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LR100-N16/N18 

SERIES

System Board

User’s Manual

A12540350

Summary of Contents for LR100-N16 Series

Page 1: ...LR100 N16 N18 SERIES System Board User s Manual A12540350 ...

Page 2: ...ied 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 such revisions or changes Changes after the publication s first rele...

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: ...ons 9 Features 12 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 14 System Board Layout 14 System Memory 15 Installing the DIM Module 16 Jumper Settings 18 Clear CMOS Data 18 PS 2 Power Select 19 USB Power Select 20 Panel Power Select 21 CompactFlash Card Setting 22 COM 3 RS232 RS422 RS485 Select 23 COM 2 RS232 Power Select 24 Power on Select 25 Rear Panel I O Ports 26 PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Ports 27 COM S...

Page 5: ...rusion Connector 45 Power Connector 46 Standby LED 47 Front Panel Connectors 48 Expansion Slots 49 Battery 50 CompactFlash Socket 51 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 52 Overview 52 AMI BIOS Setup Utility 54 Main 54 Advanced 55 PCIPnP 69 Boot 70 Security 73 Chipset 77 Exit 82 Updating the BIOS 85 Chapter 4 Supported Software 86 Appendix A NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide 107 Appendix B Watchdog Timer 119 Appe...

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: ...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 establish and maintain...

Page 8: ...em 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 information about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Before Using the System Board Before using the system board prepare basic system components If you are installin...

Page 9: ...tates LR100 N16M N18M 1 66GHz core frequency LR100 N16D N16S N16M N18M 1 8GHz core frequency LR100 N18D N18S 1 10V voltage IA 32 bit and Intel 64 architecture Micro FCBGA8 packaging technologies Cooling option heat sink with cooling fan LR100 N16D N18D heat sink fanless solution LR100 N16S N16M N18S N18M Intel ICH8M I O Controller Hub Two 200 pin SODIMM sockets LR100 N16M N18M Supports DDR2 667MHz...

Page 10: ...High Definition Audio High performance DACs with 100dB SNR ADCs with 90dB SNR Two stereo DACs support 24 bit PCM format for stereo au dio playback Three stereo ADCs support 20 bit PCM format for multiple input streaming S PDIF audio interface Intel 82567V Gigabit Ethernet Phy and Realtek RTL8111C PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller Integrated 10 100 1000 transceiver Supports Full Duplex flow c...

Page 11: ...assis intrusion connector 2 fan connectors AMI BIOS SPI BIOS ACPI 1 0a specification System Power Management Wake On Events include Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse Wake On LAN Wake On Ring RTC timer to power on the system AC power failure recovery Monitors CPU system temperature and overheat alarm Monitors 5V 1 05V 1 8V 12V 3VSB VBAT VCORE voltages and failure alarm Monitors system fan speed and failur...

Page 12: ...dules work at 1 8V supply compared to 2 6V memory voltage for DDR modules DDR2 also incorporates new innovations such as the On Die Termination ODT as well as larger 4 bit pre fetch against DDR which fetches 2 bits per clock cycle Graphics The Intel chipset features sophisticated graphics for large display applications Graphics interfaces such as VGA and LVDS support multiple graphics display op t...

Page 13: ...e is 100MB s Gigabit LAN The Intel 82567V and Realtek RTL8111C PCI Express Gigabit controllers support up to 1Gbps data transmission USB The system board supports USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 ports USB 1 1 supports 12Mb second bandwidth while USB 2 0 supports 480Mb second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible e...

Page 14: ...l power select J5 1 USB 0 3 power select J P2 1 CPU fan 1 CD in 1 Front audio 2 S PDIF 1 1 1 USB 4 7 power select J P3 USB 8 9 power select J P4 1 2 1 2 1 2 9 10 9 10 9 10 USB 4 5 USB 6 7 USB 8 9 Realtek ALC262 Standby LED PCI PCIE SPI Flash BIOS Clear CMOS JP5 1 1 CF card setting JP6 Battery 1 2 39 40 CompactFlash 1 SATA 2 1 SATA 1 1 SATA 0 1 2 9 COM 3 1 2 11 12 PWR LED ATX SW HD LED Front panel ...

Page 15: ...e your system board processor disk drives add in boards 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 establish and maintain contact with the system c...

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: ...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 JP5 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP5 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the system JP5 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data 1 2 On Normal default 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 19: ...P1 is used to select the power of the PS 2 keyboard mouse port Selecting 5V_standby will allow you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system PS 2 Power Select JP1 3 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 On 5V_standby 1 2 On 5V default ...

Page 20: ...iguration sub menu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more informa tion Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 1 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 2A USB Power Select USB 0 3 power select JP2 3 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 On 5V_s...

Page 21: ...n 3 3V default J5 is used to select the power supplied to the LCD panel Important Before powering on the system make sure J5 s setting matches the LCD panel s specification Selecting the incorrect voltage will seriously dam age the LCD panel 6 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 5 3 1 ...

Page 22: ...llation CompactFlash Card Setting JP6 2 3 On Slave 1 2 On Master default JP6 is used to set the CompactFlash card to Master or Slave mode Note We do not recommend using IDE devices and CF card at the same time 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 23: ...485 6 4 2 5 3 1 JP9 is used to configure COM 3 to RS232 RS422 Half Duplex or RS485 The pin function of COM 3 will vary according to the jumper s setting 6 1 5 2 1 9 2 DCD TD RD DTR GND RTS DSR CTS RI 1 9 2 RXD TXD RXD TXD N C N C N C N C N C 1 9 2 DATA N C DATA N C N C N C N C N C N C JP9 COM 3 6 4 2 6 4 2 5 3 1 5 3 1 ...

Page 24: ...S232 Power Select J6 6 2 5 3 1 4 1 3 2 4 On RS232 standard default 6 2 5 3 1 4 3 5 12V 4 6 5V On RS232 with power 6 2 4 5 3 1 J6 DCD TD RD DTR GND 1 2 3 4 5 RTS RI DSR CTS 6 7 8 9 5V TD RD DTR GND 1 2 3 4 5 RTS 12V DSR CTS 6 7 8 9 COM 2 ...

Page 25: ...When using the JP8 Power On feature to power the system back on after a power failure occurs the system may not power on if the power lost is resumed within 5 seconds power flicker Note In order to ensure that power is resumed after a power failure that re covers within a 5 second period JP8 must be set to pins 2 3 and the PWRON After PWR Fail in CMOS is set to On 1 2 On Power on via power button ...

Page 26: ...ar panel I O ports consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port 3 COM ports VGA port 2 LAN ports 4 USB ports Mic in jack Line in jack Line out jack Line in Line out Mic in USB 0 1 USB 2 3 LAN 1 COM 2 COM 4 PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B LAN 2 VGA COM 1 ...

Page 27: ...our computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage 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 JP1 must be set to 2 3 On 5V_standby Refer to PS 2 Power Select in this chapter for more information Import...

Page 28: ...nd COM 4 are fixed at RS232 COM 3 s pin definition will vary according to JP9 s settings Refer to COM 3 RS232 RS422 RS485 Select in this chapter for more information The serial ports are asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices COM 4 ...

Page 29: ...o an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the se rial port cable to the COM connector Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of the COM connector BIOS Setting Configure the serial ports in the Advanced menu Super IO Configuration sub menu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information ...

Page 30: ...port After you plug the monitor s cable con nector into the VGA port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place BIOS Setting Configure the onboard VGA in the Chipset menu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the graphics driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information VGA Port VGA ...

Page 31: ...cal area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN ports in the Chipset menu South Bridge Chipset Configuration submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information LAN 1 LAN 2 ...

Page 32: ...ll the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the USB port cables to a connector BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Chipset menu South Bridge Chipset Configu ration submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device Refer to...

Page 33: ... 5V_standby Refer to USB Power Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting USB Device Wakeup From S3 in the Advanced menu ACPI Configuration 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 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 1 5A For 3 or more...

Page 34: ... used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Line out Jack Lime This jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers Front Audio The front audio connector allows you to connect to the second line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system Line out Line in Mic in Rear audio Front audio 1 Mic2 L Line2 R Fro...

Page 35: ...etting Configure the onboard audio in the Chipset menu South Bridge Chipset Configu ration submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the audio driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information ...

Page 36: ...rdware Installation I O Connectors CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 37: ...Your S PDIF port may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the audio cable to the S PDIF connector Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable is aligned with pin 1 of the S PDIF connector 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out Ground SPDIF in ...

Page 38: ...el connector and the LCD Inverter power connector These connec tors transmit video signals and power from the system board to the LCD Display Panel Refer to the next page for the pin functions of these connectors BIOS Setting Configure the LCD panel in the Chipset menu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 2 1 LVDS LCD panel 40 39 8 1 LCD Inverter power ...

Page 39: ...ND LVDS_DDCCLK LVDS_DDCDAA Panel Power Panel Power Pins 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 Function GND N C N C GND N C N C GND N C N C GND N C N C GND N C N C GND N C N C Panel Power Panel Power LVDS LCD Panel Connector LCD Inverter Power Connector Pins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Function GND GND Panel Inverter Brightness Voltage Control Panel Power 3 3V Panel Backlight On Off Control 1...

Page 40: ...connector provides powering on function to an external device that is connected to this connector Digital I O Connector Digital I O connector Digital I O power connector 4 1 12V Ground 5VSB 5V 8 1 Pins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Function DIO0 DIO1 DIO2 DIO3 DIO4 DIO5 DIO6 DIO7 ...

Page 41: ...f the Serial ATA cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Advanced menu IDE Configuration sub menu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information SATA Serial ATA Connectors SATA 2 SATA 0 SATA 1 1 7 RXN GND TXP TXN GND RXP GND ...

Page 42: ...onnector 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 Note Refer to your disk drive user s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives one must be set as the master and the other as the slave Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufactur...

Page 43: ...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 incorrectly set in Master mode BIOS Setting Configure the onboard IDE in the Advanced menu IDE Configuration submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information ...

Page 44: ...dequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and sys tem board components BIOS Setting The Advanced menu Hardware Health Configuration submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fan Refer to chapter 3 for more informa tion 3 1 Sense Power Ground System fan CPU fan 1 3 Sense Power Ground ...

Page 45: ...s off and a chassis intrusion occurred the alarm will sound only when the system restarts Hardware Monitor for Windows Install the Hardware Monitor for Windows utility By default the chassis intru sion detection function is disabled When enabled a warning message will appear when the chassis is open The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the chassis is open Refe...

Page 46: ... that you use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1 1 Important The system board consumes a minimal amount of power Due to its low power consumption you only need a 120W to 150W power supply Every power supply has its minimum load of power If you use a greater than 150W power supply the power consumed by the system board may not attain its minimum load ca...

Page 47: ... system is in the standby mode It indicates that there is power on the system board Power off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any devices Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components Standby LED Standby LED ...

Page 48: ...stem PWR LED Power Standby LED When the system s power is on this LED will light When the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend state it will blink every second When the system is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every 4 seconds Pin 1 3 5 7 9 11 N C HDD LED RESET SW N C Pin Assignment N C HDD Power Signal Ground RST Signal N C Pin 2 4 6 8 10 12 PWR LED PWR BTN Key Pin Assignment...

Page 49: ...that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x1 slot PCI Slot The PCI slot supports expansion cards that comply with PCI specifications You can install a PCI expansion card or a customized riser card designed for 1 2 or 3 PCI slots expansion for low profile PCI card only into the PCI slot PCI Express x1 ...

Page 50: ...memory It 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 manufac turer Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance Battery Battery ...

Page 51: ...signed with flash tech nology a non volatile storage solution that does not require a battery to retain data indefinitely The CompactFlashTM technology is widely used in products such as portable and desktop computers digital cameras handheld data collection scanners PDAs Pocket PCs handy terminals and personal communicators Important We do not recommend using IDE devices and CF card at the same t...

Page 52: ...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 53: ...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 54: ...nu 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 from...

Page 55: ...ld values 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 Super IO Configuration Hardwar...

Page 56: ...mit Disabled Execute Disable Bit Capability Enabled Hyper Treading Technology Enabled Advanced Max CPUID Value Limit Set this field to Disabled when using Windows XP Set this field to Enabled when using legacy operating systems so that the system will boot even when it doesn t support CPUs with extended CPUID function Execute Disable Bit Capability When this field is set to Disabled it will force ...

Page 57: ...imary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Third IDE Slave Advanced Enhanced IDE Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected ATA IDE Configuration This field is used to configure the IDE drives The options are Disabled Com patible and Enhanced Configure SATA as IDE This option configures the Serial ATA drives as Pa...

Page 58: ...e Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Primary IDE Master Device Not Detected 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 will automatically be enabled that is if the LBA mode was not previously d...

Page 59: ...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 60: ... Serial Port2 IRQ Serial Port3 Address Serial Port3 IRQ Serial Port4 Address Serial Port4 IRQ PWRON After PWR Fail W83627DHG WDT Time Advanced 3F8 4 2F8 3 3E8 10 2E8 11 Off 000 Serial Port1 Address to Serial Port4 Address Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial ports 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial ports Di...

Page 61: ...r 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 the system will power on when power returns W83627DHG WDT Time This field is used to select the time interval of the Watchdog timer If the system hangs or...

Page 62: ... C 120o F NA NA 0 092 V 5 222 V 1 056V 1 832 V 12 038 V 3 472 V 3 088 V Disabled Manual Mode 255 System Temperature to VBAT V These fields will show the temperature fan speed and output voltage of the monitored devices or components Case Open Detection Set this field to Enabled to allow the system to alert you of a chassis intru sion event CPU Fan Mode Setting Selects the CPU fan s mode The option...

Page 63: ...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 F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit General ACPI Configuration Suspend mode Advanced S3 STR Suspend Mode This field is used to...

Page 64: ...t 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 v3 0 ACPI Version Features Selects the ACPI version The options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 ...

Page 65: ... Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit South Bridge ACPI Configuration APIC ACPI SCI IRQ USB Device Wakeup From S3 Advanced Disabled Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ Enables or disables the APIC ACPI SCI IRQ USB Device WakeUp From S3 This field when enabled allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state Enable Disable APIC ACPI SCI IRQ ...

Page 66: ... IDE devices This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices BIOS SETUP UTILITY 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 AHCI Settings AHCI Port0 Not Detected AHCI Port1 Not Detected AHCI Port2 Not Detected Advanced ...

Page 67: ...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 68: ...and Off Advanced Enabled HiSpeed Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Enables Legacy USB Auto Disables support for Legacy when no USB devices are connected Disabled Keeps USB devices available only for EFI applications 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 T...

Page 69: ... Available Available Available Clear NVRAM This field allows clearing the NVRAM during system boot Plug Play O S Yes The operating system onfigures 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 feature is used to select the length of time each PCI device will control...

Page 70: ... tests while booting This will de crease 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 Full Screen Logo Display Disabled Bootup Num Lock On Boot Boot Settings Configuration This section is used to configure se...

Page 71: ...plays OEM logo instead of the POST messages Disabled Displays normal POST messages 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 72: ...n F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device Network Realtek PX 2nd Boot Device Network IBA GE Slo 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 in the 1st Boot Device and 2nd Boot Device field respectively The BIOS will boot the o...

Page 73: ...s 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 F1 General Help F1...

Page 74: ...Utility View Only allow ac cess but the fields can not be changed Full allow change except Supervisor password 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 Security Settings Supervisor Password Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Full Access C...

Page 75: ...pear Clear User Password To clear the password select Clear User Password then press Enter The Pass word Uninstalled dialog box will appear 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 Install or Change the password BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 61 C Copy...

Page 76: ...76 3 BIOS Setup Boot Sector Virus Protection Enables or disables the boot sector virus protection function ...

Page 77: ...tion North Bridge Chipset Configuration PCI MMIO Allocation 4GB to 3072MB Initiate Graphic Adapter IGD Internal Graphics Mode Select Enabled 8MB 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 Main Advanced PCI...

Page 78: ... BIOS Setup Initiate Graphics Adapter Selects the graphics controller to use as the primary boot device Internal Graphics Mode Select Selects the amount of system memory used by the internal graphics device ...

Page 79: ... 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 Fixed Mode Non contiguous pagelocked memory allocated during driver initialization to provide a static amount of memory DVMT FIXED Memory Selects the graphics memory size used by t...

Page 80: ...lects 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 for Intel LAN controller Enables or disables the Intel Gigabit LAN controller GbE LAN Boot for Intel LAN controller Enable this field if you want to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network direct...

Page 81: ...81 3 BIOS Setup HDA Controller Enables or disables the High Definition audio controller PCIE1 Port Enables or disables the PCIE x1 slot Onboard LAN Enables or disables the Realtek LAN controller ...

Page 82: ...nd Exit To save the changes and exit the Setup utility select this field then press En ter A dialog box will appear Confirm by selecting OK You can also press F10 to save and exit Setup Exit system setup after 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 ...

Page 83: ... Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Exit Discard changes and exit setup Cancel Ok Discard Changes To discard the changes select this field then press Enter A dialog box will ap pear Confirm by selecting OK to discard all changes made and restore the previ ously saved settings You can also press F7 to discard the changes Discards changes done so far to any of the setup questions F...

Page 84: ...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 85: ...n c then press Enter C LANID INTEL AFUDOS filename ROM B P N C AMI Firmware Update Utility v4 33 Copyright C 2009 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 LANID INTEL o...

Page 86: ...e 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 which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup Chapter 4 Supported Software ...

Page 87: ...ility 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 ready to install the utility Click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 88: ...88 4 Supported Software 4 After all setup operations are done click Next 3 Go through the readme document for more installa tion tips then click Next 5 Click Finish to exit setup ...

Page 89: ... To install the driver click Intel Graphics Drivers on the main menu 3 Go through the readme document for more installa tion tips then click Next 1 Setup is ready to install the graphics driver Click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 90: ...etup is currently installing the driver After installation has completed click Next 5 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stalllation to take effect ...

Page 91: ...tall the driver click Audio Drivers on the main menu 2 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 ready to install the driver Click Next ...

Page 92: ...e Realtek LAN Drivers To install the driver click Realtek LAN Drivers on the main menu 2 Click Install to begin the installation 3 After completing installa tion click Finish 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next ...

Page 93: ...o install the driver click Intel 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 featuers you want installed then click Next ...

Page 94: ...94 4 Supported Software 4 Click Install to begin the installation 5 After completing installa tion click Finish ...

Page 95: ...s 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 Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition To install click Hardware Monitor for Windows on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to in stall the utility ...

Page 96: ...96 4 Supported Software 3 Click Install to begin the installation 4 After completing installa tion click Finish ...

Page 97: ...t allows you to monitor the current status of the SATA drives It enables enhanced performance and power manage ment for the storage subsystem To install click Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility on the main menu 2 Read the warning carefully then click Next 1 Setup is ready to install the utility Click Next ...

Page 98: ...ware 3 Read the license agree ment then click Yes 4 Go through the readme document to view system requirements and installa tion information then click Next 5 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish ...

Page 99: ...his will allow you to install the operating system onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode 1 Insert a blank floppy diskette 2 Locate for the drivers in the CD then copy them to the floppy diskette The CD includes drivers for both 32 bit and 64 bit operating systems The path to the drivers are shown below 32 bit CD Drive AHCI_RAID F6FLOPPY f6flpy32 64 bit CD Drive AHCI_RAID F6FLOPPY f6flpy64 ...

Page 100: ...Supported Software Infineon TPM Driver To install click Infineon TPM Driver on the main menu 1 The setup program is pre paring to install the driver 2 The driver has been suc cessfully installed Click Finish ...

Page 101: ...PM Utility on the main menu 1 TPM requires installing the Microsoft Visual C pack age prior to installing the utility Click Install 2 The setup program is cur rently installing the Micro soft Visual C package 3 The setup program is now ready to install the utility Click Next ...

Page 102: ...102 4 Supported Software 4 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next 5 Enter the necessary infor mation and then click Next 6 Select a setup type and then click Next ...

Page 103: ...103 4 Supported Software 7 Click Install 8 Click Finish ...

Page 104: ...rectX 9 0C Driver To install click Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver on the main menu 1 Click I accept the agree ment then click Next 3 Click Finish Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect 2 You are now ready to install DirectX Click Next ...

Page 105: ...ware Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 3 To install the reader click Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 3 on the main menu 1 Click Next to install or click Change Destination Folder to select another folder 2 Click Install to begin instal lation ...

Page 106: ...106 4 Supported Software 3 Click Finish to exit installa tion ...

Page 107: ...nstalla 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 Framework prior to installing nLite 3 Download relevant RAID AHCI driver files from Intel s website The drivers you choose will d...

Page 108: ...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 109: ...109 A NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide 7 Click Next 8 In the Task Selection dia log box click Drivers and Bootable ISO Click Next ...

Page 110: ... 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 driv ers into 32 bit Windows or vice versa will cause file load errors and failed installation ...

Page 111: ...111 A NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide 11 If you are uncertain of the southbridge chip used on your motherboard select all RAID AHCI con trollers and then click OK 12 Click Next ...

Page 112: ...112 A 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 113: ...e lect 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 114: ...TE and AHCI Installation Guide 17 You have finished cus tomizing the Windows XP installation disc Click Finish Enter the BIOS utility to configure the SATA con troller to RAID AHCI You can now install Windows XP ...

Page 115: ...ler to 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 Update Driver If the controller you se lected did not work try selecting another one ...

Page 116: ... 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 117: ...117 A 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 118: ...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 ...

Page 119: ..._Port EQU 2Eh Super I O Config port 2Eh 4Eh SuperIo_DAT_Port EQU SuperIo_CFG_Port 1 WDT_Counter EQU 10 1 to 255 Sec Min 0 means disabled mSuperio_Enter_Config Macro mov dx SuperIo_CFG_Port mov al 87h out dx al NEWIODELAY out dx al endM mSuperio_Exit_Config Macro mov dx SuperIo_CFG_Port mov al 0AAh out dx al endM mSuperio_GetSet_Reg Macro RegIndex AndMask OrValue mov dx SuperIo_CFG_Port mov al RegI...

Page 120: ...t for delay endM code start call W83627Hx_WDT mov ah 4ch int 21h W83627Hx_WDT Proc near LDN8 CRF5 3 RW 0 1 WDTO Second Minute CRF5 2 RW 0 1 Keyboard Reset Low High when WDTO Timeout CRF6 7 0 RW 00h Disable 01h 0FFh 1 255 Sec Min CRF7 7 RW 0 1 Disable Enable Mouse interrupt reset WDTO counting CRF7 6 RW 0 1 Disable Enable Keyboard interrupt reset WDTO counting CRF7 5 WO 1 Force WDTO time out Auto c...

Page 121: ...set when WDTO time out mSuperio_GetSet_Reg 0F5h 11110111b 00000100b Disable MS KB interrupt reset WDTO counting IRQ2 for WDTO mSuperio_GetSet_Reg 0F7h 11111111b 11000010b WDTO Time out Value mSuperio_Set_Reg 0F6h WDT_Counter mSuperio_Exit_Config ret W83627Hx_WDT endP end start ...

Page 122: ...r of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer 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 cor rupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPL...

Page 123: ...oard 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 System halted The checksum of ROM address F0000H FF...

Page 124: ...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 properly 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 Make...

Page 125: ...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 Hard Drive Hard disk failure 1 Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the ...

Page 126: ...configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 1 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure 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 ...

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