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Belkin PM11-EL/RAMA Computer Hardware User Manual

1. EE a pew a CMOS JP2 3 2 T 2 1 2 On Normal 2 3 On default Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data Jumper JP2 If you encounter the following a CMOS data becomes corrupted b You forgot the keyboard supervisor or user password c You are unable to boot up the computer system because the processor s ratio clock 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 Poweroff the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set JP2 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP2 back to its default setting pins and 2 On 20 Hardware Installation Now power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s ratio clock 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 Frequency Voltage Control submenu and press lt Enter gt Set the CPU Clock Ratio or CPU Clock field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock Refer to 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
2. IDE 2 23 OOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO000 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0O0000 The mainboard 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 You can enable or disable the onboard primary or secondary IDE controller in the ntegrated Peripherals submenu VIA OnChip IDE Device field of the BIOS Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable If you are connecting two IDE drives install the 40 pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header 19 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 J23 2 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin of the drive edge connector s Note Refer to your disk drive users manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings 30 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 Fol
3. 101 102 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 12 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 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 Shat Down andas What do vou vanl the comple ho do 05 0105 mode o ce we pce If you are Ju to use the Suspend to RAM function after performing the steps above in Windows 98 or when you are in Windows 2000 ME XP please check whether your add in cards or devices support this function lf this function is not supported you need to download the appropriate driver from their respective website 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 FI TO CONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP will be shown in the informatio
4. JI3 and J14 13 2 3 2 3 O J4 O j3 2 On Enabled 2 3 On Disabled default Wake On USB 2 0 Keyboard Mouse J13 and J14 The Wake On USB 2 0 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the 53 STR Suspend To RAM state Set 13 and 14 to Enabled only if you are using this function with a device that is connected to the USB 2 0 port Make sure Resume on PCI Event IRO Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS is also set to Enabled lt Important f 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 5 If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 22 23 2 24 Hardware Installation 2 6 2 6 1 Ports and Connectors Serial Ports COM Teal Turquoise 919 9 9 0 0 0 0 O O O O O OF o 1 Serial Port The built in serial ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remo
5. EIER 8 X E i DDR SDRAM SEES EM me Chip fan 11 DIMM 1 Si gri AC97 02 hin AGH Slot DREAM 98 88 DIMM 2 29 33 SC i223 IrDA J10 Sa om J25 Ch audio 3 PCI Slot Battery ig Bn 038 m PCI Standby Power LED 8 8 ss 5002 SD po 81275 H DIF out W83L518D E PCI S ot 3 USB 017 00000 SPEAKER RESET VT6202 E USB 2 0 ssec 114 BIOS 29999 Clear TMT 012 22 eom m P2 espe estes GSW Wake On USB 20 KB Mouse Wake On Wake On EW 13 and 14 LAN 7 J16 Meh eee Parallel 2USB20 RJ45 5 1 Burgundy acy EAN Pink Po See 0000000000000 Line l e o 00000090900 ai Licht Blue oteo ORSR O I KB COM VGA 2 USB 1 1 L tine out Purple Teal Turquoise Blue Black Note The illustrations on the following pages are based on the PMI UL RAMA mainboard which is the board that supports onboard audio onboard LAN USB 2 0 and Smart 1 0 2 Hardware Installation Warning d ues Flecitostatik discharge ESD can damage your mainboard 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
6. Pin Function Ground 2 Power 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 J18 on the mainboard The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan 38 Hardware Installation 2 6 11 Chassis Fan Connector a 3 E Chassis 1 a4 fan J28 X Pin Function On Off 2 12 Sense If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J28 on the mainboard 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 39 f Hardware Installation 2 6 12 Chip Fan Connector hip fan LJ Pin Function 2V 2 Ground The VIA P4M266 chip must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink Connect the fan s connector to location JI on the system board 40 Hardware Installation 2 6 13 Game MIDI Port 2
7. 47 USB 20 Driver 48 Winbond Smart Dnvers ttes 4 9 Winbond SmartCard Application 4 10 Microsoft DirectX 8 1 Driver 4 11 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes s Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function A Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix B System Error Messages gt gt saat tematici B 2 Error Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checklista Chapter Introduction 1 Features and Specifications 1 1 1 Features Chipset VIA P4M266 VT8233ACD Processor The mainboard is equipped with Socket 478 for installing a Pentium 4 processor Intel Pentium 4 processor 478 pin Supports up to 2 2GHz CPU speed e 400MHz system data bus System Memory Two 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports up to 2GB using PCI600 DDR200 PC2100 DDR266 unbuffered DDR SDRAM DIMM 2 5V type Uses x8 xl6 512MB technology DIMMs Memory Size DIMMs Memory Size 2MBx64 6MB 6MBx64 128MB 4MBx64 32MB 32MBx64 256MB 8MBx64 64MB 64MBx64 512MB Introduction Expansion Slots The mainboard is equipped with universal AGP slot and 3 PCI slots AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing z buffering and alpha blending The universal AGP slot supports AGP 2x with up to 533MB
8. File menu 2 The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for save Press lt Enter gt 3 Enter the directory and filename under which you would like the DMI file saved 23 Supported Software 4 2 Hardware Monitor The mainboard comes with the 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 warning 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 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 or Windows XP 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 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 mainboard package also comes with the VIA Service Pack The service pack includes the following drivers VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver AGPVxD Driver
9. Use the correct AC input voltage range To reduce the risk of electric shock Unplug the power cord before 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 manufacturer 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 OA 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 lim 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 radi frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance wit the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to rad its io communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cau se harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the
10. 4 ooooooom o o 0000000 fame The system board is equipped with a 15 connector at location J8 for connecting an external game MIDI port One card edge bracket mounted with a serial port cable and a game MIDI port cable is provided with the system board Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the game MIDI port cable to connector J8 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin of connector J8 The Game MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I O port This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick 4 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 14 Audio Jacks EE d EJE d N CN3 2 I moooo 9 A Front audio J3 Mic In Pink Line In Lime SIT Light Blue Front Audio J3 Pin Function Pin Function Ground 3 Mic Power 4 AuD Vcc Avec 5 AuD R Out 6 AuD R Retum GND 7 N C 8 Key 9 AuD L Out 10 AuD L Retum GND 42 Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Jacks CN3 The mainboard is equipped with 3 audio jacks A jack is a one
11. n the ACPI Function field select Enabled n the Suspend field select 53 STR Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type SI POS Power Management Option User Detine Menu Level HDD Power Down Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off By PWRBTN Instant off Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Auto PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off gt IRQ Event Activity Detect Press Enter Tl 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 Your version may not be ide ntical to this one Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu Select Save amp Exit Setup and press Enter lt Y gt and press Enter nstall Windows 98 by typing the following parameter This is to ensure that the ACPI function is supported drive 7 setup p f you have previously installed Windows 98 you need to upgrade the system in order to support ACPI Please contact Microsoft for upgrade information 99 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 7 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 pro
12. 20 30 resolutions up to 1920x1440 3D rendering features MPEG 2 video textures D hardware acceleration features Motion video architecture Full software support N Onboard Integrated Media Reader Smart I O PMI I UL RAMA only Supports Security Application Smart Card interface Supports two most promising compact storage Memory Stick interface and Secure Digital Memory Card interface ATX Double Deck Ports PC 99 color coded connectors Two USB 2 0 ports PMI I UL RAMA only Two USB 1 1 ports One RJ45 LAN port PMI I EL RAMA and PMII UL RAMA only One DB 9 serial port One DB 15 VGA port One DB 25 parallel port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port Three audio jacks line out line in and mic in Connectors One connector for 2 additional external USB 2 0 ports PMI 1 UL RAMA only One connector for 2 additional external USB 1 1 ports One connector for external serial port Introduction One connector for an external game MIDI port One connector for external line out and mic in jacks Two internal audio connectors AUX in and CD in One S PDIF out connector One connector for IrDA interface Two IDE connectors One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2 88MB floppy drives Two ATX power supply connectors One Wake On LAN connector One Wake On Ring connector CPU fan chassis fan and chip fan connectors Smart Card interface PMI UL RAMA only Memory Sti
13. 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry set a supervisors 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 lype 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 Esc 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 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 th
14. Chapter Introduction Features and Specifications 1 22 Package scitote quine dnt uad Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 Mainboard Layout tetris l5 2 2 Systemi Memo yeca a 18 2 3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS 24 Jumper Settings for Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse 2 5 Jumper Settings for Wake On USB 2 0 Keyboard Mouse 23 2 6 POPtS And Contiectorsuus iuto ties tertie quand 24 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 The Basic Input Output System 56 3 l Standard CMOS Features 56 3 1 2 Advanced BIOS Features 60 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features wuss 64 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals 3 1 5 Power Management Setup 75 3 6 PnP POI Configurations tete 8l Sp PO Heath Statusin Rte etes 84 3 1 8 Frequency Voltage Control 86 3 1 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults 88 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults mses 88 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password 89 3 1 12 Set User Password 89 3 1 13 Save amp Exit Setup 3 1 14 Exit Without Saving 3 2 Updating the BIOS 90 Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management Interface 91 42 Hardware IMODILOE 94 43 Service Packets tinea iod 4 4 Audio Drivers and Software Applications 45 Onboard LAN Drivers for Windows i6 Coraphies
15. IRQ Routing Miniport Driver VIA INF 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 Service Pack button For installation instructions or information click the Read button in the autorun screen Supported Software VIA Service Pack Installation Notes The AGP VxD Driver and VIA INF Driver drivers in the VIA Service Pack are supported in Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME and Windows 2000 You must first install the VIA 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 PARS s Important q 1 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 4 5 Insert the CD that came with the mainboard package into CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click VIA Service Pack The Welcome screen will appear Click Next Please read the VIA Service Pack readme carefully before proceedin
16. utility Select Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt Type lt Y gt and press Enter 2 f Hardware Installation 2 4 Jumper Settings for Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse OR Wake On PS 2 1 KB Mouse JP M L 1 2 On Disable VCC power 2 3 On Enable 5VSB power default Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Jumper JPI The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system from the 55 state By default JPI is enabled 52 Wakeup Select IRO Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly Refer to chapter 3 for details Warning If you forgot the password you must power off the system unplug the power cord and clear the CMOS data Follow the steps in the Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data section 2 The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720 22 Hardware Installation 2 5 Jumper Settings for Wake On USB 2 0 Keyboard Mouse PMI I UL RAMA only z TETTE TIPP TETTE 2 gt 225 Wake On USB 2 0 m O
17. PCI Event IRO Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS If you are using this function with a device that is connected to the USB I I port you do not need to configure any jumpers You only need to enable USB Resume from S3 IRO Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important e 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 5 If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 22 RTC Timer to Power on the System The RTC installed on the mainboard allows your system to auto matically power on on the set date and time Refer to Resume On Alarm IRO Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information ACPI STR The mainboard is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Configura tion and Power Interface specification ACPI has energy saving fea tures 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 XP supports the ACPI function ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function Introduction With the Suspen
18. RAMA and PMII UL RAMA only a RJ45 LAN The PMI I EL RAMA and PMI I UL RAMA mainboards are each equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast ethernet LAN port at location CN2 of the ATX double deck ports It allows the mainboard to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub You may enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripher als submenu VIA OnChip PCI Device field of the BIOS 35 f 36 Hardw are Installation 2 6 8 VGA Port mm E VGA Blue 919 9 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O The system board only be used with an analog video monitor Connect the monitors 5 pin D shell cable connector to the VGA po rt CNI Blue located at the ATX double deck ports of the board If your monitor supports analog video but does not have a 5 pin D shell connector see your monitor dealer for the adapter or op tional cable After you plug the monitor cable into the VGA port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place Some monitors have a switch that chooses between analog and TTL or dig
19. Swap Floppy Drive Disabled protection If this Boot Up Floppy See Disabled function is enabled and Boot Up NumLock Status On someone attempt to Typematic Rate Setting Disabled write data into this X Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 area BIOS will show a X Typematic Delay Ms 250 warning message on Security Option Setup screen and alarm beep OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Enabled Small Logo EPA Show Enabled Tl 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 Your version may not be identical to this one 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 Award BIOS Setup Utility field Also disable thi
20. 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 of the AC power 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 2 106 The floppy diskette may not be formatted Format 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 2 Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS If the system is configured with two hard drives make sure the bootable first hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave The master hard
21. 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 1990 to 2098 Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 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 57 3 58 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 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
22. ital operation If your monitor has such a switch set it for analog Hardware Installation 2 6 9 IrDA Connector IrDA J10 L224 Pin Function VCC N C IRRX Ground IRTX RU The mainboard is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless con nectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data transfers of 15K baud at a distance of meter Connect your IrDA cable to connector JIO on the mainboard Set UART Mode Select in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field 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 mainboard Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions 37 f Hardware Installation 2 6 10 CPU Fan Connector O Nv w Q cg Sp 5 vi ETT TIT TERTII FTT Tes TTT OTT TET TTT RTT TETTE a
23. 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 ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the IRQ Resources field 8 3 82 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The IRQ 3 to IRQ 15 fields will appear Set each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved 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 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 field to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the VGA card will be available for your new device 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 a new device requires an IRQ set this field to Disab
24. reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CPU Clock This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the CPU The available options allow you to adjust the CPUS bus clock in IMHz increment The default setting is IOOMHZ Important 3 Overclocking may result in the processor s or system s instability and is not guaranteed to provide better system performance Auto Detect PCI DIMM Clk When enabled the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI or DIMM devices Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU Clock Ratio This field is used to select the CPU s frequency ratio Important The frequency ratio of some processors 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 in the CPU Clock or CPU Clock Ratio field 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 Method Clear the CMOS data by setting JP2 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
25. 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 according to the FSB of the processor Now press the Del key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select Frequency Voltage Control and set the CPU Clock or CPU Clock Ratio field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock Note Use a PS 2 or AT requires a DIN to mini DIN adapter keyboard for method 2 87 3 88 Award BIOS Setup Uti lity 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 Enter The default settings will be loaded 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults The Load Optimized the BIOS ROM Use Load Defaults option loads optimized settings from the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press Enter The message below will appear Optimized Defaults Y N N Type lt Y gt and press Enter to load the Setup default values Award BIOS Setup Utility
26. the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click the 97 98 Supported Software 411 Winbond SmartCard Application button to install the application Refer to its readme file for instructions on using the application 4 10 Microsoft DirectX 8 1 Driver Insert the CD that came with the mainboard package into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click Microsoft DirectX 8 1 Driver Click Yes to continue Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation Restart the system Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP 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 Setup 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 informa tion Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function A Using the Suspend to RAM Function If you are using the Windows 98 operating system please follow the s teps below Select Power Management Setup in the main menu screen and press Enter
27. 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 67 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 VGA Share Memory Size This field is used to select the memory size that will be shared by the VGA FB Address Conversion The options are Enabled and Disabled FB Page Close Prediction The options are Enabled and Disabled 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals gt VIA OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help gt VIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter gt Super IO Device Press Enter Menu Level Init Display First PCI Slot OnChip USB1 1 Controller All Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Tl 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 Your version may not be identical to this one VIA OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to thi
28. to the onboard O or the address setting 4 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 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process Mainboard 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 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets 4 Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations 5 f the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components Gently press each component into the socket 6 If you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup and load the BIOS defaults 108
29. your hard drive or CD ROM Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you Disabled BIOS will not detect these categories VIA OnChip PCI Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following fields will appear VIA 3058 AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio codec Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card Onboard LAN I EL RAMA and PM I UL RAMA only By default the onboard LAN chip is enabled If you are not using the onboard LAN set this field to Disabled 70 Award BIOS Setup Utility Super Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following fields will appear Onboard FDC 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 IRQO3 Allows you to manually select an O address for the onboard serial port and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port and or serial port 2 SC Port Address IRQ PMI I UL RAMA only This field is used to select the SC port s address and IRO When selecting an address for the SC port the IRO will at the same time appear next to the address selected MS Port Address IRQ PM I I UL RAMA only This field is
30. Front panel connectors J2 1 C 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 light when the system is in the 51 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 PWRBTN 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 light When the system is in the SI POS Power On Suspend state it will blink every second When the system is in the 53 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every 4 seconds Note If your 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 insert
31. PMII EC RAMA PMI I EL RAMA PMI I UL RAMA Rev Mainboard User s Manual 55600206 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 2002 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium 4 are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation VIA 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 To avoid damage to the system
32. Refer to Wake On Ring Connector in chapter 2 for more information Resume on Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the date and time you would Time being netwo like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month and Resume hh mm ss fields However if the system is 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 rk Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default 79 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Date of Month 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Resume Time hh mmvss field 31 Select a date you would like the system to poweron The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Resume Time hh mmvss 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 poweron 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 IRQs Activity Monitoring Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The Primary INTR and IRQ3 IROI5 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 mo
33. ake 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 IRO Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Important q The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720 Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse This function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system from the S5 state Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse in chapter 2 and PS2KB Wakeup Select IRO Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management section in chapter 3 for more information Important f you forgot the password you must power off the system unplug the power cord and clear the CMOS data Follow the steps in the Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data section in chapter 2 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 If you are using this function with a device that is connected to the USB 2 0 port you need to configure 2 jumpers Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On USB 2 0 Keyboard Mouse in chapter 2 You also need to enable Resume on
34. ake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use a PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system from the S5 state Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse in this chapter and PS2KB Wakeup Select IRO Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management section in chapter 3 for more information uen Warning Make sure to tum off your computer prior to connecting or di d isconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may amage the mainboard Hardware Installation 2 6 3 Parallel Port Parallel Burgundy o Parallel Port o ea onore ol aff 33382 The mainboard has a standard parallel port 4 Burgundy located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports SPP ECP and EPP modes You can select the port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIOS 27 2 Hardware Installation Setting Function SPP Allows normal speed operation but Standard Parallel Port in one direction only ECP Allows parallel port to operate in Extended Capabilities Port bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate EPP Allows bidirectional para
35. area network directly If you wish to change the boot ROM s settings type the Shift and FIO keys simultaneously when prompted during boot up Take note you will be able to access the boot program by typing Shift FI02 only when this field is enabled Award BIOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Video Off Option Video Off Method MODEM Use IRQ Soft Off By PWRBTN Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume PWR Lost Resume State gt IRQ Event Activity Detect Suspend gt Off V H SYNC Blank 3 Instant off Auto Keep Off Press Enter ACPI Function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Power Management Option User Define Menu Level HDD Power Down Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled Til Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value 10 F6 Fail Safe Defaults ESC Exit Fl General Help 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 XP supports this function If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the ACPI Suspend Type fiel
36. at appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied To set confirm verify disable or delete a users password follow the procedures described in the section Set Supervisor Password 3 90 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 Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done 3 1 14 Exit Without Saving 3 2 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 lt Del gt after memory testing is done Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility AWDFLASH EXE Please contact technical support or your sales representative for these files Save the BIOS along with the flash
37. ature Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Chassis Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the CPU and chassis fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute CPU V These fields show the voltage of the processor 84 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 3V 5V I2V I2V 5V VBAT V and 5VSB V These fields show the output voltage of the power supply Warning Beep Set this field to Enabled so that the warning alarm will beep when the CPU s temperature exceeded the limit set in the CPU Warning Temperature field Note The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting system health conditions but if you want a warning message to pop up or a warming alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Hardware Monitor utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the mainboard Refer to the Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information 85 3 86 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 8 Frequency Voltage Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency Voltage Control CPU Clock 100MHz Item Help Auto Detect PCI DIMM Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Menu Level CPU Clock Ratio 8X Tl 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
38. ck interface PMI I UL RAMA only Secure Digital Memory Card interface PMI UL RAMA only PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices Supports ATA 33 ATA 66 100 and ATA 133 hard drives UDMA Modes 3 4 5 and 6 Enhanced IDE data transfer rate up 133MB sec Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer Supports ATAPI CD ROM 15 120 and ZIP IrDA Interface The mainboard is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices USB Ports The mainboard supports USB 2 0 PMII UL RAMA only and USB ports 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 XP Plug and Play compatible Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades Introduction Supports DMI 2 0 function 2Mbit flash memory Desktop Management Interface DMI The mainboard comes with a DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DM utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores these information in the DM 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 usin
39. d ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode SI POS 53 STR Enables the Power On Suspend function Enables the Suspend to RAM function If you are using the Windows 98 operating system refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more information 75 3 76 Award BIOS Setup Utility Power Management Option 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 field is activated Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Suspend mode hr Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Suspend mode min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode field HDD Power Down After the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active 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 Video Off Option Always On The system BIOS will never turn off the screen Suspend gt Off screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchroniza
40. d 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 XP 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 P 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 poweron 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 Virus Protection Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives The mainboard is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive Package Checklist The mainboard package contains the following items The mainboard A user s manual One card edge bracket mounted with a serial port and game MIDI port One IDE cable for ATA 33 ATA 66 00 or ATA 133 IDE drives On
41. de despite access to the specified IRQ 80 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 6 PnP PCI Configurations This section shows how to configure the PCI bus system It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed No Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Mosis Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD m X IRQ 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 PCI Slot 1 Use IRQ Auto Setup if you have PCI Slot 2 Use IRQ Auto installed a new add on PCI Slot 3 Use IRQ Auto and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot Tl 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 PNP OS Installed The default setting is No The BIOS will detect the Plug and Play devices for some compatible resources Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set
42. 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 doesn t respond when you try to print 2 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached Verify that the onboard LPT port s 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 the printer remains inoperative replace the printer cable and try again 07 C Troubleshooting Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is on line 2 Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer 3 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
43. e up when an event occurs on that port HDD amp FDD When set to On the system will respond and 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 78 Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume on PCI Event If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function with a device that field to Enabled Thi or USB mouse to Suspend To RAM s You must also set is connected to the USB 2 0 port set this s function allows you to use a USB keyboard wake up a system that is in the 53 STR tate this field to Enabled if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Refer to the card s documentation for more information Resume On LAN Ring This field allows you to enable the Wake On LAN and Wake On Ring functions f you are using 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 up the system only through an IRO or DMA interrupt Your LAN card must to Wake On information a LAN card that supports the remote wake system is in the Suspend mode you can wake support the remote wake up function Refer LAN Connector in chapter 2 for more When enabled the system will power on to respond to calls coming through an external or internal modem
44. e 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Main Board Utility CD HN ER AAR If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Mainboard Layout PMI I EC RAMA Supports onboard audio CPU fan gi p 018 Wake On Ps 2 KB Mouse DIMM Standby m L Power LED 4 CcoM 1 gy Es 33 coM 9 9 9 on e ATX power___ o a J26 oo Parallel J4 M s S Se VGA 2 FDD 12V power 23 27 DE CN2 sin MA HARE P4M266 55 Game MIDI 98 oo oo 8j 09 E 38 98 DDR SDRAM I ES Chip fan 11 DIMM 58 Sa AUX in3 oo E AGP Slot DDR SDRAM DIMM 2 22 99 amp ss3 lrDA J10 se PCI Slot Battery wm PCI Standby Power LED VIA Chass PCI Slot 2 VT8233ACD an J28 La S PDIF out 05 USB 1 1 17 PCI Slot 3 Wake On Ring l6 BIOS 38888 Clear CMOS cuoio Wak
45. e On LAN 7 sx 0 2 5999259898 2 Mic l Waen Parallel USB 1 1 fen ple et aor 1 2 Burgundy Black Pink LE Square denotes pin Ij 9059500005000 Line l L veges e OEA E o I I KB COMI VGA 0807 Purple Teal Turquoise Blue Black 2 Hardware Installation PMI I EL RAMA Supports onboard audio and onboard LAN CPU fan a 8 _p 018 2 5 2 KB Mouse JP1 DIMM Standby m Power LED COM gi bs as 33 SOM 202 S power__ a 26 Jo o Parallel J4 0 M mo VGA DE2 FDD 12 power 23 27 ATXPI 09 ss m 2i CN2 Bi M 3 Bas P4M266 E L Game MIDI 23 88 83 772721809 32 88 88 SES 2 2 2188 DDR SDRAM se 88 If se NE Wib L Chip fan 11 DIMM SS o8 9m 22 28 acgz 02 AGP Slot DDR SDRAM 2 88 CD in DIMM 2 d 6 a ss3 IrDA J10 2g Af Front audio 3 PCI Slot Battery 55591 m PCI S
46. e compatibility problems with some AGP cards When set to Manual you must select a value in the AGP Driving Value field AGP Driving Value This field is used to select a value for the AGP Driving control We recommend that you leave this field in its default setting AGP Fast Write Select Enabled to support the AGP Fast Write function AGP Master WS Write Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations Award BIOS Setup Utility AGP Master WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations CPU amp PCI Bus Control Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear CPU to PCI Write 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 Master 0 WS Write When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait state PC 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 Memory Hole This field is used to select the memory area that must not be addressed to the ISA bus System BIOS Cacheable When
47. ed into their corresponding socket Pin Pin Assignment HD LED 3 DD LED Power Primary Secondary IDE LED 5 DD G LED 4 Green LED Power Green LED 16 Ground ATX SW 8 PWRBT ATX power switch PWRBT G SW 18 Ground Green switch 20 SMI RESET 7 Ground Reset switch 9 H W Reset SPEAKER 13 Speaker Data Speaker connector I5 NC 17 Ground Speaker Power PWR LED 2 LED Power Power Standby LED 4 LED Power 6 LED Power or Standby Signal 56 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 3 1 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 mainboard 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 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility S
48. el used for the parallel port 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 ports address If you have selected the MIDI port s address you may select its IRO in the Midi Port IRQ field Midi Port IRQ This field is used to select the MIDI port s IRO 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 3 74 Award BIOS Setup Utility OnChip USBI I Controller This field is used to select the USB ports you want 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 USB Mouse Support This field is used to enable or disable the USB mouse 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 LAN Boot ROM PMI I EL RAMA and PMI I UL RAMA only By default this field is disabled Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local
49. ent Setup IRO Event Activity Detect field of the BIOS f you are using an external modem the ring on function will come through the serial port where the external modem is connected Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720mA Hardware Installation 2 6 20 DIMM and PCI Standby Power LEDs ol PCI Standby Power LE 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 N Important Lighted LEDs serve as 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 5 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 21 Power Connectors cab z t m 12V power Be E es H _ E Jaa power 26 We recommend that yo
50. floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 2M 1 44 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 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 Sec and Typematic Delay Msec fields below Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows 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 Award BIOS Setup Utility Security Optio
51. g the DM utility 1 1 2 System Health Monitor Functions The mainboard is capable of monitoring the following system health conditions Monitors the temperature of the CPU and system and overheat alarm e Monitors CPU 3 3V 5V I2V VBAT 5VSB voltages and failure alarm Monitors the fan speed of the CPU fan and chassis fan and failure alarm Automatic chassis fan on off control Read back capability that displays temperature voltage and fan speed Refer to the PC Health Status section in chapter 3 and the Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information 1 1 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 PWRBTN 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 IRO Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information e Important P gt If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720mA Wake On LAN The W
52. g to step 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the installation Reboot the system for the drivers to take effect 95 Supported Software 4 4 Audio Drivers and Software Applications The CD in the mainboard package also includes audio drivers and audio playback software for Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 operating systems For installation instructions or information about their corre sponding 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 Insert the CD that came with the mainboard package into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear 2 Click Audio Driver 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system 4 5 Onboard LAN Drivers for Windows PMI1 EL RAMA and PMI I UL RAMA only The LAN driver for Windows NT 4 0 does not support Autorun Once the system has detected the Realtek RTL8100 fast ethernet controller it will prompt you to install the driver for the operating system you are using The driver is in the RTL8 100 root directory of the CD The LAN drivers for Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows XP support Autorun When you insert the CD into a CD ROM drive the Autorun screen will appear Click Realtek LAN Drivers then follow the prompts on t
53. he screen to complete installation 4 6 4 7 4 8 319 Supported Software Graphics Drivers 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 VGA Driver 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system VIA USB 2 0 Driver PMII UL RAMA only If you are using a USB device that is connected to the USB 2 0 port you must install the VIA USB 2 0 Driver so that the device can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the driver insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click the VIA USB 2 0 Driver button to install the driver Refer to its readme file for instructions on using the driver Winbond Smart I O Drivers PMI I UL RAMA only Install the Winbond Smart I O Drivers if you are using a Smart Card Memory Stick or Secure Digital Memory Card To install the driver insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click the Winbond Smart I O Drivers button to install the driver Refer to its readme file for instructions on using the driver Winbond SmartCard Application PMI 1 UL RAMA only If you are using a Smart Card install the Winbond SmartCard Application to configure the the card for system security To install the application insert
54. hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Line out Jack Lime This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the mainboard Line in Jack 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 Pink Connect a microphone to the mic in jack Front Audio J3 J3 provides you the option of connecting another line out and mic in jacks 43 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 15 Internal Audio Connectors CD in J6 LJ Pin Function Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel AUX in and CD in These connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 44 Hardware Installation 2 6 16 S PDIF out Connector O T 8559 S PDIF out 5 Pin Function AVDD5 2 N C 3 SPDIF 4 Ground The mainboard is equipped with a digital audio interface S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF is a standard audio file transfe
55. ice must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of meter 3 Set the RxD TxD Active IR Transmission Delay UR2 Duplex Mode and Use IR Pins fields appropriately RxD TxD Active The options are Hi Lo Lo Hi Lo Lo and Hi Hi IR Transmission Delay If this option is Enabled transmission of data will be slower This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device The options are Enabled and Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously Use IR Pins The options are IR Rx2Tx2 and RxD2 TxD2 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 Award BIOS Setup Utility Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPPR These apply to standard specifications 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 EPP Mode Select This is used to select the EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select the DMA chann
56. ion Disabled Ne 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 dentical 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 DRAM Clock Drive Control Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following fields will appear Current FSB Frequency This field shows the detected FSB of the CPU Current DRAM Frequency This field shows the detected frequency of the DRAM 64 DRAM Clock Award BIOS Setup Utility This field is used to select the clock speed of the DIMM By SPD 100 MHz 133 MHz DRAM Timing The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Presence Detect data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc When this option is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEPROM The memory clock speed will ru
57. led The IRQ previously occupied by the USB device will be available for the new device Award BIOS Setup Utility PCI Slot Use IRQ to PCI Slot 3 Use IRQ 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 83 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 7 PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Item Help Current System Temp 27C 80F Current CPU Temperature 37C 98F Menu Level Current CPU FAN Speed 0 RPM Current Chassis FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU V 175 V 33 3 V 3 35 V 5 490 V 12 V 11 85 V 12 V 11 45 V 5 V 5 14 V VBAT V 324 V 5VSB V 537 V Warning Beep Enabled Tl Move EnterSelect PU PD Value FlO 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 Warning Temperature This field is used to select the CPU s temperature limit Once the system has detected that the CPU s temperature exceeded the limit set in this field a warning alarm will beep if the Warning field is set to Enabled Current System Temp Current CPU Temper
58. llel port op Enhanced Parallel Port eration at maximum speed 28 Hardware Installation 2 6 4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector Ej FDD NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO000 The mainboard 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 of the connector is aligned with pin of the header You can enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIOS Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install the 34 pin header connector of the floppy disk drive cable The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned wi 27 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the di into the shrouded floppy disk header J27 on the mainboard th pin of sk drive s Align the colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable with pin of the drive edge connector s The end most connector should be attached to the drive you want to designate as Dri ve A 29 f Hardware Installation 2 6 5 IDE Disk Drive Connector 39
59. low the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and or switches on the drives The mainboard supports Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 ATA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 and ATA 133 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 mainboard Important If you encounter problems while using an 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 3l f Hardware Installation 2 6 6 Universal Serial Bus Ports 2 6 6 1 PMI I EC RAMA and PMI I EL RAMA USB 1 1 017 15 5 Be E lo T USB 1 1 Black The PMI I EC RAMA and PMI I EL RAMA mainboards are each equipped with two onboard USB 1 1 ports CN2 Black located at the ATX double deck ports of the board Depending on the type of USB port cable that you are using the 17 connector on the mainboard allows you to connect 2 more optional USB 1 1 ports These optional USB 1 1 ports which are mounted on a card edge bracket will be provided as an option If you wish to use the optional USB 1 1 port
60. menu OnChip USBI I Controller field of the BIOS The USB 2 0 ports are designed in that they are always enabled 33 2 34 Hardware Installation USB 1 1 JI7 Pin Function Pin Function Pin Function VCC 6 VCC Ground 2 UP2 7 UP3 2 Ground 3 UP2 8 UP3 13 UP2 4 Ground 9 Ground 14 UP2 5 10 Ground 5 VCC USB 2 0 JI2 Pin Function Pin Function 5V_Dul 6 Data 2 5V_Dul 7 Ground 3 Data 8 Ground 4 Data 9 Key 5 Data 10 Ground Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse The Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use a S3 STR Suspend f you are using thi USB 2 0 port you Settings for Wake Detect field in BIOS To RAM state need to configure 2 jumpers Refer to Jum f you are using th s function with a device that is connected to USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the s function with a device that is connected to the per On USB 2 0 Keyboard Mouse in chapter 2 You also need to enable Resume on PCI Event IRO Event Activity the Power Management Setup submenu of the the USB 1 1 port you do not need to configure any jumpers You only need to enable USB Resume from S3 IRO Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Hardware Installation 2 6 7 RJ45 Fast Ethernet Port PMII EL
61. n 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 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 Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot up Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot up 63 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features gt DRAM Clock Drive Control Press Enter Item Help gt AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Press Enter gt CPU amp PCI Bus Control Press Enter Menu Level Memory Hole Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled VGA Share Memory Size 32M FB Address Conversion Disabled FB Page Close Predict
62. n at 20OMHz The memory clock speed will run at 266MHz This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM By SPD Manual The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Presence Detect data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc When this option is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEPROM It allows you to configure the fields that follow The system will run according to the settings in these fields SDRAM CAS Latency The default setting is 3 which is 3 clock cycles for the CAS latency Bank Interleave The options are 2 Bank 4 Bank and Disabled Precharge to Active Trp The options are 2T and 3T 65 3 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility Active to Precharge Tras The options are 5T and 6T Active to CMD Trcd The options are 2T and 3T DRAM Burst Len The options are 4 and 8 DRAM Command Rate The options are Command and 2T Command AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following fields will appear 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 128M AGP Mode This field is used to select the AGP mode of the AGP card installed on the mainboard The default setting is 4X AGP Driving Control Set this field to Manual only if there ar
63. n 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 Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery 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 mainboard can be set to either monochrome or color This indicates the switch is set to a different 103 B 104 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 cha
64. nge 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 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 FOOOOH FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error s Appendix C Troubleshooting C 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 yo
65. ower on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt To use the Wake On LAN function you must enable Resume on LAN Ring in the Power Management Setup IRQ Event Activity Detect field 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 J7 on the mainboard 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 v The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720 49 f 50 Hardware Installation 2 6 19 Wake On Ring Connector mmg mmg ate 2 Wake On Ring laldi Pin Function 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 ocation 6 on the mainboard You must also enable Resume on LAN Ring in the Power Managem
66. perly 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 FF vum crocum bp Vm eee by ceret un ALTI Ser Buon us t ace P Br mer fee D sir ic IH B nd dalh Fiag ed Flap mara d bcand animer lx AIT 05 pair DeC etal rale ey 8 Double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Performance tab Bere Montes He Fem Peine cii men GID MEL oi Fd imeen opo Xu Stel Hee b Vek ommeeam Heid mal aliad POLS PSE Cee ec ee eed 100 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 9 Click File System In the Typical role of this computer field select Mobile or docking system Click Apply then click OK Restart the computer Had Di Roope Disk Farma Dres 0 Miria poll pioa read when program guai dela mpm n rorem of unir Ed hibar 7 e O Repeat step 7 to open the Control Panel dialog box Double dick the Power Management icon Click the Advanced tab In the When press the power button on my computer field select Standby fires Eben Himsa pha V ee peer be V lm jouir ee ie Posen baton h peace bei Qi ye
67. r format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog Connect the S PDIF audio cable to J5 for digital audio output to external speakers or a device that supports digital output 45 f 46 Hardware Installation 2 6 17 Smart I O Connectors PMI I UL RAMA only MS 24 SC 25 000000000 ye 1000000000 The PMI I UL RAMA mainboard is equipped with a security interface Smart Card SC interface and two compact storage interfaces Memory Stick MS interface and Secure Digital Memory Card SD interface An optional device will be provided allowing you to insert these cards The Smart Card is a small electronic device about the size of a credit card that provides security to files or computer The extent and type of security will depend on the settings built into the card Memory Stick is an IC memory media that has a large storage capacity It can store any format of digital data as well as transfer digital data and shares them among electronic devices that are compatible with Memory Stick Secure Digital Memory Card is a storage device about the size of a postage stamp that pro
68. s install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB 1 1 port cables to 7 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 You can enable or disable the USB ports in the Integrated Pe ripherals submenu OnChip USBI Controller field of the BIOS 32 Hardware Installation 2 6 6 2 PMI I UL RAMA f USBI CN2 E USB 1 1 USB 2 0 17 0 I 0ooooo 5 2looooo io 600060 I mooo 9 3 1 5 e j E o USB20 LUSB 1 1 Black Black The PMI I UL RAMA mainboard is equipped with two onboard USB 2 0 ports JUSBI Black and two onboard USB 1 1 ports CN2 Black located at the ATX double deck ports of the board It is also equipped with a J12 connector for additional external USB 2 0 ports and a 17 connector for additional external USB 1 1 ports Refer to the previous page for instructions on connecting the USB port cables You can enable or disable the USB 1 1 ports in the Integrated Pe ripherals sub
69. s field and press Enter The following fields will appear OnChip IDE Channel 0 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 internal buffer of the chip thus reducing access time Enable this field to achieve better performance IDE Primary Master Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master Slave 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 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility complete task by themselves Your system supports five modes 0 default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system ac cording 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
70. s field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 98 2000 ME XP or the operating system may not install nor work CPU LI amp L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default value is enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The processors supported by the mainboard 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 Quick Power On 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 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 option is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You must have two floppy drives to use this function 6 3 62 Award BIOS Setup Utility Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the
71. sec bandwidth and 4x with up to 1066MB sec bandwidth for 3D graphics applications AGP in this mainboard will deliver faster and better graphics to your PC Onboard Audio Features Supports Microsoft DirectSound DirectSound 3D e 97 supported with full duplex independent sample rate converter for audio recording and playback e S PDIF compressed digital output Onboard LAN Features PMII EL RAMA and PMII UL RAMA only e Uses Realtek RTL8100 fast ethernet controller e Integrated IEEE 802 3 IOBASE T and IOOBASE TX compatible PHY e 32 bit PCI master interface Integrated power management functions Full duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps Supports IEEE 802 3u auto negotiation Supports wire for management Onboard Graphics Features e Full featured Accelerated Graphics Port AGP controller AGP specification v2 0 compliant Graphics Address Relocation Table GART e High resolution CRT RGB interface 250MHz RAMDAC on chip with Gamma correction Horizontal vertical sync outputs compliant with Monitor Power Management protocols Introduction Integrated Savage4 2D 3D graphics controller and video accelerator Optimized Shared Memory Architecture SMA 8 16 32MB frame buffer using system memory Single cycle 128 bit 3D architecture 8M triangles second setup engine 140 pixels second tri linear fill rate Next generation 28 bit 2D graphics engine High quality DVD video playback
72. strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection 2 2 System Memory DS Md oa DDR SDRAM The mainboard is equipped with two 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets that support 2 5V DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer Refer to chapter System Memory section for detailed specification of the memory supported by the mainboard Hardware Installation 2 2 1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the mainboard Pin of the DIM module must correspond with pin of the socket t Notch Key D NEC EMEN Tab Tab Pin Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key 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 2 Hardware Installation 2 3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data
73. tandard 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 Noe Select Item 10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue Feb 5 2002 Item Help Ti hh 4 35 5 Menu Level gt IDE Primary Master Press Enter None gt IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None Change the day month gt IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None year and century gt IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 129024K Total Memory 130048K Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit 1 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
74. tandby Power LED Chassis mm FOE BEAD 28 out 5 USB T I JI PCI Slot 3 Wake On Ring 16 BIOS 1288 Clear CMOS Wake On LAN 7 ex 0 2 asl 2 Mic l cou ic In rm i DAN Pk i Square denotes pin l 0000000000000 Line l Quan Pn OEE Jo EO I i KB COMI VGA 20 Lge out Purple Teal Turquoise Blue Black 2 Hardware Installation PMI I UL RAMA Supports onboard audio onboard LAN USB 2 0 and Smart 1 0 7 __CPU fan g Bip 018 E Wake On PS 2 KB Mouse JP DIMM Standby ws Power LED g A ob 22 7802 9 g ATX power__ s 5 8 26 Jo o Parallel J4 iM o o M mo VGA 2 FDD a a JUSBI 12V power 23 27 3 3 te m mim amp CN2 ER b 9 8 2835 PAM266 38 Game MIDI 98 99 99 05 83 83 88
75. te display terminals and other serial devices You can set the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIOS Connecting the Serial Ports The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port JI Teal Turquoise for COM primary serial port located at the ATX double deck ports of the board It is also equipped with a 9 pin connector at location J9 for COM 2 secondary serial port Hardware Installation One card edge bracket mounted with a serial port cable and a game MIDI port cable is provided with the system board If you want to use the secondary serial port connect the serial port cable to connector J9 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin of connector J9 Mount the card edge bracket to the system chassis 25 f 26 Hardware 252 PS 2 Installation Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Ports PS 2 Mouse o PS 2 Keyboard KB Purple The mai nboard is equipped with an onboard PS 2 mouse Green and PS 2 keyboard Purple ports both at location J2 of the ATX double IRQ I2 reserve deck ports of the mainboard The PS 2 mouse port uses f a mouse is not connected to this port the system will 12 for other expansion cards The W
76. te 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 77 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Event Activity Detect Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear PS2KB Wakeup Select Password To use a password to wake up the system select this option then press Enter Enter your password You can enter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confirm then press lt Enter gt Ae important P gt If you forgot the password you must power off the system unplug the power cord and clear the CMOS data Follow the steps in the Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data section in chapter 2 Ctri F Use the lt Ctrl gt and Fl keys to wake up the system Disabled Disables the keyboard password function USB Resume from S3 If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function with a device that is connected to the USB 1 1 port set this field to Enabled 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 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 wak
77. the various setup menus Edit DMI Use the lt or arrow keys to select the Edit DMI menu 2 Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to edit by using the T or J arrow keys then press Enter 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected informa tion 4 Press lt F10 gt to update the edited information into the flash ROM 92 Supported Software Add DMI Use the lt or gt arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu 2 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 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the added item 4 Press lt F10 gt to save information into the flash ROM To view information about the added items go to the Edit DMI menu Load DMI File Use the lt or gt arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu 2 The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for load Press lt Enter gt 3 The DMI files will appear on the screen Select the file you would like to load and press lt Enter gt 4 The following message will appear Do you want to execute Y N Type Y All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the new file will be saved into the flash ROM Save DMI File Use the lt or gt arrow keys to select the Save
78. tion ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Initializes display power management signaling Select this if your video board supports it Award BIOS Setup Utility MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system Soft Off by PWRBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management field is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button 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 Run VGABIOS if 53 Resume When this field is set to Auto the system will initialize the VGA BIOS from the S3 state 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 Tum 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 sta
79. u The 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 utility type DMICFG EXE The DMI utility must run in real mode with at least 180K of base memory Memory managers like HIMEM SYS required by Windows must not be installed You may do this by using one of the 3 meth ods listed below Boot up from a system diskette without the AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIGSYS files 2 REM HIMEM SYS in the CONFIGSYS or 3 Press F5 during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files 4 Supported Software 4 1 2 Using the DMI Utility Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc 1996 Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File Save DMI File BIOS Auto Detect Type BIOS Information andle 0000 Vendor Name BIOS Version BIOS Starting Address Segment E000 BIOS Build Date BIOS Characteristics Size of BIOS ROM 0256K 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 lt 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 navi gate through
80. u use a power supply that complies with the ATXI2V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1 1 Connect the ATXI2V power supplys 20 pin ATX main power connector and 4 pin 12V power connector to J26 and respectively The 4 pin 12V power connector enables the delivery of more 12 0 current to the processors Voltage Regulator Module VRM The mainboard 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 52 Hardware Installation ATX Main Power Connector Pin Function Pin Function 3 3V 33V 3 3V 12 12V Ground 13 Ground T5V 14 PS ON Ground 15 Ground 5V 16 Ground Ground 17 Ground PW OK 18 5V 5VSB 19 5V 2V 20 5V 12 Power Connector Pin Function Ground 2 Ground 3 12 4 2V 2 54 Hardware Installation 2 6 22 Front Panel Connectors O HD LED SPEAKER RESET i 19 0 O O ojojo ojo 20 O ojo o 0 ojo O 9J2 LJ LJ LI L1 G LED PWRLED GSW ADXSW
81. ur 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 8 For further technical support please visit the VARAMA website at www viarama com Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on l 2 Make sure that the monitors power switch is on Check that one end of the monitors power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outlet Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system s display adapter Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness control knob 105 C Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving 2 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
82. used to select the MS port s address and IRQ When selecting an address for the MS port the IRO will at the same time appear next to the address selected SD Port Address IRQ PMI I UL RAMA only This field is used to select the SD port s address and IRQ When selecting an address for the SD port the IRO will at the same time appear next to the address selected Important IRQs for Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Parallel Port SC Port MS Port and SD Port must be appropriately selected making sure each port uses a different IRQ When selecting a port address for SC Port MS Port and SD Port the IRQ will at the same time appear next to the address selected For example if you selected 700 3 for the SC port 700 is the ports address and 3 is its IRQ Therefore you must not select IRQ 3 for the other ports 3 72 Award BIOS Setup Utility UART Mode Select The mainboard supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices You may not use IrDA 10 and the COM 2 9 serial port 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 Connect your IrDA cable to connector 10 on the mainboard 2 Set the UART 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 dev
83. 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 separation between the equipment and the receive Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different fro that to which the receiver is connected r m 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 authori to operate the equipment ty 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits Notice This users manual contains detailed information about the mainboard If in some cases some information doesn t match those shown in the multilingual manual the multilingual manual should always be regarded as the most updated version The multilingual manual is included in the mainboard package To view the user s manual insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click User s Manual Mainboard This user s manual is for the PMI I EC RAMA PMI I EL RAMA and PMI I UL RAMA mainboards The differences between these boards are shown below PMI I EC RAMA PMI I EL RAMA PMI I UL RAMA Onboard Audio 97 Y Y Onboard LAN x 4 v USB 2 0 x v Smart x x Y Table of Contents
84. utility AWDFLASH EXE to a floppy disk 2 Insert the floppy disk into a floppy drive and poweron the system Press the Alt and F2 keys simultaneously The utility which works only in DOS mode will update the new BIOS file to the programmable flash EEPROM that is on the mainboard The new BIOS will permanently replace the original BIOS content after flashing Chapter 4 Supported Software 4 1 Desktop Management Interface The mainboard 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 re vision numbers of hardware installed etc are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the mainboard 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 men
85. vides fast downloading of all types of digital files to your computer as well as easy transfer of files from your computer to the SD Memory Card You can select the SC MS and 505 address IRO in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIOS Hardware Installation The optional Smart I O Drive Secure Digital Memory Card Smart Card Memory Stick 47 2 Hardware Installation Smart Card Interface Pin Function Pin Function VCC Ground 2 SCAPWC 7 3 SCAC4 8 SCALED 4 SCAIO 9 SCAC8 5 SCACLK 10 SCAPSNT Memory Stick Interface Pin Function Pin Function Ground 6 MSA4 2 MSA 7 5 3 VCC3 8 MSACLK 4 MSA2 9 MSAPWC 5 MSA3 10 MSALED Secure Digital Memory Card Interface Pin Function Pin Function Ground 6 MSB4 2 MSB 7 MSB5 3 VCC3 8 MSBCLK 4 MSB2 9 MSBPWC 5 MSB3 10 MSBLED 48 Hardware Installation 2 6 18 Wake On LAN Connector EXE a TT Emm T gt a Function WOL 2 Ground 5VSB The mainboard supports the Wake On LAN function This function will allow the network to remotely poweron a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can p
86. will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette 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 59 3 60 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 mainboard while others if enabled will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled Item Help CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Enabled _ _ CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Menu Level Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Floppy Allows you to choose Second Boot Device HDD 0 the VIRUS warning Third Boot Device LS120 feature for IDE Hard Boot Other Device Enabled Disk boot sector
87. 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 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 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 Award BIOS Setup Utility Halt On This field determines 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

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