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Award BIOS Setup Utility

3.1.7  PC Health Status

Current CPU Temp., Current System Temp., Current CPU Fan

Speed and Current Chassis Fan Speed

These fields show the current temperature of the CPU, internal

temperature 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 processor.

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 in the CD that came

with the system board. Refer to the “VIA Hardware Monitor” section

in chapter 4 of this manual 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) 1984-2000 Award Software

PC Health Status

Current CPU Temp.
Current System Temp.
Current CPU Fan Speed
Current Chassis Fan Speed
Vcore

37C/98F
27C/80F
5698 RPM

0 RPM

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

2.06 V
1.53 V
3.31 V
5.05 V

12.03 V

2.5V
3.3V

5V

12V

Summary of Contents for CM35-EC

Page 1: ...CM35 EC Rev A System Board User s Manual 46100045 ...

Page 2: ...o 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 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 CyrixIII is a regi...

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: ... Codec 2 7 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 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...

Page 5: ...udio 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 1 POST Beep B 2 Error Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting C 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 69 72 72 73 74 79 79 75 81 ...

Page 6: ...tio 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 sockets Using different types VCM or PC SDRAM of DIMMs...

Page 7: ...FCPGA 566MHz 700MHz or PPGA 300A 533MHz processor VIA CyrixIII processor System Memory Up to 1GB using VCM Virtual Channel Memory or PC SDRAM DIMM unbuffered or registered Two 168 pin DIMM sockets Uses x64 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 Chapter 1 Introduction Note If you are using mo...

Page 8: ...lso equipped with 2 dedicated PCI slots and 1 shared AMR ISA slot AMR Audio Modem Riser is an interface designed for installing an audio riser card modem riser card or audio modem riser card that is compliant to the AMR specification Onboard Graphics Features Integrated Savage4 2D 3D Video accelerator Shares 1MB of the system memory Optimized Shared Memory Architecture SMA Full AGP 4x including si...

Page 9: ...s One connector for 2 additional external USB ports One 9 pin connector 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 20 pin ATX power supply connector One Wake On LAN connector One Wake On Ring connector CPU and chassis fan connectors Three internal audio connectors AUX in CD in and TAD PCI Bus...

Page 10: ...tween your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals BIOS Award BIOS Windows 95 98 2000 Plug and Play compatible Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades Supports DMI 2 0 function 2Mbit flash memory Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DMI utility in the BIOS automat...

Page 11: ... CPU Chassis Fan Off The CPU and chassis fans will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By PWRBTN field of the Power Management Setup this 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 wa...

Page 12: ... system manually let the system power on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs Refer to PWR Lost Resume State in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information ACPI STR The system board is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implemen...

Page 13: ...Virus Protection 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 ATA 66 or ATA 100 IDE drives þ One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable þ One Main Board Utilit...

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

Page 15: ... subsequently increasing system performance 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 described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can...

Page 16: ... 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 17: ...stable switch Make sure SW1 is set correctly before applying power otherwise you will not be able to power on the system Example Switch 1 Off Switch 2 On Switch 3 Off Switch 4 On 4x 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 700MHz 933MHz 866MHz 800MH...

Page 18: ...ter 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 CPU marked with asterisk is not yet available It is included in the table for reference only The processors supported by the system board support VID Voltage Identification The ...

Page 19: ...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 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 JP1 1 2 On 2 3 On 2 3 On All Off JP2 1 2 On 2 3 On A...

Page 20: ...elow 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 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 ma...

Page 21: ...On Clear CMOS Data 1 2 On Normal default 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 6 Jumper Settings for the Onboard Audio Codec Onboard Audio Codec Settings Jumper JP4 The default setting is On the onboard audio codec enabled If you are not using the onboard audio codec set this jumper to Off Disabled Off Disable the Onboard Audio Codec On Enable the Onboard Audio Codec default 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 22: ...f the BIOS Connecting the Serial Ports The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port J4 Teal Turquoise for COM 1 primary serial port located at the ATX double deck ports of the board It is also equipped with a 9 pin connector at location J5 for COM 2 secondary serial port If you want to use the secondary serial port connect a serial port cable that is mounted on a card edge bracket to c...

Page 23: ...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 2 7 3 Parallel Port The system board has a stan dard printer port J6 Burgundy located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports Normal ECP and E...

Page 24: ...tall the 34 pin header connector of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J8 on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin 1 of J8 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the disk drive s Align the colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable with pin 1 of the drive edge connector s The end most connector should be attached to...

Page 25: ...f the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header J9 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 J10 2 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin 1 of the drive edge connector s Note Refer to your disk drive user s manual for ...

Page 26: ...e proper drivers installed in your operating system to use the USB ports Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation Two onboard USB ports J3 Black are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board The J23 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 o...

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 Key IRRX Ground IRTX Note The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed ...

Page 28: ...nk Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J1 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 fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Pin 1 2 3 Function Ground On Off Sense ...

Page 29: ... screws to hold the connector in place Some monitors have a switch that chooses between analog and TTL or digital operation If your monitor has such a switch set it for analog 2 7 9 Chassis Fan Connector If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J18 on the system board The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overh...

Page 30: ...nal 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 J15 Pink Connect a microphone to the mic in jack 2 7 11 Game MIDI Port The Game MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I O por t Connect an analog joystick to the 15 pin D sub connector J...

Page 31: ... 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 J20 Pin 1 2 3 4 Function Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel Pin 1 2 3 4 Function...

Page 32: ...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 J22 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 LAN car...

Page 33: ...is 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 J21 on the system board You must also enable 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 modem is connected Pin 1 2 Funct...

Page 34: ...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 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 DIM modules or add in card...

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: ...tate 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 having to p...

Page 37: ...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 LED Power...

Page 38: ...art 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 39: ... 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 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 S...

Page 40: ...perating 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 ca...

Page 41: ... 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 42: ... 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 Value F10 Save ESC Exit The screen above list all the fields available in the Ad...

Page 43: ...refore 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 shorten or skip some check items during POST First Boot Device Second Boot ...

Page 44: ...w 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 controller Today while keyboards still provide this support it is more common and much faster for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on ...

Page 45: ...t Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless 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 Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM Video Shadow will increase the video speed Note that some graphics boards require that t...

Page 46: ...elds that follow DRAM Clock SDRAM Cycle Length and Bank Interleave The system will run according to the settings in these fields 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 The settings on the screen are for refere...

Page 47: ...ss 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 System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system Video RAM Cachea...

Page 48: ...GP 4x mode AGP Driving Control Set this field to Manual only if there are compatibility problems with some AGP cards When set to Manual you must select a value in the AGP Driving Value field AGP Driving Value This field is used to select a value for the AGP Driving control We recommend that you leave this field in its default setting OnChip USB This field is used to enable or disable the onboard U...

Page 49: ... 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 this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters du...

Page 50: ...ard BIOS Setup Utility AGP Master 1 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 ...

Page 51: ... IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary 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 Enabled Enabled Enabled Auto Auto ...

Page 52: ...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 53: ... 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 J25 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 ...

Page 54: ...hese 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 bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the normal mode s data transfer rate EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirect...

Page 55: ...e fields will appear Power Management This field allows you to select the type or degree of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the HDD Power Down Doze Mode and Suspend Mode fields are activated 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 Set...

Page 56: ...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 mode according to the power saving time selected the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspen...

Page 57: ...ement 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 Hold 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 58: ...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 VGA When set to On the system will respond and wake up to any VGA activity LPT COM Select the port you would like the system to respond and wake up when an event occurs on that port HDD FDD When set to On the system will respond and wake up to any...

Page 59: ...Date 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 the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Date of Month 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Resume Time hh mm ss field 1 3...

Page 60: ...er management mode When disabled the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to the specified IRQ The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this 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 ...

Page 61: ... 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 62: ...RQ 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 automatically assigns an IRQ for the USB device connected to your system However if you are not using USB devices and an ISA slot requires an IRQ set this function to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied ...

Page 63: ...normal 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 of this manual 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 1984 2000 Award Software PC Health Status...

Page 64: ...g 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 appear next to the external bus clock selected For example if you selected 66 33 66MHz is the external bus clock and 33MHz is the PCI clock Regardless of the type o...

Page 65: ...efault 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 BIOS Select Frequency Voltage Control and set the CPU Host PCI Clock field to Default or an a...

Page 66: ...is 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 67: ... 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 68: ...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 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 ...

Page 69: ...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 70: ...he 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 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 71: ...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 72: ...ws 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 in...

Page 73: ...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 effect 4 4...

Page 74: ...s 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 ...

Page 75: ...viously 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 ACPI Function Power Management ACPI Suspend Type PM Control by APM Video Off Option Video O...

Page 76: ...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 8 Double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Performance tab ...

Page 77: ...log 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 field select Mobile or docking system Click Apply then click OK Restart the computer ...

Page 78: ...8 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 function if a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field of the Integrated Peripherals submenu You must type the password to power on the computer If you have changed the color ...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...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 81: ...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 82: ...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 83: ... 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 84: ...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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