CA64-TC CA64-TN Rev.
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Battery: Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the batter y manufacturers instructions. Joystick or MIDI port: Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than 10A current at 5V DC . There is a risk of fire for devices that exceed this limit.
Notice This users manual contains detailed information about the system board. If, in some cases, some information doesnt match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should always be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual manual is included in the system board package. To view the users manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click Users Manual.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications.................................................................................. 7 1.2 Package Checklist......................................................................................................... 13 Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 System Board Layout ............................................................................................. System Memory....................................
Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Desktop Management Interface..................................................................... 78 VIA Hardware Monitor............................................................................................ 81 VIA Service Pack.......................................................................................................... 81 Audio Drivers .....................................................................................
Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset VIA® 82C694T/82C686B AGPset Processor The system board is equipped with Socket 370. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically detects 1.050V to 1.825V. Pentium® III - FCPGA2 133MHz FSB (1.13GHz-1.
Introduction DIMMs 2MBx64/x72 4MBx64/x72 8MBx64/x72 Memory Size 16MB 32MB 64MB DIMMs 16MBx64/x72 32MBx64/x72 64MBx64/x72 Memory Size 128MB 256MB 512MB Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 universal 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. The universal AGP slot supports AGP 2x with up to 533MB/sec.
Introduction CPU, chassis and AGP fan connectors Two internal audio connectors - AUX-in and CD-in (CA64-TC) One connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks (CA64-TC) PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices Supports ATA/33, ATA/66 and ATA/100 hard drives PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 16.6MB/sec.
Introduction Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your system configuration and stores these information in the DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier.
Introduction Wake-On-Ring This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming through an internal or external modem. Refer to Wake-On-Ring Connector in chapter 2 and Resume On LAN/Ring (Wake Up Events field) in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information. Important: If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥720mA.
Introduction ACPI STR (CA64-TC) The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management. Currently, only Windows® 98/2000/ME supports the ACPI function. ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function.
Introduction 1.2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items: þ þ þ þ þ The system board A users manual One IDE cable for ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA/100 IDE drives One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable One Main Board Utility CD If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.
Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.
Hardware Installation CA64-TN Note: The illustrations on the following pages are based on the C A64-TC system board, which is the board that supports onboard audio.
Hardware Installation Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform 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 antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis.
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. Notch Tab Pin 1 Tab Key 1. Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side. 2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the notches in the module aligned with the keys on the socket. 3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is completely seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place.
Hardware Installation 2.3 Frequency Ratio Settings for Processors The following table shows the available frequency ratios and their corresponding DIP switch setting. There are 4 switches on SW1. The black rectangle in the diagram denotes the par t that is protruding, the adjustable switch. Make sure SW1 is set correctly before applying power, otherwise you will not be able to power-on the system. Processor Freq. 66MHz 100MHz 133MHz Ratio 300MHz 300AMHz --- SW1 600MHz 4.
Hardware Installation Important: The frequency ratio of some processors shown in the table may have been locked by the manufacturer. If you are using this kind of processor, setting an extended ratio for the processor will have no effect. The system will instead use its factor y default ratio. Most processors with frequency ratio greater than 8x have locked frequency ratio therefore does not have the flexibility of using extended ratio.
Hardware Installation 2.
Hardware Installation CPU Front Side Bus Select - Jumpers JP1 and JP2 The default setting of jumpers JP1 and JP2 is Auto - the system will automatically run according to the FSB of the processor. Warning: Some processors, when overclocked, may result to the processors or systems instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance. If you are unable to boot your system due to overclocking, make sure to set these jumpers back to their default settings.
Hardware Installation 2.5 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data 1 1 2 2 3 3 1-2 On: Normal (default) 2-3 On: Clear CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP3 If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the processors bus clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS. you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
Hardware Installation 3. Plug the power cord and power-on the system. If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processors bus clock in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4. 4. After powering-on the system, press to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Frequency/Voltage Control submenu and press . 6. Set the CPU Host/PCI Clock field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock.
Hardware Installation 2.6 Ports and Connectors 2.6.1 Serial Ports COM 1 Serial Port COM 2 Serial Port The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (COM 1: J3 and COM 2: J5) - both in Teal/Turquoise color located at the ATX double deck ports of the board. These ports are RS-232C asynchronous communication por ts with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.
Hardware Installation 2.6.2 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) por ts - both at location J1 of the ATX double deck ports of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards. Warning: Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard.
Hardware Installation 2.6.3 Parallel Port Parallel Port The system board has a standard parallel port (J4 - Burgundy) located at the ATX double deck ports of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports Normal, ECP and EPP modes. You can set the ports mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS. Setting 26 Function Normal (Standard Parallel Port) Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.
Hardware Installation 2.6.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector 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 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header. You may enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS.
Hardware Installation 2.6.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism. The 40-pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.
Hardware Installation Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives. The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33, ATA/66 and ATA/100 hard drives. We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer. In a few cases, drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together.
Hardware Installation 2.6.
Hardware Installation The system board supports 4 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 the USB ports. Refer to your operating systems manual or documentation. Two onboard USB ports (J2 - Black) are located at the ATX double deck ports of the board.
Hardware Installation 2.6.7 IrDA Connector Pin Function 1 VCC 2 N. C. 3 IRRX 4 Ground 5 IRTX The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infr ared Data Association) specification suppor ts data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter. Connect your IrDA cable to connector J21 on the system board.
Hardware Installation 2.6.8 CPU Fan Connector Pin Function 1 Ground 2 On/Off 3 Sense The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J16 on the system board. The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the CPU fan. It will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.
Hardware Installation 2.6.9 Chassis Fan Connector Pin Function 1 Ground 2 On/Off 3 Sense If you are installing a chassis fan in the system unit, connect the fans connector to location J19 on the system board. The fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU. The system is capable of monitoring and controlling the speed of the chassis fan. It will automatically turn off once the system enters the Suspend mode.
Hardware Installation 2.6.10 AGP Fan Connector Pin Function 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 N. C. 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 fans connector to location J15 on the system board. Refer to the add-in cards manual for instructions on installing the fan.
Hardware Installation 2.6.11 Game/MIDI Port (CA64-TC) Game/MIDI Port The Game/MIDI port is identical to that of a standard PC game adapter or game I/O port. Connect an analog joystick to the 15-pin D-sub connector (J10 - Gold) located at the ATX double deck ports of the system board. This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick.
Hardware Installation 2.6.12 Audio Jacks (CA64-TC) Onboard Audio Jacks Line-out Line-in Mic-in Front Audio Pin Function Pin Function 2 Mic 1 Right Front audio (J9) 3 Ground 4 N. C . 5 Left 6 N. C .
Hardware Installation Onboard Audio Jacks The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a onehole connecting interface for inserting a plug. Line-out Jack (J6 - Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board. Line-in Jack (J7 - Light Blue) This jack can be connected to the line-out jack of any external audio devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc.
Hardware Installation 2.6.13 Internal Audio Connectors (CA64-TC) Pin Function 1 Left audio channel 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right audio channel CD-in and AUX-in These connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
Hardware Installation 2.6.14 Wake-On-LAN Connector Pin Function 1 +5VSB 2 Ground 3 WOL 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-On-LAN function, you must enable Resume on LAN/Ring (Wake Up Events field) in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS.
Hardware Installation 2.6.15 Wake-On-Ring Connector Pin Function 1 Ground 2 RI# The Wake-On-Ring connector is used to connect to an internal modem card that has the same connector. It will allow the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/ power-on to respond to calls coming through the internal modem card.
Hardware Installation 2.6.16 DIMM and PCI Standby Power LEDs DIMM Standby Power LED (CA64-TC) This LED will turn red when the systems power is on or when it is in the Suspend state (Power 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 Suspend state.
Hardware Installation 2.8.17 Power Connector The pin assignment of the ATX power connector is shown below. Pin Function Pin Function 1 3.3V 11 3.3V 2 3.3V 12 -12V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 +5V 14 PS-ON 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 +5V 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 PW-OK 18 -5V 9 5VSB 19 +5V 10 +12V 20 +5V Important: The system board requires a minimum of 3.3V/6A electric current.
Hardware Installation 2.6.18 Front Panel LEDs and Switches HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. G-LED: Green LED This LED will not light when the systems power is on or when the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. It will blink every second when the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state. (S3 - CA64-TC only.
Hardware Installation PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED When the systems power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) state, it will blink every second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every 4 seconds. (S3 - CA64-TC only.) Note: If a system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU or memor y module was not installed properly.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1 The Basic Input/Output System The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board. This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS. After you power up the system, the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) K IDE K IDE K IDE K IDE Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Wed, May 16 2001 4 : 35 : 5 Press Press Press Press Enter Enter Enter Enter None None None None Drive A Drive B 1.44M, 3.5 in.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary/Secondar y Master/Slave If you wish to define your own drive type manually, select Manual. The drive type information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor. If you select Auto, the BIOS will auto-detect the HDD & CD-ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD & CD-ROM drive. If a hard disk has not been installed, select None. Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected. All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error. All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features 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.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! systems like Windows® 95/98/2000 or the operating system may not install nor work. CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These fields speed up the memory access. The default value is enabled. Enable the External Cache for better performance. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The processors supported by the system board come with built-in Level 2 cache. By default, ECC is enabled to check the Level 2 cache. If you are not using this function, set this field to Disabled.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility Swap Floppy Drive When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A. When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive A. You must have two floppy drives to use this function. 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.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! OS Select for DRAM > 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS/2. The options are: Non-OS2 and OS2. Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM. Video Shadow will increase the video speed. Note that some graphics boards require that this option be disabled. The default value is Enabled. Enabled Video shadow is enabled. Disabled Video shadow is disabled.
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Award BIOS Setup Utility ! DRAM Clock Host CLK Sets the memory clock speed equal to that of the CPU clock speed. HCLK-33M The memory clock speed is equal to CPU clock speed minus 33MHz. For example, if the Host Clock is 133MHz, 133MHz - 33MHz = 100MHz. Meaning, the memory clock speed will run at 100MHz. Memory Hole This field is used to select the memory area that must not be addressed to the ISA bus.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility OnChip USB This field is used to enable or disable the onboard USB controller supported by the chipset. If you are using a USB peripheral device, make sure to set this field to Enabled. USB Keyboard Support By default, USB Keyboard Support is Disabled. However, if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS, make sure to enable this function. CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled Writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to offset the speed difference between the CPU and PCI bus.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! AGP Master 1 WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations. Memory Parity/ECC Check If you are using x72 (72-bit) PC SDRAM DIMMs, which are DIMMs that support the ECC (Error Checking and Correction) function, set this field to Enabled.
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Award BIOS Setup Utility ! IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master/Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input/Output. Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive, PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves. Your system supports five modes, 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled 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. Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode. Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller. Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! IR Function Duplex Half Full Data is completely transmitted before receiving data. Transmits and receives data simultaneously. TX,RX Inverting Enable The options are No, Yes; Yes, No; Yes, Yes; No, No. Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port. Onboard Parallel Mode The options are Normal, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility Onboard Legacy Audio (CA64-TC) By default, this field is enabled allowing you to use the audio features in DOS mode. The following fields are selectable only when this field is set to Enabled. Sound Blaster This field is used to enable or disable the sound blaster. SB I/O Base Address This field is used to select the sound blasters I/O base address. The options are 220H, 240H, 260H and 280H. SB IRQ Select This field is used to select the sound blasters IRQ.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility HDD Power Down After the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active. Doze Mode This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define. When the system enters the Doze mode according to the power saving time selected, the CPU clock will run at a slower speed (1/2 of full speed) while all other devices still operate at full speed.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! Video Off Option Always On Suspend -> Off The system BIOS will never turn off the screen. The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode. All Modes -> Off The screen is off when the system is in the Doze, Standby or Suspend mode. Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. V/H SYNC + Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off When power returns after an AC power failure, the systems power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system. Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will automatically power-on. Last State When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! Resume on PCI Event Enabled Access to a PCI card such as a modem or LAN card will cause the system to wake up. The PCI card must support the wake up function. Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI card. Resume On LAN/Ring This field supports two functions. • When enabled, the system will power-on to respond to calls coming through an external or internal modem. Refer to WakeOn-Ring Connector in chapter 2 for more information.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) This is used to set the time you would like the system to poweron. If you want the system to power-on ever yday as set in the Date (of Month) field, the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu. Primary INTR When set to On, the system will respond and wake up to an IRQ activity that has been detected. IRQs Activity Monitoring Move the cursor to this field and press .
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations 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 settings.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. Auto(ESCD) The system will automatically detect the settings for you. Manual Choose the specific IRQ and DMA resources in the IRQ Resources and DMA Resources fields respectively. IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press . The IRQ-3 to IRQ-15 fields will appear.
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, set this field to Disabled. The IRQ previously occupied by the VGA card will be available for another device. Note: When Disabled, a Yellow mark will appear in Windows 95s Device Manager.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software PC Health Status Current CPU Temp. Current System Temp. Current CPU Fan Speed Current Chassis Fan Speed Vcore 2.5V 3.3V 5V 12V 37C/98F 27C/80F 5698 RPM 0 RPM 1.70 V 2.52 V 3.31 V 5.05 V 12.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! 3.1.8 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI Clk Spread Spectrum CPU Host/PCI Clock Disabled Disabled Default ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults Item Help Menu Level ESC:Exit F1:General Help F7:Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
! Award BIOS Setup Utility Important: Selecting an external bus clock other than 66MHz, 100MHz or 133MHz may result to the processors or systems instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance. If you selected an option other than the default setting and is unable to boot up the system, there are 2 methods of going back to its default setting. Method 1: Clear the CMOS data by setting jumper JP3 pins 2 and 3 to On.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! 3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults The Load Fail-Safe Defaults option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features. You should use these values only if you have hardware problems. Highlight this option in the main menu and press . The message below will appear. Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N If you want to proceed, type and press .
! Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisors password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisors password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system.
Award BIOS Setup Utility ! 3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight Save & Exit Setup and press . The message below will appear: Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)? N Type Y and press . The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot. You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen.
" Supported Softwares Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board comes with 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. With DMI, a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a particular computer system without physically going to it.
Supported Softwares " 4.1.
" Supported Softwares Add DMI 1. Use the ← or → 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 ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press . 3. The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the added item. 4. Press to save information into the flash ROM. To view information about the added items, go to the Edit DMI menu. Load DMI File 1.
Supported Softwares " 4.2 VIA Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the VIA Hardware Monitor utility contained in the provided CD. It is capable of monitoring the systems hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and system, voltage, and speed of the CPU and chassis fans. It also allows you to manually set a range to the items being monitored. If the values are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop-up.
" Supported Softwares You must first install VIA® Service Pack prior to installing any other drivers. However, this may not be the case for some AGP cards. Please read carefully the following information. Important: The VGA driver that came with some AGP cards is already bundled with the AGP VxD driver. Since the version of the bundled VxD driver may be older than the one provided in the CD, installing the bundled VxD driver may cause problems.
Supported Softwares " 4.5 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes 1. "Autorun" ONLY supports the Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows® ME, Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 operating systems. If after inserting the CD, "Autorun" did not automatically start (which is, the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double-click "Setup". 2. Please go to DFI's web site at "http://www.dfi.com/suppor t/ download1.
) Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function (CA64-TC) If you are using the Windows® 98 operating system, please follow the steps below. 1. Select Power Management Setup in the main menu screen and press . 2. In the ACPI Suspend Type field, select S3(STR).
Using the Suspend to RAM Function 6. ) Boot Windows® 98. In the Windows ® 98 desktop, click the Start button. Move the cursor to Settings, then click Control Panel. To check whether ACPI was properly installed, double-click the System icon. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab. In View devices by type, click System devices. 7. Double-click the System icon. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Performance tab.
) Using the Suspend to RAM Function 8. Click File System. In the Typical role of this computer field, select Mobile or docking system. Click Apply, then click OK. Restart the computer. 9. Repeat step 7 to open the Control Panel dialog box. Doubleclick the Power Management icon. 10. Click the Advanced tab. In the When I press the power button on my computer field, select Standby.
Using the Suspend to RAM Function ) 11. After completing the steps above and you want to power-off the computer, you do not need to go through the process of closing files, applications and operating system. You can poweroff the computer at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows® 98. To power-on the computer, just press the power button. The operating session where you left off when you power-off the computer will resume in not more than 8 seconds.
* System Error Message Appendix B - System Error Message When the BIOS 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, will be shown in the information box at the bottom. Enter Setup to correct the error. B.1 POST Beep There are two kinds of beep codes in the BIOS.
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) fail (40) HDD controller diagnostics failed. Hard Disk(s) fail (20) HDD initialization error. Hard Disk(s) fail (10) Unable to recalibrate fixed disk.
+ Troubleshooting Appendix C - Troubleshooting C.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 most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below. 1.
Troubleshooting + The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitors ver tical 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 cards output frequencies are supported by this monitor. The screen seems to be constantly wavering. 1. If the monitor is close to another monitor, the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off.
+ Troubleshooting 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 (first) hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave. The master hard drive must have an active/bootable partition. Excessively long formatting period. 1.
Troubleshooting + Serial Port The serial device (modem, printer) doesnt output anything or is outputting garbled characters. 1. Make sure that the serial devices 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 serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly.
