NP101-D16C A08900851 1.pmd

NP101-D16C

System Board

User’s Manual

935-NP1011-000G

A08910920

Copyright

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This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document. Further, the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes.

© 2009. All Rights Reserved.

Trademarks

Product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and are the properties of the respective owners.

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.

Notice:

1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

Table of Contents

About this Manual................................................................................

Warranty.................................................................................................

Static Electricity Precaution................................................................

Safety Measures.....................................................................................

About the Package...............................................................................

Before Using the System Board.........................................................

Chapter 1 - Introduction....................................................................

Specifications...................................................................................................................................

Features..............................................................................................................................................

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Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation....................................................

System Board Layout ..........................................................................................................

System Memory..........................................................................................................................

Jumper Settings............................................................................................................................

Rear Panel I/O Ports.............................................................................................................

I/O Connectors..........................................................................................................................

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Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup......................................................................

Award BIOS Setup Utility.................................................................................................

Updating the BIOS..................................................................................................................

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Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares.....................................................

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Drivers for Windows Vista System..........................................................................

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Drivers for Windows XP System..............................................................................

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Appendix A - Watchdog Timer.............................................................

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Appendix B - Troubleshooting..........................................................

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Appendix C - Frequently Asked Questions....................................

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Appendix D - Hot Keys for Graphics Display...............................

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About this Manual

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

Manual” on the main menu.

Warranty

1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications.

2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or unauthorized repair of the product.

3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service, adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of warranty.

It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or authorized service agency for all such work.

4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequencial damages to the product that has been modified or altered.

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Static Electricity Precautions

It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board, components or devices even before installing them in your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.

1. To prevent electrostatic build-up, leave the system board in its anti-static bag until you are ready to install it.

2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.

4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of the components, contacts or connections.

5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors. Hold modules or connectors by their ends.

Important:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drive 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. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

Safety Measures

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range.....

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

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 local ordinance.

Introduction

About the Package

The system board package contains the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.

; The system board

; One IDE cable

; One USB cable

; One Serial ATA data cable

; One Serial ATA power cable

; One bracket mounted with a COM port

; One “Main Board Utility” CD

; One I/O shield

; A user’s manual

; One QR (Quick Reference)

The system board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed above. This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold. For more information about the standard package in your region, please contact your dealer or sales representative.

Before Using the System Board

Before using the system board, prepare basic system components.

If you are installing the system board in a new system, you will need at least the following internal components.

• A CPU

• Memory module

• Storage devices such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc.

You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use which will normally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

Chipset

System Memory

Expansion Slots

Graphics

Audio

LAN

Serial ATA

IDE

BIOS

• Intel

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Atom

TM

N270 (Diamondville SC) processor

• 1.6GHz core frequency, 1.10V voltage

• 2.5W thermal design power

• 512KB on-die second level cache

• 533-MT/s FSB

• 22x22 mm, 1.0 mm ball pitch and 437 balls FCBGA

• Intel

®

chipset

- Northbridge: Intel

®

945GSE GMCH

- Southbridge: Intel

®

82801GBM ICH7M

• One 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket

• Maximum memory supports up to 2GB

• Supports 400MHz and 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM

• 1 PCI Express x1 slot

• 1 PCI slot

• 133/166MHz internal graphics core render frequency at 1.05V

core voltage

• One SDVO port (Port B)

- SDVO slot reversal not supported

• Supports 18-bit dual-channel LVDS

• Supports CRT resolutions up to SXGA+

• Realtek ALC262 2-channel High Definition Audio

• 2x 6W for 8ohm speaker

• Two 24-bit stereo DACs and three 20-bit stereo ADCs

• S/PDIF input/output interface

• Two Realtek RTL8111C PCI Express Gigabit controllers

• Suppor ts 10Mbps, 100Mbps and 1Gbps data transmission

• IEEE 802.3 (10/100Mbps) and IEEE 802.3ab (1Gbps) compliant

• Two SATA ports with independent DMA operation supported on ports 0 and 2

• Two-mode operation supports legacy mode using I/O space or an AHCI mode using memory space

• SATA and PATA can be used in a combined function mode

(When SATA is used with PATA, AHCI mode is not supported.)

• Bus Master IDE (PATA) controller

• Supports up to two IDE devices

• Ultra ATA 33

• Award BIOS

• 8Mbit SPI interface BIOS

Introduction

Rear Panel I/O

Ports

I/O Connectors

Energy Efficient

Design

Damage Free

Intelligence

Temperature

Humidity

PCB

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 1-pin DC 12V jack

• 1 4-pin DC 12V jack or 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

(optional)

• 1 DB-9 serial port

• 1 DB-15 VGA port

• 2 RJ45 LAN ports

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• Mic-in, line-in and line-out

• 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 1 connector for an additional external serial port

• 1 speaker-out connector with amplifying feature

• 1 SDVO connector for DFI NP1-LVDS (24-bit / 2 channels external LVDS) or NP1-DVI (external DVI-D) daughterboard

• 1 LVDS LCD panel connector

• 1 LCD/inverter power connector

• 1 DIO connector

• 1 front audio connector for line-out and mic-in jacks

• 1 CD-in internal audio connector

• 1 S/PDIF connector

• 2 Serial ATA connectors

• 1 44-pin IDE connector

• 1 FDD connector (FPC type) - optional

• 1 4-pin power connector for the SATA drive

• 1 front panel connector

• 1 chassis intrusion connector

• 1 fan connector

• Supports ACPI specification 2.0/1.0

• Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function

• Wake-On-Events include:

- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

- Wake up by PCI card

- PCI Express PME

- USB KB/MS wake up from S3

- Wake-On-Ring

- RTC timer to power-on the system

• Enhanced Intel

®

SpeedStep Technology

• AC power failure recovery

• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm

• Monitors CPU(V)/3.3V/5V/12V/VBAT(V) voltages and failure alarm

• Monitors system fan speed and failure alarm

• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed

• Watchdog timer function

• 0 o C to 60 o C

• 10% to 90%

• 6-layers, Mini-ITX form factor

• 17cm (6.7") x 17cm (6.7")

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Features

watchdog timer

The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly “clear” the system at the set time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so that your system will continue to operate.

DDR2

DDR2 is a higher performance DDR technology whose data transfer rate delivers bandwidth of 4.3

GB per second and beyond. That is twice the speed of the conventional DDR without increasing its power consumption. DDR2

SDRAM modules work at 1.8V supply compared to 2.6V memory voltage for DDR modules. DDR2 also incorporates new innovations such as the On-Die Termination (ODT) as well as larger 4-bit prefetch against DDR which fetches 2 bits per clock cycle.

graphics

The Intel

®

945GSE Express Chipset features an integrated 32-bit 3D graphics engine based on the

Intel

®

Graphics Media Accelerator 950 architecture; delivering sophisticated graphics for large display applications. Graphics interfaces such as single-channel SDVO, VGA and dual-channel LVDS support multiple graphics display options.

pci express

PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes. The x1 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate of 2.5 Gigabytes (250MBbps) per second which is nearly 4 times faster than the traditional PCI.

S/PDIF

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. This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device. The S/PDIF connector on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like

CD recorders.

Introduction

SERIAL ATA

Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0a specification. With speed of up to

150MB/s, it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.

gigabit lan sion.

The two Realtek RTL8111C PCI Express Gigabit controllers support up to 1Gbps data transmis-

USB

The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1

ports. USB 1.1 suppor ts 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 suppor ts 480Mb/second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

wake-on-ring

This feature allows the system that is in the

Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI

PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the

PC.

Important:

The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support

≥720mA. wake-on-lan

This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC.

It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.

Important:


≥720mA.

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Introduction wake-on-PS/2 tem.

This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the sys-

Important:


≥720mA. wake-on-USB

This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

Important:

If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for

2 USB ports, the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support

≥1.5A. For 3 or more USB ports, the

5V_standby power source of your power supply must support

≥2A. rtc timer

The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power-on on the set date and time.

ACPI STR

The system board 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 Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management. ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to

RAM function.

With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby” when you shut down Windows without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system. This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM

(Random Access Memory) when it powers-off. The operating session

Introduction will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the system.

Important:


≥720mA.

Power failure recovery automatically.

When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either power-on the system manually or let the system power-on

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Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 KB

1

PS/2 power select ( JP1 )

DIO

2

1

COM 2

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2

1

FDD

Winbond

W83627

DC Jack

12V

1

ATX +12V power

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1

6 5

1

1

1

System fan

20 19

40

2

Power-on select ( JP6 )

1

Panel power select ( J15 )

2

LCD/Inverter power

39

LVDS LCD panel

1

2 1

SDVO

DIMM

COM 1

VGA

1

Chassis open

1

USB 0-3 power select (J P2 )

Battery

LAN 1

USB 1

USB 0

Intel

ICH7M

Intel

945GSE

Intel

Atom N270

LAN 2

USB 3

USB 2

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

1

USB 4-7 power select (J P4 )

USB 4-5 USB 6-7

1

1

CD-in

Speaker-out

1

1

SATA 0

1

1

SATA 2

1

Front audio 1

S/PDIF

1

2

1

SPI Flash

BIOS

Clear CMOS

(J P5 )

IDE

44

43

Peripheral power

Realtek

ALC262

PCI

1

Front panel

PCIE

Standby

LED


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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. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

System Memory

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Warning:

When the Standby LED lit red, it indicates that there is power on the system board. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any devices. Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components.

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DIMM

Standby LED

The system board supports one 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket.

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Installing the DIM Module

Note:

The system board used in the following illustrations may not resemble the actual board. These illustrations are for reference only.

1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down.

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the DDR2 socket on the board.

4. Push the “ejector tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side.

Ejector tab

Ejector tab

DDR2 socket

5. Note how the module is keyed to the socket.

Key

Notch


6. Grasping the module by its edges, position the module above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the socket. The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one way.

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7. Seat the module vertically, pressing it down firmly until it is completely seated in the socket.

8. The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically snap into the locked position to hold the module in place.

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Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

1 2 3

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

1 2 3

JP5

X

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

If you encounter the following,

a) CMOS data becomes corrupted.

b) You forgot the supervisor or user password.

you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the

ROM BIOS.

To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow the steps below.

1. Power-off the system and unplug the power cord.

2. Set JP5 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP5 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Now plug the power cord and power-on the system.

PS/2 Power Select


2

JP1

X

3

2

1

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

3

2

1

2-3 On:

5V_standby

JP1 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port.

Selecting 5V_standby will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or

PS/2 mouse to wake up the system.

BIOS Setting

Configure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS.

Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:


≥720mA.

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USB Power Select

USB 0-3

(JP2)

X

1 2 3

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

1 2 3

2-3 On:

5V_standby

USB 4-7

(JP4)

X

1 2 3

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

1 2 3

2-3 On:

5V_standby

JP2 (for USB 0-3) and JP4 (for USB 4-7) are used to select the power of the USB ports. Selecting 5V_standby will allow you to use a USB device to wake up the system.

BIOS Setting

“USB KB Wake-Up From S3” in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:





≥2A.

Panel Power Select


2

J15

6

4

2

1-2 On: 12V

5

3

1

6

4

2

3-4 On: 5V

5

3

1

6

4

2

5

3

1

5-6 On: 3.3V

(default)

J15 is used to select the power supplied to the LCD panel.

Important:

Before powering-on the system, make sure J15’s setting matches the LCD panel’s specification. Selecting the incorrect voltage will seriously damage the LCD panel.

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Power-on Select

JP6

X

1

2

3

1-2 On:

Power-on via power button

(default)

1

2

3

2-3 On:

Power-on via

AC power

JP6 is used to select the method of powering on the system. If you want the system to power-on whenever AC power comes in, set

JP6 pins 2 and 3 to On. If you want to use the power button, set pins 1 and 2 to On.

When using JP6 “Power On” feature to power the system back on after a power failure occurs, may not power on the system if the power lost is resumed within 5 seconds (power flicker).

Note:

In order to ensure that power is resumed after a power failure that may occur within a 5 second period, JP6 should be set to pins 2-3 and the “PWRON After PWR-Fail” in CMOS is set to

“Power On”.


Rear Panel I/O Ports

PS/2

Mouse

COM 1

4-pin

DC 12V

LAN 1 LAN 2

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

PS/2

K/B

1-pin

DC 12V

VGA USB 0-1 USB 2-3

4-pin DC 12V jack or a

4-pin ATX 12V power (optional)

The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following:

• PS/2 mouse port

• PS/2 keyboard port

• 1-pin DC 12V jack

• 4-pin DC 12V jack or 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

• COM port

• VGA port

• 2 LAN ports

• 4 USB ports

• Mic-in jack

• Line-in jack

• Line-out jack

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PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

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PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

These ports are used to connect a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 keyboard. 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.

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Warning:

Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard. Failure to do so may damage the system board.

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use the

PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. To use this function:

•

Jumper Setting:

JP1 must be set to “2-3 On: 5V_standby”. Refer to “PS/2 Power

Select” in this chapter for more information.


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BIOS Setting:

Configure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the

BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:


≥720mA.

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DC 12V Jack / ATX 12V Power

1-pin

DC 12V

4-pin

DC 12V

W

2 1

Ground

+12V

Ground

W

+12V

4

3

ATX 12V power

The system board comes standard with the 1-pin DC 12V jack.

Beside this jack, the system board may come equipped with either an optional 4-pin DC 12V jack or a 4-pin ATX 12V power connector.

Note:

-12V power is optional.

1-pin DC 12V jack

This jack provides maximum of 60W power and is considered a low power solution. The recommended system configuration for this power jack includes a CPU, one HDD and a CD-ROM.

4-pin DC 12V jack

This optional jack provides 60W to 84W power. The recommended system configuration for this power jack includes a high speed CPU

(more than 1GHz), one HDD and a CD-ROM.


ATX 12V Power

This optional jack provides 100W to 150W power and is capable of providing the maximum power requirement. The recommended system configuration includes a high speed CPU (more than 1GHz),

HDD, CD-ROM, USB devices and an add-in card.

Important:

Every power supply has its minimum load of power. If you use a greater than 150W power supply, the power consumed by the system board may not attain its minimum load causing instability to the entire system.

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Serial (COM) Port

COM 2

2

1

RD DTRDSR- CTS-

9

W

GND RTS-

COM 1

W

DCD- RD

TD DTR- GND

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

DSR- RTS- CTS-

The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (COM

1). It is also equipped with a 9-pin connector (COM 2). These serial por ts are RS-232 asynchronous communication por ts with

16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.

Your COM port may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the serial port cable to COM 2. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of COM 2. .

BIOS Setting

Configure the serial ports in the Integrated Peripherals submenu

(“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.


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VGA Port

VGA

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The VGA port is used for connecting a VGA monitor. Connect the monitor’s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA port .

After you plug the monitor’s cable connector into the VGA port, gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the graphics driver. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

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RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Ports

LAN 1

LAN 2

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The LAN ports allow the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard LAN ports in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Onboard Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter

3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the LAN drivers. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.


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Universal Serial Bus Connectors

USB 1

USB 0

USB 3

USB 2

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USB 4-5

USB 6-7

2

1

1 0

9

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USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

The system board is equipped with four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports.

The USB 4-5 and USB 6-7 connectors allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The additional USB ports may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the USB port cables to a connector.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu

(“USB Device Setting” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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Driver Installation

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information.

Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a

USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3

(STR - Suspend To RAM) state. To use this function:

• Jumper Setting:

JP2 and/or JP4 must be set to “2-3 On: 5V_standby”. Refer to

“USB Power Select” in this chapter for more information.

• BIOS Setting:

“USB KB Wake-Up From S3” in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled. Refer to chapter

3 for more information.

Important:





≥2A.


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Audio

Rear audio

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

2

1

1 0

9

W

Front audio

Rear Audio

The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a onehole connecting interface for inserting a plug.

•

Mic-in Jack (Pink)

This jack is used to connect an external microphone.

•

Line-in Jack (Light Blue)

This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi-fi set,

CD player, tape player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc.

•

Line-out Jack (Lime)

This jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers.

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Front Audio

The front audio connector allows you to connect to the second lineout and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard audio in the Integrated Peripherals submenu

(“Onboard Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the audio driver. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

I/O Connectors

CD-in Internal Audio Connector


2

4

Right audio channel

Ground

Ground

Left audio channel

W

1

The CD-in connector is used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

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Speaker-out Connector

Out R+

Out R-

Out L-

Out L+

1

4

W

The speaker-out connector which has amplifying feature is used to connect external speakers.


2

S/PDIF Connector

1

SPDIF out

Key

GND

+5V

SPDIF in

5

W

The S/PDIF connector is used to connect an external S/PDIF port.

Your S/PDIF port may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to the S/PDIF connector. Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the S/PDIF connector.

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LVDS LCD Panel Connector

LCD/Inverter Power Connector

X

1

LCD/Inverter

Power

8

X

4 0

3 9

LVDS LCD Panel

1

2

The system board allows you to connect a LCD Display Panel by means of the LVDS LCD panel connector and the LCD/Inverter power connector. These connectors transmit video signals and power from the system board to the LCD Display Panel.

Refer to the next page for the pin functions of these connectors.

BIOS Setting

Configure the LCD panel in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.


Function

GND

N. C.

N. C.

GND

LVDS_Out2+

LVDS_Out2-

GND

LVDS_Out1+

LVDS_Out1-

GND

LVDS_Out0+

LVDS_Out0-

GND

LVDS_CLK1+

LVDS_CLK1-

GND

LVDS_DDCCLK

LVDS_DDCDAA

Panel Power

Panel Power

3 1

3 3

3 5

3 7

3 9

2 5

2 7

2 9

1 9

2 1

2 3

5

7

9

Pins

1

3

1 1

1 3

1 5

1 7

3 2

3 4

3 6

3 8

4 0

2 6

2 8

3 0

2 0

2 2

2 4

Pins

2

4

6

8

1 0

1 2

1 4

1 6

1 8

LVDS LCD Panel Connector

Function

GND

N. C.

N. C.

GND

LVDS_Out6+

LVDS_Out6-

GND

LVDS_Out5+

LVDS_Out5-

GND

LVDS_Out4+

LVDS_Out4-

GND

LVDS_CLK2+

LVDS_CLK2-

GND

N. C.

N. C.

Panel Power

Panel Power

LCD/Inverter Power Connector

Pins

8

7

6

5

Function

+12V

+12V

Panel Backlight On/Off Control

+3.3V

Pins

4

3

2

1

Function

Panel Power

Panel Inverter Brightness Voltage Control

GND

GND

2

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SDVO Connector

40

5 V

PLT_RST-

SDVO_DATA

SDVO_CLK

ENABKL

ENAVDD

X

SDVO_FLDSTALL-

SDVO_FLDSTALL+

SDVO_INIT-

SDVO_INIT+

2 0 1 9

GND

GND

SDVOB_CLK-

SDVOB_CLK+

SDVOB_BLUE-

SDVOB_BLUE+

SDVOB_GREEN-

SDVOB_GREEN+

SDVOB_RED-

SDVOB_RED+

2 1

The SDVO connector is used to install a DFI NP1-LVDS (24-bit / 2 channels external LVDS) or NP1-DVI (exter nal DVI-D) daughterboard. These daughterboards come equipped with LVDS or

DVI interface allowing you to connect external display devices.

NP101-D16C comes standard with a BIOS that supports only the

NP1-DVI daughterboard.

If you intend to use the NP1-LVDS daughterboard, please take note of the following:

1. It will not support the onboard LVDS.

2. A customized BIOS is required to suppor t the NP1-LVDS daughterboard.

BIOS Setting

Configure the LCD panel in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Digital I/O Connector

X 2

1


2

1 9

The Digital I/O connector provides powering-on function to an external device that is connected to this connector.

1 5

1 7

1 9

9

1 1

1 3

Pins

1

3

5

7

Function

GND

DIO7

DIO6

DIO5

DIO4

DIO3

DIO2

DIO1

DIO0

GND

Digital I/O Connector

Pins

2

4

6

8

1 0

1 2

1 4

1 6

1 8

Function

+12V

+12V

GND

VCC

VCC

GND

V_5P0_STBY

V_5P0_STBY

GND

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Serial ATA Connectors and Peripheral Power Connector

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1

Ground

+12V

Ground

+5V

X

1

Peripheral power

4

SATA 0

SATA 2

7

The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices.

Connect one end of the Serial ATA data cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.

The system board package also comes with a power cable that must be connected from the system board to the SATA drive’s power connector in order to provide power to the drive.

Connect to the peripheral power connector

Connect to SATA drives

BIOS Setting

Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“OnChip IDE Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

IDE Disk Drive Connectors


2

X

2

1

4 4

4 3

The IDE connector is used to connect hard drives. The connector on the IDE cable can be inserted into this connector only if pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of this connector.

The IDE connector supports 2 devices, a Master and a Slave. Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board. An

IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them, one that plugs into the IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to IDE devices. The connector at the end of the cable is for the

Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the

Slave drive.

Note:

Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings.

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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 and ATA/33 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. The problem lies in the hard drives, not the system board.

Important:

If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD-ROM drive that is set in Master mode, please set the CD-ROM drive to Slave mode. Some ATAPI CD-ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard IDE in the Integrated Peripherals submenu

(“OnChip IDE Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Connector


2

X

1

The system board is equipped with a 26-pin FPC type floppy disk drive connector. Only connect a 1.44MB slim-type floppy disk drive.

Refer to the next page for the pin function of this connector.

Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the floppy disk connector on the system board and the other end of the connector to the floppy drive. Pin 1 of the cable must align with pin 1 of the

FDD connector.

BIOS Setting

Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu

(“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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1 7

1 9

2 1

1 1

1 3

1 5

2 3

2 5

5

7

9

Pins

1

3

Function

5 V

5 V

5 V

N. C.

N. C.

N. C.

DRVDE0

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

FPC Type FDD Connector

2 0

2 2

2 4

2 6

1 4

1 6

1 8

Pins

2

4

6

8

1 0

1 2

Function

INDEX#

DR0#

DSKCH#

N. C.

MTR0#

DIR#

STEP#

WDATA#

WGATE#

TRK0#

WRPRO#

RDATA#

HDSEL#

Cooling Fan Connector


2

X

Power

Ground

Sense

1 3

The fan connector is used to connect a cooling fan. The cooling fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.

BIOS Setting

The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fan. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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Chassis Instrusion Connector

Ground

Chassis signal

1

2

X

The board supports the chassis intrusion detection function. Connect the chassis intrusion sensor cable from the chassis to this connector.

Regardless of whether the system’s power is on or not, as long as the chassis cover has been opened, an alarm will sound once the system restarts aler ting you that a chassis intrusion event has occurred. Reset this function in the BIOS.

Hardware Monitor for Windows

Install the “Hardware Monitor for Windows” utility. By default, the chassis intrusion detection function is disabled. When enabled, a warning message will appear when the chassis is open. The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the chassis is open. Refer to the “Hardware Monitor for Windows” section in chapter 4 for more information.


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Standby LED

Standby

LED

This LED will lit red when the system is in the standby mode. It indicates that there is power on the system board. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any devices. Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components.

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Front Panel Connectors

50

PWR-BTN

PWR-LED

2

1

X

HDD-LED

RESET SW

1 2

1 1

HDD-LED - HDD LED

This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed.

RESET SW - Reset Switch

This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system.

PWR-BTN - Power Switch

This switch is used to power on or off the system.

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.

N. C.

HDD-LED

RESET SW

N. C.

Pin

1

Pin Assignment

N. C.

PWR-LED

PWR-BTN

Pin

2

4

6

8

1 0

Pin Assignment

LED Power

LED Power

Signal

GND

Signal

7

9

3

5

1 1

HDD Power

Signal

Ground

RST Signal

N. C.

Key 1 2

Key

Expansion Slots


2

PCI

PCI Express x1

PCI Express x1

Install PCI Express cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x1 slot.

PCI Slot

The PCI slot suppor ts expansion cards that comply with PCI specifications. You can install a PCI expansion card or a customized riser card designed for 1, 2 or 3 PCI slots expansion (for low profile PCI card only) into the PCI slot.

Note:

You can install daughterboards on the PCI and PCI Express x1 slots. The supported daughterboards are:

• X100-2PE1 (one PCI slot and one PCI Express x1 slot)

• X100-2PC2 (two PCI slots)

• X100-2PC3 (three PCI slots)

These daughterboards, which comply with PCI specifications, allow you to connect external PCI or PCI Express device.

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Battery

Batter y

The lithium ion battery powers the real-time clock and CMOS memory. It is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off.

Safety Measures

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance.

BIOS Setup

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Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

Award BIOS Setup Utility

The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board. 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. After the memory test, the following message will appear on the screen:

Press DEL to enter setup

If the message disappears before you respond, restart the system or press the “Reset” button. You may also restart the system by pressing the <Ctrl> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously.

When you press <Del>, the main menu screen will appear.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

X

Standard CMOS Features

X Advanced BIOS Features

X

Advanced Chipset Features

X

Integrated Peripherals

X

Power Management Setup

X PnP/PCI Configurations

X

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ←

: Select Item

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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BIOS Setup


Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” and press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear.

Date <mm:dd:yy>

Time <hh:mm:ss>

X

X

X

X

IDE Channel 0 Master

IDE Channel 0 Slave


IDE Channel 1 Slave

Video

Halt On

Base Memory

Extended Memory

Total Memory



Tue, Dec 16 2008

9 : 3 : 54

None

None

None

None

Item Help

Menu Level

X

Change the day, month, year and century

EGA/VGA

All Errors

640K

1038336K

1039360K

↑↓→←

: Move Enter: Select

F5: Previous Values

+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save

F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

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.

Date

Time

The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month, from

January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Year displays the year, from 1999 to 2099.

The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

Hour displays hours from 00 to 23. Minute displays minutes from

00 to 59. Second displays seconds from 00 to 59.

BIOS Setup

IDE Channel 0 Master to IDE Channel 1 Slave

To configure the IDE drives, move the cursor to a field then press

<Enter>. The following screen will appear.

IDE HDD Auto-Detection


Access Mode

Capacity

Cylinder

Head

Precomp

Landing Zone

Sector



Press Enter

Auto

Auto

0MB

0

0

0

0

0

Item Help

Menu Level

XX

To auto-detect the

HDD’s size, head... on this channel

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F5: Previous Values






IDE HDD Auto Detection

Detects the parameters of the drive. The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen.

IDE Channel 0 Master to IDE Channel 1 Slave

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”.

Access Mode

For hard drives larger than 528MB, you would typically select the

LBA type. Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or

Large. Please check your operating system’s manual or Help desk on which one to select.

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BIOS Setup

Capacity

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.

Cylinder

This field displays the number of cylinders.

Head

This field displays the number of read/write heads.

Precomp

This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing.

Landing Zone

This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads.

Sector

This field displays the number sectors per track.

BIOS Setup

Video

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.

CGA 40

Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 40-column mode.

CGA 80

Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 80-column

Mono

mode.

Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution monochrome adapters.

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.

All, But Diskette

The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Disk/Key

The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.

Base Memory

Displays the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memor y installed on the motherboard.

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BIOS Setup

Extended Memory

Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot-up.

Total Memory

Displays the total memory available in the system.

BIOS Setup

Advanced BIOS Features

The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.



X

X

CPU Feature

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Virus Warning

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

Hyper-Threading Technology

Quick Powe-on Self Test

First Boot Device

Second Boot Device

Third Boot Device

Boot Other Device

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Boot Up NumLock Status

Gate A20 Option

Typematic Rate Setting x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) x Typematic Delay (Msec)

Security Option x APIC Mode

MPS Version Control For OS

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Small Logo(EPA) Show

Press Enter

Press Enter

Disabled

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Hard Disk

CDROM

LAN

Enabled

Enabled

On

Fast

Disabled

6

250

Setup

Enabled

1.4

Non-OS2

Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level

X

Select Removable Boot

Device Priority

3

↑↓→←


F5: Previous Values





The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

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CPU Feature

This field is used to configure the CPU that is installed on the system board. Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>.

Delay Prior to Thermal

Limit CPUID MaxVal

C1E Function

Execute Disable Bit


CPU Feature

16 Min

Disabled

Auto

Enabled

Item Help

Menu Level

XX

60

↑↓

: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F10: Save ESC: Exit



Delay Prior To Thermal

This field is used to select the time that would force the CPU to a

50% duty cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating temperature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheating to ensure a safe computing environment..

Limit CPUID MaxVal

The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than 3. The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems. If you are using an operating system other than Windows, this problem may occur. To avoid this problem, enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than 3.

C1E Function

The options are Auto and Disabled.

Execute Disable Bit

When this field is set to Disabled, it will force the XD feature flag to always return to 0.

BIOS Setup


This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives.

Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or

Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it up or <-> to move it down the list.

1. Bootable Add-in Cards



Item Help

Menu Level

XX

Use <

↑

> or <

↓

> to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu.

3

↑↓

: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F10: Save ESC: Exit



Virus Warning

This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive. When this field is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive. If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive, the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear.

After seeing the error message, if necessary, you will be able to run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done. Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear. If you are running such a program, we recommend that you first disable this field.

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BIOS Setup

CPU L1 and L2 Cache

This field is used to speed up the memory access. Enable the external cache for better performance.

Hyper-Threading Technology

This field is used to enable the functionality of an Intel

®

processor that supports Hyper-Threading Technology and will appear only when using this processor.

Quick Power On Self Test

This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the system. When Enabled, the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.

First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, Third Boot Device and Boot

Other Device

Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the “First Boot

Device” “Second Boot Device” and “Third Boot Device” fields respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected. Set “Boot Other Device” to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device.

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.

Boot Up NumLock Status

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.

BIOS Setup

Gate A20 Option

This entry allows you to select how gate A20 is handled. Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 Mbyte. Initially, gate A20 was handled via the keyboard controller. Today, while keyboards still provide this support, it is more common, and much faster, for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20.

Typematic Rate Setting

Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down.

Enabled

The BIOS will not only report that the key is down, but will first wait for a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly. For example, you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys. You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the “Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)” and “Typematic Delay (Msec)” fields below.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins.

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.

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APIC Mode

Leave this field in its default setting.

MPS Version Control for OS

This field is used to select the MPS version used by the system.

OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in

OS/2. The options are: Non-OS2 and OS2.

Small Logo(EPA) Show

Enabled

The EPA logo will appear during system boot-up.

Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot-up.

BIOS Setup




DRAM Timing Selectable x CAS Latency Time x DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay x DRAM RAS# Precharge x Precharge Delay <tRAS> x System Memory Frequency

SLP_S4# Assertion Width

System BIOS Cacheable

Video BIOS Cacheable

X

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

PCI Express Root Port Func

By SPD

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

4 to 5 Sec.

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Press Enter

Item Help

Menu Level

XX

** VGA Setting **

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

DVMT Mode

DVMT/FIXED Memory Size

Boot Display

Panel Scaling

Panel Number

8MB

DVMT

128MB

Auto

Auto

3 : 1024*768 (18 bit)

3

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F5: Previous Values






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. These items should not be altered unless necessary.

The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system.

The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system.

DRAM Timing Selectable

This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM.

By SPD

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. This option is the default setting because it provides the most stable condition for the system. The “CAS Latency

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Manual

Time” to “System Memory Frequency” fields will show the default settings by SPD.

If you want better performance for your system other than the one “by SPD”, select “Manual” then select the best option in the “CAS Latency Time” to “System Memory Frequency” fields.

CAS Latency Time

This field is used to select the local memory clock periods.

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

This field is used to select the latency between the DRAM active command and the read/write command.

DRAM RAS# Precharge

This field is used to select the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM.

Precharge Delay (tRAS)

The options are Auto and 4 to15.

System Memory Frequency

This field is used to select the frequency of the system memory.

SLP_S4# Assertion Width

The options are 1 to 2 Sec., 2 to 3 Sec., 3 to 4 Sec. and 4 to 5

Sec.

System BIOS Cacheable

When this field is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the higher the efficiency of the system.

BIOS Setup

Video BIOS Cacheable

As with caching the system BIOS, enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at C0000H to C7FFFH to be cached, if the cache controller is also enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the faster the video performance.

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

In order to improve system performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB. When enabled, the CPU assumes the 15-

16MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM. When disabled, the CPU assumes the 15-16MB address range actually contains DRAM memory. If more than 16MB of system memory is installed, this field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory.


PCI Express Port 1

PCI-E Compliancy Mode



Auto v1.0a

Item Help

Menu Level

XX

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PCI Express Port 1

This field is used to enable or disable the PCI Express port function.

PCI-E Compliancy Mode

This field is used to select the mode for the PCI Express add-in card.

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On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

This field is used to select the onboard VGA’s frame buffer size that is shared from the system memory.

DVMT Mode

The options are DVMT, Fixed and Both.

DVMT/Fixed Memory Size

This field is used to select the graphics memory size used by DVMT/

Fixed mode.

Boot Display

This field is used to select the type of display to use when the system boots.

CRT

LVDS

Select this option if you want the system to boot the CRT display.

Select this option if you want the system to boot the LCD flat panel display.

CRT+LVDS

Select this option if you want the system to boot both the CRT and LCD flat panel display.

DVI

Select this option if you want the system to boot the NP1-DVI daughterboard’s DVI-D’s display.

CRT+DVI

Select this option if you want the system to boot both the CRT and NP1-DVI daughterboard’s DVI-

D’s display.

Panel Scaling

This options are Auto, On and Off.

Panel Number

This field is used to select the type of panel that you are using.

BIOS Setup


X

X

X

OnChip IDE Device

Onboard Device

Super IO Device



Press Enter

Press Enter

Press Enter

Item Help

Menu Level

X

3

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OnChip IDE Device

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.

IDE HDD Block Mode


OnChip IDE Device

IDE DMA Transfer Access

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

IDE Primary Master UDMA

IDE Primary Slave UDMA

***

On-Chip Serial ATA Setting x SATA Mode

***

On-Chip Serial ATA x PATA IDE Mode

SATA Port

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Auto

Auto

IDE

Auto

Secondary

P0, P2 is Primary

Item Help

Menu Level

X

If your IDE hard drive supports block mode

Select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support

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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.

IDE DMA Transfer Access

This field is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of an IDE hard drive.

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

This field allows you to enable or disable the primary and secondary

IDE controller. The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller

IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA

These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD-ROM

Auto

Disabled

The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you.

The BIOS will not detect these categories.

SATA Mode

IDE

AHCI

This option configures the Serial ATA drives as

Parallel ATA storage devices.

This option allows the Serial ATA devices to use

AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface).

BIOS Setup

On-Chip Serial ATA

Disabled

Auto

Disables the onboard SATA.

The system will detect the existing SATA and

IDE drives then automatically set them to the available master/slave mode.

Combined Mode

This option allows you to combine both IDE and SATA drives; supporting maximum of 2 drives on each channel.

Enhanced Mode

This option allows you to use both IDE and

SATA drives; allowing a maximum of 4 drives -

SATA Only

1 IDE Master, 1 IDE Slave and 2 SATA.

This option automatically sets the SATA drives to Primar y Master mode. Since the SATA drives are in Master mode, you cannot set the

IDE drive to Master mode.

PATA IDE Mode and SATA Port

This field is used to select the function mode for the IDE connector and its relation to the SATA ports.

Primary

Secondary

IDE serves as Primary Master and Primary

Slave channel. SATA 1 and SATA 2 serve as

Secondary Master and Secondary Slave channel.

IDE serves as Secondary Master and Secondary Slave channel. SATA 1 and SATA 2 serve as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel.

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Onboard Device


X

Onboard LAN1 Control

Onboard LAN2 Control

Onboard PXE ROM Control

Azalia/AC97 Audio Select

USB Device Setting


Onboard Device

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Auto

Press Enter

Item Help

Menu Level

XX

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Onboard LAN1 Control and Onboard LAN2 Control

These fields are used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controllers.

Onboard PXE ROM Control

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> keys simultaneously when prompted during boot-up. Take note: you will be able to access the boot ROM’s program (by typing <Shift> + <F10>) only when this field is enabled.

Azalia/AC97 Audio Select

Auto

Disabled

Enables the onboard Azalia/AC97 CODEC.

Disables the onboard audio. Disable the onboard audio when using an audio PCI card.

BIOS Setup

USB Device Setting


USB 1.0 Controller

USB 2.0 Controller

USB Operation Mode

USB Keyboard Function

USB Mouse Function

USB Storage Function


USB Device Setting

Enabled

Enabled

High Speed

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Item Help

Menu Level

XX

*** USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting ***

MITSUMI USB Floppy

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USB 1.0 Controller

This field is used to enable or disable the Universal Host Controller

Interface (USB 1.0).

USB 2.0 Controller

This field is used to enable or disable the Enhanced Host Controller

Interface (USB 2.0).

USB Operation Mode

This field is used to select the USB’s operation mode. The options are Full/Low Speed and High Speed.

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USB Keyboard Function

Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM, the support for legacy

USB keyboard (in DOS mode) is by default set to Disabled. With more BIOS ROM space available, it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices.

If a PS/2 keyboard is not available and you need to use a USB keyboard to install Windows (installation is performed in DOS mode) or run any program under DOS, set this field to Enabled.

USB Mouse Function

Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM, the support for legacy

USB mouse (in DOS mode) is by default set to Disabled. With more BIOS ROM space available, it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices.

If a PS/2 mouse is not available and you need to use a USB mouse to install Windows (installation is performed in DOS mode) or run any program under DOS, set this field to Enabled.

USB Storage Function

This field is used to enable or disable the support for legacy USB mass storage.

BIOS Setup

Super IO Device


Power On Function x Hot Key Power ON

Onboard Serial Port 1

Onboard Serial Port 2

PWRON After PWR-Fail

W83627DHG.WDT Time


Super IO Device

BUTTON ONLY

Ctrl-F1

3F8/IRQ4

2F8/IRQ3

Off

0

Item Help

Menu Level

XX

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Power On Function

This field allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse 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.

Button only

Default setting. Uses the power button to power on the system.

Hot Key

When this option is selected, select the function key you would like to use to power-on the system in the “Hot Key Power On” field.

Mouse Left

When this option is selected, double-click the left button of the mouse to power-on the system.

Mouse Right

When this option is selected, double-click the right button of the mouse to power-on the system.

Any Key

Press any key to power-on the system.

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Hot Key Power On

This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power-on the system.

Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2

3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3

Allows you to manually select an I/O address for the onboard serial port.

Disabled

Disables the onboard serial port.

PWRON After PWR-Fail

Off

On

When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system.

When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will automatically power-on.

Former-Sts

When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs. If the system’s power is off when

AC power failure occurs, it will remain off when power returns. If the system’s power is on when AC power failure occurs, the system will power-on when power returns.

W83627DHG.WDT Time

This field is used to select the time interval of the Watchdog timer. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so that your system will continue to operate.

BIOS Setup


The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy.

ACPI Function

ACPI Suspend Type

Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN

Wake-Up by PCI Card

Wake-Up by Ring

USB KB Wake-Up From S3

Resume By Alarm x Date(of Month) Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm



Enabled

S3(STR)

Instant-Off

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

0

0 : 0 : 0

Item Help

Menu Level

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ACPI Function

This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI.

ACPI Suspend Type

This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode.

S1(POS)

Enables the Power On Suspend function.

S3(STR)

Enables the Suspend to RAM function.

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Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system.

Delay 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. The purpose of this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally “hit” or pushed the power button. Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore. Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system.

Instant-Off

Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system.

Wake-Up By PCI Card

Enabled

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 system. Access to the LAN card or PCI card will cause the system to wake up. Refer to the card’s documentation for more information.

Disabled

The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI card.

Wake-Up By Ring

When this field is set to Enabled, the system will power-on to respond to calls coming from a modem.

BIOS Setup

USB KB Wake-Up From S3

This field, when enabled, 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. This can be configured only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field is set to “S3(STR)”.

Resume By Alarm

Enabled

When Enabled, you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC to power-on in the “Date (of Month) Alarm” and “Time

(hh:mm:ss) Alarm” fields. However, if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network (Resume On

Ring/LAN) prior to the date and time set in these fields, the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network.

Disabled Disables the automatic power-on function. (default)

Date (of Month) Alarm

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1-31

The system will power-on everyday according to the time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field.

Select a date you would like the system to power-on.

The system will power-on on the set date, and time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field.

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Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

This is used to set the time you would like the system to power-on.

If you want the system to power-on everyday as set in the “Date

(of Month) Alarm” field, the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu.

BIOS Setup

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.

Init Display First

Reset Configuration Data



Onboard

Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level

X

Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources

Auto(ESCD)

Press Enter

Disabled PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

** PCI Express Relative Items **

Maximum Payload Size

128

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Init Display First

Onboard

When the system boots, it will first initialize the onboard VGA.

PCI Slot

When the system boots, it will first initialize PCI.

Reset Configuration Data

Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration

Data (ESCD) once automatically. It will then recreate a new set of configuration data.

Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data.

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Resources Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.

Auto(ESCD)

The system will automatically detect the settings for you.

Manual

Choose the specific IRQ resources in the “IRQ Resources” field.

IRQ Resources

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Set each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved.

IRQ-3 assigned to

IRQ-4 assigned to

IRQ-5 assigned to

IRQ-7 assigned to

IRQ-9 assigned to

IRQ-10 assigned to

IRQ-11 assigned to

IRQ-12 assigned to

IRQ-14 assigned to

IRQ-15 assigned to


IRQ Resources

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

PCI Device

Item Help

Menu Level

XX

Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification. PCI/ISA

PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for

PCI or ISA bus architecture.

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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.

Maximum Payload Size

This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of the PCI

Express devices. The unit is byte.

BIOS Setup

PC Health Status

Case Open Warning

Shutdown Temperature

Current SYS Temperature

Current CPU Temperature

Current System Fan Speed

Vcore

5V

1.05V

1.8V

+12V

VBAT (V)


PC Health Status

Disabled

Disabled

43 o

C/109 o

F

42 o C/107 o F

0 RPM

0.91V

5.09V

1.07V

1.82V

12.14V

3.31V

Item Help

Menu Level

X

3

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Case Open Warning

Set this field to Enabled to allow the system to alert you of a chassis intrusion event.

Shutdown Temperature

You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a temperature at which the system will shutdown. If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field, it will automatically shutdown. This function will work only if your operating system supports the ACPI feature.

Disabled

Default setting.

80 o

C/140 o

F

If the CPU’s temperature is higher than 80 o

C/140 o

F, the system will automatically shutdown.

90 o

C/149 o

F

If the CPU’s temperature is higher than 90 o

C/149 o

F, the system will automatically shutdown.

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Current SYS Temperature to VBAT (V)

These fields will show the temperature, fan speed and output voltage of the monitored devices or components.

Note:

The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting

“system health” conditions but if you want a warning message to pop-up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs, you must install the Hardware Monitor for

Windows utility. This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board. Refer to the Hardware Monitor for Windows section in chapter 4 for more information.


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>.

X


X


X Advanced Chipset Features

X


X


X


X PC Health Status

Esc : Quit






Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

↑ ↓ → ←


: Select Item

If you want to proceed, type <Y> and press <Enter>. The default settings will be loaded.

BIOS Setup


The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized se ttings from the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for your system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.

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X Standard CMOS Features

X


X


X


X


X


X

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit






Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

↑ ↓ → ←

: Select Item


Type <Y> and press <Enter> to load the Setup default values.

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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.

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Set Supervisor Password” and press <Enter>.



X


X


X


X Power Management Setup

X

X


Enter Password:

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit





Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ←

Change/Set/Disable Password

: Select Item

Type in the password. You are limited to eight characters. When done, the message below will appear:

Confirm Password:

You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same password. If you type in a wrong password, you will be prompted to enter the correct password again. To delete or disable the password function, highlight “Set Supervisor Password” and press <Enter>, instead of typing in a new password. Press the <Esc> key to return to the main menu.

BIOS Setup

Set User Password

If you want another user to ha ve 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” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features.

Using user’s password to enter Setup allows a user to access only

“Set User Password” that appears in the main menu screen. Access to all other options is denied.

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Set User Password” and press

<Enter>.


X


X Advanced BIOS Features

X


X


X


X

X


Enter Password:

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit





Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ←

Change/Set/Disable Password

: Select Item

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Type in the password. You are limited to eight characters. When done, the message below will appear:

Confirm Password:

You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same password. If you type in a wrong password, you will be prompted to enter the correct password again. To delete or disable the password function, highlight “Set User Password” and press <Enter>, instead of typing in a new password. Press the <Esc> key to return to the main menu.

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Save & Exit Setup

When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.

X


X


X


X Integrated Peripherals

X


X


X

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit






Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

↑ ↓ → ←

: Select Item

Save Data to CMOS

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. If you wish to make additional changes to the setup, press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Del> simultaneously after memory testing is done.

BIOS Setup

Exit Without Saving

When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight “Exit Without Saving” and press <Enter>.


X


X


X


X Power Management Setup

X


X

PC Health Status

Esc : Quit






Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

↑ ↓ → ←

Abandon All Data

: Select Item

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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> <Alt> <Del> simultaneously aft er memory testing is done.

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Updating the BIOS

To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. Please contact technical support or your sales representative for the files.

1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility

AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.

2. Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to “Floppy”.

3. Save the setting and reboot the system.

4. After the system booted from the floppy disk, execute the flash utility by typing AWDFLASH.EXE. The following screen will appear.

Award BIOS Flash Utility V.8.15B

(C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

(The current BIOS information will appear in this area.)

File Name to Program :

5. Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to

“File Name to Program” then press <Enter>.

BIOS Setup

6. The following will appear.

Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N)

This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system.

We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility; just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS. To save the current BIOS, press <Y> then enter the file name of the current

BIOS. Otherwise, press <N>.

7. The following will then appear.

Press “Y” to Program or “N” to Exit

8. Press <Y> to flash the new BIOS.

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Chapter 4 - Supported Software

The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board.

Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen

(Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. If after inserting the CD,

"Autorun" did not automatically star t (which is, the Mainboard Utility

CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double-click "Setup".

Supported Software

Drivers for Windows Vista System

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating

Windows

®

INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system.

To install the utility, click “Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the utility. Click

Next.

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2. Read the license agreement then click Yes.

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3. Go through the readme document for system requirements and installation tips then click

Next.

4. Setup is now installing the driver. Click Next to continue.

5. After completing installation, click Finish to exit setup.

Supported Software

Intel Graphics Drivers

To install the utility, click “Intel Graphics Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the graphics driver.

Click Next.

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Next.


5. Click “Yes, I want to restar t this computer now” then click Finish.

Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect.

Supported Software

Audio Drivers

To install the utility, click “Audio Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is extracting the files needed to install the driver.

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2. Click Next to start the installation.

3. Setup is configuring the new software installation.

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4. Click “Yes, I want to restar t my computer now” then click Finish.

Restar ting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect.

Supported Software

LAN Drivers

To install the driver, click “LAN Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the driver. Click

Next.

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2. Click Install to begin installation.

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The system board comes with the Hardware Monitor for Windows utility.

This utility is capable of monitoring the system’s temperature, fan speed, voltage, etc. and allows you to manually set a range (Highest and Lowest

Limit) to the items being monitored. If the settings/values are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop-up. The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs.

We recommend that you use the “Default Setting” which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition.

To install the utility, click “Hardware Monitor for Windows” on the main menu.

1. Click Yes to continue.

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Next.

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3. Click Next to install or click Browse to select another folder.

4. Click Next to add the program icon to the

Program Folder.


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6. Click Yes if you want to create a Hardware

Doctor shortcut at your desktop.


Restarting the system will allow the utility to take effect.

Supported Software

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Using the Hardware Monitor for Windows Utility

1. When you try to run the utility, which is usually done by double-clicking the Hardware Doctor shor tcut, an error message will appear.

2. To solve this problem, right-click the Hardware

Doctor shor tcut. then select Properties.

3. Select the Compatibility tab, click “Run this program as an administrator” then click OK.

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Supported Software

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Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility

Intel Matrix Storage Manager is a utility that allows you to monitor the current status of the SATA drives. It enables enhanced performance and power management for the storage subsystem.

Note:

This utility is supported only when the SATA Mode field is set to

AHCI. (The SATA Mode field is in the OnChip IDE Device section,

Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS utility.)

To install the utility, click “Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility” on the main menu.


Next.

2. Read the Warning information carefully then click

Next to begin installation.

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Installing the AHCI Driver During Windows Vista Installation

The AHCI driver must be installed during Windows

®

Vista installation.

This is required in order to install the operating system onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode.

1.

Star t Windows Setup by booting from the installation CD. Follow the steps on the screen.

When the screen on the right appears, click

Custom (advanced).

2.

Select Load Driver.

3.

Inser t the provided floppy diskette then click OK.

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The screen on the right will appear. Select the driver.

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Creating an AHCI Driver Floppy Diskette under Vista

The system board package includes floppy diskettes which are needed when you install the AHCI driver during Windows Vista installation. If in any case you lost the diskette, you can create another one by following the steps below.

1. Insert the provided CD into a CD-ROM drive.

2. The execution files are located in: drive:>\AHCI_RAID\F6FLOPPY

3. Run f6flpy32.exe (for 32-bit system) or f6flpy64.exe (for 64-bit system).

4. Insert a blank floppy diskette then click OK.

5. The system will format and write the necessary driver files into the diskette.

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Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 (English Version)

To install, click “Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 (English Version)” on the main menu.

1. Click Next to continue.

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2. Setup is now ready to install. Click Next.

3. Click Next to install or click Change Destination

Folder to select another folder.

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5. Click Finish to exit installaion.

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Drivers for Windows XP System

Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver

To install the utility, click “Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver” on the main menu.

1. Click “I accept the agreement” then click Next.

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2. To start installation, click

Next.

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3. Click Finish. Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect.

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Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating

Windows

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INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system.

To install the utility, click “Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility” on the main menu.


Next.

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Next.


5. Click “Yes, I want to restar t this computer now” then click Finish.


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Intel Graphics Drivers

To install the utility, click “Intel Graphics Drivers” on the main menu.

1. To start installation, click

Next.

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2. Setup is now ready to install the graphics driver.

Click Next.


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Next.




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Audio Drivers

To install the utility, click “Audio Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is extracting the files needed to install the driver.

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2. Click Next to start the installation.

3. Setup is configuring the new software installation.

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LAN Drivers

To install the driver, click “LAN Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the driver. Click

Next.

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The system board comes with the Hardware Monitor for Windows utility.

This utility is capable of monitoring the system’s temperature, fan speed, voltage, etc. and allows you to manually set a range (Highest and Lowest

Limit) to the items being monitored. If the settings/values are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop-up. The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs.

We recommend that you use the “Default Setting” which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition.

To install the utility, click “Hardware Monitor for Windows” on the main menu.


Next.

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2. Click Next to install or click Browse to select another folder.

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3. Click Next to add the program icon to the

Program Folder.


5. Click Yes if you want to create a Hardware

Doctor shortcut at your desktop.

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Restarting the system will allow the driver to take effect.

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Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility

Intel Matrix Storage Manager is a utility that allows you to monitor the current status of the SATA drives. It enables enhanced performance and power management for the storage subsystem.

Note:

This utility is supported only when the SATA Mode field is set to

AHCI. (The SATA Mode field is in the OnChip IDE Device section,

Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS utility.)

To install the utility, click “Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility” on the main menu.


Next.

2. Read the Warning information carefully then click

Next.

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AHCI for F6 During Windows Setup Floppy Driver

This is used to create a floppy driver diskette needed when you install

Windows

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XP using the F6 installation method. This will allow you to install the operating system onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode.

Click “AHCI for F6 During Windows Setup Floppy Driver” on the main menu.

1. Inser t a blank floppy diskette then click OK.

2. Make sure you have a backup of the data in the disk. Clicking Yes will erase all data.

3. The system is currently formatting and writing the necessary driver files into the diskette.

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Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 (English Version)

To install, click “Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 (English Version)” on the main menu.

1. Click Next to continue.

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2. Setup is now ready to install. Click Next.

3. Click Next to install or click Change Destination

Folder to select another folder.

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5. Click Finish to exit installaion.

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Installing the AHCI Driver During Windows XP Installation

The AHCI driver must be installed during the Windows ® XP installation using the F6 installation method. This is required in order to install the operating system onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode.

1.

Start Windows Setup by booting from the installation CD.

2.

Press <F6> when prompted in the status line with the ‘Press

F6 if you need to install a third party driver’ message.

3.

Press <S> to “Specify Additional Device”.

4.

At this point you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the AHCI driver. Insert the provided floppy diskette.

5.

Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select

AHCI controller that corresponds to your BIOS setup. Press

<Enter> to confirm.

You have successfully installed the driver. However you must continue installing the OS. Leave the floppy disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself because Windows setup will need to copy the files again from the floppy disk to the Windows installation folders.

After Windows setup has copied these files again, remove the floppy diskette so that Windows setup can reboot as needed.

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Watchdog Timer

Appendix A - Watchdog Timer

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.

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;Port defination

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SuperIo_CFG_Port EQU 2Eh ;Super I/O Config port. (2Eh/4Eh)

SuperIo_DAT_Port EQU SuperIo_CFG_Port + 1

WDT_Counter disabled

EQU 10 ; 1 to 255 (Sec./Min), 0 means mSuperio_Enter_Config Macro mov dx, SuperIo_CFG_Port mov out al, 87h dx, al

NEWIODELAY out endM dx, al mSuperio_Exit_Config Macro mov dx, SuperIo_CFG_Port mov out endM al, 0AAh dx, al

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Watchdog Timer mSuperio_GetSet_Reg Macro RegIndex, AndMask, OrValue mov dx, SuperIo_CFG_Port mov out al, RegIndex dx, al

NEWIODELAY mov in al, dx dx, SuperIo_DAT_Port

NEWIODELAY mov ah, al and al, AndMask or out al, OrValue dx, al

NEWIODELAY endM mSuperio_Get_Reg mov

Macro RegIndex dx, SuperIo_CFG_Port mov out al, RegIndex dx, al

NEWIODELAY mov in dx, SuperIo_DAT_Port al, dx

NEWIODELAY endM mSuperio_LDN_Select Macro mSuperio_Set_Reg 07h, LDN endM

LDN mSuperio_Set_Reg Macro RegIndex, SetValue mov mov dx, SuperIo_CFG_Port al, RegIndex out dx, al

NEWIODELAY mov dx, SuperIo_DAT_Port mov out al, SetValue dx, al

NEWIODELAY endM

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NEWIODELAY out

Macro

0EBh, al ;Dummy I/O output for delay endM

.code

start: call W83627Hx_WDT mov int 21h ah, 4ch

W83627Hx_WDT Proc near

;LDN8

;CRF5[3] :RW 0/1 = WDTO Second/Minute

;CRF5[2] :RW 0/1 = Keyboard Reset Low/High when WDTO

Timeout

;CRF6[7:0]:RW 00h = Disable , 01h~0FFh = 1~255 Sec/Min.

;CRF7[7] :RW 0/1 = Disable/Enable Mouse interrupt reset WDTO counting.

;CRF7[6] :RW 0/1 = Disable/Enable Keyboard interrupt reset

WDTO counting.

;CRF7[5] :WO 1 = Force WDTO time out(Auto clear).

;CRF7[4] :RW 0/1 = WDTO time status TimeOut/Counting.

;CRF7[3:0]:RW 0~7 = Low IRQ for WDTO (Typical is 2, means

SMI).

mSuperio_Enter_Config mSuperio_LDN_Select 08h

; PLED mode register, WDTO time unit as second, Keyboard reset when WDTO time out mSuperio_GetSet_Reg 0F5h, 11110111b, 00000100b

; , Disable MS/KB interrupt reset WDTO counting, IRQ2 for WDTO mSuperio_GetSet_Reg 0F7h, 11111111b, 11000010b

; , WDTO Time out Value mSuperio_Set_Reg 0F6h, WDT_Counter

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W83627Hx_WDT endP end start

Watchdog Timer

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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.

Error Messages

One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the

BIOS detects an error during the POST. This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes:

CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED

The CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.

Caution:

Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s instructions.

CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR

Checksum of CMOS is incorrect. This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt. This error may have been caused by a weak battery. Check the battery and replace if necessary.

DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY

The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This indicates the switch is set to a different 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.

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Hard Disk(s) fail (80)

HDD reset failed.


HDD controller diagnostics failed.


HDD initialization error.


Unable to recalibrate fixed disk.


Sector Verify failed.

Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key

The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked. Keyboard controller is pulled low.

Keyboard error or no keyboard present

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot.

Manufacturing POST loop

System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard controller is pull low. This is also used for the M/B burn in test at the factory.

BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted

The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad.

Memory test fail

The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error(s).

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Troubleshooting

Appendix C - Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Checklist

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

Some of the most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below.

1. The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on.

2. All cables and power cords are tightly connected.

3. The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are connected is working. Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device.

4. The monitor is turned on.

5. The display’s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly.

6. All add-in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely.

7. Any add-in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly.

Monitor/Display

If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on:

1. Make sure that the monitor’s power switch is on.

2. Check that one end of the monitor’s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet. If necessary, try another outlet.

3. Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system’s display adapter.

4. Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor’s brightness control knob.

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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. Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering.

Power Supply

When the computer is turned on, nothing happens.

1. Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system.

2. Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using.

3. The power cord may have a “short” or “open”. Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary.

Floppy Drive

The computer cannot access the floppy drive.

1. The floppy diskette may not be formatted. Format the diskette and try again.

2. The diskette may be write-protected. Use a diskette that is not write-protected.

3. You may be writing to the wrong drive. Check the path statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive.

4. There is not enough space left on the diskette. Use another diskette with adequate storage space.

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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.

If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to format, it is likely a cable connection problem. However, if your hard drive has a large capacity, it will take a longer time to format.

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. If the serial device does not work, either the cable or the serial device has a problem. If the serial device works, the problem may be due to the onboard I/O or the address setting.

4. Make sure the COM settings and I/O address are configured correctly.

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Keyboard

Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed.

1. Make sure the keyboard is properly connected.

2. Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process.

System Board

1. Make sure the add-in card is seated securely in the expansion slot. If the add-in card is loose, power off the system, re-install the card and power up the system.

2. Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set.

3. Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets.

4. Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations.

5. If the board fails to function, place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components. Gently press each component into the socket.

6. If you made changes to the BIOS settings, re-enter setup and load the BIOS defaults.

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