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End of Interactive Support
Intel is announcing the end of interactive support for the Intel® AL440LX Motherboard. See the End of Interactive Support Announcement for details.
Latest BIOS and drivers
The current BIOS and current audio drivers for the Intel® AL440LX Motherboard can be found on the Software & Drivers page.
Contact your system provider for any bus mastering drivers specific to your configuration. Additional Intel® Bus Master IDE information can be found on the developer.intel.com site.
Windows* 95 Power-Down Issues
Intel has received reports from users who have experienced system hangs or long delays when shutting down from Windows 95*. See Shutdown issues with Windows* 95 for more information.
Pentium® II Processors and Intel® Celeron® Processors Supported
See the information on Intel® Pentium® II and Intel® Celeron processors supported, as well as the special information for using 333 MHz Pentium II processors.
Securing the Processor to the Board
The processor is held onto the motherboard using an appropriate retention mechanism. Several steps must be observed when installing the retention mechanism to ensure it, and the processor, stay securely attached to the board.
1-3-3-1 Beep Code
The 1-3-3-1 beep code indicates that a failure was detected during POST memory testing. Try performing a BIOS recovery using the latest BIOS to see if it resolves your problem. If this does not resolve the problem, try replacing the DIMMs with memory listed on the tested memory list.
Windows* 95 With CD-ROM or Second Hard Drive
Having problems with Windows 95 and a CD-ROM or second hard drive? There are two known issues that may be affecting your system: you may need to update Windows* 95 to recognize the Intel® 82371AB PIIX4 IDE Controller, or your IDE CD-ROM may not comply with the ATAPI specification.
Booting From Large IDE Hard Drives
Large IDE hard drives may fail to initialize before the system boots. Starting with BIOS version 4A4LL0X0.86A.0015.P05, a "Hard Disk Pre-Delay" option was added to the Main menu in BIOS CMOS Setup. This option allows you to modify the time that the BIOS waits for the IDE hard drive to initialize.
Yellow Question Marks in Configuration Manager
Seeing yellow question marks in the Windows 95 Configuration Manager next to the entries for the PCI-ISA bridge and the Power Management PIIX4 device? This suggests you may need to run the Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility to update Windows 95 to recognize the IDE Controller.
Conflict with PCI Bridge and AGP Video Controller
A conflict with a "PCI standard PCI-to-PCI Bridge" and the AGP video controller in the Windows 95 Device Manager does not affect the functionality of AGP with Windows 95. The "PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge" is actually the Intel® 82443LX Pentium® II Processor to AGP Controller, which Windows 95 cannot properly identify.
System Hangs With S3-based Video Adapter
Some video adapters that use early revisions of some S3 graphics controllers (Trio64V+*/V2*/DX*/GX*, Virge* and Virge/DX*/GX*) conflict with the Intel® PIIX4 chipset and can cause the AL440LX motherboard to lock up. This is due to a conflict with the device that is used to configure the SMBus, which can connect to a hardware monitor. Contact the video card manufacturer for more information or use a newer graphics device.
USB Device Cannot Be Disabled
It is not possible to disable the USB Device in the PIIX4 IDE Controller. This device always will appear in the Windows 95 Configuration Manager. The resources cannot be released for use by other devices.
Motherboard Won't Power Up
If the motherboard won't power up, or the fan turns on for one second then shuts down, ensure you are using a momentary switch for the sleep/resume feature. The result may be the board getting stuck in sleep mode. Use the correct type of switch and remove the battery for 20 minutes to clear the flip-flop that controls sleep mode.
Turning Power Off During POST
Turning your system power off may take up to four seconds while the BIOS is performing the Power On Self Test (POST). Simply depress and hold the power on/off button until the system powers down.
IRQ9 Not Available
IRQ9 is not available to assign to ISA add-in cards because it is dedicated to the power management function of the PIIX4 controller on the motherboard. This is true for other motherboards which use the 82371AB PIIX4 component.
Will My ATA-66 Hard Drive Work on the Intel® AL440LX Motherboard?
The IDE controller integrated into the AL440LX motherboard supports Ultra DMA modes 0,1, and 2. Ultra DMA mode 2, also known as ATA-33 or Ultra DAM 33, is the highest speed transfer mode supported by the AL440LX. The motherboard hardware cannot support the maximum transfer rate of the ATA-66 drives. A drive that complies with the ATA-66 specification will run timings up to Ultra ATA-33 on the Intel AL440LX motherboard. Please refer to the Specifications & Errata page for the documents "Technical Product Specification" and the "Motherboard Specification Update " for more complete details on the various transfer modes.
Additional Information
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