DFI-ITOX G4V620-B, User Manual

Page 1: ...G4V620 N G4V620 B Rev A System Board User s Manual 935 G4V621 000 A69100252 ...

Page 2: ... and 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 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel Pentium III and CeleronTM are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation VIA CyrixIII is a registered trademark of...

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: ...al is for the G4V620 B and G4V620 N system boards The differences between these boards are shown below G4V620 N Intel 82562 and 82559 LAN controllers 2 onboard LAN ports G4V620 B Intel 82562 LAN controller 1 onboard LAN port ...

Page 5: ... Ports 2 7 I O Connectors Chapter 3 Award 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 S...

Page 6: ...ftware Applications 4 3 Installation Notes Appendix A Enabling Hyper Threading Technology A 1 Enabling Hyper ThreadingTechnology Appendix B Watchdog Timer B 1 Watchdog Timer Appendix C System Error Messages C 1 POST Beep C 2 Error Messages Appendix D Troubleshooting D 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 91 94 102 106 109 103 ...

Page 7: ...data bus Intel Pentium 4 processor 478 pin 533MHz system data bus 400MHz system data bus Intel Celeron processor 478 pin 400MHz system data bus System Memory Two 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets 2 5V unbuffered PC1600 DDR200 or PC2100 DDR266 DDR SDRAM DIMM Supports maximum of 2GB system memory using 64Mbit 128Mbit 256Mbit or 512Mbit technology Double sided x16 DDR SDRAM DIMM is not supported Chapter...

Page 8: ...36 60Hz refresh 3D setup and render engine Discrete Triangles Strips and fans Per pixel perspective corrected texture mapping Software DVD at 30fps full screen 2D graphics features Optimized 256 bit BLT engine 32 bit alpha blended cursor Programmable 3 color transparent cursor 3D graphics features 200 megapixels sec fill rate Maximum 3D resolution 1600x1200x32 85Hz Flat and Gouraud shading 16 and ...

Page 9: ...ient Connection Supports 559 level cable and PHY Stats Support for Server OS included as check item but no Server function included Same Quality Driver suits as 82559 Supports DMI SNMP WMI 10 100 Auto Sensing IEEE 802 3 10BASE T 100BASE TX compliant physical layer interface IEEE 802 3u Auto Negotiation 48 pin SSOP 3 3V device PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four ...

Page 10: ...l continue to operate BIOS Award BIOS Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP Plug and Play compatible Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades 4Mbit flash memory Supports DMI 2 0 function Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and sto...

Page 11: ...ne connector for an external game MIDI port Two internal audio connectors CD in and AUX in One S PDIF out connector 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 connector One chassis open connector CPU fan system fan and second fan connectors 1 1 2 Sy...

Page 12: ... the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Wake On Ring This function allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake up power on to respond to calls coming from an internal or external modem Refer to Wake On Ring Connector in chapter 2 and Power On By Ring Wake Up Event Setup field in the Power Management Setup ...

Page 13: ...mA Wake On Keyboard This function allows you to use the keyboard to power on the system Refer to Power On Function Onboard Super I O Device field in the Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for more information Important 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 If you ...

Page 14: ...on 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 98SE 2000 ME XP supports the ACPI function ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow ...

Page 15: ...n 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 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 C...

Page 16: ... A user s manual One card edge bracket mounted with a serial port and a game MIDI port One IDE cable for ATA 33 ATA 66 or ATA 100 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Main Board Utility CD If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance ...

Page 17: ...17 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation G4V620 N Supports 2 onboard LAN ports ...

Page 18: ...18 2 Hardware Installation Note The illustrations on the following pages are based on the mainboard that supports 2 onboard LAN ports G4V620 B Supports 1 onboard LAN port ...

Page 19: ...he system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The mainboard 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 edge of each clock This effectively doubles the speed of operation ...

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: ...configure 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 2 Set JP3 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP3 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s ratio ...

Page 22: ...nd press Enter 6 Set the CPU Clock Ratio or CPU Host 3V66 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 press Enter 8 Type Y and press Enter ...

Page 23: ...t side bus 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 performance 2 3 On 100MHz forced FSB speed 1 2 On Auto default JP1 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 24: ...The default setting is 2 3 On This setting will protect the system from unnecessary updating or flashing of the BIOS It secures the BIOS therefore any updates to it will not take effect 2 3 On BIOS Protect Enabled default 1 2 On BIOS Write Protect Disabled 3 1 2 3 1 2 JP2 ...

Page 25: ... Rear Panel I O Ports PS 2 Mouse RJ45 LAN 1 Parallel USB 1 2 COM 1 VGA Line out Line in Mic in PS 2 K B RJ45 LAN 2 USB 3 4 PS 2 Mouse RJ45 LAN Parallel Line out Line in Mic in USB 1 2 COM 1 VGA USB 3 G4V620 N PS 2 K B G4V620 B USB 4 ...

Page 26: ...2 for other expansion cards Wake On Keyboard The Wake On Keyboard function allows you to use the keyboard to power on the system To use this function Power On Function Onboard Super I O Device field in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly Refer to chapter 3 for more information Warning Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mous...

Page 27: ...CN4 It is also equipped with a 9 pin connector at location J2 for COM 2 serial port One card edge bracket mounted with serial and game MIDI port cables is provided with the system board If you want to use the secondary serial port connect the serial port cable to connector J2 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J2 Mount the card edge bracket to the s...

Page 28: ... 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 op eration at maximum speed BIOS Setting Select the parallel port s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super I O Device field of...

Page 29: ...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 Enable or disable the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 fo...

Page 30: ... RJ45 fast ethernet LAN ports at locations CN5 and CN6 The G4V620 B system board is equipped with only 1 onboard RJ45 fast ethernet LAN port at location CN5 BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the Intel LAN Drivers contained in the provided CD into your system RJ45 LAN 1...

Page 31: ...N5 and CN6 The 10 pin connector J10 on the system board allows you to connect 2 additional USB ports The additional USB ports which are mounted on a card 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 J10 BIOS Setting Enable or disable the o...

Page 32: ...ion If you are using USB 2 0 devices install the USB 2 0 Drivers contained in the provided CD into your system Wake On USB Keyboard The Wake On USB Keyboard function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more...

Page 33: ...sed to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board Line in Jack 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 Pink Connect a microphone to the mic in jack Line out Line in...

Page 34: ...l and game MIDI port cables is provided with the system board Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the game MIDI port cable to connector J4 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J4 BIOS Setting Configure the game port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super I O Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more...

Page 35: ...io Connectors The AUX in J6 and CD in J7 connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground CD in AUX in ...

Page 36: ...alog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog One card edge bracket mounted with the S PDIF port will be provided as an option Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J5 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J5 Now connect external speakers or a device that ...

Page 37: ...Disk Drive Cable 1 Install the 34 pin header connector of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J19 on the system board The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin 1 of J19 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the disk drive s Align the colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable with pin 1 of the drive edge connector s The end most connect...

Page 38: ...f the header 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 IDE 1 J16 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 IDE 2 J15 2 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device with the ...

Page 39: ...ufacturer 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 incorrectly set in Master mo...

Page 40: ...on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Select the type of IrDA standard supported by your device in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super I O Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation You may need to i...

Page 41: ... Connect the CPU fan to the 3 pin fan connector at location J11 of the system board The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the CPU fan Refer to chapter 3 for more information 1 3 Ground Power Sense ...

Page 42: ... connect 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 1 3 Ground Power Sense 1 3 Ground Power Sense ...

Page 43: ...e Connect one end of the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to location J13 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 for details Note Your LAN card must support the remote wake up function Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA BIOS Setting To u...

Page 44: ...onnect one end of the cable that came with the card to the card s wake on ring connector and the other end to location J12 on the system board If you are using an external modem the ring on function will come through the serial port where the external modem is connected Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA BIOS Setting To use ...

Page 45: ...isable this function place a jumper cap over J1 Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility Setting Install Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility contained in the provided CD By default this function is disabled When enabled a warning message will appear when the chassis is open The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the chassis is open Refer to the Winbond Hardware Doctor Utilit...

Page 46: ...ystem is in the Soft Off state PCI Standby Power LED This LED LED 1 will turn red when the system is in the power on Soft Off or Suspend Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM state Important If the DIMM Standby Power LED or PCI Standby Power LED is lighted you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules or add in ca...

Page 47: ...e 4 pin 12V power 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 12V 11 1 10 3 3...

Page 48: ...r from the front panel of the system chassis to pins 4 and 5 Connect the power LED s cable connector from the front panel of the system chassis to pins 1 to 3 The power LED will light only when the system s power is on 2 7 14 Keylock Power LED Connector 1 5 VCC N C Ground Keylock Ground J20 ...

Page 49: ...reen Switch This switch will allow your system to enter the Suspend mode G LED Green LED This LED will not light when the system s power is on or when the system is in the S3 STR SuspendTo RAM state It will blink every second when the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend state ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that wi...

Page 50: ...s 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 Power ...

Page 51: ... a battery to retain data indefinitely The CompactFlashTM technology is widely used in products such as portable and desktop computers digital cameras handheld data collection scanners PDAs Pocket PCs handy terminals and personal communicators CompactFlashTM and IDE 2 share the same channel Since CompactFlashTM on this board is always in Master mode if a CompactFlashTM card is installed in the soc...

Page 52: ...stem 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 simultaneously When you press Del the main menu screen will appear 3 1 1 ...

Page 53: ... 31 Year displays the year from 1990 to 2098 3 1 1 2 Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 3 1 1 3 IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave Move the cursor to th...

Page 54: ...disk vendor If you select Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None 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 whi...

Page 55: ...e 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 capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 2 88MB capacity 3 1 1 5 Video This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Altho...

Page 56: ... 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 All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors 3 1 1 7 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 m...

Page 57: ...ite 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 and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you...

Page 58: ...em is powered on The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST To attain the shortest POST time select Fast 3 1 2 5 First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device fields respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the seq...

Page 59: ...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 and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks When disabled the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB 3 1 2 10 Boot Up NumLock Status This allows yo...

Page 60: ...rs Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated 3 1 2 14 Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins 3 1 2 15 Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup Set the passwor...

Page 61: ... SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 33 or later hard drives 3 1 2 20 Report No FDD For WIN 95 The options areYes and No 3 1 2 2...

Page 62: ...tibility or that data was being lost while using your system 3 1 3 1 DRAM Timing Selectable This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Presence Detect data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc When this option is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEP...

Page 63: ...led However compatibility problems may occur with some DRAMs if the system is running in Turbo mode If you encounter this problem set this field to Disabled 3 1 3 7 Memory Frequency For This field is used to select the memory clock speed of the DIMM 3 1 3 8 System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache...

Page 64: ...the PCI to ISA transactions This allows PCI and ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made 3 1 3 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 t...

Page 65: ...e screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 4 1 OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 66: ...l 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 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...

Page 67: ...tion is selected set the password you would like to use to power on the system in the KB Power On Password field Hot Key When this option is selected select the function key you would like to use to power on the system in the Hot Key Power On field Mouse Left When this option is selected double click the left button of the mouse to power on the system Mouse Right When this option is selected doubl...

Page 68: ...ler 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 Disabled D...

Page 69: ...problem with your device The options are Enabled and Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously Use IR Pins The options are IR Rx2Tx2 and RxD2TxD2 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 P...

Page 70: ...urns after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the system On When power returns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Former Sts When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it w...

Page 71: ...ure to enable this function 3 1 4 6 AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio codec Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card 3 1 4 7 Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the onboard VGA AGP or PCI first when the system boots Onboard AGP When the system boots it will first initialize the onboard VGA or AGP PCI Slot When the syste...

Page 72: ...tion If 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 You can further configure this function by setting the Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume and USB KB Wake Up...

Page 73: ...1 hour and HDD Power Down 15 min Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down 1 min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down fields 3 1 5 6 Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchroniz...

Page 74: ...ving time selected the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active 3 1 5 12 Soft Off by PWR BTTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system Hold 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management function is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of thi...

Page 75: ...ard must support the wake up function Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI card or onboard LAN Power On By Ring Set this field to Enabled to use the modem ring on function This will allow your system to power on to respond to calls coming from an external or internal modem Refer to Wake On Ring Connector in chapter 2 for more information The settings on the screen are for...

Page 76: ...f the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network Resume On Ring LAN prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Date of Month 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 ...

Page 77: ...ed 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 The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose ...

Page 78: ...I PCI ISA PnP For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification 3 1 6 5 PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default value is Disabled Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA ...

Page 79: ... 1 7 2 Current System Temperature Current CPU1 Temperature Current System Fan Speed Current CPU Fan Speed and Current 2nd Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the system CPU and 2nd fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute 3 1 7 3 Vcore These fields show the voltage of the processor The settings on the screen are f...

Page 80: ...e power supply If you want a warning message to pop up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Winbond Hardware Doctor utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board Refer to the Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility section in chapter 4 for more information ...

Page 81: ...o 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 3 1 8 2 Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI devices 3 1 8 3 Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting Do...

Page 82: ... clock 66 is the AGP clock and 33 is the PCI clock The default setting is Default Under this setting the system will run according to the processor s clock frequency Important Overclocking may result to the processor s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance If you selected an option other than the default setting and is unable to boot up the system clea...

Page 83: ...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 84: ...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 85: ...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 86: ...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 87: ...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 88: ...hanges 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 simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 89: ...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 Phoenix ...

Page 90: ...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 91: ...mbers 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 4 ...

Page 92: ...e 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 B...

Page 93: ... 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 94: ...e applications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup ...

Page 95: ...00 XP s INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility please follow the steps below 1 Click Intel 845 INF Update Utility The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the utility to take effect ...

Page 96: ...aphics Drivers To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click Intel 845 Graphics Drivers The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 97: ...el LAN Drivers To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click Intel LAN Drivers The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 98: ...vers are supported in the following operating systems Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows XP To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click USB 2 0 Drivers The following screen will appear 2 Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 99: ...rating systems Windows 98SE Windows ME Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 Click Realtek Audio Drivers The following screen will appear 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 100: ...ectX 8 1 To install please follow the steps below 1 Click Microsoft DirectX 8 1 The following screen will appear 2 Click Yes to continue 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 101: ...arning message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition Note Use this utility only in Windows 98SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 or Windows XP operating system To install the utility please follow th...

Page 102: ...tomatically 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 contact technical support or your sales representative for the latest version of the drivers or software appli...

Page 103: ... additional 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 ag...

Page 104: ...ology d Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below c Click the General tab The processor shown under Computer should resemble the one shown below ...

Page 105: ...ading Technology 105 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 106: ...ls to function it will also reset according to the time interval so that your system will continue to operate mov dx 02e Enter mov al 87 Enter out dx al Enter out dx al Enter mov dx 02e Enter mov al 07 Enter out dx al Enter inc dx Enter inc al Enter out dx al Enter dec dx Enter mov al f6 Enter out dx al Enter inc dx Enter mov al xy Enter out dx al Enter XY is the Watchdog Time count value for the ...

Page 107: ...de 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 equivalen...

Page 108: ...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 109: ...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 110: ...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 111: ... 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 112: ...configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 1 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and ...