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  • Page 1 C51G-ML System Board User’s Manual 91100605...
  • 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 written permission from the copyright holders. This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any...

  • 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 About this Manual................Warranty..................... Static Electricity Precaution..............Safety Measures..................About the Package................Before Using the System Board............Chapter 1 - Introduction..............Specifications........................... Special Features of the System Board..............Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation............ System Board Layout ......................System Memory..........................

  • Page 5: About This Manual

    About this Manual This user’s manual contains detailed information about the system board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should al- ways be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual manual is included in the system board package.

  • 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 floppy cable Two Serial ATA data cables Two Serial ATA power cables One RAID driver diskette...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction Specifications ® Processor Athlon 64 / Sempron Socket 754 Front Side Bus 1600MT/s HyperTransport interface ® Chipset NVIDIA chipset ® - North bridge: NVIDIA GeForce 6100 GPU - South bridge: NVIDIA ® nForce 410 MCP System Memory Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets Supports single channel (64-bit wide) memory interface...
  • Page 9 Introduction Realtek RTL8201CL LAN Phy Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T) and 802.3u (100BASE-TX) standards Supports two IDE connectors that allows connecting up to four UltraDMA 133Mbps hard drives Serial ATA with Supports two Serial ATA ports RAID SATA speed up to 3Gb/s RAID 0 and RAID 1 Rear Panel I/O 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port...

  • Page 10: Special Features Of The System Board

    Introduction Features The system board supports the AMD Athlon 64 proc- essor. AMD Athlon 64 provides superior computing for many software applications by allowing both 32-bit and 64-bit applications to run simultaneously on the same platform. The operating system and software are able to process more data and access a tremendous amount of memory which im- proves the overall system performance.
  • Page 11 Introduction The graphics integrated in the GeForce 6100 GPU ® (Graphics Processing Unit) suppor ts Microsoft ® ® DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 and NVIDIA PureVideo technology that delivers realistic effects and multimedia functionality for an incredible PC performance on popular games and multimedia applications.
  • Page 12 Introduction S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that trans- fers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog.
  • Page 13 Introduction The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 por ts. USB 1.1 suppor ts 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.
  • Page 14 Introduction This function allows you to use a USB key- Wake-On-USB board or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. Important: If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...
  • Page 15 Introduction When power returns after an AC power fail- power failure ure, you may choose to either power-on the recovery system manually, let the system power-on au- tomatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation System Board Layout...

  • Page 17: System Memory

    Hardware Installation Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, 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 protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis.
  • Page 18 Hardware Installation BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu (“DRAM Timing and Config” section) of the BIOS. Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket.

  • Page 19: Cpu

    Hardware Installation Overview The system board is equipped with a surface mount 754-pin CPU socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing an AMD CPU. Installing the CPU 1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down.
  • Page 20 Hardware Installation 4. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways, away from the socket, then lifting it up to a 90 angle. Make sure the lever is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly. Lever 5.
  • Page 21 Hardware Installation 6. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force. Important: Do not force the CPU into the socket. Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU.

  • Page 22: Installing The Fan And Heat Sink

    Hardware Installation Installing the Fan and Heat Sink The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink. Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board. Note: •...
  • Page 23 Hardware Installation 3. Place the heat sink on top of the CPU. Now hook one side of the retention clip onto the retention module base by fitting the holes on the retention clip into the retaining tabs of the retention module base.
  • Page 24 Hardware Installation 4. Hook the other side of the retention clip (the one near the retention lever) so that the holes on the retention clip also fit into the retaining tabs of the retention module base. Note: You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink as- sembly in place if it did not fit properly onto the retention module base.

  • Page 25: Jumper Settings

    Hardware Installation Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Data 1-2 On: Normal (default) 2-3 On: Clear CMOS Data If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the processor’s ratio/clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • Page 26 Hardware Installation 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Genie BIOS Setting submenu and press <Enter>. 6. Set the processor’s clock/ratio to its default setting or an appro- priate bus clock or ratio. Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information.
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation PS/2 Power Select 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) JP7 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system. BIOS Setting Configure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS.

  • Page 28: Usb Power Select

    Hardware Installation USB Power Select USB 1-4 (JP3) 2-3 On: 5VSB 1-2 On: 5V (default) USB 5-8 (JP4) 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) JP3 and JP4 are used to select the power of the USB ports. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system..
  • Page 29 Hardware Installation PCI Express Card Setting 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Default To detect PCIE card on PCIE1 slot 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Default To detect PCIE card on PCIE2 slot The system can detect most PCI Express cards. However if you are using cards such as Gigabyte GC-LC05 (BroadCom BCM5721) or other cards not detected by the system, set JP2 and/or JP5 to 2-3 On.

  • Page 30: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    Hardware Installation Rear Panel I/O Ports PS/2 Mouse Parallel Line-in USB 2 Line-out Mic-in PS/2 K/B USB 1 USB 3-4 The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following: • PS/2 mouse port • PS/2 keyboard port • Parallel port •...
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location CN14 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards.
  • Page 32 Hardware Installation Parallel Port Parallel The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at loca- tion CN10 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP. Setting Function Allows normal speed operation but (Standard Parallel Port) in one direction only.
  • Page 33 Hardware Installation Serial Port The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port at loca- tion CN4 (COM 1). The serial port is RS-232 asynchronous commu- nication port with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other se- rial devices.
  • Page 34 Hardware Installation The VGA port is used for connecting a CRT VGA monitor. Connect the monitor’s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA port (Blue) at location CN1. After you plug the monitor’s cable connector into the VGA port, gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place.
  • Page 35 Hardware Installation USB (Universal Serial Bus) USB 2 USB 1 USB 4 USB 3 USB 5-6 USB 7-8 The system board supports 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. Four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at locations CN2 (USB 1-2) and CN3 (USB 3-4) of the system board. The J8 (USB 5-6) and J7 (USB 7-8) connectors allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports.
  • Page 36 Hardware Installation Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information. Refer to chapter 4 for more information about installing the USB 2.0 driver.
  • Page 37 Hardware Installation RJ45 LAN The onboard LAN port is at location CN3 of the system board. LAN allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub. BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Onboard Device”...
  • Page 38 Hardware Installation Audio Rear audio Line-in Line-out Mic-in Front audio Rear Panel Audio (CN6) • Line-in (Light Blue) In a 2-channel mode, this jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, tape player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc.
  • Page 39 Hardware Installation 2-channel 6-channel 4-channel Light Blue Line-in Rear R/L Rear R/L Lime Line-out Front R/L Front R/L Pink Mic-in Center/Subwoofer Mic-in Front Audio The front audio connector at location J4 allows you to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system.

  • Page 40: I/O Connectors

    Hardware Installation Internal I/O Connectors CD-in Connector Ground Ground Right audio Left audio channel channel The CD-in connector at location J32 is used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
  • Page 41 Hardware Installation S/PDIF Connector SPDIF out SPDIF in The S/PDIF connector is used to connect external S/PDIF ports. Your S/PDIF ports may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J3.

  • Page 42: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation Floppy Disk Drive Connector The floppy disk drive connector supports up to two standard floppy disk drives. To prevent improper floppy cable installation, the floppy disk header has a keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.

  • Page 43: Serial Ata Connectors

    Hardware Installation Serial ATA Connectors SATA 2 SATA 1 SATA speed up to 3Gb/s RAID 0 and RAID 1 Connecting Serial ATA Cables Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to SATA 1 (J17) or SATA 2 (J16) and the other end to your Serial ATA device. Configuring RAID The system board allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives.

  • Page 44: Ide Disk Drive Connectors

    Hardware Installation IDE Disk Drive Connectors IDE 2 IDE 1 The two shrouded PCI IDE headers will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism.
  • Page 45 Hardware Installation Note: Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings. Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives.

  • Page 46: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation IrDA Connector IRRX N. C. Ground IRTX The IrDA connector at location J9 is for connecting an IrDA module. Connect the cable connector from your IrDA module to J9. Note: The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board.

  • Page 47: Cooling Fan Connectors

    Hardware Installation Cooling Fan Connectors CPU fan Sense Ground Power Power Ground Sense Chipset fan Power Ground Sense System fan Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector (J30) on the system board. Chipset fan (J33) and system fan (J31) are used to connect additional cooling fans.
  • Page 48 Hardware Installation DRAM Power LED DRAM Power LED DRAM Power LED This LED will light when the system’s power is on. Warning: When the DRAM Power LED lit red, it indicates that power is present on the DDR sockets. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules.

  • Page 49: 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 onto CN8. 1 2 2 4 Ground +3.3VDC +12VDC...
  • Page 50 Hardware Installation The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate. The total system power consumption which is dependent upon the system configuration (CPU power, amount of memory, add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may exceed the minimum power requirement.

  • Page 51: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation Front Panel Connectors 2 01 9 SPEAKER RESET ATX-SW HD-LED PWR-LED 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 52 Hardware Installation 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...
  • Page 53 Hardware Installation PCI Express Slots PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 PCI Express x16 Install PCI Express x16 graphics card, that comply to the PCI Express specifications, into the PCI Express x16 slot. To install a graphics 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.
  • Page 54 Hardware Installation Battery The lithium ion battery powers the real-time clock and CMOS memory. It is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off. Safety Measures • Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer.

  • Page 55: 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 56 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” and press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date <mm:dd:yy> Thu, Jan 2 2006 Item Help Time <hh:mm:ss>...
  • Page 57 BIOS Setup IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave and IDE Chan- nel 2/3 Master IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave Used to configure Parallel ATA drives IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Used to configure Serial ATA drives IDE Channel 3 Master Note:...
  • Page 58 BIOS Setup 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 IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Channel 0 Master Menu Level Auto Access Mode...
  • Page 59 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 60 BIOS Setup Halt On This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected. All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error.

  • Page 61: Advanced Bios Features

    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 Item Help...

  • Page 62: Removable Device Priority

    BIOS Setup Removable Device Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the removable devices. 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 63: Hard Disk Boot Priority

    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 64 BIOS Setup CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These fields speed up the memory access. The default is Enabled, which provides better performance by enabling cache. Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) whenever the sys- tem is powered on.
  • Page 65 BIOS Setup Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys. When set to Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys.
  • Page 66 BIOS Setup APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting. MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using. OS Select for DRAM > 64MB Select the “OS2” option only if the system that is running an OS/2 operating system has greater than 64MB RAM.

  • Page 67: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Auto Item Help Err 94 Enh Auto Menu Level Disabled CPU Spread Spectrum Disabled PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum Disabled HT Spread Spectrum Disabled Enabled SSE/SSE2/SSE3 Instructions Init Display First PCIEx...
  • Page 68 BIOS Setup PCIE Spread Spectrum This field is used to enable or disable the PCIE spread spectrum. SATA Spread Spectrum This field is used to enable or disable the SATA spread spectrum. HT Spread Spectrum This field is used to enable or disable the HT spread spectrum. SSE/SSE2/SSE3 Instructions The options are Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 69 BIOS Setup System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM ad- dressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the higher the efficiency of the system. Dual VGA Support This field is used to enable or disable the dual VGA function.

  • Page 70: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help Onboard Device Press Enter Menu Level Press Enter Super IO Device ↑↓→← : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults...
  • Page 71 BIOS Setup OnChip IDE Channel0 and OnChip IDE Channel1 These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and second- ary IDE controller. The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller. Primary Master/Slave PIO and Secondary Master/Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input/Output.
  • Page 72 BIOS Setup IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer. The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive. Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode.

  • Page 73: Onboard Device

    BIOS Setup Onboard Device Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device OnChip USB V1.1+V2.0 Item Help USB Memory Type Shadow Menu Level USB Keyboard Support Disabled AC97 Audio Auto MAC Lan Auto MAC Media Interface Pin Strap ↑↓→← : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save...

  • Page 74: Onboard Fdc Controller

    BIOS Setup Super IO Device Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Enabled Onboard FDC Controller Item Help Onboard Serial Port 1 (COM) 3F8/IRQ4 Menu Level Onboard Serial Port 2 (IR) 2F8/IRQ3 IrDA IR Mode Select IR Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7...
  • Page 75 BIOS Setup IR Mode Select This field is used to select the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA device. For better transmission of data, your IrDA periph- eral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of 1 meter.

  • Page 76: 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 ACPI Function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S3(STR) Menu Level User Define Power Management Video Off Method...
  • Page 77 BIOS Setup Power Management This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “HDD Power Down” field is activated. Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the “HDD Power Down”...
  • Page 78 BIOS Setup Soft-Off by PBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Delay 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management func- tion is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system enters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 79 BIOS Setup Day of Month Alarm The system will power-on everyday according to the time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field. 1-31 Select a date you would like the system to power-on. The system will power-on on the set date, and time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm”...

  • Page 80: Resources Controlled By

    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 Resources Controlled By Auto...

  • Page 81: Irq Resources

    BIOS Setup IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources IRQ-3 assigned to PCI Device Item Help IRQ-4 assigned to PCI Device...

  • Page 82: Pc Health Status

    BIOS Setup PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled Item Help CPU Fan Power Auto Menu Level Current Chipset Voltage 1.15V Vcc3 3.28V +12V 11.97V Vcc5 5.09V Current DRAM Voltage 2.56V V5SB 4.97V VBAT 3.09V...
  • Page 83 BIOS Setup Current CPU Temperature to Current Chipset Temp These fields will show the current temperature of the CPU, internal system and chipset. Current System Fan Speed to Current CPU Fan Speed These fields will show the current fan speed of the monitored cool- ing fans in RPM (Rotation Per Minute).

  • Page 84: Genie Bios Setting

    BIOS Setup Genie BIOS Setting Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Genie BIOS Setting Item Help DRAM Timing and Config Press Enter System Bus Configuration Press Enter Menu Level ======== Ratio & Clock Setting ======== DRAM timing and Current CPU Frequency is 2000MHz control CPU Clock Setting...
  • Page 85 BIOS Setup DRAM Timing and Config Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Timing and Config Item Help Auto CAS# Latency (Tcl) Auto Min RAS# Active Time (Tras) Menu Level RAS# to CAS# Delay (Trcd) Auto...
  • Page 86 BIOS Setup RAS# to CAS# Delay (Trcd) When DRAM refreshes, both rows and columns are addressed separately. This field is used to select the delay time from RAS (Row Address Strobe) to CAS (Column Address Strobe) when reading and writing to the same bank. The lesser the clock cycle, the faster the DRAM’s performance.
  • Page 87 BIOS Setup Read Preamble Value When the DQS receiver is turned on, you can select the time prior to the max-read DQS return. This will notify the controller on when to enable its DQS receiver when awaiting the DRAM DQS driver to turn on for a read.
  • Page 88 BIOS Setup DRAM ECC Feature Control This field is used to enable or disable the DRAM’s ECC feature. When enabled, it allows the system to automatically correct and re- cover from memory failure. ECC Memory Interlock The options are At Least One and All Are. ECC MCE Enable The options are Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 89 BIOS Setup System Bus Configuration Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility System Bus Configuration CPU ‘n’ NB LDT Bus Width 16 Bits Item Help NB ‘n’ SB LDT Bus Width 8 Bits Menu Level ↑↓→←...
  • Page 90 BIOS Setup Current CPU Frequency is This field will show the detected frequency of the CPU. CPU Clock Setting This field provides several options for selecting the external system bus clock of the processor. The available options allow you to adjust the processor’s bus clock by 1MHz increment.
  • Page 91 BIOS Setup AMD K8 Cool ‘n’ Quiet Auto Enables AMD’s Cool‘n’Quiet technology. This function allows the system to detect the CPU’s tasks and utili- zation status. When the CPU’s task slows down, the system effectively lowers power consumption by changing its CPU speed and voltage, subsequently decreasing its noise level.

  • Page 92: Hot Keys

    BIOS Setup Hot Keys Reloading the Default Clock Settings If the overclocked settings resulted to the system’s instability or worse yet, not being able to boot up the system, follow the steps below to restore the clock’s settings back to their default value. 1.
  • Page 93 BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting de- fault values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features. You should use these values only if you have hardware problems. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.

  • Page 94: 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 95: 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 96: 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 97 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 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password...

  • Page 98: 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 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults...

  • Page 99: Nvraid Bios

    BIOS Setup NVRAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives (SATA 1 and SATA 2). After you power up the system and all drives have been detected, the NVRAID BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the <F10>...

  • Page 100: Updating The Bios

    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 101 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 102: Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

    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. Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear.
  • Page 103 Supported Software Microsoft DirectX 9.0C When you insert the CD, the default menu that will appear is the Chipset Drivers menu. If in any case it is not, click the “CHIPSET” icon that is on the left side of the autorun screen. 1.
  • Page 104 Supported Software 3. You are now ready to install DirectX. Click Next. 4. Click Finish. Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect.
  • Page 105 Supported Software nVidia Chipset System Drivers On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “CHIPSET” icon. 1. Click “nVidia Chipset System Drivers” on the main menu. 2. The installation wizard is now preparing to install the driver. Click Next. 3.
  • Page 106 Supported Software 4. The installation wizard will now install the NVIDIA IDE driver. This driver will replace the Windows ATA drivers to enable the processor and other system level hardware to be more productive and efficient. Click Next. 5. Click Yes to install the NVIDIA IDE driver.
  • Page 107 Supported Software nVidia Chipset Graphics Drivers On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “GRAPHICS” icon. 1. Click “nVidia Chipset Graphics Drivers” on the main menu. 2. Click Next to install the driver. 3. Click “Yes, I want to re- start my computer now”...

  • Page 108: Realtek Audio Drivers

    Supported Software Realtek Audio Drivers On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “AUDIO” icon. 1. Click “Realtek Audio Drivers” on the main menu. 2. The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install AC97 audio. 3. AC97 audio is intalling and configuring the new software installation.
  • Page 109 Supported Software 4. Click “Yes, I want to re- start my computer now” then click Finish. Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect.
  • Page 110 Supported Software AMD CPU Cool‘n’Quiet Drivers On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 1. Click “AMD Cool‘n’Quiet Drivers” on the main menu. 2. Setup is now ready to in- stall and configure the driver. Click Next. 3.
  • Page 111 Supported Software 4. Go through the readme document for system re- quirements and installa- tion tips then click Next. 5. Click Next to install to the designated folder or click Browse to select an- other folder. 6. Click “Yes, I want to re- start my computer now”...
  • Page 112 Supported Software ITE Smart Guardian The system board comes with the ITE Smart Guardian utility. This utility is capable of monitoring the system’s temperature, fan speed, voltage, etc. and allows you to manually set a range (Highest and Lowest Limit) to the items being monitored.
  • Page 113 Supported Software 3. You are now ready to install Smar t Guardian. Click Next to install or click Browse to select another folder. 4. Click Next to add the program icon to the Program Folder. 5. Click Finish. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.

  • Page 114: Installation Notes

    2. All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated. Please go to DFI's web site at "http://www.dfi.com/support1/ download2.asp" for the latest version of the drivers or software applications.

  • Page 115: Chapter 5 - Cool'n'quiet Technology

    Cool‘n’Quiet Technology Chapter 5 - Cool’n’Quiet Technology Cool‘n’Quiet Technology The AMD Cool‘n’Quiet technology allows the system to detect the CPU’s tasks and utilization status. When the CPU’s task slows down, the system effectively lowers power consumption by lowering its CPU speed and voltage, subsequently decreasing its noise level. To enable the Cool‘n’Quiet technology, the following settings are required.
  • Page 116 Cool‘n’Quiet Technology 4. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. 5. Type <Y> and press <Enter>. 6. Reboot the system. Step 2: Install the Cool‘n’Quiet Driver 1.
  • Page 117 Cool‘n’Quiet Technology Step 3: Configure Power Management in Windows 1. On the Windows desktop, click Start then select Control Panel. 2. In Control Panel, double-click the Power Options icon.
  • Page 118 Cool‘n’Quiet Technology 3. In the Power Schemes tab, select Minimal Power Management under the Power schemes section then click OK.

  • Page 119: Chapter 6 - Raid

    RAID Chapter 6 - RAID The NVIDIA nForce 410 chip allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives connected to SATA 1 and SATA 2. It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. 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 Step 1: Connect Serial ATA Drives Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device. SATA connectors Important: Make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you won’t be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility.
  • Page 121 RAID Step 2: Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS 1. Power-on the system then press <Del> to enter the main menu of the Award BIOS. 2. Select the Integrated Peripherals submenu - > OnChip IDE De- vice section of the BIOS. 3.
  • Page 122 RAID Step 3: Configure Serial ATA in the NVIDIA RAID BIOS When the system powers-up and all drives have been detected, the NVIDIA RAID BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the <F10> key to enter the utility. The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives.
  • Page 123 RAID This time, select “NVIDIA nForce ATA RAID Class Controller”. Press <Enter> to install the driver. Make sure both files have been installed or the setup will fail. If you need to install other devices, please do so at this time otherwise please proceed to the next step.

  • Page 124: Appendix A - System Error Message

    System Error Message Appendix A - 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 125 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 126: Appendix B - Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Appendix B - 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 127: Troubleshooting

    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 128: 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 129 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.

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