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  • Page 1 LANPARTY KT400A Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual 70900310...
  • Page 2 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copy- right. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders. This publication is provided for informational purposes only.

  • Page 3: Fcc And Doc Statement On Class B

    Battery: • Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer. • Dispose of used batteries according to the batter y manufacturer’s instructions. Joystick or MIDI port: • Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than 10A current at 5V DC.
  • Page 4 Notice This user’s manual contains detailed information about the system board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should always be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual manual is included in the system board package. To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive.

  • 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 ..................Installing the CPU in a Socket A............System Memory......................Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data......... Switch Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus.............................
  • Page 6 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 Desktop Management Interface..............4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications........4.3 CMedia Audio Sofware Application............4.4 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: Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset ® • VIA KT400A and VT8235CD Processor The system board is equipped with Socket-A for PGA processor. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that auto- matically detects 1.100V to 1.850V.
  • Page 8 Introduction DIMMs DIMMs Memory Size Memory Size 16MBx64 2MBx64 16MB 128MB 32MBx64 4MBx64 32MB 256MB 64MBx64 8MBx64 64MB 512MB Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 AGP slot and 5 PCI slots. AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards.
  • Page 9 Introduction PCI Bus Master IDE Controller • Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices • Supports ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives • UDMA Modes 3, 4, 5 and 6 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 133MB/sec.) •...
  • Page 10 Introduction IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wire- less connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. USB Ports The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/ second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals..
  • Page 11 Introduction • One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port • Three audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in I/O Connectors • One connector for 2 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports • Three connectors for 3 external IEEE 1394a ports • One connector for 1 external game/MIDI port •...
  • Page 12 Introduction 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 automati- cally power-off after 5 warning beeps.
  • Page 13 Introduction Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the “Soft-Off By PWRBTN” field of the Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode. 1.1.3 Energy Efficient Design • Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Manage- ment •...
  • Page 14 Introduction Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support Wake-On-Ring This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming through an internal or external modem. Refer to “Wake- On-Ring Connector”...

  • Page 15: 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 infor- mation.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 System Board Layout...

  • Page 17: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation 2.2 Installing the CPU in a Socket A Warning: • Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is de- tached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the systemboard, peripherals, and/or com- ponents.

  • Page 18: System Memory

    Hardware Installation Warning: • To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system, you must power-off the system then turn off the power supply’s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the setting of a jumper or replacing the CPU. •...

  • Page 19: Installing The Dim Module

    Hardware Installation Refer to chapter 1 (System Memor y section) for detailed specification of the memory supported by the system board. 2.3.1 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.

  • Page 20: Jumper Settings For Clearing Cmos Data

    Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data (JP1) Clear CMOS Data 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Normal (default) Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP1 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 bus clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • Page 21 Hardware Installation 3. Plug the power cord and power-on the system. If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s bus 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 22: Switch Settings For Selecting The Cpu's Front Side Bus

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Switch Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus (SW1) CPU FSB Select 100MHz 133MHz 166MHz 200MHz (200MHz FSB) (266MHz FSB) (333MHz FSB) (400MHz FSB) (default) CPU Front Side Bus Select - SW1 This switch is used to select the front side bus of the CPU in- stalled on the system board.

  • Page 23: Jumper Settings For Serial Ata

    Hardware Installation 2.6 Jumper Settings for Serial ATA SATA Mode Select (J23) (J24) SATA Enable/Disable Select On: SATA Master Only On: SATA Enable Open: SATA Slave Open: SATA Disable These jumper are used to select master or slave mode (J23) and Enable or disable (J24) the SATA function on the system board.

  • Page 24: Ports And Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.7 Ports and Connectors PS/2 Parallel LAN 1 LAN 2 Mouse Mic-in Line-in Line-out PS/2 COM 1 COM 2 USB 2 USB 4 USB 1 USB 3 ATX Triple Deck Ports 2.7.1 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...

  • Page 25: Serial Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.7.2 Serial Ports COM 1 COM 2 Serial Port Serial Port The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (COM 1 and COM 2 ) - both in Teal/Turquoise color located at the ATX triple deck ports of the board. These ports are RS-232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.

  • Page 26: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation 2.7.3 Parallel Port Parallel Port The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) located at the ATX triple 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 (“Su- per IO Device”...

  • Page 27: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.7.4 Universal Serial Bus Ports (J15) USB 5 & 6 USB 2 USB 4 USB 1 USB3 Onboard USB Ports (USB 1/2 and USB 3/4) Additional USB Ports (USB 5/6) Function Function UP2- UP3- UP2+ UP3+ Ground Ground Ground...
  • Page 28 Hardware Installation The system board supports 6 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 29 Hardware Installation 2.7.5 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port RJ45 LAN 1 LAN 2 system board is equipped with two onboard RJ45 fast- ethernet LAN ports at location the ATX triple deck ports. It al- lows the mainboard to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.
  • Page 30 Hardware Installation 2.7.6 Game/MIDI Port Header (J9) Game/MIDI Port Header One card-edge bracket, mounted with 15-pin D-sub port, will be provided as an option. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the cable connector to J9. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connectors is aligned with pin 1 of J9.
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation 2.7.7 Audio Jacks and Connectors 4-CH Audio Mic-in (J5) Line-in Line-out (J6) Audio Jacks Front Audio Onboard Audio Jacks The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one- hole connecting interface for inserting a plug. Line-out Jack (Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board.
  • Page 32 Hardware Installation Front Audio (J6) Function Function Mic+ Ground Mic Power AuD_Vcc (Avcc) AuD_R_Out AuD_R_Return (GND) N. C. AuD_L_Out AuD_L_Return (GND) 4-Channel Audio (J5) The 4-channel audio connector (J5) supports 4 audio output sig- nals: center channel, subwoofer, rear right channel and rear left channel.

  • Page 33: Internal Audio Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.7.8 Internal Audio Connectors CD-in (J7) Aux-in (J8) Function Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel AUX-in and CD-in These connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
  • Page 34 Hardware Installation 2.7.9 S/PDIF-in/out Connector S/PDIF-in/out (J2) Function AVDD5 N. C. SPDIF-out Ground SPDIF-in 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 35: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.7.10 Floppy Disk Drive Connector Floppy Disk Drive 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.

  • Page 36: Ide Disk Drive Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.7.11 IDE Disk Drive Connectors IDE 1 IDE 2 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 37 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, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives.
  • Page 38 Hardware Installation 2.7.12 RAID IDE Disk Drive Connector RAID RAID IDE2 IDE1 The system board is equipped with one shrouded RAID IDE header that will interface two Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installa- tion, the shrouded RAID IDE header has a keying mechanism.
  • Page 39 Hardware Installation Note: • The RAID and Serial ATA functions cannot be used at the same time. Refer to the “Jumper Settings for Serial ATA or RAID” section in this chapter. • Only connect IDE hard drives to the RAID IDE connectors. •...

  • Page 40: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.7.13 IrDA Connector (J1) IrDA 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 (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data trans- fers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.
  • Page 41 Hardware Installation 2.7.14 Serial ATA IDE Connector $ (J22) SATA Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0 specification. With speed of up to 1.5Gbps, it improves hard drive performance even in data intensive environments such as audio/ video, consumer electronics and entry-level servers.

  • Page 42: Ieee 1394A Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.7.15 IEEE 1394a Connectors (J12) I394 3 (J13) I394 2 (J14) I394 1 Function Function TPA+ TPA- Ground Ground TPB+ TPB- Shield The VIA VT6306 controller is a complete single chip IEEE 1394a solution. It is fully compliant with the 1394a OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) 1.1 specification.
  • Page 43 Hardware Installation 27.16 CPU Fan Connector with Protection Function (J10) CPU Fan Function +12V Sensor The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heatsink. Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heatsink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board. The CPU Fan Protection function supported by the system board has the capability of monitoring the CPU fan during system boot-up and will automatically power-off the system once it has detected that...
  • Page 44 Hardware Installation with sense pin to support this function. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J10 on the system board. 2. Make sure the “CPU Fan Protection” field in the PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS is set to “Enabled”. Refer to PC Health Status section in chapter 3 for more information.

  • Page 45: Chassis Fan Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.7.17 Chassis Fan Connectors (J11) Second Chassis Fan (J17) Chassis Fan Function On/Off +12V Sensor If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to J11 and/or J17 on the system board. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent over- heating the processor.
  • Page 46 Hardware Installation 2.7.18 Wake-On-LAN Connector (J16) Wake-On-LAN Function +5VSB Ground The Wake-On-LAN connector is used to connect to a LAN card that has the same connector. 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 47: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.7.19 Power Connectors (CN6) ATX12V Power Connector (CN7) ATX Power Connector The pin assignment of the ATX power connector is shown below. Function Wire Function Function 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V +12V Ground Ground +12V PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW-OK...

  • Page 48: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.7.20 Front Panel Connectors (JP2) Internal Reset Switch (JP3) Internal Power Switch Front Panel Connector (J18) HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. ATX-SW: ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup, this switch is a “dual function power button”...
  • Page 49 Hardware Installation Pin Assignment Function HDD LED Power HD-LED (Primary/Secondary IDE LED) N.C. N.A. N.C. N.A. PWRBT+ ATX-SW PWRBT- (ATX power switch) N.A. N.C. N.A. N.C. Ground RESET H/W Reset (Reset switch) Speaker Data SPEAKER N. C. (Speaker connector) Ground Speaker Power PWR-LED LED Power (+)

  • Page 50: 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 51 Award BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date (mm:dd:yy) Thu, Mar 6 2003 Time (hh:mm:ss) 14 : 35 : 25 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Press Enter None Change the day, month, IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None year and century...

  • Page 52: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    Award BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Primary Master Item Help Press Enter IDE HDD Auto Detection Menu Level IDE Primary Master Auto Access Mode Auto Change the day, month, year and century Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector...
  • Page 53 Award BIOS Setup Utility Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders. Head This field displays the number of read/write heads. Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing. Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads.
  • Page 54 Award BIOS Setup Utility mode. Mono Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution monochrome adapters. 3.1.1.6 Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors. 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 55: 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 56 Award BIOS Setup Utility field. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows ® 95/98/2000/ME/XP or the operating system may not install nor work. 3.1.2.2 CPU L1 Cache and CPU L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access. The default value is enabled.
  • Page 57 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.6 First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the “First Boot Device” “Second Boot Device” and “Third Boot Device” fields respectively.
  • Page 58 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.10 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down. Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down, but will first wait for a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly.
  • Page 59 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.15 MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version used by the system. 3.1.2.16 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS/2.

  • Page 60: Advanced Chipset Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Item Help DRAM Clock/Drive Control Press Enter AGP & P2P Bridge Control Press Enter Menu Level CPU & PCI Bus Control Press Enter HALT Commamd Detect Disabled System BIOS Cacheable...
  • Page 61 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 By SPD DRAM CAS Latency Menu Level Bank Interleave Disabled...
  • Page 62 Award BIOS Setup Utility Manual Select this option if you want to manually select the options in the “DRAM CAS Latency” to “Active to CMD (Trcd)” fields. DRAM CAS Latency This field is used to select the clock cycle of the SDRAM CAS latency time.

  • Page 63: Agp Aperture Size

    Award BIOS Setup Utility tWTR for DDR400 ONLY The options are 1T, 2T and 3T. 3.1.3.2 AGP & P2P Bridge Control Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility AGP &...
  • Page 64 Award BIOS Setup Utility AGP Driving Control Set this field to Manual only if there are compatibility problems with some AGP cards. When set to Manual, you must select a value in the “AGP Driving Value” field. AGP Driving Value This field is used to select a value for the AGP Driving control.
  • Page 65 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3.3 CPU & PCI Bus Control Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU & PCI Bus Control Item Help PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled AGP Master 0 WS Write Enabled...
  • Page 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3.4 HALT Commamd Detect Select Enabled to support the halt command detection function. 3.1.3.4 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 67: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help VIA OnChip IDE Device Press Enter VIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter Menu Level Super IO Device Press Enter Init Display First PCI Slot OnChip USB Controller All Enabled USB Keyboard Support...
  • Page 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility OnChip Primary IDE and OnChip Secondary IDE These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller. The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller. IDE Prefetch Mode This allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of the chip, thus reducing access time.

  • Page 69: Via Onchip Pci Device

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4.2 VIA OnChip PCI Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility VIA OnChip PCI Device Item Help VIA-3058 AC97 Audio Auto Menu Level Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save...

  • Page 70: Super Io Device

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4.3 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 Enabled Onboard FDC Controller 3F8/IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 1 Menu Level Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3...
  • Page 71 Award BIOS Setup Utility UART2 Mode Select The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectiv- ity between your computer and peripheral devices. You may not use IrDA (J17) and the COM 2 (J1) serial port at the same time. If you are using the COM 2 serial port, make sure this field is set to Normal.
  • Page 72 Award BIOS Setup Utility Parallel Port Mode The options are Normal, SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP. These apply 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 73 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4.4 Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize AGP or PCI first when the system boots. When the system boots, it will first initialize AGP. PCI Slot When the system boots, it will first initialize PCI. 3.1.4.5 OnChip USB Controller This field is used to select the USB ports you want Enabled.

  • Page 74: 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 Option...
  • Page 75 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5.3 Power Management Option This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “Suspend Mode” field is activated. Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 min.
  • Page 76 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5.8 MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system. 3.1.5.9 Soft-Off by PWRBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system.

  • Page 77: Wake Up Events

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5.11 Wake Up Events Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Wake Up Events Item Help PS2KB Wakeup Select Hot Key PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 Disabled Menu Level PS2MS Wakeup from S3/S4/S5...
  • Page 78 Award BIOS Setup Utility PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 Any Key Use any keyboard keys to wake up the system from the S3/S4/S5 state. Disable Disables the keyboard wakeup function. Ctrl+F1 to Ctrl+F12 Use any of these function keys to wakeup the system from the S3/S4/S5 state.
  • Page 79 Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume On LAN/Ring This field supports two 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” in chapter 2 for more information. •...

  • Page 80: Irqs Activity Monitoring

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5.12 IRQs Activity Monitoring Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQs Activity Monitoring Item Help Primary INTR IRQ3 (COM 2) Enabled Menu Level IRQ4 (COM 1) Enabled IRQ5 (LPT 2)

  • Page 81: Reset Configuration Data

    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 82 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6.3 IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The “IRQ-3” to “IRQ-15” fields will appear. Set each system interrupt to either Legacy ISA or PCI/ISA PnP. PCI/ISA PnP For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture. Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification.

  • Page 83: Pc Health Status

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help Enabled Show PC Health When POST Disabled CPU Fan Protection Menu Level Disabled CPU Temp. Prot. Function CPU Temp. Prot. Alarm 27C/80F Current System Temp.
  • Page 84 Award BIOS Setup Utility 1. Press <Del> then enter a new CPU temperature limit; 2. Allow the system to power-off after the 5 warning beeps then check whether the heatsink and fan are mounted properly onto the CPU because high CPU temperature may be due to incorrect fan/ heatsink installation.
  • Page 85 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7.5 +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V, VBAT(V) and 5VSB(V) These fields show the output voltage of the power supply. Note: The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting “system health” conditions but if you want a warning message to pop-up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs, you must install the Hardware Monitor utility.

  • Page 86: Genie Bios Setting

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 Genie BIOS Setting Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Genie BIOS Setting Current CPU Frequency is 0 MHz Item Help Lan Party LOGO Show Enabled ======= CPU/DRAM Clock Setting ======= Menu Level Spread Spectrum Modulated Enabled CPU Clock Setting CPU Multiplier Setting...
  • Page 87 Award BIOS Setup Utility Current DDR Frenquency is This field is used to show the current DDR frequency DDR DRAM Clock Leave this field in its default setting. Do not alter this setting un- less advised by an engineer or technician. 3.1.8.4 OverClocking Control Current CPU Voltage is This field shows the detected voltage of the CPU.
  • Page 88 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8.5 Onboard Device Control USB 2.0 Support This field is used to enable USB 2.0 supports that can transfer data between the computer and peripherals 40 times faster than original USB. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 technology offers transfer rates up to 480Mbps (megabits per second) compared to USB 1.1 devices, which transfer at speeds of 12Mbps.

  • Page 89: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These 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 90: 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 91: 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 92: 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 93 Award BIOS Setup Utility 6. The following will appear. Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N) This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your 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 94: Desktop Management Interface

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

  • Page 95: Using The Dmi Utility

    Supported Software 4.1.2 Using the DMI Utility Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc, 1996 [Edit DMI] [Add DMI] [Load DMI File] [Save DMI File] BIOS *** BIOS Auto Detect *** System Enclosure/Chassis Type : BIOS Information Processor Handle : 0000 Memory Controller Vendor Name : Memory Module...

  • Page 96: Supported Software

    Supported Software Add DMI 1. Use the 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 arrow keys, then press <Enter>. 3. The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the added item.

  • Page 97: Drivers, Utilities And Software Applications

    Supported Software 4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear.
  • Page 98 Supported Software ® 4.2.1 VIA Service Pack ® The VIA Service Pack contains the following drivers. • VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver • AGP VxD Driver • IRQ Routing Miniport Driver • VIA INF Driver To install VIA Service Pack, please follow the steps below. 1.

  • Page 99: Audio Drivers

    Supported Software ® You must first install VIA Service Pack prior to installing any other drivers. However, this may not be the case for some AGP cards. Please read carefully the following information. Important: The VGA driver that came with some AGP cards is already bundled with the AGP VxD driver.

  • Page 100: Lan Drivers

    Supported Software 4.2.3 LAN Drivers The LAN drivers for Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP support “Autorun”. To install the LAN driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “NETWORK” icon.
  • Page 101 Supported Software 4.2.5 RAID Drivers If the hard drives connected to the RAID IDE connectors will be configured as RAID, you must install the Highpoint RAID drivers. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2.
  • Page 102 Supported Software 4.2.6 Winbond Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the Hardware Monitor utility con- tained in the provided CD. It is capable of monitoring the sys- tem’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 103 Supported Software 4.2.7 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 To install Microsoft DirectX 8.1, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Microsoft DirectX 8.1”. The following screen will appear. 2. Click “Yes” to continue. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4.
  • Page 104 Supported Software 4.2.8 McAfee VirusScan Online The McAfee VirusScan Online is the most reliable and conven- ient way of protecting your PC from computer viruses. When you install McAfee VirusScan Online, your computer is safe be- cause it automatically scans for viruses and checks for virus up- dates so that PC protection stays up-to-date.

  • Page 105: Cmedia Audio Sofware Application

    Supported Software 4.3 C-Media Audio Sofware Application The line-in and mic-in jacks (at the rear panel) together with the 4-channel audio connector supports 6-channel audio output. If, for any reason, you are not using the 4-channel audio connector which is made possible by connecting a 4-channel audio cable, the 6-channel audio output function can be supported using soft- ware application.
  • Page 106 Supported Software Speaker Output When you open the “3D Audio Configuration”, you will see the default Output tab as the figure below. “Speaker Output” tab collects main setting/options for analog output to speakers. 5.1-Channel Speaker Setup Set up a 5.1 speaker system to enjoy real 5.1 surround sound when playing DVD movie titles like the figure below.

  • Page 107: 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/ support1/download2.asp" for the latest version of the drivers or software applications.

  • Page 108: 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 109 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 110 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 111 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 112: 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 113 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 114: 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 115: Power Supply

    Troubleshooting Monitor/Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on: 1. Make sure that the monitor’s power switch is on. 2. Check that one end of the monitor’s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet.

  • Page 116: Floppy Drive

    Troubleshooting Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive. 1. The floppy diskette may not be formatted. Format the diskette and try again. 2. The diskette may be write-protected. Use a diskette that is not write-protected. 3. You may be writing to the wrong drive. Check the path statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive.

  • Page 117: Serial Port

    Troubleshooting printer can be assumed to be in good condition. If the printer remains inoperative, replace the printer cable and try again. 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.
  • Page 118 Troubleshooting 6. If you made changes to the BIOS settings, re-enter setup and load the BIOS defaults.

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