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Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL
Chapter 1 Specification ........................................... 10
1-1 75FRN / 75FRN-R / 7FRN-L / 75FRN-RL Layout ........... 11
1-2 Mainboard Specifications .................................................... 12
1-2.1 CPU Socket ................................................................................... 12
1-2.2 System Chipsets ........................................................................... 12
1-2.3 Memory ......................................................................................... 12
1-2.4 BIOS ............................................................................................... 12
1-2.5 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface ........................... 13
1-2.6 Advanced System Power Management .................................... 13
1-2.7 Multi-I/O Functions .................................................................... 13
1-2.8 Expansion Slots ............................................................................ 13
1-2.9 AC'97 Audio Codec on board .................................................... 14
1-2.10 Hardware Monitor on board ................................................... 14
1-2.11 Serial ATA RAID Controller (75FRN-R / RL only) ............. 14
1-2.12 LAN on board (75FRN-L / 75FRN-RL only) ........................ 14
1-2.13 Form Factor ................................................................................ 14
1-3 Mainboard Specification Table ........................................... 15
1-4 Chipset System Block Diagram ........................................... 16
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ..................................... 18
2-1 CPU Identification and Installation ................................... 19
2-1.1 CPU Identification Legends ....................................................... 19
2-1.2 CPU Installation with Socket 462 ............................................. 20
2-2 Memory Installation ............................................................. 21
2-2.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module .............................................. 21
2-2.2 To Remove a DIMM .................................................................... 22
2-3 AGP Slot Installation ............................................................ 23
2-4 IDE Connector Installation ................................................. 24
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Contents Chapter 1 Specification ........... 10 1-1 75FRN / 75FRN-R / 7FRN-L / 75FRN-RL Layout ... 11 1-2 Mainboard Specifications ............ 12 1-2.1 CPU Socket ................... 12 1-2.2 System Chipsets ................12 1-2.3 Memory ..................12 1-2.4 BIOS .................... - Page 2 Contents 2-5 Floppy Drive Connector Installation ......... 25 2-6 Serial ATA Connectors (75FRN-R / 75FRN-RL Only) ..26 2-7 ATX Power Supply Installation .......... 27 2-8 Jumper Settings ..............28 2-8.1 How to tackle the Jumpers: ............29 2-8.2 Jp2: CPU Clock/Overclock Select ..........29 2-8.3 J5: Clear CMOS ................
- Page 3 Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 3-5 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Win2000 or WinXP ... 49 3-6 RAID Controller Drivers (75FRN-R / RL Only) ....50 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup ..........52 4-1 About BIOS Setup ..............53 4-2 To Run BIOS Setup ...............
- Page 4 Contents 5-2.1 For Windows 2000/XP ..............91 5-2.2 Windows 95/98 ................93 5-2.3 DOS/Windows 3.1x ..............96 5-2.4 Windows NT4.0 ................97 APPENDICES ............99 Appendix-1 Identify BIOS Version & BIOS Part Number . 100 Appendix-2 Identify Mainboard Model Number ....101 Appendix-3 Technical Terms ............
- Page 5 Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL ITEM CHECKUP • Mainboard • Mainboard User Manual • Multi-lingual Quick Installation Guide • Support CD • Bundled Bonus Pack CD • Bundled Bonus Pack Manual • Promise SATA RAID Driver Diskette (Optional) • Cables : ATA66/100/133 IDE Cable FDD Cable USB Cable (Optional)
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Page 7: Chapter 1 Specification
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Chapter 1 Specification Introduction This series features an integration of the powerful AMD processors Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron and the North Bridge nVIDIA nFORCE2 SPP plus South Bridge nFORCE2 MCP, with which the whole system per- formance supports 333/266/200 MHz system bus. -
Page 8: 75Frn / 75Frn-R / 7Frn-L / 75Frn-Rl Layout
Chapter 1 Specification 1-1 75FRN / 75FRN-R / 7FRN-L / 75FRN-RL Layout RJ45 (75FRN-L / RL Only) Mouse (on top) Fan2 PS/2 K/B (underside) +12V Power RJ45 (on top) USB0 (middle) Fan1 USB1 (underside) AGP 4X/8X CDIN1 PCI1 nVIDIA nFORCE2 PCI2 ALC650 AC'97... -
Page 9: Mainboard Specifications
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 1-2 Mainboard Specifications 1-2.1 CPU Socket CPU Socket 462 (Socket A) on board, supporting AMD Athlon, Athlon XP and Duron processors and implementing 333/266/200MHz system 1-2.2 System Chipsets • North Bridge nVIDIA nFORCE2 SPP for managing and supporting 333/266/200MHz system Bus, AGP 8X/4X interface and DDR 333/ 266MHz Memory Interface with an enhanced support of DDR 400MHz Memory Module. -
Page 10: 1-2.5 Accelerated Graphics Port (Agp) Interface
Chapter 1 Specification 1-2.5 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface AGP Controller embedded on board, supporting: • 1.5V(8X/4X) power mode only, 1 AGP Slot supported • 8X 66MHz AD and SBA signaling; AGP pipelined split-transaction long burst transfers up to 2GB/sec. •... -
Page 11: 1-2.9 Ac'97 Audio Codec On Board
• Hardware Monitor supported by LPC I/O W83627HF, providing moni- toring functions on hardware voltage, temperatures and fan speeds. • Utility Software Soltek Hardware Monitor for displaying monitor sta- tus is enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation. 1-2.11 Serial ATA RAID Controller (75FRN-R / RL only) •... -
Page 12: Mainboard Specification Table
BIOS Award BIOS Memory Dual-channel DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM, up to 3GB in 3 DDR DIMM slots I/O Chip Winbond W83627HF with Soltek HM AGP interface AGP 8X/4X mode only Audio AC’97 Audio Codec, 6-channel compliant IDE Interface 2 ATA 133/100/66 IDE Connector... -
Page 13: Chipset System Block Diagram
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 1-4 Chipset System Block Diagram Socket 462 for AMD CPUs System Bus 333/266/200MHz NVIDIA DDR memory nFORCE2 Interface System AGP 8X/4X AGP Slot Memory DDR 400/ 333/266 North Bridge SDRAM HyperTransport 2 SATA ports+ 1 IDE port 5 PCI Slots NVIDIA PCI Bus... -
Page 14: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Chapter 2 Hardware Setup To Get Things Ready for Hardware Setup ! 1. We recommend to install your CPU before any other components. For detailed installation instructions of processor, you can also refer to the pamphlet enclosed in your CPU package. 2. -
Page 15: Cpu Identification And Installation
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-1 CPU Identification and Installation 2-1.1 CPU Identification Legends XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX 0.13 um CPU 0.18um CPU AMD Athlon(Duron) AX 1900 D M T 3 C (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Family / Architecture: A, AX, AXDA=AMD Athlon Processor D, DHD, DHM, DHL=AMD Duron Processor... -
Page 16: 2-1.2 Cpu Installation With Socket 462
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 2-1.2 CPU Installation with Socket 462 This mainboard is built with CPU Socket 462 supporting the AMD CPUs Athlon, Athlon XP and Duron: • Follow the steps described in this section to install CPU into the on- board Socket 462. -
Page 17: Memory Installation
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-2 Memory Installation How to tackle the memory Modules: • Make sure to unplug your power supply before adding or removing memory module. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your mainboard and the memory module. •... -
Page 18: 2-2.2 To Remove A Dimm
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 2-2.2 To Remove a DIMM Press down the holding latches on both sides of slot to release the module from the DIMM slot. D D R D I M M S l o t s (184-pin) Mouse (on top) -
Page 19: Agp Slot Installation
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-3 AGP Slot Installation The AGP slot on board supports 1.5V AGP 8X/4X card only. A Rib is specifically added to the 8X/4X slot so as to match the AGP 8X/4X card. To insert a 3.3V AGP 2X card into the AGP 4X slot will damage the system chip and burn the 1.5V circuitry. -
Page 20: Ide Connector Installation
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 2-4 IDE Connector Installation 1. To install IDE Connector, you may connect the blue connector of IDE cable to the primary (IDE1) or secondary (IDE2) connector on board, and then connect the gray connector to your slave device and the black connector to your master device. -
Page 21: Floppy Drive Connector Installation
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-5 Floppy Drive Connector Installation To install FDC, you should connect the end of FDC cable with single connector to the board, and connect the other end with two connectors to the floppy drives. Mouse (on top) Fan2 PS/2 K/B (underside) -
Page 22: Serial Ata Connectors (75Frn-R / 75Frn-Rl Only)
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 2-6 Serial ATA Connectors (75FRN-R / 75FRN-RL Only) 2 Serial ATA connectors are built on board, supported by the SATA RAID Controller PDC20376. Before we install SATA RAID disk drive to the Serial ATA Connector, we must first enable the controller PDC20376 by Jumper Jp4 1-2 closed and then install the RAID Controller Driver (see Chapter 5 Disk Array Installation). -
Page 23: Atx Power Supply Installation
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-7 ATX Power Supply Installation +12V Power Connector +12V +12V Mouse (on top) Fan2 PS/2 K/B (underside) +12V Power +12V RJ45 (on top) PWR OK USB0 (middle) Fan1 USB1 (underside) AGP 4X/8X CDIN1 PCI1 nVIDIA PS ON# nFORCE2 PCI2 ALC650... -
Page 24: Jumper Settings
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 2-8 Jumper Settings The following diagrams show the locations and settings of jumper blocks on the mainboard. Jp5: Jp2 : Anti-burn Shield (ABSII) CPU Clock Select (Overheated CPU Shutdown) (only for Athlon XP/ (default) Duron Morgan) 1-2 closed Auto Detect... -
Page 25: 2-8.1 How To Tackle The Jumpers
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-8.1 How to tackle the Jumpers: A 2-pin Jumper A 3-pin Jumper If a pin-header (of 2 or more pins) is designed in such a way that its pins can be closed or linked together to The conductor inside the cap set up a specific function, this header links two header-pins together. -
Page 26: 2-8.3 J5: Clear Cmos
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Further notes on CPU Overclocking: 1. CPU overclocking should take all components on board into account. If you fail in overclocking, you will not be able to restart system. In such case, power off system and clear CMOS by J5 as stated below and then restart your system. -
Page 27: 2-8.4 Jp5: Anti-Burn Shield (Absii)
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-8.4 Jp5: Anti-burn Shield (ABSII) Jp5: Anti-burn Shield (ABSII) (Overheated CPU Shutdown) (only for Athlon XP/ Duron Morgan) 1-2 closed (default) To enable overheated CPU C) shutdown function 2-3 closed To disable overheated CPU shutdown function Jp5 is designed to enable the overheat safeguard for some CPUs which are incorporated with a protective thermal diode. -
Page 28: 2-8.5 Jp1: Usb & Ps/2 Kb/Mouse Wake-Up
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 2-8.5 Jp1: USB & PS/2 KB/Mouse Wake-up JP1 is designed to select USB & PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Wake-up function. Setting JP1 to 2-3 closed will allow users to wake up system from suspending while setting JP1 to 1-2 closed (default) will allow us- ers to disable this function. -
Page 29: Other Connectors Configuration
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-9 Other Connectors Configuration This section lists out all connectors configurations for users’ reference. 2-9.1 Onboard FAN Connectors Void Sensor +12V Mouse +12V (on top) Fan2 PS/2 K/B (underside) Sensor Conn. No Sensor +12V Power FAN2, Sensor Fan Connector (Yellow) RJ45 (on top) -
Page 30: 2-9.2 Usb Ports And Usb Pin-Headers
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 2-9.2 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers This series provides two USB ports USB0 and USB1 on board sup- porting various USB devices. In addition, two USB pin-headers are added on board to provide expansion of four more optional USB ports by using two additional USB Cables. -
Page 31: 2-9.3 Chassis Panel Connectors
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-9.3 Chassis Panel Connectors A : PS/2 Mouse H : Line Out / B : LPT1 Port Front Speaker OUT C : Game/MIDI : Line In / D : Lan Port RJ45 (Top) Rear Speaker Out (75FRN-L / 75FRN - RL Only) J : Microphone Input / E : PS/2 Keyboard... -
Page 32: 2-9.5 Cd-Rom Audio Connectors
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 2-9.5 CD-ROM Audio Connectors CDIN1 is an audio connector connecting CD-ROM audio to mainboard. Mouse (on top) Fan2 PS/2 K/B (underside) CD-ROM Audio Connector CDIN1 Pin Signal +12V Power Pin 1 Left Channel RJ45 (on top) USB0 (middle) Fan1... -
Page 33: 2-9.7 Wake On Lan Connector
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-9.7 Wake On LAN Connector: 1. This connector connects to a PCI LAN card with a Ring signal output. The connector powers up the system when it receives a wake-up packet or signal through the LAN card. 2. -
Page 34: 2-9.8 Complex Pin-Header (Front Panel Connectors)
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 2-9.8 Complex Pin-header (Front Panel Connectors) This complex Pin-header consists of the following connectors for vari- ous front panel supports. When you have fixed the mainboard to the case, join the connectors of this Complex Pin-header to the case Front Panel. - Page 35 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup (1) SMI Connector (Optional): Connection: Connected to the Suspend Switch. Function: Manually selecting DOS system into the Suspend Mode or “Green Mode” by System Mangement Interupt. (2) Power Switch Connector: Connection: Connected to a momentary button or switch. Function: Manually switching the system between “On”...
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Page 36: 2-9.9 6-Channel Sound Output Connector(Optional)
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 2-9.9 6-channel Sound Output Connector(Optional) This series is designed with a 6-chan- Mouse (on top) Fan2 PS/2 K/B (underside) nel Audio-out connector “Audio1”. If this option is chosen, it will provide 3 addi- tional audio-out ports for the 6-channel +12V Power sound. -
Page 37: Irq Description
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-10 IRQ Description Function Description Priority IRQ 0 System Timer IRQ 1 Keyboard Controller IRQ 2 Programmable Interrupt IRQ 3 Serial Port (COM 2) IRQ 4 Serial Port (COM 1) IRQ 5 Free IRQ 6 Floppy Disk Controller IRQ 7 Parallel Port (LPT1) IRQ 8... -
Page 38: Chapter 3 Software Setup
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Chapter 3 Software Setup Drivers, Utilities and Software Installation • Support CD: This series of mainboards will be shipped with a Support CD which contains those necessary driver files, Application Softwares and some helpful utilities. It is a user-friendly, auto-run CD which will open itself up in a CD-ROM automatically. -
Page 39: To Open Up The Support Cd
Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-1 To Open up the Support CD 1. Please put the Support CD enclosed in your mainboard package into the CD-ROM drive. In a few seconds, the Main Menu will automatic- ally appear, displaying the contents to be installed for this series: 2. -
Page 40: To Install "Nvidia Nforce2 All In 1 Driver
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 3-2 To Install “nVIDIA nForce2 All in 1 Driver” 1. Before opening the Support CD, please update Win 2K or Win XP with the latest Service Pack. Otherwise, the installation of USB2.0 driver will not take effect. Please also note that the nVIDIA nForce2 All in 1 Driver does not support Win NT4. -
Page 41: To Verify 6-Channel Audio
Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-3 To Verify 6-channel Audio After installation of AC’97 6-channel Codec(AC’97 Driver is already packed in the nVIDIA nForce2 All in 1 Driver), you must configure the 5. 1 Speaker connection to enable the 6-channel audio. 1. - Page 42 Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 3. Again click “Advanced“ button to enter 6 channel configuration. ` äá Å â 4. At the “Other Controls”, set the two options to activiate 6 channel configuration. click to activiate...
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Page 43: To Install Hardware Monitor Utility
Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “ Hardware Monitor Utility” to proceed. Then the installation program automatically opens the “Soltek HM Setup” screen. Click “OK” to continue. Select the Program folder and click the large button to continue. -
Page 44: 3-4.2 Verification
A f t e r r e s t a r t i n g y o u r computer, click “Start” and choose the following path: \ Soltek HM \ Soltek HM to open the main window of the Soltek Hardware Doctor. -
Page 45: To Install Usb 2.0 Driver For Win2000 Or Winxp
Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-5 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Win2000 or WinXP USB V2.0 with its 480Mb/s transfer rate supports operating system Win2000 and WinXP via the Win 2K and Win XP Service Pack. Users should install the latest Service Pack for Win 2K or Win XP. 1. -
Page 46: Raid Controller Drivers (75Frn-R / Rl Only)
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 3-6 RAID Controller Drivers (75FRN-R / RL Only) 1. Please locate the Promise RAID Controller on your mainboard to make sure that you are using the right board. 2. Refer to Chapter 5 of this manual for Disk Array Setup and RAID Controller Drivers Installation. -
Page 47: Chapter 4 Bios Setup
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Chapter 4 BIOS Setup THE BIOS BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System. It was once called ROM BIOS when it was stored in a Read-Only Memory(ROM) chip Now manufacturers would like to store BIOS in EEPROM which means Electrically Erasable Programmable Memory. -
Page 48: About Bios Setup
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-1 About BIOS Setup BIOS setup is an interactive BIOS program that you need to run when: 1. Changing the hardware of your system. (For example: installing a new Hard Disk etc.) 2. Modifying the behavior of your computer. (For example: changing the system time or date, or turning special features on or off etc.) 3. -
Page 49: To Upgrade Bios
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 4-5 To Upgrade BIOS • System BIOS is incorporated into a Flash memory component. Flash BIOS allows user to upgrade BIOS without the need to replace an EPROM component. • The Upgrade Utility can be loaded on a floppy diskette to execute saving, verifying, and updating the system BIOS. - Page 50 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Step 4. Type awdflash *.bin /sn/py/cc and then press <Enter> to run BIOS upgrade program. (*.bin depends on your mainboard model and version code. Instead of typing “*”, you should type specific file name for your specific mainboard). Step 5.
- Page 51 Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Award Flash Memory Writer Start Screen Award Flash Memory Writer Complete Screen...
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Page 52: Bios Setup
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility Warning and Tips: If changing CMOS Configuration causes difficulty in rebooting system, you can take the following measures: 1. At pressing the power button to reboot, press the “Insert” key at the same time. -
Page 53: 4-6.2 Standard Cmos Setup
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup Standard CMOS Setup records some basic system hardware configuration and sets the system clock and error handling. You only need to modify the configuration values of this option if you want to change your system hardware configuration or when the data stored in the CMOS memory gets lost or damaged. - Page 54 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Date (mm:dd:yy) The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information. This field is for information only. Press the left or right arrow key to move to the desired field (date, month, year). Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting, or type the desired value into the field.
- Page 55 Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Drive A / Drive B Select this field to the type(s) of floppy disk drive(s) installed in your system. The choices are: 360KB, 5.25 in. 1.2MB, 5.25 in. 720KB, 3.5 in. 1.44MB, 3.5 in. 2.88MB, 3.5 in.
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Page 56: 4-6.3 Advanced Bios Features
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features improves your system performance or sets up system features according to your preference. Run the Advanced BIOS Features as follows: 1. Choose “Advanced BIOS Features” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear: Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features... - Page 57 Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the <F> keys follows: <F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item. <F5>: Get the previous values.
- Page 58 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Quick Power On Self Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to Test run the power-on self-test (POST). A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally enable quick POST. First/Second/Third/ The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from Other Boot Device the devices in the sequence selected in these items.
- Page 59 Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Typematic Rate (Chars When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you can / Sec) select a typematic rate (the rate at which character repeats when you hold down a key) of 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, or 30 characters per second.
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Page 60: 4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features Advanced Chipset Features is used to modify the values of chipset buffers. These buffers control the system options. Run the Advanced Chipset Features as follows: 1. Choose “Advanced Chipset Features” from the Main Menu and a list of option will appear: Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features... - Page 61 Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL System Performance Allows you to set different system performance modes. Choices: Optimal(default); Aggressive; Turbo; Ex- pert FSB Frequency Allows you to set the FSB Frequency. The Choices: 100MHz(default); 133MHz; 166MHz CPU Interface This value will change in accordance of the setting of “System Performance”.
- Page 62 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup AGP Aperture Size Series of options are available: 32, 64, 128, 256 or 512 MB. Memory mapped and graphics data struc- tures can reside in a Graphics Aperture. This area is like a linear buffer. BIOS will automatically report the starting address of this buffer to the O.S.
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Page 63: 4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals Integrated Peripherals option allows you to get some information inside your system when it is working. Run the Integrated Peripherals as follows: 1. Choose “Integrated peripherals” from the Main Menu and a list of options will appear: Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals... - Page 64 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the <F> keys follows: <F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item. <F5>: Get the previous values.
- Page 65 Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Init Display First Initialize the AGP video display before initializing any other display device on the system. Thus the AGP display becomes the primary display. OnChip USB Allows you to select the USB transfer rate mode. Usually USB2.0 is up to 480Mb/s, while USB1.1 is up to 12Mb/s.
- Page 66 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup KB Power On Pass- If Keyboard Power-on function is set at “Password”, word this item shows up to allow you to type a password for the power-On function. Choices: N/A; Password Hot Key Power ON Allows you to set the hot key to boot up the system. Onboard FDC Select Enabled if your system has a floppy drive Controller...
- Page 67 Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Use IR Pins When UART Mode is selected in IrDA or ASKIR mode, this item allows you to select the IR Pins signal selection. The choices: IR-Rx2Tx2; RxD2, TxD2 Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I/O address setting.
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Page 68: 4-6.6 Power Management Setup
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.6 Power Management Setup Power Management Setup allows you to set the system’s power saving functions. Run the Power Management Setup as follows: 1. Choose “Power Management Setup” from the Main Menu and a list of options will appear: Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Item Help... - Page 69 Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL ACPI Function Select Enabled(default) only if your computer’s op- erating system supports the Advanced Configura- tion and Power Interface (ACPI) specification. Currently, Windows NT 5.0 ( Windows 2000 )sup- ports ACPI. ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select the ACPI Suspend type.
- Page 70 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup HDD Down In Suspend Allows you to enable / disable(default) to power down HDD when suspend. Soft-Off by PBTN When Enabled, turning the system off by pressing the on/off button places the system in a very low- power-usage state.
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Page 71: 4-6.7 Pnp / Pci Configuration
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 4-6.7 PnP / PCI Configuration PnP/PCI Configuration allows you to modify the system’s power saving functions. Run the PnP/PCI Configuration as follows: 1. Choose “PnP/PCI Configuration” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear: Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Item Help... - Page 72 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Reset Configuration Normally, you leave this Disabled(default). Select Data Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD), when you exit Setup if you have in- stalled a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operat- ing system cannot boot.
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Page 73: 4-6.8 Smartdoc Anti-Burn Shield
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 4-6.8 SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield This section helps you to get more information about your system in- cluding CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltage. It is recommended that you contact your mainboard supplier to get proper values about the setting of the CPU temperature. - Page 74 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Shutdown By ABS II This item will appear if AMD XP or Duron Morgan (for AMD XP/Duron CPU is running on board. ABS II (Anti-burn Shield Morgan) II) allows user to set up the safeguard temperature for the CPU designed with a protective thermal di- ode inside the CPU itself.
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Page 75: 4-6.9 Cpu Ratio/Voltage Control
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 4-6.9 CPU Ratio/Voltage Control Run the “CPU Ratio/Voltage Control” as following: 1. Choose “CPU Ratio/Voltage Control” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear: Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Ratio/Voltage Control Item Help CPU Ratio... - Page 76 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup CPU Ratio If CPU onboard is one with an adjustable or un- locked CPU ratio, this item allows you user to ad- just the CPU Ratio. If your CPU is one with the CPU Ratio locked, this item will be invalid. CPU Vcore Allows you to configure the CPU Voltage.
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Page 77: 4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: “ Load Optimized Defaults (Y / N) ? N ” Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Control Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults... -
Page 78: 4-6.11 Set Supervisor / User Password
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.11 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD These two options allow you to set your system passwords. Normally, the supervisor has a higher priority to change the CMOS setup option than the users. The way to set up the passwords for both Supervisor and Users are as follows: 1. -
Page 79: 4-6.12 Save & Exit Setup
Series 75FRN: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL 4-6.12 SAVE & EXIT SETUP SAVE & EXIT SETUP allows you to save all modifications you have specified into the CMOS memory. Highlight this option on the Main Menu and the following message appears: “SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N) ? Y “... -
Page 80: Chapter 5 Raid Controller
Chapter 5 RAID Controller Chapter 5 RAID Controller (This Chapter is ONLY for 75FRN-R and 75FRN-RL) The following topics are included in this chapter: 5-0 Before Creating Disk Array 5-1 Creating your Disk Array 5-2 Installing RAID Controller PDC20376 Driver... -
Page 81: Before Creating Disk Array
: 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Series 75FRN 5-0 Before Creating Disk Array: 1. Jp4 is a 3-pin jumper for enabling or disabling the on-board Serial ATA RAID Controller PDC20376. Setting Jp4 1-2 CLOSED will allow user to enable on-board RAID Controller so as to allow user to set up the Disk Array. -
Page 82: Creating Your Disk Array
Chapter 5 RAID Controller 5-1 Creating Your Disk Array To create your disk array, you have to open the FastBuild Utility, which should have already been built in the Promise Controller. At booting your system, you will see the following intiating screen: FastTrak 376(tm) BIOS Version xxxxxx (c) 2--2-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. - Page 83 : 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Series 75FRN 2. Press <Ctrl-F> keys to display the FastBuild (tm) Utility Main Menu. Auto Setup ..........[ 1 ] View Drive Assignment ......[ 2 ] Define Array .........[ 3 ] Delete Array .........[ 4 ] Rebuild Array ........[ 5 ] 3.
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Page 84: 5-1.2 Creating Security Array With Existing Data Drive
Chapter 5 RAID Controller 5-1.2 Creating Security Array With Existing Data Drive FastTrak 376 on board permits only two drives to be used for a single Mirroring (Security) array with FastBuild Utility. Checkpoints before creating a Security Array: (1) You may use a drive that is containing data or a bootable O/S. Then you will need another new drive of identical or larger storage capacity. - Page 85 : 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Series 75FRN 3. Press “1” to display the Auto Setup Menu below. This is the fastest and easiest method to create your first array. [Auto Setup Options Menu] Optimize Array for: Performance [Array Setup Configuration] Mode ..........
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Page 86: Installing Drivers
Chapter 5 RAID Controller 5-2 Installing Drivers This section details the PDC 20376 FastTrak 376 driver installation for various operating systems. The driver should have been included ei- ther into the Support CD or into a Support Floppy Diskette. Checkpoints for the driver installation: 1. - Page 87 : 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Series 75FRN Note: If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are specified, continue to step 7. 7. From the Win 2000/XP Setup screen, press the Enter key. Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Win 2000/XP installation.
- Page 88 Chapter 5 RAID Controller 5-2.1-3 Confirming Windows 2000 Installation 1. From Windows 2000, open the Control Panel from “ My Computer” followed by the System icon. 2. Choose the “Hardware” tab, then click the “Device Manager” tab. 3. Click the “+” in front of “SCSI & RAID Controllers hardware type.” The driver “Win2000 Promise FastTrak/FastTrak 376 Controller”...
- Page 89 : 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Series 75FRN 11. Insert the “FastTrak 376 Driver” diskette into the A: drive. 12. Press the “Next” button. A message informing you that Windows 98 has found “Win95-98 Promise FastTrak 376 (tm) Controller” should appear. 13.
- Page 90 Chapter 5 RAID Controller 5-2.2-4 Installing Drivers With Existing Windows 95/98 The following three sections detail the installation of the FastTrak 376 driv- ers on a system that has Windows 95/98 already installed. If you’re installing the FastTrak 376 drivers on a system during a Windows 95/98 installation, see “Installing Drivers During Windows 95/98 Installation”.
- Page 91 : 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Series 75FRN 7. Choose “Yes” when asked whether you want to start your computer. Be sure to remove the diskette from drive A. 5-2.2-7 Confirming Driver Installation in Windows 98/95 To confirm that the driver has been properly loaded in Win 95/98, perform the following steps: 1.
- Page 92 Chapter 5 RAID Controller 5-2.4 Windows NT4.0 5-2.4-1 Installing Drivers During Windows NT 4.0 Installation 1. Connect your hard drive(s) for RAID Array to IDE3/ATA1/ATA2, and enable FastTrak 376 Controller by Jp4. Start the system installation by booting from the Windows NT disk: a) Floppy install: boot the system with the Windows NT installation diskettes.
- Page 93 : 75FRN, 75FRN-L, 75FRN-R, 75FRN-RL Series 75FRN 5-2.4-2 Installing Drivers With Existing Windows NT4.0 W A R N I N G : W A R N I N G : Your must first complete installing the driver before moving the boot drive containing the existing Windows 2000 operating system on to the FastTrak 376 controller (e.g.
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