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Installing the Motherboard

Connecting Optional Devices

Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional
devices:

Pin

Signal Name

F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio header

This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-
out ports for easier access.

1

AUD_MIC

Front Panel Microphone input signal

2

AUD_GND

Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits

3

AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone Power

4

AUD_VCC

Fi5V used by Analog Audio Circuits

5

AUD_F_R

Right Channel audio signal to Front Panel

6

AUD_RET_R

Right Channel Audio signal to Return from Front Panel

7

REVD

Reserved

8

Key

No Pin

9

AUD_F_L

Left Channel Audio signal to Front Panel

10

AUD_RET_L

Left Channel Audio signal to Return from Front Panel

Pin

Signal Name          Function

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Page 3: ...nd found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful inter ference to radio comm...

Page 4: ... Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 3 Using BIOS Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Soft ware Chapter 5 SIS965LSATARAID Setup Guide Describes features of the motherboard Describes insta...

Page 5: ...pers 8 Checking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 Connecting Case Components 10 FrontPanelHeader 12 InstallingHardware 13 Installing the Processor 13 Installing Memory Modules 15 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM SATAHard Drive 18 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive 20 Installing Add on Cards 21 Connecting Optional Devices 23 ConnectingI ODevices 26 Chapter 3 27 27 27 27 27 Using BIOS 27 About ...

Page 6: ...pter 4 3 9 3 9 3 9 3 9 3 9 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 39 About the Software CD ROM 39 Auto installing underWindows 2000 XP 39 Running Setup 40 ManualInstallation 42 UtilitySoftwareReference 42 Chapter 5 43 43 43 43 43 SIS965LSATARAIDSetupGuide 43 Introduction for SiS965LSATARAID Function 43 Features 43 Support Operating Systems 43 WhatisRAID 43 Installing Software Drivers 44 BIOSUtilityOperation ...

Page 7: ...bridge supports integrated Host to PCI Express Bridge compliant with PCI Express Spec 1 0a Plus SiS MuTIOL a high bandwidth and mature tech nology is incorporated to connect SiS761GX and SiS965L MuTIOL Media I O together The SiS965L Southbridge on this motherboard supports Hi Precision Event Timer HPET for Microsoft Windows with multiple DMA bus architecture that supports isochronous request and c...

Page 8: ...ink Ensures Concurrency of Upstream down Stream Data Transfer with 1 2 GB s Band width Compliant with PCI 2 3 specification supporting up to 6 PCI masters Compliant with PCI Express 1 0a Compliant with Serial ATA 1 0 specification Supports Dual IDE Master Slave Controller supports Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 Integrated USB 2 0 Controller supporting up to eight ports This motherboard uses socket AM2 th...

Page 9: ...ree analog line level stereo input with 5 bit volume control Line in CD AUX Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 audio requirements Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without prior notice BIOS Firmware The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters CPU and memory ti...

Page 10: ...4 IntroducingtheMotherboard Motherboard Components ...

Page 11: ...d 24 Pin ATX Power connector 6 FDD1 Floppy Disk Drive connector 7 IDE1 Primary IDE connector 8 IDE2 Secondary IDE connector 9 F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers 10 SATA1 2 Serial ATA connectors 11 PANEL1 Front panel switch LED header 12 SYS_FAN1 System Fan connector 13 SPK1 Speaker header 14 CLR_CMOS1 Clear CMOS jumper 15 PCI1 2 32 bit add on card slots 16 CNR1 CNR slot 17 SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header 1...

Page 12: ...6 IntroducingtheMotherboard Memo ...

Page 13: ...re that your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard supports one floppy controller and four enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend to install Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the mot...

Page 14: ... than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations show a 2 pin jumper When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT SHORT OPEN Do not overtighten the scre...

Page 15: ... Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting default CLR_CMOS1 3 pin Clear CMOS 1 2 CLEAR CMOS 2 3 NORMAL Before clearing the CMOS make sure to turn off the system 1 CLR_CMOS1 To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS we recom mend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Optimal Defaults and then Save Changes and Exit ...

Page 16: ...at the 20 pin and 24 pin power cables can both be connected to the PWR1 connector With the 20 pin power cable just align the 20 pin power cable with the pin 1 of the PWR1 connector However using 20 pin power cable may cause the system to become unbootable or unstable because of insufficient electricity A minimum power of 300W is recommended for a fully configured system With ATX v2 x power supply ...

Page 17: ...ound 2 12V Power 12V 3 Sense Sense 4 Control Control Pin Signal Name Function 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 Ground Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 4 12V 3 12V 2 Ground 1 Ground SYS_FAN1 FAN Power Connectors 1 GND System Ground 2 12V Po...

Page 18: ...ge waiting indication Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive For the LED to function properly an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI hard drive activity LED connector Pin Signal Name Funct...

Page 19: ...motherboard or changing the settings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not over clock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed This motherboard has an Socket AM2 When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor an...

Page 20: ...our retention legs of the cooling fan into place 5 Flip the levers over to lock the heat sink in place and connect the CPU cooling Fan power cable to the CPUFAN connector This completes the installation CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm...

Page 21: ...DR2 800 400 MHz DDR2 533 266 MHz DDR2 667 333 MHz DDR2 400 200 MHz Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM only 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 3 Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installe...

Page 22: ...322h DDR2 533 DRx8 DRx8 2T 0034_2F2Fh X011_1322h DRx8 SRx16 DDR2 533 SRx16 DRx8 2T 0038_2F2Fh X011_1322h DRx8 SRx8 DDR2 533 SRx8 DRx8 2T 0037_2F2Fh X011_1322h DDR2 667 Any 1T 0020_2020h X011_1222h SRx16 SRx16 SRx16 SRx8 DDR2 667 SRx8 SRx16 2T 0020_2020h X011_1322h DDR2 667 SRx8 SRx8 2T 0030_2020h X011_1322h DDR2 667 DRx8 DRx8 2T 002B_2020h X011_1322h DRx8 SRx16 DDR2 667 SRx16 DRx8 2T 002C_2020h X0...

Page 23: ... 5PB42 D9DCD Ramaxel ELPIDA E5116AF 5C E SAMSUNG K4T56083QF SAMSUNG K4T51083QB GCD5 512 MB TwinMOS ELPIDA E5108AB 5C E APACER ELPIDA E5108AB 5C E GEIL A016E2864T2AG8AKT5H120001 Hynix HY5P512821 F C4 Infineon HY818T512800AF3733344539 Kingmax KKEA88E4AAKKG 37 PQI PQB2648D38R SAMSUNG K4T51083QC SAMSUNG K4T51083QB GCD5 DDR2 533 1 GB UMAX U2S12D30TP 5C Infineon HYS64T325001HU 3 A 256 MB Ramaxel 5NB31 D...

Page 24: ...escribes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD ROM drive About IDE Devices Your motherboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface IDE1 and IDE2 An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard You must orient the cable connector so that the pin1 color edge of the cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I O port connector IDE1 Primary ...

Page 25: ...s Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives To install the Serial ATA SATA hard drives use the SATA cable that supports the Serial ATA protocol This SATA cable comes with an SATA power cable You can connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard SATA cable optional SATA power cable optional Refer to the illustration below for proper installation This mother...

Page 26: ...rive The motherboard has a floppy diskette drive FDD1 interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives You can install a 5 25 inch drive and a 3 5 inch drive with various capacities The floppy diskette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5 25 inch drive and another type of connector for a 3 5 inch drive You must orient the cable connect...

Page 27: ...ripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards which for the most part is a supplement of the older ISA bus standard The PCI slots on this board are PCI v2 3 compliant PCI E2 slot The PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 0a as well Before installing an add on card check the documentation for the card carefully If the car...

Page 28: ...o use 2 Install the edge connector of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapt ers you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on card ...

Page 29: ...e out ports for easier access 1 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal 2 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS MicrophonePower 4 AUD_VCC Filtered 5V used by Analog Audio Circuits 5 AUD_F_R Right Channel audio signal to Front Panel 6 AUD_RET_R RightChannelAudiosignaltoReturnfromFrontPanel 7 REVD Reserved 8 Key NoPin 9 AUD_F_L Left Channel Audio signal to Front Panel 10 AU...

Page 30: ...SB Port 1 Positive Signal 7 GND Ground 8 GND Ground 9 Key Nopin 10 USB_FP_OC0 Overcurrentsignal Pin Signal Name Function SATA1 2 Serial ATA connectors These connectors are use to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest date transfer rates 1 5 Gb s simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It elimi nates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register com...

Page 31: ...und 4 CDin_R CDInrightchannel SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header This is an optional header that provides an S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coxial connector Pin Signal Name Function 1 SPDIF SPDIF OUT Signal 2 5VA 5V analog power 3 Key No pin 4 GND Ground Pin Signal Name Function ...

Page 32: ...vices such as mice or fax modems Connect your monitor to the VGA port Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices The first jack is for stereo line in signal The second jack is for stereo line out signal The third jack is for micro phone Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network USB Ports Audio Ports This concludes...

Page 33: ...nagement features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to mak...

Page 34: ...Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc f f f f v02 54 C 1985 2005 American Mega trends Inc f Press DEL to enter SETUP Press the delete key to access the BIOS Setup Utility Move F10 Save Value Enter Select ESC Exit F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help f f f Standard CMOS Setup Advanced Setup Features Setup Power Management Setup PCI Plug and Play Setup BIOS Security Features C...

Page 35: ... AMINF340 EXE 040706 ROM 5 When the installation is complete remove the floppy diskette from the diskette drive and restart your computer If your motherboard has a Flash BIOS jumper reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being overwritten The computer will restart automatically Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility the main menu appears The main menu of the Setup Utility d...

Page 36: ...stem Date System Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility IDE Devices f Your computer has two IDE channel which can be installed with two or four devices Master and Slave In addition this motherboard supports two SATA cha...

Page 37: ... the main memory for the onboard VGA display application with several options Quick Boot Enabled If you enable this item the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of the power on test routines 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start up time Try Other Boot Device Yes ...

Page 38: ...OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled OnBoard USB Function Enabled USB Function For DOS Disabled Help Item Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller OnBoard Floppy Controller Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 2 serial port and to assign a port address OnBoard IR Port ...

Page 39: ... AC 97 audio chip OnBoard AC97 Modem Device Auto This item enables or disables the onboard AC97 Modem device Onboard LAN Device Enabled This item enables or disables the onboard Ethernet LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Enable this item if you want to execute the Boot ROM function of onboard LAN while starting the system OnBoard USB Function Enabled Enable this item if you plan to use the USB por...

Page 40: ...tem enters the power saving Suspend mode Suspend Time Out Disabled This sets the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes If the time selected passes without any system activity the computer will enter power saving Suspend mode Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system...

Page 41: ...display work and allows the use of a second display card installed in a PCI slot Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes If this item is enabled an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system You set this value to No to free up an IRQ PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value Press Esc to return to the main m...

Page 42: ... Change Supervisor Password Press Enter You can select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password CPU PnP Setup This item helps you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU The system will automatically detect the type of installed CPU and make the appropriate adjust ments to the items on this page Help Item CMOS Setup Utility ...

Page 43: ...m Hardware Monitor Smart Fan Function Press Enter Vcore 1 360V NB Vcore 1 808V VDIMM 1 824V CPU FAN Speed 5720 RPM System Fan Speed 0 RPM CPU Temperature 27 C 80 F SystemTemperature 21 C 69 F DIMM Voltage Adjust Function Normal This item enables or disables users to adjust DIMM voltage CPU Voltage Control Disabled This item enables or disables users to control CPU voltage mnlk Move F10 Save ESC Ex...

Page 44: ... Fan Speed CPU Temperature System Temperature Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Save Changes and Exit Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Save and Exit dialog box appears select OK to save and exit or select Cancel to return to the main menu Discard Changes and Exit Highlight this item a...

Page 45: ... file located in thesame directory as the software Before installing any software always inspect the folder forfiles named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may con tain important information that is not included in this manual The notice of Intel HD audio installation optional The Intel High Defi nition audio functionality unexpectedly quits working in Win dows Server 2003 S...

Page 46: ... such as Windows 98 2000 XP Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using In install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and then following the instructions on the screen Exit The EXIT button closes the Auto Setup window Application Tab Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD Read Me Tab Displays the path for a...

Page 47: ...ionsare recom mended 4 Click Next run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen appears 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation ...

Page 48: ...operating system subfolder If the driver you want to install does not have a setup program browse to the operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file README TXT or README DOC for information on installing the driver or software for your oper ating system Utility Software Reference All the utility software available from this page is Windows compliant They are provided only for the co...

Page 49: ...l ATA RAID drivers Support RAID function RAID 0 RAID 1 JBOD Support bootable disk Windows based RAID Utility software tool only support Windows XP and 2000 BIOS Utility Support Operating Systems Support Microsoft Windows 98 98SE ME 2000 Professional and Server XP What is RAID This section will give you an overview about the RAID system and introduce the basic background and glossary which you need...

Page 50: ...DE Controller Win2000 SiS Raid IDE Controller that appears on screen and then press the Enter key 5 Press Enter to continue with installation or if you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do so at this time Once all devices are specified Press Enter to continue with installation 6 From the Windows 2000 XP Setup screen press the Enter key Setup will now load all device files and ...

Page 51: ... the drives installed the BIOS will display the following Silicon Integrated Systems Corp RAID BIOS Setting Utility v0 XX c 2003 2005 Silicon Integrated Systems Corp All Rights Reserved Press Ctrl S to run BIOS Setting Utility 2 Press Ctrl S keys to display the SiS965L Utility Main Menu 3 You can press B key to select the boot disk on the 965L controller The yellow highlight will show on the disk ...

Page 52: ...ce follow these steps 1 Press A to start creating a RAID array 2 Press 2 and Enter to select RAID 0 3 You will have two selections to create a RAID 0 array The default value is 1 If you select 1 Auto Create you can create a RAID 0 array faster and easier The Blocksize will be selected by its default value 64K The result after creating will be show on step 8 Besides you also can select 2 Manual Cre...

Page 53: ...l be the SOURCE disk 6 Next you will see a message Split the SOURCE DISK x data to RAID disks Press N and Enter to create RAID 0 array only or press Y and Enter to split the data from source disk to other disks 7 Starting splitting action the following frame will be shown 8 After all steps finished press Q until escape the setup menu and RAID 0 array will be show on the top of the main frame ...

Page 54: ...ray SiS 965L 180 enables users to create Mirror arrays with 2 drives only To create a Mirror array follow these steps 1 Press A to start creating a RAID array 2 Press 3 and Enter to select Mirror 3 You will have two selections to create a RAID 1 array The default value is 1 If you select 1 Auto Create you can create a RAID 1 array faster and easier The result after creating will be show on step 7 ...

Page 55: ...ill be the SOURCE disk 5 Next you will see a message Duplicate the SOURCE DISK x data to RAID disks Press N and Enter to create RAID 1 array only or press Y and Enter to duplicate the data from source disk to mirror disk 6 Starting duplicating action the following frame will be showing 7 After all steps finished press Q until escape the setup menu and RAID 1 array will be show on the top of the ma...

Page 56: ...lections to create a JBOD array The default value is 1 If you select 1 Auto Create you can create a JBOD array faster and easier The result after creating will be show on step 5 Besides you also can select 2 Manual Create see following steps 1 SiS 180 enables users to create JBOD arrays with 2 3 or 4 drives 2 SiS965L only supports 2 SATA drivers to create a JBOD arrays 4 Use to select disk and pre...

Page 57: ...red message frame will show as the same age as the creation of the RAID 0 array Press Y and Enter to save changes 7 Once the array has been created you will need to FDISK and format the array as if it were a new single hard drive This concludes Chapter 5 ...

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