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Supported Softwares

4.1.2  Using the DMI Utility

The four menus located on top of the DMI Configuration Utility screen

are Edit DMI, Add DMI, Load DMI File and Save DMI File. Use the

 or 

 (left or right) arrow keys to select a menu from the Menu

bar.

On the left side of the screen is a list of the system configuration items.

Use the 

 or 

 (up or down) arrow keys to select an item.

The commands at the bottom of the screen will allow you to navigate

through the various setup menus.

Edit DMI

1. Use the 

 or 

 arrow keys to select the Edit DMI menu.

2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to edit

by using the 

 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.

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Move cursor    ENTER-Accept    DEL-Delete    ESC-Abort&Exit

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↑ ↓  ←

Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc, 1996

[Edit DMI]   [Add DMI]   [Load DMI File]   [Save DMI File]

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BIOS

System

Enclosure/Chassis

Processor

Memory Controller

Memory Module
Memory Module
Memory Module
Memory Module

Cache
Cache

Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector

System Slots

***  BIOS Auto Detect  ***

Type  :  BIOS Information
Handle  :  0000

Vendor Name  :
BIOS Version  :
BIOS Starting Address Segment  :  E000
BIOS Build Date  :
BIOS Characteristics  :
Size of BIOS ROM  :  0256K

Summary of Contents for CA34-SC

Page 1: ...CA34 SC CA34 SU Rev A System Board User s Manual 42300023...

Page 2: ...es the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2000 All Rights Reserved Trademarks...

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: ...Settings for the Onboard PCI Audio 2 9 Factory Use Jumper 2 10 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 BI...

Page 5: ...dio Drivers and Software Application 4 5 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function A 1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix B System Error Messages B...

Page 6: ...io 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...

Page 7: ...00A 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 SD...

Page 8: ...d or audio modem riser card that is compliant to the AMR specification Onboard Audio Features CA34 SC only Supports Microsoft DirectSound DirectSound 3D AC 97 supported with full duplex independent sa...

Page 9: ...p to 16 6MB sec Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer Supports ATAPI CD ROM LS 120 and ZIP IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connecti...

Page 10: ...eshooting of computer systems easier Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on using the DMI utility 1 1 2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the following system h...

Page 11: ...using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 720mA RTC Timer to Power on the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to autom...

Page 12: ...t Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut...

Page 13: ...s the following items The system board A user s manual One IDE cable for ATA 33 or ATA 66 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Main Board Utility CD If any of these items are missing or d...

Page 14: ...2 14 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation CA34 SC...

Page 15: ...2 Hardware Installation 15 CA34 SU...

Page 16: ...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...

Page 17: ...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 Install...

Page 18: ...ack rectangle in the diagram denotes the part that is protruding the adjustable switch Make sure SW2 is set correctly before applying power otherwise you will not be able to power on the system Proces...

Page 19: ...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 docume...

Page 20: ...2 4 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU Type CPU Type Select Jumper J18 This jumper is used to select the type of processor installed on the system board 1 2 On Reserved for Factory Use 1 2 3 1 2 3...

Page 21: ...atically 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 perfor...

Page 22: ...ower off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set JBAT1 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JBAT1 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the...

Page 23: ...AMR on the AMR slot please set J6 to Off If you are using a secondary AMR on the AMR slot or no AMR card is installed on the AMR slot you must set J6 to On Off Onboard Audio Codec Secondary On Onboar...

Page 24: ...The CA34 SU system board uses the Creative ES1373 PCI audio chip This jumper is used to enable or disable the PCI audio chip By default the PCI audio chip is enabled If you wish to install an audio a...

Page 25: ...2 Hardware Installation 25 2 9 Factory Use Jumper Factory Use Jumper Jumper J19 This jumper is for factory use only Please leave it in its default setting 1 2 On 1 2 On Default 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 On...

Page 26: ...in Teal 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 pr...

Page 27: ...port the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards 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...

Page 28: ...header connector of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin 1 of the FDD connector on the system...

Page 29: ...connector of the other IDE cable into the secondary IDE2 shrouded IDE header 2 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin 1...

Page 30: ...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...

Page 31: ...em 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...

Page 32: ...Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location FAN 1 on the system board The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the CPU fan The CPU fan together with the chassis...

Page 33: ...AN 2 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...

Page 34: ...eck ports of the system board This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick 2 10 10 AGP Fan Connector If the system board is installed with an AGP add in c...

Page 35: ...ck Lime This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Line in Jack Light Blue This jack can be connected to the line out jack of any external audio devices such...

Page 36: ...oice 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 T...

Page 37: ...esume 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 cable to the wakeup header on the card and the othe...

Page 38: ...tion 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 Resume on LAN Ring Wake Up Eve...

Page 39: ...to RAM It will not light when the system is in the Soft Off state PCI Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system is in the power on Soft Off or Suspend Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM...

Page 40: ...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...

Page 41: ...tem is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend state ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft...

Page 42: ...Speaker Power N C LED Power N C LED Power or Standby Signal N C Ground Use pins 24 26 for the Power Standby LED PWR LED Power Standby LED Use pins 24 to 26 to connect to the Power Standby LED When th...

Page 43: ...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 44: ...IDE Secondary 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 refere...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...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 err...

Page 47: ...ure for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep Move F6 Fail Safe De...

Page 48: ...e using Intel s Pentium III or later processor These processors come with an individual processor serial number which by default is activated Therefore when connected to the Internet the processor tra...

Page 49: ...ult 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 numeric keypad is the a...

Page 50: ...up Set the password in the Set Supervisor User Password submenu System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt Setup The system...

Page 51: ...are Advanced Chipset Features The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the...

Page 52: ...Sets the memory clock speed equal to that of the CPU clock speed Memory Hole This field is used to select the memory area that must not be addressed to the ISA bus P2C C2P Concurrency When enabled the...

Page 53: ...MB sec bandwidth thus delivering faster and better graphics to your PC Make sure your graphics card supports the AGP 4x mode AGP Driving Control Set this field to Manual only if there are compatibilit...

Page 54: ...eld to Disabled CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled Writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to offset the speed difference between the CPU and PCI bus Disabled Writes are not buffered therefore th...

Page 55: ...WS Write Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations AGP Master 1 WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations Memory Parity ECC Check If...

Page 56: ...re for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one X X CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Item Help Menu Level Move F6 Fail Safe Defaults F...

Page 57: ...en Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD ROM Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you Disabled The BIOS will not dete...

Page 58: ...make sure this field is set to Standard To use the IrDA function follow the steps below 1 Connect your IrDA cable to connector J4 on the system board 2 Set the UART 2 Mode field to the type of IrDA st...

Page 59: ...A This is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel port The options are 1 and 3 Default setting 3 Parallel Port EPP Type The options are EPP1 9 and EPP1 7 Default setting EPP1 7 Onboard Legacy Au...

Page 60: ...ptions are DMA 0 DMA 1 DMA 2 and DMA 3 MPU 401 This field is used to enable or disable MPU 401 MPU 401 I O Address This field is used to select MPU 401 s I O address The options are 330 333H 300 303H...

Page 61: ...ursor to this field and press Enter The Power Management HDD Power Down Doze Mode and Suspend Mode fields will appear Power Management This field allows you to select the type or degree of power savin...

Page 62: ...1 2 of full speed while all other devices still operate at full speed Suspend Mode This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the Suspend mod...

Page 63: ...g Select this if your video board supports it MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 or 11 for the modem installed in your system Soft Off by PWRBTN This field allows...

Page 64: ...ailure occurs the system will power on when power returns Wake Up Events Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following fields will appear VGA When set to On the system will respond and w...

Page 65: ...ate of Month and Resume Time hh mm ss fields However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to th...

Page 66: ...sources Controlled By IRQ Resources DMA Resources PCI VGA Palette Snoop Assign IRQ For VGA Assign IRQ For USB Disabled Auto ESCD Press Enter Press Enter Disabled Enabled Enabled Item Help Menu Level D...

Page 67: ...ISA or PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification DMA Resources Move the cursor to this fiel...

Page 68: ...Q previously occupied by the VGA card will be available for your new device Note When Disabled a Yellow mark will appear in Windows 95 s Device Manager Assign IRQ for USB When Enabled the system autom...

Page 69: ...ning 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 in the CD that came with the system boar...

Page 70: ...d the system will automatically detect the speed of the DIMMs installed on the system board Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engin...

Page 71: ...an the default setting and is unable to boot up the system there are 2 methods of booting up the system and going back to its default setting Method 1 Clear the CMOS data by setting JBAT1 to 2 3 On Al...

Page 72: ...assword You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong passw...

Page 73: ...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 to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneou...

Page 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...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 77: ...r 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 uti...

Page 78: ...eps 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 Cli...

Page 79: ...ain 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 l...

Page 80: ...iously 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 reference only Your version may...

Page 81: ...sor 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 t...

Page 82: ...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 83: ...To power on the computer just press the power button The operating session where you left off when you power off the computer will resume in not more than 8 seconds However the power button will not...

Page 84: ...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 85: ...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 86: ...st 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 sl...

Page 87: ...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 88: ...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 89: ...nfigured 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 k...

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