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1. Printer Burgundy Setting Function Normal Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only BO Allows parallel port to operate in Extended Capabilities bidirectional mode and at a Port speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate EPP Allows bidirectional parallel port Enhanced Parallel Port operation at maximum speed 2 8 4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives lo 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 You may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Hardware Installation Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable 2 8 5 Install the 34 pin header connector into the shrouded floppy disk header 22 on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin of J22 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
2. of the slot Installing it incorrectly may damage the card or the system board AGP Pro add in cards on the other hand will fit into the AGP Pro slot in only one orientation thus preventing you from installing the add in card incorrectly Align the add in card above the slot and push it down firmly with even pressure on both sides of the top until it is completely seated The AGP 4x LED will light only when the AGP Pro slot is installed with a 4x add in card Location for installing a 2x 4x AGP add in card _ Oh LJ 20 pin bay 000000000 000000 000000000 000000 0000000000000 OOOO QOQD00000000000000 000000000 000000 000000000 000000 0000000000000 OOOO QOQQ00000000000000 Ld 28 pin bay Top View of the AGP Pro Slot Hardware Installation 2 8 Ports and Connectors 2 8 1 Serial Ports The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports COM J3 and COM 2 J5 both in Teal Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck J ports of the board aa These ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 6C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices You can set the serial ports
3. systems manual or documentation o Two onboard USB ports J2 Black in USB 3 and are located at the AIX double deck USB 2 ports of the board The Jl8 connector Black on the system board allows you to ds E Gee connect the optional 3rd and 4th USB USB ports These optional USB ports which are mounted on a card edge bracket will be provided as an option If you wish to use the optional 3rd and 4th USB ports install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to 18 The USB ports cable connector can be inserted only if pin of the cable is aligned with pin of JI8 Function 2100000 10 MOO0O 9 JI8 for USB 3 and USB 4 Gran 8 Ground 27 28 p Hardware Installation 2 8 7 IrDA Connector The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data transfers of 5K baud at a distance of meter Connect your IrDA cable to connector J21 on the system board Set UART 2 Mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use this connector Refer to your operating system s manual or docu
4. la a WoO o O o Hardware Installation 2 8 12 Audio Jacks The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks A jack is a one hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Line out Jack J6 Lime This jack is used to connect external amplifier speakers Line in Jack J7 Light Blue Hue This jack can be connected to any external audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player AM FM radio tuner a synthesizer etc Connect a stereo cable from the line out jack of your extemal device to this line in jack I Weare lass e ervssasi ado rs o Mic in Jack J8 Pink Mies Light Blue Connect a microphone to the mic in jack gt a2 p Hardware Installation 2 8 13 Internal Audio Connectors AUX in and CD in These audio in connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV da tuner or MPEG card NM a El AUX in JI 1 4 lt TAD J10 CD in J12 TAD Ei 4 TAD is a connector for telephony audio devic
5. ojojo a a ojojo 123 eq Wake On LAN 017 gt Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 2720mA os 34 p Hardware Installation 2 8 15 Wake On Ring Connector The Wake On Ring connector is used to connect to an internal modem card that has the same connector It will allow the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to calls coming through the internal modem card To use this function connect one end of the cable that came with the card to the card s wake on ring connector and the other end to location Jl6 on the system board You must also enable Resume on LAN Ring Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS If you are using an external modem the ring on function will come through the serial port where the external modem Is connected Wake On Ring JI 6 Fin Function C Goins gt Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of gt 720mA Hardware Installation
6. 68 Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management Interface DMI 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 such 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 4 1 1 Running the DMI Utility To run the DMI utility type DMICFG EXE You can download this utility from ftp dfiusa com utilrties DMI directory The DMI utility must run in real mode with at least 180K of base memory Memory managers like HIMEM SYS requ
7. D 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 manufacturers 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 72 80 System Error Message setting than indicated in Setup Determine which setting is correct either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection 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 initialization 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
8. SI POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function Refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more information PM Control by APM Yes An Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the maximum power saving mode and stop the CPU s internal clock Use this option in Windows 95 98 2000 default No The system BIOS will ignore APM when initiating the Power Management mode Award BIOS Setup Utility Video Off Option Always On The system BIOS will never turn off the screen Suspend gt Off The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode All Modes gt Off The screen is off when the system is in the Doze Standby or Suspend mode Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked VIH SYNC Blank 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 Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to select an IRQ channel for the modem installed In your system Soft Off by PWVRBTN This category allows you to select the method of powering off your system Hold 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management function is enabled or disabled if the power b
9. 2 8 16 DIMM and PCI Standby Power LEDs DIMM Standby lt PCI Standby Power LED Power LED LJ DIMM Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system s power Is on or when it Is in the Suspend state Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM It will not light when the system is in the Soft Off state PCI Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system is in the power on Soft Off or Suspend Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM state gt Important Lighted LEDs serve as a reminder that you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the power cord prior to installing any DIM modules or add in cards 29 f 36 Hardware Installation 2 8 17 Power Connector 4 ATX Power 20 11 PLI ojojo a ojojo PEE The pin assignment of the AIX power connector is shown below Function Ground Ground Important The system board requires a minimum of 3 3V 6A electric
10. on 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 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 I O address for the onboard serial port and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port and or serial port 2 UART 2 Mode The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices You may not use IrDA J21 and the COM 2 serial port J5 at the same time If you are using the COM 2 serial port make sure this field is set to Standard To use the IrDA function follow the steps below Connect your IrDA cable to connector J2l on the system board 2 Set the UART 2 Mode field to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA peripheral device HPSIR or ASKIR For better transmission of data your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of meter 3 Set the IR F
11. 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Resume Time hh imm ss field I 31 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will poweron on the set date and time set in the Resume Time hh mm ss field Resume Time 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 time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu Primary INTR When set to On the system will respond and wake up to an IRQ activity that has been detected 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQs Activity Monitoring Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The IRQ3 to IRQI5 fields will appear 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 3 1 6 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very technical tems and It is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Menu Level
12. I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of sale E COM I COM 2 the BIOS Teal Turquoise Teal Turquoise 2 8 2 PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Ports The system board is equipped with an onboard PS 2 mouse Green and PS 2 keyboard Purple ports both at location Jl of the ATX double deck ports The PS 2 mouse port uses IRQ 12 If a mouse is not connected to this port the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards zp Warning Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting da mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board Purple 23 24 p Hardware Installation 2 8 3 Parallel Port The system board has a standard printer port J4 Burgundy located at the AIX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports Normal ECP and EPP modes You can set the port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS ES
13. If a hard disk has not been installed select None Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select Normal or Large Please check your operating systems manual or Help desk on which one to select Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed 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 field 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 The default setting is EGA VGA 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 al 42 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Halt On This field d
14. current Hardware Installation 2 8 18 Front Panel LEDs and Switches HD LED G LED ATX SW G SW RESET ro y SPEAKER Front panel LEDs switches 24 HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed G LED Green LED This LED will not light when the system s power is on or when the system is in the 53 STR Suspend To RAM state It will blink every second when the system is in the SI POS Power On Suspend state ATX SW 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 PW RBTN in the Power Management Setup chapter 3 G SW Green Switch This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode RESET 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 SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis by 38 p Hardware Installation PWR LED Power Standby LED When the system s power is on this LED will light When the system is in the SI POS Power On Suspend state it will blin
15. restart the 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 When you press lt Del gt the main menu screen will appear CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Tae Select Item FIO Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue May 23 2000 Ireni Help Ti hh mm 4 35 ime hh mm ss 3979 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Press Enter None IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None Change the day month IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None year and century IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 129024K Total Memory 130048K Toc Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC E
16. 8 Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt 2 2 3 3 2 On Normal 2 3 OM default Clear CMOS Data 2 6 Jumper Settings for the Onboard Audio Codec Onboard Audio Codec Settings Jumpers JP7 JP8 and JP9 The default setting is 2 On the onboard audio codec enabled If you are not using the onboard audio codec set these jumpers to 2 3 On F Disabled Onboard audio codec settings P7 JP9 2 2 3 3 JP7 JP8 JP9 JP7 JP8 JP9 l 2 On 2 3 On Enable the Onboard Disable the Onboard Audio Codec Audio Codec default 2 p 22 Hardware Installation 2 7 AGP Pro Slot The system board is equipped with a universal AGP Pro slot that supports 2x 4x AGP or AGP Pro add in card AGP Pro is an extension to the existing AGP slot It delivers additional electrical power on both ends of the slot to meet the needs of advanced workstation graphics add in cards If you are using 2x 4x AGP add in card make sure you install the card between the 20 pin and 28 pin bays ojojo a PAGP 4x LED EE I AGP Pro Slot L
17. Automatic CPU Chassis Fan Off The CPU and chassis fans will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By PWRBIN field of the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Introduction Wake On Ring This feature allows the system that Is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to calls coming through an internal or external modem Refer to Wake On Ring Connector in chapter 2 and Resume On LAN Ring Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Important gt If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of gt 720mA RTC Timer to Power on the System The RIC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power on on the set date and time Refer to Resume On Alarm Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN function allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup function Refer to Wake On LAN Connector in chapter 2 and Resume On LAN Ring Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Import
18. FSB processors PC 133 SDRAM DIMM for 133MHz FSB processors ECC supported uses x 2 PC SDRAM DIMM D Note If you are using more than one DIMM make sure you insert the same type of DIMMs into the DIMM sockets Using different types VCM or PC SDRAM of DIMMs may cause problems Introduction DIMMs DIMMs Memory Size 2MBx64 x72 16MB 6MBx64 x72 4MBx64 x72 32MB 32MBx64 x72 8MBx64 x72 64MBx64 x72 Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with universal AGP Pro slot AGP Pro is an extension to the existing AGP slot It delivers additional electrical power on both ends of the slot to meet the needs of advanced workstation graphics add in cards The universal AGP Pro slot supports AGP 2x with up to 533MB sec bandwidth and AGP 4x with up to 1066MB sec bandwidth allowing you to install either an AGP add in card or an AGP Pro add in card AGP in this system board will deliver faster and better graphics to your PC The system board is also equipped with 4 dedicated PCI slots shared PCI ISA slot and AMR slot AMR Audio Modem Riser is an interface designed for installing an audio riser card modem riser card or audio modem riser card that is compliant to the AMR specification Onboard Audio Features e Supports Microsoft DirectSound DirectSound 3D e AC97 supported with full duplex independent sample rate con verter for audio recording and playback ATX Double Deck Ports PC 99 color coded connectors e Two
19. LAN SPEAKER PULA Slot 0 T e PWR LED 318 Y y25 8l Els Second r 9 PCI 5 Slot USB 3 USB 4 BIOS ISA Slot Mouse USB 2 Printer Game MIDI is ii Green Black Burgundy Gold DD 0000000000000 9 0 0 0 00 00 6 a Qo00000000000 0000000 o E PJ Leo obren Q O Q Mic In Pink KB USB COM COM 2 Line Line In Purple Black Teal Turquoisef Teal Turquoise Out Light Blue Lime Hardware Installation em Warning 9 Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your system board processor disk drives add in boards and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at 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 2 2 System Memory The system board is equipped with three 168 pin DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets that support VCM or PC SDRAM DIMM PC SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory uses a fast memory interface technology that 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 the CPU are synchronized This saves time during transmission of data subsequently increasing syste
20. Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on the system When Enabled the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device fields respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device Award BIOS Setup Utility Swap Floppy Drive When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this field 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 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 t
21. and 3 to On All fields in the BIOS Setup will automatically be set to their default settings Method 2 Press the lt Insert gt key and power button simulta neously then release the power button first Keep on pressing the lt Insert gt key until the power on screen ap pears This will allow the system to boot according to the FSB of the processor Now press the lt Del gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select Frequency Voltage Control and set the CPU Host PCIl Clock field to Default or an appropriate clock frequency Note Use a PS 2 or AT requires a DIN to mini DIN adapter keyboard for method 2 3 65 66 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults The Load Fail Safe Defaults 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 in the main menu and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N If you want to proceed type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt The default settings will be loaded 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults The Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press lt Enter gt The message bel
22. drive edge connector s Note Refer to your disk drive users manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings Adding a Second IDE Disk 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 The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 ATA 33 ATA 66 and ATA I00 hard drives We recommend that you use hard drives 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 lt gt 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 Hardware Installation 2 8 6 Universal Serial Bus Ports The system board supports 4 USB ports USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals You 4 must have the proper drivers installed In your operating system to use the USB ports Refer to your operating S TEE
23. end of the monitor s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outlet Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the systems display adapter Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness control knob 8 C Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving The monitor has lost its vertical sync Adjust the monitor s vertical SYNC Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display 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 2 3 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 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using 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 2 82 The floppy diskette may not be formatted Forma
24. fan The chassis fan together with the CPU fan will automatically tum off once the system enters the Suspend mode Chassis fan gt e 19 mE ojojo Pin Function poi Oo 2V 29 p 30 Hardware Installation 2 8 10 Second Fan Connector If you are installing a second fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J25 on the system board ojojo Djojo LJ Second fan 25 2 8 11 Game MIDI Port The Game MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I O port Connect an analog joystick to the 5 pin D sub connector 9 Gold located at the ATX double deck ports of the system board This fH port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC Joystick a e S apa o ojojo a Game MIDI a
25. systems instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance System Memory The system board supports both VCM and PC SDRAM DIMMs If you are using more than one DIMM make sure you insert the same type of DIMMs into the DIMM sockets Using different types VCM or PC SDRAM of DIMMs may cause problems 5VSB Power e If you are using the 1 Wake On LAN and or 2 Wake On Ring internal modem functions the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt 720mA e If you are using the Suspend to RAM function the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2 A Drivers Make sure to reboot the system after each driver installation Problems will occur if you reboot only after installing all the drivers Chapter Introduction Features and Specifications 1 1 Features Chipset VIA 82C694X 82C686B AGPset Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 370 It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 30V ON Pentium Ill FCPGA 133MHz FSB 533EB GHz or 100MHz FSB 500E 850E processor Celeron 66MHz FSB FCPGA 566MHz 700MHz or PPGA 300A 533MHz processor Future VIA Cyrixlill processor System Memory Up to IGB using VCM Virtual Channel Memory or PC SDRAM DIMM unbuffered or registered Three 168 pin DIMM sockets Uses x64 or x 2 PC SDRAM 3 3V PC 66 SDRAM DIMM for 66MHz FSB processors PC 100 SDRAM DIMM for 100 66Mhz
26. 3 STR CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup Power Management gt Press Enter Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR PM Control by APM Yes Menu Level Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off By PWRBTN Instant off PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off gt Wake Up Events gt Press Enter Toc Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu 4 Select Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt lype lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt 5 Install Windows 98 by typing the following parameter This is to ensure that the ACPI function is supported drive gt setup p If you have previously installed Windows 98 you need to upgrade the system in order to support ACPI Please contact Microsoft for upgrade information 75 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 6 Boot Windows 98 In the Windows 98 desktop click the Start button Move the cursor to Settings then click Control Panel To check whether ACPI was properly installed double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Device Manager tab In View devices by type click System devices A V
27. Audio Drivers and Software Application The CD in the system board package also includes audio drivers and audio playback software for Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE ME Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 operating systems For installation instructions or information about their corresponding readme click the Read Me button in the autorun screen The autorun screen normally appears after the CD is inserted into a CD ROM drive 73 74 Supported Softwares 4 5 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes 3 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE ME Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 operating systems If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Autorun Please go to DH s web site at http www dfi com support download asp for the latest version of the drivers or software applications 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 if available for the latest information AppendixA Using the Suspend to RAM Function A l Using the Suspend to RAM Function Select Power Management Setup in the main menu screen and press lt Enter gt 2 In the ACPI Suspend Type field select S
28. CA64 EC Rev A System Board User s Manual 45100037 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 make any transformation adaptation without the prior wntten permission from the copyright holders This publication is provided for informational purposes only The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or Implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to Its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2000 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows 2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel Pentium Ill and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation VIA Cyrixlll is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies Inc Award is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced R
29. On Password field of the Integrated Peripherals submenu You must type the password to power on the computer If you have changed the color or resolution in the Display Properties dialog box do not apply the settings without restarting You must restart the computer Shut Down Windows T What do you want the computer to da 1 Shut down C Restart C Restart in MS DOS mode Mc A Appendix B System Error Message B B 2 When the BIOS encounters an error that requires 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 Fl TO CONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP will be shown in the information box at the bottom Enter Setup to correct the error 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 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
30. Service Pack button For installation instructions or information click the Read Me button in the autorun screen 4 3 1 VIAS Service Pack Installation Notes The AGP VxD Driver and VIA Chipset Functions Registry drivers in the VIA Service Pack are supported in Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE ME and Windows 2000 44 Supported Softwares You must first install VIAS Service Pack prior to installing any other drivers However this may not be the case for some AGP cards Please read carefully the following information lt P gt Important The VGA driver that came with some AGP cards is already bundled with the AGP VxD driver Since the version of the bundled VxD driver may be older than the one provided in the CD installing the bundled VxD driver may cause problems If you are using this type of card we recommend that you install first the AGP cards VGA driver before installing the VIA Service Pack To install the VIA Service pack please follow the steps below Insert the CD that came with the system board package into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear 2 Click VIA Service Pack 3 The Welcome screen will appear Click Next Please read the VIA Service Pack readme carefully before proceeding to step 4 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the installation 5 Reboot the system for the drivers to take effect
31. System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The checksum of ROM address FOOQOQH FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error s Appendix C Troubleshooting C 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 diagnosis 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 turned 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 turned on 5 The displays brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 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 Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 2 Make sure that the monitor s power switch Is on Check that one
32. USB ports e Two NSI6C550A compatible DB 9 serial ports e One SPP ECP EPP DB 25 parallel port e One mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port e One mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port e One game MIDI port e Three audio jacks line out line in and mic in Connectors e One connector for 2 additional external USB ports e One connector for IrDA interface e Two IDE connectors Introduction e One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2 88MB floppy drives e One 20 pin ATX power supply connector e One Wake On LAN connector e One Wake On Ring connector e CPU chassis and second fan connectors e Three internal audio connectors AUX in CD in and TAD PCI Bus Master IDE Controller e Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices e Supports ATA 33 ATA 66 and ATA I00 hard drives e PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE data transfer rate up to 16 6MB sec e Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer e Supports ATAPI CD ROM LS 120 and ZIP 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 HPSIR and ASKIR standard USB Ports The system board supports 4 USB ports Iwo onboard USB ports are located at the AIX double deck ports of the board The Jl8 connector on the system board allows you to connect the optional 3rd and 4th USB ports These optional USB ports which are mounted on a card e
33. X IRQ Resources Press Enter oes X DMA Resources Press Enter Default is Disabled Select Enabled to PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled reset Extended System Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Configuration Data Assign IRQ For USB Enabled ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot Toc Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD 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 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 ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ and DMA resources in the IRQ Resources and DMA Resources fields respectively IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The IRQ 3 to IRQ 15 fields will appear Set each system interrupt to either Legacy ISA or PCIASA PnP PCIHSA PnP For devices compliant
34. a CMOS data becomes corrupted E b You forgot the supervisor or user de password f c You are unable to boot up the H o computer system because the processors bus clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS a you can reconfigure the system with the E default values stored in the ROM BIOS ds lo load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below 2 Power off the system and unplug the power cord Set JP6 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP6 back to its default setting pins and 2 On Plug the power cord and poweron the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processors bus clock in the BIOS please proceed to step 4 After powering on the system press lt Del gt to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select the Frequency Voltage Control submenu and press lt Enter gt Set the CPU Host PCI Clock field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock Refer to CPU Host PCl Clock in the Frequency Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt Hardware Installation
35. a dica be fara Fis pacas rr ete brami et de A Ei H Sp Ca eg i Ferm oma eh u 7 Double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Performance tab biiir G HD ai Fidi Pila apa Re Lim tea 76 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 8 Click File System In the Typical role of this computer field select Mobile or docking system Click Apply then click OK Restart the computer ibe Ei Frog Cid DADA Arras Dib T agustin A SS AS ad dad diver atached lo yaa carain rd pall oros ced hed br weet dela repuesta mn roer dl up de Ed a EP 9 Repeat step 7 to open the Control Panel dialog box Double click the Power Management icon lO Click the Advanced tab In the When press the power button on my computer field select Standby 7 78 Using the Suspend to RAM Function After completing the steps above and you want to power off the computer you do not need to go through the process of closing files applications and operating system You can power off the computer at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 98 To power on the computer just press the power button The operating session where you left off when you power off the computer will resume in not more than 8 seconds However the power button will not function if a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power
36. al buffer of the chip thus reducing access time Enable this field to achieve better performance Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 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 avallable mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive s timing Mode 0 4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive 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 fields 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 Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize AGP or PCI first when the system boots AGP When the system boots it will first initialize AGP PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI
37. ant lt gt The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 2 720mA AC Power Failure Recovery When power returns after an AC power failure you may choose to either power on the system manually let the system power on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs Refer to PWR Lost Resume State in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Introduction ACPI STR The system board is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface 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 Currently only Windows 98 2000 supports the ACPI function allowing you to use the Suspend to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 98 2000 without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system Is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when it powers off The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power on the system Refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more inf
38. at 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
39. being lost while using your system DRAM Timing This field is used to select the timing of the DRAMs installed on the system board Selecting Turbo will reduce the CAS access time by clock tick SDRAM Cycle Length This field is used to set the clock cycle for the CAS latency 47 4e 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Memory Hole This field is used to select the memory area that must not be addressed to the ISA bus P2C C2P Concurrency When enabled the PCI AGP master to CPU cycle will be concurrent whenever the Host CPU is performing R W access to the PCI or slave devices Fast R W Turn Around When enabled the turn around time of a memory read followed by a memory write is reduced AGP Aperture Size 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 64M AGP Fast Write This function is supported only if this field is set to Enabled OnChip USB This field is used to enable or disable the onboard USB controller supported by the chipset If you are using a USB peripheral device make sure to set this field to Enabled USB Keyboard Support By default USB Keyboard Support is Disabled However if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS make sure to enable this function OnChip Modem Select Auto if you are using the onboard modem controller supported by the chipset Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU to PCI Wr
40. connector should be attached to the drive you want to designate as Drive A IDE Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE Integrated Drive Electronics 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 Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable If you are connecting two IDE disk drives install the 40 pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header J20 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 123 Secondary IDE ojojo 23 lin 20 p 26 Hardware Installation 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
41. dge bracket will be provided as an option USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals BIOS e Award BIOS Windows 95 98 2000 Plug and Play compatible e Supports SCSI sequential boot up e Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades e Supports DMI 2 0 function e 2Mbit flash memory Introduction Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically 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 1 1 2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the following system health conditions e Monitors CPU system temperature and overheat alarm e Monitors VCORE 3 3V 5V 12V 2 5V voltages and failure alarm e Monitors CPU chassis fan speed and failure alarm e Automatic CPU and chassis fans on off control e Read back capability that displays temperature voltage and fan speed Refer to the PC Health Status section in chapter 3 and the VIA Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information 1 3 Intelligence
42. e identical to this one Power Management Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The Power Management HDD Power Down Doze Mode and Suspend Mode fields will appear Power Management This field allows you to select the type or degree of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the HDD Power Down Doze Mode and Suspend Mode fields are activated Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Doze and Suspend mode hr Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Doze and Suspend mode min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Doze Mode and Suspend Mode fields 56 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility HDD Power Down After the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Doze Mode This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the Doze mode according to the power saving time selected the CPU clock will run at a slower speed 1 2 of full speed while all other devices still operate at full speed Suspend Mode This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the Suspend mode according to the power saving time selected the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode
43. eplace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions FCC and DOC Statement on Class B 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 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on 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 equip
44. es such as voice modem cards By a installing a PCI voice modem card that is also equipped with a TAD connector connect one end of the cable that came _ with the card to the cards TAD connector and the other end to the TAD connector on the system board The voice modem will interface with the onboard audio allowing voice to come from the external speaker AUX in J11 CD in J12 Modem out from modem Ground Ground TAD J10 Modem in to modem Hardware Installation 2 8 14 Wake On LAN Connector The Wake On LAN connector is used to connect to a LAN card that has the same connector This function will allow the network to remotely power on a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can power on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt To use the Wake On LAN function you must enable Resume on LAN Ring Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Your LAN card package should include a cable Connect one end of the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to location Jl on the system board The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power up the system Refer to the add in card s manual for details Note Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function
45. etermines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop 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 Base Memory Displays 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 Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 2 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled Item Help CPU Interna
46. etup set a user s password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features Using users password to enter Setup allows a user to access only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied To set confirm verity disable or delete a users password follow the procedures described in the section Set Supervisor Password 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 13 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 14 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Ext 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
47. h Mode Enabled Menu Level IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto Init Display First PCI Slot IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART 2 Mode Standard X IR Function Duplex Half X TX RX Inverting Enable No Yes Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Onboard Parallel Mode ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 ve ESC Exit F1 General Help Parallel Port EPP Type EPP1 7 i Hnum Onboard Legacy Audio Enabled gt POP EST Sound Blaster Disabled SB I O Base Address 220H SB IRQ Select IRQ 5 SB DMA Select DMA 1 MPU 401 Disabled MPU 401 I O Address 330 333H Game Port 200 207H Enabled The screen above list all the fields available in the Integrated Peripherals submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one OnChip IDE Channel0 and OnChip IDE Channel These fields 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 IDE Prefetch Mode This allows data and addresses to be stored in the intern
48. h asterisk is not yet available It is included in the table for reference only The processors supported by the system board support VID Voltage Identification The switching voltage regulator on the system board will automatically set the voltage regulator according to the voltage of the processor Hardware Installation 2 4 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU s Front Side Bus CPU Front Side Bus Select Jumpers JP2 and JP3 These jumpers are used to select the T JP3 CPU FSB select front side bus of the processor installed p a on the system board The default setting 4 s Auto the system will automatically SEE run according to the FSB of the gt processor H a o m LOOMIFz All Off 33MHZ All Off x denotes default setting 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 On 2 3 On All Off Warning Some processors when overclocked may result to the processors or systems instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance If you are unable to boot your system due to overclocking make sure to set these jumpers back to their default settings 20 p Hardware Installation 2 5 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data Jumper JP6 If you encounter the following
49. he 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 Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup Set the password in the Set Supervisor User Password submenu System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt 3 45 3 46 Award BIOS Setup Utility OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 The options are Non OS2 and OS2 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 DC000 DFFFF Shadow These fields determine whether o
50. he 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 field Also disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating 4a 44 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility systems like Windows 95 98 2000 or the operating system may not install nor work CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default value is enabled Enable the External Cache for better performance CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The processors supported by the system board come 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 Processor Serial Number This field will appear only when you are using Intel s Pentium III or later processor These processors come with an individual processor serial number which by default is activated Therefore when connected to the Internet the processor transmits the serial number online making it possible to track your online activity This field provides you the option of disabling this function Quick Power On
51. ice will be available for the ISA slot Note When Disabled a Yellow mark will appear in Windows 95 s Device Manager Award BIOS Setup Utility PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PC Health Status Current CPU Temp 37C 98F Item Help Current System Temp Current CPU Fan Speed Menu Level Current Chassis Fan Speed Vcore Toe Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Current CPU Temp Current System Temp Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Chassis Fan Speed These fields show the current temperature of the CPU internal temperature of the system and the current fan speed of the CPU and chassis fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute Vcore This field shows the voltage of the processor 2 5V 3 3V 5V and 12V These fields show the output voltage of the power supply If you want a warning message to pop up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the VIA Hardware Monitor utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board Refer to the VIA Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 of this manual for more information 63 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 8 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyr
52. ight C 1984 2000 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control Spread Spectrum Disabled Item Help CPU Host PCI Clock Default oon Menu Level No Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician CPU Host PCI Clock This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor When selecting the external bus clock the PCI clock will at the same time appear next to the external bus clock selected For example if you selected 66 33 66MHz is the external bus clock and 33MHz is the PCI clock Regardless of the type of processor used the default setting is Default Under this setting the system will run according to the processors clock frequency Important lt gt Selecting an external bus clock other than 66MHz OQMHz or I 53MHz may result to the processors or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance 64 Award BIOS Setup Utility If you selected an option other than Default and is unable to boot up the system there are 2 methods of going back to its default setting Method Clear the CMOS data by setting jumper JP6 pins 2
53. ired 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 CONFIG SYS files 2 REM HIMEM SYS in the CONFIGSYS or 3 Press lt F5 gt during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC BAT and COMNFIGSYS files 70 Supported Softwares 4 1 2 Using the DMI Utility System Enclosure Chassis Type BIOS Information Processor Handle 0000 Memory Controller Vendor Name Memory Module BIOS Version Memory Module BIOS Starting Address Segment E000 Memory Module BIOS Build Date Memory Module BIOS Characteristics Cache Size of BIOS ROM 0256K Cache Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector System Slots T L lt Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort amp Exit The four menus located on top of the DMI Configuration Utility screen are Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File and Save DMI File Use the or gt 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 4 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 or arrow keys to select the Edit DMI menu 2 Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to edit by usi
54. ite Buffer Enabled Writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to offset the speed difference between the CPU and PCI bus Disabled Writes are not buffered therefore the CPU must wait until the write cycle is complete before starting another write cycle PCI Dynamic Bursting When enabled every write transaction goes to the write buffer PCI Master 0 WS Write When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wart State PCI Delay 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 PCIH2 Access 1 Retry Set this field to Enabled if you want to rotate the priority of the PCI masters AGP Master WS Write Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations AGP Master WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations Memory Parity ECC Check If you are using x 2 72 bit PC SDRAM DIMMs which are DIMMs that support the ECC Error Checking and Correction function set this field to Enabled 3 49 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Item Help OnChip IDE Channell Enabled IDE Prefetc
55. k every second When the system is in the 53 STR Suspend lo RAM state it will blink every 4 seconds Note D If a system did not boot up and the Power Standby LED did not light after it was powered on it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket G LED LED s SVV ATX switch eT SW ee switch Reset switch SPEAKER Speaker connector PWR LED Power Standby LED HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED Z OOOO 4 Pin Assignment HDD LED Power HDD N C Green LED Power Ground Ae PWRBT Ground N C SMI Ground Nek H W Reset Ground N C Speaker Data Es Ground Speaker Power N LED Power NE LED Power or Standby Signal Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the 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
56. l Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Menu Level CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Processor Serial Number Disabled Allows you to choose Quick Power On Self Test Enabled the VIRUS warning First Boot Device feature for IDE Hard Second Boot Device Disk boot sector Third Boot Device protection If this Boot Other Device Enabled function is enabled and Swap Floppy Drive Disabled someone attempt to Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled write data into this Boot Up NumLock Status Off area BIOS will show a Gate A20 Option Fast warning message on Security Option Setup screen and alarm beep OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled ve ESC Exit Fl General Help DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled S F7 Optimized Defaults The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Virus Warning This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk dnve When this field is enabled the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of t
57. ld like the DMI file saved 7 Supported Softwares 42 VIA Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the VIA Hardware Monitor utility contained in the provided CD It is capable of monitoring the system s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and system voltage and speed of the CPU and chassis fans It also allows you to manually set a range to the Items being monitored If the values are over or under the set range a warming message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition Note Use this utility only in Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE ME Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 operating system To install the utility insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click the VIA Hardware Monitor button to install the utility Refer to its readme file for instructions on using the utility 4 3 VIA Service Pack The CD in the system board package also comes with the VIA Service Pack The service pack includes the following drivers e AGP VxD Driver e VIA Chipset Functions Registry e VIA PCI IRQ Miniport Driver To install the drivers insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click the VIA
58. m performance ojoo DIMM DIMM3 DIMM2 The system board also supports the ECC Error Checking and Correction function lo use this function you must install DIMM that supports parity Refer to chapter System Memory section for detailed specification of the memory supported by the system board p Hardware Installation 2 2 1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board Pin of the DIM module must correspond with Pin of the socket x dl i Notch 2 AS Tab Tab Pin Sea 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 3 Frequency Ratio Settings for Processors The following table shows the available frequency ratios and their corresponding DIP switch setting 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 before applying power otherwise you will not be able to powe
59. ment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits Table of Contents Read Me First cccccccccssssccccssccccsssssccesseeccees 6 Chapter Introduction sl Features and SPeciIc OS estee ee R 7 iZ race Cnosos rote dos eieds I3 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation AS crees LyOU acrana At IAS SiC ile alle ne Es 2 3 Frequency Ratio Settings for ProCeSSOFS cnn 7 2 4 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU s Front Side BuS 19 2 5 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Datta 20 2 6 Jumper Settings for the Onboard Audio Codec 2 L A PO O e teaniiamineat p Lo Fore AO A 23 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Soll THe Basic INPA MUG y Mesias ddos 39 Solel Standard CMOS SAS encantadas 39 aA Adana BIOS FoU ues 43 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features oss 47 Dale In s ica er ticos 50 3 1 5 Power Management Setupa esssssssssssssssssenen 55 Skee MAP COM GUM AMON S inde lenlch citas 60 A OS ole ig es 1 10 eer re eee ee eee 63 ake FEGUETIC 7 VOM Conoc 64 al Load Falsas Deul ota ileegltnes 66 HAO koad Optimizada Deit usado 66 aki Set Supervisor Pass Ol Geers cch ccs terete eteetiet tetera 67 Delete ei ISS PIWO errr erect eee 67 AE a e 68 all Eai Vinou reta ee ee 68 Chapter 4 Supported Softwares Al Desktop Managerment IMeriaC euesan 69 mA MA A T2 A es 72 4 4 Audio Drivers and Software Applications 73 4 5 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes 74 Appe
60. mentation T 1 Function ojojo E a ojojo UiA Lu y Note The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions Hardware Installation 2 8 8 CPU Fan Connector The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J15 on the system board The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the CPU fan The CPU fan together with the chassis fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode E T ojojo O Mm E lt CPU fan E Im 15 c 2 8 9 Chassis Fan Connector If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J19 on the system board The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the chassis
61. ndix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function Sul sine The suspenda TO RAM FUNUN ssassn 75 Appendix B System Error Messages BL POST DE Dian 7 o emer ee eee eee eee 7 Appendix C Troubleshooting Geli Troubleshooting EnecllSEssaiiaaiolaconaidf clama niola reads 8 Read Me First This page contains a summary of the important notes that must be given special attention to prior to using the system board AGP Pro Slot The system board is equipped with a universal AGP Pro slot that supports 2x 4x AGP or AGP Pro add in card If you are using 2x 4x AGP add in card make sure you install the card between the 20 pin and 28 pin bays of the slot Installing it incorrectly may damage the card or the system board AGP Pro add in cards on the other hand will fit into the AGP Pro slot in only one orientation thus preventing you from installing the add in card incorrectly Processor e The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer If you are using this kind of processor setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use tts factory default ratio e The frequency ratio of processors greater than 8x has been locked by the manufacturer and will no longer have the flexibility of using extended ratios Therefore the system will use the processor s factory default ratio e Selecting an external bus clock other than 66MHz I00MHz or 33MHz may result to the processor s or
62. ng the T or J arrow keys then press lt Enter gt 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 A Use the or gt 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 FIl0 gt to save information into the flash ROM To view information about the added items go to the Edit DMI menu Load DMI File f L 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 load 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 ls Ze 3 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 wou
63. ormation Ys Important oy 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 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 Introduction 2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items The system board A users manual One IDE cable for ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA 100 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Main Board Utility CD XK ER KK If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout m To ATX Power J19 noo ice ha i fan SZ 3 gt JPZ JP2 and JP3 de DIMM N a on CPU FSB select Standby J2 JP3 Power LED PAE E OS OS 3 9 2 998 0 a l 02090 0 0 00 0020202020000000 Q Printer J4 0200 o eet Socket 370 J22 _ 07020 120200 VIA J CoM cro edad VT82C694X e PRO d O Line Q gt out o is ar aale a 8 AE J 0 i AGP 4x LED DIMM dae il on AGP Pro Slot DIMM2 J20 J23 Description on SW Onboard m Cl Standby Black rectang E 1234 audio codec Power LED E part tat alte settings AMR Slot J16 berga yy L JP7 JP9 Wake On Ring Frequency a AC 97 PCI Slot Clear J24 VIA CMOS el HD LED VT82C686B PCI 2 Slot PSE p J21 G LED e AT X SW PCI 3 Slot 7 HAs RESET roa Wake On
64. ow will appear Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt to load the Setup default values Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 11 Set 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 Advanced BIOS Features If you want to protect access to setup only but not your system set a supervisors password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password 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 asked 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 Set 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 3 1 12 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a users password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access s
65. ption ROMs will be copied to RAM Enabled Optional shadow is enabled Disabled Optional shadow is disabled Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Normal Item Help SDRAM Cycle Length 3 Memory Hole Disabled Menu Level P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled Fast R W Turn Around Disabled AGP Aperture Size 64M AGP Fast Write Disabled OnChip USB Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled OnChip Modem Auto CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Enabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled Memory Parity ECC Check Disabled Toc Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 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 These items should not be altered unless necessary 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
66. r on the system Black rectangle O MN denotes the part that is T protruding the adjustable switch l o l23 4 N Do Frequen T a a a oe Gl SWT In the example above a Switch Off Switch 2 On Switch 3 Off Switch 4 On Processor Processor Freq SWI 66MHz 100MHz 133MHz Ratio 66MHz 100MHz 133MHz Ratio Ng o A B 600MHz N 466MHz 700MHz 933MHz o 333MHz 500MHz serme 5x 500M Hz 750MHz o 4 o ct so zaam 55x Ril soe soe noc ss GH f Hardware Installation Y Important The frequency ratio of some processors shown in the table may have been locked by the manufacturer If you are using this kind of processor setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory default ratio The frequency ratio of processors greater than 8x has been locked by the manufacturer and will no longer have the flexibility of using extended ratios Therefore the system will use the processors factory default ratio At the time this document was printed the CPU marked wit
67. t the diskette and try again The diskette may be write protected Use a diskette that Is not write protected You may be writing to the wrong drive Check the path statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive There is not enough space left on the diskette Use another diskette with adequate storage space Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure yA 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 is 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 it will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesnt respond when you try to print p gt Be 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 ports I O 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
68. the printer remains inoperative replace the printer cable and try again 83 C 84 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 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 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 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 memory modules are in the correct locations If the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and se
69. unction Duplex and TX RX Inverting Enable fields appropriately 32 Award BIOS Setup Utility IR Function Duplex Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously TX RX Inverting Enable The options are No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 3BCARQ7 278 IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Onboard Parallel Mode The options are Normal EPR ECP and ECP EPR These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripherals manual for the best option Normal Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP Extended Capabilities Port Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the normal mode s data transfer rate EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel port The options are and 3 Default setting 3 Parallel Port EPP Type The options are EPP1 9 and EPP l 7 Default setting EPP1 7 53 54 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Onboard Legacy Audio By default this field is enabled allowing you to use the audio fea tures in DOS mode The following fields are selectable only when this field is set to Enabled So
70. und Blaster This field is used to enable or disable the sound blaster SB I O Base Address This field is used to select the sound blaster s I O base address The options are 220H 240H 260H and 280H SB IRQ Select This field is used to select the sound blasters IRQ The options are IRQ 5 IRO 7 IRO 9 and IRO 10 SB DMA Select This field is used to select the sound blasters DMA The options are DMA 0 DMA DMA 2 and DMA 3 MPU 40 This field is used to enable or disable MPU 40 MPU 401 I O Address This field is used to select MPU 401 s I O address The options are 330 333H 300 303H 310 313H and 320 323H Game Port 200 207H This field is used to enable or disable the onboard game port Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup gt Power Management gt Press Enter Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS PM Control by APM Yes Menu Level Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off By PWRBTN Instant off PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off gt Wake Up Events gt Press Enter No Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not b
71. utton 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 Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore 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 y 50 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the system Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Last State When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power returns Wake Up Events Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear VGA When set to On the system will respond and wake up to any VGA activity LPT amp COM Select the port you would like the system to respond and wake up when an event occurs on that port HDD amp FDD When set to On the system will respond and
72. wake up to any hard drive or floppy drive activity PCI Master When set to On the system will respond and wake up to any PCI or bus master activity Resume on PCI Event Enabled Access to a PCI card such as a modem or LAN card will cause the system to wake up The PCI card must support the wake up function Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI card Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume On LAN Ring This field supports two functions e When enabled the system will power on to respond to calls coming through an external or internal modem Refer to Wake On Ring Connector in chapter 2 for more information e When enabled the LAN card in the system will allow the network to power on 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 Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function Refer to Wake On LAN Connector in chapter 2 for more Information Resume On Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month and Resume Time hh mm ss fields However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Date of Month
73. with the PCI bus architecture Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification DMA Resources Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The DMA 0 to DMA 7 fields will appear Set each DMA address to either Legacy ISA or PCI ISA PnP PCIHSA PnP For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default value is Disabled Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA 62 3 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 dev
74. xit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 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 3 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave Move the cursor to the IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master or IDE Secondary Slave field then press lt Enter gt IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave If you wish to define your own drive type manually select Manual The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor If you select 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

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