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Page 3: ...ergy 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 parti...
Page 4: ...glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consists of the following Describes features of the motherboard Go to H page 1 Describes installation of motherboard components...
Page 5: ...ettings 8 Setting Jumpers 8 Checking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 Installing Hardware 10 Installing the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules 12 Expansion Slots 15 Connecting Optional Devices...
Page 6: ...dows XP Vista 43 Running Setup 44 ManualInstallation 48 UtilitySoftwareReference 48 Chapter 5 49 49 49 49 49 ATI CrossFireX Technology Support 49 Requirements 49 Installing a single graphics card 49 I...
Page 7: ...USB 2 0 headers support additional six USB ports One onboard IDE connector supports two IDE devices in Ultra ATA 133 100 66 33 mode The Southbridge supports six SATA ports with maximum transfer rate...
Page 8: ...rformance P45 NB Supports 36 bit host bus addressing allowing the CPU to access the entire 64 GB of the memory ad dress space 2 GB s point to point Direct Media Interface DMI to ICH10 1 GB s each dire...
Page 9: ...oard One Serial port One ESATA port Six USB ports One LAN port Audio jacks for microphone line in and 8 ch line out BIOS Firmware Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters CPU and memory timing E...
Page 10: ...CODEC Gigabit LAN Athlos L1 PCIE GigaLAN controller 1 x PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse connectors 6 x USB ports 1 x ESATA port 1 x COM port 1 x RJ 45 LAN connector 1 x Audio port 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Suppl...
Page 11: ...7 RST_BOT Reset button 8 CASE_FAN Case cooling fan connector 9 F_PANEL Front PanelSwitch LEDheader 10 F_USB1 3 Front PanelUSBheaders 11 USBPWR_F1 2 Front PanelUSBPower Select jumpers 12 SPK Speaker h...
Page 12: ...6 IntroducingtheMotherboard Memo...
Page 13: ...that 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 a...
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: ...ltage before se lecting the 5VSB function 3 It is required that users place the USBPWR_F1 2 USBPWR_R1 2 cap onto 2 3 pin rather than 1 2 pin as default if you want to wake up the computer by USB PS2 K...
Page 16: ...m 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 clock processors or other components to run faster than...
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: ...DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly 4 Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the...
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Page 21: ...t are fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification Revision 2 0 For CrossFireXTM information please refer to Chapter 5 PCI2 3 Slots This motherboard is equipped with two standard PCI slots PC...
Page 22: ...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 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: ...ve 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 NC Not connected Function Pin Si...
Page 25: ...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 26: ...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 27: ...audio devices The D port is for stereo line in signal while the F port is for microphone in signal This motherboard supports 8 channel audio de vices that correspond to the A B C and E port respec tiv...
Page 28: ...liary case power supply connector to ATX12V 6 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL 7 Connect the case speaker cable to SPK The ATX 24 pin connector allows you to connect to ATX...
Page 29: ...em Ground 3 Sense Sensor 4 Control CPU FAN control Pin Signal Name Function 2 12V Power 12V CASE_FAN Case cooling FAN Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Gro...
Page 30: ...tion properly an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI hard drive activity LED connector Pin Signal Function Pin...
Page 31: ...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 32: ...t menu mn Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility the main menu appears The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available A highlight indicates which option is c...
Page 33: ...Time Properties utility SATA1 f CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc SATA1 Device Not Detected Type Auto LBA Large Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto PIO Mode Auto...
Page 34: ...oring Analysis 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 D...
Page 35: ...ault settings F1 General Help mn f Enhanced Halt C1E Disabled Intel XD Bit Disabled Intel EIST Disabled Intel Virtualization Technol Enabled Thermal Management Enabled This item displays CPU s tempera...
Page 36: ...mine the device order the computer used to look for an operating system to load at start up time The devices showed here will be different depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard...
Page 37: ...he main menu setting page Press Esc to return to the Advanced Setup page fRemovable Drives Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen RemovableDrives 1st Drive 1st FL...
Page 38: ...re advanced information about your system Handle this page with caution Any changes can affect the operation of your computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Advanced...
Page 39: ...legacy USB devices Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Audio function Use this item to enable or disable the USB function Use this item to...
Page 40: ...turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the PCI Modem or PCI LAN card You must use an ATX power supply in order...
Page 41: ...enu setting page 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1...
Page 42: ...atrends Inc Smart Fan Function Help Item CPU SMART FAN Control Disabled SYS SMART FAN Control Disabled Smart Fan Function f Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen Disabled En...
Page 43: ...imized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk Press Esc to return to the PC Health Status page CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Help Item SMART Fan Contr...
Page 44: ...off the system power And then hold the PageUp key similar to the Clear CMOS function and turn on the power the BIOS will recover the safe default Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled When this item is en...
Page 45: ...nabled This item allows users to enable or disable the DRAM timing defined by the Serial Presence Detect electrical User please note that if setting this item to auto the following two items are not a...
Page 46: ...r tries to enter the Setup Utility Supervisor Password This page helps you install or change a password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Install or...
Page 47: ...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 48: ...le device in your com puter You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page to force your computer to boot from the bootable device...
Page 49: ...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 50: ...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 51: ...reen 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 allow the...
Page 52: ...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 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...
Page 55: ...com tw for a list of qualified CrossFireXTM ready graphics card for this motherboard 3 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireXTM technology Download the latest driver fro...
Page 56: ...n the slot 3 Connect the two CrossFireXTM Edition graphics cards installed on PCIE16X_1 and PCIE16X_2 slots with the CrossFire Bridge 5 Connect an auxiliary power source from the power supply to the g...
Page 57: ...on Vender MSI RX1300 TD256E 256M Radeon X1300Pro ATI X1600XT 256M Radeon X1600XT PowerColor X1900XTX 512M Radeon X1900XTX ASUS EAX1950PRO HTDP 256M A 256M Radeon X19500Pro MSI RX2600XT 256MB Radeon HD...
Page 58: ...the other is Advance view for advanced users to access and configure the complete features of the software Set to Advanced View to enable the CrossFireXTM function To enable CrossFireXTM Set the view...
Page 59: ...ails Before creating a RAID set Prepare the following items 1 One SATA HDD 2 A write enabled floppy disk 3 Microsoft Windows OS installation disk Windows XP Vista 4 Motherboard support CD with Intel M...
Page 60: ...l Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu appears Entering Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS util ity 1 During POST press Ctrl I to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu 3 Use the a...
Page 61: ...n press Enter 3 Key in the RAID volume capacity Use the up down arrow to choose the Capacity The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks Entering a lower capacity allows...
Page 62: ...e be noted that RAID 0 Stripe is set to accelerate the data access and RAID 1 Mirror is set to provide the data backup If you want to set RAID 0 you need to set the 2nd Boot Device item in the BIOS to...
Page 63: ...ID BIOS menu highlight Delete RAID Volume using the up down arrow key then press Enter 2 Use the space bar to select the RAID set you want to delete Press the Del key to delete the set 3 A dialogue bo...
Page 64: ...ll however lose all data and previous RAID configu rations To reset disks to Non RAID 1 In the main Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu highlight Reset Disks to Non RAID using the up down arro...
