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NB35-EC/EL
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  • Page 1 NB30-EC/EL NB35-EC/EL Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual 54600211...
  • Page 2 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No par t 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 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: System Board

    To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click “User’s Manual”. System Board This user’s manual is for the NB30-EC, NB30-EL, NB35-EC and NB35-EL system boards. The differences between these boards are shown below. NB30-EC/EL...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications.................. 1.2 Package Checklist......................Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation System Board Layout ..................System Memory......................Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data........Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse........Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard........Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus..
  • Page 6 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares Desktop Management Interface..............Hardware Doctor.................... Intel INF Update Utility for Windows 98SE/2000/ME/ XP ............................Intel Application Accelerator for Windows........ Intel Graphics Drivers for Windows 98SE/NT/ME/ 2000/XP........................... Audio Drivers and Software Application......... Onboard LAN Drivers for Windows..........USB 2.0 Driver......................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Pentium 4 processor (478-pin) • Supports up to 2.2GHz CPU speed • 400/533MHz system data bus (NB35-EC/EL) 400MHz system data bus (NB30-EC/EL) System Memory • Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets • 2.5V unbuffered PC1600 (DDR200) / PC2100 (DDR266) DDR SDRAM DIMM •...
  • Page 8 Introduction Expansion Slots The NB30-EC/EL system board is equipped with 1 ADD slot, 3 PCI slots (1 shared with CNR slot) and 1 CNR slot. The NB35-EC/EL system board is equipped with 1 AGP slot, 3 PCI slots (1 shared with CNR slot) and 1 CNR slot.
  • Page 9 Introduction Programmable 3-color transparent cursor • 3D graphics features 200 megapixels/sec fill rate Maximum 3D resolution: 1600x1200x32 @ 85Hz Flat and Gouraud shading 16- and 24-bit Z-buffering and 16- and 24-bit W-buffering Ver tex programmable pixel fogging atmospheric effects Double and triple render buffer •...
  • Page 10 Introduction ATX Double Deck Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) • 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports • 1 RJ45 LAN port (NB30-EL and NB35-EL only) • 1 NS16C550A-compatible DB-9 serial port • 1 DB-15 VGA port • 1 DB-25 parallel port • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port •...

  • Page 11: System Health Monitor Functions

    Introduction IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. USB Ports The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.
  • Page 12 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 Doctor” section in chapter 4 for more information. 1.1.3 Intelligence Automatic Chassis/Second Fan Off The chassis fan and second fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 13 Introduction Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse This function allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. Refer to “Jumper Settings for Wake-On- Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse” in chapter 2 and “Keyboard/Mouse Power On” (“Onboard Super IO Device” field) in the Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for more information. Important: •...
  • Page 14 Introduction ACPI STR The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration 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 Management.

  • Page 15: Package Checklist

    Introduction 1.2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items: þ The system board þ A user’s manual þ One card-edge bracket mounted with a serial por t and game/ MIDI port ý One card-edge bracket mounted with 1 S/PDIF-in connector and 1 S/PDIF-out connector (optional) þ...

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    CD-in (J6) Wake-On- Firmware LAN (J20) Clear CMOS PCI Slot 3 RESET (JP7) SPEAKER HD-LED USB 5 & 6 JP4/JP5: (J12) CNR Slot USB 6 select G-SW PWR-LED G-LED ATX-SW Square denotes pin 1 NB30-EC ® (Uses Intel 845GL chipset)

  • Page 17: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation CPU fan Second fan Wake-On- (J13) (J14) KB/Mouse (JP1) COM 1 (CN3) +12V power ATX Main Power (ATXP1) (PL1) Parallel (CN4) DIMM Standby (CN1) Power LED Wake-On-USB KB for USB 1/2/3/4 (JP8) Intel 845GL Chassis open (J7) COM 2 (J10) Game/MIDI (J3)
  • Page 18 Hardware Installation CPU fan Second fan Wake-On- (J13) (J14) KB/Mouse (JP1) COM 1 (CN3) +12V power ATX Main Power (ATXP1) (PL1) Parallel (CN4) DIMM Standby (CN1) Power LED Wake-On-USB KB for USB 1/2/3/4 (JP8) Intel 845G Chassis open (J7) COM 2 (J10) Game/MIDI (J3)
  • Page 19 Hardware Installation CPU fan Second fan Wake-On- (J13) (J14) KB/Mouse (JP1) COM 1 (CN3) +12V power ATX Main Power (ATXP1) (PL1) Parallel (CN4) DIMM Standby (CN1) Power LED Wake-On-USB KB for USB 1/2/3/4 (JP8) Intel 845G Chassis open (J7) COM 2 (J10) Game/MIDI (J3)

  • Page 20: 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 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. 2.

  • Page 22: Jumper Settings For Clearing Cmos Data

    Hardware Installation 2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Clear CMOS (JP7) 2-3 On: 1-2 On: Normal (default) Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP7 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 23 Hardware Installation 3. Now power-on the system. If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s ratio/clock in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4. 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS.

  • Page 24: Jumper Settings For Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse

    Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/ Wake-On-Mouse Wake-On- KB/Mouse (JP1) 1-2 On: Disable 2-3 On: Enable (default) Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse - Jumper JP1 The Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse function allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. By default, JP1 is disabled.
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation 2. The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the “KB Power On Password” (“Onboard Super IO Device” field) of the Integrated Peripherals submenu. You must type the correct password to power-on the system. 3.

  • Page 26: Jumper Settings For Wake-On-Usb Keyboard

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard 1 2 3 Wake-On-USB KB for USB 1/2/3/4 (JP8) 1-2 On: Disable 2-3 On: Enable (default) Wake-On-USB Keyboard for USB 1, USB 2, USB 3 and USB 4 - Jumper JP8 The Wake-On-USB Keyboard function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation Important: • If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 1.5A. • 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 ≥...

  • Page 28: Jumper Settings For Selecting The Cpu's Front Side Bus

    Hardware Installation 2.6 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus (NB35-EC/EL only) CPU FSB select (JP6) 2-3 On: 100MHz 1-2 On: Auto All Off: 133MHz (default) CPU Front Side Bus Select - Jumper JP6 This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board.

  • Page 29: Jumper Settings For Usb 6

    Hardware Installation 2.7 Jumper Settings for USB 6 3 2 1 USB 6 select 1-2 On: USB 6 on J12 2-3 On: USB 6 on CNR (default) USB 6 Select - Jumpers JP4 and JP5 These jumpers are used to select USB 6’s location. Set pins 1 and 2 to On if you want USB 6 on J12.

  • Page 30: Ports And Connectors

    COM 1 USB 3 USB 2/1 PS/2 ATX Double Deck Ports on NB30-EL and NB35-EL PS/2 Mouse Parallel Mic-in USB 2 USB 4 Line-in Line-out COM 1 USB 3 USB 1 PS/2 ATX Double Deck Ports on NB30-EC and NB35-EC...
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation 2.8.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard Mouse (Green) (Purple) The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) por ts - both at location CN2 of the ATX double deck ports of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12.

  • Page 32: Serial Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.8.2 Serial Ports COM 2 (J10) COM 1 (Teal/Turquoise) COM 1 Serial Port The built-in serial ports are RS-232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.
  • Page 33 Hardware Installation One card-edge bracket, mounted with a serial port cable and a game/MIDI port cable, is provided with the system board. If you want to use the secondary serial port, connect the serial por t cable to connector J10. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J10.

  • Page 34: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation 2.8.3 Parallel Port Parallel (Burgundy) Parallel Port The system board has a standard parallel port (CN4 - Burgundy) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP, EPP and PntMode modes.
  • Page 35 Hardware Installation Setting Function Allows normal speed operation but (Standard Parallel Port) in one direction only. Allows parallel por t to operate in (Extended Capabilities Port) bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP’s data transfer rate. Allows bidirectional parallel port op- (Enhanced Parallel Port) eration at maximum speed.

  • Page 36: Vga Port

    Hardware Installation 2.8.4 VGA Port (Blue) VGA Port The system board can only be used with an analog video monitor. Connect the monitor’s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA por t (CN1 - Blue) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board.

  • Page 37: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.8.5 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 5 & 6 (J12) USB 3 & 4 USB 1 & 2 (Black) (Black) Onboard USB Ports (USB 1/2/3/4) Additional USB Ports (USB 5/6) Function Function Function Ground UP5- UP6- Ground UP5+ UP6+ UP5+ Ground...
  • Page 38 Hardware Installation The system board supports 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use the USB por ts.
  • Page 39 Hardware Installation 2.8.6 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port (NB30-EL and NB35-EL only) LAN (CN6) RJ45 RJ45 LAN The NB30-EL and NB35-EL system boards are each equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast-ethernet LAN port at location CN6 of the ATX double deck ports. It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

  • Page 40: Audio Jacks

    Hardware Installation 2.8.7 Audio Jacks Front audio (J1) Mic-In (Pink) Line-In (Light Blue) Line-Out (Lime) Front Audio (J1) Function Function Mic+ Ground Vbias AuD_Vcc (Avcc) AuD_R_Out N. C . N. C. AuD_L_Out N. C .
  • Page 41 Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Jacks (CN7) The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one- hole connecting interface for inserting a plug. Line-out Jack (Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board.
  • Page 42 Hardware Installation 2.8.8 Game/MIDI Port Game/MIDI (J3) The system board is equipped with a 15-pin connector at location J3 for connecting an external game/MIDI por t. One card-edge bracket, mounted with a serial por t cable and a game/MIDI por t cable, is provided with the system board.

  • Page 43: Internal Audio Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.8.9 Internal Audio Connectors 4 3 2 1 TAD (J4) CD-in (J6) CD-in This connector is used to receive Function audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV Left audio channel tuner or MPEG card. Ground Ground Right audio channel TAD is a connector for telephony Function audio devices such as voice modem...
  • Page 44 Hardware Installation 2.8.10 S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out Connectors S/PDIF out (J2) S/PDIF in (J5) 1 2 3 4 S/PDIF-in S/PDIF-out Function Function SPDIF-in AVDD5 Ground N. C. SPDIF Ground The system board is equipped with a digital audio interface - S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface).
  • Page 45 Hardware Installation The Card-Edge Bracket Mounted with S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out Connectors (optional) S/PDIF-OUT S/PDIF-IN...
  • Page 46 Hardware Installation 2.8.11 4-Channel Audio Output Connector 4CH audio (J9) Function Function Center out Ground Ground LFE Out Ground The 4-channel audio connector (J9) supports 4 audio output signals: center channel, subwoofer, rear right channel and rear left channel.

  • Page 47: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.8.12 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD (J15) 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 48: Ide Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.8.13 IDE Disk Drive Connector IDE 2 (J16) IDE 1 (J18) 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 49 Hardware Installation Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives. The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA/100 hard drives.

  • Page 50: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.8.14 IrDA Connector 1 2 3 4 5 IrDA (J8) Function N. C. IRRX Ground IRTX The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification suppor ts data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.
  • Page 51 Hardware Installation 2.8.15 CPU Fan Connector CPU fan (J13) Function Ground Power Sense 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 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.
  • Page 52 Hardware Installation 2.8.16 Chassis Fan Connector Chassis fan (J19) Function Ground On/Off Sense If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to location J19 on the system board. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU.
  • Page 53 Hardware Installation 2.8.17 Second Fan Connector Second fan (J14) Function Ground On/Off Sense If you are installing a second fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to location J14 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the second fan. The second fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 54 Hardware Installation 2.8.18 Wake-On-LAN Connector Wake-On-LAN (J20) Function Ground +5VSB The Wake-On-LAN function is applicable only when you are using a LAN add-in card that has the same function. It will allow the network to remotely power-on a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
  • Page 55 Hardware Installation 2.8.19 Wake-On-Ring Connector Wake-On-Ring (J11) Function Ground The Wake-On-Ring connector is used to connect to an internal modem add-in card that has the same connector. It will allow the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming through the internal modem card.
  • Page 56 Hardware Installation 2.8.20 Chassis Open Connector Chassis open (J7) Function Ground Chassis signal N. C . The “chassis open” function, when enabled, will alert you that the system chassis is open. To use this function, connect the “chassis sensor” cable that is attached on your system chassis to location J7 on the system board.
  • Page 57 +3.3V AGP card, the LED will light indicating that a non-1.5V card was used. The ADD slot on the NB30-EC/EL system board is used for installing an ADD (AGP Digital Display) add-in card. The ADD Warning LED will not light if an ADD card is installed in the slot. It will light if no ADD card is installed.
  • Page 58 Hardware Installation 3.3VSB Standby for PCI (Jumper JP3) The default setting of jumper JP3 is On. It provides 3.3VSB Standby power to the PCI slots. If you are using a PCI modem card that does not comply to the PCI 2.2 specification, please set this jumper to Off.

  • Page 59: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.8.22 Power Connectors ATX Main Power +12V power (PL1) (ATXP1) 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 PL1 and ATXP1 connectors respectively.
  • Page 60 Hardware Installation ATX Main Power Connector Function Function 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V +12V Power Connector Function Ground Ground +12V +12V...

  • Page 61: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.8.23 Front Panel Connectors Front panel connectors (J17) HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. G-LED: Green LED This LED will not light when the system’s power is on or when the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
  • Page 62 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 ever y second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every 4 seconds.

  • Page 63: 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 64: Award Bios Setup Utility

    Award BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date (mm:dd:yy) Mon, Mar 11 2002 Time (hh:mm:ss) 4 : 35 : 5 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Press Enter None Change the day, month, IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None year and century...
  • Page 65 Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave If you wish to define your own drive type manually, select “Manual”. The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor. If you select ”Auto”, the BIOS will auto-detect the HDD & CD-ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD &...
  • Page 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected. All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error.

  • Page 67: Advanced Bios Features

    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 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility After seeing the error message, if necessary, you will be able to run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done. Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear.
  • Page 69 Award BIOS Setup Utility Swap Floppy Drive When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A. When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive A.
  • Page 70 Award BIOS Setup Utility Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated. Typematic Delay (Msec) This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins. Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password - ever ytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS...
  • Page 71 Award BIOS Setup Utility HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) hard drives. SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA/IDE and SCSI drives. The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive’s failure.

  • Page 72: Advanced Chipset Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Item Help By User DRAM Timing Selectable CAS Latency Time Menu Level Active to Precharge Delay DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay DRAM RAS# Precharge Auto Memory Frequency For Disabled...
  • Page 73 Award BIOS Setup Utility CAS Latency Time This field is used to select the local memory clock periods. Active to Precharge Delay The options are 5, 6 and 7. DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay The options are 2 and 3. DRAM RAS# Precharge This field controls RAS# precharge (in local memory clocks).
  • Page 74 Award BIOS Setup Utility Delayed Transaction When enabled, this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCI-to-ISA transactions. This allows PCI and ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made. AGP Aperture Size (MB) This field is relevant to the memor y-mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system.

  • Page 75: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help INTEL OnChip IDE Device Press Enter INTEL OnChip PCI Device Press Enter Menu Level Onboard Super IO Device Press Enter USB Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Enabled USB Mouse Support...
  • Page 76 Award BIOS Setup Utility Mode 0-4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive’s timing. Caution: Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors. IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master/Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use.
  • Page 77 Award BIOS Setup Utility Onboard AC97 Codec Enabled This option is used to enable the onboard AC97 codec. Disabled This option is used to disable the onboard AC97 codec. Disable the onboard AC97 codec when using a 6-channel audio CNR card or an audio PCI card.
  • Page 78 Award BIOS Setup Utility Disabled Default setting. Warning: If JP1 was previously enabled with a pass- word set in the “KB Power On Password” field, and now you wish to disable the keyboard password function, make sure to set this field to disabled prior to setting JP1 to disabled (1-2 On).
  • Page 79 Award BIOS Setup Utility Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller. Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller. Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address for the onboard serial por t 1 and serial por t 2. 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 Allows manually select an I/O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2.
  • Page 80 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 por t. Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP and PntMode. These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device.
  • Page 81 Award BIOS Setup Utility PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system. Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will automatically power-on.
  • Page 82 Onboard/AGP When the system boots, it will first initialize the onboard VGA or AGP. (NB35-EC/EL only) Onboard VGA When the system boots, it will first initialize the onboard VGA. (NB30-EC/EL only) PCI Slot When the system boots, it will first initialize PCI.

  • Page 83: Power Management Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Item Help ACPI Function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Menu Level Power Management...
  • Page 84 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 85 Award BIOS Setup Utility Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Hold 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 86 Award BIOS Setup Utility USB KB Wake-Up From S3 This field, when enabled, allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. This can be configured only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field is set to “S3(STR)”.

  • Page 87: 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. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations Item Help Reset Configuration Data...
  • Page 88 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources This field is used to set each system interrupt to either “PCI Device” or “Reserved”. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not. Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards wor k with PCI/VGA. Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/ VGA.

  • Page 89: Pc Health Status

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Current System Temp. 27C/80F Menu Level Current CPU Temperature 40C/66F Current Chassis FAN Speed 0 RPM Current CPU FAN Speed 0 RPM Current Second FAN Speed 0 RPM...
  • Page 90 Award BIOS Setup Utility Shutdown Temperature This field is used to set the temperature that would shutdown the system in order to prevent system overheat. Note: The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting “system health” conditions but if you want a warning message to pop-up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs, you must install the Hardware Doctor utility.

  • Page 91: Cpu Frequency Control

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 CPU Frequency Control CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software CPU Frequency Control Item Help CPU Clock Ratio Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Menu Level Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled Clock By Slight Adjust 102MHz ↑↓→←...
  • Page 92 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 93: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features. You should use these values only if you have hardware problems. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.

  • Page 94: Set Supervisor Password

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisor’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisor’s password with the “Setup”...

  • Page 95: Save & Exit Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. The message below will appear: Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)? N Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memor y, and the system will reboot.

  • Page 96: 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 systems easier. With DMI, a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a par ticular computer system without physically going to it.

  • Page 97: 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 98 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 99: Hardware Doctor

    Supported Software 4.2 Hardware Doctor The system board comes with the Hardware Doctor utility contained 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 100: Intel Application Accelerator For Windows

    Supported Software 4. The “Software License Agreement” screen will appear. Click “Yes”. 5. The “Readme Information” screen will appear. You can view the content of the utility’s readme in this screen. Click “Next”. 6. The “Choose Destination Location” screen will appear showing where the utility will be located.

  • Page 101: Audio Drivers And Software Application

    Supported Software 4.6 Audio Drivers and Software Applications The CD also includes audio drivers and audio playback software for Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows     2000 and Windows XP oper ating systems. For installation ...

  • Page 102: Microsoft Directx 8.1 Driver

    (which is, the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root director y of the CD and double-click "Setup". 2. Please go to DFI's web site at "http://www.dfi.com/suppor t1/ download2.asp" for the latest ver sion of the drivers or software applications.

  • Page 103: Appendix A - System Error Messages

    System Error Message Appendix A - System Error Message When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message, PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP, will be shown in the information box at the bottom.
  • Page 104 System Error Message setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) Unable to reset floppy subsystem. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) Floppy type mismatch.

  • Page 105: Appendix B - Troubleshooting

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

  • Page 106: Power Supply

    Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitor’s vertical sync. 2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating a magnetic field around the display. 3.

  • Page 107: Hard Drive

    Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure. 1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS. 2. If the system is configured with two hard drives, make sure the bootable (first) hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave.

  • Page 108: Serial Port

    Troubleshooting Serial Port The serial device (modem, printer) doesn’t output anything or is outputting garbled characters. 1. Make sure that the serial device’s power is turned on and that the device is on-line. 2. Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer.

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