Asus S62 Service Guide

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6-7 
4. BIOS Features 
 
4.1 SYSTEM SECURITY 
 The functions of all passwords are listed in following table. 
  Table 4-1 Password Function 
Password Function 
UserSupervisorHard Disk
Access all setup items    V   
Access only part of setup items  V     
Enter system    V   
Unlock a hard disk      V 
Disable “lock” of a hard disk      V 
 Here are some other rules should be followed: 
 
If supervisor password is enabled, BIOS...

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The configuration index/data I/O ports are 2Eh/2Fh. And only Parallel Port function is enabled by BIOS. 
The Parallel Port Mode can be adjusted in BIOS SETUP MENU during POST. Table 4.4 shows all 
modes supported by BIOS. 
Table 4.4 Parallel Port Mode supported by BIOS 
 Parallel Port Mode 
1 SPP/Bi-Directional 
2 EPP/SPP 
3 ECP 
4 ECP/EPP 
 
 
 
4.5 RESOURCE ALLOCATION 
  The system resources are allocated as follows at...

                                              BIOS SPECIFICATION            
6-9 
LAN Controller Dynamic D800~D8FF  IRQ16    FE8FEC00~ 
FE8FECFF 
Wireless (802.11abg) Static   IRQ17  FDFFF000~ 
FDFFFFFF 
Ricoh MS Dynamic   IRQ19    FE8FF000~ 
FE8FF0FF 
Ricoh SD Dynamic   IRQ19    FE8FF400~ 
FE8FF4FF 
 Note: The resources of dynamic devices will be changed if users change the settings. The IRQ 9 is 
reserved for SCI of ACPI O.S. 
 
 
4.6 POWER MANAGEMENT 
  In addition to C1, C2/C2E, C3 and C4/C4E states...

                                              BIOS SPECIFICATION            
6-10 
Power Scheme AC Power DC Power 
Home/office Desk None Adaptive 
Portable/Laptop Adaptive Adaptive 
Presentation Adaptive Degrade 
Always On None None 
Minimal Power Management Adaptive Adaptive 
Max Battery Adaptive Degrade 
 
Three control methods that are implemented to support Windows XP Native Processor   
Performance Control. 
_PCT     Processor performance control object. 
_PSS     The number of supported processor...

                                              BIOS SPECIFICATION            
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THRM Throttle On 
Threshold 
95 CPU THRM_ON 
THRM Throttle Off 
Threshold 90 CPU THRM_OFF 
Fan Failure Temp Point  65  CPU  FANERR 
Fan Stop Threshold  50  CPU  FSP 
STEP Trip Point 1  55  CPU  TS1 
STEP Trip Point 2  60  CPU  TS2 
STEP Trip Point 3  65  CPU  TS3 
STEP Trip Point 4  70  CPU  TS4 
STEP Trip Point 5  75  CPU  TS5 
STEP Trip Point 6  80  CPU  TS6 
STEP Trip Point 7  85  CPU  TS7 
STEP Trip Point 8  90  CPU...

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4.8 NUMERIC PAD CONTROL 
 
There is a control switch in setup menu item for enabling or disabling numeric pad lock of an 
internal keyboard. 
 
4.9 TOUCH PAD CONTROL 
  In ACPI environment, BIOS will notify ATK0100 to enable/disable Touch Pad when the Touch Pad 
Enable/Disable instant key is pressed. 
 
4.10 HOTKEY USAGE DURING POST 
 
The hot keys used during POST are: 
 Hotkey Description 
1  TAB  Switch from “LOGO”...

                                              BIOS SPECIFICATION            
6-13 
5. GPIO Pin Assignment 
 
The following tables are the definition of GPIO pins. Some of GPIO pins need to be initialized by system BIOS 
and some of them need the driver to support. Please check the Description column for reference. 
 Table 5-1. ICH7-M GPIO Definition 
GPIO Ty p e  Name Usage PowerDescription 
0 I GPIO00/BM_BUSY# BM_BUSY# M Native Function 
1 I GPIO01/REQ5# REQ5# M Native Function 
2 I GPIO02/PIRQE#...

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41 N/A GPIO41 N/A N/A  N/A 
42 N/A GPIO42 N/A N/A N/A 
43 N/A GPIO43 N/A N/A N/A 
44 N/A GPIO44 N/A N/A N/A 
45 N/A GPIO45 N/A N/A N/A 
46 N/A GPIO46 N/A N/A N/A 
47 N/A GPIO47 N/A N/A N/A 
48 O GPIO48/GNT4# GNT4# M Native Function 
49 O CPUPWRGD H_PWRGD M Processor I/F power well 
1. Power field: M -> main power will, R-> resume power well 
2. pins in light gray: used as Native Function pins 
3. pins in gray: no function...

                                              BIOS SPECIFICATION            
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Table 5-2. KBC GPIO Definition 
Port I/O 
Ty p e  
Input Pin 
Pull-up/down 
Name Output Pin 
Default Value
Description 
A.0 O    BRIGHT_PWM  Low  Used to adjust LCD backlight 
A.1   NC   
A.2 O    BAT1_CNT1#  High  BAT1_CNT1# signal to battery 
A.3   NC   
A.4 O    CHG_LED_UP#  High  When battery is charging, charging LED will 
be turned on by this pin 
A.5 O    PWR_LED_UP#  High  When system is powered on, power LED...

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G. 0  A  FA16  To FLASH I/F 
G. 1  A  FA17  To FLASH I/F 
G. 2  A  FA18  To FLASH I/F 
G. 3    NC   
G. 4  O    THRM_CPU#  Low  THRM_CPU# signal from external thermal 
sensor 
G. 5    NC   
G. 6  I    PMTHERM#  Low  PMTHERM# signal to ICH7-M 
G. 7    NC   
H.0 O    VSUS_ON  Low  VSUS_ON signal to power circuit 
H.1  I    VSUS_GD#    VSUS_GD# signal from power circuit 
H.2 I    IMVPOK#    IMVPOK# signal from power circuit...