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ATI CrossFire

Technology Support

4. Connect an auxiliary power source from the power supply to the graphics cards.

Table A: Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for CrossFire

Func-

tion

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 HD2600XT

MSI RX3850-T2D256E-OC (256MB)

Radeon HD3850

POWER Color AX3870 512MD-PH

Radeon HD3870

ATI

PCI-E Card

3. Connect the cable from your monitors to the CrossFire

ready graphics card

installed on the

PCIEX16_1

slot.

Monitor Cable

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Page 1: ... tested 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 residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful inter ference to r...

Page 2: ...ists of the following Describes features of the motherboard Go to H page 1 Describes installation of motherboard components Go to H Provides information on us ing the BIOS Setup Utility Go to H page 27 Go to H Describes the ATI CrossfireTM Technology page 49 Describes the motherboard software Go to H page 53 Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 3 Using BIOS Chapter 4 Using the M...

Page 3: ...A Hard Drive 21 ConnectingI ODevices 22 Connecting Case Components 23 Front Panel Header 26 T T T T TABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i Chapter 1 1 IntroducingtheMotherboard 1 Introduction 1 Feature 2 Specifications 5 Motherboard Components 6 Chapter 3 27 Using BIOS 27 AbouttheSetupUtility 27 The Standard Configuration 27 Entering the Set...

Page 4: ... 52 Chapter 5 53 53 53 53 53 ATI CrossFireTM Technology Support 53 Requirements 53 Installing CrossFireTM graphics cards 53 The CatalystTM Control CenterDialog Box 55 View 55 To Enable CrossFireTM 55 Chapter 6 57 57 57 57 57 Intel Matrix Storage ManagerRAIDConfigurations 57 BeforecreatingaRAIDset 57 Entering Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAIDBIOS utility 58 CreatingaRAIDset 60 DeletingaRAIDset 61 R...

Page 5: ... 81 81 81 81 81 Trouble Shooting 81 Start up problems during assembly 81 Start up problems after prolong use 82 Maintenance and care tips 82 Basic Troubleshooting Flowchart 83 POST Code Checkpoints 85 85 85 85 85 ...

Page 6: ...vi Memo ...

Page 7: ...compliant to the PCI Express Base Specifica tion revision 2 0 Additionally one PCI Express x4 slot is supported fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specificaiton revision 2 0 as well It implements an EHCI compliant interface that provides fourteen USB 2 0 ports eight USB ports and three USB 2 0 headers support additional six USB ports It supports the ATI CrossFireTM Technology that allows you ...

Page 8: ...ologies for x8 and x16 devices It is not recommended to use 512 Mb DDR3 memory device on this motherboard Memory Support Intel Matrix Storage Technology providing both AHCI and RAID 0 1 5 and 10 configuration Two x16 PCI Express Gen2 ports each supporting up to 8 GB s direc tion peak bandwidth An additional x4 PCI Express Gen2 port configuration to 2 x2 interface Compliant with PCI Rev 2 3 interfa...

Page 9: ...ne CLR_CMOS button One eSATA port One LAN port Eight USB ports One optical SPDIFO port Audio jacks for microphone line in and 8 ch line out The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters CPU and memory timing ECSM I B IIBIOS BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system f...

Page 10: ...cy for Intel processors The energy can be greatly saved during idle operation or other low load conditions which can be confirmed through IPS indicator 4E Innovation 4E innovation representing Easy Attach Easy Button Easy Clear and Easy Debug P55H A provides great convenience for system installation and performance tweak ing that meets the demand from hardware ex tremists ...

Page 11: ...x PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse connector 1 x CLR_CMOS button 1 x eSATA port 8 x USB ports 1 x RJ45 LAN connector 1 x Audio port Line in microphone in line out and optical SPDIF out 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Supply connector 8 pin 12V connec tor ATX4P connector 6 x Serial ATA connectors 3 x USB 2 0 headers support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Clear CMOS header 1 x Front panel header 1 x PWR RST button 1 x COM...

Page 12: ...on button 10 RST_BTN Reset button 11 F_PANEL Front panel switch LED header 12 F_USB1 3 Front panel USB headers 13 IDE Primary IDE connector 14 COM Onboard serial port header 15 SPDIFO SPDIF out header 16 CD_IN Analog audio input connector 17 F_AUDIO Front panel audio header 18 PCI1 2 32 bit add on card slot 19 PCIE16X_1 2 PCI Express slots for graphics interface 20 PCIE4X1 PCI Express x4 slot 21 P...

Page 13: ...ing connectors on the motherboard to indicators and switches on the system case Make sure that your case supports all the features required Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the motherboard This motherboard carries an ATX form factor of 305 x 244 mm Choose a case that accommoda...

Page 14: ...than 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 is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT SHORT OPEN Do not over tighten the scre...

Page 15: ...ed Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting default CLR_CMOS 3 pin Clear CMOS 1 2 NORMAL 2 3 CLEAR CMOS Before clearing the CMOS make sure to turn off the system 1 CLR_CMOS To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Default Settings and then Save and Exit Setup ...

Page 16: ...u 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 system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory Warning 1 Over clocking ...

Page 17: ...ke sure pin 1 indicator is on your bottom left side Aim at the socket and place the package carefully into the socket by purely vertical motion E Closing the Load Plate Rotate the load plate onto the package IHS Intergraded Heat Spreader Engage the load lever while pressing down lightly onto the load plate Secure the load lever with the hook under retention tab F Fasten the cooling fan supporting ...

Page 18: ...sipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 3800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink supplied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary 2 DO NOT remove the CPU cap from the socket before installing a CPU 3 Return Material Authorization RMA requests will be accepted only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the ...

Page 19: ...dule with the slot The 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 DIMM slot 5 Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 6 ...

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Page 21: ...ston KVR1333D3N9 2G Micron MT16JTF25664AY 1G4D1 Qimonda B3S81124001 Samsung M378B5673EH1 CH9 Unifosa GU512303EP0200 DDR3 1600 1 GB Kingston KHX12800D3K3 3GX DDR3 1800 1 GB Kingston KHX14400D3K3 3GX DDR3 1333 2 GB Elixir User please be noted that DDR3 1800 1600 MHz is validated to run at 1333Mhz only Suggest to use XMP module and ECS MIB II BIOS for better performance ...

Page 22: ... before installation This motherboard is equipped with two standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus stan dard for expansion cards which for the most part is a supple ment of the older ISA bus standard The PCI slots on this board are PCI v2 3 compliant PCI1 2 Slots PCIEX16_1 2 Slots The PCI Express x16 slots are used to install an external PCI Express graphic...

Page 23: ...or 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 interface does not support 64 bit SCSI cards 1 For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on car...

Page 24: ...assembly It elimi nates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register com patibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 7 Ground Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access 1 PORT 1L 2 AUD_GND...

Page 25: ... up 1 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 2 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 3 USB_FP_P0 USB 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 USBOC Pin Signal Name Function CD_IN Analog Audio Input connector Pin Signal Name Function 1 CD_L CDInleftchannel 2 GND Ground...

Page 26: ... bracket to this header to add a second serial port to your system 1 DCDB Datacarrydetect 2 NSINB SerialDataIn 3 NSOUTB SerialDataOut 4 DTRB Dataterminalready 5 GND Ground 6 DSRB Datesetready 7 RTSB Request to send 8 CTSB Clear to send 9 RI RingIndicator 10 Key Nopin Pin Signal Name Function ...

Page 27: ... orientation Locate the SATA connectors on the motherboard and follow the illustration below to install the SATA hard drives Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives To install the Serial ATA SATA hard drives use the SATA cable that supports the Serial ATA protocol This SATA cable comes with a SATA power cable You can connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the mot...

Page 28: ...nd to the A B and D port respectively In addition both of the 2 ports B and D provide users with both right left channels individually Users please refer to the follow ing note for specific port function definition The above port definition can be changed to audio input or audio output by changing the driver utility setting LAN Ports USB Ports PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard Before connecting the eSATA cab...

Page 29: ...he power cooling fan connector to PWR_FAN 5 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL 6 Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX_POWER 7 Connect the connector for graphics interface to ATX4P 8 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V The ATX 24 pin connector allows you to connect to ATX v2 x power supply With ATX v2 x power supply users please note th...

Page 30: ...ing 4 pin power cable the latch falls on the left side of the ATX12V connec tor 4 pin power cable Users please note that the 8 pin and 4 pin power cables can both be con nected to the ATX12V connector When installing 8 pin power cable the latches of power cable and the ATX12V connector match perfectly 2 Connecting 8 4 pin power cable 8 pin power cable CASE_FAN SYS_FAN FAN Power Connectors 1 GND Sy...

Page 31: ...V 8 12V ATX4P Auxiliary Power Connector for Graphics Interface Make sure to connect a 4 pin ATX power cable to ATX4P otherwise the system will be unstable Pin Signal Name 4 12V 3 GND 2 GND 1 NC 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 Ground 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB ...

Page 32: ...r 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 at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off The time requirement is due to internal de bounce circuitry After receiving a power on off signal at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes anoth...

Page 33: ...tures 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 Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any change...

Page 34: ...ct F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help f f f Standard CMOS Setup AdvancedSetup Advanced Chipset Setup Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PCI PnP Setup PC Health Status f f mnlk M I B II MB Intelligent BIOS II Load Default Settings Supervisor Password User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc f f f f v02 67 C Copy...

Page 35: ...o 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 options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for infor mation Some options marked with a triangle f f f f f lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the option Use the cursor arrow keys to s...

Page 36: ...FT 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 f f fSATA1 6 This motherboard supports six SATA channels and each channel allows one SATA device t...

Page 37: ...ws users to improve the transfer speed and data integrity for compatible IDE devices S M A R T Auto The S M A R T Self Monitoring 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 Data Transfer Enabled Use this item to enable or disable 32Bit Data Transfer ...

Page 38: ...vice CD DVD 3rd Boot Device RemovableDev Boot Other Device Yes ECS eJIFFY Function Disabled CPU Thermal monitor Help Item Enhanced Halt C1E Disabed This item enables or disables enhanced halt Move F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help mnlk Thermal Management Enabled This item displays CPU s temperature and enables you to set a safe temperature to Prescott CPU T...

Page 39: ...ystem hardware is operating smoothly APIC Mode Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the APCI Advanced Programmable Inter rupt Controller mode APIC provides symmetric multi processing SMP for sys tems allowing support for up to 60 processors 1st 2nd 3rd Boot Device Hard Drive CD DVD Removable Dev Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an operating sys...

Page 40: ...ory Remap Feature Enabled This item allows users to enable or disable memory hole remapping Integrated Peripherals This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals SATAConfiguration IDE Onboard SATAMode Enhanced Onboard SATA2 Controller AHCI Mode Onboard AUDIO Function Enabled On...

Page 41: ...hanced Use this item to show the Serial ATA Configuration options Disabled Compatible Enhanced USB Functions Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the USB function Legacy USB Support Enabled Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB device at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If...

Page 42: ...an be 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 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 device wakeup function from S3 mode Selec...

Page 43: ...lect which graphics controller to use as the primary boot devices Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s RTC realtime clock Use the items below this one to set...

Page 44: ...tup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Help Item Options mnlk Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help Smart Fan Control Enabled SMART Fan Mode Normal SMART Fan start PWM value 28 CPU DeltaT 3 SMART Fan start Offset 32 Fan1 Slope PWM value 1 UnitI 4 Fan1 Full Speed Offset 7 Normal auto adjusts de pendingontheCPUtem per...

Page 45: ...rt Offset 32 Fan1 Slope PWM value 1 UnitI 4 Fan1 Full Speed Offset 7 Press Esc to return to the Smart Fan Function page Normal auto adjusts de pendingontheCPUtem perature Quiet autominimizesfan speed for quiet environ mentoperation Silent auto restricts fan speed to make system more quietly Manual thefanadjustde pending on user s pa rameter CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatre...

Page 46: ...ilent autorestrictsfan speed to make system more quietly Manual the fan adjust depending on user s parameter CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Help Item SMART Fan Function Enabled Smart Fan Mode Manual SMART Fan start PWM value 5 CPU DeltaT1 3 SMART Fan start TEMP C 70 SMART Fan Slope PWM value 12 PWM value C CPU FAN Full Limit Temp 80 C F10 Save E...

Page 47: ...s 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 Control Enabled SMART Fan start PWM value 28 SMART Fan start Offset 30 CPU DeltaT 3 Fan1 Slope PWM value 1 Unit 5 Fan1 Full Speed Offset 10 SMART Fan2 Control Disabled Disabled Enabled F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Optimized Defaults F1 Gene...

Page 48: ...Enabled Memory Hole Disabled DRAM Command Rate Auto CPU Over clocking Func Disabled DOC Over clocking Func Disabled PCIE Over clocking Func Disabled SpreadSpectrum Enabled Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Voltage Function Disabled Move F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help mnlk Standard Enhanced Options System Component Characteristics These items display the m...

Page 49: ...be unstable Performance Level Standard This item shows the performance level of the components the options are Standard and Enhanced Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled When this item is set to enable the DDR timing is configured using SPD SPD Serial Presence Detect is located on the memory modules BIOS reads information coded in SPD during system boot up Memory Hole Disabled This item allows use...

Page 50: ...d and displays the information of the CPU installed in your computer Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value Unlocked 16 These items show the locked unlocked ratio status and the actual ratio of the CPU installed in your system Current Memor...

Page 51: ... password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Install or Change the password Help item Supervisor Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Press Enter Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Move F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help mnlk Load Default Settings This option opens a dialog box to ...

Page 52: ...a user password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed displays User Password This page helps you install or change a password Help item CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc User Password Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page User Password Not Installed If you have made settings that you do not want to save us...

Page 53: ...stem disk Refer to Windows online help for information on creating a bootable system disk 4 Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS 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 change the the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup p...

Page 54: ...48 Using BIOS Memo ...

Page 55: ...undled products Below you can 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 software Before installing any software always inspect the folder for files named README TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not i...

Page 56: ...un the software installation program Select from the menu which software you want to install Browse CD Exit The EXIT button closes the Auto Setup window The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support disk Before installing the software from Windows Explorer look for a file named README TXT or something similar This...

Page 57: ...ation 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 allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation 2 During the Windows Vista Driver Auto Setup Procedure users should use one of the following two methods to install the driver aft...

Page 58: ...e 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 All the utility software available from this page is Windows compliant They are provided only for the convenience of the customer The following software is fur nished under license and may only be use...

Page 59: ... and a CrossFireTM ready graphics card 2 You would need a CrossfireTM bridge cable 3 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireTM technology Download the latest driver from the ATI website www ati com 4 Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system Installing CrossFireTM graphics cards 1 Insert the CrossFireTM grap...

Page 60: ...D256E 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 HD2600XT MSI RX3850 T2D256E OC 256MB Radeon HD3850 POWER Color AX3870 512MD PH Radeon HD3870 ATI PCI E Card 3 Connect the cable from your monitors to the CrossFireTM ready graphics card installed on the PCIEX16_1 slot Monito...

Page 61: ...rs 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 CrossFireTM function To enable CrossFireTM Set the view to Advance Click the CrossFireTM item in Graphics Settings In the CrossFireTM Setting dialog tick the box opposite Enable CrossFireTM Click OK to effect the setting ...

Page 62: ...56 ATICrossFireTM TechnologySupport Memo ...

Page 63: ...details 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 Matrix Storage Manager driver Chapter 6 Intel MatrixStorageManagerRAIDConfigurations 3 Enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option to set up your RAID configuration 4 Create an Intel Matrix Storag...

Page 64: ...Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu appears Entering Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAIDBIOS util ity 1 During POST press Ctrl I to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu 3 Use the arrow keys to move the color bar and navigate through the items ...

Page 65: ...then 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 you to create a second volume on these disks When more than two HDDs are installed in your computer the Disks item will be selectable Then users can select the HDD that you want to belong to the RA...

Page 66: ...ease 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 Intel Volume0 See section Advanced Setup for details 4 When done press Enter to confirm the creation of the RAID set A dialogue box appears to confirm the action Press Y to confirm other wise pres...

Page 67: ... RAID 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 box appears to confirm the action Press Y to confirm otherwise press N Pressing Y deletes all the data in the HDDs ...

Page 68: ... will 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 arrow key then press En ter 2 Use the space bar to select the HDD to reset to Non RAID 3 A dialogue box appears to confirm the action Press Y to confirm otherwise press N Pressing Y deletes all the dat...

Page 69: ...ant enjoyment on web browsing photo review and online chat just within several seconds after boot up Version 4 0 Note eJIFFY is ECS optional feature utility corresponding to the DVD activation and BIOS setup Please check the hard copy user s guide or product color box to see if the model has embodded eJIFFY feature eJIFFY icon on color box Chapter7 SettingUp eJIFFY ...

Page 70: ...Activation 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 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish eJIFFY setup ...

Page 71: ...Y 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 switch with the default English typing Please refer to the usage FAQ for more tips ...

Page 72: ...age 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 new eJIFFY application updates 1 eJIFFY is available in SATA IDE AHCI mode It does not support RAID configuration and the onboard 34 pin floppy drives Note ...

Page 73: ...three 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 Click to enter the normal OS you have installed such as Windows Click to enter eJIFFY OS Click to set the BIOS ...

Page 74: ...s 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 your storage disk safely please refer to the FAQ for more usage information Shows the network connection status ePal On line chat tool to use the most popular IMs in the world MSN ICQ AIM etc Language...

Page 75: ...Control Panel Besides setting English as the default interface eJIFFY offers multi language displays and keyboard settings for language switch Open the language control panel to select a preferable language setting Step1 Click to open the language control panel ...

Page 76: ...Step 2 Click Keyboard Language icon to open the keyboard selection list which offers several regional keyboard settings besides default English keyboard Step 3 Click the selected keyboard language e g French and press OK ...

Page 77: ...l y Tip 1 Click Change Keyboard icon to switch the typing language The typing language on text box will switch to the selected one Click again to switch to English typing back Tips for Language Switch If you use the default English keyboard eJIFFY still offers other language inputs to switch with English ...

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Page 80: ...Y 74 Tip 3 How to change display language 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 ...

Page 81: ...the browser does not support files in Real player or Media player formats 2 eWeb does not support Office Viewer Reader Writer format under eJIFFY interface Please enter the Operating System to open Office files Note eWeb Firefox for web browsing webmail and watching flash video 1 Before downloading files please mount the storage devices to make sure the device is connected with eJIFFY interface Pl...

Page 82: ...ing picture shows 1 Select the image you want to save and press the right key of your mouse to show the menu then click the option Save Image As from the menu Q2 How to save image file through eWeb Select a root directory Rename the image file Then select a subdirectory or click Create Folder to create a new folder Click here to save the image file ...

Page 83: ... ePix window then click the icon Folder located in the upper left hand corner then follow the path for the files you have saved to view the image files Q1 How to find image files saved in hard disk through ePix ePix Photo viewing ...

Page 84: ...k Viewer and choose Keep previous zoom in After loading an im age Close the window and you can use the fit function under slide show now Note ePix supports to view image files only It cannot support Office Viewer or other forms beside image files Supported image types are BMP JPEG GIF includ ing GIF animations PNG TIFF ICO and XPM ...

Page 85: ...to you can remove the device now Q2 What does it mean for Unmount Disk Mount Unmount Disk Mount means to connect the storage devices to eJIFFY interface After plugging the external device to the computer such as USB drives a new disk icon will appear as the following picture shows Please click the mount prompt on the icon It will change to to show the device is detected successfully Q1 What does i...

Page 86: ...SettingUpeJIFFY 80 Memo ...

Page 87: ...wdrivers 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 damage or bent A bent pin may cause failure to boot and sometimes permanent damage from short circuit 5 Check the 12V power connector is connected to the motherboard 6 Check that the 12V power ATX conn...

Page 88: ...Optimised 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 necessary 3 Check that the 12V power ATX connectors are fully inserted into the motherboard connectors Make sure the latches of the cable and connector are locked into place 4 Remove the hard drive optica...

Page 89: ...act 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 RMA Yes No Peripheral device issue HDD problem CMOS setup error d nee to CLRCMOS System fail to start or unstable a er modify BIOS se ng M CLR C OS and restart Turn on PSU switch or connect to wall ...

Page 90: ...84 TroubleShooting Memo ...

Page 91: ...T1ChHandlerBlock 08 Initializes the CPU The BAT test is being done on KBC Program the keyboard controller command byte is being done after Auto detection of KB MS using AMI KB 5 C0 Early CPU Init Start Disable Cache Init Local APIC C1 Set up boot strap processor Information C2 Set up boot strap processor for POST C5 Enumerate and set up application processors C6 Re enable cache for boot strap proc...

Page 92: ...C Generate and write contents of ESCD in NVRam 84 Log errors encountered during POST 85 Display errors to the user and gets the user response for error 87 Execute BIOS setup if needed requested 8C Late POST initialization of chipset registers 8D Build ACPI tables if ACPI is supported 8E Program the peripheral parameters Enable Disable NMI as selected 90 Late POST initialization of system managemen...

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