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1. 2 j 3 3 2 On Disable 2 3 On Enable default Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse Jumper JP The Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse function allows you to use the keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system By default JPI is disabled To use this function set JP to 2 3 On Keyboard Mouse Power On in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly Refer to chapter 3 for details If JPI was enabled with a password set in the KB Power On Password field and now you wish to disable the keyboard password function make sure to set the Keyboard Mouse Power On field to Disabled prior to setting JP to disabled You will not be able to boot up the system if you fail to do so 2 f Hardware Installation 2 The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field of the Integrated Peripherals submenu You must type the correct password to power on the system 3 The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2 20mA 22 Hardware Installation 2 6 Ports and Connectors 2 6 1 Serial Ports ARS
2. The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives lo prevent improper floppy cable installation the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism The 34 pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin of the connector is aligned with pin of the header You may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install the 34 pin header connector of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J12 on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin of J 12 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the disk drive s Align the colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable with pin of the drive edge connector s The end most connector should be attached to the drive you want to designate as Drive A Hardware Installation 2 6 5 IDE Disk Drive Connector I gt Secondary DEJ 14 LU O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0000000000000000000 Primary IDE 016 The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI
3. Er AA Sie Chassis fan Function Pin ME Ground On Off 3 Sense If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J15 on the system board The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the chassis fan It will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode os p 34 Hardware Installation 2 6 10 Second Fan Connector Second fan J13 _ fr FNS on Bi Oo o o Function Ground On Off If you are installing a second fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location Jl3 on the system board The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the second fan The second fan w
4. N If you want to proceed type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt The default settings will be loaded 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults The Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt to load the Setup default values Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry set a supervisor s password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want to protect access to setup only but not your system set a supervisors password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Enter Password Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again lo delete or disable the password function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press
5. bs Hardware Installation 2 6 15 WWake On Ring Connector E AE a on Ring gt Pin Function 1 Ground The Wake On Ring connector is used to connect to an internal modem card that has the same connector It will allow the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to calls coming through the internal modem card To use this function connect one end of the cable that came with the card to the cards wake on ring connector and the other end to location on the system board You must also enable the Resume on Ring field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS If you are using an external modem the ring on function will come through the serial port where the external modem Is connected lt gt Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt 720mA Hardware Installation 2 6 16 PCI Standby Power LED UE PCI Standby Power LED i 3 mo 3 3VSB Standby
6. lt Enter gt instead of typing in a new password Press the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu 3 1 12 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a users password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a user s password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features Using users password to enter Setup allows a user to access only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied To set confirm verity disable or delete a users password follow the procedures described in the section Set Supervisor Password 72 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 13 Save amp Exit Setup When all the changes have been made highlight Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Save to CMOS and Exit Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing Is done 3 1 14 Exit Without Saving de When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Ext With
7. Readme Information screen will appear You can view the content of the utility s readme in this screen Click Next 6 The Choose Destination Location screen will appear showing where the utility will be located Click Next 7 The Actions screen will appear Click Next to install the utility 8 Restart the system 9 Follow the prompts on the screen to continue with the installation Note lt B gt If you are using Windows 95B and you want to use the USB device you must first install the USBSUPP program before installing the INF Update Please contact Microsoft for this program Audio Drivers and Software Application CS61 EC only The CD also includes audio drivers and audio playback software for Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 operating systems For installation instructions or information about their corresponding readme click the Read Me button in the autorun screen The autorun screen normally appears after the CD Is inserted into a CD ROM drive 77 78 Supported Softwares 4 5 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes 3 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 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 di
8. You can enter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confirm then press lt Enter gt a7 50 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility lt P gt Important The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field You must type the correct password to poweron the system If you forgot the password power off the system and remove the battery Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering on the system Hot Key When this option is selected move the cursor to the KB Power On Hot Key field to select a function key you would like to use to power on the system The options are from Ctri Fl to Ctrl F 12 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 Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port and serial port 2 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 ZE8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I
9. 2 2 System Memory T The system board is equipped with three 68 pin DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets that support unbuffered PC 33 PC 100 SDRAM DIMM for 133MHz 00MHz system memory bus PC SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory is a fast memory interface technology that uses the clock on the chip to synchronize with the CPU clock so that the timing of the memory chips and the timing of the CPU are synchronized This saves time during transmission of data subsequently increasing system performance Refer to System Memory Frequency in the Advanced Chipset Features section in chapter 3 for more information p 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 x dl i Notch 2 AS Tab Tab Pin Sea Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notches in the module aligned with the keys on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place Hardware Installation 2 3 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU
10. 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 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 poweron automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs Refer to PWR Lost Resume State in the Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for more information Year 2000 Compliant e Supports hardware Y2K function e Supports hardware Random Number Generator RNG to en able a new security and manageability infrastructure for PC Virus Protection Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives The system board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive Introduction 2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items The system board A users manual One IDE cable for ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA 100 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Main Board Utility CD KR REE 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 Wake On Q a len KB Mouse JP a lt EP J
11. Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Menu Level and oe Default is Disabled PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System PCIIRO Assignment Configuration Data Slot 1 a A Auto ESCD when you exit Onboard AC97 Slot 2 6 Auto Setup if you have Slot 3 Auto installed a new add on Onboard USB Slot 4 Auto and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot MN gt oc Move Enter Select PU PD Value FI10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play 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 65 3 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Legacy ISA or PCI PCI For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture Legacy ISA For devices compliant
12. IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE Integrated Drive Electronics disk drives lo prevent improper IDE cable installation each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism The 40 pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin of the connector is aligned with pin of the header You may enable or disable the onboard primary or secondary IDE controller in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable If you are connecting two IDE drives install the 40 pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header connector 16 If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device install the 40 pin connector of the other IDE cable into the secondary shrouded IDE header connector 4 2 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin of the drive edge connector s Note Refer to your disk drive users manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings 2 28 f 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
13. Jo ers oj 3 E tJa et O O O t COM T COM Teal Turquoise COM COM 2 Serial Port Serial Port The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports COM CN3 and COM 2 CN4 both in Teal Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board These ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 6C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices You can set the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS 23 bs Hardware Installation 2 6 2 PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Ports PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Green Cee Jo Aer d dE Peza o 0 o KB Purple The system board is equipped with an onboard PS 2 mouse Green and PS 2 keyboard Purple ports both at location CN of the AIX double deck ports of the system board The PS 2 mouse port uses IRQI2 If a mouse is not connected to this port the system will reserve IRQ 12 for other expansion cards gt Warning BY Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may da
14. MeS i eee eee a 19 Appendix B Troubleshooting Bill Troubleshooting Chelsea cts 8 Chapter Introduction 1 Features and Specifications 1 1 Features Chipset lt Intel 815EP Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 370 It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 30V to 2 05V e Pentium Ill FCPGA 133MHz FSB 533EB 1GHz or 100MHz FSB 500E 850E processor e Celeron 66MHz FSB FCPGA 566MHz 700MHz or PPGA 300A 533MHz processor e Future VIA Cyrixlll processor System Memory e 32MB to 512MB memory using unbuffered DIMMs e Three 168 pin DIMM sockets e Uses x64 PC 133 PC 100 SDRAM DIMM 3 3V for 133MHz OOMHz system memory bus DIMMs Memory Size 2MBx64 4MBx64 8MBx64 6MBx64 32MBx64 Introduction Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with universal AGP slot AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing z buffering and alpha blending The universal AGP slot supports AGP 2x with up to 533MB sec bandwidth and AGP 4x with up to I066MB sec bandwidth for 3D graphics applications AGP in this system board will deliver faster and better graphics to your PC The system board is also equipped with 6 dedicated PCI slots and CNR slot CNR Communication and Networking Riser is an interface that can support multi channel audio V 90 analo
15. O address for the onboard serial port and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port and or serial port 2 UART2 Mode Select The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices You may not use IrDA 2 and the COM 2 serial port CN4 at the same time If you are using the COM 2 serial port make sure this field is set to Normal Award BIOS Setup Utility To use the IrDA function follow the steps below Connect your IrDA cable to connector J2 on the system board 2 Set the UART2 Mode Select field to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA peripheral device IrDA or ASKIR For better transmission of data your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of meter 3 Set the RxD TxD Active and R Transmission Delay fields appropriately RxD TxD Active The options are Hi Lo Lo Hi Lo Lo and Hi Hi IR Transmission Delay If this field is Enabled transmission of data will be slower This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 3BCARQ7 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 a
16. boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup Set the password in the Set Supervisor User Password submenu System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 The options are Non OS2 and O82 HDD S M A R T Capability The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 33 or later hard drives Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features SDRAM CAS Latency Time 3 Item Help SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Trc 6 8 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3 Menu Level SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3 System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Delayed Transaction Enabled AGP 4X Mode Enabled System Memory Frequency Auto Toc Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Value
17. is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices It supports peripheral devices that meet the IrDA or ASKIR standard USB Ports The system board supports 4 USB ports lwo onboard USB ports are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board The J18 19 connector on the system board allows you to connect the optional 3rd and 4th USB ports These optional USB ports which are mounted on a card edge bracket will be provided as an option USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals BIOS e Award BIOS Windows 95 98 2000 ME Plug and Play compatible e Supports SCSI sequential boot up e Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades 4Mbit e Includes Symbios Logic SCSI BIOS e Supports DMI 2 0 function Introduction Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores these information in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on using the DMI utility 1 1 2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the foll
18. the printer cable and try again 83 84 B Troubleshooting Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters 2 Make sure that the serial device s power Is turned on and that the device is on line Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the problem may be due to the onboard 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 Make sure the keyboard Is properly connected Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process Board Make sure the add in card Is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations If the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components Gently press
19. with the original PC AT bus specification PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default value is Disabled Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA PCI IRQ Assignment By default an IRQ is automatically assigned to the Slot 1 5 Onboard AC97 Slot 2 6 Slot 3 and Onboard USB Slot 4 fields You may also manually assign an IRQ to these fields The options are IRQ3 IRQ4 IROS IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQOIO IRQI IRQI2 IRQ14 and IRQI5 When using the CS6l EN system board Onboard AC97 will not appear Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 7 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PC Health Status Current System Temp 27C 80F Mear Mp Current CPU Temperature Current Chassis FAN Speed Menu Level Current CPU FAN Speed Current Second FAN Speed CPU V 1 5 V 3 3 V 5 V 12 V 12 V E VBAT V SVSB V I ae Toc Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Current System Temperature Current CPU Temperature Current Chassis Fan Speed Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Second Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperat
20. 3MHz may result to the processors or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility Intel CPU Clock Ratio This field will appear only when using an Intel CPU and is used to select the CPU s frequency ratio Important e The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer If you are using this kind of processor setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory default ratio e The frequency ratio of processors greater than 8x has been locked by the manufacturer and will no longer have the flexibility of using extended ratios Therefore the system will use the processors factory default ratio If in the Cyrix Ill Clock Ratio CPU Clock Spread Spectrum or Intel CPU Clock Ratio field you selected an option other than the default setting and is unable to boot up the system there are 2 methods of booting up the system and going back to its default setting Method Clear the CMOS data by setting JP4 to 2 3 On All fields in the BIOS Setup will automatically be set to their default settings Method 2 Press the lt Insert gt key and power button simultaneously then release the power button first Keep on pressing the lt Insert gt key until the power on screen appears This will allow the system to boot according to the FSB of the processor Now press the lt Del g
21. 8M drive types as they are all 80 tracks When disabled the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down It will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example 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 3 on 32 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password everytime the system
22. AD connector connect one Ground end of the cable that came with Ground the card to the card s TAD connector and the other end to the TAD connector on the system board The voice modem will interface with the onboard audio allowing voice to come from the external speaker Function Modem out from modem Modem in to modem Hardware Installation 2 6 14 Wake On LAN Connector The system board supports the Wake On LAN function This function will allow the network to remotely power on a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can power on the system only through an IRQ or DMA Interrupt To use the Wake On LAN function you must enable the Resume on LAN field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Your LAN card package should include a cable Connect one end of the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to location JIO on the system board The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power up the system Refer to the add in cards manual for details Note Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function Sy Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2 20mA aa 40
23. Bn CPU FSB 26 _0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 O OS lee Parallel JP2 amp JP3 aralle CN8 Ja JP i PLI Intel JP3 i _ COM 2 815 CN4 a MCH Ale 3 18 ale oO 2 x U S e 5 lt oj z Olla oO E DIMM I f vn e 3 m E AGP Slot J14 DIMM 2 J 6 DIMM 3 PCI Slot Battery PCI 2 Slot ATX SW ICH2 Clear e RESET PCI 3 Slot CMOS E PCI 4 Slot Z Standby Power LED PCI 5 Slot IrDA piee E 7 E3 101503 33VSB PCI 6 Slot Chassis pers JI5 KEYLOCK I O chip Standby J7 Wake On Ring PS i for PCI J5 CNR Slot J10 Wake On LAN fan Mouse USB 2 Parallel Green Black Burgundy Oona Po PE KB USB COM COM 2 Purple Black Teal Turquoise CS61 EN Note The illustrations on the following pages are based on the CS6 EC system board which is the board that supports onboard audio Hardware Installation 2 Warning 9 Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your system board processor disk drives add in boards and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection
24. CS61 EC CS61 EN Rev A System Board User s Manual 46700050 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 wntten 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 2000 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel Pentium Ill and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation VIA Cyrixlll is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies Inc Award is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders Cauti
25. E S e E O nN d 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PR fan J 13 AP cease so 2 9 CN2 2553 33 de Socket 370 see 0 0 0 0 0 0 E AE CN3 cope RR RR 200 CPU FSB 0 0000000000000000 0 0 O RR select P2 amp JP3 _ Parallel J J CN8 O JP2 OJO Intel E Si JA gt 2 COM2 815 iL CN4 S MCH 5 2 Gamel e gt ame E MIDI E V CN9 lt O 9 U TAD a DIMM I Ah j4 que EE CD in J3 AGP Slot 14 2 8 J 11288 Line out Mic in DIMM 2 PCI Slot enue Battery 5 HD LED AC 97 PCI 2 Slot el ATX SW Intel JP4 e G SW ICH2 PELS Slot PCI 4 Slot Clear l RESET o E chip E PCI Standby Power LED USB ah m7 PCI 5 Slot 18 amp Less es 7E j0m3a j FDD 358 PCI 6 Slot m Standby JZ Wake On Ring Chassis for PCI J5 ___CNR Slot 10 Wake On LAN fanbos J 5 Mouse USB 2 Parallel Game MIDI Green Black Burgundy Gold CRL JE 2220320809 E gt O O O Mic In CEE alio Pink KB USB COM COM 2 Line Out Line In Purple Black Teal Turquoise Lime Light Blue CS61 EC Supports Onboard Audio bs Hardware Installation Wake On CPU fan oO 3 KB Mouse JP JI EN 57 3 CN S d a TYYYEYYYEYYYYYETYT S OO fan J13 a 080009 Re HH CN2 039 05050 2500 S0700 25 020280 202070 Socket 370 00 ens BB ae C N 3 020209 252020 E
26. ED 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 Use pins 24 to 25 to connect to the keyboard lock located on the front panel of the system chassis for locking the keyboard r LED AS IDE LED LED 4 n LED a ATX power switch G SW a switch n 3 Reset switch ar SPEAKER Speaker connector KEYLOCK Power Standby LED and Keylock connector Pin Assignment HDD LED Power HDD IN C Green LED Power Green N PWRBT PVVRBT ao SMI Ground H W Reset Ground ef Data N E Ground Speaker Power LED Power N C LED Power or Standby Signal Keylock Ground Use pins 21 23 for the Power Standby LED Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input Output System The Basic Input Output System BIOS is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals In addition the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the s
27. IOS flash protect function allowing you to update or flash the BIOS any time needed Virus Warning This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk dnve When this field is enabled the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear 49 50 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility After seeing the error message If necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field Also disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 95 98 2000 or the operating system may not install nor work CPU LI Cache and CPU L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default value is enabled Enable the external cache for better performance CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The processors supported by the system board come with built in Level 2 cache By default ECC is enabled to check the Level 2 cache If you are not using this function set this field to Disabled Processor Serial Number This field will appear only when you are u
28. ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select Normal or Large Please check your operating systems manual or Help desk on which one to select Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in 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 Video This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type The default setting is EGA VGA EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mono Monochrome adapter Includes high resolution monochrome adapters 47 4e 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Halt On Th
29. Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Date The date format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt Day displays a day from Sunday to Saturday Month displays the month from January to December Date displays the date from to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 Time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example p m is 3 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave Move the cursor to the IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master or IDE Secondary Slave field then press lt Enter gt IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave If you wish to define your own drive type manually select Manual The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor If you select Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD amp CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD amp CD
30. a Mic mOO E eno aa NE SGND 36 Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Jacks The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks A jack is a one hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Line out Jack CN5 Lime This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Line in Jack CN6 Light Blue This jack can be connected to the line out jack of any external audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Connect a stereo cable from the line out jack of your external device to this line in jack Mic in Jack CN7 Pink Connect a microphone to the mic in jack Additional Line out and Mic in J 1 Jl provides you the option of connecting another line out and mic in Jacks a7 bs Hardware Installation 2 6 13 Internal Audio Connectors CS61 EC only AWN E o J4 CD in The CD in connector is used to Pin Function receive audio from a CD ROM i drive TV tuner or MPEG card UN Left audio channel 3 4 Right audio channel TAD TAD is a connector for telephony audio devices such as voice modem cards By installing a PCI voice modem card that is also equipped with a T
31. ay be unnecessary as the problem can be solved remotely The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration Information about the type and speed of CPU type and amount of memory for each memory slot BIOS revision level types of add in PCI boards and components certain revision numbers of hardware installed etc are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS Additional information such as ISA based peripherals which may not be automatically detected can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated whenever the system hardware or setup Is altered 4 1 1 Running the DMI Utility To run the DMI utility type DMICFG EXE You can download this utility from ftp dfiusa com utilrties DMI directory The DMI utility must run in real mode with at least 180K of base memory Memory managers like HIMEM SYS required by Windows must not be installed You may do this by using one of the 3 methods listed below Boot up from a system diskette without the AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files 2 REM HIMEM SYS in the CONFIGSYS or 3 Press lt F5 gt during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC BAT and COMNFIGSYS files 74 Supported Softwares 4 1 2 Using the DMI Utility System Processor Handle 0000 Memory Controller Vendor Name Memory Module BIOS Ver
32. cessor Serial Number Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate Chars Sec Typematic Delay Msec Security Option OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB HDD S M A R T Capability TL3 Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Floppy HDD 0 LS ZIP Enabled Disabled Disabled Off Disabled 6 250 Setup Non OS2 Disabled Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Menu Level Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one BIOS Flash Protect Enabled This option will protect the system from unnecessary updating or flashing of the BIOS When enabled it secures the BIOS therefore any updates to the BIOS will not take effect Disabled Disables the B
33. each component into the socket If you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup and load the BIOS defaults
34. ely 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 FOOQOQH FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error s Appendix B Troubleshooting B I Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer To efficiently troubleshoot your system treat each problem individually This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes Some of the most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on 2 All cables and power cords are tightly connected 3 The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are connected is working Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The displays brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and Is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 2 Make sure that the monitor s power switch Is on Check that one end of the monitor s power cord is prope
35. ering off your system Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management function is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Award BIOS Setup Utility Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system Resume on PCI Event Enabled Access to a PCI card such as a modem or LAN card will cause the system to wake up The PCI card must support the wake up function Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI card Resume On Ring Set this field to Enabled to use the modem ring on function This will allow your system to power on to respond to calls coming through an external or internal modem Refer to Wake On Ring Connector in chapter 2 for more information Resume On LAN If you are using a LAN card that supports the remote wake up function set this field to Enabled The will allow the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can wake up the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt Refer to Wake On LAN Connector in chapter 2 for mo
36. error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition Note Use this utility only in Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows ME operating system To install the utility insert the CD included in the system board package into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click the Hardware Doctor for Windows 95 98 ME button to install the utility 4 3 Intel 815 INF Update Utility for Windows 95 98 2000 The CD included in the system board package contains the Intel 815 INF Update utility If you are using Windows 95 Windows 95 Windows 95 Windows 95 OSRI Windows 95 OEM Service Release Windows 95 OSR2 Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 0 or Windows 95 OSR2 1 Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 0 plus USB Supplement Windows 98 or Windows 2000 you need to install the utility The utility is used for updating Windows 95 98 2000 s INF files so that the Intel 815EP chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system 4 3 1 Installing INF Update Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear 2 Click Intel 815 INF Update Utility for Windows 95 98 2000 3 The Welcome screen will appear Click Next 4 4 Supported Softwares 4 The Software License Agreement screen will appear Click Yes 5 The
37. ette may be write protected Use a diskette that Is not write protected You may be writing to the wrong drive Check the path statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive There is not enough space left on the diskette Use another diskette with adequate storage space Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure yA Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS If the system is configured with two hard drives make sure the bootable first hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave The master hard drive must have an active bootable partition Excessively long formatting period If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to format it is likely a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesnt respond when you try to print p gt Be Make sure that your printer Is turned on and that the printer is on line Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached Verify that the onboard LPT ports I O address and IRQ settings are configured correctly Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured correctly If it works the printer can be assumed to be in good condition If the printer remains inoperative replace
38. for PCI J5 PCI Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system is in the power on Soft Off or Suspend state 3 3VSB Standby for PCI Jumper J5 The default setting of jumper J5 is On It provides 3 3VSB Standby power to the PCI slots If you are using a PCI modem card that does not comply to the PCI 2 2 specification please set this jumper to Off The PCI Standby Power LED s light will subsequently tum off 2 2 On Off 3 3VSB Standby Non PCI 2 2 spec Power to PCI slots PC 2 2 Spec default gt Important Lighted LED serves as a reminder that you must poweroff the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the power cord prior to installing any add in cards p p Hardware Installation 2 6 17 Power Connector o 20 ATX Power E E E PLI opopopyofjfopyoJjo oloo opopofpolofofpofojfjojo o The pin assignment of the ATX power connector is shown below Pin Function Pin Function laa Ground 3 4 SV E 15 Ground 7 17 Ground svsB 19 E 15 5v 16 Ground MITA ie Important The system board requires a minimum of 3 3V 6A_ e
39. g modem phone line based networking or 10 100 Ethernet based networking riser board Onboard Audio Features CS61 EC only e 18 bit stereo full duplex codec with independent variable sam pling rate e High quality differential CD input e True stereo line level outputs Compatibility e Microsoft PC 98 compliant e PCI 2 2 and AC 97 compliant e Intel AGP version 2 0 ATX Double Deck Ports PC 99 color coded connectors e Two USB ports e Two NSIl6C550A compatible DB 9 serial ports e One SPP ECP EPP DB 25 parallel port e One mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port e One mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port e One game MIDI port CS61 EC only e Three audio jacks line out line in and mic in CS61 EC only Connectors e One connector for 2 additional external USB ports e One connector for IrDA interface e Two IDE connectors Introduction e One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2 88MB floppy drives e One ATX power supply connector e One Wake On LAN connector e One Wake On Ring connector e CPU chassis and second fan connectors e Two internal audio connectors CD in and TAD CS61 EC only PCI Bus Master IDE Controller e Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices e Supports ATA 33 ATA 66 and ATA 100 hard drives e PIO Mode 4 Enhanced IDE data transfer rate up to 14MB sec e Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer e Supports ATAPI CD ROM LS 120 and ZIP IrDA Interface The system board
40. hat you are using the 18 19 connector on the system board allows you to connect the optional 3rd and 4th USB ports These optional USB ports which are mounted on a card edge bracket will be provided as an option If you wish to use the optional 3rd and 4th USB ports install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to JI8 J19 The USB ports cable connector can be inserted only if pin of the cable is aligned with pin of l8 19 Insert the USB port cable connector to J18 only if e Pins and 10 of the cable connector is VCC red line or e None of the holes on the cable connector is plugged meaning the cable connector has no keying mechanism Insert the USB port cable connector to pins 3 5 9 of J18 and pins 2 3 4 of J19 if e One of the holes on the cable connector is plugged meaning the cable connector has a keying mechanism or e Pin of JI8 and pin of JI9 is VCC red line 2 6 7 Hardware Installation IrDA Connector The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data transfers of 15K baud at a di
41. he controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the system BIOS enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at COQQOOH 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 Delayed Transaction When enabled this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCI to ISA transactions This allows PCI and ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made AGP 4X Mode Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician System Memory Frequency Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the type of PC SDRAM DIMM installed on the system board 100 MHz Select this option if you are using a PC 100 SDRAM DIMM 133 MHz Select this option if you are using a PC 133 SDRAM DIMM Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Item Help On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto Menu Level IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto IDE Primar
42. ill automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Hardware Installation 2 6 11 Game MIDI Port CS61 EC only Game MIDI Port O o ooo 000 Game MIDI USS Jo Nereo o Mi E l e O O O The Game MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game l O port Connect an analog joystick to the 5 pin D sub connector CNY Gold located at the ATX double deck ports of the system board This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick 29 p Hardware Installation 2 6 12 Audio Jacks CS61 EC only 1a E la di a O fl o ol las G 5 FR Y 5 L Line out qee in Lime Light Blue Onboard Audio Jacks ao O a O 0 0 0 0 0 000 Line out Line in Mic in Additional Line out and Mic in Pin Function Pin Function 20980 Right E
43. is field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Base Memory Displays the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system 3 1 2 Advanced BIOS Features Award BIOS Setup Utility The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation Some entries are defaults required by the system board while others if enabled will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software BIOS Flash Protect Virus Warning CPU L1 Cache CPU L2 Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Pro
44. lectric Current 42 Hardware Installation 2 6 18 Front Panel LEDs and Switches HD LED G LED ATX SW G SW RESET SPEAKER KEYLOCK ooooolloooolfoolfoo foojjoo jom HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed G LED Green LED This LED will light when the system is in the Suspend mode ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PWR BT TN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 G SW Green Switch This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode RESET Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ES 44 p Hardware Installation KEYLOCK Power Standby LED and Keylock Connector Use pins 21 to 23 to connect to the Power Standby LED When the systems power is on this LED will light When the system is in the Suspend mode it will blink every second Note If a system did not boot up and the Power Standby L
45. ll first initialize PCI AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the primary or secondary audio riser card or audio modem riser card Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card Award BIOS Setup Utility AC97 Modem Auto Select this option when using a primary or secondary modem riser card or audio modem riser card Disabled Select this option when using a PCI modem card IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode Keyboard Mouse Power On This field allows you to use the keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system lo use this function make sure JPI is set to 2 3 On the Wake On Keyboard Mouse function enabled Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse in chapter 2 for more information Disabled Default setting Warning If JPI was previously enabled with a pass word set in the KB Power On Password field and now you wish to disable the keyboard password function make sure to set this field to disabled prior to setting JPI to disabled l 2 On You will not be able to boot up the system if you fail to do so Password When this option is selected move the cursor to the KB Power On Password field and press lt Enter gt Enter your password
46. mage the system board 24 Hardware Installation 2 6 3 Parallel Port Parallel Burgundy Ma 8 fo o o o FAN j lecoo000000000 fgjonoooooo QA Jo peress o The system board has a standard parallel port CN8 Burgundy located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports SPP ECP and EPP modes You can set the port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Setting Function SEP Allows normal speed operation but Standard Parallel Port in one direction only EGP 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 20 26 bs Hardware Installation 2 6 4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector I tC 33 l ooooo0oo00000000000W 00000000000000000 34 2
47. mpliance 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 Table of Contents Chapter Introduction lel Fegtures and Specii AON anian aan 6 iz P E erra E S 12 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation A System bola La OU ee 3 De Syren A Es 2 3 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU s Front Side Bus 2 4 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data 19 2 5 Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard MOUSE sess 2 LS POr and CONO aperos 23 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input Output Systems ee Delel Standard MGS Feature patenta tricot ces Le akd Advanced BIOS FSAtUnes cssuctaaiane testo 2 ska Advanced Chipset FEatures secuelas 53 Al integrated PErpher al Sensus J3 Sib Power Management Se UDuprs a 6l A o PAPPE Cone UA Sesa 65 An 67 Sho CPU Peguen CONTO usciaaasiioomeicics 68 les Load Falssale Delante 70 SLO Load Opimized Delius sssrsonsssssesrrseniesss 70 Suk Set SUPERVISOR FSW ea JA akl De Uer PEW aS 7 AE A 72 Sal Ea Wihout MI as J2 32 NANG TEDO urere a ees fa Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management InterfaCO ici 72 iz Teale Vee Docente ep 76 4 3 Intel 815 INF Update Utility for Windows 95 98 SA y OPC uo 76 4 4 Audio Drivers and Software Application CS61 EC only 77 4 5 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes 78 Appendix A System Error Messages Pd PO T Bee a 7 A Eror
48. nd 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 EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed 3 60 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility If you selected EPP the EPP Mode Select field is configurable If you selected ECP the ECP Mode Use DMA field is configurable If you selected ECP EPP both EPP Mode Select and ECP Mode Use DMA are configurable EPP Mode Select The options are EPP 9 and EPPI 7 Default setting EPP I 7 ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel port The options are and 3 Default setting 3 PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the system Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Last State When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on
49. nds to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves Your system supports five modes 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 D5 56 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drives timing Mode 0 4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD ROM Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories USB Controller We recommend that you leave this field in its default setting Enabled USB Keyboard Support By default USB Keyboard Support is Disabled However if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS make sure to enable this function Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize 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 wi
50. on Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s Instructions 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 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for co
51. orrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturers instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color This indicates the switch is set to a different 72 80 System Error Message setting than indicated in Setup Determine which setting is correct either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection FLOPPY DISK S fail 80 Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK S fail 40 Floppy type mismatch Hard Disk s fail 80 HDD reset failed Hard Disk s fail 40 HDD controller diagnostics failed Hard Disk s fail 20 HDD initialization error Hard Disk s fail 10 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinit
52. ot up the computer system because the processors clock ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below Power off the system 2 Set JP4 pins 2 and 3 to On Wart for a few seconds and set JP4 back to its default setting pins and 2 On p 20 Hardware Installation Now power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s clock ratio in the BIOS please proceed to step 4 After powering on the system press lt Del gt to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select the CPU Frequency Control submenu and press lt Enter gt Set the Cyrix Ill Clock Ratio CPU Clock Spread Spectrum or Intel CPU Clock Ratio field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock or frequency ratio Refer to the CPU Frequency Control section in chapter 3 for more information Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt Hardware Installation 2 5 Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse oom l 2 3
53. out Saving and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Quit Without Saving Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing is done 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 DF s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative Save the BIOS along with the flash utility AVVDFLASH EXE to a floppy disk 2 Insert the floppy disk into a floppy drive and power on the system Press the lt Alt gt and lt F2 gt keys simultaneously The utility which works only in DOS mode will update the new BIOS file to the programmable flash EEPROM that is on the system board The new BIOS will permanently replace the original BIOS content after flashing Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier With DMI a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some Information about a particular computer system without physically going to it Quite often a service call m
54. owing system health conditions e Monitors CPU system temperature and overheat alarm e Monitors 5VSB VBAT 1 5V 3 3V 5V 12V CPU voltages and failure alarm e Monitors the fan speed of the CPU chassis and second fans controls the fan speed of the CPU chassis and second fans and failure alarm e Automatic CPU chassis and second fans on off control e Read back capability that displays temperature voltage and fan speed e Supports Intel processor thermal diode output real processor temperature Refer to the PC Health Status section in chapter 3 and the Hardware Doctor section in chapter 4 for more information 1 3 Intelligence Automatic CPU Chassis Second Fan Off The CPU chassis and second fans will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By PWR BT TN field of the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Introduction Wake On Ring This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to calls coming through an internal or external modem Refer to Wake On Ring Connector in chapter 2 and Resume On Ring in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must suppor
55. re information Resume On 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 63 64 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Date of Month Alarm 0 The system will poweron 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 The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field Time hh mm ss Alarm This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on If you want the system to power on everyday as set in the Date of Month Alarm field the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 6 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very technical items and It is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Reset
56. rectory of the CD and double click Autorun Please go to DF s web site at http www dfi com support download l asp for the latest version of the drivers or software applications All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please refer to the readme files if available for the latest information AppendixA System Error Message A When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message PRESS Fl TO CONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP will be shown in the information box at the bottom Enter Setup to correct the error POST Beep There are two kinds of beep codes in the BIOS One code indicates that a video error has occured and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by three short beeps The other code indicates that a DRAM error has occured This beep code consists of a single long beep A 2 Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BlOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced D Danger of explosion if battery inc
57. rly 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 systems display adapter Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness control knob 8 B Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving The monitor has lost its vertical sync Adjust the monitor s vertical SYNC Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display Make sure your video card s output frequencies are supported by this monitor The screen seems to be constantly wavering If the monitor is close to another monitor the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering Power Supply When the computer is turned on nothing happens 2 3 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one If necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive 2 82 The floppy diskette may not be formatted Format the diskette and try again The disk
58. rsor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the added item Press lt Fl0 gt to save information into the flash ROM To view information about the added items go to the Edit DMI menu Load DMI File f L 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 ls Ze 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 75 Supported Softwares 4 2 Hardware Doctor The system board comes with the Hardware Doctor utility contained in the provided CD This utility is capable of monitoring the system s health conditions and allows you to manually set a range Highest and Lowest Limit to the Items being monitored If the settings values are over or under the set range a warning message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an
59. 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 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 SDRAM CAS Latency Time The default setting is 3 which Is 3 clock cycles for the CAS latency SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Tre This field selects the number of SCLKs for an access cycle The default is 6 8 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This field allows you to insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals used when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system 53 54 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility SDRAM RAS Precharge Time If there is insufficient number of cycles for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at FOOOOH FFFFFH are cached provided that the cac
60. s Front Side Bus Al Sm CPU DIMM 66 100MHz 00 1OOMHz All Off 33 100MHz All Off All Off 33 133MHz 2 3 On All Off denotes default setting 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 On 2 3 On All Off f Hardware Installation CPU Front Side Bus Select Jumpers JP2 and JP3 The default setting of jumpers JP2 and JP3 is Auto the system will automatically run according to the FSB of the processor gt Warning BY Some processors when overclocked may result to the processors or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance If you are unable to boot your system due to overclocking make sure to set these jumpers back to their default settings Hardware Installation 2 4 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data 2 On Normal 2 3 On default Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data Jumper JP4 If you encounter the following a CMOS data becomes corrupted b You forgot the supervisor or user password c You are unable to bo
61. 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 lt gt 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 Hardware Installation 2 6 6 Universal Serial Bus Ports CN2 ho q 10 OO 04 y19 x USB 3 PRE and USB 41 USB 2 Black erro eee To 3 JE O O USB Black wee USB 2 E USB 10 318 119 for USB 3 and USB 4 27 30 p Hardware Installation The system board supports 4 USB ports USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use the USB ports Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation Two onboard USB ports CN2 Black are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board Depending on the type of USB port cable t
62. sing Intel s Pentium III or later processor These processors come with an individual processor serial number which by default is activated Therefore when connected to the Internet the processor transmits the serial number online making it possible to track your online activity This field provides you the option of disabling this function Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on the system When Enabled the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device fields respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to Award BIOS Setup Utility the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device Swap Floppy Drive When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You must have two floppy drives to use this function Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 8
63. sion Memory Module BIOS Starting Address Segment E000 Memory Module BIOS Build Date Memory Module BIOS Characteristics Cache Size of BIOS ROM 0256K Cache Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector System Slots T L 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 or gt left or right arrow keys to select a menu from the Menu bar On the left side of the screen is a list of the system configuration items Use the T or 4 up or down arrow keys to select an item The commands at the bottom of the screen will allow you to navigate through the various setup menus Edit DMI Use the or arrow keys to select the Edit DMI menu 2 Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to edit by using the T or J arrow keys then press lt Enter gt 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected information 4 Press lt FIO gt to update the edited information into the flash ROM Supported Softwares Add DMI A Use the or gt arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the T or J arrow keys then press lt Enter gt The cu
64. stance of meter Connect your IrDA cable to connector J2 on the system board Set UART2 Mode Select in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use this connector Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation Note The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions 3 p a2 Hardware Installation 2 6 8 CPU Fan Connector CPU fan JI Eg BOO 2 3 Function The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location JII on the system board The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the CPU fan It will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Hardware Installation 2 6 9 Chassis Fan Connector
65. t gt 720mA Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN function allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup function Refer to Wake On LAN Connector in chapter 2 and Resume On LAN in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information y Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2 720mA Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse This function allows you to use the keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse in chapter 2 and Keyboard Mouse Power On in the Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for more information Important e The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field of the Integrated Peripherals submenu 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 e The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 20mA Introduction RTC Timer to Power on the System The RIC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power on on the set date and time Refer to Resume On Alarm in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information ACPI The system board is designed to meet the
66. t key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select CPU Frequency Control and set the appropriate field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock or frequency ratio Note D e Use a PS 2 or Al requires a DIN to mini DIN adapter keyboard for method 2 e When using a 66MHz FSB processor with PC 100 SDRAM DIMM the system memory clock is 3 2 of the CPU s external bus clock and the PCI clock is 1 2 of the CPU s external bus clock 69 70 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility e When using a OOMHz FSB processor with PC 100 SDRAM DIMM the system memory clock is the same as the CPU s external bus clock and the PCI clock is 1 3 of the CPU s external bus clock e When using a I33MHz FSB processor with PC 100 SDRAM DIMM the system memory clock is 3 4 of the CPU s external bus clock and the PCI clock is 1 4 of the CPU s external bus clock e When using a I 33MHz FSB processor with PC 133 SDRAM DIMM the system memory clock is the same as the CPU s external bus clock and the PCI clock is 1 4 of the CPU s external bus clock 3 1 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults The Load Fail Safe Defaults option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option in the main menu and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N
67. to select the type or degree of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the HDD Power Down field is activated Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the HDD Power Down 15 min Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the HDD Power Down min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the HDD Power Down field 6 62 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked VIH SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it Video Off In Suspend This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system enters the Suspend mode The options are Yes and No Suspend Mode When the system enters the Suspend mode according to the power saving time selected the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off HDD Power Down This is configurable 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 Soft Off by PWWR BT TN This field allows you to select the method of pow
68. ure of the system current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the chassis CPU and second chassis fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute CPU V This field shows the voltage of the processor 1 5V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V VBAT V and 5VSB V These fields show the output voltage of the power supply If you want a warning message to pop up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Hardware Doctor utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board Refer to the Hardware Doctor section in chapter 4 for more information 6 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 8 CPU Frequency Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software CPU Frequency Control Cyrix III Clock Ratio X3 Item Help CPU Clock Spread Spectrum Default Intel CPU Clock Ratio X3 Menu Level No Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Cyrix IIl Clock Ratio This field will appear only when using a VIA Cyrixlll CPU and is used to select the CPU s frequency ratio CPU Clock Spread Spectrum This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor Important lt gt Selecting an external bus clock other than 66MHz 100MHZ or I 5
69. when power returns Game Port Address This field is used to select the game ports address The options are 201 209 and Disabled Midi Port Address This field is used to select the midi ports address The options are 290 292 and Disabled If you have selected the midi port s address you may select its IRQ in the Midi Port IRQ field Midi Port IRQ This field is used to select the midi ports IRQ The options are 5 and 10 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software ACPI Function Power Management Video Off Method Video Off In Suspend Suspend Mode HDD Power Down Soft Off By PWR BTTN Resume on PCI Event Resume on Ring Resume on LAN Resume on Alarm X Date of Month Alarm X Time hh mm ss Alarm N gt lt Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values Power Management Setup Enabled Item Help User Define DPMS Menu Level Yes Disabled Disabled Instant Off Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 0 0 0 0 PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ACPI Function The ACPI function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI Power Management This field allows you
70. y Slave UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto USB Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot AC97 Audio Auto AC97 Modem Auto IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Keyboard Mouse Power On Disabled X KB Power On Password Enter X KB Power On Hot Key Ctrl Fl Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 ve ESC Exit F1 General Help UART2 Mode Select Normal anal X RxD TxD Active Hi Lo S F7 Optimized Defaults X IR Transmission Delay Enabled Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA 3 PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off Game Port Address 201 Midi Port Address Disabled X Midi Port IRQ 10 The screen above list all the fields available in the Integrated Peripherals 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 On Chip Primary PCI IDE and On Chip Secondary PCI IDE These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller The default is Enabled Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller IDE Primary Master Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of comma
71. ystem or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Del gt keys simultaneously When you press lt Del gt the main menu screen will appear CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features CPU Frequency Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Tae Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 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 46 Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon Dec 11 2000 A Hep Ti hh mm 4 35 ime hh mm ss 35 25 Menu Level gt IDE Primary Master Press Enter None gt IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None Change the day month gt IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None year and century gt IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 129024K Total Memory 130048K Toc Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10

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