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Summary of Contents for LanParty UT RDX200 series

Page 1: ...System Board User s Manual 935 D200C1 000G 87730551 ...

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: ...nstallation System Board Layout System Memory CPU Jumper Settings Rear Panel I O Ports I O Connectors ATI CrossFireTechnology Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility ATI RAID BIOS Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares Drivers Utilities and Software Applications Installation Notes Appendix A System Error Messages Appendix B Troubleshooting 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 10 12 1...

Page 5: ... failures that arised from misuse of the product inability to use the product unauthorized replacement or alteration of components 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 circu...

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: ...m board and accessories 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...

Page 8: ...onctionne à la bande passante x1 1 slot PCI Express x1 3 slots PCI BIOS Compatible avec Award BIOS CMOS Reloaded Overclocking de CPU DRAM Contrôle du voltage de CPU DRAM Chipset Mémoire Flash 4Mbit Design à Haut Rendement Énergétique ACPI STR Suspend to RAM fonction Réveil Sur PS 2 Clavier Souris Réveil Sur USB Clavier Souris Eveil Sonnerie Réveil Par Le Réseau Minuterie RTC pour allumer le systèm...

Page 9: ... 2 et 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 Connecteurs Entrée Sortie 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 entré...

Page 10: ...tz arbeitet mit x1 Bandbreite 1 PCI Express x1 Steckplätze 3 PCI Einbauplätzen BIOS Kompatibilität mit Award BIOS CMOS Reloaded Die Frequenzerhöhung CPU DRAM Die Spannungserhöhung CPU DRAM Chipset Flash Speicher 4Mbit Energomisches Design ACPI STR Suspend to RAM funktion Wecken bei Betätigung PS 2 Tastatur Maus Wecken bei USB Tastatur Maus Wecken bei Klingeln und Wecken des Systems durch das Netzw...

Page 11: ... 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 und 2 RJ45 LAN Anschlüsse 6 USB 2 0 1 1 Anschlüsse Ein Ausgabe Steckverbinder 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 An...

Page 12: ...ot PCI Express x1 3 slots PCI BIOS Award BIOS CMOS Reloaded Subida de frecuencia de CPU DRAM Subida de voltaje de CPU DRAM Chipset Memoria Instante 4Mbitios Diseño Energia Eficiente ACPI STR Suspend to RAM función PS 2 Teclado Ratón de Wake On USB Teclado Ratón de Wake On Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Temporizador de RTC para encender el sistema Recuperación de Fracaso de Energía AC Funciones de Monitor...

Page 13: ... 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 I O Conectores 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 externa y micrófono int...

Page 14: ...îé ñïîñîáíîñòüþ x16 Ñëîò PCIE3 ðàáîòàåò ñ ïðîïóñêíîé ñïîñîáíîñòüþ x1 1 PCI ñëîòà Express x1 3 ñëîòà PCI BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS Award BIOS 4Mbit Flash Ïàìÿòü CMOS Reloaded Ïîâûøåíèå àñòîòû CPU DRAM Ïîâûøåíèå íàïðÿæåíèÿ CPU DRAM Chipset Ýíåðãîìè íûé Äèçàéí Ýíåðãîìè íûé Äèçàéí Ýíåðãîìè íûé Äèçàéí Ýíåðãîìè íûé Äèçàéí Ýíåðãîìè íûé Äèçàéí ACPI STR Suspend to RAM Àêòèâèçàöèÿ Íà Äâèæåíèå Ìûøè Àêòèâèçàöè...

Page 15: ...ïàíåëè Ïîðòû Ââîäà Âûâîäà I O çàäíåé ïàíåëè Ïîðòû Ââîäà Âûâîäà I O çàäíåé ïàíåëè Ïîðòû Ââîäà Âûâîäà I O çàäíåé ïàíåëè Ïîðòû Ââîäà Âûâîäà I O çàäíåé ïàíåëè 1 ìèíè DIN 6 PS 2 ïîðò äëÿ ìûøè 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 1 1 ïîðòà Ðàçúåìû Ââîäà Âûâîäà Ðàçúåìû Ââîäà ...

Page 16: ...ur 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets Supports dual channel 128 bit wide memory interface Supports up to 4GB system memory Supports PC2100 DDR266 PC2700 DDR333 and PC3200 DDR400 DDR SDRAM DIMM Supports x8 x16 non ECC unbuffered DIMMs up to 512Mb DDR devices Expansion Slots 2 PCI Express x16 slots CrossFire mode Each x16 slot operates at x8 bandwidth Single VGA mode PCIE1 slot operates at x16 bandwidth...

Page 17: ...ing Wake On LAN RTC timer to power on the system AC power failure recovery Hardware Monitor Monitors CPU system chipset temperature Monitors 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore Vbat 5Vsb Vchipset Vdram voltages Monitors the speed of the CPU fan Fan 2 and Fan 3 fan CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature during system boot up Onboard Audio Features Karajan audio module Realtek ALC882 8 channel High...

Page 18: ...Interface with RAID Four Serial ATA ports supported by the ATI SB450 chip LANPARTY UT RDX200 CF D only SATA speed up to 1 5Gb s RAID 0 and RAID 1 Four Serial ATA ports supported by the Silicon Image Sil 3114 chip LANPARTY UT RDX200 CF DR only SATA speed up to 1 5Gb s RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and RAID 5 IEEE 1394 Interface VIA VT6307 Supports two 100 200 400 Mb sec ports Rear Panel I O Ports 1 mini D...

Page 19: ...audio connector on the Karajan audio module 1 S PDIF connector for optical cable connection 1 IrDA connector 1 CIR connector 8 Serial ATA connectors LANPARTY UT RDX200 CF DR only 4 Serial ATA connectors LANPARTY UT RDX200 CF D only 2 IDE connectors 1 90o floppy connector 1 24 pin ATX power connector 1 8 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 4 pin 5V 12V power connector FDD type 1 front panel connector 5 f...

Page 20: ...tion section of the BIOS ATI CrossFireTM Technology ATI s CrossFire 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 accelerate your gaming performance and improve image quality PCI Express PCI Express is a high band...

Page 21: ...he BIOS utility to save load and name the 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 Karajan Audio Module The Karajan audio module at the rear I O panel supports 8 channel audio output via the audio jacks on the module It is also equipped with a CD in and front a...

Page 22: ...l bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps In addition to its high speed it also supports isochronous data transfer which is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real time 1394 supports both Plug and Play and hot plugging IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peri...

Page 23: ...tant If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 720mA Wake On LAN 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 Suspend mode you can power on the system ...

Page 24: ...nables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug and Play with operating systems that support OS 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 St...

Page 25: ...er Failure Recovery When power returns after an AC power failure you may choose to either power on the system manually let the system power on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs ...

Page 26: ...26 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Silicon Image Sil3114 and SATA 5 to SATA 8 are supported in the LANPARTY UT RDX200 CF DR model only ...

Page 27: ...in 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 reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer Refer to chapter 1 Sys...

Page 28: ...hannel 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 recommend using identical DIMMs Not all slots need to be populated DIMMs of the same memory co...

Page 29: ...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 30: ...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 31: ...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 32: ...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 33: ... 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 34: ...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 35: ... 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 36: ...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 37: ...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 38: ...ie BIOS Setting submenu and press Enter 6 Set the processor s clock to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock 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 39: ...use port Selecting 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 Integrated Peripherals submenu 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 40: ...cting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake 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 2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default 1 3 2 1 3 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...2 2 Hardware Installation S PDIF out Settings X JP52 2 3 On S PDIF out via ATI 1 2 On S PDIF out via ALC882 1 3 2 1 3 2 JP52 is used to select the controller that will send signal to the S PDIF out port ...

Page 43: ...ule 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 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 44: ... your computer prior 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 Setti...

Page 45: ...ctor at location 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 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 GND S PDIF in S PDI...

Page 46: ...woofer Rear R L Side R L Karajan Audio Module Karajan audio connector Karajan audio module If in any case you need to remove the Karajan audio module the steps below will guide you on how to install and uninstall the module To uninstall 1 The Karajan audio module is snapped through the system board via the module holder Pull the Karajan audio module upward The module holder will at the same time d...

Page 47: ...gs from the top through 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 Note The illustrations in this section are for reference only The color of the module holder may differ from the actual one ...

Page 48: ...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 system Side Right Left Jack Gray This jack is used to connect to the side lef...

Page 49: ...u 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 not ...

Page 50: ... on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to 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 BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard 1394 in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu PCI Device Control section of the BIOS Refer to chap ter 3 for more information IEEE 1394 W W 1394_...

Page 51: ...CN6 USB 5 6 of the 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 the system chassis then insert the connec tor 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 for more inform...

Page 52: ...oard Mouse The Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard 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 your power...

Page 53: ...88E8001 Gigabit PCI chip is at location CN6 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 54: ... 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 55: ... 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 drive you want to designate as Drive A If you are connecting another drive Drive B install the middle connector of the cable to the drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cabl...

Page 56: ...uring RAID on SATA 1 to SATA 4 1 Run the Award BIOS setup utility then go to the Genie BIOS Setting submenu PCI Device Control section of the BIOS 2 Select the Serial ATA ports you want enabled in the Onboard SATA Controller field 3 Set the Onboard SATA Type to RAID 4 Save and exit the BIOS then reboot the PC X Four Serial ATA ports supported by the ATI SB450 chip LANPARTY UT RDX200 CF D only SATA...

Page 57: ... in the process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives you will need the provided ATI RAID driver floppy diskette If you are installing the driver on existing Windows XP or Windows 2000 install the ATI Radeon Xpress 200 System Drivers that is in the provided CD For steps 1 to 5 refer to chapter 3 for more information For step 6 refer to chapter 4 for more inf...

Page 58: ...e Serial ATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device Configuring RAID The steps below describe configuring RAID on SATA 5 to SATA 8 1 Run the Award BIOS setup utility then go to the Genie BIOS Setting submenu PCI Device Control section of the BIOS 2 Select the Serial ATA ports you want enabled in the Onboard SATA Controller field 1 7 GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND SATA 7 J28 1 7 SATA 8 ...

Page 59: ... process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives you will need the provided Silicon Image Sil3114 RAID Drivers diskette If you are installing the driver on existing Windows XP or Windows 2000 install the Silicon Image Sil3114 RAID driver from the provided CD For steps 1 to 5 refer to chapter 3 for more information For step 6 refer to chapter 4 for more informa...

Page 60: ...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 61: ...0 hard drives We recommend that you use hard drives 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...

Page 62: ...ble bracket 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 serial devices BIOS Setting Configure the onboard serial port in the Integr...

Page 63: ... system 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 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 information CIR IrDA ...

Page 64: ...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 65: ...s LED will light when the system is in the standby mode Diagnostic LEDs LED 1 to LED 4 are diagnostic LEDs These LEDs will indicate the current condition of the system Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED Diagnostic LEDs System start up CPU detected DRAM detected VGA detected System boot up 1 System Condition 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 66: ...COM 5VDC COM 5VDC COM PWR_OK 5VSB 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 connect...

Page 67: ...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 68: ... 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 69: ...hus 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 19 20 ...

Page 70: ...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 71: ... 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 Reset Switch Power Switch ...

Page 72: ...e 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 Refer to the next section for information about CrossFire 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 Expres...

Page 73: ...esults from each GPU according 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 ...

Page 74: ...sFire 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 Expres...

Page 75: ...allation Bandwidth x1 x8 x8 The PCI Express Slots CrossFire Mode The illustration below shows the bandwidth of the PCI Express slots when in CrossFire mode X x16 PCI Express slot x1 PCI Express slot x16 PCI Express slot ...

Page 76: ...dware Installation Single VGA Mode The illustration below shows the bandwidth of the PCI Express slots when in Single VGA mode Bandwidth x1 x16 x1 X x16 PCI Express slot x1 PCI Express slot x16 PCI Express slot ...

Page 77: ... 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 5 Remove the screw of the bracket that is opposite the PCIE3 slot then remove the bracket PCIE3 ...

Page 78: ... down firmly until it is completely seated 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 the DMS connector of the CrossFire Edition graphics card as shown below DMS X ...

Page 79: ...he system press Del to enter the main menu of the Award BIOS 12 Select the Genie BIOS Setting submenu and press Enter a Set the Dual Slot Configuration field to Enabled b Set the GFX0 Link Width and GFX1 Link Width fields to x8 DVI I Dual Slot Configuration GFX0 Link Width GFX1 Link Width Enabled x8 x8 13 Save and exit the BIOS Power on the monitor first then restart the system so that Windows can...

Page 80: ...is icon 17 In the Graphics Settings menu left side of screen click CrossFire The CrossFire Settings screen will appear on the main window Click Enable CrossFire then click Yes to continue 18 The screen on the right indicates that CrossFire has been enabled Make sure to restart the PC for CrossFire to take effect 16 Click the View tab then select Custom View ...

Page 81: ...er explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appear on the 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 pressing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys...

Page 82: ...ate displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press ...

Page 83: ...Master and Secondary IDE Slave Move the cursor to a field then press Enter The following screen will appear Internal Phy SATA 1 Internal Phy SATA 2 Internal Phy SATA 3 and Internal Phy SATA 4 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 ...

Page 84: ...drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require 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 display...

Page 85: ...rror is detected during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors 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 o...

Page 86: ...86 3 BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 87: ...led will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 88: ...t sequence of the removable devices Move the cursor to this field then press Enter Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 89: ...oot sequence of the hard drives Move the cursor to this field then press Enter Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 90: ...settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default is Enabled which provides better performance by enabling cache Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test POST whenever the system is powered on The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items duri...

Page 91: ...een 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks When disabled the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number 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 ...

Page 92: ...AM 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 Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the d...

Page 93: ...en 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 94: ...itions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one PCIE GFX Core Payload Size The options are 16 Bytes 32 Bytes and 64 Bytes PCIE GPP Core Payload Size The options are 16 Bytes 32 ...

Page 95: ...is used to enable the software to remap the physical memory to an address higher than 00E0 H W Memory Hole Remapping This field is used to enable the hardware to remap the physical memory to an address higher than 00E0 System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the r...

Page 96: ... Peripherals South OnChip IDE Device The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 97: ...five modes 0 default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your 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 Primary Master S...

Page 98: ...led 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 the password you would like to use to power on the system in the...

Page 99: ...for a few seconds and install it back before 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 s...

Page 100: ...r IrDA peripheral device must be within a 30o angle and within a distance of 1 meter UR2 Duplex Mode Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving 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 ...

Page 101: ...d only in operating systems that support ACPI Currently only Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP sup ports this function When this field is enabled the system will ignore the settings in the HDD Power Down field If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the field below ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enab...

Page 102: ...n mode according to the power saving time selected the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Video Off Option Always On The system BIOS will never turn off the screen Suspend Off The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode All Modes Off The screen is off when the system is in the Doze Standby or Suspend mode Video Off Method This determines the man...

Page 103: ... you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system PowerOn by PCI Card Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card us...

Page 104: ...em will power on when power returns RTC Alarm Resume 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 system is being accessed by incoming calls or the net work prior to the time set in the field the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power ...

Page 105: ... identical to this one Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize PCI Express or PCI first when the system boots PCIEx When the system boots it will first initialize the PCI Express x16 graphics card PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatical...

Page 106: ... 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 PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA The settings on the...

Page 107: ...USB devices and an ISA slot requires an IRQ set this field to Disabled The IRQ previously occupied by the USB device will be available for the ISA slot PCI Latency Timer CLK 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 access to the bus comes w...

Page 108: ...ect the CPU temperature that will allow the CPU fan to rotate at full speed CPUFan Turn Off If CPUTemp This field is used to select the CPU temperature that will allow the CPU fan to rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed Note 1 If the CPU temperature runs between the highest set in the CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp field and lowest set in the CPUFan Turn Off If CPUTemp field temperature ...

Page 109: ...ure the system will automatically adjust Fan 2 s speed according to the temperature 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 temperatu...

Page 110: ... are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one DRAM Configuration 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 ...

Page 111: ...e Tras This field is used to select the minimum time RAS takes to read from and write to a memory cell RAS to CAS Delay Trcd When DRAM refreshes both rows and columns are addressed separately This field is used to select the delay time from RAS Row Address Strobe to CAS Column Address Strobe when reading and writing to the same bank The lesser the clock cycle the faster the DRAM s performance Row ...

Page 112: ...ctive or auto refresh of the same bank Row Refresh Cyc Time Trfc This field is used to select the row refresh cycle time Auto refresh active to RAS active or RAS to auto refresh similar to Trc Read to Write Delay Trwt This field is used to select the read to write delay time Although this is not a DRAM specified timing parameter it is related to the routing latencies on the clock forwarded bus Thi...

Page 113: ...ronous latency time Read Preamble Time This field is used to select the time prior 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 DLL Disable The options are Auto Enable and Disable R W Queue B...

Page 114: ...s 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 Bypass Max This field is used to select the number of times the first entry in DCQ can be bypassed in arbitration before the arbiter choice is disallowed 32 Byte Granularity This field is used to determine whether the burst counter should be enabled to...

Page 115: ...y of the link s transmitter clock PCIE Reset Delay This field is used to enable or disable the reset delay of the PCI Express slot PCI Device Control Move the cursor to this field then press Enter The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Onboard Azalia Audio Auto The system automatically detects the onboard audio Disabled Disables the onboard ...

Page 116: ... onboard IEEE 1394 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 AMD 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 utilization status When the CPU s task slows down the system effectively lowers power consumption by changing its CPU s...

Page 117: ...e better system performance LDT Bus Frequency This field is used to select the maximum bus frequency of the link s transmitter clock Dual Slot Configuration CrossFire requires using two graphics cards If you are using this feature set this field to Enabled GFX0 Link Width The options are x1 x2 x4 x8 x12 and x16 GFX1 Link Width The options are x1 x2 x4 x8 and x12 NB SB Port Configuration This field...

Page 118: ...able current may be supplied to the system board causing damage NB MEM The options are 1 8V and 1 9V NB_ 1 2V A The options are 1 2V 1 3V 1 4V and 1 5V NB_ 1 2V HT The options are 1 2V 1 3V 1 4V and 1 5V NB_ 1 2V Core The options are 1 2V 1 3V 1 4V and 1 5V CPU Core Voltage This field will show the CPU s current voltage LDT Bus Voltage This field will show the LDT bus voltage Chipset Voltage This ...

Page 119: ...e scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CMOS Reloaded is especially helpful to overclockers who often go through the tiresome trial and error process of repeatedly changing the BIOS settings to come up with the most ideal overclocked setting By being able to save and load the settings it eliminates the tedious ...

Page 120: ... Last Bootable Setting If during the trial and error process the setting resulted to the system 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 ...

Page 121: ...ing Bank Last BIOS Setting This option will save the last saved BIOS setting 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 B...

Page 122: ... 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 123: ...e Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press Enter Type Y and press Enter to load the Setup default values ...

Page 124: ...rompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters 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 T...

Page 125: ...s only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied Use the arrow keys to highlight Set User Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters 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 promp...

Page 126: ...nter Type Y and press Enter The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 127: ...have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press Enter Type Y and press Enter The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simulta neously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 128: ...o RAID Integrated Peripher als submenu South OnChip PCI Device section Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS 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 ...

Page 129: ...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 130: ...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 131: ...ystem board Insert the 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 prior to installing any d...

Page 132: ...ert the CD the 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 Click I accept the agreement then click Next ...

Page 133: ...133 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 134: ...de of 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 extracted click Next 3 Read the license agreement then click Yes 1 Click ATI Radeon Xpress 200 System Drivers on the main menu ...

Page 135: ...135 4 Supported Software 5 Setup will now install the ATI WDM driver 6 Setup will now install the ATI south bridge driver 4 Select the component you want to install then click Next ...

Page 136: ...ted Software 8 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 7 Windows will now configure the ATI Catalyst Control Center ...

Page 137: ...ick the GRAPHICS icon 1 Click Microsoft s NET Version 1 1 Framework on the main menu 2 Click Yes to install the driver 3 Click ATI Radeon Driver for WinXP 2K on the main menu 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 138: ...run screen click the AUDIO icon 1 Click Realtek High Definition Audio Drivers on the main menu 2 The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install the audio driver Click Next to continue 3 Setup is intalling and configuring the new software installation ...

Page 139: ...139 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 140: ... Network Drivers On the left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 1 Click Marvell LAN Drivers on the main menu 3 You are now ready to install the driver Click Next 2 Setup is now preparing the installation wizard ...

Page 141: ...141 4 Supported Software 4 Click Finish 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 142: ...atically install the RAID drivers If you are in the process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives you will need the provided ATI RAID driver floppy diskette If you are installing the driver on existing Windows XP or Windows 2000 install the ATI Radeon Xpress 200 System Drivers that is in the provided CD For steps 1 to 5 refer to chapter 3 for more informatio...

Page 143: ...ert a floppy disk containing the RAID driver Insert the ATI RAID Drivers diskette 5 Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select the ATI 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 installation Installing the RAID Driver on E...

Page 144: ...s up 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 Serial ATA drives 6 Install the Silicon Image RAID driver If you are in the process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives you will need the provided Silicon Image Sil3114 RAID Drivers diskette If yo...

Page 145: ...hile in the Process of Installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 The steps below will instruct you on installing the RAID driver while in the process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives 1 Start Windows Setup by booting from the installation CD 2 Press F6 when prompted at the beginning of Windows setup 3 Press S to select Specify Additional Device 4 At this poi...

Page 146: ... into a CD ROM drive 2 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 3 Click Silicon Image RAID Drivers A readme screen which contains the RAID drivers installation instructions will appear 4 Follow the installation instructions to complete installation 5 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: ...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 151: ...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 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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