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1. DIMMs Memory Size DIMMs Memory Size 2MBx64 x72 16MB 2MBx64 16MB 4MBx64 x72 32MB 4MBx64 32MB 8MBx64 x72 64MB 8MBx64 64MB 6MBx64 x72 128MB 6MBx64 128MB 32MBx64 x72 256MB CB60 ZX CB60 BX Supported only when CB60 BX uses registered DIMMs Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with dedicated AGP slot 3 dedicated PCI slots 2 dedicated 6 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 ATX double deck ports e 2 e N USB ports DB 9 serial ports e DB 25 parallel port e mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port e mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port Connectors connector for IrDA interface e 2 IDE connectors e floppy connector e 20 pin ATX power supply connector 3 pin WOL Wake On LAN connector e SB LINK connector e 3 fan connectors for CPU chassis and AGP fans Introduction PCI Bus Master IDE Controller IrDA Interface
2. 2 3 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data Hardware Installation 2 6 Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse Jumper JPI Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse The system board supports the Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse function This function allows you to use F the keyboard or mouse to power on the system By default JPI is disabled To use this function set JPI 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 Warning l If JP was previously enabled with a password set in the KB Power On Password field and now you wish to disable the Wake On Keyboard password function make sure to set the Keyboard Mouse Power On field to Disabled prior to setting JP to disabled You will not be able to boot up the system if you fail to do so gis LJ 2 The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password 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 support 2720mA minimum 2 3 2 3 ED O l 2 On Disable 2 3 On Enable default 2 Hardware Installation 2 7 Connecting the Ribbon Cables and Wires
3. IDE Hard Disk Interface The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE Integrated Drive Electronics hard disk drives To prevent improper DE cable installation each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism The 40 pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin of the connector is aligned with pin of the header 7 U z E 3 ly Hardware Installation Connecting the Hard Disk Cable If you are connecting two hard drives install the 40 pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header connector J10 If you are adding a third or fourth DE device install the 40 pin connector of the other IDE cable into the secondary shrouded IDE header connector J9 2 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin of the drive edge connector s Note Refer to your disk drive user s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings Adding a Second IDE Hard Drive When using two IDE drives one must be set as the master and the other as the slave Follow the instructi
4. 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 1 2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items The system board A users manual One 40 pin IDE hard disk cable One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One CD NNANARA If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout amp Warning K Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your system board processor disk drives add in boards and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection Chassis fan ATX Power Connector moo SS 7 Second
5. to operate the equipment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits Table of Contents Chapter Introduction l l Features and Specifications srsiiiiisniinunasiarianiiina 6 I 2 Package GMeCK stains casettinlmcinsicnincraiaiian itengcenntnnaetiasenes 10 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 System Board IkayOut stscccsasihctitndtattadenintldamanhteatinins L 22 SYStEM MEMO rasanan a saitamaiadenannecuatate 13 2 3 DIP Switch Settings for ProcesSOrs wesc 14 2 4 Jumper Settings for the CPU s Front Side BUS 15 2 5 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data wees 16 2 6 Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard MOuSe wes I7 2 7 Connecting the Ribbon Cables and Wires of the Ports and CONNECLOSS rearen p eE 18 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input Output SYSTEM wessssesssessseessseeessessees 29 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Setup 29 3 1 2 BIOS Features Setup 39 3 1 3 Chipset Features Setup 35 3 1 4 Power Management Setup 39 3 1 5 PNP PCI Configuration 44 3 1 6 Load Fail Safe Settings 45 3 1 7 Load Optimal Settings 46 31 8 Integrated Peripheral Sicsnsissrienionirgungaamis 46 3 1 9 Supervisor PassWord iussione naia 50 3 1 10 User Password 5 3 1 11 IDE HDD Auto Detection veces 5 3 ball SWE Se EXE EUP issnin a GS 52 SelM Bst Without Saving a sslescescsesictieshetcladeeeesisen vtec stiencaiettdare 52 Chapter 4 Supported Sof
6. 22 Hardware Installation System Memory DIMM sockets The CB60 BX system board is equipped with three 68 pin DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets that support x64 x72 unbuffered or registered PC SDRAM DIMM 3 3V The CB60 ZX system board is equipped with two 68 pin DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets that support x64 unbuffered PC SDRAM DIMM 3 3V PC SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory uses a fast memory interface technology that includes using the clock on the chip to synchronize with the CPU clock so that the timing of the memory chips and the timing of the CPU are synchronized This saves time during transmission of data subsequently increasing system performance Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board Pin of the DIM module must correspond with Pin of the socket 2 Hardware Installation Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notches in the module aligned with the keys on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place 2 3 DIP Switch Settings for Processors For Factory Use Only You can not overclock an
7. Adjust the monitor s vertical sync Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display Make sure your video card s output frequencies are supported by this monitor The screen seems to be constantly wavering If the monitor is close to another monitor the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering Power Supply When the computer is turned on nothing happens 2 3 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive A 62 The floppy diskette may not be formatted Format the diskette and try again The diskette may be write protected Use a diskette that is not write protected You may be writing to the wrong drive Check the path statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive There is not enough space left on the diskette Use another diskette with adequate storage space Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure 2 Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been enter
8. 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 2 3 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 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 IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode 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 46 Award BIOS Setup Utility themselves Your system supports five modes
9. J12 on the system board system s manual or documentation Pin Function IRTX Ground IRRX COCO OWN N C Gat LSBs G0 a VCC Peripherals setup of rd supported by your rs installed in your er to your operating O Cp a O Hardware Installation 2 7 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 J5 on the system board U B A Pi Functi 123 j J in unction m00 we On Off F B 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 J2 on the system board The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor m j2 _ L Pin Function Eoo 2 l l On Off 2 12V L Sense 23 2 Hardware Installation 2 7 10 AGP Fan Connector The sy
10. 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 0 4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master Slave UDMA These 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 Auto 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 However 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 8M
11. Pin Assignment HD LED HDD LED Power Primary Secondary IDE LED 2 HDD 3 N C G LED 4 Green LED Power Green LED 5 Green 6 N C ATX SW 7 PWRBT ATX power switch 8 Ground 9 N C G SW 10 SMI Green switch Ground 12 N C RESET 13 H W Reset Reset switch 14 Ground 15 N C SPEAKER 16 Speaker Data Speaker connector 17 N C 18 Ground 19 Speaker Power 20 igs KEYLOCK 2l LED Power Keylock and Power LED 22 N C connector 23 Standby Signal 24 eylock 25 Ground Use pins 2 to 23 for the Power Standby LED 28 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 IN
12. Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS Your LAN card package should include a cable Connect one end of the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to location JI5 on the system board The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power up the system Refer to the add in card s manual for details Note Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function Pin Function ial is 5VSB 720mA 2 Ground 123 WOL J15 Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720mA minimum 25 2 Hardware Installation 2 7 13 Power Connector PSI Ci QO mee The pin assignment of the ATX power connector is shown below Pin Function Pin Function 3 3V 14A 11 3 3V 14A 2 3 3V 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 IO 12V 20 5V A gt Important Your power supply must meet the ATX specification supporting 3 3V 14A minimum otherwise your system
13. 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 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 sabled Boot Up NumLock Status Typematic Rate Setting isabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec Typematic Delay Msec Security Option i PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled ESC Quit Noe Select Item OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Fl 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 ttem 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
14. and now you wish to disable the Wake On Keyboard password function make sure to set this field to disabled prior to setting JPI to disabled 1 2 On You will not be able to boot up the system if you fail to do so Password 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 amp The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field You must type the correct password to poweron the system 49 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 Fl to Ctrl FIZ Mouse Left When this option is selected double click the left but ton of the mouse to power on the system Mouse Right 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 50 If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry set a
15. 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 SDRAM CAS Latency Time The default setting is 3 which is 3 clock cycles for the CAS latency DRAM Data Integrity Mode CB60 BX only 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 COOOOH to C FFFH to be cac
16. encounters an error that requires the user to correct something either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message PRESS FI 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 POST Beep There are two kinds of beep codes in the BIOS One code indicates that a video error has occured and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by three short beeps The other code indicates that a DRAM error has occured This beep code consists of a single long beep 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 only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY The display switch on the motherboar
17. to the time set in the Timer hh mmiss field l 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 hhimmiss 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 Month field the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC in the Standard CMOS Setup 43 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 PCIASA 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 Use IRQ Auto PCI Slot 4 Use IRQ Auto ESC Quit TL oe 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 Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compa
18. 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 Enabled 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 tt will turn the screen off Disabled When the system enters the Suspend mode it will immediately turn the screen off without checking the status of the VGA Soft Off by PWR BTTN This category allows you to select the method of powering off your system 4 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 42 Hold 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management field is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in le
19. will not boot properly 26 Hardware Installation 2 7 14 Jl4 LEDs and Switches im a g SPEAKER KEYLOCK ooooolloocooo 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 Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PWVR 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 27 2 Hardware Installation KEYLOCK Power Standby LED and Keylock Connector Use pins 21 23 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 24 to 25 to connect to the keyboard lock located on the front panel of the system chassis for locking the keyboard Pin
20. C 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 Ne Select Item FIO Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color 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 29 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 Tlsoe 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 Sun
21. CB60 BX ZX Rev AC System Board User s Manual 37410919 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 ad permission from the copyright hold This publica tion is provided for in manufacturer makes no representat the contents or implied wai The user will aptation wi ers formationa ions or war assume the entire risk o f the use or thout the prior written purposes only The ranties with respect to or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express rranties of merchantability or fitness fo rany particular purpose the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication an to notify any All Rights Reserved 1999 Trademarks d make changes to its contents at any time without obligation person or entity of such revisions or changes Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT 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 b
22. Hz and 2MHz The default is 8MHz 47 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 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port and serial port 2 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port 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 J2 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 Connect your IrDA cable to connector J5 on the system board 2 Set UART2 Mode Select to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA penpheral device IrDA 1 0 or ASKIR 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 opti
23. Intel Celeron processor PPGA because its frequency ratio is fixed by the manufacturer The table on the next page is for factory use only oz aml Black rectangle denotes the part that is protruding o the adjustable switch 7 SWI uhai In the example above Switch Off Switch 2 On Switch 3 Off Switch 4 On Hardware Installation Processor Frequency sy Processor Frequency sw 66MHz 100MHz Ratio 66MHz 100MHz Ratio 300MH Fut an Fi _ z ure 45 P uture om 300A processor s Be ARME processor Sn Ber oze Ooze Fut a Fut zm ure uture a 333MHz erccessor 5x 466MHz processor 7x oze oze m We Future m Future Future 75x om 366MHz processor 5 5x E processor processor com oze oze Fut ome Fot Fut gt m ure i uture ure by 100MM processor ex nm processor processor 8x a oze oze Note Intel Celeron processors support VID Voltage Identification The switching voltage regulator on the system board will automatically set the voltage regulator according to the voltage of the processor 2 4 Jumper Settings for the CPU s Front Side Bus Jumper JP2 CPU s Front Side Bus Select The default set
24. Power Button 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 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 This feature supports external modem only RTC Timer to Power on the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power on on the set date and time Wake On LAN Ready 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 Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720mA minimum Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse This function allows you to use the keyboard or mouse to power on the system Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake 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 M Important e The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field of the Integrated Peripherals setup You must type the correct password to power on the system e The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720mA minimum ACPI The system board is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced
25. 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 6 6MB sec Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer ATAPI CD ROM LS 120 and ZIP supported The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices It supports peripheral devices that meet the IrDA or ASK IR standard USB Ports The system board is equipped with two USB ports USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals BIOS Award BIOS Windows 95 98 Plug and Play compatible Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades Includes NCR 810 SCSI BIOS 2MB flash memory 1 1 2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the following system health conditions Monitors processor system temperature and processor overheat alarm Monitors 1 5V 3 3V 5V 12V VCORE voltages and failure alarm Monitors processor chassis fan speed and failure alarm Automatic processor chassis fan control Read back capability that displays accurate temperature voltage and fan speed Introduction 1 1 3 Intelligence Automatic CPU Chassis Fan Off The CPU and chassis fans will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Dual Function
26. al port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the problem may be due to the onboard I O or the address setting Make sure the COM settings and I O address are configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 64 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process Board Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets Make 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 load the BIOS defaults
27. ary IDE Sle DMM3 DIMMI jul 800 AGP fan Smt Reiz 8237 1EB J13 SB LINK 9 9 PIX GSW GLED RESET _ATX SW__HD LED PCI 3 J15 Wake On LAN 00 PCI 4 KEYLOCK SPEAKER ISA ISA 2 ISA 3 Jl Mouse J3 USBO J7 Printer maunrercenctes pi CB60 BX Hardware Installation Chassis fan ATX Power Connector J2 Secondary IDE Primary IDE DMM om J9 J12 rDA H Ju BOO AGP fan vO chip mmm PEIA 8237 1EB J13 SB UNK 7899 PI PCI3 Pa JIS Wake On LAN z o o Pcl 4 Clear CMOS ISA G LED GSW RESET _ATX SW__HD LED KEYLOCK SPEAKER ISA 2 ISA 3 Jl Mouse J3 USBO J7 Printer m Square denotes pin CEs S oi er A veel J6 a l J8 Ray 2 CB60 ZX Note The illustrations on the following pages are based on the CB60 BX system board which is the board equipped with three DIMM sockets 2 2
28. as the problem can be solved remotely The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration Information about the type and speed of CPU type and amount of memory for each memory slot BIOS revision level types of add in PCI boards and components certain revision numbers of hardware installed etc are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS Additional information such as ISA based peripherals which may not be automatically detected can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated whenever the system hardware or setup is altered 4 1 1 Running the DMI Utility To run the DMI utility type DMICFG EXE You can download this utility from ftp dfiusa com utilrties DMI directory The DMI utility must run in real mode with at least 180K of base memory Memory managers like HIMEM SYS required by Windows must not be installed You may do this by using one of the 3 methods listed below Boot up from a system diskette without the AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIGSYS files 2 REM HIMEMSYS in the CONFIGSYS or 3 Press lt F5 gt during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC BAT and COMFIGSYS files 53 Supported Softwares 4 1 2 Using the DMI Utility 54 System Enclosure Chassis Type BIOS Information Processor Handle 0000 Memory Con
29. attery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residentia installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the 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 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority
30. d can be set to either monochrome or color This indicates the switch is set to a different 59 A System Error Message 60 setting than indicated in Setup Determine which setting is correct either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection FLOPPY DISK S fail 80 Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK S fail 40 Floppy type mismatch Hard Disk s fail 80 HDD reset failed Hard Disk s fail 40 HDD controller diagnostics failed Hard Disk s fail 20 HDD initialization error Hard Disk s fail 10 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked Keyboard 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 Appendix B Troubleshooting B I Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with y
31. d 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 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 24 31 124 41 33 133 33 25 133 44 33 140 35 and 150 37 5 When selecting the external bus clock of your processor the PCI 37 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 38 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 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 Method 2 Press the lt Insert gt key and power button simulta neously 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 ac co
32. day to Saturday Month displays the month from January to December Date displays the date from 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 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 30 Award BIOS Setup Utility Drive A and Drive B These categories identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in Al type hig
33. ed in the BIOS If the system is configured with two hard drives make sure the bootable first hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave The master hard drive must have an active bootable partition Excessively long formatting period If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to format it is likely a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesnt respond when you try to print 2 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ settings are configured correctly Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured correctly If it works the printer can be assumed to be in good condition If the printer remains inoperative replace the printer cable and try again 63 B Troubleshooting Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters 2 Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is on line Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a seri
34. ent 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 ASA BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC ACPI Function Disabled Power Management User Define PM Control by APM Yes Video Off Method DPMS Video Off After Suspend MODEM Use IRQ 73 Standby Mode Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled VGA Active Monitor Disabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off Resume on Ring Disabled Resume on LAN Disabled Resume on Alarm Disabled ESC Quit TL oe 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 39 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 40 ACPI Function By default the ACPI function is disabled This function should be enabled only in operating systems that 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 D
35. er Extended Capabilities Port Setting Function SPP Allows normal speed operation Standard Parallel Port but in one direction only ECP Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate EPP Allows bidirectional parallel port Enhanced Parallel Port operation at maximum speed 2 7 4 Floppy Disk Controller The syste that sup improper m board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk header ports two standard floppy disk drives To prevent floppy cable installation the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism The 34 pin connector on the floppy cable can be p laced 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 2 Hardware Installation Connecting the Floppy Disk Cable Install the 34 pin header connector into the shrouded floppy disk header J4 on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin of J4 2 Install the other 34 pin header ve A 20 connector s into the disk drive s Align the colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable with pin of the drive edge connector s The end most connector should be attached to the drive you want to designate as Drive A
36. f the extemal modem 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 Award BIOS Setup Utility 7 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 8 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 IRQ 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 Enabled When Enabled you can s et 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 this field the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Date of Month and Timer hhimmiss will appear right below this field Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Date of Month 0 The system will power on everyday according
37. h density drive 2MB capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 1 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 2 88MB capacity Video This category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type in Setup The default setting is EGA VGA BIOS default Setup default EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mono Monochrome adapter Includes high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On This category determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up The default setting is All Errors BIOS default Setup default No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors 3 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 2 BIOS Features Setup 32
38. h 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 prompt Setup 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 VVESA 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 Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data pror to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 33 or later hard drives 3 1 3 Chipset Features Setup ROM PCI ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 8 System Hea
39. have been made highlight Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Save to CMOS and Exit Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing is done 3 1 13 Exit Without Saving 52 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 lt Del gt after memory testing is done Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier With DMI a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a particular computer system without physically going to it Quite often a service call may be unnecessary
40. he T or J arrow keys then press lt Enter gt The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the added item Press lt F10 gt to save information into the flash ROM To view information about the added items go to the Edit DMI menu Load DMI File l 2 Use the lt or gt arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for load Press lt Enter gt The DMI files will appear on the screen Select the file you would like to load and press lt Enter gt The following message will appear Do you want to execute Y N Type lt Y gt All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the new file will be saved into the flash ROM Save DMI File Use the lt or arrow keys to select the Save DMI File menu The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for save Press lt Enter gt Enter the directory and filename under which you would like the DMI file saved 55 Supported Softwares 4 2 Hardware Doctor Utility 56 The system board comes with a Hardware Doctor utility contained in the provided CD This utility is capable of monitoring the system s health conditions and allows you to manually set a range Highest and Lowest Limit to the items being monitored If the settings values are over or under the set range a warning message will pop up The utility can also be c
41. hed if the cache controller is also enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the faster the video performance Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 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 Memory Hole At 15M 16M In order to improve system performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 6MB When enabled the CPU assumes the 5 16MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM When disabled the CPU assumes the 5 16MB address range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this option must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory PCI 2 1 Compliance By default this field is Disabled However if you encounter problems with your PCI card try setting this fiel
42. ill 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 Note 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 33 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 34 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 wart 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 whic
43. ions 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 like 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 5 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 12 Save amp Exit Setup When all the changes
44. isables the Standby and Suspend modes Min Power Saving Minimum power management Standby Mode hr and Suspend Mode hr Max Power 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 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 No 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 V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it Video Off After N A The system BIOS will never tum off the screen Suspend The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode Award BIOS Setup Utility Standby The screen is off when the system is in the Standby mode MODEM Use IRQ This category is used to set an IRQ channel IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 or 1 for the external modem installed in your system However if the Resume on Ring or Resume on LAN field is disabled the BIOS
45. lth Monitor SDRAM RAS Precharge Time ae Current System Temp 28 C 82 F SDRAM CAS Latency Time 23 Current CPU Temperature 42 C 107 F SDRAM Precharge Control Disabled Current Chassis FAN Speed 0RPM DRAM Data Integrity Mode Non ECC Current CPU FAN Speed 4326 RPM System BIOS Cacheable Disabled CPU V 2 00 V Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled 4 1 5V 151 V Video RAM Cacheable Disabled 4 3 3V 340 V 8 Bit I O Recovery Time 45 V 5 08 V 16 Bit I O Recovery Time 1 12 V 12 34 V Memory Hole At 1SM 16M Disabled 12 V 11 76 V PCI 2 1 Compliance Disabled 5 V 5 09 V AGP Aperture Size MB 64 CPU P T Clock MHz Default Spread Spectrum Disabled ESC Quit TLoec_ 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 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 35 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 36
46. of the Ports and Connectors 24 2 7 2 PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard Ports Serial Ports Th e built in serial ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports wi ca pri ot se ith 6C550A compatible UARTs that n be used with modems serial nters remote display terminals and her serial devices You can set the rial ports I O address in the In tegrated Peripherals setup of the Award BIOS The PS 2 mouse port uses IRQ12 If a mouse is not connected to this port the system will reserve IRQI2 for ot her expansion cards Warning Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board D Jo J COMI J8 COM2 Ti 2 7 3 Paralle 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 Periph F Ports erals setup of the Award BIOS Hardware Installation m iL CJ J7 Print
47. onfigured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition Note Use this utility only in Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT 4 0 To install the utility insert the CD included in the system board package into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen will appear Double click the Hardware Doctor icon to install the utility After installing the utility the screen below will appear Bookoed Heedvos ziur for UF Click here for a clearer view of the screen CCP eee eee eeeeeeeee eee eee eeeeeee OUpported Softwares The rightmost column of the screen shows the current value of each monitored ttem To set the highest and lowest limit of each item click on the arrow buttons in the Lowest Limit or Highest Limit column However we DO NOT recommend that you change the settings of the Voltages Make sure to leave them in their default setting To further configure the utility select Configuration in the Tools menu The Monitoring Config screen will appear Monitoring Contig AA AAAI I I A AA A I I I lt I I AA AAAI I I E mE E E E E E E x E E lt l lt I lt l lt l Click here for a clearer view of the screen Enable Click on the items you want to be monitored Faults Count 1 or 3 This allows you to select the number of fault coun
48. ons are Enabled and Disabled Onboard Parallel Port 378HIIRQ7 3BCHIIRQ7 278HI IRQ5 Selects the I 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 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 peripherals manual for the best option The parallel modes are SPR EPP ECP and ECP EPP The default is ECP EPP Both ECP Mode Use DMA and EPP Mode Select will appear on the screen If you selected EPR EPP Mode Select will appear This field applies to standard specification The options are EPP1I 9 and EPPI 7 Default setting EPP I 7 If you selected ECP ECP Mode Use DMA will appear This is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel port The options are and 3 Default setting 3 Keyboard Mouse Power On This field allows you to use the keyboard or mouse to power on the system To use this function make sure JPI 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 Warning If JP was previously enabled with a password set in the KB Power On Password field
49. ons provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and or switches on the drives We recommend that you use Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 ATA 33 and ATA 66 hard drives be from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board M Important If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode 21 2 Hardware Installation 2 7 6 USB Ports 2TA 22 You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use these ports Refer to your operating system s manual documentation IrDA Connector or J3 USBO The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wire less connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices frared Data Association specification supports data The IRDA In transfers of Connect your Set UART2 Mode Select in the Integrated the Award BIOS to the type of IrDA standa device You must have the proper drive operating system to use this connector Refi 5K baud at a distance of meter IrDA cable to connector
50. or Windows 98 s Device Manager PCI Slot Use IRQ to PCI Slot 4 Use IRQ By default an IRQ is automatically assigned to each PCI slot You may also manually assign an IRQ 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 45 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 message 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 3F8
51. our personal computer To efficiently troubleshoot your system treat each problem individually This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes Some of the most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on 2 All cables and power cords are tightly connected 3 The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are connected is working Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is tumed on 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 l 2 Make sure that the monitors power switch is on Check that one end of the monitors power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outlet Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system s display adapter Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness control knob 6 B Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving 2 The monitor has lost its vertical sync
52. rding 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 fre quency Note D When using a 66MHz FSB processor the AGP clock and the CPU s external bus clock are similar When using a OOMHz FSB processor the AGP clock is 2 3 of the CPU s external bus clock Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Disabled Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician System Health Monitor The BIOS is capable of monitoring the following system health conditions processor and system temperature fan speed of the chassis and CPU fans voltage of the processor and output voltage of the power supply The temperature fan speed and voltage of these mounitored items are shown in this section of the Chipset Features Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility e Current System Temperature Current CPU Temperature Current Chassis Fan Speed and Current CPU Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system current temperature of the processor and the current fan speed of the chassis and CPU fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute e CPU Y This field shows the voltage of the processor e 1 5V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 5V These fields show the output voltage of the power supply 3 1 4 Power Management Setup The Power Managem
53. seeing the error message if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this category Also disable this category if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 95 or the operating system may not install nor work Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU LI 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 When 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 A G SCSI CA SCSI C CDROM A CDROM G A DA SCSI E A SCSI EA SCSI SCSI A CG SCSI C A C only LS ZIP C Swap Floppy Drive When this option is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system w
54. ss than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at PWR Lost Resume State once will immediately power off your system Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure the Turn On When power return s al Last State When power returns after an AC power failure the h system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the system after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power retums Resume On Ring With an external modem installed the Modem Ring on function will allow your system to poweron to respond to incoming calls By default the Resume on Ring field is Disabled To use this function please follow the steps below l 2 S Make sure the computer system is powered off Connect the external modem to the COM or COM 2 serial port Switch on the power o
55. stem board is equipped with an AGP fan connector If the system board is installed with an AGP add in card and you wish to install a fan on the add in card connect the fan s connector to location JI on the system board Refer to the add in card s manual for instructions on installing the fan Pin Function ee r q E i Ground L 2 12V OJ 3 N C fe O 2 7 11 SB LINK Connector 24 If the system board is installed with a Creative sound card that requires connecting the card to the SB LINK connector connect the cable that came with the sound card to connector 3 Refer to the sound card s manual for more information Pin Function PC PCI GNTx i aa feel L v PC PCI REQx DGND SERIRQ me 13 Te g Aluanj BR wr Hardware Installation 2 7 12 Wake On LAN Connector The system board supports the Wake On LAN function This function will allow the network to remotely poweron a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can poweron the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt To use the Wake On LAN function you must enable the Resume on LAN field in the
56. 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 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 users password with the Setup option selected in the BIOS Features Setup Using users password to enter Setup allows a user to access only the User Password option that appears on the main screen Access to all other opt
57. tible devices Auto The system will automatically detect the settings for you The categories that follow will not be shown on the screen Manual This will allow you to set the IRQ 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 Enabled The BIOS will reset the configuration data once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data 44 Award BIOS Setup Utility Assign IRQ for VGA When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the VGA card installed Your VGA card will need an IRQ only when using the video capture function of the card If you are not using this function and a new device requires an IRQ you can set this function to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the VGA card will be available for your new device Note When Disabled a Yellow mark will appear in Windows 95 s or Windows 98 s Device Manager Assign IRQ for USB When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the USB device connected to your system However if you are not using USB devices and an ISA slot requires an IRQ set this function to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the USB device will be available for the ISA slot Note When Disabled a Yellow mark will appear in Windows 95 s
58. ting of jumper JP2 is Auto the system will automatically run according to the FSB of the processor The OOMHz setting 1 2 3 Off is reserved for future OOMHz FSB processors Refer to the figure on the next page 4 Warning If your system is installed with a 66MHz FSB processor do not move the jumper cap from its default setting which is pins and 2 On otherwise your system will not boot 2 Jumper JP2 s settings are shown below T O3 l 2 On A Hardware Installation uto default I 2 3 On 66MHz i ol2 O 3 1 2 3 Off OOMHz 2 5 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Jumper JP3 Clear CMOS Data If for some reason the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the password th supervisor user keyboard e system can be reconfigured with the default values stored in the the default va system and cord Set P3 ues power o pins 2 and 3 ROM BIOS To load ff your unplug the power to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP3 back to its default setting and 2 On You may now plug the power cord and power on system 3 T 1 2 On Normal default pins your iit OO l
59. troller Vendor Name Memory Module BIOS Version Memory Module BIOS Starting Address Segment E000 Memory Module BIOS Build Date Memory Module BIOS Characteristics Cache Size of BIOS ROM 0256K Cache Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector System Slots 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 J up or down arrow keys to select an item The commands at the bottom of the screen will allow you to navigate through the various setup menus Edit DMI Use the lt or arrow keys to select the Edit DMI menu 2 Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to edit by using the T or J arrow keys then press lt Enter gt 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected information 4 Press lt F10 gt to update the edited information into the flash ROM 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 t
60. ts detected before a warning message pop up The warming message will pop up once an error has been detected 3 The warning message will pop up after the error has been detected thrice 57 Supported Softwares 4 3 Beep Besides the pop up warning message you can choose to enable the beep alarm so that if an abnormal condition occurs an alarm will sound Due to its hardware limitation the only item that cannot be enabled is System Temp If the internal temperature of the system is too high only a warning message will pop up Temperature Unit You can select the temperature unit between Celsius and Fahrenheit The default unit is Celsius Polling Interval This is used to set the interval for monitoring the system The range is from sec to 120 sec The default interval is 2 sec Patch Utility for Windows 95 The CD included in the system board package also contains a patch utility If you are running Windows 95 Win95 Win95 Win95 OSRI Windows 95 OEM Service Release 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 Important l You must install this utility in Windows 95 prior to installing 58 any PCI ISA drivers 2 Windows 98 does not require the patch utiltiy therefore DO NOT install it in this operating system Appendix A System Error Message A When the BIOS
61. twares 4 Desktop Management Interface 53 4 2 Hardware Doctor Utility wu 56 4 3 Patch Utility for WiINKOWS 95 vss 58 Appendix A System Error Messages AAPOST Beep isssscpansstassscawaiticgdhdisenstiretcatndnnenday dvingaasiitine 59 A2 Ermror MESSaS Ss csccic cinmnnac mania tieiincnaditaanaitnan 59 Appendix B Troubleshooting B I Troubleshooting Checklist esssssssssssessssesssesssseesssessssie 6 Chapter Introduction l l Features and Specifications 1 1 1 Features Chipset e Intel 440BX AGPset CB60 BX e Intel 440ZX 100 AGPset CB60 ZX Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 370 for installing an Intel Celeron PPGA processor The system board is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that supports 30V to 2 05V core voltage for various processors e 300A 333 366 400 433 466MHz and future OOMHz FSB Celeron PPGA processor System Memory CB60 BX 16MB to 384MB memory using unbuffered DIMMs 32MB to 768MB memory using registered DIMMs Three 68 pin DIMM sockets Uses x64 or x72 PC SDRAM 3 3V PC 66 SDRAM DIMM for 66MHz FSB processors PC 100 SDRAM DIMM for OOMHz FSB processors ECC supported uses x72 PC SDRAM DIMM e CB60 ZX 16MB to 256MB memory using unbuffered DIMMs Two l68 pin DIMM sockets Uses x64 PC SDRAM 3 3V PC 66 SDRAM DIMM for 66MHz FSB processors PC 100 SDRAM DIMM for OOMHz FSB processors Introduction

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