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  • Page 1 LT600-DR LT600-D System Board User’s Manual 935-LT6001-050G I02800817...
  • 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........................... Features.............................. Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation............ System Board Layout ......................System Memory.......................... CPU............................... Jumper Settings..........................Rear Panel I/O Ports......................

  • Page 5: About This Manual

    Warranty 1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifica- tions. 2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physi- cal abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or unau- thorized repair of the product.

  • 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

    Two Serial ATA data cables Two Serial ATA power cables One “Main Board Utility” CD Two RAID/AHCI driver floppy diskettes (LT600-DR only) One I/O shield One QR (Quick Reference) The system board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed above.

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    • Supports four SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compliant with SATA 1.0 specification • SATA speed up to 3Gb/s • RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5 (LT600-DR only) IDE Interface • One IDE connector suppor ts up to two UltraDMA 100Mbps IDE devices •...
  • Page 9 Introduction Rear Panel I/O • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port Ports • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port • 1 DB-25 parallel port • 1 DB-9 serial port • 1 DB-15 VGA port • 2 RJ45 LAN ports • 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports •...

  • Page 10: Features

    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 11 SATA 1.0 specification. With speed of up to 3Gbps, it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s. LT600-DR allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5.
  • Page 12 Introduction This feature allows the network to remotely wake-on-lan wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
  • Page 13 Introduction The system board is designed to meet the ACPI ACPI STR (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) speci- fication. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to imple- ment Power Management and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that suppor t OS Direct Power Management. Currently, only Win- ®...

  • Page 14: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation System Board Layout The LT600-DR board (shown above) uses the ICH7R southbridge. On a LT600-D board, it uses the ICH7 southbridge.

  • Page 15: 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 16: Hardware Installation

    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 17: Installing The Dim Module

    Hardware Installation Installing the DIM Module Note: The system board used in the following illustrations may not resemble the actual board. These illustrations are for reference only. 1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down. 2.
  • Page 18 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 19: 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 20 Hardware Installation Cover 4. The CPU socket comes with a cover that is attached with a remov- able protective cap. The Protective cap cap is used to protect the CPU socket against dust and harmful parti- Lever cles. Remove the protec- tive cap only when you are about to install the CPU.
  • Page 21 Hardware Installation 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 touch- ing the pins. Pin 1 of the socket Gold mark 9.
  • Page 22 Hardware Installation 10. Once the CPU is in Cover place, move the cover down. 11. Push the lever down to lock the socket. The lever should hook onto the side tab to indicate that the CPU is com- pletely secured in the Lever socket.
  • Page 23 Hardware Installation 2. Place the heat sink on Mounting hole top of the CPU. The 4 studs around the heat Mounting hole sink which are used to secure the heat sink onto the system board must match the 4 mounting holes around the socket.

  • Page 24: Jumper Settings

    Hardware Installation Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Data 1-2 On: Normal (default) 2-3 On: Clear CMOS Data If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password. you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation PS/2 Power Select 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5V_standby (default) 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 26: Usb Power Select

    Hardware Installation USB Power Select USB 0-3 (JP3) 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: (default) 5V_standby USB 4-7 (JP2) 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: (default) 5V_standby JP2 and JP3 are used to select the power of the USB ports. Select- ing 5V_standby will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system.
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation Power-on Select 2-3 On: 1-2 On: Power-on via Power-on via power button AC power (default) JP6 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 JP6 pins 2 and 3 to On.

  • Page 28: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    Hardware Installation Rear Panel I/O Ports PS/2 LAN 2 Parallel LAN 1 Mouse Mic-in Line-in Line-out COM 1 USB 0-1 USB 2-3 PS/2 K/B The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following: • PS/2 mouse port • PS/2 keyboard port •...
  • Page 29 Hardware Installation PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard These ports are used to connect a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 key- board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not con- nected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expan- sion cards.
  • Page 30 Hardware Installation • BIOS Setting: Configure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the In- tegrated 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 31: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation Parallel Port Parallel The parallel port is 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. Allows parallel port to operate in (Extended Capabilities Port) bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP’s data transfer...

  • Page 32: Serial Ports

    Hardware Installation Serial Ports COM 1 COM 2 1 The onboard COM 1 port and the 9-pin connector for COM 2 are RS-232 asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A-compat- ible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices. Your additional COM port may come mounted on a card-edge bracket.

  • Page 33: 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. After you plug the monitor’s cable connector into the VGA port, gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place. BIOS Setting Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS.
  • Page 34 Hardware Installation USB Ports USB 1 USB 3 USB 0 USB 2 USB 4-5 USB 6-7 USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. The system board is equipped with four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The USB 4-5 and USB 6-7 connectors allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports.
  • Page 35 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 36: Lan Ports

    Hardware Installation LAN Ports LAN 1 LAN 2 The two RJ45 LAN ports allow the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub. BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Onboard Device”...
  • Page 37 Hardware Installation Audio Rear Audio Mic-in Line-in Line-out 1 0 9 Port2 sense-2 return Por t2L Front-sense Port1 sense-1 return Port2R Presence-signal Por t1R Por t1L Front audio Rear Audio The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one- hole connecting interface for inserting a plug.
  • Page 38 Hardware Installation 4-channel 2-channel 6-channel Line-in Light Blue Line-in Center/Subwoofer Front R/L Lime Line-out Front R/L Rear R/L Pink Mic-in Rear R/L Driver Installation Install the audio driver. An audio software application program will at the same time be installed into your system. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

  • Page 39: I/O Connectors

    Hardware Installation I/O Connectors CD-in Internal Audio Connector Right audio channel Ground Ground Left audio channel The CD-in connector is used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
  • Page 40 Hardware Installation S/PDIF-out Connector N. C. SPDIF out The S/PDIF-out connector is used to connect an external S/PDIF-out 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 this con- nector.

  • Page 41: Dio Connector

    Hardware Installation DIO Connector The DIO (Digital I/O) connector provides powering-on function of an external device that is connected to this connector. Digital I/O Connector Pins Function Pins Function +12V DIO7 +12V DIO6 DIO5 DIO4 DIO3 DIO2 5VSB DIO1 5VSB DIO0...

  • Page 42: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation Floppy Disk Drive Connector The floppy disk drive connector supports a standard floppy disk drive. 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 43: Serial Ata Connectors

    • SATA speed up to 3Gb/s • RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5 (LT600-DR only) Connecting Serial ATA Cables Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a Serial ATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.

  • Page 44: Ide Disk Drive Connectors

    Hardware Installation IDE Disk Drive Connectors The 90 shrouded PCI IDE header will interface two Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. 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 45 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 and ATA/100 hard drives.

  • Page 46: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation IrDA Connector IRTX Ground IRRX N. C. Connect the cable connector from your IrDA module to the IrDA connector. 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 47: Cooling Fan Connectors

    Hardware Installation Cooling Fan Connectors Sense Power Speed Ground Control CPU fan Power Ground Sense 2nd fan Sense Ground Power System fan Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board. The 2nd fan and system fan connectors are used to connect additional cooling fans.
  • Page 48 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 the chassis open connector. Whenever a chassis component has been removed, the sensor sends signal to the connector alerting you of a chassis intrusion event.

  • Page 49: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation Power Connectors Ground Ground +12V +12V 1 2 2 4 +3.3VDC +12VDC +5VDC +12VDC +5VDC +5VDC +5VSB PWR_OK N. C. +5VDC PS_ON# +5VDC -12VDC +3.3VDC +3.3VDC +3.3VDC Use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1.

  • Page 50: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation Front Panel Connectors 2 01 9 SPEAKER RESET ATX-SW HD-LED PWR-LED HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED and SATA HDD LED This LED will light when the IDE and/or SATA hard drive is being accessed. RESET: Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.
  • Page 51 Hardware Installation PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) or S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every second. Note: If a system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU...
  • Page 52 Hardware Installation Standby Power LED Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode. Warning: When the Standby Power LED lit red, it indicates that power is present on the PCI slots. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any add-in cards.
  • Page 53 Hardware Installation PCI Express Slot PCIE x16 slot 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 54 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 55: 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 56: Standard Cmos Features

    BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” then press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Tue, Nov 20 2007 Date <mm:dd:yy> Item Help Time <hh:mm:ss>...

  • Page 57: Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and IDE Channel 1 Master/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 Item Help...
  • Page 58 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 59 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 60 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 61: 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 62 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 PPM Mode Native Mode Item Help Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled...

  • Page 63: Virtualization Technology

    BIOS Setup Virtualization Technology When this field is set to Enabled, the VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. Core Multi-Processing The options are Enabled and Disabled. 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>.
  • Page 64 BIOS Setup Virus Warning This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive. When this field is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive. If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive, the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear.
  • Page 65 BIOS Setup Swap Floppy Drive When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A. When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive A.
  • Page 66 BIOS Setup Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down. Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down, but will first wait for a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly.
  • Page 67 BIOS Setup OS Select for DRAM > 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS/2. The options are: Non-OS2 and OS2. Report No FDD For WIN 95 The options are Yes and No. Small Logo(EPA) Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot-up.

  • Page 68: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable By SPD Item Help x CAS Latency Time Auto Menu Level x DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay Auto x DRAM RAS# Precharge Auto x Precharge Delay <tRAS>...
  • Page 69 BIOS Setup Manual If you want better performance for your system other than the one “by SPD”, select “Manual” then select the best option in the “CAS Latency Time” to “Precharge Delay” fields. CAS Latency Time This field is used to select the local memory clock periods. DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay This field is used to select the latency between the DRAM active command and the read/write command.
  • Page 70 BIOS Setup Memory Hole At 15M-16M In order to improve system performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB. When enabled, the CPU assumes the 15-16MB memory range is allocated to the hidden ISA address range instead of the actual system DRAM.
  • Page 71 BIOS Setup DVMT Mode This field shows the current DVMT mode. DVMT/Fixed Memory Size This field is used to select the graphics memory size used by DVMT/ Fixed mode. Boot Display This field is used to select the type of display to use when the system boots.

  • Page 72: 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 ↑↓→← : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults...
  • Page 73 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 74 BIOS Setup IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master/ Slave 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 75 BIOS Setup PATA IDE Mode and SATA Port The PATA IDE field is used to select the function mode for the IDE connector and its relation to the SATA ports. Primary IDE serves as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel. SATA 1 and SATA 3 serve as Secondary Master and Secondary Slave chan- nel.

  • Page 76: 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 PCI Express GIGA LAN 1 Auto Item Help PCI Express GIGA LAN 2 Auto Menu Level Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disabled...
  • Page 77 BIOS Setup USB 2.0 Controller If you are using USB 2.0, this field must be set to Enabled. USB Keyboard Support 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 78: Super Io Device

    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 KBC Input Clock 8 MHz Item Help Power On Function BUTTON ONLY Menu Level KB Power On Password Enter...
  • Page 79 BIOS Setup Keyboard 98 When this option is selected, press the “wake up” ® key of the Windows 98 compatible keyboard to power-on the system. KB Power On Password Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Enter your pass- word.
  • Page 80 BIOS Setup RxD, TxD Active The options are Hi, Lo; Lo, Hi; Lo, Lo; and Hi, Hi. 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.
  • Page 81 BIOS Setup EPP Mode Select This field is used to select the EPP mode. ECP Mode Use DMA This field is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel por t. The options are 1 and 3. Default setting: 3. PWRON After PWR-Fail When power returns after an AC power fail- ure, the system’s power is off.

  • Page 82: 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 S3(STR) Menu Level Auto Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume User Define...
  • Page 83 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)”. When this feature is disabled, the system resume time is shortened but system will need an AGP driver to initialize the VGA card.
  • Page 84 BIOS Setup MODEM Use IRQ This field is used to set an IRQ channel for the modem installed in your system. Suspend Mode When the system enters the Suspend mode, the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off. Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system.
  • Page 85 BIOS Setup 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. This can be configured only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field is set to “S3(STR)”.

  • Page 86: Init Display First

    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 87: 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(ESCD) The system will automatically detect the settings for you. Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the “IRQ Re- sources”...

  • Page 88: Maximum Payload Size

    BIOS Setup Maximum Payload Size This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of the PCI Express devices. The unit is byte. PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help Shutdown Temperature Disabled Current System Temp C / 75...
  • Page 89 BIOS Setup CPU Voltage to 3VSB (V) These fields will show the output voltage of the power supply. Note: The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting the system’s conditions but if you want a warning message to pop-up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condi- tion occurs, you must install the Hardware Monitor for Windows utility.
  • Page 90 BIOS Setup 2nd Smart FAN Temperature This field is used to select the temperature at which the 2nd fan runs at full speed. The temperature will vary within the range of the tolerance value selected in the field below. 2nd FAN Tolerance Value This field is used to select the tolerance value of the system’s tem- perature.

  • Page 91: 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 92: 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 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features...

  • Page 93: 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 94: 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 95: 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 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password...

  • Page 96: Exit Without Saving

    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 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password...

  • Page 97: Intel Raid Bios

    BIOS Setup Intel RAID BIOS (LT600-DR only) The Intel ICH7R chip allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5. When the system powers-up and all drives have been detected, the Intel BIOS status message screen will appear.

  • Page 98: 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 99 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 100: 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 101: 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 102: Supported Software

    Supported Software 3. Go through the readme document for more installation tips then click Next. 4. After all setup operations are done, click Next. 5. Click Finish to exit setup.
  • Page 103 Supported Software Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver To install, click “Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver” on the main menu. 1. Click “I accept the agreement” then click Next. 2. You are now ready to install DirectX. Click Next. 3. Click Finish. Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect.

  • Page 104: 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 105 Supported Software 4. Setup is currently installing dr iver. After installation has completed, click Next. 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 106: Audio Drivers

    Supported Software Audio Drivers To install the driver, click “Audio Drivers” on the main menu. 1. The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install HD audio. After files have been extracted, click Next. 2. Setup is preparing to install the driver.
  • Page 107 Supported Software 4. Setup is configuring your new software installation. 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 108: Lan Drivers

    Supported Software LAN Drivers To install the driver, click “LAN Drivers” on the main menu. 1. The installation wizard will extract the files needed to install the driver. 2. You are now ready to install the driver. Click Install. 3. Setup is currently installing the driver.
  • Page 109 Supported Software 4. After completing installa- tion, click Finish to exit setup.
  • Page 110 Supported Software Hardware Doctor for Windows The system board comes with the Hardware Doctor 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 111 Supported Software 3. Click Next to add the program icon to the Program Folder. 4. Hardware Doctor is configuring the new software installation. 5. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the installation then click Finish. Restarting the system will allow the driver to take effect.

  • Page 112: Installation Notes

    Supported Software USB 2.0 Drivers ® 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. If the CD does not include Service Pack 1, it is available for download at Microsoft’s Windows Update website.

  • Page 113: Chapter 5 - Raid

    RAID Chapter 5 - RAID (LT600-DR only) The Intel ICH7R chip allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5. 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 114 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 115 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 116 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 117 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 118 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 119 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 120: Appendix A - Watchdog Timer

    Watchdog Sample Code Appendix A - Watchdog Sample Code ;Software programming example: SIO_CON_PORT EQU 4EH SIO_DATA EQU 4FH begin: MOV DX,SIO_CON_PORT ;SUPERIO ENTER CONFIG MOV AL,87H OUT DX,AL OUT DX,AL MOV DX,SIO_CON_PORT MOV AL,2DH ;GPIO5 AND POWER CONTROL SIGNALS MULTI- FUNCTION PIN SELECTION OUT DX,AL ;BIT 0 PIN77 SELECT (0= WDTO#, 1= GPIO50) MOV DX,SIO_DATA...
  • Page 121 Watchdog Sample Code MOV DX,SIO_CON_PORT MOV AL,0F5H ;WATCH DOG CONTROL REGISTER OUT DX,AL MOV DX,SIO_DATA ;BIT1 DIS/EN WDTO# OUTPUT LOW PULSE TO KBRST#PIN(0=DIS, 1=ENABLE) IN AL,DX ;BIT3 COUNTER MODE SLEECT (0=SECOND MODE, 1=MINUTE MODE) OR AL,02H OUT DX,AL MOV DX,SIO_CON_PORT MOV AL,0F6H ;WATCH DOG COUNTER OUT DX,AL MOV DX,SIO_DATA...

  • Page 122: 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 123 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 124: 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 125: 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 126: 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 127: 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.

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