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G4E606-P

Rev. A+

System Board
User’s Manual

935-G4E606-500

A75900329

Summary of Contents for G4E606-P

Page 1: ...G4E606 P Rev A System Board User s Manual 935 G4E606 500 A75900329 ...

Page 2: ...e 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 Pentium 4 and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Award is a ...

Page 3: ...interfer ence 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 interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the rec...

Page 4: ...tice An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD To view the user s manual in the CD insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click User s Manual on the main menu ...

Page 5: ...S Setup 3 1 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features 3 1 2 Advanced BIOS Features 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals 3 1 5 Power Management Setup 3 1 6 PnP PCI Configurations 3 1 7 PC Health Status 3 1 8 Frequency Voltage Control 3 1 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password 3 1 12 Set User Password 3 1 13 Save Ex...

Page 6: ...ers Utilities and Software Applications 4 3 Installation Notes Appendix A Enabling the Hyper Threading T echnology 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 85 88 98 104 99 ...

Page 7: ...Hz system data bus Intel Celeron processor 478 pin 400MHz system data bus System Memory Two 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets 2 5V unbuffered PC1600 DDR200 or PC2100 DDR266 DDR SDRAM DIMM Supports maximum of 2GB system memory using 64Mbit 128Mbit 256Mbit or 512Mbit technology Double sided x16 DDR SDRAM DIMM is not supported Supports ECC function Chapter 1 Introduction Density Width Single Double 184 ...

Page 8: ...Onboard Audio Features Uses Realtek AC 97 compatible codec 18 bit stereo full duplex codec with independent variable sam pling rate High quality differential CD input True stereo line level outputs Onboard LAN Features Uses Realtek RTL8101L fast ethernet controller Integrated IEEE 802 3 10BASE T and 100BASE TX compatible PHY 32 bit PCI master interface Integrated power management functions Full du...

Page 9: ...Play compatible Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades Supports DMI 2 0 function Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records 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 ...

Page 10: ...es 5V 12V 0 75A via setting a jumper One front audio connector for external line out and mic in jacks One CD in internal audio connector Two IDE connectors One floppy connector Two ATX power supply connectors One Wake On LAN connector CPU fan and chassis fan connectors 1 1 2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the following system health conditions Monitors CP...

Page 11: ...f you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA 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 Manage ment Event signal or via a LAN card that uses the Wake On LAN connector However if your system is in the Suspend ...

Page 12: ...eatures that 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 ...

Page 13: ...e 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 ena bled OS an operating system that includes optim...

Page 14: ...he following items The system board A user s manual One IDE cable for ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA 100 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Main Board Utility CD If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance ...

Page 15: ...15 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...

Page 16: ...s 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 doubles the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of da...

Page 17: ...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 18: ... 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 19: ...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 20: ...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 21: ...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 22: ...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 23: ...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 JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP1 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 incorrect setting of the processo...

Page 24: ...bmenu and press Enter 6 Set the CPU Clock Ratio or CPU Clock field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock Refer to the Frequency Voltage 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 25: ...5 6 On RI pin provides 5V power 2 3 5 6 On RI pin provides 12V power 1 2 4 6 5 3 1 2 4 6 5 3 1 2 4 6 5 3 4 5 On Normal Standard RS232 1 2 5 6 On RI pin provides 5V power 2 3 5 6 On RI pin provides 12V power COM 3 and COM 4 are standard RS232 serial ports These ports RI pin will provide auxiliary power if JP2 for COM 4 and or JP3 for COM 3 are set to the 5V or 12V settings ...

Page 26: ...ts The rear panel I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port Serial ports LAN port USB ports Line out line in and mic in jacks PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B Parallel COM 1 COM 2 COM 3 LAN USB 1 2 Line out Line in Mic in ...

Page 27: ... 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 BIOS Setting Power On Function Onboard Super I O Device section in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS must be set ac...

Page 28: ... serial port cable to connector J3 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J3 Mount the card edge bracket to the system chas sis The serial 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...

Page 29: ...rated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super I O Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Parallel Setting SPP Standard 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 bidir...

Page 30: ...ocation CN4 of the system board It al lows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more informa tion W ...

Page 31: ...provided as an option 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 J7 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information If you are using a USB 2 0 device you must enable the USB 2 0 function in the same ...

Page 32: ...n USB Keyboard function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function BIOS Setting USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chap ter 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 su...

Page 33: ...t from the system board Using this jack disables the front audio s line out function Line in Jack Light Blue CN10 This jack can be connected to the line out jack of any external audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Connect a stereo cable from the line out jack of your external device to this line in jack W Line out Line in Mic in W 1 Mic Mic Power AuD_R_Out N...

Page 34: ...he front audio connector J11 allows you to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your sys tem Using this connector will disable the rear audio s line out and mic in functions Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 6 and pins 9 10 of J11 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J11 If you are no...

Page 35: ...nstallation 2 6 I O Connectors 2 6 1 CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in J12 connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card W 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 36: ...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 J8 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 daisy chained ribbon cable should be...

Page 37: ...ble 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 one end of the IDE cable into the 90o...

Page 38: ...s 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 reco...

Page 39: ...onnect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J10 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 1 3 Ground Power Sense X ...

Page 40: ...rovide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board com ponents The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the system fan BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the system fan Refer to chapter 3 for more information X 1 3 Sense Power Ground ...

Page 41: ...ill 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 Wake Up On LAN field Wake Up Event Setup section in the Power Management Setup of t...

Page 42: ... 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 greater p...

Page 43: ...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 Management Setup Chapter 3 X J1 1 2 19...

Page 44: ...n 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 HDD N C N C PWRBT PWRBT N C...

Page 45: ...This chapter 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 an...

Page 46: ...er Date displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1990 to 2098 3 1 1 2 Time The time format is hour minute 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 min utes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS ...

Page 47: ... 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 to select 3 1 1 3 ...

Page 48: ...timing Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track 3 1 1 4 Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is installed 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 driv...

Page 49: ...s detected during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors de tected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS de tects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a key board error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk er ror it will stop for all oth...

Page 50: ...50 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 1 8 Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up 3 1 1 9 Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 51: ...sk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear After seeing the error message if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem be fore any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause...

Page 52: ... up Power On Self Test POST whenever the system is powered on The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST To attain the shortest POST time select Fast 3 1 2 5 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 will b...

Page 53: ... ar row keys 3 1 2 9 Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how gate A20 is handled Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 Mbyte Initially gate A20 was handled via the keyboard controller Today while key boards still provide this support it is more common and much faster for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20 3 1 2 10 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continuall...

Page 54: ...r only when you enter the BIOS setup Set the password in the Set Supervisor User Pass word submenu System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be de nied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt 3 1 2 14 APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting 3 1 2 ...

Page 55: ...pro vide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 33 or later hard drives 3 1 2 18 Report No FDD For WIN 95 The options are Yes and No 3 1 2 19 Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot up Disabled T...

Page 56: ...bility 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 Pres ence Detect data structure that stores informa tion about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc When this option is selected the system will run ac cording to the information in the EE...

Page 57: ...harge This field controls RAS precharge in local memory clocks 3 1 3 6 DRAM Data Integrity Mode The ECC Error Checking and Correction function is supported only in x72 72 bit PC SDRAM DIMMs If you are using x64 64 bit PC SDRAM DIMMs set this field to Non ECC Non ECC Uses x64 PC SDRAM DIMM ECC This option allows the system to recover from memory failure It detects single bit and multiple bit errors...

Page 58: ...ry range is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM When disabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB address range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory 3 1 3 12 Delayed Transaction When enabled this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCI ...

Page 59: ...e screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 4 1 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 60: ...ll select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system ac cording to your hard disk drive s timing Mode 0 4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra D...

Page 61: ...tion is selected set the password you would like to use to power on the system in the KB Power On Password field Hot Key When this option is selected select the function key you would like to use to power on the sys tem in the Hot Key Power On field Mouse Left When this option is selected double click the left button of the mouse to power on the system Mouse Right When this option is selected doub...

Page 62: ...C 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 manu ally select an I O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 ...

Page 63: ...e 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 of the parallel port PWRON After PWR Fail 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 On When power returns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Former...

Page 64: ...field is not configurable if the Onboard Serial Port 4 field is set to Disabled 3 1 4 3 USB Controller Enabled Enables the onboard USB You can further configure the onboard USB by setting the USB 2 0 Controller and USB Keyboard Support fields Disabled Disables the onboard USB 3 1 4 4 USB 2 0 Controller If you are using USB 2 0 this field must be set to Enabled 3 1 4 5 USB Keyboard Support By defau...

Page 65: ...to select whether to initialize the AGP or PCI first when the system boots AGP When the system boots it will first initialize the AGP PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI 3 1 4 8 Onboard LAN Control This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN ...

Page 66: ...tion If you want to use the Suspend to RAM func tion 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 You can fur ther configure this function by setting the Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume and USB KB Wake ...

Page 67: ...ng Minimum power saving time for the Suspend Mode 1 hour and HDD Power Down 15 min Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down 1 min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down fields 3 1 5 6 Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system ...

Page 68: ... Down mode according to the power saving time selected the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain ac tive 3 1 5 12 Soft Off by PWR BTTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management function is enabled or disabled if the power but ton is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system ent...

Page 69: ...formation Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI card Power On By Ring Set this field to Enabled to use the modem ring on function This will allow your system to power on to respond to calls coming from an external modem The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 5 13 CPU THRM Throttling We recommend that you leave th...

Page 70: ...f 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 Date of Month Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 1 31 Select a date you would like ...

Page 71: ...d System Configura tion Data ESCD once automatically It will then rec reate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data 3 1 6 3 Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose...

Page 72: ... PCI ISA PnP For devices compliant with the PCI bus architec ture Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification 3 1 6 5 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 ...

Page 73: ...m will beep 3 1 7 2 Current System Temperature Current CPU1 Temperature Current CPU Fan Speed and Current System Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the CPU and system fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute 3 1 7 3 Vcore These fields show the voltage of the processor The settings on the screen are for reference ...

Page 74: ...re monitor 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 75: ... of some 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 ...

Page 76: ...rtant Overclocking may result to the processor s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance If you selected an option other than the default setting and is unable to boot up the system clear the CMOS data by setting JP1 to 2 3 On All fields in the BIOS Setup will automatically be set to their default settings ...

Page 77: ...efault values permanently stored in the ROM chips These set tings 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 78: ...efaults 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 79: ...ll not be 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 passw...

Page 80: ...r to access 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 wil...

Page 81: ...nd press 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 82: ...anges 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 simul taneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 83: ...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 15B C Phoenix ...

Page 84: ...ting BIOS in your sys tem 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 85: ...mbers of hardware installed etc are automatically 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 detected can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated whenever the system hardware or setup is altered 4 ...

Page 86: ...r 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 Copyright Award Software Inc 1996 Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File Save DMI File ...

Page 87: ... 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 S...

Page 88: ...e applications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not 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 ...

Page 89: ...P s INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility please follow the steps below 1 Click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the autorun screen The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the utility to take effect ...

Page 90: ...ers To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click Audio Drivers on the autorun screen The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 91: ...the USB 2 0 driver The drivers 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 Click Intel USB 2 0 Drivers on the autorun screen If you are using Windows 98 SE or Windows ME the following screen will appear ...

Page 92: ...USB 2 0 Drivers a readme screen will appear 2 Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Important If you are using Windows XP you must install the Windows Service Pack 1 USB 2 0 driver which comes available after you have installed the operating system ...

Page 93: ...ers To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click LAN Drivers on the autorun screen The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 94: ...d overall system perform ance It delivers improved performance through several ingredi ent technologies components To install please follow the steps below 1 Click Intel Application Accelerator on the autorun screen The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 95: ... will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition Note Use this utility only in Windows 98SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 or Windows XP operating system To install the utility please follow the steps below ...

Page 96: ...ectX 8 1 To install please follow the steps below 1 Click Microsoft DirectX 8 1 on the autorun screen The fol lowing screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 97: ...tall McAfee VirusScan Online your computer is safe be cause it automatically scans for viruses and checks for virus up dates so that PC protection stays up to date To install please follow the steps below 1 Click McAfee VirusScan Online on the autorun screen The following screen will appear 2 Click Yes to continue 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system ...

Page 98: ...tomatically 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 representative for the latest version of the drivers or software appli...

Page 99: ...additional 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 aga...

Page 100: ...ology 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 101: ...ading Technology 101 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 102: ...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 103: ...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 104: ...est 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 Ma...

Page 105: ...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 106: ... 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 107: ... 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 Mainboard 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 po...

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