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P5XV3

Rev. A+

System Board

User’s Manual

34880114

Summary of Contents for P5XV3

Page 1: ...P5XV3 Rev A System Board User s Manual 34880114 ...

Page 2: ... its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes All Rights Reserved 1998 Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS WindowsTM and Windows 95 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Cyrix 6x86 6x86L and 6x86MX are registered trademarks of Cyrix Corporation AMD K5 and K6 are register...

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: ... Settings 3 1 8 Integrated Peripherals 3 1 9 Supervisor Password 3 1 10 User Password 3 1 11 IDE HDD Auto Detection 3 1 12 Save Exit Setup 3 1 13 Exit Without Saving 40 40 44 48 50 53 55 55 55 59 59 60 61 61 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout 2 2 Installation Steps 2 2 1 Installing System Memory 2 2 2 Installing a Processor 2 2 3 Setting the Jumpers on the System Board 2 2 4 I...

Page 5: ...ndix C Troubleshooting C 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 75 Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management Interface 4 2 System Health Monitor Utility 4 3 Drivers 63 66 67 Appendix A Identifying Processors A 1 Intel Processors A 2 Cyrix Processors A 3 AMD Processors 69 69 70 ...

Page 6: ...P5XV3 System Board User s Manual 1 6 1 Introduction CHAPTER ...

Page 7: ...20 133 150 166 200MHz Cyrix 6x86L PR120 PR133 PR150 PR166 and 6x86MX PR166 PR200 AMD K5 PR90 PR100 PR120 PR133 PR166 AMD K6 166 K6 200 K6 233 and future K6 processors System Memory The system board supports 8MB to 256MB of memory It is equipped with two DIMM and two SIMM sockets The 168 pin DIMM sockets use x64 EDO 60 70ns or SDRAM 10 12 13ns 3 3V The 72 pin SIMM sockets use EDO or FPM 60 70ns x32...

Page 8: ...ts up to two 2 88MB floppy drives One mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices Ultra DMA 33 supported Synchronous Ultra DMA mode data transfer rate up to a maximum of 33MB sec PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE data transfer rate up to 16 6MB sec Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk...

Page 9: ... like your system to power on 1 1 2 Technology AGP Accelerated Graphics Port The system board is equipped with 1 AGP slot AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing z buffering and alpha blending delivering up to 533MB sec bandwidth for 3D graphics applications AGP in this Intel Pentium processor...

Page 10: ...uture versions of these operating systems 1 1 3 Intelligence Monitors Processor Temperature and Overheat Alarm The system board is able to detect the temperature of the processor An alarm will sound in case of processor overheat Refer to Chipset Features Setup Chapter 3 and System Health Monitor Utility Chapter 4 Monitors Processor AGP Fan Speed and Failure Alarm The system board is able to detect...

Page 11: ...m in the Modem Use IRQ field Refer to the Power Management Setup section Chapter 3 for more information Note This feature supports external modem only If you are using this function make sure to turn on the power of the modem prior to powering off the system RTC Timer to Power on the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power on on the set date and time ...

Page 12: ...tains the following items þ The system board þ A user s manual þ One 40 pin IDE hard disk cable þ One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable þ One I O shield þ One CD þ Five spare jumpers If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance ...

Page 13: ...2 Hardware Installation CHAPTER ...

Page 14: ...2 14 P5XV3 System Board User s Manual 2 1 System Board Layout ...

Page 15: ...ut any procedures requiring ESD protection The following outlines the basic installation steps prior to installing the system board into the chassis 2 2 1 Install the System Memory 2 2 2 Install the Processor 2 2 3 Set the Jumpers on the System Board 2 2 4 Install the Expansion Cards 2 2 5 Connect the Ribbon Cables and Wires of the Ports and Connectors 2 2 6 Install the System Board 2 2 1 Installi...

Page 16: ...mory Refer to the table below for the DIMM sockets and modules needed for the corresponding memory sizes Memory Size 8MB 8MB 16MB 16MB 16MB 24MB 24MB 32MB 32MB 32MB 40MB 40MB 48MB 48MB 64MB 128MB 256MB DM1 8MB none 16MB none 8MB 8MB 16MB 32MB none 16MB 8MB 32MB 16MB 32MB 32MB 64MB 128MB DM2 none 8MB none 16MB 8MB 16MB 8MB none 32MB 16MB 32MB 8MB 32MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB ...

Page 17: ...sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a socket on the system board Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket 2 2 1 2 SIMM The two 72 pin SIMM Single In line Memory Module sockets use EDO or FPM x32 DRAM Refer to the table on the next page for the bank locations and modules needed for the cor...

Page 18: ...MB 4MB 16MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 16MB 4MB 32MB 8MB 32MB 16MB 32MB 64MB Memory Size 8MB 16MB 16MB 24MB 24MB 32MB 32MB 40MB 40MB 48MB 48MB 64MB 64MB 72MB 72MB 80MB 80MB 96MB 96MB 128MB SM2 4MB 8MB 4MB 4MB 8MB 16MB 8MB 4MB 16MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 16MB 4MB 32MB 8MB 32MB 16MB 32MB 64MB ...

Page 19: ... on the socket 2 Seat the module at a 45 angle into the bank Make sure it is completely seated Tilt the module upright until it locks in place in the socket Installing a SIM Module A SIM module simply snaps into a socket on the system board Pin 1 of the SIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket notch key ...

Page 20: ...mount of sideways force to free the handle from its retaining tab Once clear of the tab the handle will open relatively easily The top plate will slide back 2 Insert the processor until the pins are in their corresponding holes Make sure pin 1 of the processor is aligned with pin 1 of the socket To prevent improper processor installation the ZIF socket has a Plug Keying mechanism Several holes in ...

Page 21: ...PR rating system which is the overall processor performance rating The voltage of the processors are divided into Single voltage and Dual voltage processors Single voltage processors include Intel Pentium Cyrix 6x86 and AMD K5 processors Dual voltage processors include Intel Pentium processors with MMX technology Cyrix 6x86L and 6x86MX and AMD K6 processors Make sure all jumpers are set correctly ...

Page 22: ...ors JP1 JP6 90MHz 60MHz 1 5x 100MHz 66MHz 1 5x 120MHz 60MHz 2x 133MHz 66MHz 2x 150MHz 60MHz 2 5x 166MHz 66MHz 2 5x 200MHz 66MHz 3x MMX166MHz 66MHz 2 5x MMX200MHz 66MHz 3x Jumper Settings for Intel Processors MMX233MHz 66MHz 3 5x Intel Processors JP1 JP6 ...

Page 23: ... 55MHz 2x 6x86L PR150 60MHz 2x 6x86L PR166 66MHz 2x 6x86MX PR166 60MHz 2 5x 6x86MX PR200 66MHz 2 5x Jumper Settings for AMD Processors AMD Processors JP1 JP6 AMD Processors JP1 JP6 K5 PR90 60MHz 1 5x K5 PR100 66MHz 1 5x K5 PR120 60MHz 1 5x K5 PR133 66MHz 1 5x K5 PR166 66MHz 2 5x K6 166 66MHz 2 5x K6 200 66MHz 3x K6 233 66MHz 3 5x K6 266 66MHz 4x ...

Page 24: ...ngs for the Alarm Jumper JP7 Alarm On Off Select The system board supports 3 types of sound for 3 different failure alarms temperature fan speed and voltage Set JP7 to On if you wish the failure alarm to sound The alarm will warn you of any irregularity that may damage your system Refer to Chipset Features Setup Chapter 3 for more information Off Alarm Off On Alarm On 2 1V 2 2V ...

Page 25: ...son the CMOS data becomes corrupted the system can be reconfigured with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values power off your system and unplug the power cord Set JP9 pins 1 and 2 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP9 back to its default setting pins 2 and 3 On You may now plug the power cord and power on your system 1 2 3 1 2 3 ...

Page 26: ...l for any hardware settings such as jumpers 6 Position the expansion card above the free slot When the card s edge connector is aligned with the slot press firmly on the top of the card to seat it Secure it with the screw you removed in step 3 7 Replace the computer s cover and switch on the power 2 2 3 3 Jumper Settings for IRQ12 Select Jumper JP10 IRQ12 Select By default the PS 2 mouse port uses...

Page 27: ...e Legacy cards After all ISA cards have been assigned an IRQ the PCI cards will then be automatically assigned an IRQ Refer to the Resources Controlled By field in the PNP PCI Configuration setup of the Award BIOS Chapter 3 for more information To view the used and free IRQs run Microsoft s Diagnostic MSD EXE MSD EXE is in the Windows directory If you are using Windows 95 double click My Computer ...

Page 28: ...ote display terminals and other serial devices You can set the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals setup of the Award BIOS 2 2 4 3 Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 dedicated AGP slot to support high performance 3D graphics cards Refer to the Technology section Chapter 1 for more information The system board is also equipped with 3 dedicated PCI slots 2 dedicat...

Page 29: ...nected to this port the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards 2 2 5 3 Parallel Port The system board has a standard printer port for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports SPP ECP and EPP modes You can set the port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals setup of the Award BIOS ...

Page 30: ...py Disk Drive Controller The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk header that supports two standard floppy disk drives To prevent improper floppy cable installation the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism The 34 pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header Setting SPP Standard Paral...

Page 31: ...anism can be installed in the shrouded IDE header Be extremely careful to match the colored edge of the ribbon with pin 1 of the header Connecting the Hard Disk Cable 1 If you are connecting two hard drives install the 40 pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header connector J5 If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device install the 40 pin connector of the other IDE cabl...

Page 32: ...her as the slave Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and or switches on the drives We recommend that you use Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 ATA 3 and Ultra DMA hard drives be 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 system board Im...

Page 33: ...tation 2 2 5 7 IrDA Connector The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wire less connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices Connect your IrDA cable to connector J2 on the system board Make sure Onboard UART 2 Mode in the Integrated Peripherals setup of the Award BIOS Chapter 3 is set to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA peripheral device You must have t...

Page 34: ...ll a fan on the add on card connect the fan s connector to location J3 on the system board Refer to the add on card s manual for instructions on installing the fan Pin 1 2 3 Function GND 12V Sense 2 2 5 8 CPU Fan Connector The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J6 on the system board Pin 1 2 3 Function GND 12V Sense ...

Page 35: ...13 14 15 16 17 18 Pin Assignment SP LED ATX power LED HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED G LED Green LED SP SW ATX power switch G SW Green switch H RST Reset switch ATX Power Ground Open HDD HDD LED Power Open Green LED Power Green Open PWRBT Ground Open SMI Ground Open H W Reset Ground Open ...

Page 36: ...end mode Refer to Soft Off By PWRBTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 G SW Green Switch This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode To wake up the system PM Events in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 must be enabled so that access to the specified IRQ will allow the system to wake up completely from the Suspend mode H RST Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot wi...

Page 37: ...t bezel of your computer or by executing the Shut Down command under the Windows 95 operating system Your system will enter the soft power off state To power on your system automatically enable Resume On Alarm in the Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS This will allow you to set the date and time you would like your system to power on Install the 20 pin ATX power cable connector into location...

Page 38: ... 3 Install all expansion cards cables and connectors 4 Replace the system unit cover Reconnect all power cords and cables 5 You may now turn on the power of your system unit After you power up your system the BIOS message appears on your 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...

Page 39: ...3 Award BIOS Setup Utility CHAPTER ...

Page 40: ...he message disappears before you respond restart your system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main program screen will appear 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Setup and press Enter A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS ...

Page 41: ...ter improper information for this category You can use Type User to define your own drive type manually This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor If you select Type 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 and press Enter The settings on...

Page 42: ...r the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type in Setup The default setting is EGA VGA BIOS default Setup default EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mono Monochrome ...

Page 43: ... value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU s memory address map Other Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640...

Page 44: ...iagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning 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 Windows 95 or the operating system may not install nor work ROM PCI ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Vir...

Page 45: ...loppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this option is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You must have two floppy drives to use this function 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 4...

Page 46: ... that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys Typematic Rate Chars Sec This selection allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This selection allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins Security Option Sys...

Page 47: ... to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 3 or later hard drives 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 value is Enabled Enabled Video s...

Page 48: ...you to manually set a limit to the processor s temperature If the temperature of the processor is over the temperature set in this field 70o C 158o F recommended an alarm 70 ns 70 ns 70 ns 3 Disabled Disabled One Enabled Disabled Disabled Fastest Enabled Enabled Disabled 256 1x 2x Disabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled ROM PCI ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC SIMM DRAM Timin...

Page 49: ...ll sound informing you to attend to any issue that may damage your system The sound of the alarm resembles that of the siren of an ambulance The failure detection circuit requires a fan to operate at greater than 3600 RPM 3 3V 5V and 12V Voltages Set these fields to Monitor if you want the system board to detect the output voltage of the power supply If the output voltage is over or under 3 3V 5V ...

Page 50: ...ode 1 hr and Suspend Mode 1 hr Max Power Saving Maximum power management Standby Mode 1 min and Suspend Mode 1 min User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually When enabled each option ranges from 1 min to 1 hr ROM PCI ISA BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Power Management PM Control by APM Video Off Method VideoOffAfter MODEM Use IRQ Standby Mode Suspend Mode HDD Power Down ...

Page 51: ...er DPMS Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it Video Off After N A The system BIOS will never turn off the screen Suspend The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode Standby The screen is off when the system is in the Standby mode Doze The screen is off when the system is in the Doze mode MODEM Use IRQ This category is used to se...

Page 52: ...ton 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 Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system Resume On Ri...

Page 53: ... IRQ will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode When disabled the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to the specified IRQ The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 5 PNP PCI Configuration This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very technical ite...

Page 54: ...t will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data PCI IRQ Actived By This category is used to set the method by which the PCI bus recognizes that an IRQ service is being requested by a device Under all circumstances you should retain the default configuration unless a different setting is needed Assign IRQ for VGA When Enabled the system a...

Page 55: ...ard UART 2 Mode Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Parallel Port EPP Type Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Standard 378 IRQ7 ECP EPP 3 EPP1 7 3 1 6 Load Fail Safe Settings The Load Fail Safe Settings option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these value...

Page 56: ...nd IDE Secondary Master Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell 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 se...

Page 57: ...rt 2 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 1 and or serial port 2 Onboard UART 2 Mode The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices You may not use IrDA J2 and the COM 2 serial port CN2 at the same time...

Page 58: ... field This option applies to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripheral s manual for the best option Select the parallel port mode according to the type of printer device connected to your onboard parallel port The parallel modes are Normal EPP ECP and ECP EPP The default is ECP EPP Both ECP Mode Use DMA and Parallel Port EPP Type will a...

Page 59: ...ou type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the password function highlight Supervisor Password and press Enter instead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu 3 1 10 User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a user s password with the System option se...

Page 60: ...lect 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 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD RECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Select Primary Master Option N Skip N OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD RECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE 2 Y 853 827 32 0 1653 63...

Page 61: ...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 ...

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Page 63: ...ers 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 4 1 ...

Page 64: ...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 s s n n 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 D...

Page 65: ...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 66: ...es and CPU AGP fan speed If the settings values are over or under the set range an error message will pop up and an alarm will sound There are three types of sound for the three different failure alarms temperature voltage and fan Refer to the Chipset Features Setup Chapter 3 section for details When you hear a failure alarm you must power off your computer and check the following processor fan he...

Page 67: ...the system board into a CD ROM drive Run SETUP EXE of the System Health Monitor utility After completing installation you will find this utility in StartUp under Programs of Windows 95 NT4 0 Please refer to the Readme file for details on using the utility 4 3 Drivers The system board package comes with drivers contained in the provided CD To install the drivers please refer to the Readme file cont...

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Page 69: ...min valid standard timings M U is not tested for DP S is tested for DP UP and MP 6x86L P200 GP 150MHz 2 8V 6 x8 Cyrix R 6x86L PR200 GP Product name P rating Grid array package 150MHz Processor clock speed 2 8V Core voltage 6 x 6 8 C y r x I P R O C E S S O R 6x86MX PR166 60MHz Bus 2 5x 2 9V FAN HEATSINKREQUIRED R 6x86MX PR166 Product name P rating 60MHz Bus 2 5x Processor clock speed 2 9V Core vol...

Page 70: ... core IO J 2 57V 2 84V 3 3V core IO K 2 38V 2 63V 3 3V core IO X Case temperature W 55o C R 70o C Q 65o C Y 75o C X 65o C Z 85o C 1997 AMD B 9724EJFW 3 20V AMD K6 233ANR A M D A M D c AMD K6 233ANR K6 Processor core 233 Performance rating A Package type Type A CPGA B Operating voltage N 3 1V 3 3V core 3 135V 3 6V I O L 2 755V 3 045V core 3 135V 3 6V I O X Case temperature W 55o C R 70o C Q 65o C Y...

Page 71: ...B System Error Message 71 B System Error Message APPENDIX ...

Page 72: ...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 type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batte...

Page 73: ...ck 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 while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in t...

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Page 75: ... is working Test 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 t...

Page 76: ...ed on nothing 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...

Page 77: ... 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 78: ...address are 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 System Board 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 t...

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