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1. 2 Il Ground Ground 2V 12V 4 3 1224 3 3VDC COM 12VDC 5VDC 12VDC 5VDC 5VSB 5VDC PWR_OK NC COM COM 5VDC COM COM COM 5VDC PS_ON COM COM 3 3VDC 2VDC 3 3VDC 3 3VDC 13 We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the AIXI2V Power Supply Design Guide Version l l An ATXI2V power supply has a standard 24 pin ATX main power connector and a 4 pin 12V power connector that must be inserted onto CNI I and CNIO connectors respectively The 4 pin 12V power connector enables the delivery of more 2VDC current to the processors Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration CPU power amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided we strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt or greater power supply Hardware Installation 2 6 9 Front Panel Connectors
2. Pi The system board is equipped with an onboard PS 2 mouse Green and PS 2 keyboard Purple ports both at location CNI of the system board The PS 2 mouse port uses IRQI2 If a mouse is not connected to this port the system will reserve IRQI2 for other expansion cards Warning Ch Moke sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function e Jumper Setting JPI must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to PS 2 Power Select in this chapter for more information e BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Hardware Installation 2 5 2 S PDIF in out Jacks HE 8 2 9 9 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 Of r o CO0O00000000 00 LAFF O o7 i l PDIF in S PDIF out ie S Sa SPDIF
3. The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer The four DDR DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 2 channels Channel A DDR and DDR 2 Channel B DDR 3 and DDR 4 Hardware Installation The system board supports the following memory interface Single Channel SC Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits 8B from the memory channels Virtual Single Channel VSC If both channels are populated with different memory configurations the MCH defaults to Virtual Single Channel Dual Channel DC Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate Dynamic Mode Addressing This mode minimizes the overhead of opening closing pages in memory banks allowing for row switching to be done less often Single Channel DIMMs are on the same channel DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different Not all slots need to be populated Virtual Single DIMMs of different memory configurations Channel are on different channels Odd number of slots can be populated Dual Channel DIMMs of the same memory confi
4. 12 anien PWR LED RESET ATX SW J15 SPEAKER i 1920 HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed 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 ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PWR BTTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 5 2 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 or S3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every second 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 Assignment HD LED IDD LED Power Primary Secondary HDD Reserved N C N C ATX SW PWRBT ATX power switch PVVRBT Reserved N C Ne RESET 7 Ground Reset switch H W Reset SPEAKER Speaker Data Speaker c
5. BIOS Setting Select the parallel port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 34 Hardware Installation 2 5 4 Serial Port 9 0 022 9 055509 Coa COM Ed F The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port Teal Turquoise at location CNI4 The serial port is an RS 232C asynchronous communication port with 6C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with a modem serial printer remote dis play terminal or other serial devices BIOS Setting Select the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 39 2 36 Hardware Installation 2 5 5 IEEE 1394 1394 4 fused i Ground TPB F2 Ground TPA 1394_2 N vo Key TPA Ground TPB 12V fused The system board is equipped with an onboard IEEE 1394 port at location CN8 IEEE 1394_1 of the system board It is also equip
6. EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select a DMA channel of the parallel port CIR Port Address This field is used to select an I O address for the CIR device CIR Port IRQ This field is used to select an IRQ for the CIR device 76 The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy ACPI Function ACPI 5 off In cl Th nce nru PU PD YV 10 x 5 Fail Safe Defaul The screen above list all the fields available in the Power Management Setup 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 Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Menu Level The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 77 BIOS Setup PCI Express PME This options are Enabled and Disabled 3 1 5 2 ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that sup port ACPI Currently only Windows 2000 ME XP supports this function If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the ACPI Suspend Type field 3 1 5 3 ACPI Suspend Type
7. ODE SST NOS nonan 23 Rear Fale VO PON iciennnihensinaumeoneantannuiunsnandnnes ZO WOMCGRMECIONS sinnini Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Si The Basic Input Output SYSESI cactccstantresresisiecninavinenecenavisin 3 2 Updating the BN extort eeretmereanened doannieneereemueaes Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management Intertace ssussusussssssssssnet 4 2 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications 73 Installation INGUSS oxi ccscuamcaunancnianimwunanmmduiamenuiues 5 16 21 Appendix A Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology A Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology 108 Appendix B System Error Messages Bh POST Beep mnrogirireneiinoirr iana A R Bede Emor Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting Cal Troubleshooting Mec cccccncceaccrecvneemmansamvasuunnes Chapter Introduction Specifications Processor e Intel Pentium 4 Prescott processor Hyper Threading Technology 533MT s and 800MT s 200MHz system bus interface e Socket LGA 775 LAN Grid Array Chipset e Intel 915P chipset Intel 915P Memory Controller Hub MCH Intel 82801FB I O Controller Hub ICH6 System Memory e Four 84 pin DDR DIMM sockets that support PC2700 DDR333 and PC3200 DDR400 DIMMs e Supports dual channel 128 bit wide memory interface e Supports up to 4GB system memory e Supports non ECC x8 and xl6 DIMMs e Supports up to 512Mb DRAM densities e Supports unbuffered DIMMs
8. mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mono Monochrome adapter Includes high resolution mono chrome adapters 3 1 1 6 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 t will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors 3 1 1 7 Base Memory Displays the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard 30 BIOS Setup 3 1 1 8 Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up 3 1 1 9 Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system 59 3 BIOS Setup 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
9. Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are prop erly set Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets 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 compo nent into the socket If you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup and load the BIOS defaults
10. The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 3 1 5 18 Time hh mm ss Alarm This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on If you want the system to power on everyday as set in the Date of Month Alarm field the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu 3 1 5 19 Reload Global Timer Events When enabled access to the specified field Primary IDE 0 1 FDD COM LPT Port or PCI PIRQ A D 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 field 8 3 BIOS Setup 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 TAVE Resources Co INT INT INT INT INT INT E INT Maximum P ect PU PD e F10 AE al Help F F6 Fail Defaul optimized ults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 6 1 Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the AGP or PCI first when the system boots AGP When the system boots it will first initialize the AGP PCI Slot When the system boots it will f
11. This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode SI POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function 3 1 5 4 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When this field is set to Auto the system will initialize the VGA BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state This can be configured only if the ACPI Suspend Type field is set to S3 STRY 3 1 5 5 Power Management This field allows you to select the type or degree of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the Suspend mode and HDD Power Down fields are activated Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the Suspend Mode hour and HDD Power Down 15 min Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down fields 78 BIOS Setup 3 1 5 6 Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked WH SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it 3 1 5 7 Video Off In Suspend This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system enters the Suspend mode The options are Y
12. 7 Maximum Payload Size This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of the PCI Express devices The unit is byte 84 BIOS Setup 3 1 7 PC Health Status Phoenix Aw OS CMOS Setup Utility 3 Shutdown Temperature 75 C 167 F Item Help ct PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help S 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 3 1 7 1 Shutdown Temperature You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a tem perature in this field If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field it will automatically shutdown This function will work only when you enable this function in the Hardware Monitor utility 3 1 7 2 CPU Core Voltage This field will show the voltage of the processor 3 1 7 3 DRAM Voltage This field will show the voltage of the DRAM 3 1 7 4 ATX 3 3V ATX 12V ATX 5V NB 1 5V and 5V Standby Volt These fields will show the output voltage of the power supply 3 1 7 5 Voltage Battery This field will show the voltage of the battery 85 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 7 6 PCB Board Tempr VRM Power Tempr and CPU Chip Tempr These fields will show the temperature monitored by the system 3 1 7 7 CPU Fan Speed Sys Fan3 Speed and Sys Fan2 Speed These fields will show the fan speed of the cooling fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute No
13. Express architecture also provides a high performance graphics infrastructure by doubling the capability of the existing AGP 8x designs over a x16 PCI Express lane that provides 4 Gigabytes per second transfer rate Hyper Threading Technology Functionality Requirements The system board supports Intel processors with Hyper Threading Technology Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platforms Components e CPU an Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology e Chipset an Intel chipset that supports HT Technology e BIOS a BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled e OS an operating system that includes optimizations for HT Technology Please refer to Appendix A for information about enabling the functionality of the Hyper Threading Technology For more information on Hyper Threading Technology go to www intel com info hyperthreading CPU Overheat Protection CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitoring the CPU s temperature during system boot up Once the CPU s temperature exceeded the temperature limit pre defined by the CPU the system will automatically shutdown This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment Introduction DDR DDR Double Data Rate is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling e
14. Hardware Installation 2 63 Serial ATA Connectors SATA 4 SATA 3 SATA 2 SATA The system board is equipped with four Serial ATA connectors for connecting Serial ATA devices Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to Jl4 SATA 4 JI3 SATA 3 JI2 SATA 2 or JII SATA and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Hardware Installation 2 6 4 IDE Disk Drive Connector EJ J The system board is equipped with a 90 shrouded PCI IDE header that will interface two Enhanced IDE Integrated Drive Electronics disk drives To prevent improper IDE cable installation the 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 The IDE connector supports 2 devices a Master and a Slave Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to
15. in the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Hardware Installation 2 6 5 IrDA Connector CIRRX N C GND 5VSB CIRTX IRRX N C Ground vec RTX bal zr Connect the cable connector from your CIR IR module to the CIR connector J24 or IR connector J8 Note Br sequence of the pin functions on some CIR IR cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board Make sure to connect the cable connector to the CIR IR connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure CIR IR in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIOS Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the CIR IR function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information 47 2 48 Hardware Installation 2 6 6 Cooling Fan Connectors Power Ground Sense l 3 Fan 2 Sense P gt Power Speed Ground Control CPU fan Power G
16. monitor is turned on The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted prop erly 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 Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on I 2 Make sure that the monitor s power switch is on Check that one end of the monitors power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outlet Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system s display adapter Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness control knob Vis C Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving 2 The monitor has lost its vertical sync Adjust the monitor s verti cal sync Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display Make sure your video card s output frequencies are supported by this monitor The screen seems to be constantly wavering If the monitor is close to another monitor the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering Power Supply When the computer is turned on nothing happens 2 3 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a liv
17. out Key GND SPDIF in S PDIF out me J The system board is equipped with an onboard S PDIF in RCA jack red and a S PDIF out RCA jack yellow at locations CN4 and CN5 respectively The S PDIF connector at location Jl is for optical S PDIF cable con nection Connect the optical audio cable connector of your S PDIF module to JI Make sure pin of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin of Jl DO NOT use RCA S PDIF and optical S PDIF at the same time Ja 2 Hardware Installation 2 5 3 Parallel Port Parallel P 0 9 0 0 9 0 09 0 000 0 C 00000000 000 ces oct ah i ry LL Bow Bodo The system board has a standard parallel port Burgundy at loca tion CN9 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports SPP ECP and EPP 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
18. system board is using 3 1 2 19 OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 3 1 2 20 Report No FDD For WIN 95 The options are Yes and No 3 1 2 21 Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot up Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot up 65 3 66 BIOS Setup 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features SPSE kup Whey Mawes Features M s Root Port Func Item Help lect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help ues 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 changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system 3 1 3 1 DRAM Timing Selectable This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM By SPD Manual The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Pres ence Detect data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc When
19. the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE header J17 on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices Note Refer to your disk drive users manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings 45 2 46 Hardware Installation Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives one must be set as the master and the other as the slave Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and or switches on the drives The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA 100 hard drives We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important 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 BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard primary or secondary IDE
20. this option is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEPROM This option is the default setting because it provides the most stable condition for the system The CAS Latency Time to System Memory Frequency fields will show the default settings by SPD If you want better performance for your system other than the one by SPD select Manual then BIOS Setup select the best option in the CAS Latency Time to System Memory Frequency fields 3 1 3 2 CAS Latency Time This field is used to select the latency between the DRAM read command and the time that the data was received 3 1 3 3 DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This field is used to select the latency between the DRAM active command and the read write command 3 1 3 4 DRAM RAS Precharge This field is used to select the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM 3 1 3 5 Precharge Delay tRAS The options are Auto 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 and 15 3 1 3 6 System Memory Frequency This field is used to select the memory clock speed of the DIMM Refer to chapter System Memory section for detailed specifica tion of the memory supported by the system board 3 1 3 7 SLP_S4 Assertion Width The options are to 2 Sec 2 to 3 Sec 3 to 4 Sec and 4 to 5 Sec 3 1 3 8 System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at FOOOQH FFFFFH are cached provide
21. to select the mode for the PCI Express add in card ip IDE D oard D The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear dBIOS ch S hip IDE Devi IDE HDD IDE DMA t On chip P IDE Prima IDE Prima IDE Prim f ster UDMA IDE Prin 5 UDMA Primary P1 P3 The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 70 BIOS Setup IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maxi mum block size the system can transfer The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode IDE DMA Transfer Access This field when Enabled will enhance the IDE DMA transfer of an IDE hard disk drive On Chip Primary PCI IDE These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and second ary IDE controller Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller IDE Primary Master PIO and IDE Primary Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves Your system sup
22. 0 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The checksum of ROM address FOOOQH FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error s Appendix C Troubleshooting C I 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 oO The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on All cables and power cords are tightly connected The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are con nected is working Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device The
23. 10 0 5024 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 1 62 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Realtek High Definition Audio Driver The InstallShield Wizard will install Realtek High Definition Audio Driver on your computer To continue click Next cmo 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect 103 Supported Software 4 2 3 LAN Drivers To install the driver please follow the steps below On the left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 2 Click LAN Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear jig Marvell Miniport Driver InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Marvell Miniport Driver The InstallShield R Wizard will install Marvell Miniport Driver on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect 104 Supported Software 4 2 4 Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the Hardware Monitor utility con tained in the provided CD This utility is capable of monitoring the system s health conditions and allows you to manually set a range Highest and Lowest Limit to the items being monitored If the settings values are over or under the set range a warnin
24. 2 4 Jumper Settings 2 4 1 Clear CMOS Data Gass 1 a i dE Gel g E 1 2 3 1 2 3 _ i G C l 2 On Normal 2 3 On default Clear CMOS Data pen HM Eg J If you encounter the following a CMOS data becomes corrupted b You forgot the supervisor or user password c You are unable to boot up the computer system because the processor s ratio clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below Poweroff the system 2 Set JP4 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP4 back to Its default setting pins and 2 On 3 Now power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s ratio clock in the BIOS please proceed to step 4 27 2 28 Hardware Installation 4 After powering on the system press lt Del gt to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select the Frequency Voltage Control submenu and press lt Enter gt Set the CPU Clock or Multiplier Factor field to tts default setting or an appropriate bus clock or multiplier factor Refer to the Frequency Voltage Control secti
25. 2 mouse to power on the system Button only Default setting Uses the power button to power on the system Password When this option is selected set the password you would like to use to poweron the system in the KB Power On Password field Hot Key When this option is selected select the function key you would like to use to poweron the system in the Hot Key Power On field Mouse Left When this option is selected double click the left button of the mouse to power on the system Mouse Right When this option is selected double click the right button of the mouse to power on the system Any Key Press any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power on the system 74 BIOS Setup KB Power On Password Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt Enter your pass word You can enter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confirm then press lt Enter gt The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in this field You must type the correct password to power on the system If you forgot the password power off the system and remove the battery Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering on the system Hot Key Power On This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enab
26. 915P TAG System Board User s Manual 82900430 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 2004 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium 4 are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Award is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders Caution To avoid damage to the system e Use the correct AC input voltage range To reduce the risk of electric shock e Unplug the power cord before removing the system ch
27. BIOS e Award BIOS e CPU DRAM overclocking e CPU NB DRAM overvoltage e Supports SCSI sequential boot up e Supports DMI 2 0 function e 4Mbit flash memory Energy Efficient Design e Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management Supports ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function e Wake On Events include Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse Wake On Ring external modem Introduction Wake On LAN RIC timer to power on the system e AC power failure recovery Hardware Monitor e Monitors CPU system temperature and overheat alarm e Monitors 2V 5V 3 3V Vcore Vbat 5Vsb 3 3Vsb voltages e Monitors the speed of the CPU system fan e CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature and fan during system boot up automatic shutdown upon system overheat Onboard Audio Features e Azalia audio CODEC with independent variable sampling rate e True stereo line level outputs e S PDIF in out interface e 8 channel audio output Onboard LAN Features e Marvell 88E8053 PCI Express Gigabit ethernet controller e Integrated power management functions e Full duplex support at both 10 Mbps 100 Mbps and Gbps e Supports IEEE 802 3u auto negotiation e Supports wire for management Serial ATA Interface e Supports four SATA Serial ATA interfaces which are compliant with SATA 1 0 specification 1 5Gbps interface IEEE 1394 Interface e Supports two 00 200 400 Mb sec ports IDE Interface e Supp
28. CTRL ALT ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP will be shown in the information box at the bottom Enter Setup to correct the error Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BlOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manu facturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak bat tery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either mono chrome or color This indicates the switch is set to a different 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 B System Error Message 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 1
29. Floppy disk controllers JA Floppy disk drives 6 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers a Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices Monitors B Network adapters Y Ports COM amp LPT Processors 8 Intel R Pentium R 4 CPU 3 06GHz Intel R Pentium R 4 CPU 3 06GHz amp SCSI and RAID controllers Sound video and game controllers System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers 109 110 Enabling Hyper Threading Technology e Lastly press the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Del gt keys simultaneously The Windows Task Manager dialog box will appear Click the Performance tab The diagram under CPU Usage History should resemble the one shown below Windows Task Manager DER Fie Options view Shut Down Help i Applications Processes Performance Networking Users CPU Usage CPU Usage History PF Usage Page File Usage History Totals Physical Memory K Handles 4104 Total 261604 Threads 259 Available 156980 Processes 18 System Cache 152576 Commit Charge K Kernel Memory K Total 91884 Total 28696 Limit 633592 Paged 16132 Peak 147904 Nonpaged 12564 Processes 18 CPU Usage 50 Commit Charge 91884K 63359 Appendix B System Error Message B When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to cor rect 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
30. Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select 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 Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders Head This field displays the number of read write heads Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track 3 1 1 4 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 Al type high density drive 2MB capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 1 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 2 88MB capacity 57 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 1 5 Video This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type The default setting is EGA VGA EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column
31. Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example 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 BIOS Setup 3 1 2 14 Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated 3 1 2 15 Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins 3 1 2 16 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 3 1 2 17 APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting 3 1 2 18 MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the
32. SH EXE The following screen will appear Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15B C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved The current BIOS information will appear in this area File Name to Program 5 Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press lt Enter gt 96 BIOS Setup 6 The following will appear Do You Want to Save BIOS Y N This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility just In case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press lt Y gt then enter the file name of the current BIOS Otherwise press lt N gt 7 The following will then appear Press Y to Program or N to Exit 8 Press lt Y gt to flash the new BIOS 97 Chapter 4 Supported Software 4 1 Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubleshooting of computer sys tems easier With DMI a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a particular compu ter system without physically going to it Quite often a service call may be unnecessary as the problem can be solved remotely The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various informa tion about your system configuration In
33. abled 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 system Access to the LAN card or PCI card will cause the system to wake up Refer to the card s documentation for more information Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI card 3 1 5 14 Power On By Ring Set this field to Enabled to use the modem ring on function This will allow your system to power on to respond to calls coming from an extemal modem 3 1 5 15 USB KB Wake Up From S3 This field when enabled allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that Is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state This can be configured only if the ACPI Suspend Type field is set to OOO TR 80 BIOS Setup 3 1 5 16 Resume By Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month Alarm and Time hh mm ss Alarm fields However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network Resume On Ring LAN prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default 3 1 5 17 Date of Month Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 3 Select a date you would like the system to power on
34. assis cover for installation or servicing After installation or servicing cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord Battery e Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced e Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer e Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions 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 encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reonent or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an
35. aster mode you cannot set the IDE drive to Master mode PATA IDE Mode This field is used to select the function mode for the IDE connector and its relation to the SATA ports Primary IDE serves as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel SATA 2 and SATA 4 serve as Secondary Master and Secondary Slave channel SATA and SATA 3 are disabled Secondary IDE serves as Secondary Master and Secondary Slave channel SATA and SATA 3 serve as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel SATA 2 and SATA 4 are disabled 7 3 J2 BIOS Setup SATA Port If the PATA IDE Mode field is set to Primary this field will show PI P3 is Secondary meaning SATA 2 and SATA 4 are Secondary If the PATA IDE Mode field is set to Secondary this field will show PO P2 is Primary meaning SATA and SATA 3 are Primary 3 1 4 2 Onboard Device Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Phoenix Aw etup Utility Item Help TlserN t PU PD Value FlO Save ESC Exit F1 ral Help z 7 J 3 gt ier FS F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimize aults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one USB Controller Enabled Enables the onboard USB Disabled Disables the onboard USB USB 2 0 Controller If you are using a USB 2 0 device this field must be set to Enabled USB Keyboard Support By default this f
36. d is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You must have two floppy drives to use this function 63 64 BIOS Setup 3 1 2 10 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 3 1 2 11 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 3 1 2 12 Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how gate A20 is handled Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above Mbyte Initially gate A20 was handled via the keyboard controller Today while keyboards still provide this support it is more common and much faster for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20 Fast The chipset controls Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 3 1 2 13 Typematic
37. d 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Optimized Defaults Esc Quit F Menu in BIOS Fi Save amp Exit Setup Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt to load the Setup default values 9 3 92 BIOS Setup 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 supervisor s password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Set Supervisor Password Enter Password Esc Quit F Menu in BIOS Select Item Fi Save amp Exit Setup 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 Ent
38. d that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system 3 1 3 9 Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the system BIOS enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at COOQQOH to C FFFH to be cached if the cache controller is also enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the faster the video performance 67 3 68 BIOS Setup 3 1 3 10 Memory Hole At I5M 16M In order to improve system performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 6MB When enabled the CPU assumes the 5 I6MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM When disabled the CPU assumes the 5 16MB address range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory 3 1 3 1 1 PCI Express Root Port Func Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Item Help ct PU PD Value F1 fe cit Fl General Help F6 Fail Safe Defa stimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one PCI Express Port to PCI Express Port 4 These fields are used to enable or disable the PCI Express port function PCI E Compliancy Mode This field is used
39. dded item Press lt FIO gt to save information into the flash ROM To view information about the added items go to the Edit DMI menu Load DMI File l 2 Use the lt or arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for load Press lt Enter gt The DMI files will appear on the screen Select the file you would like to load and press lt Enter gt The following message will appear Do you want to execute Y N Type lt Y gt All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the new file will be saved into the flash ROM Save DMI File l 2 3 Use the lt or gt arrow keys to select the Save DMI File menu The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for save Press lt Enter gt Enter the directory and filename under which you would like the DMI file saved Supported Software 4 2 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers utili ties and software applications required to enhance the perform ance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup MAINBOARD _ UTILITY CD l I
40. dge of each clock This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore providing two times faster data transfer S PDIF S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog S PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device The S PDIF connector on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders Serial ATA Interface Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1 0 specification With speed of up to 5Gbps it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is OOMB s IEEE 1394 Interface IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI Open Host Controller Interface l l specification It supports up to 63 devices that can run simultaneously on a system 1394 is a fast external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps In addition to its high speed it also supports isochronous data transfer which is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real time 1394 supports both Plug and Play and hot plugging IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wirele
41. e outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive 2 The floppy diskette may not be formatted Format the diskette and try again The diskette may be write protected Use a diskette that is not write protected You may be writing to the wrong drive Check the path state ment to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive There is not enough space left on the diskette Use another diskette with adequate storage space Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure 2 Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS If the system is configured with two hard drives make sure the bootable first hard drive is configured as Master and the sec ond 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 for mat 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 Make sure that your pri
42. e 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 lt Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort amp Exit The four menus located on top of the DMI Configuration Utility screen are Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File and Save DMI File Use the lt or left or right arrow keys to select a menu from the Menu bar On the left side of the screen is a list of the system configuration items Use the T or J up or down arrow keys to select an item The commands at the bottom of the screen will allow you to navi gate through the various setup menus Edit DMI Use the lt or arrow keys to select the Edit DMI menu 2 Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to edit by using the T or 4 arrow keys then press lt Enter gt 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected information 4 Press lt FIO gt to update the edited information into the flash ROM 100 Supported Software Add DMI l 2 4 Use the lt 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 a
43. egrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 37 2 38 Hardware Installation Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse The Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function e Jumper Setting JP2 and or JP3 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to USB Power Select in this chapter for more information e BIOS Setting USB KB Wake Up From 3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important M gt e If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 21 5A e If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 22A Hardware Installation 2 5 7 RJ45 LAN Port N if Q PETN a The system board is equipped wi
44. elect the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on die sensor turns from cool to hot 6 3 62 BIOS Setup Limit CPUID MaxVal The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than 3 Problems will occur only in certain operating systems The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems If you are using an operating system other than Windows this problem may occur To avoid tihs problem enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than 3 NX BIOS Control The default is Enabled When this function is disabled it forces the NX features flag to always return to 0 3 1 2 2 Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives Move the cursor to this field then press lt Enter gt Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list 3 1 2 3 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 loca
45. er gt instead of typing in a new password Press the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu BIOS Setup 3 1 12 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a users password with the System option se lected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a users password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features Using user s password to enter Setup allows a user to access only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied Use the arrow keys to highlight Set User Password and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Set User Password t Enter Password u Esc Quit F Menu in BIOS Select Item Fi Save amp Exit Setup 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 User Password and press lt Enter gt instead of typing In a new password Press the lt Esc gt key to retum to the main menu 93 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 13 Save amp Exit Setup When all the changes have been made highlig
46. er peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the LGA 775 CPU socket on the system board E s if is al H AE JE g O goto ola ao l S EJ J Important M gt The CPU socket must not come in contact with anything other than the CPU Avoid unnecessary exposure Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU 2 2 Hardware Installation 4 The CPU socket comes with a cover that is attached with a removable protective cap The cap is used to protect the CPU socket against dust and harmful particles Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU Protective cap Lever 5 Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap from the cover Lift this part up 6 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down moving it away from the side tab of the socket then lifting it up Tab Lever lifted 22 Hardware Installation 7 Now lift the cover 8 Pos
47. er the surface When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU the compound will disperse evenly Do not apply the paste if the fan heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside Peel the strip that covers the paste before you place the fan heat sink on top of the CPU 25 2 Hardware Installation 2 Place the heat sink on top of the CPU The 4 studs around the heat sink which are used to secure the heat sink onto the system board must match the 4 mounting holes around the socket Position each stud so that the groove faces the heat sink then push it down firmly until it clicks into place Note Bro will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if the groove is not facing the heat sink E Mounting holes EEEE Mounting holes Mounting holes Mounting holes xN E a ia mE p Groove Heat sink Stud 3 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connec tor on the system board 26 Hardware Installation
48. es and No 3 1 5 8 Suspend Type The options are Stop Grant and PwrOn Suspend 3 1 5 9 MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system 3 1 5 10 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 3 1 5 11 HDD Power Down This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the HDD Power Down mode according to the power saving time selected the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active LI 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 5 12 Soft Off by PWR BTTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management func tion is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system 3 1 5 13 Wake Up By PCI Card Enabled This field should be set to En
49. experienced radio TV technician for help Notice The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits About this Manual 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 al ways 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 Mainboard Utility CD will appear Click the TOOLS icon then click Manual on the main menu Notice The system board and accessories you receive in the package may not come similar to the information stated in this manual This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more information about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Table of Contents Chapter Introduction Lol SPECIEI Snie 2 Special Features of the System Board l3 Package CHEcKliS tiuneriai Chapter 2 Hardware Installation el System Board Layout ssssssssrissrisresrssresrrssresreisresrasresrasrsraranaanan 22 yten Memo kas scaled ere ao 23 CPU ere A ern ee eee 2A
50. fer Rear R L Side R L PCIEX16 el mn E im r E EE 4 DRAM Power LED PCIEX SM GT m D oe 1394_2 E PCIEXI 2 ammm o na Intel Fan 2 1 mus Battery ICH6 Dmm o D B Standby Power LED R PETETESTITEPTITETITII TATE e TTT Korur C2 USB 5 8 power select P3 1000 Clear CMOS JP4 100 USB 5 6 USB 7 8 ATX SW PWR LED SPEAKER RESET BN E Front audio d z 2 Hardware Installation gt Warning C Electrostv discharge ESD can damage your system board processor disk drives add in boards and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection 2 2 System Memory DR DR 2 DR 3 DR 4
51. formation 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 compo nents certain revision numbers of hardware installed etc are au tomatically 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 de tected can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated when ever the system hardware or setup is altered 4 1 1 Running the DMI Utility To run the DMI utility type DMICFG EXE You can download this utility from ftp dfiusa com utilities DMI directory The DMI utility must run in real mode with at least 180K of base memory Memory managers like HIMEM SYS required by Win dows 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 COMFIGSYS files 2 REM HIMEM SYS in the CONFIGSYS or 3 Press lt F5 gt during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIGSYS files Supported Software 4 1 2 Using the DMI Utility D BIOS s 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 Modul
52. g message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recom mend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition To install please follow the steps below On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon Click Hardware Monitor on the main menu Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation Reboot the system for the driver to take effect 105 Supported Software 4 2 5 Microsoft DirectX 9 To install please follow the steps below On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Microsoft DirectX 9 on the main menu The following screen will appear Installing Microsoft R DirectX R Welcome to setup for DirectX The Direc setup wizard guides you through installation of Direct Runtime Components Please read the following license agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement You must accept the agreement to continue the setup MICROSOFT DIRECTX 9 0 SUPPLEMENTAL END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Supplemental EULA IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY These Microsoft Corporation Microsoft operating system components including any online or electronic documentation OS Components are subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement under which you have licen
53. guration are on different channels Dynamic Mode In single channel requires even number or Addressing rows side of the DIMM populated This mode can be enabled with SS 2 SS or 2 DS In VSC mode both channels must have identical row structure BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS 2 2 Hardware Installation The table below lists the various optimal operating modes that should be configured for the memory channel operation Config DDR DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4 No memory E E E E Single channel A P E E E Single channel A P P E E Single channel A E P E E Single channel B E E P E Single channel B E E P a Single channel B E E E P Virtual single channel E P E PE Virtual single channel E P P E Virtual single channel E PE P P Virtual single channel P E E P Virtual single channel P S E P E Virtual single channel pcr E aia P Virtual single channel P PF E Pee Virtual single channel ie Gua P P E Virtual single channel a aa P P PE Dual channel E PAZA E PEZA Dual channel PO Cle E PECS E Dual channel PECI POY 24 P13 PC Continued on the next page Hardware Installation Config DDR DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4 Dynam
54. hen you shut down Windows 2000 XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session Introduction 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 Important M gt The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt IA AC Power Failure Recovery When power returns after an AC power failure you may choose to either power on the system manually let the system power on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs Package Checklist One system board One IDE cable for UltraDMA 33 66 100 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable Two Serial ATA data cables One Serial ATA power cable One I O shield One Mainboard Utility CD One user s manual NANNNAAAAN 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 CPU fan Eze 12V power __PS 2 power 1 select JP oe DDR ate DDR2 j gt POS NdD S44 YDI USB 1 4 power select JP2 Line in Front R L Mic in Center Subwoo
55. hour military time clock For example p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 Do 3 56 BIOS Setup 3 1 1 3 IDE Channel 0 Master and IDE Channel 0 Slave Move the cursor to the IDE Channel O Master or IDE Channel 0 Slave field then press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel Master IDE HDD Auto Detect ion Press Enter IDE Channel Master Menu Level gt gt Access Mode To auto detect the HDD s size head on this channel Ti2 lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will automati cally be shown on the screen IDE Channel 0 Master and IDE Channel 0 Slave 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 If a hard disk has not been installed select None BIOS Setup Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or
56. ht Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SAVE to CMOS and EXIT lt Y ND Y Setup Esc Quit F Menu in BIOS Select Item Fi Save amp Exit Setup Type Y and press lt Enter gt The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing is done 94 BIOS Setup 3 1 14 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Quit Without Saving Y N N Esc Quit F Menu in BIOS Select Item Fi Save amp Exit Setup re 3 BIOS Setup 3 2 Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility AVVDFLASH EXE You can download them from DH s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative l Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH 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 disk execute the flash utility by typing AVVDFLA
57. ic Mode Addressing P 2 4 E P 2 4 DS DS Dynamic Mode Addressing P 1 3 E P 1 3 E DS DS Dynamic Mode Addressing P 1 3 P 2 4 P 3 P 4 DS DS DS DS Dynamic Mode Addressing E P 2 4 E P 2 4 SS SS Dynamic Mode Addressing P 1 3 E P 1 3 E SS SS Dynamic Mode Addressing P 1 3 P 2 4 P 1 3 P 2 4 SS SS SS SS P denotes populated E denotes empty denotes DIMMs are identical _ denotes DIMMs are not identical SS denotes Single Sided DIMM DS denotes Double Sided DIMM 2 3 or 4 denotes the DDR DIMM slot 2 Hardware Installation 2 2 1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board Pin of the DIM module must correspond with Pin of the socket Notch Key a An Tab Tab Pin Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place 20 Hardware Installation 23 CPU 2 3 1 Overview The system board is equipped with a surface mount LGA 775 socket This socket is exclusively designed for installing a LGA 775 packaged Prescott CPU 2 3 2 Installing the CPU Make sure the PC and all oth
58. ield is Disabled However if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS make sure to enable this function BIOS Setup USB Mouse Support This field is used to enable or disable the USB mouse Azalia Audio Enabled Select this option when using the onboard Azalia codec Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card Onboard PCI E LAN This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN which is controlled by the Marvell 88E8053 PCI Express controller Remote Boot from LAN By default this field is disabled Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network directly If you wish to change the boot ROM s settings type the lt Shift gt and lt FIO gt keys simultaneously when prompted during boot up Take note you will be able to access the boot ROM s program by typing lt Shift gt lt FIO gt only when this field is enabled Onboard 1394 This field is used to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 394 73 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 4 3 Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Item Help all Parallel Port Mode A ECP Mode Use DM CIR Port Address PU PD Value F F6 Fail Safe Def The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Power On Function This field allows you to use the keyboard or PS
59. irst initialize PCI 3 1 6 2 Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data 82 BIOS Setup 3 1 6 3 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 The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the IRQ Resources field respectively 3 1 6 4 IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device Awar setup Utility Item Help Tlee ct PU PD Va il ue F10 S x ap al Hel p F5 5 F6 Fail Safe Defau F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 6 5 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 3 1 6 6 INT Pin Assignment to INT Pin 8 Assignment By default a device is automatically assigned to each INT You can also manually assign an INT for a device 83 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 6
60. ition the CPU above the socket The gold mark on the CPU must align with pin of the CPU socket Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins Gold mark Pin of the socket 23 2 Hardware Installation 9 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU 24 2 Hardware Installation Push the lever down to lock the socket The lever should hook onto the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket 2 3 3 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board Note e Use only certified fan and heat sink e The fan and heat sink package usually contains the fan and heat sink assembly and an installation guide If the installation procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assembly Do not spread the paste all ov
61. kuna E 1 2 83 1283 as i l 2 On 5V 2 3 On 5VSB L BE kan SEE p J default JP2 and JP3 are used to select the power of the USB ports Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important M gt e If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A e If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 22A Hardware Installation 2 5 Rear Panel I O Ports ii Line out Front R L PS 2 R45 ein Mouse _ Parallel IEEE i Center Subwoofer Rear R L SC mm me OH sdr PS 2 S PDIF in COM USB l 2 USB 3 4 Mic in 8 SIPDIF out The rear panel I O ports consist of the following e PS 2 mouse port e PS 2 keyboard port e Parallel port S PDIF in jack e S PDIF out jack e COM port e IEEE 1394_I port e USB ports e LAN port e Line in jack e Line out front right left jack e Mic in jack e Center subwoofer jack e Rear nght left jack Side nght left jack 3 2 32 Hardware Installation 2 5 1 PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Ports PS 2 Mouse lt _ z PS 2 Keyboard i
62. led Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port 3FB IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2ZE8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port Disabled Disables the onboard serial port Onboard UART Controller Auto Automatically detects the IrDA device Disabled Disables the onboard IrDA UART Mode Select This field is used to select the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA device For better transmission of data your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of meter 75 3 BIOS Setup UR2 Duplex Mode Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 3BCIIRQ7 278 IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode The options are SPR EPR ECP and ECP EPR These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripherals manual for the best option 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
63. ly select higher voltage supplied to the DRAM If you want to use the DRAM s default voltage leave this field in tts default setting Important P gt 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 3 1 8 1 1 NB 1 5V Voltage This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the north bridge If you want to use the default voltage leave this field in its default setting Important 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 89 3 BIOS Setup 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Ile Esc Quit F Menu in BIOS z Select Item Fi Save amp Exit Setup If you want to proceed type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt The default settings will be loaded 90 BIOS Setup 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults The Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimize
64. mal bus clock other than the default setting may result to the processor s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance 87 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 8 5 PCI Express Frequency Default Default setting FixIOQOMHz This option will set the PCI Express frequency to OOMHz 3 1 8 6 Multiplier Factor This field is used to select the multiplier factor for the CPU Important The multiplier factor of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer If you are using this kind of processor setting a multiplier factor for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory default multiplier 3 1 8 7 Estimated New CPU Clock This field will show the estimated new CPU clock 3 1 8 8 System Power Supply Default Default setting Manual Select this option to manually configure the CPU VID Voltage to NB 5V Voltage fields 3 1 8 9 CPU VID Voltage This field allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU If you want to use the CPU s default core voltage leave this field in its default setting The CPU s Vcore will be generated according to the CPU VID configuration Important M gt 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 88 BIOS Setup 3 1 8 10 DRAM Voltage This field allows you to manual
65. nel The CD in J2 connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 42 Hardware Installation 2 6 2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector Gass a ele 1 fete hh o 34 33 The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives To prevent improper floppy cable installation the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism The 34 pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin of the connector is aligned with pin of the header Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J18 on the system board and the other end most connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A If you are connecting another drive Drive B install the middle connector of the cable to the drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin of J18 BIOS Setting Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super I O Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 43 2 44
66. ntel 915P chipset Chipset Drivers Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility IOI Supported Software 4 2 1 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating Windows 2000 ME XP s INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility please follow the steps below On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu The following screen will appear 4 j Setup Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 6 0 1 1002 Setup Welcome to the InstallShield R Wizard for Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility Welcome to the Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility This utility will enable Plug amp Play INF support for Intel R chipset components cad 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the utility to take effect 102 Supported Software 4 2 2 Audio Drivers The Realtek audio drivers are supported in the following operating systems Windows ME Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP To install the driver please follow the steps below I Click Audio Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 1 62 m Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 5
67. nter is turned on and that the printer is on line 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and 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 device s power is turned on and that the device is on line 2 Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer 15 C 116 Troubleshooting gt 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 Make sure the COM settings and I O address are configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 2 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board
68. on in chapter 3 for more information Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt Hardware Installation 2 4 2 PS 2 Power Select l 2 On 5V 2 3 On 5VSB default JPI is used to select the power of the PS 2 keyboard mouse port Selecting SVSB will allow you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2 720mA 22 2 30 Hardware Installation 2 4 3 USB Power Select 3 3 2 2 1 1 l 2 On 5V 2 3 On 5VSB default E Hl ia mE
69. onnector N C Ground Speaker Power D Power D Power D Power or Standby Signal PWR LED Power Standby LE Hardware Installation 2 6 10 PCI Express x16 and xI Slots PCI Express x m PCI Express x PCI Express x16 EC 7 The system board allows installing one xI6 and two x PCI Express cards Install PCI Express xl6 graphics card that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x16 slot To install a graphics card into the xI6 slot align the graphics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in place Install PCI Express x cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express xI slot 53 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 sys
70. orts up to UltraDMAI O0Mbps hard drives Rear Panel I O Ports e mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port e mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port e 2 S PDIF RCA jacks S PDIF in and S PDIF out e DB 25 parallel port e DB 9 serial port e IEEE 1394 port e RJ45 LAN port 1 Introduction e 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports e Line in line out front R L and mic in jacks e Center subwoofer rear R L and side R L jacks I O Connectors e 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2 0 1 1 ports e connector for external IEEE 1394 port e front audio connector for external line out and mic in jacks e CD in intemal audio connector e S PDIF connector for optical cable connection e IR connector e CIR connector e 4 Serial ATA connectors IDE connector e floppy connector e 24 pin ATX power connector e 4 pin ATX 2V power connector e front panel connector e 3 fan connectors Expansion Slots e PCI Express x16 slot e 2 PCI Express x slots e 3 PCI slots Compatibility e PCI 2 2 and Azalia compliant PCB e ATX form factor e 24 5cm 9 64 x 30 5cm 12 Introduction 2 Special Features of the System Board PCI Express PCI Express is a high bandwidth I O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes The system board currently supports the physical layer of xl and xl6 lane widths The x PCI Express lane supports transfer rate of 2 5 Gigabytes 250MBbps per second The PCI
71. ped with an IEEE 1394 connector at location J6 1394_2 for connecting an additional 1394 port The 1394 port may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the cable connector to the 1394 connector on the system board Make sure pin of the cable connector is aligned with pin of the J6 You can now connect an IEEE 1394 device to the port BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394 in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Hardware Installation 2 5 6 Universal Serial Bus Ports WW N nna a USB 4 USB 3 The system board supports 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals Four onboard USB 2 0 1 1 ports Black are at locations CN8 USB 2 and CN7 USB 3 4 of the system board JZ USB 5 6 and J9 USB 7 8 allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports The USB ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J7 or J9 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Int
72. performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference Phoenix tup Utility A e EN ress Enter i Item Help Priority V S E 5 au lts 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 60 BIOS Setup 3 1 2 1 CPU Feature Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Phoenix Aw Setup Utility o Thermal 6 Item Help ement ec PU P e F10 Save SC EX eral Help F5 lues F6 Fail Defaults F7 Optimize faults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Delay Prior To Thermal This field is used to select the time that would force the CPU to a 50 duty cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating temperature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheating to ensure a safe computing environment Thermal Management Thermal Monitor On die throttling Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio and VID transition TM2 Bus Ratio This field is used to select the frequency bus ratio of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on die sensor tums from cool to hot TM2 Bus VID This field is used to s
73. ports five modes O default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive s timing 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 UDMA and IDE Primary 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 BIOS Setup On Chip Serial ATA Setting On Chip Serial ATA Disabled Disables the onboard SATA Auto The system will detect the existing SATA and IDE drives then automatically set them to the available master slave mode Combined Mode This option allows you to use both IDE and SATA drives allowing a maximum of 4 drives IDE Master IDE Slave and 2 SATA You must manually set the SATA and PATA drives mode in the PATA IDE Mode and SATA Port fields Enhanced Mode This option allows you to use both IDE and SATA drives allowing a maximum of 6 drives IDE Master IDE Slave and 4 SATA SATA Only This option automatically sets the SATA drives to Primary Master mode Since the SATA drives are in M
74. r with Hyper Threading Technology make sure to install cooling fans The system requires adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor The CPU Hyper Threading field in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the Award BIOS setup will appear Make sure this field is set to Enabled Currently only Windows XP supports the Hyper Threading Technology If this OS has been previously installed you must REINSTALL tt After installing Windows XP please check the following to ensure that the operating system has been properly installed a Click Start point to Settings then click Control Panel b Double click the System icon The System Properties dialog box will appear Enabling Hyper Threading Technology c Click the General tab The processor shown under Computer should resemble the one shown below System Properties System Restore Automatic Updates Remote General Computer Name Hardware Advanced System Microsoft Windows xP Professional My Version 2002 U Registered to a h 55274 005 5307992 22189 Computer Intel R Pentium R 4 CPU 3 06GHz 3 05 GHz 256 MB of RAM d Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below Device Manager File Action View Help naga 9 Computer 1 ACPI Multiprocessor PC See Disk drives 1 Display adapters 3 DVD CD ROM drives
75. round Sense l 3 Fan 3 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connector J21 on the system board Fan 2 J16 and Fan 3 J20 are used to connect additional cooling fans The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans Refer to chapter 3 for more information Hardware Installation 2 6 7 LEDs DRAM Power LED Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED This LED will light when the system s power is on Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode 49 2 50 Hardware Installation 2 6 8 Power Connectors
76. sed the applicable Microsoft operating system product described C accept the agreement C don t accept the agreement Cancel 3 Click I accept the agreement then click Next 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect 106 4 Supported Software 4 3 Installation Notes Autorun ONLY supports the Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP operating systems If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please go to DFIl s web site at http www dfi com support download2 asp for the latest version of the drivers or software applications 107 108 Appendix A Enabling Hyper Threading Technology A I Enabling Hyper Threading Technology To enable the functionality of the Hyper Threading Technology please follow the requirements and steps below Basically the following presumes that you have already installed an Intel Pentium 4 Processor with Hyper Threading Technology The system requires a minimum of 300 Watt ATX 12V power supply Aside from installing a CPU fan on the Intel Pentium 4 Processo
77. ss connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data transfers of 15K baud at a distance of meter Introduction USB Ports The system board supports USB 2 0 and USB l l ports USB supports 2Mb second bandwidth while USB 2 0 supports 480Mb second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible extemal Plug and Play peripherals Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By PWR BT TN 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 from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Important M gt If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 2 20mA Wake On LAN This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can power on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt Impor
78. stem 40 Hardware Installation Rear Right Left Jack Black This jack is used to connect to the rear right and rear left speakers of the audio system Side Right Left Jack Gray This jack is used to connect to the side left and side right speakers of the audio system Front Audio The front audio connector J4 allows you to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system Using this connector will disable the rear audio s line out and mic in func tions Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 6 and pins 9 10 of J4 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin of the cable connector Is aligned with pin of J4 If you are not using this connector make sure to replace the jumper caps back to their original pin locations Pins 5 6 and 9 10 short default he front audio is disabled he rear audio is enabled he front audio is enabled he rear audio is disabled T T Pins 5 6 and 9 10 open T T Driver Installation Install the Audio Drivers An audio software application program will at the same time be installed into your system Refer to chapter 4 for more information 2 4 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 I O Connectors 2 6 1 CD in Internal Audio Connector Ground r Ground Left audio Right audio channel chan
79. tant The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2 720mA Introduction Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse This function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2 720mA Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state Important M gt e If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 215A e If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 22A RTC Timer to Power on the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power on on the set date and time 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 2000 XP supports the ACPI function ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby w
80. te The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting system health conditions but if you want a warning message to pop up or a warming 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 86 BIOS Setup 3 1 8 Frequency Voltage Control Phoenix A Freque Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum CPU Operating Speed System Power Supply T1e lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS 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 3 1 8 1 Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI devices 3 1 8 2 Spread Spectrum Leave this field in tts default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician 3 1 8 3 CPU Operating Speed Default Default setting Manual Select this option to manually configure the CPU Clock to N B Strap CPU As fields 3 1 8 4 CPU Clock This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor The available options allow you to adjust the processor s bus clock by MHz increment Important D gt setting an exte
81. te and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field BIOS Setup 3 1 2 4 CPU LI amp L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default value is enabled Enable the external cache for better performance 3 1 2 5 CPU L3 Cache This field is used to enable or disable the CPU s L3 cache 3 1 2 6 Hyper Threading Technology for Intel Pentium 4 Processor with Hyper Threading Technology only This field is used to enable the functionality of the Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HyperThreading Technology and will appear only when using this processor 3 1 2 7 Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test POST whenever the system Is powered on The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST To attain the shortest POST time select Fast 3 1 2 8 First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device fields respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device 3 1 2 9 Swap Floppy Drive When this fiel
82. tem 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility gt Standard CMOS Features Esc Quit F Menu in BIOS Select Item Fi Save amp Exit Setup BIOS Setup 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear Phoenix Setup Utility Sst atures Date mm d Item Help Time hh Halt On ect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help fale es 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 3 1 1 1 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 1990 to 2098 3 1 1 2 Time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is based on the 24
83. th an onboard RJ45 LAN port The LAN port which is controlled by the Marvell 88E8053 PCI Express controller is at location CN7 of the system board LAN allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information 39 2 Hardware Installation 2 5 8 Audio Rear Audio Jacks and Front Audio Line in Line out O i Mic in O Center Subwoofer O Ao m Rear R L O CNB Side R L O C 5 Qo D ys a gt i x a QO A OLY lt Front audio ARBRE Vow J ee Rotel Y z 2 Line in Light Blue This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Line out Front Right Left Jack Lime This jack is used to connect to the front right and front left speakers of the audio system Mic in Jack Pink This jack is used to connect an external microphone Center Subwoofer Jack Orange This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer speakers of the audio sy

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