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PT800-AL
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  • Page 1 PT880-AL PT800-AL Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual 79100349...
  • 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. FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.

  • Page 4: System Board

    (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click “User’s Manual”. System Board This user’s manual is for the PT880-AL and PT800-AL system boards. The only difference between these boards is the PT880- AL system board supports dual channel memory interface.

  • 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 - Using the Suspend to RAM Function B.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function........... Appendix C - System Error Messages C.1 POST Beep........................C.2 Error Messages......................Appendix D - Troubleshooting D.1 Troubleshooting Checklist.................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset • PT880-AL ® North bridge: VIA PT880 Advanced high performance 128-bit DDR DRAM control- ® South bridge: VIA VT8237 • PT800-AL ® North bridge: VIA PT800 ® South bridge: VIA...
  • Page 8 Introduction Expansion Slots • 1 AGP slot • 5 PCI slots AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing, z-buffering and alpha blending. The universal AGP slot supports AGP 8x with up to 2133MB/sec.
  • Page 9 Introduction Onboard LAN Features • Phy fast ethernet controller • Integrated IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible • 32-bit PCI master interface • Integrated power management functions • Full duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps • Supports IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation •...
  • Page 10 Introduction USB Ports The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. USB 1.1 sup- ports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/ second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of si- multaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.
  • Page 11 Introduction I/O Connectors • Two connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports • One connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port (optional) • One front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks • One CD-in internal audio connector •...
  • Page 12 Introduction Wake-On-LAN This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
  • Page 13 Introduction ACPI The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Con- figuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power ®...

  • Page 14: Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality Requirements

    Introduction 1.2 Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality Requirements Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platforms. Components: ® ® • CPU - an Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology ® • Chipset - an Intel chipset that supports HT Technology •...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    PCI 1 PCI 2 SATA 2 chip VT8237 PCI 3 Battery SATA 1 BIOS PCI 4 USB 7-8 1394_2 Clear CMOS Front audio CD-in PCI 5 (JP1) 6307 USB 5-6 Audio System fan RESET HD-LED Codec SPEAKER ATX-SW PWR-LED PT880-AL/PT800-AL...

  • Page 16: System Memory

    Hardware Installation Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, proces- sor, 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 17: Hardware Installation

    PT800-AL supports single channel memory interface. Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits from the memory channels. PT880-AL supports dual channel memory interface. The three DDR DIMM sockets are divided into 2 channels: Channel A - DDR 1 and DDR 2...

  • Page 18: 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.

  • Page 19: 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 20 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 21: 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 22 Hardware Installation 1. The system board comes with the retention module base al- ready 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 23 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 re- tention mechanism assembly to the retention module base.

  • Page 24: Jumper Settings

    Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings 2.4.1 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: (default) Clear CMOS Data 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 proc- essor’s ratio/clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Frequency/Voltage Control submenu and press <Enter>. 6. Set the “CPU Clock Ratio” or “CPU Host Clock” field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock. Refer to the Frequency/Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information.

  • Page 26: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports RJ45 PS/2 Parallel Mouse 1394_1 Mic-in Line-in Line-out PS/2 S/PDIF-in USB 1-2 USB 3-4 S/PDIF-out The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following: • PS/2 mouse port • PS/2 keyboard port • Parallel port •...
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation 2.5.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports " PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard 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 28: Serial Port

    Hardware Installation 2.5.2 Serial Port " The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (Teal/ Turquoise) at location CN5 of the system board. It is a RS-232C asynchronous communication por t with 16C550A-compatible UART that can be used with a modem, serial printer, remote display terminal or other serial devices.

  • Page 29: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation 2.5.3 Parallel Port Parallel " The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at lo- cation CN8 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It sup- ports SPP, ECP and EPP modes. Setting Function Allows normal speed operation (Standard Parallel Port) but in one direction only.
  • Page 30 Hardware Installation 2.5.4 S/PDIF-in/out Jacks " S/PDIF-in S/PDIF-out The system board is equipped with an onboard S/PDIF-in RCA jack (red) and a S/PDIF-out RCA jack (yellow) at locations CN3 and CN4 respectively.
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation 2.5.5 IEEE 1394 (optional) 1394_1 1394_2 The system board is equipped with an onboard IEEE 1394 port at location CN6 (IEEE 1394_1) of the system board. It is also equipped with an IEEE 1394 connector at location J8 (1394_2) for connecting an additional 1394 device.

  • Page 32: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5.6 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. Four onboard USB ports (Black) are at locations CN6 (USB 1-2) and CN7 (USB 3-4) of the system board.
  • Page 33 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 USB 2.0 devices, install the “VIA USB 2.0 Driv- ers”.
  • Page 34 Hardware Installation 2.5.7 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port " RJ45 LAN The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast- ethernet LAN port at location CN7 of the system board. It al- lows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.
  • Page 35 Hardware Installation 2.5.8 Audio (Audio Jacks and Front Audio) Mic-in Line-in Line-out Front audio " Audio Jacks The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks at location CN2. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for inserting a plug. •...
  • Page 36 Hardware Installation • Mic-in Jack (Pink) This jack is used to connect an external microphone. Front Audio The front audio connector (J2) allows you to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system. Using this connector will disable the rear audio’s line-out and mic-in func- tions.

  • Page 37: I/O Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6 I/O Connectors 2.6.1 CD-in Internal Audio Connector Ground Ground Left audio Right audio channel channel " The CD-in (J3) connector is used to receive audio from a CD- ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

  • Page 38: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector for connecting a standard floppy disk drive. 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 39: Serial Ata Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.3 Serial ATA Connectors SATA 2 SATA 1 The VIA VT8237 south bridge controller allows configuring RAID on SATA drives connected to the two Serial ATA ports at locations J10 (SATA 1) and J9 (SATA 2) of the system board. Connect one end of the SATA cable to J9 or J10 and the other end to your serial ATA device.

  • Page 40: Ide Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.4 IDE Disk Drive Connector Primary Secondary Primary Secondary The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE head- ers that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Elec- tronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism.
  • Page 41 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 42: Cooling Fan Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.5 Cooling Fan Connectors Ground N. C. CPU Fan Ground N. C. System Fan Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connec- tor (J6) on the system board. The system fan connector (J7) is used to connect an additional cooling fan. The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent over- heating the CPU and system board components.

  • Page 43: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.6 Power Connectors +12V 5VSB +12V PW-OK Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground +12V -12V 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V 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 CN10 and CN9 respec- tively.

  • Page 44: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.7 Front Panel Connectors RESET SPEAKER HD-LED PWR-LED ATX-SW 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 sys- tem.
  • Page 45 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 46: 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 vari- ous advanced features found in this system board.

  • Page 47: 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 below will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
  • Page 48 BIOS Setup 3.1.1.3 IDE Primary Master, IDE Primary Slave, IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave Move the cursor to the “IDE Primary Master”, “IDE Primary Slave”, “IDE Secondary Master” or “IDE Secondary Slave” field, then press <Enter>. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
  • Page 49 BIOS Setup Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program. 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.
  • Page 50 BIOS Setup 3.1.1.5 Video This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type. The default setting is EGA/VGA. EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters.
  • Page 51 BIOS Setup 3.1.1.8 Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot- 3.1.1.9 Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system.

  • Page 52: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS Setup 3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your sys- tem for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the per- formance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.
  • Page 53 BIOS Setup Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear. If you are running such a program, we recommend that you first disable this field. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 98/2000/ME/XP or the ®...
  • Page 54 BIOS Setup If only one of the interfaces is connected with a device(s), you don’t need to particularly select an option in this field because the system will automatically detect for the existing drive. 3.1.2.9 First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the “First Boot Device”...
  • Page 55 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.13 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated. 3.1.2.14 Typematic Delay (Msec) This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins. 3.1.2.15 Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the pass- word - everytime the system boots or only when you enter the...
  • Page 56 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.19 Full Screen Logo Show This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to ap- pear during system boot-up. Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system boot-up. Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot-up. 3.1.2.20 Small Logo(EPA) Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot-up.

  • Page 57: 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 58 BIOS Setup 3.1.3.1 DRAM Clock/Drive Control 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. Current FSB Frequency This field shows the detected FSB of the CPU.
  • Page 59 BIOS Setup 166MHz The memory clock speed will run at 333MHz. 200MHz The memory clock speed will run at 400MHz. DRAM Timing This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM. Auto By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD (Serial Pres- ence Detect) data structure that stores informa- tion about the module such as the memory type, memory size, memory speed, etc.
  • Page 60 BIOS Setup Active to Precharge (Tras) The options are 6T, 7T, 8T and 9T. Active to CMD (Trcd) The options are 2T, 3T, 4T and 5T. REF to ACT/REF to REF(Trfc) The options are 12T, 13T, 14T and 15T. ACT(0) to ACT(1) (TRRD) The options are 2T and 3T.
  • Page 61 BIOS Setup 3.1.3.2 AGP & P2P Bridge Control 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. AGP Aperture Size This field is relevant to the memory-mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system.
  • Page 62 BIOS Setup AGP Master 1 WS Write Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations. AGP Master 1 WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read op- erations.
  • Page 63 BIOS Setup 3.1.3.3 CPU & PCI Bus Control 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. PCI Master 0 WS Write When enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait state.
  • Page 64 BIOS Setup 3.1.3.4 Memory Hole In order to improve system performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB. 15M - 16M The CPU assumes the 15-16MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM.

  • Page 65: 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 VIA 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 66 BIOS Setup OnChip IDE Channel 0 and OnChip IDE Channel 1 These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and sec- ondary IDE controller. The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller. IDE Prefetch Mode This allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of the chip, thus reducing access time.
  • Page 67 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. Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode.
  • Page 68 BIOS Setup Onboard LAN Boot ROM Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM (instead of a disk drive) to boot-up the system and access the local area net- work directly. If you wish to change the boot ROM’s settings, type the <Shift> and <F10>...
  • Page 69 BIOS Setup 3.1.4.3 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. Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller.
  • Page 70 BIOS Setup Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port. Parallel 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.

  • Page 71: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Setup 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your sys- tem 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 ®...
  • Page 72 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.3 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 hr.
  • Page 73 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.8 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 sys- tem enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 74 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.11 Delay Prior To Thermal This field is used to select the time that would force the CPU to a 50% duty cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating tem- perature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheating to ensure a safe computing environment..
  • Page 75 BIOS Setup PS2KB Wakeup from S3 Ctrl+F1 to Ctrl+F12 Use a function key to wake up the sys- tem from the S3 state. Any Key Use any keyboard keys to wake up the system from the S3 state. Disabled Disables the PS/2 keyboard wake up function.
  • Page 76 BIOS Setup Resume on PCI Event Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the system. Access to the LAN card or PCI card will cause the system to wake up.
  • Page 77 BIOS Setup IRQs Activity Monitoring 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. When the “Primary INTR”, and “IRQ3” - “IRQ15” fields are ena- bled, access to the specified IRQ will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode.
  • Page 78 BIOS Setup 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations This section shows how to configure the PCI bus system. It cov- ers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the de- fault settings. The settings on the screen are for reference only.
  • Page 79 BIOS Setup 3.1.6.4 IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
  • Page 80 BIOS Setup 3.1.7 Frequency/Voltage Control The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.7.1 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 81 BIOS Setup 3.1.7.4 CPU Host Clock This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the CPU. The available options allow you to adjust the CPU’s bus clock in 1MHz increment. Important: Overclocking may result in the processor’s or system’s instability and is not guaranteed to provide better system performance.
  • Page 82 BIOS Setup 3.1.8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These set- tings 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 83: Load Optimized Defaults

    BIOS Setup 3.1.9 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 84: Set Supervisor Password

    BIOS Setup 3.1.10 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisor’s password with the “System” option se- lected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisor’s pass- word with the “Setup”...

  • Page 85: Set User Password

    BIOS Setup 3.1.11 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 se- lected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to en- ter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password with the “Setup”...
  • Page 86 BIOS Setup 3.1.12 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.

  • Page 87: Via Raid Bios Setting Utility

    BIOS Setup 3.1.13 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 88: Updating The Bios

    3.3 Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. You can download them from DFI’s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative. 1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.
  • Page 89 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 sys- tem. We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility; just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS. To save the current BIOS, press <Y>...

  • Page 90: 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 inven- tory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier. With DMI, a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely ac- cess some information about a particular computer system without physically going to it.

  • Page 91: Supported Software

    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...
  • Page 92 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 93: Drivers, Utilities And Software Applications

    Supported Software 4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear.
  • Page 94 Supported Software ® 4.2.1 VIA Service Pack ® The VIA Service Pack contains the following drivers. • VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver • AGP VxD Driver • IRQ Routing Miniport Driver • VIA INF Driver To install VIA Service Pack, please follow the steps below. 1.
  • Page 95 Supported Software ® Service Pack Installation Notes The “AGP VxD Driver” and “VIA INF Driver” drivers in the “VIA ® ® Service Pack” are supported in Windows 95, Windows 98, Win- ® ® ® dows 98 SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000.

  • Page 96: Audio Drivers

    Supported Software 4.2.2 Audio Drivers The audio drivers are supported in the following operating systems:     Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0,   Windows 2000 and Windows To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1.
  • Page 97 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 98 Supported Software 4.2.3 VIA USB 2.0 Drivers To install the USB 2.0 driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “USB” icon. 2. Click “VIA USB 2.0 Drivers” on the main screen. The following screen will appear.
  • Page 99 Supported Software 4.2.4 VIA LAN Drivers    The LAN drivers for Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows   ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP support “Autorun”. To install the LAN driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “NETWORK” icon.
  • Page 100 Supported Software 4.2.5 SATA RAID Drivers If you are configuring RAID on the SATA drives, you must install the SATA RAID Drivers. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2. Click “SATA RAID Drivers” on the main screen. The following screen will appear.
  • Page 101 Supported Software If your system board package does not include the diskette, prepare a blank formatted diskette then copy all the SATA driver files from the VIA_RAID\DRIVERDISK\SATA directory of the CD into the blank diskette. You can now use the diskette to install the drivers. Note: Refer to the VIA SATA RAID manual for information on using the utility.
  • Page 102 Supported Software 4.2.6 Microsoft DirectX 9.0 To install, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2. Click “Microsoft DirectX 9.0” on the main screen. The screen below will appear. 3.

  • Page 103: 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 configurations. It allows you to configure 2-channel, 4-channel and 6- channel audio modes as well as configure the audio effects.

  • Page 104: Installation Notes

    2. All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated. Please go to DFI's web site at "http://www.dfi.com/support1/ download2.asp" for the latest version of the drivers or software applications.

  • Page 105: 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 106 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology c. Click the General tab. The processor shown under Computer should resemble the one shown below. d. Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager. The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below.
  • Page 107 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology e. Lastly, press the <Ctr l> <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 108: Appendix B - Using The Suspend To Ram Function

    Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix B - Using the Suspend to RAM Function B.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”...
  • Page 109 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.
  • Page 110 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 111 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 ®...

  • Page 112: Appendix C - System Error Messages

    System Error Message Appendix C - 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 113 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 114: Appendix D - Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Appendix D - Troubleshooting D.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 115: 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 116: 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 117 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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