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BIOS Setup

Power On By Mouse

Disabled

Disables the mouse power-on function.

Mouse Move

Move the mouse to power on the system.

Mouse Click

Click the mouse to power on the system.

Power On By Keyboard

This field allows you to use the keyboard to power-on the system.

Button only

Default setting. Uses the power button to power
on the system.

Password

When this option is selected, set the password
you would like to use to power-on the system in
the “KB Power On Password” field.

Hot Key

When this option is selected, select the function
key you would like to use to power-on the sys-
tem in the “Hot Key Power On” field.

Any Key

Press any key to power-on the system.

Keyboard 98

When this option is selected, press the “wake
up” key of the Windowsâ 98 compatible key-
board to power-on the system.

Super IO Device

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

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Super IO Device

Item Help

Menu Level

↑↓→←

: Move

Enter: Select

F1: General Help

+/-/PU/PD: Value

F10: Save

ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values

F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized Defaults

Power On By Mouse
Power On By Keyboard

x Power On By Button
x KB Power On Password
x Hot Key Power On

Onboard FDC Controller
Onboard Serial Port
Onboard IRDA Select

x IR Mode Select
x UR2 Duplex Mode

PWRON After PWR-Fail

x CIR Port Access
x CIR Port IRQ

Disabled
Button Only
Enabled
Enter
Ctrl-F1
Enabled
3F8/IRQ4
Disabled
IrDA
Half
Off
Disabled
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Summary of Contents for LanParty LT X38 series

Page 1: ...System Board User s Manual ...

Page 2: ... 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 such revisions or changes 2007 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Wi...

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: ...eat Sink LP UT X38 series only Northbridge Heat Sink LP LT X38 series only Jumper Settings Rear Panel I O Ports Bernstein Audio Module Internal I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility RAID BIOS Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Software Chapter 5 RAID Chapter 6 ATI CrossFire Technology Appendix A System Error Message Appendix B Troubleshooting 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 16 16 18 24 ...

Page 5: ...stallation 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 to the purchase point factory or authorized service agency for all such work 4 We will not be liable for any indirect ...

Page 6: ...r ends Important Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drive and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable estab lish and maintai...

Page 7: ...One RAID driver diskette One Mainboard Utility CD One user s manual The system board and accessories in the package may 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 Befor...

Page 8: ... UT LT X38 T3R Four 240 pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Supports DDR3 800 1066 1333 MHz Delivers up to 21Gb s bandwidth at 1333MHz Supports dual channel 128 bit wide memory interface Supports up to 8GB system memory Supports unbuffered x8 and x16 DIMMs 2 PCI Express Gen 2 x16 slots PCIE 1 and PCIE 3 2 way CrossFire at x16 x16 bandwidth 2 way CrossFire Physics at x16 x16 x4 bandwidth 1 PCI Express x1 slot PC...

Page 9: ...port 1 connector for the Bernstein audio module 1 front audio connector on the Bernstein audio module 1 CD in connector on the Bernstein audio module 1 S PDIF connector on the Bernstein audio module 1 IrDA connector and 1 CIR connector 8 Serial ATA connectors 1 40 pin IDE connector and 1 floppy connector 1 24 pin ATX power connector 1 8 pin 12V power connector 2 4 pin 5V 12V power connectors FDD t...

Page 10: ... PC to a new peak of performance by combining multiple GPUs in a single system By connecting a Radeon CrossFire Edition graphics card and a standard PCI Express graphics card the power of the dual GPUs Graphics Processing Units within the system will accelerate your gaming performance and improve image quality Aside from dual GPU for 3D rendering CrossFire s new feature asymmetric processing techn...

Page 11: ...rs The JMicron JMB363 controller supports up to two UltraDMA 100Mbps IDE devices and two Serial ATA devices Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compli ant with SATA 1 0 specification Intel ICH9R and JMicron JMB363 both support speed of up to 3Gb s Serial ATA improves hard drive performance faster than the standard par allel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB s The Intel ICH9R chip allows ...

Page 12: ...d supports Intel proces sors with Hyper Threading Technology Ena bling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platforms Components CPU an Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset an Intel chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS a BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS an operating system that includes opti...

Page 13: ...n device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to calls coming from an external mo dem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the P...

Page 14: ... vanced Configuration and Power Interface specification ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management 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 press...

Page 15: ...failure recovery Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1A When power returns after an AC power fail ure you may choose to either power on the system manually or let the system power on automatically ...

Page 16: ...16 2 Hardware Installation Chapter 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout LP UT X38 T2R T3R ...

Page 17: ...17 2 Hardware Installation LP LT X38 T2R T3R Note The illustrations on the following pages are based on the LP UT X38 T2R T3R system board ...

Page 18: ...If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the 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 DIMM 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 comp...

Page 19: ...irtual Single Channel Dual Channel Dynamic Mode Addressing BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information The system board supports the following memory interface Single Channel SC Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits 8B from the memory channels Virtual Single Channel VSC If both channels are populated with diffe...

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

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

Page 22: ...ons are for reference only 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the DIMM socket on the system board 4 Push the ejector tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side Ejector tab 5 Note how the module is keyed to the socket DIMM sockets Ejector tab Key Notch ...

Page 23: ...g the module by its edges position the module above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one way 8 The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically snap into the locked position to hold the module in place ...

Page 24: ... and or contact pins are the cap is missing or the cap and or contact pins are damaged damaged damaged damaged damaged contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately 2 Make sure to keep the protective cap RMA requests 2 Make sure to keep the protective cap RMA requests 2 Make sure to ke...

Page 25: ...mful parti cles Remove the protec tive cap only when you are about to install the CPU Protective cap Lever Cover 5 Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap from the cover Lift this part up 6 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down moving it away from the side tab of the socket then lifting it up Lever lifted Tab 7 Now lift the cover Cover ...

Page 26: ... CPU by its edges and avoid touch ing the pins Pin 1 of the socket Gold mark 9 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be in serted 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 ...

Page 27: ...sually contains the fan and heat sink assembly and an installation guide If the installa tion procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package 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 assemb...

Page 28: ...firmly until it clicks into place Note You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if the groove is not facing the heat sink 3 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board Mounting hole Mounting hole Note LP UT X38 T2R T3R provides the option of using the Transpiper heat sink However instead of using the push pin type of CPU heat sin...

Page 29: ...is an extremely high thermal conductor that can quickly transfer heat from one point to another The heat pipe will transport heat generated by the chipsets or CPU to a place where more space for the Transpiper heat sink is avail able By means of the airflow from the CPU fan and system fan heat can be carried away and disspated effectively Note The system board used in the following illustrations m...

Page 30: ... the screws on the Transpiper The Transpiper heat sink is included in the package Install the Transpiper either inside the chassis anywhere along an available ex pansion slot or externally both of which provide effective cooling to the entire system Transpiper 90o metal pipe Screws ...

Page 31: ...ge s heat sink as shown 4 Place the rectangular metal plate on top then fasten bolts into the nuts 2 Insert the longer side of the 90o metal pipe into the Transpiper You can adjust its length later on before you fix the Transpiper in place 90o metal Nut Metal plate ...

Page 32: ...e Transpiper can also be installed from the opposite side The instal lation steps are the same but make sure it is the longer side of the 90o metal pipe that is in ser ted into the Transpiper and the shorter side goes under the metal plate The right photo shows the Transpiper on the PCIE 2 slot Screws Note Before you install the Transpiper make sure the bracket side is facing upward otherwise the ...

Page 33: ...then secure it with four screws 1 Place the copper plate on top of the CPU then secure it with the pro vided screws 3 Do not install a push pin type of heat sink and fan assembly The thickness of the copper plate installed in step 1 will hinder you from in stalling it properly Opt for an assembly that uses mounting screws Insert screws into the retention module base s mounting holes from the botto...

Page 34: ...he system board then match and insert the screws into the mounting holes around the CPU socket from the bottom through the top of the system board Mounting hole Retention module base Bottom side of the board 5 The right photo shows the retention module positioned in place CPU socket ...

Page 35: ...e com pound will disperse evenly CPU fan connector 7 Place the heat sink fan assembly on top of the CPU then connect the CPU fan s cable connec tor to the CPU fan connector on the sys tem board 8 Insert the other metal plate of the rentention module into their corre sponding screws then fasten nuts into the screws to secure the heat sink fan assembly in place Retention module Nut ...

Page 36: ...nsert the longer side of the 90o metal into the Transpiper You can ad just its length later on before you fix the Transpiper in place 10 Loosen the screws on theTranspiper 9 Install the system board into the chassis Screws 90o metal ...

Page 37: ... have installed in step 2 13 Adjust the Transpiper so that its fins faces the power supply fan This will allow air from the power supply to blow directly on the fins of the Transpiper Tighten the screws on the Transpiper to secure it in place Fasten screws on the Transpiper s bracket to fix it in place I O shield Location where the 90o metal is inserted Screws Screws on bracket ...

Page 38: ...amaging both the Northbridge and the system board Before you install the heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the Northbridge The thermal paste is included in the package Do not spread the paste all over the surface When you later place the heat sink on top of the Northbridge the compound will disperse evenly Northbridge Thermal paste Northbridge Heat Sink LP LT X38 series only...

Page 39: ...nk Mounting hole Mounting hole When you place the heat sink on top of the Northbridge please give special attention to the direction of the heat sink Also make sure the 2 push pins match the mounting holes then push down the push pins at the same time to secure the heat sink in place Push pin Push pin Side A Side B ...

Page 40: ... package includes 2 brackets for securing the CPU fan These brackets must be inserted into the corresponding mounting holes on the heat sink Mounting hole Mounting hole Mounting hole at the bottom Mounting hole at the bottom CPU fan brackets ...

Page 41: ...g the brackets toward the center Connect the CPU fan cable con nector to the CPU fan connector on the system board Holding the bracket similar to the position shown on the previous page insert the ends of the bracket into the corresponding mounting holes that are on the heat sink Bracket Bracket ...

Page 42: ...n 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 then unplug the power cord 2 Set JP2 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP2 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord then power on the system Clear CMOS Data Clearing CMOS Data usin...

Page 43: ... sure the standby power is present 2 Using the EZ touch switches on the system board first press the Reset button then the Power button simultaneously for approxi mately 4 seconds If the system board is already enclosed in a chassis apply the same method using the Reset button and Power button located at the front panel of the chassis 3 After 4 seconds release the power button first then the Reset...

Page 44: ...V default 1 3 2 1 3 2 2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power sour...

Page 45: ...PC s speaker By default the buzzer is on allowing you to hear the system s beep messages and warnings If you intend to use an exter nal speaker turn this function off by setting JP8 pins 1 and 2 to On Speaker On Off Select JP8 2 3 On Speaker On default 1 2 On Speaker Off Buzzer 3 1 2 3 1 2 X ...

Page 46: ... 1 Power off the system then unplug the power cord 2 Set pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds then set the jumper back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Plug the power cord then power on the system The system will reboot normally without losing all data stored in the CMOS Safe Boot 1 2 On Default 3 1 2 3 1 2 X JP1 2 3 On Safe boot ...

Page 47: ...e manageability register bits in the RTC Note 1 The SRTCRST input must always be high when all other RTC power planes are on 2 In the case where the RTC battery is dead or missing on the platform the SRTCRST pin must rise before the RSMRST pin 3 1 2 3 1 2 X JP12 2 3 On RTC reset 1 2 On Normal default ...

Page 48: ...o pins 1 and 2 On This setting will allow the system to automatically run according to the CPU s FSB If you want to change the setting please refer to the table below JP14 JP13 JP15 By CPU 1 2 On 1 2 On 1 2 On FSB 800 3 4 On 2 3 On 2 3 On FSB 1066 2 3 On 2 3 On 2 3 On FSB 1333 2 3 On 2 3 On 3 4 On 4 ...

Page 49: ... you to connect an additional 1394 port Your 1394 port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the 1394 port cable to this connector PS 2 Ports and IEEE 1394 Ports W 1394 0 W PS 2 Mouse PS 2 KB Rear Panel I O Ports PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B 1394 0 USB 10 11 USB 8 9 USB 6 7 LAN 2 LAN 1 1394 1 W 12V fused 1 T...

Page 50: ...ports may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the USB port cables to these connectors LAN Ports The LAN ports allow the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub W W W USB 9 USB 8 USB 7 USB 6 USB 11 USB 10 1 VCC Data Data GND Key VCC Data Data GND N C 2 10 9 USB 4 5 USB...

Page 51: ... center and subwoofer speakers of the audio system Rear Right Left Jack Black This jack is used to connect to the rear right and rear left speakers of the audio system Side Right Left Jack Gray This jack is used to connect to the side left and side right speakers of the audio system Line in Line out Mic in Center Subwoofer Rear R L Side R L S PDIF in S PDIF out Side view 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out GND S...

Page 52: ...t the front panel of your system Optical S PDIF Connector The optical S PDIF connector is used to connect an external audio output device using an optical S PDIF cable Important DO NOT use optical S PDIF and coaxial RCA S PDIF at the same time Installing the Bernstein Audio Module 1 The Bernstein audio module connects to the system board by means of the provided audio cable 2 Insert one end of the...

Page 53: ...sion bracket slot then secure the module by replacing the bracket screw you removed earlier Audio cable Serial ATA Connectors The Serial ATA SATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA drives Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a Serial ATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device ICH9R supports SATA 1 to SATA 6 JMB363 supports SATA 7 and SATA 8 Configuring RAID Refer to the...

Page 54: ...IDE disk drive connector is used to connect 2 IDE disk drives An IDE cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into this connector 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 The colored edge of the cable should align with pin 1 of this connector Note When using two ID...

Page 55: ...erating system to use the IrDA CIR function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information Serial COM Connector The serial COM connector is used to connect modems serial print ers remote display terminals or other serial devices Your COM port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis t...

Page 56: ... fan System fan 1 3 Ground Power N C X X X EZ Touch Switches The presence of the power switch and reset switch on the system board are user friendly especially to DIY users They provide conven ience in powering on and or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before it is installed into the system chassis X Sense Power Ground Speed Control 1 4 1 3 Ground Power N C 1 3 Ground Power...

Page 57: ... power on the system POST will detect the status of the system and its components Each code displayed on the LED corresponds to a certain system status Warning When the DRAM Power LED and or Standby Power LED lit red it indicates that power is present on the DIMM sockets and or PCI slots Power off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules or add in cards Failure to d...

Page 58: ...ctor Your power supply unit may come with an 8 pin or 4 pin 12V power connector The 12V power enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM If available it is preferable to use the 8 pin power otherwise connect a 4 pin power to this connector X 12V Ground 1 4 5 8 X 13 1 12 24 3 3VDC 3 3VDC COM 5VDC COM 5VDC COM PWR_OK 5VSB 12VDC 12VDC 3 3VDC 3 3VDC 12VD...

Page 59: ...emory 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 Important Insufficient power supplied to the system may result in instabil ity or the add in boards and peripherals not functioning prop erly Calculating the system s approximate power usage is im port...

Page 60: ...ystem s configuration such as the wattage of the power supply the se quence of the supplied power as well as the number of periph eral devices connected to the system Due to this reason we strongly recommend that you wait for the Standby Power LED refer to the LEDs section in this chapter for the location of the Standby Power LED to lit off 2 After the Standby Power LED has lit off wait for 6 seco...

Page 61: ...ut having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode X 1 2 19 20 HD LED RESET SPEAKER PWR LED ATX SW...

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: ...it is completely seated in the slot The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in place PCI Express x1 Install PCI Express cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x1 slot 2 way CrossFire 2 way CrossFire Physics PCIE 1 x16 x16 PCI Express Slots Configuration PCIE 3 x16 x16 PCIE 4 N C x4 PCI Express x...

Page 64: ...he 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 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 Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Pas...

Page 65: ...r ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 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 X IDE Channel 2 Master X IDE Channel 3 Master X IDE Channel 4 Master X IDE C...

Page 66: ...quire that you select CHS or Large Please check your operating 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 HDD Auto Detection IDE Channel 0 Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel 0 Master Item Help Menu Level XX ...

Page 67: ...rite timing Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track Drive A This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity ...

Page 68: ...iskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Base Memory Displays the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K f...

Page 69: ...d Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Numlock Status Security Option MPS Version Control For OS HDD S M A R T Capability Full Screen LOGO Show Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Menu Level X Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimi...

Page 70: ...t Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives Move the cursor to this field then press Enter Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to thi...

Page 71: ...rompt for the password everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup Set the password in the Set Supervisor User Password submenu 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 MPS Version Cont...

Page 72: ...en Logo Show This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to appear during system boot up Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system boot up Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot up ...

Page 73: ... system PCI E Compliancy Mode This field is used to select the mode for the PCI Express add in card PEG Force x1 The options are Enabled and Disabled Init Display First PCI Express Slot When the system boots it will first initialize the PCI Express Master graphics card PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not...

Page 74: ...OnChip IDE Device X Onboard PCI Device X Super IO Device X USB Device Setting Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter OnChip IDE Device The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one SATA Mode Legacy Mode Support Onboard JMB363 Controller Controller Mode Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter...

Page 75: ... Storage configuration on Serial ATA devices AHCI This option allows the Serial ATA devices to use AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface Legacy Mode Support The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard JMB363 Controller This field is used to enable or disable the onboard JMicron JMB363 controller Controller Mode This field is used to configure the SATA devices supported by the JMicron JMB363 The...

Page 76: ... Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Onboard Lan1 Controller This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN 1 controller Onboard Lan2 Controller This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN 2 controller IEEE 1394 Controller This field is used to enable or disabl...

Page 77: ...s any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windowsâ 98 compatible key board to power on the system Super IO Device The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Sa...

Page 78: ... a few seconds and install it back be fore powering on the system Hot Key Power On This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port Auto The system will automatically select an I O ad dress for the onboard se...

Page 79: ... 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 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 ...

Page 80: ...e available it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices If a PS 2 keyboard is not available and you need to use a USB keyboard to install Windows installation is performed in DOS mode or run any program under DOS set this field to Enabled Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device Setting Item Help Menu Level XX Mo...

Page 81: ...l be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices If a PS 2 mouse is not available and you need to use a USB mouse to install Windows installation is performed in DOS mode or run any program under DOS set this field to Enabled USB Storage Function This field is used to enable or disable the support for legacy USB mass storage ...

Page 82: ...tant Off Enabled Auto Enabled Disabled 0 0 0 0 Disabled 32 bit Mode Disabled Stop 1023 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 USB KB Wakeup From S3 S4 This field when enabled allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state This can...

Page 83: ...ure the PCI Express PME Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When this field is set to Auto the system will initialize the VGA BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state This can be configured only if the ACPI Suspend Type field is set to S3 STR When this feature is disabled the system resume time is shortened but system will need an AGP driver to initialize the VGA card Therefore if the AGP driver of the card d...

Page 84: ...efault Day of Month Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 1 31 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field Time hh mm ss of Alarm This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on HPET Support This field is used to enable or ...

Page 85: ...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 Configurations 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 Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources PCI VGA Palett...

Page 86: ...I or ISA bus architecture PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA PCI Latency Timer Per 8CLK This feature is used to select the length of time each PCI device will control the bus before another takes over The larger the ...

Page 87: ...etup Utility PC Health Status Item Help Menu Level X Shutdown Temperature CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp CPUFan Turn OFF if CPUTemp CHSFan Fully On If CHSTemp CHSFan Turn OFF if CHSTemp NB Fan Fully On If NB Temp NB Fan Turn OFF if NB Temp CPU Core Voltage DRAM Voltage NB Core Voltage CPU VTT Voltage ATX 3 3V Voltage ATX 12V Voltage 5V Standby Voltage Battery Voltage CPU CORE Temperature PWM AREA Temp...

Page 88: ...f If CHSTemp field temperature the system will automatically adjust the chassis fan s speed according to the temperature NB Fan Fully On If NB Temp This field is used to select the Northbridge chip s temperature at which the chip s fan will rotate at full speed NB Fan Turn Off If NB Temp This field is used to select the Northbridge chip s temperature at which the chip s fan will rotate at a start ...

Page 89: ...tup Shutdown Clock VCO Divider CPU Clock Ratio Target CPU Clock CPU Clock Boot Up Clock DRAM Speed Target DRAM Speed PCIE Clock X Voltage Setting PCIE Slot Config CPU Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Genie BIOS Setting Item Help Menu Level X Press Enter Press Enter Mode 2 Auto 7 X 1862 MHz 266 MHz Auto Auto DDR2 800 100 MHz Press Enter ...

Page 90: ...o select the clock speed of the DIMM Target DRAM Speed This field will show the targeted DRAM speed PCIE Clock This field is used to select the bus clock of the PCI Express Voltage Setting Refer to the following pages for more information on this submenu PCIE Slot Config This field is used to configure PCI Express CPU Spread Spectrum The options are Disabled 0 5 0 25 1 0 and 0 5 PCIE Spread Spectr...

Page 91: ...led Disabled Auto Enabled Enabled Thermal Management Control This field is used to enable or disable thermal management Limit CPUID MaxVal The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than 3 Problems will occur only in certain operating systems The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems If you are using an operating s...

Page 92: ...92 3 BIOS Setup Virtualization Technology When this field is set to Enabled the VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology ...

Page 93: ...ng and writing to the same bank CAS Latency Time tCL Precharge Delay tRAS RAS Precharge tRP RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Write to PRE Delay tWR REF to ACT Delay tRFC Rank Write to Read tWTR ACT to ACT Delay tRRD Read CAS Precharge tRTP DIMM 1 CLK Fine Delay DIMM 2 CLK Fine Delay DIMM 3 CLK Fine Delay DIMM 4 CLK Fine Delay All Precharge to Act All PRE to Refresh Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM T...

Page 94: ...nk Write to Read tWTR The options are Auto and 6 to 18 ACT to ACT Delay tRRD The options are Auto and 1 to 15 Read CAS Precharge tRTP The options are Auto and 1 to 15 DIMM 1 2 3 4 CLK Fine Delay The options are Current 0 to 15 ALL Precharge to Act The options are Auto and 2 to 9 ALL PRE to Refresh The options are Auto and 1 to 15 ...

Page 95: ...rol CPU VID Special Add DRAM Voltage Control SB 1 05V Voltage SB Core CPU PLL Voltage NB Core Voltage CPU VTT Voltage Vcore Droop Control Clockgen Voltage Control GTL Buffers Strength Host Slew Rate GTL REF Voltage Control x CPU GTL 1 3 REF Volt x CPU GTL 0 2 REF Volt x North Bridge GTL REF Volt CPU Core Voltage DRAM Voltage NB Core Voltage CPU VTT Voltage Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Volt...

Page 96: ...ble the Vcore Droop control Clockgen Voltage Control This field is used to select the clock generator s voltage GTL Buffers Strength This field is used to configure the GTL Buffers Strength Host Slew Rate This field is used to configure the Host Slew Rate GTL REF Voltage Control The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU GTL 1 3 REF Volt and CPU GTL 0 2 REF Volt These fields are used to configure th...

Page 97: ...s field will show the CPU s current voltage DRAM Voltage This field will show the DRAM s current voltage NB Core Voltage This field will show the NB s current core voltage CPU VTT Voltage This field will show the HT Link s current voltage ...

Page 98: ... bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 2 Description Options Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 3 Description Options Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 4 Description Options Bank description Save to this ban...

Page 99: ...ble Setting If during the trial and error process the setting resulted to the sys tem s instability or worse yet not being able to boot up the system please follow the steps below to use the Load function Note You can use the Load function only if you have set the Auto Save Bootable Setting to Enabled 1 If the system did not boot up properly but you were able to enter the BIOS utility a Select CMO...

Page 100: ...ing Bank Last BIOS Setting This option will save the last saved BIOS set ting to the User Defined Setting Bank User Defined Setting Bank 1 2 3 4 Bank Description To name the BIOS setting move the cursor to Bank Description then press Enter You can enter up to 60 characters Providing a name to the BIOS setting will allow you to easily remember the settings in the bank Save to this Bank To save the ...

Page 101: ... save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting Y in the Save Exit Setup submenu Hotkey You can now load a BIOS setting during system boot up bypassing the lengthy process of entering the BIOS utility to load a setting Move the cursor to Hotkey then press Enter Select the key you would like to use to load the settings from the bank When the system boots up press the key to load the setti...

Page 102: ...the Setup default values X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving 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 ...

Page 103: ...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 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...

Page 104: ...ord Press the Esc key to return to the main menu Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a user s password with the System option se lected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a user s password with the Setup op...

Page 105: ...anagement Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N 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 s...

Page 106: ...Ctrl Alt Esc simulta neously or Del after memory testing is done 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 Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults ...

Page 107: ...ron RAID BIOS The JMicron RAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives connected to SATA 7 and SATA 8 When the system powers up and all hard disk drives have been detected the JMicron RAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the Ctrl and J keys simultaneously to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives Important Be...

Page 108: ...he 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 Phoen...

Page 109: ...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 110: ...rs utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup Chapter 4 Supported Software ...

Page 111: ...ed Software Intel Chipset Device Software On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next 1 Click Intel R Chipset Device Software on the main menu ...

Page 112: ...rted Software 4 Go through the readme document for system requirements and instal lation tips then click Next 5 Setup is now installing the driver Click Next to continue 3 Read the license agree ment then clickYes ...

Page 113: ...113 4 Supported Software 6 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 114: ...upported Software Microsoft NET Framework On the left side of the autorun screen click the GRAPHICS icon 1 Click Microsoft NET Framework on the main menu 2 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next ...

Page 115: ...115 4 Supported Software 4 Setup is now installing the driver 3 Read the license agreement then click I accept the terms of the License Agreement Click Install ...

Page 116: ...n to take effect Graphics Drivers The CD provides both ATI Radeon driver and nVidia GForce 8 series driver Install the driver according to the graphics card that you are using For ATI Radeon graphics card select ATI Radeon Driver For nVidia graphics card select nVidia GForce 8 Series Driver ...

Page 117: ...io Driver On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Setup is now ready to install the audio driver Click Next 1 Click Realtek Audio Driver on the main menu 3 Setup is currently configuring the new driver s installation ...

Page 118: ... 4 Setup is now processing the settings 5 Select the desired option then click Next 6 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 119: ...e left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 1 Click Mar vell LAN Driver on the main menu 2 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 3 Read the license agreement then click I accept the terms in the license agreement Click Next ...

Page 120: ...120 4 Supported Software 4 Click Install to begin the installation 5 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup Reboot your system for the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 121: ... Marvell Teaming Utility On the left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 1 Click Marvell Teaming Utility on the main menu 2 Setup is now preparing the wizard 3 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next ...

Page 122: ...ead the license agreement click I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next 5 Go through the readme document for system requirements and installa tion tips then click Next 6 Click Install to begin the installation ...

Page 123: ...123 4 Supported Software 7 Click Finish ...

Page 124: ...ngs 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 Set ting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good work ing condition On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 1 Click ITE Smar t Guardian on the main menu...

Page 125: ...rted Software 4 Click Next to install or click Browse to select another folder 3 Fill in the necessary information then click Next 5 Select an option in accordance to the system that you are using then click Next ...

Page 126: ...126 4 Supported Software 6 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup Restarting the system will allow the utility to take effect ...

Page 127: ...ite Installation Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems 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 2 The drivers for Windows 2000 are also included in the CD however Autorun is not supported for this operating...

Page 128: ... Mirroring Disk Array with Fault Tolerance RAID 1 copies and maintains an identical image of the data from one drive to the other drive If a drive fails to function the disk array management software directs all applications to the other drive since it contains a complete copy of the drive s data This enhances data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or...

Page 129: ...rating system The system will not boot and you will lost all data in the hard drives Please give special attention to this warning because there is no way of recovering back the data Step 2 Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS 1 Power on the system then press Del to enter the main menu of the Award BIOS 2 Select the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device section of the BIOS 3 Configure...

Page 130: ...rom the installation CD 2 Press F6 when prompted in the status line with the Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver message 3 Press S to Specify Additional Device 4 At this point you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the RAID driver Insert the provided RAID driver diskette 5 Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select RAID or AHCI c...

Page 131: ...ce and RAID volume information The user interface tray icon service and monitor service allow you to monitor the current status of the RAID volume and or SATA drives It enables enhanced performance and power management for the storage subsystem 1 Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive 2 On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 3 Click Intel R Matrix Storage Manager on the main menu...

Page 132: ...ument to view system requirements and installation information then click Next 5 Read the warning carefully then click Next 8 Follow the remainder of the steps shown on the screen clicking next each time you finish a step 9 Click Finish to complete installation and reboot the system ...

Page 133: ... JMB36X Driver on the main menu 2 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 3 Click Install to begin the installation Step 6 Install the JMB36X Driver On the left side of the autorun screen click the RAID icon ...

Page 134: ...ver 5 Follow the remainder of the steps listed on the screen clicking next each time you finish a step 6 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 135: ...em This is achieved by dividing the rendering workload to each of the two GPUs When each GPU has completed its assigned tasks for a given frame the Compositing Engine on the CrossFire Edition graphics card combines the results from each GPU according to the selected operating mode then sends the final frames out to the display device The result will be a complete frame rendered at up to twice the ...

Page 136: ...plit into two sections either hori zontal or vertical with each section being processed by one GPU Alternate Frame Rendering AFR In AFR mode all even frames are rendered on one GPU while all odd frames are rendered on the other Super AA Anti Aliasing The Super AA mode provides even higher quality anti aliasing on multi GPU systems It works by having each GPU render the same frame with anti aliasin...

Page 137: ...deon X850 XT or Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition from ATI or any of its partners including cards previously sold The Radeon X800 CrossFire Edition card works with any standard PCI Express Radeon X800 graphics card Radeon X800 Radeon X800 PRO Radeon X800 XL Radeon X800 XT or Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition from ATI or any of its partners Note If the clock speed of the CrossFire Edition graphics card...

Page 138: ...138 6 ATI CrossFire Technology The PCI Express x16 Slots Configurations 2 way CrossFire at x16 x16 bandwidth 2 way CrossFire Physics at x16 x16 x4 bandwidth PCIE 1 PCIE 3 PCIE 4 ...

Page 139: ... 3 Align the CrossFire Edition graphics card Master above the PCIE 1 slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot 4 Secure the graphics card with the screw you removed in step 2 CrossFire Edition graphics card 1 Power off the system and monitor then unplug the power cord 2 Remove the screw of the bracket that is opposite the PCIE 1 slot then remove the bracket ...

Page 140: ...above the PCIE 3 slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot 7 Secure the graphics card with the screw you removed in step 5 5 Remove the screw of the bracket that is opposite the PCIE 3 slot then remove the bracket Standard PCI Express graphics card PCIE 3 ...

Page 141: ...ne end of the external cable to a connector on the CrossFire Edition graphics card as shown below 9 Now plug the other end of the external cable to the DVI I con nector on the standard PCI Express graphics card Standard PCI Express graphics card Plug to a display device 10 Connect the loose end of the external cable to a display device ...

Page 142: ...hen click Yes to continue 14 Click the View tab then select Custom View 11 Connect auxiliary power source from the power supply unit to the graphics cards 12 Install the graphics cards drivers then restart the system for the drivers to take effect 13 When you enter the operating system you will no tice the ATI Catalyst Control Center icon added onto your desktop Double click this icon ...

Page 143: ...143 6 ATI CrossFire Technology 16 The screen on the right indicates that CrossFire has been enabled Make sure to restart the PC for CrossFire to take effect ...

Page 144: ...de consists of a single long beep Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent ty...

Page 145: ...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 146: ...t the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted prop erly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 Mak...

Page 147: ...hing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using 3 The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access t...

Page 148: ...inter doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ settings are configured correctly 4 Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured corre...

Page 149: ... there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are prop erly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated secure...

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