Who knew that at age 19, I would be a World Champion PC gamer. When I was 13, I
actually played competitive billiards in professional tournaments and won four or five
games off guys who played at the highest level. I actually thought of making a career
of it, but at that young age situations change rapidly. Because I’ve been blessed with
great hand-eye coordination and a grasp of mathematics (an important element in video
gaming) I gravitated to that activity.
GOING PRO
I started professional gaming in 1999 when I entered the CPL (Cyberathlete Professional
League) tournament in Dallas and won $4,000 for coming in third place. Emerging as one
of the top players in the United States, a company interested in sponsoring me fl ew me
to Sweden to compete against the top 12 players in the world. I won 18 straight games,
lost none, and took fi rst place, becoming the number one ranked Quake III player in the
world in the process. Two months later I followed that success by traveling to Dallas
and defending my title as the world’s best Quake III player, winning the $40,000 grand
prize. From there I entered competitions all over the world, including Singapore, Korea,
Germany, Australia, Holland and Brazil in addition to Los Angeles, New York and St.
Louis.
WINNING STREAK
I was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL
Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because I would be competing in a totally
different first person shooter (fps) game, Alien vs. Predator II. I won that competition
and walked away with a new car. The next year I won the same title playing Unreal
Tournament 2003, becoming the only three-time CPL champion of the year. And I did it
playing a different game each year, something no one else has ever done and a feat of
which I am extremely proud.
At QuakeCon 2002, I faced off against my rival ZeRo4 in one of the most highly
anticipated matches of the year, winning in a 14 to (-1) killer victory. Competing at
Quakecon 2004, I became the World’s 1st Doom3 Champion by defeating Daler in a
series of very challenging matches and earning $25,000 for the victory.
Since then Fatal1ty has traveled the globe to compete against the best in the world,
winning prizes and acclaim, including the 2005 CPL World Tour Championship in New
York City for a $150,000 fi rst place triumph. In August 2007, Johnathan was awarded the fi rst ever Lifetime Achievement Award in the four year history of the eSports-Award for
“showing exceptional sportsmanship, taking part in shaping eSports into what it is today
and for being the prime representative of this young sport. He has become the fi gurehead
for eSports worldwide”.
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LIVIN’ LARGE
Since my fi rst big tournament wins, I have been a “Professional Cyberathlete”, traveling
the world and livin’ large with lots of International media coverage on outlets such as
MTV, ESPN and a 60 Minutes segment on CBS to name only a few. It's unreal - it's crazy.
I’m living a dream by playing video games for a living. I’ve always been athletic and
took sports like hockey and football very seriously, working out and training hard. This
discipline helps me become a better gamer and my drive to be the best has opened the
doors necessary to become a professional.
A DREAM
Now, another dream is being realized – building the ultimate gaming computer, made
up of the best parts under my own brand. Quality hardware makes a huge difference in
competitions…a couple more frames per second and everything gets really nice. It’s all
about getting the computer processing faster and allowing more fl uid movement around
the maps.
My vision for Fatal1ty hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying
about their equipment, something I’ve preached since I began competing. I don’t want to
worry about my equipment. I want to be there – over and done with - so I can focus on the
game. I want it to be the fastest and most stable computer equipment on the face of the
planet, so quality is what Fatal1ty Brand products represent.
No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in
any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by
the purchaser for backup purpose.
Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for
identifi cation or explanation and to the owners’ benefi t, without intent to infringe.
Disclaimer:
Specifi cations and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa-
tional use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed
as a commitment by us. We assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions
that may appear in this manual.
With respect to the contents of this manual, We do not provide warranty of any kind,
either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or
conditions of merchantability or fi tness for a particular purpose.
In no event shall we, its directors, offi cers, employees, or agents be liable for any
indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss
of profi ts, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even
if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect
or error in the manual or product.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY
The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic
substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations
passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”
4.2.4 Contact Information .............................................. 64
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Thank you for purchasing Fatal1ty P67 Performance Series motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under our consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to our commitment to quality and endurance.
In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and stepby-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the confi guration
guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.
Because the motherboard specifi cations and the BIOS software might be
updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifi cations of this manual occur, the updated version
will be available on our website without further notice.
If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit
our website for specifi c information about the model you are using.
1.1 Package Contents
Fatal1ty P67 Performance Series Motherboard
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
Fatal1ty P67 Performance Series Quick Installation Guide
Fatal1ty P67 Performance Series Support CD
1 x 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable
1 x Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive
4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
1 x 3.5mm Audio Cable (Optional)
1 x I/O Panel Shield
We Remind You...
To get better performance in Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage Confi guration to
AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the “User Manual” in our
support CD for details.
TM
/ VistaTM 64-
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1.2 Specifications
Platform- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
- 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
®
CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in
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- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/
Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 5)
SATA3- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage), NCQ,
AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (SATA3_1 connector is
shared with eSATA3 port)
USB3.0- 2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s
Connector- 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage), NCQ,
AHCI and Hot Plug functions
- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- 1 x Power LED header
- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x Dr. Debug (7-Segment Debug LED)
Smart Switch- 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
- 1 x Power Switch with LED
- 1 x Reset Switch with LED
BIOS Feature- 64Mb AMI BIOS
- AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
- Supports “Plug and Play”
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage
Multi-adjustment
Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Software
Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative
Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial)
Unique Feature- F-Stream (see CAUTION 6)
- ASRock Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 7)
- 2 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors
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- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 8)
- SmartView (see CAUTION 9)
- ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 10)
- ASRock On/Off Play Technology (see CAUTION 11)
- Hybrid Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 12)
- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 13)
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) (see CAUTION 14)
- Good Night LED
Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing
Monitor- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed
Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature)
- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
OS - Microsoft
®
Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ VistaTM 64-bit
/ XP / XP 64-bit compliant
Certifi cations - FCC, CE, WHQL
- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
(see CAUTION 15)
WARNING
Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including
adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or
using the third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system
stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system.
It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible
damage caused by overclocking.
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CAUTION!
1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page
51.
2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before
you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the
installation guide of memory modules on page 20 for proper installation.
3. DDR3 frequency options may depend on the processor. Only K-Series
CPU can support DDR3 overclock to 2133 and 1866.
4. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be
less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows
VistaTM / XP. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
5. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono
modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 14
for proper connection.
6. F-Stream is an all-in-one tool to fi ne-tune different system functions in a
user-friendly interface, which currently includes Hardware Monitor, Fan
Control, Overclocking, OC DNA, Mouse Polling and IES. In the Hardware
Monitor mode, F-Stream shows the major readings of your system. In
Fan Control mode, F-Stream shows the fan speed and temperature for
you to adjust. In Overclocking Control mode, F-Stream allows you to
overclock the CPU frequency for optimal system performance. In OC
DNA mode, you can save your OC settings as a profi le and share them
with your friends. Your friends can then load the OC profi le in to their own
system to get the same OC settings. In Mouse Polling mode, F-Stream
allows you to adjust the mouse polling rate of the Fatal1ty Mouse port to
add a professional level mouse confi guration. In IES (Intelligent Energy
Saver) mode, the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output
phases to improve effi ciency when the CPU cores are idle without sacri-fi cing computing performance.
7. Instant Flash is a BIOS fl ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This con-
venient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without
entering operating systems fi rst like MS-DOS or Windows
ity, you can press <F6> key during the POST or press <F2> key to BIOS
setup menu to access Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the
new BIOS fi le to your USB fl ash drive, fl oppy disk or hard drive, then you
can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional
fl oppy diskette or other complicated fl ash utility. Please be noted that the
USB fl ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 fi le system.
®
. With this util-
®
7 /
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8. If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices,
such as iPhone/iPod/iPad Touch, we have prepared a wonderful solution
for you - APP Charger. Simply installing the APP Charger driver, it makes
your iPhone charged much quickly from your computer and up to 40%
faster than before. APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple
devices simultaneously and even supports continuous charging when
your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With APP Charger driver installed, you
can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience than ever.
9.
SmartView, a new function of internet browser, is the smart start page for
IE that combines your most visited web sites, your history, your Facebook
friends and your real-time newsfeed into an enhanced view for a more
personal Internet experience. Our motherboards are exclusively equipped
with the SmartView utility that helps you keep in touch with friends onthe-go. To use SmartView feature, please make sure your OS version is
®
Windows
7 / 7 64 bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64 bit, and your browser version
is IE8.
10. XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The performance may depend on the property of the device.
11. On/Off Play Technology allows users to enjoy the great audio experience
from the portable audio devices, such like MP3 player or mobile phone
to your PC, even when the PC is turned off (or in ACPI S5 mode)! This
motherboard also provides a free 3.5mm audio cable (optional) that ensures users the most convenient computing environment.
12. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended
to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU
bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the
CPU.
13. When it is detected that the CPU is overheating, the system will automatically shutdown. Before you re-start the system, please check if the CPU
fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord,
then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray
thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the
PC sys tem.
14. Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) provides the fl exible option to adopt three
different CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA 1155 and LGA 1156.
Please be noticed that not all the 775 and 1156 CPU Fan can be used.
15. EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by European Union to defi ne the power consumption for the completed system.
According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system shall be
under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standard, an EuP ready
motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required. According to
Intel’s suggestion, the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard
of 5v standby power effi ciency is higher than 50% under 100 mA current
consumption. For EuP ready power supply selection, we recommend you
checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details.
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1.3 Motherboard Layout
1
3
2
5
4
6
24.4cm (9.6in)
Keyboard
Mouse
PS2
PS2
Clr
CMOS
SPDIF
Optical
SPDIF
eSATA
USB2.0
T: US B6
B:USB7
USB2.0
T: US B4
B:USB5
USB3.0
T: US B2
B:USB3
USB2.0
Top:
T:USB0
RJ-45
B:USB1
40
Bottom:
CTR BASS
Center:
REAR SPK
Bottom:
MIC IN
Center:
FRONT
39
38
37
USB 3.0
Designed inTaipei
36
35
Super
34
AUDIO
CODEC
33
HD_AUDIO1
1
1
32
Coaxial
Top:
SIDE SPK
Top:
LINE IN
I/O
1
HDMI_SPDIF1
ATX12V1
LAN
PHY
PWR_FAN1
CHA_FAN3
PCIE1
Fatal1ty
P67 Performance
PCIE2
PCI Express2.0
PCIE3
PCIE4
PCI1
ErP/EuP Ready
RoHS
PCI2
PCI3
FLOPPY1
COM1
30
31
CPU_FAN2
CPU_FAN1
DDR3 2133
30.5cm (12.0in)
7
ATXPWR1
DDR3_A1 (64bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_A2 (64bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_B1 (64bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_B2 (64bit, 240-pin module)
8
Dual Channel
IDE1
9
10
CHA_FAN2
11
64Mb
SATA3_1 SATA3_0
SATA2_3 SATA2_2
SATA2_5 SATA2_4
23
BIOS
PLED1
1
1
PANEL1
1
HDLED RESET
12
SPEAKER1
13
PLEDPWRBTN
14
15
PWRBTN
16
RSTBTN
17
18
19
20
21
22
CMOS
Battery
1
CLRCMOS1
SATA36Gb/s
CHA_FAN1
USB8_9
IR1
1
1
Intel
P67
Dr.
USB10_11
USB12_13
Debug
1
1
2526272829
24
1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 21 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_2, Black)
2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2) 22 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_4, Black)
3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 23 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_5, Black)
4 1155-Pin CPU Socket 24 Dr. Debug
5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 25 USB 2.0 Header (USB12_13, Black)
(Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Red) 26 USB 2.0 Header (USB10_11, Black)
6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 27 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Black)
(Dual Channel: DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, Black) 28 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 29 Infrared Module Header (IR1)
8 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Black) 30 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
9 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 31 COM Port Header (COM1)
10 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2) 32 Front Panel Audio Header
11 64Mb SPI Flash (HD_AUDIO1, Black)
12 Power LED Header (PLED1) 33 HDMI_SPDIF Header
13 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, Black) (HDMI_SPDIF1, Black)
14 System Panel Header (PANEL1, Black) 34 PCI Slots (PCI1-3)
15 Intel P67 Chipset 35 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE4, Black)
16 Power Switch (PWRBTN) 36 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, Black)
17 Reset Switch (RSTBTN) 37 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2, Red)
18 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, Red) 38 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE1, Black)
19 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0, Red) 39 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)
20 SATA2 Connector (SATA2_3, Black) 40 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)
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1.4 I/O Panel
17
2
16
3
15
LAN Port LED Indications
13
5
6
7
8
12
ACT/LINK
LED
9
10
11
SPEED
LED
4
14
1
18
1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) ** 10 Front Speaker (Lime) 2 Coaxial SPDIF Out Port 11 Microphone (Pink)
3 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB6) 12 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
4 USB 2.0 Port (USB7) 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB23)
* 5 LAN RJ-45 Port 14 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45)
6 Side Speaker (Gray) *** 15 eSATA3 Connector (eSATA3)
7 Rear Speaker (Black) 16 Optical SPDIF Out Port
8 Central / Bass (Orange) 17 Clear CMOS Switch (CLRCBTN)
9 Line In (Light Blue) 18 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED
indications.
Activity/Link LED SPEED LED
Status Description Status Description
Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
LAN Port
If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”.
**
See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.
TABLE for Audio Output Connection
Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Side Speaker
(No. 10) (No. 7) (No. 8) (No. 6)
2 V -- -- -4 V V -- -6 V V V -8 V V V V
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To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will fi nd “Mixer” tool on your system.
Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click
“ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA
Primary output” to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek
HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio.
*** eSATA3 connector supports SATA Gen3 in cable 1M.
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Chapter 2: Installation
This is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you
install the motherboard, study the confi guration of your chassis to ensure that the
motherboard fi ts into it.
motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and
damages to motherboard components.
Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the
2.1 Screw Holes
Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the
chassis.
Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.
1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.
2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity,
NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also
remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object
before you handle components.
3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or
in the bag that comes with the component.
Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is
switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals,
and/or components.
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2.3 CPU Installation
For the installation of Intel 1155-Pin CPU,
please follow the steps below.
LoadPlate
LoadLever
Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the
CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not
force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.
Step 1. Open the socket:
Step 1-1. Disengaging the lever by depressing
down and out on the hook to clear
retention tab.
Step 1-2. Rotate the load lever to fully open po-
sition at approximately 135 degrees.
Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open po-
sition at approximately 100 degrees.
Step 2. Remove PnP Cap (Pick and Place Cap).
ContactArray
SocketBody
1155-Pin Socket Overview
1. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking
off the PnP cap.
2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after
service.
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Step 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:
Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge where is
marked with black line.
Step 3-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated
Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the
two orientation key notches.
orientation key notch
Pin1
orientation key notch
1155-Pin CPU
For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key
notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket.
Step 3-3. Carefully place the CPU into the
socket by using a purely vertical motion.
Step 3-4. Verify that the CPU is within the sock-
et and properly mated to the orient
keys.
black line
alignment key
Pin1
alignment key
1155-Pin Socket
Step 4. Close the socket:
Step 4-1. Rotate the load plate onto the IHS.
Step 4-2. While pressing down lightly on load
plate, engage the load lever.
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2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin
CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1155Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray
thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good
contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector
(CPU_FAN1, see page 13, No. 3).
For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your
CPU fan and heatsink.
Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 1155-Pin CPU.
Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center of
IHS on the socket surface.
Apply Thermal
Interface Material
Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure
fan cables are oriented on side closest to the
Fan cableson side
closest toMB header
CPU fan connector on the motherboard (CPU_
FAN1, see page 13, No. 3).
Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard through-
Fastener slots
pointing straightout
holes.
Step 4. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press
down on fastener caps with thumb to install
and lock. Repeat with remaining fasteners.
If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise, the
heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard.
Press Down
(4 Places)
Step 5. Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard.
Step 6. Secure excess cable with tie-wrap to ensure cable does not interfere with
fan operation or contact other components.
Please be noticed that this motherboard supports Combo Cooler
Option (C.C.O.), which provides the fl exible option to adopt three dif-
ferent CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA 1155 and LGA 1156.
The white throughholes are for Socket LGA
1155/1156 CPU fan.
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2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM
slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel confi guration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size
and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words,
you have to install identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDR3_A1
and DDR3_B1; Red slots; see p.13 No.5) or identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel B (DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2; Black slots; see p.13 No.6), so that Dual
Channel Memory Technology can be activated. This motherboard also allows
you to install four DDR3 DIMMs for dual channel confi guration, and please in-
stall identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots. You may refer to the Dual Channel
Memory Confi guration Table below.
For the confi guration (3), please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four
*
slots.
1. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility
and reliability, it is recommended to install them in the slots of the
same color. In other words, install them either in the set of red slots
(DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1), or in the set of black slots (DDR3_A2
and DDR3_B2).
2. If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed
in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate
the Dual Channel Memory Technology.
3. If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual
Channel, for example, installing a pair of memory modules in
DDR3_A1 and DDR3_A2, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel
Memory T echnology .
4. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into
DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.
5. Some DDR3 1GB double-sided DIMMs with 16 chips may not work
on this motherboard. It is not recommended to install them on this
motherboard.
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Installing a DIMM
Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or
removing DIMMs or the system components.
Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.
Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the
break on the slot.
notch
notch
break
break
damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot
at incorrect orientation.
The DIMM only fi ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent
Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends
fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
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2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
There are 3 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.
PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI
interface.
PCIE slots:
PCIE1 / PCIE3 / PCIE4 (PCIE x1 slot; Black) is used for PCI Express
cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card,
etc.
PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot; Red) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width
graphics cards.
Installing an expansion card
Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power
supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the
documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware
settings for the card before you start the installation.
Step 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed
in a chassis).
Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the
screws for later use.
Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press fi rmly until the card is
completely seated on the slot.
Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.
Step 6. Replace the system cover.
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2.7 Jumpers Setup
The illustration shows how jumpers are
setup. When the jumper cap is placed on
pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap
is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The
illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose
pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap
is placed on these 2 pins.
Jumper Setting Description
Clear CMOS Jumper
(CLRCMOS1)
(see p.13, No. 9)
Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the
system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug
the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a
jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However,
please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need
to clear the CMOS when you just fi nish updating the BIOS, you must boot
up the system fi rst, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS ac-
tion. Please be noted that the password, date, time, user default profi le, 1394
GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed.
The Clear CMOS Switch has the same function as the Clear CMOS
jumper.
Clear CMOSDefault
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2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place
jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps
over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the
motherboard!
FDD connector
(33-pin FLOPPY1)
(see p.13 No. 30)
Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the
connector.
Primary IDE connector (Black)
(39-pin IDE1, see p.13 No. 8)
the red-striped side to Pin1
connect the blue end
to the motherboard
connect the black end
to the IDE devices
80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable
Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.
Serial ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII (SATAII)
(SATA2_2: see p.13, No. 21)
(SATA2_3: see p.13, No. 20)
(SATA2_4: see p.13, No. 22)
(SATA2_5: see p.13, No. 23)
data transfer rate.
SATA2_3 SATA2_2
connectors support SATA data
cables for internal storage
devices. The current SATAII
SATA2_5 SATA2_4
interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s
Serial ATA3 Connectors These two Serial ATA3 (SATA3)
(SATA3_0: see p.13, No. 19)
(SATA3_1: see p.13, No. 18)
SATA3_1 SATA3_0
connectors support SATA data
cables for internal storage
devices. The current SATA3
interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s
data transfer rate. If you install
the HDD on the eSATA port on
the rear I/O, the internal
SATA3_1 will not function.
Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data
Data Cable cable can be connected to the
(Optional)
SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard
disk or the SATAII / SATA3
connector on this motherboard.
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3.5mm Audio Cable Either end of the 3.5mm audio
(Optional)
cable can be connected to the
portable audio devices, such
as MP3 player and mobile
phone or the Line-in port of
your PC.
1
1
1
USB_PWR
1
USB_PWR
P-9
P-8
USB_PWR
USB_PW R
P-11
P-10
USB_PW R
USB_PWR
P-13
P-12
IRTX
1
IRRX
GND
MIC2_L
P+9
GND
DUMMY
GND
P+8
P+11
GND
DUMMY
GND
P+10
P+13
GND
DUMMY
GND
P+12
+5VSB
DUMMY
GND
PRESENCE#
MIC_RET
J_SENSE
OUT2_R
MIC2_R
OUT_RET
OUT2_L
USB 2.0 Headers Besides six default USB 2.0
(9-pin USB8_9)
(see p.13 No. 27)
ports on the I/O panel, there
are three USB 2.0 headers on
this motherboard. Each
USB 2.0 header can support
two USB 2.0 ports.
(9-pin USB10_11)
(see p.13 No. 26)
(9-pin USB12_13)
(see p.13 No. 25)
Infrared Module Header This header supports an
(5-pin IR1)
optional wireless transmitting
(see p.13 No. 29)
and receiving infrared module.
Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front
(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)
(see p.13 No. 32)
panel audio cable that allows
convenient connection and
control of audio devices.
1. High Defi nition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on
the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the
instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.
2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio
header as below:
A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.
B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L.
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C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).
D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t
need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel.
E. To activate the front mic.
For Windows
Select “Mixer”. Select “Recorder”. Then click “FrontMic”.
For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS:
Go to the "FrontMic" Tab in the Realtek Control panel. Adjust
“Recording Volume”.
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS:
System Panel Header This header accommodates
(9-pin PANEL1)
(see p.13 No. 14)
several system front panel
functions.
Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the
chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the
positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.
PWRBTN (Power Switch): Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may confi gure
the way to turn off your system using the power switch.
RESET (Reset Switch):
Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset
switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a
normal restart.
PLED (System Power LED): Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED
is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the sys-
tem is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep
state or powered off (S5).
HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED): Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED
is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.
The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly
consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED,
speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this
header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign-ments are
matched correctly.
Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis
(4-pin SPEAKER 1)
(see p.13 No. 13)
speaker to this header.
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Power LED Header Please connect the chassis
(3-pin PLED1)
(see p.13 No. 12)
power LED to this header to
indicate system power status.
1
PLED+
PLED+
PLED-
The LED is on when the system
is operating. The LED keeps
blinking in S1 state. The LED is
off in S3/S4 state or S5 state
(power off).
Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables
(4-pin CHA_FAN1)
(see p.13 No. 28)
ground pin.
(3-pin CHA_FAN2)
(see p.13 No. 10)
(3-pin CHA_FAN3)
(see p.13 No. 39)
to the fan connectors and
match the black wire to the
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
CHA_FAN_SPEED
GND
+12V
GND
CHA_FAN2_PWR
CHA_FAN_SPEED
(3-pin PWR_FAN1)
(see p.13 No. 40)
CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan
(4-pin CPU_FAN1)
(see p.13 No. 3)
cable to the connector and
match the black wire to the
ground pin.
PWR_FAN_SPEED
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
CPU_FAN_SPEED
+12V
GND
1 2 3 4
+12V
GND
Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin
CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function.
If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this
motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.
Pin 1-3 Connected
3-Pin Fan Installation
(3-pin CPU_FAN2)
(see p.13 No. 2)
ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power
(24-pin ATXPWR1)
(see p.13 No. 7)
supply to this connector.
GND
+12V
12 124
CPU_FAN_SPEED
13
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Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector,
it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply.
To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your
power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13.
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20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation
ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V
(8-pin ATX12V1)
(see p.13 No. 1)
power supply to this connector.
8 5
4 1
1
13
Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, it can still work
if you adopt a traditional 4-pin ATX 12V power supply. To use the 4-pin ATX power
supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5.
8 5
4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation
4 1
Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a
(9-pin COM1)
(see p.13 No. 31)
serial port module.
HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header, providing
(2-pin HDMI_SPDIF1)
(see p.13 No. 33)
SPDIF audio output to HDMI
VGA card, allows the system to
1
GND
SPDIFOUT
connect HDMI Digital TV/
projector/LCD devices. Please
connect the HDMI_SPDIF
connector of HDMI VGA card to
this header.
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2.9 Smart Switches
The motherboard has three smart switches: power switch, reset switch and clear
CMOS switch, allowing users to quickly turn on/off or reset the sytem clear the
CMOS values.
Power Switch Power Switch is a smart switch,
(PWRBTN)
allowing users to quickly turn
(see p.13 No. 16)
on/off the system.
Reset Switch Reset Switch is a smart switch,
(RSTBTN)
allowing users to quickly reset
(see p.13 No. 17)
the system.
Clear CMOS Switch Clear CMOS Switch is a smart
(CLRCBTN)
(see p.14 No. 17)
switch, allowing users to quickly
clear the CMOS values.
Power
Reset
clr
CMOS
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2.10 Dr. Debug
Dr. Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even
easier. Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr. Debug codes.
Status Code Description
0x00 Not used
0x01 Power on. Reset type detection (soft/hard)
0x02 AP initialization before microcode loading
0x03 North Bridge initialization before microcode loading
0x04 South Bridge initialization before microcode loading
0x05 OEM initialization before microcode loading
0x06 Microcode loading
0x07 AP initialization after microcode loading
0x08 North Bridge initialization after microcode loading
0x09 South Bridge initialization after microcode loading
0x0A OEM initialization after microcode loading
0x0B Cache initialization
0x0C – 0x0D Reserved for future AMI SEC error codes
0x0E Microcode not found
0x0F Microcode not loaded
0x10 PEI Core is started
0x11 Pre-memory CPU initialization is started
0x12 Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module specifi c)
0x13 Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module specifi c)
0x14 Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module specifi c)
0x15 Pre-memory North Bridge initialization is started
0x16 Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specifi c)
0x17 Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specifi c)
0x18 Pre-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specifi c)
0x19 Pre-memory South Bridge initialization is started
0x1A Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specifi c)
0x1B Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specifi c)
0x1C Pre-memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specifi c)
0x1D – 0x2A OEM pre-memory initialization codes
0x2B Memory initialization. Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data reading
0x2C Memory initialization. Memory presence detection
0x2D Memory initialization. Programming memory timing information
0x2E Memory initialization. Confi guring memory
0x2F Memory initialization (other)
0x30 Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)
0x31 Memory Installed
0x32 CPU post-memory initialization is started
0x33 CPU post-memory initialization. Cache initialization
0x34 CPU post-memory initialization. Application Processor(s) (AP) initialization
0x35 CPU post-memory initialization. Boot Strap Processor (BSP) selection
0x36 CPU post-memory initialization. System Management Mode (SMM)
initialization
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0x37 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization is started
0x38 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specifi c)
0x39 Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specifi c)
0x3A Post-Memory North Bridge initialization (North Bridge module specifi c)
0x3B Post-Memory South Bridge initialization is started
0x3C Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specifi c)
0x3D Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specifi c)
0x3E Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specifi c)
0x3F-0x4E OEM post memory initialization codes
0x4F DXE IPL is started
0x50 Memory initialization error. Invalid memory type or incompatible memory
speed
0x51 Memory initialization error. SPD reading has failed
0x52 Memory initialization error. Invalid memory size or memory modules do not
match
0x53 Memory initialization error. No usable memory detected
0x54 Unspecifi ed memory initialization error
0x55 Memory not installed
0x56 Invalid CPU type or Speed
0x57 CPU mismatch
0x58 CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error
0x59 CPU micro-code is not found or micro-code update is failed
0x5A Internal CPU error
0x5B reset PPI is not available
0x5C-0x5F Reserved for future AMI error codes
0xE0 S3 Resume is stared (S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL)
0xE1 S3 Boot Script execution
0xE2 Video repost
0xE3 OS S3 wake vector call
0xE4-0xE7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes
0xE8 S3 Resume Failed
0xE9 S3 Resume PPI not Found
0xEA S3 Resume Boot Script Error
0xEB S3 OS Wake Error
0xEC-0xEF Reserved for future AMI error codes
0xF0 Recovery condition triggered by fi rmware (Auto recovery)
0xF1 Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced recovery)
0xF2 Recovery process started
0xF3 Recovery fi rmware image is found
0xF4 Recovery fi rmware image is loaded
0xF5-0xF7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes
0xF8 Recovery PPI is not available
0xF9 Recovery capsule is not found
0xFA Invalid recovery capsule
0xFB – 0xFF Reserved for future AMI error codes
0x60 DXE Core is started
0x61 NVRAM initialization
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0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services
0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started
0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specifi c)
0x65 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specifi c)
0x66 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specifi c)
0x67 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specifi c)
0x68 PCI host bridge initialization
0x69 North Bridge DXE initialization is started
0x6A North Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started
0x6B North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module specifi c)
0x6C North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module specifi c)
0x6D North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module specifi c)
0x6E North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module specifi c)
0x6F North Bridge DXE initialization (North Bridge module specifi c)
0x70 South Bridge DXE initialization is started
0x71 South Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started
0x72 South Bridge devices initialization
0x73 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specifi c)
0x74 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specifi c)
0x75 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specifi c)
0x76 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specifi c)
0x77 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specifi c)
0x78 ACPI module initialization
0x79 CSM initialization
0x7A – 0x7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes
0x80 – 0x8F OEM DXE initialization codes
0x90 Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started
0x91 Driver connecting is started
0x92 PCI Bus initialization is started
0x93 PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization
0x94 PCI Bus Enumeration
0x95 PCI Bus Request Resources
0x96 PCI Bus Assign Resources
0x97 Console Output devices connect
0x98 Console input devices connect
0x99 Super IO Initialization
0x9A USB initialization is started
0x9B USB Reset
0x9C USB Detect
0x9D USB Enable
0x9E – 0x9F Reserved for future AMI codes
0xA0 IDE initialization is started
0xA1 IDE Reset
0xA2 IDE Detect
0xA3 IDE Enable
0xA4 SCSI initialization is started
0xA5 SCSI Reset
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0xA6 SCSI Detect
0xA7 SCSI Enable
0xA8 Setup Verifying Password
0xA9 Start of Setup
0xAA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)
0xAB Setup Input Wait
0xAC Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)
0xAD Ready To Boot event
0xAE Legacy Boot event
0xAF Exit Boot Services event
0xB0 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP Begin
0xB1 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End
0xB2 Legacy Option ROM Initialization
0xB3 System Reset
0xB4 USB hot plug
0xB5 PCI bus hot plug
0xB6 Clean-up of NVRAM
0xB7 Confi guration Reset (reset of NVRAM settings)
0xB8 – 0xBF Reserved for future AMI codes
0xC0 – 0xCF OEM BDS initialization codes
0xD0 CPU initialization error
0xD1 North Bridge initialization error
0xD2 South Bridge initialization error
0xD3 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available
0xD4 PCI resource allocation error. Out of Resources
0xD5 No Space for Legacy Option ROM
0xD6 No Console Output Devices are found
0xD7 No Console Input Devices are found
0xD8 Invalid password
0xD9 Error loading Boot Option (LoadImage returned error)
0xDA Boot Option is failed (StartImage returned error)
0xDB Flash update is failed
0xDC Reset protocol is not available
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2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard adopts Intel® P67 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial
ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel
Rapid Storage) functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA /
SATAII hard disks.
STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.
STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII con-
nector.
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard
disk.
2.12 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard adopts Intel® P67 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard
disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage)
functions. You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage
devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA3 hard disks.
STEP 1: Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk.
STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA3 con-
nector.
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk.
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2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs
This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII in
RAID / AHCI mode. Intel® P67 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host
controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers
developed thru a joint industry effort.
NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID confi guration, it is called “Hot
Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the
system is still power-on and in working condition.
However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been
installed into the SATA / SATAII HDD.
What is Hot Swap Function?
If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called “Hot
Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the
system is still power-on and in working condition.
2.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs
This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA3 in RAID
/ AHCI mode. Intel
controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers
developed thru a joint industry effort.
®
P67 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host
NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID confi guration, it is called “Hot
Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system
is still power-on and in working condition.
However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been
installed into the SATA3 HDD.
What is Hot Swap Function?
If SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called “Hot Swap”
for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still
power-on and in working condition.
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2.15 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation
Guide
This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD in
RAID / AHCI mode. Please read below operation guide of Hot Plug feature carefully.
Before you process the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug, please check below
cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack.
A. 7-pin SATA data cable
B. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface
A. SATA data cable (Red) B. SATA power cable
SATA 7-pin
connector
The SATA 15-pin power
connector (Black) connect
to SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD
1x4-pin conventional
power connector (White)
connect to power supply
Caution
1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot
Plug cannot be processed.
2. Even some SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin power
connector and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE
1x4-pin conventional power connector interface is defi nitely not able to support
Hot Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss.
Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:
1. Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard, which
supports SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug.
* The SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the
chipset because of its limitation, the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Hot Plug support
information of our motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our
website.
2. Make sure your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD can support Hot Plug function from
your dealer or HDD user manual. The SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD, which cannot
support Hot Plug function, will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation.
3. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is installed into system
properly. The latest SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver is available on our support
website.
4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our
motherboard package.
5. Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash
or data loss.
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How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD:
Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:
Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper
procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.
Step 1
Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end
(White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable.
SATA power cable 1x4-pin
power connector (White)
Step 2
Connect SATA data cable to
the motherboard’s SATAII / SATA3 connector.
Connect SATA 15-pin power cable connector
Step 3
(Black) end to SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD.
Step 4
Connect SATA data cable to
the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD.
How to Hot Unplug a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD:
Points of attention, before you process the Hot Unplug:
Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper
procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.
Step 1
Unplug SATA data cable from SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD side.
Step 2
Unplug SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) from SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD side.
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2.16 Driver Installation Guide
To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical
drive fi rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and
listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side
to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.
2.17 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP
/ XP 64-bit With RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit
OS on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below
procedures according to the OS you install.
2.17.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs
with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Confi guration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [RAID].
STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 Driver Diskette.
A. Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.
B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and then a
window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-ROM as the boot
device.
C. When you see the message on the screen, “Do you want to generate Serial
ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>.
D. Then you will see these messages,
Please insert a diskette into the fl oppy drive.
WARNING! Formatting the fl oppy diskette will lose ALL data in it!
Start to format and copy fi les [YN]?
Please insert a fl oppy diskette into the fl oppy drive, and press <Y>.
E. The system will start to format the fl oppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII /
SATA3 drivers into the fl oppy diskette.
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STEP 3: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID confi guration.
Before you start to confi gure the RAID function, you need to check the
installation guide in the Support CD for proper confi guration. Please refer to the
document in the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID
Confi guration”, which is located in the folder at the following path:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
®
STEP 4: Install Windows
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
After making a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette and using “RAID Installation
Guide” to set RAID confi guration, you can start to install Windows® XP / XP 64bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6 to install a thirdparty RAID driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette
containing the Intel
®
RAID driver. After reading the fl oppy disk, the driver will be
presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS
you install.
After the installation of Windows® XP / XP-64bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both “RAID Installation Guide” and “Intel Rapid Storage Information” for RAID confi guration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, “Guide to
SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Confi guration”, which is located in the folder at the
following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support CD, “Guide
to Intel Rapid Storage”, which is located in the folder at the following path:
.. \ Intel Rapid Storage Information
If you want to use “Intel Rapid Storage” in Windows® environment, install
“SATAII driver” from the Support CD again so that “Intel Rapid Storage”
will be installed to your system as well.
2.17.2 Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System
You can also set up a “RAID Ready” system with a single SATA / SATAII / SATA3
hard disk. A “RAID Ready” system can be seamlessly upgraded to RAID 0, RAID
1 or RAID 5 at a later date by using RAID migration feature of Intel Rapid Storage.
The following steps outline how to build an Intel “RAID Ready” system.
1. Assemble the system and attach a single SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard drive.
2. Set up system UEFI as step 1 of page 38. When done, exit Setup.
3. Make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette as step 2 of page 38. Begin
Windows
4. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install a third-party RAID driver.
When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette containing the
Intel
Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you
install.
®
setup by booting from the installation CD.
®
RAID driver. After reading the fl oppy disk, the driver will be presented.
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®
5. Finish the Windows
installation and install all necessary drivers.
6. Install the Intel(R) Rapid Storage software via the CD-ROM included with your
motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet. This will add the Intel(R)
Rapid Storage Console which can be used to manage the RAID confi guration.
7. After setting up a “RAID Ready” system as the above steps, you can follow the
procedures of the next section to migrate the system to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID
5.
2.17.3 Migrating a “RAID Ready” System to RAID 0, RAID 1 or
RAID 5
If you have an existing “RAID Ready” system, then you can use the following
steps to perform a migration from a single non-RAID confi guration to a two drive
RAID 0, RAID 1 confi guration or three drive RAID 5 confi guration. To prepare for
this, you will need another SATA / SATAII hard drive with a capacity equal to or
greater than that currently being used as the source hard drive.
1. Physically attach one additional SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard drive to the SATAII
/ SATA3 port not being used. Note the serial number of the hard drive already in
the system; you will use this to select it as the source hard drive when initiating
the migration.
2. Boot Windows
installed, using the setup package obtained from a CD-ROM or from the
Internet. This will install the necessary Intel Storage Utility and start menu links.
3. Open the Intel Storage Utility from the Start Menu and select “Create RAID
volume from Existing Hard Drive” from the Actions menu. This will activate the
Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard. Click through the dialogs
as prompted. It’s important to understand what will occur during the migration
process because any data on the destination hard drive will be lost.
4. Once the migration is complete, reboot the system. If you migrated to a RAID 0
volume, use Disk Management from within Windows
format the empty space created when the two hard drive capacities are
combined. You may also use third-party software to extend any existing
partitions within the RAID volume.
®
, install the Intel(R) Rapid Storage software, if not already
If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA /
SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Confi guration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [RAID].
STEP 2: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID confi guration.
Before you start to confi gure the RAID function, you need to check the installation
guide in the Support CD for proper confi guration. Please refer to the document in
the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Confi guration”,
which is located in the folder at the following path:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
STEP 3: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your
system.
After the installation of Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS, if you want to
manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both “RAID Installation Guide” and “Intel
Rapid Storage Information” for RAID confi guration. Please refer to the document in the
Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Confi guration”, which is lo-
cated in the folder at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide and the document in
the support CD, “Guide to Intel Rapid Storage”, which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ Intel Rapid Storage Information
If you want to use “Intel Rapid Storage” in Windows® environment, install
“SATAII driver” from the Support CD again so that “Intel Rapid Storage”
will be installed to your system as well.
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2.18 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP
/ XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64bit OS on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow
below procedures according to the OS you install.
2.18.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID
Functions
If you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3
HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function
STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Confi guration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI].
STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette.
Please make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2.17.1
step 2 on page 38.
STEP 3: Install Windows
After making a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette, you can start to install Win-
®
dows
XP / XP 64-bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press
F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII /
SATA3 driver diskette containing the Intel® AHCI driver. After reading the fl oppy disk,
the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you
choose and the OS you install.
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Confi guration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE].
STEP 2: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
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2.18.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit
Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your SATA
/ SATAII / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with NCQ function
STEP 1: Set Up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Confi guration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [AHCI].
STEP 2: Install Windows
system.
Using SATA / SATAII / STA3 HDDs without NCQ function
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Confi guration.
B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [IDE].
STEP 2: Install Windows
system.
®
7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your
®
7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your
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Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY
3.1 Introduction
This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to confi gure your
system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You
may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press
<F2> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI SETUP
UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.
If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by
pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system
chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on.
Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the
following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference
purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on
your screen.
3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar
The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:
Main To set up the system time/date information
OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features
Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features
H/W Monitor To display current hardware status
Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the
Operating System
Security To set up the security features
Exit To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY
Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu
bar, and then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen. You can also use the
mouse to click your required item.
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3.1.2 Navigation Keys
Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation
key.
Navigation Key(s) Function Description
/ Moves cursor left or right to select Screens
/ Moves cursor up or down to select items
+ / - To change option for the selected items
<Enter> To bring up the selected screen
<F1> To display the General Help Screen
<F9> To load optimal default values for all the settings
<F10> To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY
<ESC> To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen
3.2 Main Screen
When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display
the system overview.
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3.3 OC Tweaker Screen
In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.
CPU Control
CPU Ratio Setting
Use this item to change the ratio value of this motherboard.
Intel SpeedStep Technology
Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel’s new power saving technology. Pro-
cessor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to enable power savings. The default value is [Enabled]. Confi guration options:
[Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows
[Auto], you need to set the “Power Schemes” as “Portable/Laptop” to enable this function. If you install Windows
®
VistaTM / 7 and want to enable
this function, please set this item to [Enabled]. This item will be hidden if
the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep technology.
®
XP and select
Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system
stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies. Please set this item to
[Disable] if above issue occurs.
Intel Turbo Boost Technology
Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Technology. Turbo
Boost allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in
specifi c condition. The default value is [Enabled].
Turbo Boost Power Limit
Use this item to adjust Turbo Boost power limit. Confi guration options: [Auto]
and [Manual]. The default value is [Auto].
Additional Turbo Voltage
Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode.
Core Current Limit
Use this item to add voltage when CPU is in Turbo mode.
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Host Clock Override (BCLK)
Use this to adjust the host clock (BCLK) frequency. Min: 95MHz, Max:
110MHz.
Spread Spectrum
This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability.
DRAM Timing Control
DRAM Confi guration
Load XMP Setting
Use this to load XMP setting. Confi guration options: [Auto], [Profi le 1] and
[Profi le 2]. The default value is [Auto].
DRAM Frequency
If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s)
inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically.
CAS# Latency (tCL)
Use this item to change CAS# Latency (tCL) Auto/Manual setting. The
default is [Auto].
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD)
Use this item to change RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
Row Precharge Time (tRP)
Use this item to change Row Precharge Time (tRP) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
RAS# Active Time (tRAS)
Use this item to change RAS# Active Time (tRAS) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
Command Rate (CR)
Use this item to change Command Rate (CR) Auto/Manual setting. Min:
1N. Max: 2N. The default is [Auto].
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Write Recovery Time (tWR)
Use this item to change Write Recovery Time (tWR) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
Refresh Cyle Time (tRFC)
Use this item to change Refresh Cyle Time (tRFC) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD)
Use this item to change RAS to RAS Delay (tRRD) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
Write to Read Delay (tWTR)
Use this item to change Write to Read Delay (tWTR) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
Read to Precharge (tRTP)
Use this item to change Read to Precharge (tRTP) Auto/Manual setting.
The default is [Auto].
Four Activate Window (tFAW)
Use this item to change Four Activate Window (tFAW) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto].
Memory Fast Boot
Use this item to adjust DDR fast boot mode. The default value is [Auto].
Memory Power Down Mode
Use this item to adjust DDR power down mode. Configuration options:
[Auto], [Slow] and [Fast]. The default value is [Auto].
ODT WR (CHA)
Use this item to change ODT WR (CHA) Auto/Manual setting. The default
is [Auto].
ODT NOM (CHA)
Use this item to change ODT NOM (CHA) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto].
ODT WR (CHB)
Use this item to change ODT WR (CHB) Auto/Manual setting. The default
is [Auto].
ODT NOM (CHB)
Use this item to change ODT NOM (CHB) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto].
Voltage Control
Power Saving Mode
Use this to enable or disable Power Saving Mode. The default value is
[Disabled].
CPU Core Voltage
Use this to select CPU Core Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
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CPU Load-Line Calibration
CPU Load-Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the
system is under heavy load.
DRAM Voltage
Use this to select DRAM Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
PCH Voltage
Use this to select PCH Voltage. The default value is [Auto].CPU PLL Voltage
Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
VTT Voltage
Use this to select VTT Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
VCCSA Voltage
Use this to select VCCSA Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
User Default
In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults
according to your own requirements.
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3.4 Advanced Screen
In this section, you may set the confi gurations for the following items: CPU Confi gu-
ration, North Bridge Confi guration, South Bridge Confi guration, Storage Confi gura-
tion, Super IO Confi guration, ACPI Confi guration and USB Confi guration.
Setting wrong values in this section may cause
the system to malfunction.
Instant Flash
Instant Flash is a UEFI fl ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This conve-
nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering
operating systems fi rst like MS-DOS or Windows
and save the new UEFI fi le to your USB fl ash drive, fl oppy disk or hard
drive, then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without preparing an additional fl oppy diskette or other complicated fl ash utility. Please
be noted that the USB fl ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 fi le
system. If you execute Instant Flash utility, the utility will show the UEFI
fi les and their respective information. Select the proper UEFI fi le to update
your UEFI, and reboot your system after UEFI update process completes.
®
. Just launch this tool
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3.4.1 CPU Configuration
Intel Hyper Threading Technology
To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel
processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating
system that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft®
Windows® XP / VistaTM / 7. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft® Windows®
XP, Vista
hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology.
Active Processor Cores
Use this item to select the number of cores to enable in each processor
package. Confi guration options: [All], [1] and [2]. The default value is [All].
Hardware Prefetcher
Use this item to turn on/off the MLC streamer prefetcher.
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
Use this item to turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines.
Enhance Halt State (C1E)
All processors support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported
through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no
hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor
maintains the context of the system caches.
CPU C3 State Support
Use this to enable or disable CPU C3 (ACPI C2) report to OS.
CPU C6 State Support
Use this to enable or disable CPU C6 (ACPI C3) report to OS.
Package C State Support
Selected option will program into C State package limit register. The
default value is [Auto].
TM
, 7, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. This option will be
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CPU Thermal Throttling
You may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control
mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated.
Intel Virtualization Technology
When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture)
can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool
Technology. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not
support Intel Virtualization Technology.
No-Excute Memory Protection
No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement
to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX)
Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious
software to execute code. This option will be hidden if the current CPU
does not support No-Excute Memory Protection.
Local x2APIC
Use this to enable or disable Local x2APIC. The default value is [Disabled].
Please be noted that some OS do not support this function.
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3.4.2 North Bridge Configuration
Low MMIO Align
Low MMIO resources align at 64MB/1024MB. The default value is [64MB].
VT-d
Use this to enable or disable Intel® VT-d technology (Intel® Virtualization
Technology for Directed I/O). The default value of this feature is [Disabled].
Primary Graphics Adapter
This allows you to select [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority. The default value is [PCI Express].
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3.4.3 South Bridge Configuration
Restore on AC/Power Loss
This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss.
If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power
recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the
system starts to boot up when the power recovers.
Deep Sx
Mobile platforms support Deep S4/S5 in DC only and desktop platforms
support Deep S4/S5 in AC only. Confi guration options: [Disabled], [Enabled
in S5] and [S4 and S5]. The default value is [Disabled].
Onboard LAN
This allows you to enable or disable the “Onboard LAN” feature.
Onboard HD Audio
Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If
you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound
Card is plugged.
Front Panel
Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel.
On/Off Play
Use this item to enable or disable On/Off Play Technology. The default val-
ue is [Enabled]. When On/Off Play is enabled, Deep Sx will be disabled. If
you want to enable Deep Sx, please disable On/Off Play fi rst.
ACPI HPET Table
Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is
[Enabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this
motherboard to submit Windows
PCI Legacy Mode
This allows you to enable or disable PCI legacy mode. The default value is
[Enabled].
®
VistaTM certifi cation.
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Good Night LED
Enable this option to turn off Power LED, Lan LED and Port80 LED when
the system is power on. The keyboard LED will also be turned off in S1,
S3 and S4 state. The default value is [Auto].
Onboard Debug Code LED
Use this to enable or disable onboard Debug Code LED.
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3.4.4 Storage Configuration
SATA Mode
Use this to select SATA mode. Confi guration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI
Mode], [RAID Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [IDE Mode].
AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ
and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages.
SATA Controller 0
Please select [Compatible] when you install legacy OS. If native OS (Win-
SATA Controller 1
Use this item to enable or disable SATA Controller 1.
Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.
Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analy-
®
dows
XP / VistaTM / 7) is installed, please select [Enhanced].
sis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Confi guration options: [Disabled]
and [Enabled].
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3.4.5 Super IO Configuration
OnBoard Floppy Controller
Use this item to enable or disable fl oppy drive controller.
Serial Port
Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port.
Serial Port Address
Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port. Confi guration
options: [3F8 / IRQ4] and [3E8 / IRQ4].
Infrared Port
Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port.
Infrared Port Address
Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port.
Confi guration options: [2F8 / IRQ3] and [2E8 / IRQ3].
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3.4.6 ACPI Configuration
Suspend to RAM
Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-toRAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it.
Check Ready Bit
Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit.
PS/2 Keyboard Power On
Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system
from the power-soft-off mode.
PCI Devices Power On
Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from
the power-soft-off mode.
Ring-In Power On
Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system
from the power-soft-off mode.
RTC Alarm Power On
Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the
system.
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3.4.7 USB Configuration
USB 2.0 Controller
Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller.
USB 3.0 Controller
Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 3.0 controller.
Legacy USB Support
Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four
confi guration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [UEFI Setup Only].
The default value is [Enabled]. Please refer to below descriptions for the
details of these four options:
[Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB.
[Auto] - Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected.
[Disabled] - USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and
UEFI setup when [Disabled] is selected. If you have USB compatibility issue, it is recommended to select [Disabled] to enter OS.
[UEFI Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI
setup and Windows / Linux OS.
Legacy USB 3.0 Support
Use this option to enable or disable legacy support for USB 3.0 devices.
The default value is [Disabled].
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3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen
In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system,
including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU
fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.
CPU Fan 1 & 2 Setting
This allows you to set the CPU fan 1 & 2 speed. Confi guration options: [Full
On] and [Automatic Mode]. The default is value [Full On].
Chassis Fan 1 Setting
This allows you to set the chassis fan 1 speed. Confi guration options: [Full On], [Automatic Mode] and [Manual Mode]. The default is value [Full
On].
Chassis Fan 2 Setting
This allows you to set the chassis fan 2 speed. Confi guration options: [Level 1] to [Level 4]. The default is value [Level 4].
Chassis Fan 3 Setting
This allows you to set the chassis fan 3 speed. Confi guration options: [Full On] and [Manual Mode]. The default is value [Full On].
Over Temperature Protection
Use this to enable or disable Over Temperature Protection. The default
value is [Enabled].
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3.6 Boot Screen
In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to confi g-
ure the boot settings and the boot priority.
Setup Prompt Timeout
This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key.
65535(0XFFFF) means indefi nite waiting.
Bootup Num-Lock
If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock
function after boot-up.
Full Screen Logo
Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is
[Enabled].
AddOn ROM Display
Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display. If you enable the option
“Full Screen Logo” but you want to see the AddOn ROM information
when the system boots, please select [Enabled]. Confi guration options:
[Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Enabled].
Boot From Onboard LAN
Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature.
Boot Failure Guard
Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.
Boot Failure Guard Count
Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Count.
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3.7 Security Screen
In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.
For the user password, you may also clear it.
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3.8 Exit Screen
Save Changes and Exit
When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save
confi guration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes
and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY.
Discard Changes and Exit
When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard
changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY
without saving any changes.
Discard Changes
When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard
changes?” Select [OK] to discard all changes.
Load UEFI Defaults
Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can be used
for this operation.
Launch EFI Shell from fi lesystem device
Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application (Shell64.efi) from one of the
available fi lesystem devices.
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Chapter 4: Software Support
4.1 Install Operating System
This motherboard supports various Microsoft
64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and
hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information.
4.2 Support CD Information
The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and
useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features.
4.2.1 Running The Support CD
To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The
CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your
computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double
click on the fi le “ASSETUP.EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD to dis-
play the menus.
4.2.2 Drivers Menu
The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects
installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.
4.2.3 Utilities Menu
The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a specifi c item then follow the installation wizard to install it.
®
Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7
4.2.4 Contact Information
If you need to contact us or want to know more about us, welcome to visit our
website; or you may contact your dealer for further information.
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Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB
This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed
on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating
system.
®
1. Please make sure to use WindowsWindows® 7 64-bit.
2. Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility >
Advanced > Storage Confi guration > SATA Mode.
3. Choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot in UEFI Setup Utility > Boot > Boot Option #1.
(“xxx” is the device which contains your Windows
an optical drive.) You can also press <F11> to launch boot menu at system POST
and choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot.
4. Start Windows
®
installation.
VistaTM 64-bit (with SP1 or above) or
®
installation fi les. Normally it is
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