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1. JCMOS Clear CMOS data Jumper If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the supervisor or user password clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to the default values stored in the ROM BIOS Settings O 4 2 Normal Default 1 2 3 Clear CMOS L To CMOS Clear data please follow the steps below 1 Turn off the system 2 Change the jumper from 1 2 to 2 3 position for a few seconds Replace the jumper back to the 1 2 position Turn on the system and hold down the lt Del gt key to enter BIOS setup JUSB USB Wake up Jumper Optional This jumper disconnects 5V standby voltage to USB devices This means USB devices such as keyboard mouse will not be able to wake up or power on the system Settings m E E 1 2 Enabled USB device active at shutdown 1 2 3 Disabled USB device power off 2 3 System Memory Configuration The mainboard accommodates four 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets e Supports up to 8GB of 533 667 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM e Supports unbuffered DIMM configurations defined in JEDEC DDR2 DIMM specification 0 Dual Channel interface e Dual channel memory access offers increased system performance For dual channel to operate both channel must be populated2. User s Manual Intel 965P mainboard for Intel Socket 775 processor TRADEMARK All products and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders These specifications are subject to change without notice Manual Revision 1 0 November 03 2006 60000125P9610 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THE MANUFACTURER LIMITED WARRANTY THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REGARDING ITS PRODUCTS INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES SHALL APPLY TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED UNDER LOCAL LAWS IN THE COUNTRY PURCHASED IN WHICH LOCAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW OR LIMIT THE EXCLUSION OF THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES HANDLING PROCEDURES Static electricity can severely damage your equipment Handle the mainboard and any other device in your system with extreme care and avoid unnecessary contact with system components on the mainboard Always work on an antistatic surface to avoid possible damage to the mainboard from static discharge Always have the power supply unplugged and powered off when inserting and removing devices within the computer chassis The Manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any damage to the mainboard that results from failure to follow instruction or failure to observe safety precautions
3. ORPWNOPFKNFKFN OWI A WNE 8 2 HotKey Summary Hotkeys are special keyboard buttons that activate hidden commands at various stages of bootup Most Hotkeys serve mainly as trouble shooting tools while others as simple shortcuts for user s convenience Below is a reference list of Hotkeys available Power on the system and wait for the Alt F2 to enter Alt F2 Force BIOS update from floppy AWDFLASH message to appear press the lt Alt F2 gt key to force BIOS update from floppy In power off state press and hold lt Home gt key then power 5 dile id on The system will enter Ghost BIOS interface Models with Ghost BIOS In power off state press and hold lt Insert gt key then power on This will Clear CMOS and revert the BIOS to default or initial setting Clear CMOS when system hang up from overclock Ctrl F1 F12 Keyboard Power On In power off or suspend state press hot key combination to depend on setting in BIOS power on or wake up the system Any K Keyboard Power On In power off or suspend state press any key to power on or Y SEY depend on setting in BIOS wake up the system ESC EZ Boot a pop up manual to After power on before jump to next page press lt ESC gt key to easily select boot device pop up the Boot device list page L 1 Hotkeys are generally common to all boards There may be remote cases where some Hotkeys may not work due to design limitation of hardware or BIOS 2 In some cases the H
4. 00 Y Chipset Voltage YDIMM Voltage n the following items Default Voltage indicates the original factory value and New Voltage indicates the value that you assign CPU Vcore Voltage This item allows you to adjust the CPU Vcore voltage Options 0 0000V to 0 4000V in 0 0125V increments We recommend that you leave this at the default value Chipset Voltage This item allows you to adjust the Chipset voltage Options 0 00V to 0 30V in 0 1V increments We recommend that you leave this at the default value VDIMM Voltage This item allows you to adjust the DIMM slot voltage Options 0 00V to 0 35V in 0 05V increments We recommend that you leave this at the default value 19 After the operating system has been installed you need to install the drivers for the mainboard Driver Raid Floppy Utility Manual Method 1 Method 2 Insert the bundled CD into the CD ROM and the main menu screen will appear The main menu displays links to the supported drivers utilities and software gt Method 1 This item installs all drivers automatically gt Method 2 This item allows you to install the drivers selectively Step 1 Click INTEL CHIPSET INF FILES to install chipset driver Step 2 Click REALTEK LAN Driver to install LAN driver Step 3 Click REALTEK High Definition Audio Driver to install audio driver Step 4 Click INTEL APPLICATION ACCELERATOR RAID EDITION to i
5. A 1 The mainboard is subject to damage by static electricity Always observe the handling procedures CAUTION A Post Port Frequently Asked Questions Below is a list of some basic POST Codes possible problems and solutions For more detailed information about POST Codes refer to Appendix in this manual BIOS chip inserted incorrectly 1 Reinsert the BIOS chip Incorrect BIOS update version 2 Download the correct BIOS version Mainboard problem update from the manufacturer s FFh or CFh f i Web site Add on card inserted incorrectly Replace mainboard Remove and replace the add on card Memory module inserted incorrectly 1 Reinsert memroy module C1h C5h Memory compatibility problem Replace memory with correct type Memory module damaged Replace memory module Error occured in VGA BIOS Replace VGA card Overclock error Clear CMOS or press the insert key to power on the system 1 Initial Keyboard controller error 1 Ensure the Keyboard and mouse are 07h 12h 2 RTC error connected correctly 2 Replace the RTC battery VGA card inserted incorrectly Reinsert the VGA card Table of Contents Page Section 1 Introducir 1 T L Package COMLCIIES dd leida 1 l gt MainbOatd Features io a 2 1 3 Mainboard Specificatii cnt ota iaa 4 1 System BIOCK DiagraM ic 6 Section 2 Instala eee Etichete ieee 7 A A 7 222 A A E tena dh ahaa cdetidats ance vioue 8 2 3 System Memory Configuration cccoccccc
6. Express and PCI Frequency Enabled allows you to fine tune its frequency at 1MHz steps using the next selection item below Selecting Disabled will lock the PCI E PCI frequency at 100MHz Auto will increment the PCI E PCI frequency by a prefixed value according to FSB Options Auto Enabled Disabled PCI Ex Freq Enables you to subtle tune the PCI Express frequency at increments of 1MHz step Press lt Enter gt to display the following screen English PCI Express Freq Key in the DEC decimal number for the PCI Express frequency CPU Clock Ratio Use this item to select a multiplier to set the CPU frequency See CPU CLOCK SPEED item above for explanation If your CPU multiplier is locked this option will be unavailable System Memory Frequency Enables you to select a ratio of the DDRII DRAM to match the installed DRAM frequency We recommend that you leave this item at the default value Options available depend on system FSB CPU Clock CPU FSB DDRII frequency options 133MHz 533MHz 2 4 gt DDRII 533 Auto gt by SPD 200MHz 800MHz 3 4 gt DDRII 533 3 5 gt DDRII 667 3 6 gt DDRII 800 Auto gt by SPD 266MHz 1066MHz 1 1 gt DDRII 533 4 5 gt DDRII 667 4 6 gt DDRII 800 Auto gt by SPD gt Voltage Adjust Menu Scroll to Voltage Adjust Menu and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Voltage Adjust Menu Item Help CPU Vcore Max 0 0
7. R2 A2 DDR2 B1 DDR2 B2 PW12 ATX 12V POWER CONN 8 Pin SPDIF out Coaxial Jack pm SPDIF out Optical Optional Socket 775 CPU Parallel Port Top COM ka E gt RJ 45 LAN Top use 2 A Optional Center amp Subwoofer Orange Intel Pwi ATX POWER e E conn 24 Pin 196 P Chipset Rear stereo out Black E Side stereo out o va ER LAN Line in Light Blue Line out como i Mic in Pink CD IN pass 1 CFPA PCI EXP1 PCI EXPRESS x16 4 T E ida PCI EXP3 al g HD Audio FDD PCI EXP2 PCI EXPRESS x4 Blog TTF ODE IEEE QUO A EU AEREO LAOMEDON LCCC AAAAMALAMAILAL ANAAMAADAMAAIMLAOLA MLAOLAOLAMAAIIMANIA ERGO MUI AAOOAUAAAMLAAAMAOIAA OUNCE TOU PCI fE THM ST LABIO DL DUDO ARABE DOCOMO ODO AI A EPoX E EP1308 Vo Chip TUTTE eT WUT Silicon PCI2 save ine AN A A oa A RT TT TTR A re MN PCI3 CUSB3 CUSB4 CUSBS JSYS_FAN fmm us8 AABB BB BE Connectors Figure Descriptions JCPU_FAN CPU Power Chassis Fan Power Connectors JPWR FAN JCPU_FAN Connect the CPU fan to this connector JSYS FAN a ato JPWR_FAN Use this connector if you are installing an 7 tiy additional fan in the unit JSYS_FAN The chassis
8. Reserved Detect amp install all IDE devices HDD LS120 ZIP CDROM Reserved Detect serial ports amp parallel ports Reserved Detect amp install co processor Reserved 1 Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported If errors occur report errors wait for keys If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue Clear EPA or customization logo Reserved 1 Call chipset power management hook 2 Recover the text font used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password Save all data in stack back to CMOS Initialize ISA PnP boot devices USB final Initialization NET PC Build SYSID structure Switch screen back to text mode Set up ACPI table at top of memory Invoke ISA adapter ROMs Assign IRQs to PCI devices Initialize APM Clear noise of IRQs English ON OW bb 0 NE 25 ys 6uy 86 92h 93h 94h 95h 96h FFh Reserved Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code Enable L2 cache Program boot up speed Chipset final initialization Power management final initialization Clear screen display summary table Program K6 write allocation Program P6 class write combining Program daylight saving Update keyboard LED amp typematic rate Build MP table Build amp update ESCD Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick Build MSIRQ routing table Boot attempt INT 19h
9. ader PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports One floppy drive connector One Parallel printer port Two ATA 133 IDE connectors one for optional One S PDIF Out Coaxial jack Six extra USB2 0 ports One S PDIF Out Optical Optional One CD IN connector One Serial port One IR connector One RJ45 LAN connector Four S ATA Il connectors from ICH8 or Four USB2 0 ports Six S ATA II connectors from CH8R Six or Three Audio jacks Three Fan connectors JH Front Panel Controller Supports Reset amp Soft Off switches Supports HDD amp Power LEDs Supports PC speaker Supports Front Panel Audio connector Special Features Support KBPO function Keyboard power on turn on the computer from keyboard Support Wake On LAN by PME Onboard Post Port LED display for system debugging PowerBIOS for excellent overclocking features Programmable FSB and PCI E Clock output frequency with 1MHz fine tuning Support BIOS adjustable CPU multiplier FSB clock PCI E x16 clock and DIMM frequency Support BIOS adjustable CPU Core voltage Chipset voltage and DIMM voltage Support EZ Button A handy power on button onboard to turn on off the system easily Support Thermo Stick temperature Optional Support EZ IDE A S ATA to IDE conversion device designed onboard Support Ghost BIOS Rescue recover BIOS in an easy step and no more worry of BIOS being corrupted JH Powerful utilities f
10. al for installing O S on new computer quick and hassle free Some notes on usage Each IDE port supports only 1 Master device no Slave devices are supported Disconnect the EZ 1DE bridge cable if no IDE devices are present on DE A B Optional SATA5 SATA6 does not support bootable drives 13 ys 6uy 14 This mainboard is equipped with a digital thermometer capability to monitor any temperature This is useful for measuring heat on peripherals such as VGA cards hard disk drives DIMMs or even on board components such as chipset MOSFETS etc Thermo Stick consists of 1 THM_ST header located on the mainboard 2 Thermostick sensor cable with heat tolerant adhesive sticker bundled in the mainboard package 3 Thunder Probe software utility To setup Thermo Stick 1 Insert the sensor cable to THM_ST header on the mainboard 2 Using the adhesive sticker affix the sensor head of the cable to your desired point of measure e g the chipset as in the picture below Trim the adhesive sticker to a suitable size so that it will not affect the heat dissipation of any heatsink 3 Ensure the cable is neatly tucked away from fans or other moving parts 4 Install and run the Thunder Probe software The temperature will be shown as below Po Section 5 BIOS Setup 5 1 Main Menu The ROM BIOS contains a built in Setup program which allows user to modify
11. cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical Reserved Initialize USB Reserved Test all memory clear all extended memory to 0 Reserved Display number of processors multi processor platform Reserved 1 Display PnP logo 58h 59h 5Ah 5Bh 5Ch 5Dh 5E 5Fh 60h 61 64h 65h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Dh 6Eh 6Fh 70 72h 73h 74h 75h 76h 77h 78h 79h 7Ah 7B 7Eh 7Fh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device Reserved Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code Reserved Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional Reserved 1 Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_lO switch 2 Initialize Init_Onbaord_ AUDIO switch Reserved Okay to enter Setup utility i e not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility Reserved Initialize PS 2 Mouse Reserved Prepare memory size information for function call INT 15h ax E820h Reserved Turn on L2 cache Reserved Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup amp Auto configuration table Reserved 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO Reserved 1 Initialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware Reserved Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed
12. ccnononcnncnnnonnonononannnnrnnoncnnnrononcnnoss 9 Da Rai i OP OM ie e eacemub EEE EEATT 10 225 1 Heh al CORMCCIORS do 10 Section 3 EZ DE ia 13 Section 4 Thermo Stick Optional oocncnnninninnnnnnninnnnnnicinninnc nac nrano nan ara ninas 14 SOCliON 0 BIOS SOUND 15 A A A 15 522 Standard EMOS SEUD aio da 16 5 3 Advanced BIOS Features iS 16 5 4 POWer BIOS Features usa T aa E eS 18 SOCUON 6 DRIVER UI assanar a e Taai 20 Section 7 Ghost BIOS 20 0 cece cece ccc cecececececececcecececececececeeececusecececeeeeaeeeas 21 Section 8 A ppeNdiX ti 23 POE a ct e ll dl e a 23 8 2 HotKey SUM a 26 1 1 Package Contents Contents A B C D Mainboard User s manual Floppy drive cable HDD drive cable CD drivers and utilities I O Shield SATA II data cable EZ IDE bridge cable Optional items Extra USB2 0 port cable J Thermo Stick cable K Mini heatsink If you need the optional item please contact your dealer for assistance sora oe E 6 2 c USER S MANUAL OO OO onc z OO F English ys 6uz 1 2 Mainboard Features Brief Introduction Socket 775 Socket 775 based motherboards are designed to provide performance enhancements for Intel Core processor based systems and it also expected to be the next generation of platf
13. e protective cover if the processor is removed from the socket Step 3 Remove the processor from the protective cover Do not touch the bottom of the processor The processor cover should not be discarded Always replace the processor cover if the processor is removed from the socket Step 4 Hold the processor with thumb and index fingers as shown Ensure fingers align to the socket cutouts D processor notches E align to socket convexes F Place the processor straight down without tilting or sliding in the socket The CPU is keyed to prevent incorrect insertion do not force the CPU into the socket If it does not go in easily check for mis orientation Step 5 an Clips Place the fan heatsink onto the mainboard with the fasteners align to the holes Be care not to damage the thermal interface material attached to the bottom of the heatsink Rotate the clips 90 degrees to lock the CPU cooler in place Connect the fan cable to the mainboard header J CPU_ FAN When sending the mainboard for repair please put back this protective cover onto the socket ysij6ug 2 2 Jumper Settings
14. f the selected item will appear so that the user can modify associated configuration parameters L For more information regarding BIOS settings refer to the complete manual in the bundled CD 15 ys 6uz 5 2 Standard CMOS Setup Choose STANDARD CMOS FEATURES in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu Standard CMOS Features Setup allows the user to configure system settings such as the current date and time type of hard disk drive installed floppy drive type and display type Memory size is auto detected by the BIOS and displayed for your reference When a field is highlighted use direction keys to move the cursor and the lt Enter gt key to select the entries in the field can be changed by pressing the lt PgDn gt or the lt PgUp gt key Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features mm dd yy Jul 4 2005 Item Help hh mm ss if 21 56 Menu Level gt Channel 1 None Channel 2 None Change the day month Channel 3 None year and century Channel 4 None Channel 5 None Channel 6 None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Halt On All But Keyboard Tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults Notes e If the hard disk Primary Master Slave and Secondary Master Slave are set to Auto the hard disk size and model will be auto detected e The Halt On field is used to determine when the BIOS will hal
15. fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent Ground Sense overheating the CPU 12V 2 FDD A Floppy Drive Connector PW1 24 pin ATX Power Connector English PW12 8 pin ATX12V Power Connector The plugs of the power cables are designed to fit in only one PW12 Ground fe fol rav orientation Ground o P 12v 15 4 8 PW1 Ground o o 12V 3 Ground o e 12V Pa The PW1 and PW12 Power Connector must be used simultaneously CFPA Front Panel Audio Connector This audio connector connects to the audio jacks located on the 4 CFPA front panel Refer to your case manual to match the pin out names CD_IN Right CD IN CD Audio in connectors 5 CD IN CD_Reference This connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive pe TV tuner or MPEG card CFP Case Front Panel Connector oer i PWR_LED HD_LED HD_LED This LED indicates hard drive activity RST HPw_on PWR_LED Connects to the power indicator on the PC case RST Connects to the RESET switch on the PC case PW_ON Connects to the Power button on the PC case to turn on the system To turn off the system press the power button for 4 seconds CIR EE CIR IR connector NC For connection to an IrDA receiver unit IRRX GND IRTX CSPK Yalevee CSPK Speaker Connects to the case s speaker for PC beeps e 11 ys 6uy 12 Connectors Descriptions MES CUSB3 CUSB4 CUSB5 Six USB2 0 header CUSB3 re
16. hannel of DDR2 memory to give you twice the memory bandwidth for greater system performance Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system operation and status This includes CPU temperature voltage and fan speed in RPMs GbE LAN The new Gigabit Ethernet LAN allows data transmission at 1 000 megabits per second Mbps which runs 10 times faster than conventional 10 100BASE T Ethernet LANs Serial ATA Il S ATA II is the second generation SATA interface with double the transferring speed up to 300MB sec It supports NCQ to provide faster reading speed for your storage devices USB2 0 A popular USB standard for plugging in peripherals with up to 480Mbps transfer speed while maintaining backward compatibility with older USB1 1 device 6ch Optional Mainboard is equipped with 6 channel of audio to support Dolby Digital 5 1 audio for DVD playback The onboard audio jacks can be configured for normal 2 channel mode or 6 channel mode 8ch Optional Delivers 8 channel audio to bring you the latest in audio realism from DVD movies and games Perfect for your home theatre system Special Features BIOS Features Ghost BIOS No more worries if BIOS gets corrupted leaving your system unable to boot The onboard backup BIOS will rescue amp recover main BIOS in just a few easy steps Thunder Probe A hardware diagnostic software to monitor voltage temperature and speed of a variety of
17. hardware It also includes an ingenious built in fan control feature called Smart Fan Thunder Flash A Windows based innovation tool to provide safe and easy BIOS rescue function BIOS flash function and personal start up screen Magic Health Reports your system hardware status for every boot up to help detect faults early Monitor hardware status including CPU temperature CPU Memory Chipset voltage fan RPM speed for chassis fan CPU fan Power supply fan EZ Boot Simply press ESC to select your bootable device No more hassle to search the BIOS menu change and re start PowerBlOS Supporting a full range of overclocking setting via BIOS Various adjustable feature include CPU Memory Chipset voltage tweaking H W Features Post Port An onboard LED display trouble shooting device facilitating user to detect boot up problems Y QuickSPDIF On board SPDIF out connector for quick connection to multi channel speakers Not only removes cable cluttering but also delivers loss free digital audio to let you enjoy DVD movies and games with crystal clear sound EZ Button A handy power on button located onboard to turn on off the system easily especially while debugging or testing the system Y Thermo Stick Optional Flexible thermometer to let you measure any temperature by software Ideal for monitoring VGA card chipset or even disk drives temperatures EZ IDE Unlike previous Intel chipsets the
18. ically disables the clock source for a PCI slot which does not have a module in it reducing EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference Options Enabled Disabled Spread Spectrum Modulated If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference generated by the system Options Enabled Disabled Watch Dog Function If you select Enabled and overclock fail before POST code 26h the system will reset automatically by default configuration Options Enabled Disabled CPU CLOCK SPEED Enables you to increment the CPU s clock generator at 1 MHz step This works together with CPU Clock Ratio below to set the CPU operating frequency CPU Clock Generator x CPU Clock Ratio CPU Frequency For example if you have a processor that is rated at 2 4GHz and the clock generator is 200MHz then 200MHz x 12 2 4GHz Press lt Enter gt to display the following screen When FSB is 1066MHz When FSB is 800MHz When FSB is 533MHz CPU CLOCK SPEED CPU CLOCK SPEED CPU CLOCK SPEED 266 200 133 x 510 350 199 Key in the DEC decimal number for the CPU CLOCK SPEED Overclocking failure will cause no display on the monitor To overcome this switch off the power supply and switch on again Restart the system press and hold lt Insert gt key This will revert the BIOS to default or initial setting Refer to Hotkey summary at the end of this manual PCI Ex PCI Freq Control Enables you to control the PCI
19. m onboard extra Silicon Image Sil 3811A SATA DE converter for driver free IDE One extra IDE interface for 1 device from onboard extra Silicon Image Sil3811A SATA IDE converter Optional S ATA II Four S ATA II ports with up to 300MB s bandwidth from ICH8 Six S ATA II ports with up to 300MB s bandwidth from ICH8R Optional Support RAID O 1 10 5 Optional 0 Onboard EPoX EP1308 LPC bus I O controller Legacy peripheral interface for PS 2 keyboard mouse FDD Parallel Serial and IrDA v1 0 compliant Support Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring and CPU temperature sensing Intelligent fan speed control for CPU fan PWM for quiet operation JH BIOS Flash EEPROM with Award Plug amp Play BIOS Support EZ Boot for fast bootable device selection Support Magic Health for system hardware status report during system boot up Support Ghost BIOS for BIOS Recovery Y Audio 6or8 channel audio from onboard Realtek ALC8xx HDA compliant CODEC Support CD In Support Jack detection for fool proof audio device installation Rear panel audio jacks configuration depending on model you purchased please refer to one of the following table For 6ch model For 8ch model ay po Side stereo out Black Rearstereoout Rearstereoout Orange Center8 Subwoofer Center8 Subwoofer English Y Peripheral Interfaces At Rear Panel Onboard connector and pin he
20. mmable Interrupt Controller functionality Options Enabled Disabled HDD S M A R T Capability The S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T Software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer If a device failure is predicted the host software through the Client WORKS S M A R T applet warns the user of the impending condition and advises appropriate action to protect the data Options Enabled Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show This item allows you determine Full Screen LOGO display during POST Options Enabled Disabled 17 ys 6uy 5 4 POWER BIOS Features This page lets you adjust various parameters to obtain improved performance for overclocking Warning Overclocking requires expert knowledge and risks permanent damage to system components We recommend you leave these parameters at their default values for proper operation Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility POWER BIOS Features Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Modulated Watch Dog Function CPU CLOCK SPEED PCI Ex PCI Freq Control PCI Ex Freq CPU Clock Ratio System Memory Frequency Voltage Adjust Menu revious Values il Safe Defaults E Optimized Defau Tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 P i F6 Fai imi lts Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled the mainboard automat
21. n the BIOS setup Combined Force S ATA to replace one of the traditional IDE Primary or Secondary ports This mode is not supported on SATA5 SATA6 with CH8R Enhanced Native SATA mode common among today s O S requiring no driver in O S environment o Section 3 EZ IDE Unlike previous Intel chipsets the new ICH8 supports only SATA storage devices To support older IDE HDD or optical drives this mainboard is designed with onboard SATA to IDE convertor the Sil3811A To use EZ IDE 1 First set the jumpers on IDE drives to Master mode EZ IDE Bridge Cable English MA e ae IDE HDD or sena gt Optical drives SATA1 SP A l SP B 2 From above connect IDE drive to I DE A 3 Connect any of SATA1 SATA4 to SP A using the bundled EZ IDE cable or any ordinary SATA cable Optional Connect to SP B if using DE B 4 Enter BIOS setup ensure SATA mode is set to Combined mode Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Chipset IDE Devices IDE HDD Block Mode IDE DMA transfer access IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDHA SATA Mode Combined Mode 5 Save changes and exit Installation is now complete e a Benefits of EZ IDE Simple installation requiring no software driver Works with any O S since no software is required Works with any old IDE devices Ide
22. nee This mainboard includes 6 additional onboard USB ports To use these additional USB ports a USB bracket is required CUSB4 alii l cno u Please contact your retailer for details CUSB5 EZ IDE Input Connectors 8 1 SP A 1 SP B Optional CLIO Connects to the EZ 1DE bridge cable GND B Pale A GND 8 2 IDE A Eee EZ IDE Output Connectors IDE B Optional 1 Connects to the IDE device i e HDD and CD ROM device Q Refer to EZ IDE page on Section 3 EZ Button RESET PW ON 9 EZ Button X i These onboard buttons lets you turn on off the system easily it is especially handy for debugging or testing the system 10 CP80P CP80P Post Port Debug LED Provides two digit POST code to show why the system fail to boot Allows quick and easy optimization The LED will display the CPU temperature when you run the bundled Thunder Probe software Thermo Stick Flexible thermometer to let you measure any temperature by software Ideal for monitoring VGA card chipset or even disk drives temperatures Pa Refer to Thermo Stick page on Section 4 SATA1 SATA4 Four Serial ATA II Connectors 11 THM ST Optional ias ELLA These connectors enable you to connect Serial ATA HDDs or an i TU AAF optical drives type SATA5 SATA6 GND B B A GND p yp Optional SATA5 SATA6 Two extra Serial ATA II Connectors from ICH8R The SATA controller of ICH8 R operates in the following modes available i
23. new ICH8 supports only SATA storage devices To support older IDE HDD or optical drives this mainboard is designed with onboard SATA to IDE convertor the Sil3811A EZ IDE works even for CD ROM and DVD ROM drives English ys 6uy 1 3 Mainboard Specification JH Processor Socket LGA775 for Intel Quad Core processor Q6000 series Support Intel Core 2 Duo processor E6000 E4000 series Support Intel Dual core Pentium D 8xx 9xx series up to 3 6GHz Support Intel Single core Celeron D 3xx series Pentium 4 5xx 6xx series P4EE up to 3 8GHz Support 533 800 1066MHz front side bus Support Intel CPU manufactured with 65nm process JH Chipset Intel 965P ICH8 or ICH8R JH Main Memory Four 240 pin DDR2 SDRAM DIMM sockets Support 1 8v DDR2 533 667 800 DIMMs with dual channel architecture Support single sided or double sided non ECC DIMMs with 256Mb 512Mb 1Gb devices Supports up to 8GB memory size Expansion Slots Three PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2 3 One PCI Express x1 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1 0a One PCI Express x16 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1 0a One PCI Express x4 connector for extra PCI E VGA in GLI Graphics Link Interface mode J USB Ten USB connectors compliant with USB2 0 from embedded USB controller 4 connectors at rear panel LAN One Gb Ethernet from Realtek RTL8111B PCI E x1 controller Y EZ IDE One IDE interface for 1 device fro
24. nstall RAID driver Optional I Main menu items may vary depending on model you purchased Once the drivers have been successfully installed you may proceed to install the bundled utility software 20 Ghost BIOS helps you to recover from a corrupted BIOS situation which normally would leave your system unable to boot Ghost BIOS lets you repair the BIOS yourself saving the hassle of returning the mainboard for repair Preparing for Ghost BIOS 1 Install the Thunder Flash utility found in the bundled CD 2 Create a BIOS Recovery Disk BRD with this utility English LOAD Making BIOS Recovery Disk 1 Run the Thunder Flash utility 2 Connect to the internet 3 Insert a blank floppy disk into floppy drive and click LOAD 4 Keep this floppy in a safe place for future use O If BIOS gets corrupted When the BIOS is corrupted or failed restart the system and this screen will appear You may chose to recover the BIOS from BRD Floppy created earlier or from bundled driver CD EPoX GHOST BIOS Recovery screen Please selsect i Insert floppy drive Recovery Disk with BIN 4 Awardflash Utility Insert mainboard CD into optical drive see Note below 1 Choose to recover from BIOS Recovery Disk floppy insert the floppy disk created earlier and click 1 2 Choose to recover from mainboard system driver CD insert driver CD into optical drive and click 2 A Note that system driver CD consis
25. ond 977 series Super 1 0 chips Reserved Test FOOOh segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker Reserved Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD DMI support Reserved Use walking 1 s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override Reserved Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default values are MODBIN able by OEM customers Reserved Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch Reserved Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 Reserved Initial interrupts vector table If no special specified all H W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS _INT_HDLR amp S W interrupts to URIOUS_soft_HDLR Reserved Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch Reserved Load keyboard matrix notebook platform Reserved English 23 ys 6uy 21h 22h 23h 24 26h 27h 28h 29h 2A 2Ch 2Dh 2E 32h 33h 34 3Bh 3Ch 3Dh 3Eh 3Fh 40h 41h 42h 43h 44h 45 46h 47h 48h 49h 4A 4Dh 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 53 54h 55h 56h 57h 24 HPM initialization notebook platform Reserved 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead 3 Prepare BIOS res
26. or Windows Support Thunder Probe A hardware diagnostic software to monitor voltage temperature and speed of a variety of hardware It also includes an ingenious built in fan control feature called Smart Fan Support Thunder Flash A Windows based innovation tool to provide safe and easy BIOS rescue function BIOS flash function and personal start up screen wW Form Factor 305mm x 245 mm ATX size d Supported Operating System Windows 2000 Windows XP L Depending on the model you purchased some components are optional and may not be available ys 6uz 1 4 System Block Diagram LGA775 Processor Dual Channel DDR2 Memor PCI Express x16 Intel 965P graphics MCH Channel B PCI Express x4 graphics 7 1 Audio Channel ALC lt gt or 8xx 5 1 Audio Channel USB2 0x 10 S ATA II x 4 Realtek Post Port BIOS PS 2 KB amp Mouse lt gt COM1 lt gt Printer lt S ATA II x6 ICH8R LPC H W Monitoring gt ia ae Sil3811 Sil3811 Realtek ne IDE RJ 45 gt RTL8111B Optional GbELAN PCI E 1 x 1 PCIx3 ra Always have the power supply unplugged and powered off when inserting and removing devices within the computer chassis 2 1 CPU Installation Step 1 Open load plate A DO NOT touch socket contacts B English Step 2 Remove protective cover C from load plate Please do not discard the protective cover Always replace th
27. orm innovations For more details about the Intel Core processor please visit the Intel Web site at http www ntel com Chipset The board is designed with Intel 965P ICH8 ICH8R chipset offering gaming and hardware enthusiasts an immediate upgrade path packed with the newest features 1 Intel Fast Memory Access Updated Memory Controller Hub MCH backbone architecture that improves system performance by optimizing the use of available memory bandwidth and reducing the latency of the memory accesses 2 Intel Flex Memory Technology Facilitates easier upgrades by allowing different memory size to be populated and remain in dual channel mode For more details about the Intel Chipset please visit the Intel Web site at http www Intel com DDR2 DDR2 ushers in the new era of DDR memory technology DDR2 memory offers faster speed higher data bandwidth and lower power consumption over DDR GLI mode Graphics Link Interface GLI mode allows two PCI Express VGA cards to be installed on the same mainboard to enjoy dual display experience With this technology you can expand your desktop space across two monitors and have independent display on each monitor PCI Express PCI E Next generation peripheral interface to succeed to current PCI bus for the next decade With smaller slot size and 250MB sec PCI E 1 or 4GB sec PCI E 16 maximum transfer PCI Express overcomes PCI bus bottleneck Dual Channel Supports dual c
28. otkey will not work after AC power has been previously disconnected 26
29. ource map for PCI PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information 4 Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI DIMM slots 5 Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory I O resource Search for a valid VGA device VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 Reserved Initialize INT 09 buffer Reserved 1 Program CPU internal MTRR P6 PII for 0 640K memory address 2 Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU 3 Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller 4 Measure CPU speed 5 Invoke video BIOS Reserved 1 Initialize multi language 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU speed Reserved Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I O chips Reserved Test 8254 Reserved Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 Reserved Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 Reserved Reserved Test 8259 functionality Reserved Reserved Initialize EISA slot Reserved 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU Reserved 1 Program MTRR of M1 CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU amp program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the
30. r Threading Technology Enables the CPU Hyper Threading Technology Options Enables Disabled A It is recommend to enable Hyper Threading Technology on system with Windows XP and Linux 2 4 and disabling it for legacy OS First Second Third Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items Options Removable Hard Disk CDROM Legacy LAN Disabled Boot Other Device When enabled the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the first second and third boot devices Options Enabled Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek If this item is enabled it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start up time You don t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity Options Enabled Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots On The keypad acts as a 10 key pad Off The keypad acts like cursor keys Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the System and Setup or just to Setup 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 APIC Mode This item allows you to enable APIC Advanced Progra
31. t the system if an error occurs 5 3 Advanced BIOS Features Selecting the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu This menu shows all of the manufacturer s default values for the board Pressing the F1 key displays a help message for the selected item Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features gt CPU Feature ary Tres Help Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Init Display First PCI Slot Henu Level gt Hyper Threading Technologyl Enabled First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device L 120 Boot Other Device Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled HDD S H A R T Capability Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show Enabled Tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Fo Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults 16 gt CPU Feature This field is available only for Pentium CPU Features gt Hard Disk Boot Priority This item allows you to select the hard disk boot priority Options Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave USBHDDO USBHDD1 USBHDD2 Bootable Add in cards Init Display First This item is used to select whether to initialize the PCI E or PCI first when the system boots Options PCI Slot PCI Express English Hype
32. the basic system configuration and hardware parameters The modified data is stored in a battery backed CMOS so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off In general the information saved in the CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system such as hard drive replacement or a device is added It is possible for the CMOS battery to fail causing CMOS data loss If this happens you will need install a new CMOS battery and reconfigure your BIOS settings English L The BIOS setup screen and description are for reference only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen The contents of BIOS are subject to change without notice Please visit our website for BIOS updates To enter the Setup Program Power on the computer and press the lt Del gt key during the POST Power On Self Test The BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY opens Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS tl e Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup The main menu displays all the major selection items Select the item you need to reconfigure The selection is made by moving the cursor press any direction arrow key to the item and pressing the Enter key An on line help message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a better understanding of each function When a selection is made the menu o
33. ts only of Safe Mode BIOS Proper BIOS must be updated after it s recovered 21 Flow Chart of the Ghost BIOS BIOS Corrupted ysij6ug Finish the BIOS updated and rescue procedure If the screen below is shown that means your BIOS version is not updated Refer to Magic Flash steps to update the BIOS 22 8 1 Post Codes POST hex CFh COh C1h C3h C5h 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h OAh 0B 0Dh OEh OFh 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 15h 16h 17h 18h 19 1Ah 1Bh 1Ch 1Dh 1Eh 1Fh 20h DESCRIPTION Test CMOS R W functionality Early chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM Disable L2 cache socket 7 or below Program basic chipset registers Detect memory Auto detection of DRAM size type and ECC Auto detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 shadow RAM Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 Reserved Initial Superio_Early_Init switch Reserved 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag Reserved 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface Reserved 1 Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional 2 Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by a port interface swap optional 3 Reset keyboard for Winb
34. with same amount of memory preferably of the same type The four DIMM sockets are divided into two colors to help you identify the channel pairs lt Figure 1 gt Each dual channel pair has the same color e g DIMM1 and DIMM3 To obtain best performance simply mount DIMM sockets of the same color DDR2 A1 DIMM 1 Channel A Dual Channel 1 DDR2 A2 DIMM 2 lt Figure 1 gt DDR2 BY DIMM Dual Channel 2 Channel B DDR2 B2 DIMM 4 3 Memory configurations supported 1 DIMM 2 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 64 bit 128 bit 64 bit 128 bit 128 bit bimm i sss Pf fp SS DS MN sss sss ssips sss omo sses ff sss sses sses sss sss SS Single Sided DIMM DS Double Sided DIMM ES Memory Installation To install align the notch on the DIMM module with the connector O Press straight down as shown in the figure until the white clips close and the module fits tightly into the DIMM socket English ysij6ug 10 2 4 Rear IO Port The I O back panel for this mainboard is shown below When installing the mainboard into the computer case use the bundled I O shield to protect this back panel Parallel Port S PDIF out S PDIF out COM1 USB2 0 x 4 ports 7 1 Audio 5 1 Audio Coaxial Jack Optical Channel Channel Optional 2 5 Internal Connectors Mouse 3 JCPU_FAN JPWR_FAN 00 ojo FAN a m m m o o o Keyboard DDR2 Dual Channel Memroy Bottom al DDR2 A1 DD
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