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Federal Communications Commission
(F.C.C.) Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this device is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
Accessories: This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a
Class B digital device, the accessories associated with this equipment are as
follows:
1. Shielded serial cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)
2. Shielded printer cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)
3. Shielded video cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)
4. Shielded power cord. (Provided by manufacturer)
These accessories are required to ensure compliance with FCC Rules. It is the
responsibility of the user to provide and use these accessories properly.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. 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, you are encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
1. Reorient / relocate the receiving antenna.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
M6VLQ
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- Page 1 M6VLQ Federal Communications Commission (F.C.C.) Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this device is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
- Page 2 Disclaimer The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here of and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose. Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here of without obligation to notify any party beforehand.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction ... 1-1 1. Motherboard Description ... 1-2 1.1 Features ...1-2 1.1.1 Hardware... 1-2 1.1.2 Software... 1-7 1.1.3 Attachments... 1-7 1.2 Motherboard Installation...1-8 1.2.1 System Block Diagram... 1-8 1.2.2 Layout of Motherboard... 1-9 1.2.3 Quick Reference...1-10 1.3 CPU Installation...1-11 1.3.1 CPU Installation Procedure: Socket 370 ...1-11... - Page 4 Contents 1.6.1 Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1 ...1-18 1.6.2 ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JATXPWR1...1-20 1.6.3 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE2...1-20 1.6.4 Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1...1-21 1.6.5 Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1...1-21 1.6.6 Wake-On MODEM Header: JWOM1 (Optional)...1-21 1.6.7 5V/ 5VSB Selection for USB: JUSBV1/ JUSBV2 (Optional) ...1-21 1.6.8 5V/ 5VSB Selection for KB: JKBV1 (Optional)...1-22 1.6.9 Front USB Headers: JUSB2...1-22 1.6.10 Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1...1-22...
- Page 5 Contents 1.7.6.3 Front Audio Header: JAUDIO1... 1-31 1.7.6.4 Telephony Audio Header: JTAD1... 1-31 2. BIOS Setup... 2-1 2.1 Main Menu...2-3 2.2 Standard CMOS Features...2-6 2.3 Advanced BIOS Features...2-9 2.4 Advanced Chipset Features...2-13 2.5 Integrated Peripherals ...2-16 2.6 Power Management Setup...2-21 2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations ...2-26 2.8 PC Health Status ...2-29 2.9 Frequency Control...2-30...
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Page 6: Introduction
Introduction System Overview Congratulations on the purchase of your new system! This motherboard is designed to take advantage of the latest industry technology to provide you with the ultimate solution in data processing. In the tradition of its predecessors, this motherboard continues a commitment to reliability and performance and strives for full compliance and compatibility with industry software and hardware standards. -
Page 7: Motherboard Description
Chapter 1 1. Motherboard Description 1.1 Features 1.1.1 Hardware Supports the Celeron ® !!! Micro-Processor (FC-PGA & FC-PGA2) and VIA C3 Pentium Samuel 2 for high-end workstations and servers. CPU Socket 370. Speed Runing at 66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus frequency. - Page 8 Real Time DVD MPEG-2 and AC-3 Playback. Video Processor. C Serial Interface. Integrated 24-bit 230MHz True Color DAC. Extended Screen Resolutions up to 1600x1200. Extended Text Modes 80 or 132 columns by 25/30/43/60 rows. DirectX 6 and OpenGL ICD API. Motherboard Description...
- Page 9 Mip-mapping with multiple Level-Of-Detail (LOD) calculations and prespective correction. Color keying for translucency. 2D GUI Engine 8/15/16/24/32-bits per pixel color formats. 256 Raster Operations (ROPs). Accelerated drawing: BitBLTs,lines,polygons,fills,patterns,clipping,bit masking. Panning,scrolling,clipping,color expansion,sprites. 32x32 and 64x64 Hardware Cursor. DOS graphics and text modes. Motherboard Description...
- Page 10 32 byte FIFO of each direct sound channel. Host based sample rate converter and mixer. Standard v2.1 AC97 Codec interface for single or cascaded AC97 Codec's from multiple vendors. Loopback capability for re-directing mixed audio streams into USB and 1394 speakers. Motherboard Description compensation front-end processing...
- Page 11 Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows ME. Power Management Supports both ACPI (Advanced and Configuration and Power Interface) and legacy (APM) power management. ACPI v1.0 Compliant. APM v1.2 Compliant. S3 (suspend to RAM) support. Dimensions (Micro ATX form-factor) 24.38cm x 20cm (WxL) Motherboard Description...
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Page 12: Software
2000, Windows 95/ 98, Windows ME, Windows XP, Novell, LINUX (Red hat 7.0), SCO UNIT. 1.1.3 Attachments HDD Cable. FDD Cable. USB2 Cable (Optional). Rear I/O Panel for Micro ATX Case (Optional). CD for sound, VGA, IDE drivers utilities. Motherboard Description... -
Page 13: Motherboard Installation
Chapter 1 1.2 Motherboard Installation 1.2.1 System Block Diagram H O S T B U S M6VLQ A M R S L O T A C ' 9 7 C O D E C V T 8 2 C 6 8 6 B... -
Page 14: Layout Of Motherboard
Chapter 1 1.2.2 Layout of Motherboard Model No.M6VLQ JKBMS1 JKBV1 JCFAN1 JUSBV1 JUSBLAN1 JCOM1 JPRNT1 JVGA1 JATXPWR1 JGAME1 JSPKR1 SP-OUT JLIN1 LINE-IN 8100 JMIC1 JMIC1 MIC-IN JAUDIO1 AMR1 JWOL1 JWOM1 JCDIN2 JCDIN1 JTAD1 JUSBV2 JUSB2 ISA1 Motherboard Description FDD1 CPU1... -
Page 15: Quick Reference
H. CD-ROM Audio Header (JCDIN1) T. ATX Power Connector (JATXPWR1) I. 5V/5VSB Selection for USB (*JUSBV2) J. Front USB Header (JUSB2) K. ISA Slot (ISA1) NOTE: The “ * “mark represent the function is optional. Motherboard Description 8100 8601T DIMM1 DIMM2 L. Front Panel Connector (JPANEL1) M. -
Page 16: Cpu Installation
Match Pin A with the white dot/cut edge then insert the CPU. Press the lever down. Put the fan on the CPU and buckle it and put the fan’s power-port into the JCFAN1, then to complete the installation. Motherboard Description 1-11... -
Page 17: Cpu Fan Header: Jcfan1
Chapter 1 CPU Installation Layout 8100 1.3.2 CPU Fan Header: JCFAN1 Pin No. 1.3.3 System Fan Header: JSFAN1 Pin No. Motherboard Description JCFAN1 8601T JSFAN1 82C686B Assignment Ground +12V Sense Assignment Ground +12V Sense 1-12... -
Page 18: Ram Module Installation
640 M 320 M 384 M 512 M 768 M 576 M 640 M 768 M 1024 M Motherboard Description Bank 0 Bank 1 DIMM1 DIMM2 64M x 1 pc ---- 128M x 1 pc ---- 256M x 1 pc... -
Page 19: How To Install A Dimm Module
Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1.4.2 How to install a DIMM Module 1. The DIMM socket has a “ Plastic Safety Tab” and the DIMM memory module has an asymmetrical notch”, so the DIMM memory module can only fit into the slot in one direction. -
Page 20: Slots
Motherboard Description 1.5 Slots The slots in this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard's features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can increase the motherboard's capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system. -
Page 21: Amr (Audio Modem Riser) Slot
1.5.2 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards, with has, for the most part, supplanted the older ISA bus standard. -
Page 22: Connectors, Headers & Jumpers
Noticeably, a jumper has two or more pins that can be covered by a plastic jumper cap, allowing you to select different system options. JKBV1 JUSBV1 8100 JWOL1 JWOM1 JUSBV2 JUSB2 Motherboard Description 8601T JCMOS1 82C686B 1-17 FDD1 IDE1 IDE2 JPANEL1... -
Page 23: Front Panel Connector: Jpanel1
IRTX Speaker Connector An offboard speaker can be installed on the motherboard as a manufacturing option. An offboard speaker can be connected to the motherboard at the front panel connector. The speaker (onboard or offboard) provides error beep code information during the Power On Self-Test when the computer cannot use the video interface. - Page 24 Chapter 1 Reset Button This connector can be attached to a momentary SPST switch. This switch is usually open and when closed will cause the motherboard to reset and run the POST (Power On Self Test). Power LED Connector This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case.
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Page 25: Atx 20-Pin Power Connector: Jatxpwr1
1.6.2 ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JATXPWR1 This connector supports the power button on-board. supply, function such as Soft Power Off is supported on this motherboard. This power connector supports instant power-on functionality, which means that the system will boot up instantly when the power connector is inserted on the board. -
Page 26: Floppy Disk Connector: Fdd1
Chapter 1 1.6.4 Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1 The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector (FDC) that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 1.6.5 Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1 Pin No. -
Page 27: 5Vsb Selection For Kb: Jkbv1 (Optional)
Ground 1.6.10 Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1 JCMOS1 1-2 Closed 2-3 Closed JCMOS1 Remove AC (2-3) closed power line AC power on Motherboard Description Assignment 5V_SB Assignment USB2 Data(-) USB2 Data(+) Ground Assignment Normal Operation (default) Clear CMOS Data Wait five... -
Page 28: Peripheral Port
JCOM1 1.7.1 PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1 The motherboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse / Keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 mouse. You can plug a PS/2 mouse / Keyboard directly into this connector. The connector location and pin definition are shown below:... -
Page 29: Usb & Lan Connector: Jusblan1
Chapter 1 1.7.2 USB & LAN Connector: JUSBLAN1 The motherboard provides an OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus Roots for attaching USB devices such as: keyboard, mouse and other USB devices. You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector. -
Page 30: Monitor Connector: Jvga1
Chapter 1 1.7.3 Monitor Connector: JVGA1 This motherboard has built in video facilities. Your monitor will attach directly to JVGA1 connector on the motherboard. Pin No. Assignment Blue Ground Ground HSYNC DDC/CLK Motherboard Description JVGA1 Pin No. Assignment Green Ground... -
Page 31: Serial And Parallel Interface Ports
Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1.7.4 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports This system comes equipped with two serial ports and one parallel port. Both types of interface ports will be explained in this chapter. 1.7.4.1 The Serial Interface: JCOM1 The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as an RS-232 port or an asynchronous communication port. - Page 32 Signal Name Data Carrier Detect Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready Signal Ground Data Set Ready Request to Send Clear to Send Ring Indicator Motherboard Description DB9 PIN DB25 PIN 1-27...
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Page 33: Parallel Interface Port: Jprnt1
The parallel port on your system has a 25-pin, DB25 connector (see picture below). The pinout for the parallel port are shown in the table below. Motherboard Description Signal -Strobe... -
Page 34: Game (Joystick/Midi) Port Connector: Jgame1
Line In can be connected to the external CD player, Tape player or other audio devices for audio input. Mic In is used to connect a microphone, which allows you to input sounds and voices. Motherboard Description Game/Joystick/MIDI Speaker Out Line In... -
Page 35: Audio Subsystem
Chapter 1 1.7.6 Audio Subsystem JAUDIO1 JTAD1 JCDIN2 JCDIN1 1.7.6.1 CD-ROM Audio-In Header: JCDIN1 Pin No. Motherboard Description 8602 8100 82C686B Assignment Left Channel Input Ground Ground Right Channel Input 1-30... -
Page 36: Cd-Rom Audio-In Header: Jcdin2
1.7.6.3 Front Audio Header: JAUDIO1 Pin No. Assignment Mic In Mic Power RT Line Out Reserved LFT Line Out 1.7.6.4 Telephony Audio Header: JTAD1 Pin No. Motherboard Description Assignment Left Channel Input Ground Right Channel Input Ground Pin No. Assignment Ground Audio Power... -
Page 37: Bios Setup
Chapter 2 2. BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. -
Page 38: Chapter 2 Bios Setup
Chapter 2 PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) are supported. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel Pentium Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter>... -
Page 39: Main Menu
Chapter 2 2.1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu. - Page 40 Chapter 2 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features. Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input/ Output features. Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features. PnP/PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play”...
- Page 41 Chapter 2 Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. the User Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them.
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Page 42: Standard Cmos Features
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2.2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the<PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item. - Page 43 Chapter 2 Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Options Date MM DD IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub menu. IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu.
- Page 44 Chapter 2 Item Options Halt On All Errors No Errors All, but Keyboard All, but Diskette All, but Disk/ Key Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory BIOS Setup Description Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you.
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Page 45: Advanced Bios Features
Chapter 2 2.3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup Boot Device select These BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. First/Second/Third Boot Device The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, Disabled Boot Other Device The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled... - Page 46 Chapter 2 Enabled (default) Disabled C8000 - CFFFF Shadow / D0000 - DFFFF Shadow Determines whether the optional ROM will be copied to RAM for faster execution. Enabled Disabled (default) Note : For C8000 - DFFFF option - ROM on PCI BIOS, BIOS will automatically enable the shadow RAM.
- Page 47 Chapter 2 Processor Number Feature The Intel processor serial number control option. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST) to execute after you power up the computer. Enabled (default) Disabled Swap Floppy Drive...
- Page 48 Chapter 2 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down. The Choices: 6 (default), 8,10,12,15,20,24,30. Typematic Delay (Msec) Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke.
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Page 49: Advanced Chipset Features
Chapter 2 2.4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and external cache. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. - Page 50 Chapter 2 Memory Hole When enabled, you can reserve an area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. Refer to the user documentation of the peripheral you are installing for more information. The Choices: Disabled (default), 15M-16M.
- Page 51 Chapter 2 OpChip Sound The default setting of this item utilizes an onboard sound chip for audio output. There is no need to buy and insert a sound card. If sound card is installed, disable this item. The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled. OnChip Modem This item allows you to control the onboard MC97 Modem controller.
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Page 52: Integrated Peripherals
Chapter 2 2.5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Control The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select “Enabled” to activate the first and / or second IDE interface. Select “Disabled” to deactivate an interface, if you install a primary and / or secondary add-in IDE interface. - Page 53 Chapter 2 IDE Prefetch The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching, for faster drive access. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. IDE Primary / Secondary Master / Slave PIO The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface...
- Page 54 Chapter 2 SB IRQ Select Change the SoundBlaster Pro interrupt signal. The Choices: IRQ5 (default), IRQ7, IRQ9, IRQ10. SB DMA Select Change the SoundBlaster Pro direct memory access setting. The Choices: DMA0, DMA1 (default), DMA2, DMA3. MPU-401 Enable or Disable MPU-401 function. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
- Page 55 Chapter 2 Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3. Onboard IR Port Select IR Address. The Choices: Auto, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled (default).
- Page 56 Chapter 2 Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP. ECP+EPP (default) Normal ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port. The Choices: 3 (default), 1. Parallel Port EPP Type This option allows you to select a DMA Channel for the parallel port. The Choices: EPP1.9 (default), EPP1.7.
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Page 57: Power Management Setup
Chapter 2 2.6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. Figure 6. Power Management Setup ACPI function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). - Page 58 Chapter 2 Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode = 1 hr Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power Down = 15 min Max. Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s. Doze Mode = 1 min Standby Mode = 1 min.
- Page 59 Supply (5VSB), and the Power Supply (3.3V). While AC is not supplying power, the motherboard uses the motherboard battery (3V). If AC power is supplied and the Power Supply is not turned on, 5VSB from the Power Supply is used. When the Power Supply is eventually turned on 3.3V from the Power Supply will be...
- Page 60 Chapter 2 Wake Up Events If you highlight the literal “ Press Enter” next to the “Wake Up Events” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: LPT&COM HDD&FDD PCI MASTER PowerOn by PCI Card Wake Up On LAN/Ring RTC Alarm Resume...
- Page 61 Chapter 2 Date (of Month) Resume Time (hh: mm: ss) IRQs Activity Monitoring BIOS Setup You can choose which month the system will boot up. You can choose the hour, minute and second the system will boot up. When set to ON (default), any event occurring at Primary INTR will awaken a system which has been powered down.
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Page 62: Pnp/Pci Configurations
Chapter 2 2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. - Page 63 Chapter 2 Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict. peripheral device has a node, which is called ESCD. This node records which resources are assigned to it.
- Page 64 Chapter 2 DMA Resources When you press the “Press Enter” tag, you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to make configuration changes the system DMA channels. This is only configurable when “Resources Controlled By” is set to “Manual”. When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA channel a type, depending on the type on device using the DMA channel.
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Page 65: Pc Health Status
Chapter 2 2.8 PC Health Status Figure 8. PC Health Status Show H/W Monitor in Post If you computer contain a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during POST stage. The item offers several delay time to select you want. The Choices: 3 sec (default), 2 sec, 1 sec, None. -
Page 66: Frequency Control
Chapter 2 2.9 Frequency Control Figure 9. FrequencyControl Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk This item allows you to enable/ disable auto Detect DIMM/ PCI Clock. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. CPU Host/PCI Clock The item allows you select CPU Host/PCI clock. BIOS Setup 2-30... -
Page 67: Trouble Shooting
Memory DIMM is Turn off computer. Take partially dislodged from cover off system unit. the slot on the Check the DIMM to motherboard. ensure it is securely seated in the slot. Trouble Shooting PROBLEM SOLUTION Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. - Page 68 Chapter 3 System does not boot from hard disk drive, can be booted from CD-ROM drive. PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS Connector between hard When attempting to run drive and system board the FDISK utility you get a unplugged. message, INVALID DRIVE SPECIFICATION. Damaged hard disk or Format hard disk;...
- Page 69 Chapter 3 Error message reading “SECTOR NOT FOUND” or other error messages not allowing certain data to be retrieved. PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS A number of causes Use a file by file backup could be behind this. instead of an image backup to backup the hard disk.
- Page 70 Chapter 3 No screen. PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS Memory problem. Computer virus. Screen goes blank periodically. PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS Screen saver is enabled. Keyboard failure. PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS Keyboard is disconnected. Trouble Shooting PROBLEM SOLUTION Reboot computer. Reinstall memory, make sure that all memory modules are installed in correct sockets.
- Page 71 Chapter 3 No color on screen. PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS Faulty Monitor. CMOS incorrectly set C: drive failure. PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS Hard drive cable not connected properly. Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive. PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS Master/slave jumpers not set correctly. Hard drives not compatible / different manufacturers.
- Page 72 Chapter 3 Missing operating system on hard drive. PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS CMOS setup has been changed. Certain keys do not function. PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS Keys jammed or defective. Trouble Shooting PROBLEM SOLUTION Run setup and select correct drive type. PROBLEM SOLUTION Replace keyboard.
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