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Page 1: ...cy 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 in a...

Page 2: ...r le mat riel brouilieur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 3 Using BIOS Describes feature...

Page 3: ...gs 8 Setting Jumpers 8 Checking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 Installing Hardware 10 Installing the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules 12 Expansion Slots 13 Connecting Optional Devices 15 In...

Page 4: ...D ROM 41 Auto installing underWindowsVista 7 41 Running Setup 42 Manual Installation 44 Utility Software Reference 44 Chapter 7 63 63 63 63 63 Trouble Shooting 63 Startupproblemsduringassembly 63 Star...

Page 5: ...vision 1 1 The SB700 Southbridge supports two PCI slots which are PCI 2 3 compliant In addition one PCI Express x1 slot is supported fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1 1...

Page 6: ...thbridge NB and SB700 Southbridge SB chipsets are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance Chipset Compliant with PCI 2 3 specification at 33 MHz Suppor...

Page 7: ...rated 10 100 1000 transceiver Wake on LAN and remote wake up support Integrated I O The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One VGA port One op...

Page 8: ...tional 1 x PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse connector 4 x USB ports 1 x DVI port optional 1 x VGA port 1 x RJ45 LAN connector 1 x Audio port Line in microphone in and line out 24 pin ATX Power Supply connecto...

Page 9: ...5 IntroducingtheMotherboard Motherboard Components...

Page 10: ...ystem cooling fan connector 10 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 11 LPT Parallel port header 12 F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers 13 USBPWR_R1 Rear USB PS2 power select jumper 14 SPDIFO SPDIF out header 15 F_...

Page 11: ...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 12: ...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 13: ...ly provides enough 5VSB voltage before selecting the 5VSB function 3 It is required that users place the USBPWR_F1 USBPWR_R1 cap onto 2 3 pin rather than 1 2 pin as default if you want to wake up the...

Page 14: ...r You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jumpers on the motherboard or changing the settings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not over clock process...

Page 15: ...ur 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 com pletes the installati...

Page 16: ...module in any of the two slots Each module can be installed with 4 GB of memory Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR3...

Page 17: ...external PCI Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Speci fication revision 1 1 PCI1 2 Slots This motherboard is equipped with two standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peri...

Page 18: ...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 19: ...of case use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indicated above A different pin assignment...

Page 20: ...auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access SATA1 4 Serial ATA connectors These connectors are used to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer ra...

Page 21: ...over has been removed This function needs a chassis equipped with instrusion detection switch and needs to be enabled in BIOS Pin 1 2 Function Short Chassis cover is removed Open Chassis cover is clos...

Page 22: ...IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs These connectors are well designed and will only fit in one orientation Locate the SATA connectors on the motherboard and follow the illustration b...

Page 23: ...llation This motherboard does not support the Hot Plug function 1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard 2 Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive 3 Attach the SATA powe...

Page 24: ...PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the network USB Ports Use the USB ports to...

Page 25: ...ect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN 6 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V Users please note that the 24 pin power cable can be connected to the ATX_POWER connector...

Page 26: ...12V Power Connector ATX_POWER 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 27: ...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 mounted LED provides power on of...

Page 28: ...24 InstallingtheMotherboard Memo...

Page 29: ...he 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...

Page 30: ...ST screen may show a CMOS Settings Wrong message This standard message will appear following a clear CMOS data at factory by the manufacturer You simply need to Load Default Settings to reset the defa...

Page 31: ...light to other options When an option is highlighted execute the option by pressing Enter Some options lead to pop up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option Other...

Page 32: ...u make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility mnlk Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Optimized Default F1 General Help f f For the purpose of better product maintenance the...

Page 33: ...Inc Advanced Setup HT Frequency Auto AMD C Q Auto Enhanced Halt C1E Disabled Quick Power on Self Test Enabled Boot Up Numlock Status On APIC Mode Enabled 1st Boot Device Sony Storage Media 2nd Boot D...

Page 34: ...Options Disabled UMA F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk Internal Graphics Mode UMA This item is used to select the mode of Internal Graphics GFX Clock...

Page 35: ...Exit Value Enter Select F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help Move mnlk Options Disabled disable the IDE Controller Enabled enable the IDE Controllers Onboard IDE Controller Enabled SATA Configura...

Page 36: ...to assign a DMA channel to the parallel port Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power manageme...

Page 37: ...rd You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Use this item to do wake up action if inserting the PCI card Resume By USB S3 Disabled This item allows you to enable disable the USB d...

Page 38: ...ds Inc PCI PnP Setup Options PCI E PCI OnBoard F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help Move mnlk Init Display First PCI Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Help Item PC H...

Page 39: ...will be auto adjusted depending on the CPU temperature If you choose Quite mode the fan speed will be auto minimized for quiet environment If you choose Silent mode the fan speed will be auto restric...

Page 40: ...ls BIOS whether to use the setup options below this to configure the P States or whether to configure the P States automatically CPU Frequency Ctrl Disabled This item allows users to adjust the CPU in...

Page 41: ...password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Install or Change the password Help item Supervisor Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Pres...

Page 42: ...ther a user password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed displays Change User Password Press Enter You can select this option and press Enter to acc...

Page 43: ...S file from the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the bootable device 5 Turn off your computer and insert the bootable device in your com puter You might need to run the Setup Utility and ch...

Page 44: ...40 Using BIOS Memo...

Page 45: ...led products Below you can find a brief description of each software program and the location for your motherboard version More information on some pro grams is available in a README file located in t...

Page 46: ...ms such as Windows Vista 7 Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using In install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE by double clicking the file and then following the in...

Page 47: ...ns are 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 ins...

Page 48: ...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 A...

Page 49: ...The Integrated Peripherals screen or a screen similar to it appears Figure 1 2 Integrated Peripherals Screen Use the arrow keys to select the SATA Configuration see Figure 1 2 and globally set SATA C...

Page 50: ...The AMD RAID BIOS set up lets you choose the RAID type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array EnteringtheRAIDBIOSSetup 1 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press...

Page 51: ...By default this is set to Mirroring To change to a different RAID mode press the spacebar until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box RAID0 1 10 JBOD Note Not all RAID levels are support...

Page 52: ...signed as RAID 0 array disks Figure 1 5 FastBuild Utility Array Disks Assigned Assigning the Disks 1 Select the Assignment to Y to designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk 2 Press Ctrl Y...

Page 53: ...49 AMDRAIDConfiguration Figure 1 7 Main Menu Press ESC to exit 4 Press Y to reboot 3 The Main Menu screen appears Figure 1 7 Figure 1 8 The following screen appears Figure 1 8...

Page 54: ...section is not relevant If that is not the case or you are trying to install a new version of Windows then you will need an AMD RAID driver F6 install floppy Check to see if one came with your system...

Page 55: ...n the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed then take out the floppy Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP After Windows XP is completely in...

Page 56: ...52 AMDRAIDConfiguration Memo...

Page 57: ...t enjoyment on web browsing photo review and online chat just within several seconds after boot up Version 5 0 Note eJIFFY is ECS optional feature utility corresponding to the DVD activation and BIOS...

Page 58: ...ctivation Finish the DVD utility setup and then set the BIOS to complete eJIFFY activation 1 Insert ECS software utility DVD and enter below Utilities screen Click eJIFFY feature item to install 2 Fol...

Page 59: ...display keyboard language from English to your local language The changes will be applied after rebooting Note The keyboard language selection list offers several more regional keyboard setups to swi...

Page 60: ...ge after boot up 5 And then enter the Advanced Setup page to enable the item ECS eJIFFY Func tion Press F10 to save the configuration and exit Restart your computer 2 Please refer to ECS website for n...

Page 61: ...hree buttons on it Operating system eJIFFY and BIOS Setup If you click eJIFFY the following screen will appear And If you make no choice it will enter the normal OS automatically after ten seconds Cli...

Page 62: ...Shut Down Restart Ends your session and turns off the computer Ends your session and restart the computer Click once to connect the storage disk to your computer Click for the second time to remove y...

Page 63: ...multi language displays and keyboard settings for language switch Open the language control panel to select a preferable language setting Step1 Click Step 2 Click Keyboard Language icon to open the k...

Page 64: ...nguage bar here Move your mouse pointer on the text box and press Ctrl Space The language bar will then appear as fol lows Select your desired language Click to enable all possible language inputs you...

Page 65: ...nguage Open the Language Control Panel and click to show the display language list Check your desired display language Your selected display language will be applied after rebooting Note Details about...

Page 66: ...SettingUpeJIFFY 62 Memo...

Page 67: ...rivers from the inside PC case This is to prevent damage from short circuit 3 Check the CPU FAN connector is connected to the motherboard 4 For Intel platforms check the pins on the CPU socket for dam...

Page 68: ...ptimised Default in the BIOS setup 2 Check the CPU cooler fan for dust Long term accumulation of dust will reduce its effectiveness to cool the processor Clean the cooler or replace a new one if neces...

Page 69: ...ct RMA No If 3 short beeps DIMM memory not properly inserted or memory failure If 1 long beep and 8 short beeps VGA not detected Yes Yes Halt at POST screen Yes R CMO L C S and restart If fail contact...

Page 70: ...66 TroubleShooting Memo...

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