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Summary of Contents for NP101-D16C

Page 1: ...NP101 D16C System Board User s Manual 935 NP1011 050G I08920921 ...

Page 2: ...use of this manual and specifically disclaims any ex press or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par ticular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer re serves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or en tity of...

Page 3: ...rticular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following meas ures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an...

Page 4: ...Layout System Memory Jumper Settings Rear Panel I O Ports I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares Drivers for Windows Vista System Drivers for Windows XP System Appendix A Watchdog Timer Appendix B Troubleshooting Appendix C Frequently Asked Questions Appendix D Hot Keys for Graphics Display 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 14 14 15 18 23 35 5...

Page 5: ...s and product specifica tions 2 The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physi cal abuse improper installation modification accidents or unau thorized repair of the product 3 Unless otherwise instructed in this user s manual the user may not under any circumstances attempt to perform service adjust ments or repairs on the product whether in or out of warranty It must be returned t...

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

Page 7: ... similar to the information listed above This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more infor mation about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Before Using the System Board Before using the system board prepare basic system components If you are installing the system board in a new system you will need at...

Page 8: ...t Port B SDVO slot reversal not supported Supports 18 bit dual channel LVDS Supports CRT resolutions up to SXGA Realtek ALC262 2 channel High Definition Audio 2x 6W for 8ohm speaker Two 24 bit stereo DACs and three 20 bit stereo ADCs S PDIF input output interface Two Realtek RTL8111C PCI Express Gigabit controllers Supports 10Mbps 100Mbps and 1Gbps data transmission IEEE 802 3 10 100Mbps and IEEE ...

Page 9: ...t audio connector for line out and mic in jacks 1 CD in internal audio connector 1 S PDIF connector 2 Serial ATA connectors 1 44 pin IDE connector 1 FDD connector FPC type optional 1 4 pin power connector for the SATA drive 1 front panel connector 1 chassis intrusion connector 1 fan connector Supports ACPI specification 2 0 1 0 Supports ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Wake On Events include Wake ...

Page 10: ...elerator 950 architecture delivering sophisticated graphics for large display applications Graphics interfaces such as single channel SDVO VGA and dual channel LVDS support multiple graphics display options PCI Express is a high bandwidth I O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes The x1 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate of 2 5 Gigabytes 250MBbps ...

Page 11: ...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 PC Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 720mA This feature allows the ne...

Page 12: ...e system board is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface speci fication ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to imple ment 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 enable...

Page 13: ...ou left off the next time you power on the system Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 720mA 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 14: ...0 39 2 1 2 1 20 19 Winbond W83627 945GSE Intel ICH7M Intel Atom N270 Intel DC Jack DC Jack 12V optional ATX 12V power 12V COM 1 VGA 1 Chassis open LAN 1 USB 1 USB 0 LAN 2 USB 3 USB 2 Mic in Line in Line out USB 0 3 power select J P2 1 Battery USB 4 7 power select J P4 1 USB 4 5 1 USB 6 7 1 1 Clear CMOS J P5 SPI Flash BIOS CD in 1 Realtek ALC262 1 Speaker out 1 Front audio S PDIF 1 1 SATA 0 SATA 2 ...

Page 15: ... your system board proces sor disk drives add in boards 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 protec tion by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system ...

Page 16: ...ations 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 DDR2 socket on the 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 DDR2 socket Ejector tab Key Notch ...

Page 17: ...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 18: ... 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 and unplug the power cord 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 plug the power cord and power on the system 1 2 On Normal default X JP5 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data 3 1 3 1 2 2 ...

Page 19: ...2 mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Inte grated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 720mA PS 2 Power Select X JP1 1 2 On 5V default 2 3 On 5V_standby 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 20: ...enu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power sup ply must support 1 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 2A USB Power Select X USB 0 3 JP2 X 1 2 On 5V default 2 3 On 5V_standby USB 4 7 JP4 ...

Page 21: ...On 3 3V default J15 is used to select the power supplied to the LCD panel Important Before powering on the system make sure J15 s setting matches the LCD panel s specification Selecting the incorrect voltage will seriously damage the LCD panel 1 3 2 6 4 5 1 3 2 6 4 5 1 3 2 6 4 5 ...

Page 22: ...n using JP6 Power On feature to power the system back on after a power failure occurs may not power on the system if the power lost is resumed within 5 seconds power flicker Note In order to ensure that power is resumed after a power failure that may occur within a 5 second period JP6 should be set to pins 2 3 and the PWRON After PWR Fail in CMOS is set to Power On 2 3 On Power on via AC power 1 2...

Page 23: ...eyboard port 1 pin DC 12V jack 4 pin DC 12V jack or 4 pin ATX 12V power connector COM port VGA port 2 LAN ports 4 USB ports Mic in jack Line in jack Line out jack Line in Line out Mic in USB 0 1 USB 2 3 LAN 1 COM 1 VGA 1 pin DC 12V PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B 4 pin DC 12V LAN 2 4 pin DC 12V jack or a 4 pin ATX 12V power optional ...

Page 24: ...rds Warning Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may dam age the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function Jumper Setting JP1 must be set to 2 3 On 5V_standby Refer to PS 2 Power Select in this...

Page 25: ...onfigure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the In tegrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 720mA ...

Page 26: ...r is optional 1 pin DC 12V jack This jack provides maximum of 60W power and is considered a low power solution The recommended system configuration for this power jack includes a CPU one HDD and a CD ROM 4 pin DC 12V jack This optional jack provides 60W to 84W power The recommended system configuration for this power jack includes a high speed CPU more than 1GHz one HDD and a CD ROM W ATX 12V powe...

Page 27: ...rement The recommended system configuration includes a high speed CPU more than 1GHz HDD CD ROM USB devices and an add in card Important Every power supply has its minimum load of power If you use a greater than 150W power supply the power consumed by the system board may not attain its minimum load causing instability to the entire system ...

Page 28: ...ial 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 then insert the serial port cable to COM 2 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of COM 2 BIOS Setting Configure the serial ports in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to cha...

Page 29: ...you plug the monitor s cable connector into the VGA port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place BIOS Setting Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the graphics driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information VGA Port W VGA ...

Page 30: ...a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN ports in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information W W LAN 1 LAN 2 ...

Page 31: ...you to connect 4 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports The additional USB ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the USB port cables to a connector BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu USB Device Setting section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information W W...

Page 32: ... STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP2 and or JP4 must be set to 2 3 On 5V_standby Refer to USB Power Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB p...

Page 33: ...o connect an external microphone Line in Jack Light Blue This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Line out Jack Lime This jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers Line out Line in Mic in W Rear audio W Front audio 1 2 10 9 Mic2 L Line2 R Front_IO_Sense GND N C Mic2 JD Key Line2 L Line2 JD Mic2 R ...

Page 34: ...ne out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system BIOS Setting Configure the onboard audio in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the audio driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information ...

Page 35: ...dware Installation I O Connectors CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card W 4 1 Left audio channel Right audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 36: ...36 2 Hardware Installation Speaker out Connector The speaker out connector which has amplifying feature is used to connect external speakers W 1 4 Out L Out R Out L Out R ...

Page 37: ...F port may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to the S PDIF con nector Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the S PDIF connector W 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out GND SPDIF in ...

Page 38: ... and the LCD Inverter power connector These connectors transmit video signals and power from the system board to the LCD Display Panel Refer to the next page for the pin functions of these connectors BIOS Setting Configure the LCD panel in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information LVDS LCD Panel LCD Inverter Power X 40 X 39 2 1 1 8 ...

Page 39: ... Function GND N C N C GND LVDS_Out2 LVDS_Out2 GND LVDS_Out1 LVDS_Out1 GND LVDS_Out0 LVDS_Out0 GND LVDS_CLK1 LVDS_CLK1 GND LVDS_DDCCLK LVDS_DDCDAA Panel Power Panel Power Pins 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 Function GND N C N C GND LVDS_Out6 LVDS_Out6 GND LVDS_Out5 LVDS_Out5 GND LVDS_Out4 LVDS_Out4 GND LVDS_CLK2 LVDS_CLK2 GND N C N C Panel Power Panel Power LVDS LCD Panel C...

Page 40: ...nal DVI D daughterboard These daughterboards come equipped with LVDS or DVI interface allowing you to connect external display devices NP101 D16C comes standard with a BIOS that supports only the NP1 DVI daughterboard If you intend to use the NP1 LVDS daughterboard please take note of the following 1 It will not support the onboard LVDS 2 A customized BIOS is required to support the NP1 LVDS daugh...

Page 41: ...es powering on function to an ex ternal device that is connected to this connector Pins 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 Function GND DIO7 DIO6 DIO5 DIO4 DIO3 DIO2 DIO1 DIO0 GND Pins 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Function 12V 12V GND VCC VCC GND V_5P0_STBY V_5P0_STBY GND Digital I O Connector 2 1 19 ...

Page 42: ...package also comes with a power cable that must be connected from the system board to the SATA drive s power connector in order to provide power to the drive SATA 0 SATA 2 GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 1 7 4 1 5V 12V Ground Ground Peripheral power X Connect to the peripheral power connector Connect to SATA drives BIOS Setting Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnCh...

Page 43: ...ces a Master and a Slave Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into the 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 Note Refer to your disk drive user ...

Page 44: ...the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set ...

Page 45: ...tion of this connector Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the floppy disk connector on the system board and the other end of the connector to the floppy drive Pin 1 of the cable must align with pin 1 of the FDD connector BIOS Setting Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refe...

Page 46: ... 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 Function 5V 5V 5V N C N C N C DRVDE0 GND GND GND GND GND GND Pins 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 Function INDEX DR0 DSKCH N C MTR0 DIR STEP WDATA WGATE TRK0 WRPRO RDATA HDSEL FPC Type FDD Connector ...

Page 47: ...an The cooling fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fan Refer to chapter 3 for more information X 1 3 Ground Power Sense ...

Page 48: ... system restarts alerting you that a chassis intrusion event has occurred Reset this function in the BIOS Hardware Monitor for Windows Install the Hardware Monitor for Windows utility By default the chassis intrusion detection function is disabled When enabled a warning message will appear when the chassis is open The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the chass...

Page 49: ... system is in the standby mode It indicates that there is power on the system board Power off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any devices Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components Standby LED Standby LED ...

Page 50: ...tem PWR LED Power Standby LED When the system s power is on this LED will light When the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend state it will blink every second When the system is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every 4 seconds X 12 11 2 1 HDD LED RESET SW PWR LED PWR BTN Pin 1 3 5 7 9 11 N C HDD LED RESET SW N C Pin Assignment N C HDD Power Signal Ground RST Signal N C Pin 2 4 ...

Page 51: ...u can install a PCI expansion card or a customized riser card designed for 1 2 or 3 PCI slots expansion for low profile PCI card only into the PCI slot Note You can install daughterboards on the PCI and PCI Express x1 slots The supported daughterboards are X100 2PE1 one PCI slot and one PCI Express x1 slot X100 2PC2 two PCI slots X100 2PC3 three PCI slots These daughterboards which comply with PCI...

Page 52: ...memory It is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off Safety Measures Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance Battery Battery ...

Page 53: ... 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without ...

Page 54: ...ference only Your version may not be identical to this one Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press Enter A screen similar to the one below will appear Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss X IDE Channel 0 Master X IDE Channel 0 Slave X IDE Channel 1 Master X IDE Channel 1 Slave Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup...

Page 55: ... 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 Channel 0 Master to IDE Channel 1 Slave To configure the IDE drives move the cursor to a field then press Enter The following screen will appear IDE HDD Auto Detection IDE Channel 0 Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp ...

Page 56: ... program Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders Head This field displays the number of read write heads Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track ...

Page 57: ...ed during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors Al...

Page 58: ...58 3 BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 59: ...ematic Delay Msec Security Option x APIC Mode MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM 64MB Small Logo EPA Show Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Menu Level X Select Removable Boot Device Priority Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Press Enter Press Enter Disabled En...

Page 60: ...fore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheat ing to ensure a safe computing environment Limit CPUID MaxVal The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than 3 The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems If you are using an operating system other than Windows this problem may occur To avoid this problem en...

Page 61: ...sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field 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...

Page 62: ...d Third Boot Device fields re spectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive in stalled is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish be tween 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types ...

Page 63: ...ld use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the ar row keys You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the Typematic Rate Chars Sec and Typematic Delay Msec fields below Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are acceler ated Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first de...

Page 64: ...used to select the MPS version used by the system OS Select for DRAM 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 The options are Non OS2 and OS2 Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot up Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot up ...

Page 65: ...is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEPROM This option is the default setting because it provides the most sta ble condition for the system The CAS Latency Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable x CAS Latency Time x DRAM RAS to CAS Delay x DRAM RAS Precharge x Precharge Delay tRAS x System Memory Frequency SLP_S4 Assert...

Page 66: ...RAM active command and the read write command DRAM RAS Precharge This field is used to select the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM Precharge Delay tRAS The options are Auto and 4 to15 System Memory Frequency This field is used to select the frequency of the system memory SLP_S4 Assertion Width The options are 1 to 2 Sec 2 to 3 Sec 3 to 4 Sec and 4 to 5 Sec System BIOS Cach...

Page 67: ...l system DRAM When disabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB address range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory PCI Express Root Port Func The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Express Root Port Func P...

Page 68: ...T Select this option if you want the system to boot the CRT display LVDS Select this option if you want the system to boot the LCD flat panel display CRT LVDS Select this option if you want the system to boot both the CRT and LCD flat panel display DVI Select this option if you want the system to boot the NP1 DVI daughterboard s DVI D s display CRT DVI Select this option if you want the system to ...

Page 69: ...Defaults X OnChip IDE Device X Onboard Device X Super IO Device Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter IDE HDD Block Mode IDE DMA Transfer Access On Chip Primary PCI IDE IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA On Chip Serial ATA Setting x SATA Mode On Chip Serial ATA x PATA IDE Mode SATA Port Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 Gen...

Page 70: ...nable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller The default is Enabled Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD ROM Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for yo...

Page 71: ...ives 1 IDE Master 1 IDE Slave and 2 SATA SATA Only This option automatically sets the SATA drives to Primary Master mode Since the SATA drives are in Master mode you cannot set the IDE drive to Master mode PATA IDE Mode and SATA Port This field is used to select the function mode for the IDE connector and its relation to the SATA ports Primary IDE serves as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel...

Page 72: ...nd press Enter The following screen will appear Onboard LAN1 Control and Onboard LAN2 Control These fields are used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controllers Onboard PXE ROM Control Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network directly If you wish to change the boot ROM s settings type the Shift and F10 key...

Page 73: ...Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults USB 1 0 Controller USB 2 0 Controller USB Operation Mode USB Keyboard Function USB Mouse Function USB Storage Function USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting MITSUMI Enabled Enabled High Speed Enabled Enabled Enabled USB Floppy USB 1 0 Controller This field is used to enable or disable the Universal Host Controller Interface USB 1 0 USB 2 0 Controller This field is use...

Page 74: ... DOS mode or run any program under DOS set this field to Enabled USB Mouse Function Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM the support for legacy USB mouse in DOS mode is by default set to Disabled With more BIOS ROM space 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 mouse is not available and you n...

Page 75: ...to power on the system Mouse Right When this option is selected double click the right button of the mouse to power on the system Any Key Press any key to power on the system Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utili...

Page 76: ...o 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 system s power is on when AC power failure occurs...

Page 77: ...t the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Soft Off By PWR BTTN Wake Up by PCI Card Wa...

Page 78: ...ushing 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 Wake Up By PCI Card Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the system Access to the LAN card or P...

Page 79: ...in the Date of Month Alarm and Time hh mm ss Alarm fields However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network Resume On Ring LAN prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Date of Month Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set ...

Page 80: ...ed to set the time you would like the system to power on If you want the system to power on everyday as set in the Date of Month Alarm field the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu ...

Page 81: ...onfiguration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data 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 Pr...

Page 82: ... Size This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of the PCI Express devices The unit is byte The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Def...

Page 83: ...e only Your version may not be identical to this one Case Open Warning Set this field to Enabled to allow the system to alert you of a chas sis intrusion event Shutdown Temperature You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a tem perature at which the system will shutdown If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field it will auto matically shutdown Th...

Page 84: ...atures X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N Current SYS Temperature to VBAT V These fields will show the temperature fan speed and output voltage of the monitored devices or components Note...

Page 85: ... load the Setup default values Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Optimized Defaults X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save ...

Page 86: ...ill 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...

Page 87: ... characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the pass word function highlight Set User Password and press Enter in stead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu P...

Page 88: ...dditional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Del simultaneously after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Save Data to CMOS X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized...

Page 89: ... setup press Ctrl Alt Del simul taneously after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Abandon All Data X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor...

Page 90: ...BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typing AWDFLASH EXE The following screen will appear 5 Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press Enter Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15B C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights...

Page 91: ...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 92: ...e performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup Chapter 4 Supported Software ...

Page 93: ...t Software Installation Utility is used for updating Windows INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next Drivers for Windows Vista System ...

Page 94: ...tware 3 Go through the readme document for system requirements and installation tips then click Next 4 Setup is now installing the driver Click Next to continue 5 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup ...

Page 95: ...rted Software Intel Graphics Drivers To install the utility click Intel Graphics Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to install the graphics driver Click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 96: ... system requirements and installation tips then click Next 4 Setup is now installing the driver Click Next to continue 5 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 97: ...Audio Drivers To install the utility click Audio Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is extracting the files needed to install the driver 2 Click Next to start the installation 3 Setup is configuring the new software installation ...

Page 98: ...98 4 Supported Software 4 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 99: ...9 9 4 Supported Software LAN Drivers To install the driver click LAN Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 2 Click Install to begin installation ...

Page 100: ...100 4 Supported Software 3 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup ...

Page 101: ...items being monitored If the settings values are over or under the set range a warning message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal set ting that would keep the system in good working condition To install the utility click Hardware Monitor for Windows on the main m...

Page 102: ... 4 Supported Software 5 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup 4 Click Next to add the program icon to the Program Folder 3 Click Next to install or click Browse to select another folder ...

Page 103: ...ted Software 6 Click Yes if you want to create a Hardware Doctor shortcut at your desktop 7 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the utility to take effect ...

Page 104: ...run the utility which is usually done by double clicking the Hardware Doctor shortcut an error message will appear 2 To solve this problem right click the Hardware Doctor shortcut then select Properties 3 Select the Compatibility tab click Run this pro gram as an administra tor then click OK ...

Page 105: ...105 4 Supported Software 4 You can now access the utility ...

Page 106: ...or the storage subsystem Note This utility is supported only when the SATA Mode field is set to AHCI The SATA Mode field is in the OnChip IDE Device section Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS utility To install the utility click Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next 2 Read the Warning infor mation carefully then click N...

Page 107: ...t then click Yes 4 Go through the readme document for system requirements and installation tips then click Next 5 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 108: ... Vista installation This is required in order to install the operating system onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode 1 Start Windows Setup by booting from the installation CD Follow the steps on the screen When the screen on the right appears click Custom advanced 2 Select Load Driver 3 Inser t the provided floppy diskette then click OK ...

Page 109: ...109 4 Supported Software 4 The screen on the right will appear Select the driver ...

Page 110: ...llation If in any case you lost the diskette you can create another one by following the steps below 1 Insert the provided CD into a CD ROM drive 2 The execution files are located in drive AHCI_RAID F6FLOPPY 3 Run f6flpy32 exe for 32 bit system or f6flpy64 exe for 64 bit system 4 Insert a blank floppy diskette then click OK 5 The system will format and write the necessary driver files into the dis...

Page 111: ...inue 2 Setup is now ready to install Click Next Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 0 English Version To install click Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 0 English Version on the main menu 3 Click Next to install or click Change Destination Folder to select another folder ...

Page 112: ...112 4 Supported Software 5 Click Finish to exit installaion 4 Click Install to begin installation ...

Page 113: ...are 1 Click I accept the agree ment then click Next Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver To install the utility click Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver on the main menu Drivers for Windows XP System 2 To start installation click Next ...

Page 114: ...114 4 Supported Software 3 Click Finish Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect ...

Page 115: ...lity is used for updating Windows INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 116: ... system requirements and installation tips then click Next 4 Setup is now installing the driver Click Next to continue 5 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 117: ...el Graphics Drivers To install the utility click Intel Graphics Drivers on the main menu 2 Setup is now ready to install the graphics driver Click Next 1 To start installation click Next 3 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 118: ...omputer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect 4 Go through the readme document for system requirements and installation tips then click Next 5 Setup is now installing the driver Click Next to continue ...

Page 119: ...Audio Drivers To install the utility click Audio Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is extracting the files needed to install the driver 2 Click Next to start the installation 3 Setup is configuring the new software installation ...

Page 120: ...120 4 Supported Software 4 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 121: ...121 4 Supported Software LAN Drivers To install the driver click LAN Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 2 Click Install to begin installation ...

Page 122: ...122 4 Supported Software 3 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup ...

Page 123: ...set a range Highest and Lowest Limit to the items being monitored If the settings values are over or under the set range a warning message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal set ting that would keep the system in good working condition To install the utility clic...

Page 124: ...ported Software 3 Click Next to add the program icon to the Program Folder 4 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup 5 Click Yes if you want to create a Hardware Doctor shortcut at your desktop ...

Page 125: ...125 4 Supported Software 6 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the driver to take effect ...

Page 126: ...lity that allows you to monitor the current status of the SATA drives It enables enhanced performance and power management for the storage subsystem Note This utility is supported only when the SATA Mode field is set to AHCI The SATA Mode field is in the OnChip IDE Device section Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS utility To install the utility click Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility on...

Page 127: ...t then click Yes 4 Go through the readme document for system requirements and installation tips then click Next 5 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 128: ...d This will allow you to install the operating system onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode Click AHCI for F6 During Windows Setup Floppy Driver on the main menu 1 Insert a blank floppy diskette then click OK 2 Make sure you have a backup of the data in the disk Clicking Yes will erase all data 3 The system is currently formatting and writing the necessary driver files into the diskette ...

Page 129: ...inue 2 Setup is now ready to install Click Next Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 0 English Version To install click Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 0 English Version on the main menu 3 Click Next to install or click Change Destination Folder to select another folder ...

Page 130: ...130 4 Supported Software 5 Click Finish to exit installaion 4 Click Install to begin installation ...

Page 131: ...dditional Device 4 At this point you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the AHCI driver Insert the provided floppy diskette 5 Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select AHCI controller that corresponds to your BIOS setup Press Enter to confirm You have successfully installed the driver However you must continue installing the OS Leave the floppy disk in the f...

Page 132: ... to function it will also reset according to the time interval so that your system will continue to operate model small 386 Port defination SuperIo_CFG_Port EQU 2Eh Super I O Config port 2Eh 4Eh SuperIo_DAT_Port EQU SuperIo_CFG_Port 1 WDT_Counter EQU 10 1 to 255 Sec Min 0 means disabled mSuperio_Enter_Config Macro mov dx SuperIo_CFG_Port mov al 87h out dx al NEWIODELAY out dx al endM mSuperio_Exit...

Page 133: ... al OrValue out dx al NEWIODELAY endM mSuperio_Get_Reg Macro RegIndex mov dx SuperIo_CFG_Port mov al RegIndex out dx al NEWIODELAY mov dx SuperIo_DAT_Port in al dx NEWIODELAY endM mSuperio_LDN_Select Macro LDN mSuperio_Set_Reg07h LDN endM mSuperio_Set_Reg Macro RegIndex SetValue mov dx SuperIo_CFG_Port mov al RegIndex out dx al NEWIODELAY mov dx SuperIo_DAT_Port mov al SetValue out dx al NEWIODELA...

Page 134: ... counting CRF7 6 RW 0 1 Disable Enable Keyboard interrupt reset WDTO counting CRF7 5 WO 1 Force WDTO time out Auto clear CRF7 4 RW 0 1 WDTO time status TimeOut Counting CRF7 3 0 RW 0 7 Low IRQ for WDTO Typical is 2 means SMI mSuperio_Enter_Config mSuperio_LDN_Select 08h PLED mode register WDTO time unit as second Keyboard reset when WDTO time out mSuperio_GetSet_Reg 0F5h 11110111b 00000100b Disabl...

Page 135: ...135 A Watchdog Timer mSuperio_Exit_Config ret W83627Hx_WDT endP end start ...

Page 136: ...xplosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manu facturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak bat tery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SW...

Page 137: ... locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error Syste...

Page 138: ...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 139: ...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 140: ...ur hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters 1 Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is on line 2 Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer 3 Verify that the attached serial device wor...

Page 141: ...f 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 securely into the memory sockets 4 Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations 5 If the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed component...

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