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Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation

Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation

To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these  instructions in this
chapter:

‰

Identify the motherboard components

‰

Install a CPU

‰

Install one or more system memory modules

‰

Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly

‰

Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case)

‰

Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the

motherboard

‰

Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to

headers/connectors on the motherboard

Note

:

1

Before installing this motherboard, make sure jumper 

CLR_CMOS

 is

under Normal setting. See this chapter for information about locating

CLR_CMOS

 and the setting options.

2

Never connect power to the system during installation; otherwise, it

may damage the motherboard.

I/O Ports

The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the
motherboard.

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Страница 1: ...istered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft MS DOS and Windows XP 7 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Other nam...

Страница 2: ...18 Introduction 18 Running the Setup Utility 18 Standard CMOS Setup Page 19 Advanced Setup Page 20 Advanced Chipset Setup Page 21 Integrated Peripherals Page 22 Power Management Setup Page 23 PCI Plu...

Страница 3: ...ContinueAnyway button and go ahead the installation 2 USB 2 0 Driver Limitations 2 1 The USB 2 0 driver only supports Windows XP and Windows 2000 2 2 If you connect a USB 2 0 hub to the root hub plugg...

Страница 4: ...ress Base Specification Revision 1 1 It integrates USB 2 0 interface supporting up to eight functional ports four USB ports and two USB 2 0 headers support addi tional four USB ports One onboard IDE c...

Страница 5: ...2 0 Host Controller supporting up to eight USB 2 0 ports Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 133 100 66 33 modes Supports integrated RAID0 RAID1 and RAID 10 requires use of 4 or more SATA po...

Страница 6: ...orts PCI ExpressTM 1 1 Integrated 10 100 transceiver Wake on LAN and remote wake up support USB 2 0 Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 Compliant with Intel s Enhanced Host...

Страница 7: ...e items are subject to change without notification Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the following items The motherboard The User s Guide One diskette drive ribbon cable optional On...

Страница 8: ...e Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers connectors on the motherboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to headers connectors on the motherboard Note 1 Befo...

Страница 9: ...panel switch LED header 9 SYS_FAN System cooling fan connector 10 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 11 LPT Parallel port header 12 F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers 13 USBPWR_R1 Rear USB PS2 power select jum...

Страница 10: ...and external cache memory PS 2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS 2 Keyboard Use the low er PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard VGA Port Use the VGA port to connect VG...

Страница 11: ...the top of the CPU 5 Install the cooling fan heatsink unit onto the CPU and secure them all onto the socket base 6 Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU fan connector CPU_FAN1 on the motherboard...

Страница 12: ...edure These modules can be installed with up to 8 GB system memory Refer to the following to install the memory module 1 Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket 2 Align the memory modul...

Страница 13: ...into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds Function Jumper Clear CMOS Short Pins 1 2 NORMAL Short Pins 2 3 Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT removing a jumper cap from thes...

Страница 14: ...the motherboard ATX12V is a 12V connecotr for CPU Vcore power If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYS_FAN fan power connector on th...

Страница 15: ...cable from the PC speaker to the SPK header on the motherboard F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easie...

Страница 16: ...PWR0 3 USB_FP_P0 4 USB_FP_P1 5 USB_FP_P0 6 USB_FP_P1 7 GROUND 8 GROUND 9 KEY 10 GROUND F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB Headers The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Addition...

Страница 17: ...eader This detects if the chassis cover has been removed This function needs a chassis equipped with instrusion detection switch and needs to be enabled in BIOS Pin 1 2 Function Short Chassis cover is...

Страница 18: ...igure the device as a Master or Slave device The Master device connects to the end of the cable Install the device s and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect th...

Страница 19: ...g media rate demands of PC platforms It provides you a faster transfer rate of 1 5 Gb s If you have installed a SerialATAhard drive you can connect the SerialATAcables to the SerialATAhard drive or th...

Страница 20: ...on card into the slot Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 4 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw PCI Express x16 Slot You can install an extern...

Страница 21: ...rdware installed in or connected to the motherboard such as the CPU system memory disk drives etc Running the Setup Utility Every time you start your computer a message appears on the screen before th...

Страница 22: ...ect the setting CDROM If you have anATAPI device with removable media e g a ZIPdrive or an LS 120 select Floptical IDE Bus Master This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you...

Страница 23: ...ntroller mode APIC provides symmetric multi processing SMP for systems allowing support for up to 60 processors 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Use these items to determine the device...

Страница 24: ...yright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Features Setup Help Item Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB Auto 128MB Disabled Share Memory Size Current Share Memory Size Surround View Share Memory Size Aut...

Страница 25: ...on options Disabled Compatible Enhanced Onboard SATAMode IDE Use this item to choose the onboard SATA mode Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings OnboardAUD...

Страница 26: ...p Item Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend S3 Power Off DIsabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings ACPI S...

Страница 27: ...e Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Resume By PS2 KB S3 This item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving...

Страница 28: ...Limit Temperature C 60 High Limit Temperature C 37 High Limit PWM 200 Low Limit PWM 56 Help Item Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings This page sets up s...

Страница 29: ...ke systemmorequietly Manual the fan adjust depending on user s parameter F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function He...

Страница 30: ...lent auto restricts fanspeedtomake systemmorequietly Manual the fan adjust depending on user s parameter Shutdown Temperature Enable you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powe...

Страница 31: ...duce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system CPU Over clocking Function This item decides the CPU over clocking function frequency installed in your system Note It is highly reco...

Страница 32: ...his option and press Enter to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password User Password Page This page helps you install or change a password User Password Not Insta...

Страница 33: ...eturn 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 Discard Changes and Ex...

Страница 34: ...pops out and then you can go on the auto installing or manual installation depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows XP 7 it will automatically install all the drivers an...

Страница 35: ...oftware menu It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports The Information brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver Auto Installing under Window...

Страница 36: ...by step until finished 3 The support software will automatically install Once any of the installation procedures start software is automatically installed in sequence You need to follow the onscreen i...

Страница 37: ...arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals see Figure 1 1 then press Enter The Integrated Peripherals screen or a screen similar to it appears Figure 1 2 Integrated Peripherals Screen Use the arrow...

Страница 38: ...mpting you to press Ctrl F The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading of the OS You have a few seconds to press Ctrl F before the screen disappears Press Ctrl...

Страница 39: ...e By default this is set to Mirroring To change to a different RAID mode press the spacebar until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box RAID0 1 10 JBOD Note Not all RAID levels are suppo...

Страница 40: ...s have been assigned as RAID 0 array disks Figure 1 5 FastBuild Utility Array Disks Assigned Assigning the Disks 1 Select the Assignment to Y to designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk 2...

Страница 41: ...38 Motherboard User s Guide Figure 1 7 Main Menu Press ESC to exit 4 Press Y to reboot 3 The Main Menu screen appears Figure 1 7 Figure 1 8 The following screen appears Figure 1 8...

Страница 42: ...f so then this section is not relevant If that is not the case or you are trying to install a new version of Windows then you will need an AMD RAID driver F6 install floppy Check to see if one came wi...

Страница 43: ...d in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed then take out the floppy Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP After Windows XP is completely...

Страница 44: ...ve any unused screws or other metal objects such as screwdrivers from the inside PC case This is to prevent damage from short circuit 3 Check the CPU FAN connector is connected to the motherboard 4 Fo...

Страница 45: ...r to CLR_CMOS jumper in Chapter 2 for Checking Jumper Settings in this user manual When completed follow up with a Load Optimised Default in the BIOS setup 2 Check the CPU cooler fan for dust Long ter...

Страница 46: ...act RMA No If 3 short beeps DIMM memory not properly inserted or memory failure If 1 long beep and 8 short beeps VGA not detected Yes Yes Halt at POST screen Yes R CMO L C S and restart If fail contac...

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