DFI AK70 User Manual

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AK70

Rev. A+

System Board

Users Manual

41300007

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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.

Trademarks

Microsoft® MS-DOS®, WindowsTM ,Windows® 95 and Windows® 98

are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. AMD Althlon

is a registered trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Award is a

registered trademark of Award Software, Inc. Other trademarks and

registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the

properties of their respective holders.

Caution:

Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the

manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturers

instructions.

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FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the

limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC

rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a

residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct

the interference by one or more of the following measures:

 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

 Increase the separation between the equipment and the

receiver.

 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different

from that to which the receiver is connected.

 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for

help.

Notice:

1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the

party responsible for compliance could void the user's

authority to operate the equipment.

2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply

with the emission limits.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction

1.1 Features and Specifications ....................................................................

1.2 Package Checklist .........................................................................................

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

2.1 System Board Layout ................................................................................

2.2 System Memory ...........................................................................................

2.3 Processor Installation .................................................................................

2.4 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data. ................................

2.5 Ports and Connectors .............................................................................

Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility

3.1 The Basic Input/Output System ........................................................

3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features .....................................................

3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................

3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features .................................................

3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals ...............................................................

3.1.5 Power Management Setup....................................................

3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations ...........................................................

3.1.7 PC Health Status .........................................................................

3.1.8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults .............................................................

3.1.9 Load Optimized Defaults ......................................................

3.1.10 Set Supervisor Password .......................................................

3.1.11 Set User Password ....................................................................

3.1.12 Save & Exit Setup .......................................................................

3.1.13 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................

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Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

4.1 Desktop Management Interface ........................................................

4.2 Dr ivers...............................................................................................................

Appendix A - System Error Messages

A.1 POST Beep ....................................................................................................

A.2 Error Messages .............................................................................................

Appendix B - Troubleshooting

B.1 Troubleshooting Checklist .....................................................................

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

1.1 Features and Specifications

1.1.1 Features

Chipset

 AMD-750 AGP chipset

Processor

The system board is equipped with a single 242-pin Slot A

mechanical connector supporting all AMD Athlon processor

modules. The system board is also equipped with a switching

voltage regulator that supports 1.3V to 2.05V core voltage for

various processors.

 AMD Althlon processor module - 500MHz and faster

 200MHz system interface speed (DDR - Double Data Rate)

 Auto-detect processor voltage

 Clock multiplier 5.0 to 10.0

 ECC protection on system and cache interfaces

Cache Memory

 Processor built-in 128-Kbyte L1 cache

 Processor built-on 512-Kbyte L2 cache

System Memory

 16MB to 768MB memory using unbuffered DIMMs

 Three 168-pin 3.3V DIMM sockets

 Supports PC-100 SDRAM memory

 ECC supported (uses x72 PC SDRAM DIMM)

DIMMs

2MBx64/x72

4MBx64/x72

8MBx64/x72

16MBx64/x72

32MBx64/x72

Memory Size

16MB

32MB

64MB

128MB

256MB

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Expansion Slots

The system board is equipped with 1 dedicated AGP slot and 5

dedicated PCI slots. All PCI slots are bus masters. 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; delivering up to 533MB/

sec. bandwidth for 3D graphics applications.

Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The

DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information

about your system configuration and stores these information in

the DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play

BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is

designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of

computer systems easier. Refer to Chapter 4 for instructions on

using the DMI utility.

ATX Double Deck Ports

 2 USB ports

 2 DB-9 serial por ts

 1 DB-25 parallel port

 1 min-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

 1 min-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

Connectors

 1 connector for IrDA interface

 1 connector for 2 additional external USB por ts

 2 IDE connectors

 1 floppy connector

 1 20-pin ATX power supply connector

 1 Wake-On-Ring connector

 1 Wake-On-LAN connector

 1 chassis fan connector, 2 CPU fan connectors for CPU Fan1

and CPU Fan2

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PCI Bus Master IDE Controller

 Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices

 Supports ATA/33 or ATA/66 hard drives

 PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up

to 16.6MB/sec.)

 Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer

 Supports ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP

IrDA Interface

The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for

wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral

devices. It supports infrared peripheral devices that meet the

ASKIR or HPSIR standard.

USB Ports

The system board supports 4 USB por ts. USB allows data

exchange between your computer and a wide range of

simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

BIOS

 AMD/Award BIOS with ACPI

 Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades

 Supports DMI 2.0 function

 Auto-detect and report system health status

 2 Mbit flash memory

1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions

The system board is capable of monitoring the following system

health conditions.

 Monitors processor/system temperature and processor

overheat alarm

 Monitors 3.3V/±5V/±12V/VCORE voltages and failure alarm

 Monitors processor/chassis fan speed and failure alarm

 Read back capability that displays accurate temperature, voltage

and fan speed

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1.1.3 Intelligence

Automatic CPU/Chassis Fan Off

The CPU and chassis fans will automatically turn off once the

system enters the Suspend mode.

Dual Function Power Button

Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup, this switch will allow

the system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode.

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 for more information.

Wake-On-LAN Ready

The Wake-On-LAN function allows the network to remotely wake

up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. Your LAN card must

support the remote wakeup function.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA (minimum).

RTC Timer to Power-on the System

The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to

automatically power-on on the set date and time.

ACPI

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced

Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy

saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management

and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct

Power Management.

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Introduction

Virus Protection

Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives. The system

board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table

of your hard disk drive.

1.2 Package Checklist

The system board package contains the following items:

þ The system board

þ A users manual

þ One IDE cable for ATA/66 or ATA/33 IDE drives

þ One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable

þ One CD

¨ One card-edge bracket with two USB ports (optional)

If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your

dealer or sales representative for assistance.

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Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

2.1 System Board Layout

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Hardware Installation

Warning:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, disk

drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction

procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not

available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist

strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is

unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis

throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

2.2 System Memory

The system board is equipped with three 168-pin DIMM (Dual

In-line Memory Module) sockets that support x64/x72 PC

SDRAM DIMM, 3.3V. PC SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random

Access Memory) uses a fast memory interface technology that

includes using the clock on the chip to synchronize with the CPU

clock so that the timing of the memory chips and the timing of the

CPU are synchronized. This saves time during transmission of data,

subsequently increasing system performance.

The system board also supports the ECC (Error Checking and

Correction) function. To use this function, you must install DIMM

that supports parity. That is, DIMM that typically has 9 memory

chips per side. This kind of module has 8 standard memory chips

and a parity chip. DIMM with no parity has 8 standard memory

chips only. Refer to chapter 1 (System Memory section) for

detailed specification of the memory suppor ted by the system

board.

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2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module

A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system

board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of

the socket.

Notch

Tab

Pin 1

1. Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side.

2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the notches in the

module aligned with the keys on the socket.

3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is

completely seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place.

Key

Tab

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2.3 Processor Installation

The system board is equipped with a processor slot (Slot A). The

ends of the slot are installed with the Universal Retention

Mechanism (URM). URM is used to hold a AMD Athlon processor

onto the slot.

Warning:

The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with

heatsink. Leave certain space clearances to maintain proper

airflow once the processor and heatsink are installed. All

cables (for floppy drive, hard drive, CD-ROM, etc.) must be

routed clear of the processor and its airspace. Otherwise, the

processor will overheat subsequently damaging the processor

and the system board.

2.3.1 Installing the Processor

There are retention latches on the top of the AMD Athlon

processor module. Before installing the processor, you must push

the retention latches inwards until they click.

1. Position the URM located at each end of Slot A into its upright

position.

Upright

position

Original

position

2. Push the slides of the URM downwards to the OPEN position.

3. Push the retention latches on the top corners of the Athlon

processor module inwards until they click.

4. Position the processor above Slot A with the notch in the

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processor aligned with the key on the slot. Push the

processor down firmly, with even pressure on both sides of

the top, until it is completely seated.

3. Pull out the retention latches loacted at the top corners of the

processor module until they click into place and lock.

4. Make the slides of the URM glide to the LOCK position.

Slide

Slit of the

URMs tab

2.3.2 Removing the Processor

1. Make the slides of the URM glide to the OPEN position.

2. Push the retention latches on the top corners of the processor

module inwards until they click.

3. Lift the processor until it is enitrely freed from Slot A.

Slide

Ta b

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2.4 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data

Jumper JP30

Clear CMOS Data

If, for some reason, the CMOS

data becomes corrupted or you

forgot the supervisor/user

password, the system can be

reconfigured with the default

values stored in the ROM BIOS.

To load the default values, power

off your system and unplug the

power cord. Set JP30 pins 1

and 2 to On. Wait for a few

seconds and set JP30 back to its

default setting, pins 2 and 3 On.

You may now plug the power

cord and power-on your system.

32 1321

2-3 On: Normal

(default)

1-2 On:

Clear CMOS data

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2.5 Ports and Connectors

2.5.1 Serial Ports

The system board is equipped with

onboard serial ports - COM 1 and

COM 2; both in Teal/Turquoise color

located at the ATX double deck

ports of the board.

These ports are RS-232C

asynchronous communication ports

with 16C550A-compatible UARTs

that can be used with modems, serial

printers, remote display terminals,

and other serial devices. You can set

the serial ports I/O address in the

Integrated Peripherals submenu of

the BIOS.

2.5.2 PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Ports

Hardware Installation

The system board is equipped with

an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and

PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both

at location KYB1 of the ATX double

deck ports. The PS/2 mouse port

uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not

connected to this port, the system

will reserve IRQ12 for other

expansion cards.

Warning:

Make sure to turn off your

computer prior to connecting

or disconnecting a mouse or

keyboard. Failure to do so may

damage the system board.

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2.5.3 Parallel Ports

The system board has a standard

printer port for interfacing your PC

to a parallel printer. It supports SPP,

ECP and EPP modes. You can set

the ports mode in the Integrated

Peripherals setup of the Award

BIOS.

Setting

SPP

(Standard Parallel Port)

ECP

(Extended Capabilities Port)

EPP

(Enhanced Parallel Port)

Allows normal speed operation

but in one direction only.

Allows parallel port to operate in

bidirectional mode and at a speed

faster than the SPPs data transfer

rate.

Allows bidirectional parallel port

operation at maximum speed.

Function

2.5.4 Floppy Disk Connector

The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk header

that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To prevent

improper floppy cable installation, the shrouded floppy disk header

has a keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable

can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is

aligned with pin 1 of the header.

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Connecting the Floppy Disk Cable

1. Install the 34-pin header

connector into the shrouded

floppy disk header (FLP1) on

the system board. The

colored edge of the ribbon

should be aligned with pin 1

of FLP1.

2. Install the other 34-pin

header connector(s) into the

disk drive(s). Align the

colored edge of the daisy

chained ribbon cable with pin

1 of the drive edge

connector(s). The end-most connector should be attached to

the drive you want to designate as Drive A.

2.5.5 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors

The system board is equipped

with two shrouded PCI IDE

headers that will interface four

Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive

Electronics) hard disk drives. To

prevent improper IDE cable

installation, each shrouded PCI

IDE header has a keying

mechanism. The connector on the

IDE cable can be placed into the

header only if pin 1 of the

connector is aligned with pin 1 of

the header.

Connecting the Hard Disk Cable

1. If you are connecting two hard drives, install the connector of

the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header

(connector IDE1). If you are adding a third or fourth IDE

device, install the connector of the other IDE cable into the

secondary shrouded IDE header (connector IDE2).

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2. Install the other header connector(s) into the device with the

colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin 1 of the

drive edge connector(s).

Note:

Refer to your disk drive users manual for information about

selecting proper drive switch settings.

Adding a Second IDE Hard Drive

When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and

the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the

drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the

drives.

The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33 or

ATA/66 hard drives. We recommend that you use hard drives

from the same manufacturer. In a few cases, drives from two

different manufacturers will not function properly when used

together. The problem lies in the hard drives, not the system

board.

Important:

If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD-ROM

drive that is set in Master mode, please set the CD-ROM

drive to Slave mode. Some ATAPI CD-ROMs may not be

recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master

mode.

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2.5.6 IrDA Connector

The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wire-

less connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices.

The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification suppor ts data

transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.

Connect your IrDA cable to connector J1 on the system board.

For better transmission of data, your IrDA peripheral device must

be within a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 meter. You have

to enable Onboard IR Controller and set IR Mode to the

proper mode in the Integrated Peripherals setup of the Award

BIOS. Moreover, the proper drivers must be installed in your

operating system to use this connector. Refer to your operating

systems manual or documentation.

Function

VCC

IRRXH

IRRX

Ground

IRTX

Note:

1. Connect your IrDA cable to pins 1 to 5 of the IrDA

connector on the system board to use IrDA.

2. The sequence of the functions on some IrDA cable may

be reversed from the pin function defined on the system

board. Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA

connector according to their pin functions.

Function

N. C.

CIRRX

5VSB

N. C.

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2.5.7 CPU Fan Connectors

The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink.

There are two CPU fan connectors equipped on the system

board. If you are using dual CPU fans with two power cables,

connect the cables to locations J7 and J8 respectively. However, the

system can only monitor the speed of the fan that is connected to

the CPU fan1 connector.

If you disable the CPU Fan on in Suspend field in the Power

Management Setup of the BIOS, the CPU fan(s) will automatically

turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.

Ground

On/Off

Sense

Ground

On/Off

N. C.

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2.5.8 Chassis Fan Connector

If you wish to install a fan to

provide adequate airflow

throughout the chassis, connect

the fans connector to location J9.

The system is capable of

monitoring and controlling the

speed of the chassis fan. The

chassis fan will automatically turn

off once the system enters the

Suspend mode.

Hardware Installation

Function

Ground

On/Off

Sense

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2.5.9 Universal Serial Bus Ports

The system board supports 4 USB por ts. Two external USB ports

(Black) are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board.

The 9-pin onboard header (J2) allows you to connect 2 additional

external USB ports.

USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide

range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play

peripherals. You must have the proper drivers installed in your

operating system to use the USB ports. Refer to your operating

systems manual or documentation.

USB2

VCC

-Data

+Data

Ground

Key

USB3

VCC

-Data

+Data

Ground

Connecting the USB Ports

As an option, one card-edge bracket mounted with two USB port

cables may be provided with the system board. The ends of the

cables are attached to a connector. Insert the USB cable

connector to the J2 USB header on the system board and mount

the card-edge bracket to the system chassis. The J2 USB header

has a keying machanism to prevent improper installation.

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2.5.10 Wake-On-Ring Connector

The Wa ke-On-Ring connector is used to connect to an internal

modem card that has the same connector. It will allow the system

that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/

power-on to respond to calls coming through the internal modem

card.

To use this function, connect one end of the cable (that came with

the card) to the cards wake-on-ring connector and the other end

to location J11 on the system board. You must also enable the RI

Resume/WOL field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS.

If you are using an external modem, the ring-on function will come

through the serial port where the external modem is connected.

Important:

If the cable connector of your modem card has two pins only,

connect the cable connector to the pins 1 and 2 of the J11

connector on the system board.

Function

Ground

RI#

N. C.

5VSB

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2.5.11 Wake-On-LAN Connector

The system board supports the

Wake-On-LAN function. This

function will allow the network to

remotely power-on a Soft Power

Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if

your system is in the Suspend

mode, you can power-on the

system only through an IRQ or

DMA interrupt.

To use the Wake-On-LAN

function, you must enable the RI

Resume/WOL field in the Power

Management Setup of the Award

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 J10 on the system board. The network will detect

Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power-up the system.

Refer to the add-in cards manual for details. Note: Your LAN card

must support the remote wake up function.

Function

+5VSB (720mA)

Ground

WOL

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA (minimum).

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2.5.12 Power Connector

The pin assignment of the ATX power connector is shown below.

Function

3.3V/14A

COM

+5V

COM

+5V

COM

PW-OK

5VSB

+12V

Function

3.3V/14A

-12V

COM

PS-ON

COM

-5V

+5V

Important:

Your power supply must meet the ATX specification -

supporting 3.3V/14A (minimum), otherwise your system will

not boot properly.

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2.5.13 Front Panel LEDs and Switches

SP-LED: ATX 5VSB Standby LDE

This LED will light when the 5VSB power is active.

SP-SW: ATX Power Switch

Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup, this switch is a dual

function power button that will allow your system to enter the

Soft-Off or Suspend mode. Refer to Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN in

the Power Management Setup (Chapter 3).

HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED

This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed.

G-LED: Green LED

This LED will light when the system is in the Suspend mode.

G-SW: Green Switch

This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode.

H-RST: 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.

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KEYLOCK - Keylock and Power LED Connector

This is used to connect to the keyboard lock of the system chassis.

Use pins 24 to 26 to connect to the Power LED.

Pin Pin Assignment

SP-LED 1 ATX Power

(ATX power LED) 2 Ground

3N. C.

SP-SW 4 PWRBT

(ATX power switch) 5 Ground

6N. C.

HD-LED 7 HDD

(Primary/Secondar y IDE LED) 8 HDD LED Power

9N. C.

G-LED 10 Green LED Power

(Green LED) 11 Green

12 N. C.

G-SW 13 SMI

(Green switch) 14 Ground

15 N. C.

H-RST 16 H/W Reset

(Reset switch) 17 Ground

18 N. C.

SPEAKER 19 Speaker Power

(Speaker connector) 20 Ground

21 N. C.

22 Speaker

23 N. C.

KEYLOCK 24 LED Power

(Keylock and power LED 25 N. C.

connector 26 Ground

27 Keylock

28 Ground

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Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility

3.1 The Basic Input/Output System

The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes

care of the basic level of communication between the processor

and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for

various advanced features found in this system board. This chapter

explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS.

After you power up the system, the BIOS message appears on

the screen and the memory count begins. After the memor y 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.

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Esc

: Quit

F10

: Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑↓→← : Select Item

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features

Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and

press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one on the next page will

appear.

Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss)

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

Drive A Drive B

Video Halt On

Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory

Standard CMOS Features

Wed, Jan 5 2000 4 : 35 : 5

Press Enter None Press Enter None Press Enter None Press Enter None

1.44M, 3.5 in. None

EGA/VGA All, But keyboard

640K 129024K 130048K

Item Help

Menu Level Change the day, month,

year and century

↑↓→← Move

Enter:Select

F5:Previous Values

+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

F1:General Help

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be

identical to this one.

Date

The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day

displays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month,

from January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31.

Year displays the year, from 1994 to 2079.

Time

The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is

based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is

13:00:00. Hour displays hours from 00 to 23. Minute displays

minutes from 00 to 59. Second displays seconds from 00 to 59.

IDE Primary Master, IDE Primary Slave, IDE Secondary Master

and IDE Secondary Slave

Move the cursor to the IDE Primary Master, IDE Primary

Slave, IDE Secondary Master or IDE Secondary Slave field,

then press <Enter>.

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IDE HDD Auto Detection

Detects the parameters of the drive. The par ameters will

automatically be shown on the screen.

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 & CD-ROM drive

at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD & CD-

ROM drive. If a hard disk has not been installed, select None.

Access Mode

For hard drives larger than 528MB, you would typically select

the LBA type. Certain operating systems require that you

select Normal or Large. Please check your operating systems

manual or Help desk on which one to select.

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.

Drive A and Drive B

These categories identify the types of floppy disk drives installed.

None No floppy drive is installed

360K, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. standard drive; 360KB capacity

1.2M, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB

capacity

720K, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 720KB capacity

1.44M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 1.44MB capacity

2.88M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 2.88MB capacity

Video

This category selects the type of video adapter used for the

primar y system monitor. Although secondary monitors are

supported, you do not have to select the type. The default setting

is EGA/VGA.

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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.

Halt On

This category determines whether the system will stop if an error

is detected during power up. The default setting is All, But

Keyboard.

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors

detected.

All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS

detects a non-fatal error.

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard

error; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk

error; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or

keyboard error; it will stop for all other

errors.

Base Memory

Displays the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in

the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for

systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or

640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the

motherboard.

Extended Memory

Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot-

up.

Total Memory

Displays the total memory available in the system.

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3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features

The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system

for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the

system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the

performance of your system or let you set some features

according to your preference.

Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Security Option OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Video BIOS Shadow C8000-CBFFF Shadow CC000-CFFFF Shadow D0000-D3FFF Shadow D4000-D7FFF Shadow D8000-DBFFF Shadow DC000-DFFFF Shadow

Enter:Select

F5:Previous Values

Advanced BIOS Features

Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Floppy HDD-0 LS/ZIP Enabled Disabled Enabled On Fast Disabled

6 250

Setup Non-OS2 Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled

+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save

Disabled

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults

Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level Allows you to choose

the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep

F1:General HelpESC:Exit↑↓→← Move

F7:Optimized Defaults

The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features

submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you

have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for

reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

Virus Warning

This category protects the boot sector and partition table of your

hard disk drive. When this item 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

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category. Also, disable this category if you are installing or running

certain operating systems like Windows® 95/98 or the operating

system may not install nor work.

CPU Internal Cache and External Cache

These categories speed up the memor y access. The default is

Enabled, which provides better performance by enabling cache.

Quick Power On Self Test

This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you

power on the system. When Enabled, the BIOS will shor ten 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. The options are: Floppy, LS/ZIP,

HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, LAN and

Disabled. Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot

from another device.

Swap Floppy Drive

If the system has two floppy drives, choose Enabled to assign

physical drive B to logical drive A and vice versa.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive

installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M

and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.

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.

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Gate A20 Option

This field allows you to select how gate A20 is handled. Gate A20

is a device used to address memory above 1Mbyte. The default is

Fast.

Fast The chipset controls gate A20.

Disabled A pin in the keyboard controls gate A20.

Typematic Rate Setting

Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller.

When Enabled, Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay can be

selected.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This field allows you to select the rate at which character repeats

when you hold down a key.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

This field allows you to select the delay before keystrokes begin to

repeat.

Security Option

This field determines when the system will prompt for the

password - everytime the system boots or only when you enter

the BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User

Password submenu.

System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be

denied unless the correct password is entered at the

prompt.

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be

denied unless the correct password is entered at the

prompt.

OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

This item allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in

OS/2. The options are: Non-OS2 and OS2.

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Video BIOS Shadow

Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM. Video

Shadow will increase the video speed. Note that some graphics

boards require that this option be disabled. The default value is

Enabled.

Enabled Video shadow is enabled.

Disabled Video shadow is disabled.

C8000-CBFFF Shadow to DC000-DFFFF Shadow

These categories determine whether option ROMs will be copies

to RAM.

Enabled Optional shadow is enabled.

Disabled Optional shadow is disabled.

3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features

System BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable Memory Hole At 15M-16M AGP Aperture Size (MB) SDRAM ECC Setting Super Bypass Mode SDRAM Timing setting by SDRAM PH Limit SDRAM Idle Limit SDRAM Trc Timing Value SDRAM Trp Timing Value SDRAM Tras Timing Value SDRAM CAS Latency SDRAM Trcd Timing Value

↑↓→← Move

F5:Previous Values

Advanced Chipset Features

Enabled Enabled Disabled 128 Disabled Disabled Manual 32 Cycle 8 Cycle 4 Cycle 2 Cycle 2 Cycle 2 Cycle 2 Cycle

+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Menu Level

Item Help

F1:General HelpEnter:Select

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be

identical to this one.

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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.

System BIOS Cacheable

When this option is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM

addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache

controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the

higher the efficiency of the system.

Video 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, set this field to Disabled.

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

In order to improve system performance, certain space in memor y

can be reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into

the memory space below 16MB. When enabled, the CPU assumes

the 15-16MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address

range instead of the actual system DRAM. When disabled, the CPU

assumes the 15-16MB address range actually contains DRAM

memory. If more than 16MB of system memory is installed, this

option must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory.

AGP Aperture Size (MB)

This field is relevant to the memory-mapped graphics data of the

AGP card installed in your system. The options are: 32MB, 64MB,

128MB and 256MB. Leave this filed in its default setting, which is

128MB.

SDRAM ECC Setting

The ECC (Error Checking and Correction) function is suppor ted

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only in x72 (72-bit) PC SDRAM DIMMs. If you are using x64 (64-

bit) PC SDRAM DIMMs, set this field to Non-ECC .

Disabled Uses x64 PC SDRAM DIMM.

Enabled This option allows the system to recover from

memory failure. It detects single-bit and multiple-bit

errors, then automatically corrects single-bit error.

Super Bypass Mode

The default is Disabled. When Enabled, the AMD-751 allows low-

latency accesses to memory. Take note that the memory

imcompatiablity issue might happen. If the system runs unreliably after

enabling this function, set this field to Disabled.

SDRAM Timing setting by

SDRAM timing is controlled by the DRAM Timing Registers. The

timings programmed into this register are dependent on the system

design. Slower rates may be required in certain system designs to

support loose layout or slower memory. When this field is set to

Auto, the system will automatically set the SDRAM timing. If you

leave this field in its default setting - Manual, the following fields

can be selected.

SDRAM PH Limit

This field is used to specify the number of consecutive page-hit

requests to allow before choosing a non-page-hit request.

SDRAM Idle Limit

This field is used to specify the number of idle cycles to wait before

precharging an idle bank.

SDRAM Trc Timing Value

This field is used to specify the minimum time from activate to

activate of the same bank.

SDRAM Trp Timing Value

This field is used to specify the delay from precharge command to

activate command.

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SDRAM Tras Timing Value

This field is used to specify the minimum bank (SRAS[2:0]#) active

time.

SDRAM CAS Latency

This field is used to specify the delay from SCAS[2:0] to data

valid.

SDRAM Trcd Timing Value

This field is used to specify the delay from the activation of a bank

to the time that a read or write command is accepted.

3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals

IDE Read/Write Prefetch IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO IDE Secondary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE USB Host Controller USB Keyboard Support Init Display First IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard IR Controller

IR Address Select

IR Mode

IR Transmission delay

↑↓→← Move

IR IRQ Select

IR Mode Use DMA

Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode

ECP Mode Use DMA

EPP Mode Select

F5:Previous Values

Integrated Peripherals

Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled AGP Enabled Enabled 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 Disabled

2E8H IrDA Enabled

+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit

IRQ10

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Disable

378/IRQ7 SPP

3 EPP1.9

Menu Level

Item Help

F1:General HelpEnter:Select

The screen above list all the fields available in the Integrated Peripherals submenu,

for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use

the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only.

Your version may not be identical to this one.

IDE Read/Write 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.

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IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master/Slave

PIO

PIO means Programmed Input/Output. Rather than have the BIOS

issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk

drive, PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and

then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by

themselves. Your system supports five modes, 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 according to

your hard disk drives timing.

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 categories allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use. When

Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available option

after checking your hard drive or CD-ROM.

Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for

you.

Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories.

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE and On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

These categories 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.

USB Host Controller

Enable this field to use the USB ports.

USB Keyboard Support

This field can be selected only if the USB Host controller is

enabled. By default, USB Keyboard Support is Disabled. However,

if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS, make sure to enable

this function.

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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.

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 FDC Controller

Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller.

Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller.

Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2

When setting to Auto, the system will automatically specify an I/

O address and IRQ for the serial port 1 and serial port 2. You can

manually configure the serial ports by selecting 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3,

3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 or Disabled.

Onboard IR Controller

The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity

between your computer and peripheral devices. If you wish to use

IrDA function, enable this filed to select the following fields pertaining

to IR settings.

In addition, make sure your IrDA cable is properly connected to

the IrDA connector on the system board. For advanced information,

refer to Chapter 2 of this manual.

IR Address Select

This field allows you to select an I/O addresss for IrDA. The

options are: 2E8H, 3F8H, 2F8H, 3E8H, 3E0H and 2E0H.

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IR Mode

The options are: IrDA, ASKIR and FIR. The default setting is IrDA.

Select the proper mode according to the IrDA device installed

on your system.

IR Transmission Delay

If this field is Enabled, transmission of data will be slower. This is

recommended when you encounter transmission problem with

your device.

IR IRQ Select

The options are: IRQ10, IRQ11, IRQ3 and IRQ4.

IR Mode Use DMA

If the IR Mode is set to FIR, this field can be selected. The

options are: Disabled, 1 and 3.

Onboard Parallel Port

This field allows you to configure the Parallel port. The options

are: 378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 and Disabled.

Parallel Port Mode, ECP Mode Use DMA and EPP Mode Select

These fields can be selected only if you selected an I/O address

and IRQ in the Onboard Parallel Port field. These apply to a

standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of

your device. Refer to your peripherals manual for the best option.

The parallel port modes are SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP. The

default is SPP. If you selected EPP, EPP Mode Select can be selected.

This field applies to standard specification. The options are EPP1.9

and EPP1.7. Default setting: EPP1.9. If you selected ECP, ECP Mode

Use DMA can be selected. This is used to select a DMA channel

for the parallel port. The options are 1 and 3. Default setting: 3. If

you selected ECP+EPP, ECP Mode Use DMA and EPP Mode

Select can be selected.

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3.1.5 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your

system to most effectively save energy.

ACPI Function Power Management Video Off Method Suspend Mode HDD Power Down HDD Down In Suspend Soft-Off By PBTN CPU Fan on in Suspend RI Resume/WOL Modem Use IRQ RTC Resume

Date(of Month) Alarm

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE 1 Parallel Port Serial Port IRQ3 (COM 2) IRQ4 (COM 1) IRQ5 (LPT 2)

↑↓→← Move

IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) IRQ7 (LPT 1) IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) IRQ10 (Reserved) IRQ11 (Reserved) IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) IRQ13 (Coprocessor) IRQ14 (Hard Disk) IRQ15 (Reserved)

F5:Previous Values

Power Management Setup

Enabled User Define DPMS Support Disabled Disabled Disabled Instant-Off Disabled Disabled 3 Disabled

0 0 0 0

Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled

+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit

Enabled

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled

Menu Level

Item Help

F1:General HelpEnter:Select

The screen above list all the fields available in the Power Management submenu,

for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use

the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only.

Your version may not be identical to this one.

ACPI Function

By default, the ACPI function is enabled. This function should be

enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI.

Power Management

This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power

saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the

Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down are activated.

Min Saving Minimum power management. Suspend Mode

= 1 hour, and HDD Power Down = 15 Min.

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Max Saving Maximum power management. Suspend

Mode = 30 Sec, and HDD Pown Down =

1 Min.

User Define When selected, the Suspend Mode and HDD

Power Down fields can be set.

Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC + Blank This selection will cause the system to turn

off the vertical and horizontal

synchronization ports and write blanks to

the video buffer.

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video

buffer.

DPMS Support Initializes display power management signaling.

Use this option if your video board supports it.

Suspend Mode

This is user configurable only when the Power Management category

is set to User Define. After the set time of system inactivity, video

will be shut off while all other devices still operate at full speed. The

options are: Disabled, 30 Sec, 1 Min, 4 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min and 1

Hour.

HDD Power Down

This is user configurable only when the Power Management category

is set to User Define. After the set time of system inactivity, the hard

disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain

active. The set time ranges from 1 Min to 15 Min or you can disable

this field.

HDD Down In Suspend

The default setting is Disabled. When enabled, the hard drive will

be power off once the system enter the suspend mode.

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Soft-Off by PBTN

This category 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.

CPU Fan On In Suspend

The default is Disabled. When enabled, the CPU fan will remain

active even if the system enters the suspend mode.

RI Resume/WOL

Set this field to Enabled to use the modem ring-on or Wake-On-

LAN function. The modem ring-on function allows your system to

power-on to respond to calls coming through an external or

internal modem. Refer to Wake-On-Ring Connector in the

chapter 2 for more information.

If you are using a LAN card that supports the remote wake up

function, set this field to Enabled. The will allow the network to

remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if

your system is in the Suspend mode, you can wake up the system

only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt. Refer to Wake-On-LAN

Connector in the chapter 2 for more information.

Modem USE IRQ

This field allows you to select an IRQ for your medem. The

options are: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 and NA.

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RTC Resume

Enabled When Enabled, you can set the date and time

you would like the Soft Power Down (Soft-Off)

PC to power-on in the Date (of Month)

Alarm and Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm fields.

However, if the system is being accessed by

incoming calls or the network (Resume On

Ring/LAN) prior to the date and time set in

these fields, the system will give priority to the

incoming calls or network.

Disabled Disables the automatic power-on function. (default)

Date (of Month) Alarm

0 The system will power-on everyday according to the

time set in the Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm field.

1-31 Select a date you would like the system to power-on.

The system will power-on on the set date, and time

set in the Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm field.

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

This is used to set the time you would like the system to power-

on. If you want the system to power-on everyday as set in the

Date (of Month) Alarm field, the time set in this field must be

later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS

Features submenu.

Power Down and Resume Events : Primary IDE 0/IDE 1,

Secondary IDE 0/IDE 1, IRQ3 to IRQ15

Power Down and Resume events are I/O events whose occurence

can provent the system from entering a power saving mode or can

awaken the system from such a mode. When Enabled, the system

will respond to the system interrupt and perform the service. When

set to Disabled, the system will not wake up from the power

management mode in spite of the system interrupt.

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3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers

some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that

only experienced users should make any changes to the default

settings.

PNP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data

Resources Controlled By

IRQ Resources

DMA Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop PCI Latency Timer (CLK)

↑↓→← Move

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version ma y not be

identical to this one.

F5:Previous Values

PnP/PCI Configurations

No Disabled

Auto (ESCD)

Press Enter Press Enter

Disabled 32

+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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

Item Help

F1:General HelpEnter:Select

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 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.

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Auto The system will automatically detect the settings for

you.

Manual This setting makes the IRQ Resources and DMA

Resouces fields selectable. In the fields, assign each

system interrupt its proper type.

IRQ Resources (IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15) and DMA

Resources (DMA0/1/3/5/6/7)

The fields are used to set each system interrupt to either Legacy

ISA or PCI/ISA PnP.

PCI/ISA PnP For devices compliant with the Plug and Play

standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus

architecture.

Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus

specification.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can

work with PCI/VGA or not. The default value is Disabled.

Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA.

Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/

VGA.

PCI Latency Timer (CLK)

The options range from 0 to 255. Default: 32.

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3.1.7 PC Health Status

CPU Warning Temperature Current CPU1 Temperature Current System Temperature Current Chassis Fan Speed Current CPUFAN1 Speed CPU (V) +3.3 V +5V +12 V

-12 V

-5V Shutdown Temperature

↑↓→← Move

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be

identical to this one.

F5:Previous Values

PC Health Status

120°C/ 248°F 31°C/ 87°F 31°C/ 87°F

0 RPM

6192 RPM

2.00 V

3.40 V

5.02 V

12.28 V

-12.11 V

- 5.20 V Disabled

+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Menu Level

Item Help

F1:General HelpEnter:Select

CPU Warning Temperature

This field allows you to select a CPU temperature value at which

an alarm will sound. This will protect the processor from overheat.

The options range from 30°C/86°F to 120°C/248°F. The default

is 120°C/248°F.

Current CPU1 Temperature, Current System Temperature,

Current Chassis Fan Speed and Current CPUFAN1 Speed

These fields show the internal temperature of the system, current

temperature of the processor, the current speed of the system fan

and the current speed of the CPU fan 1 in RPM (Revolutions Per

Minute).

CPU (V)

This field shows the voltage of the processor.

+3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V and -5V

These fields show the output voltage of the power supply.

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Shutdown Temperature

This field allows you to select a temperature value at which the

system will shutdown automatically. This will protect the system

from overheat. The options are: Disabled, 60°C/140°F, 65°C/

149°F, 70°C/158°F and 75°C/167°F. The default is Disabled.

3.1.8 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.

3.1.9 Load Optimized Defaults

The Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from

the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for your

system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.

The message below will appear.

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Type <Y> and press <Enter> to load the Setup default values.

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3.1.10 Set Supervisor Password

If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized

entry, set a supervisors password with the System option

selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect

access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisors

password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS

Features. You will not be prompted for a password when you cold

boot the system.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and

press <Enter>. The message below will appear.

Enter Password:

Type in the password. You are limited to eight characters. When

done, the message below will appear:

Confirm Password:

You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same

password. If you type in a wrong password, you will be prompted

to enter the correct password again. To delete or disable the

password function, highlight Set Supervisor Password and press

<Enter>, instead of typing in a new password. Press the <Esc>

key to return to the main menu.

3.1.11 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 users password to enter Setup allows a user to access only

Set User Password that appear s in the main menu screen.

Access to all other options is denied. To set, confirm, verify, disable

or delete a users password, follow the procedures described in

the section Set Supervisor Password.

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3.1.12 Save & Exit Setup

When all the changes have been made, highlight Save & Exit

Setup and press <Enter>. The message below will appear:

Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)? N

Type Y and press <Enter>. 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.

3.1.13 Exit Without Saving

When you do not want to save the changes you have made,

highlight Exit Without Saving and press <Enter>. The message

below will appear:

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Type Y  and press <Enter>. The system will reboot and you will

once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to

make any changes to the setup, press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Esc>

simultaneously or <Del> after memory testing is done.

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Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI,

along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to

make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer

systems easier. With DMI, a network administrator or MIS engineer

can remotely access some information about a par ticular computer

system without physically going to it. Quite often a service call may

be unnecessary as the problem can be solved remotely.

The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information

about your system configuration. Information about the type and

speed of CPU, type and amount of memory for each memory slot,

BIOS revision level, types of add-in PCI boards and components,

certain revision numbers of hardware installed, etc. are automatically

detected and stored in the DMI pool, which is a part of the system

board's Plug and Play BIOS. Additional information, such as ISA

based peripherals, which may not be automatically detected, can be

manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu.

The DMI pool data is then verified or updated whenever the system

hardware or setup is altered.

4.1.1 Running the DMI Utility

To r un the DMI utility, type: DMICFG.EXE. You can download this

utility from ftp.dfiusa.com - /utilities/DMI directory.

The DMI utility must run in real mode with at least 180K of base

memory. Memor y managers like HIMEM.SYS (required by Windows)

must not be installed. You may do this by using one of the 3 methods

listed below.

1. Boot up from a system diskette without the AUTOEXEC.BAT

and CONFIG.SYS files,

2. REM HIMEM.SYS in the CONFIG.SYS, or

3. Press <F5> during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC.BAT and

CONFIG.SYS files.

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4.1.2 Using the DMI Utility

Supported Softwares

[Edit DMI] [Add DMI] [Load DMI File] [Save DMI File]

▲▲

▲

▲▲

■■

■

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▲▲

▲

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↑ ↓ ↑ ↓

↑ ↓

↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ →→

→

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BIOS

System

Enclosure/Chassis

Processor

Memory Controller

Memory Module Memory Module Memory Module Memory Module

Cache

Cache Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector

System Slots

←←

←

←←

Move cursor ENTER-Accept DEL-Delete ESC-Abort&Exit

Type : BIOS Information Handle : 0000

Vendor Name : BIOS Version : BIOS Starting Address Segment : E000 BIOS Build Date : BIOS Characteristics : Size of BIOS ROM : 0256K

*** BIOS Auto Detect ***

The four menus located on top of the DMI Configuration Utility

screen are Edit DMI, Add DMI, Load DMI File and Save DMI File.

Use the ← or → (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 ↑ or ↓ (up or down) arrow keys to select an item.

The commands at the bottom of the screen will allow you to

navigate through the various setup menus.

Edit DMI

1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Edit DMI menu.

2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to edit

by using the ↑ or ↓ 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

information.

4. Press <F10> to update the edited information into the flash

ROM.

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Supported Softwares

Add DMI

1. Use the ← or → 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 ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press <Enter>.

3. The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to

enter information about the added item.

4. Press <F10> to save information into the flash ROM.

To view information about the added items, go to the Edit DMI menu.

Load DMI File

1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu.

2. The following message will appear.

Press [Enter] to select DMI file for load

Press <Enter>.

3. The DMI files will appear on the screen. Select the file you would

like to load and press <Enter>.

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

1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Save DMI File menu.

2. The following message will appear.

Press [Enter] to select DMI file for save

Press <Enter>.

3. Enter the directory and filename under which you would like

the DMI file saved.

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Supported Softwares

4.2 Drivers

The CD included in the system board package contains drivers.

Inser t the provided CD to install the drivers you need.

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Appendix A - System Error Message

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 F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER

SETUP, will be shown in the information box at the bottom. Enter

Setup to correct the error.

A.1 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.

A.2 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 BIOSes:

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 manufacturers instructions.

CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR

Checksum of CMOS is incorrect. This can indicate that CMOS has

become corrupt. This error may have been caused by a weak

battery. Check the battery and replace if necessary.

DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY

The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either

monochrome or color. This indicates the switch is set to a different

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System Error Message

setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct,

either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup

and change the VIDEO selection.

FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80)

Unable to reset floppy subsystem.

FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40)

Floppy type mismatch.

Hard Disk(s) fail (80)

HDD reset failed.

Hard Disk(s) fail (40)

HDD controller diagnostics failed.

Hard Disk(s) fail (20)

HDD initialization error.

Hard Disk(s) fail (10)

Unable to recalibrate fixed disk.

Hard Disk(s) fail (08)

Sector Verify failed.

Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key

The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked. Keyboard controller

is pulled low.

Keyboard error or no keyboard present

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached

correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot.

Manufacturing POST loop

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 F0000H-FFFFFH is bad.

Memory test fail

The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error(s).

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Appendix B - Troubleshooting

B.1 Troubleshooting Checklist

This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems

that you may encounter with your personal computer. To efficiently

troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individually. This is to

ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has

multiple causes.

Some of the most common things to check when you encounter

problems while using your system are listed below.

1. 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 displays brightness and contrast controls are adjusted

properly.

6. All add-in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely.

7. Any add-in board you have installed is designed for your system

and is set up correctly.

Monitor/Display

If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on:

1. Make sure that the monitors power switch is on.

2. Check that one end of the monitors power cord is properly

attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a

working AC outlet. If necessary, try another outlet.

3. Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the

monitor and the systems display adapter.

4. Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitors

brightness control knob.

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Troubleshooting

The picture seems to be constantly moving.

1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitors vertical

sync.

2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that

may be creating a magnetic field around the display.

3. Make sure your video cards output frequencies are supported

by this monitor.

The screen seems to be constantly wavering.

1. 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.

1. Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live

outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the

system.

2. Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is

set for the correct type of voltage you are using.

3. The power cord may have a shor t or open. Inspect the cord

and install a new one if necessary.

Floppy Drive

The computer cannot access the floppy drive.

1. The floppy diskette may not be formatted. Format the diskette

and try again.

2. The diskette may be write-protected. Use a diskette that is not

write-protected.

3. You may be writing to the wrong drive. Check the path

statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive.

4. There is not enough space left on the diskette. Use another

diskette with adequate storage space.

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Troubleshooting

Hard Drive

Hard disk failure.

1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has

been entered in the BIOS.

2. If the system is configured with two hard drives, make sure the

bootable (first) hard drive is configured as Master and the

second hard drive is configured as Slave. The master hard drive

must have an active/bootable partition.

Excessively long formatting period.

1. 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.

1. Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is

on-line.

2. Make sure your software is configured for the right type of

printer attached.

3. Verify that the onboard LPT ports I/O address and IRQ settings

are configured correctly.

4. 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.

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Troubleshooting

Serial Port

The serial device (modem, printer) doesnt output anything or is

outputting garbled characters.

1. 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 to

the onboard I/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.

1. 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.

System Board

1. 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. If 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.