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G4V621-N

G4V621-B

System Board
User’s Manual

935-G4V623-000(G)

A83010542

Summary of Contents for G4V621-B

Page 1: ...G4V621 N G4V621 B System Board User s Manual 935 G4V623 000 G A83010542...

Page 2: ...and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2005 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Wi...

Page 3: ...ot 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 in...

Page 4: ...l is for the G4V621 B and G4V621 N system boards The differences between these boards are shown below G4V621 N Intel 82562 and 82559 LAN controllers 2 onboard LAN ports G4V621 B Intel 82562 LAN contro...

Page 5: ...Ports 2 7 I 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...

Page 6: ...ions 4 2 Installation Notes Appendix A Enabling Hyper Threading Technology A 1 Enabling Hyper ThreadingTechnology Appendix B Watchdog Timer B 1 WatchdogTimer Appendix C System Error Messages C 1 POST...

Page 7: ...gy FSB 533MHz Intel Celeron processor 400MHz system data bus 0 9 System Memory Two 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets 2 5V unbuffered PC1600 DDR200 PC2100 DDR266 or PC2700 DDR333 DDR SDRAM DIMM Supports m...

Page 8: ...6 60Hz refresh 3D setup and render engine Discrete Triangles Strips and fans Per pixel perspective corrected texture mapping Software DVD at 30fps full screen 2D graphics features Optimized 256 bit BL...

Page 9: ...ent Connection Supports 559 level cable and PHY Stats Support for Server OS included as check item but no Server function included Same Quality Driver suits as 82559 Supports DMI SNMP WMI 10 100 Auto...

Page 10: ...continue to operate BIOS Award BIOS Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP Plug and Play compatible Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades 4Mbit flash memory Supports DMI 2 0 function D...

Page 11: ...e connector for an external game MIDI port Two internal audio connectors CD in and AUX in One S PDIF out connector One connector for IrDA interface Two IDE connectors One floppy drive interface suppor...

Page 12: ...the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Wake On Ring This function allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wa...

Page 13: ...A Wake On Keyboard This function allows you to use the keyboard to power on the system Refer to Power On Function Onboard Super I O Device field in the Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for...

Page 14: ...n ACPI STR The system board is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plu...

Page 15: ...Most viruses today destroy data stored 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...

Page 16: ...s the following items The system board A user s manual One bracket mounted with 2 USB ports One IDE cable One FDD cable One I O shield One Main Board Utility CD If any of these items are missing or da...

Page 17: ...17 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation G4V621 N Supports 2 onboard LAN ports...

Page 18: ...18 2 Hardware Installation Note The illustrations on the following pages are based on the mainboard that supports 2 onboard LAN ports G4V621 B Supports 1 onboard LAN port...

Page 19: ...e system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The mainboard is equipped with two 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets that support 2 5V DDR SDRAM DIMM Double...

Page 20: ...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...

Page 21: ...nfigure 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 2 Set JP3 pins 2 and 3 to On Wa...

Page 22: ...d press Enter 6 Set the CPU Clock Ratio or CPU Host 3V66 PCI Clock field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock Refer to the Frequency Voltage Control section in chapter...

Page 23: ...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 C...

Page 24: ...e default setting is 2 3 On This setting will protect the system from unnecessary updating or flashing of the BIOS It secures the BIOS therefore any updates to it will not take effect 2 3 On BIOS Prot...

Page 25: ...Rear Panel I O Ports PS 2 Mouse RJ45 LAN 1 Parallel USB 1 2 COM 1 VGA Line out Line in Mic in PS 2 K B RJ45 LAN 2 USB 3 4 PS 2 Mouse RJ45 LAN Parallel Line out Line in Mic in USB 1 2 COM 1 VGA USB 3 G...

Page 26: ...for other expansion cards Wake On Keyboard The Wake On Keyboard function allows you to use the keyboard to power on the system To use this function Power On Function Onboard Super I O Device field in...

Page 27: ...N4 It is also equipped with a 9 pin connector at location J2 for COM 2 serial port One card edge bracket mounted with serial and game MIDI port cables is provided with the system board If you want to...

Page 28: ...apabilities 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...

Page 29: ...er or optional cable After you plug the monitor cable into the VGA port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place Some monitors have a switch that chooses between analog and TTL o...

Page 30: ...45 fast ethernet LAN ports at locations CN5 and CN6 The G4V621 B system board is equipped with only 1 onboard RJ45 fast ethernet LAN port at location CN5 BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard LAN...

Page 31: ...nd CN6 The 10 pin connector J10 on the system board allows you to connect 2 additional USB ports The additional USB ports which are mounted on a card edge bracket will be provided as an option If you...

Page 32: ...r more information Refer to chapter 4 for more information about installing the USB 2 0 driver Wake On USB Keyboard The Wake On USB Keyboard function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a syst...

Page 33: ...d to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Line in Jack Light Blue This jack can be connected to the line out jack of any external audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player...

Page 34: ...and game MIDI port cables is provided with the system board Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the game MIDI port cable to connector J4 Make sure the colored stripe on th...

Page 35: ...Connectors The AUX in J6 and CD in J7 connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card W 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground 1 4 Right audio channel...

Page 36: ...og format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog One card edge bracket mounted with the S PDIF port will be provided as an option Install the c...

Page 37: ...sk Drive Cable 1 Install the 34 pin header connector of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J19 on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with p...

Page 38: ...he header 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 J16 If you are adding a th...

Page 39: ...facturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important If you encountered prob...

Page 40: ...some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Select the type of...

Page 41: ...onnect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J11 of the system board The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS wil...

Page 42: ...nnect cooling fans The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIO...

Page 43: ...Connect one end of the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to location J13 on the system board The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power up the syst...

Page 44: ...nect one end of the cable that came with the card to the card s wake on ring connector and the other end to location J12 on the system board If you are using an external modem the ring on function wil...

Page 45: ...able this function place a jumper cap over J1 Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility Setting Install Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility contained in the provided CD By default this function is disabled When ena...

Page 46: ...stem is in the Soft Off state PCI Standby Power LED This LED LED 1 will turn red when the system is in the power on Soft Off or Suspend Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM state Important If the DIMM S...

Page 47: ...pin 12V power 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...

Page 48: ...from the front panel of the system chassis to pins 4 and 5 Connect the power LED s cable connector from the front panel of the system chassis to pins 1 to 3 The power LED will light only when the syst...

Page 49: ...n Switch This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode G LED Green LED This LED will not light when the system s power is on or when the system is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state It...

Page 50: ...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 1...

Page 51: ...a battery to retain data indefinitely The CompactFlashTM technology is widely used in products such as portable and desktop computers digital cameras handheld data collection scanners PDAs Pocket PCs...

Page 52: ...tem 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 y...

Page 53: ...31 Year displays the year from 1990 to 2098 3 1 1 2 Time The time 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 fr...

Page 54: ...isk vendor If you select Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None Access Mode F...

Page 55: ...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...

Page 56: ...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...

Page 57: ...te 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 an...

Page 58: ...m is powered on The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST To attain the shortest POST time select Fast 3 1 2 5 First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other De...

Page 59: ...en enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks...

Page 60: ...below 3 1 2 13 Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated 3 1 2 14 Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when...

Page 61: ...ology 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 prior to the drive s failure Th...

Page 62: ...ibility or that data was being lost while using your system 3 1 3 1 DRAM Timing Selectable This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Presence Detec...

Page 63: ...ed However compatibility problems may occur with some DRAMs if the system is running in Turbo mode If you encounter this problem set this field to Disabled 3 1 3 7 Memory Frequency For This field is u...

Page 64: ...he 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 3 1 3 12 Delay Prior To Thermal T...

Page 65: ...screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 4 1 OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on th...

Page 66: ...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 mode that matches your ha...

Page 67: ...ion is selected set the password you would like to use to power on the system in the KB Power On Password field Hot Key When this option is selected select the function key you would like to use to po...

Page 68: ...er Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an...

Page 69: ...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 Rx2Tx2 and RxD...

Page 70: ...e the system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the system On When power returns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Former Sts When power returns...

Page 71: ...re to enable this function 3 1 4 6 AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio codec Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card 3 1 4 7 Init Display First This field i...

Page 72: ...ion 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...

Page 73: ...hour and HDD Power Down 15 min Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down 1 min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode and HDD Power...

Page 74: ...ing time selected the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active 3 1 5 12 Soft Off by PWR BTTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system Ho...

Page 75: ...rd must support the wake up function Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI card or onboard LAN Power On By Ring Set this field to Enabled to use the modem ring on function Thi...

Page 76: ...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 incoming calls or network Disabled...

Page 77: ...ed 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 A...

Page 78: ...PCI ISA PnP For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification 3 1 6 5 PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether...

Page 79: ...1 7 2 Current System Temperature Current CPU1 Temperature Current System Fan Speed Current CPU Fan Speed and Current 2nd Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system current temp...

Page 80: ...power supply If you want a warning message to pop up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Winbond Hardware Doctor utility This utility is included in the...

Page 81: ...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 fac...

Page 82: ...clock 66 is the AGP clock and 33 is the PCI clock The default setting is Default Under this setting the system will run according to the processor s clock frequency Important Overclocking may result t...

Page 83: ...fault 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...

Page 84: ...faults 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 Ty...

Page 85: ...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...

Page 86: ...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...

Page 87: ...d 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 yo...

Page 88: ...anges 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 an...

Page 89: ...ystem 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...

Page 90: ...ting 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...

Page 91: ...equired to enhance the perform ance 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 st...

Page 92: ...el chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click Intel 84...

Page 93: ...er please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the GRAPHICS icon 2 Click Intel 845 Graphics Drivers The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen...

Page 94: ...ws 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 Realtek Audio Drivers The fol...

Page 95: ...4 1 4 Intel LAN Drivers To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 2 Click Intel LAN Drivers The following screen will appear...

Page 96: ...double clicking the icon on the lower right of the taskbar The Intel R PROSet II screen will appear For more information about using the utility click View User Guide on the screen above 4 Go back to...

Page 97: ...pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the syst...

Page 98: ...2 Click Microsoft DirectX 8 1 on the main menu The follow ing screen will appear 3 Click Yes to continue 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver...

Page 99: ...all the operating system If the CD does not include Service Pack 4 it is available for download at Microsoft s Windows Update website 4 3 Installation Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 98 SE W...

Page 100: ...dditional 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 Awa...

Page 101: ...101 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 Compute...

Page 102: ...hreading 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 resembl...

Page 103: ...s to function it will also reset according to the time interval so that your system will continue to operate mov dx 02e Enter mov al 87 Enter out dx al Enter out dx al Enter mov dx 02e Enter mov al 07...

Page 104: ...e 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 A...

Page 105: ...e 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 106: ...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 107: ...hing 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 108: ...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 109: ...onfigured 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...

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