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4

Supported Software

4.1  Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications

The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities
and software applications required to enhance the performance of
the system board.

Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autor un screen
(Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. If after inser ting 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

Summary of Contents for G7G330-B

Page 1: ...935 G7G331 000 A85300508 G7G330 B G7V330 B System Board User Manual ...

Page 2: ...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 such revisions or changes 2005 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and are the properties of the respective owners Caution To avoid damage to the system Use the correct AC ...

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: ...electronic file of this manual is included in the CD To view the user s manual in the CD insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click User s Manual on the main menu ...

Page 5: ...e Installation 2 1 System Board Layout 2 2 System Memory 2 3 CPU 2 4 Jumper Settings 2 5 Rear Panel I O Ports 2 6 I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 2 Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications 4 2 Installation Notes 7 10 15 16 18 23 29 33 44 56 99 101 108 ...

Page 6: ...x A Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology A 1 Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology Appendix B System Error Messages B 1 POST Beep B 2 Error Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting C 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 109 112 112 114 ...

Page 7: ...FB I O Controller Hub ICH6 System Memory Four 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets that support PC2700 DDR333 and PC3200 DDR400 DIMMs Supports dual channel 128 bit wide memory interface Supports up to 4GB system memory Supports non ECC x8 and x16 DIMMs Supports up to 512Mb DRAM densities Supports unbuffered DIMMs Note The system board does not support 16Mx8 DRAM BIOS Award BIOS 4Mbit flash memory Energy Effic...

Page 8: ...900 Onboard Audio Features 6 channel audio CODEC Full duplex codec with independent variable sampling rate True stereo line level outputs S PDIF in out interface Onboard LAN Features Realtek RTL8110SB PCI Gigabit LAN controller Fully compliant to IEEE 802 3 10BASE T 802 3u 100BASE TX and 802 3ab 1000BASE T standards Integrated power management functions Supports wire for management Serial ATA Inte...

Page 9: ... 1 ports 1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port optional on G7G330 B 1 front audio connector for external line out and mic in jacks 1 CD in internal audio connector 1 S PDIF connector 1 IR connector 4 Serial ATA connectors 1 IDE connector 1 floppy connector 1 24 pin ATX power connector 1 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 front panel connector 2 fan connectors Expansion Slots 1 PCI Express x16 slo...

Page 10: ...ics Media Accelerator GMA 900 supports enhanced 2D 3D and video capabilities It also support widescreen LCD displays accelerated DirectX 9 3D and PCI Express graphics cards Hyper Threading Technology Functionality Requirements The system board supports Intel processors with Hyper Threading Technology Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of ...

Page 11: ...ly when the audio utility 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 PD...

Page 12: ... 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter USB Ports The system board supports USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 ports USB 1 1 supports 12Mb second bandwidth while USB 2 0 supports 480Mb second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in th...

Page 13: ...board or PS 2 mouse to power on the system Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state 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 ...

Page 14: ...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 storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when it powers off The operating session will resume exactly where you left o...

Page 15: ...DMA 33 66 100 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Serial ATA data cable One Serial ATA power cable One I O shield One Mainboard Utility CD One user s manual If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance ...

Page 16: ...RTL8110SB ITE IT8712F Audio CODEC BIOS VIA VT6307 1 1 1 1 SATA 4 SATA 3 SATA 2 SATA 1 1 PS 2 power select JP3 1 12V power USB 1 4 power select JP2 1 Front audio 1 1 S PDIF 1 1394_2 1 USB 5 6 1 USB 7 8 USB 5 8 power select JP1 1 Battery 1 Clear CMOS JP4 LGA 775 CPU Socket 1 CPU fan 1 ATX power 1 Chassis fan DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4 1 IrDA Intel 915G Intel ICH6 1 IDE 1 FDD 1 Front panel PCI 1 PCI 2 1...

Page 17: ...IOS VIA VT6307 1 1 1 1 SATA 4 SATA 3 SATA 2 SATA 1 1 PS 2 power select JP3 1 12V power USB 1 4 power select JP2 1 Front audio 1 1 S PDIF 1 1394_2 1 USB 5 6 1 USB 7 8 USB 5 8 power select JP1 1 Battery 1 Clear CMOS JP4 LGA 775 CPU Socket 1 CPU fan 1 ATX power 1 Chassis fan DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4 1 IrDA Intel 915GV Intel ICH6 1 IDE 1 FDD 1 Front panel PCI 1 PCI 2 1 COM 2 COM 1 ...

Page 18: ... 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 the speed of operation ...

Page 19: ...emory banks allowing for row switching to be done less often BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS DIMMs are on the same channel DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different Not all slots need to be populated DIMMs of different memory configurations are on different channels Odd number of slots can be populated DIMMs of the sam...

Page 20: ...single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Dual channel Dual channel Dual channel DDR 1 E P P E E E E E E E P P p P P P E P 1 3 P 1 3 DDR 2 E E P P E E E P P P E E E P P P P 2 4 E P 2 4 DDR 3 E E E E P P E E P P E P P E P P E P 1 3 P 1 3 DDR 4 ...

Page 21: ...ng DDR 1 E P 1 3 DS P 1 3 DS E P 1 3 SS P 1 3 SS DDR 2 P 2 4 DS E P 2 4 DS P 2 4 SS E P 2 4 SS DDR 3 E P 1 3 DS P 1 3 DS E P 1 3 SS P 1 3 SS DDR 4 P 2 4 DS E P 2 4 DS P 2 4 SS E P 2 4 SS P denotes populated E denotes empty denotes DIMMs are identical denotes DIMMs are not identical SS denotes Single Sided DIMM DS denotes Double Sided DIMM 1 2 3 or 4 denotes the DDR DIMM slot ...

Page 22: ...rrespond 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 23: ...cap are not bent If the cap is missing or the cap and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately 2 2 2 2 2 Make sure to keep th...

Page 24: ...the CPU Protective cap Lever 6 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down moving it away from the side tab of the socket then lifting it up Cover Lift this part up 5 Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap from the cover Lever lifted Tab Important The CPU socket must not come in contact with anything other than the CPU Avoid unnecessary exposure Remove the protec...

Page 25: ...on 7 Now lift the cover 8 Position the CPU above the socket The gold mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins Cover Pin 1 of the socket Gold mark ...

Page 26: ...seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU 10 Once the CPU is in place move the cover down ...

Page 27: ...ase follow the installation guide in the package 1 Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assembly Do not spread the paste all over the surface When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU the compound will disperse evenly Do not apply the paste if the fan h...

Page 28: ...e socket Position each stud so that the groove faces the heat sink then push it down firmly until it clicks into place Note You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if the groove is not facing the heat sink Heat sink Fan Stud Groove Mounting hole 3 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connec tor on the system board Mounting hole Mounting hole Mounting ...

Page 29: ...onfigure the 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 JP4 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP4 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s ratio c...

Page 30: ...Control submenu and press Enter 6 Set the processor s clock ratio to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock or ratio Refer to the Frequency Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information 7 Press Esc to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save Exit Setup and press Enter 8 Type Y and press Enter ...

Page 31: ...Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS 2 keyboard or 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 1 3 2 1 3 2 ...

Page 32: ...B 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 Keyboard Mouse 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 Mouse function for 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power suppl...

Page 33: ...s consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port COM port VGA port IEEE 1394_1 port optional on G7G330 B USB ports LAN port Line in jack Line out jack Mic in jack PS 2 Mouse Parallel COM VGA PS 2 K B LAN 1394_1 USB 1 2 USB 3 4 Line in Line out Mic in ...

Page 34: ...ior 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 JP3 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to PS 2 Power Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting Configure the ...

Page 35: ...al printer remote display terminal or other serial devices To connect COM 2 please refer to the following description The serial port may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the cable connector to J9 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of J9 BIOS Setting Select the serial port s I O address in the Inte...

Page 36: ...ntegrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Setting SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Function Allows 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 paral...

Page 37: ...lug 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 Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install ...

Page 38: ...necting an additional 1394 port The 1394 port may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the cable connector to the 1394 connector on the system board Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the J1 2 5 5 IEEE 1394 optional on G7G330 B 1394_1 W W 1394_2 1 2 10 9 TPA TPA Ground Ground TPB TPB Key 12V 12V Ground ...

Page 39: ... system board J3 USB 5 6 and J2 USB 7 8 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 J2 or J3 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapt...

Page 40: ...from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP1 and or JP2 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 Keyboard Mouse function for 2 ...

Page 41: ...m board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the Realtek LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information W LAN ...

Page 42: ...k functions as Center Subwoofer 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 Mic in Pink In a 2 channel mode this jack is used to connect an external microphone In a 4 channel or 6 channel mode this jack functions as rear right left speaker out Mic in Line out Lin...

Page 43: ...tor J4 allows you to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system Using this connector will disable the rear audio s line out and mic in func tions Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 6 and pins 9 10 of J4 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J4 If you are not using this connector m...

Page 44: ...nstallation 2 6 I O Connectors 2 6 1 CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in J6 connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card W 1 4 Left audio channel Right audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 45: ...r One card edge bracket mounted with S PDIF ports may be provided with the system board Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J5 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J5 W 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out GND SPDIF in ...

Page 46: ...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 J11 on the system board and the other end most connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A If you are connecting another drive Drive B install the middle connector of the cable to the drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable shou...

Page 47: ... one end of the Serial ATA cable to J15 SATA 1 J16 SATA 2 J17 SATA 3 or J18 SATA 4 and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information X SATA 2 SATA 1 SATA 4 SATA 3 GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 ...

Page 48: ...orts 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 the cable is for the Slave drive Connecting the IDE Disk D...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...he system board Make sure to connect the cable connector to the IR connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure IR in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIOS Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IR function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information X 1...

Page 51: ...nect an additional cooling fan The cooling fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans Refer to chapter 3 for more information X CPU fan X Chassis fan 4 1 Sense Power Ground Speed Control 1 3 Ground Power Sense ...

Page 52: ... more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration 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 400 Watt or greater power supply X X 12V 1 2 4 ...

Page 53: ...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 X J19 PWR L...

Page 54: ...n 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 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 N C...

Page 55: ...the PCI Express x16 slot To install a graphics 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 will automatically hold the graphics card in place PCI Express x1 Install PCI Express x1 card such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x1 slo...

Page 56: ...pter 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 ke...

Page 57: ... 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 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 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features...

Page 58: ...ster 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 3 1 1 3 IDE Channel 0 Master Slave and IDE Channel 1 Master Slave Move the cursor to the IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Chann...

Page 59: ...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 3 1 1 4 Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is i...

Page 60: ...tected 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 error...

Page 61: ...61 3 BIOS Setup 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 62: ...nabled 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 on...

Page 63: ...ating temperature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheating to ensure a safe computing environment Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 On die throttling Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio and VID transition TM2 Bus Ratio This field is used to select the frequency bus ratio of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on die sensor turns from cool to hot TM2 Bus...

Page 64: ...is field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than 3 NX BIOS Control The default is Enabled When this function is disabled it forces the NX features flag to always return to 0 3 1 2 2 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 o...

Page 65: ...l cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field 3 1 2 4 CPU L1 L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default value is enabled Enable the external cache for better performance 3 1 2 5 CPU L3 Cache This field is used to enable or disable the CPU s L3 cache 3 1 2 6 Hyper Threading Technology for Intel Pentium 4 Proc...

Page 66: ...alled 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 disabled the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB 3 1 2 11 Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric ke...

Page 67: ...3 1 2 14 Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated 3 1 2 15 Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins 3 1 2 16 Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password everytime the system boots or only when you enter the...

Page 68: ...rd is using 3 1 2 19 OS Select for DRAM 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 3 1 2 20 Report No FDD For WIN 95 The options are Yes and No 3 1 2 21 Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot up Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot up ...

Page 69: ... 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 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 ...

Page 70: ...9 10 11 12 13 14 and 15 3 1 3 6 System Memory Frequency This field is used to select the memory clock speed of the DIMM 3 1 3 7 SLP_S4 Assertion Width The options are 1 to 2 Sec 2 to 3 Sec 3 to 4 Sec and 4 to 5 Sec 3 1 3 8 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 t...

Page 71: ...ess range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory 3 1 3 11 PCI Express Root Port Func G7G330 B only Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear PCI Express Port 1 to PCI Express Port 4 These fields are used to enable or disable the PCI Express port function PCI E...

Page 72: ...deo Memory Size This field is used to select the graphics memory size 3 1 3 15 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 3 1 3 16 DVMT Version This field shows the current DVMT version 3 1 3 17 Fixed Memory Size This field is used to select the graphics memory size used by fixed mode 3 1 3 18 DVMT Memory Size Th...

Page 73: ...m boots Auto The system will automatically detect the display that is available when the system boots CRT Select this option if you want the system to boot the CRT display TV Select this option if you want the system to boot the TV display EPP Select this option if you want the system to boot the EPP display ...

Page 74: ...n 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 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: ...and SATA drives allowing a maximum of 6 drives 1 IDE Master 1 IDE Slave and 4 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 for the IDE 1 connector and its relation to the SATA ports Primary IDE 1 serves as Primary ...

Page 77: ...rd 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 SATA Port If the PATA IDE Mode field is set to Primary this field will show P1 P3 is Secondary meaning SATA 2 and SATA 4 are Secondary If the PATA IDE Mode field is se...

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: ... When this option 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 power on the system in the Hot Key Power On field Mouse Move When this option is selected move the mouse to power on the system Mouse Click When this option is selected click the mouse but...

Page 80: ... 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 Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port Disabled Disables the...

Page 81: ...ode s data transfer rate EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed 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 the Power button to power on the system On When power returns after an AC power failure the system w...

Page 82: ...ction This function should be enabled only in operating systems that sup port ACPI Currently only Windows 2000 ME XP supports this function If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function 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 Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR...

Page 83: ...deo 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 3 1 5 6 Vid...

Page 84: ...ff your 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 b...

Page 85: ...keyboard 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 3 1 5 16 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 o...

Page 86: ...field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu 3 1 5 19 Reload Global Timer Events When enabled access to the specified field Primary IDE 0 1 Secondary IDE 0 1 FDD COM LPT Port or PCI PIRQ A D will cause the system to wake up completely from the power manage ment mode When disabled the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to ...

Page 87: ...ialize PCI 3 1 6 2 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 3 1 6 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that ...

Page 88: ...eld is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device 3 1 6 5 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 3 1 6 6 INT Pin 1 Assignment and INT Pin 2 Assignment By default a de...

Page 89: ...89 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 6 7 Maximum Payload Size This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of the PCI Express devices The unit is byte ...

Page 90: ...ure Current System Fan Speed and Current CPU Fan Speed These fields will show the output voltage temperature and fan speed of the monitored devices or components 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 ut...

Page 91: ...me processors may have been locked by the manufacturer If you are using this kind of processor setting a frequency ratio for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory default ratio 3 1 8 2 Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI devices 3 1 8 3 Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not al...

Page 92: ...em bus clock of the processor The available options allow you to adjust the processor s bus clock by 1MHz increment Important Selecting an external bus clock other than the default setting may result to the processor s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance ...

Page 93: ...values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option in the main menu and press Enter If you want to proceed type Y and press Enter The default settings will be loaded ...

Page 94: ... 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 Type Y and press Enter to load the Setup default values ...

Page 95: ...e 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 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 agai...

Page 96: ...cess 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 pr...

Page 97: ...s 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 you wish to make additional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 98: ...ou 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 99: ...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 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 Technol...

Page 100: ...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 101: ...s 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 102: ... chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the utility to take effect ...

Page 103: ...se follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the GRAPHICS icon 2 Click Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 104: ...ease follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Click Realtek Audio Driver on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 105: ...ase follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 2 Click Realtek LAN Driver on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 106: ...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 rec ommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition To install please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Hardw...

Page 107: ... On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Microsoft DirectX 9 on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Click I accept the agreement then click Next 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 108: ...you install the operating system If the CD does not include Service Pack 4 it is available for download at Microsoft s Windows Update website 4 2 Installation Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the 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 direct...

Page 109: ... install 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 Award BIOS setup will appear Make sure this field is set to Enabled 4 Currently only Windows XP supports the Hyper Threading Technology If this OS has been previously installed you must REINSTALL it 5 Aft...

Page 110: ...ology 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 Computer should resemble the one shown below ...

Page 111: ...ading Technology 111 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 resemble the one shown below ...

Page 112: ... explosion 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 ...

Page 113: ... 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 114: ...est the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted 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 M...

Page 115: ...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 116: ...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 117: ... 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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