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BIOS Setup

Genie BIOS Setting

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be
identical to this one.

Voltage Control

FSB & Frequency Setting

Memory Timing Setting

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Genie BIOS Setting

Item Help

Menu Level

Press Enter
Press Enter
Press Enter

↑↓→←

: Move

Enter: Select

F1: General Help

+/-/PU/PD: Value

F10: Save

ESC: Exit

F5: Previous Values

F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized Defaults

Voltage Control

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>, the following
screen will appear:

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be
identical to this one.

F5: Previous Values

F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized Defaults

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Voltage Control

Item Help

Menu Level

↑↓

: Move

PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority

F10: Save

ESC: Exit

CPU VID Special Add
DRAM Voltage Control
NB Core Voltage
SB Dual Voltage
CPU VTT Voltage

CPU Core Voltage
HT Link Voltage
NB Core Voltage
SB Core Voltage
DRAM Voltage

Auto
2.00V
+1.375V
+1.5V
+1.20V

1.31V
1.21V
1.48V
1.84V
2.08V

Summary of Contents for Infinity NF650I Ultra

Page 1: ...System Board User s Manual 935 N65UT1 000G 01000713 ...

Page 2: ... use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of su...

Page 3: ...rticular installation If this equipment does cause 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 following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an ...

Page 4: ...nese Chapter 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout System Memory CPU Jumper Settings Rear Panel I O Ports Internal I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility RAID BIOS Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares Chapter 5 RAID Appendix A Enabling Hyper Threading Technology Appendix B System Error Message Appendix C Troubleshooting 5 5 6 8 8 9 9 10 10 12 16 18 20 22 24 2...

Page 5: ...d product specifications 2 The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse improper installation modification accidents or unauthorized repair of the product 3 Unless otherwise instructed in this user s manual the user may not under any circumstances attempt to perform service adjustments or repairs on the product whether in or out of warranty It must be returned to the pu...

Page 6: ...unts and or promotional offers and puts your licensing information on file so that we may efficiently assist you if in any case needed Please follow the steps below to access the product registration page 1 Run Internet Explorer then type www dfi com tw in the Address bar On DFI s homepage click Global or the language of your choice 2 Click the Support menu then select Product Register Service ...

Page 7: ...ntroduction 7 3 The DFI Product Registration page will appear Click Next to continue 4 Select or fill in the necessary information to complete the registration 5 Thank you for registering your DFI product ...

Page 8: ...tant Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drive and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact wit...

Page 9: ...ar to the information listed above This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more information about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Before Using the System Board Before using the system board prepare basic system components If you are installing the system board in a new system you will need at least ...

Page 10: ...IA 650i Ultra Southbridge NVIDIA MCP51 Four 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets DDR2 533 DDR2 667 and DDR2 800 DIMMs Dual channel 128 bit wide memory interface Up to 8GB system memory Non ECC x8 and x16 unbuffered DIMMs 1 PCI Express x16 slot 2 PCI Express x1 slots 3 PCI slots Award BIOS 8Mbit flash memory ACPI and OS Directed Power Management ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Wak...

Page 11: ...upports two 100 200 400 Mb sec ports 1 mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port 1 mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port 1 parallel port 1 RCA S PDIF out port 1 RCA S PDIF in port 1 COM port 1 IEEE 1394 port 1 RJ45 LAN port 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports Line in line out front R L and mic in jacks Center subwoofer rear R L and side R L jacks 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1...

Page 12: ...ure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes The system board currently supports the physical layer of x1 and x16 lane widths The x1 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate of 2 5 Gigabytes 250MBbps per second The PCI Express architecture also provides a high performance graphics infrastructure by enhancing the capability of a x16 PCI Express lane to provide 4 Gigabytes...

Page 13: ...ctions with DVD systems or other audio video multimedia S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that trans fers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog S PDIF is usually found on digital audio equip ment such as a DAT machine or audio processing...

Page 14: ... an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter The system board supports USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 ports USB 1 1 supports 12Mb second bandwidth while USB 2 0 supports 480Mb second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds betwe...

Page 15: ... Suspend to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 2000 XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system is capable of stor ing all programs and data files during the entire opera...

Page 16: ...MM DDR2 240 pin Les modules DIMM DDR2 533 667 800 L interface de mémoire deux canaux 128 bit Jusqu à 8GB de mémoire système Exclusivement les modules DIMM non ECC x8 et x16 Les DIMM non tamponnés 1 slot PCI Express x16 2 slots PCI Express x1 3 slots PCI Compatible avec Award BIOS Mémoire Flash 8Mbit ACPI et OS Directed Power Management ACPI STR Suspend to RAM fonction Réveil Sur PS 2 Clavier Souri...

Page 17: ...mini DIN 6 PS 2 mouse port 1 mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard port 1 parallel port 1 RCA S PDIF out port 1 RCA S PDIF in port 1 COM port 1 IEEE 1394 port 1 RJ45 LAN port 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports Line in line out front R L et mic in jacks Center subwoofer rear R L et side R L jacks 2 connecteurs pour 4 ports USB 2 0 1 1 supplémentaires 1 connecteur pour 1 IEEE 1394 1 connecteur audio frontal 1 connecteur CD in ...

Page 18: ...en zwei Kanälen Bis zum 8GB Systemspeicher Nur non ECC x8 und x16 ohne Dämpfer DIMMs 1 PCI Express x16 Einbauplätzen 2 PCI Express x1 Einbauplätzen 3 PCI Einbauplätzen Kompatibilität mit Award BIOS Flash Speicher 8Mbit ACPI und OS Directed Power Management ACPI STR Suspend to RAM funktion Wecken bei Betätigung der PS 2 Tastatur Maus Wecken des Systems durch das Netzwerk RTC Taktgeber zum Einschalt...

Page 19: ... DB 25 Parallelanschluß 1 S PDIF out RCA Anschlüsse 1 S PDIF in RCA Anschlüsse 1 COM Anschlüsse 1 IEEE 1394 Anschlüsse 1 RJ45 LAN Anschlüsse 4 USB 2 0 1 1 Anschlüsse Line in line out und mic in Audio Anschlußbuchsen Center subwoofer rear R L und side R LAudio Anschlußbuchsen 2 Anschlußfassung für 4 zusätzliche externe USB 2 0 1 1 Anschlüsse 1 Anschluß für eine externe IEEE 1394 Schnittstelle 1 Fro...

Page 20: ... DDR2 DIMM asientos DDR2 533 DDR2 667 y DDR2 800 DIMMs Memoria de dos canales 128 bit Hasta 8GB de memoria sistémica Sólo non ECC x8 y x16 unbuffered DIMM 1 slot PCI Express x16 2 slot PCI Express x1 3 slots PCI Award BIOS Memoria Instante 8Mbitios ACPI y OS Directed Power Management ACPI STR Suspend to RAM función PS 2 Teclado Ratón de Wake On Wake On LAN Temporizador de RTC para encender el sist...

Page 21: ... teclado mini DIN 6 PS 2 1 puerto paralelo de DB 25 1 puerto de S PDIF out RCA 1 puerto de S PDIF in RCA 1 puerto COM 1 puerto de IEEE 1394 1 puerto de RJ45 LAN 4 puertos de USB 2 0 1 1 Line in line out front R L y mic in enchufes de audio Center subwoofer rear R L y side R L enchufes de audio 2 conectores para 4 puertos de USB 2 0 1 1 externo adicional 1 conector para un puerto de IEEE 1394 1 con...

Page 22: ...íîëîãèþ Intel Hyper Threading 1333 1066 800MHz FSB Åñòü íà ïðîöåññîðàõ ïîääåðæèâàþùèõ àñòîòó øèíû 1333ÌÃö NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra MCP Ñåâåðíûé ìîñò NVIDIA 650i Ultra Þæíûé ìîñò NVIDIA MCP51 4 240 pin DDR2 DIMM ãíåçäà DDR2 533 DDR2 667 è DDR2 800 DIMMs äâóõêàíàëüíóþ ïàìÿòü 128 áèò äî 8ÃÁ ñèñòåìíîé ïàìÿòè òîëüêî non ECC x8 è x16 íåáóôô DIMM 1 PCI Express x16 ñëîòîâ 2 PCI Express x1 ñëîòîâ 3 PCI ñëî...

Page 23: ...PDIF in out Ïîääåðæèâàåò æåñòêèå äèñêè äî UltraDMA 133Mbps 4 SATA ïîðòîâ Ñêîðîñòü SATA äî 3 ÃÁ ñ RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 è RAID 5 VIA VT6307 Ïîääåðæèâàåò 2 100 200 400 Mb sec ïîðòà 1 ìèíè DIN 6 PS 2 ïîðò äëÿ ìûøè 1 ìèíè DIN 6 PS 2 ïîðò äëÿ êëàâèàòóðû 1 DB 25 ïàðàëëåëüíûé ïîðò 1 S PDIF out RCA ïîðò 1 S PDIF in RCA ïîðò 1 COM ïîðò 1 IEEE 1394 ïîðòà 1 RJ45 LAN ïîðò 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ïîðòà Mic in line in è...

Page 24: ...24 Introduction 1 TM TM TM ...

Page 25: ...25 1 Introduction L ...

Page 26: ...Front audio 1 Mouse KB 1394 1 USB 0 1 LAN USB 2 3 USB 0 3 power select JP5 1 BIOS 1 CPU fan Fan 4 1 Reset Power Front panel 1 PCI 1 PCI 3 PCI 2 S PDIF in S PDIF COM 1 out Top Parallel PCIE 3 PCIE 2 1 S PDIF 1 1 NB fan 1 PCIE 1 12V power ATX power LGA 775 5V 12V power USB 4 7 power select JP6 Vitesse VSC8601 ITE IT8718F Realtek ALC885 VIA VT6307 Battery 1394 2 NVIDIA nForce 650i ULTRA NVIDIA MCP51 ...

Page 27: ...he upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The system board supports 24...

Page 28: ...nnel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu Memory Timing Setting section of the BIOS DIMMs are on the same channel DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different However we highly rec ommend using identical DIMMs Not all slots need to be populated DIMMs of the same memory ...

Page 29: ...l devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the DDR2 socket on the system board 4 Push the ejector tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side Ejector tab 5 Note how the module is keyed to the socket DDR2 sockets Ejector tab Key Notch ...

Page 30: ...g the module by its edges position the module above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one way 8 The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically snap into the locked position to hold the module in place ...

Page 31: ...ent If the cap is missing or the cap and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately 2 2 2 2 2 Make sure to keep the protective ...

Page 32: ... the CPU Protective cap Lever 6 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down moving it away from the side tab of the socket then lifting it up Cover Lift this part up 5 Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap from the cover Important The CPU socket must not come in contact with anything other than the CPU Avoid unnecessary exposure Remove the protective cap only wh...

Page 33: ...on 7 Now lift the cover 8 Position the CPU above the socket The gold mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins Cover Pin 1 of the socket Gold mark ...

Page 34: ...seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU 10 Once the CPU is in place move the cover down ...

Page 35: ...35 2 Hardware Installation 11 Push the lever down to lock the socket The lever should hook onto the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely se cured in the socket ...

Page 36: ...e in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package 1 Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assembly Do not spread the paste all over the surface When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU t...

Page 37: ...the heat sink which are used to secure the heat sink onto the sys tem board must match the 4 mounting holes around the socket Position each stud so that the groove faces the heat sink then push it down firmly until it clicks into place Note You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink as sembly in place if the groove is not facing the heat sink Mounting hole Mounting hole Mounting hole Mou...

Page 38: ... To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below 1 Power off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set JP2 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP2 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s clock in the BIOS pleas...

Page 39: ...nie BIOS Setting submenu and press Enter 6 Set the processor s clock to its default setting or an appropriate setting Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information 7 Press Esc to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save Exit Setup and press Enter 8 Type Y and press Enter ...

Page 40: ...yboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Inte grated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA 40 2 39 1 X JP7 2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default 1 3 2 1 3 2 ...

Page 41: ... up the system Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2A USB Power Select X USB 0 3 JP5 X USB 4 7 JP6 2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default 2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 ...

Page 42: ... the PC s speaker By default the buzzer is on allowing you to hear the system s beep messages and warnings If you intend to use an external speaker turn this function off by setting JP8 pins 1 and 2 to On Speaker On Off Select X JP8 2 3 On Speaker On default 1 2 On Speaker Off Buzzer 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 43: ...tem 1 Power off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds then set JP1 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Plug the power cord and power on the system The system will reboot normally without losing all data stored in the CMOS Safe Boot 1 2 On Default 3 1 2 3 1 2 X JP1 2 3 On Safe boot ...

Page 44: ...Parallel Port RCA S PDIF out jack RCA S PDIF in jack COM port IEEE 1394 port USB ports LAN port Line in port Front R L port Mic in port Center Subwoofer port Rear R L port Side R L port PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B COM S PDIF in S PDIF out USB 0 1 USB 2 3 IEEE 1394 RJ45 LAN Parallel Line in Center Subwoofer Front R L Mic in Rear R L Side R L ...

Page 45: ...sconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function Jumper Setting JP7 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to PS 2 Power Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 wake up function i...

Page 46: ... submenu Onboard Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Setting SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Function Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate Allows bidirectional parallel port op e...

Page 47: ...dio output devices Your optical S PDIF may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J3 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J3 Important DO NOT use optical S PDIF and coaxial RCA S PDIF at the same time W W Optical S PDIF S PDIF in S PDIF out 1 ...

Page 48: ...ommunication port with 16C550A compat ible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices BIOS Setting Configure the serial port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information COM W 40 2 39 1 ...

Page 49: ...l 1394 device The 1394 port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the 1394 port cable to J8 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the J8 IEEE 1394 W W 1394 2 1394 1 1 2 10 9 TPA TPA Ground Ground TPB TPB Key 12V fused 12V fused Ground ...

Page 50: ... J33 USB 4 5 and J18 USB 6 7 connectors allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports The USB ports may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J33 or 18 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS R...

Page 51: ...ouse The Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP5 and or JP6 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to USB Power Select in this chapter for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of you...

Page 52: ...ows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information W 40 2 39 1 LAN ...

Page 53: ...front right and front left speakers of the audio system Mic in Jack Pink This jack is used to connect an external microphone Center Subwoofer Jack Orange This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer speak ers of the audio system Audio 40 2 39 1 W W Rear audio Front audio Rear R L Center Subwoofer Side R L Front R L Line in Mic in 1 2 10 9 Mic L GND Mic R Line out R Front sense Line out...

Page 54: ...ide left and side right speak ers of the audio system Front Audio The front audio connector J22 allows you to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system BIOS Setting Configure the onboard audio in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the audio driver Refer to chapter 4 for more in...

Page 55: ...nstallation I O Connectors CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in J20 connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 40 2 39 1 X 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 56: ...onnector is aligned with pin 1 of the header Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J23 on the system board and the other end most connector to the floppy disk drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of J23 BIOS Setting Enable or disable this function in the Integrated ...

Page 57: ... ATA cable to the Serial ATA connec tor and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure Serial ATA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more informa tion Configuring RAID The system board allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives Refer to chapter 5 for steps in configuring RAID SATA 3 4 SATA 1 2 40 2 39 1 ...

Page 58: ...evices a Master and a Slave Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cab...

Page 59: ...rives from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incor...

Page 60: ...ure to connect the cable connector to the IrDA CIR connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure IrDA CIR in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Super IO Device section of the BIOS Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA CIR function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more informati...

Page 61: ... fans The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans Refer to chapter 3 for more information 40 2 39 1 X X X X X X NB Fan Fan 4 CPU fan 4 1 Sense Power Ground Speed Control 3 1 Ground Power N C 1 3 Sense Power On ...

Page 62: ...andby mode Warning When the DRAM Power LED and or Standby Power LED lit red it indicates that power is present on the DDR2 sockets and or PCI slots Power off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules or add in cards Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components 40 2 39 1 DRAM Power LED Standby Power LED ...

Page 63: ...unit may come with an 8 pin or 4 pin 12V power connector The 12V power enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM If available it is preferable to use the 8 pin power otherwise connect a 4 pin power connector to CN11 as shown below X 13 1 12 24 3 3VDC 3 3VDC COM 5VDC COM 5VDC COM PWR_OK 5VSB 12VDC 12VDC 3 3VDC 3 3VDC 12VDC COM PS_ON COM COM COM NC 5V...

Page 64: ...ard requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration CPU power amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided we strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt or greater power supply Important Insufficient power supplied to the system may result in instabil ity or the add in bo...

Page 65: ... system s configuration such as the wattage of the power supply the sequence of the supplied power as well as the number of peripheral devices connected to the system Due to this reason we strongly recommend that you wait for the Standby Power LED refer to the LEDs section in this chapter for the location of the Standby Power LED to lit off 2 After the Standby Power LED has lit off wait for 6 seco...

Page 66: ...tem thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PBTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 X J19 1 2 1...

Page 67: ...n it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket Pin 3 5 14 16 8 10 18 20 7 9 13 15 17 19 2 4 6 HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED Reserved ATX SW ATX power switch Reserved RESET Reset switch SPEAKER Speaker connector PWR LED Power Standby LED Pin Assignment HDD LED Power HDD N C N C PWRBT PWRBT N C...

Page 68: ...nce of the power switch and reset switch on the system board are user friendly especially to DIY users They provide convenience in powering on and or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before it is installed into the system chassis X Reset Power ...

Page 69: ...e x16 slot align the graphics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in place PCI Express x1 Install PCI Express x1 card such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x1 slot 40 2 39 1 PCI Express x 1 PCI Express x16 PCI...

Page 70: ...an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off Safety Measures Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions Battery 40 2 39 1 ...

Page 71: ...he screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by press ing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main menu screen will appear Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Pas...

Page 72: ...hen press Enter A screen similar to the one below will appear Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss X Primary IDE Master X Primary IDE Slave X Internal Phy SATA 1 X Internal Phy SATA 2 X Internal Phy SATA 3 X Internal Phy SATA 4 Drive A Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Item Help Menu Level X Change the day month year and centu...

Page 73: ...shown on the screen The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Used to configure Parallel ATA drives Used to configure Serial ATA drives To configure IDE drives move the cursor to a field then press Enter The following screen will appear IDE HDD Auto Detection Primary IDE Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Phoe...

Page 74: ...uire that you select CHS or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders Head This field displays the number of read write heads Precomp This...

Page 75: ...cursor to a field then press Enter The following screen will appear Press Enter Auto Auto 00 GB 38309 16 0 38309 255 IDE Auto Detection Detects the parameters of the drive The parameters will automati cally be shown on the screen Extended IDE Drive The default is Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the Serial ATA drives Access Mode For drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LB...

Page 76: ...lays the number of read write heads Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track ...

Page 77: ...nced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mono Monochrome adapter Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for ...

Page 78: ...e of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 79: ...et you set some features according to your preference Refer to the following pages for more information on these submenus X CPU Feature X Removable Device Priority X Hard Disk Boot Priority CPU L1 L2 Cache CPU L3 Cache Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Numlock Status Security Option MPS Version Control For ...

Page 80: ...er Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys Security Option This field determines when the ...

Page 81: ...elay the HDD controller s initial time This is specially useful for some HDDs which will not be ready at first boot when you power on the system Full Screen Logo Show This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to appear during system boot up Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system boot up Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot up ...

Page 82: ...chnology Core Multi Processing Disabled Thermal Monitor 1 0 0 8375 Native Mode Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled CPU Core Unlock The options are Enabled and Disabled Thermal Management Select a thermal monitor in this field to enable the CPU s speedstep function Restart the system then go to the operating system s Control Panel Double click Power Options The Power Options Properties dialog...

Page 83: ...st in the Windows series operating systems If you are using an operating system other than Windows this problem may occur To avoid this problem enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than 3 C1E Function The options are Auto and Disabled Execute Disable Bit When this field is set to Disabled it will force the XD feature flag to always return to 0 Virtualization Technology When t...

Page 84: ... to move it down the list The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Removable Device Priority Item Help Menu Level XX Use or to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit this menu Move PU PD Change Pri...

Page 85: ...list The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority Item Help Menu Level XX Use or to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit this menu Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults...

Page 86: ...e options are 1GB 2GB 2 5GB and 3GB System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM ad dressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system Advanced Chipset Features The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this on...

Page 87: ...eable When enabled it allows the video RAM to be cacheable thus pro viding better video performance If your graphics card does not sup port this function set this field to Disabled NVIDIA GPU Ex The options are Enabled and Disabled ...

Page 88: ...ing pages for more information on these submenus Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults X IDE Function Setup X RAID Config X Onboard Superio Device OnChip USB Controller USB Memory Type USB KB Storage Support USB Mouse Support US...

Page 89: ...USB Mouse Support Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM the support for legacy USB mouse in DOS mode is by default set to Disabled With more BIOS ROM space available it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices If a PS 2 mouse is not available and you need to use a USB mouse to install Windows installation is performe...

Page 90: ...e onboard au dio AC97 Sets audio to AC97 HD Audio Sets audio to High Definition audio Disabled Disables the onboard audio Disable the onboard audio when using an audio PCI card MAC Lan Auto The system automatically detects the onboard LAN Disabled Disables the onboard LAN ...

Page 91: ...r drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive s timing Mode 0 4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors IDE Function Setup The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Primary IDE Primary Master PIO Primary Slave ...

Page 92: ...DMA Transfer Access This field is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of an IDE hard drive IDE Prefetch Mode This allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of the chip thus reducing access time Enable this field to achieve better performance IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maxi mum...

Page 93: ...he Serial ATA s RAID function Internal Phy SATA 1 RAID to Internal Phy SATA 4 RAID These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of the Serial ATA channels F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config Item Help Menu Level XX Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit Serial ATA Controller RAID Enable x Internal Phy...

Page 94: ...s option is selected select the function key you would like to use to power on the system in the Hot Key Power On field Any Key Press any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power on the system F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Sup...

Page 95: ... powering on the system Hot Key Power On This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IR...

Page 96: ...ard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode The options are Normal EPP ECP and ECP EPP These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripheral s manual for the best option Normal Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP Extended Capabilities Port Allows parallel port to operate in ...

Page 97: ...en power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power returns CIR Port Address This field is used to select an I O address for the CIR devi...

Page 98: ...the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 ...

Page 99: ...owered down while all other devices remain active HDD Down In Suspend The default setting is Disabled When enabled the hard drive will be powered off once the system enters the Suspend mode Soft Off by PBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system Delay 4 Sec Regardless of whether the Power Management function is enabled or disabled if the power but ton is pushed and ...

Page 100: ...ike the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Time dd hh mm of Alarm field However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network prior to the time set in the field the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Day of Month Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the...

Page 101: ...should make any changes to the default settings The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Init Display First Reset Configuration Data Re...

Page 102: ...Choose the specific IRQ in the IRQ Resources field IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press Enter This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IRQ 5 ...

Page 103: ... comes with an initial delay before any transaction can be made low values for the PCI Latency Timer will reduce the effectiveness of the PCI bandwidth while higher values will improve it INT Pin 1 Assignment to INT Pin 8 Assignment By default a device is automatically assigned to each INT You can also manually assign an INT for each device Maximum Payload Size This field is used to select the max...

Page 104: ... adjust the CPU fan s speed accord ing to the temperature 2 If you want to reduce the CPU fan s noise or prevent CPU overheat select a lower temperature in the CPUFan Fully The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save...

Page 105: ...ure the system will automatically adjust the fan speed of the Northbridge chip according to the temperature CHSFan Fully On If CHSTemp This field is used to select the system s temperature at which the chassis fan will rotate at full speed CHSFan Turn Off If CHSTemp This field is used to select the system s temperature at which the chassis fan will rotate at a start speed which is the slowest spee...

Page 106: ... Optimized Defaults Voltage Control Move the cursor to this field and press Enter the following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Control Item Help Menu Level XX Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit CPU ...

Page 107: ...TVoltage This field is used to select the voltage supplied to the CPU Important Although voltage adjustment is supported we do not recom mend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage CPU Core Voltage This field will show the CPU s current voltage HT Link Voltage This field will show the HT Link s current voltage NB Core Voltage This ...

Page 108: ...DR Actual FSB QDR MHz This field will show the actual FSB QDR F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility FSB Frequency Setting Item Help Menu Level XX Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit Parameters Current CPU Freq MHz CPU Multiplier FSB Memory Clock Mode x FSB Memory Ratio x FSB QDR MHz Actual FSB QDR MHz x MEM DDR MHz Actual MEM D...

Page 109: ...CIe Bus Slot 1 Mhz This field is used to select the bus clock of the PCIE slot SPP MCP Ref Clock MHz The options are Auto 200 to 208 5 LDT Frequency This field is used to select the LDT s bus HyperTransport bus fre quency CPU BSelect The options are Auto BSel_0 to BSel_7 CPU Clock Ratio This field is used to select the CPU s frequency ratio ...

Page 110: ... writing to the same bank The lesser the clock cycle the faster the DRAM s performance Row Precharge Time Trp The field is used to select the row precharge time precharge to active or auto refresh of the same bank F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Memory Timing Setting Item Help Menu Level XX Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC ...

Page 111: ...e of the 2 clock command and address Bank to Bank Cmd TRRD The options are Auto 1 to 15 Row Cycle Time Trc This field is used to select the row cycle time RAS active or auto refresh of the same bank Write Recovery Time Twr This field is used to select the write recovery time when the DRAM safely registers the last write data This is the time from the last write data to precharge Write Read Command...

Page 112: ... bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 2 Description Options Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 3 Description Options Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 4 Description Options Bank description Save to this ban...

Page 113: ...able Setting If during the trial and error process the setting resulted to the sys tem s instability or worse yet not being able to boot up the system please follow the steps below to use the Load function Note You can use the Load function only if you have set the Auto Save Bootable Setting to Enabled 1 If the system did not boot up properly but you were able to enter the BIOS utility a Select CM...

Page 114: ...ing Bank Last BIOS Setting This option will save the last saved BIOS set ting to the User Defined Setting Bank User Defined Setting Bank 1 2 3 4 Bank Description To name the BIOS setting move the cursor to Bank Description then press Enter You can enter up to 60 characters Providing a name to the BIOS setting will allow you to easily remember the settings in the bank Save to this Bank To save the ...

Page 115: ... save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting Y in the Save Exit Setup submenu Hotkey You can now load a BIOS setting during system boot up bypassing the lengthy process of entering the BIOS utility to load a setting Move the cursor to Hotkey then press Enter Select the key you would like to use to load the settings from the bank When the system boots up press the key to load the setti...

Page 116: ...the Setup default values X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP ...

Page 117: ...appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the pass word function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press En ter instead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc...

Page 118: ...racters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the pass word function highlight Set User Password and press Enter in stead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu Phoen...

Page 119: ...anges to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded ...

Page 120: ...Ctrl Alt Esc simulta neously or Del after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults ...

Page 121: ...the NVRAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the F10 key to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives Important Before creating RAID make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you won t be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility Refer to chapter 5 for steps in configuring RAID ...

Page 122: ...he system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typing AWDFLASH EXE The following screen will appear 5 Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press Enter Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15B C Phoen...

Page 123: ...IOS in your system We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press Y then enter the file name of the current BIOS Otherwise press N 7 The following will then appear Press Y to Program or N to Exit 8 Press Y to flash the new BIOS ...

Page 124: ...rs utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup Chapter 4 Supported Software ...

Page 125: ...ft side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next 3 Click Next to install to the destination folder or click Change to select another folder 1 Click nVidia nForce650 System Drivers 32 bits on the main menu ...

Page 126: ...ported Software 5 Click Yes to install the driver 4 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 6 Select the drivers you want to install The drivers will be installed automatically Click Next to continue ...

Page 127: ...ndows ATA driv ers to enable the proc essor and other system level hardware to be more productive and efficient Click Next 8 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new driver installation to take effect ...

Page 128: ...e left side of the autorun screen click the GRAPHICS icon 2 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 1 Click Microsoft NET Framework on the main menu 3 Read the license agreent then click I accept the terms of the License Agreement Click Install ...

Page 129: ...129 4 Supported Software 4 Setup is currently installing the driver 5 Click Finish to exit setup Restart the system to allow the new driver installation to take effect ...

Page 130: ...drivers Install the driver according to the graphics card that you are using ATI Radeon Driver On the left side of the autorun screen click the GRAPHICS icon 1 Click ATI Radeon Driver on the main menu 2 Click Install to install to the destination folder or click Browse to select another folder ...

Page 131: ...e 3 The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install the driver After all files have been extracted click Next 4 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 5 Read the license agree ment then click Yes ...

Page 132: ...Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new driver installation to take effect 7 Setup is currently installing the driver 6 Select the component you want to install then click Next ...

Page 133: ...Force Drivers 32 bits On the left side of the autorun screen click the GRAPHICS icon 2 Read the license agree ment then click I accept the terms in the license agreement Click Next 1 Click nVidia GForce Drivers 32 bits on the main menu ...

Page 134: ...or click Change to select another folder 5 Setup is currently installing the driver on your computer Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 6 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect 4 Setup is now ready to install the NVIDIA Display driver Click Next ...

Page 135: ... Driver On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Setup is now preparing to install the driver Click Next to continue 3 Setup is now configuring the new software installation 1 Click Realtek Audio Driver on the main menu ...

Page 136: ...136 4 Supported Software 4 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new driver installation to take effect ...

Page 137: ...37 4 Supported Software Microsoft DirectX 9 0C On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 1 Click Microsoft DirectX 9 0C on the main menu 2 Click I accept the agree ment then click Next ...

Page 138: ...138 4 Supported Software 4 Click Finish Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect 3 You are now ready to in stall DirectX Click Next ...

Page 139: ...ngs values are over or under the set range a warning message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Set ting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good work ing condition On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Setup is now ready to install the utility ...

Page 140: ...140 4 Supported Software 5 Click Next to add the program icon to the Program Folder 3 Type in the necessary information then click Next 4 Click Next to install or click Browse to select another folder ...

Page 141: ...141 4 Supported Software 6 Select an option in accordance to your operating system then click Next 7 Click Finish Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 142: ...oes not include Service Pack 4 it is available for download at Microsoft s Windows Update website Installation Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP operating systems If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2...

Page 143: ...ge of the data from one drive to the other drive If a drive fails to function the disk array management software directs all applications to the other drive since it contains a complete copy of the drive s data This enhances data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or an existing drive and a new drive but the size of the new drive must be the same or la...

Page 144: ...A drives Important 1 Make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and con nected the data cables otherwise you won t be able to en ter the RAID BIOS utility 2 Treat the cables with extreme caution especially while cre ating RAID A damaged cable will ruin the entire installation process and operating system The system will not boot and you will lost all data in the hard drives Please give spe...

Page 145: ... and X keys to exit the RAID BIOS Step 2 Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS 1 Power on the system then press Del to enter the main menu of the Award BIOS 2 Select the Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the BIOS to configure SATA F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config Item Help Menu Level XX Move PU PD C...

Page 146: ...up 3 Now the following steps are extremely crucial because there are 2 essential files that must be installed here Press S to select Specify Additional Device 4 At this point you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the RAID driver Insert the provided RAID driver diskette 5 Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select the NVIDIA controller Press Enter to install ...

Page 147: ...nstall cooling fans The system requires adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor 3 The CPU Hyper Threading field in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the Award BIOS setup will appear Make sure this field is set to Enabled 4 Currently only Windows XP supports the Hyper Threading Technology If this OS has been previously installed you must REINSTALL it 5 After...

Page 148: ...ology d Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below c Click the General tab The processor shown under Computer should resemble the one shown below ...

Page 149: ...ading Technology 149 e Lastly press the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously The Windows Task Manager dialog box will appear Click the Performance tab The diagram under CPU Usage History should resemble the one shown below ...

Page 150: ...xplosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manu facturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak bat tery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SW...

Page 151: ... locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error Syste...

Page 152: ...t the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted prop erly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 Mak...

Page 153: ...hing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using 3 The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access t...

Page 154: ...inter doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ settings are configured correctly 4 Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured corre...

Page 155: ... there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are prop erly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated secure...

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