System Board
User’s Manual
Page 1: ...System Board User s Manual...
Page 2: ...implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserve...
Page 3: ...icular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi sion reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to cor...
Page 4: ...fications 10 Features 12 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 14 System Board Layout 14 System Memory 15 Installing the DIM Module 17 CPU 19 Installing the CPU 19 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink 23 Jumper...
Page 5: ...Overclocking 50 Easy Mode 50 Advance Mode 50 Award BIOS Setup Utility 51 Standard CMOS Features 52 Advanced BIOS Features 56 Advanced Chipset Features 63 Integrated Peripherals 65 Power Management Se...
Page 6: ...1 6 Introduction Appendix A ABS Auto Boost System 109 Installing ABS 109 The ABS Utility 112 Appendix B Troubleshooting 117 Appendix C Debug LED Post and Troubleshooting 121...
Page 7: ...roper installation modification accidents or unauthorized repair of the product 3 Unless otherwise instructed in this user s manual the user may not under any circumstances attempt to perform service...
Page 8: ...ends Important Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drive and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station...
Page 9: ...ove This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more information about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative B...
Page 10: ...it wide memory interface Supports up to 8GB system memory Supports unbuffered x8 and x16 DIMMs 1 PCI Express x16 slot PCIE 1 1 1 PCI Express x1 slot PCIE 1 1 2 PCI slots PCI 2 3 Intel GMA X4500 Suppor...
Page 11: ...ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Manage ment Supports ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Wake On Events include Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse Wake On LAN Wake On Ring RT...
Page 12: ...I Express lane supports trans fer rate of 2 5 Gigabytes 250MBbps per second The PCI Express architecture also provides a high performance graphics infrastructure by enhancing the capa bility of a x16...
Page 13: ...nsmission USB The system board supports USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 ports USB 1 1 supports 12Mb second bandwidth while USB 2 0 supports 480Mb second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer...
Page 14: ...0 3 power select JP3 1 Realtek RTL8111C CD in 1 PCIE x16 PCIE x1 Realtek ALC662 S PDIF Front audio 1 1 Winbond W83627 PCI 1 PCI 2 1 Chassis 1 COM 2 intrussion USB 4 5 1 USB 6 7 1 1 USB 4 7 power sele...
Page 15: ...t an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist...
Page 16: ...of the same memory configuration are on different channels Single Channel Dual Channel The system board supports the following memory interface Single Channel SC Data will be accessed in chunks of 64...
Page 17: ...only Installing the DIM Module 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the DIMM socket on the system...
Page 18: ...the module by its edges position the module above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in...
Page 19: ...or contact pins are damaged contact your dealer immediately 2 Make sure to keep the protective cap RMA requests will be accepted and processed only if the LGA775 socket comes with the protective cap I...
Page 20: ...e protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU Protective cap 5 To remove the protective cap lift the cap on the lo cation pointed on the right photo Lift this part up 6 Unlock the socket...
Page 21: ...PU by its edg es and avoid touching the pins Pin 1 of the socket Gold mark 9 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inser...
Page 22: ...lation 10 Close the load plate Load plate 11 Push the load lever down to lock the socket The lever should hook onto the retention tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket Load...
Page 23: ...ally supplied when you purchase the fan heat sink assembly Do not spread the paste all over the surface When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU the compound will dis perse evenly Some hea...
Page 24: ...ection of the arrow shown on top of the pin Push down two pushpins that are diagonally across the heat sink Perform the same procedure for the other two push pins Fan Heat sink Push pin 5 Connect the...
Page 25: ...stem with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below 1 Power off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set JP5 pins 2 an...
Page 26: ...d or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Integrated Periph erals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for...
Page 27: ...f the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power s...
Page 28: ...panel I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port COM port VGA port LAN port 4 USB ports Mic in jack Line in jack Line out jack Line in Line out Mic in USB 0 U...
Page 29: ...may damage the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function Jumper S...
Page 30: ...lows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP...
Page 31: ...ing an External Serial Port Your COM port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the se rial port cabl...
Page 32: ...lug the monitor s cable con nector into the VGA port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place BIOS Setting Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of t...
Page 33: ...racket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the USB port cables to a connector BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peri...
Page 34: ...On 5V_standby Refer to USB Power Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chap...
Page 35: ...onnect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Install...
Page 36: ...is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Line out Jack Lime This jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers Front Au...
Page 37: ...Installation Parallel I O Connectors CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 4 1 Left audio channel Right audio channel G...
Page 38: ...ut port Your S PDIF port may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the audio cable to the S PDIF out conne...
Page 39: ...rial ATA cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device section of the BIOS...
Page 40: ...for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive Note Refer to your disk drive user s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings Addin...
Page 41: ...et in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode BIOS Setting Configure the onboard IDE in the...
Page 42: ...is aligned with pin 1 of this connector Connecting the FDD Cable Insert one end of the FDD cable into the FDD connector and the other end of the cable to the floppy drive Pin 1 of the cable must alig...
Page 43: ...e airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and sys tem board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans Re...
Page 44: ...power is off and a chassis intrusion occurred the alarm will sound only when the system restarts Hardware Monitor for Windows Install the Hardware Monitor for Windows utility By default the chassis in...
Page 45: ...The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration CPU power amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To e...
Page 46: ...46 2 Hardware Installation Parallel This LED will light when the system s standby power is on Standby Power LED Standby Power LED...
Page 47: ...system PWR LED Power Standby LED When the system s power is on this LED will light When the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend state it will blink every second When the system is in the S3 STR S...
Page 48: ...ics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is com pletely seated in the slot The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in place PCI Express x1 Slot Insta...
Page 49: ...OS memory It is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off Safety Measures Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend...
Page 50: ...mode by simply pressing F9 in the main menu of the Award BIOS utility then pressing Y to select Advance Mode The Advance mode will display a wide range of fields useful in overclocking the board Phoe...
Page 51: ...een Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneou...
Page 52: ...ur version may not be identical to this one Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press Enter A screen similar to the one below will appear Date mm dd yy Ti...
Page 53: ...y of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders IDE Channel 0 Master to...
Page 54: ...n 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 1 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided...
Page 55: ...skette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Ba...
Page 56: ...ol For OS OS Select For DRAM 64MB Report No FDD For WIN 95 Delay For HDD Secs Full Screen LOGO Show Small Logo EPA Show Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Menu Level...
Page 57: ...a value greater than 3 The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems If you are using an operating system other than Windows this problem may occu...
Page 58: ...up Virtualization Technology When this field is set to Enabled the VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology Core Multi Processing The options are Enabled...
Page 59: ...le will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recom mend that you first disable this field Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of...
Page 60: ...meric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric key pad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys Gate A20...
Page 61: ...cor rect password is entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt APIC Mode Leave this field in its default...
Page 62: ...logo to appear during system boot up Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system boot up Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot up Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo...
Page 63: ...M 16M In order to improve system performance certain space in memory can be re served for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB When enabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB...
Page 64: ...able or disable the onboard LAN controller PCI E Compliancy Mode This field is used to select the mode for the PCI Express add in card PEG Onchip VGA Control This field is used to select the graphics...
Page 65: ...the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one OnChip IDE Device Onboard Device Super I O Device USB Device Setting Onboard LAN Boot ROM Enable this field if you wish...
Page 66: ...d Defaults Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled IDE Auto Normal Primary P1 P3 is Secondary If your IDE hard drive supports block mode Select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block r...
Page 67: ...IDE and SATA drives allowing a maximum of 6 drives SATA Only This option automatically sets the SATA drives to Primary Master and Second ary Master modes Since both drives are in master mode you canno...
Page 68: ...dio F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Item Help Menu Level Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit Azalia Audio Se...
Page 69: ...stem Any Key Press any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power on the system Super IO Device Move the c...
Page 70: ...is used to select a function key that you would like to use to pow er on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk...
Page 71: ...is field is used to select the EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA This field is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel por t The options are 1 and 3 Default setting 3 PWRON After PWR Fail Off When power...
Page 72: ...sable the Universal Host Controller Interface USB 1 0 USB 2 0 Controller This field is used to enable or disable the Enhanced Host Controller Interface USB 2 0 USB Operation Mode This field is used to...
Page 73: ...be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices If a PS 2 mouse is not available and you need to use a USB mouse to install Windows i...
Page 74: ...ime hh mm ss Alarm HPET Support HPET Mode Press Enter S3 STR Instant Off Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 0 0 0 0 Enabled 32 bit mode The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version m...
Page 75: ...on is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power but ton for more than 4 sec...
Page 76: ...the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Date of Month Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time...
Page 77: ...n data Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically d...
Page 78: ...IRQ Resources Item Help Menu Level Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IRQ 3 assigned to IRQ 4 assigned to I...
Page 79: ...se Open Warning Set this field to Enabled to allow the system to alert you of a chassis intrusion event Shutdown Temperature You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a temperature at w...
Page 80: ...field is used to select the tolerance value of the CPU s temperature The op tions are 1 2 3 4 and 5 If you selected 3 it allows the temperature to run 3 degrees higher or lower The CPU fan will smartl...
Page 81: ...in the main menu of the Award BIOS utility then pressing Y to select Advance Mode The Advance mode will display a wide range of fields useful in overclocking the board Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Ut...
Page 82: ...is used to select the bus clock of the PCI Express Refer to the following pages for more information on these submenus Voltage Control DRAM Timing CPU Clock CPU Clock Ratio Unlock x CPU Clock Ratio C...
Page 83: ...83 3 BIOS Setup CPU Spread Spectrum The options are Disabled 0 5 0 25 1 0 and 0 5 PCIE Spread Spectrum The options are Disabled 0 5 and 1 0...
Page 84: ...to select the SB s voltage CPU Voltage Memory Voltage VTT Voltage PLL Voltage NB Voltage SB Voltage CPU Voltage DDR3 Voltage Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Control Item Help Menu Level D...
Page 85: ...85 3 BIOS Setup CPU Voltage This field will show the CPU s current voltage DDR3 Voltage This field will show the DRAM s current voltage...
Page 86: ...Auto The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one DRAM Speed This field is used to select the clock speed of the DIMM CAS Latency Time tCL This fiel...
Page 87: ...Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 2 Description Options Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setti...
Page 88: ...but you were able to enter the BIOS utility a Select CMOS Reloaded in the main menu then press Enter b Move the cursor to Load Last Bootable Setting then press Load c Press Y to load the last bootable...
Page 89: ...you want to immediately reboot to use the new settings make sure to save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting Y in the Save Exit Setup submenu Load from this Bank To load the setting sa...
Page 90: ...o load the Setup default values Genie BIOS Setting CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Util...
Page 91: ...low will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To dele...
Page 92: ...ight characters When done the mes sage below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to...
Page 93: ...onal changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults St...
Page 94: ...p press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Adv...
Page 95: ...IOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typ ing AWDFLASH EXE The fo...
Page 96: ...S in your system We recom mend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press Y then enter the file name of the current...
Page 97: ...plications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the DVD into an optical drive The screen shown below will appear If after inserting the DVD Autorun did not automatically star...
Page 98: ...d Software Chipset Driver On the top row of the screen click the 1st icon to open the Chipset Driver menu 2 The setup program is now ready to install the utility Click Next 1 Click Intel R Chipset De...
Page 99: ...tware 4 Go through the readme document for system re quirements and installation tips then click Next 5 The setup program is now installing the driver Click Next to continue 3 Read the license agreeme...
Page 100: ...100 4 Supported Software 6 Click Yes I want to re start this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect...
Page 101: ...ics Driver On the top row of the screen click the 2nd icon to open the Graphics Driver menu 1 Click G41 Onboard Graph ics 2 Setup is now ready to in stall the graphics driver Click Next 3 Read the lic...
Page 102: ...installa tion tips then click Next 5 Setup is currently installing the driver After installation has completed click Next 6 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting t...
Page 103: ...On the top row of the screen click the 3rd icon to open the Audio Driver menu 1 Click Realtek ALC662 Audio Drivers 2 The setup program is now ready to install the driver Click Next 3 The setup progra...
Page 104: ...104 4 Supported Software 4 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new driver instal lation to take effect...
Page 105: ...e top row of the screen click the 4th icon to open the Network Driver menu 1 Click Realtek RTL8111C LAN Drivers 2 The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install the driver 3 You are...
Page 106: ...106 4 Supported Software 4 Setup is currently installing the driver 5 After completing instal lation click Finish to exit setup...
Page 107: ...ed Software 1 Click Next to continue 2 Setup is now ready to in stall Click Next Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 05 On the top row of the screen click the last icon to open the Manuals menu Click Adobe Acrobat...
Page 108: ...108 4 Supported Software 5 Click Finish to exit instal laion 4 Click Install to begin instal lation 3 Click Next to install or click Change Destination Folder to select another folder...
Page 109: ...an Auto Boost your system by simply pressing the F1 key ABS provides the following functions that are easy for users to operate Backup OC profile Load OC profile Exchange OC profile Installing ABS 1 T...
Page 110: ...the destination folder or click Change to select another folder 4 Setup is now ready to in stall the utility Click Next 3 The installation wizard is extracting the files needed to install the utility...
Page 111: ...A 111 ABS Auto Boost System 6 Click Install to begin the installation 7 The installation wizard will copy all the necessary files and optimize the ABS fea tures 8 Click Finish to exit setup...
Page 112: ...hen press F1 The screen will show the CPU upgrade in formation Press Any Key to continue 2 When the system enters the operating system the ABS utility will appear and display the system s in formation...
Page 113: ...A 113 ABS Auto Boost System 5 Click Confirm 7 Click Backup 8 The default settings will appear on the screen Click Save 6 ABS supports Win Reloaded and Auto Upgrade features Click Auto Upgrade...
Page 114: ...de fault setting then click Save You have just cre ated a backup file of the board s default setting 10 If in any case a new OC setting causes system in stability you can always retrieve the backup f...
Page 115: ...t System 12 Select the backup file then click Open 13 Click Write to load Banks 1 4 into the BIOS If you want the system to auto upgrade the setting the next time you boot the system click Enable Auto...
Page 116: ...tting If in any case your overclock setting causes system instability you can always retrieve the default setting by reloading the backup file 2 Everytime you change the BIOS settings remember to alwa...
Page 117: ...the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slot...
Page 118: ...ing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the...
Page 119: ...r doesn t output anything or is out putting garbled characters 1 Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is on line 2 Verify that the device is plugged into the corre...
Page 120: ...ettings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets 4 Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations 5 If the bo...
Page 121: ...tton short circuited PSU does not comply with the system s requirement 1 Incompatible memory modules 2 Mixed up BIOS data 1 Mixed up BIOS data 2 Incompatible memory modules 3 Incompatible PCI devices...
Page 122: ...ing 3 One of the memory modules is defective 1 Tight DRAM timing system is unstable 2 Insufficient DRAM voltage 3 Overclocking issue 1 Insufficient DRAM voltage 2 Incompatible memory modules 3 Overclo...
Page 123: ...hics card was not installed properly 1 Defective graphics card 2 Initialized wrong BIOS process Clock gen circuit Super IO circuit Detected floppy error Mixed up BIOS data could be one of the causes t...
Page 124: ...some devices 2 Incompatible SATA or PATA device 3 CD ROM s spin took too long 1 Checksum error occured Change add devices such as CPU DRAM 2 Error occured after clearing the CMOS 3 Onboard battery is...
Page 125: ...therefore showing the wrong POST code Possible Cause 1 Mixed up BIOS data 2 MB is defective NB chip may be defective 1 Mixed up BIOS data 2 MB is defective NB chip may be defective 1 Mixed up BIOS dat...
