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Battery: Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the batter y manufacturers 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.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications.................................................................................. 6 1.2 Package Checklist......................................................................................................... 13 Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 System Board Layout ............................................................................................. System Memory....................................
Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Desktop Management Interface..................................................................... 79 VIA Hardware Monitor............................................................................................ 82 VIA Service Pack.......................................................................................................... 82 Audio Drivers and Software Application...............................................
Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset VIA® KT133A - VT8363A and VT82C686B Processor The system board is equipped with Socket-A for 462-pin PGA processor. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1.100V to 1.850V. AMD AthlonTM/DuronTM 100/133MHz (200/266MHz DDR) FSB processor (600/650/700/750/800/850/900/950MHz, 1GHz, 1.3GHz or future processors) System Memory Supports up to 1.
Introduction If you are using more than one DIMM, make sure you insert the same type of DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. Using different types (VCM or PC SDRAM) of DIMMs may cause problems. DIMMs 2MBx64 4MBx64 8MBx64 Memory Size 16MB 32MB 64MB DIMMs 16MBx64 32MBx64 64MBx64 Memory Size 128MB 256MB 512MB Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 universal AGP slot, 5 dedicated PCI slots and 1 CNR (Communication and Networking Riser) slot for modem riser card only.
Introduction Connectors One connector for 2 additional external USB ports One connector for IrDA interface Two IDE connectors One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2.
Introduction 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 2Mbit flash memory Vcore and CPU external bus clock selectable in the BIOS Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS.
Introduction 1.1.3 Intelligence CPU Temperature Protection The CPU Temperature Protection function has the capability of monitoring the CPUs temperature during system boot-up. Once it has detected that the CPUs temperature exceeded the CPU temperature limit defined in the BIOS, the system will automatically power-off after 5 warning beeps. Refer to CPU Temp. Prot. Function and CPU Temp. Prot. Alarm in the PC Health Status section in chapter 3 for more information.
Introduction Automatic Chassis Fan Off The chassis fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode. Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft-Off By PWRBTN field of the Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode. 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.
Introduction 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 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.
Introduction 1.2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items: þ þ þ þ þ The system board A users manual One IDE cable for ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA/100 IDE drives One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable One Main Board Utility CD If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.
Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.
Hardware Installation Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis.
Hardware Installation 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 Tab Key 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.
Hardware Installation 2.3 CPU Frequency Ratio Ratio Auto 5x 5.5x 6x 6.5x 7x 7.5x 8x 8.5x 9x 9.5x 10x 10.5x 11x 11.5x 12x 12.
Hardware Installation Important: We do not recommend that you adjust the CPU to a higher frequency ratio because it may result to the CPUs or systems instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance. If you are unable to boot up the system with the frequency ratio you selected, please power off the system and set SW1 pins 1-5 to Off (Auto).
Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data 1 1 2 2 3 3 1-2 On: Normal (default) 2-3 On: Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP8 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 processors bus clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS. you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
Hardware Installation 3. Plug the power cord and power-on the system. If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processors bus clock in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4. 4. After powering-on the system, press to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Frequency/Voltage Control submenu and press . 6. Set the CPU Host/PCI Clock field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock.
Hardware Installation 2.5 Jumper Settings for the Onboard Audio Codec JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 1 1 2 2 3 3 1-2 On: Enable the Onboard Audio Codec (default) 2-3 On: Disable the Onboard Audio Codec Onboard Audio Codec Settings - Jumpers JP4, JP5, JP6 and JP7 The default setting is 1-2 On, the onboard audio codec enabled. If you are not using the onboard audio codec, set this jumper pins 2 and 3 to On - Disabled.
Hardware Installation 2.6 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPUs Front Side Bus 1 1 2 2 On: 100MHz (200MHz DDR) CPU (default) Off: 133MHz (266MHz DDR) CPU CPU Front Side Bus Select - Jumper JP10 This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the processor installed on the system board.
Hardware Installation 2.7 Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB Power 1 1 2 2 3 3 1-2 On: 5V (default) 2-3 On: 5VSB USB Power Select for USB 1 and USB 2 - Jumper JP3 This jumper is used to select the power of the USB device connected to USB 1 or USB 2.
Hardware Installation 2.8 Ports and Connectors 2.8.1 Serial Ports COM 1 Serial Port COM 2 Serial Port The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (COM 1: J3 and COM 2: J5) - both in Teal/Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board. These ports are RS-232C asynchronous communication por ts with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.
Hardware Installation 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 J1 of the ATX double deck ports of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards. Warning: Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard.
Hardware Installation 2.8.3 Parallel Port Parallel Port The system board has a standard parallel port (J4 - Burgundy) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports Normal, ECP and EPP modes. You can set the ports mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS. Setting 26 Function Normal (Standard Parallel Port) Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.
Hardware Installation 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.
Hardware Installation 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.
Hardware Installation Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. 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 and 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.
Hardware Installation 2.8.
Hardware Installation 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 systems manual or documentation. Two onboard USB ports (J2 - Black) are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board.
Hardware Installation 2.8.7 IrDA Connector Pin Function 1 VCC 2 N. C. 3 IRRX 4 Ground 5 IRTX The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infr ared Data Association) specification suppor ts data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter. Connect your IrDA cable to connector J22 on the system board.
Hardware Installation 2.8.8 CPU Fan Connector with CPU Fan Protection Function Pin Function 1 On 2 +12V 3 Sense The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heatsink. Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heatsink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board.
Hardware Installation with sense pin to support this function. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J16 on the system board. 2. Make sure the CPU Fan Protection field in the PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS is set to Enabled. Refer to PC Health Status section in chapter 3 for more information. 3. You may now power-on the system. Two circumstances may occur causing the system to power-off automatically. A beeping alarm will sound before the system will power-off. 1.
Hardware Installation 2.8.9 Chassis Fan Connector Pin Function 1 On/Off 2 +12V 3 Sense If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fans connector to location J23 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. It will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.
Hardware Installation 2.8.10 Second Chassis Fan Connector Pin Function 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 N. C. If you are installing a second fan in the system unit, connect the fans connector to location J18 on the system board.
Hardware Installation 2.8.11 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 (J9 - Gold) located at the ATX double deck ports of the system board. This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick.
Hardware Installation 2.8.
Hardware Installation 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 (J6 - Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board. Line-in Jack (J7 - 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.
Hardware Installation 2.8.13 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. Pin Function 1 Left audio channel 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right audio channel TAD TAD is a connector for telephony audio devices such as voice modem cards.
Hardware Installation 2.8.14 Wake-On-LAN Connector Pin Function 1 +5VSB 2 Ground 3 WOL The Wake-On-LAN connector is used to connect to a LAN card that has the same connector. 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.
Hardware Installation 2.8.15 Wake-On-Ring Connector Pin Function 1 Ground 2 RI# The Wake-On-Ring connector is used to connect to an internal modem card that has the same connector. It will allow the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/ power-on to respond to calls coming through the internal modem card.
Hardware Installation 2.8.16 AGP 4x LED and DIMM/PCI Standby Power LED AGP 4x LED This LED will light only when the AGP slot is installed with a 4x addin card. DIMM Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the systems 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.
Hardware Installation 1 2 On: 3.3VSB Standby Power to PCI slots PCI 2.2 spec. (default) 1 2 Off: Non-PCI 2.2 spec. Important: Lighted LEDs serve as a reminder that you must power-off the system then turn off the power supplys switch or unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules or add-in cards.
Hardware Installation 2.8.17 Power Connector The pin assignment of the ATX power connector is shown below. Pin Function Pin Function 1 3.3V 11 3.3V 2 3.3V 12 -12V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 +5V 14 PS-ON 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 +5V 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 PW-OK 18 -5V 9 5VSB 19 +5V 10 +12V 20 +5V Important: The system board requires a minimum of 300W electric current.
Hardware Installation 2.8.18 Front Panel LEDs and Switches 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 systems 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.
Hardware Installation PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED When the systems 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 memor y module was not installed properly.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility 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.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features K K K K Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) Wed, Feb 7 2001 4 : 35 : 5 IDE IDE IDE IDE Press Press Press Press Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Enter Enter Enter Enter None None None None Drive A Drive B 1.44M, 3.5 in.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary/Secondar y 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.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected. All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error. All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! 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. Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the system.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys. When set to Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys. Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! 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 drives failure. The default is Disabled.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! SDRAM Cycle Length This field is used to set the clock cycle for the CAS latency. DRAM Clock This field allows you to set the DRAM clock to 100MHz or 133MHz. 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.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility OnChip USB This field is used to enable or disable the onboard USB controller supported by the chipset. If you are using a USB peripheral, make sure to set this field to 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. OnChip Sound By default, this field is set to Auto - the onboard sound controller enabled.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! 3.1.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves. Your system supports five modes, 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive. Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drives timing. Mode 0-4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drives timing.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address for the onboard serial port 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.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility Parallel Port Mode The options are Normal, 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 peripherals manual for the best option. Normal 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 modes data transfer rate.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! SB DMA Select This field is used to select the sound blasters DMA. The options are DMA 0, DMA 1, DMA 2 and DMA 3. MPU-401 This field is used to enable or disable MPU-401. MPU-401 I/O Address This field is used to select MPU-401s I/O address. The options are 330-333H, 300-303H, 310-313H and 320-323H. Game Port (200-207H) This field is used to enable or disable the onboard game port.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Doze and Suspend mode = 1 hr. Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Doze and Suspend mode = 1 min. User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Doze Mode and Suspend Mode fields. HDD Power Down After the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active. Doze Mode This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility Video Off Option Always On Suspend -> Off The system BIOS will never turn off the screen. The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode. All Modes -> Off The screen is off when the system is in the Doze, Standby or Suspend mode. Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. V/H SYNC + Blank This will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure, the systems 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.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume On LAN/Ring This field supports two functions. • When enabled, the system will power-on to respond to calls coming through an external or internal modem. Refer to WakeOn-Ring Connector in chapter 2 for more information. • When enabled, the LAN card in the system will allow the network to power-on 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.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! IRQs Activity Monitoring Move the cursor to this field and press . The IRQ3 to IRQ15 fields will appear. When enabled, access to the specified IRQ will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode. When disabled, the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to the specified IRQ. 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. Auto(ESCD) The system will automatically detect the settings for you. Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the IRQ Resources field. IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press . The IRQ-3 to IRQ-15 fields will appear. Set each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! Assign IRQ for USB When Enabled, the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the USB device connected to your system. However, if you are not using USB devices and an ISA slot requires an IRQ, set this field to Disabled. The IRQ previously occupied by the USB device will be available for the ISA slot. Note: When Disabled, a Yellow mark will appear in Windows 95s Device Manager.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software PC Health Status Current System Temp. Current CPU Temperature Current CPU Fan Speed Current Chassis Fan Speed Vcore 3.3V 5V 12V CPU Fan Protection CPU Temp. Prot. Function CPU Temp. Prot. Alarm 27C/80F 37C/98F 0 RPM 0 RPM 1.75 V 3.31 V 5.05 V 12.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! CPU Fan Protection The CPU Fan Protection function, when enabled, has the capability of monitoring the CPU fan during system boot-up and will automatically power-off the system once it has detected that the CPU fan did not rotate. Set this field to Disabled if you are not using this function. Refer to CPU Fan Connector with CPU Fan Protection Function in chapter 2 for more information. CPU Temp. Prot. Function and CPU Temp. Prot.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Vcore Select Spread Spectrum Modulated CPU Host/PCI Clock Default Disabled Default ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults Item Help Menu Level ESC:Exit F1:General Help F7:Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! CPU Host/PCI Clock This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor. When selecting the external bus clock, the PCI clock will at the same time appear next to the external bus clock selected. For example, if you selected 66/33, 66MHz is the external bus clock and 33MHz is the PCI clock. Regardless of the type of processor used, the default setting is Default.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 . The message below will appear. Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N If you want to proceed, type and press .
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! 3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisors password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisors 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.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight Save & Exit Setup and press . The message below will appear: Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)? N Type Y and press . 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.
Supported Softwares " 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.
" Supported Softwares 4.1.
Supported Softwares " Add DMI 1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu. 2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press . 3. The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the added item. 4. Press to save information into the flash ROM. To view information about the added items, go to the Edit DMI menu. Load DMI File 1.
" Supported Softwares 4.2 VIA Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the VIA Hardware Monitor utility contained in the provided CD. It is capable of monitoring the systems hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and system, voltage, and speed of the CPU and chassis fans. It also allows you to manually set a range to the items being monitored. If the values are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop-up.
Supported Softwares " You must first install VIA® Service Pack prior to installing any other drivers. However, this may not be the case for some AGP cards. Please read carefully the following information. Important: The VGA driver that came with some AGP cards is already bundled with the AGP VxD driver. Since the version of the bundled VxD driver may be older than the one provided in the CD, installing the bundled VxD driver may cause problems.
" Supported Softwares 4.5 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 director y of the CD and double-click "Setup". 2. Please go to DFI's web site at "http://www.dfi.com/suppor t/ download1.
Using the Suspend to RAM Function ) Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 1. Select Power Management Setup in the main menu screen and press . 2. In the ACPI Function field, select Enabled. 3. In the ACPI Suspend Type field, select S3(STR).
) Using the Suspend to RAM Function 7. Boot Windows® 98/2000/ME. In the Windows® 98/2000/ME 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. 8. 86 Double-click the System icon. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Performance tab.
Using the Suspend to RAM Function 9. ) Click File System. In the Typical role of this computer field, select Mobile or docking system. Click Apply, then click OK. Restart the computer. 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.
) Using the Suspend to RAM Function 12. After completing the steps above and you want to power-off the computer, you do not need to go through the process of closing files, applications and operating system. You can poweroff the computer at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows ® 98/2000/ ME. 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.
System Error Message * 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.
* System Error Message setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) Unable to reset floppy subsystem. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) Floppy type mismatch. Hard Disk(s) fail (80) HDD reset failed. Hard Disk(s) fail (40) HDD controller diagnostics failed. Hard Disk(s) fail (20) HDD initialization error. Hard Disk(s) fail (10) Unable to recalibrate fixed disk.
Troubleshooting + 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.
+ Troubleshooting CPU Frequency Ratio The system did not boot up with the frequency ratio I selected. Selecting a higher frequency ratio may result to the CPUs or systems instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance. Power off the system and set SW1 pins 1-5 to Off (Auto). Monitor/Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on: 1. Make sure that the monitors power switch is on. 2.
Troubleshooting + 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.
+ Troubleshooting 3. Verify that the onboard LPT ports 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. Serial Port The serial device (modem, printer) doesnt output anything or is outputting garbled characters. 1.
Troubleshooting + 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.
