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Using the Suspend to RAM Function

Boot Windows

98. In the Windows

98 desktop, click the

Star t button. Move the cursor to Settings, then click Control
Panel.

To check whether ACPI was properly installed, double-click the
System icon. In the System Properties dialog box, click the
“Device Manager” tab. In “View devices by type”, click “System
devices”.

Double-click the System icon. In the System Properties dialog
box, click the Performance tab.

Summary of Contents for 648FX-AL

Page 1: ...648FX AL 648FX ALE Rev A System Board User s Manual 73300323...

Page 2: ...ight 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...

Page 3: ...ot 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 in...

Page 4: ...updated version The multilingual manual is included in the system board package To view the user s manual insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear Click t...

Page 5: ...System Board Layout 2 2 System Memory 2 3 CPU 2 4 Jumper Settings 2 5 Rear Panel I O Ports 2 6 I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 2 Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Support...

Page 6: ...A 1 Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology Appendix B Using the Suspend to RAM Function B 1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix C System Error Messages C 1 POST Beep C 2 Error Messages Appendi...

Page 7: ...Technology 800MHz 533MHz system data bus Intel Pentium 4 Northwood processor 533MHz 400MHz system data bus Intel Celeron Northwood processor 400MHz system data bus Note Refer to section 1 2 and append...

Page 8: ...ull duplex independent sample rate converter for audio recording and playback S PDIF in out interface 6 channel audio output S PDIF S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digit...

Page 9: ...its high speed it also supports iso chronous data transfer which is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real time 1394A supports both Plug and Play and hot plugging U...

Page 10: ...h memory 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 configuratio...

Page 11: ...ssis fan connectors 1 1 2 Intelligence Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By PWRBTN field of the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system to enter the...

Page 12: ...ws you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse This function allows you to use...

Page 13: ...ving to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire oper...

Page 14: ...Technology Please refer to Appendix A for information about enabling the functionality of the Hyper Threading Technology For more infor mation on Hyper Threading Technology go to www intel com info hy...

Page 15: ...X 1 IrDA I O chip BIOS 1 Audio Codec CD in S PDIF 1 1 1 Front audio SURR_CON 1 WOL DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 1 CPU fan DIMM LED 1 ATX power 1 FDD 1 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 Battery 1 Chassis fan 1 Clear CMOS SiS 963 Age...

Page 16: ...rallel Game Mic in 1 12V power Socket 478 LAN Phy SiS 648FX 1 IrDA I O chip BIOS 1 Audio Codec CD in S PDIF 1 1 1 Front audio SURR_CON 1 WOL DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 1 CPU fan DIMM LED 1 ATX power 1 FDD 1 1...

Page 17: ...rt 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 D...

Page 18: ...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...

Page 19: ...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 l...

Page 20: ...t 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 in...

Page 21: ...k 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 install...

Page 22: ...at 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...

Page 23: ...ever 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...

Page 24: ...he 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 and unplug the power cord 2 Set JP1 pins...

Page 25: ...nu and press Enter 6 Set the CPU Clock Ratio or CPU Frequency field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock Refer to the Frequency Voltage Control section in chapter 3 fo...

Page 26: ...PS 2 K B RJ45 LAN USB 1 2 COM 1 Parallel GAME MIDI Line out Line in Mic in COM 2 The rear panel I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port LAN port USB ports Parallel port...

Page 27: ...Warning 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 fun...

Page 28: ...a network hub BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu SIS OnChip PCI Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information To wake up the sys...

Page 29: ...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 connec tor t...

Page 30: ...allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function BIOS Setting USB Port Wake Up Control PM Wake Up Events sec tion in the Powe...

Page 31: ...se 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 Sett...

Page 32: ...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...

Page 33: ...ct an analog joystick to the 15 pin D sub connector Gold at location CN8 of the system board This port works well with any application that is compat ible with the standard PC joystick BIOS Setting Co...

Page 34: ...ut Jack Lime CN4 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 SURR_CON W SL Ground SR Ground Groun...

Page 35: ...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 J3 prior...

Page 36: ...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...

Page 37: ...stallation 2 6 1 CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in J5 connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 2 6 I O Connectors 1 4 Left audio channel Right audio channel...

Page 38: ...onnector One card edge bracket mounted with S PDIF ports will be provided as an option Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J4 Make sure pin 1...

Page 39: ...of the header Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J20 on the system board and the other end most connector to th...

Page 40: ...ard edge bracket to the system chassis then con nect one of the cable connectors to a 1394A connector on the system board Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the 1394A conn...

Page 41: ...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 a...

Page 42: ...ves We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function prop erly when used together The problem lies in the hard...

Page 43: ...he cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Set UART Mode Select Onboard Super IO Device field in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of IrDA st...

Page 44: ...ardware Installation 2 6 7 CPU Fan Connector The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J15 of the system board X 1 3 Ground Powe...

Page 45: ...assis Fan Connector The chassis fan connector J21 is used to connect a cooling fan The cooling fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board...

Page 46: ...ll 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 po...

Page 47: ...en it is in the Suspend state Power On Sus pend or Suspend to RAM It will not light when the system is in the Soft Off state Important If the DIMM Standby Power LED is lighted you must power off the s...

Page 48: ...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...

Page 49: ...hus 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 BIO...

Page 50: ...ight 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...

Page 51: ...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 app...

Page 52: ...r 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...

Page 53: ...e 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...

Page 54: ...anding 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...

Page 55: ...ed 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...

Page 56: ...56 3 BIOS Setup 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 57: ...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...

Page 58: ...e ECC Checking The processors supported by the system board come with built in Level 2 cache By default ECC is enabled to check the Level 2 cache If you are not using this function set this field to D...

Page 59: ...ou to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the...

Page 60: ...ystem will prompt for the pass word everytime the system boots or 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 a...

Page 61: ...ng 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 19 Report No FDD For WIN 95 The options are Yes and No 3 1 2 20 Full Screen Logo...

Page 62: ...sources These items should not be altered unless necessary The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider mak...

Page 63: ...s 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...

Page 64: ...DRAM starts a read command after receiving it RAS Active Time tRAS This field controls RAS active to Protegra and refresh to RAS active delay in local memory clocks RAS Precharge Time tRP This field c...

Page 65: ...CHE WC This field is used to enable the register that defines the starting address of the graphic windows for Graphic Unit Interface GUI 3 1 3 3 System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled access...

Page 66: ...d into the memory space below 16MB When enabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM When disabled the CPU assumes th...

Page 67: ...re for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 4 1 SIS OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the scr...

Page 68: ...lave UltraDMA fields IDE Primary Master Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or f...

Page 69: ...nsfer Access This field when Enabled will enhance the IDE DMA transfer of a parallel ATA IDE hard disk drive To enable this function make sure the Internal PCI IDE field is not disabled IDE Burst Mode...

Page 70: ...u can further configure the USB in the following 4 fields Disabled Disables the onboard USB USB Ports Number This field is used to select the number of USB ports you want enabled USB 2 0 Support If yo...

Page 71: ...using the onboard AC97 codec Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card SIS 10 100M Ethernet This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN SIS 1394 Controller 648FX AL only The...

Page 72: ...bled 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 ad...

Page 73: ...r IrDA peripheral device For better transmission of data your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 me ter 3 Set the RxD TxD Active IR Transmission Delay UR2 Du...

Page 74: ...operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the normal mode s data transfer rate EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed If you selected E...

Page 75: ...m boots it will first initialize the AGP PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI 3 1 4 6 IDECH0 Access Interface and IDECH1 Access Interface These fields are used to select the acc...

Page 76: ...t 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 S...

Page 77: ...d mode ac cording to the power saving time selected the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off 3 1 5 5 Video Off Option Always On The system BIOS will never turn off the screen Suspend Off The s...

Page 78: ...e HDD Power 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 10 Soft Off by PWRBTN This field allows you to s...

Page 79: ...where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs...

Page 80: ...port the remote wake up func tion Refer to Wake On LAN Connector in chapter 2 for more information Resume On LAN Set this field to Enabled to wake up the system via the onboard LAN Resume On PCI Event...

Page 81: ...m unplug the power cord and clear the CMOS data Follow the steps in the Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data section in chapter 2 PS2MS Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 This field allows you to use the PS 2 mou...

Page 82: ...h Alarm field the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Fea tures submenu Reload Global Timer Events When enabled access to the specified field Primary...

Page 83: ...ion 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 2 Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play...

Page 84: ...evice 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 V...

Page 85: ...mportant The frequency ratio 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 sys...

Page 86: ...ck by 1MHz increment Important Selecting an external bus clock other than the default setting may result to the processor s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system perf...

Page 87: ...alues 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 optio...

Page 88: ...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 an...

Page 89: ...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 m...

Page 90: ...ess 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 lim...

Page 91: ...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...

Page 92: ...u 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 change...

Page 93: ...loppy disk 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 exec...

Page 94: ...S 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...

Page 95: ...umbers 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 whi...

Page 96: ...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 edit...

Page 97: ...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 wo...

Page 98: ...to enhance the perform ance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start whic...

Page 99: ...nd SiS Miniport driver To install the AGP driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click SiS AGP Drivers on the main screen The screen bel...

Page 100: ...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 i...

Page 101: ...ete 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 inst...

Page 102: ...pear 3 Click Yes to continue 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Restart the system Note A Yellow mark will appear in Windows 9x and Windows ME s Device Manager because these...

Page 103: ...he LAN driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 2 Click LAN Drivers on the main screen The screen below will appear 3 Follow the prompts on...

Page 104: ...the IDE driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click SiS IDE Drivers on the main screen The screen below will appear 3 Follow the prompts...

Page 105: ...e follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Microsoft DirectX 9 0 on the main screen The screen below will appear 3 Click Yes to continue 4 Follow th...

Page 106: ...e your computer is safe because it automatically scans for viruses and checks for virus updates so that PC protection stays up to date To install please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of th...

Page 107: ...ge 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 t...

Page 108: ...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 th...

Page 109: ...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 Contr...

Page 110: ...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 ch...

Page 111: ...ally 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...

Page 112: ...tall cooling fans The system requires adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor 3 The Hyper Threading Technology field in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the A...

Page 113: ...113 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 Compute...

Page 114: ...hreading 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 resembl...

Page 115: ...Appendix B Using the Suspend to RAM Function 4 Press Esc to return to the main menu 5 Select Save Exit Setup and press Enter Type Y and press Enter 6 Install Windows 98 by typing the following parame...

Page 116: ...rsor to Settings then click Control Panel To check whether ACPI was properly installed double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Device Manager tab In View devices by...

Page 117: ...og box Double click the Power Management icon 11 Click the Advanced tab In the When I press the power but ton on my computer field select Standby 9 Click File System In the Typical role of this comput...

Page 118: ...ting session where you left off when you power off the computer will resume in not more than 8 seconds If you have changed the color or resolution in the Display Properties dialog box do not apply the...

Page 119: ...de consists of a single long beep C 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...

Page 120: ...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 control ler is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard...

Page 121: ...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 s...

Page 122: ...hing 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...

Page 123: ...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 tha...

Page 124: ...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...

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