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1. Hardware Installation 2 2 5 3 Parallel Port The system board has a standard printer port for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports SPP ECP and EPP 1 modes You can set the ports mode in the Integrated Peripherals setup of the Award BIOS Setting Function SPP Allows normal speed operation but Standard Parallel Port in one direction only ECP Allows parallel port to operate in Extended Capabilities Port bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate EPP Allows bidirectional parallel port op Enhanced Parallel Port eration at maximum speed 2 2 5 4 Floppy Disk Drive Controller The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk header that supports two standard floppy disk drives To prevent improper floppy cable installation the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism The 34 pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin of the connector is aligned with pin of the header 3 2 P2XBL System Board User s Manual Connecting the Floppy Disk Cable Install th
2. 2 2 5 10 AGP Fan Connector The system board is equipped with an AGP fan connector If the system board is installed with an AGP add in card and you wish to install a fan on the add in card connect the fan s connector to location J12 on the system board Refer to the add in card s manual for instructions on installing the fan Pin Function GND EL le 2 2V NC 36 Hardware Installation 2 2 5 11 JI3 LEDs and Switches 6 sB LED P HD LED tio G LED 3 sp sw esw 5 RESET SPEAKER o KEYLOCK Pin Pin Assignment SB LED ATX Power ATX power LED 2 Ground 3 Open HD LED 4 HDD LED Power Primary Secondary IDE LED 5 HDD 6 Open G LED 7 Green LED Power Green LED 8 Green 9 Open SP SVV 0 PWRBT ATX power switch Ground 2 Open G SW 3 SMI Green switch 4 Ground 5 Open RESET 6 H W Reset Reset switch 7 Ground 8 Open 37 2 P2XBL System Board User s Manual Pin Pin Assignment SP
3. Power Management User Define IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI Enabled PM Control by APM Yes Primary IDE 0 Disabled Video Off Method DPMS Primary IDE Disabled Video Off After Suspend Secondary IDE 0 Disabled MODEM Use IRQ Secondary IDE 1 Disabled Standby Mode Floppy Disk Disabled Suspend Mode Serial Port Enabled HDD Power Down Parallel Port Disabled VGA Active Monitor Disabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Resume by Ring Disabled Resume by LAN Disabled Resume by Alarm Disabled ESC Quit Tle Select Item Fl Help PU PD Modify IRQ 8 Break Suspend Disabled F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Fail Safe Settings F7 Load Optimal Settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ACPI Function By default the ACPI function is enabled If you are not using this function set this field to Disabled Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the Standby mode and Suspend mode are activated Disable No power management Disables the Standby and Suspend modes Min Power Saving Minimum power management Standby Mode hr and Suspend Mode hr Max Power Saving Maximum power management Standby Mode min and Suspend Mode min User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually When enabled
4. 3 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 58 Suspend Mode This is user configurable only when the Power Management category is set to User Defined When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off HDD Power Down This is user configurable only when the Power Management category is set to User Defined When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active VGA Active Monitor Enabled VGA activities will cause the system to wake up from power saving mode Disabled VGA activities will not cause the system to wake up from power saving mode Soft Off by PWR BTTN This category allows you to select the method of powering off your system Hold 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management field is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system Resume By Ring With an external modem installed the Modem Ring on function allows your system to power on to respond to incoming calls To use this function set
5. A SCSI FA SCSI SCSI A G SCSI C A C only LS120 ZIP C Swap Floppy Drive When this option is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this option is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You must have two floppy drives to use this function Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks When disabled the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB 49 3 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 50 Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how gate A20 is handled Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above Mbyte Initially gate A20 was handled via the keyboard controller Today while keyboards still provide this support it is more common and much faster for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20 Typematic Rat
6. Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition Genesys Logic System Health Monitor Rev A for VIA _ The time Update w o Save monitoring Polling Interval 4 Seconds v the system Update and Save Temperature CPU CPU Over Heat Temperature 75 User Setting temperature Gane eeneege t Celsius Ime sterisis Temperature 7 Current y P Fahrenheit Default Setting temperature CPU Temperature 29 of the CPU Ouit When real fhis screen High Limit Current Voltage Low Limit ill mini 9 5 DI Minimize when Startup Wil minimize I 3 3V 363 3 29 2 97 histogram Output 12 0V 1320 11 98 1080 Alarm when I eon on voltage p m CPU Over Heat limit MEEN es 450 3 31 Abnormal mote 1 5V 1 65 1 54 1 35 I 12V Abnormal items whei enabled wi Fan RPM MI 5V Abnormal alert you in Low Limit Current Speed M 1 5V Abnormal detected EAN CPU Fan 2000 4285 mI CPU Fan Abnormal talurs fan speed Chassis Fan 1000 3478 O Chassis Fan Abnormal 72 Supported Softwares D Important Once this utility is installed the system will ignore the settings in the System Health Monitor field of the Chipset Features Setup If you are using Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 you may select between using the utility and the Chipset Featur
7. and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port and serial port 2 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an VO address for the onboard serial port and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port and or serial port 2 UART2 Mode Select The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices You may not use IrDA J16 and the COM 2 serial port J8 at the same time If you are using the COM 2 serial port make sure UART2 Mode Select is set to Normal To use the IrDA function follow the steps below Connect your IrDA cable to connector 16 on the system board 2 Set UART2 Mode Select to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA peripheral device IrDA or ASKIR 3 The following will appear right after UART2 Mode Select IR Transmission Delay If this option is Enabled transmission of data will be slower This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 3BCHIIRQ7 278H IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port 64 Award BIOS Setup Utility Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port Mode will appear only if you selected an I O address and IRQ in the Onboard Paral
8. before applying power otherwise you will not be able to power on the system gt ZO gt ZO E af ME 1 Cm Black rectangle denotes E the part that is protruding H g the adjustable switch In the example above ei swit Switch I On Switch 2 Off Switch 3 On Switch 4 On J Processor Frequency Ratio SWI 66MHz 100MHz ZO ed ma 300MHz 3x m fe ES ZO m 233MHz 350MHz 3 5x m H ZO ie 266MHz 400MHz 4x min ES gt ZO mm _ 300MHz 450MHz 45 m w ES 25 2 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 26 Processor Frequency Ratio SWI 66MHz 100MHz ZO 333MHz Future processor 5x mu Future processor Future processor 5 5x E E Future processor Future processor 6x i Future processor Future processor 6 5x my Future processor Future processor 7 E Future processor Future processor 7 5x E gt ZO E Future processor Future processor 8x DS HM mos Intel Pentium Il processor or Intel Celeron processor suppors VID Voltage Identification The switching voltage regulator on the system board will automatically set the voltage regulator according to the voltage of the processor The system board supports 66MHz 1OOMHZ FSB FSB will automatically set the bus speed according to the FSB of the processor Hardware
9. Do not attempt to do a low level format or you may cause serious damage to the drive 33 2 P2XBL System Board User s Manual To use an IDE drive you need to enter the drive type this information is provided by the drive manufacturer into the system s CMOS setup table Then run FDISK and FORMAT provided with your operating system You may also use the IDE HDD Auto Detection function which will allow the BIOS to auto detect your hard drive type Refer to the Chapter 3 IDE HDD Auto Detection section for details Warning Do not run FDISK and FORMAT programs on a drive that has already been formatted or you will lose all programs and data stored on the drive 2 2 5 6 Universal Serial Bus Ports 34 The system board is equipped with two USB ports USB allows data exchange f between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use these ports Refer to your operating systems manual or documentation I els Hardware Installation 2 2 5 7 IrDA Connector The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connect your Ir tivity between your computer and peripheral devices Connect DA cable to co
10. If the message disappears before you respond restart your system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and Del keys simultaneously When you press lt Del gt the main program screen will appear ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD FAIL SAFE SETTINGS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING LOAD OPTIMAL SETTINGS Esc Quit Toe Select Item FIO Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Setup and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear 44 Award BIOS Setup Utility ROM PCVISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Date mm dd yy Mon Jul 29 1996 Time hh mm ss 13 27 50 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Primary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Secondary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Secondary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 64512K Video EGA VGA Other Memory 384K Halt on All Errors Total Memory 65536K Es
11. SETUP will be shown in the information box at the bottom Enter Setup to correct the error A POST Beep There are two kinds of beep codes in the BIOS One code indicates that a video error has occured and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by three short beeps The other code indicates that a DRAM error has occured This beep code consists of a single long beep A 2 Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BlOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color This indicates the switch is set to a different etting than indicated in Setup Determine which setting is correct either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and
12. The Load Fail Safe Settings option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option on the main menu and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Load Fail Safe Settings Y N N If you want to proceed type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt The default settings will be loaded 6 3 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 3 1 7 Load Optimal Settings The Load Optimal Settings option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the Setup default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option on the main menu and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Load Optimal Settings Y N N Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt to load the Setup default values 3 1 8 Integrated Peripherals 62 ROM PCI ISA BIOS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled KBC input clock 8MHz IDE Primary Master PIO Auto Onboard FDC Controller Enabled IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto UART2 Mode Select Normal IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto Parallel Port Mod
13. When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Quit Without Saving Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing is done 67 CHAPTER A Supported Softwares Supported Softwares 4 Desktop Management Interface DMI 4 The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier With DMI a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a particular computer system without physically going to it Quite often a service call may be unnecessary as the problem can be solved remotely The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration Information about the type and speed of CPU type and amount of memory for each memory slot BIOS revision level types of add in PCI boards and components certain revision numbers of hardware installed etc are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS Additional information su
14. board is installed with a Creative sound card that requires connecting the card to the SB LINKTM connector connect the cable that came with the sound card to connector JP6 Refer to the sound card s manual for more information f j Pin Function PC PCI GNTx DGND ey PC PCI REQx DGND SERIRQ al sjo ml m j Eed OU RUM 39 2 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 2 2 5 12 Power Connector The system board is equipped with an ATX power connector at location J4 of the system board Using an ATX power supply you can either shut down your computer by pressing the Power button located on the front bezel of your computer or by executing the Shut Down command under the Windows 95 operating system Your system will enter the soft power off state To power on your system automatically enable Resume By Alarm in the Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS This will allow you to set the 40 Important Your power supply m date and time you would like your system to power on Install the 20 pin ATX power cable
15. change the VIDEO selection Wn 75 A P2XBL System Board User s Manual 76 FLOPPY DISK S fail 80 Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK S fail 40 Floppy type mismatch Hard Disk s fail 80 HDD reset failed Hard Disk s fail 40 HDD controller diagnostics failed Hard Disk s fail 20 HDD i nitialization error Hard Disk s fail 10 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System contro will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard ler is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The ch ecksum of ROM address FOOOOH FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error s APPENDIX B Troubleshooting B P2XBL System Board User s Manual B I Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer To efficiently troubleshoot your system treat each problem individually This is to ensure an accurate dia
16. connecting two hard drives install the 40 pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header connector 1 If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device install the 40 pin connector of the other IDE cable into the secondary shrouded IDE header connector 10 2 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin of the drive edge connector s Note Refer to your disk drive user s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings Adding a Second IDE Hard Drive When using two IDE drives one must be set as the master and the other as the slave Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and or switches on the drives We recommend that you use Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 ATA 3 and Ultra DMA hard drives be from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode Preparing an IDE Drive for Use IDE disk drives are already low level formatted with any bad track errors entered when shipped by the drive manufacturer
17. drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear After seeing the error message if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this category Also disable this category if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 95 or the operating system may not install nor work Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU LI Cache and CPU L2 Cache These categories speed up the memory access The default value is enabled Enable the External Cache for better performance CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Intel Pentium processor comes with built in Level 2 cache By default ECC is enabled to check the Level 2 cache If you are not using this function set this field to Disabled Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on your system When Enabled the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST Boot Sequence This category determines which drive to search first for the disk operating system The default is A C SCSI The options are A G SCSI CA SCSI C CDROM A CDROM G A D A SCSI E
18. the CPU are synchronized Please refer to Intel s web site for more information on PC SDRAM Creative SB LINK The system board is equipped with a Creative SB LINK connector SB LINK serves as a bridge between the system board and a Creative PCI sound card to deliver Sound Blaster AWE64D performance Refer to SB LINKTM Connector in Chapter 2 for more information 1 P2XBL System Board User s Manual Ultra DMA 33 Bus Master IDE Synchronous Ultra DMA mode provides data transfer rate up to a maximum of 33MB sec which is twice the data transfer rate of Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 This enables the CPU to operate more efficiently when handling simultaneous events ECC Error Checking and Correction ECC is a function that allows the system to recover from memory failure It detects single bit and multiple bit errors and corrects single bit error thus providing uninterrupted processing of data To use this function you must install DIMM that supports parity Refer to Installing System Memory in Chapter 2 of this manual ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The system board is designed to meet the ACPI specification ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management PC 97 Compliant The system board is PC 97 compliant This will optimize your PC system to run Windows 95 and Windows
19. the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the problem may be due to the onboard I O or the address setting Make sure the COM settings and I O address are configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed i 2 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets Make sure the SIMMs are in the correct locations If the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components Gently press each component into the socket If you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup and load the BIOS defaults 8
20. the speed set in these fields an alarm will sound informing you to attend to any issue that may damage your system The sound of the alarm resembles that of the siren of an ambulance The failure detection circuit requires a fan to operate at greater than 3600 RPM 1 5V 3 3V 5V and 12V Voltages Set these fields to Monitor if you want the system board to detect the output voltage of the power supply If the output voltage is over or under 1 5V 3 3V 5V 12V 410 an alarm will sound waming you of voltage issue The sound of the alarm is continuous low to high beeps but shorter than the temperature alarm Some of the most common causes leading to unstable output voltage of a power supply are The power supply is not functioning normally Tum off your system and replace the power supply The AC input from the power outlet to your system is unstable Please consult your MIS department or an electrician 55 3 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 3 1 4 Power Management Setup 56 The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy If you like to use the soft power down feature of Windows 95 you must enable the Power Management below Select Min Power Max Power or User Defined Either one can be used as long as it is NOT disabled ROM PCI ISA BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC ACPI Function Enabled Reload Global Timer Events
21. this field to Enabled Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume By LAN With a LAN card installed the Wake On LAN function allows the network to wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can wake up the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt To use this function set this field to Enabled Refer to the Wake On LAN Connector section in Chapter 2 of this manual for more information Resume By Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to wake up However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network Resume By Ring LAN prior to the date and time set in this field the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Date of Month and Timer hhmmiss will appear right below this field Disabled Disables the automatic wake up function default Date of Month 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Timer hh mmiss field 3 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Timer hhmmiss field Timer hh mm ss This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on If you want the system to power on everyday as set in the Date of Month field the time set in this field must be later than the CMOS RTC time IRQ 8 Break Sus
22. 16M Disabled 3 3V Voltage Ignore Passive Release Enabled 12V Voltage Ignore Delayed Transaction Enabled 5V Voltage Ignore AGP Aperture Size MB 64 1 5V Voltage Ignore CPU Clock Frequency Default S ESC Quit TLoe Select Item Fl Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Fail Safe Settings F7 Load Optimal Settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus These items should not be altered unless necessary Depending on your add in cards you may not or should not enable some of those features The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system SDRAM CAS Latency Time The default setting is 3 which is 3 clock cycles for the CAS latency DRAM Data Integrity Mode The system board supports EC and ECC Error Checking and Correction functions EC or ECC is supported only in x72 72 bit PC SDRAM DIMMs If you are using x64 64 bit PC SDRAM DIMMs set th
23. 2 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 2 2 6 Installing the System Board 42 After you have finished installing or upgrading the system board install the system board into the chassis Install all expansion cards cables and connectors Replace the system unit cover Reconnect all power cords and cables You may now turn on the power of your system unit After you power up your system the BIOS message appears on your screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart your system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Del gt keys simultaneously Refer to Chapter 3 for descriptions on the BIOS setup CHAPTER 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 3 1 The Basic Input Output System The Basic Input Output System BIOS is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals In addition the BIOS also contain codes for various advanced features found in this system board This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up your system the BIOS message appears on your screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup
24. Base These pins will insert through the HSS Base to secure it to the system board Hold the processor and push the latches toward the center of the processor until they click into place Hold the processor so that the heatsink is facing toward the HSS Base on the system board Slide the processor into the Retention Mechanism Ensure that the alignment notch in the processor fits into the plug in the processor slot Push the processor down firmly with even pressure on both sides of the top until it is seated 23 2 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 8 Push the latches on the processor outward until they click into place in the Retention Mechanism The latches must be secured for proper electrical connection of the processor 10 Attach the small end of the power cable C to the three pin connector in the processor then attach the large end to the three pin connector J7 fan connector on the system board 24 Hardware Installation 2 2 2 4 DIP Switch Settings of the Processors The table below shows the supported processors and their corresponding DIP switch settings SW1 There are 4 switches on SWI The black rectangle in the diagram denotes the part that is protruding the adjustable switch Make sure SWI is set correctly
25. EAKER 19 Speaker Data Speaker connector 20 NG 21 Ground 22 Speaker Power 23 Open KEYLOCK 24 LED Power Keylock Connector 25 N C 26 Ground 27 Keylock 28 Ground 38 ATX Power LED This LED will light when the 5VSB power is active Primary Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed Green LED This LED will light when the system is in the Suspend mode ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PYVR BTTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 Green Switch This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode To wake up the system Reload Global Timer Events in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 must be enabled so that access to the specified IRQ will cause the system to wake up completely from the Suspend mode Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system Hardware Installation Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis Keylock Connector This is used to connect to the keyboard lock located on the front panel of the system chassis for locking the keyboard Use pins 24 to 26 to connect to the Power LED 2 2 5 12 SB LINKTM Connector If the system
26. Installation 2 2 3 Jumper Settings for CMOS Clear Jumper JP5 CMOS Clear If for some reason the CMOS data becomes corrupted the system can be reconfigured with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values power off your system and unplug the power cord Set JP5 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP5 back to its default setting pins and 2 On You PSP J may now plug the power cord and power on your system 2 3 2 3 Gad O a l 2 On Normal 2 3 On default Clear CMOS Data 27 2 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 2 2 4 Installing Expansion Cards Switch off your computer s power 2 Remove your computer s cover 3 Locate for a free expansion slot on the system board Remove the screw and slot cover Save the slot cover for future use You will be using the screw in step 6 4 Unpack the expansion card 5 Refer to the expansion cards users manual for any hardware settings such as jumpers 6 Position the expansion card above the free slot When the card s edge connector is aligned with the slot press firmly on the top of the card to seat it Secure it with the screw you removed in step 3 7 Replace the computer s cover and switch on the power 2 2 4 1 Assigning an IRQ for an Exp
27. NT and future versions of these operating systems 1 1 3 Intelligence Monitors Processor Temperature and Overheat Alarm The system board is able to detect the temperature of the processor An alarm will sound in case of processor overheat Refer to Chipset Features Setup Chapter 3 and System Health Monitor Utility Chapter 4 Monitors Processor Chassis Fan Speed and Failure Alarm The system board is able to detect the fan speed RPM Revolution Per Minute and alerts you to attend to any irregularity that may damage your system Refer to Chipset Features Setup Chapter 3 and System Health Monitor Utility Chapter 4 Introduction Monitors Power Voltages and Failure Alarm The system board is able to detect the output voltage of the power supply An alarm will sound warning you of voltage irregularity Refer to Chipset Features Setup Chapter 3 and System Health Monitor Utility Chapter 4 Automatic Fan Control With the system s power switched on the processor s fan will rotate only if the temperature of the processor is over 25 C This saves energy prevents system overheat prolongs fan life and implements a silent system Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Soft Off By PWR BTTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 allows you to select the method of powering off your system External Modem Wake up R
28. P2XBL Rev ABT System Board User s Manual 35240825 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to permissio This publi urer ma Contents ma the ori make nufact mplied Ica Wal The user will this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publica tion an n from t tion rant assu any transformation adaptation without the prior written he copyright holders is provided for informational purposes only The kes no representations or warranties with respect to or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express ies of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose me the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of d make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 1998 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS Windows and Windows 95 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Cyrix 6x86 6x86L and 6x86MX are registered trademarks of Cyrix Corporation AMD K5 and K6 are registered trademarks ofAdvanced Micro Devices Inc IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machine Corporation Award is a registered trademark of Aw
29. Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support SMART set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 3 or later hard drives Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM Video Shadow will increase the video speed Note that some graphics boards require that this option be disabled The default value is Enabled Enabled Video shadow is enabled Disabled Video shadow is disabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow to DCOOO DFFFF Shadow These categories determine whether option ROMs will be copied to RAM Enabled Optional shadow is enabled Disabled Optional shadow is disabled 5 3 3 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 3 1 3 Chipset Features Setup 52 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC SDRAM CAS Latency Time t 8 System Health Monitor DRAM Data Integrity Mode Non ECC Current CPU Temperature 36 C 96 F System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Current CPU Fan Speed 5000 RPM Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Current Chassis Fan Speed 0 RPM Video RAM Cacheable Disabled CPU Temperature Limit Ignore 8 Bit VO Recovery Time vol CPU Fan Speed Limit Ignore 16 Bit VO Recovery Time sd Chassis Fan Speed Limit Ignore Memory Hole At 15M
30. User s Manual 3 1 2 BIOS Features Setup 48 The BIOS Features Setup allows you to configure your system for basic operation Some entries are defaults required by the system board while others if enabled will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference ROM PCI ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled CPU L1 Cache Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled l CPU L2 Cache Enabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled Quick Power On Self Test l D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled Boot Sequence D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled Swap Floppy Drive DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate Chars Sec ng oe ESC Quit The Select Item PCI VGA Palette Snoop Fl Help PU PD Modify OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled F6 Load Fail Safe Settings F7 Load Optimal Settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Virus Warning This category protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive When this item is enabled the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk
31. an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The following outlines the basic installation steps prior to installing the system board into the chassis 2 2 1 Install the System Memory 2 2 2 Install the Processor 2 2 3 Set the Jumpers on the System Board 2 2 4 Install the Expansion Cards 2 2 5 Connect the Ribbon Cables and Wires of the Ports and Connectors 2 2 6 Install the System Board Installing System Memory The system board is equipped with three 68 pin DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets It supports 8MB to 384MB memory using x64 x72 unbuffered PC SDRAM 3 3V PC 66 SDRAM for ads DIMM 66MHz FSB or PC 100 SDRAM ne for OOMHz FSB The system board supports the Error Checking and Correction ECC function To use this function 2 P2XBL System Board User s Manual you must install DIMM that supports parity That is DIMM that typically has 9 memory chips per side This kind of module has 8 standard memory cihps and a parity chip DIMM with no parity has 8 standard memory ch
32. ansion Card 28 If your expansion card need an IRQ make sure to assign an IRQ that has not been used yet Refer to the expansion card manual to determine whether an IRQ is needed The system has a total of 16 IRQs but most of them have been used by different components on the system leaving only 6 free IRQs available for expansion cards There are 2 types of ISA cards Legacy configured manually using jumpers and PnP IRQs are assigned automatically When both types of cards exist assign an IRQ for the Legacy cards first The PnP card will then automatically be assigned an IRQ that has not been used by the Legacy cards After all ISA cards have been assigned an IRQ the PCI cards will then be automatically assigned an IRQ Refer to the Resources Controlled By field in the PNP PCI Configuration setup of the Award BIOS for more information Hardware Installation To view the used and free IRQs run Microsoft s Diagnostic MSD EXE MSD EXE is in the Windows directory If you are using Windows 95 double click My Computer in the Windows 95 desktop In My Computer select Control Panel In Control Panel select System In System select Device Manager In Device Manager select a device to view the interrupt and IRQ used 2 2 4 2 Assigning a DMA Channel for an Expansion Card The same method described above is applied when assigning a DMA channel to an expansion card Refer to
33. ard Software Inc Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders Caution instructions Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s FCC and DOC Statement on This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules provide reasonable protecti These limits are designed to Class B harmful interference when the frequency energy and if not the instruction manual may communications However th will not occur in a particular in harmful interference to radio or television reception whi equipment determined by turning the equipment is operated in a installation This equipment generates uses and can rad installed an cause harmful interference ere is no guarantee that in d used in accord on against residentia ate radio ance with to radio terference stallation If this equipment does cause off and on th ch can be e user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet o
34. c Quit Tloe Select Item PU PD Modify FIO Save amp Exit Setup Shif F2 Change The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Date The date format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt Day displays a day from Sunday to Saturday Month displays the month from January to December Date displays the date from to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 Time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master and Secondary Slave These categories allow you to enter the appropriate specifications for the type of hard disk drive s installed in your system Press lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press lt Enter gt The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category You can use Type User to define your own drive type manually This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor If you select Type Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD amp CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD amp CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not bee
35. cessor slot Push the pressure on both sides of the Slide the clips on the supports A forward until they click into place to hold the pegs securely Apply slight pressure on the peg and push the peg toward the clip while pushing the clip forward Push the latches on the processor B outward until they click into place in the Retention Mechanism The latches must be secured for proper electrical connection of the processor Attach the small end of the power cable C to the three pin connector in the processor then attach the large end to the three pin connector J7 fan connector on the system board Hardware Installation Removing the Processor To remove the processor from the system board follow these steps the reverse of the installation process Disconnect the fan power cable from the system board We processor recommend that you leave the cable connected to the 2 Slide the clips on the supports backward to release the pegs in the system board Push the latches on the processor toward the center of the processor until they click into place 3 Lift one end of the processor until it is freed from the processor slot Lift the other end of the processor until it is freed from the processor slot Lift the entire 4 Remove the heatsink support the peg on the bottom side of reuse the pegs Caution processor with the fan heatsink supports attached until it is free from
36. ch as ISA based peripherals which may not be automatically detected can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated whenever the system hardware or setup is altered Running the DMI Utility To run the DMI utility type DMICFG EXE You can download this utility from http www dfiweb com BIOS amp DRIVERS section or ftp dfiusa com pub DMI directory The DMI utility must run in real mode with at least 180K of base memory Memory managers like HIMEM SYS required by Windows must not be installed You may do this by using one of the 3 methods listed below Boot up from a system diskette without the AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIGSYS files 2 REM HIMEMSYS in the CONFIGSYS or 3 Press lt F5 gt during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC BAT and COMFIGSYS files 69 A P2XBL System Board User s Manual 4 1 2 Using the DMI Utility 70 System Enclosure Chassis Type BIOS Information Processor Handle 0000 Memory Controller Vendor Name Memory Module BIOS Version Memory Module BIOS Starting Address Segment F000 Memory Module BIOS Build Date Memory Module BIOS Characteristics Cache Size of BIOS ROM 0128K Cache Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector System Slots T 4 Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort amp Exit The four menus located on t
37. ch the fan heatsink supports Notice that one hole and the base of one peg are larger than the other hole and peg base Push each peg into its hole firmly until you hear it click into place Retention mechanism Large peg and hole 2 Slide a black plastic heatsink support onto each end of the fan heatsink making sure that the hole and clip are on the outside edge of the support If the supports are reversed the holes will not line up with the pegs on the system board Slide each heatsink support toward the center of the processor until the support is seated in the outside groove in the fan housing Heatsink support Attached fan heatsink Hole and clip on outside edge N Outside groove in fan housing 2 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 20 3 Slide the clip A on each support toward the processor exposing the hole that will fit over the peg on the system the latches B on the processor toward the center of the processor until they click into place board Push Ensure that processor top until it processor down firmly with even is seated Hold the processor so that the fan shroud is facing toward the pegs on the system board Slid Retention Mechanism and slide e the processor C into the the supports onto the pegs the pegs on the system board slide into the holes its over the plug in in the heatsink support and that the alignment notch in the the pro
38. connector into location J4 on the system board The 20 pin connector can be inserted into J4 only if pin of the connector is aligned with pin of J4 Pin Function Function 3 3V 3 3V il Dle 2 3 3V 12V 3 COM COM 4 5V PS ON 5 COM COM 6 5V COM mol 7 COM COM 8 PW OK 5V 9 5VSB 5V 10 I2V 5V ust meet the ATX specification supporting 3 3V otherwise your system will not boot Hardware Installation 2 2 5 13 Wake On LAN WOL Connector The system board supports the Wake On LAN function This function will allow the network to wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can wake up the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt To use the Wake On LAN function you must enable the Resume By LAN field in the Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS Connect the cable that comes with your LAN card to location J14 on the system board Refer to the add in card s manual for details Note Your LAN card must support Magic Packet in order to use the Wake On LAN function Pin Function 5VSB 720mA 3 ae 4ps 2 GND Signal D Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720mA 4
39. d Press lt Enter gt The DMI files will appear on the screen Select the file you would like to load and press lt Enter gt The following message will appear Do you want to execute Y N Type lt Y gt All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the new file will be saved into the flash ROM Save DMI File Use the lt or gt arrow keys to select the Save DMI File menu The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for save Press lt Enter gt Enter the directory and filename under which you would like the DMI file saved 7 A P2XBL System Board User s Manual 4 2 System Health Monitor Utility The system board comes with a System Health Monitor utility contained in the provided CD This utility shows the current temperature of the processor power voltages and processor chassis fan speed The utility also allows you to manually set the range of the processors temperature power voltages and processor chassis fan speed If the settings values are over or under the set range an error message will pop up and an alarm will sound There are three types of sound for the three different failure alarms temperature voltage and fan Refer to the Chipset Features Setup Chapter 3 section for details When you hear a failure alarm you must power off your computer and check the following processor fan heatsink chassis fan and power supply We recommend that you use the Default
40. drive hard drive CD ROM etc must be routed clear of the processor and its airsbace Otherwise the processor will overheat and damage the brocessor and the system board 2 2 2 1 Installing the Retention Mechanism The system board comes with an easy to install Retention Mechanism package The Retention Mechanism is used to hold an Intel Pentium Il processor to the processor slot Make sure the system board is on a workbench not in the chassis To install the Retention Mechanism follow the steps below Unpack the Retention Mechanism package 2 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 2 Hold the Retention Mechanism upright and position it above the processor slot 3 Now slide the Retention Mechanism downward so that it fits over the processor slot Firmly press the ends of the Retention Mechanism until it snaps into place The Retention Mechanism will only fit in one direction It has a keying mechanism so that the notch on one of the inner side of the Retention Mechanism will fit into the key on one side of the processor slot 4 Firmly press the pins located at the 4 corners of the Retention Mechanism to as far as it will go These pins will stabilize the Retention Mechanism onto the system board Hardware Installation 2 2 2 2 Installing Boxed Processor Mount the two black plastic pegs onto the system board These pegs will be used to atta
41. e ECP EPP IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto ECP Mode Use DMA 3 On chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 On chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled Init AGP Display First Disabled ESC Quit Tle Select Item FI Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Fail Safe Settings F7 Load Optimal Settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode IDE Primary Master Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by Award BIOS Setup Utility themselves Your system supports five modes O default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive s timing 0 4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk driv
42. e 34 pin header connector into the shrouded floppy disk header J9 on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin of J9 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the disk drive s Align the colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable with pin of the drive edge connector s The end most connector should be attached to the drive you want to designate as Drive A 2 2 5 5 IDE Hard Disk Interface The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE Integrated Drive Electronics hard disk drives To prevent improper IDE cable installation each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism The 40 pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin of the connector is aligned with pin of the header Note An IDE cable with a standard 40 pin connector without the keying mechanism can be installed in the shrouded IDE header Be extremely careful to match the colored edge of the ribbon with pin of the header 32 Hardware Installation Connecting the Hard Disk Cable If you are
43. e Setting When disabled continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down When the typematic rate is enabled the BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys Typematic Rate Chars Sec This selection allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This selection allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins Security Option System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Award BIOS Setup Utility PCI VGA Palette Snoop It determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default value is Disabled Enabled PCI VGA working with MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards Disabled PCI VGA not working with MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This ttem allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 The options are Non OS 2 and OS 2 HDD S M A R T Capability The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and
44. e s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master Slave UDMA These categories allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD ROM Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories On Chip Primary PCI IDE and On Chip Secondary PCI IDE These categories allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller The default is Enabled Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller USB Keyboard Support By default USB Keyboard Support is Disabled If you are operating under DOS make sure to enable this function Init AGP Display First This field applies only when the system is installed with both PCI and AGP cards It allows you to select which one to initialize first when the system boots Enabled When the system boots it will first initialize AGP Disabled When the system boots it will first initialize PCI KBC Input Clock This is used to select the input clock of your keyboard The options are 6MHz 8MHz 2MHz and 6MHz The default is 8MHz 63 P2XBL System Board User s Manual Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port
45. each option ranges from min to hr Award BIOS Setup Utility PM Control by APM Yes An Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPUS in ternal clock Use this option in Windows 95 default No The system BIOS will ignore APM when initiating the Power Management mode Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to tum off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it Video Off After N A The system BIOS will never tum off the screen Suspend The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode Standby The screen is off when the system is in the Standby mode Doze The screen is off when the system is in the Doze mode MODEM Use IRQ This category is used to set an IRQ channel IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 or 1 for the modem installed in your system Standby Mode This is user configurable only when the Power Management category is set to User Defined When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the CPU clock will run at a speed slower than the speed during Doze mode 1 3 of full speed while all other devices still op erate at full speed 57
46. egacy ISA or PCI ISA PnP For non PnP ISA cards select Legacy ISA For PnP ISA or PCI cards select PCI ISA PnP Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the configuration data once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data 60 Award BIOS Setup Utility Assign IRQ for VGA When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the VGA card installed Your VGA card will need an IRQ only when using the video capture function of the card If you are not using this function and a new device requires an IRQ you can set this function to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the VGA card will be available for your new device Note When Disabled a Yellow mark will appear in Windows 95 s Device Manager Assign IRQ for USB When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the USB device connected to your system However if you are not using USB devices and an ISA slot requires an IRQ set this function to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the USB device will be available for the ISA slot Note When Disabled a Yellow mark will appear in Windows 95 s Device Manager PCI Slot IRQ to PCI Slot 4 IRQ By default an IRQ is automatically assigned to each PCI slot You may also specify an IRQ to these slots The options are 3 4 5 7 9 10 I 12 14 and 15 3 1 6 Load Fail Safe Settings
47. es Setup For other operating systems you may only use the Chipset Features Setup 4 2 1 Installing the Utility Insert the CD that came with the system board into a CD ROM drive Run SETUPEXE of the System Health Monitor utility After completing installation you will find this utility in StartUp under Programs of Windows 95 NT4 0 Please refer to the Readme file for details on using the utility 4 3 Drivers The system board package comes with drivers for different operating systems contained in the provided CD To install the drivers please refer to the Readme file contained in the provided CD If you are running Windows 95 Win95 Win95 Win95 OSRI Windows 95 OEM Service Release Win95 OSR2 Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 0 or Win95 OSR2 1 Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 0 plus USB Supplement you need to run a utility Please refer to the Readme file contained in the provided CD All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please refer to the readme files for the latest information 73 APPENDIX A System Error Message System Error Message When the BIOS encounters an error that reguires the user to correct something either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message PRESS FI TO CONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC or DEL TO ENTER
48. for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Memory The base memory size extended memory size and the other memory size cannot be altered your computer automatically detects and displays them Base Memory The POST will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above MB in the CPU s memory address map Other Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640K to 1024K address space This is the memory that can be used for different applications DOS uses this area to load device drivers in an effort to keep as much base memory free for application programs The BIOS is the most frequent user of this RAM area since this is where it shadows the ROM 47 3 P2XBL System Board
49. gnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes Some of the most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below The power switch of each peripheral device is tumed on 2 All cables and power cords are tightly connected 3 The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are connected is working Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is tumed on 5 The displays brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly gt Monitor Display 78 If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on Make sure that the monitors power switch is on 2 Check that one end of the monitors power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outlet 3 Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system s display adapter 4 Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness control knob Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving The monitor has lost its vertical sync Adjust the monitor s vertical sync 2 Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field ar
50. inders Heads Precomp LandZone Sectors and Mode ROM PCVISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD RECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master OPTIONS SIZE Select Primary Master Option N Skip N CYLS HEAD RECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE 2 Y 853 1 853 3 853 Note Some O 827 32 0 1653 63 LBA 1654 16 65535 1653 63 Normal 827 32 65536 1653 63 Large S like SCO UNIX must be NORMAL for installation ESC Skip 4 dentical to this one he settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operat ing systems require that you select Normal or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 12 Save amp Exit Setup When all the changes have been made highlight Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Save to CMOS and Exit Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing is done 3 1 13 Exit Without Saving
51. ing on The Modem Wake Up feature allows the sleeping Suspend mode PC to wake up to respond to incoming calls The Modem Ring on feature allows the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on to respond to incoming calls Enable this function in the Resume By Ring field of the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 Note This feature supports external modem only RTC Timer to Power On the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power on on the set date and time Set the date and time you would like your system to power on in the Resume By Alarm field of the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 1 P2XBL System Board User s Manual Wake On LAN Ready The Wake On LAN function allows the network to wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC To use the Wake On LAN function make sure your LAN card also support this function Refer to the Wake On LAN Connector section Chapter 2 and Resume By LAN field in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 Virus Protection Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives The system board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear Refer to the Virus Warning field in the BIOS Features Setup Chapter 3 1 2 Package Checklist The sy
52. ips only The table below shows the supported DIM modules and their corresponding memory sizes You may install DIMM in any DIMM sockets Memory size and speed can vary between sockets The BIOS will automatically detect the memory type size and speed DIMMs Memory Size MBx64 x72 8MB 2MBx64 x72 6MB 4MBx64 x72 32MB 8MBx64 x72 64MB 6MBx64 x72 128MB Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a socket on the system board Pin of the DIM module must correspond with Pin of the socket NEE EEN EEN o Oe Tr N Ie Notch Br l l N Pin EE N Key Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notches in the module aligned with the keys on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place Hardware Installation 2 2 2 Installing a Processor The system board is equipped with a 242 pin processor slot for installing an Intel Pentium II processor that is Intel packaged in an SEC Single Edge sat Contact cartridge Warning EI The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with CO heatsink Leave certain space clearances to maintain proper airflow once the processor and heatsink are installed All cables for floppy
53. is field to Non ECC Non ECC Uses x64 PC SDRAM DIMM EC Only detects but does not correct data errors Award BIOS Setup Utility ECC This option allows the system to recover from memory failure It detects single bit and multiple bit errors then automatically corrects single bit error System BIOS Cacheable When this option is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at FOOOOH FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the system BIOS enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at COOOOH to C FFFH to be cached if the cache controller is also enabled The larger the range ofthe Cache RAM the faster the video performance Video RAM Cacheable When enabled it allows the video RAM to be cacheable thus providing better video performance If your graphics card does not support this function leave this field in its default setting Disabled 8 Bit I O Recovery Time and 16 Bit VO Recovery Time The recovery time is the length of time measured in SYSCLK which the system will delay after the completion of an input output request This delay takes place because the CPU is operating so much faster than the input output bus that the CPU must be delayed to allow for the completion of the I O This item allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 8 b
54. it VO or 6 bit VO Memory Hole At 15M 16M In order to improve system performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 6MB When enabled the CPU assumes the 5 16MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM When disabled the CPU assumes the 5 16MB address range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this option must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory 53 3 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 54 Passive Release When enabled this function allows simultaneous access to the PCI bus by the CPU or a PCI master while the ISA master is doing its transactions on the ISA bus Delayed Transaction When enabled this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCI to ISA transactions This allows PCI and ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made AGP Aperture Size MB This field is relevant to the memory mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system Leave this in its default setting which is 64MB CPU Clock Frequency This field allows you to set the extemal system bus clock of your processor System Health Monitor Note The system board comes with a System Health Monitor utility Once this utility is installed the system will igno
55. ithout Singen 67 Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management Interface 69 42 Health Monitor a 4 3 Drivers i Appendix A System Error Messages AN POSI Beepi ss seen EE DEE anne A 2 Error Messages Appendix B Troubleshooting B 1 Troubleshooting Checklisten 78 CHAPTER 1 Introduction Introduction l l Features and Specifications 1 1 1 Features Chipset Intel 440BX AGPset Processor The system board is equipped with a 242 pin Intel Slot processor slot for installing an Intel Pentium Il processor that is packaged in an SEC Single Edge Contact cartridge or an Intel Celeron processor e 233 66MHz 266 66MHz 300 66MHz 300 100MHz 333 66MHz 350 100MHz 400 100MHz or 450 100MHz Pentium processor with 512KB L2 cache e Intel Celeron processor System Memory The system board supports 8MB to 384MB memory It is equipped with three 168 pin DIMM sockets using x64 x72 unbuffered PC SDRAM 3 3V The PC SDRAMs supported are PC 66 SDRAM for 66MHz FSB and PC I00 SDRAM for OOMHZ FSB The system board also supports EC and ECC uses x72 PC SDRAM Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with dedicated AGP slot 3 dedicated PCI slots 2 dedicated 6 bit ISA slots and shared PCI ISA slot All PCI and ISA slots are bus masters Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DMI utility in the BIOS automatica
56. lel Port field This option applies to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripherals manual for the best option Select the parallel port mode according to the type of printer device connected to your onboard parallel port The parallel modes are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP The default is ECP EPR Both ECP Mode Use DMA and EPP Mode Select will appear on the screen If you selected EPP EPP Mode Select will appear This field applies to standard specification The options are EPPI 9 and EPPI 7 Default setting EPP I 7 If you selected ECP ECP Mode Use DMA will appear This is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel port The options are and 3 Default setting 3 3 1 9 Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry set a supervisor s password with the System option selected in the BIOS Features Setup If you want to protect access to setup only but not your system set a supervisors password with the Setup option selected in the BIOS Features Setup You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight the Supervisor Password option and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Enter Password Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are a
57. lly records various information about your system configuration and stores these information in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier Refer to Chapter 4 for instructions on using the DMI utility 7 1 P2XBL System Board User s Manual Onboard VO Two NS16C550A compatible DB 9 serial ports One SPP ECP EPP DB 25 parallel port One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2 88MB floppy drives One mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port One WOL Wake On LAN connector PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices Ultra DMA 33 supported Synchronous Ultra DMA mode data transfer rate up to a maximum of 33MB sec PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE data transfer rate up to 16 6MB sec Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer ATAPI CD ROM supported LS 120 and ZIP supported IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices It supports peripheral devices that meet the IrDA or ASKIR standard USB Ports The system board is equipped with two USB ports USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peri
58. n a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits Table of Contents Chapter Introduction Features and Specifications nemmemmenmemmermeemere 7 2 Package Checklisten 12 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout nme 14 2 2 Installation Step RE ER Ee ee Re 15 2 2 1 Installing System Memory 15 2 2 2 Installing a Processor a 7 2 2 3 Jumper Settings for CMOS Clear woe 2 2 4 Installing Expansion Cards 28 2 2 5 Connecting the Ribbon Cables and Wires of the Ports and CONMECLONS si EE Se EI 2 2 6 Installing the System Board Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input Output System 44 3 l l Standard CMOS Setup 44 3 1 2 BIOS Features Setup 48 3 3 Chipset Features Setup 52 3 1 4 Power Management Setup 56 3 6 PNP PECI Configuration 60 3 1 6 Load Fail Safe Settings 3 1 7 Load Optimal Settings si 3 1 8 Integrated Peripherals css 3 1 9 Supervisor PasswWord s iis ee EE ER EG 3 1 10 User Password 3 1 11 IDE HDD Auto Detection 66 3 1 12 Save amp Exit Setup a 67 3 al 3 Bat W
59. n installed select None and press lt Enter gt 45 3 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 46 Drive A and Drive B These categories identify the types of floppy disk drives installed Choosing an incorrect type might cause your system to format the floppy disk improperly and you cannot access your data The options for drive A and B are None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in Al type high density drive 2MB capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 1 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 2 88MB capacity Video This category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type in Setup The default setting is EGA VGA BIOS default Setup default EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and 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 This category determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up The default setting is All But Keyboard BIOS default Setup default No Errors The system boot will not stop
60. nnector J16 on the system board Refer to UART2 Mode Select in the Integrated Peripherals setup Chapter 3 You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use this connector Refer to your operating system s manua or documentation Pin Function IRTX GND IRRX IRR3 AAS 2 3 4 5 803 JI6 moc oo VCC 2 2 5 8 CPU Fan Connector The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fa the system board n connector at location J7 on Pin Function GND BOO nw m 12V Sense 35 2 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 2 2 5 9 Chassis Fan Connector The system board is eguipped with a chassis fan connector If you are installing a fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J3 on the system board The fan will provide adeguate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor T 3 Pin Function see GND J 2 12V Sense
61. op of the DMI Configuration Utility screen are Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File and Save DMI File Use the lt or left or right arrow keys to select a menu from the Menu bar On the left side of the screen is a list of the system configuration items Use the T or J up or down arrow keys to select an item The commands at the bottom of the screen will allow you to navigate through the various setup menus Edit DMI Use the amp or arrow keys to select the Edit DMI menu 2 Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to edit by using the T or J arrow keys then press Enter 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected information 4 Press lt FIO gt to update the edited information into the flash ROM Supported Softwares Add DMI 4 Use the or arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the T or J arrow keys then press lt Enter gt The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the added item Press lt FI0 gt to save information into the flash ROM To view information about the added items go to the Edit DMI menu Load DMI File l 2 Use the lt or arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for loa
62. ound the display 3 Make sure your video card s output frequencies are supported by this monitor The screen seems to be constantly wavering If the monitor is close to another monitor the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering Power Supply When the computer is turned on nothing happens Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using 3 The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive The floppy diskette may not be formatted Format the diskette and try again 2 The diskette may be write protected Use a diskette that is not write protected 3 You may be writing to the wrong drive Check the path statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive 4 There is not enough space left on the diskette Use another diskette with adequate storage space 79 B P2XBL System Board User s Manual Hard Drive Hard disk failure 2 Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS If the system is configured with two hard drives make sure the bootable first hard drive i
63. pend and Reload Global Timer Events When enabled access to the specified IRQ will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode When disabled the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to the specified IRQ 59 3 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 3 1 5 PNP PCI Configuration This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings ROM PCVISA BIOS PNP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC Resources Controlled By Auto Assign IRQ for VGA Enabled Reset Configuration Data Disabled Assign IRQ for USB Enabled PCI Slot 1 IRQ Auto PCI Slot 2 IRQ Auto PCI Slot 3 IRQ Auto PCI Slot 4 IRQ Auto ESC Quit Tle Select Item FI Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Fail Safe Settings F7 Load Optimal Settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto The system will automatically detect the settings for you The categories that follow will not be shown on the screen Manual This will allow you to set the IRQ DMA you have assigned your add in card to L
64. pherals BIOS Award BIOS Windows 95 Plug and Play compatible Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades Introduction Power Supply Connector The system board is equipped with an ATX power supply connector Using an ATX power supply you can either shut down your com puter by pressing the Power button located on the front bezel of your computer or by executing the Shut Down command under the Windows 95 operating system Your system will then enter the Soft Off state To power on your system automatically enable Resume By Alarm in the Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS This will allow you to set the date and time you would like your system to power on 1 1 2 Technology AGP Accelerated Graphics Port The system board is equipped with AGP slot AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing z buffering and alpha blending delivering up to 533MB sec bandwidth for 3D graphics applications AGP in this Pentium Il processor based system board will deliver faster and better graphics with your PC PC SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory PC SDRAM uses a fast memory interface technology to meet the memory bandwidth requirements of Intel processors and chipset This technology includes using the clock on the chip to synchronize with the CPU clock so that the timing of the memory chips and the timing of
65. re the settings in the System Health Monitor field of the Chipset Features Setup If you are using Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 you may select between using the utility and the Chipset Features Setup For other operating systems you may only use the Chipset Features Setup Refer to the System Health Monitor Utility section Chapter 4 for more information Current CPU Temperature Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Chassis Fan Speed These fields show the current temperature of the processor and the current fan speed of the CPU and chassis fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU Temperature Limit This field allows you to manually set a limit to the processor s temperature If the temperature of the processor is over the temperature set in this field 70 C 58 F recommended an alarm will sound warning you of system overheat The sound of the alarm is continuous low to high beeps Some of the most common causes leading to high temperature are The fan is not functioning normally or has stopped Turn off your system and replace the fan The space clearance of the processor fan and heat sink is inadequate to maintain proper airflow and heat dissipation The chassis or cabinet has poor ventilation CPU Fan Speed Limit and Chassis Fan Speed Limit These fields allow you to manually set a limit to the speed of the CPU and chassis fans If the CPU chassis fan speed is under
66. s configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave The master hard drive must have an active bootable partition Excessively long formatting period If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to format it is likely a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity tt will take a longer time to format Parallel Port 80 The parallel printer doesn t respond when you try to print 2 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached Verify that the onboard LPT port s VO address and IRQ settings are configured correctly Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured correctly If it works the printer can be assumed to be in good condition If the printer remains inoperative replace the printer cable and try again oO Troubleshooting Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters 2 Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is on line Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or
67. sked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the password function highlight Supervisor Password and press lt Enter gt instead of typing in a new password Press the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu 65 3 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 3 1 10 User Password 3 1 66 If you want another to setup set a user s the BIOS Features Se user to have access only to your system but not password with the System option selected in tup If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a user s password with the Setup option selected in the BIOS Setup allows a user appears on the main Features Setup Using users password to enter to access only the User Password option that screen Access to all other options is denied To set confirm verify disable or delete a user s password follow the procedures describe d in the section Supervisor Password If you forget your password refer to the procedure described in the same section II IDE HDD Auto Detection Use this option to detect the parameters for the hard disk drives installed in your system These parameters will then be automatically entered into the Standard CMOS Setup The IDE HDD Auto Detection screen displays the following categories of information Size Cyl
68. stem board package contains the following items The system board A users manual One 40 pin IDE hard disk cable One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One CD AKARAK If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance CHAPTER 2 Hardware Installation 2 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 2 1 System Board Layout J3 moo Chassis fan ATX Power Connector o Off CPU fan OD Intel Slot Secondary IDE Primary IDE OON DIMMI DIMM3 J9 DIMM2 2 m00 AGP fan HD LED SPSWIL IE 1 LINIE VO chip TTT G LED SB LED G SW RESET ake On LAN 4 moo JP5 moO Clear CMOS 8237 1EB SB LINK JP62 i PI KEYLOCK SPEAKER m Square denotes pin Printer M F225 923955 0 0 2 9 000000000000 Hardware Installation 2 2 Installation Steps 2 2 Warning Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your system board processor disk drives add in boards and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at
69. the Resources Controlled By field in the PNP PCI Configuration setup of the Award BIOS for more information 2 2 4 3 Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with dedicated AGP slot to support high performance 3D graphics r cards Refer to the Technology section Chapter for more information st The system board is also equipped Pa with 3 dedicated PCI slots 2 n dedicated 6 bit ISA slot and phared shared PCI ISA slot All PCI and 5 ISA slots are bus masters JJ dots 29 2 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 2 2 5 Connecting the Ribbon Cables and Wires of the Ports and Connectors 2 2 5 1 Serial Ports The built in serial ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices You can set the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals setup of the Award BIOS 2 2 5 2 PS 2 Mouse Port 30 The PS 2 mouse port uses IRQI2 If a mouse is not connected to this port the system will reserve IRQI2 for other expansion cards
70. the Retention Mechanism pegs from the system board and discard them With one hand squeeze together the two halves of the system board With the other hand pull the peg out of the hole in the system board Do not When handling the processor avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan When removing the processor avoid pressing down on the system board or components Instead press down on plastic connectors 21 2 P2XBL System Board User s Manual 2 2 2 3 Installing OEM Processor If you are using Intel Pentium processor in OEM package please follow the steps below Your OEM package may include the following items HSS Top Bar HSS Base HSS Support Important e Make sure your heatsink is attached with a fan to prevent overheating the processor e Contact your heatsink manufacturer to check whether your processor requires a Heatsink Support HSS installed on the system board 2 Push the HSS Top Bar sideways to free the HSS Top Bar from the retaining tabs of the HSS Base HSS Base Retaining tab HSS Top Bar 22 3 Hardware Installation Remove the HSS Pins located on each end of the HSS Base HSS Base Install the HSS Base by pushing each side down firmly into the holes on the system board The HSS Base can only be installed in one direction Make sure it locks into place Replace the HSS Pins on each end of the HSS

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