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  • Page 1 System Board User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Copyright

    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 transfor- mation/adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright hold- ers.

  • 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 Copyright ................... 2 Trademarks ..................2 FCC and DOC Statement on Class B ..........3 Warranty ..................7 Static Electricity Precautions ............. 8 Safety Measures ................. 8 About the Package ................9 Before Using the System Board ............
  • Page 5 Cooling Fan Connectors ............. 38 LEDs ..................39 Power Connectors ..............40 Front Panel Connectors ............42 PCI Express Slots ..............44 Download Flash BIOS Connector ..........44 Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup ..............45 Switchable Modes for Overclocking ..........45 Easy Mode ................
  • Page 6 Introduction Chapter 5 - RAID ................. 130 RAID Levels ................130 RAID 0 (Striped Disk Array without Fault Tolerance) ....130 RAID 1 (Mirroring Disk Array with Fault Tolerance) ..... 130 RAID 0+1 (Striping and Mirroring) ........... 130 Settings ..................130 Step 1: Connect the Serial ATA Drives ........

  • Page 7: Warranty

    Introduction 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 specifications. 2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or unauthorized repair of the product.

  • Page 8: Static Electricity Precautions

    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 dis- charge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage.

  • Page 9: 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 as- sistance. One system board  One IDE cable  Two Serial ATA data cables ...

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction Specifications Processor • AMD Phenom II processor ® • HyperTransport 3.0 (5200MT/s) • AMD OverDrive provides tuning options using the new “Advanced Clock Calibration” overclocking feature. • Socket 938 AM3+ 45nm Chipset • AMD chipset - Northbridge: AMD 785G - Southbridge: AMD SB710 System Memory • Four 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets • Supports DDR3 1600(O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz • Dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface • Supports non-ECC unbuffered DIMMs...
  • Page 11 Introduction Rear Panel I/O • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port • 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port • 1 HDMI-out port • 1 coaxial RCA S/PDIF-out port • 1 optical S/PDIF-out port • 1 VGA port • 1 DVI-I port (DVI-D signal only) • 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports • 1 RJ45 LAN port • Center/subwoofer, rear R/L and side R/L jacks • Line-in, line-out (front R/L) and mic-in jacks Internal I/O • 4 connectors for 8 additional external USB 2.0 ports • 1 connector for an external COM port • 1 front audio connector • 1 S/PDIF connector • 6 Serial ATA connectors • 1 40-pin IDE connector • 1 floppy connector • 1 24-pin ATX power connector • 1 8-pin 12V power connector • 1 front panel connector • 1 download flash BIOS connector • 6 fan connectors Power • ACPI and OS Directed Power Management Management • ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function • Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse • Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse • Wake-On-Ring • Wake-On-LAN • RTC timer to power-on the system • AC power failure recovery Hardware • Monitors CPU/system/chipset temperature Monitor • Monitors 12V/5V/3.3V/Vcore/Vbat/5Vsb/Vdimm/Vchip volt-...

  • Page 12: Features

    Introduction Features DDR3 DDR3 delivers increased system bandwidth and improved performance. It offers peak data transfer rate of up to 21 Gb/s bandwidth. The advantages of DDR3 are its higher bandwidth and its increase in performance at a lower power than DDR2.
  • Page 13 Introduction 8CH High Definition Audio The onboard Realtek ALC885 is a High Definition audio codec and the 6 au- dio jacks at the rear I/O panel provides 8-channel audio output for advanced 7.1-channel super surround sound audio system. ALC885 also supports S/PDIF output, allowing digital connections with DVD systems or other audio/video mul- timedia.
  • Page 14 Introduction CPU Overheat Protection CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot up. Once the CPU’s temperature exceeded the temperature limit pre-defined by the CPU, the system will automatically shutdown. This pre- ventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation System Board Layout DIMM 2 DIMM 4 DIMM 1 DIMM 3 Mouse PS/2 power CPU fan select (J HDMI Top: Coaxial RCA Bottom: Optical power S/PDIF- 12V power DVI-I port (DVI-D signal only) JP21 DVI-I HDMI/DVI...

  • Page 16: System Memory

    Hardware Installation Important: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, 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 protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis.
  • Page 17 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. Virtual Single Channel (VSC) If both channels are populated with different memory configurations, the MCH defaults to Virtual Single Channel.

  • Page 18: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation The table below lists the various optimal operating modes that should be config- ured for the memory channel operation. Config DIMM 4 DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 No memory Single channel A Single channel A Single channel A Single channel B Single channel B Single channel B...

  • Page 19: 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.
  • Page 20 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.

  • Page 21: Cpu

    Hardware Installation The system board is equipped with Socket AM3+ for installing an AMD CPU de- signed for this socket. Installing the CPU 1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down. 2.
  • Page 22 Hardware Installation 5. Position the CPU above the Gold mark socket. The gold mark on the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket. Important: Handle the CPU by its edg- es and avoid touching the pins. Pin 1 6.
  • Page 23 Hardware Installation 7. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket. Side tab...

  • Page 24: Installing The Fan And Heat Sink

    Hardware Installation 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. The fan / heat sink assembly must provide airflow adequate to ensure appropri- ate internal temperature and cooling of the components in the system.
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation 3. Place the heat sink on top of the CPU. Now hook one side of the retention clip onto the retention module base by fitting the hole(s) on the retention clip into the retaining tab(s) of the retention module base. Hook the other side of the retention clip so that the hole(s) on the retention...

  • Page 26: Northbridge Heat Sink

    Hardware Installation Northbridge Heat Sink The Northbridge must be kept cool by using a heat sink. The heat sink will dis- sipate heat generated by the Northbridge. Without the heat sink, the Northbridge will overheat damaging both the Northbridge and the system board.

  • Page 27: Jumper Settings

    Hardware Installation Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Data 1-2 On: Normal (default) 2-3 On: JP10 Clear CMOS Data If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password. c) The overclocked settings in the BIOS resulted to the system’s instability or caused system boot up problems.

  • Page 28: Ps/2 Power Select

    Hardware Installation PS/2 Power Select 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system. Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA.

  • Page 29: Usb Power Select

    Hardware Installation USB Power Select USB 0-3 (JP5) 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) USB 4-11 (JP6) 1-2 On: 5V 2-3 On: 5VSB (default) Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system.

  • Page 30: Hdmi/Dvi Select

    Hardware Installation HDMI/DVI Select JP21 JP20 JP20/JP21 JP20/JP21 2-3, 5-6, 8-9, 11-12 On 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10-11 On HDMI The system board is equipped with HDMI and DVI interfaces but you can only connect one display device at a time. Set this jumper according to the type of display device connected to the system.

  • Page 31: Ps/2 Ports And S/Pdif Ports

    Hardware Installation PS/2 Ports and S/PDIF Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 KB Coaxial RCA S/PDIF Optical S/PDIF SPDIF out Ground SPDIF in S/PDIF PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports These ports are used to connect a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 keyboard. Optical S/PDIF The optical S/PDIF jack is used to connect an external audio output device using an optical S/PDIF cable.

  • Page 32: Hdmi, Vga And Dvi-I Ports

    Hardware Installation HDMI, VGA and DVI-I Ports HDMI DVI-I HDMI The HDMI port which carries both digital audio and video signals is used to con- nect a LCD monitor or digital TV that has an HDMI port. The VGA port is used for connecting a VGA monitor. DVI-I The DVI-I port is used to connect a digital LCD monitor or LCD TV.

  • Page 33: Usb And Lan Ports

    Hardware Installation USB and LAN Ports USB 1 USB 0 USB 3 USB 2 USB 4-5 USB 6-7 USB 8-9 USB 10-11 The USB ports are used to connect USB 2.0/1.1 devices. The 10-pin connectors allow you to connect 8 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. Your USB ports may come mounted on a card-edge bracket.

  • Page 34: Audio

    Hardware Installation Audio Rear audio Center/ Line-in Subwoofer Front R/L Rear R/L Mic-in Side R/L Front audio Rear Panel Audio • Center/Subwoofer Jack (Orange) This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer speakers of the au- dio system. •...

  • Page 35: Internal I/O Connectors

    Hardware Installation Front Audio The front audio connector is used to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system. Internal I/O Connectors Serial ATA Connectors SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 0 SATA 1 SATA 2 The Serial ATA (SATA) connectors are used to connect Serial ATA drives.

  • Page 36: Fdd Connector And Ide Connector

    Hardware Installation FDD Connector and IDE Connector FDD Connector The floppy disk drive connector is used to connect a floppy drive. Insert one end of the floppy cable into this connector and the other end-most connector to the floppy drive. The colored edge of the cable should align with pin 1 of this con- nector.

  • Page 37: Serial (Com) Connectors

    Hardware Installation Serial (COM) Connector The serial (COM) connector is used to connect modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, or other serial devices. Your COM port 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 connect the serial port cable to this connector.

  • Page 38: Cooling Fan Connectors

    Hardware Installation Cooling Fan Connectors CPU fan Ground Speed Control Power Sense 1st fan Ground Power Sense 2nd fan Sense Ground Power SYS1 fan Fan 3 SYS2 fan Sense Ground Power Sense Ground Power Sense Ground Power These fan connectors are used to connect cooling fans. Cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and sys- tem board components.

  • Page 39: Leds

    Hardware Installation LEDs DRAM Power LED Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED This LED will light when the system’s power is on. Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode. Important: When the DRAM Power LED and/or Standby Power LED lit red, it indi- cates that power is present on the DIMM sockets and/or PCI slots.

  • Page 40: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation Power Connectors Use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply unit has a standard 24-pin ATX main power connector that must be inserted into this connector. 12 24 +3.3VDC +5VDC +12VDC...
  • Page 41 Hardware Installation The power connectors from the power supply unit are designed to fit the 24-pin and 8-pin connectors in only one orientation. Make sure to find the proper orien- tation before plugging the connectors. The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate. Your system configuration (CPU power, amount of memory, add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may exceed the minimum power requirement.

  • Page 42: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation Front Panel Connectors HD-LED SPEAKER RESET ATX-SW PWR-LED HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the 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 43 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 af- ter it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU or memory module...

  • Page 44: Pci Express Slots

    Hardware Installation PCI Express Slots PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 Download Flash BIOS Connector...

  • Page 45: Chapter 3 - Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup Switchable Modes for Overclocking Aimed to provide convenience and superb overclockability, the Genie BIOS Set- ting submenu comes available in Easy mode (default mode) and Advance mode. Easy Mode Easy mode displays fields commonly used by users. Advance Mode If you intend to tweak your PC or boost its overclock feature, you can switch the Genie BIOS Setting submenu from Easy mode to Advance mode by simply...

  • Page 46: Award Bios Setup Utility

    BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care of the ba- sic level of communication between the processor and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board.

  • Page 47: 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 Date <mm:dd:yy> Mon, Sept 28 2009 Item Help Time <hh:mm:ss>...
  • Page 48 BIOS Setup Primary IDE Master to Secondary IDE Slave These fields are used to configure Parallel ATA drives. Move the cursor to a field then press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Primary IDE Master Press Enter Item Help IDE HDD Auto-Detection...

  • Page 49: Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup Head This field displays the number of read/write heads. Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write tim- ing. Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads.
  • Page 50 BIOS Setup Drive A This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive installed. None No floppy drive is installed 360K, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. standard drive; 360KB capacity 1.2M, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB capacity 720K, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in.

  • Page 51: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic op- eration. 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 fea- tures according to your preference.
  • Page 52 BIOS Setup Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks. When disabled, the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number.

  • Page 53: Full Screen Logo Show

    BIOS Setup Full Screen Logo Show This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to appear during system boot-up. Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system boot-up. Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot-up. Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives.

  • Page 54: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features PCIE Configuration Press Enter Item Help  IGX Configuration Press Enter  Menu Level Init Display First PCIEx  NB Power Management Auto Memory Hole Disabled Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Close...
  • Page 55 BIOS Setup Memory Hole In order to improve system performance, certain space in memory can be re- served 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 56: Pcie Configuration

    BIOS Setup PCIE Configuration Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCIE Configuration Item Help GPP Slots Power Limit, W Press Enter GFX Port 1  Menu Level Press Enter GFX Port 2   Press Enter NB-SB Port Features  : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value...
  • Page 57 BIOS Setup Link Width The options are Auto, x1, x2, x4 and x8. Slot Power Limit,W This field is used to enter the slot’s power limit. The minimum is 0 and the maximum is 255. NB-SB Port Features Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NB-SB Port Features Item Help Link ASPM...

  • Page 58: Internal Graphics Mode

    BIOS Setup IGX Configuration Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IGX Configuration Item Help UMA+SidePort Internal Graphics Mode Auto UMA Frame Buffer Size Menu Level Above 4G Frame Buffer Location  Enabled IGX Engine Clock Override IGX Engine Clock Disabled HDMI Audio Auto Surround View...
  • Page 59 BIOS Setup SidePort Clock Speed This is used to select the SidePort’s clock speed. The options are 400MHz, 533MHz and 667MHz. UMA-SP Interleave Mode The options are Auto and Fine. Size The options are Auto, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB and 128MB. Ratio (SP:UMA) The options are Auto, 1:1, 1:3, 1:7, 1:15, 3:5, 3:13, 5:11 and 7:9.

  • Page 60: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Press Enter Item Help OnChip IDE Device  Press Enter OnChip SATA Device  Menu Level Press Enter OnBoard Super I/O   Press Enter USB Device Setting ...
  • Page 61 BIOS Setup OnChip IDE Device Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device Item Help Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled IDE DMA Transfer Menu Level Enabled OnChip IDE Channel0  Enabled OnChip IDE Channel1 If your IDE hard drive Auto Primary Master PIO supports block mode...
  • Page 62 BIOS Setup Primary Master/Slave PIO to Secondary Master/Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input/Output. Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive, PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves.
  • Page 63 BIOS Setup OnChip SATA Device Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip SATA Device Enabled Item Help OnChip SATA Channel AUTO RAID INVOKE MODE Menu Level Native IDE OnChip SATA Type  Enabled Combined Mode Secondary PATA Channel Mapping : Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit...

  • Page 64: Onboard Fdc Controller

    BIOS Setup Onboard Super IO Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Super IO Enabled Item Help Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 3F8/IRQ4 Menu Level CIR Port Address Disabled  x CIR Port IRQ : Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit ↑↓...

  • Page 65: Usb Keyboard Function

    BIOS Setup USB Device Setting Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device Setting USB 2.0 Controller 1 Enabled Item Help USB 2.0 Controller 2 Enabled Menu Level USB 1.0 Controller Enabled  USB Keyboard Function Enabled [Enable] or [Disable] USB Mouse Function Enabled Universal Host...
  • Page 66 BIOS Setup USB Mouse Function Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM, the support for legacy USB mouse (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 67: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Setup Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most ef- fectively save energy. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Item Help Disabled C2 Disable/Enable Menu Level Modem Use IRQ ...
  • Page 68 BIOS Setup Soft-Off by PWRBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Delay 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management function is enabled or disabled, if the power button is pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system en- ters the Suspend mode.
  • Page 69 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 password. You can enter up to 5 characters.
  • Page 70 BIOS Setup Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) This is used to set the time you would like the system to power-on. If you want the system to power-on everyday as set in the “Date (of Month) ” field, the time set in this field must be later than the time of the RTC set in the Standard CMOS Features submenu.

  • Page 71: Resources Controlled By

    BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some very tech- nical 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 Resources Controlled By Auto...

  • Page 72: Irq Resources

    BIOS Setup IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources IRQ-3 assigned to PCI Device Item Help IRQ-4 assigned to PCI Device...
  • Page 73 BIOS Setup PCI Latency Timer (Per 8CLK) This feature is used to select the length of time each PCI device will control the bus before another takes over. The larger the value, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus. Since each access to the bus comes with an initial delay before any transaction can be made, low values for the PCI Latency Timer will reduce the effectiveness of the PCI bandwidth while higher values will im- prove it.

  • Page 74: Pc Health Status

    BIOS Setup PC Health Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature C/185 Item Help CPUFan Fully ON If CPUTemp > 50 Menu Level CPUFan Turn OFF If CPUTemp < 25  SYS1 Fan Fully ON If SYSTemp >...
  • Page 75 BIOS Setup SYS1 Fan Fully On If SYSTemp This field is used to select the system’s temperature at which the chassis fan will rotate at full speed. SYS1 Fan Turn Off If SYSTemp This field is used to select the system’s temperature at which the chassis fan will rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed.

  • Page 76: Genie Bios Setting

    BIOS Setup Genie BIOS Setting Aimed to provide convenience and superb overclockability, this submenu comes available in Easy mode (default mode) and Advance mode. Easy Mode Easy mode displays fields commonly used by users. Advance Mode If you intend to tweak your PC or boost its overclock features, you can switch the Genie BIOS Setting submenu from Easy mode to Advance mode by simply pressing <F9>...

  • Page 77: Dram Configuration

    BIOS Setup Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Genie BIOS Setting DRAM Configuration Press Enter Item Help  HT Link Control Press Enter  Menu Level CPU Feature Press Enter   Memory Current Value DDR1333 Timing Mode Auto x Memory Clock Value or Limit DDR3 800 AMD K8 Cool&Quiet Control Auto...
  • Page 78 BIOS Setup AMD K8 Cool&Quiet Control Auto Enables AMD’s Cool‘n’Quiet technology. This function allows the system to de- tect the CPU’s tasks and utilization status. When the CPU’s task slows down, the system effectively lowers power consumption by changing its CPU speed and voltage, subsequently decreasing its noise level.
  • Page 79 BIOS Setup O.C. Fail Retry Counter The options are 0, 1, 2 and 3. O.C. Fail CMOS Reload The options are Disabled, Bank 1, Bank 2, Bank 3 and Bank 4. Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting. Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician.
  • Page 80 BIOS Setup DRAM Configuration Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>, the following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration Item Help MCT Memory Timing Press Enter  ODC Control Mode Press Enter  Menu Level DCTs Mode Unganged...
  • Page 81 BIOS Setup Bottom of [31:24] IO Space This field is used to enter the memory that will be remapped to another address. The minimum is 0000 and the maximum is 00FF. Bottom of UMA DRAM [31:24] This field is used to enter the UMA DRAM value. The minimum is 0000 and the maximum is 00FC.
  • Page 82 BIOS Setup MCT Memory Timing Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>, the following screen will ap- pear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility MCT Memory Timing Item Help MCT Memory Timing Auto Enabled x 2T Mode Auto 4 CLK Menu Level x CAS Latency Time...
  • Page 83 BIOS Setup DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay This field is used to select the latency between the DRAM active command and the read/write command. The options are 2 and 3. Bank to Bank Cmd (TRRD) The options are Auto, 2 CLK to 5 CLK. Row-Cycle delay.
  • Page 84 BIOS Setup ODC Control Mode Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>, the following screen will ap- pear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility ODC Control Mode Output Driver Comp. Item Help Auto Channel A Menu Level x CPU On-die Termination 240 ohms +/-20% ...
  • Page 85 BIOS Setup CS/ODT Drive Strength The options are 1.00x, 1.25x, 1.50x and 2.00x. CKE Drive Strength The options are 1.00x, 1.25x, 1.50x and 2.00x.
  • Page 86 BIOS Setup HT Link Control Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>, the following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility HT Link Control HT Link Width Auto Item Help HT Link Tristate Auto Menu Level UnitID Clumping Auto ...
  • Page 87 BIOS Setup CPU Feature Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>, the following screen will appear. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Disabled Item Help AMD C1E Support Disabled Advanced Clock Calibration Menu Level x Value (All Cores) - 2% ...

  • Page 88: Cmos Reloaded

    BIOS Setup CMOS Reloaded The CMOS Reloaded submenu allows you to save different configurations and when needed, allows you to conveniently restore one of these previously saved configurations. Highlight CMOS Reloaded in the main menu then press <Enter>. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CMOS Reloaded Item Help Auto Save Bootable Setting...
  • Page 89 BIOS Setup Auto Save Bootable Setting This field is used to automatically save the last bootable setting from CMOS to an area in the SEEPROM referred to as the backup bank. To use this function: 1. Set this field to Enabled. 2.
  • Page 90 BIOS Setup User Defined Setting Bank #1/2/3/4 Bank Description To name the BIOS setting, move the cursor to “Bank Description” then press <Enter>. You can enter up to 60 characters. Providing a name to the BIOS setting will allow you to easily remember the settings in the bank. Save to this Bank To save the BIOS setting, move the cursor to “Save to this Bank”...

  • Page 91: 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 Genie BIOS Setting Standard CMOS Features ...

  • Page 92: 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 93: 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 selected 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 94: 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 Genie BIOS Setting   Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Reloaded ...

  • Page 95: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight “Exit With- out Saving” and press <Enter>. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Genie BIOS Setting   Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Reloaded ...

  • Page 96: Raid Bios

    BIOS Setup RAID BIOS The AMD BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives. After you power up the system and all drives have been detected, the AMD BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the <F4> key to enter the utility. The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives.

  • Page 97: Updating The Bios

    Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWD- FLASH.EXE. You can download them from DFI’s web site or contact technical sup- port or your sales representative. 1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.

  • Page 98: Chapter 4 - Supported Software

    Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Software The DVD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Insert the DVD into an optical drive. The screen shown below will appear. If after inserting the DVD, “Autorun”...

  • Page 99: Amd Rs880 Drivers

    Supported Software AMD RS880 Drivers On the top row of the screen, click the 1st icon to open the Chipset Driver menu. 1. Click “AMD RS880 Drivers”. 2. Select the components you want to install then click Next. 3. Click Install to install to the destination folder or click Browse to select another folder.
  • Page 100 Supported Software 4. The installation program is extracting the files needed to install the driver. 5. Select the language for this installation then click Next. 6. The installation program is now ready to install the driver. Click Install.
  • Page 101 Supported Software 7. Select the component (Ex- press or Custom) you want to install then click Next. 8. Read the license agreement then click Accept.
  • Page 102 Supported Software 9. The Catalyst Install Man- ager is now installing the driver. The driver has been com- pletely installed. Click Fin- ish. Click Yes to reboot the system. Restarting the system will allow the new driver in- stallation to take effect.

  • Page 103: Amd South Bridge Drivers

    Supported Software AMD South Bridge Drivers On the top row of the screen, click the 1st icon to open the Chipset Driver menu. 1. Click “AMD South Bridge Drivers”. 2. Click Install to install to the destination folder or click Browse to select another folder.
  • Page 104 Supported Software 4. The installation program is extracting the files needed to install the driver. 5. The installation program is now ready to install the driver. Click Next. 6. Read the license agreement then click “I accept the terms in the license agree- ment”.
  • Page 105 Supported Software 7. Click Next to install to the destination folder or click Browse to select another folder. 8. Click Next. 9. Click Install to begin the installation.
  • Page 106 Supported Software The driver has been com- pletely installed. Click Fin- ish.

  • Page 107: Webpam Utility

    Supported Software WebPAM Utility On the top row of the screen, click the 1st icon to open the Chipset Driver menu. 1. Click “WebPAM Utility”. 2. The installation program is now ready to install the utility. Click Next. 3. Read the license agreement then click “I accept the terms of the license agree- ment”.
  • Page 108 Supported Software 4. Click Next to install to the destination folder or click Browse to select another folder. 5. Click Install to begin the installation. 6. The utility has been com- pletely installed. Click Fin- ish.
  • Page 109 Supported Software 7. The first time you run the WebPam utility, the de- fault Login ID and pass- word is admin. You can later change the ID and password after you have entered the utility.

  • Page 110: Ati Radeon Drivers

    Supported Software ATi Radeon Drivers On the top row of the screen, click the 2nd icon to open the Graphics Driver menu. 1. Click “ATi Radeon Drivers”. 2. Select the components you want to install then click Next. 3. Click Install to install to the destination folder or click Browse to select another folder.
  • Page 111 Supported Software 4. The installation program is extracting the files needed to install the driver. 5. Select the language for this installation then click Next. 6. The installation program is now ready to install the driver. Click Install.
  • Page 112 Supported Software 7. Select the component (Ex- press or Custom) you want to install then click Next. 8. Read the license agreement then click Accept.
  • Page 113 Supported Software 9. The Catalyst Install Man- ager is now installing the driver. Click Yes to reboot the system. Rebooting the system will allow the new driver in- stallation to take effect.

  • Page 114: Nvidia Gforce 8 Series Drivers

    Supported Software nVidia GForce 8 Series Drivers On the top row of the screen, click the 2nd icon to open the Graphics Driver menu. 1. C l i c k “ n V i d i a G Fo r c e 8 Series Drivers”.
  • Page 115 Supported Software 4. Click Next to begin the installation. 5. Read the license agreement then click Yes. 6. Click Finish.

  • Page 116: Realtek Audio Drivers

    Supported Software Realtek Audio Drivers On the top row of the screen, click the 3rd icon to open the Audio Driver menu. 1. Click “Realtek Audio Driv- ers”. 2. Setup is preparing the in- stallation program which will guide you through the installation process.
  • Page 117 Supported Software 4. The installation program is currently installing the driver. 5. Click “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” then click Finish. Restarting the system will allow the new driver instal- lation to take effect.

  • Page 118: Jmc250 Lan Drivers

    Supported Software JMC250 LAN Drivers On the top row of the screen, click the 4th icon to open the Network Driver menu. 1. Click “JMC250 LAN Drivers”. 2. Click Install to begin the installation. 3. The installation program is now installing the driver.
  • Page 119 Supported Software 4. Click Finish. 5. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect.

  • Page 120: Raid Floppy Driver

    Supported Software RAID Floppy Driver On the top row of the screen, click the 5th icon to open the RAID Driver menu. 1. Click “RAID Floppy Driver”. 2. Windows Explorer will ap- pear showing the folder where the driver files are located in the DVD.

  • Page 121: Smart Guardian

    Supported Software Smart Guardian The Smart Guardian 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. If the settings/values are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop-up.
  • Page 122 Supported Software 3. The installation program is now ready to install the utility. Click Next. 4. Click Next to install to the designated folder or click Change to select another folder. 5. Click Install to begin instal- lation.
  • Page 123 Supported Software 6. The installation program is currently installing the util- ity. 7. Click Finish. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect. 8. After rebooting the system, you will find the Smart Guardian icon displayed on the screen. Double-click the icon to run the utility.

  • Page 124: Amd Overdrive

    Supported Software AMD OverDrive On the top row of the screen, click the 6th icon to open the Utility menu. 1. Click “AMD OverDrive”. 2. The installation program is extracting the files needed to install the utility. 3. The installation program is now ready to install the utility.
  • Page 125 Supported Software 4. Read the license agree- ment. Click “I accept the terms in the license agree- ment” then click Next. 5. Go through the readme document for system re- quirements and installation tips then click Next. 6. Fill in the necessary infor- mation then click Next.
  • Page 126 Supported Software 7. Click Next to install to the designated folder or click Change to select another folder. 8. Click Yes if you want to create a shortcut on your desktop, then click Next. 9. Click Install to begin the installation.
  • Page 127 Supported Software The installation program is currently installing the utility. Click Finish.

  • Page 128: Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.05

    Supported Software Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.05 On the top row of the screen, click the last icon to open the Manuals menu. 1. Click “Adobe Acrobat Read- er 7.05”. 2. Click Next to continue. 3. Setup is now ready to in- stall.
  • Page 129 Supported Software 4. Click Next to install or click Change Destination Folder to select another folder. 5. Click Install to begin instal- lation. 6. Click Finish to exit instal- laion.

  • Page 130: Chapter 5 - Raid

    RAID Chapter 5 - RAID The AMD SB710 chip alows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives. It supports RAID 0/1/0+1(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 131: Step 1: Connect The Serial Ata Drives

    RAID Step 1: Connect the Serial ATA Drives Refer to chapter 2 for details on connecting the Serial ATA drives. Important: Make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you won’t be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility.
  • Page 132 RAID 5. Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select RAID or AHCI controller that corresponds to your BIOS setup. Press <Enter> to confirm. You have successfully installed the driver. However you must continue installing the OS. Leave the floppy disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself because Windows setup will need to copy the files again from the floppy disk to the Windows installation folders.

  • Page 133: Chapter 6 - Hybrid Graphics

    ATI CrossFire Technology Chapter 6 - Hybrid Graphics Based on the ATI CrossFire™ multi-GPU technology, Hybrid Graphics takes gaming experience to the next level. Hybrid Graphics is a combination of the integrated graphics and a discrete graphics card delivering high quality gaming images and improved performance.

  • Page 134: Chapter 7 - Cool'n'quiet Technology

    Cool‘n’Quiet Technology Chapter 7 - Cool’n’Quiet Technology Cool‘n’Quiet Technology The AMD Cool‘n’Quiet technology allows the system to detect the CPU’s tasks and utilization status. When the CPU’s task slows down, the system effectively lowers power consumption by lowering its CPU speed and voltage, subsequently decreasing its noise level.
  • Page 135 Cool‘n’Quiet Technology 3. In the Power Schemes tab, select Minimal Power Management under the Power schemes section then click OK.

  • Page 136: Appendix A - Abs: Auto Boost System

    ABS - Auto Boost System Appendix A - ABS: Auto Boost System The ABS (Auto Boost System) technology provides the convenience of saving and loading several OC settings. It allows you to use the best OC setting to optimize your system’s performance. You can “Auto Boost”...
  • Page 137 ABS - Auto Boost System 3. The installation wizard is extracting the files needed to install the utility. The wizard will lead you to complete the installation. 4. Setup is now ready to stall the utility. Click Next. 5. Click Next to install to the destination folder or click Change to select another...
  • Page 138 ABS - Auto Boost System 6. Click Install to begin the installation. 7. The installation wizard will copy all the necessary files and optimize the ABS fea- tures. 8. Click Finish to exit setup.

  • Page 139: The Abs Utility

    ABS - Auto Boost System The ABS Utility 1. To run the ABS utility, power up your system then press F1. The screen will show the CPU upgrade in- formation. Press “Any Key” to continue. 2. When the system enters the operating system, the ABS utility will appear and display the system’s in-...
  • Page 140 ABS - Auto Boost System 5. Click Confirm. 6. ABS supports Win Reloaded and Auto Upgrade features. Click Auto Upgrade. 7. Click Backup. 8. The default settings will appear on the screen. Click Save.
  • Page 141 ABS - Auto Boost System 9. Enter a name for the de- fault setting then click Save. You have just cre- ated a backup file of the board’s default setting. 10. If in any case a new OC setting causes system in- stability, you can always retrieve the backup file saved earlier by clicking...
  • Page 142 ABS - Auto Boost System 12. Select the backup file then click Open. 13. Click Write to load Banks 1-4 into the BIOS. If you want the system to auto upgrade the setting the next time you boot the system, click “Enable Auto Upgrade Next Boot”.
  • Page 143 ABS - Auto Boost System 14. Click Yes to reboot. Important: 1. We strongly recommend that you backup the default setting. If in any case your overclock setting causes system instability, you can always retrieve the default setting by reloading the backup file. 2. Everytime you change the BIOS settings, remember to always backup the file because the previous backup file will not match the new BIOS settings therefore it will not work.

  • Page 144: Troubleshooting Checklist

    Troubleshooting Appendix B - 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 145: 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 146: 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 second hard drive is config- ured as Slave.

  • Page 147: System Board

    Troubleshooting System Board 1. Make sure the add-in card is seated securely in the expansion slot. If the add-in card is loose, power off the system, re-install the card and power up the system. 2. Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set. 3.

  • Page 148: Appendix C - Debug Led Post And Troubleshooting

    Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting Appendix C - Debug LED Post and Troubleshooting General Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting...
  • Page 149 Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting...
  • Page 150 Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting...
  • Page 151 Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting...
  • Page 152 Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting Abnormal Debug LED POST and Troubleshooting...

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