DFI CW35-TC User Manual

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CW35-TC

Rev. A+ System Board Users Manual

52600135

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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. 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

Microsoft® MS-DOS®, WindowsTM, Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME, Windows® 2000 and Windows NT® 4.0 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel®, Pentium® III and CeleronTM are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. VIA CyrixIII is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies, Inc. Award is a registered trademark of Award Software, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders.

Caution

To avoid damage to the system:  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 ser vicing. After installation or ser vicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

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Battery:  Danger of explosion if battery incor rectly replaced.  Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by

the manufacturer.

 Dispose of used batteries according to the battery

manufacturers instructions.

Joystick or MIDI port:  Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than

10A current at 5V DC . There is a risk of fire for devices that exceed this limit.

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

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

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

2.5 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse..................................

2.6 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard................................

2.7 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 CPU Frequency Control..................................................................

3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults.....................................................................

3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults..............................................................

3.1.11 Set Super visor Password...............................................................

3.1.12 Set User Password..............................................................................

3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup.................................................................................

3.1.14 Exit Without Saving..............................................................................

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

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Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

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

4.2 Hardware Doctor Utility.........................................................................................

4.3 Intel 810 INF Update Utility for Windows 95/98/

2000..........................................................................................................................................

4.4 Avance Logic Drivers for Windows............................................................

4.5 Intel 810 Graphics Dr ivers for Windows..............................................

4.6 Microsoft DirectX 8.0 Driver.............................................................................

4.7 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes.....................................................

Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM

Function

A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function........................................................

Appendix B - System Error Messages

B.1 POST Beep.......................................................................................................................

B.2 Error Messages..............................................................................................................

Appendix C - Troubleshooting

C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist....................................................................................

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Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction

1.1 Features and Specifications

1.1.1 Features

Chipset

 Intel® 810E2

Processor

The system board is equipped with Socket 370. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1.050V to 1.825V.

 Pentium® III

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

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

- FCPGA 100MHz FSB (500E-850E)

 Celeron

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

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

- FCPGA 66MHz FSB (566MHz-700MHz)

 VIA CyrixIII processor

System Memory

 16MB to 256MB/512MB memory using unbuffered DIMMs with

64Mbit/128Mbit technology (You must use 32MBx64 SDRAM

DIMM to support 512MB memory.)  Two 168-pin DIMM sockets  Uses x64 PC-100 SDRAM DIMM, 3.3V

DIMMs

2MBx64 4MBx64 8MBx64 16MBx64 32MBx64

Memory Size

16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB

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Expansion Slots

The system board is equipped with 3 dedicated PCI slots and 1 shared PCI/CNR slot. CNR (Communication and Networking Riser) is an interface that can support multi-channel audio, V.90 analog modem, phone-line based networking or 10/100 Ethernet based networking riser board.

Onboard Graphics Features

 Graphics memory

- Shares 1MB of the system memory. This is fixed regardless of the size of the system memory.

- Uses the Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) technology. This freely changes in size because graphics memory is allocated from the system memory according to current needs.

- 4MB onboard display cache

 Graphics controller

- 133MHz super AGP performance using 4MB display cache memory

- 3D hyper pipelined architecture

- 2D hardware and motion video acceleration

- 9-bit precision hardware motion compensation assistance for software MPEG2 decode

- Software DVD at 30fps

 2D graphics features

- Resolution: up to 1600x1200 in 8-bit color at 85Hz refresh

- 64-bit blitter with enhancements

- 64x64x3 color transparent cursor

- Arithmetic stretch blitter

 3D graphics features

- 600K-700K tri/sec sustained

- 55Mpixels/sec

- Flat and Gouraud shading

- MIP mapping with bi-linear and anisotropic filtering

- 16-bit color/Z-buffering

- Discrete/strips/fans

- Anisotropic filtering

- Texture compositing, color keying and chroma keying

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 Software drivers

- Windows® 95/98/ME

- Windows NT® 4.0 / Windows® 2000

Onboard Audio Features

 18-bit stereo full-duplex codec with independent variable sam-

pling rate  High quality differential CD input  True stereo line level outputs

Compatibility

 Microsoft PC 98 compliant  VESA Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS)  VESA DDC2B for Plug and Play monitors  PCI 2.2, CNR 1.0 A type and AC 97 compliant

ATX Double Deck Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors)

 Two USB ports  One NS16C550A-compatible DB-9 serial port  One DB-15 VGA por t  One DB-25 parallel por t  One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port  One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port  One game/MIDI port  Three audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in

Connectors

 One connector for 2 additional external USB ports  One 9-pin connector for 1 external serial port  One connector for IrDA interface  Two IDE connectors  One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2.88MB floppy

drives  One ATX power supply connector  One Wake-On-LAN connector  One Wake-On-Ring connector  CPU, chassis and second fan connectors

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 One opened chassis alarm connector  Three internal audio connectors (AUX-in, CD-in and TAD)

PCI Bus Master IDE Controller

 Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices  Supports ATA/33, ATA/66 and ATA/100 hard drives  PIO Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 14MB/sec.)  Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer  Supports ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP

IrDA Interface

The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. It supports peripheral devices that meet the IrDA or ASKIR standard.

USB Ports

The system board supports 4 USB por ts. Two onboard USB por ts are located at the ATX double deck por ts of the board. The J15 connector on the system board allows you to connect the optional 3rd and 4th USB ports. These optional USB ports, which are mounted on a card-edge bracket, will be provided as an option. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

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BIOS

 Award BIOS, Windows® 95/98/2000/ME Plug and Play

compatible  Supports SCSI sequential boot-up  Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades  Supports DMI 2.0 function

Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores these information in the DMI pool, which is a par t 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

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computer systems easier. Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on using the DMI utility.

1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions

The system board is capable of monitoring the following system health conditions.

 Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm  Monitors 5VSB/VBAT/VTT(1.5V/1.25V)/3.3V/5V/±12V/CPU

voltages and failure alarm

 Monitors the fan speed of the CPU fan, chassis fan and second

fan; and failure alarm  Automatic chassis and second fans on/off control  Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan

speed  Opened chassis alarm  Supports Intel® processor thermal diode output (real processor

temperature)

Refer to the PC Health Status section in chapter 3 and the Hardware Doctor section in chapter 4 for more information.

1.1.3 Intelligence

Automatic Chassis/Second Fan Off

The chassis and second fans will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.

Dual Function Power Button

Depending on the setting in the Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN field of the Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system to

enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode.

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Wake-On-Ring

This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming through an internal or external modem. Refer to Wake-On-Ring Connector in chapter 2 and Resume On Ring in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

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

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN function allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC . Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup function. Refer to Wake-On-LAN Connector in chapter 2 and Resume On LAN in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

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Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse

This function allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake-OnKeyboard/Wake-On-Mouse in chapter 2 and Keyboard/Mouse Power On in the Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

 The power button will not function once a keyboard

password has been set in the KB Power On Password field of the Integrated Peripherals submenu. You must type the correct password to power-on the system. If you forgot the password, power-off the system and remove the battery. Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering-on the system.

 The 5VSB power source of your power supply must

support ≥720mA.

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Wake-On-USB Keyboard

The Wa ke-O n-USB Keyboard function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard in chapter 2 and USB KB Wake-Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

 If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard function for 2

USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥1.5A.

 If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard function for 4

USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥2A.

RTC Timer to Power-on the System

The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power-on on the set date and time. Refer to Resume On Alarm in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information.

ACPI STR

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management. Currently, only Windows® 98/2000/ME suppor ts 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® 98/2000/ME without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system. This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it powers-off. The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the system. Refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more information.

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Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1A.

AC Power Failure Recovery

When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either power-on the system manually, let the system power-on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs. Refer to PWR Lost Resume State in the Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for more information.

Year 2000 Compliant

 Supports hardware Y2K function.

Virus Protection

Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives. The system board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive.

1.2 Package Checklist

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The system board package contains the following items:

þ The system board þ A users manual þ One card-edge bracket with a serial por t þ One IDE cable for ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA/100 IDE drives þ One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable þ One Main Board Utility CD ¨ One CyberLink PowerDVD CD (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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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 two 168-pin DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) sockets that support unbuffered PC-100 SDRAM DIMM. PC SDRAM (Synchro-nous Dynamic Random Access Memory) is a fast memory interface technology that uses 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 VGA shares 1MB of the system memor y. This is fixed regardless of the size of the system memory. Aside from the 1MB shared memory, it also uses Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT). DVMT freely changes in size because graphics memory is allocated from the system memory according to cur rent needs.

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Refer to chapter 1 for the type of memory supported by the system board.

Display Cache

The system board is mounted with 2 SDRAMs that serve as 4MB display cache. The presence of the display cache will provide better system performance.

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 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPUs Front Side Bus

CPU/DIMM

Auto*

66/100MHz

100/100MHz

133/100MHz

* denotes default setting

123 123 123

1-2 On

JP5

1-2 On

2-3 On

All Off

2-3 On

JP6

1-2 On

2-3 On

All Off

CPU Front Side Bus Select - Jumpers JP5 and JP6

The default setting of jumpers JP5 and JP6 is Auto - the system will automatically run according to the FSB of the processor.

Warning:

Some processors, when overclocked, may result to the processor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.

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2.4 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data

123 123

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP7

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/ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS.

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

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

1. Power-off the system.

2. Set JP7 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP7 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

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3. Now power-on the system.

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

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

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

6. Set the Cyrix III Clock Ratio, CPU Host Clock or Intel CPU Clock Ratio field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock or frequency ratio. Refer to the CPU Frequency 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>.

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2.5 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/ Wake-On-Mouse

1-2 On: Disable

(default)

Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse - Jumper JP1

The Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse function allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. By default, JP1 is disabled. To use this function, set JP1 to 2-3 On. Keyboard/ Mouse Power On in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly. Refer to chapter 3 for details.

Warning:

 If JP1 was enabled with a password set in the KB Power

On Password field, and now you wish to disable the keyboard password function, make sure to set the Keyboard/Mouse Power On field to Disabled prior to setting JP1 to disabled. You will not be able to boot up the system if you fail to do so.

2-3 On: Enable

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 The power button will not function once a keyboard

password has been set in the KB Power On Password field of the Integrated Peripherals submenu. You must type the correct password to power-on the system.

 The 5VSB power source of your power supply must

support ≥720mA.

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2.6 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard

12 3 123

1-2 On: Disable

(default)

Wake-On-USB KB - Jumpers JP2 and JP4

The Wa ke-O n-USB Keyboard function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

JP2 - for the USB keyboard that is connected to the USB 1 or USB 2 por t.

JP4 - for the USB keyboard that is connected to the USB 3 or USB 4 por t.

By default, this function is disabled. To use this function, set the appropriate jumper - pins 2 and 3 to On. USB KB Wake-Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must also be enabled.

2-3 On: Enable

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Important:

 If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard function for 2

USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥1.5A.

 If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard function for 4

USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥2A.

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2.7 Jumper Settings for USB 4

1-2, 4-5 On: USB 4 on J15

2-3, 5-6 On: USB 4 on CNR

(default)

USB 4 Select - Jumper JP8

This jumper is used to select USB 4s location. Set pins 1-2 and 4-5 to On if you want USB 4 on J15. Set pins 2-3 and 5-6 to On if you want USB 4 on CNR.

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2.8 Ports and Connectors

2.8.1 Serial Ports

Hardware Installation

COM 1

Serial Port

COM 2 (J5)

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The built-in serial 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 por ts I/O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS.

Connecting the Serial Ports

The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (CN4 Teal/Turquoise) for COM 1 primary serial port located at the ATX double deck ports of the board. It is also equipped with a 9-pin connector at location J5 for COM 2 secondary serial port.

One card-edge bracket mounted with a serial port cable is provided with the system board. If you want to use the secondary serial port, connect the serial port cable to connector J5. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J5. Mount the card-edge bracket to the system chassis.

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2.8.2 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) por ts - both at location CN2 of the ATX double deck ports 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.

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2.8.3 Parallel Port

Parallel Port

The system board has a standard parallel port (CN5 - Burgundy) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP modes. You can set the ports mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the 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

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2.8.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To prevent improper floppy cable installation, the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header. You may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS.

Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable

1. Install the 34-pin header connector of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header (J12) on the system board. The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin 1 of J12.

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.

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2.8.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector

The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism. The 40-pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header. You may enable or disable the onboard primary or secondary IDE controller in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS.

Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable

1. If you are connecting two IDE drives, install the 40-pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header (connector J17). If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device, install the 40-pin connector of the other IDE cable into the secondary shrouded IDE header (connector J14).

2. Install the other 40-pin 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.

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Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive

When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives.

The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA/100 hard drives. We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer. In a few cases, drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together. The problem lies in the hard drives, not the system board.

Important:

If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD-ROM drive that is set in Master mode, please set the CD-ROM drive to Slave mode. Some ATAPI CD-ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode.

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2.8.6 Universal Serial Bus Ports

Onboard USB Ports (CN3)

Function

VCC

UP2-

UP2+

Ground

Key

Additional USB Ports (J15)

Function

VCC

UP3-

UP3+

Ground

Function

Ground

UP2+

UP2-

VCC

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The system board supports 4 USB ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use the USB ports. Refer to your operating systems manual or documentation.

Two onboard USB ports (CN3 - Black) are located at the ATX double deck por ts of the board.

Depending on the type of USB port cable that you are using, the J15 connector on the system board allows you to connect 2 more optional USB ports. These optional USB por ts, which are mounted on a card-edge bracket, will be provided as an option. If you wish to use the optional USB ports, install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J15.

Insert the USB por t cable connector to pins 1-10 if:

 One of the holes on the cable connector is plugged, meaning the

cable connector has a keying mechanism.

Insert the USB por t cable connector to pins 6-15 if:

 None of the holes on the cable connector is plugged, meaning

the cable connector has no keying mechanism.

The system board supports the Wake-On-USB Keyboard function. This function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. If you want to use this function, you must set jumper JP2 or JP4 pins 2 and 3 to On and set USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS to Enabled. Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard in chapter 2 and USB KB Wake-Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information.

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2.8.7 VGA Port

VGA Port

The system board can only be used with an analog video monitor. Connect the monitors 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA port (CN1 - Blue) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board. If your monitor supports analog video but does not have a 15-pin D-shell connector, see your monitor dealer for the adapter or optional cable. After you plug the monitor cable into the VGA port, gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place. Some monitors have a switch that chooses between analog and TTL (or digital) operation. If your monitor has such a switch, set it for analog.

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2.8.8 IrDA Connector

Hardware Installation

The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.

Connect your IrDA cable to connector J8 on the system board. Set UART2 Mode Select in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device. You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use this connector. Refer to your operating systems manual or documentation.

Note:

The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board. Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions.

Function

VCC

Key

IRRX

Ground

IRTX

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2.8.9 CPU Fan Connector

The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J3 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.

Function

Ground

Power

Sense

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2.8.10 Chassis Fan Connector

Hardware Installation

If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fans connector to location J13 on the system board. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor. The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the chassis fan. The chassis fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.

Function

Ground

On/Off

Sense

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2.8.11 Second Fan Connector

If you are installing a second fan in the system unit, connect the fans connector to location J11 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the second fan. The second fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.

Function

Ground

On/Off

Sense

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2.8.12 Game/MIDI Port

Game/MIDI Port

The Game/MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I/O port. Connect an analog joystick to the 15-pin D-sub connector (CN8 - Gold) located at the ATX double deck ports of the system board. This por t works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick.

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2.8.13 Audio Jacks

Onboard Audio Jacks

Line-out

Line-in

Mic-in

Additional Line-out and Mic-in (J1)

Function

Mic+

N. C.

AuD_R_Out

N. C.

AuD_L_Out

Function

Ground

AuD_Vcc (Avcc)

N. C.

Key

N. C.

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Onboard Audio Jacks

The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a onehole connecting interface for inserting a plug.

Line-out Jack (CN6 - Lime)

This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board.

Line-in Jack (CN7 - Light Blue)

This jack can be connected to the line-out jack of any external audio devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc. Connect a stereo cable from the line-out jack of your external device to this line-in jack.

Mic-in Jack (CN9 - Pink)

Connect a microphone to the mic-in jack.

Additional Line-out and Mic-in (J1)

J1 provides you the option of connecting another line-out and mic-in jacks.

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2.8.14 Internal Audio Connectors

AUX-in and CD-in

These audio-in connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

TA D

TAD is a connector for telephony audio devices such as voice modem cards. By installing a PCI voice modem card that is also equipped with a TAD connector, connect one end of the cable (that came with the card) to the cards TAD connector and the other end to the TAD connector on the system board. The voice modem will interface with the onboard audio allowing voice to come from the external speaker.

Function

Left audio channel

Ground

Right audio channel

Function

Modem-out (from modem)

Ground

Modem-in (to modem)

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2.8.15 Wake-On-LAN Connector

Hardware Installation

The system board supports the Wa ke-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 Resume on LAN field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS. Your LAN card package should include a cable. Connect one end of the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to location J7 on the system board. The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power-up the system. Refer to the add-in cards manual for details. Note: Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

Function

WOL

Ground

+5VSB

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2.8.16 Wake-On-Ring Connector

The Wa ke-O n-Ri ng 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 J10 on the system board. You must also enable the Resume on Ring field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS.

If you are using an external modem, the ring-on function will come through the serial port where the external modem is connected.

Important:

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

Function

Ground

RI#

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2.8.17 Chassis Open Connector

Hardware Installation

The chassis open function, when enabled, will alert you that the system chassis is open. To use this function, please follow the steps below.

1. Connect the chassis sensor cable that is attached on your system chassis to location J9 on the system board.

2. Install the Hardware Doctor utility contained in the provided CD. By default, this function is disabled. When enabled, a warning message will appear when the chassis is open. The utility may also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the chassis is open. Refer to the Hardware Doctor section in chapter 4 for instructions on installing the utility.

Function

Ground

Chassis signal

N. C.

+5V

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2.8.18 DIMM/PCI Standby Power LED

DIMM Standby Power LED

This LED will turn red when the systems power is on or when it is in the Suspend state (Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM). It will not light when the system is in the Soft-Off state.

PCI Standby Power LED

This LED will turn red when the system is in the power-on, Soft-Off or Suspend (Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM) state.

3.3VSB Standby for PCI (Jumper JP3)

The default setting of jumper JP3 is On. It provides 3.3VSB Standby power to the PCI slots. If you are using a PCI modem card that does not comply to the PCI 2.2 specification, please set this jumper to Off. The PCI Standby Power LEDs light will subsequently turn off.

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On: Default

3.3VSB Standby Power to PCI slots - PCI 2.2 spec.

Important:

Lighted LEDs serve as a reminder that you must power-off the system then turn off the power supplys switch or unplug the power cord prior to installing any DIM modules or add-in cards.

Non-PCI 2.2 spec.

Off:

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2.8.19 Power Connector

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

Function

3.3V

Ground

+5V

Ground

+5V

Ground

PW-OK

5VSB

+12V

Function

3.3V

-12V

Ground

PS-ON

Ground

-5V

+5V

Important:

The system board requires a minimum of 3.3V/6A electric current.

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2.8.20 Front Panel Connectors

HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED

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

G-LED: Green LED

This LED will not light when the systems power is on or when the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. It will blink every second when the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state.

ATX-SW: ATX Power Switch

Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup, this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the SoftOff or Suspend mode. Refer to Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN in the Power Management Setup (Chapter 3).

G-SW: Green Switch

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

RESET: Reset Switch

This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.

SPEAKER: Speaker Connector

This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis.

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PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED

When the systems power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state, it will blink every second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every 4 seconds.

Note:

If a system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly. Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket.

Pin Assignment

HD-LED

(Primary/Secondary IDE LED)

G-LED

(Green LED)

ATX-SW

(ATX power switch)

G-SW

(Green switch)

RESET

(Reset switch)

SPEAKER

(Speaker connector)

PWR-LED

(Power/Standby LED)

HDD LED Power

HDD

Green LED Power

Ground

PWRBT+

PWRBT-

Ground

SMI

Ground

H/W Reset

Speaker Data

N. C.

Ground

Speaker Power

LED Power (+)

LED Power (-) or Standby Signal

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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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

CPU Frequency Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑↓→← : Select Item

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.

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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

↑↓→← Move

Enter:Select

F5:Previous Values

Standard CMOS Features

Thu, Aug 23 2001 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

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

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level Change the day, month,

year and century

F1:General Help

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your ver sion 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 Primar y Master, IDE Primary Slave, IDE Secondary Master or IDE Secondary Slave field, then press <Enter>.

IDE HDD Auto Detection

Detects the parameters of the drive. The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen.

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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.

Capacity

Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program.

Access Mode

For hard drives larger than 528MB, you would typically select the LBA type. Certain operating systems require that you select Normal or Large. Please check your operating systems manual or Help desk on which one to select.

Drive A and Drive B

These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed.

None No floppy drive is installed 360K, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. standard drive; 360KB capacity

1.2M, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB capacity 720K, 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 field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type. The default setting is EGA/VGA.

EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For

EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters.

CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 40-column

mode.

CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 80-column

mode.

Mono Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution

monochrome adapters.

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Halt On

This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up.

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected. All 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 er rors.

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 memor y installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory

Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot-up.

Total Memory

Displays the total memor y 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.

BIOS Flash Protect Virus Warning CPU L1 Cache CPU L2 Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Processor Serial Number 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 Typematic Rate Setting

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Security Option OS Select For DRAM > 64MB HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

↑↓→← Move

F5:Previous Values

Advanced BIOS Features

Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Floppy HDD-0 LS/ZIP Enabled Disabled Disabled Off Disabled

6 250

Setup Non-OS2 Disabled

+/-/PU/PD:Value

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

F10:Save

Menu Level Allows you to choose

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

ESC:Exit

Item Help

F1:General HelpEnter:Select

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

BIOS Flash Protect

Enabled This option will protect the system from unnecessary

updating or flashing of the BIOS. When enabled, it secures the BIOS therefore any updates to the BIOS will not take effect.

Disabled Disables the BIOS flash protect function, allowing you

to update or flash the BIOS any time needed.

Virus Warning

This field protects the boot sector and par tition table of your hard disk drive. When this field is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive. If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive, the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear.

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After seeing the error message, if necessary, you will be able to run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done.

Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear. If you are running such a program, we recommend that you first disable this field. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows® 95/98/2000/ME or the operating system may not install nor work.

CPU L1 Cache and CPU L2 Cache

These fields speed up the memory access. The default value is enabled. Enable the external cache for better performance.

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

The processors supported by the system board come with built-in Level 2 cache. By default, ECC is enabled to check the Level 2 cache. If you are not using this function, set this field to Disabled.

Processor Serial Number

This field will appear only when you are using Intels Pentium III or later processor. These processors come with an individual "processor serial number" which by default is activated. Therefore, when connected to the Internet, the processor transmits the serial number online making it possible to track your online activity. This field provides you the option of disabling this function.

Quick Power On Self Test

This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the system. When Enabled, the BIOS will 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

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the sequence of the drive selected. Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device.

Swap Floppy Drive

When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A. When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive A. You must have two floppy drives to use this function.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks. When disabled, the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys. When set to Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys.

Typematic Rate Setting

Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will

cause the BIOS to repor t that the key is down.

Enabled The BIOS will not only repor t that the key is down,

but will first wait for a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly. For example, you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys. You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) and Typematic Delay (Msec) fields below.

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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins.

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 field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS/2. The options are: Non-OS2 and OS2.

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) hard drives. SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA/IDE and SCSI drives. The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drives failure. The default is Disabled. If you are using hard drives that support S.M.A.R.T., set this field to Enabled. SMART is supported in ATA/33 or later hard drives.

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3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features

Award BIOS Setup Utility

SDRAM CAS Latency Time SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay SDRAM RAS Precharge Time System BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable Delayed Transaction Onboard Video

* Onboard Display Cache Setting *

CAS# Latency Paging Mode Control RAS-to-CAS Override RAS# Timing RAS# Precharge Timing Cache Memory Frequency

↑↓→← Move

F5:Previous Values

Advanced Chipset Features

3 6/8 3 3 Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled

3 Close by CAS# LT Slow Slow 100MHz

+/-/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.

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.

SDRAM CAS Latency Time

The default setting is 3 which is 3 clock cycles for the CAS latency.

SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc

This field selects the number of SCLKs for an access cycle. The default is 6/8.

SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay

This field allows you to inser t a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed. This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.

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SDRAM RAS Precharge Time

If there is insufficient number of cycles for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data.

System BIOS Cacheable

When this field 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 BIOS Cacheable

As with caching the system BIOS, enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at C0000H to C7FFFH to be cached, if the cache controller is also enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the faster the video performance.

Delayed Transaction

When enabled, this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCI-to-ISA transactions. This allows PCI and ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made.

Onboard Video

This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA supported by the system board.

Onboard Display Cache Setting

CAS# Latency

This field is used to select the local memory clock periods. The options are 2 and 3.

Paging Mode Control

This field is used to select the paging mode control. The options are Open and Close.

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RAS-to-CAS Override

This field is used to select the display cache clock periods control. The options are by CAS# LT and Override(2).

RAS# Timing

This field controls RAS# active to Protegra, and refresh to RAS# active delay (in local memor y clocks). The options are Slow and Fast.

RAS# Precharge Timing

This field controls RAS# precharge (in local memory clocks). The options are Slow and Fast.

Cache Memory Frequency

This field is used to select the clock frequency of the onboard display cache. The options are 100MHz and 133MHz.

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3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE 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 USB Controller USB Keyboard Support Init Display First AC97 Audio AC97 Modem Onboard AC97 Codec IDE HDD Block Mode Keyboard/Mouse Power On

KB Power On Password

KB Power On Hot Key

Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1

↑↓→← Move

Onboard Serial Port 2 UART2 Mode Select

RxD, TxD Active

IR Transmission Delay

Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA PWR Lost Resume State Game Port Address Midi Port Address

Midi Port IRQ

F5:Previous Values

Integrated Peripherals

Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Disabled PCI Slot Auto Auto Enabled Enabled Disabled

Enter Ctrl-F1

Enabled 3F8/IRQ4

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

2F8/IRQ3

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Normal

Hi,Lo Enabled

378/IRQ7 ECP+EPP EPP1.7 3 Keep Off 201 Disabled

10X

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 .

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

These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller. The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller.

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

PIO means Programmed Input/Output. Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive, PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves. Your system suppor ts 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.

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Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to

your hard disk drives timing.

Mode 0-4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk

drives timing. Caution: Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors.

IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master/ Slave UDMA

These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD-ROM.

Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you. Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories.

USB Controller

We recommend that you leave this field in its default setting Enabled.

USB Keyboard Support

By default, USB Keyboard Support is Disabled. However, if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS, make sure to enable this function.

Init Display First

This field is used to select whether to initialize the onboard VGA / AGP, or PCI first when the system boots.

Onboard/AGP When the system boots, it will first initialize the

onboard VGA or AGP.

PCI Slot When the system boots, it will first initialize PCI.

AC97 Audio

Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio codec,

primary or secondary audio riser card, or audio/modem riser card.

Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card.

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AC97 Modem

Auto Select this option when using a primar y or secondary

modem riser card, or audio/modem riser card.

Disabled Select this option when using a PCI modem card.

Onboard AC97 Codec

Enabled Select this option when using the onboard AC97 codec. Disabled Select this option when using a 6-channel audio CNR

card.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system BIOS

will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer. The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive.

Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode.

Keyboard/Mous e Power On

This field allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to poweron the system. To use this function, make sure JP1 is set to 2-3 On the Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse function enabled. Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse in chapter 2 for more information.

Disabled Default setting.

Warning:

If JP1 was previously enabled with a password set in the KB Power On Password field, and now you wish to disable the keyboard password function, make sure to set this field to disabled prior to setting JP1 to disabled (1-2 On). You will not be able to boot up the system if you fail to do so.

Password When this option is selected, move the cursor to

the KB Power On Password field and press <Enter>. Enter your password. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same password to confirm, then press <Enter>.

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Important:

The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field. You must type the correct password to power-on the system. If you forgot the password, power-off the system and remove the battery. Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering-on the system.

Hot Key When this option is selected, move the cursor to

the KB Power On Hot Key field to select a function key you would like to use to power-on the system. The options are from Ctrl-F1 to Ctrl-F12.

Mouse Left When this option is selected, double-click the left

button of the mouse to power-on the system.

Mouse Right When this option is selected, double-click the right

button of the mouse to power-on the system.

Any Key Press any key to power-on the system. Keyboard 98 When this option is selected, press the wake up

key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power-on the system.

Onboard FDC Controller

Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller. Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller.

Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2

Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address for

the onboard serial por t 1 and serial port 2.

3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 Allows you to

manually select an I/O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2.

Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 1 and/or serial port 2.

UART2 Mode Select

The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. You may not use IrDA (J8) and the COM 2 serial port (J5) at the same time. If you are using the COM 2 serial port, make sure this field is set to Normal.

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To use the IrDA function, follow the steps below.

1. Connect your IrDA cable to connector J8 on the system board.

2. Set the UART2 Mode Select field to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA peripheral/device (IrDA or ASKIR). For better transmission of data, your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 meter.

3. Set the RxD, TxD Active and IR Transmission Delay fields appropriately.

RxD, TxD Active

The options are Hi, Lo; Lo, Hi; Lo, Lo; and Hi, Hi.

IR Transmission Delay

If this field is Enabled, transmission of data will be slower. This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device. The options are: Enabled and Disabled.

Onboard Parallel Port

378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and

IRQ for the onboard parallel port.

Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port.

Parallel Port Mode

The options are SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP. These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device. Refer to your peripherals manual for the best option.

SPP

Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.

ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)

Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the normal modes data transfer rate.

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)

Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed.

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If you selected EPP, the EPP Mode Select field is selectable. If you selected ECP, the ECP Mode Use DMA field is selectable. If you selected ECP+EPP, both EPP Mode Select and ECP Mode Use DMA are selectable.

EPP Mode Select

The options are EPP1.9 and EPP1.7. Default setting: EPP1.7.

ECP Mode Use DMA

This is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel port. The options are 1 and 3. Default setting: 3.

PWR Lost Resume State

Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure, the

systems power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system.

Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure, the

system will automatically power-on.

Last State When power returns after an AC power failure, the

system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs. If the systems power is off when AC power failure occurs, it will remain off when power returns. If the systems power is on when AC power failure occurs, the system will poweron when power returns.

Game Port Address

This field is used to select the game por ts address. The options are 201, 209 and Disabled.

Midi Port Address

This field is used to select the midi ports address. The options are 290, 292 and Disabled. If you have selected the midi por ts address, you may select its IRQ in the Midi Port IRQ field.

Midi Port IRQ

This field is used to select the midi por ts IRQ. The options are 5 and 10.

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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 ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Video Off Method Video Off In Suspend Suspend Mode HDD Power Down Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN Resume on PCI Event Resume on Ring USB KB Wake-Up From S3 Resume on LAN Resume on Alarm

Date(of Month) Alarm

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

↑↓→← Move

F5:Previous Values

Power Management Setup

Enabled S1(POS) User Define DPMS Yes Disabled Disabled Instant-Off Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled

0 0 : 0 : 0

+/-/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 f or reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

ACPI Function

This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI. Currently, only Windows® 98/2000/ME suppor ts this function. When the system is in Windows® 98/2000/ME and this field is enabled, the system will ignore the settings in the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down fields. If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function, make sure this field is enabled then select S3(STR) in the field below.

ACPI Suspend Type

This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode.

S1(POS) Enables the Power On Suspend function. S3(STR) Enables the Suspend to RAM function. Refer to Using

the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more information.

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Power Management

This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the Suspend mode and HDD Power Down fields are activated.

Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the Suspend Mode

and HDD Power Down = 1 hr.

Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the. Suspend

Mode and HDD Power Down = 1 min.

User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the

Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down fields.

Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

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

off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. DPMS Initializes display power management signaling. Use

this option if your video board supports it.

Video Off In Suspend

This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system enters the Suspend mode. The options are Yes and No.

Suspend Mode

This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define. When the system enters the Suspend mode according to the power saving time selected, the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off.

HDD Power Down

This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define. When the system enters the HDD Power Down mode according to the power saving time selected, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.

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Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system.

Hold 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management

function is enabled or disabled, if the 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.

Resume on PCI Event

Enabled Access to a PCI card such as a modem or LAN card

will cause the system to wake up. The PCI card must support the wake up function.

Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI

card.

Resume On Ring

Set this field to Enabled to use the modem ring-on function. This will allow your system to power-on to respond to calls coming through an external or internal modem. Refer to Wake-On-Ring Connector in chapter 2 for more information.

USB KB Wake-Up From S3

Set this field to Enabled to use the Wake-On-USB Keyboard function. This function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard in chapter 2 for more information.

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Resume On LAN

If you are using a LAN card that supports the remote wake up function, set this field to Enabled. The will allow the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can wake up the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt. Refer to Wake-On-LAN Connector in chapter 2 for more information.

Resume On Alarm

Enabled When Enabled, you can set the date and time you

would like the Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC to power-on in the Date (of Month) Alarm and Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm fields. However, if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network (Resume On Ring/LAN) prior to the date and time set in these fields, the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network.

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

Date (of Month) Alarm

0 The system will power-on everyday according to the

time set in the Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm field.

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

The system will power-on on the set date, and time set in the Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm field.

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

This is used to set the time you would like the system to power-on. If you want the system to power-on everyday as set in the Date (of Month) Alarm field, the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu.

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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 user s should make any changes to the default settings.

Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By

IRQ Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

* PCI IRQ Assignment *

Onboard VGA/Slot 1 Onboard AC97/Slot 2 Slot 3 Onboard USB/Slot 4

↑↓→← Move

F5:Previous Values

PnP/PCI Configurations

Disabled Auto(ESCD)

Press Enter

Disabled

Auto Auto Auto Auto

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

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Menu Level Default is Disabled.

Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot.

Item Help

F1:General HelpEnter:Select

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

Reset Configuration Data

Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration

Data (ESCD) once automatically. It will then recreate a new set of configuration data.

Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data.

Resources Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.

Auto The system will automatically detect the settings for you. Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the IRQ Resources field.

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IRQ Resources

This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Legacy ISA or PCI.

PCI For devices compliant with the PCI 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 IRQ Assignment

By default, an IRQ is automatically assigned to the PCI devices that are installed in the PCI slots. If a PCI device has not been assigned an IRQ, you must manually assign an IRQ for the device. During system boot-up, you will see NA for the device that does not have an IRQ assigned.

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3.1.7 PC Health Status

Current System Temp. Current CPU Temperature Current Chassis FAN Speed Current CPU FAN Speed Current Second FAN Speed CPU (V) : VTT : +3.3 V : +5 V : +12 V :

-12 V : VBAT ( V ) : 5VSB (V) :

↑↓→← Move

F5:Previous Values

PC Health Status

27C/80F 37C/98F

0 RPM 0 RPM 0 RPM

2.06 V

1.53 V

3.31 V

5.05 V

12.03 V

-11.37 V

3.21 V

5.40 V

+/-/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.

Current System Temperature, Current CPU Temperature, Current Chassis Fan Speed, Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Second Fan Speed

These fields show the internal temperature of the system, current temperature of the CPU, and the current fan speed of the chassis, CPU and second chassis fans in RPM (Revolutions Per Minute).

CPU (V)

This field shows the voltage of the processor.

VTT, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, VBAT (V) and 5VSB (V)

These fields show the output voltage of the power supply.

If you want a warning message to pop-up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs, you must install the Hardware Doctor utility. This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board. Refer to the Hardware Doctor section in chapter 4 for more information.

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Cyrix III Clock Ratio Spread Spectrum CPU Host Clock Intel CPU Clock Ratio

↑↓→← Move

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

F5:Previous Values

CPU Frequency Control

Default Disabled Default 3x

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

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Menu Level

Item Help

F1:General HelpEnter:Select

Cyrix III Clock Ratio

This field will appear only when using a VIA CyrixIII CPU and is used to select the CPUs frequency ratio.

Spread Spectrum

Leave this field in its default setting. Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician.

CPU Host Clock

This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor.

Important:

Selecting an external bus clock other than 66MHz, 100MHz or 133MHz may result to the processors or systems instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance.

Intel CPU Clock Ratio

This field will appear only when using an Intel CPU and is used to select the CPUs frequency ratio.

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Important:

 The frequency ratio of some processors may have been

locked by the manufacturer. If you are using this kind of processor, setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect. The system will instead use its factory default ratio.

 The frequency ratio of processors greater than 8x has been

locked by the manufacturer and will no longer have the flexibility of using extended ratios. Therefore, the system will use the processors factory default ratio.

If, in the Cyrix III Clock Ratio, CPU Host Clock or Intel CPU Clock Ratio field, you selected an option other than the default setting and is unable to boot up the system, there are 2 methods of booting up the system and going back to its default setting.

Method 1: Clear the CMOS data by setting JP7 to 2-3 On. All fields in the BIOS Setup will automatically be set to their default settings.

Method 2: Press the <Insert> key and power button simultaneously, then release the power button first. Keep-on pressing the <Inser t> key until the power-on screen appears. This will allow the system to boot according to the FSB of the processor. Now press the <Del> key to enter the main menu of the BIOS. Select CPU Frequency Control and set the appropriate field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock or frequency ratio.

Note:

 Use a PS/2 or AT (requires a DIN to mini DIN adapter)

keyboard for method 2.

 When using a 66MHz FSB processor with PC-100 SDRAM

DIMM, the system memory clock is 3/2 of the CPUs external bus clock and the PCI clock is 1/2 of the CPUs external bus clock.

 When using a 100MHz FSB processor with PC-100

SDRAM DIMM, the system memory clock is the same as the CPUs external bus clock and the PCI clock is 1/3 of the CPUs external bus clock.

 When using a 133MHz FSB processor with PC-100

SDRAM DIMM, the system memory clock is 3/4 of the

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CPUs external bus clock and the PCI clock is 1/4 of the CPUs external bus clock.

3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

The Load Fail-Safe Defaults option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features. You should use these values only if you have hardware problems. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>. The message below will appear.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N

If you want to proceed, type <Y> and press <Enter>. The default settings will be loaded.

3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults

The Load Optimized 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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3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password

If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisors password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a super visor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.

3.1.12 Set User Password

If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup, set a users password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup, set a users password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features.

Using users password to enter Setup allows a user to access only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen. Access to all other options is denied. To set, confirm, verify, disable or delete a users password, follow the procedures described in the section Set Supervisor Password.

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3.1.13 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.

3.1.14 Exit Without Saving

When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight Exit Without Saving and press <Enter>. The message below will appear:

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Type Y and press <Enter>. The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make any changes to the setup, press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Esc> simultaneously or <Del> after memory testing is done.

3.2 Updating the BIOS

To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. You can download them from DFIs web site or contact technical suppor t or your sales representative.

1. Save the BIOS along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.

2. Inser t the floppy disk into a floppy drive and power-on the system. Press the <Alt> and <F2> keys simultaneously. The utility, which works only in DOS mode, will update the new BIOS file to the programmable flash EEPROM that is on the system board. The new BIOS will permanently replace the original BIOS content after flashing.

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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 particular computer system without physically going to it. Quite often a service call may be unnecessary as the problem can be solved remotely.

The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration. Information about the type and speed of CPU, type and amount of memor y 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 par t 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 run 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. Memory 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

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

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

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.

*** BIOS Auto Detect ***

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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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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4.2 Hardware Doctor Utility

The system board comes with the Hardware Doctor utility contained in the provided CD. This utility is capable of monitoring the systems health conditions and allows you to manually set a range (Highest and Lowest Limit) to the items being monitored. If the settings/ values are over or under the set range, a warning message will popup. The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs. We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition.

Note:

Use this utility only in Windows® 95, Windows® 98 or Windows® ME operating system.

To install the utility, insert the CD (included in the system board package) into a CD-ROM dr ive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click Hardware Doctor for Windows 95/98/ ME to install the utility.

4.3 Intel 810 INF Update Utility for Windows 95/98/2000

The CD included in the system board package contains the Intel 810 INF Update Utility. If you are using Windows 95 (Windows 95, Windows 95+, Windows 95 OSR1: Windows 95 OEM Service Release 1, Windows 95 OSR2: Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.0 or Windows 95 OSR2.1: Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.0 plus USB Supplement), Windows 98 or Windows 2000, you need to install the utility. The utility is used for updating Windows 95/98/2000's INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system.

1. Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear.

2. Click Intel 810 INF Update Utility for Windows 95/98/2000.

3. The Welcome screen will appear. Click Next.

4. The Software License Agreement screen will appear. Click Yes.

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5. The Readme Information screen will appear. You can view the content of the utilitys readme in this screen. Click Next.

6. The Setup Complete screen will appear. Click Finish.

7. Restart the system.

Note:

If you are using Windows 95B and you want to use the USB device, you must first install the USBSUPP program before installing the INF Update. Please contact Microsoft for this program.

4.4 Avance Logic Drivers for Windows

1. Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear.

2. Click Avance Logic Drivers for Windows.

3. The  Welcome screen will appear. Click Next to install the driver.

4. The system will restar t.

5. Follow the prompts to continue with the installation.

4.5 Intel 810 Graphics Drivers for Windows

1. Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear.

2. Click Intel 810 Graphics Drivers for Windows.

3. The Welcome screen will appear. Click Next.

4. The Software License Agreement screen will appear. Click Yes.

5. Choose the destination you would like the driver located then click Next to star t installing the driver.

6. Click Finish.

7. The system will restar t.

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4.6 Microsoft DirectX 8.0 Driver

1. Inser t the CD that came with the system board package into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear.

2. Click Microsoft DirectX 8.0 Driver.

3. Click Yes to continue.

4. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation.

5. Restart the system.

4.7 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes

1. "Autorun" ONLY supports the Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 operating systems. If after inserting the CD, "Autorun" did not automatically start (which is, the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double-click "Setup".

2. Please go to DFI's web site at "http://www.dfi.com/support/ download1.asp" for the latest version of the drivers or software applications.

3. All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated. Please refer to the readme files, if available, for the latest information.

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Using the Suspend to RAM Function

Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function

A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function

If you are using the Windows® 98 operating system, please follow the steps below.

1. Select Power Management Setup in the main menu screen and press <Enter>.

2. In the ACPI Function field, select Enabled.

3. In the ACPI Suspend Type field, select S3(STR).

ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type

Power Management Video Off Method Video Off In Suspend Suspend Mode HDD Power Down Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN Resume on PCI Event Resume on Ring USB KB Wake-Up From S3 Resume on LAN Resume on Alarm

Date(of Month) Alarm

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

↑↓→← Move

F5:Previous Values

Power Management Setup

Enabled S3(STR)

User Define DPMS Yes Disabled Disabled Instant-Off Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled

0 0 : 0 : 0

+/-/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.

4. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu.

5. Select Save & Exit Setup and press <Enter>. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.

6. Install Windows® 98 by typing the following parameter. This is to ensure that the ACPI function is supported.

[drive]:>setup /p j

If you have previously installed Windows® 98, you need to upgrade the system in order to support ACPI. Please contact Microsoft for upgrade information.

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7. Boot Windows® 98. In the Windows® 98 desktop, click the Start button. Move the cursor to Settings, then click Control Panel.

To check whether ACPI was properly installed, double-click the System icon. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab. In View devices by type, click System devices.

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8. Double-click the System icon. In the System Proper ties dialog box, click the Performance tab.

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9. Click File System. In the Typical role of this computer field, select Mobile or docking system. Click Apply, then click OK. Restart the computer.

10. Repeat step 7 to open the Control Panel dialog box. Doubleclick the Power Management icon.

11. Click the Advanced tab. In the When I press the power button on my computer field, select Standby.

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12. After completing the steps above and you want to power-off the computer, you do not need to go through the process of closing files, applications and operating system. You can poweroff the computer at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows® 98.

To power-on the computer, just press the power button. The operating session where you left off when you power-off the computer will resume in not more than 8 seconds. However, the power button will not function if a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field of the Integrated Peripherals submenu. You must type the password to power-on the computer.

If you have changed the color or resolution (in the Display Properties dialog box), do not apply the settings without restarting. You must restart the computer.

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Important:

If you are unable to use the Suspend to RAM function (after performing the steps above in Windows® 98 or when you are in-Windows® 2000/ME), please check whether your add-in cards or devices support this function. If this function is not supported, you need to download the appropriate driver from their respective website.

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Appendix B - 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.

B.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.

B.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 necessar y.

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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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 C - Troubleshooting

C.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 necessar y, 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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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 short 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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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 par tition.

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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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.