DFI G5M300-P, User Manual

Page 1: ...G5M300 P Rev A System Board User s Manual 935 G5M301 000 A83300438 ...

Page 2: ... 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 2004 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel Pentium M and Celeron M are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Award...

Page 3: ... 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 interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the rec...

Page 4: ...electronic file of this manual is included in the CD To view the user s manual in the CD insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click User s Manual on the main menu ...

Page 5: ...em Board Layout 2 2 System Memory 2 3 CPU 2 4 Jumper Settings 2 5 Rear Panel I O Ports 2 6 I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 2 Intel RAID BIOS Setting Utility 3 3 Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications 4 2 Installation Notes 7 11 15 16 17 19 23 33 46 60 100 101 103 114 ...

Page 6: ...Introduction 1 6 116 116 118 Appendix A Watchdog Timer A 1 WatchdogTimer Appendix B System Error Messages B 1 POST Beep B 2 Error Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting C 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 115 ...

Page 7: ...DDR266 or PC2700 DDR333 DDR SDRAM DIMM with ECC support Supports 128Mbit 256Mbit and 512Mbit technologies providing maximum capacity of 1GB with x16 devices and up to 2GB with high density 512Mbit technology BIOS Award BIOS Supports SCSI sequential boot up Supports DMI 2 0 function 4Mbit flash memory Energy Efficient Design Suppor ts ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management Supports ACP...

Page 8: ...o memory allocation Display core frequency at 250MHz default Render core frequency at 250MHz default Intel Dual Frequency Graphics Technology 2D graphics engine Optimized 128 bit BLT engine 32 bit Alpha Blended cursor 8 bit 16 bit and 32 bit color 3D graphics engine Enhanced Hardware Binning Instruction Set Bi Cubic Filtering Linear Gamma Blending for Video Mixer Rendering VMR Video Mixer Renderin...

Page 9: ...s Realtek ALC202A 2 channel audio 18 bit stereo full duplex codec with independent variable sampling rate DirectSound 3DTM compatible S PDIF out interface Onboard LAN Features RTL8110S Gigabit ethernet controller Supports 10Mbps 100Mbps and 1Gbps data transmission IEEE 802 3 10 100Mbps and IEEE 802 3ab 1Gbps compliant Serial ATA Interface with RAID Supports two SATA Serial ATA interfaces which are...

Page 10: ... 1 ports Mic in line in and line out I O Connectors 3 connectors for 3 external serial ports 1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port 1 LCD brightness control connector 1 LVDS LCD panel connector 1 LCD power connector 1 front audio connector for line out and mic in jacks 1 CD in internal audio connector 1 S PDIF out connector 1 connector for IrDA interface 2 Serial ATA connectors 2 40 pin IDE con...

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

Page 12: ...rs of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter USB Ports The system board supports USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 ports USB 1 1 supports 12Mb second bandwidth while USB 2 0 supports 480Mb second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals AGP Accelerated Graphics Port AGP is an interface de...

Page 13: ...pport 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 or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can power on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply mu...

Page 14: ...s that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management Currently only Windows 98 2000 ME XP supports the ACPI function ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button o...

Page 15: ...e Checklist The system board package contains the following items The system board A user s manual One IDE cable One floppy cable Two Serial ATA data cables One Serial ATA power cable One Main Board Utility CD One Intel RAID driver diskette One I O shield One CPU fan and heat sink assembly If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistanc...

Page 16: ...erter settings JP6 1 USB power select JP3 VIA VT6307 Intel 855GME Intel 6300ESB 1 2nd fan 1 CPU fan DDR 1DDR 2 DIMM standby power LED 1 FDD 1 ATX power 1 IDE 2 1 IDE 1 AGP 1 Clear CMOS JP10 1 Chassis fan PCI X Slot 1 PCI 1 Slot PCI standby power LED PCI 2 Slot Realtek RTL8110S 1 CD in Audio codec 1 Front audio 1 S PDIF out 1 COM 2 RS232 AUX select JP4 2 5 6 COM 2 1 COM 3 1 COM 4 1 2 12 1 11 COM 4 ...

Page 17: ... to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles ...

Page 18: ...e must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket 1 Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place Pin 1 Notch Key Tab Tab ...

Page 19: ...usively designed for installing an Intel Pentium M Celeron M processor 2 3 2 Installing the CPU 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the 479 pin CPU socket on the system board X 4 Use a screwdriver to turn the screw to its unlock position Lock Unlock ...

Page 20: ... touching the pins 6 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force Use a screwdriver to turn the screw to its lock position Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU Gold triangular mark Pin 1 of the socket ...

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

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

Page 23: ...tem 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 JP10 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP10 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the system 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data 1 2 On Normal default X JP10 3 1 2 3 ...

Page 24: ... 2 mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA 2 4 2 PS 2 Power Select 1 2 On 5V default 2 3 On 5VSB X JP2 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

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

Page 26: ...f level X JP6 LCD Panel Power Select Inverter On Off Level Select Important Before powering on the system make sure JP6 s setting matches the LCD panel s specification Selecting the incorrect voltage will seriously damage the LCD panel 1 2 11 12 1 3 On 5V 3 5 On 3 3V 7 9 On 12V 1 2 11 12 1 2 11 12 2 4 On 5V 4 6 On 12V 1 2 11 12 1 2 11 12 1 2 11 12 ...

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

Page 28: ...equires 5V 12V power from the system board set JP7 pins 1 3 2 4 9 11 and 10 12 to On This setting automatically sets COM 4 at RS 232 2 4 6 COM 4 RS232 RS485 AUX Select X JP7 12 11 2 1 1 3 2 4 7 9 8 10 On RS232 default 3 5 4 6 7 9 8 10 On RS485 1 3 2 4 9 11 12V 10 12 5V On Auxiliary power 12 11 2 1 12 11 2 1 12 11 2 1 ...

Page 29: ...ce connected to this port requires 5V 12V power from the system board set JP4 pins 3 5 and 4 6 to On Otherwise leave this jumper s setting at 1 3 2 4 On 2 4 7 COM 2 RS232 AUX Select X JP4 3 5 5V 4 6 12V On Auxiliary power 1 3 2 4 On RS232 default 1 3 2 6 4 5 1 3 2 6 4 5 ...

Page 30: ...ware Installation 2 4 8 Auto Power on X JP8 1 2 1 2 1 2 On Auto power on enabled 1 2 Off Auto power on disabled If you want the system to automatically power on once AC power comes in set JP8 pins 1 and 2 to On ...

Page 31: ...nstallation 2 4 9 LVDS to TTL Voltage Select X J5 1 2 On VCC3 default 2 3 On VCC 3 1 2 3 1 2 If your system is installed with a LVDS to TTL daughterboard use J5 to select the voltage supplied to the TTL daughterboard ...

Page 32: ...CPU whose frequency has been locked by the manufacturer overclocking will have no effect Overclocking may result to the CPU s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance If you are unable to boot your system due to overclocking make sure to set this jumper back to its default settings 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 On 133MHz 2 3 On 100MHz default ...

Page 33: ...el I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port COM 1 port VGA port 1394_2 port LAN port USB ports Mic in jack Line in jack Line out jack PS 2 Mouse Parallel COM 1 VGA PS 2 KB LAN 1394_2 USB 3 4 USB 1 2 Line out Line in Mic in ...

Page 34: ...ll reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards Warning Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function Jumper Setting JP2 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Re...

Page 35: ...S Setting Configure the PS 2 wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA ...

Page 36: ...d other serial devices To connect COM 2 COM 3 and or COM 4 please refer to the following description The serial ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the cable connector to J6 J7 or J8 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of J6 J7 or J8 Important If the LCD Display Panel that is connected to the...

Page 37: ...power from the system board set JP4 and or JP7 appropriately Refer to COM 2 RS232 AUX Select and COM 4 RS232 RS485 AUX Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting Configure the serial ports in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information ...

Page 38: ...ntegrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Setting SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended 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 paral...

Page 39: ...our 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 monitors have a switch that chooses between analog and TTL or digital operation If your monitor has such a switch set it for analog BIOS Setting Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS Driv...

Page 40: ...nal 1394 device The 1394 port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the 1394 port cable to 1394_1 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connec tor is aligned with pin 1 of the 1394_1 You can now connect an IEEE 1394 device to the port 2 5 5 IEEE 1394 1394_2 W W 1394_1 12V fused 1 TPA Ground TPB 12V fused Key...

Page 41: ...port allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information W LAN ...

Page 42: ...and Play peripherals BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information If you are using a USB 2 0 device insta...

Page 43: ...wer Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function fo...

Page 44: ...at location CN3 A jack is a one hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Mic in Jack Pink This jack is used to connect an external microphone Line in Jack Light Blue This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Line out Jack Lime This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Li...

Page 45: ...6 and pins 9 10 of J1 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J1 If you are not using this connector make sure to replace the jumper caps back to their original pin locations Driver Installation Install the Audio Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information The front audio is disabled The rear audio is enabled The front...

Page 46: ... Installation 2 6 I O Connectors 2 6 1 CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card W 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 47: ...ect an external S PDIF out port Your S PDIF out port may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to SPDIF1 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of SPDIF1 W 5V Key SPDIF out GND 1 4 ...

Page 48: ...el connector CN9 and the LCD Inverter power connector CN8 These connectors transmit video signals and power from the system board to the LCD Display Panel Refer to the next page for the pin functions of these connectors Jumper Settings Refer to the Jumper Settings section in this chapter for settings relevant to the LCD panel LVDS LCD Panel 1 8 LCD Inverter Power X X 40 39 2 1 ...

Page 49: ...LVDS_Out0 LVDS_Out0 GND LVDS_CLK1 LVDS_CLK1 GND COM3_DTR COM3_RTS COM3_RD COM3_CTS Pins 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 Function GND LVDS_Out7 LVDS_Out7 GND LVDS_Out6 LVDS_Out6 GND LVDS_Out5 LVDS_Out5 GND LVDS_Out4 LVDS_Out4 GND LVDS_CLK2 LVDS_CLK2 GND COM3_TD COM3_RI COM3_DSR COM3_DCD LVDS LCD Panel Connector LCD Inverter Power Connector Note Jumper J5 is used to select th...

Page 50: ...nto the header only if pin 1 of the connector is 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 J13 on the system board and the other end most connector to the floppy drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of J13 BIOS Setting Enable or disable ...

Page 51: ...ATA drives It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following must be set accordingly 1 Set the On Chip Serial ATA field to Enhanced Mode Inte grated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device section of the Award BIOS 2 Set the SATA Mode field to RAID Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device section of the Award BIOS 3 Reboot the PC 4 When the system powers up press the Ctrl and I keys simultaneously...

Page 52: ...52 2 Hardware Installation 5 Install the Intel 6300ESB RAID driver For steps 1 to 4 refer to chapter 3 for more information For step 5 refer to chapter 4 for more information ...

Page 53: ...ibbon 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...

Page 54: ...rom the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board 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 ...

Page 55: ...the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure the onboard IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS to the type of IrDA stand ard supported by your device Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentat...

Page 56: ...nect additional cooling fans The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans Refer to chapter 3 for more information X 2nd fan 1 3 Ground Power Sense CPU fan 1 3 Ground Power Sense X Chassis fan 1 3 Ground Power Se...

Page 57: ...st be inserted onto the P2 connector The system board requires a minimum of 150 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided use a 250 Watt or greater power supply 12V 11 1 10 3 3V 3 3V Ground 5V Ground 5V Ground PW OK 5VSB 5V 3 3V 12V Ground PS ON Ground Groun...

Page 58: ...dby 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 2 6 10 DIMM and PCI Standby Power LEDs DI...

Page 59: ...em PWR LED Power Standby LED When the system s power is on this LED will light When the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend state it will blink every second When the system is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every 4 seconds X Pin 1 3 5 7 9 11 N C HDD LED RESET SW N C Pin Assignment N C HDD Power Signal Ground RST Signal N C Pin 2 4 6 8 10 12 PWR LED PWR BTN Key Pin Assignment...

Page 60: ...pter 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 ke...

Page 61: ...ormat is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features...

Page 62: ...show the IDE for the HDD CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 1 3 IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master and IDE Channel 1 Slave Move the cursor to the IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master or IDE Channel 1 Slave field then pre...

Page 63: ...lays the number of read write heads Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write 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 This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive installed None No floppy drive is instal...

Page 64: ...tected during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other error...

Page 65: ...65 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 1 8 Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up 3 1 1 9 Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 66: ...system for basic operation Some entries are defaults required by the system board while others if enabled will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 67: ...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 Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 On die throttling Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio and VID transition ...

Page 68: ...e 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 3 1 2 4 CPU L1 and L2 Cache This field is used to speed up the memory access Enable the external cache for better performance 3 1 2 2 Hard Disk Boot Priority This fie...

Page 69: ...he drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device 3 1 2 8 Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks When disabled the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by tra...

Page 70: ...olding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys You can then select the typematic ...

Page 71: ...p The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt 3 1 2 15 APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting 3 1 2 16 MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using 3 1 2 17 OS Select for DRAM 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 The options are ...

Page 72: ... that data was being lost while using your system 3 1 3 1 DRAM Timing Selectable This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Presence Detect data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc When this option is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEPROM This op...

Page 73: ...e in local memory clocks 3 1 3 6 DRAM Data Integrity Mode The ECC Error Checking and Correction function is supported only in x72 72 bit PC SDRAM DIMMs If you are using x64 64 bit PC SDRAM DIMMs set this field to Non ECC Non ECC Uses x64 PC SDRAM DIMM ECC This option allows the system to recover from memory failure It detects single bit and multiple bit errors then automatically corrects single bi...

Page 74: ... field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory 3 1 3 10 Delayed Transaction When enabled this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCI to ISA transactions This allows PCI and ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made 3 1 3 11 Delay Prior To Thermal This field is used to select the t...

Page 75: ... VGA 3 1 3 15 On Chip Frame Buffer Size This field is used to select the frame buffer size 3 1 3 16 Boot Display This field is used to select the type of display to use when the system boots EFP Select this option if you want the system to boot the EFP display CRT Select this option if you want the system to boot the CRT display LFP Select this option if you want the system to boot the LCD flat pa...

Page 76: ... one channel LVDS A0 A2 for 18 bit panels Panel 4 1280x1024 two channel LVDS A0 A3 B0 B3 for 48 bit panels If you are using one of the standard panels shown above select the appropriate option according to the type of panel that you are using Otherwise please contact your dealer or sales representative for a custom made BIOS that will suit the panel that you are using ...

Page 77: ...n are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 4 1 OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 78: ...t to add a different hard drive controller IDE Primary Master Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves Your system supports five mo...

Page 79: ...es On Chip Serial ATA Disabled Disables the onboard SATA Auto The system will detect the existing SATA and IDE drives then automatically set them to the available master slave mode Combined Mode This option allows you to use both IDE and SATA drives allowing a maximum of 4 drives You must manually set the SATA drives mas ter slave mode in the Serial ATA Port0 Mode and Serial ATA Port1 Mode fields ...

Page 80: ...S set this field to Enabled 3 1 4 2 Onboard 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 Serial ATA Port0 Mode and Serial ATA Port1 Mode These fields are used to select the master slave mode of the Serial ATA drives Make sure they do not conflict with the set tin...

Page 81: ...S Setup AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio CODEC Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card Onboard LAN Control This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN ...

Page 82: ... left button of the mouse to power on the system Mouse Right When this option is selected double click the right button of the mouse to power on the system Any Key Press any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power on the system 3 1 4 3 Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The f...

Page 83: ...d like to use to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller UART Mode Select This field is used to select the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA device For better transmission of data your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 meter RxD TxD Active...

Page 84: ...d on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripheral s manual for the best option SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP Extended Capabilities Port Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the normal mode s data transfer rate EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed EPP Mode ...

Page 85: ... 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 Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Serial Port 3 and Serial Port 4 Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port 1 2 3 or 4 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manu ally select an I O addres...

Page 86: ...ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI Currently only Windows 98 2000 ME XP supports this function If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the ACPI Suspend Type field 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 funct...

Page 87: ...ne Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode field 3 1 5 5 Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Initializes display power management...

Page 88: ...nagement func tion is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Insta...

Page 89: ... respond to calls coming from an external modem 3 1 5 15 USB KB Wake Up From S3 This field when enabled allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state This can be configured only if the ACPI Suspend Type field is set to S3 STR 3 1 5 16 Resume By Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down ...

Page 90: ...to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 3 1 5 18 Time hh mm ss Alarm This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on If you want the system to power on everyday as set in the Date of Month Alarm field the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu ...

Page 91: ...tion 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 specific I...

Page 92: ...ice or Reserved 3 1 6 4 PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default value is Disabled Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 93: ...is Fan Speed Current CPU Fan Speed and Current 2nd Fan Speed These fields will show the internal temperature of the system current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the cooling fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute 3 1 7 2 CPU V This field will show the detected voltage of the processor 3 1 7 3 1 5V V 3 3V V 5V V 12V V VBAT V and 5VSB V These fields show the output voltage of the po...

Page 94: ...e Control The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 8 1 Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician ...

Page 95: ...values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option in the main menu and press Enter If you want to proceed type Y and press Enter The default settings will be loaded ...

Page 96: ... 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 ...

Page 97: ...e 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 password agai...

Page 98: ...cess only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied Use the arrow keys to highlight Set User Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be pr...

Page 99: ...s 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 ...

Page 100: ... BIOS Setting Utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives Important Before you run the Intel RAID BIOS Setting Utility make sure the Serial ATA settings in the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device section of the Award BIOS is configured properly After you power up the system and all hard disk drives have been detected the Intel RAID BIOS status message screen will...

Page 101: ...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 15B C Phoenix Technol...

Page 102: ...IOS in your system We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press Y then enter the file name of the current BIOS Otherwise press N 7 The following will then appear Press Y to Program or N to Exit 8 Press Y to flash the new BIOS ...

Page 103: ...ties and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup ...

Page 104: ...E XP s INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility please follow the steps below 1 Click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the utility to take effect ...

Page 105: ...ng systems Windows 98SE Windows ME Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click Audio Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 106: ...rivers To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click Intel Graphics Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 107: ...all the USB 2 0 driver The drivers are supported in the following operating systems Windows 98 SE Windows ME and Windows 2000 To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click Intel USB 2 0 Drivers on the main menu If you are using Windows 98 SE or Windows ME the following screen will appear ...

Page 108: ...USB 2 0 Drivers a readme screen will appear 2 Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Important If you are using Windows XP you must install the Windows Service Pack 1 USB 2 0 driver which comes available after you have installed the operating system ...

Page 109: ...rivers To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click LAN Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 110: ...the process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives you will need the provided Intel RAID floppy diskette If you are installing the driver on existing Windows XP or Windows 2000 install the 6300ESB RAID Drivers that is in the provided CD Installing the RAID Driver While Installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 The steps below will instruct you on installing the 6...

Page 111: ...isk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself Windows setup will need to copy the files from the floppy disk again after the RAID volume is formatted then Windows setup starts copying files Installing the RAID Driver Under Existing Windows XP or Windows 2000 To install 1 Click 6300ESB RAID Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear 2 Follow the installation instructions sh...

Page 112: ...ge 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 98SE Windows ME Win dows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 or Windows XP operating system To install the utility please follow the steps bel...

Page 113: ...please follow the steps below 1 Click Microsoft DirectX 9 Driver on the main menu The following screen will appear 2 Click I accept the agreement then click Next 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 114: ...tomatically 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 contact technical support or your sales representative for the latest version of the drivers or software appli...

Page 115: ...ls to function it will also reset according to the time interval so that your system will continue to operate mov dx 02e Enter mov al 87 Enter out dx al Enter out dx al Enter mov dx 02e Enter mov al 07 Enter out dx al Enter inc dx Enter inc al Enter out dx al Enter dec dx Enter mov al f6 Enter out dx al Enter inc dx Enter mov al xy Enter out dx al Enter XY is the Watchdog Time count value for the ...

Page 116: ...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...

Page 117: ...te fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely...

Page 118: ...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 119: ...thing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using 3 The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access ...

Page 120: ... 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 121: ...configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 1 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and ...