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1. M LJ Pin Function 1 Ground 2 RIZ 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 J7 on the system board You must also enable the Resume on Ring 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 ky Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt 720MA 45 2 Hardware Installation 2 9 16 Chassis Open Connector optional O 4 open fS Pin Function 1 Ground 2 Chassis signal 3 N C 4 5V The chassis open function when enabled will alert you that the system chassis is open To use this function connect the chassis sensor cable that is attached on your system
2. mi Xx J Power LED i E Wake On uc KB Mouse JP2 Socket 478 ATXP2 L COM I CNI ATXP3 gt e Ls o a S910 c Parallel CN2 sales Ed a 2 X COM 2 CN3 amp Wake On USB KB Mouse for USB 1 2 JP RIMM Standby ZN Power LED CO cn 4 o 02 12V power DID F AO ul x a LL Line Ee QO out Dx cN4 E Sla Line S cl EIO cns amp 9 di Mic E De in G Se L 1E H CD in 3 CPU FSB selet RIMMIT Fed Ez el aj a RiMM2 JI7 po pi 5 RIMM 3 g TAD 06 RIMM 4 AGP Slot Second fan is m AC97 se Wal e On Ring P7 l u PCI Slot Intel 82801 JP Front audio ICH E Clear PARATI CMOS Battery 51 PCI 2 Slot Wake On LAN 169 J8 PCI 3 Slot gn WPCI Standby Power LED 3 VO chip PCI 4 Slot F Firmware TTT Hub dt SPEAKER 5 PCI 5 Slot Wake On USB KB Wer RESET ep Chases Chassis fan 19 Mouse for USB 3 JP7 udas lis L E obe CNR Slot USB 3 4 116 150 accolta Ea Hd noe Papel popes J55 USB 4 select JP70 JP71 JP4 pro edw bru Parallel USB2 Game MIDI GED ADCSW Burgund
3. Pin Function 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Sense If you are installing a second fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location JP7 on the system board The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the second fan 39 2 Hardware Installation 2 9 11 Game MIDI Port 5 n Game MIDI Port B L GEED O OO O Game MIDI Gold 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 15 pin D sub connector CN6 Gold located at the ATX double deck ports of the system board This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick 40 Hardware Installation 2 9 12 Audio Jacks 0 6 Micin Pink Line out Line in Lime Light Blue Onboard Audio Jacks Additional Line out Mic in 51 Pin Function Pin Function 1 Mic 2 Ground 3 N C 4 AuD Vcc Avcc 5 AuD R Out 6 NC 7 N C 8 Key 9 AuD L Out 10 N C 41 2 42 Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Jacks The system boa
4. Method 1 Clear the CMOS data by setting JP5 to 2 3 On All fields in the BIOS Setup will automatically be set to their default settings Method 2 Press the Insert key and power button simultaneously then release the power button first Keep on pressing the Insert key until the power on screen appears This will allow the system to boot 77 Award BIOS Setup Utility according to the FSB of the processor Now press the lt Del gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select CPU Frequency Control and set the CPU Clock Ratio field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio Note Use a PS 2 or AT requires a DIN to mini DIN adapter keyboard for method 2 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 Enter The message below will appear Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N If you want to proceed type Y 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
5. Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down 1 min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down fields Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H 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 Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it Video Off In Suspend This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system enters the Suspend mode The options are Yes and No 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 HDD Power Down This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the HDD Power Down mode according to the power saving time selected the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Award BIOS Setup Utility Soft Off by PWR BTTN This field 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 po
6. 1 and 2 On 2 20 Hardware Installation 3 Now power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s ratio in the BIOS please proceed to step 4 After powering on the system press Del to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select the CPU Frequency Control submenu and press lt Enter gt Set the CPU Clock Ratio field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio Refer to the CPU Frequency Control section in chapter 3 for more information Press Esc to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt Type Y and press lt Enter gt Hardware Installation 2 24 Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse Wi ake On eee JP2 I b E Jr 1 2 On Disable 2 3 On Enable default Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse Jumper JP2 The Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse function allows you to use the keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system By default JP2 is disabled To use this function set JP2 to 2 3 On Keyboard Mouse Power On in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly Refer to chapter 3 for details gt Warning 1 IfJP2
7. 3 75 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Legacy ISA or PCI Rd For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture Legacy SA 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 PCI IRO Assignment By default an IRQ is automatically assigned to the PCI devices that are installed in the PCI slots If a PCI device has not been assigned an IRQ you must manually assign an IRQ for the device During system boot up you will see NA for the device that does not have an IRQ assigned 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 7 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PC Health Status Current System Temp 27C 80F Item Help Current Chassis FAN Speed 0 RPM Current CPU FAN Speed 0 RPM Menu Level Current Second FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU V 2 06 V 15 V 1 53 V 3 3 V 331V 5 V 5 05 V 12 V 12 03 V 12 V H 11 37 V VBAT V 3 21 V 5VSB V 540 V Til Move EnterSelect 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
8. 3 Ground 5V 49 2 50 Hardware Installation 2 9 19 Front Panel Connectors HD LED SPEAKER RESET Pd ani 2 19 O O O O OJO ojo ojm 20 0 ojo O o ojo o oj2 dd dI Lo et Erection GLED PWRLED connectors 155 gt GSW ATXSW 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 S3 STR Suspend To RAM state It will blink every second when the system is in the S1 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 PWR BTTN 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 Hardware Installation PWR LED Power Standby LED When the system s power is on this LED will l
9. 7 UP3 12 Ground 3 UP2 8 UP3 13 UP2 4 Ground 9 Ground 14 UP2 5 Key 10 Ground 15 VCC 34 Hardware Installation 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 must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use the USB ports Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation Two onboard USB ports J2 Black are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board The J16 J50 connector on the system board allows you to connect 2 more optional 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 USB ports install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J16 J50 Insert the USB port cable connector to pins 1 10 if One of the holes on the cable connector is plugged meaning the cable connector has a keying mechanism Insert the USB port cable connector to pins 6 15 if None of the holes on the cable connector is plugged meaning the cable connector has no keying mechanism The system board supports the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state If you want to use this function you must set jumpers
10. Design Guide Version 1 1 An ATX12V power supply has a standard 20 pin ATX main power connector a 4 pin 12V power connector and a 6 pin auxiliary power connector that must be inserted onto ATXP2 ATXP1 and ATXP3 connectors respectively The 4 pin 12V power connector enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The 6 pin auxiliary power connector provides additional current for the board s 3 3VDC and 5VDC Using a power supply that does not have this connector will still provide power as long as the 20 pin ATX main power and 4 pin 12V power are connected The system board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided use a 300 Watt or greater power supply Hardware Installation ATX Main Power Connector Pin Function Pin Function 1 33V 11 33V 2 33V 12 12V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 5V 14 PS ON 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 45V 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 PW OK 18 v 9 5VSB 19 45V 10 12V 20 45V 12V Power Connector Pin Function I Ground 2 Ground 3 12V 4 12V Auxiliary Power Connector Pin Function Pin Function 1 Gound 4 3 3V 2 Ground 5 33V
11. JP1 and JP4 pins 2 and 3 to On and set USB KB Mouse Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS to Enabled Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse in chapter 2 and USB KB Mouse Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information 35 2 36 Hardware Installation 2 9 7 IrDA Connector O 308 4 ron ais Pin Function VCC N C IRRX Ground IRTX uUi dun 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 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter Connect your IrDA cable to connector J15 on the system board Set UART2 Mode Select 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 documentation 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 Installati
12. SL system board which is the board that supports onboard LAN 16 Hardware Installation 2 2 1 Important Installation Instructions Certain rules must be followed when installing RIMM to obtain optimum system performance Rule 1 Rule 2 Rule 3 Rule 4 Rule 5 Before installing or uninstalling a RIMM power off the system and unplug the power cord Make sure the Power Standby LED is off The four RIMM sockets are divided into 2 banks bank 0 RIMM sockets 1 and 2 and bank 1 RIMM sockets 3 and 4 Bank 0 must be populated first ensuring that RIMM sockets 1 and 2 are installed with RIMMs The memory configuration speed number of devices size and density of RIMMs in bank O and bank 1 must be identical Each bank supports a maximum of 32 devices therefore the 2 banks support a maximum of 64 devices The system board supports ECC or non ECC RIMM Use the same type of RIMM in all sockets Due to RDRAM s signal routing all RIMM sockets must be populated with modules If RIMM sockets 3 and 4 bank 1 are not populated with RIMMs YOU MUST install them with CRIMMs Continuity RIMM This is to avoid breaking the signal lines which are a serial connection in a RAMBUS interface and will allow the Direct Rambus Channel to function properly If at any time you wish to upgrade the system memory remove the CRIMMs and replace them with RIMMs 2 Hardware Installation EBEHEEEEEHEEEHERBEEEREEHSEHEEREERENE The
13. Select The options are LPC I F DMA and PC PCI DMA 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals 2 Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled A Item Help On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto Menu Level 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 USB Controller Enable USB Keyboard Support Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot AC97 Audio Auto AC97 Modem Auto IDE HDD Block Mode Enable Keyboard Mouse Power On Disabled X KB Power On Password Enter X KB Power On Hot Key Ctrl F1 Onboard FDC Controller Enable Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Ont board Sena Fort 2 FARO ve ESC Exit F1 General Help ode Select orma a Optimi aults X RxD TxD Active HiLo s F7 Optimized Defaults X IR Transmission Delay Enable Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA 3 PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off Game Port Address 20 Midi Port Address Disable X Midi Port IRQ 10 vj 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 Th
14. Your version may not be identical to this one Current System Temperature Current Chassis Fan Speed Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Second Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system and the current fan speed of the chassis CPU and second fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute CPU V This field shows the voltage of the processor 1 5V 4 3 3V 5V 12V 12V VBAT V and 5VSB V These fields show the output voltage of the power supply 76 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 8 CPU Frequency Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software CPU Frequency Control CPU Clock Ratio X8 Item Help Menu Level Te Move EnterSelect PU PD Value Fl0 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 CPU Clock Ratio This field is used to select the frequency ratio of the processor Important 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 its factory default ratio If you selected an option other than the default setting and is unable to boot up the system there are 2 methods of booting up the system and going back to its default setting
15. install it back before powering on the system The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720mA Introduction Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse The Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse in chapter 2 and USB KB Mouse Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 21 5A If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 4 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 22A RTC Timer to Power on the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power on on the set date and time Refer to Resume On Alarm in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information 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 ME supports the ACPI function ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to R
16. message below will appear Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Type Y and press Enter to load the Setup default values 3 79 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 supervisor s 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 Enter 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 user s password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup s
17. more information Disabled Default setting gt Warning If JP2 was previously enabled with a pass word set in the KB Power On Password field and now you wish to disable the keyboard password function make sure to set this field to disabled prior to setting JP2 to disabled 1 2 On You will not be able to boot up the system if you fail to do so Fassword When this option is selected move the cursor to the KB Power On Password field and press Enter Enter your password You can enter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confirm then press Enter Important The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field You must type the correct password to power on the system If you forgot the password power off the 66 3 67 Award BIOS Setup Utility system and remove the battery Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering on the system Hot Key When this option is selected move the cursor to the KB Power On Hot Key field to select a function key you would like to use to power on the system The options are from Ctrl F1 to Ctr F12 Mouse Left When this option is selected double click the left button of the mouse to power on the system Mouse Right When this option is selected double click the right button of the mouse to power on the system Any Key Press any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this
18. 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 X IRQ Resources Press Ent Ee oi Default is Disabled PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data PCI IRQ Assi es Q Assignment ESCD when you exit Slot 1 5 Auto Onboard AC97 Slot 2 Auto Setup if you have Slot 3 Auto installed a new add on Onboard USB Slot 4 Auto and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot TE Move EnterSelect 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 Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the IRQ Resources field 74
19. option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3ES IRO4 2F8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an 1 O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 1 and or serial port 2 UART2 Mode Select The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices You may not use IrDA J15 and the COM 2 serial port CN3 at the same time If you are using the COM 2 serial port make sure this field is set to Normal To use the IrDA function follow the steps below 1 Connect your IrDA cable to connector J15 on the system board 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 2 Setthe UART2 Mode Select field to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA peripheral device IrDA or ASKIR For better transmission of data your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of 1 meter 3 Set the RxD TxD Active and IR Transmission Delay fields appropriately RxD TxD Active The options are Hi Lo Lo Hi Lo Lo and Hi Hi IR Transmission Delay
20. or flashing of the BIOS When enabled it secures the BIOS therefore any updates to the BIOS Disabled Disables the BIOS flash protect function allowing you Onboard LAN Control NT70 SA SL By default the onboard LAN chip is enabled If you are not using Flash Protect will not take effect to update or flash the BIOS any time needed this function set this field to Disabled 3 56 3 57 Award BIOS Setup Utility Virus Warning This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive 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 the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear After seeing the error message if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field Also disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 98 2000 ME or the operating system may not install nor work CPU L1 amp L2 Cache This field speed up the memory access The default value is enabled Quick Power On Self Test This field spee
21. separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice l The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Table of Contents Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 31 The Basic Input Output System eremo 52 31 1 Standard CMOS Features 52 312 Advanced BIOS Features erar 56 313 Advanced Chipset Features s 6l 314 Integrated Peripherals ee 64 315 Power Management Setup RE 316 317 31 8 319 3 1 10 31 11 31 12 31 13 31 14 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Features and Specifications 1 1 1 Features Chipset Intel 850 chipset Intel 82850 Memory Controller Hub MCH Intel 82801 I O Controller Hub ICH2 Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 478 for installing a Pentium 4 processor Intel Pentium 4 processor 478 pin 400MHz system data bus System Memory Four 184 pin RIMM sockets Two Direct RDRAM channels with two RIMMs per channel Supports 128MB to 2GB system memory using 64Mbit 128Mbit or 256Mbit technology PC 600 or PC 8
22. to On Regardless of the USB port USB 1 2 3 or 4 used both jumpers must be enabled USB KB Mouse Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must also be enabled 23 2 Hardware Installation P Important Ifyou are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt 1 5A If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 4 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 22A 24 Hardware Installation 2 26 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU s Front Side Bus CPU FSB select P72 3 m NA TT TES TT TETTE 5 3 m O 3 2 i 1 20n 100MHz default CPU Front Side Bus Select Jumper JP72 The default setting of this jumper is pins 1 and 2 On 100MHz FSB 25 a Hardware Installation 2 7 Jumper Settings for USB 4 d a Jzi gs 35 w JP70 me 3 2 1 3 2 1 O am N O aH B 1 2 On USB 4 onJ16 J50 2 3 On USB 4 on CNR default USB 4 Select Jumpers JP70 and JP71 These jumpers are use
23. up Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot up Onboard LAN Boot ROM NT70 SA SL When this field is set to Enabled it allows you to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network directly If you wish to change the boot ROM s settings type the Ctrl and S keys simultaneously when prompted during boot up Take note you will be able to access the boot ROM s program by typing lt Ctrl gt lt S gt only when this field is enabled 3 60 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features RDRAM Bus Frequency Auto Item Help DRAM Data Integrity Mode Non ECC System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Menu Level Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled Delayed Transaction Enabled AGP Aperture Size MB 64M AGP 4X Mode Enabled Side Band Control Enabled Delay Thermal Mode Time 8 Min DMA Channel 7 Select LPC I F DMA DMA Channel 6 Select LPC I F DMA DMA Channel 5 Select LPC I F DMA DMA Channel 4 Select LPC I F DMA DMA Channel 3 Select LPC I F DMA DMA Channel 2 Select LPC I F DMA DMA Channel 1 Select LPC I F DMA DMA Channel 0 Select LPC I F DMA Ne Move EnterSelect PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for
24. was enabled with a password set in the KB Power On Password field and now you wish to disable the keyboard password function make sure to set the Keyboard Mouse Power On field to Disabled prior to setting JP2 to disabled You will not be able to boot up the system if you fail to do so 2 2 Hardware Installation 2 The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field of the Integrated Peripherals submenu You must type the correct password to power on the system 3 The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720mA 22 Hardware Installation 2 25 Jumper Settings for Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse a Wake On USB KB Mouse for USB 1 2 JP EJ Y z Wake On USB KB Mouse for USB 3 4 JP4 Ed N w 1 1 2 3 T Ew 1 Ho O JP1 JPI 3 JP4 3 JP4 1 2 On Disable 2 3 On Enable default Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse for USB 1 and 2 JP1 Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse for USB 3 and 4 JP4 The Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state By default this function is disabled To use this function JP1 and JP4 pins 2 and 3 must be set
25. 00 RDRAM Supports ECC function Please refer to System Memory in chapter 2 for more information Introduction Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 AGP slot 4 dedicated PCI slots and 1 shared PCI CNR slot The AGP slot only supports 1 5V AGP 4x 1066MB sec bandwidth add in cards AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards for 3D graphics applications It handles large amounts of graphics data with the following features Pipelined memory read and write operations that hide memory access latency Demultiplexing of address and data on the bus for nearly 100 percent efficiency CNR Communication and Networking Riser is an interface that supports multi channel audio V 90 analog modem phone line based networking or 10 100 Ethernet based networking riser board Onboard Audio Features 18 bit stereo full duplex codec with independent variable sampling rate High quality differential CD input True stereo line level outputs Compatibility Microsoft PC 2001 compliant PCI 2 2 CNR 1 0 A type and AC 97 compliant Intel AGP version 2 0 Introduction ATX Double Deck Ports PC 99 color coded connectors Two USB ports Two NS16C550A compatible DB 9 serial ports One DB 25 parallel port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port One game MIDI port Three audio jacks line out line in and mic in Connectors One connector for 2 additional extern
26. 40K Extended Memory 129024K Total Memory 130048K Ne Move EnterSelect PU PD Value Fl0 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 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 1 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 dock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 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 Enter IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen 53 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 B
27. AM function Introduction 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 ME 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 information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 21A 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 Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for more information Year 2000 Compliant Supports hardware Y2K function 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 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 System Board Layout Factory use only msg I4 CPU fan 9 9 RIMM 2 Standby
28. CRIMM module included in the system board package looks similar to the one shown below 2 2 2 Installing a RIMM A RIMM simply snaps into a RIMM socket on the system board Pin 1 of the RIMM must correspond with pin 1 of the socket 1 Pullthe tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the RIMM 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 RIMM in place 18 Hardware Installation 2 2 3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Clear CMOS P5 OG Y ni ol2 o 3 T n O 3 3 1 2 On Normal 2 3 On default Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data Jumper JP5 If you encounter the following a CMOS data becomes corrupted b You forgot the supervisor or user password O You are unable to boot up the computer system because the processor s ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below 1 Power offthe system 2 SetJP5 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP5 back to its default setting pins
29. IOS will auto detect the HDD amp CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD amp CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None 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 system s 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 AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity 720K 35 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 EGANCA 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 reso
30. If this field is Enabled transmission of data will be slower This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 3BC IRQ7 278 IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP and PntMode These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripheral s manual for the best option SPP 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 PntMode Allows parallel port to operate in bipolar mode 68 3 69 Award BIOS Setup Utility If you selected EPP the EPP Mode Select field is configurable If you selected ECP the ECP Mode Use DMA field is configurable If you selected ECP EPP both EPP Mode Select and ECP Mode Use DMA are configurable EPP Mode Select The options are EPP1 9 and EPP1 7 Default setting EPP1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel port The options are 1 and 3 Default setting 3 PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off When power ret
31. NT70 SC Rev A System Board User s Manual 52300135 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 written 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 2001 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium 4 are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation 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 To avoid damage to the system Use the correct AC input voltage range To reduce the risk of electric shock Unplug the power cord be
32. OS upgrades Supports DMI 2 0 function 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 2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the following system health conditions Monitors system temperature and overheat alarm Monitors 5VSB VBAT 1 5V 3 3V 5V 12V CPU volt ages and failure alarm Monitors the fan speed of the CPU fan chassis fan and second fan and failure alarm Introduction 1 1 Automatic chassis fan on off control Read back capability that displays temperature voltage and fan speed Opened chassis alarm optional Refer to the PC Health Status section in chapter 3 for more information 3 Intelligence Automatic Chassis Fan Off The chassis fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By PWR BTTN field of the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Wake O
33. S 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Ports Ji PS 2 Mouse vo PS 2 Keyboard louse Green Ki Purple The system board is equipped with an onboard PS 2 mouse Green and PS 2 keyboard Purple ports both at location J1 of the ATX double deck ports of the system board The PS 2 mouse port uses IRQ12 If a mouse is not connected to this port the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards gt Warning Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board 29 2 2 30 Hardware Installation 2 9 3 Parallel Port Parallel Burgundy Parallel Port 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 O O 99999 gy 000000000000 The system board has a standard parallel port CN2 Burgundy located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports SPP ECP EPP and PntMode modes You can select the port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Setting Functi
34. al USB ports One connector for IrDA interface Two IDE connectors One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2 88MB floppy drives Three ATX power supply connectors One Wake On LAN connector One Wake On Ring connector CPU chassis and second fan connectors One opened chassis alarm connector optional Two internal audio connectors CD in and TAD PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices Supports ATA 33 ATA 66 and ATA 100 hard drives PIO Mode 4 Enhanced IDE data transfer rate up to 14MB sec Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer 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 IrDA or ASKIR standard l Introduction USB Ports The system board supports 4 USB ports Two onboard USB ports are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board The J16 J50 connector on the system board allows you to connect 2 more optional USB ports These optional USB ports which are mounted on a card edge 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 Award BIOS Windows 98 2000 ME Plug and Play compatible Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM for easy BI
35. ced BIOS Features Xx BIOS Flash Protect Onboard LAN Control Virus Warning CPU LI amp L2 Cache Quick Power On Self Test RAID or SCSI Card Boot First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate Chars Sec Typematic Delay Msec Security Option APIC Mode OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB HDD S M A R T Capability Small Logo EPA Show Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disa led Enabled Disa led Enabled Enabled RAI Flopp D HDD 0 LS120 Enabled Disa Disa Off Disa 6 250 Setup Disa Non Disal led led led led OS2 led Enabled Enabled A v Item Help Menu Level Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep ESC Exit Fl General Help 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 BIOS Enabled This option will protect the system from unnecessary updating
36. chassis to location J5 on the system board 46 Hardware Installation 2 9 17 RIMM PCI Standby Power LED t s i PCI Standb Power LED 3 O RIMM 2 Standby Power LED RIMM Standby Power LED RIMM 1 and RIMM 2 Standby Power LEDs These LEDs 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 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 memory modules or add in cards 47 2 48 Hardware Installation 2 9 18 Power Connectors Bi Auxiliary power TXP3 8 f 55 A ad 4 du g elle ATX Main Power 2 ATXP2 DM 8 o 3 a 2V power 95 IE 42 LJ We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply
37. d to select USB 4 s location Set pins 1 and 2 to On if you want USB 4 on J16 J50 Set pins 2 and 3 to On if you want USB 4 on CNR 26 Hardware Installation 2 2 8 Factory Use Jumper y Factory use onl 7 gt 1A L 1 2 3 ime 1 2 On Default Factory Use Only Jumper J14 This jumper is for factory use only Please leave it in its default setting Reconfiguring the jumper may cause problems 27 2 28 Hardware Installation 2 9 Ports and Connectors 2 9 1 Serial Ports AI CNI LI CN3 9 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 000000000000 COM 1 COM 2 Serial Port Serial Port The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports COM 1 CNI and COM 2 CN3 both in Teal Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board These ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices You can set the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Hardware Installation 2 9 2 P
38. ds 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 RAID or SCSI Card Boot NTZO SA SR If you want the system to boot from a drive that is connected to the RAID IDE connector or SCSI add in card you must first select SCSI in the First Boot Device field If there are drives connected to both the RAID IDE connector and SCSI add in card you must then select which drive you want the system to boot from RAID The drive is connected to the RAID IDE connector that is on the system board SC The drive is connected to the SCSI add in card that is installed in a PCI slot Award BIOS Setup Utility If the drive is connected to either one of them only you don t need to particularly select an option in this field because the system will automatically detect for the existing drive 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 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 syst
39. e larger the range of the Cache RAM the faster the video performance Video RAM Cacheable When enabled it allows the video RAM to be cacheable thus providing better video performance If your graphics card does not support this function leave this field in its default setting Disabled Delayed Transaction When enabled this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCl to ISA transactions This allows PCI and ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made AGP Aperture Size MB This field is relevant to the memory mapped graphics data of the ACP card installed in your system Leave this in its default setting which is 64M AGP 4X Mode This field is used to enable the AGP 4x interface which transfers video data at 1066MB sec bandwidth thus delivering faster and better graphics to your PC Make sure your graphics card supports the AGP 4x mode 62 3 63 Award BIOS Setup Utility Side Band Control The options are Enabled and Disabled Delay Thermal Mode Time This field is used to select the time that would force the CPU to a 50 duty cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating temperature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheating to ensure a safe computing environment The Auto Thermal Control field in the Advanced BIOS Features setup must be enabled DMA Channel 7 Select to DMA Channel 0
40. e settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one On Chip Primary PCI IDE and On Chip Secondary PCI IDE 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 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 available mode after checking your drive 64 3 65 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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
41. em 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 the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still 3 58 3 59 Award BIOS Setup Utility down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the Typematic Rate Chars Seo and Typematic Delay Msec fields below Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allo
42. er end to the to modem TAD connector on the system board The voice modem will interface with the onboard audio allowing voice to come from the extemal speaker 2 Hardware Installation 2 9 14 Wake On LAN Connector ji OM j ETT je C Wake On LAN s LR uo Pin Function 1 WOL Ground 3 5VSB The system board supports the Wake On LAN function 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 IRO or DMA interrupt To use the Wake On LAN function you must enable the Resume on LAN 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 J8 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 Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720mA 44 Hardware Installation 2 9 15 Wake On Ring Connector L1
43. et a user s password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features Using user s 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 verify disable or delete a user s password follow the procedures described in the section Set Supervisor Password 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 Enter 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 Ctrl lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done 3 1 14 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press Enter The message below will appear Quit Without Saving Y N N Type Y and press Enter 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 Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done
44. fore removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing After installation or servicing cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord Battery Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufadurer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions Joystick or MIDI port Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than 10A current at 5V DC There is a risk of fire for devices that exceed this limit 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 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the
45. h the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin 1 of the drive edge connector s Note Refer to your disk drive user s manual for information about Selecting proper drive switch settings Hardware Installation 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 or ATA 100 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 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 ATAP CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode 33 2 Hardware Installation 2 9 6 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 3 4 16 50 Additional USB Ports J16 J50 Pin Function Pin Function Pin Function I VCC 6 VCC 11 Ground 2 UP2
46. ight When the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend state it will blink every second When the system is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every 4 seconds Note 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 Pin Pin Assignment HD LED 3 HDD LED Power Primary Secondary IDE LED 5 HDD G LED 14 Green LED Power Green LED 16 Ground ATX SW 8 PWRBT ATX power switch 10 PWRBT G SW 18 Ground Green switch 20 SM RESET 7 Ground Reset switch 9 H W Reset SPEAKER 13 Speaker Data Speaker connector 15 NC 17 Ground 19 Speaker Power PWR LED 2 LED Power Power Standby LED 4 LED Power 6 LED Power or Standby Signal 5 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 mes
47. ined ribbon cable with pin 1 of the drive edge connector s The end most connector should be attached to the drive you want to designate as Drive A 31 2 32 Hardware Installation 2 9 5 IDE Disk Drive Connector 1 40 00 39 oo E oo 1 E oo OO OO oo oo oo L ni mim OO b Je SO Secondary DE oo 17 oo OO Primary IDE OO Oda 58 oo oo OO 2 OM 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 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header You may enable or disable the onboard primary or secondary IDE controller in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable l If you are connecting two IDE 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 J1 7 2 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device wit
48. lution monochrome adapters 54 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Erors 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 55 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 Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advan
49. n 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 Ring in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720mA Introduction 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 in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720mA Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse This function allows you to use the keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse in chapter 2 and Keyboard Mouse Power On in the Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for more information Important v The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field of the Integrated Peripherals submenu You must type the correct password to power on the system If you forgot the password power off the system and remove the battery Wait for a few seconds and
50. on 2 9 8 CPU Fan Connector D L1 O Pin Function 1 Ground 2 Power 3 Sense The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J9 on the system board The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan 37 2 38 Hardware Installation 2 9 9 Chassis Fan Connector A Si E Pin Function 1 Ground 2 On Off Sense 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 fan The chassis fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Hardware Installation 2 9 10 Second Fan Connector RE Er x m ud i Second fan P7
51. on SPP Allows normal speed operation but Standard Parallel Port inonedirection only ECP Allows parallel port to operate in Extended Capabilities Port bidirectional mode and at a speed fasterthan the SPP s data transfer rate EPP Allows bidirectional parallel portop Enhanced Parallel Port erationat maximum speed PntMode Allows parallel portto operate in bipolar mode Hardware Installation 2 9 4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives To prevent improper floppy cable installation the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism The 34 pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header You may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable 1 Install the 34 pin header connector of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J21 on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin 1 of Jal 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the disk drive s Align the colored edge of the daisy cha
52. rd is equipped with 3 audio jacks A jack is a one hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Line out Jack CN4 Lime This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Line in Jack CN5 Light Blue This jack can be connected to the line out jack of any external audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Connect a stereo cable from the line out jack of your external device to this line in jack Mic in Jack CN7 Pink Connect a microphone to the mic in jack Additional Line out Mic in 51 J51 provides you the option of connecting another line out and mic in jacks Hardware Installation 2 9 13 Internal Audio Connectors CD in 3 TAD 6 CD in This audio in connector is used to 7 receive audio from a CD ROM Funcion drive TV tuner or MPEG card 1 Left audio channel 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right audio channel TAD TAD is a connector for telephony Pin Function audio devices such as voice modem cards By installing a PCI voice 1 en ot modem card that is also equipped from modem with a TAD connector connect one 2 Ground end of the cable that came with 3 Ground the card to the card s TAD Modemin connector and the oth
53. 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 being lost while using your system RDRAM Bus Frequency This field is used to select the bus frequency of the RDRAM installed on the system board The default is Auto DRAM Data Integrity Mode If you are using RIMMs that support the ECC Error Checking and Correction function set this field to ECC It will allow the system to recover from memory failure It detects single bit and multiple bit errors then automatically corrects single bit error 61 Award BIOS Setup Utility System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at FO000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the system BIOS enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at COOOOH to C7FFFH to be cached if the cache controller is also enabled Th
54. sage will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main menu screen will appear CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features CPU Frequency 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 Ne Select Item F10 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 Enter A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Wed Aug 22 2001 Item Help Ti hh mm ss 4 35 5 VETERE TN Menu Level DE Primary Master Press Enter None DE Primary Slave Press Enter None Change the day month DE Secondary Master Press Enter None year and century DE Secondary Slave Press Enter None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 6
55. these categories USB Controller We recommend that you leave this field in its default setting 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 Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the AGP or PCI first when the system boots AP When the system boots it will first initialize the AGP PO Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio codec primary or secondary audio riser card or audio modem riser card Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card Award BIOS Setup Utility AC97 Modem Auto Select this option when using a primary or secondary modem riser card or audio modem riser card Disabled Select this option when using a PCI modem card 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 Keyboard Mouse Power On This field allows you to use the keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function make sure JP2 is set to 2 3 On the Wake On Keyboard Mouse function enabled Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse in chapter 2 for
56. tion This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse 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 Alarm and Time hh mm ss Alarm fields However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network Resume On Ring LAN 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 Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 1 31 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field Time hh mm ss Alarm 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 Alarm field the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 6 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that
57. ume on PCI Event Disabled Resume on Ring Disabled Resume on LAN Disabled USB KB Mouse Wake Up From S3 Enabled Resume on Alarm Disabled X Date of Month Alarm 0 X Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Tic Move EnterSelect PU PD Value Fl0 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 ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI Currently only Windows 98 2000 ME supports this function When the system is in Windows 98 2000 ME and this field is enabled the system will ignore the settings in the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down fields If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the field below ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode SI POS Enables the Power On Suspend function SXSTR Enables the Suspend to RAM function Refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more information 70 3 71 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 Suspend mode and HDD Power Down fields are activated Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down 1 hr
58. urns after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the system TumOn 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 retums Game Port Address This field is used to select the game port s address The options are 201 209 and Disabled Midi Port Address This field is used to select the midi port s address The options are 290 292 and Disabled If you have selected the midi port s address you may select its IRQ in the Midi Port IRQ field Midi Port IRO This field is used to select the midi port s IRQ The options are 5 and 10 3 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 ACPI Function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type SI POS Power Management User Define Menu Level Video Off Method DPMS Video Off In Suspend Yes Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled Soft Off By PWR BTTN Instant Off Res
59. wer button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button 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 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 Resume On Ring Set this field to Enabled to use the modem ring on function This will allow your system to 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 Resume On LAN If you are using a LAN card that supports the remote wake up function set this field to Enabled The will allow the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can wake up the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt Refer to Wake On LAN Connector in chapter 2 for more information 72 3 73 Award BIOS Setup Utility USB KB Mouse Wake Up From S3 Set this field to Enabled to use the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse func
60. ws you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins 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 APIC Mode If you are using the Windows XP operating system you must set this field to Enabled OS Select for DRAM 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 The options are Non OS2 and OS2 Award BIOS Setup Utility HDD S M A R T Capability The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 33 or later hard drives Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot
61. y Bad Go IrDA 15 Ja Em N Square denotes pin et XXX Je fol CERES Je ES Gy Pink I Line In KB COMI COM2 USB a Out Light Blue Purple Teal Turquoise Black Lime NT70 SC Supports onboard audio 15 2 Hardware Installation Waming 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 DI LI Fila O Features Four RIMM sockets Two Direct RDRAM channels with two RIMMs per channel Supports maximum of 32 Direct RDRAM devices per channel Supports 128MB to 2GB system memory using 64Mbit 128Mbit or 256Mbit technology PC 600 or PC 800 RDRAM Supports single sided or double sided RIMM RIMM with SPD Serial Presence Detect data structure will provide optimal memory operation Supports ECC function Note The illustrations on the following pages are based on the NT70 SA

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