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Award BIOS Setup Utility

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 select an I/O address
for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 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.

3.1.4.3 Super IO 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.

Содержание NFII ULTRA-A

Страница 1: ...74300334 NFII ULTRA A NFII ULTRA AL Rev A System Board User s Manual ...

Страница 2: ... 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 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMD AthlonTM XP and AthlonTM are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc nVidia is ...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 4: ...pdated version The multilingual manual is included in the system board package To view the user s manual insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear Click the TOOLS icon then click Manual on the main menu System Board This user s manual is for the NFII ULTRA A and NFII ULTRA AL system boards The only difference between these boards is the NFII ULTRA AL sys...

Страница 5: ... 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 PC Health Status 3 1 8 Genie BIOS Setting 3 1 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password 3 1 12 Set User Password 3 1 13 Save Exit Setup 3 1 14 Exit Wi...

Страница 6: ...re Applications 4 3 6 Channel Audio Output via Software 4 4 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 91 94 102 104 109 109 105 111 ...

Страница 7: ...ion of your system you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to replacing the CPU System Memory Supports dual channel memory interface Supports up to 3GB memory unbuffered DIMM Uses PC1600 DDR200 PC2100 DDR266 PC2700 DDR333 or PC 3200 DDR 400 DDR SDRAM DIMM 2 5V type Three184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets L2 cache memory AthlonTM XP Athlon...

Страница 8: ...nt codec Supports Microsoft DirectSound DirectSound 3D AC 97 supported with full duplex independent sample rate converter for audio recording and playback 6 channel audio output Onboard LAN Features NFII ULTRA AL only nVIDIA nForce2 MCP and ICS1893 Phy Integrated IEEE 802 3 10BASE T and 100BASE TX compatible PHY Integrated power management functions Full duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps Supp...

Страница 9: ...it is converted to analog S PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device The S PDIF connector on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your ...

Страница 10: ...tely networked software is designed to make inventory maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier Rear Panel I O Ports PC 99 color coded connectors Four USB 2 0 1 1 ports One RJ45 LAN port NFII ULTRA AL only Two NS16C550A compatible DB 9 serial ports One SPP ECP EPP DB 25 parallel port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port One mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port Three audio jacks line out line i...

Страница 11: ... of monitoring the CPU s temperature during system boot up To pre vent CPU overheat and damage the system will automatically shutdown once it has detected that the CPU s temperature ex ceeded the temperature limit pre defined by the system Over Voltage The Over Voltage function allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU AGP DRAM and or chipset Although this ...

Страница 12: ...odem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 720mA 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 via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Manage ment Event signal or via a LAN card that uses the Wake On LAN connector However if your system is in the Suspend mode y...

Страница 13: ...ng 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 98SE 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...

Страница 14: ...kage Checklist The system board package contains the following items The system board One users manual One IDE cable for ATA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 or ATA 133 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One I O shield One Mainboard Utility CD One serial ATA data cable optional One serial ATA power cable optional One card edge bracket mounted with S PDIF ports op tional One card edge bracket mounted w...

Страница 15: ... Game MIDI S PDIF in out Front audio 4CH audio AUX in Clear CMOS CPU FSB select J29 SATA DIMM Standby Power LED PCI Standby Power LED KB Mouse 1 COM 1 COM 2 Parallel USB 1 2 USB 3 4 1 12V power Line out Line in Mic in 1 1 1 1 1 nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 nVIDIA nForce2 MCP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Front panel 1 HD LED RESET SPEAKER PWR LED ATX SW 1 1 BIOS I O chip Audio Codec 1 1 1 ATX power FDD IDE P IDE S DD...

Страница 16: ...andby Power LED PCI Standby Power LED KB Mouse 1 COM 1 COM 2 Parallel USB 1 2 LAN USB 3 4 1 12V power Line out Line in Mic in 1 1 1 1 1 nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 nVIDIA nForce2 MCP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Front panel 1 HD LED RESET SPEAKER PWR LED ATX SW 1 1 BIOS I O chip Audio Codec 1 1 1 ATX power FDD IDE P IDE S DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 LAN Phy NFII ULTRA AL Supports onboard LAN Note The illustrations on the fol...

Страница 17: ... 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 with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The system board is equipped with three 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets that support 2 5V DDR SDR...

Страница 18: ... following memory interface Single Channel SC Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits 8B from the memory channels Dual Channel DC Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate DIMMs are on the same channel DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different However we highly recommend using identical DIMMs Not all slots need to be populated DI...

Страница 19: ...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 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 Pin 1 Notch Key Tab Tab ...

Страница 20: ...stalling 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 Socket A on the system board 4 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways away from the socket then lifting it up to a 90o angle Make sure the socket is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly Lever ...

Страница 21: ...et Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid 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 Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU Gold mark Pin 1 ...

Страница 22: ...U fan with heat sink Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board 1 Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a ther mal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste which is usually supplied together with the CPU looks somewhat similar to the one shown below Do not spread the paste all over the surface Wh...

Страница 23: ...U fan s cable connector to the CPU fan con nector on the system board 2 After placing the fan heat sink on top of the CPU latch the retaining clip on one side of the fan heat sink onto the pro truding tab on the side of the socket Retaining clip Tab Do not apply the paste if the fan heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside Peel the strip that covers the paste then place the ...

Страница 24: ... clock ratio was incorrectly 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 JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP1 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Plug the power cord and power on the s...

Страница 25: ... menu of the BIOS 5 Select the Genie BIOS Setting submenu and press Enter 6 Set the CPU Clock Setting or CPU Ratio field to its de fault setting or an appropriate bus clock or frequency ratio Refer to CPU Clock Setting or CPU Ratio in the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information 7 Press Esc to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save Exit Setup and press En...

Страница 26: ... the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board Warning To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the setting of the jumper AN37 1 X J29 1 2 1 2 Off 100MHz On Other CPUs default ...

Страница 27: ... Rear Panel I O Ports PS 2 K B COM 1 USB 3 USB 1 2 COM 2 Line out Line in Mic in PS 2 Mouse RJ45 LAN Parallel USB 4 NFII ULTRA A PS 2 Mouse Parallel USB 2 PS 2 K B COM 1 USB 3 USB 1 COM 2 USB 4 Line out Line in Mic in NFII ULTRA AL ...

Страница 28: ...or 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 dam age the system board Wake On Keyboard Mouse The Wake On Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the keyboard or mouse to power on the system To use this function BIOS Setting Refer to the Keyboard Mouse Power On field in the Power Management Setup...

Страница 29: ...quoise color These ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices BIOS Setting Select the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information ...

Страница 30: ...ed Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Function Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed BIOS Setting Select the parallel port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIO...

Страница 31: ...ws you to connect 2 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports The addi tional USB ports which are mounted on a card edge bracket will be provided as options If you want to use the optional USB ports install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J9 BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of th...

Страница 32: ...he Wake On USB function allows you to use a USB device to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function BIOS Setting USB Resume From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chap ter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must suppo...

Страница 33: ...ith an onboard RJ45 LAN port It 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 Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more informa tion ...

Страница 34: ...D_R_Out N C AuD_L_Out GND AuD_Vcc Key 10 9 AuD_R_Return AuD_L_Return 1 2 2 5 6 Audio Jacks and Connectors Audio Jacks The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks A jack is a one hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Line out Jack Lime This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Using this jack disables the front au dio s line out function ...

Страница 35: ... only after you have installed the audio driver and set the appropriate configuration Front Audio The front audio connector J25 allows you to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel Using this connector will disable the rear audio s line out and mic in func tions Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 6 and pins 9 10 of J25 prior to connecting the front audio cable connect...

Страница 36: ...s from pins 2 4 and pins 6 8 of J27 prior to connect ing the audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable con nector is aligned with pin 1 of J27 If you are not using this con nector replace the jumper caps back to their original pin loca tions Now install the card edge bracket to the system chassis Driver Installation Install the Audio Drivers An audio software application pro gram will at ...

Страница 37: ...acket mounted with a game MIDI port cable will be pro vided as an option Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the game MIDI port cable to connector J23 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J23 BIOS Setting Configure the game port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super I O Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for...

Страница 38: ...nectors AN37 1 The CD in J22 and AUX in J24 connectors are used to re ceive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground AUX in CD in W ...

Страница 39: ...S PDIF connector One card edge bracket mounted with S PDIF ports will be provided as an option Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J26 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J26 1 5 SPDIF in GND SPDIF out Key 5V W ...

Страница 40: ...s aligned with pin 1 of the header Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header FDD on the system board and the other end most connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A If you are connecting another drive Drive B install the mid dle connector of the cable to the drive The colored edge of the daisy chained r...

Страница 41: ...ial ATA uses the primary IDE s master channel Therefore if a serial ATA drive is connected to the serial ATA connector DO NOT connect an IDE device to IDE P s Master channel IDE drives can be connected to the primary slave secondary master and secondary slave channels BIOS Setting Enable or disable the Serial ATA function in the Genie BIOS Set ting submenu of the Award BIOS AN37 1 7 1 GND TXP TXN ...

Страница 42: ...bon cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the IDE cable into t...

Страница 43: ...her The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard primary or secondary IDE in the Integrated Peripherals submen...

Страница 44: ... connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Set UART2 Mode Select Super IO Device field in the Inte grated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard 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 document...

Страница 45: ...nk Con nect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J13 of the system board The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the CPU fan Refer to chapter 3 for more infor mation W 1 3 Ground 12V Sense ...

Страница 46: ...ill provide ad equate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the chassis fan BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the chassis fan Refer to chapter 3 for more information 1 3 Ground 12V Ground 1 3 On 12V Sense 2nd fan Chassis fan W W ...

Страница 47: ...oard 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 must support the remote wake up function Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA BIOS Setting To use the Wake On LAN function you must enable Wake On LAN from Soft Off in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS 1...

Страница 48: ...oft 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 If the DIMM Standby 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 PCI Standby Power L...

Страница 49: ...he 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 300 Watt power sup ply 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 300 Watt or greater power supply 12V 11 1 10 3...

Страница 50: ...in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PBTN in the Power Management Setup chapter 3 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 ...

Страница 51: ...tandby LED Pin Assignment HDD LED Power HDD N C N C PWRBT PWRBT N C N C Ground H W Reset Speaker Data N C Ground Speaker Power LED Power LED Power LED Power or Standby Signal Note If a system did not boot up and the Power Standby LED did not light after it was powered on it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their ...

Страница 52: ...chapter 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...

Страница 53: ...te displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 3 1 1 2 Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays min utes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Featu...

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

Страница 55: ... 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 3 1 1 4 Drive A and Drive B These fields 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 dri...

Страница 56: ...ystem 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 All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard ...

Страница 57: ...lt the system and an error message will appear After seeing the error message if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic 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 field Also d...

Страница 58: ...e When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy 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 3 1 2 6 Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40...

Страница 59: ...c This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated 3 1 2 10 Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins 3 1 2 11 Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the pass word everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup Set the password in...

Страница 60: ...a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide suffi cient notice to the system or user to 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 sup ported in ATA 33 or later hard drives 3 1 2 15 Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system...

Страница 61: ...t operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system 3 1 3 1 System Performance This field is used to configure the system s performance Optimal This option provides the most stable system performance Aggressive This option uses the overclock settings for higher...

Страница 62: ...ptions are 1 to 15 T RCD RAS to CAS Delay The options are 1 to 7 T RP Row Precharge Delay The options are 1 to 7 CAS Latency This field is used to select the clock cycle of the SDRAM CAS latency time The option selected specifies the time before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it 3 1 3 4 AGP Aperture Size MB This field is relevant to the memory mapped graphics data of the AGP card inst...

Страница 63: ...ed 3 1 3 8 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 3 1 3 9 Video RAM Cacheable When enabled it allows the video RAM to be cacheable thus providing better video performance If your graphics card doe...

Страница 64: ...o 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 The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals ...

Страница 65: ... 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 drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master Sl...

Страница 66: ...he onboard audio codec Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 4 2 nVidia OnChip PCI Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear ...

Страница 67: ...I O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 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 3 1 4 3 Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for referenc...

Страница 68: ...peripheral device must be within a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 meter 3 Set the RxD TxD Active and IR Transmission Delay fields appropriately RxD TxD Active The options are Hi Lo Lo Hi Lo Lo and Hi Hi 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 Di...

Страница 69: ... This is used to select the DMA channel used for the parallel port Game Port Address This field is used to select the game port s address Midi Port Address This field is used to select the MIDI port s address If you have selected the MIDI port s address you may select its IRQ in the Midi Port IRQ field Midi Port IRQ This field is used to select the MIDI port s IRQ 3 1 4 4 Init Display First This f...

Страница 70: ...d Support is Disabled However if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS make sure to enable this function 3 1 4 7 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 disk drive Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode ...

Страница 71: ...n operating systems that support ACPI Currently only Windows 98 2000 ME XP supports ACPI If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the ACPI Suspend Type field 3 1 5 2 ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function If you are usi...

Страница 72: ...uffer Blank Screen This only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Initializes display power management signaling Select this if your video board supports it 3 1 5 5 HDD Power Down After the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active 3 1 5 6 Soft Off by PBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your sy...

Страница 73: ...external modem 3 1 5 9 USB Resume from S3 This field when enabled allows you to use a USB 2 0 or USB 1 1 device to wake up the system 3 1 5 10 Keyboard Mouse Power On Disabled Default setting Uses the power button to power on the system Password When this option is selected set the password you would like to use to power on the system in the KB Power On Password field Hot Key When this option is s...

Страница 74: ...tall it back before powering on the system 3 1 5 12 KB Power On Hot Key This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power on the system 3 1 5 13 Power On by Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Time dd hh mm fields However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the netw...

Страница 75: ...figuration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data 3 1 6 2 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 spec...

Страница 76: ... 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 3 1 6 5 PCI IRQ Assignment By default an IRQ is automatically assigned to the PCI devices that are installed in the PCI slots If a PCI device has not been...

Страница 77: ...oltages when the system boots up during POST 3 1 7 2 Current System Temp Current CPU Temperature Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Chassis Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the CPU and chassis fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be ident...

Страница 78: ... will automatically shutdown This function will work only when you enable this function in the Winbond Hardware Monitor utility Note The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting system health conditions but if you want a warning message to pop up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Winbond Hardware Monitor utility This utility is incl...

Страница 79: ...p 3 1 8 3 CPU Clock Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting un less advised by an engineer or technician 3 1 8 4 AGP Clock Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting un less advised by an engineer or technician The screen above list all the fields available in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu for ease of reference in th...

Страница 80: ...tio 3 1 8 8 DDR DRAM Clock This field is used to select the DRAM clock 3 1 8 9 Current DDR Frenquency is This field will show the current DDR frequency 3 1 8 10 Current CPU Voltage is This field will show the current CPU voltage 3 1 8 11 Current DIMM Voltage is This field will show the current DIMM voltage 3 1 8 12 CPU Voltage Control This field allows you to manually adjust to a higher core volta...

Страница 81: ... supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage 3 1 8 15 DIMM Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the DRAM If you want to use the DRAM s default voltage leave this field in its default setting Important Although this function is supported we do not recommend that...

Страница 82: ...N 3 1 8 18 nVidia Lan MAC Address NFII ULTRA AL only This field is used to select the MAC address of the onboard LAN 3 1 8 19 MAC NV Address Input NFII ULTRA AL only Move the cursor to this field and press Enter then enter the MAC address 3 1 8 20 Serial ATA Control This field is used to enable or disable the onboard serial ATA function ...

Страница 83: ...efault values permanently stored in the ROM chips These set tings 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 ...

Страница 84: ...efaults The Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press Enter Type Y and press Enter to load the Setup default values ...

Страница 85: ...ll not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done 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 passw...

Страница 86: ...r to access only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied Use the arrow keys to highlight Set User Password and press Enter Type in the password You 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 wil...

Страница 87: ...nd press Enter Type Y and press Enter The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Страница 88: ...anges you have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press Enter Type Y and press Enter The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simul taneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Страница 89: ... Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by 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 15...

Страница 90: ...sting BIOS in your system We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press Y then enter the file name of the 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 ...

Страница 91: ...numbers of hardware installed etc are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the mainboard 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...

Страница 92: ...r arrow keys then press Enter 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected informa tion 4 Press F10 to update the edited information into the flash ROM s 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 DMI File...

Страница 93: ... 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 S...

Страница 94: ...re applications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically 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 ...

Страница 95: ... drivers please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click nVidia Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Click Next Please read the nVidia Drivers Readme carefully before proceeding to step 4 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the installation 5 Reboot the system for the drivers to take effect ...

Страница 96: ...indows ME Windows 2000 and Windows XP To install the audio driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Click Audio Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Страница 97: ...he main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect The LAN drivers for Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE does not support Autorun Once the system has detected the fast ethernet controller it will prompt you to install the driver for the operating system you are using The driver is in the LANDRV root...

Страница 98: ...e USB 2 0 driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the USB icon 2 Click USB 2 0 Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system ...

Страница 99: ... 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 Note Use this utility only in Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system To install Winbond Hardware Monitor pl...

Страница 100: ...llow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Microsoft DirectX 8 1 on the main menu The follow ing screen will appear 3 Click Yes to continue 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Страница 101: ... your computer is safe be cause it automatically scans for viruses and checks for virus up dates so that PC protection stays up to date To install please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click McAfee VirusScan Online on the main menu The fol lowing screen will appear 3 Click Yes to continue 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete install...

Страница 102: ...ing a 4 channel audio cable the 6 chan nel audio output function can be supported using software Please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Click Audio Drivers on the main menu 3 After installing the audio driver the SoundEffect icon will ap pear on the taskbar 4 Click the SoundEffect icon The AC97 Audio Configuration screen will appear 5 Click th...

Страница 103: ...6 channel mode supported using software both the line in and mic jacks at the rear panel will instead function as line out Therefore you can connect your speakers to these jacks line out line in and mic in for 6 channel audio output Under such circumstance line in will not be supported Mic in on the other hand is supported by using the Front Audio connector on the system board ...

Страница 104: ...cally start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please go to DFI s web site at http www dfi com support1 download2 asp for the latest version of the drivers or software ap...

Страница 105: ...R Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function 4 Press Esc to return to the main menu 5 Select Save Exit Setup and press Enter Type Y and press Enter 6 Install Windows 98 by typing the following parameter This is to ensure that the ACPI function is supported drive setup p j If you have previously installed Windows 98 you need to upgrade the system in order to support ACPI Please contact Microsoft ...

Страница 106: ...ursor 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 ...

Страница 107: ...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 ...

Страница 108: ...rating session where you left off when you power off the computer will resume in not more than 8 seconds If you have changed the color or resolution in the Display Properties dialog box do not apply the settings without restarting You must restart the computer Important If you are unable to use the Suspend to RAM function after performing the steps above in Windows 98 or when you are in Windows 20...

Страница 109: ...de 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 equivalen...

Страница 110: ...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...

Страница 111: ...unter problems while using your system are listed below 1 The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on 2 All cables and power cords are tightly connected 3 The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are connected 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...

Страница 112: ... vertical sync 2 Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display 3 Make sure your video card s output frequencies are supported by this monitor The screen seems to be constantly wavering 1 If the monitor is close to another monitor the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause s...

Страница 113: ...otable first hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave The master hard drive must have an active bootable partition Excessively long formatting period If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to format it is likely a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Parallel Por...

Страница 114: ...ess setting 4 Make sure the COM settings and I O 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 i...

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