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BIOS Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting
default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These settings
are not optimal and turn off all high performance features. You
should use these values only if you have hardware problems.
Highlight this 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.

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 <Enter>.
The message below will appear.

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Type <Y> and press <Enter> to load the Setup default values.

Summary of Contents for CM64-AL

Page 1: ...90200547 CM64 AL System Board User s Manual...

Page 2: ...any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make chang...

Page 3: ...ticular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to cor...

Page 4: ...d Layout System Memory CPU Jumper Settings Rear Panel I O Ports Internal I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares Drivers Utilities...

Page 5: ...ts and product specifications 2 The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse improper installation modification accidents or unauthorized repair of the product 3 Unless oth...

Page 6: ...ant Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drive and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not avail...

Page 7: ...r in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more information about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Before Using the Sy...

Page 8: ...DIMM sockets Uses x64 PC SDRAM 3 3V PC 100 SDRAM DIMM for 100MHz FSB processors PC 133 SDRAM DIMM for 133MHz FSB processors 4 PCI slots 3 ISA slots Award BIOS 2Mbit flash memory ACPI and OS Directed...

Page 9: ...1 ports 1 parallel port 1 COM port 1 VGA port 1 game port Line out line in and mic in jacks 1 connector for 2 additional external USB 1 1 ports 1 connector for 1 external COM port 1 front audio conne...

Page 10: ...y shutdown This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment The two DIMM sockets support PC SDRAM DIMMs PC SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random...

Page 11: ...calls coming from an external modem internal modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Important If you are using a...

Page 12: ...ower Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management Currently only Windows 2000 XP supports the ACPI function ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Set...

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

Page 14: ...rovide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system ch...

Page 15: ...atures submenu of the BIOS 1 Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notches in the module aligned with the keys on the socket 3 Sea...

Page 16: ...of the socket 6 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force Do not force the CPU into the...

Page 17: ...t 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...

Page 18: ...oltage Control submenu and press Enter 6 Set the processor s clock to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock Refer to the Frequency Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information 7...

Page 19: ...SB 1 2 On 5V default JP11 is used to select the power of the PS 2 keyboard mouse port Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system Important The 5VSB powe...

Page 20: ...SB mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting USB Resume From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu Wake Up Events section of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information I...

Page 21: ...Installation JP4 and JP6 are used to enable or disable the onboard audio codec Onboard Audio Codec Select 3 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 On Onboard Audio Codec Disabled 1 2 On Onboard Audio Codec Enabled default X J...

Page 22: ...you are using a CPU whose frequency has been locked by the manufacturer overclocking will have no effect Overclocking may result to the CPU s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide...

Page 23: ...el I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port LAN port USB ports Parallel port COM port VGA port Game MIDI port Line out port Line in port Mic in port PS 2 Mouse LAN Paralle...

Page 24: ...ve 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 Wake On PS 2 Keyboa...

Page 25: ...lows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more...

Page 26: ...of the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J24 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the J24 BIOS Setting Configure the onboa...

Page 27: ...On 5VSB Refer to USB Power Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting USB Resume From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu Wake Up Events section of the BIOS must be set to Enabled...

Page 28: ...the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Setting SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Function Allows nor...

Page 29: ...serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices To connect COM 2 please refer to the following description Your COM port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edg...

Page 30: ...monitor dealer for the adapter or optional cable After you plug the monitor cable into the VGA port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place Some monitors have a switch that cho...

Page 31: ...nnect an analog joystick to the 15 pin D sub connector Gold at location J10 of the system board This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick BIOS Setting...

Page 32: ...jack is a one hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Line out Jack Lime J4 This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Line in Jack Light Blue J5 Thi...

Page 33: ...and pins 9 10 of JP7 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of JP7 If you are not using this connector make sure to replace th...

Page 34: ...ernal I O Connectors Internal Audio Connectors W The CD in J11 and AUX in J12 connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card Right audio channel Left audio channel Grou...

Page 35: ...header Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J22 on the system board and the other end most connector to the drive...

Page 36: ...an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to IDE de...

Page 37: ...TA 66 or 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 p...

Page 38: ...from the pin function defined on the system board Make sure to connect the cable connector to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure IrDA in the Integrated Peripher...

Page 39: ...ect an additional cooling fan The cooling fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu...

Page 40: ...3 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 card must support the remote wa...

Page 41: ...nction 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 If you are using an external modem the ring on fu...

Page 42: ...On It provides 3 3VSB Standby power to the PCI slots If you are using a PCI modem card that does not comply to the PCI 2 2 specification please set this jumper to Off The PCI Standby Power LED s ligh...

Page 43: ...nserted onto the PL1 connector The system board requires a minimum of 180 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum po...

Page 44: ...stem SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis G SW Green Switch This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode G LED Green LED This LED will...

Page 45: ...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 19 2 4 6 HD LED Pri...

Page 46: ...is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off Safety Measures Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manuf...

Page 47: ...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 Standard CMOS Features...

Page 48: ...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...

Page 49: ...g 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 standa...

Page 50: ...skette 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 Ba...

Page 51: ...arning 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 F1 G...

Page 52: ...his 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 conne...

Page 53: ...ack number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the sy...

Page 54: ...This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the accelera...

Page 55: ...default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 33 or later hard drives Full Screen Logo Show This field is applicable only...

Page 56: ...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 Cycle Length and DRAM Clock The system will run according...

Page 57: ...che RAM the higher the efficiency of the system Video RAM Cacheable When enabled it allows the video RAM to be cacheable thus providing better video performance If your graphics card does not support...

Page 58: ...d set this field to Disabled OnChip Modem By default 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 CPU PCI Post Write T...

Page 59: ...hoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals 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 ES...

Page 60: ...Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors Primary Master Slave UDMA and Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use When Auto is selected th...

Page 61: ...and peripheral devices You may not use IrDA J16 and the COM 2 J17 serial port at the same time If you are using the COM 2 serial port make sure this field is set to Normal To use the IrDA function fol...

Page 62: ...rectional 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 DMA This is used to...

Page 63: ...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 is u...

Page 64: ...or to this field and press Enter The Power Management HDD Power Down Doze Mode and Suspend Mode fields will appear Power Management This field allows you to select the type or degree of power saving b...

Page 65: ...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 mode acc...

Page 66: ...aling 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 the m...

Page 67: ...e 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 a U...

Page 68: ...ed 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 cal...

Page 69: ...p 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 Configurati...

Page 70: ...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 p...

Page 71: ...iously 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 automatical...

Page 72: ...en 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 chapte...

Page 73: ...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 limit o...

Page 74: ...us 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 this fiel...

Page 75: ...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 appears Th...

Page 76: ...on 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 Load Optimized Default...

Page 77: ...ctly 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 E...

Page 78: ...the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you h...

Page 79: ...he system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility...

Page 80: ...OS in your system We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press Y then enter the file name of the current...

Page 81: ...n good working 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...

Page 82: ...nstalling 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 U...

Page 83: ...Drivers 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 VGA Driver 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to c...

Page 84: ...id not automatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2 All steps or procedures to install softw...

Page 85: ...consists of a single long beep 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...

Page 86: ...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 87: ...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 prop erly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slo...

Page 88: ...ing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the...

Page 89: ...nter 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 V...

Page 90: ...here 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...

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