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  • Page 1 845PE-ML Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual 78200350...
  • 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 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: Table Of Contents

    Introduction 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 5: Appendix A - Enabling The Hyper-Threading

    Introduction Appendix A - Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology A.1 Enabling the Hyper-Threading Technology......... Appendix B - System Error Messages B.1 POST Beep..........................B.2 Error Messages........................Appendix C - Troubleshooting C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist..................97...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset • Intel 845PE chipset ® ® Intel 82845PE Memory Controller Hub (MCH) ® Intel 82801DB I/O Controller Hub (ICH4) Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 478 for installing one of the following supported processors.
  • Page 7 Introduction Expansion Slots • 1 AGP slot • 3 PCI slots The AGP slot only supports 1.5V AGP 4x (1066MB/sec. band- width) add-in cards. AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards for 3D graphics applications. It handles large amounts of graphics data with the following fea- tures: •...
  • Page 8 Introduction PCI Bus Master IDE Controller • Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices • Supports ATA/33, ATA/66 and ATA/100 hard drives • PIO Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 14MB/ sec.) • Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer •...
  • Page 9 Introduction Compatibility • PCI 2.2 and AC ’97 compliant Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) • One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port • One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port • One RJ45 LAN port • Two USB 2.0/1.1 ports • Two DB-9 serial ports •...
  • Page 10 Introduction Wake-On-Ring This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the PC.
  • Page 11 Introduction Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse The Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. Important: • If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse func- tion for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...

  • Page 12: Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality Requirements

    Introduction AC Power Failure Recovery When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either power-on the system manually, let the system power-on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs. Virus Protection Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

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

  • Page 14: 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 15 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 16: 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 17 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 18: 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 19 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 20 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 21: 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 22 Hardware Installation 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Frequency/Voltage Control submenu and press <Enter>. 6. Set the “CPU Clock Ratio” or “CPU Clock” field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock. Refer to the Frequency/Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information.
  • Page 23 Hardware Installation 2.4.2 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s FSB 1-2 On: Auto 2-3 On: All Off: (default) 100MHz 200MHz JP1’s default setting is Auto. The system will run according to the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board. You can also set the FSB fixed at 100MHz or 200MHz by setting JP1 to 2-3 On or All Off.

  • Page 24: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports RJ45 PS/2 Parallel GAME/MIDI Mouse PS/2 USB 1-2 COM 1 COM 2 Line- Line- Mic- The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following: • PS/2 mouse port • PS/2 keyboard port • LAN port •...
  • Page 25 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 26 Hardware Installation 2.5.2 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port " RJ45 LAN The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast- ethernet LAN port at location CN7 of the system board. It al- lows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation 2.5.3 Universal Serial Bus Ports " USB 2 USB 1 USB 3-4 USB 5-6 Two onboard USB ports (Black) are at location CN7 of the sys- tem board. The J6 (USB 3-4) and J7 (USB 5-6) connectors allow you to connect 4 additional USB ports.
  • Page 28 Hardware Installation Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information. If you are using a USB 2.0 device, install the “Intel USB 2.0 Driv- ers”.

  • Page 29: Serial Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5.4 Serial Ports " COM 1 COM 2 The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (COM 1: CN6 and COM 2: CN5) - both in Teal/Turquoise color. These 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 30 Hardware Installation 2.5.5 Parallel Port Parallel " The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at lo- cation CN8 of the system board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP modes. Setting Function Allows normal speed operation (Standard Parallel Port)
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation 2.5.7 Game/MIDI Port Game Port " The Game/MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I/O port. Connect an analog joystick to the 15- pin D-sub connector (Gold) at location CN9 of the system board.

  • Page 32: Audio Jacks

    Hardware Installation 2.5.8 Audio Jacks Line-out Mic-in Line-in " Front Audio Audio Jacks The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one- hole connecting interface for inserting a plug. • Line-out Jack (CN2 - Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board.
  • Page 33 Hardware Installation Note: The functions of these audio jacks will change to support 6- channel audio output only after you have installed the audio driver and set the appropriate configuration. Front Audio The front audio connector (J1) allows you to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your sys- tem.

  • Page 34: I/O Connectors

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

  • Page 35: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector for connecting a standard floppy disk drive. To prevent improper floppy cable installation, the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.

  • Page 36: Ide Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.3 IDE Disk Drive Connector IDE 1 IDE 2 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 37 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 38: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.4 IrDA Connector IRRX N. C. Ground IRTX " Connect your IrDA cable to connector J5 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 39: Cooling Fan Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.4 Cooling Fan Connectors Power Ground N. C. CPU fan Ground Power N. C. System fan Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connec- tor (J8) on the system board. The system fan (J12) connector is used to connect an additional cooling fan.

  • Page 40: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.7 Power Connectors 3.3V 3.3V -12V 3.3V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V Ground Ground +12V +12V Use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Sup- ply 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 41: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.8 Front Panel Connectors PWR-LED HD-LED RESET ATX-SW SPEAKER 19 20 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 42 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 43: 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 44 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 45 BIOS Setup 3.1.1.3 IDE Primary Master, IDE Primary Slave, IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave Move the cursor to the “IDE Primary Master”, “IDE Primary Slave”, “IDE Secondary Master” or “IDE Secondary Slave” field, then press <Enter>. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
  • Page 46 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 47 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 48 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 49: 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 50: Technology

    BIOS Setup Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear. If you are running such a program, we recommend that you first disable this field. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP or the oper- ®...
  • Page 51 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.8 Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks.
  • Page 52 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.12 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated. 3.1.2.13 Typematic Delay (Msec) This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins. 3.1.2.14 Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the pass- word - everytime the system boots or only when you enter the...

  • Page 53: Technology

    BIOS Setup 3.1.2.18 HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) hard drives. SMART is a reliability predic- tion technology for ATA/IDE and SCSI drives. The drive will pro- vide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive’s failure.

  • Page 54: 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 55 BIOS Setup Manual If you want better performance for your system other than the one “by SPD”, select “Manual” then select the best option in the “CAS La- tency Time” and “Active to Precharge Delay” fields. 3.1.3.2 CAS Latency Time This field is used to select the local memory clock periods.
  • Page 56 BIOS Setup 3.1.3.9 Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the system BIOS, enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at C0000H to C7FFFH to be cached, if the cache controller is also enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the faster the video perform- ance.

  • Page 57: 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 On-Chip Primary PCI IDE and On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and sec- ondary IDE controller.
  • Page 58 BIOS Setup Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system ac- cording to your hard disk drive’s timing. 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. 3.1.4.3 IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master/ Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use.
  • Page 59 BIOS Setup 3.1.4.8 Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the AGP or PCI first when the system boots. When the system boots, it will first initialize the AGP. PCI Slot When the system boots, it will first initialize PCI.
  • Page 60 BIOS Setup 3.1.4.13 Power On Function This field allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. Button only Default setting. Uses the power button to power on the system. Keyboard 98 When this option is selected, press the “wake up” ...
  • Page 61 BIOS Setup 3.1.4.17 Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2. 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 Allows you to manu- ally select an I/O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2.
  • Page 62 BIOS Setup 3.1.4.22 ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select the DMA channel of the parallel port. 3.1.4.23 PWRON After PWR-Fail 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 63: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Setup 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your sys- tem to most effectively save energy. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.5.1 ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that ®...
  • Page 64 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 65 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.8 MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system. 3.1.5.9 Suspend Mode This is configurable only when the Power Management field is set to “User Define”. When the system enters the power saving time set in this field, the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off.
  • Page 66 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.12 Wake-Up by PCI Card Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the system. Access to the LAN card or PCI card will cause the system to wake up.
  • Page 67 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.17 Date (of Month) Alarm The system will power-on everyday according to the time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field. 1-31 Select a date you would like the system to power- on. The system will power-on on the set date, and time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm”...
  • Page 68 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 69 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 70 BIOS Setup 3.1.7 Frequency/Voltage Control The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.7.1 CPU Clock Ratio This field is used to select the frequency ratio of the processor. Important: The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer.
  • Page 71 BIOS Setup 3.1.7.4 Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled, the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI devices. 3.1.7.5 Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting. Do not alter this setting un- less advised by an engineer or technician. 3.1.7.6 CPU Clock This field provides several options for selecting the external sys- tem bus clock of the processor.
  • Page 72 BIOS Setup 3.1.8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These set- tings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features. You should use these values only if you have hardware problems. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.

  • Page 73: Load Optimized Defaults

    BIOS Setup 3.1.9 Load Optimized Defaults The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for your system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>. Type <Y> and press <Enter> to load the Setup default values.

  • Page 74: Set Supervisor Password

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

  • Page 75: Set User Password

    BIOS Setup 3.1.11 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup, set a user’s password with the “System” option se- lected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to en- ter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password with the “Setup”...
  • Page 76 BIOS Setup 3.1.12 Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot.

  • Page 77: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS Setup 3.1.13 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight “Exit Without Saving” and press <Enter>. Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make any changes to the setup, press <Ctrl>...

  • Page 78: Updating The Bios

    3.2 Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. You can download them from DFI’s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative. 1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.
  • Page 79 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 80: 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 81 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 82 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 83: Drivers, Utilities And Software Applications

    Supported Software 4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear.

  • Page 84: 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 85: 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 2000 and  Windows To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “AUDIO” icon.
  • Page 86 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 87 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 88 Supported Software  Windows 2000 does not suppor t auto-installation of the USB 2.0 driver. When you click “Intel USB 2.0 Drivers”, a “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 89: Lan Drivers

    Supported Software 4.2.4 LAN Drivers The LAN drivers support 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 90 Supported Software 4.2.5 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 To install, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2. Click “Microsoft DirectX 8.1” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 3.

  • Page 91: 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 92 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 93 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 94: 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 95: Enabling The Hyper-Threading Technology

    Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology Appendix A - Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology A.1 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology To enable the functionality of the Hyper-Threading Technology, please follow the requirements and steps below. Basically, the following ® ® presumes that you have already installed an Intel Pentium Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology.
  • Page 96 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology c. Click the General tab. The processor shown under Computer should resemble the one shown below. d. Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager. The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below.
  • Page 97 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology e. Lastly, press the <Ctr l> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously. The Windows Task Manager dialog box will appear. Click the Performance tab. The diagram under CPU Usage History should resemble the one shown below.

  • Page 98: 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 99 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 100: 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 101: 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 102: 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 103: 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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