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Motherboard User’s Guide

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The support software will automatically install.

Once any of the installation procedures start, software is automatically installed in
sequence. You need to follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and
allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing what-
ever software you selected. When the process is finished, all the support software
will be installed and start working.

Bundled Software Installation

All bundled software available on the CD-ROM is for users’ convenience. You can
install bundled software as follows:

1

Click the 

Application 

button while the Auto Setup screen pops out

after inserting the support CD-ROM.

2

A software menu appears. Click the software you want to install.

3

Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by

step until finished.

Summary of Contents for P51G Series

Page 1: ...Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP are registered trade marks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc It has been acknowledged that other brands...

Page 2: ...ts 16 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 18 Introduction 18 Running the Setup Utility 18 Standard CMOS Setup Page 19 Advanced Setup Page 20 Advanced Chipset Setup Page 21 Integrated Peripherals Page 22 Powe...

Page 3: ...icrosoft Therefore it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box shown as below pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP...

Page 4: ...ing two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard ne serial port one parallel port one VGA port one LAN port optional four back panel USB 2 0 ports and Audio jacks for microphone line in and 6 8 channel optio...

Page 5: ...Support Two 240 pin DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM memory modules Supports DDR2 667 533 400 memory bus Maximum installed memory is 4 GB Expansion Slots Two 32 bit PCI slots One PCI ExpressX16 slot One PCI...

Page 6: ...erface Specification Revision 1 0 Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 1 Dimensions Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 220 mm Package Contents Your motherboard packa...

Page 7: ...sories for this motherboard The Extended USB module The CNR v 90 56K Fax Modem card The SerialATAcable The Serial ATA power cable Note You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third par...

Page 8: ...nstall this motherboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers connectors on the motherboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to he...

Page 9: ...r CMOS jumper 8 SATA1 2 Serial ATA connectors 9 SPK1 Speaker header 10 PANEL1 Front panel switch LED header 11 F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers 12 FDD1 Floppy disk drive connector 13 IR1 Onboard infra...

Page 10: ...the VGA port to connect VGA devices LAN Port optional Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Netw ork USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Audio Ports Use...

Page 11: ...emory CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU B Unload the cap Use thumb forefinger to hold the lifting tab of the cap Lift the cap up and remove the cap completely fro...

Page 12: ...DDR2 SDRAM offers greater bandwith and density in a smaller packahe along with a reduction in power consumption In addition DDR2 SDRAM offers new features and functions that enable a higher clock rate...

Page 13: ...re is a notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket 3 Install the DIMM module into the...

Page 14: ...oard in an ATX case Make sure your case has an I O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard Install the motherboard in a case Follow the case manufacturer s instructions to use the hardware...

Page 15: ...information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices SPK1 Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard Connect the power connector from the power...

Page 16: ...e use auxiliary USB headers F_USB1 F_USB2 to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard 1 Locate the F_USB1 F_USB2 header on the motherboard 2 Plug the bracket cable onto the F_USB1 F_USB2 hea...

Page 17: ...two devices to a single cable you must configure one of Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below the drives as Master and one of the drives a...

Page 18: ...Serial ATA connectors SATA1 2 which support new SerialATAdevices for the highest data transfer rates simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel...

Page 19: ...16 Motherboard User s Guide Expansion Slots This motherboard has one PCI Ex16 one PCI Ex1 one CNR and two 32 bit PCI slots...

Page 20: ...mmunications and Networking Riser cards in this slot including LAN Modem and Audio functions PCI Slots You can install the 32 bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots Follow the steps below to i...

Page 21: ...me hardware installed in or connected to the motherboard such as the CPU system memory disk drives etc Running the Setup Utility Every time you start your computer a message appears on the screen befo...

Page 22: ...ems defining basic information of your system DriveA IDE BusMaster This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value These items set up syst...

Page 23: ...vable Dev CD DVD Press Enter Yes Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Thermal Management This item displays CPU s temperature and enables you to set a safe t...

Page 24: ...to return to Advanced Setup screen Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Removable Drives Move Enter Select Value F10...

Page 25: ...rt mode You can select ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port DRAM Timing This item allows you to set up the DRAM timing automatically Share Memory Size This item shows the VGA memo...

Page 26: ...e used for System Suspend Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Power Off Delay 4 Sec Disabled Disabled Any Key Parallel ATA IDE Controller Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel...

Page 27: ...These items enable or disable you to allow moused activity to awaken the system from power saving mode Resume by PCI E PME This item specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving mod...

Page 28: ...C Health Status Page This page helps you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status Syst...

Page 29: ...ter to view the following screen Press Esc to return to PC Health Status screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc...

Page 30: ...em decides the CPU over clocking function installed in your system If the over clocking fails please turn off the system power And then hold the PageUp key similar to the Clear CMOS function and turn...

Page 31: ...ervisor password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed dispalys CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password H...

Page 32: ...ility When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press Y to save and exit or press N to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you h...

Page 33: ...installing or manual installation depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows 2000 XP it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard Insta...

Page 34: ...e that this mainboard supports The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver Auto Installing under Windows 2000 XP If you are under Windows 2000 XP ple...

Page 35: ...ever software you selected When the process is finished all the support software will be installed and start working Bundled Software Installation All bundled software available on the CD ROM is for u...

Page 36: ...data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system JBOD Just a Bunch of Drives Also known as Spanning Two or more hard drives a...

Page 37: ...stall the Serial ATA hard disks into the drive bays 2 Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the motherboard s primary Serial ATA connector SATA1 3 Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the...

Page 38: ...ray menu options RAID 0 for performance 1 Select the second option item Array Mode then press the Enter key The RAID system setting pop up menu appears 2 Select RAID 0 for performance from the menu an...

Page 39: ...t the second option item Array Mode then press the Enter key The RAID system setting pop up menu appears 2 Select RAID 1 for data protection from the menu and press Enter Select next task from pop up...

Page 40: ...ears Press Y to confirm or N to return to the configuration options The same confirmation message appears when the Auto Setup for Performance option is selected Delete Array 1 In the VIA RAID BIOS uti...

Page 41: ...is option is useful for identifying same model disks Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array When booting up the system BIOS will detect if the RAID 1 array has any inconsistencies between user data and backu...

Page 42: ...ts a broken RAID 1 array but there is no spare hard drive available for rebuilding the array BIOS will provide several operations to solve such 1 Power off and Check the Failed Drive This item turns o...

Page 43: ...sing a hard drive the channel column will be activated Highlight the target hard drive and press Enter a warning message will appear Press Y to use that hard drive to rebuild or press N to cancel Plea...

Page 44: ...pears on Windows XP Setup screen press the Enter key 5 Press Enter to continue with installation or if you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do so at this time Once all devices ar...

Page 45: ...ting system This version of VIA SATA RAID Utility contains the following key features Serial ATA RAID driver for Windows XP VIA SATA RAID utility RAID0 and RAID1 functions Insert the ECS CD and click...

Page 46: ...he installation Using VIARAID Tool Once the installation is complete go to Start Programs VIA raid_tool exe to enable VIA RAID Tool After the software is finished installation it will automatically st...

Page 47: ...roller or disk drives The available features are as following It means that VT8237 SATA RAID only has the feature of monitoring the statuses of RAID 0 and RAID 1 View by Controller View by Devices Vie...

Page 48: ...45 Chapter 5 VIA VT8237 SATA RAID Setup Guide You may also use the same or button to view the statuses of Array 0 RAID 1 Click on the plus symbol next to Array 0 RAID 0 to see the details of each disk...

Page 49: ...46 Motherboard User s Guide Click on the plus symbol next to Array 0 RAID 1 to see the details of each disk...

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