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    IBUS-BAT-I370 System Board Users Manual 37610914[...]

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    Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders. This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no representat[...]

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    CE, FCC and DOC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B FCC and Class A CE digital device. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequ[...]

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

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    60 60 62 Appendix A - System Error Messages A .1 POST Beep....................................................................................................................... A .2 Error Messages.............................................................................................................. Appendix B - Troubleshooting B.1 Troublesh[...]

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    Introduction  6 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset  Intel  440BX AGPset Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 370 for installing an Intel Celeron TM processor that is packaged in PPGA (Plastic Pin Grid Array). It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1.30V to 2.05V. [...]

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     Introduction 7 The system board is equipped with 1 dedicated AGP slot. AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing, z-buffering and alpha blending; delivering up to 533MB/ sec. bandwidth for 3D graphics applications. AGP in this system board w[...]

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    Introduction  8 PCI Bus Master IDE Controller  Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices  Supports ATA/33 or ATA/66 hard drives  PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 16.6MB/sec.)  Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer  Supports ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120, ZIP and SCSI sequential b[...]

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     Introduction 9 1.1.2 Intelligence Automatic CPU/Chassis Fan Off The CPU and chassis fans will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode. Dual Function Power Button (ATX power supply only) Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup, this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode. External Modem Ring-[...]

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    Introduction  10 Important:  The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in the KB Power On Password field of the Integrated Peripherals setup. You must type the correct password to power-on the system.  The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 720mA (minimum). ACPI (ATX power supply on[...]

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     Introduction 11 1.2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items: þ The system board þ Serial, mouse and printer port cables Option 1: - One card-edge bracket with a 9-pin and 25-pin serial port cables - One card-edge bracket with a 25-pin printer port cable and a PS/2 mouse port cable Option 2: - One card-edge brac[...]

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    12 Hardware Installation 2.1 System Board Layout Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation[...]

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    Hardware Installation 13 2.2 System Memory The 168-pin DIMM (Dual In- line Memory Module) sockets support PC SDRAM DIMM, 3.3V. PC SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) is a fast memory interface technology that includes using the clock on the chip to synchronize with the CPU clock so that the timing of the memory chips and the timing of [...]

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    14 Hardware Installation 2 . 3 D I P S w i t c h S e t t i n g s f o r P r o c e s s o r s (For Factory Use Only) You cannot overclock an Intel Celeron TM PPGA processor because its frequency ratio has been fixed by the manufacturer. Therefore SW1 on the system board is used for factory testing only. The table on the next page, which shows the supp[...]

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    Hardware Installation 15 2 . 4 J u m p e r S e t t i n g s f o r t h e C P U  s F r o n t S i d e B u s Jumpe r JP2 CPUs Front Side Bus Select The default setting of jumper JP2 is Auto - the system will automatically run according to the FSB of the processor. The 100MHz setting (1-2-3 Off) is reserved for future 100MHz FSB processors. R[...]

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    16 Hardware Installation 2.5 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Jumpe r JP6 Clear CMOS Data If, for some reason, the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the supervisor/user/ keyboard password, the system can be reconfigured with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS. To load the default values, power off your system and unplug the pow[...]

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    Hardware Installation 17 2 . 6 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/ Wake-On-Mouse ( ATX power supply only) Jumpe r JP1 Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse The system board supports the Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake- On-Mouse function. This function allows you to use the keyboard or mouse to power- on the system. By default, JP1 is disabled. To use this functio[...]

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    18 Hardware Installation 2 . 7 Connecting the Ribbon Cables and Wires of the Ports and Connectors 2.7.1 Serial Ports The built-in serial ports are RS-232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices. You can set the serial ports I[...]

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    Hardware Installation 19 2.7.2 PS/2 Mouse Port The PS/2 mouse port is a 6-pin connector on the system board. Attach the 6-pin mouse port cable, which is m ounted on a card- edge bracket, to connector J2. Make sure the red wire on the PS/2 mouse connector is aligned with pin 1 of connector J2. Mount the card-edge bracket to the system chassis. The P[...]

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    20 Hardware Installation Connecting the Parallel Printer Port Attach the DB-25 printer port cable to connector JP5 on the system board. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable aligns with pin 1 of JP5. Use a small nutdriver to mount the cable into a DB-25 cutout in the system chassis. If your printer port cable is attached to a card-edge b[...]

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    Hardware Installation 21 2.7.4 Floppy Disk Controller The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk header that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To prevent 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 the header only if pin[...]

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    22 Hardware Installation Adding a Second IDE Hard Driv e W h e n u si n g t w o I DE d r i v e s , o n e mu s t b e s e t a s t he m a s t e r a n d t h e other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives. We recommend that you use Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA-3 a nd U[...]

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    Hardware Installation 23 2.7.6 USB Ports The system board is equipped with a header at location J11 on the system board, for external USB ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. You must have the proper drivers installed in your operating system to use t[...]

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    24 Hardware Installation 2.7.7 IrDA Connector The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter. Connect your IrDA cable to connector J5 on the system board. Set ?[...]

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    Hardware Installation 25 2 . 7 . 8 C P U F a n C o n n e c t o r The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J1 on the system board. 2.7.9 Chassis Fan Connector The system board is equipped with a chassis fan connector. If you are installing a fan in the system unit, conne[...]

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    26 Hardware Installation 2.7.10 AGP Fan Connector The system board is equipped with an AGP fan connector. If the system board is installed with an AGP add-in card and you wish to install a fan on the add-in card, connect the fans connector to location J6 on the system board. Refer to the add-in cards manual for instructions on installing the [...]

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    Hardware Installation 27 2.7.12 Wake-On-LAN Connector (ATX power supply only) The system board supports the Wake-On-LAN function. This function will allow the network to remotely power-on a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt. To use the Wake[...]

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    28 Hardware Installation 2.7.13 Power Connector The pin assignment of the ATX power connector is shown below. Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Function 3.3V/14A 3.3V/14A COM +5V COM +5V COM PW-OK 5VSB +12V Pin 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Function 3.3V/14A -12V COM PS-ON COM COM COM -5V +5V +5V Important: Your power supply must meet the ATX speci fication[...]

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    Hardware Installation 29 2.7.14 J9 (LEDs and Switches) ATX-LED: ATX 5VSB Standby LED This LED will light when the 5VSB power is active. HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. G-LED: Green LED This LED will light when the system is in the Suspend mode. ATX-SW: ATX Power Switch Depending on the se[...]

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    30 Hardware Installation Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Pin Assignment ATX-LED (ATX 5VSB Standby LED) HD-LED (Primary/Secondary IDE LED) G-LED (Green LED) ATX-SW (ATX power switch) G-SW (Green switch) RESET (Reset switch) SPEAKER (Speaker connector) KEYLOCK (Power/Standby LED and Keylock connector) AT[...]

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    31 ! 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 B IOS also contain codes for various advanced features found in this system board. This chapter explains the Setup Utility for t[...]

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    32 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility Date The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month, from January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Year displays the year, from 1994 to 2079. Time The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <seco[...]

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    33 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility Drive A and Drive B These categories identify the types of floppy disk drives installed. None No floppy drive is installed 360K, 5.2 5 in. 5-1/4 in. standard drive; 360KB capacity 1.2M, 5.2 5 in. 5-1/4 i n. AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB capacity 720K, 3 .5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 720KB capacity 1.44M, 3.5[...]

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    34 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2 BIOS Features Setup The BIOS Features Setup allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference. The settings on the screen a[...]

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    35 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU L1 Cache and CPU L2 Cache These categories speed up the memory access. The default value is enabled. Enable the External Cache for better performance. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Intel Celeron TM processors come with built-in Level 2 cache. By default, ECC is enabled to check the Level 2 cache. If you are not using t[...]

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    36 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility Boot Up NumLock Status T h i s a l l o w s y o u t o de t e r m i n e t h e d e f a u l t s t a t e o f t h e n u me r i c k e y p a d. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys. When set to Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys. Ty[...]

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    37 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility OS Select for DRAM > 64MB This item allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS/2. The options are: Non-OS/2 and OS/2. HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) hard drives. SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA/IDE and S[...]

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    38 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Chipset Features Setup :3 :3 :3 : Disabled : Non-ECC : Disabled : Disabled : Disabled :1 :1 : Disabled : Disabled :6 4 : Default : Disabled ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP A W ARD SOFTW ARE, INC. SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay SDRAM RAS Precharge Time SDRAM CAS Latency Time SDRAM Precharge Control DRAM Data Inte[...]

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    39 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility SDRAM CAS Latency Time The default setting is 3 which is 3 clock cycles for the CAS latency. DRAM Data Integrity Mode The ECC (Error Checking and Correction) function is supported only in x72 (72-bit) PC SDRAM DIMMs. If you are using x64 (64-bit) PC SDRAM DIMMs, set this field to Non-ECC. Non -ECC Uses x64 PC SDRAM DIM[...]

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    40 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility Memory Hole At 15M-16M In order to improve system performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB. When enabled, the CPU assumes the 15-16MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM. When d[...]

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    41 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. If you like to use the soft power down feature of Windows  95/98, you must enable the Power Management below. Select Min. Power, Max. Power or User Defined. Either one can be used as long as i[...]

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    42 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility ACPI Function By default, the ACPI function is disabled. This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI. Power Management This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the Standby mode and Suspend mode are act[...]

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    43 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility Video Off After N/A The system BIOS will never turn off the screen. Suspend The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode. Standby The screen is off when the system is in the Standby mode. MODEM Use IRQ This category is used to set an IRQ channel (IRQ 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 1 0 or 11) for the external modem installe[...]

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    44 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN This category allows you to select the method of powering off your system. H o ld 4 S e c . Regardless of whether the Power Management field is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system enters the Suspend mode. The purpose of this function is to [...]

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    45 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility 4 . Power-on the computer system. After the memory test, press <Del> to enter the Award BIOS setup utility. 5 . Select Power Management Setup and press <Enter>. 6. Enable the Resume on Ring field. 7 . Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the A ward B IOS setup utility. Select Save & [...]

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    46 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.5 PNP/PCI Configuration This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default setti[...]

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    47 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility Assign IRQ for VGA When Enabled, the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the VGA card installed. Your VGA card will need an IRQ only when using the video capture function of the card. If you are not using this function and a new device requires an IRQ, you can set this function to Disabled. The IRQ (previously o cc[...]

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    48 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE HDD Block Mode Enab led The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer. The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive. Disabl ed The IDE HDD uses the standard mode. IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master/S[...]

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    49 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility themselves. Your system supports five modes, 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive. Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drives timing. 0-4 You can select a mode that mat[...]

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    50 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility Onboard FDC Controller Enab led Enables the onboard floppy disk controller. Disabl ed Disables the onboard floppy disk controller. O n b o a r d S e r i a l P o r t 1 a n d O n b o a r d S e r i a l P o r t 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2. 3F8/I[...]

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    51 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility Parallel Port Mode, ECP Mode Use DMA and EPP Mode Select These fields will appear only if you selected an I/O address and IRQ in the Onboard Parallel Port field. These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device. Refer to your peripherals manual for the best option. The par[...]

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    52 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility Hot Key When this option is selected, the KB Power On Hot Key field will appear. Move the cursor to this field to select a function key you would like to use to power- on the system. The options are from Ctrl-F1 to Ctrl- F12. Mouse L eft When this option is selected, double-click the left but- ton of the mouse to[...]

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    53 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.11 IDE HDD Auto Detection Use this option to detect the parameters for the hard disk drives installed in your system. These parameters will then be automatically entered into the "Standard CMOS Setup". The IDE HDD Auto Detection screen displays the following categories of information: Size, Cylinders, H e[...]

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    54 ! Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.12 Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight Save & Exit Setup and press <Enter>. The message below will appear: S a v e t o C M O S a n d E x i t ( Y / N ) ? N Type Y and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and [...]

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    " Supported Softwares 55 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board comes w ith a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier. W ith DMI, a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some info[...]

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    " 56 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 Save DMI File. Use the ← o r → ( l e f t o r r i g h t ) a r r o w k e ys t o s e l e c t a m en u f r o m t he M e n u bar. On the left side of the screen is a list of the syst[...]

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    " Supported Softwares 57 Add DMI 1 .U s e t h e ← o r → arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu. 2 . Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the ↑ o r ↓ arrow keys, then press <Enter>. 3. The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the added item. 4 . Press[...]

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    " 58 Supported Softwares 4.2 Patch Utility for Windows  9 5 The CD included in the system board package contains a patch utility. If you are running Windows  95 (Win95, Win95+, Win95 OSR1: Windows 95 OEM Service Release 1, Win95 OSR2: Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.0 or Win95 OSR2.1: Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.0 plus USB Suppleme[...]

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    ) System Error Message 59 When the B IOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message, PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP, w ill be shown in the information box at the bottom. Enter Setup to cor[...]

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

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    * Troubleshooting 61 B.1 Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer. To efficiently troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individually. This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes. Some of the mo[...]

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    * 62 Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1 . The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitors vertical sync. 2 . Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating a magnetic field around the display. 3 . Make sure your video cards output frequencies are supported by this monitor. The[...]

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    * Troubleshooting 63 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 w ith two hard drives, make sure the bootable (first) h ard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave. The master hard drive must have an a[...]

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    * 64 Troubleshooting Serial Port The serial device (modem, printer) doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters. 1 . Make sure that the serial devices power is turned on and that the device is on-line. 2 . Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer. 3 . Verify that the attached s[...]