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G4M100-MS12

System Board
User’s Manual

935-G4M101-000G

A90110616

Summary of Contents for G4M100-MS12

Page 1: ...G4M100 MS12 System Board User s Manual 935 G4M101 000G A90110616 ...

Page 2: ... use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document 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 su...

Page 3: ...rticular 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 interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an ...

Page 4: ...ard Layout System Memory CPU Jumper Settings Rear Panel I O Ports I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares Drivers Utilities and Software Applications Installation Notes Appendix A Watchdog Timer Appendix B System Error Messages POST Beep Error Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checklist 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 11 15 15 ...

Page 5: ...nts and product specifications 2 The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse improper installation modification accidents or unauthorized repair of the product 3 Unless otherwise instructed in this user s manual the user may not under any circumstances attempt to perform service adjustments or repairs on the product whether in or out of warranty It must be returned to ...

Page 6: ...tant Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drive and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact wit...

Page 7: ... accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed above This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more information about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Before Using the System Board Before using the system board prepare basic system components If you are installing the system...

Page 8: ...C2100 DDR266 DDR SDRAM DIMM Supports 128Mbit 256Mbit and 512Mbit technologies providing maximum capacity of 512Mb with x16 devices and up to 1GB with high density 512Mbit technology BIOS Award BIOS 4Mbit flash memory Power Management Suppor ts ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management Supports ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Wake On Events include Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Wake On USB...

Page 9: ...350MHz integrated 24 bit RAMDAC 3D graphics engine 3D setup and render engine LFP Local Flat Panel LVDS Interface Single or dual channel LVDS panel support up to SXGA panel resolution with frequency range from 25MHz to 112MHz Supports data format of 18 bpp Onboard Audio Features Realtek ALC655 18 bit stereo full duplex codec with independent variable sampling rate High quality differential CD inpu...

Page 10: ...2 0 1 1 ports 3 audio jacks mic in line in and line out I O Connectors 1 connector for 2 additional external USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 connector for 1 additional external COM port 1 connector for LVDS LCD panel 1 LCD Inverter power connector 1 LCD brightness control connector 1 DIO connector 1 front audio connector for line out and mic in jacks 1 CD in internal audio connector 1 S PDIF in out connector ...

Page 11: ...re doubling the speed of data transfer S PDIF S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog S PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device The ...

Page 12: ...rals Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By PWR BTTN field of the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Wake On LAN This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signa...

Page 13: ...s PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management Currently only Windows 98 2000 ME XP supports 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 by pressing the power button or selecting S...

Page 14: ...ower failure you may choose to either power on the system manually or let the system power on automatically Virus Protection 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 ...

Page 15: ...15 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...

Page 16: ...t to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The system board supports 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 each clock This effectively doubles...

Page 17: ...ust 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: ... is exclusively designed for installing an Intel processor Installing the CPU 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the 479 pin CPU socket on the system board X 4 Use a screwdriver to turn the screw to its unlock position Lock Unlock ...

Page 19: ... touching the pins 6 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force Use a screwdriver to turn the screw to its lock position Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU Gold triangular mark Pin 1 of the socket ...

Page 20: ...used to stabilize the CPU fan heat sink assembly so that even pressure is distributed on the CPU This will prevent the die on the CPU from being damaged cushion pad CPU Before you install the CPU fan heat sink assembly peel the adhe sive strip from the cushion pad then stick it on the CPU ...

Page 21: ...ly the fan and heat sink assembly included in the system board package The fan and heat sink package contains the fan and heat sink assembly and a retension module base CPU fan and heat sink assembly Retention module base 1 Match and insert the screw holes of the retention module base to the mounting holes around the CPU socket from the bottom through the top of the system board Screw hole Screw h...

Page 22: ... important so that the fan heat sink will provide adequate cooling to the components of the system board Turn each Phillips head screw half way down first to initially stabilize the heat sink onto the system board then finally tighten each screw Important Do not turn the first screw all the way down followed by the next and so on This is to avoid imbalance which might cause cracks or fractures to ...

Page 23: ...orrectly 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 JP7 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP7 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the system 2 3 On Cle...

Page 24: ... PS 2 mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA PS 2 Power Select 1 2 On 5V default 2 3 On 5VSB X JP4 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 25: ... S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2A USB 5 6 JP1 1 2 On 5V default 2 3 On 5VSB 3 1 2 3 1 2 US...

Page 26: ... Important Before powering on the system make sure JP6 s setting matches the LCD panel s specification Selecting the incorrect voltage will seriously damage the LCD panel LCD Inverter Settings JP6 5V 3 3V 12V Panel Power 1 3 On 3 5 On 7 9 On 5V 12V Inverter On Level 2 4 On 4 6 On Active Low Active High Inverter On Off Select 8 10 On 10 12 On ...

Page 27: ...nel It is used to adjust the brightness of the LCD Display Panel Increasing or decreasing the voltage to control the LCD panel s brightness varies among Inverters You must refer to the Inverter s specification to make the appropriate adjustment to the brightness of the LCD panel 3 1 2 1 2 On Increases the voltage level 2 3 On Decreases the voltage level ...

Page 28: ...he system board set JP5 pins 1 3 2 4 9 11 and 10 12 to On This setting automatically sets COM 4 at RS 232 JP5 1 3 2 4 7 9 8 10 On 3 5 4 6 7 9 8 10 On 1 3 2 4 9 11 12V 10 12 5V On COM 4 RS232 RS485 AUX Select RS232 default RS485 Auxiliary power The table below list the pin assignment of JP5 1 3 5 7 9 11 N C EN232 GND MDCD4 X_MDCD4 12V 2 4 6 8 10 12 N C SIN4 RS485 MRI4 X_MRI4 Vcc ...

Page 29: ...ower from the system board set JP3 pins 3 5 and 4 6 to On Otherwise leave this jumper s setting at 1 3 2 4 On The table below list the pin assignment of JP3 COM 2 RS232 AUX Select X JP3 3 5 5V 4 6 12V On Auxiliary power 1 3 2 4 On RS232 default 1 3 2 6 4 5 1 3 2 6 4 5 1 3 5 MRI2 X_MRI2 Vcc 2 4 6 MDCD2 X_MDCD2 12V ...

Page 30: ...stem to power on whenever AC power comes in set JP8 pins 1 and 2 to On If you want to use the power button set pins 2 and 3 to On Important If you want the system to automatically power on when power returns after an AC power failure you must 1 Set JP8 pins 1 and 2 to On 2 The PWRON After PWR Fail field must be set to On Integrated Peripherals submenu Super I O Device section of the BIOS 1 3 2 1 3...

Page 31: ...he rear panel I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port COM ports VGA port LAN port USB ports Mic in jack Line in jack Line out jack PS 2 K B COM 2 USB 3 USB 1 2 VGA Line out Line in Mic in PS 2 Mouse LAN USB 4 COM 1 COM 4 ...

Page 32: ...reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards Warning Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function Jumper Setting JP4 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer...

Page 33: ...S Setting Configure the PS 2 wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA ...

Page 34: ... and other serial devices Your COM port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the serial port cable to J9 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of J9 Important If the LCD Display Panel that is connected to the LVDS LCD Panel connector...

Page 35: ...power from the system board set JP3 and or JP5 appropriately Refer to COM 2 RS232 AUX Select and COM 4 RS232 RS485 AUX Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting Configure the serial ports in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information ...

Page 36: ...onitor dealer for the adapter 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 or digital operation If your monitor has such a switch set it for analog BIOS Setting Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS Driver In...

Page 37: ...t allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information W LAN ...

Page 38: ...ws you to connect 2 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports Your USB ports may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J5 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J5 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals sub...

Page 39: ...ard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP1 and or JP2 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to USB Power Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake ...

Page 40: ...ack is a one hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Mic in Jack Pink This jack is used to connect an external microphone Line in Jack Light Blue This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Line out Jack Lime This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board W Rear audio Line out...

Page 41: ...6 and pins 9 10 of J3 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J3 If you are not using this connector make sure to replace the jumper caps back to their original pin locations Driver Installation Install the audio driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information The front audio is disabled The rear audio is enabled The front ...

Page 42: ...are Installation I O Connectors CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in J2 connector is 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 ...

Page 43: ... S PDIF in out port Your S PDIF port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the audio cable connector to J4 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J4 W 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out GND SPDIF in ...

Page 44: ...tor J12 These connectors transmit video signals and power from the system board to the LCD Display Panel The LCD AUX power connector J11 is used to connect auxiliary power to the LCD panel Refer to the next page for the pin functions of these connectors Jumper Settings Refer to the Jumper Settings section in this chapter for settings relevant to the LCD panel LVDS LCD Panel LCD Inverter Power X 1 ...

Page 45: ...ut2 LVDS_Out2 GND LVDS_Out1 LVDS_Out1 GND LVDS_Out0 LVDS_Out0 GND LVDS_CLK1 LVDS_CLK1 GND COM3_DTR COM3_RTS COM3_RD COM3_CTS Pins 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 Function GND LVDS_Out7 LVDS_Out7 GND LVDS_Out6 LVDS_Out6 GND LVDS_Out5 LVDS_Out5 GND LVDS_Out4 LVDS_Out4 GND LVDS_CLK2 LVDS_CLK2 GND COM3_TD COM3_RI COM3_DSR COM3_DCD LVDS LCD Panel Connector LCD Inverter Power Con...

Page 46: ...46 2 Hardware Installation DIO Connector The DIO Digital I O connector at location J6 provides powering on function of an external device that is connected to this connector 2 1 19 X ...

Page 47: ...to the next page for the pin function of this connector Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the floppy disk connector J7 on the system board and the other end of the connector to the floppy drive Pin 1 of the cable must align with pin 1 of J7 BIOS Setting Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device fie...

Page 48: ... 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 Function 5V 5V 5V N C N C N C DRVDE0 GND GND GND GND GND GND Pins 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 Function INDEX DR0 DSKCH N C MTR0 DIR STEP WDATA WGATE TRK0 WRPRO RDATA HDSEL FPC Type FDD Connector ...

Page 49: ... The system board is equipped with two Serial ATA connectors for connecting Serial ATA devices Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to SATA 1 or SATA 2 and the other end to your Serial ATA device X SATA 1 SATA 2 1 7 GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 1 7 ...

Page 50: ...he connector on the IDE cable can be inserted into IDE 1 only if pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of IDE 1 The IDE 1 connector supports 2 devices a Master and a Slave Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into the IDE 1 connector and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The connector at the en...

Page 51: ...ter HDD IDE 2 Connector The 44 pin IDE 2 connector at location J15 is used for connecting one 2 5 2 0 pitch or 3 5 UltraDMA 33Mbps hard drive The system board package provides a 44 pin to 40 pin IDE cable for connecting a 3 5 hard drive If you wish to connect a 2 5 hard drive the 44 pin to 44 pin IDE cable must be purchased separately 44 pin connect to IDE 2 connector 40 pin connect to 3 5 HDD ...

Page 52: ... in Master mode BIOS Setting Configure the onboard IDE in the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Pin 1 Red stripe of cable The IDE 2 connector does not have a keying mechanism therefore make sure the red stripe of the 44 pin to 40 pin IDE ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of the IDE 2 connector Failure to do so will damage ...

Page 53: ... cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure the onboard IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS to the type of IrDA stand ard supported by your device Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation...

Page 54: ...ct additional 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 BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans Refer to chapter 3 for more information X 2nd fan 1 3 Ground Power Sense CPU fan X System fan 1 3 Ground Power Sense X 1 3 Sense Power Grou...

Page 55: ...sis intrusion event Hardware Monitor for Windows Install the Hardware Monitor for Windows utility By default the chassis intrusion detection function is disabled When enabled a warning message will appear when the chassis is open The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the chassis is open Refer to the Hardware Monitor for Windows section in chapter 4 for more inf...

Page 56: ...rs respectively The 4 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 180 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 200 Watt or greater power supp...

Page 57: ...tandby Power LED This LED 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 DRAM Power LED or PCI Standby Power LED is lighted 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 or add in cards DRAM Power LED and PCI Standby Power LED DRAM ...

Page 58: ... 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 state it will blink every second When the system is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every 4 seconds X Pin 1 3 5 7 9 11 N C HDD LED RESET SW N C Pin Assignment N C HDD Power Signal Ground RST Signal N C Pin 2 4 6 8 10 12 PWR LED PWR BTN Key Pin Assignment L...

Page 59: ...er explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys...

Page 60: ... is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press ...

Page 61: ...ge and show the IDE for the HDD CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select Normal or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be...

Page 62: ...rite timing Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track Drive A This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive 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 ...

Page 63: ...ed during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors Al...

Page 64: ...64 3 BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 65: ...led the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation Some entries are defaults required by the system board while others if enabled will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference The settings on the screen are for reference only ...

Page 66: ... boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device Boot Up Floppy Seek When 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 When disabled the BIOS will no...

Page 67: ...olding 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 would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys You can then select the typematic ...

Page 68: ... denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting 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 Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will app...

Page 69: ...r that data was being lost while using your system 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 Detect data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc When this option is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEPROM This option is...

Page 70: ...AS Precharge This field controls RAS precharge in local memory clocks System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses 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 Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the system BIOS enabling the Video BIOS cache will...

Page 71: ... the AGP for graphics purposes Aperture refers to a portion of the PCI memory address range that is dedicated for the graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation On Chip Frame Buffer Size This field is used to select the frame buffer size Panel Type Panel 1 640x480 one channel LVDS A0 A2 for 18 bit panels Panel 2 800x600 on...

Page 72: ...This field is used to select whether to initialize the onboard VGA or PCI first when the system boots Onboard VGA When the system boots it will first initialize the onboard VGA PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI ...

Page 73: ...en are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 74: ...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 mode that matches your hard disk d...

Page 75: ... or disable the USB ports USB 2 0 Controller If you are using USB 2 0 this field must be set to Enabled USB Keyboard Support If you are using a USB keyboard under DOS set this field to Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer The block size will depend on the type of hard dis...

Page 76: ... is used to enable or disable the USB mouse AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio CODEC Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card Onboard LAN Control This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN ...

Page 77: ...n the system in the Hot Key Power On field Mouse Left When this option is selected double click the left button of the mouse to power on the system Mouse Right When this option is selected double click the right button of the mouse to power on the system Any Key Press any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard...

Page 78: ...that you would like to use to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller PWRON After PWR Fail Off When power returns after an AC power failure 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 automati...

Page 79: ...ving data Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Serial Port 3 and Onboard Serial Port 4 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port 1 2 3 or 4 Disabled Disables the onboard 1 2 3 or 4 Serial Port 1 Use IRQ Serial Port 2 Use IRQ Serial Port 3 Use IRQ and Serial Port 4 Use IRQ These fields are ...

Page 80: ...I Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI Currently only Windows 98 2000 ME XP supports this function If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the ACPI Suspend Type field ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR ...

Page 81: ...ser Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode field Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Initializes display power management...

Page 82: ...t func tion is enabled or disabled 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 accidentally hit or pushed the power button Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off ...

Page 83: ... respond to calls coming from an external modem USB KB Wake Up From S3 This field when enabled allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state This can be configured only if the ACPI Suspend Type field is set to S3 STR Resume By Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to pow...

Page 84: ...to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field Time hh mm ss Alarm This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on If you want the system to power on everyday as set in the Date of Month Alarm field the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu ...

Page 85: ...n Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ resource...

Page 86: ...ice or Reserved PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default value is Disabled Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 87: ...stem Fan Speed Current CPU Fan Speed and Current 2nd Fan Speed These fields will show the internal temperature of the system current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the cooling fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute CPU This field will show the detected voltage of the processor 1 2V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V VBAT and 5VSB These fields show the output voltage of the power supply ...

Page 88: ...ge Control The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician ...

Page 89: ...ues permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option in the main menu and press Enter If you want to proceed type Y and press Enter The default settings will be loaded ...

Page 90: ...e Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press Enter Type Y and press Enter to load the Setup default values ...

Page 91: ...ompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To...

Page 92: ...s only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied Use the arrow keys to highlight Set User Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be promp...

Page 93: ...nter Type Y and press Enter The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 94: ...have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press Enter Type Y and press Enter The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simulta neously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 95: ...d 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 15B C Phoenix Technolog...

Page 96: ...IOS 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 97: ...equired to 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 Chapter 4 Supported Software ...

Page 98: ...s so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu 1 The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install the utility After all files have been extracted click Next 2 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next ...

Page 99: ... the utility 6 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 7 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the utility to take effect 4 Go through the readme document to view system requirements and installation information then click Next ...

Page 100: ...s Drivers To install the driver click Intel Graphics Drivers on the main menu 2 Setup is now ready to install the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator driver Click Next 1 Go through the readme document for more installation tips then click Next ...

Page 101: ...4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the driver to take effect 3 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 102: ...installation wizard will extract the files needed to install AC97 audio 2 AC97 audio is now ready to install and configure the new software installation Click Next 3 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 103: ...Read the license agreement then click I accept the terms in the license agreement Click Next 2 Select the folder where you would like the files saved then click Next 3 Click Install Driver 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 104: ...ttings values 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 Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition To install the utility click Hardware Monitor for Windows on the main menu 1 Setup is now preparing the...

Page 105: ...4 Supported Software 4 Click Next to add the program icon to the Program Folder 5 Click Finish to exit the wizard 3 Click Next to install to the designated location or click Browse to select another folder ...

Page 106: ...106 4 Supported Software 6 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 107: ...e Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver To install click Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver on the main menu 1 Read the license agreement then click I accept the agreement Click Next 2 You are now ready to install DirectX 9 0C Click Next ...

Page 108: ...108 4 Supported Software 3 Click Finish Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect ...

Page 109: ...vers To install the driver click VIA SATA RAID Drivers on the main menu 2 Read the license agreement then click I Agee Click Next 1 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 3 Select the components you want to install then click Next ...

Page 110: ...to install the components Click Next 5 A list of the components that were successfully installed will appear Click Next 6 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new drivers to take effect ...

Page 111: ...ll when you install the operating system If the CD does not include Service Pack 4 it is available for download at Microsoft s Windows Update website Installation Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 2000 and Windows XP 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 root directo...

Page 112: ... to function it will also reset according to the time interval so that your system will continue to operate mov dx 04e Enter mov al 87 Enter out dx al Enter out dx al Enter mov dx 04e Enter mov al 07 Enter out dx al Enter inc dx Enter inc al Enter out dx al Enter dec dx Enter mov al f6 Enter out dx al Enter inc dx Enter mov al xy Enter out dx al Enter XY is the Watchdog Time count value for the 00...

Page 113: ...de consists of a single long beep 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 equivalent ty...

Page 114: ...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 115: ...t 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 Make...

Page 116: ...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 117: ...ur hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters 1 Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is on line 2 Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer 3 Verify that the attached serial device wor...

Page 118: ...If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets 4 Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations 5 If the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed component...

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