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SB601-C

System Board

User’s Manual

A19410217

Summary of Contents for SB601-C

Page 1: ...SB601 C System Board User s Manual A19410217 ...

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

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: ...es 13 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 16 System Board Layout 16 System Memory 17 Installing the DIM Module 19 CPU 21 Installing the CPU 22 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink 26 Jumper Settings 28 Clear CMOS Data 28 PS 2 Power Select 29 USB Power Select 30 Power on Select 31 COM1 COM2 RS232 RS422 RS485 Select 32 COM1 COM2 RS232 Power Select 33 Rear Panel I O Ports 34 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Port 35 COM S...

Page 5: ...n Slots 54 IDE Connector 55 Battery 57 SDVO Connector 58 SDVO LVDS Daughterboard optional 59 Features 59 Dimensions 59 Jumper Settings 60 Panel Power Select 60 I O Connectors 61 LVDS LCD Panel Connector and LCD Inverter Power Connector 61 Installing the SDVO LVDS Daughterboard onto the Motherboard 63 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 66 Overview 66 AMI BIOS Setup Utility 68 Main 68 Advanced 69 Chipset 84 Boot ...

Page 6: ...1 6 Introduction Appendix A NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide 116 Appendix B Watchdog Sample Code 128 Appendix C System Error Message 129 Appendix D Troubleshooting 131 ...

Page 7: ...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 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 establish and maintain...

Page 9: ...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 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 insta...

Page 10: ... and x16 devices unbuf fered non ECC 1 Mini PCIe x1 slot PCIe 2 0 7 PCI slots PCI 2 3 Intel HD Graphics Display ports DVI I DVI D signal and VGA DVI I supports up to 1920x1200 60Hz resolution VGA supports up to 2048x1536 75Hz resolution Supports 6 Graphics Execution Units EUs Intel Clear Video Technology DirectX Video Acceleration DXVA support for accelerating video processing Realtek ALC886 5 1 c...

Page 11: ...al SDVO LVDS daughter board 1 8 bit Digital I O connector 1 front audio connector for line out and mic in jacks 1 CD in connector 1 S PDIF connector 6 Serial ATA ports 1 IDE connector 1 24 pin ATX power connector 1 8 pin 12V power connector 1 chassis intrusion connector 1 front panel connector 3 fan connectors AMI BIOS 64Mbit SPI BIOS Supports ErP Lot6 power saving optional Supports ACPI System Po...

Page 12: ...1 12 Introduction Operating 0o C to 60o C Storage 20o C to 85o C 10 to 90 ATX form factor 305mm 12 x 244mm 9 6 Temperature Humidity PCB ...

Page 13: ...s It supports VGA and DVI interfaces DVI DVI Digital Visual Interface is a form of video interface technology made to maximize the quality of flat panel LCD monitors and modern video graphics cards Data is transmitted using the TMDS Transition Minimized Differential Sig naling protocol providing a digital signal from the PC s graphics subsystem to the display PCI Express PCI Express is a high band...

Page 14: ...s 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 Suspend mode you can power on the system only through an IRQ or DMA inter rupt Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 720mA Wake On PS 2 Thi...

Page 15: ...ion enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when it powers off T...

Page 16: ... 1 Battery 1 CPU fan Power on select JP8 Chassis intrusion 1 Fintek F71879F 1 2 19 DIO 13 1 12 24 ATX power 1 1 2 11 Front panel DDR3_1 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_4 Realtek ALC886 9 10 S PDIF Front audio 2 1 1 Fintek F81217U 1 1 2 9 1 2 9 1 2 9 1 2 9 COM 3 COM 4 COM 5 COM 6 1 IDE 1 USB 2 3 4 5 power select J P5 JMB 368 1 Clear CMOS J P7 1 USB 2 3 USB 4 5 1 1 SDVO 2 29 30 Mini PCIe Intel B65 SATA 5 1 SATA ...

Page 17: ... wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD pro tection DDR3 2 DDR3 1 DDR3 4 DDR3 3 Channel A Channel B Standby Power LED Important When the Standby Power LED lit red 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 cau...

Page 18: ...s 8B from the memory channels Dual Channel DC Data will be accessed in chunks of 128 bits from the memory channels Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate Important 1 You can populate either Channel A or Channel B first 2 When installing a DIMM in Channel A or Channel B always populate the socket that is farthest the CPU In this case it will mean p...

Page 19: ... only Installing the DIM Module 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 Ejector tab 5 Note how the module is keyed to the socket Key Notch ...

Page 20: ...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 21: ...ve cap 2 the cap is not damaged and 3 the socket s contact pins are not bent If the cap is missing or the cap and or contact pins are damaged contact your dealer immediately 2 Make sure to keep the protective cap RMA requests will be accepted and processed only if the LGA 1155 socket comes with the protective cap Protective cap Note The system board used in the following illustrations may not rese...

Page 22: ...e the LGA 1155 CPU socket on the system board Important The CPU socket must not come in contact with any thing other than the CPU Avoid unnecessary expo sure Remove the protec tive cap only when you are about to install the CPU 4 Unlock the socket by push ing the load lever down moving it sideways until it is released from the reten tion tab then lift the load lever up Retention tab Load lever ...

Page 23: ...d to protect the CPU socket against dust and harmful particles Re move the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU Load lever Load plate 5 Lifting the load lever will at the same time lift the load plate Lift the load lever up to the angle shown on the photo Protective cap ...

Page 24: ...PU must align with the corner of the CPU socket shown on the photo The CPU s notch will at the same time fit into the socket s alignment key Important The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exert ing any force Alignment key Alignment key Gold triangular mark ...

Page 25: ... the load plate then push the load lever down While closing the load plate make sure the front edge of the load plate slides under the retention knob Retention knob 9 Hook the load lever under the retention tab Load lever Retention tab ...

Page 26: ... usually supplied when you purchase the fan heat sink assembly Do not spread the paste all over the surface When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU the compound will dis perse evenly Some heat sinks come with a patch of pre applied thermal paste Do not ap ply thermal paste if the fan heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside Peel the strip that covers the paste b...

Page 27: ...shown on top of the pin Push down two pushpins that are diagonally across the heat sink Perform the same procedure for the other two push pins Heat sink Locked position of push pin 5 Connect the CPU fan s ca ble to the CPU fan connec tor on the system board Unlocked position of push pin CPU fan connector ...

Page 28: ... system 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 JP7 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP7 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the system JP7 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data 1 2 On Normal default 3 1 2 3 1...

Page 29: ... 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 By default the PS 2 port supports PS 2 keyboard only If you intend to connect a PS 2 mouse you must set JP3 to 2 3 On This will support the auto swap function allowing the system to auto detect the PS 2...

Page 30: ...e 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 1 8 9 JP4 2 3 On 5V_standby 1 2 On 5V default 2 3 On 5V_standby 1 2 On 5V default 3 1 2 3 1 2 USB 2 3 4 5 JP5 USB 10 11 JP6 3 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 On 5V_standby 1 2 On 5V default...

Page 31: ...f WOL 3 Set the GbE Wake Up From S5 to Enabled The BIOS fields are in the South Bridge Configuration submenu Chipset menu of the AMI BIOS utility To power on via AC Power 1 Set JP8 pins 2 and 3 to On 2 Set the After G3 field to Power On 1 2 On Power on via power button default 2 3 On Power on via AC power or Power on via WOL after G3 JP8 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 32: ...nfigure the COM ports to RS232 RS422 Full Duplex or RS485 The pin function of the COM ports will vary according to the jumper s setting JP1 JP2 6 4 2 6 4 2 5 3 1 5 3 1 COM 1 COM 2 RS232 RS422 Full Duplex RS485 COM 1 COM 2 DCD TD RD DTR GND 1 2 3 4 5 RTS RI DSR CTS 6 7 8 9 DATA N C DATA N C N C 1 2 3 4 5 N C N C N C N C 6 7 8 9 RXD TXD RXD TXD N C 1 2 3 4 5 N C N C N C N C 6 7 8 9 JP1 JP2 ...

Page 33: ...33 2 Hardware Installation COM 2 COM 1 COM1 COM2 RS232 Power Select 1 3 5 2 4 6 JP9 JP10 1 3 5 2 4 6 1 3 RI 2 4 DCD On RS232 default 3 5 5V 4 6 12V On RS232 with power ...

Page 34: ...S 2 mouse keyboard port 2 COM ports VGA port DVI I port DVI D signal only 2 LAN ports 6 USB ports Mic in Center subwoofer jack Line out jack Line in Surround jack USB 10 11 COM 1 USB 8 9 USB 0 1 VGA Mic in Center Subwoofer Line out Line in Surround PS 2 KB MS LAN 1 COM 2 DVI I DVI D signal only LAN 2 ...

Page 35: ...JP3 must be set to 2 3 On 5V_standby Refer to PS 2 Power Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Advanced menu ACPI Power Management Configuration submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 720mA Make sure to turn off your computer prio...

Page 36: ...ct a PS 2 mouse you must set JP3 to 2 3 On This will support the auto swap function allowing the system to auto detect the PS 2 de vice To allow the system to detect devices that may be incorrectly plugged to the wrong port on the cable set JP3 to 2 3 On Setting JP3 to 2 3 On will enable the auto swap function allowing you to use the devices with out having to replug the devices ...

Page 37: ... remote display terminals and other serial devices Connecting External Serial Ports Your COM 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 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 se...

Page 38: ...g the monitor s cable con nector into the VGA port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place BIOS Setting Configure VGA in the Chipset menu North Bridge Configuration submenu 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 COM 2 COM 1 ...

Page 39: ...l only Connect the display device s cable connector to the DVI I port After you plug the cable connector into the port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connec tor in place BIOS Setting Configure the display device in the Chipset menu North Bridge Configuration submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information COM 2 COM 1 ...

Page 40: ...means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the Chipset menu South Bridge 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 Features Realtek RTL8111DL PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller ...

Page 41: ... bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis and then insert the USB port cables to a connector BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Advanced menu USB Configuration sub menu 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 ...

Page 42: ...ate To use this function Jumper Setting JP4 JP5 and or JP6 must be set to 2 3 On 5V_standby Refer to USB Power Select in this chapter 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 sup port 1 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 2A ...

Page 43: ...Light Blue This jack is 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 Mic in Center Subwoofer Line out Line in Sur...

Page 44: ...tion BIOS Setting Configure the onboard audio in the Chipset menu South Bridge 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 45: ... Installation COM 2 COM 1 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 4 1 Left audio channel Right audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 46: ... port 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 47: ...nnector provides powering on function to external devices that are connected to these connectors 2 1 19 Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 GND 2 12V 3 DIO7 4 12V 5 DIO6 6 GND 7 DIO5 8 VCC 9 DIO4 10 VCC 11 DIO3 12 GND 13 DIO2 14 V_5P0_STBY 15 DIO1 16 V_5P0_STBY 17 DIO0 18 GND 19 GND ...

Page 48: ...re 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 7 RXN GND TXP TXN GND 1 RXP GND SATA 3 SATA 0 SATA 2 SATA 1 SATA 5 SATA 4 SATA 3 0 6Gb s SATA 2 0 3Gb s Features SATA 0 supports data transfer rate up to 6Gb s SATA 1 to SATA 5 support data transfer rate up to 3Gb s Integrated Advanced Host Control...

Page 49: ...ghout 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 fans Refer to chapter 3 for more infor mation System fan 1 CPU fan 4 1 Sense Power Ground Speed Control 1 3 Sense Power Ground 3 1 Ground Power Sense System fan 2 ...

Page 50: ...em s power is off and a chassis intrusion occurred the alarm will sound only when the system restarts MyGuard Hardware Monitor Install the MyGuard Hardware Monitor utility By default the chassis intrusion 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 R...

Page 51: ... system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration CPU power 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 instability or the ...

Page 52: ...ED This LED will light red when the system is in the standby mode It indicates that there is power on the system board Power off the PC and then unplug the power cord prior to installing any devices Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components ...

Page 53: ... on or off the system 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 HDD LED RESET SW PWR LED PWR BTN 12 11 2 1 Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment HDD LED 3 HDD Power PWR LED 2 LED Power 5 Signal 4 LED...

Page 54: ...s expansion cards that comply with PCI specifications Mini PCI Express Slot Install mini PCI Express cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the mini PCI Express specifications into the mini PCI Express x1 slot PCI 1 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 2 PCI 6 PCI 7 Mini PCI Express ...

Page 55: ...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 manufacturer for setting the jumpers and or sw...

Page 56: ...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 Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information ...

Page 57: ... CMOS 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 58: ...gnment 1 Ground 2 DPB_AUXP 3 DPB_LANE0_P 4 DPB_AUXN 5 DPB_LANE0_N 6 SDVO_STALLP 7 Ground 8 SDVO_STALLN 9 DPB_LANE1_P 10 SDVO_INTP 11 DPB_LANE1_N 12 SDVO_INTN 13 Ground 14 PCIE_RST 15 DPB_LANE2_P 16 DPB_CTRLCLK 17 DPB_LANE2_N 18 DPB_CTRLDATA 19 Ground 20 DPB_HPD 21 DPB_LANE3_P 22 GPIO SMCLK 23 DPB_LANE3_N 24 GPIO SMBDATA L_ BKLTCTL 25 3V3 26 3V3 27 5V 28 5V 29 12V 30 12V ...

Page 59: ...terboard optional Features Chrontel CH7308B Supports 18 24 bit 1600x1200 LVDS panel default 1024x768 1 LVDS LCD panel connector 1 LCD Inverter power connector SDVO interface Supports dimming control via hot keys Dimensions 45mm 1 77 x 38mm 1 49 ...

Page 60: ...5 6 On 3 3V default 1 2 On 12V 1 3 5 2 4 6 JP8 is used to select the power supplied to the LCD panel Important Before powering on the system make sure JP8 s setting matches the LCD panel s specification Selecting the incorrect voltage will seriously damage the LCD panel Jumper Settings ...

Page 61: ...nnector LVDS LCD panel LCD Inverter power 8 1 2 1 40 39 The system board allows you to connect a LCD Display Panel by means of the LVDS LCD panel connector and the LCD Inverter power connector These connec tors transmit video signals and power from the system board to the LCD Display Panel ...

Page 62: ...AA 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 LVDS_Out6 LVDS_Out6 GND LVDS_Out5 LVDS_Out5 GND LVDS_Out4 LVDS_Out4 GND LVDS_CLK2 LVDS_CLK2 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 Ba...

Page 63: ...nly and may not resemble your motherboard These illustrations are mainly to guide you on how to install SDVO LVDS onto the motherboard of your choice 1 The photo below shows the location of the mounting hole on the mother board Mounting hole 2 Insert the provided mounting screws into the mounting hole from the bot tom through the top of the motherboard Mounting screws ...

Page 64: ...rew Bolt 4 The SDVO connector is located at the bottom of the daughterboard Grasp ing SDVO LVDS by its edges position it on top of the motherboard s SDVO connector with its mounting holes aligned with the bolts on the motherboard This will also align the SDVO connector of the two boards to each other SDVO connector on the daughterboard ...

Page 65: ...ector on the motherboard 5 Press SDVO LVDS down firmly until it is completely seated on the SDVO con nector of the motherboard Motherboard SDVO LVDS 6 Use the provided mounting screws to secure SDVO LVDS to the motherboard Mounting screw ...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...ghlighted field Displays General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults 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 l...

Page 68: ... to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 Choose the system default language Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Save Exit Chipset Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit BIOS Informatio...

Page 69: ...ices with option ROM Enable or Disable Boot Option for Legacy Net work Devices Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Legacy OpROM Support Launch PXE OpROM Launch Storage OpROM ACPI Power Management Configuration Trusted Computing PC Health Status CPU Configuration SATA Configuration Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Intel TXT...

Page 70: ...isabled ACPI Sleep State Selects the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the Suspend button is pressed S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function Resume by PME Enable this field to use the PME signal to wake up the system Resume by Ring Set this field to Enabled to use the modem ring on function This will allow your system to power on to...

Page 71: ...ity Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc TPM Configuration TPM Support Current TPM Status Information NO TPM Hardware Advanced TPM Support Enables or Disables TPM O S will not show TPM Resetting the platform is required Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F...

Page 72: ...lp F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function CPU Smart Fan Control Boundary 1 Boundary 2 Boundary 3 Boundary 4 Speed Count 1 Speed Count 2 Speed Count 3 Speed Count 4 Speed Count 5 Advanced Automatic 60 50 40 30 100 75 50 40 30 Select Scree...

Page 73: ...nt 1 to Speed Count 5 The range is from 1 100 Case Open Set this field to Enabled to allow the system to alert you of a chassis intru sion event CPU Temperature to VBAT These fields will show the temperature fan speed and output voltage of the monitored devices or components ...

Page 74: ...echnology Advanced Limit CPUID Maximum The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than 3 The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Win dows series operating systems If you are using an operating system other than Windows this problem may occur To avoid this problem enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or less than 3 Intel Virtualizatio...

Page 75: ...SATA Port 5 Advanced IDE Mode Compatible Enhanced Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit SATA Mode IDE Mode This option configures the Serial ATA drives as Parallel ATA storage devices AHCI Mode This option allows the Serial ATA devices t...

Page 76: ...Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc SATA Configuration SATA Mode SATA Port 0 Hot Plug SATA Port 1 Hot Plug SATA Port 2 Hot Plug SATA Port 3 Hot Plug SATA Port 4 Hot Plug SATA Port 5 Hot Plug Advanced IDE Mode Not Present Disabled Not Present Disabled Not Present Disabled Not Present Disabled Not Present Disabled Not Present Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Cha...

Page 77: ...t setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Configuration DVMT Mode Select DVMT FIXED Memory Spread Spectrum Clock Advanced DVMT Mode 256MB Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 P...

Page 78: ...Inc Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Intel Trusted Execution Technology Configuration Intel TXT support only can be enabled disabled if SMX is enabled VT and VT d support must also be enabled prior to TXT Secure Mode Extension SMX Intel TXT LT Support Advanced Disabled Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimiz...

Page 79: ...ends Inc USB Configuration USB Devices 2 Hubs Legacy USB Support EHCI Hand off Advanced Enabled Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit 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 app...

Page 80: ...Save Exit ESC Exit Restore AC Power Loss Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system 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 Last State When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If ...

Page 81: ... Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Serial Port Enables or disables the serial port Change Settings Selects the IO IRQ setting of the I O device Enable or Disable Serial Port COM Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port Device Settin...

Page 82: ...t Second Super IO Configuration This section is used to configure the serial port functions Set Parameters of Serial Port 3 COMC Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Second Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip Serial Port 3 Configuration Serial Port 4 Configuration Serial Port 5 Configuration Serial Port 6 Configura...

Page 83: ...Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc PATA Primary Master PATA Primary Slave ATA Controller Advanced Maxtor 6L120P0 123GB Not Present IDE Mode Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit ...

Page 84: ...egatrends Inc Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc North Bridge South Bridge ME Subsystem Save Exit Advanced Boot Security Main Chipset North Bridge Parameters Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit ...

Page 85: ...r Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit VT d The options are Enabled and Disabled Initiate Graphic Adapter Selects the graphics controller to use as the primary boot device When this field is set to IGD Function you can use the display output from both the integrated graphics and PCIe x16 graphics card to support total of 4 multiple displa...

Page 86: ...tion USB Configuration Power On Enabled Chipset Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit GbE Controller Enables or disables the Gigabit LAN controller Wake on Lan from S5 When enabled it allows the system to wake up from S5 via the network LAN After G3 Power Off WOL Power on the system via WOL after G3 Power On...

Page 87: ... Enable Disable the PCI Express Ports in the Chipset Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc PCI Express Ports Configuration Onboard ATA Controller Mini PCIe Onboard LAN1 Onboard LAN2 Enabled Auto Enabled Enabled Chipset Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized D...

Page 88: ...11 American Megatrends Inc USB Configuration All USB Devices EHCI Controller 1 EHCI Controller 2 USB Port 0 USB Port 1 USB Port 2 USB Port 3 USB Port 4 USB Port 5 USB Port 8 USB Port 9 USB Port 10 USB Port 11 USB Port 12 Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Chipset Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 Genera...

Page 89: ...Megatrends Inc Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME Version ME Subsystem Execute MEBx 7 0 4 1197 Enabled Enabled Chipset Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit ME Subsystem The options are Enabled and Disabled Execute MEBx Enables or disables Management Engine BIOS ...

Page 90: ...bles or disables the quiet boot function Boot Option Priorities Selects the boot sequence of the device Boot Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite waiting Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout Bootup NumLock State Quiet Boot CSM16 Modu...

Page 91: ...g Setup If ONLY the User s password is set then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights The password must be 3 to 20 characters long Administrator Password User Password Save Exit Chipset Advanced Main Boot Security Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaul...

Page 92: ...press Enter A dialog box will appear Select Yes to reset the system after saving all changes made Discard Changes and Reset To discard the changes select this field and then press Enter A dialog box will appear Select Yes to reset the system setup without saving any changes Restore Defaults To restore and load the optimized default values select this field and then press Enter A dialog box will ap...

Page 93: ... the files To execute the utility type A AFUDOS BIOS_File_Name b p n then press Enter C AFU AFUDOS afudos filename B P N AMI Firmware Update Utility APTIO v2 25 Copyright C 2008 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Reading file Erasing flash Writing flash Verifying flash Erasing BootBlock Writing BootBlock Verifying BootBlock C AFU AFUDOS done done done done done done done ...

Page 94: ...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 95: ...ity is used for updating Windows INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to in stall the utility Click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 96: ...ystem re quirements and installation tips then click Next 4 Setup is now installing the driver Click Next to con tinue 5 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect ...

Page 97: ...WinSAT and enable the Windows Aero desktop theme is enabled With this enabled after installing the graphics driver and the system rebooted the screen will turn blank for 1 to 2 minutes while WinSAT is running before the Windows Vista desktop appears The blank screen period is the time Windows is testing the graphics perfor mance We recommend that you skip this process by dis abling this function t...

Page 98: ...3 Go through the readme document for system re quirements and installation tips then click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes 4 Setup is currently installing the driver After installation has completed click Next ...

Page 99: ...99 4 Supported Software 5 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect ...

Page 100: ...u 1 Setup is now ready to in stall the audio driver Click Next 2 Follow the remainder of the steps on the screen click ing Next each time you finish a step 3 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect ...

Page 101: ...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 102: ...rface To install the driver click Intel Management Engine Interface on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next 3 Go through the readme document for more installa tion tips then click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 103: ...103 4 Supported Software 4 Setup is currently installing the driver After installation has completed click Next 5 After completing installa tion click Finish ...

Page 104: ...ility Click Next 6 Click Install to begin instal lation 1 Locate for the MyGuard folder in the provided disc 2 In the MyGuard folder right click on the setup file 3 Select Run As Administra tor 4 Double click Setup Important Perform steps 1 3 only when using Windows 7 or Windows Vista ...

Page 105: ...105 4 Supported Software 8 After completing instal lation click Finish to exit setup 7 Setup is currently installing the utility ...

Page 106: ...id Storage Technology To install the driver click Intel Rapid Storage Technology on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next 2 Read the warning carefully then click Yes 3 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 107: ...ently installing the driver After installation has completed click Next 4 Go through the readme document to view system requirements and installa tion information then click Next 6 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish ...

Page 108: ...l 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 109: ...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 3 Click Finish to exit installa tion ...

Page 110: ...ver click Infineon TPM driver and tool option on the main menu 1 TPM requires installing the Microsoft Visual C pack age prior to installing the driver Click Install 2 The setup program is pre paring to install the driver 3 The setup program is ready to install the driver Click Next ...

Page 111: ...111 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 112: ...112 4 Supported Software 7 Click Install 8 The setup program is cur rently installing the driver 9 Click Finish ...

Page 113: ...113 4 Supported Software 10 Click Yes to restart the system Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect ...

Page 114: ...t To install the driver click Intel Turbo Boost on the main menu 1 The setup program is con figuring the new software installation 2 Click Next 3 Read the license agreement and then click I accept the terms in the license agree ment Click Next ...

Page 115: ...115 4 Supported Software 4 Click Install 5 The setup program is cur rently installing the soft ware 6 Click Finish ...

Page 116: ...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 117: ...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 118: ...118 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 119: ... 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 120: ...120 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 121: ...121 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 122: ...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 123: ...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 124: ...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 125: ... 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 126: ...126 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 127: ...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 128: ...imer MOV DX 2EH MOV AL 07H Ready to Program Logical Device OUT DX AL MOV DX 2FH MOV AL 07H Select Logical Device 7 OUT DX AL MOV DX 2EH MOV AL F6H Select watchdog timer register OUT DX AL MOV DX 2FH MOV AL 10H Set watchdog timer value OUT DX AL MOV DX 2EH MOV AL F5H Select watchdog Control Register OUT DX AL MOV DX 2FH MOV AL 61H Set Watchdog Control Value OUT DX AL 1 Exit extended function mode M...

Page 129: ...place 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 DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY The display switch o...

Page 130: ...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 131: ...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 132: ...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 133: ...er doesn t output anything or is out putting garbled characters 1 Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is on line 2 Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer 3 Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work ...

Page 134: ...settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets 4 Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations 5 If the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components Gently press each component into the socket 6 If you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup and load...

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