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1. Do not move the jumper with the power on Always turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the computer before changing the jumper Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 23 Motherboard Connectors SU PER P4SPA P4SPE CPU 478 PGA PU FAN ATX Power Connector Od lelleed J9 _ jrr Hir wre zasn wo asn OH FAN LINE LINE mic OUT IN i AGP 8x 1 5v 4X PCI 1 C w _ SUPERIO cD AUX GAME HEADER 5 a Figure 7 Motherboard Connectors Note All the connectors on the motherboard shown in Figure 8 are keyed in order to prevent incorrect insertion These are denoted in the above picture by the black dark areas Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 24 Front Panel Connectors The following are all connectors situated along the front edge of the motherboard They are often connected to buttons and LED s situated on the front panel Pin 26 Reset Pin 25 VCC5 Pin 24 Ground Pin 23 X was x Pin 21 X Pin 20 PW ON Pin 19 Speaker Pin 18 Ground Pin 16 X Pin 17 Ground Pin 15 Keylock Pin 14 Ground Pin 13 Ground Pin 12 NIC LED Pin 11 X Pin 10 IRTX Pin 9 Power LED Pin 8 GROUND Pin 7 VOCS Pin 6 IRRX Pin 5 IDE LED Pin 4 CIRRX Pin 3 IDE LED Pin 2 VCCS Pin 1 VCC5 Figure 8 Front Panel Connectors Table 3 Front Panel Connectors Power LED The power LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 HDD LED The HDD LED connection is locat
2. Driver A piece of software which is used by application software to control some special features Each graphics board and printer requires its own driver D Type A common type of connector used for connecting printers serial ports game port and many other types of interface DRAM Dynamic Ram used for main system memory providing a moderately fast but cheap storage solution FDC Floppy Disk Controller the interface for connecting floppy disk drives to the computer Hercules A monochrome graphics video mode which first appeared in the Hercules graphics card Provides a resolution of 720 by 348 pixels IDE Integrated Drive Electronics currently the most popular type of interface for hard disk drives Much of the circuitry previously required on hard disk controller cards is now integrated on the hard disk itself Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 79 Interface The electronics providing a connection between two pieces of equipment For example a printer interface connects a computer to a printer Interlace The mode the graphics card uses to refresh a monitor screen When the graphics is in interlace mode the frequency of the display update is lower than in non interlace mode This causes a slight flicker so generally non interlaced mode is better if the monitor supports it L E D Light Emitting Diode a light which indicates activity for example hard disk access PCI Peripheral Component Interface It
3. Jumper Settings wasn Srerzasn UPER P4SPA P4SPE CPU FAN CPU 478 PGA Keyboard Mouse 2 D Ss je z a Fad lt Hed lelleed J9 Power JP3 JP2 LINE LINE mic OUT IN AGP 8x 1 5v 4X PCI1 PCI2 P SUPERIO ICHS PIN samo AUX en WOL Cc I m GAME HEADER Jwo 394 394 nn gt Ph Figure 6 Jumper Settings Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 22 Table 2 Jumper Settings JPUSB amp JPWAKE USB Wake up and Keyboard wake up Jumper JPUSB is used in conjunction with the Keyboard Wake Up function in BIOS when you wish to wake the system up with a USB keyboard that has been connected to a USB port not header The JPWAKE jumper is used together with the Keyboard Wake Up setting in BIOS Enable both to allow the system to be woken up by depressing a key on the keyboard JP4 Watch Dog JP4 controls Watch Dog a system monitor that takes action when a software application freezes the system Pins 1 2 will have WD reset the system if a program freezes Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen requires software implementation Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS JP2 amp JP3 System FSB speed JP39 allows you to select Auto or Manual front side bus speed for your system The recommended Auto setting will automatically determine the system bus speed of your processor s CAUTION
4. In the Setup program the floppy interface can be configured for the following floppy drive capacities and sizes e 360 KB 5 25 inch e 1 2 MB 5 25 inch e 720 KB 3 5 inch e 1 2 MB 3 5 inch driver required e 1 25 1 44 MB 3 5 inch e 2 88 MB 3 5 inch PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Interface PS 2 keyboard and mouse connectors are located on the back panel The 5 V lines to these connectors are protected with a PolySwitch circuit that like a self healing fuse re establishes the connection after an over current condition is removed The keyboard controller contains the AMI Megakey keyboard and mouse controller code provides the keyboard and mouse control functions and supports password protection for power on reset A power on reset password can be specified in Setup The keyboard controller also supports the hot key sequence lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt for a software reset This key sequence resets the computer s software by jumping to the beginning of the BIOS code and running the Power On Self Test POST Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 17 Management Extension Component Wake on LAN Header The optional Wake on LAN header enables remote wakeup of the computer through a network Wake on LAN requires a PCI add in network interface card NIC with remote wakeup capabilities The remote wakeup header on the NIC must be connected to the onboard Wake on LAN header The NIC monitors network traffic at the MII interfa
5. are Enabled and Disabled On Chip VGA This setting allows you to enable or disable On Chip VGA Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled On Chip Frame Buffer Size This setting allows you to set On Chip Frame Buffer Size The options are 1 MB 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB and 32 MB Onboard LAN This setting allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 54 On Chip Serial ATA Select Disabled to disable SATA Controller Select Auto to allow the BIOS to make arrangements automatically The options are Disabled Auto and Manual However if Primary IDE and Secondary IDE drives are not populated the Award BIOS will display Pri Master for the item Onboard SATA1 and Sec Master for the item Onboard SATA2 If the Primary IDE is populated and the Secondary IDE drive is not populated the Award BIOS will display Sec Master for the item Onboard SATA1 and Sec Slave for the item Onboard SATA2 SATA1 and Pri Slave for the item Onboard SATA2 If both Primary IDE and the Secondary IDE drives are populated the Award BIOS will assign Tertiary for the item Onboard SATA1 and Quad for the item Onboard SATA2 The last option is supported by XP or the later version of OS only If the Primary IDE is not populated and the Secondary IDE drive is populated the Award BIOS will display Pri Master for
6. current and energy levels are present in this product Power switch terminals can have hazardous Voltages present even when the power switch is off The procedures assume familiarity with the general terminology associated with personal computers and with the safety practices and regulatory compliance required for using and modifying electronic equipment Do not operate the system with the cover removed Always replace the cover before turning on the system As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this computer may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug precede as follows The wire which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety Earth symbol Q or coloured green or green and yellow The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 20 CAUTION The Viglen VIG380P motherboard and associated components are sensitive electronic devices A small static shock from your body can cause expensive damage to your equipment Make sure you are earthed and free of static charge before you open the computer case If you are unsure about upgrading your computer return it to Viglen so
7. Plug and Play specification Auto configuration lets a user insert or remove PCI or Plug and Play cards without having to configure the system When a user turns on the system after adding a PCI or Plug and Play card the BIOS automatically configures interrupts the I O space and other system resources Any interrupts set to Available in Setup are considered to be available for use by the add in card PCI interrupts are distributed to available ISA interrupts that have not been assigned to an ISA card or to system resources The assignment of PCI interrupts to ISA IRQs is non deterministic PCI devices can share an interrupt but an ISA device cannot share an interrupt allocated to PCI or to another ISA device Auto Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 45 configuration information is stored in the extended system configuration data ESCD format PCI IDE Support If Auto is selected as a primary or secondary IDE in Setup the BIOS automatically sets up the two local bus IDE connectors with independent I O channel support The IDE interface supports hard drives up to PIO Mode 4 and recognises any ATAPI devices including CD ROM drives tape drives and Ultra DMA drives Add in ISA IDE controllers are not supported The BIOS determines the capabilities of each drive and configures them so as to optimise capacity and performance To take advantage of the high capacity storage devices hard drives are automatically configured for logical block
8. a qualified engineer can perform the upgrade STEPS TO TAKE TO PREVENT STATIC DISCHARGE 1 The best way to prevent static discharge is to buy an anti static strap from your local electrical shop While you are wearing the strap and it is earthed static charge will be harmlessly bled to ground 2 Do not remove the component from its anti static protective packaging until you are about to install it 3 Hold boards by the edges try not to touch components interface strips etc Note We recommend that you return your computer to the service department for upgrading Any work carried out is fully guaranteed Upgrades should only be carried out by persons who are familiar with handling IC s as incorrect installation will invalidate the guarantee Overview of Jumper Settings The VIG380P motherboard contains various jumpers which are manually set up to provide the optimum performance configuration This section will explain the different jumpers to you and the various configurations Caution Never remove jumpers using large pliers as this can damage the pins The best way to remove a jumper is to use a small pair of tweezers or fine needle nosed pliers Never remove a jumper when the computer is switch on Always switch the computer off first Do not move the jumper with the power on Always turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the computer before changing the jumper Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 21
9. addressing LBA and to PIO Mode 3 or 4 depending on the capability of the drive To override the auto configuration options use the specific IDE device options in Setup The ATAPI specification recommends that ATAPI devices be configured as shown in Table 8 Table 8 Recommendations for Configuring an ATAPI Device Primary Cable Secondary Cable Normal no ATAPI AA pea ae PROM for manced DE systems JAA Lop L aH Legacy IDE System with only one cable ATAPI Enhanced IDE with CD ROM and a tape or two CD tap ATAPI re ROMs Desktop Management Interface DMI Desktop Management Interface DMI is an interface for managing computers in an enterprise environment The main component of DMI is the management information format MIF database which contains information about the computing system and its components Using DMI a system administrator can obtain the system types capabilities operational status and installation dates for system components The MIF database defines the data and provides the method for accessing this information The BIOS enables applications such as Intel LANDesk Client Manager to use DMI The BIOS stores and reports the following DMI information e BIOS data such as the BIOS revision level e Fixed system data such as peripherals serial numbers and asset tags e Resource data such as memory size cache size and processor speed e Dynamic data such as event detection and error logging Langua
10. at several levels including e Software support through Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI e Hardware support Power connector Fan connectors LAN wake capabilities Instantly Available PC technology Resume on Ring Wake from USB Wake from PS 2 devices Power Management Event signal PME wake up support 00000000 ACPI ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and Play functions of a computer The use of ACPI with the VIG380P motherboard requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support ACPI features include e Plug and Play including bus and device enumeration e Power management control of individual devices add in boards some add in boards may require an ACPI aware driver video displays and hard disk drives e Methods for achieving less than 15 watt system operation in the power on standby sleeping state e A Soft off feature that enables the operating system to power off the computer e Support for multiple wake up events e Support for a front panel power and sleep mode switch Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 77 System States and Power States Under ACPI the operating system directs all system and device power state transitions The operating system puts devices in and out of low power states based on user preferences and knowledge of how devices are being used by applications Devices that are not being used can be turned off The operat
11. for drive B not correctly identified in Setup Problem with NVRAM CMOS access Keyboard controller error The keyboard controller failed test Try replacing the keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard error nn Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Operating system not found Keyboard not working BIOS discovered a stuck key and displays the scan code nn for the stuck key Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Continued Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 37 Table 6 BIOS Error Messages continued Error Message Explanation Parity Check 1 Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity Check 2 Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays 2222 Press lt F1 gt to resume Displayed after any recoverable error message Press lt F1 gt to start lt F2 gt to Setup the boot process or lt F2 gt to enter Setup and change any settings Real time clock error Real time clock fails BIOS test May require motherboard repair Shadow RAM Failed at Shadow RAM failed at of
12. instead Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI amp PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI amp DIMM slots Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory amp I O resource Search for a valid VGA device amp VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 Reserved Reserved Initialize INT 09 buffer Program CPU internal MTRR P6 amp PII for 0 640K memory address Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller Measure CPU speed Invoke video BIOS Reserved Reserved Reserved Initialize multi language 2 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU Speed Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 40 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU 1 Program MTRR of MICPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU amp program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 OnMP platform adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case thecacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical 53h 54h 57h 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN
13. is plugged into a properly grounded power outlet 3 Make sure your keyboard and video display are correctly connected to the system Turn on the video display and turn up its brightness and contrast controls to at least two thirds of the maximum refer to the documentation supplied with the video display 4 If the operating system normally loads from the hard disk drive make sure there is no diskette in the diskette drive If the operating system normally loads from a diskette insert the operating system diskette into the drive 5 Turn on the system If the power indicator does not light but the system seems to be operating normally the indicator is probably defective Monitor the power on self test POST execution Each time you turn on the system the POST checks the system board memory keyboard and certain peripheral devices Note If the POST does not detect any errors the system beeps once and boots up Errors that do not prevent the boot process non fatal errors display a message that looks similar to the following Error Message Line 1 Error Message Line 2 Press lt F2 gt for Set up lt F1 gt to Boot You can note the error and press lt F1 gt to resume the boot up process or lt F2 gt to enter Set up Errors that prevent the boot process from continuing fatal errors are communicated by a series of audible beeps If this type of error occurs refer to the error codes and messages listed at the end of thi
14. more than one operation Table 7 Port 80h Codes Code 05h 1 Blank out screen 1 Clear 8042 interface 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional 2 Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by a port amp interface swap optional 3 Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips Reserved Reserved Reserved Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not Iftest fails keep beeping the speaker Reserved 10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into therun time area in F000 for ESCD amp DMI support Reserved 12h Use walking 1 s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override 3h values are MODBINable by OEM customers 6h 17h Reserved 18h Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 19h Reserved 1Ah Reserved ojo ojojo 17 1717 oO ODh oEh Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 39 1Bh 23h Initial interrupts vector table If no special specified all H W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR amp S W Interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value
15. must be used OS 2 2 0 does not support LBA DOS amp Windows can use LBA ECHS or standard CHS methods The 32 bit Disk Access driver built into Windows WDCTRL 386 can only be used with the standard CHS method to use either LBA or ECHS method and 32 bit Disk Access an alternative 386 driver must be installed this combination will also provide the best performance If this driver is not installed and the drive fitted to the system supports Type F DMA on the ISA interface or Mode 3 on the PCI interface then higher performance will be achieved by NOT using 32 bit Disk Access Network Controllers The VIG380P motherboard includes an Intel 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller supporting 10 100 1000Mbs network solution As a PCI 2 2 bus master the controller can burst data at up to 132 MB s The controller contains two receive and transmit FIFO buffers that prevent data overruns or under runs while waiting for access to the PCI bus The controller has the following Serial ATA The VIG380P consists of two S ATA connections In order to use these ports the S ATA option in the bios must first be enabled and the relevant S ATA motherboard jumpers must be set correctly on the enable pins Refer to the jumper and bios pages for more details on enabling SATA Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 67 Connector Pin Signal Details ATX Power Connector The main power supply connector on the VIG380P meets the SSI Superset ATX 24 p
16. similar to Ultra DMA and is device driver compatible e ATA 100 DMA protocol on IDE bus allows host and target throttling The ICH5 s ATA 100 logic can achieve read transfer rates up to 100 MB sec and write transfer rates up to 88 MB sec Serial ATA Support The ICH5 s Serial ATA controller offers two independent Serial ATA ports with a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 150 MB s per port One device can be installed on each port for a maximum of two Serial ATA devices A point to point interface is used for host to device connections unlike Parallel ATA IDE which supports a master slave configuration and two devices per channel For compatibility the underlying Serial ATA functionality is transparent to the operating system The two Serial ATA controllers handle two ports and can be enabled by configuring the jumpers Please note that Serial ATA in the bios must also be enabled in order to use this feature Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 16 Parallel Port The connector for the multimode bidirectional parallel port is a 25 pin D Sub connector located on the back panel In the Setup program the parallel port can be configured for the following e Compatible standard mode e Bidirectional PS 2 compatible e Extended Parallel Port EPP e Enhanced Capabilities Port ECP Floppy Controller The I O controller is software compatible with the N82077 floppy drive controllers and supports both PC AT and PS 2 modes
17. the item Onboard On Chip Serial ATA Port0 Portl Mode The option allows you to select SATA PortO mode The options are Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Logical Primary Logical Secondary Tertiary Master and Quaternary Master The default setting for On Chip SATA Porto is Logical Primary and the default setting for Port1 is Logical Secondary USB Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled USB 2 0 Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable USB 2 0 EHCI Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled USB Legacy Support This setting allows you to enable or disable the functions of USB Keyboard Mouse under POST and DOS The options are Disabled and Enabled USB KB Wake Up From S3 This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of USB KB Wake Up from S3 The options are Disabled and Enabled AC97 Audio Select Disable to disable AC 97 Controller Select Auto to allow the BIOS select AC97 automatically The options are Auto and Disabled CPU THRM Throttling THRM throttling is used to lower power consumption and reduce the heat generated by the CPU The options for this setting are 87 5 75 Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 55 I O Device Configuration Onboard ferial Bort 1 Figure 21 I O Configuration Onboard Serial Portl Onboard Seria
18. to every ISA PnP device 58h Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional Reserved 1 Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_lO switch 2 2 Initialize Init_Onboard_ AUDIO switch Okay to enter Setup utility i e not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility Reserved Prepare memory size information for function call INT 15h ax E820h 4Eh 53h 54 58h 5Bh 5Ch 5Dh OQ Lee e gt Kezi Ker Kez Ker Kerio NoD Ga BR Go PO gt 5 5 5 5 gt Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 41 6Ch__ 6Ch 73h 94h Turn on L2 cache Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup amp Auto configuration table 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO Reserved Reserved Reserved Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed Reserved Reserved Reserved S O Reserved Reserved Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported If errors occur report errors amp wait for keys If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue Clear EPA or customization logo Reserved Reserved 1 Call chipset power management hook 2 Recover the text font used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 3 If password is set ask for password Save all d
19. 3 2GHz and have a 512Kb 1MB second level cache running at full CPU Speed Microprocessor Packaging e The Intel Pentium processor connects to the motherboard through a socket 478 connector Processor Upgrades The motherboard can be upgraded with an Intel Pentium processor that runs at higher speeds Main Memory The VIG380P supports Dual or Single channel Non ECC unbuffered DDR 400 333 266 SDRAM Both interleaved and non interleaved memory is supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots The motherboard supports the following memory features 184 pin DIMMs DDR 400 333 266 Up to a maximum of 4GB of ram Non ECC un buffered DDR memory DDR Memory Double Data Rate DDR SDRAM is an established high bandwidth DRAM technology that is cost effective and suitable for every PC market segment This motherboard only accepts DDR memory modules which are keyed so not to confuse it with any other type of memory ECC Memory Error checking and correcting ECC memory detects multiple bit errors and corrects single bit errors ECC memory must be installed for the system to function correctly Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 13 Chipset Intel s Springdale 865G 865PE chipset is comprised of two primary components the Graphics Memory Controller Hub GMCH and the I O Controller Hub ICH5 The Springdale 865G 865PE provides the performance and feature set required for the high end dual single processor des
20. 9 Chapter 2 System Board Options 20 Overview of jumper settings 22 Jumper settings 23 Motherboard Connectors 24 Front Panel Connectors 25 Upgrading the CPU 26 Installing and Removing DIMMs 29 Replacing the Clock CMOS Battery 30 31 Chapter 3 Solving Problems 32 Troubleshooting Procedure 33 Problems Operating Add in Boards 34 Problems and Suggestions 35 Error and Information messages 37 Bios error messages 37 Port 80h post codes 39 Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual Chapter 4 System BIOS What is the bios The Power on Sequence Overview of bios features Configuring the Motherboard using BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Program Main Menu Advanced Menu Security Menu Boot Menu Exit Menu Upgrading BIOS Chapter 5 Technical Information IDE Controller Operating Systems and IDE hard drives Network Controllers Serial ATA Connector Pin Signal Details Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Other Information Reliability Other Information Power Management ACPI Chapter 6 Glossary Notes Suggestions 51 Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual Chapter 1 System Overview Introduction This manual describes the chassis and motherboard level features of the Viglen BX120 This pedestal system consists of a medium tower chassis and a 478 pin Intel Pentium 4 motherboard Table 1 Motherboard Features Features Description Microprocessor Pentium 4 478 Pin Chipset Intel 865G Springdale Chi
21. B ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Third Boot Device This item allows the user to set the third boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USBZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Boot Other Device If enabled this option enables the BIOS to load the OS from another device rather than the ones that have been specified as the first second and third boot up devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Exit Choose Exit from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 62 Save amp Exit Setup Figure 27 Save amp Exit Setup Save amp Exit Setup When the item Save amp Exit Setup is highlighted press lt Enter gt to save the changes you ve made in the BIOS program CMOS and exit Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Exit without Saving When the item Exit without Saving is highlighted press lt Enter gt to exit the Setup routine without saving any changes you may have made Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Load Fail Safe Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Load Optimized Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the optimized settings for all items
22. Delete gt Key if you want to run SETUP 3 Write down the current settings in the BIOS Setup program NOTE DO NOT SKIP STEP 3 YOU WILL NEED THESE SETTINGS TO CONFIGURE YOUR COMPUTER AT THE END OF THE PROCEDURE Creating a Bootable Floppy Diskette 1 Use a DOS or Windows 95 98 system to create the floppy disk 2 Place an unformatted floppy diskette in the floppy drive and format the floppy using the S option example Format a s 3 Alternatively place a formatted floppy in the floppy drive and use the sys command example sys a 4 Press Enter Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 64 Creating the BIOS Upgrade Floppy Diskette The BIOS upgrade file is a compressed self extracting archive that contains the files you need to upgrade the BIOS 1 2 3 Copy the BIOS upgrade file to a temporary directory on your hard disk Extract the files and then copy them to a bootable floppy disk Read the README TXT file which contains the instructions for the BIOS upgrade Upgrading the BIOS l Boot the computer with the floppy disk in drive A One of the files copied will take the form DA8xxxx bin The xxxx represents the BIOS version identifier 2 At the DOS prompt enter the command AWDFlash filename bin py wb cd sn cc r f This will start the flash utility When the utility displays the message upgrade is complete press any key to restart or power off the system As the computer boo
23. E capacity to maximum of 528MB regardless of the size of the drive used Logical Block mode overcomes the 528MB maximum size limitation imposed by the Standard CHS mode It should be used only when the drive supports LBA Logical Block Addressing and the OS supports LBA or uses the BIOS to access the disk Extended CHS mode also overcomes the 528MB maximum size limitation imposed by Standard CHS mode It can be used with drives which are larger than 528MB that do not support LBA Auto Detected allows the BIOS to examine the drive and determine the optimal mode The first choice is to utilise Logical Block mode if it is supported by the drive Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 66 The second choice is to utilise Extended CHS mode if the drive topology allows If neither of the above methods is possible the Standard CHS mode is used Different operating systems have different abilities regarding IDE translation mode UNIX operating systems as currently implemented do not support either LBA or ECHS and must utilise the standard CHS method UNIX can support drives larger than 528MB but does so in its own way OS 2 2 1 and OS 2 Warp can support LBA ECHS or standard CHS methods Note that LBA support may require a switch setting on an OS 2 driver in order to operate in that mode OS 2 2 0 amp Novel NetWare can support either ECHS or standard CHS methods In order to use LBA with NetWare a driver that supports current parameters
24. If an error is evident wrong type of drive specified for example make the change in Setup and reboot the system Record your change Make sure the software is properly configured for the system Refer to the software documentation for information Try a different copy of the software to see if the problem is with the copy you are using If other software runs correctly on the system contact the vendor of the software that fails If you check all of the above with no success try clearing CMOS RAM and reconfiguring the system Make sure you have your list of system settings available to re enter because clearing CMOS RAM sets the options to their default values Make sure the power and signal cables for the drive are properly installed Make sure the front panel connector is securely attached to the system board headers Check that the drive is properly configured and enabled in Setup Check the drive manufacturer s manual for proper configuration for remote hard disk drive activity If the system is operating normally check the connector between the system board and the front panel If OK the light may be defective Prompt doesn t appear after system boots Setup can t enter A serious fault may have occurred consult your Viglen Technical Support If you can t enter Setup to make changes clear CMOS RAM to the default values and reconfigure the system in Setup System halts before completing POST This indic
25. Supervisor Password is highlighted on the above screen press the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the Supervisor Password Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted on the above screen press the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the User Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the User Password Password Check This setting allows the user to determine if the password is required every time when the system boots up or if the password is required only when you enter the CMOS setup The options are System and Setup Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting allows the user to configure the Fixed Disk Boot Sector The default setting is Protected Boot Choose Boot from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 61 Hard Dick Boot Priority Figure 26 Hard Disk Boot Priority Hard Disk Boot Priority This item allows the user to select the Boot Priority of Hard Disk Devices First Boot Device This item allows the user to set the first boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USBCDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Second Boot Device This item allows the user to set the second boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD US
26. U socket when power is applied Install CPU first 6 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle see Figure 10 Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 26 Figure 10 CPU and Socket 7 Press the lever down until you hear it click into the locked position Socket lever in locked position Figure 11 CPU with Thermal Paste applied 8 Apply the proper amount of thermal compound to the CPU die and place the heatsink and fan on top of the CPU Figure 12 Heatsink Installed Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 27 9 Secure the heatsink by locking the retention clips into their proper position il ud Figure 13 CPU Fan Header 10 Connect the three wires of the CPU fan to the respective CPU fan connector Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 28 Installing amp Removing Dual In line Memory Modules Installing Memory CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank one memory slot nearest the CPU s The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to
27. Viglen BX120 User Manual VIG380P Viglen EMCand the CE mark CE Marking European standards are being harmonised across borders If products comply with the same standards in all European countries product exporting and importing is made simple paving our way to a common market If you buy a product with a CE mark on it shown below on the box in the manual or on the guarantee it complies with the currently enforced directive s a Introduction to EMC EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility is the term used to describe certain issues with RF Radio Frequency energy Electrical items should be designed so they do not interfere with each other through RF emissions E g If you turn on your microwave your television shouldn t display interference if both items are CE marked to the EMC directive If emitted RF energy is not kept low it can interfere with other electrical circuitry E g Cars Automatic Braking Systems have been known to activate by themselves while in a strong RF field As this has obvious repercussions ALL electrical products likely to cause RF related problems have to be CE marked from 1st January 1996 onwards If a product conforms to the EMC directive not only should its RF emissions be very low but its immunity to RF energy and other types should be high The apparatus has to resist many real world phenomena such as static shocks and mains voltage transients Viglen s Environment labor
28. ata in stack back to CMOS nitialize ISA PnP boot devices 1 USB final Initialization 2 NET PC Build SYSID structure 3 Switch screen back to text mode 4 Set up ACPI table at top of memory 5 6 7 Invoke ISA adapter ROMs Assign IRQs to PCI devices Initialize APM Clear noise of IRQs Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code 1 Enable L2 cache Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 42 2 Program boot up speed 3 Chipset final initialization 4 Power management final initialization 5 Clear screen amp display summary table 6 Program K6 write allocation 7 Program P6 class write combining 1 Program daylight saving 2 2 Update keyboard LED amp typematic rate 1 Build MP table 2 Build amp update ESCD 3 Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 4 Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 5 5 Build MSIRQ routing table Boot attempt INT 19h Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 43 Chapter 4 System BIOS What is the BIOS The BIOS Basic Input Output System is an important piece of software which is stored in a ROM Read Only Memory chip inside the computer It consists of the basic instructions for controlling the disk drives hard disk keyboard and serial parallel ports The BIOS also keeps a list of the specifications of the computer in battery backed RAM also known as the CMOS RAM and provides a special Setu
29. ates a fatal system error that requires immediate service attention Note the screen display and write down any beep code emitted Provide this information to your Viglen Technical Support Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 36 Error and Information Messages The rest of this chapter describes beep codes and error messages that you might see or hear when you start up the system BIOS Error Messages Table 6 BIOS Error Messages Error Message Diskette drive A error or Diskette drive B error Explanation Drive A or B is present but fails the POST diskette tests Check that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is installed correctly Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Failing Bits nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address System Extended or Shadow memory that failed the memory test Each 1 in the map indicates a failed bit Fixed Disk 0 Failure or Fixed Disk 1 Failure or Fixed Disk Controller Failure Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Invalid NVRAM media type Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is installed properly Run Setup be sure the fixed disk type is correctly identified Type of floppy drive for drive A not correctly identified in Setup Type of floppy drive
30. atory To gain a CE mark the Viglen computer range has had to undergo many difficult tests to ensure it is Electromagnetically Compatible These are carried out in the in house Environment lab at Viglen Headquarters We have made every effort to guarantee that each computer leaving our factory complies fully with the correct standards To ensure the computer system maintains compliance throughout its functional life it is essential you follow these guidelines gt Install the system according to Viglen s instructions gt If you open up your Viglen Keep internal cabling in place as supplied Ensure the lid is tightly secured afterwards Do not remove drive bay shields unless installing a CE marked peripheral in its place The clips or oumps around the lips of the case increase conductivity do not remove or damage Do not remove the ferrite ring from the L E D cables Only use your Viglen computer with CE marked peripherals VVVV Vv This system has been tested in accordance with European standards for use in residential and light industrial areas this specifies a 10 meter testing radius for emissions and immunity If you do experience any adverse affects which you think might be related to your computer try moving it at least 10 meters away from the affected item If you still experience problems contact Viglen s Technical Support department who will put you straight through to an EMC engineer s he will do everythin
31. became apparent to manufacturers that the 8MHz AT ISA BUS on the standard PC was just not fast enough for today s applications and so PCI was invented It is a high speed data bus that carries information to and from components known as Local Bus RAM Random Access Memory the memory used by the computer for running programs and storing data ROM Read Only Memory a memory chip which doesn t lose its data when the system is switched off It is used to store the System BIOS and VGA BIOS instructions It is slower than RAM RIMM RAMBUS In line Memory Module a type of memory module used for the systems main memory Faster than conventional DIMMs Shadow Memory The BIOS is normally stored in ROM On certain systems it can be copied to RAM on power up to make it go faster This RAM is known as shadow memory The System BIOS is responsible for this copying Super VGA Additional screen modes and capabilities provided over and above the standard VGA defined by IBM VGA Video Graphics Array the graphics standard defined by IBM and provided on IBM s PS 2 machines Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 80 Notes Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 81 Suggestions Viglen is interested in continuing to improve the quality and information provided in their manuals Viglen has listed some questions that you may like to answer and return to Viglen This will help Viglen help to keep and improve the standard of
32. ce and when it detects a Magic Packet it asserts a wakeup signal that powers up the computer Note For Wake on LAN the 5 V standby line for the power supply must be capable of delivering 5 V 5 at 720 mA Wake on Ring Header The optional Wake on Ring allows the computer to wake from sleep mode when a call is received on a telephony device such as a modem configured for operation on COM1 The first incoming call powers up the computer A second call must be made to access the computer System BIOS The BIOS Basic Input Output System is an important piece of software which is stored in a ROM Read Only Memory chip inside the computer It consists of the basic instructions for controlling the disk drives hard disk keyboard and serial parallel ports The BIOS also keeps a list of the specifications of the computer in battery backed RAM also known as the CMOS RAM and provides a special Setup program to change this information The motherboard uses a 4Mb Flash BIOS which is stored in a flash EEPROM and can be upgraded using a disk based program In addition to the BIOS the flash memory contains the Setup program Power On Self Test POST the PCI auto configuration utility and is Windows 95 ready Plug and Play This motherboard supports system BIOS shadowing allowing the BIOS to execute from 64 bit onboard write protected DRAM The BIOS displays a message during POST identifying the type of BIOS and the revision code Vigl
33. ced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 15 through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Advanced Power Management Serial Ports One 9 pin D Sub serial port connector is located on the back panel and is compatible with NS16C550 UARTs Parallel ATA IDE Interfaces The ICH5 s Parallel ATA IDE controller has two independent bus mastering Parallel ATA IDE interfaces that can be independently enabled The Parallel ATA IDE interfaces support the following modes e Programmed I O PIO processor controls data transfer e 8237 style DMA DMA offloads the processor supporting transfer rates of up to 16 MB sec e Ultra DMA DMA protocol on IDE bus supporting host and target throttling and transfer rates of up to 33 MB sec e ATA 66 DMA protocol on IDE bus supporting host and target throttling and transfer rates of up to 66 MB sec ATA 66 protocol is
34. d Disabled Quiet Boot This feature allows the user to activate the function of Quiet Boot Enabled and Disabled ACPI Function Select Enabled to activate the function of BIOS Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface features The settings are Enabled or Disabled ACPI Suspend Type If enabled the option allows the user to determine the ACPI Suspend type The options are S1 POS S3 STR and S1 amp S3 APIC Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable APIC APIC is used to assign interrupt signals to a specific processor on multi processor system and provides IRQs beyond the conventional 16 under Windows 2000 or XP It has no effect on single processor systems MPS Version Control for OS This setting allows you to state the MPS version for your operating system Options are 1 1 and 1 4 PWRON After PWR Fail This setting allows the user to specify how the system will respond when power is reapplied after the system has gone down due to a power failure The options are Off On and Former Sts Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 53 Advanced Chipset Control Graphice Apertures Figure 20 Advanced Chipset Control Graphics Apertures This option allows the BIOS to set the size of system memory reserved for AGP Graphic access The options are 4 8 16 32 64 128 and 256 CSA LAN Giga LA This setting allows you to enable or disable the CSA GLAN Controller The options
35. e the 4 pin 12v power connector at J24 is connected to your power supply Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install a CPU and heatsink making sure it is fully seated and connect the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power No Video Memory Errors Characters on the screen are distorted or incorrect CMOS RAM settings are wrong Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to BIOS Post Checkpoint codes for details on beep codes If an AGP Pro card is installed then ensure that the card is installed properly and that the AGP Pro power connector is connected to the motherboard Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configur
36. e which hot keys to use in order to power on the system The options are Ctrl F1 Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 and Ctrl F8 PnP Configuration Choose PCI PnP Configurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Init Display fros Figure 22 PNP PCI Configurations Initial Display From This feature sets the device that will initiate the monitor display when the system is first turned on The Options are PCI Slot and Onboard AGP Resources Controlled By This setting allows BIOS to automatically configure all boot and Plug and Play compatible devices If you choose Auto you cannot select the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields because BIOS automatically assigns them The options are Auto lt ESCD gt and Manual Reset Configuration Data Enabling this setting resets the extended system configuration data when you exit setup Do this when you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 58 has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot reboot the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Hardware Monitors There are only three settings on this menu below The rest of this menu shows various temperatures and voltage levels as indicated ale a 85 A Ful Parr ire Tamsarakurs Figure 23 Hardware Monitor CPU Warning Temperature This allows yo
37. eature Wake on Ring Pin Definitions JWOR arin Wake up Keylock The keyboard lock connection is located on JP35 Utilising this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 72 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins Connector Tee Sa Jumper Cap 3 2 1 Pin 1 2 short Figure 28 Explanation of Jumpers CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS In stead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS JBT1 is located near the SATA header on the motherboard Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS USB Wake Up Jumper JPUSB is used in conjunction with the K
38. ed for the fastest soeed of RAM used Make sure you are using Non ECC unbuffered DDR 400 333 266 SDRAM Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between two slots and noting the results Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots Ensure that identical memory is installed in pairs Make sure the brightness and contrast controls are properly adjusted on the monitor Make sure the video signal cable and power cables are properly installed Make sure your monitor is compatible with the video mode you have selected If system settings stored in CMOS RAM change for no apparent reason for example the time of day develops an error the backup battery may no longer have enough power to maintain the settings Replace the battery Chapter 2 Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 35 Diskette drive light does not go on when drive is in use or is tested by POST Application software problems Hard drive light does not go on when drive is in use or is tested by POST Power on light does not go on e Make sure the power and signal cables for the drive are properly installed e Check that the drive is properly configured and enabled in Setup Make sure all cables are installed correctly Verify that the system board jumpers are set properly Verify that your system hardware configuration is set correctly In Setup check the values against the system settings you recorded previously
39. ed on pins 1 3 and 5 7 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including SATA and IDE Power Button The power button connection is located on pins 20 and 18 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the bios To turn off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 25 Upgrading the CPU CAUTION Allow time for the processor and heatsink to cool before touching either of them NOTE When installing a single CPU it MUST be installed in the CPU slot for the system to work The CPU slot nearest the edge of the motherboard Refer to the System board components page for the clear location of CPU1 Clips 2 l Fo a Bracket 1 Figure 9 Heatsink components 1 The screws are not required for mounting the heatsink mounts to the chassis 2 Insert the white pegs into the black anchors Do not force the white pegs all the way in only about 1 3 of the way into the black anchors 3 Place a retention bracket in the proper position and secure it by pressing pegs into four slots of the retention holes until you hear a click The clicking sound indicates that the pegs are locked and secured 4 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely or you will damage the CP
40. en BX120 VIG380P User Manual 18 PCI Auto Configuration The PCI auto configuration utility works in conjunction with the Set up program to support using PCI add in boards in the system When you turn on the system power after installing a PCI board the BIOS automatically configures interrupts DMA channels I O space and so on Since PCI add in boards use the same interrupt resources as ISA add in boards you must specify the interrupts used by ISA boards in the set up program The PCI auto configuration program complies with version 2 1 of the PCI BIOS specification IDE Auto Configuration If you install an IDE drive in the system the IDE auto configuration utility automatically detects and configures the drive for operation in the system This utility eliminates the need to enter the Set up program after you install an IDE drive Expansion Slots The system has four PCI bus add in card connectors and One AGP universal connector e Five 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slot e One 8x AGP Pro 1 5V Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 19 Chapter 2 System Board Options The VIG380P motherboard is capable of accepting one Intel Pentium 4 CPU RAM can be upgraded to a maximum of 4GB using DDR DIMMs non ECC unbuffered memory WARNING Unplug the system before carrying out the procedures described in this chapter Failure to disconnect power before you open the system can result in personal injury or equipment damage Hazardous voltage
41. es as normal rubbish Do not expose batteries to excessive heat or any naked flame Keep all batteries away from children CAUTION Danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by Viglen Discard used batteries according to manufacturer s instructions Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 30 The battery can be found using Figure 15 It is located on the bottom left hand side of the motherboard To replace the battery carry out the following 1 Before commencing any work inside your Viglen system please read the warnings and cautions at the beginning of this Chapter Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the system Turn off the system Find the battery location on the motherboard Remove any components that are blocking access to the battery Gently pry the battery free from its socket taking care to note the and orientation of the battery Install the new battery in the socket o1 amp P N Figure 15 Replacing the CMOS Battery 8 GENTLY push a flathead screwdriver as shown in Figure 15 9 Then pry the battery out of the socket Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 31 Chapter 3 Solving Problems The first part of this chapter helps you identify and solve problems that might occur when the system is in use The second part lists error code messages that might be displayed Please remember that
42. eyboard Wake Up function in BIOS when you wish to wake the system up with a USB keyboard that has been connected to a USB port not header Set JPUSB to pins 1 2 to support USB keyboard wake up and resume from ACPI S1 mode and pins 2 3 pins to support Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 73 USB keyboard wake up and resume from ACPI S3 mode See the table below for jumper settings Note Your power supply must provide 5v of standby voltage with at least 1A to use this feature USB Wake Up Jumper Settings JPUSB Jumper Position Definition 1 2 5v 2 3 5v Standby Watch Dog JP4 controls Watch Dog a system monitor that takes action when a software application freezes the system Pins 1 2 will have WD reset the system if a program freezes Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen requires software implementation Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Watch Dog Jumper Settings JP37 eae Position Definition Pins 1 2 WD to Reset Pins 2 3 WD to NMI Open Disabled Keyboard Wake Up The JPWAKE jumper is used together with the Keyboard Wake Up setting in BIOS Enable both to allow the system to be woken up by depressing a key on the keyboard See the table below for jumper settings Note Your power supply must meet ATX specification 2 01 or higher and supply 720mA of standby power to use this feature Keyboard Wake Up Jumper Settings JPWAKE Jumper Position De
43. finition 1 2 Disabled 2 3 Enabled Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 74 System Bus Speed JP2 amp JP3 allows you to select Auto or Manual speed for your system front side bus speed The recommended Auto setting will automatically determine the system bus speed of your processor s See the table below for jumper settings Front Side Bus Speeds JP2 JP3 JP2 JP3 AUTO 100 MHz 133 MHz 200 MHz Reserved Auto is the recommended setting Parallel Port Floppy and Hard Disk Drive Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires e A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 e Single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Connector The parallel printer port is located on ss See the table below for pin definitions Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J7 Strobe Data Bit O Data Bit 1 Data Bit 2 Data Bit 3 Data Bit 4 Data Bit 5 Data Bit 6 Data Bit 7 Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 75 Floppy Connector The Floppy connector is located on JP7 See the table below for Pin definitions Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP7 FDHDIN Reserved FDEDIN I
44. fset nnnn of the 64 KB block at which the offset nnnn error was detected System battery is dead The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace Replace and run SETUP the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system System cache error Cache RAM cache failed the BIOS test BIOS disabled the cache disabled System CMOS checksum System CMOS RAM has been corrupted or modified incorrectly bad run SETUP perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS Run Setup and reconfigure the system either by getting the default values and or making your own selections System RAM Failed at System RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64 KB block at which the error offset nnnn was detected System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system motherboard Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 38 Port 80h POST Codes During the POST the BIOS generates diagnostic progress codes POST codes to I O port 80h If the POST fails execution stops and the last POST code generated is left at port 80h This code is useful for determining the point where an error occurred Displaying the POST codes requires an add in card often called a POST card The POST card can decode the port and display the contents on a medium such as a seven segment display The following table provides the POST codes that can be generated by the BIOS Some codes are repeated in the table because that code applies to
45. g procedure fails Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 47 Configuring the Motherboard using BIOS Setup Before You Begin CAUTION e Always follow the steps in each procedure in the correct order e Set up a log to record information about your computer such as model serial numbers installed options and configuration information e Use an anti static wrist strap and a conductive foam pad when working on the motherboard WARNINGS The procedures in this chapter assume familiarity with the general terminology associated with personal computers and with the safety practices and regulatory compliance required for using and modifying electronic equipment Disconnect the computer from its power source and from any telecommunications links networks or modems before performing any of the procedures described in this chapter Failure to disconnect power telecommunications links networks or modems before you open the computer or perform any procedures can result in personal injury or equipment damage Some circuitry on the motherboard may continue to operate even though the front panel power button is off CAUTION Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage components Perform the procedures described in this chapter only at an ESD workstation If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an anti static wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the computer chassis This section descr
46. g possible to help If modifications are made to your Viglen computer system it might breach EMC regulations Viglen take no responsibility with regards to EMC characteristics of equipment which has been tampered with or modified Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 1 Copyrights and Trademarks Please Note The material in this manual is subject to change without notice Trademarks Microsoft Windows Windows XP Pro Windows 2000 Pro and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Pentium and Pentium Pro are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation AMIBIOS is a registered trademark of American Megatrends All other trademarks are acknowledged JAC UP Genie Contender Dossier Vig Viglen and Envy are trademarks of Viglen Limited Copyright and Patents This manual and all accompanying software and documentation are copyrighted and all rights reserved This product including software and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied translated or reduced to any electronic or machine readable form without prior written consent except for copies retained by the purchaser for backup Copyright 2004 Viglen Limited All Rights Reserved VIG380P Manual Version 1 0 Printed in the United Kingdom Liability No warranty or representation either expressed or implied is made with respect to this documen
47. ge Support The Setup program and help messages can be supported in 32 languages The default language is American English which is present unless another language is programmed into the BIOS using the flash memory update utility Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 46 Boot Options In the Setup program the user can choose to boot from a floppy drive hard drive CD ROM or the network The default setting is for the floppy drive to be the primary boot device and the hard drive to be the secondary boot device By default the third and fourth devices are disabled Booting from CD ROM is supported in compliance to the El Torito bootable CD ROM format specification Under the Boot menu in the Setup program CD ROM is listed as a boot device Boot devices are defined in priority order If the CD ROM is selected as the boot device it must be the first device The network can be selected as a boot device This selection allows booting from a network add in card with a remote boot ROM installed BIOS Setup Access Access to the Setup program can be restricted using passwords User and supervisor passwords can be set using the Security menu in Setup The default is no passwords enabled BIOS Recovery Some types of failure can destroy the BIOS For example the data can be lost if a power outage occurs while the BIOS is being updated in flash memory The BIOS recovery function allows you to recover your bios image file if the bios flashin
48. he ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are located on J1 See the table below for pin definitions PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J1 Pin Number Definition Fan Headers The VIG 380P has four fan headers which are designated CPU Fan1 Chassis Fan 1 Chassis Fan 2 See the table on the right for pin definitions Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU Chassis and Overheat Pin u Number Definition 1 Ground black 2 12V red 3 Tachometer Caution These fan headers are DC power Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 71 Power LED Speaker NMI The Power LED connector is located on pins 9 11 and 13 of JF1 This connection is used to provide LED indication of power being supplied to the system See the table below Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 9 5V 11 5 13 Ground Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is designated WOL See the table below for pin definitions You must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this feature You must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL Pin nn Definition 5V Standby i Ground 3 Wake up Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is designated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this f
49. herboard The I O shield provides external access to PS 2 keyboard and mouse connectors as well as two serial ports one parallel port two USB ports and two LAN Ports The input output connectors are accessible at the back panel of the chassis as shown in figure The I O ports are colour coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification Note The mouse and keyboard must be plugged into their designated PS 2 ports Power to the computer should be turned off before a keyboard or mouse is connected or disconnected Parallel Port Burgundy LAN Port VGA Keyboard COM1 Port f USB Ports USB Port Figure 5 Back Panel Connectors Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 10 Feature Summary The VIG380P motherboard supports single Intel 478 pin Pentium 4 processors with 512KB or 1MB of cache operating at speeds of up to 3 2 GHz The motherboard features Form factor e ATX Form Factor 12inches W x 8 8inches H Processor e Single Intel Pentium 4 processors up to 3 20GHz e 400MHz 533 800MHz FSB e Integrated 512KB 1MB cache e 478 pin Main memory e Four 184 pin DIMM sockets e Support for up to 4GB of non ECC un buffered DDR 266 333 400 SDRAM Chipset e Intel 865 Springdale Chipset LAN e Single Intel 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet controller Peripheral Interfaces Up to 6 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports One EPP ECP parallel port Two EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces One floppy port interface PS 2 ke
50. ibes the various options and functions available on the BIOS of the VIG380P motherboard The BIOS allows various features of the motherboard to be enabled or disabled such as plug and play as described before Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 48 BIOS Setup Program The Setup program is for viewing and changing the BIOS settings for a computer Pressing the Delete key after the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins accesses setup The table below shows the function keys available for use in the menu screens Table 9 BIOS Navigation Setup Key Description Selects next lower value lt F10 gt Saves current settings and exits Setup Help o lt F1 gt or lt Alt H gt Help Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the P icon With the item highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to access the submenu Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 49 Main Menu Date Cem pelea yey Figure 16 Main Menu System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropria
51. if you cannot solve the problem by yourself then you should contact your suppliers Technical Support for further assistance Viglen Technical Support can be reached in the following ways Telephone 020 8758 7000 Fax 020 8758 7080 Email techsupport viglen co uk You can also look for support information on our web site http www viglen co uk Device drivers and various useful utilities can be downloaded from our ftp site ftp ftp viglen co uk Resetting the System Before checking your system for hardware problems it is always a good idea to try resetting your computer and see if a re boot can solve the problem Most software related problems can be solved simply by re booting your PC Table 4 Resetting the System To do the following Press Soft boot Clear the system memory and lt Ctrl Alt Del gt reload the operating system also called warm reset Cold boot Clear the system memory halt Power off on at front of the system power to all peripherals restart POST and reload the operating system Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 32 Troubleshooting Procedure This section provides a step by step troubleshooting procedure to identify a problem and locate its source CAUTION 1 Turn off the system and any peripheral devices before you disconnect any peripheral cables from the system Otherwise you can permanently damage the system or the peripheral devices 2 Make sure the system
52. in specification however it also supports a 20 pin power supply connector Make sure that the orientation of the connector is correct See the table below for pin definitions ATX 20 pin Power Connector Pin Definitions J7 Pin Definition Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin Processor connector at G must also be connected to your power supply See the table below for pin definitions 12V 4 pin Connector J9 Definition 1 amp 2 Ground 3 amp 4 12V Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 68 Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of Q Refer to the table below for pin definitions Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 HDD LED The HDD LED connection for IDE and SATA Disk Drives is located on pins 1 3 or 5 7 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity See the table below for pin definitions IDE Pin Definition HD Active HD Active Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to the below for pin definitions Table 2 15 Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 user oxen 1 12VDC 2 OH Active Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF2 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a se
53. in the BIOS Setup These settings provide you with optimal system performance Discard Changes When the item Discard Changes is highlighted press lt Enter gt to discard any changes you made to the BIOS settings and to stay in BIOS Setup Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 63 Upgrading the BIOS Preparing for the Upgrade Before you upgrade the BIOS prepare for the upgrade by recording the current BIOS settings obtaining the upgrade utility and making a copy of the current BIOS Obtaining the Upgrade Utility You can upgrade to a new version of the BIOS using the new BIOS files and the BIOS upgrade utility IFLASH EXE You can obtain the BIOS upgrade file and the IFLASH EXE utility through your computer supplier or from the Intel World Wide Web site http www viglen co uk Note Please review the instructions distributed with the upgrade utility before attempting a BIOS upgrade This upgrade utility allows you to Upgrade the BIOS in flash memory The following steps explain how to upgrade the BIOS The following steps explain how to upgrade the BIOS Please follow all the step s accurately Recording the Current BIOS Settings 1 As the computer boots write down the BIOS identifier version number so a check can be made later to make sure the upgrade was successful 2 Boot the computer and press lt Delete gt when you see the message Press lt
54. ing sets the mode for the onboard Parallel port The options are SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP and Normal EPP Mode Select This setting allows the user to select the EPP port type The options are EPP 1 9 and EPP 1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA This setting allows the user to select the DMA channel for the ECP mode port to use The options are 1 and 3 Game Port Address This setting allows the user to set the address for the Game Port The options are Disabled 201 and 209 Midi Port Address This setting allows the user to set the address for the Midi Port The options are Disabled 330 300 and 290 Midi Port IRQ This setting allows the user to set the IRQ for the Midi Port The options are 5 and 10 Watch Dog Timer Select This setting allows you to set the Watch Dog Timer You must also change the setting of the Watch Dog jumper in order for this function to work well see jumper settings in Chapter 2 Options are 10 Sec 20 Sec 30 Sec 40 Sec 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min and Disabled Power On Function This setting allows the user to decide which method to use to power on the system The options are Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right Any Key and Button Only Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 57 KB Power On Password This setting allows the user to enter the Password when the system is powered on via keyboard Hot Key Power On This setting allows the user to decid
55. ing system uses information from applications and user settings to put the system as a whole into a low power state Wake up Devices and Events Table 11 lists the devices or specific events that can wake the computer from specific states Table 11 Wake up Devices and Events These devices events can wake up the computer from this state LAN 1 S3 S4 S5 Modem Back panel Serial Port A S1 S3 PME signal 1 S3 S4 S5 Power switch 1 S3 S4 S5 PS 2 devices 1 S3 RTC alarm 1 S3 S4 S5 USB 1 S3 Note The use of these wake up events from an ACPI state requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support In addition software drivers and peripherals must fully support ACPI wake events Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 78 Chapter 6 Glossary BIOS This is software stored on a chip and consists of the instructions necessary for the computer to function The System BIOS contains the instructions for the keyboard disk drives etc and the VGA BIOS controls the VGA graphics card CPU Central Processing Unit This is the main piece of equipment on the motherboard The CPU processes data tells memory what to store and the video card what to display Default The configuration of the system when it is switched on or the standard settings before any changes are made DIMM Dual In Line Memory Module a type of memory module used for the systems main memory
56. ktop and workstations systems 8x AGP Support A two channel Ultra ATA 100 bus master IDE controller USB 2 0 host controllers A integrated LAN controller A system management bus controller Accelerated Graphics Port AGP The VIG380P features an AGP port in which you can use any AGP video card with up to 8x AGP performances The Accelerated Graphics Port AGP is a high performance inter connect for graphic intensive applications such as 3D applications AGP is independent of the PCI bus and is intended for exclusive use with graphical display devices AGP overcomes certain limitations of the PCI bus related to handling a large amount of graphics data with the following performance features e Pipelined memory read and writes operations that hide memory access latency e De multiplexing of address and data on the bus for near 100 percent bus efficiency e AC timing for 133 MHz data transfer rates allowing data throughput of 500 MB sec Universal Serial Bus USB The motherboard can support up to six USB ports two USB ports can be located on the I O shield For more than two USB devices two USB headers can be connected to the board The motherboard fully supports the universal host controller interface UHCI and uses UHCI compatible software drivers USB features include e Self identifying peripherals that can be plugged in while the computer is running e Automatic mapping of function to driver and configuration e Support
57. l Port2 This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the Serial Porti and Serial Port 2 The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Auto The default setting for Serial Porti is 3F8 IRQ4 and the default for Port 2 is 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select This setting allows the user to select the UART mode for the BIOS The options are IrDA ASKIR and Normal RxD TxD Active This allows the user to change the settings for the RxD TxD Active function The options are Hi Hi Hi Lo Lo Hi and Lo Lo IR Transmission Delay If Enabled the transmission of IR infrared signals will be delayed The options are Enabled and Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode This setting set the mode for the UR2 Duplex Mode The options are Full and Half Use IR Pins This item sets the usage of the IR pins The options are RxD2 TxD2 and IR Rx2Tx2 Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 56 Parallel Port Mode This setting sets the mode for the onboard Parallel port The options are SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP and Normal EPP Mode Select This setting allows the user to select the EPP port type The options are EPP 1 9 and EPP 1 7 Onboard Parallel Port This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the onboard parallel port The options are Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 and 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode This sett
58. ndex Motor Enable Drive Select B Drive Select A Motor Enable DIR STEP Write Data Write Gate Track 00 Write Protect Read Data Side 1 Select Diskette IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to configure the onboard IDE 1 and 2 connectors at J2 and J3 respectively See the table below for pin definitions IDE Connector Pin Definitions J2 J3 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function Reset IDE GND Host Data 7 Host Data amp Host Data 6 Host Data 9 Host Data 5 Host Data 10 Host Data 4 Host Data 11 Host Data 3 Host Data 12 Host Data 2 Host Data 13 Host Data 1 Host Data 14 Host Data O Host Data 15 GND Key DRQ3 GND VO W rite GND VO Read GND IOCHRDY BALE DACK3 GND IRQ14 IOCS16 Addr 1 GND Addr 0 Addr 2 Chip Select 0 Chip Select 1 Activity GND Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 76 Other Information Reliability The mean time between failures MTBF prediction is calculated using component and subassembly random failure rates The calculation is based on the Bellcore Reliability Prediction Procedure TR NWT 000332 Issue 4 September 1991 The MTBF prediction is for e Redesigning the motherboard for alternate components if failure rates exceed reliability expectations e Estimating repair rates and spare parts requirements e MTBF data is calculated from predicted data 35 C e The MTBF prediction for the motherboard is 120 402 hours Power Management Power management is implemented
59. p program to change this information The Power on sequence When the computer is first switched on certain instructions in the BIOS are executed to test various parts of the machine This is known as the POST Power On Self Test routine When you switch the computer on or when you press the Reset button or press lt CTRL gt lt ALT gt lt DELETE gt keys which has the same effect you can see on the monitor that it counts through the memory testing it The floppy disk drives are then accessed and tested and the various interfaces are checked If there are any errors a message is displayed on the screen Having passed all the tests and if you have activated the password facility the BIOS then asks you to enter the boot password to continue The following section describes how to do this The BIOS then loads the operating system either Windows 2000 or Windows XP etc from the hard disk or floppy disk if one is inserted in Drive A The computer is then ready for use Overview of BIOS Features Introduction The motherboard uses an Award BIOS which is stored in a flash EEPROM and can be upgraded using a disk based program In addition to the BIOS the flash memory contains the Setup program Power On Self Test POST the PCI auto configuration utility and is Windows 95 ready Plug and Play This motherboard supports system BIOS shadowing allowing the BIOS to execute from 64 bit onboard write protected DRAM The BIOS di
60. pset BIOS Award BIOS Memory Capacity Four 184 pin DIMM sockets Two way interleaved memory banks provide outstanding memory performance must use a pair of DIMMs for memory to function ECC PC2100 PC2700 DDR 266 DDR 333 SDRAM AGP Pro Bus Single 8X AGP Pro Slot PCI Bus e One 64 bit 133MHz PCI X e One 64 bit 66MHz PCI e Two 32 bit 33MHz PCI 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces USB 2 0 Controller 6 Ports 2 Serial Ports e Floppy Drive IDE e Dual EIDE ports support Ultra DMA 100MB s of Burst data transfer Eee five also when a zero channel raid card is installed 522mm height x 205mm width x 473mm depth Two Chassis mounted 120 mm Rear and 80 mm Front fans Hard disk bay Support for four hard drives Other External Drive Bays Two standard 3 5 diskette drive bays one occupied Four 5 1 4 Drive bays one occupied Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 5 System Board Components Mouse ei UPER P4SPA P4SPE CPU 478 PGA 12V Power JP3 JP2 LE Line MIC CPU FAN ATX Power Connector Od FEL SEZEN wo asn AGP 8x 1 5v 4X PCI1 PIN C m E SUPERIO cD AUX GAME HEADER wol 394 394 Ph Figure 1 System Board Components Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual Chassis Overview The galvanised metal chassis minimises EMI and radio frequency interference RFI The removable access cover is attached to the chassis with two screws can be secured
61. s can be specified in the Setup program The CMOS values can be returned to their defaults by using the Setup program An external coin cell battery powers the real time clock and CMOS memory When the computer is not plugged into a wall socket the battery has an estimated life of three years When the computer is plugged in the 3 3 V standby current from the power supply extends the life of the battery The clock is accurate to 13 minutes year at 25 C with 3 3V applied I O Interface Controller The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kops as well as an advan
62. s chapter 6 Confirm that the operating system has loaded Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 33 Problems Operating Add in Boards Problems related to add in boards are usually related to improper board installation or interrupt and address conflicts Go through the checklist below to see if you can correct the problem If the problem persists after you have checked and corrected all of these items contact the board vendor s customer service representative Did you install the add in board according to the manufacturer s instructions Check the documentation that came with the board Are all cables installed properly The following items are suggestions for troubleshooting problems related to PCI ISA legacy non Plug and Play add in boards e If the PCI ISA board uses an interrupt run Set up and set the interrupt that is being used by the PCI ISA board to Used by PCI ISA Card Please refer to the BIOS manual for details of how to do this e If the PCI ISA legacy board uses memory space between 80000H 9FFFFH run Set up and set conventional memory to 256K e If the PCI ISA legacy board uses shared memory between C8000H DFFFH run Set up and enable shared memory for the appropriate memory space Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 34 Problems and Suggestions Table 5 Problems and Suggestions What Happens Before Power On What to Do Check that the 5v standby LED is not lit LE2 on motherboard Make sur
63. s isochronous asynchronous transfer types over the same set of wires e Supports up to 127 physical devices e Guaranteed bandwidth and low latencies appropriate for telephony audio and other applications e Error handling and fault recovery mechanisms built into the protocol Note Computer systems that have an unshielded cable attached to a USB port may not meet FCC Class B requirements even if no device or a low speed Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 14 sub channel USB device is attached to the cable Use shielded cable that meets the requirements for high speed fully rated devices IDE Support The motherboard has two independent bus mastering PCI IDE interfaces These interfaces support PIO Mode 3 PIO Mode 4 ATAPI devices e g CD ROM Ultra DMA 33 Ultra DMA 66 amp Ultra DMA 100 synchronous DMA mode transfers The BIOS supports logical block addressing LBA and extended cylinder head sector ECHS translation modes The BIOS automatically detects the IDE device transfer rate and translation mode Programmed I O operations usually require a substantial amount of processor bandwidth However in multitasking operating systems the bandwidth freed by bus mastering IDE can be devoted to other tasks while disk transfers are occurring Real time Clock CMOS SRAM and Battery The clock provides a time of day clock and a multi century calendar with alarm features and century rollover The time date and CMOS value
64. splays a message during POST identifying the type of BIOS and the revision code Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 44 How Data is configured The BIOS provides a Setup utility in ROM that is accessed by pressing lt Del gt at the appropriate time during system boot Setup configures data in CMOS RAM BIOS Upgrades A new version of the BIOS can be upgraded from a diskette using the utility that is available from Viglen This utility does BIOS upgrades as follows e Updates the flash BIOS from a file on a disk e Updates the language section of the BIOS e Makes sure that the upgrade BIOS matches the target system to prevent accidentally installing a BIOS for a different type of system BIOS Features e Supports Plug and Play V1 0A and DMI 2 3 e Supports Intel PCI 2 2 Peripheral Component Interconnect local bus specification e Supports Advanced Power Management APM specification v 1 1 e Supports ACPI e Supports Flash ROM The BIOS supports system event logging which displays a message upon boot up The parameters monitored are e CPU temperature e System temperature e Error Correcting Code which measures the accuracy of data as it passes in and out of memory e PCI bus activity monitor Plug and Play PCI Auto configuration The BIOS automatically configures PCI devices and Plug and Play devices PCI devices may be onboard or add in cards Plug and Play devices are ISA add in cards built to meet the
65. tation its quality performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose As a result the documentation is licensed as is and you the licensee are assuming the entire risk as to its quality and performance The vendor reserves the right to revise this operation manual and all accompanying software and documentation and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organisation of the revision or change In no event will the vendor be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages In particular the vendor shall not have liability for any hardware software or data stored or used with the product including the costs of repairing replacing or recovering such hardware software or data Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 2 Contents Viglen EMC and the CE mark 1 Copyrights and trademarks 2 Chapter 1 System Overview 5 Introduction 5 System Board Components 6 Chassis Overview 7 Controls Connectors and Indicators 8 Control Panel Buttons 9 Control Panel LED s 9 Back Panel Connectors 10 Feature Summary 10 Microprocessor 13 Main Memory 13 DDR Memory 13 Chipset 14 Accelerated Graphics Port 14 Universal Serial Bus 14 IDE Support 15 Real time Clock CMOS SRAM and Battery 15 I O Interface controller 15 Management Extension Component 1
66. te fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette B The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 50 Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Sub Menu These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave slots Hit lt Enter gt to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are TOE HDD Aute Detection Figure 17 Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Sub Menu IDE HDD Auto Detection This option allows the user to determine the manner in which the Award BIOS sets the settings for the IDE Primary Master Device The options are None Auto and Manual IDE Primary Master Press the lt Enter gt key to activate the IDE HDD A
67. the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly it is keyed so the memory can only be inserted one way 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above The VIG380P only supports up to 4 GB of non ECC unbuffered DDR 266 333 400 SDRAM Figure 14 Installing Memory Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 29 Removing Memory To remove a DIMM follow these steps 1 Observe the precautions in Before You Begin 2 Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer Turn off the computer 3 Remove the computer cover 4 Gently spread the retaining clips at each end of the socket The RIMM pops out of the socket 5 Hold the DIMM by the edges lift it away from the socket and store it in an antistatic package 6 Reinstall and reconnect any parts you removed or disconnected to reach the RIMM sockets Replacing the Clock CMOS RAM Battery A lithium battery is installed in a socket on the system board The battery has an estimated life expectancy of seven years When the battery starts to weaken it loses voltage when the voltage drops below a certain level the system settings stored in CMOS RAM for example the date and time may be wrong If the battery fails you will need to replace it with a 3V battery or an equivalent As long as local ordinance permits you may dispose of individual batteri
68. their manuals 1 Is the information provided in this and other manuals clear enough 2 What could be added to the manual to improve it 3 Does the manual go into enough detail 4 Would you like an on line version of this manual Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 82 5 How do you rate the Viglen Technical support and Service Departments 6 Are there any technological improvements that could be made to the system 7 Other points you would like to mention Please return this slip to Product Development Department Viglen Ltd Viglen House 368 Alperton Lane Alperton Middlesex HAO 1DX Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 83
69. ts check the BIOS identifier version number to make sure the upgrade was successful To enter the Setup program press Delete when you see the message Press Del if you want to run SETUP Load the BIOS setup defaults Set the options in the Setup program to the settings you wrote down before the BIOS upgrade Turn off the computer and reboot Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 65 Chapter 5 Technical Information Note This chapter is indented for experienced users only and only to be used as a reference Changes to or modify any of the components connectors listed herein can and will seriously damage your system including the motherboard CPU and or any other hardware IDE Controller IDE is a 16 bit interface for intelligent disk drives with disk controller electronics onboard The device controls e PIO and IDE DMA bus master operations e Mode 4 timings e Transfer rates up to 100 MB s e Buffering for PCI IDE burst transfers e Master slave IDE mode e Up to two devices per channel two channels IDEO and IDE1 Note 18 inch maximum length of IDE cable on each channel You can connect an IDE signal cable up to a maximum of 18 inches each to each IDE connector on the system board Each cable can support two devices one at the end of the cable and one 6 inches from the end of the cable Operating Systems and IDE hard drives Standard CHS is the translation that has been used for years Its use limits ID
70. tting in BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds PW_ON Pin Definitions JM rer beten 20 PW_ON 18 Ground Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 69 Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion Universal Serial Bus USB0 1 Two USB 2 0 ports are located beside the PS 2 ports USBO is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector See the table below for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USBO USB1 Number Definition Number Definition Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers Extra USB headers FPUSB0 FPUSB1 FPUSB2 FPUSB3 can be used for front side USB access You will need a USB cable to use either connection Refer to the table below for pin definitions USB Pin Definition JPUSB 5 PO PO PO PO Ground Ground Ground Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located under the parallel port See the table below for pin definitions Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number _ Definition Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 70 Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port GLAN Ethernet Port A G bit Ethernet port designated GLAN is located beside the COM1 port on the IO backplane This port accepts RJ45 type cables ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports T
71. u to set the CPU warning temperature If the CPU temperature reaches this threshold an alarm will activate and a warning message will be displayed onscreen The options are Disabled 600C 1400F 650C 1490F 700C 1580F 750C 1670F 800C 1760F and 850C 1850F Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 59 Processor amp Clock Options H par Trrasdirg Techn logy Figure 24 Processor amp Clock Option Hyper Threading Set this option to Enabled to activate the hyper threading function of the CPUs Enabling the hyper threading function makes each CPU appear as two to any programs that support it you must have OS support also The settings are Disabled and Enabled CPU Clock Ration Use this option to set the clock ratio of the processor The settings are x8 x9 x10 x1 1 x12 x13 x14 x15 x1 6 x1 7 x1 8 x1 9 x20 x21 x22 and x23 Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum is a technique used to stablize a system by reducing the level of Electromagnetic Interference The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU Clock Key in the number you want to set for the CPU clock MHz Viglen does not recommend or make any guarantees with CPU overclocking Security Choose Security from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 60 Figure 25 Security Set Supervisor Password When the item Set
72. uto Detection function which will allow BIOS to automatically detect the status of the IDE HDD installed in the system such as the size the number of cylinders the configurations of items such as Head Precomp Landing Zone and Sector Access Mode This item determines the location through which the Award BIOS accesses the IDE Primary Master Device The settings are CHS LBA Large and Auto Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory These are displays that inform you how much of each type of memory is recognized as being present in the system Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 51 Advanced BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Select one of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub screen for that item Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section BIOS Features l Figure Advanced Menu Advanced BIOS Features When the item of Advanced BIOS Features is highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to activate the screen below Quick Boot i Figure 19 BIOS Features 52 Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual Quick Boot If enabled this feature allows the system to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system The settings are Enabled an
73. with locking handle and provides easy access to the VIG380P Motherboard and power supply Figure 2 Chassis Overview Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 7 Controls Connectors and Indicators Figure 3 Front Panel Note The Front Panel on the BX120 has a Mini Door which when opening has Two Front USB ports The Front Audio is not available Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 8 Control Panel Buttons There is one push button located on the front of the chassis which is a power on off button shown in figure 4 POWER This is the main power switch which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system Figure 4 Main Power Button Control Panel LEDs The control panel provides system activity information LEDs indicate power on and hard disk drive activity The control panel also includes a main power button Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 9 Back Panel Connectors The motherboard external IO connectors are attached to a metallic I O shield This shield serves several purposes e t protects the sensitive motherboard from any external EMC interference e It stops the computer from interfering with other electrical devices e t allows the motherboard to be easily upgraded in the future without having to resort to buying a whole new case Simply change the I O shield to match the mot
74. yboard and mouse ports Support for up to four hard drives Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 11 Expansion Capabilities Five 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots One 8x AGP Pro 1 5V slot BIOS Award BIOS APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Eight onboard voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V 3 3V standby 5V 5V standby Vbat battery voltage and 12V Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control Environmental temperature monitoring and control Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss System overheat LED and control System resource alert Hardware BIOS virus protection ACPI Features optional Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism BIOS support for USB keyboard Internal external modem ring on Other Hyper threading enabled Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR Multiple CPU clock frequency ratio selections set in BIOS AC97 CODEC Suspend to RAM Onboard 5vsb warning LED CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions ATX 12 x 8 8 305 x 223 5 mm Viglen BX120 VIG380P User Manual 12 Microprocessor The motherboard supports a single 478 pin Pentium 4 processor of up to 3 2GHz In addition the front side bus speed is automatically selected The motherboard currently supports processors that run internally up to

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