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1. User s Manual 13 HAREWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 4 Keyboard Power on Jumper JKB1 This feature willpower on thesystem from thekeyboard In additionto the jumpersetting the Wake up Events in thePower Management Setupof the BIOS must be setproperly also Keyboard Power on JKB1 EO Enabled Da Normal 2 1 5 Clear CMOS JBATI If you haveset the password either to protectthe BIOS configurationor to restrict access to the computer the password is stored in CMOS RAM Ifyou forget the password CMOS can be cleared by setting thisjumper to Clear CMOS Also in case there isa CMOS error or improper CPU setting through the mainboard s BIOS that causes boot failure the CMOS must cleared by setting this jumper to Clear CMOS to allow the system to boot Clearing the CMOS will clear all user defined BIOS setup options gas Emm Clear CMOS JBAT1 1 C 18 8 8 0 Clear CMOS 14 User s Manual HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 7 AC97 MC97 Mode Selection Jumper JP3 amp JP4 Set this jumper block according to the audio modem device s used e On
2. Eg 8 User s Manual INTRODUCTION 1 3 1 Board Level Part Definitions 1 PCI Slots 1 32 bit PCIslots are provided 2 AMR Slot Audio Modem Riser AMR Connector 3 MIDI Game Port 15 pin female MIDI Joystick connector 4 Audio Port Three 1 8 female jacks forLine Out LineIn and MIC 5 COM2 Port can bedirected to the Infrared Module for wireless connection capability 6 Printer Port EPP and ECP compatible 25 pin D Sub parallel port 7 COMI Port High speed UARTcompatible serial port 8 LAN Port A RJ 45 EthernetLAN port 9 USB Ports 2 USB Connectors 10 PS 2 Mouse Connector Supports PS 2 stylemice 11 PS 2Keyboard Connector Supports PS 2 stylekeyboards 12 Power Connector 20 Pin ATX Power Connector 13 CPU Socket ZIF Socket 370for Intel Pentium III Coppermine and Celeron CPUs 14 VIAPro Media AGPset Features PC133 SDRAM and AGP 2X 15 Video Connector This is the OEM connector forvideo output the6 pin Sync and9 pin video 16 DIMM Sockets 2 168 pin DIMM sockets 17 Secondary IDE Connector Connector for secondIDE channel 18 Primary IDE Connector Connector for first IDE channel 19 Floppy Connector Built in floppy controller supports 2 5 25 3 5 floppy drives User s Manual 9 INTRODUCTION 1 4 Comprehensive Mainboard View rDA IR JP6 Hi 5 o4Fan1 Fan Power Sensor
3. 450MHz x4 5 100MHz 500MHz x5 0 100MHz Such information is available via 550MHz 5 5 100MHz the Intel WWW site 600MHz x6 0 100MHz 650MHz x6 5 100MHz 700MHz x7 0 100MHz 750MHz x7 5 100MHz 800MHz X8 0 100MHz 533MHz x4 0 133MHz 600MHz x4 5 133MHz 667MHz x5 0 133MHz 733MHz x5 5 133MHz 800MHz X6 0 133MHz 866MHz X6 5 133MHz 933MHz X7 0 133MHz 1GHz X7 5 133MHz Note The CPU bus clock ratio can be set at maximum of X8 extended CPU bus clock ratio can t be adjust with the jumper setting on themainboard 12 User s Manual HARDWARE INSTALLATION The bus clock can be extended through the CPU Host PCI Clock option of BIOS s Frequency Voltage Control setup for internal test Over clocking may cause serious system damage CPU Clock Ratio JP5 CBB x2 5 x3 x3 5 x4 8885 x4 5 x5 x5 5 x6 BH Bl x6 5 x7 7 5 8 2 1 3 CPU Bus Clock Override Jumper JP9 These jumpers allow you to override the CPU s default bus clock to 133MHz or 100MHz and 66MHz Over clocking maycause serious systemdamage CPU Clock Intel CPU Cyrix CPU JP9 JP9 gg 66MHz 66MHz 88 i 22 oE SB 100MHz Ba 100 2 2 9 ap a 28 133MHz BB 133MHz o0 ojo
4. SOld JBAT1 Normal 002 ooo JP6 Clear CMOS Clear CMOS Primary IDE AC97 MC97 Mode PPY JP3 Onboard AC97 o 2 2888 Secondary 8955 AMR Only AD pari 8588 X D 1 gt CPU Clock Ratio JP5 AMR MC97 e cB 25 AMR X2 5 X3 0 X3 5 X4 0 X4 5 X5 0 X5 5 X6 0 X6 5 X7 0 7 5 X8 0 c 9 LAN CPU Clock _ Wake up Intel CPU Cyrix CPU JP7 JP9 JP9 ERES gt 888 66 2 100MHz 100MHz 133MHz 133 2 JOE 4 P3 Onboard AC97 5 JP 1 2 Smau Disabled User s Manual Fani zs Keyboard 12V n ATE Fan Power Power on M Sensor Power JKB1 Jp Connector on Enabled 899 eureo Iquw oipny VOA WOO HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Jumpers Setting Static Precautions Static electricity canbe a serious danger to theelectronic components on this mainboard To avoid damage caused by electrostatic discharge observe the following precautions Don t remove the mainboard from its anti static packaging until you are ready to install itinto a computercase Also handle add in cards andmodules by theedges or mounting bracket Before you handlethe mainboard
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6. eee 35 3 6 Integrated Peripherals entente thee tenere 38 4 User s Manual 3 7 Power Management Setup 38 3 8 PnP PCI Con fig ura tio ns oo EEEE ESEE 47 3 9 PC Health Status 50 3 10 Frequency Voltage Control eeeeeeeee 51 3 1 T ead Far Safe D een et teet 52 3 12 Load Optimize d Def aul ts eese 52 3 13 Supervisor Password and User Password Setting 52 3 14 Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving sess 53 3 15 PCT Device 12151118 c tert epe teret tee 54 4 BUILT IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS 55 5 FLASH BIOS PROGRAMMING UTILIT Y 62 6 DMEUTIELDDY 64 7 INSTANTLY AVAILABLE PC eene 65 7 1 Whatis an Instantly Available PC 65 7 2 Core Technology Suspend to RAM 3 sse 65 7 3 TheKey Ingredients nere ette 66 TA Installation uite aate o POI E UR 67 7 5 Using Suspend RAM tient eset er 68 7 6 Related Documents nennen enne 69 8 SOFTWARE 70 8 1 Via 4an I Dre t eere teo Et eo teer 72 8 2 I
7. way touch agrounded anti static surface suchas an unpainted portion of thesystem chassis for afew seconds todischarge any built up static electricity 2 1 1 Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are usedon this mainboard to select various settings and features 2 pin jumper has two settings Open and Short Closed The jumper is closed by placing the Jumper Cap across thetwo pins thereby connecting them 3 pinjumpers can beset to pins 1 2 or 2 3 connected Pin 1is labeled onthe circuit board 3 pin Jumper 2 pin Jumper oo Jl Short EE al oo User s Manual 1 1 HAREWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 2 CPU Clock Jumper Selection JP5 After installing the CPU you must set the clock selection jumper to match the frequency of the CPU Find the Jumper Blocks labeled JP5 on the mainboard Set the jumper according to the table below and the figure next page for the CPU frequency youare using CPU Clock Ratio Bus Clock 233MHz x3 5 66MHz The CPU Clock corresponds to the 266MHz x4 0 66MHz number marked on the CPU The 300MHz x4 5 66MHz Bus Clock when multiplied with 333MHz x5 0 66MHz the Ratio gives the CPU Clock 366MHz x5 5 66MHz 400MHz X6 0 66MHz jf you are uncertain about the speed 433MHz X6 5 66MHz requirements of your particular 466MHz X7 0 66MHz CPU you should obtain Technical 500MHz X7 5 66MHz Documentation from the CPU 533MHz X8 0 66MHz manufacturer 350MHz x3 5 100MHz 400MHz x4 0 100MHz
8. PnP Item Help assigned PnP Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IRQ3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 assigned to By default all resources are assigned to the PCI Bus If ISA card requires a particular IRQ those resources should be set to Legacy ISA so that the PCI Bus will not tryto use them Choices are Legacy ISA and PCI ISA PnP Pressing Enter DMA Resources brings up a submenu that gives you the following options DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 assigned to By default all resources are assigned to the PCI Bus If an ISA card requires a particular DMA channel those resources 48 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP should be to Legacy ISA so that the PCI Bus will not try to use them Choices are Legacy ISA and PCI ISA PnP PCI VGA Palette Snoop This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA MPEG card installed requires VGA palette snooping Assign IRQ For VGA The Enabled option allows the BIOS to auto route an IRQ foruse by a VGA card While most of the VGA cards donot need the IRQ assignment certain VGA cards mayneed it Assign IRQ For USB When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the USB device connected to your system However if no USB devices are used and an ISA slot requires an IRQ address set this function to Disabled The IRQ address previously occupied by the USB de
9. 76 User s Manual SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 8 4 Install ADOBE Acrobat Reader V4 0 Insert the Support CD that shipped with the motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double clickthe CD driveicon in My computer to bring up the setup screen Install Adobe Aerubat Header HardWare Moulrmring Install lm Deriver Far C Basrd Only to the Feadz 4 C5 5 pogan Thi picem val idal Auson Aushe 5 cn pou ecommended Vw pou ext sno cogar hoe Pi up prope Lick Zencel iz qut and Iher cloie sy pgs you hawt Cie 4 conie c ih the Seep prog pole ied cp rid e an id on ch k pagan cae ond aed vas al Lu f sa puedan ur che bevy here chup wil Aroa A08 e the cloning t fo der Nec ad sede e Yau c one rat oc es Rieder 4 05 by clie dnp Cod ty en A Pinsan ow the fne lense Agarren Proc SASF Ih kag n ana 2 4 theron of the egeret BE SYSTEMS INCCRPURATEO Ir ORCTROME FAD AGATE MENT FOI ADOBE eCRCEAT FEADER tan i Fag namas adedasar updater d 2e mre cmd ul TANKA choses
10. User s Manual 65 INSTANTLY AVAILABLE PC APM vs ACPI The old generation APM Advanced Power Management is aBIOS directed power management canbe activated tosave energy but atthe expense ofsystem performance and or connectivity due to its unawareness of thesystem states With ACPIand Suspend technology the userwill not haveto make any tradeoffs when it comesto power management Network and modemconnections will stillbe there and you willenjoy full systemcapabilities along withaggressive power management 7 3 The Key Ingredients gt ACPI enabled Operating System suchas Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows 2000 family is required to direct thesystem wide power management gt BIOS on Motherboard must support ACPI and Suspend to RAM STR sleep state Hardware circuits especially Auxiliary Power Source and Split Power Planes must be implemented on motherboard gt Add on adapters mustsupport ACPI capabilitiesto make wholesystem Instantly Available Refer to Add onDevice Compatibility List gt ATX power must comply with ATX 2 01 specification Provide more than 720mA Stand By current at5V 66 User s Manual INSTANTLY AVAILABLE 7 4 Installation Mainboard BIOS Enable the ACPI option provided inthe BIOS by 1 Enter Power Management Setup of the BIOS 2 Set ACPI function to Enabled 3 Set ACPI Suspend Type to S3 STR Operating System If your existing 98 system isin APM mo
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12. System Function Connector Block J11 Pins 7 amp 9 SMI suspend switchlead If your system s case has a suspend switch hook the lead from the switch to pins 7 amp 9 For this switch to be functional it must first be enabled in the Power Management Setup in the BIOS Setup utility Pins 17 amp 19 Reset switch lead Connects to the Reset Switch lead from the system s case The reset switch isused to cold boot the system without actually turning offthe power reducing wear andtear on thepower supply Pins 2 amp 6 Power Suspend LED lead Pins 2 amp 6 connect tothe power LED from the system s case This LED blinks to indicate the system is in suspend mode Pins 14 amp 20 Speaker connector Connects tothe Speaker leadfrom the system s case IDE Activity LED JP8 Hook the IDELED lead tothis connector with the RED lead corresponding to Pin 1 Soft Power Switch JP10 Connects to the Power Switch featured on ATX case designs This switch must be hooked up before the system can be powered on Note Under the following two conditions you have topress andhold the switchfor longer than4 seconds to power off your system regardless ofthe Soft Off by PWRBTN setting in the BIOS e Shortly after the system is powered whenthe BIOS message is not yet appear e When CPU hangs p J20 JP10 a 1 20 19 Soft ES IDE C
13. Youcan select anadapter only ifthe current statusis On Changes are only possible with SCSI adapters that support NVRAM non volatile memory Check the Found column tosee if NVRAM is present on your adapter If you choose to alter any of these settings exit via the Quit option and the system will reboot Change Adapter Status Allows you toactivate or deactivatea host adapterand all SCSIdevices attached toit The change takes placeafter a reboot which is automatic upon exit fromthe utility when this option is changed 56 User s Manual BUILT INSYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Adapter Boot Order Allows you toset the orderin which host adapters will boot when more than one Symbios host adapter is present in the system To change anadapter s boot order select itand press lt Enter gt You are then prompted to enter the new boot sequence number When the adapters are ordered properly press the lt Esc gt key to exitthis menu Boot Order Port 0 Status NvRAM Num Level Current Next Boot Found SYM53C860 9 Yes SYM53C820 0 0 Off Off SYM53C825 FDOO 9 On On Yes SYM53C815 FEOO 10 On On No Display Mode Determines how much information about your host adapters and SCSI devices is displayed on yourcomputer monitor during boot e verbose for more completeinformation e terse for afaster boot Mono Color Allows you to choose between a black and white or color display for the SCSI Configuration uti
14. However if you have twoadapters on thesame SCSI bus you should giveone of theman unassigned IDto avoid duplicationof SCSI IDs Scan Order This option allows you to tell the host adapter BIOS and your device drivers to scan the SCSI bus fromlow to high 0 to max SCSI IDs orfrom high tolow max to0 SCSI IDs If you have more than one device on the SCSI bus changing the scan order changes the order in which drive letters assigned by the system Removable Media Support Determine if the removable media will be used as BIOS device A BIOS device here is a device that can be controlled via BIOS INT 13H i e it does not need adevice driver and can be bootable However when used as a BIOS device the full removability of removable media devicesis not preserved The following constraints apply 58 User s Manual BUILT IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS a The devicecan only workas a fixeddisk i e mediachange is notallowed b The media must be inserted before the system boot up c Only mediawith 512Bytes sector is supported None The removable media devices will not be used as BIOS devices Boot Drive Allows only the removable media installed as Drive C to work as a Only BIOS device With Media Enables all removable disk drives to work as BIOS devices Installed CHS Mapping Cylinder Head Sector mapping Options SCSI Plug and Play Mapping default and Alternate CHS Mapping Spinup Delay Secs 1 10 secon
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16. 640KB and 1024KB bythe amount used for this purpose 34 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Advanced Chipset Features This setup menu contains advanced configuration options relating to the mainboard chipset These options are rarely changed by theuser Bank 0 1 DRAM Timing SDRAM 10ns A Bank 2 3 DRAM Timing SDRAM 10 ns Bank 4 5 DRAM Timing SDRAM 10 ns Menu Level SDRAM CAS Latency 3 DRAM Clock Host CLK Memory Hole Disabled P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled Fast R W Turn Around Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled Frame Buffer Size 8M AGP Aperture Size 64M OnChip USB Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled AC97 Audio Auto AC97 Modem Auto CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enab PCI Dynamic Bursting Enab PCI Master 0 WS Write Enab Memory Hole Disabled P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled Fast R W Turn Around Disabled Menu Level Item Help System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled Frame Buffer Size 8M AGP Aperture Size 64M OnChip USB Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled AC97 Audio Auto AC97 Modem Auto CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Enabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled Memory Parity ECC Check Disabled Bank 0 1 2 3 4 5 DRAM Timing DRAM timing iscontrolled by the DRAM timing registers The timings programmed into User s
17. Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI function This option allows you to enable disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which makes hardware status informationavailable to theoperating system and offers improved power management To make an ACPI system you must use an ACPI OS such as Windows 98 Power Management Press Enter to bring up the submenu This category allows you to select the type or degree of Green PC power saving and is directly related to the HDD Power Down Doze Mode and Suspend Mode options in the submenu There are three selections for Power Management two of which have fixed mode settings User Define Set each mode individually When Enabled each range is from 10 sec to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min Max Saving Maximum power management ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL CPUs Doze Mode 10 sec Suspend Mode 10 sec Min Saving Minimum power management Doze Mode 1 hr Suspend Mode 1 hr 42 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP When User Define Power Management has been selected the following modes become user configurable HDD Power Down When enabled andafter the settime of systeminactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down whileall other devicesremain active Doze Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the CPU clock will run at slower speed whileall other devices still operate at
18. I O Base Address SB IRQ Select SB DMA Select MPU 401 MPU 401 I O Address Game Port 200 207H Enabled Enabled Enabled MenuLevel Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto PCI Slot Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Standard Half No Yes Item Help Enabled Enabled Auto Menu Level gt Auto Standard Half No Yes 378 IRQ7 ECP EPP 3 EPP 1 9 Enabled Disabled 220H IRQ5 DMA 1 Disabled 330 333H Enabled Item Help 38 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP On Chip IDE Channel0 Enables or Disables the primary controller Situations where this controller would be disabled are a You are not using any IDE Drives or b You are using an add on IDE controller ina PCI Slot On Chip IDE Channel 1 Enables or Disables the secondary controller Situations where this controller would be disabled are a You are not using any IDE Drives or b You are using IDE Drives ONLY on the primary controller or c You areusing an add onIDE controller in a PCISlot IDE Prefetch Mode Enable prefetching for IDE drive interfaces that support its faster drive accesses If you are getting disk drive errors changethe setting toomit the driveinterface where the errors occur Depending on the configuration of your IDE subsystem this field may not appear and it doesnot appear whenthe Internal PCI IDEfield above is Disabled e IDE PIO Mode IDE Programmed I O Mode This setting relates to the speed at which the h
19. Quit Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen User s Manual 2 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 3 3 Standard CMOS Features This first menu is where the most basic hardware options are set Information regarding the system clock IDE hard disks and floppy drives is stored and configured in this section To enter the Standard CMOS Features setup screen press the ENTER key with this menu highlighted Upon entering the Standard CMOS Setupscreen you willsee a screen like that below Date mm dd yy Mon Dec 18 2000 Item Help Time hh mm ss 00 00 00 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Press Enter 2113 MB IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 15360K Total Memory 16384K Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date and Time Use the arrow keys to move to and highlightthe Date option Select the Month by using the PgDn and PgUp keys Thisis how mostsettings will be configured Then move to the day year and time via the arrow keys to finish setting the system date and time IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Second
20. Settmgthe Jumpers eerte tete tie 11 2 1 2 CPU Clock Ju mper Selection see 12 2 1 3 CPU Bus Clock Override Jumper 13 2 1 4 Keyboard Power on J umper esee 14 2 15 Clear G ti RCNH U ERA 14 2 1 6 Flash BIOS Write Protect Enable ees 14 2 1 7 AC97 MC97 Mode Selection Jumper 15 2 2 C onn ection hla dain Babe aah eal 16 2 2 1 Installing the CPU 4 2 eee emen 16 2 2 2 Cooling Fansite neget 16 2 2 3 Installing the Memory Modules 0 17 2 2 4 Floppy IDE Hard and CD ROMs Drives 18 2 2 5 Power LED Connections eee 19 2 2 6 Power Suppl y Connector eese 20 2 2 7 IIrDA Compliant Infrared Module 20 2 2 8 LAN Wake up Connector 21 2 2 9 Modem Wake up Func tio n 21 2 2 10 External Conmector S ood eee cere beer eret eis 22 2 2 11 Installing an AMR Card esee 24 3 MAINBOARD BIOS 25 3 1 Aboutthe BIOS en eee ere od De imei 25 32 M m MENU ER ERROR 27 3 3 Standard CMOS Features wo essere enne 28 3 4 Advanced BIO S Fe ati fes ieri dert eR iere pee 32 3 5 Advanced Chipset Features
21. management software is able to obtain various information about the system including hardware profiles capabilities operational status installation dates and otherinformation about thesystem and its components This DMI utility DMICFG EXE foundunder the Utilities folder of thesupplied CD ROM allows youto add additional information such as serial numbers vendor information and enclosure chassis configurations into the MIF Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI FILE Save DMI FILE BIOS System Display component Base Board Type BIOS Information Enclosure Chassis Handle 0000 Processor Vendor Name Award Software International Inc Memory Controller BIOS Version 4 51 PG Memory Module BIOS starting Address Segment E000 Memory Module BIOS Build Date 08 26 98 Memory Module BIOS Characteristics Press ENTER for detail Memory Module Size of BIOS ROM 0256K Memory Module Memory Module Memory Module Memory Module Cache Cache Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Move cursor Enter Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort amp Exit Note The DMI utility must be run in real mode without the EMM386 memory manager loaded 64 User s Manual INSTANTLY AVAILABLE 7 INSTANTLY AVAILABLE PC 7 1 Whatis an Instantly Available PC Instantly Available Technology Boosts PC Energy Savings and Improves PC s Ease of Use atfull system capability Wouldn tit be nice i
22. monitor PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors pgjo These two connectors Green color PS 2 Mouse Mouse and Purple color PS 2 Keyboard Green are located on the back panel of the 2 mainboard PS 2 Purple USB Connectors This mainboard supports Black color 4 USBdevices The Cable fromthe USB connector bracket hooks tothe USB header onthe mainboard AS nu agsn 0 n 0 5 n n5 5 o ASt permit connection of two BLACK USB peripheral devices These two connectors USB directly to the system User s Manual 23 HAREWARE INSTALLATION RJ 45 LAN Port A Black color 45 UTP portis provided ontop of USB connector This port is for the mainboard with on board Ethernet Chipset only RJ 45 UTP BLACK 2 2 12 Installing an Card One AMR Audio Modem Riser standard interface connector is supports Audio Codec 97 AC97 and or Modem Codec97 MC97 cards This provides an upgreadeable audio and or modem solut
23. optimize system performance A message appears on your computer monitor for about 5 seconds during boot that looks like this Press Crtl C tostart Symbios Configuration Utility If you decide to press Ctrl C during boot the following message appears Please wait invoking Symbios Configuration Utility After a brief pause your computer will display the Main Menu ofthe utility The Symbios SCSI Configuration Utility This menu driven utility allows youto view and change the default configuration settings for host adapters using Symbios 53C8XX chips Note Pressing Ctrl A after memory count during re boot allows you to recover the default settings and reconfigure The following tables list the configuration settings you canchange Global Affects both the adapterand all SCSIdevices Device Affects only the individual SCSI devices User s Manual 55 BUILT INSYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Global Default Settings Device Default Settings Settings SCAM Support Synchronous Transfer Rate MB sec Parity Checking Data Width Host Adapter SCSI ID On Low to High 0 Max Read Write I O Timeout 10 secs Scan for Devices at Boot Yes Time Scan for SCSI LUNs Yes No Main Menu MAIN MENU Port Status NvRAM Num Level Current Next Boot Found SYM53C860 ECO0 1 On On Yes Change Adapter Status Adapter Boot Order Additional Adapter Configuration Display Mode Verbose Mono Color Language Help Quit
24. to be notified that any change or modifications to the equipment by the user not expressly approved by the grantee or manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate such equipment The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitorto the graphicscard is requiredto assure compliance with FCC regulations eot RA Orgy lt Package Checklist Yourmainboard package shouldinclude the items listed below Damaged or missing items shouldbe reported to your vendor M The mainboard Floppy disk ribbon cable for 3 5 floppy drive 80 pin IDE ribbon cable for internal ATA66 or ATA33 IDE drive Note The 80pin ribbon cable is designed with a connector M This User s Manual CD ROM containing the following support software The latest drivers can always be found at their respective web sites VIA PCI Bridge driver VIA VxD driver Support software for updating the FLASH BIOS Trend PC cillin Anti Virus software Table of Contents Ts INTRODUCTION tei tie oa tiet tese 6 1 1 Product Description cote teer e 6 1 2 Features amp SpecLtIc OMS oic rtt eb br toe tete 7 1 3 Board Level Fe ature eee eere 8 1 3 1 Board Level Part Definitions 9 1 4 Comprehensive Mainboard View eee 10 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 11 2 1 Juniper Setting edite ete m ees 11 2 1 1
25. 11 EH Reset Power LED Speaker ss Green Switch 5 Suspend LED O E User s Manual 19 HAREWARE INSTALLATION 2 2 6 Power Supply Connector The ATX style Power Supply Connector is keyedto prevent connectionin the wrong direction Line locking mechanismon the connectorfrom the Power Supply with the tab onthe mainboard connector Press downuntil the twoconnectors are locked 415VSB o o 4 5 PowerGood 5 o 4 5V gt olo gt oloa 5V eI GND gt 4 ON GND 4 GND e o 4 3 3V gt The IrDA connectorhooks directly to this connector onthe mainboard This connector provides support for the IRTX O 5V optional wireless transmitting and IRRX i receiving infrared module Youmust iB first configure throughthe BIOS setup copong 1 where UART 2is directed 2 IrDA GND NC 20 User s Manual HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 2 8 LAN Wake up Co
26. 38 Multimedia Device 10 5333 8A22 Display controller 11 ACPI Controller 9 Bus No Encoded value indicating 1 of 256 possible buses in a system Device No Encoded value indicating 1 of 32 possible devices on a given bus Func No Encoded value indicating 1 of 8 possible functions on a multifunction device Vendor ID Identifies the manufacturer of the device Valid vendor identifiers are allocated by the PCI SIG Special Interest Group to ensure uniqueness Device ID Identifies the particular device This identifier is allocated by the vendor Device Specifies one of the following device classes Mass storage Class controller Network controller Display controller Multimedia device Bridge device Simple communication controller Base system peripherals Input device Docking station Processor and Serial bus controller The PCI devicelisting is usefulfor troubleshooting purposes More detailed information foreach field may be obtained through the PCI specification documentation 54 User s Manual BUILT INSYMBIOS SCSI BIOS 4 BUILT INSYMBIOS SCSI BIOS To provide easy to use and cost effective support for adapters using or compatible with the Symbios Logic 53C8XX SCSI chips this mainboard features built inSymbios SCSI BIOS In mostcases you should not need to change the default configuration of your host adapter You may decideto alter thesedefault values ifthere is aconflict between device settings or if youneed to
27. H BIOS PROGRAMMING UTILITY Updating the Award BIOS Code is made easy with the AWDFLASH Utility found under the Utilities folder of the supplied CD ROM Since this mainboard features FLASH BIOS it is notnecessary to change the actual BIOS chip in order to upgrade the System BIOS The user can simply re program the old BIOS using the AWDFLASH Utility as follows 1 First bootthe system with DOS or to Safe mode command prompt only under Windows 95 98 If you are booting DOS froma hard driveor floppy disk press F5 when the message Starting MS DOS the screen If you are booting Windows 95 98 press the F8 key and select the Safe mode command prompt only option This willassure that thesystem is runningin real mode with no device drivers loaded This is the only correctway to runthe AWDFLASH Utility program 2 There 2 important files needed to re programthe BIOS The first is AWDFLASH EXE which is the FLASH BIOS Programming Utility The second file needed is theupdated BIN filewhich contains theactual BIOS code This file will have the extension bin such as P598GH BIN Makesure these filesare on the diskette or harddrive in thesame directory 3 Start the AWDFLASH Utility by changingto the directory where the tworequired files exist typing AWDFLASH and pressing ENTER FLASH MEMORY WRITER v5 2C Copyright 1993 Award Software Inc For 15 85C471 I4868SU2G DATE 64 26 94 Flash Fi
28. MAINBOARD User s Manual Rev 1 00 Date July 2000 FCC amp DoC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This devicemay not causeharmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits fora Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if notinstalled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interface to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocatethe receiving antenna W Move the equipmentaway from thereceiver Plug the equipmentinto an outleton a circuitdifferent from that to whichthe receiver is connected W Consult the dealeror an experiencedradio television technician foradditional suggestions The FCC requires the user
29. Manual 35 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP this register aredependent on thesystem design SDRAM CAS Latency This item allows you to setthe SDRAM CAS Latency Timer Options are2 3 default and Auto Select Auto if you encounter problem DRAM Clock The Host CLK option allows the DRAM clock to synchronize with the CPU clock The HCLK 33M and HCLK 33M option allows the 66 100 and 100 133 memory CPU and CPU memory asynchronous systemarchitecture Select Auto if you encounter problem Memory Hole In order to improve compatibility certain space in memory can be reserved for old style ISA cards that map memory between 15M 16M Do notenable this feature unless you use the old style ISA card otherwise memory size may be reducedto 15 MB for some O S P2C C2P Concurrency Determines the PCI bus and CPU bus concurrency When disabled CPU bus will be occupied during theentire PCI operation period Fast R W TurnAround Enabling this fast read write turn around option can improve performance however stability problem may occur System BIOS Cacheable When Enabled the contents of the F0000h system memory segment can be cached to the Level 2 cache memory Video RAM Cacheable When Enabled C0000hto C7FFH becomecacheable memory Frame Buffer Size Select the buffer size maximumof 8M AGP ApertureSize Select the size of the AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address s
30. S to automatically configure the hard disk by reading the parameters cylinders sectors etc directly from the hard disk s firmware Use this option if you are configuring a new hard drive or one that has already been formatted using the Auto option Keep in mind that ahard drive is configured using a certain set of parameters those same parameters must be used for the life of the drive unless the drive is re FDISKed using a different parameter set This procedure deletes the old partition s onthe drive andcreates a new one using the new parameters User s Manual 29 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Manual This option allows you to manually enter in the parameters cylinder head precomp landing zone and sector ofthe hard drive Generally this option would be used only if the hard drive has already been formatted with a certain set of parameters and assured consistency between the old and new parameters is desired Access Mode One of Enhanced IDE s most importantfeatures is LBA Logical Block Addressing Mode This feature allows the use of larger hard drives by providing a way to bypass the cylinderlimitations imposed by many Operating Systems LBA Mode is used to extenda hard drive suseable capacity by remapping the cylindersin a way that is acceptable to these operating systems For instance a hard drive with the parameters of 2100 Cylinders 16 Heads and 63 Sectors would be represented by LBA Mode as 525 Cylinders 64 He
31. YMBIOS SCSI BIOS Scan for Device at Boot Time When there isa device youdo not wishto make available to the system set this option to No for that device Also ona bus with few devices attached you can speed up boot time by changing this setting to No for unused SCSI IDs Scan for SCSI LUNs Youcan set this option to Noif you have problems with adevice that responds to all LUNs whether they are occupied or not Queue Tags If your device driver can issue queue tags thisoption allows youto enable ordisable the issuing of queuetags during I Orequests Format Low level formatthe selected device All information onthe drive willbe erased Verify This command is used to detect bad blocks onthe chosen disk With your confirmation the bad blocks detected can be reassigned for future operations This command is non destructive and therefore won t destroy the data on the drive Since some changes only take effectafter yoursystem reboots it isimportant that you quitthis Configuration utility properly Youshould return tothe Main Menu andexit viathe Quit option If youreboot the system without properly exiting the utility some changes may not be saved Device Drivers To function properly with different SCSI devices under differentoperating systems you ll needto install device drivers The device driverinformation should be availablein your SCSIadapter s package User s Manual 61 FLASH BIOS PROGRAMMING UTILITY 5 FLAS
32. ads and 63 Sectors Notice thatthe Cylinders have been divided and the Heads have been multiplied by a factorof 4 On hard drives smaller in capacity than 528MB LBA support is not needed The option on these devices is ignored even if enabled For hard drives greater than 528MB LBA mode should be enabled The following rules apply Operating Systems thatdo not usethe FAT file system donot need LBA Mode and can use the Normal or Large Modes Examples would be NetWare and Unix When configuring a new hard drive greater than 528MB in capacity always make sureLBA mode isenabled If you are using a hard drive that is over 528MB in capacity but was already formatted without using LBA mode LBA support will be ignored even if it is enabled This assures correct access to the drive s data SCSI Hard Drives are NOT entered into the Mainboard BIOS Setup in any way The hard drive settings inthe Standard CMOS Setup are only for drives connectedto the IDE Controller So if only SCSIdrives were installed all these settings would be set to None SCSI Devices are configured via the SCSI controller s BIOS 30 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Drive Select the Type for the A and or B floppy drives Remember floppy drive A is the first drive hooked to the END of the floppy ribbon cable Floppy drive B is hooked up afterthe twist Available settings arelisted below No floppy drive installed 360K 5 25
33. and 30 Typematic Delay Msec When the typematic rate is enabled this selection allows you to select the delay inmsec between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins Options are 250 default 500 750 and 1000 Security Option This option enables password checking every time the computer is powered on or every time BIOS Setup is executed If System is chosen auser password prompt appears every time the computeris turned on If Setup is chosen the password prompt appearsonly when the BIOS Setup program is executed Refer to the section Supervisor Password for more information OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB This should be set to OS2 if you are running IBM OS 2 with more than 64MB of RAM in the system Otherwise the setting shouldbe Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow This option controls the location ofthe contents ofthe 32KB of Video ROM beginning at the C0000h memory location The settingsare Enabled The contents of CO000h C7FFFh are written to the same address in system memory RAM for faster execution Disabled The video ROM is not copied to RAM The contents of the video ROM cannot be read from or written to cache memory C8000 DFFFF Shadow These options controlthe location ofthe contents ofthe 16KB expansioncard ROMs beginning at the specified memory location If no adapter ROM is usingthe named ROM area this areais made availableto the local bus Shadowing aROM reduces the memory available between
34. ard drive is able to 0 transfer data up to 16 6MB second for Mode 4 drives Available settings are Auto 0 1 2 3 or 4 As with the Type setting Auto is the preferred choice in that the supported PIO Mode is read directly from the hard drive Be sure not to use a PIO Mode higher than what the drive actually supports This couldresult in lossof data e IDE UDMA Ultra DMA Mode The chipset used for this mainboard improves the IDE performance by implementing UltraDMA 66 Bus Mastering IDE whichcan handle datatransfer up to 66 Mbyte sec This UDMA technology is downward compatible with existing ATA 2 IDE Sothere is noupgrade required forcurrent hard drivesand cabling 1 2 3 4 Init Display First When your system has an AGP card coexisting with other PCI display card this option tells your system which display card to use initially IDE HDD Block Mode This allows your hard disk controller to use fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard diskdrive HDD Onboard FDD Controller Set to Enabled if you havea floppy disk drive installed onthe system board and you wish to use it Even when so equipped if you add a higher performance controller you will need to disablethis feature User s Manual 39 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Onboard Serial Port1 With this option the on board Serial Port 1 can be Disabled or set to Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 or2E8 IRQ3 Onboard Serial Port2 With this option the on boar
35. ary Slave These four options relate to the 4 IDE hard drives CD ROMs or other ATAPI devices that can be controlled via the on board IDE controller review IDE Hard Drives and CD ROMs in the Installation Guide The IDE Primary Master setting specifies the first device on the primary IDE channel IDE Primary Slave the second IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave specify the devices onthe secondary channel 28 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Pressing Enter ateach of the four selections bringsup a submenu such as one shown below IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Primary Master Auto Menu Level Access Mode Auto Capacity 2113 MB Cylinder 4095 Head 16 Precomp 65535 Landing Zone 4094 Sector 63 Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically detects and configures hard disk parameters The Award BIOS includes this ability in the event you are uncertain of your hard disk s parameters IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave This is where you will specify the type of device and how it is represented in the BIOS Setup Ifthe device isa hard disk or CD ROM generally the Auto option is the best choice for fast andeasy setup ofthe hard disk parameters Let s takea look at the difference between the Auto and Manual options Auto This option instructs the BIO
36. as well asexpanded memory in DOS User s Manual 31 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features This menu provides access to more advanced BIOS configuration settings that deal with overall performance of the system and peripheral setup This section allows you to configure your system for advanced operation You have the opportunity to select the system s default speed boot up sequence keyboard operation and security Anti Virus Protection Enabled tem Help CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Menu Level CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Processor Number Feature Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Disabled First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device HDD 0 Third Boot Device LS ZIP Boot Other Device Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Normal Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Anti Virus Protection Enables Disables the built in anti virus for protection against boot virus infection This Anti Virus protection provides more complete virus protection by taking control early in the boot process CPU Internal Cache Enables or Disables the Level 1 Internal Cache memory Generally
37. ask or yaa T VAATAFI 5 Iv ADP Ved Erie Cosa Fann tan Feud IT RO Roning Detect Rn tangi recomended Fal 0 en aiw pogani be a he Serg Sagan Lick Cenoelic qui Get p and fen doie any prozism pou hawt Chek Nest to aeh pie 5 program Ep Copan Lave oe Press here of f s oc any icu S reus id act created pc haan ial Tj aal Lo Sw na aman eder senan e Note Make a check mark for Selectingthe drivers you wishto install orselected all then Press onthe Next 72 User s Manual SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Step 5 Step 8 ATAPI Venda Sucoort Driveri 47 VIA Functions Registry V1 05 03387 In voted ATAPI VA Chien F anctore eoe Set FF insu PA iore y C Unna A Checet Functons FE esu PA ancha D roa 7 Un nts A ATAP Vender Suczot Die E 5 Press here Step 6 Step 9 ATAPI Venda Susoort Driveri 47 IRO Dives 1 30 x IDE DHA cde Cored In reta Rasing Weapon Diss V DR lu sd Mace isa Wi FAD Fading Dic C nnda A IRO Roug Cr ver Note Check if yourHDD is support with DMA Featurs before make this selection Step 7 Step 10 AGP Drives 4 00 x
38. atically power on orreturns to full power out of suspend standby modeat the timeand date ofthe month Ofor daily specified IRQs Activity Monitoring Press lt Enter gt to bring up the submenu Primary INTR When set to On default any primary interrupt request see below will awake the system which has been powered down the submenu is list of IRQs Interrupt ReQuests You can set each IRQ to be Primary Secondary or Disabled When set to Secondary the interrupt request will neither preventthe system from going into apower management modenor awaken it 46 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 3 8 PnP PCI Configurations The PCI Personal Component Interconnect Bus wasdeveloped to addresstwo important issues a How to allow peripheral devicesto takethe fullestadvantage of the power of Pentium and Pentium Prochip technology and b Providea simpler installation process for peripheral devices such as Network cards EIDE or SCSI controllers PCI accomplishes these goals with its 32 bit Data path Local Bus design and support for Plug amp Play Unlike olderexpansion bus architectures PCI provides peripherals with adirect connection tothe CPU andmemory The PCI busruns at 33Mhz and hasa maximum transfercapability of 132MBps With Plug amp Play the system BIOS automatically determines hardwareresources for new peripherals simplifying installation of multiple interface cards This Setup Menuprovides configurati
39. board AC97 Only When using the onboard AC97 audio and no AMR card e AMR Only When using an AMR audio modem add on card and not the onboard AC97 audio e Onboard 97 amp AMR MC97 When using boththe onboard AC97 audio and AMR modem MC97 card AC97 MC97 Mode JP3upgg Onboard AC97 Only ES 8955 AMR MC97 Only amag Onboard AC97 4 0000 AMR MC97 um um E ES usethe onboard 97 97 support also make sure the AC97 Audio 97 Modem option in the Advanced Chipset Feature of the mainboard BIOS is setto Auto User s Manual 15 HAREWARE INSTALLATION 2 2 Connections 2 2 Y v v 2 2 2 Cooling Fan These are small 3 pin Header Connectors that provide 12 Volt power for CPU and chassis cooling fans Plugin the fan 12V cable tothe connector Pin 2 corresponds to the RED power lead as shown 1 Installing the CPU WARNING Use of aCPU Cooling Fan is required to prevent CPU from overheating The Fan should be installed first before inserting the CPU into its socket Locate the ZIF Zero Insertion Force Socket 370 First open the socket by pulling the lever OZEVOd sideways thenupwards Notice how the lever locks in place when pressed all the way down The CPU must be inserted with the lt 5 Lock c
40. d Serial Port 2 can be Disabled or set to Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 or 2E8 IRQ3 UART 2 Mode By default this field is set to Standard which directs the second serial port UART to support the COM serial port Choosing ASKIR SHARP IR or HPSIR IrDA will activate the on board infrared feature and redirect the second serial port UART to support the infrared module connector on the mainboard The following infrared function related options will become available IR Function Duplex Select the option required by the IR device connected to the IR port Full duplex mode permits simultaneous two direction transmission Half duplex mode permits transmission inone direction onlyat atime Tx Rx invertingenable Determines the Infrared Transmission and Receiving inverting mode Onboard Parallel Port With this option the on board Parallel Port canbe Disabled orset to 378 IRQ7 3BC IRQ7 or 278 IRQ5 Onboard Parallel Mode Sets the operating mode of the parallel port Options Normal EPP ECP and Normal Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capability Port ECP Mode UseDMA Options are 1 and 3 This is availableonly when one of the two following options in Parallel Port EPP Type Options are 1 7and 1 9 default IEEE 1284compliant 40 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Onboard Legacy Audio Enabling this option allows the system to use the on chip legacy S
41. d Spectrum Disabled CPU Host Clock CPU PCI Default Menu Level Item Help Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk When enabled any DIMM PCIclock not inuse will bedisabled to reduce EMI radiation Spread Spectrum The default is the optimal value determined by the system designer to reduce EMI radiation peak Usersshould not attemptto change it CPU Host Clock CPU PCI This option lets you select the CPU PCI Bus clock Qver clocking may cause serious system damage User s Manual 5 1 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 3 11 Load Fail Safe Defaults Loads FailSafe settings into the BIOS Setup program These options are designed to slow the system down for troubleshooting purposes To load the default values highlight this option and press ENTER Enter Y in the confirmation screen and press ENTER again User defined options in the Standard CMOS Setup are not affected 3 12 Load Optimized Defaults Loads the default values for best system performance into the BIOS Setup program To load the default values highlight this option and press ENTER Enter Y inthe confirmation screenand press ENTER again User defined options inthe Standard CMOS Setup are not affected 3 13 Supervisor Password and User Password Setting Passwords can beset to provide protection for the BIOS configuration options or to r
42. d is compatible with PC98 specification This mainboard is the ideal foundation for high end computer systems 6 User s Manual Processor Chipset BIOS System Memory On board I O Features Advanced Features PCI Bus Master IDE Expansion Slots ATX Power Connector Switching VR Form Factor INTRODUCTION 1 2 Specification Socket 370 Support Intel Pentium III Coppermine and Celeron processors VIA ProMedia AGPset North Bridge VT8601 South Bridge VT82C686A Award PCI BIOS support ACPI DMI Plug and Play Boot from CD ROM SCSI LS 120 and ZIP devices Symbios SCSI BIOS Anti virus BIOS to prevent boot virus 2 168 pin DIMM Sockets support up to 512MB SDRAM memory capacity Support 32 64 128 256 MB Memory Module 1 Floppy Port Up to 2 88MB 1 Parallel Port EPP ECP Port 2 Serial Ports 16550 Fast UART Compatible 2 USB Ports 1 IrDA TX RX Header 1 MIDI game Port Audio jacks Line out Line in and Mic In 1 Video Port 2X AGP support AC97 Audio on board AMR for MC97 modem upgrade Modem Ring in Remote Power on Wake up on LAN Keyboard Power On Hardware Monitoring function Anti Virus PC Cillin software 2 UltraDMA 66 IDE Ports support up to 66MB Sec 1 AMR slot 1 32 bit PCI Bus Master slot 3V 5V and 12V 20 Pin ATX Power connector Switching Voltage Regulator to support 1 3V to 3 5V ATX Form factor 220mm by 19mm User s Manual INTRODUCTION 1 2 Board Level Feature
43. de update the system to ACPI mode as follows 1 Boot up with Windows 98 2 Openthe Control Panel and double click the System icon 3 Clickthe Device Manager Taband thenthe System devices 4 Double clickthe Plug and Play BIOS 5 Clickthe Driver Tab and choose Update Driver 6 Update Device Driver Wizard starts Clickon the Next button 7 The Wizard providesa choicebetween having the Wizardsearch fora 1 12 13 better driver than the one in use or displaying alist of drivers froma specific location Choose Display and click on the Next button Select Show all hardware and then Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI BIOS Click on the Next button An Update Driver Warning dialog box appears Click on the Yes button Update Device Driver Wizard will starts again Click on the Next button When copying files to the system is completed click on the Finish button Restart thecomputer Your windows 98 systemis in the ACPI mode User s Manual 67 INSTANTLY AVAILABLE PC 7 5 Using Suspend to RAM How to put yoursystem into Suspend toRAM STR sleep state There are several ways to initiate Suspend toRAM STR Note The Message LED shouldbe blinking while system is in standby Suspend toRAM mode Depending on the mainboard and the chassis designs the Message LED may be the Power LED or other LED onthe front panel of the chassis Using the mouse b
44. ds The default is a 2 second delay before the BIOS starts to scan for SCSI devices during initialization This amount of time is enough for most devices to get ready for proper operation Since some older hard drives may need more time to spin up you may need toextend the delay for those devices e Device Selections Settings forthe devices attachedto the selectedadapter viewed and changed SYM53C860 Devices 0 to 7 Sync Data Disc Time Scan Queue Init Rate Width Out Bus LUNS Tags Boot Dev0 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No Dev1 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No Dev2 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No Dev3 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No Dev4 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No Dev5 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No Dev6 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No SYM53C860 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes On No Devices 8 to15 Help Exit this menu The above menu provides information aboutindividual SCSI devices attached to the selected host adapter as well as the adapter itself To make changes to these settings select a device from this display and press Enter to bring upthe individual Device Setup menu User s Manual 509 BUILT INSYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Device Setup Menu When you select aspecific device from the Device Selection menu your computer displays the following Device Setup menu The settings inthis menu effect individual SCSI devices attached to the selected host adapter Changes made from this menu will require a system reboot upon exit fromthe SCSI Configu
45. e Wakeup button Please see the following section How to recover your system from Suspend to RAM STR sleep state You can set the way to wake up the system from the mainboard BIOS Setup Atthe Integrated PeripheralsSetup Screen under Wake Up Events Keyboard Resume Enabling this option allows pressing any key on the keyboard to wake upa system which has been powered down Wake Up On LAN Ring An inputsignal onthe serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem either external modem or internal modem card poweron the system With aLAN card installed the Wake up On LAN function allows the network to wake up Soft Power Down Soft Off PC RTC Alarm Resume When enabled thesystem will automatically power on or returns to full power out of suspend standby mode at the time and date of the month 0 fordaily specified 7 6 Related Documents ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Revision 1 0b http www teleport com acpi spec htm ACPI Implementers Guide http www teleport com acpi impguid htm Instantly Available PC Technology http developer intel com technology iapc OnNow Whitepapers http www microsoft com hwdev onnow htm User s Manual 69 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 8 Software Installation Included in your mainboard package youcan finda CD ROM containing support drivers and utilities Just insert the CD ROM and fromthe Autorun screen clic
46. estrict access to the computer itself When enabled User Password will requireall users toenter a passwordin order to usethe system and or enter the BIOS setup butcan t change its contents A Supervisor Password isused to protect the stored CMOS options from being changed by unauthorized users Keep in mindthat when set a password isrequired only whenbooting the system It will not provide protection toa system that is already booted The password checkoption is setin Advanced BIOS Features by choosing eitherSystem the password promptappears every timethe system is powered on orSetup the password prompt appears only when theuser enters the BIOS Setup The password is stored in CMOSRAM and canbe cleared bythe Clear CMOS jumper Referto page 14 52 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP To seta password 1 You must first set the Supervisor password by choosing Supervisor Password and pressing ENTER Setup prompts fora password 2 Entera 1 8 character password using letters numbers ora combination of both The specific characters are not shown as you enter them Press ENTER 3 A confirmation box appears asking you to re enter the password Enter the password again Press ENTER Follow the same procedure to set the User Password Changing a Password Select the appropriate password option Supervisor or User from the main menu and press ENTER Enter the currentpassword and press Enter The screen does not d
47. f your personal computer is ready when you are just like any home appliance withjust a touchof a button How about keeping your personal computer available 24 hours a day to answer phones receive faxes andconnect users to eachother with power consumption nomore than anight light It s here theInstantly Available PC ishere to bring these new capabilities to PC users With anInstantly Available PC userscan allow theirPCs to powerdown to a very deep sleepstate consuming very little power while retaining the capability to respond to various external oruser programmed events such as aphone call network alerts ora backup procedure And the wakeupis quick withina few seconds So no more time consuming shutdown restart reboot process to interrupt and resume operation 7 2 Core Technology Suspend to RAM S3 The ideal sleepstate with thelowest power consumptionfor an Instantly Available PC is Suspend to RAM STR Inthis state over 9596 of the PC s power is shut off while thesystem contextis maintained in system memory enabling a breakthroughin power savings while maintaining fullsystem capability and connectivity Suspend To RAM STR is definedby the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPD specification as the 3 sleep state ACPIis a power management specification proposed by Intel Toshiba and Microsoft which makes hardware statusinformation available tothe operating systemand is an Operating System Directed Power Management
48. full speed Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will beshut off ACPI Suspend Type support by mainboard with Chipset VT82C694X only Determines the ACPI defined suspend type Suspend Power Consumption Type State 1 Power On Suspend below 30W S1 POS CPU stops working through STPCLK while the power is still provided for the whole system State 3 Suspend to RAM Less than 10 Power is provided only to DRAM and wake up devices circuit while the rest of the system is powered off S3 STR Available only when ATX style power supply is used PM Controlby APM When set to Yes an Advanced Power Management device willbe activated toenhance the Max Power Saving mode and stopthe CPU internalclock If the Max Power Savingis not enabled this willbe preset toNo Video Off Option When enabled this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in apower saving mode Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes Suspend gt Off Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode All Modes gt Off Monitor blanked when the system enters any power saving mode Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked User s Manual 43 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP V H This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and SYNC Blank horizontal synchronization ports writing blanks to t
49. he video buffer DPMS Support Initial display power management signaling MODEM Use IRQ This item tells the Power Management BIOS which IRQ is assigned to the installed MODEM Options are NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 and 11 Soft Off by PWRBTN Available only when ATX styled powersupply is used With Instant Off selected the ATX switch functions likea normal system power off button With Delay 4 Sec selected you must hold downthe ATX switch formore than 4seconds to power off the system State After Power Failure This feature will power on the PC when power returns after a power failure The following table lists the options available and the corresponding System State when power returns Options Available System State When System State When Power Failure Occurred Power Returns Auto on SR 9 oft Wake up Events Wake up Events are I O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode In effect the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as On Enabled even whenthe system isin a powerdown mode Press Enter to bring up the submenu 44 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP VGA OFF LPT amp COM LPT COM HDD amp FDD ON Menu Level PCI Master OFF Keyboard Resume Disabled Wake Up On LAN Ring Disabled RTC Alarm Resume Disabled x Date of Month 0 x Resume Time hh mm s
50. hipset combinations require custom configurations For example you may find that your Setup main menu has a different number of entries from the main menu displayed in this manual These are simply features not supported or not user configurable on yoursystem The final appearance of the Setup program also depends on the Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM who built your system If your OEM has decided that certain items should only beavailable to theirtechnicians those items may very wellbe removed from the Setup program 26 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 3 2 Main Menu Shortly after the systemis powered on provided a CPU and sufficient RAM are installed you willsee the message Press DELto enter SETUP Press the DEL key to enterthe Award BIOS Setup program Once you enterthe Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appearon the screen The Main Menu allows youto select fromseveral setup functions and two exit choices Use thearrow keys toselect among theitems and press Enter to acceptand enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc
51. ice for playing or editing audio Audio Port Optional You can connect powered speakers or headphones to Lime color Line Out jack Cassette players or other external audio sources can be connected to Light Blue color Line In jack Plug in your microphones to Pink color MIC jack MIDI Game Port Note To use the on board direct sound AC97 Gold audio features the AC97 MC97 Mode jumper block should be properly set Refer to page 16 Also make sure the AC97 Audio option is set to Auto ee default in Advanced Chipset Features l of the BIOS Line Out MIC In Lime Line In Pink Light Blue CD ROM Audio Connectors J11 This CD Audio connector is available for connecting the CD ROM drive using CDaudio cable J11 oora 22 User s Manual HARDWARE INSTALLATION Serial and Parallel Ports Parallel Port A Burgundy color 25 pin D Sub header is Burgundy provided on the back panel for a multi mode bi directional parallel port A Teal Turquoise color 9 pin D Sub gt headers are also provided on the back panel for Serial ports COM 1 VGA VGA Connector Blue A Blue color 15 pin connector is provided on the back panel for connecting to the VGAconnector from the
52. in 5 1 4 inch PC type standard drive 360 kilobyte capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch AT type high density drive 1 2 megabyte capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 720 kilobyte capacity 1 44M 35 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 1 44 megabyte capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 2 88 megabyte capacity Video This category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported youdo not haveto select theirtype in Setup EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter includes high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On Determines whether or not the system will stop and prompt you if an error is detected during POST Memory This category is display only All memory detected by the POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS isshown as the following types Base Memory Is the amount of conventional memory installed in the system This value is typically 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard The Extended Memory is the amount of memory located above 1MB inthe CPU s memory address map Other Memory refers to the memory located in the region between 640K and Thisregion can beused for shadowing
53. ion atan increbibly low cost There are two type of AMR one definedas primary andanother defined assecondary This mainboard uses as primary channel so a secondary AMR can without need to disable the onboard CODEC The mainboard s onboard CODEC must be disable when using the primary AMR 24 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 3 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 3 1 Aboutthe BIOS The Mainboard BIOS Basic Input Output System acts as the bridge between your Hardware CPU Disk Drives Video etc and Operating System Software Windows 95 OS 2 and so on The BIOS Setup also called CMOS Setup is where many hardware configuration options are set and stored This configuration information willremain in the BIOS until itis changed orcleared by removing the battery for a while then reinstalling it back or by setting the Clear CMOS jumperif there isone CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor refers to the chipin which the BIOS information is stored This mainboard features Award BIOS which provides an easy to use Setup program to aid in hardware configuration In this section we will look at the various menus and options contained in the Award BIOS Setup Program This mainboard also features a Flash BIOS A Flash BIOS can be upgraded via software thereby eliminating the need to actually replace the BIOS Chip o
54. isplay the characters entered Enter inthe new password then the confirmation You cannot changethe current passwordunless you knowit Erasing a Password 1 If you know the current password but want to disable password checking follow the procedure for changing the password When Setup prompts for the new password simply press ENTER You will see a message indicating that the password is disabled 2 If you do not know the current password the CMOS must becleared by cleared by the Clear CMOS jumper Refer to page 14 This willclear all user defined BIOS Setup options 3 14 Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Select Save amp Exit Setup to save into the CMOS memory all modifications specified during thecurrent session To save theconfiguration changes highlight this option inthe main menu and press ENTER The system displays a confirmation message on the screen Pressthe Y key and then Enter Press the N key and then the Enter key to abort The Exit Without Saving option allows the userto exitthe BIOS Setup withoutupdating any changes made during the current session User s Manual 53 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 3 15 PCI Device Listing This list of installed PCI devices appears after the System Configuration screen PCI device listing Bus No Device No Func No VendorID Device ID Device Class IRQ 0 7 1 1106 0571 IDE Controller 14 15 1106 3038 Serial Bus Controller 5 1106 3038 Serial Bus Controller 5 1106 30
55. k the driver utility thatyou want toinstall Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Note The Support CDcontents are subjectto change atany time withoutnotice I Sound Driver For On Board Audio Only Trend PC Cillin Anti Virus Software Install Adobe Acrobat Reader HardWare Monitoring Utility Install lan Driver For On_Board Lan Only Exit Setup Items Install Via 4 in 1 Driver Install PCI Bridge VxD IDE Bus Master and Mini port Driver for Windows 95 98 NT 2000 Install Sound chip Driver For On_board Audio Only Install the drivers and utilities neededto run the on board audio AC97 codec chipset Trend PC Cillin Anti Virus Software Install the PC Cillin virus protection software View thereadme for more information Install Adobe Acrobat Reader Installs this Adobe Acrobat Reader toread pdf files format 70 User s Manual SOFTWARE INSTALLATION HardWare Monitoring Utility Installs this utility to monitor yours computer s Fan temperature and voltages Install Lan Driver For On board Lan Only Install the driversand utilities neededto run theon board Ethernet LAN chipset Exit Exits the CD Setup Items Menu Operating Systems This mainboards passedtesting on mostoperating system the OS shown inthese sections will be Microsoft s Windows 98 You should always use the latest OS and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy For Windows 95 you must
56. le Name to Program ___________ Error Message 4 The AWDFLASH Utility Screenappears You will beasked for the file name to program thename of thenew BIOS bin file and hit ENTER 62 User s Manual FLASH BIOS PROGRAMMING UTILITY 5 The program will then askif you wantto backup theold BIOS Thisis recommended in casethere are any problems with thenew bin file Enter the name of the new backup file suchas backup bin and press ENTER 6 At thistime the system will prompt youfor final confirmationbefore beginning programming The Utility can be abortedat this timeby hitting n To begin programming hit y 7 When the Flash programming starts a bar indicator will show the progress of the programming operation Aftersuccessful completion hitthe reset buttonor power off the computer Be sureto perform Load Optimized Defaults for your new BIOS to synchronize the previous BIOS with the updated BIOS User s Manual 63 DMI UTILITY 6 DMI UTILITY This mainboard supports the Desktop Management Interface DMI which isa new method of providing enterprise management for personal computers The main component of DMI isthe Management Information Format Database MIF which contains informationabout the computersystem and itscomponents such as BIOS version vendor CPUspeed type memory size type L1 L2 cache port connectors IDE floppy 2S 1P USB keyboard mouse slots etc UsingDMI remote PC
57. lity Language English mode only Help Brings up ahelp screen withinformation about the Main menu Quit Exits the SCSI Configuration utility Adapter Utilities Menu When you selecta host adapterfrom the mainmenu the following screen is displayed SYM53C860 Adapter Setup Device Selections Help Exit this menu e Adapter Setup Adapter settings are viewed and changed User s Manual 57 BUILT INSYMBIOS SCSI BIOS ___ SYMB3C860 Adapter Setup SCAM Support Off Parity On Host SCSI ID 7 Scan Order Low to High 0 Max Removable Media Support None CHS Mapping SCSI Plug and Play Mapping Secondary Cluster Server No Spinup Delay Secs 2 Termination Auto Help Restore Default Setup Exit this menu SCAM Support SCAM SCSI Configured AutoMatically is the SCSI Plug and Play protocol supported by Symbios BIOS version4 X Parity The Symbios host adapters always generate parity but some SCSI devices do not Therefore you areoffered the option of disabling parity checking Note When disabling parity checking it isalso necessary todisable disconnect for all devices as parity checking for the reselection phase will not be disabled If adevice does notsupporting parity disconnects the I O will never complete because reselection phase will halt Host SCSI ID The host adapter SCSI ID shouldremain on 7 default as this setting gives the adapter the highest priority onthe SCSI bus
58. n d ok pogan crave ww ond and aaa penale aral sedan pocobow ur de bare 74 User s Manual SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 8 3 Trend PC Cillin Anti Virus Software Insert the Support CD that shipped with the motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double clickthe CD driveicon in computer to bring up the setup screen Install Inm Far Om Raard Only Exit grapan on inda Tred Pl ile on vet to the Trend ciin 92 Setup progam emper Vt V pau ext SE Winzoms pagar beiee Pi Setup poian Lick 2 qut Setup sod Hes chie you have tuning 4 x ih the Ses p Bit but on e tek pogan crar send wed cena porate aral sa pockam ur de bevy Pinson wor the Agarren Wh bing tn ze the rect of the sgrsemect Tend hin mana lipped 13 USERS READ THE FJLLCWIN3 LEGAL AGREEWENT THF SOFT WAAR AMALEN THF THE CONSTITUTES rOLA ACCEPTANCE DF THESE TERMS IF YIUDC WIT A3REE IHE TERPS 05 THIS elsdEEMENT FF MFTLY SETUHN THE SUFTWAHE ND THF ACIPMPANYTNG ITEMS 1 DING MA FAIN 5 ANT SSLLOR TAINED THEI FULL PEF J tie n taha SUPT AAP and mozo le waze other Jaun
59. nnector JP7 The LAN Wake up function willallow the networkto wake upa Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your systemis in the Suspend mode youcan wake up the systemonly through anIRQ or DMAinterrupt To use the LAN Wake up function you must enable the Wake Up On LAN Ring field under Wake Up Events inthe Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS Connect the cable that comes with your LAN card to this connector the system board Refer to the add in card s manual for details Note Your LAN card must support Magic Packet in orderto use the LAN Wake up function 2 2 9 Modem Wake up Function J19 The Modem Wake up function allows the modem to remotely power on the system Install an external modem normally to COM2 and enablethe Wake Up On LAN Ring field under Wake Up Events functionin the Power Management Setup from the BIOS For the functionto work foran internal modem card you mustalso connect the Modem Wake upcable on the modem card tothis Modem Wake up function connectoron the mainboard E JP7 LAN Wake up J19 2 a O Modem Wake up User s Manual 2 1 HAREWARE INSTALLATION 2 2 10 External Connectors MIDI Game Port Optional You may plug a joystick or game pad to this Gold color 15 pin female connector for game playing or connect a MIDI dev
60. nstall Sound Chip Driver for On Board Audio Only 74 8 3 Trend PC Cillin Anti Virus Softw are 0 eee 75 8 4 Install Acrobat Reader V 4 0 77 8 5 Hard Ware Monitoring 78 User s Manual 5 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 Product Description available in PC Mainboards today Designed as a flexible high performance and cost effective solution for System Integrators this mainboard provides the All in one and power to meet the requirements of the most advanced operating systems and software applications lhis mainboard represents the highest level of technology This mainboard is a high performance Celeron and FC PGA Pentium III based FSB 100 133MHz system board that utilizes the VIA Pro Media chipset on Flex ATX Platform providing next generation features and great graphics performance at alower cost Advanced hardware designs include ACPI s Suspend to RAM for the implementation of Instantly Available PCs Also by incorporating AMR 2X AGP AC97 Super I O Ultra DMA 66 Bus Mastering IDE and Universal Serial Bus USB onto the mainboard optimum system performance is assured and system design andimplementation is simplified Fully Plug amp Play compatible via an Award BIOS this mainboard facilitates easy system configuration and peripheral setup Advanced BIOS features include Intelligent Hardware Monitoring and Alert functions The Award BIOS also supports ACPI readiness an
61. nthe mainboard Procedures for updating the BIOS follow this section The Award BIOS installed in your computer system s ROM ReadOnly Memory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports Intel processor ina standard IBM AT compatible input outputsystem Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items lt Enter gt to select or display the possible selections lt PageUp gt and lt PageDown gt keys to change entries lt F1 gt for general help and Esc to quit An item marked with a indicates that there is a submenu for this item A gray out item marked with an x indicates that the item is not available The item may be associated with another item and its availability is dependent on that associated item Gray out items are for information display only and contain no selectable fields User s Manual 25 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Getting Help Pressing F1 will display a help window that describes the appropriate keys to use Pressing Enter will display a small help window that describes the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc A brief description of some highlighted selection may appear at the right frame titled Item Help ofthe setup screen A Final Note about Setup Not all systems have the same Setup While the basic look and function of the Setup program remains the same for all systems individual motherboard and c
62. on optionsfor the PCIBus and itsassigned resources PNP OS Installed No Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Resources Press Enter DMA Resources Press Enter PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto a Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PNP OS Installed Set to Yes if your operating system supports Plug amp Play such as Windows 95 User s Manual 47 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Reset Configuration Data Reset Configuration Data When set toEnabled ESCD Extended System Configuration Data is cleared This setting willautomatically be setback to Disabled when the system reboots Resources Controlled By The Award Plug andPlay BIOS hasthe capacity toautomatically configure allof the boot and Plug andPlay compatible devices This capability isspecifically designed fora Plug and Play operatingsystem such as Windows 95 When set to Manual you are ableto configure the IRQ and DMA Resources Pressing Enter at the selection field brings up a submenulike theone shown below assigned PnP assigned PCI ISA PnP assigned PnP Menu Level assigned PnP assigned PCI ISA PnP assigned PCIASA PnP assigned PnP assigned PCI ISA PnP assigned
63. ontext om Aim TTI C imo mmo E f notch notch 12 4 DIMM2 RAM Power LED User s Manual 1 HAREWARE INSTALLATION 2 2 4 Floppy Drives The on board floppy controller supports 2 floppy disk drives with the floppy ribbon cable provided Note Make surethe RED stripe onthe ribboncable is oriented towards Pin 1 2 2 4 IDE Hard Drives and CD ROMs The on board Enhanced IDE controller can support up to 4 IDE hard drives or other ATAPI devices such as CD ROMs This controller as withall Enhanced IDE controllers consists of both Primary and Secondary ports Each port hasan associated connector and cable which can support up to 2 ATAPI devices each Note Make sure to align the RED stripe ribbon cable with Pin 1 on the mainboard IDE connector On most hard drives and CD ROMs the RED stripe should be oriented towards the power connector of the device Primary IDE ojo ojo Secondary IDE 44 22 5 Floppy 1 18 User s Manual HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 2 5 Power LED Connections
64. orrect orientation One corner of the CPU has a Notch and looks different that the otherthree This corneris also missing a pinunlike the otherthree Lever Align this corner towards the end of the lever as shownin the figure at right Insert the CPU press itdown Close the leveruntil it locksinto place 16 User s Manual HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 2 3 Installing the Memory Modules DIMM v This mainboard has three sockets available for 168 pin DIMMs They must be 3 3 volt Unbuffered Synchronous DRAMs SDRAM v DIMM Sizes supported 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB v A total of 2 DIMMs can beinstalled fora maximum RAM capacity of 512MB Toinsert the DIMMs the modules must be oriented in the correct way Notice the notches of the DIMM Align these notches as shown in the diagram below Gently push the DIMM until the retainers on both sides of the socket lock the module in place Toremove a DIMM push the retainers outwards to release module then pull the module out ofthe socket Caution Before removing aDIMM make surethe RAM Power LED Indicator is off The blinking of the LED indicates that power is provided for the DRAM as in normal operationas well asin Suspend toRAM mode Removinga DIMM in the Suspendto RAM modewill result inloss of systemc
65. oundBlaster compatible audio support The following fields are available only when the Onboard Legacy Audiois Enabled Sound Blaster Enables Disables the Sound Blaster compatible mode SB I O Base Address This option allows the user to select the audio I O base address in Sound Blaster compatible mode SB IRQ Select This option allows the user toselect the IRQ for audio in Sound Blaster compatible mode SB DMA Select This option allows the user toselect the DMA for audio in Sound Blaster compatible mode MPU 401 Enables Disables the MPU 401 MIDI interface standard MPU 401 I O Address This option allows the user to select the I O base address for the use of MPU 401 MIDI device Game Port 200 207H Enable this optionto use the game port whichoccupies 200 207H address User s Manual 41 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 3 7 Power Management Setup Power Management allows you to configure you system to use energy most efficiently and still ina manner consistent with your ownstyle of computeruse ACPI function Power Management ACPI Suspend Type PM Control by APM Video Off Option Video Off Method MODEM Use IRQ Soft Off by PWRBTN State After Power Failure Wake Up Events Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value Enabled Press Enter SI POS Yes Suspend gt Off V H SYNC Blank 3 Instant Off Off Press Enter Item Help MenuLevel Fl0 Save ESC Exit F1 General
66. pace Host cycles hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation See www agpforum org for AGP information OnChip USB Select Enabled The next option will become available 36 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to enableor disable the USB keyboard withinthe onboard BIOS AC97 Audio If you wantto use the Sound Blaster compatible mode or anadd on audio card instead set this option to Disabled to avoid possible conflict AC97 Modem If you want to use the legacy modem compatible mode an add on modem card instead set this optionto Disabled to avoid possible conflict CPU to PCI Write Buffer When Enabled up to four D words of data can be written to the PCI bus without interrupting the CPU When disabled a write buffer 15 not used and the CPU read cycle will not becompleted until the PCI bus signalsthat it isready to receivethe data PCI Dynamic Bursting When Enabled data transfers on the PCI bus where possible make use of the high performance PCI bust protocol in which greater amounts of data are transferred at a single command PCI Master 0WS Write When Enabled writes tothe PCI busare command withzero wait states PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 PCI 2 Access 1 Retry This item allo
67. ration utility r SYM53C860 Setup for All devices on this adapter Sync Rate MBytes sec 20 Width bits 8 Disconnect On Read Write I O Timeout secs 10 Scan for Device at Boot Time Yes Scan for SCSI LUNS Yes Queue Tags On Initial Boot Device No Format Verify Help Restore Default Setup Exit this menu Sync Rate Mega Bytes sec Defines the maximum transfer rate the host adapter attempts to negotiate The host adapter and aSCSI device mustagree to arate they canboth handle Width bits Sets the maximum data width the host adapter will attempt to negotiate The host adapter and a SCSI device must agree to a width they can both handle Only those host adapters that support 16 bit data transfers will show this option as enabled Disconnect SCSI devices have the ability to disconnect from the bus during an I O transfer This option tells the host adapter whether or not toallow a device to disconnect Some devices run faster with disconnect enabled mostly newer devices while some run faster with disconnect disabled mostly older devices Read Write I O Timeout secs This option sets the time thehost adapter waits for a read write verify or seek command to complete before trying the transfer again Sincethis provides asafeguard allowing the system torecover if anI O operation fails it is recommended that you always set the time out to avalue greater thanzero no time out 60 User s Manual BUILT IN S
68. rives A and B in orderto set the second floppy drive to drive A thereby makingit bootable Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled BIOS will attempt to move the head of the floppy disk drive forth and back onceduring POST tosee if thedrive is working properly Boot Up NumLock Status This set to On the NumLock key will be automatically enabled whenthe system boots Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to selecthow the gate A20 is handled The gate 2015 a device used to address memory above 1 Mbytes Initially the gate A20 was handled viaa pin on the keyboard Normal Today while keyboards still provide this support it is more common and much faster for thesystem chipset Normal default to providesupport for gate A20 Typematic Rate Setting Determines if thetypematic rate isto be used When disabled continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance In other words the BIOS will only report that the key is down When the typematic rate is enabled the BIOS will report as before but it will then waita moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly This feature is used to accelerate cursor movements with thearrow keys User s Manual 33 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the typematicrate is enabled this selection allows you to selectthe rate at which the keys are accelerated Options are 6 default 8 10 12 15 20 24
69. s 0 0 0 Item Help gt IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults VGA When set to On eventoccurring at aVGA port willawaken a system which has been powered down LPT amp COM Determines if any event occurring ata LPT printer and or COM serial port will awaken a system which has been powered down HDD amp FDD When set to On any event occurring at a hard or floppy drive port will awaken asystem which has been powered down PCI Master When set to On any event occurring to the PCI bus will awaken a system which has been powered down Keyboard Resume Enabling this optionallows pressing any key on thekeyboard to wakeup a system In addition to this BIOS setting you need to also set the Keyboard Power on Jumper Referto page 13 User s Manual 45 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Wake Up On LAN Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem either external modem or internal modem card power on the system Refer to Modem Wake up Function on page 21 for more information With a LAN card installed the Wake up On LAN function allows the network to wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC Refer to LAN Wake up Connector J12 onpage 21 formore information RTC Alarm Resume When enabled the system will autom
70. this would only be Disabled for troubleshooting purposes External Cache Enables or Disables the Level 2 External Cache memory Generally this would only be Disabled for troubleshooting purposes CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enables or Disables ECC Error Checking and Correcting forthe CPU s Level 2 built in cache 32 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Processor Number Feature This option is available only whena CPU thathas an internal identification number such as Pentium III CPU is used Each Pentium III CPU features a unique identification number Enablingthis option allowsthis internal processornumber to beaccessed Quick Power onSelf Test Speeds up Power On Self Test POST after the computer is powered on When set to Enabled the BIOS will shorten orskip some checks during POST First Second Third Other Boot Device When your system is powered on the BIOS performs a variety of operations then attempts to bootan Operating System from either ahard drive IDEor SCSI floppy drive CD ROM LS 120 ZIP or LAN This setting determines the sequence that the BIOS will follow when searching devices for abootable disk Swap Floppy Drive The hardware connections determine which floppy is configured as drive A and drive B Swapping the floppy drives can be useful if yoursystem has two floppy drives and you want the ability to boot from both For example Since a PC cannot boot from the B Floppy you would needto Swap floppy d
71. use OSR 2 0 later For Windows NT 4 0 you must use Service Pack 3 0 orlater Microsoft Window 98 When Windows 98 is installedfor the firsttime System willSubsequent restarts with the plug and play initializing the Add New Hardware Wizard and may attempt to install the a Windows default driver from its system registry When prompted to restart Select NO and then follow the normal setup procedure later in this section NOTE Because there are various mainboard settings options and expansion cards the following can only be uses as a guide and general reference and notan exact reflection of your system User s Manual 7 1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 8 1 Install Via 4in 1 Drivers Insert the Support CD that shipped with the motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double clickthe CD driveicon in My computer to bring up the setup screen Step 3 Press here Service Pack 1 x Uie Saira README Pres PAGE DIN cry lem nni of Install Inn Driver For Cm Board Only 4 Exit ec jou avs vesc and azieec wf ie a swo spen soc READHE Uis Nc lo deck an Ex Ix Step 2 Step 4 Wedana Componente xj T i prozin 19028 the foie ng Tea on van Ve isst eere yes ean us sheske ths eceocisted chech bor fo ne Scheee Pock Setup pogar Tei proa wil edd Senec P
72. utton 1 From the Start menu in Windows 98 select Shut Down 2 Select Stand by in the Shut Down Windows dialog box 3 Press toenterthe Suspend to RAM STR sleep state Setting thestandby time 1 Enter Control Panel 2 Double click the Power Management icon 3 Power Management Properties dialog box appears Select Power Schemes tab 4 Use System standby option to time forthe system to automatically enter standby mode when thesystem is notin use Using thesystem power button Enter Control Panel Double click the Power Management icon In the Power Management Properties dialog box select Advanced tab Define the System Power Button to be Standby or Shutdown 5 Standby When the power switch of the front bezel or Sleep key of Windows 98 keyboard is pressed Windows 98 will enter Suspend to RAM mode and later can be waken up by pressing the Wakeup key or power switch Now you can press the Power on button to enter the Suspend to RAM STR sleep state Shutdown System is turnedoff almostimmediately without corruptingthe data 68 User s Manual INSTANTLY AVAILABLE Using the Windows 98 keyboard buttons Press the Sleep button to enterthe Suspend toRAM mode Note 1 The Power Off button on the Windows 98 keyboard can alsobe used to enter the standby mode as describedabove 2 You need to mainboard BIOS touse th
73. vice will beavailable for theISA slot SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS When set to Auto Default the system will automatically sense the presence of any SCSI adapter that usesa Symbios SYM53C8XXSCSI chip If the SCSI adapter installed has its own The on board SCSI BIOS will not be BIOS on board loaded The adapter s own SCSI BIOS will be used If the SCSI adapter installed does not The on board SCSI BIOS will load and have its own BIOS and the card uses or is control the SCSI adapter compatible with the SYM53C8XX chip Disabling the onboard SCSIBIOS prevents itfrom being activein any way User s Manual 49 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 3 9 PC Health Status The onboard hardware monitor allows youto observe the current temperatures of the system and CPU current speeds in RPM rotationper minute ofthe system and CPU fans as well asthe various operating voltages If the fan is not installed RPM will be shown Current CPU Tenp 35 C 95 F Current System Temp 30 C 86 F Current CPUFANI Speed 5400 RPM MenuLevel Current CPUFAN2 Speed 0 RPM Vcore 2 04 V 2 5V 2 33 V 3 3V 321V 5V 4 97 V 12V 11 85 V Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 50 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 3 10 Frequency Voltage Control Use this menuto specify yoursettings for frequency voltagecontrol Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Sprea
74. ws you enable disable the PCI 2 Access 1 Retry AGP Master 1 WS Write This implements single delay when writing to the PCI Bus By default two wait states are used bythe system allowing for greater stability AGP Master 1 WS Read This implements single delay when reading to the PCI Bus By default two wait states are used bythe system allowing for greater stability Memory Parity ECC Check When Disabled there willbe no memory errors shown onthe monitor for Memory parity SERR NMI When parity DRAM modules are used select Parity or ECC Error Checking and Correcting to correct 1 bit memory errorsin the memory User s Manual 37 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP 3 6 Integrated Peripherals This menu isused to configure the integrated IDE subsystem and other peripherals OnChip IDE Channel 0 OnChip IDE Channel 1 IDE Prefetch Mode Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA Init Display First IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Part 1 Onboard Serial Part 2 UART 2 Mode IR Function Duplex Tx Rx inverting enable IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART 2 Mode IR Function Duplex Tx Rx inverting enable Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Parallel Port EPP Type Onboard Legacy Audio Sound Blaster SB

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