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CA900-B

COM Express Board

User’s Manual

A13310101

Summary of Contents for CA900-B

Page 1: ...CA900 B COM Express Board User s Manual A13310101 ...

Page 2: ...or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of ...

Page 3: ...ticular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi sion reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an ...

Page 4: ...Introduction 9 Specifications 9 Features 11 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 12 Board Layout 12 Mechanical Diagram 13 System Memory 14 Installing the DIM Module 16 CPU 18 Overview 18 Installing the CPU 18 Jumper Settings 20 Clear CMOS Data 20 Connectors 21 CPU Fan Connector 21 COM Express Connectors 22 Standby Power LED 27 SPI Flash ROM Socket 28 Cooling Option 29 Installing CA900 B onto a Carrier ...

Page 5: ...68 Exit 72 Updating the BIOS 76 Chapter 4 Supported Software 77 Drivers for Windows 7 Windows Vista System 77 Drivers for Windows XP System 96 Appendix A Hot Keys for Graphics Display 115 Hot Keys for Windows 7 Windows Vista System 115 Hot Keys for Windows XP System 117 Appendix B nLite and AHCI Installation Guide 119 nLite 119 AHCI 127 ...

Page 6: ...f components and product specifications 2 The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse improper installation modification accidents or unauthorized repair of the product 3 Unless otherwise instructed in this user s manual the user may not under any circumstances attempt to perform service adjustments or repairs on the product whether in or out of warranty It must be ret...

Page 7: ...d touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors Hold modules or connectors by their ends Important Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drive and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching...

Page 8: ...ve for assistance One CA900 B board One heat sink One CD One QR Quick Reference The board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the informa tion listed above This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more information about the standard package in your re gion please contact your dealer or sales representative ...

Page 9: ... Supports up to 8GB system memory 64 bit wide per channel 256Mb 512Mb 1Gb and 2Gb memory technologies Supports non ECC x8 and x16 DIMMs Supports DDR3 On Die Termination ODT Supports partial writes to memory using data mask signals DM Supports 1 PCI Express x16 Supports up to 4 PCI Express x1 PCIE 1 1 Supports up to 4 PCI PCI 2 3 Internal graphics features Intel GMA 4500 integrated graphics engine ...

Page 10: ...h SATA 1 0 specification SATA speed up to 3Gb s SATA 2 0 Supports up to 2 IDE devices Supports up to Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA Monitors CPU temperature and overheat alarm Monitors CPU fan speed and failure alarm COM Express connectors Two 220 pin COM Express standard connectors Module connector pin Tyco 3 1827231 6 1 CPU fan connector SPI BIOS optional Operating 0o C to 60o C No...

Page 11: ... The ad vantages of DDR3 are its higher bandwidth and its increase in performance at a lower power than DDR2 Graphics The integrated Intel Gen 510 graphics engine delivers an excellent blend of graphics performance and features to meet business needs It provides excellent video and 3D graphics with outstanding graphics responsiveness These enhance ments deliver the performance and compatibility ne...

Page 12: ...d Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Intel ICH9M Intel GM45 mPGA 478MN Intel 82567LM 1 Clear CMOS SPI Flash BIOS CPU fan 1 Standby Power LED DDR3 SODIMM Top View COM Express connector COM Express connector DDR3 SODIMM Buttom View ...

Page 13: ...13 2 Hardware Installation Mechanical Diagram MADE IN TAIWAN 0 0 4 08 4 08 76 117 87 117 91 08 121 08 0 87 91 08 4 08 0 4 08 121 08 2 14 12 5 ...

Page 14: ...her components Perform installation proce dures at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection SODIMM Standby Power LED...

Page 15: ...15 2 Hardware Installation SODIMM SODIMM Socket at the Bottom of the Board ...

Page 16: ...ual one These illustrations are for reference only 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the SODIMM socket on the system board 4 Note the key on the socket The key ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one direction ...

Page 17: ...cating the module is correctly locked into position Clip Clip 5 Grasping the module by its edges align the module into the socket at an ap proximately 30 degrees angle Apply firm even pressure to each end of the module until it slips down into the socket The contact fingers on the edge of the module will almost completely disappear inside the socket ...

Page 18: ...ystem board used in the following illustrations may not resemble the actual one These illustrations are for reference only Installing the CPU 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the mPGA478 sock et on the system board ...

Page 19: ...rtant Handle the CPU by its edg es and avoid touching the pins Pin 1 Gold triangular mark 6 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted with out exerting any force Use a screwdriver to turn the screw to its lock position Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins...

Page 20: ...m with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below 1 Power off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set the jumper back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the system 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data 1 2 On Normal default 1 3 2 1 3 2 ...

Page 21: ... to the CPU fan connector on the board The cooling fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fan Refer to chapter 3 of the manual for more information ...

Page 22: ...oard to a carrier board Connect the COM Express connectors lcoated on the solder side of the board to the COM Express connectors on the carrier board Refer to the Installing CA900 B onto a Carrier Board section for more informa tion COM Express Connectors Refer to the following pages for the pin functions of these connectors ...

Page 23: ...8 LVDS_A3 24 SUS_S5 79 LVDS_A3 25 SATA2_RX 80 GNDA10 26 SATA2_RX 81 LVDS_A_CK 27 BATLOW 82 LVDS_A_CK 28 ATA_ACT 83 LVDS_I2C_CK 29 AC_SYNC 84 LVDS_I2C_DAT 30 AC_RST 85 GPI3 31 GNDA4 86 KBD_RST 32 AC_BITCLK 87 KBD_A20GATE 33 AC_SDOUT 88 PCIE0_CK_REF 34 BIOS_DISABLE 89 PCIE1_CK_REF 35 THRMTRIP 90 GNDA11 36 USB6 91 RSVDA1 37 USB6 92 NC 38 USB67_OC 93 GPO0 39 USB4 94 NC 40 USB4 95 NC 41 GNDA5 96 GNDA12...

Page 24: ... 79 LVDS_BKLT_EN 25 SATA3_RX 80 GNDB9 26 SATA3_RX 81 LVDS_B_CK 27 WDT 82 LVDS_B_CK 28 AC_SDIN2 83 LVDS_BKLT_CTRL 29 AC_SDIN1 84 VCC_5V_SBYB1 30 AC_SDIN0 85 VCC_5V_SBYB2 31 GNDB4 86 VCC_5V_SBYB3 32 SPKR 87 VCC_5V_SBYB4 33 I2C_CK 88 NC 34 I2C_DAT 89 VGA_RED 35 THRM 90 GNDB10 36 USB7 91 VGA_GREEN 37 USB7 92 VGA_BLUE 38 USB45_OC 93 VGA_HSYNC 39 USB5 94 VGA_VSYNC 40 USB5 95 VGA_I2C_CK 41 GNDB5 96 VGA_I...

Page 25: ...5 PCI_AD2 80 GNDC10 26 PCI_AD4 81 PEG_RX9 27 PCI_AD6 82 PEG_RX9 28 PCI_AD8 83 NC 29 PCI_AD10 84 GNDC11 30 PCI_AD12 85 PEG_RX10 31 GNDC4 86 PEG_RX10 32 PCI_AD14 87 GNDC12 33 PCI_C BE1 88 PEG_RX11 34 PCI_PERR 89 PEG_RX11 35 PCI_LOCK 90 GNDC13 36 PCI_DEVSEL 91 PEG_RX12 37 PCI_IRDY 92 PEG_RX12 38 PCI_C BE2 93 GNDC14 39 PCI_AD17 94 PEG_RX13 40 PCI_AD19 95 PEG_RX13 41 GNDC5 96 GNDC15 42 PCI_AD21 97 NC 4...

Page 26: ... 25 PCI_AD7 80 GNDD11 26 PCI_C BE0 81 PEG_TX9 27 PCI_AD9 82 PEG_TX9 28 PCI_AD11 83 NC 29 PCI_AD13 84 GNDD12 30 PCI_AD15 85 PEG_TX10 31 GNDD4 86 PEG_TX10 32 PCI_PAR 87 GNDD13 33 PCI_SERR 88 PEG_TX11 34 PCI_STOP 89 PEG_TX11 35 PCI_TRDY 90 GNDD14 36 PCI_FRAME 91 PEG_TX12 37 PCI_AD16 92 PEG_TX12 38 PCI_AD18 93 GNDD15 39 PCI_AD20 94 PEG_TX13 40 PCI_AD22 95 PEG_TX13 41 GNDD5 96 GNDD16 42 PCI_AD24 97 PEG...

Page 27: ...27 2 Hardware Installation Standby Power LED Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode ...

Page 28: ...he SPI Flash ROM socket on the board 2 If you need to replace the ROM open the right cover first then the left cover of the socket Open right cover Open left cover 3 Take out the ROM and replace it with a new one Close the left cover first then the right cover ...

Page 29: ...enote the locations of the thermal pads designed to contact the corresponding components that are on CA900 B Remove the plastic covering from the thermal pads prior to mounting the heat sink onto CA900 B Top View of the Heat Sink Bottom View of the Heat Sink 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...

Page 30: ...00 0 05 6 00 4 00 0 05 7 00 9 00 76 00 0 05 117 00 0 05 105 00 12 00 10 00 4 00 0 05 117 00 0 05 7 80 76 00 125 00 41 20 3 80 0 05 3 81 0 05 2 64 0 05 4 94 0 05 1 19 0 05 7 00 32 00 32 00 Fan 4010 29 44 31 81 77 50 5 09 0 05 84 00 9 00 13 50 1 50 1 08 0 05 4 29 0 05 4 94 0 05 4 10 0 05 A B C E F D G K H I ...

Page 31: ...Installation 35 31 32 50 44 97 25 00 98 00 19 00 87 60 20 00 4 46 10 00 25 87 20 00 54 20 8 50 89 38 20 00 10 50 21 00 13 00 21 07 7 00 18 02 7 00 80 38 7 00 90 95 10 00 118 50 81 18 12 00 111 88 A B C E D F G I H K ...

Page 32: ...board used in this section is for reference purpose only and may not resemble your carrier board These illustrations are mainly to guide you on how to install CA900 B onto the carrier board of your choice 2 Insert the provided mounting screws into the mounting holes from the bot tom through the top of the carrier board Mounting hole Mounting screws ...

Page 33: ...n 3 While supporting the mounting screw at the bottom from the top side of the board fasten a bolt into the screw 4 The photo below shows the solder side of the board with the screws already fixed in place Bolts Mounting screw ...

Page 34: ... in place 6 Grasping CA900 B by its edges position it on top of the carrier board with its mounting holes aligned with the bolts on the carrier board This will also align the COM Express connectors of the two boards to each other Bolts COM Express connectors on CA900 B COM Express connectors on the carrier board ...

Page 35: ... B s mounting holes Use the provided long screws to se cure the heat sink to the board and then connect the cooling fan s cable to the fan connector on CA900 B Carrier board Mounting screws Fan cable 7 Press CA900 B down firmly until it is completely seated on the COM Express connectors of the carrier board CA900 B Heat sink ...

Page 36: ...ter may not appear the same as the actual one These screens are for reference purpose only Default Configuration Most of the configuration settings are either predefined according to the Load Op timal Defaults settings which are stored in the BIOS or are automatically detected and configured without requiring any actions There are a few settings that you may need to change depending on your system...

Page 37: ...of the highlighted field Selects a field Displays General Help Saves and exits the Setup program Press Enter to enter the high lighted submenu Scroll Bar When a scroll bar appears to the right of the setup screen it indicates that there are more available fields not shown on the screen Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through all the available fields Submenu When appears on the left of a p...

Page 38: ... menu is the first screen that you will see when you enter the BIOS Setup Utility AMI BIOS Displays the detected BIOS information Processor Displays the detected processor information System Memory Displays the detected system memory information System Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours f...

Page 39: ...may cause the system to malfunction Configure CPU BIOS SETUP UTILITY Exit Chipset v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Advanced Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction CPU Configuration IDE Configuration Floppy Configuration Super IO Configurat...

Page 40: ...he Line Prefetch Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Execute Disable Bit Capability Enabled Core Multi Processing Enabled Intel R Speedstep tm Tech Enabled Advanced Hardware Prefetcher Enables or disables the Hardware Prefetcher feature Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enables or disables the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch feature Max CPUID Value Limit Set this field to Disabled when using Windows XP...

Page 41: ...2 Configuration Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Fourth IDE Master Advanced Enhanced IDE Enhanced PIONEER DVD R Not Detected ST380817AS Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected SATA 1 Configuration and SATA 2 Configuration The options are Disabled and Enhanced Configure SATA 1 as IDE This option configures the Serial ATA drive as Parallel...

Page 42: ...evice Hard Disk Vendor ST380817AS Size 80 0GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors PIO Mode 4 Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 6 S M A R T Supported Type LBA Large Mode Block Multi Sector Transfer PIO Mode DMA Mode S M A R T 32Bit Data Transfer Advanced Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Type Selects the type of IDE drive connected to the system LBA Large Mode Auto The LBA mode ...

Page 43: ...rding to your hard disk drive s timing Mode 0 4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors DMA Mode Selects the DMA mode Auto Automatically detects the DMA mode SWDMAn SingleWord DMAn MWDMAn MultiWord DMAn UDMAn Ultra DMAn S M A R T The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technol...

Page 44: ... F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Floppy Configuration Floppy A Advanced Disabled Floppy A This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive installed Disabled No floppy drive is installed 360KB 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2MB 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity 720KB 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44MB 3 5 in 3 1 2 in double sided drive...

Page 45: ...al Port3 IRQ Serial Port4 Address Serial Port4 IRQ PWRON After PWR Fail Watchdog Function Advanced Enabled 3F8 4 Normal 2F8 3 3E8 4 2E8 3 Off Disabled Onboard Floppy Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Serial Port1 Address to Serial Port4 Address Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard s...

Page 46: ... power on the system On When power returns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Former Sts When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs ...

Page 47: ...ase Open Detection Current FAN1 Speed Current FAN2 Speed Current FAN3 Speed 5 V 12 V VBAT V Advanced 40o C 104o F 3 387V 1 161V 1 806V 1 532V 6072 RPM Manual Mode 255 Disabled NA NA NA 5 214 V 12 403 V 3 483 V Current CPU Temperature to VBAT V These fields will show the temperature fan speed and output voltage of the monitored devices or components CPU Smart Fan Mode Setting Configures the fan mod...

Page 48: ...xit ESC Exit ACPI Settings General ACPI Configuration Advanced ACPI Configuration Chipset ACPI Configuration Advanced General ACPI Configuration Configures the general ACPI settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit General ACPI Configuration Suspend mode Resume by Ring Advanced...

Page 49: ...sed to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function Resume by Ring Enables the Wake On Ring function When enabled it will remotely wake up the system via an external modem ...

Page 50: ...nt ACPI version has some addition BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Features Advanced ACPI v1 0 ACPI Version Features Selects the ACPI version The options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 ...

Page 51: ...n F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit South Bridge ACPI Configuration APIC ACPI SCI IRQ USB Device Wakeup From S3 S4 Advanced Disabled Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ Enables or disables the APIC ACPI SCI IRQ USB Device Wakeup From S3 S4 This field when enabled allows you to use a USB device to wake up a sys tem that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM or S4 state Enable Disable APIC ACPI SCI IRQ ...

Page 52: ...Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit AHCI Settings AHCI BIOS Support Enabled AHCI Port0 Not Detected AHCI Port1 Not Detected AHCI Port4 Not Detected AHCI Port5 Not Detected Advanced AHCI BIOS Support The options are Enabled and Disabled AHCI Port0 to AHCI Port5 When entering the setup utility the BIOS auto detects the presence of any IDE devices It displays the status of the auto detected IDE devices ...

Page 53: ...ed SATA Port0 Selects the type of device connected to the system S M A R T The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA IDE and SCSI drives The drive will provide sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drive...

Page 54: ...BIOS EHCI Hand Off Advanced Enabled HiSpeed Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Enables Legacy USB Auto Disables support for Legacy when no USB devices are connected Disabled Disables support for Legacy USB USB 2 0 Controller Mode Configures the USB 2 0 controller in HiSpeed 480Mbps or FullSpeed 12Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off This is a workaround for OSes that does not support EHCI hand off The EHCI own...

Page 55: ...No No 64 Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Clear NVRAM This field allows clearing the NVRAM during system boot Plug Play O S Yes The operating system configures Plug and Play PnP devices that are not re quired to boot in a Plug and Play supported operating system No The BIOS configures all the devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This feat...

Page 56: ...56 3 BIOS Setup IRQ3 to IRQ15 Available The specified IRQ is available for PCI PnP devices Reserved The specified IRQ is reserved for Legacy ISA devices ...

Page 57: ...ngs Configuration Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives CD DVD Drives Boot Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabled Bootup Num Lock On Bo...

Page 58: ...l decrease the time needed to boot the system Bootup Num Lock This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the nu meric keypad is the arrow keys ...

Page 59: ...ption F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device CD DVD PM PIONEER 2nd Boot Device SATA SM ST380817AS Boot Boot Device Priority This section is used to select the boot priority sequence of the devices 1st Boot Device and 2nd Boot Device Selects the drive to boot first and second 1st Boot Device and 2nd Boot Device fields respectively The BIOS will boot the oper...

Page 60: ...v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Hard Disk Drives 1st Drive SATA SM ST380817AS Boot Hard Disk Drives This section is used to select the boot priority sequence from the available hard drives ...

Page 61: ...Y v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit CD DVD Drives 1st Drive CD DVD PM PIONEER Boot CD DVD Drives This section is used to select the boot priority sequence from the available CD DVD devices ...

Page 62: ...rvisor Password This field is used to set or change the supervisor password To set a new pass word 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password field then press Enter 2 Type your password in the dialog box then press Enter You are limited to eight letters numbers Install or Change the password BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Change...

Page 63: ...ord BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Security Password Installed OK To change the password repeat the same steps above To clear the password select Cha...

Page 64: ...Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Full Access Change User Password Password Check Setup Security User Access Level Selects the access level to the fields in the Setup utility Limited Allows limited change to some fields such as Date and Time No Access Prev...

Page 65: ...rican Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Security Enter New Password Security Settings Supervisor Password Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Install or Change the password BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 ...

Page 66: ...t Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Security Security Settings Supervisor Password Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Password Installed OK BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Security Security Settings Supervisor Password Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supe...

Page 67: ...BIOS Setup Password Check Setup The BIOS checks for the user password whenever accessing the Setup utility Always The BIOS checks for the user password when accessing the Setup utility and booting the system ...

Page 68: ... Chipset Configuration Boots Graphic Adapter Priority PEG PCI Internal Graphics Mode Select Enabled 32MB Max TOLUD 36 Bytes PEG Port Configuration PEG Port Auto Video Function Configuration Chipset Configure North Bridge features BIOS SETUP UTILITY Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Go To Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit M...

Page 69: ...y boot device Internal Graphics Mode Select Selects the amount of system memory used by the internal graphics device Max TOLUD Selects the maximum value of TOLUD PEG Port This field is used to select the graphics controller that will serve as the pri mary boot device The options are Auto and Disabled ...

Page 70: ... Default Flat Panel Type 3 1024x768 18bit Chipset Fixed Mode DVMT Mode Options DVMT Mode Select DVMT Mode Memory that is dynamically allocated based on memory requests made by an application and are released back to the system once the requesting applica tion has been terminated DVMT FIXED Memory Selects the graphics memory size used by the DVMT Fixed mode Boot Display Device Selects the type of d...

Page 71: ...Enabled Chipset Options USB Functions Selects the number of USB ports you want enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enables or disables the Enhanced Host Controller Interface USB 2 0 GbE Controller Enables or disables the LAN controller GbE LAN Boot Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network directly If you wish to change...

Page 72: ... Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Boot Security Main Advanced PCIPnP Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Exit PCIE Port 0 to PCIE Port 3 Enables or disables the PCI Express port Onboard ATA Controller Enables or disables the ATA controller ...

Page 73: ...saving the changes F10 key can be used for this operation BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chipset v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Boot Security Main Advanced PCIPnP Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Exit Save conf...

Page 74: ...ges Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Exit Discard changes and exit setup Cancel Ok Discard Changes To discard the changes done so far select this field then press Enter A dialog box will appear Confirm by selecting OK to discard all changes made and restore the previously saved settings You can also press F7 to discard the changes Discards changes done so far to any of the setup questi...

Page 75: ...ght 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Boot Security Main Advanced PCIPnP Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Exit Load Optimal Defaults Cancel Ok Load Failsafe Default values for all the setup questions F8 key can be used f...

Page 76: ..._Name b n c p then press Enter C AFUDOS EXE filename P B N C AMI Firmware Update Utility Ver 4 14 Copyright C 2007 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Bootblock checksum Module checksums Erasing flash Writing flash Verifying flash Erasing NVRAM Writing NVRAM Verifying NVRAM Erasing Bootblock Writing Bootblock Verifying Bootblock CMOS checksum destroyed Program ended normally C _ ok ok done...

Page 77: ...ontains drivers utilities and software applica tions required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup ...

Page 78: ...The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating Windows INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to in stall the utility Click Next ...

Page 79: ...79 4 Supported Software 3 Go through the readme document for system re quirements and installation tips then click Next 5 After completing instal lation click Finish to exit setup ...

Page 80: ...T and enable the Windows Aero desktop theme is enabled With this enabled after installing the graphics driver and the system rebooted the screen will turn blank for 1 to 2 minutes while WinSAT is running before the Windows 7 Windows Vista desktop ap pears The blank screen period is the time Windows is testing the graphics performance We recommend that you skip this process by dis abling this funct...

Page 81: ...ted Software 4 Setup is now installing the driver Click Next to con tinue 3 Go through the readme document for system re quirements and installation tips then click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 82: ...82 4 Supported Software 5 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect ...

Page 83: ...enu 3 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect 1 Setup is now ready to in stall the driver Click Next 2 Follow the remainder of the steps on the screen click ing Next each time you finish a step ...

Page 84: ...o install the driver click LAN Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next 2 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next 3 Select the program features you want installed then click Next ...

Page 85: ...85 4 Supported Software 4 Click Install to begin the installation 5 After completing installa tion click Finish ...

Page 86: ...tor for Windows To install the driver click MyGuard Hardware Monitor for Windows on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to install the utility Click Next 2 Click Install to begin instal lation 3 After completing instal lation click Finish to exit setup ...

Page 87: ...87 4 Supported Software 4 Run the MyGuard utility to view and configure the system s temperature fan speed voltage etc ...

Page 88: ...the SATA drives It enables enhanced performance and power manage ment for the storage subsystem To install the utility click Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility on the main menu If the SATA drive is not con figured in the BIOS to AHCI mode the screen on the right will appear Make sure to select AHCI in the Configure SATA 1 as field prior to installing the utility 2 Read the license agreement then...

Page 89: ...system re quirements and installation tips then click Next 5 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect 4 Setup is now installing the utility Click Next to con tinue ...

Page 90: ...eed when you install the AHCI driver during Windows 7 Windows Vista installation 1 Click AHCI For F6 Dur ing Windows Setup Floppy Driver on the main menu Windows Explorer will ap pear showing the locations of the installation files 2 Click the Organize menu then click Select All 3 Insert a blank floppy dis kette into a floppy disk drive ...

Page 91: ...91 4 Supported Software 4 Right click on the files then select Floppy Disk Drive The system will format and write the necessary driver files into the diskette ...

Page 92: ...der to be able to install the operating system onto a hard drive that is configured in AHCI mode Note The illustrations below were captured from the Windows 7 operating sys tem Except for slight differences in their screen appearance the instal lation procedure is also the same for Windows Vista When you insert the operating system s installation disc into an optical drive the message Press any ke...

Page 93: ...93 4 Supported Software 3 Click I accept the license terms then click Next 4 Click Custom advanced to install a new copy of Win dows 5 Select Load Driver then click Next ...

Page 94: ...e 6 Insert the installation media containing the driver files then click OK 7 Select the driver then click Next 8 The system is currently installing Windows Your computer will restart sev eral times during the instal lation ...

Page 95: ...ll to the destination folder or click Change Destination folder to select another folder Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 0 To install click Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 0 on the main menu 2 Click Install to begin instal lation 3 Click Finish to exit instal laion ...

Page 96: ...tilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Main Board Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup ...

Page 97: ...ccept the agree ment then click Next Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver To install the driver click Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver on the main menu 2 To start installation click Next 3 Click Finish Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect ...

Page 98: ...1 make sure you have updated your Windows XP operating system to Service Pack 3 To install the driver click Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 on the main menu 1 Read the license agreement carefully Click I have read and accept the terms of the License Agreement then click Install 2 Setup is now installing the driver ...

Page 99: ...99 4 Supported Software 3 Click Exit ...

Page 100: ...ity is used for updating Windows INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to in stall the utility Click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 101: ...system re quirements and installation tips then click Next 4 Setup is now installing the driver Click Next to con tinue 5 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect ...

Page 102: ...ers To install the driver click Intel Graphics Drivers on the main menu 1 To start installation click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes 3 Go through the readme document for system re quirements and installation tips then click Next ...

Page 103: ...d Software 5 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect 4 Setup is now installing the driver Click Next to con tinue ...

Page 104: ...u 1 Setup is now ready to in stall the audio driver Click Next 2 Follow the remainder of the steps on the screen click ing Next each time you finish a step 3 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect ...

Page 105: ...To install the driver click LAN Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next 2 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next 3 Select the program features you want installed then click Next ...

Page 106: ...106 4 Supported Software 4 Click Install to begin the installation 5 After completing installa tion click Finish ...

Page 107: ...yGuard Hardware Monitor To install the driver click MyGuard Hardware Monitor on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to install the utility Click Next 2 Click Install to begin instal lation 3 Setup is currently installing the utility ...

Page 108: ...108 4 Supported Software 4 After completing instal lation click Finish to exit setup 5 Run the MyGuard utility to view and configure the system s temperature fan speed voltage etc ...

Page 109: ...e ment for the storage subsystem To install the utility click Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to in stall the utility Click Next 2 Read the Warning informa tion carefully then click Next If the SATA drive is not con figured in the BIOS to AHCI mode the screen on the right will appear Make sure to select AHCI in the Configure SATA 1 as field prior to insta...

Page 110: ...ted Software 4 Go through the readme document for system re quirements and installation tips then click Next 5 Setup is now installing the utility Click Next to con tinue 3 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 111: ...111 4 Supported Software 6 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect ...

Page 112: ...tallation 1 Click AHCI For F6 Dur ing Windows Setup Floppy Driver on the main menu Windows Explorer will ap pear showing the locations of the installation files 2 Click the Edit menu then click Select All 3 Insert a blank floppy dis kette into a floppy disk drive 4 Right click on the files then select Floppy Disk Drive The system will format and write the necessary driver files into the diskette ...

Page 113: ...ear 3 Press F6 when prompted in the status line with the Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver message 4 Press S to Specify Additional Device 4 Insert the floppy disk containing the AHCI driver into a floppy drive 5 Select Intel R ICH9M E M SATA AHCI Controller then press Enter You have successfully installed the driver However you must continue installing the OS Leave ...

Page 114: ...ll to the destination folder or click Change Destination folder to select another folder Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 0 To install click Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 0 on the main menu 2 Click Install to begin instal lation 3 Click Finish to exit instal laion ...

Page 115: ... Hot Keys for Graphics Display Hot Keys for Windows 7 Windows Vista System The integrated graphics driver provides hot keys that allow ease in adjusting the graphics display screen Click Display then General Set tings to configure a display device ...

Page 116: ...116 A Hot Keys for Graphics Display Click Display then Multiple Displays to configure multiple display devices ...

Page 117: ...Graphics Display Hot Keys for Windows XP System The integrated graphics driver provides hot keys that allow ease in adjusting the graphics display screen Click Display then General Set tings to configure a display device ...

Page 118: ...118 A Hot Keys for Graphics Display Click Display then Multiple Displays to configure multiple display devices ...

Page 119: ...y usually required during installation is no longer needed Note The installation steps below are based on nLite version 1 4 9 Installa tion procedures may slightly vary if you re using another version of the program 1 Download the program from nLite s offical website http www nliteos com download html 2 Install nLite Important Due to it s coding with Visual Net you may need to first install NET Fr...

Page 120: ...sc into an optical drive 5 Launch nLite The Welcome screen will appear Click Next 6 Click Next to temporarily save the Windows installa tion files to the designated default folder If you want to save them in another folder click Browse select the folder and then click Next ...

Page 121: ...121 B nLite and AHCI Installation Guide 7 Click Next 8 In the Task Selection dia log box click Drivers and Bootable ISO Click Next ...

Page 122: ... driver folder to select the drivers you will integrate Click Next 10 Select only the drivers appropriate for the Win dows version that you are using and then click OK Integrating 64 bit drivers into 32 bit Windows or vice versa will cause file load errors and failed in stallation ...

Page 123: ...123 B nLite and AHCI Installation Guide 11 If you are uncertain of the southbridge chip used on your motherboard se lect all RAID AHCI con trollers and then click OK 12 Click Next ...

Page 124: ...124 B nLite and AHCI Installation Guide 13 The program is currently integrating the drivers and applying changes to the installation 14 When the program is fin ished applying the chang es click Next ...

Page 125: ...select the Create Image mode under the General section and then click Next 16 Or you can choose to burn it directly to a disc by selecting the Direct Burn mode under the General section Select the optical device and all other necessary settings and then click Next ...

Page 126: ...e and AHCI Installation Guide 17 You have finished custom izing the Windows XP in stallation disc Click Fin ish Enter the BIOS utility to configure the SATA con troller to RAID AHCI You can now install Windows XP ...

Page 127: ... IDE mode 2 Install Windows XP but do not press F6 3 Download relevant RAID AHCI driver files supported by the motherboard chipset from Intel s website Transfer the downloaded driver files to C AHCI 4 Open Device Manager and right click on one of the Intel Serial ATA Storage Controllers then select Up date Driver If the controller you se lected did not work try selecting another one AHCI ...

Page 128: ... 5 In the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box select No not this time then click Next 6 Select Install from a list or specific location Ad vanced and then click Next 7 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and then click Next ...

Page 129: ...129 B nLite and AHCI Installation Guide 8 Click Have Disk 9 Select C AHCI iaAHCI inf and then click Open 10 Select the appropriate AHCI Controller of your hardware device and then click Next ...

Page 130: ...are device Ignore the warning and click Yes to proceed 12 Click Finish 13 The system s settings have been changed Win dows XP requires that you restart the computer Click Yes 14 Enter the BIOS utility and modify the SATA control ler from IDE to AHCI By doing so Windows will work normally with the SATA controller that is in AHCI mode ...

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