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POST Port Frequently Asked Questions P O ST C O D E P r o bl e m So l uti o n FFh o r CFh 1 .B IO S c hip inse rte d 1 . Re inse rt the B IO S inc o rre c tly c hip 2 .
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Table of Contents Page Section 1 Introduction Overview Section 2 Features Section 3 Installatio Easy Installation Procedure...
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Section 4 Award BIOS Setup Section 5 Driver Installation Appendix Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D...
Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION Package Contents Contents Deluxe Pack Items Other Optional Items If you need the other optional item, please contact your dealer for assistance. USERS MANUAL Page 1-1...
Introduction Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Ultra ATA/66/100/133 LAN (Optional) Hardware Monitoring IEEE1394 (Optional) Page 1-4...
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Introduction Serial ATA (Optional) Page 1-5...
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Introduction Mainboard Form-Factor Expandable I/O AT X Single chassis fan Power Supply for system PCI slots ATX 12V power AGP slot connector ATX power connector Floppy / IDE connectors 5 1/4" 3 1/2" Figure 2: Summary of ATX chassis features Page 1-6...
Introduction I/O Shield Connector RJ45 LAN (Optional) Parallel Port Line-in/Rear out (Blue) PS/2 Line-out/Front out (Green) Mouse PS/2 Mic-in/Center&Subwoofer (Pink) Keyboard USB2.0 ports Figure 3: I/O back panel layout Power-On/Off (Remote) Remote On/Off ® Note: For maintaining the DDR SDRAM power during STR (ACPI S3) function, it is strongly recommend to use ATX power supplies that have a +5VSB current of (>=) 1A (1000mA).
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Installation IDE1 IDE2 IDE1/IDE2 PW12 Caution: Be sure that the PW1 and PW12 Power Connector must be used simultaneously or else boot-up may not be possible. +12V 5VSB PW-OK " Ground Ground +12V +12V Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PS-ON PW12 Ground Ground...
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Installation MIC_In Front Line-out-R Rear Line-out-FR Rear Line-out-FL Front Line-out-L Settings Pins (5-6) & (9-10) Short (default): Only the Onboard Rear Audio Speaker can be used. Pins (5-6) & (9-10) Open: Only Front Panel Audio Speaker can be used. CD-IN AUX-IN AUX-IN1 CD-IN1...
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Installation USB1 USB2 CUSB3 CAUTION ! Please make sure the USB cable has the same pin assignment. A different pin assignment may cause damage to the system. If you need the USB cable, please contact our retailer. Page 3-15...
BIOS 4-3 Advanced Chipset Features Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup...
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BIOS Note: Auto mode ensures the memory init module initializes the memory controller for the best performance based on the FSB and DDR SPD capabilities.
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BIOS IMPORTANT! If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support Shared IRQ or that the cards dont need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable.
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Appendix Appendix B B-1 EEPROM BIOS Remover Do not remove the BIOS chip, unless instructed by a technician and only with a PLCC IC extractor tool. The BIOS socket may be damaged if using an improper method to replace the BIOS chip.
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Appendix Appendix C C-1 GHOST 7 Quick User’s Guide (Optional) Ghost7 Ghost.exe Main Menu Description of Menu Ghost Disk Partition. Disk Partition Check Disk...
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Appendix There are 3 hard disk functions: Important! Disk To Disk (Disk Cloning) Source drive Destination drive...
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Appendix Disk To Image (Disk Backup) Disk From Image(Restore Backup)
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Appendix 1. Partition To Partition 2. Partition To Image 3. Partition From Image Partition To Partition (Partition Cloning) Partition To Image (Partition Backup)
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Appendix Partition From Image (Restore Partition)
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Appendix How to Reinstall Windows in 2 Minutes This chapter guides you how to setup your computer properly and, if necessary, reinstall Windows Ghost Recover Floppy Recover CD Emergency Recover Floppy Windows Office Windows, Ghost Original.gho Windows Autoexec.
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Appendix Autoexec.bat B a c k u p B a c k u p B a c k u p B a c k u p B a c k u p Restore Restore Restore Restore Restore [General Windows] [Windows and Application Programs].
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Appendix Recover CD [Introducing Ghosts Functions] C-10...
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Appendix Appendix D D-1 POST CODES POST (hex) DESCRIPTION...