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CA64-TC

CA64-TN

Rev. A+

System Board

Users Manual

49800120

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Page 1: ...CA64 TC CA64 TN Rev A System Board User s Manual 49800120 ...

Page 2: ...s to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2001 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS WindowsTM Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel Pentium III and CeleronTM are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation VIA C3 is a registe...

Page 3: ...not 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 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 ...

Page 4: ...cluded in the system board package To view the user s manual insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click User s Manual System Board This user s manual is for the CA64 TC and CA64 TN system boards The differences between these boards are shown below CA64 TC Supports onboard audio CA64 TN Game MIDI port Audio jacks Internal audio CD in and AUX in Fron...

Page 5: ...rs 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 4 Integrated Peripherals 3 1 5 Power Management Setup 3 1 6 PnP PCI Configurations 3 1 7 PC Health Status 3 1 8 Frequency Voltage Control 3 1 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password 3 1 ...

Page 6: ...A Service Pack 4 4 Audio Drivers 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 1 POST Beep B 2 Error Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting C 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 78 81 81 82 83 88 88 84 90 ...

Page 7: ...950MHz FCPGA 66MHz FSB 566MHz 700MHz Future VIA C3TM with L2 cache System Memory Up to 1GB using VCM Virtual Channel Memory or PC SDRAM DIMM unbuffered or registered Three 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...

Page 8: ... TC 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 6 PS 2 keyboard port One game MIDI port CA64 TC Three audio jacks line out line in and mic in CA64 TC Conne...

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 J17 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: ...e of 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 PC Health Status section in chapter 3 and the VIA Hardware...

Page 11: ... 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 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 Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 f...

Page 12: ... button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 98 2000 ME without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when it powers off The operating session will resume exactly where you left off...

Page 13: ...lowing items þ The system board þ A user s manual þ One IDE cable for ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA 100 IDE drives þ One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable þ One Main Board Utility CD If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance ...

Page 14: ...14 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation CA64 TC Supports Onboard Audio ...

Page 15: ...Hardware Installation 15 CA64 TN Note The illustrations on the following pages are based on the CA64 TC system board which is the board that supports onboard audio ...

Page 16: ...ing ESD protection The system board is equipped with three 168 pin DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets that support VCM or PC SDRAM DIMM PC SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory uses a fast memory interface technology that includes using the clock on the chip to synchronize with the CPU clock so that the timing of the memory chips and the timing of the CPU are synchronized This saves ...

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 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 18: ... set correctly before applying power otherwise you will not be able to power on the system denotes future processors 10 5x 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 133MHz 650MHz 700MHz 933MHz 866MHz 800MHz 750MHz 1GHz 800MHz 667MHz 733MHz 300MHz 300AMHz 550MHz 600MHz 60...

Page 19: ...default ratio Most processors with frequency ratio greater than 8x have locked frequency ratio therefore does not have the flexibility of using extended ratio If your processor does not have locked frequency ratio you can set SW1 according to the desired ratio The processors supported by the system board support VID Voltage Identification The switching voltage regulator on the system board will au...

Page 20: ...lation 2 4 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU s Front Side Bus Auto 66MHz 100MHz 133MHz JP1 1 2 On 2 3 On 2 3 On All Off JP2 1 2 On 2 3 On All Off 1 2 On denotes default setting 1 2 3 1 2 On 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 On All Off ...

Page 21: ...will automatically 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 ...

Page 22: ...r user password c You are unable to boot up the computer system because 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 follow the steps below 1 Power off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set JP3 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP3...

Page 23: ...system press Del to enter the main menu of the BIOS 5 Select the Frequency Voltage Control submenu and press Enter 6 Set the CPU Host PCI Clock field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock Refer to CPU Host PCI Clock in the Frequency Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information 7 Press Esc to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save Exit Setup and pres...

Page 24: ...J3 and COM 2 J5 both 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 printers remote display terminals and other serial devices You can set the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS ...

Page 25: ...keyboard Purple ports both at location J1 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 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 board ...

Page 26: ...onal mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate Allows bidirectional parallel port op eration at maximum speed 2 6 3 Parallel Port The system board has a standard parallel port J4 Burgundy located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports Normal ECP and EPP modes You can set the port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals su...

Page 27: ...pin 1 of the header You may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable 1 Install the 34 pin header connector of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J18 on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin 1 of J18 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the...

Page 28: ...y or secondary IDE controller in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable 1 If you are connecting two IDE drives install the 40 pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header IDE 1 connector J20 If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device install the 40 pin connector of the other IDE cable into the secondary shrouded IDE header IDE ...

Page 29: ... 2 ATA 33 ATA 66 and ATA 100 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 If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave ...

Page 30: ...30 Hardware Installation 2 6 6 Universal Serial Bus Ports J17 for USB 3 and USB 4 Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Function VCC Data Data Ground Key Function VCC Data Data Ground Ground Pin 2 4 6 8 10 USB 2 USB 1 ...

Page 31: ...rd USB ports J2 Black are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board The J17 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 t...

Page 32: ...ect your IrDA cable to connector J21 on the system 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 Note The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed fr...

Page 33: ...e The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J16 on the system board The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the CPU fan It will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode ...

Page 34: ...n in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J19 on the system board The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the chassis fan It will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode ...

Page 35: ...nction Ground 12V N C If the system board is installed with an AGP add in card and you wish to install a fan on the add in card connect the fan s connector to location J15 on the system board Refer to the add in card s manual for instructions on installing the fan ...

Page 36: ...al to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I O port Connect an analog joystick to the 15 pin D sub connector J10 Gold located at the ATX double deck ports of the system board This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick Game MIDI Port ...

Page 37: ...ardware Installation 37 2 6 12 Audio Jacks CA64 TC Pin 1 3 5 7 Function Right Ground Left Key Function Mic N C N C SGND Pin 2 4 6 8 Front audio J9 Onboard Audio Jacks Line out Line in Mic in Front Audio ...

Page 38: ...output from the system board Line in Jack J7 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 Connect a stereo cable from the line out jack of your external device to this line in jack Mic in Jack J8 Pink Connect a microphone to the mic in jack Front Audio J9 J9 provides you the option of connecti...

Page 39: ...n 39 2 6 13 Internal Audio Connectors CA64 TC CD in and AUX in These connectors are 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 Right audio channel ...

Page 40: ...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 cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to location J14 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 ma...

Page 41: ...nal modem card 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 J13 on the system board You must also enable the Resume on LAN Ring Wake Up Events 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 mode...

Page 42: ...On Suspend or Suspend 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 state Important Lighted LEDs 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 memory modules or add in cards ...

Page 43: ...er 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 44: ...A64 TC only 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 Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PWRBTN 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 havi...

Page 45: ... 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 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 PWR LED Power Standby LED Pin Assignment HDD LE...

Page 46: ...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 Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press Enter A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C ...

Page 47: ...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 reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Move CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave ...

Page 48: ...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 standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 1 44MB cap...

Page 49: ... 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 errors Base Memory Displays the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or ...

Page 50: ...C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Menu Level Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature 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 Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Val...

Page 51: ...with an individual processor serial number which by default is activated Therefore when connected to the Internet the processor transmits the serial number online making it possible to track your online activity This field provides you the option of disabling this function Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on the system When Enabled the BIOS will...

Page 52: ... default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how gate A20 is handled Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 Mbyte Initially gate A20 was handled via the keyboard control...

Page 53: ...ill be copied to RAM Video Shadow will increase the video speed Note that some graphics boards require that this option be disabled The default value is Enabled Enabled Video shadow is enabled Disabled Video shadow is disabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow to DC000 DFFFF Shadow These fields determine whether option ROMs will be copied to RAM Enabled Optional shadow is enabled Disabled Optional shadow is disa...

Page 54: ...RAM Cycle Length This field is used to set the clock cycle for the CAS latency CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Item Help Menu Level Move F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit DRAM Timing SDRAM Cycle Length DRAM Clock Memory Hole P2C C2P Concurrency Fast R W Turn Aro...

Page 55: ...current whenever the Host CPU is performing R W access to the PCI or slave devices Fast R W Turn Around When enabled the turn around time of a memory read followed by a memory write is reduced 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 4X Mode This field is used to enable th...

Page 56: ...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 this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCI to ISA transactions T...

Page 57: ... Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations Memory Parity ECC Check If you are using x72 72 bit PC SDRAM DIMMs which are DIMMs that support the ECC Error Checking and Correction function set this field to Enabled ...

Page 58: ...ndary Slave UDMA Init Display First IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART 2 Mode IR Function Duplex TX RX Inverting Enable Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Parallel Port EPP Type OnChip Sound Onboard Legacy Audio Sound Blaster SB I O Base Address SB IRQ Select SB DMA Select MPU 401 MPU 401 I O Address Game Port 200 20...

Page 59: ...ally 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 chec...

Page 60: ...select an I O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 1 and or serial port 2 UART 2 Mode The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices You may not use IrDA J21 and the COM 2 serial port J5 at the same time If you are using the COM 2 serial port make sure this field is set to S...

Page 61: ...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 bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the normal mode s data transfer rate EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP Mode Use DM...

Page 62: ...aster s I O base address The options are 220H 240H 260H and 280H SB IRQ Select This field is used to select the sound blaster s IRQ The options are IRQ 5 IRQ 7 IRQ 9 and IRQ 10 SB DMA Select This field is used to select the sound blaster s DMA The options 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...

Page 63: ...d mode 1 hr Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Doze and Suspend mode 1 min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Doze Mode and Suspend Mode fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup Power Management ACPI Suspend Type PM Control by AP...

Page 64: ...r 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 ACPI Suspend Type CA64 TC This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function Refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A f...

Page 65: ...ment signaling Use this option if your video board supports it MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to select an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system Soft Off by PWRBTN This category allows you to select the method of powering off your system Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management function is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 se...

Page 66: ...er returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure 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 USB Resume from S3 S4 S5 This field when enabled allows you to use a USB device to wake up the system S3 CA64 TC only VGA When set to On the system will respond and wake up to any VGA activity L...

Page 67: ... 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 Enabled When Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month and Resume Time hh mm ss fields However if the system is being accessed by incoming ...

Page 68: ...e Standard CMOS Features submenu Primary INTR When set to On the system will respond and wake up to an IRQ activity that has been detected IRQs Activity Monitoring Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The IRQ3 to IRQ15 fields will appear When enabled access to the specified IRQ will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode When disabled the system will not wak...

Page 69: ...his one X X CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By IRQ Resources DMA Resources PCI VGA Palette Snoop Assign IRQ For VGA Assign IRQ For USB PCI Slot 1 5 Use IRQ PCI Slot 2 Use IRQ PCI Slot 3 Use IRQ PCI Slot 4 Use IRQ Disabled Auto ESCD Press Enter Press Enter Disabled Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Item H...

Page 70: ...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 field and press Enter The DMA 0 to DMA 7 fields will appear Set each DMA address to either Legacy ISA or PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture Legacy ISA For devices ...

Page 71: ... will appear in Windows 95 s Device Manager Assign IRQ for USB When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the USB device connected to your system However if you are not using USB devices set this function to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the USB device will be available for another device Note When Disabled a Yellow mark will appear in Windows 95 s Device Manager PCI Slot 1...

Page 72: ...essage 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 board Refer to the VIA Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1...

Page 73: ... enabled the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI devices Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician CPU Host PCI Clock This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor When selecting the external bus clock the PCI clock will at the same time ap...

Page 74: ...mper JP3 pins 2 and 3 to On All fields in the BIOS Setup will automatically be set to their default settings Method 2 Press the Insert key and power button simulta neously then release the power button first Keep on pressing the Insert key until the power on screen ap pears This will allow the system to boot according to the FSB of the processor Now press the Del key to enter the main menu of the ...

Page 75: ...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 Optimized Defaults The Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press ...

Page 76: ...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 press Enter instead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu 3 1 12 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a ...

Page 77: ...tics 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 14 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 t...

Page 78: ...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 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 4...

Page 79: ...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 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 80: ... 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 S...

Page 81: ...dows ME Windows 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 ...

Page 82: ...ase follow the steps 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 drive...

Page 83: ... the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 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 r...

Page 84: ...d 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 reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup Power Management ACPI Suspend Type PM Control by APM Video...

Page 85: ...rsor to Settings then click Control Panel To check whether ACPI was properly installed double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Device Manager tab In View devices by type click System devices 7 Double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Performance tab ...

Page 86: ...og box Double click the Power Management icon 10 Click the Advanced tab In the When I press the power button on my computer field select Standby 8 Click File System In the Typical role of this computer field select Mobile or docking system Click Apply then click OK Restart the computer ...

Page 87: ...erating session where you left off when you power off the computer will resume in not more than 8 seconds If you have changed the color or resolution in the Display Properties dialog box do not apply the settings without restarting You must restart the computer Important If you are unable to use the Suspend to RAM function after performing the steps above in Windows 98 or when you are in Windows 2...

Page 88: ...e 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 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 equivalent...

Page 89: ...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 90: ...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 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 Mak...

Page 91: ...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 92: ...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 sett...

Page 93: ...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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