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Chapter 2

BIOS Setup

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2.9 Frequency Control

Figure 9. Frequency Control

CPU Clock Ratio

This

item allows you to select the CPU Ratio.

The Choices: 0X

(default), X8, X9, X10~ X50.

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

This item allows you to enable/disable auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clock.

The Choices: Enabled

(default), Disabled.

Spread Spectrum

This

item allows you to enable/ disable the Spread Spectrum function.

The Choices: Enabled

(default), Disabled.

Summary of Contents for M7SXG

Page 1: ...nd to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device pursuant of 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 radiates radio frequency energy and if you did not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference in the radio comm...

Page 2: ...dows ME Windows XP and Windows 2000 are products of Microsoft Corp with its ownership of trademark and are distributed by the vendor under a license agreement All trademarks used in this manual are property of their respective owners Copyright 2001 All Rights Reserved Canadian D O C Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus...

Page 3: ... Quick Reference 1 8 1 2 3 Quick Reference 1 9 1 3 CPU Installation 1 10 1 3 1 CPU Installation Procedure Socket 478 1 10 1 3 2 CPU Fan Header JCFAN1 1 11 1 3 3 System Fan Header JSFAN1 Optional 1 11 1 4 RAM Module Installation 1 12 1 4 1 DIMM 1 12 1 4 2 How to install a DIMM Module 1 13 1 5 Slots 1 14 1 5 1 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot 1 15 1 5 2 CNR Communication Network Riser Slot 1 15 1 ...

Page 4: ...ar CMOSJumper JCMOS1 1 21 1 6 10 Front USB Headers JUSB1 JUSB2 1 22 1 7 Peripheral Port 1 23 1 7 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connector JKBMS1 1 23 1 7 2 USB LAN Connectors JUSBLAN1 1 24 1 7 3 VGA Connector JVGA1 1 25 1 7 4 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports 1 26 1 7 4 1 The Serial Interface JCOM1 1 26 1 7 4 2 Parallel Interface Port JPRNT1 1 28 1 7 5 Game Joystick MIDI Port Connector JGAME1 1 29 1 7 6 ...

Page 5: ...in Menu 2 3 2 2 Standard CMOS Features 2 6 2 3 Advanced BIOS Features 2 9 2 4 Advanced Chipset Features 2 13 2 5 Integrated Peripherals 2 15 2 6 Power Management Setup 2 21 2 7 PnP PCI Configurations 2 24 2 8 PC Health Status 2 27 2 9 Frequency Control 2 29 3 Trouble Shooting 3 1 ...

Page 6: ... Highlights 8 Contains on board I O facilities which include one serial port a parallel port a PS 2 mouse port a PS 2 keyboard port audio ports USB ports a game port and a VGA port 8 Contains on board IDE facilities for IDE devices such as hard disks and CD ROM Drives 8 Supports the Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 processor a leading edge processor which brings to you the latest technology in micro arc...

Page 7: ...bit PCI 2 2 compliant The 66MHz AGP 2 0 compliant interface supports 1x 2x and 4x data transfer mode Chipset SiS 650 645 SiS 961 Winbond W83697HF DRAM Memory Supports 200MHz 266MHz or 333MHz only for SiS 645 DDR SDRAM devices Supports 128Mb 256Mb 512Mb and 1GB technologies Max of 2 Double Sided DIMMs with unbuffer without ECC PC2100 PC1600 PC2700 only for SiS 645 The largest memory capacity is 2 G...

Page 8: ...pports ESCD functionality Built in IDE Facilities Supports four IDE hard disk drives Supports PIO Mode 4 Master Mode and high performance hard disk drives Supports disk transfer rates up to 100 MB second Supports Ultra DMA 33 Ultra DMA 66 Ultra DMA 100 Bus Master Modes Supports IDE interface with CD ROM Supports high capacity hard disk drives Supports LBA mode AC 97 Sound Codec Onboard AC LINK pro...

Page 9: ... HDTV all ATSC modes decoding Direct DVD to TV playback Video Accelerator High Integration Built in 64x128 CRT FIFOs to support ultra high resolution graphics modes and reduce CPU wait state I O facilities One multi mode Parallel Port capable of supporting the following specifications Standard Bidirection Parallel Port Enhanced Parallel Port EPP Extended Capabilities Port ECP Supports one serial p...

Page 10: ...Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 5 BIOS Hardware Monitor Function Monitors CPU Fan Speed Monitors System Fan Speed Monitors System Voltage Dimensions Micro ATX form factor 24 5cm x 24 5cm WxL ...

Page 11: ...te 1 1 3 Software Operating System Offers the highest performance for MS DOS Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 95 98 Windows ME Windows XP Novell SCO UNIX etc 1 1 4 Accessories HDD Cable FDD Cable Flash Memory Writer for BIOS Update JUSB1 JUSB2 Cable Optional Rear I O Panel for Micro ATX Case Optional Fully Setup Driver CD ...

Page 12: ...ec FAN CONTROL GAME MIDI GPIOs SERIAL PARALLEL FLOPPY D IMM 1 D IMM 2 IDE 2 AC 97 USB 0 USB 1 USB 5 Legacy ROM PCI SLOT 3 PCI SLOT 2 PCI SLOT 1 USB 3 IR CIR FAN 1 FAN 2 IDE 1 VGA Analog In Anal og Out Rtt SSTL 2 Ter minat ion Onl y for DD R KEYBOARD MOUSE SiS650 SiS961 FAN CONTROL USB 2 USB 4 VOLTAGE MONITOR TEMPERATURE MONITOR LPC Super I O 3D Audio Out V DIMM SLOT VGA Connec tor VGA 51 2 MB Supp...

Page 13: ...FDD1 FLOPPY DISK CONN SECONDARY IDE CONN PRIMARY IDE CONN JUSB2 DDR1 DDR2 JUSB1 JPANEL1 2 JWOL1 JCMOS1 BAT1 AGP1 JATXPWR1 JAUXPWR1 JATXPWR2 JPRNT1 JAUD_GAME1 JAUDIO1 JCDIN2 JCDIN1 JTAD1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 JCFAN1 JDIMMPWR1 1 2 1 2 1 2 PCI3 PCI2 PCI1 CNR1 LAN CHIP SiS 961 JKBMS1 JCOM1 JVGA1 SP OUT MIC IN LINE IN GAME Port Socket 478 1 ...

Page 14: ...Audio In Header JCDIN2 Q AUX Power Connector JAUXPWR1 G CNR Slot CNR1 R ATX Power Connector JATXPWR1 H Wake On LAN Header JWOL1 S DDR DIMMs DDR 1 2 I Front USB Header JUSB2 T CPU FAN Header JCFAN1 J Front USB Header JUSB1 U AGP Slot AGP1 K Clear CMOS JCMOS1 V ATX 12V Power Connector L Front Panel Connector JPANEL1 JATXPWR2 NOTE The mark mean that the function is optional DDR 1 DDR 2 BIOS Winbond I...

Page 15: ...ocket then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle 2 Locate Pin A in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the CPU Match Pin A with the white dot cut edge then insert the CPU 3 Press the lever down 4 Put the fan on the CPU by buckling it and then put the fan s power port into the JCFAN1 then the installation will be completed CPU ...

Page 16: ...PU Fan Header JCFAN1 Pin No Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Sense 1 3 3 System Fan Header JSFAN1 Optional Pin No Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Sense DDR 1 DDR 2 BIOS Winbond I O F LOPPY DISK CONN SECONDARY IDE CONN PRIMARY IDE CONN LAN CHIP SiS 961 Socket 478 JCFAN1 JSFAN1 1 1 ...

Page 17: ... pin Total Memory Size with unbuffer DIMMs Only for reference Total Memory Size MB DIMM 1 DIMM 2 128 M 128 M 256 M 256 M 512 M 512 M 1 G 1 G 256 M 128 M 128 M 384 M 256 M 128 M 640 M 512 M 128 M 1128 M 1 G 128 M 384 M 128 M 256 M 512 M 256 M 256 M 768 M 512 M 256 M 1256 M 1 G 256 M 640 M 128 M 512 M 768 M 256 M 512 M 1028 M 512 M 512 M 1512 M 1 G 512 M 1128 M 128 M 1 G 1256 M 256 M 1 G 1512 M 512 ...

Page 18: ...notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit into the slot in one direction 2 Push the tabs out Insert the DIMM memory modules into the socket at a 90 degree angle then push down vertically so that it will fit into the place 3 The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs should fit over the edge and hold the DIMM memory modules in place Single Sided DIMM Double Sided DIMM ...

Page 19: ...e a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard s features and capabilities With these efficient facilities you can increase the motherboard s capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system DDR 1 DDR 2 BIOS Winbond I O FLOPPY DISK CONN SECONDARY IDE CONN PRIMARY IDE CONN LAN CHIP SiS 961 Socket 478 AGP Slot PCI Slot CNR Slot ...

Page 20: ...ed Graphics Port AGP An AGP card will take advantage of AGP technology for improved video efficiency and performance especially with 3D graphics 1 5 2 CNR Communication Network Riser Slot The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture and it defines a hardware scalable riser card interface which supports audio network and modem only 1 5 3 PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slot...

Page 21: ...IDE hard disk connection floppy disk connection Wake On LAN function and USB connection Noticeably a jumper has two or more pins that can be covered by a plastic jumper cap allowing you to select different system options DDR 1 DDR 2 BIOS Winbond I O FLOPPY DISK CONN SECONDARY IDE CONN PRIMARY IDE CONN LAN CHIP SiS 961 Socket 478 JWOL1 JUSB2 JUSB1 JCMOS1 JCMOS1 JPANEL1 JDIMMPWR1 JAUXPWR1 JATXPWR1 J...

Page 22: ... NA 18 KEY 19 NA IrDA 20 KEY IrDA 21 5V Connector 22 Ground Connector 23 IRTX 24 IRRX SPK Speaker Connector An offboard speaker can be installed on the motherboard as a manufacturing option An offboard speaker can be connected to the motherboard at the front panel connector The speaker onboard or offboard provides error beep code information during the Power On Self Test when the computer cannot u...

Page 23: ...ctionless data transfer to and from portable devices such as laptops PDAs is possible SLP Sleep Green Button This connector is used to conserve energy by powering down the monitor and the hard disk when not in use To configure this option you need to connect a button from the front panel to this connector Depressing the button will power down the monitor and hard drives until the system is invoked...

Page 24: ...tantly when the power connector is inserted on the board PIN Assignment PIN Assignment 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 5V 14 PS_ON 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 5V 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 PW_OK 18 5V 9 5V_SB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V 1 6 3 ATX 12V Power Connector JATXPWR2 PIN Assignment PIN Assignment 1 12V 3 Ground 2 12V 4 Ground 1 6 4 DIMM Power Voltage Selection JDIMMPWR1 Pin DDR DIMM ...

Page 25: ...DE1 and IDE2 These connectors support the IDE hard disk cable provided IDE1 Primary IDE Connector The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive You must configure the second hard drive on IDE1 to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector The IDE2 controller can also support a Master and a Slave drive The configur...

Page 26: ...CMOS1 JCMOS1 Assignment 1 3 1 2 Closed Normal Operation default 1 3 2 3 Closed Clear CMOS Data The following procedures are for resetting the BIOS password It is important to follow these instructions closely Remove AC power line Wait five seconds JCMOS1 1 2 closed AC power on Reset your desired password or clear CMOS data JCMOS1 2 3 closed ...

Page 27: ...ments are corresponded to the table below otherwise it may cause great damage to your USB device JUSB1 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 5V 3 USB2 Data 4 USB3 Data 5 USB2 Data 6 USB3 Data 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 KEY 10 NC JUSB2 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 5V 3 USB4 Data 4 USB5 Data 5 USB4 Data 6 USB5 Data 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 KEY 10 NC ...

Page 28: ...ector location and pin definition are shown below PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connectors Pin Assignment 1 Data 2 No connect 3 Ground 4 5 V fused 5 Clock 6 No connect PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse COM1 Parallel Game Port Speaker Out Line In Mic In JPRNT1 JGAME1 JVGA1 JCOM1 JKBMS1 JSPKR1 JLIN1 JMIC1 USB LAN Optional JUSBLAN1 VGA1 Pin 1 KBD DATA Pin 3 GND Pin 5 KBD Clock Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Pin 2 NC Pin 4 VCC Pin...

Page 29: ...h as keyboard mouse and other USB devices You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector Stacked USB Connectors Pin Assignment 1 5 5 V fused 2 6 USBP0 USBP1 3 7 USBP0 USBP1 4 8 Ground Signal names in brackets are for USB Port 1 Stacked LAN Connector Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 TDP 7 NC 2 TDN 8 NC 3 RDP 9 VCC3 SBY 4 NC 10 TX LED 5 NC 11 VCC3 SBY 6 RDN 12 RX LED USB LAN Optional ...

Page 30: ...s motherboard has built in video facilities Your monitor will attach directly to JVGA1 connector on the motherboard Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 NC 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 5V 10 Ground 11 NC 12 DDC Data 13 HS NC 14 VSYNC 15 DDC CLK ...

Page 31: ...nters modems and other peripheral devices can be connected to a serial port The serial port can also be used to connect your computer with another computer system If you wish to transfer the contents of your hard disk to another system it can be accomplished by using each machine s serial port The serial ports on this system have two 9 pin connectors Some older computer systems and peripherals use...

Page 32: ... each pin on the 9 pin connector and some of the 25 pin connector This information can be used when configuring certain software programs to work with the serial ports Signal Name DB9 PIN DB25 PIN DCD Data Carrier Detect 1 8 RX Receive Data 2 3 TX Transmit Data 3 2 DTR Data Terminal Ready 4 20 GND Signal Ground 5 7 DSR Data Set Ready 6 6 RTS Request to Send 7 4 CTS Clear to Send 8 5 RI Ring Indica...

Page 33: ...port the parallel port is almost exclusively used with printers The parallel port on your system has a 25 pin DB25 connector see picture below The pinout for the parallel port are shown in the table below Signal Pin Strobe 1 Data 0 2 Data 1 3 Data 2 4 Data 3 5 Data 4 6 Data 5 7 Data 6 8 Data 7 9 Ack 10 Busy 11 Paper Empty 12 Select 13 Auto FDXT 14 Error 15 Init 16 SLCTN 17 Ground 18 Ground 19 Grou...

Page 34: ...it professional music by connecting MIDI devices 1 7 6 Audio Port Connectors JSPKR1 JLIN1 JMIC1 Speaker Out is used to connect speakers or headphones for audio output Line In can be connected to the external CD player Tape player or other audio devices for audio input Mic In is used to connect a microphone which allows you to input sounds and voices Game Joystick MIDI Speaker Out Line In Mic In ...

Page 35: ...ter 1 Motherboard Description 1 30 1 7 7 Audio Subsystem DDR 1 DDR 2 BIOS Winbond I O FLOPPY D ISK CONN SECONDARY IDE CONN PRIMARY IDE CONN LAN CHIP SiS 961 Socket 478 JTAD1 JAUDIO1 JCDIN1 JCDIN2 1 1 1 1 2 ...

Page 36: ... Header JCDIN2 Pin No Assignment 1 Left Channel Input 2 Ground 3 Right Channel Input 4 Ground 1 7 7 3 Front Panel Audio Header JAUDIO1 Pin No Assignment Pin No Assignment 1 Mic In 2 Ground 3 Mic Power 4 Audio Power 5 RT Line Out 6 RT Line Out 7 Reserved 8 9 LFT Line Out 10 LFT Line Out 1 7 7 4 Telephony Audio Header JTAD1 Pin No Assignment 1 MONO_IN 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 MONO_OUT ...

Page 37: ...ed the Award BIOS but nonstandard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification ESCD Extended System ...

Page 38: ... to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Esc Main Menu Quit without saving changes Submenus Exit Current page to the next higher level menu Move Enter Move to the item you desired PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Key Increase the numeric value or make chan...

Page 39: ...ng the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main Menu Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual Figure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 is just for reference please refer to the BIOS installed on board ...

Page 40: ...uency Voltage Control This submenu allows you to change CPU clock ratio However when you try to change different CPU clock ratio you should check your CPU frequency in advance The CPU clock ratio should be changed depending on your CPU frequency Load Optimized Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with the boot sequence These configur...

Page 41: ...s set the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them Save Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Update BIOS This submenu allow...

Page 42: ...in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the PgUp or PgDn keys to select the value you want in each item Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup ...

Page 43: ...ed options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options Drive A Drive B 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in None...

Page 44: ...k Key Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you Base Memory N A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 45: ...or If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep Disabled default Virus protection is disabled Enabled Virus protection is activated CPU L1 L2 Cache Depending on the CPU chipset in use you may be able to increase memory access time with this option Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disabl...

Page 46: ...ng system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items The Choices Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN HPT370 Enabled Disabled Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments The Choices Enabled Disabled default Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they h...

Page 47: ...you hold the key down The Choices 6 default 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The Choices 250 default 500 750 1000 Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and or to use the CMOS Setup Utility System A password is required for the system to boot a...

Page 48: ...ices Non OS2 default OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability This item allows you to enable disable open the S M A R T quick function of the hard disk The Choices Disabled default Enabled Report No FDD For WIN 95 Whether report no FDD for WIN 95 or not The Choices No default Yes Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution Enabled default Optional ROM is enabled ...

Page 49: ...your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup Advanced DRAM Control To control the DDR SDRAM If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the Advanced DRAM Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options System Performa...

Page 50: ... system memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reserved it cannot be cached Refer to the user documentation of the peripheral you are installing for more information The Choices Disabled default Enabled AGP Aperture Size Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycl...

Page 51: ...al PCI IDE This item allows you select Internal PCI IDE The Choices Both default Disabled Primary Secondary IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the b...

Page 52: ... SIS OnChip PCI Device label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options SIS 7012 AC97 AUDIO This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio The Choices Enabled default Disabled SIS 7013 S W Modem This option allows you to control the onboard S W modem The Choices Disabled default Enabled SIS 900 10 100M ETHERNET This option allows you to control the...

Page 53: ...first and second serial ports The Choices Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 default 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Normal AS KIR IrDA RxD TxD Active This item allows you to determine which Infrared IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Hi Lo default Hi Hi Lo Hi Lo Lo IR Transmission Delay This ite...

Page 54: ... Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP EPP mode EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 The Choices EPP 1 7 default EPP1 9 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port The Choices 3 default 1 Game Port Address Game Port I O Address The Choi...

Page 55: ...rive supports block mode most new drives do The system will automatically determine the optimal number of blocks to read and write per sector The Choices Enabled default Disabled Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI Slot or an AGP Slot The Choices PCI Slot default AGP AGP Auto Calibration This item allows you e...

Page 56: ...ess Interface The Choices Embedded Bus default PCI Bus USB0 Access Interface This item allows you select the USB0 Access Interface The Choices Embedded Bus default PCI Bus Audio Access Interface This item allows you select the Audio Access Interface The Choices Embedded Bus default PCI Bus ...

Page 57: ...r up power down features Figure 6 Power Management Setup ACPI function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system The Choices S1 POS default Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM S1 S3 ...

Page 58: ...Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support default Initial display power management signaling Switch Function You can choose whether or not to permit your system or enter complete suspend mode Suspend mode offers greater power savings with a correspondingly longer with a correspondingly longer awakening period The Choices Break Wake default Disabled Modem Use IRQ This d...

Page 59: ...e Choices Disabled default Enabled RING Power Up Control This item allows you to control the RING Power Up The Choices Enabled default Disabled MACPME Power Up Control This item allows you to control the MACPME Power Up The Choices Enabled default Disabled PCIPME Power Up Control This item allows you to control the PCIPME Power Up The Choices Enabled default Disabled Power Up by Alarm When you sel...

Page 60: ... Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict Every peripheral device has a node which is called ESCD This node records which resources are assigned to it The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations These locations 4K are reserved in the system BIOS If t...

Page 61: ...Q 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device Legacy is the term which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides non PnP ISA add on cards PCI ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals PCI VGA Palette Snoop Choose Disabled or Enabled Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take ...

Page 62: ...pond to the Write it should only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus The non VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus Unless you have the above situation you should disable this option The Choices Disabled default Enabled ...

Page 63: ...erature When this function is enabled the system will warn you if the CPU temperature reaches the warning temperature The Choices Disabled default 50 122 53 127 56 133 60 140 63 145 66 151 70 158 Current CPU1 Temperature This field displays the current temperature of CPU Current CPUFAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CPU fan Current SYSFAN Speed This field displays the current speed...

Page 64: ...en this function is enabled the system will automatically shutdown if the CPU temperature reaches the shutdown temperature This function only works under Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choices Disabled default 60 140 65 149 70 158 75 167 Show H W Monitor in POST If your computer contains a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several delay time for you to cho...

Page 65: ...u to select the CPU Ratio The Choices 0X default X8 X9 X10 X50 Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk This item allows you to enable disable auto Detect DIMM PCI Clock The Choices Enabled default Disabled Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable disable the Spread Spectrum function The Choices Enabled default Disabled ...

Page 66: ... the system s frequency that you are selected is not functioning there are two methods of booting up the system Method 1 Clear the CMOS data by setting the JCMOS1 2 3 closed as ON status All the CMOS data will be loaded as defaults setting Method 2 Press the Insert key and Power button simultaneously after that keep on pressing the Insert key until the power on screen showed This action will boot ...

Page 67: ...e and wall socket are OK but system is still dead Contact technical support Faulty wall outlet circuit breaker or fuse blown Plug in device known to work in socket and test Use different socket repair outlet reset circuit breaker or replace fuse PROBLEM System inoperative Keyboard lights are on power indicator lights are lit hard drive is spinning PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Memory DIMM is p...

Page 68: ...at hard disk if unable to do so the hard disk may be defective Contact technical support Hard disk directory or FAT is scrambled Run the FDISK program format the hard drive Copy data that was backed up onto hard drive Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time PROBLEM System only boots from CD ROM Hard disk can be read and applications ...

Page 69: ...ard drive Re install all saved data when completed PROBLEM Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Incorrect information entered into the configuration setup program Check the configuration program Replace any incorrect information Review system s equipment Make sure correct information is in setup PROBLEM Screen is blank PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS...

Page 70: ... installed in correct sockets Computer virus Use anti virus programs to detect and clean viruses PROBLEM Screen goes blank periodically PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Screen saver is enabled Disable screen saver PROBLEM Keyboard failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Keyboard is disconnected Reconnect keyboard Check keys again if no improvement replace keyboard ...

Page 71: ...rive failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Hard drive cable not connected properly Check hard drive cable PROBLEM Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Master slave jumpers not set correctly Set master slave jumpers correctly Hard drives not compatible different manufacturers Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call drive manufactu...

Page 72: ...g operating system on hard drive PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION CMOS setup has been changed Run setup and select correct drive type PROBLEM Certain keys do not function PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Keys jammed or defective Replace keyboard ...

Page 73: ...12 21 2001 MADE IN TAIWAN R O C ...

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