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  • Page 1 G4C600-R G4C600-D G4C600-DG Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual I73710346...
  • Page 2 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders. This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any...

  • Page 3: Fcc And Doc Statement On Class B

    Battery: • Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer. • Dispose of used batteries according to the batter y manufacturer’s instructions. Joystick or MIDI port: • Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than 10A current at 5V DC.
  • Page 4 Important Configuration and Driver Installation Rules HighPoint RAID IDE Controller (G4C600-R only) By default, the HighPoint RAID IDE controller is enabled. If you are not using this function, make sure to set the “RAID Device Control” field in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the Award BIOS to Disabled.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications................1.2 Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality Requirements..1.3 Package Checklist...................... Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation System Board Layout ..................System Memory......................CPU............................. Jumper Settings......................Rear Panel I/O Ports................... I/O Connectors......................Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup 3.1 Award BIOS Setup Utility.................
  • Page 6 Introduction Appendix A - Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology A.1 Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology........Appendix B - System Error Messages B.1 POST Beep........................B.2 Error Messages......................Appendix C - Troubleshooting C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset • Intel 875P chipset ® ® Intel 82875P Memory Controller Hub (MCH) ® Intel 82801ER I/O Controller Hub (ICH5R) Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 478 for installing one of the following supported processors.
  • Page 8 Introduction Use PC2100/PC2700 (DDR266/DDR333) with 533MHz FSB CPU Use PC2100 (DDR266) with 400MHz FSB CPU • Supports ECC/non-ECC DIMMs • Supports unbuffered DIMMs Density 64 Mbit 128 Mbit 256 Mbit 512 Mbit Density Width Single/Double SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS...
  • Page 9 Please refer to chapters 2 and 4 Onboard LAN Features • G4C600-R and G4C600-D only Integrated IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compat- ible PHY 32-bit PCI master interface...
  • Page 10 • Two SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compliant with SATA 1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface) • Supports RAID 0 ATA RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disk (G4C600-R only) • Uses HighPoint 372N RAID controller • RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 1.5 RAID 1.5 performs data stripping and mirroring...
  • Page 11 Introduction USB Ports The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1 suppor ts 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 suppor ts 480Mb/second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

  • Page 12: System Health Monitor Functions

    Introduction • 1 4-channel audio output connector • 1 S/PDIF-in/out connector • 1 connector for IrDA interface • 2 RAID IDE connectors (G4C600-R only) • 2 Serial ATA connectors • 2 IDE connectors • 1 floppy drive connector • 2 ATX power supply connectors •...
  • Page 13 Introduction Wake-On-Ring This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the PC.
  • Page 14 Introduction Wake-On-USB Keyboard This function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. Important: • If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...

  • Page 15: Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality Requirements

    Introduction AC Power Failure Recovery When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either power-on the system manually, let the system power-on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs. Virus Protection Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives.

  • Page 16: Package Checklist

    The system board A user’s manual One Serial ATA data cable Two IDE cables for ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA/100 IDE drives (G4C600-R only) One IDE cable for ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA/100 IDE drives (G4C600-D/DG only) One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable One I/O shield One “Mainboard Utility”...

  • Page 17: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    Game SATA 2 IrDA PCI 4 SATA 1 USB 5/6 USB 7/8 BIOS Diagnostic LEDs CD-in AUX-in PCI LED Audio PCI 5 Codec RAID 2 4CH audio HighPoint Second fan Front S/PDIF RAID 1 audio G4C600-R (Supports HighPoint RAID)

  • Page 18: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation KB/Mouse KB/Mouse power DIMM wake up COM 1 CPU fan +12V power COM 2 IDE 2 IDE 1 USB 1/2 USB 1/2/3/4 wake up USB 3/4 Intel Line-out 82875P Line-in Mic-in Chassis fan Ethernet Power switch PCI 1 Reset switch Front PCI 2...

  • Page 19: System Memory

    Hardware Installation Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, 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 20 Hardware Installation The system board supports the following memory interface. Single Channel (SC) Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memory channels. Virtual Single Channel (VSC) If both channels are populated with different memory configurations, the MCH defaults to Virtual Single Channel.
  • Page 21 Hardware Installation The table below lists the various optimal operating modes that should be configured for the memory channel operation. DDR 3 DDR 4 Config DDR 1 DDR 2 No memory Single channel A Single channel A Single channel A Single channel B Single channel B Single channel B...
  • Page 22 Hardware Installation DDR 3 DDR 4 DDR 1 DDR 2 Config P(*)(2,4) P(*)(2,4) Dynamic Mode Addressing P(*)(1,3) P(*)(1,3) Dynamic Mode Addressing P(*)(1,3) P(*)(2,4) P(*)(1,3) P(*)(2,4) Dynamic Mode Addressing P(*)(2,4) P(*)(2,4) Dynamic Mode Addressing P(*)(1,3) P(*)(1,3) Dynamic Mode Addressing P(*)(1,3) P(*)(2,4) P(*)(1,3) P(*)(2,4) Dynamic Mode Addressing...

  • Page 23: Installing The Dim Module

    Hardware Installation 2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board. 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 24: Cpu

    Hardware Installation 2.3 CPU 2.3.1 Overview The system board is equipped with a surface mount 478-pin CPU socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing an Intel processor. 2.3.2 Installing the CPU 1. Locate Socket 478 on the system board. 2.
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation 3. Position the CPU above the socket then align the gold mark on the corner of the CPU (designated as pin 1) with pin 1 of the socket. Important: Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins. Gold mark Pin 1 4.

  • Page 26: Installing The Fan And Heat Sink

    Hardware Installation 5. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket. 2.3.3 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heatsink.
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation 1. The system board comes with the retention module base already installed. Retention Retention hole hole Retention Retention hole hole Retention module base 2. Position the fan / heat sink and retention mechanism assembly on the CPU, then align and snap the retention legs’ hooks to the retention holes at the 4 corners of the retention module base.
  • Page 28 Hardware Installation 3. The retention levers at this time remains unlocked as shown in the illustration below. Retention lever Retention lever 4. Move the retention levers to their opposite directions then push them down. This will secure the fan / heat sink and retention mechanism assembly to the retention module base.

  • Page 29: Jumper Settings

    Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings 2.4.1 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: Audio Codec (default) Clear CMOS Data If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the processor’s ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • Page 30 Hardware Installation 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the CPU Frequency Control submenu and press <En- ter>. 6. Set the “CPU Clock Ratio” field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio.
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation 2.4.2 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On- Mouse 1-2 On: Disabled 2-3 On: Enabled (default) Audio Codec This Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up a system from the S3/S4/S5 state. To enable this function, set JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On. BIOS Setting: “Keyboard/Mouse Power On”...

  • Page 32: Jumper Settings For Wake-On-Usb Keyboard

    Hardware Installation 2.4.3 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard USB 1-4 (JP2) 2-3 On: Enabled 1-2 On: Disabled (default) USB 5-8 (JP6) 1-2 On: Disabled 2-3 On: Enabled Audio Codec (default) The Wake-On-USB Keyboard function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

  • Page 33: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports RJ45 PS/2 Parallel Mouse Mic-in USB 2 Line-in Line-out PS/2 COM 1 COM 2 USB 1 USB 3/4 The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following: • PS/2 mouse port • PS/2 keyboard port •...
  • Page 34 Hardware Installation 2.5.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard Audio Codec The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location CN1 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards.

  • Page 35: Serial Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5.2 Serial Ports COM 1 COM 2 Audio Codec The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (COM 1: CN3 and COM 2: CN6) - both in Teal/Turquoise color. These 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 36: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation 2.5.3 Parallel Port Parallel Audio Codec The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at location CN5 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP. Setting Function Allows normal speed operation but (Standard Parallel Port) in one direction only.

  • Page 37: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5.4 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 2 USB 1 USB 4 USB 3 USB 7/8 USB 5/6 The system board supports 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. Four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at locations CN7 and CN8 of the system board.
  • Page 38 Hardware Installation Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information. If you are using a USB 2.0 device, install the “Intel USB 2.0 Drivers”. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.
  • Page 39 Hardware Installation 2.5.5 RJ45 LAN Port RJ45 LAN Audio Codec The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 LAN port at location CN8 of the system board. It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub. Driver Installation Install the “LAN Drivers”.
  • Page 40 Hardware Installation 2.5.6 Audio Mic-in Line-in Line-out Audio Codec Front audio audio Audio Jacks (CN9) The system board 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 system board.
  • Page 41 Hardware Installation • Line-in Jack (Light Blue) This jack can be connected to the line-out jack of any external audio devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc. Connect a stereo cable from the line-out jack of your external device to this line-in jack.
  • Page 42 Hardware Installation aligned with pin 1 of J20. If you are not using this connector, replace the jumper caps back to their original pin locations. Now install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis. Driver Installation Install the “Audio Drivers”. The 3D Audio Configuration software, which is an audio panel for setting basic audio configurations, will at the same time be installed into your system.

  • Page 43: I/O Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6 I/O Connectors 2.6.1 Game/MIDI Port Audio Codec The system board is equipped with a 15-pin connector at location J8 for connecting an external game/MIDI port. One card-edge bracket, mounted with a game/MIDI port cable, is provided with the system board.

  • Page 44: Internal Audio Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.2 Internal Audio Connectors Ground Ground Ground Ground Left audio Right audio Left audio Right audio channel channel channel channel Audio Codec CD-in AUX-in The CD-in (J10) and AUX-in (J11) connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
  • Page 45 Hardware Installation 2.6.3 S/PDIF Connector SPDIF out Audio Codec SPDIF in The system board is equipped with a S/PDIF connector. One card- edge bracket, mounted with S/PDIF ports, is provided with the system board. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J22.

  • Page 46: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector Audio Codec The system board 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 47: Serial Ata Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.5 Serial ATA Connectors SATA 2 SATA 1 Audio Codec Two Serial ATA cables are provided with the system board. Connect one end of the cable to J6 (SATA 2) or J12 (SATA 1) and the other end to your serial ATA device. BIOS Setting Configure the onboard Serial ATA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Intel OnChip IDE Device”...
  • Page 48 Hardware Installation 2.6.6 RAID IDE Disk Drive Connectors (G4C600-R only) RAID 2 RAID 1 Audio Codec The HighPoint RAID controller allows configuring RAID on hard drives connected to the RAID IDE connectors. It supports RAID levels 0, 1, 0+1 and 1.5.
  • Page 49 Hardware Installation Drives in an array must be identical. If striping for performance, use two new drives. If mirroring for protection, you can use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive (the new drive must be the same size or larger than the existing drive).

  • Page 50: Ide Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.7 IDE Disk Drive Connector IDE 2 IDE 1 Audio Codec The system board 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 51 Hardware Installation Note: Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings. 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.

  • Page 52: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.8 IrDA Connector IRRX N. C. Ground IRTX Audio Codec Connect your IrDA cable to connector J9 on the system board. Note: The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board. Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions.

  • Page 53: Cpu Fan Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.9 CPU Fan Connector Ground Power Sense Audio Codec The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J1 of the system board. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.
  • Page 54 Hardware Installation 2.6.10 Chassis Fan and Second Fan Connectors On/Off Power Sense Chassis fan Power On/Off Sense Audio Codec Second fan The chassis fan connector (J4) and second fan connector (J18) are used to connect cooling fans. The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.
  • Page 55 Hardware Installation 2.6.11 Wake-On-LAN Connector Ground +5VSB Audio Codec Your LAN card package should include a cable. Connect one end of the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to location J21 on the system board. The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power-up the system.
  • Page 56 Hardware Installation 2.6.12 LEDs DIMM Standby Power LED Diagnostic LEDs Audio Codec 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 57 Hardware Installation Diagnostic LEDs LED 1 to LED 4 are diagnostic LEDs. These LEDs will indicate the current condition of the system. LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 Ear ly program chipset register before POST. Testing memory presence. Detecting memory size.

  • Page 58: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.13 Power Connectors 3.3V 3.3V -12V 3.3V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V +12V Audio Codec Ground Ground +12V We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply has a standard 20-pin ATX main power connector and a 4-pin +12V power connector that must be inserted onto CN2 and CN4 connectors respectively.

  • Page 59: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.14 Front Panel Connectors 2019 SPEAKER RESET ATX-SW HD-LED PWR-LED Audio Codec HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. RESET: Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.
  • Page 60 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 second.
  • Page 61 Hardware Installation 2.6.15 EZ Touch Switches (Power Switch and Reset Switch) Power Switch Reset Switch Audio Codec The presence of the power switch and reset 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.

  • Page 62: Chapter 3 - Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup 3.1 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 system board.

  • Page 63: Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup 3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” and press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
  • Page 64 BIOS Setup The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive. The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen. IDE Primary Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master/Slave The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor.
  • Page 65 BIOS Setup Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders. Head This field displays the number of read/write heads. Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing. Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads.
  • Page 66 BIOS Setup mode. Mono Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution monochrome adapters. 3.1.1.6 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 67: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS Setup 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 system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference. The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu, for ease of reference in this manual.
  • Page 68 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.2 Virus Warning This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive. When this field is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive. If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive, the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear.
  • Page 69 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.6 RAID or SCSI Card Boot If you want the system to boot from a drive that is connected to the RAID IDE connector or SCSI add-in card, you must first select “SCSI” in the “First Boot Device” field. If there are drives connected to both the RAID IDE connector and SCSI add-in card, you must select which drive you want to boot.
  • Page 70 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.10 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 71 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.15 Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password - everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup. Set the 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 72: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS Setup 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources.
  • Page 73 BIOS Setup Manual If you want better performance for your system other than the one “by SPD”, select “Manual” then select the best option in the “CAS Latency Time” to “DRAM RAS# Precharge” fields. 3.1.3.2 CAS Latency Time This field is used to select the local memory clock periods. 3.1.3.3 Active to Precharge Delay The options are 5, 6, 7 and 8.
  • Page 74 BIOS Setup 3.1.3.8 System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the higher the efficiency of the system. 3.1.3.9 Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the system BIOS, enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at C0000H to C7FFFH to...

  • Page 75: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.4.1 Intel 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.
  • Page 76 BIOS Setup IDE DMA Transfer Access This field, when Enabled, will enhance the IDE DMA transfer of a parallel ATA IDE hard disk drive. However, if the system board is connected with Serial ATA drives too, you must set this field to Disabled otherwise problems will occur.
  • Page 77 BIOS Setup IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer. The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive.
  • Page 78 BIOS Setup 3.1.4.2 Intel OnChip PCI 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. USB Controller Enabled Enables the onboard USB.
  • Page 79 BIOS Setup 3.1.4.3 Onboard Super IO 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. KBC Input Clock This is used to select the input clock of your keyboard.
  • Page 80 BIOS Setup UART2 Mode Select The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. You may not use IrDA and the COM 2 serial port at the same time. If you are using the COM 2 serial port, make sure this field is set to Normal. To use the IrDA function, follow the steps below.
  • Page 81 BIOS Setup 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 option. Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only. “ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)”...
  • Page 82 Take note: you will be able to access the boot ROM’s program (by typing <Shift> + <F10>) only when this field is enabled. 3.1.4.5 RAID Device Control (G4C600-R only) This field is used to enable or disable the onboard HighPoint RAID controller.

  • Page 83: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Setup 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.5.1 ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that sup- ®...
  • Page 84 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.3 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When this field is set to Auto, the system will initialize the VGA BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state. This can be configured only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field is set to “S3(STR)”. 3.1.5.4 Power Management 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...
  • Page 85 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.8 HDD Power Down This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define. When the system enters the HDD Power Down mode according to the power saving time selected, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.
  • Page 86 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.12 Resume On LAN 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 system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
  • Page 87 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.17 Keyboard/Mouse Power On This field allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power- on the system. Disabled Default setting. Uses the power button to power on the system. Password When this option is selected, set the password you would like to use to power-on the system in the “KB Power On Password”...
  • Page 88 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.20 PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system. Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will automatically power-on.
  • Page 89 BIOS Setup 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 The system will automatically detect the settings for you. Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the “IRQ Resources” field respectively.

  • Page 90: Pc Health Status

    BIOS Setup 3.1.7 PC Health Status The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.7.1 Shutdown Temperature You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a tem- perature in this field. If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field, it will automatically shutdown.
  • Page 91 BIOS Setup 3.1.7.4 +1.5V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, VBAT(V) and 5VSB(V) These fields show the output voltage of the power supply. 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 Hardware Monitor utility.

  • Page 92: Cpu Frequency Control

    BIOS Setup 3.1.8 CPU Frequency Control The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.8.1 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.
  • Page 93 BIOS Setup 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 94: Load Optimized Defaults

    BIOS Setup 3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults 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 95: Set Supervisor Password

    BIOS Setup 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 supervisor’s password with the “Setup”...

  • Page 96: Set User Password

    BIOS Setup 3.1.12 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup, set a user’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password with the “Setup”...
  • Page 97 BIOS Setup 3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot. You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen.

  • Page 98: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS Setup 3.1.14 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight “Exit Without Saving” and press <Enter>. Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make any changes to the setup, press <Ctrl>...

  • Page 99: Intel Lan Bios Setting Utility

    BIOS Setup 3.2 Intel LAN BIOS Setting Utility The Intel LAN BIOS Setting Utility is used to configure and manage the onboard LAN. You can configure the system to use the boot ROM (instead of a disk drive) to boot-up the system and access the local area network directly.

  • Page 100: Highpoint Bios Configuration Utility

    BIOS Setup 3.4 HighPoint BIOS Configuration Utility (G4C600-R only) The HighPoint BIOS Configuration Utility is used to configure and manage RAID on drives connected to the RAID IDE connector. Important: Before you run the HighPoint BIOS Configuration Utility, make sure the “RAID Device Control” field in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the Award BIOS is set to Enabled.

  • Page 101: Updating The Bios

    BIOS Setup 3.5 Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. Please contact technical support or your sales representative for the files. Note: AWDFLASH.EXE works only in DOS mode. 1.
  • Page 102 BIOS Setup 6. The following will appear. Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N) This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system. We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility; just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS. To save the current BIOS, press <Y>...

  • Page 103: Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

    Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Software 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board 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 sys- tems easier.

  • Page 104: 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 105: Supported Software

    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 106: Drivers, Utilities And Software Applications

    Supported Software 4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utili- ties and software applications required to enhance the perform- ance of the system board. Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear.

  • Page 107: Audio Drivers

    Supported Software 4.2.1 Audio Drivers The audio drivers are supported in the following operating sys-    tems: Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows    4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1.
  • Page 108 Supported Software 3. The following screen will appear. 4. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 5. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect. Note: The 3D Audio Configuration software, which is an audio panel for setting basic audio configurations, will at the same time be installed into your system.

  • Page 109: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

    Supported Software 4.2.2 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating  Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP's INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system. To install the utility, please follow the steps below. 1.
  • Page 110 Supported Software 4.2.3 Intel USB 2.0 Drivers If you are using a USB 2.0 device, you must install the USB 2.0 driver. The drivers are supported in the following operating sys-    tems: Windows 98 SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000.
  • Page 111 Supported Software  Windows 2000 does not support auto-installation of the USB 2.0 driver. When you click “Intel USB 2.0 Drivers”, the “readme” screen will appear. 3. Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen. 4. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect. Important: ®...

  • Page 112: Lan Drivers

    Supported Software 4.2.4 LAN Drivers To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “NETWORK” icon. 2. Click “LAN Drivers” on the main menu. 3. Click “Wired LAN Adapters”. The following screen will appear. 4.
  • Page 113 Supported Software 4.2.5 HighPoint RAID Drivers (G4C600-R only) If the hard drives connected to the RAID IDE connectors will be configured as RAID, you must install the Highpoint RAID drivers. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS”...
  • Page 114 Supported Software 4.2.6 HighPoint RAID Utility (G4C600-R only) This utility is used to configure and manage RAID on drives con- nected to the RAID IDE connectors. To install the utility, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS”...
  • Page 115 Supported Software 4.2.7 Intel ICH5R RAID Driver (for Windows XP only) If the Serial ATA drives will be configured as RAID, you must install the Intel ICH5R RAID driver. Note:  The driver supports Windows XP only. The RAID driver must be installed from a diskette. The diskette is included in the system board package.

  • Page 116: Hardware Monitor

    Supported Software 4.2.8 Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the Hardware Monitor utility con- tained in the provided CD. This utility is capable of monitoring the system’s “health” conditions and allows you to manually set a range (Highest and Lowest Limit) to the items being monitored. If the settings/values are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop-up.
  • Page 117 Supported Software 4.2.9 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 To install, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2. Click “Microsoft DirectX 8.1” on the main menu. The follow- ing screen will appear. 3.

  • Page 118: Audio Configuration

    Supported Software 4.3 3D Audio Configuration When you install the audio driver, the 3D Audio Configuration software will at the same time be installed into your system. 3D Audio Configuration is an audio panel for setting basic audio con- figurations. It allows you to configure 2-channel, 4-channel and 6- channel audio modes as well as configure the audio effects.
  • Page 119 Supported Software Speaker Output When you open 3D Au- dio Configuration, the de- fault screen that appears is the Speaker Output. This where will configure analog output settings to speakers. S/PDIF This panel is used to configure S/PDIF output which provides a low-dis- tortion digital data transfer between audio devices.
  • Page 120 Supported Software Microphone This panel is used to configure the microphone. Xear 3D Xear 3D is a sound tech- nology for 2-channel vir- tual surround, adjustable multi-channel sound field, innovative listening mode, amazing sound effects and 3D positional audio. It has 3 functional blocks: Virtual Speaker Shifter, Sound Ef- fect and Multi-channel Mu-...

  • Page 121: Installation Notes

    Supported Software 4.4 Installation Notes   1. "Autorun" ONLY supports the Windows 98, Windows    SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 and  Windows XP operating systems. If after inser ting the CD, "Autorun" did not automatically star t (which is, the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double-click "Setup".

  • Page 122: Appendix A - Enabling The Hyper-Threading Technology

    Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology Appendix A - Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology A.1 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology To enable the functionality of the Hyper-Threading Technology, please follow the requirements and steps below. Basically, the following ® ® presumes that you have already installed an Intel Pentium Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology.
  • Page 123 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology Click the General tab. The processor shown under Computer should resemble the one shown below. Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager. The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below.
  • Page 124 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology Lastly, press the <Ctrl> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously. The Windows Task Manager dialog box will appear. Click the Performance tab. The diagram under CPU Usage History should resemble the one shown below.

  • Page 125: Appendix B - System Error Messages

    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 126 System Error Message setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is cor- rect, 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 127: Appendix C - Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Appendix C - Troubleshooting C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with prob- lems that you may encounter with your personal computer. To efficiently troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individu- ally. This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes.

  • Page 128: 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 129: 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 130: 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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