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Hardware Installation

Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive

When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the
other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive
manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives.

The system board suppor ts Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33,
ATA/66 and ATA/100 hard drives. We recommend that you use
hard drives from the same manufacturer. In a few cases, drives from
two different manufacturers will not function properly when used
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, please set the CD-ROM drive
to Slave mode. Some ATAPI CD-ROMs may not be recognized
and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard IDE in the Integrated Peripherals submenu
(“OnChip IDE Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for
more information.

Summary of Contents for G5G100-P

Page 1: ...G5G100 P System Board User s Manual 935 G5G101 050G I87040640 ...

Page 2: ...r use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for 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 changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of s...

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 measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an ...

Page 4: ...ystem 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 1...

Page 5: ...f components 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 otherwise instructed in this user s manual the user may not under any circumstances attempt to perform service adjustments or repairs on the product whether in or out of warranty It must be ret...

Page 6: ...tant 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 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: ...bove This may differ 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 System Board Before using the system board prepare basic system components If you are installing the system board in a new system you will need at least the following internal compone...

Page 8: ...b ICH6M System Memory Two 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets Supports single channel 64 bit wide memory interface Unbuffered PC2700 DDR333 DDR SDRAM DIMM Supports maximum of 2GB system memory using 256Mbit 512Mbit or 1Gbit technology for x8 and x16 devices non ECC memory BIOS Award BIOS 4Mbit flash memory Energy Efficient Design Suppor ts ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management Supports AC...

Page 9: ...grated display interface Analog CRT DAC interface support Supports max DAC frequency up to 400MHz 24 bit RAMDAC support Up to 2048x1536 mode support Digital LVDS interface support Integrated dual channel LVDS interface support Supports 25 to 112MHz single dual channel LVDS interface Single channel LVDS interface support 1 x 18 bpp Dual channel LVDS interface support 2 x 18 bpp Internal graphics fe...

Page 10: ...nboard Audio Features Realtek ALC655 16 bit stereo full duplex codec with independent variable sam pling rate High quality differential CD input True stereo line level outputs S PDIF in out interface 5 1 channel audio output Onboard LAN Features RTL8110SB Gigabit ethernet controller Supports 10Mbps 100Mbps and 1Gbps data transmission IEEE 802 3 10 100Mbps and IEEE 802 3ab 1Gbps compliant Serial AT...

Page 11: ...onnector 1 LCD AUX power connector 1 DIO connector 1 front audio connector for line out and mic in jacks 1 CD in internal audio connector 1 S PDIF in out connector 1 connector for IrDA interface 2 Serial ATA connectors 1 40 pin IDE connector 1 floppy connector FPC type 1 20 pin ATX power connector 1 front panel connector 1 chassis open connector 3 fan connectors Expansion Slots 1 PCI slot for PCI ...

Page 12: ...is configured to support this function The mic in at the rear will be disabled Use the front audio s mic in jack S PDIF S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog S PDIF is usually found on dig...

Page 13: ...etting in the Soft Off By PWR BTTN field of the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Wake On Ring This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to calls coming from an external modem Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply mu...

Page 14: ... designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface specification ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management Currently only Windows 98 2000 ME XP supports the ACPI function ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM fu...

Page 15: ...The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1A Virus Protection Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives The system board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive ...

Page 16: ...16 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...

Page 17: ...o 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 The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles th...

Page 18: ...ust 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 socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place Pin 1 Notch Key Tab Tab ...

Page 19: ...ively designed for installing an Intel Pentium M Celeron M processor 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 479 pin CPU socket on the system board X 4 Use a screwdriver to turn the screw to its unlock position Lock Unlock ...

Page 20: ... 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 Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU Gold triangular mark Pin 1 of the socket ...

Page 21: ...kage usually contains the fan and heat sink assembly and an installation guide If the installa tion procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package CPU fan and heat sink assembly Retention module base 1 Match and insert the screw holes of the retention module base to the mounting holes around the CPU socket from the botto...

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: ...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 and unplug the power cord 2 Set J_CMOS1 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set J_CMOS1 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the system 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data 1 2 On Normal default X J_CMOS1 1 3 2 1 ...

Page 24: ... PS 2 mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA PS 2 Power Select 1 2 On 5V default 2 3 On 5VSB X JP4 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 25: ...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 Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2A 1 2 On 5V default 2 3 On 5VSB X USB 1 4 JP1 1 2 On 5V def...

Page 26: ... Important Before powering on the system make sure JP7 s setting matches the LCD panel s specification Selecting the incorrect voltage will seriously damage the LCD panel LCD Inverter Settings JP7 5V 3 3V 12V Panel Power 1 3 On 3 5 On 7 9 On 5V 12V Inverter On Level 2 4 On 4 6 On Active Low Active High Inverter On Off Select 8 10 On 10 12 On ...

Page 27: ...nel It is used to adjust the brightness of the LCD Display Panel Increasing or decreasing the voltage to control the LCD panel s brightness varies among Inverters You must refer to the Inverter s specification to make the appropriate adjustment to the brightness of the LCD panel 3 1 2 1 2 On Increases the voltage level 2 3 On Decreases the voltage level ...

Page 28: ... port requires 5V 12V power from the system board set JP3 pins 1 3 2 4 9 11 and 10 12 to On This setting automatically sets COM 4 at RS 232 COM 4 RS232 RS485 AUX Select X JP3 JP3 1 3 2 4 7 9 8 10 On 3 5 4 6 7 9 8 10 On 1 3 2 4 9 11 12V 10 12 5V On COM 4 RS232 RS485 AUX Select RS232 default RS485 Auxiliary power ...

Page 29: ...evice connected to this port requires 5V 12V power from the system board set JP2 pins 3 5 and 4 6 to On Otherwise leave this jumper s setting at 1 3 2 4 On COM 2 RS232 AUX Select X JP2 3 5 5V 4 6 12V On Auxiliary power 1 3 2 4 On RS232 default 1 3 2 6 4 5 1 3 2 6 4 5 ...

Page 30: ...em to power on whenever AC power comes in set JP10 pins 1 and 2 to On If you want to use the power button set pins 2 and 3 to On Important If you want the system to automatically power on when power returns after an AC power failure you must 1 Set JP10 pins 1 and 2 to On 2 The PWRON After PWR Fail field must be set to On Integrated Peripherals submenu Super I O Device section of the BIOS 3 1 2 3 1...

Page 31: ...king may result to the CPU s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance If you are unable to boot your system due to overclocking make sure to set this jumper back to its default settings 4 6 On Dothan A step FSB400 3 5 4 6 On Dothan A step FSB533 1 3 2 4 On Dothan B step 1 3 2 6 4 5 1 3 2 6 4 5 1 3 2 6 4 5 ...

Page 32: ...he rear panel I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port COM ports VGA port LAN port USB ports Mic in jack Line in jack Line out jack PS 2 K B COM 2 USB 3 USB 1 2 VGA Line out Line in Mic in PS 2 Mouse LAN USB 4 COM 1 COM 4 ...

Page 33: ...reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards Warning Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board 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 JP4 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer...

Page 34: ...S Setting 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 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA ...

Page 35: ...UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices To connect COM 3 insert the connector that is attached to the serial port cable to J3 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of J3 Important If the LCD Display Panel that is connected to the LVDS LCD Panel connector supports touch screen DO NOT connect a serial devic...

Page 36: ...s auxiliary power from the system board set JP2 and or JP3 appropriately Refer to COM 2 RS232 AUX Select and COM 4 RS232 RS485 AUX Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting Configure the serial ports in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information ...

Page 37: ...or 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 chooses between analog and TTL or digital operation If your monitor has such a switch set it for analog BIOS Setting Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS Driver Instal...

Page 38: ...t allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information W LAN ...

Page 39: ... 8 connectors 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 the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to the system board s USB 5 6 or USB 7 8 connectors BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS ...

Page 40: ...ard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP1 and or JP5 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 ...

Page 41: ...ole connecting interface for inserting a plug Mic in Pink In a 2 channel or 4 channel mode this jack is used to connect an external microphone In a 6 channel mode this jack functions as Center Subwoofer Line in Light Blue In a 2 channel 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...

Page 42: ...ng this connector make sure to replace the jumper caps back to their original pin locations Driver Installation Install the Audio Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information The front audio is disabled The rear audio is enabled The front audio is enabled The rear audio is disabled Pins 5 6 and 9 10 short default Pins 5 6 and 9 10 open 2 channel Line in Line out Mic in 4 channel Rear R L Front ...

Page 43: ...dware Installation I O Connectors CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card W 4 1 Left audio channel Right audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 44: ...ernal S PDIF ports Your S PDIF ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to SPDIF1 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of SPDIF1 W 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out GND SPDIF in ...

Page 45: ...onnector CN8 These connectors transmit video signals and power from the system board to the LCD Display Panel The LCD AUX power connector is used to connect auxiliary power to the LCD panel Refer to the next page for the pin functions of these connectors Jumper Settings Refer to the Jumper Settings section in this chapter for settings relevant to the LCD panel LVDS LCD Panel LCD Inverter Power 3 1...

Page 46: ...ut2 LVDS_Out2 GND LVDS_Out1 LVDS_Out1 GND LVDS_Out0 LVDS_Out0 GND LVDS_CLK1 LVDS_CLK1 GND COM3_DTR COM3_RTS COM3_RD COM3_CTS Pins 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 Function GND N C N C GND LVDS_Out6 LVDS_Out6 GND LVDS_Out5 LVDS_Out5 GND LVDS_Out4 LVDS_Out4 GND LVDS_CLK2 LVDS_CLK2 GND COM3_TD COM3_RI COM3_DSR COM3_DCD LVDS LCD Panel Connector LCD Inverter Power Connector LCD A...

Page 47: ...ovides powering on function of an external device that is connected to this connector X 2 1 19 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 V_5P0_STBY V_5P0_STBY GND Digital I O Connector ...

Page 48: ...he next page for the pin function of this connector Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the floppy disk connector FDC1 on the system board and the other end of the connector to the floppy drive Pin 1 of the cable must align with pin 1 of FDC1 BIOS Setting Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device fie...

Page 49: ... 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 Function 5V 5V 5V N C N C N C DRVDE0 GND GND GND GND GND GND Pins 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 Function INDEX DR0 DSKCH N C MTR0 DIR STEP WDATA WGATE TRK0 WRPRO RDATA HDSEL FPC Type FDD Connector ...

Page 50: ...l ATA devices Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to SATA 1 or SATA 2 and the other end 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 chapter 3 for more information X SATA 1 SATA 2 1 7 GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 1 7 ...

Page 51: ...gned with pin 1 of the header Connecting 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 t...

Page 52: ...es from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will 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 please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrec...

Page 53: ...o connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure the onboard IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device 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 54: ...o connect additional 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 X 2nd fan CPU fan System fan X3 1 Ground Power Sense Sense Power Ground 1 3 ...

Page 55: ...rting you of 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 section in cha...

Page 56: ...be inserted onto the P1 connector The system board requires a minimum of 150 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided use a 250 Watt or greater power supply 12V 11 1 10 3 3V 3 3V Ground 5V Ground 5V Ground PW OK 5VSB 5V 3 3V 12V Ground PS ON Ground Ground G...

Page 57: ...WR LED Power Standby LED When the system s power is on this LED will light When the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend state it will blink every second When the system is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every 4 seconds X Pin 1 3 5 7 9 11 N C HDD LED RESET SW N C Pin Assignment N C HDD Power Signal Ground RST Signal N C Pin 2 4 6 8 10 12 PWR LED PWR BTN Key Pin Assignment LED...

Page 58: ...er 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 appear on the screen 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 pressing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys...

Page 59: ...ate displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1990 to 2098 Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press ...

Page 60: ...1 Master Slave The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor If you select 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 IDE Channel 0 Master Slave and IDE Channel 1 Master Slave Move the cursor to the IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0...

Page 61: ...splays the number of read write heads Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write 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 36...

Page 62: ...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 63: ...63 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 64: ...led will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 65: ...fe computing environment Thermal Management Select a thermal monitor in this field to enable the CPU s speedstep function Restart the system then go to the operating system s Control Panel Double click Power Options The Power Options Properties dialog box will appear In the Power Schemes menu select Portable Laptop Speedstep reduces the CPU s frequency and voltage in accordance to its load Thermal...

Page 66: ... is set to Disabled it will force the XD feature flag to always return to 0 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 t...

Page 67: ...spectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device Boot Up Floppy Seek When 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 When d...

Page 68: ...r keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay...

Page 69: ...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 that the system board is using OS Select for DRAM 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 Report No FDD For WIN 95 The options ar...

Page 70: ...DIMM has SPD Serial Pres ence Detect data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc When this option is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEPROM This option is the default setting because it provides the most stable condition for the system The CAS Latency Time to System Memory Frequency fields will show t...

Page 71: ... Delay tRAS The options are Auto 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 and 15 System Memory Frequency This field is used to select the memory clock speed of the DIMM System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system Vi...

Page 72: ...f the actual system DRAM When disabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB address range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory 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...

Page 73: ...anel that you are using Otherwise please contact your dealer or sales representative for a custom made BIOS that will suit the panel that you are using Panel 1 640x480 one channel 18 bit LVDS Panel 2 800x600 one channel 18 bit LVDS Panel 3 1024x768 one channel 18 bit LVDS Panel 4 1280x1024 two channel 36 bit LVDS Panel 5 to Panel 16 Reserved ...

Page 74: ...en are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one OnChip IDE 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 ...

Page 75: ...ect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves Your system supports five modes 0 default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system a...

Page 76: ... allows you to use both IDE and SATA drives allowing a maximum of 4 drives 1 IDE Master 1 IDE Slave and 2 SATA SATA Only This option automatically sets the SATA drives to Primary Master mode Since the SATA drives are in Master mode you cannot set the IDE drive to Master mode PATA IDE Mode This field is used to select the function mode of the IDE connector Primary IDE serves as Primary Master and P...

Page 77: ...only Your version may not be identical to this one USB Controller Enabled Enables the onboard USB Disabled Disables the onboard USB USB 2 0 Controller If you are using a USB 2 0 device this field must be set to Enabled USB Keyboard Support By default this field is Disabled However if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS make sure to enable this function ...

Page 78: ...S Setup AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio CODEC Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card Onboard LAN Control This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN ...

Page 79: ...d 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 power on the system in the Hot Key Power On field Mouse Left When this option is selected double click the left button of the mouse to power on the system Mouse Right When this option is selected double click the rig...

Page 80: ...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 PWRON After PWR Fail Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the system On When power returns after an AC power failure the system will automati...

Page 81: ... address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 1 and or serial port 2 Onboard Serial Port 3 This is used to select an I O address for the onboard serial port 3 However if the LCD Display Panel supports touch screen leave this field in its default setting because the touch screen is internally connected to COM 3 therefore a default address has alr...

Page 82: ...re this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the ACPI Suspend Type field ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When this field is set to Auto the system will initialize the VGA BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state This can be configured only if the...

Page 83: ...s Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it Video O...

Page 84: ... system Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management func tion is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button f...

Page 85: ...oard to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state This can be configured only if the ACPI Suspend Type field is set to S3 STR Resume By Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month Alarm and Time hh mm ss Alarm fields However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network...

Page 86: ...ed to set the time you would like the system to power on If you want the system to power on everyday as set in the Date of Month Alarm field the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu ...

Page 87: ...nitialize PCI Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experi...

Page 88: ...s Enter This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default value is Disabled Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA Maximum Payload Size This field is used to select the maximum ...

Page 89: ...V 5V 12V 12V VBAT V and 5VSB V These fields show the output voltage of the power supply Note The onboard hardware 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 Hardware Monitor for Windows utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the sy...

Page 90: ...ce only Your version may not be identical to this one Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI devices Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician ...

Page 91: ...ues 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 If you want to proceed type Y and press Enter The default settings will be loaded ...

Page 92: ...e 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 Type Y and press Enter to load the Setup default values ...

Page 93: ...ompted 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 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...

Page 94: ...s 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 are limited to eight characters When 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 promp...

Page 95: ...nter 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 you wish to make additional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 96: ...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 changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simulta neously or Del after memory testing is done ...

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: ...s and software 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 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 ...

Page 100: ...iles 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 Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the utility to take effect ...

Page 101: ...ers To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click Intel Graphics Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 102: ...ers To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click Audio Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 103: ...ers To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click LAN Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 104: ...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 setting that would keep the system in good working condition To install the utility please follow the steps below 1 Click Hardware Monitor for Windows on the main menu The...

Page 105: ...ase follow the steps below 1 Click Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver on the main menu The following screen will appear 2 Click I accept the agreement then click Next 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 106: ...all the operating system If the CD does not include Service Pack 4 it is available for download at Microsoft s Windows Update website Installation Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 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 dire...

Page 107: ... to function it will also reset according to the time interval so that your system will continue to operate mov dx 04e Enter mov al 87 Enter out dx al Enter out dx al Enter mov dx 04e Enter mov al 07 Enter out dx al Enter inc dx Enter inc al Enter out dx al Enter dec dx Enter mov al f6 Enter out dx al Enter inc dx Enter mov al xy Enter out dx al Enter XY is the Watchdog Time count value for the 00...

Page 108: ...ists 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 BIOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type reco...

Page 109: ...te fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely...

Page 110: ...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 properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 Make...

Page 111: ...thing 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 ...

Page 112: ...ur hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters 1 Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is on line 2 Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer 3 Verify that the attached serial device wor...

Page 113: ...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 properly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets 4 Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations 5 If the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed component...

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