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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 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.
Notice This user’s manual contains detailed information about the system board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should always be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual manual is included in the system board package. To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. Click the “TOOLS” icon then click “Manual” on the main menu.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications................................................................................. 7 1.2 Package Checklist......................................................................................................... 15 Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 System Board Layout ........................................................................................ Installing the CPU.....................................
1 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 Desktop Management Interface.................................................................. 95 4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications.................................. 98 4.3 Installation Notes........................................................................................................ 110 Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function..................................................
Introduction 1 Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset • nVIDIA® nForce2 chipset - nForce2 Ultra 400 - nForce2 MCP-T Processor The system board is equipped with Socket-A for PGA processor. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1.100V to 1.850V.
1 Introduction Expansion Slots • 1 AGP slot • 5 PCI slots AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 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 AGP slot supports AGP 8x with up to 2132MB/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.
Introduction 1 Onboard Dual LAN Features • nVIDIA® nForce2 MCP-T and ICS1893 Phy - Full duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps • Realtek RTL8110S Gigabit LAN - Full duplex support at 10, 100 and 1000 Mbps • Integrated IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible PHY • Integrated power management functions • Supports IEEE 802.
1 Introduction IrDA Interface 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. USB Ports The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.
Introduction 1 Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) • • • • • • • • • 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 2 PS/2 mouse port PS/2 keyboard port DB-9 serial port DB-25 parallel port USB 2.0/1.1 ports RJ45 LAN ports S/PDIF RCA jacks (S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out) audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in audio jacks for center/bass and rear out I/O Connectors • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 connector for 2 additional external USB 2.0/1.
1 Introduction 1.1.3 Intelligence CPU Temperature Protection The CPU Temperature Protection function has the capability of monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot-up. To prevent CPU overheat and damage, the system will automatically shutdown once it has detected that the CPU’s temperature exceeded the temperature limit pre-defined by the system. Overvoltage The Overvoltage function allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU, AGP, DRAM and/ or chipset.
Introduction 1 Wake-On-LAN This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt. Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA.
1 Introduction ACPI The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management. Currently, only Windows® 98SE/2000/ME/XP supports the ACPI function. ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function.
Introduction 1 1.2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; One LANPARTY NFII ULTRA B system board One LANPARTY NFII ULTRA B user’s manuals One LANPARTY NFII ULTRA B quick installation guide Two Serial ATA data cables One Serial ATA power cable One card-edge bracket mounted with 2 IEEE 1394 ports Two IDE round cables One FDD round cable One PC Transpo kit One FrontX device equipped with: - Two USB 2.0/1.
2 Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.
Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . 2 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.
2 Hardware Installation The system board supports the following memory interface. Single Channel (SC) Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memory channels. Dual Channel (DC) Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate. 18 Single Channel • DIMMs are on the same channel. • DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different. However, we highly recommend using identical DIMMs. • Not all slots need to be populated.
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 Key Tab 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 “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” 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.
2 Hardware Installation 2.3 CPU 2.3.1 Overview The system board is equipped with a surface mount Socket A CPU socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing an AMD CPU. 2.3.2 Installing the CPU 1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down. 2. Disconnect all power cords and cables. 3. Locate Socket A on the system board. 4. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways, away from the socket, then lifting it up to a 90o angle.
Hardware Installation 2 5. Position the CPU above the socket then align the gold mark on the corner of the CPU (designated as pin 1) with pin 1 of the socket. Important: Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins. Gold mark Pin 1 6. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force. Important: Do not force the CPU into the socket.
2 Hardware Installation 7. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket. Lever lock 2.3.3 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink. Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board. 1.
Hardware Installation 2 Do not apply the paste if the fan / heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside. Peel the strip that covers the paste then place the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU. Strip 2. After placing the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU, latch the retaining clip on one side of the fan heat sink onto the protruding tab on the side of the socket. Retaining clip Tab 3.
2 Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings 2.4.1 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data JP1 X 1 2 3 1-2 On: Normal (default) 1 2 3 2-3 On: Clear CMOS Data If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the keyboard, 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.
Hardware Installation 2 4. After powering-on the system, press to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Genie BIOS Setting submenu and press . 6. Set the “CPU Clock Setting” or “CPU Ratio” field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock or frequency ratio. Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information. 7. Press to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press . 8. Type and press .
2 Hardware Installation 2.4.2 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s FSB J8 2 1 2 1 X On: Other CPUs (default) Off: 100MHz This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board. . . . . . . 26 . . Warning: To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system, you must power-off the system then turn off the power supply’s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the setting of the jumper.
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2 Hardware Installation 2.5.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse W PS/2 Keyboard The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location CN1 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 2.5.2 Serial Port W COM The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (Teal/ Turquoise) at location CN6 of the system board. It is a RS-232C asynchronous communication por t with 16C550A-compatible UART that can be used with a modem, serial printer, remote display terminal or other serial devices. BIOS Setting Select the serial port’s I/O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.
2 Hardware Installation 2.5.3 Parallel Port Parallel W The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at location CN9 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP. Setting Function SPP (Standard Parallel Port) Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only. ECP (Extended Port) Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP’s data transfer rate.
Hardware Installation 2 2.5.4 S/PDIF-in/out Jacks W S/PDIF-in S/PDIF-out SPDIF out Key GND VCC SPDIF in 1 5W J2 The system board is equipped with an onboard S/PDIF-in RCA jack (red) and a S/PDIF-out RCA jack (yellow) at locations CN2 and CN3 respectively. The S/PDIF connector at location J2 is for optical S/PDIF cable connection. Connect the optical audio cable connector of your S/PDIF module to J2. Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J2.
2 Hardware Installation 2.5.5 RJ45 LAN Ports RJ45 LAN 1 W RJ45 LAN 2 W The system board is equipped with two onboard RJ45 fastethernet LAN ports - LAN 1 at location CN7 and LAN 2 at location CN8. These LAN ports allow the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub. The LAN 1 port is controlled by the nVIDIA® nForce2 MCP-T and ICS1893 Phy chips. The LAN 2 port is controlled by the Realtek RTL8110S Gigabit LAN chip.
Hardware Installation 2 2.5.6 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 2 USB 1 W W Key Ground +Data -Data VCC USB 4 USB 3 X109 N. C. Ground +Data -Data VCC 1 2 USB 5-6 Four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at locations CN7 (USB 1-2) and CN8 (USB 3-4) of the system board. The J13 (USB 5-6) connector allows you to connect to the 2 USB ports that are on the FrontX device. (The FrontX device, which comes with LANPARTY series products, must be installed into a drive bay of the chassis.
2 Hardware Installation Wake-On-USB The Wake-On-USB function allows you to use a USB device to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. To use this function: • BIOS Setting: “USB Resume From S3” in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled. Refer to chapter 3 for more information. Important: • If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥1.5A.
Hardware Installation 2 2.5.7 Audio Mic-in Line-in Line-out W Center/Bass W AuD_L_Out N. C. AuD_R_Out Mic Power Mic Rear out 1 2W Front audio AuD_L_Return Key AuD_R_Return AuD_Vcc GND 9 10 Mic-in, Line-in and Line-out The mic-in, line-in and line-out jacks are at location CN5 of the system board. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for inserting a plug. • Mic-in Jack (Pink) This jack is used to connect an external microphone.
2 Hardware Installation • Line-out Jack (Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board. Using this jack disables the front audio’s line-out function. Center/Bass and Rear Out Jacks Center/Bass and Rear Out Jacks (CN4) support 4 audio output signals: center channel, subwoofer, rear right channel and rear left channel. These 4 audio output signals together with the line-out (2-channel) jack support 6-channel audio output.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6 I/O Connectors 2.6.1 Internal Audio Connectors Ground Ground Ground Ground Left audio Right audio Left audio Right audio channel channel channel channel 1 4 CD-in 1 4 W AUX-in The CD-in (J1) and AUX-in (J3) connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
2 Hardware Installation Key VCC TPB+ Ground TPA+ 2.6.2 IEEE 1394 9 10 Shield VCC TPBGround TPA- 1 2W 1394_1 1394_3 1394_2 The system board is equipped with three IEEE 1394 connectors at locations J5 (1394_1), J7 (1394_2) and J9 (1394_3) for connecting 1394 ports. One of these connectors allows you to connect to the IEEE 1394 port that is on the FrontX device. (The FrontX device, which comes with LANPARTY series products, must be installed into a drive bay of the chassis.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.3 Floppy Disk Drive Connector X The system board is equipped with a 90o 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.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6.4 SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors SATA 4 1 7 SATA 2 SATA 1 GND RXP RXN GND TXN TXP GND SATA 3 The system board is equipped with 4 SATA connectors at locations J18 (SATA 1), J17 (SATA 2), J16 (SATA 3) and J15 (SATA 4) for connecting SATA devices. Connect one end of the SATA cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your SATA device. The Silicon Image Sil3114 chip allows configuring RAID on SATA drives. It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. The following must be set accordingly.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector 40 39 IDE-S IDE-P 2 1 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 40pin 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 Note: Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings. 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 suppor ts Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 or ATA/133 hard drives.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.6 IrDA Connector IRRX N. C. Ground VCC IRTX 1 5W Connect your IrDA cable to connector J22 on the system board. 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. BIOS Setting Configure your IrDA device in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6.7 Cooling Fan Connectors X Ground Power Sense 1 3 CPU fan 3 Ground Power Sense X 1 Chassis fan Power Ground Ground X1 3 2nd fan Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector (J11) on the system board. The chassis fan (J6) and 2nd fan (J10) connectors are used to connect additional cooling fans. The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.8 DRAM Power LED and Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED This LED will light when the system’s power is on. Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode.
2 Hardware Installation Key D-LED4+ D-LED3+ D-LED2+ D-LED1+ 2.6.9 Diagnostic LEDs 9 10 X N. C. D-LED4D-LED3D-LED2D-LED1- 1 2 3 4 X LED LED LED LED 1 2 The 4 diagnostic LEDs on the system board are used to indicate the current condition of the system. The 10-pin connector (J12) allows you to connect to the 4 LEDs that are on the FrontX device. (The FrontX device, which comes with LANPARTY series products, must be installed into a drive bay of the chassis.
Hardware Installation 2 Diagnostic LEDs LED 1 to LED 4 are diagnostic LEDs. These LEDs will indicate the current condition of the system. LED 4 LED 3 LED 2 LED 1 Early program chipset register before POST. On Off Off Off Testing memory presence. Off On Off Off Initializing the DRAM controller (sizing). On On Off Off Initializing the FSB frequency. Off Off On Off Initializing the DRAM frequency. On Off On Off Programming the DRAM timing.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6.10 Power Connectors 11 1 3.3V 3.3V Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V X 3.3V -12V Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground -5V +5V +5V 20 10 3 4 +12V +12V Ground XGround 1 2 We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply has a standard 20-pin ATX main power connector and a 4-pin +12V power connector that must be inserted onto CN11 and CN10 connectors respectively.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.11 Front Panel Connectors SPEAKER J14 RESET HD-LED X 19 20 1 2 PWR-LED ATX-SW HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. 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.
2 Hardware Installation 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) or S3 (STR Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every second. 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.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.12 EZ Touch Switches (Reset Switch and Power Switch) Reset Switch Power Switch X Reset Switch Power Switch The presence of the reset switch and power switch on the system board are user-friendly especially to DIY users. They provide convenience in powering on and/or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before it is installed into the system chassis.
3 BIOS Setup Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup 3.1 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” and press . A screen similar to the one below will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.1.1 Date The date format is , , , . 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. 3.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.1.3 IDE Primary Master, IDE Primary Slave, IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave Move the cursor to the “IDE Primary Master”, “IDE Primary Slave”, “IDE Secondary Master” or “IDE Secondary Slave” field, then press . The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. IDE HDD Auto-Detection Detects the parameters of the drive. The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen.
BIOS Setup 3 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. Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders. Head This field displays the number of read/write heads. Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing. Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.1.5 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.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.1.8 Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during bootup. 3.1.1.9 Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system.
3 BIOS Setup 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. The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu, for ease of reference in this manual.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.2.2 CPU L1 Cache & CPU L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access. 3.1.2.3 Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) whenever the system is powered on. The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST. To attain the shortest POST time, select “Enabled”. 3.1.2.4 S-ATA or SCSI Card Boot This field is used to select the RAID device you want to boot. S-ATA SCSI Card The drive connected to the SATA connector.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.7 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. 3.1.2.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.2.12 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. 3.1.2.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.3.2 CPU Interface This field is used to configure the CPU’s interface. Optimal Aggressive Uses the most stable CPU/FSB parameters. Uses the overclock CPU/FSB parameters. 3.1.3.3 Memory Timings This field is used to select the memory timing of the DRAM. The options are Optimal, Aggressive, Turbo and Expert.. Select Expert to select the timings manually. 3.1.3.4 T(RAS) Row to active delay.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.3.9 T(RC) Row-Cycle delay. Set the “System Performance” field to Optimal if you want to use the delay time recommended by the DIMM manufacturer. 3.1.3.10 T(RFC) Auto refresh cycle time. Set the “System Performance” field to Optimal if you want to use the delay time recommended by the DIMM manufacturer. 3.1.3.11 SuperBypass If this field is set to Enabled, the chip allows low-latency accesses to memory. However, memory incompatibility may occur.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.3.17 AGP 8X Support This field is used to enable or disable the AGP 8X mode. 3.1.3.18 AGP Fast Write Capability Select Enabled to support the AGP Fast Write function. 3.1.3.19 CPU Thermal-Throttling Thermal throttling regulates the thermal environment by alternating between running the processor at full speed and placing the processor in a sleep state whenever the upper limits of the thermal envelop are reached. 3.1.3.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.4.1 nVidia OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press . The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
BIOS Setup 3 On-Chip Primary IDE and On-Chip Secondary 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.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.4.2 nVidia OnChip PCI Device Move the cursor to this field and press . The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. ALC-650 AC97 Audio Auto Disabled 68 Select this option when using the onboard audio codec. Select this option when using a PCI sound card.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.4.3 Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press . The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Disabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller. Disables the onboard floppy disk controller. Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address for the onboard serial port.
3 BIOS Setup IRDA Mode Select This field is used to select the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA device. For better transmission of data, your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 meter. 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.
BIOS Setup 3 EPP Mode Select This is used to select the EPP mode. ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select the DMA channel of the parallel port. 3.1.4.4 Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the AGP or PCI first when the system boots. Onboard/AGP When the system boots, it will first initialize the AGP. PCI Slot When the system boots, it will first initialize PCI. 3.1.4.5 OnChip USB Control This field is used to enable or disable USB 1.1 and/or USB 2.0. 3.1.4.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.5.1 ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI. Currently, only Windows® 98SE/2000/ME/XP supports this function. When this field is enabled, the system will ignore the settings in the “HDD Power Down” field.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.5.3 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 “HDD Power Down” field is activated. Min Saving Max Saving User Define Minimum power saving time for the “HDD Power Down” = 15 min. Maximum power saving time for the “HDD Power Down” = 1 min. Allows you to set the power saving time in the “HDD Power Down” field. 3.1.5.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.6 Soft-Off by PBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Delay 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.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.5.10 Keyboard/Mouse Power On This field allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. Disabled Default setting. Uses the power button to power on the system. Password When this option is selected, set the password you would like to use to power-on the system in the “KB Power On Password” field. Hot Key When this option is selected, select the function key you would like to use to power-on the system in the “KB Power On Hot Key” field.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.13 PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off Turn On Last State 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. When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will automatically power-on. When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs.
BIOS Setup 3.1.6 3 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. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.6.1 Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) once automatically.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.6.3 IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press . This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.6.4 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not. Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA. Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/ VGA. 3.1.6.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.7 PC Health Status The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.7.1 Show PC Health When POST This field, when enabled, will display the temperature of the CPU and system, the fan speed of the CPU and chassis fans and ouput voltages when the system boots-up during POST. 3.1.7.2 Current System Temp.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.7.4 Shutdown Temperature You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a temperature in this field. If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field, it will automatically shutdown. This function will work only when you enable this function in the Winbond Hardware Monitor utility.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.8 Genie BIOS Setting The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.8.1 Current CPU Frequency is This field will show the current CPU frequency. 3.1.8.2 CPU Clock Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting. Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician. 3.1.8.3 AGP Clock Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting. Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.8.5 AGP Clock Setting This field is used to select the AGP clock. 3.1.8.6 CPU Ratio This field is used to select the CPU’s frequency ratio. 3.1.8.7 DDR DRAM Clock This field is used to select the DRAM clock. 3.1.8.8 Current DDR Frenquency is This field will show the current DDR frequency. 3.1.8.9 Current CPU Voltage is This field will show the current CPU voltage. 3.1.8.10 Current DIMM Voltage is This field will show the current DIMM voltage. 3.1.8.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.8.13 Chipset Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the chipset. If you want to use the default voltage, leave this field in its default setting. Important: 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. 3.1.8.14 DRAM Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the DRAM.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.8.18 MAC(NV) Address Input Move the cursor to this field and press , then enter the MAC address. 3.1.8.19 IEEE1394 Chip Control This field is used to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394 function. 3.1.8.20 RTM Lan Device Control This field is used to enable or disable the LAN function of the Realtek RTL8110S chip that controls the LAN 2 port. 3.1.8.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.9 CMOS Reloaded The CMOS Reloaded submenu allows you to save different configurations and when needed, allows you to conveniently restore one of these previously saved configurations. Highlight CMOS Reloaded in the main menu then press . The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. You can save up to two configurations - in the “User Define Config 1” and “User Define Config 2” fields..
3 BIOS Setup Restoring a Configuration To restore one of the previously saved configurations, move the cursor to “Load” of “User Define Config 1” then press . The message below will appear. Renaming a Configuration The default name given in the “User Define Config 1” field is “Config 1” and “Config 2” in the “User Define Config 2” field. To rename, move the cursor to “Rename” then press . The message below will appear. You can enter up to 16 characters.
BIOS Setup 3 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 . Type and press to load the Setup default values.
3 BIOS Setup 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 supervisor’s password with the “Setup” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system.
BIOS Setup 3 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.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press . 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. If you wish to make additional changes to the setup, press simultaneously or after memory testing is done.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.14 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight “Exit Without Saving” and press . Type “Y” and press . 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 simultaneously or after memory testing is done.
3 BIOS Setup 3.2 Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS The Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives. Important: Before you run the Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS utility, make sure “Sil3114 S-ATA Control” in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the Award BIOS is configured properly. After you power up the system and all hard disk drives have been detected, the Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the or key to enter the utility.
BIOS Setup 3 3.4 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 support or your sales representative. 1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk. 2. Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to “Floppy”. 3. Save the setting and reboot the system. 4.
3 BIOS Setup 6. The following will appear. Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N) This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system. We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility; just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS. To save the current BIOS, press then enter the file name of the current BIOS. Otherwise, press . 7. The following will then appear. Press “Y” to Program or “N” to Exit 8. Press to flash the new BIOS.
Supported Software 4 Chapter 4 - Supported Software 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The mainboard 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.
4 Supported Software 4.1.
Supported Software 4 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.
4 Supported Software 4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear.
Supported Software 4 4.2.1 nVidia Drivers nVidia Drivers contain the following. • • • • NVIDIA IDE SW Driver Ethernet Driver NV GART Driver NVIDIA Audio Driver To install nVidia nForce drivers, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “CHIPSET” icon. 2. Click “nVidia Drivers” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 3. Click “Next”. Please read the “nVidia Drivers Readme” carefully before proceeding to step 4. 4.
4 Supported Software 4.2.2 LAN Drivers If you are using the LAN 2 port which is controlled by the Realtek RTL8110S chip, you must install the LAN drivers. The LAN drivers support autorun for the following operating systems: Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “NETWORK” icon. 2. Click “LAN Drivers” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 3.
Supported Software 4 4.2.3 Silicon Image RAID Drivers If the Serial ATA drives will be configured as RAID, you must install the Silicon Image RAID drivers. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2. Click “Silicon Image RAID Drivers” on the main menu. A “readme” screen which contains the RAID drivers installation instructions will appear. The installation procedure will lead you to install the driver from a diskette. The diskette is included in the system board package.
4 Supported Software 4.2.4 Silicon Image RAID Utility This utility is used to configure and manage RAID on drives connected to the SATA connectors. To install the utility, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2. Click “Silicon Image RAID Utility” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 3. Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen. 4. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.
Supported Software 4 4.2.5 Winbond Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the Winbond Hardware Monitor utility contained in the provided CD. It is capable of monitoring the system’s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and system, voltage, and speed of the CPU and system 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.
4 Supported Software 4.2.6 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 To install Microsoft DirectX 8.1, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2. Click “Microsoft DirectX 8.1” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 3. Click “Yes” to continue. 4. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 5. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.
Supported Software 4 4.2.7 McAfee VirusScan Online (English OS only) The McAfee VirusScan Online is the most reliable and convenient way of protecting your PC from computer viruses. When you install McAfee VirusScan Online, your computer is safe because it automatically scans for viruses and checks for virus updates so that PC protection stays up-to-date. To install, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2.
4 Supported Software 4.2.8 RadarSync RadarSync is a software utility that must be installed in your system to allow online updates of the system’s BIOS. It provides an easy and fast way of accessing the website for downloading the latest version of the BIOS. Using your existing Internet connection, the utility can automatically connect to the web server.
Supported Software 4 puter might not work as well as it can), and money (prevents problems so you don’t have to waste money calling a technician or tech support hotline). Installing RadarSync 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2. Click “RadarSync” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.
4 Supported Software Launching RadarSync Click Start on your Windows desktop, point to Programs then click RadarSync. The RadarSync icon will appear on the taskbar . If you are online, it will start to “radar” (rotate) looking for updates for your PC. If you are not online, RadarSync will be in sleep mode. If you want to customize or manage the options in RadarSync, double-click the icon to run the RadarSync software. The splash screen for RadarSync will appear, followed by the RadarSync software.
Supported Software 4 4.2.9 WinFlash WinFlash is a Windows-based program that allows you to flash the BIOS under an operating system. To install, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2. Click “WinFlash” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system.
4 Supported Software 4.3 Installation Notes 1. "Autorun" ONLY supports the Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP 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. All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated.
Using the Suspend to RAM Function A 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 . 2. In the “ACPI Function” field, select “Enabled”. 3. In the “ACPI Suspend Type” field, select “S3(STR)”. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 4.
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 Properties dialog box, click the “Device Manager” tab. In “View devices by type”, click “System devices”. 8. 112 Double-click the System icon. In the System Properties 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. 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”.
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 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.
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 partition. Excessively long formatting period. 1.
C Troubleshooting Serial Port The serial device (modem, printer) doesn’t output anything or is outputting garbled characters. 1. Make sure that the serial device’s power is turned on and that the device is on-line. 2. Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer. 3. Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly.
