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Page 3: ...quency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful inter ference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur i...

Page 4: ...nadian 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 consis...

Page 5: ...Jumpers 8 Checking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 Connecting Case Components 10 Front Panel Header 12 Installing Hardware 13 Installing the Processor 13 Installing Memory Modules 14 Installing a...

Page 6: ...Control 38 Load Default Settings 39 Supervisor Password 39 User Password 40 Save Exit Setup 41 Exit Without Saving 41 Chapter 4 43 43 43 43 43 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 43 About the Software CD ROM...

Page 7: ...mum memory size of 32 GB One PCI Express x16 slot intended for Graphics Interface is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 2 0 The SB600 Southbridge supports three PCI slots w...

Page 8: ...x4 A Link Express II interface PCI Express 1 0a compliant for connection to an AMD Southbridge Supports one PCI Express x16 for Graphics Interface fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification...

Page 9: ...and remote wake up support Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller for PCI ExpressTM Applica tions Integrated 10 100 transceiver Wake on LAN and remote wake up support Integrated I O The motherboard has...

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

Page 11: ...P BIOS flash protect jumper 10 F_PANEL Front panel switch LED header 11 USBPWR_F Front Panel USB Power Select Jumper 12 F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers 13 SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header 14 CD_IN Analog aud...

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

Page 13: ...case Make sure that your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard supports two enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that...

Page 14: ...rd jumpers to set system configuration options Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations show a...

Page 15: ...lecting the 5VSB function 3 It is required that users place the USBPWR_F USBPWR_R cap onto 2 3 pin rather than 1 2 pin as default if you want to wake up the com puter by USB PS2 KB Mouse Front Panel U...

Page 16: ...t the case speaker cable to SPK 4 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL 5 Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN1 6 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector...

Page 17: ...12V Power Connector ATX_POWER1 ATX 24 pin Power Connector 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Ground 15 COM 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 COM 6 5V 18 COM 7 Ground 19 COM 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V...

Page 18: ...er on off signal at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on off signal Power Sleep Message waiting LED Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single or dual color front panel mou...

Page 19: ...reliabil ity of the system and introduce errors into your system Over clocking can permanently damage the motherboard by generating excess heat in components that are run beyond the rated limits Befor...

Page 20: ...d heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink supplied The form and size...

Page 21: ...ot 5 Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 6 Install any remaining DIMM mod...

Page 22: ...ung M378T6553BGO CD5 Infineon HYS64T128920HU 3 7 A PQI MEABR421LA0106 UMAX UMAX U2S12D30TP 5C 256 MB Infineon HYS64T32400HU 3S A A DATA M2OAD5G3H3166I1C52 AU512E667C5KBGC AU512E667C5KBGY APOGEE AU5108...

Page 23: ...ove QVL table for reference Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM SATA Hard Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD ROM drive About IDE Devices Your mo...

Page 24: ...e motherboard SATA cable optional SATA power cable optional Refer to the illustration below for proper installation This motherboard does not support the Hot Plug function 1 Attach either cable end to...

Page 25: ...Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Speci fication revision 2 0 PCI1 3 Slots This motherboard is equipped with three standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Comp...

Page 26: ...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 w...

Page 27: ...PORT1R 4 PRESENCE 5 PORT2R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 KEY Pin Signal Name 9 PORT2L 10 SENSE2_RETURN Pin Signal Name SATA1 4 Serial ATA connectors These connectors are used to support the new Seria...

Page 28: ...er 2 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 3 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Negative Signal 4 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Negative Signal 5 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Positive Signal 6 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Positive Signal 7 GND Grou...

Page 29: ...ial Port Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or COM fax modems LAN Port Optional USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Use this port to connect to an external SATA box...

Page 30: ...24 InstallingtheMotherboard Memo...

Page 31: ...agement 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 expla...

Page 32: ...herals Power Management Setup PCI PnP Setup PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control Load Default Settings Supervisor Password User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving f f Enter Select KEY...

Page 33: ...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...

Page 34: ...operties utility IDE Devices f Your computer has one IDE channel which can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave In addition this motherboard supports two SATA channels and each channe...

Page 35: ...computer 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Use this item to set the onboard SATA IDE channel to be disabled IDE or RAID Press Esc to return to the Standard CMOS Setup page Type Auto Use this item to configu...

Page 36: ...le this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly Boot Up Numlock Status On This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started APIC...

Page 37: ...e Link Scrambler CPU NB Link Retry Mode Auto This item is used to set the CPU Northbridge Link Retry Mode HT3 Link Power State LS2 This item is used to set the HT3 Link Power State HT Configuration f...

Page 38: ...Auto Bank Interleaving Auto Channel Interleaving Auto Memory Hole Remapping Enabled Unganged Mode support Enabled Power Down Enable Enabled Power Down Mode Channel Options Auto Limit Manual Memory CL...

Page 39: ...CAS Latency Time Tcl 5 0 This item controls the timing delay in clockcycles before the DRAM starts a read command after receiving it RAS CAS Delay Trcd 5 CLK This is the amount of time a CAS is perfo...

Page 40: ...to enable or disable the USB function Legacy USB Support Enabled Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devic...

Page 41: ...esumed by Wake Up Alarms This item lets you install a software power down that is con trolled by the power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a softwa...

Page 42: ...use this feature PCI PnP Setup This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability Help Item Init Display First PCI Allocate...

Page 43: ...eral Help Move mnlk CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Smart Fan Function f Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen Help Item...

Page 44: ...m CPU temperature CPU DIMM voltage CPU system fan speed etc CPU Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan Speed CPU VCore VDIMM Press Esc to return to the PC Health Status page Press Esc to return to the...

Page 45: ...0 This item is used to adjust the CPU voltage Adjust DIMM Voltage 5 This item is used to adjust the DIMM voltage Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Load Default Settings This option op...

Page 46: ...Installed F10 Save Value Enter Select ESC Exit F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Supervisor Password Not Installed This item indicates w...

Page 47: ...eturn to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving di...

Page 48: ...42 Using BIOS Memo...

Page 49: ...ckage contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products Below you can find a brief description of each software program and the location for your motherboard ve...

Page 50: ...arate folders for different operating systems In installing the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and then following the instructions on the screen Exi...

Page 51: ...tion screen appears 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items 1 Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and al...

Page 52: ...You must select taskbar icon Run Blocked Program and run Reboot Setup to install the next driver until you finish all drivers installation Method 2 Disable UAC User Account Control For administrator a...

Page 53: ...47 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 2 Select Classic View 3 Set User Account 4 Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue...

Page 54: ...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...

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