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  • Page 1 915GM-MIGF System Board User’s Manual 91300607...
  • Page 2 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior writ- ten permission from the copyright holders. This publication is provided for informational purposes only.

  • Page 3: Fcc And Doc Statement On Class B

    FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents About this Manual................Warranty....................Static Electricity Precaution..............Safety Measures..................About the Package................Before Using the System Board............Chapter 1 - Introduction..............Specifications........................... Special Features of the System Board..............Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation............ System Board Layout ......................System Memory..........................

  • Page 5: About This Manual

    About this Manual 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 al- ways be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual manual is included in the system board package.

  • Page 6: Static Electricity Precaution

    Introduction Static Electricity Precautions It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board, components or devices even before installing them in your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.

  • Page 7: About The Package

    Introduction About the Package The system board package contains the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance. The system board A user’s manual One IDE cable One floppy cable One Serial ATA data cable One Serial ATA power cable One “Main Board Utility”...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction Specifications ® ® Processor Intel Pentium M Dothan processor - 533MHz/400MHz system data bus ® ® Intel Celeron M processor - 400MHz system data bus Processor socket: mPGA479M Chipset ® Intel chipset ® - North bridge: Intel 915GM Express chipset ®...
  • Page 9 Introduction Audio Realtek ALC850 True stereo line level outputs S/PDIF-in/out interface 8-channel audio output RTL8110SB Gigabit ethernet controller Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE- TX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards Supports up to UltraDMA 100Mbps IDE devices Serial ATA Supports two SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compliant with SATA 1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface) IEEE 1394...
  • Page 10 Introduction Features PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes. The system board currently supports the physical layer of x1 and x16 lane widths. The x1 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate of 2.5 Gigabytes (250MBbps) per sec- ond.
  • Page 11 Introduction The onboard Realtek ALC850 which is an AC’97 com- patible audio codec and the 6 audio jacks at the rear I/O panel provides 8-channel audio output for advanced 7.1-channel super surround sound audio system. ALC850 also supports S/PDIF input and output, allow- ing digital connections with DVD systems or other audio/video mul- timedia.
  • Page 12 Introduction The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector IrDA for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter. The system board suppor ts USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 por ts.
  • Page 13 Introduction This function allows you to use a USB key- Wake-On-USB board or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. Important: If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...

  • Page 14: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

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

  • Page 15: System Memory

    Hardware Installation Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, proces- sor, 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 protec- tion by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis.

  • Page 16: Installing The Dim Module

    Hardware Installation BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS. 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 17: Installing The Cpu

    Hardware Installation Overview The system board is equipped with a surface mount mPGA479M (Socket 479) CPU socket. This socket is exclusively designed for in- ® ® ® stalling an Intel Pentium M / Celeron M processor. Installing the CPU 1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down.

  • Page 18: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation 5. Position the CPU above the socket. The gold triangular mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket. Important: Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins. Pin 1 of the socket Gold triangular mark...
  • Page 19 Hardware Installation Installing the Fan and Heat Sink The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink. Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board. Note: •...
  • Page 20 Hardware Installation 2. Place the heat sink on top of the CPU. The 4 screws around the heat sink must match the screw holes of the retention module base. Refer to the figure below for the correct position of the heat sink.

  • Page 21: Jumper Settings

    Hardware Installation Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Data 1-2 On: Normal (default) 2-3 On: Clear CMOS Data If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the processor’s clock/ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • Page 22 Hardware Installation 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Genie BIOS Setting submenu and press <Enter>. 6. Set the processor’s clock/ratio to its default setting or an appro- priate bus clock/ratio. Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information.
  • Page 23 Hardware Installation PS/2 Power Select 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) JP1 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system. BIOS Setting Configure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the Inte- grated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device”...

  • Page 24: Usb Power Select

    Hardware Installation USB Power Select USB 1-4 (JP2) 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) USB 5-8 (JP5) 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) JP2 and JP5 are used to select the power of the USB ports. Select- ing 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system.
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation Pentium M Processor FSB Select 4-6 On: 3-5, 4-6 On: 1-3, 2-4 On: Dothan-A step Dothan-A step Dothan-B step FSB400 FSB533 ® JP7 is used to select the front side bus of a Pentium M processor. Important: Overclocking may result to the CPU’s or system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance.
  • Page 26 Hardware Installation DVI-D/PCIE Select 1-2, 3-4 On: All Off: PCI Express DVI-D x16 card (at rear panel) The system board allows connecting a device that supports DVI-D (such as digital LCD monitor) to either the DVI-D port at the rear panel or the DVI-D port(s) on your PCI Express x16 card.
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation Power-on Select 2-3 On: 1-2 On: Power-on via Power-on via power button AC power (default) JP8 is used to select the method of powering on the system. If you want the system to power-on whenever AC power comes in, set JP8 pins 1 and 2 to On.

  • Page 28: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    Hardware Installation Rear Panel I/O Ports Center/ Subwoofer Rear R/L PS/2 IEEE Mouse 1394_1 Line-in Front R/L Mic-in PS/2 K/B DVI-D USB 1-2 USB 3-4 Side R/L Optical S/PDIF The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following: • PS/2 mouse port •...
  • Page 29 Hardware Installation PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location CN1 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards.
  • Page 30 Hardware Installation • BIOS Setting: Configure the PS/2 wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information. Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation S/PDIF Optical S/PDIF SPDIF out SPDIF in The system board is equipped with an onboard optical S/PDIF-out port at location CN9. It is also equipped with a connector at loca- tion SPDIF1 for coaxial RCA S/PDIF-in/out port connection. S/PDIF ports are used to connect audio output devices.

  • Page 32: Vga Port

    Hardware Installation VGA Port The VGA port is used for connecting a VGA monitor. Connect the monitor’s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA port (Blue) at location CN2. After you plug the monitor’s cable connector into the VGA port, gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place.
  • Page 33 Hardware Installation DVI-D DVI-D The DVI-D (Digital Visual Interface) port is used to connect a digital LCD monitor or LCD TV. Connect the display device’s cable connector to the DVI-D port at location CN3. After you plug the cable connector into the DVI-D port, gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place.
  • Page 34 Hardware Installation IEEE 1394 1394_1 1394_2 The system board is equipped with an onboard IEEE 1394 port at location CN6 (IEEE 1394_1) of the system board. It is also equipped with an IEEE 1394 connector at location J5 (IEEE 1394_2) for connecting an additional 1394 device. The 1394 port may come mounted on a card-edge bracket.
  • Page 35 Hardware Installation RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 LAN port at location CN5. This port allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub. BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Onboard Device”...

  • Page 36: Universal Serial Bus Connectors

    Hardware Installation Universal Serial Bus Connectors USB 2 USB 1 USB 4 USB 3 USB 5-6 USB 7-8 The system board supports 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultane- ously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. The 4 onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at locations CN5 (USB 3-4) and CN6 (USB 1-2).
  • Page 37 Hardware Installation Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information. Refer to chapter 4 for more information about installing the USB 2.0 driver.
  • Page 38 Hardware Installation Audio Rear audio Center/ Line-in Subwoofer Front R/L Rear R/L Mic-in Side R/L Front audio Rear Panel Audio (CN8) Center/Subwoofer Jack (Orange) This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer speak- ers of the audio system. Rear Right/Left Jack (Black) This jack is used to connect to the rear right and rear left speak- ers of the audio system.
  • Page 39 Hardware Installation Line-out - Front Right/Left Jack (Lime) This jack is used to connect to the front right and front left speakers of the audio system. Mic-in Jack (Pink) This jack is used to connect an external microphone. Front Audio The front audio connector (J1) allows you to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system.

  • Page 40: I/O Connectors

    Hardware Installation I/O Connectors CD-in Internal Audio Connector Ground Ground Right audio Left audio channel channel The CD-in connector at location J3 is used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

  • Page 41: Parallel Connector

    Hardware Installation Parallel Connector The 25-pin connector at location CN10 is for connecting an external parallel port. The parallel port connects your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP. Setting Function Allows normal speed operation but (Standard Parallel Port) in one direction only.
  • Page 42 Hardware Installation BIOS Setting Configure the parallel port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.
  • Page 43 Hardware Installation Serial (COM) Connector The system board is equipped with a 9-pin connector for connecting an external serial port. The serial port cable is an optional item and must be purchased separately. Insert the connector that is attached to the serial por t cable to the 9-pin connector (J8) then install the serial port bracket to an available bracket slot at the rear of the system chassis.

  • Page 44: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation Floppy Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector for connecting standard floppy disk drives. To prevent im- proper 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 45: Serial Ata Connectors

    Hardware Installation Serial ATA Connectors SATA 2 SATA 1 The system board is equipped with two Serial ATA connectors for connecting Serial ATA devices. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to SATA 1 or SATA 2 and the other end to your Serial ATA device.

  • Page 46: Ide Disk Drive Connectors

    Hardware Installation IDE Disk Drive Connectors The system board is equipped with a shrouded PCI IDE header that will interface two Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, the shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism. The 40-pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.
  • Page 47 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 and ATA/100 hard drives.

  • Page 48: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation IrDA Connector IRRX N. C. Ground IRTX Connect your IrDA cable to connector J10 on the system board. Note: The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board. Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector accord- ing to their pin functions.

  • Page 49: Cooling Fan Connectors

    Hardware Installation Cooling Fan Connectors Sense Power Ground 2nd fan Sense Power Ground CPU fan Sense Power Ground Chassis fan Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector (J15) on the system board. The 2nd fan (J21) and chassis fan (J22) connectors are used to connect additional cooling fans.
  • Page 50 Hardware Installation Chassis Open Connector Ground Chassis signal The system board supports the chassis intrusion detection function. Connect the chassis intrusion sensor cable from the chassis to the chassis open connector. Whenever a chassis component has been removed, the sensor sends signal to the connector alerting you of a chassis intrusion event.

  • Page 51: Power Connector

    Hardware Installation Power Connector 3.3V 3.3V -12V 3.3V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V 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 that must be inserted onto the J19 connector.
  • Page 52 Hardware Installation DIMM and PCI Standby Power LEDs DIMM Standby Power LED 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 53: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation Front Panel Connectors RESET SW HDD-LED PWR-LED PWR-BTN HDD-LED - HDD LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. RESET SW - Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system.
  • Page 54 Hardware Installation PCI Express Slots PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 The system board is equipped with one PCI Express x16 and one PCI Express x1 slots. PCI Express x16 Install PCI Express x16 graphics card, that comply to the PCI Ex- press specifications, into the PCI Express x16 slot.
  • Page 55 Hardware Installation Battery Battery The lithium ion battery powers the real-time clock and CMOS memory. It is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off. Safety Measures • Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer.

  • Page 56: Chapter 3 - Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 system board.

  • Page 57: Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” and press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identi- cal to this one.
  • Page 58 BIOS Setup IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave Move the cursor to a field then press <Enter>. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identi- cal to this one. IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive.
  • Page 59 BIOS Setup 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 60 BIOS Setup Video This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type. The default setting is EGA/VGA. EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters.
  • Page 61 BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot-up. Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system.

  • Page 62: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS Setup 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. The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu, for ease of reference in this manual.
  • Page 63 BIOS Setup CPU Feature Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identi- cal to this one. Delay Prior To Thermal This field is used to select the time that would force the CPU to a 50% duty cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating temperature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheat-...
  • Page 64 BIOS Setup TM2 Bus VID This field is used to select the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on-die sensor turns from cool to hot. Execute Disable Bit When this field is set to Disabled, it will force the XD feature flag to always return to 0.
  • Page 65 BIOS Setup CPU L1 & L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access. The default value is ena- bled. Enable the external cache for better performance. CPU L3 Cache This field is used to enable or disable the CPU’s L3 cache. Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) whenever the sys- tem is powered on.
  • Page 66 BIOS Setup 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 67 BIOS Setup Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password - everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User Password submenu. System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.
  • Page 68 BIOS Setup Full Screen Logo Show This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to appear during system boot-up. Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system boot- Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot-up. Small Logo(EPA) Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot-up.

  • Page 69: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for refer- ence only.
  • Page 70 BIOS Setup select the best option in the “CAS Latency Time” to “System Memory Frequency” fields. CAS Latency Time This field is used to select the latency between the DRAM read command and the time that the data was received. DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay This field is used to select the latency between the DRAM active command and the read/write command.
  • Page 71 BIOS Setup System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM ad- dressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the higher the efficiency of the system. Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the system BIOS, enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at C0000H to C7FFFH to...
  • Page 72 BIOS Setup PCI Express Root Port Func Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identi- cal to this one. PCI Express Port 1 This field is used to enable or disable the PCI Express port function.
  • Page 73 BIOS Setup DVMT Mode This field shows the current DVMT mode. DVMT/Fixed Memory Size This field is used to select the graphics memory size used by DVMT/ Fixed mode. Boot Display This field is used to select the type of display to use when the system boots.

  • Page 74: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identi- cal to this one. OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only.
  • Page 75 BIOS Setup IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maxi- mum block size the system can transfer. The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive. Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode.
  • Page 76 BIOS Setup IDE Primary/Secondary Master UDMA and IDE Primary/Second- ary 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 77 BIOS Setup Onboard Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identi- cal to this one. USB Controller Enabled Enables the onboard USB. Disabled Disables the onboard USB.
  • Page 78 BIOS Setup Onboard LAN Control This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN.
  • Page 79 BIOS Setup Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identi- cal to this one. Power On Function This field allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power- on the system.
  • Page 80 BIOS Setup KB Power On Password Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Enter your pass- word. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same password to confirm, then press <Enter>. The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in this field.
  • Page 81 BIOS Setup RxD, TxD Active The options are Hi, Lo; Lo, Hi; Lo, Lo; and Hi, Hi. IR Transmission Delay If this field is Enabled, transmission of data will be slower. This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device. The options are: Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 82 BIOS Setup ECP Mode Use DMA This is used to select a DMA channel of the parallel port. PWRON After PWR-Fail When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power is off. You must press the Power but- ton to power-on the system.

  • Page 83: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Setup Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that sup- ®...
  • Page 84 BIOS Setup 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 Suspend mode and HDD Power Down fields are activated. Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the Suspend Mode (1 hour) and HDD Power Down (15 min.) Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the.
  • Page 85 BIOS Setup Suspend Mode This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define. When the system enters the Suspend mode according to the power saving time selected, the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off. HDD Power Down This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define.
  • Page 86 BIOS Setup Power On By Ring Set this field to Enabled to use the modem ring-on function. This will allow your system to power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem. 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.
  • Page 87 BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
  • Page 88 BIOS Setup Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. Auto The system will automatically detect the settings for you. Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the “IRQ Resources” field respectively.

  • Page 89: Pc Health Status

    BIOS Setup PC Health Status The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. Shutdown Temperature You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a tem- perature in this field. If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field, it will automatically shutdown.

  • Page 90: Genie Bios Setting

    BIOS Setup Genie BIOS Setting The screen above list all the fields available in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
  • Page 91 BIOS Setup CPU Clock Setting This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor. The available options allow you to adjust the processor’s bus clock by 1MHz increment. Important: Selecting an external bus clock other than the default setting may result to the processor’s or system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance.
  • Page 92 BIOS Setup CPU Voltage Setting This field allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU. DRAM Voltage Setting This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the DRAM. Chips Voltage Setting This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the chipset.
  • Page 93 BIOS Setup Chassis Fan PWM Control This field is used to adjust the chassis fan’s speed. The higher the value, the faster the chassis fan’s speed. Current Chassis FAN Speed This field will show the current speed of the chassis fan in RPM (Revo- lutions Per Minute).

  • Page 94: Hot Keys

    BIOS Setup Hot Keys Reloading the Default CPU Clock Setting If the overclocked settings resulted to the system’s instability or worse yet, not being able to boot up the system, follow the steps below to restore the clock’s settings back to their default value. 1.
  • Page 95 BIOS Setup 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 96: Load Optimized Defaults

    BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for your system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>. Type <Y> and press <Enter> to load the Setup default values.

  • Page 97: Set Supervisor Password

    BIOS Setup 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 98: Set User Password

    BIOS Setup Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup, set a user’s password with the “System” option se- lected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password with the “Setup”...
  • Page 99 BIOS Setup Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot. You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen.

  • Page 100: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight “Exit Without Saving” and press <Enter>. Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make any changes to the setup, press <Ctrl>...

  • Page 101: Updating The Bios

    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 102 BIOS Setup 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 103: Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

    Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Software Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear.

  • Page 104: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

    Supported Software Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating ® Windows INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “CHIPSET” icon. 1.

  • Page 105: Supported Software

    Supported Software 3. Read license agreement then click Yes. 4. Go through the readme document view system requirements and installation information then click Next. 5. Setup is currently installing the files for the utility. 6. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation.

  • Page 106: Intel Graphics Drivers

    Supported Software Intel Graphics Drivers On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “GRAPHICS” icon. 1. Click “Intel Gr aphics Media Accelerator Driver” on the main menu. When the screen on the right appears, click Next to install the driver. 2.

  • Page 107: Realtek Audio Drivers

    Supported Software Realtek Audio Drivers On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “AUDIO” icon. 1. Click “Realtek Audio Driver” on the main menu. The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install AC97 audio. 2. AC97 audio is configuring software installation.

  • Page 108: Realtek Lan Drivers

    Supported Software Realtek LAN Drivers On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “NETWORK” icon. 1. Click “Realtek Driver” on the main menu. LanSetup is now preparing the installation wizard. 2. You are now ready to install the driver. Click Next.
  • Page 109 Supported Software 4. Click Finish. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.
  • Page 110 Supported Software Hardware Doctor The system board comes with the Hardware Doctor utility. This utility is capable of monitoring the system’s temperature, fan speed, voltage, etc. and allows you to manually set a range (Highest and Lowest Limit) to the items being monitored.
  • Page 111 Supported Software 3. Click Next to install to the designated location or click Browse to select another folder. 4. Click Next to add the program icon to the Program Folder. 5. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
  • Page 112 Supported Software 6. Click “Yes, I want to restar t my computer now” then click Finish. Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect. Warning Message: When a chassis intrusion is detected or the settings/values of the monitored items are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop-up.
  • Page 113 Supported Software Microsoft DirectX 9.0C On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 1. Click “Microsoft DirectX 9.0C” on the main menu. Click “I accept the agreement” then click Next. 2. You are now ready to install DirectX.
  • Page 114 Supported Software 3. Click Finish. Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect.

  • Page 115: 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 116: Appendix B - 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 117 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 118: Appendix C - Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Appendix B - Troubleshooting 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 119: Power Supply

    Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitor’s vertical sync. 2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating a magnetic field around the display. 3.

  • Page 120: Hard Drive

    Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure. 1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS. 2. If the system is configured with two hard drives, make sure the bootable (first) hard drive is configured as Master and the sec- ond hard drive is configured as Slave.

  • Page 121: System Board

    Troubleshooting 3. Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly. If the serial device does not work, either the cable or the serial device has a problem. If the serial device works, the problem may be due to the onboard I/O or the address setting.

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