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NS80-EA
NS80-EC

NS80-EL

Rev. A+

System Board
User’s Manual

63500233

Summary of Contents for NS80-EA

Page 1: ...NS80 EA NS80 EC NS80 EL Rev A System Board User s Manual 63500233 ...

Page 2: ... make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2002 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium 4 are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation SiS is a registered trademark of Silicon Integ...

Page 3: ...not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the ...

Page 4: ...ed as the most updated version The multilingual manual is included in the system board package To view the user s manual insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click User s Manual System Board This user s manual is for the NS80 EA NS80 EC and NS80 EL system boards The differences between these boards are shown below RJ45 LAN port IEEE 1394A NS80 EL N...

Page 5: ...nput Output System 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features 3 1 2 Advanced BIOS Features 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals 3 1 5 Power Management Setup 3 1 6 PnP PCI Configurations 3 1 7 PC Health Status 3 1 8 Frequency Voltage Control 3 1 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password 3 1 12 Set User Password 3 1 13 Save Exit Setup 3 1 14 Ex...

Page 6: ...d Software Applications 4 3 6 Channel Audio Output via Software 4 4 Installation Notes Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function A 1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix B System Error Messages B 1 POST Beep B 2 Error Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting C 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 87 90 99 101 102 108 ...

Page 7: ... supports up to 2 53 GHz CPU speed 400MHz system data bus supports up to 2 4 GHz CPU speed Intel Celeron processor 478 pin 400MHz system data bus supports up to 1 7 GHz CPU speed System Memory Three 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports 6 banks up to 3GB using PC1600 DDR200 PC2100 DDR266 or PC2700 DDR333 unbuffered DDR SDRAM DIMM 2 5V type 16Mb 64Mb 128Mb 256Mb and 512Mb SDRAM technology with page siz...

Page 8: ...and better graphics to your PC Onboard Audio Features AC 97 2 2 extension compliant codec Supports Microsoft DirectSound DirectSound 3D AC 97 supported with full duplex independent sample rate converter for audio recording and playback S PDIF in out interface S PDIF in is optional 6 channel audio output S PDIF The system board is equipped with the S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface digital audi...

Page 9: ...A is a fast external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps In addition to its high speed it also supports isochronous data transfer which is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real time 1394A supports both Plug and Play and hot plugging allowing devices to be attached or removed from the system even with the power on PCI Bus Master IDE Co...

Page 10: ...rd comes with a DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores these information in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS DMI along with the appropriately networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier Refer to ch...

Page 11: ...rs One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2 88MB floppy drives Two ATX power supply connectors CPU fan and chassis fan connectors 1 1 2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the following system health conditions Monitors CPU system temperature and overheat alarm Monitors CPU 3 3V 5V 12V VBAT 5VSB voltages and failure alarm Monitors CPU chassis fan speed ...

Page 12: ...for more information Important If you forgot the password you must power off the system unplug the power cord and clear the CMOS data Follow the steps in the Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data section in chapter 2 The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 s...

Page 13: ...wer off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 98 2000 ME XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when it powers off The opera...

Page 14: ...ge contains the following items The system board A user s manual One IDE cable for ATA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 or ATA 133 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One card edge bracket mounted with S PDIF ports optional One card edge bracket mounted with a 4 channel audio output connector optional One Main Board Utility CD If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or s...

Page 15: ... CD in J5 AUX in J7 4CH audio J8 2 1 7 BIOS PCI standby power LED I O chip IrDA J13 Clear CMOS JP2 Battery 1394A J14 1394A J15 1394A J17 FDD Chassis fan J20 IDE 1 IDE 2 SiS 648 SiS 963 DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 ATX main power ATXPWR1 CPU fan J16 Socket 478 AGP Slot PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 PCI Slot 6 J18 PWR LED ATX SW G SW HD LED SPEAKER RESET USB 5 6 J19 15 2 1 Game MIDI J9...

Page 16: ... in J7 4CH audio J8 2 1 7 BIOS PCI standby power LED I O chip IrDA J13 Clear CMOS JP2 Battery FDD Chassis fan J20 IDE 1 IDE 2 SiS 648 SiS 963 DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 ATX main power ATXPWR1 CPU fan J16 Socket 478 AGP Slot PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 PCI Slot 6 J18 PWR LED ATX SW HD LED SPEAKER RESET USB 5 6 J19 15 2 1 Game MIDI J9 2 1 10 9 DIMM standby power LED S PDIF in out J...

Page 17: ...ine out Mic in CN1 Phy AC 97 2 1 10 9 Front audio J2 CD in J5 AUX in J7 4CH audio J8 2 1 7 BIOS PCI standby power LED I O chip IrDA J13 Clear CMOS JP2 Battery FDD Chassis fan J20 IDE 1 IDE 2 SiS 648 SiS 963 DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 ATX main power ATXPWR1 CPU fan J16 Socket 478 AGP Slot PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 PCI Slot 6 J18 PWR LED ATX SW HD LED SPEAKER RESET USB 5 6 J19 15...

Page 18: ... If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The system board is equipped with three 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets that support 2 5V DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and ...

Page 19: ...e must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket 1 Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place Pin 1 Notch Key Tab Tab ...

Page 20: ... because the processor s ratio clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below 1 Power off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set JP2 pins 1 and 2 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP2 back to its default setting pins 2 and 3 On 1 2 On Clear CMO...

Page 21: ...Del to enter the main menu of the BIOS 5 Select the Frequency Voltage Control submenu and press Enter 6 Set the CPU Clock Ratio or CPU Frequency field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock Refer to the Frequency Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information 7 Press Esc to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save Exit Setup and press ...

Page 22: ...ve IRQ12 for other expansion cards The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up a system from the S3 S4 S5 state PS2KB Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 and PS2MS Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 PM Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly Warning Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconn...

Page 23: ...ble deck ports of the board These ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices You can select the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super IO Device field of the BIOS COM 1 Serial Port COM 2 Serial Port J4 J3 ...

Page 24: ...at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate Allows bidirectional parallel port op eration at maximum speed 2 4 3 Parallel Port The system board has a standard parallel port J6 Burgundy located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports SPP ECP and EPP modes You can select the port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard ...

Page 25: ... CN2 USB 5 6 J19 2 1 10 9 2 1 10 9 2 4 4 Universal Serial Bus Ports Additional USB Ports USB 5 and USB 6 Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Function 5V_Dul Data Data Ground Key Function 5V_Dul Data Data Ground Ground Pin 2 4 6 8 10 USB 2 USB 1 USB 4 USB 3 ...

Page 26: ...install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB 2 0 1 1 port cables to J19 The USB ports cable connector can be inserted only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of J19 Now connect the interface cable connector of your USB 2 0 1 1 device to the USB 2 0 1 1 port that is on the bracket To use the USB function SIS USB Controller SI...

Page 27: ... each equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast ethernet LAN port at location CN2 of the ATX double deck ports It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub You can enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu SIS OnChip PCI Device field of the BIOS RJ45 LAN CN2 ...

Page 28: ...nstallation CN1 2 1 10 9 Front audio J2 2 1 10 9 2 4 6 Audio Jacks Front Audio J2 Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Function Mic N C AuD_R_Out N C AuD_L_Out Function Ground AuD_Vcc Avcc N C Key N C Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Mic in Line in Line out ...

Page 29: ...udio output from the system board Line in Jack Light Blue This jack can be connected to the line out jack of any external audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Connect a stereo cable from the line out jack of your external device to this line in jack Mic in Jack Pink Connect a microphone to the mic in jack Front Audio J2 J2 provides you the option of connectin...

Page 30: ...e the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J9 The Game MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I O port This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick You can configure the game port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super IO Device field of the BIOS 2 5 1 Game MIDI Port 15 2 1 Gam...

Page 31: ...Internal Audio Connectors The CD in and AUX in connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card Pin 1 2 3 4 Function Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel CD in J5 AUX in J7 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 ...

Page 32: ... PDIF in is optional The system board comes standard with the S PDIF out connector which is a 3 pin connector at location J11 With the S PDIF in supported J11 will be a 5 pin connector as shown above One card edge bracket mounted with S PDIF ports will be provided as an option Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J11 Make sure pin 1 of the c...

Page 33: ...edge bracket mounted with a 4 channel audio output connector will be provided as an option Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J8 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J8 Now connect the external speakers cable connector to the 4 channel audio output connector that is on the bracket Note If for any reason you are n...

Page 34: ...ware Installation 2 5 5 IEEE 1394A Connectors NS80 EA only Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Function TPA Ground TPB VCC Key Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Function TPA Ground TPB VCC Shield 2 1 10 9 2 1 10 9 2 1 10 9 1394A J14 1394A J15 1394A J17 ...

Page 35: ...s of data in real time 1394A supports both Plug and Play and hot plugging allowing devices to be attached or removed from the system even with the power on One card edge bracket mounted with 3 IEEE 1394A ports will be provided as an option Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the cable connectors to J14 J15 and or J17 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connectors is aligned w...

Page 36: ...ou may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super IO Device field of the BIOS Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable 1 Install the 34 pin header connector of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header FDD on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin 1 of FDD 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s...

Page 37: ...ller in the Integrated Peripherals submenu SIS OnChip IDE Device field of the BIOS Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable 1 If you are connecting two IDE drives install the 40 pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header connector IDE 1 If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device install the 40 pin connector of the other IDE cable into the secondary shrouded IDE header conne...

Page 38: ... ATA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 or ATA 133 hard drives We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to S...

Page 39: ...nector J13 on the system board Set UART2 Mode Select in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super IO Device field of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use this connector Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation Note The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be r...

Page 40: ...1 2 3 Function Ground Power Sense The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J16 on the system board The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan CPU fan J16 3 2 1 ...

Page 41: ...assis fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to J20 on the system board The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the system to prevent overheating the processor The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the chassis fan The chassis fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode ...

Page 42: ... when the system is in the Soft Off state PCI Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system is in the power on Soft Off or Suspend Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM state Important Lighted LEDs serve as a reminder that you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules or add in cards PCI standby power L...

Page 43: ...1 respectively The 4 pin 12V power connector enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The mainboard requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided use a 300 Watt or greater power supply 1...

Page 44: ...9 10 Function 3 3V 3 3V Ground 5V Ground 5V Ground PW OK 5VSB 12V Pin 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Function 3 3V 12V Ground PS ON Ground Ground Ground 5V 5V 5V Pin 1 2 3 4 ATX Main Power Connector Function Ground Ground 12V 12V 12V Power Connector ...

Page 45: ...ill allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PWRBTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 G SW Green Switch This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode RESET Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the ...

Page 46: ...er it was powered on 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 G SW Green switch RESET Reset switch SPEAKER Speaker connector PWR LED Power Standby LED Pin Assignment HDD LED Power...

Page 47: ...pond 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 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press Enter A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix AwardBIOS CM...

Page 48: ...he cursor to the IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master or IDE Secondary Slave field then press Enter The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Move Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave Drive A Driv...

Page 49: ...tection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave If you wish to define your own drive type manually select Manual The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor If you select Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD CD ROM drive at the POST stage ...

Page 50: ... read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track 3 1 1 4 Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double ...

Page 51: ...S 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 All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors 3 1 1 7 Base Memory Displays the amount of base or conventiona...

Page 52: ...em Help Menu Level Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep Move F1 General Help Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit X X F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults F5 Previous Values The screen above list all t...

Page 53: ...and Third Boot Device fields re spectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device 3 1 2 5 Swap Floppy Drive When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this option is disabled and the syste...

Page 54: ...celerate 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 3 1 2 9 Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are acceler ated 3 1 2 10 Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed an...

Page 55: ... a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 33 or later hard drives 3 1 2 16 Report No FDD For WIN 95 The options areYes and No 3 1 2 17 Full Sc...

Page 56: ...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 keys simultaneously when prompted during boot up Take note you will be able to access the boot ROM s program by typing Shift F10 only when this field is enabled ...

Page 57: ...e you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Item Help Menu Level Move F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Enter Select F5...

Page 58: ...D DRAM Addr Cmd Rate By SPD 2 5T 6T 3T 3T Auto DRAM Timing Control This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Presence Detect data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc When this option is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEPROM This option is the de...

Page 59: ...RAM starts a read command after receiving it RAS Active Time tRAS This field controls RAS active to Protegra and refresh to RAS active delay in local memory clocks RAS Precharge Time tRP This field controls RAS precharge in local memory clocks RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Leave this field in its default setting DRAM Addr Cmd Rate The options are Auto 1T Command and 2T Command ...

Page 60: ...elp Menu Level Move F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit AGP Aperture Size Graphic Window WR Combin 64MB Disabled AGP Aperture Size This field is relevant to the memory mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system Leave this in its default setting Graphic Window WR Combin This field is used to ena...

Page 61: ... BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system 3 1 3 5 Video RAM Cacheable When enabled it allows the video RAM to be cacheable thus providing better video performance If your graphics card does not support this function set this field to Disabled ...

Page 62: ...ress Enter Press Enter Press Enter Disabled PCI Slot EDB Bus EDB Bus EDB Bus EDB Bus EDB Bus EDB Bus EDB Bus EDB Bus The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SIS OnChip IDE Device Item Help Menu Level Move F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Valu...

Page 63: ...ary Master Slave UDMA fields IDE Primary Master Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves Your system supports five modes 0 de...

Page 64: ...tings for you Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories IDE DMA Transfer Access The options are Enabled and Disabled IDE Burst Mode When the IDE Burst Mode function is enabled it will reduce the latency time between each drive s read and write cycle To enable this function make sure the Internal PCI IDE field is not set to Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode This allows data and addresses to be st...

Page 65: ... are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 4 2 SIS OnChip PCI Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear SIS USB Controller This field is used to enable or disable the USB 2 0 1 1 controller USB 2 0 Support If you are using USB 2 0 this field must be set to Enabled USB Keyboard Support If you are using a USB keyboard under D...

Page 66: ...ser card Disabled Select this option when using a PCI modem card SIS 10 100M Ethernet NS80 EA and NS80 EL only By default the onboard LAN is enabled If you are not using the onboard LAN set this field to Disabled SIS 1394 Controller NS80 EA only The field is used to enable or disable the onboard 1394 controller ...

Page 67: ...ct ECP Mode Use DMA Game Port Address MIDI Port Address MIDI Port IRQ Enabled Disabled Disabled Normal Hi Lo Enabled 378 IRQ7 SPP EPP 1 7 3 201 330 10 The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 and ...

Page 68: ...field to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA peripheral device For better transmission of data your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 meter 3 Set the RxD TxD Active and IR Transmission Delay fields appropriately RxD TxD Active The options are Hi Lo Lo Hi Lo Lo and Hi Hi IR Transmission Delay If this option is Enabled transmission of data will...

Page 69: ... at a speed faster than the normal mode s data transfer rate EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed EPP Mode Select This is used to select the EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select the DMA channel used for the parallel port Game Port Address This field is used to select the game port s address Midi Port Address This field is used to sele...

Page 70: ... first initialize PCI 3 1 4 6 IDECH0 Access Interface and IDECH1 Access Interface These fields are used to select the access interface of the IDE devices The options are Embedded Bus and PCI Bus 3 1 4 7 USB0 Access Interface USB1 Access Interface and USB2 Access Interface These fields are used to select the access interface of the USB devices The options are Embedded Bus and PCI Bus 3 1 4 8 USB2 0...

Page 71: ... type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function If you are us ing the Windows 98 operating system refer to Us ing the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more information Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Suspend Mode Video Off Option Video Off Method Switc...

Page 72: ...end mode All Modes Off The screen is always Off Susp Stby Off The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend or Standby mode 3 1 5 6 Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This will cause the system to turn off the ver tical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This only writes blanks to the ...

Page 73: ...isabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this func tion is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power but ton Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasi...

Page 74: ...enix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PM Wake Up Events IRQ 8 Break Suspend MACPME Power Up Control PCIPME Power Up Control USB Resume From S3 PS2KB Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 PS2MS Wakeup from S3 S4S5 Power Up By Alarm Month Alarm Day of Month Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 0 0 0 0 0 Item Help Menu Level Move F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaul...

Page 75: ...bled allows you to use a USB device to wake up the system from the S3 state PS2KB Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 This field allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard to wake up the system from the S3 S4 S5 state Disable Disables the PS 2 keyboard wake up function Any Key Use any keyboard keys to wake up the system Hot Keys Use any of the function keys between F1 and F12 to wake up the system Password To use a pas...

Page 76: ...these fields the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Month Alarm This is used to select the month you would like the PC to power on 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 ...

Page 77: ...and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the IRQ Re sources field The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one X Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By IRQ Resources PCI VGA Palett...

Page 78: ...d to fields will appear Set each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved 3 1 6 4 PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default value is Disabled Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA ...

Page 79: ...want a warning message to pop up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Hardware Monitor utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the mainboard Refer to the Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setu...

Page 80: ...p Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit 3 1 8 1 CPU Clock Ratio This field is used to select the CPU s frequency ratio Important The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer If you are using this kind of processor setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory default ratio 3 1 8 2 A...

Page 81: ...s in the BIOS Setup will automatically be set to their default settings Method 2 Press the Insert key and power button simultaneously then re lease the power button first Keep on pressing the Insert key until the power on screen appears This will allow the system to boot according to the FSB of the processor Now press the Del key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Select Frequency Voltage Con trol...

Page 82: ...his option in the main menu and press Enter The message below will appear Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N If you want to proceed type Y and press Enter The default settings will be loaded 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults The Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and pres...

Page 83: ...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 3 1 12 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set ...

Page 84: ...tics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done 3 1 14 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made high light Exit Without Saving and press Enter The message below will appear Quit Without Saving Y N N Type Y and press Enter The system will reboot and you will once again see ...

Page 85: ... Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typing AWDFLASH EXE The following screen will appear 5 Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press Enter Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15...

Page 86: ...sting BIOS 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 87: ...numbers of hardware installed etc are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS Additional information such as ISA based peripherals which may not be automatically detected can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated whenever the system hardware or setup is altered ...

Page 88: ...he or arrow keys then press Enter 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected information 4 Press F10 to update the edited information into the flash ROM Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort Exit Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc 1996 Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File Save DMI File ...

Page 89: ...e or arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu 2 The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for load Press Enter 3 The DMI files will appear on the screen Select the file you would like to load and press Enter 4 The following message will appear Do you want to execute Y N Type Y All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the new file will be saved into the flash ROM ...

Page 90: ...to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup NS80 SiS chipset Chipset Drivers SiS AGP Drivers ...

Page 91: ...and SiS Miniport driver To install the AGP driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click SiS AGP Drivers on the main screen The screen below will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system ...

Page 92: ...ws NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems To install the audio driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Click Realtek Audio Drivers on the main screen The screen below will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system ...

Page 93: ...2 Click SiS USB 2 0 Drivers on the main screen The screen below will appear 3 Click Yes to continue 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Restart the system Note A Yellow mark will appear in Windows 9x and Windows ME s Device Manager because these operating systems does not support USB 2 0 Currently only Windows XP and Windows 2000 support USB 2 0 ...

Page 94: ... To install the LAN driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 2 Click SiS LAN Drivers for Windows on the main screen The screen below will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system ...

Page 95: ...driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click SiS IDE Drivers for WIN 2000 XP on the main screen The screen below will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system ...

Page 96: ...se follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Microsoft DirectX 8 1 on the main screen The screen below will appear 3 Click Yes to continue 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Restart the system ...

Page 97: ...computer is safe because it automatically scans for viruses and checks for virus updates so that PC protection stays up to date To install please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click McAfee VirusScan Online on the main screen The screen below will appear 3 Click Yes to continue 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Res...

Page 98: ... 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 setting that would keep the system in good working condition Note Use this utility only in Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 or Windows XP operating system To install Hardware Monitor please follow the ...

Page 99: ...hannel audio output function can be supported via software Please follow the steps below 1 Insert the provided CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear 2 Install the audio driver Refer to the Realtek Audio Drivers section in this chapter 3 After installing the audio driver the SoundEffect icon will appear on the taskbar 4 Click the SoundEffect icon The AC97 Audio...

Page 100: ...6 channel mode supported using software both the line in and mic jacks at the rear panel will instead function as line out Therefore you can connect your speakers to these jacks line out line in and mic in for 6 channel audio output Under such circumstance line in will not be supported Mic in on the other hand is supported by using the Front Audio connector on the system board ...

Page 101: ...automatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please go to DFI s web site at http www dfi com support1 download2 asp for the latest version of the drivers or sof...

Page 102: ...ou have previously installed Windows 98 you need to upgrade the system in order to support ACPI Please contact Microsoft for upgrade information The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Suspend Mode Video Off Option Video Off Method Swi...

Page 103: ...ursor to Settings then click Control Panel To check whether ACPI was properly installed double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Device Manager tab In View devices by type click System devices 8 Double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Performance tab ...

Page 104: ...log box Double click the Power Management icon 11 Click the Advanced tab In the When I press the power button on my computer field select Standby 9 Click File System In the Typical role of this computer field select Mobile or docking system Click Apply then click OK Restart the computer ...

Page 105: ...rating session where you left off when you power off the computer will resume in not more than 8 seconds If you have changed the color or resolution in the Display Properties dialog box do not apply the settings without restarting You must restart the computer Important If you are unable to use the Suspend to RAM function after performing the steps above in Windows 98 or when you are in Windows 20...

Page 106: ...de consists of a single long beep B 2 Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalen...

Page 107: ...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 108: ...est the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 Ma...

Page 109: ...thing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using 3 The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access ...

Page 110: ... a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ set...

Page 111: ...configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 1 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and ...

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