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Hardware Installation

COM 1

COM 2

2.5.2  Serial Ports

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The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (COM
1: CN4 and COM 2: CN11) - both in Teal/Turquoise color.

These por ts are RS-232C asynchronous communication por ts
with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems,
serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.

BIOS Setting

Select the serial ports’ I/O address in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu (“Onboard Super I/O Device” field) of the BIOS. Refer to
chapter 3 for more information.

Summary of Contents for G4E620-B

Page 1: ...G4E620 N G4E620 B Rev A System Board User s Manual 935 G4E621 000 A75700328...

Page 2: ...right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2003 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Window...

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: ...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...

Page 5: ...lications 4 3 Installation Notes Appendix A Enabling Hyper Threading Tech nology A 1 Enabling Hyper Threading Technology Appendix B Watchdog Timer B 1 WatchdogTimer Appendix C System Error Messages C...

Page 6: ...ta bus Intel Celeron processor 478 pin 400MHz system data bus System Memory Two 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets 2 5V unbuffered PC1600 DDR200 or PC2100 DDR266 DDR SDRAM DIMM Supports maximum of 2 1GB s...

Page 7: ...ciency Onboard Audio Features 18 bit stereo full duplex codec with independent variable sam pling rate High quality differential CD input True stereo line level outputs S PDIF out interface 2 channel...

Page 8: ...lity Driver suits as 82559 Supports DMI SNMP WMI 10 100 Auto Sensing IEEE 802 3 10BASE T 100BASE TX compliant physical layer interface IEEE 802 3u Auto Negotiation 48 pin SSOP 3 3V device PCI Bus Mast...

Page 9: ...face DMI The system board comes with a DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores these information in...

Page 10: ...ors 1 1 2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the following system health conditions Monitors CPU system temperature and overheat alarm Monitors 5VSB VBAT 1 5V 3...

Page 11: ...e S3 STR Suspend To RAM state Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A If you are using the Wake On USB...

Page 12: ...rgy sav ing features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management Currently only Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP supports the...

Page 13: ...es 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...

Page 14: ...14 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation G4E620 N Supports 2 onboard LAN ports...

Page 15: ...15 2 Hardware Installation Note The illustrations on the following pages are based on the system board that supports 2 onboard LAN ports G4E620 B Supports 1 onboard LAN port...

Page 16: ...with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The system board is equipped with two 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets that support 2 5V DDR SDRAM D...

Page 17: ...must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket 1 Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the...

Page 18: ...is exclusively designed for installing an Intel processor 2 3 2 Installing the CPU 1 Locate Socket 478 on the system board 2 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways away from the socket then l...

Page 19: ...t Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins Gold mark 4 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be in...

Page 20: ...the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board Note Only use Intel certified fan and heat sink An Intel boxed processor package contains a retention mechanism heat sink fan and installa...

Page 21: ...eat sink and retention mechanism assembly on the CPU then align and snap the retention legs hooks to the retention holes at the 4 corners of the retention module base Note You will not be able to snap...

Page 22: ...ver 4 Move the retention levers to their opposite directions then push them down This will secure the fan heat sink and re tention mechanism assembly to the retention module base Note You will not be...

Page 23: ...he 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 2 Set JP3 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a...

Page 24: ...d press Enter 6 Set the CPU Clock Ratio or CPU Host 3V66 PCI Clock field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock Refer to the Frequency Voltage Control section in chapter...

Page 25: ...The system will run according to the front side bus of the CPU in stalled on the system board Important If you are using a CPU whose frequency has been locked by the manufacturer overclocking will hav...

Page 26: ...mportant If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard function for 3 or mor...

Page 27: ...2 5 Rear Panel I O Ports PS 2 K B COM 1 USB 3 USB 1 2 COM 2 Line out Line in Mic in PS 2 Mouse LAN Parallel USB 4 PS 2 K B COM 1 USB 3 4 USB 1 2 COM 2 PS 2 Mouse LAN 1 Parallel LAN 2 Line out Line in...

Page 28: ...ansion cards Wake On Keyboard Mouse The Wake On Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function Power On Function Onboard Super I O Dev...

Page 29: ...se color 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 BIOS Sett...

Page 30: ...apabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Function Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s...

Page 31: ...RJ45 fast ethernet LAN ports at locations CN5 and CN6 The G4E620 B system board is equipped with only 1 onboard RJ45 fast ethernet LAN port at location CN5 BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard...

Page 32: ...0 BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information If you are using a USB 2 0 device you must enable the USB 2 0...

Page 33: ...r Selecting the USB Power in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chap ter 3 for more...

Page 34: ...d to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Line in Jack Light Blue This jack can be connected to the line out jack of any external audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player...

Page 35: ...a game MIDI port cable will be provided as an option Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the game MIDI port cable to connector J4 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbo...

Page 36: ...Connectors The AUX in J6 and CD in J7 connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card W 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground 1 4 Right audio channel...

Page 37: ...an option Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J5 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J5 Now connect external spea...

Page 38: ...of the header Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J19 on the system board and the other end most connector to th...

Page 39: ...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 devices The connector...

Page 40: ...ill 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...

Page 41: ...the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Select the type of IrDA standard supported by your device in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super I O Device field of the B...

Page 42: ...onnect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J11 of the system board The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS wil...

Page 43: ...g fans The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the cooling fan...

Page 44: ...rk 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 wake up function Important The 5V...

Page 45: ...ect one end of the cable that came with the card to the card s wake on ring connector and the other end to location J12 on the system board If you are using an external modem the ring on function will...

Page 46: ...hassis intrusion event To disable this function place a jumper cap over J1 Hardware Doctor Utility Install Hardware Doctor By default the chassis open alarm function is disabled When enabled a warning...

Page 47: ...stem is in the Soft Off state PCI Standby Power LED This LED LED 1 will turn red when the system is in the power on Soft Off or Suspend Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM state Important If the DIMM S...

Page 48: ...pin 12V power connector enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply to operate Your system...

Page 49: ...Hardware Installation To lock the keyboard connect the keyboard lock s cable connector from the front panel of the system chassis to J20 2 6 14 Keylock Connectors 1 5 5VDU N C Ground Keylock Ground X...

Page 50: ...n Switch This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode G LED Green LED This LED will not light when the system s power is on or when the system is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state It...

Page 51: ...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 Primary Secon...

Page 52: ...a battery to retain data indefinitely The CompactFlashTM technology is widely used in products such as portable and desktop computers digital cameras handheld data collection scanners PDAs Pocket PCs...

Page 53: ...hapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will a...

Page 54: ...r Date displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1990 to 2098 3 1 1 2 Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m...

Page 55: ...Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None Access Mode For hard drives larger tha...

Page 56: ...iming Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track 3 1 1 4 Drive A and Drive...

Page 57: ...detected during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors de tected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS de tects a non fatal...

Page 58: ...58 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 1 8 Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up 3 1 1 9 Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system...

Page 59: ...k drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear After seeing the error message if nec...

Page 60: ...ystem is powered on The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST To attain the shortest POST time select Fast 3 1 2 5 First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Othe...

Page 61: ...n enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks W...

Page 62: ...elow 3 1 2 13 Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated 3 1 2 14 Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when t...

Page 63: ...logy hard drives SMART is a reliability predic tion technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will pro vide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure T...

Page 64: ...ility or that data was being lost while using your system 3 1 3 1 DRAM Timing Selectable This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Pres ence Detect...

Page 65: ...arge This field controls RAS precharge in local memory clocks 3 1 3 6 DRAM Data Integrity Mode The ECC Error Checking and Correction function is supported only in x72 72 bit PC SDRAM DIMMs If you are...

Page 66: ...y range is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM When disabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB address range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system...

Page 67: ...screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 4 1 OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on th...

Page 68: ...l select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system ac cording to your hard disk drive s timing Mode 0 4 You can select a mode that matches your...

Page 69: ...on is selected set the password you would like to use to power on the system in the KB Power On Password field Hot Key When this option is selected select the function key you would like to use to pow...

Page 70: ...r Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I...

Page 71: ...s recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device The options are Enabled and Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data Full Transmits and...

Page 72: ...parallel port ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select a DMA channel of the parallel port PWRON After PWR Fail Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press...

Page 73: ...les the onboard USB 3 1 4 4 USB 2 0 Controller If you are using USB 2 0 this field must be set to Enabled 3 1 4 5 USB Keyboard Support By default USB Keyboard Support is Disabled However if you are us...

Page 74: ...ontrol This field is used to enable or disable the Intel 82562 LAN con troller that controls the LAN 1 port 3 1 4 9 Onboard LAN Control G4E620 N only This field is used to enable or disable the Intel...

Page 75: ...ion If you want to use the Suspend to RAM func tion make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the ACPI Suspend Type field 3 1 5 2 ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of...

Page 76: ...g Minimum power saving time for the Suspend Mode 1 hour and HDD Power Down 15 min Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down 1 min User Define Allows you to set the p...

Page 77: ...Down mode according to the power saving time selected the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain ac tive 3 1 5 12 Soft Off by PWR BTTN This field allows you to select the...

Page 78: ...Access to the LAN card or PCI card will cause the system to wake up Refer to the card s documentation for more information Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI card Power On...

Page 79: ...the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network Resume On Ring LAN prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled...

Page 80: ...System Configura tion Data ESCD once automatically It will then rec reate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data 3 1 6 3 Resources Controlled By The A...

Page 81: ...PCI ISA PnP For devices compliant with the PCI bus architec ture Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification 3 1 6 5 PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether...

Page 82: ...1 7 2 Current System Temperature Current CPU1 Temperature Current System Fan Speed Current CPU Fan Speed and Cur rent 2nd Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system current tem...

Page 83: ...are monitor function is capable of detecting system health conditions but if you want a warning message to pop up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Har...

Page 84: ...of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer If you are using this kind of processor setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its fact...

Page 85: ...clock 66 is the AGP clock and 33 is the PCI clock The default setting is Default Under this setting the system will run according to the processor s clock frequency Important Overclocking may result...

Page 86: ...fault values permanently stored in the ROM chips These set tings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight thi...

Page 87: ...faults 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 Ty...

Page 88: ...l not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When don...

Page 89: ...to access only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied Use the arrow keys to highlight Set User Password and press Enter Type in the password You...

Page 90: ...d press Enter Type Y and press Enter The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If yo...

Page 91: ...nges you have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press Enter 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...

Page 92: ...ystem 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 by...

Page 93: ...ing BIOS in your sys tem 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...

Page 94: ...bers 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...

Page 95: ...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 edite...

Page 96: ...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 wou...

Page 97: ...applications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not a...

Page 98: ...P s INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility please follow the steps below 1 Click Intel INF Update Utility The following scre...

Page 99: ...l LAN Drivers To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click Intel LAN Drivers The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the sy...

Page 100: ...ating systems Windows 98SE Windows ME Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click Realtek Audio Drivers The following screen will appear 2 Fo...

Page 101: ...st install the USB 2 0 driver The drivers are supported in the following operating sys tems Windows 98 SE Windows ME and Windows 2000 To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click USB 2...

Page 102: ...2 0 Drivers a readme screen will appear 3 Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Important If you are using Windows XP you must inst...

Page 103: ...ng message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that woul...

Page 104: ...t DirectX 9 Drivers To install please follow the steps below 1 Click Microsoft DirectX 9 Drivers The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot t...

Page 105: ...omatically 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 software driver...

Page 106: ...additional cooling fans The system requires adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor 3 The CPU Hyper Threading field in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the Aw...

Page 107: ...107 d Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below c Click the General tab The processor shown under Compute...

Page 108: ...hreading Technology e Lastly press the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously The Windows Task Manager dialog box will appear Click the Performance tab The diagram under CPU Usage History should resembl...

Page 109: ...s to function it will also reset according to the time interval so that your system will continue to operate mov dx 02e Enter mov al 87 Enter out dx al Enter out dx al Enter mov dx 02e Enter mov al 07...

Page 110: ...e consists of a single long beep C 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 A...

Page 111: ...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...

Page 112: ...st the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion sl...

Page 113: ...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...

Page 114: ...a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure tha...

Page 115: ...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...

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