User manual ABIT WI-2P

[. . . ] WI-2P Dual Socket 604 Workstation Board User's Manual 4200-0303-22 Rev. 1. 00 Copyright and Warranty 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. [. . . ] You also need to note the compatibility issue with your PS/2 mouse. Some PS/2 mice cannot wake up the system because of compatibility problems. Also, if the specs of your keyboard are too old, it may fail to power on. KB Power ON Password This option allows you to set a password required in order to Power ON your computer. You will be asked to enter your password and then to confirm it. Should you forget your password, you will have to open your computer case, clear the CMOS and reset all parameters again in order to be able to utilize this function. Hot Key Power ON There are twelve options are available, Ctrl-F1 to Ctrl-F12. You can select this item and using the <Ctrl> plus the one of each function key (F1 to F12) to power on the computer. Onboard FDD Controller This item enables or disables the onboard FDD controller. Onboard Serial Port 1 This item specifies the I/O address and IRQ of Serial Port 1. Onboard Serial Port 2 This item specifies the I/O address and IRQ of Serial Port 2. Onboard IR Function This item enables or disables the onboard IR function. The options are: IrDA (HPSIR) mode ASK IR (Amplitude Shift Keyed IR) mode Disabled. RxD , TxD Active Four options are available: Hi, Hi Hi, Lo Lo, Hi Lo, Lo. Set IR transmission/reception polarity as High or Low. User's Manual 3-14 Chapter 3 IR Transmission Delay Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Set IR transmission delays 4 character-time (40 bit-time) when SIR is changed from RX mode to TX mode. UR2 Duplex Mode Two options are available: Full and Half. This item lets you choose the operation mode for your IR KIT. Some IR device only can work at half duplex mode. Refer to your IR KIT user's guide to find out which setting is correct. Use IR Pins Two options are available: RxD2, TxD2 and IR-Rx2Tx2. If you choose RxD2, TxD2, your workstation board must support a COM port IR KIT connection. Otherwise, you can only choose the IR-Rx2Tx2 to use the IR header on your workstation board to connect your IR KIT. Please use the default setting. Onboard Parallel Port This item sets the address of the onboard parallel port. Parallel Port Mode This item sets the operation mode of the parallel port. [SPP] (Standard Parallel Port) allows bi-directional parallel port operation at normal speed; [ECP] (Extended Capabilities Port) allows bi-directional parallel port operation at a speed faster than the normal mode's data transfer rate; [EPP] (Enhanced Parallel Port) allows bi-directional parallel port operation at maximum speed. EPP Mode Select This item selects the EPP mode. ECP Mode Use DMA Two options are available: 1 3. When the mode selected for the parallel port mode is ECP, the DMA channel selected can be Channel 1 or Channel 3. PWRON After PWR-Fail This item sets the system action after a power failure. WI-2P BIOS Setup 3-15 Game Port Address This item sets the address of the onboard game port connector. Midi Port Address This item sets the address of the onboard midi port connector. Midi Port IRQ This item sets the IRQ of the onboard midi port connector. If you choose disable the Midi Port Address, then this field is not available. NOTE: If you bought an audio adapter and wanted to replace the use of onboard audio solution, you have to disable three items in BIOS. Otherwise, your audio adapter may not work well. These three items are: AC 97 Audio: set to Disabled Game Port Address: set to Disabled Midi Port Address: set to Disabled User's Manual 3-16 Chapter 3 3. 2. 4. Power Management Setup This menu allows you to set up the power management in order to reduce power consumption. ACPI Suspend Type: Two options are available: S1(POS) and S3(STR). Generally, ACPI has six states: System S0 state, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5. [. . . ] They will be more familiar with local conditions and problems and will have better insight as to which resellers offer what products and services. Due to the huge number of emails coming in every day and other reasons, such as the time required for problem reproduction, we will not be able to reply to every email. Please understand that we are selling through distribution channels and don't have the resources to serve every end-user. However, we will try to do our best to help every customer. [. . . ]