The Possible Of Impossible nVIDIA N61P/N61S/N61V Socket AM2 Processor Mainboard nVIDIA MCP61 Series User Manual Website: http://www.jwele.com Rev: 1.00, Aug 2007 P/N: 80ENN61PV0...
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N61P/N61S/N61V User 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. • HDD Cable X 1 •...
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual 1.4 Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices The rear I/O part of this mainboard provides the following I/O ports: • PS/2 Mouse: Connect to PS/2 mouse. • PS/2 Keyboard: Connect to PS/2 keyboard. • LPT: Connect to printer or other devices that support this communication protocol.
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2.1 Choosing a Computer Chassis The mainboard and its component layouts illustrated in this chapter were based mainly on model “nVIDIA N61(V1.0)”, unless specifi cally stated. • Choose a chassis big enough to install this mainboard.
N61P/N61S/N61V User 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.
N61P/N61S/N61V User 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 four 240-pin DDRII (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual 2.5 Connecting Peripheral Devices 2.5.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors 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.
N61P/N61S/N61V User 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.
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual 3.4 FAN Power Connectors These connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector SYS_FAN1: System Fan Power Connector (Options) SYS_FAN2: System Fan Power Connector These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors.
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual 3.6 Additional USB Port Headers Pin Assignment Pin Assignment Data 0- Data 1- Data 0+ Data 1+ Ground Ground FUSB1 FUSB2 3.7 Front Panel Audio Connection Header This header provides the connection to audio connector at front panel.
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual 3.8 Internal Audio Connectors Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Pin No. Definition CD-L CD-R 3.9 IR Connection Header (Optional) Connect the IrDA cable (if available) to this IR connector. Pin No. Definition...
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual 3.10 ATX Power Input Connectors This mainboard provides two power connectors to connect power supplier. 3 3V 5VSB PWR OK PS ON 3 3V +3 3V 3 3V - 1 -...
N61P/N61S/N61V User 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.
N61P/N61S/N61V User 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.
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual • PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect temperature, voltage, fan, speed. • Frequency/Voltage Control This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio. • Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration.
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual 4.5.3 Standard CMOS Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Mon, 11 2007 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 13 : 19 : 44 Menu Level ► ► IDE Channel 0 Master [MAXTOR STM380215A] ►...
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N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual IDE HDD Auto-Detection This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing <Enter> key. The parameters will be shown on the screen automatically. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave,SATA Channel 1~4 When set to [Auto], the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE or SATA hard drive you are using.
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual 4.5.4 Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features ► Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] Press Enter Item Help Virus Warning [Disabled] CPU Internal Cache [Enabled] Menu Level ► External Cache...
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N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual ・ Swap Floppy Drive If you have 2 floppy drives, you can change A to B, or change B to A. ・ Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed if choose [Enable].
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual 4.5.6 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ► IDE Function Setup [Press Enter] Press Enter Item Help ► RAID Config [Press Enter] Onboard Lan Chip [Enabled] Menu Level ► OnChip USB [V1.1+V2.0]...
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N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual OnChip IDE Channel 0 The mainboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select “Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select “Disabled” to deactivate an interface if you are going to install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.
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N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual ・ OnChip USB This option allows you to disabled the USB function or select the mode of USB. ・ USB Memory Type Available options: [Base Memory (640K)] [Shadow]. ・ USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to select [BIOS] for using USB keyboard in DOS environment, or [OS] in OS environment.
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N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual ・ IR Transmission Delay Available options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ・ UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows user choose IR mode. Available options: [Full], [Half] ・ Use IR Pins Available options: [IR-Rx2Tx2] [RxD2,TxD2] ・ Onboard Parallel Port This item specifies the I/O address used by the parallel port.
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual 4.5.7 Power Management Setup Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function [Enabled] Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Power Management [User Define] Menu Level ► Video Off Method [DPMS Support] HDD Power Down...
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual ・ Power-On by Alarm The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time/date. ・ Date (of Month) Alarm [0]: This option power-on the system everyday according to the time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm”...
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual 4.5.9 PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Disabled Post Show Health Status [Disabled] Item Help Current System Temp. C/ 78 Current CPU Temperture C/102 Menu Level ► Current SYSFAN2 Speed...
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N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual ► CPU Feature Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature NPT Fid control [Auto] Auto Item Help NPT Vid control [Auto] AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control [Disabled] Menu Level ►►...
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual 4.5.11 Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility: Press <Y> and the <Enter> to install the defaults. Press <N> and then <Enter>...
N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely.
N61P/N61S/N61V User 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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N61P/N61S/N61V User Manual When you choose Mainboard Driver installation Utility, the drivers menu should appear as below: Back <- nForce Chipset Installation Utility Nvidia VGA Graphics Driver LAN Driver Audio Driver Exit (This picture is only for reference) From the Drivers MENU you may make 4 selections:...
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