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Table of Contents About this Manual................Warranty....................Static Electricity Precaution..............Safety Measures..................About the Package................Before Using the System Board............System Board Layout................English..................................................................................................... A p p e n d i x A - G e n e r a l D e b u g L E D P O S T a n d Troubleshooting ...................
(Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click the “TOOLS” icon then click “Manual” on the main menu. For additional information on the system board, please download the complete version of the manual from DFI’s website. Visit www. dfi.com. Warranty 1.
Introduction Static Electricity Precautions It is quite easy to inadver tently 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.
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. One system board One IDE round cable One floppy round cable Two Serial ATA data cables One power cable with 2 Serial ATA power connectors Smart connectors...
Introduction System Board Layout CPU fan DRAM Power LED PS/2 power DIMM 2 DIMM 4 DIMM 6 Mouse select DIMM 1 DIMM 3 DIMM 5 (J ) Optical S/PDIF-out 12V power Coaxial RCA power S/PDIF-out Clear CMOS (JP10) USB 6-7 1394-0 USB 8-9 USB 10-11...
English Chapter 1 - Specifications Processor • LGA 1366 socket for Intel Core i7 processors ® • Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology - point-to-point ® interface that connects to X58; providing a dynamically scalable interconnect for increased bandwidth, lower latency and stability •...
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English Storage • Intel ICH10R chip - Intel Matrix Storage technology - Suppor ts up to 6 SATA devices - SATA speed up to 3Gb/s - RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5 • JMicron JMB363 PCI Express to SATA and PATA host controller - Suppor ts up to 2 UltraDMA 100Mbps IDE devices - Suppor ts 2 SATA devices - SATA speed up to 3Gb/s...
English Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Data JP10 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: (default) Clear CMOS Data 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: (default) Clear CMOS Data If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password.
English PS/2 Power Select 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: (default) 5VSB Important: The 5VSB power source of your p o w e r s u p p l y m u s t s u p p o r t ≥720mA.
English Speaker On/Off Select Buzzer 2-3 On: 1-2 On: Speaker Off Speaker On (default) The system board is equipped with a buzzer which serves as the PC’s speaker. By default the buzzer is “on” allowing you to hear the system’s beep messages and warnings. If you intend to use an exter- nal speaker, turn this function off by setting JP8 pins 1 and 2 to On.
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English Safe Boot 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Default Safe boot This jumper is used to safely reboot the system whenever the sys- tem hangs and you are unable to restart the system. 1. Power-off the system then unplug the power cord. 2.
English Secondary RTC Reset JP12 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: (default) RTC reset When the RTC batter y is removed, this jumper resets the manageability register bits in the RTC. Note: 1. The SRTCRST# input must always be high when all other RTC power planes are on.
English CPU FSB Select JP13 JP14 JP15 By default, JP13 to JP15 are set to pins 1 and 2 On. This setting will allow the system to automatically run according to the CPU’s FSB. If you want to change the setting, please refer to the table below. By CPU FSB 1333 FSB 800...
English CPU_VTT Select JP26 1-2 On 2-3 On JP27 1-2 On 2-3 On JP26 and JP27 are used to select the CPU’s voltage. CPU_VTT JP26 JP27 1-2 On 1-2 On 1.2V (default) 2-3 On 2-3 On 1.4V 1.6V 2-3 On 1-2 On Rear Panel I/O Ports Center/...
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English PS/2 Ports and IEEE 1394 Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 KB 1394-0 1394-1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports These por ts are used to connect a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 keyboard. IEEE 1394 Ports The IEEE 1394-0 por t is used to connect audio/video devices or storage peripherals.
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English USB Ports and LAN Port USB 7 USB 6 USB 9 USB 8 USB 11 USB 10 USB 4-5 USB 0-1 USB 2-3 USB Ports The USB ports are used to connect USB 2.0/1.1 devices. The 10-pin connectors allow you to connect 6 additional USB 2.0/1.1 por ts. Your USB ports may come mounted on a card-edge bracket.
English Audio and CD-In Rear audio Center/ Line-in Subwoofer Front R/L Rear R/L Mic-in Side R/L Front audio Right audio channel Ground CD-in Ground Left audio channel Rear Panel Audio Center/Subwoofer Jack (Orange) This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer speak- ers of the audio system.
English Mic-in Jack (Pink) This jack is used to connect an external microphone. Front Audio The front audio connector is used to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system. CD-in The CD-in connector is used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
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English Floppy Disk Drive Connector and IDE Connector Floppy Disk Drive Connector The floppy disk drive connector is used to connect a floppy drive. Insert one end of the floppy cable into this connector and the other end-most connector to the floppy drive. The colored edge of the cable should align with pin 1 of this connector.
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English IrDA, CIR and Serial (COM) Connectors CIRTX IRTX Ground Ground CIRRX IRRX N. C. N. C. 5VSB IrDA CIR IrDA and CIR Connectors These connectors are used to connect an IrDA module and/or CIR module. Note: The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA/CIR cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board.
English Cooling Fan Connectors Ground Power Sense N. C. Ground Speed Power Control CPU fan Fan 3 Power Ground N. C. Power Ground N. C. System fan NB fan Power Ground N. C. N. C. Ground Power Fan 1 Fan 2 These fan connectors are used to connect cooling fans.
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English EZ Touch Switches Reset Power The presence of the power switch and reset switch on the system board are user-friendly especially to DIY users. They provide conven- ience in powering on and/or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before it is installed into the system chassis.
English LEDs DRAM Power LED Standby Power LED Diagnostic DRAM Power LED This LED will light when the system’s power is on. Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode. Diagnostic LED The Diagnostic LED displays POST codes. POST (Power-On Self Tests) which is controlled by the BIOS is performed whenever you power-on the system.
English 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 into this connector. 1 2 2 4 +3.3VDC +12VDC +5VDC...
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English The power connectors from the power supply unit are designed to fit the 24-pin and 8-pin connectors in only one orientation. Make sure to find the proper orientation before plugging the connectors. The FDD-type power connectors are additional power connector.s If you are using more than one graphics cards, we recommend that you plug power cables from your power supply unit to the 5V/12V power connectors.
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English Restarting the PC Normally, you can power-off the PC by: 1. Pressing the power button at the front panel of the chassis. 2. Pressing the power switch that is on the system board (note: not all system boards come with this switch). If for some reasons you need to totally cut off the power supplied to the PC, switch off the power supply or unplug the power cord.
English Front Panel Connectors RESET SPEAKER HD-LED PWR-LED ATX-SW 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. SPEAKER: Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis.
English 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 or memor y module was not installed properly. Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket. Pin Assignment HD-LED HDD LED Power...
English PCI Express Slots PCIE 1 PCIE 2 PCIE 3 PCIE 4 PCI Express x16 Install PCI Express x16 graphics card, that comply to the PCI Ex- press specifications, into the PCI Express x16 slot. To install a graph- ics 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.
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English Smart Connectors The Smar t Connectors (USB, IEEE 1394 and Front Panel) ser ve as extended connectors allowing you to easily connect cables to the connectors that are on the system board. This is specially advantageous when using the front panel connectors as this will prevent wrong cable connection.
English Chapter 3 - RAID The Intel ICH10R chip alows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives connected to SATA 1 to SATA 6. It suppor ts RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5. The JMicron JMB363 chip allows configuring RAID on another 2 Se- rial ATA drives connected to SATA 7 and SATA 8.
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English Settings To enable the RAID function, the following settings are required. 1. Connect the Serial ATA drives. 2. Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS. 3. Configure RAID in the RAID BIOS. 4. Install the RAID driver during OS installation. 5.
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Step 5: Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Step 6: Install the JMB36X Driver For steps 5 and 6, refer to the complete version of the manual for steps on installing the utlity and driver. Please download the manual from DFI’s website. Visit www.dfi.com.
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JP26 1-2 On 2-3 On JP27 1-2 On 2-3 On JP26 JP27 CPU_VTT 1.2V (default) 1-2 On 1-2 On 1.4V 2-3 On 2-3 On 1.6V 2-3 On 1-2 On Rear R/L Line-in 1394-0 Front R/L Mic-in USB 6-7 USB 8-9 Side R/L USB 10-11 Clear CMOS...
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CIRTX IRTX Ground Ground IRRX CIRRX N. C. N. C. 5VSB IrDA CIR...
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Ground Power Sense N. C. Ground Speed Power Control CPU fan Fan 3 Power Ground N. C. Power Ground N. C. System fan NB fan Power Ground N. C. Ground N. C. Power 1st fan 2nd fan Reset Power...
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DRAM Power LED Standby Power LED Diagnostic...
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JP26 1-2 On 2-3 On JP27 1-2 On 2-3 On JP26 JP27 CPU_VTT 1.2V (default) 1-2 On 1-2 On 1.4V 2-3 On 2-3 On 2-3 On 1-2 On 1.6V Rear R/L Line-in 1394-0 Front R/L Mic-in USB 6-7 USB 8-9 Side R/L USB 10-11...
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CIRTX IRTX Ground Ground CIRRX IRRX N. C. N. C. 5VSB IrDA CIR...
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Ground Power Sense Ground N. C. Speed Power Control Fan 3 CPU fan Power Ground N. C. Power Ground N. C. System fan NB fan Power Ground N. C. Ground N. C. Power 1st fan 2nd fan Reset Power...
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DRAM Power LED Standby Power LED Diagnostic...
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JP13 JP14 JP15 FSB 1333 FSB 800 FSB 1066 JP15 2-3 On 1-2 On 3-4 On 2-3 On JP14 2-3 On 1-2 On 2-3 On 2-3 On JP13 3-4 On 1-2 On 2-3 On 2-3 On...
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JP26 1-2 On 2-3 On JP27 1-2 On 2-3 On CPU_VTT JP26 JP27 1-2 On 1-2 On 1.2V (default) 2-3 On 2-3 On 1.4V 2-3 On 1-2 On 1.6V Center/ Subwoofer Rear R/L PS/2 Line-in 1394-0 USB 6-7 Front R/L Mic-in PS/2 USB 8-9...
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CIRTX IRTX Ground Ground IRRX CIRRX N. C. N. C. 5VSB IrDA CIR...
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Ground Power Sense Ground N. C. Speed Power Control Fan 3 CPU fan Power Ground N. C. Power Ground N. C. System fan NB fan Power Ground N. C. N. C. Ground Power 1st fan 2nd fan...
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HDD LED Power HD-LED N. C. N. C. PWRBT+ ATX-SW PWRBT- N. C. N. C. RESET Ground H/W Reset Speaker Data N. C. SPEAKER Ground Speaker Power LED Power (+) LED Power (+) PWR-LED LED Power (-) or Standby Signal...
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JP26 1-2 On 2-3 On JP27 1-2 On 2-3 On CPU_VTT JP26 JP27 1-2 On 1-2 On 1.2V (default) 2-3 On 2-3 On 1.4V 2-3 On 1-2 On 1.6V Rear R/L Line-in 1394-0 Front R/L Mic-in USB 6-7 USB 8-9 Side R/L USB 10-11...
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CIRTX IRTX Ground Ground IRRX CIRRX N. C. N. C. 5VSB IrDA CIR...
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Ground Power Sense N. C. Ground Speed Power Control CPU fan Fan 3 Power Ground N. C. Power Ground N. C. System fan NB fan Power Ground N. C. Ground N. C. Power 1st fan 2nd fan Reset Power...
Appendix A - General Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting POST (hex) Debug Code Action Solution BIOS Program Definition Possible Cause Power on None, blank 1. CMOS jumper is set at pins 2-3. 1. Set the CMOS jumper to pins 1-2 (default).
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BIOS Program Definition Possible Cause Solution POST (hex) Debug Code Action 00 - > C0 - > Stopped at C1 Detecting memory. 1. Incompatible memory modules. 1. Remove and reinstall the memory (00 - > C0 - > C1 - > modules.
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Debug Code Action POST (hex) BIOS Program Definition Possible Cause Solution 00 - > C1 - > C3 - > Enumerating PCI bus number. 1. Incompatible PCI devices. 1. Remove all PCI/PCIE devices and Stopped at 25 leave only the graphics card to test Assigning memory &...
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Debug Code Action Possible Cause Solution POST (hex) BIOS Program Definition Power on - > Stopped at 75 1. Lost power source of some devices. 1. Inspect the power cable connection. Initializing storage devices. (Probing for IDE devices or SATA 2.
Abnormal Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting POST (hex) Debug Code Action BIOS Program Definition Possible Cause Solution Power on - > Prompt Stopped There is no “79” definition on the 1. Mixed-up BIOS data. 1. Clear the CMOS data. at 79 Award BIOS code.
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