Intel socket 1700 core i9/i7/ i5/ i3 /pentium/ celeron and xeon e processors atx industrial motherboard (72 pages)
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IMB203 Series ™ ™ ® Intel Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo D ATX Industrial Motheroard User’s Manual...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Specifications ® ™ ™ Intel Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo processors System Chipset ® Intel Q45 and ICH10/R/DO (co-layout) CPU Socket LGA775 Socket Front-Side Bus 800/1066/1333 MHz BIOS AMI BIOS via SPI interface with socket System Memory Four 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Maximum up to 16GB DDR3 memory...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual USB Interface Tweleve USB ports (four on I/O bracket, six ports by 2x5-pin 2.54 pin-header, two ports for 1 USB DoM support with 2x5 2.54 pitch box-header) VGA Controller ® ® Chipset -- Intel integrated Graphics Gen5 on Intel supports 3D, 2D, video capabilities, DX10 and OpenGL 2.1 ®...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Watchdog Timer Reset Supported (1-255 levels) NOTE 1. CN18-PCIe (x4) and CN17-PCIe(x1) are software strap, software strap works only (x4) function or (x1) funciotn. How to choose PCIe device is as follow(Default:function A): A. BIOS setting (x4) function, CN18 enable and CN17 disable; device usage: 1 x4 device (CN18-PCIe (x4)) or 1 x1 (CN18- PCIe (x4)) device can work only.
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Jumper Settings Proper jumper settings configure the IMB203 to meet your application purpose. 2.3.1 COM1 Mode Select Jumpers for RS-232/422/485 (JP1, JP3, JP4) These jumpers select the COM1 port’s communication mode to operate RS-232 or RS-422/485. Description Function Jumper Setting COM1...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.3.3 CMOS Clear Jumper (JP7) You may need to use this jumper is to clear the CMOS memory if incorrect BIOS settings. Description Function Jumper Setting Normal CMOS Clear (Default) Clear CMOS 2.3.4 TPM Disable/Enable Jumper (JP9) Description Function Jumper Setting...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Connectors Connectors connect this board with other parts of the system. Loose or improper connection might cause problems. Make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected. Label Connector COM 1 Audio out, Mic in Keyboard Mouse Print Port CN6, CN7...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.1 VGA Connector (CN1) The board supports CRT/ VGA with a 15-pin D-Sub connector for the CRT VGA display. Signal Signal Signal Green Blue DDC DATA Horizontal Vertical Sync DDC CLK Sync 2.4.2 COM1 Connector (CN2) The board has the onboard serial port COM1 (CN2), a 9-pin D-Sub connector on the rear I/O to support RS-232/422/485 with jumper selectable, RS-485 with auto-flow control.
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.3 COM2~COM4 Connectors (CN16, CN19, CN25) The board has the onboard serial ports COM2~4 (CN16, CN19, CN25), three 2*5-pin 2.54 pitch box-header to support RS-232. Signal Signal Data Carrier Data Set Ready Detect (DCD) (DSR) Receive Data Request to Send...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.5 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector (CN4) The board supports a keyboard and Mouse interface. Signal Signal K/B Data M/S Data K/B CLK M/S CLK 2.4.6 Print Port Connector (CN5) Print Port Connector This board has a multi-mode parallel port to support the following modes: 1.
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Print Port Pin Assignment (Default) Signal Data Carrier Detect (DCD) Data Set Ready (DSR) Receive Data (RXD) Request to Send (RTS) Transmit Data (TXD) Clear to Send (CTS) Data Terminal Ready (DTR) Ring Indicator (RI) Ground (GND) 2.4.7 USB Port Connector (CN6, CN7)
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.8 USB Connectors (CN27, CN29, CN33, CN45) The 10-pin standard Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors, CN27/29/33/45, on this board are for installing versatile USB interface peripherals. CN45 Signal Signal 1 USB 3 USB2- USB3- 5 USB2+ USB3+ 7 GND...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.10 Digital I/O Port (DIO) Connector (CN26) The board is equipped an 8-channel digital I/O connector CN26 that meets requirements for a system customary automation control. The digital I/O can be configured to control cash drawers, sense warning signals from an Uninterrupted Power System (UPS), or perform store security control.
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.13 ATX Power Connector (CN50) Steady and sufficient power can be supplied to all components on the board by connecting the power connector. Please make sure all components and devices are properly installed before connecting the power connector.
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.14 Front Panel Connector (CN52) Power LED This 3-pin connector denoted as Pin 1 and Pin 5 connects the system power LED indicator to such a switch on the case. Pin 1 is assigned as +, and Pin 5 as -. The Power LED lights up when the system is powered ON.
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ® Before installing the processor, please access Intel website for more detailed information http://www.intel.com . Installing the Processor The LGA775 processor socket comes with a cover to protect the processor. Please install the processor into the CPU socket step by step as below: Hold the hook (A) of the lever and push it down.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Open the cover (C), you can Be careful not to touch the see the contact. contact (D). Remove the plastic cap (E) from the cover. Hardware Installation...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Place the CPU down into the socket. Be careful not to touch the contact. Hold the edges of the CPU, and orientate it as the marked direction (G) down into the socket to match the (H) and (F) locations. Hardware Installation...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Slightly push down the cover and hook the lever (I~J). The CPU is completely locked. Orientate the CPU cooling fan to fixing holes on the board. Hardware Installation...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Screw the CPU cooling fan onto the board. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector. Hardware Installation...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Installing the Memory The board supports four 240-pin DDR3 DIMM memory sockets with maximum memory capacity up to 16GB. Please follow steps below to install the memory modules: Push down latches on each side of the DIMM socket. Align the memory module with the socket that notches of memory module must match the socket keys for a correct installation.
Make sure all correct settings are arranged for your installed microprocessor to prevent the CPU from damages. BIOS The IMB203 Series uses AMI Plug and Play BIOS with a single 32Mbit SPI Flash. System Memory The IMB203 Series supports four 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets for a maximum memory of 16GB DDR3 SDRAMs.
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual I/O Port Address Map ® ® ™ ™ ™ The Intel Core 2 Extreme/ Intel Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo CPUs can communicate via I/O ports. There are total 1KB port addresses available for assignment to other devices via I/O expansion cards.
Serial port #2 (COM2) Interrupt Controller (IRQ) Map The IMB203 Series is a 100% PC compatible control board. It consists of 16 interrupt request lines, and four out of them can be programmable. The mapping list of the 16 interrupt request lines is shown as the following table.
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual CHAPTER 5 AMI BIOS SETUP UTILITY This chapter provides users with detailed description how to set up basic system configuration through the AMIBIOS8 BIOS setup utility. Starting To enter the setup screens, follow the steps below: Turn on the computer and press the <Del>...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual The Left <Arrow> keys allow you to select a setup Left/Right screen. The Up and Down <Arrow> keys allow you to select Up/Down a setup screen or sub-screen. The Plus and Minus <Arrow> keys allow you to +−...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Main Menu When you first enter the Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab. There are two Main Setup options. They are described in this section.
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Advanced Menu The Advanced menu allows users to set configuration of the CPU and other system devices. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: CPU Configuration IDE Configuration SuperIO Configuration...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual CPU Configuration This screen shows the CPU Configuration, and you can change the value of the selected option. Max CPUID Value Limit You can enable this item to let legacy operating systems boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPU ID functions.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Intel (R) C-STATE tech Use this item to enable or disable the C-State technology. IDE Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the IDE Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Primary/Secondary/Third IDE Master Select one of the hard disk drives to configure IDE devices installed in the system by pressing <Enter> for more options. Fifth IDE Master Select one of the hard disk drives to configure IDE devices installed in the system by pressing <Enter>...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual SuperIO Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the SuperIO Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set up the IRQ for onboard parallel port. Serial Port3 Address This item specifies the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 3.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Hardware Health Configuration This screen shows the Hardware Health Configuration, and a description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. H/W Health Configuration This screen displays the temperature of CPU and System, Fan Speed, Vcore, etc.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual ACPI Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the ACPI Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Interface) options for your configuration. AHCI Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the AHCI Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Intel iAMT Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Intel iAMT Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Intel VT-d Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Intel VT-d Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Remote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual PCI Express Configuration This screen shows the PCI Express Configuration, and you can change its value. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. Active State Power-Management Use this item to enable or disable the function of Active State Power-Management to provide you with lower power consumption.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Trusted Computing You can use this screen to select options for the Trusted Computing, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual USB Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the USB Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual PCI PnP Menu The PCI PnP menu allows users to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. Clear NVRAM Use this item to clear the data in the NVRAM (CMOS). Here are the options for your selection, No and Yes. Plug &...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual PCI Latency Timer This item controls how long a PCI device can hold the PCI bus before another takes over. The longer the latency, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus before handing it over to another PCI device.
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Boot Menu The Boot menu allows users to change boot options of the system. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority Removable Drives...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabling this item lets the BIOS skip some power on self tests (POST). The default setting is Enabled. AddOn ROM Display Mode This item selects the display mode for option ROM. The default setting is Force BIOS.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual “Press DEL to run Setup” during POST. The default setting is Enabled. Interrupt 19 Capture If this item is enabled, this function makes the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. The default setting is Disabled. Boot Device Priority The Boot Device Priority screen specifies the boot device priority sequence from the available devices.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Removable Drives Use this screen to view the removable drives in the system. The BIOS will attempt to arrange the removable drive boot sequence automatically. You can also change the booting sequence. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Security Menu The Security menu allows users to change the security settings for the system. Supervisor Password This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays.
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Chipset Menu The Chipset menu allows users to change the advanced chipset settings. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration ME Subsystem Configuration For items marked with “...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual North Bridge Configuration Memory Remap Feature Use this item to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Only 64-bit OS supports this function. DRAM Frequency This item allows you to control the Memory Clock. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD This item can enable or disable DRAM timing by SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device, which is a small EEPROM...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Initiate Graphic Adapter When using multiple graphics cards, this item can select which graphics controller to be the primary display device during boot. IGD Graphics Mode Select This item allows you to select the amount of system memory used by the internal graphics device.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual South Bridge Configuration GbE Wake Up From S5 This item specifies whether the system will be awakened from the S5 power. HDA Controller This item allows you to enable or disable the HD audio support.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual ME Subsystem Configuration It is strongly recommended that you do not modify these options unless you are an advanced user. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Exit Menu The Exit menu allows users to load your system configuration with optimal or failsafe default values. Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual computer is experiencing system configuration problems. Select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. Load Fail-Safe Defaults It automatically sets all Setup options to a complete set of default settings when you select this option. The Fail-Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability, but not maximum performance.
INSTALLATION OF DRIVERS The device drivers are located on the Product Information CD-ROM that comes with the IMB203 Series package. The auto-run function of drivers will guide you to install the utilities and device drivers under a Windows system. You can follow the onscreen instructions to install...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual ® An Intel License Agreement appears to show you the important information. Click “Yes” to next step. 3. Refer to the Readme file below to view the system requirements and installation information. Installation of Drivers...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 3-1 Please wait while running the following setup operations. 3-2 Please wait while running the following setup operations. Installation of Drivers...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Click “Finish” to complete the setup process. You will be asked to reboot your computer when the installation is completed. Please click “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” if you don’t need to install any other drivers.
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Installing VGA Driver 1. Run the SETUP.EXE program from the driver directory in your driver CD. Click “Next” to next step. ® An Intel License Agreement appears to show you the important information. Click “Yes” to next step. Installation of Drivers...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual The message of Readme File Information appears to show you the system requirements and installation information. Please click “Next”. 4. Please wait while running the following setup operations. When this message appears, please click “Next”. Installation of Drivers...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Click “Finish” to complete the setup process. You will be asked to reboot your computer when the installation is completed. Please click “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” if you don’t need to install any other drivers.
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Installing LAN Driver 1.1 Run the InstallShield Wizard for Network Connections from the driver directory in your driver CD. Click “Next” to next step. Installation of Drivers...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual ® 1.2 An Intel License Agreement appears to show you the important information. Click “Yes” to next step. 1.3 A Setup Options window appears that you can select the program features you want to install. Installation of Drivers...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Click “Install” to start the installation. Please wait while running the following installation operation. Installation of Drivers...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Click “Finish” to complete the installation. 格式化: 字型: (符號) Arial 格式化: 字型: (符號) Arial Note The Driver item [Wake on Directed Packet] default is Enabled under Windows Vista. 格式化: 字型: 斜體, 字型色 彩: 黑色, (符號) Arial, 非加寬 / 緊縮...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Installing AUDIO Driver Run the InstallShield Wizard for Realtek High Definition Audio Driver from the driver directory in your driver CD. Click “Next” to next step. Installation of Drivers...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Click “Install” to start the installation, and wait while running the installation operation. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. Installation of Drivers...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Installing iAMT (Active Management Technology) Driver 格式化: 字型: (符號) Arial Note You must download and properly install the required .NET version 3.5 provided from a separate downloading of the actual Fimware/Tools kit releases posted on VIP prior to loading the MEI/LMS 格式化: 字型: (符號) Arial, 非...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual ® 2. An Intel license agreement appears that you need to continue the setup program by clicking “Yes” to accept the terms. Installation of Drivers...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 3. Refer to the Readme file below to view the system requirements and installation information. Click “Next” to next setup. 4. Please wait while running the following installation operation. Installation of Drivers...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Click “Finish” to complete the installation. Installation of Drivers...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 6.5.2 LMS_SOL_IS Setup ® Run the setup program to install Intel Active Management Technology onto your computer. It is strongly recommended that you exit all programs before continuing. Click “Next” to next step. Installation of Drivers...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual ® An Intel license agreement appears that you need to continue the setup program by clicking “Yes” to accept the terms. Installation of Drivers...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 3. Refer to the Readme file below to view the system requirements and installation information. Click “Next” to next setup. 4. Please wait while running the following installation operation. Installation of Drivers...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Click “Finish” to complete the installation. Installation of Drivers...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Installing MEI (Management Engine Interface) Driver 格式化: 字型: (符號) Arial Note You must download and properly install the required .NET version 3.5 provided from a separate downloading of the actual Fimware/Tools kit releases posted on VIP prior to loading the MEI/LMS 格式化: 字型: (符號) Arial, 非...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual ® 2. An Intel license agreement appears that you need to continue the setup program by clicking “Yes” to accept the terms. Installation of Drivers...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 3. Refer to the Readme file below to view the system requirements and installation information. Click “Next” to next setup. 4. Please wait while running the following installation operation. Installation of Drivers...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Click “Finish” to complete the installation. Installation of Drivers...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 格式化 APPENDIX A WATCHDOG TIMER 格式化: 項目符號及編號 Watchdog Timer Setting After the system stops working for a while, it can be auto-reset by the Watchdog Timer. The integrated Watchdog Timer can be set up in the system reset mode by program.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual IF No re-set timer :WDT time-out, generate RESET 格式化: 字型色彩: 黑色 IF to disable WDT :O 2E 30 O 2F 00 ; Can be disable at any time 格式化: 字型色彩: 黑色 N=00 M= 00h: Time-out Disable 01h: Time-out occurs after 1 second 02h: Time-out occurs after 2 second 03h: Time-out occurs after 3 second...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual APPENDIX C CONFIGURING SATA FOR RAID FUNCTION Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) for RAID ® Function (Controller: Intel ICH10DO/DO only) Please follow up the steps below to configure SATA hard drive(s): (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. (2) Enter the BIOS Setup to configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (2)-1-1 Turn on your system, and then press the Del button to enter BIOS Setup during running POST (Power-On Self Test). you want to create RAID, just go to the Advanced Settings menu/IDE configuration, select the Configure SATA#1 as, and press <Enter>...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (2)-1-2 A list of options appears, please select RAID. Configuring SATA for RAID Function...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (2)-2 Set CDROM for First Boot Device under the Boot Settings menu to boot CD-ROM after system restarts. (2)-3 Save and exit the BIOS Setup. Configuring SATA for RAID Function...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (3) Configuring RAID by the RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create a RAID. (3)-1 After the POST memory testing and before the operating system booting, a message "Press <Ctrl-I>...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (3)-3-1 After entering the CREATE VOLUME MENU screen, you can type the disk array name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters) in the item “Name”. (3)-3-2 When finished, press ENTER to select a RAID level. There are three RAID levels, RAID0, RAID1 and RAID5 &...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (3)-4 Set the stripe block size. The KB is the standard unit of stripe block size. The stripe block size can be 4KB to 128KB. After the setting, press ENTER for the array capacity. (3)-5 After setting all the items on the menu, select Create Volume and press ENTER to start creating the RAID array.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (3)-6 When prompting the confirmation, press “Y“ to create this volume, or “N“ to cancel the creation. After the creation is completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID Array in the DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION section, including RAID mode, disk block size, disk name, and disk capacity, etc.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Delete RAID Volume If you want to delete a RAID volume, select the Delete RAID Volume option in Main Menu. Press ENTER and follow on-screen instructions. Please press [ESC] to exit the RAID BIOS utility. Now, you can proceed to install a SATA driver controller and the operating system.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install the operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process.
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (5) Installing the SATA controller driver during the OS installation Now, the SATA driver disk is ready, and BIOS settings configured, you can proceed to install Windows 2000/XP onto your SATA hard drive using the SATA driver. Here is an example for Windows XP installation. (5)-1 Restart your system to boot the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk, and press F6...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (5)-2 When you see the screen below, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press “S”. (5)-3 If the Setup correctly recognizes the driver of the floppy disk, a controller menu will appear below. Use the ARROW keys to select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO SATA RAID...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Note If a message on the screen saying that one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from the driver CD. Configuring SATA for RAID Function...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual MEMO Configuring SATA for RAID Function...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 格式化 APPENDIX D iAMT SETTINGS ® ® The Intel Active Management Technology (Intel iAMT) has decreased a major barrier to IT efficiency that uses built-in platform capabilities and popular third-party management and security applications to allow IT a better discovering, healing, and protection their networked computing assets.
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual D.2 Set & Change Password 1. You will be asked to set a password when first log in. The default password is ‘admin’. Change Password 2. You will be asked to change the password before setting ME. iAMT Settings...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 3. You must confirm your new password while revising. (as Remark 1) Remark 1 The new password must contain: (example: !!11qqQQ) (default value) Eight characters One upper case One lower case One number ! 、 $ or ; , One special symbol, such as (、...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual ® D.3 Intel iAMT Settings ® Select Intel iAMT Configuration and press <ENTER>. ® Key in the Host Name. If Intel iAMT set to ‘DHCP‘, the Host name must be identical to the operating system mechanic. iAMT Settings...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Select TCP/IP to get into Network interface, and set it to ‘ENABLED’; into DHCP Mode, and set it to ‘DISABLED’ (as Remark 2) ; into Domain name, and set the Intel Management Engine domain name, such as ‘AMT.intel.com’. (3-1) (3-2) iAMT Settings...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Remark 2 DHCP Mode ‘DISABLED‘: if DHCP Mode is disabled, you can make the following settings: IP address Subnet mask iAMT Settings...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Alternate DNS address Domain name Exit from MEBx after completing the iAMT settings. iAMT Settings...
IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual iAMT Web Console From a web browser, please type http://(IP ADDRESS):16992, which connects to iAMT Web. Example: http://10.1.40.214:16992 To log on, you will be required to type in username and password for access to the Web. USER: admin (default value) PASS: (MEBx password) iAMT Settings...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Enter the iAMT Web. Click Remote Control, and select commands on the right side. iAMT Settings...
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IMB203 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 5. When you have finished using the iAMT Web console, close the Web browser. iAMT Settings...
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