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Introduction

8

Expansion  Slots

The  system  board  is  equipped  with  2  dedicated  PCI  slots  and  1

shared  PCI/CNR  slot. The  CNR  slot  supports  modem  riser  card

only.

Onboard Graphics Features

• Integrated rCADE3D 2D/3D/Video accelerator

- Shares 8MB of the system memory

- Optimized Shared Memory Architecture (SMA)

- High quality DVD video playback

• 3D rendering features

- 32-bit true color rendering

- MPEG-2 video textures

• 2D hardware acceleration features

• Motion video architecture

• Software drivers

- Windows

®

 98/98SE/ME/2000

- Windows NT

®

 4.0

Onboard Audio Features

• Supports Microsoft

®

 DirectSound

• Standard v1.0 or v2.0  AC'97 codec

• AC’97  supported  with  full  duplex,  independent  sample  rate

converter for audio recording and playback

• Downloadable sound (DLS) level-1

• Supports 1W audio amplifier on line-out jack

Onboard LAN Features (CM33-TL only)

• Uses Realtek RTL8100 fast ethernet controller

• Integrated  IEEE  802.3  10BASE-T  and  100BASE-TX  compatible

PHY

• 32-bit PCI master interface

• Integrated power management functions

• Full duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps

DIMMs

2MBx64
4MBx64
8MBx64

Memory  Size

16MB
32MB
64MB

DIMMs

16MBx64
32MBx64
64MBx64

Memory  Size

128MB
256MB
512MB

Summary of Contents for CM33-TC

Page 1: ...CM33 TC CM33 TL Rev A System Board User s Manual 53300142...

Page 2: ...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...

Page 3: ...ot installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular in...

Page 4: ...the most updated version The multilingual manual is included 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 appea...

Page 5: ...ectors 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...

Page 6: ...Onboard LAN Drivers for Windows 4 6 Graphics Drivers 4 7 Microsoft DirectX 8 0 Driver 4 8 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function A 1 Using the Suspend to...

Page 7: ...z FSB 1 2GHz on 0 13 FCPGA 100MHz FSB 800MHz 1 1GHz FCPGA 66MHz FSB 566MHz 700MHz VIA CyrixIII processor System Memory Supports up to 1GB using VCM Virtual Channel Memory or PC SDRAM DIMM unbuffered o...

Page 8: ...ivers Windows 98 98SE ME 2000 Windows NT 4 0 Onboard Audio Features Supports Microsoft DirectSound Standard v1 0 or v2 0 AC 97 codec AC 97 supported with full duplex independent sample rate converter...

Page 9: ...ector for 1 external serial port One connector for IrDA interface Two IDE connectors One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2 88MB floppy drives One ATX power supply connector One Wake On LAN c...

Page 10: ...r computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals BIOS Award BIOS Windows 95 98 2000 ME Plug and Play compat ible Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM...

Page 11: ...ty of monitoring the CPU s temperature during system boot up Once it has detected that the CPU s temperature exceeded the CPU temperature limit defined in the BIOS the system will automatically power...

Page 12: ...is switch will allow the system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Wake On Ring This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to c...

Page 13: ...Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct...

Page 14: ...drive 1 2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items The system board A user s manual One card edge bracket with a serial port One IDE cable for ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA 100 I...

Page 15: ...Hardware Installation 15 2 1 System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation CM33 TC...

Page 16: ...16 Hardware Installation Note The illustrations on the following pages are based on the CM33 TL system board which is the board that supports onboard LAN CM33 TL Supports onboard LAN...

Page 17: ...chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The system board is equipped with two 168 pin DIMM Dua...

Page 18: ...Position the DIMM above the socket with the notches in 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...

Page 19: ...able switch Make sure SW1 is set correctly before applying power otherwise you will not be able to power on the system denotes future processors 700MHz 10 5x 4 5x 5x Processor SW1 66MHz 100MHz Freq Ra...

Page 20: ...efault 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 fre...

Page 21: ...ystem 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...

Page 22: ...m press Del to enter the main menu of the BIOS 5 Select the Frequency Voltage Control submenu and press Enter 6 Set the Clock By Slight Adjust field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock...

Page 23: ...ard Audio Codec 1 2 On Enable the Onboard Audio Codec default 2 3 On Disable the Onboard Audio Codec Onboard Audio Codec Settings Jumpers JP4 JP5 and JP6 These jumpers are used to enable or disable th...

Page 24: ...for Selecting the USB Power Power Select for USB 1 and 2 JP1 and Power Select for USB 3 and USB 4 JP10 These jumpers are used to select the power for the USB devices that are connected to the USB port...

Page 25: ...splay terminals and other serial devices You can set the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Connecting the Serial Ports The system board is equipped with an onb...

Page 26: ...t cable is provided with the system board If you want to use the secondary serial port connect the serial port cable to connector J17 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with p...

Page 27: ...eyboard 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 othe...

Page 28: ...d at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate Allows bidirectional parallel port op eration at maximum speed 2 7 3 Parallel Port The system board has a standard parallel port J9 Burgundy locat...

Page 29: ...in 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...

Page 30: ...onboard primary 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 o...

Page 31: ...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 tog...

Page 32: ...7 6 Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function VCC UP2 UP2 Ground Key Pin 6 7 8 9 10 Function VCC UP3 UP3 Ground Ground Pin 11 12 13 14 15 Function Ground Ground UP2 UP2 VCC Onboard USB Ports J...

Page 33: ...are using the J15 connector on the system board allows you to connect 2 more optional USB ports These optional USB ports which are mounted on a card edge bracket will be provided as an option If you...

Page 34: ...s of the board If your monitor supports analog video but does not have a 15 pin D shell connector see your monitor dealer for the adapter or optional cable After you plug the monitor cable into the VG...

Page 35: ...st Ethernet Port CM33 TL The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast ethernet LAN port at location J8 of the ATX double deck ports It allows the system board to connect to a local area netw...

Page 36: ...your IrDA cable to connector J16 on the system board Set UART2 Mode Select in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device You must have the pro...

Page 37: ...by the system board has the capability of monitoring the CPU fan during system boot up and will automatically power off the system once it has detected that the CPU fan did not rotate This preventive...

Page 38: ...is damaged When you boot up the system and the CPU fan did not rotate it may indicate that the fan is damaged Replace it with a new fan 2 The CPU fan did not rotate immediately upon system boot up or...

Page 39: ...n 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 processor The system is capabl...

Page 40: ...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 wit...

Page 41: ...Audio Jacks Onboard Audio Jacks Line out Line in Mic in Additional Line out Mic in JP7 Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Function Mic Mic Power AuD_R_Out N C AuD_L_Out Function Ground AuD_Vcc Avcc AuD_R_Return GND Key A...

Page 42: ...om the system board Line in Jack J5 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 ste...

Page 43: ...43 2 7 14 Internal Audio Connectors AUX in and CD in These audio in 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 Groun...

Page 44: ...MA interrupt To use the Wake On LAN function you must enable Resume on LAN Ring in the Power Management Setup Wake Up Events field of the BIOS Your LAN card package should include a cable Connect one...

Page 45: ...odem 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 J14 on the system board You must also enable Resu...

Page 46: ...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 state 3 3VSB Standby for PCI Jumper JP2 The defaul...

Page 47: ...s 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 On Default 3 3VSB Standby Power...

Page 48: ...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 49: ...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 PW...

Page 50: ...s powered on it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket Pin 3 5 14 16 8 10 18 20 7 9 13 15 17...

Page 51: ...t 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 Feat...

Page 52: ...ondary Slave field then press Enter IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen The settings on the screen are for reference onl...

Page 53: ...rating 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 s...

Page 54: ...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 55: ...u 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 me...

Page 56: ...This field will appear only when you are using Intel s Pentium III or later processor These processors come with an individual processor serial number which by default is activated Therefore when con...

Page 57: ...is 360KB Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the n...

Page 58: ...ss the correct password is entered at the prompt OS 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 HDD S M A R T Capability T...

Page 59: ...e boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network directly If you wish to change the boot ROM s settings type the Shift and F10 keys simultaneously when prompt...

Page 60: ...mory type memory size memory speed etc When this field is enabled the system will run according to the information in the EEPROM Disabled It allows you to configure the 2 fields that follow SDRAM Cycl...

Page 61: ...hics card does not support this function leave this field in its default setting Disabled I O Recovery Time Selecting Enabled will allow additional time for I O devices to respond to the system Howeve...

Page 62: ...ault this field is set to Auto the onboard modem controller enabled If you are using a modem add in card set this field to Disabled PCI Delay Transaction When enabled this function frees up the PCI bu...

Page 63: ...are 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...

Page 64: ...n 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 detec...

Page 65: ...t make sure this field is set to Normal To use the IrDA function follow the steps below 1 Connect your IrDA cable to connector J16 on the system board 2 Set the UART2 Mode Select field to the type of...

Page 66: ...ransfer rate EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel port EPP Mode Select The op...

Page 67: ...d is used to select the sound blaster s DMA 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 Game Port 200 207H This field...

Page 68: ...ve the cursor 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 pow...

Page 69: ...2 of full speed while all other devices still operate at full speed Suspend Mode This is configurable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the Suspend mod...

Page 70: ...t signaling Select this if your video board supports it MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system Soft Off by PWRBTN This field allows you to select...

Page 71: ...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 This field when enabled allows you to use...

Page 72: ...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 incomin...

Page 73: ...tte Snoop Assign IRQ For VGA Assign IRQ For USB Disabled Auto ESCD Press Enter Press Enter Disabled Enabled Enabled Item Help Menu Level Default is Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Con...

Page 74: ...SA 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...

Page 75: ...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 automa...

Page 76: ...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...

Page 77: ...el in order to enter the main menu of the BIOS If you did not press Del the system will automatically power off after the 5 warning beeps You may either 1 Press Del then enter a new CPU temperature li...

Page 78: ...F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk When enabled the system will automatically send clock signals to existing DIMM or PCI devices Spread Spectrum Modulated Leave...

Page 79: ...cally be set to their default settings Method 2 Press the Insert key and power button simultaneously then release the power button first Keep on pressing the Insert key until the power on screen appea...

Page 80: ...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 Optim...

Page 81: ...n 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 pr...

Page 82: ...t Without Saving Y N N Type Y and press Enter The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc s...

Page 83: ...mbers 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 whic...

Page 84: ...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...

Page 85: ...r 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 woul...

Page 86: ...orking condition Note Use this utility only in Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 operating system To install the utility insert the CD into a CD ROM drive T...

Page 87: ...alling the VIA Service Pack To install the VIA Service pack please 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 Util...

Page 88: ...install the driver for the operating system you are using The drivers are in the RTL8100 root directory of the CD 4 6 Graphics Drivers 1 Insert the CD that came with the system board package into a C...

Page 89: ...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 th...

Page 90: ...supported 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 scree...

Page 91: ...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 92: ...g 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 computer...

Page 93: ...rating 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 t...

Page 94: ...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 95: ...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 96: ...ed on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your s...

Page 97: ...ertical sync 2 Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display 3 Make sure your video card s output frequencies are supported by this moni...

Page 98: ...f the system is configured with two hard drives make sure the bootable first hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave The master hard drive must have an acti...

Page 99: ...correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the problem may be due to the onboard I O or the address setting 4 Make sur...

Page 100: ...the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components Gently press each component into the socket 6 If you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup an...

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