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SA

T

A2_3       SA

T

A2_5

SA

T

A2_2       SA

T

A2_4

Serial ATA (SATA) 

Either end of the SATA data  

Data Cable 

cable can be connected to the  

(Optional)

 

SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard   

 

disk or the SATAII / SATA3 

 

connector on this motherboard.

SA

T

A3_M4    SA

T

A3_M2     SA

T

A3_1

SA

T

A3_M3    SA

T

A3_M1     SA

T

A3_0

We recommend to use Intel

®

 P67 SATA ports (SATA3_0, SATA3_1, 

SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and SATA2_5) for your bootable 

d e v i c e s . T h i s  w i l l  m i n i m u m  y o u r  b o o t  t i m e  a n d  g e t  t h e  b e s t 

performance. But if you still want to boot from Marvell SATA3 

controller, you can still enable Marvell SATA3 Bootable in UEFI. If 

you want to install USB 3.0 device on Marvell SATA3 port, please use 

SATA3_M1 and SATA3_M2 as the fi rst priority for better performance. 

Serial ATAII Connectors 

These four Serial ATAII (SATAII) 

(SATA2_2: see  p.16, No. 14)

 

connectors support SATA data

(SATA2_3: see  p.16, No. 13) 

 

cables for internal storage 

(SATA2_4: see  p.16, No. 12)

 

devices. The current SATAII   

(SATA2_5: see  p.16, No. 11)

 

interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s  

 

 

data transfer rate.

Serial ATA3 Connectors 

These six Serial ATA3 (SATA3) 

(SATA3_0: see  p.16, No. 16) 

 

connectors support SATA data  

(SATA3_1: see  p.16, No. 15)

 

cables for internal storage   

(SATA3_M1: see  p.16, No. 18)

 

devices. The current SATA3  

(SATA3_M2: see  p.16, No. 17)

 

interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s  

(SATA3_M3: see  p.16, No. 20)

 

data transfer rate. If you install  

(SATA3_M4: see  p.16, No. 19)

 

the HDD on the eSATA port on  

 

the rear I/O, the internal  

 

 

SATA3_M4 will not function. 

Primary IDE connector (Black) 

(39-pin IDE1, see p.16 No. 9) 

 

 

 

Note:  Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.

connect  the black end 

to the IDE devices

connect the blue end 

to the motherboard

80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable

Summary of Contents for P67 EXTREME6 -

Page 1: ...1 Fatal1ty P67 Professional Series User Manual Version 1 0 Published November 2010 ...

Page 2: ...ew York and St Louis WINNING STREAK I was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because I would be competing in a totally different first person shooter fps game Alien vs Predator II I won that competition and walked away with a new car The next year I won the same title playing Unreal Tournament 2003 becoming the only ...

Page 3: ...and Quality hardware makes a huge difference in competitions a couple more frames per second and everything gets really nice It s all about getting the computer processing faster and allowing more fluid movement around the maps My vision for Fatal1ty hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying about their equipment something I ve preached since I began competing I don t want ...

Page 4: ...e liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing two conditio...

Page 5: ...rs and Connectors 36 2 12 Smart Switches 44 2 13 Dr Debug 45 2 14 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 49 2 15 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 50 2 16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs 51 2 17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs 51 2 18 SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 52 2 19 Driver Installation Guide 54 2 20...

Page 6: ...65 3 2 Main Screen 65 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen 66 3 4 Advanced Screen 69 3 4 1 CPU Configuration 70 3 4 2 North Bridge Configuration 72 3 4 3 South Bridge Configuration 73 3 4 4 Storage Configuration 74 3 4 5 Super IO Configuration 75 3 4 6 ACPI Configuration 76 3 4 7 USB Configuration 77 3 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 78 3 6 Boot Screen 79 3 7 Security Screen 80 3 8 Exit Screen 81 4 Sof...

Page 7: ...ebsite without further notice If you require technical support related to this motherboard please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using 1 1 Package Contents Fatal1ty P67 Professional Series Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 4 cm Fatal1ty P67 Professional Series Quick Installation Guide Fatal1ty P67 Professional Series Support CD 1 x 80 con...

Page 8: ...ory 32GB see CAUTION 4 Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP Expansion Slot 3 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slots PCIE2 PCIE4 single at x16 or dual at x8 x8 mode PCIE5 x4 mode 2 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slots 2 x PCI slots Supports ATITM Quad CrossFireXTM 3 Way CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM Supports NVIDIA Quad SLITM and SLITM Audio 7 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec Premiu...

Page 9: ...0 3 0 up to 5Gb s 1 x Front USB 3 0 header supports 2 USB 3 0 ports by Etron EJ168A supports USB 1 0 2 0 3 0 up to 5Gb s Connector 4 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s connectors support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug functions 6 x SATA3 6 0Gb s connectors 1 x ATA133 IDE connector supports 2 x IDE devices 1 x Floppy connector 1 x IR header 1 x COM port header 1 x HDM...

Page 10: ...Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Chassis Quiet Fan Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto Adjust by CPU or MB Temperature CPU Chassis Fan Multi Speed Control Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore OS Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit XP XP 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL ErP EuP Ready ErP EuP ready power supply is required see C...

Page 11: ...ode F Stream shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust In Overclocking Control mode F Stream allows you to overclock the CPU frequency for optimal system performance In OC DNA mode you can save your OC settings as a profile and share them with your friends Your friends can then load the OC profile in to their own system to get the same OC settings In Mouse Polling mode F Stream allows ...

Page 12: ... hiberna tion mode S4 or power off S5 With APP Charger driver installed you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience than ever 10 SmartView a new function of internet browser is the smart start page for IE that combines your most visited web sites your history your Facebook friends and your real time newsfeed into an enhanced view for a more personal Internet experience Our motherboards ...

Page 13: ...all be under 1 00W in off mode condition To meet EuP standard an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required According to Intel s suggestion the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v standby power efficiency is higher than 50 under 100 mA current consumption For EuP ready power supply selection we recommend you checking with the power supply manufacturer for more...

Page 14: ... GES96GT A1512P GeForce 9600 GT 257 21 Gigabyte GV NX88T256H GeForce 8800 GT 257 21 GIGABYTE GV N295 18I B GeForce GTX295 257 21 GIGABYTE GV N26 896H B GeForce GTX 260 257 21 LEADTEK PX9800 GTX GeForce 9800GTX 257 21 LEADTEK PX9800GTX GeForce 9800GTX 257 21 LEADTEK PX8800 GTX TDH GeForce 8800 GTX 257 21 LEADTEK GTX275 896M DDR3 GeForce GTX275 257 21 MSI NX8600GT T2D256E GeForce 8600 GT 257 21 MSI ...

Page 15: ...10 9 Powercolor AX3870 512MD4 H Radeon HD 3870 Catalyst 10 9 Chipset Model Name Chipset Name Driver Vendor ATI ASUS EAH5850 G 2DIS 1GD5 A Radeon HD 5850 Catalyst 10 9 ASUS EAH5750 2DIS 1GD5 A Radeon HD 5750 Catalyst 10 9 ASUS EAH4350 SILENT DI Radeon HD 4350 Catalyst 10 9 512M D2 A MSI R5770 PM2D1G Radeon HD 5770 Catalyst 10 9 MSI R5570 MD1G 1G DDR3 Radeon HD 5570 Catalyst 10 9 Powercolor HD5670 H...

Page 16: ...IE4 Red 20 SATA3 Connector SATA3_M3 Red 45 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE3 Black 21 Dr Debug 46 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black 22 Intel P67 Chipset 47 PCI Slot PCI1 23 Reset Switch RSTBTN 48 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot PCIE2 Red 24 Power Switch PWRBTN 49 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot PCIE1 Black 25 Power LED Header PLED1 50 Power Fan Connector PWR_FAN1 26 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER 1 Black Intel P67 ...

Page 17: ...nnection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection On Link Green 1Gbps connection 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 11 Front Speaker Lime 2 Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 12 Microphone Pink 3 LAN RJ 45 Port 13 USB 3 0 Ports USB34 4 Fatal1ty Mouse Port USB4 14 IEEE 1394 Port IEEE 1394 5 USB 2 0 Port USB5 15 eSATA3 Connector 6 LAN RJ 45 Port 16 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 7 Side Speaker Gray 17 USB 3 0 Ports USB12 8 R...

Page 18: ...your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH 4CH 6CH or 8CH and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker Central Bass and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio ...

Page 19: ...ing precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle...

Page 20: ... Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab Step 1 2 Rotate the load lever to fully open po sition at approximately 135 degrees Step 1 3 Rotate the load plate to fully open po sition at approximately 100 degrees Step 2 Remove PnP Cap Pick and Place Cap 1 It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the...

Page 21: ...nserting please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket Step 3 3 Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical mo tion Step 3 4 Verify that the CPU is within the sock et and properly mated to the orient keys Step 4 Close the socket Step 4 1 Rotate the load plate onto the IHS Step 4 2 While pressing down lightly on lo...

Page 22: ... heatsink onto the socket Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU_ FAN1 see page 16 No 4 Step 3 Align fasteners with the motherboard through holes Step 4 Rotate the fastener clockwise then press down on fastener caps with thumb to install and lock Repeat with remaining fasteners If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise t...

Page 23: ...Slot Black Slot 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated For the configuration 3 please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots 1 If you want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility and reliability it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color In other words install them either in the set of red slots DDR3_A1 an...

Page 24: ... on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated notch break not...

Page 25: ...ossFireXTM mode please install PCI Express x16 graphics cards on PCIE2 PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots Therefore PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots will work at x8 bandwidth while PCIE5 slot will work at x4 bandwidth 4 Please connect a chassis fan to motherboard chassis fan connector CHA_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3 when using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment 5 Please be noted that the system will pow...

Page 26: ...ards that are NVIDIA certified 2 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA SLITM technology Download the driver from NVIDIA website www nvidia com 3 Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system It is recommended to use NVIDIA certified PSU Please refer to NVIDIA website for details 2 7 1 Graphics Card Setup 2 7 1 1 Installi...

Page 27: ...VI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE2 slot Step3 Align and insert SLI_Bridge_2S Card to the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure SLI_Bridge_2S Card is firmly in place ...

Page 28: ...low procedures to enable the multi GPU feature For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS For SLITM mode only A Double click NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar B From the pop up menu select Set SLI and PhysX configuration In Set PhysX GPU acceleration item please select Enabled In Select an SLI configuration item please select Enable SLI And click Apply C Reboot your system D You can freely enjoy the b...

Page 29: ...lick the Start icon on your Windows taskbar B From the pop up menu select All Programs and then click NVIDIA Corporation C Select NVIDIA Control Panel tab D Select Control Panel tab E From the pop up menu select Set SLI and PhysX configuration In Set PhysX GPU acceleration item please select Enabled In Select an SLI configuration item please select Enable SLI And click Apply F Reboot your system G...

Page 30: ... of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism CrossFireXTM enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application Currently CrossFireXTM feature is supported with Windows XP with Service Pack 2 VistaTM 7 OS 3 way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM feature are supported with Windows VistaTM 7 OS only Please...

Page 31: ... to D Sub interface and then connect the D Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D Sub adapter Step 2 Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing CrossFire Bridge on CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the top of Radeon graphics cards CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details or ...

Page 32: ... to section Expansion Slots Step 3 Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE5 slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Step 4 Use one CrossFireTM Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots and use the other CrossFireTM Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE4 and PCIE5 slots CrossFireTM Bridge is provided with the graphics car...

Page 33: ...the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph ics card on PCIE2 slot You may use the DVI to D Sub adapter to convert the DVI connector to D Sub interface and then connect the D Sub monitor cable to the DVI to D Sub adapter ...

Page 34: ... CATALYST Control Center Please check Microsoft website for details For Windows 7 VistaTM OS Install the CATALYST Control Center Please check AMD website for de tails Step 4 Restart your computer Step 5 Install the VGA card drivers to your system and restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your Windows taskbar ATI Catalyst Control Center 2 8 2 Driver Installation an...

Page 35: ...ossFireXTM or Quad CrossFireXTM feature CrossFireXTM appearing here is a registered trademark of ATITM Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe For further information of ATITM CrossFireXTM technology please check AMD website for updates and details 2 9 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports Surround Displa...

Page 36: ...e do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS you must boot up the system first and then shut it down before you do the clear CMOS ac tion Please be noted that the password date time user default profile 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed Clear CMOS Default the red striped side...

Page 37: ...our Serial ATAII SATAII SATA2_2 see p 16 No 14 connectors support SATA data SATA2_3 see p 16 No 13 cables for internal storage SATA2_4 see p 16 No 12 devices The current SATAII SATA2_5 see p 16 No 11 interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA3 Connectors These six Serial ATA3 SATA3 SATA3_0 see p 16 No 16 connectors support SATA data SATA3_1 see p 16 No 15 cables for internal sto...

Page 38: ...UMMY USB_PWR P 8 GND P 9 P 9 1 USB_PWR P 10 GND DUMMY USB_PWR P 10 GND P 11 P 11 USB 2 0 Headers Besides four default USB 2 0 9 pin USB6_7 ports on the I O panel there see p 16 No 35 are four USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports 9 pin USB8_9 see p 16 No 34 9 pin USB10_11 see p 16 No 33 9 pin USB12_13 see p 16 No 32 connect to the SATA HDD power conn...

Page 39: ...t them for AC 97 audio panel E To activate the front mic For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Select Mixer Select Recorder Then click FrontMic For Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS Go to the FrontMic Tab in the Realtek Control panel Adjust Recording Volume System Panel Header This header accommodates 9 pin PANEL1 several system front panel see p 16 No 27 functions Connect the power switch reset ...

Page 40: ...witch RESET Reset Switch Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the sys tem is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when ...

Page 41: ... it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 12 1 24 13 ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V 8 pin ATX12V1 power supply to this connector see p 16 No 1 4 Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation Though this motherboard provides 8 pin ATX 12V power connector it can still w...

Page 42: ... 12V GND 12V 1 RXTPBM_0 GND RXTPAM_0 RXTPBP_0 GND RXTPAP_0 HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header providing 2 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 SPDIF audio output to HDMI see p 16 No 42 VGA card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header SPDIFOUT GND 1 Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a 9 pin COM1 serial port mo...

Page 43: ...Panel to the drive bay with six chassis screws Prepare the bundled Front USB 3 0 Panel four HDD screws and six chassis screws Step 1 Step 2 Screw the 2 5 HDD SSD to the Front USB 3 0 Panel with four HDD screws The Installation Guide of Rear USB 3 0 Bracket Put the USB 3 0 cable and the rear USB 3 0 bracket together Unscrew the two screws from the Front USB 3 0 Panel Step 1 Step 2 Put the rear USB ...

Page 44: ...ing users to quickly see p 17 No 19 clear the CMOS values clr CMOS 2 12 Smart Switches The motherboard has three smart switches power switch reset switch and clear CMOS switch allowing users to quickly turn on off or reset the sytem clear the CMOS values Power Switch Power Switch is a smart switch PWRBTN allowing users to quickly turn see p 16 No 24 on off the system Power Reset ...

Page 45: ...re memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x16 Pre Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific 0x17 Pre Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific 0x18 Pre Memory North Bridge initialization North Bridge module specific 0x19 Pre memory South Bridge initialization is started 0x1A Pre memory South Bridge initialization South Bridge module specific 0x1B...

Page 46: ...mory initialization error 0x55 Memory not installed 0x56 Invalid CPU type or Speed 0x57 CPU mismatch 0x58 CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error 0x59 CPU micro code is not found or micro code update is failed 0x5A Internal CPU error 0x5B reset PPI is not available 0x5C 0x5F Reserved for future AMI error codes 0xE0 S3 Resume is stared S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL 0xE1 S3 Boot Sc...

Page 47: ...lization 0x73 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 0x74 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 0x75 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 0x76 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 0x77 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 0x78 ACPI module initialization 0x79 CSM initialization 0x7A ...

Page 48: ...0xB6 Clean up of NVRAM 0xB7 Configuration Reset reset of NVRAM settings 0xB8 0xBF Reserved for future AMI codes 0xC0 0xCF OEM BDS initialization codes 0xD0 CPU initialization error 0xD1 North Bridge initialization error 0xD2 South Bridge initialization error 0xD3 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available 0xD4 PCI resource allocation error Out of Resources 0xD5 No Space for Legacy Optio...

Page 49: ...nstall SATA SATAII hard disks on this mother board for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATAII hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII con nector STEP 4 Connect the other e...

Page 50: ...TA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA3 hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis STEP 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk STEP 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA3 con nector STEP 4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SA...

Page 51: ... the action to insert and remove the SATA SATAII HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition 2 17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA3 in RAID AHCI mode Intel P67 and Marvell SE9120 chipsets provide hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface AHCI a new programming interface for SATA host...

Page 52: ... power connector interface The SATA 15 pin power connector Black connect to SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Plug 1 Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard which supports SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Hot Plug The SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset because of its limitation the SATA SATAII SATA3 Hot Plug suppo...

Page 53: ...SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD How to Hot Unplug a SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD Points of attention before you process the Hot Unplug Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug improper procedure will cause the SATA SATAII SATA3 HDD damage and data loss Please connect SATA power cable 1x4 pin end White to the power supply 1x4 pin cable Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 ...

Page 54: ... your optical drive to boot your system B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press F11 key and then a window for boot devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device C When you see the message on the screen Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press Y D Then you will see these messages Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive WARNING Formatting ...

Page 55: ...to install a third party RAID driver When prompted insert the SATA SATAII SATA3 driver diskette containing the Intel RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install STEP 3 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure the RAID function you need to check ...

Page 56: ...torage Utility from the Start Menu and select Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive from the Actions menu This will activate the Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Click through the dialogs as prompted It s important to understand what will occur during the migration process because any data on the destination hard drive will be lost 4 Once the migration is complete reboot th...

Page 57: ... the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide STEP 3 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system After the installation of Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS if you want to manage RAID functions you are allowed to use both RAID Installation Guide and Intel Rapid Storage Information for RAID configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD G...

Page 58: ... be presented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install 2 21 Installing Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit XP XP 64 bit OS on your SATA SATAII SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions please follow below procedures according to the OS you install 2 21 1 In...

Page 59: ...de to AHCI For SATA3_0 SATA3_1 and SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 ports Set the option Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode to AHCI For SATA3_M1 to SATA3_M4 ports STEP 2 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system Using SATA SATAII STA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1 Set up UEFI A Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration B Set the option SATA Mode to IDE For SATA3_0 SAT...

Page 60: ...ure if your Switch or Router could support Teaming IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation function For example D Link DGS 3100 Then please refer to following steps to set up Teaming function according to the OS you install For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS 1 Install Teaming driver from the following path of motherboard Support CD Drivers other EXE_Teaming_Green Normal This is a special driver for Teaming functio...

Page 61: ...LAN cards and then press OK button After pressing OK button system will show below warming message Please choose Continue Anyway 6 After doing above settings system will auto create a new Local Area Connection 7 Reboot your system Then you will find the Speed column of new Local Area Connection show 2 0Gbps ...

Page 62: ...to use Teaming please install the LAN driver provided by our support CD link When installing teaming driver system will show below warming message Please choose Continue Anyway and keep installing driver 2 After installing driver please open Teaming Utility in Programs Start Programs Realtek Teaming Utility 3 Click Teaming item and then press Create Team button 4 Key in Team Name and choose Link A...

Page 63: ...fter pressing OK button system will show below warming message Please choose Continue Anyway 6 After doing above settings system will auto create a new Local Area Connection 7 Reboot your system Then you will find the Speed column of new Local Area Connection show 2 0Gbps ...

Page 64: ...ck on Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated the following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the...

Page 65: ...own to select items To change option for the selected items Enter To bring up the selected screen F1 To display the General Help Screen F9 To load optimal default values for all the settings F10 To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY ESC To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the s...

Page 66: ... Power Schemes as Portable Laptop to en able this function If you install Windows VistaTM 7 and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep technology Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies Please set this...

Page 67: ...m to change RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Row Precharge Time tRP Use this item to change Row Precharge Time tRP Auto Manual setting The default is Auto RAS Active Time tRAS Use this item to change RAS Active Time tRAS Auto Manual setting The default is Auto Command Rate CR Use this item to change Command Rate CR Auto Manual setting Min 1N Max 2N The default is Auto ...

Page 68: ...ration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load Configuration options Level 1 to Level 5 The default value is Level 5 DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 200V to 1 800V The default value is Auto PCH Voltage Use this to select PCH Voltage Configuration options Auto 0 780V to 1 646V The default value is Auto CPU PLL Voltage Use this to...

Page 69: ...l allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new UEFI file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar ing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT...

Page 70: ...e Configuration options All 1 and 2 The default value is All Hardware Prefetcher Use this item to turn on off the MLC streamer prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Use this item to turn on off prefetching of adjacent cache lines Enhance Halt State C1E All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardwa...

Page 71: ...nstalled CPU does not support Intel Virtualization Technology No Excute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA 32 Intel Architecture An IA 32 processor with No Execute NX Memory Protection can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No Excute Memory Pr...

Page 72: ...ult value is 64MB VT d Use this to enable or disable Intel VT d technology Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O The default value of this feature is Disabled Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select PCI or PCI Express as the boot graphic adapter priority The default value is PCI ...

Page 73: ...ue is Disabled Onboard LAN 1 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN 1 feature Onboard LAN 2 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN 2 feature Onboard 1394 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard 1394 feature Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Ca...

Page 74: ...A2_3 SATA2_4 and SATA2_5 for your bootable devices This will minimum your boot time and get the best performance But if you still want to boot from Marvell SATA3 controller you can still enable this in UEFI SATA Mode This item is for SATA3_0 SATA3_1 and SATA2_2 to SATA2_5 ports Use this to select SATA mode Configuration options IDE Mode AHCI Mode RAID Mode and Disabled The default value is IDE Mod...

Page 75: ...nfrared Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port Configuration options Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 SATA Controller 1 Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS If native OS Win dows XP VistaTM 7 is installed please select Enhanced Hard Disk S M A R T Use this item to ...

Page 76: ... Bit PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item t...

Page 77: ...abled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and UEFI setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility is sue it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS UEFI Setup Only USB devices are allowe...

Page 78: ...efault is value Full On Chassis Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed Configuration options Full On Automatic Mode and Manual Mode The default is value Full On Chassis Fan 2 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed Configuration options Level 1 to Level 4 The default is value Level 4 Chassis Fan 3 Setting This allows you to set the chassis fan 3 speed Configura...

Page 79: ...ot device Boot Option 4 Set the fourth priority of the system boot device Hard Drive BBS Priorities Set the order of the legacy devices in this group Floppy Drive BBS Priorities Set the order of the legacy devices in this group Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0XFFFF means indefinite waiting Bootup Num Lock If this item is set to On it wi...

Page 80: ...option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disable the featu...

Page 81: ...wing message Discard changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes Select OK to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempt...

Page 82: ...e CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to dis play the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the nece...

Page 83: ...operating system 1 Please make sure to use Windows VistaTM 64 bit with SP1 or above or Windows 7 64 bit 2 Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility Advanced Storage Configuration SATA Mode 3 Press F11 to launch boot menu at system POST 4 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot xxx is the device which contains your Windows installation files Normally it is an optical drive 5 Start Windows installation ...

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