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Page 1: ...AC series motherboard P N 91 181 CK8 A5 0E 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 information about our products ple...

Page 2: ...nformation technology equipment EN 61000 3 2 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 55024 1998 A2 2003 Infor...

Page 3: ...ion is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Tested to comply with FCC standards Signature Date 2005 ＮＦ４Ｋ８ＡＣＥｎｇｌｉｓｈｐｒｅｆａｃｅｐ６５ 2005 4 20 8 26 3 ...

Page 4: ...ardCMOSFeatures 27 BIOSFeatures 29 Advanced BIOS Features 30 Advanced Chipset Features 32 IntegratedPeripherals 34 Power Management Setup 37 PnP PCIConfigurations 40 PC Health Status O T S 41 X BIOSII OverClocking 42 Load Best Defaults 43 Set Supervisor User Password 43 Save Exit Setup 44 Exit Without Saving 44 Table of Contents Chapter Chapter Chapter Product Introduction ＮＦ４Ｋ８ＡＣＥｎｇｌｉｓｈｐｒｅｆａｃｅ ...

Page 5: ...ware SuperStep 49 SuperLogo 52 SuperUpdate 57 nTune 59 Special BIOS Functions SuperBoot 66 SuperBIOS Protect 67 SuperRecovery 68 SuperSpeed 69 Appendix Using 8 channelAudio optional 79 Table of Contents Chapter Chapter Chapter ＮＦ４Ｋ８ＡＣＥｎｇｌｉｓｈｐｒｅｆａｃｅｐ６５ 2005 4 20 8 26 5 ...

Page 6: ...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 overclocked Normal operation depends on the overclock capacity of your device Warning Attention Since BIOS programs are upgraded from time to time the BIOS de scription in this manual is just for reference We do not guarantee that the content of ...

Page 7: ...oard Gigabit 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 10 100M LAN L SATA function S ＮＦ４Ｋ８ＡＣＥｎｇｌｉｓｈｐｒｅｆａｃｅｐ６５ 2005 4 20 8 26 7 ...

Page 8: ...ior performance reliability and quality at a reasonable price This motherboard adopts the advanced NVIDIA nForce 4 nForce 4 Ultra chipset provid ing users a computer platform with a high integration com patibility performance price ratio This chapter includes the following information Main Features Motherboard Layout Rear Panel Connectors 1 1 ...

Page 9: ...rts DDR 266 333 400 memory Supports 128 256 512 1024Mb technology up to 4GB USB 2 0 Port 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 480Mbps transmission rate Onboard Serial ATA Supports up to four S ATA devices such as HDD etc Dual controller architecture prov...

Page 10: ...jack Supports 6 channel audio setting via software Onboard Audio 8 optional Supports 8 channel audio Supports SPDIF output Supports Universal Audio Jack UAJ Supports high quality differential CD input BIOS Licensed advanced AWARD Phoenix BIOS supports flash ROM Plug and Play Supports IDE CD ROM SCSI HDD or USB device boot up Green Function Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface S...

Page 11: ...ansion Slots Four PCI slots Two PCI Express x1 slots One PCI Express x16 Graphics slot Advanced Features PCI 2 3 Specification Compliant Supports PC Health function capable of monitoring system voltage CPU system temperature and fan speed ...

Page 12: ...14 COM2 Connector optional 15 Chipset NVIDIA nForce4 nForce4 Ultra 16 SATA Connectors 17 IDE Connectors 18 24 pin Power Connector 19 DDR DIMM Slots 20 CPU_FAN Connector 21 CPU Socket 22 4 pin 12V Power Connector 23 CD_IN Connector 24 PCI Express x1 Slots 25 PCI Express x16 Slot 26 AUX_IN Connector optional 27 Front Audio Connector 28 PCI Slots Motherboard Layout 13 11 16 14 10 15 19 8 4 9 12 5 6 7...

Page 13: ...dio output connect the center speaker subwoofer to the red Microphone output Line in Line out Microphone Rear LEF CEN Side Jacks for 8 models When using an 8 channel sound source connect the front speaker to the green audio output connect the rear sound speaker to the black audio output con nect the center speaker subwoofer LFE CEN to the orange audio output con nect the side sound speaker to the ...

Page 14: ...ection of hard drive and floppy drive data cables and setting up various other feature of the motherboard Caution should be exercised during the installation process 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 Other Connectors Expansion Slots Jumpers Chapter ...

Page 15: ...uch 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 components 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 anti static pad or into the antistatic bag that it came in ...

Page 16: ...CPU 1 Unlock the socket by pressing the le ver sideways then lift it up to a 90o angle 2 Align the cut edge to the gap in the base of the socket Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place 3 When the CPU is in place press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked Push down the so...

Page 17: ...eration for example overheating you need to install the proper fan The following procedure is provided for reference only please refer to your CPU fan user guide for the actual procedure 2 If required apply a light coating of silica gel to the top of the CPU NOTE The CPU heatsink may have a pre applied thermal compound In that case the silica gel is not required CPU Fan CPU Heatsink CPU Retention ...

Page 18: ... fan to module base 6 Connect the fan s power cable to the appropriate 3 pin terminal on the motherboard 4 Align the other end of the reten tion bracket to fasten the cooling set on the top of the retention mechanism 3 Place the cooling set onto the re tention mechanism Attach one end of the retention bracket to retention mechanism ...

Page 19: ...sit the website http www foxconnchannel com Installation of DDR Memory 1 There is only one gap in the center of the DIMM slot and the memory module can be fixed in one direction only 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 Note Be sure to unplug the AC power supply befo...

Page 20: ...ase in stall the memory according to the list Note Installing DDR DIMMs other than the recommended configu rations may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure Mode DIMM0 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 Populated Signal channel Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated Dual channel Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated ...

Page 21: ...con nector and make sure it is secure ATX 12V Power Connector PWR2 The 4 pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU AUX PEX PWR Connector J2A1 This connector is auxiliary power which mainly supplies 12V and 5V power for the motherboard Attention We strongly recommend you use 24 pin power supply If you want to use 20 pin power supply you need to align the ATX power conn...

Page 22: ...RAID controller Refer to RAID manual in CD for details on how to set up RAID configurations Connect the cable s blue connector to the primary recommended or second ary IDE connector then connect the gray connector to the slave device hard disk drive and the black connector to the master device If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper...

Page 23: ...DE_LED on the front panel of the case the LED will flash while the HDD is in operation Reset Switch RESET Attach the connector to the Reset switch on the front panel of the case the system will restart when the switch is pressed Power LED Connector PLED Attach the connector to the Power LED on the front panel of the case The Power LED indicates the power supply status When the system is in S0 stat...

Page 24: ...e cur rent Serial ATA interface allows up to 150MB s data transfer rate Refer to RAID manual in CD on how to set up SATA RAID configurations for details S ATA Connectors SATA_0 SATA_1 SATA_2 SATA_3 1394 Connector F_1394 optional The 1394 expansion cable can be connected to either the front provided that the front panel of your chassis is equipped with the appropriate interface or the rear panel of...

Page 25: ...he connector has been closed once the system will send a message To uti lize this function set Intruder Detection to En abled in the Power Management Setup sec tion of the CMOS Setup Save and exit then boot the operating system once to make sure this function takes effect INTRUDER 1 2 INTRUDERJ GND Front Audio Connector F_AUDIO The audio port includes two parts the Front Audio and Rear Audio Their...

Page 26: ...Pin Low overhead Low latency PCI Express supports a raw bit rate of 2 5 Gb s on the data pins This results in a real bandwidth per pair of 250 MB s A point to point connection allows each device to have a dedicated connec tion without sharing bandwidth Ability to comprehend different data structure Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express will take two forms x16 and x1 PCI E...

Page 27: ...d 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 For more details on PCI Express x 16 graphics card support list qualified on this motherboard please visit the website http www foxconnchannel co...

Page 28: ...in settings Users should refer to the table while adjusting jumper settings Clear CMOS Jumper J2H1 This motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store all the set parameters The CMOS can be cleared by removing the CMOS jumper 1 Turn off the AC power supply and short pins 1 and 2 on the jumper 2 Return the jumper to the normal setting locking pins 2 and 3 together with the jumper cap 3 Turn on the system T...

Page 29: ...ve 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 leave this jumper as short pin 2 and 3 with the jumper cap BIOS TBL Disabled BIOS TBL Enabled BIOS TBL ENABLE Jumper ...

Page 30: ...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 After the POST routines are completed press the Del key to access the BIOS Setup Utility For detailed instructions please refer to Chapter 3 Po...

Page 31: ... 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 O T S X BIOS I I Over Clocking Load Best Defaults Set Supervisor User Password Save E...

Page 32: ...r Boot Menu 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 BIOS Setup main menu are explained below Standard CMOS Features The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu BIOS Features The general system feature can be set ...

Page 33: ...tem s PnP PCI settings and parameters can be modified through this menu PC Health Status O T S This will display the current status of your PC X BIOS II Over Clocking Frequency and voltage settings can be adjusted through this menu Load Best Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu however the stable default values may be affected Set Supervisor User Password The s...

Page 34: ...as the current time with hour minute second format IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave These categories identify the HDD types of 2 IDE channels installed in the computer system There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS None Auto and Manual None means no HDD device is installed or set Auto indicates the system can automatically detect and configure the hard disk when booting up If it fai...

Page 35: ... prompted No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may be detected All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a diskette error but it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a disk error but it will stop for all...

Page 36: ...provides the users with an excellent data protection and HDD recovery function There are 12 optional hotkey and the default hotkey is LSHIFT F12 SuperSpeed CPU Frequency The conventional overclock method uses the jumpers on the motherboard and it is both troublesome and apt to errors By using SuperSpeed a CPU can be overclocked by keying in the desired in the CPU frequency range PCIE Clock It is u...

Page 37: ...d to select the priority for CDROM start up After pressing Enter you can select the CDROM using the PageUp PageDn or Up Down arrow keys and change the CDROM priority using or To exit this option press Esc Virus Warning This option is used to set up the virus warning message for the IDE HDD boot sector When enabled a warning message will appear on the screen if any program intends to write informat...

Page 38: ...ot Other Device With this function set to Enabled the system will boot from some other devices if the first second third boot devices failed The available setting val ues are Disabled and Enabled Security Option When it is set to Setup a password is required to enter the CMOS Setup screen when it is set to System a password is required not only to enter CMOS Setup but also to start up your PC Smal...

Page 39: ...express spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system SSE SSE2 Instructions It is used to set enable or disable Intel SSE SSE2 instructions CPU Thermal Throttling This item is used to specify the CPU speed at percentage to slow down the CPU when it reaches the predetermined overheat temperature System BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled to allo...

Page 40: ...trobe The less the clock cycles the faster the DRAM performance Min RAS active time Tras This setting determines the time RAS takes to read from and write to a memory cell Row Precharge Time Tr p This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe RAS to be allowed to precharge If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh refreshing may be inc...

Page 41: ...specification USB Keyboard Mouse Support These items are used to set whether the USB keyboard mouse controller is en abled in a legacy operating system such as DOS AC97 Audio This option is used to set whether onboard AC97 Audio is enabled Dis abled the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect an audio device MAC Lan Setting to Auto allows the BIOS to auto detect the NVIDIA ...

Page 42: ...or select a PIO mode from 0 4 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA UItraDMA technology provides faster access to IDE devices If you install a device that supports UItraDMA change the appropriate items on this list to Auto The available setting values are Disabled and Auto IDE DMA transfer access This option is used to enable or disable IDE DMA transfer access Serial ATA 1 2 This option is used to e...

Page 43: ...mary Secondary Mater Slave RAID These features allow user to enable or disable the RAID function for each IDE hard disk drive S ATA 0 1 2 3 Master RAID These features allow user to enable or disable the RAID function for each SATA hard disk drive RAID Config Menu ＮＦ４Ｋ８ＡＣＮＦ４ＵＫ８ＡＣＭａｎｕａｌＥｎＶ１０ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ３４ｐ６５ 2005 4 18 16 14 36 ...

Page 44: ...ax Saving Power Management Events Press Enter to set Power Management Events Please refer to page 38 Soft Off by PBTN This item is used to set the power down method This function is only valid for systems using an ATX power supply When Instant Off is selected press the power switch to immediately turn off power When Delay 4 Sec is selected press and hold the power buttonfor four seconds to turn of...

Page 45: ...use this item to set the hot key combination that turns on the system The available setting values are Ctrl F1 F12 WOL PME From Soft Off When set to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME Power Management Event WOR RI From Soft Off If this item is enabled it allows the system to resume from a software power down or power saving mo...

Page 46: ...ion the start up password function must be cancelled and the PC power source must not be turned off Day of Month Alarm When the Power On by Alarm set as Enabled this option will be modified It is used to set the timing for the start up date Time hh mm ss Alarm When the Power On by Alarm set as Enabled this option will be modified It is used to set the timing for the start up time ＮＦ４Ｋ８ＡＣＮＦ４ＵＫ８ＡＣ ...

Page 47: ... and the BIOS will automatically distribute interruption resources If the ISA cards you installed not support ing PnP you will need to select Manual and manually adjust interruption resources in the event of hardware conflicts However since this motherboard has no ISA slot this option does not apply IRQ Resources Press the Enter key then manually set IRQ resources PCI VGA Palette Snoop If you use ...

Page 48: ...nable or disable CPU smart fan function Shutdown Temperature This option is used to set the system temperature upper limit When the temperature exceeds the setting value the motherboard will automatically cut off power to the computer ＮＦ４Ｋ８ＡＣＮＦ４ＵＫ８ＡＣＭａｎｕａｌＥｎＶ１０ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ３４ｐ６５ 2005 4 18 16 14 41 ...

Page 49: ...t Vcore Memory Vmem Select This option is used to select memory Vmem HyperTransport Vdd Select This option is used to select HyperTransport Vdd CPU Voltage Regulator This option is used to adjust CPU voltage regulator X BIOS II Over Clocking Menu ＮＦ４Ｋ８ＡＣＮＦ４ＵＫ８ＡＣＭａｎｕａｌＥｎＶ１０ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ３４ｐ６５ 2005 4 18 16 14 42 ...

Page 50: ... Press any key to continue Under the menu Advanced BIOS Features Setup if you select System in Security Option the screen will prompt you to enter password once the system is started or you want to enter CMOS setting program If the password is wrong it will refuse you to continue Under the menu Advanced BIOS Features Setup if you select Setup in Secu rity Option the screen will prompt you to enter...

Page 51: ... Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility press N ESC to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Select this option and press Enter it will show the following message on the screen Quit Without Saving Y N Press Y to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility press N ESC to return to the main menu ＮＦ４Ｋ８ＡＣＮＦ４ＵＫ８ＡＣＭａｎｕａｌＥｎＶ１０ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ３４ｐ６５ 2005 4 ...

Page 52: ...the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the mother board features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD content ＮＦ４Ｋ８ＡＣＮＦ４ＵＫ８ＡＣＭａｎｕａｌＥｎＶ１０ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ３４ｐ６５ 2005 4 18 16 14 45 ...

Page 53: ...all the drivers sequentially from first to last A nVIDIA nForce Chipset System B DirectX 9 0b C Audio Driver D USB2 0 Driver 2 Accessories Use this option to install additional software programs A SuperUtility a SuperStep Superstep is powerful and easy to operate tool for overclocking You can quickly increase your CPU s working frequency through its user friendly interface It will enhance your CPU...

Page 54: ...and friendly c SuperUpdate SuperUpdate function can help to update the BIOS through Internet B Adobe Reader C Norton Internet Security D Word Perfect Office 12 E nTune 3 Manual Click to browse this user manual or Raid manual 4 Browse C D Click to browse this CD 5 Homepage Click here to visit Foxconn motherboard homepage ＮＦ４Ｋ８ＡＣＮＦ４ＵＫ８ＡＣＭａｎｕａｌＥｎＶ１０ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ３４ｐ６５ 2005 4 18 16 14 47 ...

Page 55: ...48 Chapter 4 Driver CD Introduction This chapter will introduce how to use attached software This chapter includes the following information SuperStep SuperUpdate SuperLogo nTune Chapter ...

Page 56: ...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 Link to FOXCONN Website Go to Fan page System Fan1 speed System Fan2 speed Exit Program Minimize Window SuperStep Help Adjust System Fan2 warning criteria CPU Fan speed Adjust CPU Fan warning criteria ...

Page 57: ...ent voltage readings Adjust voltages warning criteria upper limit Adjust voltages warning criteria Lower limit Go to Temperature page Adjust CPU tem perature warning criteria Adjust system temperature warning criteria Apply the adjust ments Reset the warn ing criteria to default settings Current CPU Temperature Current system Temperature ...

Page 58: ...tically provide warning mes sages Apply the changes Reset to the default settings Go to Clock page Current PCI Express clock Current PCI clock Current CPU Clock Reset to the default settings Current CPU Ratio Adjust the CPU External Frequency Apply the adjustments Adjust the monitoring Interval ...

Page 59: ...dependent 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 storage device Exit Program Minimize Window SuperUpdate Help Backup system BIOS to an image file About SuperUpdate Link to Foxconn Website Connect to server and popup a list of available BIOSs for users to download o...

Page 60: ...ns for Bundled Software Backup BIOS to local image 1 Click Backup and name your BIOS binary file to backup current BIOS 1 Click Load to load the BIOS file 2 Click OK to finish the backup process Update BIOS from local image ...

Page 61: ...54 Chapter 5 Directions for Bundled Software 3 Click Yes to backup the current BIOS then the following picture will appear 2 Click Update the following message will appear 4 Click OK then click Update ...

Page 62: ...55 Chapter 5 Directions for Bundled Software 5 Now is updating 6 Click Restart ...

Page 63: ...56 Chapter 5 Directions for Bundled Software Update BIOS 1 Click Latest BIOS to automatically update the BIOS from the server 2 The following procedure is the same as Update BIOS from local image ...

Page 64: ...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 136 x 84 for top right logo and 640 x 480 or 800 x 600 for full screen logo Using SuperLogo SuperLogo Help About SuperLogo Go to ROM Info page Display the Fl...

Page 65: ...he logo update Full screen mode Top Right mode Boot without logo Go to Update BIOS page Browse a BIN file for updating BIOS BIOS image file location Follow the Wizard to complete the BIOS function Go to Backup page Backup Logo Follow the Wizard to complete the backup function Backup whole BIOS image ...

Page 66: ...rofile so that you can quickly apply settings to suit specific application environments 3 Monitor hardware temperature voltage timing and fan speed 4 View other information about your system such as hardware and software revisions and other capabilities Using nTune Apply all changes made Apply all changes made and exit the application Opens the Manage page Opens the Informa tion page Cancel all ch...

Page 67: ...ets you tune the system based on the current performance level NVProfile Manager Click the text Manage my profiles to launch the NVProfile Manager application that lets you create rules for how to use the profiles created by nTune or NVPerformance Examiner Save benchmark results or tuned settings Load a profile created by auto tune Run the benchmark or auto tune process Stop running the benchmark ...

Page 68: ...r page and the Options page Options Page The options page allows the user to customize the NVMonitor page functions Troubleshooting Click the text Troubleshoot performance or create a support log to launch the following applets Troubleshoot System Performance This function performs the following series of quick checks to identify probable causes of performance problems Check Synchronous vs Asynchr...

Page 69: ...in a log file which you can provide to tech support Chipset information marketing names and versions Extensive CPU information Extensive memory information including bank setup GPU information PCI Device list Resource map device list Audio chip information OS and DirectX version information nForce and GeForce driver versions Choose a filename and location for saving the information or choose the d...

Page 70: ...ing Apply or OK however these setting will remain active only for the current Windows session Because the changes are not made directly to the BIOS you can safely return to Windows in the event of a crash without any possibility of boot issues Voltage Fan Control Page Access to this page requires BIOS support from the motherboard manufacturer To open the Voltage Fan Control from any other page cli...

Page 71: ...other system information using NVIDIA nTune click the Information Page icon from the toolbar Access BIOS Page Access to this page requires BIOS support from the motherboard manufacturer To open the Access BIOS page from any other page click the Access BIOS page icon from the toolbar ...

Page 72: ...roduce new 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 new functions of BIOS SuperBoot SuperBIOS Protect SuperSpeed SuperRecovery Chapter ...

Page 73: ...a PC can boot up without any unnecessary SuperBoot is quite easy to use choose the right option in CMOS setup refer to SuperBIOS Features SuperBoot saves the information when the PC boots up at the first time and restores the parameters for the system thus letting the PC boot freely and rapidly If the previous boot was not completed then the BIOS will perform a normal POST even if SuperBoot is ena...

Page 74: ...ide the Flash ROM Severe vi ruses such as CIH virus are so dangerous that it may overwrite the BIOS of the motherboard 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 75: ...r settings The processor speed can be manually set from the SuperBIOS Features menu screen Procedures 1 Correctly install your CPU 2 Plug in other configurations and restore the system 3 Switch on power to the system and press the Del key to enter BIOS Setup 4 Enter the SuperBIOS Features CPU Frequency menu to set the CPU frequency 5 Save and exit BIOS Setup your system will now boot successfully ...

Page 76: ...ample if you haven t divided a hidden partition items like Release Hidden Partition Back up and Recovery 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 arising out of or in...

Page 77: ...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 the HDDs lower than ATA5 there will be a message of No Support 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 will be promp...

Page 78: ...llowing operations can be continued Once the division is done any future variation to the HDD will never affect the area of hidden partition such as virus windows system breaking down and data loss SuperRecovery can recover all the data backed up in hidden partition The user can therefore easily get the computer on track again 2 Divide Hidden Partition 1 Enter a percentage of the HDD total capacit...

Page 79: ...ut 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 data will be cleared after division is in process So you d better do the division against an empty HDD 2 At the same time the HDD capacity will decrease to make space for the hidden partition which is unavailable for...

Page 80: ...CMOS data 2 The backing up or recovery of CMOS data should be operated on a motherboard of the same model 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 choice ...

Page 81: ...progress bar showing 3 Backup Harddisk Data 1 If there are active partitions system partition you can choose an active partition or the whole disk for backing up But only one can be taken between the two choices Old data will be replaced by the newly backed up ...

Page 82: ...eys to make a selection and press Enter to confirm your selection 3 A report with all the critical data on this operation will be listed after backing up is completed Original Size The data size loaded in selected partition Valid Size The size of valid data Elapsed Time How long the process took to complete Compressed Size The size of data after compression Compressed Rate Compressed Size Valid Si...

Page 83: ...IOS Functions 2 Recover Partition Table This function can help to recover all partition tables including extended partitions 1 Recover CMOS Setup This function can help to restore the latest backup of CMOS settings you made ...

Page 84: ...ata This option is used to restore the backed up data from the hidden partition Select CHANGE PASSWORD to enter the Change Password interface 1 Enter the old password first Press ENTER if password is null 2 Enter the new password Then enter the same again to confirm it 3 Press Enter for null password 4 The password will be saved in the hidden partition ...

Page 85: ... 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 support the 8 channel ...

Page 86: ...Appendix 7 9 STEP 2 You need to install the driver for the audio chip before you can use the 8 channel audio function Black Blue Green Red Orange Click here ...

Page 87: ...icon on the taskbar s status area Double click the icon you will see the following picture STEP 4 Click icon The following picture will appear STEP 5 Make sure you select 7 1 Speakers from the above picture Now you can enjoy the 8 channel audio function Click here Click here ...

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