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  • Page 1 A480A7-V A480A7-VF A480A7-VGF Motherboard Manual Revision A1...
  • Page 2 Introduction FCC Guidelines 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 in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 3 Motherboard Manual Trademark Recognition Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Other product names mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners and are acknowledged.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Introduction Contents Static Electricity Precautions............... Chapter 1 - Introduction..............Package Contents................Optional Items................. Before Using the Motherboard............ About this Manual................The Motherboard................Specifications................... Product Features Explained............Chapter 2 - Installation................ The Components of the Motherboard........Quick Installation Guide..............CPU....................System Memory................Expansion Slots................

  • Page 5: Static Electricity Precautions

    Motherboard Manual Static Electricity Precautions It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, motherboard, 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 6: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Motherboard Manual Package Contents • 1 motherboard • 1 manual • 1 pack of floppy and IDE disk drive cables • 1 pack of 2 Serial ATA data cables • 1 Serial ATA power cable • 1 TV-out port bracket with cable •...

  • Page 8: About This Manual

    Introduction Damaged accessories • If any of the accessories are damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance. Prepare basic system components • If you are installing the motherboard in a new system, you will need at least the following internal components. A CPU DDR SDRAM memory module Storage devices such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc.

  • Page 9: The Motherboard

    Motherboard Manual The Motherboard...

  • Page 10: Specifications

    Introduction Specifications Chipset • North bridge: RADEON XPRESS 200 (RS480) • South bridge: ULI M1573 • AMD Athlon 64 • Socket 754 System bus • 1600MT/s Hyper Transport Memory • 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets • Up to 2GB unbuffered non-ECC memory •...
  • Page 11 Motherboard Manual Rear Panel I/O • 1 PS/2 mouse port • 1 PS/2 keyboard port • 1 S/PDIF-in port • 1 S/PDIF-out port • 1 parallel port • 1 VGA port • 1 IEEE 1394 port (model with IEEE 1394) •...

  • Page 12: Product Features Explained

    Introduction Product Features Explained AMD Athlon The AMD Athlon 64 CPU provides superior computing for many software applications by allowing both 32-bit and 64-bit applications to run simultaneously on the same platform. This allows the operating system and software to process more data and access a tremendous amount of memory, improving the overall system performance.
  • Page 13 Motherboard Manual Serial ATA Interface with RAID Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0 specification. With speed of up to 1.5Gbps, it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s. The motherboard allows configuring RAID on SATA drives.
  • Page 14 Introduction S/PDIF S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers 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. S/PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 - Installation

    Motherboard Manual Chapter 2 Installation...

  • Page 16: The Components Of The Motherboard

    Installation The Components of the Motherboard CPU fan DDR 1DDR 2 PS/2 power Mouse select (JP1) S/PDIF- S/PDIF- Parallel +12V power 1394_1 USB 0-1 ATX power USB 2-3 TV out Line-in RADEON Line-out XPRESS Mic-in Side R/L Center/ Subwoofer Rear R/L PCI-E x16 IDE 2 IDE 1...

  • Page 17: Quick Installation Guide

    Motherboard Manual Quick Installation Guide • Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered-off. • Disconnect all power cords and cables. Step 1 Install the CPU, CPU fan / heatsink and other system fans. Step 2 Install the DIMM.

  • Page 18: Cpu

    Installation Overview The 754-pin CPU socket on the motherboard is exclusively designed for installing an AMD Athlon 64 CPU. Installing the CPU 1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down. 2. Disconnect all power cords and cables. 3.
  • Page 19 Motherboard Manual 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 20 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 21 Motherboard Manual 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 motherboard. Note •...
  • Page 22 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. Retaining Retention clip Retention module base...
  • Page 23 Motherboard Manual 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 assembly in place if it did not fit properly onto the retention module base.

  • Page 24: System Memory

    Installation System Memory Overview The 2 DDR (Double Data Rate) sockets support up to 2GB system memory using 184-pin unbuffered non-ECC DDR266/ 333/400 DIMMs. IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker DDR 1 DDR 2 Important • Use the same type and size of DIMMs. •...
  • Page 25 Motherboard Manual Installing a DIMM Important • Power-off the PC and unplug the power cord prior to adding or removing DIMMs. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard. 1. Unlock the DIMM socket by pulling the “tabs” that are at the ends of the socket to the side.

  • Page 26: Expansion Slots

    Installation Expansion Slots PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI Express x1 PCI slots IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker PCI Express The motherboard allows installing one x16 and two x1 PCI Express cards. Install PCI Express x16 graphics card, that comply to the PCI Express specifications, into the PCI Express x16 slot.
  • Page 27 Motherboard Manual PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI Express x1 IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker PCI Slots The motherboard is equipped with 3 PCI slots for installing PCI expansion cards. These slots are Bus Master, 32-bit, 33MHz and PCI 2.2 compliant.
  • Page 28 Installation Installing an Expansion Card The steps below assume that the motherboard is already installed in the system chassis. Important • Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered-off. • Disconnect all power cords and cables. Remove the system unit cover.

  • Page 29: Jumper

    Motherboard Manual Jumper Clear CMOS Data IrDA 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Power Default Clear CMOS System fan Front panel Speaker The Clear CMOS jumper (JP4) is used to clear the RAM data stored in the battery-backed CMOS. If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the supervisor or user password, clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
  • Page 30 Installation PS/2 Power Select 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Default Standby IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker The PS/2 power select jumper (JP1) is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port. Selecting Standby will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system.

  • Page 31: Rear Panel I/O

    Motherboard Manual Rear Panel I/O Line-out Line-in PS/2 IEEE Parallel Mouse 1394_1 Side R/L Center/ Subwoofer Rear R/L PS/2 S/PDIF-out USB 0-1 USB 2-3 Mic-in S/PDIF-in PS/2 Mouse The PS/2 mouse port is used to connect a PS/2 mouse. PS/2 Keyboard The PS/2 keyboard port is used to connect a standard keyboard that has a PS/2 plug.
  • Page 32 Installation The LAN port allows network connection to a local area network by means of a network hub. The USB ports are used to connect USB 2.0 devices. Line-in The line-in port is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, tape player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc.

  • Page 33: Internal I/O

    Motherboard Manual Internal I/O Serial ATA Connectors SATA 3 SATA 2 SATA 1 SATA 0 IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker Connecting Serial ATA Drives The four Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices. Connect one end of the Serial ATA data cable to the Serial ATA device and the other end to SATA 0 (J20), SATA 1 (J19), SATA 2 (J17) and SATA 3 (J16).
  • Page 34 Installation 2. Reboot the PC. 3. When the system powers-up, press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously to run the ULi RAID BIOS Seup Utility. The utility is used to configure the Serial ATA drives to RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD. 4.
  • Page 35 Motherboard Manual IDE Connectors IrDA Power IDE 2 IDE 1 System fan Front panel Speaker Connecting IDE Drives Each IDE connector supports 2 IDE devices, a Master and a Slave. Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the motherboard.
  • Page 36 Installation 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 37 Motherboard Manual FDD Connector IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker Connecting Floppy Drives The FDD connector supports 2 floppy disk drives. Use a FDD ribbon cable to connect the drives to the motherboard. Insert one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the floppy connector (J22) on the motherboard and the other end-most connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A.
  • Page 38 Installation USB Connectors USB 6-7 USB 4-5 IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker Connecting USB Cables USB 4-5 (J15) and USB 6-7 (J13) are used to connect 4 additional USB 2.0 ports. Insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J13 or J15 then install the USB port bracket to an available bracket slot at the rear of the system chassis.
  • Page 39 Motherboard Manual IEEE 1394 Connector (model with IEEE 1394) IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker Connecting the IEEE 1394 Cable The IEEE 1394 connector (J12) is used to connect an additional 1394 device. Insert the connector that is attached to the 1394 port cable to J12 then install the 1394 port bracket to an available bracket slot at the rear of the system chassis.
  • Page 40 Installation TV-out Connector TV Composite TV S-Video Y TV S-Video C Shielding GND IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker Connecting the TV-out Cable The TV-out connector (JP2) is for connecting a television or video device that uses a S-video cable or RCA cable to transmit CVBS or S-video signal to the TV.
  • Page 41 Motherboard Manual Serial (COM 1) Connector IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker Connecting the Serial Port Cable The serial connector (J28) is for connecting a modem, serial printer, remote display terminal or other serial devices. Insert the connector that is attached to the serial port cable to J28 then install the serial port bracket to an available bracket slot at the rear of the system chassis.
  • Page 42 Installation Front Audio Connector IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker Connecting the Front Audio Cable The front audio connector (J18) is used to connect to the audio module that is mounted at the front panel of the system chassis. The audio module is normally equipped with a line-out port and a mic-in port.
  • Page 43 Motherboard Manual CD-in Connector Right audio channel Left audio IrDA channel Power System fan Front panel Speaker Connecting the CD-in Cable The CD-in connector (JP5) uses a 4-pin audio cable to connect to the rear of an optical drive.
  • Page 44 Installation IR and CIR Connectors IRRX N. C. Ground IRTX IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker CIRRX N. C. 5VSB CIRTX Connecting the CIR/IR Cable The CIR (J29) and IR (J23) connectors are used to connect IR devices. Insert the cable connector from the CIR or IR module to J29 or J23.
  • Page 45 Motherboard Manual Cooling Fan Connectors CPU fan Sense Power System fan IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker Sense Power Connecting the Cooling Fan Cables The cooling fan connectors are used to connect cooling fans. Insert the CPU fan and system fan cable connectors to J1 and J26 respectively.
  • Page 46 Installation Wake-On-LAN Connector +5VSB IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker Connecting the Wake-On-LAN Cable The Wake-On-LAN connector is used to connect to the wake up header on a LAN card. Wake-On-LAN allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. Your LAN card package should include a cable.
  • Page 47 Motherboard Manual ATX Power Connectors 12 24 +3.3VDC +12V +12VDC +5VDC +5VDC +12VDC +5VDC +5VSB PWR_OK +12V +5VDC PS_ON# +5VDC -12VDC +3.3VDC +3.3VDC +3.3VDC IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker Connecting the Power Cables The motherboard is equipped with a standard 24-pin ATX main power connector (J7) and a 4-pin +12V power connector (J4) for connecting an ATX12V power supply.
  • Page 48 Installation Speaker Connector IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker Connecting the Speaker Cable The speaker connector (J30) is used to connect to the speaker that is in the system chassis.
  • Page 49 Motherboard Manual Power LED Connector IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker Connecting the Power LED Cable Connect the front panel’s power LED cable to J24. When the system’s power is on, the power LED will light and will blink when the system is in the standby mode.
  • Page 50 Installation Front Panel Connector IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker The front panel connector (J25) on the motherboard supports several system indicators and controls that connect to the front panel of the system chassis. This will enable you to determine information about the system’s operational status and provide some system controls.
  • Page 51 Motherboard Manual Power Button Connect the front panel’s power button cable to pins 6 and 8. The power button is used to power on and off the system. You can also configure the system to use the keyboard or mouse to power-on the system, or to respond to power restoration after a power outage occurs.
  • Page 52 Installation Battery IrDA Power System fan Front panel Speaker The Lithium coin cell battery powers the real-time clock and CMOS memory. It is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off.

  • Page 53: Chapter 3 - Bios Setup

    Motherboard Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Setup...

  • Page 54: Overview

    BIOS Setup Overview The BIOS is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the CPU and peripherals. In contains codes for various advanced features found in this motherboard. The BIOS allows you to configure the system and save the configuration in a battery-backed CMOS so that the data retains even when the power is off.
  • Page 55 Motherboard Manual system by pressing the <Ctrl> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously. Legends Function Keys Moves the highlight left or right to Right and Left arrows select a menu. Moves the highlight up or down Up and Down arrows between submenus or fields. <Esc>...
  • Page 56 BIOS Setup BIOS Seup - Main This is the first screen that you will see when you enter the BIOS Setup Utility. AMIBIOS This field will show the version and other information about the current BIOS. Processor This field will show the detected type and speed of the processor.
  • Page 57 Motherboard Manual System Date The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month, from January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Year displays the year, from 1990 to 2098.
  • Page 58 BIOS Setup Advanced Advanced menu comes with several submenus allowing you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the motherboard, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.
  • Page 59 Motherboard Manual CPU Configuration The fields in the CPU Configuration submenu will show the CPU information detected by the BIOS. Most of these fields are for testing purposes only. Do not alter the settings in these fields.
  • Page 60 BIOS Setup IDE Configuration Onboard PCI IDE Controller Disabled Disables the onboard IDE controller. Primary Enables the primary IDE only. Secondary Enables the secondary IDE only. Both Enables both primary and secondary IDE. Primary IDE Master, Primary IDE Slave, Secondary IDE Master and Secondary IDE Slave The BIOS can automatically detect the IDE devices connected to the PC.
  • Page 61 Motherboard Manual LBA/Large Mode Auto Automatically enables the LBA mode if the mode is supported by the device. Disabled Select this option if the device was not formatted with LBA mode. Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) Auto Data transfer to and from the device occurs multiple sectors at a time.
  • Page 62 BIOS Setup ATAPI 80Pin Cable Detection This field is used to select ATAPI devices that will detect 80-pin cable connection. UDMA This field is used to enable or disable the Ultra DMA capability of the IDE device. If UDMA is enabled, it will improve the transfer speed and data integrity of compatible IDE devices.
  • Page 63 Motherboard Manual SuperIO Configuration Onboard Floppy Controller This field is used to enable or disable the onboard floppy controller. Floppy Drive Swap When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A. When this field is disabled, the system will boot from drive A.
  • Page 64 BIOS Setup Onboard Game Port This field is used to enable or disable the onboard game. Onboard MIDI Port This field is used to enable or disable the onboard MIDI. Hardware Health Configuration Temperature Sensor #1, Temperature Sensor #2 and Temperature Sensor #3 These fields will show the detected temperature of the CPU and system.
  • Page 65 Motherboard Manual ACPI Configuration ACPI Aware OS ACPI is Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. Enabled The OS supports ACPI. Disabled The OS does not support ACPI. General ACPI Configuration Highlight this submenu and press <Enter>. Suspend Mode This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode. S1(POS) Enables the Power On Suspend function.
  • Page 66 BIOS Setup Advanced ACPI Configuration Highlight this submenu and press <Enter>. ACPI 2.0 Support This field is used to enable or disable ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) 2.0. The function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI. ACPI APIC Support This field is used to enable the ACPI APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) function.
  • Page 67 Motherboard Manual Hyper Transport Configuration The Hyper Transport link speed and width will run at the selected settings if the settings are slower or equal to the system clock and is within the capability of the motherboard.
  • Page 68 BIOS Setup USB Configuration USB Devices This field is used to enable or disable the USB devices. Legacy USB Support Auto The system will automatically detect USB devices upon boot-up. If the devices were detected, the USB controller legacy mode will be enabled. Disabled The USB controller legacy mode is disabled regardless of whether you are using a USB device or not.
  • Page 69 Motherboard Manual PCIPnP Clear NVRAM The options are Yes and No. Plug and Play OS This field is used to select whether to configure the PCI bus slots using the BIOS or PnP OS. Yes Interrupts can be reassigned by the PnP OS. Select this option if you are not using a PnP OS or you want to prevent reassigning of interrupts settings.
  • Page 70 BIOS Setup Allocate IRQ for PCI VGA Select Yes for the system to automatically assign an IRQ for the VGA card installed. Your VGA card will need an IRQ only when using the video capture function of the card. If you are not using this function and a new device requires an IRQ, you can set this field to No.
  • Page 71 Motherboard Manual Boot Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot This field is used to speed up Power On Self Test (POST) and allows the BIOS to skip some check items during system boot- up thus shortening the time needed to boot up the system.
  • Page 72 BIOS Setup Quiet Boot This field is used to enable the OEM logo. Enabled Displays the OEM logo instead of the usual POST messages during system boot-up. Disabled Displays the usual POST messages during system boot-up. AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS During system boot-up, the AddOn ROM screen which is the screen showing the add-...
  • Page 73 Motherboard Manual Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the “1st Boot Device” “2nd Boot Device” and “3rd Boot Device” fields respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected. Hard Disk Drives This submenu is used to select the boot sequence of the hard disk drives.
  • Page 74 BIOS Setup Removable Drives This submenu is used to select the boot sequence of the removable drives such as floppy drive, MO drive, etc. CD/DVD Drives This submenu is used to select the boot sequence of the CD- ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
  • Page 75 Motherboard Manual Security Supervisor Password and User Password These fields are used to set a Supervisor password and a User password. If you intend to use both, you must first set the Supervisor password. The Supervisor password is necessary to enter the BIOS Setup utility.
  • Page 76 BIOS Setup Deleting Old Passwords If in any case you forgot the password, you must erase the system configuration information where the password is stored. System configuration data is stored in CMOS RAM, a type of memory powered by the onboard battery. Drain the CMOS RAM power by using the Clear CMOS jumper or removing the battery for 2 seconds and replacing it back.
  • Page 77 Motherboard Manual Chipset NorthBridge Configuration Video Display Devices This field is used to select the type of video output device to be used by the system.
  • Page 78 BIOS Setup TV Standard This field is used to select the TV’s output standard. Expansion Mode This field is used to enable the text and graphics expansion / central mode selection. Memory CLK This field is used to select the memory clock. CAS Latency This field is used to select the latency between the DRAM read command and the time that the data was received.
  • Page 79 Motherboard Manual NB PCIE X1 BRIDGE 3/4/5/6 These fields are used to enable or disable the PCI Express x1 port function. ATI RS480 NB Configuration Internal Video Mode This field is used to select the mode of the internal video. UMA Frame Buffer Size Frame buffer is the video memory that stores data for video display.
  • Page 80 BIOS Setup Surround View When the surround view function is enabled, ATI’s RS480 together with another ATI AGP graphics card will support 3 independent monitors. Probe NB PCIE The options are Enabled and Disabled. PCI-E Sub Class ID Workaround The options are Enabled and Disabled. PCI-E Reset Delay The options are Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 81 Motherboard Manual USB 2.0 EHCI Host Controller This field is used to enable or disable the USB 2.0 EHCI port. AC97 & Azalia LINK A This field is used to enable the onboard Azalia or AC97. If you intend to use an audio controller card, set this field to Disabled. LINK B This field is used to enable the onboard AC97.
  • Page 82 BIOS Setup Power Power Management/APM This field is used to enable or disable the Power Management and Advanced Power Management (APM) functions. Power Button Mode On/Off When the power button is pressed, the system will enter the on/off mode. Suspend When the power button is pressed, the system will enter the Suspend mode.
  • Page 83 Motherboard Manual Video Power Down Mode This field is used to select the video device’s power saving mode. Hard Disk Power Down Mode This field is used to select the hard disk drive’s power saving mode. APM Mode Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup Set this field to Enabled to use the keyboard or mouse to wakeup the system.
  • Page 84 BIOS Setup Exit Save Changes and Exit After you are done with the system configuration changes, select this field to save the changes and exit the setup utility. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot. Discard Changes and Exit If you do not want to save the changes you have made, select this field.

  • Page 85: Uli Raid Bios

    Motherboard Manual Load Fail Safe Defaults This field allows the BIOS to automatically set all fields to their respective default settings. This function is designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance. ULI RAID BIOS The ULI RAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives.

  • Page 86: Chapter 4 - Drivers And Utilities

    Drivers and Utilities Chapter 4 Drivers and Utilities...

  • Page 87: Chipset Drivers

    Motherboard Manual The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utili- ties and software applications required to enhance the perform- ance of the system board. Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. If the computer supports autorun, the Utility CD screen will automatically appear. If autorun is not enabled, double-click "setup.exe"...
  • Page 88 Drivers and Utilities ULi SATA Driver This installs the driver for the ULI M1573 chipset. Refer to the RAID section in this chapter for more information. USB Driver This installs the USB 2.0 driver. ® Windows If your Windows ® XP CD already includes Service Pack 1, the USB 2.0 driver will automatically install when you install the operating system.

  • Page 89: Software Utilities

    Motherboard Manual Software Utilities The Software Utilities menu contains applications and software supported by the motherboard. Pc-cillin 2004 This installs the Pc-cillin 2004 anti-virus program. The program is the most reliable and convenient way of detecting and protecting your PC from computer viruses. Power Speeder This installs the Power Speeder utility.

  • Page 90: Hardware Information

    Drivers and Utilities Hardware Information The Hardware Information menu displays basic information about the motherboard. Contact Us The Contact Us menu displays TUL’s contact information.
  • Page 91 Motherboard Manual RAID The ULi M1573 chipset allows you to configure RAID (Redundant Array of Independents Disks) on Serial ATA drives. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD. 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 92 Drivers and Utilities Configuring RAID The following describes the basic steps on configuring RAID. 1. Set the “Serial ATA Controller” field to Enabled (Chipset menu, SouthBridge Configuration section of the AMI BIOS). 2. Reboot the PC. 3. When the system powers-up, press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously to run the ULi RAID BIOS Setup Utility.

  • Page 93: Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting

    Motherboard Manual Chapter 5 Troubleshooting...
  • Page 94 Troubleshooting This section details things you can do to evaluate problems that could possibly occur in the course of using this motherboard. The topics covered include possible hardware problems and problems with the CMOS Setup Utility’s system configuration record. Hardware Problems A hardware problem may occur either after you installed additional hardware or because some existing hardware failed or has a disconnected or loose connection.
  • Page 95 Motherboard Manual • Third, check the internal components. Turn off and unplug the system before you remove the system’s chassis cover. Make sure all DIMMs are properly installed in the memory sockets. Make sure you used the correct cables to connect the internal peripherals and that the peripherals are properly connected to the motherboard.
  • Page 96 Troubleshooting Plug and Play Problems motherboard supports automatic recognition configuration of add-in cards that support the Plug and Play (PnP) specification. Most currently available add-in cards support PnP. PnP simplifies card installation by allowing the system to handle system resource allocation. If you installed an add-in card that is not PnP compliant, you need to configure the card manually.

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