PA33
Rev. A+
System Board
Users Manual
40400919
Page 1: ...PA33 Rev A System Board User s Manual 40400919...
Page 2: ...t Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 199...
Page 3: ...ticular 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 cor...
Page 4: ...8 Connecting the Ribbon Cables and Wires of the Ports and Connectors Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input Output System 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Setup 3 1 2 BIOS Features Setup 3 1 3 Chi...
Page 5: ...1 Desktop Management Interface 4 2 VIA Hardware Monitoring System 4 3 VIA Service Pack 4 4 Audio Drivers and Software Application Appendix A System Error Messages A 1 POST Beep A 2 Error Messages Appe...
Page 6: ...300 66MHz 333 66MHz 350 100MHz 400 100MHz or 450 100MHz Pentium II processor 266 300 300A 333 366 400 433MHz CeleronTM processor SEPP for Slot 1 System Memory 16MB to 512MB memory using VCM Virtual Ch...
Page 7: ...an audio riser card modem riser card or audio modem riser card that is compliant to the AMR specification Onboard Audio Features Supports Microsoft DirectSound DirectSound 3D AC 97 supported with full...
Page 8: ...ndard USB Ports The system board is equipped with two USB ports USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals BIOS Awa...
Page 9: ...section in chapter 4 for more information 1 1 3 Intelligence Automatic CPU Chassis Fan Off The CPU and chassis fans will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode Dual Function Po...
Page 10: ...em manually or automatically Refer to PWR Lost Resume State in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information ACPI The system board is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Configur...
Page 11: ...e contains the following items The system board A user s manual One IDE cable for ATA 33 or ATA 66 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One CD If any of these items are missing or damaged ple...
Page 12: ...2 12 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...
Page 13: ...supports parity That is DIMM that typically has 9 memory chips per side This kind of module has 8 standard memory chips and a parity chip DIMM with no parity has 8 standard memory chips only Refer to...
Page 14: ...the module aligned with the keys 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 2 2 1 Install...
Page 15: ...must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink Leave certain space clearances to maintain proper airflow once the processor and heatsink are installed All cables for floppy drive hard drive CD ROM etc...
Page 16: ...tch in the processor aligned with the key on the slot Push the processor down firmly with even pressure on both sides of the top until it is completely seated The sides of the processor s heatsink wil...
Page 17: ...atio Settings for Processors The table on the next page shows the supported processors and their corresponding DIP switch settings SW1 There are 4 switches on SW1 The black rectangle in the diagram de...
Page 18: ...Off Switch 3 On Switch 4 On 233MHz 350MHz 3 5x 266MHz 400MHz 4x 450MHz 4 5x 333MHz 5x Processor SW1 66MHz 100MHz Freq Ratio 5 5x Processor SW1 66MHz 100MHz Freq Ratio 400MHz 433MHz Future processor Fu...
Page 19: ...rding to the FSB of the processor Warning Overclocking a 66MHz FSB processor to 100MHz or 133MHz will provide better system performance However not all 66MHz FSB processors are capable of running at 1...
Page 20: ...nd 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP4 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Plug the power cord and power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect se...
Page 21: ...m board is primary If you are using a primary AMR on the AMR slot please set JP5 to 2 3 On If you are using a secondary AMR on the AMR slot or no AMR card is installed on the AMR slot you must set JP5...
Page 22: ...or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board 2 8 Connecting the Ribbon Cables and Wires of the Ports and Connectors 2 8 1 Serial Ports The built in serial ports a...
Page 23: ...der You may enable or disable the onboard floppy disk controller in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Connecting the Floppy Disk Cable 1 Install the 34 pin header connector into the shrou...
Page 24: ...cable into the primary shrouded IDE header connector J6 If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device install the connector of the other IDE cable into the secondary shrouded IDE header connector J7...
Page 25: ...s manual or documentation The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 ATA 33 or ATA 66 disk drives We recommend that you use drives from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two differ...
Page 26: ...em board Set UART 2 Mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu 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...
Page 27: ...e the system enters the Suspend mode 2 8 9 Chassis Fan Connector If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J12 on the system board The fan will pro...
Page 28: ...ystem board Refer to the add in card s manual for instructions on installing the fan Pin 1 2 3 Function Ground 12V N C 2 8 11 Game MIDI Port The Game MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC ga...
Page 29: ...ine out Jack This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Line in Jack This jack can be connected to the line out jack of any external audio devices such as hi...
Page 30: ...r CD ROM drive Connect the CD audio cable to J15 Sony CD ROM or J16 Mitsumi CD ROM if the audio cable included in your CD ROM package looks somewhat similar to the one on the right Connect the CD audi...
Page 31: ...ble the Resume on Ring LAN field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Your LAN card package should include a cable Connect one end of the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end...
Page 32: ...3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Function 3 3V 14A 3 3V 14A Ground 5V Ground 5V Ground PW OK 5VSB 12V Pin 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Function 3 3V 14A 12V Ground PS ON Ground Ground Ground 5V 5V 5V Important Your...
Page 33: ...y Power LED will light when the system is in the power on Soft Off or Suspend mode Important Lighted LEDs serve as a reminder that you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch...
Page 34: ...ding on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PWR BTTN in the Power Managemen...
Page 35: ...25 26 27 28 Pin Assignment ATX LED ATX 5VSB Standby LED HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED G LED Green LED ATX SW ATX power switch G SW Green switch RESET Reset switch SPEAKER Speaker connector POWER LE...
Page 36: ...before you respond restart your system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main menu screen will appe...
Page 37: ...nter improper information for this category You can use Type User to define your own drive type manually This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor If you sele...
Page 38: ...ced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mo...
Page 39: ...640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located abov...
Page 40: ...d remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we...
Page 41: ...operating system The default is A C SCSI The options are A C SCSI C A SCSI C CDROM A CDROM C A D A SCSI E A SCSI F A SCSI SCSI A C SCSI C A C only LS ZIP C Swap Floppy Drive When this option is enable...
Page 42: ...IOS to report that the key is down When the typematic rate is 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...
Page 43: ...nalysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prio...
Page 44: ...at the same time appear next to the external bus clock selected For example if you selected 66 8 33 4 66 8MHz is the external bus clock and 33 4MHz is the PCI clock Regardless of the type of processo...
Page 45: ...appropriate clock frequency Note Use a PS 2 or AT requires a DIN to mini DIN adapter keyboard for method 2 System Health Monitor The BIOS is capable of monitoring the following system health condition...
Page 46: ...imal Settings PU PD Shift F2 Select Item Modify Color PM Events IRQ3 COM 2 IRQ4 COM 1 IRQ5 LPT 2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 LPT 1 IRQ8 RTC Alarm IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 PS 2 Mou...
Page 47: ...he manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank S...
Page 48: ...is disabled or not if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you...
Page 49: ...s field You can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network Resume On Ring LAN prior to th...
Page 50: ...PCI ISA BIOS PNP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC Resources Controlled By Reset Configuration Data Auto Disabled ESC F1 F5 F6 F7 Quit Help Old Values Load Fail Safe Settings Load Optimal Settings...
Page 51: ...ilable for your new device Note When Disabled a Yellow mark will appear in Windows 95 98 s Device Manager PCI Slot 1 Use IRQ and PCI Slot 2 Use IRQ By default an IRQ is automatically assigned to each...
Page 52: ...ddress SB IRQ Select SB DMA Select MPU 401 MPU 401 I O Address FM Port 388 38BH Game Port 200 207H Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Standard 378 IRQ7 ECP EPP 3 EPP1 7 Disabled Enabled Disabled 220H IRQ 5 DMA...
Page 53: ...ur IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 meter 3 Set the IR Function Duplex and TX RX Inverting Enable fields appropriately IR Function Duplex Half Data is trans...
Page 54: ...MA channel for the parallel port The options are 1 and 3 Default setting 3 Parallel Port EPP Type The options are EPP1 9 and EPP1 7 Default setting EPP1 7 AC97 Modem Enabled Select this option when yo...
Page 55: ...eld is used to select MPU 401 s I O address The options are 330 333H 300 303H 310 313H and 320 323H FM Port 388 38BH This field is used to enable or disable the FM port Game Port 200 207H This field i...
Page 56: ...n 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 timing 0 4 You...
Page 57: ...n a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the password function highlight Supervisor Password and press Enter instead of typing in a new password...
Page 58: ...ISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD RECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Select Primary Master Option N Skip N OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD RECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE 2 Y 853 827 32 0 1653 63 LBA 1 853 1654 16 65535...
Page 59: ...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 13 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the...
Page 60: ...umbers 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 whi...
Page 61: ...r 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 edit...
Page 62: ...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 wo...
Page 63: ...lues 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...
Page 64: ...Pack button Select the 2 drivers For installation instructions or information about their corresponding readme please read carefully their readme which you will find when you install the VIA Service P...
Page 65: ...consists of a single long beep A 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 Aw...
Page 66: ...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...
Page 67: ...st 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 sl...
Page 68: ...ing 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...
Page 69: ...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 tha...
Page 70: ...nfigured 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 k...
