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1. ay 1 eooooooooooooola 9 oooo0oooo Oeo Peto DHOTE Jo T l E E SJ O oO O COM LCOM2 COM COM 2 Serial Port Serial Port The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports COM J3 and COM 2 5 both in Teal Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board These ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 6C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices You can set the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Hardware Installation 2 6 2 PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Ports PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Green fo 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 lol 9 2222222 3 E Ggiooo KB Purple The system board is equipped with an onboard PS 2 mouse Green and PS 2 keyboard Purple ports both at location JI of the ATX double deck ports of the system board The PS 2 mouse port uses IROI2 If a mouse is not
2. RN 1 Gem 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 fan s connector to location JI5 on the system board Refer to the add in card s manual for instructions on installing the fan 35 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 11 Game MIDI Port CA64 TC PEH Game MIDI Port JIO CO000000 oo00000 Game MIDI Gold eese RASA Je eses i 9 1e fol Jo 0O00 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 JIO 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 36 Hardware Installation 2 6 12 Audio Jacks CA64 TC VEN F B 3 a O fes O es n 5 P amo
3. OOO OO OOOOOOOOOOOOO0OO000 O MOO 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 of the connector is aligned with pin of the header You may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install the 34 pin header connector of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header 18 on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin of J18 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the disk drive s Align the colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable with pin of the drive edge connector s The end most connector should be attached to the drive you want to designate as Drive A 24 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 5 IDE Disk Drive Connector i jr T 40 OO 39 OO Dou OO OO OO OO OO M OO IM OO m m OO OO OO vore 00 OO OO g I3 OO OO OO 2
4. To avoid damage to the system Use the correct AC input voltage range To reduce the risk of electric shock e Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing After installation or servicing cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord Battery e 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 battery manufacturer s instructions Joystick or MIDI port o not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than LOA current at 5V DC There is a risk of fire for devices that exceed this limit FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the us
5. COM VT82C694T JS E i oll I AGP fan Alz es AGP Slot er J18 J20J22 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 Description on SWI SW PCI Standb bonus ui B Power LED e Ss PCI Slot Frequency ratio settings PCI 2 Slot E JP3 Battery Clear CMOS L 0 589996 8 HD LED J14 Wake On LAN ses E 2 e On d G LED D ae d ADCSW Be PCI 4 Slot AAN EN rdg d RESET PCI 5 Slot Chassis SPEAKER fan ISA Slot 038 J PWR LED re denotes pin The illustrations on the following pages are based on the CA64 TC system board which is the board that supports onboard audio 2 Hardware Installation cy Warning SY Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your system board processor disk drives add in boards and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection 2 2 System Memory L Eu T DIMM pem DIMM 7 DIMM 3 Ej The system board is equipped with three 68 pin DIMM Dual In line Memo
6. Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system 65 3 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the system Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Last State When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns lf the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power returns Wake Up Events Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following fields will appear USB Resume from S3 S4 S5 This field when enabled allows you to use a USB device to wake up the system 53 CA64 TC only VGA When set to On the system will respond and wake up to any VGA activity LPT amp COM Select the port you would like the system to respond and wake up when an event occurs on that port HDD amp FDD When set to On the system will respond and wake up to any hard drive or floppy drive activity PCI Master When set to On the system will respond and wake up to any PCI or bus master activity Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume on PCI Event Enabled Access to a PC
7. e PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE data transfer rate up to 16 6MB sec Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer e Supports ATAPI CD ROM LS 120 and ZIP IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices It supports peripheral devices that meet the HPSIR and ASKIR standard USB Ports The system board supports 4 USB ports Iwo onboard USB ports are located at the AIX double deck ports of the board The JI7 connector on the system board allows you to connect the optional 3rd and 4th USB ports These optional USB ports which are mounted on a card edge bracket will be provided as an option USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals BIOS Award BIOS Windows 95 98 2000 ME Plug and Play compat ible e Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades e Supports DMI 2 0 function e 2Mbit flash memory 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 t
8. om 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 of the connector is aligned with pin of the header You may enable or disable the onboard primary or secondary IDE controller in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable If you are connecting two IDE drives install the 40 pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header IDE connector J20 If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device install the 40 pin connector of the other IDE cable into the secondary shrouded IDE header IDE 2 connector J22 2 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin of the drive edge connector s Note Refer to your disk drive users manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings 28 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 o
9. 2 40 Hardware Installation 2 6 14 Wake On LAN Connector L C DIou a Wake On LAN 14 OO i Function Ground The system board supports 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 IRO or DMA interrupt To use the Wake On LAN function you must enable Resume on LAN Ring Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Your LAN card package should include a cable Connect one end of the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to location J14 on the system board The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power up the system Refer to the add in card s manual for details Note Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function V Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt 20mA Hardware Installation 2 6 15 Wake On Ring Connector Wake On Ring J13 NINE Li Sem The Wake On Ring connector is used to connect to an internal modem card that has the s
10. 2 Zz Line out Lin ne in Lime Light Blue Onboard Audio Jacks o a gc oe O O Line out Line in Mic in Front Audio n Function Pin Function Front audio d 37 7 2 38 Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Jacks The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks A jack is a one hole 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 Connect a stereo cable from the line out jack of your external device to this line in jack Mic in Jack J8 Pink Connect a microphone to the mic in Jack Front Audio J9 J9 provides you the option of connecting another line out and mic in Jacks Hardware Installation 2 6 13 Internal Audio Connectors CA64 TC p m ooomNM N C EA AUX in 12 ie CD in J11 T Left audio channel 3 4 Right audio channel CD in and AUX in These connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 37
11. 401 I O Address Game Port 200 207H IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Enabled Item Help Enabled Enabled Menu Level Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto PCI Slot Enabled Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Standard 378 IRQ7 ECP EPP 3 ve ESC Exit Fl General Help px s F7 Optimized Defaults Enabled Disabled 220H IRQ 5 DMA 1 Disabled 330 333H Enabled The screen above list all the fields available in the Integrated Peripherals submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one OnChip IDE Channel0 and OnChip IDE Channel IDE Prefetch Mode performance 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 This allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of the chip thus reducing access time Enable this field to achieve better Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary Master Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete
12. IRQ Auto Setup if you have PCI Slot 2 Use IRQ Auto installed a new add on PCI Slot 3 Use IRQ Auto and the system PCI Slot 4 Use IRQ Auto reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot Tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data 69 3 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 and DMA resources in the IRQ Resources and DMA Resources fields respectively IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The IRO 3 to IRQ 15 fields will appear Set each system interrupt to either Legacy ISA or PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification DMA Resources Move the cursor to this field and press En
13. Time hh mmyss field 6 3 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume Time hh mm ss This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on If you want the system to power on everyday as set in the Date of Month field the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu Primary INTR When set to On the system will respond and wake up to an IRQ activity that has been detected IRQs Activity Monitoring Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The IRQ3 to IRQ15 fields will appear When enabled access to the specified IRO 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 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Menu Level Default is Disabled Select Enabled to PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled reset Extended System Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Configuration Data _ Assign IRQ For USB Enabled ESCD when you exit PCI Slot 1 5 Use
14. Type field select S3 STR CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup Power Management gt Press Enter Item Help PM Control by APM Yes Menu Level Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off By PWRBTN Instant off PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off Wake Up Events gt Press Enter Tl Move EnterSelect PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu 4 Select Save amp Exit Setup and press Enter Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt 5 Install Windows 98 by typing the following parameter This is to ensure that the ACPI function is supported drive gt setup p If you have previously installed Windows 98 you need to upgrade the system in order to support ACPI Please contact Microsoft for upgrade information 84 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 6 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 apogee vcl
15. Utility 3 The Basic Input Output System The Basic Input Output System BIOS is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals In addition the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main menu screen will appear CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit The Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press Enter A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear Award BIOS Setup Uti
16. of idle time that elapses before the Doze Mode and Suspend Mode fields are activated Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Doze and Suspend mode hr Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Doze and Suspend mode min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Doze Mode and Suspend Mode fields 63 3 64 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 When the system enters the Doze mode according to the power saving time selected the CPU clock will run at a slower speed 1 2 of full speed while all other devices still operate at full speed Suspend Mode This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the Suspend mode according to the power saving time selected the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off ACPI Suspend Type CA64 TC This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode SI POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function Refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more information PM Control by APM Yes An Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the maximum power saving mode and stop the CPU s internal clock Use th
17. 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 42 Hardware Installation 2 8 17 Power Connector 20 10 The pin assignment of the ATX power connector is shown below Function Ground Ground Ground Ground Important The system board requires a minimum of 3 3V 6A electric current Aa 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 18 Front Panel LEDs and Switches mj PEE LJ Front panel 4 LEDs switches 8 23 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 53 STR Suspend To RAM state It will blink every second when the system is in the SI POS Power On Suspend state 53 CA64 TC only AT X SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off
18. or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PWRBTN in the Power Management Setup chapter 3 G SW Green Switch This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode RESET Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis 44 PWR LED Power Standby LED Hardware Installation When the system s power is on this LED will light VVhen the system is in the SI POS Power On Suspend state it will blink every second When the system is in the 3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every 4 seconds 53 CA64 TC only Note amp 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 HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED 2 L0 0 Jes G LED 4 Green LED 5 ATX SW ATX power switch G SW Green switch SPEAKER Speaker connector PWR LED Power Standby LED Pin Assignment HDD LED Power HDD N C Green LED Power Ground N C PVVRBT PWRBT N C SMI Ground H W Reset Ground Speaker Data IN C Ground Speaker Power LED Power N C LED Power or Standby Signal T5 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup
19. the board The J 7 connector on the system board allows you to connect the optional 3rd and 4th USB ports These optional USB ports which are mounted on a card edge bracket will be provided as an option If you wish to use the optional 3rd and 4th USB ports install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to JIZ The USB ports cable connector can be inserted only if pin of the cable is aligned with pin of J17 3 2 92 Hardware Installation 2 6 7 IrDA Connector 1 l i 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 15K baud at a distance of meter Connect your IrDA cable to connector J21 on the system board Set UART 2 Mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use this connector Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation Note The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board Make sure to connect
20. the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions Hardware Installation 2 6 8 CPU Fan Connector Function Ground On Off The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location Jl6 on the system board The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the CPU fan It will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode 33 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 9 Chassis Fan Connector usi On Off If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J19 on the system board The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU 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 S4 Hardware Installation 2 6 10 AGP Fan Connector I iE Diu E AGP fan l JI5
21. will appear Click the VIA Service Pack button For installation instructions or information click the Read Me button in the autorun screen VIA Service Pack Installation Notes AGP VxD Driver and VIA INF Driver in the VIA Service Pack are supported in Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME and Windows 2000 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 M 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 If you are using this type of card we recommend that you install first the AGP cards VGA driver before installing the VIA Service Pack To install the VIA Service pack please follow the steps below Insert the CD that came with the system board package into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear 2 Click VIA Service Pack 3 The Welcome screen will appear Click Next Please read the VIA Service Pack readme carefully before proceeding to step 4 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the installation 5 Reboot the system for the drivers to take effect 4 4 Audio Drivers CA64 TC Th
22. BIOS Setup Utility OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 The options are Non OS2 and O32 Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM Video Shadow will increase the video speed Note that some graphics boards require that this option be disabled The default value is Enabled Enabled Video shadow is enabled Disabled Video shadow is disabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow to DC000 DFFFF Shadow These fields determine whether option ROMS will be copied to RAM Enabled Optional shadow is enabled Disabled Optional shadow is disabled 23 3 34 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Normal Item Help SDRAM Cycle Length 3 DRAM Clock HCLK 33M Menu Level Memory Hole Disabled P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled Fast R W Turn Around Disabled AGP Aperture Size 64M AGP 4X Mode Enabled AGP Fast Write Disabled OnChip USB Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Enabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled Memory Parity ECC Check Disabled Tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimiz
23. CA64 TC CA64 TN Rev A System Board User s Manual 49800120 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders This publication is provided for informational purposes only The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes O 2001 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel Pentium Ill and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation VIA C3 is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies Inc Award is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders Caution
24. DE Secondary Slave field then press Enter IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen 47 3 40 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 amp CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD amp CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select Normal or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy dnve is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in Al type high density drive 2MB capacity 20K 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 20KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 2 in double sided drive 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 2 88MB capacity Video This fie
25. Game MIDI J10 Front aa audo Bs En ri n PCI Standby E I Power LED PCI Slot AC 97 PCI 2 Slot Battery PCI 3 Slot J14 Wake On LAN oon BIOS PCI 4 Slot ISA Slot E AUX in ese ER I Standby DIMM Power LED JPI JP2 JPI and JP2 CPU FSB select J18 202 DIMM 3 Description on SWI SW Black rectangle YE denotes the part that n CI m1 is protruding the E adjustable switch Wake On Ring J13 J17 Tess le og 3 amp USB 4 PCI 5 Slot Chassis J fan Frequency ratio settings B JP3 Clear CMOS W Square denotes pin Mouse USB 2 Parallel Game MIDI Green Black Burgundy Gold OOOOOOOOOOOOO0 ue oOo0000000 alere o o odis KB USB COM COM2 Line out Purple Black Teal Turquoise Lime CA64 TC Line in Light Blue Supports Onboard Audio Mouse USB 2 Green Black Parallel Burgundy 99 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 O O O O O 000000000000 KB USBI COM COM 2 Purple Black Teal Turquoise CA64 TN Note CIE CE Hardware Installation E Squa PLI JI erg CPU fan th e lt E JPI tt s JP2 E JP and JP2 COM E CPU FSB select J3 L L __ Parallel VIA
26. I card such as a modem or LAN card will cause the system to wake up The PCI card must support the wake up function Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI card Resume On LAN Ring This field supports two functions e When enabled the system will power on to respond to calls coming through an external or internal modem Refer to Wake On Ring Connector in chapter 2 for more information e 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 IRO or DMA interrupt Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function Refer to Wake On LAN Connector in chapter 2 for more information Resume On Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month and Resume Time hh mm ss fields However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Date of Month 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Resume Time hh mmiss field I 31 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Resume
27. Normal 2 3 On default Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data Jumper JP3 If you encounter the following d 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 To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below Power off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set JP3 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP3 back to its default setting pins and 2 On 22 Hardware Installation 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 After powering on the system press Del to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select the Frequency Voltage Control submenu and press Enter Set the CPU Host PCl Clock field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock Refer to CPU Host PCl Clock in the Frequency Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information Press Esc to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save amp Exit Setup and press Enter Type lt Y gt and press Enter 29 2 24 Hardware Installation 2 6 2 6 Ports and Connectors Serial Ports
28. abled the turn around time of a memory read followed by a memory write is reduced AGP Aperture Size This field is relevant to the memory mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system Leave this in its default setting which is 64M AGP 4X Mode This field is used to enable the AGP 4x interface which transfers video data at O66MB sec bandwidth thus delivering faster and better graphics to your PC Enable this field only if your graphics card supports the AGP 4x mode AGP Fast Write This function is supported only if this field is set to Enabled 22 3 56 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 device 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 CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled Writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to offset the speed difference between the CPU and PCI bus Disabled Writes are not buffered therefore the CPU must wait until the write cycle is complete before starting another wnte cycle PCI Dynamic Bursting When enabled every write transaction goes to the write buffer PCI Master 0 WS Write When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait State PCI Delay Transaction When ena
29. ame 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 intemal modem card To use this function connect one end of the cable that came with the card to the card s wake on ring connector and the other end to location J 3 on the system board You must also enable the Resume on LAN Ring Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS If you are using an external modem the ring on function will come through the serial port where the external modem is connected i Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 27 20m4A 4 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 16 DIMM and PCI Standby Power LEDs FC DIMM ngu Standby a Power LED PCI Standby 4k Power LED L DIMM Standby Power LED CA64 TC This LED will turn red when the system s power is on or when it Is in the Suspend state Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM It will not light when the system is in the Soft Off state PCI Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system is in the power on Soft Off or Suspend state gt Important Lighted LEDs serve as a reminder that you must power
30. ave installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on l 2 Make sure that the monitors power switch is on Check that one end of the monitors power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outlet Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the systems display adapter Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitors brightness control knob Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving The monitor has lost its vertical sync Adjust the monitor s vertical SYNC Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display Make sure your video card s output frequencies are supported by this monitor The screen seems to be constantly wavering If the monitor is close to another monitor the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering Power Supply When the computer is turned on nothing happens 2 gt Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using The power cor
31. bled this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCI to ISA transactions This allows PCI and ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made PCIZ2 Access 1 Retry Set this field to Enabled if you want to rotate the priority of the PCI masters AGP Master WS Write Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations Award BIOS Setup Utility AGP Master WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations Memory Parity ECC Check If you are using x 2 72 bit PC SDRAM DIMMs which are DIMMs that support the ECC Error Checking and Correction function set this field to Enabled o 3 58 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE ChannelO OnChip IDE Channell IDE Prefetch Mode IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO IDE Secondary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA Init Display First IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART 2 Mode Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Parallel Port EPP Type OnChip Sound Onboard Legacy Audio Sound Blaster SB I O Base Address SB IRQ Select SB DMA Select MPU 401 MPU
32. boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system q2 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled Item Help CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Menu Level CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Processor Serial Number Disabled Allows you to choose Quick Power On Self Test Enabled the VIRUS warning First Boot Device feature for IDE Hard Second Boot Device Disk boot sector Third Boot Device protection If this Boot Other Device Enabled function is enabled and Swap Floppy Drive Disabled someone attempt to Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled write data into this Boot Up NumLock Status On area BIOS will show a Gate A20 Option Fast warning message on Security Option Setup screen and alarm beep OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled CCO00 CFFFF Shadow Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled ve ESC Exit Fl General Help DCO000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled ts F7 Optimized Defaults The screen above list all the field
33. connected to this port the system will reserve IRQI 2 for other expansion cards gt Warning gt Make sure to tum off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board 25 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 3 Parallel Port TER Parallel Burgundy OEN DHONA D B o o oo Parallel Port The system board has a standard parallel port J4 Burgundy located at the AIX 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 Function Normal Allows normal speed operation but Standard Parallel Port in one direction only ECP Allows parallel port to operate in Extended Capabilities Port bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate EPP Allows bidirectional parallel port op Enhanced Parallel Port eration at maximum speed 26 Hardware Installation 2 6 4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector L I Jue FDD 34 O 33 Ul O OO OO OO
34. controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The checksum of ROM address FO000H FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error s 9o 20 Appendix C Troubleshooting C I 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 The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on 2 All cables and power cords are tightly connected 3 The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are connected Is working Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 he displays brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you h
35. d Serial Port and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port and senal port 2 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ5 3E8 IRQ4 ZE8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port and or serial port 2 UART 2 Mode The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices You may not use IrDA 21 and the COM 2 serial port J5 at the same time If you are using the COM 2 serial port make sure this field is set to Standard To use the IrDA function follow the steps below Connect your IrDA cable to connector J21 on the system board 2 Set the UART 2 Mode field to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA peripheral device HPSIR or ASKIR For better transmission of data your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of meter 3 Set the IR Function Duplex and TX RX Inverting Enable fields appropriately 60 Award BIOS Setup Utility IR Function Duplex Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data Ful Transmits and receives data simultaneously TX RX Inverting Enable The options are No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 3BC IRQ7 278 IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables t
36. d 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 2 The floppy diskette may not be formatted Format the diskette and try again The diskette may be write protected Use a diskette that is not write protected You may be writing to the wrong drive Check the path statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive There is not enough space left on the diskette Use another diskette with adequate storage space 9 C VEI Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS 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 If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to format it is likely a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesn t respond when you try to print 2 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ settings ar
37. e CD in the system board package also includes audio drivers for Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows NT 40 and Windows 2000 operating systems For installation instructions or information about their corresponding readme dick the Read Me button in the autorun screen The autorun screen normally appears after the CD is inserted into a CD ROM drive Supported Softwares 4 5 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes 3 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 operating systems If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup Please go to DH s web site at http www dfi com support download asp for the latest version of the drivers or software applications 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 83 Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function A Using the Suspend to RAM Function CA64 TC If you are using the Windows 98 operating system please follow the steps below l Select Power Management Setup in the main menu screen and press lt Enter gt 2 Inthe ACPI Suspend
38. e configured correctly 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 Troubleshooting Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters 2 Make sure that the serial devices power is turned on and that the device is on line Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the problem may be due to the onboard I O or the address setting Make sure the COM settings and I O address are configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed Make sure the keyboard is properly connected Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process Board Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set Verify that all memor
39. ed Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources These items should not be altered unless necessary Ihe default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system DRAM Timing This field is used to select the timing of the DRAMs installed on the system board Selecting Turbo will reduce the CAS access time by clock tick SDRAM Cycle Length This field is used to set the clock cycle for the CAS latency Award BIOS Setup Utility DRAM Clock Host CLK Sets the memory clock speed equal to that of the CPU clock speed HCLK 33M The memory clock speed is equal to CPU clock speed minus 33MHz For example if the Host Clock is 133MHz 133MHz 33MHz O00MHz Meaning the memory clock speed will run at OQMHz Memory Hole This field is used to select the memory area that must not be addressed to the ISA bus P2C C2P Concurrency When enabled the PCI AGP master to CPU cycle will be concurrent whenever the Host CPU is performing R W access to the PCI or Slave devices Fast R W Turn Around When en
40. ed in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 98 2000 ME without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when it powers off The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power on the system Refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more information Ys Important ur 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 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 Introduction 2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items The system board A user s manual One IDE cable for ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA IOO IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Main Board Utility CD NARRAR If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout VIA COM 2 VT82C694T J12 IE AGP fan
41. ee SC AIG t 3 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation JEN ise qeiE ost 4 MES unies l6 2 3 Frequency Ratio Settings for Processors s 8 2 4 jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU s Front Side Bus 20 2 5 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data wi 26 Port ANG Connec O E ne eA e 24 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 The Basic Input Output SVSEOITLaesatusituituea iiti teitemetiraneset 46 ms Sealand CMOS Feat Oe ccs rence tomadas 46 auod Advanced BIOS Fe awe Sees ete certo 50 A1 Advanced Chipset Features sciunt tuns 54 Baler Integrated Perplieralstusenecestenten anta nt attain 58 AL5 Power Management Sel puse ode o rimam ise 63 auo ot gi S ODE d og cme meen eer rn mer eke 69 uU BE Nay DEUS eae 72 2 1 9 Frequency Voltage COICO uei stis bad tio 73 319 Lad Fail Safe Jelaulls s tete ris ALIO Load Optimized OS AUS racteessecentecicentctitensteattentantae 75 kH Set supervisar Paswan 76 Ikl SEU PWO T 76 sklo Save Ce EO Pee V7 Siler Bat Without 3 1G it cere rane et erected et eneeeie 74 Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 44 Destop Management Me aCe sce k cnerde tacet tii tbntrot 78 42 VA Hardware TVIODIUO ati ittis tetrle icu ttt ei 8 wa VA Service ae a RS 8 AA Aud OAV EIS susien quta tuse ut daetdu tog 82 45 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes 83 Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function Al Using the suspend to RAM FUNTION serisine 84 Appendix B System Error Messages DI POST EEO em
42. er is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reonent or relocate the receiving antenna ncrease the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits Notice This user s manual contains detailed information about the system board lf in some cases some information doesnt 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 Main Board Utility CD will appear Click User s Manual System Board This users manual is for the CA64 TC and CA64 IN system boards The differences between these boards are shown below CA64 TC CA64 TN Supports onboard audio Internal audio v CD in and AUX in DIMM Standby Power LED Table of Contents Chapter Introduction kl weil goce leiclboleloalilecti s ism mmr te tern rrr etree 7 fede W
43. hat you would like to edit by using the T or 4 arrow keys then press Enter 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected information 4 Press FIO to update the edited information into the flash ROM 8Q Supported Softwares Add DMI 2 i Use the lt or arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the T or 4 arrow keys then press Enter he cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the added item Press FIO to save information into the flash ROM To view information about the added items go to the Edit DMI menu Load DMI File 2 Use the lt or arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for load Press Enter The DMI files will appear on the screen Select the file you would like to load and press Enter The following message will appear Do you want to execute Y N Type lt Y gt All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the new file will be saved into the flash ROM Save DMI File L D Use the or arrow keys to select the Save DMI File menu The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for save Press lt Enter gt Enter the directory and filename unde
44. he onboard parallel port Onboard Parallel Mode The options are Normal EPR ECP and ECP EPP These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripheral s manual for the best option 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 mode s data transfer rate EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel port The options are and 3 Parallel Port EPP Type The options are EPPI 9 and EPPI 7 OnChip Sound CA64 TC By default this field is set to Enabled the onboard sound controller enabled If you are using an audio add in card set this field to Disabled 6 3 62 Award BIOS Setup Utility Onboard Legacy Audio CA64 TC By default this field is enabled allowing you to use the audio fea tures in DOS mode The following fields are selectable only when this field is set to Enabled Sound Blaster This field is used to enable or disable the sound blaster SB I O Base Address This field is used to select the sound blasters I O base address The options are 220H 240H 260H and 280H SB IRQ Select This field is used to select the sound blasters IRQ The options are IRQ 5 IRQ 7 IRQ 9 a
45. is enabled to check the Level 2 cache If you are not using this function set this field to Disabled Processor Serial Number This field will appear only when you are using Intel s Pentium Ill or later processor These processors come with an individual processor serial number which by default is activated Therefore when connected to the Internet the processor transmits the serial number online making it possible to track your online activity This field provides you the option of disabling this function Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on the system When Enabled the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device fields respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device 5 3 24 Award BIOS Setup Utility Swap Floppy Drive When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You must have two floppy drives to use this function Boot Up Flopp
46. is option in Windows 95 98 2000 default No The system BIOS will ignore APM when initiating the Power Management mode Award BIOS Setup Utility Video Off Option Always On The system BIOS will never tum off the screen Suspend gt Off The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode All Modes gt 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 WH SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports tt MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to select an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system Soft Off by PWRBTN This category 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 Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system
47. ld 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 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 All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Base Memory Displays the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during
48. line 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 066MB sec bandwidth for 3D graphics applications AGP in this system board will deliver faster and better graphics to your PC The system board is also equipped with 4 dedicated PCI slots and shared PCI ISA slot Onboard Audio Features CA64 TC e AC 9 supported with full duplex independent sample rate con verter for audio recording and playback ATX Double Deck Ports PC 99 color coded connectors Two USB ports e Two NSI6C550A compatible DB 9 serial ports e One SPP ECP EPP DB 25 parallel port e One mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port e One game MIDI port CA64 TC e Three audio jacks line out line in and mic in CA64 TC Connectors e One connector for 2 additional external USB ports e One connector for IrDA interface wo IDE connectors One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2 88MB floppy drives One ATX power supply connector One Wake On LAN connector One Wake On Ring connector Introduction CPU chassis and AGP fan connectors Two internal audio connectors AUX in and CD in CA64 TC e One connector for external line out and mic in jacks CA64 TC PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices e Supports ATA 33 ATA 66 and ATA IOO0 hard drives
49. lity CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Wed May 16 2001 pnm Ti hh mm 4 35 ime hh mm ss 35 5 Menu Level gt IDE Primary Master Press Enter None gt DE Primary Slave Press Enter None Change the day month gt IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None year and century IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 129024K Total Memory 130048K Tl Move EnterSelect PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Date The date format is day lt month gt date year Day displays a day from Sunday to Saturday Month displays the month from January to December Date displays the date from to 3l Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 Time The time format is lt hour gt minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from OO to 23 Minute displays minutes from OO to 59 Second displays seconds from OO to 59 IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave tk Move the cursor to the IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master or I
50. n E 88 D 109 ay occ ol ES 88 Appendix C Troubleshooting Col Traublesrboung Nechi SE ssns 90 Chapter Introduction Il Features and Specifications l Features Chipset VIA 82C694T 82C686B AGPset Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 3 0 It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 050V io 1 825V Pentium Ill FCPGAQ 133MHz FSB 1 13GHz 1 26GHz FCPGA 133MHz FSB 533EB I GHz FCPGA OOMHz FSB 500E 850E Celeron FCPGA 0QMHz FSB 800MHz 950MHz FCPGA 66MHz FSB 566MHz 700MHz e Future VIA C3 with L2 cache System Memory Up to IGB using VCM Virtual Channel Memory or PC SDRAM DIMM unbuffered or registered e Three 168 pin DIMM sockets Uses x64 or x 2 PC SDRAM 3 3V PC 66 SDRAM DIMM for 66MHz FSB processors PC 100 SDRAM DIMM for 100 66MHz FSB processors PC 133 SDRAM DIMM for 33MHz FSB processors ECC supported uses x 2 PC SDRAM DIMM Note D 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 Introduction DIMMs DIMMs Memory Size 2MBx64 x72 16MB 6MBx64 x72 4MBx64 x7 2 32MB 32MBx64 x 2 8MBx64 x 2 64MBx64 x 2 Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with universal AGP slot AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards It utilizes a dedicated pipe
51. ncy Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI CIk Disabled Item Help Spread Spectrum Disabled CPU Host PCI Clock Default Menu Level Tl Move EnterSelect PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI devices Spread Spectrum Leave this field in tts default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician 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 Under this setting the system will run according to the processors clock frequency 723 3 74 Award BIOS Setup Utility P gt Important Selecting an external bus clock other than 66MHz OQMHz or 33MHz may result to the processors or systems instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance If you selected an
52. nd IRQ 10 SB DMA Select This field is used to select the sound blasters DMA The options are DMA 0 DMA I DMA 2 and DMA 3 MPU 40 This field is used to enable or disable MPU 40I MPU 401 I O Address This field is used to select MPU 40I s 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup gt Power Management gt Press Enter Item Help ACPI Suspend Type SI POS PM Control by APM Yes Menu Level Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off By PWRBTN Instant off PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off gt Wake Up Events gt Press Enter Tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Power Management Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The Power Management HDD Power Down Doze Mode and Suspend Mode fields will appear Power Management This field allows you to select the type or degree of power saving by changing the length
53. not have the flexibility of using extended ratio If your processor does not have locked frequency ratio you can set SW according to the desired ratio Ihe processors supported by the system board support VID Voltage Identification The switching voltage regulator on the system board will automatically set the voltage regulator according to the voltage of the processor 2 Hardware Installation 2 4 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU Front Side Bus um I00MHz All Off L233MIZ 2 On All Off 20 Hardware Installation CPU Front Side Bus Select Jumpers JPI and JP2 The default setting of jumpers JP and JP2 is Auto the system will automatically run according to the FSB of the processor B Warning Some processors when overclocked may result to the processors or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance If you are unable to boot your system due to overclocking make sure to set these jumpers back to their default settings 2 2 Hardware Installation 2 5 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data 2 2 3 3 2 On
54. option other than the default setting and is unable to boot up the system there are 2 methods of going back to its default setting Method Method 2 Clear the CMOS data by setting jumper JP3 pins 2 and 3 to On All fields in the BIOS Setup will automatically be set to their default settings Press the Insert key and power button simulta neously then release the power button first Keep on pressing the Insert key until the power on screen ap pears This will allow the system to boot according to the FSB of the processor Now press the Del key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select Frequency Voltage Control and set the CPU Host PCIl Clock field to its default setting or an appropriate clock fre quency Note Use a PS 2 or AT requires a DIN to mini DIN adapter keyboard for method 2 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 tum 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 lt Enter gt The message below will appear Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N If you want to proceed type lt Y gt and press Enter The default settings will be loaded 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults The Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized se
55. p set a users 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 users password to enter Setup allows a user to access only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied To set confirm verify disable or delete a users password follow the procedures described in the section Set Supervisor Password Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 13 Save amp Exit Setup When all the changes have been made highlight Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Save to CMOS and Exit Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt lt Esc gt simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done 3 1 14 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Ext Without Saving and press Enter The message below will appear Quit Without Saving Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt 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 set
56. pply must support a minimum of 2 20mA 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 Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information 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 Ring Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 2 720mA 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 poweron 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 Introduction ACPI STR CA64 TC The system board is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management Currently only Windows 98 2000 ME supports the ACPI function ACPI when enabl
57. r ATA 2 ATA 33 ATA 66 and ATA IOO 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 P If you encountered problems while using an AIAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode 2 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 6 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 2 a SARRARRRRASO Je eee Jo Gm oke O00 USB Black USB 2 USB IO JIZ for USB 3 ee and USE Function Function eec 2 baa oaa e God 8 Gerd Ground 30 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 system s manual or documentation Two onboard USB ports J2 Black are located at the ATX double deck ports of
58. r which you would like the DMI file saved Supported Softwares 42 VIA Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the VIA 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 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 The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition Note Use this utility only in Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 or Windows NT9 4 0 operating system To install the utility insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click the VIA Hardware Monitor button to install the utility Refer to tts readme file for instructions on using the utility 4 3 VIA Service Pack The CD in the system board package also comes with the VIA Service Pack The service pack includes the following drivers VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver e AGP VxD Driver IRQ Routing Miniport Driver e VIA INF Driver To install the drivers insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD
59. roubleshooting of computer systems easier Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on using the DMI utility 1 1 2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the following system health conditions e Monitors CPU system temperature and overheat alarm e Monitors VCORE 3 3V 5V 12V 2 5V voltages and failure alarm e Monitors CPU chassis fan speed and failure alarm e Automatic CPU and chassis fans on off control e Read back capability that displays temperature voltage and fan speed Refer to the PC Health Status section in chapter 3 and the VIA Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information Il 1 3 Intelligence Automatic CPU Chassis Fan Off The CPU and chassis fans will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By PWRBTN field of the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Introduction Wake On Ring This feature allows the system that Is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to calls coming through an internal or external modem Refer to Wake On Ring Connector in chapter 2 and Resume On LAN Ring Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Important a If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power su
60. rte emn ged Pears beter ac pil P ERT Tear Pese lea E ur gases drishi Glance EJ mau chaos pori ica P525 Pl ane Pag eee bead He SE rE eed by eur pela nae iira brad exeun ky EI C gu Speirs CREE eee a check r EE PECET 7 Double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Performance tab Frie ibo BIO ME ai Fill Lh Lo 2b 85 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 8 Click File System In the Typical role of this computer field select Mobile or docking system Click Apply then click OK Restart the computer dete tepma cress ofp be Ei tar 5 c 9 Repeat step to open the Control Panel dialog box Double dick the Power Management icon Q Click the Advanced tab In the When press the power button on my computer field select Standby DO Ria pA ni les in a op Di lg Pops bha kibi priszi Chl cere Dey ca yo Coa rain 86 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 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 power off 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 If
61. run in real mode with at least 180K of base memory Memory managers like HIMEM SYS required by Windows must not be installed You may do this by using one of the 3 methods listed below Boot up from a system diskette without the AUTOEXEC BAT and COMNFIGSYS files 2 REM HIMEMSYS in the CONFIGSYS or 3 Press F5 during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files Supported Softwares 4 1 2 Using the DMI Utility System Processor Handle 0000 Memory Controller Vendor Name Memory Module BIOS Version Memory Module BIOS Starting Address Segment E000 Memory Module BIOS Build Date Memory Module BIOS Characteristics Cache Size of BIOS ROM 0256K Cache Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector System Slots Ll Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort amp Exit The four menus located on top of the DMI Configuration Utility screen are Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File and Save DMI File Use the lt or left or right arrow keys to select a menu from the Menu bar On the left side of the screen is a list of the system configuration items Use the T or 4 up or down arrow keys to select an item The commands at the bottom of the screen will allow you to navigate through the various setup menus Edit DMI Use the or arrow keys to select the Edit DMI menu 2 Highlight the item on the left screen t
62. ry Module sockets that support VCM or PC SDRAM DIMM PC SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory uses a fast memory interface technology that includes using the clock on the chip to synchronize with the CPU clock so that the timing of the memory chips and the timing of the CPU are synchronized This saves time during transmission of data subsequently increasing system performance The system board also supports the ECC Error Checking and Correction function To use this function you must install DIMM that supports parity Refer to chapter System Memory section for detailed specification of the memory supported by the system board Hardware Installation 2 2 1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board Pin of the DIM module must correspond with Pin of the socket Nc E a Notch T gt Tab Tab Er uo 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 2 Hardware Installation 2 3 Frequency Ratio Settings for Processors The following table shows the available frequency ratios and their corresponding DIP switch setting There are 4 switches on SW I The black rectangle in the diagram denotes the part that Is pro
63. s available in the Advanced BIOS 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 Virus Warning This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk dnve When this field is enabled the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear After seeing the error message if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field Also disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating 50 Award BIOS Setup Utility systems like Windows 95 98 2000 or the operating system may not install nor work CPU Internal Cache and External 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
64. ssages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BlOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution D Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Disbose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturers instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color This indicates the switch is set to a different 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 Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked Keyboard
65. ssign an IRQ to these slots The options are 3 4 2 45 9 19 Ly 12 Fe and 15 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 7 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PC Health Status Current CPU Temp 37C 98F Item Help Current System Temp Current CPU Fan Speed Menu Level Current Chassis Fan Speed Vcore Tl Move Enter Select 4 PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Current CPU Temp Current System Temp Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Chassis Fan Speed These fields show the current temperature of the CPU internal temperature of the system and the current fan speed of the CPU and chassis fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute Vcore This field shows the voltage of the processor 2 5V 3 3V 5V and 12V These fields show the output voltage of the power supply Note Ke The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting system health conditions but if you want a warning message to bop ub or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the VIA Hardware Monitor utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board Refer to the VIA Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information Dy Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 8 Freque
66. task by themselves Your system supports five modes O 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 drive s timing Mode 0 4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard dnve or CD ROM Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize AGP or PCI first when the system boots AGP When the system boots it will first initialize AGP PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI 59 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboar
67. ter The DMA 0 to DMA 7 fields will appear Set each DMA address to either Legacy ISA or PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default value is Disabled Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA 70 Award BIOS Setup Utility Assign IRQ for VGA When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the VGA card installed Your VGA card will need an IRQ only when using the video capture function of the card If you are not using this function set this field to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the VGA card will be available for another device Note When Disabled a Yellow mark will appear in Windows 95 s Device Manager 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 set this function to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the USB device will be available for another device Note When Disabled a Yellow mark will appear in Windows 95 s Device Manager PCI Slot 1 5 Use IRQ to PCI Slot 4 Use IRQ By default an IRQ is automatically assigned to each PCI slot You may also manually a
68. truding the adjustable switch Make sure SWI is set correctly before applying power otherwise you will not be able to power on the system I Processor o Freq I00MHz 133MHz Tamaz Ratio 600MHz 333MHz 500MHz ui 366MHz 550MHz m ela o Ei C denotes future processors 66MHz Processor o Processo Freq 66MHz I00MHz 133MHz Ratio Ee E eme m f EIE 300MHz agg En i N t Q2 lt ale N ON Cn o lt L Oo ON ON E4 L N 66MHz 100MHz 133MHz eal m mm E ON ON lt I N J co e lt zl N so Q2 GO lt zl N f ras E Un o e x aE N Un X zT N 1234 4 A Mii 533MHz Mal Hardware Installation Important The frequency ratio of some processors shown in the table may have been locked by the manufacturer If you are using this kind of processor setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory default ratio Most processors with frequency ratio greater than 8x have locked frequency ratio therefore does
69. ttings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt to load the Setup default values 3 76 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 Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Enter Password Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password lf you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again lo delete or disable the password function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press lt Enter gt instead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu 3 1 12 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setu
70. up press Ctrl Alt lt Esc gt simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier With DMI a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a particular computer system without physically going to it Quite often a service call may be unnecessary as the problem can be solved remotely The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration Information about the type and speed of CPU type and amount of memory for each memory slot BIOS revision level types of add in PCI boards and components certain revision numbers of hardware installed etc are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS Additional information such as ISA based peripherals which may not be automatically detected can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated whenever the system hardware or setup is altered 4 1 1 Running the DMI Utility To run the DMI utility type DMICFG EXE You can download this utility from ftp dfiusa com utilities DMI directory The DMI utility must
71. y 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 20K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks When disabled the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how gate A20 is handled Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above Mbyte Initially gate A20 was handled via the keyboard controller Today while keyboards still provide this support it is more common and much faster for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20 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 Award
72. y modules are seated securely into the memory sockets Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations 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 If you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup and load the BIOS defaults 23
73. you have changed the color or resolution in the Display Properties dialog box do not apply the settings without restarting You must restart the computer Shut Lowen wari ap What do vou yaani the compere ip de Ejend by l Sha doen Reim Aest r M S DOS mode ox ce be Important gt If you are unable to use the Suspend to RAM function after performing the steps above in Windows 98 or when you are in Windows 2000 ME please check whether your add in cards or devices support this function If this function is not supported you need to download the appropriate driver from their respective website 87 88 Appendix B System Error Message B B 2 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 Fl TO CONTINUE CTRL ALI ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP will be shown in the information box at the bottom Enter Setup to correct the error POST Beep There are two kinds of beep codes in the BIOS One code indicates that a video error has occured and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by three short beeps The other code indicates that a DRAM error has occured This beep code consists of a single long beep Error Messages One or more of the following me

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