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Summary of Contents for AIMB-564

Page 1: ...AIMB 564 User Manual...

Page 2: ...s contents Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice Trademarks Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis...

Page 3: ...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 follo...

Page 4: ...tage in your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical out let you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Con tact...

Page 5: ...the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard pac...

Page 6: ...press the enclosed key Example Enter means that you must press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simulta neously the key names are linked with a plus sign Exam...

Page 7: ...on Video Processing with Max resolution to 2048 x 1536 bpp 75Hz Max shared memory of 256MB Support Microsoft DX 9 OpenGL 1 4 Pixel Shader 2 0 Storage Southbridge 6 x SATA 3 0 Gb s ports Intel Matrix S...

Page 8: ...two devices 1 x COM connector 1 x TPM connector 7 x Serial ATA connectors 1 x CPU Fan connector 2 x Chassis Fan connectors 1 x Power Fan connector 1 x IEEE1394a connector Front panel audio connector...

Page 9: ...3 Figure 1 5 AIMB 564 CPU Fan Connector 15 1 5 3 Uninstalling the CPU Heatsink and Fan 16 1 6 System Memory 19 1 6 1 Overview 19 Figure 1 6 240 pin DDR2 DIMM socket 19 1 6 2 Memory Configuration 20 1...

Page 10: ...udio connector 43 Figure 1 22 ATX Power connector 44 Chapter 2 Award BIOS Setup 48 2 1 Introduction 48 2 1 1 BIOS Setup Program 48 2 1 2 CMOS RAM Auto backup and Restore 49 2 2 Entering Setup 50 Figur...

Page 11: ...ip IDE Device 59 2 6 1 On board Lan Boot ROM 59 2 6 2 IDE HDD Block Mode 60 2 6 3 IDE DMA Transfer Access 60 2 6 4 On Chip Primary Secondary IDE Device 60 2 6 5 SATA Mode 60 2 6 6 Legacy Mode Support...

Page 12: ...1 Init Display First 68 2 8 2 Reset Configuration Data 68 2 8 3 Resources Controlled By 68 2 8 4 PCI VGA Palette Snoop 68 2 8 5 Maximum Payload Size 68 2 9 PC Health Status 69 Figure 2 12 PC Health St...

Page 13: ...1 C HAPTER Product Introduction This chapter describes the mother board features and the new technolo gies it supports...

Page 14: ...motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package Contents Check your motherboard package for the following items If any of the above items is dam...

Page 15: ...ect such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity 3 Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them 4 Whenever you uninstall...

Page 16: ...at the system is ON in sleep mode or in soft off mode This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The il...

Page 17: ...ith external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 1 4 2 Screw Holes Place eight screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the moth erboard to the chass...

Page 18: ...O DDR2 DIMM_A1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_A2 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B2 64 bit 240 pin module FLOPPY SATA2 TPM_SLOT COM1 CHA_FAN2 CHA_FAN Intel ICH8 Int...

Page 19: ...panel connectors Page 1 PS 2 mouse port green 1 29 2 Parallel port 1 29 3 IEEE 1394a port 1 29 4 LAN RJ 45 port 1 29 5 Rear Speaker Out port black 1 30 6 Center Subwoofer port orange 1 30 7 Line In po...

Page 20: ...pin IE1394_2 1 35 6 JMicron JMB363 Serial ATA RAID connector 7 pin SATA_RAID1 1 36 7 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM_SLOT 1 37 8 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB56 USB 78 USB910 1 38 9 Optical drive audio conne...

Page 21: ...ure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket con tacts are not bent Contact your retailer immedi ately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts mother...

Page 22: ...r thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab Note Before installing the CPU make sure that the cam box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left Note...

Page 23: ...formation 3 Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135 angle 4 Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100 angle A then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to r...

Page 24: ...fit the socket alignment key into the CPU notch 6 Close the load plate A then push the load lever B until it snaps into the retention tab Note The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT forc...

Page 25: ...Hyper Threading Technology Note 1 When you buy a boxed Intel processor the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only an Intel certifie...

Page 26: ...fasteners match the holes on the motherboard Note Orient the heatsink and fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to the CPU fan connector Make sure to orient each fastener with the narro...

Page 27: ...sembly in place 3 Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN Figure 1 5 AIMB 564 CPU Fan Connector Note Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monit...

Page 28: ...tall the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the mother board 2 Rotate each fastener counterclockwise 3 Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to...

Page 29: ...the heatsink and fan assembly from the mother board 5 Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling Note The narrow end of the groove should point outward after reset...

Page 30: ...AIMB 564 User Manual 18 Note Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand alone CPU fan package for detailed information on CPU fan installation Narrow end of the groove...

Page 31: ...IMM DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets Figure 1 6 240 pin DDR2 DIMM socket Channel Sockets Cha...

Page 32: ...Ms with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor 3 If you install four 1GB memory modules or 2GB memory modules the system m...

Page 33: ...ue 3 Due to chipset limitations the DDR2 800 with CL 4 will be downgraded to run at DDR2 667 by default If you want to operate with lower latency adjust the memory timing manually 4 Due to chipset lim...

Page 34: ...perly seated Note A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damag ing the DIMM The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs D...

Page 35: ...card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 1 7 2 Configuring an Expansion Card After installing the expansion card configure it by adjusting the software settin...

Page 36: ...M1 5 13 IRQ holder for PCI steering 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 IRQ holder for PCI steering 10 5 IRQ holder for PCI steering 11 6 IRQ holder...

Page 37: ...hared USB 2 0 EHCI 1 share d USB 2 0 EHCI 2 share d USB12 UHCI 1 share d USB34 UHCI 2 share d USB56 UHCI 3 share d USB78 UHCI 4 share d USB910 UHCI 5 share d SATA1 2 5 6 ICH8DO share d SATA3 4 ICH8DO...

Page 38: ...hat comply with PCI specifications The figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot 1 7 5 PCI Express x4 Slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x4 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that...

Page 39: ...uct Information 1 7 6 PCI Express x16 Slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI...

Page 40: ...AIMB 564 User Manual 28 1 8 Jumper 1 8 1 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC...

Page 41: ...the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Reinstall the...

Page 42: ...he BIOS Figure 1 8 Keyboard Power Setting Note You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking For system failure due to overclocking use the C P R CPU Parameter Recall feat...

Page 43: ...y for audio video devices storage peripherals PCs or portable devices 4 LAN RJ 45 port Supported by Realtek Gigabit LAN control ler this port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN thro...

Page 44: ...uration Audio 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration 11 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 12 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4...

Page 45: ...wer requirements to deliver signals up to two meters away and enable improved hot swap function Note 1 Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks make sure that you have connected the Seri...

Page 46: ...tor 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT This connector is for the S PDIF audio module to allow digital sound out put Connect one end of the S PDIF audio cable to this connector and the other end to the S PDIF module Fi...

Page 47: ...ce s Cable connec tor Single device Cable Select or Master Black Two devices Cable Select Master Black Slave Gray Master Master Black or gray Slave Slave Note Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to...

Page 48: ...angle side of the SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with large graphics cards R GND RSA TA_TXP3 RSA TA_TXN3 GND RSA TA_RXP3 RSA TA_RXN3 GND GND RSA TA_TXP4 RSA TA_TXN4...

Page 49: ...port Connect the IEEE 1394a mod ule cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis Figure 1 13 IEEE 1394a Connector Note The IEEE 1394a module is...

Page 50: ...ller mode item in the BIOS is set to BASIC by default When set to RAID this item allows you to use the connectors to build a RAID set See section 2 4 6 Onboard Device Config uration for details Note B...

Page 51: ...le TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identi ties and ensures platform integrity See sec...

Page 52: ...B connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports a connection speed of up to 480 Mbps Figure 1 16 USB 2 0 connectors Caution Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will...

Page 53: ...at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector Figure 1 18 Fan connectors Note Do not forg...

Page 54: ...s mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high level signal to thi...

Page 55: ...high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the mother board s high definition audio capability By default this connector is set to HD Audio If you want to connect an AC 97...

Page 56: ...nectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit Figure 1 22 ATX Power connector R EATXPWR 3 Volts 3 Volts Ground 5 Volts 5 Volts Gr...

Page 57: ...boot 3 Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate...

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Page 59: ...2 C HAPTER Award BIOS Setup...

Page 60: ...s the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise PO...

Page 61: ...tings load the default settings to ensure system compati bility and stability Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit Menu 2 The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for refer ence...

Page 62: ...AIMB 564 User Manual 50 2 2 Entering Setup Turn on the computer and press Del to enter the BIOS setup Figure 2 1 Award BIOS Setup initial screen...

Page 63: ...51 Chapter 2 Product Information 2 3 Standard CMOS Setup Figure 2 2 Standard CMOS Features Screen 2 3 1 Date The date format is weeks months days years...

Page 64: ...tly installed hard disk Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors 2 3 4 Drive A Drive B This category identifies the ty...

Page 65: ...detected during POST Power On Self Test 2 4 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features screen appears when choosing the Advanced BIOS Features item from the Initial Setup Screen menu It allows...

Page 66: ...n Sets the CPU C1E function Execute Disable Bit When disabled forces the XD feature flag to always return 0 2 4 2 Hard Disk Boot Priority Set hard disk boot device priority 2 4 3 Virus Warning Enables...

Page 67: ...oard controller The commands are Enabled or Disabled Enabling allows the typematic rate and delay to be selected 2 4 13 Typematic Rate Chars Sec The BIOS accepts the following input values characters...

Page 68: ...MPS OS support 1 1 version only 81 4 Support MPS Version 1 4 Default Value 81 1 Support MPS Version 1 1 2 4 18 OS Select For DRAM 64MB Select an operating system that is running with greater than 64M...

Page 69: ...gure 2 4 Advanced Chipset Features screen 2 5 1 Memory Hole At 15M 16M Enabling this feature reserves 15 MB to 16 MB memory address space for ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting...

Page 70: ...tion of System Defense in ICH8DO the advanced manageability feature set of Intel AMT is further enhanced Further details please browse Intel web site www intel com 2 5 3 PEG Onchip VGA Control Use thi...

Page 71: ...mation 2 6 Integrated Peripherals Figure 2 5 Integrated peripherals Figure 2 6 On Chip IDE Device 2 6 1 On board Lan Boot ROM Options are Enabled and Disabled Select Disabled if you don t want to use...

Page 72: ...etting Auto will allow auto detection to ensure optimal performance 2 6 5 SATA Mode The setting choices for the SATA Mode are IDE RAID and AHCI Mode Select IDE if you want to have SATA function as IDE...

Page 73: ...Mbps or Full Speed 12 Mbps 2 6 9 USB Storage Function Select Enabled if you plan to use an external USB storage device to boot system under DOS mode The choices are Enabled and Dis abled 2 6 10 USB 2...

Page 74: ...Support Select Enabled if you plan to use a USB keyboard The choices are Enabled and Disabled Figure 2 8 Onboard Device 2 6 12 HD Audio Codec Allows you to enable or disable the High Definition Audio...

Page 75: ...Serial Port 1 The settings are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Disabled for the on board serial connector 2 6 15 Onboard Serial Port 2 The settings are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and...

Page 76: ...e ECP EPP allows normal speed operation in two way mode 2 6 18 EPP Mode Select This field allows you to select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 The choices are EPP1 9 and EPP1 7 2 6 19 ECP Mode Use DMA This s...

Page 77: ...he manufac turer s defaults Figure 2 10 Power management setup screen 2 7 1 ACPI Function The choices are Enabled and Disabled 2 7 2 ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to set ACPI suspend type to...

Page 78: ...en the system is in suspend mode the video will turn off The choices are No and Yes 2 7 7 Suspend Type The choices are Stop Grant and PwrOn Suspend 2 7 8 Suspend Mode Please refer to 3 7 5 2 7 9 HDD P...

Page 79: ...2 7 12 USB KB Wake Up From S3 When enabled enter any key to wake up the system from S3 state The choices are Enabled and Disabled 2 7 13 PowerOn by Alarm or Resume by Alarm The choices are Enabled and...

Page 80: ...talled a new add on card and system configuration is in such a state that the OS cannot boot 2 8 3 Resources Controlled By The commands here are Auto ESCD or Manual Choosing Man ual requires you to ch...

Page 81: ...re This shows you the current temperature of system 2 9 2 CPU FAN Speed This shows the current CPU FAN operating speed 2 9 3 System FAN Speed This shows the current System FAN including Power and Chas...

Page 82: ...Set CPU Ratio if CPU Ratio unlock is enabled The range is 8X 24X depending on CPU Clock Ratio 2 10 3 Spread Spectrum This setting allows you to reduce EMI by modulating the signals the CPU generates...

Page 83: ...tem and then press Enabled to display the con figuration options 2 11 1 TPM Support Disabled This item is not configurable 2 11 2 TPM Status No Change This item is not configurable Note To enable the...

Page 84: ...AIMB 564 User Manual 72 Figure 2 15 Security Chip Configuration Figure 2 16 TPM POST Screen Caution Once the data saved in the TPM security chip is cleared it can never be restored...

Page 85: ...password the user is asked for the password stored in the CMOS The screen displays the following message 4 Type the current password and press Enter 5 After pressing Enter ROM password or the current...

Page 86: ...Enter the values entered in the setup utili ties will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the chipset The processor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds a...

Page 87: ...75 Chapter 2 Product Information 2 14 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing Enter lets you exit the setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones...

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