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manual is included in the system board package.

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This  user’s  manual  is  for  the  P4X400-A  and  P4X400-AL  system
boards. The only difference between these boards is the P4X400-AL
system board supports onboard LAN.

Summary of Contents for P4X400-A

Page 1: ...P4X400 A P4X400 AL Rev A System Board User s Manual 71300311 ...

Page 2: ...ation and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2003 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 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 VIA is a registered trademark of VIA ...

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: ...e regarded as the most updated version The multilingual manual is included in the system board package To view the user s manual insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click User s Manual System Board This user s manual is for the P4X400 A and P4X400 AL system boards The only difference between these boards is the P4X400 AL system board supports onbo...

Page 5: ...OS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input 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 Frequency Voltage Control 3 1 8 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 1 9 Load Optimized Defaults 3 1 10 Set Supervisor Password 3 1 11 Set User Password 3 1 12 Save Exit Setup 3...

Page 6: ...uration 4 4 Installation Notes Appendix A Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology A 1 Enabling the Hyper ThreadingTechnology Appendix B Using the Suspend to RAM Function B 1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix C System Error Messages C 1 POST Beep C 2 Error Messages Appendix D Troubleshooting D 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 96 99 108 111 115 121 112 ...

Page 7: ...ssor 478 pin 533MHz system data bus 400MHz system data bus Intel Celeron processor 478 pin 400MHz system data bus Note Refer to section 1 2 and appendix A for more information on the Hyper Threading Technology System Memory Three 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports up to 3GB using PC1600 DDR200 PC2100 DDR266 PC2700 DDR333 or PC3200 DDR400 unbuffered DDR SDRAM DIMM 2 5V type Chapter 1 Introduction DI...

Page 8: ...ectSound DirectSound 3D AC 97 supported with full duplex independent sample rate converter for audio recording and playback S PDIF in out compressed digital output 6 channel audio output Onboard LAN Features P4X400 AL only Integrated LAN controller Integrated IEEE 802 3 10BASE T and 100BASE TX compatible PHY 32 bit PCI master interface Integrated power management functions Full duplex support at b...

Page 9: ...to 133MB sec Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer Supports ATAPI CD ROM LS 120 and ZIP S PDIF S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog S PDIF is usually found on digital...

Page 10: ...ly accessible external Plug and Play peripherals BIOS Award BIOS Windows 98 2000 ME XP Plug and Play compatible Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades Supports DMI 2 0 function 2Mbit flash memory Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your sys...

Page 11: ... that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA Wake On LAN This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC It is supported via the onboard LAN port via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal or vi...

Page 12: ...stem board allows your system to auto matically power on on the set date and time ACPI STR The system board is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface specification ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management Currently only Windows 98 2000 ME XP supports...

Page 13: ...d in hard drives The system board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive 1 2 Hyper Threading Technology Functionality Requirements Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platforms Components CPU an Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset an Intel chipset that supports H...

Page 14: ...ollowing 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 Mainboard Utility CD If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance ...

Page 15: ...8 VIA VT8754 Winbond W83697F BIOS 1 1 Line out Game Line in Mic in 1 IrDA AUX in CD in AGP PCI 1 PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 5 PCI 4 Audio Codec 1 SPDIF 1 1 4CH audio Front audio DIMM LED DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 1 1 CPU FSB select 1 CPU fan 1 1 ATX power FDD 1 1 IDE 2 IDE 1 1 1 Second fan Chassis fan 1 Front panel HD LED RESET SPEAKER PWR LED ATX SW 1 1 1 USB 5 6 USB 3 4 VIA VT8235CE USB 3 6 power select 1 Clear CM...

Page 16: ... Socket 478 VIA VT8754 Winbond W83697F BIOS 1 1 1 IrDA AUX in CD in AGP PCI 1 PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 5 PCI 4 Audio Codec 1 SPDIF 1 1 4CH audio Front audio DIMM LED DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 1 1 CPU FSB select 1 CPU fan 1 1 ATX power FDD 1 1 IDE 2 IDE 1 1 1 Second fan Chassis fan 1 Front panel HD LED RESET SPEAKER PWR LED ATX SW 1 USB 3 6 power select 1 1 USB 5 6 USB 3 4 VIA VT8235CE LAN Phy 1 Clear CMOS ...

Page 17: ...the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The system board is equipped with three 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets DDR Double Data Rate is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles the spee...

Page 18: ...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 19: ... is exclusively designed for installing an Intel processor 2 3 2 Installing the CPU 1 Locate Socket 478 on the system board 2 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways away from the socket then lifting it up to a 90o angle Make sure the socket is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly Lever ...

Page 20: ...et Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins Gold mark 4 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU Pin 1 ...

Page 21: ...nk the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board Note Only use Intel certified fan and heat sink An Intel boxed processor package contains a retention mechanism heat sink fan and installation guide If the installation procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package If you are installing a non boxed processo...

Page 22: ...eat sink and retention mechanism assembly on the CPU then align and snap the retention legs hooks to the retention holes at the 4 corners of the retention module base Note You will not be able to snap the hooks into the holes if the fan heat sink and retention mechanism assembly did not fit properly onto the CPU and retention module base Unsnapped Fan heat sink and retention mechanism assembly Sna...

Page 23: ...lever 4 Move the retention levers to their opposite directions then push them down This will secure the fan heat sink and retention mechanism assembly to the retention module base Note You will not be able to push the lever down if the direction is incorrect 5 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board ...

Page 24: ... 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 JBAT1 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JBAT1 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s ratio clock in the B...

Page 25: ...bmenu and press Enter 6 Set the CPU Clock Ratio or CPU Clock 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 Enter 8 Type Y and press Enter ...

Page 26: ...ecting 5VDUL will allow you to use the Wake On PS 2 Keyboard function PS2KB Wakeup Select IRQ Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA 3 1 2 2 3 On Enabled 5VDUL default 1 2 On Disabled VCC 3 1 2 ...

Page 27: ...t 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 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2A 2 4 3 Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB Power 3 1 2 ...

Page 28: ...to The system will run according to the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board Important If you are using a CPU whose frequency has been locked by the manufacturer overclocking will have no effect Overclocking may result to the CPU s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance If you are unable to boot your system due to overclocking make su...

Page 29: ...29 2 5 Rear Panel I O Ports P4X400 AL PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B RJ45 LAN USB 1 2 COM 1 Parallel GAME MIDI Line out Line in Mic in COM 2 PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B USB 2 USB 1 COM 1 COM 2 GAME MIDI Line out Line in Mic in Parallel P4X400 A ...

Page 30: ...o connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard function allows you to use a PS 2 keyboard to wake up the system from the S5 state To use this function Jumper Setting JP1 must be set to 2 3 On Enabled Refer to Jumper Settings for Selecting the PS 2 Power in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting ...

Page 31: ...the system board It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Onboard LAN VIA OnChip PCI Device field Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the VIA LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information RJ45 LAN ...

Page 32: ...l the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cable to JUSB1 or JUSB2 BIOS Setting Enable or disable the USB ports in the OnChip USB Controller VIA OnChip PCI Device field Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS If you are using USB 2 0 devices set the USB 2 0 Support field to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Insta...

Page 33: ...eyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting J12 and or J13 must be set to 2 3 On Enabled Refer to Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB Power in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting USB Resume from S3 IRQ Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapt...

Page 34: ...uoise color 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 BIOS Setting Select the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information ...

Page 35: ...Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Function Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate Allows bidirectional parallel port op eration at maximum speed BIOS Setting Select the parallel port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIOS ...

Page 36: ...t an analog joystick to the 15 pin D sub connector Gold at location GAME1A of the system board This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick BIOS Setting Configure the game port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Game Port ...

Page 37: ...interface for inserting a plug Line out Jack Lime CN6 This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Using this jack disables the front audio s line out function 1 Mic Mic Power AuD_R_Out N C AuD_L_Out GND AuD_Vcc Key 2 10 9 AuD_R_Return AuD_L_Return Front audio 4CH audio SL Ground SR Ground Ground JS Center out Center Out Return LFE Out LFE Out Return Key 1 ...

Page 38: ...c in jack Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 6 and pins 9 10 of J9 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J1 If you are not using this connector make sure to replace the jumper caps back to their original pin locations The front audio is disabled The rear audio is enabled The front audio is enabled The rear audio is disab...

Page 39: ...card edge bracket to the system chassis Driver Installation Install the Audio Drivers contained in the provided CD The C Media 3D Audio Configuration program will automatically be installed This application program will allow you to configure 2 channel 4 channel and 6 channel audio modes as well as configure the audio effects Refer to chapter 4 for more information ...

Page 40: ...ctors The CD in J7 and AUX in J8 connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 2 6 I O Connectors 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground CD in AUX in ...

Page 41: ...e 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 audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J11 2 6 2 S PDIF Connector 1 5 VCC Key SPDIF out GND SPDIF in ...

Page 42: ... pin 1 of the header Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header FDD1 on the system board and the other end most connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A If you are connecting another drive Drive B install the middle connector of the cable to the drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable sh...

Page 43: ...n cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the IDE cable into the...

Page 44: ... 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 encounter 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 recogni...

Page 45: ...onnect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Set UART Mode Select Super IO Device field in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentatio...

Page 46: ...rdware Installation 1 2 6 6 CPU Fan Connector The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heat sink Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location CPU_FAN1 on the system board 1 3 Ground 12V N C ...

Page 47: ...chassis fan connector SYS_FAN1 and second fan connector PWR_FAN1 are used to connect cooling fans The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components Second 1 3 N C 12V Ground 1 3 N C 12V Ground Chassis ...

Page 48: ... and assert a wakeup signal to power up the system Refer to the add in card s manual for details Note Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA BIOS Setting To use the Wake On LAN function Resume On LAN Ring IRQ Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Re...

Page 49: ...r when it is in the Suspend state Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM It will not light when the system is in the Soft Off state Important Lighted LED serves 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 DIMM Standby Power LED ...

Page 50: ...r connector enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power 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 12V 10 1 20 11 3 3V 3 3V Ground...

Page 51: ... thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PWRBTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 F_PANEL1 1 2...

Page 52: ...ot light after 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 Reserved RESET Reset switch SPEAKER Speaker connector PWR LED Power Standby LED Pin Assignment HDD LED Po...

Page 53: ...chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the Ctrl Alt and Del...

Page 54: ... format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Featur...

Page 55: ...tage and show the IDE for the HDD CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select Normal or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not ...

Page 56: ... 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 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 dri...

Page 57: ...r is detected 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 othe...

Page 58: ...58 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 1 8 Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up 3 1 1 9 Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 59: ...OS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear After seeing the error message if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic ...

Page 60: ...using this function set this field to Disabled 3 1 2 5 Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on the system When Enabled the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST 3 1 2 6 First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Dev...

Page 61: ...the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys 3 1 2 10 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you wou...

Page 62: ...ssword is entered at the prompt 3 1 2 14 APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting 3 1 2 15 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 3 1 2 16 Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM Video Shadow will increase the video speed Note that some graphics boards require that this opti...

Page 63: ...emory resources These items should not be altered unless necessary The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be id...

Page 64: ...Serial Presence Detect data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc This option is the default setting because it provides the most stable condition for the system DDR 200MHz The memory clock speed will run at 200MHz DDR 266MHz The memory clock speed will run at 266MHz 3 1 3 1 DRAM Clock Drive Control Move the cursor to this field and...

Page 65: ...he default setting because it provides the most stable condition for the system Manual If you want better performance for your system other than the one by Auto select Manual then select the appropriate options in the SDRAM CAS Latency to Active to CMD Trcd fields The system will run according to the settings in these fields SDRAM CAS Latency This field is used to select the clock cycles for the C...

Page 66: ...d is relevant to the memory mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system AGP Mode This field is used to select the AGP mode of the AGP card installed on the system board AGP Driving Control Set this field to Manual only if there are compatibility problems with some AGP cards When set to Manual select a value in the AGP Driving Value field The settings on the screen are for referen...

Page 67: ...eld to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations AGP Master 1 WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations DBI Output for AGP Trans This field when enabled will provide better stability to the entire system The default is Enabled 3 1 3 3 CPU PCI Bus Control Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on t...

Page 68: ...rees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCI to ISA transactions This allows PCI and ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made VLink 8X Support This field is used to enable the 8X speed of VLink 3 1 3 4 Memory Hole This field is used to select the memory area that must not be addressed to the ISA bus 3 1 3 5 ...

Page 69: ...screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 4 1 VIA OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 70: ...e 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 default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive s timi...

Page 71: ...Select this option when using the onboard audio codec Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card Onboard LAN P4X400 AL only Enabled Enables the onboard LAN Disabled Disables the onboard LAN IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer The block size will depend on the type o...

Page 72: ... 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 OnChip USB Controller This field is used to select the USB ports you want Enabled 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 key...

Page 73: ...I O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 1 and or serial port 2 3 1 4 3 Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for referenc...

Page 74: ...ive The options are Hi Lo Lo Hi Lo Lo and Hi Hi IR Transmission Delay If this option is Enabled transmission of data will be slower This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device The options are Enabled and Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously Use IR Pins The options are IR R...

Page 75: ... 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 The options are 201 209 and Disabled Midi Port Address This fi...

Page 76: ...4 4 Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the AGP or PCI first when the system boots AGP When the system boots it will first initialize the AGP PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI ...

Page 77: ...rating systems that support ACPI Currently only Windows 98 2000 ME XP supports this function If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the ACPI Suspend Type field 3 1 5 2 ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function If you are...

Page 78: ... 5 5 Suspend Mode This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the Suspend mode according to the power saving time selected the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off 3 1 5 6 Video Off Option Always On The system BIOS will never turn off the screen Suspend Off The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode 3 1 5 7 Video Off Me...

Page 79: ...ill power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system 3 1 5 10 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When this field is set to Auto the system will initialize theVGA BIOS from the S3 state 3 1 5 11 PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power button to pow...

Page 80: ...ter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confirm then press Enter 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 Ctrl F1 Use the Ctrl and F1 keys to wake up the system Disabled Disables the keyboard password function The settings o...

Page 81: ...to On the system will respond and wake up to any hard drive or floppy drive activity PCI Master When set to On the system will respond and wake up to any PCI or bus master activity Resume on PCI Event Set this field to Enabled if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Refer to the card s documentation for more informat...

Page 82: ...work Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Date of Month 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the ResumeTime hh mm ss field 1 31 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Resume Time hh mm ss field ResumeTime hh mm ss This is used to set the time you would like the system to power...

Page 83: ...ompletely from the power management mode When disabled the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to the specified IRQ The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IRQs Activity Monitoring Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear ...

Page 84: ...guration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data 3 1 6 3 Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will...

Page 85: ... of the card If you are not using this function and a new device requires an IRQ you can set this field to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the VGA card will be available for your new device 3 1 6 7 Assign IRQ for USB When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the USB device connected to your system However if you are not using USB devices and a new device requires an IRQ set ...

Page 86: ... 1 7 2 Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician 3 1 7 3 CPU Clock This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the CPU The available options allow you to adjust the CPU s bus clock in 1MHz increment The default setting is 100MHz Important Overclocking may result in the process...

Page 87: ... Method 1 Clear the CMOS data by setting JBAT1 to 2 3 On All fields in the BIOS Setup will automatically be set to their default settings Method 2 Press the Insert key and power button simultaneously then release 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 ...

Page 88: ...efault values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option in the main menu and press Enter If you want to proceed type Y and press Enter The default settings will be loaded ...

Page 89: ...efaults The Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press Enter Type Y and press Enter to load the Setup default values ...

Page 90: ...l not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct passwo...

Page 91: ...r to access only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied Use the arrow keys to highlight Set User Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you wil...

Page 92: ...nd press Enter Type Y and press Enter The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 93: ...hanges you have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press Enter Type Y and press Enter The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 94: ... 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 95: ...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 96: ...on numbers of hardware installed etc are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the mainboard 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 97: ...e 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 informa tion 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 98: ... 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 S...

Page 99: ...o enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup P4X400 VIA chipset Chipset Drivers VIA Service Pack ...

Page 100: ...tall VIA Service Pack please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click VIA Service Pack on the main screen The following screen will appear 3 Click Next Please read the VIA Service Pack Readme carefully before proceeding to step 3 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the installation 5 Reboot the system for the drivers to take effect ...

Page 101: ...drivers However this may not be the case for some AGP cards Please read carefully the following information Important The VGA driver that came with some AGP cards is already bundled with the AGP VxD driver Since the version of the bundled VxD driver may be older than the one provided in the CD installing the bundled VxD driver may cause problems If you are using this type of card we recommend that...

Page 102: ...ng systems Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Click Audio Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear Click Install Device Driver ...

Page 103: ...lete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Note The 3D Audio Configuration software which is an audio panel for setting basic audio configurations will at the same time be installed into your system Refer to the 3D Audio Configuration section in this chapter for more information ...

Page 104: ...nstall the USB 2 0 driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the USB icon 2 Click VIA USB 2 0 Drivers The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system ...

Page 105: ...NETWORK icon 2 Click VIA LAN Drivers The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect The LAN driver for Windows NT 4 0 does not support Autorun Once the system has detected the fast ethernet controller it will prompt you to install the driver for Windows NT 4 0 The driver is in the LANDRV root directory ...

Page 106: ...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 107: ...ne your 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 installati...

Page 108: ...hannel and 6 channel audio modes as well as configure the audio effects After installing the audio driver and rebooting the system you can run 3D Audio Configuration either from the taskbar or from the Control Panel a Right click the 3D Audio Configuration icon which you will find in the taskbar at the lower right corner of the desktop screen b On your Windows desktop click Start point to Settings...

Page 109: ...ere you will configure analog output settings to speakers S PDIF This panel is used to configure S PDIF output which provides a low distor tion digital data transfer between audio devices Volume Control This panel provides digital volume control for all 6 channels You can regulate each volume to the speaker when playing digital sound sources ...

Page 110: ...ology for 2 channel virtual surround adjustable multi channel sound field innovative listening mode amazing sound effects and 3D positional audio It has 3 functional blocks Virtual Speaker Shifter Sound Effect and Multi channel Music Demo A complete version of the 3D Audio Configuration manual is provided in the CD ...

Page 111: ...utomatically 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 soft...

Page 112: ... install cooling fans The system requires adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor 3 The CPU Hyper Threading field in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the Award BIOS setup will appear Make sure this field is set to Enabled 4 Currently only Windows XP supports the Hyper Threading Technology If this OS has been previously installed you must REINSTALL it 5 Aft...

Page 113: ...y 113 d Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below c Click the General tab The processor shown under Computer should resemble the one shown below ...

Page 114: ...Threading Technology e Lastly press the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously The Windows Task Manager dialog box will appear Click the Performance tab The diagram under CPU Usage History should resemble the one shown below ...

Page 115: ...R Appendix B Using the Suspend to RAM Function 4 Press Esc to return to the main menu 5 Select Save Exit Setup and press Enter Type Y and press Enter 6 Install Windows 98 by typing the following parameter This is to ensure that the ACPI function is supported drive setup p j If you have previously installed Windows 98 you need to upgrade the system in order to support ACPI Please contact Microsoft ...

Page 116: ...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 117: ...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 118: ...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 119: ...ode consists of a single long beep C 2 Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivale...

Page 120: ...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 121: ...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 122: ...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 123: ... 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 124: ... configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 1 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process Mainboard 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and po...

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