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1. Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Onboard FDC Controller Enabled This option enables the onboard floppy disk drive controller Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for onboard serial port 1 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 This item enables or disables the onboard parallel port and assigns a port address The Auto setting will detect the available address Parallel Port Mode SPP Use this item to select the parallel port mode You can select Normal Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port or BPP Bi Directional Parallel Port ECP Mode Use DMA 3 When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP mode the parallel port can use DMA3 1 Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals page Power Management Setup This option lets you control system power management The system has various power saving modes including powering down the hard disk turning off the video suspending to RAM and software power down that allows the system to be automatically resumed by certain events Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S3 Item Help Soft Off by PBTN Instant Off HPET Support Disabled Resume By PCI PME Disabled RISEN Resume By WOM RING D
2. installing HD audio driver bundled in the Driver CD Please log on to http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb en us 901105 appliesto for more information Auto installing under Windows 2000 XP Vista The Auto install CD ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard If the Auto install CD ROM does not work on your system you can still install drivers through the file manager for your OS for example Win dows Explorer Refer to the Utility Folder Installation Notes later in this chapter The support software CD ROM disc loads automatically under Windows 2000 XP Vista When you insert the CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive the autorun feature will automatically bring up the install screen The screen has three buttons on it Setup Browse CD and Exit EA Multi Menu If the opening screen does not appear double click the file setup exe in the root directory Using the Motherboard Software 49 Setup Tab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program Select from the menu which software you want to install Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD Before installing the software from Windows Explorer look for a file named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something simi lar This file may contain important information to help you install the
3. No 20 amp 26 except IF 2F amp 3F Free Trade Zone Shatoujiao Shenzhen Guangdong Province P R China Electronic Component Certification Board Stanley H Salot Jr President ECCE ECH SGS CSTC Standards Technical Services Co Lid PO Bex 2041 LEF Century YaHui Mansion Midland Teras T9708 73 Fucheng Road Tal 432 097 9970 Fax 266 260 6181 Beijing China Web Site www pcb ong Web Site www sgs cam The validity of this certificate ts maintained through on going surveillance inspections Note This certificate is valid only in conjunction with the approval document s This approval amd this certificate may be suspended or withdrawn in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the ECQ This cenificate remains the property of the body which granted it Preface Copyright This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected under international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this manual nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without written consent of the author Version 2 0A Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufac turer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from
4. This motherboard may adopt 8 channel audio ports that correspond to the A B C and E port respectively In addi tion all of the 3 ports B C and E provide users with both right amp left channels individually Users please refer to the following note for specific port function definition A Center amp Woofer B Back Surround E Front Out C Side Surround F Mic_in Rear The above port definition can be changed to audio input or audio output by changing the driver utility setting This concludes Chapter 2 The next chapter covers the BIOS Installing the Motherboard 26 Memo Installing the Motherboard Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest Phoenix Award Workstation BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS The BIOS Basic Input and Output System Setup Utility displays the system s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters The parameters are stored in battery backed up CMOS RAM that saves this information when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure Hard drives diskette drives and peripherals Video display type and display options Password protection from unauthorized use Power Man
5. Four USB ports e One LAN port Audio jacks for microphone line in and 6 8 channel optional line out BIOS Firmware The motherboard uses Phoenix Award Workstation BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds 1 Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without prior notice 2 Due to chipset limitation we recommend that motherboard be oper ated in the ambiance between O to 50 C Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components e wer Aa s O SAET UGE G 9 PATAIZ 34 o o o a o gt i w eeeeeeneeee tic eeeeeeeeeee spr OOOO0QO OG Introducing the Motherboard Table of Motherboard Components LABEL 1 CPU Socket 2 DIMM 1 2 3 FDD 4 PWRI 5 IDE1 6 SPK1 7 SATA1 4 8 IR1 9 CLR_CMOS 11 USBPWR_F 12 F_USB1 3 13 SYS_FAN 14 SPDIFO1 CD_IN 16 F AUDIO PCI1 2 18 PCIEX1 19 PCIEX16 COMPONENTS Socket for AMD Phenom processor socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 Sempron processors 20 USBPWR_R_ Rear USB PS2 Power Select jumper 21 PWR2 22 CPU_FAN 4 pin 12V power connector CPU cooling fan connector stands for optional components This concludes Chapte
6. try installing the fail safe defaults as a first step in getting your system working properly again If you only want to install fail safe defaults for a specific option select and display that option and then press lt F6 gt Load Optimized Defaults This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appro priate items in the Setup Utility Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to install the defaults Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to not install the defaults The optimized defaults place demands on the system that may be greater than the performance level of the components such as the CPU and the memory You can cause fatal errors or insta bility if you install the optimized defaults when your hardware does not support them If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific option select and display that option and then press lt F7 gt pi User please remain the factory BIOS default setting of Load Optimized S Defaults When install Operation System onto your system Set Supervisor User Password When this function is selected the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You m
7. Function Disabled Item Help X CPU FAN Low PWM 0 X CPU FAN Temp of Low PWM C 0 X CPU FAN Slope PWM C 0 X CPU SMART FAN Delta T 0 Menu Level gt gt t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Using BIOS 46 CPU Smart Fan Function Disabled These items enable you to define the CPU System temperatur by smartly adjusting the CPU System fan When it is set at certain temperature the CPU SYS Fan PWM value will change accordingly Press lt Esc gt to return to the PC Health Status page Shutdown Temperature Disabled Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the systems current operating status You cannot make changes to these fields CPU Tcontrol System Temperature CPU Fan Speed CPU Vcore VDIMM 5V Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Load Fail Safe Defaults This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail safe defaults for all appropri ate items in the Setup Utility Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to install the defaults Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to not install the defaults The fail safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable If your system is not functioning correctly
8. and raising it to the upright position Match the pin1 corner marked as the beveled edge on the CPU with the pin1 corner on the socket Insert the CPU into the socket Do not use force Push the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of socket Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU Install the cooling fan heatsink unit onto the CPU and secure them all onto the socket base Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU fan connector CPU_FAN on the motherboard To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink sup plied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary Installing the Motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two 240 pin unbuffered DIMMs and supports DDR2 800 667 533 400 DDR2 SDRAM You must install at least one module in any of the two slots Each module can be installed with 8 GB of memory the total memory capacity is 16 GB DDR2 SDRAM memory module table Memory module Memory Bus DDR2 400 200 MHz DDR2 533 266 MHz DDR2 667 333 MHz DDR2 800 400 MHz Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard Handle the modules only by their edges Do not touch the components or metal parts Always wear a grounding strap when you handle the m
9. com pleted be sure to reboot the PC After the reboot initialize the newly created array NM DIARAIDConfiguration Setting Up a Bootable RAID Array This section explains how to configure a bootable NVIDIA RAID array Setting Up the BIOS 1 Start your computer then press Delete to enter the BIOS setup The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility screen appears Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Ese Quit F10 Save amp Exit Setup o gt S Select Item Figure 2 5 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen 2 Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals see Figure 2 5 then press Enter The Integrated Peripherals screen or a screen similar to it appears Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utliity integrated Poripharals RAID Config Fress Enter il OnChip IDE Channel Enabled Primary Masier PIO Auto Primary Slave FIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Aute Primary Slave UDMA Auto OnChip IDE Channeli Secondary Masier PID Secondary Slave PIO Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto IDE Prefeich Mode lait Display Fired OnChip USB USE Keyboard Support USE Mouse Support Serial ATA SATA Spread Spectrum ACS Audio Enabled PCI Sto Wid Vie 0 Auto doe Move EnterSelect PUPD Value Fi0 Save ESC Exit FilGeneral Holp Foc Previous Values Figure 2 6 Press Enter F Fail Safo Defaults Fi Optimize
10. experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system s manu facturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Preface Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference received including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation Canadian Departmentof Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada Aboutthe Manual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Describes features of the Introducing the Motherboard motherboard Go to page Chapter 2 Describes installation of motherboard components Installing the Motherboard Go to page 7 Chapter 3 Provides information on us ing the BIOS Setup Utility Using BIOS 9 P y Go to page 27 Chapter 4 Describes the motherboard software Go to page 49 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 5 Provides information about Set
11. for a 5 25 inch drive and another type of connector for a 3 5 inch drive You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 color edge of the cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I O port connector FDD Floppy Disk Connector This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the onboard floppy connector connect the remaining plugs on the other end to the floppy drives correspondingly Installing the Motherboard 19 20 Installing Add on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard s features and capabilities With these efficient facilities you can increase the motherboard s capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system PCIEX16 Slot PCIEX1 Slat PCl 2 Slots PCIEX16 Slot The PCI Express x16 slot is used to install an external PCI Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Speci fication revision 1 1 PCIEX1 Slot The PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 1 as well PCI1 2 Slots This motherboard is equipped with two standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards which for the most part is a supplement of the older ISA bus standard The PCI slot
12. in a Case Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the motherboard in a case Most system cases have mounting brackets installed in the case which correspond the holes in the motherboard Place the motherboard over the mounting brackets and secure the motherboard onto the mounting brackets with screws Ensure that your case has an I O template that supports the I O ports and expansion slots on your motherboard Installing the Motherboard Do not over tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations show a 2 pin jumper When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper Pins Mi 1 and 2 are SHORT k Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers Pin 1 is labeled ove E DA 1o USEPWR_R Hh CLR_CMOS Tj USBPWR_F Jumper Settings 1 2 NORMAL 2 3 CLEAR CLR_CMOS 3 pin CLEAR CMOS Before clearing the C
13. motherboard features four SATA connectors supporting a total of four drives SATA refers to Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard inter face for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs These connectors are well designed and will only fit in one orientation Locate the SATA connectors on the motherboard and follow the illustration below to install the SATA hard drives Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives To install the Serial ATA SATA hard drives use the SATA cable that supports the Serial ATA protocol This SATA cable comes with an SATA power cable You can connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard SATA cable optional SATA power cable optional Installing the Motherboard Refer to the illustration below for proper installation 1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard 2 Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive 3 Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply fey This motherboard does not support the Hot Plug function Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive The motherboard has a floppy diskette drive FDD interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives You can install a 5 25 inch drive and a 3 5 inch drive with various capacities The floppy diskette drive cable has one type of connector
14. return to the main menu setting page 36 Advanced Chipset Features These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the technical specifications of your system hardware If you change the values incor rectly you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Frame Buffer Size Auto Item Help GPU Bank Flip Disabled PMU Disabled CPU Frequency 200 0 K8 lt gt NB HT Speed Auto K8 lt gt NB HT Width Auto gt DRAM Configuration Press Enter PCIE Spread Spectrum Disabled Menu Level p gt SATA Spread Spectrum Disabled HT Spread Spectrum Disabled PCIE Clock 100Mhz SSE SSE2 Instructions Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Frame Buffer Size Auto This item enables users to specify the Onboard VGA share memory size GPU Bank Flip Disabled This item enables or disables GPU Bank flip PMU Disabled This item enables or disables ACPI power management unit function CPU Frequency 200 0 This item enables users to manually over clock the CPU frequency ranging from 200 0 to 300 0 K8 lt gt NB HT Speed Auto This item enables
15. software correctly Some software is installed in separate folders for different operat ing systems such as Windows 2000 XP Vista Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using In install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and then following the instructions on the screen The EXIT button closes the Auto Setup window Application Tab Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD Read Me Tab Displays the path for all software and drivers available on the CD Running Setup Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the motherboard 1 Click Setup The installation program begins dene Letep Maiaga anlar arsana FA 0014 GeForce PMA Autosetup Program dete tet Package ihwan Forse 7 000018 etcboemen jo iha Irria bert wun fea _ Aai iaj Tia baa anat ened l l Bota gs i aa dia Tagra ni Hare fy The following screens are examples only The screens and driver lists will be different according to the motherboard you are installing The motherboard identification is located in the upper left hand corner Using the Motherboard Software 2 Click Next The following screen appears Auto Setup Package software Version 2 00 0018 Select Features Choose the features Setup will install Select the features you want to install clear the features you do not want to install i Device 5189
16. which may be damaged if the cooling fan is carelessly installed Avoid using cooling fans with sharp edges on the fan casing and the clips Also install the cooling fan in a well lit work area so that you can clearly see the motherboard and processor socket Before installing the Processor This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jumpers on the motherboard or changing the settings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not over clock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed the system and introduce errors into your system Over clocking can per manently damage the motherboard by generating excess heat in compo nents that are run beyond the rated limits Warning Over clocking components can adversely affect the reliability of This motherboard has a socket AM2 AM2 processor socket When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory Installing the Motherboard 13 14 CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components 1 Unhook the locking lever of the CPU socket Pull the locking lever away from the socket
17. 2 K r Description J NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers Version 6 31 Release Date 2004 11 03 Space Required on C 101143 K Space Available on C 18753568 K InstallShield cme 3 Check the box next to the items you want to install The default options are recom mended 4 Click Next run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen appears AVDA Windewt al ence Drier 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items 1 Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation 2 During the Windows Vista Driver Auto Setup Procedure users should use one of the following two methods to install the driver after the system restart Usingthe Motherboard Software 52 Method 1 Run Reboot Setup Windows Vista will block startup programs by default when installing drivers after the system restart You must select taskbar icon Run Blocked Program and run Reboot Setup to install the next driver until you finish all drivers installation aintenance Windows has blocked some startup programs Windows blocks programs that require permission to run when Windows starts Click to view blocked programs oe 7 28 PM nel System and Maintenance Show or remove blocked startup programs a Reboot Setup Run blocked program gt Vie
18. B_2020h X011_1322h SRx16 PE 002C_2020h _2020h x01 1322h _1322h DDR2 800 DDR2 800 Any Li ae An 2T 0020 _2520h X011_3222h Any 1 SRx16 Single Rank x16 DIMM SRx8 Single Rank x8 DIMM DRx16 Dual Rank x16 DIMM DRx8 Dual Rank x8 DIMM 17 Table B DDR2 memory module QVL Qualified Vendor List The following DDR2 memory this motherboard Type modules have been tested and qualified for use with Module Name DDR2 400 M37813354BZ0 CCC K4T51163QB ZCCC Samsung M37813354BZ0 C CC K4T 51183QB GCC C TwinMos Samsung K4T51083QB GCCC 512MB Aeneon AET 94F 370 Corsair VC256MB533D2 4PB11D9CHM Eipida E2508AA D F E Kingmax Hynix HY5PS121621 Elpida E5116F 5C E Kingston Infineon HYB18T512260AF 3 7 Nanya NT5T U32M16AG 37B 5PB42 DIDCD Ramaxel Elpida D5116AF 5C E Aeneon Aereon AET93F370 SS Aeneon Aeneon AET 94F370 DS Corsair Samsung K4T 51083QB ZCD5 DDR2 533 04180WB01 HY5PS 12821 Infineon HY 8181 512800AF37 33346778 Hynix HY5PS12821 Hynix HYB18T 512800AF37 Kingston 5PB32 D9IDCN Ramaxel Elpida E5108AG 5C E PC2 4200U 444 LF 6AD11 D9GCT K4T51083QC Samsun A K4T51083QF ZCD5 Twinmos Elpida E5108AB 5C E Apacer Eipida E5108AB 5C E Geil A016E2864T2AG8AKT5H120001 Infineon HY 8181 512800AF37 33344539 Kingmax KKEA88E4AAKG 37 UMAX U2S12D30TP 5C Infineon H YS64T325001 HU 3 A HYB18T256 Ramxel 5NB31
19. Certificate HKO7 01191 00 Tha manejen sysh ol ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO LTD mS ECS MANUFACTURING 25 SHENZHEN CO LTD 2F No 240 Sec 1 Nei Hu Road Taipei Taiwan 114 R O C No 20 amp No 26 Except 1F 2FA3F Free Trade Zone Shatougiao Shenzhen City Guangdong Province China Bia DEER aiid Bed corded as mecing the requirements of ISO 9001 2000 For the kcimang acinis Design and Sales of Mainboards Personal Computers Notebooks and Peripheral Cards Design and Manufacturing of Mainboards and Peripheral Cards Further clanicaieons neparieng the scope of thes Cerehicale and Pe al This certificate is valid from 16 March 2007 until 15 March 2010 issue 1 Cerlified with SG5 since March 2007 Multiple certificates have been issued for ihis scope The main certificate is numbered HROT O119 1 00 Authored by I Earl DGS Unded Kingdom Lid Systema amp Servicer Coebicains Ritimo Gunna Par Elggmeeg Pon Cheshing CHES SEN LIK teia 0051 S0565 Pals OPIS SGG maw agea Page toli cpm p eop ed ee pe ed Certificate No PRC HSPM 1172 July 10 2007 N A July 09 2010 IECQ Certificate of Hazardous Substance Process Management HSPM applicable to the European Directive 2002 95 EC RoHS requirements The Supervising Inspectorate SGS CSTC Standards Technical Services Co Ltd sponsored by the United States National Authorized Institution ECCB certify that ECS Manufacturing Shenzhen Co Ltd
20. Check to see if one came with your system If not you can create one by downloading the appropriate driver package and following the steps in this section 1 Copy all files in IDE WinXP sataraid to a floppy disk For Windows 2000 substitute Win2K in the path 2 After you complete the RAID BIOS setup boot from the Windows CD The Windows Setup program starts 3 Press F6 and wait a few moments for the Windows Setup screen to appear Windows Setup SS ere ee Le F Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s none To specify additional SCS adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press lf you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Devices ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 2 13 Windows Setup Specify Devices 4 Specify the NVIDIA drivers a Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver press S then press Enter The following Windows Setup screen appears Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a devic
21. D9DCG A DATA AD29608A88 3EG Corsair VALUESELECT 32M8CEC DDR2 667 GEIL GL2L64M088BA18W K4T51083QC PC35300U 25331 Z K4T56083QF ZCE6 Sync MAX 04400WB01 RO50008A Transcend JetRam J12Q3AB 6 Twinmos TMM6208G8M30B Samsung K4T51083QC U2S12030TP 6E TBF614 L93G Infineon Infineon HYB18T256 800AF25 DDR2 800 Infinity 04751208CZ5U2D Apacer AM4B5708BPJS8E0634E 04701G16CZ5U 2G U2S12D30TP 8E 18 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM SATA Hard Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD ROM drive About IDE Devices Your motherboard has one IDE interface An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard You must orient the cable connector so that the pinl color edge of the cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I O port connector IDE1 IDE Connector This motherboard supports four high data transfer SATA ports with each runs up to 3 0 Gb s To get better system performance we recommend users connect the CD ROM to the IDE channel and set up the hard drives on the SATA ports IDE devices enclose jumpers or switches used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE Refer to the IDE device user s manual Installing two IDE devices on one cable ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other device is set to SLAVE The documentation of your IDE device explains how to do this About SATA Connectors Your
22. IOS in the File Name to Program text box Follow the onscreen directions to update the motherboard BIOS 8 When the installation is complete remove the floppy diskette from the diskette drive and restart your computer If your motherboard has a Flash BIOS jumper reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being overwritten Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility the main menu appears The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available A highlight indicates which option is currently selected Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options When an option is highlighted execute the option by pressing lt Enter gt Some options lead to pop up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for infor mation Some options marked with a triangle gt lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the option Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu In this manual default values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu items are denoted by a triangle P Using BIOS 29 30 Standard CMOS Features This option displays basic information about your system Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon Jan 8 2007 Time hh mm ss 9 14 38 Item Help IDE Channel 0 Master None Me
23. MOS make sure to turn the system off CLR CMOS Rear USB PS2 1 2 VCCS5 USBPWR_R 3 pin power Select 2 3 VCC5 DUAL 1 Jumper p USBPWR_R Front Panel 1 2 VCC5 USBPWR_F 3 pin USB Power 2 3 yCC5 DUAL 1 Select Jumper p USBPWR_F 1 To avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Optimized Defaults and then Save amp Exit Setup 2 Make sure the power supply provides enough VCC5_DUAL voltage before selecting the VCC5_DUAL function 3 It is required that users place the USBPWR_F amp USBPWR_R cap onto 2 3 pin rather than 1 2 pin as default if you want to wake up the computer by USB PS2 KB Mouse Installing the Motherboard 10 Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case you can begin connecting the motherboard components Refer to the following Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN Connect the standard power supply connector to PWR1 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to PWR2 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 Connec the case speaker cable to SPK1 ouahwhNh CPU_FAN 7 T z PANE 1 L1 SYS_FAN Connecting 24 pin power cable Users please note that the 24 pin power cable can be connected to the PWRI1 connector With ATX v2 x power supply users please note that when
24. RAID Enable SATA 1 Primary i SATA 1 Secondary RA Menu Level SATA 2 Primary RA abled SATA 2 Secondary RAID Disabled dp Move Entor Saleci H PUPD Value Fid Save ESC Exit Fi General Heip FS Previous Values FG Fail Sate Defauhs FT Optimized Defaults Figure 2 3 RAID Config Window 4 From the RAID Config window globally enable RAID then enable the SATA ports with disks that you want to use for RAID If RAID is enabled globally but not enabled on the individual SATA port disks on that port can only be used for non RAID applications In the example in Figure 2 3 three SATA ports are enabled so the non bootable RAID array can include up to 3 SATA disks If there is a disk Connected to SATA 2 Secondary it can not be used for RAID 5 Press F10 to save the configuration and exit The PC reboots Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows This section describes how to run the setup application and install the RAID soft ware 1 Start the nForce Setup program to open the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers page Figure 2 4 nForce Driver Installation Window MMDARA DConfi guration 57 Select the modules that you want to install Make sure that the NVIDIA IDE Driver is selected You must install the NVIDIA IDE driver in order to enable NVIDIA RAID If you do not install the NVIDIA IDE driver NVIDIA RAID will not be enabled Click Next and then follow the instructions After the installation is
25. RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading of the OS You have a few seconds to press F10 before the screen disappears Press F10 RAIDConfi guration 59 60 The NVIDIA RAID Utility Define a New Array screen appears Figure NVIDIA RAID Utility Define a New Array CLL LoL Mirror Striping Block Optimal 20 Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loe Disk Model Name F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate hp Select ENTER Popup Figure 2 8 NVIDIA RAID Utility By default RAID Mode is set to Mirroring and Striping Block is set to Optimal Using the Define a New Array Screen If necessary press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted Selecting the RAID Mode By default this is set to Mirroring To change to a different RAID mode press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box either Mirroring Striping Spanning Stripe Mirroring or RAID 5 Note Not all RAID levels are supported on all platforms Selecting the Strping Block Size Striping block size is given in kilobytes and affects how data is arranged on the disk It is recommended to leave this value at the default Optimal which is 64KB but the values can be between 4 KB and 128 KB 4 8 16 32 64 and 128 KB Assigning the Disks The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks bloc
26. agement features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any changes in the future This Setup Utility should be used when changing the system configuration when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility e when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts e when making changes to the Power Management configuration when changing the password or making other changes to the Security Setup Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system BIOS enters the Power On Self Test POST routines POST is a series of built in diagnostics performed by the BIOS After the POST routines are completed the following message appears Using BIOS 2 7 28 Press DEL to enter SETUP Pressing the delete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility P Standard CMOS Features P Advanced BIOS Features p gt Advanced Chipset Features P Integrated Peripherals P Power Management Setup gt PnP PCI Configurations p gt PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults Load optimized Defaults Set Superv
27. ally detects your operating system before installation Other drivers have the setup program located in the operating system subfolder If the driver you want to install does not have a setup program browse to the operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file README TXT or README DOC for information on installing the driver or software for your oper ating system Utility Software Reference All the utility software available from this page is Windows compliant They are provided only for the convenience of the customer The following software is fur nished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license Please refer to the support CD for available software 3 1 These software s are subject to change at anytime without prior notice 2 Please go to ECS website to download AMD Cool n Quiet technology This concludes chapter 4 Usingthe Motherboard Software Chapter 5 55 Setting Yo M DARA DConfiguration Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array RAID arrays can be created deleted using both MediaShield RAID BIOS and the MediaShield RAID Manager from Windows This section only covers basic BIOS setup required for non bootable array See the section Setting Up a Bootable RAID Array for instructions on configuring the RAID array in BIOS See sections on using the MediaShield RAID Manager for details on configuring non bootable RAID from Windows Setting Up th
28. alt On All But Keyboard This item defines the operation of the system POST Power On Self Test routine You can use this item to select which types of errors in the POST are sufficient to halt the system Base Memory Extended Memory and Total Memory These items are automatically detected by the system at start up time These are display only fields You cannot make changes to these fields Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page Us INQ DIUS wd 32 Advanced BIOS Features This option defines advanced information about your system Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features gt CPU Feature Press Enter A gt Removable Device Priority Press Enter gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter gt Network Boot Priority Press Enter CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Removable Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Boot Other Device Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup ACPI Mode Enabled Item Help Menu Level p y t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults gt CPU Feature Press Enter Sc
29. ay also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message will confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED If you have selected System in Security Option of BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup If you have selected Setup at Security Option from BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS Setup Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password You can use Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings Also you can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled Save amp Exit Setup Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press lt Y gt to save and exit or press lt N gt to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press lt Y g
30. cess You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP PCI Configurations Setup utility for the motherboard to work properly Selecting PnP PCI Configurations on the main program screen displays this menu Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Item Help Init Display First PCI Slot Menu Level gt tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 45 Init Display First PCI Slot This item allows you to choose the primary display card Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page PC Health Status On motherboards that support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status gt Smart Fan Function Press Enter Shutdown Temperature Disabled CPU Tcontrol 40 C System Temperature 29 C Menu Level gt CPU Fan Speed 5532 RPM CPU Vcore 1 31V VDIMM 1 87V 5V 5 08V Item Help t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults gt Smart Fan Function Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Smart Fan Function CPU Smart Fan
31. ctor using a four layer printed circuit board and measures 244 mm x 214 mm fey Due to the DRAM maximum size is 4 GB at present the memory maximum size we have tested is 8 GB Introducing the Motherboard Feature Processor This motherboard uses a socket AM2 AM2 that carries the following features Accommodates AMD Phenom processor socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 Sempron processors e Supports up to 2000 MT s HyperTransport HT interface Speeds HyperTransport Technology is a point to point link between two devices it enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much higher speeds than currently available interconnect technologies Chipset The NVIDIA MCP61P is a single chip with proven reliability and performance 1 GHz HyperTransport x16 up and down links to the AMD socket AM2 AM2 CPUs e PCI Express 16 lane link interface for external graphics processors PCI v2 3 interface at 33 MHz Integrated SATA 3 0 Gb s Host Controller Ten USB 2 0 ports supported Fast ATA 133 IDE controller Memory DDR2 800 667 533 400 DDR2 SDRAM with Dual Channel supported Accommodates two unbuffered DIMMs Up to 8 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 16 GB Audio optional The onboard Audio provides the following features 7 1 2 Channel High Definition Audio Codec All DACs support 192K 96K 48K 44 1KHz DAC sample rate Software selectable 2 5V 3 75V VREFOUT Meets M
32. d Defaults Integrated Peripherals Screen Use the arrow keys to select the RAID Config see Figure 2 6 NM DIARAIDConfiguration The RAID Config window appears Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config SATA 1 Primary RAID Enabled SATA 1 Secondary RAID Enabled Menu Level SATA 2 Primary RAID Enabled SATA 2 Secondary RAID Disabled oy Move EnterSelect PUIPD Value Fi0 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previews Values F Fall Sale Defaults Fi Optimized Defaults Figure 2 7 RAID Config Screen From the RAID Config window globally enable RAID then enable the SATA ports with disks that you want to use for RAID If RAID is enabled globally but not enabled on the individual SATA port disks on that port can only be used for non RAID applications In the example in Figure 2 7 three SATA ports are enabled so the non bootable RAID array can include up to 3 SATA disks If there is a disk Connected to SATA 2 Secondary it can not be used for RAID Press F10 to save the configuration and exit The PC reboots Enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted and proceed to set up the NVIDIA RAID BIOS as described in the next section Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS The NVIDIA RAID BIOS set up lets you choose the RAID type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10 The
33. d on the motherboard Primary Master Slave PIO Auto Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device These four items let you assign the kind of PIO Programmed Input Output was used by the IDE devices Choose Auto to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best or select a PIO mode from 0 4 Using BIOS 40 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Auto Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device This motherboard supports UltraDMA technology which provides faster access to IDE devices If you install a device that supports UltraDMA change the appropriate item on this list to Auto You may have to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this motherboard in order to use an UltraDMA device IDE DMA transfer access Enabled This item allows you to enable the transfer access of the IDE DMA then burst onto the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions do not Serial ATA Controller All Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled The onboard IDE drive interface supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access If you install a primary and secondary add in IDE interface set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Enables this field if your IDE hard drive supports block mode Block mode enables BIOS to automatically detect the optimal number of block read and writes per s
34. e BIOS 1 Start your computer then press Delete to enter the BIOS setup The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility window appears Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Ese Quit Fil Save amp Exit Setup A F gt lt Select tem Figure 2 1 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Window 2 Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals see Figure 2 1 then press Enter The Integrated Peripherals window appears Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utllity RAID Conilg OnChip IDE Channel Primary Masier PIO Primary Slave FIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Save UDMA OnChip IDE Channeli Secondary Masier PIO Secondary Slave PIO Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA IDE Prefeich Mode init Display Fired OnChip USB USE Keyboard Support USE Mouse Support Serial ATA SATA Spread Spectrum ACS Audio integrated Poripherals Press Enter Enabled Aute Aute Aute Auto Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled PEI Stei Wid 2 0 Cizabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Auto do Move Enter Select PUWPD Value Fi0 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help Fac Previous Values F Fail Sale Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 2 Integrated Peripherals Window NMDIARAIDConfiguration 56 3 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID Config see Figure 2 2 then press Enter The RAID Config window appears Phoeni Award BIOG CMOS Setup Limity RAID Config
35. e LED to function properly an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI hard drive activity LED connector Power Sleep Message waiting LED Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single or dual color front panel mounted LED provides power on off sleep and message waiting indication Reset Switch Supporting the reset function requires connecting pin 5 and 7 to a momentary contact switch that is normally open When the switch is closed the board resets and runs POST Installing the Motherboard Power Switch Supporting the power on off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momen tary contact switch that is normally open The switch should maintain contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off The time requirement is due to internal de bounce circuitry After receiving a power on off signal at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on off signal Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that Ly you DO NOT scratch the motherboard or any of the surface mount resis tors with the clip of the cooling fan If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the motherboard you may cause serious damage to the motherboard or its components On most motherboards there are small surface mount resistors near the processor socket
36. e same pin assignment as hang up SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header This is an optional header that provides an S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector Pin Signal Name Function SPDIF digital output HVA 5V analog Power 3 Rey o nop a ea Gromnd O Installing the Motherboard 24 CD_IN Analog Audio Input connector Pin Signal Name Function CD In left channel Installing the Motherboard 23 Connecting I O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I O ports LAN port Parallel port LPT PS2 re TL Bo oa a Line in Line out oo Microphone PS2 o eyboard Serial port VGA1 port USB CcOM1 ports ports PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS2 Keyboard Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Parallel Port Use LPT to connect printers or other parallel communica LPT tions devices Serial Port Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or COM1 fax modems VGA1 Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network Audio Ports Use the three audio jacks to connect audio devices The first optional jack is for stereo line in signal The second jack is for stero line out signal The third jack is for microphone
37. e support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to resutrn to the previous screen NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER required NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller required Enter Select F3 Exit Figure 2 14 Windows Setup Selected SCSI Adapter NM DIARAIDConfiguration 63 64 b Select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER required and then press Enter c Press S again at the Specify Devices screen then press Enter d Select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller required and then press Enter The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press 5 If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additonal mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER Specify Additional Devices ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 2 15 Windows Setup NVIDIA drives listed 5 Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation
38. ector that the drive can support and improves the speed of access to IDE devices Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals page gt RAID Config Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config RAID Enable Disabled Item Help Xx SATA 1 Primary RAID Disabled xX SATA1 Secondary RAID Disabled x SATA 2 Primary RAID Disabled Xx SATA2 Secondary RAID Disabled Menu Level gt gt t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults RAID Enable Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard RAID function of RAID function of RAID supporting devices e SATA 1 2 Primary Secondary RAID Disabled These four items enables or disables SATA 1 2 Primary Secondary RAID Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals page S Using BIOS 41 gt Onboard Device Setup Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device USB 2 0 controller Enabled Item Help USB Memory Type SHADOW USB Keyboard Support Enabled USB Mouse Support Enabled USB Storage Support Enabled HD Audio Auto Onboard Lan Enabled Menu Level gt gt Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disabled t Mo
39. ed This item enables users to enable or disable the system BIOS cache Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page 39 Integrated Peripherals These options display items that define the operation of peripheral components on the system s input output ports Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help IDE Function Setup Press Enter RAID Config Press Enter Onboard Device Press Enter MenuLevel gt Super IO Device Press Enter t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults gt IDE Function Setup Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Function Setup OnChip IDE Channel 0 Enabled Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Serial ATA Controller All Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Item Help MenuLevel gt t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults On Chip IDE Channel 0 Enabled Use these items to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that are integrate
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41. hat you have set up MediaShield Utility Array List Boot ld Status Vendor Array Model Name Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 74 536 Ctri X Exit fj Select B Set Boot N New Array ENTER Detail Figure 2 11 Array List Window 3 Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up then press B to specify the array as bootable 4 Press Enter to view and verify details The Array Detail screen appears Array 2 NVIDIA MIRROR 74 566 Array Detail RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 32K Index Disk Model Name Capacity ST380023A5 74 56GB ST380023A5 74 56GB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk Enter Return Figure 2 12 Array Detail Screen The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that you selected such as Striping Block used RAID Mode Striping Width Disk Model Name and disk capacity 5 If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents press C 6 At the prompt press Y to wipe out all the data otherwise press N 7 Press Enter again to go back to the previous screen and then press F10 to exit the RAID setup NM DIARAIDConfiguration Installing the RAID Drivers Your system may come with a Windows install CD that already includes NVIDIA RAID drivers If so then this section is not relevant If that is not the case or you are trying to install a new version of Windows then you will need an NVIDIA RAID driver F6 install floppy
42. icrosoft WHQL WLP 2 x audio requirements Direct Sound 3D compatible 7 1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec ADC support 48K 96K sample rate High quality differential CD input Power Support Digital 3 3V Analog 5 0V Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 audio requirements Direct Sound 3D compatible 5 1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec ADCs support 44 1 48k 96k sample rate Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 3 0x audio requirements Direct Sound 3D compatible 5 1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec ADCs support 44 1 48k 96k sample rate Meets Microsoft WLP 3 08 Vista premium and mobile PCs audio requirements Direct Sound 3D compatible Introducing the Motherboard Onboard LAN The onboard LAN provides the following features 10BASE T 100BASE TX IEEE 802 3u fast Ethernrt transceiver Low power mode MII and 7 wire serial interface Expansion Options The motherboard comes with the following expansion options e One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphics Interface One PCI Express x1 slot Two 32 bit PCI v2 3 compliant slots e One IDE connector supporting up to two IDE devices e One floppy disk drive interface Four 7 pin SATA connectors This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133 100 66 33 Mb s Integrated I O The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One parallel port One serial port One VGA port
43. indows suggest settings Optimize visual display Progroms Additional Options Uninstall a program Change startup programs Recent Task 3 Set User Account igg Haie flag fey f DECES Gio it ig A o h i He i 4 Make changes to your user account Create a password for your account Change your picture Change your account name Change your account type Manage another account Turn User Account Contret on or off Usingthe Motherboard Software 53 5 Disable User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer item and press OK then press Restart Now Then you can restart your computer and continue to install drivers without running blocked programs P s Tiria ra x ICA E Use Accounts Tum Urar Account Contro On or OF JE TS Turn on User Account Control UAC to make your computer more secure ser Account Control UAC can help prevent unauthorized changes to your computer We recommend that you leave UAC tumed on to help protect your computer Use User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer Manual Installation Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive and locate the PATH DOC file in the root directory This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard Look for the chipset and motherboard model then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers Most drivers have a setup program SETUP EXE that automatic
44. installing 24 pin power cable the latches of power cable and the PWRI1 match perfectly 24 pin power cable Installing the Motherboard CPU_FAN FAN Power Connector Pin Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground Power 12V CPU FAN control _ Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V SYS_FAN System Cooling FAN Power Connector Pin Signal Name Function System Ground Power 12V PWR1 ATX 24 pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name Gomd Ground Gv is ond woo o sv ooo Gss Jal awd PWR2 ATX 12V Power Connector O N lt Pin Signal Name a e Installing the Motherboard 12 SPK1 Internal speaker header Signal Name Front Panel Header The front panel header PANEL1 provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on ATX or Micro ATX cases Refer to the table below for informa tion PANEL1 Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function HD_LED_P Harddisk LED 2 FP PWR SLP MSG LED HD_LED_N HarddiskLED 4 FP PWR SLP MSG LED RST_SW_N Reset Switch PWR_SW_P Power Switch RST_SW_P ResetSwitch 8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch MSG LED dual color or single color Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive For th
45. is completed then take out the floppy 6 Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP After Windows XP is completely installed it is recommended that you install the ForceWare software in order to access the MediaShield RAID Management tool Note Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed NM DIARAIDConfiguration
46. isabled If this item is enabled you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard Typematic Rate Chars Sec Use this item to define how many characters per second are generated by a held down key e Typematic Delay Msec Use this item to define how many millisec onds must elapse before a held down key begins generating repeat characters Security Option Setup If you have installed password protection this item defines if the password is required at system start up or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the Setup Utility APIC Mode Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Inter rupt Controller mode APIC provides symmetric multi processing SMP for sys tems allowing support for up to 60 processors MPS Version Control For OS 1 4 This item displays MPS version control for OS OS Select For DRAM gt 64 MB Non OS2 This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are running the OS 2 operating system Otherwise leave this item at the default Small Logo EPA Show Disabled Enables or disables the display of the EPA logo during boot Summary Screen Show Enabled Enables or disables the display of the summary screen during boot ATA 66 100 IDE Cable Msg Enabled This item enables or disables the display of the ATA 66 100 Cable MSG Press lt Esc gt to
47. isabled Resume By USB S3 Disabled Resume By PS2 MS S3 Disabled Resume By PS2 KB S3 Disabled Power On by Alarm Disabled Day of Month Alarm 0 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Power on After Power Fial Off t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Suspend Type S3 Use this item to define how your system suspends In the default S3 STR the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM i e the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory Soft Off by PBTN Instant Off Under ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface you can create a software power down In a software power down the system can be resumed by Wake Up Alarms This item lets you install a software power down that is con trolled by the power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down HPET Support Disabled This item enables or disables HPET High Precision Event Timer support Resume by PCI PME Disabled This system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the PCI Modem card or PCI LAN card You must use an ATX power su
48. isor Password Set User Password Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F10 Save amp Exit Setup t lt _ Select Item Time Date Hard Disk Type BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below KEY FUNCTION Using BIOS Updating the BIOS You can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer s Web site New BIOS provides support for new peripherals improve ments in performance or fixes for known bugs Install new BIOS as follows 1 If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper change the setting to allow BIOS flashing 2 f your motherboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in Ad vanced BIOS features disable it Firmware Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten 3 Create a bootable system disk Refer to Windows online help for information on creating a bootable system disk 4 Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the system diskette you created in Step 3 5 Turn off your computer and insert the system diskette in your computer s diskette drive You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page to force your computer to boot from the floppy diskette drive first 6 At the A prompt type the Flash Utility program name and press lt En ter gt 7 Type the filename of the new B
49. k These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk 1 Tab to the Free Disks section The first disk in the list is selected Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the right arrow key gt The first disk in the list is moved and the next disk in the list is selected and ready to be moved Continue pressing the right arrow key gt until all the disks that you want to use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block NM DIARAIDConfiguration 61 Figure 2 9 illustrates the Define a New Array screen after two disks have been assigned as RAID1 array disks MediaShield Utility Define a New Array TL EGCH Mirroring Striping Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate f4 Select ENTER Popup Figure 2 9 MediaShield Utility Array Disks Assigned Completing the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After assigning your RAID array disks press F7 The Clear disk array prompt appears SONS orna Free Disks Array Disks Disk Model Name ik Model Name Clear disk data Y YES N NO F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate f Select ENTER Popup Figure 2 10 Clear Disk Data Prompt NM DIARAIDConfiguration 62 2 Press Y to clear the disk data The Array List screen appears where you can review the RAID arrays t
50. nu Level gt IDE Channel 0 Slave None IDE Channel 2 Master None Change the day month IDE Channel 3 Master None year and century Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Video EGA VGA Halt On Setting All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Total Memory 1048676K t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date and Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility gt IDE Devices None Your computer has one IDE channel that can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel Press lt Enter gt to display the IDE submenu Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel 0 Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Channel 0 Master Auto MenuLevel gt gt Access Mode Auto To auto detect the Capacity 80 GB HDD s size head on this channel Cylinder 38309 Head 16 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 38308 Sector 255 t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Using BIOS Jd IDE HDD Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt
51. odules Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM only 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 3 Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly 4 Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot 5 Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 6 Install any remaining DIMM modules Installing the Motherboard 16 Table A Unbuffered DIMM Support for Socket AM2 CPU DRAM Speed DDR2 400 DDR2 400 DDR2 533 DDR2 533 Timing Address Timing n Mode Control Register Control Register O Any 1T 002F_2F2Fh X011_1222h 002F_2F2Fh X011_1322h O Any 1T 002F_2F2Fh X011_1222h SRx16 SRx16 og 2T 002F_2F2Fh X011_1322h DIMM1 DIMM2 DDR2 533 DDR2 533 DDR2 533 SRx8 SRx16 a SRx8 SRx8 0000_2F2Fh X011_1322h E Ue aT 0034_2F2Fh X011_1322h SRx16 2T 0038 2F2Fh X011 1322h DDR2 533 DDR2 667 DDR2 667 DDR2 667 o E E mi 0037 _2F2Fh X011_1322h Any 1T 0020 2020h X011 1222h SRx16 SRx16 J 0020_2020h X011_1322h DDR2 667 DDR2 667 DDR2 667 SRx8 SRx8 2T 0030_2020h X011_1322h DRx8 DRx8 2T 002
52. ove performance Leave this item at the default value for better performance External Cache Enabled Most processors that can be installed in this system use external level 2 L2 cache memory to improve performance Leave this item at the default value for better performance Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Enable this item to shorten the power on testing POST and have your system start up faster You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly First Second Third Boot Device Removable Hard Disk CDROM Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your system searches for an operating system at start up time Boot Other Device Enabled 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 Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled 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 Boot Up NumLock Status On This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started da Gate A20 Option Fast This item defines how the sytem handles legacy software that was written for an earlier generation of processors Leave this item at the default value Typematic Rate Setting D
53. pply inorder to use this feature Use this item to do wake up action if inserting the PCI card DIAC BI CINN Q TA DH J wd aS U 44 Resume by WOM RING Disabled An input signal on the serial Ring indicator RI line in other words and incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state Resume By USB S3 Disabled This item allows users to enable or disable the USB device Walk up from S3 mode Resume By PS2 MS KB S3 Disabled These items enable or disable you to allow mouse or keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode Power On by Alarm Disabled This item allows users to enable or disable the alarm to wake up the system If set to Enabled users can specify the specific day of month and the exact time to power up the system Date of Month Alarm Use this item to define the date of month when using the RTC alarm to resume the system Time hh mm ss Alarm Use this item to define the time when using the RTC alarm to resume the system Power On After Power Fail Off This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last oper ating status Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu setting page PNP PCI Configurations These options configure how PnP Plug and Play and PCI expansion cards operate in your system Both the the ISA and PCI buses on the motherboard use system IRQs Interrup ReQuests and DMAs Direct Memory Ac
54. r 1 The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard Memo Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid dam age from static electricity Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the motherboard Leave components in the static proof bags they came in Hold all circuit boards by the edges Do not bend circuit boards Choosing a Computer Case There are many types of computer cases on the market The motherboard complies with the specifications for the Micro ATX system case Firstly some features on the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indica tors and switches on the system case Make sure that your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard supports one or two floppy diskette drives and two enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend to install Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the motherboard This motherboard carries an Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 214 mm Choose a case that accommodates this form factor Installing the Motherboard
55. rn to Advanced BIOS Features page gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority 1 Ch2M WDCWD1600JS 22MHBO POP 2 Bootable Add in Cards Menu Level gt Use lt gt or lt gt to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Press lt Esc gt to return to Advanced BIOS Features page gt Network Boot Prioritiy Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Network Boot Priority 1 Network 0 NVIDIA Boot Agent 227 0524 Item Help Menu Level gt Use lt f gt or lt gt to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Press lt Esc gt to return to Advanced BIOS Features page CPU Internal Cache Enabled All processors that can be installed in this motherboard use internal level 1 L1 cache memory to impr
56. roll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Virtualization Enabled Item Help AMD K8 Cool amp Quite Control Auto Menu Level gt tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Virtualization Enabled Hardware Virtualization Technology enables processor feature for running multiple simultaneous Virtual Machines allowing specialized software applica tions to run in full isolation of each other AMD K8 Cool amp Quiet Control Auto This item helps the system to lower the frequency when CPU idles When the frequency decreases the temperature will drop automatically as well Press lt Esc gt to return to Advanced BIOS Features page Using BIOS 33 gt Removable Device Priority Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Removable Device Priority Item Help 1 Floppy Disks Menu Level gt Use lt l gt or lt gt to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Press lt Esc gt to retu
57. s on this board are PCI v2 3 compliant Before installing an add on card check the documentation for the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually configure the card before installation Installing the Motherboard Z1 Follow these instructions to install an add on card 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use Install the edge connector of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw 2 fe For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on card Installing the Motherboard 22 Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices E w 4a z P E SATAJ SATA2 eena slelelelea lololglolg a latal ole COIN SPDIFO1 F USB2 F_AUDIO 1 F USB3 F_USB1 F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name Cs Porr 4 Presence PORT 2R SENSE1 RETURN O mw PORT 2L SENSE2_RETURN SATA1 4 Serial ATA connectors These connectors are used to s
58. t to discard changes and exit or press lt N gt to return to the main menu n If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the S2 Exit Without Saving item and press lt Y gt to discard any changes you have made This concludes Chapter 3 Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the motherboard 47 48 Memo Using BIOS Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software About the Software CD ROM The support software CD ROM that is included in the motherboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products Below you can find a brief description of each software program and the location for your motherboard version More information on some programs is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software Before installing any software always inspect the folder for files named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual 1 Never try to install all software from folder that is not specified for use with your motherboard 2 The notice of Intel HD audio installation optional The Intel High Defi nition audio functionality unexpectedly quits working in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Users need to download and install the update packages from the Microsoft Download Center before
59. ted with a CKE pin are closed then these parts are placed in power down mode Only pre charge power down mode is supported not active power down mode CKE based powerdown Per Channel The DRAM channel is placed in power down when all chip selects associated with the channel are idle Memclock tri stating Disabled This item enables or disables memclock tri stating function Auto Optimize Bottom IO Enabled This item is used to set the Auto Optimized Bottom IO Bottom of 31 24 lO space E0 This item is used to select the memory that will be remapped higher than OOEO Bottom of UMA_DRAM 31 24 FC This item is used to set the bottom of UMA DRAM 31 24 We strongly recommend that you leave this item at its default setting Press lt Esc gt to return to Advanced Chipset Features page 38 PCIE Spread Spectrum Disabled This item when enabled can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Inter ference generated by the PCIE SATA Spread Spectrum Disabled This item when enabled can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Inter ference generated by the SATA HT Spread Spectrum Disabled This item when enabled can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Inter ference generated by the HT PCIE Clock 100Mhz This item is used to set the frequency of PCIE clock SSE SSE2 Instructions Enabled This item enables or disables SSE SSE2 instructions System BIOS Cacheable Disabl
60. ticicientanenectamedetverd Chapter 5 Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array 06 Setting Up a Bootable RAID Arral ccesceeetseeeees Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the GeForce6100PM M2 motherboard This motherboard is a high performance enhanced function motherboard that supports socket for AMD Phenom processor socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 Sempron processors for high end business or personal desktop markets This motherboard is based on NVIDIA MCP61 Premium media and communications processor MCP for best desktop platform solution MCP61P is a single chip highly integrated high performance HyperTransport peripheral controller unmatched by any other single chip device controller The memory controller supports DDR2 memory DIMM frequencies of 800 667 533 400 It supports two DDR2 sockets with maximum memory size of 16 GB High resolution graphics via one PCI Express x16 slot one PCI Express x1 slot 10 USB 2 0 ports 4 USB ports and 3 USB 2 0 headers support additional 6 USB ports and SATA support with RAID function There is an advanced full set of I O ports in the rear panel including PS 2 mouse and keyboard connectors COM1 LPT VGA1 four USB ports one LAN port and audio jacks for microphone line in and 6 8 channel optional line out This motherboard is designed in a Micro ATX form fa
61. time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademark Recognition Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp nVIDIA is a registered trademark of nVIDIA Corporation Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners and are acknowledged Federal Communications Commission FCC 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 in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful inter ference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an
62. ting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration gt RAID Setup Go to page 55 Preface Preface 1 Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 APART UBL 0 2 sare scotch N l I AEAEE A IATE E AOA E 2 Motherboard C Onip OCHS oi jiccnisecssarenetnensdeunsniedoadivcentscienscotudentsrs 5 Chapter 2 7 Installing the Motherboard 7 ye CAL BLIOISocanccsete cinstecctoas se sense ios ieaie in EAn e Eesi anni 7 Choosing a Computer CAS vecsccucritecacetescusectenmnessdiensooeaentedatantseancssens f Installing the Motherboard in a Case cccecseseceeesssteeeeeeeseeees 7 Checking Jumper SCUIIOS sssisdcnssinascoasaindeodedbausbicsaderastdecruiecieciaouans 8 SECRE AUT CI S aiie EAEE EEEE 8 Checking Jumper Sellin OS siasnciscseeannsaniesecaweteveversucomabsoenieress 9 Jumper SEND Serer 9 Connecting Case COMPOMEMIS ccsscceesecesteceeseeeseeeeesseeesnees 10 Froni T nel COG OR eiro 12 Installing AW ANC sac suesetcaxiecetecswsinesuixdonesqieseatsieadanngiiieiawsiatodeni eas 13 Installing the PVOC SSOM cccccccccccccccccccseen se eeesesssssseecseseeeeaens 13 Installing Memory MOdUIOScicsicssesssiasssasvvedacsuoveessensansasoines 15 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM SATA Hard Drive 18 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive cccccccccccccccsctsseeeseeeeeees 19 Installing Add on CATS cvesccisssssvcersavnnsesnntedsvesseaceddakentenenes 20 Connecting Optional DOVICES sccsxercinenixivessevmpensanbansonsovevens 22 Connecting I O Devices esnseseeseeese
63. upport the new Serial ATA devices for the highest date transfer rates 3 0 Gb s simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It elimi nates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register com patibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name O1 Ground TH ope a oe s e e ti Installing the Motherboard 23 IR1 Infrared header optional The motherboard supports an Infrared IR1 data port Infrared ports allow the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers Pin Signal Name Function Not Assigned No pin IR Power 4 GND______ Growd IrDA serial output F_USB1 3 Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Additionally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Pin Signal Name Function 1 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 2 _ wssrwn _ Front Panel USB Power USB Port 0 Negative Signal EA ee USB Port 1 Negative Signal CiSH Pon Peeuive Signal USB Port 1 Positive Signal Ground 8 GND Ground Mey Nopin indicated above A different pin assignment may cause damage or system Please make sure that the USB cable has th
64. users to set the speed of HyperTransport between the CPU and Northbridge K8 lt gt NB HT Width Auto This item enables users to set the HyperTransport width between CPU and the Northbridge Using BIOS 3 7 gt DRAM Configuration Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration Timing Mode Auto Item Help X Memclock index value or Limi DDR2 400 DQS Training Control Skip DQS MenuLevel DCTs Mode Ganged CKE base power down mode Disabled CKE based powerdown Per channel Memclock tri stating Auto Optimize Bottom IO Enabled X Bottom of 31 24 IO space EO Bottom of UMA DRAM 31 24 FC Auto no user limit MaxMemChlk limit by Disabled Memory Clock value t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Timing Mode Auto This item allows you to set up the DRAM timing nanually or automatically Memory Clock value or Limi DDR2 400 When DDR2 Timing Setting by is set to Manual use this item to set the DRAM frequency DQS Training Control Skip DQS DQS training is used to place the DQS strobe in the center of the data eye DCTs Mode Ganged This item is used to select the Dram ConTrollers Mode CKE base power down mode Disabled When in power down mode if all pages of the DRAMs associa
65. ve Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults USB 2 0 controller Enabled Enable this item if want to use the USB 2 0 USB Memory Type SHADOW This item indicates the USB memory type USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable this item if you plan to use a keyboard connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system such as DOS that does not support Plug and Play USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable this item if you plan to use a mouse connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system such as DOS that does not support Plug and Play USB Storage Support Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the USB Storage function HD Audio Auto Enables and disables the onboard audio chip Disable this item if you are going to install a PCI audio add in card Onboard Lan Enabled Enables or disables the Onboard Lan Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disabled This item enables or disables LAN Boot ROM Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals page gt SuperIO Device Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Item Help Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 MenuLevel gt gt Parallel Port Mode SPP x ECP Mode Use DMA 3 t
66. w help Exit Method 2 Disable UAC User Account Control For administrator account only Standard user account can only use Method 1 Disable Vista UAC function before installing drivers then use CD driver to install drivers it will continue to install drivers after system restart without running blocked programs Follow these instructions to Disable Vista UAC function 1 Go to Control Panel QO65T M d Welcome Center i Windows Media Center w Windows Ultimete Extras Windows Medsa Player ly Windows Photo Gallery a Windows Live Messenger Download Windows DVD Maker Windows Meeting Space al System Configuration CETE AM Using the Motherboard Software 2 Select Classic View A A eaae ol Control Panel Control Panel Home System and Maintenance User Accounts and Family Get started wth Windows Safety Back up your computer Set up parental controls for eny user Add or remove user accounts Security Check for updates Appear Check this computer s security status Pe ha and Allow a program theough Windows ORanTANOn Frewall Change desktop background Customize colors Adjust screen resolution Network and Internet Connect to the Internet Clock Lang Region View network status and tasks Set up file sharing Change keyboards or other input methods c t Hardware and Sound aai oia aa Play CDs or other media automatically pn Ease of A 5 Printer M ts Let W
67. while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to automati cally detect and configure an IDE device on the IDE channel p If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode more dB than one line will appear in the parameter box Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive IDE Channel 0 2 3 Master amp IDE Channel 0 Slave Leave this item at Auto to enable the system to automatically detect and configure IDE devices on the channel If it fails to find a device change the value to Manual and then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive in the items described below the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of your hard drive Incorrect settings can result in your system not recognizing the installed hard disk Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive ensure that you have Access Mode Auto This item defines ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA Large Block Addressing Leave this value at Auto and the system will automatically decide the fastest way to access the hard disk drive Press lt Esc gt to return to the Standard CMOS Features page Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in This item defines the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system Video EGA VGA This item defines the video mode of the system The motherboard has a built in VGA graphics system you must leave this item at the default value H

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