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935-G7B632-350G
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  • Page 1 G7B630-B/N/NR System Board User’s Manual 935-G7B632-350G I03000740...
  • 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 writ- ten permission from the copyright holders. This publication is provided for informational purposes only.

  • 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........................... Special Features of the System Board..............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 in the CD, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click “User’s Manual”...

  • 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. The system board One IDE cable One FDD cable Two Serial ATA data cables Two Serial ATA power cables One bracket mounted with a serial port One bracket mounted with a 1394 port (G7B630-NR and...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    • 2 stereo ADCs support 16/20-bit PCM format with 44.1/48/96/ 192KHz sample rate • S/PDIF-in/out interface • G7B630-B - Mar vell 88E8056 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller G7B630-N and G7B630-NR - Intel 82566DM and Mar vell 88E8056 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controllers •...
  • Page 9 • 1 CD-in internal audio connector • 1 S/PDIF-in/out connector • 1 connector for IrDA interface • 6 Serial ATA connectors (G7B630-NR) 4 Serial ATA connectors (G7B630-B and G7B630-N) • 1 40-pin IDE connector • 1 floppy connector • 1 24-pin ATX power connector •...
  • Page 10 Introduction Damage Free • Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm Intelligence • Monitors Vcore/VCC3/VBAT/3VSB/12V/1.25V/1.8V/5V voltages and failure alarm • Monitors CPU/2nd/system fan speed • Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed • Watchdog Timer function Temperature • Operating: 0 C to 60 •...

  • Page 11: Special Features Of The System Board

    Introduction Features The Watchdog Timer function allows your watchdog timer application to regularly “clear” the system at the set time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so that your system will continue to operate.
  • Page 12 Introduction S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that S/PDIF transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog.
  • 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 suppor ts 480Mb/second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your com- puter and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.
  • 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 5V_standby power source of your power sup- ply must support ≥...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation System Board Layout G7B630-B...
  • Page 16 Hardware Installation G7B630-N...

  • Page 17: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation G7B630-NR Note: The illustrations on the following pages are based on the G7B630- NR system board.

  • Page 18: System Memory

    Hardware Installation Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, proces- sor, 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 protec- tion by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis.
  • Page 19 Hardware Installation 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. Dual Channel (DC) Data will be accessed in chunks of 128 bits from the memory chan- nels.

  • Page 20: Installing The Dim Module

    Hardware Installation Installing the DIM Module 1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down. 2. Disconnect all power cords and cables. 3. Locate the DDR2 socket on the system board. 4. Push the “ejector tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side.
  • Page 21 Hardware Installation 6. Grasping the module by its edges, position the module above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the socket. The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one way. 7.

  • Page 22: Cpu

    Hardware Installation Overview The system board is equipped with a surface mount LGA 775 socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing a LGA 775 packaged Intel CPU. Important: 1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 1. Before you proceed, make sure (1) the LGA775 1.
  • Page 23 Hardware Installation Important: The CPU socket must not come in contact with anything other than the CPU. Avoid unnecessary exposure. Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU. 4. The CPU socket comes with a cover that is attached with a re- movable protective cap.
  • Page 24 Hardware Installation 7. Now lift the cover. Cover 8. Position the CPU above the socket. The gold mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket. Important: Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins. Gold mark Pin 1 of the socket...
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation 9. 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 26: Installing The Fan And Heat Sink

    Hardware Installation 11. Push the lever down to lock the socket. The lever should hook onto the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely se- cured in the socket. 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.
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation 2. Place the heat sink on top of the CPU. The 4 studs around the heat sink which are used to secure the heat sink onto the sys- tem board must match the 4 mounting holes around the socket. Position each stud so that the groove faces the heat sink then push it down firmly until it clicks into place.

  • Page 28: 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 ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • Page 29 Hardware Installation 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Frequency/Voltage Control submenu then press <Enter>. 6. Set the processor’s ratio to its default setting or an appropriate clock ratio. Refer to the Frequency/Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information.
  • Page 30 Hardware Installation PS/2 Power Select 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: (default) 5V_standby JP1 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port. Selecting 5V_standby 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 (“Super IO Device”...

  • Page 31: Usb Power Select

    Hardware Installation USB Power Select USB 0-3 (JP2) 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: (default) 5V_standby 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: (default) 5V_standby USB 4-7 (JP3) USB 8-9 (JP4) JP2, JP3 and JP4 are used to select the power of the USB ports. Selecting 5V_standby will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system.
  • Page 32 Hardware Installation COM 2 RS232/AUX Select 1-3, 2-4 On: 3-5 (5V), RS232 4-6 (12V) On: (default) Auxiliary power COM 2 is an RS-232 port. If the serial device connected to this port requires 5V/12V power from the system board, set JP6 pins 3- 5 and 4-6 to On.
  • Page 33 Hardware Installation Power-on Select 1-2 On: 2-3 On: Power-on via Power-on via power button AC power (default) JP9 is used to select the method of powering on the system. If you want the system to power-on whenever AC power comes in, set JP9 pins 2 and 3 to On.

  • Page 34: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    Rear Panel I/O Ports PS/2 LAN 2 LAN 1 Parallel Mouse Mic-in Line-in Line-out PS/2 K/B USB 2-3 USB 0-1 COM 1 G7B630-N/NR PS/2 Mouse Parallel Mic-in USB 3 Line-in Line-out PS/2 K/B USB 2 USB 0-1 COM 1 G7B630-B...
  • Page 35 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 CN1 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 36 Hardware Installation • BIOS Setting: Configure the PS/2 wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information. Important: The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup- port ≥...

  • Page 37: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation Parallel Port Parallel The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at loca- tion CN7 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP. Setting Function Allows normal speed operation but (Standard Parallel Port) in one direction only.

  • Page 38: Serial Ports

    Hardware Installation Serial Ports COM 1 COM 2 The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (COM 1) at location CN4. It is also equipped with a 9-pin connector at location J4 (COM 2). The serial ports are RS-232 asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.

  • Page 39: Vga Port

    Hardware Installation VGA Port The VGA port is used for connecting a VGA monitor. Connect the monitor’s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA port (Blue) at location CN2. After you plug the monitor’s cable connector into the VGA port, gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place.
  • Page 40 The Intel 82566DM PCIE Gigabit chip controls LAN 2 and the Marvell 88E8056 PCIE Gigabit chip controls LAN 1. G7B630-B is only equipped with the LAN 1 port. BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Onboard Device”...

  • Page 41: Universal Serial Bus Connectors

    Hardware Installation Universal Serial Bus Connectors USB 3 USB 2 USB 1 USB 0 USB 4-5 USB 8-9 USB 6-7 The system board supports 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultane- ously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.
  • Page 42 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 43 Hardware Installation Audio Rear audio Mic-in Line-in Line-out Mic_L Mic_R FP_HDA Detect AuD_R_Out Mic Jack Detect Front IO Sense AuD_L_Out AuD Jack Detect Front audio Rear Audio The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks at location CN10. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for inserting a plug. •...
  • Page 44 Hardware Installation Driver Installation Install the audio driver. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

  • Page 45: I/O Connectors

    Hardware Installation I/O Connectors CD-in Internal Audio Connector Ground Ground Right audio Left audio channel channel The CD-in connector (J15) is used to receive audio from a CD- ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
  • Page 46 Hardware Installation S/PDIF-in/out Connector SPDIF out SPDIF in The S/PDIF-in/out connector (J7) is used to connect an external S/PDIF port. Your S/PDIF port may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J7.
  • Page 47 Hardware Installation IEEE 1394 Connectors (G7B630-N/NR) 1394-1 1394-0 The system board is equipped with two IEEE 1394 connectors at locations J2 (1394-0) and J5 (1394-1) for connecting external 1394 ports. The 1394 ports may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the 1394 port cables to J2 or J5.
  • Page 48 Hardware Installation Digital I/O Connector The Digital I/O connector (J6) provides powering-on function to an external device that is connected to this connector. The Digital I/O bus provides 8-bit write and 8-bit read. Digital I/O Connector Pins Pins Function Function +12V DIO7 +12V...

  • Page 49: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation Floppy Disk Drive Connector The floppy disk drive connector supports a standard floppy disk drive. To prevent improper floppy cable installation, the floppy disk header has a keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.

  • Page 50: Serial Ata Connectors

    • G7B630-NR 6 Serial ATA ports (SATA 0/1/2/3/4/5) SATA speed up to 3Gb/s RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 • G7B630-B and G7B630-N 4 Serial ATA ports (SATA 0/1/4/5) SATA speed up to 3Gb/s Connecting Serial ATA Cables...

  • Page 51: Ide Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation IDE Disk Drive Connector The 90 shrouded PCI IDE header will interface two Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, the shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mecha- nism. The 40-pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.
  • Page 52 Hardware Installation 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. The system board suppor ts Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives.

  • Page 53: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation IrDA Connector IRRX N. C. Ground IRTX Connect the cable connector from your IrDA module to J14 on the system board. Note: The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board. Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector accord- ing to their pin functions.

  • Page 54: Cooling Fan Connectors

    Hardware Installation Cooling Fan Connectors CPU fan Speed Ground Control Power Sense Speed Control Sense Sense Power Speed Power Ground Control Ground 2nd fan System fan Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector (J12) on the system board. The system fan connector (J8) and 2nd fan connector (J18) are used to connect additional cooling fans.
  • Page 55 Hardware Installation Chassis Open Connector Chassis signal Ground The system board supports the chassis intrusion detection function. Connect the chassis intrusion sensor cable from the chassis to J13. Whenever a chassis component has been removed, the sensor sends signal to J13 aler ting you of a chassis intrusion event. To disable this function, place a jumper cap over J13.

  • Page 56: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation Power Connectors 1 2 2 4 +3.3VDC +12VDC +5VDC +12VDC +5VDC +5VDC +5VSB PWR_OK +5VDC PS_ON# +5VDC -12VDC +3.3VDC +3.3VDC +3.3VDC +12V Ground Ground +12V Use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply has a standard 24-pin ATX main power connector and a 4-pin +12V power connector that must be inserted onto CN8 and CN3 connectors respectively.

  • Page 57: Standby Power Led

    Hardware Installation Standby Power LED Standby Power LED Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode. Important: If the Standby Power LED is lighted, you must power-off the system then turn off the power supply’s switch or unplug the power cord prior to installing any add-in cards.

  • Page 58: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation Front Panel Connectors PWR-LED HDD-LED PWR-BTN RESET SW 1 11 2 HDD-LED - HDD LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. RESET SW - Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system.
  • Page 59 Hardware Installation PCI Express Slots PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI Express x1 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 60 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 61: 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 62: 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 Wed, Nov 22 2006 Date <mm:dd:yy> Item Help Time <hh:mm:ss>...

  • Page 63: Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup IDE Channel 0 Master, IDE Channel 0 Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master and IDE Channel 1 Slave To configure the IDE drives, move the cursor to a field then press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel 0 Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter...
  • Page 64 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 65 BIOS Setup Video This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type. The default setting is EGA/VGA. EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters.
  • Page 66 BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot-up. Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system.

  • Page 67: 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 68 BIOS Setup CPU Feature This field is used to configure the CPU that is installed on the sys- tem board. Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Delay Prior to Thermal 16 Min Item Help Thermal Management...
  • Page 69 BIOS Setup Limit CPUID MaxVal The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than 3. Problems will occur only in certain operating systems. The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems. If you are using an operating system other than Windows, this problem may occur.
  • Page 70 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 71 BIOS Setup CPU L1 and L2 Cache This field is used to speed up the memory access. Enable the exter- nal cache for better performance. CPU L3 Cache This field is used to enable or disable the CPU’s L3 cache. Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the system.
  • Page 72 BIOS Setup Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how gate A20 is handled. Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 Mbyte. Initially, gate A20 was handled via the keyboard controller. Today, while keyboards still provide this support, it is more common, and much faster, for the sys- tem chipset to provide support for gate A20.
  • Page 73 BIOS Setup APIC Mode Leave this field in its default setting. MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version used by the system. OS Select for DRAM > 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS/2.

  • Page 74: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Item Help Memory Hole At 15M-16M Disabled Menu Level PCI Express Root Port Func Press Enter ** VGA Setting ** PEG/Onchip VGA Control Auto On-Chip Frame Buffer Size DVMT Mode...
  • Page 75 BIOS Setup System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM ad- dressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the higher the efficiency of the system. Memory Hole At 15M-16M In order to improve system performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards.
  • Page 76 BIOS Setup PEG/Onchip VGA Control This field is used to select the graphics controller that will serve as the primary boot device. On-Chip Frame Buffer Size This field is used to select the onboard VGA’s frame buffer size that is shared from the system memory. DVMT Mode This field shows the current DVMT mode.

  • Page 77: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Press Enter OnChip IDE Device Item Help Press Enter Onboard Device Menu Level Super IO Device Press Enter USB Device Setting Press Enter ↑↓→← : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit...
  • Page 78 BIOS Setup IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer. The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive. Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode.
  • Page 79 BIOS Setup IDE Primary Master UDMA and IDE Secondary Master UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD-ROM. Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you.

  • Page 80: Onboard Device

    BIOS Setup Onboard Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Onboard PATA Control Enalbed Item Help Enabled Onboard LAN1 Control Menu Level Onboard LAN2 Control Enalbed Onboard Audio Control Enabled...

  • Page 81: Power On Function

    BIOS Setup Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Power On Function BUTTON ONLY Item Help KB Power On Password Enter Menu Level Hot Key Power ON Ctrl-F1...
  • Page 82 BIOS Setup 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>. The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in this field.
  • Page 83 BIOS Setup IR Transmission Delay If this field is Enabled, transmission of data will be slower. This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device. The options are: Enabled and Disabled. UR2 Duplex Mode Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data. Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously.
  • Page 84 BIOS Setup PWRON After PWR-Fail When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system. When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will automatically power-on. Former-Sts When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will return to the state where you left off before...

  • Page 85: Usb Device Setting

    BIOS Setup USB Device Setting Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device Setting USB 1.0 Controller Enabled Item Help USB 2.0 Controller Enabled Menu Level USB Operation Mode Full/Low Speed USB Keyboard Function...
  • Page 86 BIOS Setup USB Keyboard Function Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM, the support for legacy USB keyboard (in DOS mode) is by default set to Disabled. With more BIOS ROM space available, it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral devices.

  • Page 87: 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 Auto x Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume User Define...
  • Page 88 BIOS Setup Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When this field is set to Auto, the system will initialize the VGA BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state. This can be configured only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field is set to “S3(STR)”. Power Management This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “Suspend...
  • Page 89 BIOS Setup Suspend Mode When the system enters the Suspend mode, the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off. 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 90 BIOS Setup Power On By Ring When this field is set to Enabled, the system will power-on to respond to calls coming from a modem. USB KB Wake-Up From S3 This field, when enabled, allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
  • Page 91 BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configurations This section shows how to configure 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 Slot...

  • Page 92: 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 The system will automatically detect the settings for you. Manual Choose the specific IRQ and DMA in the “IRQ Re- sources”...

  • Page 93: Pc Health Status

    BIOS Setup PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Current System Temp Item Help Current CPU Temperature Menu Level System FAN Speed CPU FAN Speed 2nd FAN Speed Vcore VBAT (V) 3VSB (V) +12 (V) +1.25 (V) +1.8 (V) +5 (V)

  • Page 94: Cpu Clock Ratio

    BIOS Setup Frequency/Voltage Control Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio Item Help Disabled Spread Spectrum Menu Level ↑↓→← : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults The settings on the screen are for reference only.

  • Page 95: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting de- fault values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features. You should use these values only if you have hardware problems. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.

  • Page 96: 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 Frequency/Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features...

  • Page 97: 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 98: 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 99: 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 Frequency/Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password...

  • Page 100: Intel Raid Bios

    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 Frequency/Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals...

  • Page 101: Updating The Bios

    BIOS Setup Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. Please contact technical support or your sales representative for the files. 1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.
  • Page 102 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 103: 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 104: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

    Supported Software Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating ® Windows INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system. To install the utility, click “Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility” on the main menu.

  • Page 105: Supported Software

    Supported Software 3. Read license agreement then click Yes. 4. Go through the readme document for more installation tips then click Next. 5. Click Finish to exit setup.

  • Page 106: Intel Graphics Drivers

    Supported Software Intel Graphics Drivers To install the driver, click “Intel Graphics Drivers” on the main menu. 1. Setup is now ready to install the graphics driver. Click Next. 2. Read license agreement then click Yes. 3. Go through the readme document for more installation tips then click Next.
  • Page 107 Supported Software 4. Setup is currently installing the driver. 5. Click “Yes, I want to restar t this computer now. ” then click Finish. Restarting the system will allow the new software installlation to take effect.

  • Page 108: Audio Drivers

    Supported Software Audio Drivers To install the driver, click “Audio Drivers” on the main menu. 1. Setup is now ready to install the driver. Click Next. 2. The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install AC97 audio. After all files have been extracted, click Next.
  • Page 109 Supported Software 4. Select the appropriate option then click Next. 5. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 6. Click “Yes, I want to restar t my computer now” then click Finish. Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect.

  • Page 110: Intel Lan Drivers

    Supported Software Intel LAN Drivers To install the driver, click “Intel LAN Drivers” on the main menu. 1. The installation menu will appear. Click View Release Notes for more information about the driver or click Install Dr ivers to begin the installation.
  • Page 111 Supported Software 4. Select the type of setup then click Next. 5. Click Install to begin the installation. 6. Click Finish to exit setup.
  • Page 112 Supported Software Marvell LAN Drivers To install the driver, click “Marvell LAN Drivers” on the main menu. 1. The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install the driver. 2. Read license agreement then click “I accept the terms in the license agreement”.
  • Page 113 Supported Software 4. Setup is currently installing the driver. 5. After completing installa- tion, click Finish to exit setup.

  • Page 114: Hardware Monitor For Windows

    Supported Software Hardware Monitor for Windows The system board comes with the Hardware Monitor for Windows 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 115 Supported Software 3. Click Next to install or click Browse to select another folder. 4. Click Next to add the program icon to the Program Folder. 5. Hardware Doctor is configuring the new software installation.
  • Page 116 Supported Software 6. Click Yes if you want to create Hardware Doctor shortcut at your desktop. 7. Click “Yes, I want to restar t my computer now” then click Finish. Restarting the system will allow the driver to take effect.
  • Page 117 Supported Software Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver To install, click “Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver” on the main menu. 1. Click “I accept the agree- ment” then click Next. 2. You are now ready to in- stall DirectX. Click Next. 3. Click Finish. Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect.

  • Page 118: Installation Notes

    Supported Software USB 2.0 Drivers ® The chipset does not support USB 2.0 drivers for Windows 98 SE ® and Windows ® Windows ® If your Windows XP CD already includes Service Pack 1, the USB 2.0 driver will automatically install when you install the operating system.

  • Page 119: Chapter 5 - Raid

    RAID Chapter 5 - RAID (G7B630-NR only) The Intel ICH8DO chip allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. RAID Levels RAID 0 (Striped Disk Array without Fault Tolerance) RAID 0 uses two new identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks.

  • Page 120: Settings

    RAID Settings To enable the RAID function, the following settings are required. 1. Connect the Serial ATA drives. 2. Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS. 3. Configure RAID in the Intel RAID BIOS. 4. Install the RAID driver during OS installation. 5.
  • Page 121 RAID Step 2: Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS 1. Power-on the system then press <Del> to enter the main menu of the Award BIOS. 2. Select the Integrated Peripherals submenu - OnChip IDE Device section of the BIOS to configure SATA. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device Item Help...
  • Page 122 RAID Step 3: Configure RAID in the Intel RAID BIOS When the system powers-up and all drives have been detected, the Intel BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously to enter the utility. The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives.
  • Page 123 RAID Step 5: Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager The Intel Matrix Storage Manager can be installed from within Windows. It allows RAID volume management (create, delete, migrate) from within the operating system. It will also display useful SATA device and RAID volume information.
  • Page 124 RAID 3. Setup is now ready to install the driver. Click Next. 4. Read the impor tant installation notes then click Next. 5. Read the license agree- ment then click Yes.
  • Page 125 RAID 6. Go through the readme document to view system requirements and instal- lation information then click Next. 7. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation.

  • Page 126: Appendix A - Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology

    Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology Appendix A - Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology To enable the functionality of the Hyper-Threading Technology, please follow the requirements and steps below. Basically, the following ® ® presumes that you have already installed an Intel Pentium Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology.
  • Page 127 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology Click the General tab. The processor shown under Computer should resemble the one shown below. Now click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager. The items shown under Computer and Processors should resemble the ones shown below.
  • Page 128 Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology Lastly, press the <Ctr l> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously. The Windows Task Manager dialog box will appear. Click the Performance tab. The diagram under CPU Usage History should resemble the one shown below.

  • Page 129: Appendix B - System Error Messages

    System Error Message Appendix B - System Error Message When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to cor- rect 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 130 System Error Message Hard Disk(s) fail (80) HDD reset failed. Hard Disk(s) fail (40) HDD controller diagnostics failed. Hard Disk(s) fail (20) HDD initialization error. Hard Disk(s) fail (10) Unable to recalibrate fixed disk. Hard Disk(s) fail (08) Sector Verify failed. Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked.

  • Page 131: Appendix C - Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Appendix C - 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 132: Power Supply

    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 133: 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 134: System Board

    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.

  • Page 135: Appendix D - Watchdog Sample Code

    Watchdog Sample Code Appendix D - Watchdog Sample Code ;Software programming example: ;---------------------------------------------------------------- ;(1)Enter Superio Configuration mode ;---------------------------------------------------------------- DX,2Eh AL,87h DX,AL AL,01h DX,AL AL,55h DX,AL AL,55h DX,AL ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;(2) Configuration Logical Device 7,register CR72 & CR73 (Watch Dog Timer enable & Time-Out Value Register) ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------- DX,2Eh AL,07h...
  • Page 136 Watchdog Sample Code DX,2Eh AL,73h ;Select CR73 (Watch Dog Timer Time-Out Value Register) DX,AL DX,2Fh AL,02h ;Set CR73 value = 02h => Watch Dog Time = 2 (unit:Min) DX,AL ;------------------------------------------- ;(3) Exit extended function mode ;------------------------------------------- DX,2Eh AL,02h DX,AL DX,2Fh AL,02h DX,AL...

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