DFI G7V600-B, User Manual

Page 1: ...G7V600 B System Board User s Manual 935 G7V601 000G A90300603 ...

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: ... Memory CPU Jumper Settings Rear Panel 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 Appendix B Watchdog Timer Appendix C System Error Messages POST Beep Error Messages Appendix D Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Check...

Page 5: ...f components 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 ret...

Page 6: ...tant 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 maintain contact wit...

Page 7: ...ackage may 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 syste...

Page 8: ...ology for x8 and x16 devices non ECC memory Award BIOS 4Mbit flash memory Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management Supports ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Wake On Events include Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse Wake On Ring Wake On LAN RTC timer to power on the system System power management supported CPU stopped clock control Microsoft Intel APM 1 2 com...

Page 9: ...rogrammable 3 color transparent cursor 3D graphics features Supports maximum 3D resolution 1600x1200x32 85Hz Flat and Gouraud shading 16 and 24 bit Z buffering and 8 bit Stencil buffering Vertex and programmable pixel fog and atmospheric effects Supports Double and triple render buffer Realtek ALC655 18 bit stereo full duplex codec with independent variable sampling rate High quality differential ...

Page 10: ...nal external USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 connector for 1 external COM port 1 front audio connector for external line out and mic in jacks 1 CD in internal audio connector 1 S PDIF in out connector 1 connector for IrDA interface 4 Serial ATA connectors 1 40 pin IDE connector 1 floppy connector 1 24 pin ATX power connector 1 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 front panel connector 5 fan connectors 7 PCI slots ...

Page 11: ...gy and has it enabled OS an operating system that includes optimizations for HT Technology Please refer to Appendix A for information 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 Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing...

Page 12: ...s The system board is equipped with an IrDA connec tor for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specifi cation supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter 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 improv...

Page 13: ...SB power source of your power supply must support 720mA This function allows you to use a USB key board or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state 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 For 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2A...

Page 14: ...to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 98 2000 ME XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applica tions and operating system This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operatin...

Page 15: ...15 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...

Page 16: ...t available you can provide some ESD protec tion 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 proce dures requiring ESD protection DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4 The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM tha...

Page 17: ...a will be accessed in chunks of 128 bits from the memory chan nels Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate DIMMs are on the same channel DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different However we highly rec ommend using identical DIMMs Not all slots need to be populated DIMMs of the same memory configura tion are on different channels S...

Page 18: ...spond 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 com pletely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place Pin 1 Notch Key Tab Tab ...

Page 19: ...are not bent If the cap is missing or the cap and 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 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 pr...

Page 20: ... the CPU Protective cap Lever 6 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down moving it away from the side tab of the socket then lifting it up Cover Lift this part up 5 Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap from the cover Lever lifted Tab Important The CPU socket must not come in contact with anything other than the CPU Avoid unnecessary exposure Remove the prote...

Page 21: ...on 7 Now lift the cover 8 Position the CPU above the socket The gold mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins Cover Pin 1 of the socket Gold mark ...

Page 22: ...seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU 10 Once the CPU is in place move the cover down ...

Page 23: ...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 assembly Do not spread the paste all over the surface When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU the compound will dis perse evenly Do not apply the paste if the fan heat...

Page 24: ...e 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 as sembly in place if the groove is not facing the heat sink Heat sink Fan Stud Groove Mounting hole 3 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connec tor on the system board Mounting hole Mounting hole Mounting...

Page 25: ...m 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 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 26: ... Voltage Control submenu and press En ter 6 Set the processor s ratio to its default setting or an appropriate ratio 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 27: ...ecting 5VSB 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 Inte grated 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 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 28: ...the system 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 For 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2A 2 3 On 5VSB 1...

Page 29: ...ant to use the power button set pins 2 and 3 to On Important If you want the system to automatically power on when power returns after an AC power failure you must 1 Set JP7 pins 1 and 2 to On 2 The PWRON After PWR Fail field must be set to On In tegrated Peripherals submenu Super I O Device section of the BIOS 1 3 2 1 3 2 X JP7 1 2 On Power on via AC power 2 3 On Power on via power button default...

Page 30: ...AC in JP5 2 3 On Power on via power button default JP5 is used to select the method of powering on the system Set JP5 to 1 2 On if you want the system to automatically power on only the first time AC power comes in If you want to use the power button set JP5 to 2 3 On 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 31: ...31 2 Hardware Installation Power Good Sequence Select X 1 2 On Fixed at 250 ms JP6 2 3 On By Power JP6 is used to select the power good sequence 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 32: ... rear 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 Mouse Parallel COM 1 VGA PS 2 KB LAN USB 1 2 USB 3 4 Line out Line in Mic in ...

Page 33: ...to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may dam age 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 JP1 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to PS 2 Power Se lect in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting Configure the PS...

Page 34: ...ated Peripherals submenu Super I O 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 ...

Page 35: ...y terminals and other serial devices Your COM port may come 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 J6 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of J6 BIOS Setting Configure the serial ports in the Integrated Peripherals sub...

Page 36: ...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 be tween 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 Refer to chapter 3 for more informatio...

Page 37: ...dditional USB 2 0 1 1 ports Your USB ports may come 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 USB port cables to J10 J11 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J10 J11 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboar...

Page 38: ...B device to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP2 and or JP3 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB 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 K...

Page 39: ...tem board to connect to 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 W LAN ...

Page 40: ...ght Blue In a 2 channel or 4 channel mode this jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc In a 6 channel mode this jack functions as Center Subwoofer 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 ...

Page 41: ...1 allows you to connect to 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 func tions Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 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 s...

Page 42: ... 2 Hardware Installation I O Connectors CD in Connector The CD in connector J2 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 43: ...43 2 Hardware Installation Speaker out Connector The speaker out connector J3 is used to connect external speakers W 1 4 Audio Lout Audio Rout Audio GND Audio GND ...

Page 44: ...ports Your S PDIF ports may come 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 audio cable connector to SPDIF1 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of SPDIF1 W 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out GND SPDIF in ...

Page 45: ...er Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J21 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 connec tor of the cable to the drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned wi...

Page 46: ...al ATA cable to SATA 1 J19 SATA 2 J18 SATA 3 J16 or SATA 4 J17 and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure the onboard Serial ATA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device section of the BIOS Refer to chap ter 3 for more information X SATA 1 SATA 2 1 7 GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 1 7 GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 7 1 7 1 SATA 3 SATA 4 X ...

Page 47: ...n 1 of the header The IDE connector supports 2 devices a Master and a Slave Use 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 t...

Page 48: ... 100 hard drives We recommend that you use hard drives 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 ...

Page 49: ... cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure the onboard IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super I O Device section of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation...

Page 50: ...e cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board com ponents 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 X Fan 3 1 3 Ground Power Sense X Fan 2 1 3 Ground Power Sense 4 1 Sense Power Ground Speed Control 1 3 Sense Power Ground W C...

Page 51: ...f more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate 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 13 1 12 24 3 ...

Page 52: ...Soft Off state PCI Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system is in the power on Soft Off or Suspend Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM state Important If the DRAM 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 Power LED DRAM Power LED a...

Page 53: ...This 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...

Page 54: ...54 2 Hardware Installation Digital I O Connector The Digital I O connector J24 provides powering on function of an external device that is connected to this connector 2 1 19 W ...

Page 55: ...55 2 Hardware Installation Install PCI Express x1 cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x1 slot PCI Express Slot PCI Express x1 ...

Page 56: ... an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off Safety Measures Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions Battery Battery ...

Page 57: ...ter 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 press ing the Ctrl Alt and Del ke...

Page 58: ...ate displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1990 to 2098 Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press ...

Page 59: ...1 Master Slave The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor If you select Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None IDE Channel 0 Master Slave and IDE Channel 1 Master Slave Move the cursor to the IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0...

Page 60: ...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 Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is insta...

Page 61: ...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 62: ...62 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 63: ...led will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for refer ence only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 64: ...re therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheat ing to ensure a safe computing environment Thermal Management Select a thermal monitor in this field to enable the CPU s speedstep function Restart the system then go to the operating system s Control Panel Double click Power Options The Power Options Properties dialog box will appear In the Power Schemes menu select Portable Lapto...

Page 65: ...ll return a value greater than 3 The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems If you are using an operating system other than Windows this problem may occur To avoid this problem enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than 3 C1E Function The options are Auto and Disabled Execute Disable Bit When this field is set to Disable...

Page 66: ...blem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sec tor table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field CPU L1 L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default value is ena bled Enable the external cache for better performance The settings on the screen are for ...

Page 67: ... Device and Third Boot Device fields re spectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device Swap Floppy Drive When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this field is disabled and the system...

Page 68: ...te A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding 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 ...

Page 69: ...Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using OS Select for DRAM 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 Report No FDD For WIN 95 The options ar...

Page 70: ...m DRAM Timing Selectable This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Pres ence 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 option is the de fault setting because it provides the mo...

Page 71: ... 10 11 12 13 14 and 15 System Memory Frequency This field is used to select the memory clock speed of the DIMM SLP_S4 Assertion Width The options are 1 to 2 Sec 2 to 3 Sec 3 to 4 Sec and 4 to 5 Sec System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM ad dressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RA...

Page 72: ...B address range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this field must be disabled to provide contiguous system 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 4 These fields are used to enable or disable the PCI Express port func tion PCI E Compliancy Mode...

Page 73: ...m 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 Boot Display This field is used to select the type of display to use when the system boots Auto The system will automatically detect the display that is available when the system boots CRT Select this option if you want the system to boot th...

Page 74: ...en are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 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 75: ...erent hard drive controller IDE Primary Master Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master Slave 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 modes 0 def...

Page 76: ...lows you to use both IDE and SATA drives allowing a maximum of 4 drives 1 IDE Master 1 IDE Slave and 2 SATA You must manually set the SATA and PATA drives mode in the PATA IDE Mode and SATA Port fields Enhanced Mode This option allows you to use both IDE and SATA drives allowing a maximum of 6 drives 1 IDE Master 1 IDE Slave and 4 SATA SATA Only This option automatically sets the SATA drives to Pr...

Page 77: ...oller If you are using a USB 2 0 device this field must be set to Enabled Secondary IDE 1 serves as Secondary Master and Sec ondary Slave channel SATA 1 and SATA 3 serve as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel SATA 2 and SATA 4 are disabled SATA Port If the PATA IDE Mode field is set to Primary this field will show P1 P3 is Secondary meaning SATA 2 and SATA 4 are Secondary If the PATA IDE Mode...

Page 78: ...r if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS make sure to enable this function 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 79: ...n this option is selected set the password you would like to use to power on the system in the KB Power On Password field Hot Key When this option is selected select the function key you would like to use to power on the system in the Hot Key Power On field Mouse Move When this option is selected move the mouse to power on the system Mouse Click When this option is selected click the mouse button ...

Page 80: ...to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manu ally select an I O address for the onboard...

Page 81: ...lel 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 bidirectional m...

Page 82: ... an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Former Sts When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off be fore power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power returns ...

Page 83: ...re this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the ACPI Suspend Type field 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 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When this field is set to Auto the system will initialize the VGA BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state This can be configured only if the...

Page 84: ...s Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it Video O...

Page 85: ...system Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management 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 fo...

Page 86: ...oard 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 Resume By Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month Alarm and Time hh mm ss Alarm fields However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network...

Page 87: ...ed 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 88: ...nitialize PCI Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experi...

Page 89: ...s Enter This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device 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 Maximum Payload Size This field is used to select the maximum ...

Page 90: ...e system s temperature that will allow the system fan to rotate at full speed The system will automatically adjust the system fan s speed according to the temperature Note The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting system health conditions but if you want a warning message to pop up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Hardware Monit...

Page 91: ... s frequency ratio Important The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer If you are using this kind of processor setting a frequency ratio for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory default ratio Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician ...

Page 92: ...lues 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 93: ...e 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 94: ...ompted 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 again To...

Page 95: ...s 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 promp...

Page 96: ...nter 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 97: ...ave made high light Exit Without Saving and press Enter Type Y and press Enter The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simulta neously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 98: ...he system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typing AWDFLASH EXE The following screen will appear 5 Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press Enter Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15B C Phoen...

Page 99: ...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 100: ...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 Chapter 4 Supported Software ...

Page 101: ...es so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured 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 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next ...

Page 102: ...ted Software 3 Read the license agreement then click Yes 5 Setup will now install the files for the utility 4 Go through the readme document to view system requirements and installation information then click Next ...

Page 103: ...4 Supported Software 6 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 7 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the utility to take effect ...

Page 104: ...allation wizard will extract the files needed to install AC97 audio 2 Setup is now ready to in stall AC97 audio Click Next Setup will install the files for the driver 3 Click Yes I want to re start my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 105: ...u 1 Setup is now ready to install the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator driver Click Next 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the driver to take effect 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 106: ...vers To install the driver click LAN Drivers on the main menu 1 The Marvell Miniport Driver Setup is now pre paring the installation wiz ard 2 Setup is now ready to in stall the driver Click Next 3 Click Install to begin installation ...

Page 107: ...107 4 Supported Software 4 The driver is currently be ing installed 5 Click Finish 6 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 108: ...alues 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 De fault Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition To install the utility click MyGuard H W Monitor on the main menu 1 Select the appropriate option then click N...

Page 109: ...109 4 Supported Software 5 Click Finish to exit the wizard ...

Page 110: ... Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver To install click Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver on the main menu 1 Read the license agree ment then click I accept the agreement Click Next 2 You are now ready to in stall DirectX 9 0C Click Next ...

Page 111: ...111 4 Supported Software 3 Click Finish Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect ...

Page 112: ...ll when you install the operating system If the CD does not include Service Pack 4 it is available for download at Microsoft s Windows Update website Installation Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directo...

Page 113: ...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 114: ...ology 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 115: ...ading Technology 115 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 116: ... 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 00...

Page 117: ...de consists of a single long beep Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent ty...

Page 118: ...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 119: ...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 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 Make...

Page 120: ...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 121: ... 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 122: ...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 ...