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Page 2: Electronic Emission Notices
Electronic Emission Notices WARNING! Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Table of Contents Motherboard Specifications ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Motherboard Layout------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 Hardware Installation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Safety Instructions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Preparing The Motherboard ------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Installing the CPU ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 Installing the CPU Fan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 Installing Memory DIMMs -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Installing the Motherboard ------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Installing the I/O Shield ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Connecting Cables And Setting Switches ------------------------------------------------ ... - Page 4 Table of Contents Sound Effect ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 Environment Simulation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 Equalizer Selection --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 Frequently Used Equalizer Setting -------------------------------------------------------- 31 Karaoke Mode ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 Mixer----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 Playback control --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 Recording control -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 Audio I/O ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 Speaker Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 Global Connector Settings -------------------------------------------------------------- 36 S/PDIF --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 Speaker Calibration ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 37...
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Page 5: Motherboard Specifications
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Motherboard Specifications q Chipset NVIDIA MCP78 series q Size Micro ATX form factor of 9.6 inch x 7.5 inch q Microprocessor support Phenom/Athlon/Sempron with socket AM2/AM2+ q Operating systems: Supports Windows XP 32bit/64bit and Windows Vista 32bit/64bit q System Memory support Supports DDRII533/667/800/1066. - Page 6 Before You Begin q Onboard Graphics Support v Integrates GeForce 8-class engine core. v Support Hybrid SLI to increase graphics performance with GeForce ® Boost and provide intelligent power management with HybridPower v DVI output support(optional) v HDMI support through a DVI-HDMI dongle(optional) q Expansion Slots v One PCI Express x1 slot(optional) v One PCI Express x16 Graphics slot...
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Page 7: Motherboard Layout
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Motherboard Layout Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figures 2 shows the back panel connectors. Figure 1. Board Layout Backpanel connectors 1. Front panel Connector 2. Speaker connector 12. DDRII DIMM socket 3. USB Connectors 13. CPU Socket 4. - Page 8 Rear Panel Figure 2: Backpanel connectors With 8-Channel audio output With 6-Channel audio output 1. PS/2 Mouse Port 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port 3. VGA Port 4. DVI Out Port(optional) 5. USB Port Lan Port with LEDs to indicate status. · Green/Light Up/Blink = 10 Mbps/Link/Activity ·...
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Page 9: Hardware Installation
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Hardware Installation This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics covered in this section are: q Preparing the motherboard v Installing the CPU v Installing the CPU fan v Installing the memory q Installing the motherboard q Connecting cables and setting switches Safety Instructions... - Page 10 Hardware Installation 1. Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU. Pull the lever up and away from the socket until it is at a 90 degree angle to the motherboard. 2. Look for the gold arrow on the CPU. The gold arrow should point away from the lever pivot.
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Page 11: Installing The Cpu Fan
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Installing the CPU Fan There are many different fan types that can be used with this motherboard. Follow the instruction that came with your fan assembly. Be sure that the fan orientation is correct for your chassis type and your fan assembly. Installing Memory DIMMs Your new motherboard has two 1.8V 240-pin slots for DDR2 . -
Page 12: Installing The Motherboard
Hardware Installation Installing the Motherboard The sequence of installing the motherboard into the chassis depends on the chassis you are using and if you are replacing an existing motherboard or working with an empty chassis. Determine if it would be easier to make all the connections prior to this step or to secure the motherboard and then make all the connections. -
Page 13: Connecting Cables And Setting Switches
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Connecting Cables and Setting Switches This section takes you through all the connections and switch settings necessary on the motherboard. See Figure 1 to locate the connectors and jumpers referenced in the following procedure. - Page 14 Hardware Installation 24-pin ATX Power (PW1) PW is the main power supply connector. Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure. Table 1.
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Page 15: 4-Pin Atx 12V Power (Pw2)
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard 4-pin ATX 12V Power (PW2) PW, the 4-pin ATX 12V power connection, is used to provide power to the CPU. Align the pins to the connector and press firmly until seated. PW2 - Pin Definition Assignment GND GND +12V... -
Page 16: Spdif In/Out Header(Optional)
SPDIF-In/Out Header(optional) This header provides a SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Input & output to digital multimedia device through coaxial connector. SPDIF - Pin Definition Assignment SPDIF-in SPDIF SPDIF-out SPDIF-in 1 +3.3V +3.3V SPDIF-out 2... -
Page 17: Connecting Serial Ata Cables
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Connecting Serial ATA Cables(SATA-1~SATA-4 Optional) The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for primary storage devices. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 3Gb/s data transfer rate. -
Page 18: Connecting Internal Headers
Hardware Installation Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector used to connect the following four cables (see Table 2 for pin definitions): q PWR LED Attach the front panel power LED cable to these two pins of the connector. -
Page 19: Usb Headers
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard USB Headers This motherboard contains four USB 2.0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis(Figure 2). The motherboard also contains four 10-pin internal header con- nectors onboard. 1. Secure the bracket to either the front or rear panel of your chassis (not all chassis are equipped with the front panel option). -
Page 20: Fp Audio Connector
Hardware Installation FP Audio Connector The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Front Audio, the Rear Audio. The front Audio supports re-tasking function. FP - SOUND Pin Definition Assignment MIC2(L) GND MIC2(R) -ACZ-DET Front Audio(R) -
Page 21: Fan Connections
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Fan Connections There are two fan connections on the motherboard. The fan speed can be detected and viewed in the PC Health Status section of the CMOS Setup. +12V Sense Control +12V Sense... -
Page 22: Expansion Slots
Hardware Installation Expansion Slots The motherboard contains four expansion slots, two PCI Express slots and two PCI slots. For a full list of PCI Express x16 graphics card supported by this motherboard. PCI slot-2 PCI slot-1 PCIe x16 slot PCI Slots The two PCI slots support many expansion cards such as a LAN card, USB card, SCSI card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. -
Page 23: Jumper Settings
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard When installing a PCI Express x16 card, be sure the retention clip snaps and locks the card into place. If the card is not seated properly, it could cause a short across the pins. Secure the card’s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the screw used to hold the blank cover. -
Page 24: Configuring The Bios
Configuring the BIOS Configuring the BIOS About the Setup Utility The motherboard uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’s configu- ration status and provides you with options to set system parameters. -
Page 25: Main Menu
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Main Menu Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu. -
Page 26: Standard Cmos Features
Configuring the BIOS CPU speed setting are settings of CPU speed. You should Frequency/ Voltage Control refer to your CPU marking. Load Fail-Safe The BIOS defaults have been set by the manufacturer and represent settings which provide the minimum requirements Defaults for your sys to operate Load Optimized The chipset defaults are settings which provide for maximum... -
Page 27: Advanced Bios Features
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Date The date format is <day-of-the-week>. <month> <day> <year>. Time The time format is <hour> <Minute> <second> displayed in 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p. m. is displayed as 13:00:00. Primary These categories identify the types of the two channels that Master/Primary have been installed in the computer. - Page 28 Configuring the BIOS Set Supervisor/User Password When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. ENTER PASSWORD Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory.
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Page 29: Flash Update Procedure
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard FLASH Update Procedure The program AWDFLASH.EXE is included on the driver CD (D:\Utility\ AWDFLASH.EXE). Please follow the recommended procedure to update the flash BIOS, as listed below. 1. Create a DOS-bootable floppy diskette. Copy the new BIOS file (just obtained or downloaded) and the utility program AWDFLASH.EXE to the diskette. -
Page 30: Installing Drivers And Software
Installing Drivers and Software Installing Drivers and Software Note: It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit, you need to load your operating system. The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is Vista-capable. The kit comes with a CD that contains utility drivers and additional software. Depending on your system setup,the install disk may automatically run the install setp. -
Page 31: Realtek Hd Audio Driver Setup
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Realtek HD Audio Driver Setup Getting Started After Realtek HD Audio Driver being installed (insert the driverCD and follow the on- screen instructions), “Realtek HD Audio Manager” icon will show in System tray as below. Double click the icon and the control panel will appear: Sound Effect After clicking on the “Sound Effect”... -
Page 32: Equalizer Selection
Installing Drivers and Software Equalizer Selection The Equalizer section allows you to create your own preferred settings by utilizing this tool. In standard 10 bands of equalizer, ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz are available: Frequently Used Equalizer Setting Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have. By leveraging our long experience at audio field, Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equal- izer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment. -
Page 33: Mixer
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Mixer Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager integrates Microsoft’s “Volume Control” functions into the Mixer page. This gives you the advantage to you to create your favorite sound effect in one single tool. Playback control Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output. -
Page 34: Recording Control
Installing Drivers and Software With this function, you will be able to have an audio chat with your friends via headphone (stream 1 from front panel) while still have music (stream 2 from back panel) playing. At any given period, you can have maximum 2 streams operating simultaneously. Recording control Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute... -
Page 35: Audio I/O
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Audio I/O Realtek HD Audio Manager frees you from default speaker settings. Different from before, for each jack, they are not limited to perform certain functions. Instead, now each jack is able to be chosen to perform either output (i.e. playback) function or input (i.e. -
Page 36: Speaker Configuration
Installing Drivers and Software Speaker Configuration Step : Plug in the device in any available jack. Step : Dialogue “connected device” will pop up for your selection. Please select the device you are trying to plug in. * If the device is being plugged into the correct jack, you will be able to find the icon beside the jack changed to the one that is same as your device. -
Page 37: Global Connector Settings
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Global Connector Settings Click to access global connector settings Mute rear panel when front headphone plugged in √ Once this option is checked, whenever front headphone is plugged, the music that is playing from the back panel, will be stopped. Disable front panel jack detection (option) √... -
Page 38: Speaker Calibration
Installing Drivers and Software Output Sampling Rate √ 44.1KHz: This is recommend while playing CD 48KHz: This is recommended while playing DVD or Dolby. 96KHz: This is recommended while playing DVD-Audio. Output Source √ Output digital audio source: The digital audio format (such as .wav, .mp3, .midi etc) will come out through S/PDIF-Out. -
Page 39: Microphone
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Microphone This page is designed to provide you better microphone / recording quality. Below picture indicates both “Noise Suppression” & “Acoustic Echo Cancellation” are both enabled. Noise Suppression If you feel that the background noise, especially the sound generated from the fan inside PC, is too loud? Try “Noise Suppression”, which allows you to cut off and sup- press disturbing noise. -
Page 40: Audio Demo
Installing Drivers and Software Audio Demo The section “3D Audio Demo” grants you another possibility to enjoy your sound. The Audio Demo allows you to listen to sound in an extraordinary way. Information This section provides information about your current system audio device. -
Page 41: Sata Raid User Manual
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard SATA RAID User Manual Setting up the BIOS Setting your computer, then press Delete to enter the Bios setup. The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility window appears. Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals, then press Enter. TheIntegrated Peripherals window appears. - Page 42 Installing Drivers and Software Use the arrow keys to select the RAID Config, then press Enter. The RAID Config window appears. From the RAID Config window,enable RAID, then enable the disks that you want to use as RAID disks. Press F10 to save the configuration and exit. The PC reboo Enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted, and proceed to set up the NVRAID BIOS as described in the next Section.
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Page 43: Entering The Raid Bios Setup
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Entering the RAID BIOS Setup After rebooting your computer, wait until you see the RAID software promptint you to press F10. The NVIDIA RAID Utility –Define a New Array window appears In the RAID Mode field, use the UP or Down ARROW key to select a RAID Mode. The supported RAID modes include Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0) and Stripe Mirroring (RAID 0+1), Spanning(JBOD) and RAID 5. - Page 44 Installing Drivers and Software Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks. A message which says “Clear disk data?” will appear. If you are sure to clear the data in the selected hard drives, press Y. (If the hard drives contain previously created RAID array, you need to press Y to clear the data from the hard drives.) After that, then Array List screen displaying the RAID array you created will appear.
- Page 45 GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard To read more information about the RAID array, press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen, where you should see detailed information about RAID mode, disk block size, disk model name, and disk capacity, etc. To delete the array, press D in the Array Detail screen. When the “Delete this array?”...
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Page 46: Installing The Raid Drives
Installing Drivers and Software Installing the RAID Drivers After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the windowsXP CD. The Windows Setup program starts. Press F6 and wait a few moments for the Windows Setup screen to appear. - Page 47 GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard Specify the NVIDIA drivers. (1). Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver, press S, then press Enter. (2). Select “NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER” and then press Enter.
- Page 48 Installing Drivers and Software (3). Press S again at the Specify Devices screen, then press Enter. (4). Select “NVDIA Nforce Storage Controller” and then press Enter. Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation. Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed, then take out the floppy.
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Page 49: Hdmi Setup
GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard HDMI SETUP 1. You can connect HDMI device to DVI port by a DVI - HDMI dongle. 2. Enter Control Panel, double click “Sounds and Auddio Devices”, select “NVIDIA HDMI Audio” as default play back device, then click ok. - Page 51 GeForce 8100/8200/8300 series Motherboard...
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