DFI P4M266A-MLV, User Manual

Page 1: ...P4M266A MLV Rev AA System Board User s Manual 79910409 ...

Page 2: ...ation 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 Intel and Pentium 4 are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation VIA is a registered trademark of VIA ...

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: ...n in the multilingual manual the multilingual manual should always be regarded as the most 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 Mainboard Utility CD will appear Click the TOOLS icon then click Manual on the main menu ...

Page 5: ...on 2 1 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 Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Desktop Management Interface 4 2 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications 4 3 Installation Notes 7 14 15 49 91 16 17 19 24 28 39 93 96 105 ...

Page 6: ...hnology A 1 Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology Appendix B Using the Suspend to RAM Function B 1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix C System Error Messages C 1 POST Beep C 2 Error Messages Appendix D Troubleshooting D 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 109 115 106 ...

Page 7: ...tium 4 Processor and Northwood processor up to 3 06GHz Intel Hyper Threading Technology FSB 400MHz and 533MHz Intel Celeron processor 400MHz system data bus System Memory Two 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports up to 2GB using PC1600 DDR200 and PC2100 DDR266 unbuffered DDR SDRAM DIMM 2 5V type Uses x8 x16 512MB technology Chapter 1 Introduction DIMMs 2MBx64 4MBx64 8MBx64 Memory Size 16MB 32MB 64MB D...

Page 8: ... specification v2 0 compliant Graphics Address Relocation Table GART High resolution CRT RGB interface 250MHz RAMDAC on chip with Gamma correction Horizontal vertical sync outputs compliant with Monitor Power Management protocols Integrated Savage8 2D 3D graphics controller and video accelerator Optimized Shared Memory Architecture SMA 8 16 32MB frame buffer using system memory Single cycle 128 bi...

Page 9: ... 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 speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders 6 channel Audio The audio jacks at the rear panel will support 6 channel audio only when the audio utility is configured to support this function The mic in a...

Page 10: ...d bandwidth while USB 2 0 supports 480Mb second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device trans fer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultane ously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals BIOS Award BIOS Windows 98 2000 ME XP Plug and Play compatible Supports SCSI sequential boot up Supports DMI 2 0 function 4Mbit flash memory Desktop Management Interface DMI The sy...

Page 11: ... USB 2 0 1 1 ports One connector for 1 external serial port One front audio connector for external line out and mic in jacks Two internal audio connectors AUX in and CD in One S PDIF in out connector One connector for IrDA interface Two IDE connectors One floppy connector Two ATX power supply connectors Two fan connectors 1 1 2 Intelligence Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in th...

Page 12: ...y must support 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 and a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can power on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must supp...

Page 13: ...y 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 function ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow 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 th...

Page 14: ...ve 1 2 Hyper Threading Technology Functionality Requirements Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platforms Components CPU an Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset an Intel chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS a BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS an operating system that includes optim...

Page 15: ...ns the following items The system board A user s manual One IDE cable for ATA 33 66 100 133 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Mainboard Utility CD If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance ...

Page 16: ...Chassis fan DDR 1 DDR 2 ATX power CPU fan IDE 1 IDE 2 KB Mouse 1 LAN USB 1 2 Parallel 1 COM 2 Socket 478 1 12V power Game Line out Line in Mic in 1 1 1 Front audio Audio Codec I O chip 1 IrDA AGP PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 BIOS 1 S PDIF 1 FDD 1 USB 3 4 1 HD LED RESET SPEAKER PWR LED ATX SW 1 1 Battery VIA VT8235CD 1 CPU FSB select J22 1 VIA P4M266A 1 1 ...

Page 17: ...f 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 is equipped with two 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets DDR Double Data Rate is a type of SDRAM that dou bles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles the spe...

Page 18: ...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 19: ... is exclusively designed for installing an Intel processor 2 3 2 Installing the CPU 1 Locate Socket 478 on the system board 2 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways away from the socket then lifting it up to a 90o angle Make sure the socket is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly Lever ...

Page 20: ...et Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins Gold mark 4 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU Pin 1 ...

Page 21: ...k the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board Note Only use Intel certified fan and heat sink An Intel boxed processor package contains a retention mechanism heat sink fan and installation guide If the instal lation procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package If you are installing a non boxed processo...

Page 22: ...heat sink and retention mechanism assembly on the CPU then align and snap the retention legs hooks to the retention holes at the 4 corners of the retention module base Note You will not be able to snap the hooks into the holes if the fan heat sink and retention mechanism assembly did not fit properly onto the CPU and retention module base Unsnapped Fan heat sink and retention mechanism assembly Sn...

Page 23: ...ever 4 Move the retention levers to their opposite directions then push them down This will secure the fan heat sink and re tention mechanism assembly to the retention module base Note You will not be able to push the lever down if the direction is incorrect 5 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan con nector on the system board ...

Page 24: ... 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 JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP1 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now 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 ratio cloc...

Page 25: ...bmenu and press Enter 6 Set the CPU Clock Ratio or CPU 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 press Enter 8 Type Y and press Enter ...

Page 26: ...ng Selecting 5V_DUL will allow you to use the Wake On PS 2 Keyboard function PS2KB Wakeup Select IRQ Event Activity De tect field in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA 3 1 2 2 3 On 5V_DUL default 1 2 On VCC 3 1 2 ...

Page 27: ...s of the CPU installed on the system board Important If you are using a CPU whose frequency has been locked by the manufacturer overclocking will have no effect Overclocking may result to the CPU s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system perform ance If you are unable to boot your system due to overclocking make sure to set this jumper back to its default setting 1 ...

Page 28: ...nel I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port LAN port USB ports Parallel port COM 1 port VGA port Game port Line out jack Line in jack Mic in jack PS 2 Mouse RJ45 LAN Parallel GAME MIDI USB 1 2 COM 1 VGA Line out Line in Mic in PS 2 K B ...

Page 29: ...nnecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may dam age the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard function allows you to use a PS 2 keyboard to wake up the system from the S5 state To use this function Jumper Setting JP2 must be set to 2 3 On 5V_DUL Refer to Jumper Set tings for Selecting the PS 2 Power in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting PS2...

Page 30: ...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 VIA OnChip PCI Device field 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 RJ45 LAN ...

Page 31: ...he system chassis then insert the cable connector to J26 BIOS Setting Configure the USB ports in the Integrated Peripherals submenu VIA OnChip PCI Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information ...

Page 32: ...lows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function BIOS Setting USB Resume from S3 IRQ Event Activity Detect field in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information ...

Page 33: ...l Turquoise for COM 1 and a 9 pin connector at location J4 for COM 2 The serial port for COM 2 may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the cable connector to J4 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of J4 BIOS Setting Select the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Devi...

Page 34: ...Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Function Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed BIOS Setting Select the parallel port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIOS R...

Page 35: ...e 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 switch set it for analog BIOS Setting Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more i...

Page 36: ...t an analog joystick to the 15 pin D sub connector Gold at location CN3D1 of the system board This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick BIOS Setting Configure the game port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Game Port ...

Page 37: ...o jacks A jack is a one hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Line out Jack Lime CN3A1 This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Using this jack disables the front au dio s line out function 1 Mic Mic Power AuD_R_Out N C AuD_L_Out GND AuD_Vcc Key 2 10 9 AuD_R_Return AuD_L_Return Front audio ...

Page 38: ... out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system Using this connector will disable the rear audio s line out and mic in functions Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 6 and pins 9 10 of J24 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J24 If you are not using this connector make sure to replace the jumper caps bac...

Page 39: ...2 6 1 Internal Audio Connectors The CD in J19 and AUX in J18 connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 2 6 I O Connectors CD in AUX in Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground 1 4 ...

Page 40: ...orts 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 J23 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J23 2 6 2 S PDIF Connector 1 5 VCC Key SPDIF out GND SPDIF in ...

Page 41: ...th pin 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 J6 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 sh...

Page 42: ...bbon cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the IDE cable into ...

Page 43: ...We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function prop erly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important If you encounter 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 recogni...

Page 44: ...ure 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 field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more i...

Page 45: ...e connector to the CPU fan connector J15 on the system board The chassis fan J14 connector is 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 CPU fan 1 3 Ground 12V N C Chassis fan ...

Page 46: ...ector 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 sup ply 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 12V 10 1 20 11 3 3V 3 3V Ground 5V G...

Page 47: ... thus prolonging the life of the power supply or sys tem 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 J10 1 2 19 ...

Page 48: ...ot light after it 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 Reserved ATX SW ATX power switch Reserved RESET Reset switch SPEAKER Speaker connector PWR LED Power Standby LED Pin Assignment HDD LED Po...

Page 49: ...apter 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 k...

Page 50: ... 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 The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS F...

Page 51: ...tage 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 Normal 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 Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master and I...

Page 52: ... timing Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track 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 dri...

Page 53: ...r is detected 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 othe...

Page 54: ...54 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 55: ...able of your hard disk drive When this field is enabled the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the 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 an...

Page 56: ...ity of the Intel Pentium 4 Processor with Hyper Threading Technology and will appear only when using this processor 3 1 2 6 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The processors supported by the system board come with built in Level 2 cache By default ECC is enabled to check the Level 2 cache If you are not using this function set this field to Disabled 3 1 2 7 Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Pow...

Page 57: ... 360KB 3 1 2 11 Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys 3 1 2 12 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to re...

Page 58: ...d unless the correct password is entered at the prompt 3 1 2 16 APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting 3 1 2 17 MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version used by the system 3 1 2 18 OS Select for DRAM 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 The options are Non OS2 and OS2 3 1 2 19 Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video ...

Page 59: ...emory resources 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 id...

Page 60: ... structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc When this option is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEPROM 100 MHz The memory clock speed will run at 200MHz 133 MHz The memory clock speed will run at 266MHz 3 1 3 1 DRAM Clock Drive Control Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen wil...

Page 61: ...on for the system The SDRAM CAS Latency to DRAM Command Rate fields will show the default settings by SPD Manual If you want a better performance for your system other than the one by SPD select Manual Then select the best option in the SDRAM CAS Latency to DRAM Command Rate fields SDRAM CAS Latency The default setting is 3 which is 3 clock cycles for the CAS latency Bank Interleave The options ar...

Page 62: ...ult setting is 4X 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 3 1 3 2 AGP P2P Bridge Control Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear DRAM Burst Len The options are 4 and 8 CPU Read DRAM Mode The options are Fast Medium and Sl...

Page 63: ...e recommend that you leave this field in its default setting AGP Fast Write Select Enabled to support the AGP Fast Write function AGP Master 1 WS Write Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations AGP Master 1 WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations ...

Page 64: ...st wait until the write cycle is complete before starting another write cycle PCI Master 0 WS Write When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait state PCI Delay Transaction When enabled this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCI to ISA transactions This allows PCI and ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation of performance on the...

Page 65: ...higher the efficiency of the system 3 1 3 6 VGA Share Memory Size This field is used to select the memory size that will be shared by the VGA 3 1 3 7 FB Address Conversion The options are Enabled and Disabled 3 1 3 8 FB Page Close Prediction The options are Enabled and Disabled 3 1 3 9 Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the onboard VGA AGP or PCI first when the s...

Page 66: ...DE 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 The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 67: ...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 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive s timing Mode 0 4 You can select a m...

Page 68: ...field to Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM By default this field is disabled Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network directly 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 t...

Page 69: ...the boot ROM s program by typing Shift F10 only when this field is enabled OnChip USB Controller This field is used to select the USB ports you want Enabled OnChip EHCI Controller If you are using USB 2 0 this field must be set to 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 ...

Page 70: ...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 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port 1 and or serial port 2 3 1 4 3 Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for referenc...

Page 71: ...Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously Use IR Pins The options are IR Rx2Tx2 and RxD2 TxD2 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 spec...

Page 72: ...s used to select the DMA channel used for the parallel port Game Port Address This field is used to select the game port s address The options are 201 209 and Disabled Midi Port Address This field is used to select the MIDI port s address If you have selected the MIDI port s address you may select its IRQ in the Midi Port IRQ field Midi Port IRQ This field is used to select the MIDI port s IRQ ...

Page 73: ...you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the ACPI Suspend Type field 3 1 5 2 ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function If you are using the Windows 98 operating system refer to Using the Suspend to RAM Function in appendix B ...

Page 74: ... 5 5 Suspend Mode This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the Suspend mode according to the power saving time selected the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off 3 1 5 6 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 7 Video Off Me...

Page 75: ... off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system 3 1 5 10 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 3 1 5 11 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 butt...

Page 76: ...g CMOS Data section in chapter 2 Ctrl F1 Use the Ctrl and F1 keys to wake up the system Disabled Disables the keyboard password function 3 1 5 12 Delay Prior To Thermal This field is used to select the time that would force the CPU to a 50 duty cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating temperature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheating to ensure a safe computing envir...

Page 77: ...l respond and wake up to any PCI or bus master activity Resume on PCI Event Set this field to Enabled if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Refer to the card s documentation for more information Resume On LAN Ring This field allows you to enable the Wake On LAN and Wake On Ring functions If you are using a LAN card...

Page 78: ... 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 to the time set in the Resume Time hh mm ss 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 Resume Time hh mm ss field Resume Time hh mm ss This is used to se...

Page 79: ...ry INTR and IRQ3 IRQ15 fields are enabled access to the specified IRQ will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode When disabled 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 ...

Page 80: ...guration 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...

Page 81: ... an IRQ for the VGA card installed Your VGA card will need 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 3 1 6 7 Assign IRQ for USB When Enabled the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the USB de...

Page 82: ... 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 system boot up you will see NA for the device that does not have an IRQ assigned ...

Page 83: ...etting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory default ratio 3 1 7 2 Auto Detect PCI DIMM Clk When enabled the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI or DIMM devices 3 1 7 3 Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician The settings on the sc...

Page 84: ...e are 2 methods of booting up the system and going back to its default setting Method 1 Clear the CMOS data by setting JP1 to 2 3 On All fields in the BIOS Setup will automatically be set to their default settings Method 2 Press the Insert key and power button simultaneously then release the power button first Keep on pressing the Insert key until the power on screen appears This will allow the sy...

Page 85: ...efault values 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 86: ...efaults 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 87: ...l not be 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 passwo...

Page 88: ...r to access 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 wil...

Page 89: ...nd press 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 90: ...anges you 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 91: ... Reboot 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 15...

Page 92: ...sting BIOS 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 93: ... 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 94: ...r 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 s n 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 95: ... 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 S...

Page 96: ... 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 VIA P4M266A chipset Chipset Driv ers VIA Service Pack ...

Page 97: ...llVIA 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 98: ...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 99: ...e driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the GRAPHICS icon 2 Click S3 ProSavage VGA Drivers on the main screen The fol lowing screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system ...

Page 100: ...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 101: ...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 102: ...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 103: ... 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 104: ...e follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Microsoft DirectX 8 1 on the main screen The screen be low will appear 3 Click Yes to continue 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Restart the system ...

Page 105: ...utomatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2 All steps or procedures 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 soft...

Page 106: ... install cooling fans The system requires adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor 3 The CPU Hyper Threading field in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the Award BIOS setup will appear Make sure this field is set to Enabled 4 Currently only Windows XP supports the Hyper Threading Technology If this OS has been previously installed you must REINSTALL it 5 Aft...

Page 107: ...y 107 d Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below c Click the General tab The processor shown under Computer should resemble the one shown below ...

Page 108: ...Threading Technology e Lastly press the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously The Windows Task Manager dialog box will appear Click the Performance tab The diagram under CPU Usage History should resemble the one shown below ...

Page 109: ...R Appendix B Using the Suspend to RAM Function 4 Press Esc to return to the main menu 5 Select Save Exit Setup and press Enter Type Y and press Enter 6 Install Windows 98 by typing the following parameter This is to ensure that the ACPI function is supported 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 ...

Page 110: ...ursor 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 111: ...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 112: ...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 113: ...ode consists of a single long beep C 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 equivale...

Page 114: ...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 115: ...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 116: ...thing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using 3 The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access ...

Page 117: ... 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 118: ... configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 1 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process Mainboard 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 po...