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  • Page 1 Rev. AB+ System Board User’s Manual 74720346...
  • Page 2 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copy- right. 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.

  • 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 battery manufac- turer’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 - BIOS Setup 3.1 Award BIOS Setup Utility..................
  • 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 T echnology A.1 Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology........Appendix B - System Error Messages B.1 POST Beep........................

  • Page 7: Features And Specifications

    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 Density 128 Mbit 256 Mbit 512 Mbit Density Width SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS Single/Double SS/DS 128/256MB 64MB/NA 256/512MB 128MB/NA 512/1024MB 256MB/NA 184-pin DDR Super Patch Super Patch is a memory acceleration technology that performs direct data transfer between the CPU and system memory. This significantly shortens latency time and provides improved system performance.
  • Page 9 Introduction Onboard Audio Features • C-Media CMI9739a 6-channel codec • 20-bit stereo full-duplex codec with independent variable sam- pling rate • High quality differential CD input • True stereo line level outputs • S/PDIF-in/out interface • 6-channel audio output 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.
  • Page 10 Introduction SATA IDE/RAID Interface • Silicon Image Sil3112A PCI to Serial ATA controller • Supports two SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compli- ant with SATA 1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface) • Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 Serial ATA (SATA) is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0 specification.
  • Page 11 Introduction IEEE 1394 Interface • VIA VT6306 PCI 1394 integrated host controller • Supports three 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) 1.1 specification. It supports up to 63 de- vices that can run simultaneously on a system. 1394 is a fast ex- ternal bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps.

  • Page 12: System Health Monitor Functions

    Introduction Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) • 1 PS/2 mouse port • 1 PS/2 keyboard port • 1 DB-9 serial port • 1 DB-25 parallel port • 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports • 1 IEEE 1394 port • 1 RJ45 LAN port •...
  • Page 13 Introduction • Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed • Opened chassis alarm Refer to the “PC Health Status” section in chapter 3 and the “Hardware Monitor” section in chapter 4 for more information. 1.1.3 Intelligence Automatic Chassis/2nd Fan Off The chassis fan and 2nd fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 14 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, via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Manage- ment Event) signal or via a LAN card that uses the Wake-On- LAN connector.
  • Page 15 Introduction ACPI The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Con- figuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy sav- ing features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct ®...

  • Page 16: 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 17: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

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

  • Page 18: 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 19: Hardware Installation

    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 configura- tions, the MCH defaults to Virtual Single Channel.
  • Page 20 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 21: 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 22: 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 23 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 24: 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 25 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 26 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 27: 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 proc- essor’s ratio/clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • Page 28 Hardware Installation 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Genie Bios Setting submenu and press <Enter>. 6. Set the “CPU Clock” or “CPU Clock Ratio” field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock or frequency ratio.
  • Page 29 Hardware Installation 2.4.2 Jumper Settings for Selecting the PS/2 Keyboard/ Mouse Power 2-3 On: 5VSB 1-2 On: VCC (default) This jumper is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard and/or PS/2 mouse ports. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function.

  • Page 30: Jumper Settings For Selecting The Usb Power

    Hardware Installation 2.4.3 Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB Power USB 1-4 (JP1) 2-3 On: 5VSB 1-2 On: VCC (default) USB 5-8 (JP4) 1-2 On: VCC 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) These jumpers are used to select the power of the USB ports. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the Wake-On-USB Key- board function.

  • Page 31: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports RJ45 Mic-in PS/2 IEEE Parallel Line-in Mouse 1394 Center/Bass Rear out PS/2 S/PDIF-in USB 1-2 USB 3-4 S/PDIF-out Line-out The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following: • PS/2 mouse port • PS/2 keyboard port •...
  • Page 32 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 33 Hardware Installation • BIOS Setting: “Keyboard/Mouse Power On” in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly. Refer to chapter 3 for more information. Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 720mA.

  • Page 34: Serial Port

    Hardware Installation 2.5.2 Serial Port The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (Teal/ Turquoise) at location CN4 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 35: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation 2.5.3 Parallel Port Parallel The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at lo- cation CN9 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It sup- ports SPP, ECP and EPP. Setting Function Allows normal speed operation (Standard Parallel Port) but in one direction only.
  • Page 36 Hardware Installation 2.5.4 S/PDIF-in/out Jacks S/PDIF-in S/PDIF-out SPDIF out SPDIF in The system board is equipped with an onboard S/PDIF-in RCA jack (red) and a S/PDIF-out RCA jack (yellow) at locations CN5 and CN6 of the system board. The S/PDIF connector at location J4 is for optical S/PDIF cable connection.
  • Page 37 Hardware Installation 2.5.5 IEEE 1394 1394_1 1394_2 1394_3 The system board is equipped with an onboard IEEE 1394 port at location CN7 of the system board. It is also equipped with two IEEE 1394 connectors at locations J9 (1394_2) and J12 (1394_3) for connecting additional 1394 de- vices.
  • Page 38 Hardware Installation 2.5.6 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port RJ45 LAN The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast- ethernet LAN port at location CN8 of the system board. It al- lows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

  • Page 39: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5.7 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 CN7 (USB 1-2) and CN8 (USB 3-4) of the system board. J10 (USB 5-6) and J11 (USB 7-8) connectors allow you to con- nect 4 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports.
  • Page 40 Hardware Installation 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. To use this function: • Jumper Setting: JP1 and JP4 must be set to “2-3 On: 5VSB”. Refer to “Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB Power”...
  • Page 41 Hardware Installation 2.5.8 Audio Mic-in Line-in Line-out Center/Bass Rear out Front audio Mic-in, Line-in and Line-out The mic-in, line-in and line-out jacks are at location CN2 of the system board. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for insert- ing a plug. •...
  • Page 42 Hardware Installation • Line-out Jack (Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board. Using this jack disables the front au- dio’s line-out function. Center/Bass and Rear Out Jacks Center/Bass and Rear Out Jacks (CN3) support 4 audio output signals: center channel, subwoofer, rear right channel and rear left channel.
  • Page 43 Hardware Installation Driver Installation Install the “Audio Drivers” contained in the provided CD. 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. The application program will allow you to configure 2-channel, 4-channel and 6-channel audio modes as well as configure the audio effects.

  • Page 44: I/O Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6 I/O Connectors 2.6.1 Game Port The system board is equipped with a 15-pin connector at loca- tion J7 for connecting an external game/MIDI port. The game port may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card- edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the game/MIDI port cable to connector J7.

  • Page 45: Internal Audio Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.2 Internal Audio Connectors Ground Ground Left audio Right audio channel channel CD-in Ground Ground Left audio Right audio channel channel AUX-in The CD-in (J5) and AUX-in (J6) connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

  • Page 46: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.3 Floppy Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To pre- vent 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 2.6.4 Serial ATA Connectors SATA 1-2 SATA 2 RAID SATA 1-2 SATA 1 RAID SATA 1 RAID SATA 2 The system board is equipped with 4 SATA connectors at loca- tions J16 (SATA 2), J17 (SATA 1), J18 (RAID SATA 1) and J19 (RAID SATA 2) for connecting serial ATA devices.
  • Page 48 Hardware Installation 2. The “RAID or SCSI Card Boot” field in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the Award BIOS must be prop- erly configured. 3. Configure RAID (e.g. creating or deleting RAID) in the Sil3112A SataRAID BIOS. You can enter this utility by pressing the <Ctrl-S>...

  • Page 49: Ide Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector IDE 2 IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 1 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 50 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 51: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.6 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 52: Cpu Fan Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.7 CPU Fan Connector Sense Power Ground The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Con- nect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J13 of the system board. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.
  • Page 53 Hardware Installation 2.6.8 Chassis Fan and 2nd Fan Connectors Sense Power On/Off 2nd fan Sense Power On/Off Chassis fan The chassis fan connector (J22) and 2nd fan connector (J14) are used to connect cooling fans. The cooling fans will provide ad- equate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.
  • Page 54 Hardware Installation 2.6.9 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 J8 on the system board. The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power-up the system.
  • Page 55 Hardware Installation 2.6.10 Chassis Open Alarm Connector Chassis signal Ground The system board supports the chassis intrusion detection func- tion. To use this function, connect the chassis intrusion sensor cable from the chassis to J3. Whenever a chassis component has been removed, the sensor sends signal to J3 alerting you of a chassis intrusion event.
  • Page 56 Hardware Installation 2.6.11 DIMM Standby Power LED DIMM Standby Power LED This DIMM Standby Power LED will turn red when the system’s power is on or when it is in the Suspend state (Power On Sus- pend or Suspend to RAM). It will not light when the system is in the Soft-Off state.

  • Page 57: 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 CN11 and CN10 connectors respectively.

  • Page 58: 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 sys- tem.
  • Page 59 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) or S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every second. Note: If a system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU...

  • Page 60: 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 61: Standard Cmos Features

    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 62: Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup 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 63 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 64 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 65 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 66: 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 67 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.3 CPU L3 Cache This field is used to enable or disable the CPU’s L3 cache. ® ® 3.1.2.4 Hyper-Threading Technology (for Intel Pentium 4 Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology only) ® This field is used to enable the functionality of the Intel ®...
  • Page 68 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.9 USB Flash Disk Type Emulates the USB flash disk to HDD mode. Floppy Emulates the USB flash disk to floppy mode. 3.1.2.10 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 69 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.14 Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how gate A20 is handled. Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 Mbyte. Initially, gate A20 was handled via the keyboard controller. Today, while key- boards still provide this support, it is more common, and much faster, for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20.
  • Page 70 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.18 Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the pass- word - everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User Pass- word submenu. System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.
  • Page 71 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.24 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. 3.1.2.25 Small Logo(EPA) Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot-up.

  • 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 If you selected “Fast” or “Turbo”: • Make sure to use DDR400. • It may cause instability to the system. If this happens, set this field to “User Define”. • The “Chipset Enhancement” to “Memor y Frequency For” fields are not configurable.
  • Page 74 BIOS Setup 3.1.3.7 DRAM RAS# Precharge This field controls RAS# precharge (in local memory clocks). 3.1.3.8 Memory Frequency For This field is used to select the memory clock speed of the DIMM. DDR333 will run at 320MHz memory frequency when used with 800MHz FSB CPU.

  • 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 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 HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maxi- mum 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 77 BIOS Setup 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 78 BIOS Setup Serial ATA Port0 Mode and Serial ATA Port1 Mode These fields are used to select the master/slave mode of the serial ATA drives. Make sure they do not conflict with the settings of the IDE hard drives.
  • Page 79 BIOS Setup 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 Enabled Enables the onboard USB.
  • Page 80 BIOS Setup Onboard LAN Control This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN control- ler. Onboard RAID Control This field is used to enable or disable the onboard RAID control- ler (Silicon Image Sil3112A). Onboard 1394 Control This field is used to enable or disable the onboard 1394 control- ler.
  • Page 81 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. KBC Input Clock This field is used to select the input clock of your keyboard.
  • Page 82 BIOS Setup IR Mode Select This field is used to select the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA device. For better transmission of data, your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30 angle and within a dis- tance of 1 meter.
  • Page 83 BIOS Setup EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) Allows bidirectional parallel por t operation at maximum speed. If you selected EPP, the “EPP Mode Select” field is configurable. If you selected ECP, the “ECP Mode Use DMA” field is configurable. If you selected ECP+EPP, both “EPP Mode Select” and “ECP Mode Use DMA”...

  • Page 84: 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 screen above list all the fields available in the Power Management Setup submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields.
  • Page 85 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...
  • Page 86 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 ac- tive.
  • Page 87 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 sys- tem only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
  • Page 88 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.16 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 Fea- tures submenu.
  • Page 89 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.19 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. 3.1.5.20 PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power is off.

  • Page 90: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    BIOS Setup 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 91 BIOS Setup 3.1.6.3 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 92: 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 Current System Temperature, Current CPU Temperature, Cur- rent Chassis Fan Speed, Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Second Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system, current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the chassis,...
  • Page 93 BIOS Setup 3.1.7.4 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. This function will work only when you enable this function in the Hardware Monitor utility.

  • Page 94: Genie Bios Setting

    BIOS Setup 3.1.8 Genie BIOS Setting The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.8.1 Super Patch Enabled Enables the Super Patch feature but will work ONLY when using 800MHz FSB and DDR400. Make sure to use this CPU/DIMM combination to boost system performance.
  • Page 95 BIOS Setup 3.1.8.4 CPU Clock Now Is This field will show the CPU clock based on the settings in the “CPU Clock” and “CPU Clock Ratio” fields. 3.1.8.5 AGP/PCI/SATA Clock This field is used to select the bus clock of the AGP, PCI and SATA.
  • Page 96 BIOS Setup 3.1.8.10 DIMM Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the DRAM. If you want to use the DRAM’s default voltage, leave this field in its default setting. Important: Although this function is supported, we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be sup- plied to the system board causing damage.

  • Page 97: Cmos Reloaded

    BIOS Setup 3.1.9 CMOS Reloaded The CMOS Reloaded submenu allows you to save different con- figurations and when needed, allows you to conveniently restore one of these previously saved configurations. Highlight CMOS Re- loaded in the main menu then press <Enter>. The settings on the screen are for reference only.
  • Page 98 BIOS Setup Restoring a Configuration To restore one of the previously saved configurations, move the cursor to “Load” of “User Define Config 1” then press <Enter>. The message below will appear. Renaming a Configuration The default name given in the “User Define Config 1” field is “Config 1”.

  • Page 99: Hot Keys

    BIOS Setup Hot Keys Use "Hot Keys" to perform the following functions - the fast and easy way. Use Hot Keys to Load a Configuration While in the BIOS Setup Utility You can load a configuration while in the CMOS Reloaded submenu screen by moving the cursor to the configuration of your choice (User Defined Config 1, User Defined Config 2, etc.) then pressing the Reset button.

  • Page 100: 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 101: 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 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 102: 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 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 103: Save & Exit Setup

    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.

  • Page 104: 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 105: Sil3112A Sataraid Bios

    BIOS Setup 3.2 Sil3112A SataRAID BIOS The Sil3112A SataRAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives. Important: Before you run the Sil3112A SataRAID BIOS utility, make sure “Onboard RAID Control” (“Onboard Device” section) in the Inte- grated Peripherals submenu of the Award BIOS is set to “Ena- bled”.

  • Page 106: Updating The Bios

    3.4 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 107 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 108: 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 109: 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 110 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 111: 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 112: 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 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 113: Audio Drivers

    Supported Software 4.2.2 Audio Drivers The audio drivers are supported in the following operating sys-    tems: Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0,   Windows 2000 and Windows To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1.
  • Page 114 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 115 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 116 Supported Software  Windows 2000 does not suppor t 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 117: Lan Drivers

    Supported Software 4.2.4 LAN Drivers The LAN drivers suppor t autorun for the following operating    systems: Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and  Windows To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “NETWORK” icon.
  • Page 118 Supported Software 4.2.5 Silicon Image RAID Drivers If the Serial ATA drives connected to the RAID SATA 1 and RAID SATA 2 connectors will be configured as RAID, you must install the Silicon Image RAID drivers. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon.
  • Page 119 Supported Software 4.2.6 Silicon Image RAID Utility This utility is used to configure and manage RAID on drives con- nected to the RAID SATA 1 and RAID SATA 2 connectors. To install the utility, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon.

  • Page 120: Hardware Monitor

    Supported Software 4.2.7 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 121 Supported Software 4.2.8 McAfee VirusScan Online (English OS only) The McAfee VirusScan Online is the most reliable and conven- ient way of protecting your PC from computer viruses. When you install McAfee VirusScan Online, your computer is safe be- cause it automatically scans for viruses and checks for virus up- dates so that PC protection stays up-to-date.
  • Page 122 Supported Software 4.2.9 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 123 Supported Software 4.2.10 RadarSync RadarSync is a software utility that must be installed in your sys- tem to allow online updates of the system’s BIOS. It provides an easy and fast way of accessing the website for downloading the latest version of the BIOS. Using your existing Internet connec- tion, the utility can automatically connect to the web server.
  • Page 124 Supported Software puter might not work as well as it can), and money (prevents problems so you don’t have to waste money calling a techni- cian or tech support hot-line). Installing RadarSync 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon.
  • Page 125 Supported Software Launching RadarSync Click Start on your Windows desktop, point to Programs then click RadarSync. The RadarSync icon will appear on the taskbar. If you are online, it will start to “radar” (rotate) looking for up- dates for your PC. If you are not online, RadarSync will be in sleep mode.
  • Page 126 Supported Software 4.2.11 WinFlash WinFlash is a Windows-based program that allows you to flash the BIOS under an operating system. To install, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2.

  • Page 127: 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 128 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 129 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 130: 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 131: Appendix A - Enabling The Hyper-Threading T Echnology

    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 132 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 133 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology 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 134: 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 135 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 136: 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 137: 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 138: 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 139 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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