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BL631-D

System Board
User’s Manual

935-BL6311-000G

A10410953

Summary of Contents for BL631-D

Page 1: ...BL631 D System Board User s Manual 935 BL6311 000G A10410953...

Page 2: ...se of this manual and specifically disclaims any ex press or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par ticular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results...

Page 3: ...ticular 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 cor...

Page 4: ...ation 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 Ut...

Page 5: ...and product specifica tions 2 The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physi cal abuse improper installation modification accidents or unau thorized repair of the product 3 Unless ot...

Page 6: ...ends Important Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drive and other components Perform the upgrade in struction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station...

Page 7: ...ay not come similar to the information listed above This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more infor mation about the standard package in your region ple...

Page 8: ...nd x16 devices ECC DDR2 DIMMs are not supported Award BIOS 8Mbit flash memory Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management Supports ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Wake On Events incl...

Page 9: ...ntroller Supports up to 2 UltraDMA 33 66 100Mbps IDE devices 1 mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port 1 mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port 1 DB 15 VGA port 1 DVI I port DVI D signal only 2 RJ45 LAN ports 6 USB 2 0 1 1...

Page 10: ...t DDR which fetches 2 bits per clock cycle The graphics flexibility of the built in Intel GMA3100 delivers exceptional 3D graphics performance It sup ports analog CRT and DVI I interfaces DVI Digital...

Page 11: ...t is compliant with SATA 1 0 specification With speed of up to 3Gbps it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB s The two Realtek PCI Ex...

Page 12: ...an external mo dem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply...

Page 13: ...only Win dows 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 pow...

Page 14: ...Front audio CD in 1 CPU fan 1 Line in Line out Mic in Center Subwoofer Rear R L Side R L Top VGA Bottom DV I I PS 2 power select JP1 USB 6 7 8 9 10 11 power select JP3 Factory use only J24 Socket 775...

Page 15: ...ovide some ESD protec tion 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 system ch...

Page 16: ...ls Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate DIMMs are on the same channel DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different However we highly...

Page 17: ...e for reference only 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the DDR2 socket on the system board 4 Pu...

Page 18: ...the module by its edges position the module above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in...

Page 19: ...and or contact pins are the cap is missing or the cap and or contact pins are damaged damaged damaged damaged damaged contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately contact your deale...

Page 20: ...dust and harmful parti cles Remove the protec tive cap only when you are about to install the CPU Protective cap Lever Cover 5 Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap...

Page 21: ...CPU by its edges and avoid touch ing the pins Pin 1 of the socket Gold mark 9 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 s...

Page 22: ...ually contains the fan and heat sink assembly and an installation guide If the installa tion procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation gui...

Page 23: ...st match the 4 mounting holes around the 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 fa...

Page 24: ...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 JP5 pins 2 and 3 t...

Page 25: ...mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Inte grated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more info...

Page 26: ...OS 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 5V_standby power source of your power sup ply m...

Page 27: ...e DVI port at the rear panel or to the PCI Express x16 card However you cannot use devices connected to both the DVI port and PCI Ex press x16 card at the same time Use JP8 to select between using PCI...

Page 28: ...method of powering on the system If you want the system to power on whenever AC power comes in set JP6 pins 2 and 3 to On If you want to use the power button set pins 1 and 2 to On X JP6 2 3 On Power...

Page 29: ...se port PS 2 keyboard port USB ports VGA port DVI I port DVI D signal only 2 LAN ports Center Subwoofer port Rear R L port Side R L port Line in jack Line out jack Mic in jack PS 2 K B DVI I USB 11 US...

Page 30: ...s Warning Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may dam age the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keyboa...

Page 31: ...tting Configure the PS 2 wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5V_standby power source of you...

Page 32: ...he USB ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the connectors that are attached to the USB port cab...

Page 33: ...mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP2 and or JP3 must be set to 2 3 On 5V_standby Refer to USB Power Select in this chapter for more in...

Page 34: ...onnector to the VGA port Blue After you plug the monitor s cable connector into the VGA port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place BIOS Setting Configure the onboard VGA in th...

Page 35: ...to connect a digital LCD monitor or LCD TV This port supports DVI D signal only Connect the display device s cable connector to the DVI port on the board After you plug the cable connector into the DV...

Page 36: ...ct to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu PCI Express Root Port Func section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 f...

Page 37: ...rs of the audio system Side Right Left Jack Gray This jack is used to connect to the side left and side right speak ers of the audio system Line in Light Blue This jack is used to connect any audio de...

Page 38: ...an external microphone Front Audio The front audio connector J26 allows you to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system BIOS Setting Configure the onboard au...

Page 39: ...ware Installation W I O Connectors CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 4 1 Left audio channel Right audio channel Grou...

Page 40: ...PDIF ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to this connector Make sur...

Page 41: ...es powering on function to an external device that is connected to this connector Pins 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 Function GND DIO7 DIO6 DIO5 DIO4 DIO3 DIO2 DIO1 DIO0 GND Pins 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Fun...

Page 42: ...supports SPP ECP and EPP 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...

Page 43: ...acket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the cable to this connector Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin...

Page 44: ...or Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the floppy connector on the system board and the other end most connector to the floppy drive The colored...

Page 45: ...ectors Supports up to 4 SATA devices SATA speed up to 3Gb s Connecting Serial ATA Cables Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a Serial ATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device S...

Page 46: ...tor supports 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...

Page 47: ...from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used to gether The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important If...

Page 48: ...ar of the system chassis Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of COM 1 or COM 2 The serial port is an RS 232 asynchronous communication port with 16C550A compatible U...

Page 49: ...ned on the system board Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector accord ing to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure the onboard IrDA functions in the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more...

Page 50: ...cooling fans The cooling fans 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...

Page 51: ...ing you of a chassis intrusion event Hardware Monitor for Windows Install the Hardware Doctor for Windows utility By default the chassis intrusion detection function is disabled When enabled a warning...

Page 52: ...uide Version 1 1 An ATX12V power supply unit has a standard 24 pin ATX main power connector that must be inserted onto CN9 Your power supply unit may come with an 8 pin or 4 pin 12V power connector Th...

Page 53: ...uirement To ensure that adequate power is provided we strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt or greater power supply Important Insufficient power supplied to the system may result in in...

Page 54: ...ff the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the set...

Page 55: ...t may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket Pin 3 5 14 16 8 10 18 20 7 9 13 15 17 19 2 4 6 HD LE...

Page 56: ...n the standby mode Warning When the Standby Power LED lit red it indicates that power is present on the PCI slots Power off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any add in cards Failu...

Page 57: ...graph ics card into the x16 slot align the graphics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the g...

Page 58: ...OS memory It is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off Safety Measures Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend...

Page 59: ...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 press ing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneousl...

Page 60: ...d CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features then press Enter A screen similar to the one below will appear Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss X IDE Channel 0 Master X IDE Channel 0...

Page 61: ...your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IDE Channel 0 Master to IDE Channel 4...

Page 62: ...ite 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 This field id...

Page 63: ...d 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...

Page 64: ...64 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 65: ...PU Feature X Hard Disk Boot Priority Virus Warning CPU L3 Cache Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumlLock S...

Page 66: ...nction Execute Disable Bit Virtualization Technology Native Mode Disabled Auto Enabled Enabled PPM Mode The options are Native Mode and SMM mode Limit CPUID MaxVal The CPUID instruction of some newer...

Page 67: ...67 3 BIOS Setup Virtualization Technology When this field is set to Enabled the VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology...

Page 68: ...ector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequ...

Page 69: ...ive in stalled is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish be tween 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...

Page 70: ...and Typematic Delay Msec fields below Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are acceler ated Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the dela...

Page 71: ...Select for DRAM 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 The options are Non OS2 and OS2 Report No FDD For WIN 95 The options are Yes and No Small Logo EPA Show Enabl...

Page 72: ...en this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM ad dressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the effic...

Page 73: ...nly Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Express Root Port Func PCI Express Port 1 PCI Express Port 2 PCI Express PATA PORT PCI Express GiGa LAN1 PCI...

Page 74: ...evice The options are Auto Onchip VGA and PEG Port On Chip Frame Buffer Size This field is used to select the onboard VGA s frame buffer size that is shared from the system memory DVMT Mode This field...

Page 75: ...vice X Onboard Device X Super IO Device X USB Device Setting Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this...

Page 76: ...for the maximum block size the system can transfer The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode IDE DMA Transfer Access This field is used to...

Page 77: ...to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear High Definition Audio Enabled Select this option when using the onboard High Defi nition audio Disabled Select this option when using a...

Page 78: ...tem Super IO 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 Phoen...

Page 79: ...he onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard se rial port 1 and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboa...

Page 80: ...to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripheral s manual for the best option SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP E...

Page 81: ...ailure the system will return to the state where you left off be fore 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...

Page 82: ...s If a PS 2 keyboard is not available and you need to use a USB keyboard to install Windows installation is performed in DOS mode or run any program under DOS set this field to Enabled The settings on...

Page 83: ...be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices If a PS 2 mouse is not available and you need to use a USB mouse to install Windows...

Page 84: ...s disabled the system resume time is shortened but system will need an AGP driver to initialize the VGA card Therefore if the AGP driver of the card does not support the initialization feature the dis...

Page 85: ...and PwrOn Suspend MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system Soft Off by PWR BTTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your sys...

Page 86: ...e On Ring Connector in chapter 2 for more information USB KB Wake Up From S3 This field when enabled allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To...

Page 87: ...o power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field Time hh mm ss Alarm This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on If you want the...

Page 88: ...ata ESCD once automatically It will then recre ate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data The settings on the screen are for reference only Your versio...

Page 89: ...ical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7...

Page 90: ...to select the length of time each PCI device will control the bus before another takes over The larger the value the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus Since each ac cess to the bus c...

Page 91: ...Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Case Open Detection Current System Temp Current CPU Tempera...

Page 92: ...vary within the range of the tolerance value selected in the field below CPU Fan Tolerance Value This field is used to select the tolerance value of the CPU s tempera ture The options are 1 2 3 4 and...

Page 93: ...um Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency Voltage Control Item Help Menu Level X M...

Page 94: ...ter If you want to proceed type Y and press Enter The default settings will be loaded Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults X Standard C...

Page 95: ...default values Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Optimized Defaults X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X In...

Page 96: ...irm 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 delete or disable the pa...

Page 97: ...n 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 p...

Page 98: ...es to the setup press Ctrl Alt Del simultaneously after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Save Data to CMOS X Standard CMOS Features...

Page 99: ...trl Alt Del simultaneously after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Abandon All Data X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features...

Page 100: ...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 AW...

Page 101: ...OS 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...

Page 102: ...equired to enhance the performance 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 sta...

Page 103: ...ity is used for updating Windows INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on...

Page 104: ...104 4 Supported Software 4 After all setup operations are done click Next 3 Go through the readme document for more installation tips then click Next 5 Click Finish to exit setup...

Page 105: ...ectX 9 0C Driver To install click Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver on the main menu 1 Click I accept the agreement then click Next 3 Click Finish Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect 2 You are no...

Page 106: ...o install the driver click Intel Graphics Drivers on the main menu 3 Go through the readme document for more installation tips then click Next 1 Setup is now ready to install the graphics driver Click...

Page 107: ...tup is currently installing the driver After installation has completed click Next 5 Click Yes I want to restar t this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software...

Page 108: ...r click Audio Drivers on the main menu 2 Setup is preparing to install the driver 1 The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install HD audio After all files have been extracted click...

Page 109: ...guring your new software installation 6 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect 5 Follow the prompt...

Page 110: ...s To install the driver click LAN Drivers on the main menu 1 The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install the driver 2 You are now ready to install the driver Click Install 3 Setup...

Page 111: ...111 4 Supported Software 4 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup...

Page 112: ...ored If the settings 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 th...

Page 113: ...s on the screen to complete the installation then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the driver to take effect 3 Click Next to add the program icon to the Program Folder 4 Hardware Doctor i...

Page 114: ...tion Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 2000 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 app...

Page 115: ...ion Logical Device 8 register CRF5 CRF6 CRF7 WDT count mode count value control mode MOV DX 4EH MOV AL 07H Ready to Program Logical Device OUT DX AL MOV DX 4FH MOV AL 08H Select Logical Device 8 OUT D...

Page 116: ...et CRF6 value 02 Watch Dog Timer 2 unit Min OUT DX AL MOV DX 4EH MOV AL F7H Select CRF7 OUT DX AL MOV DX 4FH MOV AL 02H Set CRF7 Bit 7 6 11 WDT reset by mouse key board interrupt OUT DX AL 3 Exit exte...

Page 117: ...plosion 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 CM...

Page 118: ...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...

Page 119: ...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 slo...

Page 120: ...ing 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 121: ...nter 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 V...

Page 122: ...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 car...

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