VIA P4X266-PE11-SA VIA P4X266-PE11-LA Mainboard User’s Manual 53800146
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Battery: • Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer. • Dispose of used batteries according to the batter y manufacturer’s instructions. Joystick or MIDI port: • Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than 10A current at 5V DC . There is a risk of fire for devices that exceed this limit.
Notice This user’s manual contains detailed information about the mainboard. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should always be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual manual is included in the mainboard package. To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click “User’s Manual”.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications.................................................................................. 7 1.2 Package Checklist......................................................................................................... 14 Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Mainboard Layout ................................................................................................... System Memory.................................
1 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Software 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Desktop Management Interface..................................................................... 81 Hardware Monitor........................................................................................................ 82 VIA Service Pack........................................................................................................... 82 Audio Drivers and Software Applications............................................
Introduction 1 Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset • VIA® Apollo P4X266A/VT8233 Processor The mainboard is equipped with Socket 478 for installing a Pentium® 4 processor. • Intel® Pentium® 4 processor (478-pin) • 400MHz system data bus System Memory • Three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets • Supports up to 3GB using PC1600 (DDR200) / PC2100 (DDR266) unbuffered DDR SDRAM DIMM, 2.
1 Introduction Expansion Slots The mainboard is equipped with 1 universal AGP slot and 5 dedicated PCI slots. AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing, z-buffering and alpha blending. The universal AGP slot supports AGP 2x with up to 533MB/sec. bandwidth and AGP 4x with up to 1066MB/sec . bandwidth for 3D graphics applications. AGP in this mainboard will deliver faster and better graphics to your PC.
Introduction 1 Connectors • • • • • • • • • Two connectors for 4 additional external USB ports One connector for IrDA interface Two IDE connectors One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2.
1 Introduction BIOS • Award BIOS, Windows® 98/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play compatible • Supports SCSI sequential boot-up • Flash EEPROM for easy BIOS upgrades • Supports DMI 2.0 function • 2Mbit flash memory Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The mainboard comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores this information in the DMI pool, which is a part of the mainboard's Plug and Play BIOS.
Introduction 1 1.1.3 Intelligence Automatic Chassis Fan Off The chassis fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode. Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the “Soft-Off By PWRBTN” field of the Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode.
1 Introduction Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard to wake up the system from the S5 state. Refer to “Jumper Settings for Wake-OnPS/2 Keyboard” in chapter 2 and “PS2KB Wakeup Select” (“IRQ/ Event Activity Detect” field) in the Power Management section in chapter 3 for more information. Important: • If you forgot the password, you must power-off the system, unplug the power cord and clear the CMOS data.
Introduction 1 ACPI STR The mainboard is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plugand-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management. Currently, only Windows ® 98/2000/ME/XP supports the ACPI function. ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function.
1 Introduction 1.2 Package Checklist The mainboard package contains the following items: The mainboard A user’s manual One IDE cable for ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA/100 IDE drives One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable One “Main Board Utility” CD If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.
Hardware Installation 2 Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.
2 Hardware Installation VIA P4X266-PE11-LA (Supports onboard audio and onboard LAN) Note: The illustrations on the following pages are based on the VIA P4X266-PE11-LA mainboard, which is the board that supports onboard audio and onboard LAN.
Hardware Installation 2 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.
2 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 Key Tab Tab Pin 1 1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side. 2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the socket. 3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is completely seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place.
Hardware Installation 2 2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data 1 2 3 1-2 On: Normal (default) 1 2 3 2-3 On: Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP4 If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the keyboard, 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. you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
2 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 to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Frequency/Voltage Control submenu and press . 6. Set the “CPU Clock Ratio” or “CPU Clock” field to its default setting or an appropriate frequency ratio or bus clock.
Hardware Installation 2 2.4 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard 1 2 3 1-2 On: Disable - VCC (default) 1 2 3 2-3 On: Enable - 5VSB Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard - Jumper JP1 The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard to wake up the system from the S5 state. By default, JP1 is disabled. To use this function, set JP1 to 2-3 On. “PS2KB Wakeup Select” (“IRQ/Event Activity Detect” field) in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set accordingly.
2 Hardware Installation 2.5 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB Keyboard 3 3 2 2 1 1 1-2 On: Disable - VCC 2-3 On: Enable - 5VSB (default) Wake-On-USB Keyboard for USB 1 and 2 - JP2 The Wake-On-USB Keyboard function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. By default, this function is enabled, pins 2 and 3 set to On.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6 Ports and Connectors 2.6.1 Serial Ports COM 1 Serial Port COM 2 Serial Port The mainboard 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. These 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.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6.2 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard 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 port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards. Warning: Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.3 Parallel Port Parallel Port 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 supports SPP, ECP and EPP modes. You can select the port’s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” field) of the BIOS.
2 Hardware Installation Setting 26 Function SPP (Standard Parallel Port) Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only. ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP’s data transfer rate. EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 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.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector 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. 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.
Hardware Installation 2 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 or ATA/100 hard drives. We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer. In a few cases, drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6.
Hardware Installation 2 The mainboard supports up to 6 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 por ts. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation. Two onboard USB ports (CN1 - Black) are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6.7 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port (VIA P4X266-PE11-LA only) RJ45 LAN The VIA P4X266-PE11-LA is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fastethernet 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. You may enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“VIA OnChip PCI Device” field) of the BIOS.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.8 IrDA Connector Pin Function 1 VCC 2 N. C. 3 IRRX 4 Ground 5 IRTX The mainboard is equipped with an IrDA connector 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. Connect your IrDA cable to connector J15 on the mainboard.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6.9 CPU Fan Connector Pin Function 1 Ground 2 Power 3 Sense The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J18 on the mainboard. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.10 Chassis Fan Connector Pin Function 1 On/Off 2 +12V 3 Sense If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to location J20 on the mainboard. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor. The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the chassis fan. The chassis fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6.11 Game/MIDI Port Game/MIDI 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 (J7 - Gold) located at the ATX double deck ports of the mainboard. This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.12 Audio Jacks Onboard Audio Jacks Line-out Line-in Mic-in Additional Line-out/Mic-in (J9) Pin Function Pin Function 1 Mic+ 2 Ground 3 Mic Power 4 AuD_Vcc (Avcc) 5 AuD_R_Out 6 AuD_R_Return (GND) 7 N. C.
2 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 mainboard. Line-in Jack (J6 - Light Blue) This jack can be connected to the line-out jack of any external audio devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.13 Internal Audio Connectors Pin Function 1 Left audio channel 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 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.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6.14 Wake-On-LAN Connector Pin Function 1 WOL 2 Ground 3 +5VSB 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. To use the Wake-On-LAN function, you must enable “Resume on LAN/Ring” in the Power Management Setup (“IRQ/Event Activity Detect” field) of the BIOS.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.15 Wake-On-Ring Connector Pin Function 1 Ground 2 RI# 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.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6.16 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. PCI Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system is in the power-on, Soft-Off or Suspend (Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM) state.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.17 Power Connectors 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 J25 and ATXP1 respectively. The 4-pin +12V power connector enables the delivery of more +12VDC current to the processor’s Voltage Regulator Module (VRM). The mainboard requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply to operate.
2 Hardware Installation ATX Main Power Connector Pin Function Pin Function 1 3.3V 11 3.3V 2 3.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.18 Front Panel Connectors 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. It will light when the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state.
2 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 every 4 seconds. Note: If your system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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. This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS. After you power up the system, the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) Thu, Dec 6 2001 4 : 35 : 5 IDE IDE IDE IDE Press Press Press Press Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Enter Enter Enter Enter None None None None Drive A Drive B 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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 & CD-ROM drive. If a hard disk has not been installed, select “None”. Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive.
3 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. All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU L1 & L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access. The default value is enabled. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The processors supported by the mainboard come with built-in Level 2 cache. By default, ECC is enabled to check the Level 2 cache. If you are not using this function, set this field to Disabled. Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the system.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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. When disabled, the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB.
3 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. Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 3.1.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility DRAM Clock This field is used to select the clock speed of the DIMM. By SPD 100 MHz 133 MHz The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD (Serial Presence Detect) data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type, memory size, memory speed, etc. When this option is selected, the system will run according to the information in the EEPROM. The memory clock speed will run at 100MHz. The memory clock speed will run at 133MHz.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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 & P2P Bridge Control Move the cursor to this field and press . The following fields will appear. AGP Aperture Size This field is relevant to the memory-mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system. Leave this in its default setting, which is 128M.
3 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 . The following fields will appear. CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled Writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to offset the speed difference between the CPU and PCI bus. Disabled Writes are not buffered therefore the CPU must wait until the write cycle is complete before starting another write cycle.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 3.1.
3 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 Mode 0-4 The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive’s timing. You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive’s timing. Caution: Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press . 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 port 1 and serial port 2.
3 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. Use IR Pins The options are IR-Rx2Tx2 and RxD2, TxD2.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 Game Port Address This field is used to select the game port’s address. The options are 201, 209 and Disabled. Midi Port Address This field is used to select the MIDI port’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. Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize AGP or PCI first when the system boots.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer. The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive. Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode. Onboard LAN Boot ROM (VIA P4X266-PE11-LA only) By default, this field is disabled.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy.
3 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 Max Saving User Define Minimum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 hr. Maximum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 min. Allows you to set the power saving time in the “Suspend Mode” field.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ/Event Activity Detect Move the cursor to this field and press . The following fields will appear. PS2KB Wakeup Select Password To use a password to wake up the system, select this option then press . Enter your password. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same password to confirm, then press . Important: If you forgot the password, you must power-off the system, unplug the power cord and clear the CMOS data.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 Resume on PCI Event This field should be set to Enabled only 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. Resume 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 “WakeOn-Ring Connector” in chapter 2 for more information.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) This is used to set the time you would like the system to poweron. If you want the system to power-on everyday 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. IRQs Activity Monitoring Move the cursor to this field and press . The “Primary INTR”, and “IRQ3” - “IRQ15” fields will appear.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press . 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. The default value is Disabled. Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA. Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/ VGA.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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. During system boot-up, you will see “NA” for the device that does not have an IRQ assigned.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature Current System Temp. Current CPU Temperature Current CPU FAN Speed Current Chassis FAN Speed CPU(V) +3.3 V +5 V +12 V -12 V -5 V VBAT(V) 5VSB(V) Warning_Beep Item Help Disabled 27C/80F 37C/98F 0 RPM 0 RPM 1.75 V 3.35 V 4.90 V 11.85 V -11.45 V -5.14 V 3.24 V 5.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 +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” field.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk Spread Spectrum CPU Clock CPU Clock Ratio Enabled Disabled 100MHz 8X ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults Item Help Menu Level ESC:Exit F1:General Help F7:Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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. The system will instead use its factory default ratio. • The frequency ratio of processors greater than 8x has been locked by the manufacturer and will no longer have the flexibility of using extended ratios.
3 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 . The message below will appear. Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N If you want to proceed, type and press .
Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 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” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system.
3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press . The message below will appear: Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)? N Type “Y” and press . 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.
Supported Software 4 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 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.
4 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. If the values are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop-up.
Supported Software 4 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. However, this may not be the case for some AGP cards. Please read carefully the following information. Important: The VGA driver that came with some AGP cards is already bundled with the AGP VxD driver.
4 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 systems. For installation instructions or information about their corresponding “readme”, click the “Read Me” button in the autorun screen. The autorun screen normally appears after the CD is inserted into a CD-ROM drive. 1.
Supported Software 4 4.7 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes 1. "Autorun" ONLY supports the Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows XP operating systems. If after inser ting 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". 2.
A 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. 1. Select “Power Management Setup” in the main menu screen and press . 2. In the “ACPI Function” field, select “Enabled”. 3. In the “ACPI Suspend Type” field, select “S3(STR)”.
Using the Suspend to RAM Function 7. A 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 Properties dialog box, click the “Device Manager” tab. In “View devices by type”, click “System devices”. 8. Double-click the System icon. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Performance tab.
A Using the Suspend to RAM Function 9. 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. Doubleclick the Power Management icon. 11. Click the Advanced tab. In the “When I press the power button on my computer” field, select “Standby”.
Using the Suspend to RAM Function A 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 poweroff the computer at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby” when you shut down Windows® 98. To power-on the computer, just press the power button. The operating session where you left off when you power-off the computer will resume in not more than 8 seconds.
B 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. Enter Setup to correct the error. B.1 POST Beep There are two kinds of beep codes in the BIOS.
System Error Message B 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. Hard Disk(s) fail (80) HDD reset failed. Hard Disk(s) fail (40) HDD controller diagnostics failed. Hard Disk(s) fail (20) HDD initialization error. Hard Disk(s) fail (10) Unable to recalibrate fixed disk.
C 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. Some of the most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below. 1.
Troubleshooting C 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. Make sure your video card’s output frequencies are supported by this monitor. The screen seems to be constantly wavering. 1. If the monitor is close to another monitor, the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off.
C 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. The master hard drive must have an active/bootable partition. Excessively long formatting period. 1.
Troubleshooting C 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. 3. Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly.
