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Installing the Motherboard

1. Open the chassis and then remove the slot bracket from the case where you will be
     installing the expansion cards.
2. Install your graphics card in the proper slot by pressing the card firmly into the
      slot.
3. Drive in the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.
4. Replace your computer’s chassis cover.
5.   Power on the computer, if necessary, set up BIOS utility of expansion card from
      BIOS.
6.   Install related driver to complete the installation.

Installing two graphics cards

Follow these instructions to install add-on cards:

             

Express Graphics cards at hand, set them up onto PCIEX1 and PCIEX3 slots si-

Notes:   

1. The two PCIEX16 (x16 and x4 mode) slots run in two modes. With only one

            

  PCI Express Graphics card, install it onto PCIEX1 slot by default. Having two PCI

               

  multaneously.

         

 2.     The Scalable D.G.E. supports a four-monitor configuration when PCIEX1 slot and

              

PCIEX3 slot are working simultaneously.

3.Please note that the graphics card driver supports Windows 2000/XP only.
4.Make sure to connect a 4-pin ATX power cable to the ATX4P1; otherwise,

the system will be unstable.

Summary of Contents for 965PLT-A

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Page 3: ...tested and 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 reason able protection against harmful interference in...

Page 4: ...adian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consist...

Page 5: ...Checking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 Connecting Case Components 10 Front Panel Connector 12 InstallingHardware 13 Installing the Processor 13 Installing Memory Modules 15 Installing a Hard Di...

Page 6: ...36 Boot Features 38 Exit 39 Chapter 4 41 41 41 41 41 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 41 AbouttheSoftwareCD ROM 41 Auto installing underWindows 2000 XP 41 Running Setup 42 ManualInstallation 44 UtilitySof...

Page 7: ...r 10 7 GB s in dual channel interleaved mode assuming DDR2 667 In addition two PCI E slots for Graph ics Interface is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 1 The ICH7 Southb...

Page 8: ...CPU to access the entire 64 GB of the GMCH s memory address space 2 GB s point to point Direct Media Interface DMI to ICH7 1 GB s each direction Supports 256 Mb 512 Mb and 1 Gb DDR2 technologies for...

Page 9: ...expansion options Expansion Options Two PCI E slots for Graphics Interface One PCI Express x1 slot Three 32 bit PCI v2 3 compliant slots One 40 pin IDE connector that supports two IDE devices One flop...

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

Page 11: ...Serial ATA connectors 8 USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers 9 PANEL1 Front panel switch LED header 10 IDE1 Primary IDE channel 11 FDD1 Floppy diskette drive connector 12 SYSFAN1 System cooling fan connecto...

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

Page 13: ...motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indicators and switches on the system case Make sure that your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard...

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 jumpe...

Page 15: ...e following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers Pin 1 is labeled Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting default JP1 3 pin CLEAR CMOS 1 2 CLEAR CMOS 2 3 NORMAL Before cl...

Page 16: ...cable Users please note that the 20 pin and 24 pin power cables can both be connected to the ATX1 connector With the 20 pin power cable just align the 20 pin power cable with the pin 1 of the ATX1 co...

Page 17: ...Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V ATX12V1 ATX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 COM...

Page 18: ...R SLP MSG LED 3 HD_LED_N HarddiskLED 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch 7 RST_SW_P ResetSwitch 9 RSVD Reserved 4 FP PWR SLP MSG LED 6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch 8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch 10 Key No pin MSG LED dual colo...

Page 19: ...herboard 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...

Page 20: ...lever CPU is locked completely F Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU G Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard H Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fa...

Page 21: ...rap when you handle the modules Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIM...

Page 22: ...3110A1B0Z Elixir M2U25664TUH4A0F 37B Kingston KVR533D2N4 256MB Ramaxel RML 1040M28D5F 533 AENEON AET660UD00 370A98X Kingston KVR533D2N4 512MB SAMSUNG M378T6553BGO CD5 Apacer ELPIDA E5108AB 5C E DDR2 5...

Page 23: ...therboard supports four high data transfer SATA II ports with each runs up to 3 0 Gb s To get better system performance we recommend users connect the CD ROM to the IDE channel and set up the hard div...

Page 24: ...ng the single end to the onboard floppy connector connect the remaining plugs on the other end to the floppy drives correspondingly Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive The motherboard has a floppy disk...

Page 25: ...PCIEX2 slot will be disabled when PCIEX3 slot is installed This motherboard is equipped with three standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expans...

Page 26: ...ver to complete the installation Installing two graphics cards Follow these instructions to install add on cards Express Graphics cards at hand set them up onto PCIEX1 and PCIEX3 slots si Notes 1 The...

Page 27: ...Panel Microphone input signal 2 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits 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 Right...

Page 28: ...nfrared ports allow the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers SATA1 4 Seri...

Page 29: ...Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer optional to the Network USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Audio Ports optional Use the three audio jacks to connect...

Page 30: ...ctively In addition all of the 3 ports B C and E provide users with both right left channels individually Users please refer to the following note for specific port function definition A Center Woofer...

Page 31: ...t 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 explanation...

Page 32: ...mand ROMFileName and press Enter EX FlashIT File Name FD ALL MC 7 When the installation is complete remove the floppy diskette from the diskette drive and restart your computer If your motherboard has...

Page 33: ...ected by the system at start up time These are display only field You can not make changes to this field System Time System Date The System Time and Date items show the current date and time on the co...

Page 34: ...e PCI slot device will be configured with choice be cause PnP ISA Cards if present are assigned the available resources before PCIdevice Select Boot Device Select Screen SelectItem Select f SubMenu Se...

Page 35: ...n This item shows the Numlock key state at the system start up time Zip Emulation Type FDD Use this item to emulate the Zip into the form of FDD or HDD FDD Controller Enabled This item allows you to e...

Page 36: ...Disable No Configuration Enable User Configuration Auto EFI OS chooses configuration Advanced InsydeH20 Setup Utility Realtek LAN Enabled This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN Se...

Page 37: ...two devices Master and Slave In addition this motherboard supports two SATA channels Primary and Secondary and each channel allows one SATA device to be installed Use these items to configure each de...

Page 38: ...to select the USB drive devices Press Esc to return to the Advanced Features page Press Esc to return to the Advanced Features page f Disable this option when a USB2 0 drive is not available Advanced...

Page 39: ...you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals used when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed Disabled gives faster performance and En abled gives more stable performance RAM RA...

Page 40: ...ng SMP for systems allowing support for up to 60 processors fPerformance Support Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen Advanced Press Esc to return to the Advanc...

Page 41: ...ected temperature System Health Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen Advanced InsydeH20 Setup Utility System Health CPU Temperature 23 Degree SystemTemperature...

Page 42: ...assword has been set if the password has been installed Enabled displays If not Disabled displays This option defines power information about your system These items control various CPU parameters Pow...

Page 43: ...ble or disable PS2 Mouse activity to wake up the system from a power saving mode Resume By USB S3 Disabled This item allows users to enable or disable USB activity to wake up the system from a power s...

Page 44: ...This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item...

Page 45: ...or a specific option select and display that option and then press F9 Load Custom Defaults This option opens a dialog box that lets you install custom defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup U...

Page 46: ...40 Using BIOS Memo...

Page 47: ...der Windows 2000 XP When you insert the CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive the autorun feature will automatically bring up the install screen The screen has three buttons on it Setup Browse CD and Exit I...

Page 48: ...such as Windows 2000 XP Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using In installing the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and then f...

Page 49: ...ns are recommended 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 inst...

Page 50: ...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 informa...

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