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  • Page 1 865PE-ML Rev. C+ System Board User’s Manual 78110352...
  • 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 Notice This user’s manual contains detailed information about the system board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should always be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual manual is included in the system board package. To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive.

  • 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 - Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1 The Basic Input/Output System..............
  • Page 6 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 Desktop Management Interface..............4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications........4.3 3D Audio Configuration..................4.4 Installation Notes...................... Appendix A - Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology A.1 Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology........... Appendix B - System Error Messages B.1 POST Beep........................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset • Intel 865PE chipset ® ® Intel 865PE Memory Controller Hub (MCH) ® Intel 82801EB I/O Controller Hub (ICH5) Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 478 for installing one of the following supported processors.
  • Page 8 Introduction • Suppor ts non-ECC (x64) DIMM using 128Mb, 256Mb or 512Mb • 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 64/128MB 32MB/NA 128/256MB 64MB/NA 128MB/NA 512/1024MB 256MB/NA...
  • Page 9 Introduction S/PDIF S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usu- ally found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device.
  • Page 10 Introduction PCI Bus Master IDE Controller • Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices • Supports ATA/33, ATA/66 and ATA/100 hard drives • PIO Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 14MB/sec.) • Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer •...
  • Page 11 Introduction Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) • 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports • 1 RJ45 LAN port • 1 DB-9 serial port • 1 DB-25 parallel port • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port •...
  • Page 12 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 13 Introduction • If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard function for 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 2A. RTC Timer to Power-on the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power-on on the set date and time.

  • Page 14: Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality Requirements

    Introduction Virus Protection Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives. The system board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive. 1.2 Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality Requirements Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platforms.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 System Board Layout...

  • Page 16: 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 17: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Virtual Single Channel (VSC) If both channels are populated with different memory configurations, the MCH defaults to Virtual Single Channel. Dual Channel (DC) Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate. Only one socket is populated with Single Channel DIMM.

  • 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. 2.

  • 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 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 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 retention 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 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 25 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 <Enter>. 6. Set the “CPU Clock Ratio” or “Clock By Slight Adjust” field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock.
  • Page 26 Hardware Installation 2.4.2 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus JP2 JP1 JP2 JP1 JP2 JP1 1-2 On 2-3 On All Off 1-2 On 1-2 On Auto* 2-3 On 2-3 On 100MHz 2-3 On All Off 133MHz All Off All Off 166MHz All Off...

  • Page 27: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports PS/2 Parallel Mouse Mic-in USB 2 Line-in Line-out PS/2 COM 1 USB 1 USB 3-4 The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following: • PS/2 mouse port • PS/2 keyboard port • Parallel port •...
  • Page 28 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 29: Serial Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5.2 Serial Ports COM 1 COM 2 The 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. The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (CN4 - Teal/Turquoise) for COM 1 and a 9-pin connector at location J6 for COM 2.

  • Page 30: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation 2.5.3 Parallel Port Parallel The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at location CN7 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP, EPP and PntMode. Setting Function Allows normal speed operation but (Standard Parallel Port) in one direction only.

  • Page 31: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5.4 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 2 USB 1 USB 4 USB 3 USB 5-6 USB 7-8 Four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at locations CN5 and CN6 of the system board. J11 (USB 5/6) and J12 (USB 7/8) connectors allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports.
  • Page 32 Hardware Installation If you are using a USB 2.0 device, install the “Intel USB 2.0 Drivers” that is in the provided CD. Refer to chapter 4 for more information. Wake-On-USB Keyboard 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 Hardware Installation 2.5.5 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port RJ45 LAN The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast- ethernet LAN port at location CN6 of the system board. It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.
  • Page 34 Hardware Installation 2.5.6 Audio Mic-in Line-in Line-out Audio Jacks The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks at location CN3. 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 35 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 36 Hardware Installation One card-edge bracket, mounted with a rear jack and a center/ subwoofer jack, will be provided as an option. Remove the jumper caps from pins 2-4 and pins 6-8 of J7 prior to connecting the audio cable connector. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J7.

  • Page 37: I/O Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6 I/O Connectors 2.6.1 Game/MIDI Connector 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, will be provided as an option. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the game/MIDI port cable to connector J8.
  • Page 38 Hardware Installation 2.6.2 CD-in Internal Audio Connector Ground Ground Left audio Right audio channel channel The CD-in (J4) connector is used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
  • Page 39 Hardware Installation 2.6.3 S/PDIF Connector SPDIF out SPDIF in The system board is equipped with a S/PDIF connector. One card- edge bracket, mounted with S/PDIF ports, will be provided as an option. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J3.

  • Page 40: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 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 41: Serial Ata Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.5 Serial ATA Connectors SATA 2 SATA 1 One Serial ATA cable is provided with the system board. Connect one end of the cable to J16 (SATA 2) or J17 (SATA 1) and the other end to your serial ATA device. BIOS Setting Configure the onboard Serial ATA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“OnChip IDE Device”...

  • Page 42: Ide Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.6 IDE Disk Drive Connector IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 2 IDE 1 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 43 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 44: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.7 IrDA Connector IRRX N. C. Ground IRTX Connect your IrDA cable to connector J2 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 45: Cpu Fan Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.8 CPU Fan Connector Power Ground N. C. The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J13 of the system board.
  • Page 46 Hardware Installation 2.6.9 Chassis Fan and Second Fan Connectors Power Ground N. C. Second fan Chassis fan N. C. Ground Power The chassis fan connector (J19) and second fan connector (J15) 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 47 Hardware Installation 2.6.10 Wake-On-LAN Connector Ground +5VSB 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 J10 on the system board. The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power-up the system.
  • Page 48 Hardware Installation 2.6.11 LED DIMM 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. Important: If the DIMM Standby Power LED is lighted, you must power-off the system then turn off the power supply’s switch or unplug...

  • Page 49: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.12 Power Connectors 3.3V 3.3V -12V 3.3V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V +12V 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 CN9 and CN8 connectors respectively.

  • Page 50: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.13 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 system.
  • Page 51 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 52: Chapter 3 - 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 system board.

  • Page 53: Standard Cmos Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” then 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 54: Award Bios Setup Utility

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.1.3 IDE Channel 0 Master, IDE Channel 0 Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master and IDE Channel 1 Slave Move the cursor to the “IDE Channel 0 Master”, “IDE Channel 0 Slave”, “IDE Channel 1 Master” or “IDE Channel 1 Slave” field, then press <Enter>.
  • Page 55 Award BIOS Setup Utility Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB, you would typically select the LBA type. Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large. Please check your operating system’s manual or Help desk on which one to select. Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive.
  • Page 56 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 57 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 58: 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 system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.
  • Page 59 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.4 Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives. Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it up or <->...
  • Page 60 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.9 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down. Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down, but will first wait for a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly.
  • Page 61 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.14 MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using. 3.1.2.15 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS/2.

  • Page 62: Advanced Chipset Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 63 Award BIOS Setup Utility Manual If you want your system to run at a performance better 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.
  • Page 64 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 be cached, if the cache controller is also enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the faster the video perform- ance.

  • Page 65: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.
  • Page 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 67 Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master/ Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD-ROM. Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you.
  • Page 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4.2 Onboard 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 All Enabled Enables all USB ports.
  • Page 69 Award BIOS Setup Utility BIOS Flash Protect Enabled This option will protect the system from unnecessary updating or flashing of the BIOS. When enabled, it secures the BIOS therefore any updates to the BIOS will not take effect. Disabled Disables the “BIOS flash lock” function, allowing you to update or flash the BIOS any time needed.
  • Page 70 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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. KBC Input Clock This is used to select the input clock of your keyboard.
  • Page 71 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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.
  • Page 72 Award BIOS Setup Utility ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the normal mode’s data transfer rate. EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed. PntMode Allows parallel port to operate in bipolar mode.

  • Page 73: 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. 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 74 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5.3 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 HDD Power Down field is activated. Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the HDD Power Down = 15 min.
  • Page 75 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5.8 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Delay 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management function is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 76 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5.10 PM Wake Up Events 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. Resume on PCI Event Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI...
  • Page 77 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 78 Award BIOS Setup Utility Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm This is used to set the time you would like the system to power-on. If you want the system to power-on everyday as set in the “Date (of Month) Alarm” field, the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu.
  • Page 79 Award BIOS Setup Utility KB Power On Hot Key This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power-on the system.

  • Page 80: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring 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. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
  • Page 81 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6.3 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. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

  • Page 82: Cpu Frequency Control

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 CPU Frequency 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 frequency ratio of the processor. Important: The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer.
  • Page 83 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7.4 Clock By Slight Adjust This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor. The available options allow you to adjust the processor’s bus clock by 1MHz increment. Important: Selecting an external bus clock other than the default setting may result to the processor’s or system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance.

  • Page 84: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 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 85: Load Optimized Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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>...

  • Page 86: Set Supervisor Password

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 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 87: Set User Password

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 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 88: Save & Exit Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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. You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen.

  • Page 89: Exit Without Saving

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 90: Updating The Bios

    3.2 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 91 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 92: 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 93: 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 Processor Handle : 0000 Memory Controller Vendor Name : Memory Module...
  • Page 94 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 95: 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 96: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

    Supported Software 4.2.1 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 97: 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 98 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 99 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 systems:    Windows 98 SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000.
  • Page 100 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 101: Lan Drivers

    Supported Software 4.2.4 LAN Drivers The LAN drivers suppor t autorun for the following operating     systems: Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows  2000 and Windows To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1.
  • Page 102 Supported Software 4.2.5 McAfee VirusScan Online (English OS only) The McAfee VirusScan Online is the most reliable and convenient way of protecting your PC from computer viruses. When you install McAfee VirusScan Online, your computer is safe because it automatically scans for viruses and checks for virus updates so that PC protection stays up-to-date.
  • Page 103 Supported Software 4.2.6 Microsoft DirectX 9 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” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 3.

  • Page 104: 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 105 Supported Software Speaker Output When you open 3D Audio Configuration, the default screen that appears is the Speaker Output. This is where you will configure analog output settings to speakers. S/PDIF This panel is used to configure S/PDIF output which provides a low- distor tion digital data transfer between audio devices.
  • Page 106 Supported Software Microphone This panel is used to configure the microphone. Xear 3D Xear 3D is a sound technology for 2-channel virtual 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 Effect and Multi-channel Music Demo.

  • Page 107: 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 108: 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 109 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 110 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 111: 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 112 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 113: Appendix C - 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 114: 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 115: 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 116: 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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