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Table of Contents 

 

Chapter

 

1

 

Product Introduction 

Highlight Features....................................................................................................................................... 2 
Main Features.............................................................................................................................................. 3 
Layout ….....................................................................................................................................................5 
Rear Panel Ports ..........................................................................................................................................6 

 

Chapter 2  Installation Instructions 

CPU............................................................................................................................................................10 
Memory .....................................................................................................................................................13 
Expansion Slots .........................................................................................................................................15 
Connectors ................................................................................................................................................16 
Power Supply............................................................................................................................................ 18 
Jumpers .....................................................................................................................................................19 

 

Chapter 3  BIOS 

Description 

Enter BIOS Setup ......................................................................................................................................21 
Main menu ................................................................................................................................................21 
Standard CMOS Features .........................................................................................................................23 
Advanced BIOS Features ..........................................................................................................................25 
Advanced Chipset Features .......................................................................................................................27 
Integrated Peripherals ...............................................................................................................................35 
Power Management Setup ........................................................................................................................37 
PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................................................................................38 
System Monitor .........................................................................................................................................39 
Load Defaults ............................................................................................................................................41 
Set Password .............................................................................................................................................41 
Set User Name ..........................................................................................................................................41 
Save & Exit Setup......................................................................................................................................42 
Exit Without Saving...................................................................................................................................42 

 

Chapter 

 

4 

Raid Setup and LED Error Codes 

Setting up Raid in the BIOS…………………………………………………………………………..….46 
Configuring Raid in Nvidia Raid Utility………………………………………………………………...46 
Installing the Raid Driver (for bootable Raid Array)…………………………………………...………..47 
On board LED error codes…………………………………………………………………...…………..49 
 

Appendix

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Summary of Contents for MCP55

Page 1: ...XFX Motherboard Installation Manual Version 1 0...

Page 2: ...u 21 Standard CMOS Features 23 Advanced BIOS Features 25 Advanced Chipset Features 27 Integrated Peripherals 35 Power Management Setup 37 PnP PCI Configurations 38 System Monitor 39 Load Defaults 41 S...

Page 3: ...to avoid short circuits Make sure you attach the CPU and heatsink using thermally conductive compound to ensure full contact It is suggested to select high quality certified fans in order to avoid dam...

Page 4: ...MCP55 motherboard The motherboard delivers the latest technologies to offer superior performance This chapter will describe the features and technology in the motherboard This chapter includes the fol...

Page 5: ...iguration options such as 6 RAID 0 striped drives for maximum throughput or Dual RAID 5 arrays Take advantage of the latest SATA 2 3Gb s hard disk drives with full support for native and tagged comman...

Page 6: ...ports Supports wake up from S1 and S3 mode Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mbps transmission rate Onboard Serial ATA II 300MBps data transfer rate Six Serial ATA II connectors NVIDIA MediaShieldTM...

Page 7: ...pports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Supports S0 normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 Suspend to disk depends on OS and S5 soft off Supports AMD Cool n QuietTM technology...

Page 8: ...er Connector 10 Front Audio Connector 11 FDD Connector 12 COM1 Connector 13 SYS Fan Connector 14 MCP Fan Connector 15 Front Panel Connector 16 Clear CMOS Jumper 17 Serial ATA II Connectors 18 USB Conn...

Page 9: ...unctionality The table below only describe the fuction of the LED on the right LAN LED Light Status Display Description Yellow 10Mpbps mode Yellow and Green 100Mbps mode Green 1000Mbps mod Lights up L...

Page 10: ...device 7 IEEE1394a Port Port 2 Channel 4 Channel 6 Channel 8 Channel Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic I...

Page 11: ...cess including the installation of the CPU mem ory power supply slots and pin headers and the mounting of jumpers Caution should be exercised during the installation of these modules This chapter incl...

Page 12: ...ideways then lift it up to a 90 angle 2 Position the CPU above the socket suck that the golden triangle on the CPU matches the small tri angle on the socket Carefully insert the CPU into the socket un...

Page 13: ...D certified heatsink and fan assembly Attention Never turn on the system if the CPU fan is not properly installed To install heatsink and fan assembly 1 Locate the CPU retention mechanism base the bra...

Page 14: ...ten the heatsink on top of the retention mechanism 4 Push down the retention bracket to lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan on to the retention bracket 5 Connect the fan s p...

Page 15: ...ollowing operating system listed below Recommended Memory Configurations The following table list is the recommended memory configurations Model Configuration DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 Single Channel 1...

Page 16: ...ward 2 Align the memory module to the DIMM slot by matching up with the notch on memory to the break on the DIMM slot Insert vertically into the DIMM slot 3 If the memory module is insert properly the...

Page 17: ...e sure your power supply is turned off and disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before inserting or removing expansion cards or other peripherals Failure to turn off the power supply...

Page 18: ...sk accordingly Please refer to you hard disk user guide from hard disk manufacture for proper jumper configuration Front Panel Connector FP1 The motherboard includes one connector for connecting the f...

Page 19: ...ically turn off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 modes USB Headers F_USB1 F_USB2 Besides six USB ports on the rear panel there are also two 10 pin hearders on the board with may connect to either...

Page 20: ...ector PWR2 The 8 pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU Graphics Power Connector PWR3 This connector is an auxillary power connector for graphics card It provide addi...

Page 21: ...r Warning Disconnect the power cable from the power supply before adjusting jumpers Never clear CMOS while the system is ON To clear CMOS 1 Turn off the AC power supply and connect pins 1 and 2 togeth...

Page 22: ...arameters are also provided This Chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS setup Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Advance BIOS Features Advance Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Powe...

Page 23: ...ettings in the BIOS are not changed The user accepts all responsibility for any damage that results from changing the default settings Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from a list of funct...

Page 24: ...ostTM Technology settings for LinkBoostTM enabled systems Load default system settings for standard systems Set Password Set the password to access the BIOS menu Set User Name Set the BIOS Welcome scr...

Page 25: ...g the keyboard Year year 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 Master Slave These categories i...

Page 26: ...he computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of Heads Precomp Write pre compensation Landing Zone Landing zone can t be edited Sector Numbe...

Page 27: ...an exit this menu by pressing Esc Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter This option is used to select the priority for HDD startup After pressing Enter you can select the HDD using the PageUp PageDn or...

Page 28: ...er Device Enable byby Default With this function set to enable the system will boot from some other devices if the first second third boot devices failed Boot Up NumLock Status On by Default This item...

Page 29: ...enu to set system clocks System Voltages Press Enter Use this menu to set system voltages Memory Configuration Press Enter Use this menu to set memory settings PCI Clocks Enable by Default Use this me...

Page 30: ...ing smooth playback and reducing the need to use other timestamp calculations For older version of Linux this feature is dis abled System BIOS Cacheable Disable by Default Enable the memory cache func...

Page 31: ...lock between SPP and MCP chips HT Multiplier CPU nForce SPP Auto by Default The HT multiplier between the CPU and the SPP nForce SPP nForce MCP 5x by Default The HT multiplier from the SPP to the MCP...

Page 32: ...t Voltage to the DRAM HT CPU nForce SPP Auto by Default Voltage of the HT link between the CPU and the SPP HT nForce SPP MCP Auto by Default Voltage of the HT link between the SPP and the MCP nForce S...

Page 33: ...is menu to control drive strength settings see Drive Strength settings section below Dram on die termination Auto by Default Resistance of the on die termination resistors Read Write queue bypass Auto...

Page 34: ...e CKE power down control Per Channel by Default CKE power down mode selection It should be set to per channel for non mobile systems Memclock tri stating Disable by Default Memclock tri stating during...

Page 35: ...S to CAS delay for a RD WR command to the same bank tRP Auto by Default Row Precharge time Precharge to Active or Auto Refresh of the same bank tRAS Auto by Default Minimum RAS active time Command Per...

Page 36: ...read to write turnaround time tWTR Auto by Default Minimum write to read delay with same chip select tREF Auto by Default DRAM refresh rate Read DQS Skew Auto by Default Read DQS delayed with respect...

Page 37: ...the CS and ODT pins MA drive strength Auto by Default Drive strength of the Address RAS CAS WE and parity pins MCLK drive strength Auto by Default Drive strength of the MEMCLK pins MD drive strength...

Page 38: ...Auto by Default Use this setting to set whether the IEEE 1394 function is enabled HD Audio Auto by Default Use this setting to configure HD Audio IDE HDD Block Mode Enable by Default Use this setting...

Page 39: ...ly 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 pe riod The status of the computer before it enter...

Page 40: ...s used to set the timing of the power on function POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY by Default This option is used to set the power on method for your PC PnP PCI Configurations Init Display First PCI Slot...

Page 41: ...p Disable by Default If you use a non standard VGA card use this option to solve graphic acceleration card or MPEG audio card problems e g colors not accurately displayed Maximum Payload Size 4096 by...

Page 42: ...3V The voltage of the 3 3V 3 3V Dual The voltage of the 3 3V Dual 5V The voltage of the 5V nForce MCP The voltage of the nForce MCP chip nForce SPP The voltage of the nForce SPP chip HT CPU nForce SP...

Page 43: ...the CMOS settings When you select the Set Password option the following message will appear in the center of the screen Enter Password Enter your password not exceeding 8 characters then press Enter T...

Page 44: ...save your changes in CMOS and exit the program press N or ESC to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving If you select this option and press Enter the following message will appear in the center...

Page 45: ...ntroduce the Raid setup process and error codes displayed on the LED This chapter provides the following information Setting up Raid in the BIOS Configuring Raid in Nvidia Raid Utility Installing the...

Page 46: ...at you want to setup Raid disks 5 Press F10 to save settings Configuring Raid in Nvidia Raid Utility 1 After enabling Raid in the BIOS reboot the system When you see the Nvidia Raid Utility prompthing...

Page 47: ...y Disks field will be used in the Raid configuration 5 After the disk are been selected press F7 A Clear disk data window will appear Press Y if you want to wipe all the data from the Raid Array other...

Page 48: ...d press Enter The Array detail window will appear 7 If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents then press C 8 At the prompt press Y to wipe out all the data otherwise press N...

Page 49: ...d the Windows Setup pro gram starts 1 Press F6 and wait for the Windows Setup screen to appear 2 Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver press S Press Enter to install Nvidia Raid Class Ddriver 3 P...

Page 50: ...4 After both drivers are installed press Enter to continue the Windows install 48 Chapter 4 Raid Setup and LED Error Codes...

Page 51: ...ved 14 Load Chipset Load Chipset Defaults 15 Reserved 16 Init Clock Initialize onboard clock generator 17 Reserved 18 Init CPU CPU ID and initialize L1 L2 cache 19 Reserved 1A Reserved 1B Setup Vector...

Page 52: ...9 Channel 1 masked interrupts by alternately turning off and on the interrupt lines 3F Reserved 40 Test 8259 2 Mask Verify 8259 Channel 2 masked interrupts by alternately turning off and on the interr...

Page 53: ...dflash Load If required will auto load Awdflash exe in POST 5C Reserved 5D Onboard I O Init Initializing onboard superIO 5E Reserved 5F Reserved 60 Setup enable Display setup message and enable setup...

Page 54: ...sword security 83 Write CMOS Write all CMOS values back to RAM and clear screen 84 Display PNP Display PNP devices 85 USB Final Init Final USB initialization 86 Reserved 87 Reserved 88 Reserved 89 Set...

Page 55: ...om Port COM port initialization 00 HW Init Initialize hardware devices 01 Override Parameters Override input parameters etc before QUERY 04 Process SPD Read SPD fill in arrays 08 Query HW Query the ha...

Page 56: ...of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that...

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