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Hardware Installation

EZ Touch  Switches

X

The presence of the power switch and reset switch on the system
board are user-friendly especially to DIY users. They provide conven-
ience in powering on and/or resetting the system while fine tuning
the system board before it is installed into the system chassis.

Reset Switch

Power Switch

Summary of Contents for LanParty UT CFX3200-DR

Page 1: ...System Board User s Manual 935 CF3291 000G 90800601 ...

Page 2: ...r 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 s...

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: ... 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 Cool n Quiet Technology Chapter 6 RAID Chapter 7 ATI CrossFire Technology Appendix A System Error Message Appendix B Troubleshooting 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 15 17 19 21 23 25 25 ...

Page 5: ...ponents and 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...

Page 6: ...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 7: ... in the package may not come similar 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 ...

Page 8: ...x16 slot operates at x16 bandwidth Single VGA mode Each x16 slot operates at x16 bandwidth 2 PCI Express x1 slots 3 PCI slots Award BIOS CMOS Reloaded CPU DRAM overclocking CPU DRAM Chipset overvoltage 4Mbit flash memory ACPI and OS Directed Power Management ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse Wake On Ring Wake On LAN RTC timer to power on the sy...

Page 9: ...PS 2 keyboard port 2 S PDIF RCA jacks S PDIF in and S PDIF out Karajan audio module 6 audio jacks 1 IEEE 1394 port 2 RJ45 LAN ports 6 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 connector for 2 additional external USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port 1 connector for 1 external serial port 1 connector for the Karajan audio module 1 front audio connector for external line out and mic in jacks on the ...

Page 10: ... task slows down the system effectively lowers power consumption by lowering its CPU speed and voltage subsequently decreasing its noise level ATI s CrossFireTM technology drives your PC to a new peak of performance By connecting a Radeon CrossFire Edition graphics card and a standard PCI Express graphics card the power of these multiple GPUs Graphics Processing Units within the system will accele...

Page 11: ...settings This is especially useful to overclockers who require saving a variety of overclocked settings and being able to conveniently switch between these settings simultaneously The Karajan audio module at the rear I O panel has 6 audio jacks that provide 8 channel audio output for advanced 7 1 channel super surround sound audio system It is also equipped with a CD in and front audio connector S...

Page 12: ...RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and RAID 5 The Marvell 88E8052 and Marvell 88E8053 Gigabit PCI LAN support up to 1Gbps IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI Open Host Controller Interface 1 1 specification It supports up to 63 devices that can run simultaneously on a system 1394 is a fast external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps In addition to its high speed it als...

Page 13: ...ement Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 720mA This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal However if your system is in the Su...

Page 14: ...S Direct Power Management Currently only Windows 2000 XP supports the ACPI function ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the 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 pro...

Page 15: ...lot x16 fonctionne à la bande passante x16 Mode Single VGA Chaque slot x16 fonctionne à la bande passante x16 2 slots PCI Express x1 3 slots PCI Compatible avec Award BIOS CMOS Reloaded Overclocking de CPU DRAM Contrôle du voltage de CPU DRAM Chipset Mémoire Flash 4Mbit ACPI et OS Directed Power Management ACPI STR Suspend to RAM fonction Réveil Sur PS 2 Clavier Souris Réveil Sur USB Clavier Souri...

Page 16: ... 400 Mb sec ports 1 port souris PS 2 1 port clavier PS 2 2 S PDIF RCA prises S PDIF in et S PDIF out 1 carte Karajan 6 prises audio 1 port IEEE 1394 2 ports RJ45 LAN 6 ports USB 2 0 1 1 1 connecteur pour 2 ports USB 2 0 1 1 supplémentaires 1 connecteur pour 1 IEEE 1394 1 connecteur pour 1 série 1 connecteur pour module audio Karajan 1 connecteur audio frontal pour les jacks de sortie externe et d ...

Page 17: ...GA Modus Beide x16 Steckplätze arbeiten mit x16 Bandbreite 2 PCI Express x1 Einbauplätzen 3 PCI Einbauplätzen Kompatibilität mit Award BIOS CMOS Reloaded Die Frequenzerhöhung CPU DRAM Spannungserhöhung CPU DRAM Chipset Flash Speicher 4Mbit ACPI und OS Directed Power Management ACPI STR Suspend to RAM funktion Wecken bei Betätigung der PS 2 Tastatur Maus Wecken bei USB Tastatur Maus Wecken bei Klin...

Page 18: ... 6 Anschluß für eine PS 2 Tastatur 2 S PDIF RCA Anschlüsse S PDIF in und S PDIF out Karajan platine 6 Audio Anschlußbuchsen 1 IEEE 1394 Anschlüsse 2 RJ45 LAN Anschlüsse 6 USB 2 0 1 1 Anschlüsse 1 Anschlußfassung für 2 zusätzliche externe USB 2 0 1 1 Anschlüsse 1 Anschluß für eine externe IEEE 1394 Schnittstelle 1 Anschluß für eine externe serieller DB 9 Anschluß 1 Anschluß für eine Karajan Audiomo...

Page 19: ...banda x16 Modo Single VGA Los slots x16 operan con un ancho de banda x16 2 slot PCI Express x1 3 slots PCI Award BIOS CMOS Reloaded Subida de frecuencia de CPU DRAM Subida de voltaje de CPU DRAM Chipset Memoria Instante 4Mbitios ACPI y OS Directed Power Management ACPI STR Suspend to RAM función PS 2 Teclado Ratón de Wake On USB Teclado Ratón de Wake On Wake On Ring Wake On LAN Temporizador de RTC...

Page 20: ...o PS 2 2 enchufes de S PDIF RCA S PDIF in y S PDIF out 1 tablero de Karajan 6 enchufes de audio 1 puerto de IEEE 1394 2 puertos de RJ45 LAN 6 puertos de USB 2 0 1 1 1 conector para 2 puertos de USB 2 0 1 1 externo adicional 1 conector para un puerto de IEEE 1394 1 conector para un puerto de DB 9 serie externa 1 conector para un módulo de sonido de Karajan 1 connector de sonido delantera por linea ...

Page 21: ...6 PC2700 DDR333 è PC3200 DDR400 DDR SDRAM DIMM Ïîääåðæèâàåò òîëüêî non ECC x8 x16 DIMM íåáóôô Ïîääåðæêà äî 512Má DRAM 2 PCI Express x16 ñëîòîâ Ðåæèì CrossFire Êàæäûé ñëîò x16 ðàáîòàåò ñ ïðîïóñêíîé ñïîñîáíîñòüþ x16 Ðåæèì Single VGA Êàæäûé ñëîò x16 ðàáîòàåò ñ ïðîïóñêíîé ñïîñîáíîñòüþ x16 2 PCI Express x1 ñëîòîâ 3 PCI ñëîòîâ Award BIOS CMOS Reloaded Ïîâûøåíèå àñòîòû CPU DRAM Ïîâûøåíèå íàïðÿæåíèÿ CPU D...

Page 22: ...D 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 è JBOD èï Silicon Image Sil 3114 ïîääåðæèâàåò åòûðå ïîðòà Serial ATA Ñêîðîñòü SATA äî 1 5 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 è 1 ìèíè DIN 6 PS 2 ïîðò äëÿ êëàâèàòóðû 2 S PDIF RCA çâóêà S PDIF in è S PDIF out çâóêîâîé ìîäóëü Karajan 6 ãíåçäà äëÿ çâóêà 1 IEEE 1394 ïîðò è 2 RJ45 LAN ïîðò 6 USB 2 0 ...

Page 23: ...23 1 Introduction ...

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

Page 25: ...25 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...

Page 26: ...e 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 DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through read...

Page 27: ...accessed in chunks of 128 bits from the memory channels Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu DRAM Configuration 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...

Page 28: ...hannels the memory speed will reduce to DDR333 Please refer to the detailed memory speed shown below Memory Speed DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR333 DDR400 DDR333 DIMM 1 S D S D S D S D DIMM 2 S D S D DIMM 3 S D S D S D DIMM 4 S D A DIMM s SPD is originally fixed at 1T When modules are inserted in DIMM 1 and DIMM 3 the SPD must be 2T for better system stability We recommend in...

Page 29: ...ust correspond with Pin 1 of the socket 1 Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place Pin 1 Notch Key Tab Tab ...

Page 30: ...unt 939 pin CPU socket This socket is exclusively designed for installing an AMD CPU Installing the CPU 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the 939 pin CPU socket on the system board X ...

Page 31: ...socket refer to the enlarged view shown below Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins 4 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways away from the socket then lifting it up to a 90o angle Make sure the lever is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly Lever Gold mark ...

Page 32: ... 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 7 Once the CPU is in place push down the lever to lock the socket The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket Side tab ...

Page 33: ...e 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 the compound will disperse ...

Page 34: ... Now hook one side of the retention clip onto the retention module base by fitting the holes on the retention clip into the retaining tabs of the retention module base Retention clip Retention module base Retaining tabs Retaining tabs Side View Top View Retaining tab ...

Page 35: ...le to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if it did not fit properly onto the retention module base Retention lever 6 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connec tor on the system board 5 Move the retention lever to its opposite side then push it down to lock the fan and heat sink assembly to the retention module base Note Make sure there is sufficient air circulation ac...

Page 36: ...ored in the ROM BIOS 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 clo...

Page 37: ... Setting submenu and press Enter 6 Set the processor s clock ratio to its default setting or an appro priate bus clock ratio 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 38: ...electing 5VSB will allow you to use the PS 2 keyboard 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 I O Setting section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA 1 3 2 1 3 2 ...

Page 39: ...BIOS Setting Configure the USB wake up function in the Power Management Setup submenu PowerOn WakeUp Function section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 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 2 3...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...Line in jack Front right left jack Line out Mic in jack Center Subwoofer jack Rear right left port jack Side right left port jack 1394_1 port USB ports LAN 1 Gigabit PCI Express port LAN 2 Gigabit PCI Express port PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B S PDIF in S PDIF out Line in Front R L Line out Mic in Center Subwoofer Rear R L Side R L 1394_1 USB 1 2 USB 3 4 USB 5 6 LAN 2 LAN 1 Karajan audio module ...

Page 42: ...or to connecting or disconnecting 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 P...

Page 43: ... J3 is used to connect to optical S PDIF ports The S PDIF ports may be 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 DO NOT use RCA S PDIF and optical S PDIF at the same time W J3 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out SPDIF in GN...

Page 44: ...o module and the module holder The module holder is used to stabilize the Karajan audio module onto the system board W 1 2 13 14 W J7 Line in Front R L Line out Mic in Center Subwoofer Rear R L Side R L Karajan Audio Module Karajan audio connector Karajan audio module Plug Plug Karajan audio module Module holder ...

Page 45: ...ough to the bottom of the system board While at it the 14 pin connector at the solder side of the module must also insert into the Karajan audio connector at location J7 of the system board Make sure the plugs snap firmly out the bottom of the board 1 Fit the module holder onto the Karajan audio module Mounting holes Karajan audio connector J7 ...

Page 46: ... out Lime This jack is used to connect to the 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 speakers of the audio system Rear Right Left Jack Black This jack is used to connect to the rear right and rear left speakers of the audio syst...

Page 47: ...ear au dio s line out and mic in functions Audio codec 1 1 Line in Front R L Mic in Center Subwoofer Rear R L Side R L X 1 2 10 9 Mic_Left GND Mic_Right Vcc Line out_Right N C N C Line out_Left Line out_Left_Front Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 6 and pins 9 10 of J4 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J4 If you are...

Page 48: ...necting an additional 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 12V fused 1 TPA Ground TPB 12V fused Key TPA Ground TPB ...

Page 49: ...he system board J18 USB 7 8 allows you to connect 2 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 J18 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3...

Page 50: ...o 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 BIOS Setting Configure the USB wake up function in the Power Management Setup submenu PowerOn WakeUp Function section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wa...

Page 51: ...s x1 chip controls LAN 2 LAN allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu PCI Device Control section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information W W LAN 1 LAN 2 ...

Page 52: ... in Front R L Mic in Center Subwoofer Rear R L Side R L X CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in J2 connector on the Karajan audio module is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 53: ... 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 drive you want to designate as Drive A If you are connecting another drive Drive B install the middle connec tor of the cable to the drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should...

Page 54: ...5Gb s RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and RAID 5 Connecting Serial ATA Cables Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device X SATA 2 J10 SATA 1 J2 SATA 3 J11 SATA 4 J13 7 1 1 7 7 1 1 7 Supported by ULI M1575 Supported by Silicon Image Sil 3114 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND SATA 7 J28 SATA 5 J29 SATA 6 J27 SATA 8 J26 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 ...

Page 55: ...Serial ATA in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu PCI De vice Control section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Configuring RAID The system board allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives Refer to chapter 6 for steps in configuring RAID ...

Page 56: ...able 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 Cable Install one end of the IDE cable into the ID...

Page 57: ...ves We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufac turer 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 r...

Page 58: ...t slot at the rear of the system chassis Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of the connector The serial port is an RS 232 and or RS 485 asynchronous communi cation port with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other se rial devices BIOS Setting Configure the onboard serial port in the Integrated Peri...

Page 59: ...m board Make sure 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 I O Set ting 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 inform...

Page 60: ...he 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 X X Fan 4 X X CPU fan Fan 2 Fan 5 Fan 3 1 3 Ground Power Sense 1 3 Ground Power N C 1 3 Ground Power N C 1 3 Ground Power Sense...

Page 61: ...tem is in the standby mode Debug LED The Debug LED displays POST codes POST Power On Self Tests which is controlled by the BIOS is performed whenever you power on the system POST will detect the status of the system and its components Each code displayed on the LED corresponds to a cer tain system status Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED Debug LED ...

Page 62: ... 12VDC 12VDC 3 3VDC 3 3VDC 12VDC COM PS_ON COM COM COM NC 5VDC 5VDC 5VDC COM 24 pin ATX CN10 Your power supply 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 the 4 pin power connector to CN9 as shown below 8 pin 12...

Page 63: ...ty to the entire system The system board will still work even if the additional power connector is not connected The system board 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 40...

Page 64: ...ystem s configuration such as the wattage of the power supply the se quence of the supplied power as well as the number of periph eral 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 65: ...olonging 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 PWR BTTN in the Power Management Setup section Chapter 3 X J19 1 2 ...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...power switch and reset switch on the system board are user friendly especially to DIY users They provide conven ience in powering on and or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before it is installed into the system chassis Reset Switch Power Switch ...

Page 68: ...lot 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 Refer to chapter 7 for information about CrossFire PCI Express x1 Install PCI Express x1 cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x1 slot PCI Express Slots PCI Express x16 PCI E...

Page 69: ... is 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 manufactur er s instructions Battery X ...

Page 70: ...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 71: ...rd CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and 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 Secondary IDE Master X Secondary IDE Slave X Internal Phy SATA 1 X Internal Phy SATA 2 X Internal Phy SATA 3 X Internal Phy SATA 4 Drive A Drive B Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory...

Page 72: ... 1 Internal Phy SATA 2 Internal Phy SATA 3 Internal Phy SATA 4 Note The fields for configuring Serial ATA drives Internal Phy SATA 1 to Internal Phy SATA 4 will appear only if the Serial ATA Controller field is set to Enabled This field is in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu South Configuration section of the BIOS Used to configure Parallel ATA drives Used to configure Serial ATA drives ...

Page 73: ...ain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select To configure IDE drives move the cursor to a field then 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 IDE HDD Auto Detection IDE Channel 0 Master Access Mode Capacity...

Page 74: ... program Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders Head This field displays 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 75: ...he cursor to a field then press Enter The following screen will appear Press Enter Auto Auto 0 MB 0 0 0 0 0 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 hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA ty...

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: ... detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors...

Page 78: ...e Priority X Hard Disk Boot Priority X Network Boot Priority CPU Internal Cache External 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 Typematic Rate Chars Sec Typematic Delay Msec Security Option MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM 64MB HDD S M A R T Capability Delay For HDD Secs Full Sc...

Page 79: ... to move it down the list The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one 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 Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Default...

Page 80: ... the 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 Def...

Page 81: ...e it down the list The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Network 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 Optimi...

Page 82: ...boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive in stalled is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish be tween 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks When disabled the BIOS will n...

Page 83: ... system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using OS Select for DRAM 64MB Select the OS2 option only if the system that is running an OS 2 operating system has greater than 64MB RAM HDD S M A R T Capability The system board supports SMART Se...

Page 84: ...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 85: ...red some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Item Help Menu Level X X South Configuration X PCIE Configuration AGP Aperture Size Memory Hole MTRR Mapping Mode S W Memory Hole Remapping H W Memory Hole Remapping System BIOS Cacheable Press Enter Press Enter 64MB Disabled Continuous Disabled Disabled Disab...

Page 86: ...Utility South Bridge Feature Item Help Menu Level X Test System Reboot x Cold Reboot Time P2P Pre fetch Queue Depth P2P Maximum Pre fetch DW PCI 14M USB CLK PowerDown USB Performance Mode USB Power Saving Mode HTTSTOP Timing 32K0 Mask Disable Function ULi Throttle Function x ULi Throttle Enable Time x Throttle Duty Setting ULI HPET ULI WDRT Disabled 05 Sec Auto Pre fetch 4x16DW Disabled Enabled En...

Page 87: ...CLK PowerDown This field is used to enable or disable the PCI 14M USB clock power down function USB Performance Mode This field is used to enable or disable the USB performance mode USB Power Saving Mode This field is used to enable or disable the USB power saving mode HTTSTOP Timing This field is used to select the HTTSTOP timing 32K0 Mask Disable Function The options are Enabled and Disabled ULi...

Page 88: ...ent of time that the clock runs to save power ULI HPET The options are Enabled and Disabled ULI WDRT The options are Enabled and Disabled AC97 Azalia Link A This field is used to enable Azalia or AC97 audio AC97 Azalia Link B This field is used to enable or disable AC97 audio ...

Page 89: ...ed Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one PCIE Configuration Move the cursor to the South Configuration field and press Enter The following screen will appear Lin...

Page 90: ...e delay time after PCIE resets GFX Card WorkAround The options are Enabled and Disabled TXCLK Gating The options are Enabled and Disabled P2P Write Between GFX1 2 The options are Enabled and Disabled PCIE Common Clock The options are Enabled and Disabled ASPM L1 GFX GPP SB This field is used to configure ASPM L1 of GFX GPP SB 10 Extra Current GFX1 GFX2 GPP SB This field allows you to provide 10 ex...

Page 91: ...ge instead of the actual system DRAM When disabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB address range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory MTRR Mapping Mode This field is used to disable or continue the MTRR mapping mode S W Memory Hole Remapping This field is used to enable the software to remap the ph...

Page 92: ...er Press Enter Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled OnChip IDE Setting Primary IDE Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary IDE Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA IDE DMA Transfer Access IDE HDD Block Mode Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Setting Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 Ge...

Page 93: ...o 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 Primary Master Slave UDMA and Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available ...

Page 94: ...version may not be identical to this one Power On By Mouse Disabled Disables the power on by mouse function Mouse Move When this option is selected move the mouse to power on the system Mouse Click When this option is selected double click the mouse button to power on the system Power On By Keyboard Button only Uses the power button to power on the system Password When this option is selected set ...

Page 95: ...for a few seconds and install it back be fore 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 ...

Page 96: ...g data Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously CIR Port Address This field is used to select an I O address for the CIR device CIR Port IRQ This field is used to select an IRQ for the CIR device OnChip USB Controller This field is used to enable or disable the onboard USB USB Keyboard Support If you are using a USB keyboard device set this field to Enabled USB Mouse Support If you are usin...

Page 97: ...ideo Off Method HDD Power Down Suspend Mode X PowerOn WakeUp Function X Suspend Break Events PWRON After PWR Fail Enabled S1 POS Disabled Disabled User Define Disabled Suspend Off V H Sync Blank Disabled Disabled Press Enter Press Enter Off ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that sup port ACPI Currently only Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP supports this function When t...

Page 98: ...he power saving time in the HDD Power Down field MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system Video Off In Suspend This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system enters the Suspend mode The options are Yes and No Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause...

Page 99: ...c tion is enabled or disabled if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec the system enters the Suspend mode The purpose of this func tion is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power but ton Push and release again in less than 4 sec to PowerOn WakeUp Function Soft Off by PWR BTTN WakeUp PowerOn by PCI Card WakeUp PowerOn by Ring USB...

Page 100: ...unction This will allow your system to power on to respond to calls coming from an external modem USB Dev WakeUp This field when enabled allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state Resume By Alarm Enabled When Enabled you can set the time you would like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on in the Time dd hh mm of Alarm field However if the...

Page 101: ...m will power on when power returns Suspend Break Events When enabled access to the specified field will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode When disabled the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to the specified field IRQ 1 Keyboard IRQ 3 IRQ 4 IRQ 5 IRQ 6 Floppy Disk IRQ 7 IRQ 8 RTC IRQ 9 IRQ 10 IRQ 11 IRQ 12 PS2 Mouse IRQ 4 Prima...

Page 102: ...ignment INT Pin 5 Assignment INT Pin 6 Assignment INT Pin 7 Assignment INT Pin 8 Assignment Maximum Payload Size PCI Express Slot Disabled Auto ESCD Press Enter Disabled Enabled Enabled 8 Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto 4096 Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults X X Init Display First This field is use...

Page 103: ...Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IRQ 3 assigned to IRQ 4 assigned to IRQ 5 assigned to IRQ 7 assigned to IRQ 9 assigned to IRQ 10 assigned to IRQ 11 assigned to IRQ 12 assigned to IRQ 14 assigned to IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device ...

Page 104: ...abled The IRQ previously occupied by the USB device will be available for the ISA slot PCI Latency Timer Per 8CLK This feature is used to select the length of time each PCI device will control the bus before another takes over The larger the value the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus Since each ac cess to the bus comes with an initial delay before any transaction can be made low...

Page 105: ...eed CHS Fan Speed CHIPSET Fan Speed Shutdown Temperature You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a tem perature in this field If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field it will automatically shutdown CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp This field is used to select the CPU temperature that will allow the CPU fan to rotate at full speed CPUFan Turn Off If ...

Page 106: ...eed according to the tem perature NB Fan Fully On If NB Temp This field is used to select the NB s temperature that would allow the NB fan to rotate at full speed NB Fan Turn Off If NB Temp This field is used to select the NB s temperature that would allow the NB fan to rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed Note If the system temperature runs between the highest set in the NB Fan Full...

Page 107: ...BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Genie BIOS Setting Item Help Menu Level X DRAM timing and control Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter 200MHz Auto Auto StartUp Disable Auto Auto Auto 2 65V 1 80V 1 2V 1 2V 1 2V 1 31V 1 18V 1 92V 2 54V The screen above list all the fields available i...

Page 108: ...ew Value DRAM Drive Strength DRAM Data Drive Strength Skew Control A Skew Control B Buttom of 32 bit 31 24 IO Max Async Latency Read Preamble Time Idle Cycle Limit Dynamic Counter R W Queue Bypass Bypass Max 32 Byte Granularity Burst Length Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Val...

Page 109: ... field is used to select the minimum time RAS takes to read from and write to a memory cell Row Precharge Time Trp This field is used to select the number of cycles that is allowed for Row Address Strobe RAS to precharge If insufficient time is al lowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refreshes refreshing may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data Row Cycle Time Trc This f...

Page 110: ...time Although this is not a DRAM specified timing parameter it is related to the routing latencies on the clock forwarded bus This is measured from the first address bus slot which is not associated with part of the read burst Refresh Period Tref This field is used to select the number of clock cycles between each refresh DRAM Bank Interleaving The options are Enabled and Disabled DQS Skew Control...

Page 111: ...r to the max read DOS return when the DOS receiver is turned on Idle Cycle Limit This field is used to select the cycle of MemCLKs before forcibly closing precharging an open page Dynamic Counter This field is used to enable the dynamic idle cycle counter R W Queue Bypass This field is used to select the number of times the first operation in the DCI read write queue can be bypassed before the arb...

Page 112: ...ed to select the DRAM s burst length The DRAM will predict the address of the next memory location to be accessed after the first address is accessed To use the burst feature select the burst length which is the actual length of burst plus the starting address and allows internal address counter to properly generate the next memory location The larger the size the faster the DRAM performance ...

Page 113: ...be identical to this one LDT PCI Bus Control Move the cursor to the South Configuration field and press Enter The following screen will appear LDT Configuration Set this field to Enabled to configure LDT Upstream LDT Bus Width This field is used to select the utilized upstream data width of the HyperTransport link Downstream LDT Bus Width This field is used to select the utilized downstream data w...

Page 114: ...e identical to this one Serial ATA Controller This field is used to enable or disable the Serial ATA supported by the ULI south bridge chip Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced SATA Feature Item Help Menu Level X RAID Function SATA Mode Select Power Down SATA PHY Disabled Emulated PATA Mode Always On Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fai...

Page 115: ... PATA Mode or AHCI Mode Power Down SATA Phy The options are Always On and Auto Mode Onboard PCIe LAN1 This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN 1 Onboard PCIe LAN2 This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN 2 Sil3114 S ATA RAID Control This field is used to configure SATA 5 to SATA 8 that is supported by the Silicon Image Sil 3114 chip ...

Page 116: ...rovides more options to further adjust the voltage of the CPU K8 Cool n Quiet Support Auto Enables AMD s Cool n Quiet technology This function allows the system to detect the CPU s tasks and utili zation status When the CPU s task slows down the system effectively lowers power consumption by changing its CPU speed and voltage subsequently decreasing its noise level Disabled Disables AMD s Cool n Q...

Page 117: ...og Voltage This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the north bridge chip LDT Bus Voltage This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the LDT bus NB Core Voltage This field allows you to manually select the NB s core voltage CPU Core Voltage This field will show the CPU s current voltage LDT Bus Voltage This field will show the LDT bus voltage SB ...

Page 118: ... 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 119: ...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 120: ...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 121: ... 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 122: ...the Setup default values Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Optimized 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 Set Supervisor Password Set User Passwor...

Page 123: ...pear 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 Q...

Page 124: ...cters 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 Phoenix...

Page 125: ... changes 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 Save Data to CMOS 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 Loa...

Page 126: ...ess 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 Abandon All Data 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 Set...

Page 127: ... The Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS utility supported by the Silicon Image Sil 3114 chip is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives connected to SATA 5 to SATA 8 After you power up the system and all hard disk drives have been detected the Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the Ctrl S or F4 key to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on S...

Page 128: ...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 129: ...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 130: ...e CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup Chapter 4 Supported Software Important You must first install Microsoft DirectX 9 0C and Microsoft s NET version 1 1 Framework prio...

Page 131: ... default menu that will appear is the Chipset Drivers menu If in any case it is not click the CHIPSET icon that is on the left side of the autorun screen 1 Click Microsoft DirectX 9 0C on the main menu 2 Read the license agree ment then click I accept the agreement Click Next ...

Page 132: ...132 4 Supported Software 4 Click Finish Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect 3 You are now ready to install DirectX Click Next ...

Page 133: ... GRAPHICS icon 1 Click Microsoft s NET version 1 1 Framework on the main menu 2 Click Yes to install the Framework package 3 Setup is currently installing the files onto your com puter Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation Restart the system to allow the new driver installation to take effect ...

Page 134: ...the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install the driver After all files have been ex tracted click Next 3 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 1 Click ULi M1575 South Bridge Drivers on the main menu ...

Page 135: ...5 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click OK Restarting the system will allow the new driver installation to take effect 4 Select the driver you want to install then click Next Setup will now install the driver ...

Page 136: ...S icon The CD provides both nVidia and ATI drivers Select the driver according to the graphics card you are using nVidia GForce Driver for WinXP 2K 1 Click nVidia GForce Driver for WinXP 2K on the main menu Read the license agree ment then click I accept the terms in the license agreement Click Next ...

Page 137: ...een to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ATI Radeon Driver for WinXP 2K 1 Click ATI Radeon Driver for WinXP 2K on the main menu Click Install to install to the destination folder or click Browse to select another folder 2 The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install the driver After all files have been ex tracted click Next ...

Page 138: ...138 4 Supported Software 3 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 4 Read the license agree ment then click Yes 5 Select the component you want to install then click Next ...

Page 139: ...139 4 Supported Software 6 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 140: ...On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 1 Click Realtek High Definition Audio Drivers on the main menu 2 Setup is now preparing the installation wizard Click Next to continue 3 Setup will now install the driver Click Next ...

Page 141: ...rted Software 4 Setup is now configuring the new software installa tion 5 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 142: ...re Marvell LAN Driver On the left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 1 Click Marvell LAN Drivers on the main menu 3 Setup will now install the driver Click Next 2 Setup is now preparing the installation wizard ...

Page 143: ...143 4 Supported Software 4 Click Finish 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 144: ... Teamming Application On the left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 1 Click Marvell Teamming Application on the main menu 2 Setup is now preparing the installation wizard 3 Setup will now install the driver Click Next ...

Page 145: ...nse agree ment then click I accept the terms in the license agreement Click Next 5 The Readme Information contains important instal lation notes Before you proceed please read it carefully then click Next 6 Click Install to begin installation ...

Page 146: ...146 4 Supported Software 7 Click Finish 8 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 147: ...ing monitored If the settings 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 Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 1 Click ITE Smar t G...

Page 148: ...Click Next to add the program icon to the Program Folder 5 Click Finish Reboot the system for the driver to take effect 3 You are now ready to install Smart Guardian Click Next to install or click Browse to select another folder ...

Page 149: ...es 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 150: ...hen press Enter 3 Set the K8 Cool n Quiet Support field to Auto Chapter 5 Cool n QuietTechnology X DRAM Configuration X LDT PCI Bus Control X PCI Device Control FSB Bus Frequency LDT FSB Frequency Ratio CPU FSB Frequency Ratio CPU VID StartUp Value K8 Cool n Quiet Support x Cool n Quiet MAX FID CPU VID Control CPU VID Special Control DRAM Voltage Control SB PCIE Voltage NB Analog Voltage LDT Bus V...

Page 151: ... appropriate driver for the CPU that you are using 4 Press Esc to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save Exit Setup and press Enter 5 Type Y and press Enter 6 Reboot the system Step 3 Configure Power Management in Windows 1 On the Windows desktop click Start then select Control Panel 2 In Control Panel double click the Power Options icon ...

Page 152: ...152 5 Cool n Quiet Technology 3 In the Power Schemes tab select Minimal Power Management under the Power schemes section then click OK ...

Page 153: ... not fault tolerant A failed disk will result in data loss in the disk array RAID 1 Mirroring Disk Array with Fault Tolerance RAID 1 copies and maintains an identical image 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 ...

Page 154: ...s that appear as a single disk on the operating system Settings To enable the RAID function the following settings are required 1 Connect Serial ATA drives 2 Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS 3 Configure RAID in the ULI RAID BIOS and or Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS 3 Install RAID driver Step 1 Connect Serial ATA Drives SATA 1 4 supported by ULI M1575 chip SATA 5 8 supported by Sil 3114 chip Refer to...

Page 155: ...ed the Serial ATA drives and con nected the data cables otherwise you won t be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility Serial ATA Controller X Advanced SATA Feature Onboard PCIe LAN1 Onboard PCIe LAN2 Sil3114 S ATA RAID Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Device Control Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe ...

Page 156: ...X RAID Function SATA Mode Select Power Down SATA PHY Disabled Emulated PATA Mode Always On Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Support SATA RAID Function 6 Press Esc to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save Exit Setup and press Enter 7 Type Y and press Enter 8 Reboot the system ...

Page 157: ...o the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save Exit Setup and press Enter 5 Type Y and press Enter 6 Reboot the system Serial ATA Controller X Advanced SATA Feature Onboard PCIe LAN1 Onboard PCIe LAN2 Sil3114 S ATA RAID Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Device Control Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6...

Page 158: ... 2000 on RAID configured drives you will need the provided RAID driver floppy diskette If you are installing the driver on existing Windows XP or Windows 2000 install the corresponding RAID driver that is in the provided CD Installing ULI RAID Driver While in the Process of Installing Win dows XP or Windows 2000 The steps below will instruct you on installing the RAID driver while in the process o...

Page 159: ...int 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 Silicon Image controller Press Enter to install the driver 6 If you need to install other devices please do so at this time otherwise please proceed to the next step 7 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete...

Page 160: ...ecially while creating 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 special attention to this warning because there is no way of recovering back the data ...

Page 161: ...ing to the selected operating mode then sends the final frames out to the display device The result will be a complete frame rendered at up to twice the performance of a single graphics card Features Regardless of the type of operating mode used the completed frames from both GPUs are sent to the Compositing Engine on the CrossFire Edition graphics card which then sends them on to the display devi...

Page 162: ...ossFire Edition graphics card 2 One standard PCI Express Radeon X850 or Radeon X800 graphics card The Radeon X850 CrossFire Edition card works with any standard PCI Express Radeon X850 graphics card Radeon X850 PRO Radeon X850 XT or Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition from ATI or any of its partners including cards previously sold The Radeon X800 CrossFire Edition card works with any standard PCI Expr...

Page 163: ...chnology The PCI Express Slots X PCIE1 and PCIE4 are PCI Express x16 slots In both CrossFire mode and Single VGA mode each x16 slot oper ates at x16 bandwidth PCIE2 and PCIE3 are PCI Express x1 slots PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 ...

Page 164: ...he screw of the bracket that is opposite the PCIE1 slot then remove the bracket PCIE1 3 Align the CrossFire Edition graphics card Master above the PCIE1 slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot CrossFire Edition graphics card 4 Secure the graphics card with the screw you removed in step 2 ...

Page 165: ...ed in the slot Standard PCI Express graphics card 7 Secure the graphics card with the screw you removed in step 5 8 The CrossFire Edition graphics card comes with a cable Plug the cable connector to a connector on the CrossFire Edition graphics card as shown below PCIE4 5 Remove the screw of the bracket that is opposite the PCIE4 slot then remove the bracket ...

Page 166: ...or to a display device Plug to display device 10 Connect auxiliary power source from the power supply unit to the graphics cards 11 Install the graphics cards drivers then restart the system for the drivers to take effect 12 When you enter the operating system you will no tice the ATI Catalyst Control Center icon added onto your desktop Double click this icon ...

Page 167: ...CrossFire The CrossFire Settings screen will appear on the main window Click Enable CrossFire then click Yes to continue 15 The screen on the right indicates that CrossFire has been enabled Make sure to restart the PC for CrossFire to take effect 13 Click the View tab then select Custom View ...

Page 168: ...de consists of a single long beep Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent ty...

Page 169: ...te fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is 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...

Page 170: ...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 171: ...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 172: ...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 173: ... 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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