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G4V300-D
Rev. A+

System Board

User’s Manual
935-G4V301-000
A70400307

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  • Page 1: System Board

    G4V300-D Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual 935-G4V301-000 A70400307...
  • Page 2 Copyright Trademarks ® ® ® ® ® ® ® Caution...
  • Page 3 FCC and DOC Statement on Class B...
  • Page 4 Introduction Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 5 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares Appendix A - Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology Appendix B - Watchdog Timer Appendix C - System Error Messages Appendix D - Troubleshooting...

  • Page 6: Features And Specifications

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset ® ® ® Processor ® ® ® ® ® ® System Memory 64 Mbit 128 Mbit 256 Mbit 512 Mbit Density Density Width Single/Double SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS...
  • Page 7 Introduction CPU FSB DDR DIMM Memory Frequency 533MHz PC2100 266MHz 400MHz PC2100 266MHz PC1600 200MHz Expansion Slots Onboard Graphics Features...
  • Page 8 Introduction ® ® Onboard Audio Features Onboard LAN Features Compatibility PCI Bus Master IDE Controller...
  • Page 9 Introduction S/PDIF IrDA Interface USB Ports Watchdog Timer BIOS ®...
  • Page 10 Introduction Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) I/O Connectors...

  • Page 11: System Health Monitor Functions

    Introduction 1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions 1.1.3 Intelligence 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 ≥ 720mA.
  • Page 12 Introduction Wake-On-LAN Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 720mA. Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse Important: • The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the “KB Power On Password” field. You must type the correct password to power-on the system.
  • Page 13 Introduction • If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 2A. RTC Timer to Power-on the System ACPI STR ® ® Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...
  • Page 14 Introduction Virus Protection 1.2 Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality Requirements Components: ® ® ® 1.3 Package Checklist þ þ þ þ þ þ...
  • Page 15 Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 System Board Layout...

  • Page 16: Hardware Installation

    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 17: Installing The Dim Module

    Hardware Installation 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. Notch Pin 1 1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side. 2.

  • Page 18: Jumper Settings For Clearing Cmos Data

    Hardware Installation 2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: (default) Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP4 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 ratio/clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • Page 19 Hardware Installation 3. Now power-on the system. If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s ratio/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 Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus 2-3 On: 100MHz 1-2 On: Auto All Off: 133MHz (default) CPU Front Side Bus Select - Jumper JP2 This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board.

  • Page 21: Jumper Settings For Wake-On-Keyboard

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/ Wake-On-Mouse 1-2 On: 5V - Disabled 2-3 On: 5VSB - Enabled (default) Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse - Jumper JP5 This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up a system from the S3/S4/S5 state. Refer to “Keyboard/ Mouse Power On”...
  • Page 22 Hardware Installation 2. The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the “KB Power On Password” field. You must type the correct password to power-on the system. 3. The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...
  • Page 23 Hardware Installation 2.6 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB 2-3 On: 5VDU - Enabled 1-2 On: 5V - Disabled (default) Wake-On-USB - Jumpers JP6 and JP7 The Wake-On-USB function allows you to use a USB device to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. By default, this function is disabled.
  • Page 24 Hardware Installation 2.7 Rear Panel I/O Ports RJ45 PS/2 GAME/MIDI Parallel Mouse PS/2 COM 1 USB 2/1 Line- Line- Mic-...
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation 2.7.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) por ts - both at location CN1 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards.

  • Page 26: Serial Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.7.2 Serial Ports COM 1 Serial Port The built-in serial ports are RS-232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices. You can select the serial ports’ I/O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Onboard Super IO Device”...

  • Page 27: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation 2.7.3 Parallel Port Parallel Port The system board has a standard parallel port (CN9 - Burgundy) for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It suppor ts SPP, ECP, EPP and PntMode. You can select the port’s mode in the Integrated Pe- ripherals submenu (“Onboard Super IO Device”...

  • Page 28: Vga Port

    Hardware Installation 2.7.4 VGA Port 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 (CN2 - Blue). 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 29 Hardware Installation 2.7.5 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 2 USB 1 Additional USB Ports (USB 3 to USB 6) Function Function 5V/5VDU 5V/5VDU Data- Data- Data+ Data+ Ground Ground N. C .
  • Page 30 Hardware Installation The system board supports 6 USB 2.0/1.1 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 por ts.
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation 2.7.6 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port RJ45 LAN The system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast-ethernet LAN port at location CN7. It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub. The onboard LAN can be enabled or disabled in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Intel OnChip PCI Device”...
  • Page 32 Hardware Installation 2.7.7 Game/MIDI 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 (CN10 - Gold). This por t works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick.
  • Page 33 Hardware Installation 2.7.8 Audio Jacks Line-out Line-in Mic-in Front Audio (J1) Function Function Ground Microphone Power AuD_Vcc AuD_R_Out AuD_R_Return N. C . AuD_L_Out AuD_L_Return...
  • Page 34 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 (CN3 - Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board.

  • Page 35: I/O Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.8 I/O Connectors 2.8.1 Internal Audio Connectors Function Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel CD-in and AUX-in These connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
  • Page 36 Hardware Installation 2.8.2 S/PDIF-out Connector Function AuD_Vcc N. C. SPDIF Ground S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfer s digital audio signals to a device without having to be conver ted first to an analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog.

  • Page 37: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.8.3 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 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 38: Ide Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.8.4 IDE Disk Drive Connector 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. 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 39 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 or ATA/100 hard drives.

  • Page 40: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.8.5 IrDA Connector 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 (Infrared Data Association) specification suppor ts data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter. Connect your IrDA cable to connector J3 on the system board.

  • Page 41: Cpu Fan Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.8.6 CPU Fan Connector Function Ground Power Sense The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J10 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.
  • Page 42 Hardware Installation 2.8.7 Chassis Fan and Second Fan Connectors Function Ground Power Sense The chassis fan connector (J11) and second fan connector (J12) are used to connect cooling fans. The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.
  • Page 43 Hardware Installation 2.8.8 Wake-On-LAN Connector Function Ground +5VSB The Wake-On-LAN function is applicable only when you are using a LAN add-in card that has the same function. It 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 44 Hardware Installation 2.8.9 Wake-On-Ring Connector Function 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 45 Hardware Installation 2.8.10 Chassis Open Connector Function Ground Chassis Signal The “chassis open” function, when enabled, will alert you of a chassis intrusion event. To use this function, please follow the steps below. 1. Connect the “chassis sensor” cable from the chassis to J2 of the system board.
  • Page 46 Hardware Installation 2.8.11 DIMM and PCI Standby Power LEDs DIMM Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system’s power is on or when it is in the Suspend state (Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM). It will not light when the system is in the Soft-Off state.

  • Page 47: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.8.12 Power Connectors We recommend that you 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 and a 4-pin +12V power connector that must be inserted onto PL1 and ATXP1 connectors respectively.
  • Page 48 Hardware Installation ATX Main Power Connector Function Function 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V +12V Power Connector Function Ground Ground +12V +12V...

  • Page 49: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.8.13 Front Panel Connectors HD-LED RESET SPEAKER G-LED PWR-LED G-SW ATX-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 50 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 ever y 4 seconds.

  • Page 51: 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 52 Award BIOS Setup Utility The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month, from January to December.
  • Page 53 Award BIOS Setup Utility The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. Detects the parameters of the drive. The par ameters will automatically be shown on the screen. The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor.
  • Page 54 Award BIOS Setup Utility Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program. This field displays the number of cylinders. This field displays the number of read/write heads. This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing.
  • Page 55 Award BIOS Setup Utility This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type. The default setting is EGA/VGA. EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters.
  • Page 56 Award BIOS Setup Utility Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot-up. Displays the total memory available in the system.

  • Page 57: 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 58 Award BIOS Setup Utility systems like Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP or the operating system ® may not install nor work. This field speeds up the memory access. ® ® This field is used to enable the functionality of the Intel Pentium ® ®...
  • Page 59 Award BIOS Setup Utility This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys. When set to Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys. Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to repor t that the key is down.
  • Page 60 Award BIOS Setup Utility Leave this field in its default setting. This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using. This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS/2. The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) hard drives.

  • Page 61: Advanced Chipset Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources.
  • Page 62 Award BIOS Setup Utility By User If you want better performance for your system other than the one “by SPD”, select “By User”. Then select the best option in the “C AS Latency Time” and “Active to Precharge Delay fields. This field is used to select the local memory clock periods.
  • Page 63 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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. This field is used to enable or disable the onboard video.

  • Page 64: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
  • Page 65 Award BIOS Setup Utility These fields allow you to enable or disable the pr imary and secondary IDE controller. Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller. 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...
  • Page 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio codec.
  • Page 67 Award BIOS Setup Utility Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM (instead of a disk drive) to boot-up the system and access the local area network directly. If you wish to change the boot ROM’s settings, type the <Shift> and <F10>...
  • Page 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. This is used to select the input clock of your keyboard. This field allows you to use the keyboard or mouse to power-on the system.
  • Page 69 Award BIOS Setup Utility Any Key Press any key to power-on the system. Keyboard 98 When this option is selected, press the “wake up” key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to  power-on the system. Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Enter your password.
  • Page 70 Award BIOS Setup Utility To use the IrDA function, follow the steps below. 1. Connect your IrDA cable to connector J3 on the system board. 2. Set the “UART2 Mode Select” field to the type of IrDA standard suppor ted by your IrDA peripher al/device . For better transmission of data, your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of 1 meter.
  • Page 71 Award BIOS Setup Utility Allows parallel port to operate in bipolar mode. If you selected EPP, the “EPP Mode Select” field is configurable. If you selected ECP, the “ECP Mode Use DMA” field is configurable. If you selected ECP+EPP, both “EPP Mode Select” and “ECP Mode Use DMA”...
  • Page 72 Award BIOS Setup Utility All Enabled Enables all USB ports. USB 2.0 Disabled USB 2.0 is disabled; USB 1.1 is enabled. All Disabled Disables all USB por ts. If you are using a USB keyboard under DOS, set this field to Enabled.

  • Page 73: 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. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. This function should be enabled only in operating systems that suppor t ACPI.
  • Page 74 Award BIOS Setup Utility This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the HDD Power Down field is activated. Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the HDD Power Down = 15 min.
  • Page 75 Award BIOS Setup Utility This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Hold 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management function is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 76 Award BIOS Setup Utility This field, when enabled, allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. This can be configured only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field is set to “S3(STR)”.
  • Page 77 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. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
  • Page 78 Award BIOS Setup Utility This field is used to set each system interrupt to either “PCI Device” or “Reserved”. This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not. Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards wor k with PCI/VGA. Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/ VGA.

  • Page 79: Pc Health Status

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. These fields show the internal temperature of the system, current temperature of the CPU, and the current fan speed of the chassis, CPU and second fans in RPM (Revolutions Per Minute).

  • Page 80: Cpu Frequency Control

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 CPU Frequency Control The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. This field is used to select the frequency ratio of the processor. The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer.
  • Page 81 Award BIOS Setup Utility This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor. The AGP clock and PCI clock will at the same time appear next to the external bus clock selected. For example, if you selected “100/66/33MHz”, “100” is the external bus clock, “66”...
  • Page 82 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 83: Load Optimized Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for your system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>. Type <Y>...

  • Page 84: Set Supervisor Password

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entr y, set a super visor’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 super visor’s password with the “Setup”...

  • Page 85: Set User Password

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.12 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup, set a user’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password with the “Setup”...
  • Page 86 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot. You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen.
  • Page 87 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.14 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight “Exit Without Saving” and press <Enter>. Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make any changes to the setup, press <Ctrl>...

  • Page 88: Updating The Bios

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.2 Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. Please contact technical suppor t or your sales representative for the files. 1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.
  • Page 89 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 90: Supported Software

    Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Software 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 particular computer system without physically going to it.

  • Page 91: Using The Dmi Utility

    Supported Software 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 92: Add Dmi

    Supported Software 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 93 Supported Software 4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear.
  • Page 94 Supported Software 4.2.1 Intel 845 INF Update Utility The Intel 845 INF Update Utility is used for updating Windows  98SE/ME/2000/XP's INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system. To install the utility, please follow the steps below. 1.
  • Page 95 Supported Software 4.2.2 Intel 845 Graphics Drivers To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Intel 845 Graphics Drivers”. The following screen will appear. 2. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 3. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.

  • Page 96: Intel Lan Drivers

    Supported Software 4.2.3 Intel LAN Drivers To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Intel LAN Drivers”. The following screen will appear. 2. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 3. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.
  • Page 97 Supported Software 4.2.4 USB 2.0 Drivers If you are using a USB 2.0 device, you must install the USB 2.0 driver. The drivers are supported in the following operating systems: Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows  ...

  • Page 98: Realtek Audio Drivers

    Supported Software 4.2.5 Realtek Audio Drivers The audio drivers are supported in the following operating systems: Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000     and Windows  To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1.
  • Page 99 Supported Software 4.2.6 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 To install, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Microsoft DirectX 8.1”. The following screen will appear. 2. Click “Yes” to continue. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.
  • Page 100 Supported Software 4.2.7 Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility The Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility is capable of monitoring the system’s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and system, voltage, and speed of the cooling fans. It also allows you to manually set a range to the items being monitored.

  • Page 101: Installation Notes

    Supported Software 4.3 Installation Notes 1. "Autorun" ONLY supports the Windows 98 SE, Windows   Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows    operating systems. If after inserting the CD, "Autorun" did not automatically start (which is, the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double-click "Setup".
  • Page 102 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology Appendix A - Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology A.1 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology To enable the functionality of the Hyper-Threading Technology, please follow the requirements and steps below. Basically, the following presumes that you have already installed an Intel Pentium ®...
  • Page 103 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology c. Click the General tab. The processor shown under Computer should resemble the one shown below. d. Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager. The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below.
  • Page 104 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology e. Lastly, press the <Ctr l> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously. The Windows Task Manager dialog box will appear. Click the Performance tab. The diagram under CPU Usage History should resemble the one shown below.

  • Page 105: Watchdog Timer

    Watchdog Timer Appendix B - Watchdog Timer B.1 Watchdog Timer The following parameters are references for setting the time interval of the Watchdog Timer function. The system will regularly be “cleared” according to the set time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will also reset according to the time interval so that your system will continue to operate.
  • Page 106 System Error Message Appendix C - 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 107 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 108: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Appendix D - Troubleshooting D.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 109: Power Supply

    Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1. The monitor has lost its ver tical 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 110: 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 second hard drive is configured as Slave.

  • Page 111: Serial Port

    Troubleshooting Serial Port The serial device (modem, printer) doesn’t output anything or is outputting garbled characters. 1. Make sure that the serial device’s power is turned on and that the device is on-line. 2. Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer.

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