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Page 2 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior writ- ten permission from the copyright holders. This publication is provided for informational purposes only.
Page 3: Fcc And Doc Statement On Class B
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been 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 when the equipment is operated in a residential installation.
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Warranty....................Static Electricity Precaution..............Safety Measures..................About the Package................Before Using the System Board............Chapter 1 - Introduction..............Specifications........................... Features.............................. Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation............ System Board Layout ......................System Memory.......................... CPU............................... Northbridge Heat Sink......................Jumper Settings..........................Rear Panel I/O Ports......................
Page 5: Warranty
Warranty 1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifica- tions. 2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physi- cal abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or unau- thorized repair of the product.
Page 6: Static Electricity Precaution
Introduction Static Electricity Precautions It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board, components or devices even before installing them in your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.
Page 7: About The Package
Introduction About the Package The system board package contains the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance. The system board A user’s manual One IDE cable One FDD cable Two Serial ATA data cables One power cable with 2 Serial ATA power connectors One RAID floppy diskette...
Page 8: Chapter 1 - Introduction
Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction Specifications Processor • LGA 775 socket for: - Intel Core 2 Quad and Intel Core 2 Duo ® ® • Supports Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EMT64T) • Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) • Supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology •...
Page 9 Introduction Rear Panel I/O • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port • 1 optical S/PDIF-out port • 1 coaxial RCA S/PDIF-out port • 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports • 1 RJ45 LAN port • Center/subwoofer, rear R/L and side R/L jacks •...
Page 10: Features
Introduction Features The system board supports high performance DDR2 technology whose data transfer rate delivers bandwidth of 12.8 Gb/s and beyond. That is twice the speed of the conventional DDR without increasing its power con- sumption. DDR2 SDRAM modules work at 1.8V supply compared to 2.6V memory voltage for DDR modules.
Page 11 Introduction Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0 specification. It suppor ts speed of up to 3Gb/s. Serial ATA improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data trans- fer rate is 100MB/s. The Intel ICH10R chip allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA devices.
Page 12 Introduction The system board supports Intel processors with Hyper- Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Hyper- Hyper- Hyper- Threading Technology. Enabling the functionality of Hyper- Hyper- Hyper- T h r e a d i n g T h r e a d i n g T h r e a d i n g T h r e a d i n g T h r e a d i n g...
Page 13 Introduction This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend W W W W W ak ak ak ak ake e e e e mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring respond to calls coming from an external modem or re- spond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the PC.
Page 14 Introduction The RTC installed on the system board allows your sys- tem to automatically power-on on the set date and time. The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Ad- vanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management.
Page 15: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation System Board Layout DDR 2-1 DDR 2-3 Mouse CPU fan DDR 2-2 DDR 2-4 power power Optical S/PDIF-out PS/2 power select (J 7) Coaxial RCA S/PDIF-out USB 6-11 power select (J ) Clear CMOS (JP8) USB 9 USB 8 J 17...
Page 16: System Memory
Hardware Installation Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, proces- sor, disk drives, add-in boards, 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 protec- tion by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis.
Page 17 Hardware Installation The system board supports the following memory interface. Single Channel (SC) Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memory channels. Virtual Single Channel (VSC) If both channels are populated with different memory configurations, the MCH defaults to Virtual Single Channel.
Page 18: Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation The table below lists the various optimal operating modes that should be configured for the memory channel operation. Config DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 No memory Single channel A Single channel A Single channel A Single channel B Single channel B Single channel B...
Page 19 Hardware Installation DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 Config P(*)(2,4) P(*)(2,4) Dynamic Mode Addressing P(*)(1,3) P(*)(1,3) Dynamic Mode Addressing P(*)(1,3) P(*)(2,4) P(*)(1,3) P(*)(2,4) Dynamic Mode Addressing P(*)(2,4) P(*)(2,4) Dynamic Mode Addressing P(*)(1,3) P(*)(1,3) Dynamic Mode Addressing P(*)(1,3) P(*)(2,4) P(*)(1,3) P(*)(2,4) Dynamic Mode Addressing...
Page 20: Installing The Memory Module
Hardware Installation Installing the Memory Module Note: The system board used in the following illustrations may not resemble the actual board. These illustrations are for reference only. 1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down. 2.
Page 21 Hardware Installation 6. Grasping the module by its edges, position the module above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the socket. The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one way. 7.
Page 22: Cpu
Hardware Installation Overview The system board is equipped with a surface mount LGA 775 socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing a LGA 775 packaged Intel CPU. Important: 1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket 1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 socket 1.
Page 23 Hardware Installation Cover 4. The CPU socket comes with a cover that is attached with a remov- able protective cap. The Protective cap cap is used to protect the CPU socket against dust and harmful parti- Lever cles. Remove the protec- tive cap only when you are about to install the CPU.
Page 24 Hardware Installation 8. Position the CPU above the socket. The gold mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket. Important: Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touch- ing the pins. Pin 1 of the socket Gold mark 9.
Page 25 Hardware Installation 10. Once the CPU is in Cover place, move the cover down. 11. Push the lever down to lock the socket. The lever should hook onto the side tab to indicate that the CPU is com- pletely secured in the Lever socket.
Page 26 Hardware Installation 2. Place the heat sink on Mounting hole top of the CPU. The 4 studs around the heat Mounting hole sink which are used to secure the heat sink onto the system board must match the 4 mounting holes around the socket.
Page 27: Northbridge Heat Sink
Hardware Installation Northbridge Heat Sink The Northbridge must be kept cool by using a heat sink. The heat sink will dissipate heat generated by the Northbridge. Without the heat sink, the Nor thbridge will overheat damaging both the Northbridge and the system board. The system board comes with the heat sink already installed on the board.
Page 28: Jumper Settings
Hardware Installation Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Data 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: (default) Clear CMOS Data 2-3 On: 1-2 On: Normal Clear CMOS Data (default) If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password. c) The overclocked settings in the BIOS resulted to the system’s in- stability or caused system boot up problems.
Page 29: Usb Power Select
Hardware Installation PS/2 Power Select 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must suppor t ≥720mA. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system. USB Power Select USB 6-11 (JP9)
Page 30 Hardware Installation CPU FSB Select JP17 JP18 JP19 By default, these jumpers are all set to pins 1 and 2 On. This setting will allow the system to automatically run according to the CPU’s FSB. If you want to change the settings, please refer to the table below.
Page 31: Rear Panel I/O Ports
Hardware Installation Secondary RTC Reset JP12 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: (default) RTC reset When the RTC batter y is removed, this jumper 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.
Page 32 Hardware Installation PS/2 Ports and S/PDIF Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 KB Optical S/PDIF Coaxial RCA S/PDIF PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports These ports are used to connect a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 key- board. Optical S/PDIF The optical S/PDIF jack is used to connect an external audio output device using an optical S/PDIF cable.
Page 33 Hardware Installation USB Ports and LAN Port USB 9 USB 8 USB 11 USB 10 USB 7 USB 6 USB 0-1 USB 4-5 USB 2-3 USB Ports The USB ports are used to connect USB 2.0/1.1 devices. The 10-pin connectors allow you to connect 6 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. Your USB ports may come mounted on a card-edge bracket.
Page 34 Hardware Installation Audio and CD-In Rear audio Center/ Line-in Subwoofer Front R/L Rear R/L Mic-in Side R/L Front audio Right audio channel Ground CD-in Ground Left audio channel Rear Panel Audio Center/Subwoofer Jack (Orange) This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer speak- ers of the audio system.
Page 35 Hardware Installation Line-out - Front Right/Left Jack (Lime) This jack is used to connect to the front right and front left speakers of the audio system. Mic-in Jack (Pink) This jack is used to connect an external microphone. Front Audio The front audio connector is used to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system.
Page 36: Internal I/O Connectors
Hardware Installation Internal I/O Connectors Serial ATA Connectors SATA 0-1 SATA 2-3 SATA 4-5 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. Configuring RAID Refer to the RAID chapter in this manual for more information about creating RAID on Serial ATA drives.
Page 37 Hardware Installation FDD and IDE Connectors FDD Connector The floppy disk drive connector is used to connect a floppy drive. Insert one end of the floppy cable into this connector and the other end-most connector to the floppy drive. The colored edge of the cable should align with pin 1 of this connector.
Page 38 Hardware Installation IrDA and Serial (COM) Connectors IRRX N. C. Ground IRTX IrDA IrDA Connector This connector is used to connect an IrDA module. Note: The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board. Make sure to connect the cable connector to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions.
Page 39: Cooling Fan Connectors
Hardware Installation Cooling Fan Connectors Speed Ground Control Power Sense On/Off CPU fan Power Sense NB fan Sense Ground Power System fan These fan connectors are used to connect cooling fans. Cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent over- heating the CPU and system board components.
Page 40 Hardware Installation LEDs DRAM Power LED Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED This LED will light when the system’s power is on. Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode. 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.
Page 41: Power Connectors
Hardware Installation Power Connectors Use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply unit has a standard 24-pin ATX main power connector that must be inserted into this connector. 1 2 2 4 +3.3VDC +12VDC +5VDC...
Page 42 Hardware Installation The power connectors from the power supply unit are designed to fit the 24-pin and 8-pin connectors in only one orientation. Make sure to find the proper orientation before plugging the connectors. The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate.
Page 43 Hardware Installation Restarting the PC Normally, you can power-off the PC by: 1. Pressing the power button at the front panel of the chassis. 2. Pressing the power switch that is on the system board (note: not all system boards come with this switch). If for some reasons you need to totally cut off the power supplied to the PC, switch off the power supply or unplug the power cord.
Page 44: Front Panel Connectors
Hardware Installation Front Panel Connectors RESET SPEAKER HD-LED PWR-LED ATX-SW HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. RESET: Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.
Page 45 Hardware Installation Pin Assignment HD-LED HDD LED Power (Primary/Secondary IDE LED) Reserved N. C. N. C. ATX-SW PWRBT+ (ATX power switch) PWRBT- Reserved N. C. N. C. RESET Ground (Reset switch) H/W Reset SPEAKER Speaker Data (Speaker connector) N. C. Ground Speaker Power PWR-LED...
Page 46 Hardware Installation PCI Express Slots PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 Download Flash BIOS Connector...
Page 47 Hardware Installation Smart Connectors The Smart Connectors (USB, IEEE 1394 and Front Panel) serve as extended connectors allowing you to easily connect cables to the connectors that are on the system board. This is specially advantageous when using the front panel connectors as this will prevent wrong cable connection.
Page 48: Chapter 3 - Bios Setup
BIOS Setup Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and pe- ripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various ad- vanced features found in this system board.
Page 49: Standard Cmos Features
BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” then press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date <mm:dd:yy> Thu, Aug 21 2008 Item Help Time <hh:mm:ss>...
Page 50 BIOS Setup IDE Channel 0 Master to IDE Channel 4 Slave To configure the IDE drives, move the cursor to a field then press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel 0 Master Press Enter IDE HDD Auto-Detection Item Help...
Page 51 BIOS Setup Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program. Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders. Head This field displays the number of read/write heads. Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing.
Page 52 BIOS Setup Video This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type. The default setting is EGA/VGA. EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters.
Page 53 BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot-up. Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system.
Page 54: Bios Setup
BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Press Enter...
Page 55 BIOS Setup 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 then press <+> to move it up or <->...
Page 56 BIOS Setup CPU L3 Cache This field is used to enable or disable the CPU’s L3 cache. Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) whenever the sys- tem is powered on. The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.
Page 57 BIOS Setup Gate A20 Option This field allows you to select how gate A20 is handled. Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 Mbyte. Initially, gate A20 was handled via the keyboard controller. Today, while keyboards still provide this support, it is more common, and much faster, for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20.
Page 58 BIOS Setup Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password- everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User Password submenu. System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.
Page 59: Advanced Chipset Features
BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Item Help Memory Hole at 15M-16M Disabled Menu Level Press Enter PCI Express Root Port Func Disabled VT-d ↑↓→← : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit...
Page 60 BIOS Setup PCI Express Root Port Func Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Express Root Port Func PCI-E Compliancy Mode v1.0a Item Help Menu Level ↑↓→←...
Page 61: Integrated Peripherals
BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Onboard Device Press Enter Menu Level SuperIO Device Press Enter USB Device Setting Press Enter ↑↓→← : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help...
Page 62 BIOS Setup SATA Mode This field is used to configure the SATA devices supported by the southbridge. This option configures the Serial ATA drives as Parallel ATA storage devices. RAID This option allows you to create RAID or Intel Matrix Storage configuration on Serial ATA devices.
Page 63: Onboard Device
BIOS Setup Onboard Device Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Item Help Onboard LAN Enabled Onboard HD Audio Enabled Menu Level ↑↓→← : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only.
Page 64: Super Io Device
BIOS Setup Super IO Device Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Device Power On By Mouse Disabled Item Help Power On By Keyboard Disabled Menu Level Enabled x Power On By Button Enter x KB Power On Password x Hot Key Power On Ctrl-F1 Onboard FDC Controller Enabled...
Page 65 BIOS Setup Power On By Button To use the power button to power on the system, set this field to Enabled. KB Power On Password Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Enter your pass- word. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same password to confirm, then press <Enter>.
Page 66 BIOS Setup UR2 Duplex Mode Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data. Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously. PWRON After PWR-Fail When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system. When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will automatically power-on.
Page 67: Usb Device Setting
BIOS Setup USB Device Setting Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device Setting USB 1.0 Controller Enabled Item Help USB 2.0 Controller Enabled Menu Level USB Operation Mode High Speed USB Keyboard Function Enabled [Enable] or [Disable] USB Mouse Function Enabled Universal Host USB Storage Function...
Page 68 BIOS Setup USB Keyboard Function Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM, the support for legacy USB keyboard (in DOS mode) is by default set to Disabled. With more BIOS ROM space available, it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices.
Page 69: Power Management Setup
BIOS Setup Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup PCI Express PM Function Press Enter Item Help Enabled ACPI Function Menu Level ACPI Suspend Type S3(STR)
Page 70: Pci Express Pm Function
BIOS Setup PCI Express PM Function This field is used to configure the PCI Express PM function. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Express PM Function PEG Port ASPM Disabled Item Help Root Port ASPM Disabled Menu Level DMI Port ASPM Disabled [Enable] or [Disable] Universal Host...
Page 71 BIOS Setup Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When this field is set to Auto, the system will initialize the VGA BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state. This can be configured only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field 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.
Page 72 BIOS Setup Suspend Type The options are Stop Grant and PwrOn Suspend. MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set 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”.
Page 73 BIOS Setup 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.
Page 74 BIOS Setup Reload Global Timer Events When enabled, access to the specified field (Primar y IDE 0/1, Secondary IDE 0/1, FDD/COM/LPT Port, PCI PIRQ[A-D]#, HPET Suppor t or HPET Mode) will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode. When disabled, the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to the specified field.
Page 75: Init Display First
BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations Init Display First PCI Slot...
Page 76: Resources Controlled By
BIOS Setup Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. Auto(ESCD) The system will automatically detect the settings for you. Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the “IRQ Resources” field.
Page 77 BIOS Setup INT Pin 1 Assignment to INT Pin 8 Assignment By default, a device is automatically assigned to each INT. You can also manually assign an INT for each device. Maximum Payload Size This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of the PCI Express devices.
Page 78: Pc Health Status
BIOS Setup PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature C/203 Item Help Adjust CPU Temp Default Menu Level CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp >50 <25 CPUFan Turn OFF if CPUTemp CPU Core Voltage 1.18V 1.88V DRAM Voltage...
Page 79 BIOS Setup CPUFan Turn Off If CPUTemp This field is used to select the CPU’s temperature at which the CPU fan will rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed. Note: 1. If the CPU temperature runs between the highest (set in the “CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp”...
Page 80: Genie Bios Setting
BIOS Setup Genie BIOS Setting Aimed to provide convenience and superb overclockability, this submenu comes available in Easy mode (default mode) and Advance mode. Easy Mode Easy mode displays fields commonly used by users. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Genie BIOS Setting Item Help Press Enter...
Page 81 BIOS Setup Advance Mode If you intend to tweak your PC or boost its overclock features, you can switch the Genie BIOS Setting submenu from Easy mode to Advance mode by simply pressing <F9> in the main menu of the Award BIOS utility then pressing <Y>...
Page 82 BIOS Setup CPU Feature Refer to the following pages for more information on DRAM Timing these submenus. Voltage Setting Exit Setup Shutdown The options are Mode 1 and Mode 2. Shutdown After AC Loss The options are Enabled and Disabled. AC Shutdown Free The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Page 83 BIOS Setup Boot Up Clock This field is used to select the boot up clock. CPU Clock Amplitude The options are 700mV, 800mV, 900mV and 1000mV. CPU Clock0 Skew and CPU Clock1 Skew Thse fields are used to select a skew control value of the CPU clock.
Page 84 BIOS Setup CPU Feature Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>, the following screen will appear: Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Thermal Management Control Enabled Item Help Enabled PPM(EIST) Mode Menu Level Disabled Limit CPUID MaxVal C1E Function Auto Execute Disable Bit...
Page 85 BIOS Setup Execute Disable Bit When this field is set to Disabled, it will force the XD feature flag to always return to 0. Virtualization Technology When this field is set to Enabled, the VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. Core Multi-Processing The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Page 86: Dram Timing
BIOS Setup DRAM Timing Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Easy Mode Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Timing Item Help CAS Latency Time (tCL) Auto Auto RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Menu Level Auto RAS# Precharge (tRP)
Page 87 BIOS Setup Enhance Data Transmitting The options are Auto, Normal, Fast and Turbo. Enhance Addressing The options are Auto, Normal and Fast. T2 Dispatch The options are Auto, Enabled and Disabled. Clock Setting Fine Delay Refer to the following pages for more information on this submenu. Flex Memory Mode This field is used to configure the flex memory mode.
Page 88 BIOS Setup REF to ACT Delay (tRFC) The options are Auto, and 16 to 33. Performance LVL (Read Delay) The options are Auto, and 1 to 15. Read Delay Phase Adjust Refer to the following pages for more information on this submenu. Write to PRE Delay (tWR) The options are Auto, and 6 to 18.
Page 89 BIOS Setup Clock Setting Fine Delay Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Clock Setting Fine Delay Item Help DLL and RCOMP Settings Auto x CH1 DRAM Default Skew Mode 0 Menu Level x CH2 DRAM Default Skew...
Page 90 BIOS Setup Fine Delay Step Degree This is used to select the fine delay step degree. Ch1 Clock Crossing Setting and Ch2 Clock Crossing Setting The options are Auto, More Aggressive, Aggressive, Nominal, Relaxed and More Relaxed. DIMM Clock Fine Delay, Ch Control Fine Delay and Ch Com- mand Fine Delay The options are Current, 70ps to 2170ps.
Page 91 BIOS Setup Read Delay Phase Adjust Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Read Delay Phase Adjust Item Help Ch1 Read delay phase (4~0) 5-5-5-5-5 Channel 1 Phase 0 Pull-In Auto Menu Level Auto...
Page 92 BIOS Setup Voltage Setting Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Setting Item Help Auto CPU VID Special Add 1.908 DRAM Voltage Control Menu Level 1.55V SB Core/CPU PLL Voltage 1.1825 NB Core Voltage...
Page 93 BIOS Setup Clockgen Voltage Control This field is used to select the clock generator’s voltage. CPU GTL 0/2 REF Volt and CPU GTL 1/3 REF Volt These fields are used to configure the CPU GTL REF voltage. North Bridge GTL REF Volt This field is used to configure the Northbridge GTL REF voltage.
Page 94: Cmos Reloaded
BIOS Setup CMOS Reloaded The CMOS Reloaded submenu allows you to save different configu- rations and when needed, allows you to conveniently restore one of these previously saved configurations. Highlight CMOS Reloaded in the main menu then press <Enter>. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CMOS Reloaded Item Help Auto Save Bootable Setting...
Page 95 BIOS Setup Auto Save Bootable Setting This field is used to automatically save the last bootable setting from CMOS to an area in the SEEPROM referred to as the backup bank. To use this function: 1. Set this field to Enabled. 2.
Page 96 BIOS Setup Saving, Loading and Naming BIOS Settings For overclockers who require different sets of settings for various system environments or operating systems, CMOS Reloaded allows you to save, load and name up to four sets of BIOS settings - in the “User Defined Setting Bank #1”...
Page 97 BIOS Setup Load from this Bank To load the setting saved in the bank, move the cursor to “Load from this Bank” then press <Enter>. The setting in this bank will replace the current setting. Make sure to save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting “Y”...
Page 98: Load Optimized Defaults
BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for your system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Genie BIOS Setting Advanced BIOS Features...
Page 99: Set Supervisor Password
BIOS Setup Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisor’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisor’s password with the “Setup”...
Page 100: Set User Password
BIOS Setup 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”...
Page 101: Save & Exit Setup
BIOS Setup Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Genie BIOS Setting Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Reloaded Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password...
Page 102: Exit Without Saving
BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made, high- light “Exit Without Saving” and press <Enter>. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Genie BIOS Setting Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Reloaded Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults...
Page 103: Raid Bios
BIOS Setup RAID BIOS The Intel RAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives. When the system powers-up and all drives have been detected, the Intel RAID BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the <Ctrl>...
Page 104: Updating The Bios
BIOS Setup Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. You can download them from DFI’s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative. 1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.
Page 105 BIOS Setup 6. The following will appear. Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N) This question refers to the current existing BIOS 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>...
Page 106: Chapter 4 - Supported Software
Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Software Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen will appear. If after inserting the CD, "Autorun"...
Page 107: Intel Chipset Device Software
Supported Software Intel Chipset Device Software On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “CHIPSET” icon. 1. Click “Intel(R) Chipset Device Software” on the main menu. 2. Setup is now ready to install the utility. Click Next.
Page 108 Supported Software 3. Read the license agree- ment then click Yes. 4. Go through the readme document for system requirements and instal- lation tips then click Next. 5. Setup is now installing the driver. Click Next to continue.
Page 109 Supported Software 6. Click “Yes, I want to restar t this computer now” then click Finish. Restar ting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect.
Page 110: Graphics Driver
Supported Software Graphics Driver The CD provides both ATI Radeon driver and nVidia GForce 8 series driver. Install the driver according to the graphics card that you are using. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “GRAPHICS” icon. For ATI Radeon graphics card, select ATI Radeon Drivers.
Page 111: Audio Driver
Supported Software Audio Driver On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “AUDIO” icon. 1. Click “Realtek Audio Driver” on the main menu. 2. Setup is now ready to install the audio driver. Click Next. 3. Setup currently configuring the new driver’s installation.
Page 112 Supported Software 4. Setup is now processing the settings. 5. Select the desired option then click Next. 6. Click “Yes, I want to restar t my computer now” then click Finish. Restar ting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect.
Page 113 Supported Software Marvell LAN Driver On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “NETWORK” icon. 1. Click “Mar vell LAN Driver” on the main menu. 2. Setup is now ready to install the driver. Click Next. 3. Read license agreement then click “I accept the terms in the...
Page 114 Supported Software 4. Click Install to begin the installation. 5. After completing installa- tion, click Finish to exit setup. Reboot your system for software installation to take effect.
Page 115: Smart Guardian
Supported Software Smart Guardian The Smart Guardian utility is capable of monitoring the system’s tempera- ture, fan speed, voltage, etc. and allows you to manually set a range (High- est and Lowest Limit) to the items being monitored. If the settings/values are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop-up.
Page 116 Supported Software 3. Fill in the necessar y information then click Next.. 4. Click Next to install or click Browse to select another folder. 5. Select an option in accordance to the system that you are using then click Next.
Page 117 Supported Software 6. After completing installa- tion, click Finish to exit setup. Restarting the system will allow the utility to take effect.
Page 118: Installation Notes
Supported Software USB 2.0 Drivers ® Windows ® If your Windows XP CD already includes Service Pack 1, the USB 2.0 driver will automatically install when you install the operating system. If the CD does not include Service Pack 1, it is available for download at Microsoft’s Windows Update website.
Page 119: Chapter 5 - Raid
RAID Chapter 5 - RAID The Intel ICH10R chip alows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5. RAID Levels RAID 0 (Striped Disk Array without Fault Tolerance) RAID 0 uses two new identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks.
Page 120 RAID Settings To enable the RAID function, the following settings are required. 1. Connect the Serial ATA drives. 2. Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS. 3. Configure RAID in the RAID BIOS. 4. Install the RAID driver during OS installation. 5.
Page 121 RAID Step 4: Install the RAID Driver During OS Installation ® The RAID driver must be installed during the Windows XP or ® Windows 2000 installation using the F6 installation method. This is required in order to install the operating system onto a hard drive or RAID volume when in RAID mode or onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode.
Page 122 RAID Step 5: Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager The Intel Matrix Storage Manager can be installed from within Windows. It allows RAID volume management (create, delete, migrate) from within the operating system. It will also display useful SATA device and RAID volume information.
Page 123 RAID 5. Read warning carefully then click Next. 6. Read license agreement then click Yes. 7. Go through the readme document view system requirements and installation information then click Next. 8. Follow the remainder of the steps shown on the screen; clicking “next” each time you finish a step.
Page 124: Chapter 6 - Ati Crossfire Technology
ATI CrossFire Technology Chapter 6 - ATI CrossFire Technology ATI’s CrossFire technology drives your PC to a new peak of per- formance. By connecting a Radeon CrossFire Edition graphics card and a standard PCI Express graphics card, the power of these multi- ple GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) within the system will acceler- ate your gaming performance and improve image quality.
Page 125 ATI CrossFire Technology Features Regardless of the type of operating mode used, the completed frames from both GPUs are sent to the Compositing Engine on the CrossFire Edition graphics card, which then sends them on to the display device. • Supertile Mode Supertiling divides your screen image into subsections like “tiles”...
Page 126 ATI CrossFire Technology The PCI Express x16 Slots PCIE 1 PCIE 3 CrossFire Configuration • 2-way CrossFire: One slot operating at x8 (8-lane port) or two slots each operating at x8 (8-lane ports) bandwidth...
Page 127 ATI CrossFire Technology CrossFire Setup Note: The system board used in the following illustrations may not resemble the actual board. These illustrations are for reference only. 1. Power-off the system and monitor then unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the screw of the bracket that is opposite the PCIE 1 slot then remove the bracket.
Page 128 ATI CrossFire Technology 5. Remove the screw of the bracket that is opposite the PCIE 3 slot then remove the bracket. PCIE 3 6. Align the standard PCI Express graphics card (Slave) above the PCIE 3 slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot.
Page 129 ATI CrossFire Technology 10. Install the graphics cards’ drivers then restart the system for the drivers to take effect. 11. When you enter the operating system, you will no- tice the ATI Catalyst Control Center icon added onto your desktop. Double-click this icon. 12.
Page 130 ATI CrossFire Technology 14. The screen on the right indicates that CrossFire has been enabled. Make sure to restart the PC for CrossFire to take effect.
Page 131: Appendix A - Abs
ABS - Auto Boost System Appendix A - ABS: Auto Boost System The ABS (Auto Boost System) technology provides the convenience of saving and loading several OC settings. It allows you to use the best OC setting to optimize your system’s performance.
Page 132 ABS - Auto Boost System 3. The installation wizard is extracting files needed to install the utility. The wizard will lead you to complete the installation. 4. Setup is now ready to install the utility. Click Next. 5. Click Next to install to the destination folder or click Change to select another folder.
Page 133 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.
Page 134 ABS - Auto Boost System The ABS Utility 1. To run the ABS utility, power up your system 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.
Page 135 ABS - Auto Boost System 5. Click Confirm. 6. ABS suppor ts Reloaded and Auto Upgrade features. Click Auto Upgrade. 7. Click Backup. 8. The default settings will appear on the screen. Click Save.
Page 136 ABS - Auto Boost System 9. Enter a name for the default setting then click Save. You have just created a backup file of 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.
Page 137 ABS - Auto Boost System 12. Select the backup file then click Open. 13. Click Wr ite 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...
Page 138 ABS - Auto Boost System 14. Click Yes to reboot. Important: 1. We strongly recommend that you backup the default setting. If in any case your overclock setting causes system instability, you can always retrieve the default setting by reloading the backup file. 2.
Page 139: Appendix B - System Error Message
System Error Message Appendix B - System Error Message When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message, PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP, will be shown in the information box at the bottom.
Page 140 System Error Message setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) Unable to reset floppy subsystem. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) Floppy type mismatch.
Page 141: Appendix C - Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Appendix C - Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer. To efficiently troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individually. This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes.
Page 142: Power Supply
Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitor’s vertical sync. 2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating a magnetic field around the display. 3.
Page 143: Hard Drive
Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure. 1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS. 2. If the system is configured with two hard drives, make sure the bootable (first) hard drive is configured as Master and the sec- ond hard drive is configured as Slave.
Page 144: System Board
Troubleshooting 3. Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly. If the serial device does not work, either the cable or the serial device has a problem. If the serial device works, the problem may be due to the onboard I/O or the address setting.
Page 145: Appendix D -Debug Led Post And Troubleshooting
Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting Appendix D - Debug LED Post and Troubleshooting General Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting...
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LanParty P45 T2RS User Manual

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

Chapter 4 - Supported Software

Chapter 5 - RAID

Chapter 6 - ATI Crossfire Technology

Appendix A - ABS

Appendix B - System Error Message

Appendix C - Troubleshooting

Appendix D -Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting

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