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Rev. A+

System Board
User’s Manual

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Summary of Contents for LanParty 865PE

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Page 2: ...e right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2003 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel Pentium 4 and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Award is a ...

Page 3: ...ot installed and used in ac cordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular 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...

Page 4: ...n in the multilingual manual the multilingual manual should always be regarded as the most updated version The multilingual manual is included in the system board package To view the user s manual insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click the TOOLS icon then click Manual on the main menu ...

Page 5: ...andard CMOS Features 3 1 2 Advanced BIOS Features 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals 3 1 5 Power Management Setup 3 1 6 PnP PCI Configurations 3 1 7 PC Health Status 3 1 8 Genie BIOS Setting 3 1 9 CMOS Reloaded 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password 3 1 12 Set User Password 3 1 13 Save Exit Setup 3 1 14 Exit Without Saving 3 2 Sil3112A SataRAID BIOS...

Page 6: ...Appendix A Enabling the Hyper Threading T echnology A 1 Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology Appendix B CPU Fan Protection B 1 CPU Fan Protection Appendix C CPUTemperature Protection C 1 CPU Temperature Protection Appendix D System Error Messages D 1 POST Beep D 2 Error Messages Appendix E Troubleshooting E 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 111 114 130 133 134 137 138 139 139 141 ...

Page 7: ...ystem data bus Intel Celeron Northwood processor 400MHz system data bus System Memory Supports four 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports dual channel 128 bit wide memory interface Each channel supports 2 DIMM sockets Supports up to 4GB system memory Synchronous operation with processor system bus PC2100 PC2700 PC3200 DDR266 DDR333 DDR400 with 800MHz FSB CPU DDR333 will run at 320MHz memory frequency ...

Page 8: ... and write operations that hide memory access latency Demultiplexing of address and data on the bus for nearly 100 percent efficiency Note AGP 2x and 3 3V AGP cards are not supported Onboard Audio Features C Media CMI9739a 6 channel codec 20 bit stereo full duplex codec with independent variable sampling rate High quality differential CD input True stereo line level outputs S PDIF in out interface...

Page 9: ... sound and 3D audio signal outputs to am plifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD re corders 6 channel Audio The center bass and rear out jacks which supports four audio output signals center channel subwoofer rear right channel and rear left channel together with the line out 2 channel jack sup port 6 channel audio output Onboard Gigabit LAN PCI Realtek RTL8110S Gigabit LAN ...

Page 10: ...during disk transfer Supports ATAPI CD ROM LS 120 and ZIP IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wire less connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data transfers of 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 b...

Page 11: ...ent Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores these information in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubleshooting of com...

Page 12: ...or CPU fan chassis fan and 2nd fan connectors 1 diagnostic LED connector for 4 external diagnostic LEDs display EZ touch switches power switch and reset switch 1 1 2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the following system health conditions Monitors CPU system temperature and overheat alarm Monitors CPU 1 5V 5VSB VBAT 3 3V 5V 12V voltages and failure alarm Mon...

Page 13: ...limit defined in the BIOS 5 warning beeps will sound then the system will automatically power off Automatic Chassis 2nd Fan Off The chassis fan and 2nd fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting 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 S...

Page 14: ...e This function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard 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 This function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power s...

Page 15: ...ower button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 98SE 2000 ME 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...

Page 16: ... Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset an Intel chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS a BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it ena bled OS an operating system that includes optimizations for HT Technology Please refer to Appendix A for information about enabling the functionality of the Hyper Threading Technology For more infor mation on Hyper Threading Technology go to www intel ...

Page 17: ...bracket mounted with IEEE 1394 port One PC Transpo kit One FrontX device equipped with Two USB 2 0 1 1 ports One IEEE 1394 port One line out jack One mic in jack Four diagnostic LEDs One I O shield One thermal paste One LANPARTY sticker One case badge One pack of jumper caps five 2 54mm jumper caps One Silicon Image Sil3112A RAID Drivers diskette One Mainboard Utility CD One WinDVD WinRIP Utility ...

Page 18: ...18 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...

Page 19: ...e 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 20: ...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 must be set accordingly 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 configura tions are on different channels Odd number o...

Page 21: ...nel 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 E E E E E P P P E P P E P P E P P ...

Page 22: ...e must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket 1 Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the 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: ... is exclusively designed for installing an Intel processor 2 3 2 Installing the CPU 1 Locate Socket 478 on the system board 2 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways away from the socket then lifting it up to a 90o angle Make sure the socket is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly Lever ...

Page 24: ...et Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins Gold mark 4 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be 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 Pin 1 ...

Page 25: ...k the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board Note Only use Intel certified fan and heat sink An Intel boxed processor package contains a retention mechanism heat sink fan and installation guide If the instal lation procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package If you are installing a non boxed processo...

Page 26: ...heat sink and retention mechanism assembly on the CPU then align and snap the retention legs hooks to the retention holes at the 4 corners of the retention module base Note You will not be able to snap the hooks into the holes if the fan heat sink and retention mechanism assembly did not fit properly onto the CPU and retention module base Unsnapped Fan heat sink and retention mechanism assembly Sn...

Page 27: ...ever 4 Move the retention levers to their opposite directions then push them down This will secure the fan heat sink and re tention mechanism assembly to the retention module base Note You will not be able to push the lever down if the direction is incorrect 5 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan con nector on the system board ...

Page 28: ...you can reconfigure 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 JP5 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP5 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 processo...

Page 29: ...menu and press Enter 6 Set the CPU Clock or CPU Clock Ratio field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock or frequency ratio Refer to the Genie Bios Setting section in chapter 3 for more infor mation 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 30: ... 2 mouse ports Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function BIOS Setting Keyboard Mouse Power On in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA JP1 3 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On VCC default X ...

Page 31: ...allow you to use the Wake On USB Key board function 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 function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard function for 3 or m...

Page 32: ...USB 1 2 USB 3 4 IEEE 1394 RJ45 LAN Mic in Center Bass Line in Line out The rear panel I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port COM port S PDIF in S PDIF out IEEE 1394 LAN port USB ports Mic in jack Line in jack Line out jack Center Bass jack Rear out jack Parallel ...

Page 33: ...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 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 5VSB Refer to Jumper Settin...

Page 34: ...on BIOS Setting Keyboard Mouse Power On in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA ...

Page 35: ...m board It is a RS 232C asynchronous communication port with 16C550A compatible UART that can be used with a modem serial printer remote display terminal or other serial devices BIOS Setting Select the serial port s I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information COM W ...

Page 36: ...Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Parallel W 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 bidirec...

Page 37: ...N5 and CN6 of the system board The S PDIF connector at location J4 is for optical S PDIF cable connection Connect the optical audio cable connector of your S PDIF module to J4 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connec tor is aligned with pin 1 of J4 DO NOT use RCA S PDIF and optical S PDIF at the same time S PDIF in W S PDIF out 1 5 VCC Key SPDIF out GND SPDIF in W J4 ...

Page 38: ...cable connector from FrontX to J9 or J12 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J9 or J12 One card edge bracket mounted with 2 IEEE 1394 ports is in cluded in the system board package Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the cable connectors to J9 and or J12 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J9 and or J12 Now connec...

Page 39: ... al lows 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 contained in the provided CD into your system Refer to chapter 4 for more information W ...

Page 40: ... Connect the USB cable connector from FrontX to J10 or J11 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J10 or J11 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS If you are using a USB 2 0 device you must enable the USB 2 0 function in the same submenu mentioned above Refer to chap ter 3 for more information Driver...

Page 41: ... be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB Power in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chap ter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A...

Page 42: ...the C Media application software to select between using this jack and the front audio s mic in jack Line in Jack Light Blue This jack can be connected to the line out jack of any exter nal audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Connect a stereo cable from the line out jack of your external device to this line in jack W W 1 Mic Mic Power AuD_R_Out N C AuD_L_Out...

Page 43: ... These 4 audio output signals together with the line out 2 channel jack support 6 channel audio output Front Audio The front audio connector J1 allows you to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are on the FrontX device Using the line out and mic in jacks will disable the rear audio s line out and mic in functions The FrontX device which comes with LANPARTY series products must be install...

Page 44: ... Configuration software which is an audio panel for setting basic audio configurations will at the same time be installed into your system The application program will allow you to configure 2 channel 4 channel and 6 channel audio modes as well as configure the audio effects Refer to chapter 4 for more informa tion ...

Page 45: ...me port may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the game MIDI port cable to connector J7 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J7 BIOS Setting Configure the game port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super I O Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information ...

Page 46: ...o Connectors The CD in J5 and AUX in J6 connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground W AUX in 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground CD in ...

Page 47: ...in 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 J24 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 shoul...

Page 48: ...erial ATA device The Intel ICH5 chip controls SATA 1 and SATA 2 Configure these ports in the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more informa tion The Silicon Image Sil3112A chip controls RAID SATA 1 and RAID SATA 2 It allows you to configure RAID on these two ports Configuring RAID on SATA Drives Connected to RAID SATA 1 and RAID SATA 2 The Si...

Page 49: ...rop erly configured 3 Configure RAID e g creating or deleting RAID in the Sil3112A SataRAID BIOS You can enter this utility by pressing the Ctrl S or F4 key during system boot up Refer to chapter 3 for more information Drivers and Utility Install the Silicon Image RAID drivers and utility Refer to chapter 4 for more information ...

Page 50: ...ble 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 Drive Cable Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE...

Page 51: ...s 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 reco...

Page 52: ...board Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure your IrDA device in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS 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 information 1 5...

Page 53: ...t location J13 of the system board The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the CPU fan Refer to chapter 3 for more infor mation More Information Refer to appendix B for information on using the CPU Fan Pro tection function X 1 3 Ground Power Sense ...

Page 54: ... prevent overheating the CPU and system board components The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of these cooling fans These fans will automatically turn off once the system enters the Sus pend mode 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 Chassis fan X 2nd fan 1 3 On Off P...

Page 55: ...oard The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power up the system Refer to the add in card s manual for details Note Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA BIOS Setting To use the Wake On LAN function you must enable the Resume On LAN in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS X1 3 WOL ...

Page 56: ...usion event To disable this function place a jumper cap over J3 Hardware Monitor Setting Install the Hardware Monitor utility By default the chassis intru sion detection function is disabled When enabled a warning mes sage 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 section in chap...

Page 57: ...ystem s power is on or when it is in the Suspend state Power On Sus pend or Suspend to RAM It will not light when the system is in the Soft Off state Important If the DIMM 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 ...

Page 58: ...dicate the current condition of the system The 10 pin connector J20 allows you to connect to the 4 LEDs that are on the FrontX device The FrontX device which comes with LANPARTY series products must be installed into a drive bay of the chassis Connect the Diagnostic LED cable connector from FrontX to J20 Refer to the table on the next page for a list of LEDs status and their corresponding system c...

Page 59: ...checksum and battery Initializing the clock gen erator Initializing USB Testing all memory cleared all extended memory to 0 Initializing the onboard Su per IO Detecting and installing an IDE device Final initialization Booting the system LED 1 On Off On Off On Off On Off On Off On Off On Off On LED 2 Off On On Off Off On On Off Off On On Off Off On On LED 3 Off Off Off On On On On Off Off Off Off ...

Page 60: ...4 pin 12V power connector enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power sup ply 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 300 Watt or greater power supply X X 12V 10 1 20 ...

Page 61: ...thus prolonging the life of the power supply or sys tem 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 J15 1 2 ...

Page 62: ...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 63: ...he presence of the reset switch and power switch on the sys tem board are user friendly especially to DIY users They provide convenience in powering on and or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before it is installed into the system chassis Reset Switch Power Switch ...

Page 64: ...apter 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 k...

Page 65: ... displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 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 min utes 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 Feature...

Page 66: ...BIOS will auto detect the HDD CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select 3 1 1 3 IDE Channe...

Page 67: ...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 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...

Page 68: ...ted during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors de tected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS de tects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a key board error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk er ror it will stop for all other erro...

Page 69: ...69 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 70: ...ces sary updating or flashing of the BIOS When enabled it secures the BIOS therefore any updates to the BIOS will not take effect Disabled Disables the BIOS Flash Protect function allowing you to update or flash the BIOS any time needed 3 1 2 2 CPU L1 L2 Cache This field speeds up the memory access The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu for ease of ref...

Page 71: ...he RAID device you want to boot Onboard RAID The drive connected to the RAID SATA 1 or RAID SATA 2 connector PCI SCSI Card The drive connected to the SCSI add in card that is installed in a PCI slot If only one type of interface is connected with RAID device s you don t need to particularly select an option in this field be cause the system will automatically detect for the existing drive 3 1 2 6 ...

Page 72: ...lled 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 key...

Page 73: ... 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 pass word everytime the system boots or only when you enter the...

Page 74: ...vide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 33 or later hard drives 3 1 2 21 Report No FDD For WIN 95 The options are Yes and No 3 1 2 22 Full Screen Logo Show This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to ap p...

Page 75: ...tem 3 1 3 1 Performance Mode This field is used to select an option that will boost performance to your system User Define This option allows you to manually configure the Chipset Enhancement to Memory Frequency For fields Fast This option provides tighter DDR timing than User Define The CAS Latency Time Active to Precharge Delay DRAM RAS to CAS Delay and DRAM RAS Precharge timing will be tighter ...

Page 76: ...tion about the module such 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 stable condition for the system The CAS Latency Time to DRAM RAS Precharge fields will show the default settings by SPD Manual If you want your system to run at a perfo...

Page 77: ... 3 10 Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the system BIOS enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at C0000H to C7FFFH to be cached if the cache controller is also enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the faster the video perform ance 3 1 3 11 Memory Hole At 15M 16M In order to improve system performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA card...

Page 78: ...cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating tem perature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheating to ensure a safe computing environment 3 1 3 13 AGP Aperture Size MB This field is relevant to the memory mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system Leave this in its default setting ...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...er 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 com plete task by themselves Your system supports five modes 0 de fault to 4 which primari...

Page 81: ...he onboard SATA Auto The system will detect the existing SATA and IDE drives then automatically set them to the available master slave mode Combined Mode This option allows you to use both IDE and SATA drives allowing a maximum of 4 drives You must manually set the SATA drives master slave mode in the Serial ATA Port0 Mode and Serial ATA Port1 Mode fields Enhanced Mode This option allows you to us...

Page 82: ...IOS Setup Serial ATA Port0 Mode and Serial ATA Port1 Mode These fields are used to select the master slave mode of the serial ATA drives Make sure they do not conflict with the settings of the IDE hard drives ...

Page 83: ...s the onboard USB You can further configure the onboard USB in the USB 2 0 Controller and USB Keyboard Support fields Disabled Disables the onboard USB USB 2 0 Controller If you are using USB 2 0 this field must be set to Enabled USB Keyboard Support If you are using a USB keyboard under DOS set this field to Enabled AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio codec Disabled Se...

Page 84: ...ed to enable or disable the onboard LAN control ler Onboard RAID Control This field is used to enable or disable the onboard RAID control ler Silicon Image Sil3112A Onboard 1394 Control This field is used to enable or disable the onboard 1394 control ler ...

Page 85: ...our keyboard 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 ad dress 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 onboard serial port O...

Page 86: ...nsmitted before receiving data Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously Use IR Pins The options are IR Rx2Tx2 and RxD2TxD2 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 3BC IRQ7 278 IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP These apply to a standard specification and will depend ...

Page 87: ...used to select the DMA channel of the parallel port Game Port Address This field is used to select the game port s address Midi Port Address This field is used to select the midi port s address If you have selected the midi port s address you may select its IRQ in the Midi Port IRQ field Midi Port IRQ This field is used to select the midi port s IRQ 3 1 4 4 Init Display First This field is used to...

Page 88: ...nction make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the field below 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 Enables the Suspend to RAM function You can fur ther configure this function by setting the Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume and USB KB Wake Up From S3 fields The screen above list all the fields ava...

Page 89: ...uspend Mode and HDD Power Down 1 min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down field 3 1 5 5 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 syn chronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only ...

Page 90: ...m 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 for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system 3 1 5 10 Resume on PCI Event Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card su...

Page 91: ... if the ACPI Suspend Type field is set to S3 STR 3 1 5 14 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 Resume On Ring LAN prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will giv...

Page 92: ...would like to use to power on the sys tem in the KB Power On Hot Key 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 right button of the mouse to power on the sys tem Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power on...

Page 93: ...the Power button to power on the system Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Last State When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when ...

Page 94: ...ura tion Data ESCD once automatically It will then rec reate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data 3 1 6 2 Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the speci...

Page 95: ...atically assigned to the PCI devices that are installed in the PCI slots If a PCI device has not been assigned an IRQ you must manually assign an IRQ for the device During system boot up you will see NA for the device that does not have an IRQ assigned 3 1 6 3 IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press Enter This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Devic...

Page 96: ...ssis Fan Speed Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Second Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the chassis CPU and second fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute 3 1 7 2 CPU V This field shows the voltage of the processor 3 1 7 3 1 5V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V VBAT V and 5VSB V These fields show the output voltage of the powe...

Page 97: ...ill work only when you enable this function in the Hardware Monitor utility 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 utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board Refer to the ...

Page 98: ...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 3 1 8 3 CPU Clock Ratio This field is used to select the CPU s frequency ratio Important The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer If you are usi...

Page 99: ...ng Do not alter this setting un less advised by an engineer or technician 3 1 8 8 Current CPU Voltage This field will show the detected voltage of the CPU 3 1 8 9 CPU Voltage Control This field allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU If you want to use the CPU s default core voltage leave this field in its default setting The CPU s Vcore will be generated...

Page 100: ...ommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be sup plied to the system board causing damage 3 1 8 11 AGP Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the AGP If you want to use the default voltage leave this field in its default setting Important Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage becaus...

Page 101: ...hlight CMOS Re loaded in the main menu then press Enter The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one You can save up to two configurations in the User Define Config 1 and User Define Config 2 fields Saving a Configuration After you have made the proper settings move the cursor to Backup of User Define Config 1 then press Enter The message below wi...

Page 102: ...ow will appear Renaming a Configuration The default name given in the User Define Config 1 field is Config 1 and Config 2 in the User Define Config 2 field To rename move the cursor to Rename then press Enter The message below will appear You can enter up to 16 characters To save another configuration repeat the procedures above but this time in the User Define Config 2 field ...

Page 103: ...s 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 104: ...be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When 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 aga...

Page 105: ...ccess 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 p...

Page 106: ...ss 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 107: ...you have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press Enter Type Y and press Enter The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simul taneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 108: ...lecting the First Boot Device During POST The system board comes with a built in program which you can conveniently run during POST to select the device you want to boot first without having to enter the BIOS utility When you power on the computer press Print Scrn after the memory test The Boot Menu screen will appear Select the de vice you want to boot first then press Enter POST will then contin...

Page 109: ... the system 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 Pho...

Page 110: ...IOS in your sys tem We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press Y then enter the file name of the 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 111: ... numbers of hardware installed etc are au tomatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS Additional information such as ISA based peripherals which may not be automatically de tected can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated when ever the system hardware or setup is alte...

Page 112: ... or arrow keys then press Enter 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected information 4 Press F10 to update the edited information into the flash ROM s n Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort Exit Award DMI Configuration Utility CopyrightAward Software Inc 1996 Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File Save DMI File...

Page 113: ...e or arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu 2 The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for load Press Enter 3 The DMI files will appear on the screen Select the file you would like to load and press Enter 4 The following message will appear Do you want to execute Y N Type Y All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the new file will be saved into the flash ROM ...

Page 114: ... perform ance 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 Intel 865PE chipset Chipset Drivers Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ...

Page 115: ...el 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 116: ...erating sys tems Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Click Audio Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear Click Install Device Driver ...

Page 117: ...lete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Note The 3D Audio Configuration software which is an audio panel for setting basic audio configurations will at the same time be installed into your system Refer to the 3D Audio Configuration section in this chapter for more information ...

Page 118: ...ers are supported in the following operating sys tems Windows 98 SE Windows ME and Windows 2000 To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the USB icon 2 Click Intel USB 2 0 Drivers on the main menu If you are using Windows 98 SE or Windows ME the following screen will appear ...

Page 119: ...iver which comes available after you have installed the operating system 3 Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Windows 2000 does not support auto installation of the USB 2 0 driver When you click Intel USB 2 0 Drivers the readme screen will appear ...

Page 120: ...een click the NETWORK icon 2 Click LAN Drivers 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 The LAN driver for Windows NT 4 0 does not support Autorun Once the Windows NT 4 0 system has detected the Realtek RTL8110S Gigabit LAN PCI controller it will prompt you to install the driver T...

Page 121: ...me screen which contains the RAID drivers installation instructions will appear The installation procedure will lead you to install the driver from a diskette The diskette is included in the system board package To install the RAID drivers 1 Insert the Silicon Image Sil3112A RAID Drivers diskette 2 Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take ...

Page 122: ...e follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Silicon Image RAID Utility on the main menu The fol lowing screen will appear 3 Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Note Refer to the Silicon Image RAID User s Manual for more infor mation about the utility The manual is included in t...

Page 123: ... 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 recom mend 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 Hardware Monitor on the main m...

Page 124: ... your computer is safe be cause it automatically scans for viruses and checks for virus up dates so that PC protection stays up to date To install please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click McAfee VirusScan Online on the main menu The fol lowing screen will appear 3 Click Yes to continue 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete install...

Page 125: ... 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 126: ...r of your compu ter thinks you need and installing them for you Features RadarSync sends you updates and fixes When RadarSync is run ning and you are on line from time to time the Update Window will pop up on your computer screen 1 RadarSync Retrieves Important Manufacturer Authorized Updates This means RadarSync has found an update to an important file for your computer component sent by the orig...

Page 127: ...iver to take effect puter might not work as well as it can and money prevents problems so you don t have to waste money calling a techni cian or tech support hot line Installing RadarSync 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click RadarSync on the main menu The following screen will appear ...

Page 128: ...options in RadarSync double click the icon to run the RadarSync software Updating the System When RadarSync is running and you are online the Update Win dow will from time to time pop up on your computer screen This means RadarSync has found an update file for the system s BIOS By finding the updates for you and downloading them RadarSync saves you time To get an update once RadarSync notifies you...

Page 129: ...e follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click WinFlash on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system To flash the BIOS click Start on your Windows desktop point to Programs then click WinFlash to run the WinFlash utility ...

Page 130: ...hannel and 6 channel audio modes as well as configure the audio effects After installing the audio driver and rebooting the system you can run 3D Audio Configuration either from the taskbar or from the Control Panel a Right click the 3D Audio Configuration icon which you will find in the taskbar at the lower right corner of the desktop screen b On your Windows desktop click Start point to Settings...

Page 131: ...ere you will configure analog output settings to speakers S PDIF This panel is used to configure S PDIF output which provides a low dis tortion digital data transfer between audio devices Volume Control This panel provides digital volume control for all 6 channels You can regulate each volume to the speaker when playing dig ital sound sources ...

Page 132: ...ogy for 2 channel vir tual surround adjustable multi channel sound field innovative listening mode amazing sound effects and 3D positional audio It has 3 functional blocks Virtual Speaker Shifter Sound Ef fect and Multi channel Mu sic Demo X A complete version of the 3D Audio Configuration manual is provided in the CD ...

Page 133: ...tically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please go to DFI s web site at http www dfi com support1 download2 asp for the latest version of the drivers or software ...

Page 134: ... 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 135: ...y 135 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 136: ...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 137: ...rectly installed onto the CPU The system is capable of monitoring the CPU fan therefore you must use a fan with sense pin to support this function Connect the CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on the system board 2 You may now power on the system Three circumstances may occur causing the system to detect CPU fan failure 1 The CPU fan is not connected to the CPU fan connector on the system board 2 T...

Page 138: ...e same problem persist it may be the CPU fan is damaged or it is not rotating properly Try replacing it with a new fan If it is due to other contributing factors that resulted to high CPU temperature you may need to set a lower CPU temperature limit CPU Temperature References When you power up a system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the CPU...

Page 139: ...de consists of a single long beep D 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 equivalen...

Page 140: ...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 141: ...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 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 Ma...

Page 142: ...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 143: ... 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 144: ...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 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 ...

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