DFI NS30-SC/SL, User Manual

Page 1: ...NS30 SC SL NS35 SC SL Rev A System Board User s Manual 56000204 ...

Page 2: ... make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2002 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium 4 are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation SiS is a registered trademark of Silicon Integ...

Page 3: ...not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful 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 ...

Page 4: ...updated version The multilingual manual is included in the system board package To view the user s manual insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click User s Manual System Board This user s manual is for the NS30 SC NS30 SL NS35 SC and NS35 SL system boards The differences between these boards are shown below VGA port Realtek RTL8100 RJ45 LAN port NS...

Page 5: ... BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input Output System 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features 3 1 2 Advanced BIOS Features 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features 3 1 4 Integrated Peripherals 3 1 5 Power Management Setup 3 1 6 PnP PCI Configurations 3 1 7 PC Health Status 3 1 8 Frequency Voltage Control 3 1 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password 3 1 12 Set User Passwo...

Page 6: ...VGA Drivers 4 6 Realtek LAN Drivers for Windows 4 7 Microsoft DirectX 8 0 Driver 4 8 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes Appendix A Using the Suspend to RAM Function A 1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix B System Error Messages B 1 POST Beep B 2 Error Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting C 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 82 85 85 86 86 86 86 87 88 94 ...

Page 7: ...pin Supports up to 2GHz CPU speed 400MHz system data bus System Memory Two 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets NS30 SC SL supports 4 banks up to 2GB using PC1600 DDR200 PC2100 DDR266 or PC2700 DDR333 unbuffered DDR SDRAM DIMM 2 5V type NS35 SC SL supports 4 banks up to 2GB using PC1600 DDR200 or PC2100 DDR266 unbuffered DDR SDRAM DIMM 2 5V type 16Mb 64Mb 128Mb 256Mb and 512Mb SDRAM technology with page size ...

Page 8: ...alog modem Onboard Graphics Features NS35 SC and NS35 SL only SiS 315 VGA solution integrated in SiS 650 chip Integrated Real256TM 2D 3D graphics accelerator 2 pixel rendering pipelines and 4 texture 3D graphic engine Ultra AGPIITM technology delivering AGP 8x equalent 2GB s bandwidth Advanced H W acceleration for DVD playback Shared memory size up to 64MB Onboard Audio Features AC 97 2 2 extensio...

Page 9: ... additional external USB ports One 9 pin connector for 1 external serial port NS35 SC and NS35 SL only One connector for external line out and mic in jacks Two internal audio connectors AUX in and CD in One connector for IrDA interface Two IDE connectors One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2 88MB floppy drives Two ATX power supply connectors One Wake On LAN connector One Wake On Ring con...

Page 10: ...en your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals BIOS Award BIOS Windows 98 2000 ME XP Plug and Play compatible Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades Supports DMI 2 0 function 2Mbit flash memory Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DMI utility in the BIOS automat...

Page 11: ...lligence CPU Temperature Protection The CPU Temperature Protection function has the capability of monitoring the CPU s temperature during system boot up Once it has detected that the CPU s temperature exceeded the CPU temperature limit defined in the BIOS the system will automatically power off after 5 warning beeps Refer to CPU Temp Prot Function and CPU Temp Prot Alarm in the PC Health Status se...

Page 12: ...Wake On LAN Connector in chapter 2 and Ring Power Up Control PM Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse This function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up a system from the S3 S4 S5 state Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake O...

Page 13: ...in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information ACPI STR The system board is designed to meet the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management Currently only Windows 98 2000 ME XP supports the ACPI f...

Page 14: ...t Resume State in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Virus Protection Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives The system board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive 1 2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items The system board A user s manual One card edge bracket with a seri...

Page 15: ...3 1 5 11 15 USB 3 4 J25 BIOS CPU fan J1 USB 1 Black Mouse Green KB Purple COM 1 Parallel Burgundy Game MIDI Gold Line In Light Blue Line Out Lime Mic In Pink Teal Turquoise Square denotes pin 1 DIMM standby power LED USB 1 USB 2 PCI 1 Slot PCI 2 Slot PCI 3 Slot CNR Slot Socket 478 AGP Slot 12V power ATXP1 3 4 1 2 I O chip 1 5 11 15 System fan J12 IrDA J20 Wake On LAN J23 Wake On PS 2 KB Mouse JP1 ...

Page 16: ...OM 1 Parallel Burgundy Game MIDI Gold Line In Light Blue Line Out Lime Mic In Pink RJ45 LAN Teal Turquoise Square denotes pin 1 DIMM standby power LED USB 1 USB 2 PCI 1 Slot PCI 2 Slot PCI 3 Slot CNR Slot Socket 478 AGP Slot 12V power ATXP1 3 4 1 2 Realtek RTL8100 I O chip 1 5 11 15 System fan J12 IrDA J20 Wake On LAN J23 Wake On PS 2 KB Mouse JP1 USB 5 6 J26 J8 PWR LED HD LED J27 ATX SW G LED G S...

Page 17: ...KB Purple COM 1 Parallel Burgundy Game MIDI Gold Line In Light Blue Line Out Lime Mic In Pink Teal Turquoise Square denotes pin 1 VGA Blue DIMM standby power LED USB 1 USB 2 PCI 1 Slot PCI 2 Slot PCI 3 Slot CNR Slot Socket 478 AGP Slot 10 9 2 1 COM 2 J6 12V power ATXP1 3 4 1 2 I O chip 1 5 11 15 System fan J12 IrDA J20 Wake On LAN J23 Wake On PS 2 KB Mouse JP1 USB 5 6 J26 J8 PWR LED HD LED J27 ATX...

Page 18: ... 15 USB 3 4 J25 BIOS CPU fan J1 USB 1 2 Black Mouse Green KB Purple COM 1 Parallel Burgundy Game MIDI Gold Line In Light Blue Line Out Lime Mic In Pink RJ45 LAN Teal Turquoise Square denotes pin 1 VGA Blue DIMM standby power LED USB 1 USB 2 PCI 1 Slot PCI 2 Slot PCI 3 Slot CNR Slot Socket 478 AGP Slot 10 9 2 1 COM 2 J6 12V power ATXP1 3 4 1 2 Realtek RTL8100 I O chip 1 5 11 15 System fan J12 IrDA ...

Page 19: ...rist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The system board is equipped with two 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets that support 2 5V 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 e...

Page 20: ...e must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket 1 Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place Pin 1 Notch Key Tab Tab ...

Page 21: ... because the processor s ratio clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS you can reconfigure the system 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 JP5 pins 1 and 2 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP5 back to its default setting pins 2 and 3 On 1 2 3 Clear CMOS...

Page 22: ... enter the main menu of the BIOS 5 Select the Frequency Voltage Control submenu and press Enter 6 Set the CPU Clock Ratio or CPU Host SDRAM PCI Clock field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or 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 p...

Page 23: ...sword PM Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly Refer to chapter 3 for details Warning The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field You must type the correct password to power on the system The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA 2 3 On Enabled 5V_DUL 1 2 On D...

Page 24: ...fault this function is disabled To use this function JP2 or JP3 pins 2 and 3 must be set to On USB Port Wake Up Control PM Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must also be enabled 2 5 Jumper Settings for Wake On USB Keyboard 2 3 On Enabled 5V_DUL 1 2 On Disabled VCC default 1 2 3 1 2 3 JP3 JP2 1 2 3 JP3 JP2 1 2 3 1 2 3 Wake On USB KB for USB 3 to 6 JP3 Wake On US...

Page 25: ... using the Wake On USB Keyboard function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard function for 4 to 6 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2A ...

Page 26: ...ts I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super IO Device field of the BIOS 2 6 1 1 NS35 SC and NS35 SL Connecting the Serial Ports The NS35 SC and NS35 SL system boards are equipped with an onboard serial port J4 Teal Turquoise for COM 1 primary serial port located at the ATX double deck ports of the each board They are also equipped with a 9 pin connector at location J6 for CO...

Page 27: ...sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J6 Mount the card edge bracket to the system chassis 2 6 1 2 NS30 SC and NS30 SL COM 1 Serial Port COM 2 Serial Port The NS30 SC and NS30 SL system boards are equipped with onboard serial ports COM 1 J4 and COM 2 CN1 both in Teal Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the each board J4 CN1 COM 1 COM 2 T...

Page 28: ...12 for other expansion cards The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up a system from the S3 S4 S5 state Refer to Jumper Settings for Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse in chapter 2 and PS2 Mouse Power Up Control and KB Power On Password PM Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information Warning Make s...

Page 29: ... faster than the SPP s data transfer rate Allows bidirectional parallel port op eration at maximum speed 2 6 3 Parallel Port The system board has a standard parallel port J5 Burgundy located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer It supports SPP ECP and EPP modes You can set the port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super IO Devi...

Page 30: ...r You may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super IO Device field of the BIOS Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable 1 Install the 34 pin header connector of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J22 on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin 1 of J22 2 Install the other 34 pin header connecto...

Page 31: ...oller in the Integrated Peripherals submenu SIS OnChip IDE Device field of the BIOS Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable 1 If you are connecting two IDE drives install the 40 pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE header connector J18 If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device install the 40 pin connector of the other IDE cable into the secondary shrouded IDE header connec...

Page 32: ...TA 2 ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA 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...

Page 33: ... 5 Function VCC UP2 UP2 Ground Key Pin 6 7 8 9 10 Function VCC UP3 UP3 Ground Ground Pin 11 12 13 14 15 Function Ground Ground UP2 UP2 VCC Onboard USB Ports J3 Additional USB Ports J25 and J26 J3 USB 2 Black USB 1 Black 5 15 11 1 1 5 11 15 USB 3 4 J25 1 5 11 15 USB 5 6 J26 ...

Page 34: ...rd edge bracket will be provided as an option If you wish to use the optional USB ports install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J25 or J26 Insert the USB port cable connector to pins 1 10 if One of the holes on the cable connector is plugged meaning the cable connector has a keying mechanism Insert the USB port cable ...

Page 35: ...nd NS35 SL only The NS30 SL and NS35 SL system boards are equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast ethernet LAN port at location J3 of the ATX double deck ports It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub RJ45 LAN J3 LAN RJ45 LAN ...

Page 36: ...TX double deck ports of the board If your monitor supports analog video but does not have a 15 pin D shell connector see your monitor dealer for the adapter or optional cable After you plug the monitor cable into the VGA port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place Some monitors have a switch that chooses between analog and TTL or digital operation If your monitor has such a...

Page 37: ...nector J20 on the system board Set UART2 Mode Select in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super IO Device field of the BIOS to the type of IrDA standard supported by your device You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use this connector Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation Note The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be r...

Page 38: ...n 1 2 3 Function Ground Power Sense The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J1 on the system board The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan CPU fan J1 3 2 1 ...

Page 39: ...m unit connect the fan s connector to J12 on the system board The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the system to prevent overheating the processor The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the system fan The system fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode System fan J12 3 2 1 ...

Page 40: ... a standard PC game adapter or game I O port Connect an analog joystick to the 15 pin D sub connector J13 Gold located at the ATX double deck ports of the system board This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick Game MIDI Port J13 Game MIDI Gold ...

Page 41: ...d Audio Jacks Line out Line in Mic in Front Audio J10 Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Function Mic N C AuD_R_Out N C AuD_L_Out Function Ground AuD_Vcc Avcc N C Key N C Pin 2 4 6 8 10 2 1 10 9 Front audio J10 J9 J11 J14 2 1 10 9 Line in Light Blue Line out Lime Mic in Pink ...

Page 42: ...utput from the system board Line in Jack J11 Light Blue This jack can be connected to the line out jack of any external audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Connect a stereo cable from the line out jack of your external device to this line in jack Mic in Jack J14 Pink Connect a microphone to the mic in jack Front Audio J10 J10 provides you the option of conne...

Page 43: ...ternal Audio Connectors CD in and AUX in These audio in connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card Pin 1 2 3 4 Function Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel CD in J16 AUX in J15 4 3 2 1 ...

Page 44: ... function you must enable the Ring Power Up Control PM Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Your LAN card package should include a cable Connect one end of the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to location J23 on the system board The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power up the system Refer to the add in card s manual ...

Page 45: ...rd To use this function connect one end of the cable that came with the card to the card s wake on ring connector and the other end to location J19 on the system board You must also enable the Ring Power Up Control PM Wake Up Events field in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS If you are using an external modem the ring on function will come through the serial port where the external modem is c...

Page 46: ...is LED will turn red when the system is in the power on Soft Off or Suspend Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM state 3 3VSB Standby for PCI Jumper JP6 The default setting of jumper JP6 is On It provides 3 3VSB Standby power to the PCI slots If you are using a PCI modem card that does not comply to the PCI 2 2 specification please set this jumper to Off The PCI Standby Power LED s light will subseq...

Page 47: ... as a reminder that 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 On Default 3 3VSB Standby Power to PCI slots PCI 2 2 spec Off Non PCI 2 2 spec 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 48: ...ain power connector and 4 pin 12V power connector to J8 and ATXP1 respectively The 4 pin 12V power connector enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The mainboard 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 ade...

Page 49: ...9 10 Function 3 3V 3 3V Ground 5V Ground 5V Ground PW OK 5VSB 12V Pin 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Function 3 3V 12V Ground PS ON Ground Ground Ground 5V 5V 5V Pin 1 2 3 4 ATX Main Power Connector Function Ground Ground 12V 12V 12V Power Connector ...

Page 50: ...wer 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 PWR BTTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 G SW Green Switch This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode RESET Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the sys...

Page 51: ...was powered on 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 G LED Green LED ATX SW ATX power switch G SW Green switch RESET Reset switch SPEAKER Speaker connector PWR LED Power Standby LED Pin Assignment HDD LED Powe...

Page 52: ...pond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by press ing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main menu screen will appear 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press Enter A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix AwardBIOS CM...

Page 53: ...ter or IDE Secondary Slave field then press Enter IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will auto matically be shown on the screen The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Move Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Sec...

Page 54: ...perating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select 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 capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 1 44MB ca...

Page 55: ...l But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Base Memory Displays the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or...

Page 56: ...are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field Also disable this field if you are installing or running certain Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Menu Level Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show ...

Page 57: ...ing 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 option is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You must ha...

Page 58: ...to accelerate cursor movements with the ar row keys You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the Typematic Rate Chars Sec and Typematic Delay Msec fields below Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are acceler ated Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the a...

Page 59: ...g hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 33 or later hard drives 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 Onboard LAN Boot ROM NS30 SL and NS35 SL only Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access...

Page 60: ...llowing fields will appear System Performance This field is used to select the mode that will provide the best performance for your system DRAM CAS Latency This field is used to select the clock cycle of the SDRAM CAS latency time The option selected specifies the time before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features The settings ...

Page 61: ...ard installed in your system Leave this in its default setting which is 64MB AGP Fast Write When the AGP Fast Write function is enabled it will improve the system s performance AGP SideBand Address When the AGP SideBand Address function is enabled it will improve the system s performance AGP Capability Set this field according to the AGP mode supported by your AGP card System Share Memory Size The...

Page 62: ...A fields Secondary Allows you to configure the IDE Secondary Master Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master Slave UDMA fields Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help Menu Level Move F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit SIS OnChip IDE Device SIS OnChip PCI Device Onboard Super IO Device USB...

Page 63: ...an select a mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA and IDE 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 se...

Page 64: ...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 manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2...

Page 65: ...er This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 3BC IRQ7 278 IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP These apply to standard specifications and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your ...

Page 66: ...ld in its default setting Enabled 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 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 Di...

Page 67: ...led IDE Access Interface This field is used to select the access interface of the IDE devices The options are Embedded Bus and PCI Bus USB1 Access Interface and USB0 Access Interface This field is used to select the access interface of the USB 1 and USB 0 devices The options are Embedded Bus and PCI Bus Audio Access Interface This field is used to select the access interface of the audio device Th...

Page 68: ...d to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function If you are us ing the Windows 98 operating system refer to Us ing the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more information Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Option Video Off Option Video Off Met...

Page 69: ... manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This will cause the system to turn off the ver tical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Initializes display power management signaling Se lect this if your video board supports it Switch Function The options are Disabled and Break Wake ...

Page 70: ... seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power but ton to power on the system Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Last State ...

Page 71: ...ely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC How ever if your system is in the Suspend mode you can wake up the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function Refer to Wake On LAN Connector in chapter 2 for more information PCIPME Power Up Control This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI P...

Page 72: ...ver if the system is being 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 Month Alarm This is used to select the month you would like the PC to power on Day of Month Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in ...

Page 73: ... system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the IRQ Re sources field The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one X Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By IRQ Resources PCI VGA Palette Snoop PCI IRQ Assignment Onboard VGA Sl...

Page 74: ...ESA 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 PCI IRQ Assignment By default an IRQ is automatically assigned to the PCI devices that are installed in the PCI slots If a PCI device has not been assigned an IRQ you must manually assign an IRQ for the device During ...

Page 75: ...imit or 2 Allow the system to power off after the 5 warning beeps then check whether the heatsink and fan are mounted properly onto the CPU because high CPU temperature may be due to incorrect fan heatsink installation Now restart the system If the same problem persist it may be that the CPU fan is damaged or it is not rotating properly Try replacing it with a new fan If it is due to other The set...

Page 76: ...Temp Current CPU Temperature Current CPU Fan Speed and Current System Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system current tem perature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the CPU and system fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute CPU V These fields show the voltage of the processor 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 5V VBAT V and 5VSB V These fields show the output voltage of the power supply N...

Page 77: ...er Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit CPU Clock Ratio This field is used to select the CPU 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 an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory default ratio Auto Detect DIMM PCI C...

Page 78: ...result in the processor s or system s instability and is not guaranteed to provide better system performance If in the CPU Clock Ratio or CPU Host SDRAM PCI Clock field you selected an option other than the default setting and is unable to boot up the system there are 2 methods of booting up the system and going back to its default setting Method 1 Clear the CMOS data by setting JP5 to 1 2 On All ...

Page 79: ...his option in the main menu and press Enter The message below will appear Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N If you want to proceed type Y and press Enter The default settings will be loaded 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults 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 pres...

Page 80: ...in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the pass word function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press En ter instead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu 3 1 12 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set ...

Page 81: ...ill appear Quit Without Saving Y N N 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 3 2 Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility AWDFLASH EXE Please contact technical supp...

Page 82: ...numbers of hardware installed etc are automatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board 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 ...

Page 83: ...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 information 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 84: ...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 85: ...lt Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition Note Use this utility only in Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 or Windows XP operating system To install the utility insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear Click the Hardware Monitor button to install the utility Refer to its read...

Page 86: ...ill appear Click the SIS VGA Driver button For installation instructions or information please refer to the readme file in the CD 4 6 Realtek LAN Drivers for Windows NS30 SL and NS35 SL only The onboard LAN drivers included in the CD do not support Autorun Once the system has detected the Realtek RTL8100 fast ethernet controller it will prompt you to install the driver for the operating system you...

Page 87: ...s the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2 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 3 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please...

Page 88: ...d drive setup p j If you have previously installed Windows 98 you need to upgrade the system in order to support ACPI Please contact Microsoft for upgrade information The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Option Video Off Option Vide...

Page 89: ...rsor to Settings then click Control Panel To check whether ACPI was properly installed double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Device Manager tab In View devices by type click System devices 8 Double click the System icon In the System Properties dialog box click the Performance tab ...

Page 90: ...log box Double click the Power Management icon 11 Click the Advanced tab In the When I press the power button on my computer field select Standby 9 Click File System In the Typical role of this computer field select Mobile or docking system Click Apply then click OK Restart the computer ...

Page 91: ...rating session where you left off when you power off the computer will resume in not more than 8 seconds If you have changed the color or resolution in the Display Properties dialog box do not apply the settings without restarting You must restart the computer Important If you are unable to use the Suspend to RAM function after performing the steps above in Windows 98 or when you are in Windows 20...

Page 92: ...e consists of a single long beep B 2 Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent...

Page 93: ...e 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 94: ...est the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 Ma...

Page 95: ...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 96: ... 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 97: ...onfigured 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 p...