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PE11-EC
PE11-EL
Rev. A+
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User’s Manual
59000210

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  • Page 1 PE11-EC PE11-EL Rev. A+ Mainboard User’s Manual 59000210...
  • Page 2 Copyright Trademarks ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® Caution...
  • Page 3 FCC and DOC Statement on Class B...
  • Page 4 Notice Mainboard...
  • 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: Features And Specifications

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset ® Processor ® ® ® System Memory Memory Size DIMMs Memory Size DIMMs 2MBx64 16MB 16MBx64 128MB 32MBx64 4MBx64 32MB 256MB 64MBx64 8MBx64 64MB 512MB...
  • Page 8 Introduction Expansion Slots Onboard Audio Features ® Onboard LAN Features (PE11-EL only) ATX Double Deck Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors)
  • Page 9 Introduction Connectors 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 Chassis Fan Off Dual Function Power Button...
  • Page 11 Introduction Wake-On-Ring Important: If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 720mA. Wake-On-LAN Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 720mA. Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Important: •...
  • Page 12 Introduction Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse Important: • If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 1.5A. • If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...

  • Page 13: Package Checklist

    Introduction Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 1A. AC Power Failure Recovery Virus Protection 1.2 Package Checklist þ þ þ þ þ...

  • Page 14: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 Mainboard Layout PE11-EC CPU fan Wake-On-PS/2 DIMM Standby (J21) KB/Mouse (JP1) Power LED Wake-On-USB Socket 478 KB/Mouse (JP2) COM 1 (J2) ATX power Parallel (J3) (J32) COM 2 (J4) APOLLO Line P4X266A...
  • Page 15 Hardware Installation PE11-EL (Supports onboard LAN) CPU fan Wake-On-PS/2 DIMM Standby (J21) KB/Mouse (JP1) Power LED Wake-On-USB Socket 478 KB/Mouse (JP2) COM 1 (J2) ATX power Parallel (J3) (J32) COM 2 (J4) APOLLO Line P4X266A (J5) Line (J6) DDR SDRAM DDR SDRAM +12V power AUX-in...

  • Page 16: System Memory

    Hardware Installation Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your mainboard, 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 mainboard. 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 Hardware Installation 2.3 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side Bus CPU FSB select (JP5) 1-2 On: Auto 2-3 On: 100MHz All Off: 133MHz (default) CPU Front Side Bus Select - Jumper JP5 This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the processor installed on the system board.

  • Page 19: Jumper Settings For Clearing Cmos Data

    Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Clear CMOS 1 2 3 (JP6) 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: (default) Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP6 If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the keyboard, supervisor or user password.
  • Page 20 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 21: Jumper Settings

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Jumper Settings Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-On-PS/2 1 2 3 KB/Mouse (JP1) 2-3 On: Enable - 1-2 On: Disable - VCC power 5VSB power (default) Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse - Jumper JP1 The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system from the S5 state.

  • Page 22: Jumper Settings For Wake-On-Usb Keyboard

    Hardware Installation 2.6 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard/ Mouse Wake-On-USB KB/Mouse (JP2) 1-2 On: Disable - 2-3 On: Enable - VCC power 5VSB power (default) Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse - JP2 The Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

  • Page 23: Ports And Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.7 Ports and Connectors 2.7.1 Serial Ports COM 1 COM 2 (Teal/Turquoise) COM 1 COM 2 Serial Por t Serial Port The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (COM 1: J2 and COM 2: J4) - both in Teal/Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board.
  • Page 24 Hardware Installation 2.7.2 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard Mouse (Green) (Purple) The mainboard is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location J1 of the ATX double deck ports of the mainboard. The PS/2 mouse por t uses IRQ12.

  • Page 25: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation 2.7.3 Parallel Port Parallel (Burgundy) Parallel Por t The mainboard has a standard parallel port (J3 - Burgundy) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It suppor ts SPP, ECP and EPP modes. You can select the port’s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device”...
  • Page 26 Hardware Installation Setting Function Allows normal speed operation but (Standard Parallel Port) in one direction only. Allows parallel por t to operate in (Extended Capabilities Por t) bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP’s data transfer rate. Allows bidirectional parallel port op- (Enhanced Parallel Port) eration at maximum speed.

  • Page 27: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.7.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD (J28) The mainboard 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 28: Ide Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.7.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector Primary IDE (J24) Secondary IDE (J25) The mainboard is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism.
  • Page 29 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 mainboard supports Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives.

  • Page 30: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.7.6 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 3 & 4 (J19) USB 2 (Black) USB 1 (Black) Onboard USB Ports (USB 1 and USB 2) Additional USB Ports (USB 3 and USB 4) Function Function Function Ground UP2- UP3- Ground UP2+ UP3+...
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation The system board supports 4 USB ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use the USB ports.
  • Page 32 Hardware Installation 2.7.7 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port (PE11-EL only) (CN1) RJ45 RJ45 LAN The PE11-EL mainboard is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast- ethernet LAN port at location CN1 of the ATX double deck ports. It allows the mainboard to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

  • Page 33: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.7.8 IrDA Connector 1 2 3 4 5 IrDA (J17) Function N. C. IRRX Ground IRTX The mainboard is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless con- nectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.
  • Page 34 Hardware Installation 2.7.9 CPU Fan Connector CPU fan (J21) 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 J21 on the mainboard. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.
  • Page 35 Hardware Installation 2.7.10 Chassis Fan Connector Chassis fan (J29) Function On/Off +12V Sense If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to location J29 on the mainboard. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU.
  • Page 36 Hardware Installation 2.7.11 Game/MIDI Port Game/MIDI (Gold) The Game/MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I/O port. Connect an analog joystick to the 15-pin D-sub connector (J7 - Gold) located at the ATX double deck por ts of the system board.

  • Page 37: Audio Jacks

    Hardware Installation 2.7.12 Audio Jacks Line-out (J5) Line-in (J6) Mic-in (J8) Front audio (J10) Mic-in (Pink) Line-in Line-out (Light Blue) (Lime) Onboard Audio Jacks Line-out Line-in Mic-in Front Audio (J10) Function Function Mic+ Ground Mic_bias_voltage AuD_Vcc (Avcc) AuD_R_Out N. C. N.
  • Page 38 Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Jacks The mainboard is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for inserting a plug. Line-out Jack (J5 - Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board.

  • Page 39: Internal Audio Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.7.13 Internal Audio Connectors AUX-in (J11) CD-in (J12) Function Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel AUX-in and CD-in These connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
  • Page 40 Hardware Installation 2.7.14 S/PDIF-out Connector S/PDIF-out (J9) Function AVDD5 N. C. SPDIF Ground The mainboard is equipped with a digital audio interface - S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface). S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format.
  • Page 41 Hardware Installation 2.7.15 Wake-On-LAN Connector 1 2 3 Wake-On-LAN (J13) Function +5VSB Ground The mainboard supports the Wake-On-LAN function. 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 42 Hardware Installation 2.7.16 Wake-On-Ring Connector Wake-On-Ring (J15) Function Ground The Wake-On-Ring connector is used to connect to an internal modem card that has the same connector. It will allow the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/ power-on to respond to calls coming through the internal modem card.
  • Page 43 Hardware Installation 2.7.17 DIMM and PCI Standby Power LEDs DIMM Standby Power LED PCI Standby Power LED DIMM Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system’s power is on or when it is in the Suspend state (Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM). It will not light when the system is in the Soft-Off state.

  • Page 44: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.7.18 Power Connectors +12V power (ATXP1) ATX power (J32) We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. Connect the ATX12V power supply’s 20-pin ATX main power connector and 4-pin +12V power connector to J32 and ATXP1 respectively.
  • Page 45 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 46: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.7.19 Front Panel Connectors Front panel connectors (J31) HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. G-LED: Green LED This LED will not light when the system’s power is on or when the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
  • Page 47 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 every second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink ever y 4 seconds.

  • Page 48: 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 mainboard.
  • Page 49 Award BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date (mm:dd:yy) Mon, Apr 8 2002 Time (hh:mm:ss) 4 : 35 : 5 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Press Enter None Change the day, month, IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None year and century...
  • Page 50 Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave If you wish to define your own drive type manually, select “Manual”. The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor. If you select ”Auto”, the BIOS will auto-detect the HDD & CD-ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD &...
  • Page 51 Award BIOS Setup Utility Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected. All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error.

  • Page 52: 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 mainboard, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.
  • Page 53 Award BIOS Setup Utility field. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 98/2000/ME/XP or the operating ® system may not install nor work. CPU L1 & L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access. The default value is enabled.
  • Page 54 Award BIOS Setup Utility Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks.
  • Page 55 Award BIOS Setup Utility Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password - everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User Password submenu. System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

  • Page 56: Advanced Chipset Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Item Help Press Enter DRAM Clock/Drive Control Press Enter AGP & P2P Bridge Control Menu Level Press Enter CPU & PCI Bus Control Disabled Memory Hole Disabled...
  • Page 57 Award BIOS Setup Utility DRAM Clock This field is used to select the clock speed of the DIMM. By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD (Serial Presence Detect) data str ucture that stores information about the module such as the memor y type, memor y size, memor y speed, etc.
  • Page 58 Award BIOS Setup Utility Active to Precharge (Tras) The options are 5T and 6T. Active to CMD (Trcd) The options are 2T and 3T. DRAM Burst Len The options are 4 and 8. DRAM Command Rate The options are 1T Command and 2T Command. AGP &...
  • Page 59 Award BIOS Setup Utility AGP Master 1 WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations. CPU & PCI Bus Control Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following fields will appear.
  • Page 60 Award BIOS Setup Utility Video RAM Cacheable When enabled, it allows the video RAM to be cacheable thus providing better video performance. If your graphics card does not support this function, leave this field in its default setting.

  • Page 61: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help OnChip IDE Device Press Enter OnChip PCI Device Press Enter Menu Level Super IO Device Press Enter Init Display First PCI Slot OnChip USB Controller All Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled...
  • Page 62 Award BIOS Setup Utility complete task by themselves. Your system supports five modes, 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive. Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system ac- cording to your hard disk drive’s timing.
  • Page 63 Award BIOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following fields will appear. Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller. Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller. Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address for the onboard serial por t 1 and serial port 2.
  • Page 64 Award BIOS Setup Utility IR Transmission Delay If this option is Enabled, transmission of data will be slower. This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device. The options are: Enabled and Disabled. UR2 Duplex Mode Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data. Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously.
  • Page 65 Award BIOS Setup Utility Midi Port Address This field is used to select the MIDI por t’ s address. If you have selected the MIDI port’s address, you may select its IRQ in the “Midi Port IRQ” field. Midi Port IRQ This field is used to select the MIDI port’s IRQ.
  • Page 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility Onboard LAN Boot ROM (PE11-EL only) By default, this field is disabled. 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>...

  • Page 67: 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. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Item Help ACPI Function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Menu Level Power Management Option...
  • Page 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility Power Management Option This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “Suspend Mode” field is activated. Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 min.
  • Page 69 Award BIOS Setup Utility MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system. Soft-Off by PWRBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management field is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 70 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ/Event Activity Detect Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following fields will appear. PS2KB Wakeup Select Password To use a password to wake up the system, select this option then press <Enter>. Enter your password.
  • Page 71 Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume on PCI Event This field must be Enabled if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the PC . Refer to the card’s documentation for more information.
  • Page 72 Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) This is used to set the time you would like the system to power- on. If you want the system to power-on ever yday as set in the “Date (of Month)” field, the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu.

  • Page 73: Pnp Os Installed

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations This section shows how to configure 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. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations Item Help...
  • Page 74 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The “IRQ-3” to “IRQ-15” fields will appear. Set each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not.
  • Page 75 Award BIOS Setup Utility PCI Slot 1&5 Use IRQ to PCI Slot 4 Use IRQ By default, an IRQ is automatically assigned to the PCI devices that are installed in the PCI slots. If a PCI device has not been assigned an IRQ, you must manually assign an IRQ for the device.

  • Page 76: Pc Health Status

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Current System Temp. 27C/80F Menu Level Current CPU Temperature 37C/98F Current CPU FAN Speed 0 RPM Current Chassis FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU(V) 1.75 V...
  • Page 77 Award BIOS Setup Utility +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V, VBAT(V) and 5VSB(V) These fields show the output voltage of the power supply. Warning_Beep Set this field to Enabled so that the warning alarm will beep when the CPU’s temperature exceeded the limit set in the “CPU Warning Temperature”...
  • Page 78 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 Frequency/Voltage Control Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control Item Help Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Menu Level CPU Clock 100MHz CPU Clock Ratio ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults...
  • Page 79 Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU Clock Ratio This field is used to select the CPU’ s frequency ratio. Important: The frequency ratio of some processors 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.

  • Page 80: Load Optimized Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features. You should use these values only if you have hardware problems. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.

  • Page 81: Set Supervisor Password

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisor’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisor’s password with the “Setup”...

  • Page 82: Exit Without Saving

    3.2 Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. You can download them from DFI’s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative. 1. Save the BIOS along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.

  • Page 83: Supported Software

    Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Software 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The mainboard comes with a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventor y, 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 84: 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 85: 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 86: Hardware Monitor

    Supported Software 4.2 Hardware Monitor The mainboard comes with the Hardware Monitor utility contained in the provided CD. It is capable of monitoring the system’s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and system, voltage, and speed of the CPU and chassis fans. It also allows you to manually set a range to the items being monitored.
  • Page 87 Supported Software VIA Service Pack Installation Notes The “AGP VxD Driver” and “VIA INF Driver” drivers in the “VIA Service Pack” are supported in Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, ® ® Windows ME and Windows 2000. ® ® You must first install the VIA Service Pack prior to installing any other drivers.
  • Page 88 Supported Software 4.4 Audio Drivers and Software Applications The CD in the mainboard package also includes audio drivers and audio playback software for Windows 98, Windows 98 SE,   Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 operating  ...

  • Page 89: Drivers And Utilities Installation Notes

    Utility CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double-click "Setup". 2. Please go to DFI's web site at "http://www.dfi.com/suppor t1/ download2.asp" for the latest version of the drivers or software applications.

  • Page 90: 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 If you are using the Windows 98 operating system, please follow ® the steps below. Select “Power Management Setup” in the main menu screen and press <Enter>.
  • Page 91 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Boot Windows 98. In the Windows 98 desktop, click the ® ® Start button. Move the cursor to Settings, then click Control Panel. To check whether ACPI was properly installed, double-click the System icon. In the System Proper ties dialog box, click the “Device Manager”...
  • Page 92 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Click File System. In the “Typical role of this computer” field, select “Mobile or docking system”. Click Apply, then click OK. Restart the computer. 10. Repeat step 7 to open the Control Panel dialog box. Double- click the Power Management icon.
  • Page 93 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 12. After completing the steps above and you want to power-off the computer, you do not need to go through the process of closing files, applications and operating system. You can power- off the computer at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby”...
  • Page 94 System Error Message Appendix B - System Error Message When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message, PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP, will be shown in the information box at the bottom.
  • Page 95 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 96: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Appendix C - Troubleshooting C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer. To efficiently troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individually. This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes.

  • Page 97: 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 98: 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 99: 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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