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Rev. AG+ System Board User's Manual

1. o o PS 2 Mouse o o PS 2 Keyboard The system board is equipped with an onboard PS 2 mouse Green and PS 2 keyboard Purple ports both at location J1 of the ATX double deck ports of the system board The PS 2 mouse port uses IRQ 12 If a mouse is not connected to this port the system will reserve IRQ 12 for other expansion cards Warning OY 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 20 ad77 65750409 2 pmd 20 2 26 2004 2 00 PM ad77 65750409 2 pmd 2 6 2 Universal Serial Bus Ports Hardware Installation Game MIDi Parallel DDR Voltage Select ss Clear CMOS Data mmjP3 x USB 3 amp 4 J33 d an USB 5 amp 6 J23 Onboard USB Ports USB 1 and USB 2 Additional USB Ports USB 3 4 and USB 5 6 Pin Function Pin Function 1 VCC 6 VCC 2 UP2 7 U P3 3 UP2 8 UP3 4 Ground 9 Ground 5 Key 10 Ground 21 21 2 26 2004 2 00 PM 2 22 ad77 657504
2. AUX in and CD in These connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 28 ad77 65750409 2 pmd 28 2 26 2004 2 00 PM Hardware Installation 2 6 8 S PDIF in out Connector CPU Fan ge DDRVoltage Select Parallel ma com2 comi use ous luse Clear CMOS Data rame MiDI BT ii IRR eons PANE BIANI mare S PD IF in out J35 Pin Function AVDD5 N C SPD IF out Ground SPD IF in oa e Ww N rR The system board is equipped with a digital audio interface S PDIF Sony Philips D igital Interface S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog 29 ad77 65750409 2 pmd 29 2 26 2004 2 00 PM 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 9 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 30 ad77 65750409 2 pmd EPU meJ 38 CPU Fan M use lu I 00000000000000000 M0000000000000000
3. Audio J36 Front Audio J36 Pin Function Pin Function 1 Mic 2 Ground 3 Mic Power 4 AuD_Vcc Avcc 5 AuD_R_Out 6 AuD_R Return GND 7 N C 8 Key 9 AuD_L Out 10 AuD_L Return GND 26 2 26 2004 2 00 PM ad77 65750409 2 pmd Hardware Installation O nboard 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 Lime This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Line in Jack 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 Pink Connect a microphone to the mic in jack Front Audio J36 J36 provides you the option of connecting another line out and mic in jacks 27 2 26 2004 2 00 PM 27 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 7 Internal Audio Connectors EEN CD in J12 Aux in J13 Pin Function 1 Left audio channel 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right audio channel
4. 2 d Floppy Disk Drive The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives To prevent improper floppy cable installation the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism The 34 pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header You may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIO S Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable 1 Install the 34 pin header connector of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header FDD on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin 1 of FDD 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the disk drive s Align the colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable with pin 1 of the drive edge connector s The end most connector should be attached to the drive you want to designate as Drive A 30 2 26 2004 2 00 PM Hardware Installation 2 6 10 IDE Disk Drive Connectors ad77 65750409 2 pmd pan USP 8 com2 comi us8 2 Mousd il 39 40 Game MIDI 000000000 0000000000 H0000000000000000000 00000
5. 2 6 14 Wake On LAN Connector DDR Voltage Select grs 1 ae out iol Parallel Clear CMOS Data BML n MALL BIEN E mmjP3 H 558 H Ground WOL J21 W ake O n LAN Pin Function 1 5VSB 2 Ground 3 WOL The W ake O n LAN connector is used to connect to a LAN card that has the same connector This function will allow the network to remotely power on a Soft Power Down Soft O ff PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can power on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt To use the Wake On LAN function you must enable Resume on LAN Ring Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup of the BIO S 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 J21 on the system board The net work will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power up the system Refer to the add in card s manual for details N ote Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720MA 37 ad77 65750409 2 pmd 37 2 26 2004 2 00 PM 2 Hardware Installatio
6. AGP Mode This field is used to supports the AGP 8x interface which transfers video data at 2133M B sec bandwidth thus delivering faster and bet ter graphics to your PC Make sure your graphics card supports the AGP 8x mode ad77 65750409 3 pmd 51 2 26 2004 2 03 PM 51 iE Award BIO S Setup Utility AGP Driving Control Set this field to Manual only if there are compatibility problems with some AGP cards W hen set to Manual you must select a value in the AGP Driving Value field AGP Driving Value This field is used to select a value for the AGP Driving control W e recommend that you leave this field in its default setting AGP Fast W rite Select Enabled to support the AGP Fast W rite function AGP Master 1 WS Write Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations AGP Master 1 WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read Operations CPU amp PCI Bus Control Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear PCI Master 0 WS Write and AGP Master 0WSWrite W hen enabled writes to the PCI or AGP bus are executed with zero wait state CPU PCI Post W rite and CPU AGP Post W rite The options are Enabled and Disabled VLink 8X Support The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI Delay Transaction W hen enabled this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCI to ISA transactions This allows PCI and ISA
7. Si 72 2 26 2004 2 03 PM a ad77 65750409 3 pmd Award BIO S Setup Utility The following will appear Do You Want to Save BIOS Y N This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your sys tem We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility just in case you need to reinstall the BIO S To save the current BIOS press lt Y gt then enter the file name of the current BIO S O therwise press lt N gt The following will then appear Press Y to Program or N to Exit Press lt Y gt to flash the new BIOS 73 2 26 2004 2 03 PM 73 sl i Cha 4 1 4 1 1 74 ad77 65750409 4 pmd pter 4 Supported Software Desktop Management Interface DMI The mainboard comes with a DMI built into the BIO S DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make in ventory maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier W ith DMI a network administrator or MIS engineer can re motely access some information about a particular computer sys tem without physically going to it Q uite often a service call may be unnecessary as the problem can be solved remotely The DMI utility in the BIO S automatically records various informa tion about your system configuration Information about the type and speed of CPU type and amount of memory for each memory slot BIO S revision level types of add in PCI boards and compo nents certain revision numb
8. 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 PC I VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default value is Disabled Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA PCI IRQ Assignment By default an IRQ is automatically assigned to the PCI devices that are installed in the PCI slots If a PCI device has not been assigned an IRQ you must manually assign an IRQ for the device During system boot up you will see NA for the device that does not have an IRQ assigned 65 2 26 2004 2 03 PM 65 iE i 66 Award BIO S Setup Utility 3 1 7 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PC Health Status CPU Fan Protection Disabled Jtem Help CPU Temp Prot Function Disabled CPU Temp Prot Alarm 70 Menu Level Current System Temp 27C 80F Current CPU Temperature 37C 98F Current CPU FAN Speed 0 RPM Current Chassis FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU V 1 75 V 3 3 V 3 35 V 5 V 4 90 V 12 V 11 85 V 12 V 11 45 V 5 V 5 14 V VBAT V 3 24 V SVSB V 5 37 V Shutdown Temperature 100C 230F Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous
9. other as the slave Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and or switches on the drives The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 ATA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 and ATA 133 hard drives We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in M aster mode 32 2 26 2004 2 00 PM Hardware Installation 2 6 11 IrDA Connector ad77 65750409 2 pmd DDR Voltage Select pane Parallel ind com2 comi Use 2Mouse use i KB SMIDT Clear CMOS Data DINI Miao IMA O a BAND or mmjP3 J17 IrDA Pin Function VCC N C IRRX Ground IRTX ole wIN e The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specificatio
10. 4 more optional 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 XP Plug and Play compatible Supports SCSI sequential boot up e Flash EPROM for easy BIO S upgrades Supports DMI 2 0 function e 2Mbit flash memory e Vcore and CPU external bus clock selectable in the BIOS Desktop Management Interface D M1 The system board comes with a DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores these information in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on using the DMI utility 8 2 26 2004 1 59 PM Introduction 1 1 2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the following system health conditions Monitors CPU system temperature Monitors 12V 5V 3 3V CPU VBAT V 5VSB V voltages Monitors CPU chassis fan speed Automatic chassis fan on off control Read back capability that displays temperature voltage and fan speed Refer to the PC Health Status section
11. E whae popet gE dots tepih n rares cinte bd kiipe Co J maj s 10 Repeat step 7 to open the Control Panel dialog box D ouble click the Power Management icon 11 Click the Advanced tab In the W hen press the power button on my computer field select Standby Se l iena si Seber shy bebe oe er Opie D shapes male on iir T Peed ie pare eee cee peer ali poh Parek bumara tall 90 ad77 65750409 a pmd 90 2 26 2004 2 05 PM ad77 65750409 a pmd Using the Suspend to RAM Function 12 After completing the steps above and you want to power off the computer you do not need to go through the process of closing files applications and operating system You can power off the computer at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down W indows 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 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 Sit Onean tando lay What do wou wani the comple in co Emib C Sha down C fesist l Reisi n 45005 mode DE Cancel Help Important If you are unable to use the Suspend to RAM function after performing the steps above in Windows 98 or when you are in Windows 2000
12. Ss rag olje Alo n lt o Ib ae A L ol olle o n eof O25 lo eg Jorg lo 2 eael leco e Z o ore PEA FE EES pa raf ot 3 Oo ol 8 4 VIA f Vo o o 4 ol Pro INO D ae S KT400A POs 05 POS ga P mol s 5 db bd ane Ek ye 3 O ae cib a ol AE Joo R db AB 4 a le 9 A de 3 Lod Lol Lool Battery 00000000000000000000 00000000000 _ y mile A ot oO o 00000 ea addii t000 0000000000 AUX_in J3 Eeee yy goooooooooooooooooooooooo 00000 o PCI Slot o 200000000000000000000009 000000 FSB Select JSSSIEDIE lo PCI Slot 2 200000000000000000000000 000000 Front Audio T000000000000000000000000 00000 o PCI Slot 3 o Q00000000000000000000000 000000 NT EDP J27 IrDA USB 2 3 USB 4 5 HD LED RESET SPK c CDEL J d LL TOTTOOOOOOOOOOD0O00000000 00000 A PCI Slot 4 A lt a J21 WOLE 6 s E aE CEI oa illo PCI Slot o si E rami AA NAPO P LED P SW G LED G SW 5 ad77 65750409 2 pmd 13 2 26 2004 2 00 PM 13 2 Hardware Installation W arning To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the setting of a jumper or replacing the CPU Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your system board processor disk drives add in boards and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedur
13. 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 CPU Fan Protection The CPU Fan Protection function when enabled has the capability of monitoring the CPU fan during system boot up and will automatically power off the system once it has detected that the CPU fan did not rotate Set this field to Disabled if you are not using this function Refer to CPU Fan Connector with CPU Fan Protection Function in chapter 2 for more information CPU Temp Prot Function and CPU Temp Prot Alarm The CPU Temperature Protection function has the capability of monitoring the CPU s temperature during system boot up To use this function set the CPU Temp Prot Function field to Enabled then select the desired CPU temperature limit in the CPU Temp Prot Alarm field Once the system has detected that the CPU s temperature exceeded the limit 5 warning beeps will sound and at the same time a warning message will appear on the boot up screen instructing you to press lt Del gt in order to enter the main menu of the BIOS If you did not press lt Del gt the system will automatically power off after the 5 warning beeps You may either ad77 65750409 3 pmd 66 2 26 2004 2 03 PM Si di ad77 65750409 3 pmd Award BIO S Setup Utility 1 Press lt Del gt then enter a new CPU temperature limit or 2 Al
14. after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the system W hen power returns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on W hen power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power returns 61 2 26 2004 2 03 PM 61 iE i Award BIO S Setup Utility Wake Up Events Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear 62 ad77 65750409 3 pmd PS2KB Wakeup Select This field allows you to set password or hot key function for the PS 2 keyboard to wake up the system PS2KB Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 This field allows you to select a suspend mode to enable a PS 2 keyboard to wake up the system PS2M S Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 This field allows you to select a suspend mode to enable a PS 2 mouse click to wake up the system USB Resume from 3 This field when enabled allows you to use a USB device to wake up the system VGA W hen 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 W hen set to On the system
15. better system performance 68 E i ad77 65750409 3 pmd 68 2 26 2004 2 03 PM di Award BIO S Setup Utility If you selected an option other than the default setting and is unable to boot up the system there are 2 methods of booting up the system and going back to its default setting Method 1 Clear the CMOS data by setting Clear CMOS jumper to 2 3 On All fields in the BIOS Setup will automatically be set to their default settings Method 2 Press the lt Insert gt key and power button simultaneously then release the power button first Keep on pressing the lt Insert gt key until the power on screen appears This will allow the system to boot according to the FSB of the processor Now press the lt Del gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select Frequency Voltage Control and set the Clock By Slight Adjust field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock Note is a PS 2 or AT requires a DIN to mini DIN adapter keyboard for method 2 3 1 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults The Load Fail Safe Defaults option loads the troubleshooting de fault values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option in the main menu and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N If you want to proceed type lt Y gt a
16. buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made 52 ca Si ad77 65750409 3 pmd 52 2 26 2004 2 03 PM a ad77 65750409 3 pmd Award BIO S Setup Utility System BIO S Cacheable W hen this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM ad dressed at FOOOOH FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system Video RAM Cacheable W hen enabled it allows the video RAM to be cacheable thus providing better video performance If your graphics card does not support this function leave this field in its default setting Disabled I O Recovery Time Selecting Enabled will allow additional time for I O devices to re spond to the system However if your I O devices are capable of fast I O select Disabled to speed up system operation 53 2 26 2004 2 03 PM 53 Si 3 Award BIO S Setup Utility 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals USB 2 0 Support Enabled Item Help gt VIA OnChip IDE Device Press Enter gt VIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter Menu Level gt Super IO Device Press Enter Init Display First PCI Slot OnChip USB Controller All Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Disabled Til Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 Gener
17. in chapter 3 and the Hard ware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information 1 1 3 Intelligence ad77 65750409 1 pmd CPU Temperature Protection The CPU Temperature Protection function has the capability of moni toring the CPU s temperature during system boot up O nce it has detected that the CPU s temperature exceeded the CPU tempera ture limit defined in the BIO S the system will automatically power off after 5 warning beeps CPU Fan Protection The CPU Fan Protection function has the capability of monitoring the CPU fan during system boot up and will automatically power off the system once it has detected that the CPU fan did not rotate This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment 9 2 26 2004 1 59 PM Introduction 10 ad77 65750409 1 pmd CPU Overclocking The CPU Overclocking function allows you to adjust the processor s bus clock However overclocking may result to the processor s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance Automatic Chassis Fan O ff The chassis fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft O ff By PW RBTN field of the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft O ff or Suspend mode RTC Timer to Power on the System The RTC installed
18. not rotate immediately or it took some time before the fan rotated Check whether the heatsink and fan are mounted properly onto the CPU then restart the system If the same problem occurs you must replace it with a good quality fan one that will rotate immediately once power comes in and also one that can dissipate heat more efficiently otherwise you have to disable this function in the CPU Fan Protection field PC Health Status submenu of the BIO S 94 2 26 2004 2 06 PM Troubleshooting Monitor D isplay If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 2 Make sure that the monitor s power switch is on Check that one end of the monitor s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outlet Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system s display adapter Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness control knob The picture seems to be constantly moving 1 2 3 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 1 If the monitor is close to another monitor the adjacent mon
19. on the system board allows your system to auto matically power on on the set date and time W ake O n LAN The Wake On LAN function allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft 0 ff PC Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup function Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of gt 720mA AC Power Failure Recovery W hen power returns after an AC power failure you may choose to either power on the system manually let the system power on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs 10 2 26 2004 1 59 PM ad77 65750409 1 pmd Introduction ACPI The system board is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface specification ACPI has energy sav ing 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 XP supports the ACPI function allowing you to use the Suspend to RAM function W ith the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can poweroff the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down W indows 98 2000 ME XP with out 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
20. password function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press lt Enter gt instead of typing in a new password Press the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu 2 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a user s password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIO S Features If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a users password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIO S Features Using user s password to enter Setup allows a user to access only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied To set confirm verify disable or delete a user s password follow the procedures described in the section Set Supervisor Password 70 2 26 2004 2 03 PM i Award BIO S Setup Utility 3 1 13 Save amp Exit Setup W hen 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 lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing is done 3 1 14 Exit Without Sav
21. serial ports COM 1 J3 and COM 2 J5 both inTeal Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board These ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices You can set the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIO S 23 23 2 26 2004 2 00 PM 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 4 Parallel Port 1 Mouse B KB Parallel com coni ss us CPU Fan DDR Voltage Select grs CameMIDI Front Parallel Port 9999990 009009009 000000000000 The system board has a standard parallel port J4 Burgundy located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports SPP ECP and EPP modes You can set the port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu super IO Device field of the BIO S Setting Function SPP Standard Parallel Port Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP Extended C apabilities Port Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode an
22. system board has the capability of monitoring the CPU fan during system boot up and will automatically power off the system once it has detected that the CPU fan did not rotate This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe comput ing environment To use the CPU Fan Protection function please follow the steps below 1 Before you power on the system make sure the heatsink and CPU fan are correctly installed onto the CPU The system is ca pable of monitoring the CPU fan therefore you must use a fan 34 2 26 2004 2 00 PM Hardware Installation with sense pin to support this function Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J24 on the system board 2 Make sure the CPU Fan Protection field in the PC Health Sta tus submenu of the BIO S is set to Enabled Refer to PC Health Status section in chapter 3 for more information 3 You may now power on the system Two circumstances may occur causing the system to power off auto matically A beeping alarm will sound before the system will power off 1 The CPU fan did not rotate because the CPU fan is damaged W hen you boot up the system and the CPU fan did not rotate it may indicate that the fan is damaged Replace it with a new fan 2 The CPU fan did not rotate immediately upon system boot up or it took some time before the CPU fan rotated If the CPU fan did not rotate immediately upon system boot up
23. the Suspend mode All Modes gt Off The screen is off when the system is in the Doze Standby or Suspend mode Video O ff Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked VIH SYNC Blank This will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Initializes display power management signaling Select this if your video board supports it 60 Ca Si ad77 65750409 3 pmd 60 2 26 2004 2 03 PM ad77 65750409 3 pmd Award BIO S Setup Utility MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system Soft O ff by PW RBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management field Instant Off 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 Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system PW R Lost Resume State Keep Off Turn On Last State W hen power returns
24. up and operation of your system you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the set ting of the jumper 18 ad77 65750409 2 pmd 18 2 26 2004 2 00 PM Hardware Installation 2 5 Jumper Settings for Selecting the DDR SDRAM Module Voltage J38 DDR Voltage Select 1 ew 2 BO BO 310 0 4 3 e 4 310 O 4 510 0 6 DAD 5 ma 6 2 6 Volts 2 7 Volts 2 8 Volts This jumper are used to select the DDR voltage power of the memory modules installed on the system board Warning Make sure to turn off the power supplys switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the setting of the jumper Failure to do so may result in electrical shock 19 ad77 65750409 2 pmd 19 2 26 2004 2 00 PM 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 Ports and Connectors PS 2 Parallel GAME MIDI Mouse PS 2 USB 2 IE COM 2 K B Line Line il out in in ATX Double Deck Ports 2 6 1 PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Ports DDR Voltage Select pes TEN aas BANZAI BINNS EI Clear CMOS Data en JP3
25. 0000 0000000000 H0000000000000000000 2 I 2 l IDE 1 IDE 2 The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE Integrated Drive Electronics disk drives To prevent improper IDE cable installation each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism The 40 pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header You may enable or disable the onboard primary or secondary IDE controller in the Integrated Peripherals submenu VIA O nChip IDE Device field of the BIOS Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable 1 If you are connecting two IDE drives install the 40 pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header IDE 1 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 2 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin 1 of the drive edge connector s N ote Refer to your disk drive users manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings 31 2 26 2004 2 00 PM 31 2 32 ad77 65750409 2 pmd Hardware Installation Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive W hen using two IDE drives one must be set as the master and the
26. 09 2 pmd Hardware Installation The system board supports 6 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 the board The J23 and J33 connectors on the system board allows you to connect 4 more optional 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 USB ports install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J23 and or J33 The USB ports cable connector can be inserted only if pin 1 of the cable is aligned with pin 1 of J23 or J33 22 2 26 2004 2 00 PM ad77 65750409 2 pmd Hardware Installation 2 6 3 Serial Ports DDR Voltage Select ges Paralier LS 2 comi us82 Mousd Fei Mic Ede CoM Gome Mibi 000000000000 DEI COM 1 COM 2 Serial Port Serial Port The system board is equipped with onboard
27. AD 77 Rev AG System Board User s Manual 65750409 ad77 65750409 1 pmd 1 2 26 2004 1 59 PM 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 2004 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS Windows W indows 95 Windows 98 W indows 98 SE W indows ME W indows 2000 and W indows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMD Athlon XP Athlon and Duron are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc VIA is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies Inc Award is a registered trademark of Award Soft ware Inc Other trademarks and registered trademarks of prod ucts appearing in this manual are
28. ME XP 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 91 2 26 2004 2 05 PM 91 Appendix B System Error M essage When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP will be shown in the information box at the bottom Enter Setup to correct the error B 1 POST Beep B 2 92 ad77 65750409 b pmd There are two kinds of beep codes in the BIO S O ne 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 messages may be displayed if the BIO S detects an error during the PO ST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIO Ses CMO S BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries accord
29. Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc Quit FIO Save amp Exit Setup Noe Select Item Time Date Hard Disk Type 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear 41 Hi ad77 65750409 3 pmd 41 iE 2 26 2004 2 03 PM Ri Awa 42 ad77 65750409 3 pmd rd BIO S Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Wed Jan 8 2003 Item Help Time hh mm ss 4 35 5 me Musa Menu Level gt IDE Primary Master Press Enter None gt IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None Change the day month gt IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None year and century gt IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 129024K Total Memory 130048K Te Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 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 Date The date
30. al 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 USB 2 0 Support This field is used to enable USB 2 0 supports that can transfer data between the computer and peripherals 40 times faster than original USB Hi Speed USB 2 0 technology offers transfer rates up to 480Mbps megabits per second compared to USB 1 1 devices which transfer at speeds of 12Mbps VIA OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear OnChip Primary IDE and OnChip Secondary IDE These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller The default is Enabled Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller IDE Prefetch Mode 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 performance 54 Si ad77 65750409 3 pmd 54 2 26 2004 2 03 PM ad77 65750409 3 pmd Award BIO S Setup Utility IDE Primary Master Slave PIO and IDE Secondary M aster Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIO S 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 com plete task by them
31. allel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port M ode The options are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP These apply to standard specifications and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripheral s manual for the best option SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only a 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 a EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed EPP Mode Select This is used to select the EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select the DMA channel used for the parallel port Game Port Address This field is used to select the game port s address Midi Port Address This field is used to select the MIDI port s address If you have selected the MIDI port s address you may select its IRQ in the Midi Port IRQ field Midi Port IRQ This field is used to select the MIDI port s IRQ 57 2 26 2004 2 03 PM iE ca 58 ad77 65750409 3 pmd Award BIO S Setup Utility Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize AGP or PCI first when the system boots AGP W hen the system boots it will first initialize AGP PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI O nChip USB Controller This field is used to select the USB ports you
32. arning Disabled Item Help CPU LI Cache Enabled racc cal CPU L2 Cache Enabled Menu Level CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Fast Allows you to choose First Boot Device Floppy the VIRUS warning Second Boot Device HDD 0 feature for IDE Hard Third Boot Dev LS120 Disk boot sector Boot Other Device Enabled protection If this Swap Floppy Drive Disabled function is enabled and Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled someone attempt to Boot Up NumLock Status On write data into this Rate Setting Disabled area BIOS will show a c Rate Chars Sec 6 warning message on matic Delay Msec 250 screen and alarm beep Security Option Setup APIC Mode Disabled X MPS Version Control For OS 14 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled Small Logo EPA Show Enabled Til Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults he settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Virus W arning This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive W hen 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 b
33. arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for load Press lt Enter gt The DMI files will appear on the screen Select the file you would like to load and press lt Enter gt 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 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 under which you would like the DMI file saved Sl 76 2 26 2004 2 04 PM BEER ER ER RR E REPRE REE RRR RRR RRR Supported Software 4 2 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear 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 77 ff ad77 65750409 4 pmd 77 2 26 2004 2 04 PM Supported Software 4 2 1 VIA Service Pack The VIA Service Pack contains the following drivers VIA ATAPIVend
34. d at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port op eration at maximum speed 24 ad77 65750409 2 pmd 24 2 26 2004 2 00 PM ad77 65750409 2 pmd Hardware Installation 2 6 5 Game MIDI Port DDR Voltage Select grs Clear CMOS Data BERL CASAS RA as aaa BENT mp3 Game MIDI Port 00000 olo 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 J8 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 You can configure the game port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIO S 25 2 26 2004 2 00 PM 25 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 6 Audio Jacks 26 ad77 65750409 2 pmd laser DDR Voltage Select gre oo G ey Front
35. d if you wish to boot from another device Swap Floppy Drive W hen this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A W hen this option 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 46 2 26 2004 2 03 PM Si Ei ad77 65750409 3 pmd Award BIO S Setup Utility Boot Up Floppy Seek W hen enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks W hen disabled the BIO S 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 N umLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys W hen set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For exa
36. ditions but if you want a waming message to pop up or a waming alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Hardware Monitor utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board Refer to the Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information 67 2 26 2004 2 03 PM 67 sl Award BIO S Setup Utility 3 1 8 Frequency Voltage C ontrol CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control Item Help Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Modulated Enabled Menu Level Clock By Slight Adjust Default Tl e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 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 DIMM PCI Clk When enabled the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI or DIMM devices Spread Spectrum Modulated Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician Clock By Slight Adjust This field provides several options for selecting the external sys tem bus clock of the processor The available options allow you to adjust the processor s bus clock by 1MHz increment Important dia may result to the processor s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide
37. does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits 3 2 26 2004 1 59 PM ad77 65750409 1 pmd Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Features and Specification NS 6 1 2 Package GheCkliSt c iiriiiiia iii iii 12 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout suine 2 2 System MEMOF Yin 2 3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMO S Data 24 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU s Front Side Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input O Utput SYSteM n memnsunnannneentennnse 3 1 1 Standard CMO S Features nsinmnusinennnssnensessee 3 1 2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesS 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features 3 1 4 Integrated Peripher als essnsmsnnnitnasninuateeemntt 3 1 5 Po
38. e 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 45 2 26 2004 2 03 PM 45 Si cal Awa 46 ad77 65750409 3 pmd rd BIO S Setup Utility field Also disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 95 98 2000 ME XP or the operating system may not install nor work CPU L1 Cache and CPU L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access Enable the external cache for better performance CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The processors supported by the system board come with built in Level 2 cache By default ECC is enabled to check the Level 2 cache If you are not using this function set this field to Disabled Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test PO ST after you power on the system W hen Enabled the BIO S will shorten or skip some check items during PO ST 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 Enable
39. e 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 1 31 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Resume Time hh mmiss field 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 IRQs Activity M onitoring Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The Primary INTR and IRQ 3 IRQ 15 fields will appear W hen enabled access to the specified IRQ will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode W hen disabled the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to the specified IRQ 63 2 26 2004 2 03 PM 63 Si Award BIO S 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 Disab
40. e system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIO S 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 wil not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot wi keyboard error it wil Base Memory Il not stop for a disk or stop for all other errors Displays the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base mem systems with 512K memory installed on t for systems with 640K or more me motherboard Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the 44 i ad77 65750409 3 pmd 44 ory is typically 512K for he motherboard or 640K mory installed on the detected during boot up system Si 2 26 2004 2 03 PM di Award BIO S Setup Utility 3 1 2 Advanced BIO S Features ad77 65750409 3 pmd 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 W
41. econdary IDE LED 5 HDD G LED 14 Green LED Power Green LED 16 Ground ATX SW 8 PWRBT ATX power switch 10 PWRBT G SW 18 Ground Green switch 20 SMI RESET 7 Ground Reset switch 9 H W Reset SPEAKER 13 Speaker Data Speaker connector 15 N C 17 Ground 19 Speaker Power PW R LED 2 LED Power Power Standby LED 4 LED Power 6 LED Power or Standby Signal 40 2 26 2004 2 00 PM Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input O utput System The Basic Input O utput System BIO S 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 BIO S After you power up the system the BIO S 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 lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Del gt keys simultaneously W hen you press lt Del gt the main menu screen will appear CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power
42. ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place ad77 65750409 2 pmd 15 2 26 2004 2 00 PM 15 2 2 3 16 ad77 65750409 2 pmd Hardware Installation Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data E JP3 Clear CMOS Data ui Dj 3 3 1 20n 2 30n Normal default Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data Jumper JP3 If you encounter the following a CMOS data becomes corrupted b You forgot the supervisor or user password c You are unable to boot up the computer system because the processor s 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 1 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 1 and 2 On 16 2 26 2004 2 00 PM ad77 65750409 2 pmd Hardware Installation Plug the power cord a
43. ers of hardware installed etc are au tomatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the mainboard s Plug and Play BIO S 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 Running the DMI Utility To run the DMI utility type DMICFG EXE You can download this utility from ftp dfiusacom utilities D MI directory The DMI utility must run in real mode with at least 180K of base memory Memory managers like HIMEM SYS required by W indows must not be installed You may do this by using one of the 3 meth ods listed below 1 Boot up from a system diskette without the AUTO EXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files 2 REM HIMEM SYS in the CONFIG SYS or 3 Press lt F5 gt during bootup to bypass your AUTO EXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files 74 2 26 2004 2 04 PM sl Supported Software 4 1 2 Usingthe DMI Utility Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc 1996 Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File Save DMI File BIOS Auto Detect Type BIOS Information Handle 0000 Vendor Name BIOS Version BIOS Starting Address Segment E000 BIOS Build Date BIOS Characteristics Size of BIOS ROM 0256K T Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort amp Exit The fo
44. es 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 z SB KB DIMM 1 i DIMM 2 T DIMM 3 The system board is equipped with three 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets that support 2 5V DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore providing two times faster data transfer 14 ad77 65750409 2 pmd 14 2 26 2004 2 00 PM Hardware Installation Refer to chapter 1 System Memory section for detailed specification of the memory supported by the system board 2 2 1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket Pin 1 1 Pull the tabs which are at the
45. format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt Day displays a day from Sunday to Saturday Month displays the month from January to December Date displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 Time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave Move the cursor to the IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master or IDE Secondary Slave field then press lt Enter gt IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will auto matically be shown on the screen 42 2 26 2004 2 03 PM Si di ad77 65750409 3 pmd Award BIO S Setup Utility IDE Primary Secondary M aster 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 BIO S will auto detect the HDD amp CD ROM drive at the PO ST stage and show the IDE for the HDD amp CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select N one Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive Usually the size is
46. he onboard I O or the address setting 4 Make sure the COM settings and I O address are configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 1 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets 4 Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations ad77 65750409 c pmd 97 2 26 2004 2 06 PM 97 ni C Troubleshooting 5 If the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components Gently press each component into the socket 6 If you made changes to the BIO S settings re enter setup and load the BIO S defaults 98 ad77 65750409 c pmd 98 2 26 2004 2 06 PM
47. ial port 1 and serial port 2 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 1 and or serial port 2 UART2 Mode Select The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices You may not use IrDA J17 and the COM 2 serial port at the same time If you are using the COM 2 serial port make sure this field is set to Normal To use the IrDA function follow the steps below 1 Connect your IrDA cable to connector J17 on the system board 2 Set the UART2 Mode Select field to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA peripheral device IrDA or ASKIR For better transmission of data your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of 1 meter 3 Set the RxD TxD Active and IR Transmission D elay fields appropriately RxD TxD Active The options are Hi Lo Lo Hi Lo Lo and Hi Hi 56 ca ad77 65750409 3 pmd 56 2 26 2004 2 03 PM ad77 65750409 3 pmd Award BIO S Setup Utility IR Transmission Delay If this option is Enabled transmission of data will be slower This is recommended when you encounter transmission prob lem with your device The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 3BC IRQ7 278 IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard par
48. ing When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Exit W ithout Saving and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Quit W ithout 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 setup press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing is done 71 a iE ad77 65750409 3 pmd 71 2 26 2004 2 03 PM Award BIO S Setup Utility 3 2 Updating the BIO S To update the BIOS you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility AW DFLASH EXE You can download them from DFl s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative 72 i ad77 65750409 3 pmd L 5 Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AW DFLASH EXE to a floppy disk Reboot the system and enter the Award BIO S Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy Save the setting and reboot the system After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typing AW DFLASH EXE The following screen will appear Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15B C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved The current BIOS information will appear in this area Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press lt Enter gt
49. ing to the battery manufacturer s instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SW ITCH 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 92 2 26 2004 2 05 PM ad77 65750409 b pmd 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 FLO PPY DISK S fail 80 Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLO PPY DISK S fail 40 Floppy type mismatch Hard Disk s fail 80 HDD reset failed Hard Disk s fail 40 HDD controller diagnostics failed Hard Disk s fail 20 HDD initialization error Hard Disk s fail 10 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing PO ST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in tes
50. ings in these fields DRAM CAS Latency This field is used to select the clock cycle of the SDRAM CAS latency time The option selected specifies the time before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it Bank Interleave The options are Enabled and Disabled Precharge to Active Trp The options are 2T and 3T Active to Precharge Tras The options are 5T and 6T 50 Ca ad77 65750409 3 pmd 50 2 26 2004 2 03 PM Si Cali Award BIO S Setup Utility Active to CMD Trcd The options are 2T and 3T DRAM Burst Length The options are 4 and 8 DRAM Queue Depth The options are 2 level 3 level and 4 level DRAM Drive Strength The options are Auto and Manual When this field is set to Manual you must select a value in the DRAM Drive Value field DRAM Drive Value This field is used to select a value for the DRAM drive strength DDR DRAM Command Rate The options are 1T Command and 2T Command W rite RecoveryTime The options are 2T and 3T DRAM tWTR The options are 1T and 3T AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear 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 Mode This field is used to select the AGP mode of the AGP card installed on the system board The default setting is 4X
51. 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 Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 21A 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 11 2 26 2004 1 59 PM 11 B 1 Introduction 1 2 12 ad77 65750409 1 pmd Package C hecklist The system board package contains the following items The system board A user s manual O ne IDE cables for ATA 33 66 100 133 IDE drives O ne 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Main Board Utility CD NARRA If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance 12 2 26 2004 1 59 PM Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout J24 CPU Fan q dI q w v o gb ole 2 B ofle ol le 9 e ofie ol le v lb Alo Alo lo Ilo Who 3 Bab ab 3 g v e ale oc 5 2 Pap dE S vy e olie olig o 0 x EEE ne Do ae elie 3 e alle ofc Q sE aie 9 o S gt o sb ae a k ab ae x ede dea ale ale 3 a o R Alb ale 9 ou 3 e gle sie d B ob ofie 9 o x lt KEINE
52. irus updates so that PC protection stays up to date To install please follow the steps below 1 Click McAfee VirusScan O nline The following screen will appear 2 Click Yes to continue 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system 84 ff ad77 65750409 4 pmd 84 2 26 2004 2 04 PM BEER ER ER ERE REP E REPRE REPRE Supported Software 4 3 6 Channel Audio Output via Software The line in and mic in jacks at the rear panel together with the 4 channel audio connector supports 6 channel audio output If for any reason you are not using the 4 channel audio connector which is made possible by connecting a 4 channel audio cable the 6 channel audio output function can be supported using software Please follow the steps below 1 ad77 65750409 4 pmd Insert the provided CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Install the audio driver Refer to the Realtek Audio Drivers section in this chapter After installing the audio driver the SoundEffect icon will appear on the taskbar Click the SoundEffect icon The AC97 Audio Configuration screen will appear Click the Speaker Configuration tab then select 6 channels mode for 5 1 speakers output cea Cit Casin Morini Carlini no Spaces Tet POF Coi Mln od Seba Phosmici Said 2 ande ee ha dem met m ca EN Meter eerie bon di pr ere pai Veni n i
53. itor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering Power Supply ad77 65750409 c pmd W hen the computer is turned on nothing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary 95 2 26 2004 2 06 PM C 95 L _II C Troubleshooting Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive 1 2 3 4 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 Hard Drive Hard disk failure 1 2 Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIO S 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 Exces
54. led Item Help Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Menu Level X IRQ Resources Press Ente OQ Resouces ARE Default is Disabled PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System PCI IRQ Assignment Configuration Data Slot 1 5 n Auto ESCD when you exit Slot 2 Auto Setup if you have Slot 3 Auto installed a new add on Onboard USB Slot 4 Auto and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 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 BIO S will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIO S will not reset the configuration data Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the IRQ Resources field 64 i iE ad77 65750409 3 pmd 64 2 26 2004 2 03 PM ad77 65750409 3 pmd Award BIO S Setup Utility IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The IRQ 3 to
55. low the system to power off after the 5 warning beeps then check whether the heatsink and fan are mounted properly onto the CPU because high CPU temperature may be due to incorrect fan heatsink installation Now restart the system If the same problem persist it may be that the CPU fan is damaged or it is not ro tating properly Try replacing it with a new fan If it is due to other contributing factors that resulted to high CPU temperature you may need to set a lower CPU temperature limit CPU Temperature References When you power up a system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the CPU temperature range is normally between 32 C and 35 C W hen you run an operating system then tried to reboot the system the CPU temperature range at this time is between 40 C and 45 C These temperature references serve as a guide when you select the CPU temperature limit Current System Temp Current CPU Temperature Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Chassis Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the CPU and chassis fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute CPU V These fields show the voltage of the processor 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 5V VBAT V and 5VSB V These fields show the output voltage of the power supply Note Dire onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting system health con
56. mple you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the Typematic Rate Chars Sec and Typematic D elay Msec fields below Typematic Rate C hars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins 47 2 26 2004 2 03 PM 47 Si ca Awa 48 ad77 65750409 3 pmd rd BIO S Setup Utility Security O ption This field determines when the system will prompt for the password everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup Set the password in the Set Supervisor User Password submenu System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in O S 2 The options are Non O S2 and O S2 HDD S M A R T Capability The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prio
57. n 2 6 15 Power Connector use i KB luse 2fMouse DDR Voltage Select mp8 Parallel feed com2 com I Le Il CN 18 ATX Power Connector The pin assignment of the ATX power connector is shown below Pin Function Pin Function 1 33V 11 33V 2 33V 12 12V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 5V 14 PS ON 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 5V 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 PW OK 18 5V 9 5VSB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V Important the system board requires a minimum of 300W electric current 38 ad77 65750409 2 pmd 38 2 26 2004 2 00 PM Hardware Installation 2 6 16 Front Panel Connectors ad77 65750409 2 pmd F ma com2 comi luse ous luse 1 Parallel it ame MIDI Front Panel Connector J27 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
58. n If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the ACPI Suspend Type field ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power O n Suspend function 3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function If you are using the Windows 98 operating system refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more information 59 di Si ad77 65750409 3 pmd 59 2 26 2004 2 03 PM Award BIO S Setup Utility Power Management O ption This field allows you to select the type or degree of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the Suspend Mode field is activated Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Suspend mode 1 hr Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Suspend mode 1 min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode field HDD Power Down After the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Suspend Mode This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define W hen the system enters the Suspend mode according to the power saving time selected the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off Video O ff O ption Always On The system BIO S will never turn off the screen Suspend gt Off The screen is off when the system is in
59. n supports data trans fers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter Connect your IrDA cable to connector J17 on the system board Set UART2 Mode Select Super IO Device field in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIO S to the type of IrDA standard sup ported 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 N ote The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector accord ing to their pin functions 33 2 26 2004 2 00 PM 33 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 12 CPU Fan Connector with Protection Function 34 ad77 65750409 2 pmd j oa DDR Voltage Select E 138 Way Mz DI LA MOS Data Ga TTI A i J m i lear mjr J24 CPU Fan Pin Function 1 On 2 12V Sensor The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heatsink W ithout sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heatsink the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board The CPU Fan Protection function supported by the
60. nd power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s bus clock in the BIO S please proceed to step 4 After powering on the system press lt Del gt to enter the main menu of the BIO S Select the Frequency Voltage Control submenu and press lt Enter gt Set the Clock By Slight Adjust field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock Refer to Clock By Slight Adjust in the Frequency Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt 17 2 26 2004 2 00 PM 17 2 Hardware Installation 2 4 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU s Front Side Bus J37 O EPU FSB Select 5 3 1 5 3 1 5 3 1 O I F O f a f On O OD OO 6 4 2 6 4 2 6 4 2 100MHz 133MHz 166MHz 200MHz FSB 266MHz FSB 333MHz FSB default CPU Front Side Bus Select Jumper J37 This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board Warning To ensure proper boot
61. nd press lt Enter gt The default settings will be loaded 3 1 10 Load O ptimized Defaults ad77 65750409 3 pmd The Load O ptimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press 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 69 2 26 2004 2 03 PM 69 Si Ei Awa 3 1 1 3 1 1 70 ad77 65750409 3 pmd rd BIO S Setup Utility 1 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry set a supervisor s password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIO S Features If you want to protect access to setup only but not your system set a supervisor s password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIO S 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 W hen done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the
62. nit Ch Pi Ri refrapeesezte mri ba MI perni fe Fini piatti Ch Scare heme bon phew amir reiri red Lee Pere iy peel ic ome Ci 85 85 2 26 2004 2 04 PM Supported Software BERR RRR RRR REPRE RRR RRR 6 Click the Sound Effect tab then under Environment select the sound effect you want You must select one to create 6 channel audio output ACS Audio Cenfiga rai ion Edn fam mirni Note D With the 6 channel mode supported using software both the line in and mic jacks at the rear panel will instead function as line out Therefore you can connect your speakers to these jacks line out line in and mic in for 6 channel audio output Under such circumstance line in will not be supported M ic in on the other hand is supported by using the Front Audio connector on the system board 86 ad77 65750409 4 pmd 86 2 26 2004 2 04 PM ff Supported Software 4 4 Installation Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 98 Windows 98 SE W indows ME W indows 2000 and W indows XP operat ing systems If after inserting the CD Autorun did not auto matically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please go to DFl s web site at http www dfi com support1 downl
63. oad2 asp for the latest version of the drivers or software applications 87 SE ad77 65750409 4 pmd 87 2 26 2004 2 04 PM Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function A 1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function optional If you are using the Windows 98 operating system please follow the steps below 1 Select Power Management Setup in the main menu screen and press lt Enter gt 2 In the ACPI Function field select Enabled 3 In the ACPI Suspend Type field select S3 STR CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR SS Power Management Option User Define Menu Level HDD Power Down Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled 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 Press Enter Tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 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 4 Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu 5 Select Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt 6 Install Windows 98 by typing the following parameter This is to ensure that
64. ompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system DRAM Clock Drive Control Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear Current CPU Frequency is This field shows the detected frequency of the CPU Current FSB Frequency is This field shows the detected FSB of the CPU Current DDR Frequency is This field shows the detected frequency of the DDR SDRAM DIMM 49 iE 49 2 26 2004 2 03 PM 3 Award BIO S Setup Utility DDR DRAM Clock This field is used to select the clock speed of the DDR SDRAM DIMM By SPD 100 MHz 133 MHz DRAM Timing The EEPROM on a DDR SDRAM DIMM has SPD Serial Presence Detect data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc W hen this option is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEPRO M The memory clock speed will run at 200MHz The memory clock speed will run at 266MHz This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM By SPD Manual The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Presence Detect data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc W hen this option is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEPRO M It allows you to configure the next 5 fields DRAM CAS Latency to Active to CMD Trcd The system will run according to the sett
65. op 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 sys tem in good working condition Note Use this utility only in Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Win dows ME Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating sys tem To install Hardware Monitor please follow the steps below 1 Click W inbond Hardware Monitor The following screen will ap pear Winbond Hardware Doctor setup 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Restart the system 82 ff ad77 65750409 4 pmd 82 2 26 2004 2 04 PM BREHIEERIEREIEERIEAEEGESEESELESCELEEESEEEEIN Supported Software 4 2 5 Microsoft DirectX 8 1 To install Microsoft DirectX 8 1 please follow the steps below 1 Click Microsoft DirectX 8 1 The following screen will appear 2 Click Yes to continue 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect 83 ff ad77 65750409 4 pmd 83 2 26 2004 2 04 PM Supported Software UINNHFENESSHESEEAINSEESNIEESEEEISKEEEE 4 2 6 McAfee VirusScan O nline The McAfee VirusScan O nline is the most reliable and convenient way of protecting your PC from computer viruses W hen you install McAfee VirusScan Online your computer is safe because it automatically scans for viruses and checks for v
66. or Support Driver AGPVxD Driver IRQ Routing Miniport Driver VIA INF Driver To install VIA Service Pack please follow the steps below 1 Click VIA Service Pack The following screen will appear e we A Le Pan io temuti plinti ha ee tert mind dorm ees ee So hist rr PITTOR da mee pini de n e re Uneme annta ne 7 Sinton rea mare r or a e ni ae S Mir aa ee name sa pr ve e I e 2 Click Next Please read the VIA Service Pack Readme carefully before proceeding to step 3 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the installation 4 Reboot the system for the drivers to take effect VIA Service Pack Installation N otes The AGP VxD Driver and VIA INF Driver drivers in the VIA Service Pack are supported in Windows 95 Windows 98 W indows 98 SE W indows ME and Windows 2000 XP 78 ff ad77 65750409 4 pmd 78 2 26 2004 2 04 PM a ad77 65750409 4 pmd Supported Software You must first install VIA Service Pack prior to installing any other drivers However this may not be the case for some AGP cards Please read carefully the following information Important The VGA driver that came with some AGP cards is already bundled with the AGP VxD driver Since the version of the bundled VxD driver may be older than the one provided in the CD installing the bundled VxD driver may cause problems If you are using this type of card we recommend tha
67. or it took some time before the fan rotated check whether the heatsink and fan are mounted properly onto the CPU then re start the system If the same problem occurs you must replace it with a good quality fan one that will rotate immediately once power comes in and also one that can dissipate heat more effi ciently otherwise you have to disable this function in the C PU Fan Protection field PC Health Status submenu of the BIO S 35 ad77 65750409 2 pmd 35 2 26 2004 2 00 PM 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 13 Chassis Fan and Second Chassis Fan Connectors 36 ad77 65750409 2 pmd CPU Fan DDR Voltage Select grs Et Bri 12 Di Saponi J19 Second Chassis Fan C1 com com 1 ose Africa Pin Function 1 On 2 12V 3 Sensor If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to J19 or J29 on the system board The fan will pro vide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent over heating the processor The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the chassis fan It will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode 36 2 26 2004 2 00 PM 2 Hardware Installation
68. r to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 33 or later hard drives Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot up Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot up 48 2 26 2004 2 03 PM Si E Award BIO S Setup Utility 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features ad77 65750409 3 pmd CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features gt DRAM Clock Drive Control Press Enter hem Help AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Press Enter Neate il CPU amp PCI Bus Control Press Enter Menu Level System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled V O Recovery Time Disabled Toe Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help FS 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 This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources These items should not be altered unless necessary The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some inc
69. s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to replacing the CPU System Memory Supports up to 3GB memory unbuffered DIMM e Uses PC1600 DDR200 PC2100 DDR266 PC2700 DDR333 or PC 3200 DDR400 DDR SDRAM DIMM 2 5V type e Three 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets L2 cache memory Duron processor built in 64KB Level 2 pipelined burst cache Athlon XP Athlon processor built in 256KB Level 2 pipelined burst cache DIMMs Memory Size DIMMs Memory Size 2MBx64 16MB 16MBx64 128MB 4M Bx64 32MB 32MBx64 256MB 8M Bx64 64MB 64MBx64 512MB ad77 65750409 1 pmd 6 2 26 2004 1 59 PM ad77 65750409 1 pmd Introduction Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 universal AGP slot and 5 PCI slots AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing z buffering and alpha blending The universal AGP slot supports AGP 2x with up to 533MB sec bandwidth AGP 4x with up to 1 1GB sec and AGP 8x with up to 2 1GB sec bandwidth for 3D graphics applications AGP in this system board will deliver faster and better graphics to your PC O nboard Audio Features Supports Microsoft DirectSound DirectSound 3D e AC 97 supported with full duplex independent sample rate con verter for audio recording and playback e Supports 6 channel audio output Rear Panel I O Ports PC 99 color coded connec
70. selves Your system supports five modes 0 default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system ac cording 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 M aster Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary M aster Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use W hen Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD ROM Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories VIA OnChip PCI Device Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear VIA 3058 AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio codec Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card 55 2 26 2004 2 03 PM 55 iE Award BIO S Setup Utility Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard ser
71. sively 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 96 ad77 65750409 c pmd The parallel printer doesn t respond when you try to print 1 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 are configured correctly 96 2 26 2004 2 06 PM Troubleshooting 4 Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured correctly If it works the printer can be assumed to be in good condition If the printer remains inoperative replace the printer cable and try again Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters 1 Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is on line 2 Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer 3 Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the problem may be due to t
72. slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Access M ode For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select N or mal or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 35 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 1 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 2 88MB capacity Video This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type The default setting is EGA VGA EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mono Monochrome adapter Includes high resolution monochrome adapters 43 2 26 2004 2 03 PM 43 Si Award BIO S 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 Th
73. t at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The checksum of ROM address F0000H FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error s 93 2 26 2004 2 05 PM 93 Appendix C Troubleshooting C 1 Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer To efficiently troubleshoot your system treat each problem individually This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes Some of the most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below 1 2 3 The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on All cables and power cords are tightly connected The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are connected is working Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device The monitor is turned on The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly CPU Fan Protection 94 ad77 65750409 c pmd After booting up the system a beeping alarm sounded then the system s power was turned off 1 2 The CPU fan did not rotate because the fan is damaged Replace it with a new one The CPU fan did
74. t you install first the AGP card s VGA driver before installing the VIA Service Pack 79 2 26 2004 2 04 PM 79 iE Supported Software 4 2 2 Audio Drivers The audio drivers are supported in the following operating sys tems W indows 98 W indows 98 SE W indows ME W indows 2000 and W indows XP To install the audio driver please follow the steps below 1 Click Audio Drivers The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect 80 ff ad77 65750409 4 pmd 80 2 26 2004 2 04 PM BREHIEENIEERIEEEIEEEEEEEEESELEESEEEEINE Supported Software 4 2 3 USB 2 0 Drivers To install the USB 2 0 driver please follow the steps below 1 Click USB 2 0 Drivers The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Restart the system 81 ff ad77 65750409 4 pmd 81 2 26 2004 2 04 PM Supported Software UNBNNEENENSSNESEEINSEECNIESIEEEISKEEEE 4 2 4 W inbond Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the Hardware Monitor utility con tained in the provided CD It is capable of monitoring the system s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and sys tem voltage and speed of the CPU and system fans It also allows you to manually set a range to the items being monitored If the values are over or under the set range a warning message will p
75. the ACPI function is supported drive gt setup p j If you have previously installed Windows 98 you need to upgrade the system in order to support ACPI Please contact Microsoft for upgrade information 88 ad77 65750409 a pmd 88 2 26 2004 2 05 PM UNNIEENEENENINESSTTE Using the Suspend to RAM Function 7 Boot Windows 98 In the Windows 98 desktop click the Start button Move the cursor to Settings then click Control Panel To check whether ACPI was properly installed double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Device Manager tab In View devices by type click System devices dardi Loi i i Pareti arc fei Py Bac Legale Peer arre Deo sasso ace Dori EJ iiid ci pori kii Fiii Figi id Fip dr E Untrterionm me Hue bac Fila Parere ppi Piogurebie sip pi cercata SERI init ty API baa Epi bose ssaa o ATE Sip CHI e cc ce 8 Double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Performance tab Lim m 89 ad77 65750409 a pmd 89 2 26 2004 2 05 PM DI A Using the Suspend to RAM Function sssscenmeunnennmunen 9 Click File System In the Typical role of this computer field select Mobile or docking system Click Apply then click OK Restart the computer Hed Ohi Fip Ciak CDAD Farmad Disk Tosse econ Pane gairge a pinza paranana cl he IJ bedd die aiache lo yan compan tran T E
76. the properties of their respec tive holders Caution ad77 65750409 1 pmd 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 2 2 26 2004 1 59 PM Battery Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced e Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer e Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions Joystick or MIDI port Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than 10A current at 5V DC There is a risk of fire for devices that exceed this limit FCC and DOC Statement on Class B ad77 65750409 1 pmd 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
77. the system s power is on or when the system is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state It will blink every second when the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend state ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft O ff or Suspend mode Refer to Soft O ff By PW RBTN 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 39 2 26 2004 2 00 PM 39 ad77 65750409 2 pmd 2 40 Hardware Installation PW R LED Power Standby LED W hen the system s power is on this LED will light W hen the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend state it will blink every second When the system is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every 4 seconds Note If a system did not boot up and the Power Standby LED did not light after it was powered on it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket Pin Pin Assignment HD LED 3 HDD LED Power Primary S
78. tors Two USB ports Two NS16C550A compatible DB 9 serial ports One SPP ECP EPP DB 25 parallel port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port One game MIDI port Three audio jacks line out line in and mic in ee ec oc o o Connectors Two connector for 4 additional external USB 2 0 1 1 ports e One connector for IrDA interface e Two IDE connectors One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2 88MB One ATX power supply connector e OneW ake On LAN connector CPU fan chassis fan and second chassis fan connectors e One connector for S PDIF in out connector e Two internal audio connectors AUX in and CD in One connector for external line out and mic in jacks 7 2 26 2004 1 59 PM Introduction ad77 65750409 1 pmd PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices e Supports ATA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 and ATA 133 hard drives e UDMA Modes 3 4 5 and 6 Enhanced IDE data transfer rate up to 133MB sec Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer Supports ATAPI CD DVD RO M LS 120 ZIP and etc IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices USB Ports The system board supports 6 USB ports Two onboard USB ports are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board The J23 and J33 connectors on the system board allows you to connect
79. ur 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 navi gate through the various setup menus Edit DMI 1 Use the lt or arrow keys to select the Edit DMI menu 2 Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to edit by using the T or L arrow keys then press lt Enter gt 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected informa tion 4 Press lt F10 gt to update the edited information into the flash ROM 75 a sl ad77 65750409 4 pmd 75 2 26 2004 2 04 PM i 76 ad77 65750409 4 pmd Supported Software Add DMI 1 2 4 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 J arrow keys then press lt Enter gt The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the added item Press lt F10 gt to save information into the flash ROM To view information about the added items go to the Edit DMI menu Load DMI File 1 2 Use the or
80. want 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 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 Si 58 2 26 2004 2 03 PM Award BIO S 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 ACPI Function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type SI POS Power Management Option User Define Menu Level HDD Power Down Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Video Off Method VIH SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off By PWRBTN Instant off PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off gt Wake Up Events Press Enter Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 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 ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that sup port ACPI Currently only W indows 98 2000 ME X P supports this functio
81. wer Management Setup 3 1 6 PnP PCI Configurations 3 1 7 PC Health Status 3 1 8 Frequency Voltage CONTO rece 3 1 9 Load Fail Safe DEFAUBtS mie 3 1 10 Load O ptimized Defaults 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password 3 1 12 Set User PaSSWOT A 3 1 13 Save amp Exit Setup 3 1 14 Exit W ithout Saving 3 2 Updating the BIO S 4 2 26 2004 1 59 PM ad77 65750409 1 pmd Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management Interface 4 2 Drivers and Utilities Installation N otes 4 3 6 Channel Audio O utput via Software 44 Installation N OtS mmssnninssenineinnnetnssnnnssinssiinssinssnsnseen Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function A 1 Using the Suspend to RAM FUNCtION u mmnseesimmnanenaes 88 Appendix B System Error Messages BA POST BOGPaciacsaiitts sitet ities iii iti 92 AE tannin into tats 92 Appendix C Troubleshooting C 1 Troubleshooting CECK I Cesena 94 5 2 26 2004 1 59 PM Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Features and Specifications 1 1 1 Features Chipset e VIA KT400A and VT8235CD Processor The system board is equipped with Socket A for PGA processor It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that auto matically detects 1 100V to 1 850V e AMD Athlon XP 266 333MHz FSB e AMD Athlon 200 266MHz FSB AMD Duron 200MHz FSB Important To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system you must power off the system then turn off the power supply
82. will respond and wake up to any hard drive or floppy drive activity PCI Master W hen set to On the system will respond and wake up to any PCI or bus master activity PowerOn by PCI Card This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME Power Manage ment Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Refer to the card s documentation for more information 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 W ake 62 2 26 2004 2 03 PM Si Ei ad77 65750409 3 pmd Award BIO S Setup Utility O n 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 O ff PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can wake up the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function Refer to W ake O n LAN Connector in chapter 2 for more information Resume by Alarm Enabled W hen Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft O ff PC to power on in the Date of Month and Resume Time hh mmiss 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 th

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