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Table of Contents About this Manual................Warranty....................Static Electricity Precaution..............Safety Measures..................About the Package................Before Using the System Board............System Board Layout................English.................................................................................
(Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click the “TOOLS” icon then click “Manual” on the main menu. For additional information on the system board, please download the complete version of the manual from DFI’s website. Visit www. dfi.com. Warranty 1.
Introduction Static Electricity Precautions It is quite easy to inadver tently 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.
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. One system board One Bernstein audio module with cable One Transpiper kit (LP UT X38-T2R/T3R only) - One Transpiper - One metal pipe...
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English • Mar vell 88E8052 and Mar vell 88E8053 PCIE Gigabit LAN controllers • Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE- TX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards Storage • Intel ICH9R chip - Intel Matrix Storage technology - Suppor ts up to 6 SATA devices - SATA speed up to 3Gb/s - RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5 •...
English Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Data Clearing CMOS Data using JP2 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: (default) Clear CMOS Data 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.
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English ® Clearing CMOS Data using the EZ Clear Function ® EZ Clear bypasses the manual process of using a jumper to clear the CMOS by simply using the reset and power buttons. Important: ® EZ Clear is supported only if standby power is present in the system.
English PS/2 Power Select 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: (default) 5VSB Important: The 5VSB power source of your p o w e r s u p p l y m u s t s u p p o r t ≥720mA.
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English Speaker On/Off Select 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Buzzer Speaker Off Speaker On (default) The system board is equipped with a buzzer which serves 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.
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English Safe Boot 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Default Safe boot This jumper is used to safely reboot the system whenever the sys- tem hangs and you are unable to restart the system. 1. Power-off the system then unplug the power cord. 2.
English 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.
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English CPU FSB Select JP14 JP15 JP13 By default, JP13 to JP15 are 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 setting, please refer to the table below. By CPU FSB 800 FSB 1066...
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English Rear Panel I/O Ports PS/2 LAN 1 LAN 2 Mouse 1394-0 USB 10-11 USB 6-7 PS/2 USB 8-9 PS/2 Ports and IEEE 1394 Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 KB 1394-0 1394-1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports These por ts are used to connect a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 keyboard.
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English USB Ports and LAN Ports USB 11 USB 10 LAN 1 USB 9 USB 8 LAN 2 USB 7 USB 6 USB 4-5 USB 0-1 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 por ts.
English Bernstein Audio Module Left audio channel Line-in Ground Ground Line-out Right audio channel Mic-in Center/ CD-in Subwoofer Rear R/L Side R/L 1 0 9 Line out Jet Detect Line out_Left S/PDIF-out Sense N. C. Line out_Right Mic Jet Detect S/PDIF-in Mic_Right Mic_Left...
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English CD-in Connector The CD-in connector is used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card. Front Audio Connector 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. Optical S/PDIF Connector The optical S/PDIF connector is used to connect an external audio output device using an optical S/PDIF cable.
English 3. The length of the audio cable provides the option and flexibil- ity of installing the module on any available expansion bracket slot at the rear of the system chassis. Remove the screw of the bracket where you want the audio module installed then re- move the bracket.
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English Floppy Disk Drive Connector and IDE Connector Floppy Disk Drive 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.
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English IrDA, CIR and Serial (COM) Connectors IRRX Ground N. C. IRTX IrDA CIRTX 5VSB N. C. Ground CIRRX IrDA and CIR Connectors These connectors are used to connect an IrDA module and/or CIR module. Note: The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA/CIR cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board.
English Cooling Fan Connectors N. C. Ground Power Power Ground Sense Speed NB fan Control CPU fan Power Power Ground N. C. Ground N. C. 3rd fan 1st fan Power Power Ground N. C. Ground N. C. System fan 2nd fan These fan connectors are used to connect cooling fans.
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English LEDs DRAM Power LED Standby Diagnostic 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. Diagnostic LED The Diagnostic LED displays POST codes. POST (Power-On Self Tests) which is controlled by the BIOS is performed whenever you power-on the system.
English 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...
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English 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 FDD-type power connectors are additional power connector.s If you are using more than one graphics cards, we recommend that you plug power cables from your power supply unit to the 5V/12V power connectors.
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English 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.
English 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. SPEAKER: Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis.
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English 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 S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every second. 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 memor y module was not installed properly.
English PCI Express Slots PCI Express x16 (PCIE 1) PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 (PCIE 3) PCI Express x16 (PCIE 4) PCI Express x16 Install PCI Express x16 graphics card, that comply to the PCI Ex- press specifications, into the PCI Express x16 slot. To install a graph- ics card into the x16 slot, align the graphics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot.
English Chapter 3 - RAID The Intel ICH9R chip alows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives connected to SATA 1 to SATA 6. It suppor ts RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5. The JMicron JMB363 chip allows configuring RAID on another 2 Se- rial ATA drives connected to SATA 7 and SATA 8.
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English 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.
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Windows setup can reboot as needed. Step 5: Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Step 6: Install the JMB36X Driver Refer to the complete version of the manual for steps on installing the utlity and driver. Please download the manual from DFI’s website. Visit www.dfi.com.
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JP14 JP15 JP13 By CPU FSB 1333 FSB 800 FSB 1066 JP14 1-2 On 3-4 On 2-3 On 2-3 On JP13 1-2 On 2-3 On 2-3 On 2-3 On JP15 1-2 On 2-3 On 2-3 On 3-4 On...
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LAN 1 LAN 2 1394-0 USB 10-11 USB 6-7 USB 8-9 1394-0 1394-1...
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USB 11 USB 10 LAN 1 USB 9 USB 8 LAN 2 USB 7 USB 6 USB 4-5 USB 0-1 USB 2-3...
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CD-in Line-in Front Line-out audio Mic-in Optical Center/ S/PDIF Subwoofer Rear R/L Side R/L S/PDIF-out S/PDIF-in...
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Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel CD-in 10 9 Line out Jet Detect Line out_Left Sense N. C. Line out_Right Mic Jet Detect Mic_Right Mic_Left Front audio SPDIF in SPDIF out Optical S/PDIF...
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IRRX Ground N. C. IRTX IrDA CIRTX 5VSB N. C. Ground CIRRX...
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N. C. Ground Power Power Ground Sense Speed NB fan Control CPU fan Power Power Ground N. C. Ground N. C. 3rd fan 1st fan Power Power Ground N. C. Ground N. C. System fan 2nd fan Reset Power...
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DRAM Power LED Standby Diagnostic Power LED...
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JP14 JP15 JP13 By CPU FSB 1333 FSB 800 FSB 1066 JP14 1-2 On 3-4 On 2-3 On 2-3 On JP13 1-2 On 2-3 On 2-3 On 2-3 On JP15 1-2 On 3-4 On 2-3 On 2-3 On...
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LAN 1 LAN 2 1394-0 USB 10-11 USB 6-7 USB 8-9 1394-0 1394-1...
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USB 11 USB 10 LAN 1 USB 9 USB 8 LAN 2 USB 7 USB 6 USB 4-5 USB 0-1 USB 2-3...
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CD-in Line-in Front Line-out audio Mic-in Optical S/PDIF Rear R/L Side R/L S/PDIF-out S/PDIF-in...
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Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel CD-in 10 9 Line out Jet Detect Line out_Left Sense N. C. Line out_Right Mic Jet Detect Mic_Right Mic_Left Front audio SPDIF in SPDIF out Optical S/PDIF...
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IRRX Ground N. C. IRTX IrDA CIRTX 5VSB Ground N. C. CIRRX...
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N. C. Ground Power Power Ground Sense Speed NB fan Control CPU fan Power Power Ground N. C. Ground N. C. 3rd fan 1st fan Power Power Ground N. C. Ground N. C. System fan 2nd fan Reset Power...
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DRAM Power LED Standby Diagnostic Power LED...
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JP14 JP15 JP13 FSB 1333 FSB 800 FSB 1066 1-2 On JP14 2-3 On 3-4 On 2-3 On 1-2 On JP13 2-3 On 2-3 On 2-3 On 1-2 On JP15 3-4 On 2-3 On 2-3 On...
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PS/2 LAN 1 LAN 2 1394-0 PS/2 USB 10-11 USB 6-7 USB 8-9 PS/2 PS/2 1394-0 1394-1...
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USB 11 USB 10 LAN 1 USB 9 USB 8 LAN 2 USB 7 USB 6 USB 4-5 USB 0-1 USB 2-3...
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CD-in Line-in Front Line-out audio Mic-in Optical S/PDIF Rear R/L Side R/L S/PDIF-out S/PDIF-in...
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Left audio channel Ground Ground Right audio channel CD-in 10 9 Line out Jet Detect Line out_Left Sense N. C. Line out_Right Mic Jet Detect Mic_Right Mic_Left Front audio SPDIF in SPDIF out Optical S/PDIF...
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IRRX Ground N. C. IRTX IrDA CIRTX 5VSB N. C. Ground CIRRX...
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N. C. Ground Power Power Ground Sense Speed NB fan Control CPU fan Power Power Ground N. C. Ground N. C. 3rd fan 1st fan Power Power Ground N. C. Ground N. C. System fan 2nd fan...
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HDD LED Power HD-LED N. C. N. C. PWRBT+ ATX-SW PWRBT- N. C. N. C. RESET Ground H/W Reset Speaker Data N. C. SPEAKER Ground Speaker Power LED Power (+) LED Power (+) PWR-LED LED Power (-) or Standby Signal...
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