DFI LanParty LT P35 User Manual Download

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System Board
User’s Manual

935-P35T21-400G

02220749

Summary of Contents for LanParty LT P35

Page 1: ...System Board User s Manual 935 P35T21 400G 02220749 ...

Page 2: ... any par ticular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer re serves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or en tity of such revisions or changes 2007 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Wi...

Page 3: ...rticular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television 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 meas ures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an...

Page 4: ...r 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout System Memory CPU Transpiper Heat Sink Jumper Settings Rear Panel I O Ports Internal I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility RAID BIOS Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Software Chapter 5 RAID Appendix A Enabling Hyper Threading Technology Appendix B System Error Message Appendix C Troubleshooting 5 5 6 8 8 9 9 10 10 12 17 19 2...

Page 5: ...product specifica tions 2 The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physi cal abuse improper installation modification accidents or unau thorized repair of the product 3 Unless otherwise instructed in this user s manual the user may not under any circumstances attempt to perform service adjust ments or repairs on the product whether in or out of warranty It must be returned to the ...

Page 6: ...unts and or promotional offers and puts your licensing information on file so that we may efficiently assist you if in any case needed Please follow the steps below to access the product registration page 1 Run Internet Explorer then type www dfi com tw in the Address bar On DFI s homepage click Global or the language of your choice 2 Click the Support menu then select Product Register Service ...

Page 7: ...ntroduction 7 3 The DFI Product Registration page will appear Click Next to continue 4 Select or fill in the necessary information to complete the registration 5 Thank you for registering your DFI product ...

Page 8: ...r 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 it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable estab lish and maintai...

Page 9: ...r s manual One Quick Installation Guide LP UT P35 Series only The system board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed above This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more infor mation about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Before Using the System Board Before usin...

Page 10: ... bandwidth LP UT P35 T3R and LP LT P35 T3R Four 240 pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Supports DDR3 800 1066 1333 MHz Delivers up to 17Gb s bandwidth Supports dual channel 128 bit wide memory interface Supports up to 8GB system memory Supports unbuffered x8 and x16 DIMMs 3 PCI Express x16 slots PCIE1 at x16 PCIE3 at x4 or x1 and PCIE4 at x1 1 PCI Express x1 slot 3 PCI slots Award BIOS 8Mbit flash memory Berns...

Page 11: ...rnstein audio module 1 CD in connector on the Bernstein audio module 1 S PDIF connector on the Bernstein audio module 1 IrDA connector and 1 CIR connector 8 Serial ATA connectors 1 40 pin IDE connector and 1 floppy connector 1 24 pin ATX power connector 1 8 pin 12V power connector 2 4 pin 5V 12V power connectors FDD type 1 front panel connector 6 fan connectors 1 diagnostic LED EZ touch switches p...

Page 12: ...a lower power than DDR2 The Realtek ALC885 on the Bernstein audio module supports 6 audio jacks that provide 8 channel audio out put for advanced 7 1 channel super surround sound au dio system It is also equipped with a CD in connector front audio connector and S PDIF output allowing digital connections with DVD systems or other audio video multimedia S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer forma...

Page 13: ...Gbps data rate IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI Open Host Controller Interface 1 1 specification It supports up to 63 devices that can run simultaneously on a system 1394 is a fast external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps In addition to its high speed it also supports isochronous data transfer which is ideal for video de vices that need to transfer hi...

Page 14: ... of x1 x4 and x16 lane widths The x1 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate of 2 5 Gigabytes 250MBbps per sec ond The PCI Express architecture also provides a high performance graphics infrastructure by enhancing the capability of a x16 PCI Ex press lane to provide 4 Gigabytes per second transfer rate CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of moni toring the CPU s temperature during system bo...

Page 15: ...ement Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 720mA This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal However if your system is in the Su...

Page 16: ...OS Direct Power Management ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down the system without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operat ing system This ...

Page 17: ...jusqu à 12 8Gb s de bande passante LP UT P35 T3R et LP LT P35 T3R 4 sockets DIMM DDR3 240 pin Supporte DDR3 800 1066 1333 MHz Délivre jusqu à 17Gb s de bande passante L interface de mémoire deux canaux 128 bit Jusqu à 8GB de mémoire système Non tamponns DIMM x8 et x16 3 PCI Express x16 slots PCIE1 à x16 PCIE3 à x4 ou x1 et PCIE4 à x1 1 PCI Express x1 slot 3 PCI slots Award BIOS Mémoire Flash 8Mbit...

Page 18: ... sur le module audio Bernstein 1 port optique S PDIF sur le module audio Bernstein 1 connecteur IR et 1 connecteur CIR 8 connecteurs Serial ATA 1 connecteur IDE et 1 connecteur de FDD 1 connecteur d alimentation 24 pin ATX 1 connecteur d alimentation 8 pin 12V ATX 2 prises d alimentation 4 broches 5V 12V type FDD 1 connecteur devant panneau et 6 connecteurs de ventilateurs 1 indicateur diagnostiqu...

Page 19: ... T3R und LP LT P35 T3R 4 240 pin Steckplätze DDR3 DIMM DDR3 800 1066 1333 MHz Bis zum 17Gb s Bandbreite 128 bit Speiher mit den zwei Kanälen Bis zum 8GB Systemspeicher DIMMs ohne Dämpfer x8 und x16 DIMMs 3 PCI Express x16 Einbauplätzen PCIE1 mit x16 PCIE3 mit x4 oder x1 und PCIE4 mit x1 1 PCI Express x1 Einbauplätzen 3 PCI Einbauplätzen Award BIOS Flash Speicher 8Mbit Bernstein platine Realtek ALC...

Page 20: ...udiomodul 1 S PDIF optischen Anschlüsse im Bernstein Audiomodul 1 Anschluß für die IR Schnittstelle und 1 CIR Schnittstelle 8 Serial ATA Anschlüsse 1 IDE Anschlüsse und 1 Floppy Anschlüsse 1 24 polige Anschlußstecker für das ATX Netzgerät 1 8 polige 12V Anschlußstecker für das ATX Netzgerät 2 4 polige 5V 12V Netzstecker für FDD 1 Vorderseite Füllung Anschlüsse und 6 ventilator Anschlüsse 1 diagnos...

Page 21: ...da LP UT P35 T3R y LP LT P35 T3R 4 240 pin mortajas DDR3 DIMM Soporta DDR3 800 1066 1333 MHz Proporciona hasta 17Gb s de ancho de banda Memoria de dos canales 128 bit Hasta 8GB de memoria sistémica Sólo unbuffered x8 y x16 DIMM 3 slot PCI Express x16 PCIE1 de x16 PCIE3 de x4 o x1 y PCIE4 de x1 1 slot PCI Express x1 3 slots PCI Award BIOS Memoria instante 8Mbit Tablero de Bernstein Codificador de a...

Page 22: ...Bernstein 1 conector de CD in en el módulo de sonido de Bernstein 1 puerto de S PDIF óptico en el módulo de sonido de Bernstein 1 conector de IR y 1 conector de CIR 8 conectores de SATA 1 conector de IDE y 1 conector de FDD 1 conector 24 pin de fuente de alimentación de ATX 1 conector 8 pin 12V de fuente de alimentación de ATX 2 4 fichas conectadores de energía de 5V 12V FDD tipo 1 conector de pan...

Page 23: ...ïàìÿòè Intel áûñòðîé Þæíûé ìîñò Intel ICH9R LP UT P35 T2R è LP LT P35 T2R 4 240 pin ãíåçäà DDR2 DIMM Ïîääåðæêà ïàìÿòü DIMM DDR2 667 800 ÌÃö Îáåñïå èâàåòñÿ ïðîïóñêíàÿ ñïîñîáíîñòü äî 12 8Ãá ñ LP UT P35 T3R è LP LT P35 T3R 4 240 pin ãíåçäà DDR3 DIMM Ïîääåðæêà ïàìÿòü DIMM DDR3 800 1066 1333 ÌÃö Îáåñïå èâàåòñÿ ïðîïóñêíàÿ ñïîñîáíîñòü äî 17 Ãá ñ äâóõêàíàëüíóþ ïàìÿòü 128 áèò äî 8ÃÁ ñèñòåìíîé ïàìÿòè òîëüêî...

Page 24: ...ðüêîâûõ ðàçúåìîâ ïèòàíèÿ 5V 12V òèïà FDD 1 Ôðîíò ïàíåëü ðàçúåì è 6 Ðàçúåìû äëÿ âåíòèëÿòîðà 1 õ âíåøíèõ äèàãíîñòè åñêèõ èíäèêàòîðîâ EZ ïåðåêëþ àòåëè êíîïêà ïèòàíèÿ è ñáðîñà ACPI è OS Directed Power Management ACPI STR Suspend to RAM Àêòèâèçàöèÿ Íà Äâèæåíèå Ìûøè Àêòèâèçàöèÿ Íà Íàæàòèå Êíîïêè USB Êëàâèàòóðû Àêòèâèçàöèÿ Íà Âõîäÿùèé Çâîíîê Àêòèâèçàöèÿ Íà Ñåòåâîå Ñîáûòèå RTC Òàéìåð äëÿ Âêëþ åíèÿ Ñèñòåìû...

Page 25: ...25 1 Introduction TM TM TM ...

Page 26: ...26 Introduction 1 ...

Page 27: ...27 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation LP UT P35 Series ...

Page 28: ...28 2 Hardware Installation LP LT P35 Series Note The illustrations on the following pages are based on the LP UT P35 system board ...

Page 29: ...her components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protec tion 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 proce dures requiring ESD protection LP...

Page 30: ... be accessed in chunks of 128 bits from the memory chan nels Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu DRAM Timing section of the BIOS DIMMs are on the same channel DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different However we highly recommend using identical DIMMs No...

Page 31: ...ns 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 DIMM socket on the system board 4 Push the ejector tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side Ejector tab 5 Note how the module is keyed to the socket DIMM sockets Ejector tab Key Notch ...

Page 32: ...g the module by its edges position the module above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one way 8 The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically snap into the locked position to hold the module in place ...

Page 33: ...nd or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately 2 2 2 2 2 Make sure to keep the protective cap RMA re Make sure to keep the protective cap RMA re Make sure to keep the protec...

Page 34: ...mful parti cles Remove the protec tive cap only when you are about to install the CPU Protective cap Lever Cover 5 Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap from the cover Lift this part up 6 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down moving it away from the side tab of the socket then lifting it up Lever lifted Tab 7 Now lift the cover Cover ...

Page 35: ... CPU by its edges and avoid touch ing the pins Pin 1 of the socket Gold mark 9 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be in serted without exerting any force Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU ...

Page 36: ...sually contains the fan and heat sink assembly and an installation guide If the installa tion procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package 1 Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assemb...

Page 37: ...lace if the groove is facing outward 3 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board Mounting hole Mounting hole Note The LP UT P35 Series provides the option of using the provided Transpiper heat sink However instead of using the push pin type of CPU heat sink fan assembly opt for an assembly that uses mount ing screws Refer to the Transpiper Heat Sink section...

Page 38: ... this problem the system board uses the heat pipe design Heat pipe is an extremely high thermal conductor that can quickly transfer heat from one point to another The heat pipe will transport heat generated by the chipsets or CPU to a place where more space for the Transpiper heat sink is avail able By means of the airflow from the CPU fan and system fan heat can be carried away and disspated effe...

Page 39: ...en the screws on the Transpiper The Transpiper heat sink is included in the package Install the Transpiper either inside the chassis anywhere along an available ex pansion slot or externally both of which provide effective cooling to the entire system Transpiper 90o metal Screws ...

Page 40: ...idge s heat sink as shown 4 Place the rectangular metal plate on top then fasten bolts into the nuts 2 Insert the longer side of the 90o metal into the Transpiper You can adjust its length later on before you fix the Transpiper in place 90o metal Nut Metal plate ...

Page 41: ...The Transpiper can also be installed from the opposite side The instal lation steps are the same but make sure it is the longer side of the 90o metal that is in ser ted into the Transpiper and the shorter side goes under the metal plate The right photo shows the Transpiper on the PCIE 2 slot Screws Note Before you install the Transpiper make sure the bracket side is facing upward otherwise the Tra...

Page 42: ...then secure it with four screws 1 Place the copper plate on top of the CPU then secure it with the pro vided screws 3 Do not install a push pin type of heat sink and fan assembly The thickness of the copper plate installed in step 1 will hinder you from in stalling it properly Opt for an assembly that uses mounting screws Insert screws into the retention module base s mounting holes from the botto...

Page 43: ...he system board then match and insert the screws into the mounting holes around the CPU socket from the bottom through the top of the system board Mounting hole Retention module base Bottom side of the board 5 The right photo shows the retention module positioned in place CPU socket ...

Page 44: ...e com pound will disperse evenly CPU fan connector 7 Place the heat sink fan assembly on top of the CPU then connect the CPU fan s cable connec tor to the CPU fan connector on the sys tem board 8 Insert the other metal plate of the rentention module into their corre sponding screws then fasten nuts into the screws to secure the heat sink fan assembly in place Retention module Nut ...

Page 45: ...nsert the longer side of the 90o metal into the Transpiper You can ad just its length later on before you fix the Transpiper in place 10 Loosen the screws on the Transpiper 9 Install the system board into the chassis Screws 90o metal ...

Page 46: ... have installed in step 2 13 Adjust the Transpiper so that its fins faces the power supply fan This will allow air from the power supply to blow directly on the fins of the Transpiper Tighten the screws on the Transpiper to secure it in place Fasten screws on the Transpiper s bracket to fix it in place I O shield Location where the 90o metal is inserted Screws Screws on bracket ...

Page 47: ... 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 JP2 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP2 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s ratio clock in the...

Page 48: ...nie BIOS Setting submenu and press Enter 6 Set the processor s ratio clock to its default setting or an appro priate setting Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting in chapter 3 for more information 7 Press Esc to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save Exit Setup and press Enter 8 Type Y and press Enter ...

Page 49: ... sure the standby power is present 2 Using the EZ touch switches on the system board first press the Reset button then the Power button simultaneously for approxi mately 4 seconds If the system board is already enclosed in a chassis apply the same method using the Reset button and Power button located at the front panel of the chassis 3 After 4 seconds release the power button first then the Reset...

Page 50: ...e PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Inte grated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA X JP7 2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 51: ...up submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2A USB Power Select X USB 6 11 JP5 X USB 0 5 JP6 2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default 1 3 2 1 3 2...

Page 52: ...PC s speaker By default the buzzer is on allowing you to hear the system s beep messages and warnings If you intend to use an exter nal speaker turn this function off by setting JP8 pins 1 and 2 to On Speaker On Off Select X JP8 2 3 On Speaker On default 1 2 On Speaker Off Buzzer 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 53: ... Power off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds then set JP1 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Plug the power cord and power on the system The system will reboot normally without losing all data stored in the CMOS Safe Boot 1 2 On Default 3 1 2 3 1 2 X JP1 2 3 On Safe boot ...

Page 54: ... default When the RTC battery is removed JP12 resets the manageability register bits in the RTC Note 1 The SRTCRST input must always be high when all other RTC power planes are on 2 In the case where the RTC battery is dead or missing on the platform the SRTCRST pin must rise before the RSMRST pin ...

Page 55: ...o pins 1 and 2 On This setting will allow the system to automatically run according to the CPU s FSB If you want to change the setting please refer to the table below JP14 JP13 JP15 By CPU 1 2 On 1 2 On 1 2 On FSB 800 3 4 On 2 3 On 2 3 On FSB 1066 2 3 On 2 3 On 2 3 On FSB 1333 2 3 On 2 3 On 3 4 On 4 ...

Page 56: ...O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port 1394 0 port 6 USB ports 2 LAN ports PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B 1394 0 USB 10 11 USB 8 9 USB 6 7 LAN 2 LAN 1 LP LT P35 Series LP UT P35 Series PS 2 Mouse 1394 0 LAN 2 LAN 1 PS 2 K B USB 10 11 USB 8 9 USB 6 7 ...

Page 57: ...ecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may dam age the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function Jumper Setting JP7 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to PS 2 Power Se lect in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 wake...

Page 58: ...nal 1394 device The 1394 port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the 1394 port cable to J8 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the J8 IEEE 1394 Ports W W 1394 0 12V fused 1394 1 1 TPA Ground TPB 12V fused Key TPA Ground TPB Ground 2 10 ...

Page 59: ...and J33 USB 0 1 connectors allow you to connect 6 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports The USB ports may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J22 J18 or J33 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu USB Device Setting se...

Page 60: ... device to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP5 and or JP6 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to USB Power Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting USB KB WakeUp From S3 S4 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB ...

Page 61: ...AN ports are at locations CN4 LAN 1 and CN6 LAN 2 of the system board LAN allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub Driver Installation Install the LAN driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information W LAN 1 LAN 2 W ...

Page 62: ...is used to connect an external microphone Center Subwoofer Jack Orange This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer speakers of the audio system Rear Right Left Jack Black This jack is used to connect to the rear right and rear left speakers of the audio system Side Right Left Jack Gray This jack is used to connect to the side left and side right speakers of the audio system Line in Li...

Page 63: ...ou to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system Optical S PDIF Connector The optical S PDIF connector at location J3 is used to connect an external audio output device using an optical S PDIF cable Important DO NOT use optical S PDIF and coaxial RCA S PDIF at the same time 1 2 10 9 Mic_Left GND Mic_Right Vcc Line out_Right Mic Jet Detect Sense N C Line out...

Page 64: ...dio Module J7 1 2 11 12 1 The Bernstein audio module connects to the system board by means of the provided audio cable Bernstein audio module connector J5 X 2 Insert one end of the cable to J7 on the system board and the other end to J5 on the audio module ...

Page 65: ...ing the module on any available bracket slot at the rear of the system chassis Remove the screw of the bracket where you want the audio module installed then remove the bracket 4 Place the Bernstein audio module on the bracket slot then secure the module by replacing the bracket screw you removed in step 3 ...

Page 66: ...if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J23 on the system board and the other end most connector to the floppy drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of J23 BIOS Setting Enable or disable this function in the...

Page 67: ...he Serial ATA connec tor and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure Serial ATA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Configuring RAID The system board allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives Re fer to chapter 5 for steps in configuring RAID SATA 1 6 supported by Intel ICH9R SATA 3 4 SATA 1 2 ...

Page 68: ...s 2 devices a Master and a Slave Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive Connecting the IDE Disk Driv...

Page 69: ...s from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrect...

Page 70: ...slot at the rear of the system chassis Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of J4 The serial port is an RS 232 asynchronous communication port with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices BIOS Setting Configure the serial port in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Su per IO Device sect...

Page 71: ...d Make sure to connect the cable connector to the IrDA CIR connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure IrDA CIR in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA CIR function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more informati...

Page 72: ...oling fans The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow through out the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans Refer to chapter 3 for more information X X X X X CPU fan 4 1 Sense Power Ground Speed Control 1 3 Ground Power N C System fan 1 NB fan 1 3 Ground Power N...

Page 73: ... power on the system POST will detect the status of the system and its components Each code displayed on the LED corresponds to a certain system status Warning When the DRAM Power LED and or Standby Power LED lit red it indicates that power is present on the DIMM sockets and or PCI slots Power off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules or add in cards Failure to d...

Page 74: ...Your power supply unit may come with an 8 pin or 4 pin 12V power connector The 12V power enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM If available it is preferable to use the 8 pin power otherwise connect a 4 pin power connector to CN9 X 13 1 12 24 3 3VDC 3 3VDC COM 5VDC COM 5VDC COM PWR_OK 5VSB 12VDC 12VDC 3 3VDC 3 3VDC 12VDC COM PS_ON COM COM COM NC ...

Page 75: ...amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided we strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt or greater power supply Important Insufficient power supplied to the system may result in instabil ity or the add in boards and peripherals not functioning prop erly Calculating the system s approximate power usage...

Page 76: ...ystem s configuration such as the wattage of the power supply the se quence of the supplied power as well as the number of periph eral devices connected to the system Due to this reason we strongly recommend that you wait for the Standby Power LED refer to the LEDs section in this chapter for the location of the Standby Power LED to lit off 2 After the Standby Power LED has lit off wait for 6 seco...

Page 77: ...s prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PWR BTTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 X J19 1 2 19 2...

Page 78: ...n it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket Pin 3 5 14 16 8 10 18 20 7 9 13 15 17 19 2 4 6 HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED Reserved ATX SW ATX power switch Reserved RESET Reset switch SPEAKER Speaker connector PWR LED Power Standby LED Pin Assignment HDD LED Power HDD N C N C PWRBT PWRBT N C...

Page 79: ... the power switch and reset switch on the system board are user friendly especially to DIY users They provide conven ience in powering on and or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before it is installed into the system chassis X Reset Power ...

Page 80: ...16 slot align the graphics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in place PCI Express x1 Install PCI Express x1 cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x1 slot PCI Express x16 PCI Express x16 PCI Express x16...

Page 81: ...t is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off Safety Measures Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufactur er s instructions Battery ...

Page 82: ...he screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by press ing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main menu screen will appear Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Pas...

Page 83: ...ess Enter A screen similar to the one below will appear Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss X IDE Channel 0 Master X IDE Channel 0 Slave X IDE Channel 1 Master X IDE Channel 1 Slave X IDE Channel 2 Master X IDE Channel 3 Master Drive A Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Item Help Menu Level X Change the day month year and cent...

Page 84: ...quire that you select CHS or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IDE HDD Auto Detection IDE Channel 0 Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel 0 Master Item Help Menu Level XX ...

Page 85: ...rite timing Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track Drive A This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity ...

Page 86: ...default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The syst...

Page 87: ...87 3 BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 88: ...Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Numlock Status Security Option MPS Version Control For OS HDD S M A R T Capability Full Screen LOGO Show Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Menu Level X Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Default...

Page 89: ...we recommend that you first disable this field Also disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 2000 XP or the operating system may not install nor work Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives Move the cursor to this field then press Enter Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press to ...

Page 90: ... Device fields re spectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are al...

Page 91: ...ersion that the system board is using HDD S M A R T Capability 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 suffi cient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that supp...

Page 92: ...mory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB When enabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM When disabled the CPU assumes the 15 16MB address range actually contains DRAM memory If more than 16MB of system memory is installed this field must be disabled to provide contiguous system memory PCI E Compliancy...

Page 93: ...ice Setting Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter OnChip IDE Device The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one SATA Mode LEGACY Mode Support Onboard JMB363 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimi...

Page 94: ...D This option allows you to create RAID or Intel Matrix Storage configuration on Serial ATA devices AHCI This option allows the Serial ATA devices to use AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface LEGACY Mode Support The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard JMB363 This field is used to configure the devices supported by the JMicron JMB363 The options are AHCI IDE RAID IDE and Native IDE ...

Page 95: ...ss any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windowsâ 98 compatible key board to power on the system Super IO Device The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 S...

Page 96: ... a few seconds and install it back be fore powering on the system Hot Key Power On This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port Auto The system will automatically select an I O ad dress for the onboard se...

Page 97: ... s power is off You must press the Power button to 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 ...

Page 98: ... used to select the USB s operation mode The options are Full Low Speed and High Speed Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device Setting Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults USB 1 0 Controller USB 2 0 Controller USB Operation Mode USB Keyboard Function USB Mouse Function USB Stor...

Page 99: ... DOS mode or run any program under DOS set this field to Enabled USB Mouse Function Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM the support for legacy USB mouse in DOS mode is by default set to Disabled With more BIOS ROM space available it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices If a PS 2 mouse is not available and you n...

Page 100: ...nd Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When this field is set to Auto the system will initialize the VGA BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state This can be configured only if the ACPI Suspend Type field is set to S3 STR When this feature is disabled the system re...

Page 101: ...ressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system Wake Up by PCI Card Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to re motely wake up the system Access to the LAN card or PCI card will cause the system to wake up Refer to the card s documentation for more in...

Page 102: ...ryday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 1 31 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field Time hh mm ss of Alarm This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on Reload Global Timer Events When enabled access to the specified field FDD COM LPT Port or PCI PIRQ A ...

Page 103: ...ta ESCD once It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe De...

Page 104: ...VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IRQ 3 assigned to IRQ 4 assigned to IRQ 5 assigned to IRQ 7 assig...

Page 105: ...e can retain control of the bus Since each ac cess to the bus comes with an initial delay before any transaction can be made low values for the PCI Latency Timer will reduce the effectiveness of the PCI bandwidth while higher values will improve it INT Pin 1 Assignment to INT Pin 8 Assignment By default a device is automatically assigned to each INT You can also manually assign an INT for each dev...

Page 106: ...emp NB Fan Turn OFF if NB Temp CPU Core Voltage DRAM Voltage NB Core Voltage HT Link Voltage ATX 3 3V Voltage ATX 12V Voltage 5V Standby Voltage Battery Voltage CPU CORE Temperature PWM AREA Temperature CHIPSET Temperature CPU FAN Fan Speed CHIPSET Fan Speed CHS Fan Speed 85o C 185o F 50o C 25o C 35o C 25o C 55o C 25o C 1 31V 1 88V 1 23V 1 21V 3 26V 11 64V 4 73V 3 28V 65o C 46o C 59o C 4787 RPM 0 ...

Page 107: ...e CPU fan to rotate full speed at the selected lower temperature CHSFan Fully On If CHSTemp This field is used to select the system s temperature that would allow the chassis fan to rotate at full speed CHSFan Turn Off If CHSTemp This field is used to select the system s temperature that would allow chassis fan to rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed Note If the system s temperature ...

Page 108: ...nd lowest set in the NB Fan Turn Off If NB Temp field temperature the system will automatically adjust the north bridge chip fan s speed according to the temperature CPU Core Voltage to Battery Voltage These fields will show the monitored output voltages CPU Core Temperature to Chipset Temperature These fields will show the current temperature of the CPU PWM area and chipset CPU Fan Speed to CHS F...

Page 109: ... The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CPU Feature DRAM Timing CPU Clock Ratio Unlock Set this field to Enabled to unlock the CPU clock ratio This will allow you to select the CPU clock ratio in the field below CPU Clock Ratio This field is used to select the CPU s frequency ratio CPU Clock This field provides several options for selecting ...

Page 110: ...he PCI Express Voltage Setting Refer to the following pages for more information on this submenu PCIE SLOT CONFIG The options are 4X 1X and 1X 1X CPU Spread Spectrum This field is used to configure the CPU spread spectrum The options are Disabled 0 5 0 25 1 0 and 0 5 PCIE Spread Spectrum This field is used to configure the PCI Express spread spectrum The options are Disabled 0 5 and 1 0 SATA Sprea...

Page 111: ...Virtualization Technology Core Multi Processing Enabled Thermal Monitor 1 0 0 8375 Native Mode Disabled Auto Enabled Enabled Enabled Thermal Management Control This field is used to enable or disable thermal management Thermal Management Select a thermal monitor in this field to enable the CPU s speedstep function Restart the system then go to the operating system s Control Panel Double click Powe...

Page 112: ...e this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems If you are using an operating system other than Windows this problem may occur To avoid tihs problem enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or lesser than 3 C1E Function The options are Auto and Disabled Execute Disable Bit When this field is set to Disabled it will force the XD feature flag to always return to 0 Virtu...

Page 113: ...FC MCH ODT Latency Write to PRE Delay tWR Rank Write to Read tWTR ACT to ACT Delay tRRD Read To Write Delay tRDWR Ranks Write to Write tWRWR Ranks Read to Read tRDRD Ranks Write to Read tWRRD Read CAS Precharge tRTP All PRE to Refresh Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Timing Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail S...

Page 114: ...ing to the same bank RAS Precharge tRP This field is used to select the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM Precharge Delay tRAS The options are Auto and 9 to15 ALL Precharge to Act The options are Auto and 2 to 9 REF to ACT Delay tRFC The options are Auto and 16 to 33 MCH ODT Latency The options are Auto and 1 to 12 Write to PRE Delay tWR The options are Auto and 6 to 18 Ran...

Page 115: ...cies on the clock forwarded bus This is measured from the first address bus slot which is not associated with part of the read burst Ranks Write to Write tWRWR The options are 0 to 15 Ranks Read to Read tRDRD The options are 0 to 15 Ranks Write to Read tWRRD The options are 0 to 15 Read CAS Precharge tRTP The options are Auto and 1 to 15 ALL PRE to Refresh The options are Auto and 1 to 15 ...

Page 116: ...General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto DLLTiming Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear DLL Async Mode The options are Auto Mode 0 and Mode 1 WRIO Master DLL The options are Auto and 1 to 15 DQS Master DLL The options are Auto and 1 to 15 RCVEN Master D...

Page 117: ...117 3 BIOS Setup DLL Tap Adjust The options are Auto 1 to 7 DLL Pi Adjust The options are Auto 1 to 7 ...

Page 118: ...Auto 2 01V 1 05V 1 5V 1 25V 1 20V Disable 135 135 135 1 23V 1 95V 1 23V 1 20V CPUVID Control This field allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU If you want to use the CPU s default core voltage leave this field in its default setting The CPU sVcore will be generated according to the CPUVID configuration Important Although this function is supported we do ...

Page 119: ... options are Enabled and Disabled CPU GTL 1 REF Volt and CPU GTL 0 2 3 REF Volt These fields are used to configure the CPU GTL REF voltage North Bridge GTL REF Volt Leave this in its default setting CPU Core Voltage This field will show the CPU s current voltage DRAM Voltage This field will show the DRAM s current voltage NB Core Voltage This field will show the NB s current core voltage HT Link V...

Page 120: ... bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 2 Description Options Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 3 Description Options Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 4 Description Options Bank description Save to this ban...

Page 121: ...able Setting If during the trial and error process the setting resulted to the sys tem s instability or worse yet not being able to boot up the system please follow the steps below to use the Load function Note You can use the Load function only if you have set the Auto Save Bootable Setting to Enabled 1 If the system did not boot up properly but you were able to enter the BIOS utility a Select CM...

Page 122: ...ing Bank Last BIOS Setting This option will save the last saved BIOS set ting to the User Defined Setting Bank User Defined Setting Bank 1 2 3 4 Bank Description To name the BIOS setting move the cursor to Bank Description then press Enter You can enter up to 60 characters Providing a name to the BIOS setting will allow you to easily remember the settings in the bank Save to this Bank To save the ...

Page 123: ... save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting Y in the Save Exit Setup submenu Hotkey You can now load a BIOS setting during system boot up bypassing the lengthy process of entering the BIOS utility to load a setting Move the cursor to Hotkey then press Enter Select the key you would like to use to load the settings from the bank When the system boots up press the key to load the setti...

Page 124: ...the Setup default values Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Optimized Defaults X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Passwor...

Page 125: ...pear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the pass word function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press En ter instead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Q...

Page 126: ...cters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the pass word function highlight Set User Password and press Enter in stead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu Phoenix...

Page 127: ...ming fields were changed and you try to save these settings in the BIOS the system will normally shutdown within 3 sec onds However you do not need to take any action in the event that the system will automatically restart in one to two seconds time Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Save Data to CMOS X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Ad...

Page 128: ...ess Ctrl Alt Esc simulta neously or Del after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Abandon All Data X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set...

Page 129: ...ron RAID BIOS The JMicron RAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives connected to SATA 7 and SATA 8 When the system powers up and all hard disk drives have been detected the JMicron RAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the Ctrl and J keys simultaneously to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives Important Be...

Page 130: ...he system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typing AWDFLASH EXE The following screen will appear 5 Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press Enter Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15B C Phoen...

Page 131: ...IOS in your system We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press Y then enter the file name of the current BIOS Otherwise press N 7 The following will then appear Press Y to Program or N to Exit 8 Press Y to flash the new BIOS ...

Page 132: ...rs utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen 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 Chapter 4 Supported Software ...

Page 133: ...ed Software Intel Chipset Device Software On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next 1 Click Intel R Chipset Device Software on the main menu ...

Page 134: ...rted Software 4 Go through the readme document for system requirements and instal lation tips then click Next 5 Setup is now installing the driver Click Next to continue 3 Read the license agree ment then clickYes ...

Page 135: ...135 4 Supported Software 6 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 136: ...upported Software Microsoft NET Framework On the left side of the autorun screen click the GRAPHICS icon 1 Click Microsoft NET Framework on the main menu 2 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next ...

Page 137: ...137 4 Supported Software 4 Setup is now installing the driver 3 Read the license agreement then click I accept the terms of the License Agreement Click Install ...

Page 138: ...n to take effect Graphics Drivers The CD provides both ATI Radeon driver and nVidia GForce 8 series driver Install the driver according to the graphics card that you are using For ATI Radeon graphics card select ATI Radeon Driver For nVidia graphics card select nVidia GForce 8 Series Drivers ...

Page 139: ...o Drivers On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Setup is now ready to install the audio driver Click Next 1 Click Realtek Audio Drivers on the main menu 3 Setup is currently configuring the new driver s installation ...

Page 140: ... 4 Setup is now processing the settings 5 Select the desired option then click Next 6 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 141: ...e left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 1 Click Mar vell LAN Drivers 32bits on the main menu 2 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 3 Read the license agreement then click I accept the terms in the license agreement Click Next ...

Page 142: ...142 4 Supported Software 4 Click Install to begin the installation 5 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup Reboot your system for the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 143: ... Marvell Teaming Utility On the left side of the autorun screen click the NETWORK icon 1 Click Marvell Teaming Utility on the main menu 2 Setup is now preparing the wizard 3 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next ...

Page 144: ...ead the license agreement click I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next 5 Go through the readme document for system requirements and installa tion tips then click Next 6 Click Install to begin the installation ...

Page 145: ...145 4 Supported Software 7 Click Finish ...

Page 146: ...ngs values are over or under the set range a warning message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Set ting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good work ing condition On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 1 Click ITE Smar t Guardian on the main menu...

Page 147: ...rted Software 4 Click Next to install or click Browse to select another folder 3 Fill in the necessary information then click Next 5 Select an option in accordance to the system that you are using then click Next ...

Page 148: ...148 4 Supported Software 6 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup Restarting the system will allow the utility to take effect ...

Page 149: ...ite Installation Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2 The drivers for Windows 2000 are also included in the CD however Autorun is not supported for this operating...

Page 150: ...irroring Disk Array with Fault Tolerance RAID 1 copies and maintains an identical image of the data from one drive to the other drive If a drive fails to function the disk array management software directs all applications to the other drive since it contains a complete copy of the drive s data This enhances data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or a...

Page 151: ...r 2 for details on connecting the Serial ATA drives Important 1 Make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and con nected the data cables otherwise you won t be able to en ter the RAID BIOS utility 2 Treat the cables with extreme caution especially while cre ating RAID A damaged cable will ruin the entire installation process and operating system The system will not boot and you will lost ...

Page 152: ...eld IDE HDD Block Mode IDE DMA Transfer Access IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA On Chip Secondary PCI IDE IDE Secondary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA SATA Mode LEGACY Mode Support Onboard JMB363 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter ...

Page 153: ...es Step 4 Install the RAID Driver During OS Installation The RAID driver must be installed during the Windows XP or Windows 2000 installation using the F6 installation method This is required in order to install the operating system onto a hard drive or RAID volume when in RAID mode or onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode 1 Start Windows Setup by booting from the installation CD 2 Press F6 when pro...

Page 154: ...ve the floppy disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself because Windows setup will need to copy the files again from the floppy disk to the Windows installation folders After Windows setup has copied these files again remove the floppy diskette so that Windows setup can reboot as needed ...

Page 155: ...ce and RAID volume information The user interface tray icon service and monitor service allow you to monitor the current status of the RAID volume and or SATA drives It enables enhanced performance and power management for the storage subsystem 1 Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive 2 On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 3 Click Intel R Matrix Storage Manager on the main menu...

Page 156: ...ument to view system requirements and installation information then click Next 5 Read the warning carefully then click Next 8 Follow the remainder of the steps listed on the screen clicking next each time you finish a step 9 Click Finish to complete installation and reboot the system ...

Page 157: ... JMB36X Drivers on the main menu 2 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 3 Click Install to begin the installation Step 6 Install the JMB36X Driver On the left side of the autorun screen click the RAID icon ...

Page 158: ...ver 5 Follow the remainder of the steps listed on the screen clicking next each time you finish a step 6 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 159: ...nstall cooling fans The system requires adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the processor 3 The CPU Hyper Threading field in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the Award BIOS setup will appear Make sure this field is set to Enabled 4 Currently only Windows XP supports the Hyper Threading Technology If this OS has been previously installed you must REINSTALL it 5 After...

Page 160: ...ology d Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below c Click the General tab The processor shown under Computer should resemble the one shown below ...

Page 161: ...ading Technology 161 e Lastly press the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously The Windows Task Manager dialog box will appear Click the Performance tab The diagram under CPU Usage History should resemble the one shown below ...

Page 162: ...xplosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manu facturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak bat tery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SW...

Page 163: ... locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error Syste...

Page 164: ...t the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted prop erly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 Mak...

Page 165: ...hing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using 3 The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access t...

Page 166: ...inter doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ settings are configured correctly 4 Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured corre...

Page 167: ... there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are prop erly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated secure...

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