DFI K8M800 INFINITY, User Manual

Page 1: ...K8M800 INFINITY System Board User s Manual 81810436 ...

Page 2: ...on 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 AMD and AthlonTM are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc VIA is a registered trademark of V...

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: ... board package To view the user s manual insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear Click the TOOLS icon then click Manual on the main menu Notice The system board and accessories you receive in the package may not come similar to the information stated in this manual This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For mor...

Page 5: ...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 VIA RAID BIOS 3 3 Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management Interface 4 2 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications 4 3 3D Audio Configuration 4 4 Installation Notes 7 15 51 97 98 16 17 19 25 28 40 100 103 114 115 ...

Page 6: ...Introduction 1 6 Appendix A System Error Messages A 1 POST Beep A 2 Error Messages Appendix B Troubleshooting B 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 116 116 118 ...

Page 7: ...mory Supports single channel 64 bit wide memory interface Two 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports up to 2GB using PC2100 DDR266 PC2700 DDR333 or PC3200 DDR400 unbuffered single double sided DDR SDRAM DIMM BIOS Award BIOS Windows 98 2000 ME XP Plug and Play compatible Genie BIOS provides CPU DRAM overclocking AGP DRAM overvoltage 4Mbit flash memory AMD Cool n QuietTM technology Supports CMOS Reloaded...

Page 8: ...n monitors CPU temperature and fan during system boot up Onboard Graphics Features Integrated UniChrome2 3D 2D graphics controller Integrated S3 Graphics with 2D 3D acceleration Optimized Unified Memory Architecture UMA Supports 16 32 64MB Frame Buffers size 200MHz Graphics Engine Clock 128 bit data buses between north bridge and graphics core Supports 2D acceleration features Supports 3D accelera...

Page 9: ...erface Supports RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD IEEE 1394 Interface VIA VT6307 PCI 1394 integrated host controller Supports two 100 200 400 Mb sec ports IDE Interface Supports ATA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 and ATA 133 hard drives Accelerated Graphics Port A G P Supports AGP 8x up to 2133MB sec and AGP 4x up to 1066MB sec bandwidth for 3D graphics applications Rear Panel I O Ports 1 mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port 1 min...

Page 10: ...pecial Features of the System Board AMD AthlonTM 64 The system board supports the AMD AthlonTM 64 processor AMD AthlonTM 64 provides superior computing for many software applications by allowing both 32 bit and 64 bit applications to run simultaneously on the same platform The operating system and software are able to process more data and access a tremendous amount of memory which improves the ov...

Page 11: ... saving a variety of overclocked settings and being able to conveniently switch between these settings simultaneously 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 o...

Page 12: ...ta transfer which is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real time 1394 supports both Plug and Play and hot plugging IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter U...

Page 13: ... to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 720mA Wake On LAN This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses ...

Page 14: ...ard allows your system to auto matically power on on the set date and time AC Power Failure Recovery When power returns after an AC power failure you may choose to either power on the system manually or let the system power on automatically ACPI The system board is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface specification ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs t...

Page 15: ... board A user s manual One IDE cable for ATA 33 66 100 133 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Serial ATA cable One SATA RAID floppy diskette One I O shield One Mainboard Utility CD If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance ...

Page 16: ...USB 1 2 LAN USB 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 VIA K8M800 BIOS Audio Codec 1 1 1 Socket 754 1 ATX power DDR 1 DDR 2 1 1 1 FDD 1 1 1 VIA VT8237 1 1 1 HD LED RESET SPEAKER PWR LED ATX SW 1 CPU fan Battery Giga LAN CD in S PDIF Front audio Clear CMOS JP3 COM 2 IrDA 1394_2 USB 5 6 USB 7 8 Chassis fan SATA 2 SATA 1 5V 5VSB power select JP1 IDE 1 IDE 2 I O chip VIA VT6307 AGP slot PCI 1 slot PCI 2 slot PCI 3 slot ...

Page 17: ...ion 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 the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer Refer to chapter 1 System Memory section for detailed specification of the memory supported by the syste...

Page 18: ...hich 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 BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu DRAM Configuration section of ...

Page 19: ...mount 754 pin CPU socket This socket is exclusively designed for installing an AMD CPU 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 754 pin CPU socket on the system board X ...

Page 20: ...socket refer to the enlarged view shown below Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins 4 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways away from the socket then lifting it up to a 90o angle Make sure the lever is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly Lever Gold mark ...

Page 21: ... 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 7 Once the CPU is in place push down the lever to lock the socket The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket Side tab ...

Page 22: ...uide 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 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 disper...

Page 23: ... Now hook one side of the retention clip onto the retention module base by fitting the holes on the retention clip into the retaining tabs of the retention module base Retention clip Retention module base Retaining tabs Retaining tabs Side View Top View Retaining tab ...

Page 24: ...le to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if it did not fit properly onto the retention module base Retention lever 6 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connec tor on the system board 5 Move the retention lever to its opposite side then push it down to lock the fan and heat sink assembly to the retention module base Note Make sure there is sufficient air circulation ac...

Page 25: ...es 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 JP3 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP3 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Plug the power cord and power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s cl...

Page 26: ...Voltage Control submenu and press En ter 6 Set the CPU Clock field to its default setting or an appropriate 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 27: ...keyboard PS 2 mouse or a USB device to wake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 and USB device wake up function in the Power Management Setup submenu IRQ Event Activity Detect section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 2 4 2 5V 5VSB Power Select 2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default 3 1 2 3 1 2 X JP1 ...

Page 28: ...I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port COM 1 port VGA port IEEE 1394_1 port USB ports LAN port Line in jack Line out jack Mic in jack PS 2 Mouse Parallel COM 1 VGA PS 2 K B LAN 1394_1 USB 1 2 USB 3 4 Line in Line out Mic in ...

Page 29: ... 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 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 Ref...

Page 30: ...ting Configure the PS 2 wake up function in the Power Management Setup submenu IRQ Event Activity Detect section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA ...

Page 31: ...rd edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the cable connector to J6 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of J6 The serial ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with a modem serial printer remote display terminal or other serial devices BIOS Setting Select the serial ports I O address in the Integr...

Page 32: ...ntegrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Parallel 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 bidirectio...

Page 33: ... 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 AGP and P2P Bridge Control section of the BIOS Re ...

Page 34: ...B 2 0 1 1 ports The USB ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J7 or J8 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu VIA OnChip PCI Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information W USB 7 8 USB 5 6 W USB 2 USB 1 1 VCC Data ...

Page 35: ... mouse to wake up the system Jumper Setting JP1 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to 5V 5VSB Power Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting Configure the USB device wake up function in the Power Man agement Setup submenu IRQ Event Activity Detect section of the BIOS must be set accordingly Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mo...

Page 36: ...the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the 1394 port cable to J9 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the J9 You can now connect an IEEE 1394 device to the port BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard 1394 in the Integrated Peripherals submenu VIA OnChip PCI Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more infor...

Page 37: ...he system board It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu VIA OnChip PCI Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the VIA LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more informa tion W ...

Page 38: ...ng a plug 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 Mic in Jack Pink This jack is used to connect an external microphone W W Line out Line in Mic in 1 2 10 9 Mic GND Mic Power AuD_R_Out N C Au...

Page 39: ...n 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 sure to replace the jumper caps back to their original pin locations Driver Installation Install the Audio Drivers An audio software application program will at the same ...

Page 40: ...nstallation 2 6 1 CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in J2 connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card W 2 6 I O Connectors 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 41: ...s The S PDIF ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J4 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J4 You can now connect an external audio output device to the S PDIF port 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out GND SPDIF in ...

Page 42: ...in 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 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 connector of the cable to the drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable shoul...

Page 43: ...rated Peripherals submenu VIA OnChip IDE Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Configuring RAID on SATA Drives The system board allows configuring RAID on SATA drives It sup ports RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD The following must be set ac cordingly BIOS Setting Configure RAID e g creating or deleting RAID in the VIA RAID BIOS You can enter this utility by pressing the Tab key...

Page 44: ...le 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 the IDE ...

Page 45: ...ves 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 may not be re...

Page 46: ...e to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO 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 IrDA function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more i...

Page 47: ...used to connect an additional cooling fan 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 CPU fan Refer to chapter 3 for more information CPU fan X X Chassis fan 1 3 N C Power Ground 1 3 Ground Power Sense ...

Page 48: ...wer connector enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 250 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 300 Watt or greater power supply X X 1 2 4 3 Ground Ground 12V...

Page 49: ... thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PWRBTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 X J14 1 2 19...

Page 50: ...icate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket Pin 3 5 14 16 8 10 18 20 7 9 13 15 17 19 2 4 6 HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED Reserved ATX SW ATX power switch Reserved RESET Reset switch SPEAKER Speaker connector PWR LED Power Standby LED Pin Assignment HDD LED Power HDD N C N C PWRBT PWRBT N C N C Ground ...

Page 51: ...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 52: ... displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 3 1 1 2 Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features...

Page 53: ... detect the HDD CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select 3 1 1 3 IDE Primary Master IDE P...

Page 54: ... Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track 3 1 1 4 Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2M...

Page 55: ...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 56: ...56 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 57: ...e system and an error message will appear After seeing the error message if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field Also disabl...

Page 58: ...ems during POST To attain the shortest POST time select Ena bled 3 1 2 5 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 respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Ena...

Page 59: ...ction of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys 3 1 2 9 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 would use s...

Page 60: ...ct password is entered at the prompt 3 1 2 13 APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting 3 1 2 14 MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using 3 1 2 15 OS Select for DRAM 64MB Select the OS2 option only if the system that is running an OS 2 operating system has greater than 64MB RAM 3 1 2 16 Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video...

Page 61: ... logo to appear during system boot up Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system boot up Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot up 3 1 2 18 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 62: ...esources These items should not be altered unless necessary The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical...

Page 63: ...s 1X provides data transfer rate of up to 264MB sec 2X provides data transfer rate of up to 528MB sec 4X provides data transfer rate of up to 1066MB sec AGP Driving Control Set this field to Manual only if there are compatibility problems with some AGP cards When set to Manual you must select a value in the AGP Driving Value field The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may ...

Page 64: ...s AGP Master 1 WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read opera tions AGP 3 0 Calibration Cycle Set this field to Enabled to support the AGP 3 0 calibration cycle operations DBI Output for AGP Trans This field when enabled will provide better stability to the entire system The default is Enabled VGA Share Memory Size This field is used to select the memory size that will b...

Page 65: ... If you are installing double rank DDR400 on both DDR 1 and DDR 2 sockets the maximum DRAM speed will automatically be limited to the speed of a DDR333 However you can manually adjust the speed to DDR400 by selecting the 200 option in this field 3 1 3 2 DRAM Configuration Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for reference onl...

Page 66: ...m performance 2T Sets the memory timing to Normal mode Select this mode if you encounter system instability default CAS Latency Tcl This field is used to select the clock cycle of the CAS latency time The option selected specifies the time before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it RAS to CAS Delay Trcd This field is used to select the RAS to CAS delay time when reading and writing to t...

Page 67: ...pstream data width The options are 8 bit and 16 bit Downstream LDT Bus Width This field is used to select the downstream data width The options are 8 bit and 16 bit LDT Bus Frequency This field is used to select the LDT bus frequency The options are Auto 200MHz 400MHz 600MHz and 800MHz PCI1 Master 0 WS Write and PCI2 Master 0 WS Write When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait ...

Page 68: ...d South Bridge is 8x 4x The speed of VLink which links the North Bridge and South Bridge is 4x 3 1 3 6 Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the AGP onboard VGA or PCI first when the system boots AGP When the system boots it will first initialize the AGP Onboard When the system boots it will first initialize the onboard VGA PCI Slot When the system boots it will fir...

Page 69: ...are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 4 1 VIA 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 70: ... achieve better performance Primary Master Slave PIO and 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 default to ...

Page 71: ...ecking your hard drive or CD ROM Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard m...

Page 72: ...1394 Controller This field is used to enable or disable the onboard 1394 Onboard Giga Bits LAN This field is used to enable or disable the onboard GigaLAN The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identi cal to this one 3 1 4 2 VIA OnChip PCI Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear ...

Page 73: ...d USB Emulation Off DOS does not support USB device KB MS DOS supports USB legacy keyboard and USB legacy mouse but does not support any USB storage device On DOS supports USB legacy keyboard USB legacy mouse and USB storage device USB Keyboard Support By default USB Keyboard Support is Disabled However if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS make sure to enable this function ...

Page 74: ... 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 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 The settings on the screen are for referen...

Page 75: ...vice 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 If you selected EPP the EPP Mode Select fie...

Page 76: ...nore the settings in the HDD Power Down field 3 1 5 2 Power Management Option This field allows you to select the type or degree of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the HDD Power Down field is activated Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the HDD Power Down 15 min Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the HDD Power Down 1 min User Define Allows you to se...

Page 77: ...pherals will be shut off 3 1 5 5 Video Off Option Always On The system BIOS will never turn off the screen Suspend Off The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode 3 1 5 6 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 vi...

Page 78: ...t once will immediately power off your system 3 1 5 9 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 ACPI Suspend Type field is set to S3 STR 3 1 5 10 AMD K8 Cool n Quiet Control Auto Enables the AMD Cool n QuietTM technology This function allows the system to detect the CPU s tas...

Page 79: ...mportant If you forgot the password you must power off the system unplug the power cord and clear the CMOS data by setting JP3 pins 2 and 3 to On Refer to chapter 2 for more information The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 5 13 IRQ Event Activity Detect Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear Impo...

Page 80: ...e system Note To fully enable the USB wake up function you must install the VIA Suspend Wakeup Patch utility The patch utility is included in the provided CD Refer to chapter 4 for more information VGA When set to On the system will respond and wake up to any VGA activity LPT COM Select the port you would like the system to respond and wake up when an event occurs on that port HDD FDD When set to ...

Page 81: ...e the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month and Resume Time hh mm ss fields However if the system is be ing accessed by incoming calls or the network 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 0 The system will power on everyday according...

Page 82: ...de When disa bled the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to the specified IRQ The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IRQs Activity Monitoring Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The Primary INTR and IRQ3 IRQ15 fields will appear ...

Page 83: ...on 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 3 1 6 3 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 autom...

Page 84: ...eed an IRQ only when using the video capture function of the card If you are not using this function and a new device requires an IRQ you can set this field to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the VGA card will be available for your new device Note When Disabled a Yellow mark will appear in Windows 95 s Device Manager 3 1 6 4 IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press Enter This ...

Page 85: ...or the USB device connected to your system However if you are not using USB devices and an ISA slot requires an IRQ set this field to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the USB device will be available for the ISA slot Note When Disabled a Yellow mark will appear in Windows 95 s Device Manager ...

Page 86: ...ted that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field it will automatically shutdown 3 1 7 2 Voltage Battery This field will show the detected voltage of the battery 3 1 7 3 Fan 1 Speed This field will show the current fan speed of the CPU fan in RPM Revolutions Per Minute The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 87: ...an 3 1 8 3 CPU Clock This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor The available options allow you to adjust the processor s bus clock by 1MHz increment Important Selecting an external bus clock other than the default setting may result to the processor s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance The setti...

Page 88: ...commend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage 3 1 8 5 AGP Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the AGP If you want to use the default voltage leave this field in its default setting Important Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because...

Page 89: ...s of repeatedly changing the BIOS settings to come up with the most ideal overclocked setting By being able to save and load the settings it eliminates the tedious job of remembering several settings and or repeatedly resetting settings during the trial process The settings are stored in the SEEPROM SEEPROM is divided into 5 banks the backup bank and the 4 user defined banks The screen above list ...

Page 90: ...Last Bootable Setting If during the trial and error process the setting resulted to the system s instability or worse yet not being able to boot up the system please follow the steps below to use the Load function Note You can use the Load function only if you have set the Auto Save Bootable Setting to Enabled 1 If the system did not boot up properly but you were able to enter the BIOS utility a S...

Page 91: ...ing Bank Last BIOS Setting This option will save the last saved BIOS setting to the User Defined Setting Bank User Defined Setting Bank 1 2 3 4 Bank Description To name the BIOS setting move the cursor to Bank Description then press Enter You can enter up to 60 characters Providing a name to the BIOS setting will allow you to easily remember the settings in the bank Save to this Bank To save the B...

Page 92: ... save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting Y in the Save Exit Setup submenu Hotkey You can now load a BIOS setting during system boot up bypassing the lengthy process of entering the BIOS utility to load a setting Move the cursor to Hotkey then press Enter Select the key you would like to use to load the settings from the bank When the system boots up press the key to load the setti...

Page 93: ... 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 94: ...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 95: ...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 96: ...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 97: ...ou wish to make any changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simulta neously or Del after memory testing is done 3 2 VIA RAID BIOS The VIA RAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives After you power up the system and all hard disk drives have been detected the VIA RAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the Tab key to enter the utility The utility allows yo...

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

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: ... numbers of hardware installed etc are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the mainboard s Plug and Play BIOS Additional information such as ISA based peripherals which may not be automatically detected can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated whenever the system hardware or setup is altered 4 ...

Page 101: ...he or arrow keys then press Enter 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected informa tion 4 Press F10 to update the edited information into the flash ROM Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort Exit Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc 1996 Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File Save DMI File...

Page 102: ...e or arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu 2 The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for load Press Enter 3 The DMI files will appear on the screen Select the file you would like to load and press Enter 4 The following message will appear Do you want to execute Y N Type Y All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the new file will be saved into the flash ROM ...

Page 103: ...d 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 K8M800 chipset Chipset Drivers VIA Service Pack ...

Page 104: ...tall VIA Service Pack please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click VIA Service Pack on the main screen The following screen will appear 3 Click Next Please read the VIA Service Pack Readme carefully before proceeding to step 3 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the installation 5 Reboot the system for the drivers to take effect ...

Page 105: ...drivers However this may not be the case for some AGP cards Please read carefully the following information Important The VGA driver that came with some AGP cards is already bundled with the AGP VxD driver Since the version of the bundled VxD driver may be older than the one provided in the CD installing the bundled VxD driver may cause problems If you are using this type of card we recommend that...

Page 106: ...he driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the GRAPHICS icon 2 Click VGA Drivers on the main screen The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system ...

Page 107: ...g systems Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Click Audio Drivers on the main screen The following screen will appear Click Install Device Driver ...

Page 108: ...Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Note The 3D Audio Configuration software which is an audio panel for setting basic audio configurations will at the same time be installed into your system ...

Page 109: ...nstall the USB 2 0 driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the USB icon 2 Click VIA USB 2 0 Drivers The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system ...

Page 110: ... icon 2 Click VIA LAN Drivers The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect The LAN driver for Windows NT 4 0 does not support Autorun Once the system has detected the fast ethernet controller it will prompt you to install the driver for Windows NT 4 0 The driver is in the LANDRV root directory of the ...

Page 111: ...vers and Utility on the main screen The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system Important Notice for Windows XP 2000 and SATA RAID Users If you are 1 using a SATA drive to install the Windows XP 2000 operating system or 2 you are configuring RAID on SATA drives you must install SATA drivers from a diskette whenever you are promp...

Page 112: ...install the drivers Note Refer to the VIA SATA RAID manual for information on using the utility The manual is included in the CD 4 2 7 VIA Suspend Wakeup Patch Utility To fully enable the USB wake up function you must install the VIA Suspend Wakeup Patch utility To install the utility 1 In the USB RESUME FROM S3 directory of the CD double click the USB_Wake_up reg file 2 Click Yes This will update...

Page 113: ... On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Microsoft DirectX 9 on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Click I accept the agreement then click Next 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 114: ...on which you will find in the taskbar at the lower right corner of the desktop screen b On your Windows desktop click Start point to Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel dialog box will appear Double click CMI Audio Config Speaker Output When you open 3D Audio Configuration the default screen that appears is the Speaker Output This is where you will configure analog output settings ...

Page 115: ...s to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please go to DFI s web site at http www dfi com support1 download2 asp for the latest version of the drivers or software applications Xear 3D Xear 3D is a sound technology for 2 channel virtual surround adjustable multi channel sound field innovative listening mode amazing sound effects an...

Page 116: ... explosion 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 ...

Page 117: ... 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 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 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 M...

Page 119: ...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 120: ...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 121: ... 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...

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