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ST2K Series

Rev. C

System Board
User’s Manual

935-ST2K01-600

41830305

Summary of Contents for ST2K Series

Page 1: ...ST2K Series Rev C System Board User s Manual 935 ST2K01 600 41830305 ...

Page 2: ...es the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2003 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS WindowsTM Windows 95 and Windows 98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel Pentium III and CeleronTM are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Award is a regist...

Page 3: ...not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the ...

Page 4: ...rts and Connectors Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input Output System 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features 3 1 2 Advanced BIOS Features 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals 3 1 5 Power Management Setup 3 1 6 PnP PCI Configurations 3 1 7 System Health Monitor 3 1 8 CPU Frequency Control 3 1 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults 3 1 11 Set Supervi...

Page 5: ...10 4 5 Intel 810 Graphics Drivers for Windows 4 6 SoundMAX Audio Drivers for Windows 4 7 Intel 82559 LAN Driver for Windows 4 8 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function A 1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix B System Error Messages B 1 POST Beep B 2 Error Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting C 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 76 79 79 80 80 81 81 81 8...

Page 6: ...ator that automatically detects 1 30V to 2 05V Pentium III FCPGA 133MHz FSB processor Pentium III FCPGA 100MHz FSB processor CeleronTM PPGA and FCPGA 66MHz FSB processors System Memory 16MB to 512MB memory using unbuffered DIMMs Two 168 pin DIMM sockets Uses x64 PC 100 SDRAM DIMM 3 3V Chapter 1 Introduction DIMMs 2MBx64 4MBx64 8MBx64 16MBx64 32MBx64 Memory Size 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB ...

Page 7: ...ording to current needs 4MB onboard display cache Graphics controller 133MHz super AGP performance using 4MB display cache memory 3D hyper pipelined architecture 2D hardware and motion video acceleration 9 bit precision hardware motion compensation assistance for software MPEG2 decode Software DVD at 30fps Resolutions up to 1600x1200 in 256 color at 75Hz refresh Software drivers Windows 95 98 ME W...

Page 8: ...itors PCI 2 2 AMR 1 0 and AC 97 compliant ATX Double Deck Ports PC 99 color coded connectors 2 USB ports 1 DB 9 serial port 1 DB 15 VGA port 1 DB 25 parallel port 1 mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port 1 mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port 1 game MIDI port 3 audio jacks speaker out line in and mic in 1 RJ45 LAN port Connectors 1 connector for 2 additional external USB ports 3 9 pin connectors for external serial ...

Page 9: ...upports 4 USB ports USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals Refer to Universal Serial Bus Ports in chapter 2 for more information BIOS Award BIOS Windows 95 98 Plug and Play compatible Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades 4Mbit Includes NCR 810 SCSI BIOS Supports DMI 2 0 function ...

Page 10: ...sor system temperature and overheat alarm One optional temperature sensor for user customization Monitors 5VSB VBAT 1 5V 3 3V 5V 12V processor voltages and failure alarm Monitors processor chassis second chassis fan speed controls processor chassis fan speed and failure alarm Automatic fan on off control Read back capability that displays temperature voltage and fan speed Opened chassis alarm Supp...

Page 11: ... Power Down Soft Off PC Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup function Important If you are using the 1 Suspend to RAM 2 Wake On Keyboard Mouse and 3 Wake On LAN functions all at the same time the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 1A A 720mA 5VSB power source is sufficient if you are using only one or two of these functions Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse This ...

Page 12: ...dware Random Number Generator RNG to en able a new security and manageability infrastructure for PC ACPI 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 Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management Currently only Windows 98 suppor...

Page 13: ... functions 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 1 2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items The system board A user s manual One card edge bracket with a serial port optional One USB card with two USB ports One riser card One I O shie...

Page 14: ...2 14 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...

Page 15: ...y Technology DVMT DVMT freely changes in size because graphics memory is allocated from the system memory according to current needs Refer to chapter 1 for the type of memory supported by the system board Display Cache The system board is mounted with 2 SDRAMs that serve as 4MB display cache The presence of the display cache will provide better system performance Warning Electrostatic discharge ES...

Page 16: ... the module aligned with the keys 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 2 2 1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket ...

Page 17: ...se follow the steps below 1 Power off the system 2 Set JP5 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP5 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s clock ratio in the BIOS please proceed to step 4 4 After powering on the system press Del to enter the BIOS setup utility 5 Sele...

Page 18: ...r 3 for details Warning 1 If JP1 was enabled with a password set in the KB Power On Password field and now you wish to disable the keyboard password function make sure to set the Keyboard Mouse Power On field to Disabled prior to setting JP1 to disabled You will not be able to boot up the system if you fail to do so 2 The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the ...

Page 19: ... 3 If you are using the 1 Suspend to RAM 2 Wake On Keyboard Mouse and 3 Wake On LAN functions all at the same time the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 1A A 720mA 5VSB power source is sufficient if you are using only one or two of these functions ...

Page 20: ...mper Settings for the Onboard LAN Onboard LAN Settings Jumper JP2 This jumper is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN By default the onboard LAN is enabled 2 3 On Onboard LAN Disabled 1 2 On Onboard LAN Enabled default 1 2 3 1 2 3 ...

Page 21: ... 2 6 Jumper Settings for the Boot Block Lock Unlock Boot Block Lock Unlock Jumper JP4 This jumper is for factory use only Please leave it in its default setting 2 3 On Lock Boot Block 1 2 On Unlock Boot Block default 1 2 3 1 2 3 ...

Page 22: ...ips that support 4 COM ports The onboard serial port CN1 Teal Turquoise for COM 1 primary serial port is located at the ATX double deck ports of the board The 9 pin connector COM 2 is for secondary serial port One optional card edge bracket mounted with a serial port cable may be provided with the system board If you want to use the secondary serial port connect the serial port cable to COM 2 Make...

Page 23: ...port the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards Warning Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connect ing or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board 2 7 3 Parallel Port The system board has a standard printer port CN2 Burgundy located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It suppor ts SPP E...

Page 24: ... 1 Install the 34 pin header connector into the shrouded floppy disk header J6 on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin 1 of J6 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the disk drive s Align the colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable with pin 1 of the drive edge connector s The end most connector should be attached to the drive you want to de...

Page 25: ...connector of the other IDE cable into the secondary shrouded IDE header connector J26 2 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin 1 of the drive edge connector s Note Refer to your disk drive user s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives...

Page 26: ... 2 additional external USB ports One USB card mounted with two USB ports is provided with the system board If you want to use these ports mount the USB card to the system chassis then insert the other end of the cable that is attached to J1 of the USB card to J18 on the system board The cable connector can be in serted only if pin 1 of the cable is aligned with pin 1 of J18 USB 2 J18 Pin 1 3 5 7 9...

Page 27: ...board Set UART2 Mode Select in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use this connector Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function VCC CIRRX IRRX Ground IRTX Note The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be revers...

Page 28: ... off once the system enters the Suspend mode 2 7 9 Chassis Fan Connector If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit connect the fan s connector to location J20 on the system board The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheat The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the chassis fan The chassis fan together with the CPU fan will...

Page 29: ...eo monitor Connect the monitor s 15 pin D shell cable connector to the VGA port CN3 Blue located at the ATX double deck ports of the board If your monitor supports analog video but does not have a 15 pin D shell connector see your monitor 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 m...

Page 30: ...oard is equipped with 3 onboard audio jacks located at the ATX double deck ports of the system board A jack is a one hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Speaker out Jack CN5 Lime This jack is used to connect external speakers for amplified audio output from the system board Line in Jack CN6 Light Blue This jack can be connected to any external audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player A...

Page 31: ...ardware Installation 31 J11 Pin 1 2 Function Mic Ground J12 Pin 1 2 3 4 Function ROUT ROUT LOUT LOUT J11 Mic in and J12 Speaker out provide you the option of connecting another mic in and speaker out jacks ...

Page 32: ...nstalling a PCI voice modem card that is also equipped with a TAD connector connect one end of the cable that came with the card to the card s TAD connector and the other end to the TAD connector on the system board The voice modem will interface with the onboard audio allowing voice to come from the external speaker Pin 1 2 3 4 Function Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel Pin 1 2...

Page 33: ... of the ATX double deck ports It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub 2 7 15 Thermal Sensor Connector If you wish to monitor the thermal condition of a device connect one end of the thermal cable to the RT1 connector on the system board and the other end to the device Pin 1 2 Function Ground Sensor ...

Page 34: ...tion you must enable the Resume on LAN field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Your LAN card package should include a cable Connect one end of the cable to the wake up header on the card and the other end to location J16 on the system board The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power up the system Refer to the add in card s manual for details Note Your LAN card...

Page 35: ...pond to calls coming through the internal modem card To use this function connect one end of the cable that came with the card to the card s wake on ring connector and the other end to location J15 on the system board You must also enable the Resume on Ring field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS If you are using an external modem the ring on function will come through the serial port wher...

Page 36: ... chassis to location J2 on the system board 2 Install the Hardware Doctor utility contained in the provided CD By default this function is disabled When enabled a warning message will appear when the chassis is open The utility may also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the chassis is open Refer to the Hardware Doctor Utility section in chapter 4 for instructions on installing ...

Page 37: ... to RAM It will not light when the system is in the Soft Off state PCI Standby 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 Lighted LEDs red serve as a reminder that you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the power cord prior to installing any DIM modules or add on...

Page 38: ... headers allowing you to connect an Elo IntelliTouch or AccuTouch touchscreen module Connect the touchscreen s power cable connector to the appropriate power header on the system board J7 J8 Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Function VCC Function Connected to pin 4 Connected to pin 2 Key Ground Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Pin 1 2 Function Ground VCC ...

Page 39: ...power connector is shown below Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Function 3 3V 3 3V Ground 5V Ground 5V Ground PW OK 5VSB 12V Pin 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Function 3 3V 12V Ground PS ON Ground Ground Ground 5V 5V 5V Important The system board requires a minimum of 3 3V 6A electric current ...

Page 40: ...rolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis KEYLOCK Power Standby LED and Keylock Connector Use pins 15 to 17 to connect to the 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 ...

Page 41: ...3 14 15 16 17 18 19 HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED ATX SW ATX power switch RESET Reset switch SPEAKER Speaker connector KEYLOCK Power Standby LED and Keylock connector Pin Assignment HDD LED Power HDD N C PWRBT Ground N C H W Reset Ground N C Speaker Data N C Ground Speaker Power N C LED Power N C LED Power or Standby Signal Keylock Ground Use pins 15 17 for the Power Standby LED ...

Page 42: ...s equipped with a PCI Riser Card slot Install the two slot PCI Riser Card into this slot for PCI expansion The longer slot without the shorter one is a PCI slot You can install a PCI add in card into this slot only if the system board is installed in a microATX chassis ...

Page 43: ... 3SM5 daughterboard to the system board then lift the daughterboard upward Now align the new replaced daugherboard s J1 connector over the system board s daughterboard docking connector J10 at the same time making sure the screw also aligns over the screw hole Now press the daughterboard down firmly and tighten the screw Proceed to step 2 on how to use the connectors on the daughterboard 2 The 3SM...

Page 44: ...the LCD panel s Digital LCD cable to the LCD Interface Signal connector J2 that is on the 3SM5 daughterboard If your LCD panel supports the dual port function connect the cable to connectors J2 and J3 Refer to the LCD panel s documentation for more information on steps 2a and 2b 3SM5 Daughterboard LCD Interface Voltage Select J4 Pins 1 2 3 4 5 6 Voltage 5V 3 3V 12V ...

Page 45: ...2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pin 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Function GND LCDCLK GND DE GND VSYNC GND HSYNC BA7 GND BA1 BA6 GND BA0 BA3 BA2 BA5 BA4 GA7 GND Function GA1 GA6 GND GA0 GA3 GA2 GA5 GA4 RA7 GND RA1 RA6 GND RA0 RA3 RA2 RA5 RA4 VCC PANEL VCC PANEL LCD Interface Signal Connector J2 ...

Page 46: ... 15 GB5 GB4 GB3 GB2 GNDPANEL 16 RB0 RB1 RB7 RB6 GNDPANEL 17 RB5 RB4 RB3 RB2 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pin 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LCD Inverter Connector J7 Function GND_INVERTER GND_INVERTER BACKLIGHT SWITCH ON OFF BRIGHT ADJUST INVERTER 12V INVERTER 12V GND_INVERTER BRIGHTNESS INCREASE ADJ BRIGHTNESS DECREASE ADJ Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 47: ...art the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main menu screen will appear 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press Enter A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C...

Page 48: ... IDE Secondary Slave field then press Enter IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Move CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss IDE Primary Master IDE Primary S...

Page 49: ...ting system s manual or Help desk on which one to select Drive A and Drive B These categories identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 1 44MB ca...

Page 50: ...All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Base Memory Displays the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard ...

Page 51: ...ng message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this category Also disable this category if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 95 98 or the operating system may not install nor work CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning CPU L1 Cache CPU L2 Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Check...

Page 52: ...ce fields respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected The options are Floppy LS ZIP HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 LAN and Disable Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device Swap Floppy Drive When this option is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead...

Page 53: ... to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the Typematic Rate Chars Sec and Typematic Delay Msec fields below Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the ac...

Page 54: ...o backup data prior 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 33 or later hard drives Onboard LAN Boot ROM By default this field is disabled Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network directly If you wish...

Page 55: ...e The default is 6 8 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This field allows you to insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals used when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award So...

Page 56: ...he 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 allow access to video BIOS addresssed at C0000H to C7FFFH to be cached if the cache controller is also enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the faster the video performance Delayed Transaction When enabled this function frees up the PCI ...

Page 57: ...ode control The options are Open and Close RAS to CAS Override This field is used to select the display cache clock periods control The options are by CAS LT and Override 2 RAS Timing This field controls RAS active to Protegra and refresh to RAS active delay in local memory clocks The options are Slow and Fast RAS Precharge Timing This field controls RAS precharge in local memory clocks The option...

Page 58: ...oller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART2 Mode Select RxD TxD Active IR Transmission Delay UR2 Duplex Mode Use IR Pins Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA PWR Lost Resume State Game Port Address Midi Port Address Midi Port IRQ Onboard Serial Port 3 Onboard Serial Port 4 Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Disabled PCI ...

Page 59: ... Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD ROM Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories USB Controller We recommend that you leave this field in its default setting Enabled USB Keyboard Support By default USB Keyboard Support is Disabled However if you are using a USB k...

Page 60: ...rd mode Keyboard Mouse Power On This field allows you to use the keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function make sure JP1 is set to 2 3 On the Wake On Keyboard Mouse function enabled Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On Keyboard Wake On Mouse in chapter 2 for more information Disabled Default setting Warning If JP1 was previously enabled with a pass word set in the KB Power...

Page 61: ...o 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 to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically...

Page 62: ...i IR Transmission Delay If this option is Enabled transmission of data will be slower This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device The 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 RxD2TxD2 Onboard Parallel Port 378H ...

Page 63: ...ure the system will automatically power on Last State When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power returns Game Port Address Thi...

Page 64: ...ows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port 3 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 3 Onboard Serial Port 4 3F8 IRQ11 2F8 IRQ11 3E8 IRQ11 2E8 IRQ11 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port 4 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 4 ...

Page 65: ...uspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function Refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more information X X CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Video Off Method Video Off In Suspen...

Page 66: ...he vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it Video Off In Suspend This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system enters the Suspend mode The options are Yes and No Suspend M...

Page 67: ...nt This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Refer to the card s documentation for more information Resume On Ring Set this field to Enabled to use the modem ring on function This will allow your system to power on to respond to calls coming through an internal or external modem...

Page 68: ...or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Date of Month Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 1 31 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field Time hh mm ss Alarm This is used to set the time you would like the syst...

Page 69: ...patible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the IRQ Resources field The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one X CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By IRQ Resources PCI VGA Palette Sn...

Page 70: ...CI PCI For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification 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 ...

Page 71: ... an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Hardware Doctor utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board Refer to the Hardware Doctor Utility section in chapter 4 for more information The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software System Health Monitor Curre...

Page 72: ... has been fixed by the manufacturer If you are using this kind of processor the setting in this field will have no effect CPU PCI Clock MHz This field is used to select the external system bus clock of the processor The PCI clock will at the same time appear next to the external bus clock selected For example if you selected 66 8 33 4 66 8MHz is the external bus clock and 33 4MHz is the PCI clock ...

Page 73: ...the system to boot according to the FSB of the processor Now press the Del key to enter the Award BIOS setup utility Select CPU Frequency Control and set the CPU Clock Ratio or CPU PCI Clock MHz field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock or frequency ratio Note Use a PS 2 or AT requires a DIN to mini DIN adapter keyboard for method 2 When using a 66MHz FSB processor the system memory...

Page 74: ...ers 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 delete or disable the password function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter instead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu If yo...

Page 75: ... Saving Y N N 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 simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done 3 1 12 Set 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 selected in ...

Page 76: ...numbers of hardware installed etc are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS Additional information such as ISA based peripherals which may not be automatically detected can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated whenever the system hardware or setup is altered ...

Page 77: ...he or arrow keys then press Enter 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected information 4 Press F10 to update the edited information into the flash ROM Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort Exit Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc 1996 Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File Save DMI File ...

Page 78: ...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 79: ...ge into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click Hardware Doctor for Windows 95 98 to install the utility 4 3 Intel 810 INF Update Utility for Windows 95 98 The CD included in the system board package contains the Intel 810 INF Update Utility If you are using Windows 95 Windows 95 Windows 95 Windows 95 OSR1 Windows 95 OEM Service Release 1 Windows 95 OSR2 Windows 9...

Page 80: ... In My Computer double click the CD ROM drive where you inserted the CD 2 The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click IDE USB FWH Patch Utility for Intel 810 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 5 Intel 810 Graphics Drivers for Windows 1 Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear 2 Click Intel 810 Graphics Drivers ...

Page 81: ...AN Driver for Windows 3 A readme screen will appear showing the installation instructions for Windows 95 98 and Windows NT 3 5x 4 0 operating systems If you are using an operating system other than the 2 operating systems mentioned above please refer to the readme file of the operating system you are using in the CD s 82559lan info directory 4 8 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes 1 Autorun O...

Page 82: ... download1 asp for the latest version of the drivers or software applications 3 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please refer to the readme files if available for the latest information ...

Page 83: ...nt Resume on Ring Resume on LAN Resume on Alarm Date of Month Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm Enabled S3 STR User Define DPMS Yes Disabled Disabled Instant Off Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 0 0 0 0 Item Help Menu Level Move F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit 4 Press Esc to return to the main menu 5 Select Save E...

Page 84: ...rsor to Settings then click Control Panel To check whether ACPI was properly installed double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Device Manager tab In View devices by type click System devices 8 Double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Performance tab ...

Page 85: ...log box Double click the Power Management icon 11 Click the Advanced tab In the When I press the power button on my computer field select Standby 9 Click File System In the Typical role of this computer field select Mobile or docking system Click Apply then click OK Restart the computer ...

Page 86: ...8 To power on the computer just press the power button The operating session where you left off when you power off the computer will resume in not more than 8 seconds However the power button will not function if a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field of the Integrated Peripherals submenu You must type the password to power on the computer If you have changed the color ...

Page 87: ...e consists of a single long beep B 2 Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent...

Page 88: ...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 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 89: ...est the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 Ma...

Page 90: ...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 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 t...

Page 91: ... 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 92: ...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 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 the card and p...

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