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INTEL Motherboard

The motherboard is with the NIVIDIA MCP73V/PV processors. Figure 1 shows the
motherboard and Figures 2 shows the back panel connectors.

1. CPU Socket 11. Floppy Disk Drive Connector

21. 4-pin ATX_12V power connector

2. CPU fan connector 12. USB Connectors

3.   DDRII DIMM Sockets                   13.  SPDIF-OUT/SPDIF-IN Connector
4.   24-pin ATX Power Connector      14. PCI Slots
5.    North Bridge                                   15.  CD-IN Connector
6.   Hard disk connector                        16. Jumper setting

7. SPK Connector

17. PCI Express x16 slot

8. Front Panel Connector 18. PCI Express x1 slot(optional)

9. Serial-ATA (SATA) Connectors 19. FP_S1 Front Panel
10. SYS Fan connector 20. Backpanel connectors

Motherboard Layout

Figure 1. Board Layout

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Summary of Contents for nForce 610i Value

Page 1: ...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 2: ...nstalling the I O Shield 12 Connecting Cables and Setting Switches 13 24 pin ATX Power PW1 14 4 pin ATX 12V Power PW2 15 CD IN Connector 15 SPK Connector 15 SPDIF In Out Header CN7 16 Connecting Serial ATA Cables 17 Connecting Internal Headers 18 Front Panel Header 18 USB Headers 19 Audio 20 Fan Connections 21 Expansion Slots 22 PCI Slots 22 PCI Express x16 Slots 22 PCI Express x1 Slots 22 Jumper ...

Page 3: ...ontrol 44 Load Optimized Defaults 45 Set Supervisor User Password 46 Save Exit Setup 47 Exit Without Saving 47 Installing Drivers and Software 48 Drivers Installing 49 Flash Update Procedure 54 REALTEK HD AUDIO DRIVER SETUP 55 Getting Started 55 Sound Effect 55 Environment Simulation 55 Equalizer Selection 56 Frequently Used Equalizer Setting 56 Karaoke Mode 56 Mixer 57 Playback control 57 Recordi...

Page 4: ...herboard Microphone 63 Noise Suppression 63 Beam Forming 63 Acoustic Echo Cancellation 63 Audio Demo 64 Information 64 SATA RAID User Manual 65 Setting up the BIOS 65 Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 67 Installing the RAID Drives 70 ...

Page 5: ...v Supports hot plug and play v Eight USB 2 0 ports four rear panel ports four onboard USB headers v Supports wake up from S1 v Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate q Onboard Serial ATA II v Independent DMA operation on four ports optional v Data transfer rates of 3Gb s q Onboard LAN v LAN interface built in onboard v Supports 10 100Mbps Ethernet q Onboard Audio optional v Aza...

Page 6: ...CP73V PV Motherboard v RTC timer to power on the system v AC power failure recovery q Expansion Slots v One PCI Express x1 slot optional v One PCI Express x16 Graphics slot v Two PCI bus master slots ver 2 3 compliant ...

Page 7: ...PU fan connector 12 USB Connectors 3 DDRII DIMM Sockets 13 SPDIF OUT SPDIF IN Connector 4 24 pinATX Power Connector 14 PCI Slots 5 North Bridge 15 CD IN Connector 6 Hard disk connector 16 Jumper setting 7 SPK Connector 17 PCI Express x16 slot 8 Front Panel Connector 18 PCI Express x1 slot optional 9 Serial ATA SATA Connectors 19 FP_S1 Front Panel 10 SYS Fan connector 20 Backpanel connectors Mother...

Page 8: ...Channel 8 Channel Blue Line In Line In Line In Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Orange Center Subwoofer Black Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Grey Side Speaker Out 8 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 Figure 2 Backpanel connectors ...

Page 9: ...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 10: ...ocket 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 11: ...gure 1 on page 7 for the location of the memory slots q One DIMM Install into slot 1 or 2 You can install the DIMM into any slot however slot 1 is preferred q Two DIMMs Install into either slots 1 and 2 The idea is to not have the DIMMs in adjacent slots Use the following procedure to install memory DIMMs into the slots on the motherboard Note that there is only one gap near the center of the DIMM...

Page 12: ...d 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 Also make sure the CPU Fan assembly is aligned with the vents on the covers Installing the I O Shield The motherboard kit comes with an I O shield that is used to block radio frequency transmissions protects internal components from dust and foreign o...

Page 13: ...d This will include q Power Connections v 24 pin ATX power PW1 v 4 pin ATX 12V power PW2 q Internal Headers v Front panel v USB Headers v Audio v Speaker q Serial ATA II q Chassis Fans q Rear panel USB 2 0 Adapter q Expansion slots q CMOS jumper settings See Figure 1 to locate the connectors and jumpers referenced in the following procedure ...

Page 14: ... cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make 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 1 12 13 24 ...

Page 15: ...he pins to the connector and press firmly until seated CD IN Connector CD1 optional The connector is for CD ROM Drive 1 CD1 SPK 1 PIN Assignment 1 VCC 2 NC 3 NC 4 SPK SPK Pin Definition 1 2 3 4 PIN Assignment 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V PW2 Pin Definition PIN Assignment 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R CD1 Pin Definition ...

Page 16: ...tional This header provides a SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface Input output to digital multimedia device through fiber or coaxial connector CN7 Pin Definition PIN Assignment 1 SPDIF out 2 SPDIF in 3 3 3V 4 3 3V 5 NC 6 NC 7 GND 8 GND SPDIF in 2 SPDIF out1 CN7 7 8 ...

Page 17: ...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 four serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support AHCI and RAID configurations SATA 4 SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 1 1 1 1 ...

Page 18: ...the 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 sw...

Page 19: ...0 USB Headers This motherboard contains four USB 2 0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis Figure 2 The motherboard also contains two 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 ...

Page 20: ... utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio con nector 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 pin 9 Front...

Page 21: ...n 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 1 SYS FAN Connector Sense 12V GND 1 CPU FAN Connector GND 12V Sense Control ...

Page 22: ...pecifications 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 is one PCI Express x16 slot reserved for graphics or video cards The band width of the x16 slot is up to 4GB sec PCI Express x1 Slots optional There is one PCI Express x1 slot that is...

Page 23: ...omputer make sure all jumpers and DRAM modules are set correctly Refer to this chapter whenever in doubt Notice 1 Be sure to save the CMOS setting when 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 J...

Page 24: ...up 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 ent...

Page 25: ... that on the BIOS screens 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 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 ...

Page 26: ... the real time system status of your PC The following items on the CMOS Setup Utility main menu are commands rather than submenus q Load Optimized Defaults Load default system settings q Set Supervisor and User Password Use this command to set change and disable the password used to access the system and the BIOS menu q Save Exit Setup Use this command to save settings to CMOS and exit setup q Exi...

Page 27: ...ugh 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 Esc The information shown in Item Help corresponds to the option highlighted 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 sel...

Page 28: ...n q None There is no HDD installed or set q Auto The system can auto detect the 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...

Page 29: ... Key These field are read only and are determined by the BIOS POST Memory These settings are display only values that are determined by the BIOS POST Power On Self Test q Base Memory BIOS POST determines the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system q Extended Memory BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST q Total Memory This value represents the tot...

Page 30: ...he 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 Esc Note The options that have associated sub menus are designated by a u which precedes the option Press Enter to display the sub menus ...

Page 31: ...31 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 ...

Page 32: ...ion to enable or disable the function of Limiting CPUID MaxVal q CIE Function Select CPU CIE function q Execute Disable Bit When disabled forces the XD feature flag to always return 0 defa alts 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 ...

Page 33: ...hese options to disable or enable L1 L2 L3 cache q Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option allows the system to skip certain test while booting which reduces the time needed to boot the system q First Second Third Boot Device Use this option to set the priority sequence of the devices booted at power on Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to displa...

Page 34: ...okes 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 q APIC Mode Use t...

Page 35: ...e or disable the display of the full screen logo when the system boots Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to toggle between Enable and Disable q Small LoGo EPA Show This option allows you to enable or disable the display of the Small LoGo when the system boots ...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...he Integrated Peripherals menu q IDE Function Setup Use this option to set IDE function q MCP Storage Config Use this option to set MCP Storage 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 ...

Page 38: ...t a new address for current MAC NV q IDE HDD Black Mode Use this option to enable or disable IDE HDD Black Mode q Onboard Lan Boot Rom Use this option to enable or disable Onboard Lan Boot Rom q Onboard FDC Controller Use this option to enable Onboard FDC Controller q Onboard Serial Portl Use this option to change serial port setting q Onboard Parallel port Use this option to change parallel port ...

Page 39: ...Setup menu allows you to enable or disable the ACPI function q Power Management Use this option to set the mode for Power Management q Video Off Method Use this option to 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 by PBNT to Instant Off or De...

Page 40: ... 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 v Time hh mm ss Alarm Set the time at which the system will be Powered on automatically q PowerOn Function Use ...

Page 41: ...isplay is in the PCI slot onboard or PCI Express slot Options are PCI Slot Onboard and PCIEx q Reset Configuration Data This function on the PnP PCI Configuration menu allows you to enable or disable the 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 pr...

Page 42: ...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 the plug and play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA Bus architecture q PCI VGA Palette Snoop This function on the PnP PCI Configuration menu allows you to enable or disable the Palette Snoop funct...

Page 43: ...tup Utility menu and press Enter to display the System Monitor menu All of the values shown in are dynamic and change as the speed and voltages of the various components change with system usage q Smart Fan Tiger Temperature Use this option to change its setting ...

Page 44: ...cy 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 45: ... this item 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 ...

Page 46: ...aking 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 make...

Page 47: ...e 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 saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS Press N or Esc to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu ...

Page 48: ... is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit you need to load your 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 ...

Page 49: ...49 Drivers 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 driver ...

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Page 52: ...52 ZOTAC NVIDIA MCP73V PV Motherboard 3 Follow the below for HDA sound driver installing ...

Page 53: ...53 4 At last you can open below page that provides information about the harware devices on this motherboard and check whether finish your instal lation ...

Page 54: ... 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 existing BIOS is needed A file name has to be assigned 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 ...

Page 55: ...l 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 Bathroom S...

Page 56: ...uently 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 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 Voca...

Page 57: ... 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 ...

Page 58: ...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 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 wi...

Page 59: ...ch 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 6 channel or 8 channel ...

Page 60: ... 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 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 61: ...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 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 ...

Page 62: ...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 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 63: ...e 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 Internet...

Page 64: ...udio 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 about your current system audio device ...

Page 65: ... 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 ...

Page 66: ... Config window appears 4 From the RAID Config window enable RAID then enable the disks that you 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 in the next Section ...

Page 67: ...riping 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 displays...

Page 68: ...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 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 69: ... 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 ...

Page 70: ...73V PV 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 Setup screen to appear ...

Page 71: ...71 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 72: ...o 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 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 ...

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