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Hardware Installation

This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics
covered in this section are:

Preparing the motherboard

Installing the CPU

Installing the CPU fan

Installing the memory

Installing the motherboard

Connecting cables and setting switches

Safety Instructions

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and injury, always follow basic safety precations.

Remember to remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC main source
before removing or installing any equipment from/to the computer chassis.

Hardware Installation

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Page 2: ...CONNECT 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 that do not comply with Class B requirements or using an unshielded peripheral data cable could also result in harmful interference to radio or television reception The user is cautioned that any cha...

Page 3: ...g Cables and Setting Switches 13 24 pin ATX Power PW1 14 4 pin ATX 12V Power PW2 14 Hard Disk Connector IDE 15 SPK Header 15 serial Port Header COM 16 IEEE 1394 Header Optional 16 Front Panel Header 17 USB Headers 18 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD 18 F_Audio Header 19 Connecting Serial ATA Cables 20 Fan Connections 21 Expansion Slots 22 PCI Slots 22 PCI Express x16 Slots 22 PCI Express x1 Slots 2...

Page 4: ...equency Voltage Control 38 Load Optimized Defaults 39 Set Supervisor User Password 40 Save Exit Setup 41 Exit Without Saving 41 Flash Update Procedure 42 Installing Drivers and Software 42 Drivers Installation 43 HDMI SETUP 49 REALTEK HD AUDIO DRIVER SETUP 50 Getting Started 50 Sound Effect 50 Environment Simulation 50 Equalizer Selection 51 Frequently Used Equalizer Setting 51 Karaoke Mode 51 Mix...

Page 5: ...s 56 S PDIF 56 Speaker Calibration 57 Microphone 58 Noise Suppression 58 Beam Forming 58 Acoustic Echo Cancellation 58 Audio Demo 59 Information 59 SATA RAID User Manual 60 Setting up the BIOS 60 Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 62 Installing the RAID Drives 65 ...

Page 6: ...oard USB headers v Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate q Onboard Serial ATA II v Independent DMA operation on six ports Optional v Data transfer rates of 3Gb s q On board PCIE RTL8111C Gigabit LAN Optional v PCI Express 1 0a specification compliant v Supports 10 100 1000M bps operation q On board Realtek RTL8201CL Fast Ethernet Optional v Supports 10 100Mbps operation v Supp...

Page 7: ...n is supported v Clock spread spectrum capability q Integrated HDMI Interface with HDCP v Supports DVI or HDMI 1 3 interfaces v Secure digital audio merged from integrated HDA codec with no external audio signals required v Support for HDCP 1 3 using soft or hard HDCP keys v HDCP encryption support when configured as DVI or HDMI link without the need for external HDCP key crypto ROM q Dual Head Di...

Page 8: ...ot 14 PCI Express x1 Slot Optional 15 Backpanel Connectors 16 PS2 Power Select 17 4 pinATX_12V Power Connector 18 CPU Socket 19 Chipset 20 CPU Fan Connector 21 24 pinATX Power Connector 22 DDRII DIMM Sockets 23 IDE Connector LOTES R E O E V M 120 240 121 DDRII3 DDRII1 DDRII4 DDRII2 CN1 SATA 5 SATA 6 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 1 SATA 2 COM SYS_ FAN CPU_FAN FP1 SPK1 FLOPPY Lithium cell CR2032 3V S C7 USB4 1...

Page 9: ...ctor Lan Port with LEDs to indicate status Yellow Light Up Blink 10 Mbps Link Activity Yellow and Green Light Up Blink 100 Mbps link Activity Yellow and Orange Light Up Blink 1000 Mbps link Activity 9 VGA Port 10 Port 2 Channel 4 Channel 6 Channe Blue Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Center Subwoofer Figure 2 Backpanel ...

Page 10: ...ng 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 shock and injury always follow basic safety precations Remember to remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC main source before removing or installing any equipment from to the computer chassis Hardware Installation ...

Page 11: ...socket 2 Lift 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 processor from its protective cover making sure you hold it only by the edges It is a good idea to save the cover so that whenever you remove the CPU you have a safe place to store it 5 Align the...

Page 12: ... slots for DDR2 memory These slots support 256 Mb 512 Mb 1Gb and 2Gb DDR2 technologies There must be at least one memory bank populated to ensure normal operation Use the following the rec ommendations for installing memory See Figure 1 on page 7 for the location of the memory slots q One DIMM You can install the DIMM into any slot q Two DIMMs Install into slots 1 and 2 or install into slots 3 and...

Page 13: ...sier to 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 the I O shield and secure the motherboard into the chassis Note Be sure that the CPU fan assembly has enough clearance for the chassis covers to lock into place and for the expansion cards Als...

Page 14: ...W1 v 4 pin ATX 12V power PW2 q Internal Headers v Hard Disk Connector IDE v SPK Header v Serial Port Header COM v IEEE 1394 Header Optional v Front panel header v USB Headers v Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD v F_Audio Header q Serial ATA II q Chassis Fans q Expansion slots q Jumper settings See Figure 1 to locate the connectors and jumpers referenced in the following procedure Hardware Installati...

Page 15: ...ake sure it is secure 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 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 GND 120 240 121 Lithium cell CR2032 3V S C7 120 240 121 LOTES R E O E V M 1 12 13 24 4 pin ATX 12V Power PW2 PW2 the 4 pin ATX 12V power connection is used to...

Page 16: ... mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 66 100 133 function You can connect up to two hard disk drives CD ROM 120MB Floppy reserved for future BIOS and other devices 1 120 240 121 Lithium cell CR2032 3V S C 7 120 240 121 LOTES R E O E V M PIN Assignment 1 VCC 2 NC 3 NC 4 SPK SPK Pin Definition Hardware Installation SPK Header SPK 1 ...

Page 17: ...provides two 1394 pin headers that allow you to connect IEEE 1394 ports Serial Port Header COM COM COM Pin Definition PIN Assignment 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 10 NC IEEE 1394 Pin Definition PIN Assignment 1 TPA 2 TPA 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 TPB 6 TPB 7 Cable power 8 Cable power 9 Key no pin 10 Ground 1 2 9 10 1 9 10 2 IEEE 1394 ...

Page 18: ...he connectors to the corresponding pins q PWR SW Attach the power button cable from 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 to these two pins The HDD indicator LED indicates the activity status of the hard disks q RST SW Attach the Reset swi...

Page 19: ...hat are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis Figure 2 The motherboard also contains four 10 pin internal header con nectors onboard 1 Secure the bracket to either the front or rear panel of your chassis not all chassis are equipped with the front panel option Hardware Installation 1 9 10 2 USB2 USB1 USB3 USB4 The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K 72...

Page 20: ... In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin assignment on the cable is the same 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 5 Front Audio R 6 Reserved 7 FAVDIO JD 8 Key No ...

Page 21: ... 6 Optional The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the motherboard These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for primary storage devices The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 3Gb s data transfer rate There are six serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support AHCI and RAID configurations Hardware Installation SATA 2 SATA 1 SATA 4 ...

Page 22: ...R E O E V M Hardware Installation Fan Connections There are two fan connections on the motherboard The fan speed can be detected and viewed in the PC Health Status section of the CMOS Setup CPU FAN Connector GND 12V Sense Control SYS FAN Connector Sense 12V GND ...

Page 23: ...ith PCI specifications When installing a card into the PCI slot be sure that it is fully seated Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the screw used to hold the blank cover PCI Express x16 Slots There are one PCI Express x16 slot reserved for graphics or video cards The band width of the x16 slot is up to 8GB sec complianting with PCIE 2 0 specification PCI Express x1 Slot...

Page 24: ...en exit 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 If you want to clear the system configuration use the JP1 Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data JP1 CMOS Clear JP1 Selection 1 2 Normal 2 3 CMOS Clear Close Open Default setting JP2 P S Port 5V Standby Power Selection JP2 Selection 1 2 5V standby...

Page 25: ...tup The BIOS 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 settings 1 Power on the computer 2 Press the Del key when the following message briefly displays at the bottom of the screen during the Power On Self Test POST Press F1 to continue DEL to en...

Page 26: ...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 features and boot sequence q Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to optimize system performance q Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to set up onboard peripherals such as IDE RAID USB and LAN control q Power Manageme...

Page 27: ...n 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 Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to display the sub menu Use the arrow keys to position the selector in the option you choose To go back to the previous menu press...

Page 28: ...he hard disk when booting up q Manual 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 as EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Drive A The Drive A option allows you to select the kind of FDD to install Halt On Halt On determines whether or not the computer stops ...

Page 29: ...tended Memory BIOS determines how 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 Utility Setup screen Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to display the sub menu Use the arrow keys to position the selector in th...

Page 30: ...ata 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 Configuring the BIOS CPU Feature Press Enter to display the CPU Feature menu ...

Page 31: ...ble 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 Disk Boot Priority Press Enter to disply the Hard Disk Boot Priority q Bootable Add in Cards Use this option to bootable add in cards q Virus Warning Allow you to choose the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boo...

Page 32: ...tion 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 password every time the system boots or only when you enter setup Select Setup to require a password to gain access to the CMOS Setup screen Select System to require a password to access the CMOS Setup screen and when the system boots...

Page 33: ... 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 Buffer Size Use this option to change Buffer Size q System BIOS Cacheable Use this option to enable or disable the System BIOS Cacheable ...

Page 34: ...q OnChip USB Use this option to set OnChip USB q USB Memory Type Use this option to change USB Memory Type q USB Keyboard Support Use this option to enable or disable USB Keyboard q USB Storeage Support Use this option to enable or disable USB Storeage q HD HDMI Audio Use this option to set HD HDMI Audio q MAC Lan Use this option to set MAC Lan q Machine MAC NV Address When set this option to Enab...

Page 35: ...ion to change serial port setting q Onboard Parallel port Use this option to change parallel port setting q Parallel Port Mode Use this option to change Parallel Port Mode Power Management Setup Menu Select Power Management Setup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Power Management Setup menu q ACPI Function This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to...

Page 36: ...e by a Wake Up signal from a modem that supports Wake Up function q USB Resume From Soft off Use this option to disable or enable the function of USB Resume From Soft off q Power On by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time If enable set the date and time as following v Date of Month Alarm Tarn on the system at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month ...

Page 37: ...e resetting of Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup Set this to Enabled if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused a serious conflict that prevents the OS from booting The default setting is Disabled q Resources Controlled By This function on the PnP PCI Configuration menu allows you to define if the BIOS can automatically configure all the ...

Page 38: ...e Snoop function q Maximum Payload Size This function on the PnP PCI Configuration menu allows you to set the maximum TLP payload size in bytes for the PCI Express devices Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through sizes or enter the number using the keyboard numbers or use the and keys to go up and down the list of sizes PC health Status Select PC health Status from the CMOS Setup Utili...

Page 39: ...ncy Voltage Control from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the system 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 NB Voltage control Use this option to set NB Voltage ...

Page 40: ... 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 after clearing the CMOS values Configuring the BIOS ...

Page 41: ... 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 Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup to continue system boot In BIOS Setup you must enter the supervisor password if you wish to ma...

Page 42: ...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 saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS Press N or Esc to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu Configuring the BIOS ...

Page 43: ...ed to the existing BIOS binary file 6 The message Press Y to program or N to exit is displayed Type Y ENTER 7 Wait until the flash update is completed 8 Restart the PC Warning Do not turn off or RESET the computer during the flash process If you are not sure how to upgrade the BIOS please take your com puter to an Authorized Service Center and have a trained technician do the work for you Installi...

Page 44: ... Installation 1 Insert the driver CD after loading your operating system Waiting for one menute you can see blow interface 2 Follow the below steps to install Nvidia shipset driver Installing Drivers and Software ...

Page 45: ...44 GeForce 9300 9400 Series Motherboard ...

Page 46: ...45 Installing Drivers and Software 3 Follow the below for HDA sound driver installing ...

Page 47: ...46 GeForce 9300 9400 Series Motherboard 4 Follow the below for RTL8111C PCIE network driver installing ...

Page 48: ...47 Installing Drivers and Software ...

Page 49: ...48 GeForce 9300 9400 Series Motherboard At last you can open below page that provides information about the har ware devices on this motherboard and check whether finish your installa tion ...

Page 50: ...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 as default play back device then click ok ...

Page 51: ...trol 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 to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow totally 23 kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager also provides five popular settings Stone Corridor Bathroo...

Page 52: ...our 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 Karaoke Mode Karaoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home by simply using the music you usually play Karaoke mode can help you eliminate the vocal of the song or adjust the key to accommodate your range Vocal Cancellation Si...

Page 53: ...ate 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 volume control This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed total 13 items to be chosen Advanced controls Enable playback multi streaming Installing Drivers and Software ...

Page 54: ... 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 Advanced controls Advanced control is a Microphone Boost icon Once this item is checked you will find advanced icon beside Front Pink In Mic Volume With this the input signal into Front Pink In Mic Volume will be strengthen ...

Page 55: ... 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 as you wish Moreover other than blue to blue pink to pink the way that you used to do Audio I O would guide you to other right jacks that can also serve as microphone speaker headphone Installing Drivers and Software 6 Channe...

Page 56: ...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 changed to the one that is same as your device If not correct Realtek HD Audio Manager will guide you to plug the device into the correct jack 6 Channel or 8 Channel ...

Page 57: ...7 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 would not automatically pop up when device plugged in S PDIF Short for Sony Philips Digital Interface a standard audio file transfer format S PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to anot...

Page 58: ...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 speakers and assigned to the right jacks you are only one more step to go to enjoy the intended sound We provide Speaker Calibration to help you check if the speakers are located in the correct position ...

Page 59: ... 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 Beam Forming function Acoustic Echo Cancellation This function prevents playback sound from being recorded by microphone together with your sound For example you might have chance to use VOIP function through Inter...

Page 60: ...tion 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 information about your current system audio device ...

Page 61: ...ing 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 press Enter TheIntegrated Peripherals window appears Installing Drivers and Software ...

Page 62: ...ID 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 in the next Section 3 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID Config then press Enter The RAID Config window appears ...

Page 63: ...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 Striping Block size We recommend you leaving it to the default setting Optimal 64k The size range is from 4k to 128k 5 Select the hard drivers which you wish to be included in the disk array The Free Disks section displa...

Page 64: ... 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 RAID array you created will appear If you want to set the disk array as boot device use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select the array and press B The Boot section will show Yes ...

Page 65: ...del 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 to the Array List screen To exit the Nvidia RAID utility press ESC in the main menu or Ctrl X in the Array List screen Now you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system Installing Driv...

Page 66: ...5 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 Setup screen to appear ...

Page 67: ...300 9400 Series Motherboard 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 Installing Drivers and Software ...

Page 68: ...loppy 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 Windows XP During the GUI portion of the install you might be prompted to click Yes to install the RAID driver Click Yes as many times as needed in order to finish the instal lation This will not be an issue with a signed...

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