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1. The system board is equipped with 2 onboard RJ45 LAN ports LAN 1 which is controlled by the Marvell 88E8053 PCI Express controller is at location CN7 and LAN 2 which is controlled by the Marvell 88E8001 PCI chip is at location CN 12 LAN allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIO S Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIO S Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information 42 Hardware Installation 2 6 I O Connectors 2 6 1 CD in Internal Audio Connector Ground Ground Left audio Right audio channel channel The CD in J2 connector on the Karajan audio add in card is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 43 2 44 Hardware Installation 2 5 2 Serial Ports The system board is equipped with a COM connector Teal Turquoise at location J4 of the system board for connecting an external serial port It is a RS 232C asynchronous communication port with 16C550A co
2. The system board supports 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets The four DDR2 DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 2 channels Channel A DDR2 1 and DDR2 2 Channel B DDR2 3 and DDR2 4 The system board supports the following memory interface Single Channel SC Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits 8B from the memory channels 17 2 Hardware Installation Virtual Single Channel VSC If both channels are populated with different memory configurations the MCH defaults to Virtual Single Channel Dual Channel DC Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate Dynamic Mode Addressing This mode minimizes the overhead of opening closing pages in memory banks allowing for row switching to be done less often Single Channel DIMMs are on the same channel DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different Not all slots need to be populated Virtual Single DIMMs of different memory configurations Channel are on different channels Odd number of slots can be populated Dual Channel DIMMs of the same memory configuration are on different channels Dynamic Mode In single channel requires even number or Addressing rows side of the DIMM populated T his mode can be enabled with 1 SS 2 SS or 2 DS InVSC mode both channels must have identical row structure BIO S Setting Configure the system memory in the A
3. Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are prop erly set Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations If the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components Gently press each compo nent into the socket If you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup and load the BIOS defaults C 29
4. Rear Panel I O Ports e mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port e mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port e 2 S PDIF RCA jacks S PDIF in and S PDIF out e Karajan audio card 6 audio jacks e IEEE 1394 port e 2 RJ45 LAN ports e 6 USB 2 0 1 1 ports I O Connectors connector for 2 additional external USB 2 0 1 1 ports connector for external IEEE 1394 port connector for external serial port front audio connector for external line out and mic in jacks CD in internal audio connector S PDIF connector for optical cable connection IR connector CIR connector e 4 Serial ATA connectors IDE connector e floppy connector e 2 ATX power supply connectors e 5 fan connectors e 4 diagnostic LEDs e diagnostic LED connector for external 4 diagnostic LEDs display e EZ touch switches power switch and reset switch Expansion Slots e PCI Express x16 slot e 3 PCI Express x slots e 3 PCI slots Compatibility e PCI 2 2 and Azalia compliant PCB e 6 layers AIX form factor e 24 5cm 9 64 x 30 5cm 12 Introduction 2 Special Features of the System Board PCI Express PCI Express is a high bandwidth I O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes The system board currently supports the physical layer of xl and xl6 lane widths The x PCI Express lane supports transfer rate of 2 5 Gigabytes 250MBbps per second The PCI Express architecture also provides a high performance graph
5. WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and intemational treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it ean Ree a ee will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under ee ceee 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system To flash the BIOS run the WinFlash utility 119 Supported Software 4 3 Installation Notes Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP 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 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please go to DF s web site at http www dfi com support download2 asp for the latest version of the drivers or software applications 120 Appendix A Enabling Hyper Threading Technology A I Enabling Hyper Threading Technology To enable the functionality of the Hyper Threading Technology please follow the requirements and steps below Basically the following presumes that you have already installed an Intel Pentium 4 Processor with Hyper Threading Technology The system requires a minimum of 300 Watt ATX 2V power supply Aside from installing a CPU fan o
6. PRESS FI 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 Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BlOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manu facturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturers instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak bat tery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either mono chrome or color This indicates the switch is set to a different 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 System Error Message 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 Ha
7. System Board User s Manual 81520436 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders This publication is provided for informational purposes only The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2004 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium 4 are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Award is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders Caution To avoid damage to the system e Use the correct AC input voltage range To reduce the risk of electric shock e Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis co
8. P 1 3 P 2 4 P 1 3 P 2 4 SS SS SS SS P denotes populated E denotes empty denotes DIMMs are identical denotes DIMMs are not identical SS denotes Single Sided DIMM DS denotes Double Sided DIMM 1 2 3 or 4 denotes the DDR DIMM slot 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 Pin 1 1 Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key 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 21 Hardware Installation 2 3 CPU 2 3 1 Overview The system board is equipped with a surface mount LGA 775 socket This socket is exclusively designed for installing a LGA 775 packaged Prescott CPU 2 3 2 Installing the C PU 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 the LGA 775 CPU socket on the system board Important Th
9. This field will show the voltage of the battery 21 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 7 6 PCB Board Tempr VRM Power Tempr and CPU Chip Tempr These fields will show the temperature monitored by the system 3 1 7 7 CPU Fan Speed Sys Fan3 Speed and Sys Fan2 Speed These fields will show the fan speed of the cooling fans in RPM Revolutions Per Minute Note The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting system health conditions but if you want a warning message to pop up or a warming alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Hardware Monitor utility This utility is included in the CD that came with the system board Refer to the Hardware Monitor section in chapter 4 for more information 22 BIOS Setup 3 1 8 Genie BIOS Setting Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Genie BIOS Setting Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum CPU Operating Speed System Power Supply Tie Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1i1 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 8 1 Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI devices 3 1 8 2 Spread Spectrum Leave this field in tts default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician 3 1 8 3 CPU Operat
10. if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the Typematic Rate Chars Sec and Typematic Delay Msec fields below BIOS Setup 3 1 2 14 Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated 3 1 2 15 Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins 3 1 2 16 Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password everytime 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 will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt 3 1 2 17 APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting 3 1 2 18 MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using 3 1 2 19 OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 3 1 2 20 Report No FDD For WIN 95 The options are Yes and No 3 1 2 21 Small Logo EP
11. Configure CIR IR in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIO S Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the CIR IR function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information 2 6 8 Cooling Fan Connectors Sense Power Ground Gro 1 iH Fan 5 Power und Sense 3 Fan 4 Hardware fluro mom 1 Gro 1 Gro 1 nstallation Sense Power Speed Ground Control 4 CPU fan Power und Sense 3 Fan 2 Power und Sense 3 Fan 3 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connector J21 on the system board Fan 2 J19 Fan 3 J20 Fan 4 J22 and Fan 5 J23 are used to connect additional cooling fans The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIO S Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIO S will display the current speed of the cooling fans Refer to chapter 3 for more information 51 Hardware Installation 2 6 10 LE
12. E PCI Express x 6 SS SSC j PCI Express xl a PCI Express xl Express x The system board allows installing one xl6 and three xI PCI Express cards Install PCI Express xl6 graphics card that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x16 slot To install a graphics card into the xI6 slot align the graphics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in place Install PCI Express x cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express xI slot Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 After the memory test the following message will appear on the scr
13. Enter gt The following screen will appear Phoenix 5 CMOS S IDE DMA t On Chip Pri IDE Prim Primary P1 P3 1 The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 76 BIOS Setup IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maxi mum 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 IDE DMA Transfer Access This field when Enabled will enhance the IDE DMA transfer of an IDE hard disk drive On Chip Primary PCI IDE These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and second ary IDE controller Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller IDE Primary Master PIO and IDE Primary 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 O 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 according to your hard disk drive s timing Mode 0 4 You can select a mode tha
14. FFFH to be cached if the cache controller is also enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the faster the video performance BIOS Setup 3 1 3 10 Memory Hole At I5M 16M In order to improve system performance certain space In memory can be reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 6MB When enabled the CPU assumes the 5 16MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM When disabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB address range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory 3 1 3 11 PCI Express Root Port Func Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Phoenix PC Item Help PU PD V 6 Fail s The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one PCI Express Port to PCI Express Port 4 These fields are used to enable or disable the PCI Express port function PCI E Compliancy Mode This field is used to select the mode for the PCI Express add in card 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 3 12 DRAM Data Integrity Mode Leave this field in its default setting 74 ip IDE D oard D The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Move the cursor to this field and press lt
15. P ect PU PD e F10 AE al Help F F6 Fail Defaul optimized ults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 6 1 Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the AGP or PCI first when the system boots AGP When the system boots it will first initialize the AGP PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI 3 1 6 2 Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data 88 BIOS Setup 3 1 6 3 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 The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the IRQ Resources field respectively 3 1 6 4 IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device Awar setup Utility Item Help Tlee ct PU PD Va il ue F10 S x ap al Hel p F5 5 F6 Fail Safe Defau F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 6 5 PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determine
16. Power Select 1 uro f mom i BE BIE USB 1 6 jP2 ais B 2 2 E 1 1 B4 1 2 On 5V 2 3 On 5VSB default 1 2 3 1 2 3 o0 CED 1 2 On 5V 2 3 On 5VSB default JP2 and JP3 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 BIO S Setting USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIO S must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information K Important P gt e If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard M ouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt 1 5A e If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt 2A 31 2 Hardware Installation 2 4 3 Speaker O n O ff Select al nom A 2 123 1 2 On 2 3 On Speaker Off Speaker On default JP8 is used to turn on or off the PC s speaker Turning on the speaker will allow you to
17. USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 215A e If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 22A RTC Timer to Power on the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power on on the set date and time ACPI STR 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 Z
18. battery Initializing the clock On off off On generator Initializing U SB off On off On Testing all memory cleared On On off On all extended memory to 0 Initializing the onboard Of off On On Super IO Detecting and installing an On off On On IDE device Final initialization off On On On Booting the system On On On On 53 2 54 Hardware Installation 2 6 11 Power Connectors 2 1 Ground Ground 12V 12V 4 3 OON 12 24 3 3VDC COM 12VDC s 5VDC 12VDC s e 5VDC 5VSB s s 5VDC PWR_OK NC COM H4 COM 5VDC COM COM COM 5VDC PS ON com efe COM 3 3VDC 12VDC 3 3VDC 3 3VDC 113 We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1 1 An ATX12V power supply has a standard 24 pin ATX main power connector and a 4 pin 12V power connector that must be inserted onto CN11 and CN 10 connectors respectively The 4 pin 12V power connector enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate Your system configurati
19. gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CMOS Reloaded Auto Save bootable setting Enabled Load last bootable setting Load Menu Level gt Save setting to Bank with Last saved CMOS Item Help 7 This item will immediately decide Bank description which setting will be Save to this Bank saved to User Defined Setting Banks The option is one of following 1 current BIOS setting 2 last BIOS setting which already exists in CMOS Load from this Bank Hotkey gt 1 Bank description Save to this Bank Load from this Bank Hotkey gt 1 Bank description Save to this Bank Load from this Bank Hotkey gt 1 Bank description Save to this Bank Load from this Bank Hotkey gt 1 Tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 CMOS Reloaded F7 Optimized Defaults The screen above list all the fields available in the CMOS Reloaded submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CMOS Reloaded is especially helpful to overclockers who often go through the tiresome trial and error process of repeatedly changing the BIOS settings to come up with the most ideal overclocked setting By being able to save and load the settings it eliminates the tedious job of remembering several settings and o
20. hear the system s beep messages and warnings 32 Hardware Installation 2 5 Rear Panel I O Ports Front R L Line out Line in Mic l LAN1 LAN2 ce S PD IF out Rear R L Center Side R L Subwoofer USB 1 2 USB 3 4 USB 5 6 The rear panel I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port S PDIF in jack S PD IF out jack Line in jack Front right left jack Line out Mic in jack Center Subwoofer jack Rear right left port jack Side right left port jack 1394 1 port USB ports LAN 1 port PCI Express LAN 2 port PCI 33 2 34 Hardware Installation 2 5 1 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 ports both at location CN 1 of the system board The PS 2 mouse port uses IRQ 12 If a mouse is not connected to this port the system will reserve IRQ 12 for other expansion cards Z W arning Eie sure to tum off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board W ake O n PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The W ake O n PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to p
21. is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup MAINBOARD _ UTILITY CD l Intel 925X chipset Chipset Drivers Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility Supported Software 4 2 1 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating Windows 2000 XP s INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility please follow the steps below On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu The following screen will appear 4 j Setup Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 6 0 1 1002 Setup Welcome to the InstallShield R Wizard for Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility Welcome to the Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility This utility will enable Plug amp Play INF support for Intel R chipset components cad 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the utility to take effect Supported Software 4 2 2 Audio Drivers The Realtek audio drivers are supported in the following operating systems Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP To install the driver please follow the steps below I Click Audio Drivers on the
22. is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system 3 1 5 13 Wake Up By PCI Card Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the system Access to the LAN card or PCI card will cause the system to wake up Refer to the card s documentation for more information Disabled The system will not wake up despite access to the PCI card 3 1 5 14 Power On By Ring Set this field to Enabled to use the modem ring on function This will allow your system to power on to respond to calls coming from an extemal modem 3 1 5 15 USB KB Wake Up From S3 This field when enabled allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that Is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state This can be configured only if the ACPI Suspend Type field is set to OOO TR 86 BIOS Setup 3 1 5 16 Resume By Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month Alarm and Time hh mm ss Alarm fields However if the system is being accessed by incoming
23. light after it was powered on it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket Pin Pin Assignment HD LED 3 HDD LED Power Primary Secondary IDE LED 5 HDD Reserved 14 N C 16 N C ATX SW 8 PWRBT ATX power switch 10 PW RBT Reserved 18 N C 20 N C RESET 7 Ground Reset switch 9 H W Reset SPEA KER 13 Speaker Data Speaker connector 15 N C 17 Ground 19 Speaker Power PW R LED 2 LED Power Power Standby LED 4 LED Power 6 LED Power or Standby Signal 56 Hardware Installation 2 6 13 EZ Touch Switches nom rol Reset Switch Power Switch The presence of the power switch and reset switch on the system board are user friendly especially to DIY users They provide convenience in powering on and or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before it is installed into the system chassis 57 2 58 Hardware Installation 2 6 14 PCI Express xl6 and xI Slots
24. main menu The following screen will appear Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 1 62 a0 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 5 10 0 5024 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 1 62 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Realtek High Definition Audio Driver The InstallShield Wizard will install Realtek High Definition Audio Driver on your computer To continue click Next oes 2 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 3 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect 13 Supported Software 4 2 3 LAN Drivers To install the driver please follow the steps below On the left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 2 Click LAN Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear jig Marvell Miniport Driver InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Marvell Miniport Driver The InstallShield R Wizard will install Marvell Miniport Driver on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect 114 Supported Software 4 2 4 Intel ICH6R RAID Driver for Windows XP and Windows 2000 only After the SATA drives have been configured with a RAID volume in the Intel ICH6R BIOS Setting Utility you must install the IC
25. print 2 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ settings are configured correctly Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured correctly If tt works the printer can be assumed to be in good condition If the printer remains inoperative replace the printer cable and try again Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters 2 Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is on line Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer 3 Troubleshooting Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the problem may be due to the onboard I O or the address setting Make sure the COM settings and I O address are configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed I 2 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board
26. the audio system Side Right Left Jack Gray This jack is used to connect to the side left and side right speakers of the audio system ight Mic_Left TR Line out_Left Line out_Ri Mic_Ri Sense Nr Audio codec TTT Line out Jet Detect N C Mic Jet Detect Vcc GND The front audio connector J4 on the Karajan audio add in card allows you to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system Using this connector will not disable the front right left line out and mic in functions of the card This is because the audio jacks on the Karajan audio card are 8 independent channels and they function independently from the front audio connector 37 2 Hardware Installation Driver Installation Install the Audio Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information 38 2 Hardware Installation 2 5 4 IEEE 1394 i furo noo r A 12V fused TPA Ground TPB Ground Co 2 1394 2 f TPA Ground TPB Key 12V fused The system board is equipped with an onboard IEEE 1394 port at location CN 8 IEEE 1394 1 of the system board The IEEE 1394 connector at location J6 1394 2 is used to con nect to the IEEE 1394 port that is on the FrontX de
27. the drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of J18 BIO S Setting Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super I O Device field of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 45 2 46 Hardware Installation 2 64 Serial ATA Connectors Eg nom SATA 4 SATA 3 SATA 2 SATA 1 The system board is equipped with four Serial ATA connectors for connecting Serial ATA devices Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to J14 SATA 4 J13 SATA 3 J12 SATA 2 or J11 SATA 1 and the other end to your Serial ATA device Connecting to FrontX You can connect one of the Serial ATA connectors to the Serial ATA port that is on the FrontX device The FrontX device which comes with LAN PARTY series products must be installed into a drive bay of the chassis Refer to the LANPARTY Features manual for more information about FrontX Connect the Serial ATA cable connector from FrontX to one of the Serial ATA connectors on the system board Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the Serial ATA connector You can now connect an external Serial ATA device to the port Connecting the Serial ATA to Parallel ATA Adapter Module The SATA to PATA module provides m
28. to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it 3 1 5 7 Video Off In Suspend This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system enters the Suspend mode The options are Yes and No 3 1 5 8 Suspend Type The options are Stop Grant and PwrOn Suspend 3 1 5 9 MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system 3 1 5 10 Suspend Mode This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the Suspend mode according to the power saving time selected the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off 3 1 5 11 HDD Power Down This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the HDD Power Down mode according to the power saving time selected the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active 85 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 5 12 Soft Off by PWR BTTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management func tion is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this function
29. 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 All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error t will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors 3 1 1 7 Base Memory Displays the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard 63 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 1 8 Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up 3 1 1 9 Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system 64 BIOS Setup 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 PU PD 1 ve Te F6 Fail Safe Defat Fi ptimi ze The screen above list all the f
30. 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typing AVVDFLASH EXE The following screen will appear Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15B C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved The current BIOS information will appear in this area File Name to Program 5 Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press lt Enter gt 106 BIOS Setup 6 The following will appear Do You Want to Save BIOS Y N This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility Just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press lt Y gt then enter the file name of the current BIOS Otherwise press lt N gt 7 The following will then appear Press Y to Program or N to Exit 8 Press lt Y gt to flash the new BIOS 107 108 Chapter 4 Supported Software 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 sys tems easier With DMI a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a particular compu ter system without physically going to it Quite often a service call may be unnecessary a
31. 4Mbit flash memory Energy Efficient Design e Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management e Supports ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Introduction Wake On Events include Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse Wake On Ring external modem Wake On LAN RIC timer to power on the system e AC power failure recovery Hardware Monitor e Monitors CPU system temperature and overheat alarm e Monitors 2V 5V 3 3V Vcore Vbat 5Vsb 3 3Vsb voltages e Monitors the speed of the CPU system fan e CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature and fan during system boot up automatic shutdown upon system overheat Onboard Audio Features e Azalia audio codec with independent variable sampling rate e True stereo line level outputs e S PDIF in out interface e 8 channel audio output Onboard LAN Features e Gigabit ethernet controllers Marvell 88E8053 PCI Express and Marvell 88E8001 PCI e Integrated power management functions e Full duplex support at both 10 Mbps 100 Mbps and Gbps e Supports IEEE 802 3u auto negotiation e Supports wire for management Serial ATA Interface with RAID e Supports four SATA Serial ATA interfaces which are compliant with SATA 1 0 specification 1 5Gbps interface e Supports RAID 0 RAID and JBOD IEEE 1394 Interface e Supports two 00 200 400 Mb sec ports IDE Interface e Supports ATA 33 ATA 66 and ATA 100 hard drives Introduction
32. A Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot up Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot up 70 BIOS Setup 3 1 3 Advanced Chipset Features Item Help Tle lt e M F5 to this one ct PU PD Value F de Egee Ie eral Help 5 F6 Fail Safe Defat F7 Optimize faults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical 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 settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system 3 1 3 1 DRAM Timing Selectable This field is used to select the timing of the DRAM By SPD Manual The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Serial Pres ence Detect data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type memory size memory speed etc When this option is selected the system will run according to the information in the EEPROM This option is the default setting because it provides the most stable condition for the system The CAS Latency Time to System Memory Frequency fields will show the default settings b
33. B S PDIF out Marvell 8E8053 USB 1 6 power select JP2 12N power POS NdD S44 VOT PCIEXI6 PCIEXI 2 PCI 2 i PCI 3 USB 7 8 power 10D select P3 USB 7 8 2 5 1 pDR2_I fesse CPU fan DDR2_3 DDR22 DDR2_4 T DRAM Power LED Diagnostic LED BE LED LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 SATA 4 e 1 SATA 3 prEN 1 PowerReset Clear CMOS JP4 100 HD LED SPEAKER RESET ATXSW PWR LED PCIEXI 3 a com B rn Speaker On Off P8 FDD pecen MES 1 Hardware Installation Z 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 2 2 System Memory UTU DDR2 1 DDR2 2 nom DDR2 3 DDR2 4
34. CPUs will return a value greater than 3 Problems will occur only in certain operating systems The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems If you are using an operating system other than Windows this problem may occur To avoid tihs problem enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than 3 NX BIOS Control The default is Enabled When this function is disabled it forces the NX features flag to always return to 0 3 1 2 2 Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives Move the cursor to this field then press lt Enter gt Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list 3 1 2 3 Virus Warning This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive When this field is enabled the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear After seeing the error message if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recom
35. Ds el pP E g EEE Teee i AAAAZ E 7 2 10 4 1 9 H EFETE Power LED a Aaa 1244 Standby DAAG Power LED mm LED 1 mm LED 2 ma LED 3 mm LED 4 Diagnostic LED s DRAM Power LED This LED will light when the system s power is on Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode Diagnostic LED s LED 1 to LED 4 are diagnostic LEDs These LEDs will indicate the current condition of the system J3 is used to connect to the 4 diagnostic LEDs that are on the FrontX device The FrontX device which comes with LAN PARTY series products must be installed into a drive bay of the chassis Connect the Diagnostic LED cable connector from FrontX to J3 The LEDs will indicate the current condition of the system Refer to the LAN PARTY Features manual for more information about FrontX Refer to the table on the next page for a list of LEDs status and their corresponding system condition Hardware Installation 2 LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 Early program chipset On off off off register before PO ST Testing memory presence off On off off Detecting memory size On On off off No memory present off off On off Programming DRAM timing On off On off register Calculating DRAM size Off On On off variable including row column and bank Initializing JEDEC of current On On On off DRAM row Checking CMOS checksum Off off off On and
36. F Introduction AC Power Failure Recovery When power returns after an AC power failure you may choose to either power on the system manually let the system power on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs Package Checklist NANNNANARARANANAARARARAN OODOOO00 NANNNANAAARAN O O O O O O ne LANPARTY 925X T2 system board ne Karajan audio card ne Serial ATA to Parallel ATA adapter module ne Serial ATA power cable for the adapter module ne IDE round cable ne floppy round cable Two Serial ATA data cables 000000000 ne Serial ATA power cable ne card edge bracket mounted with a DB 9 serial port ne I O shield ne I O shield label sticker ne thermal paste ne PC Transpo kit ne FrontX device equipped with 4 diagnostic LEDs S PDIF out jack mini 1394 port Serial ATA port ne LANPARTY sticker ne case badge ne UV sleeve ne Intel ICH6R RAID Driver diskette ne Mainboard Utility CD ne LANPARTY 925X T2 User s Manual ne LANPARTY Features User s Manual ne LANPARTY 925X T2 Quick Installation Guide ne CMOS Reloaded User Guide If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance Please refer to the LANPARTY Features manual for more informa tion on the FrontX device 16 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 System Board Layout _PS 2 power T select P1 BA fas S PDIF in E
37. H6R RAID driver To install the RAID driver l 2 Start Windows Setup by booting from the installation CD Press lt F6 gt when prompted at the beginning of Windows setup Press lt S gt to select Specify Additional Device At this point you should be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver Insert the Intel ICH6R RAID Driver diskette Select Intel 82801IER SATA RAID Controller from the list then press lt Enter gt The next screen should confirm that you have selected the Intel r RAID controller Press lt Enter gt again to continue Finish the Windows installation Leave the floppy disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself Windows setup will need to copy the files from the floppy disk again after the RAID volume is formatted then Windows setup starts copying files Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition soft ware Refer to the next page This will add the Intel Applica tion Accelerator RAID Edition user interface utility that can be used to manage the RAID configuration 4 l Supported Software 4 2 5 Intel Application Accelerator for Windows XP and Windows 2000 only This utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives To install the utility please follow the steps below On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Intel Application Accelerator on th
38. Mic in Front R L Line out Rear R L Center Side R L Subwoofer 13 1 14 2 EE TT ATTIC Installing the Karajan Audio Card 1 3 An adhesive tape is located at the underside of the Karajan card Peel off the strip that covers the tape Insert the 14 pin connector at the solder side of the card to J5 on the system board fg Important The adhesive tape is used to stabilize Karajan to the system board Make sure to peel off the strip of the adhesive tape The system board supports 8 channel audio output Connect audio devices to the audio jacks on the Karajan audio card Line in Light Blue This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc 36 Front Audio Hardware Installation Front Right Left Jack Line out Lime This jack is used to connect to the front right and front left speakers of the audio system Mic in Jack Pink This jack is used to connect an external microphone Center Subwoofer Jack O range This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer speakers of the audio system Rear Right Left Jack Black This jack is used to connect to the rear right and rear left speakers of
39. PC See Disk drives 2 Display adapters 3 DVD CD ROM drives 4 Floppy disk controllers J Floppy disk drives E IDE ATA ATAPI controllers gt Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices 1 B9 Network adapters aF Ports COM amp LPT MR Processors We Intel R Pentium R 4 CPU 3 06GHz Intel R Pentium R 4 CPU 3 06GHz SCSI and RAID controllers Sound video and game controllers System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Monitors 22 Enabling Hyper Threading Technology e Lastly press the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Del gt keys simultaneously The Windows Task Manager dialog box will appear Click the Performance tab The diagram under CPU Usage History should resemble the one shown below E Windows Task Manager DER File Options View ShutDown Help CPU Usage CPU Usage History PF Usage Page File Usage History Totals Physical Memory K Handles 4104 Total 261604 Threads 259 Available 156980 Processes 18 System Cache 152576 Commit Charge K Kernel Memory K Total 91884 Total 28696 Limit 633592 Paged 16132 Peak 147904 Nonpaged 12564 Processes 18 CPU Usage 50 Commit Charge 91884K 63359 A 23 124 Appendix B System Error Message B When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to cor rect 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
40. calls or the network Resume On Ring LAN prior to the date and time set in these fields the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default 3 1 5 17 Date of Month Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 3 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 Time hh mm ss Alarm field 3 1 5 18 Time hh mm ss Alarm This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on If you want the system to power on everyday as set in the Date of Month Alarm field the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu 3 1 5 19 Reload Global Timer Events When enabled access to the specified field Primary IDE 0 1 FDD COM LPT Port or PCI PIRQ A D will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode When disabled the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to the specified field 87 3 BIOS Setup 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 TAVE Resources Co INT INT INT INT INT INT E INT Maximum
41. ctor Gal oom The system board is equipped with a 90 shrouded PCI IDE header that will interface two Enhanced IDE Integrated Drive Electronics disk drives To prevent improper IDE cable installation the 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 The IDE connector supports 2 devices a Master and a Slave Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE header J17 on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices N ote D Refer to your disk drive users manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings Hardware Installation Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive W hen 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
42. d insure a safe computing environment DDR2 DDR2 is a higher performance DDR technology whose data transfer rate delivers bandwidth of 4 3 GB per second and beyond That is twice the speed of the conventional DDR without increasing its power consumption DDR2 SDRAM modules work at 8V supply compared to 2 6V memory voltage for DDR modules DDR2 also incorporates new innovations such as the On Die Termination ODT as well as larger 4 bit pre fetch against DDR which fetches 2 bits per clock cycle CMOS Reloaded CMOS Reloaded is a technology that allows storing multiple user defined BIOS settings by using the BIOS utility to save load and name the settings This is especially useful to overclockers who require saving a variety of overclocked settings and being able to conveniently switch between these settings simultaneously Karajan Audio Card The Karajan audio add in card at the rear I O panel supports 8 channel audio output via the audio jacks on the card S PDIF S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog S PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device The S PDIF connector on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and
43. dvanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIO S 18 The table below lists the various optimal operating modes that should be configured for the memory channel operation Hardware Installation Config DDR2 1 DDR2 2 DDR2 3 DDR2 4 No memory E E E E Single channel A P E E E Single channel A P P E E Single channel A E P E E Single channel B E E P E Single channel B E E P P Single channel B E E E P Virtual single channel E P E P Virtual single channel E P P E Virtual single channel E P P P Virtual single channel P E E P Virtual single channel P E P E Virtual single channel p E P P Virtual single channel P P E P Virtual single channel P P P E Virtual single channel P P P P Dual channel E P 2 4 E P 2 4 Dual channel P 1 3 E P 1 3 E Dual channel P 1 3 P 2 4 P 1 3 P 2 4 Continued on the next page 2 19 2 20 Hardware Installation Config DDR2 1 DDR2 2 DDR2 3 DDR2 4 Dynamic Mode Addressing E P 2 4 E P 2 4 DS DS Dynamic Mode Addressing P 1 3 E P 1 3 E DS DS Dynamic Mode Addressing P 1 3 P 2 4 P 1 3 P 2 4 DS DS DS DS Dynamic Mode Addressing E P 2 4 E P 2 4 SS SS Dynamic Mode Addressing P 1 3 E P 1 3 E SS SS Dynamic Mode Addressing
44. e 83 BIOS Setup PCI Express PME This options are Enabled and Disabled 3 1 5 2 ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that sup port ACPI Currently only Windows 2000 XP supports this function If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the ACPI Suspend Type field 3 1 5 3 ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode SI POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function 3 1 5 4 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When this field is set to Auto the system will initialize the VGA BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state This can be configured only if the ACPI Suspend Type field is set to S3 STRY 3 1 5 5 Power Management 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 and HDD Power Down fields are activated Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the Suspend Mode hour and HDD Power Down 15 min Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down fields 84 BIOS Setup 3 1 5 6 Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked WH SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system
45. e CPU socket must not come in contact with anything other than the CPU Avoid unnecessary exposure Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU 22 2 Hardware Installation 4 The CPU socket comes with a cover that is attached with a removable protective cap The cap is used to protect the CPU socket against dust and harmful particles Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU Cover Protective cap Lever 5 Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap from the cover Lift this part up 6 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down moving it away from the side tab of the socket then lifting it up Tab Lever lifted 23 2 Hardware Installation 7 Now lift the cover 8 Position the CPU above the socket The gold mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket Important M gt Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins Gold mark Pin 1 of the socket 24 Hardware Installation 9 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 Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU 25 2 Hardware Installation 11 Push the lever down to lock the socket The lever should hook onto the side tab to indicate that t
46. e Chassis Processor Memory Controller Memory Module Memory Module Memory Module Memory Module Cache Cache Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector System Slots Type BIOS Information Handle 0000 Vendor Name BIOS Version BIOS Starting Address Segment E000 BIOS Build Date BIOS Characteristics Size of BIOS ROM 0256K The four menus located on top of the DMI Configuration Utility screen are Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI File and Save DMI File Use the lt or left or right arrow keys to select a menu from the Menu bar On the left side of the screen is a list of the system configuration items Use the T or J up or down arrow keys to select an item The commands at the bottom of the screen will allow you to navi gate through the various setup menus Edit DMI Use the lt or arrow keys to select the Edit DMI menu 2 Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to edit by using the T or 4 arrow keys then press lt Enter gt 3 The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to edit information The screen will also display the auto detected information Press lt FIO gt to update the edited information into the flash ROM 109 Supported Software Add DMI l 2 4 Use the lt or arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu Highlight the item on the left screen that y
47. e main menu 3 Follow the installation instructions shown on the screen 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect Supported Software 4 2 6 Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the Hardware Monitor utility con tained in the provided CD This utility is capable of monitoring the system s health conditions and allows you to manually set a range Highest and Lowest Limit to the items being monitored If the settings values are over or under the set range a warning message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recom mend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition To install please follow the steps below On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon Click Hardware Monitor on the main menu Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation Reboot the system for the driver to take effect 7 Supported Software 4 2 7 Microsoft DirectX 9 To install please follow the steps below On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Microsoft DirectX 9 on the main menu The following screen will appear Installing Microsoft R DirectX R Welcome to setup for DirectX The Direct setup wizard guides you through installation of Direct Runtime Components Please read the foll
48. ector and its relation to the SATA ports Primary Secondary IDE serves as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel SATA 2 and SATA 4 serve as Secondary Master and Secondary Slave channel SATA and SATA 3 are disabled IDE serves as Secondary Master and Secondary Slave channel SATA and SATA 3 serve as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel SATA 2 and SATA 4 are disabled 7 3 BIOS Setup SATA Port If the PATA IDE Mode field is set to Primary this field will show PI P3 is Secondary meaning SATA 2 and SATA 4 are Secondary If the PATA IDE Mode field is set to Secondary this field will show PO P2 is Primary meaning SATA and SATA 3 are Primary 3 1 4 2 Onboard Device Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Item Help to this one USB Controller Enabled Enables the onboard USB Disabled Disables the onboard USB USB 2 0 Controller If you are using a USB 2 0 device this field must be set to Enabled USB Keyboard Support By default this field is Disabled However if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS make sure to enable this function 78 BIOS Setup USB Mouse Support This field is used to enable or disable the USB mouse Azalia Audio Enabled Select this option when using the onboard Azalia codec Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card Onboard PCI E LAN This field is u
49. ed radio TV technician for help Notice 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 About this Manual This users manual contains detailed information about the system board If in some cases some information doesn t match those shown in the multilingual manual the multilingual manual should al ways be regarded as the most updated version The multilingual manual is included in the system board package To view the user s manual insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear Click the TOOLS icon then click Manual on the main menu Notice The system board and accessories you receive in the package may not come similar to the information stated in this manual 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 Table of Contents Chapter Introduction Lol SPECIEI Snein 2 Special Features of the System Boards l3 Package ghia tienimi Chapter 2 Hardware Installation el System Board Layout ssssssssrissssrisrisrisrrisrrsisrrsrasrsrasrararanannn 22 yten Memo eas esate ere ao 23 CPU ere A ren ee er 2A O DET SST OS cric
50. een Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Del gt keys simultaneously When you press lt Del gt the main menu screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features F9 Menu in BIOS T lore Select Item amp Exit Setup 3 60 BIOS Setup Sel Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear Date mm Jun Item Help Time hh Halt On elect He ZEUER Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help es Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The ating on the screen are ter reference only Your version may not be identical to this one I 1 Date The date format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt Day displays a day from Sunday to Saturday Month displays the month from January to December Date displays the date from to 31 Year displays the year from 1990 to 2098 2 Time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 BIOS Setu
51. er On Password field Hot Key When this option is selected select the function key you would like to use to poweron the system in the Hot Key Power On field Mouse Left When this option is selected double click the left button of the mouse to power on the system Mouse Right When this option is selected double click the right button of the mouse to power on the system Any Key Press any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the keyboard to power on the system 80 BIOS Setup KB Power On Password Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt Enter your pass word You can enter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confirm then press lt Enter gt The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in this field You must type the correct password to power on the system If you forgot the password power off the system and remove the battery Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering on the system Hot Key Power On This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port and serial po
52. f you cannot enter the BIOS utility a Use JP3 to clear the CMOS Refer to chapter 2 for more information about clearing CMOS b Enter the BIOS utility then perform steps la to Ic 97 3 98 BIOS Setup Saving Loading and Naming BIOS Settings For overclockers who require different sets of settings for various system environments or operating systems CMOS Reloaded allows you to save load and name up to four sets of BIOS settings in the User Defined Setting Bank 1 to User Defined Setting Bank 4 fields Save Setting to Bank With This field is used to select the type of setting you would like saved to a User Defined Setting Bank when you use the Save to this Bank function of that bank Current BIOS Setting This option will save the current BIOS setting to the User Defined Setting Bank Last BIOS Setting This option will save the last saved BIOS setting to the User Defined Setting Bank User Defined Setting Bank 1 2 3 4 Bank Description To name the BIOS setting move the cursor to Bank Description then press lt Enter gt You can enter up to 60 characters Providing a name to the BIOS setting will allow you to easily remember the settings in the bank Save to this Bank To save the BIOS setting move the cursor to Save to this Bank then press lt Enter gt lype lt Y gt then press lt Enter gt This will save the current setting or the last saved setting to this bank depending on the o
53. gged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive 2 The floppy diskette may not be formatted Format the diskette and try again The diskette may be write protected Use a diskette that is not write protected You may be writing to the wrong drive Check the path state ment to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive There is not enough space left on the diskette Use another diskette with adequate storage space 27 C 128 Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure 2 Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS If the system is configured with two hard drives make sure the bootable first hard drive is configured as Master and the sec ond hard drive is configured as Slave The master hard drive must have an active bootable partition Excessively long formatting period If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to for mat it is likely a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesn t respond when you try to
54. gt The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simulta neously or lt Del gt after memory testing is done 104 BIOS Setup 3 2 Intel ICH6R BIOS Setting Utility The Intel ICH6R BIOS Setting Utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives Important M gt Before you run the Intel ICH6R BIOS Setting Utility make sure SATA Mode OnChip IDE Device section in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the Award BIOS is set to RAID After you power up the system and all hard disk drives have been detected the Intel RAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the lt Ctrl gt and lt I gt keys simultaneously to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system with Windows XP or Windows 2000 installed on a RAID 0 or RAID Volume using two Serial ATA SATA hard drives 105 3 BIOS Setup 3 3 Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility AVVDFLASH EXE You can download them from DF s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative Note AWDFLASH EXE works only in DOS mode Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AVVDFLASH EXE to a floppy disk 2 Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy
55. he CPU is completely secured in the socket 2 3 3 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink W ithout sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board N ote e Use only certified fan and heat sink e The fan and heat sink package usually contains the fan and heat sink assembly and an installation guide If the installation procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package 1 Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assembly Do not spread the paste all over the surface W hen you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU the compound will disperse evenly Do not apply the paste if the fan heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside Peel the strip that covers the paste before you place the fan heat sink on top of the CPU 26 Hardware Installation 2 Place the heat sink on top of the CPU The 4 studs around the heat sink which are used to secure the heat sink onto the system board must match the 4 mounting holes around the socket Position each stud so that the groove faces the heat sink then push it down firmly until it clicks into place N ote Br will not be ab
56. he connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J9 BIO S Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Ip 925x t2 81500419 2a pmd H ardware Installation Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information W ake O n USB Keyboard Mouse The W ake O n USB Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP2 and or JP3 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to USB Power Select in this chapter for more information e BIOS Setting USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important Q If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard M ouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt 1 5A e f you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard M ouse function for 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt 2A 41 7 1 2004 11 08 AM 41 2 Hardware Installation 2 5 6 RJ45 LAN Port UTT an 1
57. ics infrastructure by doubling the capability of the existing AGP 8x designs over a x16 PCI Express lane that provides 4 Gigabytes per second transfer rate Hyper Threading Technology Functionality Requirements The system board supports Intel processors with Hyper Threading Technology Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platforms Components e CPU an Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology e Chipset an Intel chipset that supports HT Technology e BIOS a BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled e OS an operating system that includes optimizations for HT Technology Please refer to Appendix A for information about enabling the functionality of the Hyper Threading Technology For more information on Hyper Threading Technology go to www intel com info hyperthreading Performance Acceleration Technology PAT PAT performs data transactions directly from the CPU to the system memory bypassing the normal path of operation This reduces the MCH timing therefore providing improved system performance Introduction CPU Overheat Protection 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 an
58. ields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 65 3 66 BIOS Setup 3 1 2 1 CPU Feature Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Phoenix AwardBIOs lt a Fea Item Help Tleert Ent ect PU PD e Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help FS awi ou es F6 Fail Defaul F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Delay Prior To Thermal This field is used to select the time that would force the CPU to a 50 duty cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating temperature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheating to ensure a safe computing environment Thermal Management Thermal Monitor On die throttling Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio and VID transition TM2 Bus Ratio This field is used to select the frequency bus ratio of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on die sensor turns from cool to hot TM2 Bus VID This field is used to select the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on die sensor turns from cool to hot BIOS Setup Limit CPUID MaxVal The CPUID instruction of some newer
59. ing Speed Default Default setting Manual Select this option to manually configure the CPU Clock to N B Strap CPU As fields 3 1 8 4 CPU Clock This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor The available options allow you to adjust the processor s bus clock by MHz increment Important oc an extemal bus clock other than the default setting may result to the processor s or system s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance Ve 3 94 BIOS Setup 3 1 8 5 PCI Express Frequency Default Default setting FixIOOMHz This option will set the PCI Express frequency to OOMHz 3 1 8 6 Multiplier Factor This field is used to select the multiplier factor for the CPU Important The multiplier factor of some processors may have been locked by the manufacturer If you are using this kind of processor setting a multiplier factor for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory default multiplier 3 1 8 7 Estimated New CPU Clock This field will show the estimated new CPU clock 3 1 8 8 N B Strap CPU As This field is used to select the external hardware reset strap for the north bridge MCH 3 1 8 9 System Power Supply Default Default setting Manual Select this option to manually configure the CPU VID Voltage to NB 5V Voltage fields 3 1 8 10 CPU VID Voltage This field allows you t
60. le to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if the groove is not facing the heat sink Gel TOT Mounting holes Mounting holes cS Groove Mounting holes Mounting holes 3 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connec tor on the system board 27 2 28 Hardware Installation 2 4 2 4 1 Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Data Ea 123 1 2 3 gt 1 2 On Normal 2 3 On default Clear CMOS Data 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 ratio 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 2 Set JP4 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP4 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now power on the system If your reason for clea
61. mend that you first disable this field 68 BIOS Setup 3 1 2 4 CPU LI amp L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default value is enabled Enable the external cache for better performance 3 1 2 5 CPU L3 Cache This field is used to enable or disable the CPU s L3 cache 3 1 2 6 Hyper Threading Technology for Intel Pentium 4 Processor with Hyper Threading Technology only This field is used to enable the functionality of the Intel Pentium 4 Processor with Hyper Threading Technology and will appear only when using this processor 3 1 2 7 Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test POST whenever the system is powered on The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST To attain the shortest POST time select Fast 3 1 2 8 First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device and Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device fields respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device 3 1 2 9 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 b
62. mpatible UART that can be used with a modem serial printer remote display terminal or other serial devices The serial port may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the cable con nector to J4 Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of J4 BIO S Setting Select the serial ports I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field of the BIO S Refer to chapter 3 for more information 2 Hardware Installation 2 6 3 Floppy Disk Drive Connector noo ry ior i 34 33 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 Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J18 on the system board and the other end most connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A If you are connecting another drive Drive B install the middle connector of the cable to
63. n the Intel Pentium 4 Processor with Hyper Threading Technology make sure to install cooling fans The system requires adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor The CPU Hyper Threading field in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the Award BIOS setup will appear Make sure this field is set to Enabled Currently only Windows XP supports the Hyper Threading Technology If this OS has been previously installed you must REINSTALL it After installing Windows XP please check the following to ensure that the operating system has been properly installed a Click Start point to Settings then click Control Panel b Double click the System icon The System Properties dialog box will appear 21 Enabling Hyper Threading Technology c Click the General tab The processor shown under Computer should resemble the one shown below System Properties System Restore Automatic Updates Remote General Computer Name Hardware Advanced System Microsoft Windows xP Professional My Version 2002 T Registered to h 5627 4 005 5307992 22189 Computer Intel R Pentium R 4 CPU 3 06GHz 3 05 GHz 256 MB of RAM d Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below Device Manager File Action view Help 8 62 a WH B EOYXEVYDS9L g Computer 1J ACPI Multiprocessor
64. o manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU If you want to use the CPU s default core voltage leave this field in its default setting The CPU s Vcore will be generated according to the CPU VID configuration Important M gt Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage BIOS Setup 3 1 8 11 DRAM Voltage This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the DRAM If you want to use the DRAM s default voltage leave this field in tts default setting Important P gt Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage 3 1 8 12 NB 1 5V Voltage This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the north bridge If you want to use the default voltage leave this field in its default setting Important Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage 95 3 96 BIOS Setup 3 1 9 CMOS Reloaded The CMOS Reloaded submenu allows you to save different configu rations and when needed allows you to conveniently restore one of these previously saved configurations Highlight CMOS Reloaded in the main menu then press lt Enter
65. on CPU power amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided we strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt or greater power supply Hardware Installation 2 6 12 Front Panel Connectors jani an G m 12 HD LED pw R LED RESET aa ATX SW lt gt SPEAKER 1920 HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed RESET Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft O ff By PW R BTTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 55 2 Hardware Installation PW R LED Power Standby LED W hen the system s power is on this LED will light W hen the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend or S3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every second N ote Di a system did not boot up and the Power Standby LED did not
66. oot from drive A You must have two floppy drives to use this function BIOS Setup 3 1 2 10 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 for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB 3 1 2 11 Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys Vhen set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys 3 1 2 12 Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how gate A20 Is handled Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above Mbyte Initially gate A20 was handled via the keyboard controller Today while keyboards still provide this support it is more common and much faster for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20 Fast The chipset controls Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 3 1 2 13 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and
67. ore flexibility to the system board by allowing you to connect an additional parallel IDE drive via a SATA connector and supports RAID spanning across SATA and PATA drives Hardware Installation 1 Connect the IDE connector on the module to the IDE connector at the rear of the parallel IDE drive 2 Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a Serial ATA connector on the system board and the other end to the Serial ATA connector on the module 3 Connect one end of the provided power cable to the power connector on the module and the other end to the power supply Serial ATA Power connector _ connector IDE connector BIO S Setting Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Integrated Peripherals submenu O nChip IDE Device field of the BIO S Refer to chapter 3 for more information Configuring RAID on Serial ATA Drives The ICH6R south bridge chip allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives It supports RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD The following must be set accordingly e BIOS Setting 1 Enable the RAID function for Serial ATA drives in the Inte grated Peripherals submenu O nChip IDE Device field of the Award BIOS 2 Configure and manage RAID in the Intel ICH6R BIOS Setting Utility Refer to chapter 3 for more information e Drivers and Utility Install the Intel ICH6R drivers and utility Refer to chapter 4 for more information 2 41 2 48 Hardware Installation 2 6 6 IDE Disk Drive Conne
68. ou would like to add by using the T or J arrow keys then press lt Enter gt The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter Information about the added item Press lt FIO gt to save information into the flash ROM To view information about the added items go to the Edit DMI menu Load DMI File l 2 Use the lt or arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for load Press lt Enter gt The DMI files will appear on the screen Select the file you would like to load and press lt Enter gt The following message will appear Do you want to execute Y N Type lt Y gt All previous DMI structures will be destroyed and the new file will be saved into the flash ROM Save DMI File l 2 3 Use the lt or gt arrow keys to select the Save DMI File menu The following message will appear Press Enter to select DMI file for save Press lt Enter gt Enter the directory and filename under which you would like the DMI file saved Supported Software 4 2 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers utili ties and software applications required to enhance the perform ance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which
69. ower on the system To use this function e Jumper Setting JP1 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to PS 2 Power Select in this chapter for more information e BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIO S Refer to chapter 3 for more information 2 Hardware Installation 2 5 2 S PDIF in out Jacks O0 4 S PDIF in S PD IF out SPDIF in GND SPDIF out Key 5V 1 kl The system board is equipped with an onboard S PDIF in RCA jack red and a S PDIF out RCA jack yellow at locations CN4 and CN5 respectively The S PDIF connector at location J1 is used to connect to the optical S PDIF out port that is on the FrontX device The FrontX device which comes with LAN PARTY series products must be installed into a drive bay of the chassis Refer to the LAN PARTY Features manual for more information about Frontx Connect the optical audio cable connector from FrontX to J1 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J1 You may now connect an external audio output device to the S PDIF port DO NOT use RCA S PDIF and optical S PDIF at the same time 35 2 Hardware Installation 2 5 3 Karajan Audio Card Line in
70. owing license agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement ou must accept the agreement to continue the setup MICROSOFT DIRECTX 9 0 SUPPLEMENTAL END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Supplemental EULA IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY These Microsoft Corporation Microsoft operating system components including any online or electronic documentation OS Components are subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement under which you have licensed the applicable Microsoft operating system product described C accept the agreement C don t accept the agreement Cancel 3 Click I accept the agreement then click Next 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect 118 4 Supported Software 4 2 8 WinFlash WinFlash is a utility program that allows you to flash the BIOS under an operating system To install please follow the steps below On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click WinFlash on the main menu The following screen will appear Win Klash Welcome to the WinFlash Setup program This program wil install WinFlash on your computer Hee oog epomimen et that You mol ies proram running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program
71. p 3 1 1 3 IDE Channel 0 Master and IDE Channel 0 Slave Move the cursor to the IDE Channel O Master or IDE Channel O Slave field then press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel Master IDE HDD Auto Detect ion Press Enter IDE Channel Master Menu Level gt gt Access Mode To auto detect the HDD s size head on this channel Tie lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IDE HDD Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will automati cally be shown on the screen IDE Channel 0 Master and IDE Channel 0 Slave 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 amp CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD amp CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None 6 3 62 BIOS Setup els Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive Usually the size is
72. ption selected in the Save Setting to Bank With field If you want to immediately reboot to use the new settings make sure to save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting Y in the Save amp Exit Setup submenu BIOS Setup Load from this Bank To load the setting saved in the bank move the cursor to Load from this Bank then press lt Enter gt The setting in this bank will replace the current setting Make sure to save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting Y in the Save amp Exit Setup submenu Hotkey You can now load a BIOS setting during system boot up bypassing the lengthy process of entering the BIOS utility to load a setting Move the cursor to Hotkey then press lt Enter gt Select the key you would like to use to load the settings from the bank When the system boots up press the key to load the setting 3 99 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 10 Load Optimized Defaults The Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Optimized Defaults Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt to load the Setup default values 100 BIOS Setup 3 1 11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry set a superviso
73. r repeatedly resetting settings during the trial process The settings are stored in the SEEPROM SEEPROM is divided into 5 banks the backup bank and the 4 user defined banks BIOS Setup Auto Save Bootable Setting This field is used to automatically save the last bootable setting from CMOS to an area in the SEEPROM referred to as the backup bank To use this function Set this field to Enabled 2 Select Save amp Exit Setup in the main menu then press lt Enter gt 3 Type lt Y gt then press lt Enter gt If the changes to the setting allowed the system to boot the setting will be stored in the SEEPROM In other words if the system did not boot up the setting will not be stored You may then follow the steps in the next section to load the last bootable setting Load Last Bootable Setting If during the trial and error process the setting resulted to the system s instability or worse yet not being able to boot up the system please follow the steps below to use the Load function Note Dr can use the Load function only if you have set the Auto Save Bootable Setting to Enabled If the system did not boot up properly but you were able to enter the BIOS utility a Select CMOS Reloaded in the main menu then press lt Enter gt b Move the cursor to Load Last Bootable Setting then press Load c Press lt Y gt to load the last bootable setting that was stored in the backup bank 2 I
74. r s 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 supervisor s 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 Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the password function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press lt Enter gt instead of typing in a new password Press the lt Esc gt key to retum to the main menu IOI 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 12 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a users password with the System option se lected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a user s password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features Using users password to enter Setup allows a user to access only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all o
75. rals Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By PWR BT TN field of the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode 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 from an external 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 2 20mA Wake On LAN This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal 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 2 720mA Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse 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 2 720mA Introduction Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse 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 M e If you are using the Wake On
76. rcrrce ce camaptnasuenanaaticdseenneacen 25 Rear Fale IO PON iciennniihencsinameoneantannuiunsnandnnes ZO WOMCGRMECIONS sieniniai Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 Desktop Management ier ateicsscsasheniaecicntntienn ders 4 2 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications Zo ASA AMOR Note Sinoning 16 coe l7 22 Appendix A Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology A Enabling the Hyper Threading Technology 2 Appendix B System Error Messages B I POST Beep B 2 Error Messages Appendix C Troubleshooting C I Troubleshooting Checklist Chapter Introduction Specifications Processor e Intel Pentium 4 Prescott processor Hyper Threading Technology 800MT s 2LOOMHz system bus interface e Socket LGA 775 LAN Grid Array Chipset e Intel 925X chipset Intel 925X Memory Controller Hub MCH Intel 82801FR I O Controller Hub ICH6R System Memory e Four 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets e Supports dual channel 128 bit wide memory interface e Supports up to 4GB system memory e Supports DDR2 400 and DDR2 533 DIMMs e Supports ECC x8 only or non ECC x8 and x 6 DIMMs e Support for 256Mb and 512Mb DRAM densities e Supports Performance Acceleration Technology e Supports unbuffered DIMMs BIOS e Award BIOS e Genie BIOS provides CPU DRAM overclocking CPU NB DRAM overvoltage e Supports SCSI sequential boot up e Supports DMI 2 0 function e
77. rd Disk s fail 10 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The checksum of ROM address FOQOOQH FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error s 25 126 Appendix C Troubleshooting C I 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 The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on 2 All cables and power cords are tightly connected 3 The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are con nected is working Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other elect
78. rical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted prop erly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and Is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on l 2 Make sure that the monitors power switch is on Check that one end of the monitors power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outlet Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system s display adapter Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness control knob Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving 2 The monitor has lost its vertical sync Adjust the monitor s verti cal sync Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display Make sure your video card s output frequencies are supported by this monitor The screen seems to be constantly wavering If the monitor is close to another monitor the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering Power Supply When the computer is turned on nothing happens 2 5 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plu
79. ring the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s ratio clock in the BIO S please proceed to step 4 Hardware Installation After powering on the system press lt Del gt to enter the main menu of the BIO S Select the Genie BIO S Setting submenu and press lt Enter gt Set the CPU Clock or CPU Clock Ratio field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock or frequency ratio Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt Type lt Y gt and press lt Enter gt 29 2 Hardware Installation 2 4 2 PS 2 Power Select Js OE 2 2 OE 1 1 1 2 On 5V 2 3 On 5VSB default OON JP1 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 BIO S Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIO S Refer to chapter 3 for more information 4 Important P gt The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support gt 120mA 30 2 Hardware Installation 2 4 3 USB
80. rt 2 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manu ally select an I O address for the onboard serial port and serial port 2 Disabled Disables the onboard serial port and or serial port 2 UART Mode Select This field is used to select the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA device For better transmission of data your IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of meter UR2 Duplex Mode Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously 8 3 BIOS Setup CIR Port Address This field is used to select an I O address for the CIR device CIR Port IRQ This field is used to select an IRQ for the CIR device 82 The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy ACPI Function ACPI 5 off In cl Th nce nru PU PD YV 10 x 5 Fail Safe Defaul The screen above list all the fields available in the Power Management Setup submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Menu Level The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this on
81. s the problem can be solved remotely The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various informa tion about your system configuration Information about the type and speed of CPU type and amount of memory for each memory slot BIOS revision level types of add in PCI boards and compo nents certain revision numbers of hardware installed etc are au tomatically detected and stored in the DMI pool which is a part of the system board s Plug and Play BIOS Additional information such as ISA based peripherals which may not be automatically de tected can be manually recorded in the DMI pool by using the Add DMI menu The DMI pool data is then verified or updated when ever the system hardware or setup is altered Running the DMI Utility To run the DMI utility type DMICFG EXE You can download this utility from ftp dfiusa com utilities DMI directory The DMI utility must run in real mode with at least 180K of base memory Memory managers like HIMEM SYS required by Win dows must not be installed You may do this by using one of the 3 methods listed below Boot up from a system diskette without the AUTOEXEC BAT and COMFIGSYS files 2 REM HIMEM SYS in the CONFIGSYS or 3 Press lt F5 gt during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIGSYS files Supported Software 4 1 2 Using the DMI Utility ule T 4 lt Move cursor ENTER Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort amp Exit BIOS System Enclosur
82. s whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not The default value is Disabled Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA 3 1 6 6 INT Pin Assignment to INT Pin 8 Assignment By default a device is automatically assigned to each INT You can also manually assign an INT for a device 89 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 6 7 Maximum Payload Size This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of the PCI Express devices The unit is byte 90 BIOS Setup 3 1 7 PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CM etup Utility Shutdown Temperature 75 C 167 F Item Help ect PU PD Value F10 eS F6 Fail Safe Defau The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 3 1 7 1 Shutdown Temperature You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a tem perature in this field If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field it will automatically shutdown This function will work only when you enable this function in the Hardware Monitor utility 3 1 7 2 CPU Core Voltage This field will show the voltage of the processor 3 1 7 3 DRAM Voltage This field will show the voltage of the DRAM 3 1 7 4 ATX 3 3V ATX 12V ATX 5V NB 1 5V and 5V Standby Volt These fields will show the output voltage of the power supply 3 1 7 5 Voltage Battery
83. sed to enable or disable LAN which is controlled by the Marvell 88E8053 PCI Express controller Remote Boot from LAN By default this field is disabled Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network directly If you wish to change the boot ROM s settings type the lt Shift gt and lt FIO gt keys simultaneously when prompted during boot up Take note you will be able to access the boot ROM s program by typing lt Shift gt lt FIO gt only when this field is enabled Onboard PCI LAN This field is used to enable or disable LAN 2 which is controlled by the Marvell 88E800 PCI chip Onboard 1394 This field is used to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 394 79 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 4 3 Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Phoenix A Item Help Mo Ente lect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous ues F6 Fail Sa Defa F timized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Power On Function This field allows you to use the keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system Button only Default setting Uses the power button to power on the system Password When this option is selected set the password you would like to use to poweron the system in the KB Pow
84. slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders Head This field displays the number of read write heads Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track 4 Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in Al type high density drive 2MB capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 1 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 2 88MB capacity BIOS Setup 3 1 1 5 Video This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type The default setting is EGA VGA EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mono Monochrome adapter Includes high resolution mono chrome adapters 3 1 1 6 Halt On This field determines
85. t matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors IDE Primary Master UDMA and IDE Primary Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD ROM Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories BIOS Setup On Chip Serial ATA Setting SATA Mode IDE This option configures the Serial ATA drives in IDE mode RAID This option configures RAID on the Serial ATA drives On Chip Serial ATA Disabled Auto Combined Mode Enhanced Mode SATA Only PATA IDE Mode Disables the onboard SATA The system will detect the existing SATA and IDE drives then automatically set them to the available master slave mode This option allows you to use both IDE and SATA drives allowing a maximum of 4 drives IDE Master IDE Slave and 2 SATA You must manually set the SATA and PATA drives mode in the PATA IDE Mode and SATA Port fields This option allows you to use both IDE and SATA drives allowing a maximum of 6 drives IDE Master IDE Slave and 4 SATA This option automatically sets the SATA drives to Primary Master mode Since the SATA drives are in Master mode you cannot set the IDE drive to Master mode This field is used to select the function mode for the IDE conn
86. the jumpers and or switches on the drives The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA 2 ATA 33 ATA 66 or 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 The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board A mportant If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode BIO S Setting Enable or disable the onboard IDE in the Integrated Peripherals submenu O nChip IDE D evice field of the BIO S Refer to chapter 3 for more information 49 2 50 Hardware Installation 2 6 7 IrDA Connector TOTO nom CIRRX N C GND ayes OREX cr 1 CEES RRX N C Ground Connect the cable connector from your CIR IR module to the CIR connector J24 or IR connector J8 N ote Be sequence of the pin functions on some CIR IR cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board Make sure to connect the cable connector to the CIR IR connector according to their pin functions BIO S Setting
87. ther options is denied Use the arrow keys to highlight Set User Password and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the password function highlight Set User Password and press lt Enter gt instead of typing In a new password Press the lt Esc gt key to retum to the main menu 102 BIOS Setup 3 1 13 Save amp Exit Setup When all the changes have been made highlight Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Type Y and press lt Enter gt 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 If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after memory testing is done 103 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 14 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press lt Enter gt Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Type Y and press lt Enter
88. to digital recording devices like CD recorders Introduction Serial ATA Interface with RAID Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1 0 specification With speed of up to 5Gbps it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is OOMB s The system board allows configuring RAID on SATA drives It supports RAID 0 RAID and JBOD IEEE 1394 Interface IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI Open Host Controller Interface specification It supports up to 63 devices that can run simultaneously on a system 1394 is a fast external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps In addition to its high speed it also supports isochronous data transfer which is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real time 1394 supports both Plug and Play and hot plugging IrDA Interface 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 15K baud at a distance of meter USB Ports The system board supports USB 2 0 and USB I I ports USB supports 2Mb second bandwidth while USB 2 0 supports 480Mb second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible extemal Plug and Play periphe
89. ver for installation or servicing After installation or servicing cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord Battery e Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced e Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer e Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions 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 e Reonent or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienc
90. vice The FrontX device which comes with LAN PARTY series products must be installed into a drive bay of the chassis Refer to the LAN PARTY Features manual for more information about FrontX Connect the IEEE 1394 cable connector from FrontX to J6 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J6 You may now connect an IEEE 1394 device to the port BIO S Setting Enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394 in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIO S Refer to chapter 3 for more information 39 2 40 Hardware Installation 2 5 5 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 4 USB 3 USB 6 USB 5 wll i VCC Data Data Ground N C RN m Do VCC Daa Key Daa Ground The system board supports 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals Six onboard USB 2 0 1 1 ports Black are at locations CN 8 USB 1 2 CN7 USB 3 4 and CN12 USB 5 6 of the system board J9 USB 7 8 allows you to connect 2 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports The USB ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert t
91. y SPD If you want better performance for your system other than the one by SPD select Manual then 7 72 BIOS Setup select the best option in the CAS Latency Time to System Memory Frequency fields 3 1 3 2 CAS Latency Time This field is used to select the latency between the DRAM read command and the time that the data was received 3 1 3 3 DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This field is used to select the latency between the DRAM active command and the read write command 3 1 3 4 DRAM RAS Precharge This field is used to select the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM 3 1 3 5 Precharge Delay tRAS The options are Auto 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I1 12 13 14 and I5 3 1 3 6 System Memory Frequency This field is used to select the memory clock speed of the DIMM Refer to chapter System Memory section for detailed specifica tion of the memory supported by the system board 3 1 3 7 SLP_S4 Assertion Width The options are to 2 Sec 2 to 3 Sec 3 to 4 Sec and 4 to 5 Sec 3 1 3 8 System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at FOOOOQH FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system 3 1 3 9 Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the system BIOS enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addresssed at COOQOQH to C

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