Page 1 PM11-EC/RAMA PM11-EL/RAMA PM11-UL/RAMA Rev. A+ Mainboard User’s Manual 55600206...
Page 2 Copyright Trademarks ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® Caution...
Page 3 FCC and DOC Statement on Class B...
Page 4 Notice Mainboard PM11-EC/RAMA PM11-UL/RAMA PM11-EL/RAMA ü Onboard Audio (AC’97) ü ü ü Onboard LAN û ü û USB 2.0 û ü û û ü Smar t I/O...
Page 5 Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility...
Page 6 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix B - System Error Messages Appendix C - Troubleshooting...
Page 7: Features And Specifications
Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset ® Processor ® ® ® System Memory Memory Size DIMMs Memory Size DIMMs 2MBx64 16MB 16MBx64 128MB 32MBx64 4MBx64 32MB 256MB 64MBx64 8MBx64 64MB 512MB...
Page 8 Introduction Expansion Slots Onboard Audio Features ® Onboard LAN Features (PM11-EL/RAMA and PM11-UL/RAMA only) Onboard Graphics Features...
Page 9 Introduction Onboard Integrated Media Reader - Smart I/O (PM11-UL/RAMA only) ATX Double Deck Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) Connectors...
Page 10 Introduction PCI Bus Master IDE Controller IrDA Interface USB Ports BIOS ®...
Page 11 Introduction Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions 1.1.3 Intelligence Automatic Chassis Fan Off Dual Function Power Button...
Page 12 Introduction Wake-On-Ring Important: If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 720mA. Wake-On-LAN Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 720mA. Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Important: •...
Page 13 Introduction Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse Important: • If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 1.5A. • If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...
Page 14: Package Checklist
Introduction ® Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 1A. AC Power Failure Recovery Virus Protection 1.2 Package Checklist þ þ þ þ þ þ...
Page 15: Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 Mainboard Layout PM11-EC/RAMA (Supports onboard audio) CPU fan (J18) Wake-On-PS/2 KB/Mouse (JP1) DIMM Standby Power LED COM 1 (J1) COM 2 (J9) ATX power (J26) Parallel (J4) VGA (CN1) IDE 2 +12V power (J27) (J23) (ATXP1)
Page 16 Hardware Installation PM11-EL/RAMA (Supports onboard audio and onboard LAN) CPU fan (J18) Wake-On-PS/2 KB/Mouse (JP1) DIMM Standby Power LED COM 1 (J1) COM 2 (J9) ATX power (J26) Parallel (J4) VGA (CN1) IDE 2 +12V power (J27) (J23) (ATXP1) IDE 1 (J19) P4M266 Game/MIDI...
Page 17 Hardware Installation PM11-UL/RAMA (Supports onboard audio, onboard LAN, USB 2.0 and Smart I/O) CPU fan (J18) Wake-On-PS/2 KB/Mouse (JP1) DIMM Standby Power LED COM 1 (J1) COM 2 (J9) ATX power (J26) Parallel (J4) VGA (CN1) IDE 2 +12V power...
Page 18: System Memory
Hardware Installation Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your mainboard, processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis.
Page 19: Installing The Dim Module
Hardware Installation 2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the mainboard. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with pin 1 of the socket. Notch Pin 1 1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side. 2.
Page 20: Jumper Settings For Clearing Cmos Data
Hardware Installation 2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Clear CMOS (JP2) 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: (default) Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP2 If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the keyboard, supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the processor’s ratio/clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
Page 21 Hardware Installation 3. Now power-on the system. If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s ratio/clock in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4. 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS.
Page 22: Jumper Settings
Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-On-PS/2 KB/Mouse (JP1) 2-3 On: Enable - 5VSB power 1-2 On: Disable - VCC power (default) Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse - Jumper JP1 The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system from the S5 state.
Page 23 Hardware Installation 2.5 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB 2.0 Keyboard/Mouse (PM11-UL/RAMA only) 1 2 3 Wake-On-USB 2.0 KB/Mouse (J13 and J14) 1-2 On: Enabled 2-3 On: Disabled (default) Wake-On-USB 2.0 Keyboard/Mouse - J13 and J14 The Wake-On-USB 2.0 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
Page 24: Ports And Connectors
Hardware Installation 2.6 Ports and Connectors 2.6.1 Serial Ports COM 1 (J1) COM 2 (J9) COM 1 (Teal/Turquoise) COM 1 Serial Port The built-in serial ports are RS-232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.
Page 25 Hardware Installation One card-edge bracket, mounted with a serial port cable and a game/MIDI port cable, is provided with the system board. If you want to use the secondary serial port, connect the serial por t cable to connector J9. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J9.
Page 26 Hardware Installation 2.6.2 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard Mouse (Green) (Purple) The mainboard is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location J2 of the ATX double deck ports of the mainboard. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12.
Page 27: Parallel Port
Hardware Installation 2.6.3 Parallel Port Parallel (Burgundy) Parallel Por t The mainboard has a standard parallel port (J4 - Burgundy) located at the ATX double deck por ts of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP modes. You can select the port’s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device”...
Page 28 Hardware Installation Setting Function Allows normal speed operation but (Standard Parallel Port) in one direction only. Allows parallel por t to operate in (Extended Capabilities Port) bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP’s data transfer rate. Allows bidirectional parallel port op- (Enhanced Parallel Port) eration at maximum speed.
Page 29: Floppy Disk Drive Connector
Hardware Installation 2.6.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (J27) The mainboard is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To prevent improper floppy cable installation, the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.
Page 30: Ide Disk Drive Connector
Hardware Installation 2.6.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector IDE 2 (J23) IDE 1 (J19) The mainboard is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism.
Page 31 Hardware Installation Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives. The mainboard supports Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives.
Page 32: Universal Serial Bus Ports
Hardware Installation 2.6.6 Universal Serial Bus Ports 2.6.6.1 PM11-EC/RAMA and PM11-EL/RAMA USB 1.1 (J17) USB 1.1 (Black) The PM11-EC/RAMA and PM11-EL/RAMA mainboards are each equipped with two onboard USB 1.1 ports (CN2 - Black) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board. Depending on the type of USB port cable that you are using, the J17 connector on the mainboard allows you to connect 2 more optional USB 1.1 por ts.
Page 33 USB 1.1 (Black) (Black) The PM11-UL/RAMA mainboard is equipped with two onboard USB 2.0 ports (JUSB1 - Black) and two onboard USB 1.1 ports (CN2 - Black) located at the ATX double deck por ts of the board. It is also equipped with a J12 connector for additional external USB 2.0 ports and a J17 connector for additional external USB 1.1 ports.
Page 34 Hardware Installation USB 1.1 (J17) Function Function Function Ground UP2- UP3- Ground UP2+ UP3+ UP2+ Ground Ground UP2- Ground USB 2.0 (J12) Function Function 5V_Dul Data+ Ground 5V_Dul Ground Data- Data- Ground Data+ Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse The Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
Page 35 PM11-UL/RAMA only) RJ45 RJ45 LAN The PM11-EL/RAMA and PM11-UL/RAMA mainboards are each equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast-ethernet LAN por t at location CN2 of the ATX double deck por ts. It allows the mainboard to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub. You may enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripher- als submenu (“VIA OnChip PCI Device”...
Page 36: Vga Port
Hardware Installation 2.6.8 VGA Port (Blue) VGA Port The system board can only be used with an analog video monitor. Connect the monitor’ s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA port (CN1 - Blue) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board.
Page 37: Irda Connector
Hardware Installation 2.6.9 IrDA Connector IrDA (J10) 1 2 3 4 5 Function N. C. IRRX Ground IRTX The mainboard is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless con- nectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.
Page 38 Hardware Installation 2.6.10 CPU Fan Connector CPU fan (J18) Function Ground Power Sense The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J18 on the mainboard. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.
Page 39 Hardware Installation 2.6.11 Chassis Fan Connector Chassis fan (J28) Function On/Off +12V Sense If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to location J28 on the mainboard. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor.
Page 40 Hardware Installation 2.6.12 Chip Fan Connector Chip fan (J11) Function +12V Ground The VIA P4M266 chip must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the fan’s connector to location J11 on the system board.
Page 41 Hardware Installation 2.6.13 Game/MIDI Port Game/MIDI (J8) The system board is equipped with a 15-pin connector at location J8 for connecting an external game/MIDI por t. One card-edge bracket, mounted with a serial por t cable and a game/MIDI por t cable, is provided with the system board.
Page 42: Audio Jacks
Hardware Installation 2.6.14 Audio Jacks Front audio (J3) Mic-In (Pink) Line-In (Light Blue) Line-Out (Lime) Front Audio (J3) Function Function Mic+ Ground Mic Power AuD_Vcc (Avcc) AuD_R_Out AuD_R_Return (GND) N. C. AuD_L_Out AuD_L_Return (GND)
Page 43 Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Jacks (CN3) The mainboard is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for inserting a plug. Line-out Jack (Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the mainboard.
Page 44: Internal Audio Connectors
Hardware Installation 2.6.15 Internal Audio Connectors CD-in (J6) AUX-in (J7) Function Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel AUX-in and CD-in These connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
Page 45 Hardware Installation 2.6.16 S/PDIF-out Connector 1 2 3 4 S/PDIF-out (J5) Function AVDD5 N. C . SPDIF Ground The mainboard is equipped with a digital audio interface - S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface). 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.
Page 46 SD (J20) MS (J24) (J25) The PM11-UL/RAMA mainboard is equipped with a security interface - Smart Card (SC) interface and two compact storage interfaces - Memory Stick (MS) interface and Secure Digital Memory Card (SD) interface. An optional device will be provided allowing you to insert these cards.
Page 47 Hardware Installation The optional Smart I/O Drive Secure Digital Memory Card Smart Card Memory Stick...
Page 48 Hardware Installation Smart Card Interface Function Function Ground SCAPWC- SCARST- SCALED SCAC4 SCAIO SCAC8 SCACLK SCAPSNT Memory Stick Interface Function Function MSA4 Ground MSA5 MSA1 VCC3 MSACLK MSAPWC- MSA2 MSALED MSA3 Secure Digital Memory Card Interface Function Function Ground MSB4 MSB5 MSB1 VCC3...
Page 49 Hardware Installation 2.6.18 Wake-On-LAN Connector 3 2 1 Wake-On-LAN (J7) Function Ground +5VSB The mainboard supports the Wake-On-LAN function. This function will allow the network to remotely power-on a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
Page 50 Hardware Installation 2.6.19 Wake-On-Ring Connector Wake-On-Ring (J16) Function Ground The Wake-On-Ring connector is used to connect to an internal modem card that has the same connector. It will allow the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/ power-on to respond to calls coming through the internal modem card.
Page 51 Hardware Installation 2.6.20 DIMM and PCI Standby Power LEDs DIMM Standby Power LED PCI Standby Power LED DIMM Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system’s power is on or when it is in the Suspend state (Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM). It will not light when the system is in the Soft-Off state.
Page 52: Power Connectors
Hardware Installation 2.6.21 Power Connectors +12V power (ATXP1) ATX power (J26) We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. Connect the ATX12V power supply’s 20-pin ATX main power connector and 4-pin +12V power connector to J26 and ATXP1 respectively.
Page 53 Hardware Installation ATX Main Power Connector Function Function 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V +12V Power Connector Function Ground Ground +12V +12V...
Page 54: Front Panel Connectors
Hardware Installation 2.6.22 Front Panel Connectors Front panel connectors (J21) HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. 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 - Suspend To RAM) state.
Page 55 Hardware Installation PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state, it will blink every second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every 4 seconds.
Page 56: Award Bios Setup Utility
Award BIOS Setup Utility Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1 The Basic Input/Output System The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features found in this mainboard.
Page 57 Award BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, Feb 5 2002 Time (hh:mm:ss) 4 : 35 : 5 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Press Enter None Change the day, month, IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None year and century...
Page 58 Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave If you wish to define your own drive type manually, select “Manual”. The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard 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 &...
Page 59 Award BIOS Setup Utility Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected. All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error.
Page 60: Advanced Bios Features
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the mainboard, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.
Page 61 Award BIOS Setup Utility field. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running cer tain operating systems like Windows 98/2000/ME/XP or the operating ® system may not install nor work. CPU L1 & L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access. The default value is enabled.
Page 62 Award BIOS Setup Utility Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, the 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.
Page 63 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 password in the Set Supervisor/User Password submenu. System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.
Page 64: Advanced Chipset Features
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Item Help Press Enter DRAM Clock/Drive Control Press Enter AGP & P2P Bridge Control Menu Level Press Enter CPU & PCI Bus Control Disabled Memory Hole Disabled...
Page 65 Award BIOS Setup Utility DRAM Clock This field is used to select the clock speed of the DIMM. By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD (Serial Presence Detect) data str ucture that stores information about the module such as the memory type, memor y size, memor y speed, etc.
Page 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility Active to Precharge (Tras) The options are 5T and 6T. Active to CMD (Trcd) The options are 2T and 3T. DRAM Burst Len The options are 4 and 8. DRAM Command Rate The options are 1T Command and 2T Command. AGP &...
Page 67 Award BIOS Setup Utility AGP Master 1 WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations. CPU & PCI Bus Control Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following fields will appear.
Page 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility Video RAM Cacheable When enabled, it allows the video RAM to be cacheable thus providing better video performance. If your graphics card does not support this function, leave this field in its default setting. VGA Share Memory Size This field is used to select the memory size that will be shared by the VGA.
Page 69: Integrated Peripherals
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help VIA OnChip IDE Device Press Enter VIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter Menu Level Super IO Device Press Enter Init Display First PCI Slot OnChip USB1.1 Controller All Enabled USB Keyboard Support...
Page 70 Select this option when using the onboard audio codec. Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card. Onboard LAN (PM11-EL/RAMA and PM11-UL/RAMA only) By default, the onboard LAN chip is enabled. If you are not using the onboard LAN, set this field to Disabled.
Page 71 Disables the onboard serial port 1 and/or serial por t 2. SC Port Address/IRQ (PM11-UL/RAMA only) This field is used to select the SC port’s address and IRQ. When selecting an address for the SC por t, the IRQ will at the same time appear next to the address selected.
Page 72 Award BIOS Setup Utility UART Mode Select The mainboard supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. You may not use IrDA (J10) and the COM 2 (J9) serial por t at the same time. If you are using the COM 2 serial port, make sure this field is set to Normal.
Page 73 Award BIOS Setup Utility Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP. These apply to standard specifications and will depend on the type and speed of your device. Refer to your peripheral’s manual for the best option. Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.
Page 74 The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive. Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode. Onboard LAN Boot ROM (PM11-EL/RAMA and PM11-UL/RAMA only) By default, this field is disabled. Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM (instead of a disk drive) to boot-up the system and access the local area network directly.
Page 75: Power Management Setup
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Item Help ACPI Function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Menu Level Power Management Option...
Page 76 Award BIOS Setup Utility Power Management Option This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “Suspend Mode” field is activated. Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 min.
Page 77 Award BIOS Setup Utility MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system. Soft-Off by PWRBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management field is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system enters the Suspend mode.
Page 78 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ/Event Activity Detect Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following fields will appear. PS2KB Wakeup Select Password To use a password to wake up the system, select this option then press <Enter>. Enter your password.
Page 79 Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume on PCI Event If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function with a device that is connected to the USB 2.0 port, set this field to Enabled. This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
Page 80 Award BIOS Setup Utility Date (of Month) The system will power-on everyday according to the time set in the “Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)” field. 1-31 Select a date you would like the system to power-on. The system will power-on on the set date, and time set in the “Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)”...
Page 81: Pnp Os Installed
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations This section shows how to configure the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations Item Help...
Page 82 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The “IRQ-3” to “IRQ-15” fields will appear. Set each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not.
Page 83 Award BIOS Setup Utility PCI Slot 1 Use IRQ to PCI Slot 3 Use IRQ By default, an IRQ is automatically assigned to the PCI devices that are installed in the PCI slots. If a PCI device has not been assigned an IRQ, you must manually assign an IRQ for the device.
Page 84: Pc Health Status
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Current System Temp. 27C/80F Menu Level Current CPU Temperature 37C/98F Current CPU FAN Speed 0 RPM Current Chassis FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU(V) 1.75 V...
Page 85 Award BIOS Setup Utility +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V, VBAT(V) and 5VSB(V) These fields show the output voltage of the power supply. Warning_Beep Set this field to Enabled so that the warning alarm will beep when the CPU’s temperature exceeded the limit set in the “CPU Warning Temperature”...
Page 86 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 Frequency/Voltage Control Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control Item Help CPU Clock 100MHz Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk Enabled Menu Level Spread Spectrum Disabled CPU Clock Ratio ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults...
Page 87 Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU Clock Ratio This field is used to select the CPU’ s frequency ratio. Important: The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer. If you are using this kind of processor, setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect.
Page 88: Load Optimized Defaults
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting default 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>.
Page 89: Set Supervisor Password
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisor’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a super visor’s password with the “Setup”...
Page 90: Exit Without Saving
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. The message below will appear: Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)? N Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot.
Page 91: Supported Software
Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Software 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The mainboard comes with a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier. With DMI, a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a particular computer system without physically going to it.
Page 92: Using The Dmi Utility
Supported Software 4.1.2 Using the DMI Utility Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc, 1996 [Edit DMI] [Add DMI] [Load DMI File] [Save DMI File] BIOS *** BIOS Auto Detect *** System Enclosure/Chassis Type : BIOS Information Processor Handle : 0000 Memory Controller Vendor Name : Memory Module...
Page 93: Add Dmi
Supported Software Add DMI 1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu. 2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press <Enter>. 3.
Page 94: Hardware Monitor
Supported Software 4.2 Hardware Monitor The mainboard comes with the Hardware Monitor utility contained in the provided CD. It is capable of monitoring the system’s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and system, voltage, and speed of the CPU and chassis fans. It also allows you to manually set a range to the items being monitored.
Page 95 Supported Software VIA Service Pack Installation Notes The “AGP VxD Driver” and “VIA INF Driver” drivers in the “VIA Service Pack” are supported in Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, ® ® Windows ME and Windows 2000. ® ® You must first install the VIA Service Pack prior to installing any other drivers.
Page 96 2. Click “Audio Driver”. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system. 4.5 Onboard LAN Drivers for Windows (PM11-EL/RAMA and PM11-UL/RAMA only) The LAN driver for Windows NT  4.0 does not support “Autorun”.
Page 97 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system. 4.7 VIA USB 2.0 Driver (PM11-UL/RAMA only) If you are using a USB device that is connected to the USB 2.0 port, you must install the VIA USB 2.0 Driver so that the device can be recognized and configured properly in the system.
Page 98: Drivers And Utilities Installation Notes
Supported Software “Winbond SmartCard Application” button to install the application. Refer to its “readme” file for instructions on using the application. 4.10 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 Driver 1. Insert the CD that came with the mainboard package into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear.
Page 99: Using The Suspend To Ram Function
Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function If you are using the Windows 98 operating system, please follow ® the steps below. Select “Power Management Setup” in the main menu screen and press <Enter>.
Page 100 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Boot Windows 98. In the Windows 98 desktop, click the ® ® Start button. Move the cursor to Settings, then click Control Panel. To check whether ACPI was properly installed, double-click the System icon. In the System Proper ties dialog box, click the “Device Manager”...
Page 101 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Click File System. In the “Typical role of this computer” field, select “Mobile or docking system”. Click Apply, then click OK. Restart the computer. 10. Repeat step 7 to open the Control Panel dialog box. Double- click the Power Management icon.
Page 102 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 12. After completing the steps above and you want to power-off the computer, you do not need to go through the process of closing files, applications and operating system. You can power- off the computer at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby”...
Page 103 System Error Message Appendix B - System Error Message When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message, PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP, will be shown in the information box at the bottom.
Page 104 System Error Message setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) Unable to reset floppy subsystem. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) Floppy type mismatch.
Page 105: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Appendix C - Troubleshooting C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer. To efficiently troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individually. This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes.
Page 106: Power Supply
Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitor’s vertical sync. 2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating a magnetic field around the display. 3.
Page 107: Hard Drive
Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure. 1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS. 2. If the system is configured with two hard drives, make sure the bootable (first) hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave.
Page 108: Serial Port
Troubleshooting Serial Port The serial device (modem, printer) doesn’t output anything or is outputting garbled characters. 1. Make sure that the serial device’s power is turned on and that the device is on-line. 2. Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer.

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