Belkin PM11-UL/RAMA Bedienungsanleitung

PM11-EC/RAMA PM11-EL/RAMA PM11-UL/RAMA Re v . A + Mainboard User s Manual 55600206[...]

Cop yright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No par t of it ma y be reproduced in an y fo rm or b y any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior written per mission from the cop yright holders . This publication is pro vided for info rmational pur poses only . The manufacturer makes n[...]

Batter y:  Danger of explosion if batter y incor rectly replaced.  Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the man ufacturer .  Dispose of used batter ies according to the batter y man ufacturer s instr uctions. Jo ystick or MIDI por t :  Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than 10A current at[...]

Notice This user s ma nual contains detailed info r mation about the mainboard. If, in some cases, some information doesnt match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should alwa ys be regarded as the most updated ver sion. The m ultilingual manual is included in the mainboard package. T o view the users manual, i[...]

T able of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction 1 . 1 Features and Specifications.................................................................................. 1 . 2 Package Checklist......................................................................................................... Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2 . 1 Mainboard Layout ....[...]

Introduction 1 6 103 103 Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4 . 1 Desktop Management Interface..................................................................... 4 . 2 Hardware Monitor ........................................................................................................ 4 . 3 VIA Ser vic e Pack.....................................[...]

1 Introduction 7 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset  VIA ® P4M266/VT8233A CD Processor The mainboard is equipped with Sock et 478 for installing a P entium ® 4 processor .  Intel ® P entium ® 4 processor (478-pin)  Suppor ts up to 2.2GHz CPU speed  400MHz system data bus System Memory  T wo 184-pin DDR DIMM so[...]

Introduction 1 8 Expansion Slots The mainboard is equipped with 1 univer sal AGP slot and 3 PCI slots. A GP is an interface designed to suppor t high performance 3D graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memor y f or texturing, z-buffe r ing and alpha b lending. The univer sa l A GP slot suppor ts A GP 2x with up to 533MB[...]

1 Introduction 9  Integrated Savage4 2D/3D graphics controller and video accelerator - Optimiz ed Shared Memor y Architecture (SMA) - 8/16/32MB frame buffer using system memor y - Single cycle 128-bit 3D architecture - 8M triangles/second setup engine - 140M pixels/second tri-linear fill rate - Next generation 128-bit 2D graphics engine - High q[...]

Introduction 1 10  One connector f or an exter nal game/MIDI por t  One connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks  Two internal audio connectors (AUX-in and CD-in)  One S/PDIF-out connector  One connector f or I rDA interface  T w o IDE connector s  One flopp y dr ive interface suppor ts up to two 2.88MB floppy drives ?[...]

1 Introduction 11  Supports DMI 2.0 function  2Mbit flash memory Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The mainboard comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores these information in the DMI pool, which is a par t of the system board&apo[...]

Introduction 1 12 W ake-On-Ring This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft P o wer Off mode to wake-up/po wer -on to respond to calls coming through an internal or external modem. Refe r to  W ake-On-Ring Connector in chapter 2 and Resume On LAN/Ring (IRQ/Ev ent Activity Detect f ield) in the P ow er Manage[...]

1 Introduction 13 W ak e-On-USB K eyboard/Mouse The Wa ke-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function allo ws you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend T o RAM) state . If you are using this function with a device that is connected to the USB 2.0 por t , you need to conf igure 2 jumper s. Ref er to Jumper Set[...]

Introduction 1 14 With the Suspend to RAM function enab led, you can po wer -off the system at once b y pressing the power button or selecting Standby when y ou shut down Windows ® 98/2000/ME/XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and oper ating system. This is because the system is capa[...]

2 Hardware Installation 15 2.1 Mainboar d La yout Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation PM11-EC/RAMA (Supports onboard audio) VIA P4M266 Socket 478 VIA VT8233ACD KB Mouse J2 Wak e-On-PS/2 KB/Mouse (JP1) COM 1 (J1) Parallel (J4) VGA (CN1) COM 2 (J9) CN2 Line-out Line-in Mic-in Game/MIDI (J8) AUX-in (J7) CD-in (J6) A C’97 VT 1612A Front audio (J3) CN3 [...]

2 16 Hardware Installation PM11-EL/RAMA (Supports onboard audio and onboard LAN) VIA P4M266 Socket 478 VIA VT8233ACD KB Mouse J2 Wak e-On-PS/2 KB/Mouse (JP1) COM 1 (J1) Parallel (J4) VGA (CN1) COM 2 (J9) Line-out Line-in Mic-in Game/MIDI (J8) AUX-in (J7) CD-in (J6) AC ’ 97 VT 1612A Front audio (J3) CN3 S/PDIF-out (J5) Winbond W83697HF Chip fan (J[...]

2 Hardware Installation 17 Note: The illustrations on the following pages are based on the PM11-UL/ RAMA mainboard, which is the board that supports onboard audio, onboard LAN, USB 2.0 and Smar t I/O . PM11-UL/RAMA (Supports onboard audio, onboard LAN, USB 2.0 and Smart I/O) VIA P4M266 Socket 478 VIA VT8233ACD KB Mouse J2 Wak e-On-PS/2 KB/Mouse (JP[...]

2 18 Hardware Installation 2.2 System Memor y W arning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your mainboard, processor , disk dr ives, add-in boards, and other components. Pe rfor m 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 antis[...]

2 Hardware Installation 19 1 . Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side. 2 . P osition the DIMM abo v e the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the  key on the socket. 3. Seat the module ver ticall y into the sock et. Ma ke sure it is completel y seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place . 2.2.[...]

2 20 Hardware Installation 2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP2 If you encounter the following, a ) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) Y ou for got the k eyboard, super visor or user password. c) Y ou are unable to boot-up the computer system because the processors ratio/clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS. you [...]

2 Hardware Installation 21 3 . No w pow er-on the system. If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s ratio/clock in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4. 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Frequency/V oltage Control submenu and press <[...]

2 22 Hardware Installation 2 . 4 J umper Settings for W ak e-On-PS/2 K eyboar d/Mouse W ake-On-PS/2 K eyboard/Mouse - Jumper JP1 The W ake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows y ou to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system from the S5 state. By default, JP1 is enabled. PS 2KB W akeup Select (IRQ/Ev ent Activity Detect?[...]

2 Hardware Installation 23 2. 5 Jumper Settings for W a k e-On-USB 2.0 K eyboar d/Mouse (PM11-UL/RAMA onl y ) 2-3 On: Disabled (default) 1-2 On: Enabled W ake-On-USB 2.0 Ke yboard/Mouse - J13 and J14 The W ake-On-USB 2.0 Keyboard/Mouse function allo ws you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend T o R[...]

2 24 Hardware Installation 2.6 Ports and Connectors 2.6.1 Serial Ports The b uilt-in serial por ts are RS-232C asynchronous comm unication por ts with 16C550A-compatible U ARTs that can be used with modems, ser ial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices. Y ou can set the ser ial por ts I/O a ddress in the Integr ated P erip[...]

2 Hardware Installation 25 One card-edge bra cket, mounted with a ser ial por t cab le and a game/MIDI por t cable , is pro vided with the system board. If y o u want to use the secondar y serial por t , connect the serial por t cab le to connector J9. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of connector J9. Mount the[...]

2 26 Hardware Installation 2.6.2 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 K eyboar d P or ts PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard The mainboard is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Pur ple) por ts - both at location J2 of the A TX doub le deck por ts of the mainboard. The PS/2 mouse por t uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this por t , the syst[...]

2 Hardware Installation 27 2.6.3 Parallel Port The mainboard has a standard parallel por t (J4 - Bur gundy) located at the A TX doub le deck por ts of the board for interfacing y our PC to a parallel printer . It suppor ts SPP , ECP and EPP modes. Y ou can select the por ts mode in the Integr ated P eripher als submenu (Super IO Device fie[...]

2 28 Hardware Installation Setting SPP (Standard P arall el P o r t) ECP (Extended Capabilities P or t) EPP (Enhanced P ar allel P or t ) Function Allows normal speed operation but in one direction onl y . Allo ws parallel por t to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data tr ansfe r rate. Allows bidirectional par a[...]

2 Hardware Installation 29 2.6.4 Flopp y Disk Driv e Connector The mainboard is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that suppor t s tw o standard flopp y disk dr ive s. T o prev ent improper floppy cable installation, the shrouded floppy disk header has a k eying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the flopp y cable can be placed in[...]

2 30 Hardware Installation 2.6.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector The mainboard is equipped with tw o shrouded PCI IDE header s that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk driv es. T o prevent improper IDE cab le installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a k eying mechanism. The 40-pin connector on the IDE cable can be pl[...]

2 Hardware Installation 31 Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the sla ve. Follow the instr uctions pro vided by the drive man ufacturer f or setting the jumper s and/or switches on the dr iv es. The mainboard suppor ts Enhanced IDE or A T A-2, A T A/3 3, A T A/6 6, A T A/100 and [...]

2 32 Hardware Installation 2.6.6 Universal Serial Bus Ports 2.6.6.1 PM11-EC/RAMA and PM11-EL/RAMA CN2 USB 1.1 (Black) USB 1.1 (J17) 5 15 11 1 The PM11-EC/RAMA and PM11-EL/RAMA mainboards are each equipped with two onboard USB 1.1 por ts (CN2 - Black) located at the A TX double deck por ts of the board. Depending on the type of USB por t cable that [...]

2 Hardware Installation 33 2.6.6.2 PM11-UL/RAMA CN2 JUSB1 USB 2.0 (Black) USB 1.1 (Black) USB 1.1 (J17) 2 1 10 9 USB 2.0 (J12) 5 15 11 1 The PM11-UL/RAMA mainboard is equipped with two onboard USB 2.0 por ts (JUSB1 - Black) and two onboard USB 1.1 por ts (CN2 - Black) located at the A TX doub le deck por ts of the board. It is also equipped with a [...]

2 34 Hardware Installation Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function VCC UP2- UP2+ Ground Key Pin 6 7 8 9 10 Function VCC UP3- UP3+ Ground Ground Pin 11 12 13 14 15 Function Ground Ground UP2+ UP2- VCC USB 1.1 (J17) Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function 5V_Dul 5V_Dul Data- Data- Data+ Function Data+ Ground Ground Key Ground Pin 6 7 8 9 10 USB 2.0 (J12) W ake-On-USB K e yboar d/Mous[...]

2 Hardware Installation 35 2.6.7 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port (PM11-EL/RAMA and PM11-UL/RAMA only) The PM11-EL/RAMA and PM11-UL/RAMA mainboards are each equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast-ethernet LAN por t at location CN2 of the A TX double deck por ts. It allo ws the mainboard to connect to a local area netw o rk by means of a netwo rk hub. Y o u ma y[...]

2 36 Hardware Installation 2.6.8 V GA Po rt The system board can onl y be used with an analog video monitor . Connect the monitor s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the V G A por t (CN1 - Blue) located at the A TX doub le deck por ts of the board. If your monitor suppor ts analog video but does not have a 15-pin D-shell connector , see y our mo[...]

2 Hardware Installation 37 2.6.9 IrD A Connector The mainboard is equipped with an IrD A connector for wireless con- nectivity betw een y our computer and per ipher al devices. The IRD A (Infrared Data Association) specification suppor ts data tr ansfe r s of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter . Connect y our IrD A cable to connector J10 on the mai[...]

2 38 Hardware Installation 2.6.10 CPU Fan Connector Pin 1 2 3 Function Ground Pow e r Sense The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J18 on the mainboard. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan. CPU fan (J18) 3 2 1[...]

2 Hardware Installation 39 2.6.11 Chassis Fan Connector Pin 1 2 3 Function On/Off +12V Sense If y ou are installing a chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fans connector to location J28 on the mainboard. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor . The system is capable of monitoring [...]

2 40 Hardware Installation 2.6.12 Chip Fan Connector Pin 1 2 Function +12V Ground The VIA P4M266 chip must be k ept cool b y using a fan with heatsink. Connect the fan s connector to location J11 on the system board. Chip fan (J11) 2 1[...]

2 Hardware Installation 41 2.6.13 Game/MIDI Port The system board is equipped with a 15-pin connector at location J8 for connecting an external game/MIDI por t. One card-edge bracket, mounted with a serial por t cab le and a game/MIDI por t cable, is provided with the system board. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then connect th[...]

2 42 Hardware Installation 2.6.14 Audio Jacks Front Audio (J3) Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Function Mic+ Mic P ower AuD_R_Out N. C . AuD_L_Out Function Ground AuD_Vcc (Avcc) AuD_R_Return (GND) Key AuD_L_Return (GND) Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Line-In (Light Blue) Line-Out (Lime) Mic-In (Pink) CN3 Front audio (J3) 2 1 10 9[...]

2 Hardware Installation 43 Onboar d Audio Jacks (CN3) The mainboard is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for inser ting a plug. Line-out Jack (Lime) This jack is used to connect external speaker s f or audio output from the mainboard. Line-in Jack (Light Blue) This jack can be connected to the line-out jack of a[...]

2 44 Hardware Installation 2.6.15 Internal Audio Connectors AUX-in and CD-in These connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-R OM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card. Pin 1 2 3 4 Function Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel AUX-in (J7) CD-in (J6) 1 2 3 4[...]

2 Hardware Installation 45 2.6.16 S/PDIF-out Connector S/PDIF-out (J5) 123 4 Pin 1 2 3 4 Function AVDD5 N. C . SPDIF Ground The mainboard is equipped with a digital audio interface - S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface). S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer f o rmat that transfer s digital audio signals to a device without having to be con v[...]

2 46 Hardware Installation 2.6.17 Smart I/O Connectors (PM11-UL/RAMA only) The PM11-UL/RAMA mainboard is equipped with a security interface - Smar t Card (SC) interface and tw o compact stor age interfaces - Memor y Stick (MS) interface and Secure Digital Memor y Card (SD) interface . An optional device will be provided allo wing y ou to inser t th[...]

2 Hardware Installation 47 The optional Smart I/O Drive Smart Card Memory Stick Secure Digital Memory Card[...]

2 48 Hardware Installation Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function VCC SC APWC- SC A C 4 SC AIO SC A CLK Function Ground SC ARST - SC ALED SC A C 8 SC APSNT Pin 6 7 8 9 10 Smart Card Interface Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function Ground MSA1 VCC3 MSA2 MSA3 Function MSA4 MSA5 MSA CLK MSAPWC- MSALED Pin 6 7 8 9 10 Memory Stick Interface Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function Ground MSB1 VCC3 MSB2[...]

2 Hardware Installation 49 2.6.18 W ak e-On-LAN Connector Pin 1 2 3 Function WO L Ground +5VSB The mainboard suppor ts the W ake-On-LAN function. This function will allo w the netwo rk to remotely power -on a Soft P ower Down (Soft-Off) PC. However , if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can po wer -on the system only through an IRQ or DMA int[...]

2 50 Hardware Installation 2.6.19 W ake-On-Ring Connector Pin 1 2 Function Ground RI# The Wa ke-On-Ring connector is used to connect to an inter nal modem card that has the same connector . It will allo w the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft P o w er Off mode to wake-up/ po wer -on to respond to calls coming through the internal modem car[...]

2 Hardware Installation 51 2.6.20 DIMM and PCI Standby Power LEDs DIMM Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system s power is on or when it is in the Suspend state (P o wer On Suspend or Suspend to RAM). It will not light when the system is in the Soft-Off state. PCI Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system is in the[...]

2 52 Hardware Installation 2.6.21 Power Connectors W e recommend that you use a po wer supply that complies with the A TX12V P o wer Supply Design Guide V e r sion 1.1. Connect the A TX12V po wer supply s 20-pin A TX main po wer connector and 4-pin +12V power connector to J26 and A TXP1 respectively . The 4-pin +12V power connector enables the d[...]

2 Hardware Installation 53 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Function 3.3V 3.3V Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V Pin 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Function 3.3V -12V Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground -5V +5V +5V Pin 1 2 3 4 A TX Main P ower Connector Function Ground Ground +12V +12V +12V Power Connector[...]

2 54 Hardware Installation 2.6.22 Front Panel Connectors HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. G-LED: Green LED This LED will not light when the system s power is on or when the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend T o RAM) state . It will light when the system is in the S1 (POS - P ower On Su[...]

2 Hardware Installation 55 PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED When the system s p o wer is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - P o wer On Suspend) state, it will blink every second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend T o RAM) state, it will blink ev er y 4 seconds. Note: If your system did not boot-up and the P ower/Sta[...]

56 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1 The Basic Input/Output System The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features f ound in this mainboard. This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the[...]

57 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Date The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a da y , from Sunday to Saturday . Month displays the month, from Jan uar y to December . Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Y ear displa ys the y ear , from 1990 to 2098. Time The time fo rmat is <hour>, <min ute&g[...]

58 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primar y/Secondar y Master/Slave If you wish to def ine y our o wn dr ive type manuall y , select Manual. The dr ive type inf o rmation should be included in the documentation from y our hard disk vendor . If you select Auto, the BIOS will auto-detect the HDD & CD-ROM drive at the POST stage and sho[...]

59 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during po wer up. The default setting is All Er rors. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error s detected. All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal er ror . All, But Keyboard The system boot[...]

60 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2 Advanced BIOS F eature s The Advanced BIOS Features allows y ou to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the mainboard, while other s, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference. Virus W arning This f[...]

61 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility f ield. Also , disable this field if y ou are installing or r unning cer tain operating systems like Windows ® 98/2000/ME/XP or the operating system ma y not install nor wor k. CPU L1 & L2 Cache These f ields speed up the memor y access. The default value is enabled. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The processors suppor[...]

62 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks. When disab led, the BIOS will not search for the type of flopp y disk dr ive by tr ack n umbe[...]

63 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password - ev er ytime the system boots or only when y ou enter the BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Super visor/User Passwo rd submenu. System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is ente[...]

64 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Feature s This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specif ic features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memor y resources. These items should not be alter ed unless necessar y . The default settings have been chosen because they provi[...]

65 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility DRAM Clock This field is used to select the clock speed of the DIMM. By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD (Serial Presence Detect) data str ucture that stores information about the module such as the memor y type, memor y siz e , memor y speed, etc . When this option is selected, the system will run according to the inf[...]

66 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Active to Precharg e ( T ra s) The options are 5T and 6T. Active to CMD (T rcd) The options are 2T and 3T. DRAM Burst Len The options are 4 and 8. DRAM Command Rate The options are 1T Command and 2T Command. A GP & P2P Bridge Contr ol Mov e the cur sor to this f ield and press <Enter>. The following f ields w[...]

67 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility AGP Master 1 WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to A GP read operations. CPU & PCI Bus Control Mov e the cur sor to this f ield and press <Enter>. The following f ields will appear . CPU to PCI Wr ite Buff er Enabled Writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to offset the speed diff[...]

68 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Video RAM Cacheable When enabled, it allows the video RAM to be cacheable thus providing better video perf or mance. If y our gr aphics card does not suppor t this function, leave this field in its default setting. V GA Shar e Memor y Size This f ield is used to select the memor y size that will be shared b y the V GA.[...]

69 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals VIA OnChip IDE Device Mov e the cur sor to this f ield and press <Enter>. The following f ields will appear . OnChip IDE Channel 0 and OnChip IDE Channel 1 These f ields allow y ou to enable or disab le the pr ima r y and secondar y IDE controller . The default is Enabled. Select Disa[...]

70 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility complete task by themselves. Y our system suppor ts five modes, 0 (default) to 4, which pr imari l y differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive. Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system ac- cording to y our hard disk dr ive s timing. Mode 0-[...]

71 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Mov e the cur sor to this f ield and press <Enter>. The following f ields will appear . Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard flopp y disk controller . Disabled Disables the onboard flopp y disk controller . Onboar d Ser ial P or t 1 and Onboar d Ser ial P or t 2 Auto The system will [...]

72 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility UAR T Mode Select The mainboard suppor ts IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripher al devices. Y ou m ay not use IrD A (J10) and the COM 2 (J9) serial por t at the same time . If you are using the COM 2 serial por t , make sure this field is set to Normal. T o use the IrD A function, f[...]

73 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility P a rallel P or t Mode The options are SPP , EPP , ECP and ECP+EPP . These appl y to standard specifications and will depend on the type and speed of your device . Ref er to your per ipherals man ual for the best option. SPP Allo ws nor mal speed operation but in one direction onl y . ECP (Extended Capabilities P[...]

74 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility OnChip USB1.1 Controller This f ield is used to select the USB 1.1 por ts you want Enab led. USB K e yboard Support By default, USB Keyboard Suppor t is Disabled. Howe ver , if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS, make sure to enable this function. USB Mouse Support This field is used to enable or disable the USB mo[...]

75 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The P ow er Management Setup allo ws you to configure y our system to most effectiv ely sa ve ener gy . The settings on the screen are for reference only . Y o ur v er sion may not be identical to this one. A CPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that suppor[...]

76 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Power Management Option This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses bef ore the Suspend Mode field is activated. Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 hr . Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 min. U[...]

77 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system. Soft-Off by PWRBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the P ow er Management field is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in l[...]

78 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ/Ev ent Activity Detect Mov e the cur sor to this f ield and press <Enter>. The following f ields will appear . PS2KB W ak eup Select Password T o use a password to wake up the system, select this option then press <Enter>. Enter your password. Y ou can enter up to 5 character s. T ype in exactly the sam[...]

79 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume on PCI Event If you are using the W ake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function with a device that is connected to the USB 2.0 por t, set this f ield to Enabled. This function allows y ou to use a USB k eyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend T o RAM) state. Y ou m ust also set this fiel[...]

80 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Date (of Month) 0 The system will po wer -on ever yday according to the time set in the Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) f ield. 1-31 Select a date you w ould like the system to po wer -on. The system will power -on on the set date, and time set in the Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) field. Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) This is used[...]

81 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations This section shows ho w to conf igure the PCI bus system. It cover s some ver y technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced user s should make any changes to the default settings. PNP OS Installed The default setting is No . The BIOS will detect the Plug and P[...]

82 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources Mov e the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The IRQ-3 to IRQ-15 fields will appear . Set each system inter rupt to either PCI Device or Reser ved. PCI/V GA Palette Snoop This f ield deter mines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA V GA cards can w or k with PCI/V GA or not. The default value [...]

83 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility PCI Slot 1 Use IRQ to PCI Slot 3 Use IRQ By default, an IRQ is automatically assigned to the PCI devices that are installed in the PCI slots. If a PCI device has not been assigned an IRQ , you m ust manuall y assign an IRQ for the device. During system boot-up, you will see NA for the device that does not have an[...]

84 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status CPU W arning T emperature This field is used to select the CPU s temper ature limit. Once the system has detected that the CPU s temperature exceeded the limit set in this f ield, a war ning alarm will beep if the W ar ning_Beep field is set to Enabled. Cu rrent System T emp., Cur r e[...]

85 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility +3.3V , +5V , +12V , -12V , -5V , V BA T(V) and 5VSB(V) These f ields show the output voltage of the pow er supply . W arning_Beep Set this field to Enabled so that the warning alarm will beep when the CPU s temper ature exceeded the limit set in the CPU Warning T emper ature f ield. Note: The onboard hardware[...]

86 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 Frequency/V oltage Contr o l The settings on the screen are for ref erence only . Y our ver sion may not be identical to this one. Phoenix - A wardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/V oltage Control CPU Clock Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk Spread Spectrum CPU Clock Ratio 100MHz Enabled Disabled 8 X Item Help Menu Level [...]

87 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU Clock Ratio This f ield is used to select the CPU s frequency r atio. Important: The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer . If you are using this kind of processor , setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect. The system will instead use its f actor y d[...]

88 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults The Load Fail-Safe Defaults option loads the troub leshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These settings are not optimal and turn off all high perfo rmance features. Y o u should use these values only if you have hardware problems. Highlight this option in the[...]

89 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entr y , set a super visors passw ord with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only , b ut not your system, set a super visor s passw ord with the Set[...]

90 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.13 Sav e & Exit Setup When all the changes ha ve been made, highlight Sa ve & Exit Setup and press <Enter>. The message below will appear : Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)? N T ype Y and press <Enter>. The modifications y ou have made will be wr itten into the CMOS memor y , and the syst[...]

91 4 Supported Software 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The mainboard comes with a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI, along with the appropr iately netw or ked software, is designed to make i n ventor y , maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier . With DMI, a netw o r k administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some inf [...]

92 4 Supported Software 4.1.2 Using the DMI Utility The four menus located on top of the DMI Configuration Utility screen are Edit DMI, Add DMI, Load DMI File and Save DMI File. Use the ← or → (left or right) arrow keys to select a menu from the Menu bar . On the left side of the screen is a list of the system configuration items. Use the ↑ o[...]

93 4 Supported Software Add DMI 1. Use the ← or → ar row keys to select the Add DMI menu. 2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the ↑ o r ↓ arrow keys, then press <Enter>. 3 . The cur sor will move to the screen y ou select allo wing you to enter information about the added item. 4. Press <F10[...]

94 4 Supported Software 4.2 Hardware Monitor The mainboard comes with the Hardware Monitor utility contained in the pro vided CD . It is capab le of monitoring the system s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and system, voltage, and speed of the CPU and chassis fans. It also allows you to manually set a range to the items bei[...]

95 4 Supported Software VIA Service Pack Installation Notes The A GP VxD Dr iver and VIA INF Dr iver dr ive r s in the VIA Ser vic e P ack are suppor ted in Windows ® 98, Windows ® 98 SE, Windo ws ® ME and Windo ws ® 2000. Y ou m ust f i rst install the VIA Ser vice P ack prior to installing any other driver s. How ever , this[...]

96 4 Supported Software 4 . 4 Audio Driv ers and Softwar e Applications The CD in the mainboard package also includes audio driver s and audio playback software f or Windo ws  98, Windo ws  98 SE, Windows  ME, Windows NT  4.0 and Windo ws  2000 operating systems. For installation instr uctions or infor mation about their corre- spond[...]

97 4 Supported Software 4.6 Graphics Drivers 1. Inser t the CD that came with the system board package into a CD-R OM drive. The autor un screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear . 2 . Click VIA V GA Dr iver. 3 . Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4 . Restar t the system. 4 . 7 VIA USB 2.0 Driver (PM11-UL/RAMA only) [...]

98 4 Supported Software Winbond Smar tCard Application button to install the application. Refer to its readme file f or instr uctions on using the application. 4.10 M icrosoft DirectX 8.1 Driver 1. Inser t the CD that came with the mainboard package into a CD-ROM driv e . The autor un screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear . 2 . Cli[...]

A Using the Suspend to RAM Function 99 A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function If y ou are using the Windows ® 98 operating system, please follow the steps belo w . 1 . Select Po wer Management Setup in the main menu screen and press <Enter>. 2. In the A CPI Function f ield, select Enab led. 3 . In the A CPI Suspend T ype?[...]

A 100 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 7. Boot Window s ® 98. In the Windo ws ® 98 desktop , click the Star t button. Mov e the cursor to Settings, then click Control Panel. T o check whether A CPI was proper l y installed, double-click the System icon. In the System Proper ties dialog bo x, click the Device Manager tab. In View devices[...]

A Using the Suspend to RAM Function 101 10. Repeat step 7 to open the Control Panel dialog box. Double- click the P ower Management icon. 11. Click the Advanced tab . In the When I press the pow e r button on m y computer field, select Standby . 9. Click File System. In the T ypical role of this computer field, select Mobile or[...]

A 102 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 12. After completing the steps abov e a nd y ou want to pow er -off the computer , you do not need to go through the process of closing files, applications and operating system. Y ou can power - off the computer at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standb y when y ou shut do wn Windo ws ® [...]

B System Error Message 103 When the BIOS encounters an er ror that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displa yed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message, PRESS F1 T O CONTINUE, CTRL-AL T -ESC or DEL T O ENTER SETUP , will be shown in the info rmation bo x at the bottom. Enter Setu[...]

B 104 System Error Message setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) Unable to reset flopp y subsystem. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) Flopp y type mismatch. Hard Disk(s) fail (80) HDD reset failed. Hard Disk[...]

C T r oubleshooting 105 C .1 T r oubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that y ou may encounter with y our personal computer . T o efficientl y troub leshoot y our system, treat each problem individuall y . This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes.[...]

C 106 T r oubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1 . The monitor has lost its ver tical sync. Adjust the monitors ver tical sync. 2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that ma y be creating a magnetic field around the display . 3. Mak e sure your video card s output frequencies are suppor ted by this moni[...]

C T r oubleshooting 107 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 bootab le (first) hard drive is conf igured as Master and the second hard dri ve is configured as Slave. The master hard dr ive must ha ve [...]

C 108 T r oubleshooting Serial Port The serial d e vice (modem, printer) doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters. 1 . Mak e sure that the ser ial device s p o wer is tur ned on and that the device is on-line. 2 . V er ify that the device is plugged into the cor rect serial por t on the rear of the computer . 3. V er ify th[...]