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83800441 915G-TMGF 915GV -TML System Board User’ s Manual[...]
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Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No par t of it may be reproduced in any f or m or by an y means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior wr itten permission from the copyr ight holder s. This publication is pro vided for inf or mational pur poses onl y . The manufacturer makes n[...]
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Batter y: • Danger of explosion if batter y incor rectly replaced. • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer . • Dispose of used batteries according to the batter y man ufacturer’ s instr uctions. FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Cla[...]
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About this Manual This user’ s manual contains detailed information about the system board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should al- ways be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual manual is included in the system board package. T o view the user?[...]
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T able of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction 1 . 1 Specifications.............................................................................................................. ........ 1 . 2 Special Features of the System Board..................................................... 1 . 3 Package Checklist...............................................[...]
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Introduction 1 6 Appendix A - Enabling the Hyper -Thr eading T echnolog y A . 1 Enab ling the Hyper -Threading T echnology ........................................... Appendix B - System Error Messages B .1 POST Beep................................................................................................................... . B .2 Error Messa[...]
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1 Introduction 7 Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Specifications Processor • Intel ® P entium ® 4 Prescott processor - Hyper -Threading T echnology - 533MT/s and 800MT/s (200MHz) system bus interface • Socket LGA 775 (LAN Gr id Ar r a y) Chipset • 915G-TMGF - Nor th br idge: Intel ® 915G Express chipset - South bridge: Intel ® 82801FB I/O Con[...]
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Introduction 1 8 - W ak e-On-Ring (exter nal modem) - W ake-On-LAN - R TC timer to pow er -on the system • A C power failure reco ver y Hardware Monitor • Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm • Monitor s Vcore/V3SB/Vcc3/Vcc5/12V/V5SB/VB A T v oltages • Monitors the speed of the CPU/system fan • CPU Overheat Protection functi[...]
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1 Introduction 9 IDE Interface • One IDE connector suppor ts up to two UltraDMA100Mbps hard drives Rear Panel I/O Ports • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse por t • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 k eyboard por t • 1 DB-9 serial por t • 1 DB-25 parallel por t • 1 DB-15 V GA por t • 1 IEEE 1394 por t (915G-TMGF only) • 1 RJ45 LAN por t • 4 USB 2.0/1.1 por [...]
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Introduction 1 10 1.2 Special Features of the System Board PCI Express PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infrastr ucture that possesses the ability to scale speeds by f or ming multiple lanes. The system board currently suppor ts the physical la yer of x1 and x16 (915G- TMGF only) lane widths. The x1 PCI Express lane suppor ts tr ansfer rate of 2[...]
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1 Introduction 11 CPU Overheat Protection CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitoring the CPU’s temper ature during system boot up. Once the CPU’ s temper ature exceeded the temperature limit pre-defined by the CPU, the system will automatically shutdown. This prev entive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and in[...]
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Introduction 1 12 IEEE 1394 Interface (915G-TMGF only) IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) 1.1 specification. It suppor ts up to 63 devices that can r un simultaneously on a system. 1394 is a fast exter nal bus standard that suppor ts data tr ansfer r ates of up to 400Mbps. In addition to its high speed,[...]
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1 Introduction 13 W ak e-On-LAN This feature allows the netw or k to remotel y wake up a Soft P o wer Down (Soft-Off) PC . It is suppor ted via the onboard LAN por t or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (P o wer Management Event) signal. How ever , if your system is in the Suspend mode , you can pow e r -on the system only through an IRQ or [...]
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Introduction 1 14 A CPI STR The system board is designed to meet the A CPI (Advanced Configuration and P ow er Interface) specification. A CPI has ener gy sa ving features that enables PCs to implement P ower Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that suppor t OS Direct P o wer Management. Cur rentl y , only Windows ® ® ® ® ® 200[...]
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1 Introduction 15 1.3 Package Checklist ; One system board ; One IDE cable for UltraDMA 33/66/100 IDE drives ; One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable ; T wo Ser ial A T A data cab les ; One Ser ial A T A pow er cable ; One I/O shield ; One “Mainboard Utility” CD ; One user’ s manual If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact you[...]
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16 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 System Board La y out Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 915G-TMGF KB Mouse 1394_1 USB 1-2 LAN USB 3-4 Line-in Line-out Mic-in Parallel VGA COM 1 CD-in PCIE x16 PCIE x1 Realtek R TL8110SB ITE IT8712F Audio CODEC BIOS VIA VT6307 1 1 1 1 S ATA 4 S ATA 3 S ATA 2 S ATA 1 1 PS/2 power select (JP3) 1 +12V power USB 1-4 power[...]
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17 2 Hardware Installation Note: The illustrations on the following pages are based on the system board that supports IEEE 1394 and PCI Express x16 slot. 915GV -TML KB Mouse USB 1 USB 2 LAN USB 3 USB 4 Line-in Line-out Mic-in Parallel VGA COM 1 CD-in PCIE x1 Realtek R TL8100C ITE IT8712F Audio CODEC BIOS 1 1 1 1 S ATA 4 S ATA 3 S ATA 2 S ATA 1 1 PS[...]
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18 2 Hardware Installation 2.2 System Memor y W arning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor , disk dr ives , add-in boards , and other components . P erfor m the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only . If such a station is not availab le , you can provide some ESD protection by wearing[...]
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19 2 Hardware Installation The system board suppor ts the following memor y interface . Single Channel (SC) Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memor y channels. Virtual Single Channel (VSC) If both channels are populated with different memor y conf igur ations, the MCH defaults to Vir tual Single Channel. Dual Channel (DC) Dua[...]
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20 2 Hardware Installation The table below lists the various optimal operating modes that should be conf igured for the memor y channel operation. Config No memor y Single channel A Single channel A Single channel A Single channel B Single channel B Single channel B Vir tual single channel Vir tual single channel Vir tual single channel Vir tual si[...]
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21 2 Hardware Installation Config Dynamic Mode Addressing Dynamic Mode Addressing Dynamic Mode Addressing Dynamic Mode Addressing Dynamic Mode Addressing Dynamic Mode Addressing DDR 1 E P(*)(1,3) DS P(*)(1,3) DS E P(*)(1,3) SS P(*)(1,3) SS DDR 2 P(*)(2,4) DS E P(*)(2,4) DS P(*)(2,4) SS E P(*)(2,4) SS DDR 3 E P(*)(1,3) DS P(*)(1,3) DS E P(*)(1,3) SS[...]
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22 2 Hardware Installation 2.2.1 Installing the DIMM A DIMM simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the DIMM must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket. 1 . Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side . 2 . P osition the DIMM abov e the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” [...]
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23 2 Hardware Installation X 2.3 CPU 2.3.1 Overview The system board is equipped with a surface mount LGA 775 socket. This socket is exclusiv ely designed for installing a LGA 775 packaged Prescott CPU. Important: 1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the[...]
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24 2 Hardware Installation 4 . The CPU socket comes with a cover that is attached with a remo vable protective cap . The cap is used to protect the CPU socket against dust and harmful par ticles. Remov e the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU. Protective cap Lever 6. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down, moving it away[...]
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25 2 Hardware Installation 7. No w lift the cov er . 8 . P osition the CPU abov e the socket. The gold mar k on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket. Important: Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins. Cover Pin 1 of the socket Gold mar k[...]
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26 2 Hardware Installation 9. Inser t the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inser ted without exer ting any force . Important: Do not force the CPU into the socket. Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU. 1 0. Once the CPU is in place, move the c[...]
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27 2 Hardware Installation 2.3.3 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink. Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board. Note: • Use only certified fan and heat sink. • The fan and heat sink package usually contai[...]
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28 2 Hardware Installation 2. Place the heat sink on top of the CPU . The 4 studs around the heat sink which are used to secure the heat sink onto the system board must match the 4 mounting holes around the socket. P osition each stud so that the groo ve faces the heat sink then push it down firmly until it clicks into place. Note: Y ou will not be[...]
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29 2 Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings 2.4.1 Clear CMOS Data If you encounter the following, a ) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) Y ou forgot the 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 can reconfigure the system with the defau[...]
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30 2 Hardware Installation 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 <Enter>. 6 . Set the processor’ s clock/r atio to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock or r atio. Refer to the Frequency/V oltage Control section in chapter [...]
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31 2 Hardware Installation 2.4.2 PS/2 Power Select X JP3 2-3 On: 5VSB 1-2 On: 5V (default) JP3 is used to select the pow er of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse por t. Selecting 5VSB 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 P er ipher als sub[...]
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32 2 Hardware Installation 2.4.3 USB Power Select X USB 1-4 (JP2) 2-3 On: 5VSB 1-2 On: 5V (default) X USB 5-8 (JP1) JP1 and JP2 are used to select the pow er of the USB por ts. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system. BIOS Setting “USB KB W ake-Up From S3” in the P ower Management Setup submenu o[...]
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33 2 Hardware Installation 2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports The rear panel I/O por ts consist of the following: • PS/2 mouse por t • PS/2 keyboard por t • P a rallel por t • COM por t • V GA por t • IEEE 1394_1 por t (915G-TMGF onl y) • USB por ts • LAN por t • Line-in jack • Line-out jack • Mic-in jack PS/2 Mouse Parallel COM V GA PS[...]
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34 2 Hardware Installation 2.5.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 K eyboard P o rts The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) por ts - both at location CN7 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse por t uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this por t, the system will reser ve IRQ12 f or other expansion cards. W [...]
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35 2 Hardware Installation COM 2.5.2 Serial Port The system board is equipped with an onboard ser ial por t (T eal/ T urquoise) at location CN5. The ser ial por t is an RS-232C asynchronous communication por t with 16C550A-compatible U AR Ts that can be used with a modem, ser ial pr inter , remote dis- play terminal or other serial devices. BIOS Se[...]
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36 2 Hardware Installation 2.5.3 Parallel Port The system board has a standard par allel por t (Bur gundy) at loca- tion CN4 for interfacing your PC to a parallel pr inter . It suppor ts SPP , ECP and EPP . BIOS Setting Select the par allel por t’ s mode in the Integr ated P er ipher als submen u (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer[...]
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37 2 Hardware Installation The system board can only be used with an analog video monitor . Connect the monitor’ s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA por t (Blue) at location CN6. If your monitor suppor ts analog video but does not ha ve a 15-pin D-shell connector , see y our monitor dealer for the adapter or optional cable. After you plug[...]
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38 2 Hardware Installation The 915G-TMGF system board is equipped with an onboard IEEE 1394 por t at location CN1 (IEEE 1394_1) of the system board. It is also equipped with an IEEE 1394 connector at location J1 (1394_2) for connecting an additional 1394 por t. The 1394 por t may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to t[...]
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39 2 Hardware Installation USB 4 USB 3 2.5.6 USB Ports The system board suppor ts 8 USB 2.0/1.1 por ts. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. Four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 por ts (Black) are at locations CN1 (USB 1-2) and CN2 (USB 3-4) of the system board. J3 (USB[...]
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40 2 Hardware Installation Driver Installation Y ou ma y need to install the proper dr iver s in y our oper ating system to use the USB device . Refer to y our oper ating system’ s manual or documentation for more information. Refer to chapter 4 for more information about installing the USB 2.0 dr iver . W ak e-On-USB K eyboard/Mouse The W ake-On[...]
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41 2 Hardware Installation 2.5.7 RJ45 LAN Port The RJ45 LAN por t is at location CN2 of the system board. LAN allows the system board to connect to a local area networ k b y means of a netw or k hub . 915G-TMGF suppor ts 1Gbps Gigabit LAN. 915GV -TML suppor ts 10/100Mbps PCI LAN. BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the in the Integrated Perip[...]
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42 2 Hardware Installation Front audio W 2.5.8 Audio (Rear Audio and Fr ont Audio) Rear Panel Audio • Line-in (Light Blue) In a 2-channel or 4-channel mode, this jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi-f i set, CD play e r , tape play e r , AM/ FM r adio tuner , synthesiz e r , etc . In a 6-channel mode , this jack functions as Cente[...]
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43 2 Hardware Installation The front audio is disabled. The rear audio is enabled. The front audio is enabled. The rear audio is disabled. Pins 5-6 and 9-10 shor t (default) Pins 5-6 and 9-10 open Driver Installation Install the Realtek Audio Dr ivers. An audio software application pro- gram will at the same time be installed into your system. Refe[...]
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44 2 Hardware Installation 2.6 I/O Connectors 2.6.1 CD-in Internal Audio Connector The CD-in (J6) connector is use d to receive audio from a CD-ROM dr ive, TV tuner or MPEG card. W 1 4 Left audio channel Right audio channel Ground Ground[...]
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45 2 Hardware Installation 2.6.2 S/PDIF The system board is equipped with a S/PDIF connector . One card- edge br acket, mounted with S/PDIF por ts, may be pro vided with the system board. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J5. Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin[...]
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46 2 Hardware Installation 2.6.3 Flopp y Disk Driv e Connector The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that suppor ts tw o standard floppy disk drives. T o prev ent improper floppy cable installation, the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into [...]
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47 2 Hardware Installation 2.6.4 Serial A T A Connectors The system board is equipped with four Serial A T A connector s for connecting Serial A T A devices. Connect one end of the Ser ial A T A cable to J15 (SA T A 1), J16 (SA T A 2), J17 (SA T A 3) or J18 (SA T A 4) and the other end to your Ser ial A T A device . BIOS Setting Configure the Seria[...]
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48 2 Hardware Installation 2.6.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with a shrouded PCI IDE header that will interface two Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk dr ives. T o prevent improper IDE cab le installation, the shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism. The 40-pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed [...]
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49 2 Hardware Installation Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slav e . Follow the instr uctions pro vided by the dr iv e manufacturer for setting the jumper s and/or switches on the dr iv es. The system board suppor ts Enhanced IDE or A T A-2, A T A/33, A T A/66 or A T A/100 [...]
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50 2 Hardware Installation 2.6.6 IrD A Connector Connect the cable connector from your IR module to the IR connector (J13). Note: The sequence of the pin functions on some IR cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board. Make sure to connect the cable connector to the IR connector according to their pin functions. BIOS Se[...]
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51 2 Hardware Installation 2.6.7 Cooling Fan Connectors Connect the CPU fan’ s cable connector to the CPU fan connector (J8) on the system board. The chassis fan connector (J10) is used to connect an additional cooling fan. The cooling fan will pro vide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board compon[...]
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52 2 Hardware Installation 2.6.8 Power Connectors W e recommend that y ou use a power suppl y that complies with the A TX12V P ower Suppl y Design Guide V er sion 1.1. An A TX12V po wer supply has a standard 24-pin A TX main power connector and a 4-pin +12V pow er connector that must be inser ted onto CN8 and CN9 connector s respectivel y . The 4-p[...]
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53 2 Hardware Installation 2.6.9 Front Panel Connectors HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. RESET: Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system. SPEAKER: Speaker Connector This connects to the speak[...]
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54 2 Hardware Installation PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED When the system’ s pow er is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - P o wer On Suspend) or S3 (STR - Suspend T o RAM) state , it will blink ev er y second. Note: If a system did not boot-up and the P ower/Standby LED did not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate [...]
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55 2 Hardware Installation 915G-TMGF is equipped with one PCI Express x16 and one PCI Express x1 slots. 915GV -TML is only equipped with one PCI Express x1 slot. PCI Express x16 Install PCI Express x16 graphics card, that comply to the PCI Express specif ications, into the PCI Express x16 slot. T o install a graphics card into the x16 slot, align t[...]
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56 3 BIOS Setup 3.1 A ward 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 A ward BIOS. Af[...]
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57 3 BIOS Setup The settings on the screen are for reference only . Y our ver sion may not be identical to this one. 3.1.1.1 Date The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a day , from Sunday to Saturda y . Month displays the month, from Januar y to December . Date displays the date , from 1 to 31. Y ea[...]
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58 3 BIOS Setup The settings on the screen are for ref erence only . Y our ver sion may not be identical to this one. IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameter s of the dr iv e . The par ameter s will automati- cally be shown on the screen. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave The drive type information should be included in[...]
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59 3 BIOS Setup Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB, you would typically select the LB A type . Cer tain oper ating systems require that you select CHS or Lar ge . Please check your operating system’s manual or Help desk on which one to select. Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly gr[...]
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60 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.1.5 Video This field selects the type of video adapter used f or the primar y system monitor . Although secondar y monitor s are suppor ted, y ou do not hav e to select the type . The default setting is EGA/V GA. EGA/VGA Enhanced Gr aphics Adapter/Video Gr aphics Ar r ay . For EGA, V GA, SV GA and PGA monitor adapter s. CGA 40 C[...]
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61 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.1.8 Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memor y detected dur ing boot-up . 3.1.1.9 T otal Memory Displays the total memor y a vailable in the system.[...]
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62 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.2 Advanced BIOS F eatures The Advanced BIOS Features allows y ou to configure y our system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while other s, if enabled, will improv e the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference. The screen abov e list all the [...]
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63 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.1 CPU Feature Mov e the cur sor to this field and press <Enter>. The f ollowing screen will appear . The settings on the screen are for ref erence only . Y our ver sion ma y not be identical to this one. Dela y Prior T o Thermal This field is used to select the time that would force the CPU to a 50% duty cycle when it ex[...]
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64 3 BIOS Setup Limit CPUID MaxV al The CPUID instr uction 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 oper ating systems. If you are using an operating system other than Windo ws, this problem ma y occur . T o avoid this problem, enable this field to limit[...]
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65 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.3 Virus W arning This field protects the boot sector and par tition table of y our hard disk dr iv e . When this f ield is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and par tition table of the hard disk dr ive . If an attempt is made to wr ite to the boot sector or par tition table of the hard disk dr iv e , the BIO[...]
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66 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.8 First Boot De vice , Second Boot De vice , Third Boot De vice and Boot Other Device Select the dr ive to boot f ir st, second and third in the “Fir st Boot Device” “Second Boot Device” and “Third Boot Device” fields respectivel y . The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the dr ive se[...]
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67 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.13 T ypematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to repor t that the key is do wn. Enabled The BIOS will not only repor t that the key is down, but will f ir st wait for a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin to repor t that the key has been depressed repea[...]
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68 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.18 MPS V ersion Control f or OS This field is used to select the MPS v er sion that the system board is using. 3.1.2.19 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB This field allo ws you to access the memor y that is over 64MB in OS/2. 3.1.2.20 Report No FDD For WIN 95 The options are Y es and No . 3.1.2.21 Small Logo(EP A) Show Enabled The [...]
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69 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset F eatures This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific f eatures 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 hav e been chosen because they provide the best o[...]
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70 3 BIOS Setup select the best option in the “C AS Latency Time” to “System Memor y Frequency” fields. 3.1.3.2 CAS Latency Time This field is used to select the latency between the DRAM read command and the time that the data was received. 3.1.3.3 DRAM RAS# to C AS# Dela y This field is used to select the latency between the DRAM active co[...]
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71 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.3.10 Memor y Hole At 15M-16M In order to improv e system perfor mance , cer tain space in memor y can be reser ved for ISA cards. This memor y must be mapped into the memor y space below 16MB. When enabled, the CPU assumes the 15- 16MB memor y r ange is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM.[...]
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72 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.3.12 PEG/Onchip V GA Contr ol This field is used to select the graphics controller that will ser ve as the pr imar y boot device . The options are Auto, Onchip V GA and PEG P or t. 3.1.3.13 PEG Force X1 The options are Enabled and Disabled. 3.1.3.14 On-Chip Video Memor y Size This f ield is used to select the gr aphics memor y s[...]
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73 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.3.19 Boot Displa y This field is used to select the type of display to use when the system boots. Auto The system will automatically detect the display that is available when the system boots. CR T Select this option if you want the system to boot the CR T display . TV Select this option if you want the system to boot the TV dis[...]
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74 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals The settings on the screen are for ref erence only . Y our ver sion may not be identical to this one. 3.1.4.1 OnChip IDE Device Mov e the cur sor to this f ield and press <Enter>. The follo wing screen will appear . The settings on the screen are for ref erence only . Y our ver sion may not be iden[...]
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75 3 BIOS Setup IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maxi- mum b lock siz e the system can tr ansf e r . The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive. Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode. IDE DMA T ransfer Access This field, when Enabled, will enhance[...]
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76 3 BIOS Setup On-Chip Serial A T A Setting On-Chip Ser ial A T A Disabled Disables the onboard SA T A. Auto The system will detect the existing SA T A and IDE drives then automatically set them to the available master/slave mode. Combined Mode This option allows you to use both IDE and SA T A dr ives; allowing a maxim um of 4 dr ives - 1 IDE Mast[...]
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77 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.4.2 Onboard Device Mov e the cur sor to this f ield and press <Enter>. The follo wing screen will appear . The settings on the screen are for reference only . Y our ver sion ma y not be identical to this one. USB Controller Enabled Enables the onboard USB. Disabled Disables the onboard USB. USB 2.0 Controller If you are us[...]
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78 3 BIOS Setup A C97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio CODEC . Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card. Onboard LAN Control This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN.[...]
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79 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.4.3 Super IO Device Mov e the cur sor to this field and press <Enter>. The f ollowing screen will appear . The settings on the screen are for reference onl y . Y our ver sion may not be identical to this one. Power On Function This field allo ws you to use the k eyboard or PS/2 mouse to pow e r - on the system. Button only[...]
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80 3 BIOS Setup KB Power On Password Mov e the cur sor to this field and press <Enter>. Enter your pass- w ord. Y ou can enter up to 5 char acter s. T ype in exactly the same password to confirm, then press <Enter>. The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in this f ield. Y ou m ust type the cor rect pass[...]
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81 3 BIOS Setup Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel por t. Disabled Disables the onboard par allel por t. Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP , EPP , ECP and ECP+EPP . These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device . Ref er to yo[...]
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82 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The P o wer Management Setup allows y ou to configure y our system to most eff ectiv ely sav e ener gy . The screen above list all the f ields availab le in the Po wer Management Setup submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fiel[...]
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83 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.4 Power Management This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the Suspend mode and HDD P ow er Down f ields are activated. Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the Suspend Mode (1 hour) and HDD P o wer Do wn (15 min.) Max Saving Maximum power[...]
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84 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.9 Suspend Mode This is selectable onl y when the P o wer Management f ield is set to User Define. When the system enter s the Suspend mode according to the power saving time selected, the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off. 3.1.5.10 HDD Power Down This is selectable onl y when the P o wer Management f ield is set to [...]
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85 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.13 W ak e-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 (P ow er 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 informat[...]
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86 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.18 Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm This is used to set the time you w ould like the system to po wer -on. If y ou want the system to power -on ever yda y as set in the “Date (of Month) Alar m” field, the time set in this f ield must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu. 3.1.5.19 Reload Global T[...]
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87 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.6.1 Init Displa y First This field is used to select whether to initialize the onboard VGA, PCI Express or PCI first when the system boots. Onboard When the system boots, it will first initialize the onboard VGA. PCIEx When the system boots, it will first initialize the PCI Express x16 graphics card. PCI Slot When the system boo[...]
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88 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.6.3 Resources Controlled By The A ward Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. Auto The system will automatically detect the settings for you. Manual Choose the specif ic IRQ in the “IRQ Resources” f ield respectively . 3.1.6.4 IRQ Resources Mo ve[...]
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89 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.6.7 Maximum Pa yload Size This f ield is used to select the maximum TLP payload siz e of the PCI Express devices. The unit is b yte .[...]
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90 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.7 PC Health Status 3.1.7.1 Shutdo wn T emperature Y ou can prev ent the system from ov erheating by selecting a tem- perature in this field. If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field, it will automatically shutdown. This function will wor k only when y ou enable this function in the Hardware [...]
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91 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.8 Fr equency/V oltage Control The settings on the screen are f or reference only . Y our ver sion may not be identical to this one. 3.1.8.1 CPU Clock Ratio This field is used to select the CPU’ s frequency r atio . Important: The frequency ratio of some processors may have been locked by the manuf acturer . If you are using th[...]
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92 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.8.4 CPU Clock This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor . The available options allo w you to adjust the processor’ s bus clock by 1MHz increment. Important: Selecting an external bus clock other than the default setting may result to the processor’s or system’s instab[...]
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93 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting default values per manently stored in the ROM chips. These settings are not optimal and turn off all high perfor mance features. Y ou should use these values only if you have hardware problems. Highlight this option in the main menu and [...]
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94 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults 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>. T ype <Y> and press <Enter> to load the Setup default values.[...]
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95 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entr y , set a super visor’ s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only , but not y our system, set a super visor’ s passw ord with the “Setup” option s[...]
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96 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.12 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 se- lected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to enter a password when tr ying to access setup, set a user’ s password with the “Setup” option selected in [...]
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97 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.13 Sa v e & Exit Setup When all the changes ha ve been made, highlight “Sa ve & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. T ype “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications y ou hav e made will be wr itten into the CMOS memor y , and the system will reboot. Y ou will once again see the initial diagnostics on the scr[...]
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98 3 BIOS Setup 3.1.14 Exit Without Sa ving When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight “Exit Without Saving” and press <Enter>. T ype “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 an y changes to the setup, press <Ctr[...]
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99 3 BIOS Setup 3.2 Updating the BIOS T o update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS f ile and a flash utility , A WDFLASH.EXE. Y ou can do wnload them from DFI’ s web site or contact technical suppor t or your sales representativ e . 1 . Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility A WDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk. 2 . Reboot the system an[...]
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100 3 BIOS Setup 6 . The follo wing will appear . Do Y ou W ant to Sa ve BIOS (Y/N) This question refer s to the current existing BIOS in your system. W e recommend that you sa ve the current BIOS and its flash utility; just in case y ou need to reinstall the BIOS. T o sa ve the current BIOS, press <Y> then enter the file name of the current [...]
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101 4 Supported Software 4.1 Driv ers, Utilities and Softwar e Applications The CD that came with the system board contains dr iver s, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive . The autor un screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear . If after inser ting the CD ,[...]
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102 4 Supported Software 4.1.1 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating Windows 2000/ME/XP's INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recogniz ed and configured proper ly in the system. T o install the utility , please follo w the steps below . 1 . On the left side o[...]
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103 4 Supported Software 4.1.2 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver T o install the dr i ver , please follo w the steps below . 1 . On the left side of the autor un screen, click the “GRAPHICS” icon. 2. Click “Intel Gr aphics Media Acceler ator Dr iv er” on the main men u. The following screen will appear . 3. Follow the prompts on the s[...]
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104 4 Supported Software 4.1.3 Realtek Audio Driver T o install the dr i ver , please follo w the steps below . 1 . On the left side of the autor un screen, click the “AUDIO” icon. 2. Click “Realtek Audio Driver” on the main menu. The following screen will appear . 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Reboot the [...]
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105 4 Supported Software 4.1.4 Realtek LAN Driver T o install the dr iv er , please follo w the steps below . 1 . On the left side of the autor un screen, click the “NETW ORK” icon. 2. Click “Realtek LAN Dr iv er” on the main menu. The following screen will appear . 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Reboot the[...]
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106 4 Supported Software 4.1.5 Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the Hardware Monitor utility con- tained in the pro vided CD . This utility is capable of monitor ing the system’ s temper ature , fan speed, voltage , etc . and allows y ou to manually set a range (Highest and Lowest Limit) to the items being monitored. If the settings/v[...]
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107 4 Supported Software 4.1.6 Microsoft DirectX 9 T o install, please follo w the steps belo w . 1 . On the left side of the autor un screen, click the “T OOLS” icon. 2 . Click “Microsoft DirectX 9” on the main menu. The follo wing screen will appear . 3. Click “I accept the agreement” then click “Next”. 4 . Follow the prompts on t[...]
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108 4 Supported Software 4.1.7 Intel USB 2.0 Drivers The Intel chipset does not suppor t USB 2.0 dr iver s f or Windows 98 SE and Windows ME. Windows ® XP If your Windows ® XP CD already includes Ser vice P ack 1, the USB 2.0 driver will automatically install when you install the operating system. If the CD does not include Ser vice Pack [...]
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A Enabling Hyper -Thr eading T echnolog y 109 A . 1 Enabling Hyper -Threading T echnolog y T o enable the functionality of the Hyper -Threading T echnology , please follo w the requirements and steps below . Basically , the following presumes that you ha ve already installed an Intel ® P entium ® 4 Processor with Hyper -Threading T echnology . 1.[...]
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A 110 Enabling Hyper -Thr eading T echnolog y d. No w click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager . The items sho wn under Computer and Processor s should resemble the ones sho wn below . c. Click the Gener al tab . The processor sho wn under Computer should resemble the one sho wn below .[...]
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A Enabling Hyper -Thr eading T echnolog y 111 e. Lastly , press the <Ctr l> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously . The Windows T ask Manager dialog box will appear . Click the P erfor mance tab . The diagr am under CPU Usage Histor y should resemble the one sho wn below .[...]
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B 112 System Err or Message When the BIOS encounter s an er ror that requires the user to cor - rect something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be display ed 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 information box at the bottom. Enter [...]
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B System Err or Message 113 Hard Disk(s) fail (80) HDD reset failed. Hard Disk(s) fail (40) HDD controller diagnostics failed. Hard Disk(s) fail (20) HDD initialization er ror . Hard Disk(s) fail (10) Unable to recalibrate f ixed disk. Hard Disk(s) fail (08) Sector V e rify failed. K eyboar d is locked out - Unlock the k ey The BIOS detects that th[...]
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C 114 T roubleshooting C .1 T r oubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help y ou with prob lems that y ou ma y encounter with your per sonal computer . T o eff iciently troubleshoot 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[...]
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C T roubleshooting 115 The picture seems to be constantl y moving. 1. The monitor has lost its ver tical sync . Adjust the monitor’ s ver ti- cal sync . 2. Mov e aw ay any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that ma y be creating a magnetic field around the displa y . 3. Make sure y our video card’ s output frequencies are suppor ted by th[...]
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C 116 T roubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failur e . 1. Make sure the cor rect dr ive type f or the hard disk dr iv e has been entered in the BIOS. 2. If the system is configured with two hard driv es, make sure the bootable (f ir st) hard dr iv e is configured as Master and the sec- ond hard dr ive is conf igured as Sla v e . The master hard dr [...]
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C T roubleshooting 117 3. V e rify that the attached ser ial device wor ks b y attaching it to a ser ial por t that is wo r king and configured cor rectl y . If the ser ial device does not wo r k, either the cable or the serial device has a prob lem. If the ser ial device w or ks, the problem ma y be due to the onboard I/O or the address setting. 4[...]
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C 118 T roubleshooting[...]