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  • Page 1 AD76 RAID Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual 59700218...
  • Page 2 Copyright Trademarks ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® Caution...
  • Page 3 FCC and DOC Statement on Class B...
  • Page 4 Notice...
  • Page 5 Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 6 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix B - System Error Messages Appendix C - Troubleshooting...

  • Page 7: Features And Specifications

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset • VIA KT333 and VT8233ACE ® Processor The system board is equipped with Socket-A for 462-pin PGA processor. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1.100V to 1.850V.
  • Page 8 Introduction DIMMs Memory Size DIMMs Memory Size 16MBx64 2MBx64 16MB 128MB 32MBx64 4MBx64 32MB 256MB 8MBx64 64MB 64MBx64 512MB Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 universal AGP slot and 6 PCI slots. AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards.
  • Page 9 Introduction ATX Double Deck Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) Connectors ATA RAID - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disk...
  • Page 10 Introduction PCI Bus Master IDE Controller IrDA Interface USB Ports BIOS ® Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

  • Page 11: System Health Monitor Functions

    Introduction 1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the following “system health” conditions. • Monitors CPU/system temperature • Monitors ±12V/±5V/3.3V/CPU/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V) voltages • Monitors CPU/chassis fan speed • Automatic chassis fan on/off control • Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed Refer to the “PC Health Status”...
  • Page 12 Introduction CPU Fan Protection Over Voltage CPU Overclocking Automatic Chassis Fan Off Dual Function Power Button...
  • Page 13 Introduction Wake-On-Ring Important: If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥ 720mA. RTC Timer to Power-on the System Wake-On-LAN Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥...
  • Page 14 Introduction ACPI STR ® ® Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 1A. Virus Protection...
  • Page 15 Introduction 1.2 Package Checklist þ þ þ þ þ þ...
  • Page 16 Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 System Board Layout PS/2 KB/Mouse power select (JP1) DIMM standby CPU fan (J18) power LED J2 ATX power (J19) COM 1 (J3) Secondary IDE (J29) Parallel (J4) Primary IDE (J27) (J34) Chassis fan (J21) COM 2 (J5) KT333...

  • Page 17: System Memory

    Hardware Installation Warning: • To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system, you must power-off the system then turn off the power supply’s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the setting of a jumper or replacing the CPU. •...

  • Page 18: Installing The Dim Module

    Hardware Installation Refer to chapter 1 (System Memor y section) for detailed specification of the memory supported by the system board. 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.

  • Page 19: Jumper Settings For Clearing Cmos Data

    Hardware Installation 2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Clear CMOS 1 2 3 (JP5) 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Normal (default) Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP5 If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the keyboard, supervisor or user password.
  • Page 20 Hardware Installation 3. Plug the power cord and power-on the system. If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s bus clock or ratio 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 21 Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus CPU FSB select (JP4) Off: 100MHz (200MHz FSB) 133MHz (266MHz FSB) (default) CPU Front Side Bus Select - Jumper JP4 This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board.
  • Page 22 Hardware Installation 2.5 Jumper Settings for Selecting the PS/2 Power PS/2 KB/Mouse power select (JP1) 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) Power Select for PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse - Jumper JP1 This jumper is used to select the power for the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse.
  • Page 23 Hardware Installation 2.6 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB 2.0 Keyboard/Mouse 1 2 3 Wake-On-USB 2.0 KB/Mouse (J11) 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Enable - 5VSB power Disable - VCC power (default) Wake-On-USB 2.0 Keyboard/Mouse - J11 The Wake-On-USB 2.0 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a USB 2.0 keyboard or USB 2.0 mouse (that is connected to a USB 2.0 port) to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
  • Page 24 Hardware Installation 2.7 Jumper Settings for RAID 1 2 3 RAID setting (JP2) 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Disable the RAID function Enable the RAID function (default) RAID Settings - Jumper JP2 To use the RAID function, make sure this jumper is enabled (2-3 On).

  • Page 25: Ports And Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.8 Ports and Connectors RJ45 PS/2 Parallel GAME/MIDI Mouse PS/2 USB 2/1 COM 1 COM 2 Line- Line- Mic- ATX Double Deck Ports...
  • Page 26 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) ports - both at location J1 of the ATX double deck ports of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12.

  • Page 27: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.8.2 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 2.0 USB 1.1 (J20) (J25) USB 2 USB 2.0 (Black) USB 2.0 (J22) (J20 or J22) USB 1.1 USB 1 (J25) (Black) USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.
  • Page 28 Hardware Installation USB 1.1 The system board is equipped with two onboard USB 1.1 ports (J2 - Black) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board. It is also equipped with J25 for connecting 2 additional external USB 1.1 ports.
  • Page 29 Hardware Installation USB 2.0 (J20 and J22) Function Function Data+ 5V_Dul Ground 5V_Dul Data- Ground Data- Ground Data+ USB 1.1 (J25) Function Function Function Ground UP2- UP3- Ground UP2+ UP3+ UP2+ Ground Ground UP2- Ground 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 that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
  • Page 30 Hardware Installation 2.8.3 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port RJ45 RJ45 LAN The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast-ethernet LAN port at location J2 of the ATX double deck ports. It allows the mainboard to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

  • Page 31: Serial Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.8.4 Serial Ports COM 1 COM 2 (Teal/Turquoise) COM 1 COM 2 Serial Port Serial Por t The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (COM 1: J3 and COM 2: J5) - both in Teal/Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board.
  • Page 32 Hardware Installation 2.8.5 Parallel Port Parallel (Burgundy) Parallel Por t The system board has a standard parallel port (J4 - Burgundy) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports Normal, SPP, ECP and EPP modes.
  • Page 33 Hardware Installation 2.8.6 Game/MIDI Port Game/MIDI Port Game/MIDI (Gold) The Game/MIDI por t 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 (J8 - Gold) located at the ATX double deck por ts of the system board.

  • Page 34: Audio Jacks

    Hardware Installation 2.8.7 Audio Jacks Line-out (J6) Line-in (J7) Mic-in (J9) Front audio (J13) Mic-in (Pink) Line-out Line-in (Lime) (Light Blue) Onboard Audio Jacks Line-out Line-in Mic-in Front Audio (J13) Function Function Mic+ Ground Mic Power AuD_Vcc (Avcc) AuD_R_Out AuD_R_Return (GND) N.
  • Page 35 Hardware Installation Onboard 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 (J6 - Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board.
  • Page 36 Hardware Installation 2.8.8 S/PDIF-out Connector S/PDIF-out (J38) 1 2 3 4 Function AVDD5 N. C . SPDIF Ground The system board is equipped with a digital audio interface - S/PDIF-out. S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format.

  • Page 37: Internal Audio Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.8.9 Internal Audio Connectors CD-in (J12) AUX-in (J15) Function Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel AUX-in and CD-in These connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

  • Page 38: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.8.10 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD (J34) 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 39: Ide Disk Drive Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.8.11 IDE Disk Drive Connectors Primary IDE (J27) Secondary IDE (J29) 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 40 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, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives.
  • Page 41 Hardware Installation 2.8.12 RAID IDE Disk Drive Connectors RAID Primary IDE (J31) RAID Secondary IDE (J35) The system board is equipped with two shrouded RAID IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded RAID IDE header has a keying mechanism.
  • Page 42 Hardware Installation Note: • Only connect IDE hard drives to the RAID IDE connectors. • PCI slot 3 and RAID IDE use the same IRQ. If you are using add-in cards such as PCI audio card, please do not install it into PCI slot 3. •...

  • Page 43: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.8.13 IrDA Connector IrDA (J17) 1 2 3 4 5 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 (Infr ared Data Association) specification suppor ts data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.
  • Page 44 Hardware Installation 2.8.14 CPU Fan Connector with CPU Fan Protection Function CPU fan (J18) Function +12V Sense The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heatsink. Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heatsink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board.
  • Page 45 Hardware Installation with sense pin to suppor t this function. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J18 on the system board. 2. Make sure the “CPU Fan Protection” field in the PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS is set to “Enabled”. Refer to PC Health Status section in chapter 3 for more information.

  • Page 46: Chassis Fan Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.8.15 Chassis Fan Connector Chassis fan (J21) Function On/Off +12V Sense If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to J21 on the system board. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor.
  • Page 47 Hardware Installation 2.8.16 Second Chassis Fan Connector Second chassis fan (J26) Function Ground +12V N. C. If you are installing a second chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fan’ s connector to J26 on the system board.
  • Page 48 Hardware Installation 2.8.17 Wake-On-LAN Connector 1 2 3 Wake-On-LAN (J23) Function +5VSB Ground The Wake-On-LAN connector is used to connect to a LAN card that has the same connector. 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 49 Hardware Installation 2.8.18 Wake-On-Ring Connector Wake-On-Ring (J24) Function Ground The Wake-On-Ring connector is used to connect to an internal modem 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 50 Hardware Installation 2.8.19 DIMM and PCI Standby Power LEDs DIMM standby power LED PCI standby power LED DIMM Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system’s power is on or when it is in the Suspend state (Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM). It will not light when the system is in the Soft-Off state.

  • Page 51: Power Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.8.20 Power Connector ATX power (J19) The pin assignment of the ATX power connector is shown below. Function Function 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V Important: The system board requires a minimum of 300W electric current.

  • Page 52: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.8.21 Front Panel Connectors HD-LED RESET SPEAKER Front panel G-LED PWR-LED connectors (J28) G-SW ATX-SW 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 53 Hardware Installation PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state, it will blink every second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every 4 seconds.

  • Page 54: 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 55 Award BIOS Setup Utility ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month, from January to December.
  • Page 56 Award BIOS Setup Utility ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. Detects the parameters of the dr ive. The par ameters will automatically be shown on the screen. If you wish to define your own drive type manually, select “Manual”.
  • Page 57 Award BIOS Setup Utility This field displays the number of cylinders. This field displays the number of read/write heads. This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing. This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads.
  • Page 58 Award BIOS Setup Utility mode. Mono Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution monochrome adapters. This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors. 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 59: 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 60 Award BIOS Setup Utility field. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP or the ® operating system may not install nor work. These fields speed up the memory access. The default value is enabled.
  • Page 61 Award BIOS Setup Utility Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the “First Boot Device” “Second Boot Device” and “Third Boot Device” fields respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected. Set “Boot Other Device” to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device.
  • Page 62 Award BIOS Setup Utility typematic delay in the “Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)” and “Typematic Delay (Msec)” fields below. This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated. This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins.
  • Page 63 Award BIOS Setup Utility Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot-up. Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot-up. Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM (instead of a disk drive) to boot-up the system and access the local area network directly.

  • Page 64: Advanced Chipset Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources.
  • Page 65 Award BIOS Setup Utility Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. This field shows the detected frequency of the CPU. This field shows the detected FSB of the CPU.
  • Page 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility This field is used to select the clock speed of the DDR SDRAM DIMM. By SPD The EEPROM on a DDR SDRAM DIMM has SPD (Serial Presence Detect) data structure that stores information about the module such as the memor y type, memory size, memor y speed, etc.
  • Page 67 Award BIOS Setup Utility The options are 5T and 6T. The options are 2T and 3T. The options are 0.0 ns, 0.5 ns, 1.0 ns and 1.5 ns. The options are 0.0 ns, 0.5 ns, 1.0 ns and 1.5 ns. The options are 4 and 8.
  • Page 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. This field is relevant to the memory-mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system.
  • Page 69 Award BIOS Setup Utility Select Enabled to support the AGP Fast Write function. Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations. Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations.
  • Page 70 Award BIOS Setup Utility The options are Enabled and Disabled. 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.

  • Page 71: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. ↑↓→←...
  • Page 72 Award BIOS Setup Utility These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller. The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller. This allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of the chip, thus reducing access time.
  • Page 73 Award BIOS Setup Utility Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio codec.
  • Page 74 Award BIOS Setup Utility Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller. Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller.
  • Page 75 Award BIOS Setup Utility The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. You may not use IrDA (J17) and the COM 2 (J5) serial port at the same time. If you are using the COM 2 serial por t, make sure this field is set to Normal.
  • Page 76 Award BIOS Setup Utility Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only. Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the normal mode’s data transfer rate. Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed. This is used to select the EPP mode.
  • Page 77 Award BIOS Setup Utility This field is used to select the USB ports you want Enabled. By default, USB Keyboard Support is Disabled. However, if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS, make sure to enable this function. Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode.

  • Page 78: Power Management Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI.
  • Page 79 Award BIOS Setup Utility This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “Suspend Mode” field is activated. Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 min.
  • Page 80 Award BIOS Setup Utility This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system. This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management field is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 81 Award BIOS Setup Utility Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. Hot Key Use any of the function keys, between F1 and F12, to wake up the system from the power-off mode.
  • Page 82 Award BIOS Setup Utility Any Key Use any keyboard keys to wake up the system from the S3/S4/S5 state. Disable Disables the keyboard wakeup function. Ctrl+F1 to Ctrl+F12 Use any of these function keys to wakeup the system from the S3/S4/S5 state.
  • Page 83 Award BIOS Setup Utility This field supports two functions. • When enabled, the system will power-on to respond to calls coming through an external or internal modem. Refer to “Wake-On-Ring Connector” in chapter 2 for more information. • When enabled, the LAN card in the system will allow the network to power-on a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC.
  • Page 84 Award BIOS Setup Utility Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. When the “Primary INTR”, and “IRQ3” - “IRQ15” fields are enabled, access to the specified IRQ will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode.
  • Page 85 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
  • Page 86 Award BIOS Setup Utility Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The “IRQ-3” to “IRQ-15” fields will appear. Set each system interrupt to either Legacy ISA or PCI/ISA PnP. PCI/ISA PnP For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture. Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification.

  • Page 87: Pc Health Status

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. The CPU Fan Protection function, when enabled, has the capability of monitoring the CPU fan during system boot-up and will automatically power-off the system once it has detected that the CPU fan did not rotate.
  • Page 88 Award BIOS Setup Utility 1. Press <Del> then enter a new CPU temperature limit; 2. Allow the system to power-off after the 5 warning beeps then check whether the heatsink and fan are mounted properly onto the CPU because high CPU temperature may be due to incorrect fan/ heatsink installation.
  • Page 89 Award BIOS Setup Utility These fields show the output voltage of the power supply. 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 Monitor utility.
  • Page 90 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 Frequency/Voltage Control ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. This field allows you to adjust the voltage that is supplied to the DRAM. When enabled, the system will automatically send clock signals to existing DIMM or PCI devices.
  • Page 91 Award BIOS Setup Utility This field allows you to adjust the voltage that is supplied to the AGP. This field allows you to adjust the voltage that is supplied to the chipset. This field allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU.

  • Page 92: Load Optimized 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 93: 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 94: Exit Without Saving

    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 memory, and the system will reboot.

  • Page 95: 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 96 Award BIOS Setup Utility 6. The following will appear. Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N) This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system. We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility; just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS. To save the current BIOS, press <Y>...
  • Page 97 Supported Softwares 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 98: Using The Dmi Utility

    Supported Softwares 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 99 Supported Softwares 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 100 Supported Softwares 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 (Main Board Utility CD) will appear.
  • Page 101 Supported Softwares 4.2.1 VIA Service Pack ® The VIA Service Pack contains the following drivers. ® • VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver • AGP VxD Driver • IRQ Routing Miniport Driver • VIA INF Driver To install VIA Ser vice Pack, please follow the steps below. 1.
  • Page 102 Supported Softwares You must first install VIA Service Pack prior to installing any other ® drivers. However, this may not be the case for some AGP cards. Please read carefully the following information. Important: The VGA driver that came with some AGP cards is already bundled with the AGP VxD driver.
  • Page 103 Supported Softwares 4.2.2 Audio Drivers and Software Applications The audio drivers and audio playback software supports Windows  98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 and    Windows  2000 operating systems. To install the audio driver, please follow the steps below. 1.

  • Page 104: Realtek Lan Drivers

    Supported Softwares 4.2.3 Realtek LAN Drivers The LAN drivers for Windows  ME, Windows  2000 and Windows XP support “Autorun”.  To install the Realtek LAN driver, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Realtek LAN Drivers”. The “InstallShield Wizard” screen will appear.
  • Page 105 Supported Softwares 4.2.4 VIA USB 2.0 Drivers If you are using a USB 2.0 device, you must install the USB 2.0 driver. To install the USB 2.0 driver, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “VIA USB 2.0 Drivers”. The “Welcome” screen will appear. 2.
  • Page 106 Supported Softwares 4.2.5 Promise RAID Drivers Please refer to the README in the FastTrak Driver director y of the CD as well as the RAID User’s Manual contained in the same CD. 4.2.6 Promise RAID Utility To install Promise RAID Utility, please follow the steps below. 1.

  • Page 107: Hardware Monitor

    Supported Softwares 4.2.7 Hardware Monitor The Hardware Monitor utility is capable of monitoring the system’s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and system, voltage, and speed of the CPU and chassis fans. It also allows you to manually set a range to the items being monitored. If the values are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop-up.
  • Page 108 Supported Softwares 4.2.8 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 Driver To install Microsoft DirectX 8.1, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Microsoft DirectX 8.1 Driver”. The following screen will appear. 2. Click “Yes” to continue. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4.

  • Page 109: Installation Notes

    Board Utility CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root directory 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 version of the drivers or software...
  • Page 110 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function If you are using the Windows 98 operating system, please follow ® the steps below. Select “Power Management Setup” in the main menu screen and press <Enter>.
  • Page 111 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Boot Windows 98. In the Windows 98 desktop, click the ® ® Start button. Move the cursor to Settings, then click Control Panel. To check whether ACPI was properly installed, double-click the System icon. In the System Proper ties dialog box, click the “Device Manager”...
  • Page 112 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Click File System. In the “Typical role of this computer” field, select “Mobile or docking system”. Click Apply, then click OK. Restart the computer. 10. Repeat step 7 to open the Control Panel dialog box. Double- click the Power Management icon.
  • Page 113 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 12. After completing the steps above and you want to power-off the computer, you do not need to go through the process of closing files, applications and operating system. You can power- off the computer at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby”...
  • Page 114 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 115 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 116: 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 117: Power Supply

    Troubleshooting Monitor/Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on: 1. Make sure that the monitor’ s power switch is on. 2. Check that one end of the monitor’s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet.

  • Page 118: Floppy Drive

    Troubleshooting Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive. 1. The floppy diskette may not be formatted. Format the diskette and try again. 2. The diskette may be write-protected. Use a diskette that is not write-protected. 3. You may be writing to the wrong drive. Check the path statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive.

  • Page 119: Serial Port

    Troubleshooting printer can be assumed to be in good condition. If the printer remains inoperative, replace the printer cable and try again. 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.
  • Page 120 Troubleshooting 6. If you made changes to the BIOS settings, re-enter setup and load the BIOS defaults.

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