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Hardware Installation

PE11-TL

(Supports onboard LAN)

Note:

The illustrations on the following pages are based on the mainboard
that does not support onboard LAN.

Mouse

J11

USB

CN1

COM 1 (J3)

Parallel (J9)

COM 2

(J23)

+12V power

(ATXP1)

PS/2 power select

(JP2)

Sock
et

478

AUX-in (J18)

CD-in (J19)

Front

audio (J21)

I/O

chip

IrDA (J8)

AC’97

BIOS

Game/MIDI

Line

out

Line

Mic

AGP Slot

PCI Slot 1

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

VIA

P4X266E

VIA

VT8235CD

Wake-On-LAN (J5)

FDD (J6)

USB 3/4 (J13)

RESET

SPEAKER HD-LED

PWR-LED

G-SW ATX-SW

J10

Battery

Clear CMOS

(JP1)

Chassis fan

(J14)

IDE 2

(J2)

IDE 1

(J1)

DIMM Standby

Power LED

DDR 1

DDR 2

ATX power

(J17)

CPU fan (J15)

Square denotes pin 1

PCI Slot 4

PCI Slot 5

CPU FSB

select (J22)

LAN

USB 5/6 (J24)

Phy

Summary of Contents for PE11-TC

Page 1: ...PE11 TC PE11 TL Rev A Mainboard User s Manual 66500237 ...

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 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 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: ...lways be regarded as the most updated version The multilingual manual is included in the mainboard 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 Mainboard This user s manual is for the PE11 TC and PE11 TL mainboards The only difference between these boards is the PE11 TL mainboard supports onboard LAN ...

Page 5: ...O Connectors Chapter 3 Award BIOS 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 Pa...

Page 6: ... 2 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications 4 3 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 85 88 96 97 103 ...

Page 7: ...o 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 Two 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports up to 2GB using PC1600 DDR200 or PC2100 DDR266 unbuffered DDR SDRAM DIMM 2 5V type Uses x8 x16 512MB technology Chapter 1 Introduction DIMMs 2MBx64 4MBx64 8MBx64 Memory Size 16MB 32MB...

Page 8: ...pports Microsoft DirectSound DirectSound 3D AC 97 supported with full duplex independent sample rate converter for audio recording and playback Onboard LAN Features PE11 TL 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 both 10 and 100 Mbps Supports IEEE 802 3u auto...

Page 9: ... 4 5 and 6 Enhanced IDE data transfer rate up to 133MB sec Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer Supports ATAPI CD ROM LS 120 and ZIP IrDA Interface The mainboard is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices USB Ports The mainboard supports 6 USB ports USB 1 1 supports 12Mb second bandwidth while USB 2 0 supports 480...

Page 10: ...r the Soft Off or Suspend mode Wake On Ring This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to calls coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Refer to Resume On LAN Ring IRQ Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management...

Page 11: ...ly 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 STR Suspend To RAM state Refer to USB Resume from S3 IRQ Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power sour...

Page 12: ...ing 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 operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power on the system Refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supp...

Page 13: ...ollowing items The mainboard 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 Main Board Utility CD If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance ...

Page 14: ...t audio J21 I O chip IrDA J8 AC 97 BIOS Game MIDI Line out Line in Mic in AGP Slot PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 VIA P4X266E VIA VT8235CD Wake On LAN J5 FDD J6 USB 3 4 J13 1 9 2 10 RESET SPEAKER HD LED PWR LED G SW ATX SW J10 Battery Clear CMOS JP1 Chassis fan J14 IDE 2 J2 IDE 1 J1 DIMM Standby Power LED DDR 1 DDR 2 1 10 11 20 ATX power J17 CPU fan J15 Square denotes pin 1 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5...

Page 15: ...AUX in J18 CD in J19 2 1 9 10 Front audio J21 I O chip IrDA J8 AC 97 BIOS Game MIDI Line out Line in Mic in AGP Slot PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 VIA P4X266E VIA VT8235CD Wake On LAN J5 FDD J6 USB 3 4 J13 1 9 2 10 RESET SPEAKER HD LED PWR LED G SW ATX SW J10 Battery Clear CMOS JP1 Chassis fan J14 IDE 2 J2 IDE 1 J1 DIMM Standby Power LED DDR 1 DDR 2 1 10 11 20 ATX power J17 CPU fan J15 Square d...

Page 16: ... is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The system board is equipped with two 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 falling edge of eac...

Page 17: ...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 18: ... 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 JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP1 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 2 3 On Clear CMO...

Page 19: ...s 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 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 En...

Page 20: ...ct Jumper J22 This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board Important Overclocking may result in the processor s or system s instability and is not guaranteed to provide better system performance CPU FSB select J22 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 On Auto default 2 3 On 100MHz ...

Page 21: ...d Mouse Jumper JP2 This jumper is used to select the power of the PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse Note If you wish to use the Wake On PS 2 Keyboard function make sure this jumper is set to 2 3 On PS2KB Wakeup Select IRQ Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly 1 2 3 1 2 3 PS 2 power select JP2 1 2 3 ...

Page 22: ...orts ATX Double Deck Ports on PE11 TL PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B RJ45 LAN USB 2 1 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 ATX Double Deck Ports on PE11 TC ...

Page 23: ...use function allows you to use a PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system from the S5 state To use this function 1 JP2 must be set to 2 3 On Refer to Jumper Settings for Selecting the PS 2 Power in this chapter 2 PS2KB Wakeup Select IRQ Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly Refer to chapter 3 for more information Warning Make sure ...

Page 24: ...6 2 Universal Serial Bus Ports Additional USB Ports USB 3 to 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 CN1 USB 3 and USB 4 J13 2 1 10 9 1 9 2 10 USB 5 and USB 6 J24 2 1 10 9 ...

Page 25: ...to J13 or J24 The USB 2 0 1 1 ports cable connector can be in serted only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of J13 or J24 Now connect the interface cable connector of your USB device to the USB 2 0 1 1 port that is on the bracket You can enable or disable the USB ports in the Integrated Peripher als submenu OnChip USB Controller field of the BIOS The Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse functi...

Page 26: ... is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast ethernet LAN port at location CN1 of the system board It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub You may enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu VIA OnChip PCI Device field of the BIOS CN1 ...

Page 27: ...olor at locations J3 COM 1 and J23 COM 2 of the mainboard 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 Super IO Device field of the BIOS J3 J23 ...

Page 28: ...n select the port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIOS Setting SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended 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 ...

Page 29: ...me I O port Connect an analog joystick to the 15 pin D sub connector Gold at location CN301 of the mainboard 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 Super IO Device field of the BIOS Game MIDI Port CN301 ...

Page 30: ... 7 Audio Jacks Front Audio J21 Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Function Mic Mic Power AuD_R_Out N C AuD_L_Out Function Ground AuD_Vcc Avcc AuD_R_Return GND Key AuD_L_Return GND Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Line out Line in Mic in Front audio J21 2 1 10 9 2 1 9 10 ...

Page 31: ...utput from the mainboard Line in Jack Light Blue CN3B1 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 CN3C1 Connect a microphone to the mic in jack Front Audio J21 J21 provides you the option of conn...

Page 32: ...al 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 2 7 I O Connectors AUX in J18 CD in J19 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 33: ...r You can enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu 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 J6 on the mainboard The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin 1 of J6 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the ...

Page 34: ... or disable the onboard primary or secondary IDE controller in the Integrated Peripherals submenu VIA 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 IDE 1 J1 If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device install the 40 pin connector of the other IDE ca...

Page 35: ...e drives The mainboard supports Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 ATA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 and 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 mainboard Important If you encounter problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is se...

Page 36: ... to connector J8 on the mainboard Set UART Mode Select in the Integrated Peripherals submenu 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 reverse...

Page 37: ...on 37 2 7 5 CPU Fan Connector Pin 1 2 3 Function Ground 12V N C The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J15 on the mainboard CPU fan J15 3 2 1 ...

Page 38: ...2 3 Function Ground 12V N C If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J14 on the mainboard The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor Chassis fan J14 3 2 1 ...

Page 39: ... LAN Ring in the Power Management Setup IRQ Event Activity Detect field 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 to location J5 on the mainboard The network will detect Magic Packet 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 su...

Page 40: ... 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 41: ...TXP1 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 suppl...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...tem SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis G SW Green Switch This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode 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 S...

Page 44: ...ker Power LED Power LED Power LED Power or Standby Signal PWR LED Power Standby LED When the system s power is on this LED will light When the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend or S3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every second When the system is in the S4 or S5 state it will not light Note If your system did not boot up and the Power Standby LED did not light after it was powered on...

Page 45: ... you respond restart the 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 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 Award...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...ically 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 Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be ident...

Page 48: ...ives 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 sided drive 1 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 2 88MB capacity 3 1 1 5 Video This field selects the type of video adapter used fo...

Page 49: ...r 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 conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 51...

Page 50: ...se the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item 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...

Page 51: ...r you power on the system When Enabled the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST 3 1 2 5 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 Device and Third Boot Device fields respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive sele...

Page 52: ...the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys 3 1 2 9 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 woul...

Page 53: ... denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt 3 1 2 13 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 14 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 option be disabled The default val...

Page 54: ...nsider 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 Previous Valu...

Page 55: ...Hz 133 MHz The memory clock speed will run at 266MHz 3 1 3 1 DRAM Clock Drive Control Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Clock Drive Control 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 Gene...

Page 56: ...e SDRAM CAS Latency to DRAM Command Rate fields will show the default settings by SPD Manual If you want a better performance for your system other than the one by SPD select Manual Then select the best option in the SDRAM CAS Latency to DRAM Command Rate fields SDRAM CAS Latency The default setting is 3 which is 3 clock cycles for the CAS latency Bank Interleave The options are 2 Bank 4 Bank and ...

Page 57: ...ual you must select a value in the AGP Driving Value field Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility AGP P2P Bridge Control 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 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit AGP Aperture Size AGP Mode AGP Drivin...

Page 58: ...e recommend that you leave this field in its default setting AGP Fast Write Select Enabled to support the AGP Fast Write function AGP Master 1 WS Write Set this field 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 ...

Page 59: ...eld and press Enter The following screen will appear CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled Writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to offset the speed difference between the CPU and PCI bus Disabled Writes are not buffered therefore the CPU must wait until the write cycle is complete before starting another write cycle PCI Master 0 WSWrite When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zer...

Page 60: ...es to the system 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 6 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 leave this field in its default settin...

Page 61: ... 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility VIA 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 Value F10 Save ESC Exit OnChip IDE Channel 0 OnChip IDE Channel 1 IDE Prefetch Mod...

Page 62: ...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 timing Mode 0 4 You can select a m...

Page 63: ...nly Your version may not be identical to this one Onboard AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio codec Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card Onboard LAN PE11 TL only This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM PE11 TL only Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and a...

Page 64: ...rsor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Item Help 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 Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select RxD TxD Active IR Transmission Delay UR2 Duplex...

Page 65: ...ipheral device must be within a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 meter 3 Set the RxDTxD Active IR Transmission Delay UR2 Duplex Mode and Use IR Pins 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 be slower This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device The op...

Page 66: ... 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 67: ...ntroller This field is used to select the USB ports you want Enabled 3 1 4 6 USB Keyboard Support By default USB Keyboard Support is Disabled However if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS make sure to enable this function 3 1 4 7 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...

Page 68: ...lect the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function If you are using the Windows 98 operating system refer to Using 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 Option HDD Power Down Suspend Mode Video Off O...

Page 69: ... 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 70: ... 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 the VGA BIOS when it wakes up 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 butt...

Page 71: ...he keyboard password function The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Event Activity Detect PS2KB Wakeup Select USB Resume from S3 VGA LPT COM HDD FDD PCI Master Resume On PCI Event Resume On LAN Ring Resume On Alarm Date of Month Resume Time hh mm ss IRQs Activity Monitoring Disabled Disabled Off LPT ...

Page 72: ... 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 information Resume On LAN Ring This field allows you to enable the Wake On LAN and Wake On Ring functions If you are using a LAN card that supports the remote wake u...

Page 73: ... give priority to the incoming calls or network 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 Resume Time 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...

Page 74: ...tings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQs Activity Monitoring Primary INTR 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 Mouse IRQ13 Coprocessor IRQ14 Hard Disk IRQ15 Reserved ON Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disab...

Page 75: ...evices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the IRQ Resources 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 PNP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By IRQ Resources PCI VGA Palette Sno...

Page 76: ...IRQ for VGA When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the VGA card installed Your VGA card will need an IRQ only when using the video capture function 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 Enabl...

Page 77: ...Q By default an IRQ is automatically assigned to the PCI devices that are installed in the PCI slots If a PCI device has not been assigned an IRQ you must manually assign an IRQ for the device During system boot up you will see NA for the device that does not have an IRQ assigned ...

Page 78: ...s Values PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit 3 1 7 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 7 2 Auto Detect PCI DIMM Clk W...

Page 79: ...e are 2 methods of booting up the system and going back to its default setting Method 1 Clear the CMOS data by setting JP1 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 sy...

Page 80: ...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 9 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 press...

Page 81: ... 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 password function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter instead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu 3 1 11 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a...

Page 82: ...stics 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 changes you have made highlight 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 83: ... 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 84: ...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 85: ...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 86: ...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 87: ...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 88: ...o 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 Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup PE11 TL VIA chipset Chipset Drivers VIA Service Pack ...

Page 89: ...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 90: ...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 91: ...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 92: ...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 93: ...ETWORK 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 o...

Page 94: ...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 95: ...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 96: ...automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2 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 97: ... j If you 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 Option HDD Power Down Suspend Mode Video Of...

Page 98: ...rsor 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 99: ...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 100: ...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 101: ...ode 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 equivale...

Page 102: ...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 103: ...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 104: ...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 105: ... 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 106: ... 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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