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Page 3: ...n tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful inter ference to ...

Page 4: ...nadian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 3 Using BIOS Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Soft ware Describes features of the motherboard Go t...

Page 5: ... Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM SATA Hard Drive 21 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive 22 Connecting I O Devices 23 Connecting Case Components 24 Front Panel Header 26 Chapter 3 27 Using BIOS 27 About the Setup Utility 27 The Standard Configuration 27 Entering the Setup Utility 27 Using BIOS 28 Standard CMOS Setup 29 Advanced Setup 30 Advanced Chipset Setup 32 T T T T TABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF...

Page 6: ...ad Optimal Defaults 38 Supervisor Password 38 User Password 39 Save Exit Setup 40 Exit Without Saving 40 Updating the BIOS 41 Chapter 4 43 43 43 43 43 Using the Motherboard Software 43 About the Software CD ROM 43 Auto installing under Windows 2000 XP 43 Running Setup 44 Manual Installation 46 Utility Software Reference 46 ...

Page 7: ... High resolution graphics via one PCI Express slot intended for Graphics Interface is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 0a Under ECS validation this motherboard is capable to support FSB 1333 MHz The ICH7 Southbridge supports two PCI slots which are PCI v2 3 compliant It implements an EHCI compliant interface that provides 480 Mb s bandwidth for eight USB 2 0 ports f...

Page 8: ...ress Base Specification Revision 1 0a Compliant with PCI 2 3 specification Integrated SATA 3 0 Gb s Host Controller Integrated USB 2 0 Host Controller supporting up to eight USB 2 0 ports Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 100 66 33 Supports DDR2 667 533 400 DDR SDRAM with Dual channel architec ture Accommodates two unbuffered DIMMs Up to 1 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 2 GB...

Page 9: ...ouse and keyboard One serial port One VGA port Four USB ports One LAN port Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors Integrated I O The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters CPU and memory timing BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that...

Page 10: ...4 IntroducingtheMotherboard Motherboard Components ...

Page 11: ...s 7 SPK1 Speaker header 8 USBPWR_F Front Panel USB Power Select Jumper 9 F_PANEL1 Front panel switch LED header 10 IDE1 Primary IDE connector 11 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 12 FDD Floppy Disk Drive connector 13 SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header 14 CD_IN1 Analog audio input connector 15 F_AUDIO1 Front Panel Audio header 16 PCI1 2 32 bit add on card slots 17 PCIEX16 PCI Express slot for graphics interface 18 ...

Page 12: ...6 IntroducingtheMotherboard Memo ...

Page 13: ...that your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard supports one floppy diskette drive and two enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend to install Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the mot...

Page 14: ...than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations show a 2 pin jumper When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT SHORT OPEN Do not over tighten the scre...

Page 15: ...upply provides enough 5VSB voltage before selecting the 5VSB function 3 It is required that users place the USBPWR_F USBPWR_R cap onto 2 3 pin rather than 1 2 pin as default if you want to wake up the com puter by USB PS2 KB Mouse Front Panel USB Power Select Jumper USBPWR_F USBPWR_R Jumper Type Description Setting default CLR_CMOS 3 pin Clear CMOS 1 2 NORMAL 2 3 CLEAR CMOS Before clearing the CMO...

Page 16: ...rnal cache memory This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change the settings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not over clock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed Before installing the Processor 2 Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord...

Page 17: ... lever CPU is locked completely F Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU G Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard H Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail installation procedure CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components 1 To achie...

Page 18: ...you handle the modules Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 3 Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly 4 Check that the cutouts on the DIMM ...

Page 19: ...IDA E5108AB 5C E HYB18T512800AF37 PQI MEABR321LA01AA Samsung M378T6553BGO CD5 Apacer ELPIDA E5108AB 5C E Infineon HYS64T128920HU 3 7 A 1 GB Kingston NANYA NT5TU64M8AE 37B PQI MEABR421LA0106 UMAX UMAX U2S12D30TP 5C DDRII 533 256 MB Hynix Kingston 512 MB Kingston Please check the table below for the CPU FSB frequency and its corresponding memory support frequency CPU FSB Frequency Memory Support Fre...

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Page 22: ...ch for the most part is a supplement of the older ISA bus standard The PCI slots on this board are PCI v2 3 compliant PCI 1 2 Slots PCIEX16 Slot The PCI Express slot is used to install an external PCI Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revi sion 1 0a Installing Add on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and conne...

Page 23: ...or of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw 2 The onboard PCI interface does not support 64 bit SCSI cards 1 For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapt ers you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on ca...

Page 24: ...ts for easier access Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name Function 1 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal 2 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits 3 MIC_BIAS MicrophonePower 4 AUD_VCC Filtered 5V used by Analog Audio Circuits 5 AUD_F_R Right Channel audio signal to Front Panel 6 AUD_RET_R RightChannelAudiosignaltoReturnfromFrontPanel 7 REVD Reserved 8 Key NoPin 9 AUD_F_L Left Channel Audio...

Page 25: ... kind of case use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indicated above A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang up 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 7 Ground Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name CD_IN1 Analog Audio Input connector Pin Signal Name Function 1 CD_L CDInrightcha...

Page 26: ...SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header This is an optional header that provides an SPDIFO Sony Philips Digital Interface output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector 1 SPDIFOUT 2 5V 3 Key 4 GND Pin Signal Name ...

Page 27: ...f the I O port connector IDE1 IDE Connector This motherboard supports four high data transfer SATA ports with each runs up to 3 0 Gb s To get better system performance we recommend users connect the CD ROM to the IDE channel and set up the hard dives on the SATA ports About SATAConnectors Your motherboard features four SATA connectors supporting a total of four drives SATA refers to Serial ATA Adv...

Page 28: ...the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 color edge of the cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I O port connector FDD Floppy Disk Connector Connect the single end of the of the floppy connector to the onboard floppy connector firstly and then connect the remai...

Page 29: ... jack is for stereo line in signal The second jack is for stereo line out signal The third jack is for microphone Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network USB Ports Audio Ports This motherboard may adopt 8 channel audio ports that correspond to the A B C and E port respectively In addi tion all of the 3 ports B C and E provide users with both right left channel...

Page 30: ...nnector to ATX1 5 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V1 6 Connect the case speaker cable to SPK1 The ATX12V1 power connector is used to provide power to the CPU When installing 4 pin power cable the latches of power cable and the ATX12V1 match perfectly Connecting 4 pin power cable 4 pin power cable The ATX1 24 pin connector allows you to connect to ATX v2 x power supply Wit...

Page 31: ...nnector Pin Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground 2 12V Power 12V 3 Sense Sensor ATX1 ATX 24 pin Power Connector ATX12V1 ATX 12V Power Connector SPK1 Internal speaker Pin Signal Name 4 12V 3 12V 2 Ground 1 Ground Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 ...

Page 32: ...r Switch Supporting the power on off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momen tary contact switch that is normally open The switch should maintain contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off The time requirement is due to internal de bounce circuitry After receiving a power on off signal at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes anoth...

Page 33: ...tures The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any change...

Page 34: ...s the current menu mnlk Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility the main menu appears The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available A highlight indicates which option is currently selected Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options When an option is highlighted execute the option by pressing Enter Some options lead to pop up dialog b...

Page 35: ...evice Not Detected mnlk Move F10 SaveandExit Enter Select Value F9 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit F1 General Help Standard CMOS Setup This option displays basic information about your system f Help Item f f CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Date Standard CMOS Setup f mnlk Move F10 SaveandExit Enter ...

Page 36: ... enable or disable 32Bit Data Transfer Press Esc to return to the Standard CMOS Setup page Type Auto Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify If the feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer Advanced Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system Handle this page with caution Any ...

Page 37: ...o enable or disable the EIST Enhanced Intel Speedstep Technology function This item shows only if the CPU supports EIST Enhanced Halt C1E Enabled This item enables or disables enhanced halt APIC Mode Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the APCI Advanced Programmable Inter rupt Controller mode APIC provides symmetric multi processing SMP for sys tems allowing support for up to 60 proc...

Page 38: ...able the DDR timing is configured using SPD SPD Serial Presence Detect is located on the memory modules BIOS reads information coded in SPD during system boot up DVMT Mode Select DVMT Mode This item allows you to select the DVMT operating mode DVMT Fixed Memory 128MB When set to Fixed Mode the graphics driver will reserve a fixed portion of the system memory as graphics memory When set to DVMT Mod...

Page 39: ...r disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add in card with a remote boot ROM installed Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 2 serial port and to assign a port address Parallel Port Address 378 Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Parallel port and to assign a port address Integrated Peripherals This page sets up some parameters f...

Page 40: ...d by Wake Up Alarms This item lets you install a software power down that is con trolled by the power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down PWRON After PWR Fail Power Off This item enables your computer to...

Page 41: ...e system from power saving mode PS2 Mouse Wakeup Disabled This item enable or disable you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s RTC realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the dat...

Page 42: ...dware Health Event Monitoring Smart Fan Function Press Enter ShutdownTemperature Disabled CPUTemperature 39 C 102 F CPU Fan Speed 4272 RPM CPU VCore 1 280V VDIMM 1 840 V Help Item CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status f F10 SaveandExit Value Enter Select ESC Exit F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 Ame...

Page 43: ...ress Esc to return to the PC Health Status page Manufacturer Intel This item displays the information of current manufacturer of the CPU installed in your computer Ratio Actual Value These items show the locked ratio status and the actual ratio of the CPU installed in your system CPU Frequency Setting 266 MHz This item indicates the current CPU frequency Users can not make any change to this item ...

Page 44: ...985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Install or Change the password Help Item Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Press Enter F10 SaveandExit Value Enter Select ESC Exit F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Load Optimal Defaults This option opens a dialog box that lets you instal...

Page 45: ... CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc User Password Security Settings User Password Not Installed Change User Password Press Enter F10 SaveandExit Value Enter Select ESC Exit F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk Supervisor Password Not Installed This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set If the password has been installed Installed display...

Page 46: ...return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears select OK to discard changes and exit or select Cancel to return to the main menu If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Discard Changes and Exit item and sel...

Page 47: ... the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the bootable device 3 Turn off your computer and insert the bootable device in your com puter You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page to force your computer to boot from the bootable device first 4 At the C or A prompt type the Flash Utility program name and the file name of...

Page 48: ...42 Using BIOS Memo ...

Page 49: ...lity unexpectedly quits working in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Users need to download and install the update packages from the Microsoft Download Center before installing HD audio driver bundled in the driver CD Please log on to http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb en us 901105 appliesto for more information Auto installingunderWindows2000 X...

Page 50: ...ems such as Windows 2000 XP Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using In install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and then following the in structions on the screen Exit The EXIT button closes the Auto Setup window Application Tab Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD Read Me Tab Displays the path for ...

Page 51: ...ons are recom mended 4 Click Next run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen appears 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation ...

Page 52: ...operating system subfolder If the driver you want to install does not have a setup program browse to the operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file README TXT or README DOC for information on installing the driver or software for your oper ating system Utility Software Reference All the utility software available from this page is Windows compliant They are provided only for the co...

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