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935-G7V301-000

A86300515

G7V300-P

System Board

User Manual

Summary of Contents for G7V300-P

Page 1: ...935 G7V301 000 A86300515 G7V300 P System Board User Manual ...

Page 2: ...reserves 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 2005 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and are the properties of the respective owners Caution To avoid damage to the system Use the correct AC ...

Page 3: ...rticular 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 receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an ...

Page 4: ...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: ...pter 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout System Memory CPU Jumper Settings Rear Panel I O Ports I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares Drivers Utilities and Software Applications Installation Notes 7 10 15 16 18 23 29 33 44 56 99 101 108 ...

Page 6: ...e Hyper Threading Technology Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology Appendix B System Error Messages POST Beep Error Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checklist Appendix D Watchdog Timer Watchdog Timer 109 112 112 114 114 ...

Page 7: ...bit wide memory interface Unbuffered PC3200 DDR400 or PC2700 DDR333 DDR SDRAM DIMMs Supports maximum of 4GB system memory up to 512Mbit technology for x8 and x16 devices non ECC memory Note The system board does not support 16Mx8 DRAM BIOS Award BIOS 4Mbit flash memory Energy Efficient Design Suppor ts ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management Supports ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Wa...

Page 8: ...ndows mode Graphics controller Core frequency of 333MHz 400MHz integrated 24 bit RAMDAC Analog display up to 2048x1536 85Hz refresh High quality 3D setup and render engine Discrete Triangles Strips and fans Hardware Pixel Shader 2 0 Supports D3D and OGL pixelization rules Per pixel perspective corrected texture mapping 533 MegaTexel sec performance 266 Mpixels sec fill rate up to two bilinear text...

Page 9: ...10Mbps 100Mbps and 1Gbps data transmission IEEE 802 3 10 100Mbps and IEEE 802 3ab 1Gbps compliant Serial ATA Interface Supports four SATA Serial ATA interfaces which are compliant with SATA 1 0 specification 1 5Gbps interface IDE Interface Supports up to UltraDMA 100Mbps hard drives PIO Mode 4 Enhanced IDE data transfer rate up to 14MB sec Rear Panel I O Ports 1 mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port 1 mini D...

Page 10: ...ernal audio connector 1 S PDIF in out connector 1 connector for IrDA interface 4 Serial ATA connectors 1 40 pin IDE connector 1 floppy connector 1 24 pin ATX power connector 1 4 pin 12V power connector 1 front panel connector 2 fan connectors 1 chassis open connector Expansion Slots 4 PCI slots Compatibility PCI 2 2 and AC 97 compliant PCB 4 layers microATX form factor 24 4cm 9 6 x 24 4cm 9 6 ...

Page 11: ...chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS a BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS an operating system that includes optimizations for HT Technology Please refer to Appendix A for information a bout enabling the functionality of the Hyper Threading Technology For more information on Hyper Threading Technology go to www intel com info hyperthreading DDR DDR Double Data Rate is a type...

Page 12: ...to 1 5Gbps it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB s IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter USB Ports The system board supp...

Page 13: ...pport a minimum of 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 or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal 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 source of your power supply mu...

Page 14: ...nables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management Currently only Windows 2000 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 selecting St...

Page 15: ...the state where you left off before power failure occurs Package Checklist One system board One IDE cable for UltraDMA 33 66 100 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Serial ATA data cable One Serial ATA power cable One I O shield One Mainboard Utility CD One user s manual If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance ...

Page 16: ...16 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...

Page 17: ...ystem 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 doubles the speed of operation th...

Page 18: ...emory banks allowing for row switching to be done less often BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS 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 the sam...

Page 19: ...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 20: ...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 21: ...spond 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 22: ...p are not bent If the cap is missing or the cap and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately 2 2 2 2 2 Make sure to keep the ...

Page 23: ...the CPU Protective cap Lever 6 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down moving it away from the side tab of the socket then lifting it up Cover Lift this part up 5 Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap from the cover Lever lifted Tab Important The CPU socket must not come in contact with anything other than the CPU Avoid unnecessary exposure Remove the protec...

Page 24: ...on 7 Now lift the cover 8 Position the CPU above the socket The gold mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins Cover Pin 1 of the socket Gold mark ...

Page 25: ...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 10 Once the CPU is in place move the cover down ...

Page 26: ... follow the installation guide in the package 1 Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assembly Do not spread the paste all over the surface When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU the compound will disperse evenly Do not apply the paste if the fan heat...

Page 27: ...e socket Position each stud so that the groove faces the heat sink then push it down firmly until it clicks into place Note You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if the groove is not facing the heat sink Heat sink Fan Stud Groove Mounting hole 3 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connec tor on the system board Mounting hole Mounting hole Mounting ...

Page 28: ...efault 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 and unplug the power cord 2 Set JP4 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP4 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the...

Page 29: ...y Voltage Control submenu and press Enter 6 Set the processor s ratio to its default setting or an appropriate ratio 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 30: ...ecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA 1 3 2 1 3 2 ...

Page 31: ... 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 Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2A 2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default 3 1 2 3 1 2 2...

Page 32: ... port requires 5V 12V power from the system board set JP8 pins 1 3 2 4 9 11 and 10 12 to On This setting automatically sets COM 4 at RS 232 COM 4 RS232 RS485 AUX Select X JP8 JP8 1 3 2 4 7 9 8 10 On 3 5 4 6 7 9 8 10 On 1 3 2 4 9 11 12V 10 12 5V On COM 4 RS232 RS485 AUX Select RS232 default RS485 Auxiliary power ...

Page 33: ...al device connected to this port requires 5V 12V power from the system board set JP7 pins 3 5 and 4 6 to On Otherwise leave this jumper s setting at 1 3 2 4 On COM 2 RS232 AUX Select X JP7 3 5 5V 4 6 12V On Auxiliary power 1 3 2 4 On RS232 default 1 2 6 5 1 2 6 5 ...

Page 34: ...em to power on whenever AC power comes in set JP5 pins 1 and 2 to On If you want to use the power button set pins 2 and 3 to On Important If you want the system to automatically power on when power returns after an AC power failure you must 1 Set JP5 pins 1 and 2 to On 2 The PWRON After PWR Fail field must be set to On Integrated Peripherals submenu Super I O Device section of the BIOS 1 3 2 1 3 2...

Page 35: ...r panel I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port COM 1 port VGA port USB ports LAN port Mic in jack Line in jack Line out jack PS 2 K B PS 2 Mouse Parallel LAN USB 3 4 COM 1 VGA Line out Line in Mic in USB 1 USB 2 ...

Page 36: ... to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function Jumper Setting JP3 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to PS 2 Power Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting Configure the PS ...

Page 37: ...to the following description The serial ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the cable connector to J22 J19 or J13 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of J22 J19 or J13 Jumper Setting If the serial device connected to COM 2 and or COM 4 requires auxiliary power from the system board set JP7 an...

Page 38: ...egrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 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 bidirectional paralle...

Page 39: ...r optional cable After you plug the monitor cable into the VGA port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place Some monitors have a switch that chooses between analog and TTL or digital operation If your monitor has such a switch set it for analog BIOS Setting Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information ...

Page 40: ...stem board J3 USB 5 6 and J2 USB 7 8 allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports The USB ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J2 or J3 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter ...

Page 41: ...B device to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP1 and or JP2 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to USB Power Select 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 K...

Page 42: ... Port The RJ45 LAN port is at location CN2 of the system board LAN allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub Driver Installation Install LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information W LAN ...

Page 43: ...er Subwoofer Line in Light Blue In a 2 channel mode this jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc In a 4 channel or 6 channel mode this jack functions as rear right left speaker out Line out Lime In a 2 channel mode this jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers In a 4 channel or 6 channel mode this jack func...

Page 44: ... allows you to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system Using this connector will disable the rear audio s line out and mic in func tions Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 6 and pins 9 10 of J4 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J4 If you are not using this connector make su...

Page 45: ...are Installation I O Connectors CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in J6 connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card W 1 4 Left audio channel Right audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 46: ...ne card edge bracket mounted with S PDIF ports may be provided with the system board Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J5 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J5 W 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out GND SPDIF in ...

Page 47: ... 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 J21 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 ...

Page 48: ...e end of the Serial ATA cable to J15 SATA 1 J16 SATA 2 J17 SATA 3 or J18 SATA 4 and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information X SATA 2 SATA 1 SATA 4 SATA 3 GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 ...

Page 49: ...s 2 devices a Master 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 Driv...

Page 50: ...es 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 recognized and cannot be used if incorrec...

Page 51: ...ed on the system board Make sure to connect the cable connector to the IR connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IR function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information X1 5 VCC N C IRR...

Page 52: ...onnect an additional cooling fan The cooling fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components 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 CPU fan X System fan 4 1 Sense Power Ground N C 1 3 Ground Power Sense ...

Page 53: ...nector alerting you of a chassis intrusion event To disable this function place a jumper cap over the connector Hardware Doctor Utility Install Hardware Monitor for Windows By default the chassis intrusion detection function is disabled When enabled a warning message will appear when the chassis is open The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the chassis is open ...

Page 54: ...re 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration CPU power amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided we strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt or greater power supply X X 12V 1 2 4 3 G...

Page 55: ...switch is used to power on or off the system PWR LED Power Standby LED When the system s power is on this LED will light When the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend state it will blink every second When the system is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every 4 seconds Pin 1 3 5 7 9 11 N C HDD LED RESET SW N C Pin Assignment N C HDD Power Signal Ground RST Signal N C Pin 2 4 6 8 ...

Page 56: ...er 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 keys...

Page 57: ...ate displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1990 to 2098 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 minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press ...

Page 58: ...1 Master Slave The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor 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 IDE Channel 0 Master Slave and IDE Channel 1 Master Slave Move the cursor to the IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0...

Page 59: ...the number of read write heads Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write 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 Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is insta...

Page 60: ...ed during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors Al...

Page 61: ...61 3 BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 62: ...led will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 63: ...fe computing environment Thermal Management Select a thermal monitor in this field to enable the CPU s speedstep function Restart the system then go to the operating system s Control Panel Double click Power Options The Power Options Properties dialog box will appear In the Power Schemes menu select Portable Laptop Speedstep reduces the CPU s frequency and voltage in accordance to its load Thermal...

Page 64: ...ecause this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems If you are using an operating system other than Windows this problem may occur To avoid this problem enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than 3 Execute Disable Bit When this field is set to Disabled it will force the XD feature flag to always return to 0 Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to s...

Page 65: ...or table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field CPU L1 L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default value is enabled Enable the external cache for better performance CPU L3 Cache This field is used to enable or disable the CPU s L3 cache Hyper Threading Technology for Intel Pentium 4 Processor with H...

Page 66: ...d is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks When disabled the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By defau...

Page 67: ...lows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup Set the password in the Set Supervisor User Password ...

Page 68: ...eld allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 Report No FDD For WIN 95 The options are Yes and No Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot up Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot up ...

Page 69: ...sed to select the timing of the DRAM By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Pres ence 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 This option is the default setting because it provides the most stable condition for the system The CA...

Page 70: ... 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 and 15 System Memory Frequency This field is used to select the memory clock speed of the DIMM System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the s...

Page 71: ...ntiguous system memory PEG Onchip VGA Control This field is used to select the graphics controller that will serve as the primary boot device The options are Auto Onchip VGA and PEG Port PEG Force X1 The options are Enabled and Disabled On Chip Video Memory Size This field is used to select the memory size that will be shared by theVGA On Chip Frame Buffer Size This field is used to select the onb...

Page 72: ...en are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 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 73: ...ect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO 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 a...

Page 74: ... Master mode Since the SATA drives are in Master mode you cannot set the IDE drive to Master mode PATA IDE Mode This field is used to select the function mode for the IDE connector and its relation to the SATA ports Primary IDE serves as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel SATA 2 and SATA 4 serve as Secondary Master and Secondary Slave channel SATA 1 and SATA 3 are disabled Secondary IDE serv...

Page 75: ...only Your version may not be identical to this one USB Controller Enabled Enables the onboard USB Disabled Disables the onboard USB 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 ...

Page 76: ...IOS Setup USB Mouse Support This field is used to enable or disable the USB mouse AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio CODEC Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card ...

Page 77: ...d 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 system 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 double click the rig...

Page 78: ... system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 3BC IRQ7 278 IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP These apply to a standard specification and will de...

Page 79: ...tem will automatically power on Serial Port 1 Mode COM 1 functions as a serial port or IrDA You cannot use both at the same time Normal This option sets COM 1 as serial port IrDA This option sets COM 1 as IrDA 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 A...

Page 80: ... screen is internally connected to COM 3 therefore a default address has already been assigned to this port Make sure COM 3 is not attached with a serial device Onboard Serial Port 4 This is used to select an I O address for the onboard serial port 4 Serial Port 1 Use IRQ Serial Port 2 Use IRQ Serial Port 3 Use IRQ and Serial Port 4 Use IRQ These fields are used to select an IRQ for the onboard se...

Page 81: ...ly only Windows 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 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 only Your versio...

Page 82: ...he 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 management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it Video Off In Suspend This field is used to activate the video o...

Page 83: ...he 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 CPU THRM Throttling Thermal throttling regulates the thermal environment by alternating between running the processor at full speed and placing the proc...

Page 84: ...er 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 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 l...

Page 85: ... BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default...

Page 86: ...ectively IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press Enter This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device 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 T...

Page 87: ...VBAT V and 5VSB V These fields show the output voltage of the power supply Note The onboard hardware 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 for Windows utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board Re...

Page 88: ... s frequency ratio Important The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer If you are using this kind of processor setting a frequency ratio for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory default ratio Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician ...

Page 89: ...ues 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 90: ...e 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 91: ...ompted 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 again To...

Page 92: ...s 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 promp...

Page 93: ...nter 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 94: ...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 simulta neously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 95: ...d 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 Technolog...

Page 96: ...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 97: ...s and software 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 Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup ...

Page 98: ...iles 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 main menu 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 99: ...rs To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click Audio Drivers on the main menu 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 100: ...ers To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click Intel Graphics Drivers on the main menu 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 101: ...ers To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click LAN Drivers on the main menu 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 102: ...values are over or under the set 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 recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition To install the utility please follow the steps below 1 Click Hardware Monitor for Windows on the main menu The...

Page 103: ...ase follow the steps below 1 Click Microsoft DirectX 9 Driver on the main menu The following screen will appear 2 Click I accept the agreement then click Next 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 104: ...all the operating system If the CD does not include Service Pack 4 it is available for download at Microsoft s Windows Update website Installation Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP operating systems If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go dire...

Page 105: ... 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 106: ...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 107: ...ading Technology 107 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 108: ...sion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manu facturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak bat tery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SWITCH...

Page 109: ... 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 while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error Syste...

Page 110: ...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 prop erly 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 111: ...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 112: ...inter 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 settings are configured correctly 4 Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured corre...

Page 113: ... 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 power up the system 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are prop erly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated secure...

Page 114: ... to function it will also reset according to the time interval so that your system will continue to operate mov dx 02e Enter mov al 87 Enter out dx al Enter out dx al Enter mov dx 02e Enter mov al 07 Enter out dx al Enter inc dx Enter inc al Enter out dx al Enter dec dx Enter mov al f6 Enter out dx al Enter inc dx Enter mov al xy Enter out dx al Enter XY is the Watchdog Time count value for the 00...

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