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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 standard power supply connector to 

ATX_POWER

.

4

Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to

 ATX12V

.

5

Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the 

F_PANEL

.

6

      

 Connec the case speaker cable to 

SPK

.

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

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

 Connecting 24-pin power cable

24-pin power cable

The ATX12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU.

When installing 4-pin power cable, the
latches of power cable and the ATX12V
match perfectly.

 Connecting 4-pin power cable

4-pin power cable

Summary of Contents for GF8100VM-M3

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Page 3: ...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 4: ...exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Describes features of the motherboard Go to H pag...

Page 5: ...mpers 8 Checking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 InstallingHardware 10 Installing the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules 11 Expansion Slots 15 ConnectingI ODevices 22 Chapter 3 27 Using BIOS 2...

Page 6: ...erboardSoftware 45 About the Software CD ROM 45 Auto installing underWindows XP Vista 45 Running Setup 46 Manual Installation 50 UtilitySoftwareReference 50 Chapter 5 51 51 51 51 51 SettingUpNVIDIARAI...

Page 7: ...ports DDR2 memory DIMM frequencies of 1066 1 AM2 800 667 533 400 It supports four DDR2 sockets with maximum memory size of 32 GB 2 High resolution graphics via one PCI Express x16 slot two PCI Express...

Page 8: ...6 lane link interface for external graphics processors PCI Express Generation 2 0 compatible Integrated NVIDIAGeForce Series DirectX 10 Vertex Shader 4 0 graph ics processor Compliant with PCI v2 3 in...

Page 9: ...LAN Optional The onboard LAN provides either of the following features Compliant with 1000Base T IEEE 802 3ab 100Base TX IEEE 802 3u Supports half full duplex operation IEEE 802 3 compliant RGMII MII...

Page 10: ...are items are subject to change without prior notice The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following The firmware can also be used to set par...

Page 11: ...5 IntroducingtheMotherboard Motherboard Components...

Page 12: ...ATX power connector 6 IDE Primary IDE connector 7 SATA1 6 Serial ATA connectors 8 F_PANEL Front Panel Switch LED header 9 SPK Speaker header 10 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 11 USBPWR_F1 2 Front Panel US...

Page 13: ...he motherboard complies with the specifications for the Micro ATX system case Firstly some features on the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indica tors and switc...

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: ...nough VCC5_DUAL voltage before selecting the VCC5_DUAL 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 compu...

Page 16: ...e errors into your system Over clocking can perma nently damage the motherboard by generating excess heat in components that are run beyond the rated limits 2 Always remove the AC power by unplugging...

Page 17: ...e latch on the edge of socket 4 Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU 5 Install the cooling fan heatsink unit onto the CPU and secure them all onto the socket base 6 Plug the CPU fan power cable...

Page 18: ...are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 6 Install any remaining DIMM modules For best performance and compatibility we recommend that users install DIMMs in the sequence of DIMM3 DIM...

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Page 21: ...external PCI Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Speci fication revision 2 0 PCI Slot This motherboard is equipped with one standard PCI slot PCI stands for Peripher...

Page 22: ...he 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 adapters you ha...

Page 23: ...for easier access 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 connect...

Page 24: ...ive 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 NC Not connected Function Pin Signal Name SATA1 6 Serial ATA connector...

Page 25: ...ACK Acknowledge Pin Signal Name Function Pin Signal Name Function 11 BUSY Busy 12 PE PaperEnd 13 SLCT Select 14 AFD Auto Feed 15 ERR Error 16 INIT Initialize 17 SLIN SelectIn 18 GND Chassis Ground 19...

Page 26: ...rboard features six SATA connectors supporting a total of six drives SATA refers to Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard inter face for the IDE hard drives which are currently use...

Page 27: ...er cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply FDD FloppyDisk Connector This connector supports the floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the onbo...

Page 28: ...erboard supports 8 channel audio de vices that correspond to the A B C and E port respec tively In addition all of the 3 ports B C and E provide users with both right left channels individually Users...

Page 29: ...ctor to ATX12V 5 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL 6 Connec the case speaker cable to SPK The ATX_POWER 24 pin connector allows you to connect to ATX v2 x power supply With A...

Page 30: ...onnectors Pin Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground 2 12V Power 12V 3 Sense Sensor ATX_POWER ATX 24 pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Ground 15 Grou...

Page 31: ...is normally open When the switch is closed the board resets and runs POST Power Sleep Message waiting LED Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single or dual color front panel mounted LED provides power on o...

Page 32: ...26 InstallingtheMotherboard Memo...

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: ...S Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc f f f f v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Mega trends Inc f Move F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Load Default settings F1 Gene...

Page 35: ...and each channel allows one SATA device to be installed Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel SATA 1 SATA 1 Not Detected SATA 2 Not Detected SATA 3 Not Detected SATA4 Not Detecte...

Page 36: ...sis and Reporting Technology 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 Transfe...

Page 37: ...erent depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard This item helps the system to lower the frequency when CPU idles When the frequency decreases the temperature will drop automatically...

Page 38: ...e following screen RemovableDrives 1st Drive 1st FLOPPY DRIVE Help Item Specifies the boot sequence from the availabledevices CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Removable...

Page 39: ...Auto Disable this item to set the Share Memory Size And if the item is set to Auto Share Memory Size can be controlled according to the dram size When the dram size is less than 512 MB Share Memory S...

Page 40: ...he mode of the Serial ATA Onboard S ATA Controller Enabled OnBoard AUDIO Function Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Audio function OnBoard LAN Function Enabled Use this item to en...

Page 41: ...F1 General Help mn Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port USB Controller Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the USB function Legacy USB Support Enabled Use th...

Page 42: ...f inserting the PCI card Resume By PS2 KB S3 Disabled This item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from S3 mode Resume By PS2 MS S3 Disabled This item enables or d...

Page 43: ...nd Ext VGA Selection Single Init Display First PCI Init Display First PCI Use this item to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot devices Press Esc to return to the main menu sett...

Page 44: ...merican Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Help Item CPU SMART FAN Control Enabled TargetTemp Value 060 Tolerance Value 03 StartUp Value 150 Stop Value 100 StopTime Value 060 Smart Fan Function f Scrol...

Page 45: ...powering down Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events such as System CPU tem...

Page 46: ...When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots Disabled Enabled Options Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Load Default settings F1 General Help mn CPU L...

Page 47: ...nge a password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Install or Change the password Help item Supervisor Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Passwor...

Page 48: ...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 access the sub menu You can...

Page 49: ...facturer s Web site Copy these files to the system diskette you created in Step 3 5 Turn off your computer and insert the system diskette in your computer s diskette drive You might need to run the Se...

Page 50: ...44 Using BIOS Memo...

Page 51: ...ice of Intel HD audio installation optional The Intel High Defi nition audio functionality unexpectedly quits working in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Users...

Page 52: ...ill be different according to the motherboard you are installing The motherboard identification is located in the upper left hand corner The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allow...

Page 53: ...reen appears 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items mended 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: ...te 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 57: ...figuration one is to create a RAID 1 Array for backup or a RAID 0 Array for increased performance just by adding additional disk array without changing the original OS Non Bootable RAID Array while th...

Page 58: ...the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers page Figure 1 3 nForce Driver Installation Window 3 4 1 save the current configuration and exit setup in BIOS setting The PC reboots Make sure that the NVIDIA IDE Dr...

Page 59: ...s see Figure 1 4 then press Enter The Integrated Peripherals screen or a screen similar to it appears Figure 1 5 Integrated Peripherals Screen From the Integrated Peripherals Window globally set SATA...

Page 60: ...ID BIOS The NVIDIA 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...

Page 61: ...block These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk By default this is set to Mirroring To change to a different RAID mo...

Page 62: ...Array screen after one disk have been assigned as RAID 0 array disk Figure 1 8 MediaShield BIOS Array Disks Assigned Completing the RAID BIOS Setup Figure 1 9 Clear Disk Data Prompt After assigning y...

Page 63: ...iping Block used RAID Mode Striping Width Disk Model Name and disk capacity If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents press C At the prompt press Y to wipe out all the data...

Page 64: ...t If that is not the case or you are trying to install a new version of Windows then you will need an NVIDIA RAID driver F6 install floppy Check to see if one came with your system If not you can crea...

Page 65: ...ion Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in 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 insta...

Page 66: ...60 NVIDIARAIDConfiguration Memo...

Page 67: ...wer HybridPowerTM unleashes graphics performance when needed and switches to quiet low power quiet operation for everyday computing Plug any NVIDIA Hybrid SLI enabled GPU into any NVIDIA Hybrid SLI en...

Page 68: ...800 GX2 Yes No GeForce 9800 GTX Yes No GeForce 8500 GT No Yes GeForce 8400 GS No Yes Hybrid SLI Enabled Motherboard Reference Website http www nvidia com object hybrid_sli html GPUs Hybrid Power Techn...

Page 69: ...t 256 MB of frame buffer carve out for the motherboard GPU Hybrid SLI will not work if the frame buffer size is set to be less than 256 MB 6 For best GeForce Boost performance the following minimum sy...

Page 70: ...rt the Hybrid SLI enabled graphics card into the PCIEX16 Slot on the motherboard 2 Start your computer then press Delete to enter the BIOS setup use the arrow keys to select Advanced Chipset Setup the...

Page 71: ...e the green icon of NVIDIA Hybrid SLI in the bottom right hand corner while accessing the Windows Vista again 6 Click the green Hybrid SLI icon then the choosing menu appears 7 Whether the Save Power...

Page 72: ...ck with your right mouse button on My Computer then click the option Man age and choose the Device Manager finally click the Display Adapters The following screen appears 8 All in all the NVIDIA SLI t...

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