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The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (COM 1:
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BIOS Setting

Select the serial ports’ I/O address in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu (“Onboard Super IO Device” field) of the BIOS. Refer to
chapter 3 for more information.

Summary of Contents for G4C600

Page 1: ...G4C600 R G4C600 D G4C600 DG Rev A System Board User s Manual I73710346 ...

Page 2: ...s the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2003 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium 4 are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Award is a regi...

Page 3: ...not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the ...

Page 4: ...rd BIOS to Disabled Make sure to follow the rule mentioned above Doing it other wise will slow down the boot up time and affect the perform ance of the system Driver Installation Rules Please follow the installation sequence below 1 Install the Audio Drivers 2 Install the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 3 Install the other drivers and utilities Make sure to follow this sequence Doing i...

Page 5: ...ngs 2 5 Rear Panel I O Ports 2 6 I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 2 Intel LAN BIOS Setting Utility 3 3 Intel ICH5R BIOS Setting Utility 3 4 HighPoint BIOS Configuration Utility 3 5 Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management Interface 4 2 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications 4 3 3D Audio Configuration 4 4 Installation Notes 7 15 1...

Page 6: ...x A Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology A 1 Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology Appendix B System Error Messages B 1 POST Beep B 2 Error Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting C 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 122 125 125 127 ...

Page 7: ...ta bus Intel Pentium 4 Prescott processor 800MHz system data bus Intel Celeron Northwood processor 400MHz system data bus Note Refer to section 1 2 and appendix A for more information on the Hyper Threading Technology System Memory Supports dual channel 128 bit wide memory interface Each channel supports 2 DIMM sockets Supports up to 4GB system memory Supports Dynamic mode to optimize system perfo...

Page 8: ...ds AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards for 3D graphics applications It handles large amounts of graphics data with the following features Pipelined memory read and write operations that hide memory access latency Demultiplexing of address and data on the bus for nearly 100 percent efficiency Note AGP 2x and 3 3V AGP cards are not supported Density Width Singl...

Page 9: ...board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders 6 channel Audio The 6 channel audio output function is supported by using the 4 channel connector the audio jacks at the rear panel and configuring the audio driver Please refer to chapters 2 and 4 Onboard LAN Features G4C600 R and G4C600 D only Integrated IEEE 802 3...

Page 10: ... 5 RAID 1 5 performs data stripping and mirroring simultaneously using two drives only Two independent IDE channels support up to 4 drives ATA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 ATA 133 or EIDE Supports PIO modes 0 1 2 3 4 DMA modes 0 1 2 and UDMA modes 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices Supports ATA 33 ATA 66 and ATA 100 hard drives PIO Mode 4 Enhance...

Page 11: ...s various information about your system configuration and stores these information in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on using the DMI utility Rear Panel I O Ports PC 99 color coded con...

Page 12: ... VBAT 3 3V 5V 12V voltages and failure alarm Monitors the fan speed of the CPU fan chassis fan and second fan and failure alarm Automatic chassis fan and second fan on off control Read back capability that displays temperature voltage and fan speed Refer to the PC Health Status section in chapter 3 and the Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information 1 1 3 Intelligence Automatic Chas...

Page 13: ...Wake On LAN This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC It is supported via the onboard LAN port via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal or via a LAN card that uses the Wake On LAN connector However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can power on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt Important The 5VSB power sour...

Page 14: ...hat enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management Currently only Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP supports the ACPI function ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button or...

Page 15: ...1 2 Hyper Threading Technology Functionality Requirements Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platforms Components CPU an Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset an Intel chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS a BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS an operating system that includes optimiza...

Page 16: ...ATA data cable Two IDE cables for ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA 100 IDE drives G4C600 R only One IDE cable for ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA 100 IDE drives G4C600 D DG only One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One I O shield One Mainboard Utility CD If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance ...

Page 17: ...I 5 PCI 4 KB Mouse USB 3 4 LAN KB Mouse wake up COM 1 COM 2 Parallel USB 1 2 USB 1 2 3 4 wake up 12V power CPU fan DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4 ATX power Line out Line in Mic in IDE 1 IDE 2 Chassis fan Power switch Reset switch Front panel FDD SATA 2 SATA 1 Clear CMOS DIMM LED USB 5 6 7 8 wake up USB 5 6 USB 7 8 Diagnostic LEDs RAID 1 RAID 2 WOL Second fan S PDIF 4CH audio Front audio AUX in CD in Game...

Page 18: ...B 3 4 LAN KB Mouse wake up COM 1 COM 2 Parallel USB 1 2 USB 1 2 3 4 wake up 12V power CPU fan DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4 ATX power Line out Line in Mic in IDE 1 IDE 2 Chassis fan Power switch Reset switch Front panel FDD SATA 2 SATA 1 Clear CMOS DIMM LED USB 5 6 7 8 wake up USB 5 6 USB 7 8 Diagnostic LEDs WOL Second fan S PDIF 4CH audio Front audio AUX in CD in Game IrDA Chassis open PCI LED 1 G4C600...

Page 19: ...aching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively...

Page 20: ...ks allowing for row switching to be done less often BIOS Setting Memory Frequency For in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly DIMMs are on the same channel DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different Not all slots need to be populated DIMMs of different memory configurations are on different channels Odd number of slots can be populated DIMMs of...

Page 21: ...single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Dual channel Dual channel Dual channel DDR 1 E P P E E E E E E E P P p P P P E P 1 3 P 1 3 DDR 2 E E P P E E E P P P E E E P P P P 2 4 E P 2 4 DDR 3 E E E E P P E E P P E P P E P P E P 1 3 P 1 3 DDR 4 ...

Page 22: ...ng DDR 1 E P 1 3 DS P 1 3 DS E P 1 3 SS P 1 3 SS DDR 2 P 2 4 DS E P 2 4 DS P 2 4 SS E P 2 4 SS DDR 3 E P 1 3 DS P 1 3 DS E P 1 3 SS P 1 3 SS DDR 4 P 2 4 DS E P 2 4 DS P 2 4 SS E P 2 4 SS P denotes populated E denotes empty denotes DIMMs are identical denotes DIMMs are not identical SS denotes Single Sided DIMM DS denotes Double Sided DIMM 1 2 3 or 4 denotes the DDR DIMM slot ...

Page 23: ...e must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket 1 Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place Pin 1 Notch Key Tab Tab ...

Page 24: ... is exclusively designed for installing an Intel processor 2 3 2 Installing the CPU 1 Locate Socket 478 on the system board 2 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways away from the socket then lifting it up to a 90o angle Make sure the socket is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly Lever ...

Page 25: ...et Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins Gold mark 4 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU Pin 1 ...

Page 26: ...nk the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board Note Only use Intel certified fan and heat sink An Intel boxed processor package contains a retention mechanism heat sink fan and installation guide If the installation procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package If you are installing a non boxed processo...

Page 27: ...eat sink and retention mechanism assembly on the CPU then align and snap the retention legs hooks to the retention holes at the 4 corners of the retention module base Note You will not be able to snap the hooks into the holes if the fan heat sink and retention mechanism assembly did not fit properly onto the CPU and retention module base Unsnapped Fan heat sink and retention mechanism assembly Sna...

Page 28: ...lever 4 Move the retention levers to their opposite directions then push them down This will secure the fan heat sink and retention mechanism assembly to the retention module base Note You will not be able to push the lever down if the direction is incorrect 5 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board ...

Page 29: ... incorrectly set in the BIOS you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below 1 Power off the system 2 Set JP5 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP5 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to inco...

Page 30: ...y Control submenu and press En ter 6 Set the CPU Clock Ratio field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio Refer to the CPU Frequency Control section in chapter 3 for more information 7 Press Esc to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save Exit Setup and press Enter 8 Type Y and press Enter ...

Page 31: ...dingly Refer to chapter 3 for more information Warning 1 If JP1 was enabled with a password set in the KB Power On Password field and now you wish to disable the keyboard password function make sure to set the Keyboard Mouse Power On field to Disabled prior to setting JP1 to disabled You will not be able to boot up the system if you fail to do so 2 The power button will not function once a keyboar...

Page 32: ...USB port used make sure USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS is set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard function for 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your po...

Page 33: ...e rear panel I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port Serial ports USB ports LAN port Mic in Line in and Line out jacks PS 2 Mouse RJ45 LAN Parallel USB 2 Line out Line in Mic in PS 2 K B COM 1 USB 3 4 USB 1 COM 2 ...

Page 34: ...Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board Wake On Keyboard Mouse The Wake On Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the keyboard or mouse to power on the system To use this function Jumper Setting JP1 must be set to 2 3 On Enabled Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse in this ch...

Page 35: ...nd COM 2 CN6 both in Teal Turquoise color These ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices BIOS Setting Select the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super IO Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information ...

Page 36: ...ndard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Function Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate Allows bidirectional parallel port op eration at maximum speed BIOS Setting Select the parallel port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu O...

Page 37: ...orts The additional USB ports which are mounted on card edge brackets will be provided as options If you wish to use the optional USB ports install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J13 and or J14 BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Intel OnChip PCI Device field of the BI...

Page 38: ...tem from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP2 and or JP6 must be set to 2 3 On Enabled Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On USB Keyboard in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB...

Page 39: ...5 LAN 2 5 5 RJ45 LAN Port The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 LAN port at location CN8 of the system board It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub Driver Installation Install the LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more informa tion W ...

Page 40: ... is a one hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Line out Jack Lime This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Using this jack disables the front audio s line out function 4CH audio W SL Ground SR Ground Ground JS Center out Center Out Return LFE Out LFE Out Return Key 1 9 2 Mic Mic Power AuD_R_Out N C AuD_L_Out GND AuD_Vcc Key 10 9 AuD_R_Return A...

Page 41: ...line out jack disables the rear audio s line out function Use the C Media application software to select between using the mic in jack and the rear audio s mic in jack Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 6 and pins 9 10 of J19 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J19 If you are not using this connector make sure to repla...

Page 42: ...e system chassis Driver Installation Install the Audio Drivers The 3D Audio Configuration software which is an audio panel for setting basic audio configurations will at the same time be installed into your system The application program will allow you to configure 2 channel 4 channel and 6 channel audio modes as well as configure the audio effects Refer to chapter 4 for more information ...

Page 43: ...card edge bracket mounted with a game MIDI port cable is provided with the system board Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the game MIDI port cable to connector J8 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J8 BIOS Setting Configure the game port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super I O Device field of the BIOS R...

Page 44: ...1 1 1 1 1 1 2 6 2 Internal Audio Connectors The CD in J10 and AUX in J11 connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground AUX in CD in W ...

Page 45: ...rd is equipped with a S PDIF connector One card edge bracket mounted with S PDIF ports is provided with the system board Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J22 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J22 W 1 5 VCC Key SPDIF out GND SPDIF in ...

Page 46: ...e connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J15 on the system board and the other end most connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A If you are connecting another drive Drive B install the middle connector of the cable to the drive The colored edge of the dai...

Page 47: ...apter 3 for more information Configuring RAID on Serial ATA Drives The ICH5R south bridge chip allows configuring RAID on serial ATA drives It supports RAID level 0 The following must be set accordingly BIOS Setting 1 Enable the RAID function for Serial ATA drives in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Intel OnChip IDE Device field of the Award BIOS 2 Configure and manage RAID in the Intel ICH5R BI...

Page 48: ...Integrated Drive Electronics disk drives To prevent improper IDE cable installation the shrouded RAID IDE header has a keying mechanism The 40 pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header Hard drives must be Ultra ATA 133 Ultra ATA 100 Ultra ATA 66 Ultra ATA 33 EIDE and or Fast ATA 2 compatible For optimal performan...

Page 49: ... IDE channels not between 2 drives that are chained on the same channel Note Only connect IDE hard drives to the RAID IDE connectors BIOS Setting 1 Enable or disable the HighPoint RAID controller in the Inte grated Peripherals submenu of the Award BIOS If the hard drives connected to the RAID IDE connectors will not be configured as RAID make sure to set the RAID Device Con trol field to Disabled ...

Page 50: ...ter and a Slave Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable Install o...

Page 51: ...We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recogn...

Page 52: ...stem board Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Set UART2 Mode Select Onboard Super IO Device field in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA function Refer to your operati...

Page 53: ...ol by using a fan with heatsink Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J1 of the system board The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the CPU fan Refer to chapter 3 for more infor mation X 1 3 Sense Power Ground ...

Page 54: ...irflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of these cooling fans These fans will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans Refer to chapter 3 for more information X X...

Page 55: ...o location J21 on the system board The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power up the system Refer to the add in card s manual for details Note Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA BIOS Setting To use the Wake On LAN function you must enable the Resume On LAN field in the Power Ma...

Page 56: ...when the system is in the Soft Off state PCI Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system is in the power on Soft Off or Suspend Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM state Important If the DIMM Standby Power LED or PCI Standby Power LED is lighted you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules or add i...

Page 57: ...n and bank Initializing JEDEC of current DRAM row Checking CMOS checksum and battery Initializing the clock generator Initializing USB Testing all memory cleared all extended memory to 0 Initializing the onboard Super IO Detecting and installing an IDE device Final initialization Booting the system LED 1 On Off On Off On Off On Off On Off On Off On Off On LED 2 Off On On Off Off On On Off Off On O...

Page 58: ...CN4 connectors respectively The 4 pin 12V power connector enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided use a 300 Watt or greate...

Page 59: ...t having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PWR BTTN in the Power Manag...

Page 60: ...light after it was powered on it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket Pin 3 5 14 16 8 10 18 20 7 9 13 15 17 19 2 4 6 HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED Reserved ATX SW ATX power switch Reserved RESET Reset switch SPEAKER Speaker connector PWR LED Power Standby LED Pin Assignment HDD LED Power...

Page 61: ...ower Switch and Reset Switch X The presence of the power switch and reset switch on the sys tem board are user friendly especially to DIY users They provide convenience in powering on and or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before it is installed into the system chassis Power Switch Reset Switch ...

Page 62: ...pter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the Ctrl Alt and Del ke...

Page 63: ...te second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 3 1 1 3 IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave Move the cursor to the IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master or IDE Secondary Slave fie...

Page 64: ...ndor If you select Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one ...

Page 65: ...stalled 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 1 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 2 88MB capacity 3 1 1 5 Video This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although sec...

Page 66: ...or all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors 3 1 1 7 Base Memory Displays the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory i...

Page 67: ...will protect the system from unnecessary updating or flashing of the BIOS When enabled it secures the BIOS therefore any updates to the BIOS will not take effect Disabled Disables the BIOS flash lock function allowing you to update or flash the BIOS any time needed The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actua...

Page 68: ... you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field Also disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP or the operating system may not install nor work 3 1 23 CPU L1 L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default value is enabled Enable the external cache for better performance 3 1 2 4 Hyper Threa...

Page 69: ...ect for the existing drive 3 1 2 7 Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives Move the cursor to this field then press Enter 3 1 2 8 First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device fields respectively The BIOS ...

Page 70: ...nction of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys 3 1 2 12 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use...

Page 71: ...ld is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using 3 1 2 18 OS Select for DRAM 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 3 1 2 19 HDD S M A R T Capability The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide suffic...

Page 72: ...y or that data was being lost while using your system 3 1 3 1 DRAM Timing Selectable This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Presence Detect data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc When this option is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEPROM Thi...

Page 73: ...is field controls RAS precharge in local memory clocks 3 1 3 6 Memory Frequency For This field is used to select the memory clock speed of the DIMM The system board supports DDR266 DDR333 or DDR400 when using 800MHz FSB CPU DDR333 will run at 320MHz memory frequency when used with 800MHz FSB CPU Under such circumstance make sure this field is set to Auto or DDR320 Refer to chapter 1 System Memory ...

Page 74: ...nge of the Cache RAM the faster the video performance 3 1 3 10 Delay Prior To Thermal This field is used to select the time that would force the CPU to a 50 duty cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating temperature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheating to ensure a safe computing environment 3 1 3 11 AGP Aperture Size MB This field is relevant to the memory mapped gr...

Page 75: ...re for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 4 1 Intel OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 76: ...IO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves Your system supports five modes 0 default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive s timing ...

Page 77: ...ption to manually configure the Serial ATA drives in the Serial ATA Port1 Mode and Serial ATA Port2 Mode fields Serial ATA Port1 Mode and Serial ATA Port2 Mode These fields are used to select the master slave mode of the serial ATA drives When you select Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master or Secondary Slave make sure they do not conflict with the settings of the IDE hard drives When Log...

Page 78: ...he USB 2 0 Controller and USB Keyboard Support fields Disabled Disables the onboard USB USB 2 0 Controller and USB Keyboard Support fields are not configurable USB 2 0 Controller If you are using a USB 2 0 device this field must be set to Enabled USB Keyboard Support By default this field is Disabled However if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS make sure to enable this function AC97 Audio Aut...

Page 79: ...ur keyboard Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port...

Page 80: ...l device must be within a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 meter 3 Set the RxD TxD Active IR Transmission Delay UR2 Duplex Mode and Use IR Pins fields appropriately RxD TxD Active The options are Hi Lo Lo Hi Lo Lo and Hi Hi IR Transmission Delay If this field is Enabled transmission of data will be slower This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device The options ...

Page 81: ...rt Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed If you selected EPP the EPP Mode Select field is selectable If you selected ECP the ECP Mode Use DMA field is selectable If you selected ECP EPP both EPP Mode Select and ECP Mode Use DMA are selectable EPP Mode Select This field is used to select the EPP mode of the parallel port ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select a DMA channel ...

Page 82: ...eys simultaneously when prompted during boot up Take note you will be able to access the boot ROM s program by typing Shift F10 only when this field is enabled 3 1 4 5 RAID Device Control G4C600 R only This field is used to enable or disable the onboard HighPoint RAID controller 3 1 4 6 Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the AGP or PCI first when the system boots...

Page 83: ...ly only Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP supports this function If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the ACPI Suspend Type field 3 1 5 2 ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function The settings on the screen are for reference onl...

Page 84: ... power saving time in the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down fields 3 1 5 5 Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initializes display power manag...

Page 85: ...e you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system 3 1 5 10 Resume on PCI Event Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or mod...

Page 86: ...oft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month Alarm and Time hh mm ss Alarm fields However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network Resume On Ring LAN prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default 3 1 5 15 Date of Month Alarm 0 The system w...

Page 87: ... is selected double click the right button of the mouse to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power on the system 3 1 5 18 KB Power On Password Move the cursor to this field and press Enter Enter your password You can enter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confirm then press Enter The po...

Page 88: ...ttings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 5 20 PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the system Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Last State When power returns after an AC power fail...

Page 89: ...ystem interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device 3 1 6 4 PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default value is Disabled Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA 3 1 6 5 PCI IRQ Assignment By default an IRQ is automatically assigned to the PCI devices that...

Page 90: ...s function in the Hardware Monitor utility 3 1 7 2 Current System Temperature Current CPU Temperature Current Chassis Fan Speed Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Second Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the chassis CPU and second fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute 3 1 7 3 CPU V These fields show the voltag...

Page 91: ...tor function is capable of detecting system health conditions but if you want a warning message to pop up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Hardware Monitor utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board Refer to the Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information ...

Page 92: ...processors may have been locked by the manufacturer If you are using this kind of processor setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory default ratio 3 1 8 2 Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI devices 3 1 8 3 Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter...

Page 93: ...values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option in the main menu and press Enter If you want to proceed type Y and press Enter The default settings will be loaded ...

Page 94: ... The Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press Enter Type Y and press Enter to load the Setup default values ...

Page 95: ...e prompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password agai...

Page 96: ...cess only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied Use the arrow keys to highlight Set User Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be pr...

Page 97: ...s Enter Type Y and press Enter The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 98: ...you have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press Enter Type Y and press Enter The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 99: ...l and S keys simultaneously to enter the utility This will allow you to change the boot ROM s settings 3 3 Intel ICH5R BIOS Setting Utility The Intel ICH5R BIOS Setting Utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives Important Before you run the Intel ICH5R BIOS Setting Utility make sure RAID Function Intel OnChip IDE Device field in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the Awar...

Page 100: ...e RAID Device Control field in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the Award BIOS is set to Enabled After you power up the system and all hard disk drives have been detected the boot ROM message screen will appear as shown below Press the Ctrl and H keys simultaneously The BIOS Configuration Utility screen will appear Note Refer to the BIOS Configuration Utility section in the HighPoint RAID User s ...

Page 101: ... 2 Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typing AWDFLASH EXE The following screen will appear 5 Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press Enter Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 ...

Page 102: ...IOS in your system We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press Y then enter the file name of the current BIOS Otherwise press N 7 The following will then appear Press Y to Program or N to Exit 8 Press Y to flash the new BIOS ...

Page 103: ...umbers of hardware installed etc are au tomatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS Additional information such as ISA based peripherals which may not be automatically de tected can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated when ever the system hardware or setup is altere...

Page 104: ... or arrow keys then press Enter 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected information 4 Press F10 to update the edited information into the flash ROM s n Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort Exit Award DMI Configuration Utility CopyrightAward Software Inc 1996 Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File Save DMI File...

Page 105: ...e or arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu 2 The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for load Press Enter 3 The DMI files will appear on the screen Select the file you would like to load and press Enter 4 The following message will appear Do you want to execute Y N Type Y All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the new file will be saved into the flash ROM ...

Page 106: ...omatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup Intel 875P chipset Chipset Drivers Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility Important Installation Rules Please follow the installation sequence below 1 Install the Audio Drivers 2 Install the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 3 Install the...

Page 107: ...g sys tems Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Click Audio Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear Click Install Device Driver ...

Page 108: ...lete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Note The 3D Audio Configuration software which is an audio panel for setting basic audio configurations will at the same time be installed into your system Refer to the 3D Audio Configuration section in this chapter for more information ...

Page 109: ...ntel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the utility to take effect ...

Page 110: ...ers are supported in the following operating sys tems Windows 98 SE Windows ME and Windows 2000 To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the USB icon 2 Click Intel USB 2 0 Drivers on the main menu If you are using Windows 98 SE or Windows ME the following screen will appear ...

Page 111: ...iver which comes available after you have installed the operating system 3 Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Windows 2000 does not support auto installation of the USB 2 0 driver When you click Intel USB 2 0 Drivers the readme screen will appear ...

Page 112: ...s will install the LAN application software After installing the software run the application soft ware by double clicking the icon on the lower right of the taskbar The Intel R PROSet II screen will appear For more information about using the utility click View User Guide on the screen above 5 Go back to the screen above to install the LAN driver Click Install Base Driver 6 Follow the prompts on ...

Page 113: ...een which contains the RAID drivers installation instructions will appear The installation procedure will lead you to install the driver from a diskette The diskette is included in the system board package To install the RAID drivers 1 Insert the HighPoint 372 N RAID Drivers diskette 2 Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Note R...

Page 114: ... follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click HighPoint RAID Utility on the main menu The follow ing screen will appear 3 Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Note Refer to the HighPoint RAID User s Manual for more informa tion about the utility The manual is included in the CD ...

Page 115: ... ICH5R RAID driver Note The driver supports Windows XP only The RAID driver must be installed from a diskette The diskette is included in the system board package To install the RAID driver 1 Insert the Intel ICH5R RAID Driver for WinXP diskette 2 Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 116: ... range a warning message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recom mend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition To install please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Hardware Monitor on the main m...

Page 117: ...on 2 Click Microsoft DirectX 8 1 on the main menu The follow ing screen will appear 3 Click Yes to continue 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Note If you are using Windows XP you do not need to install Microsoft DirectX 8 1 because it is already supported by the operating system ...

Page 118: ...hannel and 6 channel audio modes as well as configure the audio effects After installing the audio driver and rebooting the system you can run 3D Audio Configuration either from the taskbar or from the Control Panel a Right click the 3D Audio Configuration icon which you will find in the taskbar at the lower right corner of the desktop screen b On your Windows desktop click Start point to Settings...

Page 119: ...ere you will configure analog output settings to speakers S PDIF This panel is used to configure S PDIF output which provides a low dis tortion digital data transfer between audio devices Volume Control This panel provides digital volume control for all 6 channels You can regulate each volume to the speaker when playing dig ital sound sources ...

Page 120: ... tual surround adjustable multi channel sound field innovative listening mode amazing sound effects and 3D positional audio It has 3 functional blocks Virtual Speaker Shifter Sound Ef fect and Multi channel Mu sic Demo X Note Refer to the Audio User s Manual for more information about 3D Audio Configuration The manual is included in the CD ...

Page 121: ...ot automatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please contact technical support or your sales repre sentative for the latest version of the drivers or software...

Page 122: ... install cooling fans The system requires adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor 3 The CPU Hyper Threading field in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the Award BIOS setup will appear Make sure this field is set to Enabled 4 Currently only Windows XP supports the Hyper Threading Technology If this OS has been previously installed you must REINSTALL it 5 Aft...

Page 123: ...y 123 d Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below c Click the General tab The processor shown under Computer should resemble the one shown below ...

Page 124: ...Threading Technology e Lastly press the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously The Windows Task Manager dialog box will appear Click the Performance tab The diagram under CPU Usage History should resemble the one shown below ...

Page 125: ...ode consists of a single long beep B 2 Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivale...

Page 126: ...te fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely...

Page 127: ...Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 M...

Page 128: ...thing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using 3 The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access ...

Page 129: ... a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ set...

Page 130: ...configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 1 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and ...

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