DFI 40800950 manual

PC64 Re v . A+ System Board User s Manual 40800950[...]

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

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device , pur suant to Par t 15 of the FCC r ules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment gener ates, [...]

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

78 78 Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4 . 1 Desktop Management Interface..................................................................... 4 . 2 Hardware Doctor Utility ........................................................................................ 4. 3 Intel 820 INF Update Utility for Windows  95/98.................... 4. 4 IDE, USB[...]

Introduction 1 6 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset  Intel ® 820 A GPset Processor The system board is equipped with a 242-pin Slot 1 processor slot f or installing an Intel P entium  II or P entium  III processor . It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1.30V to 3.5V .  P [...]

1 Introduction 7 Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 univ er sal AG P slot. A GP is an interface designed to suppor t high perf o rmance 3D gr aphics cards. It utiliz es a dedicated pipeline to access system memor y for textur ing, z-bu ffer ing and alpha b lending. The univer sal A G P slot suppor ts A G P 2x with up to 533MB/sec. [...]

Introduction 1 8 Connectors  One connector f o r Ir D A interface  T w o IDE connector s  One flopp y dr ive interface suppor ts up to two 2.88MB floppy drives  One 20-pin A TX po wer supply connector  One W ake-On-LAN connector  One Wa k e-On-Ring connector  CPU , chassis and second chassis fan connectors  One opened chassi[...]

1 Introduction 9 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 b uilt 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's Plug and Pla y BIOS. DMI, along with the appro[...]

Introduction 1 10 Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN field of the P o wer Management Setup, this switch will allo w the system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode. 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[...]

1 Introduction 11 batter y . W ait for a few seconds and install it back bef ore powering-on the system.  The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 1.5A. A C P ower Failure Reco v e ry When po wer returns after an A C power failure , you may choose to either pow e r -on the system manuall y , let the system po wer -on [...]

Introduction 1 12 Virus Protection Most vir uses toda y destroy data stored in hard dr ives. The system board is designed to protect the boot sector and par tition tab le of your hard disk drive. 1.2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items: þ The system board þ A user s man ual þ One IDE cable fo r A T A/33 or [...]

2 Hardware Installation 13 2.1 System Board La yout Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation[...]

2 14 Hardware Installation 2.2 System Memor y The two 184-pin SRIMM sockets on the system board uses RIMM TM modules f or memor y expansion. A RIMM TM module may come with 4, 8, 12, 16 or more devices. A device refe r s to 1 RDRAM chip . In other words, a module with 8 devices means the module has 8 RDRAM (Rambus Dynamic RAM) chips on it. A device [...]

2 Hardware Installation 15 For example, if a module that uses the 64Mbit/72Mbit technology has 8 devices - then the memor y size of a device multiplied by the n umber of devices will be the total memor y siz e of the module . Memory Size of a Device 8MB 16MB 32MB RDRAM Technology 64Mbit/72Mbit 128Mbit/144Mbit 256Mbit/288Mbit 8MB (memor y size of 1 [...]

2 16 Hardware Installation Rule 2. Regardless of the number of RIMM TM modules used, the total number of devices must not exceed 32 devices. Rule 3. Due to RDRAM s signal routing, all SRIMM sock ets must be populated with modules. This is to allo w the Direct Rambus Channel to function proper l y . If a sock et is not populated with RIMM TM modu[...]

2 Hardware Installation 17 The CRIMM module included in the system board package looks similar to the one shown below .. The figure below shows a clearer illustration of the RDRAM signal routing principle. 2.2.4 Installing the RIMM TM Module A RIMM module simply snaps into a RIMM socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the RIMM module must correspond [...]

2 18 Hardware Installation 1 . Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side. 2 . P osition the RIMM above the socket with the notches in the module aligned with the keys on the sock et. 3. Seat the module ve r tically into the socket. Make sure it is completel y seated. The tabs will hold the RIMM in place. 2.3 Pr[...]

2 Hardware Installation 19 2 . SECC processor : P osition the SECC processor above Slot 1 with the notch in the processor aligned with the  key on the slot. Push the processor down f i rmly , with even pressure on both sides of the top, until it is completely seated. Push the latches located on the top sides of the processor outward unt[...]

2 20 Hardware Installation SECC2 or SEPP processor : Push the slide of the URM downward until it clicks into its OPEN position. Lift one end of the processor until it is freed from Slot 1. Lift the other end of the processor until it is freed from Slot 1. Lift the entire processor until it is free from the URM. Ta b Slide[...]

2 Hardware Installation 21 2.4 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP10 If you encounter the following, a ) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b ) Y o u f or got the super visor or user password. c ) Y ou are unab le to boot-up the computer system because the processors clock/ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS. you can r[...]

2 22 Hardware Installation 2 .5 Jumper Settings f o r W ake-On-K e yboa rd/ W ak e-On-Mouse W ake-On-K eyboard/W ake-On-Mouse - J umper JP1 The system board suppor ts the W a k e-On-Keyboard/Wake-On- Mouse function. This function allo ws you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to po wer -on the system. By default, JP1 is disabled. T o use this functi[...]

2 Hardware Installation 23 12 3 12 3 2-3 On: Enable 1-2 On: Disable (default) 2.6 Jumper Settings f or the System s Beep Message System s Beep Message Output Select - Jum per JP8 This jumper is used to select the speaker from which the system s beep message will sound. If y ou want the system s beep message to come from the external spe[...]

2 24 Hardware Installation 2.7.2 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 K e yboard P or ts The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 k eyboard (Pur ple) por ts - both at location J2 of the A TX doub le deck por ts . The PS/2 mouse por t uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this por t , the system will reser ve IRQ12 for other expa[...]

2 Hardware Installation 25 2.7.3 Parallel Port The system board has a standard printer por t (J6 - Bur gundy) located at the AT X doub le deck por ts of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel pr inter . It suppor ts SPP , ECP and EPP modes. Y ou can set the por t s mode in the Integrated Periphera ls submenu of the BIOS. 2.7.4 Flopp y D[...]

2 26 Hardware Installation 2.7.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector The system board 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 cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a k eying mechanism. The 40-pin connector on the IDE cable can be [...]

2 Hardware Installation 27 Note: Refer to your disk drive users manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings. Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the sla v e . Follow the instr uctions pro vided by the drive man ufacturer for setting the jumper s and/or s[...]

2 28 Hardware Installation 2.7.7 IrD A Connector The system board is equipped with an IrD A connector for wireless connectivity betw een your computer and peripher al devices. The IRD A (Infr ared Data Association) specif ication suppor ts data transfer s of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter . Connect y our IrDA cab le to connector J25 on the syst[...]

2 Hardware Installation 29 2.7.8 CPU Fan Connector The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J3 on the system board. The system is capab le of monitor ing and controlling the speed of the CPU fan. The CPU fan, together with the chassis fan, will automatically turn off on[...]

2 30 Hardware Installation 2.7.10 Second Chassis Fan Connector If you are installing a second chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fan s connector to location J18 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the second chassis fan but does not control its fan speed. Pin 1 2 3 Function Ground +12V Sense Pin 1 2 Fun[...]

2 Hardware Installation 31 2.7.13 A udi o Ja ck s The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one- hole connecting interface f or inser ting a plug. Line-out Jack (J8 - Lime) This jack is used to connect external speak e r s for audio output from the system board. Line-in Jack (J12 - Light Blue) This jack can be connected to any ex[...]

2 32 Hardware Installation 2.7.14 Internal Audio Connectors Video-in (J23) AUX-in (J24) CD-in (J16) Video-In, AUX-In and CD-In These audio-in connector s are used to receive audio from a CD- ROM driv e , TV tuner or MPEG card. TA D (J17) Pin 1 2 3 4 Function Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel Pin 1 2 3 4 Function Modem-out (from m[...]

2 Hardware Installation 33 2. 7.1 5 W ak e-On-LAN Connector The Wa k e-On-LAN connector is used to connect to a LAN card that has the same connector . This function will allo w the netwo rk to remotel y power -on a Soft P o wer Down (Soft-Off) PC . H o weve r, if y our system is in the Suspend mode , y ou can power -on the system onl y through an I[...]

2 34 Hardware Installation 2. 7.1 6 W ak e-On-Ring Connector The W a k e-On-Ring connector is used to connect to an internal modem card that has the same connector . It will allo w the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft P ower Off mode to wak e-up/ po wer -on to respond to calls coming through the inter nal modem card. T o use this function[...]

2 Hardware Installation 35 2.7.17 Chassis Open Connector The chassis open function, when enab led, will aler t y ou that the system chassis is open. T o use this function, please f ollow the steps belo w . 1 . Connect the chassis sensor cable that is attached on y our system chassis to location J22 on the system board. 2 . Install the ?[...]

2 36 Hardware Installation 2.7.18 RIMM/PCI Standby Power LED RIMM 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 turn green when the system is in the Soft-Off state. PCI Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system is in the pow[...]

2 Hardware Installation 37 2.7.19 Power Connector The pin assignment of the A TX po wer connector is sho wn below . Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Function 3.3V/14A 3.3V/14A Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V Pin 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Function 3.3V/14A -12V Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground -5V +5V +5V Important: Y our po wer supply mus[...]

2 38 Hardware Installation 2.7.20 Front Panel LEDs and Switches 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 blink ever y second when the system is in the S[...]

2 Hardware Installation 39 S1 (POS - P o wer On Suspend) state , it will blink ever y second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend T o RAM) state , it will b link ev er y 4 seconds. Note: If a system did not boot-up and the Po wer/Standby LED did not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU or memor y module w as not insta[...]

40 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 system board. This chapter explains the Setup Utility for[...]

41 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 1994 to 2079. Time The time fo rmat is <hour>, <min ute&g[...]

42 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primar y/Secondar y Master/Slave If you wish to define y our o wn dri ve 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 show[...]

43 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Halt On This categor y determines whether the system will stop if an er ror is detected during po wer up . The default setting is All Er ror s. No Errors The system boot will not stop f or any error s detected. All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error . All, But Keyboard The syst[...]

44 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2 Adv an c ed BI O S Featu re s The Advanced BIOS Features allows y ou to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others , if enabled, will improve the perfo r mance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference. The setting[...]

45 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU L1 Cache and CPU L2 Cache These categories speed up the memor y access. The default value is enabled. Enable the external cache for better performance. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Intel P entium  II and P entium  III processors come with built-in Lev el 2 cache. By default, ECC is enabled to check the Level 2 c[...]

46 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 disabled, the BIOS will not search f or the type of flopp y disk driv e by track n umber[...]

47 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 Supervisor/User Passwo rd submenu. System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is enter[...]

48 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Adv anced C hipset F eature 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 hav e been chosen because they p[...]

49 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility bit and m ultiple-bit error s, then automaticall y corrects single- bit er ror . System BIOS Cacheable When this option is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache controller is enabled. The lar ger the range of the Cache RAM, the higher the efficiency of t[...]

50 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals The screen above list all the f ields available in the Integr ated P er ipher als submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you hav e to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only . Y our ver sion ma y not be ident[...]

51 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk dri ves timing. 0-4 Y ou can select a mode that matches y our hard disk drives timing. Caution: Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive error s . IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master/ Slave UDMA These categor[...]

52 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode. K eyboard/Mouse P ower On This f ield allows you to use the k eyboard or PS/2 mouse to power - on the system. T o use this function, make sure JP1 is set to 2-3 On - the W a k e-On-Keyboard/Mouse function enab led. Ref er t o Jumper Settings fo r Wake-On-Keyboard/W ake-On[...]

53 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Keyboard 98 When this option is selected, press the wak e up key of the Windows  98 compatible k eyboard to po wer -on the system. Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enab les the onboard flopp y disk controller . Disabled Disab les the onboard floppy disk controller . Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port [...]

54 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IR T ransmission Delay If this option is Enab led, transmission of data will be slow er . This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device. The options are: Enabled and Disab led. Onboard Parallel Port 378H/IRQ7, 3BCH/IRQ7, 278H/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel p[...]

55 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The P o wer Management Setup allo ws you to configure y our system to most eff ectiv ely sav e ener g y . The settings on the screen are for reference only . Y our v er sion may not be identical to this one. A CPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that suppo[...]

56 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Power Management This categor y 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 o wer Down fields are activated. Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Suspend Mode and HDD P ower Down = 1 hr . Max. Power Saving Maximum po[...]

57 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN This categor y allows you to select the method of power ing off y our system. Hold 4 Sec . Regardless of whether the P o w er Management field is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system enter s the Suspend mode . The pur pose of this function i[...]

58 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume On A lar m Enabled When Enabled, you can set the date and time you would lik e the Soft Po wer Down (Soft-Off) PC to po wer-on in the Date (of Month) Alar m and Time (hh:mm:ss) Alar m fields. Howev er , if the system is being accessed b y incoming calls or the networ k (Resume On Ring/LAN) prior to t[...]

59 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI b us system. It co ver s some ver y technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced user s should mak e an y changes to the default settings. Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuratio[...]

60 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources This f ield is used to set each system interrupt to either Legacy ISA or PCI. PCI For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture. Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the or iginal PC A T b u s specification. PCI/V GA Palette Snoop This f ield deter mines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA V GA cards can w o[...]

61 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 System Health Monitor Cur rent Sys tem T emperature, Current CP U T emperature, Curr ent Chassis Fan Speed, Current CPU Fan Speed and Current Second Fan Speed These fields show the internal temperature of the system, current temper ature of the processor , and the current fan speed of the chassis, CPU and second [...]

62 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 CPU Frequency Control The settings on the screen are for ref erence only . Y our ver sion may not be identical to this one. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-1999 A ward Software CPU Frequency Control CPU Clock Ratio CPU Host/PCI Clock Spread Spectrum X 3 Default Disabled Item Help Menu Level ↑↓→← M[...]

63 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults The Load Fail-Safe Defaults option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features. Y ou should use these values only if you have hardware problems. Highlight this option in the ma[...]

64 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 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 Setu[...]

65 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.13 Save & 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 modif ications you have made will be written into the CMOS memor y , and the syst[...]

66 4 Supported Softwares 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI, along with the appropr iately networ k ed software , is designed to mak e in ventor y , maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier . With DMI, a netwo rk administr ator or MIS engineer can remotely access some [...]

67 4 Supported Softwares 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 Sa v e 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 ?[...]

68 4 Supported Softwares Add DMI 1 . Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Add DMI men u. 2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press <Enter>. 3 . The cur sor will move to the screen y ou select allowing you to enter information about the added item. 4 . Press <F1[...]

69 4 Supported Softwares 4.2 Hardware Doctor Utility The system board comes with the Hardware Doctor utility contained in the pro vided CD . This utility is capable of monitoring the systems health conditions and allows you to manually set a range (Highest and Lowest Limit) to the items being monitored. If the settings/ values are over or [...]

70 4 Supported Softwares 4 . The Software License Agreement screen will appear . Click Y es. 5 . The Readme Inf o rmation screen will appear . Y ou can view the content of the utility s readme in this screen. Click Next. 6 . The Setup Complete screen will appear . Click Finish. 7 . Restar t the system. Note: I[...]

71 4 Supported Softwares 7 . The Update Device Dr ive r Wizard screen will appear . Click Next. 8 . Select Specify a location then click Bro wse to f ind the CD- ROM driv e where the CD is inser ted. 9. Click the A U8810Win9xEnglish director y then click OK. 1 0 . The Update Device Dr ive r Wizard screen will [...]

72 4 Supported Softwares 4 . 7 Intel Ultra A T A Storage Device fo r Windows 98/NT 1. I n My Computer, double-click the CD-R OM dr ive where you inser ted the CD . 2. The autor un screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear . Click Intel Ultr a A T A Stor age Device for Windows 98/NT. 3 . The W elcome screen will appear . Click [...]

73 4 Supported Softwares 3 . All steps or procedures to install software dr iver s are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated. Please refer to the readme files, if available, for the latest information.[...]

A 74 Using the Suspend to RAM Function A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 1 . Select Po wer Management Setup in the main menu screen and press <Enter>. 2 . In the ACPI Function field, select Enab led. 3 . In the A CPI Suspend T ype f ield, select S3(STR). Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function X X CMOS[...]

A Using the Suspend to RAM Function 75 7 . Boot Windows ® 9 8 . In the Windows ® 98 desktop , click the Star t button. Mo v e the cursor to Settings, then click Control Panel. T o check whether A CPI was proper ly installed, double-click the System icon. In the System Proper ties dialog bo x, click the Device Manager tab. I n View device[...]

A 76 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 10. Repeat step 7 to open the Control Panel dialog box. Double- click the P ow er Management icon. 1 1 . Click the Advanced tab. I n the When I press the powe r button on my computer field, select Standby. 9. Click File System. I n the T ypical role of this computer field, select Mobile or[...]

A Using the Suspend to RAM Function 77 12. After completing the steps above and y ou want to po wer -off the computer , y ou 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 w n Windo ws ® 9[...]

B 78 System Error Message 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 Setup[...]

B System Error Message 79 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 80 T roubleshooting C . 1 T r oubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that y ou m ay encounter with y our per sonal computer . T o efficiently troub leshoot your system, treat each problem individuall y . This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the prob lem in case a problem has multiple causes.[...]

C T roubleshooting 81 The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1 . The monitor has lost its v er tical sync. Adjust the monitor s v er tical sync. 2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that ma y be creating a magnetic f ield around the display . 3. Mak e sure y our video cards output frequencies are suppor ted by this mo[...]

C 82 T roubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure. 1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS. 2. If the system is configured with two hard drives, make sure the bootable (f ir st) hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slav e . The master hard dr ive must ha ve a[...]

C T roubleshooting 83 Serial Port The serial de vice (modem, printer) doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters. 1 . Mak e sure that the ser ial device s po 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 that t[...]