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BIOS Setup

CPU L1 and  L2 Cache

This field is used to speed up the memory access. Enable the exter-
nal cache for better performance.

Hyper-Threading Technology

This field is used to enable the Hyper-Threading Technology.

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.

Hard Disk Boot Priority

This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives.
Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or
Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it up
or <-> to move it down the list.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be
identical to this one.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Item Help

Menu Level        

XX

Use <

↑

> or <

↓

> to

select a device, then
press <+> to move it up,
or <-> to move it down
the list. Press <ESC> to
exit this menu.

↑↓

: Move

PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority

F10: Save

ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values

F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized Defaults

1. Pri. Master
2. Pri.Slave
3. Sec.Master
4. Sec.Slave
5. USBHDD0
6. USBHDD1
7. USBHDD2
8. Bootable Add-in Cards

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Summary of Contents for G5C630-DR

Page 1: ...G5C630 DR System Board User s Manual 935 G5C631 000G A00100701 ...

Page 2: ...use of this manual and specifically disclaims any ex press or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par ticular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer re serves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or en tity of...

Page 3: ...rticular 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 interference by one or more of the following meas ures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an...

Page 4: ...Board Layout System Memory CPU Jumper Settings Rear Panel I O Ports I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares Drivers Utilities and Software Applications Installation Notes Appendix A Watchdog Timer Appendix B System Error Messages POST Beep Error Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checklist 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 14 1...

Page 5: ...s and product specifica tions 2 The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physi cal abuse improper installation modification accidents or unau thorized repair of the product 3 Unless otherwise instructed in this user s manual the user may not under any circumstances attempt to perform service adjust ments or repairs on the product whether in or out of warranty It must be returned t...

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

Page 7: ...t come similar to the information listed above This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more infor mation about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Before Using the System Board Before using the system board prepare basic system components If you are installing the system board in a new system you will n...

Page 8: ...STR Suspend to RAM function optional Wake On Events include Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse Wake On LAN and Wake On Ring RTC timer to power on the system System power management supported Microsoft Intel APM 1 2 compliant Soft Power supported ACPI v1 0a specification AC power failure recovery Monitors CPU system temperature and overheat alarm Monitors CPU V 1 05V 1 5V dimm V...

Page 9: ... connector supports up to two IDE devices Supports Ultra ATA 100 66 33 1 mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port 1 mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port 2 DB 9 serial ports 1 DB 15 VGA port 1 DVI I port 2 RJ45 LAN ports 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports Mic in line in and line out 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 DIO connector 1 parallel connector 1 front audio connector for line out and mic in jacks 1 CD ...

Page 10: ...s larger 4 bit pre fetch against DDR which fetches 2 bits per clock cycle The Intel 945GM northbridge chip comes integrated with the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 deliv ering exceptional 3D graphics performance It supports analog CRT and TV out interfaces DVI Digital Visual Interface is a form of video inter face technology made to maximize the quality of flat panel LCD monitors and modern ...

Page 11: ...drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB s The Intel chip al lows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives It supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and RAID 5 The two Realtek PCI Express Gigabit LAN con trollers support up to 1Gbps data transmission The system board is equipped with an IrDA connec tor for wireless connectivity between your computer and perip...

Page 12: ...l However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can power on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 720mA This function allows you to use the PS 2 key board or PS 2 mouse to power on the sys tem Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 720mA This function allows you to use a USB ke...

Page 13: ...function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 2000 XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system is capable of stor ing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when i...

Page 14: ...n Front audio 1 CD in 1 1 2nd fan 1 12V power JP8 JP12 JP9 JP10 JP11 Mouse KB COM 1 COM 2 LAN 1 USB 7 USB 6 LAN 2 USB 5 USB 4 Mic in Line in Line out 1 DIO Top VGA Buttom DVI I 1 PCIE x16 PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 Audio codec S PDIF USB 0 3 power select JP4 Battery IDE 1 Power on select JP6 Realtek RTL8111B Realtek RTL8111B I O chip 1 1 1 mPGA478 SOCKET Intel 945GM Intel ICH7R 1 3 2 4 6 5 1 3 ...

Page 15: ...f such a station is not available you can provide 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 chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection A B C 1 Intel ICH7R BIOS DDR2 1 DDR2 2 The two DDR2 DIMM sockets on the system board are divided int...

Page 16: ...els Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate DIMMs are on the same channel DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different However we highly rec ommend using identical DIMMs Not all slots need to be populated DIMMs of the same memory configura tion are on different channels Single Channel Dual Channel BIOS Setting Configure the system me...

Page 17: ...ns are for reference only 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the DDR2 socket on the system board 4 Push the ejector tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side Ejector tab 5 Note how the module is keyed to the socket DDR2 sockets Ejector tab Key Notch ...

Page 18: ...g the module by its edges position the module above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one way 8 The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically snap into the locked position to hold the module in place ...

Page 19: ...urface mount mPGA478 CPU socket Installing the CPU 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the mPGA478 socket on the system board 4 Use a screwdriver to turn the screw to its unlock position Lock Unlock X ...

Page 20: ... are not supported Installing an incompatible processor will cause severe damage to both the proces sor and system board 2 Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins 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 Use a screwdriver to turn the screw to its lock position Importan...

Page 21: ... Your fan and heat sink package usually contains the fan and heat sink assembly and an installation guide If the in stallation procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package 1 Match and insert the screw holes of the retention module base to the mounting holes around the CPU socket from the bottom through the top of the s...

Page 22: ... important so that the fan heat sink will provide adequate cooling to the components of the system board Turn each Phillips head screw half way down first to initially stabilize the heat sink onto the system board then finally tighten each screw Important Do not turn the first screw all the way down followed by the next and so on This is to avoid imbalance which might cause cracks or fractures to ...

Page 23: ...ault 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 JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP1 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the system A B C 1 Intel ICH7R BIOS 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data 1 2 On Normal default X JP1 3 ...

Page 24: ...ake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Inte grated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 720mA PS 2 Power Select A B C 1 Intel ICH7R BIOS 1 2 On 5V default 2 3 On 5V_standby X JP2 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 25: ...must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power sup ply must support 1 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 2A USB Power Select A B C 1 Intel ICH7R BIOS X USB 4 7 JP3 1 2 On 5V default 2 3 On 5V_standby X USB...

Page 26: ...the rear panel or to the PCI Express x16 card However you cannot use devices connected to both the DVI port and PCI Ex press x16 card at the same time Jumpers JP8 to JP12 are used to select between using PCIE x16 or DVI JP8 JP12 1 2 4 5 On 2 3 5 6 On PCIE x16 DVI Select PCIE x16 DVI JP11 1 4 6 3 JP10 1 4 6 3 JP9 1 4 6 3 JP12 1 4 6 3 JP8 1 4 6 3 ...

Page 27: ...owering on the system If you want the system to power on whenever AC power comes in set JP6 pins 2 and 3 to On If you want to use the power button set pins 1 and 2 to On A B C 1 Intel ICH7R BIOS X JP6 2 3 On Power on via AC power 1 2 On Power on via power button default 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 28: ...el I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port 2 COM ports VGA port DVI I port 2 LAN ports 4 USB ports Mic in jack Line in jack Line out jack PS 2 K B COM 2 USB 4 5 USB 6 7 VGA Line out Line in Mic in PS 2 Mouse LAN 1 COM 1 DVI I LAN 2 ...

Page 29: ...sion 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 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function Jumper Setting JP2 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to PS 2 Power Select in this...

Page 30: ...etting Configure the PS 2 wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 720mA ...

Page 31: ...chronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with mo dems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial de vices BIOS Setting Configure the serial ports in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information A B C 1 Intel ICH7R BIOS W COM 1 COM 2 ...

Page 32: ...ort Blue at location CN4 After you plug the monitor s cable connector into the VGA port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place BIOS Setting Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS Driver Installation Install the graphics driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information W A B C 1 Intel ICH7R BIOS ...

Page 33: ...VI Digital Visual Interface port is used to connect a digital LCD monitor or LCD TV Connect the display device s cable connector to the DVI port at location CN5 After you plug the cable connector into the DVI port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place ...

Page 34: ...he system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu PCI Express Root Port Func section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information LAN 2 A B C 1 Intel ICH7R BIOS LAN 1 ...

Page 35: ...tors allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports The USB ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the con nector that is attached to the USB port cables to J24 or J25 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chap...

Page 36: ...USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP3 and or JP4 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to USB Power Select 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 chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB ...

Page 37: ...nel mode this jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc In a 4 channel or 6 channel mode this jack functions as rear right left speaker out Line out Lime In a 2 channel mode this jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers In a 4 channel or 6 channel mode this jack functions as front right left speaker out A B C...

Page 38: ...you are not using this connector make sure to replace the jumper caps back to their original pin locations BIOS Setting Configure the onboard audio in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the audio driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information The front audio is disabled The rear audio is enabled ...

Page 39: ...ion I O Connectors CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in connector J21 is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card A B C 1 Intel ICH7R BIOS W 4 1 Left audio channel Right audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 40: ...PDIF ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J22 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J22 A B C 1 Intel ICH7R BIOS W 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out GND SPDIF in ...

Page 41: ... powering on function of an external device that is connected to this connector Pins 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 Function GND DIO7 DIO6 DIO5 DIO4 DIO3 DIO2 DIO1 DIO0 GND Pins 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Function 12V 12V GND VCC VCC GND 5VSB 5VSB GND Digital I O Connector A B C 1 Intel ICH7R BIOS X 2 1 19 ...

Page 42: ...ur PC to a parallel printer It supports SPP ECP and EPP Setting SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities 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 data transfer rate Allows bidirectional parallel port op eration at maximum speed ...

Page 43: ...ge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the cable connector to the J1 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of J1 BIOS Setting Configure the parallel port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information ...

Page 44: ...connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J4 on the system board and the other end most connector to the floppy drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of J4 BIOS Setting Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Periph...

Page 45: ...nd to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure the onboard Serial ATA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device section of the BIOS Refer to chap ter 3 for more information Configuring RAID The system board allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives Refer to chapter 5 for steps in configuring RAID A B C 1 Intel ICH7R BIOS SATA 3 J16 SATA 1 J14 SATA 2 J15 1 7 GND TXP TXN GND RX...

Page 46: ...nnecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable The IDE connector supports 2 devices a Master and a Slave Use 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 devices The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of th...

Page 47: ...s from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used to gether The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrec...

Page 48: ...he cable to the IrDA connector accord ing to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure the onboard IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more in...

Page 49: ...cooling fans The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans Refer to chapter 3 for more information A B C 1 Intel ICH7R BIOS X CPU fan System fan X X 2nd fan 1 3 Ground Power Sense 3 1 Ground Power Sense 1 3 Groun...

Page 50: ... a chassis intrusion event Hardware Monitor for Windows Install the Hardware Monitor for Windows utility By default the chassis intrusion detection function is disabled When enabled a warning message will appear when the chassis is open The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the chassis is open Refer to the Hardware Monitor for Windows sec tion in chapter 4 for ...

Page 51: ...nfiguration CPU power amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided we strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 300 Watt or greater power supply Important Insufficient power supplied to the system may result in instabil ity or the add in boards and peripherals not functioning prop erly Calculating the system s a...

Page 52: ...em thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis 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 PWR BTTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 A B C 1 ...

Page 53: ...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 19 2 4 6 HD LED SATA Primary Secondary IDE LED Reserved ATX SW ATX power switch Reserved RESET Reset switch SPEAKER Speaker connector PWR LED Power Standby LED Pin Assignment HDD LED Power HDD N C N C PWRBT PWRBT ...

Page 54: ...by mode Warning When the Standby Power LED lit red it indicates that power is present on the PCI slots Power off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any add in cards Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components A B C 1 Intel ICH7R BIOS Standby Power LED ...

Page 55: ...xpress x16 slot To install a graph ics card into the x16 slot align the graphics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in place PCI Express x1 Install PCI Express x1 cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x...

Page 56: ...iary 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 manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufactur er s instructions Battery A B C 1 Intel ICH7R BIOS ...

Page 57: ...n Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by press ing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main menu screen will appear Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility X Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervi...

Page 58: ... the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features then press Enter A screen similar to the one below will appear Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss X IDE Channel 0 Master X IDE Channel 0 Slave Drive A Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Stand...

Page 59: ...rating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IDE Channel 0 Master and IDE Channel 0 Slave To configure the IDE drives move the cursor to a field then press Enter The following screen will appear IDE HDD Auto Detection IDE Channel 0 Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing ...

Page 60: ...rite timing 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 Drive A This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive 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 ...

Page 61: ...ed during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors Al...

Page 62: ...62 3 BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 63: ... Feature X Hard Disk Boot Priority CPU L1 L2 Cache Hyper Threading Technology Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting x Typematic Rate Chars Sec x Typematic Delay Msec Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM 64MB Report No FDD For Win 95 Small Logo EP...

Page 64: ...chemes menu select Portable Laptop Speedstep reduces the CPU s fre quency and voltage in accordance to its load Thermal Monitor 1 On die throtting Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio and VID transition C1E Function The options are Auto and Disabled CPU Feature This field is used to configure the CPU that is installed on the sys tem board Move the cursor to this field then press Enter The settings on the scree...

Page 65: ...of the hard drives Move the cursor to this field then press Enter Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority Item Help Menu Level XX Use or to select a device then press to move it up ...

Page 66: ...ot be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB 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 sys tem chipset to provide support for gate A20 Typematic Rate...

Page 67: ...system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version used by the system OS Select for DRAM 64MB This field ...

Page 68: ...is op tion is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEPROM This option is the default setting because it provides the most sta ble condition for the system The CAS Latency Time to Precharge Delay fields will show the default settings by SPD Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable CAS Latency Time DRAM RAS to CAS Delay DRAM RA...

Page 69: ...ect the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM Precharge Delay tRAS The options are Auto and 4 to15 System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM ad dressed 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 BIOS Cacheable As with caching ...

Page 70: ...ess Root Port Func PCI Express Port 1 This field is used to enable or disable the PCI Express port function PCI Express Giga LAN 1 and PCI Express Giga LAN 2 These fields are used to enable or disable the onboard LAN ports PCI E Compliancy Mode This field is used to select the mode for the PCI Express add in card The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical t...

Page 71: ...to Onchip VGA and PEG Port PEG Force x1 The options are Enabled and Disabled On Chip Frame Buffer Size This field is used to select the onboard VGA s frame buffer size that is shared from the system memory DVMT Mode This field shows the current DVMT mode DVMT Fixed Memory Size This field is used to select the graphics memory size used by DVMT Fixed mode ...

Page 72: ...hip IDE Device X Onboard Device X Super IO Device Watch Dog Timer Select Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode IDE DMA Transfer Access On Chip Primary PCI IDE IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA On Chip Serial ATA Setting SATA Mode On Chip Serial ATA PATA IDE Mode SATA Port Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device Item Help Menu Level XX Move Ente...

Page 73: ...able the primary IDE controller The default is Enabled Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller IDE Primary Master UDMA and IDE Primary 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 checking your hard drive or CD ROM Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you Dis...

Page 74: ...SATA Only This option automatically sets the SATA drives to Primary Master and Secondary Master modes Since both drives are in master mode you cannot set the IDE drives to Master mode PATA IDE Mode and SATA Port The PATA IDE field is used to select the function mode for the IDE connector and its relation to the SATA ports Primary IDE serves as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel SATA 1 and SA...

Page 75: ...eld and press Enter The following screen will appear USB Controller This field is used to enable or disable the USB ports USB 2 0 Controller If you are using USB 2 0 this field must be set to Enabled USB Keyboard Support Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM the support for legacy USB keyboard in DOS mode is by default set to Disabled With more BIOS ROM space available it will be able to suppor...

Page 76: ...g a PCI sound card BIOS Flash Protect Enabled This option will protect the system from unneces sary updating or flashing of the BIOS When ena bled it secures the BIOS therefore any updates to the BIOS will not take effect Disabled Disables the BIOS flash lock function allowing you to update or flash the BIOS any time needed ...

Page 77: ...Mouse Right When this option is selected double click the right button of the mouse to power on the system Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 Gene...

Page 78: ...re powering on the system Hot Key Power On This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller 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 O address for the onboard serial port 1 a...

Page 79: ...BC IRQ7 278 IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP These 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 SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP Extende...

Page 80: ...sed to select a DMA channel for the parallel port The options are 1 and 3 Default setting 3 Watchdog Timer Select This field is used to select the time interval of the Watchdog timer If the system hangs or fails to function it will reset at the set time interval so that your system will continue to operate ...

Page 81: ... to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Video Off Method ...

Page 82: ...H SYNC Blank This will cause the system to turn off the ver tical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Initializes display power management signaling Se lect this if your video board supports it Video Off In Suspend This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system enters t...

Page 83: ...ccidentally hit or pushed the power but ton Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system Wake Up By PCI Card Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses th...

Page 84: ... Ring LAN 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 Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 1 31 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time ...

Page 85: ...Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the IRQ Re sources field The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PC...

Page 86: ...oenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IRQ 3 assigned to IRQ 4 assigned to IRQ 5 assigned to IRQ 7 assigned to IRQ 9 assigned to IRQ 10 assigned to IRQ 11 assigned to IRQ 12 assigned to IRQ 14 assigned to IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device PCI ...

Page 87: ... Case Open Detection Shutdown Temperature Current System Temp Current CPU Temperature Current NB Temperature System Fan Speed CPU Fan Speed 2nd Fan Speed CPU Voltage North Bridge Voltage PCI Express Voltage DRRII Voltage 1 2V VCC5 VCC3 VBAT V 3VSB V Smart SYSFAN Temperature SYSFAN Tolerance Value Smart CPUFAN Temperature CPUFAN Tolerance Value Smart 2ndFAN Temperature 2ndFAN Tolerance Value Disabl...

Page 88: ...which the system fan runs at full speed The temperature will vary within the range of the tolerance value selected in the field below SYSFAN Tolerance Value This field is used to select the tolerance value of the system s tem perature The options are 1 2 3 4 and 5 If you selected 3 it allows the temperature to run 3 degrees higher or lower The system fan will smartly adjust it s speed in accordanc...

Page 89: ... within the range of the tolerance value selected in the field below 2ndFAN Tolerance Value This field is used to select the tolerance value of the system s tem perature The options are 1 2 3 4 and 5 If you selected 3 it allows the temperature to run 3 degrees higher or lower The 2nd fan will smartly adjust it s speed in accordance to the temperature ...

Page 90: ...rum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency Voltage Control Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Spread Spectrum Disabled ...

Page 91: ...nter If you want to proceed type Y and press Enter The default settings will be loaded Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail S...

Page 92: ...p default values Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Optimized Defaults X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User ...

Page 93: ...firm Password You are asked to verify the password Type 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 pass word function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press En ter instead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 ...

Page 94: ...en done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type 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 pass word function highlight Set User Password and press Enter in stead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu Phoenix AwardBI...

Page 95: ... to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Save Data to CMOS X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defau...

Page 96: ... Alt Esc simulta neously or Del after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Abandon All Data X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defau...

Page 97: ...d 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 typing AWDFLASH EXE The following screen will appear 5 Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press Enter Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15B C Phoenix Technolog...

Page 98: ...IOS 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 BIOS Otherwise press N 7 The following will then appear Press Y to Program or N to Exit 8 Press Y to flash the new BIOS ...

Page 99: ...required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup Chapter 4 Supported Software ...

Page 100: ...lity is used for updating Windows INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 101: ...101 4 Supported Software 4 Click Finish to exit setup 3 Go through the readme document for more installation tips then click Next ...

Page 102: ...rectX 9 0C Driver To install click Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver on the main menu 1 Click I accept the agreement then click Next 3 Click Finish Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect 2 You are now ready to install DirectX Click Next ...

Page 103: ...To install the driver click Intel Graphics Drivers on the main menu 3 Go through the readme document for more installation tips then click Next 1 Setup is now ready to install the graphics driver Click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 104: ...Setup is currently installing the driver After installation has completed click Next 5 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installlation to take effect ...

Page 105: ...r Click Next 2 The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install AC97 audio After all files have been extracted click Next 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 106: ...rs To install the driver click LAN Drivers on the main menu 1 The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install the driver 2 You are now ready to install the driver Click Install 3 Setup is currently installing the driver ...

Page 107: ...107 4 Supported Software 4 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup ...

Page 108: ...itored If the settings values are over or under the set range a warning 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 set ting that would keep the system in good working condition To install click Hardware Monitor for Windows on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to...

Page 109: ...ts on the screen to complete the installation then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the driver to take effect 3 Click Next to add the program icon to the Program Folder 4 Hardware Doctor is configuring the new software installation ...

Page 110: ...ick Intel Matrix Storage Manager for RAID AHCI on the main menu 1 The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install the driver 2 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 3 Read the Warning carefully for important information about the driver then click Next ...

Page 111: ...e license agreement then click Yes 5 Go through the readme document for more installation tips then click Next Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the insallation Reboot the system Rebooting will allow the driver to take effect ...

Page 112: ...rosoft s Windows Update website Installation Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems If after inserting the CD Autorun did 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 The drivers for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition are also included in the CD ...

Page 113: ...tion Logical Device 8 register CRF5 CRF6 CRF7 WDT count mode count value control mode MOV DX 4EH MOV AL 07H Ready to Program Logical Device OUT DX AL MOV DX 4FH MOV AL 08H Select Logical Device 8 OUT DX AL MOV DX 4EH MOV AL F5H Select CRF5 OUT DX AL MOV DX 4FH IN AL DX OR AL 08H Set CRF5 Bit 3 1 WDT count mode Minute mode OUT DX AL MOV DX 4EH MOV AL F6H Select CRF6 OUT DX AL ...

Page 114: ...Set CRF6 value 02 Watch Dog Timer 2 unit Min OUT DX AL MOV DX 4EH MOV AL F7H Select CRF7 OUT DX AL MOV DX 4FH MOV AL 02H Set CRF7 Bit 7 6 11 WDT reset by mouse key board interrupt OUT DX AL 3 Exit extended function mode MOV DX 4EH MOV AL AAH OUT DX AL ...

Page 115: ...xplosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manu facturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak bat tery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SW...

Page 116: ... 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 while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error Syste...

Page 117: ...t 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 slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 Mak...

Page 118: ...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 119: ...inter 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 settings are configured correctly 4 Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured corre...

Page 120: ... 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 power up the system 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are prop erly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated secure...

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