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G4E600-D
Rev. A+
System Board
User's Manual
935-G4E601-000G
A70510545

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  • Page 1 G4E600-D Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual 935-G4E601-000G A70510545...
  • 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...
  • Page 3 FCC and DOC Statement on Class B...
  • Page 4 Introduction Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 5 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 Hardware Doctor......................® 4.2 Intel 845 INF Update Utility for Windows 98SE/2000/ ME/XP ............................4.3 Audio Drivers and Software Applications..........4.4 Onboard LAN Drivers for Windows............4.5 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 Driver................4.6 USB 2.0 Driver........................ 4.7 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes.............

  • Page 6: Features And Specifications

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset • Intel 845E chipset ® ® Intel 82845E Memory Controller Hub (MCH) ® Intel 82801DB I/O Controller Hub (ICH4) Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 478 for installing a ®...
  • Page 7 Introduction Expansion Slots Onboard Audio Features Onboard LAN Features Compatibility...
  • Page 8 Introduction Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) I/O Connectors PCI Bus Master IDE Controller IrDA Interface...
  • Page 9 Introduction USB Ports BIOS ® Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions...
  • Page 10 Introduction 1.1.3 Intelligence Automatic Chassis and Second Fans Off Dual Function Power Button Wake-On-Ring Important: If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 720mA. Wake-On-LAN Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...
  • Page 11 Introduction Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse Important: • The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the “KB Power On Password” field of the Integrated Peripherals submenu. You must type the correct password to power-on the system. If you forgot the password, power-off the system and remove the battery.
  • Page 12 Introduction ACPI STR ® ® Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 1A. AC Power Failure Recovery Virus Protection...

  • Page 13: Package Checklist

    Introduction 1.2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items: The system board A user’s manual One IDE cable One FDD cable One I/O shield One “Main Board Utility” CD If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.
  • Page 14 Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 System Board Layout Wake-On- Second fan CPU fan KB/Mouse (JP1) (J1) (J4) Factory use Socket 478 only (J3) COM 1 (CN1) DIMM Standby Parallel (CN2) Power LED COM 2 (CN3) Wake-On-USB KB for ATXP1 USB 1/2/3/4 (JP5) +12V power...

  • Page 15: 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 16: Installing The Dim Module

    Hardware Installation 2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket. Notch Pin 1 1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side. 2.

  • Page 17: Jumper Settings For Clearing Cmos Data

    Hardware Installation 2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Clear CMOS (JP3) 1 2 3 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: (default) Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP3 If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password.
  • Page 18 Hardware Installation 3. Now power-on the system. If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s ratio/clock in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4. 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS.
  • Page 19 Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/ Wake-On-Mouse Wake-On- KB/Mouse (JP1) 1 2 3 1-2 On: Disable 2-3 On: Enable (default) Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse - Jumper JP1 The Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse function allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. By default, JP1 is disabled.
  • Page 20 Hardware Installation 2. The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the “KB Power On Password” field of the Integrated Peripherals submenu. You must type the correct password to power-on the system. 3. The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...
  • Page 21 Hardware Installation 2.5 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard Wake-On-USB KB for USB 1/2/3/4 (JP5) 1 2 3 Wake-On-USB KB for USB 5/6 (JP4) 1-2 On: Disable 2-3 On: Enable (default) Wake-On-USB Keyboard for USBs 1 to 4 - Jumper JP5 and Wake-On-USB Keyboard for USBs 5 and 6 - Jumper JP4 The Wake-On-USB Keyboard function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To...
  • Page 22 Hardware Installation Important: • If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 1.5A. • If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard function for 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...
  • Page 23 Hardware Installation 2.6 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus CPU FSB select (JP2) 2-3 On: Auto All Off: 133MHz 1-2 On: 100MHz (default) CPU Front Side Bus Select - Jumper JP2 This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the processor installed on the system board.

  • Page 24: Jumper Settings For Usb

    Hardware Installation 2.7 Jumper Settings for USB 6 USB 6 select (J20 & J21) J20 J21 J20 J21 1-2 On: USB 6 on J18/J22 2-3 On: USB 6 on CNR (default) USB 6 Select - Jumpers J20 and J21 These jumpers are used to select USB 6’s location. Set pins 1 and 2 to On if you want USB 6 on J18/J22.
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation 2.8 Factory Use Jumper 1 2 3 Factory use only (J3) 1-2 On: Default Factory Use Only - Jumper J3 This jumper is for factory use only. Please leave it in its default setting - pins 1 and 2 On. Reconfiguring this jumper may cause problems.

  • Page 26: Ports And Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.9 Ports and Connectors RJ45 PS/2 Parallel Mouse Mic-in USB 2 Line-in Line-out COM 1 USB 1 USB 4/3 PS/2 COM 2...
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation 2.9.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard Mouse (Green) (Purple) The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) por ts - both at location J2 of the ATX double deck ports of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12.

  • Page 28: Serial Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.9.2 Serial Ports COM 1 COM 2 (Teal/Turquoise) COM 1 COM 2 Serial Port Serial Port The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (COM 1: CN1 and COM 2: CN3) - both in Teal/Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board.
  • Page 29 Hardware Installation 2.9.3 Parallel Port Parallel (Burgundy) Parallel Por t The system board has a standard parallel por t (CN2 - Burgundy) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP, EPP and PntMode modes.
  • Page 30 Hardware Installation Setting Function Allows normal speed operation but (Standard Parallel Port) in one direction only. Allows parallel por t to operate in (Extended Capabilities Por t) bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP’s data transfer rate. Allows bidirectional parallel port op- (Enhanced Parallel Port) eration at maximum speed.

  • Page 31: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.9.4 Universal Serial Bus Ports (J18/J22) (Black) (Black) (Black) (Black) Onboard USB Ports (J5 and J6) Additional USB Ports (J18/J22) Function Function Function Ground UP5- UP6- Ground UP5+ UP6+ UP5+ Ground Ground UP5- N. C .
  • Page 32 Hardware Installation The system board supports 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use the USB por ts.
  • Page 33 Hardware Installation 2.9.5 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port RJ45 RJ45 LAN The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast-ethernet LAN port at location J6 of the ATX double deck ports. It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

  • Page 34: Audio Jacks

    Hardware Installation 2.9.6 Audio Jacks Front audio (J13) Mic-In (Pink) Line-In (Light Blue) Line-Out (Lime) Front Audio (J13) Function Function Mic+ Ground Mic_Vbias AuD_Vcc (Avcc) AuD_R_Out N. C. N. C. AuD_L_Out N. C.
  • 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 (Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board.
  • Page 36 Hardware Installation 2.9.7 Game/MIDI Port Game/MIDI (J15) The system board is equipped with a connector at location J15 for connecting an external game/MIDI port. The Game/MIDI port that will be connected to J15 must be identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I/O port to ensure that it works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick.

  • Page 37: Internal Audio Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.9.8 Internal Audio Connectors 1 2 3 4 CD-in (J7) AUX-in (J10) TAD (J11) AUX-in and CD-in These connectors are used to Function receive audio from a CD-ROM Left audio channel drive, TV tuner or MPEG card. Ground Ground Right audio channel TAD is a connector for telephony...

  • Page 38: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.9.9 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD (J14) 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 Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.9.10 IDE Disk Drive Connector Secondary IDE (J8) Primary IDE (J9) 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 or ATA/100 hard drives.

  • Page 41: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.9.11 IrDA Connector 1 2 3 4 5 IrDA (J16) 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 42 Hardware Installation 2.9.12 CPU Fan Connector CPU fan (J1) Function Ground Power Sense The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J1 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.
  • Page 43 Hardware Installation 2.9.13 Chassis Fan Connector Chassis fan (J23) Function Ground On/Off Sense If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to location J23 on the system board. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor.
  • Page 44 Hardware Installation 2.9.14 Second Fan Connector Second fan (J4) Function Ground On/Off Sense If you are installing a second fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to location J4 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the second fan. The second fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 45 Hardware Installation 2.9.15 Wake-On-LAN Connector 1 2 3 Wake-On-LAN (J17) Function Ground +5VSB The system board supports 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 46 Hardware Installation 2.9.16 Wake-On-Ring Connector Wake-On-Ring (J12) 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 47 Hardware Installation 2.9.17 Chassis Open Connector Chassis 1 2 3 4 open (J19) Function Ground Chassis signal N. C . The “chassis open” function, when enabled, will alert you that the system chassis is open. To use this function: 1. Connect the “chassis sensor” cable that is attached on your system chassis to location J19 on the system board.
  • Page 48 Hardware Installation 2.9.18 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 49: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.9.19 Power Connectors ATX Main Power (ATXP1) +12V power (ATXP2) We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply has a standard 20-pin ATX main power connector and a 4-pin +12V power connector that must be inserted onto ATXP1 and ATXP2 connectors respectively.
  • Page 50 Hardware Installation ATX Main Power Connector Function Function 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V +12V Power Connector Function Ground Ground +12V +12V...

  • Page 51: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.9.20 Front Panel Connectors Front panel connectors (J24) 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 52 Hardware Installation PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state, it will blink ever y second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink ever y 4 seconds.

  • Page 53: 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 54 Award BIOS Setup Utility ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. Date 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 55 Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave If you wish to define your own drive type manually, select “Manual”. The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor. If you select ”Auto”, the BIOS will auto-detect the HDD & CD-ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD &...
  • Page 56 Award BIOS Setup Utility Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected. All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error.

  • Page 57: 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 58 Award BIOS Setup Utility After seeing the error message, if necessary, you will be able to run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done. Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear.
  • Page 59 Award BIOS Setup Utility Swap Floppy Drive When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A. When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive A.
  • Page 60 Award BIOS Setup Utility Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated. Typematic Delay (Msec) This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins. Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password - ever ytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS...
  • Page 61 Award BIOS Setup Utility HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) hard drives. SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA/IDE and SCSI drives. The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive’s failure.

  • Page 62: 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. DRAM Timing Selectable This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM. By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD (Serial Presence Detect) data str ucture that stores...
  • Page 63 Award BIOS Setup Utility DRAM Data Integrity Mode If you are using DIMMs that suppor t the ECC (Error Checking and Correction) function, set this field to ECC. It will allow the system to recover from memory failure. It detects single-bit and multiple-bit errors, then automatically corrects single-bit error.
  • Page 64 Award BIOS Setup Utility AGP Aperture Size (MB) This field is relevant to the memory-mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system. Leave this in its default setting. AGP 4X Mode This field is used to enable the AGP 4x interface which transfers video data at 1066MB/sec.

  • Page 65: 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. INTEL OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following fields will appear.
  • Page 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility Mode 0-4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive’s timing. Caution: Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors. IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master/Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use.
  • Page 67 Award BIOS Setup Utility CNR LAN Control Enabled Select this option to use the LAN CNR board that is installed in the CNR slot. Disabled Select this option to disable the LAN CNR board that is installed in the CNR slot. Onboard LAN Control This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN chip.
  • Page 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility Power On Password” field. You must type the correct password to power-on the system. If you forgot the password, power-off the system and remove the battery. Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering-on the system.
  • Page 69 Award BIOS Setup Utility To use the IrDA function, follow the steps below. 1. Connect your IrDA cable to connector J16 on the system board. 2. Set the “UART2 Mode Select” field to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA peripheral/device (IrDA or ASKIR).
  • Page 70 Award BIOS Setup Utility If you selected EPP, the “EPP Mode Select” field is configurable. If you selected ECP, the “ECP Mode Use DMA” field is configurable. If you selected ECP+EPP, both “EPP Mode Select” and “ECP Mode Use DMA” are configurable. EPP Mode Select This is used to select the EPP mode.
  • Page 71 Award BIOS Setup Utility USB Keyboard Support If you are using a USB keyboard under DOS, set this field to Enabled. This field can be configured only if the “USB Controller” field is enabled. Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the AGP or PCI first when the system boots.

  • Page 72: 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. ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that suppor t ACPI.
  • Page 73 Award BIOS Setup Utility Power Management This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the HDD Power Down field is activated. Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the HDD Power Down = 15 min.
  • Page 74 Award BIOS Setup Utility Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Hold 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management function is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 75 Award BIOS Setup Utility USB KB Wake-Up From S3 This field, when enabled, allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. This can be configured only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field is set to “S3(STR)”.
  • Page 76 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 77 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources This field is used to set each system interrupt to either “PCI Device” or “Reserved”. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not. Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards wor k with PCI/VGA.

  • Page 78: 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. Current System Temperature, Current CPU Temperature, Current Chassis Fan Speed, Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Second Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system, current temperature of the CPU and the current fan speed of the chassis fan,...
  • Page 79 Award BIOS Setup Utility Shutdown Temperature This field is used to set the temperature that would shutdown the system in order to prevent system overheat. Note: The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting “system health” conditions but if you want a warning message to pop-up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs, you must install the Hardware Doctor utility.

  • Page 80: Cpu Frequency Control

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 CPU Frequency Control ↑↓→← The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 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 81 Award BIOS Setup Utility Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled, the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI devices. Spread Spectrum Modulated Leave this field in its default setting. Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician. Clock By Slight Adjust This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor.

  • Page 82: Load Optimized Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Utility PCI/AGP Clock Adjust This field is used to select the AGP clock. The number that appeared before the AGP clock is its corresponding PCI clock. For example, if you selected “33/66 MHz”, 66MHz is the AGP clock and 33MHz is the PCI clock.

  • Page 83: 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 84: 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 85: Updating The Bios

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.2 Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. Please contact technical support or your sales representative for the files. 1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.
  • Page 86 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 87: Supported Software

    Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Software 4.1 Hardware Doctor The system board comes with the Hardware Doctor utility contained in the provided CD. This utility is capable of monitoring the system’s “health” conditions and allows you to manually set a range (Highest and Lowest Limit) to the items being monitored.
  • Page 88 Supported Software 4. The “Software License Agreement” screen will appear. Click “Yes”. 5. The “Readme Information” screen will appear. You can view the content of the utility’s readme in this screen. Click “Next”. 6. The “Choose Destination Location” screen will appear showing where the utility will be located.

  • Page 89: Drivers And Utilities Installation Notes

    Supported Software 4.6 USB 2.0 Drivers Click “USB 2.0 Drivers” on the main menu. A readme file about the driver will appear. ® Windows ® If your Windows XP CD already includes Service Pack 1, the USB 2.0 driver will automatically install when you install the operating system.
  • Page 90 System Error Message Appendix A - System Error Message When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message, PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP, will be shown in the information box at the bottom.
  • Page 91 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 92: Troubleshooting

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

  • Page 93: 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 94: 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 95: 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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