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NB73-ES
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58600213

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  • Page 1 NB73-EA NB73-ES Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual 58600213...
  • Page 2 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No par t 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 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 To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click “User’s Manual”. System Board This user’s manual is for the NB73-EA and NB73-ES system boards. The differences between these boards are shown below. NB73-ES NB73-EA...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    System Memory......................Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data........Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse........Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard........Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus..Jumper Settings for USB 6................Factory Use Jumper....................Por ts and Connectors................... Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1 The Basic Input/Output System..............
  • Page 6 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares Desktop Management Interface..............Hardware Doctor.................... Intel INF Update Utility for Windows 98SE/2000/ ME/XP..........................Intel Application Accelerator for Windows........Audio Drivers and Software Application......... Onboard LAN Drivers for Windows..........USB 2.0 Driver......................Winbond Smart I/O Drivers............... Winbond SmartCard Application............

  • Page 7: 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 8 • High quality differential CD input • True stereo line level outputs • S/PDIF-in/out interface • 6-channel audio output Onboard LAN Features (NB73-EA only) • Uses Realtek RTL8100 fast ethernet controller • Integrated IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible • 32-bit PCI master interface •...
  • Page 9 Intel AGP version 2.0 ATX Double Deck Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) • 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports • 1 RJ45 LAN port (NB73-EA only) • 2 NS16C550A-compatible DB-9 serial por ts • 1 DB-25 parallel port • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port •...
  • Page 10 Introduction PCI Bus Master IDE Controller • Two PCI IDE interfaces suppor t up to four IDE devices • Supports ATA/33, ATA/66 and ATA/100 hard drives • PIO Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 14MB/sec.) • Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer •...
  • Page 11 Introduction 1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the following “system health” conditions. • Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm • Monitors Vcore/5VSB/VBAT/3.3V/5V/12V voltages and failure alarm • Monitors the fan speed of CPU fan and second fan; and failure alarm •...
  • Page 12 ≥ 720mA. 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” (“Onboard Super IO Device” field) in the Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for more information.
  • Page 13 Introduction 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 14: 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. Refer to “PWR Lost Resume State” (“Onboard Super IO Device”) in the Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for more information.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    IrDA (J16) MS/SD CNR Slot Wake-On- USB 5 & 6 Chassis (JP4) LAN (J17) (J18/J22) open (J19) USB 6 select S/PDIF-in (J27) 4CH audio (J25) (J20 & J21) Square denotes pin 1 S/PDIF-out (J26) Game/MIDI (J15) NB73-EA (Supports onboard LAN)
  • Page 16 Hardware Installation Wake-On- CPU fan System fan KB/Mouse (JP1) (J1) (J4) Auxiliary power COM 1 Socket 478 (ATXP3) (CN1) Factory use only (J3) DIMM Standby Parallel (CN2) Power LED COM 2 (CN3) ATXP1 DDR SDRAM DIMM 1 +12V power (ATXP2) Intel 845E CPU FSB...

  • 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. Notch Pin 1 1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side. 2.

  • Page 19: Jumper Settings For Clearing Cmos Data

    Hardware Installation 2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Clear CMOS 1 2 3 (JP3) 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.
  • Page 20 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 21: Jumper Settings For Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse

    Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/ Wake-On-Mouse Wake-On- 1 2 3 KB/Mouse (JP1) 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 22 Hardware Installation 2. The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the “KB Power On Password” (“Onboard Super IO Device” field) of the Integrated Peripherals submenu. You must type the correct password to power-on the system. 3.

  • Page 23: Jumper Settings For Wake-On-Usb Keyboard

    1-2 On: Disable 2-3 On: Enable (default) Wake-On-USB Keyboard for USBs 1 to 4 - Jumper JP8 and Wake-On-USB Keyboard for USBs 5 and 6 - Jumper JP9 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 24 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 25: Jumper Settings For Selecting The Cpu's Front Side Bus

    CPU FSB select (JP2) 2-3 On: Auto 1-2 On: 100MHz All Off: 133MHz (default) CPU Front Side Bus Select - Jumper JP2 This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board.

  • Page 26: Jumper Settings For Usb 6

    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 27: Factory Use Jumper

    2.8 Factory Use Jumper Factory use 1 2 3 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. Reconfiguring the jumper may cause problems.

  • Page 28: Ports And Connectors

    PS/2 Parallel Mouse Mic-in USB 2 Line-in Line-out COM 1 USB 1 USB 4/3 PS/2 COM 2 ATX Double Deck Ports on NB73-EA PS/2 Parallel Mouse Mic-in USB 4 USB 2 Line-in Line-out PS/2 COM 1 USB 1 USB 3...
  • Page 29 The Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse 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 this chapter and “Keyboard/Mouse Power On” (“Onboard Super IO Device” field) in the Integrated Peripherals section in chapter 3 for more information.
  • Page 30 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 31 Hardware Installation 2.9.3 Parallel Port Parallel (Burgundy) Parallel Por t The system board has a standard parallel port (CN2 - Burgundy) located at the ATX double deck por ts of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP modes. You can select the por t’s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Onboard Super IO Device”...
  • Page 32 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 Port) 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 33 Hardware Installation 2.9.4 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 5 & 6 (J18/J22) USB 4 USB 2 (Black) (Black) USB 3 USB 1 (Black) (Black) Onboard USB Ports (USB 1/2/3/4) Additional USB Ports (USB 5/6) Function Function Function Ground UP5- UP6- Ground UP5+ UP6+...
  • Page 34 This function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. Refer to “Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard” in this chapter and “USB KB Wake-Up From S3” in the Power Management Setup...
  • Page 35 LAN (J6) RJ45 RJ45 LAN The NB73-EA system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast-ethernet LAN port at location J6 of the ATX double deck por ts. It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub. The Realtek RTL8100 chip that controls this port can be enabled or disabled in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Intel OnChip PCI Device”...
  • Page 36 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 Vbias AuD_Vcc (Avcc) AuD_R_Out N. C . N. C. AuD_L_Out N. C .
  • Page 37 Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Jacks (CN4) 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 38 Hardware Installation 2.9.7 Game/MIDI Port Game/MIDI (J15) The system board is equipped with a 15-pin connector at location J15 for connecting an external game/MIDI port. One card-edge bracket, mounted with a game/MIDI por t cable, is provided with the system board. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the game/MIDI por t cable to connector J15.
  • Page 39 Hardware Installation 2.9.8 Internal Audio Connectors CD-in (J7) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 TAD (J11) CD-in This connector is used to receive Function audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV Left audio channel tuner or MPEG card. Ground Ground Right audio channel TAD is a connector for telephony...
  • Page 40 Hardware Installation 2.9.9 S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out Connectors S/PDIF-in S/PDIF-out (J27) (J26) S/PDIF-in S/PDIF-out Function Function SPDIF-in AVDD5 Ground N. C. SPDIF Ground The system board is equipped with a digital audio interface - S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface). S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format.
  • Page 41 Hardware Installation The Card-Edge Bracket Mounted with S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out Connectors S/PDIF-OUT S/PDIF-IN...
  • Page 42 Hardware Installation 2.9.10 4-Channel Audio Output Connector 4CH audio (J25) Function Function Center out Ground Ground LFE Out Ground The 4-channel audio connector (J25) supports 4 audio output signals: center channel, subwoofer, rear right channel and rear left channel.
  • Page 43 Hardware Installation 2.9.11 Smart I/O Connectors SC (JP6) MS/SD (JP4) The system board is equipped with a Smart Card (SC) interface (security interface) and a MS/SD interface (compact storage interface). Use the optional Smart I/O drive to insert these cards. Note: The MS/SD interface allows you to connect either a Memory Stick (MS) or Secure Digital Memor y Card (SD).
  • Page 44 Hardware Installation The optional Smart I/O Drive Secure Digital Memory Card Smart Card Memory Stick...
  • Page 45 Hardware Installation Smart Card Interface Function Function Ground SCARST- SCAPWC- SCALED SCAC4 SCAIO SCAC8 SCAPSNT SCACLK Memory Stick Interface Function Function MSA4 Ground MSA1 MSA5 VCC3 MSACLK MSAPWC- MSA2 MSA3 MSALED Secure Digital Memory Card Interface Function Function MSB4 Ground MSB5 MSB1 VCC3...
  • Page 46 Hardware Installation 2.9.12 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 47 Hardware Installation 2.9.13 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 48 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 49 Hardware Installation 2.9.14 IrDA Connector IrDA (J16) 1 2 3 4 5 Function N. C. IRRX Ground IRTX The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infr ared Data Association) specification suppor ts data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.
  • Page 50 Hardware Installation 2.9.15 CPU Fan Connector CPU fan (J1) Function Ground Power 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 J1 on the system board.
  • Page 51 Hardware Installation 2.9.16 System Fan Connector System fan (J4) Function On/Off Power N. C . If you are installing a system fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to location J4 on the system board. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU.
  • Page 52 Hardware Installation 2.9.17 Second Fan Connector Second fan (J23) Function On/Off Power Sense If you are installing a second fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to location J23 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the system fan. The system fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 53 Hardware Installation 2.9.18 Wake-On-LAN Connector 1 2 3 Wake-On- LAN (J17) Function Ground +5VSB The Wake-On-LAN function is applicable only when you are using a LAN add-in card that has the same function. It 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 54 Hardware Installation 2.9.19 Wake-On-Ring Connector Wake-On-Ring (J12) Function 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 internal modem card.
  • Page 55 Hardware Installation 2.9.20 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, connect the “chassis sensor”...
  • Page 56 Hardware Installation 2.9.21 LEDs DIMM Standby Power LED AGP Warning LED Diagnostic LEDs 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 57 Hardware Installation Diagnostic LEDs LED 3 to LED 6 are diagnostic LEDs. These LEDs will indicate the current condition of the system. LED 3 LED 4 LED 5 LED 6 Early program chipset register before POST. Testing memory presence. Detecting memor y size using 845E MCH.
  • Page 58 Hardware Installation 2.9.22 Power Connectors ATX Main Power (ATXP1) +12V power (ATXP2) Auxiliary power (ATXP3) 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, a 4-pin +12V power connector and a 6-pin auxiliary power connector that must be inserted onto ATXP1, ATXP2 and ATXP3 connectors respectively.
  • Page 59 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 Auxiliary Power Connector Function Function +3.3V Ground Ground +3.3V Ground...
  • Page 60 Hardware Installation 2.9.23 Front Panel Connectors 2019 G-SW SPEAKER G-LED ATX-SW RESET Front panel HD-LED PWR-LED 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 61 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 62: 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 63 Award BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, Mar 27 2002 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 64 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 65 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 66: 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 67 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 68 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 69 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 - everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS...
  • Page 70 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 71: Advanced Chipset Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Item Help By SPD DRAM Timing Selectable CAS Latency Time Menu Level Active to Precharge Delay Non-ECC DRAM Data Integrity Mode Auto Memory Frequency For Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled...
  • Page 72 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 73 Award BIOS Setup Utility AGP Aperture Size (MB) This field is relevant to the memor y-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 74: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help INTEL OnChip IDE Device Press Enter INTEL OnChip PCI Device Press Enter Menu Level Onboard Super IO Device Press Enter USB Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support...
  • Page 75 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 76 CNR slot. Disabled Select this option to disable the LAN CNR board that is installed in the CNR slot. Onboard LAN Control (NB73-EA only) This field is used to enable or disable the Realtek RTL8100 LAN chip. Onboard Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>.
  • Page 77 Award BIOS Setup Utility Password When this option is selected, move the cursor to the “KB Power On Password” field and press <Enter>. Enter your password. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same password to confirm, then press <Enter>.
  • Page 78 Award BIOS Setup Utility Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Por t 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address for the onboard serial por t 1 and serial por t 2. 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 Allows manually select an I/O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial por t 2.
  • Page 79 Award BIOS Setup Utility Use IR Pins The options are IR-Rx2Tx2 and RxD2,TxD2. Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Disabled Disables the onboard parallel por t. Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP.
  • Page 80 Award BIOS Setup Utility off when AC power failure occurs, it will remain off when power returns. If the system’s power is on when AC power failure occurs, the system will power-on when power returns. Game Port Address This field is used to select the game port’s address. Midi Port Address This field is used to select the midi por t’...
  • Page 81 Award BIOS Setup Utility USB Controller This field is used to enable or disable the USB controller. 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.

  • Page 82: 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. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Item Help ACPI Function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Menu Level Power Management...
  • Page 83 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 84 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 85 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 86: 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. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations Item Help Reset Configuration Data...
  • Page 87 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. Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/ VGA.

  • Page 88: Pc Health Status

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help Current System Temp. 27C/80F Current CPU Temperature 40C/66F Menu Level Current Second FAN Speed 0 RPM Current CPU FAN Speed 0 RPM Vcore 2.06 V +3.3 V...
  • Page 89 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 90: Cpu Frequency/Voltage Control

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 CPU Frequency/Voltage Control Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Frequency/Voltage Control Item Help CPU Clock Ratio CPU Vcore Adjust Default Menu Level Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Modulated Enabled Clock By Slight Adjust 100MHz PCI/AGP Clock Adjust Auto...
  • Page 91 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 92: Load Fail-Safe 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 93: Set Supervisor Password

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisor’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a super visor’s password with the “Setup”...

  • Page 94: 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 95: Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

    Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Software 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier. With DMI, a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a par ticular computer system without physically going to it.
  • Page 96 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 97 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 98: Hardware Doctor

    Supported Software 4.2 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. If the settings/ values are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop- up.

  • Page 99: Intel Application Accelerator For Windows

    The autorun screen normally appears after the CD is inserted into a CD-ROM drive. 4.6 Onboard LAN Drivers for Windows (NB73-EA only) The onboard LAN driver s included in the CD does not support “Autorun”. Once the system has detected the Realtek RTL8100 fast ethernet controller, it will prompt you to install the driver for the operating system you are using.

  • Page 100: Usb 2.0 Driver

    Supported Software 4.7 USB 2.0 Driver If you are using a USB 2.0 device, you must install the USB 2.0 driver. Please download the driver from Microsoft’ s website. Currently,  Microsoft’ s USB 2.0 driver only suppor ts Windows 2000/XP.

  • Page 101: Drivers And Utilities Installation Notes

    Supported Software 4.11 Drivers and Utilities 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 director y of the CD and double-click "Setup".

  • Page 102: Appendix A - System Error Messages

    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 103 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 104: Appendix B - 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 105 Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitor’s ver tical sync. 2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating a magnetic field around the display. 3.
  • Page 106 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 107 If the add-in card is loose, power off the system, re-install the card and power up the system. 2. Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set. 3. Verify that all memor y modules are seated securely into the memory sockets.

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