PW35 Series
Rev. AC+
System Board
Users Manual
409C0946
Page 1: ...PW35 Series Rev AC System Board User s Manual 409C0946...
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: ...2 9 Jumper Settings for the Boot Block Lock Unlock 2 10 Ports and 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 Featu...
Page 5: ...stalling the Graphics Driver 4 5 Installing the Sound Driver 4 6 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function A 1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix B...
Page 6: ...voltage regulator that automatically detects 1 30V to 3 5V Pentium III 133MHz FSB 533MHz 733MHz processor PW35 E only Pentium III 100MHz FSB 450MHz 600MHz processor Pentium II 100MHz FSB 350MHz 450MH...
Page 7: ...che PW35 E and PW35 D only Graphics controller 100MHz PW35 D or 133MHz PW35 E super AGP per formance using 4MB display cache memory 3D hyper pipelined architecture 2D hardware and motion video acceler...
Page 8: ...tible DB 9 serial port One DB 15 VGA port One SPP ECP EPP DB 25 parallel port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port One game MIDI port Three audio jacks line out line in and...
Page 9: ...lows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals BIOS Award BIOS Windows 95 98 Plug and Play compatible Supports SCSI sequentia...
Page 10: ...plays temperature voltage and fan speed Opened chassis alarm Refer to the System Health Monitor section in chapter 3 and the Hardware Doctor Utility section in chapter 4 for more information 1 1 3 Int...
Page 11: ...u to use the keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse in chapter 2 and Keyboard Mouse Power On in the Integrated Peripherals section in...
Page 12: ...orts the ACPI function ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can power off the system at once b...
Page 13: ...oard package contains the following items The system board A user s manual One card edge bracket with a serial port One IDE cable for ATA 66 IDE drives PW35 E PW35 D or PW35 S One IDE cable for ATA 33...
Page 14: ...2 14 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation PW35 E or PW35 D...
Page 15: ...2 Hardware Installation 15 PW35 S or PW35 L Note The illustrations on the following pages are based on the PW35 S or PW35 L system board which are boards without SDRAMs...
Page 16: ...ystem memory Aside from the 1MB shared memory it also uses the Dynamic Display Memory DDM technology DDM freely changes in size because graphics memory is allocated from the system memory according to...
Page 17: ...the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notches in the module aligned with the keys on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely...
Page 18: ...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 19: ...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 20: ...system because the processor s clock ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS SECC2 or SEPP processor Push the slide of the...
Page 21: ...Select the CPU Frequency Control submenu and press Enter 6 Set the CPU Clock Ratio or CPU PCI Clock MHz field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock Refer to the CPU Fr...
Page 22: ...ting JP5 to disabled You will not be able to boot up the system if you fail to do so 2 The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field of the...
Page 23: ...r system configurations Nomenclature BIOS AC97 Audio Refers to the AC97 Audio field in the Integrated Peripherals submenu BIOS AC97 Modem Refers to the AC97 Modem field in the Integrated Peripherals s...
Page 24: ...aker default 1 2 On External speaker PCI sound card in PCI slot Primary modem riser in AMR slot JP7 disable BIOS AC97 Audio disable BIOS AC97 Modem auto 7 PCI sound card in PCI slot Secondary modem ri...
Page 25: ...0MHz set all pins to Off If you want a 100MHz FSB processor to run at 66MHz set pins 1 and 2 to On PW35 E JP9 and JP10 If you are using the PW35 E system board which is the board that supports 133MHz...
Page 26: ...2 On Unlock boot block default 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 100...
Page 27: ...erial Ports The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port CN12 Teal Turquoise for COM 1 primary serial port located at the ATX double deck ports of the board It is also equipped with a 9 pi...
Page 28: ...the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards Warning Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnect ing a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system bo...
Page 29: ...1 Install the 34 pin header connector into the shrouded floppy disk header J2 on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin 1 of J2 2 Install the other 34 pin header co...
Page 30: ...n connector of the other IDE cable into the secondary shrouded IDE header connector J14 2 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned...
Page 31: ...ting system to use the USB ports Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation Pin 1 2 Function Ground Sensor 2 10 6 Thermal Sensor Connector If you wish to monitor the thermal condition of...
Page 32: ...oard Set UART2 Mode Select 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 t...
Page 33: ...he system enters the Suspend mode 2 10 10 Chassis Fan Connector If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J4 on the system board The fan will provi...
Page 34: ...nitor Connect the monitor s 15 pin D shell cable connector to the VGA port CN10 Blue located at the ATX double deck ports of the system board If your monitor supports analog video but does not have a...
Page 35: ...nal 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 CN6 Pink Connect...
Page 36: ...with 3 CD audio in connectors Depending on the type of CD ROM drive and the cable connector it uses connect one end of the cable included in the CD ROM package to the CD in connector on the system bo...
Page 37: ...nector The system board supports the Wake On LAN function This function will allow the network to remotely power on a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can...
Page 38: ...disabled When enabled a warning message will appear when the chassis is open The utility may also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the chassis is open Refer to the Hardware Doctor...
Page 39: ...ur power supply must meet the ATX specification supporting 3 3V 14A minimum otherwise your system will not boot properly Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Function 3 3V 14A 3 3V 14A Ground 5V Ground 5V Ground...
Page 40: ...de 3 3VSB Standby for PCI jumper JP11 The default setting of jumper JP11 is On It provides 3 3VSB Standby power to the PCI slots If you are using a PCI modem card that does not comply to the PCI 2 2 s...
Page 41: ...ate 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 B...
Page 42: ...nd N C Speaker Data N C Ground Speaker Power N C LED Power N C LED Power or Standby Signal Keylock Ground Use pins 21 23 for the Power Standby LED KEYLOCK Power Standby LED and Keylock Connector Use p...
Page 43: ...rt 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 Fea...
Page 44: ...IDE Secondary Slave field then press Enter IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen The settings on the screen are for refere...
Page 45: ...ing system s manual or Help desk on which one to select Drive A and Drive B These categories identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in...
Page 46: ...l 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 e...
Page 47: ...ng message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this category Also disable this category if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Wind...
Page 48: ...e option of disabling this function Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on the system When Enabled the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items d...
Page 49: ...umeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys Typematic Rate Setting When disabled continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause th...
Page 50: ...ess the correct password is entered at the prompt OS Select for DRAM 64MB This item allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 The options are Non OS2 and OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability T...
Page 51: ...to CAS Delay This field allows you to insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals used when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is...
Page 52: ...the system Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the system BIOS enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at C0000H to C7FFFH to be cached if the cache controller is als...
Page 53: ...S to CAS Override This field is used to select the display cache clock periods control The options are by CAS LT and Override 2 RAS Timing This field controls RAS active to Protegra and refresh to RAS...
Page 54: ...Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART2 Mode Select RxD TxD Active IR Transmission Delay Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA PWR Lost Resume State Game...
Page 55: ...gs for you Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories USB Controller We recommend that you leave this field in its default setting Enabled USB Keyboard Support By default USB Keyboard Support...
Page 56: ...ed Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse in chapter 2 for more information Disabled Default setting Warning If JP5 was previously enabled with a pass word set in the KB Power On...
Page 57: ...rd to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2...
Page 58: ...nabled and Disabled Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 3BCH IRQ7 278H IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode The...
Page 59: ...ure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power...
Page 60: ...end 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 Refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in app...
Page 61: ...e vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initializes display power management signaling...
Page 62: ...set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Refer to the card s documentation for more information Re...
Page 63: ...ss Alarm fields However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network Resume On Ring LAN prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to the incomin...
Page 64: ...l Choose the specific IRQ and memory resources in the IRQ Resources and Memory Resources fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one X X CMOS...
Page 65: ...tions are N A C800 CC00 D000 D400 D800 and DC00 Reserved Memory Length The options are 8K 16K 32K and 64K PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with...
Page 66: ...n an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Hardware Doctor utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board Refer to the Hardware Doctor Utility section in chapter 4...
Page 67: ...d 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 processor used the default setting is Default Under this setting the sy...
Page 68: ...e power button first Keep on pressing the Insert key until the power on screen appears This will allow the system to boot according to the FSB of the processor Now press the Del key to enter the Award...
Page 69: ...ord 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 typ...
Page 70: ...14 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 En...
Page 71: ...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 72: ...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 73: ...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 74: ...he system board package into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click the Hardware Doctor button to install the utility 4 3 INF Update for Windows 95 98 The CD include...
Page 75: ...Microsoft for this program 4 4 Installing the Graphics Driver 1 Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear 2 Click Graphics Driver 3 The Welcome screen will...
Page 76: ...ows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT 4 0 operating systems If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the...
Page 77: ...t Resume on Ring Resume on LAN Resume on Alarm Date of Month Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm Enabled S3 STR User Define DPMS Yes Disabled Disabled Instant Off Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 0 0 0 0 Ite...
Page 78: ...sor 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 t...
Page 79: ...og 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 compute...
Page 80: ...To power on the computer just press the power button The operating session where you left off when you power off the computer will resume in not more than 8 seconds However the power button will not...
Page 81: ...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 Aw...
Page 82: ...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 83: ...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 84: ...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 85: ...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 86: ...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...
