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EPOX EP-8RDAE User Manual

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Manual Revision 1.1
May 09, 2003

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  • Page 1 User’ User’ s s s s s User’ User’ User’ Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual nVIDIA nVIDIA nVIDIA nForce2 400 nForce2 400 nForce2 400 nForce2 400 mainboard mainboard mainboard mainboard nVIDIA nVIDIA nForce2 400 mainboard for AMD Socket A processor for AMD Socket A processor for AMD Socket A processor for AMD Socket A processor...

  • Page 2: Disclaimer Of Warranties

    DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THE MANUFACTURER LIMITED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ITS PRODUCTS; INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT.
  • Page 3 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 .
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Page Section 1 Introduction Overview Section 2 Features Section 3 Installatio Easy Installation Procedure...
  • Page 5 Section 4 Award BIOS Setup Section 5 Driver Installation Appendix Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D...
  • Page 6 Page Left Blank...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION Package Contents Contents Other Optional Items If you need the other optional item, please contact your dealer for assistance. USER’S MANUAL Page 1-1...
  • Page 8 Introduction Athlon Processors Page 1-2...

  • Page 9: Chipset Overview

    Introduction Chipset Overview ® ® Page 1-3...

  • Page 10: Hardware Monitoring

    Introduction Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP or A.G.P.) 1.5 volt AGP Card supports only Ultra ATA/66/100/133 LAN (Optional) Hardware Monitoring Page 1-4...

  • Page 11: Mainboard Form-Factor

    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 Floppy connector connector CPU socket IDE connectors 5 1/4" 3 1/2" Figure 2: Summary of ATX chassis features Page 1-5...
  • Page 12 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 recommended to use ATX power supplies that have a +5VSB current of (>=) 1A (1000mA).

  • Page 13: System Block Diagram

    Introduction System Block Diagram Figure 5: System Block Diagram Page 1-7...
  • Page 14 Introduction Page Left Blank Page 1-8...

  • Page 15: Mainboard Features

    .A=JKHAI Section 2 FEATURES Mainboard Features Processor Chipset Main Memory BIOS Onboard PCI Devices Page 2-1...
  • Page 16 .A=JKHAI Legacy IO Controller Audio Peripheral Interfaces Front Panel Controller Page 2-2...
  • Page 17 .A=JKHAI Expansion Slots Other Features Form Factor Page 2-3...
  • Page 18 .A=JKHAI Page Left Blank Page 2-4...

  • Page 19: Installation

    Installation Section 3 INSTALLATION Page 3-1...

  • Page 20: Mainboard Layout

    Installation Mainboard Layout Figure 1 Page 3-2...

  • Page 21: Easy Installation Procedure

    Installation Easy Installation Procedure 3-1. CPU Installation 3-2. Jumper Settings 3-3. System Memory Configuration 3-4. Expansion Slots 3-5. Device Connectors 3-1 CPU Installation Step 1 Figure 2 Step 2 Figure 3 Page 3-3...
  • Page 22 Installation Step 3 Figure 4 Step 4 Figure 5 Page 3-4...

  • Page 23: Jumper Settings

    Installation 3-2 Jumper Settings JCMOS: Settings: 1-2: Normal (Default) 2-3: Clear CMOS To CMOS Clear data, please follow the steps below. 1. Turn off the system. 2. Change the jumper from “1-2” to “2-3” position for a few seconds. 3. Replace the jumper on to the “1-2” position. 4.
  • Page 24 Installation 3-3 System Memory Configuration Memory Layout <Figure 6> DDR DIMM 2 Bank 1 DDR DIMM 3 Bank 0 DDR DIMM 1 <Table 1> * SS: Single-Sided DIMM, DS: Double-Sided DIMM NOTES: • DIMM#2 & #3 shared same memory bus and DIMM#1 is dedicated for 2 channel memory bus.

  • Page 25: Dimm Module Installation

    Installation DIMM Module Installation Figure 7 - DIMM notch Figure 8 - DIMM module clips before installation Figure 9 - DIMM module clip after installation Page 3-7...
  • Page 26 Installation 3-4 Expansion Slots AGP Slot AGP Slot PCI Slots PCI Slots Installing an Expansion Card Page 3-8...
  • Page 27 Installation AGP Card Installation Caution Page 3-9...
  • Page 28 Installation 3-5 Device Connectors 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 10 - I/O Ports JPWR_FAN JCPU_FAN JCPU_FAN / JPWR_FAN / JSYS_FAN: JCPU_FAN JPWR_FAN JSYS_FAN JSYS_FAN +12V +12V Ground Sence...
  • Page 29 Installation IDE1/IDE2: IDE1 IDE2 When use two IDE drives, one must be set to Master mode and the other one to Slave mode. Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about select- ing the proper drive switch settings. IDE1/IDE2 PW1: PW12:...
  • Page 30 Installation AUD2 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 panel audio jack can be used. Pins (5-6) & (9-10) Open: Only front panel audio jack can be used. In 2-Channel audio mode, Mic-In is shared for both front panel and rear panel.
  • Page 31 Installation GAME1: COM1/COM2: Ground RXD DTR SPDIF: SPDIF_IN SPDIF_OUT Page 3-13...
  • Page 32 Installation USB1/USB2/CUSB3: 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. LED1: Page 3-14...
  • Page 33 Installation CFP: Front Panel Connector HD_LED PWR_LED CFP / CIR / CSPK PW_ON CIR: CSPK: Page 3-15...
  • Page 34 Installation 3-6 ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) Function ® Page 3-16...

  • Page 35: Cpu Overheating Protection

    Installation 3-7 CPU Overheating Protection Step1 Step2 Note: The CPU Overheating Protection will function only when CPU has thermal diode design. The Thermal diode is supported in AMD’s Athlon XP or later CPUs. Page 3-17...
  • Page 36 Installation Page Left Blank Page 3-18...

  • Page 37: Bios Setup

    BIOS Section 4 BIOS SETUP Main Menu Figure 1: CMOS Setup Utility...

  • Page 38: Standard Cmos Setup

    BIOS 4-1 Standard CMOS Setup Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup...

  • Page 39: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS 4-2 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3: BIOS Features Setup...
  • Page 40 BIOS...
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  • Page 42 BIOS...
  • Page 43 BIOS...

  • Page 44: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS 4-3 Advanced Chipset Features Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup...
  • Page 45 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.
  • Page 46 BIOS...
  • Page 47 BIOS...

  • Page 48: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS 4-4 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5: Integrated Peripherals...
  • Page 49 BIOS...
  • Page 50 BIOS...
  • Page 51 BIOS...
  • Page 52 BIOS...
  • Page 53 BIOS...

  • Page 54: Power Management Setup

    BIOS 4-5 Power Management Setup Figure 6: Power Management...
  • Page 55 BIOS...
  • Page 56 BIOS...

  • Page 57: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    BIOS 4-6 PNP/PCI Configuration Figure 7: PNP/PCI Configuration Setup...
  • Page 58 BIOS IMPORTANT! If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support “Shared IRQ” or that the cards don’t need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable.

  • Page 59: Pc Health Status

    BIOS 4-7 PC Health Status C/91 C/138 0 RPM 0 RPM 0 RPM 1.50V 1.75V 2.50V 4.97V 12.12V -12.28V -5.09V 3.48V 4.89V Figure 8: PC Health Status...
  • Page 60 BIOS...

  • Page 61: Power Bios Features

    BIOS 4-8 Power BIOS Features Figure 9: Frequency/Voltage Control...

  • Page 62: Defaults Menu

    BIOS 4-9 Defaults Menu...
  • Page 63 BIOS 4-10 Supervisor/User Password Setting...
  • Page 64 BIOS 4-11 Exiting BIOS Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ...

  • Page 65: Section 5 Driver Installation

    Drivers Installation Section 5 Driver Installation Easy Driver Installation nVidia nForce Series nVIDIA nForec DRIVER C-MEDIA AUDIO DRIVER (Optional) REALTEK LAN DRIVER nVIDIA USB2.0 (README.HTM) DRIVER MANUAL CD EXPLORER EXIT Step 1 : Click “nVIDIA nForce DRIVER” to install nVIDIA nForce driver. Step 2 : Click “C-MEDIA AUDIO DRIVER”...

  • Page 66: C-Media Audio Configuration Brief Guide

    Drivers Installation C-Media Audio Configuration Brief Guide C-Media Audio Configuration Brief Guide C-Media Audio Configuration Brief Guide C-Media Audio Configuration Brief Guide C-Media Audio Configuration Brief Guide Page 5-2...
  • Page 67 Drivers Installation 1. Speaker output: <2 channel mode> <6 channel mode> Page 5-3...
  • Page 68 Drivers Installation 2. S/PDIF: 3. Volume Control: Page 5-4...
  • Page 69 Drivers Installation 4. Microphone: 5. Xear 3D: Page 5-5...

  • Page 70: Drivers Installation

    Drivers Installation Xear 3D - 5.1 Virtual SPEAKER SFIFTER: Xear 3D - Sound Effect: Page 5-6...
  • Page 71 Drivers Installation Xear 3D - Multi-channel Music Demo: Xear 3D - Play3D Demo: Page 5-7...
  • Page 72 Drivers Installation 6. Information : Page 5-8...

  • Page 73: Update Your System Bios

    Appendix Appendix A A-1 Update Your System BIOS XXXX XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin...
  • Page 74 Appendix XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin F10 : Exit F1 : Reset...

  • Page 75: Eeprom Bios Remover

    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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  • Page 77: Ghost 7 Quick User's Guide (Optional)

    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...
  • Page 78 Appendix There are 3 hard disk functions: Important! Disk To Disk (Disk Cloning) Source drive Destination drive...
  • Page 79 Appendix Disk To Image (Disk Backup) Disk From Image(Restore Backup)
  • Page 80 Appendix Destination drive Partition...
  • Page 81 Appendix 1. Partition To Partition 2. Partition To Image 3. Partition From Image Partition To Partition (Partition Cloning) Partition To Image (Partition Backup)
  • Page 82 Appendix Partition From Image (Restore Partition)
  • Page 83 Appendix Check...
  • Page 84 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.
  • Page 85 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].
  • Page 86 Appendix Recover CD [Introducing Ghosts Functions] C-10...
  • Page 87 Appendix Appendix D D-1 POST CODES POST (hex) DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 88 Appendix...
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