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CA63-SC
Rev. A+
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User’s Manual
43900027

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  • Page 1 CA63-SC Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual 43900027...
  • Page 2 Copyright Trademarks Caution:...
  • Page 3 FCC and DOC Statement on Class B...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Read Me First............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 Frequency Ratio Settings for Processors..........2.4 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’ s Front Side Bus....2.5 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data..........
  • Page 5 Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 Desktop Management Interface..............4.2 VIA Hardware Monitor.................... 4.3 VIA Service Pack......................4.4 Audio Drivers and Software Application..........4.5 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes............. Appendix A - System Error Messages A.1 POST Beep........................A.2 Error Messages......................Appendix B - Troubleshooting B.1 Troubleshooting Checklist..................

  • Page 6: Read Me First

    Introduction Read Me First Processor System Memory 5VSB Power ≥ Drivers...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset Processor System Memory Note:...
  • Page 8 Introduction DIMMs Memory Size DIMMs Memory Size Expansion Slots Onboard Audio Features ATX Double Deck Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) Connectors...
  • Page 9 Introduction PCI Bus Master IDE Controller IrDA Interface USB Ports BIOS...
  • Page 10 Introduction Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions 1.1.3 Intelligence Automatic CPU/Chassis Fan Off Dual Function Power Button...
  • Page 11 Introduction Wake-On-Ring Important: ≥ RTC Timer to Power-on the System Wake-On-LAN Important: ≥ AC Power Failure Recovery...

  • Page 12: Package Checklist

    Introduction ACPI Virus Protection 1.2 Package Checklist þ þ þ þ þ...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

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

  • Page 14: System Memory

    Hardware Installation Warning: 2.2 System Memory...
  • Page 15 Hardware Installation 2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module...

  • Page 16: Frequency Ratio Settings For Processors

    Hardware Installation 2.3 Frequency Ratio Settings for Processors The following table shows the available frequency ratios and their corresponding DIP switch setting. There are 4 switches on SW1. The black rectangle in the diagram denotes the par t that is protruding, the “adjustable”...

  • Page 17: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Important: • The frequency ratio of some processors shown in the table may have been locked by the manufacturer. If you are using this kind of processor, setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect. The system will instead use its factor y default ratio.

  • Page 18: Jumper Settings For Selecting The Cpu’S Front Side Bus

    Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus CPU Front Side Bus Select - Jumpers JP3 and JP4 These jumpers are used to select the front side bus of the processor installed on the system board. The default setting is-Auto - the system will automatically r un according to the FSB of the processor.

  • Page 19: Jumper Settings For Clearing Cmos Data

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP7 If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the super visor or user password. c) You are unab le to boot-up the computer system because...

  • Page 20: Jumper Settings For The Onboard Audio Codec

    Hardware Installation 8. Type <Y> and press <Enter>. 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: (default) Clear CMOS Data 2.6 Jumper Settings for the Onboard Audio Codec Onboard Audio Codec Settings - Jumper JP6 The default setting is 1-2 On, the onboard audio codec enabled. If you are not using the onboard audio codec, set this jumper pins 2 and 3 to On - Disabled.

  • Page 21: Ports And Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.7 Ports and Connectors 2.7.1 Serial Ports The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (COM 1: J3 and COM 2: J6) - both in Teal/Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board. These ports are RS-232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A- compatible UARTs that can be used...

  • Page 22: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation 2.7.3 Parallel Port The system board has a standard printer port (J5 - Burgundy) located at the ATX double deck por ts of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports Normal, ECP and EPP modes. You can set the port’s mode in the Integrated Per ipherals submenu of the BIOS.

  • Page 23: Ide Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable 1. Install the 34-pin header connector into the shrouded floppy disk header (J4) on the system board. The colored edge of the ribbon should be aligned with pin 1 of J4. 2. Install the other 34-pin header connector(s) into the disk drive(s).
  • Page 24 Hardware Installation Note: Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings. 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.

  • Page 25: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.7.6 Universal Serial Bus Ports The system board supports 4 USB por ts. 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 26: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.7.7 IrDA Connector The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification suppor ts data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter. Connect your IrDA cable to connector J21 on the system board.

  • Page 27: Cpu Fan Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.7.8 CPU Fan Connector The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J1 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the CPU fan.
  • Page 28 Hardware Installation 2.7.10 AGP Fan Connector If the system board is installed with an AGP add-in card and you wish to install a fan on the add-in card, connect the fan’s connector to location J16 on the system board. Refer to the add-in card’s manual for instructions on installing the fan.

  • Page 29: Audio Jacks

    Hardware Installation 2.7.12 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 (J7 - Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board.

  • Page 30: Internal Audio Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.7.13 Internal Audio Connectors CD-in The system board is equipped with 2 CD audio-in connectors. Depending on the type of CD-ROM drive and the cable connector it uses, connect one end of the cable (included in the CD-ROM package) to the CD-in connector on the system board and the other end to the audio line-out connector on the CD-...
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation 2.7.14 Wake-On-LAN Connector 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 32 Hardware Installation 2.7.15 Wake-On-Ring Connector 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 33 Hardware Installation 2.7.16 PCI Standby Power LED The PCI Standby Power LED will turn red when the system is in the power-on, Soft-Off or Suspend state. Important: Lighted LEDs (red) 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 add-in cards.

  • Page 34: Power Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.7.17 Power Connector 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 3.3V/6A electric current.
  • Page 35 Hardware Installation 2.7.18 Front Panel LEDs and Switches HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. G-LED: Green LED This LED will light when the system is in the Suspend mode. ATX-SW: ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup, this switch is a “dual function power button”...
  • Page 36 Hardware Installation Note: Pin Assignment HD-LED G-LED ATX-SW G-SW RESET SPEAKER PWR-LED...

  • Page 37: Chapter 3 - Award Bios Setup Utility

    Award BIOS Setup Utility Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1 The Basic Input/Output System ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE &...

  • Page 38: Award Bios Setup Utility

    Award BIOS Setup Utility ROM PCI/ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Date (mm:dd:yy) : Mon, Jul 3 2000 Time (hh:mm:ss) : 13: 27: 50 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Auto Auto Primary Slave Auto Auto...
  • Page 39 Award BIOS Setup Utility Drive A and Drive B Video Halt On...
  • Page 40 Award BIOS Setup Utility Memory...

  • Page 41: Bios Features Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2 BIOS Features Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Virus Warning : Disabled CPU L1 Cache : Enabled CPU L2 Cache : Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking : Enabled Processor Serial Number : Disabled Quick Power On Self Test : Enabled...
  • Page 42 Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU L1 Cache and CPU L2 Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Processor Serial Number ® Quick Power On Self Test Boot Sequence Swap Floppy Drive...
  • Page 43 Award BIOS Setup Utility Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status DRAM ECC Checking Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Typematic Delay (Msec)
  • Page 44 Award BIOS Setup Utility Security Option PCI/VGA Palette Snoop OS Select for DRAM > 64MB HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability...

  • Page 45: Chipset Features Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Chipset Features Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. : Disabled DRAM Timing Select : Normal Spread Spectrum SDRAM Cycle Length Clock By Slight Adjust : 66 Memory Hole At 15M-16M : Disabled **** System Health Monitor **** Read Around Write : Disabled...
  • Page 46 Award BIOS Setup Utility Memory Hole At 15M-16M Read Around Write Concurrent PCI/Host CPU to PCI Write Buffer PCI Dynamic Bursting PCI Master 0 WS Write...
  • Page 47 Award BIOS Setup Utility PCI Delay Transaction PCI#2 Access #1 Retry AGP Master 1 WS Write AGP Master 1 WS Read Video RAM Cacheable AGP Aperture Size AGP-2X Mode...
  • Page 48 Award BIOS Setup Utility OnChip USB USB Keyboard Support OnChip Sound OnChip Modem Spread Spectrum Clock By Slight Adjust Important:...
  • Page 49 Award BIOS Setup Utility Note: System Health Monitor • Current CPU Temperature, Current System Temperature, Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Chassis Fan Speed • Vcore • 2.5V, 3.3V, 5V and 12V...

  • Page 50: Power Management Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Power Management Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. ACPI Function : Enabled ** PM Events ** Power Management : User Define IRQ3 (COM 2) : Primary IRQ4 (COM 1) : Primary PM Control by APM : Yes IRQ5...
  • Page 51 Award BIOS Setup Utility PM Control by APM Video Off After Video Off Method MODEM Use IRQ Soft-Off by PWRBTN...
  • Page 52 Award BIOS Setup Utility PWR Lost Resume State HDD Power Down Standby Mode Suspend Mode...
  • Page 53 Award BIOS Setup Utility PowerOn by PCI Card Resume On LAN/Ring Resume On Alarm Date (of Month)
  • Page 54 Award BIOS Setup Utility Timer (hh:mm:ss) PM Events...

  • Page 55: Resources Controlled By

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5 PNP/PCI Configuration ROM PCI/ISA BIOS PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Resources Controlled By : Auto Assign IRQ for USB : Enabled Reset Configuration Data : Disabled Assign IRQ for VGA : Enabled PCI Slot 1 Use IRQ : Auto PCI Slot 2 Use IRQ : Auto...
  • Page 56 Award BIOS Setup Utility Reset Configuration Data Assign IRQ for USB Note: ® Assign IRQ for VGA Note: ® PCI Slot 1 Use IRQ, PCI Slot 2 Use IRQ, PCI Slot 3,5 Use IRQ and PCI Slot 4 Use IRQ...

  • Page 57: Load Bios Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6 Load BIOS Defaults 3.1.7 Load Setup Defaults...

  • Page 58: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 Integrated Peripherals ROM PCI/ISA BIOS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled Onboard Parallel Mode Normal IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled ECP Mode Use DMA IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Parallel Port EPP Type EPP1.9...
  • Page 59 Award BIOS Setup Utility Primary Master/Slave PIO and Secondary Master/Slave PIO Primary Master/Slave UDMA and Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Init Display First Onboard FDD Controller...
  • Page 60 Award BIOS Setup Utility Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 UART 2 Mode IR Function Duplex TX,RX Inverting Enable...
  • Page 61 Award BIOS Setup Utility Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Mode Normal “ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)” “EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)” ECP Mode Use DMA Parallel Port EPP Type Onboard Legacy Audio Sound Blaster SB I/O Base Address...
  • Page 62 Award BIOS Setup Utility SB IRQ Select SB DMA Select MPU-401 MPU-401 I/O Address Game Port (200-207H)

  • Page 63: Supervisor Password

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.9 Supervisor Password 3.1.10 User Password...

  • Page 64: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.11 IDE HDD Auto Detection ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD RECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master: Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip): N OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD RECOMP LANDZ SECTOR...

  • Page 65: Save & Exit Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.12 Save & Exit Setup 3.1.13 Exit Without Saving...

  • Page 66: Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

    Supported Softwares Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 4.1.1 Running the DMI Utility...

  • Page 67: Supported Softwares

    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 68 Supported Softwares Add DMI ← → ↑ ↓ Load DMI File ← → Save DMI File ← →...

  • Page 69: Via Hardware Monitor

    Supported Softwares 4.2 VIA Hardware Monitor Note: ® ® ® ® ® 4.3 VIA Service Pack ® 4.3.1 VIA Service Pack Installation Notes ®...

  • Page 70: Audio Drivers And Software Application

    Supported Softwares Important: 4.4 Audio Drivers and Software Application ® ® ® ® ®...

  • Page 71: Drivers And Utilities Installation Notes

    Supported Softwares 4.5 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes ® ® ® ® ®...

  • Page 72: Appendix A - System Error Messages

    System Error Message Appendix A - System Error Message A.1 POST Beep A.2 Error Messages CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED Caution: CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY...
  • Page 73 System Error Message FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) Hard Disk(s) fail (80) Hard Disk(s) fail (40) Hard Disk(s) fail (20) Hard Disk(s) fail (10) Hard Disk(s) fail (08) Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key Keyboard error or no keyboard present Manufacturing POST loop BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted Memory test fail...

  • Page 74: Appendix B - Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Appendix B - Troubleshooting B.1 Troubleshooting Checklist Monitor/Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on:...

  • Page 75: Floppy Drive

    Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving. The screen seems to be constantly wavering. Power Supply When the computer is turned on, nothing happens. Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive.

  • Page 76: Hard Drive

    Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure. Excessively long formatting period. Parallel Port The parallel printer doesn’t respond when you try to print.
  • Page 77 Troubleshooting Serial Port The serial device (modem, printer) doesn’t output anything or is outputting garbled characters. Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed. System Board...

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