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Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

925XE7AA Series User Manual

Installing an expansion card

1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with

it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card.

2. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion

cards.

3. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is

completely seated on the slot.

4. Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier.

Summary of Contents for 925XE7AA series

Page 1: ... 1 in English for 925XE7AA series motherboard P N 91 181 U25 A2 1E Symbol description Note refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better Attention indicates that it may damage hardware or cause data loss and tells you how to avoid such problems Warning means that a potential risk of property damage or physical injury exists More information If you want more informatio...

Page 2: ...t your distributor as soon as possible 925XE7AA Series Motherboard x1 FOXCONN Utility CD x1 925XE7AA User Manual x1 RAID User Manual x1 RAID Floppy x3 2 for SATA 1 for IDE IDE Ribbon Cable x3 FDD Ribbon Cable x1 I O Shield x1 S ATA Signal Cable x8 S ATA Power Cable x4 USB 2 0 Cable x1 1394 Cable x1 Wi Fi Card x1 optional Wi Fi Antenna x1 optional ...

Page 3: ...characteristics of information technology equipment EN 61000 3 2 A14 2000 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current 16A per phase EN 61000 3 3 A1 2001 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current 16A EN ...

Page 4: ...urer HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD Address 66 CHUNG SHAN RD TU CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN R O C Supplementary Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the follow ing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause un...

Page 5: ...OSFeatures Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCIConfigurations PCHealthStatus Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor User Password 60 Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Table of Contents Chapter Chapter Chapter ...

Page 6: ...ll LAN Driver optional 66 InstallIDERAID 67 InstallSIL3114RAID 67 Install SuperUtility 68 InstallAdobe Reader 68 Install Norton Internet Security 69 Directions for Bundled Software SuperStep 71 SuperLogo 74 SuperUpdate 76 Special BIOS Functions SuperBoot 82 SuperBIOS Protect 83 SuperRecovery 84 SuperSpeed 93 Appendix Using 8 channel Audio optional 94 Table of Contents Chapter Chapter Chapter ...

Page 7: ...ilure to switch off the DC power supply may result in serious damage to your system or memory module Warning We cannot guarantee that your system will operate normally while over clocked Normal operation depends on the over clock capacity of your device Warning Attention Since BIOS programs are upgraded from time to time the BIOS description in this manual is just for reference We do not guarantee...

Page 8: ...d 100M LAN K with onboard 1G LAN 6 with 6 channel audio 8 with 8 channel audio E with 1394 S with SATA R with RAID You can find PPID label on the motherboard It indicates the functions that the motherboard has For example On the blue mark of the PPID label it means the motherboard supports 6 Channel Audio 6 1394 port E onboard 100M LAN L SATA function S ...

Page 9: ...d offers superior performance reliability and quality at a reason able price This motherboard adopts the advanced Intel 925XE ICH6R chipset providing users a computer platform with a high integration compatibility performance price ratio This chapter includes the following information Main Features Motherboard Layout 1 1 ...

Page 10: ... DIMMs Supports unbuffered DIMMs only Supports 256 Mb 512 Mb and 1 Gb DRAM densities Supports up to 4 GB of DDR2 memory Supports Performance Acceleration Technology PAT Registered DIMMs not supported USB 2 0 Ports Supports hot plug Eight USB 2 0 ports four rear panel ports two onboard USB connectors providing four extra ports Supports wake up from S1 and S3 mode Supports USB 2 0 Protocol up to 480...

Page 11: ...ce built in on board Onboard 1394 E optional Support hot plug 1 x IEEE 1394b port with rate of transmission at 800 Mbps 2 x IEEE 1394a connectors with rate of transmission at 400 Mbps Self configured addressing Onboard Audio 6 optional AC 97 2 3 Specification Compliant Supports SPDIF output Onboard Line in jack Microphone jack Line out jack Supports 6 channel audio setting via software Onboard Aud...

Page 12: ...er on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 Suspend to disk depends on OS and S5 soft off Expansion Slots Three PCI slots Three PCI Express x1 slots One PCI Express x16 Graphics slot Advanced Features PCI 2 3 specification compliant Supports Windows 2000 XP soft off Supports PC Health function capable of monitoring system voltage CPU system temperature and fan speed ...

Page 13: ... connector 7 Front USB connectors 8 Silicon Image 3114 controlled SATA connectors 9 South Bridge Intel ICH6R 10 ATA 133 100 66 IDE connectors 11 Front Panel connector 12 ICH6R controlled SATA connectors 13 TPM connector 14 Clear CMOS jumper 15 Chassis Intruder connector 16 FAN1 connector 17 BIOS TBL jumper 18 ATA 100 66 33 IDE connector 19 FDD connector 20 24 pin ATX Power connector 21 IrDA connec...

Page 14: ...rear panel and pin connectors and the mounting of jumpers Caution should be exercised during the installation of these modules Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information CPU Memory Power supply Rear Panel Connectors Other Connectors Expansion Slots Jumpers Chapter2 2 ...

Page 15: ... grounded object such as an attached power supply before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity 2 Unplug the power cord before opening your chassis or touching any component 3 Hold components by their edges to avoid touching any exposed integrated circuits ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall a component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or into the antistatic bag that it...

Page 16: ...l CPU This motherboard supports single Pentium 4 Processor including Prescott T processor in an LGA775 package It also supports Hyper Threading Technol ogy and FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion DBI Installation of CPU Load lever Load stiffener Load plate Load cap Lifted tab ...

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Page 18: ...e temperatures will severely damage the CPU and system Therefore you should install CPU cooling fan and make sure that the cooling fan works normally at all times in order to prevent overheating and damaging to the CPU Please refer to your CPU fan user guide to install it properly ...

Page 19: ... User Manual Memory This motherboard includes four 240 pin slots with 1 8 V for DDR2 These sup port 256 Mb 512 Mb and 1 Gb DDR2 technologies for x8 and x16 devices You must install at least one memory bank to ensure normal operation DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 ...

Page 20: ...ng the module clips outward 2 Align the memory module to the DIMM slot and insert the module vertically into the DIMM slot 3 The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot will lock automatically Warning Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing expansion cards or other system peripherals especially the memory devices otherwise your motherboard or the system memory might be...

Page 21: ... PWR1 is the ATX power supply connector Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure 4 pin ATX_12V power connector 12V GND 12V 3 1 4 2 GND 24 24 pin ATX power connector 13 3 3V 12V RSVD 5V GND GND GND PSON 5V GND 12V GND 5V_AUX 5V 12V 1 GND 5V 3 3V GND GND 5...

Page 22: ... 2 Keyboard Connector This purple 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 keyboard Serial Port COM1 This 9 pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices Parallel Port Printer Port This 25 pin port connects a parallel printer a scanner or other devices 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 7 8 6 3 5 For 2 6 channel Line in Rear Line out Front Microphone CEN 10 For 8 channel Rear LFE CEN Microphone 1 1 Line in Front ...

Page 23: ...his port controlled by BCM5789 controller with PCI Express x1 interface allows 1G connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Line in Line out Microphone for 2 6 channel models When using a 2 channel sound source the Line out jack is used to connect to speaker or headphone the Line in jack connects to an external CD player tape player or other audio device The Microphone jack is u...

Page 24: ...r Connectors This motherboard includes connectors for FDD devices IDE HDD devices Serial ATA devices USB devices IR module and others FDD Connector FLOPPY This motherboard includes a standard FDD connector supporting 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M and 2 88 M FDDs FDD connector 1 ...

Page 25: ...connectors support up to four Ultra DMA 133 100 66 IDE hard disk drives that you can configure as a disk array through onboard IDE RAID controller Refer to RAID manual for details on how to set up RAID configurations Connect the cable s blue connector to the IDE connector then connect the gray connector to the Ultra DMA slave device hard disk drive and the black con nector to the Ultra DMA master ...

Page 26: ...t panel of the case and the system will restart when the switch is pressed Power LED Connector PWRLED Attach the connector to the power LED on the front panel of the case The Power LED indicates the system s status When the system is in S0 status the LED is on When the system is in S1 status the LED is blink When the system is in S3 S4 S5 status the LED is off Power Button Connector PWRBTN Attach ...

Page 27: ...of IR Mode from the Integrated Peripherals section of the CMOS Setup Fan Connectors CPU_FAN FAN 1 FAN 2 The fan speed of CPU_FAN FAN 1 and FAN 2 can be detected and viewed in PC Health Status section of the CMOS Setup These fans will be automatically turned off after the system enters S4 and S5 mode IR 5V GND IRRX IRTX Empty 1 CPU_FAN FAN1 GND SENSE POWER 1 GND 1 SENSE 12V CONTROL FAN2 1 GND SENSE...

Page 28: ...ectors on board which may connect to front panel USB cable optional to provide additional four USB ports Audio Connectors CD_IN AUX_IN optional CD_IN AUX_IN are Sony standard CD audio connectors they can be connected to a CD ROM drive through a CD audio cable CD_IN CD_R GND CD_L F_USB1 VCC D4 D4 Empty GND NC VCC GND D5 D5 AUX_IN AUX_L GND AUX_R F_USB2 VCC D6 D6 Empty GND NC VCC GND D7 D7 ...

Page 29: ..._1 12V TPB TPA F_1394_2 1 2 9 10 12V TPB GND Empty TPA GND TPM Connector TPM The TPM Trusted Platform Module provides the ability to the PC to run applica tions more secure and to make transactions and communication more trustworthy To utilize this function you should purchase additional devices and install the driver TPM CK_33M_TPM Empty L_FRAMEJ 2 1 20 19 GND ICH_P_PCIRSTJ NC L_AD3 3D3V_SYS L_AD...

Page 30: ...SATA _1 SATA _2 SATA _3 SATA _4 Silicon Image 3114 controlled S ATA Connectors SATA_5 6 7 8 These four Serial ATA connectors are controlled by Silicon Image 3114 controller supporting up to four Serial ATA hard disk drives that you can configure a disk array through onboard SATA RAID controller Refer to RAID manual on how to set up SATA RAID configurations for details Note If you do not want to us...

Page 31: ...Rear Audio on the rear panel will not work If you do not want to use the Front Audio pin 5 and 6 pin9 and 10 must be short and then the signal will be sent to the rear audio port AUD_OUT L NA MIC_IN MIC_PWR F_AUDIO MIC_GND 5VA AUD_OUT R AUD_RET R Empty AUD_RET L 1 Front Audio Connector F_AUDIO for 8 channel The audio interface provides two kinds of audio output choices the Front Audio the Rear Aud...

Page 32: ... the status of this connector If the con nector has been closed once the system will send a message To utilize this function set Case Open Warning to Enabled in the PC Health Status section of the CMOS Setup Save and exit then boot the operating system once to make sure this function takes effect INTR 1 2 INTRUDERJ GND Speaker The speaker connector is used to connect speaker of the chassis SPEAKER...

Page 33: ...lots and one PCI Express x16 slot PCI Slots The expansion card can be installed in the PCI slot When you install or take out such card you must make sure that the power plug has been pulled out Please read carefully the instructions provided for such card and install and set the necessary hardware and software for such card such as the jumper or BIOS setup PCI slots ...

Page 34: ...Ability to comprehend different data structure Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express will take two forms x16 and x1 PCI Express slots Whereas the x16 slot is reserved for graphics video cards the x1 slots are designed to accom modate less bandwidth intensive cards such as a modem or LAN card The difference in bandwidth between the x16 and x1 slots are not able to be sure ...

Page 35: ...the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards 3 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 4 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier ...

Page 36: ...ly prior to modifying any jumper settings Description of Jumpers 1 For the jumpers on this motherboard pin 1 can be identified by the silk screen printed next to it However in this manual pin 1 is simply labeled as 1 2 The following table provides some explanation of the jumper pin settings User should refer to this when adjusting jumper settings Jumper Diagram Definition Description 1 2 Set pin1 ...

Page 37: ...How to clear CMOS 1 Turn off the AC power supply and connect pins 1 and 2 together using the jumper cap 2 Return the jumper setting to normal pins 2 and 3 together with the jumper cap 3 Turn the AC power supply back on 1 Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings 2 Do not clear the CMOS while the system is turned on Warning Normal Status Default Clear CMOS Jumper Clear CMOS 1 ...

Page 38: ...h BIOS process You will have no such worry when using the BIOS TBL function which is used to protect BIOS Top Boot Block By using this function the system still can boot even if the flash BIOS fails and show some information to recover the BIOS To utilize this function you just short pin 2 and 3 with the jumper cap BIOS TBL Enable BIOS TBL Disable BIOS TBL Jumper ...

Page 39: ...tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance 5 At power on hold down Delete to enter BIOS Setup Follow the instructions in Chapter 3 Powering off the computer 1 Us...

Page 40: ...pears on the screen during the system POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu Standard CMOS Features BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Sup...

Page 41: ...Press TAB to show POST screen DEL to enter SETUP Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from the list of setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or go to the sub menu The items in the main menu are explained below Standard CMOS Features The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu BIOS Features The special ...

Page 42: ...ugh this menu PnP PCI Configurations The system s PnP PCI settings and parameters can be modified through this menu PC Health Status This will display the current status of your PC Load Fail Safe Defaults The fail safe default BIOS settings can be loaded through this menu Load Optimized Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu however the stable default values may ...

Page 43: ... set up by users Time This option allows you to set up the desired time usually as the current time with hour minute second format IDE Channel 0 1 2 Master Slave These categories identify the HDD types of 1 IDE channel installed in the com puter system There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS None Auto and Manual None means no HDD is installed or set Auto means the system can aut...

Page 44: ...nitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphic Adapter powering up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphic Adapter powering up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter including high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you ...

Page 45: ...tegory determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The BIOS POST will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST Total Memory Total memory of the system ...

Page 46: ...Default Disabled SuperBIOS Protect function protects your PC from viruses e g CIH The available setting values are Disabled and Enabled SuperRecovery SuperRecovery Hotkey Default LSHIFT F12 SuperRecovery provides the users with an excellent data protection and HDD recovery function There are 12 optional hotkeys and the default hotkey is LSHIFT F12 SuperSpeed SuperSpeed Press Enter to set the items...

Page 47: ... an unused PCI slot will be disabled to reduce electromagnetic interference Spread Spectrum Default Disabled If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system OverClock Default Default This option is used to set the items related to Overclock The available op tions include Manual Optimal Reference and Default When selecting manu...

Page 48: ...function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and an alarm will beep The setting values are Disabled and Enabled Note Such function provides protection to the startup sector only it does not protect the entire hard disk CPU L1 L2 Cache Default Enabled This option is used to turn on or off the CPU L1 and L2 cache The available setti...

Page 49: ...ect one either due to improper configuration or physical unavailability it will appear an error message Disable this option POST will not detect the floppy The available setting values are Disabled and Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status Default On This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started The available setting values are On and Off Gate A20 Option Default Fas...

Page 50: ... For DRAM 64MB Default Non OS2 This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are running the OS 2 operating system Otherwise leave this item at the default Report No FDD For WIN 95 Default No If you are using the Windows 95 and running a system with no floppy drive select Yes for this item to ensure compatibility with Windows 95 logo certification The available...

Page 51: ...l Monitor 1 This option is used to manage Prescott CPU thermal Note Below two items need your CPU support Limit CPUID MaxVal Default Disabled The option is used to set limit CPUID MaxVal The available setting values are Disabled and Enabled Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3 should be Disabled for WinXp NX BIOS Control Default Enabled When disabled forces the NX feature flag to always return 0 The availa...

Page 52: ...on memory This item allows you to select the DRAM RAS precharge time The available setting values are 5 4 3 2 and Auto Precharge delay tRAS Default depend on memory This item allows you to set the precharge delay time The available setting values are Auto 4 15 System BIOS Cacheable Default Enabled Select Enabled to allow caching of the system BIOS which may improve performance If any other program...

Page 53: ...isabled This option is used to determine whether the 15M 16M address field of memory is reserved for the ISA expansion card The available setting values are Enabled and Disabled PCI Express Root Port Func Press Enter to set the items of PCI Express root port function Please refer to page 46 ...

Page 54: ...is option is used to enable or disable PCI Express port 1 2 3 The available setting values are Auto Enabled Disabled PCI E Compliancy Mode Default v1 0a This option is used to select the PCI Express compliancy mode version The available setting values are v1 0a v1 0 PCI Express Root Port Func Menu ...

Page 55: ...used to set whether the IDE HDD block mode is allowed The available setting values are Disabled and Enabled IDE DMA transfer access Default Enabled This option is used to set the IDE transfer access with it set to Enabled the IDE Transfer Access uses the DMA mode with it set to Disabled the IDE Transfer Access uses the PIO mode On Chip Primary PCI IDE Default Enabled Use this item to enable or dis...

Page 56: ...s option is used to set the Serial ATA Mode If you want to use RAID function make sure that SATA Enhanced Mode is selected in On Chip Serial ATA option and set this item with RAID value On Chip Serial ATA Default Enhanced Mode This option is used to set the On chip Serial ATA function When it is set to Disabled the function will be disabled with it set to Combined Mode two HDDs at most will be sup...

Page 57: ...oller Default Enabled This option is used to set whether the USB Controller is enabled The available setting values are Disabled and Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Default Enabled This option is used to set whether the USB 2 0 Controller is enabled The available setting values are Disabled and Enabled USB Keyboard Support Default Enabled This option is used to set whether the USB keyboard controller i...

Page 58: ...tion is used to set whether the PCI Express LAN controller is enabled The available setting values are Disabled and Enabled Onboard Lan Boot ROM Default Disabled This option is used to decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip The available setting values are Disabled and Enabled PXEFunction Enabling Onboard Lan Boot ROM and setting one of First Second Third Boot Device in Adva...

Page 59: ... set to either ASKIR or IrDA This item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip Onboard Parallel Port Default 378 IRQ7 This item allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I O address and interrupt request IRQ Setting values include Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 and 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode Default SPP This item is used to assign data transport prot...

Page 60: ...When you select S1 POS mode the power will not shut off and the power supply status will remain as it is In S1 mode the computer can be resumed at any time When you select S3 STR mode the power will be cut off after a delay period The status of the computer before it enters STR will be saved in memory and the computer can quickly return to previous status when the STR function wakes When you selec...

Page 61: ...w power mode keeps power supply MODEM Use IRQ Default 3 This option is used to set the IRQ in which the modem can use The system will automatically wake up when the modem receives an incoming call Suspend Mode Default Disabled This option is used to set the idle time before the system enters into sleep status The setting values are Disabled and 1 Min 1 hour HDD Power Down Default Disabled This opt...

Page 62: ...y IDE 0 Default Disabled When these items are enabled the system will restart the power saving timeout counters when any activity is detected on any of the drives or devices on the primary or secondary IDE channels The setting values are Disabled and Enabled FDD COM LPT Port Default Disabled when this item is enabled the system will restart the power saving timeout counters when any activity is de...

Page 63: ...oard Lan 5788 The setting values are Disabled and Enabled USB KB MS Wake Up From S3 Default Disabled This option is used to set the system to wake up by USB equipment when it is in S3 Suspend to RAM mode The setting values are Disabled and Enabled Resume by Alarm Default Disabled This option is used to set the timing of the startup function In order to use this function the PC power source must no...

Page 64: ...abled Any Actions Double Click PS 2 KB WakeUp S3 S4 S5 Default Disabled This option is used to set the wake up by PS 2 keyboard The setting values are Disabled Hot KEY Any KEY Keyboard 98 Hot Key WakeUp Default Ctrl F1 When the PS 2 KB Wake Up S3 S4 S5 set as Hot KEY use this item to set the hot key combination that awakes the system The available setting values are Ctrl F1 F12 ...

Page 65: ...ources in the event of hardware conflicts However since this motherboard has no ISA slot this option does not apply IRQ Resources When the Resources Controlled By set as Manual this option will be modified Press the Enter key then manually set IRQ resources PCI VGA Palette Snoop Default Disabled If you use a nonstandard VGA card use this option to solve graphic acceleration card or MPEG audio card...

Page 66: ...emperature of CPU is higher than setting value the motherboard will send off warning information The setting values are Disabled and 500 C 1220 F 530 C 1270 F 560 C 1330 F 600 C 1400 F 630 C 1450 F 660 C 1510 F 700 C 1580 F VCore VDDR 3 3 V 5 0V 12 V The current voltages will be automatically detected by the system Voltage Battery optional This option is used to show the voltage of battery CPU Tem...

Page 67: ...current speed of the system fan2 will be automatically detected by the system Smart Fan Controller optional Default Disabled This option is used to enable or disable smart fan function The setting values are Disabled and Enabled Case Open warning Default Disabled This option is used to enable or disable case open warning function The setting values are Disabled and Enabled ...

Page 68: ...he optimized performance parameters for the system to improve the performance of your system components However if the optimized performance parameters are not supported by your hardware devices it will likely cause system reliability and stability issues If you only want to load the optimized default for a single option select the desired option and press the F7 key Set Supervisor User Password T...

Page 69: ...main menu If you do not want to set a password just press Enter when prompted to enter a password and in the screen the following message will appear If no password is keyed in any user can enter the system and view modify the CMOS settings PASSWORDDISABLED Press any key to continue Under the menu Advanced BIOS Features Setup if you select System from the Security Option you will be prompted to en...

Page 70: ... includes the following information Utility CD content Start to install drivers Install Chipset Software Install IAA RAID Install DirectX 9 0b Install Audio Driver optional Install LAN Driver Install IDE RAID Install Silicon Image RAID Driver Install 1394B Driver Install SuperUtility Install Adobe Reader Install Norton Internet Security 4 4 Chapter ...

Page 71: ...nd you need to restart your computer after all the drivers installed A Chipset Software B IAA RAID C DirectX 9 0b D Audio Driver optional E LAN Driver F IDE RAID G Silicon Image RAID Driver H 1394B Driver 2 Accessories Use this option to install additional software programs A SuperUtility B Adobe Reader C Norton Internet Security 3 Browse CD Click here to browse CD content 4 Homepage Click here to...

Page 72: ...u can select the driver that you want to install and begin the setup steps Install Chipset Software Click Install Driver from the main menu and enter the install driver menu Click Chipset Software to start the installation Note The following setup steps are based on Windows XP environment There may be some differences with other operating systems Click here ...

Page 73: ... 0b Click Install Driver from the main menu and enter the install driver menu Click DirectX 9 0b to start the installation Click here Install IAA RAID Click Install Driver from the main menu and enter the install driver menu Click IAA RAID to open the IAA RAID setup guide Click here ...

Page 74: ...he install driver menu Click Audio Driver to start the installation Click here Install LAN Driver optional Click Install Driver from the main menu and enter the install driver menu Click LAN Driver to start the installation Click here Note If you are using Windows2000 operating system please install Service Pack 4 before installing audio driver ...

Page 75: ...Install Driver from the main menu and enter the install driver menu Click IDE RAID to start the installation Click here Install Silicon Image RAID Click Install Driver from the main menu and enter the install driver menu Click Silicon Image RAID Driver to start the installation Click here ...

Page 76: ...ual Click here Install SuperUtility From the main menu select Accessories Click SuperUtility to start the setup Click here Install 1394B Driver Click Install Driver from the main menu and enter the install driver menu Click 1394B Driver to start the installation ...

Page 77: ... User Manual Install Norton Internet Security From the main menu select Accessories Click Norton Internet Security to start the setup Click here Install Adobe Reader From the main menu select Accessories Click Adobe Reader to start the setup Click here ...

Page 78: ...er 4 Driver CD Introduction 70 925XE7AA Series User Manual This chapter will introduce how to use attached software This chapter provides the following information SuperStep SuperLogo SuperUpdate 5 5 Chapter ...

Page 79: ...sm when system runs irregularly 3 Adjusts the CPU frequency to speed up your system and achieve better system performance 4 Simple and easy to operate with a user friendly graphics interface Using SuperStep Go to Fan page System Fan1 speed Exit Program Minimize Window SuperStep Help Adjust system Fan2 warning criteria CPU Fan speed Adjust CPU Fan warning criteria Reset the warning criteria to defa...

Page 80: ...djustments Current voltage readings Adjust voltage warning criteria upper limit Adjust voltage warning criteria lower limit Go to Temperature page Adjust CPU tem perature warning criteria Adjust system tem perature warning criteria Apply the adjustments Reset the warning criteria to default settings Current CPU temperature Current system temperature ...

Page 81: ...m page Check for the system to automatically provide warning message Apply the changes Reset the default settings Go to Clock page Current PCI Clock Current CPU Clock Reset to the default settings Adjust the CPU FSB Apply the adjustments Adjust the CPU Ratio Current PCI Express Clock ...

Page 82: ...es 1 Supports Win2000 and WinXP 2 Supports 4Mb size flash parts flash write method is independent with flash type 3 Simple and easy to operate with a user friendly graphics interface 4 Supports BMP and JPEG graphic format files The best color is 16 or 256 colors The best resolution is 136x84 for top right logo and 640x480 or 800x600 for full screen logo Using SuperLogo SuperLogo Help About SuperLo...

Page 83: ...update Go to Change Logo page Full screen mode Top Right mode Boot without logo Go to Backup page Backup Logo Follow the Wizard to complete the backup function Backup whole BIOS image Go to Update BIOS page Browse a BIN file for updating BIOS BIOS image file location Follow the Wizard to complete the BIOS function ...

Page 84: ...s Win2000 and WinXP 2 Supports 4Mb size flash parts flash write method is independent of flash type 3 Simple and easy to operate with a user friendly graphics interface Using SuperUpdate Perform the BIOS update from local image Browse BIOS bin file from local HDD Exit Program Minimize Window SuperUpdate Help Backup system BIOS to an image file About SuperUpdate Upgrading BIOS via internet automati...

Page 85: ...r Bundled Software 77 925XE7AA Series User Manual Backup BIOS to local image 1 Click Backup to backup current BIOS file 2 Click OK to finish the backup process Update BIOS from local image 1 Click Load to load a new BIOS file ...

Page 86: ...ections for Bundled Software 78 925XE7AA Series User Manual 2 Click Update the following message will appear 3 Click Yes to backup the current BIOS then the following picture will appear 4 Click OK then click Update ...

Page 87: ...Chapter 5 Directions for Bundled Software 79 925XE7AA Series User Manual 5 Now is updating 6 Click Restart ...

Page 88: ...tions for Bundled Software 80 925XE7AA Series User Manual Update BIOS On line 1 Click Liveupdate to automatically update the BIOS from the internet 2 The following procedure is the same as Update BIOS from local image ...

Page 89: ...introduce special functions of BIOS and how to use them in detail It can further exert the max potential of motherboard to bring you super value enjoyment This chapter introduces the following special functions of BIOS SuperBoot SuperBIOS Protect SuperRecovery SuperSpeed Chapter 6 6 ...

Page 90: ...h SuperBoot a PC can bootup without any unnecessary SuperBoot is quite easy to use choose the right option in CMOS setup refer to BIOS features SuperBoot saves the information when the PC boots up the first time and restores the parameters for the system thus letting the PC boot freely and rapidly Notes 1 If the previous boot was not completed then the BIOS will perform a normal POST even if Super...

Page 91: ...e motherboard is contained inside the Flash ROM Severe viruses such as the CIH virus are so dangerous that they may overwrite the BIOS If the BIOS has been damaged the system will be unable to boot We provide the following solution which protects the system BIOS from being attacked by such viruses ...

Page 92: ...yed in gray For example if you haven t divided a hidden partition items like Release Hidden Partition Back up and Recov ery will be displayed in gray and can t be selected And when you select an item the related information will appear on the bottom of the screen Disclaimer Please study this software program s specification carefully before using it The vendor should not be liable for any damage a...

Page 93: ...make a selection and press Enter to confirm it Attention 1 Make sure that you have selected a HDD before entering the main menu 2 Make sure that the HDD you selected is ATA5 or higher For HDDs lower than ATA5 there will be a No Support message in the HDD list menu listing beside the name of it 3 Only one HDD can be operated at a time Note If you have assigned a password to the selected HDD you wil...

Page 94: ...operations can be continued Once the division is done any future variation to the HDD will never affect the hidden partition such as virus causing turbulence windows system breaking down or data loss SuperRecovery can recover all the data backed up in hidden partition letting you easily get your computer on track again 2 Divide Hidden Partition A Enter a percentage of the HDD total capacity or an ...

Page 95: ...n But the released partition is still unavailable for you after the system is restarted It s necessary for you to enable it by using FDISK PQMAGIC or some other tools Attention 1 All the HDD data will be cleared by the partitioning process so it is better to do the division on an empty HDD 2 At the same time the overall HDD capacity will decrease in order to make space for the hidden partition whi...

Page 96: ...cking up of the CMOS data B The backing up or recovery of CMOS data should be done on a motherboard of the same type Backup Select BACKUP to enter the Backup interface where you can find the following three sub function items BACKUP CMOS SETUP BACKUP PARTITION TABLE and BACKUP HARDDISK DATA Switch the highlight bar by pressing the arrow keys to make a selection and then press Enter to confirm your...

Page 97: ... up with the progress bar showing 3 Backup Hard disk Data A If there are active partitions system partition you can choose to backup an active partition or the whole disk But only one can be taken between the two choices Old data will be replaced by the newly backed up data ...

Page 98: ...essing the arrow keys to make a selection and press Enter to confirm your selection C A report with all the critical data on this operation will be displayed after the backup is completed Original Size The data size loaded in selected partition Valid Size The size of valid data Elapsed Time How long the procession cost Compressed Size The size of data after compression Compressed Rate Compressed S...

Page 99: ... 925XE7AA Series User Manual 2 Recover Partition Table This function is used to recover all partition tables including extended partitions 1 Recover CMOS Setup This function is used to restore the latest backup of CMOS settings you made ...

Page 100: ...he old password first Press Enter if password is null B Enter the new password Then enter the same again to confirm it C Press Enter for null password D The password will be saved in the hidden partition 4 Back to Main This item is used to exit the Recovery interface 3 Recover Hard disk Data This item is used to restore the backed up data from the hidden partition ...

Page 101: ...the system 3 Switch on power to the system and press the Del key to enter BIOS Setup 4 Enter the BIOS Features SuperSpeed menu to set the CPU clock 5 Save and exit BIOS Setup your system will now boot successfully BIOS provides you with a set of basic values for your processor selection in stead of the jumper settings The processor speed can be manually set from the BIOS Features menu screen Warni...

Page 102: ...ound configuration there are the standard front center LFE bass speakers but also two surround speakers are placed at the sides of a listener and two speakers directly behind the listener Some formats also support a 8 channel audio configuration wherein there is only one speaker behind the listener However since audio connections always come in stereo pairs most PC hardware will automatically supp...

Page 103: ...Appendix 95 925XE7AA Series User Manual Blue Green Red Black Orange Grey STEP 2 You need to install the driver for the audio chip before you can use the 8 channel audio function Click here ...

Page 104: ...r you ll find an icon on the taskbar s status area Double click the icon you will see the following picture STEP 4 Click Speaker configuration The following picture will appear STEP 5 Make sure you select 8CH Speaker from the above picture Now you can enjoy the 8 channel audio function ...

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