DFI LanParty NFII Ultra B, User Manual

Page 1: ...75300331 Rev A System Board User s Manual ...

Page 2: ... contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2003 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS WindowsTM Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMD AthlonTM XP and AthlonTM are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc nVIDIA is ...

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: ... 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 Genie BIOS Setting 3 1 9 CMOS Reloaded 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password 3 1 12 Set User Password 3 1 13 Save Exit Setup 3 1 14 Exit Without Saving 3 2 Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS 3 3 Se...

Page 6: ...s Utilities and Software Applications 4 3 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 95 98 110 115 115 111 117 ...

Page 7: ...TM 200 266MHz FSB Important To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to replacing the CPU System Memory Supports dual channel memory interface Supports up to 3GB memory unbuffered DIMM Supports PC1600 DDR200 PC2100 DDR266 PC2700 DDR333 and PC 3200 DDR 400 DDR SDRAM DIMM 2 5V type Th...

Page 8: ...rate converter for audio recording and playback S PDIF in out interface 6 channel audio output S PDIF S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog S PDIF is usu ally found on digital audio equipm...

Page 9: ...re compli ant with SATA 1 0 specification 1 5Gbps interface Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 Serial ATA SATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1 0 specification With speed of up to 1 5Gbps it improves hard drive performance even in data intensive environments such as audio video consumer electronics and entry level servers IEEE 1394 Interface nVIDIA nForce2 MCP T and Agere FW803 Phy chi...

Page 10: ...ssible external Plug and Play peripherals BIOS Award BIOS Windows 95 98 2000 ME XP Plug and Play compatible Genie BIOS provides CPU DRAM AGP overclocking CPU AGP DRAM Chipset overvoltage Supports SCSI sequential boot up Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades Supports DMI 2 0 function 4Mbit flash memory Desktop Management Interface DMI The system board comes with a DMI 2 0 built into the BIOS The DMI u...

Page 11: ...2 internal audio connectors AUX in and CD in 1 S PDIF connector for optical cable connection 1 connector for IrDA interface 4 Serial ATA connectors 2 IDE connectors 1 floppy connector 2 ATX power supply connectors 3 fan connectors for CPU fan chassis fan and 2nd fan 4 diagnostic LEDs 1 diagnostic LED connector for external 4 diagnostic LEDs display EZ touch switches power switch and reset switch 1...

Page 12: ... the system board causing damage Overclocking The Overclocking function allows you to adjust the CPU and DRAM clock However overclocking may result to the CPU s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better sys tem performance Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By PBTN field of the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system to enter...

Page 13: ... allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA Wake On USB This function allows you to use a USB device to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state Important If you are using the Wake On USB function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A If you are ...

Page 14: ...ower button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when it powers off The operating session will resume exactly where you...

Page 15: ...4 ports Two IDE round cables One FDD round cable One PC Transpo kit One FrontX device equipped with Two USB 2 0 1 1 ports One IEEE 1394 port One line out jack One mic in jack Four diagnostic LEDs One I O shield One thermal paste One LANPARTY sticker One case badge One pack of jumper caps five 2 54mm jumper caps One Silicon Image Sil3114 RAID Drivers diskette One Mainboard Utility CD One WinDVD Win...

Page 16: ...16 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...

Page 17: ...tablish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer Refe...

Page 18: ...Dual Channel DC Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate DIMMs are on the same channel DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different However we highly recommend using identical DIMMs Not all slots need to be populated DIMMs of the same memory configu ration are on different channels Single Channel Dual Channel ...

Page 19: ...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 20: ...stalling the CPU 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate Socket A on the system board 4 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 21: ...et Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins 6 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 Gold mark Pin 1 ...

Page 22: ...U fan with heat sink Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board 1 Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a ther mal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste which is usually supplied together with the CPU looks somewhat similar to the one shown below Do not spread the paste all over the surface Wh...

Page 23: ...U fan s cable connector to the CPU fan con nector on the system board 2 After placing the fan heat sink on top of the CPU latch the retaining clip on one side of the fan heat sink onto the pro truding tab on the side of the socket Retaining clip Tab Do not apply the paste if the fan heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside Peel the strip that covers the paste then place the ...

Page 24: ...e 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 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 Plug the power cord and power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incor...

Page 25: ...enu and press Enter 6 Set the CPU Clock Setting or CPU Ratio field to its de fault setting or an appropriate bus clock or frequency ratio Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information 7 Press Esc to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save Exit Setup and press Enter 8 Type Y and press Enter ...

Page 26: ...the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board Warning To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the setting of the jumper Off 100MHz On Other CPUs default X J8 2 1 2 1 ...

Page 27: ... mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port COM port S PDIF in jack S PDIF out jack LAN ports USB ports Mic in jack Line in jack Line out jack Center Bass jack Rear out jack PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B COM S PDIF in S PDIF out Rear out USB 1 2 USB 3 4 LAN 1 Mic in Center Bass Line in Line out Parallel USB 4 LAN 2 ...

Page 28: ...ure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may dam age the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function BIOS Setting Keyboard Mouse Power On in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set accor...

Page 29: ...m board It is a RS 232C asynchronous communication port with 16C550A compatible UART that can be used with a modem serial printer remote display terminal or other serial devices BIOS Setting Select the serial port s I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information COM W ...

Page 30: ...Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Parallel W Setting SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Function Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate Allows bidirec...

Page 31: ...s CN2 and CN3 respectively The S PDIF connector at location J2 is for optical S PDIF cable connection Connect the optical audio cable connector of your S PDIF module to J2 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connec tor is aligned with pin 1 of J2 DO NOT use RCA S PDIF and optical S PDIF at the same time S PDIF in W S PDIF out 1 5 VCC Key SPDIF out GND SPDIF in W J2 ...

Page 32: ...se LAN ports allow the system board to con nect to a local area network by means of a network hub The LAN 1 port is controlled by the nVIDIA nForce2 MCP T and ICS1893 Phy chips The LAN 2 port is controlled by the Realtek RTL8110S Gigabit LAN chip BIOS Setting Enable or disable these LAN ports in the Genie BIOS Setting of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information W RJ45 LAN 2 W ...

Page 33: ...nto a drive bay of the chassis Connect the USB cable connec tor from FrontX to J13 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J13 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu 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 y...

Page 34: ... USB Resume From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chap ter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB 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 function for 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2A ...

Page 35: ...the C Media application software to select between using this jack and the front audio s mic in jack Line in Jack Light Blue This jack can be connected to the line out jack of any exter nal 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 W W Line out Line in Mic in Rear out Center...

Page 36: ... These 4 audio output signals together with the line out 2 channel jack support 6 channel audio output Front Audio The front audio connector J4 allows you to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are on the FrontX device Using the line out and mic in jacks will disable the rear audio s line out and mic in functions The FrontX device which comes with LANPARTY series products must be install...

Page 37: ...ors The CD in J1 and AUX in J3 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 W AUX in 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground CD in 2 6 I O Connectors ...

Page 38: ...sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J5 J7 or J9 One card edge bracket mounted with 2 IEEE 1394 ports is in cluded in the system board package Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the cable connector to the IEEE 1394 connector on the system board Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J5 J7 or J9 Now connect your IEEE 1394 ...

Page 39: ...h 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 J21 on the system board and the other end most connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A If you are connecting another drive Drive B install the middle connector of the cable to the drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable sh...

Page 40: ...ng RAID on SATA drives It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following must be set accordingly BIOS Setting 1 Enable the SATA function in the Genie BIOS Setting of the Award BIOS 2 The S ATA or SCSI Card Boot field in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the Award BIOS must be prop erly configured 3 Configure RAID e g creating or deleting RAID in the Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS You can enter this utility b...

Page 41: ...E ribbon 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 i...

Page 42: ...s 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 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 rec...

Page 43: ... board Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure your IrDA device in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS 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 information 1 ...

Page 44: ...g fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan and chassis fan The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of these cooling fans Refer to chapter 3 for more information 1 3 Sense Power Ground 1 3 Sense Power Ground 1 3 Ground ...

Page 45: ...ation 2 6 8 DRAM Power LED and Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED DRAM Power LED This LED will light when the system s power is on Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode Standby Power LED ...

Page 46: ... of the system The 10 pin connector J12 allows you to connect to the 4 LEDs that are on the FrontX device The FrontX device which comes with LANPARTY series products must be installed into a drive bay of the chassis Connect the Diagnostic LED cable connector from FrontX to J12 Refer to the table on the next page for a list of LEDs status and their corresponding system condition X X LED 1 LED 2 LED...

Page 47: ... quency Programming the DRAM timing Checking CMOS checksum and battery Initializing the clock generator Initializing USB Testing all memory cleared all extended memory to 0 Initializing the onboard Super IO Detecting and installing an IDE device Final initialization Booting the system LED 1 Off Off Off Off Off Off On On On On On On On On LED 2 Off Off Off On On On Off Off Off Off On On On On LED 3...

Page 48: ...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 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 X X 12V 10 1 20 ...

Page 49: ...m 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 PBTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 X J14 1 2 19...

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

Page 51: ...f the reset switch and power switch on the sys tem board are user friendly especially to DIY users They provide convenience in powering on and or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before it is installed into the system chassis Reset Switch Power Switch Reset Switch Power Switch ...

Page 52: ...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 53: ... displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 3 1 1 2 Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays min utes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Feature...

Page 54: ...o detect the HDD CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select 3 1 1 3 IDE Primary Master IDE ...

Page 55: ...Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track 3 1 1 4 Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB...

Page 56: ...ted during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors de tected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS de tects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a key board error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk er ror it will stop for all other erro...

Page 57: ...57 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 1 8 Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up 3 1 1 9 Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 58: ...e system and an error message will appear After seeing the error message if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field Also disabl...

Page 59: ...d to particularly select an option in this field be cause the system will automatically detect for the existing drive 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 sequen...

Page 60: ...ction of the numeric keypad is the ar row keys 3 1 2 9 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use ...

Page 61: ...s using 3 1 2 15 HDD S M A R T Capability The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability predic tion technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will pro vide 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 th...

Page 62: ... 3 1 3 1 System Performance This field is used to configure the system s performance Optimal This option provides the most stable system per formance Aggressive This option uses the overclock settings for higher performance but with higher risk of instability Turbo This option uses the overclock setting for higher performance but with higher risk of instability Expert This option provides full cus...

Page 63: ...o CAS read delay Set the System Performance field to Optimal if you want to use the delay time recommended by the DIMM manufacturer 3 1 3 6 T RCD Write RAS to CAS write delay Set the System Performance field to Optimal if you want to use the delay time recommended by the DIMM manufacturer 3 1 3 7 T RP Row precharge delay Set the System Performance field to Optimal if you want to use the delay time...

Page 64: ...ng this function set this field to Disabled 3 1 3 12 Sync Mode Memory Bypass The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled 3 1 3 13 Data Scavenged Rate The options are Fast and Normal 3 1 3 14 DIMM1 Driving Strength DIMM2 Driving Strength and DIMM3 Driving Strength This field is used to select the DRAM signal driving strength of DIMM 1 DIMM 2 and DIMM 3 3 1 3 15 DIMM1 Driving Slew Rate DIMM2 Driving S...

Page 65: ... in a sleep state whenever the upper limits of the thermal envelop are reached 3 1 3 20 System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system 3 1 3 21 Video RAM Cacheable When enabled it allows the video RAM to ...

Page 66: ...re for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 4 1 nVidia 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 67: ...r 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 ac cording 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 U...

Page 68: ...ard audio codec Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 4 2 nVidia OnChip PCI Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear ...

Page 69: ...ables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto The system will automatically select an I O ad dress for the onboard serial port 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port Disabled Disables the onboard serial port Onboard IRDA Select Auto Automatically detects ...

Page 70: ...l port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripheral s manual for the best op tion SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP Extended Capabilities Port Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mo...

Page 71: ...ystem boots it will first initialize PCI 3 1 4 5 OnChip USB Control This field is used to enable or disable USB 1 1 and or USB 2 0 3 1 4 6 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 3 1 4 7 IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk driv...

Page 72: ...s this function When this field is enabled the system will ignore the settings in the HDD Power Down field If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is ena bled then select S3 STR in the field below 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 The set...

Page 73: ...is 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 syn chronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it 3 1 5 5 HDD Power Down This...

Page 74: ... power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system 3 1 5 7 Wake On LAN from Soft Off If you are using a LAN card that supports the remote wake up function set this field to Enabled The will allow the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC However if your system is in the Suspend mode you can wake up the s...

Page 75: ...e Right When this option is selected double click the right button of the mouse to power on the sys tem Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power on the system 3 1 5 11 KB Power On Password Move the cursor to this field and press Enter Enter your pass word You can enter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confi...

Page 76: ...power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power returns 3 1 5 14 Power On By Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Time dd hh mm of Alarm field However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network pri...

Page 77: ...ura tion Data ESCD once automatically It will then rec reate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data 3 1 6 2 Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the speci...

Page 78: ...atically 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 3 1 6 3 IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press Enter This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Devic...

Page 79: ...of the CPU and chassis fans and ouput voltages when the system boots up during POST 3 1 7 2 Current System Temp Current CPU Temperature Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Chassis Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the CPU and chassis fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute 3 1 7 3 3 3V 5V 12V 12V VBAT V and 5VSB ...

Page 80: ... when you enable this function in the Winbond Hardware Monitor utility Note The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting system health conditions but 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 Moni tor utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board Refer to ...

Page 81: ...r this setting un less advised by an engineer or technician 3 1 8 4 CPU Clock Setting This field provides several options for selecting the external sys tem bus clock of the processor The available options allow you to adjust the processor s bus clock by 1MHz increment Important Selecting an external bus clock other than the default setting may result to the processor s or system s instability and...

Page 82: ...igher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU If you want to use the CPU s default core voltage leave this field in its default setting The CPU s Vcore will be generated according to the CPU VID configuration Important Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be sup plied to the system board causing damage 3 1 8 12 AGP Volt...

Page 83: ...ault setting Important Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be sup plied to the system board causing damage 3 1 8 15 BIOS Flash Protect Enabled This option will protect the system from unneces sary updating or flashing of the BIOS When enabled it secures the BIOS therefore any updates to the BIOS will not take effect Dis...

Page 84: ...S chip that controls the LAN 2 port 3 1 8 21 RTM Lan Boot ROM 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 net work directly If you wish to change the boot ROM s settings type the Shift and F10 keys simultaneously when prompted during boot up Take note you will be able to access the boot ROM s program by typing Shift F10 ...

Page 85: ...light CMOS Re loaded in the main menu then press Enter The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one You can save up to two configurations in the User Define Config 1 and User Define Config 2 fields Saving a Configuration After you have made the proper settings move the cursor to Backup of User Define Config 1 then press Enter The message below wil...

Page 86: ...ow will appear Renaming a Configuration The default name given in the User Define Config 1 field is Config 1 and Config 2 in the User Define Config 2 field To rename move the cursor to Rename then press Enter The message below will appear You can enter up to 16 characters To save another configuration repeat the procedures above but this time in the User Define Config 2 field ...

Page 87: ... 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 88: ...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 password aga...

Page 89: ...cess only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied Use the arrow keys to highlight Set User Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be pr...

Page 90: ...s Enter Type Y and press Enter The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 91: ...ou 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 simul taneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 92: ...st Boot Device During POST The system board comes with a built in program which you can conveniently run during POST to select the device you want to boot first without having to enter the BIOS utility When you power on the computer press Print Scrn after the memory test The Boot Menu screen will appear Select the de vice you want to boot first then press Enter POST will then continue with its tes...

Page 93: ... the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typing AWDFLASH EXE The following screen will appear 5 Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press Enter Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15B C Pho...

Page 94: ...OS in your sys tem 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 95: ...n numbers of hardware installed etc are au tomatically 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 ...

Page 96: ...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 s n Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort Exit Award DMI Configuration Utility CopyrightAward Software Inc 1996 Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File Save DMI File ...

Page 97: ... 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 98: ...o enhance the perform ance 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 nVidia nForce chipset Chipset Drivers nVidia Drivers ...

Page 99: ... drivers please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click nVidia Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Click Next Please read the nVidia Drivers Readme carefully before proceeding to step 4 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the installation 5 Reboot the system for the drivers to take effect ...

Page 100: ...low the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 2 Click LAN Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect The LAN driver for Windows NT 4 0 does not support Autorun Once the Windows NT 4 0 system has detected the Realtek RTL8110S Gigabit LAN ...

Page 101: ...e RAID drivers installation instructions will appear The installation procedure will lead you to install the driver from a diskette The diskette is included in the system board package To install the RAID drivers 1 Insert the Silicon Image Sil3114 RAID Drivers diskette 2 Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Note Refer to the Sil...

Page 102: ... steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Silicon Image RAID Utility on the main menu The fol lowing screen will appear 3 Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Note Refer to the Silicon Image RAID User s Manual for more infor mation about the utility The manual is included in the CD ...

Page 103: ...a warn ing message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We rec ommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition Note Use this utility only in Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system To install Winbond Hardware Monitor p...

Page 104: ...llow 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 menu The follow ing screen will appear 3 Click Yes to continue 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 105: ... your computer is safe be cause it automatically scans for viruses and checks for virus up dates so that PC protection stays up to date To install please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click McAfee VirusScan Online on the main menu The fol lowing screen will appear 3 Click Yes to continue 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete install...

Page 106: ...f your compu ter thinks you need and installing them for you Features RadarSync sends you updates and fixes When RadarSync is run ning and you are online from time to time the Update Window will pop up on your computer screen 1 RadarSync Retrieves Important Manufacturer Authorized Updates This means RadarSync has found an update to an important file for your computer component sent by the original...

Page 107: ...iver to take effect puter might not work as well as it can and money prevents problems so you don t have to waste money calling a techni cian or tech support hotline Installing RadarSync 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click RadarSync on the main menu The following screen will appear ...

Page 108: ...con to run the RadarSync software The splash screen for RadarSync will appear followed by the RadarSync software Updating the System When RadarSync is running and you are online the Update Win dow will from time to time pop up on your computer screen This means RadarSync has found an update file for the system s BIOS By finding the updates for you and downloading them RadarSync saves you time To g...

Page 109: ...e follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click WinFlash on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system To flash the BIOS click Start on your Windows desktop point to Programs then click WinFlash to run the WinFlash utility ...

Page 110: ...ically 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 software a...

Page 111: ...R Appendix A 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 112: ...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 113: ...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 114: ...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 115: ...de 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 equivalen...

Page 116: ...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 117: ...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 118: ...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 119: ... 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 120: ... 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...