DFI PM12-EC manual

PM12-EC PM12-EL Re v . A + Mainboard User’ s Manual 62500230[...]

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

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

Notice This user’ s ma nual contains detailed info r mation about the mainboard. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should alwa ys be regarded as the most updated ver sion. The m ultilingual manual is included in the mainboard package. T o view the user’s manual, i[...]

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

Introduction 1 6 118 118 Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4 . 1 Desktop Management Interface................................................................. 4 .2 Driv ers, Utilities and Software Applications..................................... 4 . 3 6-Channel Audio Output via Software ............................................... 4 . 4 Installat[...]

1 Introduction 7 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset • VIA ® P4M266/VT8235CD Processor The mainboard is equipped with Sock et 478 for installing a P entium ® 4 processor . • Intel ® P entium ® 4 processor (478-pin) • Suppor ts up to 2.4 GHz CPU speed • 400MHz system data bus System Memory • T wo 184-pin DDR DIMM soc[...]

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

1 Introduction 9 - Single cycle 128-bit 3D architecture - 8M triangles/second setup engine - 140M pixels/second tri-linear fill rate - Next generation 128-bit 2D graphics engine - High quality D VD video playback - 2D/3D resolutions up to 1920x1440 • 3D rendering features - MPEG-2 video textures • 2D hardware acceleration features • Motion vi[...]

Introduction 1 10 PCI Bus Master IDE Controller • T wo PCI IDE interfaces suppor t up to f our IDE devices • Supports ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives • UDMA Modes 3, 4, 5 and 6 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 133MB/sec.) • Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer • Suppor ts A T API CD-ROM, LS-120 [...]

1 Introduction 11 1.1.2 Intelligence Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the “Soft-Off By PWRBTN” 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 [...]

Introduction 1 12 W ake-On-PS/2 K e yboar d/Mouse This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system from the S5 state. Ref er to “Jumper Settings f or Selecting the PS/2 P ower” in chapter 2 and “PS2KB W akeup Select” (“IRQ/Event Activity Detect” f ield) in the P ow er Management section in chapter 3 [...]

1 Introduction 13 A CPI STR The mainboard is designed to meet the A CPI (Advanced Configura- tion and P o wer Interface) specif ication. A CPI has ener gy sa ving f ea- tures that enab les PCs to implement P ower Management and Plug- and-Pla y with oper ating systems that suppor t OS Direct P o wer Management. Currently , only Windo ws ® 98/2000/M[...]

Introduction 1 14 1.2 Package Checklist The mainboard package contains the following items:  The mainboard  A user’ s man ual  One card-edge br ack et mounted with a ser ial por t  One IDE cable fo r A T A/33, A T A/6 6, A T A/100 or A T A/133 IDE drives  One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable  One “Main Board Utility” CD If any[...]

2 Hardware Installation 15 2.1 Mainboar d La yout Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation PM12-EC KB Mouse J11 USB 1 USB 2 CN1 COM 1 (J3) Parallel (J9) VG A (V GA1) COM 2 (J4) 2 1 9 +12V pow er (A TXP1) 1 2 3 4 PS/2 pow er select (JP2) Socket 478 AUX-in (J18) CD-in (J19) 2 1 9 10 Front audio (J21) I/O chip IrD A (J8) PCI Standby P ow er LED A C’97 BIOS[...]

2 16 Hardware Installation PM12-EL (Supports onboard LAN) Note: The illustrations on the following pages are based on the mainboard that supports onboard LAN. KB Mouse J11 LAN USB 1 USB 2 CN1 COM 1 (J3) Parallel (J9) VG A (V GA1) COM 2 (J4) 2 1 9 +12V pow er (A TXP1) 1 2 3 4 PS/2 pow er select (JP2) Socket 478 AUX-in (J18) CD-in (J19) 2 1 9 10 Fron[...]

2 Hardware Installation 17 2.2 System Memor y W arning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your mainboard, processor , disk drives , add-in boards, and other components. Pe rf or m the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only . If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an ant[...]

2 18 Hardware Installation 2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket. 1 . Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side. 2 . Position the DIMM abo v e the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned wi[...]

2 Hardware Installation 19 Clear CMOS (JP1) 1 2 3 2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP1 If you encounter the following, a ) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) Y ou for got the k eyboard, super visor or user password. c) Y ou are unab le to boot-up the computer system because the processor’s ratio/clock was incorrect[...]

2 20 Hardware Installation 3 . No w power -on the system. If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’ s r atio/clock in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4. 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Frequency/V oltage Control submenu and press &l[...]

2 Hardware Installation 21 2-3 On: 5V_DUL power (default) 1-2 On: VCC power 2 . 4 Jumper Settings for Selecting the PS/2 Power P ower Select for PS/2 K e yboard/Mouse - Jumper JP2 This jumper is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse. Note: If you wish to use the W ake-On-PS/2 Keyboard function, mak e sure this jumper is set t[...]

2 22 Hardware Installation 2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports PS/2 Mouse RJ45 LAN Parallel GAME/MIDI PS/2 K/B USB 2/1 COM 1 V G A Line- out Line- in Mic- in The Rear Panel I/O Ports on PM12-EL PS/2 Mouse Parallel GAME/MIDI USB 2 USB 1 COM 1 V G A Line- out Line- in Mic- in PS/2 K/B The Rear Panel I/O Ports on PM12-EC[...]

2 Hardware Installation 23 2.5.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 K eyboar d P or ts The mainboard is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 k eyboard (Purple) por ts - both at location J11 of the A TX doub le deck por ts of the mainboard. The PS/2 mouse por t uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this por t , the system will reser v e IRQ12 [...]

2 24 Hardware Installation 2.5.2 RJ 45 Fast-Ethernet Port (PM12-EL only) The PM12-EL mainboard is equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast- ethernet LAN por t at location CN1 of the A TX double deck por ts. It allo ws the mainboard to connect to a local area network by means of a netw o rk hub. Y ou can enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated[...]

2 Hardware Installation 25 2.5.3 Universal Serial Bus Ports Additional USB Ports (USB 3 and USB 4) CN1 USB 3 and USB 4 (J13) 1 5 11 15 5 15 11 1 USB 2 USB 1 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function VCC UP5- UP5+ Ground Key Pin 6 7 8 9 10 Function VCC UP6- UP6+ Ground N. C . Pin 11 12 13 14 15 Function Ground Ground UP5+ UP5- VCC[...]

2 26 Hardware Installation The mainboard is equipped with two onboard USB 2.0 (compliant with USB 1.1) por ts (CN1 - Black) located at the A TX double deck po r ts of the board. The system board is also equipped with J13 for connecting 2 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 por ts. The USB 2.0/1.1 por ts, which are mounted on a card-edge bracket, will b[...]

2 Hardware Installation 27 J3 COM 2 (J4) 2 1 9 2 1 9 2.5.4 Serial Ports The b uilt-in serial por ts are RS-232C asynchronous comm unication por ts with 16C550A-compatible U ARTs that can be used with modems, serial printer s , remote display terminals, and other serial devices. Y ou can select the ser ial por ts’ I/O address in the Integrated P e[...]

2 28 Hardware Installation Parallel P or t 2.5.5 Parallel Port The mainboard has a standard par allel por t (J9 - Bur gundy) located at the A TX doub le deck por ts of the board f or interfacing your PC to a parallel pr inter . It suppor ts SPP , ECP and EPP modes. Y ou can select the por t’ s mode in the Integr ated P er ipherals submenu (“Sup[...]

2 Hardware Installation 29 V GA P or t 2.5.6 VGA P or t The system board can onl y be used with an analog video monitor . Connect the monitor’ s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the V G A por t (V GA1 - Blue) located at the A TX doub le deck por ts of the board. If y our monitor suppor ts analog video but does not hav e a 15-pin D-shell connecto[...]

2 30 Hardware Installation 2.5.7 Game/MIDI Port The Game/MIDI por t is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I/O por t . Connect an analog joystick to the 15-pin D-sub connector (CN301 - Gold) located at the A TX doub le deck po r ts of the system board. This por t works well with an y application that is compatible with the stand[...]

2 Hardware Installation 31 2.5.8 Audio Jacks Front Audio (J21) Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Function Mic+ Mic P ower AuD_R_Out N. C . AuD_L_Out Function Ground AuD_Vcc (Avcc) AuD_R_Return (GND) Key AuD_L_Return (GND) Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Line-out Line-in Mic-in 2 1 9 10 Front audio (J21) 2 1 10 9[...]

2 32 Hardware Installation Onboar d Audio Jacks The mainboard is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface f or inser ting a plug. Line-out Jack (Lime - CN3A1) This jack is used to connect external speaker s for audio output from the mainboard. Line-in Jack (Light Blue - CN3B1) This jack can be connected to the line-out[...]

2 Hardware Installation 33 2.6.1 Internal Audio Connectors The CD-in and A UX-in connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-ROM driv e , TV tuner or MPEG card. Pin 1 2 3 4 Function Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel 2.6 I/O Connectors AUX-in (J18) CD-in (J19) 1 2 3 4[...]

2 34 Hardware Installation 2.6.2 Floppy Disk Driv e Connector The mainboard is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that suppor t s tw o standard flopp y disk dr ive s. T o prev ent improper floppy cable installation, the shrouded floppy disk header has a k eying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the flopp y cable can be placed int[...]

2 Hardware Installation 35 2.6.3 IDE Disk Drive Connector The mainboard is equipped with tw o shrouded PCI IDE header s that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk driv es. T o prevent improper IDE cab le installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a k eying mechanism. The 40-pin connector on the IDE cable can be pl[...]

2 36 Hardware Installation 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 ve. Follow the instr uctions pro vided by the drive manufacturer f or setting the jumper s and/or swi[...]

2 Hardware Installation 37 2.6.4 IrD A Connector Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function VCC N. C . IRRX Ground IRTX IrD A (J8) 12 3 4 5 The mainboard is equipped with an IrD A connector for wireless con- nectivity betw een y our computer and per ipher al devices. The IRD A (Infrared Data Association) specification suppor ts data tr ansfe r s of 115K baud at a dist[...]

2 38 Hardware Installation 2.6.5 CPU Fan Connector Pin 1 2 3 Function Ground 12V N. C . The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J15 on the mainboard. CPU fan (J15) 3 2 1[...]

2 Hardware Installation 39 2.6.6 Chassis Fan Connector Chassis fan (J14) 3 2 1 Pin 1 2 3 Function Ground 12V N. C . If y ou are installing a chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fan’s connector to location J14 on the mainboard. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor .[...]

2 40 Hardware Installation 2.6.7 W ak e-On-LAN Connector W ake-On-LAN (J5) 3 2 1 Pin 1 2 3 Function +5VSB Ground WO L The mainboard suppor ts the W ake-On-LAN function. This function will allo w the netwo rk to remotely power -on a Soft P ower Down (Soft-Off) PC. However , if your system is in the Suspend mode, yo u can po wer -on the system only t[...]

2 Hardware Installation 41 W ake-On-Ring (J7) 1 2 2.6.8 W ak e-On-Ring Connector Pin 1 2 Function Ground RI# The Wa ke-On-Ring connector is used to connect to an inter nal modem card that has the same connector . It will allo w the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft P ow er Off mode to wake-up/ po wer -on to respond to calls coming through [...]

2 42 Hardware Installation 2.6.9 LEDs DIMM Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system’ s power is on or when it is in the Suspend state (P o wer On Suspend or Suspend to RAM). It will not light when the system is in the Soft-Off state. PCI Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system is in the power -on , Soft-Off or Sus[...]

2 Hardware Installation 43 2.6.10 Power Connectors W e recommend that y ou use a po w er suppl y that complies with the A TX12V P o wer Supply Design Guide V e r sion 1.1. Connect the A TX12V po wer supply’ s 20-pin A TX main po wer connector and 4-pin +12V power connector to J17 and A TXP1 respectively . The 4-pin +12V pow er connector enab les [...]

2 44 Hardware Installation Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Function 3.3V 3.3V Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V Pin 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Function 3.3V -12V Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground -5V +5V +5V Pin 1 2 3 4 A TX Main P ower Connector Function Ground Ground +12V +12V +12V Power Connector[...]

2 Hardware Installation 45 2.6.11 Front Panel Connectors HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. G-LED: Green LED This LED will not light when the system’ s power is on or when the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend T o RAM) state . It will light when the system is in the S1 (POS - P ower On Su[...]

2 46 Hardware Installation PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED When the system’ s p o wer is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - P o wer On Suspend) state, it will blink ever y second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend T o RAM) state, it will blink 4 times in ever y second. Note: If your system did not boot-up and the P [...]

47 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 f eatures found in this mainboard. This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the[...]

48 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.1.1 Date The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a da y , from Sunday to Saturday . Month displays the month, from Jan uar y to December . Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Y ear displa ys the y ear , from 1990 to 2098. 3.1 .1.2 Time The time fo rmat is <hour&g[...]

49 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the dr ive. The par ameters will automatically be shown on the screen. IDE Primary Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master/Slave If y ou wish to def ine y our o wn drive type manually , select “Man ual”. The drive type information should be included in the documentatio[...]

50 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility checking program. Cylinder This f ield displa ys the n umber of cylinder s . Head This field displays the number of read/write heads. Precomp This f ield displa ys the n umber of cylinder s at which to change the write timing. Landing Zone This f ield displays the number of cylinder s specif ied as the landing zone for[...]

51 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter . P ow er up in 80-column mode. Mono Monochrome adapter . Includes high resolution monochrome adapters . 3.1.1.6 Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during po wer up. The default setting is All Er rors. No Errors The system boot will not stop [...]

52 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2 Advanced BIOS F eature s The Advanced BIOS Features allows y ou to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the mainboard, while other s, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference. 3.1.2 .1 Virus W arni[...]

53 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility f ield. Also , disable this field if y ou are installing or r unning cer tain operating systems like Windows ® 98/2000/ME/XP or the operating system ma y not install nor wor k. 3.1.2.2 CPU L1 & L2 Cache These f ields speed up the memor y access. The default value is enabled. 3.1.2.3 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The p[...]

54 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.7 Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks. When disab led, the BIOS will not search for the type of flopp y disk dr ive by tr ac[...]

55 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.12 Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password - ev er ytime the system boots or only when y ou enter the BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Super visor/User Passw ord submenu. System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct passwor[...]

56 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Feature s This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specif ic features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memor y resources. These items should not be alter ed unless necessar y . The default settings have been chosen because they provi[...]

57 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Current FSB Frequency This field shows the detected FSB of the CPU. Current DRAM Frequency This field shows the detected frequency of the DRAM. DRAM Clock This field is used to select the clock speed of the DIMM. By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD (Serial Presence Detect) data str ucture that stores information about [...]

58 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility DRAM Timing This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM. By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD (Serial Presence Detect) data str ucture that stores infor mation about the module such as the memor y type , memor y siz e , memor y speed, etc . When this option is selected, the system will r un according to the info[...]

59 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility A G P Aper ture Size This f ield is relevant to the memor y-mapped graphics data of the A GP card installed in your system. Lea ve this in its default setting, which is 128M. A GP Mode This f ield is used to select the A GP mode of the A GP card installed on the mainboard. The default setting is “4X”. A GP Driving [...]

60 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility A GP Driving V alue This f ield is used to select a value f or the A GP Driving control. W e recommend that you leave this field in its default setting. A GP Fast Write Select Enab led to suppor t the A GP Fast Write function. A GP Master 1 WS Write Set this f ield to Enabled to add one clock tick to A G P write operat[...]

61 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix - A wardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU & PCI Bus Control The settings on the screen are for referen ce onl y . Y our ver sion may not be identical to this one. Item Help Menu Level ↑↓→← Move F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults F1:General Help Enter:Select F5:Previous V alues +/-/PU/PD:V alue F1[...]

62 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3.4 Memory Hole This f ield is used to select the memor y area that must not be addressed to the ISA bus. 3.1.3.5 System BIOS Cacheable When this field 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[...]

63 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - A wardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help Menu Level ↑↓→← Move F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults F1:General Help Enter:Select F5:Previous V alues +/-/PU/PD:V alue F10:Save ESC:Exit VIA OnChip IDE Device VIA OnChip PCI Device Super IO Device I[...]

64 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility On-Chip IDE Channel 0 and On-Chip IDE Channel 1 These f ields allow y ou to enable or disable the prima r y and secondar y IDE controller . The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if y ou want to add a different hard driv e controller. IDE Prefetch Mode This allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer[...]

65 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4.2 VIA OnChip PCI Device Mov e the cur sor to this field and press <Enter>. The follo wing screen will appear . Phoenix - A wardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility VIA OnChip PCI Device Item Help Menu Level ↑↓→← Move F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults F1:General Help Enter:Select F5:Previous V alues +/-[...]

66 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I/O address f or the onboard serial por t 1 and serial por t 2. 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4,[...]

67 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility U AR T Mode Select The mainboard suppor ts IrDA function for wireless connectivity betw een your computer and peripher al devices. Y ou may not use IrD A (J8) and the COM 2 (J4) ser ial por t at the same time . If yo u are using the COM 2 serial por t , make sure this field is set to Normal. T o use the IrDA function, [...]

68 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP , E PP , ECP and ECP+EPP . These apply to standard specifications and will depend on the type and speed of y our device. Ref er to your per ipher al’ s man ual for the best option. SPP Allows normal speed oper ation but in one direction only . “ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)[...]

69 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4.4 Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the onboard VGA, AGP or PCI first when the system boots. Onboard/AGP When the system boots, it will first initialize the onboard VGA or AGP. PCI Slot When the system boots, it will first initialize PCI. 3.1.4.5 OnChip USB Controller This f ie[...]

70 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The P ow er Management Setup allows y ou to configure y our system to most effectiv ely save energy . The settings on the screen are f o r r ef erence only . Y our version ma y not be identical to this one. 3.1.5.1 A CPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems tha[...]

71 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5.3 Power Management Option This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving b y changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “Suspend Mode” field is activated. Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 hr . Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Suspend mode = [...]

72 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5.8 MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system. 3.1.5.9 Soft-Off by PWRBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the P ower Management f ield is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed a[...]

73 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility PS2KB W akeup Select Password T o use a password to wak e up the system, select this option then press <Enter>. Enter your password. Y ou can enter up to 5 character s. T ype in exactly the same password to confirm, then press <Enter>. Important: If you forgot the password, you must pow er - off the system,[...]

74 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility USB Resume from S3 This function, when enabled, allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend T o RAM) state. VG A When set to On, the system will respond and wake up to any V GA activity . L P T & C O M Select the por t you would lik e the system to respond and [...]

75 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility • When enab l ed, the system will power -on to respond to calls coming through an external or internal modem. Refer to “Wa k e-On-Ring Connector” in chapter 2 for more information. Resume on Alarm Enabled When Enabled, you can set the date and time you would like the Soft P o wer Down (Soft-Off) PC to pow er -on [...]

76 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQs Activity Monitoring Mov e the cur sor to this f ield and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear . When the “Pr im ar y INTR”, and “IRQ3” - “IRQ15” f ields are enabled, access to the specified IRQ will cause the system to wake up completel y from the po wer management mode. When disabled,[...]

77 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations This section shows ho w to conf igure the PCI bus system. It cover s some ver y technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced user s should make any changes to the default settings. 3.1.6.1 PNP OS Installed The default setting is “No” . The BIOS will detect the Pl[...]

78 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6.4 IRQ Resources Mov e the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The “IRQ-3” to “IRQ-15” fields will appear . Set each system inter rupt to either PCI Device or Reser ved. 3.1.6.5 PCI/V GA Palette Snoop This f ield deter mines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA V GA cards can w or k with PCI/V GA or not. Th[...]

79 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6.8 PCI Slot 1 Use IRQ to PCI Slot 3 Use IRQ By default, an IRQ is automatically assigned to the PCI devices that are installed in the PCI slots. If a PCI device has not been assigned an IRQ , you m ust manuall y assign an IRQ for the device. During system boot-up, you will see “NA” for the device that does not[...]

80 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 Frequency/V oltage Contr o l The settings on the screen are for ref erence only . Y our ver sion may not be identical to this one. Phoenix - A wardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/V oltage Control CPU Clock Ratio Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk Spread Spectrum CPU Clock 8 X Enabled Enabled 100MHz Item Help Menu Level ?[...]

81 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7.4 CPU Clock This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the CPU . The a vailable options allow y ou to adjust the CPU’ s b us cl ock in 1MHz increment. The default setting is “100MHz”. Important: Overclocking may result in the processor’s or system’s instability an[...]

82 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troub leshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These settings are not optimal and turn off all high perfo rmance features. Y o u should use these values only if you have hardware problems. Highlight this option in the[...]

83 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.10 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entr y , set a super visor’s passw ord with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only , b ut not your system, set a super visor’ s passw ord with the “Set[...]

84 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.12 Sav e & Exit Setup When all the changes ha ve been made, highlight “Sa ve & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. The message below will appear : Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)? N T ype “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications y ou have made will be wr itten into the CMOS memor y , and the syst[...]

85 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.2 Updating the BIOS T o update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility , A WDFLASH.EXE. Y ou can do wnload them from DFI’s w eb 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 flopp y disk. 2 . Reboot[...]

86 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 6 . The following will appear . Do Y ou W ant to Sa ve BIOS (Y/N) This question ref er s to the cur rent existing BIOS in your system. W e recommend that y ou save the cur rent BIOS and its flash utility; just in case y ou need to reinstall the BIOS. T o sa v e the current BIOS, press <Y> then enter the file name[...]

87 4 Supported Software 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The mainboard comes with a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI, along with the appropr iately netw or ked software, is designed to make i n ventor y , maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier . With DMI, a netw o r k administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some inf [...]

88 4 Supported Software 4.1.2 Using the DMI Utility The four menus located on top of the DMI Configuration Utility screen are Edit DMI, Add DMI, Load DMI File and Save DMI File. Use the ← or → (left or right) arrow keys to select a menu from the Menu bar . On the left side of the screen is a list of the system configuration items. Use the ↑ o[...]

89 4 Supported Software Add DMI 1. Use the ← or → ar row keys to select the Add DMI menu. 2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the ↑ o r ↓ arrow keys, then press <Enter>. 3 . The cur sor will move to the screen y ou select allo wing you to enter information about the added item. 4. Press <F10[...]

90 4 Supported Software 4.2 D riv ers, Utilities and Softwar e Applications The CD that came with the system board contains dri ver s, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive . The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear . If after inser ting the CD ,[...]

91 4 Supported Software 4.2.1 V IA ® Se r vice Pack The VIA ® Ser vice Pack contains the f ollowing dr iv er s . • VIA A T API V endor Suppor t Dr iv er • A GP VxD Driver • IRQ Routing Minipor t Driver • VIA INF Driver T o install VIA Ser vice P ack, please f ollow the steps belo w . 1 . Click “VIA Ser vice P ack”. The f ol lo wing sc[...]

92 4 Supported Software Y ou m ust f ir st install VIA ® Ser vice Pack pr ior to installing any other drive r s . Howev er , this may not be the case f or some A GP cards. Please read carefully the following information. Important: The VGA driver that came with some AGP cards is already bundled with the A GP VxD driver . Since the ver sion of the [...]

93 4 Supported Software 4.2.2 S3 Pr oSavage V GA Drivers T o install the V GA driver , please f ollo w the steps below . 1. Click “S3 ProSavage V GA Drive r s”. The foll owing screen will appear . 2 . Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 3. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.[...]

94 4 Supported Software 4.2.3 Realtek Audio Drivers The audio driv ers suppor t the f ollowing oper ating systems: Windows  98, Windo ws  98 SE, Windows  ME, Windows NT  4 . 0 and Window s  2000. T o install the audio driver , please f ollow the steps belo w . 1 . Click “Realtek Audio Dr ivers”. The f ollowing screen will appear [...]

95 4 Supported Software 4.2.4 VIA LAN Drivers (PM12-EL only) The LAN dr i ver s f or Windows  98, Windows  98 SE, Windows  ME, Windows  2000 and Windows  XP suppor t “Autor un”. T o install the LAN dr iver , please follow the steps belo w . 1 . Click “VIA LAN Dr iv er s”. The follo wing screen will appear . 2 . Follow the pro[...]

96 4 Supported Software 4.2.5 VIA USB 2.0 Driv ers T o install the USB 2.0 dr iver , please f ollo w the steps below . 1. Click “VIA USB 2.0 Dr ivers” . The following screen will appear . 2 . Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 3 . Restar t the system.[...]

97 4 Supported Software 4.2.6 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 T o install Microsoft DirectX 8.1, please f o llo w the steps below . 1 . Click “Microsoft DirectX 8.1”. The follo wing screen will appear . 2 . Click “Y es” to continu e . 3 . Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.[...]

98 4 Supported Software 4.2.7 McAfee VirusScan Online The McAf ee Vir usScan Online is the most reliable and con v enient wa y of protecting your PC from computer viruses. When y ou install McAf e e VirusScan Online , your computer is saf e because it automatically scans f or vir uses and checks for vir us updates so that PC protection stays up-to-[...]

99 4 Supported Software 4.3 Installation Notes 1. "Autor un" ONL Y suppor ts the Windows  98, Windows  98 SE, Windows  ME, Windows  2000, Windows NT  4.0 and Windows  XP oper ating systems. If after inser ting the CD , "Autor un" did not automatically star t (which is, the Main Board Utility CD screen did not a[...]

A 100 Using the Suspend to RAM Function A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function If y ou are using the Windows ® 98 operating system, please follow the steps belo w . 1 . Select “ P o wer Management Setup” in the main menu screen and press <Enter>. 2. In the “ A CPI Function” f ield, select “Enab led”. 3 . In the “A CPI Suspend T [...]

A Using the Suspend to RAM Function 101 7. Boot Windows ® 98. 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 l y installed, double-click the System icon. In the System Proper ties dialog bo x, click the “Device Manager” tab. In “View devices [...]

A 102 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 10. Repeat step 7 to open the Control Panel dialog box. Double- click the P ower Management icon. 11. Click the Advanced tab . In the “When I press the pow e r button on m y computer” field, select “Standb y”. 9. Click File System. In the “ T ypical role of this computer” field, select “Mobile o[...]

A Using the Suspend to RAM Function 103 12. After completing the steps above and y ou want to po we r -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 “Standby ” when y ou shut down Windo ws ® 9[...]

B 104 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 Setu[...]

B System Error Message 105 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 106 T r oubleshooting C .1 T r oubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that y ou may encounter with y our per sonal computer . T o efficiently troub leshoot your system, treat each problem individuall y . This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes. [...]

C T r oubleshooting 107 The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1 . The monitor has lost its ver 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 t ed by this m[...]

C 108 T r oubleshooting 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 dr ive is conf igured as Master and the second hard dri ve is configured as Slave. The master hard dr ive must ha v[...]

C T r oubleshooting 109 Serial Port The serial d e vice (modem, printer) doesn’ t output anything or is outputting garbled characters. 1 . Mak e sure that the ser ial device’ s p o wer is tur ned on and that the device is on-line. 2 . V er ify that the device is plugged into the cor rect serial por t on the rear of the computer . 3. V er ify th[...]