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MCP61 Series User's Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Package Checklist Thank you for choosing our product. Please check the following packing and accessories, if there is any broken or part missing, please contact with your franchiser. • Serial ATA Signal Cable X 1 •...
- AMD Phenom™ II x4/ Phenom™ II x3/ Phenom™ II x2/ Athlon™ II x4/ Athlon™ II x3/Athlon™ II x2/ Sempron™ 1xx processors - Support AMD Cool'n'Quiet!™ Technology - Supports Hyper Transport Chipset - Based on nVIDIA MCP61P chipset Graphics - Integrated nVIDIA Geforce 6150SE - Dual Channel DDR3 1333/1066/800 support Main Memory...
MCP61 Series User's Manual 1.4 Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices The rear I/O part of this mainboard provides the following I/O ports: (optional) • PS/2 Mouse: Connects to a PS/2 mouse. • PS/2 Keyboard: Connects to a PS/2 keyboard.
2.1 Choosing a Computer Chassis The mainboard and its component layouts illustrated in this chapter were based mainly on model “nVIDIA MCP61”, unless specifi cally stated. • Choose a chassis big enough to install this mainboard. • As some features for this mainboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the mainboard to indicators and switches or buttons on the chassis, make sure your chassis supports all the features required.
MCP61 Series User's Manual 2.3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the mainboard supports the CPU. 2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert properly.
MCP61 Series User's Manual 2.3.2 Installation of the CPU Cooler For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU Cooler. 2.4 Installation of Memory Modules This mainboard provides two 1.5v DDR3 DIMM slots, which supports dual channel memory technology.
MCP61 Series User's Manual 2.5 Connecting Peripheral Devices 2.5.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors JC61D3C01 V1 1 170 235 Each of the IDE port connects up to two IDE drives at Ultra ATA 66/100/133 mode by one 40-pin, 80-conductor,and 3-connector Ultra ATA/66 ribbon cables.
MCP61 Series User's Manual Chapter 3 Jumpers & Headers Setup 3.1 Checking Jumper Settings • For a 2-pin jumper, plug the jumper cap on both pins will make it CLOSE (SHORT). Remove the jumper cap, or plug it on either pin (reserved for future use) will leave it at OPEN position.
MCP61 Series User's Manual 3.4 FAN Power Connectors These connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. CFAN: CPU Fan Power Connector JC61D3C01 V1 1 170 235 SFAN1: System Fan Power Connector These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors.
MCP61 Series User's Manual 3.6 Additional USB Port Headers JC61D3C01 V1 1 170 235 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment Data 0- Data 1- Data 0+ Data 1+ Ground Ground FUSB2 3.7 Front Panel Audio Connection Header This header provides the connection to audio connector at front panel.
MCP61 Series User's Manual 3.8 S/PDIF Output Connection Header S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a standard audio transfer file format. It is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT (Digital Audio Tape) machine or audio processing device. It allows the transfer of audio from one file to another without the conversion to and from an analog format, which could degrade the signal quality.
MCP61 Series User's Manual 3.9 Power Connectors ATXPWR (ATX Power) connector We recommend to use our motherboard with a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. Every ATX12V power supply unit has a standard 24-pin ATX main power connector that must be plugged into this connector.
MCP61 Series User's Manual Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Utility BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System. It was once called ROM BIOS when it was stored in a Read-Only Memory (ROM) chip. Now manufacturers would like to store BIOS in EEPROM which means Electrically Erasable Programmable Memory.
MCP61 Series User's Manual 4.5 BIOS Setup — CMOS Setup Utility • In order to increase system stability and performance, our engineering staff is constantly improving the BIOS menu. The BIOS setup screens and descriptions illustrated in this manual are for your reference only, and may not completely match with what you see on your screen.
MCP61 Series User's Manual 4.5.3 Main Setting BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Power JUSTw00T! Exit System Overview ► System Information System Time [21:50:32] System Date [Mon 04/24/2009] Language [English] Floppy A [Disabled] ► Primary IDE Master : [Not Detected] ►...
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MCP61 Series User's Manual • Language Allows you to selects the current default language used by the BIOS. • Floppy A Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. If you do not install a floppy disk drive, set this item to None.
MCP61 Series User's Manual 4.5.4 Advanced Setting BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Power JUSTw00T! Exit Advanced Settings Configure CPU. WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. ← Select Screen ► CPU Configuration Select Item ↑...
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Disable/enable device write protection.this will be effictive only if device is accessed through BIOS • IDE Detect Time Out Select the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI device(s) • ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection Select the mechanism for detecting 88pin ATA(PI) Cable. • nVidia RAID Function Options:Enabled,Disabled. - 21 -...
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MCP61 Series User's Manual ► Onboard Device Configuration Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Devices Setting Disabled:disablea the intergrate IDE Controller ► USB Device PRIMARY:enables only the AZALIAIDE AUDIO [Disabled] Primary IDE Controller.
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MCP61 Series User's Manual • Legacy USB Support Enabled or Disabled Legacy USB option, and Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. • USB 2.0 Controller Mode Allow you to selects the HiSpeed(480Mbps) or FullSpeed(12Mbps).
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MCP61 Series User's Manual BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI/PnP Settings Clear NVRAM during System Boot. WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. Clear NVRAM [No] Plug & Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer...
MCP61 Series User's Manual • OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card This item works for most PCI IDE cards, some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set to the PCI slot number that is holding the card. Optional:Auto,PCI Slot1~6 4.5.5 Boot Setting...
MCP61 Series User's Manual 4.5.6 Security Setting BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Power JUSTw00T! Exit Security Settings Install or Change the password. Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed ← Select Screen Select Item ↑...
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MCP61 Series User's Manual BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power ACPI Configuration Select the ACPI state used for ACPI Aware O/S [Yes] System Suspend. Suspend mode [S1 (POS)] ACPI Version Festures [ACPI V1.0] ACPI APCI support [Enabled] ← Select Screen Select Item ↑...
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MCP61 Series User's Manual • Resume On PCIE Wake# Disable/Enable PCIE PME to generate a wake event. • Resume On LAN(MAC) Disable/Enable LAN(MAC) to generate a wake event. • Resume On Ring Disable/Enable RI to generate a wake event.
MCP61 Series User's Manual CPUFAN Mode Setting • Available options: Manual Mode,Thermal Cruise Mode,Speed Cruise Mode CPUFAN PWM Control • According to PWM out configuration adjustable CPU Fan speed. 4.5.8 JUSTw00t! Setting(OverClock Settings) BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot...
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MCP61 Series User's Manual • Bank Interleaving Sets the bank interleaving feature. • Channel Interleaving Enable Channel Memory Interleaving. Enable Clock to All DIMMs • This item is to enable or disable the unused clocks to DIMMs even the memory slots are not populated.
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MCP61 Series User's Manual ► AMD Overclocking Configuration Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu. BIOS SETUP UTILITY JUSTw00T! AMD Overclocking Configuration Configure CPU Speed:2727MHZ, NB Clk:2000MHZ frequency and Maximum FSB Multiplier :13.5x voltage Processor Frequency Multiplier [Auto] Processor Voltage...
MCP61 Series User's Manual 4.5.9 Exit Options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Power JUSTw00t! Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the Save Changes and Exit changes. Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation.
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MCP61 Series User's Manual Discard Changes and Exit Highlight this item and select <Ok>,then press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. Or press <Cancel> to return to the main menu.
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MCP61 Series User's Manual Load Optimized Defaults This option opens a dialog box that let you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility. Select <OK> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. select <Cancel> and then <Enter> to not install the defaults. The optimized defaults place demand on the system that may be greater than the performance level of the components, such as the CPU and the memory.
MCP61 Series User's Manual Chapter 5 Driver Installation Check your package and there is Driver CD included. This CD consists of all drivers you need. In addition, this CD also include an auto detect software which can tell you which hardware is installed, and which drivers needed so that your system can function properly.
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User's Manual When you choose Mainboard Driver installation Utility, the drivers menu should appear as below: Back <- nForce Chipset Installation Utility Nvidia VGA Graphics Driver Onboard LAN Driver Realtek HD Audio Driver Exit (This picture is only for reference)