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GIC68-D
Rev. B+
System Board
User's Manual
935-GIC686-000
A52110449

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  • Page 1 GIC68-D Rev. B+ System Board User’s Manual 935-GIC686-000 A52110449...
  • 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 Joystick or MIDI port: • Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than 10A current at 5V DC. There is a risk of fire for devices that exceed this limit. FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
  • Page 4 Notice An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD. To view the user’s manual in the CD, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click “User’s Manual” on the main menu.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications.................. 1.2 Package Checklist......................Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation System Board Layout ..................System Memory......................Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus..Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data........Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse........
  • Page 6 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications.......... 4.2 Installation Notes......................Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function............Appendix B - System Error Messages B.1 POST Beep........................B.2 Error Messages......................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset • Intel 815E B-step ® Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 370. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1.050V to 1.825V. ®...
  • Page 8 Introduction Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 universal AGP slot that supports 4x/2x AGP card and GPA card. It is also equipped with 3 PCI slots (1 shared with CNR slot) and 1 CNR slot AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards.
  • Page 9 Introduction • 2D graphics features Resolution: up to 1600x1200 in 8-bit color at 85Hz refresh 3 Operand Raster BitBLTs 64x64x3 color transparent cursor • 3D graphics features Flat and Gouraud shading MIP mapping with tri-linear and anisotropic filtering Full color specular / Z-buffering Fogging atmospheric effect 3D pipe 2D clipping / backface culling •...
  • Page 10 Introduction Rear Panel I/O Ports • Two USB ports • One RJ45 LAN • One DB-9 serial port • One DB-15 VGA port • One DB-25 parallel port • One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port • One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port •...
  • Page 11 Introduction USB Ports The system board suppor ts 4 USB ports. Two onboard USB ports are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board. The J15 connector on the system board allows you to connect 2 more optional USB ports. These optional USB ports, which are mounted on a card-edge bracket, will be provided as an option.
  • Page 12 Introduction ® • Supports Intel processor thermal diode output (real processor temperature) • Opened chassis alarm Refer to the “PC Health Status” section in chapter 3 and the “Hardware Doctor” section in chapter 4 for more information. 1.1.3 Intelligence Automatic System/Second Fan Off The system and second fans will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 13 Introduction Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse This function allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. Refer to “Jumper Settings for Wake-On- Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse” in chapter 2 and “Keyboard/Mouse Power On” in the Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for more information.
  • Page 14 Introduction ACPI STR The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct ® ® ® ® ® Power Management.

  • Page 15: Package Checklist

    Introduction 1.2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items: The system board A user’s manual One card-edge bracket with a serial port One IDE cable for ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA/100 IDE drives One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable One “Main Board Utility”...

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 System Board Layout Wake-On-KB/Mouse (JP1) Wake-On-USB KB for CPU fan Second fan USB 1, 2 (JP2) (J10) (J11) COM 1 (CN1) CPU FSB select (JP3, JP4) Parallel (CN8) Intel 815E VGA (CN2) Line- COM 2 (J2) DIMM Standby...

  • Page 17: 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 18 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. Notches Keys Pin 1 1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side. 2.

  • Page 19: Jumper Settings For Selecting The Cpu's Front Side Bus

    Hardware Installation 2.3 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus CPU/DIMM Auto* 1-2 On 1-2 On 66/100MHz 2-3 On 2-3 On 100/100MHz All Off 2-3 On 133/100MHz All Off All Off 133/133MHz 2-3 On All Off “*” denotes default setting 1-2 On 2-3 On All Off...
  • Page 20 Hardware Installation CPU Front Side Bus Select - Jumpers JP3 and JP4 The default setting of jumpers JP3 and JP4 is Auto - the system will automatically run according to the FSB of the processor. Warning: Some processors, when overclocked, may result to the processor’s or system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance.

  • Page 21: Jumper Settings For Clearing Cmos Data

    Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: (default) Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP5 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 clock/ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • Page 22 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 clock/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 23: Jumper Settings For Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/ Wake-On-Mouse 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. To use this function, set JP1 to 2-3 On. “Keyboard/ Mouse Power On”...
  • Page 24 Hardware Installation • 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. • The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...

  • Page 25: Jumper Settings For Wake-On-Usb Keyboard

    Hardware Installation 2.6 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard 1-2 On: Disable 2-3 On: Enable (default) Wake-On-USB Keyboard for USB 1 and 2 - JP2 Wake-On-USB Keyboard for USB 3 and 4 - JP7 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 RAM) state.
  • Page 26 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 27: Jumper Settings For Usb 4

    Hardware Installation 2.7 Jumper Settings for USB 4 JP6 JP8 JP6 JP8 1-2 On: USB 4 on J15 2-3 On: USB 4 on CNR (default) USB 4 Select - Jumpers JP6 and JP8 These jumpers are used to select USB 4’s location. Set pins 1 and 2 to On if you want USB 4 on J15.

  • Page 28: Ports And Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.8 Ports and Connectors 2.8.1 Serial Ports The built-in serial 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. You can select the serial ports’ I/O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS.
  • Page 29 Hardware Installation One card-edge bracket mounted with a serial port cable is provided with the system board. If you want to use the secondary serial port, connect the serial port cable to connector J2. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J2. Mount the card-edge bracket to the system chassis.
  • Page 30 Hardware Installation 2.8.2 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 CN6 of the ATX double deck ports of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12.
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation 2.8.3 Parallel Port Parallel Port The system board has a standard parallel port (CN8 - Burgundy) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP modes. You can set the port’s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS.
  • Page 32 Hardware Installation 2.8.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To 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 33 Hardware Installation 2.8.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector 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. The 40-pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.
  • Page 34 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 suppor ts Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA/100 hard drives.
  • Page 35 Hardware Installation 2.8.6 Universal Serial Bus Ports Onboard USB Ports (CN7) Additional USB Ports (J15) Function Function Function Ground UP2- UP3- Ground UP2+ UP3+ UP2+ Ground Ground UP2- Ground...
  • Page 36 Hardware Installation The system board supports 4 USB 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 ports.
  • Page 37 Hardware Installation 2.8.7 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port RJ45 LAN The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast-ethernet LAN port at location CN7 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 38 Hardware Installation 2.8.8 VGA Port VGA Port The system board can only be used with an analog video monitor. Connect the monitor’s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA port (CN2 - Blue) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board.
  • Page 39 Hardware Installation 2.8.9 IrDA Connector Function IRRX Ground IRTX The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification suppor ts data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter. Connect your IrDA cable to connector J7 on the system board.
  • Page 40 Hardware Installation 2.8.10 CPU Fan Connector 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 J10 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.
  • Page 41 Hardware Installation 2.8.11 System Fan Connector Function Ground On/Off Sense If you are installing a system fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to J17 on the system board. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the system to prevent overheating the processor.
  • Page 42 Hardware Installation 2.8.12 Second Fan Connector Function Ground On/Off Sense If you are installing a second fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to location J11 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 43 Hardware Installation 2.8.13 Game/MIDI Port Game Port The Game/MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I/O port. Connect an analog joystick to the 15-pin D-sub connector (CN9 - Gold) located at the ATX double deck por ts of the system board.
  • Page 44 Hardware Installation 2.8.14 Audio Jacks Onboard Audio Jacks Line-out Line-in Mic-in Additional Line-out and Mic-in (J1) Function Function Mic+ Ground N. C. AuD_Vcc (Avcc) AuD_R_Out N. C. N. C. AuD_L_Out N. C.
  • Page 45 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 (CN3 - Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board.
  • Page 46 Hardware Installation 2.8.15 Internal Audio Connectors CD-in This audio-in connector is 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 Function audio devices such as voice modem Modem-out cards.
  • Page 47 Hardware Installation 2.8.16 Wake-On-LAN Connector Function Ground +5VSB The system board suppor ts the Wake-On-LAN function. This function will allow the network to remotely power-on a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
  • Page 48 Hardware Installation 2.8.17 Wake-On-Ring Connector 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 49 Hardware Installation 2.10.18 Chassis Open Connector Function Ground Chassis signal N. C. The “chassis open” function, when enabled, will aler t you that the system chassis is open. To use this function, connect the “chassis sensor” cable that is attached on your system chassis to location J19 on the system board.
  • Page 50 Hardware Installation 2.8.19 DIMM/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. PCI Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system is in the power-on, Soft-Off or Suspend (Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM) state.
  • Page 51 Hardware Installation On: Default Off: 3.3VSB Standby Power to Non-PCI 2.2 spec. PCI slots - PCI 2.2 spec. Important: Lighted LEDs serve as a reminder that you must power-off the system then turn off the power supply’s switch or unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules or add-in cards.
  • Page 52 Hardware Installation 2.8.20 Power Connector 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 3.3V/6A electric current.
  • Page 53 Hardware Installation 2.8.21 Front Panel Connectors 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. It will blink every second when the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state.
  • Page 54 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 55: 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 various advanced features found in this system board.
  • Page 56 Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, Aug 29 2001 Time (hh:mm:ss) 4 : 35 : 5 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Press Enter None Change the day, month, IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None year and century...
  • Page 57 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 58 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 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 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 61 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 62 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 - everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup.

  • Page 63: Advanced Chipset Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Item Help SDRAM CAS Latency Time SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc Menu Level SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay SDRAM RAS Precharge Time Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable...
  • Page 64 Award BIOS Setup Utility SDRAM RAS Precharge Time If there is insufficient number of cycles for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data. 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.
  • Page 65 Award BIOS Setup Utility Onboard Video This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA supported by the system board.

  • Page 66: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Item Help On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Menu Level IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto...
  • Page 67 Award BIOS Setup Utility Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive’s timing. Mode 0-4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive’s timing. Caution: Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors.
  • Page 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility AC97 Modem Auto Select this option when using a primary or secondary modem riser card, or audio/modem riser card. Disabled Select this option when using a PCI modem card. Onboard AC97 Codec Enabled Select this option when using the onboard AC97 codec. Disabled Select this option when using a 6-channel audio CNR card.
  • Page 69 Award BIOS Setup Utility Keyboard/Mouse Power On This field allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power- on the system. To use this function, make sure JP1 is set to 2-3 On - the Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse function enabled. Refer to “Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse”...
  • Page 70 Award BIOS Setup Utility Keyboard 98 When this option is selected, press the “wake up”  key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power-on the system. Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller. Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller. Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address for...
  • Page 71 Award BIOS Setup Utility IR Transmission Delay If this field is Enabled, transmission of data will be slower. This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device. The options are: Enabled and Disabled. Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port.
  • Page 72 Award BIOS Setup Utility PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system. Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will automatically power-on.

  • Page 73: 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. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Power Management Setup Item Help ACPI Function Enabled Power Management User Define Menu Level...
  • Page 74 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 75 Award BIOS Setup Utility Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Delay 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 76 Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume 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 system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.

  • Page 77: 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. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations Item Help Reset Configuration Data...
  • Page 78 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Legacy ISA or PCI. For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture. Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification.

  • Page 79: Pc Health Status

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software PC Health Status Item Help Current System Temp. 27C/80F Current CPU Temperature 37C/98F Menu Level Current System FAN Speed 0 RPM Current CPU FAN Speed 0 RPM Current Second FAN Speed 0 RPM...

  • Page 80: Cpu Frequency Control

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 CPU Frequency Control CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software CPU Frequency Control Item Help Cyrix III Clock Ratio Default Spread Spectrum Disabled Menu Level CPU Host/PCI Clock Default Intel CPU Clock Ratio ↑↓→←...
  • Page 81 Award BIOS Setup Utility Intel CPU Clock Ratio This field will appear only when using an Intel CPU and is used to select the CPU’s frequency ratio. Important: • The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer. If you are using this kind of processor, setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect.

  • Page 82: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Utility • When using a 100MHz FSB processor with PC-100 SDRAM DIMM, the system memory clock is the same as the CPU’s external bus clock and the PCI clock is 1/3 of the CPU’s external bus 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: 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>. 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: Drivers, Utilities And Software Applications

    Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Software 4.1 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear.
  • Page 86 Supported Software 4.1.1 Intel 815 INF Update Utility for Windows The Intel 815 INF Update Utility for Windows is used for updating ® Windows 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.
  • Page 87 Supported Software 4.1.2 Intel 815 Graphics Drivers for Windows To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Intel 815 Graphics Drivers for Windows” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 2. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 3.
  • Page 88 Supported Software 4.1.3 Realtek Audio Drivers for Windows To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Realtek Audio Drivers for Windows” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 2. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 3.
  • Page 89 Supported Software 4.1.4 Realtek LAN Drivers for Windows To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Realtek LAN Drivers for Windows” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 2. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 3.
  • Page 90 Supported Software 4.1.5 Intel Application Accelerator To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Intel Application Accelerator” on the main menu. 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 91 Supported Software 4.1.6 Hardware Doctor for Windows Hardware Doctor for Windows is capable of monitoring the system’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.
  • Page 92 Supported Software 4.1.7 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 To install, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Microsoft DirectX 8.1” on the autorun screen. The following screen will appear. 2. Click “Yes”. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4.

  • Page 93: Installation Notes

    Supported Software 4.2 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 94: Appendix A - Using The Suspend To Ram Function

    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”...
  • Page 95 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.
  • Page 96 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 97 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 ®...

  • Page 98: Appendix B - System Error Messages

    System Error Message Appendix B - System Error Message When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message, PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP, will be shown in the information box at the bottom.
  • Page 99 System Error Message setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) Unable to reset floppy subsystem. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) Floppy type mismatch.

  • Page 100: Appendix C - Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Appendix C - Troubleshooting C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer. To efficiently troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individually. This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes.
  • Page 101 Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitor’s vertical sync. 2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating a magnetic field around the display. 3.
  • Page 102 Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure. 1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS. 2. If the system is configured with two hard drives, make sure the bootable (first) hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave.
  • Page 103 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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