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PM73V

nVIDIA

GeForce 7050 & nForce 610i

Supports Socket 775

Intel

Core

2 Quad/ Core

2 Duo/ Pentium

Pentium

4/Celeron

Processor

User Manual

Dimensions (Micro-ATX Form-Factor):

205 mm x 245 mm ( W x L )

Operating System:

Windows

Vista/ XP/ 2000

Summary of Contents for PM73V

Page 1: ...ment are registered by their respective owner Disclaimer We make no warranty of any kind with regard to the content of this user s manual The content is subject to change without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user s manual All the brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and f...

Page 2: ...orce 7050 nForce 610i Supports Socket 775 Intel CoreTM 2 Quad CoreTM 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron Processor User Manual Dimensions Micro ATX Form Factor 205 mm x 245 mm W x L Operating System Windows Vista XP 2000 ...

Page 3: ...s third party components and software versions This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips Always use a grounded wrist strap when working with the system Do not touch any IC chip lead connector or other components Always unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard or when confuguring pins and switches Packing List PM73V mainboard IDE Cable I O Bracket Serial ATA C...

Page 4: ...ack Panel Configuration 9 Connectors 10 Front Panel Headers JW_FP PWRLED SPEAK 11 Headers Jumpers 12 Audio Configuration 14 Slots 15 Power Supply Attachments 16 CHAPTER 2 BIOS SETUP 17 INTRODUCTION 17 KEY FUNCTION 17 MAIN MENU 18 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE SETUP 20 SOFTWARE LIST 20 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 20 CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 24 APPENDIX I 6 4 2 CHANNEL AUDIO EFFECT SETUP 27 APPENDIX II RAID SETUP 2...

Page 5: ...rd PCI expansion cards are also allowed The PM73V provides one floppy disk drive connector that can be used with 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB 2 88MB drive It also has one IDE connector for hard drives supporting two Ultra ATA 100 66 33 IDE devices In addition the onboard Serial ATA II comes with four SATA II connectors which the interface can provide up to 3 Gb s transmit data rates and also support R...

Page 6: ...RTL8111B 10 100 LAN PHY Memory Two DIMM sockets Supports 240 pin non ECC unbuffered DDRII 800 by overclocking DDRII 667 DDRII 533 SDRAMs Supports a total memory capacity of 4 GB Slots Two PCI Express interface slots for graphics cards and expansion cards 1 One PCI E x16 slot supports up to x16 mode with 4 GB s one way bandwidth 2 One PCI E x1 slot supports up to x1 mode with 250 MB s one way bandw...

Page 7: ...one serial port COM1 header one HDMI SPDIF OUT JP4 header and one IrDA IR header with external devices connected Universal Serial Bus Four onboard USB 2 0 1 1 ports Two front USB headers come with this mainboard supporting four additional USB ports to be set Supports a maximum of eight USB 2 0 1 1 ports for compliant devices Onboard HD Audio CODEC ALC662 High performance CODEC with high S N ratio ...

Page 8: ...tion Supports system wake from power saving mode by keyboard or mouse touching Shadow RAM Integrated memory controller provides shadow RAM functionality and supports ROM BIOS Flash Memory Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality Hardware Monitor Function Monitors CPU System Fan Speed Monitors CPU System Temperature Monitors CPU Voltage ...

Page 9: ...Mainboard PM73V 5 Configuration Layout of PM73V ...

Page 10: ... cover B 2 There are 2 distinctive marks located near the corners of the socket on the same side as the lever as shown C Match these marks with the marks on the CPU and carefully lower the CPU down onto the socket D 3 Replace the iron cover and then lower the lever until it snaps back into position E This will lock down the CPU F 4 Smear thermal grease on the top of the CPU Lower the CPU fan onto ...

Page 11: ...overclocking DDRII 667 DDRII 533 SDRAMs It also allows you to install a total memory capacity of 4 GB Attention You can avoid damaging your CPU due to high temperatures with proper cooling equipment It is recommended that attach a cooling fan on top of your CPU Use the CPUFAN header to attach the fan cord On most fan power cord the black wire of the fan cable is the ground and should be attached t...

Page 12: ...nding pattern in the DIMM slot This will ensure that the module will be inserted with the proper orientation 3 Lower the RAM module into the DIMM Slot and press firmly using both thumbs until the module snaps into place 4 Repeat steps 1 2 3 for the remaining RAM modules The pictures above are for reference only Your actual installation may vary slightly from the pictures ...

Page 13: ...Ports LAN Port USB1 USBLAN2 There are four onboard USB 2 0 1 1 ports on the back panel These USB ports are used to attach with USB devices such as keyboard mice and other USB supported devices There is also one 10 100 Mbps Ethernet LAN port available for you to attach an Internet cable Audio Ports SOUND This mainboard provides three audio ports the Mic Line in and Line out These are the standard a...

Page 14: ... IDE The mainboard provides one IDE connector that support Ultra ATA 100 66 33 IDE devices You can attach a maximum of two IDE devices such as hard disk drive HDD CD ROM DVD ROM etc using IDE ribbon cables In general two IDE devices can be attached onto one IDE connector If you attach two IDE HDDs you must configure one drive as the master and the other one as the slave SATA II Connector SATA 1 2 ...

Page 15: ...pen When the switch closed it will cause the mainboard to reset and run the POST Power On Self Test Power on Switch Header PWRBTN This header can be attached to a power switch cable on your case front panel You can turn your system on or off by pressing the button attached to this power switch cable 2 pin Power LED Header PWR LED The mainboard provides a 2 pin power LED header If there is a 2 pin ...

Page 16: ...peripheral device Front USB Header USB2 USB3 This mainboard provides four onboard USB 1 1 2 0 ports on the back panel of your case that attach to USB devices There are two additional USB headers that can be connected by cables to four more USB ports on your case front panel giving you a possible eight USB ports Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 GND 8 GND USB2 ...

Page 17: ...der as the table below JP1 Assignment 1 Pin 1 2 Closed KB MS USB Power ON Disable Default 1 Pin 2 3 Closed KB MS USB Power ON Enabled Note Close stands for putting a jumper cap onto two header pins Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT The Clear CMOS function is used when you are unable boot your system and need to reset the BIOS settings CMOS settings back to the manufacturer s original settings This is also a ...

Page 18: ...he SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder Use the feature only when your stereo system has digital input function Front Panel Audio Header AUDIO If your case front panel has audio ports you can connect them to the Front Audio Header of this mainboard JP4 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 HDMI_SPDIF_OUT 2 GND...

Page 19: ... s is compatible to this PE1 slot PCI Express x1 Slot PE2 This mainboard is able to install an expansion card which the PCI Express x1 interface compatible such as network card SCSI card etc to this PE2 slot PCI Slots PCI1 PCI2 PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect a standard bus for installing expansion cards such as network card SCSI card etc to these PCI slots ...

Page 20: ...t power on function The connector pins are described below Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5V 16 Soft Power On 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 Power OK 20 5V 9 5V standby voltage 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V ATXPWR 12 3 3V 24 Ground Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Ground 5 12V 2 Ground 6 12V 3 Ground 7 12V ATX12V 4 Ground 8 ...

Page 21: ...his document may vary slightly with the version installed in your system Key Function In general you can use the arrow keys to highlight options press Enter to select use the PgUp and PgDn keys to change entries press F1 for help and press Esc to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate within the BIOS Setup program Keystroke Function Up arrow Move to previous option Dow...

Page 22: ...Advanced BIOS Features Include all the adjustable items of Award special enhanced features Advanced Chipset Features Include all the adjustable items of chipset special features Integrated Peripherals Include all onboard peripherals Power Management Setup Include all the adjustable items of Green function features ...

Page 23: ...re is over the value Power User Overclock Settings It allows you to change the CPU Host DRAM clock for overclock demand Password Settings Set change or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and or BIOS setup Load Optimized Defaults It can load the preset system parameter values to set the system in its best performance configurations Load Standard Defaults It can load the pr...

Page 24: ... into the CD ROM you ll see the screen as the picture below There are several driver buttons displayed in the Driver Menu screen and you can click on the drivers to install Category Platform NVIDIA Chipset Driver Windows Vista XP 2000 Realtek Audio Driver Windows Vista XP 2000 The pictures shown below are for your reference only The version of the software you received and shown on the screen may ...

Page 25: ...or Windows Vista Driver For Windows XP 64bit Driver Attention Before you install the Realtek Audio Driver on Windows XP 64bit operating system please go to the Microsoft website to install the update for enabling HD Audio ...

Page 26: ...Mainboard PM73V 22 For Windows XP 32bit Driver For Windows 2000 Driver ...

Page 27: ...rovides the driver for being able to input output audio 2 Click on the User Manual button you can choose the manual to read 3 If you click the Browse CD button you can browse all the files in the Driver CD Attention Before you read manuals you must install the driver of Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 to browse PDF files ...

Page 28: ...e is active but system seems hung Causes Memory DIMM is partially dislodged from the slot on the mainboard Solutions 1 Power Down 2 Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM press down firmly until the module snaps into place Problem 3 System does not boot from the hard disk drive but can be booted from the CD ROM drive Causes 1 Connector between hard drive and system board unplugged 2 Damaged ...

Page 29: ... Then performs low level format partition and then a high level format the hard drive Re install all saved data when completed Problem 6 Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure Causes Incorrect information entered into the BIOS setup program Solutions Review system s equipment Reconfigure the system Problem 7 The Screen is blank Causes No power to monitor Solutions Check the powe...

Page 30: ...nected properly Solutions Check hard drive cable Problem 13 Cannot boot the system after installing a second hard drive Causes 1 Master slave jumpers not set correctly 2 Hard drives are not compatible different manufacturers Solutions 1 Set master slave jumpers correctly 2 Run SETUP program and select the correct drive types Call drive manufacturers for possible compatibility problems with other d...

Page 31: ...n you can see the screen like the picture below 3 You can choose 2 4 6 or 8 channels by your speakers 4 You can click the Auto test button to test your audio devices To take advantage of 6 Channel Audio Effects you must use audio software that supports this functionality You must also make sure your software is specifically configured for 6 Channel Audio Effect support ...

Page 32: ...r virtual disk Data is then striped or mapped across all the physical disks In this way multiple I O operations can be executed in parallel enhancing performance Striping does not provide fault tolerance The minimum number of hard drives for RAID 0 is 2 Disk Mirroring RAID 1 With Disk Mirroring there are redundant disks that mirror the primary disks Data that is written to the primary disks are al...

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