DFI AD73 B User Manual Download

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Supported Software

4.2.5 Microsoft DirectX 8.1

To install Microsoft DirectX 8.1, please follow the steps below.
1. Click Microsoft DirectX 8.1. The following screen will appear.

2. Click Yes to continue.

3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation.

4. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.

Summary of Contents for AD73 B

Page 1: ...AD73 Pro B Rev B1 System Board User s Manual 935 AD73P2 100 70800308...

Page 2: ...ts contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2002 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS WindowsTM Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 S...

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: ...match those shown in the multilingual manual the multilingual manual should always be regarded as the most updated version The multilingual manual is included in the system board package To view the...

Page 5: ...PS 2 Power 2 8 Ports and Connectors Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input Output System 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features 3 1 2 Advanced BIOS Features 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features 3 1...

Page 6: ...ers Utilities and Software Application 4 3 Installation Notes Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function A 1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix B System Error Messages B 1 POST Beep B 2 Erro...

Page 7: ...AMD DuronTM 200MHz FSB Important To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to repla...

Page 8: ...DirectSound 3D AC 97 supported with full duplex independent sample rate con verter for audio recording and playback Rear Panel I O Ports PC 99 color coded connectors Two USB ports Two NS16C550A compa...

Page 9: ...uter and peripheral devices It supports peripheral devices that meet the IrDA and ASKIR standard USB Ports The system board supports 6 USB USB 2 0 1 1 compliant ports Two onboard USB ports are located...

Page 10: ...system health conditions Monitors CPU system temperature Monitors 12V 5V 3 3V CPU VBAT V 5VSB V voltages Monitors CPU chassis fan speed Automatic chassis fan on off control Read back capability that d...

Page 11: ...d we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage Refer to CPU Vcore Adjust in the Frequency Voltage Control section in ch...

Page 12: ...Alarm Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN function allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft O...

Page 13: ...r selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 98 2000 ME XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system i...

Page 14: ...llowing items The system board A user s manual One IDE cable for ATA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 or ATA 133 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Main Board Utility CD If any of these items are miss...

Page 15: ...U FSB select JP8 Wake On Ring J26 FDD J24 Wake On LAN J19 Clear CMOS JP9 PWR LED ATX SW G LED G SW Chassis fan J21 HD LED RESET SPEAKER Power select USB 2 3 JP7 for Winbond W83697HF BIOS JP1 JP2 IR J1...

Page 16: ...can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the sys...

Page 17: ...module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place 2 2 1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system boar...

Page 18: ...use the processor s bus clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please fol...

Page 19: ...em press Del to enter the main menu of the BIOS 5 Select the Frequency Voltage Control submenu and press Enter 6 Set the Clock By Slight Adjust field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock...

Page 20: ...Codec Settings Jumpers JP1 and JP2 The default setting is 1 2 On the onboard audio codec enabled If you are not using the onboard audio codec set pins 2 and 3 to On Disabled and set the VIA 3058 AC97...

Page 21: ...CPU Front Side Bus Select Jumper JP8 This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board Warning To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system you must po...

Page 22: ...On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default Power Select for USB 1 JP4 and USB 2 USB 3 JP7 These jumpers are used to select the power for the USB device connected to USB 1 or USB 2 USB 3 1 2 3 JP4 JP7 JP4 JP7 Power se...

Page 23: ...r Selecting the PS 2 Power PS 2 power select JP3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default Power Select for PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Jumper JP3 This jumper is used to select the power for the device...

Page 24: ...l Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board These ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers...

Page 25: ...le ports both at location J6 of the ATX double deck ports of the system board The PS 2 mouse port uses IRQ12 If a mouse is not connected to this port the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion...

Page 26: ...eed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate Allows bidirectional parallel port op eration at maximum speed 2 8 3 Parallel Port The system board has a standard parallel port J8 Burgundy located at the...

Page 27: ...ader You may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIOS Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable 1 Install the 34 pin header connector of the...

Page 28: ...IDE controller in the Integrated Peripherals submenu VIA OnChip IDE Device field of the BIOS Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable 1 If you are connecting two IDE drives install the 40 pin connector of...

Page 29: ...TA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 and ATA 133 hard drives 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 use...

Page 30: ...2 8 6 Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function VCC UP2 UP2 Ground Key Pin 6 7 8 9 10 Function VCC UP3 UP3 Ground Ground Onboard USB Ports J7 Additional USB Ports J27 JP28 J7 USB 2 Black USB 1...

Page 31: ...you to con nect 4 more optional USB ports These optional USB ports which are mounted on a card edge bracket will be provided as an option If you wish to use the optional USB ports install the card edg...

Page 32: ...ctors J11 and J12 on the system board Set UART2 Mode Select Super IO Device field in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device You must have...

Page 33: ...em board has the capability of monitoring the CPU fan during system boot up and will automatically power off the system once it has detected that the CPU fan did not rotate This preventive measure has...

Page 34: ...n is damaged When you boot up the system and the CPU fan did not rotate it may indicate that the fan is damaged Replace it with a new fan 2 The CPU fan did not rotate immediately upon system boot up o...

Page 35: ...stem unit connect the fan s connector to J21 on the system board The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor The system is capable of monitoring a...

Page 36: ...sis Fan Connector Pin 1 2 3 Function Ground 12V Ground The second chassis fan connector is used for connecting a fan for the system or a fan for the KT 266A chip Connect the fan s connector to J18 on...

Page 37: ...a standard PC game adapter or game I O port Connect an analog joystick to the 15 pin D sub connector J12 Gold located at the ATX double deck ports of the system board This port works well with any app...

Page 38: ...ine out Line in Mic in Front Audio J9 Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Function Mic Mic Power AuD_R_Out N C AuD_L_Out Function Ground AuD_Vcc Avcc AuD_R_Return GND Key AuD_L_Return GND Pin 2 4 6 8 10 J3 J4 J5 Line in Li...

Page 39: ...output from the system board Line in Jack J4 Light Blue 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 Conn...

Page 40: ...llation 2 8 13 Internal Audio CD in Connectors CD in J13 CD in This connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card Pin 1 2 3 4 Function Left audio channel Ground Ground R...

Page 41: ...To use the Wake On LAN function you must enable Resume on LAN Ring Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Your LAN card package should include a cable Connect one end of the ca...

Page 42: ...d To use this function connect one end of the cable that came with the card to the card s wake on ring connector and the other end to location J26 on the system board You must also enable Resume on LA...

Page 43: ...This LED will turn red when the system is in the power on Soft Off or Suspend Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM state 3 3VSB Standby for PCI Jumper JP5 The default setting of jumper JP5 is On It prov...

Page 44: ...as a reminder that you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules or add in cards Off Non PCI 2 2 spec 1 2 1 2 On...

Page 45: ...nnector is shown below Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Function 3 3V 3 3V Ground 5V Ground 5V Ground PW OK 5VSB 12V Pin 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Function 3 3V 12V Ground PS ON Ground Ground Ground 5V 5V...

Page 46: ...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 PWRBTN in the Power Management Setup chapte...

Page 47: ...as powered on it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket Pin 3 5 14 16 8 10 18 20 7 9 13 15 17...

Page 48: ...rt the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main menu screen will appear 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Fea...

Page 49: ...ondary Slave field then press Enter IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen The settings on the screen are for reference onl...

Page 50: ...erating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select 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...

Page 51: ...But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other er...

Page 52: ...ou first disable this field Also disable this field if you are installing or running certain CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Menu Level Allows...

Page 53: ...power on the system When Enabled the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first...

Page 54: ...Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The...

Page 55: ...PS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version used by the system OS Select for DRAM 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 The options are N...

Page 56: ...press Enter The following fields will appear Current CPU Frequency is This field shows the detected frequency of the CPU Current FSB Frequency is This field shows the detected FSB of the CPU Current D...

Page 57: ...SPD Serial Presence Detect data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc When this option is selected the system will run according to t...

Page 58: ...fields will appear AGP Aperture Size This field is relevant to the memory mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system Leave this in its default setting which is 64M AGP Mode This fi...

Page 59: ...CI to ISA transactions This allows PCI and ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made System BIOS Cacheable When this field...

Page 60: ...led Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller IDE Prefetch Mode This allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of the chip thus reducing access time Enab...

Page 61: ...e 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...

Page 62: ...may not use IR CIR J12 J11 and the COM 2 J2 serial port at the same time If you are using the COM 2 serial port make sure this field is set to Normal To use the IrDA function follow the steps below 1...

Page 63: ...normal mode s data transfer rate EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed EPP Mode Select This is used to select the EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA This is...

Page 64: ...t Enabled USB Keyboard Support By default USB Keyboard Support is Disabled However if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS make sure to enable this function IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD us...

Page 65: ...uspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function If you are using the Windows 98 operating system refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in appen...

Page 66: ...e Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the Suspend mode according to the power saving time selected the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off Video Off Option Alw...

Page 67: ...store 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 PWR Lost Resume...

Page 68: ...erOn by PCI Card This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Refer to the card s...

Page 69: ...ower on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Resume Time hh mm ss field Resume Time hh mm ss This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on If you want the...

Page 70: ...atically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the IRQ Resources field The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one...

Page 71: ...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 V...

Page 72: ...PU s temperature exceeded the limit 5 warning beeps will sound and at the same time a warning message will appear on the boot up screen instructing you to press Del in order to enter the main menu of...

Page 73: ...d to reboot the system the CPU temperature range at this time is between 40o C and 45o C These temperature references serve as a guide when you select the CPU temperature limit Current System Temp Cur...

Page 74: ...em will automatically send clock signals to existing DIMM or PCI devices Spread Spectrum Modulated Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting un less advised by an engineer or t...

Page 75: ...release the power button first Keep on pressing the Insert key until the power on screen appears This will allow the system to boot according to the FSB of the processor Now press the Del key to ente...

Page 76: ...s option in the main menu and press Enter The message below will appear Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N If you want to proceed type Y and press Enter The default settings will be loaded 3 1 10 Load Opti...

Page 77: ...in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the password function highlight Set Supervisor Password and p...

Page 78: ...The message below will appear Quit Without Saving Y N N 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...

Page 79: ...umbers of hardware installed etc are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the mainboard s Plug and Play BIOS Additional information such as ISA based peripherals which...

Page 80: ...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 informa tion 4 Press F10 to update the edit...

Page 81: ...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 wou...

Page 82: ...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 a...

Page 83: ...Click VIA 4 in 1 Driver The following screen will appear 2 Click Next Please read the VIA Service Pack Readme carefully before proceeding to step 3 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the i...

Page 84: ...information Important The VGA driver that came with some AGP cards is already bundled with the AGP VxD driver Since the version of the bundled VxD driver may be older than the one provided in the CD...

Page 85: ...ystems Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 To install the audio driver please follow the steps below 1 Click Realtek Audio Driver The following screen will appear 2 Fol...

Page 86: ...4 2 3 USB 2 0 Drivers To install the USB 2 0 driver please follow the steps below 1 Click VIA USB 2 0 Driver The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installati...

Page 87: ...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 i...

Page 88: ...nstall Microsoft DirectX 8 1 please follow the steps below 1 Click Microsoft DirectX 8 1 The following screen will appear 2 Click Yes to continue 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete install...

Page 89: ...install McAfee VirusScan Online 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...

Page 90: ...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 drive...

Page 91: ...drive setup p j If you have previously installed Windows 98 you need to upgrade the system in order to support ACPI Please contact Microsoft for upgrade information The settings on the screen are for...

Page 92: ...sor to Settings then click Control Panel To check whether ACPI was properly installed double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog bpx clicl the Device Manager tab In View devices by t...

Page 93: ...og box Double click the Power Management icon 11 Click the Advanced tab In the When I press the power button on my computer field select Standby 9 Click File System In the Typical role of this compute...

Page 94: ...ating 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 th...

Page 95: ...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 Aw...

Page 96: ...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...

Page 97: ...ed 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 s...

Page 98: ...vertical sync 2 Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display 3 Make sure your video card s output frequencies are supported by this mon...

Page 99: ...f the system is configured with two hard drives make sure the bootable first hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave The master hard drive must have an acti...

Page 100: ...d correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the problem may be due to the onboard I O or the address setting 4 Make su...

Page 101: ...f the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components Gently press each component into the socket 6 If you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup a...

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