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1. USB3 amp 4 Black LUSB amp 2 Black Onboard USB Ports USB 1 2 3 4 Additional USB Ports USB 5 6 Pin Function Pin Function Pin Function VCC VCE LI Ground 2 UP5 Es UP6 12 Ground 3 UP5 8 UP6 13 UP5 4 Ground 9 Ground 14 UP5 5 Key 10 Ground 5 VCC 37 f Hardware Installation The system board supports 6 USB 2 0 1 1 ports USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use the USB ports Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation Four onboard USB 2 0 1 1 ports CN5 and CN6 Black are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board Depending on the type of USB port cable that you are using the 2 connector on the system board allows you to connect 2 more optional USB 2 0 1 1 ports These optional USB ports which are mounted on a card edge bracket will be provided as an option If you wish to use the optional USB ports install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J12 nsert the USB port cable connector to pins 1 10 if One of the holes on the cable connector is plugge
2. ol i L Coear cB P7 amp J 3 3 2 2 i 1 2 On Normal 2 3 On default Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data Jumper JP7 If you encounter the following a CMOS data becomes corrupted b You forgot the supervisor or user password c You are unable to boot up the computer system because the processor s ratio clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below Power off the system 2 Set JP7 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP7 back to its default setting pins and 2 On 22 Hardware Installation Now power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s ratio clock in the BIOS please proceed to step 4 After powering on the system press Del to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select the CPU Frequency Control submenu and press Enter Set the CPU Clock Ratio or Clock By Slight Adjust field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock Refer to the CPU Frequency Control section in chapter 3 for more information Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save amp Exit Setup and press
3. HD LED SPEAKER RESET 1 r1 m 19 0 O O ojojo ojo ojm 20 0 Ojo o JO ojo o O 2 k LI LI ti i G LED PWR LED Front panel gt E mm connectors 17 G SW ATX SW HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed G LED Green LED This LED will not light when the system s power is on or when the system is in the 3 STR Suspend To RAM state It will blink every second when the system is in the SI POS Power On Suspend state ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft 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 6 f 62 Hardware Installation PWR LED Power Standby LED When the system s power is on this LED will light When the system is in the SI POS Power On Suspend state it will blink every sec
4. Chassis fan jw I9 jg Pin Function Ground 2 On Off Sense If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J19 on the system board The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the chassis fan The chassis fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode 52 Hardware Installation 2 8 17 Second Fan Connector 123 Second fan JI4 Pin Function Ground 2 On Off 3 Sense If you are installing a second fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J 4 on the system board The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the second fan The second fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode 53 f Hardware Installation 2 8 18 Wake On LAN Connector g Ig J Wake On LAN s 20 5 Pin Function WOL 2 Ground 3 5VSB The Wake On LAN func
5. AER y t 9 3 CPU zx select eee O 3 3 Ol 2 T 2 Ol2 E E 2 On Auto 2 3 On OOMHz All Off 133MHz default CPU Front Side Bus Select Jumper JP6 This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board 28 Hardware Installation 2 7 Jumper Settings for USB 6 H C SRL USB 6 select 3 2 3 2 J O em jP Gm NI j5 O e JP5 Qu i l 2 On USB 6 on JI2 2 3 On USB 6 on CNR default USB 6 Select Jumpers JP4 and JP5 These jumpers are used to select USB 6 s location Set pins and 2 to On if you want USB 6 on JI2 Set pins 2 and 3 to On if you want USB 6 on CNR 29 Z Hardware Installation 2 8 Ports and Connectors PS 2 AN Mouse Parallel Mic in Line in Line out PS 2 COM I VGA USB 3 USB 2 1 K B ATX Double Deck Ports on NB30 EL and NB35 EL PS 2 Mouse Parallel Mic in USB 2 USB 4 Line in Line out PS 2 COM I VGA USB 3 USB K B ATX Double Deck Ports on NB30 EC and NB35 EC 30 Hardware Installation 2 8 1 PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Ports r cN2 PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard ooo
6. KB Purple The system board is equipped with an onboard PS 2 mouse Green and PS 2 keyboard Purple ports both at location CN2 of the ATX double deck ports of the system board The PS 2 mouse port uses the system will res The Wake On Key the keyboard or Jumper Settings erve IROI2 for o PS 2 mouse to chapter and Key more information y Warning RQI2 If a mouse is not connected to this port ther expansion cards board Wake On Mouse function allows you to use power on the system Refer to for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse in this board Mouse Power On Onboard Super IO Device field in the Integrated Peri pherals section in chapter 3 for Make sure to tum off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board 3l 2 Hardware Installation 2 8 2 Serial Ports CN3 1 CX OM I Teal Turquoise 99 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 o O oooo0o00000000 COM Serial Port The built in 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 select the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu
7. 2 3 4 5 RTX The system board is equipped wi th an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data transfers of 15K baud at a distance of meter Connect your IrDA cable to connector J8 on the system board Set UART2 Mode Select Onboard Super IO Device field in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating to your operating system s manual Note system to use this connector Refer or documentation The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions Hardware Installation 2 8 15 CPU Fan Connector 123 iiie T jtt l Pin Function Ground 2 Power 3 Sense The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J13 on the system board The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan 5 f Hardware Installation 2 8 16 Chassis Fan Connector j em jH
8. Insert the CD that came with the system board package into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click Microsoft DirectX 8 1 Driver Click Yes to continue Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation Restart the system Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP operating systems If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup Please go to DFl s web site at http www dfi com support download2 asp for the latest version of the drivers or software applications All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please refer to the readme files if available for the latest information Appendix A System Error Message A When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message PRESS 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 cod
9. 98SE 2000 ME XP supports the ACPI function ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when it powers off The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power on the system quum The EC power source of your power supply must support 21A AC Power Failure Recovery When power returns after an AC power failure you may choose to either poweron the system manually let the system power on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs Refer to PWR Lost Resume State Onboard Super IO Device in the Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for more information 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 The system board A user s manual One card edge bra
10. Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up 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 Base Memory Displays the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 2 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation Some entries are defaults required by the system board while others if enabled will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features BIOS Flash Protect Disabled A Item Help Virus Warni
11. Onboard Super IO Device field of the BIOS Connecting the Serial Ports The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port CN3 Teal Turquoise for COM primary serial port located at the ATX double deck ports of the board It is also equipped with a 9 pin connector at location J10 for COM 2 secondary serial port 32 Hardware Installation One card edge bracket mounted with a serial port cable and a game MIDI port cable is provided with the system board If you want to use the secondary serial port connect the serial port cable to connector J10 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin of connector J10 Mount the card edge bracket to the system chassis 33 z Hardware Installation 2 8 3 Parallel Port T 2 CN4 E X X P d Co Parallel Burgundy E d Al o Parallel Port 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O00000000000 The system board has a standard parallel port CN4 Burgundy located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports SPP ECP EPP and PntMode modes You can select the port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super IO Device field of the BIOS 34 Hardware Installation Setting Function SPP Allows norm
12. RxD TxD Active The options are Hi Lo Lo Hi Lo Lo and Hi Hi IR Transmission Delay If this field is Enabled transmission of data will be slower This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device 79 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 3BCIIRQ7 278 IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP EPP ECR ECP EPP and PntMode 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 SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP Extended Capabilities Port Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the normal mode s data transfer rate EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed PntMode Allows parallel port to operate in bipolar mode If you selected EPP the EPP Mode Select field is configurable If you selected ECP the ECP Mode Use DMA field is configurable If you selected ECP EPP both EPP Mode Select and ECP Mode Use DMA are configurable EPP Mode Select This is used to select the EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select the DMA channel of the parallel port 80 Award BIOS Setup Utility PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off W
13. e Rii Send Wake On Ring JI I DIMM L om om o EMEA E DDRSDRAM rpp mmm ERN DIMM 2 I5 IDE 2 IDE Acs 4CH gud IrDA 8 CPU FSB select 16 18 AD P6 Chassis fan ND PC Slt am L ooo o 3 3VSB Standby peeo b00 nooo m PCI Standby Power LED for PCI P3 Battery H I S IPDIF id PCI Slot 2 Inte 5 out 2 9oo CD in J6 Wake On Firmware LAN J20 PCI Slot 3 Hub ClarCMOS ese Pa JP7 SPEAKER Lupi P4 PS 22888 USB5 amp 6 CNR Slot use amp select jp5 ss E 12 EEEEISEEEETTA G5W c le L L PWR LED as ADCSW Square denotes pin 1 4 NB35 EC Uses Inte 845G chipset Hardware Installation Wake On CPU fan esses Second fan g E CN2 E KB Mouse JP 13 14 h COM CN3 Jo o I2V power ATX Main Power o m ATXPI PLI d oo o Parallel amp S M CN4 oo oo oo oo DIMM Eas 1 VGA Standby o CN Power LED VN Wake On USB KB EB T amp amp cws for USB 1 2 3 4 P8 us 515 se 88 80 88 33 83 88 N a m Z Intel oo 00 oo CN6 99 80 oo 515 3 dr open
14. Front juu TAD 09 Chassis fan aye 3 E 4 PCI Slot 19 mw Y L ooo o 3 3VSB Standby poo eo ooo 8380 m PCI Standby Power LED for PCI P3 Battery E 1 8 SiPDIE ey PCI Slot 2 intel a out J2 coon CD in J6 Wake On u Firmware LAN J20 E PCI Slot 3 Hub Clear CMOS E E P am DRE RE P7 SPEAKER HD LED E PA P5 ie CNR Slot use select ps EES 288891972 esses J17 GSW ciep _PWRLED Poo Sst HED L Apcsw Square denotes pin Uses Intel 845GL chipset and supports onboard LAN Hardware Installation T Wake On CPU fan _ Second fan g E amm KB Mouse JP 013 014 5 COM I J CN3 fo o _ 12V power ATX Main Power 9 m ATXPI PLI e oo Parallel 8 o 9 CN4 z oo co O Oh oo oo DMM 8 T VGA Standby o CNI g NI Wake On USB KB alta a Ep 8 8 eng fer USB 1 2 3 4 JP8 a 2 oo oo es 88 ETE as Intel oo oo oo 2i 2 CN6 oo 00 oo Sum Chassis open 845G 98 88 E 0 ng E EE o oo COM 2 28 23 oo 9 Game MID ge 010 eo 80 98 3 numm py AGP Warning LED DER SERAM 9 98 38
15. and press Enter The message below will appear Quit Without Saving Y N N Type Y and press Enter 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 Ctrl Alt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing is done 95 Chapter 4 Supported Software 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 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 po
16. following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receive Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different fro that to which the receiver is connected r m 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 authori to operate the equipment ty 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits Notice This users manual contains detailed information about the system board If in some cases some information doesn t match those shown in the multilingual manual the multilingual manual should always be regarded as the most updated version The multilingual manual is included in the system board package To view the user s manual insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click User s Manual System Board This users manual is for the NB30 EC NB30 EL NB35 EC and shown below NB35 EL system boards The di fferences between these boards are NB30 EC EL Intel 845GL ADD slot EL supports onboard LAN NB35 EC EL Intel 845G AGP slot EL supports onboard LAN Table of Contents Chapter Introduction Features and Specifications i 1 2
17. highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter instead of typing in a new password Press the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu 3 1 12 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a user s password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a users password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features Using user s password to enter Setup allows a user to access only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied To set confirm verify disable or delete a users password follow the procedures described in the section Set Supervisor Password Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 13 Save amp Exit Setup When all the changes have been made highlight Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Save to CMOS and Exit Y N N Type Y and press Enter 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 Ctrl Alt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing is done 3 1 14 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Exit Without Saving
18. mounted with a serial port cable and a game MI DI port cable is provided with the system board Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the game MI DI port cable to connector J3 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin of connector J3 The Game MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I O port This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick Hardware Installation 2 8 9 Internal Audio Connectors Co y N S Saoi 4 321 TAD 4 A CD in J6 um CD in This connector is used to receive Pi F audio from a CD ROM drive TV elas tuner or MPEG card Left audio channel 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right audio channel TAD TAD is a connector for telephony Pin Fun tion audio devices such as voice modem Modem out cards By installing a PCI voice modem card that is also equipped with a TAD connector connect one 2 Ground end of the cable that came with 3 Ground the card to the card s TAD connector and the other end to the TAD connector on the system board The voice modem will interface with the onboard audio allowing voice to come from the extemal speaker from modem 4 Mo
19. the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 6 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Menu Level X IRQ Resources Press Enter Default is Disabled PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Sel ct Enabled to reset Extended System PC 3 Configuration Data gt Q Assigi Sa IS Q Assignment due ESCD when you exit Slot 2 Auto Setup if you have Slot 3 Auto installed a new add on Onboard LAN Auto and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot Til Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play
20. which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system ac cording to your hard disk drive s timing 75 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Mode 0 4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields 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 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 INTEL OnChip PCI Device Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio codec primary or secondary audio riser card or audio modem riser card Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card AC97 Modem Auto Select this option when using a primary or secondary modem riser card or audio modem riser card Disabled
21. 4 7 Onboard LAN Drivers for Windows 24 0 USB2 O Dre Riasan nanana 101 4 9 Microsoft Direc 8 1 Driveriassitisisatacudiinciiasiaighaaisan 102 4 10 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes 102 Appendix A System Error Messages BUE POST B epasasenanssccusncasaussdnanscnsuenntamvamahenatenttec dein 103 JD Error MESSAGES isotope a 103 Appendix B Troubleshooting Bul Troubleshooting Checklist rtt ttti 105 Chapter Introduction 1 1 Features and Specifications 1 1 1 Features Chipset NB3O EC EL Intel 845GL chipset Intel 845GL Graphics Memory Controller Hub GMCH Intel 82801DB I O Controller Hub ICH4 NB35 EC EL Intel 845G chipset Intel 845G Graphics Memory Controller Hub GMCH Intel 82801DB I O Controller Hub ICH4 Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 478 for installing a Pentium 4 processor e Intel Pentium 4 processor 478 pin e Supports up to 2 2GHz CPU speed e 400 533MHz system data bus NB35 EC EL 400MHz system data bus NB30 EC EL System Memory Two 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets 2 5V unbuffered PCI600 DDR200 PC2100 DDR266 DDR SDRAM DIMM Supports maximum of 2GB system memory using 64Mbit 28Mbit 256Mbit or 512Mbit technology Double sided xl6 DDR SDRAM DIMM is not supported Density 64 Mbit 128 Mbit 256 Mbit 512 Mbit Density Width X8 X16 X8 X16 X8 X16 X8 X16 Single Double SS DS SS DS
22. 45 9 Hardware Installation 2 8 11 4 Channel Audio Output Connector n fr e 1 i E ACH gu io L Pin Function Pin Function SL 2 Center out 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 SR 6 LFE Out 7 Ground 8 Key The 4 channel audio connector J9 supports 4 audio output signals center channel subwoofer rear right channel and rear left channel 46 Hardware Installation 2 8 12 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ooooo0o000000000000 NOOOOOOOOOOOO0O0000 The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives To prevent improper floppy cable installation the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism The 34 pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin of the connector is aligned with pin of the header You may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super IO Device field of the BIOS Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install the 34 pin header connector of the floppy disk drive cable The colored edge of the ri
23. 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 FO000H FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error s Appendix B Troubleshooting B Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer To efficiently troubleshoot your system treat each problem individually This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes Some of the most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on 2 All cables and p
24. If this type of AGP card is used the AGP Warning LED will not light However if no AGP card is installed in the slot or you installed a 3 3V AGP card the LED will light indicating that a non 5V card was used The ADD slot on the NB30 EC EL system board is used for installing an ADD AGP Digital Display add in card The ADD Warning LED will not light if an ADD card is installed in the slot It will light if no ADD card is installed DIMM Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system s power is on or when it is in the Suspend state Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM It will not light when the system is in the Soft Off state PCI Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system is in the power on Soft Off or Suspend Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM state 57 z Hardware Installation 3 3VSB Standby for PCI Jumper JP3 The default setting of jumper JP3 is On It provides 3 3VSB Standby power to the PCI slots If you are using a PCI modem card that does not comply to the PCI 2 2 specification please set this jumper to Off The PCI Standby Power LED s light will subsequently turn off 2 2 On Default Off 3 3VSB Standby Power to Non PCI 22 spec PCI slots PCI 2 2 spec Ae Important P gt If the DIMM Standby Power LED or PCI Standby Power LED is lighted you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory
25. Move EnterSelect PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Date The date 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 to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 Time The time format is hour minute second 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 IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave Move the cursor to the IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master or IDE Secondary Slave field then press lt Enter gt IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave f you wish to define your own drive type manually select Manual The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor If you select Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD amp CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE
26. Package ChieckllsE scitote tagen eet ad Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout s 16 2 2 System MeMO yasana 20 2 3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data 2 4 Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Mouse 24 2 5 Jumper Settings for Wake On USB Keyboard 26 2 6 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU s Front Side Bus 28 2 7 Jumper Settings for USB 6 2 4 PORTS ANd CONOIS seu dsentntmmusta Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 The Basic Input Output System 63 3 l Standard CMOS Features 63 3 1 2 Advanced BIOS Features 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features mnnntsntennnne 72 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals 75 3 1 5 Power Management Setup 83 3 L6 PRP PCI Configurations tte 3 1 7 PC Health Status 3 L8 CPU Frequency Control tette 319 Load Fail Safe Defaults tm 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults 93 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password 94 3 1 12 Set User Password eat 3 1 13 Save amp Exit Setup 95 3 l 14 Exit Without Saving 95 Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management Interface 96 42 HardWare EO GEOG ised acacia dicti ptam cece 99 4 3 Intel INF Update Utility for Windows 98SE 2000 ME 44 Intel Application Aror far Windows nc 100 45 Intel Graphics Drivers for Windows 98SE NT ME DOQQ m n 100 4 6 Audio Drivers and Software Application
27. SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS 184 pin DDR 64 128MB 32MB NA 128 256MB 64MB NA 256 512MB 128MB NA 5 12 1024MB 256MB NA Introduction Expansion Slots The NB30 EC EL system board is equipped with ADD slot 3 PCI slots shared with CNR slot and CNR slot The NB35 EC EL system board is equipped with AGP slot 3 PCI slots shared with CNR slot and CNR slot The AGP slot only supports 5V AGP 4x 1066MB sec bandwidth add in cards AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards for 3D graphics applications It handles large amounts of graphics data with the following features Pipelined memory read and write operations that hide memory access latency Demultiplexing of address and data on the bus for nearly 100 percent efficiency The ADD slot is used for installing an ADD AGP Digital Display card CNR Communication and Networking Riser is an interface that supports multi channel audio V 90 analog modem phone line based networking or 10 100 Ethernet based networking riser board Onboard Graphics Features Graphics memory Shares 512K IMB 8MB of the system memory in DOS mode Uses Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT in Windows mode Graphics controller Core frequency of 200MHz 350MHz integrated 24 bit RAMDAC Analog display up to 2048x1536 60Hz refresh 3D setup and render engine Discrete Triangles Strips and fans Per pixel perspecti
28. Select this option when using a PCI modem card 76 Award BIOS Setup Utility Onboard AC97 Codec Enabled This option is used to enable the onboard AC97 codec Disabled This option is used to disable the onboard AC97 codec Disable the onboard AC97 codec when using a 6 channel audio CNR card or an audio PCI card CNR LAN Control Enabled Select this option to use the LAN CNR board that is Installed in the CNR slot Disabled Select this option to disable the LAN CNR board that is installed in the CNR slot Onboard LAN Control NB30 EL and NB35 EL only This field is used to enable or disable the Realtek RTL8100 LAN chip Onboard LAN Boot ROM NB30 EL and NB35 EL only Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network directly If you wish to change the boot ROMS settings type the Shift and lt F10 gt keys simultaneously when prompted during boot up Take note you will be able to access the boot ROMS program by typing Ctrl lt S gt only when this field is enabled Onboard Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following fields will appear KBC Input Clock This is used to select the input clock of your keyboard Keyboard Mouse Power On This field allows you to use the keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function make sure JPI is set to 2 3 On the Wake On Keyboard Mouse
29. Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing After installation or servicing cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord Battery Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions Joystick or MIDI port Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than IOA current at 5V DC There is a risk of fire for devices that exceed this limit FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radi frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance wit the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to rad its io communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cau se 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
30. is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at FO000H 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 73 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Delayed Transaction When enabled this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCI to ISA transactions This allows PCI and ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made 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 AGP 4X Mode This field is used to enable the AGP 4x interface which transfers video data at 1066MB sec bandwidth thus delivering faster and better graphics to your PC Make sure your graphics card supports the AGP 4x mode On Chip Video Window Size This field is used to select
31. saved into the flash ROM Save DMI File li 2 3 Use the or gt 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 42 4 3 Supported Software Hardware Doctor The system board comes with the 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 configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition To install the utility insert the CD included in the system board package into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click the Hardware Doctor for Windows button to install the utility Intel INF Update Utility for Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP The CD included in the system board package contains the Intel INF Update utility If you are using Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 Windows ME or Windows XP you need to install the utility The utility is used for updating Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP s I
32. to the monitor may also cause screen wavering Power Supply When the computer is turned on nothing happens 2 3i 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 2 106 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 entered 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
33. 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 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 107 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 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 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 108 Make sure the keyb
34. 0 function 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 1 1 2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the following system health conditions Monitors CPU system temperature and overheat alarm e Monitors 5VSB VBAT I 5V 3 3V 5V X I2V CPU voltages and failure alarm Monitors the fan speed of CPU fan chassis fan and second fan and failure alarm e Automatic chassis fan and second fan on off control Introduction Read back capability that displays temperature voltage and fan speed e Opened chassis alarm Refer to the PC Health Status section in chapter 3 and the Hardware Doctor section in chapter 4 for more information 1 1 3 Intelligence Automatic Chassis Second Fan Off The chassis fan and second fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By PWR BTTN field of the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the sys
35. 2 mouse port mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port 3 audio jacks line out line in and mic in Connectors connector for 2 additional external USB 2 0 1 1 ports connector for external serial port connector for an external game MIDI port 2 internal audio connectors CD in and TAD 4 channel audio output connector S PDIF in connector S PDIF out connector connector for IrDA interface 2 IDE connectors floppy drive interface supports up to two 2 88MB floppy drives 2 ATX power supply connectors Wake On LAN connector Wake On Ring connector CPU fan chassis fan and second fan connectors opened chassis alarm connector PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices Supports ATA 33 ATA 66 and ATA 100 hard drives PIO Mode 4 Enhanced IDE data transfer rate up to 4MB sec Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer Supports ATAPI CD ROM LS 120 and ZIP Introduction IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices USB Ports The system board supports USB 2 0 and 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 98SE 2000 ME XP Plug and Play compatible Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades Supports DMI 2
36. BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD Manual The system will automatically detect the settings for yOu Choose the specific IRQ in the IRQ Resources field 87 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources This field is used to set each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA PCI IRQ Assignment By default an IRQ is automatically assigned to the PCI devices that are installed in the PCI slots If a PCI device has not been assigned an IRQ you must manually assign an IRQ for the device During system boot up you will see NA for the device that does not have an IRQ assigned 88 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 7 PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature Disabled tem Help Current System Temp 27C 80F Current CPU Temperature 40CI66F Menu Level Current Chassis FAN Speed 0 RPM Current CPU FAN Speed 0 RPM Current Second FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU V 2 06 V 1 5 V i 1 56 V 433 3 V i 3 31 V 5 V E 5 05 V 12 V 12 03 V 12 V E 11 37 V VBAT V 321V 5VSB V 5 40 V Shutdown Temperature Disabled Tl Move EnterS
37. BS EH 9 E 7 EH 0 bi cow2 884 82 ee osio io eel Game MDI ge IO 88 88 oe 5055222 3 a W AGP Warning LED 80 co oo a 3 51 Wake On Ring i 1 DDR SDRAM _ 9 on 2a Audio jacl DIMM CN7 DDR SDRAM J ul ix AGH sie DIMM 2 9 IDE 2 IDE Ace 4 IrDA J8 CPU FSB select I6 018 Front 4 TA D P6 Chassis fan qoi E 4 PCI Slot E 19 Less s 33VSB Standby 1 aeeoe soou 8820 m PCI Standby Power LED for PCI P3 Battery E S PDIF ATRE PCI Slot 2 Intel ro out J2 ICH4 il goon CD in J6 Wake On LULU Firmware L LAN 20 3 PCI Slot 3 Hub Clear MOS acer JP4 35000 USB5 amp 6 P7 SPEAKER puouo LU CNR Slot use select pszem 8833 i2 399 R898 j17 sw L PWR a Gsw c les MESES MW Square denotes pin Uses Intel 845G chipset and supports onboard LAN Note The illustrations on the following pages are based on the system board that supports onboard LAN f 20 Hardware Installation Warning A e Fjectrostati 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 nly 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 throughou
38. NB30 EC EL NB35 EC EL Rev A System Board User s Manual 5460021 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders This publication is provided for informational purposes only The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2002 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium 4 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 To avoid damage to the system Use the correct AC input voltage range To reduce the risk of electric shock
39. NF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system Installing INF Update Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear 2 Click Intel INF Update Utility for Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP 3 The Welcome screen will appear Click Next 99 100 Supported Software The Software License Agreement screen will appear Click Yes The Readme Information screen will appear You can view the content of the utility s readme in this screen Click Next The Choose Destination Location screen will appear showing where the utility will be located Click Next The Actions screen will appear Click Next to install the utility Restart the system Follow the prompts on the screen to continue with the installation 4 4 Intel Application Accelerator for Windows 4 5 The Intel Application Accelerator is designed to improve performance of the storage subsystem and overall system performance It delivers improved performance through several ingredient technologies components To install the utility insert the CD included in the system board package into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click the Intel Application Accelerator for Windows button to install the utility Intel Graphics Drivers for Windows 98SE NT ME 2000 XP Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen M
40. Slot 2 intel Tay 2 r el 9oos CD in J6 Wake On Firmware LAN J20 PCI Slot 3 Hub Clear CMOS a JP7 SPEAKER prouso JPAnps JP d L CNR Slot USB 6 select pS Bom sgoe jeso 7 1 1 a NB30 EC Uses InteP 845GL chipset esw L PWR LED ceo L AS Hardware Installation T Wake On CPU fan _ _ Second fan g E UN KB Mouse JP 013 14 i COM H CN3 Jo of _ 12V power ATX Main Power 9 w ATXPI PLI un g oo a oo Parallel Q CNA A 99 co oo oo oo DIMM vd T ESI Standby mw o ND Wake On USB KB 8n a ED G ewe for USB 1 2 3 4 PB u 22 92 oo 99 oo oo o9 oo aaz Intel 33 32 38 cim CN6 nte 00 00 o0 55 S __Chassis open 845GL 80 9o 22 7 3 99 o9 oo FE 8 COM2 80 99 oo 9 Game MID eg IO 88 99 96 se 3 uuu 5 W ADD Warning LED 98 9 8 d Wake On Ring J 1 PDR PRANE 8 feses Audio jacl E 1 j j CN7 3 DDR SDRAM d 4CH audi m IrDA 8 dida 5 Qe 6 AC97 audio di
41. 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 S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 33 or later hard drives Full Screen Logo Show This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to appear during system boot up Enabled Th up Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot up ogo will appear in full screen during system boot 0 Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot up Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot up 7 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable By User Item Help CAS Latency Time 3 Active to Precharge Delay 7 Menu Level DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3 DRAM RAS Precharge 3 Memory Frequency For Auto System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled Delayed Transaction Enabled AGP Aperture Size MB 64 AGP 4X Mode Enabled On Chip Video Windows Size 128MB On Chip Frame Buffer Size 1MB Ne Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be ident
42. ain Board Utility CD will appear Click Intel Graphics Drivers for Windows The Welcome screen will appear Click Next The Software License Agreement screen will appear Click Yes Choose the destination you would like the driver located then click Next to start installing the driver Click Finish The system will restart Supported Software 4 6 Audio Drivers and Software Applications The CD also includes audio drivers and audio playback software for Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems For installation instructions or information about their corresponding readme click the Read Me button in the autorun screen The autorun screen normally appears after the CD is inserted into a CD ROM drive 4 7 Onboard LAN Drivers for Windows NB30 EL and NB35 EL only The onboard LAN drivers included in the CD does not support Autorun Once the system has detected the Realtek RTL810OO fast ethernet controller it will prompt you to install the driver for the operating system you are using The drivers are in the RTL810O root directory of the CD 4 8 USB 2 0 Driver If you are using a USB 2 0 device you must install the USB 2 0 driver Please download the driver from Microsofts website Currently Microsofts USB 2 0 driver only supports Windows 2000 XP 01 102 Supported Software 4 9 Microsoft DirectX 8 1 Driver 4 10
43. al 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 faster than the SPP s data transfer rate EPP Allows bidirectional parallel port op Enhanced Parallel Port eration at maximum speed PntMode Allows parallel port to operate in bipolar mode z 36 Hardware Installation 2 8 4 VGA Port VGA Blue 99 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 O O O O O00000000000 The system board can only be used with an analog video monitor Connect the monitors 5 pin D shell cable connector to the VGA port CNI Blue located at the ATX double deck ports of the board If your monitor supports analog video but does not have a 5 pin D shell connector see your monitor dealer for the adapter or optional cable After you plug the monitor cable into the VGA port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place Some monitors have a switch that chooses between analog and TTL or digital operation If your monitor has such a switch set it for analog Hardware Installation 2 8 5 Universal Serial Bus Ports CN5 CN6
44. bbon should be aligned wi 5 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the di into the shrouded floppy disk header J15 on the system board th pin of sk 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 47 9 Hardware Installation 2 8 13 IDE Disk Drive Connector DE2 0194 96 IDE 18 o r oo 2 OM The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE Integrated Drive Electronics disk drives To prevent improper IDE cable installation each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism The 40 pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin of the connector is aligned with pin of the header You may enable or disable the onboard primary or secondary IDE controller in the ntegrated Peripherals submenu INTEL OnChip IDE Device field of the BIOS Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable If you are connecting two IDE drives install the 40 pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header IDE J18 If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device install the 40 pin connector of t
45. cket mounted with a serial port and game MIDI port One card edge bracket mounted with S PDIF in connector and S PDIF out connector optional One IDE cable for ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA 100 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Main Board Utility CD NAN A AARAA 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 C CPU f Wake On an Second fan g 8 cn2 E KB Mouse JP 013 14 PI I 4 COMI d CN3 fe o 12V power ATX Main Power 9 w ATXPI PLI _ Parallel amp o o CN4 o o oo oo oo DMM lgo 1 VGA Standby mo ONI E TN Wake On USB KB cer ene EE for USB 1 2 3 4 JP a 218 CN5 oo oo 80 co oo Intel oo o0 oo 6 845GL 38 28 eo fra open 22 eg co 38 08 o8 PON JEE _Game MID om e 9e o6 3 a BADD Warning LED 8 oo oo j LEl Wake On Ring j 1 ears rsh ois on om om j DDRSDRAM popod E ADDE RE DIMM2 qj5 IDE2IDEI AC97 4CH gudi IrDA J8 l6 18 Chassis fan PCI Slot 19 l 33VsB Standby ooom m8eo mm PCI Standby Power LED for PCI jP3 Battery H on PCI
46. d meaning the cable connector has a keying mechanism Insert the USB port cable connector to pins 6 15 if None of the holes on the cable connector is plugged meaning the cable connector has no keying mechanism The system board supports the Wake On USB Keyboard function This function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On USB Keyboard in this chapter and USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information 38 Hardware Installation 2 8 6 RJ45 Fast Ethernet Port NB30 EL and NB35 EL only oo The NB30 EL and NB35 EL system boards are each equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast ethernet LAN port at location CN6 of the ATX double deck ports It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub The Realtek RTL8100 chip that controls this port can be enabled or disabled in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Intel OnChip PCI Device field of the BIOS Refer to the Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for more information 39 9 40 Hardware Installation 2 8 7 Audio Jacks 2 I coo olo Front 22009 aud
47. dem in to modem f Hardware Installation 2 8 10 S PDIF in and S PDIF out Connectors LL a S PDIF out 2 S PDIF in r 05 esl ULLA TATA TTT TTT TTT E 1234 12 ooma O a S PDIF in S PDIF out Pin Function Pin Function SPDIF in AVDD5 2 Ground 2 N C 3 SPDIF 4 Ground The system board is equipped with a digital audio interface S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog One card edge bracket mounted with S PDIF in connector and S PDIF out connector will be provided as an option Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the appropriate audio cable connectors to J2 and J5 Make sure pin of the cable connectors is aligned with pin of J2 and J5 Now connect external speakers or a device that supports digital output to the S PDIF in and S PDIF out connectors for digital audio output 44 Hardware Installation The Card Edge Bracket Mounted with S PDIF in and S PDIF out Connectors optional S PDIF OUT S PDIF IN
48. e 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 manufacturers 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 motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color This indicates the switch is set to a different 103 A 104 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
49. e will allow 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 Refer to Wake On LAN Connector in chapter 2 for more information 85 3 86 Award BIOS Setup Utility USB KB Wake Up From S3 This field when enabled allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state This can be configured only if the ACPI Suspend Type field is set to SXTR Resume By Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month Alarm and Time hh mmiss Alarm fields 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 the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Date of Month Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 3 Select a date you would like the system to poweron The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field Time hh mm ss Alarm 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 Alarm field
50. ear Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N If you want to proceed type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt The default settings will be loaded 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults The Load Optimized The message below wi Load Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press lt Enter gt ll appear Optimized Defaults Y N N Type Y and press Enter to load the Setup default values 23 3 94 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password f you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry set a supervisor s password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want to protect access to setup only but not your system set a supervisor s password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter 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 lype 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
51. eeded Virus Warning This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk dnve When this field is enabled the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear 67 3 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 such a program we recommend that you first disable this field Also disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP or the operating system may not install nor work CPU LI amp L2 Cache This field speeds up the memory access Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on the system When Enabled the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device fields respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequ
52. elect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CPU Warning Temperature This field is used to select the CPU s temperature limit Once the system has detected that the CPU s temperature exceeded the limit warning beeps will sound Current System Temperature Current CPU Temperature Current Chassis Fan Speed Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Second Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the chassis CPU and second fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute CPU V This field shows the voltage of the processor 5V 3 3V 5V 12V I2V VBAT V and 5VSB V These fields show the output voltage of the power supply 89 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Shutdown Temperature This field is used to set the temperature that would shutdown the system in order to prevent system overheat Note D The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting system health conditions but if you want a warning message to pop up or a waming alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Hardware Doctor utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board Refer to the Hardware Doctor section in chapter 4 for m
53. elect 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 2 98 Supported Software Add DMI l 2 4 Use the or arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the T or J arrow keys then press lt Enter gt The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the added item Press lt 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 2 Use the 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 Enter 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
54. ence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device Award BIOS Setup Utility Swap Floppy Drive When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this field 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 2M 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 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 Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example y
55. enu You must type the correct password to power on the system If you forgot the password power off the system and remove the battery Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering on the system The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720mA Wake On USB Keyboard The Wake On USB Keyboard function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On USB Keyboard in chapter 2 and USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information AN Important P gt f you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 21 5A f you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard function for 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 22A 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 Refer to Resume By Alarm in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Introduction ACPI STR 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 Currently only Windows
56. for the HDD amp CD ROM drive f a hard disk has not been installed select None Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Access Mode 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 systems manual or Help desk on which one to select Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 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 field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type The default setting is EGA VGA EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mono Monochrome adapter Includes high resolution monochrome adapters 65 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility
57. function enabled Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse in chapter 2 for more information 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Disabled Default setting At Warning If JP was previously enabled with a pass word set in the KB Power On Password field and now you wish to disable the 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 move the cursor to the KB Power On Password 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 Enter mS Important x 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 power on the system If you forgot the password power off the system and remove the battery Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering on the system Hot Key When this option is selected move the cursor to the KB Power On Hot Key field to select a function key you would like to use to power on the system The options are from Ctrl Fl to Ctrl F1 2 Mouse Left When this option is selected double click the left button of the mouse to power on the system Mouse Right When this option is selected double click the right button of the mouse to po
58. ge disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Del gt keys simultaneously When you press lt Del gt the main menu screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features CPU Frequency Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Moe Select Item FIO Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press Enter A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear 63 3 64 Award BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon Mar 11 2002 Item Help Ti hh mm ss 4 35 5 ime Valcmamigsk Menu Level gt IDE Primary Master Press Enter None gt IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None Change the day month gt IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None year and century gt IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 129024K Total Memory 130048K Tl
59. he other IDE cable into the secondary shrouded IDE header IDE 2 J16 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 users manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings 48 Hardware Installation Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives one must be set as the master and the other as the slave Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and or switches on the drives The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA 100 hard drives We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important P 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 2 49 50 Hardware Installation 2 8 14 IrDA Connector 12445 559 IrDA J8 j RE cg e O Pin Function VCC per RRX Ground
60. he system boots it will first initialize the onboard VGA or AGP NB35 EC EL only Onboard VGA When the system boots it will first initialize the onboard VGA NB30 EC EL only PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI 82 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Power Management User Define Menu Level Video Off Method DPMS Video Off In Suspend Yes Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled Soft Off By PWR BTTN Instant Off Resume on PCI Event Disabled Resume on Ring Disabled Resume on LAN Disabled X USB KB Wake Up From S3 Disabled Resume by Alarm Disabled X Date of Month Alarm 0 X Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Til Move EnterSelect PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI Currently only Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP supports this function When this field is enabled the system will ignore the settings in the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down fields If you want to use the Sus
61. hen power returns after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the system Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Last State When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power retums Game Port Address This field is used to select the game port s address Midi Port Address This field is used to select the midi ports address If you have selected the midi port s address you may select its IRO in the Midi Port IRQ field Midi Port IRQ This field is used to select the midi port s IRQ USB Controller This field is used to enable or disable the USB controller USB Keyboard Support If you are using a USB keyboard under DOS set this field to Enabled This field can be configured only if the USB Controller field is enabled USB Mouse Support This field is used to enable or disable the USB mouse It can be configured only if the USB Controller field is enabled 8 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the onboard VGA AGP or PCI first when the system boots Onboard AGP When t
62. her than the default setting may result to the processor s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance If you selected an option other than the default setting and is unable to boot up the system there are 2 methods of booting up the system and going back to its default setting Method Clear the CMOS data by setting JP7 to 2 3 On All fields in the BIOS Setup will automatically be set to their default settings Method 2 Press the lt Insert gt key and power button simultaneously then release the power button first Keep on pressing the lt Insert gt key until the power on screen appears This will allow the system to boot according to the FSB of the processor Now press the lt Del gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select CPU Frequency Control and set the CPU Clock Ratio or Clock By Slight Adjust field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock Note Use a PS 2 or AT requires a DIN to mini DIN adapter keyboard for method 2 3 1 9 Load Fail Safe D The Load Fail Safe Award BIOS Setup Utility efaults Defaults option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and should use these va Highlight this option turn off all high performance features You ues only if you have hardware problems in the main menu and press Enter The message below will app
63. ical to this one This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources These items should not be altered unless necessary The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system DRAM Timing Selectable This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Presence Detect data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc When this option is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEPROM By User It allows you to configure the 2 fields that follow CAS Latency Time and Active to Precharge Delay The system will run according to the settings in these two fields 72 Award BIOS Setup Utility CAS Latency Time This field is used to select the local memory clock periods Active to Precharge Delay The options are 5 6 and 7 DRAM RAS to CAS Delay The options are 2 and 3 DRAM RAS Precharge This field controls RAS precharge in local memory clocks Memory Frequency For This field is used to select the memory clock speed of the DIMM System BIOS Cacheable When this field
64. io JI TITTTETTTETETEEHE D I Line Out Lime 9 1 Line In Light Blue Front Audio J1 Pin Function Pin Function Mic 2 Ground 3 Vbias 4 AuD Vcc Avcc 5 AuD R Out 6 N C 7 N C 8 Key 9 AuD_L_Out lO N C Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Jacks CN7 The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks A jack is a one hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Line out Jack Lime This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Line in Jack Light Blue This jack can be connected to the line out jack of any external audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Connect a stereo cable from the line out jack of your external device to this line in jack Mic in Jack Pink Connect a microphone to the mic in jack Front Audio JI J provides you the option of connecting another line out and mic in jacks 4 z 42 Hardware Installation 2 8 8 Game MIDI Port Game MIDI 3 oocom 0000000 The system board is equipped with a 5 pin connector at location J3 for connecting an external game MIDI port One card edge bracket
65. lt Enter gt Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt 23 f Hardware Installation 2 4 Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse o o m S amp S IE 34 5 SO 65 TUTTI ULL LL S 5 dg 2 On Disable 2 3 On Enable default Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse Jumper JPI The Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse function allows you to use the keyboard or PS 2 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 Onboard Super IO Device field in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly Refer to chapter 3 for details Warning ENTE If Pi was enabled with a password set in the KB Power On Password field and now you wish to disable the 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 24 Hardware Installation 2 The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password Onboard Super lO Device field of the Integrated Peripherals submenu You must type the correct password to power on the system 3 The 5VSB power source of your power supply must su
66. modules or add in cards 58 Hardware Installation 2 8 22 Power Connectors M 12V power ATXPI C We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the ATXI2V Power Supply Design Guide Version I I An ATXI2V power supply has a standard 20 pin ATX main power connector and a 4 pin 12V power connector that must be inserted onto PLI and ATXPI connectors respectively The 4 pin 12V power connector enables the delivery of more 2VDC current to the processors Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided use a 300 Watt or greater power supply 59 f Hardware Installation ATX Main Power Connector Pin Function Pin Function 3 3V 33V 2 33V 2 12V 3 Ground 3 Ground 4 5V 4 PS ON 5 Ground 5 Ground 6 5V 6 Ground 7 Ground 7 Ground 8 PW OK 8 5V 9 5VSB 9 5V lO 12V 20 5V 60 2V Power Connector Pin Function Ground 2 Ground 3 tI2V 4 2V Hardware Installation 2 8 23 Front Panel Connectors
67. ng Disabled CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Enabled Menu Level Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Floppy Allows you to choose Second Boot Device HDD 0 the VIRUS warming Third Boot Device LS ZIP feature for IDE Hard Boot Other Device Enabled Disk boot sector Swap Floppy Drive Disabled protection If this Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled function is enabled and Boot Up NumLock Status On someone attempt to Typematic Rate Setting Disabled write data into this X Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 area BIOS will show a X Typematic Delay Msec 250 warning message on Security Option Setup screen and alarm beep APIC Mode Disabled MPS Version Control For OS 14 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled Full Screen Logo Show Enabled Small Logo EPA Show Enabled v Exit Fl General Help F7 Optimized Defaults The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one BIOS Flash Protect Enabled This option will protect the system from unnecessary updating or flashing of the BIOS When enabled it secures the BIOS therefore any updates to the BIOS will not take effect Disabled Disables the BIOS flash protect function allowing you to update or flash the BIOS any time n
68. oard 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
69. ol 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 utilities 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 CONFIG SYS files 2 REM HIMEM SYS in the CONFIG SYS or 3 Press lt F5 gt during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC BAT and COMFIGSYS files Supported Software 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 BIOS Auto Detect_ Tyre BIOS Information andle 0000 Vendor Name BIOS Version BIOS Starting Address Segment E000 BIOS Build Date BIOS Characteristics Size of BIOS ROM 0256K LMN T Movecursor 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 or left or right arrow keys to select a menu from the Menu bar On the left side of the screen is a list of the system configuration items Use the T or J up or down arrow keys to s
70. on ring connector and the other end to location JI on the system board You must also enable the Resume on Ring field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS If you are using an external modem the ring on function will come through the serial port where the external modem is connected important P If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2 720mA 55 f Hardware Installation 2 8 20 Chassis Open Connector ER B T FRETI n 5 reyes a Chassis open 7 s s iss ries O gt Io Pin Function Ground 2 Chassis signal 3 N C 4 5V The chassis open function when enabled will alert you that the system chassis is open To use this function connect the chassis sensor cable that is attached on your system chassis to location J7 on the system board 56 Hardware Installation 2 8 21 LEDs EE I AGP ADD_ Warning LED l l EE DIMM A E E Standby fa fa Power LED A PCI Standby Power LED cE 3 3VSB Standby X 77 for PCI JP3 AGP ADD Warning LED The AGP slot on the NB35 EC EL system board supports 1 5V AGP add in cards
71. ond When the system is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every 4 seconds Note If a system did not boot up and the Power Standby LED did not light after it was powered on it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket Pin Pin Assignment HD LED 3 DD LED Power Primary Secondary IDE LED 5 DD G LED 14 Green LED Power Green LED 16 Ground ATX SW 8 PWRBT ATX power switch 10 PWRBT G SW 18 Ground Green switch 20 SMI RESET 7 Ground Reset switch 9 H W Reset SPEAKER 13 Speaker Data Speaker connector I5 NC 17 Ground 19 Speaker Power PWR LED 2 LED Power Power Standby LED 4 LED Power 6 LED Power or Standby Signal Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 3 1 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 contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the messa
72. ore information 90 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 8 CPU Frequency Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software CPU Frequency Control CPU Clock Ratio X8 Item Help Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled Menu Level Clock By Slight Adjust 102MHz Tl Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CPU Clock Ratio This field is used to select the frequency ratio of the processor Important gt The ante ratio of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer If you are using this kind of processor setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory default ratio Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI devices Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician 2 3 92 Award BIOS Setup Utility Clock By Slight Adjust This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor The available options allow you to adjust the processors bus clock by MHz increment Important Selecting an external bus clock ot
73. ou would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the Typematic Rate Chars Sec and Typematic Delay Msec fields below 69 3 70 Award BIOS Setup Utility Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup Set the password in the Set Supervisor User Password submenu System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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
74. ower 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 turned on 5 The displays 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 I 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 105 Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving 2 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 If the monitor is close to another monitor the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights adjacent
75. pend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the field below ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode SI POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function 83 3 84 Award BIOS Setup Utility Power Management This field allows you to select the type or degree of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the HDD Power Down field is activated Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the HDD Power Down 5 min Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the HDD Power Down min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the HDD Power Down field 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 In Suspend This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system enters the Suspend mode Suspend Mode When the system enters the Suspend mode the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off HDD Power Down This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the sys
76. pport 2720mA 25 f Hardware Installation 2 5 Jumper Settings for Wake On USB Keyboard H D 123 Wake On USB KB eer for USB 1 2 3 4 P8 EE J I 2 3 l 2 3 lime HN me 2 On Disable 2 3 On Enable default Wake On USB Keyboard for USB USB 2 USB 3 and USB 4 Jumper JP8 The Wake On USB Keyboard function allows you to use a USB eyboard to wake up a system that is in the 3 STR Suspend To RAM state P8 is used to enable or disable the wake up function for USB ports to 4 USB 5 and USB 6 are designed so that the wake up function for these ports are always enabled Regardless of the USB port used make sure USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS is also set to Enabled 26 Hardware Installation Important f you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 21 5A f you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard function for 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 22A 27 Hardware Installation 2 6 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU s Front Side Bus NB35 EC EL only
77. t any procedures requiring ESD protection 2 2 System Memory ms 1 E E E E ojo E Y E E gr DDR SDRAM Looe SDRAM DIMM DIMM 2 M m The system board is equipped with two 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets that support 2 5V DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer Refer to chapter System Memory section for detailed specification of the memory supported by the system board Hardware Installation 2 2 1 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 Key P Y lt Tab Tab Pin Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place 2 z Hardware Installation 2 3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data
78. tem enters the HDD Power Down mode according to the power saving time selected the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Award BIOS Setup Utility Soft Off by PWR BTTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system Hold 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management function is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system Resume on PCI Event Enabled Access to the onboard LAN or a PCI card such as a modem or LAN card will cause the system to wake up The PCI card must support the wake up function Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI card Resume On Ring Set this field to Enabled to use the modem ring on function This will allow your system to power on to respond to calls coming through an external or internal modem Refer to Wake On Ring Connector in chapter 2 for more information Resume On LAN If you are using a LAN card that supports the remote wake up function set this field to Enabled Th
79. tem to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Wake On Ring This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to calls coming through an internal or external modem Refer to Wake On Ring Connector in chapter 2 and Resume On Ring in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720mA Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN function is applicable only when you are using a LAN add in card that has the same function It allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup function Refer to Wake On LAN Connector in chapter 2 and Resume On LAN in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information iux The E power source of your power supply must support 2720mA Introduction Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse This function allows you to use the keyboard or PS 2 mouse to poweron the system Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse in chapter 2 and Keyboard Mouse Power On Onboard Super IO Device field in the Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for more information Important NV C The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field of the Integrated Peripherals subm
80. the video window size On Chip Frame Buffer Size This field is used to select the frame buffer size 74 Award BIOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals gt INTEL OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help gt INTEL OnChip PCI Device Press Enter gt Onboard Super IO Device Press Enter Menu Level USB Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Enabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Init Display First Onboard AGP Tl Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one INTEL OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following fields will appear On Chip Primary PCI IDE and On Chip Secondary PCI IDE These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller 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 themselves Your system supports five modes 0 default to 4
81. tion is applicable only when you are using a LAN add in card that has the same function It 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 enable the Resume on LAN field in the Power Management Setup of the 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 J20 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 cards manual for details Note Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function Important Y gt The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720mA 54 Hardware Installation 2 8 19 Wake On Ring Connector es i s On Rina s Pin Function Ground 2 RIZ The Wake On Ring connector is used to connect to an internal modem add in card that has the same connector It will allow the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to calls coming through the internal modem card To use this function connect one end of the cable that came with the card to the cards wake
82. ve corrected texture mapping Software DVD at 30fps full screen 2D graphics features Optimized 256 bit BLT engine 32 bit alpha blended cursor Introduction Programmable 3 color transparent cursor 3D graphics features 200 megapixels sec fill rate Maximum 3D resolution 1600x1200x32 85Hz Flat and Gouraud shading 6 and 24 bit Z buffering and 6 and 24 bit W buffering Vertex and programmable pixel fogging and atmospheric effects Double and triple render buffer Software drivers Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP Windows NT 4 0 Onboard Audio Features 20 bit stereo full duplex codec with independent variable sampling rate High quality differential CD input True stereo line level outputs S PDIF in out interface 6 channel audio output Onboard LAN Features NB30 EL and NB35 EL only Uses Realtek RTL810OO fast ethernet controller Integrated IEEE 802 3 IOBASE T and IOOBASE TX compatible PHY 32 bit PCI master interface Integrated power management functions Full duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps Supports IEEE 802 3u auto negotiation Supports wire for management Compatibility Microsoft PC 98 compliant PCI 2 2 CNR 1 0 A type and AC 97 compliant Intel AGP version 2 0 Introduction ATX Double Deck Ports PC 99 color coded connectors 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports RJ45 LAN port NB30 EL and NB35 EL only NS16C550A compatible DB 9 serial port DB 15 VGA port DB 25 parallel port mini DIN 6 PS
83. wer 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 78 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 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 J8 and the COM 2 serial port J10 at the same time If you are using the COM 2 serial port make sure this field is set to Normal To use the IrDA function follow the steps below Connect your IrDA cable to connector J8 on the system board 2 Set the UART2 Mode Select field to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA peripheral device IrDA or ASKIR For better transmission of data your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of meter 3 Set the RxD TxD Active and IR Transmission Delay fields appropriately

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