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1. Figure 1 2 Standard Floppy cable Figure 1 1 Optional USB Adaptor Chapter 1 1 3 Mainboard Layout CN2 CN3 CN4 CN4A PW2 CNS5 CN6 CN10 TR2 12V JP5 JP6 JP1 CN1 CN7 PWI1 FANI CN17 FAN2 PW3 3 3V 5V PS 2 Mouse Printer Port Game Port PS 2 Keyboard USB0 1 COMI COM2 Line out Line in MIC Introduction 1 4 Connector and Jumper Reference Chart a Connector No WOL Wake on LAN Connector Chapter 2 Hardware Setup If your mainboard has already been installed in your computer you may still need to refer to this chapter if you plan to upgrade your system s hardware Besure to disconnect the power cable from the power source before performing any work on your mainboard i e installing a CPU memory module changing a jumper setting etc Not doing so may result in electrical shock 2 1 Installing a CPU in a Socket 478 The Intel Socket 478 designed for the Pentium 4 processor has been incorporated as a standard mainboard specification To insert your CPU into Socket 478 please do the following 1 Locate a small dot marked on the top surface of the CPU close to one if it s corners The same corner will also be cut off leaving a noticeable notch in the CPU s corner These markings indicate Pin 1 of the CPU 2 Pull up the lever of Socket 478 so that it is perpendicular with the surface of the mainboard Gently insert the C2. ccssscsssesssesseeeeseeesesseeesseeeeseeeesseeesenes 6 2 1 Introduction to JUMPESS eee eeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeseeeeenes 6 2 2 Installing a CPU in a Socket 478 cccesceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 6 2 3 Setting Your CPU s ParameterS ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 7 2 4 Main Memory Configuration 0 ees eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeneees 11 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Program cssssssssseesseeseeeees 12 3 1 Standard CMOS Features 0 ee ceeceeseeeeeeeeeeteeeeneeeeeneees 13 3 2 Advanced BIOS Features 0 0 eee eeeeeeeeseeeeeneeeeneeeeeseees 15 3 3 Advanced Chipset Features ccccccceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseees 18 3 4 Integrated Peripherals 200 0 eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeenaeees 19 3 5 Power Management Setup ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeneees 21 3 6 PnP PCI Configuration 0 0 0 eeeeeesseeeeeeteeeeeeneeseneeees 24 3 7 PC Health Status 0 0 eee eeeceeseeeeseeesseneeseseeeeneeeesenerseneres 25 3 8 Frequency Voltage Control cccccesceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseees 25 3 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults eee cece eeeeeeeeneeeeneeeenneees 26 3 10 Load Optimized Defaults ccececceceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeees 26 3 11 Supervisor Password amp User Password Setting 27 3 12 Save and Exit Setup 00 ee eeeeceeeseeeesenerseneresseeeesenees 27 3 13 Exit Without Saving i c c c ccieediceessiieescHeeeeupieeseteeeceeeesttedeceders 27 Feature Explanations Softwa
3. omy aA eres pushing the power button rapidly will switch the system to Suspend mode Any occurence of external activities such as pressing a key on the keyboard or moving the mouse will bring the system back to Full On Pushing the button while in Full On mode for more than 4 seconds will switch the system completely off See Over ride Power Button Operation diagram B Power Indicator LED Connector The power indicator LED shows the system s power status It is important to pay attention to the correct cables and pin orientation i e not to reverse the order of these two connectors Soft Off 4sec Over ride Power Button C Green Switch Connector Some ATX cases provide a Green switch which is used to put the system in Suspend mode In Suspend mode the power supply to the system is reduced to a trickle the CPU clock is stopped and the CPU core is in it s minimum power state The system is woken up whenever the keyboard or mouse is touched The system resumes in different ways as defined by Power Management Setup screen in BIOS D System Reset Switch Connector This connector should be connected to the reset switch on the front panel of the system case The reset switch allows you to restart the system without turning the power off E Speaker Connector This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker F IDE Activity LED Connector The IDE activity LED lights up whenever the system reads writes to the IDE devices
4. F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 7 PnP PCI Configurations Screen A Resources Controlled By When set to Manual the system BIOS will not refer to the ESCD for IRQ amp DMA information Instead it will refer to the items in the setup menu for assigning IRQ amp DMA When set to Auto the system BIOS will refer to the ESCD for all legacy information Y ESCD Extended System Configuration Data provides a detailed format of the configuration data structures stored in flash memory Each data structure defines the resources used by a device or a card in the system This includes legacy and PCI ISA PnP devices B FDD IRQ Can Be Free This function allows user to choose if the FDD IRQ is able to be freed up The default setting is Yes and this does not allow the IRQ to be free 24 Award BIOS Setup Program 3 7 PC Health Status By choosing the PC Health Status option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu Figure 3 1 the screen below is displayed This field shows you the current system temperature external voltages input and the current CPU FAN and System FAN operating speed CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature 75 C 167 F CPU VCore 1 75V Item Help 1 5V 1 49V 3 3V 3 32V ev 5 05V Menu Level gt 12V 12 18V 12V 11 98V 5V 5 02 5VSB V 4 89V Voltage Battery 2 98V Current SYSTEM Temp 48 C Current CPU Temp 48 C Current CPU FAN Speed 450
5. Hardware Setup Clear CMOS Data JP1 Fin Definition To clear the contents of the CMOS please follow the steps ee 1 Disconnect the system power supply from the power source 2 Set the jumper cap at location 2 3 for 5 seconds then set it back to the default position 3 Connect the system s power and then start the system 4 Enter BIOS s CMOS Setup Utility and choose Load Setup Defaults Type Y and press enter 5 Set the system configuration in the Standard CMOS Setup menu Power On By Keyboard JP5 Pin Definition This board is able to be turned on by the PS 2 keyboard hot key To use this function select a hot key of your choice at the PS2KB Wakeup option under Wake Up Events in the BIOS s Power On Management screen You must also set this jumper s cap to pins 2 3 to use this function Power On By USB JP6 Pin Definition This board is able to be turned on by a USB keyboard hot key or a USB mouse click To use this function select a hot key of your choice at the USB Kb Power Wake Up From S3 S4 S5 option under Wake Up Events in the BIOS s Power On Management screen You must also set this jumper s cap to pins 2 3 to use this function CD ROM Audio in Connector CN2 GND Use the audio cable enclosed with your CD ROM disk drive to L R connect the CD ROM to your mainboard This will enable your Tan CD ROM s audio function Auxiliary Audio in Connector CN3 SN R This connector is for use wit
6. Host controller and GND 0 0 GND includes a root hub with two USB ports meets USB Rev 1 0 x700 spec and a connector for optional USB Adaptor USB2 3 Four USB peripherals or hub devices are able to be connected Smart Card Reader Connector CN7 This connector must be connected to a Smart card reader Optional GND Wakeup Smart Card Reader Optional Be Alert On LAN Connector CN10 1 Le Alert On LAN enabled LAN controller to report messages to a network management console without the aid of the system R processor In order to use this function the connector must be EV connected to a LAN card that support AOL feature 00000 10 Hardware Setup Blue LED Connector CN17 1 This feature work entirely the same as the power indicator LED ma both shows the system s power status The only difference is that this one is blue while the other is red LED IR CIR Connector IR2 pom Select a UART Mode in BIOS s Integrated Peripherals menu the vccsserasy UART port to support IR CIR functions See section 3 4 beens ie es cu ANEA EE CPU Systein Cooling Fan Connectors FAN1 FAN2 The board s management extension hardware is able to detect ano the CPU and system fan speed in rpm revolutions per minute a These connectors supports 3 pin cooling fans with minimum otation of 4500 RPM The wiring and plug may vary depending on the manufacturer On standard fans the red is positive 12V the black is g
7. and functions available in the setup program Select the desired item and press enter to make changes Operating commands are located at the bottom of this and all other BIOS screens When a field is highlighted on line help information is displayed on the left bottom edge of the screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software gt Standard CMOS Features p gt Frequency Voltage Setup gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults p gt Integreted Peripherals Set Supervisor Password gt Power Management Setup Set User Password gt PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup gt PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit TL Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Figure 3 1 Setup Program Initial Screen 12 Award BIOS Setup Program 3 1 Standard CMOS Setup The Standard CMOS Setup allows users to configure system components such as hard disk drive floppy disk drive and video display as well as date time and boot up error signaling This configuration menu should be changed when installing a mainboard for the first time changing hardware in your system such as the HDD FDD video display or when the CMOS data has been lost or contaminated Choose the Standard CMOS Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu Figure 3 1 to display the following screen When a field is highlighted on line help informatio
8. 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 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for audio noise emissions from digital apparatuses set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Manufacturer s Disclaimer Statement The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor No warranty or representation either expressed or implied is made with respect to the quality accuracy or
9. fitness for any particular purpose of this document The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes to the content of this document and or the products associated with it at any time without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages This document contains materials protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means or for any purpose without expressed written consent of it s authors Product names appearing in this document are mentioned for identification purposes only All trademarks product names or brand names appearing in this document are registered property of their respective owners June 2001 Printed in Taiwan iis 100 POST CONSUMER A QRECYCLED PAPER pa Table of Contents Chapter T INtrOdUCtHION ai cc 2cicececk Soceed ea tececke Sacte ede casei denarena enia aaie Sosina 1 1 1 Product Specifications eee eeeeeeeeeneeeeeeneeeeeneees 1 1 2 Package Content 0 0 2 eeeesceeeeeeeseeceeseneneneeessenenseneeeenenees 3 1 3 Mainboard Layout cece cess eeseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeseneeeeeees 4 1 4 Connector and Jumper Reference Chart c eeeee 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup
10. use it If you install an add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field UART Mode Select This function allows you to select an operating mode for the second serial port Normal RS 232C serial port IrDA ASKIR SCR infrared port Onboard Parallel Port Select a logical LPT port address and corresponding interrupt for the physical parallel port USB Controller Enable the on board Universal Serial Bus USB controller if you want to connect a USB keyboard to your system Note that if this setting is disabled you can still temporarily use a USB keyboard during bootup so that you can enter BIOS and enable this setting If you pass the bootup stage without enabling this function your PS 2 keyboard will no longer work USB Keyboard Support If your current operating system doesn t support USB drivers i e DOS this function must be enabled for USB keyboard operation in these operating systems F Init Display First 20 This function allows user to choose between AGP slot or VGA slot to initialise Display first Award BIOS Setup Program 3 5 Power Management Setup This section provides information on the Green PC power management funtcions By choosing the Power Management Setup option from the Standard CMOS Features menu Figure 3 1 the screen below is displayed This sample screen contains the manufacturer s default values for the mainboard CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Sof
11. 0 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 4500 RPM q Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 8 PC Health Status Screen 3 8 SeePU Setup By choosing the Frequency Voltage Control option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu Figure 3 1 the screen below is displayed This sample screen contains the manufacturer s default values for the mainboard CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio Item Help Auto Detect PCI Clk Linear Spread Model Menu Level gt Linear Spread Model Base Linear Spread Range CPU Clock 100 MHz TI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 9 Frequency Voltage Control Screen A CPU Clock Ratio This feature allows user to manually configure your CPU clock ratio according to your processor s specifications B CPU Clock This feature allows the system memory to run at CPU clock speed The default setting is at 1OOMHz 25 User s Manual 3 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults loads the default BIOS values directly from the CMOS Setup Utility menu Figure3 1 If the stored record created by the setup program becomes corrupted and therefore unusable these defaults will be loaded automatically when you turn on the computer CMOS S
12. C Declaration of Conformity According to 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules The following designated product EQUIPMENT MAINBOARD MODEL NO 9BIA is a Class B digital device that complies with 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This declaration is given to the manufacturer CHAINTECH EXCEL COMPUTER U S INC 4427 Enterprise ST Fremont CA 94538 U S A hattp www chaintech excel com Chaintech President Simon Ho Signature Er Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 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 in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If this equipment is not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions it may cause harmful interference to radio
13. Embedded System Monitoring Hardware Poly fuse protection for USB and keyboard circuitry Embedded BIOS flash utility Complete Data Security Flash BIOS write protection against unauthorized access Trend ChipAway Virus to ensure virus free booting procedure Advanced Management Features Power on events WOL Wake on LAN network card Modemring RTC Alarm Software power off control for Win9x Over ride power button Power failure recovery Blinking Power LED in suspend Hardware Reset Protect Introduction 1 2 Package Contents This product comes with the following components o o naona One mainboard One 40 pin 80 wire UDMA 100 IDE connector ribbon cable Figure 1 1 Color coded connection for UDMA 100 cable Blue to mainboard Gray to Master and Black to slave One 34 pin floppy disk drive ribbon cable Figure 1 2 Optional USB adaptor Figure 1 3 One User s Manual One CD ROM that includes Acrobat Reader Award Flash Utility Award DMI Utility for DOS Intel audio driver and utility Intel Service Pack for Win9x WinNT including Bus Master IDE drivers AGP VxD and etc Optional Value Pack 2001 software group including Norton AntiVirus AutoSave ADOBE ActiveShare Acrobat Reader Imagemore X stop Appio and Ewalla wW See the Readme txt file in the CD ROM s root directory for installation instructions of all driver and software utilities Figure 1 1 UDMA 66 100 IDE cable
14. Mode 4 up to 16 6MBps Multi Mode 4 up to 66MBps and Multi Word Mode 5 up to 1OOMBps with bus mastering Bus Mastering software drivers for common multi task operating systems O Onboard Ultra I O ITE 8712 LPC with system monitoring hardware Three UARTs support two serial ports and IR function for HPSIR and ASKIR One parallel supports SPP ECP EPP One floppy disk drive connector supports up to 2 88MB Japanese 3 Mode and 1Mbps transfer rates O Embedded USB Controller Four USB ports UHCI v1 0 compliant Optional USB riser with additional 2 USB ports Chapter 1 O Double Stack Back Panel I O Connectors PS 2 Mini DIN keyboard and mouse port Two USB ports Two 9 pin D Sub male Serial port One 25 pin D Sub female Printer port Audio Line in out and Mic in jacks One 15 pin D Sub female Game MIDI port O Embedded Audio Subsystem AC link Full duplex operation for simultaneous recording and plackback Built in FM emulation music synthesizer External high quality AC97 CODEC provides 90dB SNR CD quality audio Use wavetable data on the system memory Hardware SoundBlaster Pro for Windows DOS box and real mode DOS legacy compatibility O Embedded System Monitor Hardware 8 external voltage inputs 2 temperature sensor with thermistor for CPU and System 2 Fan speed monitoring with ON OFF control in suspend O Board Dimensions Micro ATX form factor 244mm x 220mm 4 Layers Advanced Management Features
15. PU with Pin 1 at the same corner of Socket 478 that contains the end of the lever Allow the weight of the CPU to push itself into place Do not apply extra pressure as doing so may result in damaging your CPU Snap the lever back into place Installing a standard Intel specified heat sink with cooling fan is necessary for proper heat dissipation from your CPU Failing to install these items may result in overheating and possible burn out of your CPU 2 2 Setting Your CPU s Parameters SeePU Technology SeePU is a new user friendly technology that enables the user to setup a mainboard s CPU parameters through an easy to use BIOS setup procedure It is no longer necessary to make many jumper settings as on conventional mainboards After installing all your hardware into your PC system you can manually configure your CPU clock ratio according to your processor s specifications By turning on your system spower Enter the CMOS Setup Utility by pressing the Delete key when your BIOS identification screen appears then go to the Frequency Voltage Control option and select your CPU clock ratio See Chapter 3 You do not need to make voltage settings because SeePU automatically sets your CPU voltage Hardware Setup 2 3 Connector and Jumper Settings Connectors are used to link the system board with other parts of the system including the power supply the keyboard and the various controllers of the system case The power supply connector is th
16. Suspend Mode The Power Management function must not be set to disabled to enable this function If the system runs in Standby mode and the Suspend timer expires all devices regulated by power management will shut off and the CPU speed will be 0 MHz HDD Power Down The Power Management function must not be set to disabled to enable this function When the HDD idle time has elapsed BIOS sends a command to the hard disk to turn offthe motor Set atime between 1 and 15 to indicate time required to wait before the hard drive enters a power saving mode Some old hard drives may not support this function Award BIOS Setup Program H Soft Off by PWR BTTN When set to Delay 4 Sec this function allows the power button to put the system in Suspend a power saving mode See Section 2 4 for operation instructions of the over ride power button operation wich puts the system in Suspend mode When set to Instant Off the Soft Off by PWR BTTN function is disabled and the computer turns completely off when the power button is pressed I Wake Up Events Power On By Modem When enabled a modem that receives a ring signal will wake up the system from soft off and green mode You should connect the modem to the COM port and turn on the resume event in green mode Resume By Alarm When enabled this setting allows the system to turn back on at a designated time of the month User must designate date of month and time of day This function is only availabl
17. acheable Disabled Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled Delayed Transaction Enabled AGP Aperture Size MB 64 Delay Prior to Thermal 16 Min Flash BIOS Protection Disabled I Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 4 Advanced Chipset Features Screen All of the above settings have been determined by the mainboard manufacturer and should not be changed unless you are absolutely sure of what you are doing Explanation of the DRAM timing and chipset features setup is lengthy highly technical and beyond the scope of this manual Below are abbreviated descriptions of the functions in this setup menu You can look on the world wide web for helpful chipset and RAM configuration information including AWARD s web site at http www award com A Memory Hole at 15M 16M Enabling this function will reserve the memory address space between 15MB and 16MB for ISA expansion cards The default setting is Disabled is enabled B AGP Aperture Size Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion ofthe PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation 18 Award BIOS Setup Program 3 4 Integrated Peripherals This section provides information on setting peripheral devices By choosing the Integrated Peripherals opt
18. and or User Password functions shown in Figure 3 1 must be set to take advantage of this function See Section 3 11 for password setting information When the Security Option is set to System a password must be entered to boot the system or enter the BIOS setup program When the Security Option is set to Setup a password is required to enter the BIOS setup program G OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB If your system s DRAM is larger than 64MB and you are running OS 2 select OS 2 as the item value Otherwise set the item value to Non OS 2 for all other operating systems H HDD Instant Recovery This board supports HDD Instant Recovery select enabled to use this function Upon system boot up the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen Selet Install or Do Not Install to continue booting See Appendix II User s Manual 3 3 Advance Chipset Features By choosing the Advanced Chipset Features option from the Standard CMOS Features menu Figure 3 1 the screen below is displayed This sample screen contains the manufacturer s default values for the mainboard CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Item Help DRAM Timing Selectable CAS Latency Time 2 5 Menu Level gt Active to Precharge Delay 7 DRAM RAS to CAS Delay DRAM RAS Precharge 3 DRAM Data Integrity Mode Non ECC Memory Frequency For Auto System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM C
19. ction in BIOS s Power Management Setup menu See Chapter 3 Blinking LED in Suspend Mode While in Suspend mode the LED light on the front panel of your computer will flash Suspend mode is entered by pressing the Override Power Button pushing the Green button on your ATX case or enabling the Power Management and Suspend Mode options in BIOS s Power Management menu See Chapter 3 Poly fuse Over Current Protection The poly fuse protects the system from dangerous voltages the system might be exposed to via the keyboard or USB connectors In case of such exposure the poly fuse will immediately be disconnected from the circuit just like a normal fuse After being disconnected for a certain period of time the poly fuse will return to its normal state after which the keyboard or USB can function properly again 7 Chapter 2 Front Panel Connector Set CN1 A through F A Over ride Power Button Connector PowerLED _ Override Power Button The power button on the ATX chassis can be used as a Green Switch normal power switch as well as a device to activate Advanced Power Management Suspend mode This mode is used for saving electricity when the computer is notin use ica cece aaa al for long periods of time The Soft OFF by PWR BTTN function in BIOS s Power Management Setup menu must be set to Delay 4 Sec to activate this function Full On External activity Guee When the Soft OFF by PWR BTTN function is enabled
20. e and this function is only used as a screen saver to prevent screen damage while the screen is on but not in use V H SYNC Blank The system turns off the vertical and horizontal synchro nization ports writes blanks to the VGA buffer and the monitor s electron gun turns off This function requires a monitor with Green features in order to take advantage of the power saving function If you enable this function and do not have a Green monitor the result will be the same as if you had selected Blank This function serves as both a screen saver and an electricity saver DPMS Supported Select this option if your video card supports the Display Power Management Signaling DPMS standard i e you have a monitor that supports Green features Use software supplied by your your video sub system to set video power management options Video Off In Suspend This setting determines when the monitor enters power saving mode If set to Yes the monitor enters the power saving mode after the chosen event expires The Power Management function must be enabled to use this function Modem Use IRQ If your computer has an modem use this function to tell BIOS which IRQ is being occupied by the modem card When the system is in Green mode the modem requires an IRQ assignment to wake up the system and perform tasks This assignment is compliant with the APM 1 2 specification and is to be used in coordination with APM 1 2 compliant operating systems
21. e last connection to be made while installing a mainboard Before connecting the power supply please make sure it is not connected to the power source ATX ATX12V Power Supply Connector PW1 PW2 PW3 we al sv The ATX power supply provides a single 20 pin avon o el ev connector interface which incorporates standard Sle a bern 5V 12V optional 3 3V and Soft power signals ee e coon The Soft power signal a 5V trickle supply is Sea A sue continuously supplied when AC power is available i 928 38 When the system is in the Soft Off mode this trickle PWI supply maintains the system in it s minimum power Pin Signal Wire Pe Sen Mee State 1 com_ BLK eae The ATX12V power supply has a new 12 V 4 SEM BES a pin and 5 V 3 3 V 6 pin auxiliary power es s av oa connector To enable the delivery of more 12 VDC PWD Sn and 5 3 3V VDC current to the motherboard Software Power Off Control This mainboard can be powered down using theWindows 9x Software Power Off function To power down your computer click the START button on the Windows 9x task bar Select Shut Down The Computer and the system turns off The message It is now safe to turn off your computer will not be shown when using this function Power On By Modem While in Soft off state if an external modem ring up signal occurs the system wakes up and can be remotely accessed You may enable this fun
22. e when using an ATX power supply and the Software Power Off function to turn off the computer See the Software Power Off Control in Section 2 4 of this manual for instructions Power On Function Select Button Only to control your computer power by the button on your system case Set this function to Any Key to turn on the computer by touching any key on the keyboard Set this function to Mouse Click to turn on the computer by clicking on the mouse If you set this function to Hot Key or Password you must designate the keystrokes that will turn on the computer Note that the power button is always able to turn on the computer regardless of how this function is set 23 User s Manual 3 6 PNP PCI Configuration This section provides IRQ and DMA setting information By choosing the PNP PCI Configuration option from the Standard CMOS Features menu Figure 3 1 the screen below is displayed This sample screen contains the manufacturer s default values for the mainboard CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources PCI VGA Palette Snoop Slot 1 Use IRQ No Slot 2 Use IRQ No Slot 3 Use IRQ No FDD IRQ Can Be Free FL gt Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value PnP PCI Configurations Disabled Item Help Auto ESCD apiti ae Menu Level gt Disabled Auto Auto Auto Yes F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults ESC Exit
23. een 29 O Backup System Smart Backup 1 Upon system boot up the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen Selet Backup System by pressing Alt F1 key 2 Select your hard drive to backup 3 Wait for the backup process to finish and the system will automatically reboot Equivalent Backup Ya Still under evaluation testing for future Windows 2000 NT supports O Disk Information 1 Upon system boot up the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen Select Disk Information by pressing Alt F2 key to view Disk Info O Restore System 1 Upon system boot up the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen Selet Restore System by pressing Alt F3 key 2 You will be prompt to confirmed restore drive Type Y and press Enter key 3 Wait for the backup process to finish and the system will automatically reboot O Defragmenter 1 Upon system boot up the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen Selet Defragmenter by pressing Alt F4 key 2 You will be prompt to confirmed defragment your drive Type Y and press Enter key 3 Wait for the defrgmentation process to finish and the system will automatically reboot O Hard Disk Copy 1 Upon system boot up the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen Selet Hard Disk Copy by pressing Alt F5 key 2 Select which hard drive to backup Copy 1 to 2 or 2 to 1 or 1 to 2 3 4 3 Wait for the hard disk copy process to finish and the system
24. etup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software gt Standard CMOS Features b gt Frequency Voltage Control gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults b gt Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password b gt Power Management Setup Set User Password b gt PnP PCI Configur il 2 gt PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Esc Quit F10_ Save amp Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults Figure 3 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults Screen 3 10 Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults loads the default system values directly from the CMOS Setup Utility menu Figure3 1 If the stored record created by the setup program becomes corrupted and therefore unusable these defaults will be loaded automatically when you turn on the computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software gt Standard CMOS Features b gt Frequency Voltage Control gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password gt Power Management Setup Set User Password b gt PnP PCI Configur Setup imi 2 gt PC Health Status Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Saving Select Item Esc Quit T F10 Save amp Exit Setup E Load Optimized Defaults Figure 3 11 Load Optimized Defaults Screen 26 Award BIOS Setup Program 3 11 S
25. h a secondary CD ROM DVD ROM 4 or CDR CDRW disk drive Optional Audio Mono in out Connector CN4 MON IN Moyo CUT This connector is used for Add on Card e g modem with Mono In Out connector Chapter 2 Front Panel Audio Connector CN4A 12 1100 2 This connector give you the option to choose between standard 3 4 3 j 00 f 4 Pa sooks sdookes audio jack rear panel or use a an optional front panel audio g 4 i i o o b jack cable ext to be plug into a special custom designed system case To use the standard audio jack short jumper caps to pinl Rear Front 2 and pin 3 4 Default To use the front panel audio jack cable Panel Panel t simply removed both jumper caps and plug into the audio jack cable WOL Wake on LAN Connector CN5 1 5VSB Enable the Wake Up On LAN selection in BIOS s Power Management Menu to use this function The capability to remotely manage PCs on a network is a significant factor in reducing administrative and ownership costs Magic Packet technology is designed to give WOL capability to the LAN controller This header is used to connect an add in NIC Network Interface Card which gives WOL capability to the mainboard USB 0 1Ports and USB 2 3 Connector USB1 CN6 vec 49 OF vec If you want to use a USB keyboard you must enable the USB USBDT2 40 Q USBDT keyboard support function in BIOS s Integrated Peripherals menu USBDT2 00 USBDT3 See Section 3 4 This board contains a USB
26. ion from the Standard CMOS Features menu Figure 3 1 the screen below is displayed This sample screen contains the manufacturer s default values for the mainboard CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals gt OnChip IDE Device Press Enter gt OnChip PCI Device Press Enter gt SuperlO Device Press Enter Menu Level gt USB Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled Init Display First AGP Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 5 Integrated Peripherals Screen A OnChip IDE Device On chip Primary Secondary PCIIDE You can set this to disable the On chip IDE controller if you are going to add a higher performance IDE board IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four IDE PIO programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each IDE device that the internal PCI IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device B OnChip IDE Device AC97 Audio Select Enabled if you install the audio riser card AC97 Modem Select Enabled if you install the soft modem riser card User s Manual C Super IO Device Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to
27. is being activated Just one press on the Hotkey HDD Instant Recovery can revive your system even if your O S crashed or not working properly O HDD Instant Recovery Concept HDD IR will save your vital O S and application software in a hidden space inside the same hard drive Since the backup file occupies some space in the hidden directory the displayed disk space will be reduced HDD IR will backup your system either with the Smart or Equivalent Backup depends on your O S type Smart Backup FAT16 32 format i e Win 95 98 O S Backup space is the actual system space used Equivalent Backup NTFS format i e Windows 2000 NT Backup space equivalent to the drive space where the O S located O Utility Installation 1 Enable the HDD Instant Recovery in the BIOS Features setup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu Save and exit to reboot 2 Upon system boot up the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen Selet Install and press Enter key to read the instruction 3 Press F8 key to continue you will be prompt to confirmed to keep original data 4 Type Y and press Enter and wait for the installation process to finish and the system will automatically reboot HDD Instant Recovery Utility lt Alt F1 gt Backup System lt Alt F2 gt Disk Information lt Alt F3 gt Restore System lt Alt F4 gt Defragmenter lt Alt F5 gt Hard Disk Copy lt Alt F6 gt Uninstall HDD Instant Recovery Utility Setup scr
28. n BIOS performs a series of diagnotic tests called POST Power On Self Test This function stops the computer if BIOS detects a hardware error You can tell BIOS to halt on all errors no errors or not to halt on specific errors Award BIOS Setup Program 3 2 Advanced BIOS Features By choosing the Advanced BIOS Features option from the Standard CMOS Features menu Figure 3 1 the screen below is displayed This sample screen contains the manufacturer s default values for the mainboard CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Anti Virus Protection Disabled Item Help CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Menu Level First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device HDD 0 Third Boot Device LS120 Boot Other Device Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup MPS Version Control For OS 1 4 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Small Logo EPA Show Enabled Show POST CODE Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 3 Advanced BIOS Features Screen A Virus Warning Trend ChipAway Virus Trend ChipAway Virus is a code incorporated in the mainboard s BIOS firmware During the boot up se
29. n is displayed on the left bottom edge of the screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy June 28 2001 Item Help Time hh mm ss 17 14 44 Menu Level gt gt IDE Primary Master None gt IDE Primary Slave None gt IDE Secondary Master None gt IDE Secondary Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 30720K Total Memory 31744K Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 2 Standard CMOS Features Screen Date Time Set the date and time Do not skip this function as all of your timed events such as power management saving files etc are based on this timer Hard Disk Setup Primary Secondary Master Slave This category identifies up to four IDE hard disk drives that have been installed in the computer This section does not show information on other IDE devices such as CD ROM drives or other hard drive types such as SCSI drives User s Manual Floppy Disk Drives Choose the memory capacity and disk size that corresponds with that of your floppy disk drive s Video Select the type of video adapter present in your system You can ignore this setting if you are using a VGA monitor since VGA BIOS automatically configures this setting Halt When the system is powered o
30. nction as drive B and drive B will function as drive A Note that the boot sequence assignment mentioned directly above does not inlcude booting from floppy drive B This function is useful if floppy drives B and A are of a different format and you want to boot from floppy drive B Boot up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine if the installed floppy disk drive has 40 or 80 tracks A 360K drive has 40 tracks and 720K 1 2M and 1 44M drives have 80 tracks All modern floppy disk drives have 80 tracks Boot Up NumLock Status This function defines the keyboard s numberpad as number keys or arrow keys Gate A 20 Option Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses memory above MB extended memory When set to Fast the system chipset controls Gate A20 When set to Normal a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves system speed particularly with OS 2 and Windows Award BIOS Setup Program E Keyboard Interface Typematic Rate Setting When enabled you can set the following two typematic control items When disabled keystrokes are determined arbitrarily by the keyboard controller in your system Typematic Rate Chars Sec The typematic rate sets the rate at which characters on the screen repeat when a key is pressed and held down Typematic Delay Msec The typematic delay sets how long after you press a key that a character begins repeating F Security Option The Supervisor
31. quence BIOS loads before loading of the partition table or boot sector ChipAway Virus loads with BIOS and is able to detect boot up viruses before they have a chance to infect the hard drive ChipAway Virus employs rule based logic that doesn t look for specific viruses but rather detects patterns found in every virus eliminating the need to perform periodical version updates after new viruses have been found 15 User s Manual B CPU L1 and L2 Cache Cache memory is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory These fields allow you to enable or disable the CPUs Level 1 built in cache and Level 2 external cache Both settings are left enabled to significantly increase the performance of your computer Boot Up Features After turning on the system BIOS will perform a series of device initializations and diagnostic tests discussed below Quick Power On Self Test POST Enable this function to reduce the amount of time required to run the POST Power On Self Test BIOS saves time by skipping some items during POST It is recommended that you disable this setting Discovering a problem during bootup is better than loosing data during your work First Second Third Boot Other Device This option sets the sequence of drives BIOS attempts to boot from after POST completes BIOS will search these drives for an operating system Swap Floppy Drive Enabling this function will swap the floppy drive assignment so that drive A will fu
32. re Power off Control cccceecceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseneneeees 7 Over ride Power Button c cceeseeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeenenneeees 8 Blinking LED in Suspend Mode 0 eeceeeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeenees 7 Power On By Modem 0 0 eeeeeeceeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeeeeeees 7 23 Resume By Alarm cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeececeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeees 23 Poly fuse Over Current Protection ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 7 Wake Up On LAN ries aaeain edeeliet ede sete eecccepeedb naib cdsecepecieeneteddece cts 10 Appendices Appendix Embedded Flash Utility 0 ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeees 28 Appendix Il HDD Instant Recovery Utility 000 ee 29 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Product Specifications O Processor Supports Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 processors System bus 400MHz O Chipset Intel 845 ICH2 chipset O DRAM Memory Two 168 pin DIMM sockets support up to 2 GB of SDRAM Supports PC 133 SDRAM O Expansion Slots One Universal AGP slot for both 2X 4XAGP at 1 5v v2 0 compliant Three 32 bit PCI slots Rev 2 2 compliant One CNR slot for modem audio and LAN support O Boot Block Flash ROM Award System BIOS supports PnP APM DMI ACPI amp Multi device booting features i e floppy LS120 CD DVD ROM HDD IDE SCSI ZIP ATAPI etc Embedded Ultra DMA 100 PCI IDE controller Supports two IDE ports up to 4 ATAPI devices Supports up to PIO
33. round and the yellow wire is the rotation signal PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard Ports PT1 Ifa PS 2 mouse is used BIOS will automatically detect and assign EE IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse 5V fused 6 No Connection 2 4 Main Memory Configuration The DRAM memory system consists two banks and the memory size ranges from 32MBytes 1GBytes Ifyou only use one bank it does not matter which one you use and if you use two or more banks it does not matter which bank you install first DRAM Specifications DIMM type 3 3V 64 72 bit Synchronous DRAM Module size Single double sided 32 64 128 256 512MBytes 1 GBytes DRAM speed 7 5 10ns for Synchronous DRAM Parity Either parity or non parity V This mainboard supports 3 3v unbuffered 4 clock SDRAM DIMM only Buffered 5V or 2 clock SDRAM DIMMs should not be used V Due to loading anomalies using DIMM with an n x 4 DRAM base on this mainboard is not recommended For example a DIMM that uses sixteen 16Mb x 4 devices should not be used T 11 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Program Award s BIOS ROM has a built in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it can retain the setup information even when the power is turned off When you turn on or reboot the system press the Delete key to enter the Award BIOS setup program The primary screen as shown in Figure 3 1 is a list of the menus
34. tware Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Power Management User Define Menu Level gt Video Off Method DPMS Video Off In Suspend Yes Suspend Type Stop Grant MODEM Use IRQ 3 Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Reload Global Timer Events Primary IDE 0 Disabled Primary IDE 1 Disabled Secondary IDE 0 Disabled Secondary IDE 1 Disabled FDD COM LPT Port Disabled PCI PIRQ A D Disabled gt Wake Up Events Press Enter t4 gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 6 Power Management Setup Screen A Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACPI ACPI management enables the operating system to control the amount of power given to each device attached to the computer With ACPI the operating system can turn off peripherals devices such as CD ROM players when they are not in use B Power Management Power management allows the computer to save electricity when it is not in use by entering increasingly deep power saving modes C Video Off Method This function serves as both a screen saver and power saver for monitors See the next function Video Off After for setting the video timer 21 User s Manual D G 22 Blank BIOS will only blank the monitor s screen The electricity saved in this mode is negligibl
35. upervisor Password amp User Password Setting There are four different variables that control password settings The first two are located under the Security Option function in BIOS Features Setup Menu Figure 3 1 When the Security Option function is set to Setup a password is required to enter BIOS and change BIOS settings When the Security Option function is set to System a password is required to enter both BIOS and the computer s operating system for example Windows 98 found on the boot drive The third and fourth variables are user password and supervisor password selected in BIOS Figure 3 1 The main purpose of separating user and supervisor is to allow only the supervisor to have control over the settings in BIOS The user on the other hand is only allowed to access the computer s operating system and change the user password in BIOS Note that when there is no supervisor password set the user password controls access to all BIOS settings 3 12 Save and Exit Setup If you select this and type Y for yes followed by the Enter key the values entered in the setup utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the BIOS chip 3 13 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing Y followed by the Enter key lets you exit the Setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones 27 Embedded Flash Utility This mainboard is equipped with an Erasable Flash ROM and an Embedded Flash Utility which allo
36. will auto reboot O Uninstall 1 Upon system boot up the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen Selet uninstall by pressing Alt F6 key 2 You will be prompt to confirmed uninstall Type Y and press Enter key 3 Wait for the uninstalling process to finish and press any key to reboot This function does not support Multi Booting management utility like System Commander etc Always uninstall this function before you format or partition the hard disk for other usage 30
37. ws the user to update the BIOS to a newer version Embedded Flash Utility eases BIOS upgrade and eliminate the compatibility issue between different Flash ROM type and version of Flash utility Update Your System BIOS 1 Start computer upon post press ALT F2 Keys to enter AWDFLASH setup 2 Insert the floppy disk with the latest BIOS file into the floppy drive A or B and then press Enter to start programming FLASH MEMORY WRITER V 7 52C C Award Software 2001 All Right Reserved For XXX XXXXXXX 6A69MC3DC 0 DATE 06 20 2000 Flash Type XXXXX E82802AB 3 xV 1Mb File Name to Program 9BIA0704 BIN Programming Flash Memory LLL Write OK No Update H Write Fail Warning Don t Turn Off Power Or Reset System Sample of Programing Flash Memory Screen 3 When finished the system will automatically restart Note XA Flash BIOS Protection must be set to Disabled in the Advance Chipset Feature from the CMOS Setup Utility menu See Chapter 3 eX Don t turn off or restart your system during programming process XA Make sure that your floppy diskette have only one BIN file to avoid confusion 28 HDD Instant Recovery Utility This mainboard is equipped with HDD Instant Recovery utility embedded in the BIOS ROM The feature is an option which allows the user to install or not HDD Instant Recovery utility is a Pre O S backup technology that provides backup before any OS
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