Disconnect all power connectors to your HDD, FDD, CD-ROM, etc. then
try to turn the system on.
I have two USB ports in the back, how do I get them to work?
You can enable the USB ports by getting the Microsoft USB driver and the Intel USB INF update.
Please note these drivers are for Windows 95 OSR2.0 ONLY.
I turned on the system and it hangs after reading the CPU fan speed RPM.
The RPM sensor on your CPU fan may be defective.
Open the system and disconnect the CPU fan for now and power up the system to see if it works.
If it works, then you need to replace the CPU fan. Or you can disable CPU RPM sensor in the BIOS under Special Features.
Can I mix DIMMs and SIMMs?
It is not recommended to mix DIMMs and SIMMs. DIMMs are usually 3.3V while SIMMs are 5.0V.
This motherboard only takes unbuffered 3.3V DIMMs.
Can I use just one (1) DIMM?
Yes, the system board will work with just one DIMM present. For SIMMs, you will still have to use a pair.
How do I get a plug and play card to work in DOS and/or Windows 3.11/WfW?
You need to run the ICU (ISA Configuration Utility) that shipped with the card.
I have a PnP soundcard and PnP modem, but I'm getting conflicts.
It's recommended that you let the modem take COM2 (2F8h/IRQ3); see
the question below.
And set the soundcard at 220h/IRQ5/DMA1, if possible.
Also, try adding the card in one at all time; put the soundcard in first, let 95 detect it, then add the modem.
I have a plug and play modem, how do I setup it for COM2 in Windows 95?
Disable serial port 2 in the BIOS and remove the COM2 port, if present, in Windows 95's Device Manager.
I get no video; how do I troubleshoot it?
Try reseating your video cards, memory, and CPU; or try swapping out the components.
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Operating System Specific Questions
Do you have a troubleshooting guide for Windows 95?
Yes, we do; please see PREMIO PC Windows 95 Troubleshooting Guide.
In Windows 95's Device Manager, how do I remove the PCI Bridge and PCI USB entries under Other Device?
Please see our PREMIO PC Windows 95 Troubleshooting Guide.
I'm running DOS/Windows 3.11/WfW; how do I use plug and play cards?
You need to run the ICU (ISA Configuration Utility) that came with
the PnP cards.
I'm running Windows NT 3.51 and I've applied service pack 4, now I can't see my IDE CD-ROM drive.
If your CD-ROM is on the secondary IDE channel, make sure it's set
to master, not slave.
I'm using Novell Netware 3.x/4.x; how do I get Novell to mount IDE CD-ROM drives?
You need to get the HAM drivers.
I have more than 16MB of memory, but Netware only shows 16MB.
Consult your Netware manual; you may need to register your memory.
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Award BIOS History
Version 1.4 - release 10/08/1998
Fixed: system shuts down when performing a warm boot or exiting the BIOS.
Version 1.3
Set DRAM Enhanced Paging to disabled by default to correct some memory
problems with Mitsibushi 16MB SDRAM DIMM.
Fixed problem with ATAPI CD-ROM being auto detected as ZIP ATAPI drive.
Version 1.2
Fixed Windows 95 crashes with some 16MB EDO SIMM.
Version 1.1
Initial BIOS release.
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