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Contents

Introduction .................................................................................. 1-1

1. Motherboard Description ........................................................ 1-2

1.1 Features ...................................................................................................1-2

1.1.1 Hardware........................................................................................................... 1-2

1.1.2 BIOS ................................................................................................................. 1-6

1.1.3 Software............................................................................................................ 1-6

1.1.4 Accessories ....................................................................................................... 1-6

1.2 Motherboard Installation.........................................................................1-7

1.2.1 System Block Diagram.................................................................................... 1-7

1.2.2 Layout of Motherboard.................................................................................... 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/CHIPs Fan Header: JCFAN1/ JCFAN2(Optional) ...........................1-11

1.3.3 System Fan Header: JSFAN1 (Optional).....................................................1-11

1.4 RAM Module Installation .....................................................................1-12

1.4.1 RIMM.............................................................................................................1-12

1.4.2 How to install a RIMM 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

1.5.3 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots..........................................1-15

1.6 Connectors, Headers & Jumpers ...........................................................1-16

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Page 1: ...d 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 radio...

Page 2: ...s 9X Windows 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 a...

Page 3: ... 1 9 1 3 CPU Installation 1 10 1 3 1 CPU Installation Procedure Socket 478 1 10 1 3 2 CPU CHIPs Fan Header JCFAN1 JCFAN2 Optional 1 11 1 3 3 System Fan Header JSFAN1 Optional 1 11 1 4 RAM Module Installation 1 12 1 4 1 RIMM 1 12 1 4 2 How to install a RIMM 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 5 3 PCI Peripheral C...

Page 4: ...A B Optional 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 JLIN1 JMIC1 1 28 1 7 6 Audio Subsystem 1 29 1 ...

Page 5: ...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 19 2 7 PnP PCI Configurations 2 24 2 8 PC Health Status 2 27 2 9 Frequency Voltage Control 2 29 3 Trouble Shooting 3 1 ...

Page 6: ...ighlights 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 LAN port USB ports 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 micro archit...

Page 7: ...ew generation power for high end workstations and servers Speed Runing at 400 MHz Front Side Bus frequency Supports up to 2 2 GHz CPU core speeds The 33MHz 32 bit PCI 2 2 compliant The 66MHz AGP 2 0 compliant interface supports 1x 2x 4x data transfer mode Supports only 1 5v AGP electricals Chipset Intel 82850 82801BA Winbond W83627HF LAN Chip optional ...

Page 8: ...Maximum memory bandwidth of 3 2GB S Shadow 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 BUS Slots One AGP slot One CNR slot Four PCI bus slots Flash Memory Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality ...

Page 9: ...rts high capacity hard disk drives Supports LBA mode AC 97 Sound Codec Onboard AC LINK protocol comfliance Compliant with AC 97 2 1 specification 18 bit full duplex stereo ADC DACs SNR 95 DB throughmixer and DAC AC 3 playback required for DVD applications Universal Serial Bus Supports two back panel Universal Serial Bus Ports two front panel Universal Serial Bus Ports and four Universal Serial Bus...

Page 10: ...arallel Port 1 Standard Bidirection Parallel Port SPP 2 Enhanced Parallel Port EPP 3 Extended Capabilities Port ECP Supports two serial ports 16550 UART with 16 byte FIFO UART data rates up to 1 5 Mbaud Supports one Infrared transmission IR port Supports PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Supports 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB floppy disk drives ...

Page 11: ...are Operating System Offers the highest performance for MS DOS Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 95 98 Windows ME Windows XP Novell LINUX UNIX 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 Two dummies of RAM BUS RDRAM modules ...

Page 12: ...NN 1 PCI CONN 2 Block Diagram 4 RIMM Modules USB Port 1 CTRL 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 AGP 4X Interface PCI CONN 4 82850 FirmWare Hub M7TTB LAN ADDR ISP1561 USB 2 0 ...

Page 13: ... Port BAT1 JCFAN1 JAUXPWR1 JATXPWR2 Intel 82801 ICH2 INTEL 82850 JCFAN2 Socket 478 JATXPWR1 JRJ45USB1 JCDIN1 JCDIN2 JAUDIO1 JAUDIO1 JTAD1 JAUX1 IDE2 IDE1 FDD1 JSFAN1 USB20B USB20A JWOL1 J7 CNR1 AGP1 PCI3 PCI2 PCI1 PCI4 JUSB1 JPANEL1 LAN CHIP Winbond I O USB 2 0 BIOS CPU1 RIMM1 RIMM3 RIMM2 RIMM4 1 2 JCMOS1 JKBV1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...

Page 14: ... BUS Slots PCI1 4 T RAM BUS DIMMs RIMM1 4 H CNR Slot CNR1 U AUX Power Connector JAUXPWR1 I Audio Codec selection J7 V CPU FAN Header JCFAN1 J Wake On LAN Header JWOL1 W AGP Slot AGP1 K Front USB Header USB20A X Chips FAN Header JCFAN2 L Front USB Header USB20B Y ATX 12V Power Connector M System FAN Header JSFAN1 JATXPWR1 N Floppy Disk Connector FDD1 Z 5V 5VSB Selection for KB JKBV1 NOTE The mark m...

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: ...Optional Pin of JCFAN1 Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Sense Pin of JCFAN2 Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Ground 1 3 3 System Fan Header JSFAN1 Optional Pin No Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Sense Intel 82801 ICH2 INTEL 82850 Socket 478 LAN CHIP Winbond I O USB 2 0 BIOS RIMM1 RIMM3 RIMM2 RIMM4 JCFAN1 JCFAN2 JSFAN1 ...

Page 17: ...es RDRAM 256M x 1 pc 1024 M 256M x 2 pc 256M x 2 pc 1024 M 512M x 1 pc Dummies RDRAM 1024 M Dummies RDRAM 512M x 1 pc 2048 M 512M x 2 pc 512M x 2 pc The list shown above for RDRAM configuration is only for reference Bank 0 RIMM1 and RIMM2 Bank 1 RIMM3 and RIMM4 At least you should insert two RAM BUS RIMM modules into the RIMM sockets must be in Bank 0 or Bank 1 we strongly suggest to use the same ...

Page 18: ...s an Asymmetrical notch so the RIMM memory module can only fit into the slot in one direction 2 Push the tabs out Insert the RIMM 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 RIMM memory modules in place ...

Page 19: ...ots 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 Intel 82801 ICH2 INTEL 82850 Socket 478 LAN CHIP Winbond I O USB 2 0 BIOS RIMM1 RIMM3 RIMM2 RIMM4 AGP Slot PCI Slots CNR Slot ...

Page 20: ...an Accelerated 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 Inter...

Page 21: ... 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 Intel 82801 ICH2 INTEL 82850 Socket 478 LAN CHIP Winbond I O USB 2 0 BIOS RIMM1 RIMM3 RIMM2 RIMM4 JKBV1 JATXPWR1 JAUXPWR1 JATXPWR2 JCMOS1 JUSB1 IDE2 IDE1 JPANEL1 FDD1 USB20A JWOL1 J7...

Page 22: ...Button 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 23: ...ess data transfer to and from portable devices such as laptops waking 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 system...

Page 24: ... 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 JATXPWR1 PIN Assignment PIN Assignment 1 12V 3 Ground 2 12V 4 Ground 1 6 4 AUX Power Con...

Page 25: ...nnector 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 An configuration is similar to IDE1 The second drive on this controller must be set to slave mode 1 6 ...

Page 26: ...eration default 1 3 2 3 Closed Clear CMOS Data 1 6 9 Audio Codec Selection J7 J7 Assignment 1 3 1 2 Closed Enable on board Audio Codec 1 3 2 3 Closed Disabled on board Audio Codec 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: ...1 Data 4 USB2 Data 5 USB1 Data 6 USB2 Data 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 KEY 10 NA USB20A Optional 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 USB20B Optional Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 5V 3 USB3 Data 4 USB4 Data 5 USB3 Data 6 USB4 Data 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 KEY 10 NA ...

Page 28: ...ocation 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 Mouse Pin 5 Mouse Clock Pin 6NC Pin 4 VCC Pin 6 NC Pin 2 NC Pin 4 VCC Pin 2 NC PS 2 Keyboard Pin 1 KBD DATA Pin 3 GND Pin 5 KBD DATA Pin 3 GND Pin 1 Mouse DATA PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse USB Rj45 Optional COM1 Parallel Game Port Speaker Out Line ...

Page 29: ...B 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 fused 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 9 VCC3 SBY 4 NC 10 TX LED 5 NC 11 VCC3 SBY 6 RDN 12 RX LED ...

Page 30: ...t 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 us...

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: ... 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 Gro...

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: ...m 1 7 6 1 CD ROM Audio In Header JCDIN1 Pin No Assignment 1 Left Channel Input 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Channel Input Intel 82801 ICH2 INTEL 82850 Socket 478 LAN 8100 Winbond I O USB 2 0 BIOS RIMM1 RIMM3 RIMM2 RIMM4 JCDIN1 1 1 1 1 1 JCDIN2 JAUDIO1 JTAD1 JAUX1 ...

Page 35: ...ader 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 Key 9 LFT Line Out 10 LFT Line Out 1 7 6 4 Telephony Audio Header JTAD1 Pin No Assignment 1 MONO_IN 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 MONO_OUT 1 7 6 5 Auxiliary Audio Header JAUX1 Pin No Assignment 1 Left channel AUX_IN 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right channel AUX_IN ...

Page 36: ...ized the Award BIOS but nonstandard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controls the entire system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system by using Setup Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification ESCD Extended Syste...

Page 37: ...rrow 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 make changes Esc ke...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...ur 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 CPU or M B damage Load Optimized Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with the boot sequence These configurations are fa...

Page 40: ...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 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: ...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 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: ...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 The Choices Disabled default Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self Test POST to execute after you power up the computer Enabled default Enable quick POST Disabled Normal PO...

Page 45: ... configured The Choices Disabled default Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when 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 pa...

Page 46: ...u to setup cache CPU L1 L2 Cache Depending on the CPU chipset in use you may be able to increase memory access time with this option The Choices Enabled default Disabled Boot Seq Floppy Setup This item allows you to setup boot seq Floppy Hard Disk Boot Priority It item allows you to select the hard disk boot priority The Choices Bootable Add in cards default First Second Third Boot Other Device Th...

Page 47: ...e reporting from the BIOS to the operating system The Choices Enabeld default 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...

Page 48: ...ordinates 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 RDRAM Bus Frequency This item allows you to set RDRAM Bus Frequency The Choices Auto default 300 MHz 400 MHz DRAM Data Integrity Mode This item sele...

Page 49: ...tion allows caching of the video RAM resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result The Choices Disabled default Enabled Delayed Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 The Choices Enabled default...

Page 50: ...eactivate an interface if you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the IDE Devices Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to act...

Page 51: ...lt Disabled USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have USB peripherals The Choices Enabled default Disabled USB Keyboard Support The default value is Disabled Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support Disabled default Disable USB Keyboard Support Init Display First This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on chip VGA first...

Page 52: ...st and second serial ports The Choices Disabled Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infrared IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Normal default ASKIR IrDA RxD TxD Active The 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 item allo...

Page 53: ...t 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 ECP mode Normal Supports EPP or ECP mode EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 The Choices EPP1 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 Addr...

Page 54: ...ower 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 ...

Page 55: ...xed mode settings Min Power Saving Minimum power management Doze Mode 1 hr Standby Mode 1 hr Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD Power Down 15 min Max Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU s Doze Mode 1 min Standby Mode 1 min Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down 1 min User Defined default Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each of the ranges are from 1 min to 1 hr ...

Page 56: ...port default Initial display power management signaling Video Off In Suspend This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked 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 3 default 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of syst...

Page 57: ...se Power On instructions the motherboard battery 3V the Power Supply 5VSB and the Power Supply 3 3V While AC is not supplying power the motherboard uses the motherboard battery 3V If AC power is supplied 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...

Page 58: ... 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 shat 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 eve...

Page 59: ... PCI Configurations 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 t...

Page 60: ...for each peripheral By Choosing Manual the user will need to assign IRQ DMA for add on cards Be sure that there are no IRQ DMA and I O port conflicts IRQ Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt When you press the Press Enter tag you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system inte...

Page 61: ...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 62: ... 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 CPUFAN1 2 Speed This field displays the current CPUFAN1 2 speed ...

Page 63: ...e 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 64: ... Voltage Control Figure 9 Frequency Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio This 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 ...

Page 65: ...MHZ 130 87 43 MHZ If unfortunately the system s frequency that you are selected is not functioning there are two methods of 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 sc...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...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 68: ...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 69: ... 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 70: ...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 71: ...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 ...

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