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CA33-SC

Rev. A+

System Board

Users Manual

43200020

Summary of Contents for CA33-SC

Page 1: ...CA33 SC Rev A System Board User s Manual 43200020 ...

Page 2: ... 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 2000 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS WindowsTM Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel Pentium III and CeleronTM are registered trademarks of Intel Corpora...

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: ... Data 2 7 Jumper Settings for the Onboard Audio Codec 2 8 Ports and Connectors Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input Output System 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Setup 3 1 2 BIOS Features Setup 3 1 3 Chipset Features Setup 3 1 4 Power Management Setup 3 1 5 PNP PCI Configuration 3 1 6 Load Fail Safe Settings 3 1 7 Load Optimal Settings 3 1 8 Integrated Peripherals 3 1 9 Supervisor Password 3...

Page 5: ...2 VIA Hardware Monitor 4 3 VIA Service Pack 4 4 Audio Drivers and Software Application 4 5 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes Appendix A System Error Messages A 1 POST Beep A 2 Error Messages Appendix B Troubleshooting B 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 67 70 70 71 72 75 ...

Page 6: ...e system will use the processor s factory default ratio Selecting an external bus clock other than 66MHz 100MHz or 133MHz may result to the processor s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance System Memory The system board supports both VCM and PC SDRAM DIMMs If you are using more than one DIMM make sure you insert the same type of DIMMs into the DIMM so...

Page 7: ...300A 533MHz processor Future VIA CyrixIII processor System Memory 16MB to 512MB using VCM Virtual Channel Memory or PC SDRAM DIMM unbuffered or registered Two 168 pin DIMM sockets Uses x64 or x72 PC SDRAM 3 3V PC 66 SDRAM DIMM for 66MHz FSB processors PC 100 SDRAM DIMM for 100 66MHz FSB processors PC 133 SDRAM DIMM for 133MHz FSB processors ECC supported uses x72 PC SDRAM DIMM Chapter 1 Introducti...

Page 8: ...hat is compliant to the AMR specification Onboard Audio Features Supports Microsoft DirectSound DirectSound 3D AC 97 supported with full duplex independent sample rate con verter for audio recording and playback ATX Double Deck Ports PC 99 color coded connectors Two USB ports Two NS16C550A compatible DB 9 serial ports One SPP ECP EPP DB 25 parallel port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port One mini DIN ...

Page 9: ... connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices It supports peripheral devices that meet the HPSIR and ASKIR standard USB Ports The system board supports 4 USB ports Two onboard USB ports are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board The J21 connector on the system board allows you to connect the optional 3rd and 4th USB ports These optional USB ports which are mounted on a card...

Page 10: ...f monitoring the following system health conditions Monitors CPU system temperature and overheat alarm Monitors VCORE 3 3V 5V 12V 2 5V voltages and failure alarm Monitors CPU chassis fan speed and failure alarm Automatic CPU and chassis fans on off control Read back capability that displays temperature voltage and fan speed Refer to the Chipset Features Setup section in chapter 3 and the VIA Hardw...

Page 11: ...o Resume On Alarm 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 Off PC Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup function Refer to Wake On LAN Connector in chapter 2 and Resume On LAN Ring in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Important T...

Page 12: ...ection Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives The system board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive 1 2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items þ The system board þ A user s manual þ One IDE cable for ATA 33 or ATA 66 IDE drives þ One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable þ One Main Board Utility CD If any of the...

Page 13: ...2 Hardware Installation 13 2 1 System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...

Page 14: ...rts the ECC Error Checking and Correction function To use this function you must install DIMM that supports parity Refer to chapter 1 System Memory section for detailed specification of the memory supported by the system board Warning Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your system board processor disk drives add in boards and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures describe...

Page 15: ... the module aligned with the keys 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 2 2 1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket ...

Page 16: ...1 is set correctly before applying power otherwise you will not be able to power on the system In the example above Switch 1 Off Switch 2 Off Switch 3 On Switch 4 On 233MHz 350MHz 3 5x 266MHz 400MHz 4x 450MHz 4 5x 333MHz 5x Processor SW1 66MHz 100MHz Freq Ratio 5 5x Processor SW1 66MHz 100MHz Freq Ratio 400MHz 433MHz 466MHz 500MHz 6x 6 5x 7x 7 5x 8x 533MHz 500MHz 366MHz 133MHz 533MHz 133MHz 650MHz...

Page 17: ... than 8x has been locked by the manufacturer and will no longer have the flexibility of using extended ratios Therefore the system will use the processor s factory default ratio At the time this document was printed the CPUs marked with asterisk are not yet available They are included in the table for reference only The processors supported by the system board support VID Voltage Identification Th...

Page 18: ...n 2 4 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU Type CPU Type Select Jumper JP1 This jumper is used to select the type of processor installed on the system board 1 2 On Intel CPU default 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 On Reserved for Factory Use ...

Page 19: ...matically run according to the FSB of the processor Warning Some processors when overclocked may result to the processor s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance If you are unable to boot your system due to overclocking make sure to set these jumpers back to their default settings 2 3 On 1 2 On All Off 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 JP2 1 2 On 2 3 On 2 3 On All Off ...

Page 20: ... cord 2 Set JP6 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP6 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Plug the power cord and power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s bus clock in the BIOS please proceed to step 4 4 After powering on the system press Del to enter the main menu of the BIOS 5 Select the Chipset Feature...

Page 21: ...r Settings for the Onboard Audio Codec Onboard Audio Codec Settings Jumper JP7 The default setting is 1 2 On the onboard audio codec enabled If you are not using the onboard audio codec set this jumper pins 2 and 3 to On Disabled 2 3 On Onboard Audio Codec Disabled 1 2 On Onboard Audio Codec Enabled default 1 2 3 1 2 3 ...

Page 22: ...uter prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board 2 8 Ports and Connectors 2 8 1 Serial Ports The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports COM 1 J3 and COM 2 J5 both in Teal Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board These por ts are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that ...

Page 23: ...oppy disk drives To prevent improper floppy cable installation the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism The 34 pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header You may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Setting Normal ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enha...

Page 24: ...k drives install the 40 pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header IDE1 J6 If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device install the 40 pin connector of the other IDE cable into the secondar y shrouded IDE header IDE2 J7 Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable 1 Install the 34 pin header connector into the shrouded floppy disk header J8 on the system board The colored edge...

Page 25: ... provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and or switches on the drives The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 ATA 33 or ATA 66 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 used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important ...

Page 26: ... double deck ports of the board The J21 connector on the system board allows you to connect the optional 3rd and 4th 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 3rd and 4th USB ports install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J2...

Page 27: ...stem board Set UART 2 Mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use this connector Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function VCC N C IRRX Ground IRTX Note The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed ...

Page 28: ...ce the system enters the Suspend mode 2 8 9 Chassis Fan Connector If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J14 on the system board The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the chassis fan The chassis fan together with the CP...

Page 29: ...er to the add in card s manual for instructions on installing the fan Pin 1 2 3 Function Ground 12V N C 2 8 11 Game MIDI Port The Game MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I O port Connect an analog joystick to the 15 pin D sub connector J11 Gold located at the ATX double deck ports of the system board This port works well with any application that is compatible wit...

Page 30: ...is jack is used to connect external speaker s for audio output from the system board Line in Jack J10 Light Blue This jack can be connected to any external audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Connect a stereo cable from the line out jack of your external device to this line in jack Mic in Jack J12 Pink Connect a microphone to the mic in jack ...

Page 31: ... TAD is a connector for telephony audio devices such as voice modem cards By installing a PCI voice modem card that is also equipped with a TAD connector connect one end of the cable that came with the card to the card s TAD connector and the other end to the TAD connector on the system board The voice modem will interface with the onboard audio allowing voice to come from the external speaker TAD...

Page 32: ...unction you must enable the Resume on LAN Ring field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Your LAN card package should include a cable Connect one end of the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to location J20 on the system board The network will 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 L...

Page 33: ...s 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 J13 on the system board You must also enable the Resume on LAN Ring field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS If you are using an external modem the ring on function will come through the serial port where the external modem is connected Pin 1 2 Function Ground R...

Page 34: ...by Power LED will turn red when the system is in the power on Soft Off or Suspend state Important Lighted LEDs red serve 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 add in cards ...

Page 35: ...wer connector 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 5V Important The system board requires a minimum of 3 3V 6A electric current ...

Page 36: ...r Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PWR BTTN in the Power Management Setup chapter 3 G SW Green Switch This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode RESET Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off 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 POW...

Page 37: ... Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pin Assignment HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED G LED Green LED ATX SW ATX power switch G SW Green switch RESET Reset switch SPEAKER Speaker connector POWER LED Power Standby LED HDD LED Power HDD N C Green LED Power Ground N C PWRBT Ground N C SMI Ground N C H W Reset Ground N C Speaker Data N C Ground Speaker Power N C Standb...

Page 38: ...s before you respond restart your 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 Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Setup and press Enter A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOF...

Page 39: ...enter improper information for this field You can use Type User to define your own drive type manually This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor If you select Type 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 and press Enter The settings on ...

Page 40: ...ed Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mono Monochrome adapter Includes high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up The default setting is All Errors A...

Page 41: ... 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU s memory address map Other Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640K to 1024K address space This is the memory that can be used for different applications DOS uses this ar...

Page 42: ...d remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field Also disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 95 98 2000 or the operating system may not install nor work...

Page 43: ...rating system The default is A C SCSI The options are A C SCSI C A SCSI C CDROM A CDROM C A D A SCSI E A SCSI F A SCSI SCSI A C SCSI C A C only LS ZIP C Swap Floppy Drive When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from...

Page 44: ...the BIOS to report that the key is down When the typematic rate is enabled the BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to sel...

Page 45: ...g Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 3 or later hard drives Processor Serial Numb...

Page 46: ...cting Turbo will reduce the CAS access time by 1 clock tick SDRAM CAS Latency This field is used to set the clock cycle for the CAS latency ROM PCI ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC ESC F1 F5 F6 F7 Quit Help Old Values Load Fail Safe Settings Load Optimal Settings PU PD Shift F2 Select Item Modify Color 25o C 77o F 26o C 78o F 5851 RPM 0 RPM Normal 3 Host CLK Disabled Enabled Enab...

Page 47: ...o offset the speed difference between the CPU and PCI bus Disabled Writes are not buffered therefore the CPU must wait until the write cycle is complete before starting another write cycle PCI Dynamic Bursting When enabled every write transaction goes to the write buffer PCI Master 0 WS Write When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait state PCI Delay Transaction When enabled th...

Page 48: ...hen 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 the 15 16MB address range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory AGP Aperture Size MB This field is relevant to the memory mapped graph...

Page 49: ...r than 66MHz 100MHz or 133MHz may result to the processor s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance If you selected an option other than Default and is unable to boot up the system there are 2 methods of going back to its default setting Method 1 Clear the CMOS data by setting jumper JP6 pins 2 and 3 to On All fields in the BIOS Setup will automatically ...

Page 50: ...e of the system and the current fan speed of the CPU and chassis fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute Vcore This field shows the voltage of the CPU 2 5V 3 3V 5V and 12V These fields show the output voltage of the power supply If you want a warning message to pop up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the VIA Hardware Monitor utility This utility is included...

Page 51: ...sabled Disabled ESC F1 F5 F6 F7 Quit Help Old Values Load Fail Safe Settings Load Optimal Settings PU PD Shift F2 Select Item Modify Color Primary INTR IRQ3 COM 2 IRQ4 COM 1 IRQ5 LPT 2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 LPT 1 IRQ8 RTC Alarm IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse IRQ13 Coprocessor IRQ14 Hard Disk IRQ15 Reserved On Primary Primary Primary Primary Disabled Disabled Seconda...

Page 52: ...chronization 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 After N A The system BIOS will never turn off the screen Suspend The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode Standby The screen is off when the system is in ...

Page 53: ... the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the 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 PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure the sy...

Page 54: ... Connector in chapter 2 for more information When enabled the LAN card in the system will allow the network to power on a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can wake up the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function Refer to Wake On LAN Connector in chapter 2 for more information Resume On Alarm Enab...

Page 55: ...me set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu Resume on PCI Event Enabled Access to a PCI card such as a modem or LAN card will cause the system to wake up The PCI card must support the wake up function Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI card Primary INTR When set to On the system will respond and wake up to an IRQ...

Page 56: ...ion Data Auto Disabled ESC F1 F5 F6 F7 Quit Help Old Values Load Fail Safe Settings Load Optimal Settings PU PD Shift F2 Select Item Modify Color Assign IRQ for USB Assign IRQ for VGA PCI Slot 1 Use IRQ PCI Slot 2 Use IRQ Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices ...

Page 57: ...lot Note When Disabled a Yellow mark will appear in Windows 95 98 s Device Manager Assign IRQ for VGA When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the VGA card installed Your VGA card will need an IRQ only when using the video capture function of the card If you are not using this function and a new device requires an IRQ you can set this function to Disabled The IRQ previously occupie...

Page 58: ...his option on the main menu and press Enter The message below will appear Load Fail Safe Settings Y N N If you want to proceed type Y and press Enter The default settings will be loaded 3 1 7 Load Optimal Settings The Load Optimal Settings submenu loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the Setup default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option on the main menu and pr...

Page 59: ...ter PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Init Display First Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto AGP Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 ...

Page 60: ... parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Onboard Parallel Mode The options are ECP EPP Normal EPP and ECP These apply 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 Normal Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP Extended Capabilities Port Allows parallel port to operate in ...

Page 61: ... card AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when you are using the onboard audio codec an audio riser card or audio modem riser card Disabled Select this option when you are using a PCI or ISA sound card Note The Sound Blaster to Game Port 200 207H fields will appear only if the AC97 Audio field is set to Auto Sound Blaster This field is used to enable or disable the sound blaster SB I O Base Address...

Page 62: ... Onboard Secondary PCI IDE These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller The default is Enabled Select Disabled if you want to use 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 Enable this field to achieve better performance IDE HDD Block Mode Enable...

Page 63: ...cally set the system according to your hard disk drive s timing Mode 0 4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after che...

Page 64: ...in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the password function highlight Supervisor Password and press Enter instead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu 3 1 10 User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a user s password with the System option selected i...

Page 65: ...ISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD RECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Select Primary Master Option N Skip N OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD RECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE 2 Y 853 827 32 0 1653 63 LBA 1 853 1654 16 65535 1653 63 Normal 3 853 827 32 65536 1653 63 Large Note Some OS like SCO UNIX must be NORMAL for installation ESC Skip The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical ...

Page 66: ...stics 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 3 1 13 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press Enter 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 ...

Page 67: ...numbers of hardware installed etc are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS Additional information such as ISA based peripherals which may not be automatically detected can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated whenever the system hardware or setup is altered ...

Page 68: ...or arrow keys then press Enter 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected information 4 Press F10 to update the edited information into the flash ROM s n Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort Exit Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc 1996 Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File Save DMI File...

Page 69: ...e or arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu 2 The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for load Press Enter 3 The DMI files will appear on the screen Select the file you would like to load and press Enter 4 The following message will appear Do you want to execute Y N Type Y All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the new file will be saved into the flash ROM ...

Page 70: ...s 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 operating system To install the utility insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click the VIA Hardware Monitor button to install the utility Refer to its readme file for instructions on using the utility 4 3 VIA Service Pack The CD in the system board package also comes with the VIA Service Pack The service pack includes the f...

Page 71: ...teps below 1 Insert the CD that came with the system board package into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear 2 Click VIA Service Pack 3 The Welcome screen will appear Click Next Please read the VIA Service Pack readme carefully before proceeding to step 4 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the installation 5 Reboot the system for the drivers to take effec...

Page 72: ...Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Autorun 2 Please go to DFI s web site at http www dfi com support download1 asp for the latest version of the drivers or software applications 3 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please refe...

Page 73: ...de consists of a single long beep A 2 Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalen...

Page 74: ...e fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely ...

Page 75: ...est the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 Ma...

Page 76: ...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 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 t...

Page 77: ... a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ set...

Page 78: ...onfigured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 1 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process 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 p...

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