Electronic Emission Notices
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with instructions contained in this manual, may cause harmful interference
to radio and television communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- REORIENT OR RELOCATE THE RECEIVING ANTENNA
- INCREASE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND THE RECEIVER
- CONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFERENT FROM
THAT OF THE RECEIVER
- CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED AUDIO/TELEVISION TECHNICIAN
NOTE: Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with Class B
requirements, or using an unshielded peripheral data cable, could also result in
harmful interference to radio or television reception.
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The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved
by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate
this equipment.
To ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interference, it is
necessary to use shielded I/O cables.
Copyright
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copied or reproduced by any means.
While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, no responsibility
for errors or omissions is assumed. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting
from the use of the information contained herein.
Trademarks
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respective owners.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
HARDWARE CONFIGURATION .................................................................... 4
Key Features .................................................................................................. 4
MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT ............................................................................ 7
REAR PANEL ................................................................................................ 8
AUDIO CONFIGURATION .............................................................................. 10
SPEAKER CONFIGURATION ........................................................................ 1 0
Method 1: 4/6 Surround audio output of back panel only ...................... 10
Method 2: Using S-Bracket connectors ................................................. 12
CONNECTORS ............................................................................................. 14
Floppy Disk Drive Connector: CN3 ........................................................ 14
Hard Disk Connectors: CN1 & CN2 ...................................................... 14
S-Bracket (SPDIF)/LEN/LFE/Surround Output Connector:
J19 (optional)................................................................ ............................... 1 5
TV Out Connector: J3 ............................................................................. 16
Chassis Alarm Lead: JP12 .................................................................... 17
Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1................................. ......... 18
Power LED: D55/D56................................. ............................................... 18
CD-IN Connector: J18 ........................................................................... 19
AUX-IN Connector: J20 .......................................................................... 19
Front Panel Audio Header: FP_S1 ......................................................... 20
USB Connectors: FP_U1/FP_U2 .......................................................... 21
Front Panel Header: FP1 ....................................................................... 22
Serial ATA Hard Disk Connectors: SATA1/SATA2 ................................... 23
JUMPER SETTING ....................................................................................... 25
JP9 - CMOS Clear .................................................................................. 25
JP2 - On Board AC97 Sound Select ...................................................... 25
JP13 - On Board LAN Select .................................................................. 25
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SLOTS ......................................................................................................... 26
CPU INSTALLATION .................................................................................... 27
INSTALL DDRII DIMMs ................................................................................ 31
BIOS SETUP ................................................................................................ 32
About the Setup Utility ............................................................................ 32
The Standard Configuration .................................................................. 32
Entering the Setup Utility ........................................................................ 32
Main Menu .............................................................................................. 33
Standard CMOS Features ...................................................................... 34
Advanced BIOS Features ....................................................................... 35
Advanced Chipset Features .................................................................. 35
Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................... 35
Power Management Setup .................................................................... 35
PNP/PCI Configurations ........................................................................ 35
PC Health Status .................................................................................... 35
Set Supervisor/User Password ............................................................. 36
Save & Exit Setup ................................................................................... 36
Exit Without Saving ................................................................................. 36
Flash Update Procedure ....................................................................... 37
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SATA RAID USER MANUAL ........................................................................ 38
Creating RAID Sets ................................................................................ 38
Deleting RAID Sets ................................................................................ 39
Resolving Conflict .................................................................................. 39
DRIVER AND RAID SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ........................................ 40
Microsoft Windows Driver Installation ................................................... 40
Install Windows2000/XP........................................................................ 40
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Key Features :
Chipset
• ATI® RC410 + SB450 Chipset.
Processor
• Supports Intel® Celeron® , Pentium® 4, Pentium® D processors in the
LGA775 -pin package (with 0.8V~1.6V voltage).
• Supports 64-bit PSB (Processor System Bus) frequency of 533MHz
/800MHz/1066MHz (133MHz/200MHz/266MHz bus clock).
• Supports Hyper-Threading Technology.
VRM 10.0 (Voltage Regulator Modules) on Board
• Flexible motherboard design with on board VRD 10.0, easy to upgrade
with future Intel® Celeron, Pentium® 4, Pentium® D processors.
• 0.8375V to 1.600V in 12.5mV steps.
System Memory
• Single-channel (64 bits wide) DDRII operation supported.
• Supports 128Mb, 256Mb, 512Mb technologies implemented as X8,
X16 devices.
• Supports DDRII400/DDRII533/DDRII667.
• Support for Non-ECC memory only.
• Maximum memory size: 2GB.
System BIOS
• PnP, APM, ATAPI and Windows® 2000/XP.
• Full support of ACPI & DMI.
• Auto detects and supports LBA harddisks with capacities over 160GB.
• Easy to upgrade BIOS by end-user.
Plug and Play
• Supports Plug and Play specification 1.1.
• Plug and play for Windows® 2000, as well as Windows® XP.
• Fully steerable PCI interrupts.
On-board VGA
• Integrated ATI PCI-E X300 graphic core.
• Supports CRT or TV out display.
• Integrated DAC and CRT controllers.
• Full screen/full speed video playback.
• Up to 2048 x 1536, non-interlaced screen resolution for CRT.
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On-board I/O
• Two on board PCI fast IDE ports supporting up to 4 ATA, ATA2 , Ultra
ATA33/66/100/133 IDE HDDs, CD-ROMs, ZIP drives and LS-120
drives as boot drive.
• One ECP/EPP parallel port.
• One 16550 Compatible UART serial port.
• One floppy port which supports two FDD of 1.44MB, 2.88MB capacity.
• Eight USB ports (four ports via two headers).
• PS/2 keyboard support.
• PS/2 mouse support.
• One front panel sound connector.
• Infrared (IrDA) support via a header.
Expanded USB Support
• Includes 2 OHCI host controllers, increasing the number of external
ports to eight.
• Includes 1 EHCI USB2.0 Host Controller that supports all eight
ports (Bandwidth is shared between the eight ports).
• This motherboard support USB 2.0 only on Windows
or above) and Windows
® XP (with SP1 or above) operating systems.
® 2000 (with SP4
On-board Realtek RTL8100C/RTL8110S PCI LAN (optional)
• Provides 32-bit performance, PCI bus master capability.
• Full compliance with IEEE 802.3u 100 Base-T specifications and
IEEE 802.3X Full Duplex Flow Control.
• Supports 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s and 1000 Mb/s (only for RTL8110S)
operation.
• Supports Wake-On-LAN function and remote wake-up.
• Supports ACPI, PCI Power management and PCI VPD.
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TV Out
• Integrated TV encoder.
• 10-bit DAC with 4-tap filter.
• PAL/NTSC TV Out with Composite and S-Video outputs (via a header).
• ATI’s exclusive “Composite Dot Crawl” freeze option for PAL and
NTSC to improve the picture quality.
• TV-Out power management support.
PCI Express Graphics interface
• One 16-lane (X16 port) PCI Express Graphics port, Fully compliant
with the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1.0a.
• A base PCI Express frequency of 2.5GB/s only.
• PCI Express support and Enhanced Addressing Mechanism.
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Power Management
• Supports SMM, APM and ACPI.
• Break switch for instant suspend/resume on system operations.
• Energy star “Green PC” compliant.
• Hardware monitoring circuit provides voltage, fan speed, etc.
monitoring (optional).
• External Modem Ring-in Wake-up support.
• Supports suspend-to-RAM (STR) (optional).
Note: Make sure that the current of your 5VSB power supply is more than
1.5A.
Please use a 300 watt power supply or greater.
On-board AC97 Sound
• Integrated AC97 controller with standard AC97 Codec.
• Direct Sound and Sound Blaster compatible.
• Full-Duplex 16-bit record and play back.
• PnP and APM 1.2 support.
• Windows® 2000/XP ready.
• Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in.
• Supports ALC655 AC97 codes for six sound channel output (optional).
On board Serial ATA host Controller (optional)
• Independent DMA operation on two ports.
• Data transfer rates of 150Mb/s.
• RAID feature support .
Expansion Slots
• 1 PCI Express X16 slot.
• 2 PCI slots, - ver. 2.2 compliant.
Static electricity can harm delicate components of the motherboard.
To prevent damage caused by static electricity, discharge the static
electricity from your body before you touch any of the computers
electronic components.
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MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT
The following diagram shows the relative positions of the jumpers, connectors,
major components and memory banks on the motherboard.
LGA775 Socket
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NOTE
1) Be sure to check the cable orientation in order to match the colored strip to the
pin 1 end of the connector.
2)When you start up the system, please wait for 5 seconds after you power on
AC.
3) Adding a metal spaced plate to the back of the Socket 775 is not recommended
as this will short motherboard components and damage the system.
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REAR PANEL
The back panel provides the following connectors:
Mouse Connector
The motherboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse mini DIN connector for
attaching a PS/2
connector.
Keyboard Connector
The motherboard provides a standard PS/2® keyboard mini DIN connector for
attaching a PS/2
connector.
USB 2.0 Connector
The motherboard provides an OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) Universal
Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse or other
USB-compatible devices.You can plug the USB device directly into the
connector.
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mouse.You can plug a PS/2® mouse directly into this
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keyboard.You can plug a PS/2® keyboard directly into this
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USB 2.0 Connector DescriptionUSB 2.0 Connector
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1 VCC +5V/5VSB (optional)
2 -Data 0 Negative Data Channel 0
3 +Data0 Positive Data Channel 0
4 GND Ground
5 VCC +5V/5VSB (optional)
6 -Data 1 Negative Data Channel 1
7 +Data 1 Positive Data Channel 1
8 GND Ground
Serial Port Connectors: COM1
The Port is 16550A high speed communication port that send/receive 16 bytes
FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the
connectors.
Video Out Connector
The motherboard provides a Video out port to connect a 15-pin analog
video monitor.
LAN Jack
The motherboard provides one standard RJ-45 jack for connecting to a Local
Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to the LAN jack.
Parallel Port Connector: LPT1
The motherboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector. A parallel port
is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and
Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.
Audio Port Connector
Line_Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line_In is used for
external CD player, tape players, or other audio devices. Mic_In is the
microphone connector.
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The ALC655 embeds an internal analog switch (by driver software) to select
LINE input or Surround output, and to select MIC input or CENTER/LFE output.
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AUDIO CONFIGURATION
After installing the audio driver, you can select 2/4/6 channel surround
audio output in the software utility and then connect surround speakers to
appropriate audio ports.
There are two ways to obtain 2/4/6 channel surround audio output:
1. Using the 4/6 surround audio output of the back panel only. All surround
speaker connect to this audio connector.
2. Using the S-Bracket (optional cable). You have installed the S-Bracket into
the computer. Connect two front speakers to back panel’s “Line Out” port,
and the rest of speakers to S-Bracket. For connection details, please refer to
page 15.
SPEAKER CONFIGURATION
Method 1: 4/6 Surround audio output of back panel only.
After installing the audio drivers, you can attach the speakers for 2-/4-/6-channel
audio output. Always connect the speakers to the LINE OUT connectors.
Different connector configurations for 2-/4-/6-channel operations are listed
below:
2-Channel
In 2-channel configuration,
Line Out, Line In and MIC
functions all exist.
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4-Channel 6-Channel
When set to 4-channel
configuration, Line In
is replaced by Rear
Speaker Out. The Line in
function does not exist.
When set to 6-channel
configuration, Line In is replaced
by Rear Speaker Out. Mic is
replaced by Center/Subwoofer
Speaker Out. Line in and Mic
functions do not exist.
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In the software utility, double click “AC97 Audio configuration” icon from
the window tray on the right bottom.
The “AC97 Audio Configuration” box will appear. Click on the Speaker
Configuration tab to select the audio mode.
A. When you choose 4-channel mode for 4 speaker output, the selected item
is shown (Figure1).
(Figure1)
B. When you choose 6-channel mode for 5.1 speaker output, the selected
item is shown (Figure2)
(Figure2)
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Method 2: Using S-BRACKET connectors:
The S-Bracket (shown on page 15) is an optional accessory. It gives access to
analog and digital audio output by integrating both SPDIF and analog LINE
OUT connectors. To use the S-Bracket, you should select the correct settings
in the software utility. For information about the setting, refer to selecting 4- or
6- Channel Settings later in the section.
Connector configurations for 4- and 6- channel using S-Bracket are described
below:
4-Channel Analog Audio Output
Back Panel S-Bracket
+
1
(Front channels)
1
SPDIF jack (coaxial)
2
Rear Speaker Out
3
No function
Description:Description:
Description:
Description:Description:
Connect two speakers to the back panel’s Line Out connector and two
speakers to one Line Out connector on the S-Bracket, or connect all four
speakers to one connector on the S-Bracket. If you want to use the Line In
function, please click the Rear Speaker Out button (shown below).
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6-Channel Analog Audio Output
Back Panel S-Bracket
+
1
(Front channels)
1
SPDIF jack (coaxial)
2
Rear Speaker Out
3
Center and Subwoofer Out
Description:Description:
Description:
Description:Description:
Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector and four speakers
to the Line Out connector of the S-Bracket, or attach all six speakers to the
connector on the S-Bracket. If you want to use the Line In and MIC functions at
the same time, please click the Rear Speaker Out and Center/Subwoofer
Speaker Out buttons (shown below).
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CONNECTORS
The motherboard provides connectors to connect to the FDD, IDE HDD, and
USB Ports and to the CPU/System FAN etc.
Floppy Disk Drive Connector: CN3
The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports
1.44M, 2.88M floppy disk types.
Hard Disk Connectors: CN1&CN2
The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/
133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/
100/133 function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROMs,
120MB
Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices.
CN1 (Primary IDE Connector)
The first hard drive should always be connected to CN1. CN1 can connect a
Master and a Slave drive.You must configure the second hard drive to Slave
mode by setting the jumper accordingly.
CN2 (Secondary IDE Connector)
CN2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.
CN3
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CN2
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S-Bracket (SPDIF)/CEN/LFE/Surround Output Connector:
J19 (optional)
The connector allows you to connect a S-Bracket for a Digital Interface (SPDIF).
The S-Bracket offers 1 SPDIF jacks for digital audio transmission and 2 analog
Line-Out jacks for other 4-channel audio output. So you can use Line in, Mic in
and 6 channel audio output features at the same time.
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PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1 SOUT-L Audio left surrounding output
2 SOUT-R Audio right surrounding output
3 GND Ground
4 GND Ground
5 CET-OUT Audio center output
6 LFE-OUT Audio bass output
7 GND Ground
8 SPDIF S/PDIF input
9 KEY NC
10 SPDFO S/PDIF output
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S-Bracket Cable (optional)
Connect to J19
Center and Subwoofer Out
SPDIF jack (coaxial)
Rear Speaker Out
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TV Out Connector
The motherboard provides TV Out connector.
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J3 : TV Out
PIN Assignment
1C
2 GND
3 COMP/B
4Y
J3
1
TV Out cable
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Chassis Alarm Lead: JP12 (optional)
This lead is for a chassis designed with an intrusion detection feature. This
requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor
or microswitch. When you remove any chassis component, the sensor triggers
and sends a high-level signal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event.
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JP12 Pin Definition
PIN Assignment
1 +5VSB
2 KEY
3 Chassis Signal
4 GND
Note:Note:
Note:
Note:Note:
If you want to use “Chassis Alarm” Connector, you must remove3-4
jumper.
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Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1
The CPUFAN1 (processor fan) and SYSFAN1 (system fan) support system
cooling fans using +12V via a four/three-pin head connector. When connecting
the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and
should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be
connected to GND. If the motherboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset
on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take
advantage of the CPU fan control.
CPU FAN
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Power LED: D55/D56 (optional)
The green LED lights when the system is in the power-on state.
The red LED lights whenever AC power is attached, irrespective of whether the
system is powered-on, powered-off or in standby mode.
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D56- +5VLED (Green)
D55- 5VSBLED (Red)
CD-IN Connector: J18
The connector is for CD-ROM Drive.
AUX-IN Connector: J20
The connector is for Audio Device.
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CDS1 : J18
PIN Assignment
1 CD-L
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD-R
AUX1 : J20
PIN Assignment
1 AUX-L
2 GND
3 GND
4 AUX-R
J20
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Front Panel Audio Header: FP-S1
This motherboard supports front panel microphone and speaker out ports.
If your computer case has these ports, connect them to FP-S1.
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FP-S1
PIN Assignment
1 MIC
2 GND
3 REF
4 POWER
5 Front Audio(R)
6 Rear Audio(R)
7 Reserved
8 Key(No pin)
9 Front Audio(L)
10 Rear Audio(L)
Note:Note:
Note:
Note:Note:
If you want to use the “Front Audio” connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10
pin jumpers. In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must
have front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin assignment on
the cable is the same as the pin assignment on the MB header. To find out
if the chassis you are buying supports a front audio connector, please
contract your dealer.
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USB Connector: FP-U1/FP-U2
This motherboard has USB ports. Some computer cases have a special
module that mounts USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of
case, use the auxiliary USB connector FP_U1/FP_U2 to connect the front
mounted ports to the motherboard.
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FP-U1
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USB Connector
PIN Assignment
1 VCC
2 VCC
3 USBP04 USBP15 USBP0+
6 USBP1+
7 GND
8 GND
9 KEY
10 OC#
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FP-U2
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Front Panel Header: FP1
The motherboard provides one front panel connector for the front panel switches
and LEDs.
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FP1
FP1FP1
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GND
KEY
KEY
IRRX
GND
KEY
KEY
GND
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10
8
6
4
2
KEYLOCK
PWR_SW
PW_LED-
PW_LED+
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VCC
GND
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NC
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IRTX
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VCC
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NC
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NC
7
RESET
5
GND
3
HDD_LED-
1
HDD_LED+
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Serial ATA Hard Disk Connectors: SATA1/SATA2 (optional)
The motherboard has two SATA connectors. The motherboard provides optional
dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports SATA1&SATA2. Each supports 1
generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB/s. All connector types are fully
compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can
connect to 1 hard disk device. Please refer to Serial ATA Raid manual for detail
software installation procedure.
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SATA1
SATA2
PIN SIGNAL
1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
st
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Serial ATA Cable
Connect one end of the SATA cable to the motherboard, and connect the other
end to the SATA Hard Disk.
Please do not fold the serial ATA cable at a 90-degree angle as this
will cause a loss of data during the transmission.
Serial ATA Hard Disk Devices Power Cable (optional)
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JUMPER SETTING
This chapter explains how to configure the motherboard’s hardware. Before
using your computer, make sure all jumpers and DRAM modules are set
correctly. Refer to this chapter whenever in doubt.
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JP2
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JP9
Clear CMOS Jumper: JP9
If you want to clear the system configuration, use the JP9 (Clear CMOS Jumper)
to clear data.
JP9 Selection
1-2* Normal*
2-3 CMOS Clear
JP2-On Board AC97 Sound Select
JP2 Function
1-2* AC97 Sound Enable*
2-3 AC97 Sound Disable
JP13-On Board LAN Select (optional)
JP13 Function
1-2* LAN Enable*
2-3 LAN Disable
Close Open * = Default setting.
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SLOTS
The motherboard provides one PCI-E X16 slot and two 32-bit PCI slots.
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PCI-E X16 Slot
PCI Slots
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots
The PCI slots allow you to insert expansion cards to meet your needs.
When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the
power supply first. Read the documentation for the expansion card and make
any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as
jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.
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CPU INSTALLATION
Please follow the steps below to install the CPU.
1.Use index finger and thumb to
move metal lever so it is separated
from the bottom steel shell grip
hook.
2.Use index finger to lift the top steel
shell.
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3.Use index finger and thumb to
place the CPU onto the plastic body
(look for the gold arrow on the CPU.
The gold arrow should point away
from the lever pivot).
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4. Use index finger and thumb to
press down metal lever, the cap will
be pushed up by the CPU; this may
also be done by removing the cap
beforehand.
5. Press the metal lever so it is
secured in the bottom steel shell
grip hook.
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6. It’s recommended that the CPU heatsink be approved by Intel for use with
the Prescott CPU. Choose the orientation of the thermal solution for optimal
wire routing to the fan header on the motherboard, Position the thermal solution
over the processor. Ensure the fan wiring is positioned to prevent wire pinching
between the heatsink and the processor, or between the heatsink clip and the
socket.
7. Align the fastener tips with the
motherboard hole pattern, insert the
fastener tips into the holes, guilding
the wires to avoid pinching. the
fasteners will slide through the
motherboard holes with no insertion
force.
8. Engage the fasteners caps. Apply
thumb pressure to the top of each
of the 4 fastener caps, there is no
specific order of engagement, you
will hear a “click” upon full
engagement.
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9. Gently rotate the cap clockwise
1/4 turn.
10. At last, attach the fan wire
connector to the 4 pin fan header
connector on the motherboard
labeled CPU FAN.
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Install DDRII DIMMs
Please follow the steps below to install DDRII DIMMs.
1. Locate the DDRII DIMM sockets.
2. Holding the DDRII DIMM by the edges, remove it from its antistatic package.
3. Make sure the clips at either end of the socket are pushed away from the
socket.
Clip
DDRII DIMM Socket
Notch
4. Position the DDRII DIMM above the socket. Align the middle notch in the
bottom edge of the DDRII DIMM with the key in the socket.
5. Insert the bottom edge of the DDRII DIMM into the socket.
6. When the DDRII DIMM is seated, push down on the top edge of the DDR
II DIMM until the retaining clips at the ends of the socket snap into place.
Note: Please turn the system off before installing or removing any device,
otherwise system damage can occur.
DDRII DIMM
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BIOS SETUP
About the Setup Utility
The motherboard uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug
and Play. The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS.
The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’s
configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters.
The parameters are stored in battery-backed-up CMOS RAM that saves this
information when the power is turned off. When the system is turned back on,
the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS.
The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure:
Hard drives, diskette drives and peripherals
Video display type and display options
Password protection to prevent unauthorized use
Power Management features
The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs.
Before using the Setup Utility, ensure that you understand the Setup Utility
options.
This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options.
The Standard Configuration
A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility. However, we
recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any changes
in the future.
This Setup Utility should be used:
- when changing the system configuration
- when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make
changes to the Setup Utility
- when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts
- when making changes to the Power Management configuration
- when changing the password or making other changes to the Security
Setup
Entering the Setup Utility
When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test (POST)
routines. POST is a series of built-in diagnostics performed by the BIOS. After
the POST routines are completed, the following message appears:
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Main Menu
Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear
on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions
and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press
<Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.
Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults
Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password
Power Management Setup Set User Password
PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup
PC Health Status Exit Without Saving
Esc : Quit ÏÐÎÍ : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ... ...
(Note : The sample BIOS Setup Menu included here only shows a typical
case, and may not be exactly the same as the one on your unit.)
Note that a brief description of each highlighted item will appear at the bottom
of the screen.
Standard This setup page includes all the items of Award™ special
CMOS Features standard features.
Frequency/Voltage Control
Advanced BIOS This setup page includes all the items of Award™ special
Features enhanced features.
Advanced This setup page includes all the items of chipset special
Chipset Features features.
Integrated This section page includes all the items of IDE hard drive
Peripherals and Programmed Input / Output features.
Power This entry only appears if your system supports Power
Management Management “Green PC” standards.
Setup
PNP/PCI This entry appears if your system supports PNP/PCI.
Configurations
PC Health Status Display CPU and Case Fan Speed etc.
Frequency/ CPU speed setting are settings of CPU speed. You should
Voltage Control refer to your CPU marking.
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Load Fail-Safe The BIOS defaults that have been set by the manufacturer
Defaults and represent settings which provide the minimum
requirements for your system to operate.
Load Optimized These chipset defaults are settings which provide for maximum
Defaults system performance. While Award has designed the
custom BIOS to maximize performance, the manufacturer
has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs.
Set Supervisor/ Changes, sets, or disables password. It allows you to limit
User Password access to the system and the Setup Program.
Save & Exit Saves value changes to CMOS and exits setup.
Setup
Exit Without Abandons all CMOS value changes and exits setup.
Saving
Standard CMOS Features
The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each
category includes one or more setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the
item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> key to select the desired value in
each item.
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Date (mm :dd:yy) Sat. Jan 01 2005 Item Help
Time (hh :mm:ss) 11 : 1 : 35
IDE Primary Master [Press Enter 4303 MB]
IDE Primary Slave [None] Change the day, month,
IDE Secondary Master [None] year and century
IDE Secondary Slave [None]
Drive A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
Drive B [None]
Video [EGA/VGA]
Halt on [All, but keyboard]
Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 30720K
Total Memory 31744K
ÏÐÎÍMove Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD : Value F10 : Save ESC : Exit F1 :General Help
F5 : Previous Values F6 : Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults
Standard CMOS Features
Menu Level
(Note : The sample BIOS Setup Menu included here only shows a typical
case, and may not be exactly the same as the one on your unit.)
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Date The date format is <day-of-the-week>. <month> <day>
<year>.
Time The time format is <hour> <Minute> <second> displayed in
24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p. m. is displayed
as 13:00:00.
Primary These categories identify the types of the two channels that
Master/Primary have been installed in the computer.
Slave/Secondary
Master/Secondary If the controller of the HDD interface is SCSI, the
selection shall be “None”.
Drive A Type / This category identifies the drive types which have been
Drive B Type installed in the computer.
Video The default setting is EGA/VGA.
Halt on You can select which type of error will cause the system to
halt.
Advanced BIOS Features
This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the
opportunity to select the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation,
shadowing and security.
Advanced Chipset Features
The Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers.
These registers control most of the system options in the computer.
This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the
installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory
resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. It must be stated that these items
should not be altered. The default settings have been chosen because they provide the
best operating conditions for your system.
Integrated Peripherals
The Integrated Peripherals Setup allows the user to configure the onboard IDE controller,
floppy disk controller, the printer port and the serial ports.
Power Management Setup
The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to save the
most energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer
use.
PNP/PCI Configurations
This section describes how to configure the PCI bus system. This section covers some
very technical items and it is recommended that only experienced users should make
any changes to the default settings.
PC Health Status
The PC Health Status displays CPU and Case Fan Speed.
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Set Supervisor/User Password
When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center
of the screen to assist you in creating a password.
ENTER PASSWORD
Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password
typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory.
You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and
press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection. To disable
password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A
message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is
disabled, the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely.
PASSWORD DISABLED
If you have selected “System” in “Security Option” of “BIOS Features Setup”
menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots
or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup. If you have selected “Setup” at “Security Option” from “BIOS Features Setup” menu,you will be prompted for the
password only when you enter BIOS Setup.
Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. You can use
Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to
modify all settings. Also you can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled.
Save & Exit Setup
Navigate to this option and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have
made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Save and Exit
dialog box appears, press <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the
main menu.
Exit Without Saving
Navigate to this option and press <Enter> to discard any changes that you
have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Exit Without
Saving dialog box appears, press <Y> to discard changes and exit, or press
<N> to return to the main menu.
Note: If you have made settings that you do not want to save, use the “Exit
Without Saving” item and press <Y> to discard any changes you have
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FLASH Update Procedure
The program AWDFLASH.EXE is included on the driver CD (D:\Utility\
AWDFLASH.EXE). Please follow the recommended procedure to update the
flash BIOS, as listed below.
1. Create a DOS-bootable floppy diskette. Copy the new BIOS file (just
obtained or downloaded) and the utility program AWDFLASH.EXE to the diskette.
2. Allow the PC system to boot from the DOS diskette.
3. At the DOS prompt, type
AWDFLASH<ENTER>
4. Enter the file name of the new BIOS.
5. The question: “Do you want to save BIOS (Y/N)?” is displayed.
Press “N” if there is no need to save the existing BIOS.
Press “Y” if a backup copy of the existing BIOS is needed.
(A file name has to be assigned to the existing BIOS binary file.)
6. The message : “Press “Y” to program or “N” to exit” is displayed. Type
“Y”<ENTER>
7. Wait until the flash-update is completed.
8. Restart the PC.
Warning : - Do not turn off or RESET the computer during the flash
process.
- If you are not sure how to upgrade the BIOS, please take
your computer to an Authorized Service Center and have
a trained technician do the work for you.
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SATA RAID USER MANUAL
Creating and deleting RAID sets is a function found in the BIOS. During bootup, the
following message will appear, pausing for a few moments to allow the user to
choose what to do:
Press Ctrl+S or F4 to enter RAID utility
An easy-to-use screen will appear with the following choices in the top left:
Create RAID Set
Delete RAID Set
Rebuild RAID Set
Resolve Conflicts
Below this will be listed the drives currently installed on the system.
The top right half of the screen displays directions and comments for the user. The
bottom right half lists the command keys:
Arrows up and down are Select Keys
ESC takes the user to the previous menu
Enter selects the user’s choice
Ctrl-E exits the utility
Creating RAID Sets
Becuase SATA Raid supports two drives, creating RAID Sets is a simple procedure.
1. Select “Create RAID Set.”
2. Choose either a “Striped” or “Mirrored” RAID Set.
3. Select if you want the utility to Auto Configure the RAID Set or if you want to manually
configure the RAID Set. For Striped Sets, you can change the chunk size. For
Mirrored Sets, you assign which is the Source and Target drives, as well as if you
want Disk Copy.
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What is Disk Copy? If the disk assigned as the source disk has already been
partitioned and has data stored on it, and then a second disk is added for redundancy,
the data on the source drive can be copied to the destination drive, so that the disks
are identical, and all subsequent data will be written to both drives as a Mirrored set.
If, however, the source disk does not have data already stored on it, there is no need
for Disk Copy.
4. The utility will ask “Are You Sure?” before completing the configuration.
Deleting RAID Sets
1. To remove one or more RAID sets, select “Delete RAID Set.”
2. Select desired set and press Y when asked “Are You Sure?”
Resolving Conflict
When a RAID set is created, the metadata written to the disk includes drive connection
information (Primary Chanel, Secondary Channel). If, after a disk failure, the replacement
disk was previously part of a RAID set (or used in another system), it may have conflicting
metadata, specifically in reference to the drive connection information. If so, this will
prohibit the RAID set from being either created or rebuilt. In order for the RAID set to
function properly, this old metadata must be first overwritten with the new metadata.
To resolve this, select “Resolve Conflict” and the correct metadata, including the correct
drive connection information, will be written to the replacement disk.
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DRIVER AND RAID SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Microsoft Windows Driver Installation
1. After Windows has finished booting up, the system will automatically
find the newly installed adapter and prompt the Found New Hardware
Wizard window. Click Cancel to skip it.
2. Insert the bundled driver CD into your CD-ROM drive and select “ATI
Chipset\ATI_Raid Driver”installation bar on the dialogue window to begin the
driver and software installation (Please follow the instructions to finish the
installation).
Install Windows2000/XP
a. Insert the bundled driver CD DISC into CD-ROM(G:).Copy all files
from the directory ( G:\ATI chipset\ATI_Raid ) to a floppy disk.
b. Install the OS from CD-ROM.
c. Press “F6” at the prompt “Press F6 if you need to install a third party
SCSI or RAID driver...”.
d. Insert the floppy disk.
e. Choose the OS device driver to be loaded.
f. Install the OS.
g. Install the driver after OS is installed.
Note to User:
The bundled driver CD contains all the drivers that the motherboard needs.
Each driver will install automatically once it is selected. Please select the
drivers that you want to install by clicking on the driver’s button.
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