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Installing the Motherboard

Connecting Case Components

After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the
motherboard components. Refer to the following:

1

Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to 

CPU_FAN

.

2

Connect the system cooling fan connector to 

SYS_FAN

.

3

Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the 

F_PANEL

.

4

Connect the case speaker cable to 

SPK

.

5

Connect the standard power supply connector to 

ATX

.

6

Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to 

ATX12V

.

24-pin power cable

With ATX v2.x power supply, users please
note that when installing 24-pin power
cable, the latches of power cable and the
ATX match perfectly.

The ATX 24-pin connector allows you to connect to ATX v2.x power
supply.

Connecting 24-pin power cable

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Page 3: ...ested 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 reasonable protection against harmful interference in a...

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: ...8 Setting Jumpers 8 Checking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 InstallingHardware 10 Installing the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules 12 Expansion Slots 15 Connecting Optional Devices 17 Instal...

Page 6: ...Load Default Settings 42 Supervisor Password 42 User Password 43 Save Exit Setup 43 Exit Without Saving 43 Updating the BIOS 44 Chapter 4 45 45 45 45 45 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 45 About the Softwa...

Page 7: ...dth of 12 8 GB s in dual channel symmetric mode assuming DDR2 800 MHz High resolution graph ics via one PCI Express slot intended for Graphics Interface are fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Spe...

Page 8: ...hinking it s hooked up to two processors allowing two threads to be run in parallel both on separate logical processors within the same physical processor Supports 36 bit host bus addressing allowing...

Page 9: ...rent processor clock speeds Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters CPU and memory timing BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features inclu...

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

Page 11: ...SPK Speaker header 7 F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers 8 USBPWR_F Front Panel USB Power Select Jumper 9 F_PANEL Front panel switch LED header 10 IDE Primary IDE channel 11 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 12...

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

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

Page 14: ...han 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...

Page 15: ...pin USBPWR_R 3 pin Rear USB PS 2 Power Select Jumper 2 3 5VSB 1 2 VCC 1 Front Panel Select Jumper USB Power 1 2 VCC 2 3 5VSB 1 To avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS we recommend users t...

Page 16: ...tomatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change the settings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not over...

Page 17: ...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 18: ...n 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 DIMM slot...

Page 19: ...llation Combination For dual channel configuration you must always install identical the same board speed size and chip type DDR2 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color The following combination wil...

Page 20: ...0 SS 0 SS SAMSUNG K4T51083QC 0 DS 0 DS SyncMAX 04400WB01 R050008A SS 0 SS 0 JetRam J12Q3AB 6 SS 0 SS 0 SEL520ZCE6 K4T51083QC 0 SS 0 SS Tw inMOS TMM6208G8M30B 0 SS 0 SS AM4B5708GQJS7E0631F DS 0 DS 0 E...

Page 21: ...I1 2 Slots PCIEX16 Slot The PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 0a The PCI Express slot is used to install an external PCI Express graphics card tha...

Page 22: ...r 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 2 The onboard PCI int...

Page 23: ...SENCE 5 PORT2R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 KEY Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 9 PORT2L 10 SENSE2_RETURN SATA1 4 Serial ATA connectors These connectors are used to support the new Serial ATA device...

Page 24: ...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 Ground 8 GND Ground 9 Key Nopin 10 USB_FP_OC0 Overcurr...

Page 25: ...Ground 13 SLCT 26 Key SPDIFO 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 coaxial co...

Page 26: ...O port connector IDE IDE Connector This motherboard supports four high data transfer SATA ports with each runs up to 3 0 Gb s To get better system performance we recommend users connect the CD ROM to...

Page 27: ...he SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 color edge of the cabl...

Page 28: ...al The third jack is for microphone PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS2 Keyboard Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Serial Port Use the COM port to...

Page 29: ...AN 3 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL 4 Connect the case speaker cable to SPK 5 Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX 6 Connect the auxiliary case power supply...

Page 30: ...onnector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V ATX ATX 24 pin Power Connector CPU_FAN SYS_FAN Cooling FAN Power Connector 2 3 3V 14 12V 1 GND System Ground 3 Sense Sensor 4 PWM PW...

Page 31: ...25 InstallingtheMotherboard SPK Internal speaker Pin Signal Name 1 VCC 2 Key 3 NC 4 Signal...

Page 32: ...ovides 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...

Page 33: ...ures 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...

Page 34: ...ility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc f f f f v02 59 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Mega trends Inc f Move F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help f...

Page 35: ...Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Master Type Auto LBA Large Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto PIO Mode Auto DMA Mode Auto S M A R T Auto 32Bit Dat...

Page 36: ...ology system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Use this item...

Page 37: ...ult Settings F1 General Help Move mnlk Thermal Management Enabled This item displays CPU s temperature and enables you to set a safe temperature to Prescott CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Enabled This item ena...

Page 38: ...Enter to view the following screen fRemovable Drives Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen Hard Disk Drives 1st Drive ST3320620AS Help Item Specifies the boot se...

Page 39: ...the devices specified under the First Second and Third boot devices Press Esc to return to the Advanced Setup page Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page CD DVD Drives 1st Drive BENQ DVD D...

Page 40: ...p Item Options Auto 667 MHz 800 MHz F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk DRAM Frequency Auto VGA Share Memory Enabled 8MB This item lets you allocate a...

Page 41: ...ller Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE interface Onboard SATA Controller Enhanced This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller OnBoard LAN Function En...

Page 42: ...e USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation S...

Page 43: ...n be resumed 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...

Page 44: ...2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI PnP Setup F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help Move mnlk Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device P...

Page 45: ...d F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help Move mnlk Options ECS supports the latest PECI host technology While using Wolfdale or Yorkfield CPU the original images...

Page 46: ...bled Enabled F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help Move mnlk Options System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard...

Page 47: ...of the CPU installed in your computer Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value These items show the Locked ratio status and the actual ratio of the CPU installed in your system CPU Frequency 200MHz This item i...

Page 48: ...sor Password This page helps you install or change a password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Install or Change the password Help Item Supervisor P...

Page 49: ...nges and exit or select Cancel to return to the main menu User Password Not Installed This item indicates whether a user password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If...

Page 50: ...IOS 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...

Page 51: ...an find a brief description of each software program and the location for your motherboard version More information on some programs is available in a README file located in the same directory as the...

Page 52: ...ms such as Windows XP Vista 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...

Page 53: ...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 54: ...ll the next driver until you finish all drivers installation Method 2 Disable UAC User Account Control For administrator account only Standard user account can only use Method 1 Disable Vista UAC func...

Page 55: ...49 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 2 Select Classic View 3 Set User Account 4 Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue...

Page 56: ...only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license Manual Installation Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive and locate the PATH DOC file in the root directory This file contains the infor...

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