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    AcerPower 4400 User’ s Guide Ap4400-e.book Page 1 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    Chan ges m ay be ma de pe riodi cally to the in format ion in t his publ ica tion witho ut o bligat ion 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 of this manu al or su ppleme ntary doc umen ts and pub lication s. Thi s comp any m ake[...]

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    iii Notices FCC Notice This device has bee n teste d and found to comply w ith the lim its for a Class B digital dev ice purs uant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . These lim its are des igned to p rovid e reas onable pro tection agains t har mful interfer ence in a resid ential installatio n. T his dev ice gen erates, uses, and can r adiate r adio fr [...]

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    Noti ces iv Use Co ndi tio ns This part com plies w ith Part 1 5 of the F CC Rul es. Oper ation is subjec t to the fo llo wing t wo con ditio ns: ( 1) t his d evice ma y no t cau se ha rmfu l inter feren ce, and ( 2) this devic e must acce pt a ny inte rfere nce recei ved, includin g interf erence that may cause undesired operation . Not ice: Ca na[...]

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    v cord does not exceed t he extens ion cord ampere ratin g. Also, ma ke sure th at the tot al rating of all prod ucts plug ged into t he wall o utlet does not excee d the fuse rating . 9. Never p ush o bjects of an y kind i nto this p roduct th rough c abinet slots as they may tou ch dangerou s voltage points or short ou t parts tha t could re sult[...]

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    Noti ces vi Year 2000 Complian ce Statemen t The A cerPowe r 4400 carries the "Har dware NS TL Tes ted Year 2000 Comp liant" logo , whic h cer tifie s th at th is mo del has been teste d by NSTL u sing the YMark2 000 test, and has be en foun d to me et N STL's standard s for Year 20 00 har dware com pliance. For more de tails, c heck[...]

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    vii VARO! LA VATTAES SA OL ET AL TTI NA LAS ERS ÅTEIL YLLE. VARNING: LASE RST RÅLNIN G NÅR DENN A DEL ÅR ÖPPNAD ÅLÅ T UIJO TA S ÅTEE SEENST IRRA EJ I N I ST RÅLE N VARNING: LASE RST RÅLNIN G NAR DENN A DEL ÅR ÖPPN ADST IRRA EJ IN I ST RÅLEN ADVARSEL: LASE RSTRÅ LING NA R DEKS EL ÅPNESS TIRR IK KE INN I STRÅLEN Ap4400-e.book Page vii[...]

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    Noti ces viii Ap4400-e.boo k Page viii Friday, Octobe r 1, 1999 2:09 PM[...]

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    ix T able of Contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Chapte r 1 Getti ng Star ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Prei nstall ation .[...]

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    T able of Contents x Wake-o n LAN Func tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Chapte r 3 Award BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Ent ering Setu p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Sta ndard CMO S Setup . . [...]

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    Getting Started Chapter 1 Ap4400-e.book Page 1 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    This chap ter giv es yo u a general intr oductio n to th e system unit and tell s you how t o select a site a nd set u p the system. It also inc ludes a simple tr oubleshooting section to help you to check yo ur system bef ore yo u as k f or t ec hnic al sup po rt. Ap4400-e.book Page 2 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    3 Over view The AcerPower 4400 is an all-in-one, high-per formance system that supports the Intel Pentium III C PU. It utilizes the PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) and the AGP (A ccelerated Graphics Port) bus designs. Both de signs improve system perfo rmance, enabling the sys tem to supp ort var ious multimedia functions and applications. In [...]

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    Chapter 1 Getti ng Star ted 4 Preinstallation The preinstallation process in volves the following activities: ❑ Selecting a site ❑ Unpacking components Selecting a Site Consider the following when selecting a site for your comp ut er: ❑ Determine the best site for yo ur system. Cable paths should not run near equipment that m ight cause elect[...]

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    5 Features The basic configuration consists of a system unit, a keyboard, a CD-ROM drive, a diskette driv e, a fixed disk drive and a mouse. Front Panel The figure below shows the sy stem unit front panel. No. Componen t No. Compone nt 1 3.5 -inch disk ette dr ive eject button 7 V olum e Control 2 3.5 -inch disk ette drive 8 Headpho ne/E arphon e p[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getti ng Star ted 6 Rear Panel The figure below shows the sy stem unit rear panel. No. Componen t No. Compone nt 1 Fan 10 USB po rts 2 Sys tem main power swit ch 11 Se rial por t 1 3 Voltage selector 12 Serial port 2 4 PS/2 key board port 13 Speaker-out/Audio-out port 5 Paralle l port 14 Audio-in p ort 6 Game /MIDI port 15 Microp hone-in [...]

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    7 Internal Co mponents The figure below shows the system unit internal components. No. Componen t No. Compone nt 1 Syst em board 4 Hard disk 2 E xpansi on car d bra ckets 5 F lopp y di sk driv e 3 Dis k dri ve m etal b rac kets Ap4400-e.book Page 7 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getti ng Star ted 8 Connecting System Components Caution: Do no t turn on the sy st em main pow er sw itch on the r ear p anel of the system or plug the syst em in unt il you fi nis h con nect ing all syste m com ponents. The following se ctions show how to co nnect each compone nt to the system: Connectin g the Keyboard Plug the keyboard[...]

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    9 Connectin g the Mo nitor Plug the monitor signal cable into the VGA connector on the rear panel. Connectin g the Mo use Plug the mouse cable into the m ouse connector on the rear panel. Ap4400-e.book Page 9 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getti ng Star ted 10 Connectin g the Printer (optio nal) Check your printer before you connect it to your system. If you have a parallel printer, co nnect 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). Se e “Rear Panel” on page 6 for the locatio[...]

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    11 Connectin g Multimed ia Compon ents Your system also supports op tional multimedia features. Connect the multimedia compone nts as shown below: Ap4400-e.book Page 11 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getti ng Star ted 12 Connectin g to the Network ( optional) Your system may come with a LAN (Local Area N etwork) card for network connection. To conne ct your system to the network, plug the network cabl e into the card’s network port. Ap4400-e.book Page 12 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    13 Connectin g USB Devices (optio nal) The USB ports on the rear pa nel enable the system to support additional serial devices witho ut using up your system resources. To connect a USB device, simp ly plug the device cable into a USB port on the rear panel. Note : Mo st USB devic es have a built-in USB por t which allow s you to daisy -chain ot her[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getti ng Star ted 14 Turning On Your Computer After you have connected all peripherals and cables, follow these steps to turn on your co mputer: 1. Turn on all peripherals conne cted to the system such as the monitor, printer, fax, speak ers, etc. 2. Locate the system main pow er switch on the back of th e system and turn it on. 3. Press [...]

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    15 T urning Off Y our Computer 1. Turn off all peripherals conne cted to the system such as the monitor, printer, fax, speak ers, etc. 2. Press the power butt on located on the front of the system unit for at least four seconds. Quickly pressing the button may put the system in the Suspend mode only. Note : You do not need to tur n off the s ystem [...]

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    Chapter 1 Getti ng Star ted 16 Troubleshooting If you encounter a hardw are problem, we recommend that y ou review the following suggesti ons before calling for service: General fa ilure ❑ Are all cables securely plugge d? ❑ Are all system components and p eripherals turned on? ❑ Is the system main power swi tch on? ❑ Is the power outlet bu[...]

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    17 Printer does n’t work ❑ Is the printer power turned off ? ❑ Is the printer cable connected to the correct port (serial or parallel)? ❑ Are your application and the p rinter configured for the same operating values? Be sur e there is no conflict with any port on an add-on card. For details, check the documentation that came with y our pri[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getti ng Star ted 18 Error Messages In the event that you receive an error message, do not continue using the computer. N ote the message and take corrective action immediately . This section describes the different types of error messa ges and suggests corrective meas ures. There are two general types o f error messages: ❑ Software ❑[...]

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    19 CMOS Check sum E rror - Defa ults loaded CMO S checks um err or du rin g pos t process . Press "F1" to ignore it or press Ctrl- Alt-E sc to en ter cm os setup ut ility . Conflic t I/ O Ports Conflic t in I/O re sour ce sett ings det ected . Contac t your deale r or an aut horiz ed servic e cent er . DISK BOOT F AI LURE, INSERT SYSTEM D[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getti ng Star ted 20 Correcting Error Co nditions As a general rule, the "Press F 1 to continue" error message is caused by a configuration pro blem which can be easily corrected. An equipment malfunction is more likely to cause a fatal error, i.e., an error that cause s complete system failure. Here are some corrective mea sure[...]

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    21 Caution: These c omman ds ar e per for med in D OS. We recom mend t hat you fami liariz e yourse lf with the DOS comma nds firs t b efo re you fo rmat your ha rd disk. If you follow the corrective ste ps above and still receive an error message, the cause may be an equipment malfunction. If you are sure that your conf iguration values are correc[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getti ng Star ted 22 Ap4400-e.book Page 22 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    System Boar d Infor mation Chapter 2 Ap4400-e.book Page 23 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    This system board is uniquely-designed to support not only the common fea tur es found in today’s high-per for mance sy stem boards, but the multi media function s as well. This chapt er gi ves a deta iled disc ussion o f the boa rd’s compo nents and fea tur e s. Ap4400-e.book Page 24 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    25 Features This high-performance system board comes with the f ollowing features: ❑ Intel Pentium III processor with 512-KB second-level cache running at 450, 500, 533 , 550, or 600 MHz ❑ Three 168-pin DIMM sockets that ac cept 32-, 64-, and 128-MB PC-100 (100 MHz) an d PC-133 (133 MHz) SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM); allows 384-MB maximum syste m m[...]

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    Chapter 2 Syste m Bo ard I nfo rmati o n 26 Board Layout Y our system board should look just like the following figure: The following table lists the com ponents that you will find on the system board: No. Componen t No. Compone nt 1 PS/2 mous e port 13 AD1881 audio chips et 2 PS/2 key board port 14 Buzzer 3 USB ports 15 VIA VT82C686A chipset 4 Ser[...]

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    27 Jumpers and Connectors Refer to the following figure for the location of the jumpers and connectors on the system board: Panel Con nector PWLED 1 is a power LED connect or for Aspire 640 0 and Ace rPower 44 00. Howe ver , P WRLED i n the P ANEL, as sho wn belo w , is the one for Acer Powe r 8400. Ap4400-e.book Page 27 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:0[...]

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    Chapter 2 Syste m Bo ard I nfo rmati o n 28 Jump er Se tti ng Connector Descriptio n Jum per Function an d Settin gs JP1 2 1-2 2-3 Sound Enab led ( defau lt) Disa bled JP1 4 1-2 2-3 CMOS Setting Norma l o perat ion (def aul t) Clear CMOS JP2 7 1-2 2-3 PC Beep Output Onboard buzzer (def ault) Line-ou t Connect or Descripti on PWR2 A T X power connec[...]

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    29 INSP K Int ernal spea ker conn ecto r (res erved) MODEM -CN Mono -in (Pin 1-2) and Mi c-out (P in 3-4) BZ1 Onboard Buzzer WOM Wake -on-Mode m c onnecto r (re serv ed) WOL Wake-on- LAN con nect or SMB SMBus conne ctor IA Intr usi on A la rm c onn ect or AOL Alert-on -LAN co nnector SPWR * Powe r swi tch conn ector * Locat ed i n the PANEL co nnec[...]

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    Chapter 2 Syste m Bo ard I nfo rmati o n 30 Hard Disk Support The board comes with an enhanc ed PCI IDE controller that supports PIO mode 4 and Ultr a DMA (Direct Memory Access) mode data transfers. Two PCI IDE interfaces are mounted on the board to enable the system to sup port a maximum of four IDE hard disks, or any other ID E devices. See “Ju[...]

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    31 Audio Function For its audio solution, the boar d comes with a PCI-based aud io controller and the following por ts: ❑ Mono microphone port ❑ Stereo line-in port ❑ Stereo line-out port ❑ Game/MIDI port These connectors enable the sy stem to accommodate external audio devices. For i nstructions on how to connect the external audio devices[...]

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    Chapter 2 Syste m Bo ard I nfo rmati o n 32 USB Support USB is a new serial bus design that is capable of cascading l ow and medium-speed periphera ls (less than 12 Mbps) such as a keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner , printer and mode m/ISDN. With U SB, complex cable connections a t the back panel of your PC can be eliminated. The board comes wi th[...]

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    33 Hardware Monitoring Function The Hardware Monitoring function al lows you to check the system resources, either locally o r in a computer network, by using software such as Acer ADM ( Advanced Desktop Manager). Acer ADM is a desk top management program that offers SMART (System Mo nitoring Analysis and Reporting T echnology) for checking local o[...]

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    Chapter 2 Syste m Bo ard I nfo rmati o n 34 W ake-on Modem Function The W ake-on Modem function enables the system to resume from shutdown or suspend mo de by monitoring the fax/ modem (or any de vice of similar ty pe) activities. Any signal or activity detected from the Mode m Ring-in connector automatically returns the system to normal operation.[...]

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    35 W ake-on LAN Function This system board implements a WO L connector . T o use the LAN W ake-up function, you need to install a network card that supports this feature. In addition, you also need to install a network management software such as AD M (Advanced Desktop Manager). This feature allow s the system to be activated via network access. Co[...]

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    Chapter 2 Syste m Bo ard I nfo rmati o n 36 Ap4400-e.book Page 36 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    A war d BIOS Chapter 3 Ap4400-e.book Page 37 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    This c hapter contai ns detail ed di scuss ion abo ut the A war d BIOS ut ilit y. Y ou will nee d t his in formation for r econ fig urin g y our syst em or fo r r esettin g your sys tem back to its origina l settings in ca se you have r econfi gur ed it impr oper ly. Ap4400-e.book Page 38 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    39 The A ward BIOS utility is a hardware configuration p rogram built into your system’s Basic Inp ut/Output System (BIOS). It supports a jumper -less design that automatica lly detects the CPU voltage and frequency. If you made some changes in the CMOS settings (BIOS) and your system fails to boot, do the following: 1. Hold down the HO ME k ey w[...]

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    Chapter 3 A war d BIOS 40 Entering Setup T o enter Setup, press Ctrl -Alt- Esc during the POST (Power-on self-test). The “BIOS Setup” mai n menu then appears: Note : Choose “Loa d Setup D efaults” for best perfor manc e with light system loading . Refer to “Load Setup Default s” on page 61. The section at the bottom of the screen tells [...]

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    41 Standard CMOS Setu p The Standard CMOS Setup set s the basic system parameters such as the date, time, and th e hard disk type. Use the arrow keys to highlight an item and Pg Up or PgDn to select the valu e for ea ch it em. The table below describes eac h Standard CMOS Setup parameter . Settings in boldface are the default and sugge sted setting[...]

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    Chapter 3 A war d BIOS 42 Hard Di sk T y pe Primary Master Primary Slav e Secon dary Master Secondar y Slave This item lets you select the IDE ha rd disk pa ram eter s that your syst em su pport s. A uto enabl es BI OS to aut omati call y detec t the para meters of insta lled HDD dur ing th e POST (Power-on self-test). If you p refe r to e nter HDD[...]

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    43 Drive B Allows you to c onfigure your floppy dri ve B. None 360 KB, 5.25 -inch 1.2 MB, 5.25-inch 720 KB, 3.5- inch 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 inc ludin g 2.88 MB mo de. Both Drive A Drive B Disa bled Vide o T his it em spec ifi es the ty pe of vide o ca rd in use.[...]

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    Chapter 3 A war d BIOS 44 BIOS Features Setup The table below describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in boldface are the defaul t and suggested settings. Paramete r Desc rip ti on Form at/Opt ions CPU Inte rnal Cach e Enab ling this parame ter acti vate s the C PU int erna l cach e. D isa bli ng th e parame ter slo ws d own t he syst[...]

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    45 Boot Seq uence This par amete r allows yo u to spec ify the syst em bo ot up search seque nce. The hard disk IDs are li sted below : C: Pr imary master D: Pr imary sla ve E: Se cond ar y m ast er F: S eco ndary sl ave LS: LS 120 Zip: IOMEG A ZIP Drive C,A, CDROM 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 [...]

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    Chapter 3 A war d BIOS 46 Boot Up NumLock Status Sett ing this para meter to On ena bles th e nume ri c func tion of the num eric ke yp ad. Set this pa rame ter to Off to disr egard the fun ction. Disabl ing the nu meric fu nction all ows you t o use the nume ric keyp ad fo r cur sor co ntro l. On Off Gate A20 Option The sett ings for this parame t[...]

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    47 Secu rity Opti on The Sy stem option limits acce ss to bo th th e Sy stem boot and BIOS setup. A promp t asking yo u to enter your p ass word a ppears o n th e scre en e ver y time you boot the syst em. The Set up option lim its acce ss onl y to BIOS setup . T o disa bl e the secu rity o ptio n, selec t Pass word Set ting from the ma in men u, d[...]

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    Chapter 3 A war d BIOS 48 C800-CBFF Sha dow CC00-CFFF Shadow D000- D3FF S hadow D400- D7FF S hadow D800- DBF F Sh adow DC00-D FFF Shad ow These six ite ms are fo r shad owing ROM cod e on other ex pansi on cards . Before you set thes e pa rameter s, yo u need to k now th e spec ifi c addr esses of that RO M cod e. If y ou do n ot kn ow t hi s infor[...]

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    49 Chipset Features Setup Caution: Make sure you fully un derst and the i tems co ntaine d in this me nu befo re you tr y to ch ange a nythin g. Y ou may chang e the para meter setting s to impro ve sy stem pe r formanc e. Ho wever , changing these pa ramete rs coul d make you r sy stem unstab le if th e se tting is n ot corre ct f or you r syste m[...]

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    Chapter 3 A war d BIOS 50 DRA M Clo ck Please refe r to th e tabl e on page 51 to set t he DRA M clo ck. CPU CLK CPU CLK + 33 CPU CLK - 33 Memo ry Hole Thi s op tion lets you res erve sy stem memo r y ar ea f or s peci al ISA card s. The c hi pset acce sses code /dat a of thes e area s from the IS A bus dir ectly . N ormal ly , thes e area s ar e r[...]

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    51 NOTE : The val ue in the Setup CPU Speed param eter m ay differ from the value in th e CP U Speed Detec ted parame ter . Howev er , the actual runn ing CPU spee d sho wn is alway s th e va lue in the C PU S pee d Dete cted para met er . DRAM Clock T able Cloc k Spre ad S pec trum Thi s it em is us ed t o se t th e cl ock spre ad sp ectr um f or [...]

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    Chapter 3 A war d BIOS 52 100 MH z PC100 CPU CLK CPU SDRAM Recommen ded Se tting Ap4400-e.book Page 52 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    53 Power Management Setup The table below describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in boldface are the defaul t and suggested settings. Parameter Desc rip tio n Opti ons Power Manag ement This fun ction all ows you to set the default pa rameter s for power -saving modes. Set it to Disabl e to t urn of f the po wer manage ment func tion[...]

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    Chapter 3 A war d BIOS 54 Video Off Afte r T urn s off the v ideo moni tor after the selecte d powe r down opti on. Suspen d N/A Doze Standby Video Of f Meth od This d eter min es t he way that the moni tor s tays off. Blank Sc reen writes blank s to the vi deo buf fer . V/H SYNC+Blank allows BIOS to control VSYNC and H SYNC signals. This function [...]

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    55 Doze M ode This item let s you set the perio d of time af ter wh ich the sys tem ent ers int o Doz e mode. The syst em ac tivi ty (or event ) is detect ed by m onitoring the IRQ sign als or oth er event s (such as I/ O). Disabl ed 1 min. 2 min. 4 min. 8 min. 12 min. 20 min. 30 min. 40 min. 1 Hour Suspend M ode This item lets you se t the perio d[...]

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    Chapter 3 A war d BIOS 56 W ake on LAN/ Modem This opt ion allo ws you to enable or disabl e the wake on LAN/mod em function. When Enable d, interna l mod em/LAN card ca n wa ke up the sys tem f rom sh utdow n or su spend mode. Enabl ed Disab led Primar y INT R This item is used to enable or disable the de tection of IRQ3-15 or NMI int err upt eve [...]

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    57 Power Mana gement Mode T a ble Mode Doze St andb y Sus pend HDD Power Down Max Savin g 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 15 m in. Min Savin g 1 min. 1 min. 1 min. 1 min. Ap4400-e.book Page 57 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    Chapter 3 A war d BIOS 58 PnP/PCI Configuration The table below describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in boldface are the defaul t and suggested settings. Parameter Desc rip tio n Opti ons PnP OS Inst all ed Norma lly , the PnP re sour ces are allocat ed by BIOS du ring the POST (Pow er -on self- test) . If you are u sing a PnP op e[...]

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    59 IRQ3 (COM 2) IRQ4 (COM 1) IRQ5 (Netw ork/ Sound or O thers) IRQ7 (Print er or Others ) IRQ9 ( Video o r Others ) IRQ10 (SCSI or Others ) IRQ11 (SCSI or Others ) IRQ12 (PS/2 Mous e) IRQ14 (I DE1) IRQ15 (I DE2) If your ISA c ard is not PnP compa tibl e and req uires a sp eci al IRQ to su pport i ts funct ion, se t the sele cted IRQ t o Legacy ISA [...]

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    Chapter 3 A war d BIOS 60 PCI#2 Access #1 Ret ry This item is used to enable or disable AGP ma ster retr y d isc onnec t. If enabled, AG P master w ill be discon nect ed i f ma x re trie s ar e att empte d wi thout succes s. PC I#2 mean s AGP . Enabl ed Disab led AGP Master 1 WS Write This item is used to enable or disable AGP mas ter 1 wa it st at[...]

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    61 Load Setup Defaults The default setup values may not be the best setting for your motherboard, but these v alues are qualified 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[...]

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    Chapter 3 A war d BIOS 62 Product Information This screen displays information about your system, like the product name, serial number , mainboard ID, mainboard serial number , BIOS v ersion, etc. These entries are for your re ference only and cannot be changed. Ap4400-e.book Page 62 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    63 Integrated Peripherals The table below describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in boldface are the defaul t and suggested settings. Parameter Desc rip tio n Opt ions OnChip Primar y IDE OnChip Secondary IDE These pa rameters let you enab le or disa bl e the IDE d evic es c onnec te d to the prim ar y and se condar y ID E conne ctor[...]

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    Chapter 3 A war d BIOS 64 Prim ar y Ma ster PIO Primary Slave PIO Seco ndary Mas ter PIO Seco ndary S lave PIO Sett ing these i tems to Au to a ctiva tes the HDD spee d aut o-det ect fu ncti on. The PI O mode spec ifie s the da ta trans fer ra te of t he HDD. For exam ple : mod e 0 da ta tran sfer rat e is 3.3MB/ s, mode 1 is 5.2M B/s, m ode 2 is 8[...]

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    65 Onch ip Leg acy Audio Thi s ite m i s us ed t o en able or d isa ble the on board legac y audio. If enab led, th e followi ng para meters can be sel ect ed: SB I/O Base SB IRQ Select SB,DMA Select MPU- 401 I /O Addre ss Disab led Enab le d 220H , 240H, 260H , and 280H IRQ5 , IRQ 7, IRQ9, and I RQ10 DMA1 , D MA0, DMA2, a nd DMA3 330- 333 , 300- 3[...]

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    Chapter 3 A war d BIOS 66 Onboard Parallel Port This item cont rols the onboard parall el port addr ess a nd interrupt . Note : If you are us in g an I/O card with a paralle l port, make sure that the ad dress es an d IRQ s do not conf lict. 378/ IRQ7 3BC/IRQ7 278/ IRQ7 Disab led Parallel Port EPP Ty p e Thi s ite m lets you sele ct th e EP P mode.[...]

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    67 Password Setting A password prevents unauthorized use of your computer . If you set a password, the system prompts for the correct password before booting or to acce ss Setup. T o set a password: 1. At the prompt, type your passwor d. Y our password can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters. When you type th e characters, they appear as aster isks [...]

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

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    69 Save & Exit Setup This function automatically sav es all CMOS values before leaving Setup. Ap4400-e.book Page 69 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    Chapter 3 A war d BIOS 70 Exit without Saving Use this function to exit Setup w ithout saving the CMO S value changes. Do not use this opti on if you want to save the new configuration. Ap4400-e.book Page 70 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    Upgrading the System Chapter 4 Ap4400-e.book Page 71 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    This chapter tell s you how to r emove and r eplace the system hou sing, and to install optional components to upgrade the system. It gives brief a nd cl ear instruct ions ac compani ed b y mech anical illustrations showing how to per for m each described pr ocedur e. Ap4400-e.book Page 72 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    73 Installation Precautions Before you i nstall any system component, we recommend tha t you read the following sections. T hese sections contain important ESD precautions, preinstallatio n and postinstallation instructions. ESD Precautio ns Electrostatic dischar ge (ESD) can dam age your processor , disk drives, expansion boards, and other compone[...]

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    Chapter 4 Upgr adin g the Syst em 74 War n ing ! Not tu rnin g off the syst em pro perl y befor e you st art i nstal lin g the com ponents m ay da mage yo ur sys tem. Do no t attem pt the proced ure s descr ibed in the fo llowi ng s ectio ns unl ess you are a qual ified se rv ice te chni cian. Postinstallation I nstructions Observe the following af[...]

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    75 Opening the System Cauti on: Bef ore you procee d, mak e sure that yo u have turn ed off the sys tem and all pe riphera ls conne cted to i t. Read the preinst allati on instru ctio ns on pag e 73. This section tells you how to open the housing cover when you need to install additional c omponents inside the system unit. Removing the Housi ng Cov[...]

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    Chapter 4 Upgr adin g the Syst em 76 a metal bracket frame you sho uld first remove the screw that secures the metal bracket frame to the housing. Ap4400-e.book Page 76 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    77 6. T o detach the metal bracket frame, lift it up and then gently pull it out. Ap4400-e.book Page 77 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    Chapter 4 Upgr adin g the Syst em 78 Replacing th e Housing Co ver 1. Position the top cover on the housi ng, aligning the sides with the rails. Allow a 10 mm distance between the edge of the cover and the front panel . 2. Slide the cover forward until it f its into place. 3. Turn the thumbscrews clockwise to secure the cover . Ap4400-e.book Page 7[...]

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    79 Installing Additional Memor y The three 168-pin sockets onboard support SDRAM-type DIMMs. Y ou may i nstall 32-MB, 64-MB, or 128-MB (single and double density) DIMMs for a maximum of 384-MB system memory . The SDRAM DIMMs should wor k under 3.3 volts only; 5-volt memory devices are not supported . This system board supports both PC-100 (100MHz )[...]

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    Chapter 4 Upgr adin g the Syst em 80 Installing a DIMM 1. Turn off and unplug the computer . 2. Remove the housing to access the system board. See Board Layout on page 26 for the location of the DIMM sockets. 3. Open the clips on the socket. 4. Align the DIMM with the socke t. 5. Press the DIMM into the socket unti l the clips lock onto the DIMM. N[...]

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    81 Removing a DIMM 1. Press the holding clips on both sid es of the socket outward to release the DIMM. 2. Gently pull the DIMM out of t he socket. Reconfigu ring the S ystem The system automatically detec ts the amount of memory installed. Run Setup to view the new value for total system memory and make a note of it. Ap4400-e.book Page 81 Friday, [...]

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    Chapter 4 Upgr adin g the Syst em 82 Upgrading the CPU Removing the CPU Note: Obser ve th e ESD pre cautions on page 73 when inst alling or remo ving a system com ponen t. Before you can replace or upgrade your processor , you need to remove the previously installed processor on the system board. Follow these steps to remove the C PU: 1. On the sys[...]

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    83 3. Gently pull the CPU straight u p from its socket. Ap4400-e.book Page 83 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    Chapter 4 Upgr adin g the Syst em 84 Installing th e CPU Note : Obse r ve the ESD precau tions on page 73 whe n instal ling or rem oving a sy stem comp onent. Follow these steps to upgrade the CPU: 1. Insert the CPU as shown in the figure below. Ap4400-e.book Page 84 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    85 2. Plug the fan/heatsink cables i nto the fan and thermal connectors. See “Jumpers and Connectors” on page 27 for the location of the connector s on the system board. War n ing ! Th e he atsin k be comes ve ry hot w hen the sy stem i s on. Nev er tou ch the heat sink with a ny m eta l or with yo ur h an ds. Ap4400-e.book Page 85 Friday, Octo[...]

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    Chapter 4 Upgr adin g the Syst em 86 Replacing the Hard Disk Follow these steps to replace the h ard disk drive: 1. Remove the cover as shown on p age 75. 2. Remove the screw that secures the metal b racket frame to the housing. 3. Lift the metal bracket frame as shown below and disconnect all cables connected to the hard disk and 3.5- inch diskett[...]

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    87 4. Remove the four screws that attach the hard disk to the metal bracket frame and pull out the hard disk drive. 5. Install a new 3.5-inch hard disk drive and secure it with the fours screws that you have removed p reviously. 6. Reattach the metal bracket fram e and secure it with the scre w. Ap4400-e.book Page 87 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P [...]

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    Chapter 4 Upgr adin g the Syst em 88 7. Connect the disk drive cables and p ower cables. 8. Reinstall the housing cover as show n on page 78. Make sure that the other ends of t he di sket te dr ive ca bles are secu rely conne cted to t heir corre spon ding connec tors on the syst em board. Ap4400-e.book Page 88 Friday, October 1, 1999 2:09 P M[...]

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    89 Installing PCI or AGP Expansion Card T o install an expansion card: 1. Remove the cover as shown on p age 75. 2. Locate an empty PCI or AGP sl ot on the system board. 3. Remove the bracket on the housing opposite the selected empty slot. 4. Remove the PCI or AGP card f rom its protective packaging. Ap4400-e.book Page 89 Friday, October 1, 1999 2[...]

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    Chapter 4 Upgr adin g the Syst em 90 5. Align then inser t the PCI or AGP card into the slot. Make sure that the card is properly seated. 6. Secure the card to the housing with a sc rew. 7. Reinstall the housing cover (se e page 78). When you turn on the system, BIOS automatically detect s and assigns resources to the PCI devic es. Ap4400-e.book Pa[...]