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Table of Contents Read Me First.......................................................... 6 Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications.................................................................................. 8 1.2 Package Checklist......................................................................................................... 16 Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 System Board Layout .........................................................
Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Desktop Management Interface..................................................................... 74 Hardware Doctor.......................................................................................................... 77 Intel 815 INF Update Utility for Windows 95/98/2000.... 77 Intel 815 Graphics Driver.s for Windows 95/98/NT............... 78 Audio Drivers and Software Application...............................................
1 Introduction Read Me First This page contains a summary of the important notes that must be given special attention to prior to using the system board. Over Voltage The Over Voltage function allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU. Although this function is supported, we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage.
Introduction 1 5VSB Power If you are using the (1) Wake-On-KB/Mouse, (2) Wake-On-LAN and/or (3) Wake-On-Ring (internal modem) functions, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA. If you are using the Suspend to RAM function, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥1A. 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.
1 Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset Intel® 815E Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 370. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1.30V to 2.05V.
Introduction 1 Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 universal AGP slot. AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing, z-buffering and alpha blending. The universal AGP slot supports AGP 2x with up to 533MB/sec. bandwidth and AGP 4x with up to 1066MB/sec. bandwidth for 3D graphics applications. AGP in this system board will deliver faster and better graphics to your PC.
1 Introduction - MIP mapping with tri-linear and anisotropic filtering - Full color specular / Z-buffering - Fogging atmospheric effect - 3D pipe 2D clipping / backface culling Software drivers - Windows® 95/98/2000 - Windows NT® 4.
Introduction 1 One 20-pin ATX power supply connector One Wake-On-LAN connector One Wake-On-Ring connector CPU, chassis and AGP fan connectors 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 Ultra ATA/100 hard drives PIO Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 14MB/sec.
1 Introduction Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores these information in the DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier.
Introduction 1 1.1.3 Intelligence Over Voltage The Over Voltage function allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU. Although this function is supported, we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage. Refer to CPU Vcore Select in the CPU Frequency Control section in chapter 3 for more information.
1 Introduction 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. Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse This function allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system.
Introduction 1 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.
1 Introduction Year 2000 Compliant Supports hardware Y2K function. Supports hardware Random Number Generator (RNG) to enable a new security and manageability infrastructure for PC. 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.
Hardware Installation 2 Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.
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 2.2.1 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.
2 Hardware Installation 2.3 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPUs Front Side Bus CPU Front Side Bus Select - Jumpers JP9 and JP10 The default setting of jumpers JP9 and JP10 is Auto - the system will automatically run according to the FSB of the processor. The table below shows the settings for different CPU and DIMM combinations.
Hardware Installation 2 2.4 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP5 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 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 Hardware Installation 8. Type and press . 1 1 2 2 3 3 1-2 On: Normal (default) 2-3 On: Clear CMOS Data 2.5 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/ Wake-On-Mouse Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse - Jumper JP2 The Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-OnMouse function allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. By default, JP2 is disabled. To use this function, set JP2 to 2-3 On. Keyboard/Mouse Power On in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly.
Hardware Installation 2 3. The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA. 1 1 2 2 3 3 1-2 On: Disable (default) 2-3 On: Enable 2.6 Jumper Settings for the PC Speaker or Buzzer Select PC Speaker / Buzzer Select - Jumper JP7 The system board is equipped with a buzzer. To use the buzzer, JP7 must be set to 1-2 On. If you wish to use the speaker that is in your PC, set JP7 to 2-3 On.
2 Hardware Installation 2.7 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard Wake-On-USB KB - Jumpers JP1 and JP4 The Wake-On-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. JP1 - for the USB keyboard that is connected to the USB 1 or USB 2 port. JP4 - for the USB keyboard that is connected to the USB 3 or USB 4 port. By default, this function is disabled. To use this function, set the appropriate jumper - pins 2 and 3 to On.
Hardware Installation 2 2.8 Jumper Settings for the Boot Block Lock/Unlock Boot Block Lock/Unlock - Jumper JP6 This jumper is for factor y use only. Please leave it in its default setting.
2 Hardware Installation 2.9 Ports and Connectors 2.9.1 Serial Ports The built-in serial por ts 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.
Hardware Installation 2 2.9.2 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports 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 por ts. The PS/2 mouse por t uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this por t, the system will reser ve 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. 2.9.
2 Hardware Installation Setting Function SPP (Standard Parallel Port) Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only. ECP (Extended Capabilities Por t) Allows parallel por t to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPPs data transfer rate. EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed. 2.9.
Hardware Installation 2 2.9.5 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.
2 Hardware Installation 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.
Hardware Installation 2 Pin Function Pin Function 2 VCC 1 VCC J14 for USB 3 and USB 4 3 -Data 4 -Data 5 +Data 6 +Data 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 10 Ground 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.
2 Hardware Installation 2.9.7 IrDA Connector 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 J12 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.
Hardware Installation 2 2.9.8 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 J7 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the CPU fan. The CPU fan, together with the chassis fan, will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode. Pin Function 1 Ground 2 On/Off 3 Sense 2.9.
2 Hardware Installation 2.9.10 AGP Fan Connector If the system board is installed with an AGP add-in card and you wish to install a fan on the add-in card, connect the fans connector to location J9 on the system board. Refer to the add-in cards manual for instructions on installing the fan. Pin Function 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Sense 2.9.11 VGA Port The system board can only be used with an analog video monitor.
Hardware Installation 2 2.9.12 Game/MIDI Port The Game/MIDI por t 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 (CN7 - Gold) located at the ATX double deck por ts of the system board. This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick. 2.9.13 Audio Jacks The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a onehole connecting interface for inserting a plug.
2 Hardware Installation 2.9.14 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. TAD 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 cards TAD connector and the other end to the TAD connector on the system board.
Hardware Installation 2 2.9.15 Wake-On-LAN Connector The system board suppor ts the Wake-On-LAN function. This function will allow the network to remotely power-on a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt. To use the Wake-On-LAN function, you must enable the Resume on LAN field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS. Your LAN card package should include a cable.
2 Hardware Installation 2.9.16 Wake-On-Ring Connector 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. To use this function, connect one end of the cable (that came with the card) to the cards wake-on-ring connector and the other end to location J8 on the system board.
Hardware Installation 2 2.9.17 Chassis Open Connector The chassis open function, when enabled, will aler t 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 J4 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.
2 Hardware Installation 2.9.18 DIMM/PCI Standby Power LED 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. 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.
Hardware Installation 2 2.9.19 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 3.3V/6A electric current.
2 Hardware Installation 2.9.20 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 ever y second when the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state.
Hardware Installation 2 S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state, it will blink ever y second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink ever y 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.
3 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 3 CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) Tue, May 23 2000 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.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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 errors.
3 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 3 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 suppor ted 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.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password - ever ytime 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.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility System Memory Frequency Since the system board supports both PC-100 and PC-133 SDRAM DIMMs, the default system memor y frequency is set at 100MHz - Default. This is to ensure that you can boot-up your system successfully specially when you are installing the CPU for the first time or replacing it with a new one. If you wish to obtain better system performance, set this field to Optimize. However, problems may occur with some DIMMs when this option is selected.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 3.1.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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. 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.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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. 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.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 por t. The options are 1 and 3. Default setting: 3. 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.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 Max Saving User Define Minimum power saving time for the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down = 1 hr. Maximum power saving time for the. Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down = 1 min. Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down fields.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume On LAN If you are using a LAN card that suppor ts 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.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 wor k with PCI/VGA or not. The default value is Disabled. Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards wor k with PCI/VGA. Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/ VGA.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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 Chassis FAN Speed Current CPU FAN Speed Current AGP FAN Speed CPU (V) : +1.5 V : +3.3 V : +5 V : +12 V : -12 V : VBAT (V) : 5VSB (V) : 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.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 CPU Frequency Control CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software CPU Frequency Control CPU Vcore Select Spread Spectrum Open Slight Adjust Clock By Slight Adjust CPU Clock Ratio Default Disabled Disabled 66 X3 ↑↓→← 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.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 Open Slight Adjust The default setting is Disabled - the system will run according to the FSB of the CPU. If you want to set the external bus clock manually, select Enabled and enter the desired bus clock in the Clock By Slight Adjust field. Important: If you manually selected the CPUs FSB (using JP9 and JP10) instead of using its default setting which is Auto, make sure this field is set to Disabled.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Method 2: Press the key and power button simultaneously, then release the power button first. Keep-on pressing the key until the power-on screen appears. This will allow the system to boot according to the FSB of the processor. Now press the key to enter the main menu of the BIOS. Select CPU Frequency Control and set the Clock By Slight Adjust or CPU Clock Ratio field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock or frequency ratio.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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 .
3 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 super visors 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 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 memor y, and the system will reboot. You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen.
4 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 par ticular computer system without physically going to it.
Supported Softwares 4 4.1.
4 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 4.2 Hardware Doctor The system board comes with the Hardware Doctor utility contained in the provided CD. This utility is capable of monitoring the systems 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.
4 Supported Softwares 4. The Software License Agreement screen will appear. Click Yes. 5. The Readme Information screen will appear. You can view the content of the utilitys readme in this screen. Click Next. 6. The Choose Destination Location screen will appear showing where the utility will be located. Click Next. 7. The Actions screen will appear. Click Next to install the utility. 8. Restar t the system. 9. Follow the prompts on the screen to continue with the installation.
Supported Softwares 4 4.5 Audio Drivers and Software Application The CD also includes audio drivers and audio playback software for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 operating systems. For installation instructions or information about their corresponding readme, click the Read Me button in the autorun screen. The autorun screen normally appears after the CD is inserted into a CD-ROM drive. 4.6 Microsoft DirectX 7.0 Driver 1.
4 Supported Softwares 2. Please go to DFI's web site at "http://www.dfi.com/suppor t/ 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.
Using the Suspend to RAM Function A 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).
A Using the Suspend to RAM Function 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 Proper ties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab. In View devices by type, click System devices. 8. 82 Double-click the System icon. In the System Proper ties dialog box, click the Performance tab.
Using the Suspend to RAM Function 9. A Click File System. In the Typical role of this computer field, select Mobile or docking system. Click Apply, then click OK. Restar t 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.
A 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. 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 B 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.
B 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 C 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.
C Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1. The monitor has lost its ver tical sync. Adjust the monitors 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 cards 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.
Troubleshooting C 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.
C Troubleshooting Serial Port The serial device (modem, printer) doesnt output anything or is outputting garbled characters. 1. Make sure that the serial devices 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 por t that is working and configured correctly.
