS SDVIC

[. . . ] SDVIC SDVIC User's Guide Troubleshooting BIOS Flash Utility BIOS Setup Hard ware Installation Overview The information in this document is subject to change without notice Arima Computer Corp. makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by Arima Computer Corp. [. . . ] Use the arrow keys to select a category and press <Enter> key to accept and enter the sub-menu. Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen. BIOS Setup 2 -5 BIOS Setup Setup Items The main menu includes the following main setup categories. Main Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as system clock settings , hard disk, video card and error handling. Advanced BIOS Features This option allows a user to configure system's boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security and son on. This option allows a user to configure your system based on some specific features of built-in chipset. See Section 3 for details This option allows a user setting the power saving mode of the peripherals . See Section 3 for details This option allows a user configuring PCI/ Plug and Play PCI devices. See Section 3 for details Advanced BIOS Setup 2 -6 Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations BIOS Setup Defaults Use this option to load BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance or minimal/stable performance system operations. See Section 4 for details Use this option to set the system security by using passwords. See Section 5 for details This option allows a user monitoring his CPU, system temperature, fan speed and the voltage of other components. This option allows a user setting the front Side Bus frequency and ratio of CPU. This option allows a user set if the CMOS data is replaced by new setup value. Save & Setup Exit Stores the all present setting values a user made in this time into CMOS. Continue to use previous CMOS setup values without making any change and exit setup. Security PC Health CLK/Voltage Exit Exit Without Saving BIOS Setup 2 -7 BIOS Setup Section 2 Main Menu The <Main> menu will allow a user configuring some basic system hardware, system clock, video type and error handling. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <Enter> keys to select the value you want in each item. BIOS Setup 2 -8 BIOS Setup Item Date Options MM:DD:YY Time HH:MM:SS Floppy Mode Support Video 3 Halt On None 360K, 5. 25 in 720K, 3. 5 in 1. 2M, 3. 5 in 1. 44M, 3. 5 in (Default) 2. 88M, 3. 5 in Disabled (Default) Drive A Drive B Both EGA/VGA (Default) CGA 40 CGA 80 Mono All Errors No Errors All, But Keyboard (Default) All, But diskette All, But Disk/Key Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system Set which floppy drive support 3 mode floppy disk installed in your system Select the type of Video device installed in your system. This option allows a user to set if enable the control of system stops in case of the Power-On Self Test (POST) Error BIOS Setup 2 -9 BIOS Setup IDE Primary/Seco ndary Master/Slave Drive A/B Auto Manual None Description Set the system date. Note that the "Day" automatically update after you set this value. Note that the "Time" automatically update after you set this value. Press <Enter> to enter sub-menu Base Memory/ Extended Memory/ Total Memory Display information only BIOS Setup Item IDE HDD Detection Auto- Selection Descriptions Press the <Enter> key to let BIOS auto-detect the type and capacity of the hard disk in this channel. If select "Manual", system will fill in all remaining fields such as type, cylinder, Precomp, head, landing zone. . If the item "Auto" is set, only the access mode can be set manually and IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave Auto (Default) Manual None 2 -10 BIOS Setup Access Mode CHS LBA Large Auto (Default) Capacity Cylinder Min=0 Max=65535 other will remain "0". "None" means no any ATAPI and IDE hard disk device is in the channel. Mode "CHS" if for IDE hard disk is smaller than 528MB; Mode "LBA" is for IDE hard disk over 528MB that supports the function of Logical Block Addressing (LBA); Mode "Large" is for IDE hard disk over 528MB that does not support LBA and uncommon. [. . . ] Press <ENTER> key 8. Then the program prompts you Are you sure to program (y/n) You will need to make a selection No If you DO NOT wish to update the BIOS, type n. Skip the following steps in this section and go directly to the next section. Yes If you DO wish to update the BIOS, type y. When the updating is finished, the following message appears: Programming Flash Memory 7FFFF OK ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ Restart your system. Your BIOS should be successfully updated. Command Line Parameters You can run the BIOS flash update utility at the DOS command line. [. . . ]