Biostar BVK2A, Manual

Page 1: ... This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harm...

Page 2: ...marks MS DOS Windows Windows NT Windows 9X and Windows 2000 are products of Microsoft Corp with its ownership of trademark and are distributed by the vendor under a license agreement All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners Copyright 1999 All Rights Reserved Canadian D O C Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emis...

Page 3: ...ANEL1 JP5 1 7 1 3 2 Floppy Disk Connector FDD1 1 9 1 3 3 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 IDE2 1 9 1 3 4 ATX 20 pin Power Connector JATXPWR1 1 11 1 4 Back Panel Connectors 1 12 1 4 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard CONN JKBMS1 1 12 1 4 2 USB Connectors JUSB1 1 13 1 5 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports 1 16 1 6 CPU Installation 1 19 1 6 1 CPU Installation Procedure Socket A 1 19 1 6 2 CPU Clock Selection JCLK1 1 20 ...

Page 4: ...1 27 1 9 Audio Subsystem 1 28 1 9 1 CD Audio In Connectors JCDIN1 JCDIN2 1 29 1 9 2 Telephony Connector JTAD1 1 29 1 9 3 AUX Audio in Connector JAUX1 Optional 1 29 1 9 4 Front Audio Connector JF_AUDIO Optional 1 30 2 BIOS Setup 2 1 2 1 Main Menu 2 3 2 2 Standard CMOS Features 2 6 2 3 Advanced BIOS Features 2 9 2 4 Advanced Chipset Features 2 13 2 5 Integrated Peripherals 2 18 2 6 Power Management ...

Page 5: ...1 Load Optimized Defaults 2 37 2 12 Set Supervisor User Password 2 38 2 13 Save Exit Setup 2 40 2 14 Exit Without Saving 2 41 3 Software Setup 3 1 3 1 Software List 3 1 3 2 Software Installation 3 2 3 3 Using Software 3 3 4 Trouble shooting 4 1 iii ...

Page 6: ...ant topics This board incorporates the system board I O and PCI IDE into one board that provides a total PC solution The mainboard AMD AthlonTM and DuronTM processor based PC ATX system supports single processors with ISA Bus PCI Local Bus and AGP Bus to support upgrades to your system performance It is ideal for multi tasking and fully supports MS DOS Windows Windows NT Windows 2000 Novell OS 2 W...

Page 7: ...Supports 8 16 32 64 MB DIMM module socket Supports Synchronous DRAM 3 3V Support a maximum memory size of 768MB with SDRAM Shadow RAM A memory controller provide shadow RAM and supports 8 bit ROM BIOS Green Function Support power management operation via BIOS Power down timer from 1 to 15 mins Wakes from power saving sleep mode at the press of any key or any mouse activity BUS Slots Provide one AG...

Page 8: ... 16 channels of high quality sample rate conversion 16x8 channel digital mixer Stereo 10 band graphic equalizer Sound Blaster and Sound Blaster Pro emulation S PDIF output allows standard interface to consumer electronics 64 voice wavetable PC99 complaint and WHQL certified I O Built in On Board Supports one multi mode Parallel Port 1 Standard Bidirection Parallel Port 2 Enhanced Parallel Port EPP...

Page 9: ...ystem Voltage Monitor Dimensions ATX form factor 22 2 cm X 30 5 cm W x L 1 1 2 Software BIOS AWARD legal BIOS Supports APM1 2 Supports USB Function Supports ACPI Operating System Offers the highest performance for MS DOS OS 2 Windows Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 95 98 Novell UNIX SCO UNIX etc 1 1 3 Attachments HDD Cable FDD Cable Flash Memory Writer for BIOS Update Retention Kits for CPU USB2 C...

Page 10: ...Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 2 Motherboard Installation 1 2 1 Layout of Motherboard Model No BVK2A 1 5 ...

Page 11: ...UX Audio In Connector JAUX1 P FDD Connector FDD1 E PCI BUS Slots PCI1 5 Q CPU Clock Selection JCLK1 F Front Audio Connector JF_AUDIO R CMOS Function Selection JCMOS1 G ISA BUS Slot SL1 2 S DIMMs DIMM1 3 H Wake On MODEM Connector JWOM1 T CPU Fan Connector JCFAN1 I Wake On LAN Connector JWOL1 U AMR BUS Slot AMR1 J System Fan Connector JSFAN1 V Telephony Connector JTAD1 K Speaker Connector JP5 W ATX ...

Page 12: ...nnection Connector 4 Speaker JPANEL1 Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function No No 1 HDD LED Hard Drive 2 Power LED Power 3 HDD LED LED 4 Power LED LED 5 Ground Reset 6 Power Button Power 7 Reset Control Button 8 Ground Button 9 5V 10 Sleep Control Sleep 11 Ir In IrDA 12 Ground Button 13 Ground Connector 14 No Connection No Connection 1 7 ...

Page 13: ...connected to an LED that will light when the computer is powered on Hard Drive LED Connector This connector can be connected to an LED to provide a visual indicator that data is being read from or written to a hard drive For the LED to function properly an IDE drive must be connected to the onboard hard drive controller Infrared Connector After the IrDA interface is configured files can be transfe...

Page 14: ... 2 Floppy Disk Connector FDD1 The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector FDC that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables 1 3 3 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 IDE2 The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 Ultra DMA 66 functionality It ha...

Page 15: ...Wake Up and Soft Power Off are supported on this motherboard This power connector supports instant power on functionality which means that the system will boot up instantly when the power connector is inserted on the board PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 GND 13 GND 4 5V 14 PS_ON 5 GND 15 GND 6 5V 16 GND 7 GND 17 GND 8 PW_OK 18 5V 9 5V_SB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V 1 10 ...

Page 16: ...4 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard CONN JKBMS1 The motherboard provides a standard PS 2 mouse Keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS 2 mouse You can plug a PS 2 mouse Keyboard directly into this connector The connector location and pin definition are shown below 1 11 ...

Page 17: ...oard provides a OHCI Open Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus Roots for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse and other USB devices You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector Stacked USB Connectors Pin Signal Name 1 5 V fused 2 USBP0 USBP1 3 USBP0 USBP1 4 Ground Signal names in brackets are for USB Port 1 Front Two USB Connector JUSB2 Optional 1 12 ...

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Page 19: ...Chapter 1 Motherboard Description Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 5V 2 Ground 3 USBP2 4 Ground 5 USBP2 6 USBP3 7 Ground 8 USBP3 9 Ground 10 5V 1 14 ...

Page 20: ...dems and other peripheral devices can be connected to a serial port The serial port can also be used to connect your computer with another computer system If you wish to transfer the contents of your hard disk to another system it can be accomplished by using each machine s serial port The serial ports on this system have two 9 pin connectors Some older computer systems and peripherals used to be ...

Page 21: ... pin on the 9 pin connector and some of the 25 pin connector This information can be used when configuring certain software programs to work with the serial ports Signal Name DB9 PIN DB25 PIN DCD Data Carrier Detect 1 8 RX Receive Data 2 3 TX Transmit Data 3 2 DTR Data Terminal Ready 4 20 GND Signal Ground 5 7 DSR Data Set Ready 6 6 RTS Request to Send 7 4 CTS Clear to Send 8 5 RI Ring Indicator 9...

Page 22: ...llel port is almost exclusively used with printers The parallel port on your system has a 25 pin DB25 connector see picture below The pinouts for the parallel port are shown in the table below Signal Pin Strobe 1 Data 0 2 Data 1 3 Data 2 4 Data 3 5 Data 4 6 Data 5 7 Data 6 8 Data 7 9 Ack 10 Busy 11 Paper Empty 12 Select 13 Auto FDXT 14 Error 15 Init 16 SLCTN 17 Ground 18 Ground 19 Ground 20 Ground...

Page 23: ...ket A 1 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle 2 Locate Pin A in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the CPU Match Pin A with the white dot cut edge then insert the CPU 3 Press the lever down to complete the installation 1 18 ...

Page 24: ...Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 6 2 CPU Clock Selection JCLK1 1 19 ...

Page 25: ...Hz OFF ON OFF ON 108 0MHz 36 0MHz ON ON OFF ON 109 0MHz 36 3MHz OFF OFF ON ON 110 0MHz 36 6MHz ON OFF ON ON 111 0MHz 37 0MHz OFF ON ON ON 112 0MHz 37 3MHz ON ON ON ON 133 3MHz 33 3MHz ON OFF ON OFF NOTES CPU clock speed over 100MHz is not recommended 1 7 Jumper Settings A jumper has two or more pins that can be covered by a plastic jumper cap allowing you to select different system options 1 20 ...

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Page 27: ...Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 7 1 CPU Fan Connector JCFAN1 Pin No Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Sense 1 22 ...

Page 28: ...ent 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Sense 1 7 3 Wake On MODEM Header JWOM1 Optional Pin No Assignment 1 5V SB 2 Ground 3 Wake Up 1 7 4 Wake On LAN Header JWOL1 Pin No Assignment 1 5V SB 2 Ground 3 Wake up 1 7 5 AMR Code Primary Secondary Selection J4 Pin No Assignment 1 2 Secondary 2 3 Primary 1 23 ...

Page 29: ... 3 2 3 Closed Clear CMOS Data Note Please follow the procedure as below to clear CMOS data Note Please follow the procedure as below to clear BIOS password if your password is lost or forgotten 1 24 Remove AC power line Wait five seconds JCMOS1 1 2 closed AC power on Reset your desired password or clear CMOS data JCMOS1 2 3 closed ...

Page 30: ... 1 pc 16M x 1 pc 64 M 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc 128 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 256 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 512 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 24 M 8M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 40 M 16M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 72 M 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 136 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 264 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 520 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 32 M 8M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc 48 M ...

Page 31: ...1 pc 128M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 576 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 144 M 8M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 160 M 16M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 192 M 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 256 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 384 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 640 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 272 M 8M x 1 pc 8M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 288 M 16M x 1 pc 16M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 320 M 32M x...

Page 32: ...n asymmetrical notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit into the slot in one direction 2 Push the tabs out Insert the DIMM memory modules into the socket at a 90 degree angle then push down vertically so that it will fit into place 3 The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs should fit over the edge and hold the DIMM memory modules in place 1 27 ...

Page 33: ...Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 9 Audio Subsystem 1 28 ...

Page 34: ...nd 3 Left Channel Input 4 Ground Pin No of JCDIN1 Assignment 1 Right Channel Input 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Left Channel Input 1 9 2 Telephony Connector JTAD1 Pin No TAD 1 MONO_IN 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 MONO_OUT 1 9 3 AUX Audio in Connector JAUX1 Optional Pin No Signal Name 1 Left channel AUX_IN 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right channel AUX_IN 1 29 ...

Page 35: ...ard Description 1 9 4 Front Audio Connector JF_AUDIO Optional Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 Line_out_L 2 Line_out_R 3 GROUND 4 Ground 5 Line_in_L 6 Line_in_R 7 GROUND 8 Pin Removed as key pin 9 MIC_in 10 Ground 1 30 ...

Page 36: ...mized the Award BIOS but nonstandard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification ESCD Extended Syst...

Page 37: ...to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Esc Main Menu Quit without saving changes Submenus Exit Current page to the next higher level menu Move Enter Move to the item you desired PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Key Increase the numeric value or make chang...

Page 38: ...ted Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of BIOS s...

Page 39: ...perate See section 8 for the details Load Optimized Defaults These settings are more likely to configure a workable computer when something is wrong If you cannot boot the computer successfully select the BIOS Setup options and try to diagnose the problem after the computer boots These settings do not provide optimal performance Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you ...

Page 40: ...2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue Jun 6 2000 Item Help Time hh mm ss 11 26 10 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Press Enter None IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None Change the day month IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None year and century IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory XXXX Extended M...

Page 41: ...options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options Drive A Drive B None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Se...

Page 42: ...y Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you Base Memory N A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory available in the sytem 2 7 ...

Page 43: ...LS120 When booting Boot Other Device Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Normal Security Option Setup OS Select For DRAM 64MB Non OS2 Shadow Control Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Anti Virus Protection This option allows yo...

Page 44: ... The Choices Enabled default Disabled Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power on Self Test POST after you power up the computer If it is set to Enable Bios will shorten or skip some check items during POST Enabled default Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST First Second Third Boot Other Device These BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selec...

Page 45: ...up System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered in prompt Setup default The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt OS Select For DRAM 64MB Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 Shadow Control...

Page 46: ...her the optional ROM will be copied to RAM for faster execution Enabled Optional ROM is shadowed Disabled default Optional ROM is not shadowed Note For C8000 DFFFF option ROM on PCI BIOS BIOS will automatically enable the shadow RAM User does not have to select the item 2 11 ...

Page 47: ...et Features Onchip Device Control Press Enter Item Help AGP device control Press Enter Bank 0 1 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8 10 ns Menu Level Bank 2 3 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8 10 ns Bank 4 5 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8 10 ns SDRAM Cycle Length 3 DRAM Clock Host CLK P2C C2P Concurrency Disabled Fast R W Turn Around Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled AGP 4X Mode Enabled K7 CLK_CTL Select Default PCT 2 Access 1 Retry E...

Page 48: ...t Enabled AGP device control If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the AGP device control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options AGP Aperture Size Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the ape...

Page 49: ...ing The DRAM timing of Bank 0 1 2 3 4 5 in this field is set by the system board manufacturer The Choices Normal Medium Fast Turbo SDRAM 8 10ns SDRAM Cycle Length When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer The Choices 3 default 2 Auto DRAM Clock This item det...

Page 50: ...ices Disabled default Enabled AGP 4X Mode This item allows you to enable disable the AGP 4X Mode The Choices Enabled default Disabled K7 CLK_CTL Select Use this item to specify the clock control for ramp rate Select default for a defaulted time value and optimum time value which depends on different CPU ratio The Choices Default default Optimal PCI 2 Access 1 Retry When enabled PCI 2 will be disco...

Page 51: ...9 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults OnChip IDE Control The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate an interface if you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface If you...

Page 52: ... IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices Auto default Mode0 Mode1 Mode2 Mode3 Mode4 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 66 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includ...

Page 53: ...mode for the second serial port The Choices Enabled default Disabled Sound Blaster Hardware SoundBlaster Pro for Windows DOS box and real mode DOS legacy compatibility The Choices Disabled default Enabled SB I O Base Address Change the SoundBlaster Pro Base I O Address settings SB IRQ Select Change the SoundBlaster Pro interrupt signal SB DMA Select Change the SoundBlaster Pro direct memory access...

Page 54: ...Chapter2 BIOS Setup This item allows you decide to active whether PCI Slot or AGP Slot The Choices PCI Slot default AGP 2 19 ...

Page 55: ...ard I O chip you wish to use The Choices Standard default HPSIR ASKIR IR Function Duplex This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Half default Full TX RX inverting enable This item allows you to determine the active of Rx Tx Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I O address Onb...

Page 56: ...Chapter2 BIOS Setup ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode The Choice 3 Parallel Port EPP Type Select a DMA Channel for the port The Choice EPP1 9 2 21 ...

Page 57: ...Suspend Type S1 POS Menu Level PM Control by APM Yes Video Off Option Suspend Off Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank Modem Use IRQ 3 Soft Off by PWRBTN Instant Off State After Power Failure Off Wake Up Events Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI function This item display status of the Advanced ...

Page 58: ...therwise you have a range of choices from 1 to 15 minutes or Suspend This means that you can elect to have your hard disk drive be turned off after a selected number of minutes or when the rest or the system goes into a suspend mode Disabled default Doze Mode Suspend Mode The Doze Mode and Suspend Mode fields set the Period of time after which each of these modes activate At Max Saving these modes...

Page 59: ...en the system has hung The Choices Delay 4 Sec Instant Off default State After Power Failure AC Power Supply provides power for whole system ATX Power Supply ON and OFF can be controlled by motherboard It is saved in south bridge chipset CMOS area are 3 sources provide current save this area Mother board battery 3V Power Supply 5VSB Power Supply 3 3V Before AC power cables not plug in CMOS use mot...

Page 60: ...nt occurring at a VGA port will awaken a system which has been powered down LPT COM When set to On any event occurring at a COM serial LPT printer port will awaken a system which has been powered down HDD FDD When set to On default any event occurring at a hard or floppy drive will awaken a system which has been powered down PCI Master When set to On any event occurring at PCI will awaken a system...

Page 61: ...ts above can When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service As above the choices are On and OFF Off is the default When set On activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it IRQ3...

Page 62: ...nfiguration Data Disabled Menu Level Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD X IRQ Resources Press Enter Select Yes if you are X DMA Resources Press Enter using a Plug and Play capable operating PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled system Select No if Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled you need the BIOS to Assign IRQ For USB Enabled configure non boot devices Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General...

Page 63: ... assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 11 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 12 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 14 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 15 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 0 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 1 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 3 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 6 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 7 assigned to PCI ISA PnP The above settings will be shown on the screen only if Manual is chosen...

Page 64: ...needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller To do this the non VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data In PCI based systems where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and a non VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Wr...

Page 65: ... PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Show H W Monitor in POST If you computer contain a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several delay time to you want 3 sec default Current CPU Temp This field displays the current CPU temperature if your computer contains a monitoring system C...

Page 66: ... up to CPU fans if your computer contains a monitoring system Current SYS FAN Speed These fields display the current speed of up to three system fans if your computer contains a monitoring system Current CPU Vcore VccSRAM 3 3V 5V 12V Detect system s voltage status automatically 2 31 ...

Page 67: ...enable disable auto detect DIMM PCI Clock The Choices Enabled default Disabled CPU Host PCI Spread Spec This item allows you to select CPU Host Clock CPU PCI If unfortunately the system s frequency that you are selected is not functioning there are two methods of booting up the system Method 1 Clear the COMS data by setting the JCOMS1 2 3 closed as ON status All the CMOS data will be loaded as def...

Page 68: ... Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for...

Page 69: ... Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for...

Page 70: ...ge Set Disable password When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters and press Enter The password you type now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may...

Page 71: ...Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted for the password every time when the system is rebooted or any time when you try to enter Setup If you select Setup at Security Option of BIOS Feature Setup Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup 2 36 ...

Page 72: ...vanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS RAM Type N will return to Setup Utility 2 37 SAVE to...

Page 73: ...e Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Abandon all Datas Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS RAM Type N will return to Setup Utility 2 38 Quit with...

Page 74: ... performance and maintain the stability of system using VIA chipset Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 Mb_drv Service VIA Hardware Monitor VIA Hardware Monitor is a self diagnostic system for PC Windows 95 98 Mb_drv Sysdiag HighPoint XStore Pro Install the drivers to support Ultra DMA mode Hard Drive Windows 95 98 Mb_drv XStore VIA AC97 Audio Install the driver to enable the VIA AC97 Audio Device DOS Windows 95...

Page 75: ...the Installation Utility will autorun or you can run the Driver CD Installation Utility directly by using mouse cursor to click the proper option on the page Utility will invoke other applications to complete the rest of installation The drivers CAN NOT be installed directly from CD by using CD Installation Utility Please read the README TXT located in the root directory on Multimedia CD to get dr...

Page 76: ...al you can get more detailed information in the on line help or readme for the softwares Using VIA Hardware Monitor After the utility is installed you can follow the sequence Start Program VIA Hardware Monitor System to launch the monitor application 3 3 ...

Page 77: ...owing figure is the main panel of VIA Hardware Monitor In the panel you can get some real time and important information Voltage Fan speed and temperature for example If there is an abnormal situation you can resolve it immediately 3 4 ...

Page 78: ...d wall socket are OK but system is still dead Contact technical support Faulty wall outlet circuit breaker or fuse blown Plug in device known to work in socket and test Use different socket repair outlet reset circuit breaker or replace fuse PROBLEM System inoperative Keyboard lights are on power indicator lights are lit hard drive is spinning PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Memory DIMM is parti...

Page 79: ...ard disk if unable to do so the hard disk may be defective Contact technical support Hard disk directory or FAT is scrambled Run the FDISK program format the hard drive Copy data that was backed up onto hard drive Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time PROBLEM System only boots from CD ROM Hard disk can be read and applications can ...

Page 80: ...drive Re install all saved data when completed PROBLEM Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Incorrect information entered into the configuration setup program Check the configuration program Replace any incorrect information Review system s equipment Make sure correct information is in setup PROBLEM Screen is blank PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOL...

Page 81: ...d in correct sockets Computer virus Use anti virus programs to detect and clean viruses PROBLEM Screen goes blank periodically PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Screen saver is enabled Disable screen saver PROBLEM Keyboard failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Keyboard is disconnected Reconnect keyboard Check keys again if no improvement replace keyboard 4 4 ...

Page 82: ... failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Hard drive cable not connected properly Check hard drive cable PROBLEM Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Master slave jumpers not set correctly Set master slave jumpers correctly Hard drives not compatible different manufacturers Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call drive manufacturers...

Page 83: ...ION CMOS setup has been changed Run setup and select correct drive type PROBLEM Certain keys do not function PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Keys jammed or defective Replace keyboard PROBLEM Keyboard is locked and no keys function PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Keyboard is locked Unlock keyboard 4 6 ...

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