Biostar M7SXF manual

M7SXF/H Federal Communications Commission (F.C.C) Statement This devic e comp lies w ith P art 1 5 of the F CC Ru les. Op e ration of this d evic e is sub ject to the fo llow ing two condit ions: (1) this device may not cause ha rmful inte rfere nce, a nd (2) this devi ce must acce pt any inter fere nce receive d, incl uding in t erf eren c e th at[...]

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Contents i Introduction .... ...... ......... ......... ...... ......... ...... ......... ......... ...... ......... 1 -1 1. Motherboar d Description .. ... ... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ...... ... 1 -2 1.1 Feat ures ............ .... ....... .... ....... ....... .... ....... ..... ....... ....... .... ....... .... ....... ..[...]

Contents ii 1.6 Connec tors , Header s & Jumpers ......... .. ....... .. ......... ......... ......... ....... .. ... 1-15 1.6. 1 F ron t Pa nel C on nect or : JPA NE L1 ........... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... ....... .... 1-16 1.6. 2 ATX 20-p in Pow er C onne ctor : JAT XPWR 1........ ....... ...... ........ ...... ......[...]

Contents iii 1.7.7.3 Front Pan el Aud io H eader: JAUDIO1 ....... .. .... ... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. ..... .. .. .... . 1-3 1 1.7.7.4 T eleph ony Au dio H eader: JTAD1 ...... .... .. .. .... .. ... .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. . 1 -31 2. BIOS Setu p ..... ... ... ...... ... ... ...... ... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... ...[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-1 Introduc tion System Over v ie w Con gratulation s on the p urchase of your n ew syst em! Th is moth erbo ard is d esi gned to take a dvantage of the la test indus try te chnolo gy to prov ide you wi th the ult imate soluti on in d ata p roc essing. In th e trad ition of i ts p redecess ors, th is moth erboard [...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-2 1. Moth erboard Description 1.1 Features 1.1. 1 H ard w ar e CPU − Prov ide s So ck e t- 478. − Supp orts the Intel P entiu m ® 4 proc essor p rovidi ng th e new gener ation pow e r for hig h-end w o rks ta tions and s erv er s . Speed − Runing at 400 MHz Fro nt Side Bus f reque ncy . − Support s up to[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-3 Green Functionali ty − Support s Aw ard BI OS ™ powe r ma na g e me nt functi o nali ty. − Has a pow e r do wn tim e r from 1 to 15 mi nute s . − Wake s from po wer saving s leep mode w ith any keybo ard or mo use activity. BUS Slots − (1) AGP slot . − (1) CNR slot. − (1) ACR slot − (5) 32- bit [...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-4 I/O f acil ities − One multi -mod e Parall el Port capab le of su ppor ting th e foll owin g spe cifi catio ns: Standa rd & Bidire ction Parall e l Port. Enhance d Para lle l Por t (EPP) . Exte nded C apabilit ies Po rt (E CP) . Normal − Support s two ser ial por ts, 16550 UART. − Sup ports In frared [...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-5 1.1. 2 BI OS − Phoe nix le ga l BI OS. − Support s APM1. 2. − Sup ports U SB Fu ncti on. − Support s ACPI . 1.1. 3 S of tw ar e Operating Sys tem − Offers th e hi ghest p erfor mance for MS -DOS, W indow s NT, Wi nd ows 2000, Windows 95/9 8, W indows ME, Window s XP, Novell, LI NUX, UNI X, SCO UNI X e[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-6 1.2 Motherboard Installat ion 1.2. 1 S ystem B lo ck D iag ra m M7S XF/H ATX(FSB: 400MHz) SUP PORT S 3 DIMMS SUP PORTS 1 AG P SLOT SUP POR T S 5 PC I SLOTS SUPPOR TS 1 ACR SLOT SUPPORTS TELEPHONY SUPPORTS 1 CNR SLOT VGA Slot VGA Connector PS/ 2 SOCK ET-47 8 Audio Codec FAN CONTROL GAME/MIDI GPIOs SERIAL PARALLE[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-7 1.2.2 Lay out of M otherboar d Model No . M7SXF/ H Note s: Whe n the Nor th Bridge Chipse t is 645 (M7SX F), it doesn’t suppo rt VG A onboa rd, whi ch means there will be JCOM2 on the back panel conne ctor s. On the contra ry, when the Nor th Bridge Chipset is 650 (M 7SXH) w hich suppor ts VG A o nboar d, the[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-8 1.2. 3 Qui ck R efer enc e A. Back Panel I/ O Connectors O. Front USB Header (JUSB2) B. Front Audio Header ( JAUDI O1) P. System FAN Header (JSFAN1) C. PCI BUS Slots (PCI1-5) Q. IDE Connectors ( IDE1-2) D. Telephony He ader (JTA D1) R. Floppy Di sk Connector (FDD1) E. CD A udio-In Header (J CDI N1) S. A UX P ow[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-9 1.3 CPU Installatio n 1.3. 1 C PU Ins ta lla tio n P ro ced ure : So cket 478 1. Pull the lev er sid eways away fr o m the s ocket t hen r ais e the l ever up to a 90-deg ree a ng le . 2. Locate Pin A i n th e s ock et and l ook for t he w hit e d ot or cu t edge i n t he C PU. Match P in A with th e white dot/[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-10 CPU Installation Layout 1.3. 2 C PU Fan Head er : JCF AN1 Pin N o. Assignment 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Sense 1.3.3 Sy stem Fan Header: JSFA N1 Pin No. Assignment 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Sense DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 BIOS SiS 961 Socket 478 Winbond I/O FLO PPY DI SK C ON N. SECONDARY IDE CONN. PRIMAR Y IDE CON N. JCF AN1 1 JSF AN[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-11 1.4 RA M Module Installation 1.4. 1 D IM M DRAM Ac cess Time: 2. 5V Unbuffe red DDR SDRA M (without ECC ) PC1600/ PC2100/ PC2700 T ype requi r ed. DRAM T ype: 128M B / 256MB/ 512MB/ 1GB D IMM Mo dule ( 184 pin) Total M emory Si ze wi th unbuff er DIM Ms (Only for reference) Total Me mory Size (MB) DIMM 1 DIMM [...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-12 1.4. 2 H ow to i ns tal l a D IM M M odu le 1. The DI MM socke t has a “ Plastic Safe ty Tab” , and the DI MM memor y module ha s an As ymmetri cal not ch”, so th e DIMM memory modu le can on ly fit i nto t he sl ot in one direction . 2. Pus h the t abs o ut. Inser t the DI MM memor y mod ul es in to th [...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-13 1.5 Slots The slot s in th is mot h erbo ar d ar e d esi gned to hol d ex pa n sion card s an d con n ect th em t o the sy stem bus. Expans ion slo ts are a means of adding o r enhancing the mothe rboar d's featur es and capabi liti es. Wi th these effici ent faci liti es, you can incr ease t he moth erbo[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-14 1.5. 1 ACR (Advanced C o mmu n i c at i on Ris er ) S l o t The A CR specif icat ion is an ope n Industry Standar d Archit ect ure and that de fine s a hard ware s calabl e ri ser card inter face, w hich sup ports audi o, n etwork and mod em only. 1.5.2 A GP (A ccelerated G raphi cs Port) Slot Unlike the mo us[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-15 1.6 Connectors, Headers & Jumper s The c onnect ors, head ers and jump ers introd uced below p r ovide y ou lots of capab ilitie s s uch as power supply, front pa nel sig nal reve latio n, IDE hard di sk conne ction, floppy disk connec tion, Wake On LAN functio n and USB conne ctio n. Notic e ably , a jump[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-16 1.6 .1 Fron t Pane l Conn ect or: J PA NEL1 Pin A ssi gnment Function Pin Assignment Function No. No. 1 +5V 2 Sleep Co ntrol Sleep 3 NA Speaker 4 Ground Bu tton 5 NA Conn ector 6 NA 7 Speaker 8 Powe r L ED (+) 9 HDD LED (+) Hard Dri ve 10 Powe r L ED (+) POW ER 11 HDD LED (- ) LED 12 Power LE D (-) LED 13 Grou[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-17 RST (Reset Button) This conn ect or c an b e at tach ed to a m o ment ar y SPS T switch . Th is swit ch is u su all y open an d wh en cl osed w ill cau se th e moth erboard to r eset and ru n the POST (Power On Self Test). POW-LED (Power LED Connector) This connect or ca n be at tached to an LED on th e fr ont[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-18 1.6.2 A TX 20-pin Pow er Connector: JA TXPW R1 This c onne ctor support s the pow er butt on on-bo ard. Us ing the ATX power supply , fu nction s uch as So ft Powe r Off is support ed on t his mothe rboa rd. This pow er co nnecto r support s instan t powe r-o n functio nalit y, w hich mea ns that the system wi[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-19 1.6. 5 AUX Po w er Co nne cto r: J AUXPWR 2 PIN As signment PIN A ssignment 1 VCC 3 Ground 2 Ground 4 +12V 1.6.6 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE 2 The mo therboa rd has a 32-bit Enhanc ed PCI I DE Contr olle r that provide s PIO Mode 0~ 4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA / 33, Ultra DMA / 66,Ultra DMA / 100 functio n[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-20 1.6.8 Wak e On LA N Header: JWO L1 Pin No. Assignment 1 5V SB 2 Ground 3 W ake up 1.6.9 Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1 JCM OS1 Assign ment 1 3 1-2 Clo sed Normal Operati on (default) 1 3 2-3 Clo sed Clea r CM OS Dat a The foll owin g pro cedur es are for reset t ing the BIOS password. It is important to foll ow the[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-21 1.6.10 Front USB Headers: JUSB1/JUSB2 & USB20A 1/USB20B1 (Optional) Note: Bef o re y ou i ns ta ll t hes e t wo h ead ers , ma ke s ur e t h e p in as s ign men ts are correspond ed to th e tab le below , ot herwise, it may cau se great damage to your USB device. (JUSB 1) Pin A ssignment Pin A ssignment 1 [...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-22 (USB2 0A1)( Option al) Pin A ssignment Pin A ssignment 1 +5V 2 +5V 3 USB1 Da ta (-) 4 USB2 Da ta(-) 5 USB1 Dat a(+) 6 USB2 Data(+) 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 KEY 10 NC (USB2 0B1) (Option al) Pin A ssignment Pin A ssignment 1 +5V 2 +5V 3 USB3 Da ta (-) 4 USB4 Da ta(-) 5 USB3 Dat a(+) 6 USB4 Data(+) 7 Ground 8 Ground 9[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-23 1.7 Peripheral P ort 1.7.1 PS/2 Mo use / Key b oard Connector: JKBMS1 The mo therboa rd prov ides a st andard PS/2 m ouse / Keybo ard mini DIN conne ctor for attach in g a PS/2 mou se. You can plug a PS/2 mou se / K eyboard d irectly into this c onne ctor . The conne ctor lo cat io n and pi n def inition are s[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-24 1.7.2 USB & LAN Connectors: JUSBLA N1 The moth erboard provid es a OH CI (Open Ho st Con trolle r Inte rface) Universal Seria l Bu s Ro ots for atta ching USB d evices s uch as: keyb oard , mou se an d oth er USB d evices. You can plug the USB devices directly into th is con nector. Stacked U SB C onnector[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-25 1.7. 3 V GA Conn ecto r: JV GA1 This m otherbo ard has built in video f acilitie s. Y o ur monito r will attach dir ectl y to JVGA1 c o nnec tor o n the mo ther board. Pin A ssignment Pin A ssignment 1 Red 2 Green 3 Bl ue 4 5V 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 5V 10 Ground 11 5V 12 DDC/D ata 13 HS/ NC 14 V[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-26 1.7.4 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports This s ystem com es equippe d with two ser ial por ts and one pa rallel po rt. Both t ypes of interface ports will be explained in this ch apter. 1.7.4.1 The Serial Interface: JCOM1/ JCOM2 The se rial int erf ace por t is somet imes re ferre d to as an RS-23 2 port o r[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-27 Con nectivity The se rial por ts can be use d in many way s, and it ma y be neces sary to be come famil iar with the pinout diag ram. The follow ing ch art g ives yo u the func tion of each pi n on the 9-pin conne ct o r and some of the 25-pin c onne ctor. This inf o rma tion can be use d when co nfig uring ce[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-28 1.7. 4. 2 P arallel Interface Port: JPR NT1 Unlik e the se rial po rts, pa rallel int erf ace por t has been st andardi zed and s hould no t present any d ifficu lty in terfacin g p eripherals to your s ystem. S om etimes called centr onics port, the para llel port is almos t exclusi vely use d with printe rs.[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-29 1.7. 5 Game (J o ysti ck / M I D I ) P o r t C on n ect or : JGAME 1 This connector allows y ou to con nect a j oystick or game pad for playi ng compu ter ga m e s. Als o , yo u m a y play o r e dit prof e ssio na l m us ic by co nne c ti ng MI DI dev ic e s. 1.7.6 A udio Port Con nectors: JSPKR1/JLIN1/JM IC1 [...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-30 1.7. 7 Audi o S u bsystem DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 BIOS SiS 961 Socket 478 W inbond I/O FLOPPY DISK CONN. SECONDARY IDE CONN. PRIMARY IDE CONN. JAUDIO1 JCDIN1 JCDIN2 JT AD 1 LAN USB 2.0[...]

Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1-31 1.7.7.1 CD-ROM Audio-In Header: JCDI N1 Pin No. A ssignment 1 Left Channel Input 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Cha nnel Input 1.7.7.2 CD-ROM Audio-In Header: JCDI N2 Pin No. A ssignment 1 Left Channel Input 2 Ground 3 Right Cha nnel Input 4 Ground 1.7 . 7. 3 Fr o n t P a n e l Aud io H e ad er: JAUD I O1 Pin No. A[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-1 2. BIOS Se tup Introdu ction This ma nual discus sed Awar d™ Setup prog ram built int o the ROM BIO S. The Setup pr ogram allow s users to modify the basi c system config uration. This specia l infor ma tion is the n store d in batte ry-ba cked R AM so that it retains t he Se tup infor m a t io n whe n the pow e r is tur [...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-2 PCI Bus Support This AW ARD BI OS also suppo rts Versio n 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Per iphera l Com ponent I nt e rc o nne ct ) lo c al bus spe cificat io n. DRAM Support DDR SDRA M suppor te d. Supported CPUs This AWAR D BI OS s upport s the I nte l Pent ium ® 4 (Sock e t 478) pro c e s s o r. Usi ng Se tu p In gen eral, you[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-3 2.1 Main Menu Once yo u enter A war d BIO S™ CMOS Se tup Util ity, the Ma in Menu wi ll appe ar on the sc reen. Th e Main Menu al lows you to sele ct from severa l setup funct ions. Use the arr ow keys to sele ct among the items and pre ss <Ente r> to acce pt and ente r the sub-m enu.  Figure 1. Main Menu Standar[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-4 Advanced Chipset F eatures This submenu a llows you to con figure special chip set features. Integrated Peripherals This subm enu a llow s you to co nfigur e cert ain ID E hard drive options and Prog ramm e d I nput / Output f e a tur e s. Power Manage ment Setup This subm e nu all ows yo u to c onfi g ure the po we r m a n[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-5 Set User Passw ord If the Supe rv isor Pass word is not se t, then the User Pass word will function in the same wa y as the Supervis or Passwo rd. If the Super visor Pas sword is se t and the User P assw ord is s et, th e “Us er” wi ll onl y b e abl e to view con figurat ions bu t wi ll not be able to change them. Save [...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-6 2.2 Standard CM OS Features The i tems in Stand ard CMOS Setu p M enu ar e d ivid ed int o 10 cat egori es. E ach category in cludes no, on e or more t han on e s etup i tems. Use the ar row keys to highli ght th e item and th en us e th e<P gUp> or <PgDn > k eys to sel ect th e valu e you want in each it em . ?[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-7 Mai n M enu Selecti o ns This table sh ows th e selections t hat you can make on th e Main Menu. Item Options Descri ption Date MM DD Y Y YY Set the system date. Note that the ‘ Day’ automati cally changes when y ou set the date. IDE Prim ary Master Option s are in its sub menu. Press <Ent er> to enter the sub me [...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-8 Item Opti ons Description Halt On All Errors No Erro rs All , but Key board All , but Di skette All , but Di sk/ Key Select the si tuation i n which you want the BIOS to stop the POST pr ocess and notify you. Base Memory N/A Displ ay s the amount of convention al memory detected dur ing boo t up. Ext ended Memory N/A Displa[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-9 2.3 A dv anced BIOS Featur es  Figure 3. Advance d BIOS Se tup Virus Warning This opti on all ows you to c ho ose the VI RU S Warning fe ature that is used to pro tec t the ID E Ha rd Disk boot sect or. If this funct ion is ena bled and an attem pt is made to write to the boot sector , BIOS wil l displa y a warnin g mess[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-10 CPU L2 C ache EC C Chec k ing This item allows you to enable/di sable CPU L2 C ache ECC Checkin g. The Cho ices: En abled (defaul t), Disab led. Quick Pow er On Sel f Test Enab ling thi s opt ion w ill cau s e an ab ridged version of th e Pow er On Self-T est (P OS T ) to ex ecu t e af ter you p owe r u p t h e comp u ter [...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-11 Gate A20 Option Select if chip set or keyboard controll er should con trol Gate A20. Normal A pin in the keyboard con trol ler con trols G a t e A 2 0 . Fast (defau lt) Lets chipset cont rol Gate A20. Ty pe m at i c R a te Se t t i ng Whe n a key is he ld down , the key stroke will re peat at a rate de termine d by the key[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-12 MPS Versi on Control For OS The BIOS sup ports version 1 .1 and 1 .4 of the Intel multiprocessor specifi cation. Sele ct the ve r sion s upporte d by t he o per atio n s yste m running on t his c omput er. The Cho ices: 1.4 (defau lt), 1 .1. OS Select For DRAM > 64M B A choi ce other t han Non-OS 2 is only use d for OS2[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-13 2.4 A dv anced Chipset Features This subm enu allow s you to con figur e the specifi c fea tures of the chip set instal led on your s yste m. This chipse t manage s bus s peeds a nd acce ss to sy stem m emory re source s, such as DRAM an d ext ernal cach e. It als o coordi nates co mmunication s with the PCI bus. Th e d ef[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-14 CA S Late ncy Set ting When syn chron ous DRA M is instal led, t h e number of cloc k cyc les of CAS la te nc y de pe nds on the D RAM ti m ing . The Ch oices : 2.5T (default ), 2T, 3T. DRAM Ad dr/C md Ra te This it em allows you select D RAM Addr/Cmd Rate The C hoices: Au to M ode (d efault), 1T, 2T. Prefetch Caching This[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-15 2.5 Integrated Peripherals  Figure 5. Integrated Peri pherals SIS OnChip I DE Device If you hi ghlight the lit e ral “ Press Enter ” n ext t o the “SIS OnChip IDE D evice ” labe l and then pre ss the ente r key, i t will take you a subme nu with the follo wing opti ons: Interna l PCI/I DE This it em allows you s[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-16 Primary / Seco nda ry Ma ster / S lave U ltra UDMA Ultra DMA/100 f uncti onali ty can be imple mente d if it is support ed by th e IDE h a rd d r i v es i n yo u r s ys t e m. A s w el l , yo u r o p er a t in g en v ir o n men t requires a DM A dr iver (Win dows 9 5 OS R2 or a t hird part y IDE bus ma ster drive r). If yo[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-17 Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabl ed if your system has a flopp y disk contr oller (FDC) install ed on th e system board and you wis h to use it. If in stal l and FDC or the system has no floppy d rive, sele ct Di sabled in th is field. The Cho ices: En abled (def a ult), Disa bl e d. Onbo ard Se rial Port 1 Select an ad[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-18 Use I R Pi ns Co nsult yo ur IR pe riphe ral do cument ation t o select the co rrect setting of the TxD an d RxD signals. The Ch oices : IR- Rx2Tx2 (default), Rx D2, Tx D2. Onboard Parall el Port This i tem a llows you to de t ermine acce ss onboa rd par alle l port c ontro lle r with whic h I /O Addr e s s. The Cho ices: [...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-19 USB Con troller This option shou ld b e enabl ed if you r syst em h as a USB in stall ed on the s ystem board . You will need to di sable this featu re if you ad d a high er p erforma nce control ler. The Choi ces: Ena bled (def a ult), Disa bl e d. USB Keyboard Support Enab les supp ort for USB attach ed keyboards. The C [...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-20 USB1 Access Int erface This item allows you select th e USB1 Access Interface. The Choic e s: Em be dde d Bus (default), PCI Bus. USB0 Access Int erface This item allows you select th e USB0 Access Interface. The Choic e s: Em be dde d Bus (default), PCI Bus. Audio Access Interfa ce This item allows you select th e Audi o [...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-21 2.6 Pow er Management Setup The Po wer Ma nageme nt Set up Menu a llows yo u to co nfig ure your sy stem t o utilize ene r gy co nser vatio n and po wer up/powe r dow n fe ature s.  Figure 6. Power Manageme nt Setu p ACPI f unction This it em di splay s the s tatus o f the A dvanced Config uratio n and Po wer Manag e me[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-22 Video Off Option This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor pow er management. The C hoice s: Sus pend → → → → Off (default ), Always on. Video Off M ethod This option determines the manner in wh ich the monitor is goes blank. V/H SY NC +Blank This se lectio n wi ll ca use the system t[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-23 Pow er Button Override When you s elect En abl ed, pr essing the p ower b utton for more tha n 4 s econd s force s th e sy st em to ent er t he S o ft -Of f sta t e wh en t h e sys tem h as “ hu n g.” The Cho ices: Inst an t Off (defau lt), Delay 4 Sec. PM Wake Up E vents If you h i ghlight th e lit eral “P ress E nt[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-24 2.7 PnP/PCI Configuration s This s ecti on desc ribes config uring the P CI bus sy stem . PCI, o r Perso nal C ompute r Intercon nect , is a syst em whi ch a llow s I/O d evic es t o op erat e at sp eeds n eari ng t he speed of the C PU it self uses wh en com municati ng w ith its own speci al co mponen ts. This se cti on [...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-25 Resources Co ntrolled By By Choos ing “ Aut o ” (d efault), the syst em B IOS wil l det ect the syst em r esources and au tomatically assign th e relative IRQ and DMA chann el for each periph eral. By Choo sing “Manua l”, the use r will nee d to ass ig n IRQ & DMA for add-on car ds. Be sure that th ere are no I[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-26 In this case, the PCI VGA cont r oller shoul d not respond to the Write, it sho uld only snoo p the da ta and perm it the acce ss to be f orwarde d to the ISA bus. The non-VGA ISA graphic contro ller ca n then snoop t he data on the ISA bus. Unle s s you h ave the ab ove situation , you sh oul d di sable t his op tion . Th[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-27 2.8 PC Health Status  Figure 8. PC Health St atu s CPU Warn ing Temp eratu r e This item allows you to s et th e warnin g t em per ature of the CPU in ord e r n ot to b e damaged by th e overheat ed temperatu re. When th is function is enabled, th e system will war n you if the CP U temperature reaches the warning tempe[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-28 CPU Voltage 3.3V, + 5V, + 12V Detect the system’s voltage status au tomatically. Shutdow n Temperature This item allow s you to s et the sh u tdow n temperatu r e of th e CPU i n ord er not t o b e damaged by th e overheat ed temperatu re. When th is function is enabled, th e syst em will a utom atica lly shut down if th[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-29 2.9 Frequency Control  Figure 9. Frequency Control CPU Clock R atio This item allows you to select the CPU Rat io. The Cho ices: 0X (d efau l t) , X8 , X 9, X1 0 ~ X5 0 . Auto De tect DIMM/PCI Clk This item allows you to enab le/disab le auto D ete ct DIMM/P CI Clock. The Cho ices: En abled (def a ult), Disa bl e d. Spr[...]

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 2-30 CPU H ost /SDR AM /PCI Cl ock This item allows you to select CPU Host /SDRAM/ PCI Clock. The C hoices : SDRAM by SPD (de fault), 100/100/33 MHz, 100/133/3 3 MHz, 100/166/33 M Hz, 105/ 140/35 MH z, 108/1 44/36 MHz, 112/140/31 MHz. If unfo r tuna te ly, the sy s te m ’s freq ue ncy t hat yo u are sele c te d is not fu ncti[...]

Chapter 3 Tr ouble Shooti ng 3-1 3. Trouble Shootin g PROBL EM No powe r to the system at all. Power lig ht does no t illuminate , fan inside powe r supply do e s not turn on. I ndi ca to r lig ht on k e y bo a rd do e s no t tur n o n. PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Power ca ble is unplugged . Visual ly inspect po wer cable. Make sure pow er ca[...]

Chapter 3 Tr ouble Shooti ng 3-2 PROBL EM Syste m doe s not boot f rom hard disk d rive , ca n be boot ed f ro m C D-RO M drive . PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Connector bet ween hard drive and sy stem board unplugged . W hen attempt ing to run the FDISK uti li ty y ou get a message, I NVALID DRIVE SPE CIFICATION. Check cable ru nning from disk[...]

Chapter 3 Tr ouble Shooti ng 3-3 PROBL EM Error mes sage read ing “SE CTOR NOT FO UND” or other err or messages not allo wi ng c er ta in data to be re trie ve d. PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION A num ber of causes could be behi nd t his. Use a file by file backup instead of an i mage backup to ba ckup the hard disk. Back up any sal vageable [...]

Chapter 3 Tr ouble Shooti ng 3-4 PROBL EM No sc reen . PROBAB LE CAUSE DIA GNO SIS SOLUTI ON Memory problem. Reboot computer. Re inst all me mor y, ma ke sure that al l memory modules are inst alled i n correct sockets. Com puter virus. Use anti-virus pro grams to detect and clean viruses. PROBL EM Screen goes blan k periodi cally. PROBABLE CAUSE D[...]

Chapter 3 Tr ouble Shooti ng 3-5 PROBL EM No color on screen. PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Fault y Moni tor. If possi ble, con nect monit or to anot her syst em. If no color repl ace monit or. CMOS in corre ctly set up. Call technica l suppor t. PROBL EM C: driv e failure . PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Hard drive cabl e not connected pr o[...]

Chapter 3 Tr ouble Shooti ng 3-6 PROBL EM Miss ing o pe rating syste m o n har d driv e . PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION CMOS setu p has been changed. R un setup and select correct dr i ve type. PROBL EM Cer tain ke ys do no t funct ion. PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Key s jamm ed or defective. Replace keyboar d.[...]

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