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Page 2: ...ONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE RECEIVER CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED AUDIO TELEVISION TECHNICIAN NOTE Connecting this device to peripheral devices...

Page 3: ...n ATX Power PW1 13 4 pin ATX 12V Power PW2 13 SPK Header 14 serial Port Header COM 14 USB Headers 14 Front Panel Header 15 F_Audio Header 16 SPDIF Out Header 16 Connecting Serial ATA Cables 17 Fan Con...

Page 4: ...Sound Effect 45 Environment Simulation 45 Equalizer Selection 46 Frequently Used Equalizer Setting 46 Karaoke Mode 46 Mixer 47 Playback control 47 Recording control 48 Audio I O 49 Speaker Configurat...

Page 5: ...oard USB headers v Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate v Support USB wake up from S3 PCB Ver 03 04 q Onboard Serial ATA II v Two SATA II ports three SATA II ports PCB Ver 03 04...

Page 6: ...4 v Support Single link DVI resolutions up to 1920x1440 PCB Ver 00 01 only v Supports DVI or HDMI 1 3 interfaces v Secure digital audio merged from integrated HDA codec with no external audio signals...

Page 7: ...2 13 1415 16 SPK1 17 SATA3 PCB Ver 03 04 18 JP2 PCB Ver 03 04 PCB Ver 00 only PCB Ver 01 03 04 SPDIF PCP Ver 04 only 19 24 pinATX Power Connector System Fan Connector Front Panel Header Speaker Header...

Page 8: ...s 3 HDMI Port 4 SPDIF Out Coaxial Optical 5 DVI Connector Support DVI D 6 eSATA Connector For Motherboard PCB Ver00 AHCI mode only 6 11 5 10 15 7 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 The bottom side of motherboard PCB sho...

Page 9: ...v Installing the CPU v Installing the CPU fan v Installing the memory q Installing the motherboard q Connecting cables and setting switches Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire electric shoc...

Page 10: ...ift the load plate There is a protective socket cover on the load plate to protect the socket when there is no CPU installed 3 Remove the protective socket cover from the load plate 4 Remove the proce...

Page 11: ...and your fan assembly Installing Memory DIMMs Your new motherboard has two 1 8V 240 pin slots for DDR2 memory These slots support 256 MB 512 Mb 1GB 2GB 4GB DDR2 technologies There must be at least one...

Page 12: ...make all the connections prior to this step or to secure the motherboard and then make all the connections It is normally easier to secure the motherboard first Use the following procedure to install...

Page 13: ...he motherboard This will include q Power Connections v 24 pin ATX power PW1 v 4 pin ATX 12V power PW2 q Internal Headers v SPK Header v Serial Port Header COM v USB Headers v Front panel header v F_Au...

Page 14: ...ecure Table 1 PW1 Pin Assignments Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 PWROK 20 5V 9 5V_AUX 21 5V 10 12V 22 5...

Page 15: ...8 CTS 9 RI 10 NC USB Headers This motherboard contains six USB 2 0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis Figure 2 The motherboard also contains six 10 pin internal header connectors...

Page 16: ...the case to these two pins Pressing the power button on the front panel turns the system on and off rather than using the power supply button q HDD LED Attach the hard disk drive indicator LED cable t...

Page 17: ...me as the pin assignment on the mainboard header To find out if the chassis you are buying supports a front audio connector please contract your dealer PIN Assignment 1 MIC2 L 2 GND 3 MIC R 4 ACZ DET...

Page 18: ...The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 3Gb s data transfer rate There are two or three serial ATA II connectors on the motherboard that support AHCI and RAID configurations SATA II 3 support...

Page 19: ...MCP7a motherboard contains one expansion slot PCI Express x16 graphics card supported by this motherboard PCI Express x16 Slots There are one PCI Express x16 slot reserved for graphics or video cards...

Page 20: ...the CMOS 2 If the CPU is frequency multiplier locked no CPU speed change will be seen even if the frequency multiplier setting in CMOS setup is changed Close Open Default setting If you want to clear...

Page 21: ...IOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software Correctly setting the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance Use the following procedure to verify change BIOS...

Page 22: ...d data in a red box is highlighted for selection q Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system configuration q Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set up the advanced system fe...

Page 23: ...on all setting changes and exit setup Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information such as the date time HDD model and so on Use the P...

Page 24: ...nual When you set the channel to Manual and change Access Mode to CHS you can then enter the number of cylinders heads Precomp landing zone and sector Video Use this option to choose the mode of Video...

Page 25: ...ow much extended memory is present during the POST q Total Memory This value represents the total memory of the system Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Utili...

Page 26: ...Note Note that all data in white is for information only data in yellow is changeable data in blue is non changeable and data in a red box is highlighted for selection CPU Feature Press Enter to displ...

Page 27: ...lts choose Enable q Virtualization Technology Use this option to enable or disable Virtualization Technology q Core Multi Processing Use this option to enable or disable Core Multi Processing Hard Dis...

Page 28: ...Typematic Rate Setting Use this option to set keystrokes repeat if Enabled display options as follows v Typematic Rate v Typematic delay q Security Option The Security Options allows you to require a...

Page 29: ...nd press Enter to display the functions of the Advanced Chipset Functions menu q Spread Spectrum Control Use this option to set Spread Spectrum q Onboard GPU Use this option to set Onboard GPU q Frame...

Page 30: ...ig Use this option to set MCP Storage q MCP Hardware Momitor Use this option to set MCP Hardware q MCP Super io Config Use this option to set MCP Super io q HD Audio Use this option to set HD Audio q...

Page 31: ...set a Method for Video off q HDD Power Down Use this option to enable or disable a mode of HDD Power down q Soft Off by PBNT This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to set Soft Off...

Page 32: ...nfiguration menu q Init Display First This function on the PnP PCI Configuration menu allows you to define if the initial display is in the PCI slot onboard or PCI Express slot Options are PCI Slot On...

Page 33: ...s Controlled By to Manual With this field enabled press Enter to see options Use Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT Bus specification Use PCI ISA PnP for devices compliant with t...

Page 34: ...em Monitor menu q System Clock Press Enter to display System Clock status q FSB Memory config Use this option to change FSB Memory setting q MEM Voltage control Use this option to set Merry Voltage q...

Page 35: ...34 GeForce 9300 9400 ITX Series Motherboard...

Page 36: ...and then press the Y key to load the optimal BIOS default settings The BIOS defaults settings helps the system to operate in optimum state Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or...

Page 37: ...d making BIOS changes When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup v User Password When the Pass...

Page 38: ...ges to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program Press N or Esc to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu Exit Without Saving Press Enter on this item and press the Y key This exits the BIOS Setup without...

Page 39: ...pe AWDFLASH ENTER 4 Enter the file name of the new BIOS 5 The question Do you want to save BIOS Y N is displayed Press N if there is no need to save the existing BIOS Press Y if a backup copy of the e...

Page 40: ...r operating system The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is Vista capable The kit comes with a CD that contains utility drivers and additional software The CD that has been shipped w...

Page 41: ...9400 ITX Series Motherboard Drivers Installation 1 Insert the driver CD after loading your operating system Waiting for one menute you can see below interface 2 Follow the below steps to install Nvidi...

Page 42: ...41 Installing Drivers and Software...

Page 43: ...42 GeForce 9300 9400 ITX Series Motherboard 3 Follow the below for HDA sound driver installing...

Page 44: ...43 Installing Drivers and Software At last you can open below page that provides information about the hard ware devices on this motherboard and check whether finish your installa tion...

Page 45: ...rd HDMI SETUP 1 You can connect HDMI device to the HDMI port directly or connect to DVI port by a DVI HDMI dongle 2 Enter Control Panel double click Sounds and Auddio Devices select NVIDIA HDMI Audio...

Page 46: ...and the control panel will appear Sound Effect After clicking on the Sound Effect tab 3 sections Environment Equalizer and Karaoke are available for selection Environment Simulation You will be able...

Page 47: ...equently used for your quick enjoyment How to Use Other than the buttons Pop Live Club Rock shown on the page to pull down the arrow in Others you will find more optimized settings available to you Ka...

Page 48: ...o you to create your favorite sound effect in one single tool Playback control Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output Tool Show the following...

Page 49: ...e to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound input Tool Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Advan...

Page 50: ...in functions Instead now each jack is able to be chosen to perform either output i e playback function or input i e Recording function we call this Retasking Audio I O aims to help you setting jacks a...

Page 51: ...ed device will pop up for your selection Please select the device you are trying to plug in If the device is being plugged into the correct jack you will be able to find the icon beside the jack chang...

Page 52: ...o called AC 97 jacks If so please check this item to disable front panel jack detection Enable auto popup dialogue when device has been plugged in Once this item checked the dialog Connected device wo...

Page 53: ...ng DVD Audio Output Source Output digital audio source The digital audio format such as wav mp3 midi etc will come out through S PDIF Out Speaker Calibration After you have successfully plugged in spe...

Page 54: ...You will get the best quality if you chose 90 position which we recommend you to use this ef fectively means that you speak right into the microphone Note A Stereo Microphone is required when using Be...

Page 55: ...Audio Demo The section 3D Audio Demo grants you another possibility to enjoy your sound The Audio Demo allows you to listen to sound in an extraordinary way Information This section provides informat...

Page 56: ...Manual Setting up the BIOS 1 Setting your computer then press Delete to enter the Bios setup The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility window appears 2 Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals then pres...

Page 57: ...ou want to use as RAID disks 5 Press F10 to save the configuration and exit The PC reboots 6 Enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted and proceed to set up the NVRAID BIOS as described...

Page 58: ...4 If RAID 0 Striping is selected you can manually set the striping block size in the Striping Block field use the UP or DOWN ARROW ey to set the Striping Block size The KB is standard unit of Stripin...

Page 59: ...n the selected hard drives press Y If the hard drives contain previously created RAID array you need to press Y to clear the data from the hard drives 7 After that thenArray List screen displaying the...

Page 60: ...size disk model name and disk capacity etc 9 To delete the array press D in the Array Detail screen When the Delete this array message appears press Y to confirm or N to cancel Press ENTER to return t...

Page 61: ...X Series Motherboard Installing the RAID Drivers 1 After you complete the RAID BIOS setup boot from the windowsxp CD The Windows Setup program starts 2 Press F6 and wait a few moments for the Windows...

Page 62: ...61 Installing Drivers and Software 3 Specify the NVIDIA drivers 1 Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver press S then press Enter 2 Select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER and then press Enter...

Page 63: ...sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed then take out the floppy 5 Follow the instructions on how to install Wi...

Page 64: ...e user q GeForce Boost The GeForce Boost feature enables the motherboard GPU to work collaboratively with the discrete GPU to increase the performance of the discrete GPU When GeForce Boost is enabled...

Page 65: ...vidia com hybridsli Note For best GeForce Boost performance an AMD Phenom CPU that supports HT3 pro tocol is recommended HybridPower The HybridPower feature is supported by specific dGPUs that are abl...

Page 66: ...enables hybrid functionality in the BIOS q Onboard or mGPU Enable Enabled When Hybrid is enabled the Onboard GPU is automatically enabled q Preferred or Primary Boot GPU mGPU This sets the primary dis...

Page 67: ...led the Onboard GPU is automatically enabled q Preferred or Primary Boot GPU mGPU This sets the primary display adapter For GeForce Boost this can be set to either the mGPU or the dGPU q mGPU Frame Bu...

Page 68: ...ing values given below Go into the system BIOS and go to Advanced Chipset to ensure that the following settings are set to the values given q Hybrid Enable Disabled This disables hybrid functionality...

Page 69: ...y in the BIOS q Onboard or mGPU Enable Enabled When Hybrid is disabled the Onboard GPU is automatically disabled The user must manually enable the mGPU to enable multi adapter mode q Preferred or Prim...

Page 70: ...which mode the system is currently in q Performance mode The entire icon is green q Save Power mode Half the icon is lit one arc is lit q Additional Displays mode Hybrid SLI is disabled Another way to...

Page 71: ...rives the display q Boost Performance mode This is the Hybrid SLI mode where the dGPU and mGPU are simultaneously active and working collaboratively to provide higher performance q Additional Displays...

Page 72: ...plications The Hybrid SLI control panel prevents the transition when there are open 3D applications q The Hybrid SLI control panel provides a list of applications that are blocking the Hybrid SLI tran...

Page 73: ...nutes of system idle This is done through the Windows Vista Power Plan settings Figure 3 Figure 3 Desktop Settings in Windows Vista Power Plan Once the settings have been done in the Windows Vista Pow...

Page 74: ...in discrete GPUs you also have the flexibility to switch between Save Power and Performance modes with the HybridPower feature only on certain discrete GPUs Table 1 lists the benefits of the Hybrid SL...

Page 75: ...splays Connected to dGPU Table 2 HSLI Mode Benefits for Case 2 HSLI Mode Enabled Benefit Performance Yes Additive GPU performance Only on supported dGPUs Refer to www nvidia com hybridsli Save Power N...

Page 76: ...to the values described in Disabling Hybrid SLI on page 5 Enabling Multi adapter mode through the System BIOS disables the Hybrid SLI features and does not allow you to take advantage of the GeForce...

Page 77: ...h one of the plastic hooks come into direct contact with the motherboard s Chip set Heatsink then the plastic hook may press against the Chipset Heatsink This could result in the Chipset Heatsink to b...

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