DFI CM64-AL User manual

90200547
CM64-AL
System Board
User’s Manual

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Windows NT®4.0 and Windows®XP are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation. VIA is a registered trademark of VIA
Technologies, Inc. Award is a registered trademark of Award Soft-
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FCC and DOC Statement on Class B
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for
help.
Notice:
1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority
to operate the equipment.
2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with
the emission limits.

Table of Contents
About this Manual................................................................................
Warranty.....................................................................................................
Static Electricity Precaution................................................................
Safety Measures.....................................................................................
About the Package...............................................................................
Before Using the System Board.........................................................
Chapter 1 - Introduction....................................................................
Specifications...................................................................................................................................
Features..............................................................................................................................................
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation....................................................
System Board Layout ..........................................................................................................
System Memory..........................................................................................................................
CPU.......................................................................................................................................................
Jumper Settings............................................................................................................................
Rear Panel I/O Ports.............................................................................................................
Internal I/O Connectors.....................................................................................................
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup......................................................................
Award BIOS Setup Utility.................................................................................................
Updating the BIOS..................................................................................................................
Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares.....................................................
Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications......................................................
Installation Notes.......................................................................................................................
Appendix A - System Error Messages...............................................
POST Beep.................................................................................................................................
Error Messages.........................................................................................................................
Appendix B - Troubleshooting..........................................................
Troubleshooting Checklist...............................................................................................
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About this Manual
An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD. To view the
user’s manual in the CD, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The
autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click “User’s
Manual” on the main menu.
Warranty
1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from
misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized
replacement or alteration of components and product
specifications.
2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to
physical abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or
unauthorized repair of the product.
3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may
not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service,
adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of
warranty. It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or
authorized service agency for all such work.
4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or
consequencial damages to the product that has been modified
or altered.

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Static Electricity Precautions
It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board,
components or devices even before installing them in your system
unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components
without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra
care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.
1. To prevent electrostatic build-up, leave the system board in its
anti-static bag until you are ready to install it.
2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.
3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.
4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of
the components, contacts or connections.
5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and
connectors. Hold modules or connectors by their ends.
Important:
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk
drive 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. If a wrist strap is unavailable,
establish and maintain contact with the system chassis
throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.
Safety Measures
To avoid damage to the system:
• Use the correct AC input voltage range.....
To reduce the risk of electric shock:
• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis
cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing,
cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.
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 battery
manufacturer’s instructions.

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About the Package
The system board package contains the following items. If any of
these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or
sales representative for assistance.
;The system board
;A user’s manual
;One IDE cable
;One floppy cable
;One “Mainboard Utility” CD
The system board and accessories in the package may not come
similar to the information listed above. This may differ in accordance
to the sales region or models in which it was sold. For more
information about the standard package in your region, please
contact your dealer or sales representative.
Before Using the System Board
Before using the system board, prepare basic system components.
If you are installing the system board in a new system, you will need
at least the following internal components.
•A CPU
•Memory module
•Storage devices such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc.
You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use
which will normally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video
display monitor.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Specifications
Processor
Chipset
System Memory
Expansion Slots
BIOS
Power Management
Hardware Monitor
Graphics
Audio
Pentium®III
- FCPGA2 133MHz FSB (1.13GHz-1.26GHz on 0.13µ)
- FCPGA 133MHz FSB (533EB-1GHz)
- FCPGA 100MHz FSB (500E-1.1GHz)
CeleronTM
- FCPGA2 100MHz FSB (≥1.2GHz on 0.13µ)
- FCPGA 100MHz FSB (800MHz-1.1GHz)
VIA®chipset
- North bridge: VIA®Apollo PLE133T 8601T
- South bridge: VIA®82C686B
Supports up to 1GB using VCM (Virtual Channel Memory) or
PC SDRAM DIMM (unbuffered or registered)
Two 168-pin DIMM sockets
Uses x64 PC SDRAM, 3.3V
- PC-100 SDRAM DIMM for 100MHz FSB processors
- PC-133 SDRAM DIMM for 133MHz FSB processors
4 PCI slots
3 ISA slots
Award BIOS
2Mbit flash memory
ACPI and OS Directed Power Management
ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function
Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse
Wake-On-LAN
Wake-On-Ring
RTC timer to power-on the system
AC power failure recovery
Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm
Monitors VCORE/3.3V/5V/12V voltages and failure alarm
Monitors CPU/chassis fan speed and failure alarm
CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature
during system boot-up
Integrated Trident 2D/3D video accelerator
Realtek ALC202A AC’97 audio CODEC
2-channel audio output

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LAN
IDE
Rear Panel I/O
Internal I/O
PCB
Realtek RTL8100C PCI LAN
Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T) and 802.3u
(100BASE-TX) standards
Supports two IDE connectors that allows connecting up to four
UltraDMA 100Mbps hard drives
1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
1 RJ45 LAN port
2 USB 1.1 ports
1 parallel port
1 COM port
1 VGA port
1 game port
Line-out, line-in and mic-in jacks
1 connector for 2 additional external USB 1.1 ports
1 connector for 1 external COM port
1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks
1 CD-in internal audio connector
1 AUX-in internal audio connector
1 IrDA connector
2 IDE connectors
1 floppy connector
1 Wake-On-LAN connector
1 Wake-On-Ring connector
1 20-pin ATX main power connector
1 front panel connector
2 fan connectors
ATX form factor
20.1cm (7.92") x 30.5cm (12")

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Features
The integrated Trident video accelerator supports
optimized Shared Memory Architecture (SMA) and
shares 8MB of the system memory. 3D rendering
features 32-bit true color rendering and MPEG-2 video
textures. It also supports 2D hardware acceleration features.
CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of
monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot
up. Once the CPU’s temperature exceeded the
temperature limit pre-defined by the CPU, the system will automatically
shutdown. This preventive measure has been added to protect the
CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment.
The two DIMM sockets support PC SDRAM
DIMMs. PC SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic
Random Access Memory) uses a fast memory interface technology
that includes using the clock on the chip to synchronize with the
CPU clock so that the timing of the memory chips and the timing of
the CPU are synchronized. This saves time during transmission of
data, subsequently increasing system performance.
The onboard Realtek ALC202A which is an AC’97
compatible audio codec supports 2-channel audio
output.
The Realtek RTL8100C PCI LAN supports up to
100Mbps.
CPU
Overheat
Protection
PC SDRAM
AUDIO

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The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector
for wireless connectivity between your computer and
peripheral devices.The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification
supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.
The system board supports 4 USB 1.1 ports at
12Mb/second bandwidth. USB allows data exchange
between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously
accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.
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 from an external
modem, internal modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI
card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to
remotely wake up the PC.
Important:
If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source
of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥ 720mA.
This feature allows the network to remotely
wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC.
It is supported via the onboard LAN port, via a PCI LAN card that
uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal or via a LAN
card that uses the Wake-On-LAN connector. However, if your
system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only
through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥ 720mA.
IrDA
Wake-On-Ring
Wake-On-LAN
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This function allows you to use the PS/2
keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the
system.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥ 720mA.
This function allows you to use a USB
keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a
system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
Important:
If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for
2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply
must support ≥ 1.5A. For 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB
power source of your power supply must support ≥ 2A.
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®®
®®
®2000/XP supports the ACPI function. ACPI when
enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the
Suspend to RAM function.
With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the
system at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby”
when you shut down Windows®®
®®
®2000/XP without having to go
through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications
and operating system. This is because the system is capable of
storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session
into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it powers-off. The
operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time
you power-on the system.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥ 1A.
Wake-On-PS/2
Wake-On-USB
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System Board Layout
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

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System Memory
Warning:
When the DIMM Power LED lit red, it indicates that power is
present on the DIMM sockets. Power-off the PC then unplug the
power cord prior to installing any memory modules. Failure to do so
will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components.
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. If a wrist strap is unavailable,
establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout
any procedures requiring ESD protection.
The system board is equipped with two 168-pin DIMM (Dual In-line
Memory Module) sockets that support VCM or PC SDRAM DIMM.
PC SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) uses a
fast memory interface technology that includes using the clock on the
chip to synchronize with the CPU clock so that the timing of the
memory chips and the timing of the CPU are synchronized. This
saves time during transmission of data, subsequently increasing
system performance.
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DIMM 1
DIMM 2
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Important:
If you are using more than one DIMM, make sure you insert
the same type of DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. Using
different types (VCM or PC SDRAM) of DIMMs may cause
problems.
BIOS Setting
Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features
submenu of the BIOS.
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.
Pin 1
Notch
Key
Tab
Tab
Installing the DIMM
A DIMM simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board.
Pin 1 of the DIMM must correspond with pin 1 of the socket.

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CPU
Overview
The system board is equipped with a surface mount 370-pin CPU
socket for installing an Intel Pentium®III or CeleronTM CPU.
Installing the CPU
1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected
to it has been powered down.
2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.
3. Locate Socket 370 on the system board.
4. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways, away from the
socket, then lifting it up to a 90oangle. Make sure the socket is
lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in
properly.
5. Position the CPU above the socket then align the marked
corner of the CPU (designated as pin 1) with pin 1 of the
socket.
6. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The
CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted
without exerting any force. Do not force the CPU into the
socket. Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and
damage the CPU.
7. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the
socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that
the CPU is completely secured in the socket.
8. Place the CPU fan heatsink on the CPU. Latch one side of the
fan heatsink’s retaining clip onto the protruding tab on the side
of the socket.
9. Push down the other retaining clip until it latches and lock onto
the protruding tab on that side of the socket. Make sure there
is sufficient air circulation across the CPU fan heatsink.
10. Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan
connector on the system board.

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Jumper Settings
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
processor’s clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the
ROM BIOS.
To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow
the steps below.
1. Power-off the system and unplug the power cord.
2. Set JP3 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP3
back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.
3. Now power-on the system.
If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect
setting of the processor’s clock in the BIOS, please proceed to
step 4.
2-3 On:
Clear CMOS Data
1-2 On: Normal
(default)
X
JP3
Clear CMOS Data
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4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main
menu of the BIOS.
5. Select the Frequency/Voltage Control submenu and press
<Enter>.
6. Set the processor’s clock to its default setting or an appropriate
bus clock. Refer to the Frequency/Voltage Control section in
chapter 3 for more information.
7. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup
utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.
8. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.

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PS/2 Power Select
X
JP11
2-3 On: 5VSB
1-2 On: 5V
(default)
JP11 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port.
Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2
mouse to wake up the system.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥ 720mA.
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USB Power Select
X
USB 1-2
(JP1)
2-3 On: 5VSB1-2 On: 5V
(default)
2-3 On: 5VSB1-2 On: 5V
(default)
X
USB 3-4
(JP10)
JP1 and JP10 are used to select the power of the USB ports.
Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB
mouse to wake up the system.
BIOS Setting
“USB Resume From S3” in the Power Management Setup submenu
(“Wake Up Events” section) of the BIOS must be set to Enabled.
Refer to chapter 3 for more information.
Important:
If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for
2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply
must support ≥ 1.5A. For 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB
power source of your power supply must support ≥ 2A.
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