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1. Farma L ZR a Pin Function On Off 2 2V Sense If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to J27 on the system board The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the chassis fan It will automatically tum off once the system enters the Suspend mode 4 42 2 Hardware Installation 2 10 11 Second Chassis Fan Connector annm Derr L LJ E n ECO n Pin Function Ground 2 12V 3 N C If you are installing a second fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to J14 on the system board Hardware Installation 2 10 12 Game MIDI Port AD70 SC Game MIDI Port crasso Game MIDI The Game MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I O port Connect an analog joystick to the 5 pin D sub conn
2. COM I COM2 Teal Turquoise 9 9990990 009000 oy 000000000000 COM COM 2 Serial Port Serial Port The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports COM J3 and COM 2 5 both in Teal Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board These ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices You can set the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIOS 28 Hardware Installation 2 10 2 PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Ports i E a PS 2 Mouse AIT ATTA TTT ATT TTT TTT 4 PS 2 Keyboard O Purple The system board is equipped with an onboard PS 2 mouse Green and PS 2 keyboard Purple ports both at location J of the ATX double deck ports of the system board The PS 2 mouse port uses IROI2 If a mouse is not connected to this port the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards a Warning 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 29 2 Hardware Instal
3. ul iol L NX Power n STIR TIRE 20 The pin assignment of the ATX power connector is shown below Pin Function Pin Function l 3 3V LI 3 3V 2 33V 12 12V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 5V 14 PS ON 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 5V 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 PW OK 18 5V 9 5VSB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V Important q The system board requires a minimum current of 300W electric 5 2 Hardware Installation 2 10 19 Front Panel Connectors 2019 c sw o olo SPEAKER G LED olo A o ADCSW E ela RESET Front panel gt olo connectors 20 PwRLED ojo HDLED Ld ojm 2 1 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 S3 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 th
4. 5 VIA o B HN VT8366 miifa e s x E 3 2 vo amp 2nd BS T DZ chassis fan ES Mic ua in i CD in PN qn iv t 10 AUX in el gil AGP Slot ae ratio select rui 3 3VSB PCI Slo P7 standby for f CPU FSB select PCI JP5 VIA E PCI 2 Slo VT8233 AC97 o W PCI standby power LED JP8 LULL PC 3 5 B e 29 dio s ma TITTITTITTITTITTITT PCI 4 S Po er select Battery Apcsw BB RESET M Wake On LANGSIJIS gor USB 223 BIOS LE IS moa JP PCI 5 Slo p J25 3 D 8 I 15 u 15 J27 H codec Je l6 59956 esso Chassis settings P2 CNR Slot em eem ques JIo m 5383 83880 Realfan L i I 3 I 5 CNR setting iu TET Im g USB UsB3 Mouse USB Parallel Game MIDI conto ee e Green Black Burgundy Gold m Square denotes pin I GE Trerrr1rggg ue Je E gre ete 9 En t t KB COM COM 2 Line Out Line In Purple Teal Turquoise Lime Light Blue AD70 SC Supports onboard audio no RAID 2 Hardware Installation a n N DDR DDR e il SDRAM SDRAM ll CPU fan 21 ig Power select DIMM DIMM 2 for USB y o E 3 DDR USB 172 fpa ss SE SD
5. 2 Set JP8 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP8 back to its default setting pins and 2 On 2 2 Hardware Installation 3 Plug the power cord and power on the system f your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processors bus clock in the BIOS please proceed to step 4 4 After powering on the system press lt Del gt to enter the main menu of the BIOS 5 Select the Frequency Voltage Control submenu and press lt Enter gt 6 Set the CPU Host PCI Clock field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock Refer to CPU Host PCI Clock in the Frequency Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information 7 Press Esc to retum to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save amp Exit Setup and press Enter 8 Type lt Y gt and press Enter 22 Hardware Installation 2 5 Jumper Settings for the Onboard Audio Codec AD70 SC Onboard audio codec settings 2 3 2 3 ii O Ji MR me j i O j2 ME ome l 2 On 2 3 On Enable the Onboard Disable the Onboard Audio Codec Audio Codec default Onboard Audio Codec Settings Jumpers JPI and JP2 The default setting is 1 2 On the onboard audio codec enabled If you are not using t
6. 6 LED Power or Standby Signal 53 54 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input Output System The Basic Input Output System BIOS is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals In addition the BIOS also 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 message 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc Quit FIO Save amp Exit Setup Moe Select Item Time Date Hard Disk Type 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use th
7. 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 25 B System Error Message setting than indicated in Setup Determine which setting is correct either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection FLOPPY DISK S fail 80 Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK S fail 40 Floppy type 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 key
8. e of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features IRQs Activity Monitoring Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The Primary INTR and IRQ3 IROI5 fields will appear When enabled access to the specified IRQ will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode When disabled the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to the specified IRQ 75 3 76 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Menu Level Default is Disabled PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System I Configuration Data Slot 1 5 Auto ESCD when you exit Slot 2 Anto Setup if you have Slot 3 Auto installed a new add on Onboard USB Slot 4 Auto and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot Tic Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be
9. 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port and or serial port 2 UART2 Mode Select The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices You may not use IrDA J16 and the COM 2 J5 serial port 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 I Connect your IrDA cable to connector JI6 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 RxD TxD Active The options are Hi Lo Lo Hi Lo Lo and Hi Hi Award BIOS Setup Utility IR Transmission Delay If this option is Enabled transmission of data will be slower This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 3BC IRQ7 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 ECP and ECP E
10. and the other end to location JI5 on the system board The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power up the system Refer to the add in card s manual for details Note Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function gt Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2720m4A 47 2 48 Hardware Installation 2 10 16 Wake On Ring Con nector O Wake On Rin ione Pin Function Ground 2 RIZ The Wake On Ring connec modem card that has the s tor is used to connect to an internal ame 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 ca card Is coming through the internal modem To use this function connect one end of the cable that came with the card to the cards wake on ring connector and the other end to location JI9 on the system board You must also enable Resume on LAN Ring Wake Up Events 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 e Important v If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply mu
11. o ce we Important e f the system is booting from a drive that is connected to the RAID IDE connector it will take 30 seconds for the system to power on from the Suspend to RAM state e f you are unable to use the Suspend to RAM function after performing the steps above in Windows 98 or when you are in Windows 2000 ME please check whether your add in cards or devices support this function If this function is not supported you need to download the appropriate driver from their respective website Appendix B System Error Message B B 2 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 code indicates that a video error has occured and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by three short beeps The other code indicates that a DRAM error has occured This beep code consists of a single long beep 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
12. will be provided as an option If you wish to use the optional USB ports install the card edge bracke t to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J20 or J25 The USB ports cable connector can be inserted only if pin of the cable is aligned with pi Insert On n the eo of J20 or J25 USB port cable connector to pins 1 10 if f the holes on the cable connector is plugged 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 37 2 38 Hardware Installation 2 10 8 IrDA Connector gt 12345 m 000 ee 16 Pin Function VCC N C IRRX Ground UD S WwWIN IRTX The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data transfers of 15K baud at a distance of meter Connect your IrDA cable to connector J16 on the system board Set UART2 Mode Select Super IO Device field in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to t
13. Device Press Enter Menu Level Init Display First PCI Slot OnChip USB Controller All Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Disabled T4 Move EnterSelect PU PD Value Fl0 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 identical to this one VIA OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear OnChip Primary IDE and OnChip Secondary IDE These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller The default is Enabled Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller IDE Prefetch Mode This allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of the chip thus reducing access time Enable this field to achieve better performance 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 Award BIOS Setup Utility complete task by themselves Your system supports five modes 0 default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking
14. PCI Master 0 WS Write and AGP Master 0 WS Write When enabled writes to the PCI or AGP bus are executed with zero wait state 64 Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU PCI Post Write and CPU AGP Post Write The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI Delay Transaction When enabled this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCl 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 System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at FOOOOH FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system Video 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 I O Recovery Time Selecting Enabled will allow additional time for I O devices to respond to the system However if your I O devices are capable of fast I O select Disabled to speed up system operation 65 3 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals gt VIA OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help gt VIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter gt Super IO
15. VIA Service Pack The CD in the system board package also comes with the VIA Service Pack The service pack includes the following drivers Bus Master PCI IDE Driver e AGP VxD Driver VIA Chipset Functions Registry VIA PCI IRO Miniport Driver To install the drivers insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click the VIA Service Pack button For installation instructions or information click the Read Me button in the autorun screen Supported Softwares VIA Service Pack Installation Notes The AGP VxD Driver and VIA Chipset Functions Registry drivers in the VIA Service Pack are supported in Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME and Windows 2000 You must first install VIA Service Pack prior to installing any other drivers However this may not be the case for some AGP cards Please read carefully the following information e Important 1 The VGA driver that came with some AGP cards is already bundled with the AGP VxD driver Since the version of the bundled VxD driver may be older than the one provided in the CD installing the bundled VxD driver may cause problems If you are using this type of card we recommend that you install first the AGP cards VGA driver before installing the VIA Service Pack To install the VIA Service pack please follow the steps below Insert the CD that came with the system board package
16. a beeping alarm sounded then the system s power was turned off 2 The CPU fan did not rotate because the fan is damaged Replace it with a new one The CPU fan did not rotate immediately or it took some time before the fan rotated Check whether the heatsink and fan are mounted properly onto the CPU then restart the system If the same problem occurs you must replace it with a good quality fan one that will rotate immediately once power comes in and also one that can dissipate heat more efficiently otherwise you have to disable this function in the CPU Fan Protection field PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS 97 C Troubleshooting CPU Frequency Ratio The system did not boot up with the frequency ratio selected Selecting a higher frequency ratio may result to the CPU s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance Power off the system and set SWI pins 5 to Off Auto Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on Make sure that the monitors power switch is on 2 Check that one end of the monitor s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outlet 3 Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system s display adapter 4 Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness co
17. and the Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information 1 1 3 Intelligence CPU Fan Protection The CPU Fan Protection function has the capability of monitoring the CPU fan during system boot up and will automatically power off the system once it has detected that the CPU fan did not rotate This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment Refer to CPU Fan Connector with CPU Fan Protection Function in chapter 2 and CPU Fan Protection in the PC Health Status section in chapter 3 for more information Over Voltage The Over Voltage function allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage Refer to CPU Vcore Adjust in the Frequency Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information Introduction CPU Overclocking The CPU Overclocking function allows you to adjust the processor s bus clock However overclocking may result to the processors or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance Refer to CPU Host PCI Clock in the Frequency Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information Automatic Chassis Fan Off The chassis fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Dual
18. be available for other devices Refer to the RAID users manual included in the CD for information on configuring RAID RAID User Manual Click here to open the manual 35 2 Hardware Installation 2 10 7 Universal Serial Bus Ports L Il o0000 I5 00000 nooo 5 4 I Onboard USB Ports J2 Additional USB Ports J20 and J25 Pin Function Pin Function Pin Function VCC 6 VCC Ground 2 UP2 7 UP3 12 Ground 3 UP2 8 UP3 13 UP2 4 Ground 9 Ground 14 UP2 5 Key 10 Ground 15 VCC 36 Hardware Installation The system board supports 6 USB ports USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use the USB ports Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation Two onboard USB ports J2 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 J20 and J25 connectors on the system board allow you to connect 4 more optional USB ports These optional USB ports which are mounted on a card edge bracket
19. codec settings P6 CNR settings Y gt RAID IDE connectors x P10 RAID settings x Y Table of Contents Chapter Introduction lal Features and Specifications 7 l2 Package CHEALISt iii iii 14 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 System Board EAyOUE tede tedio 5 2 2 System Memorial aaa 17 2 3 CPU Frequency Ratio 2 4 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data 21 2 5 Jumper Settings for the Onboard Audio Codec AD70 SO p statute tesi uda 23 2 6 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU s Front Side BUS c 24 2 7 Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB Power 25 2 8 Jumper Settings for the CNR AD70 SC 2 9 Jumper Settings for RAID AD70 SR i DE 2 10 Ports and Connectors 28 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Sil The Basic Input Output Systema 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features s 3 1 2 Advanced BIOS Features 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features suine 62 3 I 4 Integrated Peripherals trt 66 3 1 5 Power Management Setup sT 3 1 6 PnP PCI Configurations a T6 3 1 PC Health Status 78 3 1 8 Frequency Voltage Control 80 3 1 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults 82 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults 82 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password 83 3 2 Set Yser PasswOoCd usssce ettet 83 3 1 13 Save amp Exit Setup SK Exit Without Saving octo ette 84 3 Updating the BIOS sao ei 84 Chapter 4 Suppor
20. directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup Please go to DFl s web site at http Awww dfi com support download l 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 Using the Suspend to RAM Function A I Using the Suspend to RAM Function If you are using the Windows 98 operating system please follow the steps below Select Power Management Setup in the main menu screen and press lt Enter gt 2 In the ACPI Function field select Enabled 3 In the ACPI Suspend Type field select S3 STR CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Peres U Power Management Option ser Define Menu Level HDD Power Down Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off By PWRBTN Instant off PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off gt Wake Up Events Press Enter 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 ver
21. function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk When enabled the system will automatically detect the speed of the DIMMs installed on the system board Spread Spectrum Modulated Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician 80 Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU Host PCI Clock This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor When selecting the external bus clock the PCI clock will at the same time appear next to the external bus clock selected For example if you selected 100 33MHz OOMHz is the external bus clock and 33MHz is the PCI clock Regardless of the type of processor used the default setting is Default Under this setting the system will run according to the processor s clock frequency 9 Important YY Overclocking may result to the processors 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 JP8 to 2 3 On All fields in the BIOS Setup will automatically be set to their default settings Method 2 Press
22. identical to this one Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatically lt 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 BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Resources field Choose the specific IRO resources in the IRO Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The IRO 3 to IRO 15 fields will appear Set each system interrupt to either Legacy ISA or PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default value is Disabled 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
23. in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated whenever the system hardware or setup Is altered 4 1 1 Running the DMI Utility To run the DMI utility type DMICFG EXE You can download this utility from ftp dfiusa com utilities DMI directory he 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 CONFIGSYS or 3 Press F5 during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files 86 Supported Softwares 4 1 2 Using the DMI Utility System Enclosure Chassis Type BIOS Information Processor Handle 0000 Memory Controller Vendor Name Memory Module BIOS Version Memory Module BIOS Starting Address Segment E000 Memory Module BIOS Build Date Memory Module BIOS Characteristics Cache Size of BIOS ROM 0256K Cache Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector System Slots T 4 Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort amp Exit The four menus located on top of the DMI Configuration Utility screen are Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File and Save DMI File Use the or left or right arrow keys to select a menu fr
24. like Windows 95 98 2000 ME or the operating system may not install nor work CPU LI Cache and CPU L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default value is enabled Enable the external cache for better performance CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The processors supported by the system board come with built in Level 2 cache By default ECC is enabled to check the Level 2 cache If you are not using this function set this field to Disabled Quick Power On Self Test This 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 RAID Chip Boot Device If you want the system to boot from a drive that is connected to the RAID IDE connector or SCSI add in card you must first select SCSI in the First Boot Device field If there are drives connected to both the RAID IDE connector and SCSI add in card you must then select which drive you want to boot RAID The drive is connected to the RAID IDE connector that is on the system board SCSI The drive is connected to the SCSI add in card that is installed in a PCI slot If the drive is connected to either one of them only you don t need to particularly select an option in this field because the system will automatically detect for the existing drive 59 3 60 Award BIOS Setup Utility First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Se
25. the Power system fter an AC power failure the power on fter an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure oc off when AC power fai curs If the system s power is ure 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 returns 3 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Wake Up Events Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear USB Resume from S3 This field when enabled allows you to use a USB device to wake up the system VGA When set to On the system will respond and wake up to any VGA activity LPT amp COM Select the port you would like the system to respond and wake up when an event occurs on that port HDD amp FDD When set to On the system will respond and wake up to any hard drive or floppy drive activity PCI Master When set to On the system will respond and wake up to any PCI or bus master activity PowerOn by PCI Card This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Refer to the card s documentation for more information Resume On LAN Ring This field supports two functions When enabled the system will power on to respond to calls coming through an external or internal mod
26. want to execute Y N Type Y All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the new file will be saved into the flash ROM Save DMI File Use the or arrow keys to select the Save DMI File menu The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for save Press Enter Enter the directory and filename under which you would like the DMI file saved 87 Supported Softwares 4 2 Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the Hardware Monitor utility contained in the provided CD It is capable of monitoring the system s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and system voltage and speed of the CPU and chassis fans It also allows you to manually set a range to the items being monitored If the 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 Note Use this utility only in Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 operating system To install the utility insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click the Hardware Monitor button to install the utility Refer to its readme file for instructions on using the utility 4 3
27. your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive s timing 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 VIA OnChip PCI Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following fields will appear VIA 3058 AC97 Audio AD70 SC Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio codec Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card VIA 3068 MC97 Modem AD70 SC Auto Select this option when using a primary or secondary modem riser card Disabled Select this option when using a PCI modem card 67 3 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear 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
28. 82 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry set a supervisor s password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want to protect access to setup only but not your system set a supervisors 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 lt Enter gt The message below will appear Enter Password Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the password function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press lt Enter gt instead of typing in a new password Press the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu 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 user s password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features Using user s password to enter Setup all
29. AD70 SC AD70 SR Rev At System Board User s Manual 49300117 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 2001 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMD Athlon and Duron are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc VIA is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies Inc 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 avoi
30. B JP4 and Power Select for USB 2 and USB 3 JP9 These jumpers are used to select the power of the USB device connected to USB 2 or 3 25 2 Hardware Installation 2 8 Jumper Settings for the CNR AD70 SC m o 6 a EI setting 2 3 I 2 3 Eme E sm l 2 On 2 3 On Primary default Secondary CNR Settings Jumper JP6 CNR cards are defined as primary or secondary Set this jumper according to the type primary or secondary of CNR card installed in the CNR slot 26 Hardware Installation 2 9 Jumper Settings for RAID AD70 SR EE RAID setting De E P10 3 2 3 2 I O Gull Gm B 1 2 On 2 3 On Disable the RAID function Enable the RAID function default RAID Settings Jumper JPIO To use the RAID function make sure this jumper is enabled 2 3 On Refer to the RAID user s manual included in the CD for information on configuring RAID 27 2 Hardware Installation 2 10 Ports and Connectors 2 10 1 Serial Ports
31. CPU fan therefore you must use a fan 39 2 40 Hardware Installation with sense pin to support this function Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J21 on the system board 2 Make sure the CPU Fan Protection field in the PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS is set to Enabled Refer to PC Health Status section in chapter 3 for more information 3 You may now power on the system Two circumstances may occur causing the system to power off automatically A beeping alarm will sound before the system will power off The CPU fan did not rotate because the CPU fan is damaged When you boot up the syste it may indicate that the fan i fan 2 The CPU fan did not rotate m and the CPU fan did not rotate s damaged Replace it with a new immediately upon system boot up or it took some time before the CPU fan rotated or it took some time before efficiently otherwise you have Fan Protection field PC Heal f the CPU fan did not rotate immediately upon system boot up the fan rotated check whether the heatsink and fan are mounted properly onto the CPU then restart the system If the same problem occurs you must replace it with a good quality fan one that will rotate immediately once power comes in and also one that can dissipate heat more to disable this function in the CPU Ith Status submenu of the BIOS Hardware Installation 2 10 10 Chassis Fan Connector
32. Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By PWRBTN field of the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system 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 LAN Ring Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Important P If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 2720mA 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 Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Introduction Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN function allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup function Refer to Wake On LAN Connector in chapter 2 and Resume On LAN Ring Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information A Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 2720mA AC Power Failure Recovery When power returns after an AC power failu
33. PP These apply to standard specifications 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 EPP Mode Select This is used to select the EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select the DMA channel used for the parallel port Game Port Address AD70 SC This field is used to select the game port s address The options are 201 209 and Disabled Midi Port Address AD70 SC This field is used to select the MIDI port s address The options are 290 292 and Disabled If you have selected the MIDI port s address you may select its IRQ in the Midi Port IRQ field Midi Port IRQ AD70 SC This field is used to select the MIDI ports IRQ The options are 5 and 10 69 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize AGP or PCI first when the system boots AGP When the system boots it will first initialize AGP PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI OnChip USB Controller This field is used to select the USB ports you want Enabled USB Keyboard Support By default USB Keyb
34. RAM 88 Socket 462 S88 DIMM 3 GOM 399 Socket A 288 J3 E Ed p Bs na J4 power DD J13 IDE 2 E IDE COM 2 5 VIA tu 5 l4 VT8366 uo QJ A gt 12 KS s s2 lt 2nd Els chassis fan e 8 a n AGP Slot at sM CPU FSB ratio select L ANN 3 3VSB PCI Slo TEE standby for RAID IDE PCI JP5 VIA a RAID Primary IDE PCI 2 Slo VT8233 RAID IDE 2 W PCI standby power LED JP8 RAID Secondary IDE uw PCI 3 Slo Power selec B eda E 3 VO RAID setting s JP 10 for USB 2 amp 3 G SW ER speaker El chip E eer G LED Bb mmm PCI 4 Slo vx Battery ADCSW B RESET Dn SW ole Wake On LAN l 15 ES BIOS pwa tep fg DLP PCI 5 Slo nimi J25 s Wake OT P 35539 Chassis 6 ssa 59906 58999 J IrDA Ring E nooo lacco ee fan Mouse USB Paralle USB 2 USB3 Green Black Burgundy es s Square denotes pin i AREAS eese RR RR Note The illustrations on the following pages are based on the AD70 SC system board which is the board that supports onboard audio m EM 2 Teal Turquoise AD70 SR Supports RAID no onboard audio Hardware Installation Warning To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the setting of a jumper or replacing the CPU e Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your system board processor d
35. and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 33 or later hard drives EPA Logo Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot up Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot up 6 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features gt DRAM Clock Drive Control Press Enter Item Help gt AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Press Enter gt CPU amp PCI Bus Control Press Enter Menu Level System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled I O Recovery Time Disabled Ti Move Enter Select 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 identical to this one This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources 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
36. at will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PWRBTN 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 52 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 second 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 HW Reset SPEAKER 13 Speaker Data Speaker connector 15 ne 17 Ground 19 Speaker Power PWR LED 2 LED Power Power Standby LED 4 LED Power
37. ays 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 55 3 56 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 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 system s 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 hig
38. bled EPA Logo Show Enabled ESC Exit F1 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 Promise RAID Control By default the Promise RAID controller is enabled If you are not using this function set this field to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the controller will be available for other devices Virus Warning This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive 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 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 58 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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
39. board 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 96 Appendix C Troubleshooting C 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 l 2 3 D The power switch of each peripheral device is tumed on All cables and power cords are tightly connected The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are connected is working Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device The monitor is tumed on The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly CPU Fan Protection After booting up the system
40. cache DIMMs Memory Size DIMMs Memory Size 2MBx64 16MB 6MBx64 128MB 4MBx64 32MB 32MBx64 256MB 8MBx64 64MB 64MBx64 512MB Introduction Expansion Slots The AD70 SC system board is equipped with universal AGP slot 4 dedicated PCI slots and shared PCI CNR slot The AD70 SR system board is equipped with universal AGP slot and 5 dedicated PCI slots AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing z buffering and alpha blending The universal AGP slot supports AGP 2x with up to 533MB sec bandwidth and AGP 4x with up to 1066MB sec bandwidth for 3D graphics applications AGP in this system board will deliver faster and better graphics to your PC The CNR slot on the AD70 SC system board supports modem riser card only Onboard Audio Features AD70 SC Supports Microsoft DirectSound DirectSound 3D e AC 97 supported with full duplex independent sample rate con verter for audio recording and playback ATX Double Deck Ports PC 99 color coded connectors Two USB ports Two NSI6C550A compatible DB 9 serial ports One SPP ECP EPP DB 25 parallel port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port One game MIDI port AD70 SC Three audio jacks line out line in and mic in AD70 SC Introduction Connectors Two connectors for 4 additional external USB ports One co
41. cessor 78 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 5V VBAT V and 5VSB V These fields show the output voltage of the power supply Note The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting system health conditions but if you want a waming message to pop up or a waming alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Hardware Monitor utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board Refer to the Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information 79 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 8 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control CPU Vcore Adjust Default Item Help Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled Menu Level CPU Host PCI Clock Default Til Move Enter Select 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 Vcore Adjust This field allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU If you wish to use the CPU s default core voltage leave this field in its default setting which is Default The CPU s Vcore will be generated according to the CPU VID configuration Important 3 Although this
42. changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system DRAM Clock Drive Control Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear Current CPU Frequency This field shows the detected frequency of the CPU Current FSB Frequency This field shows the detected FSB of the CPU Current DDR Frequency This field shows the detected frequency of the DDR SDRAM DIMM 62 DDR DRAM Clock Award BIOS Setup Utility This field is used to select the clock speed of the DDR SDRAM DIMM By SPD The EEPROM on a DDR SDRAM 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 according to the information in the EEPROM 100 MHz The memory doc 133 MHz The memory doc DRAM Timing This field is used to select the tim ing of the DRAM is selected the system will run k speed will run at 200MHz k speed will run at 266MHz By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Presence Detec information abo t data structure that s ut the module such as tores the memory type memory size memory speed etc When this option is selected the system wi according to the information in the EEPROM Manual It allows you to configure the 2 fields that follow SDRAM Cycle Length and Bank Interleave system will
43. d damage to the system Use the correct AC input voltage range To reduce the risk of electric shock 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 limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is enc
44. d 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 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 99 C Troubleshooting 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ settings are configured correctly 4 Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured correctly If it works the printer can be assumed to be in good condition If the printer remains inoperative replace the printer cable and try again Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters Make sure that the serial devices power is turned on and that the device is on line 2 Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial po
45. does not have an IRQ assigned 77 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 7 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PC Health Status CPU Fan Protection Disabled Item Help Current System Temp 27C 80F Current CPU Temperature 37C 98F Menu Level Current CPU FAN Speed 0 RPM Current Chassis FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU V 1 75 V 3 3 V 3 35 V 5 V 4 90 V 12 V 11 85 V 12 V 11 45 V 5 V 5 14 V VBAT V 3 24 V 5VSB V 5 37 V TL lt Move Enter Select 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 identical to this one CPU Fan Protection The CPU Fan Protection function when enabled has the capability of monitoring the CPU fan during system boot up and will automatically power off the system once it has detected that the CPU fan did not rotate Set this field to Disabled if you are not using this function Refer to CPU Fan Connector with CPU Fan Protection Function in chapter 2 for more information Current System Temp Current CPU Temperature Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Chassis Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the CPU and chassis fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute CPU V These fields show the voltage of the pro
46. e 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 Hardware Installation 2 3 CPU Frequency Ratio H T ik CPU frequency f ratio select SW I Nd C Ratio I 2 3 4 5 Auto Off Off Off Off Off 5x On On On Off On 5 5x On Off On Off On 6x On On Off Off On 6 5x On Off Off Off On 7x On On On On Off 7 5x On Off On On Off 8x On On Off On Off 8 5x On Off Off On Off 9x On On On Off Off 9 5x On Off On Off Off 10x On On Off Off Off 10 5x On Off Off Off Off IIx On On On On On 1 5x On Off On On On 12x On On Off On On 12 5x On Off Off On On 2 Hardware Installation CPU Frequency Ratio Select SWI The table shows the available frequency ratios and their corresponding DIP switch setting The black rectangles on the SWI illustration denote the part that is protruding the adjustable switch Make sure SWI is set correctly before applying power otherwise you will not be able to power on the system Not all AMD CPUs support the multiplier overclocking function Please give special attention to LI on the CPU Ll s four bridges must be closed
47. e arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Thu Apr 19 2001 Item Help Ti hh 88 4 35 5 ume hme 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 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 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 lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displ
48. ector J8 Gold located at the ATX double deck ports of the system board This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick 43 2 Hardware Installation 2 10 13 Audio Jacks AD70 SC 2 00000 l0 Imooo0o0 Mic in Pink Line out Line in Lime Light Blue Onboard Audio Jacks 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0000000 Line out Line in Mic in Additional Line out Mic in J18 Pin Function Pin Function Mic 2 Ground 3 Mic Power 4 AUD Vc Avcc 5 AuD R Out 6 AuD R Retum GND 7 N C 8 Key 9 AuD L Out 10 AuD L Return GND 44 Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Jacks The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks A jack is a one hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Line out Jack J6 Lime This Jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Line in Jack J7 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 J9 Pink Connect a microphone to the mic in jack Additional L
49. ed 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 Integrated Peripherals submenu VIA 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 1 f you are adding a third or fourth IDE device install the 40 pin connector of the other IDE cable into the secondary shrouded DE header IDE 2 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 32 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 and ATA IOO hard drives We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from tw
50. elect Mobile or docking system Click Apply then click OK Restart the computer Hid Ci Fopps De CD ROM Aevepvable Dick Taudin dira lei ale stan V Opes ed ne cd da LI ed Hub deser Macht Vs unas cepa ind pel area mad when program guai roba vacuae n mereemenidt of up tz bal buio Lx seme s 10 Repeat step 7 to open the Control Panel dialog box Double dick the Power Management icon II Click the Advanced tab In the When press the power button on my computer field select Standby Foun fibbia bend Hime pena V hune posent nuin cn anis pon V Pim Fm piirit rabie ipae Quis c ilf Posen bara kalpa pria ti pori bei Qi ye Cpt 93 94 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 12 After completing the steps above and you want to power off the computer you do not need to go through the process of closing files applications and operating system You can power off the computer at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 98 To power on the computer just press the power button The operating session where you left off when you power off the computer will resume in not more than 8 seconds If you have changed the color or resolution in the Display Properties dialog box do not apply the settings without restarting You must restart the computer Shat Don andas a What do you vanl the compde lo do V Aasiat n MS DUS mode
51. em Refer to Wake On Ring Connector in chapter 2 for more information When enabled the LAN card in the system will allow the network to power on a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can wake up the system only through an IRO or DMA interrupt Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function Refer to Wake On LAN Connector in chapter 2 for more information 74 Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume by Alarm Enabled Disabled Date of Month 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 and Resume Time hhimmiss fields However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disables the automatic power on function default 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Resume Time hhimmi ss field 1 31 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time se t in the Resume Time hh mmiss field Resume Time hh mm ss This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on If you want the system to power on everyday as set in the Date of M onth field the time set in this field must be later than the tim submenu
52. h density drive 2MB capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 1 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 2 88MB capacity Video This field selects the type of video system monitor Although secondary adapter used for the primary 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 Award BIOS Setup Utility Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up The default setting is All Errors 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
53. he onboard audio codec set pins 2 and 3 to On Disabled and set the VIA 3058 AC97 Audio VIA OnChip PCI Device field in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to Disabled 23 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPUS Front Side Bus l CPU FSB select JP7 J mi S jo I IE JP ol On Off OOMHz 33MHz 200MHz DDR CPU 266MHz DDR CPU default CPU Front Side Bus Select Jumper JP7 This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board Warning To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system you must poweroff the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the setting of the jumper 24 Hardware Installation 2 7 Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB Power Power select T for USB JP4 7 PR im a U 53 4 Power select for I I 2 3 NH I 2 3 T mec gl OJ JP9 3 JP9 JP4 JP4 2 On 5V 2 3 On 5VSB default Power Select for US
54. he type of IrDA standard supported by your device You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use this connector Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation Note 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 10 9 CPU Fan Connector with CPU Fan Protection Function UT Pin Function On 2 12V Sense The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heatsink Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heatsink the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board The CPU Fan Protection function supported by the system board has the capability of monitoring the CPU fan during system boot up and will automatically power off the system once it has detected that the CPU fan did not rotate This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment To use the CPU Fan Protection function please follow the steps below Before you power on the system make sure the heatsink and CPU fan are correctly installed onto the CPU The system is capable of monitoring the
55. hrouded IDE header RAID IDE 2 2 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin of the drive edge connector s Note Refer to your disk drive user s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings 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 and ATA IOO 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 Note Only connect IDE hard drives to the RAID IDE connectors PCI slot 3 and RAID IDE use the same IRQ If you are using add in cards such as PCI audio card please do not install it into PCI slot 3 If the system is booting from a drive that is connected to the RAID IDE connector it will take 30 seconds for the system to power on from the Suspend to RAM state By default the Promise RAID controller is enabled If you are not using this function set the Promise RAID Control field Advanced BIOS Features to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the controller will
56. ine out Mic in J18 J18 provides you the option of connecting another line out and mic in jacks 45 2 Hardware Installation 2 10 14 Internal Audio Connectors AD70 SC FUNES g o o A Goa 010 AUX in 11 li g Pin Function Left audio channel Ground Ground A tCco hl2 Right audio channel AUX in and CD in These audio in connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 46 Hardware Installation 2 10 15 Wake On LAN Connector OT Ce Wake On LAN QN Ld Pin Function 5VSB 2 Ground 3 WOL The Wake On LAN connector is used to connect to a LAN card that has the same connector This function will allow the network to remotely power on a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can power on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt To use the Wake On LAN function you must enable Resume on LAN Ring Wake Up Events 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
57. into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear 2 Click VIA Service Pack 3 The Welcome screen will appear Click Next Please read the VIA Service Pack readme carefully before proceeding to step 4 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the installation 5 Reboot the system for the drivers to take effect 89 90 Supported Softwares 4 4 Audio Drivers and Software Application AD70 SC The CD in the system board package also includes audio drivers and audio playback software for Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 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 I 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 VIA PCI Audio Driver Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation Restart the system 4 5 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes l 3 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows NT 40 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
58. ional USB ports These optional USB ports which are mounted on a card edge bracket will be provided as an option USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals BIOS Award BIOS Windows 95 98 2000 ME Plug and Play compat ible e Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades Supports DMI 2 0 function 2Mbit flash memory Vcore and CPU external bus clock selectable in the BIOS Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI 2 0 built into t DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores these infon he BIOS The mation in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked designed to make inventory maintenance and troub computer systems easier Refer to chapter 4 for in the DMI utility software is leshooting of struct ions on using Introduction 1 1 2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the following system health conditions Monitors CPU system temperature e Monitors 12V 5V 3 3V VCORE voltages Monitors CPU chassis fan speed Automatic chassis fan on off control Read back capability that displays temperature voltage and fan speed Refer to the PC Health Status section in chapter 3
59. isk drives add in boards and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection 2 2 System Memory The system board is equipped with three 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 providing two times faster data transfer 2 Hardware Installation Refer to chapter System Memory section for detailed specification of the memory supported by the system board 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 Pin I 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 th
60. lation 2 10 3 Parallel Port da J4 o E 0 Co O i ui Parallel Burgundy Parallel Port 9 9 0 900 909 0 0 0 Of 6 000000000000 sse oko The system board has a standard parallel port your PC to a parallel printer It supports SPR ECP Super IO Device field of the BIOS JA Burgundy ocated at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing and EPP modes You can set the ports mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Setting Function SPP Allows normal speed operation but Standard Parallel Port in one direction only ECP Allows parallel port to operate in Extended Capabilities Port bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate EPP Allows bidirectional parallel port op Enhanced Parallel Port eration at maximum speed 30 Hardware Installation 2 10 4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector Ad 34 OO 33 oo oo oo HL oo oo H oo LI oo oo oo oo oo oo 3 oo oo oo 2 Om The system board is equipped wit h a shrouded floppy disk drive con
61. lect 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 sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device 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 option is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You must have two floppy drives to use this function Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks When disabled the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB 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
62. n make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the ACPI Suspend Type field ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode SI POS S3 STR Enables the Power On Suspend function Enables the Suspend to RAM function If you are using the Windows 98 operating system refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more information 7l 3 72 Award BIOS Setup Utility Power Management Option This field allows you to select the type or degree of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the Suspend Mode field is activated Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Suspend mode hr Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Suspend mode min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode field HDD Power Down After the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Suspend Mode This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the Suspend mode according to the power saving time selected the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off Video Off Option Always On The system BIOS will never tum off the screen Suspend gt Off The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode All Modes gt Off The screen is off when the system is in the Doze Standby or Su
63. nector 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 can be placed into the header on connector on the floppy cable y if pin of the connector is aligned with pin of the header You may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripheral field of the BIOS Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive s submenu Super IO Device Cable Install the 34 pin header connector of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header FDD on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin of FDD 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the disk drive s Align the colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable with pin of the drive edge connector s The end most connector should be attached to the drive you want to designate as Drive A 3 2 Hardware Installation 2 10 5 IDE Disk Drive Connectors 40 OO 39 ooo ooo ooo ooo Primary x IDE 1 Secondary IDE IDE 2 00000 00000 0000 0000 o o The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE Integrat
64. nnector for IrDA interface Two RAID IDE connectors AD70 SR Two IDE connectors One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2 88MB floppy drives One ATX power supply connector One Wake On LAN connector One Wake On Ring connector CPU chassis and second chassis fan connectors Two internal audio connectors AUX in and CD in AD70 SC One connector for additional external line out and mic in jacks AD70 SC ATA RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disk AD70 SR RAID 0 striping or RAID mirroring RAID 0 and RAID cannot coexist Two independent IDE channels support up to 4 drives UDMA modes 33 66 100 or EIDE Supports PIO modes 0 1 2 3 4 DMA modes 0 1 2 and UDMA modes 0 1 2 3 4 5 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 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE data transfer rate up to 16 6MB sec Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer Supports ATAPI CD ROM LS 120 and ZIP Introduction IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices It supports peripheral devices that meet the IrDA and ASKIR standard USB Ports The system board supports 6 USB ports Two onboard USB ports are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board The J20 and J25 connectors on the system board allow you to connect 4 more opt
65. not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the Typematic Rate Chars Sec and Typematic Delay Msec fields below 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 OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 The options are Non OS2 and OS2 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
66. ntrol knob The picture seems to be constantly moving The monitor has lost its vertical sync Adjust the monitor s vertical sync 2 Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display 3 Make sure your video card s output frequencies are supported by this monitor The screen seems to be constantly wavering If the monitor is close to another monitor the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering Power Supply When the computer is turned on nothing happens 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 98 Troubleshooting 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 The floppy diskette may not be formatted Format the diskette and try again 2 The diskette may be write protected Use a diskette that is not write protected 3 You may be writing to the wrong drive Check the path statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive 4 There is not enough space left on the diskette Use another diskette with adequate storage space Hard Drive Har
67. o different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important M 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 33 2 24 Hardware Installation 2 10 6 RAID IDE Disk Drive Connectors AD70 SR is E CJ E jJ RAID Primary IDE RAID IDE 1 m RAID aan IDE RAID IDE 2 The system board is equipped with two shrouded RAID IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE Integrated Drive Electronics disk drives To prevent improper IDE cable installation each shrouded RAID 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 Use JP10 to enable or disable the RAID function Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable If you are connecting two IDE drives install the 40 pin connector of the IDE cable into the RAID primary shrouded IDE header RAID IDE 1 If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device install the 40 pin connector of the other IDE cable into the RAID secondary s
68. oard Support is Disabled However if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS make sure to enable this function 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 70 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Option HDD Power Down Suspend Mode Video Off Option Video Off Method MODEM Use IRQ Soft Off By PWRBTN PWR Lost Resume State gt Wake Up Events Enabled S1 POS User Define Disabled Disabled Suspend gt Off V H SYNC Blank 3 Instant off Keep Off Press Enter Item Help Menu Level Til Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults ESC Exit Fl General Help 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 98 2000 ME supports this function If you want to use the Suspend to RAM functio
69. 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 57 3 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Promise RAID Control Enabled Item Help Virus Warning Disabled CPU LI Cache Enabled Menu Level CPU L2 Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Allows you to choose Quick Power On Self Test Enabled the VIRUS warning RAID Chip Boot Device RAID feature for IDE Hard First Boot Device Floppy Disk boot sector Second Boot Device HDD 0 protection If this Third Boot Device LS120 function is enabled and Boot Other Device Enabled dd vd Swap Floppy Drive Disabled a Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled area BIOS will show a Boot Up NumLock Status On warnine Message on Typematic Rate Setting Disabled screen and alarm beep Security Option Setup OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 HDD S M A RT Capability Disa
70. om the Menu bar On the left side of the screen is a list of the system configuration items Use the T or up or down arrow keys to select an item The commands at the bottom of the screen will allow you to navigate through the various setup menus Edit DMI I Use the 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 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 FIO to update the edited information into the flash ROM Supported Softwares Add DMI 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 F10 gt to save information into the flash ROM To view information about the added items go to the Edit DMI menu Load DMI File l 2 Use the or 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
71. om the Suspend to RAM state The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 21A 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 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items M M M M M M The system board A user s manual One IDE cable for ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA 100 IDE drives AD70 SC Two IDE cables for ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA 100 IDE drives AD70 SR One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One RAID Driver floppy diskette AD70 SR One Main Board Utility CD 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 DDR DDR i eii TF SRAM SDRAM Esl CPU fang Mie Power select DIMM DIMM 2 for USB I bo USB J2 Bh JP4 SDRAM DIMM 3 n COM B DIMM Parallel standb 4 power LE FDD J13 IDE 2 COM 2 3 PE U
72. ouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced rado TV technician for help Notice The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 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 AD70 SC and AD70 SR system boards The differences between these boards are shown below AD70 SC AD70 SR With onboard audio With RAID No RAID No onboard audio Game MIDI port Y x Audio jacks Y x nternal audio Y x CD in AUX in and TAD CNR slot Y x PI JP2 Y x onboard audio
73. ows 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 3 84 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 lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing is done 3 1 14 Exit Without Saving da When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Ext Without Saving 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 Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility AWDFLASH EXE You can download them from DFl s web site or con
74. re 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 in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information 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 98 2000 ME supports the ACPI function allowing 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 98 2000 ME 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 Refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more information Introduction M Important f the system is booting from a drive that is connected to the RAID IDE connector it will take 30 seconds for the system to power on fr
75. rt on the rear of the computer 3 Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the problem may be due to the onboard I O or the address setting 4 Make sure the COM settings and I O address are configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System 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 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets 100 C Troubleshooting Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations If the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components Gently press each component into the socket IF you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup and load the BIOS defaults 01
76. run according to the settings in these two fields SDRAM Cycle Length run The This field is used to select the clock cycle for the CAS latency Bank Interleave The options are Enabled and Disabled DDR DRAM Command Rate The options are IT Command and 2T Command 63 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following fields will appear AGP Aperture Size This field is relevant to the memory mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system Leave this in its default setting which is 64M AGP Mode This field is used to select the AGP mode of the AGP card installed on the system board The default setting is 4X AGP Driving Control Set this field to Manual only if there are compatibility problems with some AGP cards When set to Manual you must select a value in the AGP Driving Value field AGP Driving Value This field is used to select a value for the AGP Driving control We recommend that you leave this field in its default setting AGP Fast Write Select Enabled to support the AGP Fast Write function AGP Master WS Write Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations AGP Master WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations CPU amp PCI Bus Control Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following fields will appear
77. short in order for the frequency ratio selected on SWI to take effect The figure below will help you identify the type of CPU that would allow you to adjust its frequency ratio 11 119 LI s four bridges closed short ai LI s four bridges open AMD NERI M Important We do not recommend that you adjust the CPU to a higher frequency ratio because it may result to the CPU s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance If you are unable to boot up the system with the frequency ratio you selected please power off the system and set SWI pins 1 5 to Off Auto 20 Hardware Installation 2 4 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data WL ea Clear CMOS P8 1 B 2 2 3 1 3 l 2 On 2 3 On Normal default Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data Jumper JP8 If you encounter the following d 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 bus 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 Poweroff the system and unplug the power cord
78. sion may not be identical to this one 4 Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu 5 Select Save amp Exit Setup and press Enter Type Y and press lt Enter gt 6 Install Windows 98 by typing the following parameter This is to ensure that the ACPI function is supported drive gt setup p If you have previously installed Windows 98 you need to upgrade the system in order to support ACPI Please contact Microsoft for upgrade information 9 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 7 Boot Windows 98 In the Windows 98 desktop click the Start button Move the cursor to Settings then click Control Panel To check whether ACPI was properly installed double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Device Manager tab In View devices by type click System devices ST ovum cere ba fre V Cri eee by pervenire ACM Ser Buon dai Logi urs ad Parti t acie CP Bac toeren Paer Far De nyp EH B nnd dalh pail kiai Fas Fiag nd Fip di nier bod r lr PA 25 Spine DT te lcs m 1 8 Double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Performance tab Corsi om Moniga Hi Pies Pene Peine cii men GO MEL oi Fl imeen TE opo Xu LIT L D b Vek ommeeam Heid mal aliad POLS PSE HoPT Ced ee eed 92 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 9 Click File System In the Typical role of this computer field s
79. spend mode Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Initializes display power management signaling Select this if your video board supports it Award BIOS Setup Utility MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ chann your system Soft Off by PWRBTN el for the modem installed in This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management field is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released i enters the Suspend n less than 4 sec the system mode The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidental ly 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 Instant Off Pressing and then rel the system easing the power button at once will immediately power off your system PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off When power returns al system s power is off button to power on the Tum On When power returns af system will automatically Last State When power returns al fter an AC power failure the You must press
80. st support a minimum of 2720mA Hardware Installation 2 10 17 DIMM and PCI Standby Power LEDs M standby _power LED EAA TTT TETTE N PCI db 12 standby 3 si power LED standby for PCI JP 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 3 3VSB Standby for PCI Jumper JP5 The default setting of jumper JP5 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 49 2 Hardware Installation I 2 2 On Default Off 3 3VSB Standby Power to Non PCI 2 2 spec PCI slots PCI 2 2 spec Dili quee LEDs serve as a reminder that you must power off the system then tum off the power supply s switch or unplug the bower cord prior to installing any memory modules or add in cards 50 2 10 18 Power Connector Hardware Installation
81. tact technical support or your sales representative l Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AN DFLASH EXE to a floppy disk 2 Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy execute the new BIOS file 5 The BIOS will automatically be updated Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier With DMI a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a particular computer system without physically going to tt 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
82. ted Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management Interface 85 4 2 Hardware MONITOR 88 5 VlAcService Pace cxi atat a defeated tds 88 4 4 Audio Drivers and Software Application AD70 SC 90 4 5 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes 90 Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function A Using the Suspend to RAM Function 9 Appendix B System Error Messages BIE POST Beepz cae ta acca ata aida 95 B 2 Error Messages 95 Appendix C Troubleshooting Gal Troubleshooting Checklist tli utt tandiu 97 Chapter Introduction I 1 Features and Specifications 1 1 1 Features Chipset e VIA KT 266 VT8366 and VT8233 Processor The system board is equipped with Socket A for 462 pin PGA processor It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1 100V to 1 850V AMD Athlon Duron 200 266MHz FSB processor 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950MHz GHz 1 3GHz 1 33GHz or future processors Important qo To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system you must poweroff the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to replacing the CPU System Memory Supports up to 3GB memory Uses 2 5V DDR SDRAM DIMM PC 200 PC 266 Three 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets L2 cache memory Duron processor built in 64KB Level 2 pipelined burst cache Athlon processor built in 256KB Level 2 pipelined burst
83. 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 Frequency Voltage Control and set the CPU Host PCI Clock field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock Note Use a PS 2 or AT requires a DIN to mini DIN adapter keyboard for method 2 8l 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults The Load Fail Safe Defaults option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option in the main menu and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear 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 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 The message below will appear Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt to load the Setup default values

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