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Multiple GPUs

3. 2-way SLI

Align the NVIDIA SLI graphics cards above the PCIE 1 and
PCIE 4 slots then press them down firmly until they are
completely seated in the slot.

3-way SLI

Remove the screw of the bracket that is opposite the PCIE 1,
PCIE 3 and PCIE 4 slots then remove the brackets.

PCIE 1

PCIE 4

PCIE 3

Graphics card

on PCIE1

Graphics card
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Содержание LanParty X58-T3eH8

Страница 1: ...System Board User s Manual ...

Страница 2: ... implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par ticular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer re serves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or en tity of such revisions or changes 2009 All Rights Reserved Trademark...

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

Страница 4: ...yout System Memory CPU Flame Freezer Heat Sink Jumper Settings Rear Panel I O Ports Internal I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility RAID BIOS Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Software Chapter 5 RAID Chapter 6 Multiple GPUs Appendix A ABS Appendix B Troubleshooting Appendix C Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 15 15 16 20 27 35 43 47 60 60 113 114 116 137...

Страница 5: ...stallation modification accidents or unau thorized repair of the product 3 Unless otherwise instructed in this user s manual the user may not under any circumstances attempt to perform service adjust ments or repairs on the product whether in or out of warranty It must be returned to the purchase point factory or authorized service agency for all such work 4 We will not be liable for any indirect ...

Страница 6: ...r ends Important Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drive and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable estab lish and maintai...

Страница 7: ...cessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed above This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more infor mation about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Before Using the System Board Before using the system board prepare basic system components If you are installing the system b...

Страница 8: ...ports up to 24GB system memory Delivers up to 43 2GB s bandwidth Unbuffered x8 x16 non ECC and ECC up to 4Gb DDR3 devices Windows 32 bit operating system is unable to accurately detect more than 4GB system memory Therefore if you are using this operating system we strongly recommend that you install a less than 3GB system memory 3 PCI Express Gen 2 x16 slots a 2 way CrossFire at x16 x16 transfer r...

Страница 9: ...itional external USB 2 0 ports 1 connector for an external COM port 1 connector for an IEEE 1394 port 1 connector for the Bernstein audio module 1 IrDA connector and 1 CIR connector 8 Serial ATA connectors 1 40 pin IDE connector and 1 floppy connector 1 24 pin ATX power connector 1 8 pin 12V power connector 2 4 pin 5V 12V power connectors FDD type 1 front panel connector 6 fan connectors 1 diagnos...

Страница 10: ... The x16 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate up to 5Gb s The Realtek ALC889 on the Bernstein audio module supports 6 audio jacks that provide 8 channel audio output for advanced 7 1 channel super surround sound audio system It is also equipped with a CD in connec tor front audio connector and S PDIF output allowing digital connections with DVD systems or other audio video multimedia S PDIF is ...

Страница 11: ... 1 specification It supports up to 63 devices that can run simultaneously on a system 1394 is a fast external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps In addition to its high speed it also supports isochronous data transfer which is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real time 1394 supports both Plug and Play and hot plugging CMOS Reloaded i...

Страница 12: ...he CPU s temperature exceeded the temperature limit pre de fined by the CPU the system will automatically shutdown This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and pe ripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification su...

Страница 13: ...hrough an IRQ or DMA interrupt Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA This function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Sus pend To RAM state Important If you are...

Страница 14: ...tton or selecting Standby when you shut down the system without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operat ing system This is because the system is capable of storing all pro grams and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when it powers off The operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next...

Страница 15: ... 6 7 Mouse KB 1 24 12 1 13 ATX power 1 IDE 1 1 Intel X58 Battery JMicron JMB363 LGA 1366 USB 2 3 Clear CMOS J P2 Intel ICH10R 1 1 1 1 Speaker On Off J P8 Safe boot J P1 Secondary RTC Reset J P12 PCIE1 PCIE3 PCIE4 1 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 DIMM 5 DIMM 6 Fan 3 SPI Flash BIOS PS 2 power select J P7 DRAM Power LED USB 6 11 select JP5 power Marvell 88E8052 Marvell 88E8053 PCI 1 JP26 JP27 1 CPU FS...

Страница 16: ...ap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any proce dures requiring ESD protection System Memory Warning When the DRAM Power LED lit red it indicates that power is present on the DIMM sockets Power off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components The 6 D...

Страница 17: ...ote When installing 2 modules install in DIMM1 and DIMM3 or DIMM3 and DIMM5 The system will not boot when a module is installed in DIMM2 DIMM4 or DIMM6 Channel A Channel B Channel C 3 modules 4 modules 6 modules DIMM2 DS SS DS SS Triple Channel DIMM1 DS SS DS SS DS SS DIMM4 DS SS DIMM3 DS SS DS SS DS SS DIMM6 DS SS DIMM5 DS SS DS SS DS SS SS denotes single sided DIMM DS denotes double sided DIMM d...

Страница 18: ...ons are for reference only 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the DIMM socket on the system board 4 Push the ejector tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side Ejector tab 5 Note how the module is keyed to the socket DIMM sockets Ejector tab Key Notch ...

Страница 19: ...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 BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information ...

Страница 20: ...ap and or contacts are the cap is missing or the cap and or contacts are the cap is missing or the cap and or contacts are the cap is missing or the cap and or contacts are the cap is missing or the cap and or contacts are damaged damaged damaged damaged damaged contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately contact your dealer immediately contact y...

Страница 21: ...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 LGA 1366 CPU socket on the system board Important The CPU socket must not come in contact with anything other than the CPU Avoid unnecessary exposure Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU Load lever Retention tab ...

Страница 22: ...lever 6 Lift the load plate Load lever Load plate 7 Remove the protective cap from the CPU socket The cap is used to protect the CPU socket against dust and harmful particles Re move the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU ...

Страница 23: ...n with the corner of the CPU socket shown on the right photo Gold triangular mark The CPU s notch will at the same time fit into the socket alignment key Important The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inser ted without exerting any force Alignment key Alignment key CPU notch CPU notch ...

Страница 24: ... and heat sink assembly If your CPU was purchased separately make sure to use only Intel certified fan and heat sink 1 Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the 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 comp...

Страница 25: ...round the socket Mounting hole 4 Rotate each push pin according to the direction of the arrow shown on top of the pin Push down two push pins that are diagonally across the heat sink Perform the same procedure for the other two push pins Unlocked position of push pin Locked position of push pin 3 Orient the heat sink such that the CPU fan s cable is closest the CPU fan connector 1 Intel ICH9R 1 1 ...

Страница 26: ...26 2 Hardware Installation 5 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board ...

Страница 27: ...e heat is produced such as heat produced by the Northbridge is sometimes limited To overcome this problem we recommend installing the Flame Freezer heatsink The heatpipe will transport heat generated by the chipsets or CPU to the Flame Freezer then by means of the airflow from the CPU fan and system fan heat can be carried away and disspated effectively The photo below shows the heatpipe assembly ...

Страница 28: ... 2 Remove the two mounting screws then remove the heatsink Mounting screw Mounting screw 1 The Nor thbridge s heatsink is secured with two mounting screws Installing Flame Freezer Inside the Chassis Heatsink Northbridge heatsink ...

Страница 29: ... prior to installing the Flame Freezer heatsink Metal rod 4 Place Flame Freezer on top of the heatsink base Make sure it fits into the groove previously occupied by the metal rod Heatsink base 5 The Flame Freezer can also be installed on the opposite side ...

Страница 30: ...me Freezer in place Installing Flame Freezer at the External Rear Side of the Chassis 1 Before you proceed make sure you have already installed the provided I O shield and system board into the chassis I O shield 2 The heatsink base used for mounting the Flame Freezer is located behind the metal plate covering Metal plate covering ...

Страница 31: ...ion 3 Remove the two mounting screws that hold the metal plate covering Mounting screw Mounting screw 4 The heatsink base is now accessible Prior to installing Flame Freezer you need to remove the mounting clip Heatsink base ...

Страница 32: ...on 5 The right photo shows the location of the mounting clip Mounting screw Mounting screw Mounting clip Mounting clip Mounting screw 6 From the inside of the chassis remove the two mounting screws that hold the mounting clip ...

Страница 33: ...ted into the chassis Heatsink base 8 From the external rear side of the chassis inser t the Flame Freezer s heatsink base from a 45o angle You need to exert some force to be able to push it all the way in 9 The right photo which is an internal view of the chassis shows the Flame Freezer s heatsink base positioned in place ...

Страница 34: ...Hardware Installation 10 Replace the metal clip and screws to stabilize Flame Freezer 11 Replace the metal plate covering previously removed in step 3 The right photo shows a properly installed Flame Freezer ...

Страница 35: ...ems you can reconfigure the 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 then unplug the power cord 2 Set JP2 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP2 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord then power on the system Clear CMOS Data Clearing CMOS...

Страница 36: ...ear 1 Make sure the standby power is present 2 Using the EZ touch switches on the system board first press the Reset button then the Power button simultaneously for approxi mately 4 seconds If the system board is already enclosed in a chassis apply the same method using the Reset button and Power button located at the front panel of the chassis 3 After 4 seconds release the power button first then...

Страница 37: ...lt 3 1 2 3 1 2 USB Power Select X USB 6 11 JP5 X USB 0 5 JP6 2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default 1 3 2 1 3 2 2 3 On 5VSB 1 2 On 5V default Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A 2 devices or 2A 3 or more devices 3...

Страница 38: ...es as the PC s speaker By default the buzzer is on allowing you to hear the system s beep messages and warnings If you intend to use an exter nal speaker turn this function off by setting JP8 pins 1 and 2 to On Speaker On Off Select JP8 2 3 On Speaker On default 1 2 On Speaker Off Buzzer 3 1 2 3 1 2 X ...

Страница 39: ...the system 1 Power off the system then unplug the power cord 2 Set pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds then set the jumper back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Plug the power cord then power on the system The system will reboot normally without losing all data stored in the CMOS Safe Boot 1 2 On Default 3 1 2 3 1 2 X JP1 2 3 On Safe boot ...

Страница 40: ... resets the manageability register bits in the RTC Note 1 The SRTCRST input must always be high when all other RTC power planes are on 2 In the case where the RTC battery is dead or missing on the platform the SRTCRST pin must rise before the RSMRST pin 3 1 2 3 1 2 X JP12 2 3 On RTC reset 1 2 On Normal default ...

Страница 41: ...and 2 On This setting will allow the system to automatically run according to the CPU s FSB If you want to change the setting please refer to the table below JP15 JP14 JP13 By CPU 1 2 On 1 2 On 1 2 On FSB 800 3 4 On 2 3 On 2 3 On FSB 1066 2 3 On 2 3 On 2 3 On FSB 1333 2 3 On 2 3 On 3 4 On JP15 1 3 2 JP14 JP13 ...

Страница 42: ...Intel ICH9R 1 1 1 CPU_VTT Select X 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 On 2 3 On 1 2 On 2 3 On JP26 JP27 CPU_VTT 1 2V default 1 4V 1 6V JP26 1 2 On 2 3 On 2 3 On JP27 1 2 On 2 3 On 1 2 On JP26 and JP27 are used to select the CPU s voltage ...

Страница 43: ...s or storage peripherals The 10 pin connector allows you to connect an additional 1394 port Your 1394 port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot PS 2 Ports and IEEE 1394 Ports W 1394 0 W PS 2 Mouse PS 2 KB Rear Panel I O Ports USB 8 9 USB 10 11 USB 6 7 1394 1 W 12V fused 1 TPA Ground TPB 12V fused Key TPA Ground TPB Ground 2 10 9 PS 2 Mouse 1394...

Страница 44: ... to connect 6 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports Your USB ports may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the USB port cables to these connectors LAN Ports The LAN ports allow the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub W W W USB 11 USB 10 USB 7 USB 6 USB 9 USB 8 1 VCC Data D...

Страница 45: ... center and subwoofer speakers of the audio system Rear Right Left Jack Black This jack is used to connect to the rear right and rear left speakers of the audio system Side Right Left Jack Gray This jack is used to connect to the side left and side right speakers of the audio system Line in Line out Mic in Center Subwoofer Rear R L Side R L S PDIF in S PDIF out Side view 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out GND S...

Страница 46: ...that are at the front panel of your system Optical S PDIF Connector The optical S PDIF connector is used to connect an external audio output device using an optical S PDIF cable Important DO NOT use optical S PDIF and coaxial RCA S PDIF at the same time Installing the Bernstein Audio Module 1 The Bernstein audio module connects to the system board by means of the provided audio cable 2 Insert one ...

Страница 47: ...the expansion bracket slot then secure the module by replacing the bracket screw you removed earlier Audio cable Serial ATA Connectors The Serial ATA SATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA drives Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a Serial ATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device ICH10R supports SATA 1 to SATA 6 JMB363 supports SATA 7 and SATA 8 Configuring RAID Re...

Страница 48: ...ector The IDE disk drive connector is used to connect 2 IDE disk drives An IDE cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into this connector and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive The colored edge of the cable should align with pin 1 of this connector Note When us...

Страница 49: ...in your operating system to use the IrDA CIR function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information Serial COM Connector The serial COM connector is used to connect modems serial print ers remote display terminals or other serial devices 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...

Страница 50: ...ooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent over heating the CPU and system board components X X CPU fan 2nd fan System fan X NB fan 1st fan 1 3 Ground Power N C X X X Sense Power Ground Speed Control 1 4 1 3 Ground Power N C 1 3 Ground Power N C Fan 3 3 1 Ground Power N C 3 1 Ground Power N C ...

Страница 51: ...resence of the power switch and reset switch on the system board are user friendly especially to DIY users They provide conven ience in powering on and or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before it is installed into the system chassis X Reset Power ...

Страница 52: ...enever you power on the system POST will detect the status of the system and its components Each code displayed on the LED corresponds to a certain system status Warning When the DRAM Power LED and or Standby Power LED lit red it indicates that power is present on the DIMM sockets and or PCI slots Power off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules or add in cards Fa...

Страница 53: ...rted into this connector Your power supply unit may come with an 8 pin or 4 pin 12V power connector The 12V power enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM If available it is preferable to use the 8 pin power otherwise connect a 4 pin power to this connector X X 13 1 12 24 3 3VDC 3 3VDC COM 5VDC COM 5VDC COM PWR_OK 5VSB 12VDC 12VDC 3 3VDC 3 3VDC 12V...

Страница 54: ... add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided we strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt or greater power supply Important Insufficient power supplied to the system may result in instabil ity or the add in boards and peripherals not functioning prop erly Calculating the system s approximate power usage is im portant t...

Страница 55: ...ystem s configuration such as the wattage of the power supply the se quence of the supplied power as well as the number of periph eral devices connected to the system Due to this reason we strongly recommend that you wait for the Standby Power LED refer to the LEDs section in this chapter for the location of the Standby Power LED to lit off 2 After the Standby Power LED has lit off wait for 6 seco...

Страница 56: ...system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode 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 or ...

Страница 57: ... C N C PWRBT PWRBT N C N C Ground H W Reset Speaker Data N C Ground Speaker Power LED Power LED Power LED Power or Standby Signal Download Flash BIOS Connector 1 GROUND 2 8 7 SPI_VCC3 SPI_CS0B SPI_MIS0 SPI_HOLD SPI_CLK SPI_MOSI Note If a system did not boot up and the Power Standby LED did not light after it was powered on it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Pl...

Страница 58: ... the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in place PCI Express x4 Install PCI Express cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x4 slot PCIE 2 2 way CrossFire 3 way SLI PCIE 1 x16 x16 PCI Express Slots Configuration PCIE 3 ...

Страница 59: ... all front panel cables from the chassis to the front panel smart connector Connect according to the pin definition shown on the smart connector Front Panel Connectors USB 1394 Front Panel 2 Connect the front panel smart connector to the front panel connector on the system board USB and IEEE 1394 Connectors 1 Connect your USB 1394 port cable to the USB 1394 smart connector Connect according to the...

Страница 60: ...he screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by press ing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main menu screen will appear Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Pas...

Страница 61: ...DE Channel 1 Master X IDE Channel 1 Slave X IDE Channel 2 Master X IDE Channel 3 Master X IDE Channel 4 Master X IDE Channel 4 Slave Drive A Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Item Help Menu Level X Change the day month year and century Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values ...

Страница 62: ...that you select CHS or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IDE HDD Auto Detection IDE Channel 0 Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel 0 Master Item Help Menu Level XX To aut...

Страница 63: ...rite timing Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track Drive A This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity ...

Страница 64: ...ed during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors Al...

Страница 65: ...6 5 3 BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Страница 66: ...curity Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For OS OS Select for DRAM 64MB Report No FDD For WIN 95 Full Screen LOGO Show Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Menu Level X Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Press Enter Press Enter Disabl...

Страница 67: ...r to move it down the list The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Removable Device Priority Item Help Menu Level XX Use or to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit this menu Move PU PD Change Pr...

Страница 68: ...a program we recommend that you first disable this field Also disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 95 98 2000 or the operating system may not install nor work Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives Move the cursor to this field then press Enter Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device t...

Страница 69: ...py drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You must have two floppy drives to use this function Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M a...

Страница 70: ...olding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys You can then select the typematic ...

Страница 71: ...t the promp APIC Mode This field is used to enable or disable the APIC mode MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using OS Select for DRAM 64MB Select the OS2 option only if the system that is running an OS 2 operating system has greater than 64MB RAM Report No FDD For WIN 95 Yes Will report no FDD for Windows 95 No Will not report no FDD ...

Страница 72: ...en this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Item Help Menu Level X...

Страница 73: ...e cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Express Root Port Func Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PCI Express Port 1...

Страница 74: ...The optioins are Enabled and Disabled VT d The optioins are Enabled and Disabled VT d Isoch The optioins are Enabled and Disabled VT d ATS The optioins are Enabled and Disabled VT d Interrupt Remapping The optioins are Enabled and Disabled ...

Страница 75: ...aults X OnChip IDE Device X Onboard Device X SuperIO Device X USB Device Setting Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter OnChip IDE Device The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one SATA Mode Legacy Mode Support x Robson Support Onboard JMB363 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device Item Help Menu Level X IDE Disabled Disa...

Страница 76: ... devices RAID This option allows you to create RAID or Intel Matrix Storage configuration on Serial ATA devices AHCI This option allows the Serial ATA devices to use AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface Legacy Mode Support The options are Enabled and Disabled Robson Support The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard JMB363 The options are RAID IDE Native IDE and Disabled ...

Страница 77: ... used to enable or disable the onboard HD audio The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Onboard LAN Onboard LAN2 Onboard 1394 Onboard HD Audio Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Item Help Menu Level X Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Saf...

Страница 78: ...Hot Key Power On field Any Key Press any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 When this option is selected press the wake up key of the Windows 98 compatible key board to power on the system Super IO Device The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Device Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F...

Страница 79: ...key that you would like to use to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select ...

Страница 80: ... failure the system will automatically power on Former Sts When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power returns CIR Port Address...

Страница 81: ...ce available it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices If a PS 2 keyboard is not available and you need to use a USB keyboard to install Windows installation is performed in DOS mode or run any program under DOS set this field to Enabled Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device Setting Item Help Menu Level XX M...

Страница 82: ...l be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices If a PS 2 mouse is not available and you need to use a USB mouse to install Windows installation is performed in DOS mode or run any program under DOS set this field to Enabled USB Storage Function This field is used to enable or disable the support for legacy USB mass storage ...

Страница 83: ...ents Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE 1 FDD COM LPT Port PCI PIRQ A D HPET Support HPET Mode Enable S3 STR Auto User Define DPMS Yes Stop Grant 3 Disabled Disabled Instant Off Enabled Disabled Disabled 0 0 0 0 Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled 32 bit mode Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail ...

Страница 84: ...eld is set to S3 STR When this feature is disabled the system resume time is shortened but system will need an AGP driver to initialize the VGA card Therefore if the AGP driver of the card does not support the initialization feature the display may work abnormally or not function after resuming from S3 Power Management This field allows you to select the type or degree of power saving by changing ...

Страница 85: ...f feature when the system enters the Suspend mode The options are Yes and No Suspend Type The options are Stop Grant and PwrOn Suspend MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to select an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system Suspend Mode This is configurable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define When the system enters the power saving time set in this field the CPU and ...

Страница 86: ... power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system Wake Up by PCI Card Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to re motely wake up the system Access to the LAN card or PCI card will cause the system to wake up Refer to t...

Страница 87: ...Alarm field 1 31 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field Time hh mm ss of Alarm This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on Reload Global Timer Events When enabled access to the specified field Primary IDE 0 1 Secondary IDE 0 1 FDD COM LPT Port PCI PIRQ A D HPET Support or HPET...

Страница 88: ...the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exi...

Страница 89: ... the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA Maximum Payload Size This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of the PCI Express device...

Страница 90: ...be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help Menu Level X Shutdown Temperature CPUFan Fully ON If CPUTemp CPUFan Turn OFF If CPUTemp SYSFan Fully ON If CHSTemp SYSFan Turn OFF If CHSTemp NB Fan Fully ON If NB Temp NB Fan Turn OFF If NB Temp CPU Core Voltage DRAM Bus Voltage IOH Core Voltage CPU VTT Voltage ATX 3 3V Voltage ATX 5 0V Voltage ATX 12V Voltag...

Страница 91: ...llow the CPU fan to rotate full speed at the selected lower temperature SYSFan Fully On If CHSTemp This field is used to select the system s temperature at which the chassis fan will rotate at full speed SYSFan Turn Off If CHSTemp This field is used to select the system s temperature at which the chassis fan will rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed Note If the system s temperature r...

Страница 92: ...bridge chip s temperature runs between the highest set in the NB Fan Fully On If NB Temp field and lowest set in the NB Fan Turn Off If NB Temp field temperature the system will automatically adjust the fan speed of the Northbridge chip according to the temperature CPU Core Voltage to 2ND Fan Speed These fields will show the output voltage temperature and fan speed of the monitored devices or comp...

Страница 93: ...main menu of the Award BIOS utility then pressing Y to select Advance Mode The Advance mode will display a wide range of fields useful in overclocking the board Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Time Date Hard Disk Type X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PC...

Страница 94: ...d Enabled 22 X 21 X 21 X 21 X 24 X Enabled Enabled Auto 133 MHz Auto 100MHz Auto Auto Disabled Disabled Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The screen above list all the fields available in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll...

Страница 95: ...PI Control Settings The options are Enabled and Disabled QPI Link Fast Mode The options are Enabled and Disabled QPI Frequency The options are Auto 4 800 GT s 5 866 GT s and 6 400 GT s CPU Base Clock BCLK This field is used to enter the CPU base clock Boot Up CPU Base Clock The options are Auto 100 to 250 PCIE Clock This field is used to enter the bus clock of the PCI Express DRAM Frequency This f...

Страница 96: ...ep Technology F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Item Help Menu Level X Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit Set VR Current Limit Max Thermal Management Control EIST Function CxE Function Execute Disable Bit Virtualization Technology TDC Enable x TDC Limit TDP Enabled x TDP Limit Logical Processor Setting Intel HT...

Страница 97: ...led the VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology TDC Enable The options are Enabled and Disabled TDC Limit This field is used to enter theTDC limit TDP Enable The options are Enabled and Disabled TDP Limit This field is used to enter theTDP limit Intel HT Technology When disabled only one thread per enabled core is enabled Active Processor Cores This f...

Страница 98: ...Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto 1536M Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Memory Control Setting The options are Auto Independent Mirror Lock and Spare Memory LowGap The o...

Страница 99: ...tions are Auto and 1 to 31 REF to ACT Delay tRFC The options are Auto and 16 to 33 Write to PRE Delay tWR The options are Auto and 6 to 31 Rank Write to Read tWTR The options are Auto and 1 to 31 ACT to ACT Delay tRRD The options are Auto and 1 to 15 Row Cycle Time tRC This field is used to select the row cycle time RAS active or auto refresh of the same bank Read CAS Precharge tRTP The options ar...

Страница 100: ...us VREF DIMM 5 6 ADDR CMD Bus VREF CPU QPI Drive Strength IOH QPI Drive Strength CPU Core Voltage DRAM Bus Voltage IOH Core Voltage CPU VTT Voltage Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Setting Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Enable O C S D F Auto Enabled Auto Enabled 1 560...

Страница 101: ...urrent may be supplied to the system board causing damage CPU VID Special Add Limit The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU VID Special Add The options are Auto 100 23 to 114 88 Vcore Droop Control This field is used to enable or disable the Vcore Droop control DRAM Bus Voltage The options are 1 455V to 2 400V DRAM PWM Switch Frequency The options are Nominal Frequency Reduce 15 Reduce 30 Increas...

Страница 102: ...V IOH ICH 1 1V Voltage The options are 1 11V to 1 73V IOH Analog Voltage The options are 1 10V to 1 45V ICH 1 5 Voltage The options are 1 5V to 2 1V ICH 1 05V Voltage The options are 1 05V to 1 35V DIMM 1 2 DQ DQSTB Bus VREF to DIMM 5 6 DQ DQSTB Bus VREF The options are 00 0 to 15 5 ADDR CMD VREF Control The options are Enabled and Disabled DIMM 1 2 ADDR CMD Bus VREF to DIMM 5 6 ADDR CMD Bus VREF ...

Страница 103: ...h The options are Normal and Strong CPU Core Voltage This field will show the CPU s current voltage DRAM Voltage This field will show the DRAM s current voltage IOH Core Voltage This field will show the IOH core s current voltage CPU VTT Voltage This field will show the HT Link s current voltage ...

Страница 104: ... bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 2 Description Options Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 3 Description Options Bank description Save to this bank Load from this bank Hotkey 1 Options Description User Defined Setting Bank 4 Description Options Bank description Save to this ban...

Страница 105: ...able Setting If during the trial and error process the setting resulted to the sys tem s instability or worse yet not being able to boot up the system please follow the steps below to use the Load function Note You can use the Load function only if you have set the Auto Save Bootable Setting to Enabled 1 If the system did not boot up properly but you were able to enter the BIOS utility a Select CM...

Страница 106: ...ing Bank Last BIOS Setting This option will save the last saved BIOS set ting to the User Defined Setting Bank User Defined Setting Bank 1 2 3 4 Bank Description To name the BIOS setting move the cursor to Bank Description then press Enter You can enter up to 60 characters Providing a name to the BIOS setting will allow you to easily remember the settings in the bank Save to this Bank To save the ...

Страница 107: ... save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting Y in the Save Exit Setup submenu Hotkey You can now load a BIOS setting during system boot up bypassing the lengthy process of entering the BIOS utility to load a setting Move the cursor to Hotkey then press Enter Select the key you would like to use to load the settings from the bank When the system boots up press the key to load the setti...

Страница 108: ...the Setup default values X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP ...

Страница 109: ...appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the pass word function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press En ter instead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc...

Страница 110: ...ord Press the Esc key to return to the main menu Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup set a user s password with the System option se lected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a user s password with the Setup op...

Страница 111: ...r Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Type Y and press Enter The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on th...

Страница 112: ...ess Ctrl Alt Del simultaneously after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status X Genie BIOS Setting X CMOS Reloaded Load Optimized Defaults Set ...

Страница 113: ...ron RAID BIOS The JMicron RAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives connected to SATA 7 and SATA 8 When the system powers up and all hard disk drives have been detected the JMicron RAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the Ctrl and J keys simultaneously to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives Important Be...

Страница 114: ...he system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typing AWDFLASH EXE The following screen will appear 5 Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press Enter Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15B C Phoen...

Страница 115: ...IOS in your system We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press Y then enter the file name of the current BIOS Otherwise press N 7 The following will then appear Press Y to Program or N to Exit 8 Press Y to flash the new BIOS ...

Страница 116: ...tilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the DVD into an optical drive The screen shown below will appear If after inserting the DVD Autorun did not automatically start please go directly to the root directory of the DVD and double click Setup Chapter 4 Supported Software ...

Страница 117: ...ware Intel Chipset Device Software On the top row of the screen click the 1st icon to open the Chipset Driver menu 2 The setup program is now ready to install the utility Click Next 1 Click Intel R Chipset Device Software ...

Страница 118: ...oftware 4 Go through the readme document for system requirements and instal lation tips then click Next 5 The setup program is now installing the driver Click Next to continue 3 Read the license agree ment then clickYes ...

Страница 119: ...119 4 Supported Software 6 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect ...

Страница 120: ... open the Graphics Driver menu The DVD provides both ATI and nVidia graphics drivers Select the driver according to the graphics card that you are using ATi Radeon Drivers 1 Click ATi Radeon Drivers 2 Click Install to install to the destination folder or click Browse to select another folder ...

Страница 121: ...121 4 Supported Software 3 Select the language you like Catalyst Install Manager to display then click Next 4 You are now ready to install the driver Click Install ...

Страница 122: ...122 4 Supported Software 5 Select the component Express or Custom you want to install then click Next 6 Read the license agreement then click Accept ...

Страница 123: ...3 4 Supported Software 7 Click Yes to create the ATI Technologies folder 8 Follow the remainder of the steps shown on the screen then restart the system to allow the new driver installation to take effect ...

Страница 124: ... Series Drivers 2 Read the license agree ment then click I accept the terms in the license agreement Click Next 3 Click Next to install to the destination folder or click Change to select another folder 1 Click nVidia GForce 8 Series Drivers ...

Страница 125: ...o install the driver on your computer After all files have been extracted click Next 5 You are now ready to install the driver Click Next 6 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new driver installation to take effect ...

Страница 126: ...o Drivers On the top row of the screen click the 3rd icon to open the Audio Driver menu 1 Click Realtek Audio Drivers 2 The setup program is now ready to install the driver Click Next 3 The setup program is currently installing the driver ...

Страница 127: ...127 4 Supported Software 4 Click Yes I want to restar t my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new driver installation to take effect ...

Страница 128: ... the top row of the screen click the 4th icon to open the Network Driver menu 1 Click Marvell LAN Drivers 2 The setup program is currently preparing the installation wizard to install the driver 3 Setup is now ready to in stall the driver Click Next ...

Страница 129: ...agreement then click I accept the terms in the license agreement Click Next 5 Click Install to begin the installation 6 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup Reboot your system for the new software installation to take effect ...

Страница 130: ...o open the RAID Driver menu 1 Click RAID Floppy Driver 2 Windows Explorer will appear showing the folder where the driver files are located in the DVD 3 Run the appropriate execution file 4 Insert a blank floppy diskette then click OK 5 The system will format and write the necessary driver files into the diskette ...

Страница 131: ...tings 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 On the top row of the screen click the 6th icon to open the Utility menu 1 Click Smart Guardian 2 Setup ...

Страница 132: ...rted Software 4 Click Next to install or click Browse to select another folder 3 Fill in the necessary information then click Next 5 Select an option in accordance to the system that you are using then click Next ...

Страница 133: ...133 4 Supported Software 6 After completing installa tion click Finish to exit setup Restarting the system will allow the utility to take effect ...

Страница 134: ...ted Software 2 Click Next to continue 3 Setup is now ready to install Click Next Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 05 On the top row of the screen click the last icon to open the Manuals menu 1 Click Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 05 ...

Страница 135: ...135 4 Supported Software 6 Click Finish to exit installaion 5 Click Install to begin installation 4 Click Next to install or click Change Destination Folder to select another folder ...

Страница 136: ...nd double click Setup 2 The drivers for Windows 2000 are also included in the CD however Autorun is not supported for this operating system Therefore you must manually install the drivers from the respec tive folders of each driver 3 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please contact technical support o...

Страница 137: ... Mirroring Disk Array with Fault Tolerance RAID 1 copies and maintains an identical image of the data from one drive to the other drive If a drive fails to function the disk array management software directs all applications to the other drive since it contains a complete copy of the drive s data This enhances data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or...

Страница 138: ...n the entire installation process and operating system The system will not boot and you will lost all data in the hard drives Please give special attention to this warning because there is no way of recovering back the data Step 2 Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS 1 Power on the system then press Del to enter the main menu of the Award BIOS 2 Configure Serial ATA in the appropriate fields 3 P...

Страница 139: ...rom the installation CD 2 Press F6 when prompted in the status line with the Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver message 3 Press S to Specify Additional Device 4 At this point you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the RAID driver Insert the provided RAID driver diskette 5 Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select RAID or AHCI c...

Страница 140: ... and RAID volume information The user interface tray icon service and monitor service allow you to monitor the current status of the RAID volume and or SATA drives It enables enhanced performance and power management for the storage subsystem 1 Insert the DVD into an optical drive 2 On the top row of the screen click the 1st icon to open the Chipset Driver menu 3 Click Intel R Matrix Storage Manag...

Страница 141: ...ument to view system requirements and installation information then click Next 5 Read the warning carefully then click Next 8 Follow the remainder of the steps shown on the screen clicking next each time you finish a step 9 Click Finish to complete installation and reboot the system ...

Страница 142: ...JMB36X Drivers 2 Setup is now ready to install the driver Click Next 3 Click Install to begin the installation Step 6 Install the JMB36X Driver On the top row of the screen click the 5th icon to open the RAID Driver menu ...

Страница 143: ...iver 5 Follow the remainder of the steps listed on the screen clicking next each time you finish a step 6 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect ...

Страница 144: ...chieved by dividing the rendering workload to each of the two GPUs When each GPU has completed its assigned tasks for a given frame the Compositing Engine on the CrossFire Edition graphics card combines the results from each GPU according to the selected operating mode then sends the final frames out to the display device The result will be a complete frame rendered at up to twice the performance ...

Страница 145: ...ite the PCIE 1 and PCIE 4 slots then remove the brackets Note Uninstall all existing graphics card drivers before installing the ATI CrossFireX graphics cards Use identical ATI CrossFireX graphics cards The system board used in the following illustrations may not resemble the actual board These illustrations are for refer ence only PCIE 1 PCIE 4 ...

Страница 146: ... graphics cards by using the provided CrossFireX bridge 3 Align the ATI CrossFireX graphics cards above the PCIE 1 and PCIE 4 slots then press them down firmly until they are completely seated in the slot Graphics card on PCIE1 Graphics card on PCIE4 CrossFireX bridge Top view CrossFireX bridge Side view ...

Страница 147: ...hat are at the ends of the cable to the connectors on top of the graphics cards CrossFireX bridge 7 Connect auxiliary power source from the power supply unit to the graphics cards 8 Connect a display device s VGA or DVI cable to the graphics card ...

Страница 148: ...that came with the graphics cards for instructions on installing the drivers 11 After restarting the system you will notice the ATI Catalyst Control Center icon already added in the Windows notification area Right click this icon then select Catalyst Control Center You can also right click on the Windows desktop then select Catalyst Control Center 12 Follow the remainder of the steps shown on the ...

Страница 149: ...tilities Dual GPUs provide increased 3D graphics and doubles graphics performance NVIDIA SLI Setup 1 Power off the system and monitor then unplug the power cord 2 2 way SLI Remove the screw of the bracket that is opposite the PCIE 1 and PCIE 4 slots then remove the brackets Note Uninstall all existing graphics card drivers before installing the NVIDIA SLI graphics cards Use identical NVIDIA SLI gr...

Страница 150: ...CIE 1 and PCIE 4 slots then press them down firmly until they are completely seated in the slot 3 way SLI Remove the screw of the bracket that is opposite the PCIE 1 PCIE 3 and PCIE 4 slots then remove the brackets PCIE 1 PCIE 4 PCIE 3 Graphics card on PCIE1 Graphics card on PCIE4 ...

Страница 151: ...hen press them down firmly until they are completely seated in the slot 4 Secure the graphics cards with the screws you removed in step 2 5 Connect the graphics cards by using the provided SLI bridge SLI bridge Top view SLI bridge Side view Graphics card on PCIE1 Graphics card on PCIE4 Graphics card on PCIE3 ...

Страница 152: ... the SLI connector of the graphics cards then insert the bridge until it is properly seated in place SLI bridge 3 way SLI Align the SLI bridge above the SLI connector of the graphics cards then insert the bridge until it is properly seated in place SLI bridge ...

Страница 153: ... of this manual for more information 10 Install the graphics cards drivers Refer to the user s manual or documentation that came with the graphics cards for instructions on installing the drivers 11 After restarting the system right click on the Windows desktop then select NVIDIA Control Panel 12 Follow the remainder of the steps shown on the screen to enable and configure SLI Note Visit ATI and N...

Страница 154: ...can Auto Boost your system by simply pressing the F1 key ABS provides the following functions that are easy for users to operate Backup OC profile Load OC profile Exchange OC profile Installing ABS 1 The ABS utility is included in the provided DVD Insert the DVD into an optical drive On the top row of the screen click the 6th icon to open the Utility menu Appendix A ABS Auto Boost System 2 Click A...

Страница 155: ...o the destination folder or click Change to select another folder 4 Setup is now ready to install the utility Click Next 3 The installation wizard is extracting the files needed to install the utility The wizard will lead you to complete the installation ...

Страница 156: ...A 156 ABS Auto Boost System 6 Click Install to begin the installation 7 The installation wizard will copy all the necessary files and optimize the ABS features 8 Click Finish to exit setup ...

Страница 157: ... then press F1 The screen will show the CPU upgrade information Press Any Key to continue 2 When the system enters the operating system the ABS utility will appear and display the system s information Click Auto Upgrade 3 The screen on the right will appear 4 Select the system board in use ...

Страница 158: ...A 158 ABS Auto Boost System 5 Click Confirm 7 Click Backup 8 The default settings will appear on the screen Click Save 6 ABS supports Win Reloaded and Auto Upgrade features Click Auto Upgrade ...

Страница 159: ...he default setting then click Save You have just created a backup file of the board s default setting 10 If in any case a new OC setting causes system instability you can always retrieve the backup file saved earlier by clicking Reload 11 Click Open ...

Страница 160: ...st System 12 Select the backup file then click Open 13 Click Write to load Banks 1 4 into the BIOS If you want the system to auto upgrade the setting the next time you boot the system click Enable Auto Upgrade Next Boot ...

Страница 161: ...etting If in any case your overclock setting causes system instability you can always retrieve the default setting by reloading the backup file 2 Everytime you change the BIOS settings remember to always backup the file because the previous backup file will not match the new BIOS settings therefore it will not work ...

Страница 162: ...t the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted prop erly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 Mak...

Страница 163: ...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...

Страница 164: ...inter doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ settings are configured correctly 4 Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured corre...

Страница 165: ... there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are prop erly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated secure...

Страница 166: ...button short circuited PSU does not comply with the system s requirement 1 Incompatible memory modules 2 Mixed up BIOS data 1 Mixed up BIOS data 2 Incompatible memory modules 3 Incompatible PCI devices 1 Probing for failed memory devices 2 SPD value is lost or empty Solution 1 Set the CMOS jumper to pins 1 2 default 2 Replace a suitable PSU 1 Clear the CMOS data 2 Remove and reinstall the CPU 3 Re...

Страница 167: ...ming 3 One of the memory modules is defective 1 Tight DRAM timing system is unstable 2 Insufficient DRAM voltage 3 Overclocking issue 1 Insufficient DRAM voltage 2 Incompatible memory modules 3 Overclocking issue tight DRAM timing 4 BIOS issue 1 Mixed up BIOS data 2 Incompatible PCI devices Solution 1 Remove and reinstall the memory modules 2 Clear the CMOS then load the default speed 3 Try instal...

Страница 168: ...phics card was not installed properly 1 Defective graphics card 2 Initialized wrong BIOS process Clock gen circuit Super IO circuit Detected floppy error Mixed up BIOS data could be one of the causes too 1 USB failed to boot BBS issue 2 Incompatible USB devices Solution 1 Remove all PCI PCIE devices and leave only the graphics card to test first Test the devices one at a time to determine the one ...

Страница 169: ... some devices 2 Incompatible SATA or PATA device 3 CD ROM s spin took too long 1 Checksum error occured Change add devices such as CPU DRAM 2 Error occured after clearing the CMOS 3 Onboard battery is depleted 4 Overclocking issue The battery circuit of the MB is defective Normal Operation The graphics card was not connected properly or it is defective Solution 1 Inspect the power cable connection...

Страница 170: ... therefore showing the wrong POST code Possible Cause 1 Mixed up BIOS data 2 MB is defective NB chip may be defective 1 Mixed up BIOS data 2 MB is defective NB chip may be defective 1 Mixed up BIOS data 2 MB is defective NB chip may be defective Solution 1 Clear the CMOS data 2 RMA action required 1 Clear the CMOS data 2 RMA action required 1 Clear the CMOS data 2 RMA action required Index Clearin...

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