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  • Page 1: System Board

    System Board User’s Manual 935-CF3291-000G 90800601...
  • Page 2 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders. This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any...

  • Page 3: Fcc And Doc Statement On Class B

    FCC and DOC Statement on Class B 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 when the equipment is operated in a residential installation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents About this Manual................Warranty..................... Static Electricity Precaution..............Safety Measures..................About the Package................Before Using the System Board............Chapter 1 - Introduction..............Specifications........................... Features.............................. Français..............................Deutsch............................... Español..............................Ðóññêèé ÿçûê......................... Japanese............................. Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation............ System Board Layout ......................System Memory..........................

  • Page 5: About This Manual

    About this Manual An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD. To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. Click the “TOOLS” icon then click “Manual” on the main menu. Warranty 1.

  • Page 6: Static Electricity Precaution

    Introduction Static Electricity Precautions It is quite easy to inadvertently 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.

  • Page 7: About The Package

    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 Karajan audio module Two IDE round cables One floppy round cable Four Serial ATA data cables Two Serial ATA power cables...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction Specifications ® Processor Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron Socket 939 Front Side Bus 2000MT/s HyperTransport interface Chipset ATI chipset - Northbridge: ATI CrossFire CFX3200 - Southbridge: ULI M1575 System Memory Four 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface...
  • Page 9 Introduction Dual Gigabit LAN - Mar vell 88E8052 and Mar vell 88E8053 Gigabit PCI LAN Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE- TX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards Supports two IDE connectors that allows connecting up to four UltraDMA 133Mbps hard drives Serial ATA with Four Serial ATA ports supported by the ULI M1575 chip RAID...

  • Page 10: Features

    Introduction Features The system board supports the AMD Athlon processor. AMD Athlon 64 provides superior computing for many software applications by allowing both 32-bit and 64-bit applications to run simultaneously on the same platform. The operating system and software are able to process more data and access a tremendous amount of memory which improves the overall system performance.
  • Page 11 Introduction CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of Overheat monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot Protection up. Once the CPU’s temperature exceeded the temperature limit pre-defined by the CPU, the system will automatically shutdown. This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment.
  • Page 12 Introduction Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0 specification. ULI M1575 supports 4 Serial ATA ports with speed of up to 3Gb/s which is twice as fast as the standard 1.5Gb/s speed supported by Silicon Image that controls another 4 Serial ATA por ts.
  • Page 13 Introduction The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. This feature allows the system that is in the Wake-On-ring Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to...
  • Page 14 Introduction This function allows you to use a USB key- Wake-On-USB board or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. Important: If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...

  • Page 15: Français

    Introduction Français Caractéristiques et Spécifications ® Processeur Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron Socket 939 Interface HyperTranspor t 2000MT/s ® Chipset chipset - Pont nord: ATI CrossFire CFX3200 - Pont sud: ULI M1575 Mémoire Système 4 sockets DDR SDRAM DIMM 184 broches Supporte l’interface de mémoire deux canaux (128-bit) Supporte jusqu’à...
  • Page 16 Introduction Audio Karajan carte audio - Audio CODEC Realtek ALC882 8-canaux Définition Élevée - 6 prises audio - 1 connecteur CD-in - 1 connecteur audio de l’avant Sorties de niveau de lignes stéréo vraies Interface entrée/sor tie S/PDIF Deux Gigabit LAN - Mar vell 88E8052 et Marvell 88E8053 Gigabit PCI LAN Suppor te IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX) et 802.3ab (1000BASE-T)

  • Page 17: Deutsch

    Introduction Deutsch Leistungsmerkmale und Technische Daten ® Prozessor Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron Socket 939 Interface HyperTransport 2000MT/s Chipset ATI chipset - Nordbrücke: ATI CrossFire CFX3200 - Südbrücke: ULI M1575 Systemspeicher DDR-SDRAM-DIMM- Fassungen 184poligem Anschlußstecker Unterhält 128-bit –...
  • Page 18 Introduction Audio Karajan-platine - Realtek ALC882 8-Kanal Hohe Definition, Audio Codec - 6 Audio-Anschlußbuchsen - 1 interne Audioanschlüsse (CD-in) - 1 Frontaudioanschluß Naturgetreue Stereo-Leitungspegel-Ausgabe S/PDIF-In/Aus-Schnittstelle Zwei Gigabit LAN - Marvell 88E8052 und Marvell 88E8053 Gigabit PCI LAN Unterstützt IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX) und 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) Unterstützung der Festplatten bis zum UltraDMA 133Mbps Serial ATA mit RAID...

  • Page 19: Español

    Introduction Español Características y Especificaciones ® Procesador Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron Socket 939 Interface de HyperTransport 2000MT/s Chipset ® chipset - Puente norte: ATI CrossFire CFX3200 - Puente sur: ULI M1575 Memoria de Sistema 4 zocalos 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Soporta memoria de dos canales (128-bit) Soporta hasta 4 GB de memoria sistémica...
  • Page 20 Introduction Audio Tablero de Karajan - Realtek ALC882 8-canal Alta Definición Audio CODEC - 6 enchufes de audio - 1 conector de CD-in audio interno - 1 conectador audio delantero Auténtico salidas de nivel de línea estéreo Interfáz de S/PDIF-in/out Dos Gigabit LAN - Mar vell 88E8052 y Mar vell 88E8053 Gigabit PCI LAN Sopor ta IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX) y...

  • Page 21: Ðóññêèé Ÿçûê

    Introduction Ðóññêèé ÿçûê Ðóññêèé ÿçûê Ðóññêèé ÿçûê Ðóññêèé ÿçûê Ðóññêèé ÿçûê Õàðàêòåðèñòèêè è ñâîéñòâà Õàðàêòåðèñòèêè è ñâîéñòâà Õàðàêòåðèñòèêè è ñâîéñòâà Õàðàêòåðèñòèêè è ñâîéñòâà Õàðàêòåðèñòèêè è ñâîéñòâà Ïðîöåññîð Ïðîöåññîð Ïðîöåññîð Ïðîöåññîð Ïðîöåññîð Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / ®...
  • Page 22 Introduction òîíàëüíîçâóêîâî òîíàëüíîçâóêîâî òîíàëüíîçâóêîâî òîíàëüíîçâóêîâî òîíàëüíîçâóêîâî çâóêîâîé ìîäóëü Karajan - Ïîëíîäóïëåêñíûé Realtek ALC882 Âûñîêîå Îïðåäåëåíèå Audio Codec 8-è êàíàëüíûé çâóêîâîé âûõîä - 6 ãíåçäà äëÿ çâóêà - 1 ðàçúåì CD-in - 1 ïåðåäíèé àóäèî ðàçúåì Íàñòîÿùèé ëèíåéíûé ñòåðåî âûõîä èíòåðôåéñà S/PDIF-in/out L A N L A N L A N...

  • Page 23: Japanese

    Introduction ® ®...
  • Page 24 Introduction...

  • Page 25: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation System Board Layout...

  • Page 26: System Memory

    Hardware Installation Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis.

  • Page 27: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation The four DDR DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 2 channels: Channel A - DDR 1 and DDR 2 Channel B - DDR 3 and DDR 4 The system board supports the following memory interface. Single Channel (SC) Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memory channels.
  • Page 28 Hardware Installation The integrated memory controller in AMD's 64-bit Socket 939 series CPU will directly catch data transmission from DDR RAM without passing through the North bridge. Therefore when using 4 identical double side DIMMs or using 2 DIMMs in non-dual channels, the memory speed will reduce to DDR333.

  • Page 29: Installing The Dim Module

    Hardware Installation Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket. Notch Pin 1 1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side. 2.

  • Page 30: Cpu

    Hardware Installation Overview The system board is equipped with a surface mount 939-pin CPU socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing an AMD CPU. Installing the CPU 1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down.
  • Page 31 Hardware Installation 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 32 Hardware 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 33 Hardware Installation 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 system board. Note: •...
  • Page 34 Hardware 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.
  • Page 35 Hardware Installation 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 36: Jumper Settings

    Hardware Installation Jumper Settings 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. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the processor’s clock/ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • Page 37 Hardware Installation 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Genie BIOS Setting submenu and press <Enter>. 6. Set the processor’s clock/ratio to its default setting or an appro- priate bus clock/ratio. Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information.
  • Page 38 Hardware Installation PS/2 Power Select 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) JP7 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system. BIOS Setting Configure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the Inte- grated Peripherals submenu (“I/O Setting”...

  • Page 39: Usb Power Select

    Hardware Installation USB Power Select USB 1-6 (JP5) 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) USB 7-8 (JP6) 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) JP5 and JP6 are used to select the power of the USB por ts. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system..
  • Page 40 Hardware Installation Speaker On/Off Select Buzzer 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Speaker On Speaker Off (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.

  • Page 41: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    Hardware Installation Rear Panel I/O Ports Front R/L (Line-out) PS/2 Line-in Mic-in LAN 1 LAN 2 Mouse 1394_1 S/PDIF-in PS/2 USB 1-2 USB 3-4 USB 5-6 S/PDIF-out Rear R/L Center/ Side R/L Subwoofer Karajan audio module The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following: •...
  • Page 42 Hardware Installation PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location CN2 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards.
  • Page 43 Hardware Installation S/PDIF-in/out Jacks S/PDIF-in S/PDIF-out SPDIF out SPDIF in The system board is equipped with an onboard S/PDIF-in RCA jack (red) and a S/PDIF-out RCA jack (yellow) at locations CN5 and CN7 respectively. The S/PDIF connector at location J3 is used to connect to optical S/PDIF por ts.
  • Page 44 Hardware Installation Karajan Audio Module Line-in Mic-in Front R/L (Line-out) Rear R/L Side R/L Center/ Subwoofer Karajan audio module Karajan audio connector Installing the Karajan Audio Module The system board package includes a Karajan audio module and the module holder. The module holder is used to stabilize the Karajan audio module onto the system board.
  • Page 45 Hardware Installation 1. Fit the module holder onto the Karajan audio module. 2. Align the module’s plugs above the mounting holes then insert the plugs from the top through to the bottom of the system board. While at it, the 14-pin connector at the solder side of the module must also insert into the Karajan audio connector at location J7 of the system board.
  • Page 46 Hardware Installation Note: The illustrations in this section are for reference only. The color of the module holder may differ from the actual one. Uninstalling the Karajan Audio Module The Karajan audio module is snapped through the system board via the module holder.
  • Page 47 Hardware Installation Front Audio The front audio connector (J4) on the Karajan audio module allows you to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system. Using this connector will disable the rear au- dio’s line-out and mic-in functions.
  • Page 48 Hardware Installation IEEE 1394 1394_1 1394_2 The system board is equipped with an onboard IEEE 1394 port at location CN3 (IEEE 1394_1) of the system board. It is also equipped with an IEEE 1394 connector at location J8 (1394_2) for connecting an additional 1394 device. The 1394 port may come mounted on a card-edge bracket.

  • Page 49: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 2 USB 1 USB 4 USB 3 USB 6 USB 5 USB 7-8 The system board supports 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.
  • Page 50 Hardware Installation Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information. Refer to chapter 4 for more information about installing the USB 2.0 driver.

  • Page 51: Rj45 Lan Port

    Hardware Installation RJ45 LAN Port LAN 1 LAN 2 LAN 1 (CN4) The Marvell 88E8052 Gigabit PCI Express x1 chip controls LAN LAN 2 (CN6) The Marvell 88E8053 Gigabit PCI Express x1 chip controls LAN LAN allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

  • Page 52: Internal I/O Connectors

    Hardware Installation I/O Connectors CD-in Internal Audio Connector Ground Ground Left audio Right audio channel channel Audio codec Line-in Front R/L Mic-in Center/Subwoofer Rear R/L Side R/L The CD-in (J2) connector on the Karajan audio module used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

  • Page 53: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation Floppy Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with a 90 floppy disk drive connec- tor that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To prevent im- proper floppy cable installation, the floppy disk header has a keying mechanism.

  • Page 54: Serial Ata Connectors

    Hardware Installation Serial ATA Connectors Supported by ULI M1575 SATA 4 (J13) SATA 3 (J11) SATA 2 (J10) SATA 1 (J2) Supported by Silicon Image Sil 3114 SATA 8 (J26) SATA 5 (J29) SATA 6 (J27) SATA 7 (J28) SATA 1 to SATA 4 •...
  • Page 55 Hardware Installation BIOS Setting Configure Serial ATA in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu (“PCI De- vice Control” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information. Configuring RAID The system board allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives. Refer to chapter 6 for steps in configuring RAID.

  • Page 56: Ide Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation IDE Disk Drive Connector IDE 1 IDE 2 The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism.
  • Page 57 Hardware Installation Note: Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings. 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 58 Hardware Installation Serial (COM) Port The system board is equipped with a 9-pin connector for connecting an external serial port. The serial port cable is an optional item and must be purchased separately. Insert the connector that is attached to the serial port cable to the 9-pin connector (J4) then install the serial port bracket to an available bracket slot at the rear of the system chassis.
  • Page 59 Hardware Installation IrDA and CIR Connectors IRRX Ground N. C. IRTX IrDA 5 CIRRX Ground N. C. CIRTX 5VSB Connect the cable connector from your IrDA/CIR module to the IrDA connector (J5) or CIR connector (J14). Note: The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA/CIR cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board.

  • Page 60: Cooling Fan Connectors

    Hardware Installation Cooling Fan Connectors Sense Sense Power Power Ground Ground Fan 2 CPU fan Sense Power Ground Fan 3 Power Power Ground N. C. Ground N. C. Fan 5 Fan 4 Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector (J31) on the system board.
  • Page 61 Hardware Installation LEDs DRAM Power LED Debug LED Standby Power LED 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. Debug LED The Debug LED displays POST codes.

  • Page 62: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation 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 onto CN10. 1 2 2 4 +3.3VDC +12VDC +5VDC...
  • Page 63 Hardware Installation The FDD-type power connector is an additional power connector. If you are using two graphics cards, we recommend that you plug a power cable from your power supply unit onto the 5V/12V power connector at location J1. This will provide more stability to the entire system.
  • Page 64 Hardware Installation 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.

  • Page 65: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 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.
  • Page 66 Hardware Installation PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) or S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every second. 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...
  • Page 67 Hardware Installation EZ Touch Switches Reset Switch Power Switch 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.
  • Page 68 Hardware Installation PCI Express Slots PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 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.
  • Page 69 Hardware Installation Battery The lithium ion battery powers the real-time clock and CMOS memory. It is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off. Safety Measures • Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer.

  • Page 70: Chapter 3 - Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and pe- ripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various ad- vanced features found in this system board.

  • Page 71: Standard Cmos Features

    BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” and press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date <mm:dd:yy> Mon, Jan 9 2006 Item Help Time <hh:mm:ss>...

  • Page 72: Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup Primary IDE Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Master/Slave and Internal Phy SATA 1/2/3/4 Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Used to configure Parallel ATA drives Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Internal Phy SATA 1 Internal Phy SATA 2 Used to configure Serial ATA drives Internal Phy SATA 3 Internal Phy SATA 4 Note:...
  • Page 73 BIOS Setup To configure IDE drives, move the cursor to a field then press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Primary IDE Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Channel 0 Master Menu Level Auto Access Mode...
  • Page 74 BIOS Setup Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program. Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders. Head This field displays the number of read/write heads. Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing.
  • Page 75 BIOS Setup To configure Serial ATA drives, move the cursor to a field then press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Internal Phy SATA 1 IDE Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help Auto Extended IDE Drive Menu Level Access Mode Auto...
  • Page 76 BIOS Setup Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders. Head This field displays the number of read/write heads. Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing. Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads.
  • Page 77 BIOS Setup Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed. None No floppy drive is installed 360K, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. standard drive; 360KB capacity 1.2M, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB capacity 720K, 3.5 in.

  • Page 78: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item Help...

  • Page 79: Removable Device Priority

    BIOS Setup Removable Device Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the removable devices. Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it up or <->...

  • Page 80: Hard Disk Boot Priority

    BIOS Setup Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives. Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it up or <->...

  • Page 81: Network Boot Priority

    BIOS Setup Network Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the network. Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it up or <- >...
  • Page 82 BIOS Setup CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These fields speed up the memory access. The default is Enabled, which provides better performance by enabling cache. Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) whenever the sys- tem is powered on.
  • Page 83 BIOS Setup Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are acceler- ated. Typematic Delay (Msec) This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins. Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password - everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS...
  • Page 84 BIOS Setup Delay for HDD (Secs) This field is used to select the time that would delay the HDD controller’s initial time. This is specially useful for some HDDs which will not be ready at first boot when you power-on the system. Full Screen Logo Show This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to appear during system boot-up.

  • Page 85: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Press Enter South Configuration Item Help PCIE Configuration Press Enter Menu Level AGP Aperture Size 64MB Disabled Memory Hole South Bridge Setting MTRR Mapping Mode Continuous S/W Memory Hole Remapping Disabled H/W Memory Hole Remapping...

  • Page 86: South Bridge Feature

    BIOS Setup South Configuration Move the cursor to the South Configuration field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility South Configuration South Bridge Feature Press Enter Item Help Azalia Only AC97 & Azalia LINK A Menu Level Disabled AC97 &...
  • Page 87 BIOS Setup Test System Reboot This field allows you to test the system’s reboot status. Cold Reboot Time. This field is used to select the time that the system will cold reboot. P2P Pre-fetch Queue Depth This field is used to select the P2P prefetch queue depth. P2P Maximum Pre-fetch DW This field is used to select the P2P maximum prefetch DW.
  • Page 88 BIOS Setup Throttle Duty Setting This field is used to select the percent of time that the clock runs to save power. ULI HPET The options are Enabled and Disabled. ULI WDRT The options are Enabled and Disabled. AC97 & Azalia Link A This field is used to enable Azalia or AC97 audio.

  • Page 89: Pcie Configuration

    BIOS Setup PCIE Configuration Move the cursor to the South Configuration field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCIE Configuration Link Width ......GFX1 Item Help ......GFX1 Menu Level Payload Size......GFX 64 Bytes ......SB 64 Bytes Lane Reversal.......GFX1...
  • Page 90 BIOS Setup Reset GFX Slot The options are Enabled and Disabled. Reset GFX2 Slot The options are Enabled and Disabled. Reset GPP Slot The options are Enabled and Disabled. Delay After PCIE Reset (mS) This field is used to select the delay time after PCIE resets. GFX Card WorkAround The options are Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 91 BIOS Setup AGP Aperture Size (MB) This field is used to select the size of the system RAM that can be allocated to the AGP for graphics purposes. Aperture refers to a portion of the PCI memory address range that is dedicated for the graphics memory address space.

  • Page 92: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Setting Press Enter Item Help I/O Setting Press Enter Menu Level Enabled OnChip USB Controller Disabled USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Disabled USB 2.0 Controller Enabled ↑↓→←...
  • Page 93 BIOS Setup Primary IDE and Secondary IDE These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and second- ary IDE controller. The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller. Primary Master/Slave PIO and Secondary Master/Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input/Output.
  • Page 94 BIOS Setup I/O Setting Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility I/O Setting Item Help Power On By Mouse Disabled Power On By Keyboard Button Only Menu Level x Power On By Button Enabled x KB Power On Password Enter x Hot Key Power On Ctrl-F1 Onboard FDC Controller Enabled...
  • Page 95 BIOS Setup Power On By Button Set this field to Enabled if you are using the power button to power-on the system. KB Power On Password Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Enter your pass- word. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same password to confirm, then press <Enter>.
  • Page 96 BIOS Setup IR Mode Select This field is used to select the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA device. For better transmission of data, your IrDA periph- eral device must be within a 30 angle and within a distance of 1 meter.

  • Page 97: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Setup Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Menu Level ACPI C2 Function Disabled ACPI C3 Function...
  • Page 98 BIOS Setup ACPI C2 Function The options are Enabled and Disabled. ACPI C3 Function The options are Enabled and Disabled. Power Management Option This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “HDD Power Down”...

  • Page 99: Hdd Power Down

    BIOS Setup HDD Power Down This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define. When the system enters the HDD Power Down mode according to the power saving time selected, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.
  • Page 100 BIOS Setup restore. Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. Instant-Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system. WakeUp/PowerOn by PCI Card Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the system.
  • Page 101 BIOS Setup Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm This is used to set the time you would like the system to power-on. Suspend Break Events When enabled, access to the specified field will cause the system to wake up completely from the power management mode. When disabled, the system will not wake up from the power management mode despite access to the specified field.

  • Page 102: Init Display First

    BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations Init Display First PCI Express Slot...

  • Page 103: Resources Controlled By

    BIOS Setup Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. Auto(ESCD) The system will automatically detect the settings for you. Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the “IRQ Resources” field.
  • Page 104 BIOS Setup Assign IRQ for VGA When Enabled, the system automatically assigns 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 Disabled.

  • Page 105: Pc Health Status

    BIOS Setup PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature C/185 Item Help CPUFan Fully ON If CPUTemp > 50 Menu Level < 25 CPUFan Turn OFF If CPUTemp > 35 CHSFan Fully ON If CHSTemp CHSFan Turn OFF If CHSTemp <...
  • Page 106 BIOS Setup CHSFan Fully On If CHSTemp This field is used to select the system temperature that would allow Fan 2 to rotate at full speed. CHSFan Turn Off If CHSTemp This field is used to select the system temperature that would allow Fan 2 to rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed.

  • Page 107: Genie Bios Setting

    BIOS Setup Genie BIOS Setting Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Genie BIOS Setting Item Help DRAM Configuration Press Enter LDT & PCI Bus Control Press Enter Menu Level Press Enter PCI Device Control FSB Bus Frequency 200MHz DRAM timing and LDT/FSB Frequency Ratio Auto control...

  • Page 108: Dram Configuration

    BIOS Setup DRAM Configuration Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration Item Help DRAM Frequency Set (MHz) By DRAM SPD Value Command Per Clock (CPC) Auto Menu Level CAS Latency Control (Tcl)
  • Page 109 BIOS Setup CAS Latency Control (Tcl) This field is used to select the clock cycle of the CAS latency time. The option selected specifies the timing delay before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it. RAS# to CAS# Delay (Trcd) When DRAM refreshes, both rows and columns are addressed separately.
  • Page 110 BIOS Setup Write Recovery Time (Twr) This field is used to select the write recovery time when the DRAM safely registers the last write data. This is the time from the last write data to precharge. Write to Read Delay (Twtr) This field is used to select the write to read delay time.
  • Page 111 BIOS Setup Skew Control A and Skew Control B These fields are used to select a value for Skew Control A and Skew Control B. Bottom of 32-bit [31:24] IO This field is used to select the memory that will be remapped to another address higher than 00E0.
  • Page 112 BIOS Setup 32 Byte Granularity This field is used to determine whether the burst counter should be enabled to optimize data bus bandwidth for 32-byte access. Burst Length This field is used to select the DRAM’s burst length. The DRAM will predict the address of the next memory location to be accessed after the first address is accessed.
  • Page 113 BIOS Setup LDT & PCI Bus Control Move the cursor to the South Configuration field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility LDT & PCI Bus Control LDT Configuration Enabled Item Help 16 bit Upstream LDT Bus Width Menu Level 16 bit...

  • Page 114: Serial Ata Controller

    BIOS Setup PCI Device Control Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Device Control Item Help Serial ATA Controller Enabled Advanced SATA Feature Press Enter Menu Level Onboard PCIe LAN1 Enabled Onboard PCIe LAN2 Enabled Sil3114 S-ATA RAID Control SATA RAID 0,1,0+1,5 ↑↓→←...
  • Page 115 BIOS Setup RAID Function This field is used to enable or disable Serial ATA’s RAID function. SATA Mode Select This field is used to set Serial ATA to Emulated PATA Mode or AHCI Mode. Power Down SATA Phy The options are Always On and Auto Mode. Onboard PCIe LAN1 This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN 1.
  • Page 116 BIOS Setup FSB Bus Frequency This field provides several options for selecting the FSB of the CPU. The available options allow you to adjust the CPU’s bus clock by 1MHz increment. Important: Selecting a bus frequency other than the default setting may result to the CPU’s or system’s instability and are not guaran- teed to provide better system performance.
  • Page 117 BIOS Setup CPU VID Special Control This field provides more options to further adjust the voltage of the CPU. DRAM Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the DRAM. SB PCIE Voltage This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the south bridge’s PCIE.

  • Page 118: Cmos Reloaded

    BIOS Setup CMOS Reloaded The CMOS Reloaded submenu allows you to save different configu- rations and when needed, allows you to conveniently restore one of these previously saved configurations. Highlight CMOS Reloaded in the main menu then press <Enter>. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CMOS Reloaded Item Help Auto Save Bootable Setting...
  • Page 119 BIOS Setup Auto Save Bootable Setting This field is used to automatically save the last bootable setting from CMOS to an area in the SEEPROM referred to as the backup bank. To use this function: 1. Set this field to Enabled. 2.
  • Page 120 BIOS Setup Saving, Loading and Naming BIOS Settings For overclockers who require different sets of settings for various system environments or operating systems, CMOS Reloaded allows you to save, load and name up to four sets of BIOS settings - in the “User Defined Setting Bank #1”...
  • Page 121 BIOS Setup Load from this Bank To load the setting saved in the bank, move the cursor to “Load from this Bank” then press <Enter>. The setting in this bank will replace the current setting. Make sure to save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting “Y”...

  • Page 122: Load Optimized Defaults

    BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for your system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Genie BIOS Setting Advanced BIOS Features...

  • Page 123: Set Supervisor Password

    BIOS Setup Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisor’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisor’s password with the “Setup”...

  • Page 124: Set User Password

    BIOS Setup Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup, set a user’s password with the “System” option se- lected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password with the “Setup”...

  • Page 125: Save & Exit Setup

    BIOS Setup Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Genie BIOS Setting Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Reloaded Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password...

  • Page 126: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made, high- light “Exit Without Saving” and press <Enter>. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Genie BIOS Setting Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Reloaded Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults...

  • Page 127: Raid Bios

    BIOS Setup RAID BIOS ULI RAID BIOS The ULI RAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives connected to SATA 1 to SATA 4. After you power up the system and all drives have been detected, the ULI RAID BIOS status message screen will appear.

  • Page 128: Updating The Bios

    Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. You can download them from DFI’s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative. 1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.
  • Page 129 BIOS Setup 6. The following will appear. Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N) This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system. We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility; just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS. To save the current BIOS, press <Y>...

  • Page 130: Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

    Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Software Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear.

  • Page 131: Supported Software

    Supported Software Microsoft DirectX 9.0C When you insert the CD, the default menu that will appear is the Chipset Drivers menu. If in any case it is not, click the “CHIPSET” icon that is on the left side of the autorun screen. 1.
  • Page 132 Supported Software 3. You are now ready to install DirectX. Click Next. 4. Click Finish. Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect.
  • Page 133 Supported Software Microsoft’s .NET version 1.1 Framework On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “GRAPHICS” icon. 1. Click “Microsoft’s .NET version 1.1 Framework” on the main menu. 2. Click “Yes” to install the Framework package. 3. Setup is currently installing the files onto your com- puter.
  • Page 134 Supported Software ULi M1575 South Bridge Drivers On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “CHIPSET” icon. 1. Click “ULi M1575 South Bridge Drivers” on the main menu. 2. The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install the driver. After all files have been ex- tracted, click Next.
  • Page 135 Supported Software 4. Select the driver you want to install then click Next. Setup will now install the driver. 5. Click “Yes, I want to restar t my computer now” then click OK. Restarting the system will allow the new driver installation to take effect.
  • Page 136 Supported Software Graphics Drivers On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “GRAPHICS” icon. The CD provides both nVidia and ATI drivers. Select the driver according to the graphics card you are using. nVidia GForce Driver for WinXP/2K 1.
  • Page 137 Supported Software 2. The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install the driver. After all files have been ex- tracted, click Next. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect. ATI Radeon Driver for WinXP/2K 1.
  • Page 138 Supported Software 3. Setup is now ready to install the driver. Click Next. 4. Read the license agree- ment then click Yes. 5. Select the component you want to install then click Next.
  • Page 139 Supported Software 6. Click “Yes, I want to restar t my computer now” then click Finish. Restarting the system will allow the new driver installation to take effect.

  • Page 140: Audio Drivers

    Supported Software Audio Drivers On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “AUDIO” icon. 1. Click “Realtek High Definition Audio Drivers” on the main menu. 2. Setup is now preparing the installation wizard. Click Next to continue. 3. Setup will now install the driver.
  • Page 141 Supported Software 4. Setup is now configuring the new software installa- tion. 5. Click “Yes, I want to restar t my computer now” then click Finish. Restarting the system will allow the new driver installation to take effect.
  • Page 142 Supported Software Marvell LAN Driver On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “NETWORK” icon. 1. Click “Mar vell Drivers” on the main menu. 2. Setup is now preparing the installation wizard. 3. Setup will now install the driver.
  • Page 143 Supported Software 4. Click Finish. 5. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.
  • Page 144 Supported Software Marvell Teamming Application On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “NETWORK” icon. 1. Click “Marvell Teamming Application” on the main menu. 2. Setup is now preparing the installation wizard. 3. Setup will now install the driver.
  • Page 145 Supported Software 4. Read the license agree- ment then click “I accept the terms in the license agreement”. Click Next. 5. The Readme Information contains important instal- lation notes. Before you proceed, please read it carefully then click Next. 6. Click Install to begin installation.
  • Page 146 Supported Software 7. Click Finish. 8. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.
  • Page 147 Supported Software ITE Smart Guardian The system board comes with the ITE Smart Guardian utility. This utility is capable of monitoring the system’s temperature, fan speed, voltage, etc. and allows you to manually set a range (Highest and Lowest Limit) to the items being monitored.
  • Page 148 Supported Software 3. You are now ready to install Smar t Guardian. Click Next to install or click Browse to select another folder. 4. Click Next to add the program icon to the Program Folder. 5. Click Finish. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.

  • Page 149: Installation Notes

    2. All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated. Please go to DFI's web site at "http://www.dfi.com/support1/ download2.asp" for the latest version of the drivers or software applications.

  • Page 150: Chapter 5 - Cool'n'quiet Technology

    Cool‘n’Quiet Technology Chapter 5 - Cool’n’Quiet Technology Cool‘n’Quiet Technology The AMD Cool‘n’Quiet technology allows the system to detect the CPU’s tasks and utilization status. When the CPU’s task slows down, the system effectively lowers power consumption by lowering its CPU speed and voltage, subsequently decreasing its noise level. To enable the Cool‘n’Quiet technology, the following settings are required.
  • Page 151 Cool‘n’Quiet Technology 4. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. 5. Type <Y> and press <Enter>. 6. Reboot the system. Step 2: Install the Cool‘n’Quiet Driver AMD’s website provides free download of the Cool‘n’Quiet driver.
  • Page 152 Cool‘n’Quiet Technology 3. In the Power Schemes tab, select Minimal Power Management under the Power schemes section then click OK.

  • Page 153: Chapter 6 - Raid

    RAID Chapter 6 - RAID The ULI M1575 chip allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives connected to SATA 1 to SATA 4. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD. The Silicon Image Sil 3114 chip allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives connected to SATA 5 to SATA 8.
  • Page 154 RAID RAID 5 RAID 5 stripes data and parity information across hard drives. It is fault tolerant and provides better hard drive performance and more storage capacity. JBOD (Spanning) JBOD redundantly stores the same data on multiple disks that appear as a single disk on the operating system. Settings To enable the RAID function, the following settings are required.
  • Page 155 RAID Important: Make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and con- nected the data cables otherwise you won’t be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility. Step 2: Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS Settings for Drives Supported by ULI M1575 1.
  • Page 156 RAID 5. The Advanced SATA Feature submenu allows you to configure the onboard Serial ATA for RAID function. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced SATA Feature Disabled RAID Function Item Help SATA Mode Select Emulated PATA Mode Menu Level Power Down SATA PHY Always On Support SATA RAID...
  • Page 157 RAID Settings for Drives Supported by Silicon Image Sil 3114 1. Power-on the system then press <Del> to enter the main menu of the Award BIOS. 2. Select the Genie BIOS Setting submenu - > PCI Device Control section of the BIOS. 3.
  • Page 158 RAID Step 3: Configure RAID in the RAID BIOS Configure RAID in the ULI RAID BIOS After you power up the system and all drives have been detected, the ULI RAID BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously to enter the utility. The utility allows you to build a RAID system using four Serial ATA hard drives.
  • Page 159 RAID 7. This time, select “ALI ATA/RAID Controller”. Press <Enter> to install the driver. 8. If you need to install other devices, please do so at this time otherwise please proceed to the next step. 9. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 10.
  • Page 160 RAID Important: Treat the hard drives' cables with extreme caution especially while creating RAID. A damaged cable will ruin the entire installation process and operating system. The system will not boot and you will lost all data in the hard drives. Please give special attention to this warning because there is no way of recovering back the data.

  • Page 161: Chapter 7 - Ati Crossfire Technology

    ATI CrossFire Technology Chapter 7 - ATI CrossFire Technology ATI’s CrossFire technology drives your PC to a new peak of per- formance. By connecting a Radeon CrossFire Edition graphics card and a standard PCI Express graphics card, the power of these multiple GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) within the system will accelerate your gaming performance and improve image quality.

  • Page 162: Ati Crossfire Technology

    ATI CrossFire Technology • Super AA (Anti-Aliasing) The Super AA mode provides even higher quality anti-aliasing on multi-GPU systems. It works by having each GPU render the same frame with anti-aliasing enabled but using different sample locations for each. When both versions of the frame are completed, they are blended in the CrossFire Compositing engine.
  • Page 163 ATI CrossFire Technology The PCI Express Slots PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 • PCIE1 and PCIE4 are PCI Express x16 slots In both CrossFire mode and Single VGA mode, each x16 slot oper- ates at x16 bandwidth. • PCIE2 and PCIE3 are PCI Express x1 slots...
  • Page 164 ATI CrossFire Technology CrossFire Setup 1. Power-off the system and monitor then unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the screw of the bracket that is opposite the PCIE1 slot then remove the bracket. PCIE1 3. Align the CrossFire Edition graphics card (Master) above the PCIE1 slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot.
  • Page 165 ATI CrossFire Technology 5. Remove the screw of the bracket that is opposite the PCIE4 slot then remove the bracket. PCIE4 6. Align the standard PCI Express graphics card (Slave) above the PCIE4 slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot.
  • Page 166 ATI CrossFire Technology 9. Now plug the other cable connector to the DVI-I connector on the standard PCI Express graphics card then the last cable connector to a display device. Plug to display device 10. Connect auxiliary power source from the power supply unit to the graphics cards.
  • Page 167 ATI CrossFire Technology 13. Click the View tab then select Custom View. 14. In the Graphics Settings menu (left side of screen), click CrossFire . The CrossFire Settings screen will appear on the main window. Click “Enable CrossFire” then click “Yes” to continue.

  • Page 168: Appendix A - System Error Message

    System Error Message Appendix A - System Error Message When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message, PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP, will be shown in the information box at the bottom.
  • Page 169 System Error Message setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) Unable to reset floppy subsystem. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) Floppy type mismatch.

  • Page 170: Appendix B - Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Appendix B - Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer. To efficiently troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individually. This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes.

  • Page 171: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitor’s vertical sync. 2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating a magnetic field around the display. 3.

  • Page 172: Hard Drive

    Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure. 1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS. 2. If the system is configured with two hard drives, make sure the bootable (first) hard drive is configured as Master and the sec- ond hard drive is configured as Slave.
  • Page 173 Troubleshooting 3. Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly. If the serial device does not work, either the cable or the serial device has a problem. If the serial device works, the problem may be due to the onboard I/O or the address setting.

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