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DFI AM36-EC User Manual

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  • Page 1 AM36-EC AM36-TC Rev. D+ System Board User’s Manual 49210136...
  • Page 2 Copyright Trademarks Caution...
  • Page 3 FCC and DOC Statement on Class B...

  • Page 4: System Board

    Notice System Board AM36-EC AM36-TC Chipset ü û û ü ü û û ü û ü CPU FSB select (JP11)
  • Page 5 Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 6 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix B - System Error Messages Appendix C - Troubleshooting...
  • Page 7 Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset Processor System Memory...
  • Page 8 Introduction Important: • PC-100 SDRAM DIMM is supported when used with 200MHz FSB processor. • PC-133 SDRAM DIMM is supported when used with 200MHz FSB or 266MHz FSB processor. • If you are using more than one DIMM, make sure you insert the same type of DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.
  • Page 9 Introduction Onboard Audio Features ATX Double Deck Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) Connectors...
  • Page 10 Introduction PCI Bus Master IDE Controller IrDA Interface USB Ports BIOS Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
  • Page 11 Introduction 1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions 1.1.3 Intelligence CPU Temperature Protection CPU Fan Protection...
  • Page 12 Introduction Automatic Chassis Fan Off Dual Function Power Button Wake-On-Ring Important: If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥ 720mA. RTC Timer to Power-on the System Wake-On-LAN Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a...
  • Page 13 Introduction AC Power Failure Recovery ACPI STR ® ® Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 1A. Virus Protection...
  • Page 14 Introduction 1.2 Package Checklist þ þ þ þ þ...
  • Page 15 Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 System Board Layout AM36-EC (Uses VT8365 and VT82C686B chipset)

  • Page 16: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation AM36-TC (Uses VT8365A and VT82C686B chipset)

  • Page 17: System Memory

    Hardware Installation Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis.
  • Page 18 Hardware Installation 2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module...

  • Page 19: Jumper Settings For Clearing Cmos Data

    Hardware Installation 2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP7 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 20 Hardware Installation...
  • Page 21 Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings for the Onboard Audio Codec Onboard Audio Codec Settings - Jumper JP2...
  • Page 22 Hardware Installation 2.5 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus (AM36-TC) CPU Front Side Bus Select - Jumper JP11...
  • Page 23 Hardware Installation 2.6 Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB Power Power Select for USB 1 and USB 2 - Jumper JP9...
  • Page 24 Hardware Installation 2.7 Ports and Connectors 2.7.1 Serial Ports...
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation Connecting the Serial Ports...
  • Page 26 Hardware Installation 2.7.2 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports Warning: Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard. Failure to do so may damage the system board.
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation 2.7.3 Parallel Port Setting Function...
  • Page 28 Hardware Installation 2.7.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable...

  • Page 29: Ide Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.7.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable Note: Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings.
  • Page 30 Hardware Installation Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive Important: If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD-ROM drive that is set in Master mode, please set the CD-ROM drive to Slave mode. Some ATAPI CD-ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode.
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation 2.7.6 Universal Serial Bus Ports Function Pin Function...
  • Page 32 Hardware Installation...
  • Page 33 Hardware Installation 2.7.7 VGA Port...

  • Page 34: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.7.8 IrDA Connector Function 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 according to their pin functions.
  • Page 35 Hardware Installation 2.7.9 CPU Fan Connector with CPU Fan Protection Function Function...
  • Page 36 Hardware Installation...
  • Page 37 Hardware Installation 2.7.10 Chassis Fan Connector Function...
  • Page 38 Hardware Installation 2.7.11 Game/MIDI Port...
  • Page 39 Hardware Installation 2.7.12 Audio Jacks Function Function...
  • Page 40 Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Jacks Line-out Jack (Lime) Line-in Jack (Light Blue) Mic-in Jack (Pink) Line-out/Mic-in (JP10)
  • Page 41 Hardware Installation 2.7.13 Internal Audio Connectors Function...
  • Page 42 Hardware Installation 2.7.14 Wake-On-LAN Connector Function Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥ 720mA.
  • Page 43 Hardware Installation 2.7.15 Wake-On-Ring Connector Function Important: If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥ 720mA.
  • Page 44 Hardware Installation 2.7.16 AGP 4x LED and DIMM/PCI Standby Power LED AGP 4x LED DIMM Standby Power LED PCI Standby Power LED 3.3VSB Standby for PCI (Jumper JP1)
  • Page 45 Hardware Installation 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 2.7.17 Power Connector Function Function Important: The system board requires a minimum of 300W electric current.

  • Page 47: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.7.18 Front Panel Connectors HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED G-LED: Green LED ATX-SW: ATX Power Switch G-SW: Green Switch RESET: Reset Switch SPEAKER: Speaker Connector...
  • Page 48 Hardware Installation PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED Note: If a system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU or memor y module was not installed properly. Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket. Pin Assignment HD-LED G-LED...

  • Page 49: Award Bios Setup Utility

    Award BIOS Setup Utility Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1 The Basic Input/Output System CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup...

  • Page 50: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, Jun 21 2000 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 Capacity Access Mode Drive A and Drive B None 360K, 5.25 in. 1.2M, 5.25 in. 720K, 3.5 in. 1.44M, 3.5 in. 2.88M, 3.5 in. Video EGA/VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 Mono...
  • Page 52 Award BIOS Setup Utility Halt On No Errors All Errors All, But Keyboard All, But Diskette All, But Disk/Key Base Memory Extended Memory T otal Memory...

  • Page 53: Advanced Bios Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Disabled Virus Warning Enabled CPU L1 Cache Menu Level Enabled CPU L2 Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Allows you to choose Enabled Quick Power On Self Test...
  • Page 54 Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU L1 Cache and CPU L2 Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek...
  • Page 55 Award BIOS Setup Utility Boot Up NumLock Status Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Enabled Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Typematic Delay (Msec) Security Option System Setup...
  • Page 56 Award BIOS Setup Utility OS Select for DRAM > 64MB HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability...

  • Page 57: Advanced Chipset Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Item Help Disabled DRAM Timing By SPD SDRAM Cycle Length Menu Level 100M DRAM Clock Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Frame Buffer Size AGP Aperture Size...
  • Page 58 Award BIOS Setup Utility SDRAM Cycle Length DRAM Clock System BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable Frame Buffer Size AGP Aperture Size AGP Mode AGP Driving Control...
  • Page 59 Award BIOS Setup Utility AGP Driving Value OnChip USB USB Keyboard Support OnChip Sound OnChip Modem...

  • Page 60: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Item Help On-Chip Primary IDE Enabled On-Chip Secondary IDE Enabled Menu Level IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto...
  • Page 61 Award BIOS Setup Utility Auto Mode 0-4 IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master/ Slave UDMA Auto Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Disabled Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Disabled...
  • Page 62 Award BIOS Setup Utility Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 Disabled UART2 Mode Select IR Function Duplex Half Full TX,RX Inverting Enable Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 Disabled...
  • Page 63 Award BIOS Setup Utility Parallel Port Mode Normal “ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)” “EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)” ECP Mode Use DMA EPP Mode Select Sound Blaster SB I/O Base Address SB IRQ Select...
  • Page 64 Award BIOS Setup Utility SB DMA Select MPU-401 MPU-401 I/O Address Game Port (200-207H)

  • Page 65: Power Management Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Power Management Setup Item Help ACPI Function Enabled Power Management Press Enter Menu Level ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) PM Control by APM Video Off Option Suspend ->...
  • Page 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility Min Saving Max Saving User Define HDD Power Down Doze Mode Suspend Mode ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) S3(STR) PM Control by APM...
  • Page 67 Award BIOS Setup Utility Video Off Option Always On Suspend -> Off All Modes -> Off Video Off Method V/H SYNC + Blank Blank Screen DPMS Support MODEM Use IRQ Soft-Off by PWRBTN Delay 4 Sec Instant-Off...
  • Page 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off Turn On Last State Wake Up Events USB Resume from S3 LPT & COM HDD & FDD PCI Master...
  • Page 69 Award BIOS Setup Utility PowerOn by PCI Card Resume On LAN/Ring • • Resume By Alarm Enabled Disabled Date (of Month) 1-31 Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

  • Page 70: Primary Intr

    Award BIOS Setup Utility Primary INTR IRQs Activity Monitoring 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations Item Help PNP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level Resources Controlled By Auto(ESCD) Default is Disabled. IRQ Resources Press Enter Select Enabled to...
  • Page 71 Award BIOS Setup Utility Reset Configuration Data Enabled Disabled Resources Controlled By Auto(ESCD) Manual IRQ Resources PCI/ISA PnP Legacy ISA DMA Resources PCI/ISA PnP Legacy ISA PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Enabled Disabled...
  • Page 72 Award BIOS Setup Utility Assign IRQ for VGA Note: When Disabled, a “Yellow” mark will appear in Windows 95’s  Device Manager. Assign IRQ for USB Note: When Disabled, a “Yellow” mark will appear in Windows 95’s  Device Manager.

  • Page 73: Pc Health Status

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software PC Health Status Item Help Current System Temp. 27C/80F Current CPU Temperature 37C/98F Menu Level Current CPU Fan Speed 0 RPM Current Chassis Fan Speed 0 RPM Vcore 2.06 V...
  • Page 74 Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU Fan Protection CPU Temp. Prot. Function and CPU Temp. Prot. Alarm CPU Temperature References...

  • Page 75: Spread Spectrum Modulated

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Item Help Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled Clock By Slight Adjust Menu Level ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Spread Spectrum Modulated...
  • Page 76 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults...
  • Page 77 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password 3.1.12 Set User Password...
  • Page 78 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup 3.1.14 Exit Without Saving 3.2 Updating the BIOS...
  • Page 79 " Supported Softwares Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 4.1.1 Running the DMI Utility...

  • Page 80: 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 :...
  • Page 81 " Supported Softwares Add DMI ← → ↑ ↓ Load DMI File ← → Press [Enter] to select DMI file for load Do you want to execute? (Y/N) Save DMI File ← → Press [Enter] to select DMI file for save...
  • Page 82 " Supported Softwares 4.2 VIA Hardware Monitor Note: Use this utility only in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ® ® ® 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 or Windows NT ® ® ® operating system. 4.3 VIA Service Pack ®...
  • Page 83 " Supported Softwares Service Pack Installation Notes ® Important: The VGA driver that came with some AGP cards is already bundled with the AGP VxD driver. Since the version of the bundled VxD driver may be older than the one provided in the CD, installing the bundled VxD driver may cause problems.
  • Page 84 " Supported Softwares 4.5 Graphics Drivers 4.6 Microsoft DirectX 7.0 Driver...

  • Page 85: Drivers And Utilities Installation Notes

    " Supported Softwares 4.7 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes      ...

  • Page 86: 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 ® CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Power Management Setup Item Help ACPI Function Enabled Power Management Press Enter Menu Level...
  • Page 87 Using the Suspend to RAM Function ® ®...
  • Page 88 Using the Suspend to RAM Function...
  • Page 89 Using the Suspend to RAM Function ® Important: If you are unable to use the Suspend to RAM function (after performing the steps above in Windows 98 or when you are ® in-Windows 2000/ME), please check whether your add-in ® cards or devices support this function.
  • Page 90 System Error Message Appendix B - System Error Message B.1 POST Beep B.2 Error Messages CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED Caution: Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Page 91 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 92 Troubleshooting Appendix C - Troubleshooting C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist CPU Fan Protection After booting up the system, a beeping alarm sounded then the system’s power was turned off:...

  • Page 93: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Monitor/Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on: The picture seems to be constantly moving. The screen seems to be constantly wavering. Power Supply When the computer is turned on, nothing happens.

  • Page 94: Floppy Drive

    Troubleshooting Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive. Hard Drive Hard disk failure. Excessively long formatting period. Parallel Port The parallel printer doesn’t respond when you try to print.
  • Page 95 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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