DFI CM64-AL User Manual

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CM64-AL

System Board User’s Manual

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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. Fur ther, 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

Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME, Windows® 2000, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. VIA is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies, Inc. Award is a registered trademark of Award Software, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders.

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the 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.

Table of Contents

About this Manual................................................................................

Warranty.....................................................................................................

Static Electricity Precaution................................................................

Safety Measures.....................................................................................

About the Package...............................................................................

Before Using the System Board.........................................................

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

Specifications...................................................................................................................................

Features..............................................................................................................................................

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation....................................................

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

System Memory..........................................................................................................................

CPU.......................................................................................................................................................

Jumper Settings............................................................................................................................

Rear Panel I/O Ports.............................................................................................................

Internal I/O Connectors.....................................................................................................

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup......................................................................

Award BIOS Setup Utility.................................................................................................

Updating the BIOS..................................................................................................................

Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares.....................................................

Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications......................................................

Installation Notes.......................................................................................................................

Appendix A - System Error Messages...............................................

POST Beep.................................................................................................................................

Error Messages.........................................................................................................................

Appendix B - Troubleshooting..........................................................

Troubleshooting Checklist...............................................................................................

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About this Manual

An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD. To view the user’s manual in the CD, inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click “User’s Manual” on the main menu.

Warranty

1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications.

2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or unauthorized repair of the product.

3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service, adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of warranty. It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or authorized service agency for all such work.

4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequencial damages to the product that has been modified or altered.

Introduction

Static Electricity Precautions

It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board, components or devices even before installing them in your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.

1. To prevent electrostatic build-up, leave the system board in its anti-static bag until you are ready to install it.

2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.

4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of the components, contacts or connections.

5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors. Hold modules or connectors by their ends.

Important:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drive 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.

Safety Measures

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend

the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s

instructions.

Introduction

About the Package

The system board package contains the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.

; The system board ; A user’s manual ; One IDE cable ; One floppy cable ; One “Mainboard Utility” CD

The system board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed above. This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold. For more information about the standard package in your region, please contact your dealer or sales representative.

Before Using the System Board

Before using the system board, prepare basic system components.

If you are installing the system board in a new system, you will need at least the following internal components.

• A CPU

• Memory module

• Storage devices such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc.

You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use which will normally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor.

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

Chipset

System Memory

Expansion Slots

BIOS

Power Management

Hardware Monitor

Graphics

Audio

Pentium® III

- FCPGA2 133MHz FSB (1.13GHz-1.26GHz on 0.13µ)

- FCPGA 133MHz FSB (533EB-1GHz)

- FCPGA 100MHz FSB (500E-1.1GHz) Celeron

- FCPGA2 100MHz FSB (≥1.2GHz on 0.13µ)

- FCPGA 100MHz FSB (800MHz-1.1GHz)

VIA

chipset

- North bridge: VIA® Apollo PLE133T 8601T

- South bridge: VIA® 82C686B

Supports up to 1GB using VCM (Virtual Channel Memory) or PC SDRAM DIMM (unbuffered or registered) Two 168-pin DIMM sockets Uses x64 PC SDRAM, 3.3V

- PC-100 SDRAM DIMM for 100MHz FSB processors

- PC-133 SDRAM DIMM for 133MHz FSB processors

4 PCI slots 3 ISA slots

Award BIOS 2Mbit flash memory

ACPI and OS Directed Power Management ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse Wake-On-LAN Wake-On-Ring RTC timer to power-on the system AC power failure recovery

Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm Monitors VCORE/3.3V/5V/12V voltages and failure alarm Monitors CPU/chassis fan speed and failure alarm CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature during system boot-up

Integrated Trident 2D/3D video accelerator

Realtek ALC202A AC’97 audio CODEC 2-channel audio output

Introduction

LAN

IDE

Rear Panel I/O

Internal I/O

PCB

Realtek RTL8100C PCI LAN Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T) and 802.3u (100BASE-TX) standards

Supports two IDE connectors that allows connecting up to four UltraDMA 100Mbps hard drives

1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port 1 RJ45 LAN port 2 USB 1.1 ports 1 parallel port 1 COM port 1 VGA port 1 game port Line-out, line-in and mic-in jacks

1 connector for 2 additional external USB 1.1 ports 1 connector for 1 external COM port 1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks 1 CD-in internal audio connector 1 AUX-in internal audio connector 1 IrDA connector 2 IDE connectors 1 floppy connector 1 Wake-On-LAN connector 1 Wake-On-Ring connector 1 20-pin ATX main power connector 1 front panel connector 2 fan connectors

ATX form factor

20.1cm (7.92") x 30.5cm (12")

Introduction

Features

The integrated Trident video accelerator suppor ts optimized Shared Memory Architecture (SMA) and shares 8MB of the system memory. 3D rendering features 32-bit true color rendering and MPEG-2 video

textures. It also supports 2D hardware acceleration features.

CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot

up. Once the CPU’s temperature exceeded the temperature limit pre-defined by the CPU, the system will automatically shutdown. This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment.

The two DIMM sockets support PC SDRAM

DIMMs. 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 onboard Realtek ALC202A which is an AC’97 compatible audio codec supports 2-channel audio

output.

The Realtek RTL8100C PCI LAN supports up to 100Mbps.

CPU Overheat Protection

PC SDRAM

AUDIO

Introduction

The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector

for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.

The system board supports 4 USB 1.1 ports at

12Mb/second bandwidth. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

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 from an external modem, internal modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the PC.

Important:

If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥720mA.

This feature allows the network to remotely

wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN port, via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal or via a LAN card that uses the Wake-On-LAN connector. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

IrDA

Wake-On-Ring

Wake-On-LAN

USB 1.1

Introduction

This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the

system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a

system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

Important:

If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥1.5A. For 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥2A.

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI

(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management. Currently, only Windows

®®

2000/XP supports the ACPI function. ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function.

With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby” when you shut down Windows

®®

2000/XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system. This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it powers-off. The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1A.

Wake-On-PS/2

Wake-On-USB

ACPI

Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

Hardware Installation

System Memory

Warning:

When the DIMM Power LED lit red, it indicates that power is present on the DIMM sockets. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules. Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components.

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.

The system board is equipped with two 168-pin DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) sockets that support VCM or PC SDRAM DIMM. PC SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) uses a fast memory interface technology that includes using the clock on the chip to synchronize with the CPU clock so that the timing of the memory chips and the timing of the CPU are synchronized. This saves time during transmission of data, subsequently increasing system performance.

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM Power LED

Hardware Installation

Important:

If you are using more than one DIMM, make sure you insert the same type of DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. Using different types (VCM or PC SDRAM) of DIMMs may cause problems.

BIOS Setting

Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS.

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.

Pin 1

Notch

Key

Tab

Installing the DIMM

A DIMM simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the DIMM must correspond with pin 1 of the socket.

Hardware Installation

CPU

Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount 370-pin CPU socket for installing an Intel Pentium® III or CeleronTM CPU.

Installing the CPU

1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down.

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate Socket 370 on the system board.

4. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways, away from the socket, then lifting it up to a 90

angle. Make sure the socket is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly.

5. Position the CPU above the socket then align the marked corner of the CPU (designated as pin 1) with pin 1 of the socket.

6. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force. Do not force the CPU into the socket. Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU.

7. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket.

8. Place the CPU fan heatsink on the CPU. Latch one side of the fan heatsink’s retaining clip onto the protruding tab on the side of the socket.

9. Push down the other retaining clip until it latches and lock onto the protruding tab on that side of the socket. Make sure there is sufficient air circulation across the CPU fan heatsink.

10. Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board.

Hardware Installation

Jumper Settings

If you encounter the following,

a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the

processor’s clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.

you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.

To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow the steps below.

1. Power-off the system and unplug the power cord.

2. Set JP3 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP3 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Now power-on the system.

If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s clock in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4.

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

JP3

Clear CMOS Data

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4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS.

5. Select the Frequency/Voltage Control submenu and press <Enter>.

6. Set the processor’s clock to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock. Refer to the Frequency/Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information.

7. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.

8. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.

Hardware Installation

PS/2 Power Select

JP11

2-3 On: 5VSB

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

JP11 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Hardware Installation

USB Power Select

USB 1-2

(JP1)

2-3 On: 5VSB1-2 On: 5V

(default)

2-3 On: 5VSB1-2 On: 5V

(default)

USB 3-4

(JP10)

JP1 and JP10 are used to select the power of the USB ports. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system.

BIOS Setting

“USB Resume From S3” in the Power Management Setup submenu (“Wake Up Events” section) of the BIOS must be set to Enabled. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

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JP4 and JP6 are used to enable or disable the onboard audio codec.

Onboard Audio Codec Select

312

2-3 On: Onboard Audio Codec Disabled

1-2 On:

Onboard Audio

Codec Enabled

(default)

JP4

JP6

JP4

JP6

Hardware Installation

JP8 and JP9 are used to select the front side bus of the CPU. The default setting is Auto. The system will run according to the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board. You can also set the FSB fixed at 100MHz or 133MHz.

Important:

• If you are using a CPU whose frequency has been locked by the manufacturer, overclocking will have no effect.

• Overclocking may result to the CPU’s or system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance. If you are unable to boot your system due to overclocking, make sure to set these jumpers back to their default settings.

CPU FSB Select

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JP8

JP9

FSB

Auto

66MHz

100MHz

133MHz

JP8

1-2 On

2-3 On

All Off

JP9

1-2 On

2-3 On

All Off

Hardware Installation

Rear Panel I/O Ports

The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following:

• PS/2 mouse port

• PS/2 keyboard port

• LAN port

• USB ports

• Parallel port

• COM port

• VGA port

• Game/MIDI port

• Line-out port

• Line-in port

• Mic-in port

PS/2

Mouse

LAN

Parallel GAME/MIDI

USB 1-2

COM VGA

Line-

out

Line-inMic-

PS/2

K/B

Hardware Installation

PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard

The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location J1 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse por t 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.

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. To use this function:

• Jumper Setting:

JP11 must be set to “2-3 On: 5VSB”. Refer to “PS/2 Power Select” in this chapter for more information.

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

Hardware Installation

RJ45 LAN

The onboard LAN port is at location J2 of the system board. LAN allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard LAN in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the LAN driver. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

LAN

Hardware Installation

USB (Universal Serial Bus)

The system board supports 4 USB 1.1 ports. Two onboard USB 1.1 ports (Black) are at location J2 (USB 1-2) of the system board.

The J24 (USB 3-4) connector allows you to connect 2 additional USB 1.1 ports. Your USB ports may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J24. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the J24.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard USB in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information.

USB 3-4

USB 2

USB 1

VCC

-Data +Data

GND

Key

VCC

-Data

+Data

GND

N. C.

Hardware Installation

Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. To use this function:

• Jumper Setting: JP1 and/or JP10 must be set to “2-3 On: 5VSB”. Refer to “USB Power Select” in this chapter for more information.

•

BIOS Setting:

“USB Resume From S3” in the Power Management Setup submenu (“Wake Up Events” section) of the BIOS must be set to Enabled. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

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