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Chapter

Motherboard

Description

1-24

1.7.2 USB & LAN Connector: JRJ45USB1

The motherboard provides an

OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) Universal

Serial Bus Roots

for attaching USB devices such as: keyboard, mouse and other

USB devices. You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector.

Stacked USB Connectors

Pin Assignment

1 5

USBP0-

[

USBP1-

]

USBP0+

[

USBP1

4 Ground

Signal names in brackets (

[]

) are for USB Port 1.

Stacked LAN Connector

Pin Assignment

TDP

TDN

RDP

VCC3 SBY

TX LED

VCC3 SBY

RDN

RX LED

Summary of Contents for M7TDE

Page 1: ... and found 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 ra...

Page 2: ...dows ME Windows 2000 and Windows XP 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 0CPU 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 14 1 5 Slots 1 15 1 5 1 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot 1 16 1 5 2 CNR Communication Network Riser Slot 1 16 1...

Page 4: ...s JUSB2 1 22 1 6 10 DIMM Power Voltage Selection JDIMMVOLT 1 22 1 7 Peripheral Port 1 23 1 7 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connector JKBMS1 1 23 1 7 2 USB LAN Connector JRJ45USB1 1 24 1 7 3 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports 1 25 1 7 3 1 The Serial Interface JCOM1 JCOM2 1 25 1 7 3 2 Parallel Interface Port JPRNT1 1 27 1 7 4 Game Joystick MIDI Port Connector JGAME1 1 28 1 7 5 Audio Port Connectors JSPKR1 ...

Page 5: ...Features 2 6 2 3 Advanced BIOS Features 2 9 2 4 Advanced Chipset Features 2 13 2 5 Integrated Peripherals 2 16 2 6 Power Management Setup 2 21 2 7 PnP PCI Configurations 2 26 2 8 PC Health Status 2 29 2 9 Frequency Control 2 31 3 Trouble Shooting 3 1 ...

Page 6: ...lights 8 Contains on board I O facilities which include two serial ports a parallel port a PS 2 mouse port a PS 2 keyboard port audio ports USB ports a LAN port optional and a game 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 micr...

Page 7: ...e Bus Protocol Intel Pentium 4 System Bus interrupt delivery Supports system bus Dynamic Bus Inversion DBI Supports 32 bit system bus addressing Speed Runing at 400 MHz Front Side Bus frequency Supports up to 2 GHz CPU core speeds The 33MHz 32 bit PCI 2 2 compliant The 66MHz AGP 2 0 compliant interface supports 1x 2x and 4x data transfer mode Supports only 1 5v AGP electricals Chipset Intel 82845 ...

Page 8: ...RAM Motherboard is equipped with a memory controller providing shadow RAM and support for ROM BIOS Green Functionality Supports Award BIOS power management functionality Has a power down timer from 1 to 15 minutes Wakes from power saving sleep mode with any keyboard or mouse activity BUS Slots One AGP slot One CNR slot Support Type A CNR only Three 32 bit PCI bus slots Flash Memory Supports flash ...

Page 9: ...Supports IDE interface with CD ROM Supports high capacity hard disk drives Supports LBA mode AC 97 Sound Codec Onboard AC LINK protocol comfliance AC 97 2 2compliant Energy saving power down modes 18 bit full duplex stereo ADC DACs Universal Serial Bus Supports two back panel Universal Serial Bus Ports and two front panel Universal Serial Bus Ports optional Supports 48 MHz USB BIOS Hardware Monito...

Page 10: ...B 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB floppy disk drives Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Interface Supports a single AGP device either a connector or on the motherboard Supports AGP 2 0 including 4X AGP data transfers and 2x 4x Fast Write protocol Supports only 1 5v AGP electricals High priority access support Hierarchical PCI configuration mechanism Dimensions Micro ATX form factor 22 1cm x 24 4cm WxL LAN Opti...

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

Page 12: ... SIO Clock PCI CONN 1 PCI CONN 2 Block Diagram 2 DDR Modules USB Port 1 CTRL DATA ADDR IDE Primary IDE Secondary UltraDMA 33 66 100 USB PCI CNTRL PCI ADDR DATA LPC Bus MCH Game Port 478 Pin Socket Processor Pentium R 4 USB Port 3 USB Port 4 USB Port 2 Brookdale 82801BA Hub Interface AC 97 Link CNR PCI CONN 3 FirmWare Hub AGP 4X Interface 82845 2 9 0 LAN On Board ...

Page 13: ...Intel 82801BA K B Mouse JRJ45USB1 USB LAN COM1 COM2 Parallel Port JSPKR1 SP OUT JLIN1 LINE IN JMIC1 MIC IN GAME Port JCOM1 JCOM2 JLIN1 LINE IN JMIC1 DDR1 DDR2 JAUDIO1 JTAD1 JTAD1 Intel 82845 AGP1 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 CNR1 JWOL1 JSFAN1 JUSB2 JPANEL1 JCMOS1 IDE2 IDE1 FDD1 JATXPWR1 JAUXPWR1 JCFAN1 LAN CHIP LPC I O ROM1 JDIMMVOLT JCDIN1 ...

Page 14: ...NR1 P DIMM Voltage Selection Header F Wake On LAN Header JWOL1 JDIMMVOLT G System FAN Header JSFAN1 Q DDR Dimms DDR1 2 Optional R CPU FAN Header JCFAN1 H Front USB Header JUSB2 S Telephony Audio JTAD1 Optional I Front Panel Connector JPANEL1 T ATX 12V Power Connector J Clear CMOS Header JCMOS1 JATXPWR2 K Primary IDE Connector IDE1 U AGP Slot AGP1 L Floppy Disk Connector FDD1 Socket 478 82801BA DIM...

Page 15: ...t then raise the lever up to 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 Socket 478 ...

Page 16: ...nstallation Layout 1 3 2 CPU 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 Socket 478 82801BA DIMM1 DIMM2 82845 ROM1 LPC I O LAN CHIP JSFAN1 JCFAN1 1 1 ...

Page 17: ...ule 184 pin Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DIMMs Total Memory Size MB 1 DIMM 2 DMMs 64 M 64 M 128 M 128 M 256 M 256 M 512 M 512 M 1 G 1 G 128 M 64 M 64 M 192 M 128 M 64 M 320 M 256 M 64 M 576 M 512 M 64 M 1 064 G 1 G 64 M 192 M 64 M 128 M 256 M 128 M 128 M 384 M 256 M 128 M 640 M 512 M 128 M 1 128 G 1 G 128 M 320 M 64 M 256 M 384 M 128 M 256 M 512 M 256 M 256 M 768 M 512 M 256 M 1 256 G 1 G 25...

Page 18: ...e MB 1 DIMM 2 DMMs 576 M 64 M 512 M 640 M 128 M 512 M 768 M 256 M 512 M 1024 M 512 M 512 M 1 512 G 1 G 512 M 1 064 G 64 M 1 G 1 128 G 128 M 1 G 1 256 G 256 M 1 G 1 512 G 512 M 1 G 2 G 1 G 1 G The list shown above for DRAM configuration is only for reference ...

Page 19: ...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 20: ...em bus Expansion slots are 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 Socket 478 82801BA DIMM1 DIMM2 82845 ROM1 LPC I O LAN CHIP AGP Slot PCI Slots CNR Slot ...

Page 21: ...n 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 Slots This motherboard is ...

Page 22: ...nt panel signal revelation IDE hard disk connection floppy disk connection Wake On LAN function and Front USB connection Noticeably a jumper has two or more pins covered by a plastic jumper cap allowing you to select a different system options Socket 478 82801BA DIMM1 DIMM2 82845 ROM1 LPC I O LAN CHIP JATXPWR2 JAUXPWR1 JATXPWR1 IDE2 IDE1 FDD1 JCMOS1 JPANEL1 JUSB2 JWOL1 JDIMMVOLT ...

Page 23: ...utton 17 NA 18 KEY 19 NA 20 KEY 21 5V 22 Ground 23 IRTX IrDA Connector 24 IRRX IrDA Connector Speaker Connector An offboard speaker can be installed on the motherboard as a manufacturing option It 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 use the video ...

Page 24: ...nless data transfer to and from portable devices such as laptops making PDAs possible Sleep Button Green Button This connector is used to conserve energy by powering down the monitor and the hard disk when is not in use To configure this option you need to connect a button from the front panel to this sleep button Depressing the button will power down the monitor and the hard drives until the syst...

Page 25: ...ty which means that the system will boot up instantly 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 AUX P...

Page 26: ...nector 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 It is configuration is similar to IDE1 The second drive on this controller must be set to slave mode 1 ...

Page 27: ... JUSB2 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 5V 3 USB1 Data 4 USB2 Data 5 USB1 Data 6 USB2 Data 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 KEY 10 NA 1 6 10 DIMM Power Voltage Selection JDIMMVOLT Pin DDR DIMM Voltage JUMP OFF 2 5V default 1 2 2 6V 3 4 2 75V 5 6 2 8V 7 8 2 9V 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 28: ...or 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 USB Rj45 Optional COM1 Parallel Game Port Speaker Out Line In Mic In JPRNT1 JGAME1 JCOM2 JCOM1 JKBMS1 JRJ45USB1 JSPKR1 JLIN1 JMIC1 COM2 PS 2 Mouse Pin 5 Mouse Clock Pin 6NC Pin 4 VCC Pin 6 NC Pin 2 NC Pin 4 VCC Pin 2 NC ...

Page 29: ...USB devices such as keyboard mouse and other USB devices You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector Stacked USB Connectors Pin Assignment 1 5 V 2 USBP0 USBP1 3 USBP0 USBP1 4 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 11 VCC3 SBY 4 NC 12 TX LED 5 NC 13 VCC3 SBY 6 RDN 14 RX LED ...

Page 30: ...Mice printers modems and other peripheral devices can be connected to a serial port where it 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 port on this system has two 9 pin connectors Some older computer systems and peripherals used...

Page 31: ... 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 32: ...s port and 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 1...

Page 33: ...it professional music by connecting MIDI devices 1 7 5 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 34: ...Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 29 1 7 6 Audio Subsystem Socket 478 82801BA DIMM1 DIMM2 82845 ROM1 LPC I O LAN CHIP JCDIN1 JTAD1 JAUDIO1 ...

Page 35: ...nd 3 Ground 4 Right Channel Input 1 7 6 2 Front 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 6 3 Telephony Audio Header JTAD1 Optional Pin No Assignment 1 MONO_IN 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 MONO_OUT ...

Page 36: ...omized 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 Sys...

Page 37: ...roke Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move 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 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 changes Key Decrease the numeric value or m...

Page 38: ...Menu allows you to select from several setup functions Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main Menu 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 for update information ...

Page 39: ...agement features PnP PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain Plug and Play and PCI options PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system Frequency Voltage Control This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU PCI clock However this function is strongly recommended not to use Not properly change the voltage and clock may cause ...

Page 40: ... the same way as the Supervisor Password If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is 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 ...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...he sub menu of detailed 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...

Page 43: ...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 44: ...choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector 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 ...

Page 45: ...es Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN 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 have 40 or 80 tracks Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot up The Choices ...

Page 46: ...00 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 and is also required to access the Setup Utility Setup default A password is required to access the Setup Utility only This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu APIC Mode By selecting...

Page 47: ... Select For DRAM 64MB A choice other than Non OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 Report No FDD For WIN 95w Whether report no FDD for Win 95 or not The Choices No default Yes ...

Page 48: ...s chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources such as DRAM and external cache It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus The default settings that came with 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 ...

Page 49: ...ronous DRAM is installed in the system The Choices 3 default 2 DRAM RAS Precharge If an insufficient number of cycle is allowed for RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data Fast gives faster performance and Slow gives more stable performance This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system The Choice...

Page 50: ...sult The Choices Disabled default Enabled Memory Hole At 15M 16M You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reserved it cannot be cached The user information of peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually discussed their memory requirements The Choices Disabled default Enabled Delayed Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted wr...

Page 51: ...re 5 Integrated Peripherals Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to enable or disable Onboard LAN Boot ROM The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard PCI LAN This item allows you to enable or disable Onboard PCI LAN The Choices Enabled default Disabled ...

Page 52: ...interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provides successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices Auto default Mode0 Mode1 Mode2 Mode3 Mode4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system As well your operating environment requir...

Page 53: ...m allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on chip VGA first The Choices AGP default PCI Solt Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If install and FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 Select a...

Page 54: ...on in one direction only at a time The Choices Half default Full Use IR Pins Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct setting of the TxD and RxD signals The Choices IR Rx2Tx2 default RxD2 TxD2 Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I O Address The Choices 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel P...

Page 55: ...e DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port The Choices 3 default 1 Game Port Address Game Port I O Address The Choices 201 default 209 Disabled Midi Port Address Midi Port Base I O Address The Choices 330 default 300 290 Disabled Midi Port IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the Midi Port can use The Choices 10 default 5 ...

Page 56: ...tup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power 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 ...

Page 57: ...ollowing modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Suspend Mode There are four options of Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings Min Power Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD Power Down 15 min Max Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU s Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down 1 min User Defined default Allows you to set each mode individually When not disable...

Page 58: ...The Choices Yes default No Suspend Type Select the Suspend Type The Choices Stop Grant default PwrOn Suspend Modem Use IRQ This determines the IRQ which can be applied in MODEM use The Choices 3 default 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off The Choices Disabled default 1Min 2Min 4Min 8Min 12Min 20Min 30Min...

Page 59: ...d and the Power Supply is not turned on 5VSB from the Power Supply is used When the Power Supply is eventually turned on 3 3V from the Power Supply will be used There are 3 options Former Sts On Off Former Sts default Means to maintain the last status of the CMOS when AC power is lost On Means always set CMOS to the On status when AC power is lost Off Means always set CMOS to the Off status when A...

Page 60: ...During Enabled Choose the Date and Time Alarm Date of Month Alarm You can choose which month the system will boot up Time hh mm ss Alarm You can choose hour minute and second the system will boot up Note If you have change the setting you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system before this function will work Reload Global Timer Events Reload Global Timer Events are I O ev...

Page 61: ...nnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations ...

Page 62: ...ards PCI ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals The Choices Disabled default Enabled Resources Controlled By By Choosing Auto ESCD default the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral By Choosing Manual the user will need to assign IRQ DMA for...

Page 63: ...his the non VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data In PCI based systems where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and a non VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write In this case the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the ...

Page 64: ...e The item will prevent CPU from overheating The Choices Disabled default 50O C 122O F 53O C 127O F 56O C 133O F 60O C 140O F 63O C 145O F 66O C 151O F 70O C 158O F Current CPU1 Temperature Show you the current CPU1 temperature Current SYSFAN Speed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan ...

Page 65: ...re This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choices Disabled default 60O C 140O F 65O C 149O F 70O C 158O F 75O C 167O F Show H W Monitor in POST If you computer contain a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several delay time to select you want The Choices 3 sec default 2 sec 1...

Page 66: ...s item allows you to select the CPU Ratio 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 spectrum for all clock The Choices 0 25 default 0 5 0 5 M 0 38 Disabled ...

Page 67: ... booting up the system Method 1 Clear the COMS data by setting the JCOMS1 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 up the system according to FSB of the processor It s strongly recommended to set CPU Vcor...

Page 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ...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 71: ... 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 72: ...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 73: ...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 74: ...01 10 2002 MADE IN TAIWAN R O C ...

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