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GITOX3
Rev. A+
System Board
User's Manual
935-015182-050
I41411305

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  • Page 1 GITOX3 Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual 935-015182-050 I41411305...
  • 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 particular purpose.

  • Page 3: Fcc And Doc Statement On Class B

    FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction Features and Specifications .............. Package Checklist ................... Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation System Board Layout ................System Memory ..................Frequency Ratio Settings for Processors ....... Jumper Settings for the CPU’s Type ......... Jumper Settings for the CPU’s Front Side Bus ....Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data ......
  • Page 5 Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares Desktop Management Interface ........... Hardware Doctor Utility ..............Patch Utility for Windows 95 ............VGA Driver for Windows 95/98/NT4.0 ......Appendix A - System Error Messages POST Beep ....................Error Messages ..................Appendix B - Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checklist ..............

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset  • Intel 440BX AGPset  • Intel 69000 (on board VGA) Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 370 for installing an ® Intel Celeron PPGA and Pentium III FCPGA processor.
  • Page 7 Introduction Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 dedicated PCI slot, 5 dedicated 16-bit ISA slot and 1 shared PCI/ISA slot. All PCI and ISA slots are bus masters. Disk-On-Chip Optional M-system up to 144Mbytes or above. Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS.

  • Page 8: System Health Monitor Functions

    Introduction • 1 chassis open connector • 1 system temperature sensor connector • 3 fan connectors for CPU, chassis and second chassis fans PCI Bus Master IDE Controller • Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices • Supports ATA/33 hard drives •...
  • Page 9 Introduction • Monitors processor/chassis fan speed and failure alarm • Automatic processor/chassis fan control • Read back capability that displays accurate temperature, voltage and fan speed • Watchdog timer function 1.1.3 Intelligence Automatic CPU/Chassis Fan Off The CPU and chassis fans will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 10 Introduction Wake-On-LAN Ready The Wake-On-LAN function allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup function. Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 720mA (minimum). Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse This function allows you to use the keyboard or mouse to power- on the system.

  • Page 11: Package Checklist

    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 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items: The system board A user’s manual One 40-pin IDE hard disk cable...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

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

  • Page 13: 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 14: Frequency Ratio Settings For Processors

    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 15: Jumper Settings For The Cpu's Type

    Hardware Installation Processor Processor Frequency Frequency Ratio Ratio 66MHz 100MHz 66MHz 100MHz Future ---------- 400MHz 600MHz processor Future 650MHz 433MHz ---------- 3.5x 6.5x processor Future 466MHz 700MHz ---------- processor Future 300MHz Future 7.5x 4.5x 500MHz processor (300A) processor Future 500MHz 333MHz 533MHz processor...

  • Page 16: Jumper Settings For The Cpu's Front Side Bus

    Hardware Installation Jumper JP11: 2-3 On: Reserved 1-2 On: Intel CPU (default) 2.5 Jumper Settings for the CPU’s Front Side Bus Jumpers JP2 & JP3 CPU’s Front Side Bus Select The default setting is Auto - the system will automatically r un according to the FSB of the processor.

  • Page 17: Jumper Settings For Clearing Cmos Data

    Hardware Installation Jumpers JP2 & JP3: All Off 1-2 On 2-3 On 2.6 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Jumper JP8 Clear CMOS Data If, for some reason, the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot super visor/user/keyboard password, the system can be reconfigured with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.

  • Page 18: Jumper Settings For Vga On Board

    Hardware Installation 2.7 Jumper Settings for VGA on Board Jumper JP6 Onboard VGA Enable/Disable The system is equipped with an onboard VGA port and a 15-pin onboard VGA connector. If you wish to install a VGA add-on card, set JP6 to pins 2-3 On to disable the onboard VGA. 1-2 On: Enable 2-3 On: Disable (default)

  • Page 19: Jumper Settings For M-System Flash Disk Address

    Hardware Installation 2.8 Jumper Settings for M-system Flash Disk Address Jumper JP10 M-system Flash Disk Address Select 5-6 On: (default) Address JP10 C0000 1-2 On C8000 3-4 On D0000 5-6 On* 7-8 On D8000 “*” denotes default...

  • Page 20: Jumper Settings For Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse

    Hardware Installation 2.9 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/ Wake-On-Mouse Jumper JP1 Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse The system board suppor ts the Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On- Mouse function. This function allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. By default, JP1 is disabled. To use this function, set JP1 to 2-3 On.

  • Page 21: Ports And Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.10 Ports and Connectors 2.10.1 Serial Ports system board equipped with two onboard serial ports (Teal/Turquoise color) at locations J6 (COM 1) and J10 (COM 2) of the ATX double deck prots. The system board is also equipped with two 9-pin onboard connector s at locations J5 (COM 1) and J12 (COM 2) for optional...
  • Page 22 Hardware Installation 2.10.2 PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Ports The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse por t (Green) and an PS/2 keyboard (Purple) port - both at location J1 of the ATX double deck por ts; it is also equipped with a 5-pin onboard mouse connector at location J3 and a 5- pin onboard keyboard connector...

  • Page 23: Parallel Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.10.3 Parallel Ports The system board has a stan- dard printer port (Burgundy) located at J7 of the ATX double deck ports for inter- facing your PC to a parallel printer ; it is also equipped with 1 25-pin connector (J8) for optional printer port cable.

  • Page 24: Vga Port

    Hardware Installation 2.10.4 VGA Port The system board is equipped with a VGA prot at location J17 (Blue) of the double deck ports. The system board is also equipped with 15-pin connector (J16) for optional VGA por t cable. Connect the VGA port cable to connector J16 on the system board.

  • Page 25: Ide Hard Disk Interface

    Hardware Installation Connecting the Floppy Disk Cable 1. Install the 34-pin header connector into the shrouded floppy disk header (J11) on the system board. The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin 1 of J11. 2. Install the other 34-pin header connector(s) into the disk drive(s).

  • Page 26: Adding A Second Ide Hard Drive

    Hardware Installation 2. Install the other 40-pin header connector(s) into the device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin 1 of the drive edge connector(s). Note: Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings.

  • Page 27: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.10.7 USB Ports The system board is equipped with two onboard USB ports at location J4. USB allows data exchange between your computer wide range simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use these ports.

  • Page 28: Cpu Fan Connector

    Hardware Installation Note: The sequence of the 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. Function N.

  • Page 29: Chassis Fan Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.10.10 Chassis Fan Connector The system board is equipped with a chassis fan connector. If you are installing a 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 processor.
  • Page 30 Hardware Installation 2.10.12 SB-LINK™ Connector If the system board is installed with a Creative sound card that requires connecting the card to the SB- LINK™ connector, connect the cable that came with the sound card to connector J21. Refer to the sound card’s manual for more information.
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation 2.10.14 Wake-On-LAN Connector The system board suppor ts the Wake-On-LAN function. This function 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 32 Hardware Installation 2.10.15 Chassis Open Connector The “chassis open” function, when enabled, will alert you that the system chassis is open. To use this function, please follow the steps below. 1. Connect the “chassis sensor” cable that is attached on your system chassis to location J18 on the system board.
  • Page 33 Hardware Installation 2.10.16 PCI Standby Power LED PCI Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the power-on, Soft-Off or Suspend mode. 3.3VSB Standby for PCI (Jumper JP7) The default setting of jumper JP7 is On. It provides 3.3VSB Standby power to the PCI slots.

  • Page 34: Power Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.10.17 Power Connector The pin assignment of the ATX power connector is shown below. Function Function 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V PS-ON PW-OK 5VSB +12V Important: The system board requires a minimum of 3.3V/6A electric current.
  • Page 35 Hardware Installation 2.10.18 LEDs and Switches ATX-LED: This LED will light when the 5VSB power is active. HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. G-LED: Green LED This LED will light when the system is in the Suspend mode. ATX-SW: ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup, this switch is a “dual function power button”...
  • Page 36 Hardware Installation KEYLOCK: Power/Standby LED and Keylock Connector Use pins 24-26 to connect to the Power/Standby LED. This LED will light when the system’s power is on and blinks when the system enters the Suspend mode. Use pins 27 to 28 to connect to the keyboard lock (located on the front panel of the system chassis) for locking the keyboard.
  • Page 37 Hardware Installation 2.10.19 Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 dedicated PCI slot, 5 dedicated 16-bit ISA slot and 1 shared PCI/ISA slot. All CPI and ISA slots are bus masters.

  • Page 38: Chapter 3 - 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 contain codes for various advanced features found in this system board.
  • Page 39 Award BIOS Setup Utility ROM PCI/ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Date (mm:dd:yy) : Thu, Dec 2 1999 Time (hh:mm:ss) : 10: 35: 50 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE HEAD CYLS PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Auto Auto Primary Slave Auto Auto...
  • Page 40 Award BIOS Setup Utility Drive A and Drive B These categories identify the types of floppy disk drives installed. None No floppy drive is installed 360K, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. standard drive; 360KB capacity 1.2M, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB capacity 720K, 3.5 in.

  • Page 41: Bios Features Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2 BIOS Features Setup The BIOS Features Setup 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 42 Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU L1 Cache and CPU L2 Cache These categories speed up the memory access. The default value is enabled. Enable the External Cache for better performance. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking By default, ECC is enabled to check the Level 2 cache. If you are not using this function, set this field to Disabled.
  • Page 43 Award BIOS Setup Utility Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys. When set to Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys.
  • Page 44 Award BIOS Setup Utility OS Select for DRAM > 64MB This item allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS/2. The options are: Non-OS/2 and OS/2. HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) hard drives.

  • Page 45: Chipset Features Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Chipset Features Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay **** System Health Monitor **** SDRAM RAS Precharge Time : 33 C/91 Current CPU Temperature SDRAM CAS Latency Time First System Temperature : 24 C/75 SDRAM Precharge Control...
  • Page 46 Award BIOS Setup Utility SDRAM CAS Latency Time The default setting is 3 which is 3 clock cycles for the CAS latency. DRAM Data Integrity Mode The ECC (Error Checking and Correction) function is supported only in x72 (72-bit) PC SDRAM DIMMs. If you are using x64 (64- bit) PC SDRAM DIMMs, set this field to Non-ECC.

  • Page 47: Power Management Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility • +1.5V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V and -5V These fields show the output voltage of the power supply. 3.1.4 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. If you like to use the soft power down feature of Windows 95/98, you must enable the Power Management below.
  • Page 48 Award BIOS Setup Utility Max. Power Saving Maximum power management. Standby Mode = 1 min.; Suspend Mode = 1 min. and HDD Powen Down = 1 Min. User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually. When selected, users can set a time value in the Standby Mode, Suspend Mode and HDD Pown Down fields respectively.
  • Page 49 Award BIOS Setup Utility Standby Mode This is user configurable only when the Power Management category is set to User Defined. When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, video will be shut off while all other devices still operate at full speed. Suspend Mode This is user configurable only when the Power Management category is set to User Defined.
  • Page 50 Award BIOS Setup Utility Instant-Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system. 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.
  • Page 51 Award BIOS Setup Utility can wake-up the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt. Make sure your LAN card supports the remote wakeup function. To use this function, set this field to Enabled. Refer to the “Wake-On-LAN Connector” section in Chapter 2 of this manual for more information.

  • Page 52: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5 PNP/PCI Configuration This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some ver y technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

  • Page 53: Load Fail-Safe Settings

    Award BIOS Setup Utility Assign IRQ for VGA When Enabled, the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the VGA card installed. Your VGA card will need an IRQ only when using the video capture function of the card. If you are not using this function and a new device requires an IRQ, you can set this function to Disabled.

  • Page 54: Load Optimal Settings

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 Load Optimal Settings The “Load Optimal Settings” option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM. Use the Setup default values as standard values for your system. Highlight this option on the main menu and press <Enter>. The message below will appear.
  • Page 55 Award BIOS Setup Utility then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves. Your system supports five modes, 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive. Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive’s timing.
  • Page 56 Award BIOS Setup Utility KBC Input Clock This is used to select the input clock of your keyboard. The options are: 8MHz and 12MHz. The default is 8MHz. 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...
  • Page 57 Award BIOS Setup Utility IR Transmission Delay If this option is Enabled, transmission of data will be slower. This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device. The options are: Enabled and Disabled. Onboard Parallel Port 378H/IRQ7, 3BCH/IRQ7, 278H/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port.

  • Page 58: Supervisor Password

    Award BIOS Setup Utility to disabled (1-2 On). You will not be able to boot up the system if you fail to do so. Password When this option is selected, the “KB Power On Password” field will appear. Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>.

  • Page 59: User Password

    Award BIOS Setup Utility Type in the password. You are limited to eight characters. When done, the message below will appear: Confirm Password: You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same password. If you type in a wrong password, you will be prompted to enter the correct password again.

  • Page 60: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.11 IDE HDD Auto Detection Use this option to detect the parameters for the hard disk drives installed in your system. These parameters will then be automatically entered into the "Standard CMOS Setup". The IDE HDD Auto Detection screen displays the following categories of information: Size, Cylinders, Heads, Precomp, LandZone, Sectors and Mode.

  • Page 61: 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>. 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 memory, and the system will reboot.

  • Page 62: Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

    Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 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 particular computer system without physically going to it.
  • Page 63 Supported Software 4.1.2 Using the DMI Utility Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc, 1996 [Edit DMI] [Add DMI] [Load DMI File] [Save DMI File]      BIOS      *** BIOS Auto Detect *** System Enclosure/Chassis Type : BIOS Information...
  • Page 64 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 65: Hardware Doctor Utility

    Supported Software 4.2 Hardware Doctor Utility The system board comes with a 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 66: Vga Driver For Windows 95/98/Nt4.0

    Supported Software ® 4.4 VGA Driver for Windows 95/98/NT4.0 To install the VGA driver, insert the provided CD into a CD-ROM drive and click the “VGA Driver for Windows 95/98/NT4.0” button in the autorun screen. The message about VGA driver installation procedures will appear.

  • Page 67: Appendix A - System Error Messages

    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 68 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 69: Appendix B - 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 70: 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 71: 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 72: 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.

  • Page 73: Appendix C - Watchdog Timer

    Appendix C - Watchdog Timer Using the Watchdog Timer Function The following are the parameters for enabling or disabling the Watchdog Timer function when using the GWBASIC or ASSEMBLY applications. When enabled, the application accesses read port 443 (HEX). When disabled, it accesses read port 43 (HEX). GWBASIC To enable Watchdog Timer and reload the timer, type: A = INP (&H443)

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