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Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology

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Summary of Contents for G7S300-B

Page 1: ...G7S300 B System Board User s Manual 935 G7S301 000G A00200701 ...

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: ...ings 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 Enabling Hyper Threading Technology Appendix B Watchdog Timer Appendix C System Error Messages POST Beep Error Messages Appendix D Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checklist 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 11...

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: ...not 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...

Page 8: ...Hz memory frequency when used with 800MHz FSB CPU PC2100 PC2700 DDR266 DDR333 with 533MHz FSB CPU Supports non ECC x64 DIMM using 128Mb 256Mb or 512Mb Supports unbuffered DIMMs Award BIOS 4Mbit flash memory Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management Supports ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Wake On Events include Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Wake On USB Keyboard Wake On Ring exter...

Page 9: ...fering and 16 and 24 bit W buffering Vertex and programmable pixel fogging and atmospheric effects Double and triple render buffer Realtek audio CODEC 16 bit stereo full duplex codec with 48KHz sampling rate High quality differential CD input True stereo line level outputs S PDIF in out interface 2 channel audio output Realtek RTL8110SC Gigabit LAN PCI interface Integrated power management functio...

Page 10: ...tor for external line out and mic in jacks 1 CD in internal audio connector 1 speaker out connector 1 S PDIF out connector 2 Serial ATA connectors 2 IDE connectors 1 floppy connector 1 24 pin ATX power connector 1 4 pin 12V ATX power connector 1 Wake On LAN connector 1 chassis open connector 3 fan connectors 1 AGP slot 3 PCI slots PCI 2 2 and AC 97 compliant Intel AGP version 3 0 0o C to 60o C 10 ...

Page 11: ...an operating system that includes optimizations for HT Technology Please refer to Appendix A for information about enabling the func tionality of the Hyper Threading Technology For more information on Hyper Threading Technology go to www intel com info hyperthreading 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 fa...

Page 12: ...mproves hard drive performance faster than the stand ard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB s The Realtek RTL8110SC PCI Gigabit LAN con troller support up to 1Gbps data transmission AGP is an interface designed to support high per formance 3D graphics cards It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing z buffering and alpha blending The AGP slot supports AGP 8x...

Page 13: ...ignal to remotely wake up the PC Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 720mA This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC It is supported via the onboard LAN port via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal or via a LAN card that uses the Wake On LAN connector However if your sys tem is in the Suspen...

Page 14: ...y only Win dows 2000 XP supports the ACPI function ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM 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 application...

Page 15: ...15 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...

Page 16: ...he system chassis throughout any proce dures requiring ESD protection System Memory Warning When the DRAM Power LED lit red it indicates that power is present on the DDR sockets Power off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM...

Page 17: ...nels Dual Channel DC Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate 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 However we highly rec ommend using identical DIMMs Not all slots need to be populated DIMMs of the same m...

Page 18: ...spond 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 com pletely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place Pin 1 Notch Key Tab Tab ...

Page 19: ... 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 the p...

Page 20: ... 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 Important The CPU socket must not come in contact with anything other than the CPU Avoid unnecessary exposure Remove the protective cap only wh...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...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 23: ...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 dis perse evenly Do not apply the paste if the fan heat...

Page 24: ...d the 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 as sembly in place if the groove is not facing the heat sink 3 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connec tor on the system board Heat sink Fan Stud Groove Mounting hole Mounting hole Mounting hole Moun...

Page 25: ...he 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 JP6 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP6 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of...

Page 26: ...ltage Control submenu then press Enter 6 Set the processor s ratio to its default setting or an appropriate clock 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 27: ...he 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 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 720mA X JP1 2 3 On 5V_standby 1 2 On 5V default 1 3 2 1 3 2 ...

Page 28: ...he 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 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 Parallel X USB 0 3 JP2 2 3 On 5V_standby 1 2 On 5V default 2 3 On 5V_sta...

Page 29: ...ist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port COM 1 port VGA port LAN port 4 USB ports Mic in jack Line in jack Line out jack Rear Panel I O Ports PS 2 K B PS 2 Mouse Parallel LAN USB 0 1 COM 1 VGA Line out Line in Mic in USB 2 USB 3 ...

Page 30: ...xpansion cards Warning Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may dam age 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 JP1 must be set to 2 3 On 5V_standby Refer to PS 2 Power Sel...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...rals 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 parallel port op erati...

Page 33: ... serial devices To connect J16 connector please refer to the following description The serial port 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 cable connector to J16 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of J16 BIOS Setting Configure the serial ports in the Integrated Per...

Page 34: ...tion CN2 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 Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the graphics driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information VGA Parallel W ...

Page 35: ...ystem board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure 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 LAN Parallel ...

Page 36: ...SB 6 7 connectors allow you to con nect 4 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports The additional 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 connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J9 and or J10 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device sectio...

Page 37: ... mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP2 and or JP3 must be set to 2 3 On 5V_standby 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 U...

Page 38: ...to connect an external microphone Line in Jack Light Blue This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Line out Jack Lime This jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers Parallel Front audio W Line out Line in Mic in W Rear audio 1 Mic Mic Power AuD_R_Out N C AuD_L_Out GND AuD_Vcc Key 2 10 AuD_R_Return AuD_L_...

Page 39: ...ure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J2 If you are not using this connector make sure to replace the jumper caps back to their origi nal 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 i...

Page 40: ...Installation I O Connectors CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in connector J4 is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card Parallel W 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 41: ...ket mounted with S PDIF ports may be provided with the system board Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the audio cable con nector to J6 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J6 Parallel 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out GND W SPDIF in ...

Page 42: ...42 2 Hardware Installation Parallel Speaker Out Connector The speaker out connector J3 is used to connect external amplified speakers W 1 4 Audio Rout Audio Lout Audio Lout Audio Rout ...

Page 43: ...ll one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J21 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 connec tor of the cable to the drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of J21 BIOS Setting Enable or disable ...

Page 44: ...e end of the Serial ATA cable to J15 SATA 0 or J14 SATA 1 connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device section of the BIOS Refer to chap ter 3 for more information Parallel SATA 0 SATA 1 1 7 GND TXP TXN GND RXN GND RXP ...

Page 45: ...he 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 Drive Cable Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE 1 header J23 on...

Page 46: ... 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 ...

Page 47: ... 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 Parallel X CPU fan X 4 1 Sense Power Ground Sense System fan 1 3 Ground Power X 1 3 Ground Power Sens...

Page 48: ...k will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power up the system Refer to the add in card s manual for details Note Your LAN card must sup port the remote wake up function Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA BIOS Setting To use the Wake On LAN function you must enable the Wake Up On LAN field in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS Parallel...

Page 49: ...t 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 Parallel X X 12V 4 3 1 2 Ground ...

Page 50: ...ring on function to an external device that is connected to these connectors The Digital I O bus provides 8 bit write and 8 bit read Pins 1 2 3 4 Function Data I O 0 Data I O 1 Data I O 2 Data I O 3 Pins 5 6 7 8 Function Data I O 4 Data I O 5 Data I O 6 Data I O 7 Digital I O Connector Parallel 4 1 12V GND 5V 5VDU Digital I O power Digital I O 1 8 ...

Page 51: ...ds signal to J1 alerting you of a chassis intrusion event Hardware Monitor for Windows The Hardware Monitor for Windows utility allows you to enable the chassis intrusion detection function By default the 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 th...

Page 52: ...when the system is in the standby mode Important If the DRAM Power LED or Standby Power LED is lighted you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules or add in cards DRAM Power LED and Standby Power LED Parallel DRAM Power LED Standby Power LED ...

Page 53: ...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 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 Powe...

Page 54: ...an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off Safety Measures Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufactur er s instructions Battery Parallel ...

Page 55: ...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 56: ... 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 X IDE Channel 1 Master X IDE Channel 1 Slave Drive A Drive B Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Phoenix AwardBIOS ...

Page 57: ...g 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 IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master and IDE Channel 1 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 Cap...

Page 58: ...ming 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 and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB ca...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...60 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 61: ...ot Priority Virus Warning CPU L1 L2 Cache Hyper Threading Technology Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status 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...

Page 62: ...n Thermal Monitor 1 Disabled Auto Enabled Enabled Delay Prior To Thermal This field is used to select the time that would force the CPU to a 50 duty cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating temperature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheat ing to ensure a safe computing environment Thermal Management Select a thermal monitor in this field to enable the CPU s speedstep ...

Page 63: ...ou are using an operating system other than Windows this problem may occur To avoid tihs problem enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than 3 C1E Function The options are Auto and Disabled Execute Disable Bit When this field is set to Disabled it will force the XD feature flag to always return to 0 Virtualization Technology When this field is set to Enabled the VMM can utilize...

Page 64: ...isable this field Also disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 2000 XP or the operating system may not install nor work 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...

Page 65: ...T First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device fields re 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 Swap Floppy Drive When th...

Page 66: ...ect 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 Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that t...

Page 67: ...bmenu System The 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...

Page 68: ...uch as the memory type memory size memory speed etc When this 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable CAS Latency Time Active to Precharge Delay DRAM RAS to CAS Delay DRAM RA...

Page 69: ...field is used to select the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM Memory Frequency For 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 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...

Page 70: ...d to select the size of the system RAM that can be allocated to the AGP for graphics purposes Aperture refers to a portion of the PCI memory address range that is dedicated for the graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the onboard VGA AGP or PCI fir...

Page 71: ... Block Mode IDE DMA Transfer Access On Chip Primary PCI IDE IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA On Chip Secondary PCI IDE IDE Secondary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA On Chip Serial ATA Setting On Chip Serial ATA Serial ATA Port0 Mode Serial ATA Port1 Mode Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Uti...

Page 72: ...o add a different hard drive controller IDE Primary Master Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect 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...

Page 73: ...d IDE drives then automatically set them to the available master slave mode Combined Mode This option allows you to combine both IDE and SATA drives supporting maximum of 2 drives on each channel Enhanced Mode This option allows you to use both IDE and SATA drives allowing a maximum of 6 drives SATA Only This option automatically sets the SATA drives to Primary Master mode Since the SATA drives ar...

Page 74: ...ield 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 suppo...

Page 75: ...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 76: ... system Any Key Press any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard 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 Uti...

Page 77: ...eld 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 and serial port 2 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IR...

Page 78: ...speed EPP Mode Select This field is used to select the EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA This field is used to select the parallel port s DMA channel 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 automatically power on Former Sts When powe...

Page 79: ...spend 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 x Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Power Management Video Off Metho...

Page 80: ...er Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode field Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V 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...

Page 81: ...he 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 func tion is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally 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...

Page 82: ...uld 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 Resume On Ring LAN prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Date of Month Alarm 0 The sys...

Page 83: ... By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the IRQ Resources 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 PCI Config...

Page 84: ...hoenix 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 85: ...f the cooling fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute CPU V This field will show the detected voltage of the processor 1 5 V 3 3 V 5V 12V VBAT V and 5VSB V These fields will show the output voltage of the power supply Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status 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 Op...

Page 86: ...equency ratio Spread Spectrum 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 CPU Clock Ratio Spread Spectrum 8X Disabled ...

Page 87: ...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 88: ...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 89: ...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 90: ...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 91: ... 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 92: ... 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 93: ...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 94: ...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 95: ...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 96: ...ipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu 1 The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install the utility After all files have been extracted click Next 2 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next 3 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 97: ...adme document for system requirements and installa tion tips then click Next 6 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the utility to take effect 5 Setup is currently installing the driver ...

Page 98: ... to re start my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the driver to take effect 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes Intel Graphics Drivers To install the driver click Intel Graphics Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to install the graphics driver Click Next ...

Page 99: ...the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to install the audio driver Click Next 2 Setup is intalling and configuring the new soft ware installation 3 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 100: ...already includes Service Pack 1 the USB 2 0 driver will automatically install when you install the operating system If the CD does not include Service Pack 1 it is available for download at Microsoft s Windows Update website Windows 2000 If your Windows 2000 CD already includes Service Pack 4 the USB 2 0 driver will automatically install when you install the operating system If the CD does not inc...

Page 101: ...oftware LAN Drivers To install the driver click LAN Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to install the LAN driver Click Next 2 Click Install to begin the installation 3 Setup is currently installing the driver ...

Page 102: ...102 4 Supported Software 4 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup ...

Page 103: ...monitored 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 prepa...

Page 104: ... 4 Supported Software 3 Click Next to add the program icon to the Program Folder 4 Installation has been completed Click Finish 5 Click Yes if you want to create a Hardware Doctor shortcut at your desktop ...

Page 105: ...105 4 Supported Software 6 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the driver to take effect ...

Page 106: ...ectX 9 0C Driver To install click Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver on the main menu 1 Click I accept the agree ment then click Next 3 Click Finish Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect 2 You are now ready to in stall DirectX Click Next ...

Page 107: ...lick Setup 2 The drivers for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition are also included in the CD however Autorun is not supported for this operating system Therefore you must manually install the drivers from the respective folders of each driver 3 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please contact technica...

Page 108: ...nstall 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 After...

Page 109: ...y 109 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 110: ...Threading Technology e Lastly press the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously The Windows Task Manager dialog box will appear Click the Performance tab The diagram under CPU Usage History should resemble the one shown below ...

Page 111: ... 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 112: ...ode consists of a single long beep C 2 Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all 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 equivale...

Page 113: ...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 114: ...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 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: ... a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure 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 set...

Page 117: ... configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 1 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process Mainboard 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 po...

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