RC440BX Motherboard Technical Product Specification
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Preface
Intended Audience
What This Document Contains
Typographical Conventions
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
Other Common Notation
Contents
1 Motherboard Description
What This Chapter Contains
1.1 Overview
1.2 Motherboard Layout
1.3 Processor
1.4 System Memory
1.4.1 ECC Memory
1.5 Chipset
1.5.1 Intel ® 82443BX PAC
1.5.2 Intel ® 82371EB (PIIX4E)
1.5.3 AGP
1.5.4 USB
1.5.5 IDE Support
1.5.6 Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery
1.6 I/O Controller
1.6.1 Serial Ports
1.6.2 Parallel Port
1.6.3 Diskette Drive Controller
1.6.4 Keyboard and Mouse Interface
1.7 Graphics Subsystem
1.7.1 nVidia RIVA128ZX Graphics Controller
1.7.2 VIP Video Interface Port
1.8 Audio Subsystem
1.8.1 Sound Blaster AudioPCI 64V Audio Controller
1.8.2 Crystal Semiconductor CS4297 Stereo Audio Codec
1.8.3 Audio Connectors
1.8.4 Audio Drivers and Utilities
1.9 Hardware Monitor
1.10 SCSI Hard Drive LED Connector
1.11 Wake on LAN Technology
1.12 Wake on Ring
1.13 Power Connector
1.14 Speaker
1.15 Connectors
1.15.1 Back Panel I/O Connectors
1.15.2 Midboard Connectors
1.15.3 Front Panel Connectors
1.16 Jumper Blocks
1.16.1 USB Port 0 Configuration Jumper Block
1.16.2 BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Block
1.17 Mechanical Considerations
1.17.1 Form Factor
1.17.2 I/O Shield
1.18 Electrical Considerations
1.18.1 Add-in Board Considerations
1.18.2 Power Consumption
1.18.3 Power Supply Considerations
1.19 Thermal Considerations
1.20 Reliability
1.21 Environmental
1.22 Regulatory Compliance
2 Motherboard Resources
What This Chapter Contains
2.1 Memory Map
2.2 DMA Channels
2.3 I/O Map
2.4 PCI Configuration Space Map
2.5 Interrupts
2.6 PCI Interrupt Routing Map
3 Overview of BIOS Features
What This Chapter Contains
3.1 Introduction
3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization
3.3 Resource Configuration
3.3.1 Plug and Play: PCI Autoconfiguration
3.3.2 ISA Plug and Play
3.3.3 PCI IDE Support
3.4 SMBUS
3.5 Power Management
3.5.1 APM
3.5.2 ACPI
3.6 BIOS Upgrades
3.6.1 Language Support
3.6.2 OEM Logo or Scan Area
3.7 Recovering BIOS Data
3.8 Boot Options
3.8.1 CD-ROM and Network Boot
3.8.2 Booting Without Attached Devices
3.9 USB Legacy Support
3.10 BIOS Security Features
4 BIOS Setup Program
What This Chapter Contains
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Maintenance Menu
4.3 Main Menu
4.4 Advanced Menu
4.4.1 Boot Setting Configuration Submenu
4.4.2 Peripheral Configuration Submenu
4.4.3 IDE Configuration
4.4.4 IDE Configuration Submenus
4.4.5 Diskette Configurations Submenu
4.4.6 Event Log Configuration
4.4.7 Video Configuration Submenu
4.4.8 Resource Configuration Submenu
4.5 Security Menu
4.6 Power Menu
4.7 Boot Menu
4.7.1 Boot Device Submenu
4.8 Exit Menu
5 Error Messages and Beep Codes
What This Chapter Contains
5.1 BIOS Error Messages
5.2 Port 80h POST Codes
5.3 Bus Initialization Checkpoints
5.4 BIOS Beep Codes
6 Specifications and Customer Support
What This Chapter Contains
6.1 Online Support
6.2 Specifications