AP440FX Motherboard Technical Product Specification
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Table of Contents
1 Motherboard Description
1.1 Overview
1.2 Motherboard Manufacturing Options
1.3 Form Factor
1.4 I/O Shield
1.5 Microprocessor
1.5.1 Microprocessor Upgrade
1.5.2 Microprocessor Heatsink and Clips
1.6 Main System Memory
1.6.1 DRAM
1.6.2 Parity and ECC DRAM
1.7 Chipset
1.7.1 82441FX PCI Bridge and Memory Controller (PMC)
1.7.2 82442FX Data Bus Accelerator (DBX)
1.7.3 82371SB PCI/ISA IDE Xccelerator (PIIX3)
1.7.4 IDE Support
1.7.5 Secure Flash Support
1.7.6 USB Support
1.8 PC87307 Super I/O Controller
1.8.1 Floppy Controller
1.8.2 Keyboard and Mouse Interface
1.8.3 Real-Time Clock, CMOS RAM and Battery
1.8.4 Infrared Support
1.8.5 Parallel Port
1.9 Graphics Subsystem
1.9.1 S3 ViRGE Graphics Subsystem
1.9.2 S3 ViRGE/DX Graphics Subsystem
1.9.3 LBP VESA Feature Connector
1.9.4 Graphics Drivers and Utilities
1.10 Audio Subsystem
1.11 Management Extension Hardware
1.12 Motherboard Connectors
1.12.1 Front Panel Connectors
1.12.2 Memory/Expansion Connectors
1.12.3 VESA Feature Connector
1.12.4 Serial Header
1.12.5 Audio Connectors
1.12.6 Power Supply Connectors
1.12.7 Floppy/IDE Connectors
1.12.8 Back Panel Connectors
1.13 Jumper Settings
1.13.1 Microprocessor Configuration (J4L2)
1.13.2 Motherboard Configuration (J4L2, J1J1)
1.14 Reliability
1.15 Environmental
1.16 Power Consumption
1.16.1 Power Supply Considerations
1.17 Regulatory Compliance
1.17.1 Safety
1.17.2 EMI
1.17.3 Product Certification Markings
2 Motherboard Resources
2.1 Memory Map
2.2 I/O Map
2.3 Soft-Off Control
2.4 PCI Configuration Space Map
2.5 DMA Channels
2.6 Interrupts
3 Motherboard BIOS and Setup Utility
3.1 Introduction
3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization
3.3 BIOS Upgrades
3.4 PCI IDE Support
3.5 PCI Auto-Configuration
3.6 ISA Plug and Play
3.7 Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
3.8 Advanced Power Management (APM)
3.9 Advanced Power Control (APC)
3.10 Language Support
3.11 Boot Options
3.12 Flash LOGO Area
3.13 Setup Enable Jumper
3.14 Overview of the Setup Menu Screens
3.14.1 Main BIOS Setup Screen
3.14.2 Floppy Options Subscreen
3.14.3 IDE Device Configuration Subscreen
3.14.4 Boot Options Subscreen
3.14.5 Advanced Screen
3.14.6 Event Logging Configuration
3.14.7 Peripheral Configuration Subscreen
3.14.8 Advanced Chipset Configuration Subscreen
3.14.9 Power Management Configuration Subscreen
3.14.10 Plug and Play Configuration Subscreen
3.14.11 Event Logging Configuration
3.14.12 Security Screen
3.14.13 Security Screen Options
3.14.14 Exit Screen
4 Error Messages and Beep Codes
4.1 BIOS Beep Codes
4.2 PCI Configuration Error Messages
4.3 BIOS Error Messages
4.4 ISA NMI Messages