PC CHIPS A33G motherboard
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1. gt Removable Drives Press Enter decrease thectine Try Other Boot Device Yes needed fo boot the Bootup Num Lock On system Boot To OS 2 gt 64MB No Aperture Size 128MB Auto Detect DIMM PCI C1K Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled N Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Quick Boot If you enable this item the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of the power on test routines 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start up time Try Other Boot Device If you enable this item the system will also search for other boot devices if it fails to find an operating system from the first two locations BootUp Num Lock This item determines if the Num Lock key is active or inactive at system start up time Boot to OS 2 gt 64MB Enable this item if you are booting the OS 2 operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed Aperture Size This item defines the size of aperture if you use a graphic adapter Auto detect DIMM PCI Clock When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Spread Spectrum If you enable spread spertrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic interface generated by the system2. Features Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Features Setup OnBoard Floppy Controller Enabled Help Item Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 p OnBoard R Port Rd Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Parallel Port Address 378 Fi Controll Parallel Port Mode ECP OPPy UORHOHOr ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Both OnBoard PCI SATA Controller IDE Onboard AC97 Audio DEVICE Enabled OnBoard AC97 Modem DEVICE Auto Onboard LAN Device Enabled OnBoard USB Function Enabled N amp Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface Serial Port1 Address Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 2 serial port and to assign a port address OnBoard IR Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port and to assign a port address Parallel Port Address Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Parallel port and to assign a port address Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the parallel port mode You can select ECP Extended Capabilities Port amp EPP Enhanced Parallel Port 21 Motherboard User s Guide ECP Mode DMA Channel This item assigns a DMA channel
3. Supports 6 channel audio CODEC designed for PC multimedia systems Provides three analog line level stereo inputs with 5 bit volume control Line in CD AUX Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 audio requirements Onboard I O Ports Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard e One serial port e One parallel port e One VGA port e Four back panel USB2 0 ports e One LAN port optional e Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Chapter 1 Introduction Fast Ethernet LAN optional e Supports IOBASE T 100BASE TX IEEE 802 3u fast Ethernet trans ceiver e Integrated voltage regulator to allow operation from a single 3 3 V 2 5V supply source e Supports MII and 7 wire serial interface e Supports low power mode USB 2 0 e Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 e Compliant with Intel s Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 0 e Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 1 e PCI multi function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores for full low speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for high speed signaling e Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller up to eight functional ports e Support PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1 1 e Legacy support for all downstream facing ports BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses AMI BIOS t
4. disk type etc V02 54 C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility Press to modify the selected field s values 18 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting the OK or Cancel key If you have already changed the setup utility press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility Press F1 to display a screen describing all key functions Press F9 to load optimtimal settings Standard CMOS Setup Page This page displays a table of items defining basic information of your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup System Time 00 47 28 Help Item System Date Mon 05 12 2006 gt Primary IDE Master Hard Disk gt Primary IDE Slave Not Detected gt Secondary IDE Master Not Detected p gt Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected User Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field gt Third IDE Master Not Detected Use or to gt Third IDE Slave Not Det
5. new BIOS or write a new BIOS that is incorrect your system will malfunction Refer to Chapter 3 Using BIOS for more information WinFlash Utility The WinFlash utility is a Windows version of the DOS BIOS flash writer utility The utility enables you to flash the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard while in a Windows environment This utility is currently available for WINXP 2000 To install the WinFlash utility rm AFUWIN EXE AMI or WINFLASH EXE Award from the following directory UTILITY AMIFLASH or AWDFLASH 30
6. to the parallel port Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Use this item to enable or disable both of the onboard Primary and Secondary IDE channels OnBoard PCI S ATA Controller Use this item to enable the onboard PCI SATA Controller Onboard AC97 Audio DEVICE This item enables or disables the AC 97 audio chip OnBoard AC97 Modem Device This item enables or disables the onboard AC97 Modem device Onboard LAN Device This item enables or disables the onboard Ethernet LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Enable this item if you want to execute the Boot ROM function of onboard LAN while starting the system OnBoard USB Function Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this motherboard USB Function For DOS Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this motherboard in a DOS environment 22 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Page This page sets some parameters for system power management operation CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc ACPI Aware O S Yes Help Item Power Management Enabled Suspend mode S1 Enable Disable Suspend Time Out Disabled ACPI support for Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Operating System Resume On KeyBoard Disabled Keyboard Power On Disabled ENABLE If OS supports ACPI DISABLE If OS does not support N amp Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc
7. 2 Motherboard Installation F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB Headers The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Addition ally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB headers F_USB1 2 to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Here is a list of USB pin assignments Pin Signal Pin Signal VERG FP USBPWRO VERG FP USBPWRO USB FP PO USB FP P1 s sere roe e UsrePie E Pr ero fe feon O Die oj 1 Locate the F USBI 2 headers on the motherboard 2 Plug the bracket cable onto the F USB1 2 headers 3 Removea slot cover from one ofthe expansion slots on the system chassis Install an extension bracket in the opening Secure the extension bracket to the chassis with a screw IR1 Infrared Port Header The infrared port allows the wireless exchange of information between your com puter and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers 1 Locate the infrared port IR1 header on the motherboard 2 Ifyouare adding an infrared port connect the ribbon cable from the port to the IR1 header and then secure the port to an appropriate place in your system chassis 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
8. Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 FX with HyperTransport Technology processors and Front Side Bus FSB speeds up to1000 MHz It integrates the SiS761GX Northbridge and SiS965L Southbridge that supports the built in USB 2 0 providing higher bandwidth implementing Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 It supports AC 97 Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA 133 100 66 function It has one PCI Express x16 one PCI Express xl one CNR and two 32 bit PCI slots There is a full set of I O ports including two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard one serial port one parallel port one LAN port optional one VGA port three audio jacks for Line in Line out and Microphone four back panel USB2 0 ports and onboard USB headers providing extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the motherboard This motherboard is a Micro ATX size motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply Key Features The key features of this motherboard include Socket AM2 Processor Support e Supports AMD Sempron Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 FX processors e Supports Front Side Bus 1000 MHz Note 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 There are SiS761GX Northbridge and SiS965L Southbridge in this chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture
9. Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults ACPI Aware O S This item supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature ACPI Enhanced Efficiency Itsupports ACPI Advanced Configuraion and Power Management Interface Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature Power Management Use this item to enable or disable a power management scheme If you enable power management you can use the items below to set the power management operation Both APM and ACPI are supported Suspend mode This item selects the status S1 Stop Clock or S3 Suspend to RAM when the system enters the power saving Suspend mode Suspend Time Out This sets the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes If the time selected passes without any system activity the computer will enter power saving Suspend mode Resume On RTC Alarm The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s RTC realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Resume On KeyBoard The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item system can automatically resume by pressing any keys or power keys on the keyboard or typing in the password Yo
10. Guide CPU Type This item shows the type of the CPU installed in your system CPU OVERCLOCK This item decides the CPU over clocking function installed in your system If the over clocking fails please turn off the system power And then hold the PageUp key similar to the Clear CMOS function and turn on the power the BIOS will recover the safe default DIMM Voltage Adjust Function This item enables or disables users to adjust DIMM voltage CPU Voltage Control This item enables or disables users to control CPU voltage Hardware Monitor Page This page sets up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Hardware Monitor Setup System Hardware Monitor Help Item y Smart Fan Function Press Enter Vcore 11 360V NB Vcore 1 808V VDIMM 1 824V CPU FAN Speed 5720 RPM System Fan Speed 0 RPM CPU Temperature 27 C 80 F System Temperature 21 C 69 F N Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults P Smart Fan Function Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function CPU SMART FAN Setting Disabled Help Item Fan configuration mode setting N amp Move Enter Select Va
11. I Express x16 one PCI Express x1 one CNR and two 32 bit PCI slots i 8xUSB2 0 PCI E2 PC m PCI2 CRI 16 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express x16 PCI Express xI CNR PCI expansion card 1 Locate the PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 CNR or PCI slots on the mainboard 2 Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis 3 Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 4 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw PCI Express x16 Slot You can install an external PCI Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revsion 1 0a PCI Express x1 Slot The two PCI Express x1 slots are fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specifica tion revision 1 0a as well CNR Slot You can install the CNR Communications and Networking Riser cards in this slot including LAN Modem and Audio functions PCI Slots You can install the 32 bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots 17 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer such as date and time the type of hardware installed and various configuration settings Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions
12. Motherboard User s Guide This publication including photographs illustrations and software is under the protection of international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this guide nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without the express written consent of the manufacturer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchant ability or fitness for any particular purpose Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines AMD Sempron Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Dual core Athlon 64 FX are regis tered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 2000 XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Other names used in this publication may be trademarks and are acknowledged Static Electricity Precautions 1 Don t take this motherboard and components out of their original static proof package until you are ready to install them 2 While installing please wear a grounded wrist str
13. Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device Use the low er PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other parallel communications devices Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COMI is identified by the systemas COM a Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Use these three audio jacks to connect audio devices The first jack is for stereo Line In signal the second jack for stereo Line Out signal and the third jack for Microphone Installing the Processor This motherboard has a socket 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 Motherboard User s Guide CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU Note 2v 11005 Socket AM2 Unhook the locking lever of the CPU socket amp Pull the locking lever away from the socket and raising it to the upright position Match the pinl corner marked as the beveled B edge on the CPU with the pin corner on the socket Insert the CPU into the socket Do not use force Pus
14. ap if possible If you don t have a wrist strap discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis 3 Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges Do not touch those components unless it is absolutely necessary Put this motherboard on the top of static protection package with component side facing up while installing Pre Installation Inspection 1 Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components and connectors on the board 2 Ifyou suspect this motherboard has been damaged do not connect power to the system Contact your motherboard vendor about those damages Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved A33G Series V1 0 May 2006 Motherboard User s Guide Table of Contents Trademark E TEEI ETIE A TETE OTET ETAN i Chapter 1 Introduction essesesseesssseseesescsseeesoseeseseeeeseeoeseeesesceseseseeseseeeeeeseeeeseeesse 1 Key FeatWkEsc aeo eo ere item etre t dtd tee ee e iee EES 1 Package Contents Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation eese eene eene nnno 5 Motherboard Components 6 VO POPIS ics T Installing 1he PYOGOSSQU 4 cerei isset tiae xi e iv ssedsancencbavis ERE YE ERES TENERE RN sets 7 Installing Memory Modules iicet teet ett id te Ye ko aati ree eee RR 8 DU IANNIADI PI RET D 10 Install the Motherbo rd a i rite reete iere tt Rede Ip e ERN ERES 10 Connecting Optional Devi
15. ard Changes and Exit item and select OK to discard any changes you have made 27 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support CD ROM that comes with the motherboard package The support CD ROM contains all useful software necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products More program information is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software To run the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out and then you can go on the auto installing or manual installation depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows 2000 XP it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard Installing Support Software 1 Insert the support CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive 2 When you insert the CD ROM disc in the system CD ROM drive the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen 3 The screen displays three buttons of Setup Browse CD and Exit on the right side and three others Setup Application and ReadMe at the bottom Please see the following illustration i Multi Menu al JEA Nba S Setup Y The Setup button runs the software auto installing program as explained in next section The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the 28 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications cont
16. ces Install Other Devices 7 EXPANSION SlOUS secs C 16 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility eres eene entnntnntnntnnenneees 18 Introduction ccce etiara bese beisee i esee abe lest ret restes specu Running the Setup Utility eerie dm tpa m hg dR ewe kes terse Standard CMOS Setup Page eiecti beato pe e beste Advanced Setup P gezs iarciet AHORRO Resta Features Setup Page ecce aie vete tt eic ES Estee a Power Management Setup Page seiiaittiaam eda ee eire tee PCGI Plug and Play Setup PaG ssscsscessssssssssevtsevisgsssses icons ettet ie ct ies BIOS Security Features Setup Page CPU PnP Setup Paga caiecis ien engen aec rae tiec deba pedet tete Hardware Monitor Pag caia rte iie eae HA Rte EIER Loud Best Performance Settings iecit ete ent rete ie bete en Load Optimal Defaults 1 trt etre e reo edere Save Changes and Exitus atiis eaaeaaoe iai ie eee beet et Discard Changes and Exit uei een tete date tese anette Chapter 4 Software amp Applications eese eren LO IUUD em 28 Installing Support Software md Bundled Software Installation L5 c at n easet etti 30 ii Motherboard User s Guide Notice 1 Owing to Microsoft s certifying schedule is various to every supplier we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft Therefore it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue bo
17. connector 13 Motherboard User s Guide Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below TU PCI EXIO Oy H 1 6 e 5xU5820 a SATA1 SATA2 Floppy Disk Drive The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives Drives can be 3 5 or 5 25 wide with capacities of 360K 720K 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FDD1 IDE Devices IDE devices include hard disk drives high density diskette drives and CD ROM or DVD ROM drives among others The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices If you connect two devices to a single cable you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device The Master device connects to the end of the cable Install the device s and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the device s to the Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 on the motherboard 14 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation If you want to install more IDE devices you can purchase a second IDE cable and connect one or two devices to the Secondary IDE channel connector IDE2 on the motherboard If you
18. ected configure system Time gt Fourth IDE Master Not Detected gt Fourth IDE Slave Not Detected Floppy A 1 44 MB 3 Floppy B Disabled N Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults System Date amp System Time These items set up system date and time PrimaryIDE Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Third IDE Master Slave Fourth IDE Master Slave Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary Secondary IDE channels To configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Auto If the Auto setting fails to find a hard disk drive set it to User and then fill in the hard disk characteristics Size Cyls etc manually If you have a CD ROM drive select the setting CDROM If you have an ATAPI device with removable media e g a ZIP drive or an LS 120 select Floptical Floppy A B These items set up size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive s installed in the system 19 Motherboard User s Guide Advanced Setup Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system Handle this page with caution Any changes can affect the operation of your computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Setup Share Memory 64MB Help Item Quick Boot Enabled 1st Boot Device Hard Drive 2nd Boot Device CD DVD ANOETA to ig 3rd Boot Device Removable Dev booting This will
19. efault options are recommended Click the Next button to proceed Select Components x Selectthe components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install v Applications 37031 K Description Space Required 61412K Available 1327744K Next gt Cancel 29 Motherboard User s Guide 3 The support software will automatically install Once any of the installation procedures start software is automatically installed in sequence You need to follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing what ever software you selected When the process is finished all the support software will be installed and start working Bundled Software Installation All bundled software available on the CD ROM is for users convenience You can install bundled software as follows 1 Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM 2 A software menu appears Click the software you want to install 3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by step until finished AMI AWARD Flash Utility This utility lets you erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard and lets you copy an updated version of the BIOS to the chip Proceed with caution when using this program If you erase the current BIOS and fail to write a
20. ents of the disc with the Windows file browsing interface The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window To run the program again reinsert the CD ROM disc in the drive or click the CD ROM driver from the Windows Explorer and click the Setup icon The Application button brings up a software menu It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver Auto Installing under Windows 98 2000 XP If you are under Windows 98 2000 XP please click the Setup button to run the software auto installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM 1 The installation program loads and displays the following screen Click the Next button Welcome x Welcome to the MainBoard Setup program This program will install MainBoard on your computer itis strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Chick Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law end intamational treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may resultin severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under lew m 2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the d
21. h the locking lever down and hook it un der 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 FANI 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 supplied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two 240 pin DIMM sockets Dual Inline Memory Module for unbuffered DDR2 800 667 533 400 memory modules Double Data Rate SDRAM and maximum 16 GB installed memory 8 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Over its predecessor DDR2 SDRAM offers greater bandwidth and density in a smaller package along with a reduction in power consumption In addition DDR2 SDRAM offers new features and functions that enable a higher clock rate and data rate operations of 400 MHz 533 MHz 667 MHz and 800 MHz DDR2 transfers 64 bits of data twice every clock cycle DDRII1 2 Memory Module Installation Procedure These modules can be installed with up to 16 GB system memory Refer to the following to install the memory module Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket 2 Align the memory module with the s
22. hat enables users to configure many system features including the following e Power management e Wake up alarms e CPU parameters and memory timing e CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Dimensions e Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 200 mm Note Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification Motherboard User s Guide Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the following items Q Q Q Q Q The motherboard The User s Guide One diskette drive ribbon cable optional One IDE drive ribbon cable The Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard Ooco Note The Extended USB module The CNR v 90 56K Fax Modem card The Serial ATA cable The Serial ATA power cable You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification and compatibility Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation To install this motherboard in a system please follow these instructions in this chapter a Oocoo D Note Identify the motherboard components Install a CPU Install one or more system memory modules Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly Install this motherboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cable
23. have two devices on the cable one must be Master and one must be Slave Serial ATA Devices The Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives which is designed to overcome the design limitations while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platforms It provides you a faster transfer rate of 1 5 Gb s If you have installed a Serial ATA hard drive you can connect the Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard On the motherboard locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1 2 which support new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface but maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Analog Audio Input Header If you have installed a CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system LU nmn PCI EX16 c 7 z 8xUSB2 0 When you first start up your system the BIOS should automatically detect your CD ROM DVD drive If it doesn t enter the Setup Utility and configure the CD ROM DVD drive that you have installed On the motherboard locate the 4 pin header CD INI 15 Motherboard User s Guide Here is a list of CD_IN1 pin assignments Expansion Slots This motherboard has one PC
24. is case The board is a Micro ATX size motherboard You can install this motherboard in an ATX case Make sure your case has an I O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard Install the motherboard in a case Follow the case manufacturer s instructions to use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis fi ug UAL DDR2 800 FSB1000 qum OT n T Se f T PCI EXI6 7 g 870582 0 SYS_FAN1 Connect the power connector from the power supply to the PWRI connector on the motherboard PWR2 is a 12V connecotr for CPU Vcore power If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYS FANI fan power connector on the motherboard Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL header pin Signal Pin Signal 5 RESELSW NC POWER SW P 7 RESET Sw P 8 POWER SW NO s evorw 3 Key 11 Motherboard User s Guide Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices Ge PCIEX o 8xUSB2 0 SPK1 Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard F_AUDIO1 Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Pin Signal AUD MC BIAS 3 AUDLFPOUT 30 a 12 Chapter
25. ity BIOS Security Features Setup Page This page helps you install or change a password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Security Features Security Settings Help Item Supervisor Password Not Installed Install or Change the password Change Supervisor Password Press Enter N amp Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Supervisor Password This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed displays Change Supervisor Password You can select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password CPU PnP Setup Page This page helps you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU The system will automatically detect the type of installed CPU and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this page CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc CPU PnP Setup CPU Type AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3500 Help Item CPU OVERCLOCK f 200 DIMM Voltage Adjust Function Normal CPU Voltage Control Disabled CPU Freq Over Clock 200 to 255 MHz Nj Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults 25 Motherboard User s
26. lue F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults 26 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility FANs amp Voltage Measurements These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM and the various system voltage measurements CPU SYS FAN Speed This item displays CPU system speed measurement CPU System Temperature This item displays CPU system temperature measurements Load Optimal Defaults This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized defaults or not You select OK and then lt Enter gt the Setup Utility loads all default values or select Cancel and then lt Enter gt the Setup Utility does not load default values Note It is highly recommend that users enter this option to load optimal default values for accessing the best performance Save Changes and Exit Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration When the Save Changes and Exit dialog box appears select OK to save and exit or Cancel to return to the main menu Discard Changes and Exit 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 Discard Changes and Exit dialog box appears select OK to discard changes and exit or Cancel to return to the main menu Note If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Disc
27. ocket There is a notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket 3 Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 4 Install any remaining DIMM modules Motherboard User s Guide Note for dual channel DDR2 1 You CAN NOT use only one DIMM2 for it might cause the system shutdown 2 You need to use DIMM1 and DIMM2 with the same size of memory modules Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT removing a jumper cap from these pins OPEN CLR CMOS1 CLR CMOS 1 Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the contents ofthe CMOS memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your motherboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds Jumper Clear CMOS Short Pins 1 2 NORMAL Short Pins 2 3 Note To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Optimal De faults and then Save Changes and Exit 10 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Install The Motherboard Install the motherboard in a system chass
28. of coordination between system compo nents If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer booting properly If it happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration information or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your computer Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration You might need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the motherboard such as the CPU system memory disk drives etc Running the Setup Utility Every time you start your computer a message appears on the screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to Hit lt DEL gt if you want to run SETUP Whenever you see this message press the Delete key and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup Advanced Setup Features Setup Power Management Setup PCI Plug and Play Setup BIOS Security Features gt CPU PnP Setup Hardware Monitor Load Optimal Settings Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit vvvvvyv Nj Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Standards COMOS setup for changing time date hard
29. s to headers connectors on the motherboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to headers connectors on the motherboard Before installing this motherboard make sure jumper CLR CMOSI is under Normal setting See this chapter for information about locating CLR CMOSI and the setting options Never connect power to the system during installation otherwise it may damage the motherboard Motherboard User s Guide Motherboard Components IOPORTS c c D n P e E 1 D wo E Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 FX CPUs 240 pin DDR2 SDRAM sockets CPU FAN1 CPU Fan connector 4 PIN Standard 24 Pin ATX Pow er connector FDD1 Floppy Disk Drive connector DE Secondary IDE connector F USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers CLR CMOS1 Clear CMOS jumper 32 bit PCI slots Nr Ws SPDIFO1 SPDIF Out header CD IN1 Analog Audio Input header PCI Express x1 slot PCI Express x16 slot F AUDIO1 Front Panel Audio header PWR2 Standard 4 Pin ATX Pow er connector Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation I O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the motherboard Pus Parallel port LPT4 ra mouse PS2 keyboard PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Parallel Port LPT1 Serial Port COM1 VGA Port LANPort optional USB Ports Audio Ports Serial port COM 1 V USB USB po ports ports
30. u must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature 23 Motherboard User s Guide LAN Ring Power On The 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 Modem Ring or traffic on the network adapter You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature PCI Plug and Play Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI Plug and Play Setup Help Item Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Options PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled PCI PCI Express Card N Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Primary Graphics Adapter This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus The default AGP setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of a second display card installed in a PCI slot Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA If this item 1s enabled an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system You set this value to No to free up an IRQ PCI IDE BusMaster This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value 24 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Util
31. with proven reliability and performance e High Performance Host Interface Supports AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Sempron CPUs HyperTransport compliant bus driver with auto compensation capability e Integrated Host to PCI Express Bridge 4 GB s bandwidth for each direction Compliant with PCI Express SPEC 1 0a e High Performance amp High Quality 3D Graphics Accelerator Built in 32 bit floating point format VLIM triangle setup engine Built in 2 pixel rendering pipelines and 4 texture units 1 Motherboard User s Guide e PCI 2 3 Specification Compliance e Integrated Multithreaded I O Link Mastering e Multithread I O Link Mastering with Read Write Concurrent and Read Read Pipeline Transaction Memory Support Two 240 pin DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM memory modules e Supports DDR2 800 667 533 400 memory bus e Maximum installed memory is 16 GB Expansion Slots e One PCI Express x1 slot e One PCI Express x16 slot e Two 32 bit PCI slots for PCI 2 3 compliant bus interface e One optional CNR slot Onboard IDE channels Two IDE Connectors e Supports PIO Programmable Input Output and DMA Direct Memory Access modes Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133 100 66 MB sec Serial ATA e Two Serial ATA Connectors Transfer rate exceeding best ATA 1 5 Gb s with scalability to higher rates Low pin count for both host and devices AC 97 Codec Compliant with the AC 97 v2 3 CODEC
32. x shown as below pops out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers Just click the Continue Anyway button and go ahead the installation Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware HSPS6 MicroModem has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway 5 2 USB 2 0 Driver Limitations 2 1 The USB 2 0 driver only supports Windows XP and Windows 2000 2 2 If you connect a USB 2 0 hub to the root hub plugging USB devices into this hub the system might not successfully execute certain USB devices connection because it could not recognize these devices Currently we are working on such limitations solution As soon as the olution is done the updated USB drive will be released to our website www pcchips com for your downloading iii Chapter 1 Introduction This motherboard has a Socket AM2 supporting the newest and advanced AMD Sempron Athlon 64
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