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Appendix E

SD7-533 Motherboard

Technical Support Form

Company Name:

Phone Number:

Contact Person:

Fax Number:

E-mail Address:

Model Name

BIOS ID & Part Number

Motherboard PCB Version

Driver Version

OS/Applications

Hardware Name

Brand

Specifications

Processor Type

Hard Disk Drive

IDE1
IDE2

CD-ROM Drive

IDE1
IDE2

System Memory
(DDR DRAM)

Add-On Card

Problem Description:

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Page 1: ...cidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners This document contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this...

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Page 3: ...URES SETUP MENU 3 6 3 3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES SETUP MENU 3 9 3 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP MENU 3 14 3 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 3 17 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP MENU 3 23 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATIONS SETUP MENU 3 28 3 8 PC HEALTH STATUS 3 31 3 9 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 3 32 3 10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS 3 32 3 11 SET PASSWORD 3 33 3 12 SAVE EXIT SETUP 3 33 3 13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING 3 33 APPENDIX...

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Page 5: ...tion delays This feature improves whole system performance and speed especially in multimedia environment applications The SD7 533 has a built in Ultra DMA 100 function This means that it provides speedier HDD throughput boosting overall system performance Ultra DMA 100 is the new standard for IDE devices It enhances existing Ultra DMA 33 technology by increasing both performance and data integrit...

Page 6: ... modules up to 2 GB Supports up to Three unbuffered DDR DIMMs for PC 1600 PC 2100 DDR modules up to 3 GB 4 System BIOS SOFT MENU III technology can easily set the processor parameters Award Plug and Play BIOS supports APM and DMI Write Protect Anti Virus function by AWARD BIOS 5 Audio Function C Media 8738 PCI 6 channels PCI Based HRTF Head Related Transfer Functions 3 dextension positional audio ...

Page 7: ...Hz 133MHz that are used by specific PCI processor and chipset specifications Exceeding these standard bus speeds is not guaranteed due to the specific component specifications Specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice Note All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners 1 3 Item Checklist Check that your package is compl...

Page 8: ...Chapter 1 SD7 533 Motherboard 1 4 1 4 Layout Diagram for SD7 533 Figure 1 1 SD7 533 motherboard component location Figure 1 2 CA 20 Back Panel Diagram ...

Page 9: ...o turn the ATX power supply switch off fully turn the 5V standby power off or take the power cord off Otherwise you may cause the motherboard components or add on cards to malfunction or be damaged User Friendly Instructions Please read our instructions carefully and follow them step by step Our objective is to enable the novice computer user to perform the installation by himself We have attempte...

Page 10: ...ch the motherboard with spacers Take the tip of the spacers and insert them into the slots After doing this to all the slots you can slide the motherboard into position aligned with the slots After the motherboard has been positioned check to make sure everything is OK before putting the casing back on Figure 2 2 shows you the way to affix the motherboard using studs or spacers Note If the motherb...

Page 11: ...s on the PCB 2 Pull the processor socket lever sideways away from the socket and then upwards to 90 degrees Insert the processor with the correct orientation Do not use extra force to insert processor it only fits in one orientation Push down the socket lever while holding down the processor 3 Put the heatsink face down onto the processor until it completely covers the processor 4 Put the heatsink...

Page 12: ...B 512 MB 1024 MB 64 MB 1 GB Bank 4 5 DDR DIMM3 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1024 MB 64 MB 1 GB Total System Memory for Unbuffered PC2700 DDR DIMM 64 MB 2 GB Total System Memory for Unbuffered PC1600 2100 DDR DIMM 64 MB 3 GB Generally installing DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is an easy thing to do You can refer to Figure 2 4 to see what a 184 pin PC 1600 PC 2100 PC 2700 DDR SDRAM module looks...

Page 13: ...the DDR SDRAM module The sticker will tell you which kind of structure module the DDR SDRAM is 2 4 Connectors Headers and Switches Inside the case of any computer several cables and plugs have to be connected These cables and plugs are usually connected one by one to connectors located on the motherboard You need to carefully pay attention to any connection orientation the cables may have and if a...

Page 14: ...rent from the regular one It s a newly designed ATX12V1 power with 300W 20A 5VDC capacity at least for heavily loaded system and 720mA 5VSB at least for supporting Wake On LAN WOL or Wake On Ring WOR features Attach the connector from the power supply to the ATXPWR1 and ATX12V1 connectors here Remember you have to push the connector from the ATX power supply firmly to the end with the ATXPWR1 and ...

Page 15: ...ire slot the electroscope will light up Using a voltage meter you will find that the live wire slot will register a higher voltage If you reverse the polarity of AC plug it may affect the life of computer equipment or cause an electric shock when you touch the computer chassis We suggest that you plug the computer AC plug to a three hole wall outlet for better safety and to avoid electric shock 2 ...

Page 16: ... The SM Bus is a specific implementation of an I 2 C bus I 2 C is a multi master bus this means that multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating a data transfer If more than one master simultaneously tries to control the bus an arbitration procedure decides which master gets priority You can connect the devices that utilize the SM Bus Note Watch t...

Page 17: ...hassis It can provide total of four additional USB plugs 7 CCMOS1 CMOS Discharge Jumper Jumper CCMOS1 discharge CMOS memory When you install the motherboard make sure this jumper is set for normal operation pin 1 and 2 shorted See Figure 2 7 Figure 2 7 CCMOS1 jumper setting Note Before you clear the CMOS you have to first turn the power off including the 5V standby power Otherwise your system may ...

Page 18: ...er Press and hold the reset button for at least one second to reset the system FPIO1 Pin 15 17 19 21 Speaker Header Attach the cable from the system speaker to this header FPIO1 Pin 2 4 Suspend LED Header Insert the two threaded suspend LED cable into this header If you install it in the wrong direction the LED light will not illuminate correctly Note Watch the Suspend LED pin position and the ori...

Page 19: ...PIO1 PIN 23 No Pin FPIO1 PIN 24 No Connection 9 FDC1 Connector This 34 pin connector is called the floppy disk drive connector You can connect a 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 or 2 88M 3 5 floppy disk drive A floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide the connection of two floppy disk drives After connecting the single end to the FDC1 connect the two connectors on the other end ...

Page 20: ...refer to the HDD documentation for jumper settings The first drive connected to IDE1 is usually referred to as Primary Master and the second drive as Primary Slave The first drive connected to IDE2 is referred to as Secondary Master and the second drive as Secondary Slave Keep away from connecting one legacy slow speed device like CD ROM together with another hard disk drive on the same IDE channe...

Page 21: ...woofer rear right and rear left channel It also provides one digital S PDIF input and one digital S PDIF output connector Another two USB connectors on CA 20 Optional are provided for use for FPIO3 or FPIO4 headers Please refer the description of FPIO3 and FPIO4 on item 6 Note Watch the pin position and the orientation 12 FPAUD1 Header Front Panel Audio Header This header is reserved to transfer a...

Page 22: ... the small DIP switchs setting on SW1 as wrong settings may prevent your computer from booting The default setting of SW1 is DIP SW 1 3 5 and 6 are set to ON position D15 will light up after the power switch is pressed this LED will show you the 5V standby power situation Figure 2 10 SD7 533 back panel connectors Figure 2 10 shows the SD7 533 back panel connectors These connectors are used for con...

Page 23: ...ouse keyboard hub digital camera joystick etc to one of each USB connector You must make sure your operating system supports this feature and you may need to install an additional driver for individual devices In Please refer to your device user s manual for detailed information 18 Serial Port COM1 COM2 Port Connectors This motherboard provides two COM ports you can connect an external modem mouse...

Page 24: ...16 Note This chapter contains many color drawing diagram and photos we strongly recommend you to read this chapter use the PDF file we gave you that store in the CD Title It will provide you the better look and clearly color identify ...

Page 25: ...ometimes you will even not be able to boot the computer after it has crashed We recommend that you do not change the parameters inside the BIOS unless you are very familiar with them If you are not able to boot your computer anymore please refer to the section CCMOS1 Discharge Jumpr in Chapter 2 to see how to discharge the CMOS date When you start the computer the BIOS program controls it The BIOS...

Page 26: ...OS version may change periodically However most of the functions covered in this manual will work We suggest that you go to our WEB site often to see if there are new manual releases Then you can check the newly updated BIOS items Computer Knowledge CMOS Data Maybe you have heard somebody saying that his or her CMOS DATA was lost What is the CMOS Is it important The CMOS is the memory used to stor...

Page 27: ...Figure 3 2 CPU SOFT MENU III Screen Shot CPU Name Is Intel Pentium R 4 CPU Internal Frequency This item will automatically show the processor internal frequency You can t make any changes to this item CPU Operating Speed This option sets the processor speed In this field the processor speed is indicated like this Processor Speed External Clock x Multiplier Factor Select the processor speed accordi...

Page 28: ...e standard bus speed is supported but not guaranteed due to processor specifications Clock Divider Ratio This item lets you set the DDR SDRAM AGP and PCI clock It correlates with the processor FSB clock you set Many of options are available you can choose the divider ratio you want The default setting is 3 3 2 1 In this case the DDR SDRAM clock will be the processor FSB clock divided by 3 and time...

Page 29: ...wo methods to successfully complete the processor change Method 1 Setup up the processor for the lowest speed for its brand Turn the power supply off and change the processor Then turn the system on again and set up the processor parameters through SOFT MENU III Method 2 Since you have to open the computer case when you change the processor it could be a good idea to use the CCMOS jumper to erase ...

Page 30: ... Standard CMOS Features Screen Shot Date mm dd yy You can set the date in this item month mm date dd and year yy Time hh mm ss You can set the time in this item hour hh minute mm and second ss IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave These items have a sub menu to let you choose further options You can refer to figure 3 3B to check what options are available Figure 3 3B IDE Primary ...

Page 31: ...ith capacities no bigger than 528MB any hard disk with more than 528MB was unusable AWARD BIOS features a solution to this problem you can according to your operating system choose four operating modes CHS LBA LARGE Auto The HDD auto detection option in the sub menu will automatically detect the parameters of your hard disk and the mode supported CHS Normal mode Standard normal mode supports hard ...

Page 32: ...you can enter is 65536 Warning Setting a value of 65536 means no hard disk exists Landing Zone This is a non data area on the disk s inner cylinder where the heads can rest when the power is turned off The minimum number you can enter is 0 the maximum number you can enter is 65536 Sector The minimum segment of track length that can be assigned to stored data Sectors usually are grouped into blocks...

Page 33: ...ee your system memory list in the lower right box it shows the Base Memory Extended Memory and total Memory size configurations in your system It is detected by the system during boot up procedure 3 3 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu In each item you can press Enter at any time to display all the options for this item Attention Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu has already been set for maximum op...

Page 34: ... or Disabled The default setting is Enabled This item is used to enable or to disable the processor level 2 cache ECC checking function Quick Power On Self Test Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Enabled After the computer has been powered on the BIOS of the motherboard will run a series of tests in order to check the system and its peripherals If the Quick Power ...

Page 35: ...Normal or Fast The default setting is Normal Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1 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 Typematic Rate Setting This item allows you to adjust the keystroke...

Page 36: ...ailable 1 1 1 4 The BIOS supports versions 1 1 and 1 4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification Select the version supported by the operating system running on this computer If you use an older OS for dual processor executing please set this option to 1 1 Note The SiS 645 A1 version chipset will not show the items ACPI Mode and MPS Version Control For OS1 4 if the SiS 645 chipset version is A2 th...

Page 37: ...s the BIOS on the VGA card and copies it into RAM When the processor runs this BIOS the operation is speeded up Delay IDE Initial This item is used to support some old models or special types of hard disks or CD ROMs They may need a longer amount of time to initialize and prepare for activation Since the BIOS may not detect those kinds of devices during system booting You can adjust the value to f...

Page 38: ...not be able to boot up If you don t know the hardware very well use default values i e use the LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS option Figure 3 5A Advanced Chipset Features Screen Shot You can use the arrow keys to move between the items Use PgUP PgDn or key to change the values When you have finished setting up the chipset press ESC to go back to the main menu Note The parameters in this screen are for system...

Page 39: ...g is 3T This item is to set SDR DDR SDRAM RAS precharge time It can define the SDRAM precharge to ACT command period tRP timing value Precharge time time from precharge command to when back can be activated DDR RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Three options are available 3T 2T 4T The default setting is 3T This item is to set SDR DDR SDRAM RAS to CAS delay It can define the SDRAM ACT to Read Write command per...

Page 40: ... the memory block 15M 16M Some special peripherals need to use a memory block located between 15M and 16M We recommend that you disable this option AGP Aperture Size Seven options are available 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB Back to 4MB The default setting is 64MB This option specifies the amount of system memory that can be used by the AGP device The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory ad...

Page 41: ...GP adapter can support this function then you can choose Enabled Otherwise choose Disabled Enabling this item can improve your system performance but it may also decrease system compatibility AGP Capability Three options are available Auto 4X 2X 1X The default setting is Auto 4X If you use the older AGP adapter that does not support AGP 4X mode you need to set this item to 2X or 1X You can check y...

Page 42: ...ng disk drive errors try setting this value to Disabled This field is not available to enter when the Internal PCI IDE field is Disabled IDE Primary Master PIO Six options are available Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 The default setting is Auto The BIOS can auto detect the transfer mode of the IDE devices in order to set its data transfer rate Default You can select the PIO mode from Mode...

Page 43: ...Slave Ultra DMA Two options are available Disabled or Auto The default setting is Auto Ultra DMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 100 MB sec If you encounter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices you can try to set this item to Disabled When you select Auto the system automatically determin...

Page 44: ...which I O address the onboard serial port 1 controller will access Six options are available Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Back to Disabled The default setting is 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 This item allows you to determine which I O address the onboard serial port 2 controller will access Six options are available Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Back to D...

Page 45: ...IR connection between the SD7 533 and the other computer Onboard Parallel Port Four options are available Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 The default setting is 378 IRQ7 Select a logical LPT port name and matching address for the physical parallel printer port Parallel Port Mode Four options are available SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP Default is SPP mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel...

Page 46: ... The default setting is PCI Slot When you install more than one display card you can choose either a PCI display card PCI Slot or an AGP display card AGP to display the boot up screen If you have only installed one display card the BIOS will detect which slot AGP or PCI you installed it and everything will be taken care of by the BIOS AGP Auto Calibration Two options are available Enabled or Disab...

Page 47: ...events occurs the system immediately returns to normal mode and operates at its maximum speed Power saving modes can be divided into three modes according to their power consumption Doze Mode Standby Mode and Suspend Mode The four modes proceed in the following sequence Normal Mode Doze Mode Standby Mode Suspend Mode The system consumption is reduced according the following sequence Normal Doze St...

Page 48: ...s may require an ACPI aware driver video displays and hard disk drives A Soft off feature that enables the operating system to power off the computer Support for multiple wake up events see Table 3 6 1 Support for a front panel power and sleep mode switch Table 3 6 2 describes the system states based on how long the power switch is pressed depending on how ACPI is configured with an ACPI aware ope...

Page 49: ... that are enabled to wake the system and that can do so from their current device state can initiate a hardware event which transitions the system state to S0 This transition causes the processor to continue execution where it left off To transition into the S1 state the operating software does not have to flush the processor s cache The S3 STR State STR means Suspend to RAM The S3 state is logica...

Page 50: ...sable 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 4 Min 5 Min 6 Min 7 Min 8 Min 9 Min 10 Min 11 Min 12 Min 13 Min 14 Min 15 Min The default setting is Disable Power Button Override Two items available Instant Off Delay 4 Sec The default setting is Instant Off It is activated when the user presses the power button for more than four seconds while the system is in the working state then the system will transition to soft off...

Page 51: ...spend Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled any event occurring at a IRQ8 will awaken a system that has powered down Power On by Ring Two options are available Enabled or Disabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled any event affecting the modem external modem ring will awaken a system that has powered down Wake Up by PCI ...

Page 52: ...arm Thirteen options are available NA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The default setting is NA This field is not available to enter when the Resume by Alarm field is Disabled Date of Month Alarm You can enter the decimal number from 1to 31 which means the date of 1 to date of 31 This field is not available to enter when the Resume by Alarm field is set to Disabled Time hh mm ss Alarm You can set the T...

Page 53: ...interrupt as one of the following types depending on the type of device using the interrupt Legacy ISA devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification require a specific interrupt such as IRQ4 for serial port 1 PCI PnP devices comply with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for the PCI or legacy ISA bus architecture Two options are available Auto ESCD or Manual The default sett...

Page 54: ... 9 10 11 12 14 15 Default setting is Auto This item allows the system to automatically specify the IRQ number for the device installed on PCI slots This means that the system can specify the fixed IRQ number for the device installed on the PCI slots PCI slot 1 to PCI slot 5 This is a useful function for when you want to fix the IRQ for a specific device For example if you want to move your hard di...

Page 55: ...mputer system and you can check the fan speeds and power supply voltages of your computer system The features are useful for monitoring all the important parameters within your computer system We call it the PC Health Status Figure 3 9 PC Health Status Screen Shot CPU Warning Temperature Eight options are available Disabled 50 122 53 127 56 133 60 140 63 145 66 151 70 158 The default setting is Di...

Page 56: ...tem power It is also unchangeable Note The hardware monitoring features for temperatures fans and voltages will occupy the I O address from 294H to 297H If you have a network adapter sound card or other add on cards that might use those I O addresses please adjust your add on card I O address to avoid the use of those addresses 3 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults When you press Enter on this item you get ...

Page 57: ...m changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option If the Security option is set to System the password will be requir...

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Page 59: ...ack to get the best system performance You can download SP2 at Microsoft WEB site Note Details of the Windows 98 SE or Windows 2000 operating system will not be mentioned in this manual If you have any problems with Windows 98 SE or Windows 2000 installation operation or settings please refer to your Windows 98 SE or Windows 2000 user s manual or other databases provided by Microsoft Corporation I...

Page 60: ...use the default folder as the destination location After checking the folder click Next button Windows 98 SE Step 5 The program will start to install drivers the system needs The installer will show the install progress percentage Windows 98 SE Step 4 Program will start to install drivers the system needs The installer will show the install progress percentage Windows 2000 Note The version you see...

Page 61: ... choose Yes I want to restart my computer now then click the Finish button to restart your computer to finish the driver updates Windows 98 SE Step 5 When the installation is complete the installer will ask you to restart your computer We suggest that you choose Yes I want to restart my computer now then click the Finish button to restart your computer to finish the driver updates Windows 2000 ...

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Page 63: ...ill pop up and remind the user to take proper measures The following description will tell you how to install the Winbond hardware monitor system and use it Insert the SD series CD into your CD ROM drive It should execute the program automatically If not you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of this CD After it is executed you will see the screen belo...

Page 64: ...am folder We suggest you use the default program folder name After checking the program folder name then click Next button Step 8 The wizard will prepare to start install the program file Click Next button to go on Step 9 Program will start to install drivers the system needs The installer will show the install progress percentage Step 10 When the installation is complete the installer will ask yo...

Page 65: ...ou will see the item called winbond Hardware Doctor Click it and you will be able to see the screen below Step 12 This screen shows the hardware monitor system screen It shows information about system temperature voltages and fan speed Some items can let you set the warning range you can optimize values by setting them in accordance your system ...

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Page 67: ...en you will see the DirectX 8 button Click it to start DirectX 8 installation and the system will ask you to restart computer When you restart again you can start to install the audio drivers and applications Please check the BIOS menu Integrated Peripherals item Onboard Sound Controller as this item need to be set to Enabled before you can start to install the audio drivers and applications Inser...

Page 68: ... appear Click the Next button to go on Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 Step 6 Now you can choose the destination location where you want to install the drivers We suggest that you use the default folder as the destination location After checking the folder click Next button Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 Step 7 You can choose the name of the program folder We suggest you use the default program folder name...

Page 69: ...will ask you to restart your computer We suggest that you choose Yes I want to restart my computer now Then click the OK button to restart your computer to finish the driver update Windows 2000 Step 10 When the installation is complete the installer will ask you to restart your computer We suggest that you choose Yes I want to restart my computer now then click the OK button to restart your comput...

Page 70: ...ce Manager see that the devices are properly installed Windows 2000 Step 13 You can choose from Start Programs then from item PCI Audio Applications to see the applications and demo program You can quickly start the mixer panel by double click on the mixer icon in task bar Windows 98 SE Step 12 You can choose from Start Programs then from item PCI Audio Applications to see the applications and dem...

Page 71: ...utput is available and vice versa Several output signals can usually be enabled at once Pressing this button switches to the Volume Control Panel Pressing this button switches to the Record Control Panel Regulates the advanced settings Discussed in a later section This is the master control over all outputs The power of an output Re signal is determined by both of the volume slider and the slider ...

Page 72: ... explain the different function buttons below Regulates wave voice playback level Enables the recording from SPDIF in SPDIF in is mutually exclusive with other input signals Press the button advanced button to switch to the Advanced menu Here are several dialog folders allow you to determine item settings and adjustments SPDIF dialog provides a full control over SPDIF IN OUT functions You can use ...

Page 73: ...udio device You can always refer to this to see whether or not the connections of your speakers and microphone are correct Volume dialog provides a full control over the volume of the six channel digital output You can adjust the volume of your speakers in this dialog Please note that the volume of analog path is not controlled by this function Sound Effects dialog allows you to modify the special...

Page 74: ...ttings to default values The audio applications except the mixer there still have CD player MIDI player and MP3 Wave VCD player If you choose the item Audio Rack then you can see all the components of them The figure above is Audio Rack panel This Audio Rack consists of several major components Control Center Controls the display of the PCI Audio Rack components CD Player can play standard audio C...

Page 75: ...he playlist The title of CD and the name of tracks can be modified as well The Playlist dialog will save and show them automatically when you want to play the same CD Previous song Loads the previous track of playlist If current track is the first track the last track will become the current track Next song Loads the next track of playlist If current track is the last track the first track will be...

Page 76: ...CD ROM Help Shows the help screen for detailed button function descriptions About Shows the MP3 wave and VCD player software version and copyright information About Shows the MIDI player software version and copyright information About Shows the CD player software version and copyright information Exit Stops and leaves the player that you choose Loop Can playbacks the tracks over and over again Ej...

Page 77: ...ations Installation for Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 User s Manual C 11 If you press the right button of mouseon the demostration screen you will see the advanced dialoguge window It can let you set speaker status and demo music ...

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Page 79: ...You can find it on one slot or at the back of the motherboard Each motherboard always has the label at the same place as shown in the photo below You will find the model name and version on the white sticker 2 Know the current BIOS ID For example in this case the current BIOS ID is 00 If you already have the latest BIOS no any update action is necessary If your BIOS is not the latest BIOS go on to...

Page 80: ...te Go to our Web site and choose the correct BIOS file and download it 4 Double click the download file it will self extract to bin file 5 Make a bootable floppy disk and copy the necessary files onto it You may make a floppy disk bootable either in Explorer or in the DOS prompt mode ...

Page 81: ...ser s Manual D 3 After formatting and transferring the system to the floppy disk copy two files into it One is the BIOS flash utility awdflash exe and the other is the decompressed BIOS binary file 6 Boot off floppy disk ...

Page 82: ...r motherboard don t flash with the wrong BIOS file Otherwise you may cause system malfunctions Note Please do not use the Award flash memory writer version that earlier than Version 7 52C to flash your SD7 533 motherboard BIOS Otherwise it may cause flash fail or un anticipate problems Note During the updating the progress will be measured by white blocks The last four blue blocks of the flash upd...

Page 83: ... form Fax this form to your dealer or to the company where you bought the hardware in order to benefit from our technical support You can refer to the examples given below Example 1 With a system including motherboard with processor DDR DRAM etc HDD CD ROM FDD graphic adapter MPEG 2 card SCSI adapter audio card etc After the system is assembled if you cannot boot up check the key components of the...

Page 84: ...DEVICEHIGH C PLUGPLAY DWCFGMG SYS LASTDRIVE Z Restart the system If the system starts and does not reset you can be sure that the problem is due to the Sound Card Driver Write down the Sound Card model motherboard model BIOS identification number on the technical support file refer to main instructions and describe the problem in the space provided We will show you how to fill the Technical Suppor...

Page 85: ...he box in the Brand space write Pioneer in the Specifications space write DVD 16 9 System Memory DDR SDRAM Indicate the brand and specifications DDR DIMM of your system memory Examples Density Description Module Components Module Part Number CAS Latency Speed MHz For example In the Brand space write Micron in the Specifications space write Density 128MB Description SS 16 Megx72 2 5V ECC Gold Modul...

Page 86: ...er Contact Person Fax Number 2 E mail Address Model Name BIOS ID Part Number Motherboard PCB Version Driver Version OS Applications Hardware Name Brand Specifications Processor Type Hard Disk Drive IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 System Memory DDR DRAM Add On Card Problem Description ...

Page 87: ...written and thorough manual It is full of information that doesn t only pertain to motherboards The CD ROM included with your board will have the manual as well as drivers If you don t have either one go to the Program Download Area of our website or FTP server 2 Download latest BIOS software or drivers Please go to our Program Download area on our website to check to see if you have the latest BI...

Page 88: ...ls and don t have the resources to serve every end user However we will try to do our best to help every customer Please also remember that for many of our technical support team English is a second language you will have a better chance of getting a helpful answer if your question can be understood in the first place Be sure to use very simple concise language that clearly states the problem avoi...

Page 89: ...mpatibility Problems to ABIT Because of tremendous number of email messages we receive every day we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than to others For this reason any compatibility problem that is reported to us giving detailed system configuration information and error symptoms will receive the highest priority For the other questions we regret that we may not be ab...

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