Microsoft Computer Hardware System Board User's Manual
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1. connector which corresponds to pin 9 has been plugged to prevent incorrectly inserting the connector Mount the card edge bracket to the system chassis Pin Function Pin Function 3 9 3 i J ies te 5V 2 5V 2101815 3 Data 4 Data oO 5 Data 6 Data nae 7 Ground 8 Ground m 9 Key 10 Ground 23 2 Hardware Installation 2 7 IrDA Connector The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of meter Connect your IrDA cable to connector J5 on the system board Set UART2 Mode Select in the Integrated Peripherals setup of the Award BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use this connector Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation sy Ol Pin Function i O 3 ale IRTX C I 2 Ground n 3 IRRX 4 N G 5 VCC AEA 24 Hardware Installation 2 8 CPU Fan Connector The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J1 o2. 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Setup and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear 31 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility ROM PCI ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Date mm dd yy Mon Oct 12 1998 Time hh mm ss 13 27 50 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Primary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Secondary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Secondary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 64512K Video EGA VGA Other Memory 384K Halt on All Errors Total Memory 65536K Esc Quit Tloe Select Item PU PD Modify FIO Save amp Exit Setup Shif F2 Change The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Date The date format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt Day displays a day from Sunday to Saturday Month displays the month from January to December Date displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 Time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second
3. Excessively long formatting period l If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to format it is likely a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is omine 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRO settings are configured correctly 4 Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured correctly If it works the printer can be assumed to be in good condition If the printer remains inoperative replace the printer cable and try again 63 Troubleshooting Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters l 2 Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is omine Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the problem may be due to the onboard I O or the addr
4. ECP ta DMA channel ult setting 3 This field allows you to use the keyboard or mouse to power on the system To use this function make sure JP1 is set to 2 3 On the Wake On Keyboard Mouse function enabled Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse in chapter 2 of this manual for more information Disabled Default setting JPI was previously enabled with a password set in the KB Fower On Fassword held and now you Wish to disable the Wake On Keyboard password function make sure to set this field to disabled prior to setting JP to disabled 1 2 Ory You will not be able to boot up the system if you fail to dO so Fassword When this option is selected the KB Power On Password field will appear Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt Enter your password You can enter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confirm then press lt Enter gt Important The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Fower On Fassword field You must type the correct password to power on the system 51 DZ 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Hot Key When this option is selected the KB Power On Hot Key field will appear Move the cursor to this field to select a function key you would like to use to power on the system The options are from Ctrl F 1 to Ctrl F12 Mouse Left When this option is selected double
5. Troubleshooting B 1 Troubleshooting CNECKIISt esisntsteiteieiteieiteientenenteeente 62 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Features and Specifications 1 1 1 Features Chipset e Intel 440BX AGPset Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 370 for installing an Intel Celeron processor that is packaged in PPGA Plastic Pin Grid Array It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1 30V to 2 05V 300A 333 366 400 433 466MHz or future 100MHz FSB Celeron PPGA processor System Memory e 16MB to 384MB memory using unbuffered DIMMs e 32MB to 768MB memory using registered DIMMs e Three 168 pin DIMM sockets e Uses x64 or x72 PC SDRAM 3 3V PC66 SDRAM DIMM for 66MHz FSB processors PC 100 SDRAM DIMM for 100MHz FSB processors e ECC supported uses x72 PC SDRAM DIMM DIMMs Memory Size 2MBx64 x72 16MB 4MBx64 x72 32MB 8MBx64 x72 64MB 16MBx64 x72 128MB 32MBx64 x72 256MB Supported only when useing registered DIMMs Introduction Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with dedicated AGP slot AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing Z buffering and alpha blending delivering up to 533MB sec bandwidth for 3D graphics applications AGP in this system board will deliver faster and better graphics with your PC The sy
6. prompt Setyo The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt PCI VGA Palette Snoop It determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default value is Disabled Enabled PCI VGA working with MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards Disabled PCI VGA not working with MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards Award BIOS Setup Utility OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This item allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 The options are Non OS 2 and OS 2 HDD S M A R T Capability The system board supports SMART Sel Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support SMA R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 3 or later hard drives 3 37 3 38 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 3 Chipset Features Setup ROM PCI ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay as SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3 SDRAM CAS Latency Time ee SDRAM Precharge Control Disabled DRAM Data Integrity Mode Non ECC System BIOS Cacheable Disabled ideo BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled 8 Bit I O Recovery Time ae 16 Bit I O Recov
7. You may now plug the power cord and power on your system T QC 3 1 2 On Normal default i 2 3 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data Hardware Installation 2 6 Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse ATX power supply only Jumper JP1 Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse The system board supports the Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse function This function allows you to use the I keyboard or mouse to power E on the system By default JP1 is S o disabled To use this function J CJ set JP to 2 3 On Keyboard Mouse Power On in the Integrated Peripherals setup of the Award BIOS must be set accordingly Refer to chapter 3 for details gt Warning NY JPI was previously enabled with a password set in the KB Fower On Fassword feld and now you wish to disable the Wake Or Keyboard password function make sure to set the Keyboard Mouse Fower On feld to Disabled prior to setting JP to disabled You will not be able to boot yo the system if you fall to do so Z2 The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Fower On Fassword field of the Integrated Peripherals setup You must type the correct password to power on the system 3 The 5VSB power source of your power supply must sugoort 2720MA Minimum 3 2 3
8. request This delay takes place because the CPU is operating so much faster than the input output bus that the CPU must be delayed to allow for the completion of the I O This item allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 8 bit I O or 16 bit I O 3 39 3 40 Award BIOS Setup Utility Memory Hole At 15M 16M n order to improve system performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into he memory space below 16MB When enabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address ange instead of the actual system DRAM When disabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB address range actually contains DRAM emory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this option must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory o Ss PCI 2 1 Compliance By default this field is Disabled However if you encounter problems with your PCI card try setting this field to Enabled It may be that your card is PCI 2 1 compliant AGP Aperture Size MB This field is relevant to the memory mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system Leave this in its default setting which is 64MB CPU PCI Clock MHz This field is used to select the external system bus clock of your processor The options are Default 66 8 33 4 75 37 5 83 3 41 65 100 3 33 4 103 34 33 105 35 110 36 67 112 37 33 115 38 33 120 40 124 31 124 4
9. 10 User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a user s password with the System option selected in the BIOS Features Setup If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a user s password with the Setup option selected in the BIOS Features Setup Using user s password to enter Setup allows a user to access only the User Password option that appears on the main screen Access to all other options is denied To set confirm verify disable or delete a user s password follow the procedures described in the section Supervisor Password If you forget your password refer to the procedure described in the same section 3 1 11 IDE HDD Auto Detection Use this option to detect the parameters for the hard disk drives installed in your system These parameters will then be automatically entered into the Standard CMOS Setup The IDE HDD Auto Detection screen displays the following categories of information Size Cylinders Heads Precomp LandZone Sectors and Mode ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD RECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Select Primary Master Option N Skip N OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD RECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE 2 Y 853 827 32 0 1653 63 LBA 1 853 1654 16 65535 1653 63 Normal 3 853 827 32 65536 1653 63 Large Note Some OS l
10. 2 _ E 1 2 On Disable 2 3 On Enable default 2 Hardware Installation 2 7 Connecting the Ribbon Cables and Wires of the Ports and Connectors 2 7 1 Serial Ports The builtin serial ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices You can set the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals setup of the Award BIOS Connecting the Serial Ports Two Serial port cables mounted on 3a a card edge bracket are provided reat with the system board Connect CoM one serial port cable to connector li JP4 for COM 1 primary serial port and the other serial port cable to connector JP3 for the COM 2 secondary serial port Make sure the colored stripes on the ribbon cables are aligned with pins 1 of connectors JP3 and JP4 Mount the card edge bracket to the system chassis Hardware Installation 2 7 2 PS 2 Mouse Port The PS 2 mouse port is a 6 pin connector on the system board Attach the 6 pin mouse port cable which is mounted on a card edge bracket to connector J2 Make sure the red wire on the PS 2 mouse connector is aligned with pin 1 of connector J2 Mount the card edge bracket to the system chassis The PS 2 mouse port uses I
11. SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Virus Warning Disabled CPU L1 Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Boot Sequence A C SCSI Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setu r R PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled ESC Quit Noe Select Item OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 FI Help PU PD Modify HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Fail Safe Settings F7 Load Optimal Settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Virus Warning This category protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive When this item is enabled the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear After seeing the error message if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running su
12. Standby LED and 25 eo Keylock connector 26 Standby Signal 27 eylock 28 Ground Use pins 24 26 for the Power Standby LED WW Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input Output System The Basic Input Output System BIOS is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals In addition the BIOS also contain codes for various advanced features found in this system board This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up your system the BIOS message appears on your screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart your system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Del gt keys simultaneously When you press lt Del gt the main program screen will appear ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD FAIL SAFE SETTINGS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING LOAD OPTIMAL SETTINGS Esc Quit Tloe Select Item FIO Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color
13. support ACPI Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the Standby mode and Suspend mode are activated Disable No power management Disables the Standby and Suspend modes Min Fower Saving Minimum power management Standby Mode 1 hr and Suspend Mode 1 hr Mex Fower Saving Maximum power management Standby Mode min and Suspend Mode min User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually When enabled each option ranges from min to 1 hr PM Control by APM Yes An Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the power saving mode and stop the CPU s inter nal clock Use this option in Windows 95 98 default AO The system BIOS will ignore APM when initiating the Power Management mode Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked YH SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Bank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DMS Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it 42 Award BIOS Setup Utility Video Off After NA The system BIOS will never turn off the screen Suspend The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode Sandby The screen i
14. the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network Resume On Ring LAN prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to he incoming calls or network co Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Date of Month The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Timer Ah mm ss field 1 31 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Timer hh mm ss field Timer hh mm ss This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on IF you want the system to power on everyday as set in the Date of 45 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Month field the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Setup 3 1 5 PNP PCI Configuration This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings ROM PCI ISA BIOS PNP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC Resources Controlled By Auto Assign IRQ for VGA Enabled Reset Configuration Data Disabled Assign IRQ for USB Enabled PCI Slot 1 Use IRQ Auto PCI Slot 2 Use IRQ Auto PCI Slot 3 U
15. to another monitor the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering Power Supply When the computer is turned on nothing happens l Check that one end o f the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system Make sure that the vo tage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using The power cord may and install a new one Floppy Drive have a short or open Inspect the cord if necessary The computer cannot access the floppy drive I The floppy diskette m and try again write protected ay not be formatted Format the diskette The diskette may be write protected Use a diskette that is not You may be writing to the wrong drive Check the path statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive 62 There is not enough space left on the diskette Use another diskette with adequate storage space Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS 2 If the system is configured with two hard drives make sure the bootable first hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave The master hard drive must have an active bootable partition
16. 1 33 133 33 25 133 44 33 140 35 and 150 37 5 When selecting the external bus clock of your processor the PCI clock will at the same time appear next to the external bus clock selected For example if you selected 66 8 33 4 66 8MHz is the external bus clock and 33 4MHz is the PCI clock Regardless of the type of processor used the default setting is Default Under this setting the system will run according to the processor s clock frequency If you selected an option other than Default and is unable to boot up the system there are 2 methods of going back to its default setting Method 1 Clear the CMOS data by following the procedure in section 2 5 chapter 2 of this manual All fields in the BIOS Setup will automatically be set to its default settings Award BIOS Setup Utility Method 2 Press the lt Insert gt key and power button simultaneously then release the power button first You must keep on pressing the lt Insert gt key until the power on screen appears This will allow the system to boot according to the FSB of the processor Now press the lt Del gt key to enter the Award BIOS setup utility Select Chipset Features Setup and set the CPU PCI Clock MHz field to Default or an appropriate clock frequency Note When using a 66MHz FSB processor the AGP COEK Is similar to the CPU s external bus clock When using a 100MH2z FSB process
17. DMI file saved 57 4 58 Supported Softwares 4 2 Patch Utility for Windows 95 The CD included in the system board package contains a patch utility IF you are running Windows 95 Win95 Win95 Win95 OSRI Windows 95 OEM Service Release 1 Win95 OSR2 Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 0 or Win95 OSR2 1 Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 0 plus USB Supplement you need to run the patch utility The patch utility is used for updating Windows 95 s INF files so that the Intel 440BX 440ZX 100 chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system Important 1 You must install this utility in Windows 95 prior to installing any PCYISA drivers Ae 2 Windows 98 does not reguire the patch utility P gt therefore DO NOT install it in this operating system All steps or procedures to install the utility are subject to change without notice as the utility may occassionally be updated Please refer to the readme file for the latest information AgoendixA System Error Message When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something either a beep code will sound or a message willl be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message PRESS Fl TO CONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP will be shown in the information box at the bottom Enter Setup to correct the error A 1 POST Beep There are two kinds of beep codes in the BIOS One code indicates that a vi
18. Front Side Bus Select The default setting of jumper JP2 is Auto the system will automatically run according to the FSB of the processor The 100MHz setting 1 2 3 Off is reserved for future 1OOMHz FSB processors Refer to figure on the next page the e Warning BY if your system is installed With 2 66MHz FSB processor do not move the jumper cap trom its default setting which is pins and 2 ON otherwise Your s JP2 ystem will not boot Hardware Installation Jumper JP2 s settings are shown below 1 l 1 2 2 O 2 O 3 T 3 O 3 1 2 On Auto 2 3 On 66MHz 1 2 3 Off TOOMHz default Jumper JP6 Clear CMOS Data you forgot the eyboard p in the ROM B default values system and un cord If you are using an AT power supply you do not f for some reason the CMOS data becomes corrupted or supervisor user assword the system can be reconfigured with the default values stored OS To load the power off you plug the power need to unp ug the powe cord Set JP6 JP6 back to its pins 2 and 3 to default setting 2 5 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data AL E E J P 6 wot E SCE TEE O On Wait for a few seconds and set pins and 2 On
19. IBUS BAT I3 70 System Board User s Manual 37610914 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyrig This publication is provided for in form manufacturer makes no representations the contents or use of this manu express or implied warranties of merc particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publicati ht holders ational purposes only The or warranties with respect to al and specifically disclaims any hantability or fitness for any on and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 1999 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows 95 and Windows 98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Award is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders Caution manufacturer instructions Danger of explosion if battery incorrect
20. RO12 If a mouse is not connected to this port the system will reserve IRQ 12 for other expansion cards A Warning x Make sure to tum off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse Failure to do so may damage the system board i 2 3 2 Pin Function 9 l Mouse Data d l 2 Reserved 3 Ground 4 5V 5 Mouse Clock 6 Reserved 2 Hardware Installation 2 7 3 Parallel Port The system board has a standard printer port for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports SPP ECP and EPP modes You can set the port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals setup of the Award BIOS Setting Function SPP Allows normal speed operation but Standard Parallel Port in one direction only ECP Allows parallel port to operate in Extended Capabilities Port bidirectional mode and at a speed aster than the SPP s data transfer rate EPP Allows bidirectional parallel port op Enhanced Parallel Port eration at maximum speed Connecting the Parallel Printer Port Attach the DB 25 printer port m j5 cable to connector JP5 on the e J system board Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon d cable aligns with pin 1 of JP5 Use a small nu
21. Windows 95 98 Device Manage Assign IRO for USB When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the USB device connected to your system However if you are not using USB devices and an ISA slot requires an IRO set this function to Disabled The IRO previously occupied by the USB device will be available for the ISA slot Note When Disabled a Yelow mark will agoear n Windows 95 985 Device Manager PCI Slot 1 Use IRO to PCI Slot 4 Use IRO By default an IRQ is automatically assigned to each PCI slot You may also manually assign an IRO to these slots The options are 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 3 1 6 Load Fail Safe Settings The Load Fail Safe Settings option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option on the main menu and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Load Fail Safe Settings Y N N IF you want to proceed type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt The default settings will be loaded 47 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 7 Load Optimal Settings The Load Optimal Settings option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the Setup default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option on the main menu and press lt Enter gt The mes
22. ard BIOS Setup Utility SDRAM CAS Latency Time The default setting is 3 which is 3 clock cycles for the CAS latency DRAM Data Integrity Mode The ECC Error Checking and Correction function is supported only in x72 72 bit PC SDRAM DIMMs If you are using x64 64 bit PC SDRAM DIMMs set this field to Non ECC Non ECC Uses x64 PC SDRAM DIMM ECC This option allows the system to recover from memory failure It detects single bit and multiple bit errors then automatically corrects single bit error System BIOS Cacheable When this option is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at FOOOOH FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the system BIOS enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at COQOOH to C7FFFH to be cached if the cache controller is also enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the faster the video performance Video RAM Cacheable When enabled it allows the video RAM to be cacheable thus providing better video performance If your graphics card does not support this function leave this field in its default setting Disabled 8 Bit I O Recovery Time and 16 Bit I O Recovery Time The recovery time is the length of time measured in SYSCLK which the system will delay after the completion of an input output
23. bles One card edge bracket with a 25 pin printer port cable and a PS 2 mouse port cable Option 2 One card edge bracket with two 9 pin serial port cables and a PS 2 mouse port cable One 25 pin printer port cable for chassis mounting One 40 pin IDE hard disk cable One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One CD Includes drivers and manual One card edge bracket with two USB ports optional ORRAK If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your Account Manager for assistance Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout m 3 COM2 3 fe ol s COMI er PLATXI ATX Power PLATI AT Power rag SSS 8237 1EB PIX4 14 Ch DIMM 3 a ooh DIMM 2 o ih DIMM D Secondary A Primary ocooocojlocoolooloolooloc oo on SPEAKER G SW G LED ATX LED KEYLOCK RESET ATX SW HD LED Chassis fan E Square denotes pin Hardware Installation 2 2 System Memory The 168 pin DIMM Dual In ine Memory Mod suppo
24. card s manual for more information Pin Function PC PCI GNTX 2 DGND ia 3 Key no 4 PC PCI REOx 56 5 DGND 6 SERIRQ J to connector J13 Refer to the Hardware Installation 2 7 12 Wake OnLAN Connector ATX power supply only The system board supports the Wake On LAN function This function will allow the network to remotely power on a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can power on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt To use the Wake On LAN function you must ena LAN field in the Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS Your LAN card package should include a cable Connect one end of ble the Resume on the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to location J14 on the system board The networ Packet and assert a wakeu the add in card s manual will detect Magic p signal to power up for details Note Yo support the remote wake up function Pin Function 5VSB 720MA 2 Ground 3 WOL Q gt Important the system Refer to ur LAN card must oom The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 27Z0MA minimum 27 2 Har
25. ch a program we recommend that you first disable this category Also disable this category if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 95 98 or the operating system may not install nor work Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU L1 Cache and CPU L2 Cache These categories speed up the memory access The default value is enabled Enable the External Cache for better performance CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Intel Celeron processors come with built in Level 2 cache By default ECC is enabled to check the Level 2 cache If you are not using this function set this field to Disabled Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on your system W hen Enabled the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST Boot Sequence This category determines which drive to search first for the disk operating system The default is A C SCSI The options are ACSC CASI CARMA CDROM A DASH EASI FA SCS SLAC SICA Caw LYZE C Swap Floppy Drive When this option is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this option is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You must have two floppy drives to use this function Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks No
26. ches on the drives DE or ATA 2 ATA 3 and A hard drives be from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function th properly when used together The problem e system board Important f you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM ies in the hard drives not drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM arive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and annot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode Hardware Installation 2 7 6 USB Ports The system board is equipped with a header at location JI 1 on the system board for external USB ports USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use these ports Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation Connecting the USB Ports As an option one card edge bracket mounted with two USB port cables may be provided with the system board The ends of the cables are attached to a connector Connect the USB cable connector to JI 1 on the system board The USB port cables can be inserted only if pin 1 of the cable red wire is aligned with pin of J11 Pin 9 of JI 1 has been removed and the hole in the USB cable
27. click the left but ton of the mouse to power on the system Mouse hight When this option is selected double click the right button of the mouse to power on the system Any Key Press any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power on the system 3 1 9 Supervisor Password IF you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry set a supervisor s password with the System option selected in the BIOS Features Setup If you want to protect access to setup only but not your system set a supervisor s password with the Setup option selected in the BIOS Features Setup You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight the Supervisor Password option and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Enter Password Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the password function highlight Supervisor Password and press lt Enter gt instead of typing in a new password Press the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1
28. d with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices It supports peripheral devices that meet the IrDA or ASK IR standard USB Ports The system board is equipped with a connector for external USB ports USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals BIOS e Award BIOS Windows 95 98 Plug and Play compatible Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades e 2MB flash memory Introduction 1 1 2 Intelligence Automatic CPU Chassis Fan Off The CPU and chassis fans will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Dual Function Power Button ATX power supply only Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode External Modem Ring on ATX power supply only The Modem Ring on feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to incoming calls Note D This feature supports extemal modem only RTC Timer to Power on the System ATX power supply only The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power on on the set date and time Wake On LAN Ready ATX power supply only The Wake On LAN function allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup function Imp
29. deo error has occured and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by three short beeps The other code indicates that a DRAM error has occured This beep code consists of a single long beep A 2 Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BlOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace ory with the same or equivalent tyoe recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manulacturers INSUCLONS CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color This indicates the switch is set to a different gt 59 60 System Error Message setting than indicated in Setup Determine which setting is correct either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection FLOPPY DISK S fail 80 Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK S fail 40 Floppy type mi
30. displays seconds from 00 to 59 Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master and Secondary Slave These categories allow you to enter the appropriate specifications for the type of hard disk drive s installed in your system Press lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press lt Enter gt The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category You can use Type User to define your own drive type manually This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor If you select Type Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD amp CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD amp CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None and press lt Enter gt Award BIOS Setup Utility Drive A and Drive B These categories identi Nave 360K 5 25 In fy the types of floppy disk drives installed No floppy drive is installed 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity LAM 5 25 in 5 1 4 in ATAype high density drive 1 2MB capacity 720K 3 517 3 1 2 in double sided dri ve 720KB capacity 3 1 2 in double sided drive 1 44MB capacity 144M 35 In 288M 35 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 2 88MB capacity Video This category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to s
31. dware Installation 2 7 13 Power Connector PLATX im P8 P9 PLATI a ATX Power AT Power PLATI L I l lo mmama Z menee E II 20 PLATX1 The pin assignment of the ATX power connector is shown below Pin Function Pin Function 1 3 3V 14A 11 33V 14A 2 33V 14A 12 12V 3 COM 3 COM 4 5V 4 PS ON 5 COM 5 COM 6 5V 6 COM 7 COM 7 COM 8 PW OK 8 5V 9 5VSB 9 5V 10 12V 20 5V Important M gt Your power supply must meet the ATX specification SUQOONING 33V 14A minimum otherwise your system wil not boot propery 28 Hardware Installation 2 7 14 J9 LEDs and Switches 28 00000 oooo foolfoolfoo foo foolfom SPEAKER G SW G LED ATX LED EYLOCK RESET ATX SW HD LED ATX LED ATX 5VSB Standby LED This LED will light when the 5VSB power is active HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed G LED Green LED This LED will light when the system is in the Suspend mode ATX SW ATX Power Switch D
32. e IDE Primary Master Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by 48 Award BIOS Setup Utility themselves Your system supports five modes O default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive s timing O 4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master Slave UDMA These categories allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD ROM AUO The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories On Chip Primary PCI IDE and On Chip Secondary PCI IDE These categories allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller The default is Enabled Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller USB Keyboard Support By default USB Keyboard Support is Disabled H
33. elect the type in Setup The d BIOS default Setup default EGINA CCA 40 CCA 80 Mon Halt On monochrome adapters efault setting is EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode onochrome adapter Includes high resolution This category determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up The default setting is All Errors BIOS ult Setup default defa A A No Errors Errors 4 But Keyboard The system boot wi error it will stop for all other errors But Diskette he system boot will stop wi a nonfatal error he system boot wi he system boot will not stop for any errors detected henever the BIOS detects not stop for a keyboard not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors 4 But Disk Key The system boot w ill not stop for a disk or keyboard error it wi stop for all other errors 33 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 2 BIOS Features Setup The BIOS Features Setup allows you to configure your system for basic operation Some entries are defaults required by the system board while others if enabled will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference ROM PCI ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES
34. epending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PWR BTTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 G SW Green Switch This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode RESET Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis 29 30 2 Hardware Installation KEYLOCK Power Standby LED and Keylock Connector Use pins 24 to 26 to connect to the Power Standby LED This LED will light when the system s power is on and blinks when the system enters the Suspend mode Use pins 27 to 28 to connect to the keyboard lock located on the front panel of the system chassis for locking the keyboard Pin Pin Assignment ATX LED l ATX Power ATX 5VSB Standby LED 2 Ground 3 JG HD LED 4 DD LED Power Primary Secondary IDE LED 5 DD 6 aC G LED 7 Green LED Power Green LED 8 Green 9 G ATX SW 0 PWRBT ATX power switch l Ground 2 ne G SW 3 SMI Green switch 4 Ground 5 Ea RESET 6 W Reset Reset switch 7 Ground 8 E SPEAKER 9 Speaker Data Speaker connector 20 G 21 Ground 22 Speaker Power 23 ae KEYLOCK 24 LED Power Power
35. ery Time ae Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled PCI 2 1 Compliance Disabled AGP Aperture Size MB 64 CPU PCI Clock MHz Default Spread Spectrum Disabled ESC Quit Te Select Item Fl Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Fail Safe Settings F7 Load Optimal Settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus These items should not be altered unless necessary The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This field allows you to insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals used when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system SDRAM RAS Precharge Time If there is insufficient number of cycles for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data Aw
36. ess setting Make sure the COM settings and I O address are configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed Ie 2 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board ly Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets 64 ake sure the memory modules are in the correct locations f the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components Gently press each component into the socket f you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup and oad the BIOS defaults
37. hen press lt Enter gt 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected information 4 Press lt F 10 gt to update the edited information into the flash ROM 4 Supported Softwares Add DMI 4 Use the lt or gt arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the T or 4 arrow keys then press lt Enter gt The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the added item Press lt F 10 gt to save information into the flash ROM To view information about the added items go to the Edit DMI menu Load DMI File l 2 Use the lt or gt arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu The following message will appear Fress Enter to select DMI tile for load Press lt Enter gt The DMI files will appear on the screen Select the file you would like to load and press lt Enter gt The following message will appear Do you want to execute Y N Type lt Y gt All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the new file will be saved into the flash ROM Save DMI File Use the lt or arrow keys to select the Save DMI File menu The following message will appear Fress Enter to select DMI file for save Press lt Enter gt Enter the directory and filename under which you would like the
38. ike SCO UNIX must be NORMAL for installation ESC Skip The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select Normal or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select 3 54 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 12 Save amp Exit Setup When all the changes have been made highlight Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt Tne message below will appear Save to CMOS and Exit Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing is done 3 1 13 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Quit Without Saving Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or l
39. is turned on 2 All cables and power cords are tightly connected devices are 3 The electrical outlet to which your peripheral connected is working Test the outlet by plugging other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on in a lamp or 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 Make sure that the monitor s power switch is on 2 Check that one end of the monitor s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outlet 3 Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system s display adapter 4 Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness control knob 6 Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving ti The monitor has lost its vertical sync Adjust the monitor s vertical sync Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display Make sure your video card s output frequencies are supported by this monitor The screen seems to be constantly wavering Ie If the monitor is close
40. ly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s CE FCC and DOC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the imits for a Class B FCC and Class A CE digital device These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television eception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the e
41. me On Ring With an external modem installed the Modem Ring on function will allow your system to power on to respond to incoming calls By default the Resume on Ring field is Disabled To use this function please follow the steps below 1 Make sure the computer system is powered off 2 Connect the external modem to the COM or COM 2 serial port 3 Switch on the power of the external modem aM 8 Award BIOS Setup Utility Power on the computer system After the memory test press lt Del gt to enter the Award BIOS setup utility Select Power Management Setup and press lt Enter gt Enable the Resume on Ring field Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu of the Award BIOS setup utility Select Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt Resume On LAN With a LAN card installed the Wake On LAN function allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can wake up the system only through an IRO or DMA interrupt Make sure your LAN card supports the remote wakeup function To use this function set this field to Enabled Refer to the Wake On LAN Connector section in chapter 2 of this manual for more information Resume On Alarm Erabled When Enabled the Date of Month and Timer hh mm ss fields will appear right below this field You can set
42. n the system board Pin Function l On Off 3 2 12V 3 Sense 2 7 9 Chassis Fan Connector The system board is equipped with a chassis fan connector If you are installing a fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J12 on the system board The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor Pin Function On Off 2 12V 3 Sense 25 26 2 Hardware Installation 2 7 10 AGP Fan Connector The system board is equipped with an AGP fan connector If the system board is installed with an AGP add in card and you wish to _ l iiy SEEE 2 7 11 If the system board is installed with SB LINK Connector install a fan on the add in card connect the fan s connector to ocation J6 on the system board Refer to the add for instructions on installing the fan in card s manual Pin Function J6 B 2 Ground 2 12V 3 N C a Creative sound card that requires connecting the card to the SB LINK connector connect the cable that came with the sound card sound
43. or the AGP clock Is 2 3 of the CPUs extemal DUS CIOCK Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Disabled Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician 3 1 4 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy If you like to use the soft power down feature of Windows 95 98 you must enable the Power Management below Select Min Power Max Power or User Defined Either one can be used as long as it is NOT disabled ROM PCI ISA BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC ACPI Function Disable Power Management User Define PM Control by APM Yes Video Off Method DPMS Video Off After Suspend MODEM Use IRQ L3 Standby Mode Disable Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disable VGA Active Monitor Disabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off Resume on Ring Disable Resume on LAN Disabled Resume on Alarm Disable ESC Quit TLoe Select Item Fl Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Fail Safe Settings F7 Load Optimal Settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 4 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility ACPI Function By default the ACPI function is disabled This function should be enabled only in operating systems that
44. ortant Q gt The 5VSB power source of your power supply must syoport 2720MA mininnrry Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse ATX power supply only This function allows you to use the keyboard or mouse to power on the system Refer to Jumper Settings for W ake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse in chapter 2 and Keyboard Mouse Power On in the Integrated Peripherals setup of the Award BIOS in chapter 3 for more information Introduction Important e The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Fassword field of the integrated Peripherals setup You must ype the correct password to power on the system e The 5VSB power source of your power supply must suoport 2720MA MNIMUM J ACPI ATX power supply only The system board is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management Virus Protection Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives The system board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive Introduction 1 2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items M The system board MI Serial mouse and printer port cables Option 1 One card edge bracket with a 9 pin and 25 pin serial port ca
45. owever if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS make sure to enable this function Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize AGP or PCI first when the system boots AGP When the system boots it will first initialize AGP PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI KBC Input Clock This is used to select the input clock of your keyboard The options are 8MHz and 12MHz The default is 8MHz 49 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 AUO The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port and serial port 2 SFYMRO4 ZAFEMRO3 BEGMROF ZEG IROZ Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port and or serial port 2 UART2 Mode Select The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices You may not use IrDA J5 and the COM 2 serial port JP3 at the same time If you are using the COM 2 serial port make sure UART2 Mode Select is set to Normal To use the IrDA function follow the steps below I Connect your IrDA cable to connector J5 on the system board 2 Set UART2 Mode Select to the type of IrDA standard sup
46. ported by your IrDA peripheral device IrDA 1 0 or ASK IR For better transmission of data your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of meter 3 The following will appear right after UART2 Mode Select IR Transmission Delay If this option is Enabled transmission of data will be slower This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard Parallel Port 37EHIROZ SBCHYIROZ 278HYIROS Selects the O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Award BIOS Setup Utility Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA and EPP Mode Select These fields will appear only if you selected an I O address and IRQ ECP EPP Both ECP Mode Use D EPP1 9 and EPP1 7 Default setting E ode Use DMA will appear This is for the parallel port The options are Keyboard Mouse Power On A and EPP appear on the screen If you selected EPP EPP appear This field applies to standard specification The options are PP1 7 If you s used to selec and 3 Defa in the Onboard Parallel Port field These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripheral s manual for the best option The parallel modes are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP The default is ode Select will ode Select will elected ECP
47. quipment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with FCC and CE emission limits Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction I Features ANd SPECIACALIONS 0 esensteietetetntetetenstnteteteieinieeiett 6 l2 Package CIC CKUSE sisas soniais e 11 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2A YEB od AVOUE e a a aid 2 22 NIEN MENO eeaeee daettauaauenabisetianden 4 2 3 DIP Switch Settings for Processors 5 24 Jumper Settings for the CPU S Front Side BUS 6 2 5 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data 7 2 6 Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake OnWVouse 8 27 Connecting the Ribbon Cables and Wires of the Ports ana COMIMEGUONS oea coh estas accent anaes atte 9 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 31 TNE Basic INDUL OULDUL SYSCOM sseesienssne namna 32 3A Standard GMOS SOtu pe ecsiaccnctasacatengcnsndeanaeine 32 BZ BIDS REATIFES SCT Pinskin 35 313 Q 314 PF 3 1 5 P 316 L 317 L 3 1 8 Integrated Peripherals 319 5 3 1 10 User PASSWOPKL eseeteetnete ss 3 1 IDE ADD Auto Deleon sacntncinsttiomominntees 54 BLA SAVES EXE SGUD anena a enen i 55 3A BKEWMMOUT SAVING senenn 55 Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Managerment IMerfate ininaiansan 56 42 Patch Utility for WINGOWS 95 eeesnnsnsenteenestnetnetaetaeseie 59 Appendix A System Error Messages Preis ROST BECO fess ercerce E teenie tense nena 60 PLZ EMOP MESSAGES enaena e a aadiianete 60 Appendix B
48. rt PC 3 3V PC Synchronous fast memory technology tha to synchronize w clock so that the timing of the memory chips and the timing of the CPU a transmission of da The system board supports the ECC Correction functi that supports pa SDRAM DIMM Random Access Memory is a using the clock on the chip ule sockets SDRAM Dynamic ol interface t includes ith the CPU 47 DIMM a sockets ta subsequently increasi on To use this function ity That is DIMM that chips per side Th and a parity chip is kind of module has 8 e synchronized This saves time during ng system performance Error Checking and you must install DIM typically has 9 memory standard memory chips DIMM with no parity has 8 standard memory chips only Refe board 2 2 1 Installing the to chapter 1 System Memory section for detailed specification of the memory supported by your system DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket 2 Hardware Installation I Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notches in the module aligned with the keys on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically in
49. s off when the system is in the Standby mode MODEM Use IRO This category is used to set an IRQ channel IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 or 11 for the external modem installed in your system However if the Resume on Ring or Resume on LAN field is disabled the BIOS will mask the IRQ assigned for the modem This is to prevent the modem or LAN from waking up the system when it is in the Suspend mode Standby Mode This is user configurable only when the Power Management category is set to User Defined When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity video will be shut off while all other devices still operate at full speed Suspend Mode This is user configurable only when the Power Management category is set to User Defined When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off HDD Power Down This is user configurable only when the Power Management category is set to User Defined When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active VGA Active Monitor Erabled When the system enters the Suspend mode it will check the status of the VGA If the VGA is active it will not turn the screen off If the VGA is inactive it will turn the screen off Disabled When the system enters the Suspend mode it will immediately turn the screen off without checking the sta
50. sage below will appear Load Optimal Settings Y N N Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt to load the Setup default values 3 1 8 Integrated Peripherals ROM PCI ISA BIOS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled KBC Input Clock 8MHz IDE Primary Master PIO Auto Onboard FDC Controller Enabled IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto Onboard Serial Port 1 gt 3F8 IRQ4 IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto UART2 Mode Select Normal IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto ECP Mode Use DMA T On chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 On chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Keyboard Mouse Power On Disabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled Init Display First AGP ESC Quit Tle Select Item FI Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Fail Safe Settings F7 Load Optimal Settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mod
51. se IRQ Auto PCI Slot 4 Use IRQ Auto ESC Quit TLloe Select Item FI Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Fail Safe Settings F7 Load Optimal Settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices AUO The system will automatically detect the settings for you The categories that follow will not be shown on the screen Varta This will allow you to set the IRO DMA you have assigned your add in card to Legacy ISA or PCI ISA PnP For non PnP ISA cards select Legacy ISA For PnP ISA or PCI cards select PCI ISA PnP Reset Configuration Data Erabled The BIOS will reset the configuration data once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Dsabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data 46 Award BIOS Setup Utility Assign IRO for VGA When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRO for the VGA card installed Your VGA card will need an IRQ only when using the video capture function of the card If you are not using this function and a new device requires an IRO you can set this function to Disabled The IRO previously occupied by the VGA card will be available for your new device Note When Disabled a Yelow mark will agoear n
52. smatch Hard Disk s fail 80 DD reset failed Hard Disk s fail 40 DD controller diagnostics failed Hard Disk s fail 20 DD initialization error Hard Disk s fail 10 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The checksum of ROM address FOOOOH FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error s Agoendx B Troubleshooting B 1 Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer To efficiently troubleshoot your system treat each problem individually This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a multiple causes problem has Some of the most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below 1 The power switch of each peripheral device
53. stem board is also equipped with 3 dedicated PCI slots dedicated 16 bit ISA slot and shared PCI ISA slot All PCI and ISA Slots are bus masters Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores these information in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier Refer to Chapter 4 for instructions on using the DMI utility Connectors e 2 connectors for external USB ports e 1 connector for IrDA interface e 2 serial ports e parallel port e 2 IDE connectors floppy connector e PS 2 mouse port e PS 2 or AT keyboard port e 20 pin ATX power supply connector 1 2 pin standard AT power supply connector e Wake On LAN connector e SB LINK connector e 3 fan connectors for CPU chassis and AGP fans Introduction PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices Supports ATA 33 or ATA 66 hard drives PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE data transfer rate up to 16 6MB sec Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer Supports ATAPI CD ROM LS 120 ZIP and SCSI sequential boot Up IrDA Interface The system board is equippe
54. t Del gt after memory testing is done Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management Interface DMI ALP The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubl eshooting of computer systems easier With DMI a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information abo ut a particular computer system without physically going to it Quite often a service call may be unnecessary as the problem can be so ved remotely The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration Information about the type and speed of CPU type and amount of memory for each memory slot BIOS revision level types of add in PCI boards and components certain revision numbers of hardware install ed etc are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS Additional information such as ISA based peripherals which may not be automatically detected can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated whenever the system hardware or setup Is altered 1 Running the DMI Utility To run the DMI utility type DMICFG EXE The DMI utility must run in real mode wi th at least 180K of base memory Memor
55. tdriver to mount the cable into a DB 25 LJ cutout in the system chassis If your printer port cable is attached to a card edge bracket connect the cable to connector JP5 on the system board and mount the card edge bracket to the system chassis 20 Hardware Installation 2 7 4 Floppy Disk Controller The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk header that supports two standard floppy disk drives To prevent improper floppy cable installation the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism The 34 pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin of the connector is aligned with pin of the header You may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals setup of the Award BIOS Connecting the Floppy Disk Cable I Install the 34 pin header connector into the shrouded floppy disk oe header J10 on the d J system board The colored i edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin 1 of J10 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the disk drive s Align the colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable with pin 1 of the drive edge connector s The end most connector should be attached to the drive you want to designate as Drive A Jio 2 7 5 IDE Hard Disk Interface The system board is equipped with two shro
56. te that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks When disabled the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB 35 3 36 Award BIOS Setup Utility Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys Typematic Rate Setting When disabled continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down When the typematic rate is enabled the BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys Typematic Rate Chars Sec This selection allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This selection allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins Security Option system The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the
57. to the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place 2 3 DIP Switch Settings for Processors For Factory Use Only You cannot overclock an Intel Celeron PPGA processor because its frequency ratio has been fixed by the manufacturer Therefore SW on the system board is used for factory testing only The table on the next page which shows the supported processors and their corresponding DIP switch settings are for reference Black rectangle ip denotes the part that is protruding N the adjustable O switch Pial aN ETIO SW In the example above Switch 1 Off Switch 2 On Switch 3 Off Switch 4 On Hardware Installation Processor Frequency gy Processor Frequency sw1 core 100MeR Ratio 66MHz 100MHz Ratio 300MH2 processor 4 a a 433MH2 procesor 6 Ta 333MHz process 22 ial 486MH2 acest is ALE 366MHz peeso 3 3x 3 sie prosor eee Moe mT soome processor X TEENY procesor procesor NAMI Note Intel Celeron FPGA processors support VID Voltage identification The switching voltage regulator on the system board will automaticaly set the voltage regulator according to the voltage of the processor 2 4 Jumper Settings for the CPU s Front Side Bus Jumper JP2 CPU s
58. tus of the VGA 43 3 44 Award BIOS Setup Utility Soft Off by PWR BTTN This category allows you to select the method of powering off your system Hold 4 Sec Regardless of wheth en an Su er the Power abled o d released in less prevent the system accidentally hit or an Pu wi INstant OF d release again on PWR Lost Resume State spend mode The purpose o anagement field is disabled if the power button is pushed than 4 sec th from power e system enters the f this function is to ing off in case you pushed the power button Push in less than 4 sec to restore shing the power button for more than 4 seconds power off the system Pressing and then releasing the power button at ce will immediately power off your system Keeo Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power button to power on the system When power returns after an AC power failure the Jum is Off system will automatically power on Last State system will return to the sta When power returns after an AC powe You must press the Power failure the before power fail off when AC power fai when power returns te where ure occurs If the system s power is ure occurs it will remain off f the system s power is on you left off when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power returns Resu
59. uded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE Integrated Drive Electronics hard disk drives To prevent improper IDE cable installation each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism The 40 pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header 22 2 Hardware Installation Connecting the Hard Disk Cable I D If you are connecting two hard drives install the 4 of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header connector J8 If you are adding a third device install the 40 pin connector of the other the O pin connector or fourth IDE IDE cable into J8 gt r Secondary IDE secondary Primary IDE shrouded IDE header connector J7 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin 1 of the drive edge connector s Note Refer to your disk drive users manual for information about selecting proper drive swith setmngs Adding a Second IDE Hard Drive When using two IDE drives one must be set as the master and the other as n U anufact tra D the slave Follow the instruction We recommend that you use Enhanced s provided by the drive urer for setting the jumpers and or swit
60. y managers like HIMEM SYS required by Windows must not be installed You may do this by using one of the 3 methods listed below 1 Boot up from a system diskette without CONFIG SYS files 2 REM HIMEM SYS in the CONFIG SYS the AUTOEXEC BAT and or 3 Press lt F5 gt during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC BAT and COMFIG SYS files C 55 56 Supported Softwares 4 1 2 Using the DMI Utility Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc 1996 Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File Save DMI File WaT ene a BIOS Auto Detect Type BIOS Information Handle 0000 Vendor Name BIOS Version BIOS Starting Address Segment F000 BIOS Build Date BIOS Characteristics Size of BIOS ROM 0128K T 4 Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort amp Exit The four menus located on top of the DMI Configuration Utility screen are Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File and Save DMI File Use the lt or gt left or right arrow keys to select a menu from the Menu bar On the left side of the screen is a list of the system configuration items Use the T or 4 up or down arrow keys to select an item The commands at the bottom of the screen will allow you to navigate through the various setup menus Edit DMI 1 Use the or gt arrow keys to select the Edit DMI menu 2 Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to edit by using the T or 4 arrow keys t
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