Acer POWER 8400 manual

AcerPower 8400 User’ s Guide Ap8400-e.book Page 1 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:20 PM[...]

Change s ma y be made peri odicall y to th e inf ormat ion in this publ icati on witho ut obli gatio n t o n o t i f y a n y p e r s o n o f s u c h r e v i s i o n o r c h a n g e s . S u c h c h a n g e s w i l l b e i n c o r p o r a t e d i n n e w editions o f this m anual o r supp leme ntary docum ents an d pub lication s. Thi s company makes[...]

iii Notices FCC Notice This dev ice has bee n tested and fo und to comply wi th the lim its for a Class B digital dev ice pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lim its are desig ned to pro vide r eason able prote ction a gainst harm ful int erfer ence in a r esid ential installatio n. Th is devic e gener ates, u ses, and can radiat e rad io f[...]

Notic es iv Use Co ndi tions This p art com plies with Part 15 of the F CC Rules . Operat ion is s ubject to the fo llow ing tw o con ditio ns: (1 ) this devic e may no t cau se har mful interfer ence , and (2) this device must acce pt any in te rfere nce re ceived , includin g interfer ence that may caus e undesired operation. Noti ce: Ca nadi an [...]

v cord does not exceed th e extensio n cord amp ere rating. Also, mak e sure that the total r ating of all produc ts plugg ed into the w all o utlet does not e xcee d the fus e rating. 9. Never p ush obj ects of any kin d int o this pro duct thro ugh cabin et slots as they may touch dangerou s voltage po ints or short out pa rts that could resu lt [...]

Notic es vi Year 2000 Co mplian ce Statemen t The Ac erPowe r 8400 c arries th e "Hardw are NST L Teste d Year 2000 Complia nt" l ogo, whic h cert ifies tha t this model has b een t este d by NSTL usi ng the YMark2000 test, and has be en foun d to me et NSTL's standards for Year 20 00 hardw are com pliance. For mo re de tails, chec k[...]

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Notic es viii Ap8400-e.book Page viii Friday, Octobe r 1, 1999 2:20 PM[...]

ix T able of Contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Chapter 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overvie w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Preins tallatio n . . [...]

T a ble of Cont ents x Wake-o n LAN F unction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Chapter 3 Award BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Entering Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Stand ard CMOS S etup . . . [...]

Getting Started Chapter 1 Ap8400-e.book Page 1 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:20 PM[...]

This chapt er giv es you a general in tr od uction to the system unit and tells yo u how to select a site and se t up the system. It also includ es a simple troubleshooting section to he lp you chec k your system before you as k for te chnic al supp ort. Ap8400-e.book Page 2 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:20 PM[...]

3 Over view The AcerPower 8400 is an all-in-one, high-perfor mance system that supports the Intel Pentium III CPU. It uti lizes the PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) and the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) bus designs. Both design s improve system performance, enabl ing the sys tem to support various multimedia functions and applications. In add[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Star ted 4 Preinstallation The preinstallation process involves the fol lowing activities: ❑ Selecting a site ❑ Unpacking components Selecting a Site Consider the following when selecting a site for your comp ute r: ❑ Determine the best site for your system. Cable paths should not run near equipment that migh t cause electro[...]

5 Features The basic configuration consists of a system unit, a keyboard, a CD-ROM drive, a diskette drive, a fixed d isk drive and a mouse. Front Panel The figure below shows the system unit front pane l. No. Componen t No. Compone nt 1 CD-ROM tray 8 T urbo LE D 2 Hea dphon e/Earpho ne p ort 9 Pow er/Suspe nd LE D 3 Volume Co ntrol 10 Power button[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Star ted 6 Rear Panel The figure below shows the system unit rear panel. No. Componen t No. Compone nt 1 Fan 10 Parallel por t 2 Syst em main power swi tch 11 Speaker-out/Audio-out port 3 Voltage se lector 12 Audio-in port 4 Syste m power socke t 13 Mi cro phone- in port 5 PS/2 key board po rt 14 Game/M IDI port 6 PS/2 mous e port[...]

7 Internal Co mponents The figure below shows the system unit internal components. No. Componen t No. Compone nt 1 Power supply 4 Hard d isk dri ve 2 Add- on card bracket s 5 Flo ppy di sk drive 3 PCI socke ts 6 5.25 -inch de vice dr ive ba ys Ap8400-e.book Page 7 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:20 PM[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Star ted 8 Connecting System Components Caution: Do not turn on the syst em main p ower swi tch on the rea r panel of the syst em or plu g the syst em in unt il you fin ish co nnect ing all sys tem compone nts. The following sec tions show how to connect each c omponent to the system: Connecting the Keyboard Plug the keyboard cabl[...]

9 Connecting the Monito r Plug the monitor signal cable into the VG A connector on the rear panel. Connecting the Mouse Plug the mouse cable into the mouse conne ctor on the rear panel. Ap8400-e.book Page 9 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:20 PM[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Star ted 10 Connecting the Printer (optional ) Check your printer before you connect it to y our system. If you have a parallel printer, connect it to the parallel port on the rear panel. If you have a serial printer or other serial peripheral, connect it to the serial port (COM2). See “Rear Panel” on page 6 for the location o[...]

11 Connecting M ultimed ia Components Your system also supports optional multi media features. Connect the multimedia components as show n below: Ap8400-e.book Page 11 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Star ted 12 Connecting to th e Network (opti onal) Your system may come with a LAN (Local Area Network) card for network connection. To connect your system to the network, plug the network cable into the card’s network port. Ap8400-e.book Page 12 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

13 Connecting USB Devi ces (optional ) The USB ports on the rear panel enable t he system to support additional serial devices without using up y our system resources. To connect a USB device, simply plug the device cable into a USB port on the rear panel. Note : Mo st USB devices have a buil t-in USB port whic h allows y ou to daisy-ch ain ot her [...]

Chapter 1 Getting Star ted 14 Turning On Your Computer After you have connected all peripherals and c ables, follow these steps to turn on your computer: 1. Turn on all peripherals connected to the system such as the monitor, printer, fax, speakers, etc. 2. Locate the system main power switch on the back of the system and turn it on. Ap8400-e.book [...]

15 3. Press the power button located on the front of the system unit. When the system finishes booting, the co mputer is ready for use. Ap8400-e.book Page 15 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Star ted 16 T urning Off Y our Computer 1. Turn off all peripherals connected to the system such as the monitor, printer, fax, speakers, etc. 2. Press the power but ton located on the front of the system unit for at least four seconds. Quickly pre ssing the button puts the system in Suspend mode onl y. Note : Y ou do not ne ed to [...]

17 Troubleshooting If you encounter a hardware probl em, we recommend that you review the following suggestions before c alling for service: General failu re ❑ Are all cables securely plugged? ❑ Are all system components and peripheral s turned on? ❑ Is the system main power switch on? ❑ Is the power outlet burned out? You may check this by[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Star ted 18 Printer doesn’t work ❑ Is the printer power turned off? ❑ Is the printer cable connected to the corr ect port (serial or parallel)? ❑ Are your application and the printer confi gured for the same operating values? Be sure there is no conflict with any port on the add-on card. For details , check the documentati[...]

19 Error Messages In the event that you receive an error message , do not continue using the computer. Note the m essage and take corrective action immediately. This section de scribes the different types of error messages and sug gests corrective measu res. There are two general types of error mes sages: ❑ Software ❑ System Software Error Me s[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Star ted 20 CMOS C hecksu m Err or - Defaul ts load ed CMOS checksum er ror durin g post process. Press "F1" to ignore i t or pres s Ctrl- Alt-E sc to en ter cm os setup ut ility . Conflic t I/O Po rts Conflic t in I/ O resour ce settings detec ted. Contac t your dealer or an autho rize d service cent er . DISK BOOT F AI[...]

21 Correcting Error Condi tions As a general rule, the "Press F1 to continu e" error message is caused by a configuration problem which c an be easily corrected. An equipment malfunction is more likely to cause a fatal error, i.e., an error that causes comp lete system failure. Here are some corrective measures for err or conditions: 1. R[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Star ted 22 Caution: Thes e com man ds are pe r form ed in D OS. We recomm end t hat you fami liariz e yourself wit h the DOS comma nds first befor e you format your hard di sk. If you follow the corrective steps above a nd still receive an error message, the cause may be an equip ment malfunction. If you are sure that your config[...]

System Boar d Infor mation Chapter 2 Ap8400-e.book Page 23 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

This system board is uniq uely-designed to support not only the common features found in today’s high-per for mance system boards, but the multimed ia functions as well. This chapter gives a deta iled di scussi on of the boa rd’s compone nts and fea tur es . Ap8400-e.book Page 24 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

25 Features This high-performance system board comes with the following features: ❑ Intel Pentium III processor with 512-KB second-l evel cache running at 450, 500, 533, 550, or 600 MHz ❑ Three 168-pin DIMM sockets that accept 32-, 6 4-, and 128-MB PC-100 (100 MHz) and PC-133 (1 33 MHz) SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM); allows 384-MB m aximum syste m m[...]

Chapter 2 Syste m Boar d Inf ormati on 26 Board Layout Y our system board should look just like the following figure: The following table lists the components that y ou will find on the system board: No. Componen t No. Compone nt 1 PS/2 mouse po rt 13 AD1881 aud io chipset 2 PS/2 keyboa rd port 14 Buzzer 3 USB ports 15 VIA VT82C686A chipset 4 Seria[...]

27 Jumpers and Connectors Refer to the following figure for the location o f the jumpers and connectors on the system board: Panel Connecto r NOTE: PW LED1 is a powe r LED conne ctor for Asp ire 64 00 and AcerPo wer 4400. How ever , PWRL ED in the PANEL, as sh own bel ow, is the on e for AcerPower 8 400. Ap8400-e.book Page 27 Fr iday, October 1, 19[...]

Chapter 2 Syste m Boar d Inf ormati on 28 Jump er S etti ng Connector Descriptio n Jumper Fun ction an d Settings JP12 1-2 2-3 Sound Enabl ed (def ault) Disa bled JP14 1-2 2-3 CMOS Setting Norma l oper ation (def ault ) Clear CMOS JP27 1-2 2-3 PC Beep Output Onboard buzzer (def ault) Line-out Connector Des cription PWR2 A TX powe r conne ctor USB2 [...]

29 INSPK Inter nal spea ker connector (reserved) MODEM-CN Mono-in (Pi n 1-2) and Mic- out (Pin 3-4) BZ1 Onboard Bu zzer WOM Wake-on- Mode m conn ecto r (rese rv ed) WOL Wake-on-LAN con nector SMB SMBus connecto r IA Intru sion Al arm co nne cto r AOL Alert-on- LAN conne ctor SPWR * Power swit ch con nector * Locat ed in the PAN EL connec tor. Conne[...]

Chapter 2 Syste m Boar d Inf ormati on 30 Hard Disk Support The board comes with an enhanced PCI ID E controller that supports PIO mode 4 and Ultra DMA (Di rect Memory Access) mode data transfers. Two PCI IDE interfaces are mounted on the board to enable the system to suppo rt a maximum of four IDE hard disks, or any other IDE devices . See “Jump[...]

31 Audio Function For its audio solution, the board comes with a PCI-based audio controller and the following ports: ❑ Mono microphone port ❑ Stereo line-in port ❑ Stereo line-out port ❑ Game/MIDI port These connectors enable the system to ac commodate external audio devices. For instructions on how to conn ect the external audio devices, s[...]

Chapter 2 Syste m Boar d Inf ormati on 32 USB Support USB is a new serial bus design that is capable of cascading low and medium-speed peripherals (less than 12 Mbps) such as a keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner , printer and modem/ISDN. With USB, compl ex cable connections at the back panel of your PC can be eliminated. The board comes with two US[...]

33 Hardware Monitoring Function The Hardware Monitoring function allows you to check the system resources, either locally or in a comp uter network, by using software such as Acer ADM (Advanced De sktop Manager). Acer ADM is a desktop manage ment program that offers SMART (System Monitoring Analysis and Reporting T echnology) for checking local or [...]

Chapter 2 Syste m Boar d Inf ormati on 34 W ake-on Modem Function The W ake-on Modem function enables the system to resume from shutdown or suspend mode by monitor ing the fax/ modem (or any device of similar type) activit ies. Any signal or activity detected from the Modem Ring-in c onnector automatically returns the system to normal operation. Ap[...]

35 W ake-on LAN Function This system board implements a WOL co nnector . To use the LAN W ake-up function, you need to install a network card that supports this feature. In addition, you also ne ed to install a network management software such as ADM (Adv anced Desktop Manager). This feature allows the syste m to be activated via network access. Co[...]

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A war d BIOS Chapter 3 Ap8400-e.book Page 37 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

This c hapter contains detail ed di scussio n about the Awar d BIOS util ity. Y ou will need this information for r econf igur ing y our sy stem or for resetting yo ur system ba ck to its origina l settings in ca se you have r econfi gur e d it impr operl y. Ap8400-e.book Page 38 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

39 The A ward BIOS utility is a hardware configuration program built into your system’s Basic Input/Output Sy stem (BIOS). It supports a jumper-less de sign that automatically detects the CPU voltage and frequency. If you made some changes in the CMOS se ttings (BIOS) and your system fails to boot, do the followin g: 1. Hold down the HO ME key wh[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 40 Entering Setup T o enter Setup, press Ctrl -Alt- Esc during the POST (Power -on self-test). The “BIOS Setup” main menu the n appears: Note: Cho ose “Loa d Setup Defa ults” for best perfor mance wi th light system lo ading. Ref er to “Load Setup Defaults” on page 61. The section at the bottom of the screen tells h[...]

41 Standard CMOS Setup The Standard CMOS Setup sets the basic system parameters such as the date, time, and the hard disk ty pe. Use the arrow keys to highlight an item and PgUp or Pg Dn to select the value fo r eac h ite m. The table below describes each Standard CMOS Setup parameter . Settings in boldface are the def ault and suggested settings. [...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 42 Hard Disk T y pe Primary Master Primary Slav e Seconda ry Master Secondary Slave This item lets you select the IDE ha rd di sk par amete rs t hat your sy stem suppo rts. Au to enable s BIOS t o automati cally detect th e parame ters of instal led HDD dur ing the POST (Power-on self-test). If you pr efer to enter HDD paramete[...]

43 Drive B Allows you to conf igure yo ur floppy drive B. None 360 KB, 5.25-inc h 1.2 MB, 5.2 5-inch 720 KB, 3.5-in ch 1.44 M B, 3. 5-inch 2.88 M B, 3. 5-inch Floppy 3 M ode Support Allows yo ur floppy drive(s) to run in 3 m odes incl uding 2. 88 MB mode . Both Drive A Drive B Disa bled Video This item speci fies th e type of vide o card i n use. T[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 44 BIOS Features Setup The table below describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in boldface are the default and sugge sted settings. Parameter De sc rip tion Fo rmat /Opti ons CPU Inter nal Cache En abling this parameter activ ate s the C PU int erna l cache . Disabli ng th e parame ter slo ws do wn the system. Ena[...]

45 Boot Sequen ce This par ameter al lows yo u to spec ify the system boot up search sequenc e. The ha rd disk IDs are lis ted below : C: Pri mary master D: Pr imary slave E: Se cond ar y ma ster F: Se condary slave LS: LS120 Zip: IOMEGA ZIP Dri ve C,A,C DROM A,C,SCSI C,A,SCSI C,CDROM,A CDROM,C,A CDROM,A,C D,A,SCSI E,A,SCSI SCSI,A,C SCSI,C,A C only[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 46 Boot Up Num Lock Status Sett ing this paramet er to On enabl es the numeri c functi on of the numer ic ke ypad . Set this par ame ter to Off to disreg ard t he f unct ion. Disabling t he nu meric fu nction allo ws yo u to use the nume ric keypa d for cursor contro l. On Off Gate A20 Option The setti ngs for thi s parame ter [...]

47 Securi ty Option The System option limit s access to both t he Syst em boot and BIOS se tup. A prompt a sking yo u to enter your p assword appe ars o n the screen eve r y ti me y ou boot the s ystem. The Setup opt ion limit s access only t o BIO S setup . T o disable the sec urity optio n, select P asswo rd Set ting fro m the ma in menu, d on&ap[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 48 C800-CBFF Shadow CC00-CFFF Shadow D000- D3FF Shad ow D400- D7FF Shad ow D800- DBFF Shado w DC00-D FFF S had ow These six items ar e for shad owing R OM cod e on other ex pansion c ards. B efore you set these pa rameters, yo u need to know the sp ecifi c addres ses of that ROM cod e. If y ou do no t kn ow t his information, e[...]

49 Chipset Features Setup Caution: Mak e sure you fully un dersta nd the ite ms cont ained i n this menu before y ou tr y to chan ge any thing . Y ou may chang e the para meter setting s to impro ve syst em per fo rmanc e. Howe ver , changing these parame ters could make yo ur sy stem unstab le if the se tting is not cor rect f or your system c onf[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 50 DRAM Clock Pl ease ref er to the table o n pa ge 51 to se t the D RAM clock. CPU CLK CPU CLK +33 CPU CLK -33 Memory Ho le This opti on lets y ou res erve syst em memory area for speci al ISA c ards. The c hips et acce sses code/d ata of thes e area s from the ISA bus direc tly . N ormall y , thes e area s are reserved f or m[...]

51 NOTE: Th e value in the Setup CPU Spee d parame ter may diff er from the value in the CPU Spee d Detec ted pa ramete r . However , the actual runnin g CPU sp eed s ho wn is a lway s th e valu e in the CP U Sp eed D ete cted parame ter . DRAM Clock T able Clock Spre ad S pect rum This i tem is us ed t o se t t he c lock spre ad spec trum f or EMI[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 52 100 MHz PC100 CPU CLK CPU SDRAM Recommen ded Set ting Ap8400-e.book Page 52 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

53 Power Management Setup The table below describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in boldface are the default and sugge sted settings. Parameter Desc ript ion Op tion s Power Manag ement This fun ction allow s you to set the default para meters fo r power -saving modes. Set it to Disabl e to turn o ff the powe r managem ent func tion.[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 54 Video Off After T urns of f the video monitor afte r the selected po wer dow n option. Suspend N/A Doze Standby Video Off Metho d This d eter min es th e wa y th at t he monito r sta ys of f. Bl ank Screen writes blank s to the vid eo buff er . V/H SYNC+Blank allows BIOS to control VSYNC and HSYN C signals. This function a p[...]

55 Doze Mode This item lets you se t the perio d of time af ter whic h the syste m enters into Doze m ode. The syst em acti vity (or event) is detect ed by moni toring the IRQ signals or other e vents (s uch as I/O) . Disabled 1 min. 2 min. 4 min. 8 min. 12 min. 20 min. 30 min. 40 min. 1 Hour Suspend M ode This item l ets you set the period of time[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 56 Wa ke on LAN/ Modem This opt ion allow s you to enable or disable the wake on LAN/mod em function. Whe n Enable d, internal modem/ LAN card can wa ke up the syste m f rom shutd ow n or suspe nd mode. Enabled Disabl ed Primar y INTR This item is used to ena ble or disabl e the dete ction of IR Q3-15 or NMI int errupt events f[...]

57 Power Manageme nt Mode T able Mode Doze Stan dby Suspend HDD Po wer Down Max Saving 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 15 min. Min Saving 1 min. 1 min. 1 min. 1 min. Ap8400-e.book Page 57 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 58 PnP/PCI Configuration The table below describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in boldface are the default and sugge sted settings. Parameter Desc ript ion Op tion s PnP OS Inst alled No rmall y , the PnP reso ur ces are allocate d by BIOS duri ng the POST (Power-on self-t est) . If you are u sing a PnP op erat [...]

59 IRQ3 ( COM2) IRQ4 ( COM1) IRQ5 ( Network / Sound or Others ) IRQ7 (Printer or Others ) IRQ9 (V ideo or Others ) IRQ10 (SCSI or Others ) IRQ11 (SCSI or Others ) IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) IRQ14 (IDE 1) IRQ15 (IDE 2) If your ISA card is not PnP compa tible and req uires a special IRQ to su pport its functi on, set t he sele cted IR Q to Legacy ISA . This [...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 60 PCI#2 Access #1 Retr y This item is used to ena ble or disabl e AGP m ast er re tr y d isc onnec t. If enabled, AGP mas ter will be discon nect ed if ma x re tries are att empted wi thout succes s. PCI#2 means AGP . Enabled Disabl ed AGP Master 1 W S Write This item is used to ena ble or disabl e AGP mas ter 1 wai t stat e w[...]

61 Load Setup Defaults The default setup values may not be the be st setting for your motherboard, but these values are qual ified as reliable settings, especially if you have limited loading of add-on cards and memory size (for example, a system that contains only a VGA/ Sound card and two DIMMs). T o attain the best system perform ance, you may m[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 62 Product Information This screen displays information about your system, like the product name, serial number , mainboard ID, m ainboard serial number , BIOS version, etc. These entries are for y our reference only and cannot be changed. Ap8400-e.book Page 62 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

63 Integrated Peripherals The table below describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in boldface are the default and sugge sted settings. Parameter Desc ript ion Options OnChip Primary IDE OnChip Secondary IDE These para meters le t you enab le or disa ble t he IDE d evic es connecte d to the prima ry and secon dar y IDE connec tors. Ena[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 64 Prim ar y Ma ster PIO Primary Slave PIO Seco ndary Master PIO Seco ndary Slav e PIO Sett ing thes e items to A uto act ivates the HDD sp eed a uto-det ect function . The PIO mod e specif ies the da ta trans fer rate of the H DD. Fo r exam ple: mo de 0 da ta tran sfer rate i s 3.3MB/s, mode 1 is 5.2M B/s, mode 2 is 8.3MB/s, m[...]

65 Onch ip L eg acy Audio This item is us ed to enabl e or disa ble the onboa rd legacy a udio. If enab led, the follo wing para meters can b e sel ected: SB I/O Base SB IRQ Select SB,DMA Select MPU-401 I/O Addres s Disabl ed Enabl ed 220H , 240H, 260H, and 2 80H IRQ5 , IRQ7, IRQ9, an d IRQ10 DMA1 , DMA0, DMA2, and DMA3 330-333 , 300 - 303, 310 -31[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 66 Onboard Pa rallel Port This item control s the onbo ard paralle l port addr ess and in terrupt . Note : If you are us ing an I/O car d with a parallel po rt, make sure tha t the ad dress es and IR Qs do not conflic t. 378/IRQ 7 3BC/IRQ7 278/IRQ 7 Disabl ed Parallel Port EPP Ty p e This item le ts you sele ct the EPP mode. EP[...]

67 Password Setting A password prevents unauthorized use of you r computer . If you set a password, the system prompts fo r the correct password before booting or to access Setup. T o set a password: 1. At the prompt, type your password. Y our password can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters. Whe n you type the characters, they appear as asterisks o[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 68 IDE HDD Auto Detection If your system has an IDE hard drive, you can use this function to detect its parameters and enter them into the "Standard CMOS Setup" automatically. This routine only detects one set of parame ters for your IDE hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set of parameters. If your hard[...]

69 Save & Exit Setup This function automatically saves all CMO S values before leaving Setup. Ap8400-e.book Page 69 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS 70 Exit without Saving Use this function to e xit Setup without sav ing the CMOS value changes. Do not use this option if you want to sav e the new configuration. Ap8400-e.book Page 70 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

Upgrading the System Chapter 4 Ap8400-e.book Page 71 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

This chapter tell s you how to remove and replace the system housing, and to install optional components to upgrade the system. It gi ves brief a nd cl ear ins truct ions ac compani ed by mechani cal illustrations sho wing how to per for m each described procedur e. Ap8400-e.book Page 72 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

73 Installation Precautions Before you install a ny system compone nt, we recommend tha t you read the following sections. These sectio ns contain important ESD precautions along with preinstallation and postinstallation instructions. ESD Precautions Electrostatic dischar ge (ESD) can damage your processor , disk drives, expansion boards, and other[...]

Chapter 4 Upgr ading th e System 74 Warn i ng ! Not turn ing off the syst em properly be fore yo u start i nstal ling t he compone nts m ay dam age yo ur syste m. Do not at tempt the proc edure s descri bed in th e followi ng section s unles s you are a qu ali fied se rv ice te chnici an. Postinstallation Instructio ns Observe the following after i[...]

75 Opening the System Caution : Befo re you p roceed, mak e sure that you ha ve turn ed off the system and all per ipher als c onnected to it . Read the “Prein stall ation Instruction s” on page 73. This section tells you how to open the ho using cover when you need to install additional component s inside the system unit. Removing the Housing [...]

Chapter 4 Upgr ading th e System 76 Replacing th e Housing Cove r 1. Align the cover’s hinges to the housing fram e and then gently push it in. Slide it back into place. 2. Secure the cover with two screws. 3. Follow steps 1 and 2 to replace the other side. Ap8400-e.book Page 76 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

77 Installing Additional Memor y The three 168-pin sockets onboard support SDR AM-type DIMMs. Y ou may install 32-MB, 64-MB, or 128-MB (single and double density) DIMMs for a maximum of 384-MB system memory . The SDRAM DIMMs should work under 3. 3 volts only; 5-volt memory devices are not supported. This syste m board supports both PC-100 (100MHz) [...]

Chapter 4 Upgr ading th e System 78 Installing a DIMM 1. Open the clips on the socket. 2. Align the DIMM with the socket. 3. Press the DIMM into the socket until the clips l ock onto the DIMM. Note : The DI MM s ocket i s slott ed to en sure pro per instal lation. If you insert a DIMM but it d oes not fit e asily int o the socket , you may have ins[...]

79 Removing a DIMM 1. Press the holding clips on both sides of the so cket outward to release the DIMM. 2. Gently pull the DIMM out of the socket. Reconfigur ing the System The system automatically detects the amount of memory installed. Run Setup to view the new val ue for total system memory and make a note of it. Ap8400-e.book Page 79 Fr iday, O[...]

Chapter 4 Upgr ading th e System 80 Upgrading the CPU Removing the CPU Note: Obser ve th e ESD pre cautions on page 73 when inst alling or remo ving a sy stem com ponen t. Before you can replace or upgrade your processor , you need to remove the previously installed processor on the s ystem board. Follow these steps to remove the CPU: 1. On the sys[...]

81 3. Gently pull the CPU straight up from its so cket. Ap8400-e.book Page 81 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

Chapter 4 Upgr ading th e System 82 Installing th e CPU Note : Obser ve the ESD pre cautions on pag e 73 when i nstallin g or remov ing a syst em component. Follow these steps to upgrade the CPU: 1. Insert the CPU as shown in the figure below. Ap8400-e.book Page 82 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

83 2. Plug the fan/heatsink cable into the fan and the rmal connectors. See “Jumpers and Connectors” on page 27 for the location of the connectors on the system board. Warn i ng ! The heats ink be comes very hot w hen the system is on . Nev er touc h the h eatsi nk with any me tal or with you r h ands. Ap8400-e.book Page 83 Fr iday, October 1, [...]

Chapter 4 Upgr ading th e System 84 Replacing the Hard Disk Follow these steps to replace the hard disk dri ve: 1. Remove the cover as shown on page 75. 2. Detach the power cable and the disk drive cable from the hard disk. 3. Remove four screws that holds the hard disk to the me tal bracket frame. Ap8400-e.book Page 84 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2[...]

85 4. Pull out the hard disk drive. 5. Install a new 3.5-inch hard disk drive and c onnect the disk drive cable and power cable Ap8400-e.book Page 85 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

Chapter 4 Upgr ading th e System 86 6. Secure the hard disk with the fours screws that you have previously removed. 7. Reinstall the housing cover as shown on p age 76. Make su re th at the other ends o f the d isket te dr ive ca bles ar e secu rely connect ed to thei r corres ponding c onnec tors on the system board. Ap8400-e.book Page 86 Fr iday,[...]

87 Installing PCI and AGP Expansion Cards T o install a PCI or AGP Card: 1. Locate an empty PCI or AGP slot on the system board. 2. Remove the bracket on the housing opposite the selected empty PCI or AGP slot. 3. Remove the PCI or AGP card from its protec tive packaging. Ap8400-e.book Page 87 Fr iday, October 1, 1999 2:2 0 PM[...]

Chapter 4 Upgr ading th e System 88 4. Align the card with the empty bracket and the n insert it into the slot. Make sure that the card is properly seated. 5. Secure the card to the housing with a screw. 6. Reinstall the housing cover (see page 76) . When you turn on the system, BIOS automatically detects and assigns resources to the PCI or AGP dev[...]