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Using BIOS

For the purpose of better product maintenance, we reserve the right to
change the BIOS items presented in the manual. The BIOS setup screens
shown in this chapter are for reference only. Please visit our website for
updated manual.

Standard CMOS Setup

This option displays basic information about your system.

     Help Item

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc.

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to
select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system Date.

Standard CMOS Setup

Date & Time

The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer. If you are
running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated whenever you make
changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility.

 Date (www mm:dd:yy)

Tue  04/27/2010

 Time (hh:mm:ss)

00 : 03 : 04

SATA1

Hard Disk

SATA2

Not Detected

SATA3

Not Detected

SATA4

Not Detected

SATA5

Not Detected

SATA6

Not Detected

 IDE BusMaster

Enabled

: Move

F10: Save     ESC: Exit

Enter : Select

+/-/: Value

F9: Optimized Defaults

F1: General Help

Summary of Contents for IC55H-A

Page 1: ...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 2: ...classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing...

Page 3: ...7 CheckingClearCMOSButton 9 InstallingHardware 10 Installing the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules 12 Expansion Slots 15 Connecting Optional Devices 17 Installing a SATA Hard Drive 21 Connecting...

Page 4: ...bouttheSoftwareDVD ROM CD ROM 49 Auto installing under Windows XP Vista 7 49 Running Setup 50 ManualInstallation 52 UtilitySoftwareReference 52 Chapter 5 53 53 53 53 53 SettingUpeJIFFY 53 Introduction...

Page 5: ...Intel H55 Express Chipset for best desktop platform solution H55 is a single chip highly integrated high performance Hyper Threading peripheral controller unmatched by any other single chip device co...

Page 6: ...xpress Gen2 ports each supporting up to 8 GB s direc tion peak bandwidth Compliant with PCI Rev 2 3 interface at 33 MHz Integrated SATA 3 0 Gb s Host Controller Twelve USB 2 0 ports supported Serial P...

Page 7: ...ports and connectors Integrated I O 5 1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec ADCs support 44 1k 48k 96kHz sample rate Meets Microsoft WLP 3 10 Vista premium and mobile PCs audio re quirements Direct So...

Page 8: ...x COM port 8 x USB ports 1 x RJ45 LAN connector 1 x Audio port Line in microphone in and line out 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Supply connector 1 x 4 pin ATX12V connector 1 x CPU_FAN connector 1 x SYS_FAN con...

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

Page 10: ...eaker header 8 F_PANEL Front panel switch LED header 9 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 10 SPI_DEBUG SPI debug header for factory use only 11 F_USB1 2 Front panel USB headers 12 USBPWR_F Front panel USB pow...

Page 11: ...d switches on the system case Make sure that your case supports all the features required Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend to install Most cases h...

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: ...PS2 Power Select Jumpers 3 pin USBPWR_F 1 2 VCC 2 3 5VSB Front Panel USB Power Select Jumper USBPWR_F CLR_CMOS USBPWR_R1 2 1 1 1 To avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS we recommend users...

Page 14: ...do not over clock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed This motherboard has an LGA1156 socket When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the syst...

Page 15: ...position B Disengaging of the Load Lever Hold the hook of lever and pull it to the left side to clear retention tab Rotate the load lever to fully open position C Removing the Cap Be careful not to to...

Page 16: ...les Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR3 SDRAM 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 3 Align the memo...

Page 17: ...6 1 Kingston KVR1066D3N7 512 Elpida J5308BASE AE E 07340W065 SS 512MB 2 Qimonda IMSH1GU03A1F1C 10F Qimonda IDSH1G 03A1F1C 10F FSS15085 SS 1GB 3 Qimonda IMSH1GU03A1F1C 10G Qimonda IDSH1G 03A1F1C 10G FS...

Page 18: ...ANX 15A DS 2GB 6 Kingston KVR1333D3N9 Kingston 128X8DDR3 SL0931 DS 2GB 7 Kingston KVR1333D3N9K2 2G Elpida J1108BASE DJ E SS 1GB 8 Kingston KVR1333D3N9 2G Qimonda IDSH1G 03A1F1C 13H DS 2GB 9 Kingston...

Page 19: ...B 1 KingsMax FLGD45F B8KG9 NEES KingsMax KFB8FNGXF SS 1GB 2 KingsMax FLGE85F B8KG9 NEES KingsMax KFB8FNGXF DS 2GB 1 Corsair TR3X6G1866C9D DS 2GB 1 Kingston KHX1800C9D3K3 3GX SS 1GB 1 8 DDR3 1800 Vendo...

Page 20: ...or the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually configure the card before installation This motherboard are equipped with two standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripher...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...C assembly It elimi nates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register com patibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio header for Azal...

Page 23: ...erface output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector Pin Signal Name Function 1 SPDIF SPDIF digital output 2 5VA 5V analog Power 3 Key Nopin 4 GND Ground 1 USBPWR Fron...

Page 24: ...es 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 used in most PCs...

Page 25: ...ct a PS 2 keyboard LAN Ports Connect RJ 45 jacks to LAN ports to connect your computer to the Network USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Audio Ports Use the three audio ports to connec...

Page 26: ...and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL 4 Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN 5 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V 6 Connect the power cooling fan connector to PWR_...

Page 27: ..._POWER ATX 24 pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V...

Page 28: ...ower Connector SPK Internal speaker Pin Signal Name 1 VCC 2 Key 3 NC 4 Signal Pin Signal Name 4 12V 3 12V 2 Ground 1 Ground Pin Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground 2 12V Power 12V 3 Sense Sensor...

Page 29: ...e activity LED connector Power Switch Supporting the power on off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momen tary contact switch that is normally open The switch should maintain contact for...

Page 30: ...26 InstallingtheMotherboard Memo...

Page 31: ...de 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 Utility option...

Page 32: ...T 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 defau...

Page 33: ...to change the values for the option Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu In this manual default values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu items are denoted by a trian...

Page 34: ...c Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Date Standard CMOS Setup Date Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer If you are running a...

Page 35: ...ture is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Auto Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizin...

Page 36: ...recommend you to leave this item at the default value Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Setup Help Item CPU T...

Page 37: ...testing POST and have your system start up faster You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly Intel R TurboMode tech Enabled This item en...

Page 38: ...abled This item allows you to remap the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory if you have a 64 bit OS and 8 GB of RAM Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Optimized Defaults F1...

Page 39: ...e of the Serial ATA Onboard AUDIO Function Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard audio device Onboard LAN Function Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN function...

Page 40: ...or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation Select the ACPI state used...

Page 41: ...nP 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C...

Page 42: ...t C 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Help Item Disabled Enabled Options Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help CPU SMART FAN Control Enable...

Page 43: ...uiet environmentoperation Silent auto restricts fanspeedtomake systemmorequietly Manual the fan adjust depending on user s parameter CPU SMART FAN Control Enabled SMART Fan Mode Quiet CPU SMART Fan st...

Page 44: ...mp 57 C SYS SMART FAN Control Disabled CPU SMART Fan start PWM Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the control of the CPU fan speed by changing the fan voltage CPU SMART Fan start TEMP C...

Page 45: ...oltage CPU system fan speed etc CPU Temperature CPU Fan Speed System Fan Speed CPU Vcore VDIMM Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Case Open Warning Disabled This item enables or disable...

Page 46: ...default setting is auto and we recommend users leave the setting unchanged Modify it at will may cause the system to be unstable Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Auto When this item is set to enable the...

Page 47: ...uency 1333MHz This item displays the current memory frequency CPU Vcore 1 164 V This item displays the current CPU voltage Memory Current Type 9 24 9 9 10 74 5 4 5 20 This item displays the current me...

Page 48: ...ends Inc Standard CMOS Setup AdvancedSetup Advanced Chipset Setup Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PCI PnP Setup PC Health Status M I B III MB Intelligent BIOS III Load Default Settings L...

Page 49: ...M2 only can be enable un der below setting 1 Freq 3 6GHz FSB800 2 Freq 2 8GHz FSB533 Help Item Move F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Optimzed Defaults F1 General Help SATAConfiguration IDE Onbo...

Page 50: ...Password Press Enter You can select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Optimize...

Page 51: ...e bootable device first 6 At the C or A prompt type the Flash Utility program name and the file name of the new BIOS and then press Enter Example AFUDOS EXE 040706 ROM 7 When the installation is compl...

Page 52: ...48 Using BIOS Memo...

Page 53: ...ndled 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...

Page 54: ...s such as Windows XP 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...

Page 55: ...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 56: ...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 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: ...uage 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 w...

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: ...drivers 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 da...

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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