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  • Page 1 CM64-AL System Board User’s Manual 90200547...
  • 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 written permission from the copyright holders. This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any...

  • 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........................... Features.............................. Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation............ System Board Layout ......................System Memory.......................... CPU............................... Jumper Settings..........................Rear Panel I/O Ports......................

  • Page 5: About This Manual

    About this Manual An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD. To view the user’s manual in the CD, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click “User’s Manual”...

  • 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 “Mainboard Utility”...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction Specifications Processor Pentium ® - FCPGA2 133MHz FSB (1.13GHz-1.26GHz on 0.13µ) - FCPGA 133MHz FSB (533EB-1GHz) - FCPGA 100MHz FSB (500E-1.1GHz) Celeron - FCPGA2 100MHz FSB (≥1.2GHz on 0.13µ) - FCPGA 100MHz FSB (800MHz-1.1GHz) Chipset chipset ®...
  • Page 9 Introduction Realtek RTL8100C PCI LAN Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T) and 802.3u (100BASE-TX) standards Supports two IDE connectors that allows connecting up to four UltraDMA 100Mbps hard drives Rear Panel I/O 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port 1 RJ45 LAN port 2 USB 1.1 ports 1 parallel port...

  • Page 10: Features

    Introduction Features The integrated Trident video accelerator suppor ts optimized Shared Memory Architecture (SMA) and shares 8MB of the system memory. 3D rendering features 32-bit true color rendering and MPEG-2 video textures. It also supports 2D hardware acceleration features. CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of Overheat monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot Protection...
  • Page 11 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 supports 4 USB 1.1 por ts at USB 1.1 12Mb/second bandwidth.
  • Page 12 Introduction This function allows you to use the PS/2 Wake-On-PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 720mA. This function allows you to use a USB Wake-On-USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

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

  • Page 14: 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 15: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Important: If you are using more than one DIMM, make sure you insert the same type of DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. Using different types (VCM or PC SDRAM) of DIMMs may cause problems. BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS.

  • Page 16: Cpu

    Hardware Installation Overview The system board is equipped with a surface mount 370-pin CPU socket for installing an Intel Pentium III or Celeron CPU. ® Installing the CPU Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

  • Page 17: Jumper Settings

    Hardware Installation Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Data 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: (default) 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 was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • Page 18 Hardware Installation 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Frequency/Voltage Control submenu and press <Enter>. 6. Set the processor’s clock to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock. Refer to the Frequency/Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information.
  • Page 19 Hardware Installation PS/2 Power Select JP11 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) JP11 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. Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...

  • Page 20: Usb Power Select

    Hardware Installation USB Power Select USB 1-2 (JP1) 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) USB 3-4 (JP10) 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) JP1 and JP10 are used to select the power of the USB ports. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system.
  • Page 21 Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Codec Select 2-3 On: 1-2 On: Onboard Audio Onboard Audio Codec Disabled Codec Enabled (default) JP4 and JP6 are used to enable or disable the onboard audio codec.
  • Page 22 Hardware Installation CPU FSB Select 1-2 On Auto 1-2 On 2-3 On 66MHz 2-3 On All Off 100MHz 2-3 On All Off 133MHz All Off JP8 and JP9 are used to select the front side bus of the CPU. The default setting is Auto.

  • Page 23: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    Hardware Installation Rear Panel I/O Ports PS/2 Parallel GAME/MIDI Mouse PS/2 USB 1-2 Line- Line- Mic- The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following: • PS/2 mouse port • PS/2 keyboard port • LAN port • USB ports • Parallel port •...
  • Page 24 Hardware Installation PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard 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 J1 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 25 Hardware Installation RJ45 LAN The onboard LAN port is at location J2 of the system board. LAN allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub. BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the BIOS.
  • Page 26 Hardware Installation USB (Universal Serial Bus) USB 2 USB 1 USB 3-4 The system board supports 4 USB 1.1 ports. Two onboard USB 1.1 ports (Black) are at location J2 (USB 1-2) of the system board. The J24 (USB 3-4) connector allows you to connect 2 additional USB 1.1 ports.
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse The Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. To use this function: • Jumper Setting: JP1 and/or JP10 must be set to “2-3 On: 5VSB”. Refer to “USB Power Select”...

  • Page 28: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation Parallel Port Parallel The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at loca- tion J9 for interfacing 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 29 Hardware Installation COM (Serial) Ports COM 1 COM 2 The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port at location J8 (COM 1). It is also equipped with a 9-pin connector at location J17 (COM 2). These serial ports are RS-232 asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.

  • Page 30: Vga Port

    Hardware Installation VGA Port The system board can only be used with an analog video monitor. Connect the monitor’s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA port (Blue) at location J3. If your monitor supports analog video but does not have a 15-pin D-shell connector, see your monitor dealer for the adapter or optional cable.
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation Game Port Game Port 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 (Gold) at location J10 of the system board. This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick.

  • Page 32: Audio (Rear Audio And Front Audio)

    Hardware Installation Audio (Rear Audio and Front Audio) Rear audio Line-out Mic-in Line-in Front audio Rear Audio The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one- hole connecting interface for inserting a plug. Line-out Jack (Lime - J4) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board.
  • Page 33 Hardware Installation Front Audio The front audio connector (JP7) allows you to connect to the line- out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system. Using the line-out and mic-in jacks will disable the rear audio’s line- out and mic-in functions.

  • Page 34: Internal I/O Connectors

    Hardware Installation Internal I/O Connectors Internal Audio Connectors Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel CD-in AUX-in The CD-in (J11) and AUX-in (J12) connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

  • Page 35: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation Floppy Disk Drive Connector The floppy disk drive connector supports up to 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 36: Ide Disk Drive Connectors

    Hardware Installation IDE Disk Drive Connectors Primary Secondar y The two shrouded PCI IDE headers 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. 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 37 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 38: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation IrDA Connector IRRX N. C. Ground IRTX The IrDA connector at location J16 is for connecting an IrDA module. Connect the cable connector from your IrDA module to J16. Note: The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board.

  • Page 39: Cooling Fan Connectors

    Hardware Installation Cooling Fan Connectors Power Ground Sense CPU fan Power Ground Sense Chassis fan Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector (J18) on the system board. The chassis fan (J19) is used to connect an additional cooling fan. The cooling fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.
  • Page 40 Hardware Installation Wake-On-LAN Connector Ground +5VSB Your LAN card package should include a cable. Connect one end of the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to location J13 on the system board. The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power-up the system.
  • Page 41 Hardware Installation Wake-On-Ring Connector Ground The Wake-On-Ring connector is used to connect to an internal modem add-in 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 42 Hardware Installation DIMM Power LED and PCI Standby Power LED DIMM Power LED PCI Standby Power LED Off: On: Default Non-PCI 2.2 spec. 3.3VSB Standby Power to PCI slots PCI 2.2 spec. DIMM 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 43: Power Connector

    Hardware Installation Power Connector 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 PL1 connector. The system board requires a minimum of 180 Watt power supply to operate.

  • Page 44: Front Panel Connector

    Hardware Installation Front Panel Connector PWR-LED HD-LED RESET G-LED SPEAKER G-SW HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. RESET: Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.
  • Page 45 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) or S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every second. 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...
  • Page 46 Hardware Installation 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 47: 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 peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board.

  • Page 48: Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date (mm:dd:yy) Fri, Nov 25 2005 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 IDE Secondary Master...
  • Page 49 BIOS Setup 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 50 BIOS Setup 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 51: 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. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item Help...
  • Page 52 BIOS Setup Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear. If you are running such a program, we recommend that you first disable this field. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows ®...
  • Page 53 BIOS Setup Swap Floppy Drive When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A. When this option is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive A.
  • Page 54 BIOS Setup Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down. Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down, but will first wait for a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly.
  • Page 55 BIOS Setup HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) hard drives. SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA/IDE and SCSI drives. The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive’s failure.

  • Page 56: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Item Help DRAM Timing By SPD Disabled SDRAM Cycle Length Menu Level DRAM Clock 133M DRAM FB Clock Delay 0.5 ns DRAM REF Clock Delay 0.0 ns System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable...
  • Page 57 BIOS Setup SDRAM Cycle Length This field is used to set the clock cycle for the CAS latency. DRAM Clock This field allows you to set the DRAM clock. DRAM FB Clock Delay The options are 0.0 ns, 0.5 ns, 1.0 ns and 1.5 ns. DRAM REF Clock Delay The options are 0.0 ns, 0.5 ns, 1.0 ns and 1.5 ns.
  • Page 58 BIOS Setup USB Keyboard Support This field will appear only if the “OnChip USB” field is set to Enabled. By default, USB Keyboard Support is Disabled. However, if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS, make sure to enable this function.

  • Page 59: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help IDE DMA Transfer Enabled OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Menu Level Enabled OnChip IDE Channel1 IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Primary Master PIO Auto Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO...
  • Page 60 BIOS Setup Primary Master/Slave PIO and Secondary Master/Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input/Output. Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive, PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves.
  • Page 61 BIOS Setup Onboard FDD 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 port 1 and serial port 2. 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3 Allows manually select an I/O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2.
  • Page 62 BIOS Setup Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port. Onboard Parallel Mode The options are Normal, EPP, ECP and ECP/EPP. These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device.
  • Page 63 BIOS Setup SB DMA Select This field is used to select the sound blaster’s DMA. MPU-401 This field is used to enable or disable MPU-401. MPU-401 I/O Address This field is used to select MPU-401’s I/O address. Game Port (200-207H) This field is used to enable or disable the onboard game port.

  • Page 64: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Setup Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. 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)
  • Page 65 BIOS Setup Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Doze and Suspend mode = 1 hr. Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Doze and Suspend mode = 10 sec. User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the “Doze Mode”...
  • Page 66 BIOS Setup Video Off Option Always On The system BIOS will never turn off the screen. Suspend -> Off The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode. All Modes -> Off The screen is off when the system is in the Doze, Standby or Suspend mode.
  • Page 67 BIOS Setup State After Power Failure Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system. Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will automatically power-on.
  • Page 68 BIOS Setup Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the PC. Refer to the card’s documentation for more information. Wake Up On LAN/Ring This field supports two functions. • When enabled, the system will power-on to respond to calls coming through an external or internal modem. Refer to “Wake- On-Ring Connector”...

  • Page 69: Reset Configuration Data

    BIOS Setup IRQs Activity Monitoring Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The “Primary INTR” field, when set to On, will allow the system to respond and wake up to an IRQ activity that has been detected. When any of the “IRQ3”...
  • Page 70 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(ESCD) The system will automatically detect the settings for you. Manual Choose the specific IRQ and DMA resources in the “IRQ Resources”...
  • Page 71 BIOS Setup Assign IRQ for VGA When Enabled, the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the VGA card installed. Your VGA card will need an IRQ only when using the video capture function of the card. If you are not using this function and a new device requires an IRQ, you can set this field to Disabled.

  • Page 72: Pc Health Status

    BIOS Setup PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software PC Health Status Item Help Current CPU Temperature 37C/98F Current System Temp. 27C/80F Menu Level Current CPU Fan Speed 0 RPM Current Chassis Fan Speed 0 RPM Vcore 1.75 V 3.31 V...
  • Page 73 BIOS Setup CPU Fan Protection The CPU Fan Protection function, when enabled, 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. Set this field to Disabled if you are not using this function. Refer to “CPU Fan Connector with CPU Fan Protection Function”...

  • Page 74: Cpu Clock

    BIOS Setup Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Item Help Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled Menu Level CPU Clock 66MHz ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only.
  • Page 75 BIOS Setup If, in the “Clock By Slight Adjust” field, you selected an option other than the default setting and is unable to boot up the system, there are 2 methods of booting up the system and going back to its default setting.

  • Page 76: Load Optimized Defaults

    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 77: 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 78: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS Setup Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. The message below will appear: Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)? N Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot.

  • Page 79: 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 80 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 81: Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

    Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Software Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications VIA Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the VIA 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.

  • Page 82: Supported Software

    Supported Software VIA Service Pack Installation Notes “AGP VxD Driver” and “VIA INF Driver” in the “VIA Service Pack” ® ® ® are supported in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, ® ® Windows ME and Windows 2000. You must first install VIA Service Pack prior to installing any other drivers.
  • Page 83 Supported Software Onboard LAN Drivers for Windows The onboard LAN drivers included in the CD does not support “Autorun”. Once the system has detected the Realtek RTL8100 fast ethernet controller, it will prompt you to install the driver for the operating system you are using.

  • Page 84: 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 85: Appendix A - 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 86 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 87: Appendix B - 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 88: 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 89: 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 90 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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