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NS30-TL
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User's Manual
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  • Page 1 NS30-TC NS30-TL Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual 60700225...
  • 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 NS30-TC and NS30-TL system boards. The only difference between these boards is the NS30-TL system board supports onboard LAN.

  • 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 Clearing CMOS Data........Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB 5/6 Power...... Por ts and Connectors................... Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1 The Basic Input/Output System..............
  • Page 6 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 Desktop Management Interface..............4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications........4.3 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........................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset • SiS 645DX/962L ® Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 478 for installing a ® Pentium 4 processor. ® ® • Intel Pentium 4 processor (478-pin) •...
  • Page 8 Introduction Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 universal AGP slot, 3 PCI slots (1 shared with CNR slot) and 1 CNR slot. AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing, z-buffering and alpha blending.
  • Page 9 Introduction ATX Double Deck Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) • Four USB 2.0/1.1 ports • One RJ45 LAN port (NS30-TL only) • Two NS16C550A-compatible DB-9 serial ports • One DB-25 parallel port • One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port • One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port •...
  • Page 10 Introduction USB Ports The system board supports 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. BIOS • Award BIOS, Windows ® 98/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play compatible •...
  • Page 11 Introduction 1.1.3 Intelligence CPU Temperature Protection The CPU Temperature Protection function has the capability of monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot-up. Once it has detected that the CPU’s temperature exceeded the CPU temperature limit defined in the BIOS, the system will automatically power-off after 5 warning beeps.
  • Page 12 Introduction Wake-On-LAN The Wake-On-LAN function allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC . Your LAN card must support the remote wakeup function. Refer to “Wake-On-LAN Connector” in chapter 2 and “Ring Power Up Control” (“PM Wake Up Events” field) in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information.
  • Page 13 Introduction • If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥2A. RTC Timer to Power-on the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power-on on the set date and time.

  • 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” in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    USB 5/6 (JP3) PCI standby for PCI (JP6) Wake-On-Ring power LED Battery (J19) PCI 3 Slot chip BIOS ATX-SW G-LED PWR-LED G-SW CNR Slot HD-LED SPEAKER RESET USB 5 & 6 (J25) Wake-On-LAN (J23) Square denotes pin 1 Clear CMOS (JP5) NS30-TC...
  • Page 16 Hardware Installation +12V power CPU fan (ATXP1) (J1) Socket 478 COM 1 (J4) Parallel (J5) DIMM standby power COM 2 (J7) 645DX Front audio (J10) 1615 10 9 Game/MIDI System fan (J13) (J12) DDR SDRAM CD-in DIMM 1 (J16) AGP Slot DDR SDRAM S/PDIF-in (J29) AUX-in...

  • 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 (JP5) 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Normal Clear CMOS Data (default) 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 ratio/clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • 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 Selecting The Usb 5/6 Power

    Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB 5/6 Power Power select for USB 5/6 (JP3) 1 2 3 2-3 On: Enabled - 5V_DUL 1-2 On: Disabled - VCC (default) Power Select for USB 5 and USB 6 - Jumper JP3 This jumper is used to select the power of USB 5 and USB 6.

  • Page 22: Ports And Connectors

    PS/2 COM 1 USB 1 USB 4/3 COM 2 ATX Double Deck Ports on NS30-TL PS/2 Parallel Mouse Mic-in USB 4 USB 2 Line-in Line-out PS/2 COM 1 COM 2 USB 1 USB 3 ATX Double Deck Ports on NS30-TC...
  • Page 23 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) por ts - both at location J2 of the ATX double deck ports of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12.
  • Page 24 Hardware Installation 2.5.2 Serial Ports COM 1 COM 2 Serial Port Serial Port The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (COM 1: J4 and COM 2: J7) - both in Teal/Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board. These ports are RS-232C asynchronous communication por ts with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation 2.5.3 Parallel Port Parallel Port The system board has a standard parallel por t (J5 - 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 26 Hardware Installation 2.5.4 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 2 USB 1 USB 4 USB 5 & 6 (J25) USB 3 Additional USB Ports (USB 5 and USB 6) Function Function Function Ground UP5- UP6- Ground UP5+ UP6+ UP5+ Ground Ground UP5- N.
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation The system board supports 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use the USB por ts.
  • Page 28 Hardware Installation 2.5.5 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port (NS30-TL only) RJ45 LAN The NS30-TL system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast- ethernet LAN port at location J3 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 29 Hardware Installation 2.5.6 Audio Jacks Mic-in Line-in 10 9 Line-out Front audio (J10) Front Audio (J10) Function Function Mic+ Ground N. C. AuD_Vcc (Avcc) AuD_R_Out N. C . N. C. AuD_L_Out N. C .
  • Page 30 Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Jacks (CN3) 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 31 Hardware Installation 2.5.7 Game/MIDI Port 1615 Game/MIDI (J13) The system board is equipped with a 15-pin connector at location J13 for connecting an external game/MIDI por t. One card-edge bracket, mounted with a game/MIDI por t cable, is provided with the system board.
  • Page 32 Hardware Installation 2.5.8 Internal Audio Connectors CD-in (J16) AUX-in (J15) Function Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel CD-in and AUX-in These audio-in connectors are used to receive audio from a CD- ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
  • Page 33 Hardware Installation 2.5.9 S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out Connectors S/PDIF-in (J29) 1 2 3 4 S/PDIF-out (J28) S/PDIF-in S/PDIF-out Function Function SPDIF-in AVDD5 Ground N. C. SPDIF-out Ground The system board is equipped with the S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) digital audio interface. S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be conver ted first to an analog format.
  • Page 34 Hardware Installation 2.5.10 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD (J22) 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 35 Hardware Installation 2.5.11 IDE Disk Drive Connector Secondary IDE (J17) Primary IDE (J18) 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 36 Hardware Installation Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives. The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 or ATA/133 hard drives.
  • Page 37 Hardware Installation 2.5.12 IrDA Connector 1 2 3 4 5 IrDA (J20) Function 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 38 Hardware Installation 2.5.13 CPU Fan Connector CPU fan (J1) Function Ground Power Sense The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J1 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.
  • Page 39 Hardware Installation 2.5.14 System Fan Connector System fan (J12) Function Ground On/Off Sense If you are installing a system fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to J12 on the system board. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the system to prevent overheating the processor.
  • Page 40 Hardware Installation 2.5.15 Wake-On-LAN Connector Wake-On-LAN (J23) 1 2 3 Function Ground +5VSB The system board supports the Wake-On-LAN function. This function will allow the network to remotely power-on a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
  • Page 41 Hardware Installation 2.5.16 Wake-On-Ring Connector Wake-On-Ring (J19) 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 42 Hardware Installation 2.5.17 DIMM/PCI Standby Power LED DIMM standby power LED PCI standby power LED 3.3VSB standby for PCI (JP6) 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 43 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 44 Hardware Installation 2.5.18 Power Connector +12V power (ATXP1) ATX Power (J8) We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. Connect the ATX12V power supply’s 20-pin ATX main power connector and 4- pin +12V power connector to J8 and ATXP1 respectively.
  • Page 45 Hardware Installation ATX Main Power Connector Function Function 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V +12V Power Connector Function Ground Ground +12V +12V...
  • Page 46 Hardware Installation 2.5.19 Front Panel Connectors Front panel connectors (J27) 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 47 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 not light.

  • Page 48: 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 pe- ripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various ad- vanced features found in this mainboard.
  • Page 49 Award BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date (mm:dd:yy) Mon, Jun 24 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 50 Award BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Primary Master Item Help IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Menu Level IDE Primary Master Auto Access Mode Auto Change the day, month, year and century Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector...
  • Page 51 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 52 Award BIOS Setup Utility EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters. CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 40-column mode. CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 80-column mode. Mono Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution monochrome adapters.

  • Page 53: 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 mainboard, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.
  • Page 54 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 98/2000/ME/XP or the operating system may not install nor work. 3.1.2.2 CPU L1 &...
  • Page 55 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.7 Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys. When set to Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys.
  • Page 56 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.12 APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting. 3.1.2.13 MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version used by the system. 3.1.2.14 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS/2.
  • Page 57 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.18 Onboard LAN Boot ROM (NS30-TL only) Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM (instead of a disk drive) to boot-up the system and access the local area network directly. If you wish to change the boot ROM’s settings, type the <Shift> and <F10>...

  • Page 58: Advanced Chipset Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Item Help Press Enter DRAM Clock/Drive Control Disabled Prefetch Caching Menu Level 64MB AGP Aperture Size Enabled Graphic Window WR Combin Disabled AGP Fast Write Disabled AGP SideBand Address Auto...
  • Page 59 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3.1 DRAM Clock/Drive Control Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Clock/Drive Control Item Help DRAM Timing Control By SPD DRAM CAS Latency 2.5T Menu Level RAS Precharge Time (Trp)
  • Page 60 Award BIOS Setup Utility RAS Precharge Time (Trp) This field controls RAS# precharge (in local memory clocks). RAS Active Time (Tras) This field controls RAS# active to Protegra, and refresh to RAS# active delay (in local memory clocks). RAS to CAS Delay (Trcd) Leave this field in its default setting.
  • Page 61 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3.6 AGP SideBand Address When the AGP SideBand Address function is enabled, it will improve the system’ s performance. 3.1.3.7 AGP Capability Set this field according to the AGP mode supported by your AGP card.

  • Page 62: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help SIS OnChip IDE Device Press Enter SIS OnChip PCI Device Press Enter Menu Level Onboard Super IO Device Press Enter IDE HDD Block Mode Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot...
  • Page 63 Award BIOS Setup Utility Internal PCI/IDE This field allows you to enable or disable the pr imar y and secondary IDE controller. Both Allows you to configure the IDE Primar y Master/ Slave PIO, IDE Secondary Master/Slave PIO, IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master/Slave UDMA fields.
  • Page 64 Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master/ Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD-ROM. Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you.
  • Page 65 Award BIOS Setup Utility SIS USB Controller This field is used to enable or disable the USB 2.0/1.1 controller. USB 2.0 Support If you are using USB 2.0, this field must be set to Enabled. USB Keyboard Support If you are using a USB keyboard under DOS, set this field to Enabled.
  • Page 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4.3 Onboard Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Item Help Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Disabled Menu Level Onboard Serial Port 2...
  • Page 67 Award BIOS Setup Utility UART2 Mode Select The mainboard supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. You may not use IrDA (J20) and the COM 2 (J7) serial port at the same time. If you are using the COM 2 serial por t, make sure this field is set to Normal.
  • Page 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP. These apply to standard specifications and will depend on the type and speed of your device. Refer to your peripheral’s manual for the best option. Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.
  • Page 69 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4.4 IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer. The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive.

  • Page 70: 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 71 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5.3 Power Management This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving mode. 3.1.5.4 Suspend Mode This is configurable only when the “Power Management” field is set to “User Define”. When the system enters the power saving time set in this field, the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off.
  • Page 72 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5.9 Hot Key Function As This field allows you to use the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Backspace> keys to enter the Power Off or Suspend mode. Power Off Press the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Backspace> keys simultaneously to enter the power off mode. Suspend Press the <Ctrl>, <Alt>...
  • Page 73 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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. 3.1.5.13 PM Wake Up Events Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.
  • Page 74 Award BIOS Setup Utility Ring Power Up Control This field allows you to enable the Wake-On-LAN and Wake-On-Ring functions. • When enabled, the system will power-on to respond to calls coming through an external or internal modem. Refer to “Wake-On-Ring Connector”...
  • Page 75 Award BIOS Setup Utility PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 This field allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard to wake up the system from the S3/S4/S5 state. Disable Disables the PS/2 keyboard wake up function. Any Key Use any keyboard keys to wake up the system. Hot Keys Use any of the function keys, between F1 and F12, to wake up the system.
  • Page 76 Award BIOS Setup Utility Power Up By Alarm Enabled When Enabled, you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC to power-on in the “Month Alarm”, “Day of Month Alarm” and “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” fields. However, if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network prior to the date and time set in these fields, the system will give priority to the incoming...

  • Page 77: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations This section shows how to configure 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...
  • Page 78 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6.3 IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The “IRQ-3 assigned to” to “IRQ-15 assigned to” fields will appear. Set each system interrupt to either “PCI Device” or “Reserved”. 3.1.6.4 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can wor k with PCI/VGA or not.

  • Page 79: Pc Health Status

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help CPU Temp. Prot. Function Disabled CPU Temp. Prot. Alarm Menu Level Current System Temp. 27C/80F Current CPU Temperature 37C/98F Current CPU FAN Speed 0 RPM Current System FAN Speed 0 RPM...
  • Page 80 Award BIOS Setup Utility contributing factors that resulted to high CPU temperature, you may need to set a lower CPU temperature limit. CPU Temperature References When you power-up a system, the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins. After the memory test, the CPU temperature range is normally between 32 C and C.

  • Page 81: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 Frequency/Voltage Control Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control Item Help CPU Clock Ratio Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled Menu Level Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled CPU Host/SDRAM/PCI Clock Default ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values...
  • Page 82 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8.4 CPU Host/SDRAM/PCI Clock This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor. When selecting the external bus clock, the SDRAM clock and PCI clock will at the same time appear next to the external bus clock selected.

  • Page 83: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting de- fault values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features. You should use these values only if you have hardware problems. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.

  • Page 84: 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 85: 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 memor y, and the system will reboot.

  • Page 86: Updating The Bios

    3.2 Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. You can download them from DFI’s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative. 1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.
  • Page 87 Award BIOS Setup Utility 6. The following will appear. Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N) This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system. We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility; just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS. To save the current BIOS, press <Y>...

  • Page 88: Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

    Supported Softwares Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier. With DMI, a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a par ticular computer system without physically going to it.
  • Page 89 Supported Softwares 4.1.2 Using the DMI Utility Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc, 1996 [Edit DMI] [Add DMI] [Load DMI File] [Save DMI File] BIOS *** BIOS Auto Detect *** System Enclosure/Chassis Type : BIOS Information Processor Handle : 0000 Memory Controller Vendor Name : Memory Module...
  • Page 90 Supported Softwares Add DMI 1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu. 2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press <Enter>. 3.

  • Page 91: Drivers, Utilities And Software Applications

    Supported Softwares 4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear.
  • Page 92 Supported Softwares 4.2.1 SiS AGP Drivers The SiS AGP driver includes the SIS VxD driver and SiS Minipor t driver. To install the AGP driver, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “SiS AGP Drivers”. 2. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 3.
  • Page 93 Supported Softwares 4.2.2 Realtek Audio Drivers   The Realtek audio drivers support the Windows 98, Windows    SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and  Windows XP operating systems. To install the audio driver, please follow the steps below. 1.
  • Page 94 Supported Softwares 4.2.3 SiS LAN Drivers for Windows (NS30-TL only) To install the LAN driver, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “SiS LAN Drivers for Windows”. 2. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 3. Restart the system.
  • Page 95 Supported Softwares 4.2.4 SiS IDE Drivers To install the IDE driver, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “SiS IDE Drivers”. 2. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 3. Restart the system.
  • Page 96 Supported Softwares 4.2.5 SiS USB 2.0 Drivers To install the USB 2.0 driver, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “SiS USB 2.0 Drivers”. 2. Click “Yes” to continue. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system. Note: A “Yellow”...
  • Page 97 Supported Softwares 4.2.6 Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the Hardware Monitor utility contained in the provided CD. It is capable of monitoring the system’s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and system, voltage, and speed of the CPU and system fans. It also allows you to manually set a range to the items being monitored.
  • Page 98 Supported Softwares 4.2.7 McAfee VirusScan Online The McAfee VirusScan Online is the most reliable and convenient way of protecting your PC from computer viruses. When you install McAfee VirusScan Online, your computer is safe because it automatically scans for viruses and checks for virus updates so that PC protection stays up-to-date.
  • Page 99 Supported Softwares 4.2.8 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 Driver To install, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Microsoft DirectX 8.1 Driver”. 2. Click “Yes” to continue. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system.

  • Page 100: Installation Notes

    2. All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated. Please go to DFI's web site at "http://www.dfi.com/suppor t1/ download2.asp" for the latest version of the drivers or software...

  • Page 101: 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” in the main menu screen and press <Enter>.
  • Page 102 Using the Suspend to RAM Function ® ® Boot Windows 98. In the Windows 98 desktop, click the Start button. Move the cursor to Settings, then click Control Panel. To check whether ACPI was properly installed, double-click the System icon. In the System Proper ties dialog box, click the “Device Manager”...
  • Page 103 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 104 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 12. After completing the steps above and you want to power-off the computer, you do not need to go through the process of closing files, applications and operating system. You can power- off the computer at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby”...

  • Page 105: 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 106 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 107: 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 108 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 109 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 110 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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