Biostar M7SXG Owner's Manual
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1. Pin 4 VCC Pin2 re N Pin 6 NC n Pin 4 VCC L Pin 5 KBD Clock Pin 2 NC Pin 3 GND Pin 1 KBD DATA Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connectors Pin Assignment 1 Data 2 No connect 3 Ground 4 5 V fused 5 Clock 6 No connect 1 23 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 2 USB amp LAN Connectors JUSBLAN 1 The motherboard provides a OHCI Open Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus Roots for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse and other USB devices You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector LAN Optional PA e lu ORFS c USB Stacked USB Connectors Pin Assignment 1 5 5 V fused 2 6 USBPO USBP1 3 7 USBPO USBP1 4 8 Ground Signal names in brackets are for USB Port 1 Stacked LAN Connector Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 TDP 7 NC 2 TDN 8 NC 3 RDP 9 VCC3 SBY 4 NC 10 TX LED 5 NC 11 VCC3 SBY 6 RDN 12 RX LED 1 24 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 3 VGA Connector JVGA1 This motherboard has built in video facilities Your monitor will attach directly to JVGA1 connector on the motherboard PI i amp ul emm U L od ego Bw2. ODEON COVO doom Double Sided DIMM 1 The DIMM socket has a Plastic Safety Tab and the DIMM memory module has an Asymmetrical notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit into the slot UNL M in one direction pr 2 Push the tabs out Insert the DIMM tg memory modules into the socket at a 90 degree angle then push down vertically so that it will fit into the place 3 The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs n should fit over the edge and hold the DIMM memory modules in place Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 5 Slots The slots in this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard s features and capabilities With these efficient facilities you can increase the motherboard s capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system olor OE o 8 a Socket 478 0000 EXatadoporepbpe ard
3. JVGAI Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 NC 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 5V 10 Ground 11 NC 12 DDC Data 13 HS NC 14 VSYNC 15 DDC CLK 1 25 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 4 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports This system comes equipped with two serial ports and one parallel port Both types of interface ports will be explained in this chapter 1 7 4 1 The Serial Interface JCOM1 The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as an RS 232 port or an asynchronous communication port Mice printers modems and other peripheral devices can be connected to a serial port The serial port can also be used to connect your computer with another computer system If you wish to transfer the contents of your hard disk to another system it can be accomplished by using each machine s serial port The serial ports on this system have two 9 pin connectors Some older computer systems and peripherals used to be equipped with only one 25 pin connector Should you need to connect your 9 pin serial port to an older 25 pin serial port you can purchase a 9 to 25 pin adapter 1 26 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description Connectivity The serial ports can be used in many ways and it may be necessary to become familiar with the pinout diagram The following chart gives you the function of each pin on the 9
4. ma FLOPPY DISK CONN 2z _ o v A Back Panel I O i M Floppy Disk Connector FDD1 B Front Audio Header JAUDIO1 N System FAN Header JSFAN1 C PCI BUS Slots PCI1 3 O DIMM Power Voltage Selection Header D Telephony Header JTAD1 JDIMMPWR1 E CD Audio In Header JCDIN1 P IDE Connectors IDE1 2 F CD Audio In Header JCDIN2 Q AUX Power Connector JAUXPWR1 G CNR Slot CNR1 R ATX Power Connector JATXPWR1 H Wake On LAN Header JWOL1 S DDR DIMMs DDR 1 2 I Front USB Header JUSB2 T CPU FAN Header JCFAN1 J Front USB Header JUSB1 U AGP Slot AGP1 K Clear CMOS JCMOS1 V ATX 12V Power Connector L Front Panel Connector JPANEL1 JATXPWR2 NOTE The mark mean that the function is optional Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 3 CPU Installation 1 3 1 CPU Installation Procedure Socket 478 m 3 BLP 194905 1 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle 2 Locate Pin A in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the CPU Match Pin A with the white dot cut edge then insert the CPU 3 Press the lever down 4 Put the fan on the CPU by buckling it and then put the fan s power port into the JCFANI then the installation will be completed 1 10 Chapter 1 Motherboard Des
5. The Choices Disabled default Enabled 2 26 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 8 PC Health Status W Figure 8 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature sab lec Item Help Shutdown Temperature Show H W Monitor in POST tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Preuious Values F Optimized Defaults CPU Warning Temperature This item allows you to set the warning temperature of the CPU in order not to be damaged by the overheated temperature When this function is enabled the system will warn you if the CPU temperature reaches the warning temperature The Choices Disabled default 50 C 122 F 53 C 127 F 560C 133 F 60 C 140 F 63 C 145 F 66 C 151 F 70 C 158 F Current CPU1 Temperature This field displays the current temperature of CPU Current CPUFAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CPU fan Current SYSFAN Speed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan 2 27 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup CPU Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V Detect the system s voltage status automatically Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set the shutdown temperature of the CPU in order not to be damaged by the overheated temperature When this function is enabled the system will automatically shutdown if the CPU temperature reaches the shutdown temperature This function only works under Windows
6. Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache 2 9 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This item allows you to enable disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The Choices Enabled default Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self Test POST to execute after you power up the computer Enabled default Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST First Second Third Boot Other Device These BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items The Choices Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN HPT370 Enabled Disabled Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments The Choices Enabled Disabled default Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot up The Choices Enabled default Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock State after power on On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys 2 10 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Fast default Lets chipset control Gate A20 Typematic Rate Setting When a
7. Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If install and FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The Choices Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The Choices Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 default 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Normal AS KIR IrDA RxD TxD Active This item allows you to determine which Infrared IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Hi Lo default Hi Hi Lo Hi Lo Lo IR Transmission Delay This item allows you to enable disable IR transmission delay The Choices Enabled default Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port Full duplex mode permits simultaneous two direction transmission Half duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time The Choices Half default Full 2 17 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Use IR Pins Consult your IR peripheral documentation to s
8. Check the DIMM to press down firmly until the motherboard ensure it is securely module snaps into place seated in the slot 3 1 Chapter 3 Trouble Shooting PROBLEM System does not boot from hard disk drive can be booted from CD ROM drive PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Connector between hard When attempting to run Check cable running from drive and system board the FDISK utility you get a disk to disk controller unplugged message INVALID board Make sure both DRIVE SPECIFICATION ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup Damaged hard disk or Format hard disk if Contact technical disk controller unable to do so the hard support disk may be defective Hard disk directory or Run the FDISK program Backing up the hard drive FAT is scrambled format the hard drive is extremely important All Copy data that was hard disks are capable of backed up onto hard breaking down at any drive time PROBLEM System only boots from CD ROM Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk is impossible PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Hard Disk boot program A number of causes could Back up data and has been destroyed be behind this applications files Reformat the hard drive Re install applications and data using backup disks 3 2 Chapter 3 Trouble Shooting PROBLEM Error message reading SECTOR NOT FOUND or other err
9. DIMM Module LES SlotSscendb Ede PSU UN IRIURE EC EE 1 14 1 5 1 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot ses 1 15 1 5 2 CNR Communication Network Riser Slot sss 1 15 1 5 3 PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots sss 1 15 Contents 1 6 Connectors Headers amp JUMPers sse 1 16 1 6 1 Front Panel Connector JPANEL eene 1 17 1 6 2 ATX 20 pin Power Connector JATXPWRI ssseeeen 1 19 1 6 3 ATX 12V Power Connector JATXPWR2 eerte 1 19 1 6 4 DIMM Power Voltage Selection JOIMMPWARI eee 1 19 1 6 5 AUX Power Connector JAUXPWRI Optional 1 20 1 6 6 Hard Disk Connectors IDEY IDE2 eere 1 20 1 6 7 Floppy Disk Connector FDDI eese 1 20 1 6 8 Wake On LAN Header JWOL 1 eene 1 21 1 6 9 Clear CMOS Jumper JCMOS eese tette 1 21 1 6 10 Front USB Headers JUSB1 JUSB2 eerte 1 22 1 7 Peripheral Port ce dagar 1 23 1 7 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connector JKBMSI sss 1 23 1 7 2 USB amp LAN Connectors JUSBLAN eerte 1 24 1 7 3 VGA Connector JVGAL iii 1 25 1 7 4 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports eene 1 26 1 7 4 1 The Serial Interface JCOM1 sse 1 26 1 7 4 2 Parallel Interf
10. Reconnect keyboard Check keys again if no improvement replace keyboard Chapter 3 Trouble Shooting PROBLEM No color on screen PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Faulty Monitor If possible connect monitor to another system If no color replace monitor CMOS incorrectly set frr Call technical support up PROBLEM C drive failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Hard drive cable not Check hard drive cable connected properly PROBLEM Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Master slave jumpers Set master slave jumpers not set correctly correctly Hard drives not Run SETUP program and compatible different select correct drive types manufacturers Call drive manufacturers for compatibility with other drives Chapter 3 Trouble Shooting PROBLEM Missing operating system on hard drive PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION CMOS setup has been Run setup and select changed correct drive type PROBLEM Certain keys do not function PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Keys jammed or Replace keyboard defective 12 21 2001 MADE IN TAIWAN R O C
11. be attached to a momentary SPST switch This switch is usually open and when closed will cause the motherboard to reset and run the POST Power On Self Test POW LED Power LED Connector This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case The LED will illuminate while the computer is powered on HLED Hard Drive LED Connector This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case The LED will flicker during disk activity This disk activity only applies to those IDE drives directly attached to the system board IR Infrared Connector This connector is used to attach to an infrared sensing device After the IrDA interface is configured connectionless data transfer to and from portable devices such as laptops PDAs is possible SLP Sleep Green Button This connector is used to conserve energy by powering down the monitor and the hard disk when not in use To configure this option you need to connect a button from the front panel to this connector Depressing the button will power down the monitor and hard drives until the system is invoked by any keyboard activity mouse activity modem activity or when the sleep button is depressed again APM Advanced Power Management must be enabled in the system BIOS and the APM driver must be loaded ON OFF Power Button This connector can be attached to a front panel power switch The switch must pull the Power Button pin to ground f
12. in BIOS LE LE Select Item F1 Save amp Exit Setup Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input Output features Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features PnP PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain Plug and Play and PCI options PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system Frequency Voltage Control This submenu allows you to change CPU clock ratio However when you try to change different CPU clock ratio you should check your CPU frequency in advance The CPU clock ratio should be changed depending on your CPU frequency Load Optimized Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with the boot sequence These configurations are factory settings optimized for this system A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set Load Optimized Defaults V N N Set Supervisor Password Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor f
13. mode offers greater power savings with a correspondingly longer with a correspondingly longer awakening period The Choices Break Wake default Disabled Modem Use IRQ This determines the IRQ which can be applied in MODEM use The Choices Auto default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA Hot Key Function As This item allows you select Hot Key Function As Power Off The Choices Power Off default Disabled Suspend 2 22 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Power Button Override When you select Enabled pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft Off state when the system has hung The Choices Instant Off default Delay 4 Sec PM Wake Up Events If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the PM Wake Up Events label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI This item allows you enable disable IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI The Choices Enabled default Disabled IRQ 8 Break Suspend This item allows you enable disable IRQ8 Break Suspend The Choices Disabled default Enabled RING Power Up Control This item allows you to control the RING Power Up The Choices Enabled default Disabled MACPME Power Up Control This item allows you to control the MACPME Power Up The Choices Enabled default Disabled PCIPME Power Up Control This item allows you to control the PCIPME Power Up The Choices Enabled def
14. pin connector and some of the 25 pin connector This information can be used when configuring certain software programs to work with the serial ports Name DB9 PIN DB25 PIN Data Carrier Detect 1 N Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Read TIR Data Set Ready Request to Send Clear to Send Ring Indicator N Oo Signal 8 as BER AD Ke 1 27 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 4 2 Parallel Interface Port JPRNT1 Unlike the serial ports parallel interface port has been standardized and should not present any difficulty interfacing peripherals to your system Sometimes called centronics port the parallel port is almost exclusively used with printers The parallel port on your system has a 25 pin DB25 connector see picture below The pinout for the parallel port are shown in the table below OK OK 00000000000 Auto FDXT DI Ground 25 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 5 Game Joystick MIDI Port Connector JGAME 1 This connector allows you to connect a joystick or game pad for playing computer games Also you may play or edit professional music by connecting MIDI devices Game Joystick MIDI T e LILL KE gt ES oo oo 000 1 7 6 Audio Port Connectors JSPKR1 JLIN1 JMIC1 Speaker Out is used to connect
15. speakers or headphones for audio output Line In can be connected to the external CD player Tape player or other audio devices for audio input Mic In is used to connect a microphone which allows you to input sounds and voices CER Io obo 00 rd Speaker Out Line In Mic In 1 29 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 7 Audio Subsystem Ge LO oce Socket 478 Es o 000 1 JAUDIOI dodde eeoegopob9oo p 3 i JCDINI a ME E 888 i JCDIN2 ES E B 1 30 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 7 1 CD ROM Audio In Header JCDIN1 Assignment Left Channel Input Ground Right Channel Input Ground 1 7 7 3 Front Panel Audio Header JAUDIO1 Assignment Assignment 1 mem 2 Ground co BEC RT Line Out RT Line Out EA NE 9 ETIN 7 ME LFT Line Out LFT Line Out 1 7 7 4 Telephony Audio Header JTAD1 NEC EE MONO IN Pp 2 Ground O 3 Ground 4 MONO_OUT 1 31 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award Setup program built into the ROM BIOS The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration This special information is t
16. 00 PC1600 PC2700 only for SiS 645 The largest memory capacity is 2 GB for unbuffer DIMMs Shadow RAM Motherboard is equipped with a memory controller providing shadow RAM and support for ROM BIOS 1 2 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description Green Functionality Supports Award BIOS TM power management functionality Has a power down timer from 1 to 15 minutes Wakes from power saving sleep mode with any keyboard or mouse activity BUS Slots One AGP slot support AGP v2 0 compliant One CNR slot Three 32 bit PCI bus slots Flash Memory Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality Built in IDE Facilities Supports four IDE hard disk drives Supports PIO Mode 4 Master Mode and high performance hard disk drives Supports disk transfer rates up to 100 MB second Supports Ultra DMA 33 Ultra DMA 66 Ultra DMA 100 Bus Master Modes Supports IDE interface with CD ROM Supports high capacity hard disk drives Supports LBA mode AC 97 Sound Codec Onboard AC LINK protocol compliance Compliant with AC 97 2 2 specification 18 bit full duplex stereo ADC DACs SNR gt 95 dB through mixer and DAC AC 3 playback required for PVD applications 1 3 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description Onboard Graphic High Performance and High Quality 3D Accelerator Built in a high performance 256 bit 3D engine Built in a high quality 3D engine High Perform
17. 1 2 closed gt Reset your desired password AC power on or clear CMOS data Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 6 10 Front USB Headers JUSB1 JUSB2 are corresponded to the table below otherwise it may cause great N Note Before you install these two headers make sure the pin assignments damage to your USB device JUSBI Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 5V 3 USB2 Data 4 USB3 Data 5 USB2 Data 6 USB3 Data 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 KEY 10 NC JUSB2 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 5V 3 USB4 Data 4 USB5 Data 5 USB4 Data 6 USB5 Data 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 KEY 10 NC 1 22 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 Peripheral Port IKBMS1 JUSBLANI PS 2 LAN Optional JPRNT1 JGAMEI Mouse pO Parallel Game Port uU eli emm u fee PS 2 USB COMI VGAI Speaker Line In Mic Keyboard JCOMI JVGA1 Out in JSPKR1 JLINI JMICI 1 7 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connector JKBMS1 The motherboard provides a standard PS 2 mouse Keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS 2 mouse You can plug a PS 2 mouse Keyboard directly into this connector The connector location and pin definition are shown below PS 2 Mouse pin 5 Mouse Clock Pin 3 GND Pin 6 NC Pin I Mouse DATA
18. 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 Ultra DMA 66 Ultra DMA 100 functionality It has two HDD connectors IDE1 primary and IDE2 secondary You can connect up to four hard disk drives a CD ROM a 120MB Floppy reserved for future BIOS and other devices to IDE and IDE2 These connectors support the IDE hard disk cable provided e IDEI Primary IDE Connector The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 IDE can connect a Master and a Slave drive You must configure the second hard drive on IDE1 to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly e IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector The IDE2 controller can also support a Master and a Slave drive The configuration is similar to IDE1 The second drive on this controller must be set to slave mode 1 6 7 Floppy Disk Connector FDD1 The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector FDC that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables 1 20 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 6 8 Wake On LAN Header JWOL1 Assignment Ground Wake up Assignment Normal Operation default Clear CMOS Data The following procedures are for resetting the BIOS password It is important to follow these instructions closely Remove AC JCMOS1 Wait five JCMOS1 aes line 2 3 closed seconds
19. 98 ACPI mode The Choices Disabled default 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F 75 C 167 F Show H W Monitor in POST If your computer contains a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several delay time for you to choose The Choices None 1sec 2sec 3 sec default 2 28 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 9 Frequency Control W Figure 9 Frequency Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Frequency Control CPU Clock Ratio K Item Help Auto Detect DIHM PCI Clk led Spread Spectrum ed i evel gt CPU Host SDRAM PCI Clock 4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value Pe ESC Exit Fl General Help FS Previous Values timized Defaults CPU Clock Ratio This item allows you to select the CPU Ratio The Choices 0X default X8 X9 X10 X50 Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk This item allows you to enable disable auto Detect DIMM PCI Clock The Choices Enabled default Disabled Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable disable the Spread Spectrum function The Choices Enabled default Disabled 2 29 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup CPU Host SDRAM PCI Clock This item allows you to select CPU Host SDRAM PCI Clock The Choices SDRAM by SPD default 100 100 33 MHz 100 133 33 MHz 100 166 33 MHz 105 140 35 MHz 108 144 36 MHz 112 140 31 MHz not functioning there are two methods of booting up the system Method 1 Clear the CMOS data by
20. Key Base Memory Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory available in the system 2 8 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 3 Advanced BIOS Features W Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled a Item Help CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enal u el Quick Power On Self Test al First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting Security Option APIC Mode OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values Fl Optimized Defaults Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep Disabled default Virus protection is disabled Enabled Virus protection is activated CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Depending on the CPU chipset in use you may be able to increase memory access time with this option
21. M7SXG Federal Communications Commission F C C Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation of this device is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Accessories This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device the accessories associated with this equipment are as follows 1 Shielded serial cable Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets 2 Shielded printer cable Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets 3 Shielded video cable Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets 4 Shielded power cord Provided by manufacturer These accessories are required to ensure compliance with FCC Rules It is the responsibility of the user to provide and use these accessories properly This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device pursuant of Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and radiates radio frequency energy and if you did not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference in the radio communications There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a partic
22. Master Slave UltraUDMA Ultra DMA 100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system As well your operating environment requires a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support The Choices Auto default Disabled IDE Burst Mode This item allows you enable disable IDE Burst Mode The Choices Enabled default Disabled SIS OnChip PCI Device If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the SIS OnChip PCI Device label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options SIS 7012 AC97 AUDIO This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio The Choices Enabled default Disabled SIS 7013 S W Modem This option allows you to control the onboard S W modem The Choices Disabled default Enabled SIS 900 10 100M ETHERNET This option allows you to control the onboard LAN The Choices Disabled default Enabled SiS 900 MAC Address Input System Share Memory Size Only for M7SXH This item allows you select System Share Memory Size The Choices 32 MB default 4MB 8MB 16MB 64MB Onboard SuperIO Device If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the Onboard Super IO Device label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options 2 16
23. able Graphic Window WR Combin The Choices Enabled default Disabled 2 14 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 5 Integrated Peripherals W Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SIS OnChip IDE Dev 3 Item Help SIS OnChip PCI Device s t gt Onboard SuperI0 Device s ter gt USB Controller USB Keyboard Support IDE HDD Block Mode Init Display First AGP Auto Calibration IDE Access Interface MAC Access Interface USB1 Access Interface USB Access Interface Audio Access Interface Tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value Pme ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Preuious Values timized Defaults SIS OnChip IDE Device If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the SIS OnChip IDE Device label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options Internal PCI IDE This item allows you select Internal PCI IDE The Choices Both default Disabled Primary Secondary IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices Auto default Mode0 Model Mode2 Mode3 Mode4 2 15 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Primary Secondary
24. ace Port JPRNTI 1 28 1 7 5 Game Joystick MIDI Port Connector JGAME I sess 1 29 1 7 6 Audio Port Connectors JSPKRI JLINT JMICI een 1 29 1 777 Audio Subsystem pte ertet teen te bct ye e Mesi 1 30 1 7 7 1 CD ROM Audio In Header JCDINI eee 1 31 1 7 7 2 CD ROM Audio In Header JCDIN2 esee 1 31 1 7 7 3 Front Panel Audio Header JAUDIOL sese 1 31 i Contents 1 7 7 4 Telephony Audio Header JTAD1 2 BIOS Setup eere 2 1 Mam Menu cere 2 2 Standard CMOS Features 2 3 Advanced BIOS Features 2 4 Advanced Chipset Features 2 5 Integrated Peripherals 2 6 Power Management Setup 2 7 PnP PCI Configurations 2 8 PC Health Status 2 9 Frequency Control 3 Trouble Shooting iii Chapter 1 Motherboard Description Introduction System Overview Congratulations on the purchase of your new system This motherboard is designed to take advantage of the latest industry technology to provide you with the ultimate solution in data processing In the tradition of its predecessors this motherboard continues the commitment of reliability performance and strives for full compliance and compatibility with industry
25. ance 2D Accelerator MPEG 2 1 Video Decoder MPEG 2 ISO IEC 13818 2 MP HL and MPEG 1 ISO IEC 11172 2 standards compliant Built in advanced hardware DVD acceleration logic Support AGP bus master LFB mode code fetching Half pixel resolution in motion compensation Support VCD DVD and HDTV all ATSC modes decoding Direct DVD to TV playback Video Accelerator High Integration Built in 64x128 CRT FIFOs to support ultra high resolution graphics modes and reduce CPU wait state I O facilities One multi mode Parallel Port capable of supporting the following specifications Standard amp Bidirection Parallel Port Enhanced Parallel Port EPP Extended Capabilities Port ECP Supports one serial ports 16550 UART Supports Infrared Data Transmission using IrDA Supports 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB floppy disk drives Universal Serial Bus Supports two back panel Universal Serial Bus Ports and four front panel Universal Serial Bus Ports optional Supports 48 MHz USB 14 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description BIOS Hardware Monitor Function Monitors CPU Fan Speed Monitors System Fan Speed Monitors System Voltage Dimensions Micro ATX form factor 24 5cm x 24 5cm WxL 1 5 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 1 2 BIOS A Award BIOS Supports APM1 2 Supports USB Function Supports ACPI BIOS Update 1 1 3 Software Operating System Offers the high
26. apability This item allows you to enable disable open the S M A R T quick function of the hard disk The Choices Disabled default Enabled Report No FDD For WIN 95 Whether report no FDD for WIN 95 or not The Choices No default Yes Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution Enabled default Optional ROM is enabled Disabled Optional ROM is disabled Small Logo EPA Show This item allows you to enable disable display the small EPA logo The Choices Disabled default Enabled 2 12 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources such as DRAM and external cache It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly W Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Advanced DRAM Control ress Item Help Prefetch Caching gt Memory Hole at 15M 16M AGP Aperture Size Graphic Window WR Combin tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit F1 FS Previous Values F Optimized Defaults General Help Advanced DRAM Control To contr
27. ault Disabled Power Up by Alarm When you select Enabled fields appear that let you set the alarm that returns the system to Full On state The Choices Disabled default Enabled Month Alarm Select a month 1 12 or NA if you want the alarm active during all months Day of Month Alarm Select a date in the month Select 0 if you prefer to set a weekly alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm Set the time you want the alarm to go off on the days when it is activated 2 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 7 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Personal Computer Interconnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings W Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD PCI VGA Palette Snoop Tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Preuious Values F7 Optimized Defaults Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict Every peri
28. ciereoelelo EH AGP Slot PCI Slot E rBB i 3 BB CNR Slot i Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 5 1 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot Unlike the mouse ports keyboard ports and printer ports this motherboard has built in video facilities and one of the expansion slot for a video card Your monitor will attach directly to that video card This motherboard supports video cards for PCI slot but it is also equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP An AGP card will take advantage of AGP technology for improved video efficiency and performance especially with 3D graphics 1 5 2 CNR Communication Network Riser Slot The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture and it defines a hardware scalable riser card interface which supports audio network and modem only 1 5 3 PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect it is a bus standard for expansion cards and it is designated as 32 bit Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 6 Connectors Headers amp Jumpers The connectors headers and jumpers introduced below provide you lots of capabilities such as power supply front panel signal revelation IDE hard disk connection floppy disk connection Wake On LAN function and USB connection Noticeably a
29. cription CPU Installation Layout coe oo em Socket 478 ooe E gt JCFANI GE i v E RH 5 el m LO DO a e i 5 ER ER con Z JSFANI BB E 3 W _ I Em unnm 1 3 2 CPU Fan Header JCFAN1 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 4 RAM Module Installation 1 4 1 DIMM DRAM Access Time 2 5V Unbuffered DDR SDRAM without ECC PC1600 PC2100 PC2700 Type required DRAM Type 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB DIMM Module 184 pin Total Memory Size with unbuffer DIMMs Only for reference Total Memory Size MB 128 M 256M 512M 1G 256 M 384 M DIMM 1 128M 256 M 512M 128 M 256 M DIMM 2 128 M 128 M 640 M 1128 M 384 M 512M 768 M 1256 M 512M 128M 256 M 512M 128 M 128 M 256 M 256 M 256 M 256 M 640 M 768 M 1028 M 1512 M 1128 M 1256 M 128 M 256 M 512M 128M 256 M 512M 512M 512M 512M 1G 1G 1512 M 2G 512M 1G 1G Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 4 2 How to install a DIMM Module I N CA Ag TN N CA Single Sided DIMM
30. elect the correct setting of the TxD and RxD signals The Choices IR Rx2Tx2 default RxD2 TxD2 Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I O Address The Choices 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP SPP default Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 The Choices EPP 1 7 default EPP1 9 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port The Choices 3 default 1 Game Port Address Game Port I O Address The Choices 201 default 209 Disabled Midi Port Address Midi Port Base I O Address The Choices 330 default 300 290 Disabled Midi Port IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the Midi Port can use The Choices 5 10 default 2 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup USB Controller This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller The Choices Enabled default Disabled USB Keyboard Support Enables support for USB attached keyboards The Choices Disabled default Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is otherwise known as block transfer mul
31. est performance for MS DOS Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 95 98 Windows ME Windows XP Novell SCO UNIX etc 1 1 4 Accessories HDD Cable FDD Cable Flash Memory Writer for BIOS Update JUSBI JUSB2 Cable Optional Rear I O Panel for Micro ATX Case Optional Fully Setup Driver CD 1 6 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 2 Motherboard Installation 1 2 1 System Block Diagram SOCKET 478 Host Bus Support Dual Monitor SSTL 2 Termination VGA Slot DDR SDRAM oniy for DDR SiS650 HyperZip 512 MB SI 9961 PS 2 LPC Bus FAN CONTROL VOLTAGE MONITOR M7 SXG TEMPERATURE MONITOR ATX FSB 400MHz SUPPORTS 2 DIMMS SUPPORTS I AGP SLOT SUPPORTS 3 PCISLOTS SUPPORTS I CNR SLOT SUPPORTS TELEPHONY LPC Super I O FAN CONTROL Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 2 2 Layout of Motherboard Model No M7SXG JKBMSI JUSBLANI JVGAI JAUD GAMEI Ke JCFANI OL JATXPWR2 EE Olo Socket 478 y 0000 DDRI DDR2 B JDIMMPWRI sess 1 f JAUDIO1 PCI JSFANI lt FDDI PCI2 RA ig Q JUSB2 JUSBI o JCDINI iei e a Fal JTADI PCI3 Gi JCDIN2 e a un ce JPANELI a JWOLI ICMOSI AEHHEEH 1 8 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 2 3 Quick Reference FEDCB I
32. gure 6 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S Video Off Option Video Off Method Switch Function MODEM Use IRQ Hot Key Function As HDD Off After Power Button Override PM Wake Up Events tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Preuious Values E7 Optimized Defaults ACPI function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system The Choices S1 POS default Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM S1 amp S3 2 21 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Video Off Option This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management The Choices Suspend Off default Always on Video Off Method This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support default Initial display power management signaling Switch Function You can choose whether or not to permit your system or enter complete suspend mode Suspend
33. hen stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off The Award BIOS installed in your computer system s ROM Read Only Memory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports Intel processors input output system The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports Adding important has customized the Award BIOS but nonstandard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification ESCD Extended System Configuration Data write is supported EPA Green PC Support This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 03 of the EPA Green PC specification APM Support These AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 1 amp 1 2 of the Advanced Power Management APM specification Power management features are implemented via the System Management Interrupt SMI Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can be managed by this AWARD BIOS 2 1 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2 1 of the Intel PCI Peripheral Component Inte
34. jumper has two or more pins that can be covered by a plastic jumper cap allowing you to select different system options JATXPWR2 a mu JATXPWRI 2000 JAUXPWRI e 9 zn SO oe I i H IDIMMPWRI 23 f x a s g i i S Ul pe Wd en c HH HE JWOL rusB2 juspi MOS Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 6 1 Front Panel Connector JPANEL 1 Function 2 Sleep Control Speaker 4 Ground Connector 6 Na Power LED Ground Reset Reset Control Button IrDA Connector Button POWER Power LED esa 16 Ground mr zef omme Power on Button IrDA Connector SPK Speaker Connector An offboard speaker can be installed on the motherboard as a manufacturing option An offboard speaker can be connected to the motherboard at the front panel connector The speaker onboard or offboard provides error beep code information during the Power On Self Test when the computer cannot use the video interface The speaker is not connected to the audio subsystem and does not receive output from the audio subsystem Chapter 1 Motherboard Description RST Reset Button This connector can
35. key is held down the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller When enabled the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured The Choices Disabled default Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down The Choices 6 default 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The Choices 250 default 500 750 1000 Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and or to use the CMOS Setup Utility System A password is required for the system to boot and is also required to access the Setup Utility Setup default A password is required to access the Setup Utility only This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu APIC Mode Selecting Enabled APIC device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system The Choices Disabled default Enabled Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1 1 and 1 4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification Select the version supported by the operation system running on this computer The Choices 1 4 default 1 1 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB A choice other than Non OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 HDD S M A R T C
36. ndary Master IDE Secondary Slave Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support Video Halt On tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value at ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Preuious Values Optimized Defaults 2 6 Chapter 2 Main Menu Selections BIOS Setup This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu Item Date Drive A Drive B Video IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave Options Description MM DD YYYY Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options 360K 5 25 in Select the type of floppy 1 2M 5 25 in disk drive installed in your system 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in None EGA VGA Select the default video CGA 40 device CGA 80 MONO 2 7 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Item Options Description Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which No Errors you want the BIOS to stop All but Keyboard the POST process and All but Diskette notify you All but Disk
37. ol the DDR SDRAM If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the Advanced DRAM Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options System Performance This item allows you to choice the system performance which you want The Choices Normal Mode default Safe Mode Fast Mode Turbo Mode Ultra Mode Chapter 2 BIOS Setup CAS Latency Setting When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing The Choices Auto default 2T 2 5T DRAM Addr Cmd Rate This item allows you select DRAM Addr Cmd Rate The Choices Auto default 1T 2T Prefetch Caching This item allows you enable disable Prefetch Caching The Choices Enabled default Disabled Memory Hole at 15M 16M When enabled you can reserve an area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reserved it cannot be cached Refer to the user documentation of the peripheral you are installing for more information The Choices Disabled default Enabled AGP Aperture Size Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The Choices 4M 8M 16M 32M 64M default 128M 256M Graphic Window WR Combin This item allows you enable dis
38. or at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off The time required is due to internal debounce circuitry on the system board At least two seconds must pass before the power supply will recognize another on off signal Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 6 2 ATX 20 pin Power Connector JATXPWR1 This connector supports the power button on board supply function such as Soft Power Off is supported on this motherboard This power connector supports instant power on functionality which means that the system will boot up instantly when the power connector is inserted on the board Using the ATX power PIN Assignment PIN Assignment 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 5V 14 PS ON 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 5V 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 PW OK 18 5V 9 5V_SB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V 1 6 3 ATX 12V Power Connector JATXPWR2 PIN Assignment PIN Assignment 1 12V 3 Ground 2 12V 4 Ground 1 6 4 DIMM Power Voltage Selection JDIMMPWR1 DDR DIMM Voltage It s strongly recommended to set DDR DIMM voltage in default setting 2 55V 1 19 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 6 5 AUX Power Connector JAUXPWR1 Optional PIN Assignment PIN Assignment 1 VCC 3 Ground 2 Ground 4 12V 1 6 6 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 IDE2 The motherboard has a
39. or messages not allowing certain data to be retrieved PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION A number of causes Use a file by file backup Back up any salvageable could be behind this instead of an image data Then low level backup to backup the format partition and high hard disk level format the hard drive Re install all saved data when completed PROBLEM Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Incorrect information Check the configuration Review system s entered into the program Replace any equipment Make sure configuration setup incorrect information correct information is in program setup PROBLEM Screen is blank PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION No power to monitor Check the power connectors to monitor and to system Make sure monitor is connected to display card Monitor not connected See instructions above to computer 3 3 Chapter 3 Trouble Shooting PROBLEM No screen PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Memory problem Reboot computer Reinstall memory make sure that all memory modules are installed in correct sockets Computer virus Use anti virus programs to detect and clean viruses PROBLEM Screen goes blank periodically PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Screen saver is enabled lbisable screen saver PROBLEM Keyboard failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION
40. pheral device has a node which is called ESCD This node records which resources are assigned to it The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations These locations 4K are reserved in the system BIOS If the Disabled default option is chosen the system s ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one If the Enabled option is chosen the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the Disabled mode The Choices Disabled default Enabled 2 24 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Resources Controlled By By Choosing Auto default the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral By Choosing Manual the user will need to assign IRQ amp DMA for add on cards Be sure that there are no IRQ DMA and I O port conflicts IRQ Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt When you press the Press Enter tag you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts This is only configurable when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual IRQ 3 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 4 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 12 a
41. rconnect local bus specification DRAM Support DDR SDRAM supported Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 processor Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items press lt Enter gt to select use the lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt keys to change entries press lt F1 gt for help and press lt Esc gt to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by using the keyboard Move to previous item 1 1 O Move to previous item Esc Main Menu Quit without saving changes EU Somenue Eat Curent page o he next higher leve menu Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Esc key Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit Current page and return to Main Menu 2 2 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOSTM CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept and enter the sub menu WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual Figure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 is just for reference please refer to the BIOS installed on board for update information W Figure 1 Main Menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Esc Quit F9 Menu
42. rom making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility You will be prompted with to enter a password Enter Password Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them Enter Pas 1 Save amp Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding SAVE to CMOS and EXIT N Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Quit Without Saving Y N N Update BIOS This submenu allows you to update bios BIOS UPDATE UTILITY Y N N 2 5 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item W Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy 14 2001 Item Help Time hh mm ss 14 a IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Seco
43. setting the JCMOSI 2 3 closed as ON status All the CMOS data will be loaded as defaults setting Method 2 Press the lt Insert gt key and Power button simultaneously after that keep on pressing the lt Insert gt key until the power on screen showed This action will boot up the system according to FSB of the processor If unfortunately the system s frequency that you are selected is 2 30 Chapter 3 Trouble Shooting 3 Trouble Shooting PROBLEM No power to the system at all Power light does not illuminate fan inside power supply does not turn on Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Power cable is Visually inspect power Make sure power cable is unplugged cable securely plugged in Defective power cable Visually inspect the cable Replace cable try another cable Power supply failure Power cable and wall Contact technical support socket are OK but system is still dead Faulty wall outlet circuit Plug in device known to Use different socket breaker or fuse blown work in socket and test repair outlet reset circuit breaker or replace fuse PROBLEM System inoperative Keyboard lights are on power indicator lights are lit hard drive is spinning PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Memory DIMM is Turn off computer Take Using even pressure on partially dislodged from cover off system unit both ends of the DIMM the slot on the
44. software and hardware standards M7SXG Highlights Contains on board I O facilities which include one serial port a parallel port a PS 2 mouse port a PS 2 keyboard port audio ports USB ports a game port and a VGA port Contains on board IDE facilities for IDE devices such as hard disks and CD ROM Drives Supports the Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 processor a leading edge processor which brings to you the latest technology in micro architecture design graphics performance system bus design cache architecture and much more Complies with PC Micro ATX form factor specifications Supports popular operating systems such as Windows 95 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP Novell and SCO UNIX 1 1 Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 Motherboard Description 1 1 Features 1 1 1 Hardware CPU Provides Socket 478 Supports the Intel Pentium 4 processor providing the new generation power for high end workstations system Runing at 400 MHz Front Side Bus frequency Supports up to 2 2 GHz CPU core speeds The 33MHz 32 bit PCI 2 2 compliant The 66MHz AGP 2 0 compliant interface supports 1x 2x and 4x data transfer mode Chipset SiS 650 645 SiS 961 Winbond W83697HF DRAM Memory Supports 200MHz 266MHz or 333MHz only for SiS 645 DDR SDRAM devices Supports 128Mb 256Mb 512Mb and 1GB technologies Max of 2 Double Sided DIMMs with unbuffer without ECC PC21
45. ssigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device Legacy is the term which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides non PnP ISA add on cards PCI ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals PCI VGA Palette Snoop Choose Disabled or Enabled Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility However the color information coming from the VGA controller is drawn from the palette table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors and the graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller To do this the non VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data In PCI based systems where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and a non VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write 2 25 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup In this case the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write it should only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus The non VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus Unless you have the above situation you should disable this option
46. tiple commands or multiple sector read write Select the Enabled option if your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do The system will automatically determine the optimal number of blocks to read and write per sector The Choices Enabled default Disabled Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI Slot or an AGP Slot The Choices PCI Slot default AGP AGP Auto Calibration This item allows you enable disable AGP Auto Calibration The Choices Enabled default Disabled IDE Access Interface This item allows you select the IDE Access Interface The Choices Auto default Embedded Bus PCI Bus MAC Access Interface This item allows you select the MAC Access Interface The Choices Embedded Bus default PCI Bus 2 19 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup USB1 Access Interface This item allows you select the USB1 Access Interface The Choices Embedded Bus default PCI Bus USBO Access Interface This item allows you select the USBO Access Interface The Choices Embedded Bus default PCI Bus Audio Access Interface This item allows you select the Audio Access Interface The Choices Embedded Bus default PCI Bus 2 20 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up power down features m Fi
47. tive owners Copyright 2001 All Rights Reserved Canadian D O C Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus to set out of the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Cet appareil numb rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites appliqu es aux appareils num riques de Class B pr scrits dans le r glement du brouillage radio lectrique edict par le minister Des Communications du Canada Contents Introduction 1 1 1 Motherboard Description vsrrrrrrerrrrereresreresererescerereneone 1 2 T L Beatutes s tai rail e diete 1 2 ILI Hardware EI ete 1 2 112 BI S annens iii 1 6 L 13 Softwafe hr ELE 1 1 4 Accessories 1 2 Motherboard Installation eese 1 7 12 1 System Block Di gram pioli e Ree ere e pa pibe 1 7 1 2 2 Layout of Motherboard esee tente ten tnnt 1 8 123 Quick Reference nee ee eei in wien cim eg 1 8 1 2 3 Quicke Reference tace e ete end edite 1 9 1 3 CPU Installation a5 eset oe don pee edente 1 10 1 3 1 CPU Installation Procedure Socket 478 s 1 10 1 3 2 CPU Fan Header JCFAN Drinnen iani s s 1 11 1 3 3 System Fan Header JSFANI Optional sss 1 11 1 4 RAM Module Installation eere 1 12 EI RI DI NZ IV s sce east ise ine ee quocp uL 1 4 2 How to install a
48. ular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference in the radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet from a different circuit where the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Caution Changes or modifications that is not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Disclaimer The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents and specially the vendor disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes of the contents without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this publication in part or in whole is not allowed without first obtaining the vendor s approval in writing Trademarks and Remarks MS DOS Windows Windows NT Windows 9X Windows ME Windows XP and Windows 2000 are products of Microsoft Corp with its ownership of trademark and are distributed by the vendor under a license agreement All trademarks used in this manual are property of their respec
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