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Содержание PN1 SLI2 Extreme

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Страница 2: ...herboard in a case 2 3 Connecting IDE Floppy SATA Device 2 3 Installing Expansion cards 2 3 Connecting the Power supply cable 2 4 Powering up 2 5 CHAPTER 3 Entering the BIOS Setup Menu 3 1 Updating and Recovering the BIOS 3 1 Using AWARD Flash to update your BIOS 3 1 Using ECS Top Hat Flash to recover your BIOS 3 2 The Main Menu 3 3 Standard CMOS Features 3 3 Advanced BIOS Features 3 4 Advanced Ch...

Страница 3: ...hout Saving 3 19 CHAPTER 4 Software CD Information 4 1 Running the Software CD 4 1 Setup Tab 4 1 Application Tab 4 2 Read Me Tab 4 2 Software Utilities Introduction 4 3 CHAPTER 5 Overview 5 1 Installing SLI ready graphics cards 5 1 Installing the device driver 5 4 Enabling the multi GPU feature in Windows 5 4 Legal Notices ...

Страница 4: ...Chapter 1 This chapter entails the newest technology and rich features on the Photon Extreme motherboard ...

Страница 5: ...1 1 Introduction 1 1 1 2 Package Check List 1 1 1 3 Feature Summary 1 2 1 4 Special Features 1 3 1 5 Major Components 1 5 1 6 Headers and Connectors 1 7 1 7 Jumpers 1 11 1 8 Rear Panel 1 12 Reference ...

Страница 6: ...590 SLI Crush19 Northbridge and NVIDIA MCP55 Southbridge chipsets to set a new benchmark for best desktop platform solution Supporting up to 16 GB of system memory with Dual Channel DDR2 667 533 400 DDR2 DIMMs high resolution graphics via PCI Express slots Dual Giga LAN USB 2 0 8 channel audio IEEE 1394 SATAII 3 0 Gb s support with RAID function 1 2 Package Check List Motherboard User s Guide Inst...

Страница 7: ... port 1 x SPDIF out port Audio jacks for Line in Microphone and 8 channel line out BIOS features Award BIOS with 4 Mb Flash ROM Supports Plug and Play 1 0A APM 1 2 Multi Boot DMI Supports ACPI revision 2 0 specificaion Memory Dual channel DDR2 memory architecture 4 x 240 pin DDR2 SDRAM DIMM sockets support up to 16 GB Support DDR2 667 533 400 Non ECC unbuffered DDR2 DIMMs Expansion Slots 2 x PCI E...

Страница 8: ... performance Auto restart after power loss Connect with external Multiple devices with FIS based switching function Internal I O ATX size 305mm x 244mm Form Factor 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Supply Connector 1 x 8 pin 12V Connector 1 x Auxiliary 4 pin 12V connector for graphics cards 1 x Floppy connector supports 360K 2 88M Bytes 3 Mode FDDs 1 x Serial header 1 x J1C1 header 1 x IDE connector 6 x Serial...

Страница 9: ... class dual Giga LAN for both Internet and Intranet More options for data stor age Memory module alert Double digital audio Industrial strenghth LAN power Professional grade firewall utility Easy safe and high perfor mance over clocking avail able The fastest connection with efficiency and performance NEW Gerneration I O interface Extreme Genius Extreme Genius Extreme Genius Extreme Genius Extreme...

Страница 10: ...0 modules 4 Southbridge Controller The NVIDIA MCP55 features a 1 GHz HyperTransport link dual enterprise class native Gigabit Ethernet MACs PCI 2 3 compliant Serial ATA 2 Interface ATA 133 support and USB 2 0 5 Super I O Controller This Super I O provides the commonly used functionality The chipset supports a high performance floppy disk controller a multimode parallel port one serial port a game ...

Страница 11: ...s tranfer rates 8 PCI slots These two 32 bit PCI 2 3 expansion slots support bus master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 33MB s maximum throughput 9 PCI Express x16 slots The motherboard has two x16 PCI Express slots which are intended for external PCI Express graphics cards 10 Audio CODEC The audio CODEC is compliant with High Definition Audio Codec and supports 8 channel audio 11 PCI Expres...

Страница 12: ...ports the CPU cooling fan of 1 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V 2 ATX _PWR Power Connector 24 pin AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply until after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the motherboard Make sure that your ATX12V power supply can pro vide 8A of 12V and at least 1A on the 5V standby The minimum recommended power is 350W or above If not the s...

Страница 13: ... headers are available for additional USB ports The USB headers complies with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed The front panel connector provides a standard set of switch and LED connectors commonly found on ATX or micro ATX cases 6 FRT PNL Front Panel Header 10 1 pin 7 SYSFAN 1 2 Cooling Fan Connectors 3 pin These connectors allow you to link with the cooling fa...

Страница 14: ... by the manufacturer 13 Battery ATX PWR power connector is for power supply plug it offers adequate supply of power to the motherboard The power supply plug is designed to fit connector in only one orientation When installing two graphics cards do not forget to connect the 4 pin power plug to the ATX PWR If not the system may become unstable 12 ATX PWR Auxiliary power connector for graphics cards ...

Страница 15: ...onnector 3 pin Please connect the Northbridge cooling fan connector to C19 FAN and match the black wire to the ground pin 16 C19 FAN Northbridge Fan Connector 3 pin 17 CPU PWR CPU Power Connector 8 pin This connector supplies the CPU operation voltage Vcore Don t forget to connect the 8 pin CPU PWR connector otherwise the system cannot boot up ...

Страница 16: ...to clear the Real Time Clock RTC RAM in CMOS You can clear the CMOS memory of date time and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data Before clearing the CMOS data make sure to turn the system off 1 2 CLEAR 2 3 NORMAL Default 1 7 Jumpers ...

Страница 17: ...n to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub It supports up to Gigabit tranfer rate 9 RJ 45 port This port allows connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub It supports up to Gigabit Mbps transfer rate 10 USB 2 0 ports 1 4 These four Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 11 Front Out Jack This jack connects a tape player or other audio sources...

Страница 18: ...Chapter 2 This chapter explains the hardware setup procedure for this motherboard such as installing the CPU memory modules expansion cards as well as the jumpers ...

Страница 19: ...alling Memory Module 2 2 2 3 Connecting IDE Floppy and SATAcable 2 3 2 4 Installing Motherboard in a case 2 3 2 5 Connecting IDE Floppy SATADevice 2 3 2 6 Installing Expansion cards 2 3 2 7 Connecting the Power supply cable 2 4 2 8 Powering up 2 5 Reference ...

Страница 20: ...ush down the load plate onto the tongue side and hook the 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 detailed installation procedure 1 To achieve better airflow rates and h...

Страница 21: ...configurations Notes When using dual channel mode install only same same density DRAM technology and DRAM bus width module for each dual channel Memory module install into one or any four sockets will function in single channel mode DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 Dual Channel 2 3 Connecting IDE Floppy and SATA cable 1 Connect the IDE Floppy disk ribbon cable Make sure the side of the cable with the red s...

Страница 22: ... the chassis and then remove the slot bracket from the case where you will be installing the expansion cards 2 Install your graphics card in the proper slot by pressing the card firmly into the slot 2 5 Connecting IDE Floppy SATA Device 1 If installing two IDE devices on the same ribbon cable one device must be set to master and the other to slave Check the accompanying documents for the master sl...

Страница 23: ...abled when J5B2 slot is installed 2 7 Connecting the Power supply cable The ATX power connector is keyed for proper insertion There are two connectors for 8 pin and 24 pin ATX power cables The plastic clip on the power connector should lock over the plastic tab on the motherboard power connector Connecting 20 24 pin power cable Users please note that the 20 pin and 24 pin power cables can both be ...

Страница 24: ...the latch of the power cable falls on the right side of the latch of CPU PWR 8 pin CPU PWR power connector Connecting 4 8 pin power cable Users please note that the 4 pin and 8 pin power cables can both be connected to the CPU PWR connector Make sure to remove the cap on the CPU PWR connector before connecting an 8 pin power cable Connecting other power cables types may cause serious damange to th...

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Страница 26: ...apter 3 In this chapter you will learn how to adjust the BIOS Basic Input and Output System setup menus It provides information on the system s configuration status and options to setup system parameters ...

Страница 27: ...3 1 Standard CMOS Features 3 3 3 3 2 Advanced BIOS Features 3 4 3 3 3 Advanced Chipset Features 3 8 3 3 4 IntegratedPeripherals 3 11 3 3 5 Power Management Setup 3 14 3 3 6 PNP PCIConfigurations 3 16 3 3 7 PCHealthStatus 3 17 3 3 8 Load Performance Defaults 3 18 3 3 9 Load Optimized Defaults 3 18 3 3 10 SetSupervisor UserPassword 3 19 Reference 3 3 11 Save Exit Setup 3 19 3 3 12 Exit Without Savin...

Страница 28: ...r information on creating a bootable system disk 3 Use the Award Flash Utility from the ECS support CD and download the last BIOS file for this motherboard from ECS web site www ecs com tw Copy these files to the system diskette you created in step 2 4 Turn off your computer and insert the system diskette in your computer s diskette drive You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot...

Страница 29: ... motherboard or get corrupted please follow the procedures below to recover your BIOS 1 Please find the BIOS ROM located on your motherboard Figure A 2 Find the cut edge corner on the Flash ROM Figure B 3 Find the cute edge corner on the Top Hat Flash Figure C 4 Orient the cut edge Top Hat Flash to BIOS ROM s and press the flash ROM into the lower socket of Top Hat Flash Figure D E 5 Then power on...

Страница 30: ...ter to display the IDE submenu IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter IDE Channel 0 Slave Auto Access Mode Auto Capacity 0MB Cylinder 0 Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 Item Help Menu Level To auto detect the HDD s size head on this channel Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel 0 Slave Date and Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer If you are ru...

Страница 31: ...ce on the IDE channel Note If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode more than one line will appear in the parameter box Choose that lists LBA for an LBA drive 3 3 2 Advanced BIOS Features This option defines advanced information about your system Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Base Memory Extended Memory and Total Memory These items are autom...

Страница 32: ...le this item to reduce power consumption in idle system Execute Disable Bit Enabled This item allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot when a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution preventing damage or worm propagation Replacing older computers with Execute Disable Bit enabled syst...

Страница 33: ...exit this menu Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 1 Ch5 M WDC ED800JD 00LSA0 Network Boot Prioritiy Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen 1 Network 0 NVIDIA Boot Agent 225 0524 2 Network 1 2 NVIDIA Boot Agent 225 052 3 Network 2 4 Network 3 Item Help Menu Level Phoenix Award WorkstationB...

Страница 34: ... diskette drives in your system this item allows you to swap the assigned drive letters so that drive A becomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled If this item is enabled it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start up time You don t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity Boot Up NumLock Status On This item defines...

Страница 35: ...ogo EPA Show Disabled This item enables or disables the display of the EPA logo during boot 3 3 3 Advanced Chipset Features These items define critical timing parameters of the mainboard You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the technical specifications of your system hardware If you change the values incorrectly this may cause fatal erro...

Страница 36: ...Exit F1 General Help x x x Performance Options Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen x x x x x x PCIE Frequency MHz 100 0000 This item determines the frequency of PCIE MCP PCIE Frequency MHz 100 0000 This item determines the frequency of MCP PCIE CPU Clock Ratio 19 x This item enables you to set the CPU clock The CPU clock ratio times the CPU Host PCI Clock s...

Страница 37: ...y reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Interference generated by the MCP PCIE F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults SATA Spread Spectrum Disabled This item when enabled can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Interference generated by the SATA LDT Spread Spectrum Disabled This item when enabled can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Interference generated by t...

Страница 38: ...efaults F7 Optimized Defaults Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help x x x These items are set for users to overclock by automatically setting CPU VID CPU VTT memory nForce SPP nForce MCP and HT nForce SPP MCP voltage Press Esc to return to the Advanced Chipset Features page PMU Disabled This item enables or disables ACPI power managemant unit function SLI Broadcast Apertu...

Страница 39: ... Function Setup F5 Previous Values F6 Performance Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Auto Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device This motherboard supports UltraDMA technology which provides faster access to IDE devices If you install a device that supports UltraDMA change the appro...

Страница 40: ...rts USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable this item if you plan to use a keyboard connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system such as DOS that does not support Plug and Play USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable this item if you plan to use a mouse connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system such as DOS that does not support Plug and Play HD Audio Auto Enables or disables ...

Страница 41: ...P PWRON After PWR Fail OFF This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operating status 3 3 5 Power Management Setup This option lets you control system power management The system has various power saving modes including powering down the hard disk turning off the video suspending to RAM and software power down that allows the system to be automatically resumed ...

Страница 42: ...he suspend mode is equivalent to a software power down HPET Function Disabled This item enables or disables HPET function Video Off Method DPMS Support This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchroni zation ports and write blanks to the video buffer HDD Power Down Disabled The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of ti...

Страница 43: ...rrupt request IRQ line assigned to the USB on your system Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system Maximum Payload Size 4096 This item specifies the maximum payload size for the PCI Express function 3 3 6 PnP PCI Configurations These options configure how PnP Plug and Play and PCI expansion cards operate in your system Both the the ISA and PCI buses on the motherboard use system IRQs...

Страница 44: ... Stop PWM 128 CPU Temperature 55 o C 131o F Systen Temperature 120o C 248o F CPU Fan Speed 3169 RPM NB Fan Speed 0 RPM SB Fan Speed 6081 RPM CPU Vcore 1 31V VDIMM 1 88V 5 V 5 12V 5VSB 5 12V 12V 11 96V VBAT 3 08V This item enables and disables the fan control function The sub items display the fan settings installed in your system Smart Fan Control Disabled System Component Characteristics These fi...

Страница 45: ...umper setting reference onboard and proceed with the Clear CMOS to recover the default BIOS setting Please refer to Chapter 2 page 9 to complete the clear CMOS action This procedure requires opening the chasis Users please use the factory BIOS default setting of Load optimized Defaults when install Operation System onto your system and then press F7 3 3 9 Load Optimized Defaults This option opens ...

Страница 46: ...up at Security Option from BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS Setup Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password You can use Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings Also you can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can not modify any setting if Superv...

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Страница 48: ...Chapter 4 This chapter delivers contents of the ECS support CD ...

Страница 49: ...4 1 Software CD Information 4 1 4 2 Running the Software CD 4 1 4 3 Setup Tab 4 1 4 4 ApplicationTab 4 2 4 5 Read Me Tab 4 2 4 6 Software Utilities Introduction 4 3 Reference ...

Страница 50: ... 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 4 2 Running the Software CD To begin using the software CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive...

Страница 51: ...are are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation Browse CD button The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD Exit button The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window 4 4 Application Tab Lis...

Страница 52: ...VD WinDVD is the world s most popular DVD player and supports over 30 new features and enhancements such as improved picture quality easier to use Time Stretching MP3 playback and Video Desktop which lets you watchmovies under your desktop icons while you work or check email WinRIP WinRIP lets you record store organize and enjoy you music collection on your PC CD player and portable player Organiz...

Страница 53: ...A nTune is the easiest fastest and safest performance optimiza tion and monitoring application available for your PC With NVIDIA nTune your system can automatically adjust to maximum performance settings for intense gaming or will detect that you ve inserted a DVD and will set the operation User can freely edit original files after a set restore time point The DPU can even restore even deleted fil...

Страница 54: ...Chapter 5 In this chapter you will learn how to install SLI ready graphics cards ...

Страница 55: ...5 1 Overview 5 1 5 2 Installing SLI ready graphics cards 5 1 5 3 Installing the device driver 5 4 5 4 Enablingthemulti GPUfeatureinWindows 5 4 Reference ...

Страница 56: ...s the NVIDIAR SLITM technology Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com 4 Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system 1 The NVIDIA R SLI TM technology supports Windows R XPTM operating system only 2 Visit the NVIDIA website for the supported 3D applications and the latest graphics card drivers 5 2 Installing SLI ...

Страница 57: ...ot If required connect an auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards 4 Align and insert the SLI card bridge to the goldfinger on each graphics card Make sure that the connector is firmly in place SLIcardbridge 5 Connect a 4 pin ATX power cable to the auxiliary 4 pin power connector labeled ATX PWR on this motherboard Make sure to connect a 4 pin ATX power cable to the ATX PWR otherwi...

Страница 58: ...he PCIE1 PCI Express slot 6 Remove any of the two bracket covers between the graphics cards Bracket slot 7 Align and insert the retention bracket into the slot then secure it with a screw Make sure that the retention bracket firmly supports the two graphics cards Retentionbracket ...

Страница 59: ... 5 3 Installing the device driver Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers Make sure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com 2 From the pop up menu select nView Desktop Manager then click nView Properties 3 From the nView Desktop Manager ...

Страница 60: ...e following screen then select the SLI multi GPU item Slider 8 Click the Enable SLI multi GPU check box 9 Click OK when done 5 From the Display Properties dialog box select the Settings tab then click Advanced 6 Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab ...

Страница 61: ...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 installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radi...

Страница 62: ... This device must accept any interference received including inter ference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada ...

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