Motherboard Brand: SUPERMICRO
BIOS Version: AMI BIOS
Motherboard Model: P5MMA98

Running Setup

The WinBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected
by choosing the appropriate high-level icon from the Standard Setup
screen. All displayed icons are described in this section, although
the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set
the option.

2.1 Setup

2-1-1 Standard Setup

Pri Master
Pri Slave
Sec Master
Sec Slave

Choose these icons to configure the hard disk drive. When you
click on an icon, the following parameters are listed: Type, LBA/
Large Mode, Block Mode, 32Bit Mode, and PIO Mode. All
parameters relate to IDE drives except Type.

If the hard disk drive to be configured is an IDE drive, select the
appropriate drive icon, choose the Type parameter and select Auto.
The BIOS will automatically detect the IDE drive parameters and
display them. Click on the OK button to accept these parameters.
Click on LBA/Large Mode and choose On to enable support for IDE
drives with capacities greater than 528MB. Click on Block Mode
and choose On to support IDE drives that use Block Mode. Click on
32Bit Mode and click on On to support IDE drives that permit 32-bit
accesses.

To configure a CD-ROM drive, select the appropriate drive icon,
choose the Type parameter and select CDROM. You can boot the
computer from a CD-ROM drive. To configure a SCSI drive, select
Not Installed in the Type field.

To configure an old MFM hard disk drive, you must know the drive
parameters (number of heads, number of cylinders, number of
sectors, the starting write precompensation cylinder, and drive
capacity). Choose Type and select the hard disk drive type (1-46).
Refer to Appendix B in this manual for a list of the various hard disk
drive types. Select User in the Type field if the drive parameters on
your MFM drive do not match any of the drive type in Appendix B.

Entering Drive Parameters

Date and Time Configuration

Select the Standard option. Select the Date/Time icon. The current
values for each category are displayed. Enter new values through
the keyboard.

Floppy A
Floppy B

Choose the Floppy Drive A or B icon to specify the floppy drive type.
The settings are 360 KB 5¼ inch, 1.2 MB 5¼ inch, 720 KB 3½ inch,
1.44 MB 3½ inch, 2.88 MB 3½ inch or Not Installed.

2-1-2 Advanced Setup

Quick Boot

Set this option to Enabled to permit AMIBIOS to boot within 5 seconds.
The settings are Disabled or Enabled. The Optimal default
setting is Enabled. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.

Pri Master ARMD Emulated as
Pri Slave ARMD Emulated as
Sec Master ARMD Emulated as
Sec Slave ARMD Emulated as

These options are used to emulate removable drives. ARMD stands
for Atapi Removable Media Device. The settings are Floppy or Hard
Disk. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Floppy. For
IOMEGA IDE zip drive, set the emulation to Floppy. For IOMEGA
ATAPI zip drive, set the emulation to Hard Disk.

1st Boot Device
2nd Boot Device
3rd Boot Device
4th Boot Device

The options for 1st Boot Device are IDE-1, IDE-2, IDE-3, Floppy,
ARMD-FDD, ARMD-HDD, CDROM or SCSI. The options for 2nd
Boot Device are Disabled, IDE-0, Floppy, ARMD-FDD, CDROM or
SCSI. The options for 3rd Boot Device are Disabled, IDE-0, Floppy,
ARMD-FDD, CDROM or SCSI. The options for 4th Boot Device are
Disabled, IDE-0, Floppy, ARMD-FDD, CDROM or SCSI.

The Disabled option means that setup will not be considered during
the boot process.

IDE-0, IDE-1, IDE-2, IDE-3 are the four hard disks than can be installed
by the BIOS. IDE-0 is the first hard disk installed by the
BIOS, IDE-1 is the second hard disk, and so on. For example, if the
system has a hard disk connected to Primary Slave and another
hard disk to Secondary Master, then IDE-0 will be referred to as the
hard disk connected to Primary Slave and IDE-1 will be referred to
as the hard disk connected to the Secondary Master. IDE-2 and
IDE-3 are not present. Note that the order of the initialization of the
devices connected to the primary and secondary channels are Primary
Master first, Primary Slave second, Secondary Master third,
and Secondary Slave fourth.

The BIOS will attempt to read the boot record from 1st, 2nd, 3rd,
and 4th boot device in the selected order until it is successful in
reading the booting record. The BIOS will not attempt to boot from
any device which is not selected as the boot device.

S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks

S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is
a technology developed to manage the reliability of the hard disk by
predicting future device failures. The hard disk needs to be
S.M.A.R.T. capable. The settings for this option are Disabled or
Enabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Boot Up Num-Lock

When this option is set to On, the BIOS turns off the Num Lock key
when the system is powered on. This will enable the end user to
use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard.
The settings are On or Off. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings
are On.

Floppy Drive Swap

This option allows the logical floppy drives A: and B: to be swapped.
The settings for this option are Disabled or Enabled. The Optimal
and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

PS/2 Mouse Support

When this option is set to Enabled, AMIBIOS supports a PS/2-type
mouse. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and
Fail-Safe default settings are Enabled.

Primary Display

This option specifies the type of display adapter card installed in
the system. The settings are VGA/EGA, CGA40x25, CGA80x25,
Mono, or Absent. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are
VGA/EGA.

Password Check

This option enables the password check option every time the system
boots or the end user runs WinBIOS Setup. If Always is chosen,
a user password prompt appears every time the computer is
turned on. If Setup is chosen, the password prompt appears if
WinBIOS Setup is executed. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings
are Setup.

Boot to OS/2

If DRAM size is over 64M, set this option to Yes to permit AMIBIOS to
run with IBM OS/2. The settings are No or Yes. The Optimal and
Fail-Safe default settings are No.

Internal Cache

This option selects the type of caching algorithm used by AMIBIOS
and the CPU for L1 cache memory. The settings are Disabled or
Writeback. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are
Writeback.

External Cache

This option selects the type of caching algorithm used by AMIBIOS
and the CPU for L2 secondary cache memory. The settings are
Disabled or Writeback. The Optimal default setting is Writeback.
The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.

System BIOS Cacheable

AMIBIOS always copies the system BIOS from ROM to RAM for
faster execution. Set this option to Enabled to permit the contents
of F0000h RAM memory segment to be written to and read from
cache memory. The settings are Disabled or Enabled. The Optimal
default setting is Enabled. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.

C000, 16K Shadow
C400, 16K Shadow

These options specify how the contents of the video ROM are
handled. The settings are: Disabled, Cached or Enabled. When
set to Cached, the contents of the video ROM area from C0000h-
C7FFFh are not only copied from ROM to RAM, the contents of the
C0000h-C7FFFh RAM can be written to or read from cache memory.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Enabled.

C800, 16K Shadow
CC00, 16K Shadow
D000, 16K Shadow
D400, 16K Shadow
D800, 16K Shadow
DC00, 16K Shadow

These options specify how the contents of the adaptor ROM named
in the option title are handled. The ROM area that is not used by
ISA adapter cards will be allocated to PCI adapter cards. The
settings are: Disabled, Cached or Enabled. When Cached, the
contents of the ROM area are not only copied from ROM to RAM for
faster execution, the contents of the RAM area can be written to or
read from cache memory. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default
settings are Disabled.

2-1-3 Chipset Setup

USB Function

Set this option to Enabled to enable the USB (Universal Serial Bus)
functions. The settings for this option are Enabled or Disabled.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

USB KB/Mouse Legacy Support

Set this option to Enabled to enable the USB keyboard and mouse.
The settings for this option are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal
and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

SDRAM RAS# to CAS# Override

When set to Enabled, and the CAS Latency bit is "0", then a RAS# to
CAS# delay of 2 HCLKs is provided for the SDRAM. The settings for
this option are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe
default settings are Disabled.

2-1-4 Power Management Setup

Power Supply Type

This option is for P5MMS98 and P5MMS2 only. The settings are AT
or ATX. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are AT.

Power Management/APM

Set this option to Enabled to enable the Intel 430TX power management
features and APM (Advanced Power Management). The settings
are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default
settings are Disabled.

Power Button Function

The settings are Suspend or On/Off. If Suspend is selected, the
system is in SoftOff state. This means that only the PM (Power
Manager) is on. The system is resumed by hardware wake-up. If
On/Off is selected, the system power is totally on or off, just like a
normal power supply. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings
are On/Off.

Hard Disk Timeout (Minute)

This option specifies the length of a period of hard disk drive inactivity.
When this length of time expires, the computer enters powerconserving
state specified in the Hard Disk Power Down Mode option.
The settings are Disabled and 1 Min through 15 Min in 1
minute intervals. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are
Disabled.

Device 6 (Serial port 1)
Device 7 (Serial port 2)
Device 8 (Parallel port)
Device 5 (Floppy disk)
Device 0 (Primary Master IDE)
Device 1 (Primary Slave IDE)
Device 2 (Secondary Master IDE)
Device 3 (Secondary Slave IDE)

These options are for event monitoring. The settings for each of
these options are Monitor or Ignore. The Optimal default setting for
all devices is Ignore. The Fail-Safe default setting is Ignore except
for Device 6.

2-1-5 PCI/PnP Setup

Plug and Play-Aware OS

The settings for this option are Yes or No. The Optimal and Fail-
Safe default settings are No. Set this option to Yes if the operating
system in the computer is aware of and follows the Plug and Play
specification. AMIBIOS only detects and enables PnP ISA adapter
cards that are required for system boot. Currently, only Windows
95' is PnP-Aware. Set this option to No if the operating system
(such as DOS, OS/2, Windows 3.x) does not use PnP. You must
set this option correctly. Otherwise, PnP-aware adapter cards installed
in the computer will not be configured properly. This option
can be safely set to No in Windows 95'.

Offboard PCI IDE Primary IRQ
Offboard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ

These options specify the PCI interrupt used by the primary (or secondary)
IDE channel on the offboard PCI IDE controller. The settings
are Disabled, Hardwired, INTA, INTB, INTC, or INTD. The
Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

PCI Slot 1 IRQ Priority
PCI Slot 2 IRQ Priority
PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority
PCI Slot 4 IRQ Priority

The settings are Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 or 15. The
Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Auto.

DMA Channel 0
DMA Channel 1
DMA Channel 3
DMA Channel 5
DMA Channel 6
DMA Channel 7

The settings are PnP or ISA/EISA. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default
settings are PnP.

IRQ3
IRQ4
IRQ5
IRQ7
IRQ9
IRQ10
IRQ11
IRQ12

These options specify which bus the specified IRQ line is used on
and allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter cards. If more
IRQs must be removed from the pool, the end user can use these
options to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to it.
Onboard I/O is configured by AMIBIOS. All IRQs used by onboard I/
O are configured as PCI/PnP.

IRQ14 and 15 will not be available if the onboard PCI IDE is enabled.
If all IRQs are set to ISA/EISA and IRQ14 and 15 are allocated
to the onboard PCI IDE, IRQ 9 will still be available for PCI
and PnP devices. This is because at least one IRQ must be available
for PCI and PnP devices.

The settings are ISA/EISA or PCI/PnP. The Optimal and Fail-Safe
default settings are PCI/PnP, except for IRQ 12.

2-1-6 Peripheral Setup

OnBoard FDC

This option enables the FDC (Floppy Drive Controller) on the
motherboard. The settings are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines
if the floppy controller should be enabled), Enabled, or Disabled.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Auto.

OnBoard Serial Port A

This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 1. The
settings are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct
base I/O port address), Disabled, 3F8h, 2F8h, 2E8h, or 3E8h. The
Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Auto.

OnBoard Serial Port B

This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 2. The
settings are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct
base I/O port address), Disabled, 3F8h, 2F8h, 2E8h, or 3E8h. The
Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Auto.

CPU Current Temperature

The current CPU temperature is displayed in this option.

CPU Overheat Clock Down

The CPU internal clock will slow down to the specified frequency
when it is overheated.

LM78 In0 (CPU VCore)
LM78 In1 (CPU VIO)
LM78 In2 (+3.3V)
LM78 In3 (+5V)
LM78 In4 (+12V)
LM78 In5 (-12V)
LM78 In6 (-5V)
LM78 Fan1 (CPU)
LM78 Fan2 (Thermal)
LM78 Fan3 (Chassis)

The above features are for the on-board National Semiconductor's
LM 78 System Hardware Monitor used for PC health monitoring.
The motherboards with LM 78 have seven on-board voltage monitors
for the CPU core, CPU I/O, +3.3V, +5V, -5V, +12V, and -12V, and
three fan status monitors.

2-2 Security Setup

2-2-1 Supervisor

User

The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password
every time the system boots or when the WINBIOS setup is
executed. You can set either a Supervisor password or a User
password. If you do not want to use a password, just press
when the password prompt appears.

The password check option is enabled in the Advanced Setup by
choosing either Always or Setup. The password is stored in CMOS
RAM. You can enter a password by typing the password on the
keyboard, selecting each letter via the mouse, or selecting each
letter via the pen stylus. Pen access must be customized for each
specific hardware platform.

When you select Supervisor or User, AMIBIOS prompts for a password.
You must set the Supervisor password before you can set
the User password. Enter a 1-6 character password. The password
does not appear on the screen when typed. Retype the new
password as prompted and press . Make sure you write it
down. If you forget it, you must drain CMOS RAM and reconfigure
the system.

2-2-2 Anti-Virus

When this icon is selected, AMIBIOS issues a warning when any
program (or virus) issues a disk format command or attempts to
write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive. The settings are
Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings
are Disabled.

2-3 Utility Setup

2-3-1 Detect IDE

Use this icon to let the BIOS autodetect the IDE hard drive.

2-3-2 Language

The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings for this option are English.

2-4 Default Setting

Every option in WinBIOS Setup contains two default settings: a
Fail-Safe default, and an Optimal default.

2-4-1 Optimal Default

The Optimal default settings provide optimum performance settings
for all devices and system features.

2-4-2 Fail-Safe Default

The Fail-Safe default settings consist of the safest set of parameters.
Use them if the system is behaving erratically. They should
always work but do not provide optimal system performance characteristics.

1.Video Cards:

• BFG GeForce FX 5500 OC 128MB 8x AGP Video Card

Product Description:

This GeForce FX 5500 from BFG is overclocked right out of the box for extreme gaming performance. Push your hardware to the limit with a 290 MHz core clock and 128MB of memory. This card will fit in you available AGP 8x slot - installation is easy. Featuring top-of-the-line components, this card will give you smooth game play, awesome graphics, and fast performance.

• 56K (V.92) High Speed Internal PCI Data/Fax/Voice Modem
  

Product Description:

Trendnet's Internal PCI Fax Modem with Agere Chipset delivers the highest possible data transfer rates plus reliable fax transmissions and is video phone ready for your face-to-face events.
The modem is compliant with the latest V.92 standards providing quick connects, modem-on-hold, a fax transfer rate up to 14.4kbps, 56Kbps data download, and 48Kbps upload rate to your connection. Free communication software accompanies quick and easy installation and a three-year warranty. Save money. Surf faster.

2. Storage Devices

Peak Memory Flash Drive, 8GB



Product Description :

Tote your files around with this stylish portable flash drive from Peak Memory. This drive is perfect for personal and business use, allowing you to keep those critical files with you wherever you go. Whether you're a student, a businessperson, or a home user, these drives will keep your data safe and easily accessible.

Peak Memory USB Flash Drives are USB 1.1 and 2.0 compatible.

• DELL 100MB 7500 Zip Drive
  
  

Product Description :

This is a Brand New DELL Original ProductDell ZIP 100 drive for Inspiron 7500 notebooks. This drive fits in the front media bay of the notebook.

DELL 24xCDRW/8xDVD Drive Inspiron 5000/5000e

Product Description :

This is a Brand New DELL Replacement ProductDVD/CD-RW 8xDVD and 24x10x24x Write, Rewrite Combo module for Dell Inspirion 5000 and 5000e notebooksYou will need your existing CDROM or DVD Caddy and connector to instal the drive in your notebook (plastic casing)

• USB External Floppy Drive
  
  Product Description:

The USB Floppy Drive from Sewell allows you to access your 3.5" floppy disks (1.44 MB) from any computer with a USB port. This is especially useful for newer laptops that do not have floppy drives. The floppy drive comes with a built-in one foot USB cable which plugs into a USB port on your computer.
The USB Floppy drive is plug and play compatible. No driver is required on Windows ME/2000 and XP -- just plug it in and go!