Biostar M6VLA M6VLA User Manual

M6VLA

Federal Communications Commission
(F.C.C) Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of t his
device is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not;
cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.

Accessories: This device has been tested and found to comply with the
limits of a Class B digital device, the accessories associated with this
equipment are as follows:

1. Shielded serial cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)

2. Shielded printer cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)

3. Shielded video cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)

4. Shielded power cord. (Provi ded by manufacturer)
These accessories are required to be used in order to ensure compliance
with FCC Rules. It is the responsibility of the user to provide and use
these accessories properly.

This equipm ent has be en test ed and foun d to compl y with th e limits of
a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the u ser is encouraged to try to corr ect
the interference by one or more of the followin g measures :

1. Reorient / Relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipm ent and recei ver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.

M6VLA

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Disclaimer

The Vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the
contents here of and specially disclaims any implied warranties of
merchantability or fitness for any purpose. Further the Vendor reserves
the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time
in the contents here of without obligation to notify any party beforehand.
Duplication of this publication, in part or in whole, is not allowed without
first obtaining the Vendor’s approval in writing.

Trademarks and Remarks

MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, and Windows 9x,Windows ME
and Windows 2000 are products of Microsoft Corp, with its ownership of
trademark, and are distributed by the Vendor under a license agreement.
All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective
owners.
Copyright(C) 2001
All Rights Reserved

Canadian D.O.C. Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference
regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Cet appareil numbérique n’emet pas de bruits radioélectriques
dépassant les limites appliqués aux appareils numbériques de Class B
préscrits dans le reglement du brouillage radioélectrique edict par le
ministere Des Communications du Canada.

Contents

Introduction ................................................................................1-1

1. Motherboard Description ....................... ... ..................... .......1-2

1.1 Features...................................................................................................1-2

1.1.1 Hardware.........................................................................................1-2

1.1.2 Software ..........................................................................................1-6

1.1.3 Attachments.....................................................................................1-6

1.2 Motherboard Installation.........................................................................1-7

1.2.1 Layout of Motherboard ...................................................................1-7

1.3 Motherboard Connectors.........................................................................1-8

1.3.1 Front Panel Connectors (JPANEL1) ...............................................1-9

1.3.2 Hard Disk Connectors (IDE1/ IDE2) ............................................1-11

1.3.3 Floppy Disk Connector (FDD1)....................................................1-11

1.3.4 ATX Power Connector (JATXPWR1)............................ ..............1-12

1.3.5 AT Power Connector (JATPWR1)................................................1-12

1.4 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports................... .. ................ ... ................ .1-13

1.5 CPU Installation/Jumper Setting...........................................................1-19

1.5.1 CPU Installation Procedure...........................................................1-19

1.6 Jumper Settings.....................................................................................1-20

1.6.1 CMOS Function Selection: JCMOS1............................................1-21

1.6.2 Wake-On-LAN Header: JWOL1 (Optional).................................1-21

1.6.3 CPU Fan Power Connector: JCFAN1 ...........................................1-22

1.6.4 System Fan Power Connector: JSFAN1 (Optional)......................1-22

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1.6.5 USB Connector: JUSB1&JUSB2(Optional).................................1-22

1.7 DRAM Installation................................................................................1-23

1.7.1 DIMM ...........................................................................................1-23

1.7.2 How to install a DIMM Module....................................................1-24

1.8 Audio Subsystem ..................................................................................1-25

1.8.1 CD Audio-In Connector: JCDIN1 / JCDIN2................................1-26

1.8.2 Telephony Connector: JTAD1(Optional)......................................1-26

2. BIOS Setup........ ... ... .................. ... ...........................................2-1

2.1 Main Menu..............................................................................................2-3

2.2 Standard CMOS Features........................................................................2-6

2.3 Advanced BIOS Features........................................................................2-9

2.4 Advanced Chipset Features....... ............... .............................. ...............2-14

2.5 Integrated Peripherals ...........................................................................2-17

2.6 Power Management Setup ....................................................................2-22

2.7 PNP / PCI Configuration Setup.............................................................2-26

2.8 PC Health Status ...................................................................................2-30

2.9 Frequency Control.................................................................................2-31

3. Software Setup.................... ... .................................... ... ..........3-1

3.1 Software List...........................................................................................3-1

3.2 Software Installation...............................................................................3-2

3.3 Using Software........................................................................................3-4

4. Trouble Shooting .... ... .............................................................4-1

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Introduction

System Overview

Thanks for buying this product! This manual was written to help you start using
this product as qu ickly and smoothly as possible. Inside you will find adequate
explanations to solve most problems. In order for this reference material to be of
greatest use, refer to the “expanded table of contents” to find relevant topics.

This board in corporates t he syste m board, ISA I/O , and PCI B US, IDE i nterface
into one board that provides a total PC solution. The motherboard, a processor
based PC/Baby AT syst em, and ISA Bus, and PCI Lo cal Bus to su pp ort upgrad es
to your system performance. It is ideal for multi-tasking and fully supports
MS-DOS, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Novell, OS/2,
Windows9x, UNIX, SCO U NIX et c. Th is manual also explai ns how t o instal l the
motherboard for operation, and how to setup your CMOS configuration with the
BIOS setup program.

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1. Motherboard Description

1.1 Features

1.1.1 Har d ware

CPU

− Supports the Celeron

TM

processor (PPGA) and the Pentium

Micro-Processor for high-end workstations and servers.

− CPU Socket 370.

− Runs at 66/100/133 Mhz Front Side Bus frequency.

DRAM Me mo ry

− Supports two 8/16/32/64/128/256 MB DIMM module sockets.

− Supports Synchronous DRAM (3.3V).

− Supports a maximum memor y size of 512 MB with SDRAM.

− 133Mhz Bus frequency.

Internal Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Controll er

− AGP v1.0 compliant.

− Pipelined spli t- tr ans a c tio n lo ng-burst trans fe r s up to 533 MB/s ec.

− Eight lev e l r e a d re quest queue .

− Four level posted-write request queue.

− Thirty-two le v e l (qua dwor ds ) re a d da ta FIFO (128 by te s ).

− Sixteen level (quadwords) wri te data FIFO( 64 bytes).

− Intelligent request reordering for maximum AGP bus utilization.

− Supports Flush /Fence commands.

− Graphics Address Relocation Table (GART).

− One level TLB structure.

− Sixteen entry fully associative page table.

− LRU replacement scheme.

− Independent GART lookup control for host /AGP /PCI master

accesses.

− Windows 95 OSR-2 VXD and integrated Windows 98 / NT5 miniport

driver support.

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Sophisticated Power Management Features

− Independent clock stop controls for CPU / SDRAM,Internal AGP and

PCI bus.

− PCI and AGP bus clock run and c loc k g e nerator co ntr o l.

− Low-leaka g e I/O pads.

General Graphic Capabilities

− 64-bit Single Cycle 2D/3D Graphics Engine.

− Supports 2 to 8 M bytes of Frame Buffer located in Sy stem Me mory.

− Real Time DVD MPEG-2 and AC-3 Playback.

− Video Processor.

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− I

C Serial Interface.

− Integrated 24-bit 230MHz True Co lor DAC.

− Extended Scre e n Resolutions up to 1600x1200.

− Extended Text M odes 80 or 132 colum ns by 25/30/ 43/60 r ows .

− DirectX 6 and OpenGL ICD API .

High Performance rCADE3D™ Accelerator

− 32 entry command queue,32 entry data queue.

− 4Kbyte texture cache with over 90% hit rates.

− Pipelined Single Cycle Setup / Texturing /Rendering Engines.

− DirectDraw™ acceleration.

− Multiple buff ering and page flipping.

Setup Engine

− 32-bit IEEE float ing po int input data .

− Slope and ve r te x ca l cula t io ns.

− Back facing triangle culling.

− 1/16 sub-pixel pos itio nin g .

Rendering Engine

− High perfor m an ce single pa s s e xecution.

− Diffused and specula lighting.

− Gouraud and flat shading.

− Anti-aliasing including edge,scene,and super-sampling.

− OpenGL compliant blending for fog and depth-cuei ng.

− 16-bit Z-buffer.

− 8/16/32 bit per pixel color formats.

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Texturing Engine

− 1/2/4/8-bits per pixel qual ity non-palletized te xtures.

− 16/32-bits per pixe l qua lity no n-pa ll e ti ze d te xt ur es .

− Pallet formats in ARGB 565,1555,or 444.

− Tri-linear,bi-linea r ,a nd po int -sa m p led filteri ng .

− Mip-mapping with multiple Level-Of-Detail (LOD) calculations and

prespective correction.

− Color keying for translucency.

2D GUI Engine

− 8/15/16/24/32-bits per pixel color for mats.

− 256 Raster Operations (ROPs).

− Accelerated d rawing: B itBLTs ,lines,poly gons,fills ,patterns, clippi ng,bit

masking.

− Panning,scrolling,clipping,color expansion,sprites.

− 32x32 and 64x64 Hardware Cursor .

− DOS graphic s and text modes.

DVD

− Hardware-Assisted MPEG-2 Architecture for DVD with AC-3.

− Simultaneous motion compensation and front-end processing

(parsing, decryption a nd de c o de ).

− Supports full DVD 1.0,VCD 2. 0 and CD-Karaoke.

− Microsoft DirectShow 2.x native support,backward compatible to

MCI.

− No additional frame buffer requirements.

− Dynamic frame and field de-interlace filtering for high quality

playback on VGA monitors(Bob and Weave).

− Tamper-proof software CSS implementation.

− Freeze,Fast-Forward, Slow Motion, Reverse.

− Pan-and-Scan suppor t f o r 16:9 Se quence.

Super I/O Built-in onboard

− Support one mu lti- m o de Parallel Por t.

(1) Standard & Bidirection Pa rallel Port (SPP).
(2) Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP).

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(3) Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).

− Supports one se r ial po rt, 16550 UART wit h 16 byte FI F O.

− UART data rates up to 1.5 Mba ud.

− Supports one In fr a re d tr a ns m iss i o n (IR ) po r t.

− Supports PS/2 Mous e.

− Supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB floppy disk

drives.

Direct Sound Ready AC97 Digital Audio Controller

− Dual full-dupl ex Direct Sound chan nels between syste m memory and

AC97 link.

− PCI master interface with scatter / gather and bursting capability.

− 32 byte FIFO of each direct sound channel.

− Host based sample rate converte r and mixer.

− Standard v1.0 or v2.0 AC97 Codec in terface for single or cascaded

AC97 Codec' s from multiple vendors.

− Loopback capability for re-directing mixed audio streams into USB

and 1394 speak ers.

− Hardware SoundB laster Pro fo r Wi ndows DOS box and real-mode Do s

legacy compatibility.

− Plug and play with 4 IRQ, 4 DMA, and 4 I/O space options for

SoundBlaster Pro and MIDI hardware.

− Hardware assisted FM synthesis for legacy compatibility.

− Direct two game ports and one MIDI port interface.

− Complete software driver support for Windows 95, Windows 98,

Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Window s M E.

Dimensions (Baby AT form-factor)

− 21.82cm x 22cm (WxL)

Power Management

− Supports both ACPI (Advanced and Configuration and Power

Interface) and legacy (APM) power management.

− ACPI v1.0 Co mpliant.

− APM v1.2 Compliant.

− CPU clock throttl ing and clock st op control for co mplete ACPI C0 to

C3 state support .

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1.1.2 So f t ware

BIOS

− AWARD lega l & user-frie ndly BIOS.

− Supports PnP functions.

Operating Systems

− Offers the highest performance for MS-DOS, OS/2, Windows NT,

Windows 2000, Windows 31 / 95 / 98, Windows ME, Novell, UNIX,
SCO UNIT, and others.

1.1.3 Attachments

− HDD Cable.

− FDD Cable.

− COM1 / Printer Ca bl e.

− VGA Cable + PS2(Mouse ).

− AudioGame Port Cable.

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1.2 Motherboard Installation

1.2.1 Layout of Motherboard

10

JKB1

129

JUSB1

JCOM1

JATXPWR1

1

JWOL1

1

JCDIN1

JAUDJOY1

JCDIN2

1

1

JTAD1

2

1

JUSB2

ISA1

JPRNT1

AMR SLOT

AMR1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

Model No.M6VLA

1

JCFAN1

JATPWR1

1

JMS2

VT8601A

JVGA1

PCI BUS SLOT

PCI BUS SLOT

PCI BUS SLOT

ISA SLOT

BAT1

1

JCMOS1

CPU

U6

CPU1

VT82C686A
/82C686B

DIMM2

BIOS

FDD1

IDE1 IDE2

PRIMARY IDE CONN.

JSFAN1

1

JPANEL1

FLOPPY DISK CONN.

SECONDARY IDE CONN.

12

Socket 370

DIMM1

U17

ROM1

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1.3 Motherboard Connectors

A
B

C

D

E
F

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J

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A. USB Connector (JUSB1) M. PCI Bus Slot (PCI1-3)
B. Keyboard Connector (JKB1) N. ISA Bus Slot (ISA1)
C. Com Port (JCOM1) O. CMOS Function Selection (JCMOS1)
D. Mouse Connector (JMS2) P. Front Panel Connector (JPANEL1)
E. Wake On LAN (*JWOL1) Q. System Fan (*JSFAN1)
F. Game / Audio Port (JAUDJOY1) R. IDE Connector (IDE1-2)
G. Print Port (JPRNT1) S. Floppy Disk Connector (FDD1)
H. AMR Connector (AMR1) T. DIMMs (DIMM1-2 )

I. CD Audio-In Connector (JCDIN1) U. CPU Fan (JCFAN1)
J. CD Audio-In Conne ctor (JCDIN 2) V. VGA Connector (JVGA1)
K. Telephony Connector (*JTAD1) W. AT Power Connector (JATPWR1)
L. USB Connector (*JUSB2) X. ATX Power Connector (JATXPWR1)

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T

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NOTE: The “ * “mark represent t he f unction is optional.

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1.3.1 Front Panel Connectors (JPANEL1)

V G NC PWR-LED PWR SLP NC NCV

2

26

1

SPK

Pin

Assignment Function

No.

3
5
7
9

11
13

15
17

19
21
23
25

NC

Ground

+5V
HDD LED(+)
HDD LED(-)

Ground

Reset Switch

VCC

IRRX

Ground

IRTX

NC NC

HLED RST IR NC

Pin

Assignment Function

No.

Speaker

Connector

HDD Drive

LED

Reset

Button

IrDA

Connector

4
6

8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22

Power LED(+
Power LED(+

Power LED(-)
Power Button

Sleep Switch

24
26

25

Ground Ground

NC NC

Power LED

ATX Power

Ground

Ground

NC NC

+5V VCC

NC NC

Button

SLP

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Speaker Connector

An offboard speaker can be installed on the motherboard as a manufacturing
option. An offboard sp eaker can be connected to the motherboard at the front
panel connector. The speaker (onboard or offboard) provides error beep code
information during the Power On Self-Test when the computer cannot use the
video interfac e. T he speaker is not connect ed to the audio su bsystem and d o es n ot
receive output from the audio subsystem.

Reset Button

This connector can be connected to a momentary SPST type switch that is
normally open. Wh en the switch is cl osed, the motherboard resets and runs th e
POST.

Power LED Connector

This connect or can b e conn ect ed to an L ED th at wil l fla shi ng wh en the co mput er
is slee ping.

Hard Drive LED Connector

This connector can be con nect ed t o an LE D t o provi d e a visu al ind i cator that da ta
is being read from or written to a hard drive. For the LED to function properly, an
IDE drive must be connected to the onboard hard drive controller.

Infrared Connector

After the IrDA interface is configured, files can be transferred from or to portable
devices such as laptops, PDAs, and printers using application software.

Green (Sleep/Resume) Switch

When APM is enabled in the system BIOS, and the operating system’s APM
driver is loaded, the system can enter sleep (standby) mode in one of the
following ways:

• Optiona l fr ont panel SMI button

• Prolo ng e d s y st e m ina c t ivi ty us ing the BIOS inac t iv ity ti m e r feature

The 2-pin header located on the front panel I/O connector supports a front
panel SMI switch, which must be a momentary SPST type that is
normally open.

Closing th e SMI switch sen ds a System Mana gement Interrupt (SMI) to

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the processor, which immediately goes into System Management Mo de
(SMM).While the computer is in sleep mode it is fully capable of
respondin g to an d servi cing ext ernal interr upts (s uch as an incom ing fax)
even though the monitor turns on only if a keyboard or mouse interrupt
occurs. To reactivate or resume the system, the SMI switch must be
pressed again, or the keyboard or mouse must be used.

Power On Button (Use ATX Power)

This connector can be connect ed to a front p anel power swit ch. The switch must
pull the Power Button pin to ground for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply
to switch on or off. (The time requirement is due to internal debounce circuitry on
the motherboard.) At least two seconds must pass before the power supply will
recognize another on/off signal.

1.3.2 Hard Disk Connectors (IDE1/ IDE2)

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO
Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33 / 66 functionality. It has two HDD
connectors IDE1 (p rimary) and ID E2 (secondary). You can connect up to four
hard disk drives , a CD-ROM, a 12 0MB Floppy (reserved for f uture BIOS) and
other devices to IDE1 and IDE2. These connectors support the IDE hard disk
cable prov ide d.

• IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)

The first hard drive shou ld always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can connect a
Master and a Slav e drive. You mu st configure th e second hard dri ve on IDE1 to
Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly.

IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector)

•

The IDE2 controller can also support a Master and a Slave drive. The
configuration is similar to IDE1. The second drive on this controller must be set
to slave mode.

1.3.3 Floppy Disk Connector (FDD1)

The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector (FDC) that supports
360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector
supports the provided floppy drive ribbon c ables.

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1.3.4 ATX Power Connector (JATXPWR1)

This connector supports the power button on-board. Using the ATX power
supply, functions such as Modem Ring Wake-Up and Soft Power Off are
supported on this motherboard. This power connector supports instant
power-on functi onality, which means that th e system will b oot up ins tantly wh en
the power connector is inserted on the board.

PIN Assignment PIN Assignment

1 3.3 V 11 3.3 V
2 3.3 V 12 -12 V
3 Ground 13 Ground
4 5 V 14 PS_ON
5 Ground 15 Ground
6 5 V 16 Ground
7 Ground 17 Ground
8 PW_OK 18 -5 V
9 5V_SB 19 5 V

10 12 V 20 5 V

Warning: Since the motherboard has the instant power on function,
make sure that all components are installed properly before
inserting the power connector to ensure that no damage will be
done.

1.3.5 AT Pow er C o n n ec t o r ( JATPWR1)

PIN Assignment PIN Assignment

1 PW_OK 7 Ground
2 5V 8 Ground
3 12V 9 -5V
4 -12V 10 5V
5 Ground 11 5V
6 Ground 12 5V

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1.4 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports

This system is equi pped with on e s eri al p orts an d on e p ara llel p ort. Both typ es of
interfac e por ts will be e xpla i ne d in this cha pt e r.

The Serial Interface Port

The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as a RS-232 port or an
asynchronous communications port. Mice, printers, modems and other peripheral
devices can be connected to a serial port. The serial port can also be used to
connect your computer with another computer system. If you wish to transfer the
contents of you r h ard d isk to another system it can be accomplis hed by using each
machine‘s serial port.

The serial ports on this system have two types of connectors, one 9-pin and one
25-pin. Some older computer systems and peripherals may only have a 25-pin
connector. Should you need to connect your 9-pin serial port to a 25-pin serial
port, you can purchase a 9-to-25 pin adapter.

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Connectivity

The many ways that a serial port can be used make it necessary to be familiar with
the pinout di agram. Th e f ollowin g chart gi v es you th e fun ction of e ach pin on th e
9-pin conn ector. T hi s infor matio n can b e us ed wh en con figuri n g certai n s oftwar e
programs to work with the serial port.

Signal Name DB9 PIN DB25 PIN

DCD Data Carrier Detect 1 8

RX Receive Data 2 3

TX Transmit Data 3 2

DTR Data Terminal Ready 4 20
GND Signal Ground 5 7
DSR Data Set Ready 6 6

RTS Request to Send 7 4

CTS Clear to Send 8 5

RI Ring Indicator 9 22

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The Serial Interface Port-II : JCOM1

2

10

1

Signal Name IDC PIN

DCD Data Carrier Detect 1

RX Receive Data 2

TX Transmit Data 3
DTR Data Terminal Ready 4
GND Signal Ground 5
DSR Data Set Ready 6

RTS Request to Send 7
CTS Clear to Send 8

RI Ring Indicator 9

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Special Applications

There are two types of serial d evi ces that can be c on nected to a serial port. One of
the devices is called “ DTE” (Data T erminal Equip ment) and th e other devic e is
called “DCE” (Data Communications Equipment). If a modem is connected to a
computer, for example, the modem is called the DCE and the computer is called
the DTE. In situati ons such as thi s, the pins on the serial ports can be conn ected
straight through.

In instances when there are two DTE devices connected together, such as a
computer and a printer, a special adapter called a “Null Modem” is needed to
make communication between the two devices possible.
When using the serial port to communicate between devices, one problem in
particular may arise. Some manufacturers use one set of signals to begin
communication with another device and other manufacturers do not use these
signals to initiate communi cation. If you enco unter a communication problem that
cannot be resolved using a null modem, it can generally be assumed that one
device is using the initialization signals and the other device is not. This can
usually be resolved by wiring the RTS, CTS, and DCD pins togethe r.

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Serial Port/COM Port

The one serial port on the computer is called JCOM1, respectively. If you wish,
two more serial ports can be added onto the c omputer using opt ional hardware.
Should you choose to add the extra Serial ports (COM ports), they would be
called JCOM3.

When using serial ports to communicate with a peripheral devices, be sure to
assign only one COM port numb er to each d evice. For ex ampl e, if a print er and a
scanner are both connected to your computer through serial ports the printer must
be assigned one C OM port (i.e. COM1) and the scanner must be assigned the
other COM port (i.e. COM2). No two devices can be assigned to one COM port.
Each peripher a l mus t have its own COM port.

NOTE: Two serial ports may be installed on the computer. Howev er,
no more than two ports can be used simultaneously.

*If you have inst alled an internal mod em, be careful not to ass ign a COM port
number that has already been assigned to another device. This error is common.

When installing a device that is going to requ ire the use of a serial port , use a
diagnostic program to find out which ports are available. It may be necessary to
remove expansion cards that have serial ports in order to check their jumper
settings. The jumper settings will indicate which COM port the card ha s been
assigned. Checking the expansion card will eliminate mistakes in overlapping
COM ports. Once you have completed the installation of peripheral devices using
the serial ports, be sure that the communication parameters such as baud rate,
parity bit, etc. are matching. If your computer is set for a baud rate of 9600 and
your modem is set for a baud rate of 2400, you will not be able to send messages.
The manuals that accompany the peripheral devices will inform you on the
procedure for setting their parameters. Software manuals will also have
instructions o n setting para meter s .

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Parallel Interface Port

Unlike the serial port, parallel interface ports have been standardized and should
not present any difficulty interfacing peripherals to your system. Sometimes
called Centronics port, the parallel port is almost exclusively used with printers.
The parallel port on your system has a 25-pin Connector (see picture below). The
pinouts for the parallel port are shown in the table below .

Signal Pin

-Strobe 1
Data 0 3
Data 1 5
Data 2 7

1 2

25 26

Data 3 9
Data 4 11
Data 5 13
Data 6 15
Data 7 17

-Ack 19

Busy 21

Paper Empty 23

+Select 25

-Auto FDXT 2

-Error 4

-Init 6

-SLCTN 8
Ground 10
Ground 12
Ground 14
Ground 16
Ground 18
Ground 20
Ground 22
Ground 24

NC 26

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PS/2 Mouse Connector: (JMS2)

Pin Assignment

1 Data
2 No connect
3 Ground
4 +5 V (fused)
5 Clock

Game Port & Audio Connector: (JAUDJOY1)

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 +5V 2 +5V
3 GP6 4 GP4
5 GP2 6 GP0
7 MIDI-OUTR 8 Ground

9 GP3 10 Ground
11 GP7 12 GP1
13 MIDI-INR 14 GP5
15 NC 16 +5V
17 Audio Left In 18 Audio Right In
19 Ground 20 Ground
21 Mono In 22 MIC bias voltage
23 Ground 24 Ground
25 Audio Left Out 26 Audio Right Out

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1.5 CPU Installation/Jumper Setting

1.5.1 CPU Installation Procedure

0

7

3

t

e

k

c

o

S

1. Pull the lever sid eways away from the s ocket then raise the lever up to a
90-degre e a ngle.

2. Locate Pin A in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the CPU.
Match Pin A with the white dot/cut edge then insert the CPU.

3. Press t he lever do w n to co mplete the ins t a lla ti o n.

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1.6 Jumper Settings

A jumper has two or more pins that can be covered by a plastic jumper cap,
allowing you to select different system options.

1

JCFAN1

10

2

1

9

JUSB1

1

JWOL1

1

JCMOS1

2

1

JUSB2

10

9

1

JSFAN1

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1.6.1 CMOS Function Selection: JCMOS1

JCMOS1 Assignment

1 3

1-2 Closed

1 3

2-3 Closed

1 3

Open

Note: Please follow the procedure as below to clear CMOS Data.

Note: Please follow the procedure as below to clear BIOS

Password if your password is lost or forgotten.

Remove AC

Power Line

JCMOS1 (2-3)

closed

Normal Operation (default)

Clear CMO S Data (*Note)

Onboard Battery Disabl ed

Wait three

seconds

JCMOS1 (1-2)

closed

Plug AC

Power Line

AC Power On

Reset your desired password

or Clear CMOS Data

1.6.2 Wake-On-LAN Header: JWOL1 (Optional)

Pin No. Assignment

1
2
3

5V_SB

Ground

Wake-up

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1.6.3 CPU Fan Power Connector: JCFAN1

Pin No. Assignment

1
2

3

Sense

+12 V

Ground

1.6.4 System Fan Power Connector: JSFAN1

(Optional)

Pin No. Assignment

1
2
3

Sense

+12 V

Ground

1.6.5 USB Connector: JUSB1&JUSB2(Optional)

JUSB1

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1
3
5
7
9

+5V

USB0-

USB0+

Ground

Guound

JUSB2

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1
3
5
7
9

+5V

USB2-

USB2+
Ground
Ground

2
4
6
8

10

2
4
6
8

10

Guound
Guound

USB1+

USB1-

+5V

Ground
Ground

USB3+

USB3-

+5V

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1.7 DRAM Installation

1.7.1 DI MM

DRAM Access Time : 3.3V Unbuffered SDRA M PC100 Type required.
DRAM Type : 8MB/16MB/32MB/64MB/128MB/256MB DIMM Mo dule (168pin)

Total Bank 0 Bank 1

Memory Size (MB) DIMM1 DIMM2

*The list shown above for DRAM configuration is only for reference.

8 M 8M x 1 pc ---­16 M 16M x 1 pc ---­32 M 32M x 1 pc ---­64 M 64M x 1 pc ----

128 M 128M x 1 pc ---­256 M 256M x 1 pc ----

16 M 8M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc
32 M 16M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc
64 M 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc

128 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc
256 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc
512 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc

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1.7.2 How to install a DIMM Module

1. The DIMM socket has a
“Plastic Safety Tab” and
the DIMM memory
module has an
“asymmetrical notch”, so
the DIMM memory
module can only fit in
one direction.

2. Push th e tabs out. Insert the
DIMM memory modules
into the socket at 90-degree
angle, then push down
vertically so that it will fit
into place.

3. The Mou nting Hol es and plast ic tabs shou ld fit over th e edge and hold the
DIMM memory modules in place.

Single Sided DIMM

Double Sided DIMM

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1.8 Audio Subsystem

1

JCDIN1

1

JCDIN2

1

JTAD1

1

JWOL1

1

JMS2

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1.8.1 CD Audio-In Connector: JCDIN1 / JCDIN2

Pin No. of JCDIN1 A ssignment

1
2 Ground
3 Ground
4

Pin No. of JCDIN2 A ssignment

1
2
3
4

Left Channel Input

Right Channel Input

Right Channel Input

CD_Ground

Left Channel Input

CD_Ground

1.8.2 Telep h o n y Conn ec t or: JTAD1(Optiona l )

Pin No. of JTAD1 Assignm e nt

1
2
3
4

MONO_In
CD_Ground
CD_Ground
MONO_Out

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2. BIOS Setup

Introduction

This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The
Setup program allows users to modify the ba sic system conf iguration. This special
information is then store in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup
informat io n when the power is turned of f .

The Award BIOS™ installed in your computer system’s ROM (Read Only
Memory) is a custom version of a n industry standar d BIOS. This means th at it
supports
The BIOS provi des critical low-level sup port for standard devi ces such as disk
drives a nd serial and parallel ports.

Adding important has customized the Award BIOS™, but nonstandard, features
such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed
fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.

The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of
configur ing y o ur s ys t e m usi ng Setup.

Plug and Play Support

These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification.
ESCD (Extended System Config uration Data ) write is supported.

EPA Green PC Support

This AWARD BIOS supports V ersion 1.03 of the EPA Green PC specification.

APM Support

These AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power
Management (APM ) specification . Power managem ent features are implement ed
via the System Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power
management modes are supported. Power to the hard disk drives and video
monitors can be managed by this AWAR D BIOS.

processors in a sta ndard IBM-AT comp atible in put/outp ut syst em.

Intel

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PCI Bus Support

This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral
Component Interconnect) local bus specification. Please see the Intel technical
documentation for additional information.

DRAM Support

SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) are supported.

Supported CPUs

This AWARD BIOS supports a single Intel Pentium
Dual CPUs are not supported.

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!!! & Celeron™ CPU.

Using Setup

In general, you us e the arrow k eys to highli ght it ems, press <En ter> to select, us e
the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press
<Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in
the Setup program using the ke yb oar d.

Keystroke Function

Up arrow Move to previous item
Down arrow Move to next item
Left arrow Move to the item on the left (menu bar)
Right arrow Move to the item on the right (menu bar)
Esc Main Menu: Quit without saving changes

Move Enter Move to the item you desired
PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes
PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
+ Key Increase the numeric value or make changes

- Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
Esc key Main Menu – Quit and not save changes into CMOS

F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys
F5 key Load previous values from CMOS
F6 key Load the fail-safe defaults from BIOS default table
F7 key Load the optimized defaults
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit

Submenus: Exit Current page to the next higher level menu

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu – Exit
Current page and return to Main Menu

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update

.

2.1 Main Menu

Once you enter AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1)
will appear on the scr een. T he Main Menu al lows you to s elect an it em an d pr ess
<Enter> to accept or enter its sub-menu.

!! WARNING !!

The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the

BI

installed on board, for

Figure 1. Main Menu

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software

information

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Esc: Quit F9:Menu in BIOS : Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Frequency Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Standard CMOS Features

This setup page includes all the items in a standard compatible BIOS.

Advanced BIOS Features

This setup page includes all the items for the BIOS special enhanced features.

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Advanced Chipset Features

This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features.

Integrated Peripherals

This section page includes all the items of IDE hard drive and Programmed
Input/Output fe a tures.

Power Management Setup

This setup pag e inc l ude s a ll the items fo r power manageme nt features.

PnP / PCI Conf iguration

This category specifi es the value (in u nits of PCI bu s cl ocks) of the latency t imer
for this PCI bus master and the IRQ level for PCI device.

PC Health Status

This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan speed.

Frequency Control

This submenu al lo ws yo u to s pe ci f y your setting for frequenc y co nt ro l.

Load Optimized Defaults

These settings are more likely to configure a workable computer when something
is wrong. If you cannot boot the computer successfully, select the BIOS Setup
options and try to diagnose the problem after the computer boots. These settings
do not provide optimal performance.

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?N

Set Supervisor Password

Change, set , or d isable p assword . It al lows you to li mit acc ess to the sys tem an d
Setup, or just to Setup.

Enter Password:

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Set User Password

You can specify both a User and Sup ervisor password. When y ou select either
password option, you are prompted for a 1-8 character password. Enter the
password and then retype the password when prompted.

Enter Password:

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

Quit without Saving (Y/N)? N

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2.2 Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 1 0 categories. E ach
category inclu des no, one or mor e than one setup items . Use the arrow keys to
highlight th e item and than use the<PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the valu e
you want in each item.

Figure 2. Standard CMOS Setup Features

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, Mar 1 2000

Time (hh:mm:ss) 11:26:10

IDE Primary Master
IDE Primary Slave
IDE Secondary Master
IDE Secondary Slave

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B None

Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All, But Keyboard

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 56320K
Total Memory 57344K

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

Change the day, month,
year and century

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Main Menu Selections

This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu.

Item Options Description

Date MM DD YYYY Set the system date. Note

That the ‘Day’ automatically
changes when you set the
date.

IDE Primary M aster Options are in its sub

IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub

IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub

IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub

Drive A
Drive B

Video EGA/VGA

menu.

menu.

menu.

menu.

None

360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in
720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in

CGA 40
CGA 80

MONO

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.

Select the type of floppy
disk drive installed in your
system.

Select the default video
device.

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Item Options Description

Halt On All Errors

No Errors

All, but Keyboard

All, but Disket te

All, but Disk/Key

Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of

Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of

Total Memory N/A Display the total memory

Select the situation in whic h
you want the BIOS to stop
the POST process and
notify y ou.

conventional memory
de-tected during boot up.

extended memory detected
duting boot up.

available in the system.

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2.3 Advanced BIOS Features

Figure 3.Advanced BIOS Features

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software

Advanced BIOS Features

Boot Device Select Press Enter
Shadow Control Press Enter
Virus Warning Disabled
CPU Internal Cache Enabled
External Cache Enabled
CPU L2 Cahe ECC Checking Enabled
Processor Number Feature Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Bootup Floppy Seek Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status On
Gate A20 Option Normal
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled

X Typematic Rate(Chars/Sec) 6
X Typematic Delay(Msec) 250

Security Option Setup
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Menu Level

Item Help

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Boot Device Select

These BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the
sequence selected in these items.

First/Second/Third Boot Device

The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1,

HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, Disabled

Boot Other Device

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Shadow Control

If you highli ght the lit eral “Press Enter” n ext to th e “Shadow Con trol” lab el and
then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:

Video BIOS Shadow

Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster
execution.

Enabled (default) Optional ROM is shadowed.
Disabled Optional ROM is not shadowed.

C8000 - CFFFF Shadow / D0000 - DFFFF Sha dow

Deter mines wh ether th e option al ROM wi ll be cop ied to RA M for
faster execution.

Enabled Optional ROM is shadowed.

Disabled (default) Optional ROM is not shadowed.
Note : For C8000 - DFFFF option - ROM on PCI B IOS, BIOS

will automatic ally enabl e the shadow RAM. User does not have to
selec t the item.

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Virus Warning

This category flashes on th e screen. During and after the system bo ot up, any
attempt to wri te t o the boot sector or partition tab l e of the hard disk drive will halt
the system and an err or message wil l appear. In the mean time, you can run an
anti-virus program to locate the problem.

Disabled (default) No warning message will appear when any

attempts are mad e to access the b oot sect or
or hard disk partition t able.

Enabled Activates automatically when the system

boots up causing a warning message to
appear when anything attempts to access
the boot sector of hard disk partition table.

CPU Internal Cache

These fields allow you to Enabled or Disable th e CPU Internal Cache. Cachin g
allow better performance.

Enabled (default) Enable cache
Disabled Disable cache

External Cache

These fields allow y ou t o En ab l e or Disable the CPU’s “Level 2” second ary cache.
Caching allows better performance.

Enabled (default) Enable cache
Disabled Disable cache

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC checking.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabl e d.

Processor Number Feature

The Intel processor serial number control option.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabl e d.

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Quick Power On Self Test

Select Enabled to r educe the amount of time requ i r ed to ru n the power-on self-tes t
(POST). A qu i ck P O S T skips c ertain steps. We recommend t hat you n ormally
disable quick POS T. Better to find a problem during POST tha n lose da ta during
your work.

Enabled (default) Enable quick POST
Disabled Normal POST

Swap Floppy Drive

Switches the floppy disk drive between being designated as A and B.

Default is Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy See k

During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80
tracks. 360K t ype is 40 tracks while 720K, 1.2M, and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.

Enabled (defaul t) BIOS sear ches for t he f lopp y di sk dr ive t o

determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note
that BIOS cannot tell from 720K, 1.2M or

1.44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks.

Disabled BIOS will not search for th e typ e of flopp y

disk drive by track number. Note that
there will not be any warning message if
the drive ins tal led is 360K.

Boot Up NumLock Status

On (default) Numpad is number keys.
Off Numpad is arrow keys.

Gate A20 Option

Gate A20 refers to the way the system address memory above 1 MB (ext ened
memory). When set Fast, the system chipset controls Gate A20. When set to
Normal, a pin in the K eyboard controller controls Gate A20. Setting Gate A20 to
Fast improves system speed, particularly with OS/2 and Windows.

Normal (default)

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Typema tic Ra t e Settin g

This determines the typematic rate.

Enabled Enable typemati c rate and typematic delay
Disabled (default) Disable t yp ematic rat e and typ em atic d ela y

programming.

programming. The system BIOS will us e
default value and the keyboard controls the
function.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

6 (default) 6 characters per second

8 8 characters per second
10 10 characters per second
12 12 characters per second
15 15 characters per second
20 20 characters per second
24 24 characters per second

30 30 characters per second

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Choose the length of delay from the time you press a key and the character
repeat ing . (units are mi l- s e c)
The Choices: 250 (default), 500, 750, 1000.

Security Option

This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.

System The system will not boot and access to

Setup (default) The sy stem will boot, but access to Setup

Setup will be denied if the correct
password is no t entered at the prompt .

will be denied if the cor re ct pas swo r d is not
entered at the prompt.

OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

Allows OS/2 to be used with > 64MB of DRAM. Settings are Non-OS/2 and
OS/2. Set to OS/2 if using more than 64MB and running OS/2.

Default is Non-OS2.

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2.4 Advanced Chipset Features

This section all ows you to confi gure the syst em based on the sp ecific features of
the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system
memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. It also coordinates
communications between the c onventional PC I bus. It must be stated th at these
items should never need to be altered. The default settings have been chosen
because they pro vid e the best opera tin g conditions for you r system. The on ly time
you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered that data was
being lost which using your system.

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DRAM Clock Ho st CLk

Memory Hole Disa bled
Video RAM Cacheable Disabled
Frame Buffer Size 8M

AGP Ape rture Size 64M
OnChi p USB En abled
USB K eyboard Su pport Di sabled

OnChip Sound Auto
OnChi p Modem Au to

:Move Enter :Select +/ -/PU/PD:Value F10:Sa ve ESC:Exi t F1:Gener al Help
F5:Pre vious Values F6:Fail-Saf e Defaul ts F7:Opt imized D efaults

Advance d Chipset Features

Item Help

Menu Level

Figure 4. Advanced Chipset Feature

DRAM Clock

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS
latency depends on the DRAM timing.

The Choices: Host CLK (default), HCLK-33M, By SPD.

Memory Hole

When enabled, you can reserve an area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM.
When this ar ea is reserved, it cann ot be cached. R efer to t he user d ocumentation
of the peripheral you are installing for more information.
The Choices: Disabled (default), 15M-16M.

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Video RAM Cacheable

Enabling this op tion al lows c achin g of t he vi deo RAM , resul ting i n better s ystem
performance. Howev er, if any pro gram writ es to th is m emory ar ea , a sys tem error
may result.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Frame Buffer Size

This item allows you to control the VGA frame buffer size.

The Choices: 8M (default), 4M, 2M.

AGP Aperture Size

Select the size of the Ac c elerat ed Gr aph ics Port (AG P) ap ertur e. Th e ap ertu re is a
portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address
space. Host cycles t hat hit th e aperture r ange ar e forwarded t o the AG P without
any translation.

The Choices: 64M (def a ult) , 32M, 16M, 8M, 4M, 128M.

OnChip USB

This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board
and you wish to use it. Even when so equipped, if you add a higher performance
controller, you will need to disabl e th is feature.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

USB Keyboard Support

Select Enabl ed if your syst em contains a Un iversal Serial Bus (USB) contr oller
and you have an USB k e y boa r d.

The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).

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OnChip Sound

The default setting of this item utilizes an onboard sound chip for audio output.
There is no need to buy and insert a sound card. If sound card is installed, disable
this item.
The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

OnChip Modem

This item allows you to control the onboard MC97 Modem controller.

The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

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2.5 Integrated Peripherals

Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software

Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Control Press Enter
Muti-Media Setting Press Enter
Init Display First PCI Slot
IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled
Onboard FDD Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto
Onboard Ir Port Disabled

X UART 2 Mode HPSIR
X IR Function Duplex Half
X TX, RX inverting enable No, Yes

Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7
Onboard Parallel Mode Normal
ECPModeuseDMA 3
Parallel Port EPP Type EPP1.9

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Menu Level

Item Help

OnChip IDE Control

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
Select “Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select
“Disabled” to d eactivate an interface, if you install a primary an d/or secondary
add-in IDE int erface. If you hi ghli ght th e literal “Press En ter” next to th e “Onchip
IDE Control” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with
the following options:

OnChip IDE Channel 0

The chipset cont ains a PCI IDE interfac e with support for tw o IDE
channels. Select Enab led to activ ate th e pri mary IDE interf ace. S elect
Disabled to deactivate this interface.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
OnChip IDE Channel 1

The chipset cont ains a PCI IDE interfac e with support for tw o IDE
channels. Select Enabled to activate the secondary IDE interface.
Select Disabled to deactivate this interface.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabl e d .

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IDE Prefetch Mode

The onboard IDE d riv e interfac es sup port s IDE p refetchin g, for fast er
drive access. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE
interface, set t his field to Disabl ed if the interface d oes not support
prefetching.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabl e d .

Primary/Secondar y Master/Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields lets you set a
PIO mode(0-4) for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE
interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased
performance. In Auto mode, the syst em automaticall y determines the
best mo de fo r each device.
The Choices: Auto (default), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3,

Mode4.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA/66 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive
supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver
(Windows 98 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your
hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/66,
select Auto to enable BIOS support.

The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or
multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block
mode (must new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of
the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can
support.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Muti-Media setting

The multimedia setting submenu is used to configure various multimedia
peripherals such as au dio and game equipment. If you hi ghlight the lit eral “Press
Enter” next to the “Muti-Media setting” label and then press the enter key, it will
take you a submenu with the following options:

Onboard Legacy Audio

The field controls the onboard legacy audio.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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Sound Blaster

Hardware SoundBlaster Pro for Windows DOS box and real-mode
DOS legacy compatibility.

The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).

SB I/O Base Address

Change the So undBl ast er Pro Base I/O Address se tti ng s .

The Choices: 220H(default), 240H, 260H, 280H.

SB IRQ Select

Change the SoundBlaster Pro interr upt signal.

The Choices: IRQ5(default), IRQ7, IRQ9, IRQ10.

SB DMA Select

Change the SoundBlaster Pro direct memory access setting.

The Choices: DMA0, DMA1 (default), DMA2, DMA3.

MPU-401

Enable or Disable MPU-401 function.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabl e d .

MPU-401 I/O Address

Change the So undBl a ster Pro MPU-401 I/O address.

The Choices: 300-303H, 310-313H, 320-323H, 330-333H (default).

Game Port (200-207H)

Change the joystick connect port address.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Init Display First

This item allows you decide to active whether PCI Slot or on-chip VGA first.
The Choices: PCI Slot (default), AGP.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transf er, multiple command s, or multiple sector
read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do),
select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode
(most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal
number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disa bl e d

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Onboard FDD Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk c ontroller (F DD) inst alled on the
system board and you wish to use i t. If install and FD D or the system has no
floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabl e d.

Onboard Serial Port 1

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports.
The Choices: Auto (default), 3F8/I RQ 4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4,
2E8/IRQ3, Disabled

Onboard IR Port

Select IR Address.
The Choices: Auto, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/I R Q3, 3E8/IR Q4,
2E8/IRQ3, Disabled (default).

UART 2 Mode

This item allows you to determine which Infrared (IR) function onboard I/O chip.
The Choices: HPSIR (default), ASKIR.

IR Function Duplex

This item allows you to decide to active IR transmission delay.
The Choices: Half (default), Full.

Tx, Rx inverting enable

This item allows you to determine the active of Rx,Tx.

The Choices: No/Yes

(default), No/No, Yes/No, Yes/Yes.

Onboard Parallel Port

This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel controller with which
I/O Address.
The Choices: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/I RQ 5, Di sa bled, 3BC/IRQ7.

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Onboard Parallel Mode

Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. Normal EPP
(Enhanced Parallel Port) ECP (Extend Capabilities Port) ECP+EPP PC AT
parallel port Bidirectional Port Fast, buffered port Fast, buffered, Bidirectional
Port. Select Normal unless you are certain your hardware and software both
support EPP or ECP mode.
The Choices: Normal (default), EPP, ECP, ECP/EPP.

ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA Cha nne l fo r the port.
The Choices: 3 (default), 1.

Parallel Port EPP Type

This option allows you to select a DMA Channel for the parallel port.
The Choices: EPP1.9 (default), EPP1.7.

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2.6 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most
effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own
style of computer use.

Figure 6. Power Management Setup

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software

ACPI function Enabled
Power Management Press Enter
PM Control by APM Yes
Video Off Option Suspend -> Off
Video Off Method V/H SYNC+Blank
MODEM Use IRQ 3
Soft-Off by PWRBTN Instant-Off
Wake Up Events Press Enter

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Power Management Setup

Item Help

Menu Level

ACPI Function

This item allows you to enable / disable the Advanced Configuration and
Management (ACPI).

The Choices: Enabled (default),Disabled.

Power Management

User Define (default) Users can configure their own power

management.
Min Saving Pre-defined ti mer values ar e used such that

Max Saving Pre-defined timer valu es are us ed such that

all timers are at their MAX value.

all timers are at their MIN value.

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PM Control by APM

No System BIOS will ignore APM when

Power Management is on.

Yes (default) System BIOS will wait for ROM’s prompt

before it enters any PM mode.

Video Off Option

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

Turned off.
All Mode -> Off During All modes, the monitor will be turn
off.
Always On During Always mode, the monitor will be
Turn on.

Suspend -> Off

(default) During Suspend mode, the monitor will be

Video Off Method

V/H SYNC+Blank (default) In addi tion to the abo ve, BIOS will al so

turn off th e V-SYNC & H-SYNC si gnals
from VGA card to monitor.

DPMS supported This function is enabled only for a VGA

Blank Screen The system BIOS will only blank the

card supporting DPMS.

screen when disabling video.

MODEM Use IRQ

This determines the IRQ, which the MODEM can use.

3 (default)
4 / 5 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 / NA

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

Pressing the pow er but ton for m ore than 4 seconds forces th e system t o enter th e
Soft-Off states when the system has “hung”.

The Choices:, Instant-Off (default), Delay 4 Se c .

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Wake Up Events

If you highlight the literal “ Press Enter” next to the “Wake Up Events” label and
then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:

VGA When set to on, any event occu rring at a

The Choices: Off (default), On.

LPT&COM When set to On, any event occu rring at a

The Choices: LPT/COM (default), COM,

HDD&FDD When set to On(default), any event

The Choices: On (default), Off.

PCI MASTER

The Choices: Off (default), On.

Wake Up On LAN/Ring To use this function, you need a LAN

The Choices: Disabled (default),Enabled.

RTC Alarm Resume When “Enabled”, you can set the date and

The Choices: Disabled (default),Enabled.
Date (of Month) You can choose which month the system

VGA port will awaken a system which has
been powered down.

VGA Port will awaken a system which has
been powered down.

, LPT, NONE.

occurring at a hard or floppy drive will
awaken a syst em which h as been p owered
down.

When set to On, any event occurring at
PCI will awaken a system which has been
powered down.

add-on card which support power on
function. It should also support the
wake-up on LAN jump.

time at which the RTC (real-time clock)
alarm awakens the system from Suspend
mode.

will boot up.

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Resume Time (hh: mm: ss)
You can choose the hour, minute and

second the system will boot up.

IRQs Activity Monitoring When set to ON (default), any event

occurring at Pri mary INTR will awaken a
system whi c h has be e n po wered down.

The following is a list of IRQ, Inter

ReQuest, which can be exempted much as
the COM ports and LPT ports above can.
When an I/P device wants to gain the
attention of th e operati n g system, it signal s
this by causing an IRQ to occur. When the
operating syst em is r eady to respon d to th e
request, it interrupts itself and performs the
services.

As above, t he choi ces a re On and Off. Off

is the defa ul t.

When set On, activity will neither prevent

the system from going into a power
management mode nor aw ak en it.

Primary INTR
IRQ3 ( COM2 )

IRQ4 (COM1)
IRQ5 (LPT2)
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk)
IRQ7 (LPT1)
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm)
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir)
IRQ10 (Reserved)
IRQ11 (Reserved)
IRQ12 (PS2/Mouse)
IRQ13 (Coprocessor)
IRQ14 (Hard Disk)
IRQ15 (Reserved)

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2.7 PNP / PCI Configuration Setup

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer
Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devic es to operate at speeds nearing
the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special
components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly
recommended th at on ly experienced us ers should make an y ch anges to the d efaul t
settings.

Figure 7. PNP / PCI Configuration Setup Menu

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software

PNP OS Installed No

Reset Configuration Data Disabled

Resources Controlled By Auto(ESCD)

x IRQ Resources Press Enter
x DMA Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled
Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled
Assign IRQ For USB Enabled

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

PnP/PCI Configurations

Item Help

Menu Level

Select Yes if you are
using a Plug and Play
capable operating
system Select No if
you need the BIOS to
configure non-boot
devices

PNP OS Installed

When set to “Yes”, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting
(VGA, IDE, SCSI) . The rest of th e cards will be in itialized by th e PnP op erating
systems, like Windows
cards. Therefore for non-PnP operating system (DOS, Netware
must set to “ No”.

TM

95. When set to “ No” , BIOS will initialized all the PnP

The Choices: No (default),Yes.

TM

), this option

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Reset Configuration Data

The system B IOS support s the PnP feature so the syste m needs to r ecord which
resource is assigned and protect resources from conflicts. Every peripheral
device has a node which is called ESCD. This node records which resources are
assigned to it . The system needs to r ecord and update ESCD to the memory
locations. These locations (4K) are reserved at the system BIOS.
If Disabled (default) is chosen, the system‘s ESCD will update only when the new
configuration varies from the last one.
If Enabled is chosen, the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is
automa tic a ll y se t to the “Disabled” mode.

IRQ-3 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-4 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-5 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-7 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-9 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-10 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-11 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-12 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-14 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-15 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-0 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-3 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-5 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-6 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP
DMA-7 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP

The above setti ngs will be shown on the screen only if “Manu al ” is chosen for the
Resources Controlled By f unction.

Legacy is the term wh ich signifies th at a resour ce is assign ed to the ISA Bus and
provides for non PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP signifies that a resource
is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on cards and peripherals.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled

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Resources Controlled By

By Choosing “ Auto(ESCD)” the system B IOS will detect th e system resources
and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral.
By Choosing “Manual”, the user will need to assign IRQ & DMA for add-on
cards. Be sure that there are no IRQ/DMA and I/O port conflicts.
The Choices: Auto(ESCD) (default), Manual.

IRQ Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type,
depending on the type of device using the interrupt.

DMA Resources

When you press the “Press Enter” tag, you will be directed to a submenu that will
allow you to mak e confi guration change s th e system DM A chann els. Thi s is on ly
configurable when “Resources Controlled By” is set to “Manual”.
When resourc es ar e controlled manually, assi gn each system DM A ch an n el a type,
depending o n the type o n de v ic e using the DMA channel.

PCI /VGA Palette Snoop

Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take the output from a
VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information
and VGA compatibility.

However, the color information comin g from the VGA controller is drawn from
the palette ta ble inside th e VGA contr oller to gen erate the proper colors and the
graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller. To
do this, the non-VGA graphic controller watches for Write access to the VGA
palette and registers the snoop data. In PCI based systems, where the VGA
controller is on th e PCI bus and a n on-VGA gr aphic con troller i s on an ISA b us,
the Write Access to the palett e will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA
controller responds to the Write .

In this case, the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write. It should
only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus. The
non-VGA ISA grap hic cont roller can then sn oop the data on th e ISA bus . Unless
you have the above situation, you should disable this option.
Disabled (default) Disables the function.
Enabled Enables the function.

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Assign IRQ For USB

Lets the user choose which IRQ to assign for USB.

Assign IRQ For VGA

Lets the user choose which IRQ to assign for the VGA.

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2.8 PC Health Status

Figure 8. PC Health Statu s

CMOS Se tup Uti lity-Copyr ight (C) 1984-20 00 Awar d Softwa re

Curre nt CPU F AN Speed XX XXXXX

Curre nt SYS F AN Speed XX XXXXX

Vcore 1. 59V

2.5V 2. 47V

3.3V 3. 36V

5V 5. 10V

12V 11 .70V

:Move Enter : Select + /-/PU/PD :Value F 10:Save ESC:Exi t F1:Ge neral Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Saf e Defaults F7:Optimiz ed Defaults

Current CPU FAN Speed

Thes e fields di splay th e curren t speed o f CPU fan, if your c omputer c ontain s a
monitoring system.

Current SYS FAN Speed

This field disp lays the current system te mperature, i f your computer contain s a
monitoring system.

Vcore/2.5V/3.3V/5V/12V

Detect the system’s voltage status automatically.

PC Heal th Status

Item Hel p

Menu Le vel

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2.9 Frequency Control

Figure 9. Frequency Control

CMOS Se tup Uti lity-Copyr ight (C) 1984-20 00 Awar d Softwa re

Auto Detect D IMM/PCI C lk En abled

Sprea d Spectr um Di sabled

:Move Enter : Select + /-/PU/PD :Value F 10:Save ESC:Exi t F1:Ge neral Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Saf e Defaults F7:Optimiz ed Defaults

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

This item allows you to enable/disable auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clock.
This Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Frequen cy Control

Item Hel p

Menu Le vel

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3. Software Setup

3.1 Software List

Category Description Platform

VIA Service Pack

(4 In 1) *

VIA Hardware

Monitor *

Award Flash
Utility

VIA AC97
Audio *
(Option)

VIA (VT8601)

Display drivers

Microsoft
DCOM *

Microsoft
DirectX 8.0 *

VIA 4 In 1 driver includes (VIA
Registry (ACPI) Driver /VIA
AGP VxD driver /VIA ATAPI
Vendor Support Driver
/VIA PCI IRQ Miniport Driver)
four system drivers to improve
the performance and
maintain the stability of system
using VIA chipset.

VIA Hardware Monitor is a
self-diagnostic system for PC.

Used for updating BIOS.
(Please refer to chapter ­Application Software.)

Install the driver to enable the

VIA AC97 Audio Device

Install the driver to enable the
Trident video On-chip Device.

Install the MicroSoft Distributed
Component Object Model (Dcom)
server for Windows O.S.

Microsoft DirectX runtime
library

Location in CD

Windows 95/98/NT4/ME
/2000

Windows 95/98/NT4/ME/
2000

Need to be run under
DOS environment.

Windows
95/98/NT4/ME/2000

Windows
95/98//NT4/ME/2000

Windows 95/98 \Software\DCOM

Windows 95/98/ME/2000

\Driver\Chipset\

Via\Service

\Driver\Chipset\

Via\Sysdiag

\Software\Flash

\Driver\Audio\
Via686

\Driver\Chipset\

Via\VGA\8601

\Software\DirectX

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3.2 Software Installation

We provide an installation wizard, Driver CD Installation Utility (SETUP.EXE),
located in the root of Driver CD to let users install some common used drivers
conveniently.

The Wizard can automatically detect OS and switch to the proper page,
so you don’t need to worry about installing the wrong drivers.

You can simply put Driver CD i nto CD-ROM drive and the Installation U tility
will autorun or you can launch the Driver CD Installation Utility manually.

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There are two kinds of Installation Procedure:

 Automatically Install drivers from CD by using CD Installation

Utility:

Use the mouse cursor to click the prop er option on the page. Utility will invoke
other applications to complete the rest of installation.

 When the drivers CAN NOT be installed directly from CD by

using CD Installation Utility, please do the following
procedure :

Please read th e READ ME.TXT l ocated in t h e root dir ectory on Dr iver CD t o get
the driver’s location and then refer to the INSTALL.TXT or README.TXT files
located in each driver’s directory on the Driver CD to install drivers

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3.3 Using Software

 In general, y ou can get more detailed information in the on-line help or

readme for the softwares.

 Using VIA Hardware Monitor

After the u til ity is install ed, you can f ollow t h e s equenc e, Start
VIA HM

→→→→

VIA Hardware Monitor , to launch the m o ni tor appl ic at io n.

→

→ Programs →→→→

→→

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The following figure is the main panel of VIA Hardware Monitor. In the
panel, you can get some real-time and important information -- Voltage,
Fan speed, and temperature, for example. If there is an abnormal situation,
you can resolve it immediately.

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4. Trouble Shooting

PROBLEM

No power to t he system at all. Power light does not illu minate, f an inside pow er
supply does no t tur n o n. I ndi ca to r lig ht on k e y bo a rd do e s no t tur n o n.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Power cable is unplugged. Visually inspect power

cable

Defective power cable. Visual inspection, try

another cable.

Power supply failure. Power cable and wall

socket are OK, but system

is still dead.
Faulty wall outlet; circuit
Breaker or fuse blown.

Plug in device known to

work in socket and test

Make sure power cable is
securely plugged in

Replace cable.

Contact technical support.

Use different socket,
repair outlet, r eset circuit
breaker or replace fuse.

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PROBLEM

System inoperati ve. Keyboard lights are on, power indicat or lights are lit, h ard
drive is spinning.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Expansion card is partially
dislodged from expansion
slot on the motherboard.

Defective floppy disk dri ve
or tape drive.

Defective expansion card. Turn computer off.

Turn off computer. Take

cover off system unit.

Check all expansion cards

to ensure they are

securely seated in sl ots.

Turn system off.

Disconnect the cables

from one of the floppy

drives. Turn on the floppy

drives. Turn on the

system, check to see if

the keyboard operates

normally. Repeat until you

have located defective

unit.

Remove the expansion

card.

Using even pressure on
both ends of the
expansion card, press
down firmly on expansion
card.

Contact Technical
Support.

Make sure expansion
card is secure in
expansion socket.

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A

PROBLEM

System does not boot from hard disk drive, can be booted from floppy disk drive.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Connector between hard
drive and system board
unplugged.

Damaged Hard Disk or
Disk Controller.

Hard Disk directory or
FAT is scrambled.

When attempting to run

the FDISK utility

described in the HARD

DISK section of this

manual you get a

message, INVALID

DRIVE SPECIFICATION.

Format hard disk; if

unable to do so the hard

disk may be defective.

Run the FDISK program,

format the hard drive .

Copy data that was

backed up onto Hard

Drive.

Check cable running from
disk to disk controller
board. Make sure both
ends are securely plugged
in; check the drive type in
the Standard CMOS
Setup .

Contact Technical
Support.

Backing up the hard drive
is extremely important. All
Hard Disk are capable of
breaking down at any
time.

PROBLEM

System only boots fr om floppy Disk. Hard disk can b e read and app lications can
be used but booting from Hard Disk is impossible.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Hard Disk boot program
has been destroyed.

number of causes could

be behind this.

Back up data and
applications files.
Reformat the Hard Drive.
Re-install applications and
data using backup disks.

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A

PROBLEM

Error message reading “SECTOR NOT FOUND” or other error messages not
allowing certain data to be retrieved.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

number of causes could

be behind this.

Use a file by file backup

instead of an image

backup in order to backup

the Hard Di sk.

Back up any salvageable
data. Then low level
format, partition, and high
level format the hard
drive. Re-instal l all saved
data when completed.

PROBLEM

Disk formatted on IBM PS/2 will not operate with this system.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

The IBM PS/2 uses a
different format than other
computers.

IBM PS/2 disk format will

not work in an AT type

computer.

Format disk in the AT type
computer insert disk i n to
the IBM PS/2 and copy
the files you wish.

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PROBLEM

After installi ng an expansion c ar d (n etwor k ca rd, tap e d riv e card , etc.) th e s yst em
no longer works properly.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

No power to monitor. All or part of the system

may be inoperable. The

new card may work but a

mouse or COM port may

not work

Change the interrupt or
RAM address on the new
expansion card. See the
documentation that came
with the new card in order
to change pin settings.
Many expansion devices
come with proprietary
software that will assist
you in doing this.

PROBLEM

Screen message says “Invalid Configuration” or “CMOS Failure.”

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Incorrect information
entered into the
configuration (setup)
program.

Check the configuration

program. Replace any

incorrect information.

Review system‘s
equipment . Make sure
correct info rm at ion is in
setup.

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PROBLEM

Screen is bla nk.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

No power to monitor. Check the power

connectors to monitor and
to system. Make sure
monitor is connected to
display card, change I/O
address on network card if
applicable

Monitor not connected to
computer.

Network card I/O address
conflict.

See instructions above.

See instructions above.

PROBLEM

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Memory problem, display
card jumpers not set
correctly.

Computer virus. Use anti-virus programs

Reboot computer.

Reinsta l l me mo r y, make
sure that all memory
modules are installed in
correct sockets. Check
jumper and switch
settings on display card.
See display card section
for information on
settings.

(mcAfee, E-Prot, etc) to
detect and clean viruses.

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PROBLEM

Screen goes blank periodically.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Screen saver is enabled. Disable screen saver.

PROBLEM

Keyboard failure.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Keyboard is disconnected. Reconnect keyboard.

Check keys again, if no
improvement replace
keyboard.

PROBLEM

No color on screen.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Faulty Monitor. If possible, connect

monitor to another
system. If no color replace
monitor.

CMOS incorrectly set up. Call technical support.

PROBLEM

Floppy drive li g ht st a y s on .

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Floppy Drive cabl e not
connected correctly.

Reconnect floppy cable

making sure PIN1 on the
Floppy Drive corresponds
with PIN1 on Floppy cable
connector.

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PROBLEM

Error rea di ng driv e A:

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Bad floppy disk. Try new floppy disk
Floppy disk not formatted Format floppy disk (type

FORMAT A:type
ENTER)>

PROBLEM

C: drive failure.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

SETUP program does not
have correct information.

Hard Drive cable not
connected properly.

Boot from drive A: using

DOS system disk. Input
correct information to
SETUP program.

Check Hard Drive cable.

PROBLEM

Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Master/Slave jumpers not
set correctly.

Hard Drives not
compatible / dif f erent
manufacturers.

Set Master/Slave jumpers

correctly.

Run SETUP program and

select correct drive types.
Call Drive manufacturers
for compatibility with other
drives.

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PROBLEM

Missing operating system o n har d driv e .

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

CMOS setup has been
changed.

Run setup and select

correct drive type.

PROBLEM

Certain keys do not function.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Keys jammed or
defective.

Replace keyboard.

PROBLEM

Keyboard is locked, no keys function.

PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION

Keyboard is locked. Unlock keyboard

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