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IONITX Synergy Series Motherboard

Table of Contents

Motherboard Specifications

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Motherboard Layout------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6

Hardware Installation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

Safety Instructions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

Preparing the Motherboard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

Installing Memory Modules ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10

Installing the Motherboard ------------------------------------------------------------------- 11

Installing the I/O Shield ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 11

Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis -----------------------------------------------------------11

Connecting Cables and Setting Switches ------------------------------------------------ 12

20-pin ATX Power Connector-PW1 -------------------------------------------------------- 13

Front Audio Header-FP_S1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 13

COM Header-CN2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

Speaker Header-SPK1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

USB Headers-FP_U1~FP_U2 -------------------------------------------------------------- 14

Front Panel Header-FP1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 15

Serial-ATA (SATA) Connectors -------------------------------------------------------------- 16

Fan Connectors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16

Expansion Slots -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

Mini PCIE Slot ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17

PCI Express x1 Slot ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

Jumper Settings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

Configuring the BIOS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18

Enter BIOS Setup ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18

Main Menu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

Advanced Menu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

CPU Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

IDE Configuration -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

ACPI Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20

AHCI Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20

APM Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

Event Log Configuration ----------------------------------------------------------------- 20

MPS Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20

PCI Express Configuration -------------------------------------------------------------- 20

Smbios Configuration --------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

USB Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

Boot Menu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

Security Menu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22

Chipset Menu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23

Exit Menu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23

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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...

Page 3: ...Header FP_S1 13 COM Header CN2 14 Speaker Header SPK1 14 USB Headers FP_U1 FP_U2 14 Front Panel Header FP1 15 Serial ATA SATA Connectors 16 Fan Connectors 16 Expansion Slots 17 Mini PCIE Slot 17 PCI...

Page 4: ...ection 34 Frequently Used Equalizer Setting 34 Karaoke Mode 34 Mixer 35 Playback control 35 Recording control 36 Audio I O 37 Speaker Configuration 38 Connector Settings 39 S PDIF 39 Speaker Calibrati...

Page 5: ...nel four via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers v Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate q Onboard Serial ATA v Independent DMA operation on four ports v Data t...

Page 6: ...or 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 Display Controller v Full NVIDIA nV...

Page 7: ...DDRIII1 PW1 S_FAN1 FP1 SPK1 J11 2 52 51 SATA2 SATA3 JP3 PCIE1 USB_1 DVI 1 20 pinATX Power Connector PW1 2 System Fan Connector S_FAN 3 Front Panel Header FP1 4 Speaker Header SPK 5 Chip Fan Connector...

Page 8: ...Mbps link Activity Yellow and Orange Light Up Blink 1000 Mbps link Activity 7 SPDIF Out Coaxial Optical Optional 8 VGA Port Optional 9 WiFi antenna connctor Optional Refer to the following to install...

Page 9: ...enna modules may not be exactly the same as those shown in this manual 2 Users can bend or rotate the WiFi antennas to the best receiving direction according to the picture below Step 2 Secure the bra...

Page 10: ...ng Memory Modules 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 R...

Page 11: ...he following recommendations to install memory modules See Figure 1 for the location of the memory slots q One DIMM Install it into slot 1 or 2 You can install the DIMM into any slot however slot 1 is...

Page 12: ...hield from the inside of the chassis Press the I O shield into place and make sure it fits securely If the I O shield does not fit into the chassis you would need to obtain the proper size from the ch...

Page 13: ...motherboard This will include q Power Connectors v 20 pin ATX power PW1 v Front Audio Header FP_S1 q Internal Headers v COM Header CN2 v Speaker Header SPK v USB Headers FP_U1 FP_U2 v Front panel hea...

Page 14: ...Front Audio Header FP_S1 The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices the Front Audio the Rear Audio The front Audio supports retasking function Note...

Page 15: ...the bracket to either the front or rear panel of your chassis not all chassis are equipped with the front panel option R 120 240 121 120 240 121 1 5V 1 5V CN2 1 2 9 10 1 9 10 2 FP_U1 1 SPK1 FP_U2 1 9...

Page 16: ...ff 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 A...

Page 17: ...ector Sense 12V GND 1 SATA 1 1 SATA 2 1 SATA 4 1 SATA 3 SATA Pin Definition PIN Signal 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND Serial ATA SATA Connectors The Serial ATA connector is used to connect...

Page 18: ...hapter explains how to configure the motherboard s hardware Before using your computer make sure all jumpers and DRAM modules are set correctly Refer to this chapter whenever in doubt CMOS Clear Jumpe...

Page 19: ...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 scree...

Page 20: ...detected CPU specification q System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory q System time Allows you to set the system time Advanced Menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the setti...

Page 21: ...SATA Controller This item allow you to enabled or disabled the SATA controller q SATA Mode select This item allow you to set the SATA to IDE AHCI RAID mode q nVidia RAID Setup This item allows you to...

Page 22: ...you to change the system boot options Press enter to display the configuration options Boot settings configuration The items allow you to configure Boot settings Press enter To display the configurati...

Page 23: ...assword when prompted The message Password installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor user password follow the same steps as in setting a use password To clear...

Page 24: ...Fan Control Options The items allow you to configure speed of the fan MCP FAN Control The items allow you to configure CPU Chipset fan control Exit Menu The exit menu items allow you to load the opti...

Page 25: ...ly saved values After selecting this option a confirmation window appears Select Ok to discard any change and load the previously saved values Load Optimal Defaults This option allows you to load the...

Page 26: ...d and the utility program AFUDOS XX ROM to the diskette 2 Allow the PC system to boot from the DOS diskette 3 At the DOS prompt type AFUDOS XX ROM P C B N X ENTER Note XX the BIOS file name can be def...

Page 27: ...ains utility drivers and additional software The CD that has been shipped with your NVIDIA MCP7A motherboard contains the following software and drivers q Nvidia chipset driver q HDA Sound driver q Nv...

Page 28: ...27 Installing Drivers and Software 2 Follow the below steps to install Nvidia chipset driver...

Page 29: ...28 IONITX Synergy Series Motherboard 3 Follow the below for HDA sound driver installing...

Page 30: ...29 Installing Drivers and Software 4 Follow the below for Nvidia HDMI Audio driver installing...

Page 31: ...30 IONITX Synergy Series Motherboard 5 Follow the below for Wireless LAN driver installing...

Page 32: ...31 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 33: ...DMI 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 as d...

Page 34: ...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 35: ...ently 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 Karao...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...o 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 Advanced...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...evice 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 changed t...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...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 speake...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...dio 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 information...

Page 44: ...isplay the IDE Configuration then select the item SATA mode select and set it to RAID Mode 4 Use the arrow key to select the item nVidia RAID Setup 5 Press enter to display RAID Setup 6 From the Raid...

Page 45: ...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...

Page 46: ...iled information about RAID mode disk block 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 co...

Page 47: ...oard 2 Press F6 and wait a few moments for the Windows Setup screen to appear 3 Specify the NVIDIA drivers 1 Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver press S then press Enter 2 Select NVIDIA RAID CL...

Page 48: ...eave 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 Windows XP...

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