DFI G7L332-L, User Manual

Page 1: ...935 G7L321 000G A09400904 G7L332 L System Board User s Manual ...

Page 2: ... use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of su...

Page 3: ...rticular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an ...

Page 4: ...l I O Ports I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares Drivers Utilities and Software Applications Installation Notes Appendix A Enabling Hyper Threading Technology Enabling Hyper ThreadingTechnology Appendix B System Error Messages Error Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checklist Appendix D Watchdog Sample Code W...

Page 5: ...nts and product specifications 2 The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse improper installation modification accidents or unauthorized repair of the product 3 Unless otherwise instructed in this user s manual the user may not under any circumstances attempt to perform service adjustments or repairs on the product whether in or out of warranty It must be returned to ...

Page 6: ...ir ends Important Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drive and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not 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 maintai...

Page 7: ... not come similar to the information listed above This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more information about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Before Using the System Board Before using the system board prepare basic system components If you are installing the system board in a new system you will...

Page 8: ...e memory interface Supports non ECC x8 and x16 DIMMs Supports 4 banks for all DDR2 devices up to 512Mbit density Supports 8 banks for 1Gbit DDR2 devices Supports unbuffered DIMMs 1 PCI Express x16 slot 2 PCI Express x1 slot 1 PCI slots Built in Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 6 channel audio CODEC Full duplex codec with independent variable sampling rate True stereo line level outputs S PDIF ...

Page 9: ... memory Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Man agement Supports ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Wake On Events include Wake On PS 2 USB Keyboard Mouse Wake On LAN and Wake On Ring RTC timer to power on the system System power management supported CPU stopped clock control Microsoft Intel APM 1 2 compliant Soft Power supported ACPI v1 0a specification AC power failure recovery Monit...

Page 10: ...n a bout enabling the func tionality of the Hyper Threading Technology For more information on Hyper Threading Technology go to www intel com info hyperthreading PCI Express is a high bandwidth I O infra structure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes The system board currently sup ports the physical layer of x16 lane widths The x16 PCI Express lane supports transfer...

Page 11: ... board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal out puts to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1 0 specification With speed of up to 3Gb s it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB s The Realtek RTL8110SC Gigabit LAN controller suppo...

Page 12: ...er 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 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 720mA This function allows you to use the PS 2 key board or PS 2 mouse to power on the sys tem Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 720mA This function a...

Page 13: ...ff the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 2000 XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when it powers off The oper ating sessi...

Page 14: ...ct JP3 1 12V power 1 COM 2 Parallel VGA COM 1 USB 0 1 LAN USB 2 3 USB 0 3 power select JP2 1 Mic in Line in Line out Realtek RTL8110 1 CD in Audio CODEC Front audio 1 1 S PDIF LGA 775 Intel 945GC PCIE 1 PCI 1 BIOS USB 4 7 power select JP1 1 1 USB 4 5 1 USB 6 7 Clear CMOS Jp4 1 1 System fan Front panel 1 Intel ICH7 Battery 1 1 IrDA Power on select JP5 1 IDE 1 FDD 1 ATX power 1 1 ITE IT8712F 1 CPU f...

Page 15: ...tation is not 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 G7L332 L system board supports two 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets The sockets are divided into 2 channels Chann...

Page 16: ...emory banks allowing for row switching to be done less often BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS DIMMs are on the same channel DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different Not all slots need to be populated DIMMs of different memory configurations are on different channels Odd number of slots can be populated DIMMs of the sam...

Page 17: ...ngle channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Virtual single channel Dual channel Dual channel Dual channel DDR2_1 E P P E E E E E E E P P p P P P E P 1 3 P 1 3 DDR2_2 E E P P E E E P P P E E E P P P P 2 4 E P 2 4 DDR2_3 E E E E P P E E P P E P P E P P E P 1 3 P 1 3 DDR2_...

Page 18: ... DDR2_1 E P 1 3 DS P 1 3 DS E P 1 3 SS P 1 3 SS DDR2_2 P 2 4 DS E P 2 4 DS P 2 4 SS E P 2 4 SS DDR2_3 E P 1 3 DS P 1 3 DS E P 1 3 SS P 1 3 SS DDR2_4 P 2 4 DS E P 2 4 DS P 2 4 SS E P 2 4 SS P denotes populated E denotes empty denotes DIMMs are identical denotes DIMMs are not identical SS denotes Single Sided DIMM DS denotes Double Sided DIMM 1 2 3 or 4 denotes the DDR DIMM slot ...

Page 19: ...ns are for reference only 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 DDR2 socket on the system board 4 Push the ejector tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side Ejector tab 5 Note how the module is keyed to the socket DDR2 sockets Ejector tab Key Notch ...

Page 20: ...g the module by its edges position the module above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one way 8 The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically snap into the locked position to hold the module in place ...

Page 21: ...nd or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately 2 2 2 2 2 Make sure to keep the protective cap RMA re Make sure to keep the protective cap RMA re Make sure to keep the protec...

Page 22: ...mful parti cles Remove the protec tive cap only when you are about to install the CPU Protective cap Lever Cover 5 Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap from the cover Lift this part up 6 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down moving it away from the side tab of the socket then lifting it up Lever lifted Tab 7 Now lift the cover Cover ...

Page 23: ... CPU by its edges and avoid touch ing the pins Pin 1 of the socket Gold mark 9 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be in serted 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 ...

Page 24: ...sually contains the fan and heat sink assembly and an installation guide If the installa tion procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package 1 Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assemb...

Page 25: ...ard must match the 4 mounting holes around the socket Position each stud so that the groove faces the heat sink then push it down firmly until it clicks into place Note You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if the groove is facing outward 3 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board Mounting hole Mounting hole ...

Page 26: ... 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 then unplug the power cord 2 Set JP4 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP4 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s...

Page 27: ...age Control submenu and press En ter 6 Set the processor s clock ratio to its default setting or an appro priate bus clock Refer to the Frequency Voltage Control 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 Enter 8 Type Y and press Enter ...

Page 28: ...g 5V_standby will allow you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 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 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 720mA 1 3 2 1 3 2 X ...

Page 29: ...em 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 5V_standby power source of your power sup ply must support 1 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 2A 2 3 On 5...

Page 30: ... method of powering on the system If you want the system to power on whenever AC power comes in set JP5 pins 2 and 3 to On If you want to use the power button set pins 1 and 2 to On X JP5 2 3 On Power on via AC power 1 2 On Power on via power button default 1 3 2 1 3 2 ...

Page 31: ...ear panel I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port COM port VGA port USB ports LAN port Mic in jack Line in jack Line out jack PS 2 K B PS 2 Mouse Parallel LAN USB 2 3 COM VGA Line out Line in Mic in USB 0 USB 1 ...

Page 32: ...use 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 JP3 must be set to 2 3 On 5V_standby Refer to PS 2 Power Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up funct...

Page 33: ...als 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 parallel port op eratio...

Page 34: ...e mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the serial port cable to this connector Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of the connector BIOS Setting Configure the serial ports in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the...

Page 35: ...you plug the monitor s cable connector into the VGA port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place BIOS Setting Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the graphics driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information VGA Port VGA X ...

Page 36: ...2 0 1 1 ports The additional USB ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the con nector that is attached to the USB port cables to a USB connec tor BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information...

Page 37: ...o wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP1 and or JP2 must be set to 2 3 On 5V_standby Refer to USB Power 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 Keybo...

Page 38: ...o a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information LAN X ...

Page 39: ...ofer Line out Lime In a 2 channel mode this jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers In a 4 channel or 6 channel mode this jack functions as front right left speaker out Mic in Pink In a 2 channel mode this jack is used to connect an external microphone In a 4 channel or 6 channel mode this jack functions as rear right left speaker out Front audio Line out Line in Mic in Rear Audio...

Page 40: ...the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system Using this connector will disable the rear audio s line out and mic in functions Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 6 and pins 9 10 of the front audio connector prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the front audio connector If you are not using thi...

Page 41: ...dware Installation I O Connectors 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 Left audio channel Right audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 42: ...t Your S PDIF port may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to this connector Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the connector W 1 5 5V Key GND SPDIF in ...

Page 43: ...e floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header 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 middle connector of the cable to the drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of the header BIOS Setting Enable or disable this function ...

Page 44: ...nect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information X SATA 1 SATA 0 SATA 3 SATA 2 GND TXP TXN GND RXN GND RXP 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 ...

Page 45: ...se an IDE ribbon 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 Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE header on the sy...

Page 46: ...es from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board 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 incorrec...

Page 47: ...e to connect the cable connector to the IrDA connec tor according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field 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 IR function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for...

Page 48: ... additional cooling fan The cooling fans will provide adequate air flow 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 CPU fan X System fan 1 3 Sense Power On Off 4 1 Sense Power Ground Speed Control ...

Page 49: ...erate Your system configuration CPU power amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided we strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt or greater power supply Important Insufficient power supplied to the system may result in instabil ity or the add in boards and peripherals not functioning prop erly Calcul...

Page 50: ...s switch is used to power on or off the system 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 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 ...

Page 51: ...cifications into the PCI Express x16 slot To install a graph ics card into the x16 slot align the graphics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot The retaining clip will automatically hold the graphics card in place PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x16 ...

Page 52: ...n 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 press ing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main menu screen will appear Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility X Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervi...

Page 53: ... Your version may not be identical to this one Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features then press Enter A screen similar to the one below will appear Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss X IDE Channel 0 Master X IDE Channel 0 Slave X IDE Channel 1 Master X IDE Channel 1 Slave Drive A Drive B Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS ...

Page 54: ... or Help desk on which one to select The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master and IDE Channel 1 Slave To configure an IDE drive move the cursor to a field then press Enter The following screen will appear IDE HDD Auto Detection IDE Channel 0 Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head...

Page 55: ...ming 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 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 drive 1 2MB ca...

Page 56: ...ed 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 errors Al...

Page 57: ...57 3 BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 58: ... settings on the screen are for refer ence only Your version may not be identical to this one X CPU Feature X Hard Disk Boot Priority CPU L1 L2 Cache CPU L3 Cache Quick Powe On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Security Option APIC Mode HDD S M A R T Capability Report No FDD For WIN 95 Delay for HDD Secs Small Logo EPA Show Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Se...

Page 59: ... Your version may not be identical to this one Delay Prior To Thermal This field is used to select the time that would force the CPU to a 50 duty cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating temperature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheat ing to ensure a safe computing environment PPM Mode The options are Native Mode and SMM mode Limit CPUID MaxVal The CPUID instruction ...

Page 60: ...is field is set to Disabled it will force the XD feature flag to always return to 0 Vertualiation Technology When this field is set to Enabled the VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology Core Mulit processing The options are Enabled and Disabled ...

Page 61: ... s L3 cache Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on the system When Enabled the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device fields re Hard Disk Boot ...

Page 62: ...assword is entered at the prompt APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting HDD S M A R T Capability The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is 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 Di...

Page 63: ...63 3 BIOS Setup Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot up Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot up ...

Page 64: ...ger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the system BIOS enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at C0000H to C7FFFH to be cached if the cache controller is also enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the faster the video performance Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Featu...

Page 65: ...ystem memory PCI Express Root Port Func Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear PCI Express Port 1 to PCI Express Port 2 These fields are used to enable or disable the PCI Express port func tion PCI E Compliancy Mode This field is used to select the mode for the PCI Express add in card Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Express Root Port Func PCI Expres...

Page 66: ...device The options are Auto Onchip VGA and PEG Port On Chip Frame Buffer Size This field is used to select the onboard VGA s frame buffer size that is shared from the system memory DVMT Mode This field shows the current DVMT mode DVMT Fixed Memory Size This field is used to select the graphics memory size used by DVMT Fixed mode ...

Page 67: ...nu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults X OnChip IDE Device X Onboard Device X Super IO Device X USB Device Setting Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter On Chip Primary PCI IDE On Chip Serial ATA Setting On Chip Serial ATA x PATA IDE Mode SATA Port Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChi...

Page 68: ...ves 1 IDE Master 1 IDE Slave and 2 SATA SATA Only This option automatically sets the SATA drives to Primary Master mode Since the SATA drives are in Master mode you cannot set the IDE drive to Master mode PATA IDE Mode This field is used to select the function mode of the IDE connector and its relation to the SATA ports Primary IDE 1 serves as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel SATA 1 and SA...

Page 69: ...69 3 BIOS Setup If the PATA IDE Mode field is set to Secondary this field will show P0 P2 is Primary meaning SATA 0 and SATA 2 are Primary ...

Page 70: ...lue F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults AC97 Audio Onboard Lan Control Enabled Enabled Onboard Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear AC97 Audio Enabled 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 ena...

Page 71: ...ay not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults KBC input clock POWER ON Function Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select x UR2 Duplex Mode Onboard Parallel Port Paralle...

Page 72: ... Allows you to manu ally 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 UART Mode Select The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 S...

Page 73: ...rd parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripheral s manual for the best option SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP Extended Capabilities Port Allows parallel port to operate in bidirec...

Page 74: ...bled Enabled Enable or Disable Universal Host Controller Interfacefor Universal Serial Bus USB 1 0 Controller This field is used to enable or disable the Universal Host Controller Interface USB 1 0 USB 2 0 Controller This field is used to enable or disable the Enhanced Host Controller Interface USB 2 0 USB Keyboard Function Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM the support for legacy USB keyboa...

Page 75: ...l be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices If a PS 2 mouse is not available and you need to use a USB mouse to install Windows installation is performed in DOS mode or run any program under DOS set this field to Enabled USB Storage Function This field is used to enable or disable the support for legacy USB mass storage ...

Page 76: ...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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Typ...

Page 77: ...C power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the system Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Last State When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain...

Page 78: ...er if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network Resume On Ring LAN prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Date of Month Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 1 31 Select a date you would l...

Page 79: ...will not reset the configuration data 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 The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the IRQ Resources field respectively The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be id...

Page 80: ...RQ 12 assigned to IRQ 14 assigned to IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture PCI Latency Timer CLK This feature is used t...

Page 81: ... 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 Hardware Monitor utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board Refer to the Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Hel...

Page 82: ...rum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency Voltage Control Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Spread Spectrum Disabled ...

Page 83: ...nter If you want to proceed type Y and press Enter The default settings will be loaded Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail S...

Page 84: ...p default values Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Optimized Defaults X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User ...

Page 85: ...firm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the pass word function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press En ter instead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 ...

Page 86: ...en done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the pass word function highlight Set User Password and press Enter in stead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu Phoenix AwardBI...

Page 87: ... to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Save Data to CMOS X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defau...

Page 88: ... Alt Esc simulta neously or Del after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Abandon All Data X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defau...

Page 89: ...d 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 Technolog...

Page 90: ...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 91: ...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 Chapter 4 Supported Software ...

Page 92: ...gured properly in the system To install the utility click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu 1 The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install the utility After all files have been extracted click Next 2 You are now ready to install the utility Click Next 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the utility to ta...

Page 93: ...k Intel Graphics Drivers on the main menu 1 Go through the readme document for more installation tips then click Next 2 You are now ready to install the driver Click Next 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 94: ...lation wizard will extract the files needed to install AC97 audio After all files have been extracted click Next 2 AC97 audio is intalling and configuring the new software installation 3 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 95: ...altek LAN Drivers To install the driver click Realtek LAN Drivers on the main menu 1 LanSetup is now preparing the installation wizard 2 You are now ready to install the driver Click Next 3 LanSetup is installing the new driver ...

Page 96: ...96 4 Supported Software 4 Click Finish Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 97: ...values are over or under the set range 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 To install click ITE Hardware Monitor on the main menu 1 Setup is now preparing the installation wizard 2 You ...

Page 98: ...98 4 Supported Software 2 Click Next to add the program icon to the Program Folder 4 Click Finish Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 99: ... 4 Supported Software Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver To install click Microsoft DirectX 9 0 on the main menu 1 Click I accept the agreement then click Next 2 You are now ready to install DirectX Click Next ...

Page 100: ...100 4 Supported Software 3 Click Finish Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect ...

Page 101: ...ick Next to continue 2 Setup is now ready to install Click Next Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 0 To install click Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 0 on the main menu 3 Click Next to install or click Change Destination Folder to select another folder ...

Page 102: ...102 4 Supported Software 5 Click Finish to exit installaion 4 Click Install to begin installation ...

Page 103: ...lick Setup 2 The drivers for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition are also included in the CD however Autorun is not supported for this operating system Therefore you must manually install the drivers from the respective folders of each driver 3 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please contact technica...

Page 104: ...nstall cooling fans The system requires adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor 3 The CPU Hyper Threading field in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the Award BIOS setup will appear Make sure this field is set to Enabled 4 Currently only Windows XP supports the Hyper Threading Technology If this OS has been previously installed you must REINSTALL it 5 After...

Page 105: ...y 105 d Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below c Click the General tab The processor shown under Computer should resemble the one shown below ...

Page 106: ...Threading Technology e Lastly press the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously The Windows Task Manager dialog box will appear Click the Performance tab The diagram under CPU Usage History should resemble the one shown below ...

Page 107: ...xplosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manu facturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak bat tery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SW...

Page 108: ... locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error Syste...

Page 109: ...t 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 prop erly 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 Mak...

Page 110: ...hing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using 3 The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access t...

Page 111: ...inter 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 settings are configured correctly 4 Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured corre...

Page 112: ... 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 power up the system 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are prop erly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated secure...

Page 113: ...55h OUT DX AL MOV AL 55h OUT DX AL 2 Configuration Logical Device 7 register CR72 CR73 Watch Dog Timer enable Time Out Value Register MOV DX 2Eh MOV AL 07h Ready to Program Logical Device OUT DX AL MOV DX 2Fh MOV AL 07h Select Logical Device 7 OUT DX AL MOV DX 2Eh MOV AL 72h Select CR72 OUT DX AL MOV DX 2Fh IN AL DX OR AL 40h Set CR72 Bit 6 1 WDT output through KRST enable OUT DX AL ...

Page 114: ...V AL 73h Select CR73 Watch Dog Timer Time Out Value Register OUT DX AL MOV DX 2Fh MOV AL 02h Set CR73 value 02h Watch Dog Time 2 unit Min OUT DX AL 3 Exit extended function mode MOV DX 2Eh MOV AL 02h OUT DX AL MOV DX 2Fh MOV AL 02h OUT DX AL ...