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  • Page 1 AD73 Pro Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual 55100203...
  • 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: 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 2.1 System Board Layout ..................... 2.2 System Memory......................2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data.......... 2.4 Jumper Settings for the Onboard Audio Codec ......2.5 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus..............................
  • Page 6 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 Desktop Management Interface..............4.2 Hardware Monitor......................4.3 VIA Service Pack......................4.4 Audio Drivers and Software Application..........4.5 Microsoft DirectX 8.0 Driver................4.6 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes............. Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function............

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset ® • VIA KT-266A and VT8233ACD Processor The system board is equipped with Socket-A for 462-pin PGA processor. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1.100V to 1.850V.
  • Page 8 Introduction DIMMs DIMMs Memory Size Memory Size 16MBx64 2MBx64 16MB 128MB 4MBx64 32MB 32MBx64 256MB 64MBx64 8MBx64 64MB 512MB Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 universal AGP slot, 5 PCI slots (1 shared with CNR slot) and 1 CNR slot. AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards.
  • Page 9 Introduction • One ATX power supply connector • One Wake-On-LAN connector • One Wake-On-Ring connector • CPU, chassis and second chassis fan connectors • Three internal audio connectors (AUX-in, CD-in and TAD) • One connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks PCI Bus Master IDE Controller •...

  • Page 10: System Health Monitor Functions

    Introduction Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores these information in the DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play BIOS.
  • Page 11 Introduction CPU Fan Protection The CPU Fan Protection function has the capability of monitoring the CPU fan during system boot-up and will automatically power-off the system once it has detected that the CPU fan did not rotate. This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment.
  • Page 12 Introduction 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” in chapter 2 and “Resume On LAN/Ring” (“Wake Up Events”...
  • Page 13 Introduction ACPI STR The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct ® Power Management.

  • Page 14: Package Checklist

    Introduction 1.2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items: The system board A user’s manual One IDE cable for ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 or ATA/133 IDE drives One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable One “Main Board Utility” CD If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 System Board Layout CPU fan (J16) PS/2 power select (JP3) Power select USB 1 (JP4) DIMM USB 1 Socket 462 standby (J7) (Socket A) power LED COM 1 (J1) Parallel (J8) COM 2 (J2) KT-266A Line (J3)

  • Page 16: System Memory

    Hardware Installation Warning: • To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system, you must power-off the system then tur n 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 17: 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. 2.2.1 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.

  • Page 18: Jumper Settings For Clearing Cmos Data

    Hardware Installation 2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data 3 2 1 Clear CMOS (JP9) 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Normal (default) Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP9 If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password.
  • Page 19 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 20: Jumper Settings For The Onboard Audio Codec

    Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings for the Onboard Audio Codec 3 2 1 Onboard audio codec settings (JP1 & JP2) 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Enable the Onboard Disable the Onboard Audio Codec Audio Codec (default) Onboard Audio Codec Settings - Jumpers JP1 and JP2 The default setting is 1-2 On, the onboard audio codec enabled.

  • Page 21: Jumper Settings For Selecting The Cpu's Front Side Bus

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus CPU FSB select (JP8) On: 100MHz Off: 133MHz (200MHz FSB) CPU (266MHz FSB) CPU (default) CPU Front Side Bus Select - Jumper JP8 This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board.

  • Page 22: Jumper Settings For Selecting The Usb Power

    Hardware Installation 2.6 Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB Power Power select USB 1 (JP4) 3 2 1 Power select USB 2 (JP7) 2-3 On: 5VSB 1-2 On: 5V (default) Power Select for USB 1 (JP4) and USB 2 (JP7) These jumpers are used to select the power for the USB device connected to USB 1 or USB 2.

  • Page 23: Jumper Settings For Selecting The Ps/2 Power

    Hardware Installation 2.7 Jumper Settings for Selecting the PS/2 Power PS/2 power select (JP3) 2-3 On: 5VSB 1-2 On: 5V (default) Power Select for PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse - Jumper JP3 This jumper is used to select the power for the device connected to the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse port.

  • Page 24: Jumper Settings For The Cnr

    Hardware Installation 2.8 Jumper Settings for the CNR CNR setting 3 2 1 (JP6) 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Secondary Primary (default) CNR Settings - Jumper JP6 CNR cards are defined as primar y or secondar y. Set this jumper according to the type (primar y or secondar y) of CNR card installed in the CNR slot.

  • Page 25: Ports And Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.9 Ports and Connectors 2.9.1 Serial Ports COM 1 COM 2 (Teal/Turquoise) COM 1 COM 2 Serial Port Serial Por t The system board is equipped with onboard serial por ts (COM 1: J1 and COM 2: J2) - both in Teal/Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board.
  • Page 26 Hardware Installation 2.9.2 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard Mouse (Green) (Purple) The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location J6 of the ATX double deck ports of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12.

  • Page 27: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation 2.9.3 Parallel Port Parallel (Burgundy) Parallel Por t The system board has a standard parallel port (J8 - Burgundy) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It suppor ts SPP, ECP and EPP modes. You can set the por t’...

  • Page 28: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.9.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD (J24) 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 29: Ide Disk Drive Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.9.5 IDE Disk Drive Connectors Primary IDE (J22) Secondary IDE (J23) 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 30 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 and ATA/133 hard drives.

  • Page 31: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.9.6 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 2 (J20) USB 2 (Black) USB 1 (Black) Onboard USB Ports (J7) Additional USB Ports (J20) Function Function Function Ground UP2- UP3- Ground UP2+ UP3+ UP2+ Ground Ground UP2- Ground...
  • Page 32 Hardware Installation The system board supports 4 USB ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use the USB ports.

  • Page 33: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.9.7 IrDA Connector IrDA (J11) 5 4 3 2 1 Function N. C. IRRX Ground IRTX The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infr ared Data Association) specification suppor ts data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.
  • Page 34 Hardware Installation 2.9.8 CPU Fan Connector with CPU Fan Protection Function CPU fan (J16) Function +12V Sense 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.
  • Page 35 Hardware Installation with sense pin to support this function. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J16 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 36: Chassis Fan Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.9.9 Chassis Fan Connector Chassis fan (J21) Function On/Off +12V Sense If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to J21 on the system board. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor.
  • Page 37 Hardware Installation 2.9.10 Second Chassis Fan Connector Second chassis fan (J18) Function Ground +12V Ground The second chassis fan connector is used for connecting a fan for the system or a fan for the KT-266A chip. Connect the fan’s connector to J18 on the system board.
  • Page 38 Hardware Installation 2.9.11 Game/MIDI Port Game/MIDI Port Game/MIDI (Gold) The Game/MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I/O port. Connect an analog joystick to the 15-pin D-sub connector (J12 - Gold) located at the ATX double deck ports of the system board.

  • Page 39: Audio Jacks

    Hardware Installation 2.9.12 Audio Jacks Front audio (J9) Mic-in (Pink) Line-in Line-out (Light Blue) (Lime) Onboard Audio Jacks Line-out Line-in Mic-in Front Audio (J9) 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)
  • Page 40 Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Jacks The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one- hole connecting interface for inserting a plug. Line-out Jack (J3 - Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board.

  • Page 41: Internal Audio Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.9.13 Internal Audio Connectors CD-in (J13) AUX-in (J14) TAD (J15) AUX-in and CD-in These connectors are used to Function receive audio from a CD-ROM Left audio channel drive, TV tuner or MPEG card. Ground Ground Right audio channel TAD (optional) TAD is a connector for telephony Function...
  • Page 42 Hardware Installation 2.9.14 Wake-On-LAN Connector 1 2 3 Wake-On-LAN (J19) 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 43 Hardware Installation 2.9.15 Wake-On-Ring Connector Wake-On-Ring (J26) 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 44 Hardware Installation 2.9.16 DIMM and PCI Standby Power LEDs DIMM standby power LED 3.3VSB standby for PCI (JP5) 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).
  • Page 45 Hardware Installation Off: On: Default Non-PCI 2.2 spec. 3.3VSB Standby Power to 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 46: Power Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.9.17 Power Connector ATX power (J17) The pin assignment of the ATX power connector is shown below. Function Function 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V Important: The system board requires a minimum of 300W electric current.

  • Page 47: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.9.18 Front Panel Connectors PWR-LED G-LED G-SW ATX-SW Front panel connectors (J25) HD-LED SPEAKER RESET 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 48 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 ever y second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every 4 seconds.

  • Page 49: 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 50 Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date (mm:dd:yy) Thu, Jan 10 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 51 Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave If you wish to define your own drive type manually, select “Manual”. The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor. If you select ”Auto”, the BIOS will auto-detect the HDD & CD-ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD &...
  • Page 52 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 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 system board, 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 operating systems like Windows ® 95/98/2000/ME/XP or the operating system may not install nor work. CPU L1 Cache and CPU L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access. The default value is enabled. Enable the external cache for better performance. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The processors supported by the system board come with built-in Level 2 cache.
  • Page 55 Award BIOS Setup Utility Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks.
  • Page 56 Award BIOS Setup Utility Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password - ever ytime 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 57: Advanced Chipset Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Item Help Press Enter DRAM Clock/Drive Control Press Enter AGP & P2P Bridge Control Menu Level Press Enter CPU & PCI Bus Control Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled...
  • Page 58 Award BIOS Setup Utility DDR DRAM Clock This field is used to select the clock speed of the DDR SDRAM DIMM. By SPD The EEPROM on a DDR SDRAM DIMM has SPD (Serial Presence Detect) data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type, memor y size, memor y speed, etc.
  • Page 59 Award BIOS Setup Utility AGP & P2P Bridge Control Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following fields will appear. AGP Aperture Size This field is relevant to the memory-mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system. Leave this in its default setting, which is 64M.
  • Page 60 Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU-PCI Post Write and CPU-AGP Post Write The options are Enabled and Disabled. PCI Delay Transaction When enabled, this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCI-to-ISA transactions. This allows PCI and ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made.

  • Page 61: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software 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...
  • Page 62 Award BIOS Setup Utility complete task by themselves. Your system supports five modes, 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive. Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive’s timing.
  • Page 63 Award BIOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following fields will appear. Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller. Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller. Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address for the onboard serial por t 1 and serial port 2.
  • Page 64 Award BIOS Setup Utility IR Transmission Delay If this option is Enabled, transmission of data will be slower. This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device. The options are: Enabled and Disabled. Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel por t.
  • Page 65 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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. OnChip USB Controller This field is used to select the USB ports you want Enabled.

  • Page 66: Power Management Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software Power Management Setup Item Help ACPI Function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Menu Level...
  • Page 67 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system. Soft-Off by PWRBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management field is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 69 Award BIOS Setup Utility Wake Up Events Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following fields will appear. USB Resume from S3 This field, when enabled, allows you to use a USB device to wake up the system. When set to On, the system will respond and wake up to any VGA activity.
  • Page 70 Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume 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 “Date (of Month)” and “Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)” 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 calls or...

  • Page 71: 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. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations Item Help Reset Configuration Data...
  • Page 72 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 73: Pc Health Status

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software PC Health Status Item Help CPU Fan Protection Disabled CPU Temp. Prot. Function Disabled Menu Level CPU Temp. Prot. Alarm Current System Temp. 27C/80F Current CPU Temperature 37C/98F...
  • Page 74 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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. Now restart the system. If the same problem persist, it may be that the CPU fan is damaged or it is not rotating properly.

  • Page 75: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Item Help CPU Vcore Adjust Default Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled Menu Level Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled Clock By Slight Adjust ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save...
  • Page 76 Award BIOS Setup Utility Clock By Slight Adjust 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: Overclocking may result to the processor’s or system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance.

  • Page 77: 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 78: 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 79: Save & Exit Setup

    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 80: Desktop Management Interface

    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 81: Using The Dmi Utility

    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 82: Add Dmi

    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 83: Hardware Monitor

    Supported Softwares 4.2 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 chassis fans. It also allows you to manually set a range to the items being monitored.
  • Page 84 Supported Softwares ® Service Pack Installation Notes The “AGP VxD Driver” and “VIA INF Driver” drivers in the “VIA ® ® Service Pack” are supported in Windows 95, Windows ® ® ® Windows 98 SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000. ®...

  • Page 85: Audio Drivers And Software Application

    Supported Softwares 4.4 Audio Drivers and Software Applications The CD in the system board package also includes audio drivers   and audio playback software for Windows 95, Windows     Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 operating systems.

  • Page 86: Drivers And Utilities Installation Notes

    Board Utility CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double-click "Setup". 2. 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 applications.

  • Page 87: 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 (optional) ® 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 88 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 89 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 90 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 91: 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 92 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 93: 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 94: 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 95: 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 96: Serial Port

    Troubleshooting 4. Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured correctly. If it works, the 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.
  • Page 97 Troubleshooting 5. If the board fails to function, place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components. Gently press each component into the socket. 6. If you made changes to the BIOS settings, re-enter setup and load the BIOS defaults.

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