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Biostar M6VLR Owner's Manual

1. Pin 4 VCC mc OCR o Pin 6 NC og O oy o Pin 4 VCC 1 Pin 5 KBD Clock Pin 2NC Pin 3 GND Pin 1 KBD DATA Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connectors Pin Assignment 1 Data 2 No connect 3 Ground 4 5 V fused 5 Clock 6 No connect 1 22 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 2 USB amp LAN Connector JUSBLAN1 The motherboard provides an OHCI Open Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus Roots for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse and other USB devices Youcan plug the USB devices directly into this connector LAN Optional r D ul CA T LH OR Ee USB 1 7 2 1 Stacked USB Connectors Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 USBPO USBP1 3 USBPO USBP1 4 Ground Signal names in brackets are for USB Port 1 1 7 2 2 Stacked LAN Connector Optional Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 TDP 7 NC 2 TDN 8 NC 3 RDP 9 VCC3 SBY 4 NC 10 TX LED 5 NC 11 VCC3 SBY 6 RDN 12 RX LED 1 23 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 3 Monitor Connector JVGA1 This motherboard has built in video facilities Your monitor will attach directly to JVGAI connector on the motherboard A wi EEN OEEEHo Pin No Assignment Pin No Assignment 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 5V 5 Gro
2. 100 133Mhz Bus frequency 1 2 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description Internal Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Controller AGP 4X Pipelined split transaction long burst transfers up to 533 MB sec Eight level read request queue Four level posted write request queue Thirty two level quadwords read data FIFO 128 bytes Sixteen level quadwords write data FIFO 64 bytes Intelligent request reorderin g for maximum AGP bus utilization Supports Flush Fence commands Graphics Address Relocation Table GART One level TLB structure Sixteen entry fully associative page table LRU replacement scheme Independent GART lookup control for host AGP PCI master accesses Sophisticated Power Management Features General Independent clock stop controls for CPU SDRAM Internal AGP and PCI bus PCI and AGP bus clock run and clock generator control Low leakage I O pads Graphic Capabilities 64 bit Single Cycle 2D 3D Graphics Engine Supports 2 to 8 Mbytes of Frame Buffer located in System Memory Real Time DVD MPEG 2 and AC 3 Playback Video Processor PC Serial Interface Integrated 24 bit 230MHz True Color DAC Extended Screen Resolutions up to 1600x1200 Extended Text Modes 80 or 132 columns by 25 30 43 60 rows DirectX 6 and OpenGL ICD API 1 3 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description ES Performance rCADE3D Accelerator 32 entry command queue 32 entry data queue 4Kbyte texture ca
3. a LJ a gt C Oo 000010000100 III Singin Bied DAAMA a mm a a a a a a CA A A CA O Dautla Siei DIMM 1 The DIMM socket has a Plastic Safety Tab and the DIMM memory module has an asymmetrical notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit into the slot in one direction 2 Push the tabs out Insert the DIMM memory modules into the socket at a 90 degree angle then push down vertically so that it will fit into place 3 The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs should fit over the edge and hold the DIMM memory modules in place Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 5 Slots The slots in this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard s features and capabilities With these efficient facilities you can increase the motherboard s capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system E o E Co D E o a a DIMM1 DIMM2 AMR Slot PCI Slots ISA Slot Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 5 1 AMR Audio Modem Riser Slot Only support slave card The AMR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture and that defines a hardware scalable ri
4. DIMM2 FLOPPY DISK CONN g JATXPWR1 JGAMEI1 WO JCMOS1 IDE IDE2 V 2 ROMI JPANEL1 PCi PCI2 A PCI3 JCDIN1 ISAI Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 2 3 Quick Reference ED i j A F N M Socket 370 E E DIMM1 K DIMM2 p sos EET LEE Ea H I J Back Panel I O Connectors H Secondary IDE Connector IDE2 AMR Slot AMR1 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 L Wake On LAN Header JWOL1 J FDD Connector FDD1 PCI Slots PCI1 3 K DIMM Sockets DIMM1 2 CD ROM Audio Header JCDIN1 L Clear CMOS Header JCMOS1 ISA Slot ISA1 M CPU FAN Header JCFAN1 Front Panel Connector JPANEL1 N ATX Power Connector JATXPWR1 0O07mouo w gt 1 10 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 3 CPU Installation 1 3 1 CPU Installation Procedure Socket 370 AE LE POS 1 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle 2 Locate Pin A in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the CPU Match Pin A with the white dot cut edge then insert the CPU 3 Press the lever down 4 Put the fan on the CPU and buckle it and put the fan s power port into the JCFAN1 then to complete the
5. Supports EPP or ECP mode ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port The Choices 3 default 1 Parallel Port EPP Type This option allows you to select a DMA Channel for the parallel port The Choices EPP1 9 default EPP 1 7 2 20 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up power down features m Figure 6 Power Management Setup ACPI function Enabled Item Help Power Management Press Enter ACPI Suspend Type S1 P0S 1 Menu Level PM Control by APM Yes Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Video Off Method H SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft 0ff by PWHRBTN Instant 0ff1 State After Power Failure Off Wake Up Events Press Enter ACPI function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 1 Power Management 2 HDD Power Down 3 Doze Mode 4 Suspend Mode There are four options of Power Management three of which have fixed mode 2 21 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup settings Min Power Saving Minimum power management Doze Mode 1 hr Standby Mode 1 hr Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD Power Down 15 min Max P
6. This is only configurable when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual When resources are controlled manually assign each system DMA channel a type depending on the type on device using the DMA channel PCI VGA Palette Snoop Choose Disabled or Enabled Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility However the color information coming from the VGA controller is drawn from the palette table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors and the graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller To do this the non VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data In PCI based systems where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and a non VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write In this case the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write it should only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus The non VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus Unless you have the above situation you should disable this option Disabled default Disables the function Enabled Enables the function Assign IRQ For USB Lets the user choose which IRQ to assi
7. installation Chapter 1 Motherboard Description CPU Installation Layout B DL Jee JCFAN1 1 3 2 CPU Fan Header JCFAN1 DIMM1 DIMM2 Pin No Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Sense 1 12 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 4 RAM Module Installation 1 4 1 DIMM DRAM Access Time 3 3V Unbuffered SDRAM PC100 133 Type required DRAM Type 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB DIMM Module 168 pin Total Bank 0 Bank 1 Memory Size MB DIMM1 DIMM2 64 M 64M x 1 pc E 128 M 128M x 1 pc 256 M 256M x 1 pc 512 M 512M x 1 pc 128 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 192 M 128M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 320 M 256M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 576 M 512M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 192 M 64M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 256 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 384 M 256M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 640 M 512M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 320 M 64M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 384 M 128M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 512 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 768 M 512M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 576 M 64M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc 640 M 128M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc 768 M 256M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc 1024 M 512M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 4 2 How to install a DIMM Module
8. or edit professional music by connecting MIDI devices Game Joystick MIDI 1 7 6 Audio Port Connectors JSPKR1 JLIN1 JMIC1 Speaker Out is used to connect speakers or headphones for audio output Line In can be connected to the external CD player Tape player or other audio devices for audio input Mic In is used to connect a microphone which allows you to input sounds and voices Se Speaker Out Line In Mic In 1 28 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 7 Audio Subsystem Sockat 370 DIMM1 DIMM2 4 Be KZ i Esa 1 JCDIN1 1 7 7 1 CD ROM Audio In Header JCDIN1 Pin No Assignment 1 Left Channel Input 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Channel Input Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award Setup program built into the ROM BIOS The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration This special information is then stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off The Award BIOS installed in your computer system s ROM Read Only Memory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports Intel processors input output system The BIOS provides critical low leve
9. the sequence selected in these items First Second Third Boot Device The Choices Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP 100 LAN Disabled Boot Other Device The Choices Enabled default Disabled Shadow Control If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the Shadow Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution 2 9 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Enabled default Optional ROM is shadowed Disabled Optional ROM is not shadowed C8000 CFFFF Shadow D0000 DFFFF Shadow Determines whether the optional ROM will be copied to RAM for faster execution Enabled Optional ROM is shadowed Disabled default Optional ROM is not shadowed Note For C8000 DFFFF option ROM on PCI BIOS BIOS will automatically enable the shadow RAM User does not have to select the item Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep Disabled Virus protection is disabled Enabled default Virus protection is activated CPU Internal Cache These fields allow you to Enabled or Disable the CPU Internal Cache Caching allow b
10. will illuminate while the computer is powered on HDD LED Hard Drive LED Connector This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case The LED will flicker during disk activity This disk activity only applies to those IDE drives directly attached to the system board IrDA Infrared Connector This connector is used to attach to an infrared sensing device After the IrDA interface is configured connectionless data transfer to and from portable devices such as laptops PDAs is possible Sleep Button Green Button This connector is used to conserve energy by powering down the monitor and the hard disk when not in use To configure this option you need to connect a button from the front panel to this connector Depressing the button will power down the monitor and hard drives until the system is invoked by any keyboard activity mouse activity modem activity or when the sleep button is depressed again APM Advanced Power Management must be enabled in the system BIOS and the APM driver must be loaded Power Button This connector can be attached to a front panel power switch The switch must pull the Power Button pin to ground for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off The time required is due to internal debounce circuitry on the system board At least two seconds must pass before the power supply will recognize another on off signal Chapter 1 Motherboard Description
11. 1 6 2 ATX 20 pin Power Connector JATXPWR1 This connector supports the power button on board Using the ATX power supply function such as Soft Power Off is supported on this motherboard This power connector supports instant power on functionality which means that the system will boot up instantly when the power connector is inserted on the board PIN Assignment PIN Assignment 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 5V 14 PS_ON 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 5V 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 PW_OK 18 5V 9 5V_SB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V 1 6 3 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 IDE2 The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 Ultra DMA 66 Ultra DMA 100 functionality It has two HDD connectors IDE1 primary and IDE2 secondary You can connect up to four hard disk drives a CD ROM a 120MB Floppy reserved for future BIOS and other devices to IDEI1 and IDE2 These connectors support the IDE hard disk cable provided e DEI Primary IDE Connector The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive You must configure the second hard drive on IDE1 to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly e DEI Secondary IDE Connector The IDE2 controller can also support a Master and a Slave drive The configuration is similar to IDE1 The second drive on this cont
12. 10 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 11 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 12 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 14 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 15 assigned to PCI ISA PnP The above settings will be shown on the screen only if Manual is chosen for the resources controlled by function Legacy is the term which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides non PnP ISA add on cards PCI ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals The Choices Disabled default Enabled Resources Controlled By By Choosing Auto ESCD default the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral By Choosing Manual the user will need to assign IRQ amp DMA for add on cards Be sure that there are no IRQ DMA and VO port conflicts IR Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt When you press the Press Enter tag you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts This is only configurable when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual 2 27 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup DMA Resources When you press the Press Enter tag you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to make configuration changes the system DMA chamnels
13. 2 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Onboard FDD Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If install and FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The Choices Auto default Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Onboard IR Port Select IR Address The Choices Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled default UART 2 Mode This item allows you to determine which Infrared IR function onboard I O chip The Choices HPSIR default ASKIR IR Function Duplex This item allows you to decide to active IR transmission delay The Choices Half default Full TX RX inverting enable This item allows you to determine the active of Rx Tx The Choices No Yes default No No Yes No Yes Yes Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I O Address The Choices 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Onboard Parallel Mode The default value is Normal EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel 2 19 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Port ECP Using Parallel Port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel Port as ECP amp EPP mode Normal default
14. M6VLR Federal Communications Commission F C C Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation of this device is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Accessories This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device the accessories associated with this equipment are as follows 1 Shielded serial cable Can be obtamed from multiple retail outlets 2 Shielded printer cable Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets 3 Shielded video cable Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets 4 Shielded power cord Provided by manufacturer These accessories are required to ensure compliance with FCC Rules It is the responsibility of the user to provide and use these accessories properly This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular insta
15. Microsoft DirectShow 2 x native support backward compatible to MCI No additional frame buffer requirements Dynamic frame and field de interlace filtering for high quality playback on VGA monitors Bob and Weave Tamper proof software CSS implementation Freeze Fast Forward Slow Motion Reverse Pan and Scan support for 16 9 Sequence Super I O Built in onboard Support one multi mode Parallel Port 1 Standard amp Bidirection Parallel Port SPP 2 Enhanced Parallel Port EPP 3 Extended Capabilities Port ECP Supports one serial port 16550 UART with 16 byte FIFO UART data rates up to 1 5 Mbaud Supports one Infrared transmission IR port Supports PS 2 Mouse Supports 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB floppy disk drives Direct Sound Ready AC97 Digital Audio Controller Dual full duplex Direct Sound channels between system memory and AC97 link PCI master interface with scatter gather and bursting capability 32 byte FIFO of each direct sound channel Host based sample rate converter and mixer Standard v2 1 AC97 Codec interface for single or cascaded AC97 Codec s from multiple vendors Loopback capability for re directing mixed audio streams into USB speakers 1 5 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description Hardware SoundBlaster Pro for Windows DOS box and real mode Dos legacy compatibility Plug and play with 4 IRQ 4 DMA and 4 I O space options for SoundBlaster Pro and MIDI hardware Hardw
16. Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item m Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss IE Henu Level IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave ange the day month IDE Secondary Master y and century IDE Secondary Slave Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA1 Halt On All But Keyboard 2 6 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Main Menu Selec tio ns This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu Drive A Drive B Video 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in None EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Item Options Description Date MM DD YYYY Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Time HH MM SS Set the system internal clock IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Slave Optio
17. The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly m Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Bank Interleave Disabled Item Help DRAM Clock By SPD f Hemory Hole Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled Frame Buffer Size 8H AGP Aperture Size 64M OnChip USB Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled OnChip Sound Auto OnChip Modem Auto tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Bank Interleave This item allows you to enable or disable the bank interleave feature The Choices Disabled default 2Bank 4Bank DRAM Clock When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing The Choices By SPD default HCLK 33M HCLK 33M Host CLK 2 13 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Memory Hole When enabled you can reserve an area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reserved it cannot be cached Refer to the user documentation of the peripheral you are installing for more information The Choices Disabled default 15M 16M Video RAM Cacheable Enabling this option allows caching of the video RAM resulting in better system performance However
18. als m Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals r OnChip IDE Control Muti Media setting Init Display First IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard Lan Boot ROM Onboard PCI LAN Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard IR Port Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Parallel Port EPP Type Press Enter Press Enter PCI Slot Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Auto Disabled 378 IRQ7 Normal 1 31 EPP1 91 Item Help Menu Level e On Chip IDE Control The chipset contains a PCI IDE mterface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate an interface if you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the Onchip IDE Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options OnChip IDE Chamnel0 1 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel separately The Choices IDE Prefetch Enabled default Disabled The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support 2 16 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup pr
19. are assisted FM synthesis for legacy compatibility Direct two game ports and one MIDI port interface Complete software driver support for Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows ME Dimensions Micro ATX form factor 24 38cm x 20cm WxL Power Manage ment USB Supports both ACPI Advanced and Configuration and Power Interface and legacy APM power management ACPI v1 0 Compliant APM v1 2 Compliant STR Function Available at pcB Ver 2 0 OHCI compliant USB V1 1 1 6 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 1 2 Software BIOS Phoenix legal amp user friendly BIOS Supports PnP functions Operating Systems Offers the highest performance for MS DOS Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP Novell LINUX Red hat 7 0 SCO UNIT 1 1 3 Attachments HDD Cable FDD Cable USB2 Cable Optional Bear I O Panel for Micro ATX Case Optional CD for sound VGA IDE drivers utilities 1 7 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 2 Motherboard Installation 1 2 1 System Block Diagram SOCKET 37 CPU HOST BUS cell oe on BUS CLOCK W93194BR 39B VT8601T PLE T NNOD Idd NNOD Idd NNOD SWI 1 8 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 2 2 Layout of Motherboard Model No M6VLR JCFANI JUSBLAN1 JPRNTI Socket 370 DIMM1
20. arrow keys to highlight items press lt Enter gt to select use the lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt keys to change entries press lt F1 gt for help and press lt Esc gt to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by using the keyboard Keystroke Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Move Enter Move to the item you desired PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDnkey Decrease the numeric value or make changes Key Increase the numeric value or make changes Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Esc key Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit Current page and return to Main Menu F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys F5 key Load previous values from CMOS F6 key Load the fail safe defaults from BIOS default table F7 key Load the optimized defaults F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit 2 2 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOSTM CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept and enter the sub
21. cable Power supply failure Power cable and wall socket are OK but system is still dead Contact technical support Faulty wall outlet circuit breaker or fuse blown Plug in device known to work in socket and test Use different socket repair outlet reset circuit breaker or replace fuse PROBLEM System inoperative Keyboard lights are on power indicator lights are lit hard drive is spinning PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Memory DIMM is partially dislodged from the slot on the motherboard Turn off computer Take cover off system unit Check the DIMM to ensure it is securely seated in the slot Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM press down firmly until the module snaps into place 3 1 Chapter 3 Trouble Shooting PROBLEM System does not boot from hard disk drive can be booted from CD ROM drive PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Connector between hard drive and system board unplugged When attempting to run the FDISK utility you get a message INVALID DRIVE SPECIFICATION Check cable running from disk to disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup Damaged hard disk or disk controller Format hard disk if unable to do so the hard disk may be defective Contact technical support Hard d
22. che with over 90 hit rates Pipelined Single Cycle Setup Texturing Rendering Engines DirectDraw acceleration Multiple buffering and page flipping Setup Engine 32 bit IEEE floating point input data Slope and vertex calculations Back facing triangle culling 1 16 sub pixel positioning Rendering Engine High performance single pass execution Diffused and specula lighting Gouraud and flat shading Anti aliasing including edge scene and super samplin g OpenGL compliant blending for fog and depth cueing 16 bit Z buffer 8 16 32 bit per pixel color formats Texturing Engine 1 2 4 8 bits per pixel quality non palletized textures 16 32 bits per pixel quality non palletized textures Pallet formats in ARGB 565 1555 or 444 Tri lmear bi linear and point sampled filtering Mip mapping with multiple Level Of Detail LOD calculations and prespective correction Color keying for translucency 2D GUI Engine 8 15 16 24 32 bits per pixel color formats 256 Raster Operations ROPs Accelerated drawing BitBLTs lines polygons fills patterns clipping bit masking Panning scrolling clipping color expansion sprites 32x32 and 64x64 Hardware Cursor DOS graphics and text modes 1 4 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description DVD Hardware Assisted MPEG 2 Architecture for DVD with AC 3 Simultaneous motion compensation and front end processing parsin g decryption and decode Supports full DVD 1 0 VCD 2 0 and CD Karaoke
23. ction System Overview Congratulations on the purchase of your new system This motherboard is designed to take advantage of the latest industry technology to provide you with the ultimate solution in data processing In the tradition of its predecessors this motherboard continues a commitment to reliability and performance and strives for full compliance and compatibility with industry software and hardware standards MO6VLR Highlights gt Contains on board I O facilities which include one serial port a parallel port a monitor port a PS 2 mouse port a PS 2 keyboard port audio ports USB ports and a game port gt Contains on board IDE facilities for IDE devices such as hard disks and CD ROM Drwes gt Contains on board LAN optional Supports the Socket 370 1 1 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 Motherboard Description 1 1 Features 1 1 1 Hardware CPU Supports the Celeron processor FC PGA FC PGA2 and the Pentium Micro Processor FC PGA amp FC PGA2 and VIA C3 Samuel 2 for high end workstations and servers CPU Socket 370 Runing at 66 100 133 MHz Front Side Bus frequency Supports up to 1 2 GHz CPU core speeds The33 MHz 32 bit PCI 2 2 compliant Chipset VIA 8601T 82C686B LAN Chip RTL8100B optional DRAM Memory Supports two 64 128 256 512 MB DIMM module sockets Supports Synchronous DRAM 3 3V Supports a maximum memory size of 512 MB with SDRAM
24. ctor JPANEL1 K Y IrDA C C 124 PLED COCOS 2 Ce E LEI Ee SPEK HDLED REST NA IrDA Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function No No 1 Speaker 2 Sleep Control Sleep 3 NC Speaker 4 Ground Button 5 Ground Connector 6 NA 7 5V 8 Power LED WEEN EN Ken POWER 9 HDD LED Hard Disk 10 Power LED LED 11 HDD LED LED 12 Power LED 13 Ground Reset 14 Power Button POWER 15 Reset Control Button 16 Ground Button 17 NA 18 KEY 19 NA 20 KEY l i IrDA P IrDA ci ENE AE Connector 22 am Connector 23 IRTX 24 IRRX Speaker Connector An offboard speaker can be installed on the motherboard as a manufacturing option An offboard speaker can be connected to the motherboard at the front panel connector The speaker onboard or offboard provides error beep code information during the Power On Self Test when the computer cannot use the video interface The speaker is not connected to the audio subsystem and does not receive output from the audio subsystem Chapter 1 Motherboard Description Reset Button This connector can be attached to a momentary SPST switch This switch is usually open and when closed will cause the motherboard to reset and run the POST Power On Self Test Power LED Connector This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case The LED
25. e IRQ which the MODEM can use The Choices 3 default 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA Soft Off by PW RBTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft Off state when the system has hung The Choices Delay 4 Sec Instant Off default State After Power Failure This field determines the action the system will automatically take when power is restored to a system that had lost power previously without any subsequent manual intervention There are 3 sources that provide current to the CMOS area that retains these Power On instructions the motherboard battery 3V the Power Supply SVSB and the Power Supply 3 3V While AC is not supplying power the motherboard uses the motherboard battery 3V If AC power is supplied and the Power Supply is not turned on 5VSB from the Power Supply is used When the Power Supply is eventually turned on 3 3V from the Power Supply will be used The Choices Auto On Off default 2 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Wake Up Events If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the Wake Up Events label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options VGA LPT amp COM HDD amp FDD PCI MASTER PowerOn by PCI Card Wake Up On LAN Ring RTC Alarm Resume When set to on any event occurring at a VGA port will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choices Off default On When se
26. ec Ye y using a Plug and P e le oper Disabled Enabled Enabled em Se you nee cont device gure PU PD Value F10 Save Fail Safe Defaults ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Opti ptimized Defaults When set to Yes BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting VGA IDE SCSI The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating systems like Windows 95 When set to No BIOS will initialized all the PnP cards Therefore for non PnP operating system DOS Netware this option must set to No The Choices No default Yes 2 26 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict Every peripheral device has a node which is called ESCD This node records which resources are assigned to it The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations These locations 4K are reserved in the system BIOS If the Disabled default option is chosen the system s ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one If the Enabled option is chosen the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the Disabled mode IRQ3 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 4 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 7 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 9 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ
27. ecommended not to use Not properly change the clock may cause CPU or M B damage Load Optimized Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with the boot sequence These configurations are factory settings optimized for this system A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set Load Optimized Defaults N N Set Supervisor Password Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility You will be prompted with to enter a password 2 4 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them Enter Pa k Save amp Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Quit Without Saving N N Update BIOS This submenu allows you to update bios BIOS UPDATE UTILITY Y N N 2 5 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 2
28. efetching The Choices Enabled default Disabled IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices Auto default Mode0 Model Mode2 Mode3 Mode4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports Mode 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices Auto default Disabled Muti Me dia setting The multimedia setting submenu is used to configure various multimedia peripherals such as audio and game equipment If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the Muti Media setting label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options Onboard Legacy Audio The field controls the onboard legacy audio The Choices Enabled default Disabled Sound Blaster Hardware SoundBlaster Pro for Windows DOS box and real mode DOS legacy compatibility The Choices Enabled Disabled default SB VO Base Address Change the SoundBlaster Pro Base I O Address settings The Choices 220 H default 240H 260H 280H SB IRQ Selec
29. eripheral POTE ss eN Re RR DE Taca 1 22 1 7 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connector JKBMSI1 a 1 22 1 7 2 USB amp LAN Connector JUSBLANL iese sense seek RR gee RR ee Re ee ae 1 23 1 7 2 1 Stacked USB Connectors esse ee ee ee ee nono ninnnno 1 23 1 7 2 2 Stacked LAN Connector Optional iese sesse ee ee ee RR RR Ee ee ee 1 23 1 7 3 Monitor Connector JVGAL EEN 1 24 1 7 4 Serial and Parallel Interface Botz ese seek RR gee Re Roe Ak Roe Re ee ae ae 1 25 1 7 4 1 The Serial Interface JCOM1 ees se se Ge ee ek Re ninos 1 25 1 7 4 2 Parallel Interface Port JPRNT 1 ese se ese ee ee ee AR ER Ee ee ee 1 27 1 7 5 Game Joystick MIDI Port Connector DAMIAN 1 28 1 7 6 Audio PortComnectors JSPKR1 JLIN 1 JMIC1 esse es see ee ee ee 1 28 17 T Audio SUD EE 1 29 1 7 7 1 CD ROM Audio In Header JCDINT ee esse se se se ee ee ee 1 29 BIOS Sep ra EG ee oe 2 1 2 1 Main Mem EO OE N EO HS 2 3 2 2 Standard CMOS Features ek 2 6 2 3 Advanced BIOS Features ees esse se se See a SR GER Se ee EE Bee ee rca 2 9 2 4 Advanced Chipset Features 2 13 2 5 Integrated Peripherals vincia des cad es 2 16 il Contents 2 6 Power Management Setup iese ese se ke ek Ge ek ee ee i ee ee ee ed AR ke 2 21 2 7 PnP PCI Configurations se EE N OR oe dag ee ee ed coh Goed Re SE GR eed Ede ve 2 26 2 8 PC Health Sta coa 2 29 2 9 Frequency Control votar bas 2 30 3 Trouble AA EE GE EG oe ee 3 1 iii Chapter 1 Motherboard Description Introdu
30. et control Gate A20 Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller When enabled the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured The Choices Disabled default Enabled Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Typematic Rate Chars Sec Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down The Choices 6 default 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Dela y Msec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The Choices 250 default 500 750 1000 Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and or to use the CMOS Setup Utility System A password is required for the system to boot and is also required to access the Setup Utility Setup default A password is required to access the Setup Utility only This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB A choice other than Non OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 2 12 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources such as DRAM and external cache It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus
31. etter performance Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache External Cache This field allow you to Enable or Disable the CPU s Level 2 secondary cache Caching allows better performance Enabled default Enabled cache Disabled Disabled cache CPU 2 Cache ECC Checking This item allows you to Enabled Disabled CPU L2 Cache ECC checking The Choices Enabled default Disabled 2 10 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Processor Number Feature The Intel processor serial number control option The Choices Enabled Disabled default Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self Test POST to execute after you power up the computer Enabled default Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments The Choices Enabled Disabled default Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot up The Choices Enabled default Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock State after power on On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Fast default Lets chips
32. gn for USB The Choices Enabled default Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA Lets the user choose which IRQ to assign for the VGA The Choices Enabled default Disabled 2 28 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 8 PC Health Status m Figure 8 PC Health Status 0 e O 98 002 A 0 Show HAN Monitor in POST 3 sec Item Help Menu Level F Show H W Monitor in Post If you computer contain a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several delay time to select you want The Choices 3 sec default 2 sec 1 sec None Current CPUFAN Speed This field displays the current CPUFAN speed CPU VeoreH2 5V 3 3V 5V 12V Detect the system s voltage status automatically 2 29 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 9 Frequency Control m Figure 9 FrequencyControl MU e U O 70 VY H O Item Help Menu Level gt CPU Host PCI Clock The item allows you select CPU Host PCI clock 2 30 Chapter 3 Trouble Shooting 3 Trouble Shooting PROBLEM No power to the system at all Power light does not illuminate fan inside power supply does not turn on Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on PROBABLE CAUSE Power cable is unplugged DIAGNOSIS Visually inspect power cable SOLUTION Make sure power cable is securely plugged in Defective power cable Visually inspect the cable try another cable Replace
33. if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result The Choices Disabled default Enabled Frame Buffer Size This item allows you to control the VGA frame buffer size The Choices 8M default 4M 2M AGP Aperture Size Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The Choices 64M default 32M 16M 8M 4M 128M OnChip USB This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you wish to use it Even when so equipped if you add a higher performance controller you will need to disable this feature The Choices Enabled default Disabled USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have an USB keyboard The Choices Enabled Disabled default 2 14 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup OpChip Sound The default setting of this item utilizes an onboard sound chip for audio output There is no need to buy and insert a sound card If sound card is installed disable this item The Choices Auto default Disabled OnChip Modem This item allows you to control the onboard MC97 Modem controller The Choices Auto default Disabled 2 15 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 5 Integrated Peripher
34. in software programs to work with the serial ports Signal Name DB9 PIN DB25 PIN DCD Data Carrier Detect 1 8 RX Receive Data 2 3 TX Transmit Data 3 2 DTR Data Terminal Ready 4 20 GND Signal Ground 5 DSR Data Set Ready 6 RTS Request to Send 7 CTS Clear to Send 8 RI Ring Indicator 9 22 1 26 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 4 2 Parallel Interface Port JPRNT1 Unlike the serial ports parallel interface port has been standardized and should not present any difficulty interfacing peripherals to your system Sometimes called centronics port the parallel port is almost exclusively used with printers The parallel port on your system has a 25 pin DB25 connector see picture below The pinout for the parallel port are shown in the table below Signal Pin Strobe 1 Data 0 2 Data 1 3 e oes Data 2 o RAPTO o Data 3 5 Data 4 6 Data 5 7 Data 6 8 Data 7 9 Ack 10 Busy 11 Paper Empty 12 Select 13 Auto FDXT 14 T TT Error 15 Init 16 SLCTN 17 Ground 18 Ground 19 I J Ground 20 Ground 21 Ground 22 Ground 23 Ground 24 Ground 25 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 5 Game Joystick MIDI Port Connector JGAME1 This connector allows you to connect a joystick or game pad for playing computer games Also you may play
35. isk directory or FAT is scrambled Run the FDISK program format the hard drive Copy data that was backed up onto hard drive Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time PROBLEM System only boots from CD ROM Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk is impossible PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Hard Disk boot program has been destroyed A number of causes could be behind this Back up data and applications files Reformat the hard drive Re install applications and data using backup disks Chapter 3 Trouble Shooting PROBLEM Error message reading SECTOR NOT FOUND or other error messages not allowing certain data to be retrieved PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Anumber of causes could be behind this Use a file by file backup instead of an image backup to backup the hard disk Back up any salvageable data Then low level format partition and high level format the hard drive Re install all saved data when completed PROBLEM Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure PROBABLE CAUSE Incorrect information entered into the configuration setup program DIAGNOSIS Check the configuration program Replace any incorrect informati
36. l support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports Adding important has customized the Award BIOS but nonstandard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification ESCD Extended System Configuration Data write is supported EPA Green PC Support This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 03 of the EPA Green PC specification APM Support These AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 1 amp 1 2 of the Advanced Power Management APM specification Power management features are implemented via the System Management Interrupt SMI Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can be managed by this AWARD BIOS 2 1 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2 1 of the Intel PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect local bus specification DRAM Support SDRAM Synchronous DRAM are supported Supported CPUs Supports the Celeron processor FC PGA amp FC PGA2 and the Pentium Micro Processor FC PGA amp FC PGA2 and VIA C3 Samuel 2 for high end workstations and servers Using Setup In general you use the
37. le not connected properly Check hard drive cable PROBLEM Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Master slave jumpers not set correctly Hard drives not compatible different manufacturers Set master slave jumpers correctly Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call drive manufacturers for compatibility with other drives 3 5 Chapter 3 Trouble Shooting PROBLEM Missing operating system on hard drive PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION CMOS setup has been changed Run setup and select correct drive type PROBLEM Certain keys do not function PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Keys jammed or defective Replace keyboard 3 6 03 04 2002
38. llation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio T V technician for help Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Disclaimer The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here of and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here of without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this publication in part or in whole is not allowed without first obtaining the vendor s approval in writing Trademarks and Remarks MS DOS Windows Windows NT Windows 9X Windows ME Windows XP and Windows 2000 are products of Microsoft Corp with its ownership of trademark and are distributed by the vendor under a license agreement All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respecti
39. menu 1 WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual Figure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 is just for reference please refer to the BIOS installed on board for update information m Figure 1 Main Menu Standard CHOS Features Frequency Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status Update BIOS F9 Menu in BIOS Tire Select Item Setup Time Date Hard Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS 2 3 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input Output features Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features PnP PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain Plug and Play and PCI options PC Health Sta tus This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system Frequency Control This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU PCI clock However this function is strongly r
40. ns are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system Select the default video device 2 7 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Item Options Description Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which No Errors you want the BIOS to stop All but Keyboard the POST process and All but Diskette notify you All but Disk Key Base Memory N A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory available in the system 2 8 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 3 Advanced BIOS Features m Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup 002 A O e r Boot Device select r Shadow Control Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Processor Number Feature Quick Power On Self Test Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting Security Option OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Press Enter Press Enter Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled On Fast Disabled Setup Non 0 2 Menu Level Boot Device select These BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in
41. on SOLUTION Review system s equipment Make sure correct information is in setup Screen is blank PROBABLE CAUSE PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION No power to monitor Monitor not connected to computer Check the power connectors to monitor and to system Make sure monitor is connected to display card See instructions above 3 3 Chapter 3 Trouble Shooting PROBLEM No screen PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Memory problem Reboot computer Reinstall memory make sure that all memory modules are installed in correct sockets Computer virus Use anti virus programs to detect and clean viruses PROBLEM Screen goes blank periodically PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Screen saver is enabled Disable screen saver PROBLEM Keyboard failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Keyboard is Reconnect keyboard disconnected Check keys again if no improvement replace keyboard 3 4 Chapter 3 Trouble Shooting PROBLEM No color on screen PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Faulty Monitor If possible connect monitor to another system If no color replace monitor CMOS incorrectly set up Call technical support C drive failure PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Hard drive cab
42. ower Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU s Doze Mode 1 min Standby Mode 1 min Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down 1 min User Defined default Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each of the ranges are from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operation system The Choices S1 POS default Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM PM Control by APM No System BIOS will ignore APM when Power Management is on Yes default System BIOS will wait for ROM s prompt before it enters any PM mode Video Off Option This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked Suspend gt Off default Durmg Suspend mode the monitor will be Turned off All Mode gt Off During All modes the monitor will be turn off Always On Durmg Always mode the monitor will be Turn on 2 22 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Video Off Method This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank V H SYNC Blank default This selection will cause the system to turn 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 Support Initial display power management signaling MODEM Use IRQ This determines th
43. roller must be set to slave mode 1 20 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 6 4 Floppy Disk Connector FDD1 The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector FDC that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables 1 6 5 Wake On LAN Header JWOL1 Pin No Assignment 1 5V SB 2 Ground Wake up 1 6 6 Clear CMOS Jumper JCMOS1 JCMOS1 Assignment 1 3 OOJO Normal Operation default 1 2 Closed 1 3 OQ Clear CMOS Data 2 3 Closed JCMOS1 Wait five JCMOS1 2 3 closed seconds 1 2 closed Reset your desired password ACpoweron or clear CMOS data 1 21 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 Peripheral Port JKBMS1 PS 2 LAN Optional JPRNT1 JGAMEI Mouse 7 Parallel Game Port a Vuur Gi CASO ode A EE E Bee PS 2 USB COM1 VOA Speaker Line Mic Keyboard JCOMI JVGA1 ee Say 1 7 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connector JKBMS1 The motherboard provides a standard PS 2 mouse Keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS 2 mouse You can plug a PS 2 mouse Keyboard directly into this connector The connector location and pin definition are shown below PS 2 Mouse pin 5 Mouse Clock Pin 3 GND Pin 1 Mouse DATA Pin 6 NC
44. ser card interface which supports audio and modem only 1 5 2 PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots PCI stands for peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards with has for the most part supplanted the older ISA bus standard This PCI slot is designated as 32 bit 1 5 3 ISA Industry Standard Architecture Slot The motherboard is equipped with one standard ISA slot ISA stands for Industry Standard Architecture and was designed as a bus standard for expansion cards in the early 90 s for PC XT AT machines This motherboard retains backward compatibility with this order and slower bus architecture Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 6 Connectors Headers Jumpers The connectors headers and jumpers introduced below provide you lots of capabilities such as power supply front panel signal revelation IDE hard disk connection floppy disk connection Wake On LAN function and USB comnection Noticeably a jumper has two or more pins that can be covered by a plastic jumper cap allowing you to select different system options JATXPWR1 pi OO Socket 370 LILI JWOLI la FDD1 pd Hd ala IDEI IDE2 1 OO JCMOS1 a JPANELI Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 6 1 Front Panel Conne
45. t Change the SoundBlaster Pro interrupt signal The Choices IRQ5 default IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 2 17 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup SB DMA Select Change the SoundBlaster Pro direct memory access setting The Choices DMAO DMA1 default DMA2 DMA3 MPU 401 Enable or Disable MPU 401 function The Choices Enabled default Disabled MPU 401 UO Address Change the SoundBlaster Pro MPU 401 1 O address The Choices 300 303H 310 313H 320 323H 330 333H default Game Port 200 207H Change the joystick connect port address The Choices Enabled default Disabled Init Dis pla y First This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on chip VGA first The Choices PCI Slot default AGP IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If you IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector the drive can support The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard PCI LAN This item allows you to enabled or disabled the onboard PCI LAN function The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard Lan Boot ROM This item allows you to decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip The Choices Enabled default Disabled
46. t to On any event occurring at a LPT COM Port will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choices LPT COM default COM LPT NONE When set to On default any event occurring at a hard or floppy drive will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choices On default Off When set to On any event occurring at PCI will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choices Off default On The Choices Disabled default Enabled To use this function you need a LAN add on card which support power on function It should also support the wake up on LAN jump The Choices Disabled default Enabled When Enabled you can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode The Choices Disabled default Enabled 2 24 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Date of Month Resume Time hh mm ss Primary INTR IRQs Activity Monitoring You can choose which month the system will boot up You can choose the hour minute and second the system will boot up When set to ON default any event occurring at Primary INTR will awaken a system which has been powered down When set to ON default any event occurring at Primary INTR will awaken a system which has been powered down The following is a list of IRQ Inter ReQuest which can be exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can When an I P device wants to gain
47. the attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the services As above the choices are On and Off Off is the default When set On activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it Primary INTR IRQ3 COM2 IRQ4 COM1 IROS LPT2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 LPT1 IRQ8 RTC Alarm IRO9 IRO2 Redir IRQ10 Reserved IRQI1 Reserved IRQ12 PS2 Mouse IRQ13 Coprocessor TRQ14 Hard Disk IRQ15 Reserved 2 25 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 7 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCL or Personal Computer Interconnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Item Help PNP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By PCI VGA Palette Snoop Assign IRQ For VGA Assign IRQ For USB ti e Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PNP OS Installed F6 No Disabled Menu Level Auto ESCD 1 Sel
48. und 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 5V 10 Ground 11 5V 12 DDC Data 13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC 15 DDC CLK 1 24 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 4 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports This system comes equipped with two serial ports and one parallel port Both types of interface ports will be explained in this chapter 1 7 4 1 The Serial Interface JCOM1 The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as an RS 232 port or an asynchronous communication port Mice printers modems and other peripheral devices can be connected to a serial port The serial port can also be used to connect your computer with another computer system If you wish to transfer the contents of your hard disk to another system it can be accomplished by using each machine s serial port bell The serial ports on this system have one 9 pin connectors Some older computer systems and peripherals used to be equipped with only one 25 pin connector Should you need to connect your 9 pin serial port to an older 25 pin serial port you can purchase a 9 to 25 pin adapter 1 25 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description Connectivity The serial ports can be used in many ways and it may be necessary to become familiar with the pinout diagram The following chart gives you the function of each pin on the 9 pin connector and some of the 25 pin connector This information can be used when configuring certa
49. ve owners Copyright 2001 All Rights Reserved Contents A a ee EG N ee gee dee Se ie 1 1 1 Motherboard Description sesse sesse ees esse ee Ee EE Ee Gee ee gee 1 2 E E 1 1 1 Hardware LEZ SOM OR OE N ER EE EN 1 7 BEE EA ri mae 1 7 1 2 Motherboard Installation ieee se se Ge kk Ge ee Ge Rek Ge ee ee ee ee 1 8 1 21 System Block Diagram er eise EE snes EE Oe ee SR ek ee 1 8 1 2 2 Layout of Motherboard EEN 1 9 12 3 OnIiCk eleng siet use ke EE Den Es Gee ee Re EE en GEE SEE EE Ee 1 10 1 3 CPU Installation ii se see es EER oe es SERE RE a SURE GE AR GE 1 11 1 3 1 CPU Installation Procedure Socket 210 sesse sesse gesek corre gesek RR 11 1 3 2 CPU Fan Header JCFANL ssssssscsssssssesecccescerssecoseesecsunsnnsecceseessnesusseeessee set 1 12 1 4 RAM Module Installation cacao co ee Se nono 1 13 14 1 DIMM EE 1 13 1 4 2 How to install a DIMM Moduk enn 1 14 O 1 15 1 5 1 AMR Audio Modem Riser Slot cccssssessssssssesssssscsssssssssnsssssssssssesesssesessmeses 1 16 1 5 2 PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Sos EEN 1 16 1 5 3 ISA Industry Standard Architecture St 1 16 1 6 Connectors Headers amp Jumpers 1 17 1 6 1 FrontPanel Connector DAN 1 18 1 6 2 ATX 20 pin Power Connector JATXPWR 1 EE 1 20 i Contents 1 6 3 Hard Disk Connectors DE LIDET unten 1 20 1 6 4 Floppy Disk Connector FDDI EENEG 1 21 1 6 5 Wake On LAN Header JWOLI een 1 21 1 6 6 Clear CMOS Jumper JCMOS TL 1 21 1 7 P

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