Belkin PM11-UL/RAMA - Manuals

1 Introduction 7 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset • VIA ® P4M266/VT8233ACD Processor The mainboard is equipped with Socket 478 for installing a Pentium ® 4 processor. • Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor (478-pin) • Supports up to 2.2GHz CPU speed • 400MHz system data bus System Mem...

Introduction 1 8 Expansion Slots The mainboard is equipped with 1 universal AGP slot and 3 PCI slots. 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 ...

1 Introduction 9 • Integrated Savage4 2D/3D graphics controller and video accelerator - Optimized Shared Memory Architecture (SMA) - 8/16/32MB frame buffer using system memory - Single cycle 128-bit 3D architecture - 8M triangles/second setup engine - 140M pixels/second tri-linear fill rate - Next g...

Introduction 1 1 0 • One connector for an external game/MIDI port • One connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks • Two internal audio connectors (AUX-in and CD-in) • One S/PDIF-out connector • One connector for IrDA interface • Two IDE connectors • One floppy drive interface supports up to t...

1 Introduction 1 1 • Supports DMI 2.0 function • 2Mbit flash memory Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The mainboard 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...

1 Introduction 1 3 Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse The Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. If you are using this function with a device that is connected to the USB 2.0 port, you need to conf...

Introduction 1 1 4 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 ® 98/2000/ME/XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating sy...

2 Hardware Installation 1 5 2.1 Mainboard Layout Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation PM11-EC/RAMA (Supports onboard audio) VIA P4M266 Socket 478 VIA VT8233ACD KB Mouse J2 Wake-On-PS/2 KB/Mouse (JP1) COM 1 (J1) Parallel (J4) VGA (CN1) COM 2 (J9) CN2 Line-out Line-in Mic-in Game/MIDI (J8) AUX-in (J7) CD...

2 Hardware Installation 1 7 Note: The illustrations on the following pages are based on the PM11-UL/ RAMA mainboard, which is the board that supports onboard audio, onboard LAN, USB 2.0 and Smart I/O. PM11-UL/RAMA (Supports onboard audio, onboard LAN, USB 2.0 and Smart I/O) VIA P4M266 Socket 478 VIA...

2 1 8 Hardware Installation 2.2 System Memory Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your mainboard, 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 pr...

2 2 0 Hardware Installation 2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP2 If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the keyboard, supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the processor’s ratio/...

2 2 2 Hardware Installation 2.4 Ju m p e r S e t t i n g s f o r Wak e - O n - P S / 2 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse - Jumper JP1 The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system from the S5 state. By default, JP1 is enable...

2 Hardware Installation 2 3 2.5 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB 2.0 Keyboard/Mouse (PM11-UL/RAMA only) 2-3 On: Disabled (default) 1-2 On: Enabled Wake-On-USB 2.0 Keyboard/Mouse - J13 and J14 The Wake-On-USB 2.0 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system...

2 2 4 Hardware Installation 2.6 Ports and Connectors 2.6.1 Serial Ports The built-in serial por ts are RS-232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices. You can set the serial por ...

2 Hardware Installation 2 5 One card-edge bracket, mounted with a serial port cable and a game/MIDI port cable, is provided with the system board. If you want to use the secondary serial port, connect the serial por t cable to connector J9. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned...

2 2 6 Hardware Installation 2.6.2 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard The mainboard is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location J2 of the ATX double deck por ts of the mainboard. The PS/2 mouse por t uses IRQ12. If a mous...

2 Hardware Installation 2 7 2.6.3 Parallel Port The mainboard has a standard parallel port (J4 - Burgundy) located at the ATX double deck por ts of the board for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It suppor ts SPP, ECP and EPP modes. You can select the port’s mode in the Integrated Periphera...

2 2 8 Hardware Installation Setting SPP (Standard Parallel Port)ECP (Extended Capabilities Por t) EPP (Enhanced Parallel Por t) Function Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.Allows parallel por t to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP’s data transfer r...

2 Hardware Installation 2 9 2.6.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector The mainboard 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 connect...

2 3 0 Hardware Installation 2.6.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector The mainboard 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. Th...

2 Hardware Installation 3 1 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 mainboard supports Enhanced IDE or ATA...

2 Hardware Installation 3 3 2.6.6.2 PM11-UL/RAMA CN2 JUSB1 USB 2.0 (Black) USB 1.1 (Black) USB 1.1 (J17) 2 1 10 9 USB 2.0 (J12) 5 15 11 1 The PM11-UL/RAMA mainboard is equipped with two onboard USB 2.0 ports (JUSB1 - Black) and two onboard USB 1.1 por ts (CN2 - Black) located at the ATX double deck ...

2 Hardware Installation 3 5 2.6.7 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port (PM11-EL/RAMA and PM11-UL/RAMA only) The PM11-EL/RAMA and PM11-UL/RAMA mainboards are each equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast-ethernet LAN por t at location CN2 of the ATX double deck por ts. It allows the mainboard to connect to a local area...

2 Hardware Installation 3 7 2.6.9 IrDA Connector The mainboard is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless con- nectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter. Connect your I...

2 3 8 Hardware Installation 2.6.10 CPU Fan Connector Pin 12 3 Function GroundPowerSense The processor must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Connect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J18 on the mainboard. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan. CPU fan...

2 Hardware Installation 4 3 Onboard Audio Jacks (CN3) The mainboard is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for inser ting a plug. Line-out Jack (Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the mainboard. Line-in Jack (Light Blue) This...

2 4 4 Hardware Installation 2.6.15 Internal Audio Connectors AUX-in and CD-in These connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card. Pin 1234 Function Left audio channelGroundGroundRight audio channel AUX-in (J7) CD-in (J6) 1 2 3 4

2 Hardware Installation 4 7 The optional Smart I/O Drive Smart Card Memory Stick Secure Digital Memory Card

2 Hardware Installation 5 1 2.6.20 DIMM and PCI Standby Power LEDs DIMM Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system’s power is on or when it is in the Suspend state (Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM). It will not light when the system is in the Soft-Off state. PCI Standby Power LED Th...

2 5 4 Hardware Installation 2.6.22 Front Panel Connectors HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. G-LED: Green LED This LED will not light when the system’s power is on or when the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. It will light wh...

2 Hardware Installation 5 5 PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED When the system’s 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 ever y 4 seconds. Note: If your...

5 6 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 mainboar...

5 7 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Date The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month, from January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Year displays the year, from 1990 to 2098. Time The ti...

5 8 3 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 ...

5 9 3 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-...

6 0 3 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 mainboard, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features acco...

6 2 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks. When disabled, the BIOS will not search fo...

6 3 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password - ever ytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User Password submenu. System The system will not boot and access to Setup wil...

6 4 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources. These items should not be altered unless necessary. The default...

6 5 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility DRAM Clock This field is used to select the clock speed of the DIMM. By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD (Serial Presence Detect) data str ucture that stores information about the module such as the memor y type, memor y size, memor y speed, etc. When this option is se...

6 6 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Active to Precharge (Tras) The options are 5T and 6T. Active to CMD (Trcd) The options are 2T and 3T. DRAM Burst Len The options are 4 and 8. DRAM Command Rate The options are 1T Command and 2T Command. AGP & P2P Bridge Control Move the cursor to this field and pre...

6 7 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility AGP Master 1 WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations. CPU & PCI Bus Control Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following fields will appear. CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled Writes from the CPU to the PC...

6 8 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Video RAM Cacheable When enabled, it allows the video RAM to be cacheable thus providing better video performance. If your graphics card does not support this function, leave this field in its default setting. VGA Share Memory Size This field is used to select the memo...

6 9 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals VIA OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following fields will appear. OnChip IDE Channel 0 and OnChip IDE Channel 1 These fields allow you to enable or disable the primar y and secondary IDE controll...

7 0 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility complete task by themselves. Your system supports five modes, 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your drive. Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system ac- cording ...

7 1 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following fields will appear. Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller. Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller. Onboard Serial Por t 1 and Onboard ...

7 2 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility UART Mode Select The mainboard supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. You may not use IrDA (J10) and the COM 2 (J9) serial por t at the same time. If you are using the COM 2 serial por t, make sure this field is s...

7 3 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP. These apply to standard specifications and will depend on the type and speed of your device. Refer to your peripheral’s manual for the best option. SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only...

7 4 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility OnChip USB1.1 Controller This field is used to select the USB 1.1 por ts you want 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. USB Mouse Support This f...

7 5 3 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. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. ACPI Function This function should be enabled ...

7 6 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Power Management Option This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “Suspend Mode” field is activated. Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 hr. Max Saving Maximum ...

7 7 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system. Soft-Off by PWRBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management field is enabled or disabled...

7 8 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ/Event Activity Detect Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following fields will appear. PS2KB Wakeup Select Password To use a password to wake up the system, select this option then press <Enter>. Enter your password. You can enter up t...

7 9 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Resume on PCI Event If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function with a device that is connected to the USB 2.0 port, set this field to Enabled. This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend...

8 0 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Date (of Month) 0 The system will power-on everyday according to the time set in the “Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)” field. 1-31 Select a date you would like the system to power-on. The system will power-on on the set date, and time set in the “Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)” field. ...

8 1 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations This section shows how to configure 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. PNP OS Installed The default setting is ...

8 2 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The “IRQ-3” to “IRQ-15” fields will appear. Set each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can wor k with P...

8 3 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility PCI Slot 1 Use IRQ to PCI Slot 3 Use IRQ By default, an IRQ is automatically assigned to the PCI devices that are installed in the PCI slots. If a PCI device has not been assigned an IRQ, you must manually assign an IRQ for the device. During system boot-up, you will s...

8 4 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7 PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature This field is used to select the CPU’s temperature limit. Once the system has detected that the CPU’s temperature exceeded the limit set in this field, a warning alarm will beep if the “Warning_Beep” field is set to Enable...

8 5 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V, VBAT(V) and 5VSB(V) These fields show the output voltage of the power supply. Warning_Beep Set this field to Enabled so that the warning alarm will beep when the CPU’s temperature exceeded the limit set in the “CPU Warning Temperature” fiel...

8 6 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 Frequency/Voltage Control The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk Spread Spectrum CPU Clock Ratio 100MHz ...

8 7 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility CPU Clock Ratio This field is used to select the CPU’s frequency ratio. Important: The frequency ratio of some processors 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....

9 0 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. The message below will appear: Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)? N Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written ...

9 1 4 Supported Software 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The mainboard comes with a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventor y, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier. With DMI, a network administrator or M...

9 3 4 Supported Software 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 <Enter>. 3. The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information a...

9 4 4 Supported Software 4.2 Hardware Monitor The mainboard comes with the Hardware Monitor utility contained in the provided CD. It is capable of monitoring the system’s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and system, voltage, and speed of the CPU and chassis fans. It also allows...

9 5 4 Supported Software VIA Service Pack Installation Notes The “AGP VxD Driver” and “VIA INF Driver” drivers in the “VIA Service Pack” are suppor ted in Windows ® 98, Windows ® 98 SE, Windows ® ME and Windows ® 2000. You must first install the VIA Service Pack prior to installing any other drivers...

9 6 4 Supported Software 4.4 Audio Drivers and Software Applications The CD in the mainboard package also includes audio drivers and audio playback software for Windows  98, Windows  98 SE, Windows  ME, Windows NT  4.0 and Windows  2000 operating systems. For installation instructions or inform...

9 7 4 Supported Software 4.6 Graphics Drivers 1. Inser t the CD that came with the system board package into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. 2. Click “VIA VGA Driver”. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system. 4.7 VIA...

9 8 4 Supported Software “Winbond SmartCard Application” button to install the application. Refer to its “readme” file for instructions on using the application. 4.10 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 Driver 1. Inser t the CD that came with the mainboard package into a CD-ROM drive . The autorun screen (Main Bo...

A Using the Suspend to RAM Function 9 9 A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 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 <Enter>. 2. In the “ACPI Function” field, select “Enabled”. 3. I...

B System Error Message 1 0 3 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 th...

B 1 0 4 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. ...

C Troubleshooting 1 0 5 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 ...

C 1 0 6 Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1. The monitor has lost its ver tical sync. Adjust the monitor’s vertical 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 card’s output...

C Troubleshooting 1 0 7 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 configur...

C 1 0 8 Troubleshooting Serial Port The serial device (modem, printer) doesn’t output anything or is outputting garbled characters. 1. Make sure that the serial device’s 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 o...