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FB25633100

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  • Page 1 IWILL DNS-SATA/DNS/DNS-L Motherboard User’s Manual FB25633100...
  • Page 2 DNS Motherboard IWILL IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 3 Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained here in, may be reproduced without the express written consent of the manufacturer. IWILL ©Copyright 2004 All produce specs are subject to change without prior notice. The actual specs will be according to the actual product.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    DNS Power Supply ....................27 IDE and Floppy Connectors..................28 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation .................. 30 Motherboard Installation................... 31 Installing the CPU and Heatsink Procedures ............33 Heatsink Installation Notice..................37 Memory Installation Procedure................. 38 Installing Expansion Cards ..................41 IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 5 Main Menu........................ 49 Advanced Menu ......................50 Boot Menu ........................ 51 Boot Setting Configuration Submenu ............... 52 Exit Menu........................54 Chapter 5 ......................... 55 OS and Drivers Installation ................... 55 OS Installation ......................56 Drivers Installation....................57 IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Overview

    DNS Motherboard IWILL Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 1 Overview IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 7: Dns Package Content

    4. Rear panel I/O shield Covers the area around the rear panel I/O ports when the board is installed in a system housing. 5. One set of SATA cables (DNS-SATA has two sets) Connector cable for onboard SATA connectors. 6. Two ATA-66/100 IDE cables Connects IDE devices to one of the onboard IDE connectors.
  • Page 9 Intel Xeon @800MHz FSB Processor At least one Registered DDR memory module At least one SATA or IDE HDD EPS12V Power Supply with 460W or above Important: You must have enough system integration knowledge before the installation IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 10: Getting Help

    If those options don't work for you, IWILL also provides some helpful resources to help you.
  • Page 11: Dns Specifications

    Support hot swap One PCI Express x8 slot (for 1U) One PCI Express x8 slot (with x4 bandwidth) Expansion Slots One PCI-X 64-bit/133 MHz (DNS/DNS-SATA Only) Two PCI-X 64-bit/100 MHz (DNS/DNS-SATA Only) Internal I/O 1 x 34-pin Floppy Connector connector...
  • Page 12 Support remote power on/off and reset support Hardware Monitor control by Analog Device ADM1026 System Management Fan speed control method: DC FAN Support AC power failure EATX form factor 12’’x13’’ Form Factor EEB 3.5 EPS 12V power connectors (24 pin + 8 pin) IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 13: Chapter 2

    IWILL Components and Jumper Setting Chapter 2 Components and Jumper Setting IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 14: Mainboard Map

    DNS Motherboard IWILL Mainboard Map IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 15: Components List

    Memory Speed Jumper COM2 Port Case Open Pin Header Front Panel Connector IrDA Connector J64, J65, J80, J81, J82, J83 Serial ATA Connector J34, J90, J94 USB 2.0 Pin Header IPMI connector J105, J106 LAN LED Pin Header IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 16: Jumper Setting

    Turn on your computer by pressing the power-on button. Hold down <F2> during boot and select either <Load Optimal Defaults> or <Load Failsafe Defaults> in the “Exit” section. Then go through the BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 17: Jp16: Bios Protection Jumper

    This header lets you set your memory speed. Depend on the memory you choose, please adjust this jumper in order to optimize your memory utilize. Setting JP17 JP21 Memory PLLSE0 PLLSE1 Pin 1-2 Short(Default) Short(Default) DDR-333 Pin 2-3 short short DDR-266 IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 18: Jp22 Chassis Intrusion Pin Header

    Case Open is a security function. This can detect whether the chassis (case) had been opened or not. If the case had been opened, the open record would show on the screen until you delete this message. Setting Open (default) Disable Close Enable IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 19: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    Plug and Play peripherals. You can connect or disconnect USB cables when the system is turned on. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 20 Speed LED (left) • 10Mbps - will not blink • 100Mbps - LED is green • 1000Mbps - LED is orange Link and Activity LED (right) • LED is yellow when the LAN connection is linked and accessed. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 21: Additional I/O Connectors

    This 2-pin connector connects to the chassis-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without turning your power switch off and on. This is a preferred method of rebooting your system to prolong the life of your system’s power supply. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 22 Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” field) of the BIOS. Speaker Connector This connects to the PC speaker installed in the system chassis. Power LED Connector This connector connects to the system’s Power LED. When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 23: J45: Irda Connector

    Duplex Mode” and “Use IR Pins” fields appropriately. Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA function. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 24: J92: Ipmi Connector

    J105 is a header for LAN1 (left), and J106 is a header for LAN2 (right). Two headers are used to connect the RJ-45 LAN ports for the rear panel. It can show the LAN speed status to the users in different light colors. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 25: Serial Ata Connector

    This Mainboard features two Serial ATA ports for two Serial ATA devices. J80, J81, J82, J83 Serial ATAII Connector (DNS-SATA ONLY) DNS-SATA adopts Marvell chipset, and it can provide eight SATAII ports each with data transfer rates of 300MB/s. The speed of SATA II is double than the SATA devices.
  • Page 26: Usb Header

    J34, J90, J94: USB 2.0 P ORTS AND EADER DNS supports eight USB 2.0 ports. Two USB 2.0 ports locate at the rear panel. Six USB 2.0 headers are for the front panel. USB 2.0 supports transfer rates of up to 480MB/s. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 27: Dns Power Supply

    IWILL Components and jumper setting DNS Power Supply EPS12V P OWER ONNECTORS There are two power connectors on the motherboard of the required EPS 12V power supply. These are not standard ATX connectors. DNS needs a minimum 460-watt EPS 12V power supply that complies with the Intel Xeon processor power supply design guidelines.
  • Page 28: Ide And Floppy Connectors

    Pin 1 side of the connector. IDE ribbon cables must be less than 46 cm (18 inches) long, with the second drive connector no more than 15 cm (6 inches) away from the first connector. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 29 The CPU and/or motherboard will overheat if there is not enough airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsink. Damage may occur to the motherboard and/or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used. These are NOT jumpers; DO NOT place jumper caps over these pins. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 30: Chapter 3 Hardware Installation

    DNS Motherboard IWILL Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Hardware Installation IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 31: Motherboard Installation

    1. Review any instructions that came with the system housing and prepare the necessary mounting hardware that came with it. 2. Identify the mounting holes on the motherboard and confirm that the housing has standoffs that match them. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 32 5. Secure the motherboard to the housing by inserting mounting screws in all the holes. Important: DNS follows the EEB 3.5 form factor. Please choose the chassis that can support EEB3.5 form factor. EEB 3.5 holes for the motherboard IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 33: Installing The Cpu And Heatsink Procedures

    Hardware installation Installing the CPU and Heatsink Procedures IWILL DNS supports Intel Xeon @FSB800 MHz processor. We only recommend using the Intel Original heatsink kit. CEK (Common Enabling Kit) is specially designed for the Intel latest Xeon. For installing CEK, please follow direction as below.
  • Page 34 (marked with a triangle) to the Pin 1 corner on the Socket 604 (marked by a triangular hole in the Pin 1 corner). Align the Pin 1 corners Step 4-- Carefully insert the Xeon processor in the socket receptacles, taking care not to bend any pins. Insert the processor IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 35 CPU the material will disperse evenly. Apply all of the thermal interface material to the center of the processor heater spreader plate Important: When you only place ONE Intel Xeon processor, please put on the position of CPU1 IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 36 Step 7 –Fasten the motherboard on the chassis first. Then, place the CPU HeatSink on the top, and match the heatsink, spring and motherboard holes. Finally, please gently drive in these screws in order to fasten the heatsink. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 37: Heatsink Installation Notice

    --The rim of heatsink has a fillister, and it needs the retention to fasten it. Put the attached CPU plate to the back of this motherboard Screw Retention Module on top of this motherboard Put CPU HeatSink on the top and finish the installation IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 38: Memory Installation Procedure

    B4, A4; B3, A3; B2, A2 Eight DDR Modules B4, A4; B3, A3; B2, A2; B1, A1 (1) We strongly recommend that you always install a pair of DDR memory in order to take the full advantage of dual channel. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 39 1. Locate the Memory Bank on the Mainboard, where you will be installing the DIMMs. 2. Make sure the DIMM’s pins are facing down, and check that the pin arrangement on the memory module resembles the one pictured below. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 41: Installing Expansion Cards

    Card Interoperability Slot Card WARNING Please completely power OFF your power supply when adding or removing any expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your Mainboard and expansion cards. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 42: Pci-Express Riser Card

    PCI-Express x8 PCI-Express x8 Important : DNS-L still keeps PCI-X133 slot, but only for fixing PCI-Express Riser Card purpose. Important: DNS-L still keeps PCI-X 133 slot without any bandwidth, but only for fixing PCI-Express Riser Card purpose. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 43: Powering On Your System

    Re-check your jumper settings and connections. Contact your retailer/dealer for assistance if everything else fails. 3. During power-on, hold down <F2> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in BIOS for further setup information. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 44: Chapter 4 Bios Setup

    DNS Motherboard IWILL Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Chapter 4 BIOS Setup IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 45: Bios Setup

    The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility. Power on the System. Note: Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory test. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 46 <F2> key when “Press < F2> to enter SETUP” appears briefly at the bottom of the screen. From the main menu of the BIOS Setup Utility, you can access the other setup screens, such as the Security and Power menus. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 47: Using The Bios Setup Utility

    General Help on Setup navigation keys. <F2>/<F3> Key Change Colors <F7> Key Discard Changes <F8> Key Load Failsafe Defaults <F9> Key Load Optimal Defaults <F10> Key Save and Exit Home Go to Top of Screen Go to Bottom of Screen Exit IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 48 The best advice is to ONLY alter settings that you thoroughly understand. The default settings have been carefully chosen by AMIBIOS to provide the maximum system performance and reliability. Even a slight change to the chipset setup may cause potential and unpredictable failure to the system. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 49: Main Menu

    DNS BIOS. Please read the right description column carefully on your BIOS screen. For any further setup questions, please contact with our Technology Support staff. IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 50: Advanced Menu

    You can make these modifications on the Advanced Menu. Select the Submenus to modify those settings. CPU Configuration IDE Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration Hardware Health Configuration ACPI Configuration Event Log Configuration MPS Configuration PCI-Express Configuration Remote Access Configuration USB Configuration IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 51: Boot Menu

    Specify the boot device priority sequence Hard Disk Drives from available hard drives Specify the boot device priority sequence Removable Drives from available removable drives Specify the boot device priority sequence CD/DVD Drives from available CD/DVD drives IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 52: Boot Setting Configuration Submenu

    Force BIOS Set display mode for option AddOn ROM Display Mode Keep Current Select power on state for Bootup Num-Lock NumLock Disabled Select support PS/2 PS/2 Mouse Support Enabled mouse Slow Select keyboard typematic Typematic Rate Fast rate IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 53 Wait for F1 key to be pressed Wait for “F1” if error Enabled if error occurs Disabled Display “Press DEL to run Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display Enabled Setup” in POST Disabled Enabled: allows option Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled ROMs to trap interrupt 19 IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 54: Exit Menu

    Load optimal default values for all the setup Load Optimal Defaults questions. F9 key can be used for this operation Load Failsafe default values for all the setup Load Failsafe Defaults questions. F8 key can be used for this operation IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 55: Chapter 5

    IWILL OS and Drivers Installation IWILL OS and Drivers Installation Chapter 5 Chapter 5 OS and Drivers Installation OS and Drivers Installation IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 56: Os Installation

    For the 64 bit OS information, you can go to the below website to find out more information. Contact Microsoft for additional details. www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/feb04/02-17ExtendedTechnologyPR.asp. Contact Red Hat for additional details. https://rhn.redhat.com Contact SuSE for additional details. http://www.suse.com/us/partner/become_partner/technology_partner.html IWILL DNS Series...
  • Page 57: Drivers Installation

    Besides, this user’s manual will also be placed inside this the CD-ROM. If you have any question about how to install operation system, please check on IWILL website www.iwill.net or contact with our Technology Supporters. We also suggest you visit our website for downloading the latest BIOS and drivers regularly.
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