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Technical Reference Booklet

HardwarE CONfiguraTiON

Key features :

Chipset

• NVIDIA MCP73PV.

processor

• Supports Intel® Celeron® , Pentium® 4, Pentium® D, Core

2 Duo

processors in the LGA775 -pin package

(with 0.8V~1.6V voltage).

• Supports PSB (Processor System Bus) frequency of 533MHz/800MHz/

1066MHz/1333MHz.

• Supports Hyper-Threading Technology.

system Memory

• Two DIMM sockets support.
• 64-bit single-channel DDRII SDRAM interface.

• Supports up to 4GB(2*2GB) DRAMs.

•

Supports DDRII533/DDRII667/DDRII800 SDRAM memory types.

• 1.8V DRAM interface for DDRII SDRAM.

Onboard i/O

•

Onboard one PCI fast IDE port supporting up to 2 ATA, ATA2 , Ultra

ATA33/66/100/133 IDE HDDs, CD-ROMs, ZIP drives and LS-120

drives as boot drive.

•

One floppy port, supports two FDD of 360KB, 720KB, 1.28MB,1.44MB,

and 2.88MB capacity.

•

PS/2 keyboard connector.

•

PS/2 mouse is supported.

•

One ECP/EPP parallel port.

•

One 16550 Compatible UART serial port.

•

One Front Panel Sound Connector.

• Ten USB ports.

•

One

DVI out connector(optional).

•

One 1394 connector(optional).

•

One SPDIF out port(optional).

•

One HDMI port(optional).

system biOs

•

PnP, APM, ATAPI and Windows 2000/XP/Vista.

•

Full support of ACPI & DMI.

• Easy to upgrade BIOS by end-user.

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Page 1: ... THE EQUIPMENT AND THE RECEIVER 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 Th...

Page 2: ...Power Connectors CPU FAN SYS FAN1 SYS FAN2 optional 13 Front Panel Audio Header FP_S1 14 USB Connectors FP_U1 FP_U2 FP_U3 optional 15 IEEE1394 Connectors CN4 optional 16 SPDIF In Out Header CN7 optional Serial Port Connector CN9 17 CD IN Connector CD1 optional 18 Front Panel Headers FP1 19 SLOTS 20 CPU Installation 21 Install DDRii DIMMs 25 BIOS Setup 26 About the Setup Utility 26 Main Menu 27 Sta...

Page 3: ...und Effect 32 Environment Simulation 32 Equalizer Selection 33 Frequently Used Equalizer Setting 33 Karaoke Mode 33 Mixer 34 Playback control 34 Recording control 35 Audio I O 36 Speaker Configuration 37 Global Connector Settings 38 S PDIF 38 Speaker Calibration 39 Microphone 40 Noise Suppression 40 Beam Forming 40 Acoustic Echo Cancellation 40 Audio Demo 41 Information 41 SATA RAID User Manual 42...

Page 4: ...II800 SDRAM memory types 1 8V DRAM interface for DDRII SDRAM Onboard I O Onboard one PCI fast IDE port supporting up to 2 ATA ATA2 Ultra ATA33 66 100 133 IDE HDDs CD ROMs ZIP drives and LS 120 drives as boot drive One floppy port supports two FDD of 360KB 720KB 1 28MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB capacity PS 2 keyboard connector PS 2 mouse is supported One ECP EPP parallel port One 16550 Compatible UART seri...

Page 5: ...egrated Realtek ALC888 controller Full Direct Sound and Sound Blaster compatibility Full Duplex 4 24 bit two channel DACs and 3 stereo 20 bit ADCs PnP and APM 1 2 support Windows 2000 XP Vista ready Supports Line in Line out Mic in SPDIF in SPDIF out Supports ALC888 codec for eight channel sound output Onboard Serial ATA Host Controller Independent DMA operation on four ports optional Supports SAT...

Page 6: ...raphics interface One X16 slot PCI Express graphics port Fully compliant with the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 0a The base PCI Express frequency of this interface is 4GB s PCI Express support and Enhanced Addressing Mechanism Onboard VGA NVIDIA Geforce 7 serials support Integrated 300MHz DAC for external desktop display Integrated TMDS interface with HDCP key support and protected aud...

Page 7: ...to check the HDD cable orientation in order to match the colored strip to the pin 1 end of the connector 2 When you start up the system please wait for 5 seconds after you power on AC 3 Adding a metal spaced plate to the back of the Socket 775 is not recom mended as this will short motherboard components and damage the system LGA775 Socket FOXCONN REM OVE SYS FAN2 ...

Page 8: ...ni DIN connector for attaching a PS 2 mouse You can plug a PS 2 mouse directly into this connector Keyboard Connector The motherboard provides a standard PS 2 keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS 2 keyboard You can plug a PS 2 keyboard directly into this connector USB 2 0 Connector The motherboard provides a UHCI Universal Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus root for attaching...

Page 9: ...orts Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port ECP mode 8 Channel HD Audio optional Option select of 2 6 or 8 channel audio from onboard High Definition compliant CODEC with 20 bit ADC and 24 bit DAC resolution Supports SPDIF in and SPDIF out Optical Coaxial SPDIF out available on rear panel Supports jack detection for easy audio device installation Rear panel audio jacks ...

Page 10: ...speed change will be seen even if the frequency multiplier setting in CMOS setup is changed Jumper Setting This chapter explains how to configure the motherboard s hardware Before us ing your computer make sure all jumpers and DRAM modules are set correctly Refer to this chapter whenever in doubt 1 JP1 If you want to clear the system configuration use the JP1 Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data LGA775...

Page 11: ... drive connector that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types Hard Disk Connectors CN1 The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66 100 133 controller that provides PIO 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 CN1 1 CN3 1 LGA775 Socket FOXCONN R...

Page 12: ...3 SATA4 Each supports 2nd generation serial ATA data rates of 300MB s All connector types are fully compliant with Serial ATA 2 0 specifications Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device Please refer to SATA Raid Setup for details on software installation procedure PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 Pin Definition SATA2 SATA1 SATA3 SATA4 ...

Page 13: ...e wire to the connectors always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the 12V the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND If the motherboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on board you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control CPU FAN SYS FAN1 1 1 SYS FAN2 1 LGA775 Socket FOXCONN REM OVE ...

Page 14: ...ssis 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 FP S1 10 9 2 1 9 10 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 Audio L 10 Reserved ...

Page 15: ...t the front of the case If you have this kind of case use the auxiliary USB connectors FP_ U1 FP_U2 FP_U3 to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard PIN Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USBP0 4 USBP1 5 USBP0 6 USBP1 7 GND 8 GND 9 KEY 10 GND FP_U1 FP_U2 FP_U3 Connector FP_U2 10 9 2 1 FP_U1 10 9 2 1 10 9 2 1 FP_U3 LGA775 Socket FOXCONN REM OVE ...

Page 16: ...erboard provides one 1394 pin headers that allow you to connect IEEE 1394 ports IEEE 1394 Cable optional CN4 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 CN4 1 2 9 10 LGA775 Socket FOXCONN REM OVE ...

Page 17: ...vides 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 CN9 Port PIN SIGNAL 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 10 NC LGA775 Socket FOXCONN REM OVE ...

Page 18: ...18 Technical Reference Booklet CD IN Connector CD1 optional The connector is for CD ROM Drive PIN Assignment 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R CD1 Pin Definition 1 CD1 LGA775 Socket FOXCONN REM OVE ...

Page 19: ...19 Front Panel Header FP1 The motherboard provides one front panel connector RESET GND HDD_LED HDD_LED FP1 NC PWR_SW KEY PW_LED 7 9 5 3 1 6 8 10 2 4 GND PW_LED LGA775 Socket FOXCONN REM OVE ...

Page 20: ...nnect Slots The PCI slots allow you to insert expansion cards to meet your needs When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Read the documentation for the expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration PCI E X16 Slot LGA775 Socket FOXCONN REM OVE ...

Page 21: ...er and thumb to move metal lever so it is separated from the bottom steel shell grip hook 2 Use index finger to lift the top steel 3 Use index finger and thumb to place the CPU onto the plastic body look for the gold arrow on the CPU The gold arrow should point away from the lever pivot ...

Page 22: ...steel shell grip hook 6 It s recommended that the CPU heatsink should be an approval by Intel corporation design for Prescott CPU Choose the orientation of the thermal solution for optimal wire routing to the fan header on the motherboard Position the thermal solution over the processor Ensure the fan wiring is positioned to prevent wire pinching between the heatsink and the processor or between t...

Page 23: ...the motherboard holes with no insertion force 8 Engage the fasteners caps Apply thumb pressure to the top of each of the 4 fastener caps there is no specific order of engagement you will hear a click upon full engagement 9 Gently rotate the cap clockwise 1 4 turn 10 At last attach the fan wire connector to the 4 pin fan head er connector on the motherboard labeled CPU FAN ...

Page 24: ...Technical Reference Booklet MEMORY CONFIGURATIONS DDRII DIMM Sockets Location Please refer to the following figure for the location of the DDRII DIMM Sock ets DDRII 1 DDRII 2 LGA775 Socket FOXCONN REM OVE ...

Page 25: ... DIMM module above the socket and align the notch in the bottom edge of the module with the key in the socket 4 Insert the bottom edge of the DDRII DIMM module into the socket 5 When the module is seated press down on the top edge of the DDRII DIMM module until the retaining clips at the ends of the socket snap into place Note Please turn the system off before installing or removing any device oth...

Page 26: ...nagement features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to mak...

Page 27: ...me Date Hard Disk Type Note The sample BIOS Setup Menu included here only shows a typical case and may not be exactly the same as the one on your unit Note that a brief description of each highlighted item will appear at the bottom of the screen Standard This setup page includes all the items of Award special CMOS Features standard features Advanced BIOS This setup page includes all the items of A...

Page 28: ...changes and exits setup Saving Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes one or more setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the PgUp or PgDn key to select the desired value in each item Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Sat Jan 01 2005 Item Help Ti...

Page 29: ...ese registers control most of the system options in the computer This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources such as DRAM and the external cache It must be stated that these items should not be altered The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best ...

Page 30: ...e selected Setup at Security Option from BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS Setup Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password You can use Su pervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings Also you can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can not modify any se...

Page 31: ... 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 8 Restart the PC ...

Page 32: ...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 to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the ar row totally 23 kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager also provides five popular settings Stone Corr...

Page 33: ...ur 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 Sin...

Page 34: ...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 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 35: ... 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 36: ... functions Instead now each jack is able to be chosen to perform either output i e playback func tion 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 ...

Page 37: ...p 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 ...

Page 38: ...are so 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 would not automatically pop up when device plugged in S PDIF Short for Sony Philips Digital Inter face a standard audio file transfer format S PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from...

Page 39: ...n successfully caught by codec Sampling Rate Data Validation This indicates if the input data is known to Realtek HD Audio Manager Copyright protection The input data can only be copied while Copy Free is shown while No Copy indicates the data is read only Real time S PDIF in monitor Not only S PDIF out but also other analog out such as front side surround speakers can also output S PDIF in data r...

Page 40: ...You will get the best quality if you chose 90 position which we recommend you to use this effectively 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 th...

Page 41: ...tion 3DAudio 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 42: ...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 press Enter TheIntegrated Peripherals window appears ...

Page 43: ...ears 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 44: ...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 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 se...

Page 45: ...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 then Array 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 46: ...ize 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 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 47: ... 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 ap pear ...

Page 48: ...48 Technical Reference Booklet 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 49: ...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 installation This will not be an issue with a signed ...

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