FIC a440 Service Manual
Hardware Functional Overview
FIC A440 Series Service Manual 4-5
Controller Chip
Description
BIOS Feature
Boot Block / Crisis Rescue
APM 1.2 Compliance
Support PCI 2.1 Spec
Support Win98,Win2000.
Support flash function for new BIOS update
Support 3 Mode FDD
Support DMI 2.0 spec. (SMBIOS 2.3)
Support ACPI 1.0 spec.
Support AGP 2.0.
Support maximal 4 different keyboards on same bios.
APM 1.2 Compliance
Support PCI 2.1 Spec
Support Win98,Win2000.
Support flash function for new BIOS update
Support 3 Mode FDD
Support DMI 2.0 spec. (SMBIOS 2.3)
Support ACPI 1.0 spec.
Support AGP 2.0.
Support maximal 4 different keyboards on same bios.
CPU
Auto detect the CPU type and speed for the Socket 370 or Slot 1based system
DRAM
Auto sizing and detection. Support PC-100 SDRAM.
Cache
Level 2 Sync/Async PBSRAM auto sizing and detection
Always enable CPU L1 and external L2 cache.
Always enable CPU L1 and external L2 cache.
Shadow
Always enable VGA and System BIOS shadow
Display
System auto detects LCD or CRT presence on boot and lid closed.
Support Panning while LCD in a display resolution greater than supported
Support Microsoft Direct 3D
Support Panning while LCD in a display resolution greater than supported
Support Microsoft Direct 3D
Hard Disk
Enhanced IDE spec.
Support auto IDE detection.
Support LBA mode for larger capacity HDD.
Support 32-bit PIO transfer.
Support Multi-sector transfer.
Support Fast PIO mode 1-4 transfer.
Support Ultra DMA 33.
Support auto IDE detection.
Support LBA mode for larger capacity HDD.
Support 32-bit PIO transfer.
Support Multi-sector transfer.
Support Fast PIO mode 1-4 transfer.
Support Ultra DMA 33.
Multi Boot
Allow the user to select boot from FDD, HDD, CD-ROM
Plug and Play
Support PnP Run Time Service and conflict-free allocation of resource during POST
Smart Battery
Support BIOS interface to pass battery information to the application via SMBus.
Keyboard Controller
Support Fn hot keys, two Windows hot keys, built-in Glide Pad and external PS/2
mouse/keyboard
PCMCIA
Compliant with PCMCIA 2.1 specification.
Port Replicator
I/O port replicator duplicates the following ports
Video port
Printer port
COM1 port
PS/2 Mouse & Standard Keyboard port
USB Port
DC In Jack
COM1 port
PS/2 Mouse & Standard Keyboard port
USB Port
DC In Jack
Pointing stick
The pointing stick device is the small red knob ( it looks lie a pencil eraser ) that sits
just below the [G] and [H] keys of your keyboard. This pressure-sensitive device
translates the pressure of your fingertip on the knob into movement of the cursor. Shift
the pressure of your fingertip slightly in the direction in which you want to move the
translates the pressure of your fingertip on the knob into movement of the cursor. Shift
the pressure of your fingertip slightly in the direction in which you want to move the
4.3 Summary Of BIOS Spec.