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G4E620-N
G4E620-B
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935-G4E621-000
A75700328

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  • Page 1 G4E620-N G4E620-B Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual 935-G4E621-000 A75700328...
  • 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 Package Checklist......................Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation System Board Layout ..................System Memory......................CPU.............................. Jumper Settings..........................Rear Panel I/O Ports....................I/O Connectors......................Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1 The Basic Input/Output System..............
  • Page 5 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 Desktop Management Interface..............4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications........4.3 Installation Notes......................Appendix A - Enabling Hyper-Threading Tech- nology A.1 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology............ Appendix B - Watchdog Timer B.1 Watchdog Timer....................... Appendix C - System Error Messages C.1 POST Beep..........................

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    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 • 1 AGP slot that supports 1.5V AGP • 4 PCI slots (1 shared with ISA slot) • 3 ISA slots AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 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.
  • Page 8 128 Kbyte Flash interface Thin BGA 15 mm package • Uses 82562 fast ethernet controller (G4E620-N and G4E620-B) Basic 10/100 Client Connection. Supports 559 level cable and PHY Stats. Support for Server OS included as check item, but no Server function included...
  • Page 9 Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on using the DMI utility. Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) • Four USB 2.0/1.1 ports • Two RJ45 LAN ports (G4E620-N only) One RJ45 LAN port (G4E620-B only) • Two DB-9 serial ports • One DB-25 parallel port •...

  • Page 10: System Health Monitor Functions

    Introduction I/O Connectors • One CompactFlash socket • Two connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports • One connector for an external game/MIDI port • Two internal audio connectors (CD-in and AUX-in) • One S/PDIF-out connector • One connector for IrDA interface •...
  • Page 11 Introduction Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the “Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN” field of the Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode. Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse This function allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system.
  • Page 12 Introduction Wake-On-LAN This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN port, via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Manage- ment Event) signal or via a LAN card that uses the Wake-On- LAN connector.

  • Page 13: Package Checklist

    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 14: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 System Board Layout G4E620-N (Supports 2 onboard LAN ports)
  • Page 15 Hardware Installation G4E620-B (Supports 1 onboard LAN port) Note: The illustrations on the following pages are based on the system board that supports 2 onboard LAN ports.

  • Page 16: 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 17: 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 18: 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 19 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 20: 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 21 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 22 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 23: 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 processor’s ratio/clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • Page 24 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 Host/3V66/PCI Clock” field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock.
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation 2.4.2 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side 1-2 On: Auto 2-3 On: All Off: (default) 100MHz 133MHz This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board. The default setting is Auto. The system will run according to the front side bus of the CPU in- stalled on the system board.

  • Page 26: Jumper Settings For Selecting The Usb Power

    Hardware Installation 2.4.3 Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB Power USB 5-6 USB 1-2 1-2 On: 2-3 On: 1-2 On: 5V - Disabled 5VDU- Enabled 5V - Disabled (default) (default) USB 3-4 2-3 On: 5VDU- Enabled 1-2 On: 2-3 On: 5V - Disabled 5VDU- Enabled (default)

  • Page 27: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports LAN 1 LAN 2 PS/2 Mouse Parallel Mic-in Line-in Line-out PS/2 COM 1 COM 2 G4E620-N PS/2 Parallel Mouse Mic-in USB 4 Line-in Line-out PS/2 USB 3 COM 1 COM 2 USB 1-2...
  • Page 28 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. 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 29: Serial Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5.2 Serial Ports COM 1 COM 2 The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (COM 1: CN4 and COM 2: CN11) - 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 2.5.3 Parallel Port Parallel The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at location CN7 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP. Setting Function Allows normal speed operation but (Standard Parallel Port) in one direction only.
  • Page 31 The onboard LAN allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub. The G4E620-N system board is equipped with 2 onboard RJ45 fast-ethernet LAN ports at locations CN5 and CN6. The G4E620-B system board is equipped with only 1 onboard RJ45 fast-ethernet LAN port at location CN5.

  • Page 32: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5.5 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 2 USB 1 USB 4 USB 3 Four onboard USB ports (Black) are at locations CN5 and CN6. J10 allows you to connect 2 additional USB ports. The additional USB ports, which are mounted on a card-edge bracket, will be provided as an option.
  • Page 33 Hardware Installation Wake-On-USB Keyboard The Wake-On-USB Keyboard function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. To use this function: • Jumper Setting: JP5, JP6 and/or JP7 must be set to “2-3 On: Enabled”. Refer to “Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB Power”...

  • Page 34: Audio Jacks

    Hardware Installation 2.5.6 Audio Jacks Mic-in Line-in Line-out The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks at location CN3. 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 35: I/O Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6 I/O Connectors 2.6.1 Game/MIDI Port The system board is equipped with a 15-pin connector at location J4 for connecting an external game/MIDI port. One card-edge bracket, mounted with a game/MIDI port cable, will be provided as an option. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the game/MIDI port cable to connector J4.

  • Page 36: Internal Audio Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.2 Internal Audio Connectors Ground Ground Ground Ground Left audio Right audio Left audio Right audio channel channel channel channel AUX-in CD-in The AUX-in (J6) and CD-in (J7) connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
  • Page 37 Hardware Installation 2.6.3 S/PDIF-out Connector N. C. Ground SPDIF-out One card-edge bracket, mounted with a S/PDIF port, will be pro- vided as an option. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J5. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J5.

  • Page 38: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To pre- vent 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 2.6.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector IDE 2 IDE 1 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 40 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 41: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.6 IrDA Connector IRTX Ground IRRX N. C. Connect your IrDA cable to connector J3 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 42: Cpu Fan Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.7 CPU Fan Connector Power Ground Sense The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J11 of the system board. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.
  • Page 43 Hardware Installation 2.6.8 System Fan and 2nd Fan Connectors Power Ground Sense System fan Power Ground Sense 2nd fan The system fan connector (J18) and 2nd fan connector (J14) are used to connect cooling fans. The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.
  • Page 44 Hardware Installation 2.6.9 Wake-On-LAN Connector Ground +5VSB Your LAN card package should include a cable. Connect one end of the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to location J13 on the system board. The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power-up the system.
  • Page 45 Hardware Installation 2.6.10 Wake-On-Ring Connector Ground The Wake-On-Ring connector is used to connect to an internal modem add-in card that has the same connector. It will allow the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming through the inter- nal modem card.
  • Page 46 Hardware Installation 2.6.11 Chassis Open Alarm Connector Chassis signal Ground The system board supports the chassis intrusion detection function. To use this function, connect the chassis intrusion sensor cable from the chassis to J1. Whenever a chassis component has been removed, the sensor sends signal to J1 alerting you of a chassis intrusion event.
  • Page 47 Hardware Installation 2.6.12 DIMM and PCI Standby Power LEDs DIMM Standby Power LED PCI Standby Power LED DIMM Standby Power LED This LED (LED 2) 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).

  • Page 48: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.13 Power Connectors +12V 5VSB PW-OK Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground -12V 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V Ground Ground +12V +12V 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 CN10 and CN8 connectors respectively.
  • Page 49 Hardware Installation 2.6.14 Keylock Connectors Ground Keylock Ground N. C. 5VDU To lock the keyboard, connect the keyboard lock’s cable connector from the front panel of the system chassis to J20.

  • Page 50: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.15 Front Panel Connectors RESET SPEAKER HD-LED G-LED PWR-LED G-SW ATX-SW 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 system.
  • Page 51 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 52: Compactflash Socket

    Hardware Installation 2.6.16 CompactFlash Socket CompactFlash socket The system board is equipped with the CompactFlash socket for inserting a CompactFlash card. CompactFlash card is a small removable mass storage device designed with flash technology - a non-volatile storage solution that does not require a battery to retain data indefinitely.

  • Page 53: Chapter 3 - Award Bios Setup Utility

    Award BIOS Setup Utility Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1 The Basic Input/Output System The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for vari- ous advanced features found in this system board.

  • Page 54: Standard Cmos Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 55 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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.
  • Page 56 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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.
  • Page 57 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 58 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 59: Advanced Bios Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 60 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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- ating system may not install nor work. 3.1.2.2 CPU L1 &...
  • Page 61 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.7 Onboard LAN Boot ROM (G4E620-N only) Set this field to Enabled to use the boot ROM (instead of a disk drive) to boot-up the system and access the local area network directly. If you wish to change the boot ROM’s settings, type the <Ctrl>...
  • Page 62 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.12 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down. Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down, but will first wait for a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly.
  • Page 63 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.17 MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using. 3.1.2.18 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS/2.

  • 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 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 Latency Time” to “DRAM RAS# Precharge” fields. 3.1.3.2 CAS Latency Time This field is used to select the local memory clock periods.
  • Page 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3.9 System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the higher the efficiency of the system.

  • Page 67: 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. 3.1.4.1 OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.
  • Page 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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. Select Disabled if you want to add a differ- ent hard drive controller. IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master/Slave PIO means Programmed Input/Output.
  • Page 69 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4.2 Onboard Super IO Device 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. Power On Function This field allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system.
  • Page 70 Award BIOS Setup Utility KB Power On Password Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Enter your pass- word. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same password to confirm, then press <Enter>. The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in this field.
  • Page 71 Award BIOS Setup Utility 2. Set the “UART Mode Select” field to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA peripheral/device. For better transmission of data, your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of 1 me- ter.
  • Page 72 Award BIOS Setup Utility “ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)” Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the normal mode’s data transfer rate. “EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)” Allows bidirectional parallel por t operation at maximum speed.
  • Page 73 Award BIOS Setup Utility Midi Port Address This field is used to select the midi port’s address. If you have selected the midi port’s address, you may select its IRQ in the “Midi Port IRQ” field. Midi Port IRQ This field is used to select the midi port’s IRQ. 3.1.4.3 USB Controller Enabled Enables the onboard USB.
  • Page 74 This field is used to enable or disable the Intel 82562 LAN con- troller that controls the LAN 1 port. 3.1.4.9 Onboard LAN Control (G4E620-N only) This field is used to enable or disable the Intel 82551 LAN con- troller that controls the LAN 2 port.

  • Page 75: Power Management Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 76 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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. 3.1.5.4 USB KB Wake-Up From S3 Set this field to Enabled to use the Wake-On-USB Keyboard func- tion.
  • Page 77 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5.8 Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend Mode. 3.1.5.9 Modem Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system. 3.1.5.10 Suspend Mode This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define.
  • Page 78 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5.13 Wake-Up Event Setup 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. Wake-Up By PCI Card Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI...
  • Page 79 Award BIOS Setup Utility Wake Up On LAN If you are using a LAN card that supports the remote wake up function, set this field to Enabled. The will allow the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can wake up the sys- tem only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.

  • Page 80: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
  • Page 81 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6.4 IRQ Resources and DMA Resources Move the cursor to these fields and press <Enter>. These fields are used to set each system interrupt to either Legacy ISA or PCI. PCI/ISA PnP For devices compliant with the PCI bus architec- ture.

  • Page 82: 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. 3.1.7.1 CPU Warning Temperature This field is used to select the CPU’s temperature limit. Once the system has detected that the CPU’s temperature exceeded the limit set in this field, a warning alarm will beep.
  • Page 83 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7.4 +1.5V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V, VBAT(V) and 5VSB(V) These fields show the output voltage of the power supply. 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 84: Cpu Frequency Control

    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. 3.1.8.1 CPU Clock Ratio This field is used to select the CPU’s frequency ratio. Important: The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer.
  • Page 85 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8.4 CPU Host/3V66/PCI Clock This field provides several options for selecting the external sys- tem bus clock of the processor. The AGP clock and PCI clock will at the same time appear next to the external bus clock selected. For example, if you selected “100/66/33MHz”, “100”...

  • Page 86: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These 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 87: Load Optimized Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.10 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>...

  • Page 88: 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 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 89: Set User Password

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.12 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 90: Save & Exit Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot.

  • Page 91: Exit Without Saving

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.14 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 92: 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 93 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 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 94: Desktop Management Interface

    Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Software 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier. With DMI, a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a particular computer system without physically going to it.
  • Page 95 Supported Software 4.1.2 Using the DMI Utility Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc, 1996 [Edit DMI] [Add DMI] [Load DMI File] [Save DMI File] BIOS *** BIOS Auto Detect *** System Enclosure/Chassis Type : BIOS Information Processor Handle : 0000 Memory Controller Vendor Name : Memory Module...
  • Page 96 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 97: 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. Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear.
  • Page 98 Supported Software 4.2.1 Intel INF Update Utility  The Intel INF Update Utility is used for updating Windows 98SE/ME/2000/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 99: Intel Lan Drivers

    Supported Software 4.2.2 Intel LAN Drivers To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Intel LAN Drivers”. The following screen will appear. 2. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 3. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.

  • Page 100: Realtek Audio Drivers

    Supported Software 4.2.3 Realtek Audio Drivers The audio drivers are supported in the following operating systems:     Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000  and Windows To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1.
  • Page 101 Supported Software 4.2.4 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 102 Supported Software  Windows 2000 does not suppor t auto-installation of the USB 2.0 driver. When you click “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 103 Supported Software 4.2.5 Hardware Doctor The Hardware Doctor utility is capable of monitoring the sys- tem’s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and system, voltage, and speed of the cooling 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 104 Supported Software 4.2.6 Microsoft DirectX 9 Drivers To install, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Microsoft DirectX 9 Drivers”. The following screen will appear. 2. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 3. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.

  • Page 105: Installation Notes

    Supported Software 4.3 Installation Notes   1. "Autorun" ONLY supports the Windows 98 SE, Windows    Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows operating systems. If after inserting the CD, "Autorun" did not automatically start (which is, the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double-click "Setup".

  • Page 106: Appendix A - Enabling 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 107 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology Click the General tab. The processor shown under Computer should resemble the one shown below. Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager. The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below.
  • Page 108 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology Lastly, press the <Ctrl> <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 109: Appendix B - Watchdog Timer

    Watchdog Timer Appendix B - Watchdog Timer B.1 Watchdog Timer The following parameters are references for setting the time interval of the Watchdog Timer function. The system will regularly be “cleared” according to the set time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will also reset according to the time interval so that your system will continue to operate.

  • Page 110: Appendix C - System Error Messages

    System Error Message Appendix C - 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 111 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 112: Appendix D - Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Appendix D - Troubleshooting D.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 113: 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 114: 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 115: 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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