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Irvine Motherboard

 

User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for Irvine

Page 1: ...Irvine Motherboard User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...l injury may exist WEEE The use of this symbol indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product For more detailed information about recycling of this product plea...

Page 3: ...t 4 Back Panel Connectors 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Install Install the CPU 7 Install the Memory 9 Install an Expansion Card 11 Install other Internal Connectors 12 Jumpers 14 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup 17 Main Menu 18 Advanced Menu 19 Power Menu 21 Boot Menu 22 Exit Menu 24 ...

Page 4: ...rboard and CPU due to high temperature Never turn on the computer if the CPU fan is not properly installed We cannot guarantee that your system can operate normally when your CPU is over clocked Normal operation depends on the over clock capacity of your device When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard make sure they are connected tightly and securely When h...

Page 5: ... reliability and quality at a reasonable price This motherboard adopts the advanced NVIDIA GeForce 7100 nForce 630i chipset providing users a computer platform with a high integration compatibility performance price ratio This chapter includes the following information Product Specifications Layout Back Panel Connectors ...

Page 6: ... 100Mb s Ethernet PHY Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot Onboard Serial ATA II 2 x SATA II connectors 300MB s data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing USB Support hot plug Support up to 10 USB 2 0 ports 4 rear panel ports 3 onboard USB headers providing 6 extra ports Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mb s Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX m...

Page 7: ...Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Support 4GB s 8GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function Support ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Support S0 normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 Suspend to disk and S5 soft off Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Linux ...

Page 8: ...t Panel Connector 8 Front USB Connectors 1 2 Layout 2 3 4 5 8 Front USB Connectors 9 DDR2 DIMM Slots 10 24 pin ATX Power Connector PWR1 11 LGA 775 CPU Socket 12 CPU_Fan Connector 13 Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 7100 nForce 630i 14 PCI Express x16 Slot The above motherboard layout is provided for reference only please refer to the physical motherboard C A U T I O N ...

Page 9: ...ation Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc 6 Line in Line out Mic In Jacks Line In Jack Blue The default line in jack Use this jack to connect with line out port from devices such as an Audio CD player PC line out etc Line Out Jack Green The default line out jack Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2 channel speaker Mic In Jack Pink The...

Page 10: ...unting of jumpers Caution should be exercised during the installation of these modules Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information Install the CPU Install the Memory Install an Expansion Card Install other Internal Connectors Jumpers ...

Page 11: ...ecommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc Hyper Threading Technology System Requirements Go to Intel s website for mo...

Page 12: ...tective socket cover 3 Lift the metal cover on the CPU socket 5 When CPU is properly seated replace the metal cover and push the CPU socket level back to its locked position 4 Check pin one marking triangle with the pin one corner of the CPU socket align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently put the CPU onto the socket B Follow the steps to install the CPU onto the CPU socket ...

Page 13: ...ame capacity brand speed and chips be used Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to DDR DIMMs Be sure to install DDR2 DIM...

Page 14: ...ace the memory module onto the socket then put your fingers on top edge of the module and push it down firmly and seat it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted ...

Page 15: ...ot 1 Locate an expansion slot that supports your card Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel 2 Align the card with the slot and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot 3 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot 4 Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw 5 After installing all expansion cards re...

Page 16: ...therboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators Hard Disk LED Connector HDD_LED Connect to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED It indicates the active status of the hard disks This 2 pin connector is directional with sign Reset Switch RESET Attach the connector to the Reset switch on the front panel of the case the system will restart when the switch...

Page 17: ...t panel Serial ATA II Connectors SATA_1 2 The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect with relevant Hard Disk or CD devices which supporting this feature The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB s data transfer rate Fan Connectors CPU_FAN The CPU fan speed can be detected and viewed in the BIOS Setup The fan will be automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 mod...

Page 18: ...us functions of this motherboard by changing the jumper settings Users should read the following content carefully prior to modifying any jumper setting Description of Jumpers 1 For any jumper on this motherboard pin 1 can be identified by the bold silkscreen next to it However in this manual pin 1 is simply labeled as 1 2 The following table explains different types of the jumper settings Closed ...

Page 19: ...tlet 2 Remove jumper cap from pins 2 and 3 put it onto pins 1 and 2 to short them This will clear CMOS data 3 Return the setting to its original with pins 2 and 3 closed 4 Plug in the power cord to your computer and turn it on 5 Go to BIOS Setup to configure new system as described in next chapter Clear 1 2 3 Normal Default 1 2 3 CLR_CMOS Clear Password Jumper CLR_PSWD1 Connecting pin2 and pin3 wi...

Page 20: ...are also provided You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur 1 An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On System Test POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Main Menu Advanced Menu Power Menu Boot Menu Exit Menu ...

Page 21: ...evices USB Legacy Support LAN 1394 and onboard audio device they all can be set up through this menu Hardware monitoring even tell you about the CPU temperature how to enable smart fan feature and keep the system running at a stable state Power Menu This section tell you to configure the power management settings of this sytem Settings are After AC Power Failure Suspend to RAM Execute Disable Bit ...

Page 22: ... hard disk or CD DVD drives installed in your system It informs you about the drives information their capacities transfer modes UDMA 5 PIO SATA and S M A R T technology support S M A R T is a technology which monitoring your HDD It is useful when something goes wrong If hard disk detects any problem then you are informed System Time 10 18 59 Item Help System Date Wed 10 17 2007 Menu Level Languag...

Page 23: ...nd the host controller hardware AHCI provides more advanced features including SATA funtionalities but some SATA drives may not support AHCI unless they are labeled with AHCI support in its specification If your motherboard supporting AHCI and you also have a SATA device which supporting AHCI then you can configure this BIOS setting as a normal IDE device to have a fair performance only PATA SATA ...

Page 24: ...ork By installing a boot ROM in the network board you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely Onboard 1394 This item is used to set whether the onboard 1394 controller is enabled Supervisor Password The supervisor password can be set up through this menu Press Enter and key in a password save the change and exit The next time when you get into the BIOS again it will ask ...

Page 25: ...repairs By combining Execute Disable Bit with anti virus firewall spyware removal e mail filtering software and other network security measures IT managers can free IT resources for other initiatives Virtualization Technology Virtualization i e Intel Vanderpool Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions or containers One physical compu...

Page 26: ...y Press Enter to go to the sub menu The priority table allows you to set the boot sequence from different devices Boot time Diagnostic Screen Disabled Item Help Boot Device Priority Menu Level Display the diagnostic screen during boot F1 Help F5 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Main Advanced Power Boot Exit Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Disabled F1 Help F5 Setup Defaults F10 S...

Page 27: ... arrange the boot sequence of different drives within a device group CD ROM Group Boot Priority HDD Group Boot Priority Network Group Boot Priority Same definitions as the Floppy Group Boot Priority Boot Device Priority Item Help 1st Boot Device Floppy Group Menu Level 2nd Boot Device CD ROM Group Enter to select 3rd Boot Device HDD Group device Up or down 4th Boot Device Network Boot Group Move E...

Page 28: ... Setup defaults which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard The BIOS have set the basic and safest default functions to ensure the stability of your system If your computer fails to run properly then you may load this default to recover the system back to normal and carry out failure analysis in next step If you select this option and press Enter the following message wi...

Page 29: ...ous Values YES NO Select Yes to load previous setting values without any change and return to Exit menu Select NO or ESC to return to the Exit menu Save Changes If you select this option and press Enter the following message will be displayed in the center of the screen Save to CMOS YES NO Select Yes to save changes and return to Exit menu Select NO or ESC to return to the Exit menu ...

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