DFI LanParty UT nF3 Ultra-D, User Manual

Page 1: ...System Board User s Manual 85010531 ...

Page 2: ...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 such revisions or changes 2005 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and are the properties of the respective owners Caution To avoid damage to the system Use the correct AC ...

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: ...on about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Warranty to the product does not cover 1 Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product inability to use the product unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications 2 The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical ab...

Page 5: ... System Board Layout 2 2 System Memory 2 3 CPU 2 4 Jumper Settings 2 5 Rear Panel I O Ports 2 6 I O Connectors Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input Output System 3 2 NVRAID BIOS 3 3 Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications 4 2 Installation Notes 7 10 15 16 17 20 26 29 40 54 96 97 99 109 ...

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 110 110 112 ...

Page 7: ...orts PC2100 DDR266 PC2700 DDR333 and PC3200 DDR400 DDR SDRAM DIMM Supports x8 x16 non ECC ECC unbuffered DIMMs up to 512Mb DDR devices BIOS Award BIOS CPU DRAM AGP overclocking CPU DRAM Chipset overvoltage 4Mbit flash memory AMD Cool n QuietTM technology Energy Efficient Design Suppor ts ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management Supports ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Wake On Events in...

Page 8: ...ors support four UltraDMA 133Mbps hard drives NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and JBOD Serial ATA Interface with NVIDIA RAID Four Serial ATA interfaces with speed up to 1 5Gbps Two Serial ATA ports supported by nForce3 Ultra chip Two Serial ATA ports supported by Marvell SATA PHY NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial...

Page 9: ...0 1 1 ports 1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port 1 front audio connector for external line out and mic in jacks 1 CD in internal audio connector 1 S PDIF connector for optical cable connection 1 IrDA connector 4 Serial ATA connectors 2 IDE connectors 1 floppy connector 1 20 pin ATX power connector 1 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 front panel connector 3 fan connectors EZ touch switches power...

Page 10: ...rocessor You can select the memory timing in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu DRAM Configuration section of the BIOS AMD Cool n QuietTM Technology The AMD Cool n QuietTM technology allows the system to detect the CPU s tasks and utilization status When the CPU s task slows down the system effectively lowers power consumption by lowering its CPU speed and voltage subsequently decreasing its noise lev...

Page 11: ...igital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog S PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device The S PDIF connector on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speake...

Page 12: ...94 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 USB Ports The system board supports USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 ports USB 1 1 supports 12Mb second bandwidth wh...

Page 13: ...spond 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 ...

Page 14: ... the ACPI function allowing you to use the Suspend to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button 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...

Page 15: ...em board A user s manual Two IDE round cables One floppy round cable Two Serial ATA data cables One Serial ATA power cable One nVRAID Driver 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: ...16 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...

Page 17: ...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 system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through readin...

Page 18: ...ts the following memory interface Single Channel SC Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits 8B from the memory channels Dual Channel DC Data will be accessed in chunks of 128 bits from the memory channels 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 h...

Page 19: ...ust correspond with Pin 1 of the socket 1 Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place Pin 1 Notch Key Tab Tab ...

Page 20: ... CPU 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 939 pin CPU socket on the system board X Important If you are installing an AMD AthlonTM 64 FX CPU make sure to use a high quality fan and heat sink assembly that will provide adequate heat dissipation ...

Page 21: ...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 22: ... 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 23: ...e 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 disperse ...

Page 24: ... 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 25: ...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 26: ...ues 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 JP2 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP2 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 c...

Page 27: ...ie BIOS Setting submenu and press Enter 6 Set the processor s clock to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting 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: ...Write Protect function When enabled the system will be protected from unnecessary up dating or flashing of the BIOS It secures the BIOS therefore any updates to it will not take effect BIOS Write Protect X J13 1 2 1 2 On BIOS Write Protected Off BIOS Not Write Protected ...

Page 29: ...f the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port S PDIF in jack S PDIF out jack COM port IEEE 1394_1 port USB ports LAN port Line in jack Line out jack Mic in jack PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B COM S PDIF in S PDIF out USB 1 2 USB 3 4 1394_1 LAN Parallel Line out Line in Mic in ...

Page 30: ...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 BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device sec...

Page 31: ...the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard 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 p...

Page 32: ...ow at locations CN5 and CN7 respectively The S PDIF connector at location J3 is for optical S PDIF cable con nection Connect the optical audio cable connector of your S PDIF module to J3 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J3 DO NOT use RCA S PDIF and optical S PDIF at the same time W J3 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out GND SPDIF in ...

Page 33: ...l port is an RS 232C asynchronous communication port 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 port s I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information W ...

Page 34: ...8 1394_2 for connecting an additional 1394 device Your 1394 port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the 1394 port cable to J8 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the J8 IEEE 1394 1394_1 W W 1394_2 TPA TPA Ground Ground TPB TPB Key 12V fused 12V fused Ground 1 2 10 9 ...

Page 35: ... location CN4 of the system board It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information W ...

Page 36: ...dditional USB 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 J17 or J18 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu 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 Data Ground Key ...

Page 37: ...on You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information Refer to chapter 4 for more information about installing the USB 2 0 driver ...

Page 38: ...ions as rear right left speaker out 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 or 4 channel mode this jack is used to connect an external microphone In a 6 channel mode this jack functions as Center Subwoofer Mic in Line out Line in W ...

Page 39: ...J2 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 J2 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J2 If you are not using this connector make ...

Page 40: ...are Installation CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in J4 connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card W I O Connectors 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 41: ... 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 J23 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 ...

Page 42: ...bles Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial ATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device Configuring RAID The following describes the basic steps on configuring RAID 1 Set the IDE RAID field to Enabled Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS 2 Enable the IDE and or Serial ATA drives you want to configure as RAID in the Integrated Peripherals...

Page 43: ... on RAID configured Serial ATA drives you will need the provided nVRAID driver floppy diskette If you are installing the driver on existing Windows XP or Windows 2000 install the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers that is in the provided CD For steps 1 to 4 refer to chapter 3 for more information For step 5 refer to chapter 4 for more information Important Before creating RAID make sure you have instal...

Page 44: ...tion better as a single drive 1 Set the IDE RAID field to Enabled Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS 2 Enable the IDE and or Serial ATA drives you want to configure as RAID in the Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS 3 Reboot the PC 4 When the system powers up the NVRAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the F10 key to en...

Page 45: ...oper IDE cable installation each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism The 40 pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header Each 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...

Page 46: ...s 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 incorrect...

Page 47: ...to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more info...

Page 48: ...onnect additional cooling fans The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans Refer to chapter 3 for more information 2nd fan X X Chassis fan 1 3 Ground Power Sense 3 1 Ground Power Sense CPU fan X 3 1 Ground Powe...

Page 49: ...allation DRAM Power LED and Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED This LED will light when the system s power is on Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode DRAM Power LED Standby Power LED ...

Page 50: ...r 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 12V 11 1 10 3 3V 3 3V Groun...

Page 51: ...hus 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 PBTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 X J19 1 2 19 20 ...

Page 52: ...n it may indicate 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...

Page 53: ... power switch and reset switch on the system board are user friendly especially to DIY users They provide convenience in powering on and or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before it is installed into the system chassis Power Switch Reset Switch ...

Page 54: ...er 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 keys...

Page 55: ...ate displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 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 56: ...OST 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 The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may no...

Page 57: ...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 58: ...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 59: ...59 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 60: ...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 reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 61: ...re 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 CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default is Enabled which provides better performance by enabling cache Hard Disk Boot Priority Thi...

Page 62: ...py drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You must have two floppy drives to use this function Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M a...

Page 63: ...olding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys You can then select the typematic ...

Page 64: ...ault 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 Select the OS2 option only if the system that is running an OS 2 operating system has greater than 64MB RAM 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...

Page 65: ... 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 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 66: ...was being lost while using your system AGP Aperture Size MB This field is used to select the size of the system RAM that can be allocated to the AGP for graphics purposes Aperture refers to a portion of the PCI memory address range that is dedicated for the graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation AGP 3 0 Speed This fiel...

Page 67: ...roller skipping the system memory This improves the speed accordingly AGP SideBand Address Auto The system will run according to the mode of the AGP card installed on the system board Disabled Disables AGP 3 0 mode Special I O for PCI Card Set this field to Enabled to configure the Base I O Address and I O Length fields System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS R...

Page 68: ...ntical to this one The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one OnChip IDE Channel0 and OnChip IDE Channel1 These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and second ary IDE controller The default is Enabled Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller ...

Page 69: ... a mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors Primary Master Slave UDMA and Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD ROM Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you Di...

Page 70: ...used to enable the RAID function of the Parallel ATA and Serial ATA channels IDE RAID This field is used to enable or disable the RAID function of Parallel ATA drives and Serial ATA drives IDE Channel 0 Master RAID and IDE Channel 0 Slave RAID These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of the primary IDE s master and slave channels IDE Channel 1 Master RAID and IDE Channel 1 Slav...

Page 71: ... selected select the function key you would like to use to power on the system in the Hot Key Power On field Mouse Left When this option is selected double click the left button of the mouse to power on the system The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one SATA 2 Primary Master RAID and SATA 2 Secondary Master RAID These fields are used to enabl...

Page 72: ...e the correct password to power on the system If you forgot the password power off the system and remove the battery Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering on the system Hot Key Power On This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onb...

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 stand ard specifications 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: ... 2 0 USB Memory Type The options are Shadow and Base Memory USB KB Storage Support If you are using a USB device set this field to Enabled USB Park Mode The options are Enabled and Disabled USB Perf Mode The options are Optimal High Compatible and Moderate USB Read Requests From The options are non ISO Queue and ISO Queue AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio Disabled Sel...

Page 75: ...Pin Strap 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 mode ...

Page 76: ...d only in operating systems that support ACPI Currently only Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP sup ports this function When this field is enabled the system will ignore the settings in the HDD Power Down field If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the field below ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enab...

Page 77: ...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 HDD Power Down This is selectab...

Page 78: ...r off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system WOL PME From Soft Off Set this field to Enabled to wake up the system via the onboard LAN or via a LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the system Access to the LAN card will cause the system to wake up Refer to the card s documentatio...

Page 79: ... field the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Day 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 like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field Time hh mm ss ...

Page 80: ...changes to the default settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the IRQ Resources ...

Page 81: ...EG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press Enter This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device ...

Page 82: ...perature You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a temperature in this field If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field it will automatically shutdown VCC3 Voltage to System Fan Speed These fields will show the output voltage temperature and fan speed of the monitored devices or components ...

Page 83: ...the processor s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance Hammer Fid Control This field is used to select the CPU FSB s operating frequency AGP Overclock in Mhz This field is used to select the AGP clock HT Frequency This field is used to select the maximum operating frequency The screen above list all the fields available in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu...

Page 84: ...ouble rank DDR400 on both DDR 1 and DDR 2 sockets the maximum DRAM speed will 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 The screen above list all the fields available in the DRAM Configuration submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields...

Page 85: ...lected specifies the timing delay before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it RAS to CAS Delay Trcd When DRAM refreshes both rows and columns are addressed separately This field is used to select the delay time from RAS Row Address Strobe to CAS Column Address Strobe when reading and writing to the same bank The lesser the clock cycle the faster the DRAM s performance Min RAS Active Time...

Page 86: ...s field is used to select the row cycle time RAS active or auto refresh of the same bank Write to Read Delay Twtr This field is used to select the write to read delay time This is measured from the rising edge of the last non masked data strobe to the rising edge of the next read command Read to Write Delay Trwt This field is used to select the read to write delay time Although this is not a DRAM ...

Page 87: ...while the DRAM asserts DQS Dynamic Idle Cycle Counter This field is used to enable the dynamic idle cycle counter DDR Output Driving The default setting is Auto Normal Drive and Weak Drive DDR DQ Drive Strength This field is used to select a level of the DRAM drive strength ECC Function This field is used to enable or disable the ECC function AMD K8 Cool Quiet Auto Enables AMD s Cool n Quiet techn...

Page 88: ... system board causing damage CPU Voltage Adjusting This field provides more options to further adjust the voltage of the CPU by 0 1V increment Current CPU Voltage This field will show the CPU s current voltage Chipset Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the chipset If you want to use the default voltage leave this field in its default setting Importa...

Page 89: ...g damage DDR Strength Control The options are Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 and Level 4 Current Memory Voltage This field will show the DRAM s current voltage 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 y...

Page 90: ...ues 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 91: ...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 92: ...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 93: ...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 94: ...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 95: ...have made highlight 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 96: ...0 key to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives and Parallel ATA drives Important Before creating RAID make sure you have connected Serial ATA drives and Parallel ATA drives Set the IDE RAID field to Enabled Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS Enable the IDE and or Serial ATA drives you want to configure as RAID Integra...

Page 97: ...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 98: ...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 99: ... 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 nVidia nF3 Ultra chipset Chipset Drivers nVidia Drivers Important You must first install Microsoft DirectX 9 prior to installing the nVidia nF3 U...

Page 100: ... 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 101: ...GART Driver NVIDIA SMBus Driver NVIDIA Ethernet Driver NVIDIA IDE Driver NVIDIA Audio Driver To install NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click nVidia nF3 Ultra Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear Click Next ...

Page 102: ...he drivers will be installed automatically Make sure you have selected NVIDIA IDE Driver because this driver will replace Windows ATA drivers enabling the processor and other system level hardware to be more productive and efficient Click Next to continue 4 The following screen will appear Click Next ...

Page 103: ...re 6 The following screen will appear Click Yes to activate Firewall 7 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 When prompted about installing NVIDIA Firewall and ForceWare Network Access Manager click Yes ...

Page 104: ...ed icon is automatically created on your desktop Double click this icon to launch the NVIDIA ForceWare Network Access Manager utility The utility allows you to configure the Ethernet interface features and personal Firewall for optimized security This prevents unauthorized access to your system s software or data ...

Page 105: ...TA drives and Parallel ATA drives Press the Ctrl and X keys to exit the RAID BIOS 6 Press F6 once the Windows blue setup screen appears 7 Now the following steps are extremely crucial because there are 2 essential files that must be installed here Press S to select Specify Additional Device 8 At this point you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the RAID driver Insert the NVRAID Dr...

Page 106: ...on especially while creating RAID A damaged cable will ruin the entire installation process and operating system The system will not boot and you will lost all data in the hard drives Please give special attention to this warning because there is no way of recovering back the data ...

Page 107: ...e follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Click Realtek Audio Driver on the main menu 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 ...

Page 108: ... 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 rec ommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition To install please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Hardware...

Page 109: ...lude Service Pack 4 it is available for download at Microsoft s Windows Update website Installation Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME 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 directory of the CD and double cli...

Page 110: ...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 111: ...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 112: ...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 113: ...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 114: ...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 115: ... 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...